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Chapter 1213 - 1207 His Background is Also Impressive

Chapter 1213: Chapter 1207 His Background is Also Impressive

Chen Guangrui achieved the title of top scholar and, according to the command of the King of Tang, rode through the streets. The phrases like ’unexpectedly’, ’just happened’, and ’passed by’ in the text already fully illustrate that Chen Guangrui had no intention of coming here deliberately; he was merely walking randomly on the street and merely passing by this place.

Thus, when Miss Yin tossed the embroidered ball to everyone on the street, it was not meant specifically to target Chen Guangrui.

Her actions clearly indicated a resolve to marry whoever caught the ball, and if there weren’t issues involved, that would indeed be strange.

The daughter of the Prime Minister, relegated to such a state of having to toss a ball to choose a husband, and to marry whomever it hits — certainly, there must be big news behind this!

Therefore, Miss Yin’s actions must have been driven by some compelling reasons.

Of course, this matter must have been arranged by Chancellor Yin, from which we can deduce that Miss Yin must have been pregnant by then, and Chancellor Yin must have been aware of it; hence, he was so eager to find someone to marry off his daughter.

As for who would ultimately be hit by the embroidered ball, Chancellor Yin could not care less by then, as he knew that the man was not suitable to be matched with his daughter.

That man, of course, was the one who impregnated Miss Yin.

If it were Emperor Taizu of Tang, Chancellor Yin might have been pleased; he wouldn’t refuse such a good fortune.

So, the only explanation is that the one who impregnated Miss Yin must be the son of a political adversary of Chancellor Yin.

Because of differing political views, the adversary opposed his son marrying Yin Wenjiao and even prevented him from seizing the embroidered ball.

Seeing that the audience below had nearly digested all these, Li Changlin finally spoke again with a smile: "I believe everyone now has a clear idea. Earlier, Professor Cai and Professor Luo’s answer was Emperor Taizu, but through backward reasoning, we can eliminate that answer. Now let us continue to deduce. You all should remember when I earlier deduced Miss Yin’s pregnancy, mentioning Liu Hong first killed the servant and then murdered Guangrui."

"The servant was killed with a single strike, but Chen Guangrui was beaten to death alive. How intense must the hatred be to make Liu Hong torture Chen Guangrui like that?"

"We deduce based on the principle of ’the beneficiary is the culprit’. In this Chapter, Liu Hong undoubtedly benefits the most. He not only wins the beauty but also gains official credentials."

"The text shows Liu Hong hating Chen Guangrui so much, there definitely must be a reason. Based on Liu Hong’s revengeful actions against Chen Guangrui, we can assume the two must have had a deep-seated grudge with life-and-death implications."

"Generally speaking, life-and-death grudges are typically about patricide or the stealing of spouses."

"Before that, Liu Hong had no interactions with Chen Guangrui; their only connection was through Miss Yin, this beauty."

"Thus, we continue with the bold hypothesis and careful verification approach to analyze meticulously."

"If we assume Liu Hong was the one who impregnated Miss Yin, then all the mysteries and contradictions in the text become easy to unravel."

"First, why did Miss Yin have the opportunity to seek revenge but never did! Moreover, why did Miss Yin have the opportunity to commit suicide but she never did?"

"Another more important point is why, after Liu Hong died, Miss Yin also chose to commit suicide."

"Originally, when Liu Hong killed Chen Guangrui at the Hongjiang Ferry, logically, if these two people really were robbing for wealth and women, then wouldn’t they divide both the money and the woman equally!"

"If Liu Hong and Li Biao were professional robbers, surely they would have a hideout. After violating Miss Yin, wouldn’t they discuss whether to kill the beauty to avoid risks or simply hide Miss Yin to continue enjoying her company, or at the very least, they could have sold Miss Yin to make a decent sum of money!"

"However, we should remember, Liu Hong didn’t even want the money; he directly wore Chen Guangrui’s clothes, took his official credentials, and went with the lady to take up an official post in Jiangzhou!"

"Speaking of which, let’s recall the actions of Miss Yin when she saw her husband being killed. Seeing her husband killed by him, she also threw herself into the water, and Liu Hong grabbed her saying: ’If you follow me, all is settled; if not, I will sever ties with one stroke!’"

"This statement is really thought-provoking. It means, if you are willing to live with me, then I will overlook your affair with Chen Guangrui because you already carry my child. But if you don’t live with me, then I have no choice but to break ties with you with one stroke!"

"If Liu Hong really intended to rape her, there was no need for him to say these words to Miss Yin. He could simply have slapped her a few times and then ripped the clothes off the beauty and forced himself upon her. Considering Miss Yin was a frail woman, how could she have resisted? Especially when Li Biao, his accomplice, was right beside him!"

"Some might say, Liu Hong’s mention of severing ties with one stroke was actually a threat to Miss Yin. But we must know, Miss Yin was already prepared to drown herself, so Liu Hong’s threat to kill her was utterly pointless! Thus, the original text’s mention of ’severing ties with one stroke’ actually means breaking up, a threat by Liu Hong to Miss Yin that if you do not live with me, then I will break up with you!"

"From the original text, we can also see that Liu Hong’s affection for Miss Yin was genuinely deep, otherwise, he would not have disguised himself as a sculler, taken the opportunity to kill Chen Guangrui."

"Having killed Chen Guangrui, Liu Hong then bargained with Miss Yin. If you agree to live with me from now on, we’ll move past the previous affairs. Otherwise, if you don’t agree with me, then I will leave, and from then on sever ties with you, which Miss Yin feared the most."

"From this, we can also infer that Liu Hong’s family power was not small, and even the influence of his family elders was probably not inferior to that of Chancellor Yin."

"If Liu Hong’s power were less than Chancellor Yin’s, not to mention whether Liu Hong had the guts to murder and impersonate, he probably wouldn’t even be able to track Chen Guangrui’s whereabouts."

"Also, from analyzing the situation where Liu Hong held an official position for eighteen years, it can be seen that Liu Hong was adept in officialdom, definitely not something an ordinary boatman or sculler could do. Even in the end, when Chancellor Yin learned the true circumstances, he did not resolve the matter with just a document but instead went to the Emperor to mobilize sixty thousand Imperial Guards for a crackdown, which also indicates that Liu Hong’s family power was not easily dealt with."