Brocade tears

It was really a long night. Meng Kuang stayed up all night, sitting with Guo Dayou on the third-floor observation building of the princess's mansion, looking at the people on the lake who were constantly busy in rescue boats.The princess was a little sleepy, and was sent downstairs by Qiu Bai to rest.Qiu Bai didn't come back either, so he probably went back to his room to catch up on sleep.

Tang Jisheng followed Guo Dayou's suggestion and led a large group of people to borrow a boat nearby, and hurriedly went down to the lake to save people.Guo Dayou was as motionless as a mountain. Sitting beside him, Meng Kuang heard a series of his analysis.

"Thirteen, come and guess what happened?"

Meng Kuang thought for a moment, raised three fingers, and drew the character "Li" out of thin air, then shook his hand again, indicating that he was also wondering whether it was Li Laosan who did it.Guo Dayou laughed and said:

"Haha, my mind is spinning quickly. I thought so too at first, but after careful consideration, it's not likely that Li Laosan did it. If Li Laosan ambushed on the painting boat, he wouldn't have time to spend in the city If you report to Lu Jingshi, he will not make such a big commotion."

Meng Kuang did not express his thoughts and continued to listen to Guo Dayou.

"Thirteen, because the matter is urgent, I didn't have time to explain my plan to you. I discussed with the princess and others. If someone came to make things difficult during our departure, then Miss Sui'er, Miss Bai Waiting for people to take refuge in the lake from the plank road at the back door, the princess can use the Jinyiwei token I left in the mansion to act and suppress the people from the government who may come to arrest. I didn't expect things to change tonight, Miss Sui'er He and Miss Bai insisted on going with us, but the arresters came soon, so I changed my strategy immediately. I guessed that someone came to the door so quickly, there must be someone monitoring and reporting near our mansion, maybe it was the other party who lured the snake out of the hole I followed the plan and let Sui Er, Miss Bai and others enter the lake through the back door, but soon detoured ashore from a dark place known only to the princess, and hid in a more secret place. Then I changed positions and let Zhao Suzhi Wait for the maids who are skilled and know how to swim to replace them, and continue to enter the sight of the watchers. I suspect that the mastermind behind the scenes tonight must be on the lake, and they plan to arrest people on the lake. Let Zhao Suzhi and others go into the enemy's formation to find out the truth Let's find out who is behind the scenes. Of course, I also arranged for Zhao Suzhi and others to rescue them later. I just planned to use the Hangzhou government soldiers to enter the lake to surround the enemy ship, and then detain them as collaborators and traitors. The crime of the princess, first suppress them.

It's just that I didn't expect that the painting boat actually exploded. This was beyond my expectation, but it seemed reasonable.I think, on that boat, there may be some forces that we haven't contacted yet lurking, and they are targeting someone or a few people on the boat.Let's see, this matter will only be beneficial to us. After Tang Zhifu rescues all the people on the boat, cleans up the scene, and finds out the situation, we will know what happened. "

This waited all night, until dawn in the east, when Guo Dayou and Meng Kuang saw Tang Jisheng who was waving to them outside the back door of the mansion.The two immediately went downstairs and went out the back door to meet Tang Jisheng.

"Prefect Tang has worked hard, how is the situation now?" Guo Dayou asked.

Tang Jisheng looked tired and worried, and said:

"The painting boat was blown to pieces, and most of the people on board died. We rescued six people, all of whom were crew members. We found nine bodies, including crew members, attendants, cooks, and singers. The cause of death was not burnt to death, but knifed. Several more people are said to be missing. We interviewed a slightly injured crew member who hid in a corner and later survived the explosion by jumping into the water.

He said that there were a lot of big figures on the boat that exploded at that time.Lu Wang, Zhang Jing, and a great eunuch who followed Lu Wang.In addition, there were two other soldiers who boarded the ship later, and they were said to be Nanya Jinyiwei.Before the explosion, something else actually happened.According to the crew member, at that time, three crew members on the ship suddenly violently killed people, slashing at everyone they saw with their knives, and rushed all the way into the banquet hall of Lu Wang and others.He was outside and didn't see the conflict inside. He only knew that the conflict would end soon. The three crew members who rushed in and a dancer came out of the cabin, and four fainted people were dragged out, including King Lu, the eunuch beside him, and the two Nanya Jinyiwei.Zhang Jing was sober, and hurriedly followed the three men and one woman with a pale face. There was a corresponding boat beside the boat. They sent Lu Wang and other four fainted people off the boat, and then they started Place fire/powder barrels on board and light them one by one.These gun/powder barrels had been moved to the ship long ago, but the crew only thought they were ordinary ballast.

After the gunpowder exploded, the three men and one woman jumped directly into the lake, boarded the corresponding boat and left. "

Guo Dayou frowned after listening to Tang Jisheng's narration, and then confirmed, "Don't the crew members know those three men and one woman?"

Tang Jisheng shook his head and said, "This boat often changes people. Different crew members will come on board to serve different guests. It is very common for new faces to appear on board."

"Who is running this painting boat?"

"This painting boat is a boat from West Lake Liuyingfang. It was just purchased at the beginning of this year. At that time, it was known as the most luxurious and magnificent painting boat in Yuhang. It attracted many dignitaries and dignitaries to have fun.

"West Lake Liuyingfang, who is the owner?"

"Yangzhou Lu's family, the second master Lu Huaidong."

"Oh, it's the famous family of the richest man in official salt." Guo Dayou smiled, and things became more and more interesting.

"How can this be good, Guo Qianhu, King Lu has been taken away, if the Holy Majesty finds out about this, let alone the Wushamao, I will lose my head in this position. Guo Qianhu, you must be careful Give me some advice, I'm really at a loss." Tang Jisheng was worried, his face ashen.

Guo Dayou comforted him: "Don't worry, Tang Zhifu, you go to deal with the aftermath first. I have a clue, and I still need to work with me to find out some things. When we find out, we will almost know that King Lu was arrested. Where did you go? Don't worry, I will leave this matter to my brothers. "

Tang Jisheng had no choice but to trust the two Beizhen Fusi Jinyiwei in front of him.

After dismissing Tang Jisheng, Guo Dayou led Meng Kuang to the kitchen to order some food, and ate it quickly.Immediately, the two went to the stables to lead the horses, and beat the horses along the lake side and walked slowly in bridles.Guo Dayou looked at the boats still busy salvaging on the lake, and said to Meng Kuang:

"Thirteen, I think I have figured out a problem, that is, who in the Tianxiang hall is doing arms trading with the Japanese. At that time, it can be speculated that the admiral Song, the high-level Shenji battalion, provided the source of arms. The intermediary organization used the secret cabinet provided by Wu Yong, the boss of Tianxiang Pavilion, as a trading place to resell arms out of the country. The intermediary organization helped the Japanese pirates transport the arms to coastal ports and ship them to sea. Admiral Song, Wu Yongdu You can make profits from it and get a lot of income. Zhang Dongwei, the fourth master of the Beisi Inspection Office, has been involved in this arms case. According to what he told me, King Lu was unaware of this secret arms deal. It was Wu Yong, the owner of Tianxiang Pavilion Doing this in secret without authorization. But what I doubt is that Wu Yong is just a slave of King Lu. He has no courage, and he does not have enough ability to traffic arms. There must be a bigger force behind this. I have been I don’t know where this power is, but now I finally figured it out, it’s the Yangzhou Lu family, and this Yangzhou Lu family and Zhang Jing are tied together.”

Seeing Meng Kuang's bewildered and puzzled gaze, Guo Dayou continued to explain:

"The transaction of Tianxiang Pavilion was originally carried out very secretly. If the fourth master Zhang Dongwei hadn't noticed, they would have no problems at all. But because the situation in Beijing and China was chaotic at that time, and the Tatars bombed the granary in the city to make trouble, the Japanese Terrified, he lost confidence in the arms trade, and was full of doubts about the transaction partner. Then, after transporting the last batch of arms that night, he immediately turned his back on him and killed Wu Yong in the Tianxiang Pavilion.

I guess the deal was not completed. The Japanese pirates took away the arms, but Zhang Jing and Yangzhou Lu did not get the final payment.According to common sense, the Japanese pirates suddenly turned against the water, and there were no problems in other links. The problem should lie in the trading place of Tianxiang Pavilion.According to my transposition, since someone witnessed Jin Yiwei haunting Tianxiang Pavilion that night, they must have guessed what Jin Yiwei might have found, and notified King Lu.In order to clarify the relationship, Lu Wang will cooperate with Jin Yiwei's design to induce the Japanese to pay the final payment to the wrong person. When Jin Yiwei gets the evidence, Lu Wang will also get a kickback at that time.

The evidence of dealing with Japanese pirates has been grasped, how can Zhang Jing and Yangzhou Lu's sit still.They immediately planned to set up a bureau to lure King Lu to go south to Yuhang.This is also the reason why King Lu rushed directly to Yuhang after he failed to set up an ambush in Nanjing.It is estimated that Zhang Jing's original idea was to make a deal with Lu Wang in exchange for him keeping it secret.However, his accomplice had a disagreement with him, and without telling Zhang Jing, he committed a murder case on the West Lake Painting Boat and kidnapped Lu Wang and Tang Fu'an.Those two Nanya Jinyiwei should have done it conveniently, this plan cannot be disrupted by Jinyiwei.I guessed that the two Nanya Jinyi Guards were Wang Daoming and Fang Ming.

Of course, these are all my conjectures and conjectures, and cannot be said to be facts.Let's check Liuyingfang right now. I guess if the fourth master Zhang Dongwei is still investigating the arms case, we should be able to meet each other in this case. If we meet the fourth master, most of my guess will be true. "

Meng Kuang nodded, and couldn't help but feel that Guo Dayou's brain is really good. The situation is so intricate that he can fully guess it. Meng Kuang only pushed out [-]% to [-]% of it, and there are many things that he can't figure out.

Guo Dayou speeded up his horse and rode in front of Meng Kuang. He suddenly said without turning his head:

"Thirteen, I wait for the privilege bestowed by the emperor in the hand of Jin Yiwei. Sometimes we don't have to be too cautious. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You grasp it yourself. I only have one request, Lu Wang must not die." These words are full of hints, although Not specified, but hidden murderous intent.

Meng Kuang's heart shuddered, he squeezed the reins tightly and gritted his teeth, his eyes grew colder.

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At the same time, in the city of Hangzhou.Meng Zixiu and Daoist Luo, who had just gotten up to eat, heard the well-informed guests in the inn talking about the shocking news of the explosion of the West Lake painting boat last night.The two fell into astonishment, Mencius thought for a moment, and urged Daoist Luo to finish the meal quickly, and the two set off to go to the West Lake to check the situation.

The two walked out of the inn and headed north of the city. When they passed a fork in the road, a figure suddenly appeared at the crossing, blocking their way.When I looked closely, I found that this was an old man with a hunched back, white beard and hair, wearing a big bamboo hat, wearing a vertical brown bunt, holding a bamboo stick in his hand, and a big girdle on his shoulders.Just as Mencius was about to ask, the old man suddenly raised his head, and Mencius saw the face under the bamboo roof.There is a symbolic scar on the face of this person that can't be concealed through the left eye, and the only remaining right eye is shining with a strange light.

Meng Zixiu froze immediately, unable to utter the words that came to his lips.Daoist Luo beside him had already stretched out his arm to stop Meng Zixiu behind him, and raised the Taoist sword in his hand as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Don't panic... I didn't intend to harm you." The old man said, his voice was low and hoarse, revealing a strange concentration.

"Li Laosan, what are you going to do?" Luo Daochang asked in a low voice, gritted his teeth, and at the same time looked around to see if there were any of his accomplices nearby.But after a preliminary observation, it seems that Li Laosan is just lying in wait for Meng Zixiu and Luo Daochang alone.

"I'll tell you a piece of information that can avenge your vengeance. But the premise is that you have to exchange it with something good." Li Laosan said.

Meng Zixiu frowned, stopped Daoist Luo from trying to pull him away, and said, "How do I know that what you want is equivalent to what I want."

"Don't worry, the deal is definitely a good deal, and I'll give you a discount. I can give you the information first, and you can give me what I want later."

Mencius didn't say yes or no, and said, "You explain the situation, and I'll think about it."

Li Laosan's eyes flashed with cunning, and he said: "Last night, the boat exploded, Lu Wang, Tang Fu'an, Wang Daoming and Fang Ming were all taken away by gangsters, and Zhang Jing should be there too. I have clues about where they are. You can go to revenge now. What I want is the clue of Zhang Yunxiu that Wang Daoming has. It is said that he shared this clue with Lu Wang, Tang Fuan, Zhang Jing and others. But because Wang Daoming was alert to wiretapping when he told them the information, and his voice was very low, my people couldn’t hear the exact content. I don’t care what method you use to find out this information, in short, get it out and give it to me. Don't think about reneging on debts, you know my tricks, not to mention that all of your Meng family's handles are in my hands, you know."

Mencius Xiu's eyes were cold, and he replied decisively after a while: "Deal."