The best ring

Ji Pei, who has been in college for so many years, is not stupid. He can figure this out as long as he thinks about it for a moment.

Although in this era of war and chaos, it is not surprising to encounter bandits in the wild, but the bandits that the servant just encountered were obviously different. They did not seem to come to rob or kill, but more like just to snatch letters. Come, and who would be interested in that letter? Obviously, Wu Fan is the most suspect!

Dai Liang thought for a while, nodded in agreement, and then said: "Father-in-law, do you want me to take people to Wu Fan's house now to ask for an explanation?"

"Even if you take someone there now, he won't admit it." Ji Pei said, "I have decided to agree to this matter regarding the third prince!"

Ji Pei knew very well that although he had prestige and connections in Qingyuan County, Wu Fan was a new rich man, and Qingyuan County was Wu Fan's fiefdom. Now that Wu Fan and Ji Mansion were not dealing with each other, the two could not coexist. Among them, One party will definitely lose and be driven out of here, or even end up with their family and family destroyed.

And if there is no support from the third prince, then the losing side will most likely be their Ji family!

After all, Ji Pei has retired and has no real power.

Therefore, if he wants to save his son and grandson and ensure that his family will not decline, Ji Pei must get external help, and his identity as the third prince's staff is a good help and his only chance at the moment. .

Therefore, although it was somewhat dangerous to do so, Ji Pei had no other choice.

"Father-in-law, is this too hasty?" Dai Liang said hesitantly, although he really wanted to see the Ji family rise again and help him again to take a step forward.

But Dai Liang didn't want to take the risk of killing the princess. If the emperor found out, it would be a capital crime to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan, so Dai Liang had to worry.

"Father-in-law, the third prince never said clearly in the letter from beginning to end that the analysis you just made was just your guess. It is good to guess right, but what if it is wrong? Aren't we committing a crime? A serious crime?" Dai Liang said: "And even if he guessed it right, there is no guarantee that the third prince would choose to kill someone afterwards to keep the secret."

"You are smarter this time." Ji Pei looked at Dai Liang and said, "Yes, the analysis just now was all my guess. The third prince did not explicitly say that he wanted to kill the seventh princess, but even if I guessed wrong So what? I didn’t do it in the name of the Ji family. In this world, rebels are indeed rampant, so why not let others do it in the name of the Ji family? Who would know that this is our Ji family? Did it? As for whether the third prince will kill someone to silence him, I am not worried. As you said, he did not explicitly ask anyone to kill the seventh princess from beginning to end in the letter, so there is no clue left in my hands. Why should he be afraid of us leaking the secret? Even if we tell it, who will believe it without evidence? "

Dai Liang nodded after hearing Ji Pei's words and said, "My father-in-law is more thoughtful."

Ji Pei said: "I'll leave this matter to you."

"Ah..." Dai Liang, who had flattered Ji Pei just now, was stunned.

Although he already agreed with Ji Pei's analysis, this was the murder of the princess after all, and it was definitely not a trivial matter. Dai Liang just wanted to get the glory of the Ji family, but he did not expect to get himself into trouble because of the Ji family's affairs. In danger.

"Ah what?" Ji Pei glared at Dai Liang and said, "Don't think that I don't know your little thoughts. Since you want to use our Ji family's influence to get promoted, you can't just take advantage without giving anything. , There is no such good thing in the world!”

"That's...ok." Dai Liang reluctantly agreed.

When Dai Liang was feeling unhappy, the housekeeper of Ji Mansion came in for the third time. This time, there was also a person beside him. Seeing this person, Dai Liang's frustration and unhappiness finally subsided. The goal of venting.

"Why are you here? Who asked you to come? If you don't stand guard for me in the camp, why are you here?" Dai Liang looked at the person and scolded him.

"Go back to the general, it's not the younger one who wants to come, it's the younger one that Mr. Wu wants to come." The person who came to see Dai Liang knelt down and said.

This man was the soldier standing guard at the gate of the camp in Qingyuan County. He followed Wu Fan's order and came to call Dai Liang back.

"Master Wu, which Master Wu? Is there a general named Wu in our military camp?" Dai Liang asked.

"He is not from our military camp. He calls himself Lord Wu Fanwu, Viscount Wu." The soldier replied.

"Wu Fan?!" Dai Liang was startled and subconsciously looked at Ji Pei.

The two of them had just mentioned Wu Fan. Dai Liang also wanted to lead people to the Wu Mansion several times, but he never thought that Wu Fan actually took the initiative to go to his camp.

"What did he say?" Dai Liang asked.

"He just asked the younger one to call the adults back. He didn't say anything else to the younger one," the soldier replied.

"Humph, does it mean that he is a viscount? Even if this is his fiefdom, he is not qualified to give me orders. He asked me to go back, but I won't go back!" Dai Liang said.

Generally speaking, the owner of a fiefdom can obtain part of the tax revenue within the fiefdom, and at the same time obtain a very high status. The civil and military officials within the fiefdom will also give way to him, but when it comes to real power, he does not have it. As Dai Liang said, Wu Fan is not qualified to give him orders, and the emperor of Yanfeng will not allow a nobleman to have all the power of life and death within the fiefdom. What is the difference between that and enthroning a local emperor? The emperors of Yanfeng will obviously not do things that will cause trouble for themselves.

Therefore, if Dai Liang really turns against Wu Fan and disobeys Wu Fan's orders, it is completely possible. This is why he dared to say that he would take people to Wu Fan to ask for people.

"You should go back." Ji Pei said at this time: "Wu Fan is best at framing people and convicting them. You can give him a handle, but there is no guarantee that he will not deal with you."

"If he dares to deal with me, I am not afraid." Dai Liang said.

"You are not afraid, but this is a critical period. Don't forget what I asked you to do. It is not appropriate to cause trouble at this time. It is better to have less trouble than more. The Third Prince's business is the most important. As long as we get on the Third Prince's ship and deal with Wu Fan, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future." Ji Pei said.

Dai Liang thought for a while and said, "What my father-in-law said makes sense. I will go back and take a look. I have heard of the reputation of this Viscount for a long time. I want to see what he is capable of now. Let's go!"

As he said that, Dai Liang took the soldier out of the living room and went straight to the camp in the city.