Chapter 235 Domineering
This afternoon, Han Ruzi got the exact news that Huangfu Yi, the watcher of qi in the palace, had also disappeared, a little later than the assassination of the King of England. Show up.
Of the four famous people, only Lin Kunshan was left.
Han Ruzi received the letter from the King of the East Sea, and immediately went to the palace to visit, as soon as he entered the gate, the King of the East Sea greeted him, "I can't hold on for long, Lin Kunshan will have to be handed over to Lian Danchen soon, I think you should meet first. he."
Lin Kunshan was "locked" in a small room, with five servants guarding outside to prevent him from escaping.
Lin Kunshan was not afraid, but felt very innocent. After seeing Hou Juan, he smiled wryly, "It is an innocent disaster, this is really an innocent disaster."
The King of the East Sea shouted: "Put your shit away, Lin Kunshan, you are unlucky to run slowly."
"I didn't want to run at all, King of the East Sea, I am loyal to you..."
"Don't say it anymore, I feel like throwing up when I hear the word 'loyal' now." The King of the East Sea made a spit action, "Didn't those who hope for breath follow the trend? When did you learn to hire assassins?"
"I have nothing to do with the assassination of the King of England." Lin Kunshan said affirmatively.
The King of the East Sea had to refute again, but Han Ruzi interrupted him and asked, "Do you have nothing to do with other qi-seekers?"
Lin Kunshan smiled without saying a word.
The King of the East China Sea said sharply: "What about you, do you have to let Lian Danchen punish you? The 'Guanghua Group Tigers' are not called in vain."
"According to the rules of the race, no one can punish me, they can only question me."
Donghai King was stunned for a moment, then remembered that Lin Kunshan was also subject to the same restrictions and protection as him, "You..."
"I would like to have a private talk with Juan Hou."
"I am your master!"
"If I don't talk to Marquis Juan, I can only talk to Lian Danchen. Who does the King of the East Sea trust more?"
Of course, King Donghai couldn't say that he trusted outsiders more. He snorted heavily, turned to leave, and whispered to Han Ruzi, "Will you tell me everything later?"
Han Ruzi nodded.
When the door was closed, Lin Kunshan walked to Marquis Juan, clasped his fists and cupped his hands, and bowed deeply.
"What does this mean?" Han Ruzi asked.
"I formally apologize to Marquis Juan for leaving without saying goodbye to Iron Broken City."
"If you have nothing to ask for, you will have nothing to lose. I never blame you." If Han Ruzi was a little disappointed, it was also aimed at the King of the East Sea, and had nothing to do with those who hoped for qi.
Lin Kunshan smiled, "Janhou just asked a very interesting question, why does the wanhou want to know if I am related to other hopeful people?"
Han Ruzi didn't speak, he didn't want to answer the other party's question before getting the answer.
"Huangfu Yi, Yuan Zifan, and Lu Congxin have very similar names, but they are not qi-hungry people." Lin Kunshan answered voluntarily.
"Why didn't you reveal it then?"
"Because they are very powerful, exposing them is tantamount to bucking the trend. I don't do this kind of thing. I want to see what they want to do, but I didn't expect them to do it so early."
The King of England was assassinated more than four months before the half-year period. If it was really what those fake hopefuls did, it was indeed too early.
"Power? What power?"
Lin Kunshan shook his head, "I don't know. The hopefuls have been planning for many years before they can enter the house in individual palaces, but these few can easily enter and leave the palace. We are ashamed. As for what forces they belong to, I have no evidence."
Lin Kunshan had guesses. He didn't want to say it, and Han Ruzi didn't want to ask. He suddenly realized that Lin Kunshan was using the old trick of the watcher again: quietly beguiling others to do things, leading them to the path designated by the watcher, It might be a trap, it might be a dead end.
"What about the other hopefuls? Those real hopefuls like you."
Lin Kunshan smiled and shook his head.
There was a knock on the door, Donghai Wang said: "Lian Danchen must take the person away, and he has to return to Jing Zhaoyin."
"Come in, I have nothing to ask."
The door opened, and Lin Kunshan smiled at Hou Wan, "We are just warlocks."
Several police officers walked in and nodded politely. Lin Kunshan did not resist, and followed them out of the room obediently. Lian Danchen came in and handed over to Hou Juan. He just came over to say hello and had to leave immediately.
Han Ruzi took the time to ask, "Have all those who are looking for breath caught?"
Han Ruzi remembered that the "Guanghua Group of Tigers" had already grasped the whereabouts of many watchers inside and outside the capital. Now that such a big thing has happened, there should be no need to wait and see.
Lian Danchen hesitated for a while, but still replied: "Last night alone, more than 300 people have been arrested, not only those who are looking for anger, but also other Jianghu people, but Yuan Zifan and others still have no whereabouts."
Han Ruzi nodded, Lian Danchen withdrew, the King of the East Sea came in, watched everyone leave, turned his head and said to Han Ruzi, "How is it?"
"He said that Yuan Zifan and the others are not real hopefuls."
"That's it? We can guess without him saying it. King Ying has already said that Yuan Zifan used to be a eunuch, so he must still be an eunuch now."
Donghai Wang walked to the door and glanced at it, closed the door, and said, "This must be the Queen Mother's trick. The 'Guanghua Group Tigers' either participated or guessed the truth. I can feel the change of attitude of these guys, they Originally, I asked you and me for it, but since the accident last night, they have pushed the Tan family a little bit, and they only revealed a little about everything, not as endless as before."
Han Ruzi thought for a while, "Let the Tan family find out more information on the rivers and lakes."
"What news do you want to hear?"
"Anything abnormal." Han Ruzi didn't know what he wanted to know.
Back at the Marquis Mansion, it was almost dark, Zhang Youcai came up to meet him and whispered, "Jing Zhaoyin House refused to let Du Chuanyun come back, saying that he was an important witness, and Mr. Du was also left behind."
"Well, I see."
Seeing the master's unhurried appearance, Zhang Youcai was both a little surprised and at ease.
In the study, Yang Feng didn't know how long he had been sitting alone, and when he saw Hou Juan, he just nodded and didn't get up.
Han Ruzi sat down on the chair behind the desk without making a sound.
The two sat silently for a while, and Han Ruzi spoke first: "You already knew that those few people were not real hopefuls, right?"
Yang Feng has been tracking down the looker for many years, and if anyone can recognize the real or fake at a glance, it must be him, except for the lookout himself.
"Ok, I know."
"But you didn't remind me."
"There are some things that you don't need to know too early."
"Too early or too late for you to judge?"
There was no lamp in the study, Yang Feng looked at the dimly lit Marquis Juan, and clearly felt the anger there. He remembered his former students, so he was no stranger to this anger.
"Someone has to make the judgment, it can only be me."
"You did nothing wrong?"
"I have made many mistakes, otherwise, I would not be what I am now. But I still have to make the judgment, because this is a heavy burden, I have carried it the longest, and I am used to it. Others will take it lightly. Fear of weight, either lack of strength, or lack of permanence, often give up halfway."
Han Ruzi was silent for a long time, until Zhang Youcai knocked on the door to enter the house, brought refreshments, lit the oil lamp, and exited, then he spoke, his tone was as calm as ever, and he didn't want to complain anymore, Yang Feng was like a treasure that could be dug up. To what extent is his ability, it has nothing to do with the "treasure" itself.
"The queen mother really has a plan."
"It seems so."
"Didn't you know beforehand?"
"Since leaving the palace, the queen mother has never contacted me. I can only guess about the queen mother."
Han Ruzi thought for a long time, "Why does the queen mother have to choose to do it at this time?"
"I feel weird too."
Without asking anything, Han Ruzi decided to change the method, "Although Huangfuyi and the others are fake, they have attracted a lot of real hopefuls. It must be one of the Queen Mother's goals to kill them all."
"This is what I find strange. Although there are a lot of real watchers, the most important one doesn't seem to show up yet. It's too early for the empress dowager to start at this time."
The most important person to look forward to is Chunyu Xiao, who always sees the dragon without seeing the end.
"Perhaps arresting the hopeful is just a secondary purpose of the Queen Mother. Her main purpose has been achieved, and she doesn't want to wait any longer."
"It's possible."
"The main purpose of the queen mother is to use this incident to let Shangguan Sheng take power, expand the power of the eighth camp of Suwei, and at the same time get rid of the clan children who have coveted the emperor's throne. What will she do? Kill a few of us, or imprison them? Should I escape from the capital?"
Yang Feng didn't answer, he knew that his "student" was already thinking and would soon come up with the answer.
"No, the queen mother won't let us escape from the capital, it will cause chaos, but she doesn't need to kill us, it will also cause chaos. For her, the best ending is..." Han Ruzi thought for a while Yes, "The current emperor is not sick at all, he will soon be able to 'recover' and continue to act as an obedient puppet."
Han Ruzi was relieved, everything made sense, the emperor's uncle Wu Xiu inadvertently became a key figure, the champion Hou, Juan Hou, Donghai Wang and others all guessed the change in the palace through his actions, never thought about Wu Xiu himself would also be deceived.
A few days ago, Wu Xiu once went to the palace to visit the emperor. After leaving the palace, he went to join the champion, which made everyone feel that the emperor had little time left, and the queen mother took action.
Han Ruzi's heart became heavy again, the queen mother's conspiracy was turning into a conspiracy, Han Ruzi and others could not resist, the minister's experience was indeed richer, only a few people directly participated in the fight for the throne, most of them were verbally Expressing support for Champion Hou, he actually maintained a wait-and-see attitude, just like Prime Minister Yin Wuxian, but instead escaped the catastrophe.
Han Ruzi kept tapping his fingers on the table. Yang Feng was still his important helper, but he no longer needed Yang Feng's guidance and analysis. He had to make his own judgments and decisions.
"The Queen Mother will not immediately announce that she and the emperor are 'recovered', so I still have some time. First of all, I have to reconcile with the champion Hou. If we fight again, we will only lose both sides. After the reconciliation, we will at least have the Northern Army and the Southern Army. "
Han Ruzi's fingers tapped even faster, "If Yuan Zifan and the others return to the palace, they will be killed. If they escape, they can only hide in the rivers and lakes. At least one must be found as evidence."
Han Ruzi stopped, "We still have to find Meng E. There are not many people trusted by the queen mother, and the Meng brothers and sisters can be counted as two."
Yang Feng stood up and cupped his hands: "I'm going to contact Champion Hou and arrange a meeting. Many people are looking for fake hopefuls, and I've sent someone, maybe one step ahead of others. As for Meng E, unless she Come to find Hou Wan, Hou Wan is very difficult to find her."
Han Ruzi hummed, for him, this was a "lonely" moment, Yang Feng was no longer a "master", but an important assistant to carry out orders.
Although the situation is extremely unfavorable, Han Ruzi is still fighting spirit, but the opponent is temporarily changed from the champion to the queen mother.