Chapter 123: Can You Afford It?
Furious, Tanglin Luoxi immediately sent an inner secret agent to secretly arrest Zhu Jiande and torture him every day, asking him to find out where the prince of the former dynasty is now. Although Zhu Jiande repeatedly fainted to death because of the torture, he always gritted his teeth and claimed that he had never betrayed the emperor, and he had indeed poisoned the prince of the previous dynasty to death!
The cruelty of Donglin Luoxi's methods when he tortured the prisoners was clearer than anyone else, if the prince of the previous dynasty was really hidden by Zhu Jiande, he would have been unable to bear the move. Coupled with the words of Tanglin Guyun Fangcai......
Waving his hand, Tanglin Luo Xi said coldly: "In this way, Zhu Jiande is indeed wronged, put him back, send two more imperial doctors to treat his injuries, and give him another five hundred taels of silver, which can be regarded as suppressing his shock." ”
"Yes!"
The inner secret agent retreated, and Tanglin Luo Xi had already gritted his teeth and snorted coldly: These remnants of the previous dynasty are really guilty and deserve death, I must wipe you all out and break your corpses into ten thousand pieces!
Back at the Zhan Wang's Mansion, Tanglin Guyun came directly to Min Xinrou's residence. Seeing the tiredness between his eyebrows, Min Xinrou was really worried: "Yun'er, what's the situation outside?"
"Tanglin Luoxi has ordered to stop the search and massacre," Donglin Guyun's eyes were cold, "and he also agreed to release the captured people back." ”
"That's good. Min Xinrou nodded, "Although the killing can make Tanglin Luoxi lose the hearts of the people, it will undoubtedly harm those innocent people, it is not advisable to use this method, so naturally we must find a way to stop it." But these portraits ......"
"The person who concocted the portrait should be the same person who came to assassinate you. Tanglin Guyun frowned slightly, "And they should be courtiers loyal to the previous emperor, or their descendants." They wanted to use this method to make Tanglin Luoxi lose the hearts of the people so that they could avenge the emperor, but they forgot that they would harm many innocent people because of this. ”
Min Xinrou's eyebrows tightened, and after a while, she couldn't help but sigh: "Alas! I really don't know what else they will do next...... Yun'er, what's going on with you? In my opinion, only you can do it once and for all......
Tanglin Guyun shook his head: "I am not completely sure yet, I don't dare to make a rash move, otherwise if I fail to strike a blow, I will suffer." ”
"Still not completely sure?why?" Min Xinrou's eyes suddenly shot out two shrewd lights, if Dongling Luoxi saw it, she would never have imagined that she would have such a momentum, "If you talk about wealth, the Shen family is rich and rivals the country, and a loyal and good family, I will definitely fully support you." If you talk about the strength of the army, now you have the right to command the forbidden army of the imperial city, and over the years, you have secretly trained a group of dead soldiers loyal to the emperor, and the lore gate will listen to your dispatch and let you send it. Even so, you're still afraid that you won't be able to control the situation in the Imperial City?"
Tanglin Guyun still shook his head, with a solemn expression: "Mother, you imagine things too simply. The Inner Secret Agent in the hands of Tanglin Luo Xi is a force to be reckoned with, not to mention that although he allowed me to command the Imperial City Forbidden Army, in fact, the number of troops I can mobilize is very limited, and most of the military power is still in his own hands. Once you start to do it, it's hard to say who will kill the deer. The most important thing is that we don't have enough evidence to prove that he killed the king and usurped the throne, so how can we get the support of his ministers?"
The sharpness in Min Xinrou's eyes slowly faded, and it was replaced by a bitter hatred: "Then how much evidence have you found? How much more do you need to make Tanglin Luoxi not be able to deny it?"
"It's pitiful. Tanglin Guyun replied, "Some of the people who conspired against the monarch with Tanglin Luoxi have retired, and some are still officials in the court, but they are all silent about the events of the year, and even their families have no way of knowing. According to my investigation, it seems that they are all subject to Tanglin Luoxi for some reason, so they have been able to keep their mouths shut for many years, and Tanglin Luoxi has never killed them. ”
"Subject to Donglin Luoxi?" Min Xinrou muttered, "What does this 'certain reason' refer to?"
"I don't know, I'm still investigating. Tanglin Guyun shook his head, "The most troublesome thing is that except for those people themselves, no one else knows what is going on, but if I send someone to find them, it will definitely arouse Donglin Luoxi's vigilance, and it is easy to startle the snake." But now, I can't care much about it, and I have to find out the inside story as quickly as possible!"
"Be careful. Min Xinrou worriedly admonished, "It is best to solve their worries and let them come out to testify against Tanglin Luoxi, but the premise is that you can't have anything." ”
"I know. Tanglin Guyun smiled, "Don't worry, I will live well for those who need me." ”
As he said this, a pretty figure suddenly appeared in front of him, his eyes were like autumn water, full of water......
Min Xinrou glanced at him a few times, and suddenly smiled slightly: "Yun'er has a sweetheart?"
Tanglin Guyun was stunned: "What......?
"Do you still want to hide it from me?" Min Xinrou smiled more and more smugly, "My mother is a person who has come over, and I still have this eyesight." You must have thought of your sweetheart, and your eyes will become so gentle. Tell my mother, which girl do you like? Can she afford our Yun'er?"
"If you can afford it," Tanglin Guyun nodded without hesitation, "I'm only worried that I can't afford her......"
"Oh?" Min Xinrou was stunned for a moment, her eyes flashing with curiosity, "You have always been above the top, lonely and self-admiring, and you don't pretend to any woman, what kind of good girl can make you say such things? I really can't wait to see it!"
Tanglin Guyun pursed his lips, and actually blushed rarely: "There will be a chance, but it's not time to ...... yet."
Duanmu Youning's identity is so special, Tanglin Luo Xi will never easily promise her to herself, unless...... This world has changed flags!
Under the mediation of Tanglin Guyun, the bloody killing finally stopped, and hundreds of young men who had not been executed were released and sent home, each burning incense and prostrating to thank their ancestors for their blessings. And for those who have died innocently, the emperor only symbolically gave a few taels of silver, which can be regarded as comfort. As for how much resentment and hatred there was in the hearts of the families of the victims, he couldn't care about it.
At the same time, he also ordered the entire Imperial City Forbidden Army to be dispatched and destroy all the portraits. As a result, the portraits that appeared overnight disappeared completely, leaving not a trace of confetti, and one wonders if everything that had happened before was just a nightmare of white terror.
However, in order to find a step for himself, Dongling Luoxi actually told the world generously this time, saying that thanks to the Zhan King Dongling Guyun's eyes like lightning, he saw that the person in the portrait was not the prince of the previous dynasty, so as to find out that all this was the conspiracy and trickery of the remnants of the previous dynasty, in a vain attempt to make waves and endanger the country of Yulin!
As soon as the announcement came out, those survivors knew that their lives were picked up by King Zhan, and they were naturally grateful, and they vied with each other for a while, so that their limelight completely overshadowed Tanglin Chenyang, who was originally the most promising to become the next prince.
The night was dark.
Tanglin Guyun in the room did not go to bed, sitting alone at the table, sipping cold white wine while waiting for something. After the tea, Shen Shaobai entered through the window, poured a cup of white water and drank it, and then frowned sadly: "Bitter! Pity me for running around for you in the middle of the night, but I can't even drink a cup ......of hot tea."
Tanglin Guyun looked up at him: "You are most familiar with the Zhan Wangfu, go and get what you want, what do you want to shout in front of me?"
Shen Shaobai laughed: "With your words, brother, I will stick a knife in your ribs, and my liver and brain will be smeared on the ground, only Liang Baikai will admit it!"
"Okay. Tanglin Guyun nodded, "What happened to what I want you to investigate?"
"Of course I found it, otherwise how would I have the face to see you?" Shen Shaobai stretched exaggeratedly and continued to ask for credit, "You don't know how much I spent and how many days and nights I stayed up to find out the news, and I was tired and had a sore back......
"Come less. "Tanglin Guyun sneered, ...
It was clear that he didn't intend to be fooled, "As the most prestigious 'Tongtian Pavilion' pavilion master in the Lingyuan Continent, do you need to go out in person to inquire about some news? Can you get tired and have a sore back? I think you're overindulgent, right?"
Tongtian Pavilion, the most powerful intelligence organization in the Lingyuan Continent, has the largest news network, and the disciples in the Pavilion are all over every corner of the Lingyuan Continent, as long as you can afford the money, they can inquire about any news you want, and they can do everything in the heavens and the earth, so it is called "Tongtian Pavilion". It's just that no one would have thought that the master of the Tongtian Pavilion, who has always seen the head and the end of the dragon, would actually be the eldest young master of the Shen family, a century-old family in the Imperial Capital City!
Haha laughed, Shen Shaobai finally returned to his serious appearance: "Don't talk nonsense, Young Master Ben and his wife are not married, how can they be overindulgent? Isn't it tiring for you to run before and after? But this hard work has not been in vain, at least the details of those people have been investigated." ”
Tanglin Guyun nodded: "What is the origin of those assassins and those who spread portraits?"
"Actually, it's about the same as you guessed. The expression on Shen Shaobai's face gradually became solemn, "They are indeed all courtiers loyal to the emperor, and many of them are young people in their early twenties, and they are the descendants of the old ministers back then." Although they wanted to seek justice for the emperor, how could they be too small in number to launch a large-scale war, so they had to find another way, wanting to use this method to make Tanglin Luoxi lose the hearts of the people. ”
"In the end, he is young and does things too without thinking about the consequences. Tanglin Guyun lightly picked the corners of his lips, "Although there have always been sacrifices for changing dynasties, how could it be the emperor's wish to suffer innocent people on such a large scale?"
"There is no way, although they have the enthusiasm to seek justice for the emperor, they don't know how to throw it away, so they have to take one step at a time. Shen Shaobai smiled bitterly, "But they themselves are aware of this problem, so they have just recently established the 'Dragon Protector Sect'......"
"Dragon Protector Sect?" Tanglin Guyun suddenly said, "In other words, the fourth brother is all from the Dragon Protector Sect?"
"Yes," Shen Shaobai nodded, "According to the information collected back, the leader of the Dragon Protector Sect is Du Linkai, the son of Du Yuhao, the left prime minister of the first emperor, and the fourth brother is Du Linkai's aunt and cousin, named Hua Youzheng. ”
Tanglin Guyun pursed his lips, and then glanced at Shen Shaobai approvingly: "Tongtian Pavilion really lives up to its reputation, in just a few days, even the eight generations of their ancestors have been dug out?"
Shen Shaobai sighed happily: "Hey, they are the courtiers of the former emperor, can you speak with some virtue? Be careful that they come to you in a dream in the middle of the night! By the way, this is for you." ”
As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his bosom and handed it over. Tanglin Guyun took it and opened it to see that what was drawn on the paper was actually a golden dragon, hovering and entwining, as if it was about to rise into the air. He couldn't help frowning, and then suddenly realized, "This is the sign of a disciple of the Dragon Protector Sect?"
"Clever!" Shen Shaobai nodded, "That's right, any Dragon Protector Sect disciple must have such a golden dragon tattooed on his shoulder." Moreover, Du Linkai and the others have always thought that the Dragon Protector Sect is extremely secretive, and no one knows about this golden dragon pattern except for themselves, but I still touched it back. ”
Looking down at the golden dragon, Tanglin Guyun's eyes flickered slightly: "If that's the case, the matter is ...... Easy to do......"
Shen Shaobai's eyes froze: "What do you mean......"
Tanglin Guyun glanced at him and whispered something. Under the candlelight, I saw the light in Shen Shaobai's eyes flickering, and he nodded lightly from time to time......