After returning to the mansion, he looked at the several servants kneeling in front of him with a livid face and said nothing. After a long time, he said in a calm tone, with almost no trace of anger: "Are you guys very capable? I just told you to keep your tail between your legs during this period, but it turned out that you were lucky, and you got into trouble with the two princes as soon as you took action. .Amazing, indeed amazing.”
Looking at his master's livid face, he knew that his master was turning his back on others. And the more angry he is, the calmer his tone becomes. Not only did the several trouble-making officers not feel like they had escaped, but they were all frightened as if they were sieving chaff. His body was shaking even more than when Huang Qiong was about to take them into the palace.
After Zhang Qian said these words, several frightened servants who were shaking like chaff kowtowed repeatedly and said: "You guys know you are wrong. Please see that you are thinking of me. And Mrs. Six did such a stupid thing when she vented her anger, so please spare the little ones this time."
"Spare you? Then who spared me? You have ignored my repeated orders before, and there is nothing else you dare to do. How can I have the guts to punish you for your crimes? You take my place. Taking it out, so I have to thank you, right?"
The calmer his tone became, the more frightened the several officers became, unable to even speak. On the other hand, the leader of the police force named Wang San is quite ruthless. After kowtowing several times, he gritted his teeth and said, "To tell you what the eldest master is saying, I just saw the Sixth Lady crying all day long and the master couldn't stop, so I thought of finding an opportunity to punish those people and give the master an outlet."
"Furthermore, since the master took office, when have we in Jingzhao Mansion been so angry? Several brothers were beaten to death by the emperor's decree for no apparent reason, without even an explanation being given to us. If we don't find out, With this mastermind behind the scenes, how can we do anything in the Jingzhao Mansion in the future?"
"If things continue like this, who in the capital will take you seriously? It's just that when I arrived, I really didn't see King Yong. As for the Hejian County King, I really didn't know him, so I gave him The master caused such trouble." This guy is the leader of these people. When it comes to responsibility, he has the biggest responsibility, so naturally he has to say this.
Of course, he would not say that he had received money from Madam Six this time. Not to mention, the Sixth Madam promised him that if the matter came to pass, she would recommend him to the master to take up the position of Luohe Inspection Department, which he had been eyeing for a long time because he was responsible for the water transportation of Luohe River and was extremely rich in oil and water.
I just vented my anger for the adults one by one, so that the adults would have thought about it. I just hope that this great master can be persuaded by me and spare my life because I have been working for the Marquis of Wuchang for many years and do not dare to have any selfish thoughts.
"Oh, according to what you said, you have set up such a big trap for me, or do you think for my sake that I have to reward you heavily?" After listening to this guy's explanation, Zhang Qian became more and more angry. But there was no trace of anger on his face, instead he smiled. But his smile gave a few guards a creepy feeling.
As early as when this great master was allowed to be the governor of Hanlin Academy, he was with this great master. Although Wang San couldn't fully understand the character of his eldest brother, he knew it well. Seeing Zhang Qian's smile, my heart couldn't help but thump. He knew that his explanation not only had no effect, but actually aroused the murderous intention in his heart.
Wanting to fight here, Wang San kowtowed repeatedly and said: "Youngster really didn't mean to cause trouble for the elder. I have been following the elder for so many years, and the elder should know how loyal he is to me. This time it is really the younger's fault." It was an unintentional mistake, please forgive me this time."
Having said this, he raised his head and looked at the eldest man in front of him. No matter how he kowtowed, he had a sinking expression on his face. He gritted his teeth and said, "Besides, although I have caused trouble for the eldest man today, I still can't. I also discovered something. This matter is related to what happened to the fifth young master a few years ago."
"If I didn't admit my mistake, today I found one of the mother and son who injured the fifth young master. You know, before I followed you, I had always followed the fifth young master. When the fifth young master had an accident, The younger one will stay with the fifth young master."
"It's just that I didn't have the ability to deal with the mother-in-law and failed to protect the fifth young master, which caused the fifth young master to be seriously injured. Over the years, I have been feeling guilty and have been secretly investigating the murderer who hurt the fifth young master. God. What a pity, today I finally discovered one of the murderers who injured the Fifth Young Master back then."
"What, you saw one of the murderers who hurt the fifth brother today? Are you sure? This matter is important. If you lie even a little bit to save your life, I will skin you alive." After hearing what this guy said, Rao was Zhang Qian had been an official for many years and had already cultivated a lot in the city, so his expression couldn't help but change.
Although he had many brothers, he was the only one who was born from the same mother as his fifth brother, who had been seriously injured a few years ago and was now an idiot who only knew how to giggle all day long. He was able to gain the appreciation of the prince at first, and eventually became his number one confidant. And with the support of the prince, he became the number one person in the family after his father. This fifth brother worked hard.
Based on the custom of fighting for power within every big family, the fights between the dignified Wuchang Marquis, the Privy Councilor, the legitimate sons and the concubines were quite fierce back then. Although he is the eldest son, he is the son of a concubine. As a concubine, in a large and prosperous family, it is not easy to get the appreciation of his father.
Although it cannot be said that it is compared with the competition between princes for the position of crown prince, it is still not easy. Although he was admitted as a Jinshi at a young age, he became the first among his brothers to do so. But after all, the Marquis of Wuchang came from a family of military commanders, so he wasn't too interested in the elegant thing called Jinshi. In addition, his mother's low status made him look down upon at home.
The two legitimate sons from the main wife did not even treat him as their elder brother at all in many cases. This fifth brother, who was greatly appreciated by the prince, became his best helper. For me to be able to reach this point, even my father's wife, who came from a wealthy family, also looked at me differently and even showed some courtesy. It can be said that my younger brother has made great efforts.
Although he also knew that his younger brother was addicted to drinking and sex all day long, and it was difficult for him to become a great person. To be appreciated by the prince, he had to resort to any means to find handsome boys, castrate them and give them to the prince to play with. Although this approach is a bit shameless and quite mean, it is still his biggest help after all.
Who would have thought that something unexpected would happen. Zhang Qian, the only brother who could help rather than try his best to hinder him, was beaten into an idiot a few years ago, but the murderer was never caught. This made Zhang Qian very sad. . Now this guy has discovered the real culprit that his family has been searching for for so many years.
Although he didn't quite believe it, it was enough to make Zhang Qian feel moved. After all, with the even greater power of the Wuchang Marquis, there has been no results at all for so many years. How could it be such a coincidence that I was bumped into by this guy unintentionally today? But there is one thing, Zhang Qian is still very confident. That is, although this guy Wang San has some problems, he will never dare to lie to himself.
Thinking of this, Zhang Qian quickly thought about the truth or falsehood of this matter. In front of him, Wang San, who was kneeling on the ground and secretly sizing him up, saw that his face was changing from gloomy to clear, and knew that this master had made him somewhat moved by what he said, so he quickly hit the snake and followed the stick and said: "Big Master, the younger one will never dare to deceive the elder just because he wants to survive."
"Although this person was still a child back then, so many years have passed and a lot of changes have taken place. But her appearance has not completely changed, and there are still vague shadows of that time. Master, that woman's martial arts skills back then were so high that I was so impressed.”
"The way that woman took action at that time is still vivid in my memory. I'm afraid I will never forget it in my life. It's just that this person's identity is special, so I need to report it to you alone." After glancing at the still trembling colleagues around him, , Wang San said in a low voice.
"Okay, I will spare you this time. You will all go down first except Wang San. But after you go down, each of you will go to the torture room to get twenty pieces of money, so that you can remember it for a long time. If you do it again without asking for permission next time I will never let you go without mercy. Get lost." After hesitating, Zhang Qian decided to listen to Wang San, his confidant, about what happened this time.
Ever since he became the magistrate of the state, he has never allowed anyone, especially his subordinates, to do anything to him. The reason for being so high-minded and gentle in this matter. For the ruthless Jing Zhaoyin, this can be considered an unprecedented event.
But this time he easily forgave these people, except that he wanted to know who the person who injured his brother was. There is another very important reason. These people are all his close confidants brought from Wuchang Houfu. After killing them all at once, I still feel reluctant to do more sweeps. After all, it takes time to train a good dog.
Seeing that the master finally let a few of them go, those few almost missed the smile on their master's face. After giving the frightened and paralyzed officer a thankful look at him, he ran out quickly. For them, as long as they can save one life, not to mention twenty bucks, even two hundred bucks is no problem.
Seeing that everyone else had left, Wang Sancai said: "Sir, do you still remember the half sleeve found at the scene where Fifth Master was injured? It was what Jing Zhaoyin said at the time, and it must have come from the palace. Half sleeves?"
When he said this, Zhang Qian immediately remembered it. After repeatedly failing to find the murderer, then-Jing Zhaoyin sent half of the murderer's sleeve left at the scene to the Marquis of Wuchang after the incident. My father and I recognized it at a glance. Although the style of these half sleeves was ordinary, the material was a tribute.
After seeing the half sleeve, his father asked in detail several people who were at the scene who were sent to the mansion by Jing Zhaoyin at the same time. After confirming that the half sleeve must have been left by the murderer, my father burned the written note. He also repeatedly warned that the matter ended here and was not allowed to be pursued further.
Although afterward, after learning that the murderer was most likely to come from the palace, the prince also sent people to conduct a secret investigation in the palace for a long time, but still nothing was found. Today, Wang San said that he met one of the two murderers again, and the half of the sleeve came from the palace. Zhang Qian couldn't help but wonder. Could it be that one of the murderers was one of the two kings?
