Chapter 967: Xiang Zhuang dances with a sword, Chen Lian bows his head
Everyone has a regional mentality. For example, if a foreigner shows off in the local area, no matter whether he is reasonable or not, the locals will think that this person should be punished.
To put it another way, it means helping your relatives instead of helping others.
No matter how close we are, we are still my fellow townspeople!
Therefore, the deaths of several scholars seemed suspicious to some smart people, but out of this mentality, they subconsciously felt that Jiang Qingzhi had gone too far.
When someone encouraged them, these people became excited and followed the crowd forward.
As for the worry that Jiang Qingzhi might take action, just look at how many people are around, two or three thousand.
If Jiang Qingzhi dared to take action, not only Emperor Jiajing, but even the gods would not be able to protect him.
Certain death!
Driven by the fearless mentality of helping relatives and not helping others, coupled with the excitement of practicing Tai Ping Fist, the whole Huating became restless.
Zhao Fu and Zhu Yi even leaned half of their bodies out of the window, wishing they could fly to the top of the city wall to see what was going on.
Xu Fan looked regretful, "We haven't met yet, Jiang Qingzhi just... that's all."
——I have been waiting for you, Jiang Qingzhi, for a long time, but you can't even beat my generals. Oh! How embarrassed I am!
At this moment, people inside and outside Huating City, with various mentalities intertwined, were attracted by the young man.
Then, anger broke out.
What the hell!
Jiang Qingzhi is an outsider!
Do you understand the principle of helping your relatives instead of helping others?
Jiang Qingzhi was a little surprised, but asked with a smile: "Where did you see it?"
The farmer rushed out, but those people deliberately blocked the two soldiers and blocked the passage. He stood on tiptoe and shouted, "Da Lang, come back! Come back!"
The young man turned a deaf ear and said excitedly: "Master, I was following my father in the fields before, and I was next to those nobles drinking. I heard them scolding you as a thief Jiang..."
Hey!
Chen Lian cursed inwardly, thinking that even if these idiots were planning something or insulting Jiang Qingzhi, they should at least consider the location. But he changed his mind and thought that he usually treated these farmers as nothing, so he excused those scholars.
"They said they wanted to deal with Master, but I didn't hear clearly what means they used. Then..." The young man pointed at Sun Chonglou, "They came and heard those people insulting Master, so they came up to question him, and then the two sides started fighting..."
"This young man has good aptitude." Jiang Qingzhi said lightly.
Xu Wei raised his eyebrows, "The word 'fighting' is used very well."
Beating means one-sided beating.
Adding the word "nao" (noisy) adds a hint of dispute and strife.
The young farmer had passed by the door of the scholar in the neighboring village several times with envy, and saw his servants outside the door yelling at the naughty children, "My young master is studying, don't make a fuss here, get out of here!"
But those naughty kids are still far away from his home!
This is clearly bullying.
The boy felt that he was one of those naughty kids and could empathize with them.
Thus, the word "fighting" took root in the boy's mind. Previously, he and his father were scolded by those scholars, and the familiar feeling of frustration came up, so he couldn't help but blurt out the word "fighting".
"That boy is lying!"
someone shouted.
"He must have been bribed by Jiang Qingzhi."
God have mercy on him, everyone saw the young farmer’s father covering his mouth just now. At this moment, the farmer raised his hands helplessly and shouted in the crowd, asking the young man to come back quickly.
This is a big whirlpool, and when a farmer is caught in it, the ending is self-evident... he will be crushed to pieces.
The farmer's reaction was correct.
But everyone helps their relatives and not the others!
The boy blushed and said, "My land is right next to it. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask."
The scholars decided to hold a party by the river at the last minute. No matter how great Jiang Qingzhi was, he couldn't transform himself into thousands of people, find out their movements, and bribe this young man at the same time, right?
This is something that can be seen at a glance, can everyone still continue to turn a blind eye?
crowd:"……"
When the farmer heard this, he was completely stunned.
The young man told everyone that his family's fields were by the river, and later those people were able to follow this clue to find his home.
Even your knees can imagine the consequences of this.
The farmer looked gloomy.
But the boy became more excited, "I saw them running away, and the soldiers followed them, and they beat their buttocks with their scabbards, laughing happily."
This is teasing.
It wasn't even a beating.
The butt is thick and fleshy, so it's hard to kill people.
"Later, I followed to watch the fun. I saw them escape to the north gate, hiding behind those soldiers, jumping and shouting at them." The young man pointed at Sun Chonglou and others again.
Chen Ji glanced at the young man and shook his head helplessly.
How could Jiang Qingzhi be so unwise as to let Sun Chonglou, a guy who loved killing people, go ahead without any preparation?
Ye Bushou's spies who had entered the city earlier had already kept their eyes on some people.
Now we just have to wait for Jiang Qingzhi to give the order before taking action.
The boy became a variable, but Jiang Qingzhi was obviously happy to see this variable.
People's hearts are always fickle.
The boy's words angered everyone and also made many people start to reflect on the matter.
"Who killed those three people?" someone asked.
The scene fell into silence.
Obviously, if the young farmer did not lie, then this matter would be worth pondering.
There has to be a motive for murder, right?
What was the motive for killing these three scholars today?
Jiang Qingzhi was angry, but the young farmer testified that it was not done by Sun Chonglou and others.
"Who will benefit from killing them?" Xu Wei said with a smile.
Songjiang Prefecture!
More than two hundred miles away is his hometown Shanyin.
He had suffered humiliation there in the past.
It's unbearable to look back! At this moment, he returned to the south, and inevitably had a lot of thoughts in his mind. He wondered whether he should go back to his hometown, but then he laughed dumbly, thinking that this revengeful mentality of returning home in glory was inappropriate.
Not worth it!
These are the words of Jiang Qingzhi.
It's stupid to do something for people who have nothing to do with you.
Yes.
Xu Wei collected his thoughts and said calmly, "I'm going to tell you something you may not like. Even if Lord Bo really wanted to kill someone to establish his authority, he wouldn't just kill a few chickens."
This statement made everyone present very angry. So the scholars in Songjiang Prefecture are chickens?
There were all kinds of rumors in Songjiang Prefecture recently, and the highest level of rumors was 70% true and 30% false, or even 90% true and 10% false. Among these rumors was one: Jiang Qingzhi was domineering and liked to kill monkeys to scare chickens.
He first attacked Yan Shi in the capital, then his good brother Zhu Xizhong, both of whom reported the case. Then he attacked the literati, starting with the great scholar Wang Qing.
Jiang was too disdainful to attack a few weaklings. So who is the monkey?
Jiang Qingzhi took down a Minister of Rites in Nanjing.
What about Songjiang Prefecture?
Who can be called a monkey?
Everyone's eyes turned to Chen Fuzun.
Chen Lian cursed in his heart, but found that he seemed to be in trouble.
After the young farmer testified, Jiang Qingzhi took advantage of the situation and went berserk.
He, the Lord of the Mansion, was the first to bear the brunt of the impact.
It's that monkey!
Outside the cloth shop, Xu Fan's body was shocked, "Not good, Jiang Qingzhi's move is like Xiang Zhuang dancing with a sword, aiming at Pei Gong!"
Wang Mengqiu's face changed. "He has been prepared... I bet that even if the boy doesn't come out to testify, Jiang Qingzhi has prepared a way to turn the tables. He is trying to lure the young man to catch fish. No, he is trying to catch monkeys!"
Xu Fan looked grim, "Chen Lian is in trouble."
On the second floor of the restaurant, Zhao Fu threw his wine glass. Amid the sound of porcelain shattering, his face turned pale. “Jiang Qingzhi is playing tricks on me!”
Zhu Yi looked gloomy. The huge psychological gap from success to reversal made him smile bitterly, "Brother Zhao, you and I should be thankful that Chen Lian didn't know about that."
Otherwise, the two of them could only flee at this moment.
"Xu Fan..." Zhao Fu narrowed his eyes, "Who delivered the message last time?"
Zhu Yi said, "Don't worry. This is a matter of life and death. How can I not be cautious? The person who delivered the message doesn't know our identities."
"Okay!" Zhao Fu stood up, "Let's go."
Zhu Yi shook his head, "I want to see how Chen Lian will respond."
Zhao Fu sneered, "Chen Lian is a slippery man. If we have the upper hand in this matter, he will stand on our side without hesitation. Now Jiang Qingzhi is at the gate of the city, holding his handle... If he doesn't bow his head, he will be the monkey. I bet he will definitely bow his head."
Zhu Yi nodded, "Those two people who took action..."
Zhao Fu said, "From the moment of arson, I have never personally intervened in those matters. Rest assured."
Outside the city gate, Chen Lian looked gloomy.
"This is a frame-up!"
Jiang Qingzhi took out the medicinal cigarette, lit it, took a puff, exhaled the smoke, took a deep breath of the spring air, and felt relaxed and refreshed.
"Someone wants to frame Ben for murder and make him return home empty-handed. But how could Ben not be prepared?"
Jiang Qingzhi waved his hand, "Chen Ji!"
"Uncle!" Chen Ji came, and several night guards behind him dragged two men forward and threw them on the ground casually.
Chen Ji pointed at the two men and said, "We followed those scholars. Not long after they went to the clinic, these two followed them in. We followed quietly behind them and soon heard the noise. When we wanted to help them, it was too late."
The two men looked ashen, but there were no visible scars on their faces.
There are two types of punishments in Ye Bu Shou: one is overt, used against real enemies, and the other is covert, where no signs of torture can be seen from the outside, but the pain is no less.
"It was Yang Xiong!" a man shouted, "It was Yang Xiong who gave my brother five thousand coins and asked us to kill those scholars."
"Yang Xiong?"
"Isn't Yang Xiong the scoundrel leader in the city?"
"What a bullshit scoundrel, he's just a pimp."
"Yang Xiong ran away." Chen Ji said, "After the brothers got the confession, they went to arrest him, but Yang Xiong had already escaped."
After doing this, no matter what the outcome of Jiang Qingzhi's trip was, Yang Xiong had to worry about him taking revenge.
The young farmer was a little frustrated, thinking that Long Wilbur had already made preparations, and it was unnecessary for him to come out and testify.
At this time, the farmer rushed out and pulled him away.
"Sun Bu Tong." Jiang Qingzhi pointed at the young man. Sun Bu Tong came over and said, "Don't worry, follow us later."
The farmer was stunned. “Where to?”
Sun Bu Tong smiled and said, "This young man is full of enthusiasm. How could you let him down? Just follow him. It will benefit you and your son."
Jiang Qingzhi looked at Chen Lian coldly, "Chen Lian, what crime should you be charged with?"
Someone in the city committed murder and framed someone, and you, Chen Lian, appeared at the right time. Is there a tacit understanding here?
There was no need for any evidence. Jiang Qingzhi only had to tell Emperor Jiajing the whole story, and Chen Lian would have to clean himself up and prepare to go to jail.
Chen Lian took a deep breath.
Slowly looked at everyone.
The onlookers were watching him in silence.
Jiang Qingzhi, this foreigner, has brought shame to the entire Songjiang Prefecture today. If Chen Lian bows his head...
The dragon's den and tiger's lair suddenly became a laughing stock.
Chen Lian closed his eyes and then opened them.
salute.
"Please give your orders, Chief Wilbur. I will obey them!"
(End of this chapter)
