Xia He had a lot of thoughts in his mind.
He was not completely opposed to Gu Qingyi's proposal of dual cultivation.
After all, it would seem foolish to let go of a woman who came to your door easily.
However, Xia He is not the kind of person who is tempted by beauty.
He already has a beautiful wife at home, whose appearance and temperament are no less beautiful than Gu Qingyi, and even better in some aspects.
More importantly, he didn't know the details of Gu Qingyi and Gu Changfeng.
This kind of sudden proposal always made him feel that there might be some unknown calculations hidden behind it.
"This is a bit difficult..."
In order to find out the truth, Xia He went to find Senior Sister Shan Ling and asked for detailed information about the Fire Poison Body.
Senior Sister Shan Ling put down the book in her hand and looked up at Xia He.
"A body with fire poison is an extremely rare physical condition. If the fire poison accumulates in the body and is not suppressed in time, the meridians may be damaged at best, and life may be in danger at worst. Why are you asking this?"
Xia He scratched his head and said awkwardly:
"Well, I just heard about it by chance and was a little curious."
"Really? People with fire poison bodies often seek people with fire bodies to practice dual cultivation with in order to suppress the fire poison in their bodies."
Xia He nodded thoughtfully, thinking to himself: "It seems that Gu Qingyi did not lie to me."
"I understand, Senior Sister Shan. By the way, where is Shan Xiong? Why haven't I seen him these days?"
"I'm in seclusion."
"It's so curly..."
Xia He was quite amused.
After saying goodbye to Senior Sister Shan Ling, Xia He went straight to the Yunzhou government office.
Compared with the yamen in the small town of Liangzhou, the yamen in Yunzhou looks particularly imposing.
The tall gate tower, the vermilion lacquered gate and two majestic stone lions in front of the gate demonstrate the majesty of the government.
When I walked into the yamen, I saw countless clerks rushing back and forth between the halls, appearing to be extremely busy.
Zhu Yi was sitting at the desk, brows furrowed, writing quickly on the paper with the pen in her hand.
Her desk was piled high with files, and she was obviously overwhelmed by all the work.
Xia He walked forward, holding a bunch of cakes in his hand, and called softly, "Senior Sister Zhu, you must be tired."
Zhu Yi raised her head and saw that it was Xia He. A tired smile appeared on her face:
"Junior brother, you are finally here."
"Senior sister, how come it's your turn to deal with these things?"
She sighed and rubbed her temples:
"The barbarians attacked Yunzhou. The fields and villages outside the city were burned down, and many people were displaced."
"Plus, several officials in Yunzhou have died suddenly. If this matter is not handled properly, I am afraid it will cause panic among the people. I am really under great pressure."
"However, the intelligence you got from Gu Changfeng earlier has some clues. Come with me."
Zhu Yi stood up and took Xia He to a secluded room in the backyard of the yamen, where Liu Rushuang and Tie Zhan had already been waiting.
After closing the door, she said solemnly, "I won't waste any more words, just get straight to the point."
"The scouts I sent out found the common points of those dead officials. They were all from Youzhou and were transferred to Yunzhou a few months ago because they were involved in a major case."
Xia He frowned: "What big case?"
Zhu Yi lowered her voice and said slowly:
"Xu Wang, the former military commander of Youzhou, teamed up with the deputy military commander Qu Chang and Qu Chang's brother Qu Rui to kill the governor Su Chengping and his family. Afterwards, Xu Wang appointed himself as the governor and wrote to the court, requesting to be officially appointed."
Xia He was shocked when he heard this, and felt that this was too outrageous.
"You are so audacious that you killed an official appointed by the imperial court by taking advantage of the mountain, and you dare to write a letter? Shouldn't you be sent to prison?"
"Oh."
Zhu Yi suddenly sneered.
"The Su family colluded with foreign enemies, and all officials in Youzhou were "acting according to the rules." After hearing this, His Majesty issued an imperial decree, praising Xu Wang to the skies and announcing his appointment as the new Jiedushi of Youzhou."
"No one mentioned the unfortunate Su Chengping, as if he was just a mosquito that was slapped to death and was not worth mentioning."
But in fact, the Su family was parachuted in. They were recommended by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself and appointed by His Majesty after he nodded!
Xia He was silent.
He had long known that the old emperor was incompetent, but he had never expected him to be so outrageous.
"Killing one person can appease the entire Youzhou military group."
Liu Rushuang at the side couldn't help but ask,
"What did Su Chengping do to offend the entire Youzhou?"
"It is unknown what he did specifically. Afterwards, His Majesty specifically ordered the matter to be covered up."
Xia He frowned and said in a deep voice,
"So, these officials who died were also from the Qu and Xu families?"
"Yes, these two families are both aristocratic families that have risen in recent years. Now the entire Youzhou is almost under their control."
"But don't treat His Majesty as a fool."
"Every year, the Qu and Xu families have to hand over several million taels of silver, and a portion is handed over privately and deposited in your majesty's private treasury."
Even the millions of taels of silver that His Majesty had spent on several previous tours to the north were all paid for by the Xu and Qu families.
"So what do you think is more important, these two money jars or the small Su family?"
"Senior Sister, those people were killed after being transferred to Yunzhou. Does that mean someone from the Su family is still alive?"
Zhu Yi shook her head.
"The Su family was wiped out that night. Besides, why would the two families let them live to file a complaint in the capital?"
"However, it must have been done by someone else who is close to the Su family."
Now it was Xia He's turn to feel strange.
Xia He had always thought that the dead officials in Yunzhou were most likely killed by barbarians.
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