Chapter 11: A Night of Bewitchment

Fan Xian looked at him and said, “This official is here to investigate the case, evidence of such a thing, how can I find …… it without checking, but you can rest assured that this official will not be so stupid as to want to carry such a charge as privately killing a great general.”

Party primrose wave but suddenly a chill in the heart, by the governor of the Lord’s unnatural death, thought of a possibility that he had not previously been thought of.

“The sailors’ men won’t be able to enter the city, at least for this evening.” Fan Xian said, “I have one night to get your confessions.”

Thinking of the legendary tactics of the Inspectorate, those three Jiaozhou sailor generals couldn’t help but feel chills down their spines. Dang Snapdragon’s eyes cracked as he stared into Fan Xian’s eyes and said fiercely, “Your honor is prepared to bend over backwards to make a confession? Isn’t he afraid of ……”

“Cause a mutiny?” Fan Xian rubbed his fingertips together, “If you have the ability, mutiny me.”

Although the words were said in a loose manner, his heart was still a little worried, not knowing whether the four hundred black riders, could buy himself enough time. They want to clean the Jiaozhou sailor, but also can not let the important town in the corner of the Qing country to appear big turmoil, it is necessary to get the confession of the sailor’s generals to confess to the crime before dawn, and at the same time also to find those generals in the sailor’s division who are trustworthy, so that they can appease the tens of thousands of soldiers and officers outside of the city.

This …… is really a difficult problem.

Party primrose wave face pale, quickly changed a few changes, seems to be weighing this matter in the gains and losses and success or failure, but he is clear, now the city of Jiaozhou has closed the gates, and the governor’s mansion has become a lonely mansion, their own people want to come to save their own, it is impossible to come right away, and to be in the supervision of the court’s henchmen to be tortured for one night, the gods will not be able to stay up.

However, there are still more than ten sailor generals outside, and those sailor’s personal soldiers, although disarmed, still have the power to fight.

Dang Snapdragon’s eyes flashed a hint of sternness, finally seeing clearly the true thoughts of the young powerhouse in front of him, his voice was slightly hoarse, and he said word for word, “Your honor did not come to Jiaozhou to investigate …… the case, but came to Jiaozhou to kill people.”

Fan Xian slightly lowered his head and did not refute his words, smiling and said, “It’s not all wrong. The sins of the former column you know very well in your heart, even if you do those things the sky does not know the ground does not know, but after all there are still people who know, that is, the account of many years ago, today to pay it back.”

The party primrose wave despair, about the sailor secretly interfere in the Jiangnan thing, as well as the bottom of the dark and the imperial court against all sorts of behavior, he as chang kun’s first close friend, of course, know, know that he is difficult to be spared, then decided to fight!

Fan Xian seemed to see his innermost thoughts and slowly said, “Moving me …… would really be a rebellion.”

Dang Snapdragon’s face changed again, and he suddenly grew long and said angrily, “Even if you’re a prince, even if you’re a ninth grade expert, it’s impossible to bend …… to a fight!”

As soon as the words fell, he slashed his palm towards Fan Xian’s face!

The real shot, is kneeling on the ground that full of shrinking eyes of the general, this general do not know where to touch a straight sword, wildly bellowed, will be to Fan Xian throat cut down, out of the broken wind whistling, not with a share of the line of soldiers practiced between the iron blood breath, really daunting.

The party primrose, however, unexpectedly rolled over, protecting his body with one palm, and crashed through the door of the study and fled to the garden, where he began to yell loudly!

Fan Xian looked coldly at the oncoming blade, and with a point of his finger, he nodded above the general’s wrist, and with a flip of his left hand, he lifted up the desk beside him and smashed the heavy wooden desk over with ease!

With a muffled sound, the wooden table scattered in all directions, and wood shavings flew about. Fan Xian reached out between the flying debris and came back with an extra knife. Blood flowed from the general’s head, his shoulders were full of broken wood, and his head seemed to have been smashed into both shoulders!

The dying general stared dazedly at Fan Xian in front of him, his mind buzzing, interfering with his last thought process – how could he not understand why the blade he had slashed out was only in vain, and where had all his original internal cultivation gone? I’m afraid that even up to this moment, he didn’t realize that there was something seriously wrong with the wine he drank tonight.

Fan Xian did not even look at him, just let the other two kneeling on the ground to get up, looked at Wu Ge Fei asked with a light smile: “You have seen, this official to try the case, Jiaozhou sailor general party primrose wave know the crime is exposed, in the emperor’s heavenly authority to reveal traces of treachery, instigated under the command of the generals violent murder, the intention of assassination of this official.”

A lot of words, in fact, just to find a not-so-decent excuse. Wu Ge Fei’s teeth grated, too scared to speak at all, nodding his head with great difficulty.

Fan Xian nodded in satisfaction, and with a flip of his left hand, he stabbed the knife in his hand into the general’s chest and abdomen. As soon as blood bloomed, the general let out a muffled grunt and died.

When Fan Xian led Wu Ge Fei and the extremely ugly marine general out of the garden, the situation in the garden had long since changed. In the party primrose wave screaming and “slander” in the garden to be investigated in the navy generals have gathered to a place, eyes full of vigilance and hostility.

At this time the party primrose wave has done a good job of propaganda work, to fellow officers said the Supervisory Yuan intends to how how, how the civil officials in the capital, how, the governor of the Lord strange death, the Supervisory Yuan will take advantage of the situation to take people, I’m afraid it is going to be a cadre of sailor generals a net net net.

There are also generals wonder, the Supervisory Yuan and the military has always had a good relationship, although everyone in the officialdom knows that the Supervisory Yuan is the world’s most disgusting and shameless yamen, but …… why the Supervisory Yuan wants to deal with the Jiaozhou sailor? What good does this do to Little Lord Fan? If Little Lord Fan came to seize military power today, but why …… did he only bring eight subordinates?

So some of the generals for the words of the party primrose wave is only half believing, the court Yin harmed the governor of the adult this speculation is too alarming, but the water division of the generals still feel unusual from the weird atmosphere of this night, the people of the Supervisory Yuan, that small Fan adults must have something to ask, not to mention the body of Chang Kun Governor, who has led the water division for more than ten years, is still straight on the bed at this time, and the cries of those concubines in the back are still Babbling.

Chang Kun in Jiaozhou sailor too many close friends, although the situation is not clear, but there are already a few generals hold the hands of weapons, stand behind the party primrose wave, they all feel the danger. The governor’s mansion has been besieged, the Jiaozhou city gate has been closed, and the sailors and soldiers in the seaside harbor have no idea that their chief officers are under house arrest in disguise in the city …… If the Supervisory Yuan really wants to take the opportunity to kill people, this is the best situation.

Driven by the sailors’ generals, the sailors’ soldiers who had been disarmed also clamored up, confronting the state troops of Jiaozhou and pressing over to this side step by step, the situation looked incredibly tense.

Fan Xian was not nervous.

He coldly surveyed the crowd in the garden, frowned, and said in a cold voice, “What? Want to rebel?”

Fan Xian is the Supervisory Yuan’s plenipotentiary secretary, now the line of Jiangnan Road plenipotentiary minister is the messenger has not been removed, as long as there is no new decree from Kyoto, no matter where he is, what he says represents the majesty of the Qing Emperor, even if it is as tough as the Jiaozhou sailors, no one dares to ignore this point.

Not to mention that the whole world knows that the young handsome and powerful figure …… in front of him was originally a dragon seed.

The sailor generals could not help but sneak a glance at Party Snapdragon, wanting to see how it should be handled next. Party primrose wave at this time the butt has sat on the body of the tiger, he knows that if he does not resist, after a night is set to be a mutilated body, but to resist …… himself to find what reason?

“It is him! It is he who killed Chang Tidu!” Party primrose wave said miserably, nervously laughing: “Where in the world is this kind of coincidence, the moment you Fan Tisi arrived, our family’s old general died innocently and tragically …… Little Fan Taoshi! You can be really ruthless …… you have no evidence, presumptuous killing of the pillar of the country, I see how you later to the court to account!”

He naturally did not know that Chang Kun died at the hands of Fan Xian, just at this time, must be planted in the past like this, did not think but instead fit the truth.

Fan Xian looked at him and calmly said, “The death of Lord Titus …… you yourself know the source best. Not bad, even if that assassin did not kill him, this official …… will also kill him.”

The garden was in an uproar, and the sailor generals looked at Fan Xian in anger.

Fan Xian continued softly, “Chang Kun has committed treason and treason, and if he is not afraid of committing suicide, naturally someone wants to kill him to silence him. Party favorites ……” he sneered, “Could it be that you are also involved in this matter? Otherwise how could you be so scared? How could you be so tongue-tied?”

Dang Snapdragon knew that the general had already died in Fan Xian’s hands, and his heart grew colder and colder as he gritted his teeth and said, “It’s still the same old saying, if you want to commit a crime, why don’t you take the blame?”

At this moment, everyone in the garden had frozen, while Wu Ge Fei, who had already heard His Majesty’s secret decree, and the marine general were standing awkwardly not far behind Fan Xian.

Treason? His Excellency the Governor had committed treason?

“You want proof?” Fan Xian narrowed his eyes and said, “Let me ask you, during March and April, did the navy ever have a group of ships and soldiers leave the harbor for as long as a month?”

Someone next to him immediately remembered that the order used by Lord Titus at the time was to conduct an offshore bandit bust, rightly so as an exercise.

And those Chang Kun’s close friends who were involved in this matter were as pale as earth, thinking of the countless killings on that small island, subconsciously then once again looked at the Party Primrose Party Paramount Admiral.

Party primrose wave coldly smiled: “out to sea to arrest bandits, this is the sailor should be righteous.”

“Want to arrest bandits? Why has it never been reported to the Privy Council?” Fan Xian narrowed his eyes and said, “Those pirates are originally the Ming family’s private army, this official was ordered to go to Jiangnan to investigate this matter, if you are not killing people, the Ming family has long since been overthrown …… You are really bold, how dare you go against the imperial court, this is not treason and what is it! ”

“Evidence ……” shouted the party primrose wave.

“Really no evidence?” Fan Xian suddenly smiled extremely gently, “The thousands of officers and soldiers brought to the island always have lax mouths, always have sincere repentance, what did that unit of sailors do, does no one really remember? The gold and silver treasures that you have scavenged on the island must be the dividends that some people have promised you …… Do you think that you can really wash it so simply? Do you think that if you sell it, this official won’t be able to check the source?”

Not waiting for Dang Snapdragon to argue before the generals, Fan Xian coldly said again, “I also have witnesses, just …… you want at this time?”

Party primrose wave and the rear of several Changkun trusted generals to a wink, know that regardless of whether the court has no evidence, anyway, this Supervisory Yuan’s mention of the Secretary is to kill people to come, will be the heart of a cross, the face of the miserable smile gradually flourished: “always but is a framing of the old trick, then …… the jade stone with the fire it. ”

Immediately afterward, he shouted, “Brothers, the Supervisory Yuan killed Chang Tidu, must be to kill us to silence, and he fought!”

Fan Xian watched this scene with a slight hint of a smile, the silence outside the city meant that everything was under control, so he might as well enjoy it more.

“Governor Wu.” He smiled gently, “The court is watching you.”

Wu Gefei’s heart tightened. Chang Kun had died, and he was a factionless figure, at this time, of course he knew how he should stand, but deep down he was still very worried about the tens of thousands of officials and soldiers outside the city, and under the years of pressure from the Jiaozhou sailors, he really didn’t quite dare to rush head-on with the sailors, but looking at Fan Xian’s gentle but oppressive smile, he finally put his heart in his chest, and snapped, “Where are the state troops?” Where are the state troops? Keep an eye on those sailors!”

Jiaozhou local state troops who are somewhat afraid of the sailors suddenly heard the governor shouted, and forced his spirit to suppress those stupid sailors’ soldiers, and some fights, sword against fist, but the state troops injured more than a dozen people, but the good thing is that the number of people, there is no chaos.

On the other hand, the party primrose wave has led the several generals involved in the East China Sea island to draw their swords and charge over to Fan Xian’s side.

It’s just a matter of life and death!

Even if you’re a prince, you’ll have to pay a price!

These several navy generals were all powerful characters steeped in blood and fire, and their swords were really swift, even if Fan Xian was a strong person on the ninth rank, he didn’t dare to underestimate them too much.

But Fan Xian didn’t make a move at all, and just indifferently watched the several generals slowly fall in front of him.

As for this person, Dang Snapdragon, he had already swept over to Wu Gefei’s side, ready to take him as a hostage. He knew very well that no matter what, it was impossible for him to get in front of Fan Xian, and with his quick change of mind and deep heart, he was indeed a character.

Unfortunately, he was also like several of his accomplices, and as soon as he raised his true qi, he felt an annoyance in his chest, and his entire body went limp.

The drug of ecstasy?

Party Primrose thought of the rumored tactics of the Supervisory Court and was shocked!

Then a knife was stabbed into his right chest, and the sharp pain that was hard to resist caused his entire body to bow like a shrimp, paralyzing Wu Gefei’s body.

Wu Gefei was frightened by Party Snapdragon’s aura of fighting to the death, and his legs were also a little weak.

The one who stabbed down Dang Snapdragon was one of the eight secret agents of the Supervisory Yuan that Fan Xian had brought into the Tidings Mansion, and had been the last in line.

This secret agent retrieved his bloodied short sword and saluted Fan Xian, and although he was silent, his hands holding the hilt of the sword trembled a little, not knowing if he was afraid or excited.

Fan Xian turned slightly and looked at the Party Primrose Bo at his feet whose eyes were filled with resentment, and said smoothly, ”This one is called Qing Wa …… is the only person who survived on that East China Sea island, and he has seen your true face. He is a human witness. You can t survive.”

Party primrose wave despaired, thinking that the island was combed by himself a few times, how can there still be a living mouth?

Qingwa, the secret agent of the Supervisory Office who had been transferred directly from Suzhou in Jiangnan to Jiaozhou to lurk around, once again saluted Fan Xian, his eyes slightly red, and retreated behind Wu Zhizhou.

Fan Xian turned around and indifferently watched the state soldiers tie up those sailors’ personal soldiers, nodding his head slightly, the matters in the city were basically taken care of, but what about the matters outside the city?

His Majesty the Emperor sent himself to Jiaozhou, of course, is not to kill those ten thousand soldiers by himself, and he does not have this ability …… after all, he is not a blind uncle. Cleaning the general class of the sailor division, but also to ensure the stability of the military heart of the sailor division, this is the most important thing.

Just as in Jiangnan, as an emperor, always require stability over everything.

Fan Xian took a deep breath, first kill Chang Kun, then ambush the generals, from top to bottom, to ensure that the other side will not gather the strength of the army to counter-attack, just to re-control the power of the Jiaozhou sailors in the hands of the imperial court, so far, or need to be the sailors of the generals to step forward.

He looked at those generals who did not participate in the assassination of himself and were silenced, and could not help but frown. Who could be trusted within these people? Were there any close friends left behind by Chang Kun? Although the work of the Supervisory Yuan in the area of intelligence was extremely meticulous, but when it came to the hearts and minds of the tens of thousands of soldiers and officers of the Kingdom of Qing, Fan Xian still had some difficulties.

“I’ll have to work hard for all the generals on this night’s matter.” Fan Xian said sincerely, “The court is handling the case, although the culprit has been ambushed, there are still some formalities, which one of you will come and speak to my heart first?” These generals had their mouths shut extremely tightly, and looked at Fan Xian with extremely complicated gazes, one being fear, two being anger, and three being helplessness.

Lord Titus is dead, the party’s partial general is seriously injured and doesn’t know whether he’s alive or dead, the military robes that they’ve been with for years have all been drugged and bewitched by the Supervisory Board, and the sailor’s own soldiers have been tied up by those little sons of bitches from the state army, this kind of sudden arrival of the storm has made all the generals of the sailor’s division more than a little bit more incomparably resentful while being shocked and frightened.

They all understood what little Lord Fan wanted to do. There are still 10,000 soldiers outside the city, if there are not these old bones of their own to step in to suppress the situation, if these navy officers and soldiers know what is happening in the city, it will definitely cause a big mess.

The imperial court certainly does not want Jiaozhou to be in a big mess.

So the court still needs these people of their own.

This was the only thing that the remaining navy generals could rely on, the only thing that they could use to bargain with Fan Xian, but in front of everyone, the Governor was in mourning, and none of the navy generals dared to risk being scorned by ten thousand people to come out and negotiate with Fan Xian.

Fan Xian immediately understood the reason for this, and couldn’t help but say with a slight smile, “That’s accomplished, all of you please go back to your rooms to rest first, and later I …… will come to talk in person.”

After saying this, he glanced at the veteran general who had gotten to hear His Majesty’s secret decree in the study, the number three man in the navy.