Zhuge Liang listened with interest, and Chen Zhen continued, "I have found out that this person is named Zhou Shan, who comes from Jiangdong! Since the lord entered Shu until now, Zhou Shan has been frequently in contact with major families in Shu. Even many ministers under the lord's command have also come into contact with him!"

"From Jiangdong!" Zhuge Liang was shocked, and his first reaction was that Jiangdong also intended to get involved in Yizhou!

Although Liu Bei and Sun Quan are still in an alliance, there will be no real alliance between countries. Under the temptation of sufficient interests, it is difficult to guarantee what will happen. If the Eastern Wu stabbed himself in the back one day, Zhuge Liang would never be surprised. Similarly, if there is a suitable opportunity, Zhuge Liang would not mind stabbing Sun Quan in the back.

"What special reactions did those aristocratic families have to do with Zhou Shan?" Zhuge Liang asked when he thought of this.

Chen Zhen gently flipped through his notes and said, "According to the investigation, only Yan Gui, the second son of the Yan family in Ba County, had a close relationship with this Zhou Shan, and there was no abnormality among others..."

Zhuge Liang nodded gently. All of these Shu families have passed down hundreds of people. The heads of each family are old foxes. If they can't see the situation clearly, they will never bet easily.

"Who is this Yan Gui?" Zhuge Liang continued to ask.

Chen Zhen found out his homework that had been done long ago and said calmly: "Yan Gui is the second son of the head of the Yan family. He is forty years old this year. He has a high reputation in the family, is well-versed in some martial arts, has a wide range of friends, likes to make friends with folk heroes and righteous men, and also has made friends with some brave and fierce and even extremely vicious people. I heard that the three evil spirits of Bajun, who had caused a lot of controversy a few days ago, also have some relationship with this second young master Yan!"

"The three evil spirits of Ba County sound familiar. Who is it?" Zhuge Liang asked.

"The Sansha of Ba County is a wanderer who has been active in Shuzhong in recent years. He has done ruthless things, has done many big cases, and has done things neatly. When the situation is wrong, he immediately fled. The state government has no choice but to deal with them. A few years ago, when Shuzhong was initially settled, the General's Mansion issued a wanted order for the three of them!"

The General's Mansion mentioned by Chen Zhen is naturally the Left General Grand Sima Mansion where Zhuge Liang is. Liu Bei named Zhuge Liang the military advisor and appointed him as the Left General Grand Sima Mansion. This Left General Grand Sima Mansion under Liu Bei is somewhat similar to the Military Affairs Office of the Qing Dynasty in later generations. Whether it is politics, military advisor, economy... in short, everything can be managed.

At this time, Chen Zhen continued: "Since the wanted order was issued, the three evil spirits of Bajun disappeared. Until a few days ago, someone found the bodies of two of them in an abandoned village. To be precise, they were two skeletons. We identified their identities from their clothes and weapons... If the judgment is correct, they should have been dead for several years!"

Zhuge Liang listened for a long time, nodded, and after a long time, two words popped out of his mouth: "Cause of death?"

"From the scars on the bones, they were injured by weapons, and one blow was fatal!"

"Have you ever found any property?" Zhuge Liang asked again.

"Never!"

"The three evil spirits of Ba County should be three people, so what about the remaining one?"

“Not found yet.”

"Oh, then I think the three of them should be unevenly dividing the spoils, and then one of them killed the two and took away all the spoils!" Zhuge Liang said with certainty.

Chen Zhen looked at Zhuge Liang very much. He was worthy of being Zhuge Liang. He asked some key questions, and his analysis was very reasonable. But unfortunately, the three evil spirits of Bajun were killed by A Dou, and the thief also entered A Dou's pocket. Although Zhuge Liang was as good as a god, he was only "like a god". Just based on superficial clues, Zhuge Liang could not think of A Dou at all.

Zhuge Liang continued, "Two dead, the remaining one must have escaped, but that's fine. One less murderer is... By the way, has Zhou Shan found out the details?"

Chen Zhen shook his head: "At present, I only know that he is from Jiangdong. I have checked that there is no official and famous scholar in Jiangdong named Zhou Shan! However, this Zhou Shan lurked in my Shu for many years, and I think it is probably sent by Lu Su!"

Chen Zhen did not find out that Zhou Shan had been in Jingzhou a few years ago. After all, the information in the Three Kingdoms era was not so developed and there was no registration of migrant population. However, it should be difficult for Chen Zhen to find out that Zhou Shan entered Sichuan a few years ago. Moreover, Zhou Shan was a servant in Zhou Yu's mansion and did not have an official position, so it was not found.

According to the time when Zhou Shan entered Shu, the Grand Governor of Eastern Wu was Lu Su at that time, and the matters of the east and west lines of the Yangtze River have been under the Grand Governor since Zhou Yu's era. Therefore, Chen Zhen would think that Zhou Shan might have been sent by Lu Su.

Zhuge Liang shook his head: "It shouldn't be Zijing! Zijing is a straightforward and honest man, but he is not good at using conspiracies. This matter is definitely not done by Lu Zijing!"

Chen Zhen had no doubts about Zhuge Liang's judgment, but said: "But Zhou Shan was too careless in doing things. It would be strange if we didn't find out if we contacted him so frequently!"

"I think this Zhou Shan is just a little man. No matter what Zhou Shan is from, it will definitely be detrimental to the lord's great cause! Regarding this Zhou Shan, don't touch him first!" Zhuge Liang ordered.

"What a military advisor means to fish for big fish with a long line?"

"Yes, so you must not take Zhou Shan's surveillance lightly! In addition, the mistress should also focus on monitoring." Zhuge Liang continued.

Chen Zhen's body trembled involuntarily: "Military advisor, what you mean is that Zhou Shan may have something to do with the mistress!"

Zhuge Liang sighed: "I'm just guessing. But be careful in everything, and you must be careful about this matter! Now the two young masters are still young and not seriously ill, but the lord is getting older and older. If it takes a few years, the two young masters will not be willing to compete for victory..."

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang paused and a hint of sharp expression appeared on his face: "I have been deeply grateful to my lord, and I have been respected by my lord. I have visited the lord three times and entrusted with important tasks. For many years, my lord obeyed my words. I should devote all my efforts to my lord to repay my lord's kindness to the lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord'

Chen Zhen's face twitched for a moment. Zhuge Liang has always been happy and angry. Now that he has expressed his true feelings, it is the first time Chen Zhen has seen him in many years.

However, the ruthless family has always been the most ruthless. Although there is a saying that the elders and the younger generation are orderly, it is said that there is no military force or power in his hands. So what if he is the eldest son? Although Duke Wen of Jin was not the eldest son, he still became the king of Jin with Duke Mu of Qin. After Qin Shihuang's death, although Prince Fusu was the eldest son, he was not killed by Zhao Gao, who was in power. A more recent example is right in front of him. Chen Zhen knew what the outcome of the young emperor of Han Liu Bian was.

Seeing Chen Zhen's flashing eyes, Zhuge Liang gently patted Chen Zhen's shoulder: "Filial piety, as a minister, we should put the will of the lord first! Don't think too much about some things, many people are obsessed with the authorities... The real decision-making power is not in the hands of the lord!"

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Chapter completed!