Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 252 Gu Tingye’s Complaint

"Chang Lin, what are you thinking about? Is the food not to your liking?"

Seeing that Sheng Changlin was a little distracted, Hua Lan asked aloud.

"No." Sheng Changlin came to his senses, shook his head, and said with a smile: "This meal is much richer than at grandma's place. I was just thinking about other things."

"Come on, grandma usually eats light food, but she doesn't treat you badly." Hualan scolded with a smile and brought some vegetables to Sheng Changlin.

She was also raised by Mrs. Sheng and knew Mrs. Sheng's character.

Although she usually eats light food, she will specially cook delicious dishes for her, so she is not willing to treat Sheng Changlin badly.

Yuan Wenshao secretly laughed in his heart, he was still a child after all, no matter how smart he was, what could he do?

"Guardian, why are you laughing?" Hua Lan asked doubtfully.

"No, it's nothing."

Yuan Wenshao shook his head quickly and said: "After dinner later, I have something to do and I want to take Chang Lin out."

"Dad, are you taking uncle out to play?"

Sister Wen, who was eating her rice, was so happy when she heard this that she didn't even bother to eat.

"Can you swallow your food? I almost spit it out while talking."

Hua Lan picked up a handkerchief and wiped Sister Wen's mouth with a look of disgust.

"I'm not going to play. I have business matters and I can't take you there." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Oh." Sister Wen continued to eat with some gloominess after hearing this.

After eating, Yuan Wenshao asked people to prepare a carriage and took Sheng Changlin out of the city in a carriage.

"If you're scared, forget it." Yuan Wenshao saw Sheng Changlin's expression was wrong and said.

"Who... who is afraid?" Sheng Changlin said with a red face: "That Kangwang family harmed my sister, I must kill him."

"Okay." Yuan Wenshao naturally saw that Sheng Changlin was a bit sultry and nodded with a smile.

It took more than an hour for the carriage to arrive at a village, and finally stopped at the door of a house at the west end of the village.

"Master, we have arrived." Zhang An said.

Yuan Wenshao and Sheng Changlin got off the carriage, and Liu Zhongmin, the steward of Zhuangzi who was waiting at the door, quickly greeted them and saluted.

"I've met the Marquis!"

Yuan Wenshao nodded and said with a smile: "Manager Liu, you don't need to be polite."

"Master Marquis, please come inside."

Liu Zhongmin led the way and led Yuan Wenshao to the hall to serve tea.

"Let everyone else go down, I have something to tell you." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Yes!"

Liu Zhongmin responded, quickly let the others go down, bowed and said, "I wonder what the Marquis has ordered?"

"How are you doing? You haven't been discovered by anyone on Zhuangzi, right?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

"Don't worry, Lord Marquis. I specially set aside a courtyard and told no one to get close to it. Only the Marquis' personal soldiers are there, and no one else knows about it." Liu Zhongmin said.

Yuan Wenshao nodded, looked at Zhang An and said, "Take him there. Remember to explain clearly to him on the way."

"Yes." Zhang An responded and said to Sheng Changlin: "Master Sheng, please come this way."

Sheng Changlin glanced at Yuan Wenshao and followed Zhang An out.

"Mr. Sheng, that man is tied up and his eyes are always covered. You must not speak when he arrives. Just take action." Zhang An warned.

"Yes, I understand." Sheng Changlin nodded.

Zhang An took him to a courtyard door and knocked on the door.

Soon the courtyard door was opened a crack, and the people inside saw it was Zhang An. They quickly opened the door and bowed to Zhang An, but said nothing.

Zhang An nodded and walked in with Sheng Changlin, all the way to the door of a room.

There were two guards at the door. Seeing Zhang An, they saluted quickly but remained silent.

Zhang An pointed to the lock on the door and gestured to open the door.

The guard at the door understood, quickly took out the key, opened the lock, and pushed the door open.

Zhang An led Sheng Changlin in, and the door was closed again.

"Woooo..."

A woman was tied to a pillar in the house. The woman's eyes were covered with a thick piece of cloth, and her mouth was also blocked by the cloth.

This woman was Aunt Kang. After Aunt Kang woke up, her eyes were dark, her mouth was blocked, and she could only feel that she was tied up.

Being unable to speak and unable to see anything made Aunt Kang very panicked.

She had been abducted for most of the day and had not received any water. From the time she woke up to now, she could not hear any movement.

When she finally heard footsteps, Aunt Kang struggled violently.

Zhang An saw that the ground under Aunt Kang's feet was a little wet and there was a strange smell in the air. He frowned slightly with a hint of disgust. He took out a sheathed dagger from his waist, pulled out the dagger and handed it to Sheng Changlin. , and then nodded his chin at Aunt Kang, signaling Sheng Changlin to take action.

Sheng Changlin took the dagger with trembling hands and glanced at Aunt Kang, but did not move.

Zhang An just looked at him without urging him.

Aunt Kang didn't know why someone came in but didn't say anything.

However, she heard from the previous footsteps that the other party stopped not far from her, and then stopped moving.

"Woo~"

For some reason, Aunt Kang's back felt cold, and the hairs on her body stood up. She always felt that something bad was about to happen, and her struggle became more intense.

Sheng Changlin came back to his senses, looked at Aunt Kang who was struggling, and slowly moved closer.

The slight and slow footsteps seemed to be stepping on the beat of Aunt Kang's heartbeat. Aunt Kang heard it very clearly and struggled violently regardless of the pain of being strangled by the rope.

Although it was only a few steps away, Sheng Changlin walked for a long time before he came to Aunt Kang.

Looking at Aunt Kang, Sheng Changlin's eyes showed strong hatred.

The people he cares about most are his sister Minglan and Mrs. Sheng.

Aunt Kang harmed his sister. Naturally, he hated Aunt Kang very much and wanted to kill her.

The dagger in her hand was very sharp, and Aunt Kang was tied tightly, unable to resist. However, when it came to this moment, he was a little reluctant to take action.

"Clap!"

Sheng Changlin stood there hesitating for a long time, and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.

Sheng Changlin came to his senses, turned around and ran towards the door.

He came to the door, opened it and ran out. Zhang An wanted to pick up the dagger, but when he saw the wet marks on the ground, he felt a little sick, so he dropped the dagger sheath and walked out.

……

"Huhuhu..."

Sheng Changlin ran all the way out of the yard, breathing heavily.

Zhang An stood behind him and waited until he calmed down a bit before saying, "Let's go."

Sheng Changlin glanced at the courtyard, hesitated for a while, and then followed Zhang An back into the hall.

When Yuan Wenshao saw Zhang An and Sheng Changlin coming back, he put down the tea bowl in his hand and asked, "Is it solved?"

"No, I can't do it." Sheng Changlin pulled his head and didn't dare to look at Yuan Wenshao.

Yuan Wenshao captured the person. Once he dies and is found out later, Yuan Wenshao will be in big trouble.

He felt that Yuan Wenshao was helping him out of concern, but he couldn't help him, and was a little embarrassed to face Yuan Wenshao.

Yuan Wenshao smiled when he heard this. He had already told Zhang An that even if Sheng Changlin really wanted to take action, Zhang An would stop him.

"Since you can't do it, I have no choice but to let him go." Yuan Wenshao said.

Sheng Changlin raised his head and moved his mouth, but finally lowered his head and said nothing.

Yuan Wenshao stood up and walked to Sheng Changlin, rubbed his head and said, "You are very smart, but you are a little smart but you are mistaken for being smart."

Hearing this, Sheng Changlin raised his head and looked at Yuan Wenshao with some confusion.

Yuan Wenshao smiled slightly and said: "The reason why you think it will be difficult to deal with the Kang Wang family in the future is because you guessed that even if the Kang Wang family is released, the Wang family will make things worse, right?"

A trace of astonishment flashed in Sheng Changlin's eyes.

"Old Mrs. Wang thinks it was Gu Tingye who did it. If he is released at this time, it will confirm her suspicion. She will think that Gu Tingye was forced to let him go this time. When the limelight passes in the future, he will attack Kang Wang. .”

"Although Mrs. Wang said she would not follow dramas, she would take the opportunity to make things worse for the safety of the Kang Wang family. If such a thing happens under the emperor's feet, the officials will be furious. Even if nothing can be investigated, in the future No one dares to do this near Bianjing anymore.”

"With Wang Wang's character, he will definitely take revenge on Gu Tingye and Sixth Sister, so you want to take this opportunity to get rid of them once and for all, right?" Yuan Wenshao said slowly.

Sheng Changlin took a deep breath and said: "The eldest brother-in-law can see through this. I can only say that the eldest brother-in-law is smart. Why do I think I am smart but I am mistaken for being smart?"

"Haha, you are indeed very smart. After all, Prince Kang is a member of the official family. If he was kidnapped and killed under the emperor's feet, the official family will definitely let people investigate. Although my people are clean, there is no airtight wall in the world. If the officials investigate with determination, they will definitely be able to find some clues."

"Of course, you didn't want to harm me and Gu Tingye by lending me your hand to kill Wang Wang. You guessed that if the officials found out about me or Gu Tingye, they wouldn't pursue it further."

"But you made a very serious mistake." Yuan Wenshao said.

"What is wrong?"

Sheng Changlin looked at Yuan Wenshao blankly.

As Yuan Wenshao said, he has indeed considered all of these.

However, he felt that the officials would not pursue the matter further because the late emperor had his last words and said that the Yuan and Gu family should not be treated lightly.

He felt that it was impossible for the officials to deal with Yuan Wenshao and Gu Tingye because of this matter.

And Yuan Wenshao also knew that the officials would not pursue it further, because to the officials, he did not care about the life and death of the Kang Wang family.

On the contrary, through this incident, he can gain control of Yuan Wenshao.

If Zhao Zongquan had control over him, he could use him with confidence.

Because whenever Yuan Wenshao has any problems, he has the leverage to take down Yuan Wenshao at any time.

This is actually the same as the ancient military commanders who defiled themselves.

After a military commander achieves great feats, smart people will find ways to taint themselves. Firstly, it will ruin their own reputation. After all, a person with a bad reputation will hardly be supported by many people. Secondly, it will give the emperor an excuse.

"Your mistake was to ignore our enemies." Yuan Wenshao said calmly.

"Enemy?" Sheng Changlin looked at Yuan Wenshao doubtfully.

"Yes, most of the confidants of the official family are military generals nowadays. After the official takes power, they must reuse their own confidants. How can those civil servants be willing? In the hearts of those civil servants, Gu Tingye is one of the official confidants. The Wang family feels that this matter is caused by Gu Tingye Once the matter gets bigger, the finger will be pointed at Gu Tingye. Civil officials will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity. By then, the memorials to impeach Gu Tingye will probably be filled with official cases. "

"Although the Wang family is released, the Wang family will still make things worse. But no one is killed, and the officials are still capable of suppressing the matter." Yuan Wenshao said calmly.

The situation between North Korea and China is complicated. Although many civil servants support Zhao Zongquan, in fact they are also doing it for their own interests.

Zhao Zongquan's confidants are all military generals. If he wants to reuse his confidants, the civil servants will naturally be unhappy.

With the urinary nature of those civil servants, it would be sooner or later to target them.

However, after all, Zhao Zongquan had just ascended the throne not long ago, so they still gave Zhao Zong face and were not in a hurry to take action.

But with a ready-made handle coming to their door, the civil servants will naturally not give up.

No matter how smart Sheng Changlin is, he is just a child and cannot think that far into the problem.

Seeing that he was still a little confused, Yuan Wenshao did not continue to explain, but smiled and said: "If you don't understand, just keep thinking. Anyway, Kang Wang can't be killed now, do you understand?"

"Did the eldest brother-in-law deliberately lie to me when he told me to do it myself?" Sheng Changlin asked.

"Haha, it's not a lie, I just want to see your courage." Yuan Wenshao smiled and said: "Don't worry, there are ways to deal with that Kang Wang family. Let's go back first."

Yuan Wenshao did not stay in Zhuangzi longer. He told Liu Zhongmin and took Sheng Changlin back to the city.

After putting Sheng Changlin down at the door of Sheng's house, Yuan Wenshao went to his house.

When he got home, the concierge reported that Gu Tingye had arrived not long after he left the house and had been waiting in the front hall.

After hearing this, Yuan Wenshao quickly came to the front hall and said with a smile: "Zhong Huai, I have something to do and I have to go out and keep you waiting for a long time."

Gu Tingye stood up and came to Yuan Wenshao, whispering: "Did you do it?"

Yuan Wenshao sent his servants off and said, "Don't worry, sit down and talk."

"Don't worry, you've done me a terrible job, let me go quickly," Gu Tingye said.

"I have been released, but how do you know it was me?" Yuan Wenshao asked doubtfully.

"My people found out that Minglan's matter was related to the Kang Wang family. I asked them to check the whereabouts of the Kang Wang family, and then they found out that the Kang Wang family had been kidnapped. I guessed it was you." Gu Tingye said angrily.

"Speak nicely. I am now considered your brother-in-law, no matter how big or small. And you asked people to find out the whereabouts of Kang Wang, because you wanted to take revenge. By doing this, I helped you anyway." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Pull her down, I will use such despicable means? That Mrs. Wang deserves to enjoy the Ancestral Temple, and Mrs. Wang also has a royal decree. If she goes back to the palace to cause trouble, I will be in big trouble." Gu Tingye said angrily.

"Then tell me why you asked people to inquire about the whereabouts of Prince Kang?" Yuan Wenshao said.

"Let someone bribe some people from the green forest, kill her while she is out of the city, and then kill her without any proof." Gu Tingye said lightly.

Yuan Wenshao: "..."

Apart from being a little more cruel than his method, what's the difference?

"The only mistake you made was that you allowed one of your own people to take action and still survived. Even if you killed Prince Kang, anyone with a discerning eye would see that you were seeking revenge." Gu Tingye said.

"Okay, everything you said is right. I have already let him go. You can figure out how to deal with it next," Yuan Wenshao said.

"You really killed me. You said you had news, couldn't you tell me in advance?" Gu Tingye sighed and said.

(End of this chapter)