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Chapter 57: Poison Scholar Jia Xu

Ao Lie left the Guard Mansion, and not far away with Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and others, they came to Cai Mansion together. They replaced Ye Xingyi, put them all together and burned them all, and then collected iconic weapons such as hand crossbows. In this way, even if someone suspected Ao Lie, there was no evidence.

At the same time, the general's mansion was in trouble. It was unhappy to be woken up in the middle of the night, not to mention that after being woken up, he had to accept the bad news that his biological brother was killed. He Jin was only wearing a small suit and furious in the room. The rare antiques placed in the room were like valuable pieces of soil on the roadside, and were smashed one by one by one by He Jin.

He Jin was like crazy, and while waving his anger while yelling: "Who is it? Who killed a second brother? Don't let someone know who you are, otherwise, no matter what background you have, someone will definitely tear you into pieces!!! It's so angry that I am!!!"

The maid on the side, the servant was so scared that he was silent by He Jin's crazy look, for fear that He Jin would be angry if he accidentally did not take his anger. They lowered their heads one by one, and didn't even dare to breathe.

At this time, a middle-aged scholar walked into the room and looked at the furious He Jin, but it was inconvenient to speak, so he stood beside him with his head down.

Seeing this middle-aged scholar come in, He Jincai slightly suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a deep voice: "Wenhe, have you ever discovered who assassinated my brother?" It turned out that the person who came was Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe, known as the poisonous man! At this time, Jia Xu served as the military Sima under He Jin's account.

Jia Xu smiled and bent down and handed over a crossbow arrow, saying, "Please look at the general, this is the only clue left on the scene." He Jin picked up the crossbow arrow and looked at it, then shouted angrily: "This is not just a small arrow, what's so strange about it?"

Jia Xu said calmly: "The shocked army, the government army in the court, whether it is the eight-department lieutenant army in Xiyuan or the imperial guards, are equipped with big yellow crossbows, and the crossbow arrows used are a little longer than this one. Therefore, the subordinates concluded that the person who assassinated the general of the chariot and cavalry was not the one in Luoyang City."

"Oh?" He Jin listened to Jia Xu's analysis and felt that this was indeed the case, so he suppressed a lot of irritability in his heart and asked, "Who do you think it would be?" Jia Xu pondered for a while and said slowly, "I have come to Luoyang City recently and have a deep hatred with the Wei family. He has the ability to kill 86 members of the Wei family overnight and have crossbow arrows... Please think carefully about who has such strength?" Jia Xu is worthy of being a poisonous soldier. With a simple analysis, he basically locked the target. Moreover, Jia Xu is deeply aware of Mingzhe's self-protection essence. He only said seven points and let He Jin think about it himself. He not only gave He Jin an explanation, but also could not lose He Jin's face, so that He Jin could easily guess who the murderer was based on his own reasoning.

"So it's him! Humph, can he think he can do whatever he wants with the title of a prince?" He Jin had obviously guessed that it was Ao Lie who did it.

Jia Xu pinched his beard and said softly: "I am shocked, I have something to say, I don't know whether it should be said or not."

After He Jin knew who the murderer was, he transferred all his anger to Ao Lie, so he calmed down his tone to Jia Xu: "Wenhe, but it's okay."

Jia Xu organized a speech in his heart and then said: "In the current form, the general's main enemy is still the eunuch led by Zhang Rang, so he thought that the general should temporarily be young and put the murderer aside for the time being, and the power to deal with the eunuch party to make great plans."

Listening to Jia Xu's words, He Jin said angrily: "What are you talking about? My brother was assassinated, and he had such a bloody hatred. How could he ignore the guy and let that guy go to justice? I have decided, you don't have to say anything more."

Jia Xu didn't say anything when he heard this, bent down and saluted, "Everything is decided by the general, and the subordinates will retire."

After leaving the room, Jia Xu looked up at the night sky and sighed secretly: Oh, such a arrogant and unbearable person can get into the position of a general. I should find a way to escape as soon as possible, so as not to be dragged down by the butcher in the future. As for Ao Huwei, who is young but dares to be a hero in the future, will be a hero in the future.

The next day, the news of the death of the Wei family and the general He Miao of chariots spread wildly, and the city was filled with storms. Of course, many ordinary people applauded. Wei Zhen relied on He Jin's power to bully good people, and countless women who had been ruined by him were even more ruined. Therefore, as soon as Wei Zhen died, the people ran happily and told each other, and almost celebrated with firecrackers. As for those young men of the aristocratic families who were usually similar to Wei Zhen, they were worried and did not dare to leave the mansion for a second, for fear that the head on their necks would disappear.

Ao Lie looked like nothing happened, and he was still the same as usual. He came to Beigong where Liu Xie lived early in the morning and began to explain the Spring and Autumn Period to Liu Xie.

In the Deyang Hall of the Imperial Palace, General He Jin was indignantly proclaimed: "The emperor said, the eighty-six people in the Wei family were killed last night, and my brother, General He Miao, also died in the Wei Mansion. After a night of investigation, I have found evidence to prove that the tragedy last night was caused by General Huwei and Ao Lie, the Marquis of Zhongyi. I also asked the emperor to uphold justice!"

"Oh? There is such a thing? Will the general be wrong?" Liu Hong said with some doubt. In his tone, there was a faint meaning of expelling Ao Lie. He didn't want his favored emperor nephew to be involved in such a thing. Besides, what if Ao Lie did? What's the big deal about my emperor nephew killing a few people? If He Miao hadn't died, Liu Hong wouldn't even bother with this matter.

Unfortunately, a rough man like He Jin, how could he understand the meaning of Liu Hong's words? Even if he understands it, he may pretend not to understand it.

He Jin said loudly: "Please issue an edict to let Ao Huwei confront you. The evidence I will give you later will definitely leave him speechless!"

Standing behind Liu Hong, Zhang Rang was afraid that Liu Hong would be soft-hearted, so he fooled the matter. So he came to Liu Hong and whispered: "There is a truth in his body that is not a slight shadow. Why not let Ao Huwei go to the palace to confront the general?" In terms of Ao Lie's point of view, He Jin and Zhang Rang had the first consensus in their lives.

On the side of the civil minister, the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei had been beating his son Yuan Shu these days, and promised to find an opportunity to save face for Yuan Shu and teach Ao Lie a lesson. Seeing such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he immediately came out to report: "Master, as far as the old minister knows, Ao Huwei is indeed disagreeing with Wei Zhen, the eldest son of Wei family. The two even fought in the Phoenix Tower yesterday. Many people saw this with their own eyes. In order to make the matter come to light, they also asked the Majesty to summon Ao Huwei to the palace and make a clear argument with the general."

Seeing that He Jin, who was a party of foreign relatives, Zhang Rang, an eunuch, or even Yuan Wei, who was loyal to him, all suggested summoning Ao Lie to the palace, Liu Hong had no choice but to regret that he had been too ridiculous before, so that his power was lost. Otherwise, how could these people dare to be so rude?

In desperation, Liu Hong had to ask Zhang Rang: "Where is the nephew Ao Lie now?" Zhang Rang quickly replied: "I am studying Chunqiu at Professor Chen Liu of Beigong." He reached out and rubbed his forehead. Liu Hong said helplessly: "Then let the nephew Ao Lie come to the hall." Zhang Rang replied in a low voice, and then asked the guards to go to Beigong to take Ao Lie to Deyang Hall.

Not long after, Ao Lie walked into Deyang Hall with his head held high and said, "My nephew Ao Lie, please see the emperor."

Before Liu Hong could speak, He Jin stepped beside Ao Lie, and saw that Ao Lie's eyes could almost burst into flames: "Ao Huwei! Ao Junhou! Prefect Ao! You are so brave! You dare to commit murder in Luoyang City and harm the entire Wei family of eighty-six! What should you blame?"

Ao Lie's incident last night would leak sooner or later, but he didn't expect He Jin to come to him so soon. Obviously, there was a master behind He Jin's back. However, Ao Lie's face was not afraid, and he asked back with neither humility nor arrogant words: "Oh? Since the general said that he was the murderer, I don't know any evidence?"

He Jin took out a crossbow arrow from his sleeve and handed it to Ao Lie. He asked sternly: "I guess you look familiar with this crossbow arrow, right?"

He recognized that it was the crossbow shot from his own crossbow, but Ao Lie's face was silent, and he didn't even move the corners of his eyes. He said calmly: "Is this the evidence of the general? Is this the murderer just by relying on this crossbow arrow? Haha, it's really ridiculous. Is there a name on this crossbow arrow? Who saw that this crossbow arrow was shot out by someone? Everyone in the world knows that a certain person is good at bows and arrows, not crossbow arrows, so the emperor gave it to the Qiankun treasure carving bow. If the general insisted that this crossbow arrow was shot out by someone, it would be a bias, right?"

He Jin was a butcher who had never learned a few words, so how could he be the eloquent opponent of Ao Lie? After Ao Lie asked this, he was speechless for a moment, so he had to copy Jia Xu's original words: "The crossbow arrows used by the Imperial Army and the Eight Divisions of Xiyuan are all big yellow crossbows, which are three inches longer than this crossbow arrow. Except for these armies, the one who is most likely to have crossbow arrows in Luoyang City today is your Ao Huwei!"

Ao Lie laughed: "It turns out that the evidence that General He said is all the conclusions you have drawn through speculation! Luoyang is the capital of my Han Dynasty, with famous families gathered in it. Which one has no diners or private soldiers? Why do you say that this crossbow arrow belongs to a certain subordinate? Also, as a general, you actually doubt the royal guards and the eight divisions of Xiyuan. Are you questioning the priest in disguise? How dare you ask the general what he meant?"

After being retorted by Ao Lie, He Jin's cold sweat immediately fell down and knelt on the ground and said, "The Lord clearly sees that I have no intention of being unjust, and I am very loyal to the Lord!"

Liu Hong looked at He Jin with a cold face and said coldly: "He Jin, as a general, you have not figured out what happened yet, so you ran to the hall to slander my emperor nephew, and even suspected my Imperial Guard and other troops. Do you know your crime?!"

He Jin kowtowed repeatedly, hitting the floor of the hall Peng Peng: "I know that I am guilty of the crime. I lost my mind because of the grief of losing my brother, so I didn't investigate for a while and almost misunderstood General Huwei. I hope the emperor will ask the emperor for his kindness."

Seeing He Jin's appearance, Liu Hong couldn't help feeling soft. No matter what, He Jin was the brother of his beloved concubine after all, and he couldn't embarrass him too much. So he said in a deep voice: "Forget it, let's forget about this matter, no one is allowed to mention it in the future. Let's retreat."

Seeing that Liu Hong let He Jin go easily, Ao Lie couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Although his uncle, the emperor, was determined to rectify the court, his ears were too soft and he was easily deceived. In comparison, Liu Xie was stronger than his father.

Walking out of Deyang Palace, Ao Lie came to Beigong again. Seeing Liu Xie waiting for him at the door. When he saw him coming, Liu Xie hurried over and asked, "Brother, how about it? I'm fine? I just sent someone to inquire. The hateful He Jin dared to slander the prince. It's really a crime. Unfortunately, my father was too soft-hearted and let him go so easily."

Ao Lie smiled and said, "I'm fine, I'm worried you."

After the two entered the room, Ao Lie asked with a smile: "By the way, do you know what staff He Jin has around him? What He Jin said in the hall today is not as if he had thought of it."

Liu Xie tilted his head and thought for a while, then suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "I remember that there is a middle-aged adviser beside He Jin, who seems to be named Jia Xu, whose courtesy name is Wenhe. I heard that others call him a poisonous warrior."

It turned out to be him! No wonder, it was possible to easily analyze the process of the matter based on a crossbow arrow. This is not something that anyone can do. I am afraid that only this poisonous man Jia Xu in Luoyang City can do it.

With a mysterious smile on his face, Ao Lie said to Liu Xie softly: "Tell you a secret. In fact, He Miao and the eighty-six members of the Wei family were all killed by someone."

Liu Xie's little mouth immediately turned into an "O" shape, then he woke up, pretended to be nothing, picked up a book of Chunqiu and said, "I didn't hear anything, let's finish today's homework as soon as possible."

Ao Lie smiled and scolded: "A man is a big man!" Then he began to explain the Spring and Autumn Period to Liu Xie.

The sun slanted in the air, shining on the cousins ​​with the warm sunshine, looks warm and harmonious.
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