Tibet

Chapter 456
In a magnificent mansion in the northeast of Chang'an, a man in Tsing Yi walked quickly into the inner courtyard, stopped in front of a staircase, bowed and saluted: "See you, Your Majesty!"

A man in his 40s stood with his hands behind his back on the steps. He was wearing a python robe and a gauze cap. He looked majestic. He nodded, "I see him!"

"The humble job has already given him the money."

The middle-aged man did not speak, and the man in Tsing Yi quickly reported: "The slum area is very complicated. As soon as our killer appears, Zhuo Honger will get the news and escape. We will never find him again, and his humble position will also It is not sure whether the head is with him, so Beizhi believes that he should be stabilized first, and then get rid of him."

The middle-aged man in brocade robes said slowly for a long time: "Where is the head?"

"Reporting to the lord, he proposed to exchange 30 taels of gold for heads. Tomorrow at noon, the exchange will be at Yishui Building in Yonglefang."

The middle-aged man in brocade robe nodded, "Don't miss this time, he will fake his death, he must cut off his head, come see me with both heads!"

"Humble post obeys orders!"

The middle-aged brocade man paused and said again: "There is also Yang Shun, whether he escapes to Luoyang or Yangzhou, we must get rid of him!"

"The humble position will definitely not disappoint the Lord!"

"Go!"

The man in Tsing Yi bowed and hurried away.

Looking at the back of the man in Tsing Yi, the middle-aged man squinted his eyes and said to himself: "Father, you have sat on the throne for too long!"

An Qingxu returned to Chang'an again. He was preparing to return to Luoyang, but before he left the customs, he urgently received his father's warrant and hurriedly turned around and returned to Chang'an.

There were four people sitting in the outer study, first the An brothers, An Qingzong and An Qingxu, then the chief counselor Yan Zhuang and the counselor Dugu Wensu.

In the past, the layout of Anlu Mountain was that the eldest son An Qingzong was in Chang'an, and the second son An Qingxu was in Luoyang.

But as the emperor Li Longji became increasingly fatuous, the mediocre and incompetent Yang family completely controlled the government, and the court became more and more corrupt and chaotic.

In view of the current situation in the court, An Lushan began to change his arrangements and arranged for his two sons to go to Chang'an.

An Qingzong is still in charge of the affairs on the surface, such as maintaining the relationship with the imperial court, buying and winning over powerful ministers, and any shady things, such as assassination, kidnapping, blackmail, etc., An Qingzong does not participate, but An Qingzong ideas to implement.

An Qingxu said angrily: "Brother, who actually killed the son-in-law Zhang Yi? There are rumors outside that it was our An family who did it, what a fart!"

An Qingzong was very upset with this brother, he sent him away with great difficulty, but he ran back again, but this was his father's decision, so An Qingzong couldn't say anything?
An Qingzong said indifferently: "There are many rumors. Some say that Li Ye killed him, some say that the prince killed him, some say that Yang Guozhong sent someone to kill him, some say that our An family killed him, and some even say that his brother Zhang Jun killed him. There are all kinds of theories, and there is no consensus, in fact, it is not important who killed him, the key is why he was killed, and what will be the impact of the death of the son-in-law Zhang Yi?"

Yan Zhuang nodded, "Young Master is right. It doesn't matter who killed him, why he was killed, what impact will he have after death, and who is the biggest beneficiary. This is what we need to pay attention to."

Dugu Wensu hesitated to speak, but An Qingxu caught a glimpse of him and said, "If Mr. Su has any good ideas, just say it, don't hide it."

Dugu Wensu quickly leaned forward and said: "I feel that no one will benefit and no one will lose. The purpose of the planner should be to muddy the water, make the current situation more chaotic, and make everyone in the powerful ministers feel at risk. If you must find the biggest beneficiary, I think it is the martial arts hall, and everyone should ask the warriors to protect them."

An Qingxu agreed with Dugu Wensu's words, "Well said, muddy the water, let's fish together, big brother, we can't lag behind in Anjia Fishing!"

An Qingzong smiled and said: "This is also the reason why father transferred you back, listen to Mr. Yan's arrangement!"

An Lushan had no doubts about employing people, directly contacted Yan Zhuang, and handed over the power to Yan Zhuang instead of his two sons.

All three of them looked at Yan Zhuang, and Yan Zhuang said slowly: "My lord, what you mean is that this assassination actually caused a lot of damage to our An faction's reputation. It is said outside that the son-in-law Zhang Yi is a member of our An faction. Assassination will shake the confidence of other officials in us, so the first thing we have to do is to strengthen the protection of Minister Anpai, the eldest son must quickly open a martial arts school, and a large number of warriors will come from Youzhou soon. In the name of martial arts masters, protect our people."

An Qingzong nodded, "I will start immediately. The best way is to directly buy a few martial arts schools."

Yan Zhuang smiled and said, "Yes! This is a good idea."

An Qingxu asked anxiously, "What about me? What is the task my father gave me?"

"My lord's task for the second son is to catch money. Do you still remember what happened to Wang Yuanbao's second son, Wang Shao'an?"

An Qingxu nodded. Of course he remembered that he planned this incident and used Quan Furong to kidnap Wang Shaoan and extort [-] yuan.

An Qingxu suddenly understood, "Father is going to attack Wang Yuanbao?"

Yan Zhuang said indifferently: "Nowadays there are many places to spend money. Our finances are tight. It is no longer enough to rely on mining alone. We must broaden our sources of income. Your father said that many people in this fat pig of the Wang family are making up their minds, why don't we act first?" Qiang, this task is entrusted to you, and you must squeeze out 100 million coins."

"I see!"

An Qingxu laughed and said, "Others are fishing in troubled waters, but we are killing pigs in troubled waters!"

At the same time when the An brothers were discussing countermeasures, Li Ye was also invited by Dugu Lie to Dugu Mansion. His fiancée Dugu Xinyue was not at home today, and accompanied his grandmother to Huayuan Temple in Xianyang to fulfill his vow.

In the study room, apart from Dugu Lie and his brother Dugu Ming, there is also the eldest son Dugu Jinyang. In fact, Dugu Jinyang doesn't play much role. He spends most of his time listening, because he is the eldest son. In order to cultivate successors, these important matters are discussed. He is required to participate.

Dugulie pointed to Duguming and said with a smile: "Brother just told me that my virtuous nephew also participated in the investigation of the case of the son-in-law Zhang Yi. Everyone is very concerned about this case, and our several important Guanlong families have also passed each other's breath. , I am sure it was not done by our Guanlong faction without authorization."

Li Ye has always been very curious about this Dugu Ming. He is also a son-in-law. He stays in the mansion all day long because he is sick, as if he is cut off from the official circles of the court, but he is the most well-informed. I also know.

"Second Uncle Dugu, can you tell me how you knew I was involved in the investigation?" Li Ye asked with a smile.

Dugu Ming smiled slightly: "This is the secret of the Dugu family. After you officially become the son-in-law of the Dugu family, I will naturally tell you. This is also a rule. Please wait patiently."

Li Ye smiled helplessly, and asked again: "Does Second Uncle have any clues for me?"

Dugu Ming nodded, "I came here to tell you an important clue. About the assassin Zeng Honger, he has been in touch with us. Just now, he wrote a note. Yi's head, sell it to us for a thousand coins!"

Li Ye was taken aback, "Zhang Yi will not be you"

Dugu Lie quickly shook his head, "Nephew, don't get me wrong, we didn't kill the son-in-law Zhang Jie, but the assassin Zeng Honger did things for us, so when we heard about the assassin, we knew it was him, and we didn't kill him." Knowing that he will come back from the dead, but who is behind it, we don't know."

Li Ye nodded, "Uncle, you want to use this opportunity to capture the assassin Zeng Honger and hand him over to me?"

Dugu Ming said indifferently: "You're half right, we wanted to hand over Cho Hong Er to you, but we didn't catch it, you catch it yourself."

After finishing speaking, Dugu Ming handed Li Ye a note, Li Ye took the note and opened it, on which a line of words was written crookedly, 'At noon tomorrow, Yishuilou Street, Yonglefang. '

Li Ye frowned, "Yishuilou Street seems very big, how can I find it?"

"There's no need to look for him, as long as they wear black and red Dugu family warrior uniforms, he will naturally come looking for them."

"However, even if you catch this Hong Er, you may not know the real culprit. I believe the real culprit will not contact him directly."

Dugu Ming smiled slightly: "That's right, but it will definitely go through the middleman, and we are the same. The key is to catch the middleman, and the real culprit behind the scenes will emerge."

Li Ye read the note again, "Tomorrow at noon, Yishuilou Street, Yongle Fang." '

(End of this chapter)