Qining didn't sleep well all night. So far, what he has found are just some scattered fragments, but these fragments cannot form a complete chain of stories.
He came to the East China Sea this time for two purposes. The first purpose was naturally to investigate the truth about Tantai Zhilin’s death. But judging from the current scene, the death scenes of Tantai Zhilin and his wife were all exposed. There is no big fault, it can be said to be reasonable but unreasonable. The second purpose is to be able to control the situation in time in the event of an accident in the East China Sea before the court decides on the new naval commander.
The army cannot be without generals for a day. The Chu court certainly understood this. According to the truth, after learning that Tantai Zhilin died, the court should have decided on a general to lead the army as soon as possible. Only in this way could the army avoid even It was something unexpected that happened in the East China Sea.
When Jin Yihou Qi Jing passed away, the frontline deputy general Yue Huanshan immediately took over as Qi Jing's general, and the situation of the Qinhuai Army was brought under control in the shortest time.
The Donghai Navy did not confirm the naval commander immediately. In the final analysis, it was simply because Zhenguo Company Ma Lan had already controlled the court situation. Such an important position could not be decided by Tantai Huang with just one sentence.
For the young emperor Longtai, he certainly did not want to see any legion of the Chu State subordinate to a certain family.
Yue Huanshan replaced Qi Jing, which actually took away the military power of the Qinhuai Army from the Jinyi Qi family. If the naval commander continued to appoint people from the Tantai family, not only would Sima Lan not want to see it, but he would also be afraid of the little emperor's heart. I don’t want to see it deep down.
Qi Ning knew that during the days he was in the East China Sea, there must be overt and covert fighting over the replacement of the Navy Commander in the capital.
If the little emperor had the imperial power, it would be impossible for the Tantai family to continue to control the Donghai Navy this time. The little emperor would definitely take advantage of Tantai Zhilin's death to reshuffle the Donghai Navy. However, Sima Lan was the only one in the court. Under such a situation, the young emperor had to consider continuing to use the Tantai family as a force to contain the Sima family. At the same time, the young emperor also had to consider whether there was a possibility that if he continued to use the Tantai family, he would not be able to lose his tail.
Tantai Zhilin's death was unexpected, and the court was caught off guard. Qining knew that the young emperor must be thinking about it now, and Sima Lan and Tantai Huang would definitely compete for the position of Navy Commander. Who can win the final victory? The victory is yet to be determined.
In the process of investigating the truth behind Tantai Zhilin's death, he unexpectedly encountered a blind fortune teller, and the clues he finally led out seemed to be related to the black tiger shark, and the black tiger shark was actually related to Tantai Zhilin. Lin's death cannot be explained for unknown reasons. Qining is not sure that these clues led by the blind fortune teller must be to point to Tantai Zhilin. However, if the other party really has this purpose, then it can only prove that Tantai Zhilin's death is unknown. Death has another hidden meaning.
Qi Ning is still unable to determine what the blind fortune teller's position is at this time. What is his purpose in doing this
Early the next morning, Qining got up and practiced a set of exercises, then got up and washed himself.
Ever since receiving advice from the leader of the Beggar Clan, Xiang Baiying, in Chaowu Ridge, Qining did not dare to continue practicing the Heart Sutra of Daguangming Temple, and only practiced internal skills according to the luck method taught by Xiang Baiying.
Strange to say, at first, Qining couldn't even feel the ice energy in his body. Only when external forces invaded his body, the ice energy would automatically defend himself. Even Qining himself could not control.
But now when Qi Ning is practicing Qi, he can clearly feel the existence of the ice true energy, and can even guide a small amount of ice true energy from the Dantian to flow through the meridians in his body in an extremely limited way. , although when the ice energy is flowing, the whole body feels like being trapped in an ice cellar, but once the ice energy merges into the Dantian, after the exercise is completed, the whole body is indescribably transparent and relaxed, and the whole person becomes divine. Refreshing.
Qi Ning had always wondered where the ice energy in his body came from.
But after learning about the Snow Dragon in Southern Xinjiang from Chi Danmei in the palace, she realized that the man in white who flew him into the palace in the middle of the night had forced him to drink the blood of the snow python, and he had I taught myself the [Qianyuan Zhenjing] in a confused state. The ice energy in my body should have been obtained from that night. After all, before that, there had never been any ice energy, and since then, every time I was in In times of crisis, that ice energy really helped him a lot.
Although Qi Ning only met the man in white once and had never seen him since then, his memory of that man was very profound. His refined appearance, like a fairy, could naturally be remembered by anyone. But Qining had no idea where that person came from or where he was going.
The man taught him the "Qianyuan Scripture", and Qining thought about it. I am afraid it was because the man in white was walking in the snow that day, and he kindly took her along for a ride.
Good people are rewarded, and the man in white is obviously a person who repays kindness.
After packing up, Qining called Wei Yujiang, Wu Dalin and others, and went to the Governor's Mansion again. Shen Liangqiu received them as always.
After sitting down, Shen Liangqiu said straight to the point: "Master Marquis, the governor and his wife were laid to rest last night. The general has sent people to search for stored ice cubes throughout the city, and there are antiseptic medicinal materials placed in the coffins. With the protection of medicinal materials and ice, the body should be able to ensure that it will not decay within half a month."
"Being buried in clothes?" Qi Ning frowned slightly: "How many people know about it?"
"According to logic, if the Governor and his wife passed away, a mourning hall should have been set up long ago." Shen Liangqiu looked solemn: "But due to the situation, the humble general did not dare to let the news of the death of the Governor and his wife spread out, so he could only I feel wronged to the Governor and his wife. Although the mourning hall cannot be set up, the remains cannot be kept like this forever. People say that it is best to bury them in the grave. Although we cannot bury the Governor and his wife at the moment, we cannot delay their burial any longer."
Wei Yujiang couldn't help but said: "General Shen, my wife just passed away yesterday and was buried on the same day. Is it... too hasty?"
Shen Liangqiu nodded and said: "It is indeed too hasty. Yesterday, General Bei secretly invited a doctor with a strict reputation to come over to examine the body of the Governor. Although there were ice cubes to prevent heatstroke, if the body of the Governor could not be enshrined, it would be too late. It will be damaged, and the body must be covered with medicine...!" He frowned: "But once it is covered with medicine, it must be left outside. This... is a stain on the governor."
Qi Ning nodded slightly and understood: "The deceased is the most important. If the body of the Grand Governor needs to be treated with medicine, it will naturally be buried as soon as possible."
"What the Marquis said is true." Shen Liangqiu said: "My wife's body was originally going to be buried in a few days, but...!" He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "My wife committed suicide in order to be able to live with the Governor. Death, now that the Grand Governor has been laid to rest, how can he keep his wife waiting? Moreover, I looked at the days and found that yesterday was a suitable day for burial, and the next suitable day for burial is half a month later...!"
"Is General Shen worried that if time goes on too long, there will be some changes in Madam's body?" Qining asked.
Shen Liangqiu said: "Madam is a woman after all. When she left, she cleaned herself up. Naturally, she didn't want her body to change when she was buried. I thought about it for a long time and discussed it with Mr. Hou. They were buried secretly last night, and they are now placed in the Governor's study."
"General Shen, I know you have prepared the Governor's coffin a long time ago." Wei Yujiang suddenly said: "It's just that my wife just passed away yesterday. Could it be that my wife's coffin has also been prepared?"
Qi Ning glanced at Wei Yujiang, who looked seriously into Shen Liangqiu's eyes.
Shen Liangqiu's face suddenly darkened, and without saying a word, she walked directly to the door and asked people to find Manager Hou, and then returned to the hall without saying a word.
"General Shen, Wei Sishen just has doubts in his heart, don't think too much about it." Qi Ning said with a smile.
Shen Liangqiu shook his head and said: "Master Marquis, I don't think much about it." He looked at Wei Yujiang and said: "Wei Sishen, Shen is a martial artist. He has no charm and is not willing to go around. Are you thinking in your heart? , the lady just passed away, and Shen was able to find the coffin. It’s such a coincidence, it’s like Shen was prepared in advance.”
Wei Yujiang shook his head and said: "General Shen has indeed overthought it. There is something unreasonable about Xianguan's background. Xianguan always raises questions and has no intention of offending General Shen in the slightest."
"General Shen, you really misunderstood." Qi Ning said with a smile: "This Wei Sishen is very capable and very courageous. The first time I met him, he was tit for tat with me and would not give in. He has an upright temperament, so his connections in the yamen are not good, but he still does things carefully. As long as you know him a little bit, you will know that he has such an upright temper. If he says something wrong, don't take it to heart. superior."
"I dare not." Shen Liangqiu said immediately: "Master Marquis, the governor and the general are sworn brothers in private. The couple passed away suddenly. The grief in the general's heart cannot be understood by outsiders, but at this time, the general , not qualified to feel pain. Originally, my humble duty was to find out whether the Governor was harmed by others. If it was true, the murderer must be caught. However, after judgment, the adults of the Criminal Department concluded that the Governor really committed suicide. Such a result , what Bei Zhi has to do now is to try his best to handle their funeral affairs. Bei Zhi is in a bad mood these days, if there is anything wrong that he said, Mr. Hou and Wei Si Shen must not blame them."
At this moment, Chief Hou came in a hurry. After saluting, Shen Liangqiu said: "Mr. Hou, Mr. Hou already knows that the Governor and his wife were buried last night. Come and tell Si Shen Wei where the wife's coffin came from! "
Manager Hou took two steps forward, cupped his hands, and then lowered his voice and said, "Master Hou, Sishen Wei, Madam's coffin was acquired by the old slave from the Jiang family!"