The heavens start with letting the bullets fly

Chapter 1230 Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger

The next day when Shi Heng came back from court, Wu Xi went to see him immediately.

Originally, if it was normal, Shi Heng would only continue to strike a balance between the two of them after hearing Wu Xi's complaint.

After all, the two of them are his subordinates, and under his control, some disagreements did not affect the daily life of the Marquis of Wuqing's Mansion. Therefore, Shi Heng has always only comforted the two of them and kept their internal fighting within an extreme. within a small range.

But today is different.

Because Shi Heng was in charge of the Beijing camp, he had won many battles with Oirat and made great achievements. He was deeply trusted by Emperor Jingtai and Minister of War Yu Qian, so he gradually became domineering and often brought his confidants to the court to ask the emperor for officials.

Emperor Jingtai is relatively young, but Yu Qian is a noble character, disdainful of his various assignments, and yelled at him. This morning, the court even arranged for someone to impeach him. If he had not done too much, he was also loyal to the court. The cabinet still needs such a general to maintain The scene, I'm afraid he will be dismissed today.

Although he escaped, he was still ashamed and extremely unhappy.

At this time, after hearing Wu Xi's complaint, he was even more upset and angry.

He was already disgraced in the court, but he didn't expect to be uneasy when he returned to the mansion. Even his confidant butler was biting his tongue behind his back. If the servants in the mansion knew about his past, how would they think of him?Is this worth it?

To be the confidant of Lord Hou in the Marquis of Wuqing Mansion, everyone is a person who can observe words and demeanor, and Wu Xi is naturally no exception.

He carefully watched the changes on Shi Heng's face, and saw that his eyes suddenly flashed with anger, so he said from the side:

"Since he can talk to the cook, he will also say it in front of others. He said it today, and he will say it again tomorrow. I think we must get rid of him as soon as possible!"

Shi Heng said angrily: "That's nonsense. Shi Zhongjian has been by my side since he was a child. Although he doesn't have as much credit as you and is not as trusted as you, he has done many things for me and is a meritorious official. How can I bear to do this for you?" He made up a few lies while drunk and then imposed such a heavy punishment!"

Wu Xixin said: "Master Hou, you are playing with me. It is true that Shi Zhongjian was drunk, but that sentence was a 'lie' made up for you? It is obvious that I said 'nonsense' and that I said 'except him'. It's just pretending, and he also gave me two good words, what are "great credit" and "trusted"..., great credit, why don't you let me be an official and be trusted, why don't you tell him something good? I'm talking."

Wu Xi thought so in his heart, but said in his mouth: "Master Hou is magnanimous, but I'm afraid it can't change Shi Zhongjian at all. Last time he knocked on the widow's door in the name of Master Hou, Master Hou spared him; but this time he What's the matter? You are talking nonsense with the hired cook. If the cook goes home and spreads the word, won't the reputation of Lord Hou be ruined? You have made great achievements in the defense of the capital, and you have made great achievements in patrolling Datong. The name of God of War, who is famous all over the world and powerful in the world, has been sullied for nothing! I simply go to his room tonight and kill him with one blow, so as to prevent him from causing trouble again."

Shi Heng was furious, and angrily slapped the table: "Bold! If you dare to use a knife to kill someone, I will send you to Shuntian Mansion to kill you! This is no worse than quarreling and accidentally killing someone. There are many old people in the mansion. If you ask me, let me explain how to explain, don't hurry up and back down!"

Wu Xi was obedient, and retreated outside, her heart felt cold for a while, and she touched her forehead, sweat was already coming out.

People say that "accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger". I, Wu Xi, am just a swordsman. I can't be a general. I can only be a guard. I don't have the blessing to accompany you.

But to say that accompanying our Lord Marquis is like accompanying a tiger is absolutely correct.

Shi Zhongjian is certainly not good, but he has been your confidant for many years, why do you want to kill him all of a sudden?If you want to kill people to silence yourself, you don’t speak up, but you wait for me to speak out first. When I speak out, you either say let me kill you, or say you don’t let me kill you.

But now these words seem to prevent me from killing, and they clearly imply that I will kill—you can’t kill with a knife. If it’s a "quarrel" or "accidental injury" to someone's life, then it doesn't matter.

After hearing this, I pretended not to understand, if I don't kill Shi Zhongjian, Lord Hou will definitely find a way to deal with me, don't think about my success in the future, I am afraid that my life will be in danger.

But if I killed Shi Zhongjian, he didn't tell me to kill him. Taoist priests said "send to the government to die". Human life is at the foot of the emperor.

At that time, I was covered in mouth and couldn't speak clearly.

In case Lord Hou has a deeper meaning and wants to kill two birds with one stone and get rid of me, wouldn't I kill Shi Zhongjian to kill myself?

Thinking of this, Wu Xi couldn't help sighing.

The world said he was "Wu Sandao", and some people said he was "Sai Zhuge". He was once complacent and thought he was smart, but compared with other people's masters, he was not even worthy of carrying shoes with others.

After thinking about it for a long time, Wu Xi finally gave up and decided to get rid of Shi Zhongjian. After all, "wealth and wealth are found in danger"!
When it was time to light the lanterns, Shi Zhongjian was gesticulating in the mansion again. When he insulted a servant, Wu Xi spoke sarcastically and picked the harshest words.Hearing this, Wu Xi became furious, jumped up, and punched Shi Zhongjian in the temple, knocking him paralyzed to the ground, bleeding from his mouth and nose.When all the family members hurriedly carried their butler to the bed, when they looked again, they were already out of breath and their bodies were cold.

Shi Heng ordered his family to report the matter to the government. He wrote a short note and attached it. He only said that due to a quarrel between family members, a life was accidentally injured. The family members who accidentally injured others would naturally be severely punished by him. .That's the end of the matter.

Two days later, when he learned that Wu Xi's mother was sick, Shi Heng summoned Wu Xi and said, "I heard that your mother is sick. You can go back and have a look. There are some gold ingots here. You can take them back to show your filial piety. I There is nothing happening here, only one thing. I am a little worried about the cook Xu Yong. Please handle the matter properly. You can leave here a day or two in advance. If the government investigates, there will be no suspicion on you. "

Wu Xi was overjoyed after hearing this, knowing that the Marquis regarded him as a true confidant.

Shi Heng has always promoted his confidantes vigorously, so the entire Beijing regiment camp is full of personal followers of General Shi. If this Shi Zhongjian is not obsessed with the steward's affairs, he might be able to eat nothing in the Beijing camp. rate.

That's why Wu Xi also felt so prosperous, only in front of his eyes, he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Lord Hou, I will handle it properly. Even if I, Wu Xi, have a heart-to-heart, I can't repay Lord Hou for his kindness."

Shi Heng smiled lightly: "I won't let you be 'scared', otherwise, who will I rely on in the future of the Marquis of Wuqing?"

Wu Xi almost shed tears when he said this, and walked out holding the heavy baggage in both hands.

This Xu Yong goes home every two days, he is actually a timid person, besides, Shi Heng is a great general with power in the capital, Jin Yiwei and Shuntian Mansion are very respectful to him, Xu Yong is very courageous He didn't dare to fiddle with the general's right and wrong.

What's more, he is still a heartless person, he really thought that Wu Xi killed Shi Zhongjian because of an accidental injury, so every time he saw Wu Xi, he would curl his mouth and turn his head away.

Naturally, Wu Xi wouldn't have the same knowledge as a dying person, but he didn't know the situation in Xu Yong's family, but it couldn't help him.

As a "Sai Zhuge" who has traveled through the rivers and lakes, Wu Sandao is very proficient in some tricks in the rivers and lakes, and quickly investigated the situation of Xu Yong's family.

After everything was investigated, at dawn the next day, Wu Xi told everyone that his mother was seriously ill and he was going back for a checkup. He said goodbye to everyone, carried a small baggage on his back, and left the Wuqing Hou Mansion. Everyone had long heard that his mother was sick. , naturally no surprise.

Wu Xi arrived outside the city and found a small hotel to stay. The next night, he changed his clothes and sneaked into Xu's house at midnight with a knife, killing everyone in his house and creating a sensational murder.

Originally, when Wu Xi investigated, the whole Xu family was there that night, but a coincidence happened: Xu Yong's mother-in-law missed her granddaughter that day, so she sent someone to her son-in-law's house during the day to pick up eight-year-old Xu Ting. After staying at home, Wu Xi counted the corpses and found that one was missing. He found out that it was an eight-year-old girl. He just smiled lightly and didn't take it to heart.

Unexpectedly, many years later, a girl with a sword of autumn water and a murderous look on her brows came to the capital.

(End of this chapter)