At this time, Ying Caihe walked in quickly. She suddenly saw Gu Fengming's body on the ground. She was so frightened that she took a step back. Li Man said coldly: "Leave her alone and talk about your business."
Ying Caihe glanced at the body and said tremblingly: "To the master of the pavilion, we have searched all the inns and drug stores and found no trace of her. Could she have left Chang'an?"
"impossible!"
A fierce light flashed in Li Man's eyes, "Sun Xiaozhen is dead. Where can a weak woman like her go? Only in Chang'an can anyone help her. Have all the places related to her been checked?"
"There are five places related to her, Zhang Lei's Jubao Pavilion and Meishou Wine Shop, Li Ganfeng's Qingxu Palace, Guo Song's garden house, and even his father-in-law Xue Xun's mansion. We also considered it."
"Have these places been searched?"
"First of all, Zhang Lei can be ruled out. Zhang Lei went to Lingzhou, and only his wife and concubine were in Chang'an. We bribed a maid, and she said that there were really no outsiders these days. The clerks at Jubao Pavilion and Meishou Wine Shop were also bribed.
It was confirmed that there were no outsiders. The Yuan residence was secretly searched, and Xue Xun's mansion was also searched, but nothing was found. Now it is Qingxu Palace and it is difficult to tell. Li Ganfeng has too many connections and has many lay disciples. If Li Ganfeng hid her in the house of a lay disciple, we
It’s hard to find.”
"If you can't find it, force him to hand him over, and warn him that if he doesn't hand him over within three days, I will burn his Qingxu Palace!"
"But....."
Ying Caihe felt that Pavilion Master Li was already in a difficult position. Those who were unable to dismount would either bow their heads and give in, or become even more frantic. Looking at Gu Fengming's body on the ground, Pavilion Master Li was obviously the latter.
She could only sigh secretly, bowed and said: "I humbly obey my orders!"
.........
Ying Caihe went back and conveyed the order of the Pavilion Master to more than a dozen helmsmen. The helmsmen all looked at each other. It was already scandalous to chop off the left hands of more than twenty brothers for a weak woman, and now they actually burned Qingxu Palace.
, is it too much to make a fuss about?
But everyone did not dare to disobey, so they had to follow the order and leave.
At this time, the two helmsmen were left behind by Ying Caihe. Both of them were Ying Caihe's confidants and had to perform special tasks.
"You two are responsible for monitoring the interior of the Hidden Sword Pavilion. Gu Qiniang was killed by the Pavilion Master today. Some people will definitely be dissatisfied. Please record it carefully. Who are the people who are dissatisfied with the Pavilion Master?"
One helmsman couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Yang Yu is already dead, and all the secret files have not been lost. Why does the master want to kill this woman?"
Ying Caihe sighed, "To tell you the truth, I feel that intelligence leaks and the like are all excuses. The Pavilion Master actually wants to take this opportunity to clean up the people left behind by the old Pavilion Master. Yang Yu is the old Pavilion Master.
Her nephew was killed. Gu Fengming was also killed today. It is estimated that some people will jump out to oppose her and will be killed. Her pursuit of this pregnant woman is a warning to everyone who dares to betray Hidden Sword Pavilion.
My family and descendants will also be killed."
Another helmsman nodded, "Sun's restaurant was burned down last night, and Sun Xiaozhen's parents were burned to death. This is probably what he meant."
"That's right. The master of the pavilion is ruthless. Everyone must be careful."
.........
In Qingxu Temple, Li Ganfeng was drinking tea in the lobby when a disciple rushed over and said, "Grandmaster, the people from Jinshen Pavilion are here again."
Li Ganfeng suddenly said angrily: "It's not over yet, so I won't say goodbye!"
"Master Li didn't see us?"
A helmsman and a dozen of his men barged in, and several Taoist priests who stopped them were knocked to the ground.
Li Ganfeng's eyes flashed with anger, and he said coldly: "I told you yesterday that I don't have any pregnant young women here. How on earth are you going to believe it? Do you have to lie on the head of Qingxu Palace?"
The helmsman sneered: "Because she and you are the most suspicious!"
"Nonsense! We are here in the Taoist Pure Land. What does a pregnant woman have to do with us?"
"If I tell you that the child in that woman's belly is the posthumous son of your junior brother Yang Yu, how dare you say that it has nothing to do with you?"
"Posthumous child?"
Li Ganfeng suddenly became furious and slammed the table, "What did you do to my junior brother?"
"Yang Yu betrayed Hidden Sword Pavilion and has been executed. That woman has carried the confidential information of Hidden Sword Pavilion. She must be caught."
Li Ganfeng sat down slowly and said after a while: "You actually... actually killed my junior brother. Aren't you afraid that junior brother Guo will come back to you to demand this blood debt?"
"Stop saying these bluffing words, old bastard, listen, my pavilion master will give you three days to hand over the person, otherwise your Qingxu Palace will be burned down!"
After the helmsman finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
He left with a group of his men.
Li Ganfeng was so angry that his eyesight turned black. Several disciples quickly stepped forward to support him, "Master!"
Li Ganfeng waved his hand, "I'm fine, let me think about it, what is going on?"
.........
In a courtyard of the back house of the Yuan Mansion, an old man with white hair and beard was playing chess alone. He was the head of the Yuan family, Yuan Xuanhu. Since the assassination of the East Palace two years ago, the Yuan family had gradually fallen out of favor.
Only because Li Shi needed to balance the Guanlong families, the Yuan family was not completely defeated.
However, the Yuan family has gradually been marginalized within the Guanlong aristocracy. The Dugu family, the Dou family and the Changsun family have all surpassed the Yuan family. The Yuan family has been reduced to a second-rate family. These accounts are all attributed to Guo Song.
In order to avenge this deep hatred, the head of the family, Yuan Xuanhu, has been studying Guo Song for two years and understanding everything about him. He is old and can no longer wait for the Yuan family to revive, so he spends the rest of his life and energy on it.
Deal with Guo Song.
At this time, the second son Yuan Lu appeared at the door and said to Yuan Xuanhu: "Father, she is here!"
Yuan Xuanhu put down the chess pieces and laughed: "Invite her in!"
After a moment, a man in black walked in and took off his hood, and it turned out to be Li Man, the master of the Hidden Sword Pavilion.
She knelt down and saluted: "See the head of the family!"
The name Li Man was given to her by Aunt Gongsun. The apprentices adopted by Aunt Gongsun were either orphans or abandoned by their families for some reason.
Li Man was actually an illegitimate daughter. Her father was none other than the later Prime Minister Yuan Zai, and her mother was a dancer in the jiafang. Yuan Zai's wife was famous for being jealous and would not tolerate her husband's mischief outside. Yuan Zai
Zai could only secretly raise Li Man and his daughter outside. When Li Man was two years old, Li Man's mother died of illness. In order that his career would not be affected, Yuan Zai entrusted Li Man, who was only two years old, to Gongsun's wife.
Later, Yuan Zai's official position became bigger and bigger, and Li Man also knew his life experience. Yuan Zai was already the deputy head of the Yuan family at that time, and Li Man was also accepted by the Yuan family. However, this secret has never been revealed, especially Yuan Yuan's.
Zai's family was sentenced to death, and Li Man was even more cautious, not daring to reveal his connection with Yuan Zai and the Yuan family. It wasn't until Aunt Gongsun passed away and the secret was buried with Aunt Gongsun that Li Man no longer had any worries.
Yuan Xuanhu asked Li Man to sit down and said, "I just got the news that Guo Song is on his way to the capital."
A murderous intent flashed in Li Man's eyes, "Do you want me to intercept him on the road?"
Yuan Xuanhu waved his hand, "I told you that it would be easy to kill him. I don't want to kill him right away. I want him to be completely ruined and watch his relatives die one by one. Only by killing him in the end can I gain some hatred from the Yuan family.
Compensation can relieve the hatred in my heart."
Li Man nodded, "I remember that Yang Yu is dead. I am hunting down his posthumous son, then Li Ganfeng, Zhang Lei, and finally his wife and daughter. None of his family members can escape."
"What about being ruined?" Yuan Xuanhu asked.
Li Man was stunned and couldn't answer for a while.
Yuan Xuanhu said slowly: "That's why I invited you here today. I guess you didn't understand what I said last time."
"Please give me instructions, Master!"
Yuan Xuanhu said with a gloomy look: "There is only one way to ruin Guo Song's reputation, and that is to force him to rebel and make him a traitor, and then the court will capture him and bring him to the capital to be executed in public, and his wife and daughter will be taken away from the church.
They cannot live or die. I have said long ago that a gentleman's revenge is never too late. I will complete this goal within ten years. Two years have passed and there are still eight years left."
"But...how to force Guo Song to rebel?" Li Man asked.
"It's very simple. If the emperor is jealous of him, and if someone else stirs up trouble, the emperor will want to kill him. At this time, he will have no choice but to rebel."
Li Man did not interrupt the other party and continued to listen to Yuan Xuanhu. Yuan Xuanhu continued: "Guo Song has the biggest weakness, which is that his time in the officialdom is too short, and the edges and corners have not been worn away, so he often does
Doing things that are inconsistent with his identity, such as killing for personal reasons.
This time after Yang Yu's death, you went after his posthumous son. I believe he was already burning with anger, but it was not enough. Light another fire for him. Even if you let him kill him, he can't find you and will definitely turn his anger on Hidden Sword Pavilion. In the end,
A fire has set Taiji Palace on fire. I look forward to him doing this. I believe that the emperor will never tolerate him at that time."
"Will Guo Song rebel?"
Yuan Xuanhu shook his head, "Not yet, but the emperor will start to lose trust in him, which is the most critical first step."
"I'm afraid the emperor will still trust him. He performed very well in Hexi."
Yuan Xuanhu smiled coldly, "Don't worry! Before, I thought the new emperor was talented and wise, but now I realize that he is far worse than the previous emperor. He is soft-eared, loves success, likes treacherous people, and trusts eunuchs. Such a person will never succeed.
The Lord of Zhongxing, I have already bought all the people around him who should be bribed. According to my plan step by step, Guo Song will not be able to escape my grasp."
Li Man nodded slowly, "I know what to do."
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