Chapter 18 Conflict Escalation

In the early morning of the second year of the lunar new year, the corner door of the Gyeonggi government office opened, and a group of the Li family who had been taken down before came out. Outside the corner gate, many people have been waiting there, looking at them as if they were welcoming heroes. These people came to confirm the matter when they knew about it under the intention of spreading the news of the Cui family.

The Li family were also a little excited when they saw this situation. They only thought it was bad before, but they didn't expect that the peak turned around. They only turned off for a day and didn't even suffer much. They were released. Naturally, they were very proud. As they walked forward, their chests also stood up, and they really regarded themselves as heroes.

When the two groups of people were about to lean together and cheer, a few quick figures suddenly rushed over the road on the other side. Neither the people of the Li family nor the people who came to see them were prepared for someone to rush so recklessly. Naturally, they were stunned, and then someone shouted: "No, they..."

Before the words fell, the people who rushed over had already illuminated the hidden weapons on their bodies. After the cold light flashed, the defenseless people of the Li family were killed in a pool of blood. Everyone was stunned and didn't know what to do, which allowed several people who were murdered in public to escape and quickly disappeared to another street corner.

After a while, the onlookers screamed together. Some people came forward to check the situation of the Li family, but they knew at a glance that these people were hopeless. Some people immediately rushed to the government office and reported the case to the government. It's just that no one dares to chase the murderer. After all, those people kill so quickly that they can't handle it at first glance.

Lu Bingqing was also shocked and speechless for a long time after hearing the news. Who dares to be so bold to kill people in front of the Gyeonggi Mansion? And when he went outside, he heard an angry shout: "... This matter can't be taken away. It must be that the Cui family can't get the face off, so they sent a killer to kill... We will definitely get this justice back!"

Hearing someone inciting the people around him like this, Lu Bingqing's eyebrows were tightly locked. He vaguely felt that there must be some conspiracy in it, but he was not sure who he was dealing with.

"What the hell is going on?" After a cough, Lu Bingqing asked the people around him. Immediately, someone said what had just happened, and then someone shouted, "Lord Lu, you must ask for justice for the deceased. It must be done by the Cui family. We..."

"You don't need to remind me of this! Since such a case has come out, as the governor of Gyeonggi Province, I will definitely give you an explanation. Lu Bingqing said righteously, "However, after all, this is the scene of the murder. With so many of you surrounded here, it's really unfavorable. Let's all disperse!"

After being stunned, the people still dispersed obediently. What happened today really scared them. If the other party's target is themselves and others, they will be afraid that they will fall to the ground. It was not until this time that everyone felt the horror of the family. They were rich and powerful, and they didn't have to kill people themselves. But at the same time, some people have the idea of destroying the Cui family because of fear, otherwise they are afraid that what they will offend them will be remembered and eventually die unclear. With all kinds of moods, the people quickly dispersed and went to do their own things.

And once the news was known to the Cui family, Cui Rixun's face changed greatly. He stared at his nephews and asked in a cold voice, "Say, which of you did this? Don't tell me it has nothing to do with you!" He still knows something about the people in his family and thinks that they must be imbued to do such a reckless thing.

"Dad, we really don't know about this..." Cui Hao, the son of Cui's family, immediately denied: "This time the matter is so big that the people are going to surround our mansion. No matter how angry we are, we can only endure for the time being and dare not do bad things. Moreover, you have also given us a strict order before. You haven't been out of the door for a few days. How can you send someone to kill them?

"Yes, the owner, this matter should have nothing to do with these juniors!" Cui Rixun's cronin Bao Jing also said with an embarrassed face, "And this doesn't seem to be what our people really want to do. Now it is clear that it is necessary to calm down the matter to our advantage. How can there be no reason to add fuel to the fire?

"What do you mean there is a conspiracy in it? Is it to make us completely have no way out?" Cui Rixun's face was even more ugly, because it was more serious than the people under him who were ignorant and had an accident, because the latter could still be remedied, and once someone calculated his own, it would be a little unpreventable.

"I'm afraid..." After a moment of silence, Bao Jing nodded and said, "They calculated the time and started in front of people, just because they thought that our charges could not be implemented. What's more, almost everyone will now believe that this matter is the work of our people, and we won't even have a chance to defend it.

Cui Rixun leaned heavily on the chair and closed his eyes: "Who on earth did this? Who has such a big hatred with my Cui family that he wants to kill me by this means?

"If you can afford to hire such a master and leave calmly after killing people in front of people, his family background must not be shallow, and he should be a powerful figure in Beijing. And there are even fewer people who dare to calculate our Cui family and get benefits afterwards. As long as the owner speculates in this direction, he should be able to find the target soon.

"In this way, only Xu, Lu, Ye, Chu and Wu have the motivation and ability to do this!" Cui Rixun didn't think much about it, so he gave his own inference: "Which one will it be?"

"It's really hard to say." Bao Jing smiled bitterly: "On the surface, the Xu, Chu and Lu families are farther away from us and have a better chance, but the viciousness of the Ye family was also reflected in the matter of the Fang family last time. No one can guarantee that they will not repeat their tricks this time. This incident will make our Cui family the second in the Fang family." At this time, Cui Rixun's cousin, Cui Rijian, also interrupted. Obviously, he is still worried about the experience of the Fang family before. Although this matter cannot be designated as the work of the Ye family in the end, it is still easy for everyone to accept the fact that the Ye family cannot change.

"And the Wu family, that's not a fuel-efficient lamp!" Cui Rixun's other brother, Cui Rihuang, also said, "Now the court is so changeable that I really can't trust anyone."

Cui Rixun was silent and said after a long time, "It's really impossible to find out the mastermind of this matter now, and it's not the time to investigate this. Now I just want to do one thing, that is, to calm things down quickly, otherwise our situation will be very bad!" Thinking of the last miserable end of the Fang family, he couldn't help but make a sudden attack.

"Naturally, the best way is to catch the murderer, so as to clear our suspicion. But these people are deliberately calculating us, and naturally they won't let us get what we want. Then we can only write to the court immediately and ask the court to give us a fair explanation, so that the people will not attack us!" Bao Jing said thoughtfully, "This matter must be done quickly. Once some people with ulterior motives are used to launch, we will be too passive!"

"Okay, I'm going to find Ye Mingyang and see if he can help us this time!" Cui Rixun immediately stood up and said. After all, today is the second day of the Lunar New Year. It is impossible for the court to open a government because of his one sentence. This must be started by such a heavy family as the Ye family.

At this time, Ye Mingyang also knew what happened in Gyeonggi Province. At that time, he was making tea leisurely. After listening to his brother Mingyuan's narration, he put down the small purple sand pot and frowned and said, "How could such a thing happen? Who on earth did such a thing with the Cui family?

"Why, don't you think this is what the Cui family did?"

"Of course not. Although Cui Rixun is confused about some things, I don't think he can't see the disadvantages for them. Ye Mingyang picked up a white cloth and wiped his hands and said, "Once the matter spreads, they will be the most suspicious, and the trouble will come to the door soon. This New Year, the Cui family will not live in peace."

"Brother, can you see who is here?" Ye Mingyuan asked again.

"It's really hard to guess. Now the situation in Beijing is much more complicated than the previous days. The remaining six families seem to have no disputes on the surface, but there have been changes in the mainland. Although we are close to Cui and Wu now, no one can guess their real thoughts. It is hard to guarantee that it is not the Wu family. Moreover, maybe others guessed us like this. After all, as soon as the Cui family is finished, the benefits are the remaining few of us.

"So, we can't help the Cui family?" Ye Ming is far away without regret.

"No, we still have to help him, and in this way, we will get the trust and loyalty of the Cui family. If there is any change in Beijing in the future, our Ye family will be more powerful."

Ye Mingyuan thought for a moment and understood what his brother meant and nodded, "That's right, brother, you still think far away. And I think the current situation of the Cui family is only to come to our Ye family for help, which is indeed a good opportunity to attract them.

However, this matter is not simple after all. It can't be done in one or two words to help them completely get rid of the problem. Let's wait a little longer and wait for him to come to ask for help, and then our benefits will be even greater. Ye Mingyang smiled and began to pick up the teapot and make tea.

Their judgment was still very correct. In less than half an hour, Cui Rixun, with an anxious face, handed over a post and asked Ye Mingyang for help. Ye Mingyang welcomed him into his study happily. After a good talk with him, Cui Rixun left Ye's house with a little peace of mind, and then Ye Mingyang also got into the carriage and drove out.

When Cui Rixun's carriage and horse came two miles away from his mansion, he heard the noise coming from the car. First, he was irritable. Just as he wanted to ask what had happened to the attendants outside, he heard the trusted housekeeper say bitterly, "Sir, the big deal is not going well. There are many people around our house, and they have blocked the road!"

"What?" Cui Rixun's face suddenly became very ugly. He lifted a curtain and looked out. He happened to see a large group of people under black pressure in front of him. There were also people blushing and shouting something with thick necks. Because of a certain distance and noisy voices, he didn't understand what the other party was shouting, but he could guess. It's time to condemn myself.

"Master, what should I do?" The driver also asked in a low voice with a frightened face.

"Get out of here before they find us." Cui Rixun was also a little frightened and said, "Let's go around the side door and enter the house. With the help of the Ye family, we will be fine!" I don't know whether the following words are used to comfort his subordinates or his own.

"Yes!" The housekeeper agreed and wanted to take people back. At this time, Cui Rixun suddenly said, "Wait, you go to patrol the camp and ask them to send some people to drive away these unruly people who besieged my Cui's house!" Obviously, he quickly regained his composure and knew that he could never retreat in this matter.

"Yes, the little one goes to patrol the camp immediately!" Cui Fu, the housekeeper, quickly agreed and went first, and Cui Rixun's carriage also turned to the path next to him, and soon entered the side door that had been prepared.

"Master..." As soon as they saw him come back, the Cui family surrounded as if they had seen a savior: "Not long after you left, these unruly people surrounded the house. If we hadn't closed the door and a group of families holding the door, I'm afraid..."

"Well, now that you have done everything, don't bother me!" Cui Rixun waved his hand impatiently, "Let them hold the door tightly!" I have asked Cui Fu to patrol the city camp for help, and soon these unruly people will disperse. And Ye Mingyang also promised to help. This time, we can't help it!"

Hearing what he said, all the families were relieved, but the nervous look was still. After all, the people around outside did not disperse, and they could hear bursts of scolding from time to time, which was really difficult to calm them down.

After half a day, there was a sound of powerful footsteps outside, and then a voice came into the house: "You people, do you know the law of the Song Dynasty? It's really bold to gather in front of Lord Cui's house to make trouble! Now I would have given you a chance to break up quickly and blame the past, otherwise, I will take you all back!" With this sound, there was a shout, but the soldiers rose up.

Those people suddenly stopped. After all, they were just unarmed civilians. They came to surround the Cui family because of righteous indignation, but they did not dare to clash with the officers and soldiers and eventually became rebellious. So after being intimidated by the soldiers of the patrol camp, thousands of people quickly dispersed. Even if they were brave, they could not continue to stay.

It was not until he was sure that the people around the door were scattered that Cui Rixun ordered people to open the door and come out to thank him in person: "General Meng, it's really thanks to you this time!" For this small patrol camp leader who has never been looked at by important ministers like him, this time Cui Rixun has given a lot of face.

Meng Huchong just smiled casually: "I'm just doing my job. You don't have to be too polite." Later, he was worried and said, "It's just that this matter has been a little too much trouble. Even if it can drive away the people this time, I'm afraid there will be another time. I hope Lord Cui can come up with a solution as soon as possible, otherwise we will not be able to protect you too many times.

For this action, Meng Huchong actually didn't think much about it. As a military attache group that has nothing to do with civil servants, he has a quarrel with these powerful ministers, not to mention that doing so will put himself at a disadvantage. However, the Cui family sent a housekeeper, and he had to give face before he came, but some words still had to be made clear. In this way, next time, he can find some excuses to prevaricate.

After all, protecting the Cui family's mansion is different from the previous protection of the Gyeonggi government office, which is also the face of the court. As for the Cui family, do they die?

Cui Rixun also heard the meaning contained in the other party's words, but smiled indifferently: "That being said, as the Lord of our capital, we always have to rely on when something happens. I hope you can stick to your duty."

"I don't need your advice on what I will do!" Meng Hu saw that the other party had changed his face so quickly, and immediately turned his face dark and didn't stay much. He turned around and left. At the same time, he secretly made up his mind that he would not go to this mess next time.

And Cui Rixun is also very angry. It's really annoying that this low-status martial artist dares to talk to himself like this. If it hadn't been for the trouble now, he would not have let this guy go. But then, he was a little discouraged. Judging from the reaction of the other party, he can also imagine how unfavorable the current situation is to him. He must settle this matter as soon as possible and never let the tragedy of the Fang family happen to his family!

At this time, Ye Mingyang has found several important ministers in the dynasty, because he had a high reputation, so many people have said that they would speak for the Cui family. Next, what he is going to find is Lv Zhonghe, who is equal to himself. Only when the prime minister of the dynasty talks with himself can he help the Cui family overcome this difficult time.

Lv Zhonghe politely invited people in, served tea, and after a few words of greetings, the two talked about the topic. Ye Mingyang said worriedly, "Lv Xiang, you must already know that Beijing has not been peaceful recently. Now the Cui family has also had such a thing. We, who are also courtiers, have to help him, right?"

Lv Zhonghe did not react too quickly, but took a teacup and meditated for a long time before he said, "Lord Ye, can you guarantee that what happened outside the capital today really has nothing to do with them?"

"This... Although I dare not say that I am ten times sure, I can still trust Lord Cui." Ye Mingyang said, "After all, doing this will only cause him trouble."

"But the people don't think so. Their ideas have always been very direct. Whoever has the motivation is the murderer. Therefore, if you want to convince the people that this matter has nothing to do with the Cui family, I'm afraid that we can't just say a few words. There must be conclusive evidence, and it's better to catch the real murderer. I don't know if Lord Ye, do you have this ability?"

"This..." Ye Mingyang was a little speechless. He didn't expect Lu Zhonghe to be so excused. It's really not like him as before. But on second thought, maybe he instructed him to understand: "Then the subordinate has to send someone to investigate. Lv Xiang can rest assured that as long as someone commits the crime, he will definitely find out the murderer, and then..."

"If there is a conclusion about this matter, it really has nothing to do with the Cui family, and I will naturally stand with you!" Lv Zhonghe did not hesitate at all and immediately expressed his position!

"Okay, Lv Xiang will wait for my good news!" At this point, Ye Mingyang also knew that it was impossible to go deeper, so he got up and left. The corners of Lv Zhonghe's mouth behind him raised slightly: "That appearance will not be sent!"