"It's good if Mr. Shang recognizes Mr. Chen. If you have any questions, I'll ask directly."
Chen Ruyi stood in front of Shang Wensheng's bed with his hands behind his hands and said,
"According to Mr. Wei, the second son of Shang Mansion returned to Donglu Mountain with his young slave. When he passed through Lishui City, he learned that Shangjia Fort was occupied by a group of refugees, so he left his young master in Lishui City and took his family with him.
Bingbu Qu first rushed to Dongludong to drive away the refugees. They did not expect to encounter life-threatening resistance and were not allowed to use force to enter the fort. The refugees resisted fiercely and many were killed and injured. In the end, they refused to leave, but gathered the women and children into the front house and burned them to death.
——Master Wei and Master Shang’s bodyguard Chen Xiang also said that Master Shang rushed back from Langxi three days ago and wanted to spend two days with his wife and children before returning. When he left Langxi, he did not tell Chang Shi and other assistants.
Therefore, it stands to reason that no one in Langxi knew that Mr. Shang was in Donglu Mountain the night before yesterday. Officials from the Jinyun Division and the Ministry of Punishment galloped over to look for clues, and also asked the survivors of the Shang family. It was almost confirmed that Mr. Shang was killed first.
, and then the assassin went to the back house. In addition to the noble son and his wife, seven family soldiers were killed and three were injured. The assassin finally escaped from the back house over the wall. However, we are pursuing the blood stains left by the assassin.
It can be confirmed that he is quite familiar with the terrain of Shangjiabao. Although he committed the crime in a mask, Lord Shang, when you look at his figure, do you think there is anything familiar about him?"
Only then did Shang Wensheng know that he had been in coma for at least two days and two nights, but he clearly remembered that there were thirty-one elite soldiers in the house when the accident happened. How come there were ten casualties in the end? Where were the others?
The sky had not completely darkened at that time. They had just arranged the scene inside and outside Shangjia Fort to look like a scene where the refugees were all killed after violent resistance. Everyone should not have relaxed yet. Why were there only ten soldiers involved in chasing the assassin?
In addition, what happened to the assassin who was familiar with the terrain of Shangjiabao, killed people, suffered multiple wounds from swords and arrows, and finally escaped easily?
Shang Wensheng had lost a lot of blood and his body was indescribably weak, but he had too many questions that made him want to get up from his bed right now.
Seeing Shang Wensheng's pale face, Wei Zhen said to Chen Ruyi: "Master Shang just woke up, I'm afraid his body can't bear it..."
Chen Ruyi glanced at Shang Wensheng.
Wei Zhen said that Shangjiabao was occupied by the refugees and could not be driven out. The refugees could not resist, but they killed the women, children, and children and burned the houses. In the end, there were fifty-seven old, weak, young and strong, and not a single one was left alive. He did not believe this story.
, but the Shang family was so brutally killed by an assassin that he couldn't bear to pay attention to these details.
What he was more concerned about was the assassination of Shang Wensheng.
Shang Wensheng was the magistrate of Guangde Prefecture. He left Langxi County temporarily just a few days after taking office, and was assassinated the same night he returned to Shangjiapu. Why doesn't it make people think of Pianpian?
This is like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples in the court hall.
Shang Wensheng saw his personal friend Chen Xiang standing at the door, who seemed to have something to say, so he reluctantly raised his hand and motioned for him to come in and talk.
Chen Xiang also rushed into the corridor, trying hard to stop the assassin from breaking into the room and assassinating the soldier Shang Wensheng. His left cheek was cut open by the tip of the knife. Fortunately, the wound was not deep, but the right hand holding the knife was cut off.
With three fingers, a person is considered half disabled.
"I heard from other people that the assassin looked like a slave used in the fort in the past," Chen Xiang said.
People like Chen Xiang and He Jin all serve Shang Wensheng. They are usually in Jinling City. They rarely come back to Shangjiabao. Naturally, they are not familiar with the situation of Shangjiabao, which had more than 2,000 slaves at its peak.
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However, the soldiers around Shang Zhongjie secretly commented that the assassin's figure looked particularly like a slave in the fort.
This cannot be blamed on Han Donghu's poor disguise. In fact, most people in this world are malnourished, and there are really only a few people as strong and powerful as him.
Even though he covered his face with a black cloth and only exposed his eyes, for those who are familiar with him, they will inevitably make assumptions as long as they come into direct contact with him.
What's more, the officials from the Jinyun Division and the Ministry of Criminal Justice investigated the assassin and the scene of his escape, and confirmed that the assassin was very familiar with the terrain inside Shangjiabao and near Donglu Mountain. From the assassination of Shang Zhongjie to the direct attack on the inner house to the assassination of Shang Wensheng, he followed the same path.
The easiest and fastest shortcut was to climb over the wall from the back house without hesitation, choose the easiest path from the back hill to get rid of the pursuers, and run straight south - this in itself straightforwardly shows that the assassin had been there.
I lived in Shangjiabao for a long time.
"Who is it?" Shang Wensheng didn't expect that it was a slave of the Shang family who assassinated his family. His eyes were about to burst, and he struggled to sit up. He felt a sharp pain in his armpit, but the wound was torn open.
"Don't get up. If the wound opens again, I'm afraid even the gods may not be able to save you." An old man in gray robe with a clear face came over and pushed Shang Wensheng down on the bed.
"It looked like a domestic slave named Shang Hu next to my nephew. Later I heard that he had joined the Chishan Army. He was the one who led the attack on Shangjiabao." Chen Xiang said.
It is not that the people below did not discuss the matter between Shang Hu and the young lady, but at this time there were outsiders present, and Chen Xiang thought that the family scandal should not be made public, so he did not mention it.
"Do you know where this person will go after that?" After hearing this, Chen Ruyi's expression perked up, and she stepped forward and asked.
The Chishan Army recruited more than 300,000 slaves and children in total.
Before the general attack on Jinling, due to Han Qian's surrender of military power, in addition to a considerable number of grassroots military attachés who followed Han Qian to Xuzhou, other Chishan Army generals who were reorganized into Zuo Guangde Army were also dispersed and used as reserve troops to supplement the garrison.
Among the imperial troops in Beijing, there are still more than 7,000 generals in the army after the recapture of Jinling.
The Privy Council is also planning to remove these generals and their families from Guangde Mansion and place them as military households in the corresponding garrison military mansions of various ministries.
If the Jinyun Division were to conduct a search based on just one name, the project would be huge, and the officials at the Privy Council might not be very willing to cooperate.
However, if they do not investigate the various forbidden troops first and directly point the finger at Xuzhou, inferring that this person may have followed Han Qian to retreat to Xuzhou when Zuo Guangde's army was disbanded, they themselves will feel too embarrassed even if they are not reprimanded by His Majesty.
"Reckless", the intention is too obvious.
In the past year or so, the Jinling area has been in chaos and chaos, and personnel information has been confused. However, if Shangjiabuqu could provide more and more accurate information, Jinyun Division would undoubtedly save a lot of trouble.
The soldier named Chen Xiang hesitated for a long time, but he didn't dare to say anything.
"What's going on? Why don't you dare to tell Mr. Chen?" Shang Wen was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He was pushed down on the hospital bed and stared at Chen Xiang angrily.
"I heard that Shang Hu later changed his name to Han Donghu and worked as an errand with Marquis Qianyang. I heard that his name was given by Marquis Qianyang, but he should have moved with Marquis Qianyang long ago with his younger siblings and mother.
Xuzhou, people should not show up in Lishui." Chen Xiang followed Shang Wensheng to Guangde Mansion as an errand. Of course he knew about the involvement of Qianyang Marquis Han Qian and Guangde Mansion. He also knew that some words might be a bolt from the blue, but
Under the watchful eyes of Shang Wensheng, Chen Ruyi, Wei Zhen and others, he did not dare to hide anything, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and tell everything he knew.
"The assassin is from Xuzhou..." When Wei Zhen said this, her throat seemed to be pinched by an invisible hand, and she could no longer spit out the next word, but the shock on her face was still there.
If the assassin was sent by Xuzhou, the matter would be so involved that he would not even dare to speculate.
The old man in gray robe who was treating Shang Wensheng stood up and said: "Master Shang still needs to rest. If the medicine is not enough, I will send my disciples to bring it over. It doesn't seem to be possible at this time."
I need an old man to stay any longer and get in the way."
The old man in gray robe couldn't wait to say goodbye with the two medicine disciples. He seemed to be thinking of desperately trying to get out of the edge of a whirlpool that would swallow up many people, and he didn't dare to get involved in these things any more.
"It's good to go, Mr. Chen." Wei Zhen and Chen Ruyi respectfully sent the old man off first.
Although the old man is only an ordinary medical officer in the Shang Medical Bureau, he at least has the opportunity to show his face to His Majesty.
Besides, who doesn’t suffer from three diseases and five calamities these days? It’s not a bad thing to make friends with the medical officers of Shangyi Bureau.
If the old man hadn't happened to live near Shangjiabao and happened to be visiting relatives, there's no telling whether Shang Wensheng could have saved his life.
Even if Chen Ruyi and Wei Zhen wanted to find more convincing witnesses, they would not forcefully drag the old man into the water when they saw that he was unwilling.
However, when the problem reached this point, let alone Wei Zhen, Chen Ruyi did not dare to dig deeper without permission, at least not in front of so many people to get to the bottom of it.
He glanced at Wei Zhen and the official in charge of the case from the Ministry of Punishment, and said: "Just the similarity in body shape does not mean anything. The Ministry of Punishment will continue to investigate, but there is no need to delve into these details - Mr. Shen, you
What do you think?"
Shen Bochi was a son of Yuezhou, and was recommended by Zhang Chao. He first served as an official in the Department of Punishment of the Shangshu Province in Hunan Province, and after entering Jinling, he served as the director of the Department of Punishment.
At the age of forty, he had experience as an official in prefectures and counties in his early years. He was not an ignorant and fearless young man. He knew that if the assassination case was dug up to this point, it would be shocking every step of the way and it would be a cliff.
If the assassin was really someone close to Han Qian, Marquis of Qianyang, let alone him, it would be a thunder pit that could shatter his body to pieces for the entire Criminal Department.
Whether this matter should be dug out from the people around Qianyang Marquis can only depend on His Majesty. If a thorough investigation is required, it is also the order of Jinyun Division and has nothing to do with the Ministry of Punishment.
"Master Chen, please make the decision for me!" Shang Wensheng saw that everyone had guessed the possible identity of the assassin. Chen Ruyi, Shen Bochi, Wei Zhen and others all retreated. He was so angry that he struggled and tried to sit up again.
Chao Chen Ruyi, who was filled with grief, begged for help.
He knew how powerful the Marquis of Qianyang was, but not to mention how many people in his Shang family had been killed and injured before, and now the Marquis of Qianyang had sent people to assassinate him and wanted to destroy his Shang family, how could he be afraid and shrink back again?
"Sir Shang, please rest assured for the time being. The Criminal Department will definitely catch the real culprit and bring justice to Shang. The assassins were masked and carried out the murders without showing their faces. They just resembled each other in body shape. It is really impossible to do it accurately." After getting further information from His Majesty.
Before giving the instructions, Chen Ruyi did not want to involve Jinyunsi in a hurry.
If not so many people knew about it, the Jinyun Division would have investigated it, and at worst, the files would have been sealed and not made public.
Now? If His Majesty is not ready to fall out with Xuzhou, Jinyunsi will be directly involved. In the end, this matter will cause a big fuss and make His Majesty unable to step down. How can Jinyunsi still be able to get along with His Majesty?
As for whether Shang Wensheng is willing to do so or whether he will make things worse, Chen Ruyi is too lazy to care about him and can't control him...
