Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 948 Undercurrent Lurking
Yuyao is located between Shaoxing and Ningbo, close to Hangzhou Bay. It was originally a quiet small county in Zhejiang Province.

In the past few days, a large army of officers and soldiers has poured in from Yuyao County. They are stationed in the county seat, and the four gates are restricted. Want to fight Yuyao County.

In the past few years, bandits on the Eastern Zhejiang Sea were indeed very rampant. However, after the Qing soldiers occupied Jiangnan, these bandits were either ordered by the Qing army, or went to the lineup to resist the Qing. Lu Jianguo became the largest force in the Eastern Sea. When the Ming army regained Jiangnan, the pirates who followed the Lu Jianguo were also exonerated and became officials and soldiers. Therefore, in the past two years, there have been no pirates in the East China Sea.

But the government said so, and even sent soldiers over, the common people didn't think too much about it, they really thought that there was a group of pirates coming back, and people were panicked for a while.

This news is naturally Xiao Qi will in order to prevent Zhu Cihuan's news from leaking out, and also to find a reason and excuse for him to mobilize people.

He mobilized 3000 people to Yuyao and controlled Yuyao. All those who knew the situation were isolated and monitored, and he waited anxiously for King Lu's reply.

He waited for a few days, but luckily the people didn't have any doubts about the robbers, they didn't dare to leave the city when they heard that there were robbers outside, and it didn't cause him any trouble.

On the East Street of the county seat, there is a courtyard house with walls and gates higher than those of the surrounding houses. It is considered a wealthy family on the street.

This is Zhao Dehan's house for inspection. Inspection is a lucrative job, and he can make a lot of money every year, so his life is more prosperous.

In the entire county, he is considered a relatively easygoing figure, but a person like him is considered number one in the county, but in the eyes of the province, he is no different than an ant.

At this time, this Zhao Dehan was sitting in front of a table with a bowl of poisoned wine on it, his body was shaking violently.

"Hurry up! It's cheap for you to die like this. If the incident gets out, at least three of your clans will be killed!" An officer squinted and urged impatiently.

Framed the prince, it is indeed a great crime, as long as he lives now, he has indeed made a profit, but Zhao Dehan can't be happy at all, and he can't hold it up after shaking his hands for a long time, he really regrets it, he never dreamed that he Will frame a prince.

During the day today, Zhou's body outside the weaving bureau was suddenly carried into the city from outside the city. It was said that he was killed by bandits, so he knew he would not survive and was already involved in a political turmoil.

Seeing that he was shaking so much that he spilled the wine, the officer frowned, gave his subordinates a wink, and said in a deep voice, "Help him!"

Two soldiers immediately stepped forward, one picked up the poisoned wine, the other pinched his mouth, and poured down the poisoned wine. Zhao Dehan struggled for a while with his face contorted, and soon spit out poisonous blood, lying on the table without moving .

Seeing this, the officer took a torch and threw it into the house, and the house suddenly caught fire.

The house was poured with kerosene, and the fire engulfed the house in an instant. The surrounding neighbors were quickly alarmed and ran out to fight the fire, but a team of soldiers and horses ran over to separate the people to prevent accidents. One of the crowd The old pawn, looking at the fire burning in the house, was full of horror on his face.

At the same time, in Hujiazhuang outside Yuyao City, every household had already turned off the lights and fell asleep, only occasionally a few dogs barking sporadically sounded.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside Zhuangzi, and nearly a hundred people masked in black suddenly appeared outside Zhuangzi.

They stood in front of Zhuangzi, the leader gave a few orders, and the men in black divided into several teams. The two teams surrounded Zhuangzi, and the rest of them rushed into Zhuangzi with their bright swords.

After a while, there was wailing in Zhuangzi, and the flames shot up to the sky.

Not far from Zhuangzi, Xiao Qihui led a group of people, suppressing more than a dozen yamen servants and Li Xiancheng, looking at Zhuangzi in the distance, his face was cloudy and cloudy.

King Lu's message said that Zhu Cihuan would be hidden, and then the news would not be leaked.

It contained a lot of information, and Xiao Qihui was a smart person, he could easily guess what King Lu wanted.

King Lu didn't want Zhu Cihuan's affairs to be exposed, and told him not to leak the news, because he didn't want the court and King Chu to know that Zhu Cihuan appeared.

Now King Lu can no longer shake Tang Fan's legal system, but Zhu Cihuan is different. He is qualified to shake the banner of Tang Fan's legal system.

If it is for the court's consideration, it is best to send Zhu Cihuan overseas, be more ruthless and directly kill the troubled future, but King Lu chose to hide Zhu Cihuan, obviously with ulterior motives, to leave a bomb for Wang Yan and the court .

In fact, as soon as Xiao Qihui received the message from King Lu, he thought of a possibility, that King Lu wanted to learn from King Chu, and replaced the little emperor with Zhu Cihuan, made Zhu Cihuan a puppet, and then climbed to the seat of King Chu.He can even let Zhu Cihuan be the emperor for a few years, and then find a chance to poison him to death, then he can justifiably inherit the great rule.

However, in order to achieve this goal, the king of Lu must eradicate the two great existences of the king of Tang and the king of Chu. Judging from the current situation, this cannot be achieved through normal struggle. By launching a military coup, it is possible to eliminate the two kings and help Zhu Cihuan to the throne.

But this is just his inference, and what King Lu passed on is a verbal message, which means that King Lu doesn't want to leave any clues, and he will not admit it. Then any action he takes will take huge risks in the future, because if he follows If King Lu wants to do it, then everything Xiao Qihui is doing now is against the King of Chu and the court.

Xiao Qihui was born as a demoted official. Although he knew that if something happened, King Lu would definitely not protect him, but if he didn't do what King Lu wanted, his political future would be ruined immediately, and even his life would be in danger.

Now he has been caught in this matter, unable to get out, he can only hug Lu Wang's thigh tightly, and although this matter is risky, it also has huge benefits.

It is difficult for him to climb up after being demoted, and the governor is the limit, but if King Lu can succeed, then his status can be taken a big step further.

"Okay, let's do it!" Thinking of this, Xiao Qihui's eyes turned cold, and he waved his hands to order.

The soldiers behind immediately pushed Li Xiancheng and others out, and Li Xiancheng's face was ashen, and he knelt on the ground, begging again and again, "Master Futai, for Zhang Ge's sake, please forgive me... ..."

Xiao Qi would sneer, what he is going to do now is to rebel and must be kept secret, even though a civil official like Zhang Kentang is the backbone of the Zhejiang Party, he must not be allowed to know such things.

"It's a dead end for you to frame the prince. Now that you die here, you can count as saving the Hu family village. You died in a fierce battle with the bandits. Not only are you innocent, but you can also win the name of a hero, which is considered a profit."

While he was speaking, the soldiers behind him had already made a move, slashing at his back from behind, ending his wailing, and killing more than a dozen yamen servants.

"Take your people, and the fifth son of the emperor, and go to sea immediately. I will send you there as scheduled." Xiao Qihui turned around and said in a deep voice to a general holding a bloody saber: "Remember, don't leave the island without Ben Fu's order."

That general is Xiao Qihui's confidant, he couldn't see his face clearly in the dark, only saw him salute, then beckoned people to leave.

So far, except for Liu Yixin, all the insiders have basically been dealt with, and an undercurrent will temporarily lurk, waiting for the opportunity to rise into the sky and stir up the situation.

(End of this chapter)