1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 398 Chaos ([-])

Qi Tian just took a nap at night, then he brought people to the mourning hall of Cao Xiong in the Commander's Mansion, replaced Qi Dalu, and knelt in front of the coffin to keep watch.

The entire Hanzhou experienced two extreme reversal scenes from great joy to great sorrow in two days.As the current head of the Hanzhou family, Qi Tian is not only a little bit hesitant, but also a little bit heavy.

Although, most officials in the military and civil affairs of Hanzhou have expressed their loyalty and obedience.However, those Hanzhou elders who had worked together with Cao Xiong from Dengzhou may have more or less doubts and alienation towards him.Because, in their view, Qi Tian is just their junior.Civil administration, construction and development are of great ability, but when it comes to prestige and convincing the public, I am afraid it is still a little bit lacking.

The war with the Dutch East India Company is not yet over, and the Luzon Raiders are still involved.For the overall development of Hanzhou, apart from the relatively complete construction of Jianye Mansion, more than a dozen strongholds such as the eastern part of Hanzhou and Weiyuan Island (New Guinea Island) have only roughly established foundations and barely lived.In order to increase the population, the Hanzhou immigration work will continue to advance and expand, and the arrangements for the materials, personnel, and ship capacity involved must be carefully planned in advance.

With the death of Cao Xiong, there will inevitably be some ideological and management confusion in Hanzhou.For this, Qi Tian was also prepared to some extent.Fortunately, Hanzhou is currently in a state of war, coupled with distance restrictions, the entire external communication is closed, at most Hanzhou is one-way external, and will not be disturbed or affected by any external forces.As long as he is given a period of time to stabilize order and people's hearts, Hanzhou will naturally continue to develop healthily.

"Fourth Uncle, the food that the Commander has come into contact with has been tested by cats and dogs, and no poison has been found." Qi Yuanshan reported to Qi Tian with a tired expression.

It has been two days since Cao Xiong died the night before yesterday, Qi Yuanshan has never rested for a moment, his eyes are bloodshot.

Qi Tian nodded, patted his shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Find a place to rest."

The corners of Qi Yuanshan's mouth twitched, wanting to tell Qi Tian that Guan Zongxiang, the commander of the Black Clothes Guards, entered Hu Wenjin's mansion after leaving the mansion in the afternoon. .But when he saw that Qi Tian was already kneeling in front of Cao Xiong's spiritual throne, kowtowing respectfully, he gave up and didn't speak.

Seeing Qi Tian's arrival, Gan Chunliu couldn't help but think of Yu Fukun and Hu Wenjin's guessing about the cause of Cao Xiong's death that he had overheard during the day. He felt a little scared, tears kept falling, and held the two children tightly with his hands.

"...Auntie, uncle is dead, please mourn." Qi Tian comforted softly when he saw this, "From now on, you don't need to worry about your mother and child's life, I will serve you for life. My uncle's soul in heaven will also be grateful for my aunt's efforts."

Gan Chunliu glanced at Qi Tian timidly, but didn't speak, still sobbing.

"Second sister-in-law, my aunt is tired, help her to rest for a while." Qi Tian had no choice but to turn to Qi Dajiang's wife Zheng Hualian for help.Now that Cao Xiong is dead, he must take good care of his wife and children. If something unexpected happens, how can he be worthy of his uncle's kindness.

"... Chief Manager, your husband is dead. No matter what you do, please be considerate of your uncle and let his child go." Gan Chunliu said sadly, "As for the concubine, I will let the Chief Executive take care of me."

Everyone in the mourning hall was shocked when they heard what Gan Chunliu said, and they all looked at Qi Tian.

When Qi Tian heard this, he was also astonished.These words directly pointed out that Qi Tian should be responsible for Cao Xiong's death, and also implied that he had killed his uncle.

"Madam is tired, go and rest early." Yu Fukun said calmly.

Watching Gan Chunliu walking towards the room supported by several women.

Yu Fukun looked at Qi Tian who was quite helpless, and then at the people who were still a little bit surprised, and said in a deep voice: "Madam is too sad, and her mind is not in the right place, so she will say something... nonsense."

Qi Tian smiled wryly, at this moment, he really couldn't speak out to defend himself, otherwise the description would become darker and darker.However, he immediately became alert to this.Why did Gan Chunliu mistakenly think that he was the one who caused Cao Xiong's death? Did someone say something bewitching to her?Who wants to slander and slander him?If someone with a heart spreads the words here, even though it is fabricated out of nothing, it will deal the heaviest blow to his prestige and reputation.
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Before dawn, Qi Yuanshan was gently awakened from his sleep, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was a detective from the polling office.

"What's the matter?" Qi Yuanshan immediately sat up and rubbed his cheeks with his hands.

"There is something unexpected about Commander Hu." Qi Yuanpeng said softly.

"Huh?" Qi Yuanshan shuddered suddenly, "What's going on?"

"In the middle of the night, we found that the guards led by Hu Tong carried a package to the brick and stone yard in the west of the city, and then dug a hole to bury it." Qi Yuanpeng showed a look of surprise on his face, "After they left, we went to dig it up and found it was a corpse .”

"who?"

"It's Guan Zongxiang, the Commander of the Black Guards."

When Qi Yuanshan heard this, he stood up in shock.

"They killed Guan Zongxiang?"

"There was a knife wound in the back."

"Let's go."

Saying that, Qi Yuanshan grabbed a knife by the bed and hurried out of the room.

"Send a team of village soldiers over there." Qi Yuanshan said as he walked, "Let them bring their muskets."

"Are we going to arrest Commander Hu?"

Qi Yuanshan paused for a moment, and then said: "Send someone to inform the chief executive and Commander Yu....Mobilize people to stand by outside Commander Hu's mansion, and don't act rashly without orders."

When Yu Fukun arrived at the brick and stone yard in Jianye City, the sky was already bright, and a large number of township soldiers and investigators from the polling office had gathered here. All the workers in the brick and stone yard were ordered not to enter and leave, and they all stayed in their residences. Wait for the follow-up notice before resuming production.

Guan Zongxiang's body had been cleaned up, but there was still some sand on his head and face. The former head of Hanzhou's foreign intelligence was lying quietly on the sand, with a trace of blood on the corner of his mouth.

"Who did it?" Yu Fukun asked.

Qi Yuanshan took two steps forward, walked in front of Yu Fukun, and told him in detail what the polling office found last night.

"Have you been monitoring Commander Hu?" Yu Fukun asked coldly.

"I think some of his actions are a bit inappropriate." Qi Yuanshan said, "So..., so..."

Because the monitoring of Hu Wenjin was just what Qi Tian told Qi Yuanshan in private, therefore, facing Yu Fukun's questioning, he immediately didn't know how to answer.

Yu Fukun snorted coldly, walked straight to Guan Zongxiang's body, looked at it for a while, and then sighed.

"Did you still send people to surround Hu Wenjin's mansion?" Yu Fukun asked.

"I sent some people to garrison near Commander Hu's mansion, but no measures have been taken yet." Qi Yuanshan said, "I think Commander Guan died in his mansion and was buried here secretly. Commander Hu must be one of them." ...associated."

"Where's the chief executive?"

"The chief executive has gone to the military government." Qi Yuanshan said: "Outside the port, a Dutch warship appeared again."

Yu Fukun nodded. He went to bed late last night and received a message from Qi Yuanshan before he had time to go to the military government. He was a little shocked.The commander had just died, and the commander of the black guard was killed again, and his body was thrown in the brick yard, so Dang even rushed over.

"You're right. Guan Zongxiang died in Hu Wenjin's mansion and was smuggled here to be buried by them. There must be some connection." Yu Fukun showed a distressed expression on his face, "I'm going to ask him, what is he going to do? "

"Commander Yu, we'd better invite him out." Qi Yuanshan reminded cautiously.

"I'm gone, how dare he kill me?" Yu Fukun said angrily.

Saying that, he waved his hands, left the masonry field angrily, and walked towards the city.Seeing this, Qi Yuanshan who was behind him hurriedly greeted several investigators from the polling office, and followed behind with a team of township soldiers.

Hu Wenjin sat slumped on a chair, his mind was buzzing, and for a while, he seemed a little at a loss.At dawn, a guard came to report that there were many village soldiers outside the courtyard, fully armed, with muskets in their hands, vaguely surrounding them.He immediately understood that something must have happened to him, and Qi Tian sent people to surround him.

Some Ottoman guards suggested that when the other party was not fully prepared, they would lead people out suddenly, and then rush all the way to the pier, seize a ship, and quickly go to sea.

Hu Wenjin rejected this suggestion. As the deputy commander of Hanzhou, he still has a good understanding of the defense and management of Jianye City and the port. Not to mention whether they can rush out of the mansion and escape the volleyball guns of the township soldiers, even if they can run out of the city , the boat on the pier was easily seized by you?

When Ku sat until it was daylight, a guard came in with a strange expression, saying that someone outside wanted to come in to see him.

Hu Wenjin stared at his blood-red eyes, but he didn't react for a long time. After the guard repeated it again, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. It must be Qitian who sent someone in with his instructions to persuade him to give up resisting and go out to be bound. Waiting for the hair to fall.

"Let him in." Hu Wenjin cheered up a little, straightened his messy hair, and tidied up his clothes. He sat on a chair at the top of the room, trying to maintain his status as the deputy commander of Hanzhou. dignity.

When Yu Fukun stepped into the compound of Hu Wenjin's mansion, he looked around at Osman and the Ming guards who were guarding with their swords up, his brows were furrowed, and he walked in with a cold face.

"Old Yu, you're here!" Hu Wenjin couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw that it was Yu Fukun who came.

"Did you kill Guan Zongxiang?" Yu Fukun stood at the door and asked in a deep voice.

"...I killed it."

"Why?"

"..." Hu Wenjin remained silent.

"Grand Commander...you also killed him?" Yu Fukun looked at Hu Wenjin for a while and asked in a hissing voice.

"No, I didn't kill the commander-in-chief." Hu Wenjin denied, "I didn't kill the commander-in-chief. How could I kill the commander-in-chief?"

"Then, Guan Zongxiang must know how the commander-in-chief died, right?" Yu Fukun asked, "Is it related to you?"

"..." Hu Wenjin wanted to continue to deny it, but when he thought that the poison was from his hands, and Cao Xiong probably died here, he was speechless.

"...Tell me, how did the commander die?" Yu Fukun asked sadly.

"The commander-in-chief may have eaten this by mistake." As he spoke, Hu Wenjin gently placed the small porcelain pot in his hand on the table next to him.

Yu Fukun took a look at the exquisite little porcelain pot, and felt that it looked familiar, so he couldn't help but take a closer look, and then his face became distorted.

He took a few steps to the table, grabbed the small porcelain pot, "You mean, the commander-in-chief ate this... the contents of this porcelain pot, so..."

Hu Wenjin nodded, and said anxiously: "I didn't give this thing to the commander-in-chief. I didn't expect how this thing would appear at the commander-in-chief's place."

"Then what are you doing with this?" Yu Fukun stretched out a hand and grabbed Hu Wenjin's collar, "What are you trying to do with this?"

"I... want to kill Qi Tian."

"You bastard!" Yu Fukun violently pushed Hu Wenjin away, then took a few steps back, with tears of regret on his face, "You want to kill people, why don't you use a knife? Why do you use such a... gadget ?”

(End of this chapter)