He was covering his shoulders, his expression was flustered, and he was obviously very frightened.
Liu Changqing glanced at him impatiently, and just as he was about to say something, Qi Ying had already changed into a suit of armor, walked over quickly, clasped his fists and said, "Sir, the grain merchant has also been assassinated."
"What?" Liu Changqing pretended to be shocked and hurriedly asked: "How is the situation?"
"Fortunately, we were prepared, but the assassin was suspected to be a dead soldier. He took poison and committed suicide before being caught." Qi Ying said.
Hearing this, Liu Changqing didn't react much, but Lin Youfu's heart tightened and he subconsciously asked: "Liu... Master Liu, can you find out the identity of the assassin?"
"What do you think?" Liu Changqing glanced at him lukewarmly.
"This...this..." Lin Youfu swallowed.
Liu Changqing stopped paying attention to him, but looked at Qi Ying and said: "You will secretly transfer the grain merchant immediately, send more manpower, and make sure to ensure his safety. This person is very important, and we must not let the other party kill and silence him!"
"I understand my humble position!" Qi Ying clasped her fists and left.
After he left, Lin Youfu was a little panicked and said quickly: "Master Liu, this assassin is rampant and his origin is unknown. I... I would like to ask you to send more manpower to protect me."
"Hmph." Liu Changqing sneered and said unceremoniously: "Your life is no longer important to me. I have a lot of things to be busy with now, and I don't have that much energy to take care of you! You can take care of yourself!"
As he spoke, he turned and left.
"What!? Sir, you can't do this..." Lin Youfu shouted and hurriedly followed.
Seeing him like this, Liu Changqing stopped as if he was extremely impatient, and said angrily: "Lin Youfu! Just because you stole official food and enriched your own pocket, your life is already at stake! Don't tell me that there is insufficient evidence. I am not afraid to tell you that I will send a message to the king soon, and when the power of heaven comes, you will be shattered to pieces!"
As he said that, he sneered again: "Do you think someone will come to save you? Are you too naive! Look at Wei Zhong and Yang Taihe, who are engaged in Liangzhou and are dignified and fourth-grade. They were the first to be arrested. So It's been so many days, does anyone dare to come and get him? Let alone a little county magistrate like you!"
"Don't you know why the assassin wants to kill you?"
ah! ? After hearing what he said, Lin Youfu couldn't help but staggered back two steps, and suddenly his heart was filled with despair.
Yes, no one in Liangzhou dares to save him. Will they come to save him, a small county magistrate?
Since you don't dare to save him, then he is being controlled. To prevent the matter from being exposed, what is the best way? It is undoubtedly to kill him to silence him!
Thinking of this, and after today's assassination, Lin Youfu's eyes became even more horrified.
Liu Changqing glanced at him and left directly.
When he returned to the study, Qi Ying also stepped in and said with a smile: "Sir, after this incident, Lin Youfu was very frightened. I'm afraid his mentality has changed somewhat."
"Yes." Liu Changqing nodded and said, "Lin Youfu is not a fool. He now knows that the matter cannot be suppressed. Coupled with the assassin, he will most likely choose to cooperate with us in order to survive."
"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense." Qi Ying said, but couldn't help but say: "This trip with Your Majesty Liangzhou will let the humble official see the state of officialdom."
"Some corrupt officials are just passing the buck, perfunctory, and superficial. This is their usual trick." Liu Changqing said: "But having said that, although we defrauded Lin Youfu once today, there is no guarantee that the other party will not I will really send assassins to kill people and silence them, so I have to protect them secretly."
"Don't worry, sir, all the humble positions have been arranged." Qi Ying said: "They are really going to send assassins here, just in time to catch us."
"Well..." Liu Changqing nodded again and said, "Give Lin Youfu some time, he still needs to think about it."
The next day, in Lin Youfu's room.
At present, the wound on his shoulder has been simply bandaged, but after the assassination incident last night, he has been worried, and he has opened the door from time to time, wanting to leave here.
But he was under house arrest now, so how could the two guards at the door let him leave.
After pacing back and forth in the room, Lin Youfu couldn't help but open the door again.
The two guards suddenly frowned, and one of them said impatiently: "Mr. Lin, are you finished?"
Apparently, this has happened many times.
This was due to Lin Youfu's inner anxiety and uneasiness. He looked outside and said, "No, why are there only two of you here? You know, an assassin lurked in yesterday and wanted to hurt my life. There should be more assassins." The manpower is the right one.”
"Our duty is only to keep an eye on Mr. Lin. As for the rest, we are not responsible for it." One of the guards said lukewarmly.
"You, what do you mean?" Lin Youfu said dissatisfied: "I am involved in a big matter right now. Do you know that they are going to kill people and silence them! Why don't you go and call more people!"
"I don't understand what you mean by killing people and silencing them," the guard replied.
Hearing this, Lin Youfu became more and more anxious. He had been thinking about it all day and was hesitant.
Seeing that it was pointless to argue with the guards, he was about to go back to his room, but after a pause, he suddenly said: "Go and inform Mr. Liu that I have something urgent to ask for."
When the two guards heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
That afternoon, in the hall.
Liu Changqing glanced at Lin Youfu who was standing below, and said impatiently: "Go on, I don't have much time."
The latter swallowed, first organized his words, and then said tentatively: "I dare you, sir, to ask Mr. Liu, has the official document here been submitted to the king?"
"This is not something you can ask about." Liu Changqing said unceremoniously.
"Haha, yes, yes..." Lin Youfu laughed dryly, and then said: "But sir, what I want to ask is, if I can provide important information and clues, can... can I... Save your life by redeeming your merits."
"Hmph." Liu Changqing sneered: "Are you more important than a grain merchant? Now, whether you are there or not is irrelevant to me."
The more he said this, the more panicked Lin Youfu became. He quickly said: "My lord, what you said is wrong. A grain merchant is just the humblest person. What he knows is known to the subordinates. What he doesn't know, the subordinates know." The officials also know."
"Oh? In that case, I'm looking down on you." Liu Changqing's heart moved.
Lin Youfu said: "It's just... I just don't know if you can save one or two..."
What does this sentence represent? It means that Lin Youfu already has plans to cooperate.
Liu Changqing suppressed the excitement in his heart and said calmly: "Just tell me, if the situation is true and you have merit, I will keep you safe!"
