A knife in love

Chapter 1091

The short fat man smiled slightly, and said: "This is the strength of Old Master Nie. If my guess is right, when Ji Dingzhong made a plan to collude with Japanese pirates to destroy the Xu family in Haizhou, Old Master Nie had other plans. He knew that Fengmen Village The five families have been entangled with the Xu family for hundreds of years, and it is almost impossible to complete their achievements in one battle. If future generations can get rid of the vendetta and live in peace from now on, they must make a break with the Xu family. After the Battle of Haizhou, he began to think about how to settle the matter completely. At that time, he may not have known that the Xu family had slipped through the net, but he was only thinking about how the Nie family would change their appearance and no longer carry the big burden of Fengmen Village, so that Future generations can live in the world dignifiedly. Therefore, he thought of using the power of Japanese pirates to realize his intention.

"The Town God's Temple was originally built by the ancestors of the Nie, Lu, Zhao, Du, and Hua families. The main hall is the center of the Town God's Temple and the gathering place for the heads of the five families of Fengmen Village. When it was built, a secret passage was left in the hall. It's nothing unusual. Mrs. Nie is so shrewd, how can he not know the plan of the Japanese pirates? He knows that the Japanese pirates will definitely besiege the Chenghuang Temple, behead the five heads of the family, and seize Fengmen Village for their own use. So he pretends not to know, and still uses the During the Lantern Festival, when the heads of the five families met, he placed these important figures in the Town God's Temple. He deliberately wanted Japanese pirates to kill the three families of Lu, Zhao, and Du, but he and the heads of the Nie family could escape through the secret passage. And when fleeing, in all likelihood, a fire will be set and the hall will be burned to nothingness. In this way, even if the secrets of Fengmen Village are known to the world, the whole world will know that all members of the Nie family have died in the fire From then on, the children of the Nie family can change their appearances. Those who are officials become officials, and those who get rich get rich. They no longer have to worry about it every day and hide their names.

"When Mrs. Nie's plan was launched, there were many accidents. First, he did not expect that the fish that escaped the Xu family would pretend to be the county magistrate, Yu Fan, and sneak into Xiuwu County. Second, Jin Yiwei appeared in Xiuwu County, but It was also beyond his expectation. It's just that these two things are not bad things for Mrs. Nie. Because since the Xu family has arrived, all members of the Nie family will die in the Town God's Temple along with the three families of Lu, Zhao and Du. Seeing this situation with their own eyes, the Xu family would not suspect fraud. The Jin Yiwei watched from the sidelines and saw that Mrs. Nie and others were buried in the fire. The self-immolation in the main hall was clearly intended for Yang Zhenzhong to see him die in the fire with his own eyes. Since then, Mrs. Nie has been 'dead'. As for how he will come back to life, we don't know.

"It's just that although Mrs. Nie is smart, Xu Chengzong is not stupid. Although the Battle of Haizhou did not wipe out the Xu family, it also dealt heavy damage to the Xu family. Xu Chengzong is also an extremely remarkable person. Seeing such a tragic situation, he knows how to fight. Going down will only hurt both sides. When the Japanese pirates escaped and Jin Yiwei took control of the overall situation, Xu Chengzong saw that the three families of Lu, Zhao, and Du were finished, and the Nie family also suffered heavy casualties, and his desire for revenge had faded. In front of Yang, he claimed that he would set himself on fire to atone for the crimes of the Nie family. Xu Chengzhong immediately guessed the intention of the old man Nie. He took the opportunity to tell Yang Zhenzhong that he would also set himself on fire. , from now on, free and easy, free from the enmity and torment of that lifetime.”

Having said this, the short fat man sighed, and said to Li Qiufeng: "According to what you said, Mrs. Nie doesn't understand martial arts, and Xu Chengzong's martial arts is nothing special. It's just that the two of them are very scheming, but they are far superior to ordinary martial arts masters." Above. Hehe, I think after the door of the main hall was closed, these two people must have made a deal in the main hall. Since then, the Nie and Xu families have no more entanglements, and their children and grandchildren can live freely without having to worry about it. After the fire broke out in the main hall, Old Master Nie and Xu Chengzong would naturally be able to get away from the secret path. Xu Chengzong was originally a member of the officialdom, so naturally he would still be his official. Old Master Nie could hide behind Ji Dingzhong to make suggestions and help the children of the Nie family become officials. He himself can be a rich man without any worries. As for Fengmen Village, it was originally a place of trouble. It just happened to be handed over to the government, and the Nie family completely got rid of the ties. If it weren't for Mrs. Nie, someone else would I really can't figure it out."

Li Qiufeng was dumbfounded and didn't know what to say for a moment.The old man on the side nodded again and again, and said in his mouth: "These families have been fighting for hundreds of years, and they have almost become elites. Just think about it carefully, fighting back and forth, just hurting people's lives, what good is it? Ji Dingzhong, Zhang Baixing and the others are all well-rounded figures. If they were to become officials, they would already be high-ranking officials who lived in eight houses, opened a mansion and built a government office. ? And Xu Chengzong is calm and wise, and he will never be willing to be lost among the petty officials. Brother Liu's speculation is naturally very reasonable."

Li Qiufeng carefully recalled the situation at that time, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and finally said in a trembling voice: "Master, you said that Yang Zhenzhong and Xu Yingyang have already seen that Mrs. Nie and Xu Chengzong have other plans, but Why didn't they expose Mrs. Nie's conspiracy?"

The short fat man said: "Nie and Xu's family no longer have disputes. It is only good for Jin Yiwei, and there is no harm. Why does Yang Zhenzhong need to expose old Mrs. Nie's plot? Old Mrs. Nie has already told Yang Zhenzhong that the Nie family I will never oppose the imperial court, and I am willing to hand over Fengmen Village to the imperial court. From then on, I will never entangle with the Xu family, but only seek officials and money. Feng'er, you might as well think about it, the Japanese pirates in Liusheng Zongyan and Jinshan Island have already collapsed, Nie The old master hinted that the Nie family would no longer fight with the Xu family, which would be of great benefit to Yang Zhenzhong, so how could he not give him a favor?"

When Humpty Humpty said this, the old man interjected, "Maybe there is another benefit in letting old Mrs. Nie go in the middle of Yang Zhen."

When he said this, he deliberately kept silent, looked at Li Qiufeng and said, "Feng'er, you might as well guess, what else is Yang Zhenzhong planning?"

Li Qiufeng raised his eyebrows, and said: "Could it be that Yang Zhenzhong wants to get the **** written by Mrs. Nie, so as to coerce officials into his own use?"

The old man clapped his palms and laughed loudly, and said, "Feng'er, you finally know that people's hearts are in danger?"

The short fat man also smiled slightly, and said: "Yang Zhenzhong wanted to get Mr. Zhang, but he didn't necessarily want to blackmail all the officials. He is the confidant of Emperor Jiajing today, and his power is so great that few people can match it. But With Yang Zhenzhong's knowledge, he naturally knows the truth that being with a king is like being with a tiger. Therefore, in these years, although Yang Zhenzhong has a great reputation, he has never heard of this person using the power of Jin Yiwei to harm ministers and control the government. He wants to get the certificate, nine times out of ten he wants to use this book to find out whether there are any officials who want to harm Emperor Jiajing. This person is very shrewd. When your uncle met me, he once said that the city government was extremely deep in the earthquake. , Even if there are several academicians in the cabinet, they are not this person's opponent."

When the three of them were talking, more than three hours had passed before they knew it.The old man said: "I was so engrossed in talking that I even forgot lunch. Sit down for a while, master and apprentice, and I will prepare meals for you."

The short fat man smiled and said, "Then I will have to thank Mr. Huang. Sitting on the boat these days, the boatman is not allowed to light a fire, and can only eat some dry and hard steamed buns, and the birds have faded out of his mouth."

The old man laughed, bowed his hands to the short fat man, turned and walked out of the wing.It's just that he just walked into the yard, and he couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "It's snowing so hard!"

After hearing what the old man said, Humpty Humpty and Li Qiufeng hurried to the door.But there is a vast expanse of whiteness between the sky and the earth.Heavy snow fell from the sky, covering the ancestral halls, shrines, walls, and surrounding stilted buildings under heavy snow.

Humpty Humpty sighed: "It's really strange that there is such a heavy snowfall in Chongqing Mansion."

While squinting his eyes, the old man watched the heavy snow fluttering in the air and fell down, and said to the short fat man: "Our prefect Zhu from the Chongqing government offended the high officials in the capital, and was found guilty and dismissed, and was driven back to his hometown. His people were still perplexed, colluded with Dongchang, and sent many people to us to collect the crimes against Zhifu Zhu, and wanted to put Zhu Zhifu to death. The people in Chongqing Prefecture were outraged. This heavy snow may be the people The grievances have been turned into complaints for Master Zhu."

(End of this chapter)