I'm a bully in troubled times

Shi Xiang lay on the bed for many days and did not go to court. For this reason, even Zhao Di went to visit him in person.

These two people have been hostile and fighting for many years in the state of Jin, and it is rare to see each other look so deflated. It is said that Zhao Di's black face is rarely smiling, while Shi Xiang's face turns green with anger.

After the boy died, Shi Xiang really spent a lot of manpower and material resources on searching in Quwo, looking for the slave dealer, the boy's family, and the businessman who sold the boy to the slave dealer.

Ying Xi didn't dare to confront Shi Xiang head-on, so he packed up and ran away that night.When Shi Xiang checked, the building was already empty.And the boy's younger sister had already been transferred away by Jiang Yu and sent out of Quwo.

There were many people who wanted to kill Shi Xiang, so he couldn't figure it out for a while.Shi Xiang originally thought that at the foot of Qiaoshan Mountain that day, the young man was snatched from Jiang Yu. Maybe Jiang Yu set up a trap for him to drill, but after checking, he couldn't find Jiang Yu and this boy. What does the teenager have to do with it.The young people are all dead, and they can't ask questions.

Until the concubine who went with him to buy slaves accidentally said a word:

"Speaking of which, that young man is stupid enough. He has a good skin, and he looks a bit like His Royal Highness Jin Hou. He is so loved by the master. If he can always serve the master wholeheartedly, how can the master treat him harshly? It’s always indispensable, I really don’t know what he thinks.”

These words suddenly awakened Shi Xiang.

——In the whole world, the only people who know that he covets Ji Mengming are him and Ji Mengming himself, and there is no third person.

It's not accidental that the boy looks like this, someone deliberately sent him to his side and assassinated him!

And who that person is, there is no doubt.

As for what kind of role Jiang Yu played in it, Shi Xiang didn't think it was necessary to go into details.Even if Jiang Yu was really helping Ji Mengming, he still had a way to make Jiang Yu change his position.

On the third day after Shi Xiang was injured, he went to the post house.

"Master Shi's invitation?"

"Yes."

Jiang Yu took the post from Gongsun Ke, on which it clearly stated that Lord Suiyang was invited to visit the mansion, and the signature was clearly written with the word Shi Xiang.Shi Xiangren doesn't look very good, but his handwriting is quite beautiful.

After scanning the long-winded article on the invitation card, Jiang Yu closed the invitation card and raised his eyes lightly: "At this juncture, Shi Xiang took the initiative to invite me. I don't know what kind of heart he is at ease."

Gongsun Ke said: "Could it be that Shi Xiang is suspicious of you, my lord, and wants to test you? If so, I'm afraid it's not safe to go here."

"It doesn't matter," Jiang Yu said, "No matter how bold Shi Xiang is, he won't attack me in his house."

"My lord is going?" Gongsun Ke asked.

"Go, why don't you go?" Jiang Yu smiled, turned to look at Qi Ranming who was still holding a jade carving, his voice was subconsciously soft and full of emotion, and asked, "You can go with me .”

Qi Ranming slipped his hand, unable to control his inner strength, and smashed the jade directly.

Jiang Yu couldn't help laughing, took the broken jade from his hand, put it together, looked at it for a long time but couldn't see what he was carving, and asked curiously: "What are you carving, after several days of carving gone."

Qi Ranming asked: "Look at what I carved?"

Jiang Yu identified it carefully, and tentatively said, "Dog? Bear? Or..."

Qi Ranming snatched the broken jade, and replied: "Neither!" Looking down at the things he carved on the jade, the more they looked, the more they looked different, and he felt a little depressed.He has never engraved anything by himself. He saw that other people did it easily, but he realized that it is really not easy.It feels like the hands are not their own.

Jiang Yu rubbed his nose, thinking that this carver is perfect.

"Then you carve in the post house, and I will ask Gongsun Ke to accompany me."

"No, I'll go with you." Qi Ranming put down the jade and said, "I'm worried about the Hongmen Banquet hosted by Shi Xiang."

Gongsun Ke lowered his eyes to look at his toes, he almost didn't see the two people in front of him.Since when did the adults of his family become so careless about business, and go to do other things while talking? ? ?

"Okay." Jiang Yu smiled, and turned around to tell Gongsun Ke, "As for you, stay here. If Yingxi has any news, let me know when I come back."

"Besides," Jiang Yu said, "Go and pick some good-quality jade back."

With Qi Ranming's carving method, no amount of jade is enough.

"Yes." Gongsun Ke responded with a bow.

When Jiang Yu and Qi Ranming arrived at Shifu in a carriage, Shi Xiang, dragging his seriously injured body, came to greet him at the door.This really flattered Jiang Yu, after all, Shi Xiang's attitude towards Jiang Yu, except for the day when he was begging for the boy, had always been contemptuous.Zhao Di and Jiang Yu have a good relationship, so he will fight against Zhao Di and Jiang Yu.

From the moment he entered the door, Qi Ranming looked around unabashedly, taking a panoramic view of the furnishings and layout of the Shifu, the rotation of the guards, and whether there was anyone hiding in the dark.

Shi Xiang didn't care too much, it seemed that he was really frank and generous.

In the inner room, Shi Xiang invited Jiang Yu to sit down, chatted with Jiang Yu without saying a word, chatted about the customs of Quwo, how Jicheng was different from here, aimlessly.After chatting a few more words, Shi Xiang's body became a little weak, and he covered his lips and coughed in pain in a low voice.

Shi Xiang was seriously injured, although he managed to get out of bed, but his complexion was still not very good, a little gray, his lips were pale.To say a word, you have to take a breath, and you don't have enough breath.I'm afraid it will take a while to recover.

For this reason, Jiang Yu thoughtfully said: "Master Shi is not feeling well. If you have something to say, it's okay to say it. After you finish speaking, Master Shi can go to rest."

Shi Xiang coughed twice more, then stepped back and looked at Qi Ranming hesitantly.

Jiang Yu said: "My lord, let's talk."

Shi Xiang nodded slightly, and then said in a low voice: "I think Suiyang Jun also heard about Shi being stabbed."

"Yes," Jiang Yu replied, "The whole of Quwo has known about this matter, and Jiang Yu lived in the post house, so he also heard about it. Only when I saw it today did I know that the rumors were true."

"Jiang really didn't expect that the young man looked so weak, but he was so cruel. Fortunately, Mr. Shi was lucky enough to prevent the thief from succeeding. However, if you survive a catastrophe, you will have good luck in the future. After this catastrophe, you will be blessed with good luck in the future .” Jiang Yu said.

Shi Xiang looked at Jiang Yu's expression, saw that he looked ignorant, and asked slowly: "I don't know if Lord Sui Yang knows, but why did that young man want to assassinate me?"

Jiang Yu frowned slightly: "Marquis Jin and Your Excellency have been investigating this matter severely recently, but have there been any results?"

Shi Xiang shook his head: "No, the real culprit behind it is hidden very deeply. When my people went, the other party had already gone to the building, and nothing could be traced out. However, the only thing that can be confirmed is that this matter is definitely not the boy One person."

Jiang Yu said: "Your Excellency is saying that someone deliberately sent the boy into Lord Shi's residence to assassinate His Excellency?"

Jiang Yu pretended to be confused, and Shi Xiang couldn't tell whether what he said was true or not, so he asked again: "Does Sui Yang know that the young man looks like a person?"

"Like a person?" Jiang Yu didn't take it seriously, "Beauties are always similar. Besides, there are many people who look alike in the world. What does it mean to be like a person? Back then, the boy was disheveled and had injuries on his body. Jiang really didn't see it."

"No," Shi Xiang said, "the person he resembles is not an ordinary person—"

"Who is it?"

Seeing that Jiang Yu really didn't know, Shi Xiang didn't continue to talk when he reached this point, and he didn't want to make it known that he coveted Ji Mengming.Of course, the fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better.

"...It's nothing, since Lord Suiyang doesn't think so, then Shi must have misread it." Shi Xiang said, "Actually, Shi invited Lord Suiyang today for another matter."

Facing Jiang Yu's gaze, Shi Xiang said, "Last spring, Lord Suiyang also came to Quwo. He also stayed in the posthouse at that time, but he was assassinated by an assassin the night he first came. Lord Suiyang also came to Quwo. I'm sure you won't forget about it."

"Remember." Jiang Yu said, "However, the matter has been settled. His Royal Highness Jinhou and Master Shi have found out the real culprit for Jiang. It is the spy of Qi State hidden in the Sun Moon Pavilion."

"Qi Guo's secret work?" Shi Xiang laughed lowly, and couldn't help coughing again, coughing white sweat on his forehead, Shi Xiang took a sip of tea before he regained his strength, and continued, "Sui Yang Do you really think so?"

Jiang Yu: "Isn't it? Master Shi knows who the real culprit is?"

In fact, Jiang Yu didn't even think about it. There were only a few people who could do this, but he couldn't find a reasonable motive to assassinate him.

Facing Jiang Yu's gaze, Shi Xiang slightly bent his lips, with a slightly strange smile on his face, and said a startling sentence: "——It's my King of Jin, His Highness Marquis of Jin."

Jiang Yu and Qi Ranming frowned at Shi Xiang's words, and they looked at each other, somewhat incomprehensible.

Jiang Yu asked: "Master Shi said so, presumably there is some evidence."

Shi Xiang said: "This is natural."

When Shi Xiang said this, he stood up with the support of the chair, called his confidant in, and asked his confidant to fetch a secret letter.Shi Xiang handed the secret letter to Jiang Yu and said, "Please read it, Mr. Suiyang."

Jiang Yu took the secret letter and unfolded it. The content of the secret letter was short and there were not many words. The handwriting was undoubtedly Ji Mengming's. Jiang Yu had seen his handwriting.The general content is that Ji Mengming asked Shi Xiang not to tell the story of him arranging someone to assassinate Jiang Yu. He wanted to put the blame on Zhao Di and join forces with Shi Xiang to weaken Zhao Di.

"At that time, the assassination had already happened. His Highness handed over the case to Shi for investigation in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, but secretly, His Highness gave Shi such a secret letter. Shi didn't dare to disobey the king's will, so he had to Agree, this is how the Highness later identified Zhao Di."

After reading the secret letter, Jiang Yu returned the secret letter to Shi Xiang, looked at Qi Ranming, and also saw confusion in Qi Ranming's eyes.

Jiang Yu flicked his sleeves, lowered his eyebrows, and smiled slightly: "Even though the secret letter is true, Jiang doesn't understand why His Royal Highness Marquis of Jin would do this."

"Last year, Jiang was ordered by the emperor to celebrate the birthday of the Marquis of Jin. At the beginning of diplomatic relations between the two countries, if he killed me, would it be of any benefit to the Marquis of Jin?"

Shi Xiang smiled, as if the winning ticket was in his hands, and said softly: "It's reasonable for Lord Suiyang to have such doubts. But what Shi can tell Lord Suiyang is that our monarch is not a wise one."

Jiang Yu looked at Shi Xiang and didn't answer.

Shi Xiang continued: "Although Shi is a courtier and shouldn't talk about the right and wrong of the emperor, but facing the current situation of Jin and the situation of the world, Shi has to say something."

"Shi doesn't know if Lord Suiyang was responsible for Shi's injury, but if so, Shi wants to say that it is not wise for Lord Suiyang to choose His Highness."