Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 346 Jiao Xiong personally greets
By the window on the second floor of Bailu Academy,
Lan Xinwen now looked out from time to time. The mountain chief and the master were patrolling around with their people.

Even that crazy student is now locked up in the west wing, yelling every day.

From such a distance, I could still hear the movement in the wing. I looked at the book boy serving in front of me and asked;

"The academy has been weird these days, have you heard anything?"

The little book boy's face turned pale and he nodded fiercely. Then he was a little afraid that others would hear him, so he looked at the people around him carefully, then lowered his head and came over and said;

"Young Master, I heard a lot after following other students. Some people said it was a homicide. The murderer was extremely vicious. But most people said it was an innocent soul seeking his life. It was because Marquis Luo Yun ordered so many people to be killed, so all the innocent souls followed. The river water reached the Northland mass graves, and then those people went to the back mountains, and their lives were taken after offending them."

Lan Xinwen touched the brush in his hand and thought quietly. Looking at the scared face of the little book boy, he asked again,
"Where did you hear the rumors?"

"My lord, the news came from outside. I heard that it was from the prefect's yamen. After the police failed to detect the cause of death of the deceased, various rumors came out. Young lord, do you think it is true that there is a evil spirit seeking the life of the deceased?"

Lan Xinwen put down his brush and shook his head.

"Nonsense, where did the evil ghost come from? It's just a cover-up. But I'm afraid it's those people this time who have some background. I just don't know who did it. By the way, does my father have any explanation?"

Lan Xinwen didn't believe at all that there was any theory of wronged souls demanding their lives. He even believed that someone in Jinling had made some move, or that a group of people had made some move.

The little book boy trembled and replied;

"Sir, the master has sent the bodyguards to the house. He also said that there is no need to worry. Don't be greedy and go in. I want the master to be careful about the descendants of the civil servants instead."

Lan Xinwen knew in his heart that his father might have noticed something, and it was unknown what role the prefect Jia Yucun played in it.

"I know, be careful. Don't eat the food in the academy. Let our people cook it yourself, or you can take someone down the mountain to buy it in person. Don't fake it with other people's hands."

"Yes, young master, I understand,"

The little book boy picked up his book basket, then left the house, called two guards and went down the mountain to buy food.

At this scene, there were many other servants of the young master. Many book boys and their guards walked to the mountain gate. They looked at each other warily and immediately separated and went down the mountain road.

Academy content

The mountain chief asked with a gloomy face;
"Jiang Yan, have you noticed anything in the past few days? Now he has become more and more out of control, and he even started doing things in the academy."

"Teacher, I have found something, but the method is quite rare. He must be an experienced hand. He did it cleanly and without any obvious flaws. I don't know what the purpose is."

Jiang Yan bowed his hands behind him and said nothing.

The mountain chief didn't ask in detail, knowing that some words were just right. He looked at the prefect in the woodshed and explained in a low voice;
"Keeping an eye on them, and then having someone keep an eye on the food in the cafeteria every time. I didn't expect someone to reach into the academy. How brave."

"I understand, teacher, I understand."

Jiang Yan had long paid attention to the people in the prefecture, especially the widower. He seemed to know how to die but said he didn't know. No. 1 died after a silver needle was inserted into the Baihui point into the brain. The silver needle was used to seal the bleeding mouth. The blood flowed back, leaving no scars on the outside, so Ning Bao's death was a homicide. But why he laughed later, he must have had another method.

As for Yu Ren, he did not go out that night, but died on his bed, as if he had been burned to death by a fire. He was even covered with five quilts to get away with it. If there was warmth in the quilt, he must have died not long ago. .

but,

It was raining heavily outside, so there would definitely be no conditions, but where Yu Ren lived, there was a two-story attic. There was a skylight in the attic, and there were still wire remnants on it. It rained so hard that night, and there was thunder and lightning. I didn't expect there to be such a careful and bold person. , was so bold to lead thunder into his body on a rainy night. If he knew something was wrong, he would break in himself, so Yu Ren's body was covered in charcoal.

As for the remaining two people, one died in the tank, obviously drowned, and the other went crazy because he was drugged. He also suspected Song Ziwen, who was still studying in the academy without incident and as if no one else was around. Either he is a genius or a thief. He told the teacher, but he didn't know that the mountain chief asked him to keep quiet. It seems that there must be a hidden secret in this matter.

Lian Yuming was also pleased that his disciple was so outstanding and the academy had a successor.

Mr. Zhuang, the chief official of Jiangnan Province, and I are classmates and friends. This man has a life of calculation, careful thinking, and never takes a useless path. Today, rumors are spreading in the city, involving the Marquis of Luo Yun. This matter is not simple. Honorable nobles and aristocratic families, hum .

"Jiang Yan, let's go back. Don't make any noise about this matter."

"is teacher."

The master and apprentice returned to the backyard with their guards. At this moment, the yard was empty. Lan Xinwen was on the second floor and could clearly see what was going on below. He remembered it silently, then picked up the book and continued to review, but he was heartbroken. Always restless.

In the residences around the Qinhuai River, Commander Yang, the secret guard, summoned Li Dong from thousands of households, as well as those who had withdrawn from the academy, and praised;
"Li Qianhu is indeed the backbone of the secret guard. This matter has been done beautifully. Now the news has spread in Jinling City. Jia Yucun of the prefect's Yamen and his colleagues have all gone to Beishan. If the corpse has not been found yet, we will do it tomorrow. After continuing the rumors and attracting the attention of the Forbidden Army, they secretly explored the Old Palace."

Li Dong immediately knelt down,

"It's not the commander's praise. It's all due to the skillful techniques of my brothers. Therefore, this case must be an unsolved case without a solution. The subordinates from the old palace have arranged for people to go in and investigate." Commander Yang nodded and thought of it. There was such a big commotion on the prefect's side, why didn't the civil officials take any action, and why didn't the two later ones kill them all?
"Li Qianhu, in addition to the old palace, we should also pay attention to the civil servants. If Luo Yunhou is not here, we are afraid that the civil servants will have ideas. Also, why didn't you kill the last two students together and leave a rumor of a madman?"

Li Dong looked puzzled and asked in confusion;

"Commander, we only killed two people in the academy. How can we let the living people go? They left only after they were sure to be dead."

Commander Yang suddenly felt something bad. What was going on? He tried to ask;

"How many people did you kill in the academy?"

"Go back to the commander and kill two people, one in the back mountain and the other on a rainy night that day. After killing the people, he withdrew from the academy after dealing with the traces and came back from the back mountain path. Then he did not come out for fear of exposing his flaws and hid in the What happened to the commander in the dilapidated mansion at the foot of Academy Mountain?"

When Li Dong saw the commander's ugly face, he knew that there might be something else going on in the academy, or that someone was taking advantage of him. Commander Yang was sitting on a chair with a gloomy face, looking at Li Dong's eyes and said;
"You said you killed two people, but three people died in the academy so far today, and one of them was crazy. Then you said who did the person who died later and the crazy person, and how did they end up together by such a coincidence."

"I'm afraid that our group has been targeted, or the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind us, and the organizer is about to take action."

Li Dong was also horrified. After thinking about it, he made sure that he was not being followed or watched. He was watching secretly. If there was someone, Li Dong was confident that he would find it. He explained;

"Commander, I can guarantee that my whereabouts will never be revealed, and no one will follow me when I attack. I can guarantee my life."

Commander Yang raised his hand to stop Li Dong from continuing and said comfortingly;

"It's not that you leaked your whereabouts, it's those people who received the news and quickly followed what you did, and continued to do it. It's not that you leaked your whereabouts. It seems that the person opposite has a high status. We don't need to be afraid. Just do what you need to do. , they have their own intentions, as long as they don’t ruin our business,”

"Yes, Commander, my subordinates know."

Li Dong was relieved in his heart, otherwise he would be in trouble if he delayed something important.

Suzhou,

Jiao Xiong, the commander of the Jiangnan Camp, rushed to the north of Suzhou Fucheng with his elite battalion leaders to suppress the enemy.

After a while,
A large number of cavalry appeared on the skyline, and a black shadow quickly approached, and the ground shook slightly, full of momentum.

The nephew behind him was Jiao Ke, and he was inevitably a little envious. With a large number of cavalry, many things would be easier. If my uncle had a group of cavalry, it would not be his own.
"Uncle, the cavalry is indeed overbearing. If nothing else, the momentum is quite impressive. It would be great if we had a group of cavalry."

Jiao Xiong heard his nephew's praise in front of him. He didn't know what this boy was thinking. He was right, he was very good, but the money was not good. How could it be so easy to raise cavalry? He said angrily;
"To put it simply, the cavalry consumes too much. Our Jiangnan camp also needs to support the navy. Wherever there is money to raise cavalry, you don't want to think about where the money for your debauchery outside comes from."

Jiao Ke's face turned red. His uncle was right. All the Jiao family's money was brought from the Jiangnan Camp. But when he saw the cavalry in the distance, he still felt itchy and tried to bargain.

"Uncle, how about raising less cavalry and letting the squires and aristocratic families in Suzhou donate generously?"

Jiao Xiong looked at his indifferent nephew, his expression changed, and he cursed;

"You pig brain, don't even think about it. After the Bao family is eliminated, do you think those squire families in Suzhou will still come out with extra money? It would be good if you can give them what you discussed before. This time I will personally I came here because I was afraid that those people would cause trouble and not understand."

Jiao Ke was scolded so hard that he stopped talking angrily. His uncle was right, but the cavalry was really good.

While he was talking, Duan Hong led his cavalry to the front.
"call"

Hold the reins,

Looking at the infantry who had been waiting for a long time in front, he secretly raised his guard and stopped the team to look at each other from a distance. At this time, Commander Gui Yifu rode out and saw that the generals of the Jiangnan Camp were coming and no longer hid their identities. Shape, shout to the person opposite;

"But General Jiao, long time no see."

Jiao Xiong saw a person coming out from the opposite side. He looked familiar, so he continued:

"It's Mr. Jiao, who is opposite?"

"Haha, noble General Jiao is so forgetful. He doesn't even remember Gui."

Gui Yifu laughed and reminded him.

When Jiao Xiong heard that the other party's surname was Gui, and looked at his clothes, he obviously belonged to the Imperial City Division. That was Gui Yifu, the left-behind deputy commander in Jiangnan. Why did he come in person? He didn't dare to neglect. He clamped his legs around the horse's belly and stepped forward with his hands. a bow;
"It turns out to be Commander Gui. Jiao was negligent. Please ask Commander Haihan."

"General Jiao, you're welcome. We are all old ministers. Let me introduce you."

(End of this chapter)