Chapter 80: The Night of the Murder in the Snowstorm

The gilded fish and insect ancient seal is engraved on both sides of the cold iron waist card, Cui Hanzhang rubbed the waist card and couldn't help but sigh, as long as the messy things are correct, the thread can also be peeled off, everything is not afraid of trouble, what I am afraid of is not knowing where the trouble is.

Now he holds the Tiger Talisman waist card of the Longyuan River Sailor and Jin Yuwei, plus the Yulin Army of Bai Yanqiu's future daughter-in-law, and now the three major garrisons of Taikang City can be regarded as really obeying their dispatch, which is a genuine command, not a mantra from the ministers of the prison country to take over the city defense, and finally live up to the trust of the saint.

Once in power, Cui Hanzhang is full of confidence, but wherever the blade goes, there is no indestructible place in Taikang City, even the palace can break in, and there is nowhere to escape if you are a spy in the green water camp.

Although the Tiger Talisman Waist Card is in hand, there is still a lot of work to be done. In addition to the three major garrisons, Jin Yuwei is under the direct command of the Holy Lord, the Shui Shi and the Yulin Army have been controlled by the Huo family and the Lin family for generations, and the nobles of the two clans have infiltrated the tentacles into the various battalions in the army, and the children of the clansmen are all over the important positions in the army.

If it weren't for the special period, the saint strongly supported Cui Hanzhang to take over the city defense and garrison, I'm afraid that he, an outsider, would not want to get involved in the two armies. The three helmsmen can temporarily hand over power, which is also the result of the game between all parties, and it is also a statement, in which the meaning can only be understood and not spoken, as for how much Cui Hanzhang can control depends on his wrist, the matter of governing the army is no better than the next scientific examination, and he will finally feel shallow on paper, and he never knows that this matter must be done.

Jiangnan winter is mostly light rain and wet streamers, this year's winter this kind of goose feather snow is endless, for the people of Taikang City, how rare.

Therefore, the streets of Xishuiguan are very lively, it turns out that today is the day of the temple fair, there are literati watching the snow and looking for flowers to play with the wind and moon, there are also the female dependents of various prefectures wearing big clothes to watch the lanterns together, and the jugglers dancing fish and dragons, it seems that the people of the whole Taikang City are crowded here to catch the temple fair, the pedestrians are rubbing shoulders one after another, and the hawkers are shouting and shouting in front of the stalls.

Looking from the upper floor of Xishuiguan City, half of Taikang City is in full view, red lanterns are hung high on a street, the Qinglou Chu Pavilion on both sides, and the flute is more elegant on a snowy night. There is an open-air platform where a woman is wearing a red robe and dancing in the snow, the style of the robe is also very special, not like women's clothing, but not men's clothing, soft and loose robes, but unusually ironing the elegant posture of the beauty. The hair is not tied up, nor is it coiled, only loosely tied with a silk white ribbon, with the swaying sound of the heart rising lightly, the long-sleeved man dances the red shadow, sometimes raises the wrist and lowers the eyebrows, sometimes lightly Shu Yun hand, when the snow is closed, how does it seem to be in the world?

Such a beautiful scenery of dancing in the snow attracted passers-by on the street to stop and look up, and from time to time let out cheers and cheers, adding to the fireworks of the world on this cold and snowy night.

Although the rangers are strong and good at fighting, but if there is no assistance from the Yulin Army Tianwolf Battalion Xiaowu Battalion, dealing with the grand occasion of this big temple fair, it is really a bit of a rat bogey, if you want to take people quietly, I am afraid it is difficult to climb to the sky, not to mention that the Xishui Guancheng Tower is not a place to wait for idleness, if you want to go in and get people, you must have a firm grasp of nine out of ten, otherwise it is to fight the snake and not die, but suffer from it.

Lingwu Hou Bai Yanqiu understood why Lin Zhan asked his sister to come to lead the troops, and when Lin Wushan inspected the Heavenly Wolf Camp and the Xiaowu Battalion, all the soldiers knelt on one knee, which showed that his prestige in the army was chasing his father.

Lin Wushan waved his right hand, and the two battalions of soldiers and horses suddenly closed their voices, "The Heavenly Wolf Battalion and the Xiaowu Battalion listen to the order, cooperate with the rangers to encircle and suppress Xishui Pass, and the on-site dispatch obeys the command of Lingwu Hou, and those who violate the order will be killed on the spot!" ”

"Order!"

"Order!" The soldiers and horses of the two battalions shouted, and the sound shook Chili Street. Lin Wushan turned his head to look at Bai Yanqiu, who was sitting side by side on a horse, and motioned for him to give the order to set off and rush to Xishuiguan immediately.

Bai Yanqiu is also a general, so he naturally knows the meaning of Lin Wushan's move, which is not only to test him, but also to help him establish his prestige. It's still the same sentence, if you can't catch the kindness thrown by others, it will become embarrassing.

At this time, you can't be cowardly, it is a matter of family status in the future, and people must grind on things to be able to stand. Bai Yanqiu was the momentum of killing in the sword mountain and sea of fire on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition, I saw him driving his horse out of the column slowly, patrolling a circle of soldiers holding torches in the front row, and said loudly: "Tonight, the Ranger Battalion controls the high hall and the building, the Gale Battalion clears the building, and the Ghost Hand Battalion enters the building to take people." Our Yulin Army is familiar with the terrain and is responsible for evacuating the peripheral crowds, cutting off the escape routes of the thieves, and putting the bright spots in the moves, taking out the skills of the gatekeepers of Taikang City, tonight the big temple will pay attention not to hurt the innocent, let alone let go of any suspicious thieves. ”

Tonight, Bai Yanqiu's internal skills and marksmanship have broken through many years of obstacles to the next level, his voice is strong under the drumming of true qi, and the sound of training is resounding throughout Chili Street, the wolf camp and the Xiaowu camp are all unruly, and the law in the army only respects the strong.

"The Celestial Wolf Camp has an order!"

"Xiaowu camp has an order!"

Bai Yanqiu's aura is strong, the generals are properly deployed, and Lin Wushan helps to suppress the formation, winning the recognition of the elites of the two battalions, and they all shouted orders.

"Good performance!" Lin Wushan rode forward, smiled with his eyebrows, looked at his side face and said.

Bai Yanqiu thought to herself that Xiao Nizi would let you be majestic for a while, and wait for you to enter the mansion to see how Ben Hou cleaned you up. Thinking of this, he laughed unconsciously, clamped the horse's belly, and rushed out, "Drive!" ”

Lin Wushan was not to be outdone, and he also chased after him with a pat on the horse's buttocks, and the two of them drove side by side in the wind and snow, and they were really a talented and beautiful couple.

Tonight, the six battalions of the Yulin Army and the Ranger Army fought together, and the Longyuan River Water Division blocked all the waterways. It's just that this matter is definitely not as simple as arresting a few spies from the Green Water Battalion and pulling out the stronghold, but also taking the opportunity to be thorough

Cleaning up the boundary of Xishuiguan, it is best to be able to sweep away the ghosts and ghosts of the ghost city, and to promote the joint action of the four garrison forces of Jin Yuwei, the Ranger Army, the Yulin Army, and the Longyuan River Water Division, and the names of Cui Hanzhang and Bai Yanqiu are completely shocking to the world tonight.

Lin Wushan did as he said before, handing over the on-site command to Bai Yanqiu, and from time to time he lowered his ears to give him advice, even if he rode a horse and deliberately lagged behind him by half a position, his daughter's careful thinking was exquisite.

"Qiqi Lingwu Marquis, the brothers of the Divine Arrow Battalion have deployed troops from high places such as the East Leech Alley, the Chuyun Pavilion in the south, and the corner tower in the north to ensure air supremacy." The Divine Arrow Battalion reported the situation.

"Very good, please send the three horsemen to ambush within ten miles outside the city of Xishuiguan, in case they jump off the building and flee west." Bai Yanqiu does not fight uncertain battles, and the lion fights the rabbit with all his strength.

"Master Hou, you have to secretly clean up the people who are rushing to the temple fair first, otherwise you will be afraid that there will be too many constraints when you start to do it." Lin Wu Shan pointed out the current troubles.

"This matter is not difficult, and the battalions of the two armies are ordered to act tonight with the code "stabbing horses", and those who do not meet the code will be killed. Bai Yanqiu was confident, he and Cui Hanzhang had already discussed it on the way out, whether the information of Mingjinlou was true or not, it was imperative to pull the net to investigate and arrest this night.

"The wolf battalion came out, all took off their armor and changed into civilian clothes, sent a group of people to invite the actors of the fish and dragon dance to the end of the long street, beat the gong and drum and tossed it, and then sent two teams to mix in the crowd and spread the news everywhere, saying that the dance fish and dragon held a lantern riddle guessing competition, and those who came were all rewarded, and those who guessed were given red envelopes on the spot. Remember, you can control how many people come. ”

As soon as Bai Yanqiu's words fell, Lin Wushan praised with a smile: "This trick is good, going to the temple fair to guess the lantern riddle and take the red envelope is the favorite of the people in the market, and the nature of greedy little rich people, so the effect of clearing the field is naturally achieved." ”

"Gale Camp and Ghost Hand Camp are out! Unload your armor and change into civilian clothes to hide your weapons, take advantage of the clearance of the wolf camp, you have to fill the lack of people in a short time, the gale camp guards the Xishui Pass City Tower within a circle of one mile, and the ghost hand camp in the first army disguises himself as a drinker and takes Ben Hou's waist card to go upstairs, and don't show the waist card unless you have to. The rest of the people secretly followed Shangchengguan to control the passage corridor, ready to break through the door and enter the building at any time. Bai Yanqiu set up his troops in a very orderly manner, and issued many orders in one go.

"Master Hou's art of war is really good, but Wushan is a little unclear, and the huge Xishui Pass wants to find out a few spies from the Green Water Battalion is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, is it to plow the court and sweep the holes to level the Xishui Pass?" Lin Wushan's long eyebrows furrowed, and he couldn't help but ask again.

Although she returned to Taikang City from the border land was still short, after all, she was born in the city defense Yulin Army, and the bends and curves in Taikang City could not hide from them, not to mention that she had also heard the story behind the Xishuiguan City Tower at the cockkerchief close friend's drinking party, and they all said that the Jiang family first fell in love with this dilapidated and dilapidated city tower, and the Yunlin Jiang family did not dare to say a word about the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry, and the city defense function had long been abandoned, and the Ministry of War did not insist too much. On the day of the inauguration of the four princes who have not yet been crowned kings in this big banquet guests, for a time the literati all rushed to come here to gather, and then the successive imperial examination masters left Beijing to go to the post in Xishuiguan to set up a banquet to practice, the folk proverb "Royal Qionglin Banquet, Shilin Xishuiguan", which shows that the prestige of Xishuiguan in the folk is high.

Bai Yanqiu laughed, of course he knew the hint in Lin Wushan's words, but this matter was on the line, so let's do it first, "Why don't you pull the three major garrisons of Taikang City to search Xishui Pass, it's better for everyone to fight the thunder together than the two of us!" ”

Lin Wushan couldn't help rolling his eyes when he heard him talk like this, the feeling is that the two of you are fooling around and have to pull the back of our three families, with her previous temper and character, she has already slapped him with a palm, and at this time the two families are about to become a family, not to mention that she also has the heart to help him take power, so he said again: "It is naturally okay to take Xishuiguan, but Hou Ye and Commander Cui must also be mentally prepared to deal with the anger of the Jiang family. ”

Bai Yanqiu heard her talk about the matter again, and a wicked smile rippled on her face, so she turned to stare at Lin Wushan's eyes, and she looked at her uncomfortably, "Does Wushan know who revealed the stronghold of the spies of the Green Water Camp?" Ben Hou and Commander Cui have already calculated, it is necessary to take people, whether it is a spy of the Green Water Battalion is not so important! ”

"Who is so powerful that even our Yulin Army is kept in the dark?" Lin Wushan asked.

"Don't tell me about the fire in Mingjin Tower last night, you Yulin Army don't know? There is revenge, there is revenge. Bai Yanqiu's words woke up Lin Wushan, it turned out that this information was provided by Xiao Jing of Mingjin Building, although the Xiao family's nest was in Jin'an Mansion, but he had to intervene in the business in Taikang City.

It seems to be the fighting method between the Xiao family and the Jiang family, but in fact, behind this is the two princes and princes of the current dynasty, Lin Wushan's silver teeth were secretly bitten, and they were really killed by Bai Yanqiu and Cui Hanzhang, and the three major garrisons of Taikang City were all dragged into the water by the two of them. ”

"What? As soon as you enter the Hou Gate, it is as deep as the sea, and the housekeeper lady of the Lingwu Hou Mansion is not easy to be, and it is too late to retreat at this time! ”

"Hou Ye said that he laughed, Yu Linjun's Lin character is not called in vain, he follows his father at home, he marries his husband, and Wushan advances and retreats with Hou Ye." Lin Wushan is really a woman who does not let her eyebrows, and her long eyebrows are full of heroism.

On the other hand, the tea party in the palace of the Queen Mother's Shouxi Palace is also lively and lively, the stove in the palace is baking, and the snow is fluttering outside the palace.

"Xihe, are you fascinated by the wind?" The old queen mother saw the old lady of Baifu quietly wiping

Wiped the corners of his eyes, he asked with concern, the handkerchiefs of the year, in the blink of an eye, have become grandmothers, time is really ruthless.

The queen mother's words attracted the attention of the audience, which can know that the name of the old lady of Baifu is no more than one palm, and the name of the old lady of Bai, who is known for her tough style, is so delicate.

"If I go back to the Queen Mother, the fire will warm the pavilion, and the old body will be sad for my hard-working grandson." Mrs. Bai arched her hand and replied.

"Mother-in-law, it's all the daughter-in-law's fault, and the marriage was given to Qiu'er a year ago." Mrs. Bai hurriedly left the table and knelt down to plead guilty.

Although the old lady of Baifu was helped up by the maid, she did not help her daughter-in-law, but slowly walked to the center of the tea party and knelt down facing the queen mother.

"Xihe, you and I are both old bones, if you have something to say, why do you need to give a big gift!" The Queen Mother hurriedly asked the people serving around her to help Mrs. Bai up, but Mrs. Bai couldn't afford it, and Mrs. Bai saw this scene and quickly walked over and knelt down to ask for her will together.

"Please give the queen mother a marriage, Xiao'er Yanqiu attacked the Marquis for the record of the Ministry of Rites, and now the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion is vacant, the old lady is old and frail, and the whole of the mansion is looking forward to my son starting a family and starting a business, and spreading the branches and leaves for the Lingwu Hou lineage." Mrs. Bai asked for marriage with a handful of snot and tears.

These words are sad, the ladies of the palaces in the palace think of the family members who are still fighting on the front line in the north, and they can't help but have wet red eyes, the old queen mother is also a person with children and daughters, how can she not be considerate of the old lady Bai.

"Quickly help your mother-in-law up, Xihe has a fancy for which girl, and the old sister will call the shots for you." The old queen mother smiled, and the love between her eyebrows and eyes overflowed.

"Mother-in-law, concubines, uncles and aunts looked at each other again and again, and took a fancy to the second girl of the Lin Mansion, the boudoir Wushan." Mrs. Bai put away her teary eyes, quickly helped the old lady up, and then saluted and replied.

"But the second girl of Lin Siquan's family? It's been years since I've seen her little girl, right! The old queen mother answered with a smile and turned her head to look at the eldest lady of the Lin Mansion.

Before the eldest lady of the Lin Mansion came, she had already accepted the dowry of the Lingwu Marquis Mansion, and she was happy in her heart, and without waiting for the old queen mother to speak, she had already got up and knelt down.

Queen Xiao and Jiang Guifei are both smart people with clear minds, and Lin Siquan, the general in front of the palace, holds the eight battalions of the Yulin Army, which can be described as the authentic gatekeeper of Taikang City, and the marriage between the Lingwu Marquis Mansion and his family, there is a story in it. At this time, they all smiled at the corners of their mouths, watching the two ladies sing and coax the old lady to agree to the marriage, and hurriedly congratulated.

I saw that Queen Xiao put down the teacup and said slowly: "Yanqiu is not a big man, the second girl of the Lin family is just in charge of his wild nature, and the palace will have to eat with a glass of wine at that time." ”

Before the queen mother finished speaking, Jiang Guifei got up with a smile and walked to the queen mother's side, helped tap her back, and said coquettishly: "Look at the queen mother's ruddy complexion, a tea party ordered a mandarin duck spectrum, which should be a blessing for our daughters, and follow the joy." ”

"Yes! Oh, yes! Joyful! ”

"Congratulations to Mrs. Bai! Congratulations to Mrs. Kashiwa! For a while, all the ladies of the Shouxi Palace stood up to congratulate.

"The beautiful scenery of a good day is a good day, why don't we borrow the hot tea of the Queen Mother and congratulate the marriage of the two governments in Berlin with tea instead of wine." Jiang Guifei was quick-witted, and she was the most observant of words and feelings, and when she saw that the Queen Mother and Mrs. Bai were both smiling, she boldly proposed.

Everyone stood up and picked up their teacups and congratulated the Berlin family in unison.

The ladies of the two provinces in Berlin hurriedly replied to the ladies of the various prefectures present, and even stepped forward to thank the Queen Mother again.

"Shameless, the queen mother is still here, what is Shangyang Palace's turn to give orders!" The little girl standing beside Queen Xiao turned her head and snorted, and couldn't help but hug her master.

These words naturally reached the ears of Queen Xiao, and I saw that the smile on her face became thicker, and then she picked up the teacup and walked slowly to the old lady of Baifu, "Congratulations to the old lady!" It's all because the palace was not prepared, so it gave the golden hairpin when it was crowned and canonized to the future housekeeper of the Hou Mansion, hoping that they would be harmonious and give birth to a noble son as soon as possible. ”

"The queen's mother's gift, the old body is broken!" Mrs. Bai grabbed the dragon's head crutches with her hands and quickly got up to excuse herself.

"Xihe, since the queen has a heart, she can't be hypocritical on a big day!" The Queen Mother smiled and joked with the old sisters, as if she had suddenly returned to a year ago, and she could really not find anyone who could talk to her peers in the huge palace and recall the interesting stories of her youth.

The queen mother's words made it difficult for Mrs. Bai to excuse herself, so she said thank you and handed it over to Mrs. Bai to accept.

Queen Xiao smiled with a smile, patted the hand of the lady Bai, and then turned around again and walked to the edge of the table of the lady of the Lin Mansion, and the ladies of the Lin Mansion hurriedly knelt down to greet her.

Empress Xiao bent down slightly to help Mrs. Lin up, and said slowly: "Congratulations to Mrs. Lin!" This piece of cloud dragon jade pendant in this palace was also given by the Holy Emperor when it was canonized, and it was given to the second aunt of the Lin family today. ”

The lady of the Lin Mansion was sincerely afraid, and when she saw the Queen Mother smiling, she dared to accept it, and hurriedly buckled her head to thank her.

"The queen mother is really a good means, a golden hairpin and a jade pendant, it is really a golden and jade relationship, which can not only show her orthodox status in charge of the six palaces, but also buy the hearts of the two people, the best thing is to staggered gifts, and they will be exchanged on the day of marriage, naturally no one can forget this is the grace of the queen mother!" Cui Yun sat in the distance and saw clearly, this time the staggered, a good elegant tea party was spoiled by yellow and white things.