When night fell, I sat in the side hall that was temporarily used for reception, and looked at the solemn faces of the people in front of me

"Something big happened in the city."

"The head of the Fifth Road Division, Jiang Ning, stayed behind Lord Ning, and Ning Taiwei was attacked and killed by firearms on the way home with light travel. ."

"The thieves used fast-firing firebolts and fire thunderbolts on the spot, and dozens of guards were almost killed and wounded.

"Captain Ning in the car was also hit by the assassin's weapon, and after being sent to the Imperial Doctor's Office, he was already seriously injured and couldn't afford to see things, so he obviously couldn't see anything."

"It is General Sun (Jingbang), the ambassador of the Huwei who stayed in the city, who has taken over the important defense affairs under the jurisdiction of the Left-behind Division in accordance with the usual practice."

"Now the gates of the city have been confined, and checkpoints have been set up along the streets, and martial law and search have begun,"

"In addition, all military personnel who use firearms within the outer country are strictly forbidden to leave the station."

"We started to count the number of people and equipment on the spot. And then accept the reading of the people who stayed in the company one by one. ”

"It turned out to be a firearm."

I quickly calmed down and found the point in the obstacle.

"Well, even my escort battalions are no exception."

"I don't know what charter I want."

"Of course not."

A senior military attache who came with him in a deep scarlet robe hurriedly argued

"Just ask your ministry to be calm and not to go out and move around,。。"

"So as not to be easily taken into account, the rest of the food and drink are still business as usual."

"Naturally, the guards in Stone Town should not be among them."

I nodded slightly in my heart, if this is the case, the other party's pertinence is still too obvious, and it is obvious that many palace gate guards are regarded as dead people. And although these news are shocking and unexpected, there is still quite a bit of fun in them;

For example, there is no mention of whether the defenders and patrol soldiers who arrived after the assassination killed the thieves and found them on the spot, and whether they cleaned up the evidence and circumstances obtained from the scene; Is this deliberately avoiding suspicion, or is it deliberately avoiding something?

After all, the relationship and relationship between Mr. Ning, who was seriously injured by the assassination, and me can be said to be the result of everyone knowing.

"Who are you?"

Then I asked again, with a few thoughts flashing through my mind.

"In the front of the lower hall, the left wing of the army and horses envoy Li Guanyu."

The other party bowed slightly

"Now he is the deputy envoy of the Liusi patrol."

"Then I bother you to accompany me and visit Taiwei Ning's mansion."

The other party couldn't help but show a certain embarrassment, but I didn't give him a chance to defend and shirk.

"Mrs. Ning has always had an old relationship with me, and Mrs. is my sister, shouldn't I go to the door to visit one or two."

"Even if you lead the way and accompany you, it should be reassuring."

"This..."

The other party was squeezed by me, but he was no longer able to say the words of resolute opposition.

"I'm down, but I'll listen to your orders."

This move to check the firearms unit is obviously an upright response and a justifiable conspiracy, but it is tantamount to in fact stumbling on most of the escort forces that we have brought into Jiangning City. Therefore, it seems that I can only take the initiative to make moves and moves, instead of sitting in this stone town and waiting for the results given by others, and maybe I can find the opportunity to break through this situation accordingly.

At least, the fact that the other party is able to skillfully use weapons such as firearms, fire, thunder, and bullets makes me feel a certain deep malice and purpose. And finding my sister, Mrs. Chen, is an important step in grasping the initiative and the name.

"Don't worry about anything."

Then turning back to the Amuro Palace, I said to Xiao Jinjun, who was still a little worried and slightly regretful.

"I'll go back as soon as I go."

"Can you let Yu go and visit together?"

She stopped talking, as if she had mustered up the courage to whisper.

"Both husband and wife are one, and Mrs. Chen is also Yu's sister"

"My sister's family has something, and Yu Dang can't stay out of it."

I couldn't help but be surprised and hesitated to look at this little princess, who was suddenly a little surprised and impressed, and after a moment of thinking about the gains and losses, I still opened my mouth to admit it.

"Okay, let's face it together."

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Under the misty night, compared to the tide and political whirlpool in Jiangning City that was faintly brewing again because of this monstrous accident,

Outside Jiangning, where I still don't know anything, there is still a peaceful and peaceful scene just after nightfall, and compared with the city where the curfew has been imposed, the nightlife in these somewhat chaotic and loosely managed areas on the outskirts of the city has obviously just begun.

Gu Laosi, who was dressed in a simple and refreshing jacket, also walked on a dimly lit street with a few guards and servants in casual clothes carrying gift boxes.

This opportunity to return to Jiangning Mansion can be said to be a return to his hometown for Gu Laosi; Although most of his blood relatives and family members are gone, it does not prevent him from showing off and lusting in front of those fellow villagers.

You must know that before this, he was still a prisoner of war who was wounded and waiting to die, but now he is the deputy general of a battalion in the Huai Army; Therefore, some people in his hometown inevitably moved to say goodbye to him.

One of them is a daughter from a wealthy family, and she also has a house and acres as a dowry. and the other is the widowed daughter of the local official eunuch, but she is known to be knowledgeable and courteous, and has good looks; And the only condition put forward by these two families is that they can bring the whole family to live in Huaidi after marriage.

Of course, this is not something that cannot be understood;

Through those township party members who went north to defect, he also heard that in recent years, the situation in the generation of Jiangning to Runzhou, and even the entire Jiangdong Province, has been very bad. Huainan Province on the north bank of the river is still chaotic and disorderly, except for accidents along the coast; The Liangzhejiang region in the south, which is occupied by the big cloud thieves, or the rebellion of the thieves in Jiangxi Province in the west, has even affected and affected the territory of Jiangdong Province.

The so-called southeast three provinces, which were rich for a while in the past, have now become a big quagmire where wars and people have changed incessantly.

Even in Jiangning Prefecture, which is the accompanying capital, or in Runzhou, which is a military powerhouse, there are still homeless people who are rampant and bandits are endless, and most families have to travel in groups after leaving the city, otherwise it is easy to disappear or become abandoned corpses far from the road.

Even these ordinary wealthy businessmen who have nursing homes, or the families of eunuchs who retire in the countryside, are no exception. Because as long as the natural and man-made disasters in the surrounding places continue, these external factors will always be suppressed and inexhaustible.

It's only because of the proximity to the city wall that people can still maintain some kind of false glitz and glamour of drunken dreams. However, what does these things have to do with him, a general who can barely be regarded as a mid-level and marginal officer of the Huai Army, have nothing to do with it.

As long as he can take care of the people around him, for example, this time he was invited by his fellow villagers to go to the family house for a banquet, and it was also to meet and confirm this matter with the other party again.

Although he already has a Silla lady who warms the bed day and night, as a wife who can support the façade, he still hopes to be able to take a middle-class daughter who can get on the table.

Therefore, these days, compared with the family property and goods that one party marries, he is more concerned about the edification of the family of the official eunuch and the tonic and benefits it brings; At least in the future, when it comes to the upbringing of children, I don't want him, who relies on the clerical and military strategies that he has studied for several years after joining the Huai Army, to be too laborious and time-consuming.

Today is the day when the new widow of the other party's family meets and recognizes his face for the first time in the name of his relatives in the same villager's house, so he specially gave up his blood capital and took out a few special products that are rare even in the north as a gift for the meeting.

For example, in those unremarkable ordinary lacquered wood gift boxes, there are a few mountain ginsengs from the northern foot of Changbai, a small jar of snow clam oil, a piece of intact black oil mink skin, and a pair of snowflake agate bracelets; They are all good things and private collections that he happened to get during the Eastern Expedition to Silla and Northern War against Anton.

Unconsciously, the villager's house was already in sight, and the other party was waiting at the street with a lantern early, and when he saw it from afar, he couldn't wait to greet Gu Laosi and bring him in.

Although it was only a private family banquet, it was solemnly placed in the main hall with a large banquet, on which there were dozens of exquisite bowls and chopsticks and wine utensils.

With the master's order, the dozen or so slaves surrounding the master and the fourth guest Gu suddenly moved like flowing water, and passed the same water and land delicacies, filling all the bowls to the brim.

After drinking a few glasses of wine that the host and his relatives and friends accompanied each other, Gu Laosi noticed with some leisure and surprise that in the carved pane next to the hall, some faint figures were peeping; And with the whispering of the puppet and the faint fat powder of the night breeze, this made him feel more and more helpless and nervous.

Then, it became some kind of faint anticipation and longing.

(End of chapter)