A Clash of Gods - Chapter 932

[Chapter 922 Shen Liangqiu]

Gulin City is located on the coast of the East China Sea, only 30 miles away from where the East China Sea Marines are stationed.

Although the East Sea Division has the intention of deterring the East China Sea, under normal circumstances, the military will never easily interfere in local government affairs on the bright side. After all, military interference in internal affairs has always been a taboo.

But the tiger is on the side, so Gulin City has always been stable as usual, at least on the surface, there is a lot of traffic and people come and go.

Before Kuaiji County was divided into two parts, Gulin City was just a small town on the seashore. After Donghai County was established, Gulin City was set up as a prefectural city, which was then repaired and expanded. In the city, but overall, Gulin City can only be regarded as a medium-sized ancient city, with a population of less than 200,000.

When Qi Ning and his party entered the city, it was already evening. After entering the city, Mrs. Tian had to split up.

There are chambers of commerce all over the place, and in order to promote trade exchanges in various places, the chambers of commerce have also set up guild halls to accommodate the merchants who come and go. Mrs. Tian is regarded as the number one person in the Beijing Pharmaceutical Chamber of Commerce, and has a famous post from the Pharmaceutical Chamber of Commerce, and went to the East China Sea. , The East China Sea Chamber of Commerce naturally takes more care of it.

Qi Ning dispatched two people to escort Mrs. Tian to the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce, while he was non-stop, leading his men to the East China Sea Master Governor’s Mansion.

The East Sea Mariner is stationed in the east of Gulin City, but there is a Governor’s Mansion in Gulin City. During a month, Tantai Zhilin, the commander of the Navy, also lives in the Governor’s Mansion for several days, while Tantai Zhilin’s Family members also live here.

As soon as he approached the Governor’s Mansion, Qi Ning felt that the atmosphere was really unusual. Although it seemed that there were only a few guards guarding the gate of the Governor’s Mansion, there were many men in hardcover coming and going around the Governor’s Mansion. The people guarded nearby, but they were afraid that they would provoke criticism if they went to war, so they disguised themselves as guards around the Governor’s Mansion.

As soon as Qi Ning got off the carriage, Wu Dalin had already stepped forward to announce the arrival of Jinyihou. The guards at the gate did not dare to delay, and immediately entered the mansion to report. After seeing him for a moment, a person hurriedly came out from the inside, with a dark gray armor, He did not wear a helmet, and the armor at the shoulders and elbows was carved with fish scale-like armor pieces, which looked like a navy general.

This man is over forty years old. Because he is on the beach all the year round, his complexion has a healthy bronze color, his temperament is calm, and his eyebrows are large. When he looks young, he must be a handsome man. Although he is in armor, he looks elegant. Like a Confucian general.

The man glanced at him, saw Qi Ning, took two steps forward, knelt down on one knee, and said respectfully, “Shen Liangqiu, deputy general of the Donghai Division of the humble general, pay tribute to Hou Ye!”

Qi Ning was startled, thinking that this person was Shen Liangqiu.

Before Qi Ning came to the East China Sea, Tantai Huang, the Marquis of the Golden Sword, mentioned this person on purpose. This person and Tantai Zhilin are sworn brothers and have deep roots with the Tantai family. They can be regarded as loyal to the Tantai family. After Tai Zhilin committed suicide, Shen Liangqiu immediately blocked the news, and then sent someone to Beijing to report the news quickly.

“General Shen, please get up.” Qi Ning stepped forward to help him up, and said straight to the point: “According to the emperor’s will, I have been entrusted by the old marquis of the golden knife to deal with the affairs of the governor.”

Shen Liangqiu raised his hand and said: “Master Hou entered the room to speak. He also ordered: “Come here, the brothers in Beijing have worked hard all the way, take them to dinner first.

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Someone immediately led Qi Ning’s soldiers to dinner, but Qi Ning did not stop him, but left a few officials of the Punishment Department and asked Wu Dalin to lead the soldiers to settle down first.

Then Shen Liangqiu led Qi Ning and the others into the lobby, and after they were seated, Shen Liangqiu clapped his hands and said: “The Marquis naturally knows that the sudden death of the Great Governor was caught by surprise. , and it has not been disclosed.”

“General Shen, you said that the Governor was killed?” Wei Yujiang and the others all changed their faces and were shocked. Although the group followed Qi Ning from the capital, Qi Ning kept his words strictly and did not reveal a single bit about Tantai. The news of Zhi Lin’s suicide was said by Shen Liangqiu, and Wei Yujiang and others were all shocked.

Some people have even stood up abruptly.

When Shen Liangqiu saw the situation, he knew that Qi Ning had blocked the news, and there was a hint of admiration between his brows.

Qi Ning raised his arm, motioned everyone not to speak for now, looked at Shen Liangqiu and asked, “General Shen, this marquis heard the news from the old marquis, but what is the specific situation, I would like you to elaborate. “Raising his hand, he said, “These are all able-bodied people selected from the Ministry of Punishment to cooperate with this marquis to investigate this case. The specific details should be clear.”

Shen Liangqiu nodded and said: “It should be like this.” His expression was solemn, but the whole person was still calm, and he pondered a little before saying: “Today is the eighth day of the eighth lunar month, the general’s accident is on the twenty-ninth day of the seventh lunar month, and it will only be ten days until today. .”

Qi Ning nodded slightly, but at this time an official of the Ministry of Punishment who accompanied him had already sat at the table and prepared a pen and paper to record what Shen Liangqiu said.

“The Governor is always at the military camp, sharing weal and woe with the soldiers.” Shen Liangqiu said, “But the family is here, and the Governor just had a son half a year ago. Every month, I will take a few days to come back and spend a few days with the young master.”

Qi Ning thought that the Tantai family was really low-key to the extreme. Tantai Zhilin added a son. Logically speaking, it was a big deal. I had never heard of it, and the Tantai family had never held a wedding banquet. If they hadn’t come to the East China Sea, I wouldn’t have known that the Tantai family had added a new member.

“The Governor’s wife and the young master?”

“Madam is heartbroken.” Shen Liangqiu’s brows knitted together: “Madam and the governor have a very deep relationship, and the governor was killed suddenly, how can the lady accept it? It’s impossible to get a drop of rice for a few days. Live, and let people persuade me that even though the Great Governor is gone, the young master is still there.” With a wry smile, he shook his head and said, “Madam thought about the young son, and it took only two days to ease up.”

“Can I see Madam when I look back?” Qi Ning asked.

Shen Liangqiu hesitated for a moment before saying, “The poor general will go and ask the madam first. If the madam agrees, then the Marquis will be more considerate.”

“I understand.” Qi Ning nodded and asked again, “Was General Shen in the city when the incident happened?”

Shen Liangqiu shook his head and said, “Although the humble general and the great governor will enter the city every month, they will never return to the city at the same time. We must leave one person on the side of the navy to ensure safety.”

“I see.” Qi Ning came to understand that Tantai Zhilin and Shen Liangqiu were the two pillars of the navy. In order to prevent the navy from having an abnormal situation, it was indeed an appropriate method to keep one person in the barracks at all times.

“The general estimated that there should be people arriving in Beijing in the next two days, so I rushed back to the city yesterday afternoon.” Shen Liangqiu explained: “But you can’t delay in the city for too long.”

“The death of the Great Governor will make people panic.” Qi Ning nodded and said, “The imperial court is indeed worried that the East China Sea will suddenly change due to the passing of the Great Governor.”

Shen Liangqiu also nodded and said, “Although the news of the death of the Great Governor is blocked, the humble generals are indeed worried that there will be accidents, so the navy has imposed a curfew. Fortunately, the Governor has always been strict in military discipline, and it was often the case at the beginning, so in a short period of time, it will not arouse suspicion.”

“General Shen received the news that night?” Qi Ning asked.

Shen Liangqiu nodded and said, “Exactly. At night, someone from the Governor’s Mansion came over and summoned the humble general to come over!”

Wei Yujiang asked, “General Shen, forgive me for asking, who was going to inform you that night?”

“General Manager Hou.” Shen Liangqiu explained: “General Manager Hou is an old man in the Golden Sabre Mansion, and he was also the first group of people who followed the old Hou Ye when he followed Emperor Taizu back then.”

“It turned out to be an old hero.” Qi Ning nodded slightly. At this time, someone had already served tea, and Shen Liangqiu ordered: “Please come over, Mr. Hou.” The servant agreed and retreated.

“General Shen continues.” Qi Ning picked up the teacup and blew the foam, but he didn’t drink the tea.

Shen Liangqiu nodded and pondered for a while before saying: “Bei General still remembers that when the head of Yehou found him overnight, and he watched his old man run to the barracks in the middle of the night, he guessed that something big might happen, and asked what it was, Hou. But the general manager only said that it was the Governor General who was summoned by an urgent matter, so he must return to the city quickly.” His expression was solemn, but his fists were clenched: “At that time, the humble general did not think that it was the Governor General himself that had an accident, he just thought it was something else important, so Get back to the city immediately.”

The official of the Ministry of Punishment has been writing it down on paper, meticulously. Since he knew that this case actually involved Tantai Zhilin, he knew that this was a big case, and he dared to be sloppy in the slightest.

“Back to the city, I went straight to the Governor’s Mansion.” Shen Liangqiu recalled: “It should have been about three quarters of the time. The Hou Zongguan arrived at the barracks when he was near Zishi. We have already arrived at the Governor’s Mansion before.”

“How was the situation at the time?” Qi Ning asked.

Shen Liangqiu shook his head and said: “After the general came back, he was not taken to the study immediately. Manager Hou led the general to the East Courtyard, where the governor and his wife lived. At that time, the general only thought it was the command of the Grand Governor, and did not dare to disobey, so he passed.”

“General Shen met his wife first?” Qi Ning asked.

Shen Liangqiu nodded and said, “That’s right. At that time, the madam was completely at a loss, and the humble general was greatly surprised. When the madam saw the lowly general, the first sentence was that the governor had committed suicide!” He tried his best to remain calm, but at this moment, his eyes were slightly red, he took a deep breath, clenched both fists, and his eyes became very cold.

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