scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 56

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The assassination of Nan Huairen was like pouring a scoop of cold water into a pan full of boiling oil and emitting green smoke, causing the seemingly calm situation in the capital to explode with a bang!
Everyone knows that Nan Huairen was convicted by Oboi because of the calendar dispute, and his companion Tang Ruowang died in the prison because of this. Nan Huairen was sentenced to exile. Luckily, only one of them stayed in the capital temporarily due to illness; at the same time, because of the calendar dispute, Nan Huairen greatly offended Yang Guangxian, the supervisor of the Qintian Supervisor, and Wu Mingxuan, the deputy supervisor, and forged a mortal feud!Right now, these two masters are living happily under the protection of Aobai's wings. The case of Nan Huairen's assassination, even if they don't want to become complicated and sensitive, can't do it.

Compared with the background of his case, the case itself is not complicated at all. It was just after noon on the 21st of the twelfth lunar month in the sixth year of Qingkang Mazi, and it was almost the same time when Fatty Lu was just fished out of the pond in Suofu Garden, because Seeing Nan Huairen come out to eat, Li Fugui, a handyman in the Xuanwumen Church, ran to Nan Huairen's room under the observatory to call him, but Li Fugui called him at the door for a long time, but Nan Huairen didn't agree. Fu Gui saw that the door of the room was ajar, so he opened the door and went in, and saw Nan Huairen lying on his back on the bed, covered with a quilt, as if he was fast asleep.Li Fugui went to the bedside and yelled again, but Nan Huairen still refused to move. When Li Fugui went to shake his body again, he realized that Nan Huairen's body was freezing and cold, completely frozen.

Shocked, Li Fugui yelled and rushed out to call people. As a result, a large group of believers and priests rushed into Nan Huairen's room, and then lifted Nan Huairen's quilt for a while. When I looked at it, I realized that priest Nanhuairennan, a loyal child of God, a devout follower of Jesus, a good son of the European people, a good friend of the people of Luocha Kingdom, and a good teacher of Emperor Kangxi, has been called by the Lord and will be forever Leaving this filthy secular world—to be precise, there was a dagger stuck in the vest of Priest Nan, and he was killed by a knife in the heart.

Such a big incident happened, of course the people in the church had to report the case to the government, so that the government could arrest the murderer, and coincidentally, the current Governor of Shuntian was none other than Fatty Lu’s good friend Lin Tianqing, Master Lin in Yunnan. Li Tianyu, a contender for the position of governor!In this way, the matter inevitably became a little more complicated, because when Li Tianyu led the autopsy and investigation of the case with the yamen servant and Wu Zuo, he found that Nan Huairen had received two waves of guests on the first day. In addition to the mysterious guest who was headed by a little pockmark, there was also a wave of Zhishi governor Lin Tianqing and a seventh-rank sesame official named Lu.

In this way, it is difficult for Li Tianyu to hear some people who are about to be promoted and grab Lin Tianqing's job, but it is difficult not to mutter in his heart-this old thing Lin Tianqing deliberately made it disgusting to me, right?Nan Huairen happened on the ground that I was in charge of, and his status was very special. Could it be that the old man wanted me to be accused of being incompetent and ineffective in governing the situation, and ruin my promotion to the governor of Yunnan, right?

Fortunately, Wu Zuo's autopsy results diverted poor Master Lin's suspicion. During the autopsy, Wu Zuo found that there was no wound on Nan Huairen's body except for the fatal knife. A guard's badge from Ao Bai'ao's Zhongtang Mansion was found—analyzed from the location where the knife was inserted, priest Nan probably tore it from the murderer when he was stabbed in the back with his mouth covered. Maybe he didn't realize it in the rush, so he just moved the corpse of Nan Huairen to the bed, covered it with a quilt to pretend to be sleeping, so that the people in the church could not quickly find out that Nan Huairen was dead, so as to gain time to escape.

After coming to this conclusion and seeing this waist badge, Lord Li was completely dumbfounded. He hurriedly ordered the government officials to protect the scene and arrest suspicious suspects, and personally brought this waist badge to the palace to report—— There was no way, as Kang Mazi's confidant, Li Tianyu knew some inside information, and knew that Kang Mazi trusted and valued Nan Huairen extremely. Li Tianyu, who was about to be promoted to governor of Yunnan, would be a fool if he didn't report to Kang Mazi and ask for instructions.

Naturally, after hearing the news, Kang Mazi was furious and ordered Li Tianyu to find out the murderer within three days, bring the real murderer to justice, and avenge his Western teacher.Li Tianyu said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, it's not that this slave doesn't try his best, it's just that this case is so special that it has already been involved in Ao Bai's Ao Zhongtang's house. If the slave wants to investigate the case, he must pass the test of Ao Zhongtang." what."

"No matter who is involved, you have to investigate for me!" Xiao Mazi slapped the dragon case and roared.

"Then...that slave is bold." Li Tianyu said tremblingly: "Please grant me an imperial decree, so that I can summon the guards in Aozhongtang's mansion to investigate the origin of this belt."

Hearing this, Xiao Mazi was also stunned, considering the current situation in the capital, if he gave Li Tianyu such a decree, let him summon Oboi's confidant guards to investigate the case at will, Oboi would not fall out God?Fortunately, because of the Suo'etu brother's case, Xiaozhuang happened to be in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and said in time: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The badge of the guard of Ao Zhongtang appeared at the scene of the murder. It cannot be ruled out that someone deliberately framed it. Instigate the emperor and Ao Zhongtang's monarchs and ministers to turn against each other."

"That's right, there is a possibility." Xiao Mazi nodded, agreeing with this view.In the end, Xiao Mazi also asked in embarrassment: "But grandma, this waist badge is now the most critical evidence. If we don't find out the origin of this waist badge, there is no way to continue the investigation of this case."
"Your majesty can issue an order." Xiaozhuang said calmly: "Invite Ao Zhongtang here, and explain the matter clearly in front of Ao Zhongtang, and ask Ao Zhongtang to cooperate with the investigation. In this way, the matter will be clarified Now, Ao Zhongtang will not misunderstand, and the case can continue to be investigated."

"Yes, yes." Xiao Mazi hesitated, and said in a low voice: "But grandma, what if Father Nan was really killed by Oboi?"

"Why did Aobai kill Nan Huairen?" Xiao Zhuang asked strangely: "Nan Huairen is a Western missionary who has been dismissed. He has no official position and has not continued to offend Aobai. Why did Aobai kill him?" ?”

"Grandmother doesn't know something." Xiao Mazi twitched and said in a low voice: "Actually, my grandson has often visited Father Nan in low clothes during this time, and asked him for some Western theories. Just yesterday, my grandson just went there. The grandson is worried, it is very likely that Ao Bai knew this, so he murdered Father Nan."

As he said that, Xiao Mazi narrated in detail the whole process of his visit to Nan Huairen yesterday, and Xiao Zhuang's expression became more solemn as he listened to it, and finally he couldn't help but doubt, "Could it be that Oboi really did this?" Or, it was Yang Guangxian and Wu Mingxuan who did it? They learned that the emperor often visited Nan Huairen, worried that Nan Huairen would be reused, so they reversed the previous calendar law and did this. Well, this possibility is also possible. Very big."

"Report--, report--!" It should be something to do, but at this time, Kang Mazi's personal bodyguard Cao Yin ran in again, and shouted with a pale face: "Report to the emperor, something is wrong, Ao Shaobao Entering the palace." Shouting nervously, Cao Yin tripped over the threshold and fell down on the terrazzo floor of the Hall of Mental Cultivation with a bang, with a large piece of oily skin rubbed off his chin.

"Slave dog, hurry to die?" Xiao Mazi, who was making nervous calculations, said angrily, "Oboi will enter the palace as soon as he enters the palace. What is there to be so fussed about?"

"But your majesty, Ao Zhongtang didn't pass the sign according to the rules!" Cao Yin covered his chin and screamed palely: "Ao Zhongtang didn't hand over the sign to ask for an interview at all, he just said that he had something urgent to see the emperor, so he just rushed in Come in!"

"What?" Even though Xiaozhuang had experienced so many storms over the years, he was also dumbfounded at this moment—it was not the first time that Oboi had been domineering and domineering, and entered the palace without permission, but at this moment Li Tianyu just sent the waist badge of the guard of the Ao Mansion, and just said that it was found on the body of Xiao Mazi's Western teacher Nan Huairen. Aobai broke into the palace without an invitation, and Xiao Zhuang and Xiao Mazi couldn't help being shocked. up.

Shocked, Xiao Mazi hurriedly asked, "How many soldiers and horses did he bring into the palace?"

"Back to the emperor, Ao Zhongtang only brought four entourages..." Cao Yin also knew how to cheat, just said something to make Xiao Zhuang and Xiao Mazi relieved, he paused, and immediately added: "But Ao Zhongtang After entering the palace like this, all the guards of the Guerjia family in the palace were alarmed, and they were coming from all directions to the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

"What?" Xiao Mazi's pockmarked face turned pale again—the reason why Xiao Mazi didn't use the ready-made imperial guards, but used Buku to secretly train the young guards to deal with Oboi was because Oboi covered the sky with one hand, and the current imperial guards had many party members. Now that Oboi entered the palace without an order, and even mobilized the guards in the palace, Xiao Mazi didn't dare to imagine what he was going to do.

"Zhang Wanqiang, passed the decree to Kabula, and ordered him to immediately gather all the guards loyal to the emperor to lie in ambush behind the Hall of Mental Cultivation. It is strictly forbidden for any guards of the Guerjia family to come within a hundred steps of the Hall of Mental Cultivation." First, Xiao Zhuang made a decisive decision, stood up and said in a deep voice: "Cao Yin, you call all your brothers in, and then send someone to deliver an order to Wu Liu, the admiral of the Nine Gates, ordering him to act according to the previously agreed plan. Get ready for counterinsurgency!"

"Cover." "Cover." Zhang Wanqiang and Cao Yin agreed respectively, and rushed out to deliver the decree together.And Li Tianyu who was here almost collapsed on the ground - Li Tianyu is not stupid, Li Tianyu can still hear the plan that has been laid out in Xiaozhuang's tone to deal with Oboi. of.

After a while, Zhang Wanqiang ran back first, saying that the decree had reached Gabula, Suo'etu's eldest brother, the queen's biological father, and the head of the imperial guards, and Gabula had already dispatched people in a hurry.Immediately afterwards, Cao Yin led Li Xu, Lang Tan, Sun Dianchen and other young guards to rush in, and stood guard on both sides of the Hall of Mental Cultivation with their weapons in their hands, Xiao Mazi and Xiao Zhuang finally felt at ease.At this moment, Oboi hurriedly shouted from outside the hall, "Slave Oboi, long live my emperor."

Amid the symbolic shouts, Oboi's tall and burly figure had already appeared in front of the door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but when he looked closely at the scene in the hall, Oboi also took a deep breath—there were a total of [-] young guards on both sides of the hall. With the weapon in hand, the murderous look is ready.Seeing this scene, Oboi was also taken aback, he subconsciously stopped and did not enter the hall, he was startled and angry, "What is the emperor planning to do?"

"Why didn't the old guy come in?" Xiao Mazi was stunned, and then carefully looked around, Xiao Mazi suddenly realized, and secretly said: "Old man, you really have ghosts in your heart, and you dare not come in when you see something wrong."

The monarch and his ministers had their own ghosts and were jealous of each other. For a while, they stood in a daze.

"Oboi, why did you enter the palace in a hurry and entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation without an order?" Xiao Zhuang finally broke the silence and said calmly, "Since you are here, let's go into the hall. Come in and talk about something."

"Slave deserves to die." Oboi was quite clever, he knelt down on both knees across the threshold, while secretly guarding against the young guards in the hall, he said loudly: "Because I heard that someone framed this slave, I was anxious to go to the emperor to clarify my innocence. Therefore, I trespassed into the Forbidden Palace without an order. The servant deserves to die, please forgive me, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager."

"Oh, how did someone frame you?" Xiaozhuang continued to ask calmly.

"Back to the Empress Dowager, I have received news that Nan Huairen, the former official of the Qin Tianjian, was assassinated and killed." Obai replied truthfully: "On top of Nan Huairen's body, the badge of the guard of the slave's family was also found. Deliberately framing the slave, and alienating the emperor and the slave's monarch and ministers. In a hurry, the slave hurried to the palace to clarify his innocence to the emperor, so as not to misunderstand. Also because the slave was too anxious, he forgot to ask for an order and went straight to the forbidden palace. I offended the emperor and the empress dowager, please forgive me."

Aobai's words were indeed true. After hearing about Nan Huairen's assassination and the discovery of his bodyguard's badge on Nan Huairen's body, Aobai's first reaction was that someone intentionally planted a frame on him, trying to drive a wedge between him and Kang. Because of Xiao Mazi's relationship, Oboi hurried into the palace without thinking too much, in order to prove his innocence, and he also took the initiative to ask Kang Xiaomazi to investigate every guard in his family, so as to prove his innocence and magnanimity. ——As for entering the palace without permission, this is indeed just a domineering habit that Oboi has developed for a long time, and it has no other meaning.

Old man Ao was open-minded, but unfortunately, Xiao Mazi and Xiaozhuang completely misunderstood what he meant, and his guards in the palace also completely misunderstood what he meant. What big event was he going to do? In order to protect him, he followed him to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and Xiao Mazi and Xiao Zhuang were taken aback. He hurriedly summoned people and activated the emergency plan to prevent any eventuality. As a result, it was of course lively .At that moment Xiao Zhuang said calmly: "Okay, since the incident happened for a reason, then it's not a big deal, Ao Zhongtang, you can get down, come in and talk."

"Cover." Obai agreed to stand up, but after getting up, Obai did not dare to enter the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but said outside the hall: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, I have finished talking about the slave, so I won't disturb you discussing government affairs. Yes. If the emperor needs to investigate the case, he can issue an order at any time, and the servant will definitely ask the guards at home to fully cooperate with the investigation. The servant will resign."

After finishing speaking, Oboi turned around and left—the atmosphere was so tense, and there were so many armed young guards in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, watching the tiger, even though Oboi was brave and fearless, he didn't want a gentleman to stand under the dangerous wall.At this time, Oboi's eyeliner in the palace had also sent the news that Kabula had urgently dispatched guards to ambush behind the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and Oboi was so shocked that he was shocked and angry. "What are the emperor and the empress dowager trying to do? Could it be that they are really suspicious and wary of me to this extent?"

What made Aobai even more frightened and furious was still behind. As soon as he left the palace, his confidantes came to report one after another, saying that the spy of the Aobai Party discovered that Wu Liuyi, the admiral of the Nine Sects, had ordered martial law in Nine Cities just now, and they urgently assembled Thousands of troops have been mobilized to rush to the palace!Although the martial law order has been quickly withdrawn, and the troops assembled in an emergency have been disbanded and returned to the camp, after hearing the news, Oboi still broke out in cold sweat and shuddered.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Oboi said with gritted teeth in his heart: "Speaking of which, I really have to thank this guy who framed him! Let me see clearly the true face of Kang Xiaomazi, and accidentally touched Kang Xiaomazi The hole cards and peeped into his plan, which helped me a lot!"

After gnashing his teeth, Oboi immediately ordered his party member, Minister of the Ministry of War, Gachuha: "Within ten days, we must replace the commanders of the Fengtai Camp and the Miyun Garrison with ours, and make an emergency plan in case Mobilize in an emergency! Also, no matter what method is used, Wu Liuyi must be pulled down from the position of Admiral of the Nine Gates and replaced by our people!"

"Cover." Gachuha agreed with a pale face - he is Oboi's absolute buddy, and in history after Oboi's downfall, he was also the first Oboi's henchman to be arrested and executed.

"Waihu." Obai turned to his guard captain, Waihu, and said through gritted teeth, "In one day, double the size of my guard! Then send an order to Murima to also expand the size of the guard to prevent accidents. one."

Crooked Tiger also clapped his hands and agreed, and Oboi looked back at the imperial city behind him, with dark eyes, and murmured: "Your Majesty, this slave didn't want to do this, you forced him to do this, you wanted to kill this slave, slave You can't just get caught like this?!"

………………

A butterfly in the tropical rainforest of the Amazon River Basin in South America, occasionally flapping its wings, can cause a tornado in Texas two weeks later.

Fatty Lu, a demon moth from later generations, just fluttered his wings twice, and used an absolutely unsophisticated framing scheme to kill a foreign devil who is currently insignificant and has not exposed his evil face. A huge storm was set off in the court situation in the capital, which not only indirectly intensified the conflict between Kang Mazi and Oboi, but also inadvertently exposed a small part of Kang Mazi's plan to deal with Oboi, forcing Aoboi to take measures to strengthen himself Strength to protect yourself.In this way, if Oboi's power is strengthened, can Kang Mazi's power be strengthened by any means?Could there be a vicious circle between Aobai and Kang Mazi?

That's a long way to go, let's get down to business, just when Oboi and Kang Mazi were having trouble sleeping and eating, the culprit of the whole thing, Fatty Lu, had been sent back to Wu Yingxiong's mansion by Suo'etu's people - of course Suo'etu didn't dare When Fatty Lu said that his younger brother was pretending to be the emperor and forced him to jump into the water and committed suicide, he just said that there was a reason for this incident, and he had already pleaded guilty to the emperor. The emperor decided to summon Fatty Lu the next day, and the specific situation will be discussed later.

In addition, Suo'etu also secretly gave Fatty Lu 1 taels of silver bills, saying that it was for Fatty Lu's soup and medicine. Of course, the purpose was to hope that Fatty Lu would keep today's affairs a secret and not tell anyone.Fatty Lu moaned and evaded for a long time, it is best to accept the bank note unceremoniously, and it will completely solve the urgent need that is shy in his pocket.

Carried back to the Wu Mansion by four strong men, Wu Yingxiong, Lang Yanshu and others had to come out and make a fuss, while Fatty Lu told Wu Yingxiong that he accidentally fell into the water while visiting the garden in the Suo Mansion. Well, Lin Tianqing, who didn't know the benefits of accepting Suo'etu, also came out to testify in this way, Wu Yingxiong was relieved, and quickly found a doctor to diagnose Fatty Lu without mentioning it.

After tossing for a long time, everyone finally dispersed. When it was completely dark, Fatty Lu suddenly sent Liu Xu to Lin Tianqing's room and invited Lin Tianqing to his room for a secret talk.When Lin Tianqing rushed to Fatty Lu's room excitedly, he saw Fatty Lu was warming himself by the fire in the living room wrapped in a quilt. Lin Tianqing couldn't help but pretended to blame: "Master Lu, you have such a big event today, why are you not on the kang?" lie down?"

"It's okay. I've been lying down for a long time. My whole body hurts. Get up and sit down." Fatty Lu agreed casually. First, he invited Lin Tianqing to sit opposite him, and then asked Xiao Erlang to serve Lin Tianqing a cup of tea. Then he said: "Erlang, you all go outside temporarily, keep an eye on it, and don't let anyone get close."

Xiao Erlang, Liu Zhen and the others agreed, and dragged Fang Shiyu out until there were only Fatty Lu and Lin Tianqing left in the room. Then Fatty Lu asked, "Master Lin, how are things going today? What benefit did the picture give you? You kept it a secret for him like this?"

"It didn't give me any benefits, but I gave the old man a pair of suet white jade horses." There was no one else in the room, so Lin Tianqing didn't have to hide it, and said directly: "Besides, Suo'etu also promised to give me a horse at the right time." , arrange for the old man to kowtow to the emperor once, and then it will be up to the old man himself, he is only a second-class bodyguard, so there is no way to arrange an errand for the old man."

Speaking of this, Lin Tianqing said happily again with a smile on his face: "There is another good thing. The old man just heard the news that Li Tianyu was beaten in front of the emperor! Yesterday we went to visit the priest of Nanhuai Rennan, and I don't know who He was assassinated in the church, and a badge of a guard of Aozhong Hall was found on the body. The case was extremely complicated. Li Tianyu happened to be the current governor of Shuntian Prefecture. He should be in charge of this case. I'm afraid I'm already crying!"

"Hey, it turns out that the current Governor of Shuntian Mansion is Li Tianyu. Lin Tianqing is really lucky." Fatty Lu sneered in his heart, but said in surprise on his face, "What? Father Nan was killed? Who did it? ?”

"How do I know?" Lin Tianqing shrugged his shoulders, and said with a smile: "Lord Lu, if you are not in his position, don't seek a job. This matter has nothing to do with us, so let's ignore him. In short, this time, it is enough for Li That kid from Tianyu has drunk a pot, he wants to be the governor of Yunnan, in his next life!"

"Why is it none of our business?" Fatty Lu said anxiously, "Father Nan is dead, what about my English version of "Elements of Geometry"?"

"Lord Lu, what are you in a hurry for? He is not the only Western missionary in the Qing Dynasty!" Lin Tianqing patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Master Lu. As long as the old man can get his wish and serve as the governor of Yunnan again, I will definitely help you get a set of English missionaries." This version of "Elements of Geometry" is for you to fulfill your long-cherished wish!"

"But, why did Father Nan die?" Fatty Lu frowned, sighed again, and said, "Forget it, let's talk about it slowly. Tomorrow, I will ask someone to buy some money for paper candles and incense, and go to his grave to pay homage. I'll ask you later." After finishing speaking, Fatty Lu sighed again, and then said: "Master Lin, I have invited you here because I have some good news to tell, the emperor has issued an order to summon me tomorrow. "

"Really? Congratulations to Mr. Lu!" Lin Tianqing was overjoyed, and couldn't wait to say: "Master Lu, what about the old man? The emperor appreciates you so much. When you meet the emperor tomorrow, how do you plan to recommend him to the emperor?" old man?"

"I have already thought about the solution." Fatty Lu said seriously: "I have invited Lord Lin over tonight, just to ask Lord Lin one last time, have you made up your mind? You plan to sacrifice Prince Pingxi's military salary in exchange for your Yunnan The position of governor, this step is going forward, but once the bow is fired, there will be no turning back!"

"Master Lu, there is no one else here, so let me say something from your heart." Lin Tianqing gritted his teeth, and said, "Prince Pingxi and Prince Pingxi are really kind to this old man, but they are just princes, not emperors. There is a way to change the decision made by the emperor! As for the old man, he will be sixty next year. If he misses this opportunity, he will never have a chance to come back in this life. Prince Wang once."

"However, as you said, Master Lu, this old man wants to please the emperor and not offend Prince Pingxi, so this old man will follow your instructions and report to the emperor that the minimum salary of Prince Pingxi is 350 million taels of silver— ——On this point, Lord Lu, please rest assured that this old man, no matter whether it caused the loss of Prince Pingxi’s military salary or not, the old man has also done something against the Lord, and the emperor and they will never let the old man go. I also want to force the old man to do countless things that I can't do to the lord. This old man understands this very well!"

"In this way, the old man's handle is in your hands, Mr. Lu, so you can rest assured, Mr. Lu, that the old man will never sell you. Besides, Mr. Lu, the old man also hopes that you can do your best to help the old man get it. After this position is completed, this old man will never treat you badly."

"Since my lord has made up my mind, I understand the humble position." Fatty Lu nodded, and said solemnly: "Master Lin, please rest assured that if you get the post of governor of Yunnan as you wish, the humble position will work under you. Life will be easier, and I will do my best."

"Then, please!" Lin Tianqing was overjoyed and clasped his fists at Fatty Lu.

Fatty Lu returned the salute, and said: "Master Lin, just wait for the good news, the humble job is ready, and there will be news within a few days."

Lin Tianqing was even more delighted, and had a long private discussion with Fatty Lu before he got up to say goodbye and went back to his room to rest.But after Lin Tianqing left, Fatty Lu didn't rush to call Xiao Erlang, who was eating wind and snow outside, to wait for his dog legs to enter the room, but got up and pushed open the door of the inner room. smile.

(End of this chapter)