Lu's relatives

Chapter 197

Things seemed to be beyond Qin Xu's expectations. He thought that Shi A was left in the army by himself, and his henchmen would come to rescue him or the people behind him would do other things. After being caught, killed and released by Qin Xu, it may be because Qin Xu has been guarding the first camp and the personal guard camp all the way until he entered the border of Qingzhou, and he was about to return to Linzi City Now, the envoy behind Shi A seems to have disappeared without a trace, and has been very calm all the time, let alone come to rescue Shi A.

If something is unusual, it is a demon. This unreasonable thing made Qin Xu quite puzzled.Could it be that Shi A, who has always been regarded as the leader of the assassins by Qin Xu and others, is unpopular in his organization?Or is there another secret?Not to mention that Shi A not only said and acted strangely before, as if he had some real evidence, he kept saying that what Qin Xu said was so unbearable, and according to Qu Yi's report, during the few days Shi A was in the camp, the whole People are also extremely calm, it seems that they have long been prepared for their "encounter", not to mention that they are not too angry, but rather relaxed a lot, which is quite puzzling.In addition, these assassins who worked together with Shi A in the past are too weird and unreasonable regardless of their origin, style and purpose, especially their attitude towards their own leader and the so-called organization, which makes people feel like an obviously good person , but it seems to be forcibly pieced together by various parts of the body that are not related to each other.

As for Shi A himself, after these few days of careful thinking, Qin Xu actually still has a little impression.If this Shi A is that person, he should be enshrined in the history of Wei Wendi Cao Pi's swordsmanship.He was originally a Luoyang ranger, and he was taught by Wang Yue, who was able to fight Lu Bu with horses in swordsmanship, and Dianwei on foot, and was known as the best swordsman in the world. The master guards he invited were very popular back then.However, after Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang and moved the capital to Chang'an, there was no news of Wang Yueshi and his apprentice, and no one knew of his whereabouts. It was unexpected that this person would appear in the Among the assassins who came to "assassinate" Qin Xu.

"Master Qin, the letter from Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family, has arrived!" Just as Qin Xu was puzzled by the assassination incident against him and Shi A's anomaly, Qu Yi arranged for someone to send the letter to Mi Zhu immediately. The person brought back Mi Zhu's reply.Qin Xu took the reply letter from Qu Yi, read it at a glance, but gradually frowned.

After noticing the strangeness of Shi A and other people who were working as assassins before, Qin Xu thought about countless possibilities, including whether it was because the Mi family accidentally leaked Qin Xu's plan to make sea salt. Afterwards, the huge profits he obtained aroused the covetousness of his peers. After all, the wealth is charming and the gold touches the heart. Qin Xu has seen a lot of such things in his previous life, and at that time he saw all kinds of unreasonable behaviors of Shi A and others. However, it is somewhat similar to the dishonorable methods used in the Shanghai fights of later generations.And the attitude of the Xuzhou family is quite good because they rescued Xiapi twice in distress. In addition, the cooperation between the Mi family and Lu Bu has been very profitable, and there will be people who want to replace them. The marriage through Qin Xu has always been a big stalk. If some means can be used to loosen the relationship between Lu Bu and Mi Zhu, so that such a large "business" can be reconciled without Qin Xu in the middle, it is undoubtedly the most direct The easiest way to make the Mi family fall out of favor with Lu Bu.

But to Qin Xu's disappointment, Mi Zhu's reply did mention that many merchants in Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and even other prefectures were indeed interested in the rash rise of the Mi family. The process of spreading is very interesting. Of course, some people have used some disgraceful methods, but because the Mi family's secrecy measures are in place, the fact that this method came from Qin Xu has not been leaked, that is to say, it is just an idea. Qin Xu, who was registered, did not have as high a status in the eyes of the Xuzhou family as he imagined. Therefore, although Qin Xu felt a little "shocked" psychologically, although people with a Xuzhou accent participated in the group including Shi A, But it was not as Qin Xu thought.

After reading Mi Zhu's reply letter, it completely overturned Qin Xu's previous thoughts. Although Qin Xu was a little disappointed, a seemingly insignificant sentence at the end of the letter by Mi Zhu made Qin Xu, who made a mistake in his judgment, become more active again. It feels like seeing a bright light in the dark.

Mi Zhu left behind Cao Xing, Zang Ba, and Tai Shici from Lu Bu to lead 2 people to garrison Xuzhou, and married Cao Bao, the first general among Xuzhou's "natives", at least in terms of military strength, he could almost control Xuzhou by three points The second is that the Tao family of Danyang's elite soldiers fought against each other, which made the Tao family, which had almost changed hands due to several missteps, weakened a lot in its control over Xuzhou.I don't know what Tao Qian's madness is. Not only did he not ask about it, he even acquiesced in the fact that his second son Tao Ying went to the reopened Jixia Academy in Qingzhou to study under Kong Rong, who had a good personal relationship.

Although because of Mi Zhen, Mi Zhu used a tone that was close to a family letter. After completing Qin Xu's entrusted investigation about Xuzhou aristocratic families, merchants, etc., he seemed to be chatting about Tao Qian, who disappointed Xuzhou officials. The endless action was spoken, but in Qin Xu's eyes, it seemed that it was already a mess, and Mi Zhu had no intention of helping us find the thread.

Tao Qian!Tao Ying!Kong Rong!Wang Yue!Shia!These people seem to have nothing to do with the assassination that Qin Xu encountered except for Shi A, but whether there is any connection between them cannot but make Qin Xu have a different feeling in his heart. idea.

It is not surprising that Tao Qian and Kong Rong are old friends. The age difference between the two is not too big. They were in the court together before. Historically, when Cao Cao wanted to slaughter Xuzhou to avenge his father, Tao Qian’s first person for help was Kong Rong. , and before Lu Bu entered Qingzhou, Tao Qian's forces penetrated into Qingzhou and Kong Rong's border through Langya County, and the friendship between the two has always been good.

As the second son of Tao Qian, Tao Ying was asked by Sima Zanghong of Qingzhou because of the frequent omens of severe drought in Qingzhou. Qin Xu, who felt that his emotions were controlled, was also somewhat curious about Tao Ying who appeared on the list at that time, but because the shining "golden light" of Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Shi Tao was too dazzling, Tao Ying didn't The sissy "little person" didn't make Qin Xu think that it might be just the same name, and didn't pay too much attention to it.But thinking about it now, it seems that it was the matter of Tao Ying's study in Qingzhou that was written in Mi Zhu's letter that once again aroused the Xuzhou officials' feelings towards Tao Qian.

Although Wang Yue is praised by the world in terms of military strength, he is a typical official fan. During the time of Emperor Huan Ling, he spent a long time hanging out in the official mansion of Luoyang, the imperial capital, but because of his background, he was never valued by others. After Dong Zhuo came to Luoyang, Kong Rong fled and was appointed Prime Minister of Beihai. Later, when he was changed to Governor of Beihai, it was unknown whether it was because Wang Yue was not ashamed of Dong Zhuo or for other reasons.At that time, because of Dong Zhuo's tyranny, everyone in Luoyang was in danger. At that time, no one had the leisure to pay attention to the news of a person who was not well received by everyone. Wang Yue's whereabouts became a mystery.Could it be that he was won over by Kong Rong, a man with a bold personality, who always likes to make friends, and who has a high reputation in the court and China, and settled him properly?After all, since Kong Rong arrived in Beihai, as a literati, he has led troops to conquer the outside world several times, and he has actively responded to the alliance of the princes to attack Dong Zhuo. How is human protection possible?Kong Rong is not a fool.

Moreover, after Kong Rong was forced to return to Beihai and join Lu Bu, he never paid attention to the official position in Qingzhou Zhizhong appointed by Lu Bu, and seemed to be really obsessed with the great cause of educating people in Jixia Academy. The characters shown in several actions are quite different.Although it is because of Kong Rong that the gathering of great Confucians in the Jixia Academy is considered a great achievement for Qingzhou, but the fact that Kong Rong released Liu Bei at the beginning made Qin Xu feel vigilant, so this time for Qin Xu Xu's assassination behavior, and Shi A's appearance and saying such a thing, will it also have something to do with it?

One must know that Qin Xu's fame in Lv Bu's army as Lv Bu's son-in-law has only happened in the past half a year, and the speed of communication at the end of Han Dynasty is only limited to Qingzhou and Yanzhou. With Lu Bu's rescue of Xuzhou, he had a disagreement with his lord's eldest son at the beginning, and the name of the protagonist Qin Xu who made the Yellow Turban Hunting Order for Raoshizi is not very obvious, so for such an official who is no more than a little mansion but no more than the master book For a person with such a caring heart like a little person, the location is ready to be revealed.What's more, the so-called greedy, lustful, and vicious words refer only to the fact that Qin Xu "forced" Cai Yong in Linzi back then and the fact that a big business like the Mi family took refuge in him was relatively close, so he could make up such unreliable rhetoric , must be a person who knows a little bit about the inside story.With Cai Yong as a friend, Tao Ying who is familiar with this matter by his side, and maybe even Wang Yue by his side, Kong Rong, who combined all suspicious factors, had to arouse Qin Xu's suspicion.

"Old Qu, after you return to the camp, the guards on Nashi'a must be loose and tight, and they will be taken around Linzi Street every once in a while, but you must pay attention to whether anyone will use various reasons recently People who enter your camp or get close to Shi A, especially Qingzhou officials who are not military generals, don’t need to deliberately stop them, just write down their names!” Qin Xu let out a long breath, and he was always by his side. Koji, who was waiting for orders in a daze, said.

"No!" Although Qu Yi didn't know what Qin Xu had in mind, and the road from Chenliu to Linzi didn't show that anyone would come to visit the camp as Qin Xu expected, but seeing Qin Xu's confident appearance , but chose to obey Qin Xu's order and go with him.

(End of this chapter)