The truth is no longer important. What matters is who gained what and who lost what.
According to the deal between Xu Shiqing and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the fact that Song Zhihe was killed by him on the official ship was already known to everyone, and the story of Song San being beheaded in the Huai River was even compiled into a storybook.
The Jinyiwei had already obtained the account books and immediately revealed their identities. Their leader held official positions and could directly investigate the case if ordered by the emperor. Thus, the recent case of Miss Wen stealing salt and fleeing abroad suddenly became a case of corrupt officials in Suzhou and Hangzhou, using fraudulent means to fill the gaps and resell official salt.
Folk tales are exaggerated and fanciful, mixing truth and falsehood together, and the fabricated stories are actually pieced together to create a complete and plausible story.
Liu Wu Yu was released, and the verdict given was that he really had no motive and no time to get involved in Wen Cairou's affairs.
To put it another way, when Song Zhihe was revealed to have an employment relationship with the Jiangnan prefect, and the crimes he committed in recent years with the help of his power had caused the victims to travel thousands of miles to the Suzhou and Hangzhou government offices to report the crime, causing public outcry, it seemed natural that the brother of the Flower Sword Immortal who killed the other party would have the goodwill and trust of the people.
The Sword Immortal's junior brother is also a good person. There are many people who hold this idea.
What's more, it was Liu Wuyu's first time in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and he was a playboy by nature. Apart from the martial arts competition to win a wife, he spent most of his time visiting brothels, and there were witnesses to all these things.
As for why these people did not stand up before, that is a very interesting thing.
What’s interesting is that Wen Zhao’s reputation became extremely subtle in an instant.
It's hard to tell whether his critics genuinely suspect him of collusion between officials and businessmen, a cold-blooded hero, or simply envy his twenty-plus years of success. Those who believe in him, it's unclear whether they remember the generous support provided by Miss Wen and the Wen family over the years, or are reluctant to tear down the statue of Wen Zhao they've built in their hearts over the years.
Stories are enduring memories. People use them to project their own imaginations onto a person, gilding them and making them into immortals. But once that person exhibits behavior beyond their imagination, the very act that elevated them to the top is the same as the act that dethroned them.
Some people are unwilling to admit their mistakes and do not want to admit the bad ending of the story, so they wishfully deny everything they see.
But it doesn't matter what they think. The truth and right and wrong of the matter will be revealed under the pen of the Jinyiwei.
The fact is, Wen Cairou, as a subordinate of the Jinyiwei for many years, took advantage of her identity and, after discovering that her family had py transactions with officials in Jiangnan, resolutely lurked among them. With the help of Han Chengyu, a disciple of Qianmian Yulang, she investigated and collected evidence, and finally stole one of the key pieces of evidence of corruption throughout Jiangnan. She displayed them one by one together with the cases and clues that the Jinyiwei had secretly investigated here over the years, and finally wrote a preface to this corruption case that caused turmoil in the officialdom of Jiangnan.
Due to Wen Cairou's performance, the imperial court confiscated the Wen family's assets and considered sentencing Wen Zhao to three years of hard labor, after which he was free.
On the day Liu Wuyu was released from prison, He Wengu was the one who went to pick him up. The younger apprentice brother had a calm and composed expression, a bit slovenly, but clearly well-cared for and not in a state of disarray.
As soon as he shone into the sun, the first thing he asked was, "Where is my senior brother?"
He Wengu's face darkened: "That dog-skin plaster rolled him south."
Liu Wuyu: “…”
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During the Jinyiwei operation, Xu Shiqing and Xie Chongyue were not idle in Suzhou and Hangzhou.
The two great masters who were famous in the martial arts world were deeply surprised by the number of Jinyiwei in the streets. This indicated that the highest authority in the court had realized the problems in Jiangnan very early, otherwise he would never have taken control of the situation with such a thundering force and caught these officials off guard.
"I thought it was just Suhang." Xu Shiqing pressed the tip of his tongue against the cake crumbs stuck to his teeth. "It turned out to be a real disturbance that shook the entire Qi and Zhou dynasties."
"The emperor has great ambitions." Xie Chongyue poured a cup of tea and pushed it over. It was warm and cool, just the right amount to relieve the greasiness. "...News should have come from the capital by now."
Liu Xiangsheng must have heard the rumors long before he went to the capital. It seemed the court was well aware of the situation in Jiangnan and had long been eager to take action. Xu Shiqing had no complaints about his master's silence; he had always been averse to meddling in political matters. Furthermore, the sheer scope of the Jiangnan case meant it wasn't appropriate to share the details with too many people initially.
But it's still a little strange.
Xu Shiqing frowned slightly, he always felt that something was wrong.
It only takes a week for letters to travel between Suzhou and Hangzhou and Kyoto. But even if Xu Shiqing took half a month to travel from Bianjing to Suzhou and Hangzhou, it would not be impossible for Liu Xiangsheng and his men to not deliver a single letter.
What's more, it has been another half a month since he arrived in Suzhou and Hangzhou.
With this bad premonition, the leader of the Jinyiwei who had previously made an appointment with them asked someone to invite them to go.
Bad news came from the capital.
Jianmen was suspected of being involved in Jiangnan's corruption, and Jianmen leader Liu Xiangsheng committed suicide to prove his "innocence".
The leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard said that this was the news received yesterday.
This means that this incident has happened for at least a week.
"Your junior brother will be released in two days." The leader said with a hint of pity, "As for that fourth-rank assistant, he should be fine."
Xu Shiqing managed to calm down after hearing this news. His mind told him that Liu Xiangsheng would not commit suicide even if he killed someone else, but he couldn't help but feel a surge of panic, and his fingertips were still shaking.
After all, he was his master, not someone else.
Although people in the martial arts world don't often dig into other people's backgrounds, Liu Xiangsheng, the last disciple of one of the five generals, was very famous more than 20 years ago. When he announced that he had accepted an apprentice, many eyes were on Xu Shiqing.
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