Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 119
Guobei County.

A piece of news spread as quickly as wings...

"Have you heard that Lord Hou is getting married?"

"real or fake?"

"The news is absolutely reliable. It came from the servants of the Hou Mansion, saying that the wedding will be held in September this year."

"I heard that the bride is a disciple of the Cultivation of Immortals sect."

"It's not surprising, Lord Hou is not an ordinary person, of course he wants to marry a fairy..."

The news was indeed correct. The date was set by Zhou Yu himself. It was scheduled for the end of September, and there were still more than three months left.

It stands to reason that with his current status, preparing for the wedding in more than three months is unavoidably a bit hasty.

Generally, when a large family gets married, they usually make new furniture and decorate the new house two or three years in advance.

However, Zhou Yu didn't want to do something special, and the new Hou Ye Mansion was still under construction, and Yiying's furniture was also being produced at the same time.

Therefore, there is no need to spend too much thought on the old residence.

Besides, Bai Min'er is a disciple of the Immortal Cultivation School, so she doesn't pay attention to the complicated etiquette of the world.

Of course, it was a big wedding after all, and Zhou Yu was a majestic Marquis of Jing'an, so many officials would definitely come to congratulate him, and it couldn't be too simple.

All of a sudden, everyone in Hou Ye's mansion was busy.

Arranging new houses, guest rooms, garden decoration and greening, ingredients related to banquets, chefs, tables and chairs, and finding a theater troupe to add to the fun...

In short, there are many chores.

Including Mochou, they would come out of the study at dusk to help with what they could.

Her identity has always been a mystery in the mansion, and the servants also have many speculations.

It's just that no one dared to ask, not to mention that there were often some unusual people around Zhou Yu, and the servants gradually got used to it.

Just as everyone was busy with Zhou Yu's marriage, Zhou Yu, the person concerned, disappeared...

Capital, Dali Temple.

In the morning, Wei Jing, Shaoyin of the Jingzhao Mansion, led a team of yamen servants to visit the dignitary.

It was Dali Temple Shaoqing Zuo Qiufeng who came forward to receive him.

"Master Zuo, I heard that you have arrested a murderer named Miao San. This case is of great importance, and this criminal is involved in many old cases. I hope Lord Zuo can transfer this criminal to Jingzhao Mansion for trial."

Zuo Qiufeng smiled apologetically: "Master Wei, I really don't know about this matter. Dali Temple is arresting people every day, and it is impossible for me to investigate every case."

Hearing this, Wei Jing couldn't help but frowned: "To tell the truth, Mr. Zuo, this person's identity is a bit special..."

"Oh? Could it be that this person is a relative of the emperor?"

"That's not true. This person was the housekeeper of Mr. Wu's residence, Minister of the Household Department. This person took advantage of his position to steal a lot of Mr. Wu's property and some important official documents."

"It turns out that's the case... But Mr. Wei, if the case is really so serious, then we should let our Dali Temple handle it."

"Lord Zuo, this case belongs to our Jingzhao Mansion..."

"Hehe, Mr. Wei's words are wrong, everyone is doing things for the court, why do you care about us?
Besides, it is not known whether the person you mentioned was arrested by our Dali Temple. "

As soon as these words came out, Wei Jing was so angry that his face turned livid.

However, he didn't dare to get angry. Firstly, he wanted something from others, and Zuo Qiufeng's official rank was one level higher than his, so they could only lower their posture and beg.

"Well, I'll ask Mr. Wang to come over and ask, he is mainly responsible for the arrest..."

"Thank you, Master Zuo."

After a while, Wang Chongshan walked in.

After the two parties greeted each other, Zuo Qiufeng asked: "Master Wang, did you catch a murderer named Miao San last night?"

"Master Zuo, there was no action at all last night, how could he arrest someone?"

"Master Wang, our Jingzhao Mansion received news that Miao San was obviously taken away by people from your Dali Temple. How can you say that you didn't arrest him?"

Wang Chongshan's face turned cold, and he said to Wei Jing, "Master Wei, what is the meaning of this? Do you suspect that our Dali Temple is arresting criminals without permission?"

"no……"

"Besides, it's just a homicide case, and you, Mr. Shaoyin, are bothering you to do it yourself. When did your Jingzhao Mansion become so diligent?"

"You..." Wei Jing gasped.

"If Mr. Wei doesn't believe it, you can go to the prison of Dali Temple to see if there are any prisoners you want."

When it comes to this, most people who are sensible will give up.

However, Wei Jing is under the pressure from above, how can he just leave easily?In the end, I bit the bullet and ran to the prison to check around...

As expected, there was no Miao San among the criminals.

In desperation, he could only leave angrily.

"Master Wei, walk slowly!"

Wang Chongshan cupped his hands jokingly.

When Wei Jing disappeared, Zuo Qiufeng couldn't help sighing, and said to Wang Chongshan, "Chongshan, are you really planning to fight to the bottom? You have to think carefully, the consequences of this move may be unpredictable."

Wang Chongshan pondered for a while, then said: "Master Zuo, this is an excellent opportunity. If we back down this time, we may never find the opportunity."

"Forget it, do as you wish."

"Thank you Master Zuo!"

Wang Chongshan cupped his hands and strode away.

In fact, the news from Jingzhao Mansion is not wrong, Miao San was indeed taken away by people from Dali Temple.

However, Wang Chongshan expected that Wu Yonghe would do everything possible to take Miao San away or silence him in prison, so instead of detaining Miao San in the cell of Dali Temple, he was secretly detained in a private house and closely guarded by several confidants. guard.

It stands to reason that this secret stronghold is quite safe, firstly, not many people know about it, and secondly, such a secret stronghold is not fixed and will be changed from time to time.

As a result, when Wang Chongshan rushed to the secret base to interrogate Miao San, what he saw was a bloody scene.

Several confidantes in charge of the guards were all down in a pool of blood.

Judging from their death conditions and the situation at the scene, they did not go through a fierce fight before their death.

But Miao San was nowhere to be seen.

Wang Chongshan stood blankly in the courtyard, the look in his eyes constantly changing.

He was sad and angry for the deaths of several of his men.

Now, he finally realized that he underestimated the opponent's energy.He must have an undercover agent sent by the other side.

Otherwise, how could the opponent find out the location of the secret stronghold so quickly and take Miao San away?

"Brothers, you will not die in vain, blood debt must be paid in blood!"

The craziness and cruelty of the opponent made Wang Chongshan even more determined, even if he was caught dead, he would fight to the end!

When it was dark, Sun Li returned to the mansion with a tired face.

When he walked into the study, his eyes suddenly turned cold, and he shouted: "He Fangxiao is young? Come out!"

"Hehe, not bad, not bad, quite vigilant."

With a laugh, Zhou Yu appeared.

Seeing that it was Mr., Sun Li was both surprised and delighted, and hurried forward to salute: "Students don't know it's Mr. coming, so please forgive me for being rude."

"Okay, don't be too polite."

At this moment, Sun Li couldn't help but asked in confusion: "Why did you come to the capital all of a sudden?"

"What? Don't you welcome Mr.?"

"No, no, the student is just thinking, isn't the husband getting married soon? Why do you have time to come to the capital?"

Zhou Yu sighed: "You think you want to come here as a teacher? Isn't it all because of you."

"Uh……"

"If I don't come, I'm afraid you will be doomed!"

Hearing this, Sun Li was taken aback, and couldn't help but said, "Could it be...they want to attack the students too?"

"Why? Who did they attack?"

Sun Li looked annoyed: "The thing is like this, we have already made great progress, and secretly controlled the housekeeper in Wu Yonghe's mansion..."

Sun Li told Miao San to abscond, and later took the initiative to seek asylum in Dali Temple in order to save his life.

"I never thought that just when Mr. Wang wanted to interrogate Miao San, Miao San was taken away by someone, and several of Mr. Wang's subordinates were also killed..."

"Then are there any clues now, who leaked the place of detention?"

"According to Mr. Wang, when he returned to Dali Temple to investigate, he found that a subordinate named Qi Bao was missing.

This person can be regarded as Mr. Wang's right-hand man, and he is also very effective on weekdays. Now it seems... I am afraid that he has been bribed long ago. "

"So that's the case. Come to think of it, Chongshan must be feeling very uncomfortable now."

"Yes, Mr. Wang is blaming himself now...cough cough cough..."

Having said this, Sun Li suddenly coughed violently.

"what's wrong with you?"

"Ahem... Maybe it's because I've been a little busy recently, and I've suffered from a bit of wind and cold..."

"No!" Zhou Yu said solemnly, "Sit down, and I will take your pulse for the teacher."

"Oh……"

Sun Li obeyed and sat down.

After a while, Zhou Yu couldn't help frowning, and asked, "Where did you get your usual diet?"

"This...the Hanlin Academy has a dining room, and people usually eat in the dining room."

"And what about your tea?"

"Students in the Hanlin Academy usually make their own bubbles. They don't like to let people do it for them. When they return to the official residence, there are maids to make bubbles."

While speaking, a servant girl's voice sounded outside: "My lord, the tea is ready."

"Well, pick it up."

"Yes!"

The servant girl opened the door and walked in, put the tea on the table, and left again.

"Don't drink yet!"

Zhou Yu uncovered the teapot and observed it carefully for a while, then smelled it, then poured a little and tasted it.

"Well, you can drink it, no problem."

However, Sun Li's heart was agitated, and he couldn't help asking: "Sir, do you suspect that the other party will poison the students?"

"It's not suspicion, but the other party has already started to attack."

"what?"

Sun Li turned pale with shock.

"Perhaps, you think that the teacher is scaremongering, and that the other party has no courage to attack you, the new champion of the subject..."

"no……"

"You should listen to Teacher Wei first. Under normal circumstances, the other party does not dare to attack you easily.

After all, it would take a lot of risk. Once something happens to you, the emperor will order a thorough investigation.

But don't forget that the other party is probably already jumping over the wall in a hurry.If you don't fight hard, then he will die.

So, under such circumstances, these people can do anything, even treason..."

Hearing this, Sun Li felt even more disturbed, and asked, "Then...then what did they do to the students?"

Zhou Yu was simple and clear: "You have been poisoned!"

"Poisoned? What kind of poison?"

"If my guess is correct, the one among you should be a poisonous weed that grows in the desert in the Ganliang area, called Sand Scorpion Grass.

This kind of poisonous weed is very rare, and it must be processed by secret methods to have miraculous effects.

After being infected with this poison, just like your current symptoms, you can't stop coughing, thinking that you have contracted a cold.

If it is taken continuously, the lungs will start to rot, and eventually he will cough up blood and die. The symptoms are almost exactly the same as those of tuberculosis.

At that time, who will suspect that you were murdered?I will only think that your life is precious and blessings are poor, and unfortunately you contracted tuberculosis and died young. "

Hearing these words, Sun Li couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, and hastily cupped his hands and said, "Sir, I wonder if the student can be saved?"

Zhou Yu nodded: "Fortunately, the teacher came in time, the poison in you is not deep, and it will be cleared up after a while.

However, if the person who poisoned you is not found out, once the other party finds that your health is improving, he will desperately increase the dose at that time, then you may die on the spot.

Therefore, you have to think about whether there are relatively fixed eating habits, and who can take the opportunity to approach you. "

Sun Li frowned, and murmured, "Could it be...they?"

"Who?"

"That's right. There is a small restaurant near the official residence. The soy milk and rice cakes there are very good. The students eat there almost every morning."

"Oh? How many people are there in the restaurant?"

"Three, the boss is a middle-aged man, and there are two other guys."

"Has the guy changed recently?"

"Not this one."

"Well, tomorrow morning I will go to see what happened for my teacher..."

After chatting for a while, Sun Li couldn't help asking about Du Yuniang.

"Sir, I wonder how Yuniang is doing?"

"Don't worry, her body has recovered, and she has also come to the capital."

Sun Li was very pleasantly surprised: "Yu Niang has come to the capital?"

"That's right, but you don't want to meet for the time being, in case the other party finds out. In short, you can rest assured that Yu Niang is safe now. When she has to show up, the teacher will naturally let you meet."

Sun Li was very grateful, and immediately cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, sir!"

"Okay, now you tell me about the various aspects of the capital, so that you can take corresponding measures for the teacher."

"Yes."

Sun Li responded, and began to slowly talk about the affairs of the DPRK and China.

The next morning.

Sun Li came to the small restaurant near the official residence as usual.

Zhou Yu also pretended to be a scholar and sat down at the next table pretending not to know Sun Li.

Soon, he discovered the problem.

That short guy was not an ordinary guy at all, he just deliberately hid his aura, and he was easily overwhelmed.

Now, Zhou Yu finally understood the whole story.

The other party had obviously been watching Sun Li secretly for a long time, and carefully designed all this after mastering the rules of his life.

Finding someone to disguise and replace the buddy in the shop, so that it is convenient to start.

After a while, soy milk was brought to the table.

Taking advantage of no one's attention, Zhou Yu quickly exchanged soy milk with Sun Li.

Sun Li drank the soy milk as if nothing had happened, while Zhou Yu observed it carefully for a while, and took a sip... With his physique, he would be fine even if he drank several large bowls, and ordinary poison could not do anything to him.

After a while, Zhou Yu beckoned to the short guy: "Boy, come here."

"Guest officer, what are your orders?"

"Why is this soy milk sour?"

"No way? The soy milk in our store is freshly ground this morning. How could it be sour?"

"Whether it's sour or not, you'll know when you drink it yourself."

Zhou Yu picked up the bowl and handed it to the waiter.

"No, no, this is the soy milk for the guest, you can't drink it if it's too small."

"Stop talking nonsense, drink as soon as I tell you to drink."

"Really can not……"

The guy backed away, waving his hands.

At this time, Zhou Yu shook his hand, and a bowl of hot soy milk was aimed at the clerk's face and splashed over...

【I have something to do tomorrow, please take a day off】

(End of this chapter)