Chapter 388: Catch the Mouth
The mad monk Baden's connections are still there, and he went out to inquire around, but unexpectedly found nothing. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Yun Mengze is also a part of the rivers and lakes, and it is an important part, Guangding himself has had dealings with many well-known robbers in Zezhong, and his friendship with the big boss Luan Banxiong is not badβsince he learned that Yun Mengze's group of thieves had defected to the Huns, this friendship has been interruptedβso he knows that if Yun Mengze sends assassins, he should contact which heroes in the capital should be in contact.
As a result, he guessed wrong, those heroes who had been close to Yun Mengze had not been in contact with Yun Mengze's guests for a long time, and most of them hated collaborating with the enemy and cut off relations with Ze thieves like Guangding.
Guangding had its own way to check the truth of these heroes' words, decided to believe them, and then changed his thinking.
The Assassins always had to enter the capital, although the capital was large and the population was large, but it was impossible for a foreigner to live here quietly, and he had to pass through the checkpoints and find a place to live, either to get the attention of the government, or to hide with the help of fellow people in the rivers and lakes.
Haojie had no news here, so he could only inquire from the government.
There is no clear line between the rivers and lakes and the court, there are heroes who are clean and self-conscious, and there are heroes who are officials themselves, for Guangding, there is no difference between these two types of people, he knows a lot.
After some inquiry, there was still nothing, the news about the assassin's entry into Beijing had spread in the city, and the powerful people who were officials would not participate in the assassination of the emperor no matter how much they defended the morality of the rivers and lakes.
Guangding had to change his mind again, this time he cast a wide net, abandoned those well-known heroes, and specifically looked for the chickens and dogs in the city.
Most of them are useless news, at least temporarily useless, these guys are full of strange secrets, more false and too little, you can tell the difference just by listening to it.
It wasn't until after nightfall that a thief who was not very famous almost tripped over the threshold while no one had stepped into the temple, obviously not very skilled, but he brought news that the light top was interested.
"It's almost the end of the year, there are more officials in Beijing, and there is more money with me, so I want to borrow some money, rob the rich and help the poor, and poor people like me have to celebrate ......the New Year."
The thief was more verbose, and he understood when he heard it, this person had not succeeded in robbing the rich, and he was still a poor man, so he said: "The fifth master of the monkey is temporarily short of a nursing home, I can recommend you to go to the top for a while, as long as you are honest, the salary you get is enough for the New Year." β
"Ha, in the family of the fifth master of the monkey, I don't dare to do anything crooked if I have the courage. Thank you for your kindness, mad man, if I have developed in the future, I will never ......" The thief nodded meaningfully and turned to leave.
Guangding coughed twice, and the thief remembered the reason why he came here, "There are many small officials living in the Rongbao Inn in Dongcheng, and the big officials have gone to relatives and friends, leaving them to live in a broken shop......
The thief was still verbose, and finally made it clear, although he did not steal the property, but overheard a conversation, it was a small official from the East China Sea, one night, when drinking with a guest, he said an inexplicable sentence, "Even the emperor has our people around him, what are you worried about?" β
The guest was more cautious and immediately booed, and the two were left to chat after that.
"Tokai Country...... The king of the East China Sea is by the emperor's side, and it is not wrong for the little official to say so. "Guangding Road.
The thief shook his head, "I didn't wait for a chance to do it, and when the guest went out, I found that he was dressed quite well, and I thought it would be better to steal it...... I borrowed some money from him, so I followed him all the way, and he met another person on the street, and he saluted by the means of the rivers and lakes, and when I saw it, since it was a fellow believer, I dispelled the idea of borrowing money. β
The thief actually didn't dare to do it, so Guangding thought for a while, "Are you sure it's an official of the East China Sea?" β
"Rongbao Inn is like a ******, different places and different levels of officials have their own places to live, will I admit my mistake? Crazy man, how much do you think my news is worth? β
"If it's fake, it's worthless."
"Really, absolutely true, I vouched for my life, I didn't think there was anything, but as soon as I heard that the crazy old man was going to inquire about the strange person who had recently entered Beijing, I immediately thought of this little official, he was very weird when he drank with the people of the rivers and lakes, and he said something like that, what did it mean?"
Guang Ding got up and patted the thief on the shoulder, "Think more about the wife and children at home, don't be nosy, tomorrow afternoon, you go to the monkey fifth master's house, and say what I introduced." Your news is worth this, if you are not satisfied, I will not hear it, and you should not go to the fifth master's house to cause trouble. β
"I'll just ask casually, the crazy man is really my lifesaver, our whole family is grateful to you, if I have a wife and children, they will also thank you......"
Guangding drove away the thief, decided to take the news seriously, went out to inquire again, and then went directly to the palace and said to the king of the East China Sea: "You may not believe it, it is a petty official of your East China Sea Kingdom. β
The King of the East China Sea was so shocked that his eyebrows rose, "Monk, don't talk nonsense on this big night." β
Guangding didn't feel that he was talking nonsense, and still strode towards the door, "This person's name is Ma Zhiding, a scribe in the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was only hired a year ago, and he followed the infantry captain Yan Pengshi into Beijing half a month ago, Yan Pengshi lived in a friend's house, and Ma Zhiding lived in the Rongbao Inn in Dongcheng. This Ma Zhiding is an official, but also a native of the rivers and lakes, his real name is Ma Mu, he often walks in the Kanto region, and tells people fortunes, because he is not allowed, so he is called 'the old horse who has lost his hoof', and he is forty-three years old this year......"
"Enough, I believe you, he's still in the inn?"
"Yes." Guangding stopped suddenly, "You call a few people, just the two of us, the old horse is not only a fortune teller, but also a martial artist, really crazy, ordinary people can't get close." β
"Okay, bring a few more people...... I don't have anyone available in my house, so I'll look elsewhere. "The king of the East China Sea was very cautious, and he never wanted his actions to be suspected afterwards, so he refused to use the people in the palace, but went to the guard camp next door to the Tired Marquis Mansion to find help, and before leaving home, he changed into ordinary clothes.
He didn't dare to borrow someone from Cai Xinghai, and directly asked a few guards who usually had a good relationship and happened to rest tonight to help.
Martha's original name was Donkey Xiaoer, since he was given the name by the then Tired Marquis, he insisted on calling Martha, at first everyone was not used to it, still called him by his original name, and when the Tired Marquis really became the emperor, the name Martha was finally accepted.
Ma Da was rude and could not be the emperor's close attendant, so he could only be on duty on the periphery. When the King of the East Sea went in and out, he was more polite to him, he thought that he was friends with the King of the East Sea, and when he heard that he needed help, he didn't say a word, put on his clothes and left, without even asking what he was going to do.
There were a total of four soldiers, plus Guangding, the King of the East Sea, and two retinues, for a total of eight people.
"Enough, right?" The King of the East Sea asked.
"That's enough, Ma Mu's kung fu is at most used for self-defense."
The Tired Hou Mansion is also in Dongcheng, not too far from the Rongbao Inn, everyone arrived quickly on horseback, Guangding said the location of the room, but he didn't go up, the king of the East China Sea also wanted to stay, the monk said: "The king of the East China Sea, this is an official in your country." β
The king of the East China Sea gritted his teeth and asked one of his attendants to protect himself, while the other accompanied the monk, and then followed Ma Da and the other four guards upstairs.
There were shopkeepers and men in the shop, and when they saw the four soldiers, they didn't dare to come forward to ask, so they let them go upstairs to act.
The King of the East Sea pinpointed the room and motioned for an attendant to knock on the door, while everyone else stood by the wall, and the King of the East Sea stood at the end.
"Who?" Someone in the room said impatiently.
The attendant said, "Captain Yan sent me to deliver the letter. β
After a while, the door opened, and a thin forty-year-old man stood in the door with his clothes on, looking at his entourage suspiciously, "Your Excellency is from the Cui Mansion?" β
The entourage snorted, not knowing what to say, Martha suddenly jumped to the door, raised a kick, and kicked the man in the stomach, "You dare to be surnamed Ma!" β
Mamu was defenseless, screamed, and retreated.
Martha and four other soldiers rushed into the house.
Ma Mu did have some ability, he didn't fall down after being kicked, and after a few steps, he stood firm, and he was shocked, but he didn't believe that he had been exposed, and the other party was dressed as a soldier, he didn't dare to fight back, and said loudly: "Who set the rules, and no one else's surname is Ma?" There are many people with the surname Ma in the world. β
"The rules set by Lao Tzu, other people's surnames are fine, but you can't!" Martha had only heard one name, and he didn't know why he was arrested, and he didn't ask much, and the tempers of the other three were similar to his, so he didn't say a word, and went up to beat them all the time, but he didn't draw his sword.
Ma Mu conceded three punches and two kicks, and found that the situation was wrong, so he had to use his skills to fight back.
In the room, the table and chairs were toppled, the cups and pots were crushed, and the fight was quite lively. Catch it alive! β
There were many officials living in the inn, and when they heard the sound of fighting, they all came out to watch, and found that the king of the East China Sea was dressed gorgeously, not like an ordinary person, and he didn't dare to come over to persuade him.
The entourage clasped his fists to everyone and said: "The private affairs of the East China Sea Kingdom, please go back to your room and rest, this side will end soon." β
The guests retreated to their rooms, but the innkeepers did not show up at all, but the fight in the room continued for a long time before finally ending.
"Alright." Ma said breathlessly.
The king of the East China Sea took a look, and the four guards had already suppressed Ma Mu to death, and everyone had bruises and swells on their faces, this thin fortune teller really had some ability.
The king of the East China Sea entered the house, walked around to Ma Mu, bent down to take a look, and said with a smile: "Didn't Mr. Ma calculate a hexagram for himself when he was fine?" Probably forget it, but not accurately, otherwise how could it be called a 'stumbled old horse'? β
Ma Mu was startled, knowing that the matter had been revealed, and there were four people pressing on him, he couldn't move, and it was difficult to even speak, "Who are you?" β
"I'm the king of the East China Sea, the master of your top boss, let's stop talking nonsense, tell me, who is the 'person around the emperor'?"
Ma Mu struggled twice, unable to move, "Ha, it's too late, Da Chu's qi is exhausted, the dog emperor will die, you can't prevent it at all." β
This is really an assassin, the king of the East Sea straightened up, "Tie him up and bring him to Your Majesty." β
Ma Da and the others tied up Ma Mu, the king of the East China Sea went downstairs first, and there was only one attendant left at the door of the store, and the mad monk was gone.
"What about the monks?"
The attendant looked confused, "He's gone, let me tell me, 'Now that it's true, it's time for me to hide.'" ββ
The King of the East Sea understood the meaning of this sentence and deeply regretted that he had found an assassin, and there would be more places to use the baredome in the future. (To be continued.) )