Xie Ming

Chapter 583: Hurry and kill

There are two sides to every story.

The talented scholar and the beautiful lady have to take a break, as the court has matters to attend to.
The next morning, September 1st.

Just as Xiao Jingchuan got up and walked down to the inn's dining room to look for breakfast.

Suddenly, Yue Xiu from the outside ran into the door in a hurry.

He glanced at the Duke, and after he whispered something in Xiao Lang's ear, both of them looked nervous and hurried out of the door.

In a blink of an eye, it was already the beginning of the Chen hour (around seven in the morning).

Xiao and Yue reappeared, already in a private garden by the water in the northeast of the city.

And this place is exactly where the Yangzhou prefect Zhao Xiande was detained and imprisoned yesterday.

Let's talk about this matter, it's actually difficult for people to decide.

Even though all of Zhao Xiande's property was confiscated, according to what Qiu Zhizhong had said before, this person would not be in a hurry to take action against him.

It is said that there is someone protecting him from behind. Even if Qiu Weizheng does not intervene, there may still be variables in this matter.

Xiao was extremely unwilling to this, but considering that Zhizhong had his own difficulties in dealing with the court, he decided to just stick with him for the time being.

But this morning, Yue Xiu came to look for me in a hurry, and he had just reached this pass.

Because there is an inner lake in that private garden, the water vein is connected to the outer river and can go directly to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

We have learned through investigation that the new imperial edict may have arrived this morning.

Pardon Zhao Xiande, demote him to a commoner, and never employ him again. That is all that matters.

If this decree of grace were really handed to him, he would definitely run away.

Sui Yuexiu received the secret report from Zhizhong and quickly found Xiao Jingchuan, intending to kill him on the spot to eliminate future troubles!
Da da da da
After a quick walk, the two of them, along with several Jinyiwei, explored the bamboo forest in the garden.

"Let's go, hurry up."

"Hey, Yue Xiu, since Feiyu has this plan, why didn't you tell us earlier?"

"That's great. You're getting your ears pierced right before you get into the sedan."

"If you don't catch up with the shit when it's almost time, it will be a waste of time!"

As Xiao Jingchuan was on his way, leading the way, he heard complaints from the bamboo forest.

Upon hearing this, Yue Xiu was also following closely and hurriedly relayed the message.

"Well, my Lord, it is not that I do not want to report it earlier."

"That's the news. It was just delivered to me."

"Don't worry, we will definitely catch up!"

Yue Xiu chased after him, and while he was speaking, a bamboo branch hit his face. He was unable to dodge and was hit in the eye.

He covered half of his face and followed closely behind to avoid falling behind the team, and hurried to report.

"Ah, also, the letter from General Ti said that there was a temporary change in his place as well."

"Just last night, it seemed that the emperor in the palace was also involved."

"It should be because this boy has close ties with some local big families, and they have a lot of interests and are all involved."

"If one person can't suppress this kind of thing, there will be complaints from all sides."

"It seems that the emperor has no other options, so he issued an edict to demote him to a commoner and give him a lighter sentence."

"However, although he looks like this on the surface, he has other plans in secret."

"So, last night, I urgently summoned General Ti to the palace to give him a secret decree."

"I want you, the Duke, to deal with me accordingly."

"The core idea is that you can kill him on the spot to prevent future troubles."

Yue Xiu was able to understand the details and told Xiao Lang everything.

But it would have been better if he hadn't said this. Just as he was about to say it, Xiao suddenly braked in front of him and stopped.

"Ah!"

"Yes, let me do it."

"Isn't this just an attempt to make me take the blame?"

After hearing the curse, Xiao was speechless. There was nothing he could do. The situation was urgent, so he could only walk forward quickly.

"Oh, what the hell is this?"

"Okay, okay, let's do it."

"Who told us to be controlled by others and become the sharp knife in the hands of the little emperor?"

Xiao Jingchuan continued to grumble about it later.

Hearing this, Bian Zaiyuexiu smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to respond. He could only repeat what Zhizhong had said.

"Uh, this"

"My Lord, General Ti wants you to be a lone minister this time."

"It has been analyzed elsewhere. This way, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."

"The Prime Minister said that we can do as he says."

"Of course, the news reached me so quickly that I don't know why."

"That's all the details in the letter." Yue Xiu replied with words of consolation and persuasion.

"Okay, I understand."

"Let's go. Are you sure it's by the lake?"

After hearing this, Xiao didn't continue talking about it and brought up the specific situation.

"Ah, yes!"

"Our people are always watching."

"If there is no new report at this time, it means that he has not left yet."

"Hey, those behind, hurry up and catch up."

Yue Xiu answered, but it was obvious that he himself had no idea whether he could successfully intercept the enemy. So after he stopped talking, he felt a sense of urgency.

As they were talking and hurrying, soon a team set off and rushed to the private garden lake.

When I woke up in the morning, there was still a thin mist in the forest.

The lake was also covered in white, obscured in the distance, looming and vague, like a fairyland.

When Hezhong came out of the dense bamboo forest, there was a wide open space in front of them.

The grass buds in this autumn scenery are somewhat grayish and yellowish.

However, with willows planted in front of the lake pavilion and a sea of ​​bamboos leaning against it at the back, it still looks like an indescribable fairyland at first glance.

"Humph!"

"Zhao Xiande really knows how to enjoy himself."

"I chose this place to die."

"It's quite a downer."

Muttering to himself, Xiao Lang took steps forward at the head of the team, and soon they were heading towards the small thatched cottage by the lake.

In front of the house, a bridge was built on the water, and a small boat was tied up on the water.

At this moment, looking up into the distance, there was a man in front of the ferry, dressed in plain white, waiting by the lake to greet him.

When I got closer, I could see clearly that it was not Zhao Xiande, but who else could it be? !

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Duke Jingguo, you are finally here."

"You made me wait so long!"

Suddenly, perhaps because Xiao's footsteps were hurried, the noise was a little louder.

Zhao Xiande, who was waiting quietly at Watanabe not far away, laughed heartily, took the initiative, said "wait a long time", and called Xiao Lang over with surprise.

Hearing this, Xiao Yi couldn't help but look back at Yue Xiu again.

I thought to myself, you kid wouldn't drag me here, I must have been ambushed.

But when he took a quick glance, he saw Yue Xiu's face showing that everything was under control, and Xiao Jingchuan's anxious heart finally settled down a little.

"Prefect Zhao, you are so elegant so early in the morning."

"Millions of dollars were seized from his private vault, but he didn't feel bad or regretful."

"If everyone could be as heartless as you, then things in the world would be much easier to handle!"

He hurried towards the source of the sound, and Xiao Lang was also able to choke back the words on the way.

"Hahahaha"

"Duke Jingguo is a man of great talent, and common people cannot compare to him even once."

"I'm willing to fall into your hands!"

"Those silver and money are just external things, why should we care about them?"

"At the last minute, let me just consider this as a gift to you."

"In this case, it is not considered a loss of favor."

(End of this chapter)