Chapter 881: The Long Day (Part I)
On the twenty-third day of the tenth year of the Ming Dynasty, Beijing City, the time of the year. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
One person and one rider galloped at a very fast speed on the streets of the capital full of pedestrians, rushing everyone screamed again and again, hurriedly dodged, many people were swept away by the strong wind brought by the horses, and at the same time, many stalls selling along the street were washed to pieces, making the stall owners cry bitterly.
Of course, more is the sound of cursing, the capital has a large population, and now it is the New Year's Festival, there are more pedestrians on the road, that is, no matter how big the shelf is, no matter how high the status is, at this time, at most they only dare to drive away the pedestrians in front of them, but they dare not do such a presumptuous Mercedes-Benz act. After all, if there is a stampede accident and a lot of death, few people can afford it.
However, these pedestrians did not dare to step forward to make trouble for the knight.
This is not only because of the momentum of the horses, everyone knows that stepping forward will only put themselves in a dangerous situation, but also because of the terrifying momentum exuded by the knight at the moment, so that everyone does not dare to step forward to offend. It was a ferocity that seemed to strike at the edge of his sheath without hesitation if anyone dared to stop him.
So in the end, everyone could only avoid one after another, and let one person and one rider rush through the street as fast as possible, trampling countless objects like chopping waves, and heading straight for the east of the city. Behind him, many people began to talk about the identity of this person and why he was so anxious, but no matter what speculation he had, it was impossible to confirm his authenticity.
This one who galloped wild in the capital on Chinese New Year's Eve was none other than Zhao Xiang. At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind, and that was to hurry up, hurry up, and quickly report this bad news to Yang Dudu, because this matter was so big that he didn't dare to delay even half a moment.
The two ladies were actually abducted when they were incense in Tanzhe Temple, what a serious accident. Moreover, several of their guards were actually outside, not only were the two ladies kidnapped by the thieves, but also he killed two maids from the Yang Mansion, as long as he thought of entering the Guanyin Hall and seeing the two corpses lying in a pool of blood under the Bodhisattva, Zhao Xiang only felt a cool breath rushing straight to the top door, making him like falling into an ice cellar, like falling into the abyss.
In this way, he can no longer care about anything else, what pedestrians, what laws, at this time have been excluded from his heart, the only thought is to send the news back quickly, hoping that the adults can find the two ladies!
It was with this thought in mind that Zhao Xiang ran wildly all the way, and after breaking through the layers of crowds, it took less than half the time to rush to the front of Dong'an Gate and the vicinity of the Yamen of the Pacification Division.
Although today is a special day and the city is full of people, there are still two places in the entire city of Beijing that few people visit. One is a large area in front of the Forbidden City, and the other is where the Zhenfu Division is. This two-hundred-year habit and reverence cannot be reversed with a single holiday.
Even if he had galloped to the gate of the Zhenfu Division, he saw the appearance of the guards in front of the door, Zhao Xiang did not slow down at all, and still urged the horse to hurry, until he came to the front, he pulled the reins, and the horse jerked upward, letting out a long neighing of Herod, and then rolled off the horse's back.
The guards in front of him were a little stunned, and some of them even put their hands on the saber on their waists. It wasn't until they saw Zhao Xiang's appearance clearly that they showed even more surprised looks: "Zhao Baihu, why are you in such a hurry?" Haven't you been guarding the Governor's Palace? β
Zhao Xiang is the one hundred households of Jinyi Wei, and only because he is stable and capable, he was sent by Yang Zhen to guard his own house.
For ordinary people, it is inevitably difficult to accept such a practice of being classified as private by the superior. But in the eyes of the people above and below Jinyiwei, this is the greatest appreciation and praise, because Yang Zhen is the most amazing person in their eyes, and being able to do things for him personally shows that he has faith in you. For this reason, many people are very envious of Zhao Xiang's current identity.
However, Zhao Baihu at the moment couldn't see the slightest calmness in the past, and in the face of the greetings of several guards, he didn't even respond, but said urgently: "Is the governor in the public hall?" β
Seeing that he was eagerly coming, and asked again, several people knew that something was wrong, so they quickly nodded: "I am ...... in the public hall."
Before they could finish speaking, Zhao Xiang had already swept directly into the Zhenfu Division like a whirlwind, and without even saying hello to the other colleagues he met, he went straight to the lenient public hall belonging to the commander. It wasn't until he saw the solemn doorway from a distance that he took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and walked over.
At this time, Yang Zhen was looking at the news about the north from today's new newspaper.
Because of the importance that the Son of Heaven attaches to the north, Jinyiwei naturally has to spend a lot of effort in the north, and according to the current news, the Mongolian people seem to have temporarily stopped the pace of continuous expansion, and it should be a good winter. I just don't know what they will do after this winter.
Just as Yang Zhen was about to get up and walk to the map on the side to think about it, he saw Zhao Xiang kneel at the door with a bang and kowtow. This made him stunned: "Zhao Xiang, what are you doing here?" Didn't you go to Tanzhe Temple with Yueying? Why did you come here alone? As he asked, Yang Zhen's heart sank, and a trace of uneasiness had surfaced.
"Governor, he is incompetent, and he is here to ask for sin!" Zhao Xiang kowtowed again.
"What do you say, you come in first!" Yang Zhen's expression became more solemn, and after a pause, he asked, "But what happened to Jingyun and Yue Ying?" β
Zhao Xiang walked into the hall according to his words, then lowered his head and told the situation that happened in Tanzhe Temple before: "...... When he found that the two ladies had been kidnapped by thieves, and that their personal servants had been killed, he ordered the other brothers to wait in their place and not let anyone go out, and he immediately rushed over......
After listening to his narration, Yang Zhen's face suddenly darkened, and the whole person was stunned on the spot, and he couldn't recover for a long time.
I thought I could have a good New Year with my family tonight, but I didn't expect such a change to happen, and I really caught him off guard.
After his mind went blank for a while, Yang Zhen took a deep breath and forcibly calmed himself. After all, he is a person who has experienced too many hardships, although the abduction of the two daughters hit him very hard, but he can still calmly think about the situation in front of him through his own adjustment.
"Are you sure they've been taken captive?" Yang Zhen opened his mouth and asked: "Instead of ......" he didn't want to say the latter words.
Zhao Xiang naturally understood the meaning of his governor's words, so he nodded and said: "The back door of the Guanyin Hall, which had been closed, was opened, and it was obviously the monk who tricked us into adding lamp oil to take the two ladies away. β
"Well, in that case, he was premeditated." As Yang Zhen spoke, his brows furrowed, and the uneasiness in his heart not only did not decrease, but increased.
Qiao, the thief who kidnapped the two women, disguised himself as a monk in the temple to enter the Guanyin Hall, obviously because he had already understood the situation of the two women, otherwise he would not have done things so meticulously. Moreover, to be able to do this, there must be more than one person, at least outside the back door of Guanyin Hall, there are also accomplices of the Qiao pretend, otherwise it is not easy for one person to take two daughters, Zhang Jingyun still has some superficial martial arts, as long as he moves, the guards outside will naturally rush to the rescue when they hear the sound.
The other party is so deliberate to capture the two daughters, obviously the real target is definitely not Zhang Luo's two daughters, but their family, that is, themselves.
After all, this is the capital, and there are so many dignitaries and dignitaries, why should those thieves who make a living by kidnapping tickets and extorting tickets target these two women with escorts, instead of looking for some easier targets?
Thinking of this, Yang Zhen's eyes narrowed, I'm afraid things will be very complicated, and after they kidnap the second daughter, they will inevitably have further behavior, but how should they deal with it?
Only a moment later, Yang Zhen had already gotten up and walked outside: "It's useless to talk too much here, let's go to the scene of Tanzhe Temple to have a look, maybe we can see more clues." β
Zhao Xiang hurriedly agreed, and wanted to follow out.
At this time, a dignified Jinyi guard captain walked over, saw Yang Zhen, and hurriedly called out to the lord, and then presented a somewhat crumpled note: "This is someone wrapped in a stone and thrown in, and the subordinates dare not report it when they see it." β
"Huh?" Yang Zhen's heart moved, and he immediately looked at the note, and then the two sword eyebrows quickly stirred together.
I saw that there were just two simple sentences on the paper: "Yang Dudu, if you want your two wives to be safe, you will meet in Beicheng at the end of the day." Remember, you're the only one to come, or you'll have to wait to collect the body! β
The handwriting on the note was sloppy, and there was no signature. But the aggressiveness in his words couldn't be more obvious, which confirmed Yang Zhen's previous judgment.
Sure enough, after the kidnapping of the two girls, the other party's next move also began. And their purpose was precisely in Yang Zhen, wanting him to go to the place they designated.
"Governor ......" Zhao Xiang saw him like this, although he didn't see the content on the paper, he was still a little worried.
Yang Zhen quickly regained his composure and snorted lightly: "Since they hit my family's head with their idea, I will make them regret this decision." Let's go, let's go to Tanzhe Temple to check first! β
Yang Zhen has always disliked being led by the nose passively, and now that there is still more than an hour before the agreed time on the paper, he will naturally not let go of the places where he may find clues.
At this time, the leak in the public hall just showed the hour at the middle of the hour, and the sun had gradually reached the middle position.
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