Fu Song

Chapter 269 The Truth
After going there for more than half a year, he finally returned to Bianliang and returned home, but Jiang Yingxue didn't feel relaxed at all.Along the way, she ran back to Bianliang almost non-stop, just to get back in the shortest possible time.

She knew that Xiao Cheng respected Han Zheng very much, and she also knew that Han Zhong, Han Kai and his father and son played a pivotal role in Xiao Cheng's system. When Han Zheng was killed, the anger in Xiao Cheng's heart can be imagined. an answer.

A real answer.

The shorter the time since Han Zheng's accident, the easier it is to find out the truth, and the longer the time, the greater the difficulty.

When he just stepped into Bianliang City, Jiang Yingxue's attendants left one by one on flying horses.

When Jiang Yingxue's carriage and horses stopped at the gate of Tianxiang Pavilion, several people were already waiting inside the gate.

After getting out of the carriage and walking into the house, a group of people followed closely, and one of them had already started to report to Jiang Yingxue.After listening to this person's report, Jiang Yingxue thought for a while, and immediately gave the order. The person nodded repeatedly, then left the queue, turned and left.

When Jiang Yingxue walked to the door of the study, there was only one person left behind besides the two maidservants who were close to her.

Obviously, this person's status was higher than the others, because he followed Jiang Yingxue into the study room, one of the two maidservants followed, and the other stayed outside the door.

Although he had just arrived home, the study room was obviously cleaned every day.

At this moment, the flower arrangement in the vase is still delicate and beautiful, and the tea that has just been brewed is even steaming.

Throwing the cloak to the maidservant casually, Jiang Yingxue sat down, picked up the tea, took a sip, looked at her, and said, "Let's talk, it's been nearly twenty days since Han Zheng was killed, I think, You must have found something, right?"

The man standing next to Jiang Yingxue is Wu Ke, an important leader of Jiang Yingxue's subordinates. When Jiang Yingxue left Bianliang, the affairs of Tianxiang Pavilion, especially the affairs that were not known to the public, were all in charge of this man named Wu Ke.

"Miss, on the bright side, the backer behind Tiangong Iron Art is the Xiao family. Bianliang has a head and a face, and they all know this, so they can't be officials. Some investigations have been carried out on the mobilization of troops in the surrounding area, which also proves this point." Wu Ke said: "If you rule out those who are capable of mobilizing troops, then only those in the underworld will be left."

"Underworld figure?" Jiang Yingxue's pupils shrank slightly.

Wu Ke glanced at Jiang Yingxue, and lowered his eyelids.

Of course he knew Jiang Yingxue's shock.

More than half of the underworld in Bianliang is in the hands of Erlang, but now such a big thing happened.

Obviously, if it was really done by someone from the underworld, then something went wrong inside.

"Cao family in Xicheng?" Jiang Yingxue had a glimmer of hope.

Wu Ke shook his head: "Miss, we went to investigate right away. In the past six months, the Cao family in Xicheng has been defeated by Sun Guaizi and retreated steadily. If he has such ability and ability, he should have fought back long ago."

With a bang, Jiang Yingxue slammed the teacup on the table, "Sun Guaizi? Why did he defeat the Cao family? There is not much difference between the two powers. Sun Guaizi is slightly stronger, but not too much stronger! "

"Sun Man recruited a group of people from the world a few months ago, and it was these people who became the main force in their struggle with the Cao family." Wu Ke took a deep breath and said.

"Why did Sun Guaizi attack Old Man Han? Although both of them are subordinates of the young master, they are colleagues on the same line, but there is no conflict of interest. Han Cheng has a temperament that does not contend with the world." Jiang Yingxue was a little puzzled .

Wu Ke didn't know exactly how many lines Xiao Cheng had under his command, but he knew that there were at least two lines in Bianliang.One is their Tianxiang Pavilion, which controls a large-scale business. Among them, spices occupy the monopoly position of the Song Dynasty. They are the golden rooster that lays golden eggs every day.Of course, to occupy such a monopoly position, force is an indispensable part. No matter in the seemingly calm Song Dynasty and Northern Liao Dynasty, there are not a few people who covet their status. In addition to the alliance, force is also needed to deter them. .

The second line is the Bianliang Underworld under the control of Sun Guaizi. In the past two years, Sun Guaizi has used Xiao Yu's position as the third envoy to infiltrate the Cao Gang. Xiao Cheng did not directly The middleman who came into contact with Sun Guaizi was Han Zheng.

"Miss, after much deliberation, if Sun Guaizi wants to kill Han Zheng, there is only one possibility, that is, Han Cheng must know some of his secrets, and he wants to silence him." Wu Ke said: "But Sun Guaizi himself is a full-fledged poisonous person." Guy, Erlang is also clear, is there anything shady that needs to be silenced?"

"The origins of the people his son Sun Man just recruited!" Jiang Yingxue said coldly.

"Yes." Wu Ke said: "It can only be like this, so, my subordinates went to check the background of these people."

Jiang Yingxue's eyes turned cold: "No matter who they are, if they killed Han Zheng, we must avenge Han Zheng. Who are these people?"

"Miss, I only checked a few of these people's backgrounds, but I didn't go any further." Wu Ke said.

Jiang Yingxue took a look at Wu Ke, the man under him was not a timid person, he said he didn't dare to investigate further, he was afraid that the matter would involve too much.

"What's going on?" she asked.

"I checked the leaders." Wu Ke said with a wry smile: "Now Sun Man's number one general is a guy named He Sheng. Although this person is hiding very deeply, the person we want to investigate is naturally unknown. Hidden. But the result of the investigation made me break out in cold sweat. He Sheng is just his pseudonym, his real name is Qin Min."

"Who is Qin Min?"

"The Xin'an Army controls Qin Kuan's son, Qin Min." Wu Ke said: "The general who died in the battle at Baigouyi according to legend. His deputies are basically from the frontier army, either from the Xin'an Army or from the Guangxin Army. Yes, and those from the Ansu Army."

"Why did they all come to Bianliang? Besides, why did they all become Sun Man's subordinates? It's weird here!" Jiang Yingxue took a deep breath. "Are they here for revenge? To kill Cui Ang? Is this necessarily related to killing Han Zheng?"

"Miss, I'm afraid their current target is not Cui Ang at all. In other words, they don't even look down on Cui Ang now, and they have far-reaching plans." Wu Ke said.

Jiang Yingxue picked up the teacup and drank the tea one sip at a time. She didn't notice that the tea was getting cold. After a while, she said, "You mean, their target is the government?"

Even Cui Ang doesn't care anymore, so who else can there be besides officials?
In other words, these people are ready to rebel!

What a smart person Jiang Yingxue is, she figured out the joints in a flash, and also figured out the key points.

There is a connection with King Jing.

Otherwise, people like Qin Min have great martial arts skills, and it is impossible for them to stir up too much trouble in a place like Bianliang. Only by linking up with King Jing can they exert their greatest effectiveness.

"King Jing!" She spat out two words.

"The person who often meets with them is Hong Yuan, King Jing's chief aide!" Wu Ke said, "While our people were following them, we accidentally discovered Qin Kai, the former aide of King Jing who was robbed!"

"It turned out that they were the ones who killed the officers and soldiers and robbed the prisoners!" Jiang Yingxue had no doubts at this moment. Since King Jing had achieved this step, what else could he do besides rebel?

Wu Ke nodded heavily: "So miss, after I found out all this, I immediately stopped all investigations. Erlang once warned us that we are not allowed to get involved in the matter of seizing the heir. King Jing. I am afraid that the investigation will go deep, and we will not be able to get rid of it even if we want to."

"In other words, Han Zheng must have discovered that Sun Guaizi violated the son's instructions and got involved in the matter of seizing the heir. Old man Han must have reported it to the son, and Sun Guaizi was worried that the son would guess what they wanted to do. , That’s why they killed people to silence them.” Jiang Yingxue basically guessed the truth.

"It should be like this!" Wu Ke said: "But this matter has made us a little embarrassed. The relationship between King Jing and the Xiao Mansion is extraordinary, and the Xiao Family Dalang is even a political ally with King Jing. Not long ago, Xiao Dalang also We openly wrote a letter to support King Jing, and now King Jing’s people have killed our people, what should we do?”

"What should I do?" Jiang Yingxue stood up and walked around the room a few times.

She is in trouble.

Although the young master is not optimistic about Jing Wang Zhao Zhe, he does not allow them to mix.But an obvious fact is that the Xiao Mansion and King Jing are inseparable. Xiao Yu is recognized as a staunch supporter of King Jing Zhao Zhe, not to mention Xiao Ding. His political attitude is known to the whole world.

Under such circumstances, can the young master really get rid of this connection with King Jing?

I'm afraid the world doesn't see it that way.

However, Sun Guaizi's betrayal is clear at a glance.

He betrayed the young master, and killed a person whom the young master valued very much.

If she is not punished, what will her subordinates think?What will the son's subordinates think?What would Han Zhong, Han Po and his son think?
Betrayal must pay the price.

Even if King Jing is involved here.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yingxue's gaze became resolute, and she turned to look at Wu Ke.

Looking at Jiang Yingxue's cold face, Wu Ke knew that the other party had already made up his mind.

"Kill Sun Guaizi, Sun Man and his son!" Cold words spit out from the delicate red lips. "The traitor will not live. Their father and son not only disobeyed the son's order, but also killed their companions. This is an unforgivable crime."

"How far is the mobilization?" Wu Ke asked directly.

As long as Jiang Yingxue has issued an order, what is needed is not doubt, but execution.

"The highest level!" Jiang Yingxue said: "Young master is no longer in Bianliang, and Han Cheng's line will be taken over first, and I will give you a token later. People from Sun Guaizi's place, all the people on the bright side will withdraw, and the dark line will not move. .”

"Yes, I'll go down and set it up!" Wu Ke nodded, "It's a pity that the young master has put so much effort into Sun Guaizi's line. Right now, it's all in vain."

"There are times when you lose money in business!" Jiang Yingxue said indifferently: "Since this line is no longer reliable, it is natural to break it when it is broken."

Looking at Wu Ke's leaving back, Jiang Yingxue let out a long sigh.

The water in Bianliang is becoming more and more muddy. The young master decided to shift his focus to the south at the beginning. I am afraid that he guessed that this place will never be peaceful. It is inevitable that King Jing is going to rebel, no matter whether he succeeds or not. , In the end, there must be heads rolling and blood flowing like rivers. I have to write a letter immediately to inform the young master of these things, so that the young master can make a decision earlier.

The Xiao family, in this matter, cannot be alone.

The only advantage is that Dalang Xiao is now the chief of the Northwest March, with heavy troops in his hands, and the court has nothing to do with him. Regardless of whether King Jing succeeds or fails, the Xiao family will not be too implicated. If Erlang is in the south, he will It would be even better to quickly create momentum.Under such circumstances, even if Xiao Yu really participated in the rebellion, and King Jing also failed in the end, the court would probably try to cover up Xiao Yu's role in it.

At least, Xiao Yu won't lose his head because of this.

Wu Ke walked into the darkness.

A moment later, behind him, a person appeared. He looked suspiciously at the gold-plated Tianxiang Pavilion and this extremely magnificent mansion.

"The person who checked our background entered Tianxiang Pavilion? What kind of place is this?" Qin Min asked in amazement.

"This Tianxiang Pavilion is in the spice business, and the owner is a woman." Hong Yuan knew the origin of Tianxiang Pavilion: "And even spent money to get the title of a county lord, but why do they want to check your history?"

After pondering for a moment, Hong Yuan said: "General Qin, this matter must not be sloppy. If they have found out your true identity, they must get rid of you. Now that you know where this person comes from, why don't you arrest him return?"

Qin Min spread his hands and said, "We are going to arrest him, but the two brothers who followed him were killed, we were careless."

"This Tianxiang Pavilion doesn't look simple. General Qin, send a few good men to sneak in and investigate if there is an opportunity," Hong Yuan said.

In Tianxiang Pavilion, Jiang Yingxue put down her pen, blew on the wet ink, carefully folded the letter paper, put it in the envelope, stood up, and walked outside the study.

"Miss, I found out that someone was following Wu Ke, and it has been resolved. And Wu Ke has been notified that his identity and address need to be changed." One person bowed.

Jiang Yingxue was startled, frowned and said, "So, we have also exposed traces here?"

"Miss, don't worry, as long as the army doesn't rush in, one of the other monsters will come in, one will die, and two will die when they come in!" The man smiled and said, "I will never let these guys startle the lady."

"Understood." Jiang Yingxue waved her hand: "Send two people to Qianzhou tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)