Chapter 46 The spear is easy to hide, the arrow is hard to defend
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He sniffed at the bright and shiny sword he wiped, and Xiao Shiluo said, "I don't believe them. This matter is very strange. Has Chen Qi not found it yet?"
Xiao Shiluo disliked his de facto nephew, who had nothing to do except play with women. However, since he decided to break up with the Xiao family and join the Shen family, this annoying nephew became the one he wanted to assist. Now this guy died here in a very normal and extremely abnormal way, which gave him a headache.
Before Chen Xiong died, he only brought Chen Qi with him. But after Chen Xiong had an accident, no one saw Chen Qi again. No one lived and no one saw him again. This made Xiao Shilei suspect that Chen Xiong's death was not as simple as the surface. However, he concealed this suspicion very well in front of the Gao family and did not show it. If the matter was not what he imagined, but he suspected that it was the Gao family who murdered Chen Xiong behind the scenes, then the Gao family and the Shen family might have to bear the consequences in the end. After all, Gao Chen's two families have been working together for many years, and the relationship between the two families was broken due to his random speculation, and the Shen family would suffer a lot. If things were really as he imagined, Chen Xiong was killed by the Gao family, then he should not show it. If it was not done well, the Gao family could only kill him to silence him in order to hide the facts. No matter which result was, it was not what he wanted.
Xiao Shiluo is very brave, but he has a very smart mind in addition to his superb martial arts.
Lu Mingde replied in a respectful tone that he had carefully figured out: "I haven't discovered Chen Qi yet. No one has seen him since dinner. Mr. Chen died a bit strange. Even if he likes to use medicine to cheer up, he is so young, it is impossible to be on the fly immediately. I asked the doctor that Mr. Chen's quick wind is likely to be on the fly, and the amount exceeds it is extremely large. Mr. Chen had several conflicts with the Gao family these days. Maybe he was really secretly done by the Gao family. Master, what should we do?"
"We can't stay in Gaojiazhuang if a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. The Gaojiazhuang sisters are more powerful than they thought, especially the son-in-law who is a bit weird. Gao Qianxue listens to him very much and is not like a son-in-law. If we stay, we might die here inexplicably one day."
"Then are we going back to Wuxing?" Lu Mingde said, he was the family member of Xiao Shiluo's mother dowry and was loyal.
Xiao Shiluo frowned slightly and sighed. "The Shen family is not suitable for going back. No matter what the reason, Chen Xiong is dead after all. In the end, I must be the one who took the blame. In comparison, someone is not as close to Chen Xiong and the Shen family. Chen Xiong is a dog raised by the Shen family, but not." A good bird chose trees to live in. Xiao Shiluo originally joined the Shen family because he wanted to take advantage of Chen Xiong's relationship. Now that Chen Xiong is dead, the Chen family no longer exists. How could he, a very outsider, have a tenacious foothold in the Shen family?
"Do you want to go back to Daxing or Bingzhou? But the master and the eldest son don't like the young master. This time the young master is doing in Jiangnan, they will definitely hear about it sooner or later, and they will not be able to tolerate the young master at that time..."
Xiao Shiluo raised his hand and Lu Mingde immediately shut up. "Uncle Lu, if the Shen family can't go back, the Xiao family can't go back. Besides, even if Xiao Mohe invites me back, I will never want to see him again."
"Then where should we go?"
"Maybe I should have established my own business. The immortal old man was idle in Daxing for nearly ten years. Now he is too old to bear to be a guard dog for Yang Liang. I heard that today, the prince is the most noble, the king of Jin is the most wise, the king of Qin is the most extravagant, the king of Shu is the most brave, and the king of Han is the most favored. The king of Han is disagreeing with his brothers. What if I defect to the prince or the king of Jin?"
"Although the crown prince is respected, everyone in the world knows that he is the two sages, and he is afraid that the position of the Eastern Palace will not last long. However, the King of Jin has always been a wise man and praised the world. He is in Jiangnan and has a strong power. He has the best chance to ask the Lord of the Eastern Palace. Moreover, Yang Guang has always been accused of being a famous scholar in Jiangnan. If the young master joins Yang Guang, it is a good way out. However, the master is now under the command of the King of Han, I am afraid that the King of Jin will not easily accept the young master." Lu Mingde carefully analyzed for Xiao Shiluo. Although Xiao Shiluo had long been rebellious when he went south to Jiangnan this time, he had never taken any real and substantial action after all. With his background and courage, it would be good to join Yang Guang. However, Xiao Mohe is a general under Yang Liang, and Yang Guang would be somewhat avoided.
Xiao Mohe smiled. "Then give a letter of fame and give a big gift to the King of Jin."
"What a gift?"
"Do you think if I tell the King of Jin about the remnants of Northern Qi and tell the King of Jin about the secret plot against the remnants of Wuxing and Northern Qi, would the King of Jin be very happy?" This was a killing move. The Wu family and Chen Xiong would not betray the Gao sisters because they had a smuggling transaction with him and had a interest relationship. But since Xiao Shiluo planned not to return to the Shen family and instead joined Yang Guang's disciple, what was the interest between the Shen family and the Gao family related to him?
"The King of Jin will definitely be satisfied with this meeting gift. The remnants of Northern Qi and the Shen family of Wuxing privately colluded with smuggling, and even colluded with Goguryeo, Liaodong. If we can obtain the exact evidence, catch the remnants of Northern Qi, and investigate the smuggling channels between Jiangdong and Liaodong for many years, the King of Jin will definitely be rewarded by the court and the emperor, and naturally we will not forget the prince's contribution."
As soon as Chen Xiong died, the hunting activity ended immediately. Xiao Shiluo also took the opportunity to return to Jiangdong early and take Chen Xiong's body back to Wuxing. Gaojiazhuang was very happy about this. Xiao Shiluo did not make a fuss about Chen Xiong's death, which saved the Gao family's trouble of explanation. The ideal thing is of course to treat this matter as an unexpected incident, turning big things into small things, and small things into small things. After all, Chen Xiong's death was a bit unreasonable. If the matter spreads, it would not sound good to the reputation of the Shen family. The most important thing is that Gaojiazhuang is not willing to give up the alliance with the Shen family.
They first returned to Gaojiazhuang, and then the next morning, Xiao Shiluo took Chen Xiao and his family to carry Chen Xiong's body together. Looking at the team gradually moving away, Gao Qianxue and others breathed a sigh of relief. This matter could end like this would be the best result for everyone. However, Ling Yun frowned a little. Things went smoothly, but it was too smooth. It was a bit unexpected. Although Chen Xiong was a fool, his status was not light. In the public, Chen Xiong was the representative of the matter this time, and Xiao Shiluo was just a supporter. In private, Chen Xiong was also Xiao Shiluo's nephew, but when Chen Xiong died, Xiao Shiluo actually acted so casually, and something was wrong.
However, seeing Qianxue and the others breathed a sigh of relief, he had to comfort himself that he might be too suspicious.
The convoys of Xiao and Chen families returned eastwards, but when they passed by Yangzhou, Xiao Shiluo took Lu Mingde and several confidants to cross the Yangtze River from Yangzijin, but instead changed into ordinary clothes and entered Yangzhou, and then went straight to the General Administration for a visit.
"Son of Xiao Maha is asking for a meeting?" Yang Guang, who heard the news, pondered in the study of the General Administration, said, "How much do you know about this son?" He asked Sima Zhang Heng of the General Administration.
"The person who asked for a visit outside was Xiao Maha's second son Xiao Shiluo. It was rumored that he was not Xiao Maha's biological son, but was born of an affair with the late Lord Chen. He originally lived in Daxing City, but was hated by Xiao Maha and his eldest son. He was driven back to his hometown in Jiangnan last year. He had a royal position in governor and had no specific duties. It was rumored that he had been a little close to the Shen family in Wuxing recently." Zhang Heng deserves to be Yang Guang's right-hand man, and even an ordinary second-generation official knows it very well.
"Xiao Mohe was indeed the most powerful general in Southern Chen back then. Unfortunately, Chen Houzhu had an affair with his wife and destroyed the Great Wall, which killed Xiao Mohe in the battle. Xiao Mohe has been idle in Beijing for many years, and he thought he was old. Unexpectedly, his father ordered him to join the army last year. Now Xiao Shiluo came to see the orphan, which was of some interest. Let him wait outside to see what he was doing." Yang Guang smiled slightly. Yang Liang was very hostile to him recently. Yang Guang was determined to deal with the prince and was tolerant of him to avoid making enemies on all sides. But if he had the opportunity to pull Xiao Mohe's line through Xiao Shiluo and even pulled Yang Liang's command over him, he would be surprised.
Xiao Shiluo waited in the living room outside for almost two hours before finally meeting Yang Guang.
"You are Xiao Maha's second son. What's the matter with me?" Yang Guang was condescending, but his tone revealed a kindness, which made Xiao Shiluo's impression very well.
"Xiao Shiluo pays homage to His Highness King Jin!"
Yang Guang smiled slightly, "I heard that you have been very close to Wuxing Shen recently!"
Xiao Shiluo suddenly felt a tightness in his heart, and sweat came out from his forehead. He never expected that Yang Guang could even know these things, after all, he was just an unknown junior.
He did not dare to hide it anymore, and quickly made all his future intentions clear, but when he was telling it, he also made some modifications. He only said that he followed his father's order and returned to his hometown in Jiangdong to study, but the Shen family in Wuxing came to win over. After he arrived in Jiangdong, he heard that Shen had committed many illegal acts, so he pretended to interact with Shen, but secretly took the opportunity to inquire about Shen's illegal acts. With his unremitting efforts to go deep into the tiger's den, he finally found a shocking conspiracy. Shen family in Wuxing had always been with Beiqi.
The reign secretly contacted and operated a huge smuggling network from Jiangdong to Liaodong. Recently, Gao Qianxue, the daughter of the last emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and Gao Mingyue, the daughter of the former governor of Yingzhou of Northern Qi, conspired with the Shen family to win over and incite the powerful Jiangdong, and raise an army to rebel and rebel to respond to the western invasion plan of the Goguryeo people in Liaodong. After taking the risk of finding out all this, he immediately rushed to Yangzhou to report to the King of Jin, and reported all the secret strongholds of the remnants of the Northern Qi royal family in Jiangnan.
Originally, Yang Guang just came to see Xiao Shiluo casually, but he planned to take the opportunity to win over Xiao Shiluo and contact Xiao Maha through him. However, he did not expect that he would hear such explosive news. As he listened, Yang Guang's face became more and more serious. He did not expect that he would have such unexpected gains!
"Gao Qianxue, Gao Mingyue." Yang Guang lowered his name and recited the name of the remnants of the Gao family, and then suddenly his voice rose a few degrees, staring at Xiao Moha and said, "What's the name of Gao Qianxue's new son-in-law?"
"Returning to the King of Jin, the son-in-law is Yi Feng, and his name is Lingyun. He doesn't know where he is from, but suddenly appeared some time ago. It is said that Gao Qianxue picked it up from outside. He seems to have a soul absent disease and cannot remember his identity. However, this person is extremely sinister and trusted by Gao Qianxue's sisters..." Xiao Shiluo was a little confused when he heard Yang Guang ask Lingyun. It was just a son-in-law, is it worth mentioning? But he seemed to have forgotten that when he talked about the Gao family's rebellion, Lingyun was ranked behind Gao Qianxue, and even before Gao Mingyue!
Chapter completed!