Upon hearing this, the prefect wrote: "Impossible, how did you know about it? It's impossible for that gentleman to collude with you!"
"That lord?"
Xia Shang let out a light sigh, maybe it was a flaw. But it doesn't matter, Xia Shang continued: "Thousands of beggars in Yangzhou are now under my control, and every move you make is within my sight. It would be easy to tell if you never go to the treasure house.
, I will know the location once I go there. I would like to see if there is much gold and silver in it, so that the people can know how much tax money you have embezzled! Also, I wonder where is the luminous pearl that I dragged the county magistrate to give you?
Place it in a treasure house?"
Two months ago, Xia Shang showed weakness and deliberately added a Night Pearl to appease the prefect.
The prefect never forgot this for a long time, because the night pearl was a top-notch treasure. It was not only as big as a fist, but also had a dragon swimming inside. It was an unparalleled treasure. The prefect got it, couldn't put it down, played with it every day, and now it is indeed in the treasure house.
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Now after hearing Xia Shang's question, the prefect felt that something was wrong, and asked curiously: "So what?"
"How do you think I, a small businessman, could get such a treasure? This is the famous treasure in the palace, Ye Youzun, who was once a personal possession of the Queen Mother. There are many troubles in the southern barbarians today, and the emperor does not want to suppress them, so he gives them tens of millions of jewels and gold.
Barbarian King, this Yeyou Zun is one of the most precious treasures. It happened that the treasure-seeking team was passing through Yangzhou, so I sent people to steal it quietly. What crime would it be if you found this thing in your treasure house?
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"What did you say?!" The prefect was so shocked that he almost bit his tongue, "That night pearl is...yes, yes...it is the most precious treasure of the palace!"
"Master Magistrate, from what I see, you have to kill me here right now, otherwise once you leave the palace, you and I will not be so honorable when we meet."
"Xia Shang! You...you really want to do something so amazing?"
"You and I are both sensible people. If I were still the playboy that I was back then, and you found out that I was still alive and I had no power to fight back, you would probably be able to do even worse things than this. Now you and I
There is only success or failure, so who can say who is more successful?"
Who would have thought that Xia Shangyin would have made all these preparations secretly without revealing it! The magistrate knew that he would die without a chance to survive, so he became angry and sneered in his heart: "Boy, do you think you can sit back and relax? Then I will die if Lu Xun is killed."
I have long suspected that it is related to you, and now I have been commissioned by the emperor to thoroughly investigate the Lu Xun case, and you will definitely be involved."
Xia Shang was suddenly shocked when he mentioned Lu Xun's death.
During these many days, the death of Lu Xun was the only one that Xia Shang could not forget. During the Liuzhuang period, the emperor once asked for a thorough investigation into Lu Xun's death, but Xia Shang responded hastily and did nothing. But since then, Xia Shang has become aware of it.
Lu Xun's death was extraordinary, and the emperor would not let it go, fearing that one day he would be found guilty.
What the prefect said was about Xia Shang's mental illness. Although he was frightened, it was unusual for the case to be overturned.
Therefore Xia Shang pretended to be calm and did not respond.
When the prefect saw it, he became even more determined, his sneer did not diminish, and continued: "Maybe you don't believe it. Do you know that there is another important thing in my treasure house, which is Lu Xun's body. Now I have the superior to investigate it personally.
There is no way you can escape the cleverness of your methods. For killing the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, for such a crime, even if the court does not kill you, the disciples of the Twelve Divisions of the Jingmen who spread all over the world will not let you go. Even if I die, they will still
I think your future life will be worse than death, hahahaha..."
This guy's maniacal laughter is really harsh!
Xia Shang's expression changed, he slapped the table, leaned forward and grabbed the magistrate's neck. Strange power emerged from his body, and he lifted the magistrate into the air: "Although I have many plans to ruin your reputation, I don't want you to be ruined when this happens.
, I finally couldn’t help but want to take your head myself and vent my hatred! Tell me, should I kill you or not?!”
"The surname is Xia! I guessed it, you...you...you must be so angry! If you want to kill me, I will wait for you on the Huangquan Road!"
In this life, I inherited the name of "Xia Shang" and lived for the Xia family. Although I did not witness the death of my parents and the demise of the family, I felt the blood feud. This pain became more real the more I saw the prosperity of the family business. Although in this life, I tried my best to give to my wife.
Although they care about each other, they are unable to make up for the unfulfilled filial piety in the previous life. If their parents are still alive today, I'm afraid this life will be even happier, right?
No matter what happens now, Xia and Shang will always have regrets in this life, and all of them are given by this person.
In a flash, Xia Shang's hatred surged up. He originally thought that he would be able to relieve his hatred by seeing him win or lose, and that life would be worse than death. However, he did not expect that at this moment, he would hang his enemy high in the air and control life and death in his own hands.
It felt so good, and my mind suddenly became hot. Why did I care about those plans and layouts? What did I care about after killing him and all the troubles?
At this moment, Yang Tian roared: "Although we have never met, I recognize you two as my parents! Father, mother! My child has avenged you!"
Xia Shang's face was ferocious and his eyes were red. The magistrate was heartbroken and said, "No..."
The words of begging for mercy were about to come out of his mouth, but another sound of broken bones was heard. The prefect did not even let out a scream, his head drooped weakly, and except for the blood stains on the corners of his mouth, he looked like a normal person, but he could no longer open his eyes.
"ah!"
Before Xia Shang caught the magistrate, a cry of surprise came from outside the house. It turned out to be the princess's maidservant Yao'er passing by, and she happened to see Xia Shang commit the murder at the moment.
Yao'er never thought that Mr. Xia could kill people at will? And the person he killed was the magistrate of Yangzhou! A second-rank official of the imperial court!
At this moment, Yao'er was stunned on the spot, frightened and unsure of her fault. She really couldn't believe that Mr. Xia, who was gentle and a little lustful in the small pavilion, could be the murderer!
Fortunately, only Yao'er was present. The thieves were making a big fuss outside, and the whole palace was in chaos. They had no idea what was happening in the hall.
Yao'er was stunned for a moment, and when she regained consciousness, she instinctively screamed for help. Xia Shang, with quick eyes and quick hands, took three steps at a time, grabbed Yao'er into his arms, and covered her mouth tightly.
Yao'er is like a lamb with a tiger's mouth. She is so scared that she returns to heaven. She doesn't know what to do besides trembling.
Killing the prefect was impulsive, and now being discovered is really troublesome. How to end it? Killing her is easy and clean, but where to do it?
"Girl, you and I are considered acquaintances. You will pretend that you didn't notice what happened today. If you agree, I will let you go."
After saying that, Xia Shang let go, but the girl couldn't keep her mind straight, so she opened her mouth and said: "I, I, I... I want to tell the princess!"
Xia Shang was startled and quickly covered her up again: "You are looking for death! If you dare to spread the word, I will kill you and silence you. Do you believe it?"
Xiao Nizi was frightened and nodded one after another with tears in her eyes.
Xia Shang let go again and asked again: "Did you see anything else today?"
Yao'er hesitated again and again. Seeing Xia Shang's vicious appearance, she was so frightened that she shook her head and said she knew nothing.
But Xia Shang was not at ease and asked her: "Why did you tell the princess?"
"Because Yao'er belongs to the princess."
Xia Shang thought for a while: "Then you can be mine." (To be continued)