Chapter 162: Attracting Snakes
"Are there any fierce bandits in Jiangcheng now?" He asked out of the blue. Even though Ye San was extremely smart, he didn't understand what he meant at first. He asked in surprise, "What does your highness mean?"
"I'm going to Jiangzhou. Find me a good excuse."
Ye San stared, "The court is currently plagued by internal troubles, and you have no legitimate reason to do so. I'm afraid the emperor will reject your request."
"So I need you, my group of think tanks, to come up with a plausible solution for me. I need to show the emperor that I am helping the country and helping it solve its problems, and I also need to ensure that I can travel to Jiangzhou smoothly."
It is easy to know but difficult to do.
Ye San broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this and knelt down in front of him with a plop. "Your Highness, Jiangzhou and the border town have been places of war since ancient times. If you go there alone, you will be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth. You should think twice before you act."
He won't take these as a daunting task.
"She's here!" With just two casual words, Ye San understood what was going on. "I'll go find someone to discuss this with."
On the other side, Gu Feixue has settled down nearby.
After some inquiries, I found out that the reason the local officials arrested Gu Tingchuan was because he had killed someone.
And he killed an entire family.
The family was buried, and with their death, everything was settled.
She also pretended to be a gossipy woman and went to inquire, and soon the news came back.
It turned out that the family that was killed was from "Green Locust Tree Village" in Jiangzhou. All the people were killed and the perpetrator was quickly captured. No one knew whether the perpetrator was trying to steal money or simply to kill people.
Gu Feixue sighed. His brother was an upright gentleman.
He would never kill anyone!
But who can I turn to for reason?
She soon arrived at the green locust tree.
The victim's neighbors described the shocking scene to Gu Feixue. She felt that something was even more wrong when she heard it. It was very likely that her brother had witnessed the murder of the family or saw some suspicious people approaching the family.
But he had no idea that his brother, who hated evil so much, was captured as the murderer.
At this moment, Gu Feixue wished she could go to the scene to open the coffin and perform an autopsy, but she still held back.
Bao Hongcai's family.
Zheng Cheng had returned from outside, looking exhausted and bowing down.
"What's wrong?" Bao Hongcai, who was playing with the iron ball, looked back at Zheng Cheng.
"The Master suggested that we set up defenses at the execution ground today. If we can capture the Gu family, he will not only reward us handsomely but will also help us get rid of Bao Xinji, the thorn in our side."
Zheng Cheng is in charge of this matter.
Half a month ago, Yuchi She's people contacted Bao Hongcai.
After investigating the history, he quickly analyzed the hostile relationship between Gu Feixue and them, so he asked Prime Minister Wei to contact Bao Hongcai.
Bao Hongcai was a profit-seeking businessman, so he immediately rushed to investigate.
Gu Tingchuan was an outstanding person in the army, and it was easy to investigate such a swaggering character.
Soon, everything was investigated clearly.
Therefore, the previous murders were arranged in advance, making it easy to capture Gu Tingchuan.
Although Gu Tingchuan has changed his name to Gu Xiaoshan, some people still recognize him.
The captured Gu Tingchuan remained steadfast and unyielding despite being beaten. He neither signed a statement admitting that he was the murderer nor revealed the whereabouts of his younger sister and family members.
This makes people even more anxious.
Since Prime Minister Wei was far away in the capital, he could only control the matter remotely.
In fact, he didn't want to get involved too much.
Once your identity is leaked, there will be endless troubles.
Prime Minister Wei never leaked a single cent, and his subordinates called him "Master".
Everyone regarded his orders as the golden rule. As for Bao Hongcai, to be honest, since he had frequent contact with the "Master", he gradually gained a lot of support.
Those who went against him disappeared inexplicably.
He got a lot of gold, silver and jewelry. Based on this, the extremely smart Bao Hongcai knew that this man had connections and was more willing to cooperate with him.
"This time, the master gave this number. As long as we catch one, we will get this much reward." While speaking, Zheng Cheng kept flipping his palms.
Bao Hongcai nodded.
The news of Gu Tingchuan's execution has been released.
The location was at Caishikou, and the prefect of Jiangzhou, Qin Wuyu, was personally in charge of the execution.
People can come and watch the entire execution process.
On that day, not only the prisoner Gu Tingchuan was to be killed, but also his accomplice Rong Qi.
After Rong Qi was arrested, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He never thought that even a veteran wheelwright like him would make a mistake.
The time is three quarters past noon.
Before the action, Qin Wuyu and others had arrived at Caishikou.
On the platform, all the dignitaries arrived as scheduled, and everyone discussed this heinous case.
"The Ma Yazi family is truly pitiful. They're in the leather business and are struggling every day. And yet, this treacherous thief, Gu Tingchuan, went out to steal in the middle of the night and then murdered someone after being seen. It's truly outrageous."
"Yeah, it's crazy."
Another person said.
Someone continued, "Gu Tingchuan is a true martial artist, very powerful. We lost quite a few men trying to capture him."
"Kill this thief today."
Everyone was filled with anger.
But the public disagreed.
A young man had already stepped forward and said, "Sir, Sir Qin, this Gu Tingchuan dealt with the plague in Liangcheng before. I was in Liangcheng at that time. I think he is a gentleman. He was the one who funded my return home after leaving Liangcheng. How could such a person be a killer?"
"Yes, sir, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding about this matter?" One person brought up the topic, and the other adults soon started nagging.
Qin Wuyu sighed, "I understand what you all feel. We all share the same feelings, but the evidence is irrefutable. If you want to prove that Gu Tingchuan is a good person, please just show us the evidence."
This left everyone speechless.
Qin Wuyu continued, "Besides, whatever good things we did before were in the past. People's hearts always change, don't they?"
Immediately, someone escorted the two people out.
Although Gu Feixue was quite far away, she could still clearly identify the outlines of the two people. The tall and handsome man on the left was her brother Gu Tingchuan.
The one on the right who is slightly lower is Rong Qi.
Both of them wore white bags on their heads and orders on their backs.
In the sunlight, the circled word "kill" is particularly eye-catching.
Gu Feixue was secretly anxious, but she couldn't get close.
The crowd of spectators was huge and everyone was making a lot of noise.
At this moment, a group of beggars also squeezed into the crowd, "Please be kind, please be kind, I haven't had a drop of water for three days, I am dying, please give some money to the poor people, good people will be rewarded."
A few skinny beggars approached, holding wooden sticks and broken bowls.
When everyone saw that it was a beggar coming, some avoided him and some pushed him.
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