Chapter 9 Pingliang Hou at the same time. There are many pleasure boats on the Qinhuai River, among which is a Xiaoxiao Yanyu Tower with bright lights. As the third largest pleasure boat on the Qinhuai River, Xiaoxiao Yanyu Tower is three stories high, more than twenty feet long, and can accommodate hundreds of people. Its exterior is extremely gorgeous with carved railings and painted buildings, while its interior is elegant and magnificent. The overall operation is stable, and walking on it is like walking on flat ground. Unlike other pleasure boats, the owner of Xiaoxiao Yanyu Tower is not a businessman, but a famous general of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, one of the Twenty-Four Generals of Huaixi, and the Marquis of Pingliang Fei Ju. This can also be considered Fei Ju's private residence, and only the nobles from Huaixi are qualified to board the ship. It was late at night, and the sounds of stringed instruments and orchestras were still lingering in the pleasure boat. Fei Ju was sitting in a private room on the third floor, drinking and watching the dance. He tapped the armrests of the chair with his fingers, keeping the beat. Seven dancers were dancing gracefully below the stage, like butterflies fluttering among the flowers. Every turn and leap was full of agility and elegance. Fei Ju smiled and enjoyed the dance leisurely. The two beauties beside him would put peeled lychees to his mouth from time to time.
boom! At this moment, a sudden muffled sound disrupted the rhythm, followed by hurried footsteps. A figure rushed up to the third floor in a hurry, shouting, "Oh no! Something happened! Lao Fei, you have to save me!" The man was in his forties, tall, rough, with muscles like iron. He was Huang Bin, Marquis of Yichun. Fei Ju took a quick glance, as if he had expected it, and waved his hand. The beauties around him and the dancers and musicians in the audience retreated respectfully, and there was no one else on the third floor. "I told you not to touch him, but you hit a snag!" Fei Ju sneered, "Yun Qi has been able to serve the superior for so long, how could he let you take advantage of him! If you can't hold back your anger, then wait for your title to be stripped and your position to be demoted!" "Just a small household, actually..." Huang Bin's face flushed red, and he was furious. He smashed the table with one palm. "He killed Prime Minister Hu in public. Did you know that? Even such a small bastard dared to step on the faces of us Huaixi people to "achieve success". Can you tolerate it? If he doesn't die, where will we put our face? Prime Minister Hu treated us well. If we do nothing, what will others think? Are you heartless? Or are you a coward?" "Ah!" Fei Ju laughed and rolled his eyes: "If that's the case, why are you here?" Huang Bin's face flushed red as he paced back and forth: "Prime Minister Hu was killed by the higher-ups. I'm just afraid..." "Do not worry." Fei Ju didn't care: "As long as you insist that Huang Yunxuan did it privately, this matter will be reduced to a small matter. The superior has no time to deal with you now." Huang Bin was stunned: "What do you mean?" Fei Ju sighed, "Prime Minister Hu has been in power for several years, and the superiors know this very well, but they have only just made a decision today, and even accused him of deceiving the emperor, abusing power, and plotting rebellion. What is the purpose of this?" Huang Bin looked confused. Fei Ju lost interest immediately after seeing his stupidity and shook his head repeatedly: "Forget it, I can't explain it to you clearly. As long as you didn't ask Huang Yunxuan to kill someone by name, the Pacification Bureau can't find any evidence with its mind reading skills. You are just a crime implicated by your adopted son. The higher-ups won't let you be implicated for the sake of our past friendship, but I'm afraid you won't be able to keep your title and official position." Huang Bin's heart suddenly sank: "It's just such a small matter, and..." "This is no small matter." Fei Ju said sternly, "No matter how low the official position of that Zhao is, he is also a Jinyiwei, the emperor's personal army! If you attack him, you will be slapping the emperor in the face. I told you in advance not to do anything, but you insisted on making such a mess. You haven't even killed him yet. You are really more of a hindrance than a help!"
Huang Bin's blood boiled and his face turned even redder. Fei Ju glanced at him and softened his tone: "Don't worry, the country has just been settled. The remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the Western Regions have not been cleared. The Miao and Tubo in the southwest are unstable. The Central Plains are full of strange beasts and civil unrest is everywhere. You and I are still needed to quell the unrest. Your official position and title will be restored in no time. This is why I didn't stop you. I won't let you toss and turn, but you won't give up." Huang Bin finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fei Ju pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Tell me, who did it?" Huang Bin sat down. "There is a second-level snake tamer in Yipintang. He was born in the Miaojiang Five Poison Sect. He breeds black water snakes and practices the hard skill "Black Jade Skill"... Those who are too strong may not be able to get close to him. This snake tamer is not at a high level, but he raises a highly poisonous snake [Double-headed Viper]. He moves as fast as lightning and can kill with one blow. He is the most suitable, but..." Fei Ju said: "Let him kill him?" Huang Bin nodded: "The poisonous snake was killed with one blow, and the snake tamer was seriously injured with one blow." Fei Ju was slightly surprised: "This kid really has some skills!" "Yes." Huang Bin said: "He is only in the first realm, but he seems to be born with supernatural powers like General Chang and Lan Yu! It seems that it was not a fluke that he was able to kill Prime Minister Hu. No wonder Yun Qi showed up in person to treat his injuries." "Not just healing." Fei Ju shook his head and said, "Don't forget, he also performed the "Jinghong Treading Snow Step" on the execution ground. He is as talented as the King of Yan, and he can do it at a glance. Yun Qi would only take action if the superiors value him... Since they value him, they must have given him a way to have the best of both worlds. What method do you think can avoid the hatred of Yipintang and us "Hu Party"?" Speaking of the word "Hu Party", Fei Ju was full of sarcasm. Huang Bin frowned, "What can we do? We dare not move in the capital, but he is out of the capital, the emperor is far away, and there are so many bandits. Who dares not move? Unless we can't find him, he will definitely die!" "Can't find it, can't find it..." Fei Ju pondered, and suddenly a light flashed in his eyes: "Old Huang, do you still remember the "Actor's Treasure Mirror" that the superior found from Chen Youliang during the bloody battle in Poyang Lake?" "remember." Huang Bin said, "This skill was originally Zhao Pusheng's unique skill. Zhao Pusheng relied on it to disguise himself many times to assassinate others. He once defeated General Chang, but Zhao Pusheng was eventually killed by the estrangement. This secret book fell into the hands of Chen Youliang. After the defeat in Poyang Lake, Chen Youliang wanted to use this skill to fish in troubled waters and escape, but he was trapped by the Eight Diagrams before he could act... You mean, the superior gave this book to him? A small centurion?!" Huang Bin was shocked. Fei Ju sneered, "The superior does not allow meritorious officials to form cliques for personal gain. During the time when Prime Minister Hu was in power, who in the court was not his party? But only this person who dared to chop off his head with a knife is definitely not a member of Hu's party! Based on this point, it is reasonable for the superior to give this secret book, and..." Huang Bin asked hurriedly: "And what?" Fei Ju said, "And this is not learned in vain. Right now, there is something that must be done by him. Hua Hanchun of Yipintang risked his life to rescue him, and the Tibetan monk Jin Guangshang came from afar to rob the execution ground. Do you know why?" Huang Bin shook his head. Fei Ju spat out three words: "Tianji Palace." Huang Bin was shocked: "You mean..." Fei Ju said, "Nine years ago, the previous generation of the Demon Sect Tianji Palace was surrounded and divided up by the three forces of the Western Region Fire Worship Sect, the Mobei Wushen Sect, and the Tibetan Snow Mountain Temple at the Yuxu Peak of Kunlun Mountain. The Palace Master Sima Quehun and the seven hall masters were killed, but Sima Quehun's direct disciple Hua Hanchun escaped and joined the army of Hu Xiang, and was saved. The three forces divided up the treasury, but the most important inheritance treasure was missing... Today, Hua Hanchun was able to invite Tibetan Master Jin Guang to risk the world's condemnation to rob the execution ground. What do you think the price will be?" "hiss!" Huang Bin took a deep breath and murmured, "No wonder Prime Minister Hu has reached the fourth level of Confucianism in just a few years and mastered the Confucian "Sincerity Chapter"! His progress is faster than that corrupt scholar Song Lian. It turns out that he relied on the secret treasures and elixirs of the Tianji Palace..." Fei Ju nodded, "That's probably the case. I just figured it out not long ago. Now that Prime Minister Hu is dead, Hua Hanchun might not be able to keep the secret. The Hu Mansion was confiscated a long time ago, but Hua Hanchun has the treasure to ask Master Jin Guang for help. Maybe he has already thought of a way out. A cunning rabbit has three burrows, so it can't hide in the capital. It can only mean that there are treasures left outside... Then, who is more suitable to retrieve it?"
Huang Bin blurted out: "Could it be Zhao Wumian?" Fei Ju said: "He has a clean background. He is the descendant of a censor and has a family in Beijing. Your Majesty does not need to worry about him running away with the treasure and forming a deadly feud with the Hu party. You also do not need to worry about him colluding with the Hu party. He has also learned the "Actor's Treasure Mirror" and can disguise himself and act in secret. He is the best choice!" Huang Bin understood a little: "So..." “This is an opportunity!” Fei Ju sneered: "This is not the war of the past, where you can just act recklessly, charge into battle, and go straight ahead... You must kill people without leaving any traces, understand?" Huang Bin was puzzled: "But if, as you said, he has mastered the "Actor's Treasure Mirror", how can we find him..." Fei Ju said disdainfully: "Zhao Pusheng also knew it, and he was at the fifth level, but he died too, didn't he? Just do the same." Huang Bin suddenly realized: "I see, you are still better, brother, I admire you!" Fei Ju said casually: "If I were you, I would go back home and write a memorial now, and go to the palace to plead guilty tomorrow morning!" Huang Bin gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! I'll go back and write it now." Huang Bin strode away in a hurry. Fei Ju sat alone in a chair admiring the Qinhuai scenery, picked up a glass of wine, and said lightly: "Did you hear everything? Be clean and don't give others a handle like this idiot." "Yes." Someone in the shadows responded and then disappeared. Fei Ju murmured to himself: "How cruel and ungrateful! My future will be difficult..." …… (End of this chapter)