The Agricultural Tycoon of the Red House

The ambush guards waited until it was getting late, and then got the news that Jia Lian had temporarily diverted to Xiaoling Village.Zhu Yuan, the leader of the guards, couldn't make up his mind for a while, he was afraid that Jia Lian would turn around and come back here, and he was also afraid that he would go back to Beijing directly from Xiaolingzhuang and miss the good time to kill him outside Beijing.

Everyone asked him for advice, but he didn't dare to decide on such a big matter, so he sent someone back to the prince, and asked someone to wait at the same place first, and he himself went out on the other side, leading four people to Xiaoling Zhuang investigates the situation.Zhu Yuan wanted to see if Jia Lian knew about it, so he temporarily changed his route.As for where to do it, everything will have to wait for news from the prince.

The courtyard of Xiaoling Village is located in Xiaoling Village, a very large village with hundreds of households.So to see where Jia Lian stayed, he had to enter the village first.

When it was time for dinner, the whole village was busy and happy, and the sound of gongs and drums could be heard in the distance, as if to welcome Jia Lian's arrival.

Zhu Yuan changed into coarse cloth clothes, and specially brought a cloth bag, pretending to visit relatives.Like ordinary people, he followed the villagers towards Zhuangzi with a smile, asking questions along the way.

"Brother, what are you all doing with such a small cloth bag?"

"In order to bless the newborn eldest son, the Duke of the country needs to collect food from hundreds of families. A small bag of food can be exchanged for a tael of silver." The old man smiled and lifted the brown cloth bag in his hand, which was only as big as a palm, "Just These can be exchanged for a tael of silver, which is enough for our average family to spend for half a year. Exchanging this is like giving money for free. Anyone who is unwilling will fight to grab it! Hurry up and get some food, and go to exchange it, too. It would be a fool not to take advantage of it!"

"Okay, okay!" Zhu Yun nodded with a smile, but he still didn't let go, and continued to hold the old man, "No, why did I hear that the fire in Xiaozaozhuang had killed the Duke, why would he be in the mood to accept it now? this?"

"I heard that your accent is also from the capital, but you don't know it? It was fine before, why is it on fire now?"

Zhu Yuan: "Ah, yes, why?"

"The Taoist priest of Xuanzhen Temple is also the uncle of our country's father-in-law. He said that he had added a child to his family and moved to a new house, but he didn't pay homage to the land, which made the old man angry. It would take a hundred Only by sincerely paying homage to the family food can it be solved, so that it can not only save blessings for the children, but also remove bad luck for ourselves. If our father-in-law wants to get food, he will naturally come to our Xiaolingzhuang, what to do in Xiaozaozhuang!"

The old man showed an expression of 'you are too ignorant', threw away Zhu Yuan and ran forward in a hurry, fearing that others would preempt him, and he would lose the chance instead.

Zhu Yuan was relieved when he heard this, and turned around and arranged four subordinates to continue to monitor Jia Lian in Xiaolingzhuang.On the other hand, he rode his horse towards the direction of the capital to meet up with the messenger, but on the way he unexpectedly bumped into his own master.

If it wasn't for the subordinate who sent the message just now to intercept him, Zhu Yuan would not have dared to admit that the carriage in front of him was his master.The side of the carriage was old and peeled off, the coarse cloth of the enclosure was still stained with oil, and the ruts made creaking noises when they rolled, which made people feel agitated.The most important thing is that the carts are not pulled by horses, but by two donkeys, which are wobbly and can't get up to speed at all.

Zhu Yuan dismounted to meet Shui Rong, but he immediately stopped him and asked him to get on the carriage.

There was a faint musty smell in the carriage, and when Zhu Yuan came in, he saw the immaculate prince in ivory white robe sitting there calmly, feeling admiration spontaneously in his heart.

Shui Rong kept his eyes closed and rested his mind. When he felt Zhu Yuan's figure approaching him, he raised his eyes and signaled him to sit down beside him.

Zhu Yuan obeyed his orders, but he didn't dare to sit dead, his buttocks just touched the edge, and his body remained bowed.

"My lord, how could you come out in such a car, this, this girl has wronged you so much."

"Create big things, don't care about small details." Shui Rong turned his eyes to look at him coldly, "Riding in this kind of car can deceive people's eyes and ears."

Zhu Yuan scratched his head and thought about it, it was indeed so. If Jia Lian really died outside Beijing, if someone mentioned that the King of Beijing happened to be outside Beijing at that time, there would definitely be doubts.After all, the two are famous rivals in the court, and they don't fight each other.

"That's right, that's right, how could I forget about it?"

"I've heard about the matter, how did you go to Xiaolingzhuang to investigate?" Shui Rong asked with a vigilant expression.

Zhu Yuan hurriedly told Shui Rong everything he saw and heard.

After Shui Rong listened quietly, he didn't say anything for a while, and suddenly told the coachman to leave quickly and return to Beijing!

It was already dark at this time, and the gates of the city were closed.If it weren't for dignitaries with special tokens, no one would be able to enter the capital at this time.With his status as the county king, Shui Rong can actually enter with a token, but at this moment he cannot reveal his identity.

"My lord, what happened?"

"There is fraud in this." Shui Rong said coldly.

Zhu Yuan wondered: "Is there a fraud? Where is the fraud?"

"What a coincidence! You were ambushing in Kabaling, so he went to Xiaoling Village." The exact place was wrong, and Shui Rong couldn't tell. He couldn't get evidence, but he felt uneasy in his heart, so there must be something wrong.

"My lord, could it be that you are worrying too much? We set fire to Xiaozaozhuang, so we thought that the place where he would go out of Beijing must be. But in fact, he just wanted to go to Xiaolingzhuang? Zhen Guogong is really smart. , but smart people also get confused sometimes, so Jia Jing is also a Jinshi, and now he is not blindly making alchemy and medicine? His subordinates heard that Zhen Guogong kissed him with his cousin, otherwise he would not do it for the sake of it. He built such a big alchemy factory."

"Alchemy? Isn't that the place to refine medicine for the farmland? Why is it called an alchemy in your mouth?"

"My subordinates have heard about it a long time ago. In fact, Lord Zhen and his cousin secretly concocted alchemy under the guise of medicine in order to seek immortality."

"Immortal?" Shui Rong's eyes widened slightly, he was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed, "I never thought that Jia Lian would still dream of immortality."

"Thinking that he has gained a lot of power, wealth, fame and wealth, he has a wife and children and he is complete. What is missing now? The only thing he lacks is immortality. The subordinates feel that it is really reasonable for him to ask for this."

Shui Rong rested his chin on his hands and muttered.

"My lord, shall we still make a move?" Zhu Yuan saw that Shui Rong still didn't say a word, thinking that he disagreed with his idea, and quickly followed the lord's wishes, "It's not sure, the lord always said he was very smart, maybe he All this is done to give us a false shot, and once we have set the trap, we will just wait for us to drill in. My lord, this has to be guarded against!"

"I expected it a long time ago, let me tell you." Shui Rong frowned, "I'm afraid we are overthinking. He simply left Beijing. If he misses this good opportunity, it will be difficult to tell next time."

He is at a disadvantage now, and Jia Lian is so favored, the situation is unpredictable, let him go today, and he may die tomorrow.

"If he had expected it, he should have stayed behind to ambush us in Kabaling. Why bother to go to Xiaoling Village?" Zhu Yuan analyzed.

Shui Rong thought about it for the same reason, and immediately asked Zhu Yuan to go to Kabaling to check the situation, "Remember to be careful, if something happens, come back immediately, don't expose yourself. I will wait for you at the old place."

Zhu Yuan nodded, got out of the carriage, and galloped away.

Shui Rong wandered to Meicao Village in a donkey cart.The village is at the foot of the mountain, not too far from the official road, and there are trails leading to everywhere on all sides.It is said to be a village, but in fact there are only five families in total. For the convenience of calling, Shui Rong gave it a name.The village is full of people arranged by Shui Rong himself, so he travels here by car on weekdays, and no one makes any noise.

The water-soluble donkey cart was parked in front of the thatched house at the east end of the village, which was his exclusive house.It looks desolate on the outside, but after entering, it will not be like a winter. It cannot be called luxurious, but it must be elegant, famous calligraphy and paintings, and precious ornaments are indispensable.

Shui Rong sat still, his brows were tightly knit, and it was difficult to calm down.

"My lord, the housekeeper has delivered a message."

The subordinate hurriedly presented an arrow with a paper scroll tied on the body of the arrow.This is the method of emergency communication by Shui Rong's subordinates. After the guards of the city gate give the signal, they shoot arrows out of the city wall, and then the people outside the city wall take over the news.In this case, it is generally only used when there is an unexpected accident in Beijing and it is not easy to spread the news to the outside world.

So far, water soluble has only been used this time.

Shui Rong unfolded the letter, read it carefully, then angrily crumpled the letter up and threw it on the ground.

Take a shortcut from Kabaling, not far from Meicao Village.

As soon as Zhu Yuan entered the door and saw this posture, he hurriedly asked Shui Rong: "My lord, what's the matter?"

"The housekeeper sent a letter saying that four comprador wives from the county palace had gone out today and didn't come back after dark. Some people also saw Liu's biological mother, who was invited by Jiang Zining's people into the town government's mansion."

Liu's?Zhu Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that the prince seemed to have a beauty surnamed Liu who had "fallen into the water" and no one was there.

"He is indeed collecting evidence and wants to kill me." A Liu family is nothing, and Shui Rong can resist it.But Jia Lian will never let it go, he is afraid that after he uncovers one, he will uncover other Zhang, Wang, Liu, Qian, etc. one after another.

At that time, the emperor will definitely scold him that his death is not a pity, and ten empress dowagers will not be able to save his life.

"My lord, I just have good news. There is nothing wrong with Kabaling. The brothers are all well. The subordinates have ordered them to retreat to the standby location." Zhu Yuanhui reported.

"Very good, don't tell them where I'm hiding now." Shui Rong felt it was necessary to be cautious.

Today he has no second chance to choose.Taking advantage of Jia Lian's convenience outside Beijing, he should have a good time playing with him.

Zhu Yuan expressed his understanding and vowed: "My lord, this subordinate will take people to wash Xiaoling Village with blood."

"Confused! The bandits hijacked the car and killed a few people by mistake. It's easy to explain. As long as there are no witnesses and a little disguise, it will be fine. But if you lead people to kill Xiaoling Village, you can kill all the servants and tenants." Is it over? If you can’t kill them all, they are all witnesses, and they will kill us if we turn around. This matter can’t be too big, attracting the emperor’s attention, and we can’t end it at all. Don’t be impulsive, but outsmart.”

Shui Rong thought for a moment, walked to the bookshelf, and put a box on the table.After the box is opened, there are colorful bottles inside.

Shui Rong took out a red porcelain bottle and put it in front of Zhu Yuan, "This is a secret poison made in the south. It kills people invisible and dies like a sudden heart attack. Even the silver needles can't detect the problem, so it's not easy to expose. You send someone tonight Infiltrate into Xiaolingzhuang, and take the medicine in while he is having breakfast tomorrow."

"It's not easy to attract people's attention if we send a woman to the kitchen." Zhu Yuan rubbed his chin and pondered.

Shui Rong thinks the same, but the people they bring are all men, and they are all tall and big, and they are not suitable for pretending to be women.Shui Rong suddenly remembered that there was a woman in Meicao Village, so he called the steward in charge to ask.

"My lord, we have Aunt Qi here, who worked in the palace for four years, and then came here with me. She is an honest person, and there will be no problem. She happened to be with Liu Fushun, the deputy manager of Xiaolingzhuang, a while ago. My daughter-in-law has met, and although she is not a close friend, she can still talk, so it is appropriate for her to handle this matter."

Shui Rong nodded, met Mrs. Qi in person, tried to seduce her with words, and deceived her that there was only sweat medicine in the bottle, and he just wanted Jia Lian to make a fool of himself, and then took the opportunity to get back his treasure.

Shui Rong has a three-inch tongue, and when he speaks, he is gentle and smiles, making him amiable.Aunt Qi was stupefied for a moment, and nodded her head to express her willingness to go through fire and water for the prince.

"It's very easy. You can leave as soon as you get your stuff. You don't need to stay. Afterwards, I will reward you with three thousand silver coins. If you are afraid of staying in the capital, I can also arrange for you to leave the capital. After all, as long as there are things It's done, you are the benefactor of this king, and this king will respond to your requests." Shui Rong said with a warm smile.

Aunt Qi hurriedly nodded and said yes, knelt down to Shui Rong Zhimen and kowtowed to thank Shui Rong, and was urged to go.

Shui Rong was very satisfied with the candidate, and was only waiting for the good news the next day.

The next day, early in the morning, the water-soluble donkey cart drove to the capital.On the way, I heard the news from the person Zhu Yuan beat, saying that he was dead.Shui Rong sat in the donkey cart and couldn't help laughing.

Until the gate of the east city gate, he laughed so hard that his mouth was sour, and then he closed his mouth, waiting to go back home today and have a good time playing.A few days ago, he was passing by to make trouble, and happened to see a beautiful girl.I was not in the mood to enjoy it before, so today is a good time to celebrate.

The donkey cart slowly entered, and Shui Rong was still imagining how shocked the people in the capital would be if they heard the news of Jia Lian's sudden death...

After sitting steadily in the carriage for a long time, Shui Rong suddenly realized that the carriage was not moving.No matter how many people enter the city, they should move forward little by little.

"What's going on?" Shui Rong shouted to the driver in front in displeasure.

no respond.

Shui Rong listened carefully with his ears upright, and suddenly found that the originally noisy surroundings had become quiet.Feeling vaguely wrong, suddenly a dangling white gun tip came in.

Shui Rong was taken aback for a moment, and at the same time, the tip of the gun was lifted up, and the car curtain was lifted.

Jiang Zining tilted his head on purpose, and smiled meanly at Shui Rong.Immediately, a golden object appeared in his hand, which was a gold medal bestowed by the emperor.

"Here is the gold medal, as if the holy driver came in person! Come, take King Beijing to the prison of Shuntian Mansion!"