Chapter 137: Midnight Terror
"Master, master!"
Wen Xiang's sleep has always been very shallow, and outside the door, the old servant called softly twice, and he woke up.
When I opened my eyes, the sky outside the window was like ink, and this hour ...... That's not right!
"Master, master!"
The old servant outside the door called twice, still very soft, but with a faint panic and anxiety.
Something must have happened.
Wen Xiang came to his senses completely, coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and asked, "What time is it?" ”
The old servant said: "Back to the master, just handed over the ugly." ”
After a pause, he said, "Master, Ruizhongtang is here to worship, and he is waiting in the flower hall." ”
Rui Zhong Tang? Auspicious...... Often? Visiting at the right time?
Wen Xiang was taken aback.
He sat up on his feet, and his movements were so hurried that he threw half of the quilt under the bed.
His mind was racing.
He and Rui Chang have almost no personal relationship - even if they have a deep personal relationship and have nothing of great importance, it is impossible for them to come to the door in the middle of the night to be an uninvited guest.
Also, this Rui Zhisheng, since he was promoted to a co-organizer of the university, is like a different person, and the original Mongolian heroism and coolness in his body are completely missing; Be cautious, and go by day by day. When discussing politics in the court, if you can, you won't open your mouth; In the political struggle for power, it is even more respectful of ghosts and gods and stay away, and never mix indiscriminately. How could such a master do such a nonsensical thing?
Unless it's to preach.
In the middle of the night, nothing good will happen.
As soon as he thought of this, Wen Xiang was full of excitement, and cold sweat broke out.
On second thought: no! Rui Zhi is still alive and is also the messenger of the infantry army to lead the yamen - is there some big case?
He shouted, "Come in!" ”
While groping with his feet to put on the shoes next to the bed, he secretly rejoiced: fortunately, he had slept in a separate room with his wife!
Wen Xiang's wife. There's an old problem with heart palpitations. I am most afraid of sleeping. Awakened suddenly. Recently, the symptoms of the disease have been obvious, and there is a tendency to worsen. Wenxiang was busy with official business, and when he was resting, his wife was probably already asleep. He was afraid that when he went to bed, he would wake up his wife and aggravate his condition, so not long ago, he discussed it with his wife. The couple lived in separate rooms. Otherwise, today's situation, Madame must not be able to stand it.
The old servant pushed the door open, followed by a sleepy-eyed little girl.
After holding the lamp, the old and the young came up to serve Wen Xiang to dress and freshen up.
Wen Xiang asked, "Is Rui Zhongtang a person?" Does it look like a proclamation? ”
The old servant said, "I have not come to deliver the decree." Rui Zhongtang looked very anxious, and his expression was not very good-looking. There were two other people who came with Rui Zhongtang, one was Lord Alhatu, the commander of the left wing of the Yamen, the commander of the infantry army, and the other. He was a very handsome young man in civilian clothes. I don't know what kind of identity it is. ”
Alkhatu? Wen Xiang's eyes flashed: There must be some big case!
The old servant continued: "However, I see, whether it is Rui Zhongtang or Lord Alhatu, they all have a lot of respect for this young man, and even ......."
After a moment's hesitation, he stopped talking.
"Or even what?"
"I wonder if I'm a little dizzy? I always feel that Rui Zhongtang and Mr. A are a little ...... to this young man Fearful. ”
Fearful?
Wen Xiang frowned and didn't say anything more.
As soon as they entered the flower hall, the three people who had been sitting stood up.
Wen Xiang glanced slightly, and the one standing at the bottom was indeed a very delicate young man, about twenty years old.
He remained silent and arched his hand: "Zhion." ”
"Bo Gong, disturbing late at night, it is very abrupt, I have to do it, I have to do it!"
Well, Rui Chang's face was blue and red, and it was really like what the old servant said, "not very good-looking".
"Where, where, Zhi Weng is serious."
The two first-class officials saw the ceremony, and Alhatu grabbed it and beat Qian'er: "Humble to Lord Wen, please be safe!" ”
Wen Xiang raised his hand and helped him slightly: "Oh, Lao Ah is also here?" Alright, don't be so polite. ”
Alhatu stood up, the look on his face was high-spirited, and it was very different from Ruichang's appearance. Wen Xiang saw it in his eyes, and couldn't help but wonder secretly in his heart.
At this time, the young man walked up and calmly gave Wen Xiang a very beautiful Qian'er: "Please be safe, Lord Wen!" ”
"Please. Who is this? ”
Wen Xiang looked at Rui Chang, but Rui Chang looked at Alhatu.
Alhatu said: "Master Palindrome, this is the 'senior intelligence staff officer' of the Xuan Army, a named staff general, and the big Chen Yicheng. ”
Wen Xiang's heart was shocked, and in the blink of an eye, he knew what the old servant said about "respect" and "fear".
"Well, young people are promising, young people are promising! Well, excuse me, what do you call the table word? ”
Chen Yicheng smiled and said: "My lord's reputation is false, and I dare not be ashamed." I don't have a word, so adults call me 'Yicheng'. ”
Wen Xiang is very strange, this Chen Yicheng looks polite, and his genus is also quite good, unlike a person who has not read a book, how can he not have a table? Even Alhatu, a big old man, gave himself a name after he made his fortune.
Of course, this thought will not be shown on the face.
Wen Xiang said with a smile: "Okay, then I'll call you 'Yicheng'." ”
"Chen Jinghao" has a table, but that person is already "dead". The current person is "Chen Yicheng", and he really has no words.
Everyone sat down, and Wen Xiang saw that there was a large roll of paper on several cases next to Alhatu's seat, I don't know what it was?
The servants of the Wenfu re-brewed the tea. Wen Xiang realized that the original tea, the three of them had hardly touched it.
When Rui Chang didn't belong to his mind, he didn't want to taste tea - he Rui Zhongtang didn't stretch out his hand or open his mouth, and Alhatu and Chen Yicheng had to sit still.
What the hell is going on?
Rui Chang sighed and said to Alhatu: "Yanqiao, you can tell Bo Gong about it." ”
"Yanqiao" is the word that Alhatu asked someone to give himself after he was transferred to the Yamen, the commander of the infantry army.
Alhatu replied "yes", and then said: "Lord Qiqiwen, an hour ago, the brother of the infantry army commander of the yamen night patrol captured a group of thieves in the birch bark factory alley in the northwest of the city. ”
Wen Xiang's mind is turning: Birch bark factory alley? It was an alley in the northwest corner of Beijing, and within the regulations of the Yamen, the commander of the infantry army, it was the jurisdiction of the right-wing general army, but Alhatu was the left-wing general soldier?
Alhatu continued: "This gang of thieves was taking advantage of the black light to secretly post headless posters on the exterior wall of the house. Uh, the words on the post, it's very ...... It's a big rebellion. ”
Wen Xiang's heart jumped big: Headless unveiling? Great rebellion?
Alhatu took the roll of paper on the desk, stood up, handed it to Wen Xiang with both hands, and said, "My lord, please see, these are these two things." ”
When Wen Xiang took it, his eyes swept over Rui Chang naturally. He noticed that the corners of Rui Zhongtang's mouth twitched, and his face became even more ugly.
Wen Xiang unfolded the roll paper, a total of two.
The words on it were cut out of somewhere else one by one and re-pasted on the two sheets of paper.
His eyebrows twitched sharply, then he closed his eyes slightly, and shook his head slightly, as if he felt dazzled.
After reopening his eyelids, he looked at it for a while, and when he was sure that he was not mistaken, Wen Xiang's eyes suddenly widened, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly, and his hands holding the uncovered post shook involuntarily.
There are two copies of the unveiling post.
One is: "Wicker Hutong Changchun Palace, how many into the Hutong and how many into the palace?" ”
One is: "Guanguan Jujiu River Continent, the third watch is good in the middle of the night." Xinghua Village is lost, and the archway of chastity is in the west. ”
Wen Xiang knew why Rui Chang's face was so ugly. His face at this time was probably no better than when Rui Chang first saw these two things.
There was a distant voice in his heart, shouting angrily: the country has just settled down, and it has not been a few days! The political situation has just calmed down, and it has not been a few days! This, this, is about to set off a wave of anger again!
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency!"
Alhatu screamed twice, Wen Xiang came to his senses, let out a long breath, suppressed his rapid heartbeat, shook his head slightly, and said, "I...... It's okay. ”
Rui Chang coughed and said, "Bogong, Guan Beile already knows about this matter. ”
Already got it? How could it be so fast?
After thinking about it: It's not unusual, isn't there still Xuanjun's "senior intelligence staff officer" sitting here?
*(To be continued......)