Chapter 555: The Killing Machine in the Chicken Song

Jiming Station is the only place for Xuanfu to enter Beijing, and it is more prosperous than other post stations on the thoroughfare. After 18 years of large-scale construction and repair in Yongle, not only the post office, the post warehouse, the general office, the mansion courtyard, and the horse number are all available, but also the temple and theater are built. In order to provide business travel accommodation to and fro, there are shrewd locals who bought off the post keepers and generals stationed here, and opened an inn on the edge of the mansion, and made a lot of money in just one year. With such an example, although there were no city walls, a new inn was opened at the beginning of the year, and all kinds of liquor were sold in the lobby.

Since it is the first post in Xuandong, Wang Yicheng's life is naturally harder than the usual Yicheng who is sent to it, but there are many business trips coming and going, and the oil and water are quite rich. Except for the gross general manager who has a noble person as the backstage, and then flow some oil and water between his fingers to the post soldiers below, the rest can be filled with their own pockets. Therefore, the new inn next to the post office was a place he frequented, and whenever he was free, he would order a pot of wine in the lobby on the ground floor, and enjoy the food and drinks comfortably.

It was noon, and since the Beijing division had not transported grain to the north now, and there was no military report to pass on, he sat on the ground floor near the counter and drank a small wine comfortably. The end of July in the north is already getting cooler, and it is the season suitable for business travelers to rush to do goods, and the lobby is full of people right now. Seeing that the people around him were talking in a low voice, he thought that others were afraid of him, the current manager, and his mood was naturally very happy.

Just as he was sitting on his feet and pouring himself a drink, a post man suddenly stumbled in, and before he even had time to run to Wang Yicheng's table, he shouted breathlessly: "Master, dozens of people have come from the direction of the official road over there in Xuanfu, all wearing red army robes, as if they are people sent by the army, not ordinary officials crossing the border!" ”

Wang Yicheng, who was holding a small wine glass, was originally slightly drunk, but when he heard this, the wine immediately turned into a cold sweat. As soon as he put down his wine glass, he stood up and asked, "Have you ever sent someone to inform Mr. Mao?" ”

"I've already sent someone over, but I just heard that Mr. Mao's brother-in-law has a birthday today, and I can't find anyone even if I look for it...... Oh, the people over there have already come, sir, hurry up! ”

Seeing that the postman ran out quickly, Wang Yicheng hurriedly tidied up his clothes, and hurried out of the lobby without even saying hello to the shopkeeper and checking out. A young couple near a table at the door watched the two people leave, one in front of the other and one in the back, and the woman dressed as a young woman asked in a low voice, "Third sister, when are we going to do it?" ”

"What hands? Zhu Zhantan is dead, Zhu Zhanqi is imprisoned, and the King of Han is left with only a group of unsuccessful sons, but that Fang Rui always wants me to fulfill my original promise, joke, I am not a gentleman who speaks his word! I was just perfunctory to that world, probably he never dreamed that his illness would be cured, but he died so quickly, right? It's rare for us to come out leisurely, just take a trip to the mountains and rivers, and watch them play a big show by the way, so why bother to work. ”

The past three years have not left any traces on Tang Sai'er's face, but her eyes are now less sharp and more rounded. Pouring a glass of wine into her mouth, she said casually: "I only knew about force before, but after walking among the powerful all these years, I finally completely understood what planning is. Assassinating Zhang Yue, and can't really kill someone, tsk, they are calculating, but unfortunately I don't want to act according to their ideas! ”

Since Yue Changtian's death, Tang Qingshuang has changed her dress as a woman, and now there is only a thorn hairpin inserted in her smooth black bun, which looks like an ordinary woman. Hearing this, she couldn't help but widen her eyes: "Could it be that the third sister is trying to wait for an opportunity to kill him?" ”

"Although he is always surrounded by a lot of people, if I really want to kill him, why should I wait until today? For the sake of his relationship with my master, the first account will be sent for the time being, and it will be counted together in the coming day. However, if I don't do it, someone else will do it. ”

"Huh?"

Tang Qingshuang was surprised when she heard this, and when she was about to ask again, she only saw her smart and clear third sister pouring herself a cup of wine into her mouth, and her heart couldn't help but darken. She was blind to the wrong person, and in the end, although she stabbed that guy, she never wanted to mess with any man again in this life; The third sister had a good life, but after her brother-in-law was forced to death by the government, she never moved her heart again. Although they don't have to worry about food and clothing today, and they can still have extra money to take back to help those lonely church members, this day is what they want?

Even though she felt sorry for herself, when she saw the people at the three tables not far away getting up to check out and leaving the lobby, she still immediately paid attention. She remembered clearly that when she and Tang Sai'er sat in the lobby, everyone at these tables was already drinking inside. Out of the habit of martial artists, she almost subconsciously glanced at their lower plates, and saw that although they were all red, as if they were drunk, and their steps only looked crooked on the surface, they were actually extremely stable, she immediately woke up, and couldn't help but turn her head to look at Tang Sai'er.

"Han King Zhu Gaoxu only sent his cronie Mei Qing to Beijing, that guy's brain is not as good as the self-righteous Fang Rui, so naturally it is even more impossible for him to be sent here. Not to mention King Zhao, his current ban is only half lifted. The paranoia of men in this world is not as good as that of women, for them, it is good that someone is willing to come forward, regardless of the rest. ”

Tang Qingshuang here had just comprehended the implication, and Zhang Yue, who had stopped in front of the horse number, faced Wang Yicheng who was coming up, and bluntly said the request to change the mount. Although he has been walking slowly all the way, after all, it is not as good as touring the mountains and rivers, so the horsepower consumption is huge. originally thought that he should always be able to hold on to the Jingshi, but after leaving Xuanfu for more than 20 miles, the mount that had been fed enough fodder lost his spirit. Although he had doubts in his heart, unless he was ready to scrap the forty-odd horses, he could only change his foot strength.

Although Zhang Yue did not have the fire seal wooden sign of the post man, he had something more useful, that is, the seal letter of the military department. Therefore, Wang Yicheng was embarrassed, but he still had to try his best to arrange it. However, although this chicken song post is a big post, there are more than 50 horses in the horse number, all of which are to deal with the emergency military report, and now it can be used is about 40 horses.

He accompanied the smiling face to talk about the difficulties, and Zhang Yue couldn't help but make difficulties. He was accompanied by the cavalry specially allocated to him by Liu Yongcheng, the eunuch of the imperial horse prison, who was even more brave than the elite of the Beijing camp in the past, and perhaps he had been ordered by other orders, and it was impossible for him to abandon them. It is also entirely reasonable that the post messengers should have enough horses to be replaced. The question is, could it be that he still has to rest for another night at this Jiming Station, which is less than fifty miles away from Xuanfu, and then raise his horsepower?

This place is too close to the Jingshi, but he told everyone that he was coming back to urge the army to eat, and when the time comes, those imperial historians who are staring at him will never think that he is following the order and watching the wind all the way!

"And how many stagecoaches can you get here?"

Wang Yicheng, who had "eyes like torches", had just taken the opportunity to check the mounts and found the imprint on the horse's stock very smoothly. The imprint of those imperial horse supervisors made him feel very awe-inspired, so he was even more respectful and polite to Zhang Yue: "My lord, the officials along the way can still deal with borrowing horses, but the humble duty always has to leave half of it for the use of conveying emergency military reports, and at most you can only exchange twenty horses for adults." However, these are all merchants who deliver goods to Beijing, so they can requisition. ”

From Peking to Beijing and then to Beijing, after such a triple jump in just 20 years, the Jingshi of the Ming Dynasty is naturally still a little congenital. Compared with the wealth of Nanzhili, Jingshi has to rely on the Grand Canal from grain to commodities, in addition, Xuandong is also an important trade route, and there are many Shanxi merchants who come and go, so Wang Yicheng said, Zhang Yue felt that this was also a way.

Since Zhang Yue agreed, Wang Yicheng even agreed, turned around and ran to arrange. On the way, he met those half-drunk merchants, so he casually mentioned it, who knew that the other party heard that it was the official who wanted to requisition his own horses, and immediately readily agreed, and then you three and I recognized the number, and in a short time there were more than 20 horses. Wang Yicheng, who had done the work, was overjoyed, because the merchants said that they wanted to meet the lord, and he led them to meet the people without even thinking about it.

Since the trip that led the snake out of the hole almost turned into a real assassination, Peng Shisan has been extremely careful about safety issues, plus Xiang Long and Liu Bao have already rushed back to Beijing, he has never left Zhang Yue's side along the way, and as soon as he has time, he will teach Niu Dare and Zhang Buyan by example.

At this time, he accompanied Zhang Yue to pick out twenty stagecoaches, and as soon as he came out of the horse, he saw Wang Yicheng leading six or seven people over. He instinctively looked the people up and down, and when he noticed that the people were wearing boots under their feet and their steps were a little wrong, he immediately raised his eyebrows at Niu Dang and Zhang Bu, and hooked his hands at the other two guards with a gesture that was difficult for others to detect.

"My lord, these merchants said they were willing to give you horses!" Wang Yicheng saw a large group of soldiers scattered on both sides, and felt more and more that this unknown young man in front of him must be a nobleman, if he was one of those wealthy merchants, he was willing to exchange a few horses for a little kindness of others. Glancing at Zhang Yue's face, he smiled again, "These are all businessmen from Luzhou Mansion, and they happen to send the latest silk of this year to Jingshi." ”

The Lu silk of Luzhou Mansion in Shanxi Province is famous all over the world, and almost half of the Zhang family's household is Lu silk, so Zhang Yue did not suspect it at first when he heard this. Just as he was about to say that he was just borrowing a horse, he felt someone lightly scratch his back a few times, and he couldn't help but be stunned, and the merchants behind Wang Yicheng took a few steps forward. At this moment, he woke up suddenly, and a thrill in his heart was about to shout, and at this moment, Peng Shisan suddenly grabbed him in front of him.

Saying that it was too late, Niu Dang and Zhang Bu both pounced without hesitation, and the other two guards also followed quickly and quickly. Wang Yicheng was shocked by this sudden change, until he saw the businessmen who had just been full of respectful words shouted two sentences, and then one by one they conjured sharp blades out of nowhere, and fought with these guards, he was so frightened that he trembled all over, and unconsciously sat down on the ground, and when he reacted, he crawled to the side and hid.

Zhang Yue was blocked in front of him by Peng Shisan, he could only hear the clanging sounds, and saw that many of the pro-soldiers on both sides had already rushed forward to help, but he couldn't know what the chaotic battle had become. When it was, he only felt vigilant in his heart. You must know that although he is walking slowly along the way, he must be prepared to intercept him here in advance, and he should always be the one who knows that he is going this way. His own life is definitely not worth the big deal at this time, I'm afraid it's a different calculation.

If it weren't for the guards and soldiers who were worried about catching the dead, a group of assassins disguised as merchants would have been chopped into mud by random knives. Seeing that there was no danger, Peng Shisan retreated to Zhang Yue's side. At this time, finding that those assassins had rushed left and right but were overstretched, Zhang Yue's eyelids jumped, and he suddenly shouted: "Don't keep your hands, these assassins staying are also a scourge, don't kill them!" ”

In the face of this order, Niu Dare Zhang Bu and the four of them obeyed the order without saying a word, but the movements of the soldiers of the Imperial Horse Supervisor were half a beat slower. If this assassin did not survive, how would he know who sent it afterwards? But since it was Zhang Yuedu who spoke, they quickly reacted, and even two assassins were killed. At this moment, the rest of the people who fought hard finally couldn't bear it, and a man in a blue thick shirt opened his throat and shouted: "As long as the adults let us go, we are willing to ......."

Before a word could be dropped, Zhang Yue shouted angrily without thinking: "Kill them all, don't leave any of them!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the voices begging for mercy stopped suddenly, and by the time the guards dispersed, only a large pool of blood and seven or eight corpses remained on the ground. Seeing this scene, Peng Shisan, who was beside Zhang Yue, took out his waist knife and stepped forward, and made up for it on everyone with an expressionless face, and then turned back and reported: "All are dead." ”

"Come on, search their bodies!"

Seeing that the two soldiers of the Imperial Horse Supervisor stepped forward to check the dead man's body, and found nothing except daggers and a small amount of property, Zhang Yue sent more than a dozen personal soldiers to search the inn where they were staying. After the others went, he glanced at Wang Yicheng, who was sitting on the ground trembling, and simply ordered someone to bring him over.

After interrogating for a while, he found that this person was already stunned, and as if he didn't know anything, he simply scolded him fiercely, and then said sharply: "Today's incident is just a negligence in your thoughts, so I won't investigate your involvement." If the court sends someone to investigate in the future, you should always know how to report it. ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Knowing that he had been spared, Wang Yicheng was simply grateful to Dade, and after nodding his head and agreeing, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked cautiously, "But I only know that the adult is the official of the military department, and I don't know the ......adult's name."

"Zhang Yue in the military department arsenal Shiro!"

After Zhang Yue put down the name, he led everyone to the inn, but Wang Yicheng stood in a daze. No wonder killing people and killing chickens, the feeling is Zhang Yue!