I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 272
Even for Qiu Jinyu who saved Yang Xu, Qiu Zongxi couldn't turn him away, but his attitude was still indifferent, and he didn't bother to ask the housekeeper to arrange a place for him.

In the study, Zhan Feiyu asked, "Can you see who attacked Yang Xu?"

The Zhenbian Hou's Mansion is the most suspected, and other princes and ministers who want to get involved in the military power and salt tax of Longyou Dao are also suspected. Zhan Feiyu even suspects that several people may do it together. , just like when she was in danger in Huai'an Mansion.

"The ten or so people who appeared at the beginning were a group of mobs. Although the people who followed were hiding their martial arts skills, they still had some shadows in the army. Moreover, Longyou Dao is now under the watchful eye of the Forbidden Dragon Guards. It is impossible for all parties to take risks. Send out family slayers."

He Sheng accompanied Yang Xu to Aozi Village, on the one hand to protect Yang Xu's safety, and on the other hand to find out information.

Zhan Feiyu was in danger in Huai'an Mansion, and 48 corpses were hung on the city wall, which was enough to deter the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

Afterwards, when the eldest prince Yin Jun saw the dragon pendant on her neck, he misunderstood Zhan Feiyu's identity. This also caused the forces who assassinated Zhan Feiyu to dare not show up again, fearing that the Forbidden Dragon Guards would find any clues, and they would be killed by then. The gains outweigh the losses, so the people who attacked Yang Xu this time are probably from Longyou Dao, not from the army or were once in the army.

"Is it a test or a killer?" Zhan Feiyu asked again. The teacher first had an insight into the Holy Spirit's intention to restore the Yang family, so he asked himself to come and find out.

Forge this kind of incense today, and your own life will be guaranteed in the future. Anyone who wants to touch himself has to weigh it carefully.

"Test, if something happens to Yang Xu, the Yang family will fight back desperately. No one can withstand the revenge of the 20 troops of Longyou Dao." Gather the Yang family.

After hearing this, Zhan Feiyu finally breathed a sigh of relief. What she was most afraid of was that the Holy Master would take the opportunity to kill Yang Xu. Fortunately, even if the Holy Master wanted to control the overall situation, he was not so crazy as to use unscrupulous means.

"Did the third room of the Qiu family find anything unusual?" Even though Zhan Feiyu was impressed by Qiu Jinyu's elegance, the timing of the other party's appearance was too coincidental, and coupled with Yang Xu's close appearance, Zhan Feiyu would rather be one of the villains. Heart.

He Sheng carefully recalled the scene of fighting during the day, "I haven't found it yet, I will send someone to investigate."

Longyou Road is thousands of miles away from Weizhou, even though the secret agents of the Forbidden Dragon Guard are spread all over the place, but if we really want to investigate, it will take ten days and a half months to go back and forth.

"You've been following Yang Xu for the past few days." Zhan Feiyu nodded, he must be on guard. As for whether Qiu Jinyu would misunderstand, Zhan Feiyu didn't care.

After He Sheng exited the study, Zhan Feiyu had calmed down and began to grind. Afterwards, the candlelight in the study stayed on until midnight. Every successful scholar used to study hard in this way.

The lack of rain in Xiangwu County has led to serious land desertification. This has caused every house in the county to occupy a huge area. The third room of the Qiu family was placed in the guest courtyard in the north. All the bodyguards went to the inn.

Early in the morning, the snowstorm that had been falling for a day and a night stopped, and the howling and crying cut through the tranquility of the morning, and shocked the neighbors who were still warm in bed.

"What's the sound outside?" Zhan Feiyu put down her book. She got up early, finished her daily morning reading, and was just about to go to the main courtyard for breakfast when she heard faint crying outside.

As He Nuan is a personal servant girl, and the situation in Longyou Road is unknown, even if no one dares to attack Zhan Feiyu, He Nuan still protects her personally, so she naturally doesn't know what happened in front of her, "I'll let someone go and see .”

"Let's go together." Zhan Feiyu picked up the hand stove and let He Nuan wrap himself up like a bear, but even so, when he opened the door, the chill that hit his face still made Zhan Feiyu shiver.

Yang Xu was stabbed in the arm. Although he can't practice martial arts, he still can't lose the basic skills of squatting and horse stance every day. He and Qiu Zongxi both live in the main courtyard, and they both heard the movement.

After meeting in the main courtyard, several people walked towards the gate together.

Qiu Zongxi glanced calmly at He Sheng behind Yang Xu. He didn't show it on the face, but he was relieved in his heart. The little girl was protecting his shortcomings. Unfortunately, Yang Xu's elm head probably didn't realize that He Sheng was protecting him.

"It's unreasonable, my God, my son died unjustly..."

"Zhuangzi, my grandson, why don't you let me die, my poor grandson."

"Brother, wake up, brother, don't leave me behind, my little brother and I are obedient, we don't want to eat flour dumplings, woo woo..."

Outside the gate of the Qiu Mansion, seven or eight straw mats were neatly arranged, and on the mats were cold corpses, only covered with torn sheets, and the feet of the dead were exposed outside.

There were two other people whose heads were exposed outside the quilt, and their black and blue complexions were a bit creepy.

Rao Zhan Feiyu knew that someone was making trouble, but he was still stunned for a moment when he saw this scene, and then looked at He Sheng who was beside him, and saw that he nodded imperceptibly, and knew that the dead people were probably the ones who ambush Yang Xu yesterday the rabble.

It's just that they died in yesterday's fight, or were killed by someone who cared after they came back, there is no way to investigate.

"Old Mr. Qiu, my son died unjustly!" A shrill cry sounded, throwing off her daughter's support, the woman rushed towards Qiu Zongxi who was at the door, but she slipped and fell to the ground with a thump. The person lay on the ground and cried out in grief.

More and more passers-by gathered in the alley. Seeing the corpses and the grief-stricken female relatives, many people also had red eyes. The dead were all young and strong at home. How will the days after this be.

"Little fish, me?" Yang Xu's throat seemed to be blocked, especially when he saw two four or five-year-old children crying on the dead body, their throats were hoarse, and Yang Xu's immature face showed a dazed look.

During the fight yesterday, Yang Xu was not only not afraid, but even had an indescribable heartiness. He hoped that he would become stronger and stronger, and finally be able to hold up the lintel of the General's Mansion.

But at this moment, looking at these corpses, the white-haired old woman, and the ignorant nephew, Yang Xu's mind was buzzing, did he do something wrong?
What a vicious and insidious scheme!Zhan Feiyu understood that the people behind the scenes made such a move, if he could take the opportunity to destroy Yang Xu, then even if the Yang family recovered, there would be nothing to fear, and this was an aboveboard conspiracy.

"Xu'er, yesterday was so dangerous, either you will die or I will die. If you soften your heart, it will be your relatives who are mourning today!" A clear and bright voice resounded resoundingly.

Qiu Jinyu walked over at some point, and put one hand on Yang Xu's shoulder. Although he was only a few years older than Yang Xu, but he looked much more stable, "Since they are engaged in murderous activities, they should know that there will be today's death." Those who have been oppressed by them have also suffered so much, but no one knows."

Unjust is doomed to destruction!Before they died, these people were bullying local ruffians, and death was not a pity.

Yang Xu turned his head and looked at Qiu Jinyu, who had firm eyes. Although he was still at a loss, his heart gradually settled down.

"You pay back my father's life!" Suddenly, an eight or nine-year-old girl screamed at Yang Xu, and suddenly pulled out a dagger, stumbled up from the ground, grabbed the dagger and pointed at Yang Xu. Yang Xu rushed over here.

A skinny little girl, even though she was holding a dagger, did not pose any threat to Yang Xu, who had practiced martial arts for many years. After avoiding it sideways, he grabbed the little girl's wrist with his right hand, and snatched the dagger away with a twist. down.

But looking at the crying little girl with red and swollen eyes, looking at the deep-seated hatred in her, Yang Xu only felt that the dagger he took off weighed tens of millions of catties.

No matter how hateful these scoundrels are, they are not worthy of death. Moreover, they also have parents and children, and they will be extremely painful because of their deaths.

"You pay back my father's life!" The little girl choked up, and slapped Yang Xu's face fiercely, but this time he didn't avoid it.

With a bang, there was a crisp applause. Yang Xu stared blankly at the little girl who was squatting on the ground and weeping bitterly after the beating, and his heart that had just been resolute became helpless again.

"The way to use soldiers is to attack the heart first, and attack the city as the bottom; to fight the heart is the top, and to fight the soldiers." Zhan Feiyu said in a low voice, looking at the dazed Yang Xu with cold eyes, and asked coldly: "Yang Xu, what do you read?" What about the art of war? A few lives will be disturbed, and once the battle is complete, thousands of people will die that day, and you will still be the comrade who fought side by side with you, what should you do?"

"I..." Yang Xu was dumbfounded by the scolding. In his perception, Zhan Feiyu was delicate, but he studied hard. This was the first time Yang Xu saw Zhan Feiyu who spoke harshly. He was stern and disappointed.

Before Yang Xu could answer, Zhan Feiyu took two steps forward without looking at the corpses on the straw mat. He raised his chin proudly and took off the hood. Noble luxury and unattainable.

"You carried the corpses to the gate of the Qiu Mansion, do you mean that these people died at the hands of Mr. Qiu?" Zhan Feiyu had a clear voice, and dragged Qiu Zongxi into the water unceremoniously, "In that case, why didn't you report it to the authorities? "

Zhan Feiyu said sharply: "Even if old Mr. Qiu is of high moral character, he can kill people and pay for their lives, the laws of Daqing are not for display. After the county magistrate is promoted, if the evidence is convincing, you should be arrested and killed. You cry Could it be possible to avenge the dead with a few voices?"

Not to mention the relatives of the deceased, the passers-by and the neighbors nodded in agreement, the little girl is right, if there is a homicide case, why don't you report it to the police?
"No, Mr. Qiu didn't kill him, he killed him!" The woman who was crying on the ground suddenly raised her head, cursed sharply, and pointed at Yang Xu with one hand, "He is the murderer!"

A silver bell-like laughter sounded, Zhan Feiyu tilted his head slightly, his dark eyes widened, his thick black eyelashes fluttered like a small fan, "You might as well say that Mr. Qiu killed this aunt, With Yang Xu's dark, skinny appearance, he was stunned when he saw the dead body, and even if he started practicing martial arts from the womb, he probably wouldn't be able to kill so many people."

"He can't kill, but he can order people to kill!" The woman roared hysterically, her red eyes were full of anger and hatred, as if she wanted to pounce on Yang Xu, the murderer, and tear him to pieces.

"What is the motive for the murder? When and where did you kill the person, where is the witness evidence and the murder weapon? Auntie, you accuse Yang Xu of being the murderer with red lips, so what do you want the government to do?" Zhan Feiyu was very imposing. , the attitude is even more aggressive and domineering.

"Auntie can't think of the old and the young in the Qiu family, so she carried the corpse to blackmail, right? I think this kind of thing is often done at the Aunt's house. If you just blackmail, you will get the money, and you will be oppressed. people."

Someone has already recognized the woman's identity, and at this moment whispered to the people around her: "That's not Wang Laizi's mother, the little girl is really right, my aunt's youngest son accidentally bumped into Wang Laizi's mother." My old lady, I was extorted by his family for a tael of silver!"

The local ruffian is the most hateful, and there is no way to escape if it is contaminated. Ordinary people can only swallow their anger and spend money to eliminate disasters, otherwise what else can they do?
A group of more than a dozen of these rascals did a lot of stealing and stalking, and they were not afraid of fighting fiercely. The common people had to give in if they wanted to live a peaceful life.

"Isn't that girl the girl of the Hu family at the end of the alley, and Boss Hu is not a good person." Although the dead are the most important, but when they think of these villains and rascals who have done a lot of evil, the passers-by are almost saying that they are dead.

The crying relatives were dumbfounded by the questioning. They dared to play tricks on Yang Xu. On the one hand, it was because Yang Xu was a murderer, and they had hatred in their hearts. On the other hand, Yang Xu looked easy to bully.

But Zhan Feiyu, who was standing in front of everyone delicately, with such a domineering and arrogant appearance, looked like a spoiled and spoiled young lady. Give them a little courage, and they would not dare to mess with Zhan Feiyu.

"Okay, you don't cry anymore, I have a headache from crying, don't you just want money when you carry the corpse?" Zhan Feiyu frowned in disgust, "The family gave you 100 taels of silver as funeral expenses, who will come here again If you make trouble and touch my bad luck, then we will go to the government to see if we kill people and pay for our lives, or you are blackmailed and sent to prison!"

The eight corpses were placed at the gate of the Qiu Mansion, that is 800 taels of silver, and even if three percent of the mourning relatives were mourning the dead, the remaining seven cents were for the silver.

If you really go to court, how much money can you pay?

Hearing that the crying had subsided, Zhan Feiyu's expression also relaxed, and he still had that superior attitude, "Ah Nuan, you go in and get the silver, and write a contract by the way, the 100 taels is for their pity, whoever accuses them nonsense Yang Xu is a murderer, so he will go to court and won't give him a penny!"

That's it?The middle-aged man who was in the crowd frowned, and looked at the dozen or so people in front of the corpse with contempt. They really were all money-seeking things, and he had completely forgotten what he had confessed before.

Even the little girl who slapped Yang Xu at the beginning didn't cry anymore. Hu Daya wiped her face. It was hard for her father to die, but she also knew that her father was alive and would not earn 100 taels in his lifetime. Money, every time I get three to five hundred cash, I either use it for drinking or gambling. If there are twenty or thirty cash left at home, it’s not bad.

The same is true for the others. Nothing is more useful than real gold and silver. People cannot be resurrected after death. Besides, if they know in their hearts that this matter will go to court, they are still in the wrong. Maybe they can’t get a penny. The child can spend ten years without eating or drinking.

(End of this chapter)