A knife in love

Chapter 1431

The crowd walked all the way north.Master Jiang, Zhuangzhu Wang and Steward Wang walked in front, while Li Qiufeng, Murong Danyan and Wang Xiaoyu fell behind.Wang Xiaoyu said to Li Qiufeng as he walked, "Young Master Li, how do you know that fake Third Aunt Huang is trying to harm us?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Actually, I didn't see that he was going to harm people at first, but this person was unfamiliar, so I couldn't help but look at him twice, and then I realized that there was something wrong with this person. Because the rest of the aunts walked up and down. He is heavy, no different from ordinary people. But this person walks very lightly on his feet, obviously he has practiced lightness kung fu, so he became suspicious of him. But I think Steward Wang is a thoughtful person, he didn't see any difference in this person, I think He didn't dare to make mistakes, so he kept silent. Later, when he was pouring wine for us, he kept sneaking glances at Zhuang Zhuang and Master Jiang. I was worried that this person would be unfavorable to Zhuang Wang and Shiye Jiang, so I spoke out to test. If she drank the wine in a muddleheaded way, things would be difficult to handle. But this person overacted and drank the wine without changing his face and heartbeat. I concluded that the wine was poisonous. I have heard of Jiang Hu before. There are some harmful methods, among which there are many murders by poisoning in wine. In addition to tampering in the jug, the most difficult thing to guard against is that the jug is non-toxic, but the wine glass is smeared with poison In this way, even if the drinker is wary and uses a silver needle to test in the jug beforehand, but he can't find out the poison, most of them will drink the wine in the cup boldly, and they will inevitably die of poisoning. According to the story of the predecessors, fortunately, I guessed the intention of this person, otherwise I really don't know how to end it."

Wang Xiaoyu exclaimed, looked at Li Qiufeng enviously, and said in his mouth: "Ah, Mr. Li, you are really well-informed. If it were me, even if I were killed, I would never think of someone who is so scheming." .”

Li Qiufeng's face was solemn, and he said word by word: "Miss Wang, when dealing with Fusang people, you must not be sloppy for a moment. These people are scheming and forbearing. If they are negligent, they will fall into their ways."

The three talked and talked, and followed the crowd all the way to the foot of Motian Ridge, then walked straight up the mountain.At the place where the strange man in white appeared that night, Li Qiufeng stopped everyone and told the story of that night.Master Jiang and Master Wang walked down the hillside, but there were thorns and bushes all over the place, and the mountain was extremely steep, making it difficult to walk an inch, so they had to return dispirited.

Master Jiang looked at the deep valley, and then said to Li Qiufeng: "You said that the man in white jumped down the slope, didn't he fall to his death?"

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said: "If it is an ordinary person, if he jumps like this, he will naturally be seriously injured if he does not die. But for martial arts masters, if they are familiar with the terrain, jumping from here is a way to escape."

Master Jiang and Master Wang looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

Wang Xiaoyu saw the surprised faces of the two, knew that they did not believe Li Qiufeng's words, and hurriedly said: "Father, Uncle Jiang, Mr. Li is not talking big. A few nights ago, a martial arts master sneaked into the backyard, Got into a fight with Mr. Li. The two of them flew to the roof, and the fight was inseparable..."

Before she could finish speaking, the owner of Wang Zhuang stared at her and said in a deep voice: "Little girl doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth. Don't intervene when your lord is talking about serious business."

Wang Xiaoyu was not convinced, and was about to say more when Murong Danyan tugged on her sleeve in a hurry, and whispered: "Sister Xiaoyu, listen to the elders."

Wang Xiaoyu pouted, and then stopped talking.

The crowd went to the peak again.Master Jiang called Li Qiufeng to his side, and said as he walked, "Young Master Li, did you read correctly that night?"

Li Qiufeng said: "I have fought against the man in white, and I will never be mistaken. Moreover, Master Xiao Dongxiao also saw it with his own eyes at that time, how dare I talk nonsense?"

Master Jiang raised his eyebrows, pondered for a moment, and said: "So, Mr. Li was sent by Mr. Xiao to investigate the Japanese pirates?"

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said, "Lord Xiao doesn't know about this yet. It was only two days ago that he discovered the plot of the Japanese pirates, and he hasn't had time to report it to Master Xiao."

Master Jiang frowned, looked at Li Qiufeng again, and said: "Our Dongliao County is just a small remote county, and there are only more than 100 people in the yamen tolerance and arrest. These more than 100 people are probably not enough for the Japanese pirates to plug their teeth. Although there are two guards under the Liaodong General Army in the east of the city, they are still more than 100 miles away from Dongliao County, separated by three roads. Dahe, the Seven Mountains, it may be too late for them to come to help. Secondly, there are too many vacancies for soldiers in the two guards, and there is not one in a hundred, and the vacancies are all reserved for the officers to eat. Moreover, the soldiers are old, weak and disabled. In addition to farming, chopping firewood, I'm afraid I can't even hold a knife and gun. I have to rely on the yamen and officers and soldiers to deal with the Japanese pirates, alas."

Master Jiang shook his head while sighing, his face was full of sorrow.Li Qiufeng said: "Although Dongliao County is remote, it is still a frontier. The imperial court has set up two guards here, which shows that it attaches great importance to this place. No matter how bastard the officers of the guards are, they dare not relax their arms like this? I'm afraid These are all rumors and cannot be taken as true.”

Mr. Jiang frowned, shook his head, and said, "Young Master Li, it's the first time you've come outside the pass, so you don't know what's going on here. From the capital to Liaodong, even if you ride a fast horse and don't eat or drink, you have to walk for ten days. Half a month. During this period, there are high mountains, great rivers, majestic passes and dangerous passes. It can be said that the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Decades ago in the Civil Fort War, the elite officers and soldiers were completely lost. All the famous ministers and generals were empty, and the officers and soldiers stationed in Liaodong had to be sent Withdrew into the customs and guarded the capital. Since then, the guards in various places in Liaodong have existed in name only, and even the green forest thieves can't deal with it, let alone the Tartar cavalry. Moreover, the court bosses think that Liaodong is a tasteless place. Tasteless, I have long wanted to give up. Most of the people who were sent to Liaodong as officials were defeated in the party struggle and were expelled from the capital. Just let them go. Once there is a slight mistake, there will be impeachment by the censor, and they are often locked up and taken to Beijing. The light ones ransacked their homes and exiled, and the serious ones beheaded and abandoned the market. In the past 30 years, five Liaodong governors and three Liaodong generals were arrested. Nine Liaodong governors and five Liaodong generals were sent into exile. As for the magistrates and county magistrates who were beheaded and demoted, it can be said that there are countless people. One in ten officials who can retreat from Liaodong , it is the ancestors who have appeared, and burned high incense.

"These officials who were demoted to Liaodong knew that their political opponents would not let them go, so after they arrived here, they were all cautious, walking on thin ice, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault. Such officials are better off. They will not harm the common people. However, some military officers are very bastards. After arriving in Liaodong, they will only exploit the sergeants under them, eat empty pay, drink soldiers’ blood, and even allow the sergeants to rob the common people, no different from bandits and robbers!"

When Master Jiang said this, there was a strange light in his eyes, his hands were clenched into fists, and he looked extremely angry.

(End of this chapter)