Liver into a martial arts legend: starting with Embroidered Spring Blade

Chapter 83: Destroy the Yan Mansion, Golden Crow Sword Technique! [22]

"Sir, there's a fight going on inside!"

When they heard the commotion in Yan's residence, everyone's expressions changed slightly.

Jiang Xuan looked calm, said nothing, and waited quietly.

Seeing this, no one dared to say anything and could only wait, but the atmosphere became a little tense.

A quarter of an hour later.

The sounds of fighting inside finally began to subside.

After a while, the door opened and a strong smell of blood wafted out.

Everyone looked at it intently, and their pupils suddenly shrank.

Inside Yan's residence, dozens of figures were lying in a pool of blood, struggling and screaming.

Lu Jianxing and his four companions, covered in blood, came out escorting three people.

They were exactly Yan Peiwei and his son and the person in the portrait.

"Your Excellency, the prisoner resisted arrest, and the Yan Mansion's retainers besieged us. We were forced to fight back. Please forgive me, Your Excellency!"

Lu Jianxing came forward with a cold expression to report.

"Since you don't appreciate my kindness, I'll kill you."

Jiang Xuan nodded calmly: "You all follow me to the Northern Division to report. The rest of you continue to surround the Yan Mansion. I will consult with Lord Xu and then make any further arrangements."

Since the Yan family refused to be arrested and people died, the nature of the matter is naturally different.

How to deal with the Yan family next will have to be decided by the higher-ups. After all, Yan Peiwei is a fourth-rank official after all.

Jiang Xuan turned his horse around.

"Wait a minute!"

Yan Peiwei suddenly struggled to speak, shouting, "Excuse me, sir, what did my Yan family do wrong?!"

Jiang Xuan paused, glanced back at Yan Junbin, whose face was filled with despair and death, and said calmly, "You'll have to ask Master Yan about this."

After saying that, Jiang Xuan ignored him and left.

Yan Peiwei was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Yan Junbin and shouted angrily, "Tell me, you unfilial son, what good deed have you done?!"

Yan Junbin laughed bitterly, "It's no use, Dad. I'm unfilial. My Yan family is finished!"

"You, you...Puff!!" Yan Peiwei was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He could no longer bear it and spat out a mouthful of blood. He fainted from anger.

……

Two hours later.

Northern Pacification Office.

"..."

Jiang Xuan looked solemnly at Xu Xianchun and Cui Yingyuan in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency, this is what happened. I originally only wanted to arrest Yan Junbin and the person in the portrait, but the Yan family's retainers resisted arrest and attacked Lu Jianxing and others. So I took Yan Peiwei back as well."

Xu and Cui looked at each other, their expressions somewhat solemn.

"This Yan Peiwei is not only the Chief Censor of the Censorate, but also a core member of the Donglin Party. He is definitely a bit troublesome."

Xu Xianchun frowned and said, "But if this is true, we can take this opportunity to eliminate the Yan family and deal a heavy blow to the Donglin Party."

Cui Yingyuan nodded, looked at Jiang Xuan, and said solemnly: "Captain Jiang, do you have a clear grasp of this matter?"

Jiang Xuan said in a deep voice, "There is both human and material evidence in this matter, and all the suspects have been arrested and taken to the Imperial Prison. The truth will be revealed at the first trial."

"I am absolutely certain that this is the case of Zhou Miaotong, the daughter of the Imperial Music Bureau, who, in order to avenge her sister Beizhai, has teamed up with Yan Peiwei's son Yan Junbin to set up a plot to retaliate against us!"

"These remnants are really lingering around!"

Xu Xianchun snorted coldly and said, "If that's the case, go ahead and do it. Once you get the evidence, just take action. Cui Zhenfu and I will report to the factory owner."

"Yes, I'll take my leave!" Jiang Xuan bowed and left.

Xu Xianchun and Cui Yingyuan looked at each other and nodded. Then they also prepared their horses and headed out to the East Factory.

……

Imprisonment.

Seeing Zhou Miaotong, Yan Junbin, and the scholar being locked up one after another, Yin Cheng suddenly became excited and shouted excitedly: "Retribution! Retribution! Hahahaha..."

Yin Cheng held onto the railing, staring at Zhou Miaotong and the other two with a look of delight, and laughed heartily, "Zhou Miaotong, you bitch! I treated you so well, and yet you teamed up with that bastard to set me up!"

"Do you think your methods are so clever? Do you think I'm doomed?"

"I tell you, my cousin's eyes are sharper than an eagle's. He wants to frame me. Do you have the ability to do that?"

"I won't kill you this time!"

Yin Cheng laughed loudly, extremely arrogant.

Zhou Miaotong and Yan Junbin stared at him intently, wishing they could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin.

After seeing Yan Junbin and his son and Jiang An being arrested, Zhou Miaotong no longer had any hope.

She gritted her teeth and glared at Yin Cheng, saying, "I really regret not killing you directly back then!"

"It's not too late for you to kill him now."

Jiang Xuan walked in with Lu Jianxing and others.

"Greetings, Lord Jiang!" The two jailers saluted hurriedly.

Jiang Xuan waved his hand, walked to the door of the cell, looked at Zhou Miaotong inside, and said lightly: "Don't you really want to kill us and avenge your sister?"

"I'm giving you a chance. First, go and kill the culprit who ordered us to do this, Wei Zhongxian of the East Factory. If you can do it, we two will be ready to be killed."

Zhou Miaotong's expression changed slightly, and then she gritted her teeth and said, "That eunuch will get his comeuppance sooner or later!"

Jiang Xuan sneered, "After all, I still don't have the ability or courage, so I only dared to attack Yin Cheng."

"According to your thinking, all those who work for the eunuch party deserve to die. Then, the Jinyiwei, and even all the officials and soldiers in the world, are all people who deserve to die. They all have to be buried with your father and your sister? Is that right?"

Zhou Miaotong paused for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

Yan Junbin suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Jiang Xuan, stop talking nonsense, confusing the public, and trying to excuse yourself. You eunuchs have done so much evil, and sooner or later you will get your comeuppance!"

"That same incompetent and furious rhetoric again!"

Jiang Xuan's eyes were filled with disgust. "In the eyes of you rebels, those who work for Wei Zhongxian are all eunuchs, and they all deserve to die. But what's the difference between you, the Donglin rebels?"

"If you, the Donglin rebels, were to come to power, how much could you contribute to the Ming Dynasty? How much good could you do for the people of the world?"

"In my opinion, you, the high-ranking aristocratic families, are a bunch of blood-sucking parasites. You are the real culprits who have caused the Ming Dynasty to suffer internal and external troubles and decline to this point!"

After hearing this, Yan Peiwei, who had just regained consciousness, could no longer sit still. With a grim expression, he said, "Sir, this is because I failed to raise my son properly. I have fallen into this state. I accept the consequences."

"But you claim that my family is the culprit behind the Ming Dynasty's decline. What are your real intentions? The Ming Dynasty's political system is corrupt, and wars are frequent. This is clearly the work of the eunuch party!"

"Dad, why are you arguing with him?"

Yan Junbin gritted his teeth and cursed, "This bunch of eunuchs will die a miserable death sooner or later. You lackeys and lackeys who work for the eunuchs will also receive retribution sooner or later. Even if I become a ghost, I will be waiting for you in the netherworld!"

"Go ahead and curse me. The more you curse, the happier I will be when I raid your house later!" Jiang Xuan said coldly.

"You...what did you say?!"

Yan Peiwei's face changed drastically. He stood up instantly, holding onto the railing, his face filled with disbelief. "He wants to raid my house? Why would he do that? What on earth did he do?!"

Jiang Xuan sneered, glanced at Yan Junbin, and said, "Master Yan, your son set up a scheme to murder an imperial official for a woman, ruining your Yan family's successive generations. You really raised a good son!"

"what?!"

Yan Peiwei's face changed drastically. He turned around suddenly, pointed at Yan Junbin and Zhou Miaotong, and said angrily: "You... rebellious son, bitch! You... poof!"

Before he could finish his words, he spat out another mouthful of blood and fainted from anger.

Yan Junbin and Zhou Miaotong's faces turned pale, and it was not until this moment that they couldn't help but feel a sense of regret in their hearts.

Jiang Xuan sneered and ignored it. He glanced at Lu Jianxing and others behind him and ordered, "I will go to the Yan Mansion. I leave this place to you. Find a way to pry open their mouths and explain everything clearly."

"Yes, sir!" Lu Jianxing and others bowed solemnly.

Jiang Xuan said no more and turned to leave.

Lu Jianxing waved his hand and ordered, "Release General Yin first."

After that, he slowly walked over to Yan Junbin and the others and said calmly, "Master Yan, Miss Zhou, do you want to confess now, or do you want to experience the eighteen torture instruments in the Imperial Prison first?"

……

Dusk.

Yanfu.

Jiang Xuan rode over, and the several centurions who had been guarding the area immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Greetings, Your Excellency!"

Jiang Xuan's face was stern. He waved his hand and said, "The Northern Division has issued an order to confiscate the property!"

"Yes!"

Everyone was shocked, shouted loudly, and took action immediately.

The densely packed Jinyiwei broke through the door in an instant and rushed in. In an instant, all kinds of panicked screams and cries filled the air.

Jiang Xuan also led a group of people and slowly walked into the Yan Mansion. Looking at the tragic scene inside, his expression was indifferent and he was not moved at all.

If you have done something wrong, you should pay the price.

If you want to blame someone, blame Yan Junbin for not having any brains.

With the power of one person, he destroyed an entire family.

The Jinyiwei were already very familiar with the matter of confiscating property.

Soon, members of the Yan family were locked up and taken away one after another, and boxes of gold, silver and treasures were moved out of the house and loaded onto carriages.

Along the way, some people also took advantage of the situation to get some benefits. This is the unspoken rule of the Jinyiwei.

Jiang Xuan also chose to turn a blind eye.

At this time, one of the centurions came over carefully holding a box and respectfully presented it to Jiang Xuan, saying in a low voice, "Sir, this was found in Yan Peiwei's room. Please accept it."

Jiang Xuan took the box, opened it, and saw that it was full of gold and silver bills.

There were probably about two or three hundred taels of gold, and there were about ten silver notes, all worth a thousand taels each.

In addition, there is a yellowed booklet in the side compartment.

"Clean background?"

Jiang Xuan sneered. He had so much gold hidden, and yet he still dared to claim innocence?
Picking up the booklet casually and flipping it open, Jiang Xuan's eyes flashed with a strange color: "Golden Crow Sword Technique..."

……

East Factory.

Wei Zhongxian sat in the upper seat, listening to Xu Xianchun and the others' report, his brows furrowed slightly. "So, this matter is still caused by the case of the rebel Hokusai last time?"

"That's right, godfather!"

Xu Xianchun said respectfully, "According to investigations, the rebel Hokusai's real name was Zhou Miaoxuan. Her father, Zhou Shunchang, was confiscated. This girl was originally exiled to the south and sold as a skinny horse. Unexpectedly, she jumped into a river and committed suicide. Everyone thought she was dead, but she luckily survived." "She later returned to the capital and colluded with 'that person' to participate in the Guo Zhen case and attempt to murder the emperor."

"Before her death, she told the traitor Shen Lian her name. Therefore, the captain of the Right Division, Jiang Xuan, followed the clues and found out her life story."

"The remnant of the Jiaofangsi, Zhou Miaotong, is none other than his biological sister."

"In order to avenge Zhou Miaoxuan, this woman conspired with Yan Peiwei's son Yan Junbin to set up a scheme that led to this crime."

Wei Zhongxian's eyes turned cold: "This group of Donglin rebels are really not afraid of death. They jump out and die every once in a while!"

"What godfather said is true. These remnants of Donglin are indeed lingering around and have repeatedly opposed godfather. I think we should catch them all in one fell swoop and kill them until they are afraid and dare not jump out again!" Xu Xianchun said murderously.

"These aristocratic families have deep roots. It's not that easy to eliminate them all. We need to plan carefully."

Wei Zhongxian shook his head and waved his hand, saying, "Now that we have investigated everything, let's destroy the Yan Mansion as well. This will serve as a warning to those Donglin rebels!"

"Tomorrow, this duke will go to the palace and inform the emperor to promote our man to replace Yan Peiwei, and this matter will be over."

"Yes, godfather is wise!"

Xu Xianchun and the other two were not surprised and bowed respectfully.

"Tired."

Wei Zhongxian pretended to be tired and waved his hand.

Xu Xianchun and the other two tactfully excused themselves and left.

After the two men left, Wei Zhongxian took out a rectangular box from the side and opened it. Inside was the complete body of Rama.

As he stroked the body, Wei Zhongxian looked a little gloomy.

"For hundreds of years, the thing that so many people fought over was just a useless piece of trash!"

"Is it really God's will that I, Wei Zhongxian, will never be able to hold the supreme throne?!"

Wei Zhongxian slowly closed his eyes, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, and then opened his eyes again, his eyes full of coldness and determination.

"In that case, the previous plan must continue..."

……

Xinwangfu.

"Yan Peiwei's house was raided?"

After receiving the news, Zhu Youjian was slightly stunned.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Wang Chengen said respectfully, "I heard from Lord Xu that this incident was caused by Beizhai six months ago. In order to avenge Beizhai, Zhou Miaotong of the Jiaofang Bureau conspired with Yan Junbin, the son of the Yan family, to set up a scheme to murder the former general Yin Cheng."

"And Yin Cheng is Captain Jiang's cousin. Captain Jiang found out about this, and Wei Yan learned about it, which is why the Yan Mansion was raided."

"Miao Xuan..."

Zhu Youjian's eyes flickered with a hint of trance, and then he sighed softly, saying, "This Zhou Miaotong is truly incredibly foolish. Why would she pick on Jiang Xuan when there are so many other people to mess with? Who in the entire capital doesn't know about his ability to solve cases?"

"Your Majesty, this matter..."

"That's it!"

Zhu Youjian waved his hand: "Since it has happened, let him be. We still need Jiang Xuan right now, so we shouldn't create a rift with him over this matter."

"As for the Yan Mansion..."

Zhu Youjian's eyes were slightly cold: "Who made his family so unlucky that he raised such a stupid son."

"Moreover, I have long tried to win him over, but he thought he had the support of the Donglin Party and didn't give me any respect. He deserves his current fate!"

"Your Highness is right." Wang Chengen nodded. He understood what the prince meant.

The current court is divided into three factions.

One is the eunuch party, the other is the Donglin party, and the other is those officials who did not belong to any party and remained neutral between the two factions.

Apart from the eunuch party, there are princes in the other two factions.

Originally, according to the prince's intention, he wanted to gradually win over all the Donglin Party officials.

However, the Donglin Party has always only supported the emperor, and there are also differences and factional disputes within it.

Therefore, there were actually not many Donglin Party members who expressed support for the prince.

The prince had tried to win over Yan Peiwei, but he directly stated that he would not get involved in the matter and would only follow the emperor's orders.

What this means is that they will support whoever becomes the emperor and will not give the prince any face at all.

It is natural that the prince is angry now.

"Let's just forget about this matter and pretend we don't know anything about it."

Zhu Youjian asked, "How's the investigation going on in Hangzhou?"

Wang Chengen replied, "I heard that Lord Xu has made some progress."

"Okay." Zhu Youjian nodded. "Tell him to follow up as soon as possible and get the evidence sooner. This will increase our chances of overthrowing the eunuch party in the future."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

……

The confiscation of the Yan family's property caused a huge stir in the capital.

This incident once again proved the cruelty of the eunuch party, and it also dealt a huge blow to the Donglin Party.

In addition, Jiang Xuan's name officially entered the sight of countless officials in the court.

In fact, many people had heard of Jiang Xuan's name due to the previous destruction of Heishi and the seizure of Rama's body for Wei Zhongxian, but since the previous events had nothing to do with them, they had never taken this person seriously.

But after this incident, no one dared to underestimate this person anymore.

He was able to solve a major case in just two days by using some clues, and it also indirectly led to the downfall of the Yan family. This shows his ability to solve cases and his intelligence.

For a time, many officials and heads of aristocratic families sternly ordered their subordinates to be careful in their future actions and never to provoke this person.

Especially in Dongcheng District under Jiang Xuan's jurisdiction, those officials and families who had done or were doing dirty things were even more panicked. They destroyed the evidence overnight, fearing that they would be caught by Jiang Xuan and follow in the footsteps of the Yan family.

As for the Donglin Party members, they hated Jiang Xuan to the core.

In recent years, they have been attacked by the eunuch party, and their presence in the court has been decreasing.

The destruction of the Yan Mansion has dealt them a heavy blow and caused them huge losses.

Jiang Xuan, the instigator of all this, naturally made them extremely angry.

From then on, there was another name added to the list of eunuchs they had to deal with - Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan had naturally heard about this matter, but he did not take it seriously.

After destroying the Yan family and taking care of all the necessary matters, and dealing with the subsequent issues, his life finally became peaceful.

I work and practice as usual every day, rain or shine.

The business of Tongfu Inn was also on the right track. Jin Xiangyu and others began to slowly develop downlines and build an intelligence network.

With the help of the 800,000 taels of silver that Xiyu brought back, the intelligence network was established very quickly.

Within a few days, even situations thousands of miles away could be heard quickly.

Jiang Xuan would occasionally go over to take a look and help out with some ideas.

Although this was his first time to establish an organization, he had the experience from his previous life, so the opinions and suggestions he always put forward were always to the point and of great help to the development of "Youming".

Just like that, another month passed in a flash.

At this time, the Ming Dynasty had entered the seventh year of Tianqi.

……

"If I remember correctly, this year marked a significant turning point for the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Tianqi passed away this year, and Prince Xin Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, with the reign title Chongzhen."

"And the eunuch party was also destroyed in this year..."

In the small courtyard of Nanyuan Lane, Jiang Xuan stood at the door, looking at the thick snow in front of the door and muttering softly.

In previous history, after Chongzhen ascended the throne, the Donglin Party was once again valued. Wei Zhongxian committed suicide on the way to Fengyang, and the eunuch party was destroyed.

During this turmoil, countless people related to the eunuch party had their homes confiscated and their families exterminated, and the Jinyiwei killed countless people.

"But I am now a member of the eunuch party in public, but secretly I am a spy for Prince Xin, so there is no need to worry about this matter."

"No matter who becomes the emperor, it has nothing to do with me."

"Moreover, the development of 'Netherworld' is already on the right track. We even have a hidden line in the palace. If anything unexpected happens, I will be able to get the news in advance and make preparations."

"If things turn out badly for me, with 'Netherworld' paving the way, the worst that can happen is I'll just give up this skin, take my aunt and the others out of the capital, and start a new life from now on..."

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Xuan shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and opened the system panel.

[Martial Arts: Rama Internal Power (Minor Success)]

【Progress: 12/5000】

After Rama started learning internal skills, his training speed increased a lot.

He originally thought that it would take at least two months to achieve some success, but he didn't expect that it would take only a little over a month to achieve some success.

As this internal skill became more and more successful, some changes also took place in him.

At this moment, his body was full of qi and blood, his muscles and bones were strong, and his surging internal energy was flowing throughout his body.

Of the eight extraordinary meridians, he has already opened up six, namely the Du Meridian, Ren Meridian, Chong Meridian, Dai Meridian, Yangwei Meridian and Yinwei Meridian. He only needs to open up the last two, the Yinqiao Meridian and the Yangqiao Meridian, before he can open up all of them and enter the late stage of the innate realm.

In terms of external skills, with the improvement of his qi, blood and physique, he has recently begun to continue practicing swordsmanship.

However, the improvement in the power of the Xiuchun sword technique is still not significant.

[Martial Arts: Embroidered Spring Blade Technique (Position)]

[Progress: 20%]

Looking at the system panel, Jiang Xuan shook his head, feeling somewhat helpless.

Although the progress of Xiuchun Sword Technique was slow before, it was still able to improve.

But in recent days, no matter how much I practice, I can't improve, and the growth has simply stopped.

It seems that this is the limit of understanding the sword techniques.

However, his proficiency in the Kuangfeng Sword Technique increased rapidly. He hadn't practiced much in this month, but he had already mastered it to perfection.

[Martial Arts: Wild Wind Sword Technique (Perfect)]

【Progress: 15/6000】

Looking at the system panel display, Jiang Xuan shook his head and sighed, muttering to himself, "Since that's the case, then let's first practice the Wild Wind Sword Technique."

According to the current situation, it is probably impossible to practice the sword intent by relying on the Xiuchun sword technique. Even if it can be practiced, it is unknown when it will be possible.

If you have this much time, you might as well practice two more sword techniques and master two more sword moves, which should also significantly improve your strength.

Looking up at the dark snowy sky, Jiang Xuan shook his head, returned to his room and continued practicing.

(End of this chapter)