I'm a bully in troubled times

The place where the masked man disappeared was an ordinary family of three. There was no sign of outsiders visiting the house, and the two adults in the family didn't know anything.But, according to the little girl in the house:

"There is a big brother who wears a curtain fence. He is so nice. He always buys candied haws for me to eat! He asked me for the way, but I saw him a few days ago! The big brother is very good, he can jump right away. That—so high!"

The girl was only ten years old, and she stretched the word "that" very long, and made exaggerated gestures.It was the first time for the girl to see such a big man as Jiang Yu. In the past, it was difficult for her to even see a county magistrate. She was blushing, wearing a red jacket, with croissant braids, and looked at Jiang Yu with bright eyes.

Jiang Yu knelt down, patted the little girl's head, and asked softly, "Then have you seen the face of the big brother? What does he look like?"

The little girl was at a loss for a moment, and her mother coaxed beside her: "Ninny, try to think about it, and tell the adults what you know."

Nannan's two delicate eyebrows frowned, thought for a long time, and said, "Big Daddy looks great! Very young!"

"Young?" Jiang Yu asked, "How old is it, does your daughter know?"

Nannan blurted out: "Nineteen! Nannan asked, big brother told me himself!"

Only 19 years old?Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows, and looked back at Gongsun Ke.According to Jiang Yu's speculation, that person's skill should be similar to Gongsun Ke, but he is only 19 years old... which is a bit surprising.

After the questioning, the girl couldn't think of any other information, so Jiang Yu asked Gongsun Ke to buy a string of candied haws for the little girl, and turned around to see Cui Man asking about the house of the tuberculosis ghost.

According to a neighbor:

"The original owner of this room died three years ago. He hanged himself to death. Because he was dead and unclean, no one stayed in it. Until a year ago, that man named Mingran moved in. But this He is very strange, he doesn't have any relatives or friends, and he doesn't like to socialize with others, but a while ago, he seemed to have guests at home, and I asked a question, but he didn't answer, as if he didn't want to say more. "

Cui Mandao: "It seems that this Mingran is the one who hid His Royal Highness? Where is this person now?"

Jiang Yu said: "I have already arrested him, and I haven't had time to interrogate him yet. Will Mr. Cui go to interrogate him with me?"

Cui Manxi said: "Thank you, Lord Suiyang!"

Jiang Zhi disappeared for no reason, either being captured or rescued.There are quite a few people who want Jiang Zhi's life now, and I don't know if that kid will return to the capital alive.

Obviously?Jiang Yu went over the name in his mind, recalling that person's pale face, and the look he had when he looked at his jade pendant, and felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

"Jun Suiyang!" A clear and clear voice suddenly sounded in his ear, with the charm of a young girl.

Jiang Yu followed the prestige, and saw a girl in a pink dress covering her lips and smiling at him, with willow eyebrows and almond eyes, really cute, the girl took out a sachet from her arms, and threw it to Jiang Yu.Beside her was another girl in a blue skirt, her face was flushed with embarrassment.

Something fell in front of him, and Jiang Yu raised his hand reflexively to catch it. The tentacle was a fragrant purse, embroidered with delicate lotus flowers.

I received them all, and returning them in public would be a shame to the girl, so Jiang Yu smiled, cupped her hands and said, "Miss, don't worry."

The corners of Yin Ping's eyes twitched, and he secretly glanced at Jiang Yu, but he didn't stop him.The young girl can be called a beauty. Although she is dressed plainly, she has a natural spirit and enthusiasm. The apricot blossoms on her head make her look like a lotus, like a willow, like an eyebrow.The girl was smiling all over her face, and she wasn't ashamed when she didn't get a response from Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu asked: "Girl, I see that you all have apricot flowers on your heads. Is there any allusion?"

The girl said bluntly: "Two days will be the temple fair. According to the custom in Rao County, girls who have not left the court will wear apricot flowers on their heads to go to the temple fair."

"temple fair?"

The girl smiled and said: "Yes, it's lively, Lord Suiyang is coming too? The Baiyun Temple in the south of the city, the people of Rao County are going."

Jiang Yu smiled: "If I'm not busy, I'll go, thank you."

Seeing that Jiang Yu had finished asking, Yin Ping hurriedly drove the shameless girl away, and apologized to Jiang Yu: "Your Excellency is laughing at you, country women don't know how to be polite, so please don't be offended by your Excellency."

"What's the matter, if you like it, you have to fight for it yourself. It's natural for men and women to love each other. Even if it's a woman, there's nothing wrong with it." Jiang Yu said casually, and then said, "The search here continues, Mr. Cui, Come back with me to interrogate that Mingran together?"

In fact, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were more open, and even women would take the initiative to court them. It's just that the high society has higher and higher requirements for women's virtues, and Yin Ping said this because he was afraid that Jiang Yu would not like it.Moreover, in addition to the love between men and women, men's style was also quite popular in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it was not uncommon for women to fall in love.

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Mingran got a silver needle in Jiang Yu's waist, and the silver needle was poisoned, it couldn't kill him, but it made him weak all over, dragging the heavy chain, almost unable to stand up.It's been a night since Jiang Yu locked him in the firewood house. He hasn't taken in a drop of water, his lips are a little dry, and he just lies quietly on the pile of dry straw, looking motionless at the blue sky one foot square outside the window.

The pale face, the coarse linen clothes, the black chains, and the withered straw made everything look strangely gloomy.

The first person who obviously waited was not Jiang Yu or Gongsun Ke, but a man wearing a curtain.

The window was opened silently from the outside, and the guard at the door was still ignorant.This man wearing a curtain fence was so good at lightness, he didn't even make a sound when he walked, but Mingran still felt his arrival at the first moment.

The Muli man walked up to Mingran lightly, touched the heavy chain, and was about to try to take it off when he heard Mingran say, "You don't need to save me, you can go."

The man paused, and suddenly heard footsteps outside the door.

"No, you come with me, they are coming!"

Mingran turned over and said in a low voice: "If you don't want to leave, just stay here and let them arrest you as well. Lord Suiyang's guard skills are not weaker than yours."

The man behind the curtain seemed to be annoyed by Mingran, seeing the footsteps outside the door getting closer, but Mingran still didn't cooperate, so he had to leave angrily.

Immediately there was a "squeak!", and the door was pushed open.

The light came in from outside the chai gate and hit the clear and sharp profile of his face. With his eyes closed, he seemed to be at ease after being captured.

Jiang Yu brought Cui Man and Yin Ping in from outside the chai gate.

Mingran opened his eyes, and his eyes swept over the three of them one by one. The leader was Jiang Yu, followed by two officials, a dark and thin one who was the county magistrate, and a tall one who probably came from Qi.It finally landed on Jiang Yu's face. Jiang Yu was still dressed in a black dress with long sleeves.

Before Jiang Yu opened his mouth, Mingran spoke first, just three words in a low and soft voice: "Jun Suiyang?"

Although it is a question, it is actually just a statement.

In front of the ministers of neighboring countries, Jiang Yu said politely, "It's Jiang."

After a pause, Jiang Yu stepped forward, lifted his clothes and squatted down in front of Ming Ran, his robes dragging the floor, not disliking the mess in the firewood room, and straight to the point: "Everyone's time is very tight, so I will To be honest, where is the prince?"

Mingran's eyes lingered on Jiang Yu's face for a while, then lowered his eyes and said, "I don't know, he was taken away. Before today, the crown prince stayed with me temporarily. After you went, he was transferred."

The other party's answer was so straightforward, but Jiang Yu was caught off guard. He thought that he had to use all the ten torture methods of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so a tough guy like this would say it.Yin Ping and Cui Man also looked at each other.

"Why transferred, who transferred him?" Jiang Yu asked again.

Mingran: "Of course it's because someone wanted to kill him."

Jiang Yu: "You mean those wearing masks?"

Obviously nodding weakly.

Jiang Yu smiled: "If you cooperate well, I will take out the silver needle for you."

Mingran said: "I don't know who those people are, and I can't say who transferred the prince, but he will never hurt Jiang Zhi."

Cui Man cared about his prince wholeheartedly, and when he heard this, he said angrily: "You can call the prince's name casually! How can you guarantee that he won't hurt the prince? You don't know where the prince is, and you don't want to tell him about robbery." Who is the thief who left the prince, and what's the use of keeping you? It's better to kill him!"

Mingran frowned when he heard the words, glanced at Jiang Yu, saw that Jiang Yu's expression was faint, and he couldn't see what he was thinking, so he said: "Believe it or not, he will not hurt the prince, but someone will, Suiyang Lord is here Instead of interrogating me here, it is better to hurry up and save people."

Jiang Yu said, "You knew something would happen?"

Ming Ran: "There are only those who want to kill Jiang Zhi, Lord Sui Yang knows."

Jiang Yu became interested, stretched out his hand to pinch the man's wrist, and said, "Who are you, obviously it's not your real name?"

Mingran didn't know whether he was not afraid of death, or whether he was sure that Jiang Yu would not kill him, and he didn't respond at all to this obviously threatening question.No matter how much Jiang Yu asked, Ming Ran refused to say any more.

In fact, as Mingran said, it is easy to know who chased and killed Jiang Zhi. In terms of motivation, it is just those few people.One is Wen Ji of Qi State, Wen Ji is the successor wife of Marquis Qi, and the prince is born of his original spouse. Wen Ji has four sons under her knees. Hou pet.Wen Ji wanted her son to succeed, so she had to kill the prince.

The second is the second son. The second son has a good reputation and is much better than the mediocre prince. It's a pity that he is not the eldest son.Moreover, the second son's mother's family is from the state of Jin, and the state of Jin is close to Rao County, so it is easy to do something.

The third son's mother's family is from the state of Chu, and the state of Chu is thousands of miles away from Rao County, so it is difficult to reach here.

Therefore, those masked people are either Jin people or Wen Ji's people.

As for the person that Mingran said transferred the prince away, it is a bit intriguing.Small countries will not participate, but for big countries, the nearest is the Yan Kingdom, and there is no hope for the further ones. Other than that, there is only the Zhou royal family.

According to Jiang Yu's knowledge, last year the royal family of Zhou welcomed back a prince with outstanding ability and was appointed as the crown prince by the king of Zhou.

Therefore, yesterday Jiang Yu asked Gongsun Ke to check the recent movements of these few.

The day before the temple fair, Gongsun Ke came back and told Jiang Yu: "Prince Zhou is still in the royal family, but his personal guards have been away for many days, so he came here if he wanted to."

Jiang Yu: "From this point of view, it was Prince Zhou's guards who led me there that day."

"This person is not simple. I heard that he is only 19 years old. He is good at wielding knives and light work. If you meet him, you must be more careful."

Gongsun Ke was puzzled and said: "My lord, since Prince Zhou wants to save Prince Qi, it is the same as our purpose, why should we fight?"

After Gongsun Ke finished speaking, seeing Jiang Yu looking at him with a smile that was not a smile, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and suddenly understood something, and immediately said shyly: "This subordinate is wrong."

Jiang Yu bent his lips, and said softly: "Who said I was going to save the Crown Prince of Qi? What's the benefit of saving him? Such a waste should die cleanly."