Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 176

Chapter 176 There Is No Escape from the Blame
The person who came was naturally the owner of this Earl’s Mansion, Uncle Guang Ning of this generation, Liu Xun!

Compared to many other people who had the name of Lord but little real power, Guang Ning Bo was only an Earl, but he still had some military power. He held the position of Governor of the former army. Although he only had the right to train and lead troops, he had no military power, but he still had some military power.

Because of this, Liu Xun’s influence in the capital was not small. He was not as modest and polite as his name suggested. Instead, he was somewhat domineering.

Just now, when he was dealing with military affairs in the Governor’s Mansion, he suddenly heard that there was a fire in his Earl’s Mansion, which made Liu Xun hurry back anxiously. He wasn’t afraid that his family would suffer great losses. He was quite confident in the reactions of the various government offices in the capital. After all, his family wasn’t an ordinary people’s family. The people from the Military Horse Division and Shun Tian Manor would definitely send troops to put out the fire at the first possible moment. What worried him was the shameful activities that were hidden in the capital.

The so-called guilty conscience, secretly doing that kind of thing Liu Xun looks imposing on the surface, but his heart is still somewhat uneasy. He was also afraid that someone would accidentally discover something wrong, so he rushed over to take charge. That way, even if something really went wrong, he would still be able to remedy it in time.

However, as soon as he entered the house, he bumped into the housekeeper who was similarly anxious to leave the house. Only after asking did he know that someone from the Daxing County Government had actually barged into the backyard. At this moment, the old housekeeper, Uncle Fu, was rushing to stop him. This news caused him to be both shocked and furious. Before he could hear the other party’s words, he rushed over with murderous intent.

After arriving outside the backyard and seeing the stunned crowd, as well as the large number of corpses dug out, Liu Xun immediately turned from shock to anger, and then filled with killing intent, without thinking, he gave the order to capture the person, and at the same time, killing intent had already arisen in his heart, and none of the people inside could escape alive!

He was too clear about what would happen if the inside story was discovered. At this time, he no longer cared about the fact that the other party was also a court official. He only wanted to kill people and cover up this matter.

The soldiers behind him were stunned for a moment, but they quickly agreed. They pulled out their sabers and quickly surrounded them. Naturally, they also saw that the situation seemed to be a little strange, but as Uncle Guang Ning’s personal soldier, they could only listen to his orders and could not put forward any other opinions.

The dense killing intent suddenly filled the entire backyard. Combined with the corpses that had just been dug out, the scene was extremely strange and terrifying. Seeing this, Lin Lie hurriedly rushed forward and blocked Lu Zhen’s path. Although his hand was only a shovel, he was still as firm as a rock.

After a moment of shock, Lu Zhen’s gaze landed on Xu Chengzong, who was standing beside him. It was reasonable for him not to help just now, but now, this Xu Clan’s Eldest Young Master probably wouldn’t be able to stay out of this!

Feeling Lu Zhen’s gaze, the corner of Xu Chengzong’s mouth twitched. He had underestimated this matter. Originally, he only wanted to come in to see the play, but in the end, he pushed himself onto the stage. He could tell that Guang Ning Bo, who had rushed over, was filled with killing intent. He wanted to kill everyone and silence them. If he didn’t attack now, even if the other party didn’t dare to attack him, it would be hard for him to escape the blame afterwards.

Xu Chengzong was certain that this matter could no longer be concealed from Liu Xun, who was both shocked and furious and had almost lost his rationality. At that time, there would definitely be a huge uproar between the government and the public. As a member of the Duke of Wei’s Manor, he definitely could not be implicated in this matter.

Think of it as helping Lu Zhen again! The corner of his mouth curled. Xu Chengzong had already made a decision. Just as the officers and soldiers were about to attack with their knives, he waved his hand and asked one of his guards to get out of the way. Then, he smiled and greeted, “Uncle Guang Ning, are you alright?”

Hearing this greeting, Liu Xun, who was filled with killing intent and had fierce eyes, was first stunned. After following the sound and seeing Xu Chengzong’s appearance clearly, his expression suddenly changed.

Less than half a month ago, Liu Xun had already invited Xu Chengzong to a banquet, and he had even deliberately made friends with Xu Chengzong. Although there was some military power, the gap between Guang Ning Bo and Duke Wei was simply too big. He naturally wouldn’t let go of this opportunity to make friends with this brother of Duke Wei.

It was precisely because he knew what position the Duke of Wei’s Mansion held in the court that he saw Xu Chengzong among them, causing Liu Xun to be greatly affected. He was stunned, but at the same time, he only had one thought in his heart. This was completely over.

He still had the guts to assassinate others. Even a court official like Lu Zhen, as long as he said that the other party had intruded into the Earl’s Mansion, he would misunderstand the other party’s identity and kill him. Even if he was criticized by the officials in the court and even reprimanded by Emperor, as long as someone helped him, he could still get off the hook.

However, now that Xu Chengzong was involved, the situation was completely different. If he really dared to hurt him, then not only Emperor and the officials, but also the nobles who were on the same side would not let him off. After all, compared to Duke Wei, Uncle Guang Ning was nothing worth mentioning.

If he really killed Xu Chengzong and Lu Zhen recklessly, then the entire Guang Ning Manor would have to be buried with him, and he would not be the only one to die!

Once he understood this, the killing intent in his heart instantly dissipated completely and turned into despair. Liu Xun could only close his eyes and shout, “Stop!”

Those soldiers had already approached the crowd and were about to attack. Hearing his uncle’s words, although he was suspicious, he still stopped at his command. However, his gaze was still vigilant as he looked ahead. Earlier, they had discovered that the dozen or so men in front of the young man who spoke were all extremely powerful figures. Although they did not move, they faintly had the strength to resist him.

A single greeting prevented an upcoming battle and slaughter. This allowed Lu Zhen to have a better understanding of Xu Chengzong, or the Xu Clan behind him. At the same time, he secretly felt lucky. If it weren’t for him accompanying him in, he would probably have been accompanying these corpses if he had found out about the problem.

Seeing that the situation was under control, Lu Zhen said, “Uncle Guang Ning, this official, Daxing County Magistrate Lu Zhen, I wonder if you can explain what’s going on here? Why are there so many bones buried in the backyard of your Earl’s Mansion? You won’t tell this lowly official that you don’t know, right?”

Uncle Guang Ning’s face flashed with anger. He did not expect that this small official in front of him would be so bold as to dare to use these words to squeeze him. Indeed, it was impossible for him to be so foolish. This was the backyard of the Count’s Mansion. Who could have such a powerful divine ability to bury so many corpses without his master knowing anything about it?

Even if he dared to say this, no one in the world would believe him!

After suppressing the surging killing intent, Liu Xun said coldly, “It’s not up to you, a tiny Daxing County, to judge the situation in my Earl’s Mansion!”

Lu Zhen did not say that this was the territory of Daxing County. As the county magistrate, he naturally had the right to interfere. He was not an impulsive person. It could be seen that Xu Chengzong was the only one who had suppressed his killing intent. He did not dare to provoke him now. “Since that’s the case, then I will report everything that happened here to the Imperial Court. At that time, the Imperial Court will send someone qualified to speak to Uncle Guang Ning to ask the case. However, I hope that Uncle Guang Ning will not move again. Otherwise, your charges will be completely settled and you will have to destroy the evidence.”

Xu Chengzong pondered for a moment and suddenly said, “County Magistrate Lu, you should go report the news now. This young master is here to watch. I believe Uncle Guang Ning will not destroy these corpses in front of an outsider like me.”

Lu Zhen didn’t expect Young Master Xu to be so helpful, but he didn’t care about analyzing his motives anymore. He cupped his hands at him and said, “Then I’ll thank Young Master Xu for his righteous action. Li Da, stay here and help Young Master Xu. Let’s go back first.” As he spoke, he walked out, completely ignoring the tiger-eyed soldiers in front of him who were drawing their sabers and brushing past them.

The soldiers were both admiring and angry at Lu Zhen’s actions, but even their uncle had a dark face and did not say anything. Moreover, the impact of everything in front of them was not small, so in the end, they could only stand like stone statues, none of them daring to stop them.

When Lu Zhen walked out of the garden and arrived in front of him, Liu Xun took a deep breath and calmed his mind. Then he asked coldly, “County magistrate Lu, you are really scheming. You dare to do anything. I’m afraid you caused the fire in my mansion to be set, right? Why did you do all this? Do you have any grudges with this uncle?”

Hearing his bitter and helpless words, Lu Zhen paused slightly and glanced at the other party, “Uncle Guang Ning’s words are too heavy, Xiaguan doesn’t have the ability to do so.” It was only after hearing that there were some problems here that he took the opportunity to look for clues. There is a saying that if one does not know what to do, since there are so many dead souls buried here, they will definitely be found out. ”

“Humph!” Liu Xun still wanted to say something, but in the end, he could only turn into a cold snort, and then watched Lu Zhen leave safely. At the same time, his heart had completely sunk. Was he really finished?

“Young Master Xu, although I, Liu Xun, don’t have any friendship with you, I don’t have any grudges. Why did you help him?” After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked Xu Chengzong.

Xu Chengzong was stunned. He really hadn’t thought about this question properly, but he still gave a vague answer in the end, “Uncle Guang Ning didn’t target you. This matter is too serious. Since I’m here, it’s impossible for me to turn a blind eye to it. The corpses of the dead are all here. Why should I do something for them?” When he said this, the usually cynical playboy also revealed a trace of unbearability.