Chapter 236 Some people must be killed! 【Seeking monthly ticket】
Cao Shaoqin said to Chu Yi: "Supervisor, do we want..."
Looking at Cao Shaoqin indifferently, Chu Yi shook his head slightly and said: "Leave this matter to Fan Heng. We just need to wait for Fan Heng to give an explanation to the governor."
Qi Hu said: "But if Fan Heng can't capture anyone at all..."
Chu Yi sneered and said: "If you can't even do this well, the governor has already paid off all the past feelings, so what's the use of him? It's time for the Nanjing garrison eunuch to be replaced!
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He waved his hands to signal everyone to disperse. When Tang Yin left, Chu Yi said, "Tang Yin, you stay."
Tang Yin was curious, but he stayed. After everyone left, Tang Yin looked at Chu Yi doubtfully and said, "Supervisor, I wonder if you have left Bohu here, but do you have any instructions?"
Chu Yi signaled Tang Bohu to take a seat and said: "You are a talented person from Jiangnan. Do you know about the Liuli girl who is known as the most talented girl in Jiangnan?"
Tang Yin nodded slightly, as if mentioning Yang Liuli, a bright light flashed in his eyes and said: "Miss Liuli's talent is famous in Jiangnan, almost everyone knows it, Tang Yin was fortunate enough to be invited to paint for Miss Liuli
A picture of beauty!”
Yang Liuli was sent by Wei Guogong to serve Chu Yi, but in the end, no one except Cao Shaoqin knew about the assassination of Chu Yi, so Tang Yin didn't know that Yang Liuli had been imprisoned by Chu Yi at all.
Chu Yi chuckled and said: "It seems that this Liuli girl is really not simple. She has such a great influence among literati, but I don't know who is behind this."
Tang Yin couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, but Tang Yin was also a smart man. After reacting, he took a deep breath and said to Chu Yi with a bit of a bitter smile on his face: "The governor really has an insight into everything. If the governor hadn't pointed it out today, I would have just
I'm afraid Tang Yin will never be able to see through this in his lifetime."
Chu Yi said lightly, "The world is just fascinated by her talent and beauty, but it is abnormal for a woman to have such a great influence in the land of Jiangnan."
As he spoke, Chu Yi turned to Tang Yin and said, "Tang Yin, do you know who this Yang Liuli's relatives are, or who this woman is closest to."
It was obvious that Yang Liuli had someone behind the assassination. Yang Liuli said that the person who instigated her was Wei Guogong Xu Yan, so Chu Yi naturally didn't believe it.
If Xu Er really wanted to assassinate him, he would not send Yang Liuli at all. Besides, there was no life-or-death grudge between him and Xu Er.
Tang Bohu frowned, pondered for a while, slowly shook his head and said: "Back to the governor, I really can't think of any relatives of this Liuli girl. As for whom this girl is closer to, to be honest,
Since Yang Liuli became famous, he has treated all literati equally, whether she is a famous scholar or a new scholar, this woman does not care about her status, only her talent, so..."
Seeing the wry smile on Tang Bohu's face, Chu Yi nodded slightly, obviously it was impossible to find out the person behind Yang Liuli through his daily interpersonal interactions.
Looking up at Chu Yi, Tang Bohu couldn't help but wonder: "Why did the governor suddenly think of asking about Yang Liuli?"
Glancing at Tang Bohu, Chu Yi said calmly: "Because not long ago, Yang Liuli assassinated me and was captured by me. Now he has been imprisoned."
"What!"
Tang Bohu stood up suddenly, with a look of horror on his face and said: "That Yang Liuli dared to assassinate the governor. It seems that as the governor said, this woman's identity is not as simple as it seems."
Chu Yi waved his hand and said, "Sooner or later a fox will show its tail. I don't mind waiting a little longer."
While Chu Yi was talking to Tang Bohu, Fan Heng, who had been reprimanded by Chu Yi, was using the manpower and connections he had accumulated over the years in the south of the Yangtze River to frantically search for the whereabouts of the person who set fire to the Longjiang Bao Shipyard.
Even the dead soldiers couldn't just jump out, especially since the corpses of those dead soldiers who had no hope of escape and committed suicide became the only clue in Fan Heng's hands.
In the living room, Fan Heng smashed the tea cup in his hand to the ground and shouted at the eunuch Li Ying who was kneeling in front of him: "Let me investigate. If you can't find any clues, don't come to see me."
male."
It can be seen that Chu Yi's anger put great pressure on Fan Heng. Fan Heng knew better than anyone that he was able to sit firmly in the position of Nanjing's guarding eunuch for so many years only because Chu Yi was looking after him from behind. If not
According to Chu Yi, how could the position of Nanjing's guard eunuch fall to him?
Think about Wang Yue, who was even more powerful in Dauchi in the past. Once he lost power, even Wang Yue, who was as beautiful as Wang Yue, had already grown grass a foot high in front of his grave.
And if he hadn't shown favor to Chu Yi in the past, he probably wouldn't have ended up much better than Wang Yue. After all, the higher he climbed, the harder he would fall after losing ground.
When you are in power, you have offended so many people. Once you lose power, it would be strange not to be hurt by others.
So Fan Heng knew very well that if he wanted to live a good life and hold great power, he could only rely on Chu Yi, and only Chu Yi would reuse him. Otherwise, once Chu Yi loses power, he will be the first to suffer misfortune.
I don't know how much time passed, but the sky became brighter, and Fan Heng appeared outside Longjiang Bao Shipyard. The fire burned all night long. Even now, flames can still be seen dancing on the ruins of Bao Shipyard.
The huge Longjiang Bao Shipyard, which originally occupied an area of fire, is now in ruins, and many workshops were reduced to ashes in the fire.
Hundreds of craftsmen were looking desperately at the ruined Longjiang Bao Shipyard.
That is to say, they were very lucky, and Fan Heng needed to make a roster of everyone, so he sent people to call these people from the Longjiang Bao Shipyard, but he never thought that this action would actually save the lives of these craftsmen.
Judging from the fire last night, especially if it happened late at night, if these craftsmen are still in the treasure shipyard, I am afraid that not more than half of them will be able to stand here now.
When he saw the hundreds of craftsmen, Fan Heng, who had a gloomy face at first, couldn't help but his eyes lit up. Fan Heng was also someone who had a fight with Wang Yue, the director of the ceremony, so he was certainly not a waste.
How could Fan Heng not know how valuable these craftsmen were, especially when Chu Yi was preparing to build a large-scale shipbuilding project, nothing could be more valuable than these craftsmen.
The shipyard can be rebuilt after being burned down, but if these skilled craftsmen are killed in the fire, that will be the biggest loss.
You must know that it will take decades to cultivate a skilled craftsman, and even decades may not be able to cultivate a great craftsman.
Among these hundreds of craftsmen, there are more than a dozen craftsmen whose skills have reached the master craftsman level. Any one of them can preside over the construction of a ship. This is the greatest wealth of the entire Longjiang Bao Shipyard.
So when Fan Heng saw these craftsmen, his face that had been gloomy for a long time finally showed a smile.
A young eunuch serving Fan Heng noticed the change in Fan Heng's expression, breathed a sigh of relief, and boldly said, "Master Manager, these craftsmen..."
Fan Heng took a deep breath and said with a gleam in his eyes: "Go down and arrange for these craftsmen to be placed, and at the same time send additional manpower to ensure the safety of these craftsmen."
The little eunuch responded quickly.
In the same quiet courtyard, under the pavilion, the old man was sitting. In front of him, Mo Li, who had watched the fire at the Longjiang Shipyard with everyone last night, Wei Min and Wei Min sat respectfully in front of the old man.
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The pretty maid refilled the tea for the three of them and sat aside respectfully.
The old man motioned for the two of them to enjoy tea, and the two quickly thanked the old man.
Putting the tea down slowly, Mo Li first glanced at the maid aside. That maid was the old man's favorite concubine and had won the old man's trust.
However, the old man waved his hand, and the maid stood up, bowed, and quietly retreated.
After the old man's concubine left, Mo Li said to the old man: "Muzhaigong, the Longjiang Bao Shipyard has been reduced to ashes. Even if the eunuch wants to rebuild, it will take at least half a year. He dares to build it."
We dare to burn it. If one fire is not enough, let’s add another fire and see who builds it faster or we burn it faster!”
As he spoke, there was a hint of pride on Mo Li's face, obviously he was very excited and proud to be able to stop Chu Yi from building a ship.
Mu Zhaigong looked at Mo Li indifferently, and Wei and Min glanced at each other and said, "You just said that the shipyard can be rebuilt. You can burn it once or twice. Is it possible that it can be burned more times? Don't underestimate that Chu
Yi, just once or twice, no matter how many times, there is no guarantee that Chu Yi will not catch the flaw, and then it will not be as simple as one or two families dying."
He felt a chill in his heart. Chu Yi had such a fierce reputation. Now when he heard what Mu Zhaigong said, even if it was Mo Li, the people of Wei could not help but feel awe-struck.
"Thank you Muzhaigong for your teachings, I'll take note of it!"
Muzhaigong sipped his tea and said, "Why did I receive the news that your fire had missed the craftsmen in the shipyard?"
Wei Min and Mo Li looked at each other, only to hear Wei Min smile bitterly and shake his head: "We never thought that Fan Heng would transfer those craftsmen out to make statistics in advance. Never thought that by some mistake, it turned out that
Let these generals escape."
Mu Zhaigong looked at the two of them, a cold light flashed in his eyes and said: "These craftsmen must not be kept. Even if the shipyard is rebuilt, as long as there are no craftsmen who have mastered the shipbuilding skills, who can build ships for Chu Yi?"
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Li Li nodded slowly and said: "What Mr. Mu Zhai taught me is that if those craftsmen stay, they will help the tyrants. We will definitely find a way to get rid of all those craftsmen to cut off their way of helping Chu Yi."
Stroking his beard, Mu Zhaigong said calmly: "You must be careful in everything you do. This old dog Fan Heng is going crazy looking for the person who set the fire. You must not be careless in doing things."
Wei Min said: "Don't worry, Mr. Mu Zhai. We must act cautiously, cautiously, and cautiously."
Mo Li and Wei Min left the quiet courtyard where Mu Zhaigong was staying through the secret passage. It can be said that unless they broke into the courtyard directly, no one would find out that Mu Zhaigong had met Mo.
Li, Wei Min.
After all, even if someone pays attention to Muzhaigong's residence, no one enters either the front door or the back door. Naturally, there will be no doubts. In fact, people like Mo Li entered a place like Muzhaigong through a secret passage.
In the middle of the house.
Mo Li and Wei Min left Muzhai Gong's place and quietly checked to make sure that no one had noticed his whereabouts before heading towards the Qinhuai River.
The Qinhuai River itself is a place full of fish and dragons. There are many wealthy gentry and powerful people chartering flower boats to swim on the Qinhuai River.
It can be said that on the Qinhuai River, it is absolutely safe to charter a flower boat to discuss affairs to a certain extent, and Mo Li and Wei Min naturally chartered a flower boat.
The owner of the flower boat, Liu Yanniang, a well-known Qinghuan on the Qinhuai River, plucked the strings of the piano, and the clear and sweet sound like an oriole emerging from the valley echoed on the flower boat.
Mo Li and the others sat there, looking like they were indulging in it, drinking and cheering loudly, no different from the gentry and powerful people who came out to have fun.
After the song, Mo Li took out a gold ingot and rewarded it to Liu Yanniang and said: "Yanniang has good cooking skills. I miss Yanniang's West Lake vinegar fish. I wonder if Yanniang can show off her skills?"
Let me have another good time."
Liu Yanniang bowed and said with a smile on her face: "If you can wait, Yanniang will go and make the West Lake vinegar fish for these gentlemen."
Li Li laughed loudly and said: "You have to wait, you have to wait, no matter how long you wait for Yan Niang's cooking skills!"
Yan Niang stood up and left. Li Mo Li waved his hands to the maids serving beside him and said, "Master and the others have something to discuss, so you should go down first."
Many dignitaries and gentry were chatting about some secret matters on the boat, so the maids on the boat were not surprised and quietly left one by one.
Wei Min and Mo Li were the only ones left in the cabin.
Bao An played with a jade pendant in his hand, raised his head and looked at Mo Li. Wei Min and Wei Min glanced at each other and said, "Have you met Sir? What advice do you have?"
Wei Min glanced at a few people, and a gleam flashed in his eyes and said: "Brother Mo and I have already paid a visit to Mr. Sir. He praised our actions very much, but there is only one thing that makes Mr. Mo dissatisfied."
Several people raised their eyebrows and looked at Wei Min and said, "Oh, I wonder what makes Mr. De dissatisfied?"
That person is highly respected, and his family's power is even greater. In this land south of the Yangtze River, he is definitely a hidden boss-level existence.
Wei Min said slowly: "Craftsmen, sir, we shouldn't have missed these craftsmen!"
Hearing Wei Min's words, several people, including Bao An, suddenly realized. Bao An even nodded and said: "So it is true that we were negligent. We only burned down the shipyard, but we forgot about those craftsmen."
It’s the most important thing.”
One person said calmly: "Then just kill those craftsmen."
Li Qiye smiled and said: "We have promised Mr. Yu that we will get rid of those craftsmen as soon as possible."
There was a noise in the distance. Several people heard the noise and couldn't help but look outside. Looking from the window, they saw groups of soldiers on the shore holding portraits one by one and asking the people about the names on the portraits.
people.
These portraits are of dead soldiers who had no hope of escaping last night and either died in battle or committed suicide. If Fan Heng wants to arrest people, he needs certain evidence. Otherwise, if he just arrests them randomly, he will not be able to explain to Chu Yi.
With a glance, Li Li frowned and said: "It seems that the fire last night has made the eunuch angry. As expected, the search is going on right now."
Wei Min said calmly: "Those dead soldiers were all transferred from other places by us. It can be said that none of them were born near Nanjing. Therefore, no matter how capable the eunuchs are, they can't even hope to find them in Nanjing City."
Got a clue."
He withdrew his eyes and ignored the movement on the shore. Wei Min looked at the crowd with a straight face and said: "Everyone, let's discuss it. Those craftsmen must be removed as soon as possible. Otherwise, once Chu Yi, Fan Heng and the others realize the importance of these craftsmen,
, it won’t be that easy if I think about it again.”
A day passed in a blink of an eye. Fan Heng personally went to beg Wei Guogong Xu Yan and mobilized soldiers and horses in Nanjing to attack the whole city, but he found nothing.
Those dead soldiers really seemed to have jumped out of the cracks in the rocks. Almost half of Nanjing was questioned over and over, but none of them recognized them.
Under the light of the lamp, Li Ying knelt down in front of Fan Heng with a dejected look and said: "Master Manager, my servant has not done well in this matter. I have not been able to find any clues. Please forgive me, Manager."
Looking at Li Ying coldly, Fan Heng snorted and said: "It seems that I have underestimated these people. Since there are no clues in Nanjing City, it means that these dead soldiers are not from Nanjing."
People from the city may not even be from Southern Zhili."
Li Ying nodded and said: "What the manager said is true, and the servant also doubts this. If it were not the case, there would definitely be no clues at all."
After waving to Li Ying, Li Ying stood up and walked to Fan Heng. Fan Heng whispered in his ear, and he saw the expression on Li Ying's face changing. Finally, with a bright light in his eyes, he said: "General manager, just don't worry, slave.
We must be fully prepared and we will not let the manager down."
Three days have passed in a flash, and there is only one night left before Chu Yi gives Fan Heng. By tomorrow, if Fan Heng still cannot find the person who set the fire, then he will go to apologize to Chu Yi.
Fan Heng knew very well that if he could show his usefulness to Chu Yi, Chu Yi would definitely protect him. If it was useless, Chu Yi might spare his life because of his former kindness, but if he wanted to
It is unrealistic to hold such power now.
As night fell, Fan Heng was obviously a little restless. After all, it was directly related to his future, and even Fan Heng was a little embarrassed.
"The sky is full of gods and Buddhas. As long as I can successfully catch the person behind the arson, I will definitely eat fast, chant Buddha's name, and do more good deeds to atone for my sins from now on!"
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