The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 255 Chapter 254

Jia Xu seemed to be able to guess Zhang Yan's inner thoughts, and immediately explained how Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao came to the mansion without waiting for Zhang Yan to ask questions.

After Zhang Yan heard this, he realized that Jia Xu had been secretly choosing beauty for himself, but he didn't know about these things.

Originally, this was a good thing, and Zhang Yan was elated because Jia Xu found Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, but when Zhang Yan heard the ins and outs of this matter, his face changed.

In front of everyone, Zhang Yan said angrily: "In your eyes, am I such a womanizer? Today you are behind my back in the beauty pageant, and tomorrow you may not know what you will do behind my back, you If you don't want to be Captain Sili, just say so, and I will find a suitable candidate to replace you!"

After speaking, Zhang Yan got up and left his seat, walked away without looking back, and left the hall.

It was a good banquet, but now it has become like this, Jia Xu who has been standing in place, and has not figured out what happened, only feels that his face is hot, and there is no brilliance at all.

Everyone present was also taken aback, never expecting that Zhang Yan would leave angrily.

However, the occurrence of this incident made Chen Qun and Zhang Zhao very happy in their hearts. Jia Xu's stealing a chicken was not enough to repay a handful of rice. Not only did he not get credit for his beauty, but he was criticized by Zhang Yan. For them, it's really exciting!

Afterwards, everyone got up and left their seats to bid farewell to Jia Xu. After a while, only Jia Xu and Xu Sheng were left in the hall.

Xu Sheng was very puzzled by Zhang Yan's actions. Seeing that all the guests had left, he came to Jia Xu and asked, "My lord, we don't have credit for our lord's beauty pageant. I'm happy because of this, but I didn't expect the lord to be furious, I still haven't figured out why the lord is angry?"

In the dead of night, Zhang Yan's thunderous anger was still lingering in his ears. Jia Xu felt a little scared when he thought about the scene just now.Since he came to Pengcheng, he quickly became Zhang Yan's confidant, and Zhang Yan was also very dependent on him. He would always come to discuss with him about major matters of the country, as well as family matters.

Jia Xu is older than Zhang Yan, and the relationship between the two is sometimes a monarch and minister, sometimes a father and son, and sometimes a friend. Over time, Jia Xu also gradually neglected it. No matter how favored he is, Zhang Yan is always his. My lord, some things can be said, but some things cannot be done.

It wasn't until this time that Jia Xu finally figured out that the real reason for Zhang Yan's fury was not because of the beauty pageant, but to use the topic to warn him not to specialize under Zhang Yan's nose.

Even if Jia Xu is a hot figure now, he cannot exceed his authority.As for the beauty pageant, it is indeed a matter that Jia Xu overstepped his authority. Although it is not a big deal, in Zhang Yan's view, overstepping his authority is a bad sign.

"Ah!" Jia Xu sighed heavily, "I was really confused for a while, but I forgot that my lord doesn't like others to act beyond authority..."

After hearing this, Xu Sheng asked, "So, is our work wasted this time?"

Jia Xu shook her head and said, "That's not necessarily the case. This time, you and I did the beauty pageant behind the lord's back. It can be said that the lord didn't know anything about it. Although the lord scolded me just now, it was just given to me." It's just a warning, but it doesn't affect the beauty pageant itself. You and I will go to the lord tomorrow to apologize. After the lord's anger dissipates, he will naturally summon Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao. Didn't you see the lord looking at Da Qiao, Little Joe's eyes?"

Xu Sheng said: "I understand. Then I will go to the lord tomorrow to plead guilty!"

After the discussion between the two, Xu Sheng left Jia's mansion, and Jia Xu asked the maidservant to take care of Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, and went to rest by herself.

After Zhang Yan came back from Jia's mansion, he felt extremely upset, not because he didn't like Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, but because Jia Xu actually went behind his back and secretly held a beauty pageant for him with Xu Sheng.And based on his speculation, there should be many people involved in the beauty pageant. He must kill this kind of unhealthy trend of exceeding his authority.

He was riding a horse, walking aimlessly on the street, and when he was about to return to the mansion, he suddenly saw a fast horse flying towards the door, and a guard in brocade came to the door in a panic, then reined in the horse, and quickly jumped off On horseback, when he saw him coming slowly to the gate of the mansion, he immediately stepped forward and knelt down and said, "My lord, Mi Fang, the general of Zhonglang, was killed!"

"What?" This news, like a thunderclap, shocked Zhang Yan, who had a downcast expression, until his scalp became numb, and he hurriedly asked, "Who is so courageous to commit crimes in Pengcheng?"

Jin Yiwei replied: "The murderer has surrendered himself. He is a subordinate of Gao Shun, General Gao Shun. He is the Sima of the First Battalion of the Fourth Regiment of the Second Division of the Eighth Army. His name is Lu Meng."

"Lv Meng? Didn't Lv Meng follow Gao Shun to farm in Shaopi, why did he appear here? Also, since Lv Meng and Mi Fang had no grievances, how could they kill Mi Fang?" Zhang Yan asked a series of questions quickly.

Jin Yiwei said: "This subordinate doesn't know!"

Zhang Yan immediately jumped on the horse and asked Jin Yiwei to go to the scene of the crime with him. The two of them, one in front of the other, soon arrived at the gate of the post station in the outer city.

At this moment, it was already in the dead of night, but the gate of the post station was full of people. At the gate of the post station, Lu Meng was holding a steel knife, the blade was covered with blood, and he was sitting on the steps like a golden sword. On the ground, and not far in front of him, a Mi Fang wearing luxurious clothes fell into a pool of blood.

When Zhang Yan arrived, the crowd of onlookers dispersed immediately. Zhang Yan was on the horseback and glanced at Mi Fang's body on the ground. He saw a deep gash on Mi Fang's neck, and blood flowed all over the ground. Very pale, evidently bleeding profusely from a slashed throat.

Looking at Lu Meng again, his face and body were covered with blood, and there was no trace of fear in his empty eyes, but there was still a trace of panic on his face, the steel knife in his hand was dripping with blood, and the sticky blood was still there. Sliding down along the blade, sitting there motionless, still in shock.

Zhang Yan immediately jumped off the horse and looked around, but saw that all around were Lu Meng's subordinates, they all looked angry, but felt sorry for Lu Meng.

Mi Fang is Zhang Yan's brother-in-law, and everyone in Pengcheng knows that since he came back from Guanzhong last time, although his Zhonglang position has not been dismissed, it has become a idle job. Zhang Yan no longer let Mi Fang lead the army, but To stay in Pengcheng and let him eat and wait to die!
Zhang Yan originally wanted to teach Mi Fang a lesson, but who knows, Mi Fang is muddy and can't support the wall. He has always been depressed, and he often goes to wine shops to drink, and often goes to Yihong Courtyard to drink away his sorrows and wander among the flowers. The more he gave up on himself, the more Zhang Yan didn't want to care about him at all.

"What happened, why did you kill someone?" Zhang Yan had already walked in front of Lu Meng, staring at Lu Meng closely, and asked softly.

Lu Meng raised his head and saw that Zhang Yan was coming, he immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times in a row, and said to Zhang Yan: "My lord, I didn't mean to kill him, but he is really deceiving people too much... ...I couldn't hold back for a while, and then..."

At this moment, Chengmen school captain Xu Sheng, Sili school captain Jia Xu, Wei Wei Wang Lang, and Ting Wei Zhang Zhao all received the news almost at the same time, and they rushed over with people from all directions, waiting for them to squeeze through the crowd. When he came out, he saw Zhang Yan was already standing here, his face was not bright at all.

When Mi Fang was killed, no matter who was under his jurisdiction or not, Chengmen school captain Xu Sheng, Sili school captain Jia Xu, Wei Wei Wang Lang, and Ting Wei Zhang Zhao rushed over, because they knew that This matter is not trivial, because Mi Fang who died was Zhang Yan's brother-in-law.

Seeing the crowd coming, Zhang Yan first looked around at Xu Sheng, Jia Xu, Wang Lang, and Zhang Zhao, and then said with a straight face, "There is a murder case here, and none of you came here first." , I want me, a captain, to come here in person, what use do I need you?"

Zhang Yan's temper is not small today, Xu Sheng, Jia Xu, and Zhang Zhao all know what's going on, but Wang Lang didn't show up at the banquet tonight, so he is trembling with Zhang Yan's anger.

"This murder happened in Pengcheng. It should be managed by Sili Xiaowei's Mansion. This matter should be handed over to Jia Xu. We must enforce the law impartially and find out the truth. Don't wrong someone just because the deceased is my relative. Good people, don’t let a bad person go. However, it’s hard work for the people of the other prefectures, and you made your trip for nothing.” Zhang Yan said.

Jia Xu took a step forward, and immediately cupped his fists and said, "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly, and there will be absolutely no partiality!"

Zhang Yan nodded, turned over and jumped onto the horse's back. With a sound of "drive", he rode away and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

After Zhang Yan left, Jia Xu, Xu Sheng, Wang Lang, and Zhang Zhao all heaved a sigh of relief, fearing that they might offend Zhang Yan if they did something wrong.

However, this murder case should indeed be under the jurisdiction of Sili Xiaowei's Mansion, so Xu Sheng, Wang Lang, and Zhang Zhao each took their people back the same way, and only Jia Xu led the subordinate officials and Zhongdu Guantuli to take a group of people into custody. Return to Sili Xiaowei's Mansion for interrogation.

Jia Xu carried out the investigation overnight, and soon knew the ins and outs of the matter.

It turned out that Mi Fang was drunk and didn't know what to do, and ran into the post by mistake. Lu Meng, who just came back from playing outside, knocked Mi Fang to the ground inadvertently.Mi Fang saw that Lu Meng was a small soldier, without saying a word, she got up, raised her hand and beat him, swearing non-stop.

Mi Fang was wearing casual clothes, Lu Meng didn't know him, he thought he was just a drunk and troublemaker, so he wanted to drive Mi Fang away, but during the tussle, Mi Fang drew out Lu Meng's saber, and wanted to kill Lu Meng, Lu Meng kicked Mi Fang on the ground On the ground, Mi Fang staggered and couldn't stand still, and fell backwards. As a result, the knife fell to the ground first, and the blade was facing upwards, and it caught Mi Fang's neck, and died like this.

Seeing such a scene, the Yi Cheng at the post station knew Mi Fang, and thought it was Lu Meng who had killed Mi Fang, so he sent people to notify the various prefectures to arrest the murderer Lu Meng.

It can be said that Mi Fang's death was just an accident.

After Jia Xu reported the matter to Zhang Yan, Zhang Yan did not say anything, and accepted the investigation readily, but because of manslaughter, he was dismissed from Lu Meng's post as military commander. Gao Shun, the general of the gangsters, listened to it.

(End of this chapter)