PS: Another 4,200-word chapter. Humph, humph, my readers understand what I want.
Once the truth of a complicated case was revealed, people would feel that it was not as complicated as they thought. This was the law.
The truth behind the assassination of King Shou was simple.
After Zi Xing heard Jiang Wenhuan's report on the case, he realized that he had already guessed 80 - 90% of the truth.
The interrogation of the assassin, Sun Li, did not seem to be a search for the truth. It was more like it was to " confirm " Zi Xing's guess.
Zi Xing thought to herself,'This is the aftereffect of watching too many soap operas.'
Half a month ago, after receiving King Shou's body, Zi Xing had sorted out his possible enemies.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, King Zhou once found a reason to imprison Ji Chang for nine years because he was afraid of his power. This enmity was big enough, but after all, it happened after King Zhou ascended the throne. Zi Xing had the benefit of 'predicting the future', but Ji Chang couldn't possibly have the divine art of' predicting the future 'and beat King Shou, the' tyrant of the future'.
If it wasn't an " external threat," then it could only be a " mole."
King Shou's father was the current emperor, Di Yi. This emperor was not very prosperous and only had three sons. King Shou was ranked third, and above him was his eldest brother, Wei Ziqi, and his second brother, Wei Ziyan.
The Shang Dynasty was not like the later Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties, where it was customary to appoint the eldest son as the heir to the throne, and it was regarded as a matter of course. Therefore, regarding the matter of inheriting the throne, the three princes all had hope, but none of them were confident.
Although King Shou was the third, he had an advantage that his other two brothers couldn't compare to.
That was, he was the son of the legitimate wife, the son of the Empress. The other two princes were Di Yi's concubines. In the hearts of the officials, the two of them were innately inferior to King Shou.
In his memory, his two elder brothers were both vicious and merciless people. They had engaged in another zero-sum game with his " third brother " around the throne. He was most likely to stab him in the back.
The 'confession' he got from Sun Li proved this point.
Of the two brothers, the eldest brother, Wei Ziqi, was the blacker hearted and thick-skinned. He had the deeper understanding of the " Thick Black Study ". The mastermind behind the assassination of King Shou was none other than Wei Ziqi.
Wei Ziqi's philosophy of survival was to act according to his father's wishes. Even if the whole world suspected that he had something to do with the death of King Shou, he was not afraid as long as his father did not suspect anything.
Therefore, the assassination of King Shou must not happen in Zhaoge. Zi Xin leaving the capital to run to Chentang Pass was a 'godsent opportunity' for Wei Ziqi.
Chentang Pass 'Deputy General Li Zhenchang had already been roped in by Wei Ziqi a few years ago, but only a few people in the outside world knew about this secret. Wei Ziqi placed his hopes on Li Zhenchang, who then delegated the task to Sun Li.
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After knowing that the assassination at Chentang Pass was handled by the old man Li Zhenchang, Zi Xing and Jiang Wenhuan felt that it was a tricky situation.
What gave them a headache wasn't the title of Chentang Pass Deputy Commander that Li Zhenchang had. It was Old Man Li's other identity: The godfather of General Li Jing.
Li Jing's biological parents abandoned him not long after he was born.
That year, Great Shang's grain harvest in the south was completely wiped out, and countless people starved to death. The tragedy of " exchanging children for food " had become a tour play.
His biological parents did not use Li Jing to "exchange his son for food" with others. They were considered "kind".
However, Li Jing had no impression of his biological parents at all. The person he was grateful to was his foster father.
Although the political stances of the father and son were different, the adoptive father firmly supported the First Prince to inherit the throne, while Li Jing expressed that he should remain absolutely neutral and wait for Emperor B's " holy judgment." However, this did not hinder the deep feelings between the father and son.
If Zi Xing touched this old man, Li Zhenchang, it was easy to imagine that he would be pushing Li Jing into the First Prince's camp. Such a foolish 'political suicide' was definitely not worth it.
Jiang Wenhuan had obviously thought of this as well, which was why he had a sour expression on his face.
"Are we just going to let Old Dog Li off? Can you tolerate this?" " Chaoge's biggest culprit can't be touched," Jiang Wenhuan said bitterly." But now, she's even worried about dealing with that 'old country bumpkin' of Yi Tiao." Zixin, when we were in Zhaoge a few years ago, we were never this cowardly. He could do whatever he wanted without any restrictions. Now that you've been conferred the title of King Shou, my father threw me here to be a border official. We're not free anymore.”
"Who said we have to tolerate Old Man Li's idle temper?”Zi Xing pulled a chair over and sat down.""Tell me about Old Man Li's weaknesses.”
Jiang Wenhuan heard that he was going to use a dirty trick to deal with Li Tseng-chang.
"Old Dog Li's biggest problem is his lecherousness. Although he was almost seventy years old, he still had many ideas about young girls. I really don't know why he's so motivated.”
"Heard it from the rumors?"
After Zi Xing's fall, Li Zhenchang had also visited him at Li Jing's residence. It was an old man who spoke and acted decisively. He looked dignified and did not have any traces of a "pervert".
"What hearsay? It was absolutely true. Just three days ago, a female divine doctor brought a maid and a few bodyguards to stay at the Yuelai Inn in Chentang Pass. They also brought fifteen boxes of precious medicinal herbs. At that time, Old Dog Li happened to be out in a sedan chair. He accidentally saw the female doctor's peerless beauty and remembered her.
"The biggest gang in Chentang Pass, the Tigers, has four leaders, known as the Chentang Four Tigers. Before the Four Tigers established their own sect, they had once worshipped Old Dog Li as their master. Old Dog Li had contacted the Four Tigers of Chen and Tang and asked them to bring the stunning master and servant to the Tigers 'lair. Old Dog Li was prepared to take some time off every day to 'enjoy' the beauty. When he was tired of her, he would then destroy the corpse.
"In short, the beauty belongs to Old Dog Li, and the dozen boxes of precious medicinal herbs belong to Four Tigers. The four tigers thought that this transaction was not in vain, and they could not embarrass their master, so they agreed to help. I even know that the Tigers are going to make a move on the Miracle Doctor tonight…”
"Is there a need to go through so much trouble? Why didn't Li Zhenchang hide a mistress in his golden house?"
"I'm worried about ruining my reputation. Old Dog Li was a typical hypocrite. I have to satisfy my personal needs| I want a good reputation."
"Eh, how did you know about such a secret matter? Don't tell me that you, the deputy, have also been a pimp for Old Man Li?”Zi Xing joked. Just now, he had a flash of inspiration and thought of a good move to deal with Li Zhenchang. His mood improved.
"Bullshit. Who is my father? I am the son of the noble family. Even if I want to be a small official, I don't need to suck up to Old Dog Li. The miraculous medicinal liquid you gave me. After I forced Sun Li to take it, he confessed everything, including the dirty history of Old Dog Li. The one responsible for passing the message between Old Dog Li and the Four Tigers is this Sun Li…"
"That female divine doctor came in a strange manner. With so many boxes of herbs, why did he stay at Chentang Pass for so many days?”
"You worry too much. Speaking of that female divine doctor, what a coincidence. She's actually my sister's good friend. This time, she went out to purchase precious medicinal herbs and stopped by Chentang Pass for a short time because my sister asked her to send me a letter from home. In the past two days, there have been frequent hooligans coming and going in Yuelai Inn, which has also aroused the female divine doctor's vigilance…After sensing that she was being monitored and controlled, the female divine doctor secretly sent her personal servant girl to ask for help from me last night…"
At this point, Jiang Wenhuan looked at Zi Xing with a faint smile and asked,""Looking at your annoying expression, you must have thought of a way to deal with Old Dog Li. Hurry up and tell me, don't keep me in suspense."
Zi Xing didn't intend to keep Jiang Wenhuan in suspense.
His trust in Jiang Wenhuan did not only come from the memories of his childhood friend that King Shou had left behind.
Who is Jiang Wenhuan? In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he was the younger brother of King Zhou's Empress, Jiang Wenqiang.
Jiang Wenhuan's father," Jiang Huanchu ", was conferred the title of " Marquis of Dong Bo ". He was the only duke in the world who had the strength to contend against Marquis of West Ji Chang.
Although they were related by marriage, King Zhou did not treat the Jiang family, who sincerely relied on him, seriously. He did a few extremely stupid things.
1. The treacherous Fei Zhong and the demoness Daji manipulated him to kill Empress Jiang.
Second, he had accepted Fei Zhong's rotten idea and attempted to trick the four dukes (including Marquis of Dong Bo's father-in-law) to Zhaoge and kill them to prevent the dukes from causing trouble.
……
In the end, all the powerful forces in the world rebelled.
Zi Xing expressed that he could not understand the IQ of King Zhou and Fei Zhong. Deep in his heart, he also felt that he owed the Jiang family. Zi Xing secretly swore in her heart that she would treat Jiang Wenqiang and Jiang Wenhuan well in this life. He and the old man of the Marquis of Dongbo began and ended well.
Hmph, a pig's trotter with the correct weapon of thought was very scary. Traitor Fei Zhong, just wait to see how I play with people.
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This was a quaint courtyard.
Jiang Wenhuan didn't know the background of the female divine doctor. He only knew that she was called " Meng Xing Tong ".
Jiang Wenhuan only found out about this name after his sister mentioned it to his younger brother in a letter.
However, Meng Xing Tong had brought along a servant girl, four female bodyguards, and four male bodyguards. A group of ten people had booked a large courtyard in the inn. From this, it could be seen that she came from a good family.
Jiang Wenhuan's identity as a "deputy" was very popular in Chentang Pass.
Seeing that it was the carriage of the deputy, Deputy Jiang sat in the carriage. The inn owner tactfully let the carriage enter through the back door and went straight to the courtyard reserved by the female divine doctor, Meng Xingtong.
They were still more than twenty meters away from the two-story building in the courtyard. Zi Xing and Jiang Wenhuan, who were in the car, smelled a strange stench at the same time.
Jiang Wenhuan covered his nose and thought, What kind of perverted drug is that weird female doctor researching again?”
Zi Xing was not mentally prepared at all. As soon as he was smelled by this stench, he felt as if the world had changed color and the universe had been turned upside down.
He didn't even dare to say a word. He pushed open the car door and jumped out of the car. A gust of wind rushed to a willow tree. He leaned on the tree and bent down to vomit.
"It's so smelly. Could it be that there's a 'crematorium' in the yard that works without a license?”
Zi Xing really couldn't take it. He looked left and right, no one was paying attention to him, and with his back facing Jiang Wenhuan's car, he quietly took out the Red Spirit Powder from his storage ring.
This Red Spirit Powder could dispel the plague and detoxify the poison. It was a little overkill to use it to deal with the stench, but Zi Xing never mistreated herself. She took out a handful with her fingernails and ate it happily.
The car stopped in front of the two-story building. Jiang Wenhuan got out of the car and asked the female bodyguard guarding the door to report," The governor of Jiang Posthouse came to visit with his friends.
A woman in her twenties walked down the stairs. She was wearing a long palace dress and a pair of plain-colored boots.
This woman had delicate skin and a sparkling face. Her hair was already in a married hairstyle.
However, Jiang Wenhuan knew from Sister Nai's letter that Meng Xing Tong's husband was the one you arranged for her to marry when she was a child. When Meng Xing Tong was eight years old, news of her husband's death came. What made people sigh was that Meng Xing Tong had never seen her "husband" before she became a "widow".
Meng Xing Tong personally came down to welcome Jiang Wenhuan, other than respecting him as the younger brother of one of her few good friends,"Jiang Wen Qiang". Another important reason was that she had asked "Deputy Jiang" yesterday to find a few loyal and reliable experts for her to act as temporary bodyguards.
She was a little anxious to know what kind of person Jiang Wenhuan had chosen. Do you have real talent and real knowledge?
Other than Jiang Wenhuan, the only other customer standing outside the car was Zi Xing, who was holding onto the willow tree and retching.
"What's wrong? Is that the expert bodyguard you found for me? "He…he's still an underage boy." Meng Xingtong was too surprised, or rather, too disappointed. His voice involuntarily went up an octave.
With her back facing everyone's gaze, Zi Xing felt as if she had come back to life after taking a mouthful of Red Spirit Powder.
Suddenly, he heard someone belittling him. He was instantly displeased. He turned around and strode towards Jiang Wenhuan and Meng Xing Tong.
Meng Xing Tong walked up to him. Before he could flip out, her nose twitched and her gaze turned to Zi Xing.
"Ah!" Meng Xing Tong pointed at Zi Xing with a shocked expression and said,""You, you…"
Zi Xing and Jiang Wenhuan's hearts tightened at the same time. Could it be that this woman had seen King Shou's face before? He saw through his identity at a glance?
"I'll hire you as my bodyguard. I'll hire you as my bodyguard. I hit it off with this young master at first sight.”
Meng Xing Tong seemed to be afraid that Zi Xing would slip away. She reached out her jade-like hand and grabbed his sleeve tightly. Her attitude toward " underage boys " was so different that it made one speechless.
"I can be your temporary bodyguard. But I want to hear the truth. Why did you choose me?" Zi Xing asked calmly. He thought to himself,'This woman seems to have a problem with her brain from studying medicine.' If it wasn't for the fact that he had to deal with Li Tseng-chang and couldn't lack a " chess piece " like her, he really wouldn't have bothered with her.
Meng Xingtong didn't feel embarrassed when Zi Xing exposed her lie. "I won't lie in front of you," he said with a smile. You sprinkled a special medicinal powder on your body, which can actually dispel the poison barrier I set up. You can be considered a kindred spirit. In the future, Xing Tong will have to ask Young Master for more benefits.”
Zi Xing's heart skipped a beat,'What a powerful sense of smell, to actually be able to smell the scent of Red Spirit Powder.' It was really sharper than a dog's nose.
Jiang Wenhuan, who was at the side, was frightened and shouted,""Ah, Miracle Doctor, the 'poison barrier' you mentioned is the culprit behind that stench, right? Then I've been inhaling the poison for so long. Will my life be in danger?”
However, Meng Xing Tong was the most ambitious, so she didn't care about him at all. She stared at Zi Xing and suddenly said,""Do you think you're a 'rare commodity' now? What condition do you need for you to agree to tell me the formula of the special medicinal powder? Tell me, maybe I will satisfy you.”
Looking at her handsome appearance, he instantly revealed an infinite wind.| Zixing, who was not mentally prepared, could not help but tremble.
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