Chapter 261: Tense Situation
Ying Ji and other personnel of the Imperial City Division cooperated with Yan Yuhui last time to encircle and suppress the stronghold of the Blood Wolf Immortal Terrace, and only killed five or six people, and the rest were captured by Yan Yuhui's armed guards and kept locked up in the East Gate camp. Wanyan Yuhui did not move these people according to the old emperor's orders, and was ready to release these people once the situation stabilized.
Even so, the fierce fighting that night caused a sensation in the entire Xiantai Square, so much so that the people spread false rumors that hundreds of people had died.
The explosion in the Iron Bull Workshop shook even more. This was due to the fact that the sound of the explosion was so loud that it could be heard within a radius of six or seven miles. Another reason is that the people killed in this explosion were monks, not ordinary people, which is easier to guess.
By the time Zhang Shou arrived at the site of the explosion, the flames caused by the explosion had already been extinguished, and Wen Xiong led hundreds of armed guards to surround the place. The eleven corpses had been cleaned up by more than a dozen officials in charge of the Iron Bull Workshop, and they were lined up on the ground, and several people's headscarves had peeled off, revealing the green skin heads inside.
The five who had been stunned but did not die were carried to the plank, and two of them had woken up, but blood was pouring from their ear holes, presumably because their eardrums had been broken. No matter how they asked, neither of them could hear clearly. Of course, even if they could hear clearly, they wouldn't speak.
In the end, Wanyan Zhangshou took two henchmen to interrogate alone, wrote down everything he knew on paper, and then induced a confession. Although the two monks were deaf in their ears, they still had language skills. Under the temptation of Zhang Shou, he put together what he knew.
At first, Wen Xiong saw that these people were all monks, so he secretly exclaimed that it was not good. It just so happened that Zuo Xiang came, so Wen Xiong pushed the boat down the river and let Zhang Shou take full responsibility for this matter! Zhang Shou naturally took the initiative and immediately ordered the transfer of the officials of the capital to various temples to verify the identities of these monks. Although there are nearly 30 monks in the central capital, and there are more than 10,000 monks, there are as many as 16 monks who have been killed and wounded this time, and within two days, it is easy to verify which monasteries are missing monks.
Since Wen Xiong asked Wanyan Zhangshou to preside over the matter, Zhangshou ordered the Wuwei Army to cooperate with the government officials to strengthen the patrols of various squares, especially the places where temples are concentrated, and to strengthen vigilance to protect the safety of the monks. In the name of protecting security, patrols in the city have also increased, and Zhang Shou believes that this is a conspiracy specifically aimed at monks, so that Wen Xiong's army will focus on protecting the national teacher.
Early the next morning, Zhang Shou entered the palace. Since he still couldn't figure out the old emperor's fundamental attitude towards the national teacher, Zhang Shou was very cautious. The old emperor turned out to be very favored, and although he was snubbed recently, Zhang Shou still wouldn't bet easily. After some probing, he took out all the confessions. The details of the old monk were revealed, however, to his surprise, the old emperor did not express his position after listening to him read these confessions. It is just said that in a detailed investigation, it is necessary to make all the investigations clear before reporting. Until then, ensure the safety of the national teacher.
Wanyan Zhangshou was like being in a fog for a while, and at this time, the most correct thing to do was to act like a thunderbolt and tell the world about the crime that he knew. However, the old emperor Wanyan Yong procrastinated, and did not make any opinions on how to deal with it, and did not know how to plan.
ββββ
Song Zheng returned to Yuan Hao to ask the small courtyard, but how could he sleep?
Until dawn, Li Hongniang returned to the courtyard, saying that the eight Imperial City secretaries in charge of him had successfully transferred their locations, or hid in small inns, or enlisted to work as handymen in large households and handicraft workshops, or even spent money to go to low-class brothels to cover their identities.
Li Hongniang's return made Song Zheng feel a lot more relieved, he freshened up, and went to the Laining Pavilion.
Liang Yiyue was still very enthusiastic about him, not only gave him thirty taels of silver, but also put him in charge of managing the Western Xia guards in the backyard, that is, Li Yongxi's guards, all under the management of Song Zheng. Song Zheng, who had just arrived at the Ning Pavilion for more than half a month, became the small leader of the Xixia guards, which made Song Zheng feel a little funny. No matter how Liang Yiyue is, Comrade Lao Liang still has a hand in knowing and employing people.
Perhaps because of Liang Yiyue's instructions, the Western Xia guards, including Ah Da, respected Song Zheng very much, and said that he would call Song the leader, which made Song Zheng feel a little embarrassed. Under the deliberate propaganda of some people, the news of Song Zheng's prestige for Western Xia in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion spread among the Western Xia guards. I have to say that the Tangut people are a bit like the sticks of modern society, whether they are obscene or shameless, but they are by no means ambiguous in terms of maintaining the honor of the party and the clan. As a result, Song Zheng won the high prestige of the Western Xia guards.
The only thing Song Zheng regretted was that Li Yongxi and the palace maid seemed to have become silent, muttering something in the room all day, and they didn't call Song Zheng a word. Song Zheng naturally couldn't take the initiative to enter the door and communicate with Li Yongxi, and the time was a little boring.
After noon, Liang Yiyue hurried to the backyard and stayed for more than an hour before leaving. That expression was as ugly as a dead father. During this period, Song Zheng even heard Liang Yiyue's screaming voice, "How did the big gold people know?" Miss has been staying in the Laining Pavilion during this time, who revealed the news that Princess Xixia had come to Dajin? β
"I don't want their princess treatment, I just want to stay so quietly......" This is Li Yongxi's complaint.
Song Zheng suddenly felt a little guilty. For Li Yongxi, he always approached her with a strong purpose, and never tried to understand what kind of person she was. From the very beginning, the "Ding Ding Policy" was to destroy its friendship with Wanyan Yudu. Everything after that was for a seemingly noble political purpose. Although objectively it seems to be saving Lee Yong-hee.
Whether it was right or wrong, Song Zheng had no time to think about it. Now, although Liang Yiyue vigorously denies Li Yongxi's identity, the fact that Li Yongxi is the princess of Western Xia has been deliberately spread by Zhang Shou. Suddenly, the high-level leaders of Zhongjing began to speculate about what was the purpose of the princess of Xixia who came before she got married? Is it to show an attitude of complete support for Wanyan Yudu?
If Wan Yanyu knew that the beautiful woman he fancied in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion was his fiancΓ©e, he didn't know how to feel. Thinking of this, Song Zheng laughed. He is now extremely looking forward to the moment when Wanyan Yu makes a mistake.
In the evening, when Song Zheng returned to the courtyard of Yuan Haowen, Xiao Xun had just returned. Xiao Xun is in charge of eleven secretaries of the Imperial City Division, whether it is kung fu or experience, they are above Li Hongniang, so in the morning, Li Hongniang returned, and Xiao Xun had no news, Song Zheng was not worried. However, now seeing Xiao Xun's appearance, Song Zheng was taken aback.
His face was pale, his eyes were red, and his spirit was sluggish. He had a lot of scratches all over his body, especially on his calves, where a few bamboo strips were inserted into the flesh, and the blood stains almost pierced his stomach. If you hadn't hired a carriage, you probably wouldn't have been able to get it here.
Song Zheng didn't dare to be careless, and carefully helped Xiao Xun clean up the wound with the fish intestine sword, apply medicine, and then asked him about his experience.
It turned out that when he first entered the palace in the morning, Xiao Xun arranged for eleven secretaries of the Imperial City Division who were scattered everywhere, and on the way back, he was sniped by a person with excellent kung fu. The fierce battle took place in an alley, where an old man who sold bamboo baskets was killed in the alley by a pond fish
In the end, although the blades of both sides were knocked off, Xun Xun's leg was pierced by the opponent's "new weapon" - the bamboo strip left by the old man who sold bamboo baskets.
Just when Xun Xun thought that his life was not long in coming, the officials of Zhongdu appeared at the mouth of the alley. The sniper escaped, but Xun held on, got rid of the servants, ran into a courtyard, and hid in the corner for a day. It wasn't until it was dark, under the cover of night, that he found the car dealer and found a carriage to send him back.
Song Zheng inquired once and determined that the person he met was not Ye Huai. It seems that among the blood wolves, although there are not many people like Ye Huai who are extremely skilled in kung fu, there will definitely be no less. At least the people he met must be above Xun Xun in kung fu.
In any case, the personnel of the Imperial City Division are hidden, and under the impetus of Zhang Shou, the patrols in the central capital are extremely frequent, the air is becoming more and more tense, and a big storm is being born.
ββββ
Zhongdu, the second prince's mansion.
Wan Yan Yu was almost roaring, "That's fake, Wan Yan Yusheng in Xiongzhou is pretended by someone else, I can see at a glance that the sixth child is actually playing hide and seek with me, it's really overwhelming!" Uncle, we should immediately notify the right minister Wan Yan Jing and let him write a letter to impeach Yan Yusheng. A great crime of deception is enough to take him down. When the time comes, I will clean up his henchmen and beat him down completely. β
Tart Li frowned, since he left Xiongzhou, this problem has been considered all the way. Xiongzhou's "Wanyan Yusheng" can't see any flaws. Huang Song and several others couldn't tell the difference, only Wan Yan Yu shouted loudly, Wan Yan Yusheng was fake.
Even if Wanyan Yu is the second highness, the Praetorian Guard in Xiongzhou was ordered by the emperor to protect "Wanyan Yusheng", and Wanyan Yu made too much trouble, so that the leader of the Wuwei Army had to stand up and politely invited Wanyan Yudu out of Xiongzhou City.
On the way back, everyone was a little depressed, and when Wanyan Yusheng was hunted down, the golden cicada came out of its shell, which made everyone take a breath of cool air, and they all thought about how to deal with this new variable.
After returning to Zhongdu, worse news appeared, the number of officials and military guards patrolling in Zhongdu was several times more than usual, and the management was stricter, and even the Chongxiao Temple, where the national teacher was located, was surrounded by airtightness. As for the blood wolf, he even reported the news that more than a dozen monks had been killed, which made the hearts of everyone in the Second Prince's Mansion sink.
What to do?
Breaking the cauldron and fighting hard seems to have become the last resort.
ββββ
Dong'an Town, because it is only three miles away from the camp of the Wuwei Army at the East Gate of the Central Capital, is the favorite place for many sergeants to hang out when they are resting. There are two of the most famous here, one is a tavern and the other is a brothel. Alcohol was a favorite of the sergeants, and prostitutes could help the sergeants to vent their youthful passions. Due to the large number of monks and the lack of porridge, there are often some fights here. Therefore, the Wuwei Army set up a metropolitan patrol department in Dong'an Town, and set up a team to be responsible for the security of Dongmen Town, similar to the military police pickets in later generations.
Relying on the Dongmen Guards, Dong'an Town has developed very prosperously, and its land price is even comparable to that of the Middle Capital. Because of the urgency of time, the vultures spent more than 300 taels of silver to place a courtyard facing the street. He also hired seven or eight nurses, lied that his master was in business, and came to the front station himself, making the small courtyard look like a strong barrier.
A new trap has been formed and is waiting for its prey! ~