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Chapter 1334 A fatal disaster

At this time, Nanzhou is still in the annual plum rain season, and the heavy rain in the sky seems to never stop. However, the people of Nanzhou are extremely happy this year, because the completion of the bandit suppression in Hexian County has given them hope.

You must know that the people who are most hurt by banditry are always ordinary people. Perhaps this is why it is the people who prosper suffer and the people who perish suffer, so what concerns the vital interests of ordinary people is the most important.

At this time, the thief Jixiang had been successfully captured by Suning, so naturally there would be no subsequent "Huangmei Murder Case". Dugu Xiashu was also cleverly driven back home by Suning, and at the same time, Dugu Xiashu understood the importance of relatives.

Pei Xijun suddenly looked at her lover and said, "Suning, I want to return to Chang'an."

"What's wrong? Do you feel uncomfortable staying next to me?" The lover looked at Pei Xijun with some surprise and asked.

"No! Since we have already established a relationship, I need to rush back to Chang'an to inform my father as soon as possible. After all, he has always thought that I like Lu Lingfeng."

At this moment, Su Ning looked at Pei Xijun in front of him and asked, "Xijun, do you still like Lu Lingfeng?"

"Hmph! Bastard! I have already chosen to come to Hexian with you. Isn't this enough to prove my attitude?" As expected, Pei Xijun said this with a face full of shame and anger. Now, everyone in Nanzhou thinks that they are a couple.

"Hehe, it's not that Lu Lingfeng is too good at showing off. I'm just worried that you'll be fooled by him again one day."

"In fact, it seems like I've been the one pestering Lu Lingfeng all along. In his heart, I will always be his cousin Xiao Bozhao's fiancée. Maybe I don't even exist in his heart."

"Xijun, it would be best if you could figure these things out. That crazy lover from before is still quite a headache."

"Humph! I think you're the nympho."

"Hehe, Xijun, wait until the plum rain season in Nanzhou is over, and then I will send someone to escort you back to Chang'an City."

"it is good."

The time they spent together made Pei Xijun fall in love with Su Ning, and the image of Lu Lingfeng disappeared from his mind. Naturally, he wanted to return to Chang'an as soon as possible to explain the matter to his father Pei Jian.

In addition, according to Pei Xijun's careful observation during this period, he found that Suning is indeed very capable. The reason why it was thoroughly dealt with in the "Changan Red Tea Case" is entirely because Suning has no personal connections.

You have to know that this is an era when aristocratic families are in charge. It is not the emperor and the royal family who can truly decide the rise and fall of the dynasty, but the aristocratic families who control all kinds of resources in China.

That is why the Sui Dynasty perished in the second generation because the imperial power of the Sui Dynasty could not defeat the aristocratic families. This shows how terrifying the power of the aristocratic families was.

As the most perfect successor dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty has also been learning lessons from history, so the Li Dynasty has always been thinking about weakening the power of the aristocratic families.

However, the ice is three feet thick and it didn't freeze overnight, so the aristocratic families that were still in their infancy in the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty could not be so easily killed by the Li imperial power. Therefore, the struggle between the imperial power and the aristocratic families became more secretive and protracted.

That's why there was the epic of Wu Zetian moving the capital to Luoyang. It was also the reason why the Tang Dynasty valued the foreign peoples, that is, it wanted to introduce the foreign peoples to check and balance the aristocratic families.

Unfortunately, everything has two sides. After the Tang Dynasty received help from various foreign tribes, it paid more and more for the interests of the foreign tribes. In the end, the separatist rule of the Tang Dynasty was inevitable.

It is just like the Gallic chickens suddenly became Gallic black chickens. After World War I and World War II, the population of Gallic chickens dropped sharply, so they had to find ways to introduce people of color from North Africa to supplement their strength, and the result is the current situation.

The topic has gone too far. If you want to make a name for yourself in the Tang Dynasty, you will always have to join an aristocratic family. And Suning is indeed just missing an aristocratic family now.

……

Just as the plum rain season continued to ravage the Nanzhou region, Zhong Boqi also began his final madness, but now he was not so eager to kill Leng Ji. Instead, he wanted to kill Suning first before killing Leng Ji.

However, Su Ning was not as lustful as Lu Lingfeng said. Instead, he stayed in the residence of Si Hu Canjun and was intimate with Pei Xijun. Naturally, Zhong Boqi and Leng Ji felt like a tiger trying to eat the sky but not knowing where to start.

Seeing their plans all failed one by one, Leng Ji became anxious again, "Boqi, what should we do now? Our honey trap doesn't seem to be working."

"Damn it! I didn't expect that Su Ning is so devoted to Pei Xijun. He's not like the sex-hungry ghost that Lu Lingfeng said." Zhong Boqi, the instigator, also found it hard to accept.

"Boqi, do you think there is such a possibility? Su Ning is indeed the sex-hungry ghost that Lu Lingfeng mentioned, but he doesn't like prostitutes like Cui Yu."

"This...do we need to find him a good girl?"

"Boqi has misunderstood! I recently took in a fifteen-year-old concubine, but the recent deaths of Yan Yuanfu and Lu Gongfu have left me powerless. So how about letting my concubine seduce Suning? Then we can expose Suning's ugly deeds to the public?"

"No! This is a terrible strategy that will kill one thousand enemies and injure eight hundred of our own."

"This……"

"Leng Ji, I've been researching this Su Ning recently and have found something particularly interesting. After arresting the notorious thief Jixiang from the neighboring state, he actually sealed off the Hexian Confucian Temple and even gave that Nanzhou scholar Dugu Xiashu a profound lecture."

"Is there anything wrong with this? I heard that because of these remarks, Suning gained a good reputation among the scholars in Nanzhou."

"Humph! But doesn't it seem like Su Ning is too concerned with the family affairs of a scholar? Besides, I heard that Uncle Dugu Xia's wife is extremely charming."

"Huh? Boqi, what do you mean?" As expected, Zhong Boqi's words made Leng Ji full of expectations.

"That's right! What I mean is to let Uncle Dugu Xia's wife seduce Suning." Zhong Boqi said his plan with a vicious face.

"This..." Leng Ji was also stunned by Zhong Boqi's idea.

"In order to make Uncle Dugu Xia's wife submit, I plan to use unconventional means on Uncle Dugu Xia."

"Huh? Boqi, what are unconventional means?"

"If I were to find Dugu Xiashu's wife and tell her that I would report Dugu Xiashu's misconduct in the name of the Four Scholars of Nanzhou, and that he and that scholar were having an affair, do you think Dugu Xiashu's wife would let us control her?"

"Ah..." Leng Ji was really shocked by Zhong Boqi's plan at this time, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Zhong Boqi became unfamiliar.

Of course, Zhong Boqi also noticed the strange look in Leng Ji's eyes, but Zhong Boqi, who thought that he didn't have much time left, no longer cared. Instead, he wanted to ruin Suning's reputation as soon as possible, and then complete his perverted feat of collecting the "Stone Bridge Picture".

Just when Suning thought he had completed the plot transformation in Nanzhou, he suddenly heard an unexpected case, and Uncle Dugu Xia suddenly became psychedelic.

Lao Guo, the doorman at the residence of the military officer Si Hu, came to Su Ning and reported, "Military officer, there's a woman outside claiming to be Dugu Xiashu's wife, Qinghong, asking to see her."

"Who? Uncle Dugu Xia's wife?" Su Ning, who was writing official documents, suddenly looked up at Lao Guo in surprise and asked.

"That's right." "Is Qinghong alone, or is Uncle Dugu Xia with her?" At this moment, Su Ning had an idea and asked another question.

"Replying to the general, Qinghong is the only one outside the door."

"Well, I think the other party is not suitable, so I'll take this Qinghong to the backyard to find Miss Pei."

"Yes."

Then, the doorman Lao Guo turned back and walked out again, and took Qinghong, who had suddenly come to his door, to the backyard. In his heart, he felt that Suning, the Sihu Canjun, was really as steady as an old dog.

However, the doorman Lao Guo had no idea how surprised Suning was. He had already realized that Qinghong's visit this time was definitely not simple. He never expected that Dugu Xiashu and Qinghong could not escape this destined disaster.

Sure enough, after Qinghong came to the backyard, she told everything with a deathly pale face, and then told Pei Xijun everything. Naturally, Pei Xijun was shocked and angry, and his eyes widened.

After hearing Qinghong's detailed explanation, Pei Xijun cursed indignantly, "Shameless! How can there be such a shameless person in this world?"

"Ms. Pei, Zhong Boqi's behavior is indeed hard to understand. However, I thought about it carefully later and guessed that it might be because General Su has become famous recently, which may have made Zhong Boqi think that the reputation of the Four Sons of Nanzhou has been affected." At this time, Qinghong looked at Pei Xijun in front of her with pity and expressed her own guess.

"That makes sense! After thinking about it, this is the only possibility. These so-called celebrities are extremely despicable in their bones." Sure enough, Pei Xijun nodded in agreement. Born into a family of officials, Pei Xijun had seen too many such celebrities.

"Miss Pei Xijun, please be kind enough to ask you and the military officer to help me and Uncle Dugu Xia."

"Hey! If our speculation about Zhong Boqi's motives is correct, you and Dugu Xiashu have also been implicated by us. Naturally, Su Ning and I can't turn a blind eye."

"Thank you, Miss Pei Xijun! As long as Zhong Boqi sees that I have an affair with Su Canjun, then Zhong Boqi should let Dugu Xiashu and I go."

However, Pei Xijun resolutely rejected Qinghong's idea. "Ridiculous! Qinghong, how can you have such a childish idea? Don't you know what impact such a thing will cause?"

"I..." At this time, Qinghong still thought that Pei Xijun did not want to help them overcome the difficulties.

"Alright! You wait in the backyard for a while until I tell my family about joining the army."

"Thank you, Miss Pei Xijun."

Then Pei Xijun left the backyard and found Su Ning. However, Su Ning was shocked when he learned the truth. He did not expect that Zhong Boqi had become so crazy.

Originally, Su Ning felt very disdainful of Zhong Boqi in his heart, so he did not make any comments on Su Wuming and Lu Lingfeng's investigation. However, he did not expect that Zhong Boqi and Leng Ji would actually seek death for no apparent reason.

Su Ning was naturally a little surprised after understanding these secrets, but after the surprise subsided, he took out a pill and said, "Xijun, Uncle Dugu Xia's problem is actually not too serious. I have a magical pill that can cure all poisons. It can definitely solve Uncle Dugu Xia's current symptoms."

"That's great! I also feel that it is us who have implicated Uncle Dugu Xia and his wife." Pei Xijun was naturally surprised when he took the pill.

"That's true! But this incident is also a disaster for Dugu Xiashu and Qinghong."

"Ah."

"As for Zhong Boqi and Leng Ji, it's time for them to pay the price for their actions."

"..."

At this time, Pei Xijun naturally couldn't understand what Su Ning said, and then he returned to the inner courtyard again and handed the pill to Qinghong, so Qinghong left the residence of Sihu Canjun half-believing and half-doubting.

Of course, the elixir that Suning took out could not be just an ordinary item. Instead, it was the "Guben Peiyuan Pill" that Suning had personally refined in the world of immortal cultivation. Not only could it allow Uncle Dugu Xia to quickly recover to normal, but it could also allow Uncle Dugu Xia to be free from illness and disaster in the future.

Immediately afterwards, Su Ning brought Pei Xijun to the Nanzhou Provincial Government, and then found the target person of this trip, Su Wuming. However, Lu Lingfeng on the side showed a complicated expression on his face.

Su Ning went straight to the point and looked at Su Wuming in front of him and asked, "Su Wuming, I heard that you recently have doubts about the deaths of Yan Yuanfu and Lu Gongfu?"

"That's right! The sudden deaths of the two of them are very strange. In addition, all the contradictions are concentrated on the "Stone Bridge Picture", because the people who died recently are all the characters in the "Stone Bridge Picture", and a mysterious monk appeared in front of us." Su Wuming, who had full faith in Su Ning's ability, did not hide anything.

At this moment, Su Ning looked at Su Wuming with a half-smile and reminded him, "Monk? Is it possible that the hair loss was caused by illness, and we simply mistook him for a monk?"

"Suning, do you have any ideas?" Su Wuming suddenly thought of the incident in which Zhong Boqi's servants drove away the comb seller.

"Yes! I suspect that all of this was done by Zhong Boqi."

As expected, Su Ning's words prompted Lu Lingfeng to refute, "Impossible! Zhong Boqi is one of the Four Sons of Nanzhou and has a deep relationship with Lu Gongfu and the others. It's impossible for him to do such a ridiculous thing."

"..." At this time, Su Ning did not immediately refute Lu Lingfeng's question. Instead, he looked at Lu Lingfeng in front of him with a smile.

"Lu Lingfeng, stop questioning and let Su Ning finish his analysis." Su Wuming quickly stopped Lu Lingfeng from making unnecessary changes, because he himself had the same doubt.

"Su Wuming, Lu Lingfeng, I'm sure you all know that I've become famous recently for suppressing bandits. However, Zhong Boqi of the Nanzhou Four thinks I've stolen their limelight and has repeatedly come to frame me. This shows what a crazy, fake scholar this Zhong Boqi is. I also happen to know that Zhong Boqi wears a wig due to an illness. Furthermore, the people who have been killed recently are all the people in the Stone Bridge Painting, so I think Zhong Boqi is the most suspicious."

"what?"

At this moment, Master Fei Ji, who had been silent at the side, suddenly had an idea and said, "Oh! What Su Ning said makes sense! Could it be that Zhong Boqi thought he had a terminal illness and wanted everyone in the Stone Bridge Painting to go down and accompany him?"

"Old Fei! Stop having such wild thoughts. How can there be such a crazy person in this world?" Su Wuming, who had something in his mind, stopped Master Fei Ji again.

"Huh? Hehe, I'm sorry! This is just my guess! Don't take it seriously! Don't take it seriously." At this time, Master Fei Ji hurriedly apologized repeatedly with some embarrassment.

"Su Wuming, actually I think Master Fei Ji's guess might be true." However, Su Ning approved Master Fei Ji's guess with a smile on his face.

"This……"

"Solving a case? Isn't it just about making bold assumptions and guesses, and then slowly verifying and investigating?"

"Suning, you're right! It seems that Zhong Boqi is indeed a serious suspect."

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(End of this chapter)