Chapter 226

They couldn't even keep themselves alive.

There was really no need to remain loyal to the benefactor behind the scenes.

"The Qu family? The Marquis of Marquis Marquis Jingyuan?"

"Yes, the Marquis of Marquis Marquis Jingyuan and his eldest son, Qu Qu Qu Lixing. They are in collusion with us for mutual profit."

His face was covered in whip marks, blood dripping down.

Looking at the exceptionally hideous Jiang Huai, he spoke the truth in a weak, listless voice.

These words made both Jiang Ji and Bai Lang look grave.

Because the number of marquises was neither small nor large.

The Liang family of the Marquis of Yongchang Prefecture and the Gu family of the Marquis of Ningyuan Prefecture were both marquis households.

However, their strength among the marquises could only be considered second-rate.

And as for those with relatively strong power now.

They were the four new noble marquises.

Xu Xu Xu Lingyi, the Marquis of Marquis Marquis Yongping!

Xie Yu, the Marquis of Ningguo!

Yan Que, the Marquis of Yan!

The rest was this Marquis of Marquis Marquis Jingyuan.

There is no need to say much about Xu Xu Xu Lingyi.

As for the Marquis of Yan, Yan Que, he was the elder brother of the current Empress, Liu E.

He was indifferent and upright by nature; in his youth, he was high-spirited, a close friend of Marshal Lin, and helped the Retired Emperor conquer the world. He had met Jia Hui before and warned him to keep a low profile.

Xie Yu, the Marquis of Ningguo, was the husband of the Eldest Princess Princess Princess Liyang.

The Marquis of Marquis Marquis Jingyuan was the father of Qu Qu Qu Yanxing. He had once served as the Minister of War, was skilled in both literature and martial arts, and had many disciples in the military.

In terms of status, he was actually far superior to Xu Xu Xu Lingyi!

Don't look at the fact that both held the title of Marquis.

But when it came to influence and military achievements, the two were simply not opponents on the same level.

The status of the Marquis of Marquis Marquis Jingyuan surpassed that of the Marquis of Marquis Marquis Yongping, Xu Xu Xu Lingyi.

It was just that the Marquis of Marquis Marquis Jingyuan was a man of the Retired Emperor.

Xu Xu Xu Lingyi was a man of the Emperor, the Emperor Emperor Yongshun Emperor.

The reason for Xu Xu Xu Lingyi's special status.

Was simply because the Emperor Emperor Yongshun Emperor had no one else to use, so in order to enhance his own power, he had been working hard to promote and reuse young people Love Love Like Xu Xu Xu Lingyi.

Xu Xu Xu Lingyi was one!

Ling Ling Ling Buyi was one!

Wu Wu Wu Youjue was one!

Prince Dongchuan, Young Master Chu, was one!

And now, Jia Hui was also one!

Their common characteristic was.

They were generally extremely young.

And they were all originally marginal figures.

Either illegitimate sons.

Or of humble origin.

Only then could the Emperor Emperor Yongshun Emperor feel at ease in promoting and using them.

Come to think of it, it wasn't that the Emperor Emperor Yongshun Emperor was special.

Because this was actually a common situation for new emperors throughout the ages.

Each emperor has his own court of officials.

As a new emperor, one naturally feels at ease and comfortable using the talents one has promoted oneself.

What made him slightly different from other new emperors was.

Other emperors did not have the Retired Emperor pressing down on their heads.

So although those new emperors would reuse young people.

They would not be as extreme as the current dynasty.

After all, without the Retired Emperor, many old officials would choose to defect to the current new emperor.

But the Emperor Emperor Yongshun Emperor could not.

He was truly being forced too hard!

That is how miserable a puppet is, even if you are an emperor.

"Marquis of Marquis Marquis Jingyuan, why did he want to harm our Lord?"

Staring fixedly into the other's eyes, Jiang Ji pressed him.

Jiang Huai found it difficult even to shake his head, simply saying: "I don't know. I was originally a fisherman, and it was because of the sea ban that I was forced to become a pirate."

"It wasn't the Marquis of Marquis Marquis Jingyuan who gave the order personally. Usually, the one who had contact and communication with me was his eldest son, Qu Qu Qu Lixing."

"But telling you is useless. You must know that the sea ban is the ancestral system of the Great Great Great Qian; how could you possibly shake it?"

He thought this matter was related to the sea ban.

Jiang Ji immediately followed up: "Do you have any evidence of the Marquis of Marquis Marquis Jingyuan colluding with you pirates?"

"There are no written records or anything of the sort. The other party is very cautious. Even his eldest son, Qu Qu Qu Lixing, never met me directly, letting his subordinates handle things."

After hearing this, Jiang Ji and Bai Lang both knew the matter was difficult to handle.

There was no ironclad proof.

Based solely on the words of a pirate.

Neither the imperial court nor the emperor could arrest the Marquis of Marquis Marquis Jingyuan's family.

As for why the Marquis of Marquis Marquis Jingyuan wanted to kill Jia Hui.

I am afraid only the father and son knew.

Therefore, the matter became somewhat tricky!

The purpose of the two groups of people.

Jiang Ji and the others had not truly figured it out.

However, if they had figured out what kind of force it was.

Then it was not a total loss.

It was still very useful.

Thus.

Leaving the prison.

Jiang Ji said to Bai Lang:

"You are responsible for the investigation of the Spring and Autumn Dao."

"I am responsible for the investigation of the Marquis of Marquis Marquis Jingyuan."

"I will report this news to our master, and we will share information if anyone finds anything."

"Yes!"

Bai Lang agreed.

The two had originally divided the work.

One focused on the nobility, the other on the common people.

That night!