Duan Canghai was surprised and said: "Marquis Zhongyi didn't come over?"
Gu Qinghan shook his head and said: "When the general was alive, our house and the Zhongyihou Mansion had always had a very good relationship. I thought that after knowing the news of the general's death, the Zhongyihou Mansion would come over immediately, but... so far, the Zhongyihou Mansion has only A random person came to pay his respects and then left, and no one came here again."
Yang Ning asked from the side: "Did Marquis Zhongyi see that his father passed away? Our Jinyi Marquis Mansion is no longer... there is no mountain, so...!"
"Ning'er, don't talk nonsense." Gu Qinghan glared at Yang Ning, but there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, "Why do you think so?"
Yang Ning also said it casually. When Gu Qinghan complained, he said: "I... I'm talking nonsense, I won't say it anymore." Thinking that the two strongest people in the Qi family have passed away, the remaining people glanced at In the past, there was no man who could really stand alone, and the decline of the Jinyi Hou Mansion seemed inevitable. I am afraid that many people are well aware of this situation. If they look down on the Qi family or even distance themselves because of this, it is not right. impossible.
Duan Canghai looked serious, shook his head and said: "It should be impossible to say that Marquis Zhongyi is snobbish. No matter what he thinks in his heart, he will never let others find fault with things on the scene." After a pause, he lowered his voice: "Three Madam, is it possible that... something happened in the palace?"
"Something happened in the palace?" Gu Qinghan was startled, then rolled his eyes and said softly: "It's a coincidence that you said that. When the general's body was secretly sent to Beijing, the matter had already been reported to the palace. , but the palace has never sent anyone over, and Marquis Zhongyi did not come at this time, could it be...!" He frowned and did not continue.
Gu Qinghan and Duan Canghai didn't say much more about the matters in the palace. After all, it was not appropriate to discuss such matters behind their backs.
Yang Ning stayed in the Marquis Mansion for a long time, received a lot of news one after another, and already had a general understanding of the Jinyi Marquis Mansion.
There is no doubt that the Jinyihou Mansion once had great glory and was even the backbone of the Chu army for a time. However, with the passing of Jinyihou Qi Jing, the situation has undergone extremely subtle changes.
Moreover, the Jinyi Hou Mansion did not look as lavish as I had imagined. It actually had to worry about a few thousand taels of silver, and even had to use a pawn shop as collateral to borrow the money.
However, from their mouths, Yang Ning also heard that the Hou Mansion had many sources of income, but he couldn't understand why Jiang Ling wanted to send money to the Hou Mansion.
He knew that some things couldn't be rushed, so he could only understand them slowly. Occasionally, it didn't matter if he pretended to ask casually to get some information, but if he kept asking about many things, it would definitely make everyone in the house feel abnormal. At the moment, he had to rely on the Marquis Mansion. The forces found Xiaodie, but they didn't want the people in the Hou Mansion to see through it too early.
They mentioned the palace several times, and naturally it was the palace within the Imperial City of Da Chu.
Yang Ning knew in his heart that with Qi Jing's status in Da Chu and his contribution to Da Chu, it was impossible for the emperor to express his death for his country without any expression.
When such an important minister passes away, even if the emperor does not come to pay homage in person, he will definitely send a prince or someone from the royal family to mourn. Even if it is not possible, he will definitely send a eunuch to announce the edict, praise and mourn. This is indispensable. link, and the emperor should also give a reward.
Now the palace has not sent anyone for a long time, which is naturally very abnormal.
However, Yang Ning really didn't care too much about these things at the moment, and was thinking about how to ask Duan Canghai to help him explore those escort agencies.
If you want to gain something, you must give something.
Yang Ning returned to the mourning hall and assumed the role of a filial son as a matter of course. However, considering that Jin Yihou was also a famous general of the Great Chu generation and was one of the best among men, it would not hurt to kneel down on his own.
Naturally, no one came to pay homage at night, and there were people inside and outside the mourning hall. Duan Canghai and others had just returned home, so a few people accompanied Yang Ning to watch the funeral that night.
Naturally, one would not kneel all the time when keeping vigil at night, and someone would bring midnight snacks. It was only in the latter half of the night that Qi Yu came to the mourning hall. Yang Ning did not say much to him, leaving him in the mourning hall while she went to rest.
In the next two days, many people came to pay homage, and they were all officials from the capital. The news of Jinyihou's death was not widely publicized. Officials from other places were only notified to a few people who were close friends of Jinyihou during his lifetime. , these people worked hard all the way to the capital, but their food and accommodation were all arranged by the Hou Mansion.
Everything was arranged according to the care of Qinghan. Qi Yu was not qualified to meet the officials who came to worship. Whenever someone came, it was Yang Ning who came forward. Fortunately, Yang Ning did not need to say much, as Manager Qiu was always beside him. Taking care of it, Yang Ning was naturally not familiar with the officials who came. Manager Qiu occasionally introduced them, but Yang Ning quickly forgot them.
The members of the Qi family still came to help every day. The third old master also appeared twice, but he did not enter the mourning hall and did not look at Yang Ning. It was obvious that he was still angry with Yang Ning, and the fifth master and the sixth master. bit, but none of them appeared.
Seeing that the funeral day was approaching, the palace had not sent anyone over, and it seemed that they had forgotten about this general Wei who had made great achievements for the empire.
That afternoon, Yang Ning was sitting in the mourning hall, bored and lazy. Suddenly, he saw Duan Canghai entering the mourning hall, approaching Yang Ning and whispering: "Master, do you still remember the escort agency you talked about that day?"
Yang Ning cheered up and secretly praised Duan Canghai for his good eyesight. He had never found an excuse for him to inquire about the escort agency. He didn't want to mention that last time, but he had already gone to investigate. It seemed that this person was really Realizing that there was a bright future ahead of him, he hurriedly asked: "Have you gone to inquire about the news?"
Duan Canghai shook his head and said, "No need to ask, Qi Feng heard from someone outside that something happened to the escort agency."
"What happened?" Yang Ning asked, "What happened?"
Duan Canghai lowered his voice and said: "The prince naturally remembers that there are three major escort agencies in the capital."
"The three major escort bureaus: Sihai, Changping and Xuri." Yang Ning's memory was already excellent, and he was particularly concerned about the escort bureaus. The last time Duan Canghai mentioned the three major escort bureaus, he had already kept them in mind.
Duan Canghai nodded and said, "Yes, something happened this time. The two escort agencies, Sihai and Xuri, both destroyed and killed people."
"The escort destroyed people?" Yang Ning felt anxious and asked urgently: "What is going on?"
"The escort was destroyed and people were killed. Even the escort carriage was gone, and the escorting men and horses were also dead." Duan Canghai said solemnly: "This is something that rarely happens, and it only happens on the northern line."
Yang Ning frowned, knowing in her heart that the Sihai Escort Bureau was bound to suffer a disaster when they were attacked by the Feichan Secret Ninja at the liquor store that night. When she left, there were still a few people supporting the Escort Agency, but now it seemed that the whole army should be annihilated in the end.
Duan Canghai just thought that Yang Ning didn't understand, so he explained: "Of the three major escort agencies in the capital, the Changping Escort Agency mainly goes to the south, the Sihai Escort Agency goes to the west, and the Rising Sun Escort Agency goes to the north. However, in the past two years, with the Northern Han people Fighting on the Huai River, the north has never been peaceful, so the Sihai Escort Agency will also go to the northern route."
"Uncle Duan, how does the Rising Sun Escort Agency compare to the Sihai Escort Agency?" Yang Ning asked: "Which of the two escort agencies is stronger?"
In fact, he had already made a conjecture in his mind. Since the Changping Escort Agency had always taken the southern route, it should be excluded. The only ones who took Xiaodie away were Xuri or Sihai Escort Agency.
Although I saw the escort team of Sihai Escort Agency on the way and found no trace of Xiaodie, the suspicion may be much smaller, but I can't guarantee that it is not the work of Sihai Escort Agency. Since it is one of the best escort agencies in the capital, then the escort team There can't be only one.
"It's hard to say which one is stronger." Duan Canghai thought for a moment and then said: "Both of these two escort agencies have some involvement with the princes and nobles in the capital. Most of the escorts in the Sihai Escort Agency are from the world, and their martial arts skills are not good. No, many of the escorts in the Rising Sun Escort Agency have been in the military before, and they all have some skills. If you go west, the Sihai Escort Agency has wider connections, and the black and white ones give you more face. It will naturally have the upper hand over the Rising Sun Escort Agency. On the contrary, if you go west On the northern route, Rising Sun Escort Agency is more advantageous."
Yang Ning nodded slightly, actually thinking, if the Rising Sun Escort Bureau has wider connections on the northern front, then its suspicion will naturally be greater.
"Both escort agencies had an escort team that was robbed and killed on the way." Duan Canghai said: "I heard that the Sihai Escort Agency was robbed at a wine shop on the edge of the official road. All the escort cars disappeared, but all the escorts and agents His hands were all dead in the liquor store, and the whole liquor shop was deserted. When he was discovered, not even a single person was left alive."
"Didn't you leave any clues?" Yang Ning asked, knowing very well that since it was the Fei Chan Secret Ninja who took action, and those people acted strangely, they naturally would not leave any clues.
Duan Canghai shook his head and said, "I don't know exactly what happened. However, escort robberies happen every year, but even people are killed. This is rare. Everyone in the escort team has them." Proper, if they can protect the escort, they will go all out, but if the opponent is too tough and they know they are defeated, the escort team will not fight hard. They will protect the people first and then look for the escort later. It is not possible to kill all the people like this. It's like robbing a escort, but it's like seeking revenge."
Yang Ning thought to herself that it was really not revenge, it was just being implicated by someone. If it hadn't been for Xiao Guang, the Sihai Escort Bureau would not have suffered a catastrophic disaster.
When he thought of Xiao Guang, he thought that the boy still owed him five hundred taels of gold. If he could really get the five hundred taels of gold, Gu Qinghan wouldn't have to worry.
But I also thought that although the brat asked me to go to the capital to find him, he didn't even have an address. How could I find someone in this sea-like capital
But he also understood that even if he really got the five hundred taels of gold, he couldn't give it to Gu Qinghan. After all, the prince he pretended to be was not a powerful figure before, so where could he get the five hundred taels of gold? If he really wants to take it out, Gu Qinghan will have to trace the source, but things are not good. Moreover, once Xiao Guang appears, he will definitely recognize himself, so his pretending to be the prince will most likely be exposed. He thought that before he finds Xiaodie, It's better not to meet that brat.
"Then what happened to the Rising Sun Escort Agency?" Yang Ning asked.
Duan Canghai said: "Although the Rising Sun Escort Agency also destroys people and kills people, it is somewhat different from the Sihai Escort Agency."