Chapter 35 Chapter 2 What is the reason?

Song Yutang said angrily: "I think it's probably a murderer! Cut off a person's legs so cruelly, and then put him in a carriage. The most incredible thing is that he also put explosives in the carriage. How much does this person hate Guo? The adults are so afraid that he will not die, so he will hurt him again and again?" It was strange for Shen Bai to see that Lu Yuanqing didn't speak. He raised his head to look at her, but saw that she and Feng Yanqiu were looking at each other. This strange atmosphere was... "How does Lord Feng think about this matter?" Lu Yuanqing asked suddenly.

Feng Yanqiu raised his eyebrows and said: "This place is under the rule of Mr. Shen, and I'm just a passing visitor." The implication is that I'm just watching the fun, and I don't know anything if you ask me. "Then Master Feng means that he won't intervene in this case?" Lu Yuanqing asked with a smile. Feng Yanqiu just looked sideways at Shen Bai and said, "Master Shen, don't the masters in your yamen give advice? What's the use of that?" Lu Yuanqing choked.Well, if you don't speak again, I'm afraid that Master Feng will be dragged out and hacked for the crime of uselessness.

"Hey, I'm just thinking, why did the murderer who cut off Mr. Guo's legs send Mr. Guo to the Yamen of Biancheng? You don't think this is just passing by by chance?" Before Shen Bai could interrupt, Feng Yanqiu stopped the conversation: "Oh? Then, does Master Lu already know what the murderer's intentions are for doing this?" Lu Yuanqing bowed his head in shame and said: "The reason, I'm afraid we will have to wait for Mr. Guo to wake up to find out, but I have seen three clues from this incident. Let me tell you about it, everyone just listen."

"What is it?" Shen Bai asked. "First, the assailant cut off Mr. Guo's legs not to seek revenge, but to knock the mountain and shake the tiger. If it was to seek revenge, why did he spare Mr. Guo's life and send him to Biancheng in a carriage? Yamen? Mr. Guo was seriously injured in an official uniform and was sent to the Yamen on a rainy night. It cannot be said that this person is a cruel man who deliberately provokes the government, but he must hate the government. The so-called people do not fight with the government. People dare to do this, not necessarily because of courage, but because of hatred. This person hates the government, hates the yamen, and may even hate someone in this yamen."

When Lu Yuanqing said this, he glanced at Feng Yanqiu seemingly casually, but saw that he restrained his smile and was looking at her unfathomably. "Then what's the second?" Shao Ying asked with a frown. "Second, this person's move is intended to anger the government. I think Mr. Guo will definitely tell a place when he wakes up. This is the purpose of the perpetrator. Mr. Guo can come back alive because the other party is not innocent. Wanting his life, secondly, the assailant needs a living to tell us what to do next. So once Mr. Guo wakes up and tells us about the place, then that place must be comparable to a dragon's pool and a tiger's lair. Obviously, the assailant With explosives and maybe even a firearm. Bold and brutal. They've laid a trap and we're just waiting for us to deliver it ourselves."

"What about the third one?" Feng Yanqiu asked coldly. "This is the third..." Lu Yuanqing suddenly smiled, "The third is that this assailant is very disrespectful to Mr. Feng." "What do you mean?" Feng Yanqiu frowned. "This Biancheng is neither big nor small. Mr. Feng wears such conspicuous brocade clothes and walks in Biancheng every day. I am afraid that it is very difficult for anyone not to know that a senior official of Jinyiwei lives in the yamen of Biancheng. Just now Mr. Shen also said that this murderer must not be far from the Yamen, so..."

"Hmph!" Feng Yanqiu looked at Lu Yuanqing with a half-smile, "Master Lu means that I attracted the perpetrator?" "I don't dare." Lu Yuanqing quickly waved his hands and said sincerely, "It's just that Mr. Shen has the highest official position in this yamen. If this person is here for Mr. Shen, why doesn't he come sooner or later? It's just this time Come on? Most of these imaginary coincidences have other reasons." Hearing this, Feng Yanqiu's expression became more solemn, and there was a hint of danger in the eyes he looked at Lu Yuanqing.

Seeing that the two of them were talking more and more stiffly, Shen Bai sighed secretly, and hurriedly opened his mouth to smooth things over. "Lord Feng, it is really creepy that such a murderer has appeared under the government of the lower officials. Although we have waited for Lord Guo to come, the lower officials just noticed that Lord Guo did not carry any items on him. I want to come to the imperial decree of the emperor and the handover official seal." All the officials' documents and other documents have fallen into the hands of the thief. This thief is so bold and reckless in provoking Tianwei, he must have something to rely on. Just now Master Lu also said that this thief has gunpowder and other things in his hands. It is really very reluctant to go out to suppress the bandits. If you can get Master Feng to help you, you can get twice the result with half the effort."

It's true that everyone likes to hear flattery and flattery. Who cares if it's true or not, as long as you save face. Shen Bai is a person who knows how to be an official, this remark not only flattered Feng Yanqiu, but also blocked his way to stay on the sidelines. Feng Yanqiu always felt that Shen Bai was a top-notch figure among the young and upstarts in the court. Even if he didn't have his father Shen Congyun to rely on, he would never dare to underestimate this person. He is different from the son of an official like Shen Bai, who was born in a family and had a brilliant career in the Imperial Academy. He has obtained these positions and official positions, and he climbed up slowly and carefully by relying on his own hard work step by step, so he Doing things is also extra careful and careful.In these years, there have been many humiliations and hardships, from a powerless servant to the deputy commander of Jinyiwei now dressed in brocade robes, from submissively looking at other people's faces to now even those high-ranking officials in the court are careful to laugh at him The experience made Feng Yanqiu understand how important power and status are to him.Only by standing on a high place can you call the wind and rain, and having nothing is not only difficult, but even living like a human being and enjoying the dignity that a human being should have is a luxury.

In order to be successful and to be valued by others, he has paid too much and lost too much.Have you hesitated?Have you ever had a heartache?Maybe there was...but never regret it. It is better to be feared and hated than to be despised and insulted.Absolutely, yes, no, yes! "Is this what you want?" When the man asked this, the corners of his lips were bent as always, his seemingly humorous face was full of pain and disappointment. "Yes, that's what I want." That's how he answered the man at the time.He watched with his own eyes the witty smile he had managed to fade away, watched him look at himself the way he looks at a stranger.

"Okay, as you wish." The last scene in his memory is his resolute figure, so straight, so tall, so he admired him since he was a child... That person finally gave up on him. There will always be thousands of mountains and rivers between them, which is an insurmountable hurdle.When he had nothing back then, that person was so lofty, and when he had everything, that person was still so far away. Brotherly friendship, life and death are separated. Everything about that person stayed at the most perfect moment and would never change again. Feng Yanqiu's hand clenched involuntarily under the luxurious brocade robe.The person who called him Ayan since he was a child will never appear in front of him again.His wish since he was a child has also come true.Why now whenever he thought of that person intentionally or unintentionally, his heart still couldn't get peace. He hated the feeling.This will give him a feeling that no matter how many years pass, he is still not as good as that person's clothes. Nothing, he hated the feeling.Hate it so much. Feng Yanqiu came back to his senses, and said: "This is natural. If Mr. Shen needs the help of the envoy, the envoy is naturally duty-bound. If there is not enough manpower, Wen Ying can be temporarily transferred. Anyway, the emperor's order has not yet come down, and Zhou Yuan is not there now. We need more people." People like Shen Bai can only be wooed, not offended.Although he has a low official position now, he will definitely be reused after returning to Beijing.Yu Bolan was exiled, Zhou Yan'an was dead, and there is absolutely no second person in the court who is as white as Shen Bai.Among the young officials, the last one to rise must be Tan Hualang, who was only ranked third that year.Tanhua, Tanhua, this is a good sign.The one who gets the flower last is the one who laughs last.He and Shen Bai were a little hostile in the Zhou Garden because of Lu Yuanqing, that's all, this incident just happened to be an opportunity to recover.Some things don't need to be done in the open, for example, he has done a lot of shady things in these years, and there are many innocent people among the people he killed.Lu Yuanqing must be killed, but there is absolutely no need to turn against Shen Bai because of this.Feng Yanqiu changed his mind and thought again, only felt that the opportunity had come.No matter who assassinated Guo Tong this time, this is indeed a wonderful opportunity. Isn't it easy for him to kill Lu Yuanqing while he is in chaos?At that time, even if Shen Bai will pursue the matter, he only needs to rely on those thugs. Thinking of this, Feng Yanqiu smiled slightly and said: "Everyone is up tonight, let's go back to rest first. Everything will be known when I ask Mr. Guo tomorrow morning." Several people felt that what Feng Yanqiu said was also reasonable, and it was true that they all stayed up all night, so they went back to their rooms to rest. The next day was bright and sunny, without the haze and torrential rain as last night. If it weren't for Guo Tong lying on the bed covered in wounds and mutilated legs, everyone might think that everything last night was a dream. "Master Guo, did you sleep well this night?" Shen Bai pulled up a chair and sat in front of Guo Tong's bed. Due to the pain and blood loss, Guo Tong's face was only pale with shock.He smiled wryly and shook his head and said: "Xiaguan is a handicapped person now, he really can't get out of bed to salute Sir, and I hope Master Shen will be merciful." Guo Tong's expression is still straightforward, but the frustration in his words is hard to hide.Yes, after this incident, his official career was ruined.Even if the heart is still the heart that loves the people like a child, but this official can't do it. Shen Bai felt pain in his heart.Guo Tong was recommended by him in a letter. In other words, if he had not recommended Guo Tong, maybe he would still be his county magistrate in Taoyuan now, or maybe all these disasters could have been avoided. Knowing that he might be thinking wildly, but Shen Bai couldn't let it go.I didn't expect to see such a bleak scene when we parted ways in Taoyuan County that day. How could it not make people sigh that the world is impermanent, and the separation between life and death is like participating in business!