After saying a few words, a trace of blood flowed from the corner of Liu Jie's mouth. Along his beard, drops began to fall on his chest. But then, he couldn't control himself and vomited blood. The look in the eyes that were originally open became weaker and weaker. Seeing this scene, Huang Qiong knew that this guy had taken poison. And now that the poisonous effect has occurred, even if the Great Luo Immortal comes, it will be irreversible.
He stepped forward and closed his eyes when this guy died. Huang Qiong turned around and said to Gao Huaiyuan next to him: "I copied this mansion for you. During the copying process, even if you dig three feet into the ground, not a single piece of paper can be left behind. Everyone in the mansion is under guard and no one is allowed to leave. Also, send someone to bring all the officials to me."
Seeing Huang Qiong's downcast expression, Gao Huaiyuan didn't dare to disturb him and quickly led his people down to set up the arrangements. When a group of officials who were waiting for them to arrive and didn't know what had happened, they only saw the King of England standing in Liu Jie's living room with a livid face. The owner of this living room, sitting on the chair, has been exhausted for a long time. On the ground in front of the living room, there was a pile of corpses of old, weak, women and children.
The sight in front of them shocked everyone and they didn't know what happened before. Looking at the stunned officials in front of him, Huang Qiong ignored the others and said in a cold tone to the Minister of War and the Privy Council of Xijing: "Both of you have served in Xijing for one term. I don't know, but you have been doing this all these years. What? Are they all in the corpse position?"
"A military envoy secretly mobilized hundreds of troops and horses to go to Yan'an Prefecture to do shameful things. You are the Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Xijing who is in charge of the Shaanxi and Longyou Guards, as well as the mobilization of armies and the selection of military attachés, and you are in charge of the Second Route Military Affairs The privy envoy actually knows nothing. A military envoy can order the two thousand troops and horses stationed in Xijing like iron barrels, and even dare to confront the imperial court."
"Not to mention Jiedu Tongzhi, even the deputy envoys can't interfere, and you are still unaware. I don't know, what on earth have you been doing, or what have you been doing these years? What happened under your jurisdiction? You are still so at ease with this kind of thing. Are you an official competent for your job? The various departments in Xijing are not the nursing homes given to you officials by the imperial court. They all have to perform government affairs."
The uncontrollable anger in Huang Qiong's tone made all the officials tremble. Especially the Minister of War and the Privy Council were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing in apology. Looking at these officials, Huang Qiong closed her eyes helplessly. Kowtow more and talk less. Once something happens, the subordinate is guilty and must be severely punished. This is the way these officials work.
It took a lot of effort to suppress the anger in his heart. After opening his eyes again, Huang Qiong ignored the privy envoy, but said to the Minister of War: "I don't want to take any too strong measures, let alone cause trouble at this time. Please give me your resignation. . You, Minister of the Ministry of War, are acting like this. I really don’t know what the imperial court wants you for."
Although he kept telling himself to calm down in his heart, Huang Qiong still exposed the anger in his heart with his last words. Although on the surface it looks very plain. But the coldness in his tone could be heard by all the officials present. Huang Qiong's words are undoubtedly telling the Minister of War that he is giving you face by asking him to resign. You should be more sensible and don't be shameless.
Although this Minister of the Ministry of War is a bit dim, after all, he was also a second-ranked Jinshi. Regardless of the meaning of Huang Qiong's words or the coldness in his tone, he could clearly hear it. Looking at the uncertain expression on the British king's face, and then looking at the blood in the room, he let out a long sigh. He reached out and took off the headdress, put it beside him, stood up and left.
The dismissal of the Minister of War made the remaining officials afraid to speak, and no one dared to intercede. I was afraid that at this time, I would say the wrong thing and offend the King of England, and I would follow suit. You know, from ten years of hard work, they passed all the examinations to reach the second place and get the Jinshi. I don’t know how much effort it took to get to where I am now.
Although Yousi, who was assigned to the Qi Dynasty in Xijing, had no real power in his hands. But no matter what, this level is still there. Although I feel a little aggrieved at the moment, I may be transferred back to the capital one day to teach, or be sent out to be a comfort envoy. Even if you work hard, it's still better than cutting your job to work for the people and go home. So even if they felt pity for the Minister of War, no one dared to intercede.
Looking at this group of officials, Huang Qiong waved his hand, indicating that everyone except those from the Ministry of War and the Privy Council should go back and do whatever they need to do. When the privy envoy and a minister from the Xijing Military Department were left behind, Huang Qiong ignored them. He just put his hands behind his back and looked at the Imperial Forest Army officers who were busy ransacking their homes. After a long time, he said to the two of them: "Go back immediately and thoroughly investigate the guards of all the houses on Shaanxi Road."
"Everyone who has a close relationship with Liu Jiedu will be secretly sent to Xijing. Also, an inventory of the guards of each government will be carried out. The actual number of Shaanxi guards and the number of various ordnances will be reported to this office. In the hands of the king. I will give you one month to see your statement. If there are any mistakes in it, you don’t have to come to see me again. You can submit your resignation by yourself."
"All the seven hundred guards outside the mansion were secretly detained. I, together with the people from Nanzhen Fusi, will secretly investigate them. After the investigation is completed, all the guards soldiers will be paid and sent away. In addition, Yan'an The military and horse envoy of Yan'an Prefecture will be escorted to Xijing in the next half day. I have already issued an order, ordering Yan Suiyu to prepare the road and Boji, and temporarily act as the military and horse envoy of Yan'an Prefecture."
"You must send out capable personnel to cooperate with Bo Ji to carefully conduct a thorough screening of the troops and horses of the Yan'an Prefecture Guards. All the military attachés of the Yan'an Prefecture Guards will be transferred. As for the replacement personnel, you will provide them with them in the shortest possible time. I will submit a list of names. Remember, don’t fool me with a group of bastards who only care about making money. If not, just choose from the Xijing camp.”
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, the two of them looked at each other and hurriedly agreed. After the two people left, Huang Qiong sat on a chair and closed his eyes tiredly. Liu Jie's words killed him, but not the person behind him. But for some reason, it reminded him of what Tuoba Jiqian said before his death. Although there were some differences, the actual meaning was similar.
Thinking again, Zhuo Ruxiao and Master Cai were the people behind the scenes who dared not reveal anything even to death. It seems that in the series of chaos in the northwest, there is an unknown hand behind the scenes. It can even be said that this series of chaos was most likely caused by this person. But who is this person? He actually has such great energy. Is he that A?
The original Tuoba Jiqian, today's Liu Jie, Zhuo Ruxiao, and Master Cai, all of these outstanding people, are actually willing to be driven by them. In the end, he would rather die than dare to reveal his true identity. This person's control methods have actually reached such an extent. Could it be the long-lost King of Shu? It shouldn't be possible, he shouldn't have such great ability.
Even if his viciousness makes people afraid, it is impossible for these people to be so afraid. Behind all this, there should be someone more powerful than King Shu. But who is this person? A prefect could be allowed to break the court practice and serve two consecutive terms in one place. After pushing a person to the position of Jiedushi, you can also make that person willing to die in order to keep the secret.
Thinking of this, Huang Qiong had vaguely circled a candidate in his mind. But he was still a little hesitant about this choice. First, there was no definite evidence at all, and second, he really didn't believe that that person had such great courage and skill. Judging from Zhuo Ruxiao's tenure, this person had already begun planning at least six years ago.
It seems that that person has long been disloyal. Everything in front of him was just a false performance by him. But what does he rely on to win over so many officials? Is it really just for money? Let a feudal official, who has basically reached the most respected position among the military officers, be so determined. Would he rather commit suicide than reveal his true identity?
What made Huang Qiong feel even more chilled was how many military governors there were in Da Qi Dynasty? Such a person with military power can be won over by him. So with the wealth he currently has, how many officials can he arrange or bribe in this court? If he is really against his will, then when he confronts him. Can the elites such as the Four Camps and the Xijing Camp be relied upon by the imperial court and be trusted?
If the person behind the scenes is really him, with his early layout and long-term skills, the Four Camps and the Xijing Camp may not be reliable by then. But this matter involves the morale of the military, and I cannot systematically screen all the military attachés in the Four Camps and the Xijing Camp. The Four Camps and the Xijing Camp were the last capital of the imperial court, as well as the Great Wall and elites that the imperial court relied on most.
Once the four camps and the imperial court are really at odds with each other, then the Great Qi Dynasty may really be doomed. At the moment, Huang Qiong didn't know how to face such a stall. After repeated weighing, Huang Qiong still couldn't find a solution. I couldn't help but stand up a little irritably, pacing repeatedly in this small living room, my head never stopped thinking.
After pondering for a long time, I still couldn't figure out a clue. Just when Huang Qiong was a little tired and pinched the bridge of her nose, Gao Huaiyuan, who was sent to ransack his home, returned. He cupped his hands to Huang Qiong and said: "For the information to King Ying, the Liu Mansion has completed the search. A total of one thousand taels of gold and more than 50,000 taels of silver were seized. The thousand taels of silver notes from Wuwei Bank totaled more than 600,000 taels. In addition, there were also There are two big boxes with land deeds and house deeds.”
"In addition, it was also found in the mansion that Zhuo Ruxiao bought more than fifty women from Yan'an Prefecture for his enjoyment. There were more than thirty women from Uighur, Tubo, and Persian tribes. As for his well-known wife, The second concubine, plus five sons, three daughters, and two daughters-in-law. Except for one daughter who has already married, the rest have been killed by his own hands. Only one daughter-in-law survived because he hid."
"In the backyard, in the courtyard in front of his bedroom, a large pit was found, filled with burned paper ashes. Moreover, the paper ashes were still hot. The entire mansion was almost rummaged through. In addition to books, there were also I didn’t find any letters or anything like that. I’m afraid he had been hiding in the house before, so he just burned all the useful things into embers.”
"And when our people were searching, they found a person who committed suicide by taking poison in a room in the backyard. Judging from a waistband found on this person, the person who committed suicide was from the Yan'an government office. Your Majesty, This Liu Jiedu did it so neatly and destroyed almost all the available evidence into embers, so I’m afraid there won’t be any clues here.”
