Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 131 Ouyang Xu’s Death and Conspiracy
In the blink of an eye, many days have passed since Gao Hu was promoted. I don’t know when, but things about the night banquet began to spread within a certain range.

Without exception, these people all knew that there was such a picture, so the news spread quickly and reached Xijing not long after.

At this time, Qi Mu looked at the letter in his hand, with an uncertain expression on his face. Finally, he placed the letter heavily on the table, and then said loudly, "Go and call Ouyang Xu!"

After the servants outside heard about it, they didn't dare to delay at all and went directly to find Ouyang Xu. When the servants found Ouyang Xu, was he looking at Daozang?
After all, this is a profession of love. Although I haven't read much about it before, my position is different now. I still need to understand these things and prepare for a rainy day.

"Young Master, someone from the Qi Mansion is here, saying that Mr. Qi asked you to come over and see him." The book boy said.
"Huh? Are you saying someone from the Qi family is here? Could it be that there is a clue to the matter? Great, hurry up, where is the person? Let's go there right away." Ouyang Xu said happily
As soon as Ouyang Xu saw the servant, he gave him some scraps of silver, and then began to inquire about the situation. He thought that the matter would be handled easily, but he was greatly disappointed.

He actually didn't get any useful information at all, which made him feel a little disappointed and at the same time had a hint of ominous premonition.

He felt that it would not be a good thing for Qi Mu to ask him to see him this time, but now that everyone had come out, he could not go back directly, so he could only bite the bullet and walk to Qi Mansion.

However, he was mentally prepared. If anything happened, he would just beg for mercy.

With such an uneasy mood, he slowly came to the door of Qi Mu's room, and then waited for Qi Mu's summons. After hearing the voice, he slowly pushed the door open and entered.

"Student Ouyang Xu, I have met Mr. Boss." As soon as Ouyang Xu saw Qi Mu, he bowed and saluted.

"Haha, okay, don't be so nervous. I came to you today to tell you good news. There is news about the Night Banquet. The person I sent has been found." Qi Mu said with a smile.

"Um, student, congratulations, sir. Congratulations, sir." When Ouyang Xu heard this, he suddenly became a little excited. At this time, he also forgot about his previous caution.

"Okay, okay, let's not say these words. If we really want to say it, the night banquet picture can be found thanks to the information you provided."

"So I have decided to recommend you to the Imperial Academy. What do you think?" Qi Mu said.
"Ah? Hanlin? This, the student is willing to do your best for the adults in the future." When Ouyang Xu heard that he was going to be recommended to the Hanlin, he immediately stood up excitedly and knelt on the ground directly.
"Okay, okay, if you really want to say it, you deserve this. It doesn't have to be like this. But, my green pine tree has a little too much soil. I wonder if you have a solution?" Qi Mu suddenly said.
After hearing this, Ouyang Xu was stunned for a moment. After all, he said it well, why did he mention Cuisong?So he looked into the basin and immediately figured it out.

So he slowly crawled over, grabbed the soil in the basin and ate it. When Qi Mu saw this scene, he laughed and left here. After Qi Mu left, Ouyang Xu stopped.

Holding back the feeling of vomiting, he took a step out of the room, and then quickly walked out of Qi Mansion. Then he squatted next to a tree and vomited. The book boy on the side saw him and asked worriedly, "Master, what's wrong with you?"

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. These hardships will not be in vain. I succeeded. Mr. Qi has agreed to recommend me to the Imperial Academy. I will be able to return to Beijing soon." Ouyang Xu said happily.
"Really? That's great. I'd like to congratulate you first." Upon hearing this, the book boy hurriedly congratulated.
But just when their master and servant were happy, Qi Mu's face suddenly changed.

"My lord, do you really want to recommend him to the Imperial Academy? Are you here?" the steward hesitated.
"Hanlin? Huh, he failed my errand and he still wants to go back to Beijing to be an Hanlin? For such a fool, he can only prun green pine trees for me!" Qi Mu said with a gloomy expression.

As soon as the butler heard this, he immediately knew what to do, so he bowed and bowed out. It didn't take long for the butler to lead the people out of Qi Mansion.

Qi Mu, on the other hand, went back to the room as if nothing happened just now.

When Butler Qi and his people arrived, the master and servant had already returned to the room, and Ouyang Xu was inducing vomiting. Under such circumstances, Butler Qi and his people barged in directly.

Such a big movement naturally alerted the master and servant in the room. As a result, before they could leave the room, Butler Qi had already brought someone in.

When Ouyang Xu saw Butler Qi rushing in with a large group of young people, he knew something was wrong, but he still pretended not to know and said, "General Manager Qi, I wonder why you are here as a student?"

"Master Ouyang, you are a dignified prostitute, how could you not know the purpose of this old slave? Of course I am here, please go on your way." Mr. Qi said.

"What? This, this is impossible. Mr. Qi just said that, Mr. Qi, you are so noble and generous and spare my life. Please tell me, the student will definitely keep it secret."

"I will never leak out the night banquet picture. Can you spare the student's life?" After hearing this, Ouyang Xu knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Tanhua Lang, Tanhua Lang, why are you doing this? Aren't you making things difficult for me? Well, let me tell you the truth, I haven't found the night banquet picture at all."

"It wasn't like you said that it was robbed by bandits, but it was taken by the Gao family. I'm afraid you don't know yet, right? Now Gao Kuan is the commander of the infantry." General Qi said.

"What? By the Gao family? Impossible, this is impossible? How is this possible? The Gao family doesn't even know that I have this picture. I have never told them." Ouyang Xu said loudly

"Huh? Never said that? That's strange. Then how did this picture get into the hands of the Gao family? Tanhua Lang, I don't care about the many things. If I want to blame you, I blame your bad luck."

"You come here to die on your own, so you can't blame me. Come on, send Tanhua Lang on his way!" After hearing this, Manager Qi shook his head and waved his hand.

When the servants behind them saw it, they immediately rushed forward and controlled the two of them. Naturally, the two of them were unwilling to be captured like this.

Ouyang Xu struggled and said, "Mr. Qi, listen to me. It must be the Zhang family, it must be Zhang Wulang. You can't kill me. I am an official of the imperial court. I can help Mr. Qi deal with him."

Manager Qi ignored his words at all. At this time, the servant grabbed some soil from the bag he brought and stuffed it into their mouths. Slowly, they stopped moving.

Seeing that the two men were completely dead, General Manager Qi waved his hand, and his men hurriedly buried the two bodies in the hole they had just dug.

After dealing with it hastily, General Manager Qi came back with his people. After General Manager Qi came back, he did not disturb Qi Mu, but waited until the next morning to report to Qi Mu.

"Master, the two of them will be dealt with. They will have a good meal according to your instructions. However, Master, if you just deal with them casually, will there be any trouble?" Mr. Qi said.

"Trouble? Of course there will be trouble, but instead of hiding it, it is better to be so upright, which will make sense for us." "No one here in Xijing dares to do anything to me. As for the capital city? Maybe some people will be suspicious. , but absolutely no one will care about this miserable life."

"Ouyang Xu was demoted from the capital back then. The officials may have forgotten his existence. Don't worry, the Zhang family will help me clean up the traces."

"After all, the night banquet picture cannot withstand investigation. The night banquet picture has long been in the hands of the Zhang family, so why didn't they present it themselves?"

"What will the officials think if they find out about this? But what you said also reminded me that there are probably a lot of blind people in Xijing City. You go and deal with it." Qi Mu said
After hearing this, Manager Gao bowed directly and then withdrew. At this time, Qi Mu had a gloomy face and didn't know what he was thinking.

But the situation was indeed as Qi Mu expected. Officials in Xijing soon discovered the bodies of Ouyang Xu's master and servant, but no police officers ever came to the door.

Everything was calm, as if it had never happened, and the last memorial went to the capital.

At this time, something unexpected happened in the capital. Emperor Jing He suddenly became seriously ill and became bedridden.

This has made the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty anxious. After all, is the position of the crown prince still vacant now?This is a major event that shakes the country, and there is no room for them to be in a hurry.

Under this situation, the three brothers of the Zhang family didn't care much and went directly to the Gao family.

Gao Hu welcomed the arrival of the three people and got straight to the point after some pleasantries.

"In-laws, the purpose of our coming today, you must have just come out, right? How is the dragon body of the official family now? Where is the saint?" Zhang Chenglu said first
"Master Marquis, to be honest, I really don't know what kind of dragon body the official family has. However, various signs indicate that this time it is likely to be a disaster."

"As for the saint? I'm sorry that I can't do anything about it. After all, you three must also know the relationship between my sister and the saint, so what do I really think?" Gao Hu said with a serious face.
"Well, it seems that the ascension to the throne is a foregone conclusion. It seems that we have to make preparations early, but the attitude of the saint is very important right now."

"After all, this saint has great ambitions. What if we place a bet in a hurry?" Zhang Chengfu said

"Brother, this is actually easy to handle. I will ask Xiao Qinyan tomorrow. After all, if you want to be anxious, he is much more anxious than us now." Zhang Chenglu suddenly said

"Well, second brother, you have a good idea, but if you meet him at this time, you won't be able to hide it from others, especially His Royal Highness." Zhang Chengfu said worriedly

"Big brother and second brother, let me tell you that you are just thinking too much. In fact, we have already made a bet before. If King Sheng really ascends the throne at this time, we will probably vote for it?"

"I don't care about being direct, so I'm going to find Xiao Qinyan now. No matter what the saint thinks, we will push the saint forward even if it's hard to do!" Zhang Chengshou said directly

The three people who heard this were all shocked. This, this was too bold. Once they made a wrong step, they would be doomed.

But they had to admit that this was indeed a good idea. After all, if King Sheng ascended the throne smoothly, then even if nothing happened to them now, they would still be liquidated in the future.

"Brother, in-laws, I think this is feasible. Anyway, we have come this far. If we want to retreat now, King Sheng probably won't let us escape unscathed." Zhang Chenglu said.

"But my second brother, even the former Empress Wu, still returned to power in the end. You and I may not be able to wait for that day, but what about the next generation of our family?" Zhang Chengfu worriedly asked

"Brother, that will happen later. If we don't do this now, our family will be finished in three years, let alone the future?" Zhang Chengshou interjected.

"Well, okay, third brother, please go over and call Xiao Qinyan over. Let's discuss it carefully." Zhang Chengfu finally made up his mind.

But this time, Gao Hu was completely dumbfounded. What and what? Didn't we agree to discuss countermeasures together?Why are you still rebelling?Now he couldn't help but regret it.

But now it's too late to regret it. Not to mention that he and the Zhang family are related by marriage. The key point is that the place where they are discussing the rebellion is in his house. Even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he would not be able to wash it off.

He had no choice but to follow the path until it was dark, but he just kept cursing in his heart.

At this time, the three brothers of the Zhang family had no intention of caring about his thoughts. After all, the Gao family had a shallow background. If his position was not really crucial and he was an in-law, they would not pay attention to him.

At this moment, Zhang Chenglu had arrived at Xiao Qinyan's house. At this time, Xiao Qinyan was running around anxiously in the study room. After all, he could also know the news that Gao Hu could know.

He knew very well that his biggest supporter was the official family. Once something happened to the official family, he would be the first to be unlucky after the new emperor ascended the throne.

It was under this situation that Zhang Chenglu came to the door. When Xiao Qinyan heard that Zhang Chenglu was coming, he hurried out of the study and went to the door to greet him.

Just when he was about to say a few words, Chinatown Road unexpectedly said directly, "Brother Xiao, there's no time for greetings. Come with me quickly. My brother and the others are already waiting at the Gao family. It's up to you now."

After saying that, he didn't even give him time to react, and just pulled him into the carriage. By the time he reacted, the carriage had already left.

Now he realized that he was being plotted, so he said, "Master Marquis, is this a bit unethical? I need an explanation."

"What, Brother Xiao, did I hear you right? I am saving your life, but you want to explain to me? Don't you think what you said is ridiculous?" Zhang Chenglu's expression changed after hearing this.
"What? Lord Marquis, what do you mean by this? Please make it clear." Xiao Qinyan did not care about the rudeness in Zhang Chenglu's words, but continued to pretend to be confused.

"Haha, want to know? If you really want to know, I will let you know when I get to Gao's house later. Even if I tell you now, you will still have questions." Zhang Chenglu said

(End of this chapter)