"Da da da!"
The next morning, amidst the rapid sound of horse hooves, Lu Maogui returned with his people, accompanied by an officer, about thirty-seven or eighteen years old, tall, resolute in appearance, and quite heroic!
Behind him were several soldiers, all of whom were tall and well-equipped. At first glance, they looked like brave men!
After the rule of Renxuan, the Ming Dynasty's officialdom became increasingly corrupt, especially in the army. As a result, a large number of military households fled, and the combat effectiveness of the Weisuo army plummeted!
There is no way, in order to protect the border security, starting from the reign of Emperor Yingzong and Jingtai of Ming Dynasty, the imperial court began to implement the "recruitment system", recruiting brave men from the civilian population or the remaining members of military households to join the army. This kind of army was often organized into battalions, so it was called 'The camp is recruiting soldiers! '
Although the 'recruitment system' was implemented, the 'guard system' was not abolished because it was personally decided by the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. No emperor would dare to wear the label of 'violating the ancestral system'!
As a result, in the Ming Dynasty, there was a phenomenon of the coexistence of camp soldiers and garrison soldiers. The former received high salary, good equipment, and strong combat effectiveness. They were mainly responsible for foreign wars, similar to the field armies of later generations; the latter had poor equipment and weak combat effectiveness. Mainly responsible for defending the castle, similar to the city defense army of later generations!
However, high-ranking officers in the guard army often keep a number of servants, ranging from dozens to hundreds to thousands. They are strictly trained and equipped with the most sophisticated equipment to protect their own. It's safe, that's it for the few soldiers brought by the officer who came this time.
A little gossip, let’s get back to the main story.
Seeing that Lu Maogui brought his people back, the military households in the Seven Kills Fort came out one after another. While watching the excitement, they whispered: "Look, it's Deputy Dong Qianhu who is here. Why is Zheng Qianhu not here? He is dead." His godbrother-in-law?"
"Hmph, after that incident two years ago, Zheng Qianhu retreated into Zhenbei City. Let alone his brother-in-law, even if his father-in-law died, he would not come out. Others' It’s your own life that matters!”
"What I'm saying is that the injured bastard doesn't dare to come out of his shell easily. Anyway, he has many father-in-laws and brothers-in-law, so it's not a big deal if a few of them die!"
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Qin Feng mixed in the crowd, pricked his ears, and heard a lot of information.
It turns out that the Yulin Youwei-Zhenbei Qianhu household has one principal and one deputy, and two thousand households. The principal Qianhu's name is: Zheng Qianqian. He is a sinister, vicious, greedy and lustful guy. He only has seventeen concubines. On weekdays, He was tyrannical and committed all kinds of evil, and there were many military families whose families were ruined by him!
The more bad things you do, the more enemies you will have.
Two years ago, when Zheng Qianhu was out on a trip with his men, his enemy secretly shot a cold arrow, hitting him in the chest. Because of the timely treatment, his life was saved, but he still had to lie down for more than half a year!
Since then, this guy has become a frightened bird. He dare not leave Zhenbei City even half a step for fear of being assassinated by his enemies again. He has no choice but to wear armor and bring a large number of guards with him if he has to go out of the city.
The deputy Qianhu's name is: Dong Yongjie. He is relatively upright and has good martial arts skills. He has a good reputation in Qianhusuo area in the north of the town.
In addition, these two Qianhu have always been at odds with each other, and secretly often had tit-for-tat confrontations. The Baihu and Trial Baihu in the various forts under their rule were also divided into two major factions, either supporting Zheng Qianhu or supporting Zheng Qianhu. Supporting thousands of households of directors and deputy directors caused serious internal strife.
When a human life case occurs, it is natural to have a trial. The location is on the bank of Baisha River, which is the first murder scene.
The three corpses were still lying on the ground. They were already stinking due to the hot weather, which attracted many large-billed crows, which kept circling and calling in the sky.
Lu Maogui rushed forward, hugged his son's body and howled loudly: "My son, you died so miserably, it's over... Our old Lu family is the last of its kind. It was the evil man who suffered a thousand blows who killed my son. Wait until I catch him." When it comes to you, I will cut you to pieces with a thousand swords and crush your bones into ashes... Wuwu!"
Lu Maogui burst into tears and cried very sadly. Unfortunately, he still didn't know that Lu Douying was actually someone else's son, and he had been a green-haired bastard for more than 20 years!
At the same time, Deputy Dong Qianhu carefully inspected the three corpses and looked at the traces around them. He couldn't help but gasp!
Three people were killed by jujube thorns. They were all killed with one blow and cleanly. This shows that the murderer is not only ruthless, but also highly skilled. His strikes are accurate, steady and ruthless. Without more than ten years of hard training, he would never be able to do such a beautiful job. Live!
The question is, why didn't the murderer use swords or daggers to kill people, but used jujube wood thorns?
Could it be that the murderer was so poor that he couldn't even afford a dagger?
"Tell me the truth, among the military households in the fort, who came to the river yesterday?"
"Back...back...to Mr. Qianhu, I...I...I came to the river to fish yesterday morning!"
Almost all the military households in the fort knew about the fishing trip to the river, so Qin Feng took the initiative to stand up, speaking tremblingly and looking very scared.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Qin...Qin...Qin Feng!"
"Oh, you are the Qin Feng who had his coffin split open by lightning and came back from the dead, the only son of the predecessor Qin Baihu?"
"yes!"
"I have heard about your matter for a long time. Even the Lord of Hell refused to accept you. You are really a man of great fortune. Tell me honestly. When you were fishing by the river, did you see who killed Lu Douying and the other three? , or did you see anything unusual?"
"Back to... to Mr. Qianhu, I am concentrating on fishing. I haven't... not... I haven't seen the murderer, and I haven't noticed anything unusual."
"Really didn't see it?"
"No...no!"
"Hmph, tell me the truth, did you kill the person?"
"No...not...oooh!"
Deputy Dong Qianhu took two steps forward, his gaze as sharp as a knife. Qin Feng collapsed on the ground, crying in his voice, looking frightened.
"Young man surnamed Qin, you must have killed my son, and I want you to pay for it with your life!" On the other side, Lu Maogui rushed towards him with his teeth and claws bared, about to hit him with his bastard punches, but he was stopped by Qianhu, the deputy director of Dong Dynasty.
"Lv Shi Baihu, don't be reckless. I just checked and found that all three of them were killed by jujube thorns, and they were killed with one blow. This shows that the murderer is not only ruthless, but also an outstanding master. Qin Feng is just a boy. You are timid and have a broken arm, so you can never be a murderer. I know you lost your son in your later years and are grieving in your heart, but you can’t unjustly accuse a good person!"
"This...this...oh!"
Lu Maogui was very reluctant, but had to admit that Deputy Dong Qianhu was right.
You must know that my son is very good at martial arts. Wang Yong and Zhang Qiang are two evil slaves who are swordsmen. They are ruthless and have extraordinary martial arts skills. Normally, three or five big men can't get close to them.
Looking at Qin Feng, he is a well-known coward in the Seven Kills Fort. He usually does not even dare to kill a chicken. He is also thin and has an injury on his left arm. If you say he is a murderer, let alone denying it, even if he is. Even if he admitted it, no one would believe him.
Next, he asked other military households who had been to the Baisha River yesterday.
As a result, everyone shook their heads, and no one wanted to wade into this muddy water for fear of becoming a suspect.
I can’t ask anything, so what should I do?
Lu Maogui was a little clever. He rolled his eyes a few times and came up with a good idea - inducement!
"Listen up, everyone, my son died unjustly. This revenge must be avenged, even if it costs everything. Now, if anyone can come forward to identify the murderer or provide important clues, I will reward you. Give him two hundred taels of silver, fifty acres of fertile land, and two cattle!"
"Wow!"
Lu Maogui offered a large reward, and the surrounding military households couldn't help but burst into a loud uproar and began to whisper among themselves.
In today's market, one tael of silver can buy a stone of polished rice, thirty taels of silver can buy a cattle, and two hundred taels of silver can buy a nice house. As for fertile farmland, it is the lifeblood of countless farmers. Who can reward them so generously? How can you not be moved?
It's a pity that everyone really doesn't know.
To take a step back, even if you know it, you must not tell it outside. The Lu family has been domineering in Qisha Castle for many years. No military household living here has not been bullied, and some have had their families broken up.
Now that someone has killed Lu Douying, he has vented his anger on everyone. For such a hero, he should pay tribute to the immortal tablet and kneel down with three sticks of incense in the morning and evening. How can he betray him?
None of the military households came forward, mainly because they didn't know, and secondly because their conscience did not allow it.
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Coercion was useless, and inducement was useless. Lu Maogui was completely at his wits end now and could only continue to hold his son's body and cry bitterly. Deputy Dong Qianhu couldn't stand it any longer and said a few words of comfort:
"Lu Shibaihu, this case is too difficult. There are no witnesses or clues. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find the murderer in a short time. The weather is hot now. My son's body cannot be left like this. Why not use a coffin first?" Calm down and let him be laid to rest as soon as possible. As for the murderer, you can slowly trace it and he will be caught sooner or later.
In addition, to say something inappropriate, the murderer who assassinated the son was most likely seeking revenge. Even if he was seeking revenge, he would not give up easily. Lu Shibai must be careful when traveling in the future! "
A few words from Deputy Dong Qianhu scared Lu Maogui so much that his two little mung bean eyes almost fell out.
Over the years, my father and son have beaten the blind, scolded the mute, dug up family graves, kicked down the doors of widows... I don’t know how many bad things they have done, and they have made countless enemies.
Could it be that the enemy did the assassination?
If your son dies, will it be your turn next?
Thinking of this, Lu Maogui felt cold at the base of his neck and cramps in his calves. He didn't dare to delay any longer and immediately ordered his men to carry the three corpses back and buy coffins for burial.
Logically speaking, the Lu family is not short of money, so they should bury the body for seven days and pay tribute.
In fact, the Lu family held a funeral ceremony the next day and buried Lu Douying on a high hill ten miles away. There was no need to dig a hole, it was a ready-made one that Qin Feng had no use for before.
As for the two evil slaves Wang Yong and Zhang Qiang, they didn't even put a coffin into the coffin. They just used two tattered mats and a roll and threw them directly into the ravine.
Early on the third day, Lu Maogui took his wives and concubines, packed up their gold and silver, and under the protection of several evil slaves, left the Seven Kills Castle and took refuge in Zhenbei City, dozens of miles away, in the name of visiting his goddaughter. .
It turns out that the old guy seems arrogant and domineering, but in fact he is very afraid of death. He is worried that one night, his enemy will come to the door and stab him, and then the game will be over.
Therefore, here comes the Thirty-Six Strategies. The best strategy is to walk away to avoid the limelight. After catching the murderer, return to the Castle of Seven Kills!
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"Bah, old turtle, you are so cunning, you are lucky!" After hearing the news, Qin Feng secretly spit.
I wanted to find an opportunity to kill Lu Maogui and completely eliminate this scourge, but I didn't expect that this old guy slipped away. If he can't eliminate the evil, he will be a scourge sooner or later. He needs to be more careful.
In the days that followed, Qin Feng began to cultivate with peace of mind and strive for a speedy recovery.
Perhaps it was because Jin Yuniang had good medical skills and took good care of her, or maybe she was struck by lightning and her constitution changed... After more than a month, Qin Feng's body fully recovered, and even the splint was removed from his left arm. You can move around freely.
