Chapter Fifty-Four
Zhu Li was the first to shake his head and said, "Impossible! Wei is also a famous family in Kuaiji, how could he fall into doing such a thing?"
There is no necessary connection between famous families and doing bad things, but most of the current clans cherish their feathers and will not easily commit crimes, nor will they do evil deeds such as plundering people. From the perspective of probability, it is indeed lower than the chances of committing crimes than ordinary people.
But the probability is low, which does not mean it is impossible!
Zhu Zhi pondered: "I often have contacts with the Wei family. Whether it is the current sect leader, the General Wei Wenxuan of the Central Army, or the Huangmen Minister Wei Wenyao, they are all humble and gentlemen with outstanding character. With these two people upholding their family style, it is really hard to imagine that the children of the disciples would do such a conscience!"
"The Wei surname is a big surname in Yangzhou. In addition to Kuaiji County, Linhai, Wuxing and Xin'an and other counties, including Yongjia County where my Muslim guards, there are also branches of the Wei surname living in it. Perhaps the person mentioned by the thief... is related to these places?"
"Is it related? Just check it out! There are many people with the surname Wei, but there should not be many people who are involved with the gang card at the same time. The combination of the two can determine who is the real mastermind behind the scenes!"
Zhu Zhi stood up and didn't want to delay, saying, "If the truth is revealed, we must start with this card. I will immediately rush back to Fuchun. Third brother can stay in Qiantang for a while, and it will not be too late to wait until Lingbo has a good health before returning!"
"Uncle Zhu Si, wait!"
Gu Yun hesitated for a moment, and his handsome face as fair as jade became gloomy and terrifying, and said, "I seem to know who the horn is..."
"Hmm? What?"
Zhu Zhi stopped and looked at Gu Yun in surprise. His calm eyes suddenly rippled, and countless thunderstorms were contained in an instant, and he said, "Please say it with a good nephew!"
"Before I entered the officialdom, I studied at Mr. Yue Song from Kuaiji County for a long time and met Wei Huan. I walked around the mountain and chatted on a moonlit night. I accidentally talked about the natural visions from ancient times to the present. He said something that if I hadn't seen the Jiaoduan today and involved the Wei surname, I would have almost forgotten."
"Wei Huan, Wei Wenxuan's third son?"
Gu Yun was briefly lost, as if he had fallen into the beautiful memories of his past study time. He woke up when he heard Zhu Zhi's voice and said, "Yes, Wei Jia Sanlang, he told me that his eighth brother Wei Du was born with a heavy rain, and the entire Kuaiji county was flooded. What's more strange is that during pregnancy, Wei Du dreamed of horn dove around him and making a roar like a cow. Many elders in the clan thought that this dream was unknown and never promoted this strange thing to the outside world. When Wei Huan and others were young, they often bullied Wei Du, privately called him Chunniu. Later, they gradually grew older. The leader of the Wei clan strictly prohibited the use of this insulting title. Except for the Wei clan members, they are rarely known to the outside world."
In ancient times, there was a custom of sending cold winter and welcoming the New Year. "The Zhou Li? Yue Ling" says that "cattle are unearthed to send cold air". The local cows here are also called spring oxes. They drove to the city gate in spring and called on scholars to watch. The superiors whip three times with a whip, which contains the beautiful meaning of persuading farming.
But the aristocratic family was called a cattle and a spring bull that was beaten every year, so they didn't feel beautiful at all. It was more than an insult to Wei Du, and it could be regarded as mentally destructive. He was not sociable since childhood, had a strange temper, and had a very bad relationship with his brothers in his family, which was probably related to this.
"Wei Du?"
The three of them were all shocked. Zhu Li just said that the possibility of the Wei family was not very high, and he was unable to speak for a moment. He was not afraid of the power of the Wei family. The four surnames of Kuaiji, Kong He and Yu Wei were of course also prominent families, but they were still inferior to the four surnames of Wu County.
"I haven't heard of it. Isn't it Wei Wenxuan's legitimate son?" Zhu Rui frowned and searched his mind, but couldn't find any impression of the name.
"Wei Du is the son of Wei Wenyuan, the Marquis of Guanzhong, and is not very talented. Not to mention in Jiangzuo, he is also an unknown person in the Wei clan." Zhu Zhi had a river in his belly, and even an unknown descendant of the Wei clan could speak casually. Zhu Li knew the depth of this fourth brother best and was not surprised, saying, "Marquis of Guanzhong? Is Wei Wenyuan the madman who claims to be the same as Zhuangzi?"
"Yes, Wei Wenyuan has never read books. Once, he read Zhuangzi with a good manners. He put it down after reading a foot of the book and said, "It's not unsatisfactory." This is a joke in Kuaiji!"
To put it bluntly, it means "it is exactly the same as mine". Lao Zhuangzi's metaphysics flourished in the Chu State, but no one dared to compare himself with Lao Zhuang. It would be fine if Wei Wenyuan didn't study and was arrogant. No wonder he was ridiculed. As for the title of Guanzhong Marquis, he was only under the title of Guanzhong Marquis, without real power, and no salary, so he has never been valued. He probably wanted to make a name for himself because he wanted to make a name for himself, but he was backfired. It was pitiful and lamentable.
Zhu Zhi sat down slowly and said, "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Biography of Xianbei" records that animals are different from China, wild horses, raw sheep, and horned cows. Although horned beasts are spiritual beasts, they have always been considered to be alien races. The Hu people are as strong as cows, ugly as they are despised by the Han people. The Wei family is very secretive about this, which is understandable. But... Since Wei Du was tired of horned, why did he use it to make a card as a token of communication?"
"What else can't be done to commit evil deeds to plunder the good man?" Zhu Rui said with great hatred, "I'll go to Kuaiji and take Wei Du's head!"
"Don't be impulsive!" Zhu Zhi frowned and said, "We cannot confirm Wei Du's charge based on the evidence in our hands. If you really make a fuss, you will become ignorant!"
"The fourth brother is saying a serious and stern word. If the thief had not died yesterday, we can make a long-term plan. But now people have become dead and will soon be heard in Wei Du's ears. If he destroys the evidence, disbands the thieves, and buried or transports the good people who plundered everywhere, and takes them away, it is even more impossible to confirm his crime."
Zhu Lijiu was appointed as the prefect and also served as the general of Jianwu. He took the horse to control the army and dismounted the horse to control the people. His perspective on the problem was very different from that of Zhu Zhi, who was mostly a counselor of the emperor, said: "Ziyu's approach seems rude, but it implies the unexpected miracle of military strategists. Without evidence, he went to Wei Du to search for the fields and houses in the county and other courtyards in the mountain stream. If he did such a big thing, he would definitely have documents and books to deal with. I don't believe that he had the means of reaching the sky, and he would not have any flaws?"
"But now it's not certain that Wei Du is the mastermind behind the scenes. If he gets the wrong person, it's hard for Wei to explain..."
"Fourth brother, you and I know in our hearts that how could such a coincidence happen? Wei Du, a silver card, and a pregnancy dream at the corner, must not be able to escape!" Zhu Zhi pointed to the core of the problem and said: "With the card in hand, Wei Du's biological mother's pregnancy dream is not a secret thing that no one knows. It takes some time to find out. Wei Du probably thought that he also had time to arrange his way out. Fortunately, Nephew Gu reminded that we have taken the lead and we should not lose the first move. He would rather take some risks. At worst, I would like to apologize to Wei Wenxuan afterwards!"
Zhu Zhi is good at planning, but he is negligent in making decisions. Besides, what Zhu Zhi said makes sense. He no longer sticks to his own opinions and said: "Even if you want to attack Wei Du, you cannot be openly stubborn. It is best to tempt him and quietly question him. In this way, you can attack and retreat or defend, and you will not completely tear your face with Wei!"
"Okay, do what you said!" Zhu Zhi said resolutely: "Ziyu and I will go back with you. Wei Du may have a master. Ling Bo... She can't work hard on a boat. Please ask Nephew Gu to take care of her first. When the Kuaiji business is over, we will pick her up."
Although Zhu Gu is two surnames, he is actually one. Gu Yun, like Zhu Rui, is his son and nephew, so there is no need to say anything more to thank him. Gu Yun just slapped his chest to make a promise and said, "Don't worry, the third uncle and the fourth uncle, Ling Bo will definitely raise him a fat and fat person in me. In a while, I will give you a girl with bright eyes!"
"By the way, you will apologize to Xu You on my behalf. The situation is urgent, so I won't visit him anymore. I will come to Qiantang again in the future to thank him!"
"Okay, my nephew has written it down!"
Early the next morning, I saw Zhu and others away. Gu Yun did not return to the yamen and went directly to Jingyuan in the west city. Xu You greeted the main entrance and smiled and said, "The Ming Mansion is here, and the turquoise house is shining!"
"Okay, you guys!"
Gu Yun beat Xu You's chest and said, "It made a lot of noise, but he swung his hands and hid in the house to become a living god, so that others could be busy outside!"
Xiaoquan punched his chest? Thanks to my chest muscles, Xu You whispered, took Gu Yun's hand and walked into the yard, saying, "I am accused Qimin, but I can't help much. Why, did the Zhu family go to investigate the body yesterday?"
Gu Yun was afraid that Xu You would be too concerned and said, "It's not that I can't trust you. Uncle Zhu wants to find the other person's origin from the corpse..."
"Has found it?"
"A silver plaque was found, engraved with a horn-end spirit beast..."
Gu Yun said the story in advance, and Xu You showed a look of surprise appropriately and said, "Wei Du? Is the Wei family's son who gave Yuanyang Jinglu by the West Lake to Du Jingzhi?"
"It's him!"
Xu You sneered: "No wonder, the good women who were tortured to death by Du Jingzhi were actually toys given to him by Wei Du. It seems that the collusion between the two is deeper than you and I imagined!"
"ah?"
Last night, I only had to consider whether Wei Du was the mastermind behind the fishing village thieves, but I didn't expect this level. Gu Yun said angrily: "I deserve to die for ten thousand times, and I deserve to die for ten thousand times!"
"Damn it, it's enough to die once!"
Xu You narrowed his eyes and whispered: "What do Zhu's plan to do?"
"First arrest Wei Du quietly and interrogate secretly. If you can find evidence, then show up with Wei!"
"Be brave and resourceful, decisive and decisive!" Xu You praised a few words and said, "I still think that Zhu is scruples and cannot seize the opportunity to take action first. Unexpectedly... Ha, it's amazing!"
After passing the second entrance, his eyes suddenly became clear. Gu Yun looked around. This was the first time he came. Seeing that he had a wonderful interest around him, he sighed: "If I had known that the merchant's house could be so elegant, I would have bought it before Wei!"
"You are a person in the career and have moved to various places. I don't know what to do tomorrow. If you buy a house for every place you work, I'm afraid that the whole world will be my family in the future!"
Gu Yun laughed and said, "How can a gentleman take away what he likes? I won't fight you, don't be nervous!"
When he arrived in the room, he served tea with tea and stood by his side. Gu Yun knew that she was Xu You's confidant and did not avoid talking. He smiled and said, "Uncle Zhu San was going to visit you in person. In order to deal with Wei Du's affairs, he could only leave first. I would like to thank him. I hope you can forgive me!"
"General Zhu is too polite. The important thing is important! However, this case may not be the only one Wei Du involved..."
Gu Yun looked surprised and said, "Why did Weizhi say this?"
Chapter completed!