Chapter 169: Go and choke on some water, you idiot
Cheng Guogongfu.
Zhu Xizhong had been hiding his illness from his wife Zhu Shitai, but the truth could not be hidden.
"How did Dalang wake up?" asked Zhu Xizhong's wife.
Zhu Xizhong's attendant made a bitter face and said, "Madam, the Duke forbids us to speak..."
"Do you think my words will fall on deaf ears?"
The beautiful woman had a cold face and was intimidating without even getting angry.
The attendant did not dare to disobey the order, "Yes...it was the Second Master who slapped the young Duke awake."
"a slap?"
Zhu Xizhong's wife couldn't believe it. "We have tried all kinds of methods over the years, but we just can't wake up Dalang. Just a slap?"
Zhu Xizhong came in hurriedly, and his followers felt as if they had been pardoned.
"Duke..." Zhu Xizhong's wife raised her eyebrows and was about to argue with him, but Zhu Xizhong hurriedly said, "Hurry up and change your clothes. Damn it, something happened."
"what happened?"
Zhu Xizhong's wife waved to the maid.
When the maid helped him change his clothes, she used too much force and pulled his clothes askew. She hurried to correct it, but the clothes became even more askew.
Zhu Xizhong cursed: "They are all careless."
"I'll do it." Zhu Xizhong's wife stepped forward and helped him put his clothes in order while asking, "What's the big deal?"
"Does Yunnan Mu know about this?" Zhu Xizhong sneered. "That little girl may seem to be visiting relatives and friends in the capital, but everyone knows that the Mu family is fighting for power and profit, and everyone is as stupid as a dog."
"You mean, something happened to that little girl?"
"Assassinated."
Zhu Xizhong said, "In recent years, the court has been quite dissatisfied with the Mu family, and the two sides have been fighting each other. This time, the Yunnan Mu family will definitely use this opportunity to attack the court, and if things go wrong, someone will be in trouble."
"As long as he's not a duke."
"Women's views!" Zhu Xizhong said unhappily, "Yunnan cannot be in chaos. Once it is in chaos, the southwest will be unstable."
Many years later, the Bozhou Rebellion caused the Ming Dynasty to be in great trouble. If there was chaos in Yunnan... the consequences would be almost unimaginable.
Zhu Xizhong hurried to Xiyuan and happened to meet Jiang Qingzhi who was summoned.
"Old Zhu, what's going on?" Jiang Qingzhi was confused.
"Mu family from Yunnan." Zhu Xizhong whispered.
"Mu family from Yunnan?" Jiang Qingzhi thought of the dignified and beautiful girl.
"That little girl was assassinated. Damn it. If this matter goes wrong, it will trigger a backlash from the Mu family. Look at Yan Song's serious face. I know how serious this matter is. But Cui Yuan looks nonchalant. If I were His Majesty, I would definitely scold me like a golden pill."
Jindan uses his face as a unit... Jiang Qingzhi's eyelids twitched, and Cui Yuan happened to look over. Old Cui sneered, "Chang Wei Bo is in high spirits, which is cause for celebration."
"Prince Consort Cui is still handsome even at his old age, which is really enviable." Jiang Qingzhi counterattacked.
Cui Yuan loves beauty, so she subconsciously touched her old face, but felt a face full of wrinkles.
"I heard that Chang Wei Bo and the girl from the Mu family are friends?" Cui Yuanyin smiled and said, "Great!"
Has this old man drunk too much?
Jiang Qingzhi didn't understand.
Lu Bing also came.
Later, Huang Jin came out and led everyone in.
As soon as Jiang Qingzhi entered, a white shadow flashed by.
He hugged her subconsciously.
"Meow!"
It turned out to be the Taoist's beloved Frost Eyebrow.
Frost Eyebrow grabbed his clothes and pulled them up, then climbed onto his shoulders.
Emperor Jiajing was helpless, "Frosty eyebrows."
"Meow!"
Frost Eyebrow lay motionless in Duoduo's favorite position.
Jiang Qingzhi touched its head with his backhand and said, "Go play with Duoduo later."
The Taoist snorted coldly.
"Ahem!" Yan Song, as the Prime Minister, said, "Business comes first. Cat..."
Those who are sucking cats should take their time.
Jiang Qingzhi wanted to take Shuangmei off, but the cat grabbed hold of his clothes and wouldn't let go.
Jiang Qingzhi pulled, and his frosty eyebrows were twitched.
Stab it!
The clothes are torn.
Shuangmei ran back quickly. Daoye held it and said with a stern face, "Let's talk business."
Lu Bing came out and said, "Your Majesty, the Jinyiwei had already inspected the scene. The assassin attacked Mu Shu just as she was about to get on the carriage. Fortunately, Mu Shu took a step back, otherwise the flying knife would have taken her life."
Daoye stroked his pet and said, "Let's get to the point."
Lu Bing felt a chill in his heart, and felt that Nai Ge's patience with him seemed to be getting worse.
"Yes." Lu Bing dispelled his distracting thoughts, but subconsciously glanced at Jiang Qingzhi, who was in a relaxed state, as if he was at home. A sense of crisis arose spontaneously, "The assassin fled far away after missing the target. I have ordered the Jinyiwei to pursue him. In addition, the knife cannot be identified."
"So we get nothing?" asked Emperor Jiajing.
"Yes." Lu Bing didn't dare to argue.
Emperor Jiajing looked at everyone, with a familiar sarcasm in his eyes, "The Mu family has guarded Yunnan for generations, and the Mu family's daughter was assassinated in the capital, but the Jinyiwei got nothing. What would Mu Chaobi think?"
Yan Song said: "Your Majesty, the Mu family is in chaos..."
"Have you also learned to keep me in suspense?" Emperor Jiajing looked coldly at the old dog he kept in captivity.
"I dare not." Yan Song thought to himself, don't you like your subjects to speak like this the most?
Emperor Jiajing was too smart. Many times, he didn't need to listen to the second half of his ministers' story and could just fill in the blanks on his own.
But at this moment he sneered, "You're being clever."
"Yes." Yan Song lowered his head.
Zhu Xizhong stood with his good brother and whispered, "What does it look like?"
"Old dog." Jiang Qingzhi said.
The Taoist turned his gaze and asked, "Do you two have any ideas?"
Uh!
Zhu Xizhong shook his head with an innocent look on his face.
The Taoist looked at Jiang Qingzhi.
"I will find out about this matter soon." Jiang Qingzhi was even more confused.
"Then shut up!" Emperor Jiajing looked at Lu Bing, "The Jinyiwei must get to the bottom of this matter as soon as possible, Yan Song." "I'm here." Yan Song said respectfully.
"We need to appease the Mu family. Remember, Yunnan cannot be in chaos."
"Yes."
Cui Yuan said: "Your Majesty, Mu Chaobi's people are active in the capital..."
Could it be Mu Chaobi who did it?
"I am not so foolish as to need a minister to remind me." The Jiajing Emperor rebuked him unceremoniously, "If you have that thought, go and discuss with Lu Bing how to give an explanation to the Mu family in Yunnan."
Mu Chaobi is currently only governing Yunnan on behalf of his nephew, but this guy is very ambitious and keeps sending people to the capital to build relationships and lobby various parties, hoping to inherit the title on behalf of his nephew.
Cui Yuan took the order and glanced at Jiang Qingzhi.
Old dog!
Jiang Qingzhi said silently.
Emperor Jiajing seemed to have seen nothing, but his eyebrows twitched, "Disperse, Qingzhi stay."
do not!
Jiang Qingzhi touched the place on his shoulder that was scratched by Shuangmei, "Your Majesty, my clothes are not in order. How about I go back and change clothes before coming back?"
"Would you like to change into my dragon robe?" Emperor Jiajing's words made Cui Yuan's eyes light up.
But if you look closely, you can see that Emperor Jiajing has a stern face and is clearly pretending to be angry.
Damn!
That bastard Jiang Qingzhi is indeed still favored by the Emperor.
After everyone left, Emperor Jiajing stood up and walked slowly.
"I heard that you accepted Zhu Xizhong's only son as your disciple?"
This thought is so jumping... Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "Yes, I can't refuse."
"That child... is also pitiful." The Taoist said pitiful but his eyes were indifferent.
There are very few people in the world who can move him and make him loyal.
"Teach me well!"
Emperor Jiajing changed the subject and said, "The Mu family is in constant internal strife. You have some connections with Mu Shu, so don't get involved in this matter."
The Taoist priest was worried that he would be involved in the dispute between the Mu family and the court.
Jiang Qingzhi felt warm in his heart, "Yes."
Yunnan has been ruled by the Mu family for many years, and it can be said to be a country within a country. If Yunnan is brought under the management of the court, the country's life can be extended by at least five years, right?
How could Jiang Qingzhi be willing to give up such a huge fortune?
But there is no rush, let's wait for the results from the Jinyiwei.
Moreover, in history, Mu Chaobi had inherited the title, which shows that Mu Shu's assassination had no impact on him, so Jiang Qingzhi concluded that the Jinyiwei would not be able to investigate the case.
On the second day, the Jinyiwei found the assassin's temporary residence.
But there was only a line of words on the wall mocking their incompetence.
"He said he wrote something... The Royal Guards are incompetent, and Grandpa has already left the capital."
Lu Bing went to the palace to plead guilty.
"I am incompetent."
Cui Yuan sighed, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the Mu family will use this to attack the court, and Mu Chaobi will also question whether the Duke of Qian is too young to rule Yunnan..."
There is really no solution to this problem.
Emperor Jiajing was a little annoyed, "The Ministry of Justice... that's all, a bunch of parasites and trash!"
"Your Majesty, why not let Chang Wei Bo try?" Cui Yuan said.
"Qingzhi?" Emperor Jiajing shook his head.
"Your Majesty, Mu Shu was extremely uncooperative when questioned by the Embroidered Uniform Guards. I heard that Chang Wei Bo has some friendship with him, so why not..." Lu Bing took the opportunity to pass the buck.
Yan Song said: "Your Majesty, the Mu family needs to be stable!"
The Mu family ruled Yunnan for a long time. It is not wrong to say that they were local emperors and a country within a country.
Once the Mu family rebelled, it would be a huge blow to the Ming Dynasty, and no emperor could accept it. Therefore, until the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Mu family was still deeply rooted in Yunnan.
Emperor Jiajing looked at these ministers. Zhu Xizhong asked for leave today, saying that he was going to find a famous doctor for his son.
As a result, no one spoke up for Jiang Qingzhi.
"Alright."
After everyone left, Emperor Jiajing sneered, "Ask Qingzhi if he is willing to take over this matter?"
If Jiang Qingzhi was unwilling, Emperor Jiajing would naturally be able to think of a way for him to avoid it.
Huang Jin went out to give orders. Emperor Jiajing stroked the cat and said softly, "You fool, the political world is dangerous. You should try it out, choke on the water, and cry for help. After all, I can't protect you all the time!"
Jiang Qingzhi was asking Xu Wei about the provincial examination and was stunned when he heard the news.
Hu Zongxian tried desperately to wink at him, suggesting that he find an excuse to decline.
But Jiang Qingzhi said without hesitation: "I'll take this matter."
The eunuch reported back to Emperor Jiajing, thinking that once this happened, all the ministers would be afraid of being involved and would try to avoid it. But Qingzhi took on the challenge... What a fool!
Emperor Jiajing stroked the cat and said: "Young eagles should soar into the sky, and young tigers should terrorize the mountains and forests. Go! I will watch from behind."
Mu Shu was injured below his chest, so he asked a female doctor to come to him.
She was applying medicine, and her clothes were lifted up, revealing her fair skin.
"Madam San." Xiang Jin came in, "The Imperial Guards said the assassin has already escaped from the capital..."
"This is an excuse." Mu Shu endured the pain of changing the dressing and gritted his teeth. "Lu Bing pretended to obey but secretly disobeyed. Mu Chaobi's people are lobbying in the capital..."
Xiang Jin sneered and said, "The assassin must be Mu Chaobi's man. Who in the court is willing to get involved in this matter?"
Mu Shu waved her hand and the female doctor left.
She put down her clothes and said, "If Chang Wei Bo is willing to come, it will be a success if he hates Mu Chaobi."
Xiang Jin sighed, "The Mu family has deep roots in Yunnan. Mu Chaobi is now in charge of Yunnan instead of the Duke of Qian. Who dares to force him? Jiang Qingzhi is a minister trusted by His Majesty. It is his instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm..."
"That's right." Mu Shu's eyes dimmed.
"Madam San, how about telling the Imperial Guards about those things?" Xiang Jin said helplessly.
Mu Shu shook his head. "I am from the Mu family after all. Those things cannot be leaked."
"Madam San, the court has sent someone to investigate the assassin." A maid came in to report.
"Oh! Who is it? Go and see."
Xiang Jin went out.
Soon he exclaimed, "It's Long Wilbur!"
(End of this chapter)
