Chapter Twenty-Eight: Exploring the Shangguan Mansion at Night

In order to find out the truth, Huang Ying decided to visit the Shangguan Mansion at night. Huang Ying didn't know where Shangguan's Mansion was, so in order to facilitate his movement at night, he decided to find out the route first. After the dispersal of the dynasty, Shangguan Qingyun went out of the noon gate, whispered a few words to several civil and military officials, and then sat in a sedan chair and went straight back to the house.

Huang Ying quietly followed behind Shangguan Qingyun, found the exact location of Shangguan Mansion, and walked around Shangguan Mansion again to explore the path.

At night, the moon is dark and the wind is high, which is a good opportunity to go to Shangguan's mansion. Huang Ying changed into a night clothes, wore a ghost mask, and crossed the streets and alleys to the periphery of Shangguan Mansion.

Shangguan's Mansion is surrounded by high walls, with big red lanterns hanging at the gate, and several guards on night duty patrolling back and forth.

Huang Ying didn't dare to expose herself, so she hid in the dark and waited quietly.

At about three o'clock, I saw a half-old man with several middle-aged men in kimonos coming to the gate. The gatekeeper was very respectful when he saw the half-old man.

There were three people behind the half-old man, one was a tall and thin man, with very little hair, a small braid on his head, a high nose bridge, a pair of eagle hook eyes, and a mustache under the bridge of the nose, which looked quaint and eccentric. The two next to him were short and fat, and a young man was heroic.

"Looking at the dress of these people, it seems that they are Orientals, but there is collusion between Lord Shangguan and Orientals. So who is that half-old man in front? Looking at him skinny and thief-eyed, he is definitely not a good person. Looks like I'm here at the right time tonight. Huang Ying was happy in her heart.

"Go in and report to the master, and say that your guests are coming." The half-old man said.

"Okay, a few people, please wait." One of the nurseries hurried in to report, and after a while, the nursing home came, and respectfully welcomed the four night visitors.

The gate was closed, and the nurses patrolled the courtyard.

Huang Ying saw that the opportunity had come, found a high earthen platform, and jumped onto the wall.

There was a big tree inside the wall, and the branches of the big tree were right on the wall. The yellow warbler is hidden between the branches, and you can see it, but you can see the rockery, pavilions and pavilions in the garden of Shangguanfu, everything you need.

A courtyard is brightly lit, and seven or eight nurses outside the courtyard stand on both sides. The courtyard is very lively.

Under the wall is the garden, between the garden and the rockery there is a pavilion, through the garden, walk through the pavilion is the rockery.

The rockery is about 100 meters away from the courtyard, there is a sidewalk, and there are some flowers and plants on both sides of the road. Every twenty meters there are wooden stakes, on which lanterns are hung. There is a sentry under the lantern, which is really heavily guarded.

The warbler slid down the tree, listened to the movements, and then went around the root of the wall to a dark place, avoiding the sentry, and quietly walked through the garden to the gazebo.

There is a stone table in the gazebo, two rows of stone benches. Huang Ying saw that there was no one around, so he sat down and waited for the opportunity.

Half an hour later, there was a voice in front of him, and the yellow warbler immediately became alert and jumped into the flowers and plants under the pavilion to hide.

After a while, I saw two family members carrying lanterns to the pavilion, and they held the lanterns to shine in the garden, and found nothing suspicious, so they sat down and chatted.

"Sixth brother, a few Orientals came tonight, I heard that they are here to help adults achieve hegemony. I don't know what those Orientals are capable of, but the adults actually treat them as guests. One of them said.

"Seven catties, don't underestimate these Orientals, I heard that they are karate masters, and they are invincible all over the world. If you have their help, why worry about the great cause? The one named Sixth Brother said.

"My lord is really, being the prime minister is above 10,000 people, it's enough scenery, he still has to climb up, do you want to climb to the sky?" Seven catties are a little confused.

"Shhhh......h Seven catties, this is the Prime Minister's Mansion, be careful when you speak. Sixth Brother reminded.

"Sixth brother, what should we do?" Qijin asked.

"Leave it to fate!" The sixth brother said lightly.

"......" The two whispered for a while, then left the pavilion and went to the garden, and returned to the courtyard from the other end of the path.

The yellow warbler came out of the garden, quickly came to the rockery, and stayed for a moment behind a boulder. He couldn't venture into that avenue with lanterns, and if he found it, he would be in trouble.

Those few Orientals are in the mansion, and if they make a move, the consequences will be unimaginable. She looked at the path in the garden that led to the courtyard, and an idea came to her mind.

The path in the garden is lined with green leaf trees more than one person tall, with thick branches and dense leaves, which are relatively secret, and even if you encounter a family member who is on patrol at night, you can quickly avoid it.

The warbler turned back to the garden and walked along the tree-lined path, the moonlight hid in the clouds, the north wind whistling, and the leaves rustling and wailing.

It was nearly midnight, and the cold was pressing, and the housekeepers who patrolled the night were wearing thin clothes and cold bodies, and they hid under the eaves to avoid the wind and cold.

Several lanterns hung from the stumps were extinguished, and the light outside the courtyard was dim. Huang Ying saw the opportunity and quickly came to the back of the courtyard, jumped on the roof, touched the candlelit hall in the middle, and uncovered the tiles to look inside.

Sitting inside were Shangguan Qingyun, two military generals, three Orientals, four second-class officials of the imperial court, and two people from the rivers and lakes, these people had a nest of snakes and rats, and the smell was similar.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have summoned you today to discuss important matters. This morning, I received a news from the flying pigeon, and the underground treasure house of Kaifeng has been discovered by Xu Wenbin, and Gonggong Hai and Bai Canghai have fallen into the hands of Xu Wenbin, and now Xu Wenbin and Li Mingzhong, the minister of the Qincha, are rushing to the capital. The situation is very critical, so please express your opinions and do not get tired of giving advice. Shangguan Qingyun said.

"What are you afraid of, the soldiers will block the water and come to Tutun. Aren't the ministers of the Qin mission and Xu Wenbin still on the way? We can start first, seize the emperor, force him to hand over the jade seal, and then issue a holy decree to punish Li Mingzhong and Xu Wenbin on the grounds of 'ineffective work', so that we will win the game. A military general stood up and said.

"The garrison is right, the first strike is strong, and the second attack suffers. We might as well imprison the dog emperor and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes. Lord Shangguan, you are our head, you can give the order! For the sake of a thousand years, we must be ruthless. A second-class member of the imperial court said.

Shangguan Qingyun hesitated for a moment and said, "Since Xu Wenbin and Li Mingzhong have forced us to a dead end, we have no choice but to make a desperate bet. Everyone, please go back and make all preparations, tomorrow at noon, I will ask the emperor to go to the imperial garden to drink and enjoy the flowers, and you will quickly send someone to hold the emperor hostage and force him to comply. The emperor is timid and afraid, and once threatened, he is bound to bow down and obey us. ”

"But there are forbidden troops and garrison camps in the capital, once they rebel, will they turn against each other?" A second-grade senior said worriedly.

"Don't worry! These people are all the henchmen of the adults, they have been favored by the adults, they are loyal to the adults, as long as it is the order of the Shangguan, they absolutely carry it out. The garrison said.

"I don't think so, I heard that a new lieutenant has come to the garrison camp, and he drinks and chats with those subordinates, and sometimes they drink all night, and I don't know what they are talking about." The small leader of the forbidden army said.

"I'm responsible for the accident with the soldiers I bringed, but the forbidden army is uneven, once the battle is engaged, will they retreat?" The guard said.

"Don't be suspicious, I have a solution to my problem. It is imperative that everyone work together to get things done. The current capital is the world of Lord Shangguan, who dares to disobey the civil and military officials? In my opinion, the sooner you act, the better. The half-old man's man spoke.

"What the old swordsman said is very true, I will go back and dispatch troops." The guard said.

"Matsui-kun, what do you propose?" Shangguan Qingyun looked at Ichiro Matsui.

"Your conscience is greatly bad, and our emperor is above all else, and your power is great." Ichiro Matsui said.

"Our gentlemen agree that yours must obey." Shangguan Qingyun stretched his face and said.

"Matsui-kun, we are friends and helpers, and we will do our best." Yanagi said.

"Alright! So decided, I'll see you tomorrow at noon in the Imperial Garden. It's not too early, everyone go back and get fully prepared. Shangguan Qingyun stood up and stretched his waist and said.

And all the people got up and left. It was pitch black outside, and Shangguan Qingyun instructed the family to light lanterns to send everyone out of the house.

Huang Ying took advantage of the moment when everyone left, touched the corner of the eaves behind, jumped down, and disappeared into the night. He went straight to the garden along the path, and just walked not far from the rockery, when suddenly a soft shout came from the side of the rockery: "Who?" ”

Huang Ying's heart tightened, and she didn't answer, and quickly came to the garden, and the man followed, but she didn't answer. Huang Ying flew up to the wall, and the man also jumped on the wall, seeing that his skills were on par with Huang Ying.