After taking Jiang Tu's souvenir, Chen Guanlou returned to the office and called Qian Fugui. "Go to Jiang Mansion and tell the housekeeper of Jiang Mansion that half of it will be converted into antiques and calligraphy and paintings. Do you know our rules? The market price is 30% to 50% off, and it must not be higher than this price." Qian Fugui nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely handle this little thing." "This is not a small matter. Since you have received the money, you must do your work with your heart. Tell the housekeeper of Jiang Mansion that antiques and calligraphy and paintings are used as gifts and to help his master to run relationships. Therefore, it is best to take fine products. Don't use street goods to perfunctory people. It doesn't matter if you perfunctory me, but if you perfunctory the person who can decide Jiang Tu's life and death, the Jiang Mansion will be finished." "Do you really want to help Jiang Tu run relationships?" Qian Fugui didn't understand and was very confused. "Do you think that Jiang Tu, as a traitor, does not deserve to live and should die?" "Shouldn't he die?" "He deserves to die. But don't forget that nine out of ten of the things he did were in accordance with the orders of the late emperor. The people who really deserve to die are already lying in their coffins." "But Jiang Tu is a traitor, and the late emperor is already dead, so what reason does he have to continue living?" This makes sense.
Chen Guanlou didn't know how to refute for a moment. He thought for a while, "We are just jailers, and we do things for money. As for whether he should die or not, it will be decided by the three judicial officials and the emperor. If the emperor wants him to die, let alone 20,000, even if he is 200,000, he will not survive. If the emperor wants him to live, he can live without 20,000, but only 2,000." "Sir, I still think this matter..." Qian Fugui hesitated. Chen Guanlou patted his shoulder, "I know you have a burden in your heart. If it really doesn't work, I'll let Xiao Jin go on this trip." "No, I can do it. I know that the main purpose of your doing this is to blackmail Jiang Tu and get money from the treacherous ministers. It's better to benefit us than to benefit the treacherous ministers." "That's right. It's better to benefit ourselves than to benefit those bastards. Just think of him as the God of Wealth. We found an excuse to take money out of his pocket. As for whether the matter can be done, it's not our concern." Qian Fugui took the job and went to Jiang Mansion to get the money. Just in case, he also made an appointment with someone to appreciate antiques in advance. Chen Guanlou was drinking tea. He got the news from Doctor Mu that Monk Liaochen of Wuxiang Temple was the master. It must be true that the religious bandits caused chaos in the palace. It is doubtful that the religious bandits poisoned the emperor and the empress! If the religious bandits really have such great ability, they can be beaten by the court for many years and dare not show up, and only dare to be rats in the gutter? He had a small guess in his heart, could the mysterious boss Qi be a member of the religious bandits? The religious bandits need loyal believers, capable subordinates, and a stable source of income. Kidnapping seems to fully meet these three requirements. Kidnapping children, keeping them for training, brainwashing them into loyal believers, the most capable subordinates, and having a stable source of income. Poisoning is also in line with the style of the religious bandits? This explanation can explain why Madam Pan refused to reveal the true identity of Boss Qi until her death, and repeatedly emphasized that he should not provoke Boss Qi. The power behind Boss Qi is very powerful and difficult to estimate. And the religious bandit Zhang Daohe, who risked showing up and was willing to expose his background to kidnap Wang Qiren, the former son-in-law, from the depths of the Tianlao. What is the use of Wang Qiren? Familiar with Emperor Taixing, familiar with the palace, and even familiar with some old eunuchs who are not dead. The altar explosion case, Emperor Taixing was unconscious and died of poisoning... It seems that everything is connected.
However, there is a key point that does not make sense. Why did the religious bandits take the risk to kill Emperor Taixing? What is the meaning and purpose of doing so? Just to kill people? At present, the power of the court is concentrated on dealing with the two groups of rebels in the north and south, and the religious bandits have been far away from the court's sight. Unless... The religious bandits cooperated with the rebels. To be precise, the religious bandits cooperated with the rebel King Chu. Is it easier to deal with the cunning Emperor Taixing, or to deal with a new emperor who has just succeeded to the throne and has not yet sat firmly on the throne? Obviously, it must be the latter. The transition from the old to the new and the turmoil in the court are enough for the rebels to take this opportunity to catch their breath. In the season of lean season, there is a shortage of food. The whole world is short of food and is waiting for the summer grain to be stored before fighting again. The court can allocate food from other places to the front line. Where can the rebel King Chu get food? He can only get food from the government warehouse. How to do it? Take advantage of the chaos! Take advantage of the death of the emperor in the court, the delay in selecting the new emperor, and the unrest in the world to get food. Of course, this is all his personal speculation. There is another possibility that the religious bandits in the palace were used by someone, by a prince hiding in the dark. It is also possible that they were used by a radical official. After all, some people are looking forward to the death of the emperor every day, and they are determined to change the world and make the world of Dagan change again. He had to suspect Zhao Mingqiao. This lunatic representative, the leader of the radical organization, he really did blow up the altar and poison the emperor. That night, Chen Guanlou went to Zhao's house. Zhao Mingqiao had just sent away a guest, a guest whose identity was a mystery, and he was also a warrior. Chen Guanlou suddenly appeared, obviously startling the other party. "When did you come?" "Was the altar explosion done by religious bandits?" Chen Guanlou asked directly. Zhao Mingqiao was obviously stunned, "How should I know. The three judicial departments have just started the investigation of the explosion, and no news has been received yet." "You should know something." Chen Guanlou asked casually. Zhao Mingqiao shook his head and denied it, "I know nothing. If I knew in advance that someone was going to blow up the altar, I would definitely warn them." Chen Guanlou did not comment and nodded casually, "So, you are innocent." "Of course I am innocent."
"I thought you wanted the old emperor to die, sincerely." "I really want him to die, but I will never let him die in such an extreme way. I remember everything you said at the beginning. I am a benchmark, a role model, and a pioneer. I must set rules and set an example for the people below, and I can't let the team go to extremes." Chen Guanlou couldn't tell whether what he said was true or false for a while, and his intuition stopped at this moment. "Do you really believe that it was the religious bandits who poisoned the old emperor?" "The ancestor said that the religious bandits did it, so it must be the religious bandits who did it." Zhao Mingqiao emphasized the word "ancestor". "Have you seen the ancestor?" "I have seen him once." "What did he look like?" "Sorry, I can't remember it at all. The ancestor doesn't seem to want anyone to remember what he looks like. Anyone who has seen him can't remember what he looks like afterwards. I only remember that he seems very gentle." "Gentle?" Chen Guanlou was a little surprised. A master, giving people a gentle feeling, but no one can remember his appearance. This style of behavior is a little bit split. Being able to erase everyone's impression of his appearance, it is obvious that the ancestor is not a gentle person. Instead, he seems to be decisive and cruel.