Become the Emperor of Man by starting from the Qiyun entry

Chapter 16 I beat you, but you still have to give me a gift
Chu Zhiyuan is dead.

When the officials from the government office dragged his body to the Chu Mansion.

Chu Wujiang performed the autopsy personally and lifted the white cloth.

His eyes were wide open, his face filled with resentment.

Do not look down.

This was very similar to the appearance in Chu Wujiang's memory, with no trace of forgery. Chu Wujiang looked at the corpse and sighed:
"Cousin, how are you?"

"I thought you would take part in the martial arts exam, become a martial arts candidate, go to Beijing to take the exam, and finally work hard to become the top martial arts candidate."

"Why is he dead now?"

"It seems that you can't afford to play this game."

Chu Wujiang originally planned to wait for his cousin to lose his composure and then find out his fault and deal a fatal blow to him.

I didn't expect this day to come so soon.

Once the fact that the Zhenhai Marquisate supported Chu Zhiyuan was exposed, Chu Wujiang used the Mother Ghost incident to make a big deal out of it.

Maybe it wasn’t done by the Zhenhai Marquisate.

But after this matter becomes a big deal, the imperial court will definitely send experts to investigate.

The more trouble the Chu family makes and the more desperate they act, the higher the standards of the investigation will be.

Which noble family can withstand investigation?
Therefore, the Zhenhai Marquisate made a decisive decision to throw Chu Zhiyuan out and give an explanation to the court.

As for the matter of the Wangui Sect, we will investigate it slowly.

As for the imperial court, they were unwilling to see two nobles face off against each other to the death. As long as the Zhenhai Marquisate gave in, the high-ranking officials of the court would turn around and persuade the Chu family to settle the matter peacefully.

This is the style of the imperial court and the muddle-headed people.

The old butler couldn't help but say:
"Sir, I have checked it. This is indeed Chu Zhiyuan's body."

"There has been no manipulation, and it is not a case of a cat replacing a prince."

Chu Wujiang nodded. He originally thought that the Zhenhai Marquisate would use a substitute, but he didn't expect them to be so honest, so he asked casually:
"Where are Chu Zhiyuan's mother and other family members?"

The old butler quickly replied:

"To reply to your question, sir, they are all missing."

"Originally, this bastard's family only had an old mother and a few old servants."

"Should we send someone to track it down?"

Chu Wujiang also understood that he was probably taken away by people from the Zhenhai Marquis Mansion.

It's not that he doesn't want to root out the problem, but he is not suitable to do it.

"Just investigate and find out their whereabouts."

Chu Wujiang said calmly, it wasn't him who killed the person anyway.

"As for my cousin's body, send it to the Great Compassion Temple first and let Master Bei Ku perform a ritual."

"Then grind it into powder. Remember, don't leave any ashes behind."

When the old butler heard this, he quickly replied:

"Yes, son."

Chu Wujiang gave the order and no longer paid attention to Chu Zhiyuan's body.

The old butler also called the servants to drag the body out for safe disposal.

He saw corresponding changes in the Heavenly Book.

[Book Owner: Chu Wujiang]

[Fate: The fate of the ten dead (extremely dark), the curse of the Emperor Wu (dark)]

[Fortune: The only son of a noble family (blue), uncle is like a father (green), Qin and Jin make an alliance (white), family business falls into decline (gray), unexpected disaster (gray)]

The original fortune of [Fratrice (Gray)] has been destroyed, which indirectly proves that Chu Wujiang's distant cousin is indeed dead.

But there was no time to be happy.

There was one more thing added to his fortune.

【Misfortune (gray)】:【Offending a bully will bring misfortune, with swords flashing and sabers flying between life and death.】

Interesting, interesting.

Chu Wujiang was not at all panicked, and a smile even appeared on the corner of his mouth.

It seems that this time he asked the Zhenhai Marquisate to give in, which really angered the other party.

If given the chance, Hong Yanling, who is on the list of young talents, wouldn't mind killing himself.

Of course, there is another possibility.

That's the matter of the kind mother ghost, it was definitely not done by them.

There is someone else.

[The water in Longcheng is really deep. ]

[As long as you are willing to make a move, I can always figure it out. ]

[My cousin has packed up now.]

[It’s time for the Zhenhai Marquis’ Mansion to send new people. 】

Just as Chu Wujiang was thinking this, the old butler also received the news and showed a strange look:

"Sir, the eldest son of the Marquis of Zhenhai, Hong Tao, is here to visit."

"Let's go and meet him."

……

Chu Mansion, Living Room

Chu Wujiang has been busy meeting guests from all sides since he came back these days. The eldest son of the Zhenhai Marquis's Mansion is completely different from his sister and seems very polite.

At least he brought lots of presents.

The Chu family was originally in decline and had little money, but with the gifts given by various forces, they made a lot of money. This made Chu Wujiang feel that the eldest son of the Zhenhai Marquis's Mansion was much more pleasing to the eye.

Hong Tao saluted and said:
"My sister is young and doesn't understand worldly affairs. I'm sorry for offending you when I came to visit you just now."

"I hope Lord Longcheng will forgive me."

Chu Wujiang has not yet inherited the title, but Hong Tao's attitude is very respectful, and he handles the matter completely as if he were one level higher than him.

This is the value of being the only son of a noble family.

The rich second generation and the rich second generation who inherits the entire family business are not the same concept.

Chu Wujiang smiled and said:

"Young Lord, please take a seat."

"No matter what the relationship between the two families is, we can still be friends."

He is really not a simple character.

Hong Tao reminded himself secretly in his heart.

"Thank you, Lord Longcheng, for your understanding."

"There were some misunderstandings between the Chu family and the Zhenhai Marquisate in the past."

"Chu Zhiyuan traveled thousands of miles by boat to look for dragon carp in order to cure his mother's illness."

"That's why my little sister has a little more favorable impression of me, misjudging my kindness."

"The Zhenhai Marquisate really didn't know that he was such an ambitious person."

The dead are often more useful than the living.

After Chu Wujiang had a falling out with the Zhenhai Marquisate, he realized that the Zhenhai Marquisate might sacrifice Chu Zhiyuan and let him take the blame.

It would be naive to just want to get away with it this way.

Chu Wujiang smiled and said:

"I understand what Zhenhai Marquis Mansion means."

"It's just empty words, let the court investigate it first."

"As the saying goes, if you pull out a carrot, you'll bring out the dirt."

"The Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect must have something to rely on if they dare to act this way."

Hong Tao's face twitched. They came to apologize, naturally hoping to cool things down.

Unfortunately, Chu Wujiang had no need to cooperate with them.

Unless the Zhenhai Marquisate is willing to pay a high price.

There was a clang.

Hong Tao took out a small feng shui map from his chest. The map depicted the coordinates and routes of some islands.

The eldest son of the Zhenhai Marquis Mansion said simply:
“Although Zhenhai Marquis Mansion has nothing to do with the Wangui Sect, it is still related to Chu Zhiyuan, which has offended the Chu family.”

"There are three islands here in total. They are new islands that the Zhenhai Marquisate has explored in recent years. They are quite rich in resources."

"If the Chu family is willing to reconcile, the Hong family is willing to give it up."

He truly deserves to be called Marquis Zhenhai, who was granted the title overseas.

He has a lot of undeveloped islands.

Even islands can be given away.

Reconcile, or continue?
Chu Wujiang smiled and said:

"As the saying goes, it is better to resolve a feud than to create one."

“Now that some misunderstandings have been resolved, the Chu family should have withdrawn the hostile orders.”

"But Chu has one more condition."

Hong Tao looked at Chu Wujiang with some surprise. He didn't expect Chu Wujiang to agree to reconcile so quickly.

The reason is very simple.

On the surface, the nobles in Longcheng all support the Chu family and oppose the Zhenhai Marquisate.

But this is only temporary, superficial and fragile.

Once they realized that by killing Chu Wujiang, they could use the Zhenhai Marquisate as the scapegoat.

Some people will take risks.

The dividing line between enemies and friends is not so clear.

Therefore, Chu Wujiang needs to be hostile to the Zhenhai Marquisate, but he needs to withdraw some of his hostility.

Hong Tao was not a fool either. He was full of admiration in his heart and said quickly:
"Lord Longcheng, please feel free to speak."

Chu Wujiang smiled and said:

"It's very simple. Once the Wan Gui Sect has completed its investigation, we will formally reconcile."

He needs reconciliation, but not complete reconciliation.

"The Chu family can withdraw some of the orders first and wait for the results."

Hong Tao hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and agreed:
"no problem."

well.

If we are all smart people, then things will be easy.

"In addition to islands, Chu prefers some auspicious things."

After you've squeezed the money out of someone, squeeze twice more.

Hong Tao smiled bitterly and sighed:
"I also have a statue of the sea god, which can protect the safety of ships. If Lord Longcheng likes it, I will give it to you."

"make a deal!"

(End of this chapter)