Chapter 251: Open Guns and Hidden Arrows (5)
Luoyang Imperial Prison is a new prison that was opened at the beginning of this year, the area is not too large, there are only four prisons in total, but they are not lined up, of which two buildings A and B are used to hold ordinary prisoners, located in the east of the Imperial Prison, and the two buildings C and D are located on the west side of the Imperial Prison, separated from the first two by a small playground, which is used to hold Qin prisoners in the planning, however, because the court situation has been relatively stable since this spring, except for Helan Minzhi, no other courtiers have been taken, therefore, these two cells are almost idle, The prison is far more than the prisoners, at the time of the fire, the performance of the guards of the two cells can be described as very different, the T-shaped cell is a chicken and a dog, this one is a C-shaped cell is heavily guarded, a group of British palace guards are all armed with knives in their hands, all with a murderous face, prohibiting anyone to take a step, but as the scene gradually gets out of control, only more than 100 people of the palace guards are gradually overwhelmed, take care of the head, take care of the tail, and are so anxious that Lin Chengbin, the deputy commander of the palace, who commands the army, is sweating profusely.
"General Lin, General Lin!"
Just when Lin Chengbin was trying his best to maintain order, he saw Wang Hao, the young secretary of Dali Temple on duty, leading several officials to break away the chaotic firefighting crowd, and hurried over, calling out one after another.
"Wang Shaoqing, is it possible to suppress the fire?"
In terms of official rank, Lin Chengbin is one level lower than Wang Hao, but there is no subordinate relationship between them, Lin Chengbin does not need to ask him for a courtesy, but now he is in Dali Temple, no matter what, he has to give Wang Hao, the master, a face, therefore, although he is anxious, when he saw Wang Hao running over, Lin Chengbin still led a few guards to greet him, but there was not so much politeness in his words, and he asked directly.
"I'm afraid it's not good, this fire is big, the wind direction changes at any time, and I'm afraid that the C-word prison will also be affected, and I ask General Lin to prepare early, and this officer will also command the disaster relief, so I won't talk more with General Lin, take care."
Wang Hao looked anxious, dropped an explanation, turned around and was about to run towards the fire not far away again, as if he was just here to explain such a scene.
"Lord Wang, slow down."
Lin Chengbin was very responsible, and he refused to let Wang Hao go like this, so he hurriedly flashed and blocked Wang Hao's way.
"General Lin, what do you mean by this? The official is responsible, if the fire is mistaken, who will be responsible! ”
Seeing that Lin Chengbin blocked his way, Wang Hao's eyes flashed quickly, but his face drooped, and he asked in a reprimanding tone.
"Wang Shaoqing, the last general will take care of the prisoners in the name of His Royal Highness, and he is also responsible for the crime, but now the fire is getting bigger, and he is in danger here, so he must transfer the prisoners, and ask Wang Shaoqing to make it convenient for him to vacate the empty prison, and finally take people to transfer."
Lin Chengbin obviously didn't expect Wang Hao to turn his face and turn colored, and his heart couldn't help but be angry, but he didn't want to argue with Wang Hao at this moment, so he asked a word in a consultative tone very politely.
"The lower official is busy fighting the fire, please forgive the lower official for not being able to do anything about this matter!"
Wang Hao flicked his sleeves unhappily, bypassed Lin Chengbin, and was about to leave.
"Wang Shaoqing ......"
Seeing that the fire was getting more and more ferocious, Lin Chengbin became anxious, dodged in front of Wang Hao again, grabbed Wang Hao's big sleeve, and was about to say something to explain, but unexpectedly, a squad leader who was following Wang Hao suddenly shouted: "The soldiers of the British Prince's Mansion have beaten people, come quickly, protect the king and beat people." ”
"How daring, the British King's Mansion is amazing, is it a bully?"
"Lord, brothers, protect Lord Wang!"
"Kill these bastards!"
……
The words of the team leader seemed to be a signal, but as soon as his voice fell, the crowd became surging in an instant, and a large group of officials from Dali Temple rushed over shouting, and a faction was about to fight.
"Array! Those who dare to act recklessly will be killed! ”
The officials of Dali Temple rushed over, and a group of palace guards were afraid that their own masters would suffer losses, so they did not dare to slack off, and rushed forward in a swarm, and the scene was on the verge of collapse.
The guards of the British Prince's Mansion are the elite soldiers of a hundred battles, not like the rabble of the officials of the Dali Temple, although everyone has a sense of resentment in their hearts, but when Lin Chengbin gives an order, no one dares to disobey, they have shouted and lined up on the spot, the swords and guns stand like a forest, and the murderous spirit is endless, and a group of officials of the Dali Temple who rushed to see this, everyone was frightened in their hearts, and they all stood up unconsciously, no one dared to test the power of the knife formation with their own lives, but they refused to retreat, and the scene was instantly deadlocked.
"Deputy Dian Jun Lin, what do you mean? The official kindly reminded Yuer, Er'an dared to face each other with swords, what do you want, huh? ”
Wang Hao's face was pale, and he raised the demeanor of a court official, and it was impossible to say that he was scolded on the ground, and he made his anger as if he was a victim.
"Lord Wang is right, the British Prince's Mansion is too bullying, if you don't go to put out the fire, forget it, and dare to beat Lord Wang, it's really hateful, you can't spare it!"
"That's right, the British King's Mansion is amazing, it's too much to bully my Dali Temple!"
"Arrogance, too arrogant, this is Dali Temple, not the British Palace, you have to show your majesty, go home and put it on your own, get out!"
……
As soon as Wang Hao's voice fell, he didn't wait for Lin Chengbin to speak out, and the officials below immediately followed suit, stirring the nerves of everyone in the palace, and there was a fearless posture.
"Tear the ......"
Seeing that the situation was not right, Lin Chengbin didn't plan to be verbose with the officials, so he took out the horizontal knife on his waist, slashed it heavily on the ground, pulled out a straight line, and then held the knife in his hand, and shouted loudly: "This general is ordered to watch the prisoners, and those who dare to cross this line will be regarded as contempt for the holy will, and there will be no forgiveness for killing!" ”
"No!"
All the palace guards were holding back their anger, and when they heard Lin Chengbin's order, they all cheered up, and they all made a loud promise, and the sound was like thunder, and the murderous aura rose into the sky, and the officials of Dali Temple were all silent, and the two sides fell into a stalemate with such big eyes.
"Wow, ......"
At the moment of the tense confrontation between the guards of the British Royal Mansion and the officials of Dali Temple, three black-clothed masked men quietly appeared in the northwest corner of the C-shaped cell, each raised their hands, and the flying grab had been thrown onto the roof, and a sound of almost inaudible footsteps sounded, and the three black-clothed masked men had climbed to the high roof along the wall, and after sneaking a few steps, a figure shook and shook, and it had been like a ghost from the broken corner of the roof into the prison.
The area of the C-shaped prison is not small, there are more than 300 large and small cells, in the form of a circle, there is only one exit from the main entrance, and the prisoners in it are even more pitiful, only one person, He Lanmin, is imprisoned in the middle of the east corridor in the C-shaped No. 24 cell, as for the west side of the corridor, it is completely empty, not only there are no prisoners, but there are no guards. The three black-clothed masked men who sneaked into the prison were obviously very clear about the arrangement of the guards in the cell, and since they sneaked into the cell, they had not stayed on the empty west corridor at all, and their bodies flickered, and they had quietly touched the side of the east corridor along the corridor, and immediately found that the two palace guards who were supposed to be guarding the door of the cell were not on duty. Who else is there besides Helan Minzhi?
"Is it Wulantai? We have been ordered to come and rescue you. ”
The three black-clothed masked men crossed cover and rushed to the front of cell No. 24, but they did not rush to cut the copper lock on the door, but two of them held their swords on the left and right, and one of them stuck to the wooden fence, and after looking inside for a while, they asked in a low voice.
"Who, who are you waiting for?"
The movements of the three black-clothed masked men did not hide too much, Helan Minzhi in the prison room had already discovered the arrival of the three people, and was immediately frightened, dragging the heavy flail and shrinking to the corner of the wall in a panic, looking at the three uninvited guests tremblingly, even if the black-clothed man said that he was a rescuer, Helan Minzhi did not have the courage to run to the door, but just cowered and spoke, looking like a cowardly mouse.
"But in front of Wulantai? I'm waiting to come and rescue you from prison on the orders of my mother, quickly, come here! ”
When the black-clothed masked man heard the answer of the prisoner, he already knew what to expect, but out of prudence, he patiently explained.
"Ah, yes, well, so-and-so ......"
The prisoner was obviously moved by the black-clad and masked rhetoric, and moved his ass excitedly, almost rolling to the ground and about to pounce towards the cell door.
"Go to hell!"
Without waiting for the prisoner to pounce on the front, the black-clothed masked man who inquired suddenly laughed, and as soon as he raised his hand, a cylindrical chain crossbow was aimed at the figure who was about to crawl, and he let out a low cry and gently pulled the trigger, but in the crisp sound of the machine spring, more than a dozen steel arrows had been shot towards the prisoner like locusts.
"Ah, I don't ......"
The prisoners obviously did not expect such a change, and were about to shout loudly in a hurry, but the rain of steel arrows came too quickly, and before they could shout, they were shot into hedgehogs by the arrows, and their hands and feet rolled to the ground with twitches, and their heads tilted, and they were completely out of breath.
"Withdraw!"
The black-clothed masked man at the head was obviously a veteran of this matter, and he was extremely confident in his archery skills, and he only fired a series of crossbows with one shot, and he didn't even look to see if he hit the target, he turned around without hesitation, and gestured to the two companions who were on guard with swords......