Chapter 12: Under Siege
In the fifth year of Taihe, October Jiashen, not just two quarters.
Chang'an, Chang'an County, Shanhefang.
“…… Later, it seems that someone made a move in Yubu, and the demolition was suppressed......" Xu Wucheng muttered.
Li Xiao's face could not hide his surprise, the Yu Department was subordinate to the Ministry of Industry of Shangshu Province, and was in charge of the repair and repair of the entire Chang'an City and even Jingzhao Mansion: the procurement of materials, the selection of craftsmen, and the supervision of the system of the mountains, gardens, plants, charcoal, and offerings were all among them. Li Han couldn't help asking, who can have so much power to do something to Yu?
"This is a court affair, and the ministers are humble and tasteless, so I really don't know ...... about it."
Li Han felt that there might be some clues behind this matter that could find out behind the scenes of the "ghost soldiers", but at the moment it was important to save people, so he secretly wrote down the matter and left it for detailed investigation later.
After following the bad people back to Broad Street, Li Han looked at the position where the person who was watching before was standing. He did see that there were two people talking to each other on the street corner, but they only caught one of them in the end, and the other person disappeared.
“…… The concubines are afraid, if there is a chaotic party inside, it is not simply a chaotic party? ”
“…… The garrison here must be full of elites, how could it be possible to wipe them all out with only the Jingzhao Mansion soldiers and that little Jin Wuwei? ”
Wang's persuasion last night sounded in Li Han's ears again, if it was really the ghost soldiers who kidnapped Zhang Yijun, he would be sent to death with this bad person.
Xu Wucheng also seemed to be aware of the fact that they were in dire need of manpower, "Your Highness, do you want to send someone to report to the official?" ”
A sketch of Chang'an Zhufang came to Li Han's mind, and the Chang'an County Ya was located in Changshoufang, which was too far away. The closest official mansion to Shanheli is Jingzhao Mansion in Guangdefang, but he just came from Guangdefang on horseback, and it takes at least half a quarter of time to whip up the horse, and now is the time to race against time, he is afraid that if there is a slight delay, Zhang Yi is afraid that his life will be in danger. But when you think about it this way, you can't solve the urgent need anywhere......
King Ying couldn't help but hate and admire in his heart, this group of chaotic parties chose Shanhefang is really an excellent place to entrench, the mansions of the officials and officials in the middle are all over the place, and it is close to the imperial city, and there is a slight rumor in the court, and it will be heard immediately.
"In addition to the Chang'an County Yahe Jingzhao Mansion, where else can I report to the officials?"
"There should be a Wuhou shop soldier ...... in the corner"
King Ying shook his head a little anxiously, those people can't help anything at all, but it's better than nothing, maybe when they get to the vicinity of Bingxiang, they can call a few people to help.
"Your Highness, please forgive the ministers for speaking bluntly," After passing through Lane B, Xu Wucheng slowed down a little and said to Li Han: "If the thief really captures His Highness's staff as a hostage, the rescue will also be life-threatening......"
Li Han knew that what Xu Wucheng said was true, Tang Law said, the thief held the hostage, and attacked the hostage at the same time, and he was not allowed to care about the life and death of the hostage.
Although the situation has been so difficult, Li Han also firmly believes that Zhang Yijun is by no means an ordinary person. He vaguely felt that Zhang Yijun was tied up as a hostage, and he may also have his own considerations.
That kid is not a person who will simply succumb to fate, Li Hanxin said with a smile. Even if he is under siege, he must not have given up, and is trying to find an opportunity to save himself!
At the same time, the ruins of the ancestral hall were abolished, and three separate rooms were entered.
Someone looking for him?!
Zhang Yijun's eyes were sharp, he tried his best to act quietly, but his mind was spinning rapidly, who could it be? Li Shangyin? No, that move said today that he would not leave the house, and concentrate on studying the classics to review and prepare for the exam. Could it be......
His Royal Highness King Ying?
This idea, which seemed unlikely at first glance, made Zhang Yijun's shoulders tremble, and he suddenly remembered that since he and His Royal Highness dissected the case in the mansion that day, he had not been to the Sixteenth Mansion again, nor had he sent anyone to deliver news, could it be that His Highness had really found this good harmony?
Bai Kui patted his palms with a shovel, what he has always admired most is to see his prey struggle before death, preferably those who are smart, who think they have seen everything, but in the end they are still powerless.
"Let Bai tell your feet, what will happen to you next......" Bai Kui moved a Hu bed unhurriedly, sat in front of Zhang Yijun, and deliberately rubbed the sharp tip of the shovel on Zhang Yijun's two strands, "This is the shovel, Bai Mou will tie his hands under his feet to the armrests of this chair later, and open his fingers......"
Bai Kui said, a black-clothed soldier handed over a small wooden mallet with a length of three inches, "When the time comes, Bai will put these ten iron shovels against each fingertip under his feet, and use this small mallet to knock the shovel into it little by little...... Hey, Bai will control the speed, neither fast nor slow, when the time comes, you will hear the sound of the separation of flesh and bones, and the shovel should just pass under your finger bones to perfectly peel off the muscles and flesh, this is a technical job, hehe......"
Bai Kui spoke vividly, even if he was as calm as Zhang Yijun, he was shocked at the moment, he could see that the bloodlust hidden under this person's face and the cruelty between his words were by no means pretended......
"When the time comes, the ten fingers under your feet are like wearing iron nails, and those noble women in Chang'an will be envious to death......" Bai Kui finished speaking, laughing.
"You want to lynch your confession?" Zhang Yijun silently closed his eyes.
"It's also avoidable, if you can tell you honestly and ask for a quick death, you have to ......" Bai Kui said leisurely, and continued to pat the shovel in his tiger's mouth.
This just reminded Zhang Yijun that the other party was asking for something. He was tied up here, and the torture was imminent, and the rhythm of the conversation was naturally controlled by the other party.
Zhang Yijun almost racked his brains, if ...... It's just that if you can say something unexpected by the rebels, or ...... Just let this Bai Kui be unexpected, once the other party's curiosity is aroused, he will inevitably want to find out, so the rhythm is on his side, with this method, he may be able to delay time until King Ying brings someone to help!
But...... What is the message to do that?
Bai Kui walked behind Zhang Yijun, touched the tips of Zhang Yijun's crossed and tied fingers, and then giggled, and said sarcastically: "Your fingers are so cold? Tell the foot to accompany Bai to eat, you don't eat......"
"Before the execution of the foot, Yi Jun asked two questions......"
"Speak!" Bai Kui agreed very happily, his expression was full of light, he had already concluded that the person who had embarrassed him last night was at the end of his rope and had nothing to do.
"Your surname is Bai?"
"Huh?" Bai Kui smiled: "Mu Baibai, do you know now?" This is the first question ......"
Zhang Yijun slowly opened his eyes, looked at Bai Kui's fierce eyes, and said word by word: "'When the time was mourned, the father died and the family was broken, and he swore to give up his life, in order to get rid of Kou Yun, his private will has not been established, how dare he hope to be known to the Ming Gong?'" ’”
Zhang Yijun's voice fell, and he noticed that the always flirtatious look on Bai Kui's face disappeared, replaced by unprecedented apprehension.
Zhang Yijun knew that he had made the right bet......
As soon as he arrived near Bingxiang, the prosperous Shanheli also began to become desolate. There are no shops around here, and it's a place that bad people and Jin Wuwei don't patrol on weekdays.
For the sake of insurance, Xu Wucheng first sent one of his bad people named "Little Liu" into Bingxiang to investigate a little. Xu Wucheng told Xiao Liu: "The important thing is how many people there are on the other side, and whether they are all equipped with armor ......"
Now Zhang Yi's life and death are uncertain, the enemy's purpose is unknown, and he is short of manpower, and the situation can be described as overstretched......
After about half a cup of tea, Xiao Liu came back to report. He once climbed the wall and saw that there were more than 20 people guarding the front yard of the ruined ancestral hall, each of whom was covered in black and hung with horizontal knives at his waist, and he seemed to have a bad face. As for the deeper part of the ancestral hall, poplar trees are planted, which obscure the view and cannot be seen.
Li Han's heart sank, it seemed that his worries had been confirmed, the chaotic party had heard the news, and now they were all prepared. But this also shows that Zhang Yijun should still be alive by now - if the hostages die, the thieves will not be stupid enough to wait here to be exterminated.
“…… And Liulang is done," Xiao Liu then crossed his hands and said: "That group of people are probably guarding Lang when they look at the costume." ”
"Catcher?" Li Han and Xu Wucheng said in unison.
Although the combat effectiveness is far less than that of the regular army, because of the separation between black and white, the general wealthy merchants and nobles will often hire the guard to help escort the goods when the private soldiers are not enough.
"How do you tell?"
"Shou Lang is not like an ordinary private soldier or a regular soldier, he is not wearing armor, although the swords and soldiers are all sharp blades, but they are often privately built by craftsmen for the fire master, often not customized, and the forms are different, it is not difficult to see."
Li Han nodded, he thought that such an important stronghold would be heavily guarded, but who knew that there were only more than 20 guards here. Could it be ......
A thought flashed in King Ying's heart, the "ghost soldiers" are a group of chaotic parties, no matter how large their scale is, it is difficult to reach the level of a large number of followers, and they are even more delusional that compared with the soldiers of the Jingzhong Mansion and the Sixteen Guards of the Forbidden Middle School, they will inevitably encounter a shortage of manpower in the scattered city - so they will recruit guards to guard this place to make up for this!