A knife in love

Chapter 854

Li Qiufeng hid outside the house, hearing what Huang Chong said, he couldn't help being startled.He had heard from Yin Tutou and others that Huang Chong was a clean and honest official, and was deeply respected by the people of Xiuwu County.Therefore, the Ministry of Officials tried to promote Huang Chong several times, but was blocked by the people.But judging from what Huang Chong just said, he may not have no intention of leaving Xiuwu County.It's just that for some unknown reason, he gave up being a high-ranking official and remained in Xiuwu County.Li Qiufeng felt that everything he saw and heard tonight was completely weird, and he became more and more suspicious.

But Ji Dingzhong said word by word: "Old Huang, are you dissatisfied with the fact that we want you to stay in Xiuwu County?"

Huang Chong sneered, and said in his mouth: "What's the use of being dissatisfied? Since you brothers can condescend to be the masters of Luoyang Zhifu Yamen and Xiuwu County Yamen, what else do we have to say? Even if we are asked to be cows and horses, we have no choice but to admit!"

He just finished speaking, but Zhang Baixing snorted and said in his mouth: "Old Huang, you have finally spoken your heart! It seems that my elder brother is right. For more than ten years, you have been thinking about it day and night, but you just don't want to talk about it anymore. Listen to my elder brother's order, and no longer submit to Xiuwu County. But have you ever thought, if it weren't for my elder brother's painstaking planning over the years, would we be able to wipe out the evil seeds of the Xu family in one fell swoop and solve the danger of our five families? The enemy has been eliminated, but you have made waves and killed so many people, how can you say this?!"

Huang Chong sneered and said: "Okay, okay, you brothers have suspected me for a long time. In this case, you will kill me and give it to Nephew Cai, Nephew Hu, and Nephew Yang and Shi Shi." Revenge, nephew!"

The more Li Qiufeng heard it, the more frightened he became, secretly wanting to hear what Huang Chong said, that Ji Dingzhong and Zhang Baixing were actually brothers.Moreover, Hu Kun, Huang Chong, Ji Dingzhong, Zhang Baixing and others belong to five families, and one of these five families has a big enemy named Xu.Ji Dingzhong had planned for a long time, and finally wiped out the Xu family.But Huang Chong was unwilling to be driven by Ji Dingzhong, so he secretly killed the sons of Cai, Hu, Yang, and Shi.It's just that Li Qiufeng can't figure out what kind of grievances and grievances there are among these people, even though he is meticulous.

At this moment, another voice came from the room.The man said in a deep voice: "It's unclear right now, what's the use of arguing? The most important thing is to find out who the murderer is, otherwise there will be internal strife, and I'm afraid I'll be taken advantage of by others. Oops."

The person Li Qiufeng heard was Han Qusi, the magistrate of Luoyang, and he thought to himself, this Han guy is quite smart, not as aggressive as Zhang Baixing and Ji Dingzhong.

Hu Kun sneered and said: "The murderer? The murderer has been found out! It is Mr. Huang Chonghuang who is sitting in front of us and still not changing his face or beating his heart!"

Huang Chong said in a deep voice: "Catch a thief and take the stolen goods, and catch the adulterer and take the double. You say I am the murderer, show me the evidence!"

Hu Kun shouted: "Hand over that bitch of yours, and we will naturally find evidence!"

Huang Chong was furious when he heard that he had insulted his beloved daughter, and said sharply: "My surname is Zhao, I think you lost your only son, and you behaved perversely when you were sad, so you can endure it. No shape! Otherwise, don’t blame me for turning my face and denying people!”

Li Qiufeng thought to himself, although Master Huang treats Huang Xu harshly, he treats her really well.Hearing Hu Kun insulting Huang Xu at this time, he was so angry that he even mispronounced Hu Kun's last name.

I only heard Han Qusi say: "What are you two doing? Why did you even say your original surname? Aren't you afraid that things will leak out?"

Li Qiufeng's heart trembled when he heard this, and he thought to himself that it was not because Huang Chong had mispronounced Hu Kun's surname in a hurry, but because Hu Kun was originally surnamed Zhao.These people had also mentioned the Nie, Lu, Zhao, Du, and Hua families before. I just guessed that the Hua family was related to the Beijing Hua family, but I had no clue about the other four families.At this time, after listening to Huang Chong and Han Qusi, they knew that Hu Kun's original surname was Zhao.So who are the other four?

Hu Kun said loudly: "The entire Xu family has been destroyed, so we don't have to worry about it anymore. But after the enemy is gone, civil strife will rise again. I'm afraid there will be a disaster, and someone wants to get rid of us all out of self-interest. You can sit back and relax, and from now on, high officials and generous salary will be just around the corner.”

When he said this, he paused for a moment, and then said in a sullen voice: "Brother Du, do you think so?"

Li Qiufeng listened intently, wanting to know who the "Brother Du" Hu Kun was talking about.

The room fell silent, and no one spoke for a while.In the end, it was Ji Dingzhong's voice: "Old Hu, you don't have to be so angry. Hu's nephew was killed, and there is no clue now, and it can't be said that it was Lao Huang's hands. Although the Xu family was wiped out by us in one fell swoop, But right now we can’t put swords and guns in the warehouse, let the horses go to Nanshan. We must be on guard against those who slip through the net and secretly retaliate. Don’t forget, everyone, our ancestors also found the hiding place of the Xu family in Hejian Mansion during the Yuan Dynasty to Zhengzheng period At that time, more than 100 members of the Xu family were killed. I thought the Xu family would be overthrown, but I didn't expect that the third child of his family had an illegitimate child outside. family. If it weren’t for my ancestors of the Nie family to turn the tide, how could people like us still be able to live in this world?”

He had just finished speaking, but Zhang Baixing said: "My elder brother is right. The ancestors of my Nie family destroyed the conspiracy of the Xu family, so that our five families can continue. Today, my elder brother has cleverly planned to hide in Haizhou. The Xu family was caught out, and with the help of pirates, the Xu family was wiped out in one fell swoop. For hundreds of years, our five families have respected my Nie family, because the five families have faced life and death several times. The family is like the mainstay, trying to turn the tide. What happened today, you guys didn’t follow my elder brother’s advice and killed each other, have you forgotten what happened to the Hua family?!”

After Zhang Baixing finished speaking, no one answered in the room.After a while, I heard Zhang Baixing say: "everyone has been arguing since entering this room, but no one listens to my elder brother. Now, do you know that you are wrong?"

But Huang Chong sneered, and said in his mouth: "What's wrong with me? Don't let others frame it, and can't even say a word of explanation?!"

Zhang Baixing said angrily: "Old Huang, I have been by your side for the past few years. I have seen you depressed all day long, and I am quite dissatisfied with my elder brother. You think you are from Kejia, and you only want to become a high-ranking official in the capital. Resent my elder brother for letting you stay in Xiuwu County and be a small county magistrate, don’t you?"

Huang Chong said in a deep voice: "For the great affairs of our five families, you brothers do not hesitate to condescend to be the little masters of the prefectures and counties. If you want me to be a county magistrate, that is flattering me. How can I have any dissatisfaction? You are by my side In seven or eight years, it was nothing more than fear that I would ruin your brother's affairs, and you watched me closely. It's just that you think that I am worried every day because I am trapped in Xiuwu County and cannot be a bigger official. I take it too lightly. I have no intention of being an official, and I just want to take Xu'er to find a quiet place to live in seclusion. I am really tired and bored these years. Now that the Xu family no longer exists, I don't have to stay in Xiuwu County any longer. You brothers are also kindly requested to let me take Xu'er to retreat to the mountains and forests, it can be regarded as the reward for my hard work in Xiuwu County for more than ten years."

He finished speaking, but he heard Zhang Baixing say: "This is not possible. Although the Xu family is extinct now, but nephews Hu, Cai, Shi, and Yang have been killed one after another. Do your job, find the murderer, and avenge the four nephews. And we have to confirm that the Xu family did not slip through the net, so that we can rest easy. If you want to hide now, I'm afraid there are some things that you can't explain clearly! "

Hu Kun echoed on the side: "Master Zhang is right. Before the murderer is found out, no one should even think about leaving Xiuwu County!"

Huang Chong laughed back angrily, and said in his mouth: "Okay, okay, you are joining hands to take my life. The gold, silver and jewels in Fengmen Village are indeed capable of killing people. For hundreds of years, for These gold and silver jewels, the Nie, Lu, Zhao, Du, and Hua families have already killed 4000 people, plus those who died in the Xu family, I am afraid that the number of people who were killed by these gold, silver and jewels is no less than [-]. We've arrived at Du's house. You don't need to find any more excuses, just chop me up as soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)