Chapter 90: Closing the Net
Lin'an City in the twilight of spring, in the last peaceful but half moon scene, on this day inexplicably fell into the mountain rain and the wind full of buildings.
The endless stream of officials and soldiers walking on the streets, as well as the swords and guns in their hands, even ordinary people can feel the solemn atmosphere on their faces.
Isn't it, someone has made another mistake?
pondered in his heart, but his hands and feet did not stop. All kinds of vendors began to pack up their stalls before it was dark, and all kinds of shops on the street except for wine shops, green buildings, and gambling halls, but those that could close their doors were also closed early.
No matter who commits something, it is still ordinary people who suffer the most. Since you can't afford to provoke it, it's better to hide early.
I heard that it was the new general judge who spoke last time, so that those god-killing soldiers and ruffians did not continue to harm people. Come to think of it, close the stall early, and with that uncle, the soldiers and ruffians don't dare to come to the door to do that extortion in the name of detaining people like before.
The sun has not yet set, but the streets of Lin'an City are already rare empty, and there is no one left.
Of course, there must be the result of Jia Yidao's deliberate promotion behind the scenes. Jiushantang, which spit out all the profits from sending Sun Kui and those people into Lin'an City, also made a lot of effort.
For the first time, the six doors of the Lin'an Mansion Hall were fully opened, and the lights were bright.
Zheng Qingzhi and Yu Tianxi, both dressed in purple official clothes and wearing goldfish bags, sat on the left and right sides of the mansion hall. On the left hand side below the two of them was Zhao Qi, who was wearing a bright silver armor, sitting on one side, and opposite Zhao Qi, sitting Jia Yidao.
For the first time since taking office, Jia Rudao wore a scarlet official uniform and a silverfish bag.
The Song Cheng and Tang Dynasty systems had extremely strict regulations on official uniforms. Purple is used for the third rank and above, vermilion is used for the fifth grade and above, green is used for the seventh grade and above, and cyan is used for the ninth grade and above. In the Northern Song Dynasty Shenzong Yuanfeng period (1078-1085 AD), it was changed to purple above the fourth grade, crimson (vermilion) above the sixth grade, and green above the ninth grade. Anyone who wears a crimson suit wears a fish bag.
In fact, the Great Song Dynasty also had rules for the colors of clothing worn by officials and ordinary people on weekdays. It was only in the late Southern Song Dynasty, with the prosperity of commerce, that these systems gradually became less strict.
Zheng Qingzhi, Yu Tianxi and Zhao Qi were all invited by Jia Yidao.
How can you say that the three of them are also his superiors, although in the matter of arresting the assassins, they are just a name, and the real person in charge is Jia Yidao, but at least everyone has to live on face, right?
It can't be said that Jia Nidao has arrested everyone, and the three nominal bosses of them don't know about it, so it's not just a matter of breaking the rules, but Jia Nidao doesn't know how to advance or retreat at all.
Zheng Qingzhi, Yu Tianxi and Zhao Qi on the stage did not look very good.
After taking over from Jia Yidao, basically Zheng Qingzhi and Zhao Qi started to be shopkeepers. Yu Tianxi, fortunately, Yu Ci is by Jia Yidao's side, although he doesn't understand it so clearly, but it is a little bit more than Zheng Qingzhi and Zhao Qi, who are the shopkeepers.
However, none of them thought that one day they would be pecked in the eyes by geese. It took a lot of effort to search the whole city, but the assassins swaggered into the homes of the court officials, and they hid and watched the play there with delicious food and drink.
If it weren't for Jia Rudao to stop the arrest of the whole city, in the end, if those people fled again, the Great Song Dynasty would probably become a joke all over the world.
The assassination of the commander of the army who returned to the dynasty has not yet been clarified, but Jia Guifei, who was finally pregnant with a dragon seed in the palace over there, was drugged and wanted to lose the child.
Zheng Qingzhi, Yu Tianxi and Zhao Qi all felt that their hearts were extremely heavy. No one dares to say whether there is a connection between these two things. If there is a connection, then it is really worse for the Great Song Dynasty, which is already an eventful season.
Not to mention that after Li Antong, Jia Rudao really found out three officials from the remaining ten or so officials who were also controlled by Sun Kui with the threat of the lives of his family. One of these three officials is a Lin'an Fu experience (Zheng Qipin), one is a professor of Lin'an Mansion (Zheng Qipin), and the other is a Lin'an Fu instructor (from Qipin).
The court officials became accomplices of the thieves in the green forest, and they also served good food and drink at home, such things can happen, so are there other people in the court who are controlled by the Mongols in the same way?
No one can guarantee it.
The situation of those three officials was similar to that of Tongzhi Li Antong, who had been controlled by Sun Kui's subordinates a month ago. And they didn't know in advance that Sun Kui and these people were actually here to assassinate Meng Hui.
Those officials of Lin'an Mansion who were controlled by Sun Kui were also similar to Li Antong after being found out by Jia Yidao. The bamboo tube poured beans and said those who knew the Tao and those who did not know the Tao, and those who did not.
Even Wang Kui, who was in the house, even said that he secretly raised a three-room concubine outside. Looking at his thin figure, Jia Yidao couldn't help but wonder if this thing was talented.
Sun Kui's whereabouts and the number of assassins who escaped in Lin'an City have basically been figured out. In Jia Yidao's view, it is time to close the net.
Of course, some things have forced him to close the net early. Sun Kui not only asked Li Antong about the location of Jiafu, but also asked Wang Kui and the others. And the three of them also explained it clearly, and Wang Kui, who can draw, drew a detailed road map.
Now that Zheng Qingzhi, Yu Tianxi, and Zhao Qi have arrived, the cadres and servants of Lin'an Mansion have long been scattered on the streets, and the soldiers of the front division of the palace are also ready and can be mobilized at any time. Although they are not very useful, it is still possible to use their numbers to scare the Assassins who have become frightened birds.
What's more, Jia Rudao specially invited Zheng Qingzhi to enter the palace to find Zhao Yunqiu's battalion of 500 masters of the Inner Temple Direct Forbidden Army, and now they have all changed into the clothes of the Lin'an Mansion officials and quietly arrived in the Lin'an Mansion.
These masters of the Inner Temple Direct Forbidden Army, who specialized in guarding Zhao Yun's safety, were the main force that Jia Nidao was preparing to deal with Sun Kui's green forest masters.
Mu Nuan has not yet received any news, which has also reassured Jia Rudao.
If there is no news, it is the best news.
Xu Ruoxi, Jia Rudao will definitely not really reach the point where she can't live without her if she doesn't marry. It's just that this incident itself was caused by him, and if Xu Ruoxi really had an accident, then he would definitely blame himself. Not to mention, Xu Ruoxi is still his woman at least nominally, if he can't even protect his own woman, what's the point of talking about anything else?
The atmosphere in the lobby is very solemn.
"My lord, it's already a quarter of the hour (three to five o'clock in the afternoon)." Yu Ci quietly appeared behind Jia Nidao and leaned over to Jia Nidao and whispered.
Seeing this scene, Zheng Qingzhi in the lobby glanced meaningfully at Yu Tianxi, who was touching his long beard, and closed his eyes. Zhao Qi had long heard that Yu Ci was going to be Jia Nidao's deputy and became Jia Nidao's number one thug, but when he saw it today, he was a little more vigilant about Jia Nidao.
Yu Tianxi's son, even if he is really a straw bag, it is impossible for someone to slap him hard in front of him and give him a sweet date, and he will immediately become the number one horse boy who is the culprit, not to mention that Yu Ci is not a straw bag at all.
Then, Jia Yidao, who is so obedient to Yu Ci, really can't be underestimated.
"Three adults, the hour has come, Xiaguan, let's go!"
Jia Rudao nodded, got up and saluted Zheng Qingzhi, Yu Tianxi, and Zhao Qi.
"In this way, the three of us are here waiting for Shi Xian to return triumphantly."