While Murong Zhengshan was looking at the drizzle outside the window and feeling secretly sad for his own self-righteousness, Lu Zheng, the guard beside him, walked over quickly with a serious expression and said:
"Sir, someone is targeting us..."
As soon as these words came out, Murong Zhengshan was shocked and asked immediately:
"What's going on? Who is the other party?"
Lu Zheng said without thinking:
"This morning, two salesmen appeared outside our house. At the beginning of the period, the concierge didn't pay attention and just drove them away. But just now a hawker selling plums came to our door. I took a look at this person and thought He doesn’t look like a fruit seller!”
"Because I was afraid of alerting the enemy, I didn't touch him lightly. Sir, do you think I should capture him?"
"Although I don't know where the other party came from, I heard that there was a rout of the Jiangnan Army that was very violent recently. They called themselves Mountain Tigers and robbed several houses. They even robbed the Zhao family's mansion a few days ago. Killed Mr. Zhao and stole a lot of money!"
"Everyone in this town is in danger now. I wonder if the one who is targeting us is this stranger!"
Hearing that the opponent might be the defeated Jiangnan Army, Murong Zhengshan flashed a strange look!
Although he actually hid in this town to see what the news was like, nominally he still played a trick and pretended that on his way back to Yi Jing, he was robbed by the Jiangnan Army's defeated troops and disappeared!
After all, if you really escape without concealing it, it would be the same as telling the commander-in-chief that you are trying to frame An Miaoyi by playing a trick to frame An Miaoyi... ·····
Murong Zhengshan thought very well at the beginning. He felt that by pretending to be robbed, he could advance to attack and retreat to defend!
If there is no problem with the rumors, then he will pretend to have escaped from the gangster den, reappear, and then return to Yi Jing to serve as Ye Mingsheng's attendant!
But if things go wrong, then he, Murong Zhengshan, can fake his death, and then after a few years, after this incident has passed, he can change his name and return to the world, or he can go far away!
However, Murong Zhengshan never thought that while he was pretending to be plundered by the defeated Jiangnan Army, he actually seemed to actually encounter the defeated Jiangnan Army!
After pondering for a moment, Murong Zhengshan nodded under Lu Zheng's gaze and then warned:
"Be careful!"
"clear!"
After receiving Murong Zhengshan's order, Lu Zheng immediately turned around and left without hesitation, preparing to catch the hawker who was following him.
After Lu Zheng left, Murong Zhengshan also lowered his head and sighed. There were only more than 30,000 Fengwu troops entering Jiangnan, which could only be stationed in some large towns, not to mention smaller towns in the countryside. Fengwu troops At present, it is not actually controllable.
And because the former Governor of Jiangnan, Lu Jianchao, once wanted to confront the Fengwu Army with force, he also recruited tens of thousands of people to join the Jiangnan Army.
Now that the Fengwu Army has captured Jiangnan, in order to reduce the financial burden and to allow these people to devote themselves to construction, many Jiangnan Army soldiers were sent home.
After all, these tens of thousands of people eat and drink Lhasana every day, which is not a small amount, and most of the recruited people are young and strong, who are the main labor force. Letting them go back can create more value... ············
Although the Fengwu Army had a good idea and gave these people some money, there were always some people with evil intentions among the tens of thousands of people. They gathered in groups and did not think about production. Instead, they thought about robbing families and doing things. Some worthless transactions!
These people don't have the guts to go to big cities and towns. After all, where are the Fengwu troops and local warriors? They only dare to try their luck in small towns and villages that lack defense forces!
Murong Zhengshan, who happened to be on the run, did not dare to go to big cities or towns where he might be discovered, so he only dared to take refuge in this small town!
Even though Murong Zhengshan wanted to keep a low profile, he was the legitimate son of a big family after all. Even though he wanted to keep a low profile, he was still a little out of tune with this small town. This seemed to be the reason.
He was targeted by these Jiangnan Army defeated troops!
Thinking of this, Murong Zhengshan was also a little helpless. Now he only hoped that Lu Zheng could solve this matter for him. Because he was fleeing, he only had Lu Zheng and two cronies around him. Although these three people could fight, if they really met A group of more than ten people is still very troublesome, and their identities can easily be exposed!
Ye Mingsheng's eagle dogs from the Coordination Office have very sharp noses for dogs. If they find themselves here, it will be a disaster... ·······
Just when Murong Zhengshan was thinking about how to solve the problem, Lu Zheng left and returned, and a look of panic appeared on his face, which was always calm!
Before Murong Zhengshan could ask what happened, Lu Zheng took out a waist card and said:
"Master Zhengshan, let's go quickly! This hawker is a spy from the Coordination Office. I wanted to capture him secretly, but I was discovered by this man unexpectedly. After a fight, I found that I couldn't capture him alive, so I killed him and took him from him. I found this Coordination Office badge on me!"
Looking at the three characters "tongtun" on his waist badge, Murong Zhengshan felt his head buzzing, as if he had been struck by five thunders, and he was completely stunned!
However, at this moment, several screams came from outside the yard, and the screams immediately brought Murong Zhengshan back to reality!
Murong Zhengshan could tell that these two screams were the voices of his two other confidants, and it was self-evident what happened when such voices appeared at this time!
Lu Zheng took a deep breath, thinking about Murong Zhengshan and said in a deep voice:
"Master, I'm going to stop them! You run through the back door!"
After finishing his words, Lu Zheng didn't wait for Murong Zhengshan's reply. He took out the knife from his waist and walked towards the main entrance of the house. Looking at Lu Zheng's firm back, Murong Zhengshan was also filled with jealousy!
Lu Zheng had been guarding him for many years, although he was nominally a master and servant, but over the years Lu Zheng had taken care of him like an elder brother, and now Lu Zheng's departure is probably a farewell... ·············
Although he was very angry and painful, Murong Zhengshan knew that he had to run as soon as possible, and he could not let Lu Zheng's sacrifice become meaningless!
Wiping the tears from the corner of his eyes, Murong Zhengshan ran towards the back door of the house. However, what the young man from aristocratic family did not expect was that when he arrived at the back door of the house, he found two middle-aged men at the door. Wait for him quietly.
Seeing the appearance of Murong Zhengshan, one of the men in blue glared at Murong Zhengshan fiercely, then took out a tael of silver from his arms and threw it to his colleagues.
The bald man who got the money also said happily:
"I told you that these children from aristocratic families will definitely run away from the back door. If you still don't believe me, Old Huang, this tael of silver will teach you a lesson, Old Huang!"
Seeing that he was being used as a bet by these two people, Murong Zhengshan, who had always been arrogant and arrogant, was also a little angry. However, at this time, people were fighting for their own good, so Murong Zhengshan suppressed the anger in his heart and clasped his fists at the two of them very sincerely. sermon:
"If you two are willing to let me go, I, Murong Zhengshan, will be richly rewarded! I will give you ten thousand taels of silver with both hands!"
When talking about ten thousand taels of silver, Murong Zhengshan deliberately emphasized his tone. He thought that the two people who were betting on him were probably money-loving people, and the two of them could not earn as much as ten thousand taels of silver in ten lifetimes. , so Murong Zhengshan believed that these ten thousand taels of silver would definitely make the two Coordination Office spies in front of him change their minds...
Under the expectant gaze of Murong Zhengshan, the bald man among the two seemed to be moved. However, just when Murong Zhengshan thought he would be able to escape successfully, the man in blue named "Old Huang" stood beside him. , with one move of his right hand, a flying knife hit Murong Zhengshan's throat in the next second!
Murong Zhengshan's body trembled, he lowered his head and looked at the flying knife on his throat in disbelief. Murong Zhengshan's expression was full of unwillingness when he realized that he was about to die!
As a young talent of the Murong family, he has yet to complete his mission of revitalizing the family. He has not yet helped the Murong family reach the pinnacle of power!
Although there was too much reluctance in his heart, Murong Zhengshan finally fell to the ground, and his consciousness fell into the cold darkness.
Looking at the dead Murong Zhengshan, Lao Huang walked over and kicked Murong Zhengshan bitterly and then cursed:
"You worms in the imperial court deserve death!"
After listening to Lao Huang's words and looking at the dead Murong Zhengshan on the ground, the bald man subconsciously touched his bald head. Although he didn't say anything, there was regret in his eyes!
Faced with the temptation of ten thousand taels of silver, he was indeed tempted. Although the salary from the Coordination Office was quite generous, he would never earn so much money even in ten lifetimes!
He was even more greedy and hesitant to kill Lao Huang and take away the ten thousand taels of silver promised by Murong Zhengshan. But unfortunately, Lao Huang took action too quickly and killed Murong Zhengshan directly, so he could only Regret to miss this night of wealth····························
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Higashishima Heiankyo
In the study room of Muto Mansion, Nobu Ishihara looked at the silent Muto Masaaki in front of him and said lightly:
"Muto-kun, have you heard that rumor?"
Faced with Ishihara Nobu's inquiry, Muto Masaaki remained silent. If Ishihara Nobu asked him this question publicly, he would definitely deny it and tell Ishihara Nobu that this was a lie. It was the most shameful thing for him, Muto Masaaki and the Muto family. He, Muto Masaaki, has never killed his brother to seize power!
But now there are only two people in this study, he and Nobu Ishihara. The two have known each other for decades as enemies and friends. They know each other's details well, so Muto Zhenaki is too lazy to quibble!
Ishihara Shin looked at Muto Masaaki who remained silent, pondered for a moment and said:
"Muto-kun, I don't care about other things about this rumor. I only care about one thing, and that is, are these Zhou people really here to avenge her?"
Hearing this, Ishihara Shin's eyes became sharp and he said in a deep voice:
"Ishihara-kun, what is it? So what if it's not?"
"Why, Ishihara-kun, do you want to hand over the entire Muto family in exchange for the people of Zhou not to interfere..."
In the past month or so, driven by some thoughtful people, a rumor can be said to have spread rapidly. Almost everyone in the upper echelon of Dongdao knows that Muto Zhenaki killed his brother to seize power in order to become the head of the family, and at the same time, he killed and silenced his biological daughter to raise her as a child. The murder tool, his biological daughter escaped his control and escaped to Da Zhou, and now she is back for revenge!
Although there is no evidence to prove that this story is true, this slightly magical story makes everyone talk about it!
Compared to the fact that this story is false, people are more willing to believe that this story is true. After all, Muto Masaaki, one of the three big guys, has always been a cunning, cruel and ruthless woman in people's impression!
For the sake of power, he killed his own brother, silenced his own woman, and trained his biological daughter to be a murder tool. Muto Masaaki was completely capable of such inhumane things!
And the comeback of the biological daughter after many years is also as epic as people are looking forward to it!
Under such circumstances, the rumors also spawned multiple versions. Some said that the Zhou people only wanted Muto Zhenaki's head, and some said that they not only wanted Muto Zhenaki's head, but also wanted to kill Muto Zhenaki's whole family. There are even some who are more extreme and say that they want the Yi tribe...
For this reason, some voices quietly appeared in the shogunate, thinking that they could consider sacrificing Muto Masaaki in exchange for Zhou people not to interfere in the internal affairs of Dongdao!
Of course, this kind of voice is very weak in the shogunate, and those who hold this view are Muto Zhenaki's opponents. The vast majority of people believe that they should stand on Muto Zhenaki's side!
After all, Muto Masaaki is one of the three big guys and holds a pivotal position in the shogunate. If he is dismissed just because of some rumors,
If he handed it over to the Zhou people, where would the national prestige of Dongdao be?
Naturally, Muto Masaaki also heard about this rumor. At first, he scorned the rumor, but when the rumor spread more and more widely, the Coordination Office also delivered thousands of fires to the Hojo family and the Watanabe family. When the gun was fired, Muto Masaaki felt a little panicked!
He even began to regret that he didn't strangle Morie to death because of the woman's pleading. If he really did that, he would never do it now!
Nobu Ishihara looked a little stressed, but Masaaki Muto immediately promised:
"Muto-kun, not only is that rumor true, but you are also a big boss in the shogunate. As long as I am one of the three ministers, I will never allow the practice of handing over ministers to other countries..." ·················》
(I don’t know if you are willing to read the story about Muto Masaaki. If you are willing to read it, I will write a little more. If you are not willing to read it, I will just briefly mention it!)
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