Aspirations

Chapter 172

Just when he turned the corner of the room and wanted to climb over the wall, a large net suddenly fell from the sky and caught him.When life and death were at stake, he didn't care about much, he threw away the person in his hand, and wanted to cut the fishing net with a knife and escape, but his shoulder hurt, and the lancet in his hand could no longer hold it, and fell to the ground.

Mantuo was hit by a flying knife on his left shoulder.

Several people exerted force at the same time, and the fishing net tightened, trapping the two firmly in the net.The person thrown by him rolled down a few times, and the blanket spread out, revealing a naked woman's body.

It was Fang Shiniang.

Needless to say, the person who was taken down was none other than Yan Hao.

Fang Shiniang was naked and was seen clearly by countless people. She was so ashamed that she wanted to die, but her body was so weak that she couldn't speak.She could only have tears in her eyes, and looked at Mantuo helplessly.

Mantuo was also a woman, and couldn't bear her being humiliated, so she covered her with a blanket, and tested her breath, seeing her face flushed and short of breath, she knew what was going on: "You have been poisoned by Suruan powder, after a while The time will be fine."

Yan Hao still wanted to struggle, but Man Tuo cut off a little finger of his right hand with a sword, and Man Tuo shouted sharply: "If you dare to resist again, I will cut off your thumbs of both hands."

Yan Hao immediately didn't dare to move, he cut off the thumbs of both hands, he could no longer hold the weapon, it was tantamount to abolishing half of his martial arts.He had no choice but to admit defeat, and glared at Mantuo viciously: "Mantuo, what's the use of tying me up? In the end, you can't obediently let me go? Today's revenge for severed fingers will be repaid twice in the future."

Man Tuo said calmly, "Yan Hao, save some energy to speak, and Fang Shiniang will kill you if I don't need to do anything later."

Yan Hao's complexion changed: "Man Tuo, you ruined my good deeds! Seeing that I am only one step away from winning, if it weren't for you, Fang Shiniang would already be my woman now."

Although Xiao Jia hated Fang Shiniang for killing Xia Xiang before, he couldn't bear to see her humiliated at this time, so he took water for her to drink.As soon as Fang Shiniang took the water, most of the poison was cured. She and Yan Hao were caught in the net at the same time, unable to move their hands and feet, and could only curse: "Yan Hao, you took advantage of my unpreparedness to poison me, and you want to kill me!" I cheated, you don't deserve to be one of the top ten masters in the Great Xia, you are extremely shameless!"

Yan Hao laughed wildly: "Ms. Fang, anyway, I have seen your body. If Man Tuo hadn't come, you would have been mine. So what can you do if you follow me? I won't treat you badly... ..."

"If I really follow you, will you treat me well forever?" Fang Shiniang twisted her waist and pressed it against Yan Hao's body. Although she was wrapped in a blanket, she had no clothes inside. Yan Hao's neck, exhaling Ruolan in his ear, "If you see my innocent body, I can only follow you."

Although Yan Hao was caught in the fishing net under the eyes of everyone, but he thought he was the star king, and Lang Mantuo didn't dare to do anything to him, so he was so bold that he twisted hard, trying to turn around He was hugging Fang Shiniang, and unexpectedly, as soon as he moved, he felt a huge pain in his shoulder.

It was Fang Shiniang who pulled Mantuo's flying knife from his left shoulder.

Before Yan Hao could understand, there was a sudden coldness between his legs, followed by wetness, followed by a piercing pain. He didn't need to touch to know that the most fundamental thing of being a man was cut off with a knife. He was shocked, terrified, and angry , It's unbelievable, I wish I could bite to death this woman with a charming smile but a vicious heart.

It's just that he didn't have time to make a move or speak, he just felt dizzy for a while, and then passed out.

Man Tuo has traveled the rivers and lakes for many years, and there are many dead souls under the sword. Seeing this scene, he turned around and walked over, unwilling to look again.Xiao Jia exclaimed even more, and hid behind Mantuo in fright.On the contrary, Ma Zhanguo's gang of government servants, seeing more bloody scenes, was not too surprised that Yan Hao was cut off as a boy.

Ma Zhanguo shook his head regretfully: "It's a pity that the dignified Taiwei Yan, I don't know if he is married and has children? If not, he can only adopt children in this life."

Yi Taiping shook his head, tsk-tsk a few times: "He is a good person, has a bright future, he insists on cleansing himself, does he want to enter the palace to serve the emperor?"

Qi He then said: "It is impossible to serve the emperor. He is a member of Xingwang, so the emperor will not let Xingwang's people stay by his side. But the problem is that the palace does not want eunuchs. You think Taiwei Yan's sword is not right?" Was it for nothing? It’s true, he didn’t inquire about it before cutting it, because if some things fell off, they couldn’t be connected.”

All the yamen servants burst into laughter.

Everyone hurriedly carried Yan Hao back to the county government office, and asked her husband to stop the bleeding so that he would not die from excessive bleeding.Although Man Tuo hated Yan Hao very much, he couldn't bear to see Yan Hao end up like this.

In order to prevent Fang Shiniang from escaping or killing Yan Hao again, Mantuo ordered Fang Shiniang to be locked in a cell and waited for Xia Xiang to come back.

Xia Xiang didn't know that Yan Hao and Fang Shiniang had both been arrested at this time. He, Jin Jia, Ye Muping, Cao Shujun, Zheng Xiangan, Xiao Wu and others interrogated Fu Ke and Jiang Xiaoliu while they were waiting.

Xia Xiang presided over the trial, and Zheng Xiangan and others attended the trial.Since the case was very clear, Xia Xiang only asked about the situation after Fu Ke was taken away by Yang Jiang.

Fu Ke snotted and burst into tears: "Master Xia, the villain was taken out of the county office by Yang Jiang, first hid in the barracks, and met Wu Yidong. Wu Yidong asked the villain to tell Sister Zhu that Han Meng must be obedient. Sister Zhu is afraid When the villain was silenced, it was said that she only listened to what the villain said, and she ignored what others said. As long as the villain was alive, she would obey orders. If there was anything wrong with the villain, she would tell the truth to Han Meng. The villain I'm so moved, there are so many people who claim to be men, but they can't compare with a woman's affection."

"Later, Wu Yidong felt that it was inconvenient and unsafe for the villain to be in the military camp. There were 10 forbidden troops stationed in Zhending Mansion, and there were too many people talking about it, so it was inevitable that the news would leak out. He asked Wei Zhongqiang to send the villain to Yuanjia Village. The villain and Mingjing It seems that when the incident happened, Han Meng was taken down, and after his lieutenant Xiao Jidong took charge of Han Meng's cavalry, the time when Han Meng was useless was the day when the villain died..."

Jin Jia looked indifferent, squinted his eyes slightly, and sat on the side, wandering away.Ye Muping even sat on the chair, as if in meditation.Cao Shujun was teasing Jiang Xiaoliu, laughing from time to time, only Xia Xiang and Zheng Xiangan were seriously interrogating Fu Ke.

Zheng Xiang'an's expression was sometimes confused, sometimes thoughtful, and sometimes smiled knowingly. When Fu Ke finished speaking, he stood up and walked around Fu Ke with his hands behind his back: "From Dong Xian's death, it led to Fu Ke's death. , and then Fu Ke led out Tian Qing and Wu Yidong. If the people involved in Fu Ke's line are all deployments of troops, then Liu Changting, Xie Huagai, Gao Jianyuan, Yan Hao and others led by Cui Xiang Cui Zhifu are The layout of financial resources and manpower. It is really powerful, thorough, and there are no omissions, step by step. It is really a well-planned game. However, Zheng still has a few things that he doesn't understand..."

Jin Jia opened his eyes slightly, and quietly took a look at Zheng Xiangan.Ye Muping's eyelids moved slightly, but he didn't open them, but his expression changed slightly.

Zheng Xiang'an added: "It can be said that Tian Qing and Wu Yidong were the main players, recruiting troops, and Cui Xiang was the assistant, suppressing Xia Xianzun, allowing Gao Jianyuan and Yan Hao to plant wooden piles and set up fire mines on the Hutuo River. Your Majesty, so that Xingwang can aspire to the throne. What Zheng can't figure out is that Xingwang has spent so much time and effort, and he has to come to the decisive battle without attacking the capital. He wants the emperor to die in an accident and then blame others. In fact, marrying There are many ways to harm others, even in the capital city, there can be many accidents that cause the emperor to die unexpectedly, and casually assigning the blame to a prince or official can also deceive the eyes and ears of the world."

"You can't say that, Zheng Langjun, if Xingwang wants to stop the mouths of the people in the world, he must find ways to prevent people from being suspicious for no reason. Think back when Taizong took over the throne, it was rumored that Taizu died at the hands of Taizong. Although It is because of the far-fetched words of literati and the embellishment of storytellers, after all, Taizong has been burdened with infamy for a long time." Jin Jia no longer wandered off, got off his chair, and said with a smile, "Taizu died in the palace. In the novel, Taizong has been accused of murdering his brothers for a hundred years. Even today, the common people still say that the origin of Taizong's throne is unknown. His Royal Highness Xingwang, who cherishes his reputation so much, will definitely not repeat the same mistakes. Infamy, therefore, the emperor cannot die in the capital, let alone in the imperial palace, if an accident happened hundreds of miles away from the capital, no one would guess that it would have anything to do with Xingwang."

Zheng Xiang'an nodded: "Since that's the case, why don't you disclose His Highness Xingwang's evil intentions to the world?"

"Open to the world?" Jin Jia laughed loudly, "Just rely on Fu Ke's one-sided words? Just rely on Fu Ke's confession of Tian Qing, Wu Yidong, Cui Xiang and others? You can overthrow a county magistrate, a commander, and a magistrate by paying the Fuke? Not to mention a majestic prince! If you really want to report to the court, you will not be suppressed by Hou Pingpan, but you will be submitted to the court. , will also be used as a laughing stock by civil and military officials. Instead of being able to disclose His Highness Xingwang's unruly intentions, he will startle the snake and let Xingwang take the opportunity to win Xia Xianzun. In this way, Xia Xianzun's previous layout will come to naught. "

Zheng Xiang'an bowed his head and remained silent for a long time before he said: "It seems to be somewhat reasonable, but Zheng always thinks it's better to make it public..."

"Publicize a chicken feather. Once it is publicized, everyone will die. No one can escape. Don't make it public." Fu Ke squinted and shouted, "I didn't mean you, you, yes, it was you, the one surnamed Zheng, you compare Xia Xianzun is too far behind, if you asked me to interrogate me, I would have died a long time ago, even you probably don't know where you died now."

Zheng Xiangan was furious: "What are you, dare to say that Zheng is not?"

"I'm nothing. I have a cheap life. In the eyes of many people, I'm just a chicken feather. But sometimes a chicken feather can be of great use if placed in the right place." Fu Ke is not afraid of Zheng Xiang'an, he admires Xia Xiang the most now, " Xia Xianzun, from now on, the villain will listen to you in everything, I will do what you say, but there is one thing, even if I die, I will die in a fair manner, on the execution ground, not in their hands."

"Okay, I promise you." Xia Xiang was calm on the surface, but in fact he was very anxious inside. The longer he waited, the more worried he was about Lian Ruohan's safety. He paced back and forth in the room, "I don't know Lian Ruohan How is it now, Jiang Xiaoliu, when will Wei Zhongqiang come back?"

Jiang Xiaoliu was chatting with Cao Shujun very happily, Cao Shujun was pretending to be stupid, he was really stupid, and the two of them chatted speculatively.Hearing Xia Xiang's question, Jiang Xiaoliu grinned: "The villain doesn't know either, but Boss Wei said that he will definitely come back today. He and Fu Ke are brothers anyway. Fu Ke sleeps in the chicken coop every day, and he also It’s not very forbearing, I have to see Fu Ke every day to sleep peacefully.”

Xia Xiang could still hold back his laughter, but Cao Shujun couldn't, he laughed out loud, and he knocked Jiang Xiaoliu on the head: "I thought Xiao Wu was the funniest person in the world, but I didn't expect you to be more fun than me!" Xiao Wu is a hundred times more fun."

"Who is Xiao Wu? Is it your fifth concubine?" Jiang Xiaoliu looked curious and thoughtful, "Cao Langjun, you are in your prime, but you can't be too greedy for beauty, old people It is often said that only exhausted oxen have no plowed fields..."

"..." Cao Shujun opened his mouth wide, wanted to say something but couldn't say anything, Xia Xiang held back his laughter, and the worries in his heart were relieved by Jiang Xiaoliu's funnyness.

Seeing the sky gradually darken.

Li Xiaosi yelled to pee, Xiao Wu escorted him to the hut in the northwest corner of the yard.When he arrived at the hut, Li Xiaosi saw that there was no one around, so he smiled and said: "Xiao Dutou, I didn't hit you, even if you capture Liu Changting and Wei Zhongqiang, it won't work, they are all pawns. Believe them or not!" After being arrested, someone will replace them immediately, and it will not affect Star King's plan at all."

Xiao Wu ignored Li Xiaosi's reasoning, looked at the wall of the hut, then looked around, and said in a low voice: "Don't talk about it, it's useless, let me tell you, if you want to escape, just go ahead and run away." Try it. You can either knock me down and run out from the gate, or climb over the wall. With your body, it is unlikely to climb over the wall. There is still a way to escape, which is to jump into the cesspool and swim from the cesspit to Outside……"

Seeing that his thoughts were exposed, Li Xiaosi smiled sarcastically: "No, Xiao Dutou, Cao Langjun just said you were stupid, why are you not stupid at all?"

Xiao Wu knocked Li Xiaosi on the head: "Cao Langjun said that I am funny, not stupid, if you want me to be stupid, you are the most stupid."

Li Xiaosi rubbed his head, and whispered mysteriously: "Xiao Dutou, if you let me go, I will give you ten catties of gold."

There is more copper than silver in Daxia, and gold is even less common. The coins in circulation on the market are mainly copper coins, followed by silver, and gold is basically not seen. Many people have never seen a gold ingot in their entire lives.

Of course, it is common in folk gold jewelry.

(End of this chapter)