Based on Li Rufeng's understanding of the dignitaries, it was very unlikely that they would take a coastal liner. After all, the sea was too bumpy and there were too many unknown dangers for them. A stable river boat is the first choice.
It can be speculated that his purpose is only two things: first, he has plans to go to other places during the year; second, he is ready to run away at any time.
In today's escort bureau, the most important project is to set up shop and protect the hospital. It is very clear to the way of thinking of high-ranking officials and dignitaries. Most of these Qiwei bookings need to be purchased by businessmen who travel frequently. There is no need to buy tickets when traveling by ship. You can travel directly to the dock to exchange tickets. If you cannot make the trip on the same day, Qiwei can also arrange food and accommodation.
Nobles and dignitaries don't have to rush for time. They can plan and prepare for anything they do several months in advance. Most of them wait until before departure to buy the ferry ticket. Travel on schedule.
It seems that the second option is the most likely.
However, regardless of whether it was Eunuch Yang himself or Yang Tianliang, although they could not call the shots in the palace, they lived a comfortable life and earned tens of thousands of taels of silver a year. Although the world of the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil, it may not be destroyed anytime soon. Why did he get such a boat ticket to run away?
only……
Li Rufeng's eyes were bright, and he felt that the haze of many days had finally revealed a crack. Saw the sun
He suddenly asked: "Master Huang Wu! You just said that there was already a grudge between Master Yang and his apprentice. I wonder what their relationship is like now?"
Huang Qi smiled slyly and said, "It's hard to put it into words."
"Why is it so hard to explain in one sentence?"
"Back then, I worked as an errand in the East Factory, and under the orders of the governor, I also monitored the affairs of these eunuchs outside the palace. They know something about the master and disciples." He said, smacking his lower lip.
Li Rufeng said: "Come here, refill Huang Wuye's tea!"
A cup of mellow and fragrant tea was delivered. Huang Qi twitched his nose and said, "It smells so good! The best imperial tea with fragrant tea! Li Biao is very capable!"
After a comfortable cup of tea, Huang Qi talked about the past events of Eunuch Yang and his son.
Eunuch Yang himself was the apprentice of the eunuch of the inner court of the Wanli Dynasty, so the Wanli Dynasty was very popular in the palace. Yang Tianliang entered the palace in the last years of Wanli Dynasty, so he could be regarded as enjoying a little godfather bonus. However, after Jiu Qiansui came to power, Eunuch Yang's status was in jeopardy. He managed to maintain his status by desperately trying to flatter him and bribe him with large sums of money. However, he failed to achieve his goals in the palace and had to take a temporary job.
Yang Tianliang was naturally implicated by his master and could not make a name for himself in the palace.
"... He was still young at that time and did not dare to show any resentment to his master. Besides, he knew that if he accepted Eunuch Yang as his godfather, it would mean that he would live and die together. Even if he wanted to change his family, others would not look down upon him. Go up. So the father and son are united as one, suffering in the palace, hoping for a turn of events..."
Eunuch Yang was ingratiating himself with the eunuch group in every possible way, hoping that Ji Tu could get into it. However, his master had not dealt with Jiu Qiansui at the beginning, so he spent a lot of money and could only keep safe. Seeing that his godfather's savings over the years were about to come to an end, Yang Tianliang began to have objections.
"...He told Eunuch Yang that instead of using the money like this, without even seeing a splash, it is better to leave the palace temporarily to avoid it. No matter how the situation of the court changes in the future, at least with the money in hand, he can always live in peace and contentment."
"That's quite right."
"Haha, if we look at it, there is nothing wrong with it. But Eunuch Yang is already old. When people are old, they are most suspicious of money. Little Eunuch Yang's words immediately aroused his suspicion. Although he didn't say anything, But since then there has been a estrangement between the two.”
Yang Tianliang was not a fool. Ever since he saw that his master was suspicious of him, he also began to make plans for himself, recruiting people and doing business in private. Originally, he was just "making a profit", but since then he has started to make a new start.
"... Mr. Li probably knows that during the Nine Thousand Years' Era, local officials from all over the country were competing to build shrines."
"There is such a thing."
"Eunuch Yang specially sent Yang Tianliang to Guangzhou to handle this matter in order to cling to him. Later, for some reason, the matter suddenly stopped and nothing was done. However, the Gao family, a wealthy businessman under his family in Guangzhou, is said to have donated five thousand taels of silver and many Australian treasures. . After returning to the capital, Yang Tianliang delivered the Australian goods and returned it to Gaoju because the Shengci Temple was not ready to build it. But Eunuch Yang didn’t believe it..."
"This is easy, just write a letter and ask Gao Zhi?"
"Haha, only they themselves know whether they wrote this letter and whether they refunded the money. But since then, the relationship between their master and apprentice has become more and more distant. Now it's probably just face-to-face peace." Eunuch Yang pointed at This apprentice will provide for him until he is old and die; as for the apprentice, he uses his identity as a master to make money by pretending to be a powerful person. The two of them have not ruined their reputation."
"So that's it, Mr. Huang Wu is really a master!" Li Rufeng raised his thumbs and praised, "If it weren't for Mr. Wu, we would have no idea about the secrets of the palace supervisor..."
"Joking and joking." Huang Wuye said with a proud smile, "People outside the palace only think that they are like heavenly beings when they look at the palace. In fact, there are also people in the palace. Whether they are the emperor, the empress, or the maids and eunuchs, they can't escape the worldly ways. Four words.”
"Fifth Master is right." Li Rufeng thought to himself. From this, it can be seen that there is a high possibility that little Eunuch Yang will take risks for this large sum of money. Judging from the various clues obtained, he is indeed the most suspicious person.
He suddenly remembered that Min Zhanlian's report mentioned an eunuch Cao - it was eunuch Cao who introduced Liu Xiaozhen to Nanyuan as an errand. After going there, Liu Xiaobian attached himself to a certain "noble person". Maybe it really has something to do with it. Immediately asked: "Do you know Mr. Qin from Luocheng?"
"I know!" Huang Di nodded, "The land tiger in South City."
"Did you know that he has an old friend who is also an errand in the palace? His surname is Cao?"
"I know. Eunuch Cao is from Wei County, Daming Prefecture, but he is not an old friend of Third Master Qin. I heard that the two of us only became close in the past two years. Probably because of errands."
Huang Qi said that Eunuch Cao was actually not doing well in the palace. He was almost forty before he took up the job of a eunuch in charge of Nanyuan. Since he is the eunuch in charge of Nanyuan, he must have a good relationship with local snakes. It was around this time that he didn't know who to get through, and got on Master Qin's line.
Li Rufeng thought to himself that it was no wonder that Liu Xiaobian's errand was introduced by Eunuch Cao, and there was originally such a relationship.
"Speaking of which, Third Master Qin's cousin died a few days ago. This is also strange!" Huang Qi added.
"Oh, what's weird?" Li Rufeng originally wanted to ask about this. He took the initiative to mention it, obviously he had grasped something.
Huang Qi smiled: "If you were not Mr. Li, you would have to squeeze out this Australian toothpaste. Now I will tell you clearly. Mr. Li probably knows that Qin Erlang is not very clean at his core."
"I know this. He is engaged in Mongolian trading outside the west entrance. There is no way to be clean in this business."
"Master Li, you only know one, but not the other. There is someone behind Qin Erlang."
"Oh, which threshold is he from?"
"How can he tell which house has the threshold, but the person who works as the gatekeeper for this house is an old acquaintance of mine. I was in Dongchang when I was in charge, and he was in Jinyiwei. After losing power at the age of nine thousand, he and I had the same abandonment. Running away from his job..."
Li Rufeng was calm on the surface, but he was ready to express his feelings in his heart. He asked patiently:
"Who is this person?"
"The official name is Liu Ying. After he escaped from the capital, he lived in chaos all over the world and made a living by selling divination. I also met him in Guangzhou back then. I don't know which big family he joined later. He was well-dressed..." Huang Qi was quite envious in his words. Qing, "He seems to have become a master."
Li Rufeng was ecstatic at the moment. Originally, he didn't have high expectations for the information Huang Qi could provide. Unexpectedly, he not only uncovered Yang Tianliang, the biggest suspect, but also connected various fragments of clues collected by Min Zhanlian and others!
Both Yang Tianliang and Liu Zheng are closely related to Leng Ningyun's case! If they were still confused about the case a few days ago, they already have a clear goal now!
"Huang Wuye is in his prime, and he may become rich again in the future." Li Rufeng said with a smile, "Don't be so pretentious and tell me what's wrong."
"Haha, I've tricked you with so many words, I have to calculate the money for a while." Huang Qi smiled and then said seriously, "Master Li, think about it, this Qin Erlang has a backstage, his cousin is also Luo Cheng's seat Tiger, how can an ordinary person dare to provoke such a big shot? Now, Hulaba, someone cuts off his tongue to plant lotus flowers. Isn’t this strange?"
"You slick guy, you didn't say anything!"
"Alas, why didn't I say anything?" Huang Qi asked anxiously, "Since Qin Erlang is not something that ordinary people dare to touch, the person who killed him must be a big shot in the capital - otherwise, this Third Master Qin, the well-known Luo Chengyi Ba, can you howl for your brother a few times in the mourning hall and then hide and act like a coward?"
"Fifth Master, the most important thing in the capital is big shots. It's as if you didn't say anything!"
Huang Qi looked at Li Rufeng intently for a while and suddenly smiled: "Master Li, Master Li, you are the number one figure in the world. Why did you suddenly become confused? What does cutting out your tongue mean?"
"Of course I think he talks too much."
"What extra words?"
"How do I know this!"
"Master Li, don't you think this is cleaning up the family?"
Li Rufeng's eyelids twitched! What Huang Qi said does make sense. Cutting off the tongue and sinking it in the moat was obviously a warning to someone. These people are likely to have something to do with Qin Erlang, and Qin Erlang said something that shouldn't be said.
But this explanation is somewhat reluctant. Li Rufeng knew that people like Huang Qi were very good at making shocking statements in order to promote the value of intelligence. So he deliberately asked: "In that case, who is this person who cleans the house?"
"Of course he is his benefactor." Huang Qi's eyes were bright, "Don't ask me why, I don't know, that's what I think."
(End of chapter)
