Fu Shanhe

Chapter 46 Surfaced
"Master Qianhu, we found some waist badges with marks on them, which are suspected to be left by the murderer!"

After hearing the news, Li Mu no longer cared about the life or death of Deputy Commander Guan Chu, and went forward to check.

"Collect them carefully, and have the Royal Guards send someone to check and confirm which faction this badge belongs to."

I looked at it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out.

Li Mu was too lazy to bother with it and chose to throw the problem directly to the Jinyiwei.

The powers of the two major spy agencies in Dayu seem to overlap, but their work focuses are still different.

The main activity area of ​​the East Factory was centered in the capital, and spread out to the surrounding areas.

The Jinyiwei was a nationwide organization with bases in major state capitals in the country, and its tentacles even extended to neighboring countries.

If you want to track down the forces behind the scenes, you can't go wrong by looking for them.

After the incident, the cleanup work continued, but the focus became counting casualties.

Last night, many colleagues from the Five Cities Military Department came to attend the banquet. Except for those who followed Marquis Wuyang and escaped successfully, the whereabouts of the rest are still unknown.

It is necessary to count as soon as possible which people were captured and which people were unfortunately killed.

Looking at the mutilated corpses, Li Mu suppressed his inner discomfort and insisted on working on the front line.

"Master Qianhu, we found the witness of last night!"

Captain Yun said excitedly.

The appearance of an eyewitness means a major turning point in the case.

The nature of last night's case was extremely bad, and it is difficult to find a comparable case in Dayu's history.

Solving such a major case is a great achievement.

I can't guarantee anything else, but everyone present here can at least move up one level, and if they're lucky they might even move up two or three levels.

"Bring the person here. I want to interrogate him personally."

Li Mu gave the order without changing his expression.

The slight movement of his mouth corners still revealed his good mood.

The emergence of new clues brings us one step closer to uncovering the real culprit behind the scenes.

Regardless of whether someone deliberately arranged it or not, as long as the investigation yields results, it will be a great achievement.

Even if all the evidence is flawed, that doesn't matter.

Essentially, what they need now is a list, not evidence.

Finding evidence is a routine matter, done deliberately for the world to see.

"Sir, last night, several of us brothers were drinking in Yihong Courtyard on the other side of Changchun Tower.

Suddenly, I heard shouting and killing from the opposite side. I looked in the direction of the sound and found a group of men in black rushing into Changchun Tower.

Due to the blocking of the buildings, we couldn't see what was going on inside. We only knew that the battle lasted for more than half an hour.

By the way, in the box next to ours, an accomplice of the thief sent them an evacuation signal.

The leader was still muttering about the alliance of the seven prefectures in Lianghuai, which wanted to control the private salt trade in the world.

In the end, he even said a bunch of outrageous and treasonous words, the details of which are so disgusting that I cannot repeat them! "

“Sir, everything my brother said is true, and the singer from Yihong Courtyard can prove it.

The people in the other boxes should also be able to hear it, and we can confront each other.

Don’t let Jin…”

Realizing that he had said something wrong, the young scholar immediately slapped himself in the face.

Generally speaking, when encountering such a thing, everyone tries to avoid it, and few people will take the initiative to step forward.

They chose to come here themselves, mainly because they heard that the Royal Guards were investigating the case and wanted to investigate the guests who had been on the other side of the strait last night.

Compared with the bad reputation of the Jinyiwei, the Wucheng Bingmasi, which dealt with fights between playboys every day, was obviously much more kind in the eyes of the outside world.

"Okay, don't get so excited.

This is a case managed by my Wucheng Bingmasi, and the Jinyiwei cannot interfere without authorization.

You just need to tell us what you know, and I will protect you from the Jinyiwei!" Li Mu promised.

So many "big shots" died last night, and many were captured by the enemy. This is not an ordinary case.

It involves the reputation of many powerful people in the capital, and one can get into trouble if one is not careful. Smart people will just avoid it.

The sons of nobles cannot die in vain, and the credit for investigating the case must go to the nobles themselves. This is a tacit understanding among all parties.

"My Lord, this is all we know!"

The young scholar said with a sad face.

If they had known this would happen, they would not have come out last night.

Not only did he not drink well at the banquet, but he also put himself in danger.

"Alright, I got it!
If there are any subsequent issues, I will send someone to inquire.

You are not allowed to leave Yangzhou Prefecture until the case is solved.

If you remember anything, you can come and report it.

If it helps solve the case, I will recommend you to the court for credit.

By the way, have you heard of the Lianghuai Seven Prefectures Alliance? "

Li Mu changed the subject and asked.

First there was the “Master of the Seven Prefectures”, and then came the “Alliance of Seven Prefectures”, which clearly meant to investigate the seven prefectures.

If nothing unexpected happens, the badge left behind by the murderer will also point to the same target.

The addition of the word "alliance" confirms that the Seven Prefectures are not a single force, but an alliance of multiple forces, or in other words, some people want to characterize them as an "alliance."

Since the disaster of the aristocratic families, the rulers of the feudal dynasties have increased their pressure on local clans.

After the establishment of Dayu, in order to curb the unlimited expansion of local clans, it issued restrictive decrees many times.

Alliances among local clans were even more of a taboo for the imperial court.

If the aristocratic families in the Huai River and Yangtze River regions formed an alliance in private, the imperial court would have to purge them even if there was no issue of salt administration.

"Sir, we have never heard of the Seven Prefectures Alliance. We have only heard of the Lianghuai Seven Majors..."

The scholar in white realized that the situation was not good when he was halfway through his words.

The seven major families in the Lianghuai region are like the sky to them.

Although on the surface they are all from scholarly families and no different from ordinary gentry families, secretly anyone who offends them will die a miserable death.

Even if it was a senior official in the court, if he wanted to live comfortably in the Lianghuai region, he had to visit these local tyrants first.

“The Seven Great Families of Lianghuai sound quite arrogant.

Today I have also gained some new knowledge, may I ask which families they are?"

Li Mu asked with a smile.

There are exactly seven families, and the numbers match exactly. This Seven Prefectures Alliance is most likely them.

"Sir, we are just talking nonsense, don't take it seriously!"

The blue-clothed scholar at the side spoke in panic.

Although they are also sons of gentry, compared with the seven major families, the strength of the two sides is completely not on the same level.

If the seven major families knew that they were the ones who led the soldiers over, it would be fatal.

"Humph!"

“I told you to speak, and then answer quickly.

The sky of Dayu belongs to the emperor. No matter how terrible the seven families are, can they really cover the sky with one hand? "

Li Mu scolded harshly.

The credit is right in front of us, how can we give up halfway?

No matter how powerful the seven families are, they cannot withstand the deliberate targeting by the imperial court this time.

(End of this chapter)