A knife in love

Chapter 806

Seeing that Fan's face was heavy, Li Qiufeng also put on a worried look, sighed, and said to Fan, "In my lord's opinion, who did it?"

Yu Fan stretched out his hand and scratched his head a few times, but did not answer Li Qiufeng, but turned his head to look around, and then said to Li Qiufeng, "Where are Mr. Situ and Master Xuanji?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Mr. Situ and Master Xuanji have important business, so they left early in the morning."

Startled, Yu Fan stared at Li Qiufeng and said, "Leave? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Master Xuanji is placing an order at the White Horse Temple. This time, he has been delayed for several days due to the heavy snow. He is afraid that the monks at the White Horse Temple will get angry and throw his luggage out of the temple. He rushed back to Luoyang in a hurry. As for Mr. Situ, he played wild in the Temple of Guandi Shengjun in the south of Luoyang City, and really offended Guandi Shengjun. He encountered many strange things these days, and he suspected that Guandi blamed him for blasphemy. The gods, punish him. So I want to rush to Guandi Shengjun Temple to offer incense, and pray for Guandi's forgiveness. So the two discussed it early in the morning, and then left in a hurry."

Yu Fan had seen Situ Qiao and others fighting in front of Guan Yu's mausoleum that day, and had always been suspicious of Situ Qiao's behavior.Hearing Li Qiufeng's words at this time, Yu Fan was dubious in his heart.It's just that seeing Li Qiufeng's nonchalant appearance, it's hard to ask further questions.So he laughed twice, and said in his mouth: "It's a pity. Mr. Situ and Master Xuanji are both people with great abilities. If they stay in Xiuwu County, they can help a lot."

Li Qiufeng said: "Master Yu came to the inn just to ask Mr. Situ and Master Xuanji for help?"

Yu Fan shook his head and said, "That's not true. In fact, Yu came to ask Brother Li for help."

Li Qiufeng was stunned, and said: "Master Yu is just joking. How can Li, a prodigal son, help you?"

Yu Fan said: "Brother Li is too modest. Although we have only known each other for a month, Yu has always admired Brother Li's talent in martial arts."

Having said this, Yu Fan put his head in front of Li Qiufeng, lowered his voice and said, "Didn't Brother Li just ask me who did it? The most suspicious thing right now is the Jinyiwei who came from the capital. .”

Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, he looked at Yu Fan and said, "This, this is unlikely. Although Jin Yiwei has a bad reputation, he is a member of the government after all, how could he be so careless about human life?!"

Yu Fan sighed, and said: "In the eyes of those high officials and generals, the lives of ordinary people are like ants, not worth a few pennies."

Li Qiufeng pretended to be panicked, and said in a trembling voice: "But as a member of the government, there must be a reason for killing people. Although Wuji Temple, Xiaoyao Temple, and Kongming Temple belong to Buddhism and Taoism, whether Taoist priests or monks, they are all related to each other. Why did Jin Yiwei have trouble with these monks? As for the people who were killed on the road, most of them were disciples of well-known and upright schools. These people were either the leaders of a gang or a certain The tyrants of the land are not the people from the green forest who robbed their houses, so why would the Jin Yiwei make things difficult for them? And if the Jin Yiwei wanted to kill these people from the rivers and lakes, after the killing, they would properly dispose of the corpses, and they would never let their corpses be littered on the road and burn themselves in flames. Sir Yu, I'm afraid your guess is wrong."

Yu Fan shook his head and said in a low voice: "Brother Li, you think things too simply. To say something that shouldn't be said, ever since he entered the Datong as a vassal king, the factional disputes in the court have never subsided. The major cases we have encountered in the past few days all happened in Henan, although it is thousands of miles away from the capital, it seems to have nothing to do with it. But the root of this matter is probably still in the temples of Beijing."

Li Qiufeng didn't expect Yu Fan to have such a view, he was terrified, and said, "I would like to hear from you."

Yu Fan pondered and said: "It's not a matter of high opinion. It's just that although Yu is just a low-level official, after all, he has been in the officialdom for many years, and he still knows some things. After he ascended the throne today, he first has great etiquette. On the surface, this great change in the court is to fight for the title of King Lao Xingxian, but in fact he wants to take the opportunity to rectify the veterans left by the late emperor, eliminate the threat of these veterans to the present, and support only The newcomers who are loyal to the present are in charge. It’s just that none of the old officials before the late emperor are fuel-efficient lamps. Which one is not a student and has old records all over the world? Therefore, although the old officials such as Lord Yang and Lord Liu have been deposed today, these old officials However, they are still spread all over the capital and the yamen of various places. Today, if they want to sit firmly in the throne, they must be uprooted. Therefore, in the past ten years, the imperial court has repeatedly launched major cases in order to get rid of these veterans Not to mention, just a few months ago, there was a great chaos near the capital. It is said that someone mobilized the frontier army in a vain attempt to rebel. It's just that the current method is clever, and the catastrophe was eliminated invisibly .”

Hearing what Yu Fan said, Li Qiufeng thought to himself that this person is just a small official in the south of the Yangtze River, and he also knows the major events happening near the capital, so he can be regarded as very good at seeing and hearing.It's just that his conjecture was specious, and he didn't get the point, but he was a little funny in his heart.

I only heard Yu Fan continue to say: "Henan is not far from the capital, and the court officials have close ties with the Henan governor's office and officials from various prefectures and counties. The capital is at the foot of the emperor, and it is heavily guarded. Some people think of Henan. If there is an incident in Henan , This place is not as well-defended as the capital city, and it is very easy to succeed. Moreover, it is very close to the capital city, so it is convenient to rush to the capital city after an incident. Therefore, someone came up with the idea of ​​Henan."

The more Li Qiufeng listened, the more frightened he became.In the beginning, in order to confuse Yu Fan, he deliberately pretended to be terrified.But at this time, he was really a little surprised.Li Qiufeng took a look at Yu Fan, and asked, "According to Mr. Yu, the Jin Yiwei massacred people in the Jianghu around Xiuwu County, but for what?"

Yu Fan said: "Jinyiwei was ordered by someone to suddenly arrive in Xiuwu County, first burn down the Taoist temples and temples on Yuntai Mountain, and then massacre the people of Jianghu, just to make a big case in Henan, so that the court will pay attention to Henan and have no time to spare. He Gu. The person who instructs Jin Yiwei to commit the crime can do whatever he wants in the capital, and do things that he would not dare to do on weekdays. It's just that most of these are Yu's guesses, and he can't be sure."

Li Qiufeng pondered for a moment, and said in his mouth: "Master Li understands most of what Mr. Yu said. But these important court affairs have nothing to do with a prodigal son like Mr. Li. If Mr. Yu wants to ask Mr. Li to help, To put it bluntly, you don’t have to go around in circles.”

Yu Fan showed embarrassment, coughed a few times, and then continued: "Brother Li's talent and martial arts are rare in the world. When Yu Mou first came to work in Xiuwu County, he encountered such a difficult case. If he handled it carelessly, It was the disaster of ransacking the family and destroying the family. Fortunately, Brother Li happened to arrive in Xiuwu County, but God gave Yu a certain way of life. Right now, hundreds of people have died under the rule of Xiuwu County, but I am afraid this is just the beginning. It is far from over, and a bigger case may happen at any time. Yu Mou wants to ask Brother Li to come out of the mountain and assist Yu Mou in handling this case."

Li Qiufeng feigned panic, jumped up from his chair, and said in a trembling voice, "Brother Yu, are you joking? Li, a commoner, how dare you assist the government in handling the case?!"

Yu Fan hurriedly stood up, pushed Li Qiufeng back on the chair, and said, "Brother Li, don't panic. Yu didn't want Brother Li to fight on the battlefield, but just wanted Brother Li to lead the righteous people and protect them." Xiuwu County is safe."

Li Qiufeng didn't know what Yu Fan meant, he was startled and confused, and didn't speak for a while.

Seeing Li Qiufeng's astonished expression, Yu Fan continued, "Brother Li doesn't know something. After receiving the report from Lizheng of Xujiazhuang and Lizhuang this morning, Mr. Huang was also extremely terrified. His face is like that of Luoyang magistrate Yamen and Henan Province. Governor's Yamen, please send officers to Xiuwu County to investigate the case quickly, and at the same time gather all the arrests in the city in the county Yamen to prevent rioters from besieging the government. It's just that Xiuwu County is full of arrests and no more than 100 people Tolerance, not to mention investigating cases, I am afraid that it is extremely difficult to protect yourself. Therefore, the magistrate of Huang County asked Yin Butou to summon the righteous people in the city to assist Tolerance in guarding the county. However, although these righteous people have their own abilities, they are a group of mobs. Someone needs to be in charge, so as not to delay the big event. After thinking about it, Yu Mou suddenly thought of Brother Li. With Brother Li's talent and martial arts, it would be easy to restrain these righteous people? So Yu Mou came here in a hurry because he wanted to Brother Li, please give Yu a certain face, and helping Yu overcome this difficulty is also doing a good deed for the people of Xiuwu County."

When Yu Fan said this, he stood up and bowed to Li Qiufeng.

Li Qiufeng hurriedly turned sideways, gave way to Yu Fan, and said: "Don't dare. Li is just a prodigal son from outside, how dare he lead the righteous people for the government? Yin Butou works calmly, let him be the righteous people The leader of the leader, I think it is the most suitable."

Yu Fan said: "Captor Yin wants to assist Huang Zhi County in investigating the case, and he cannot get away. Moreover, there is a lot of filth between Catcher Yin and these righteous people. If Master Feng hadn't intervened to persuade them, I'm afraid the two sides would have fought. If so Let Yin Tutou lead this group of righteous people, it will only ruin the big thing."

When Li Qiufeng heard Yu Fan mentioned the word "Master Feng", he hurriedly said: "If Mr. Yu doesn't mention it, Li will almost forget it. Although this Master Feng doesn't know martial arts, he is very resourceful. Let him lead the way." Isn’t Yimin the best candidate?”

Yu Fan gave a wry smile, and said: "Brother Li, Catcher Yin and the Yimin had a filthy life because of Catcher Yin's martial arts skills and suppressed the righteous people. Although Master Feng is quite resourceful, he just A Confucian scholar, with no strength to restrain a chicken. To put it bluntly, those righteous people are some reckless men in Xiuwu County. These people look down on scholars, and if Master Feng becomes their leader, they must be tricked by them."

When Yu Fan said this, he stood up again, cupped his hands and said: "Yu knows that this has caused great trouble to Brother Li. It's just that for the safety of the people in the city, please ask Brother Li to do what he can. Within three days , Henan governor’s yamen and Luoyang magistrate’s yamen will definitely send people there, and the garrison generals near Xiuwu County will also send troops to Xiuwu County. At that time, brother Li will pat his ass and leave, and Yu will never stop him.”

(End of this chapter)