Chapter Ninety-Six: A Matter of Life and Death
The galaxy hangs upside down, and the lights are shining.
Although Longxing Fuhua Street is not as sleepy as Lin'an, it still has its prosperity and liveliness. It's just that compared with the hustle and bustle outside, the atmosphere in this small room in the courtyard of the drunken spring breeze is extremely cold.
Yang Xuqiao's face was cold, even a little gloomy, although the candle flame was shrouded, it could not add a trace of gentleness. And the charter and Ma Tingyou also sat upright in front of Ye Yingwu, and they were rarely so solemn when they were only with Ye Yingwu.
Ye Yingwu said lightly: "The restaurant and the Qinglou are the places where all the news is leaked, and they are also the source of all rumors. If the restaurants and green buildings on Jiangnan West Road cannot be used by me, there is no need for their existence. Shen Fei and Chunfang, as the giants of the restaurant and the green building, if they can be used by me, they can make the Jinyi Wei and the Six Doors grow rapidly, if they can't be used by me, they will go to the leader and take all of them for my use. β
The three people in the room took a soft breath, and they even felt the cold murderous aura emanating from Ye Yingwu. It's just that Ye Yingwu continued: "First, Drunken Chunfeng and Pingshuilou know where the strength of the Tianwu Army and the ministers of Jiangnan West Road lies, so it is the best choice to take them first, and secondly, this can be regarded as a training for the six doors and Jinyiwei, can you decide whether Shen Fei and Chunfang are used by me, and it has nothing to do with so." β
"If these two people leak the matter of the Six Gates and the Jinyi Guard, wouldn't it be a catastrophe!" Yang Xu stretched out his hand and slapped the table heavily, frowning.
Although this female assassin who used to be the Imperial City Division had only been in contact with the Tianwu Army for more than ten days, she had an inexplicable sense of closeness to the Tianwu Army and the simple young men who had just walked out of the town and out of the fields in the Six Gates and the Jinyi Guard. It seems that after so many years of immersion in darkness and killing, this is the first time that Yang Xu has found the long-lost sunshine and happiness of life in his childhood. Compared with the oppressive and gloomy atmosphere in the Imperial City Division, Six Doors and Jinyiwei are more attractive to this girl who is actually less than ten years old.
And now seeing that Ye Yingwu is so irresponsible for the six doors and Jinyiwei, how can Yang Xu, who has always been straightforward, not be annoyed, and he didn't even put Ye Yingwu, the top boss, in his eyes, and slapped the table directly.
With a cold smile, Ye Yingwu couldn't deny it: "If the six doors and the Jinyi Guard can't even solve one Shen Fei and one Chunfang, what's the use, instead of failing in major matters in the future, it is better to cancel the formation now!" β
"Have you ever thought about the consequences?" Zhang Cheng frowned slightly and said, although he knew that what Ye Yingwu said was not wrong at all, but after all, the Six Gates and the Jinyi Guard had only been established for a long time, and there were only two experienced assassins in it, one old and one young, the former Imperial City Division.
"In life, why not gamble, Macheng has already won once, and this time I am also confident." Ye Yingwu said lightly, stood up and walked out the door, although he was alone, facing the rolling night wind and the vast stars, no one felt that this figure was lonely and depressed.
On the contrary, I feel that what is standing behind Ye Yingwu is the elusive destiny!
Glancing at each other, Zhang Cheng and Ma Tingyou knelt on one knee at the same time, and said loudly to Ye Yingwu, who was about to step out of the door: "Make you trust, you are grateful, even if you are smeared with liver and brain, you will not disgrace the prestige of the Tianwu Army!" β
For them, Ye Yingwu's unconditional trust and trust is a burden that life cannot bear. Since Ye Yuanjun decided to gamble with life and death, Zhang Cheng and Ma Tingyou, who really couldn't find a second better way for a while, naturally followed closely without hesitation.
And Yang Xu stuck out his tongue somewhat reluctantly and shrank into the darkness.
Ye Yingwu, the courage is not small, but since it has reached this point, I, Yang Xu, naturally have to do my best to help you, ah no, it is to help the six doors and brocade guards who are still toddlers, to help those young people who yearn for it, and those soldiers who are fearless in life to death!
Listening to the iron oath behind him, Ye Yingwu paused slightly, and then took another step. The bright galaxy hung upside down above his head, and the stars in the southern sky on a summer night seemed to bloom at this moment with an unconcealable light.
The soldiers of the hundred battles who had been standing outside the door subconsciously straightened their waists and watched the envoy in their hearts stride away.
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The night was three points deeper.
The summer breeze gently blew the light veil on the promenade, and the candle flame in the lantern swayed lazily.
"You should rest early, too." Ye Yingwu shouted at Yang Bao behind him. Since Ye Yingwu almost lost his life at the hands of assassins in Tongshan County, Yang Bao can be said to have never left an inch, his eyes always exude a terrifying light, scanning the darkness around him, and he is ready to throw Ye Yingwu to the ground at any time as long as there is any light flashing.
However, for Ye Yingwu's orders, Yang Bao can still follow them, for example, this drunken spring breeze is not only Ye Yingwu, but also Zhang Cheng and Ma Tingyou, it can be said that it has been surrounded by the Tianwu Army's Hundred Battles, Six Gates, and Jinyi Guard. And because Ye Yuanjun can be said to have wrapped up the entire drunken spring breeze under the pretense of a group of businessmen this time, there are no other visitors in the drunken spring breeze except for a small number of officials and businessmen who stayed overnight after the banquet just now.
What's more, across this corridor is the small building of the new young Oiran Qiongniang who is drunk with the spring breeze, and it is also the place where Chunfang has reserved for Ye Yingwu to stay, so it is reasonable that Yang Bao should not be following Ye Yuanjun to do anything.
"I've seen the envoy." At the end of the corridor, two armor soldiers shouted at the same time. In the Tianwu Army, unless you accept an order, there is no need to bow your hand when you see a general, not to mention that this is the capital of a hundred battles as Ye Yingwu's own soldiers.
And along the gap in the corridor, you can see that there are many men in black clothes walking back and forth on the surrounding paths, and even some men in gray cloth clothes who do not look good, although they can't see what blades they are carrying, but their slightly raised sleeves still remind all potential enemies that these people are also tricky.
"Well, hard work." Ye Yingwu nodded slightly and smiled at the two armor soldiers.
As if accustomed to seeing the friendly side of this famous envoy, a smile appeared on the faces of the two soldiers, but they were not shocked by it.
The door of the building was half hidden, Ye Yingwu took a light breath, and finally decided not to knock on the door of the gentleman Yuexia, and pushed the door straight in.
The faint aroma has already come to the face before entering the door, it has been a few months since he came to this era, Ye Yingwu has been able to adapt to this incense, and even sometimes strives to experience the feeling of "Rui Brain Selling Golden Beast" from it.
"I've seen Lang Jun." The bell was standing in the lobby, and when he saw Ye Yingwu coming in, he hurriedly bowed slightly, the basic etiquette bell still understood, but the smile on the face of this pretty maid made Ye Yingwu can't help but roll his eyes.
It's not that I haven't seen a handsome guy, as for being happy to be like this.
"Where's your lady?" The bell is here, and Qiqin is naturally not far away, Ye Yingwu asked cautiously.
"Back to Lang Jun, the lady is talking with Qiong Niang at night, and I also asked Lang Jun to go to the left room to rest, and the bedding has been packed up." The bell said respectfully.
As a little Oiran, Qiongniang has two bedrooms upstairs, but they are ordinary furnishings. Male left and female right, although there is a left room, it is basically not used, and it is just right to leave it to Ye Yingwu now. As if he had expected this treatment, Ye Yingwu rolled his eyes, didn't say anything, and walked straight upstairs.
I have to say that the scale of Drunken Spring Breeze at this time is no longer comparable to that of Lin'an, and the twists and turns in this small building alone are much better than the original Qiqin embroidery building. However, Ye Yingwu doesn't have so much leisure to look at these now, he had already made a short trip today, and then reported his work in the council hall, and when he returned home, he was worried by the cheap old lady and even counted down, and then at night, what are these officials and businessmen, who don't know who is sincere, and finally intrigued with Chunfang and Shen Fei, two characters who are not fuel-efficient lamps at all, can you not be tired.
Ye Yanei, who was originally born in the second generation of the rich, said that such a fulfilling day was actually not what his old man wanted, and it was almost the same to drink wine and listen to music with the girl in his arms.
Sure enough, as the bell said, there were lights flickering in the left and right rooms upstairs, and there was a woman's whisper in the right room. Ye Yingwu looked at the stairs with a little guilt, but the bell did not follow, and walked straight to the right room at the moment.
The door creaked open, and the flickering candlelight cast a long shadow. Behind the screen, Qiqin's gentle voice came: "Bell, hasn't the husband come back yet?" β
Ye Yingwu was stunned, then smiled, clenched his throat and said in a very sharp voice: "Mrs. Hui, Sister Qiongniang, Sister Bell is downstairs to greet the envoy, and specially sent a slave and maid to come up to pass the word." I don't know what the two sisters commanded? β
Listening to this voice with a hint of hoarseness and trembling, thinking that it was really a little maid who had not seen much of the world, although she didn't remember whether she had such a maid, Qiong Luan still said suspiciously: "Sister Qin, what should I do?" β
Qiqin said leisurely: "I asked this sister to take her husband to the left room to rest." β
Ye Yingwu's face suddenly darkened, his own lady was sincere and drove herself away, just now she had a bad face because the cheap old lady was angry, and now she has become this leisurely appearance, it seems that the lesson is not enough.
"What if you don't go?" Thinking about playing tricks on Qiqin and Qiongluan, Ye Yingwu then lowered his voice and said in a thin voice.
"Then please wait a moment, and the concubine will arrive later." Qiqin said softly, as if these were nothing, as for Shen Fei and other businessmen who had taken over Qiongluan tonight, the matter had already been thrown out of the clouds.
Ye Yingwu rolled his eyes again, when you passed, Young Master Ben was probably asleep, how could he make it bad.
"Go quickly, don't let you wait for a long time." Qiong Niang added from the back, this is just a twenty-eight-year-old girl who still has a certain rejection of a man who may appear at any time, even if she has already had a one-sided relationship and helped each other.
Too lazy to pretend any more, Ye Yingwu waved his sleeves and went straight around the screen, and said with a smile: "The envoy has been waiting for a long time." β
If it weren't for Qiqin, even if she covered Qiongniang's mouth, I'm afraid the screams would have broken through. And Ye Yingwu also wiped a cold sweat in his heart in an instant, if he let this little girl call out, I am afraid that tomorrow he will not be able to run the name of "beast is inferior", although it is already shocking to bring a "beautiful man" to the banquet today.
Qiqin and Qiongluan sat on the embroidered couch with a quilt, their hair draped like a waterfall, and the thin clothes in the summer could not even hide the smooth skin on their shoulders and neck. The candlelight of the glow reflected the delicate flowers, and Ye Yingwu couldn't help but be intoxicated in his heart.
"Husband!" Qiqin snorted, obviously not expecting Ye Yingwu's "surprise rounds", a trace of blush floated across her pretty face, "This is Qiongniang's boudoir, how could the husband break in so easily?" β
Ye Yingwu was very scoundrel and smiled lightly: "Originally, tonight, the owner of this small building is your husband, isn't it?" β
Seeing that the man in black in front of him had long since lost the heroic spirit of the banquet just now, and was replaced by a look that was more debauched than all the yamen, as if this was his true color. But thinking about Ye Yingwu before he became famous in Cixi, he was actually a prodigal son on the willow lane of Thirty-six Flower Street in Lin'an, and he was relieved.
But no matter how Ye Yingwu is, Qiong Niang is just a little girl in her twenties, how embarrassed is she to really let Ye Yingwu stay here so inexplicably.
"Husbandγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»" Qiqin wanted to speak and stopped, and her eyes flowed.
Ye Yingwu put on a wicked smile, and just when he was about to rush towards the big bad wolf like a little sheep, a heavy coughing sound suddenly came from outside the door, followed by Yang Bao's somewhat anxious voice: "Enlighten the envoy!" β
Ye Yingwu, who was so frightened that he was ready to go, almost fell to the ground, and hurriedly glared at Qiqin, who was bent over, with some embarrassment, and he didn't know how many times he greeted Yang Bao cordially, so he barely squeezed out a smile and opened the door.
A trace of anxiety flashed on Yang Bao's face, and when he saw Ye Yingwu come out, he naturally didn't have so much spare time to take care of what this Ye Envoy Jun was doing just now, and said in a low voice: "Qi Qi Envoy, the news came from the six doors just now, and Guo Huai moved. β
"Guo Huai?" Ye Yingwu took a breath of cool air gently, this time it can be said that he pulled down the big net against the drunken spring breeze and Pingshui Building, but he didn't expect that the yin and yang mistake turned out to be Guo Huai who bumped into the net first, "How did you move?" Can you be sure? β
Yang Bao gritted his teeth and nodded: "His servant climbed over the wall and walked through the darkest alley to go to the street, and was targeted by two brothers who happened to pass by. Moreover, this kind of person waited for seven or eight people to come out of the Guo family one after another, but in different directions, General Zhang had already sent his capable generals to follow. β
"This is not the place to talk, let's go out." Ye Yingwu nodded slightly, and walked downstairs side by side with Yang Bao. The soldiers of the hundred battles were already guarding the staircase, and they were already in a posture of being ready for battle. In addition, the six doors of the hall below and several small leaders of the Jinyi Guard looked hurried, they had just been sent to this Longxing Mansion, if it wasn't for Ma Tingyou and Zhang Cheng sitting together this time, I am afraid that this Guo Huai would really be confused.
While secretly saying that they were lucky, these little leaders had already rushed up, just looking at Ye Yingwu.
"Without further ado, the city gates should be closed, and the whole city should be secured!" Yang Bao said from behind Ye Yingwu, "If you let people get out, all your hard work will be in vain." β
This Guo Huai knew Ye Yingwu's plan to expedition to Luzhou, and he was not sure whether this person knew about the existence of the Six Gates and Jinyiwei, but in any case, his biological son Guo Chang knew, these were the biggest secrets of the Tianwu Army, if Jia Yidao knew, I am afraid that all the charges would be suppressed, and it would be thankful that Ye Yingwu's head could be preserved.
The reason why Guo Huai was allowed to participate in the negotiation of so many secret matters before was that he had the intention of forcing Guo Huai into his own camp, or that Guo Huai would be completely forced to rebel, and then he could be taken down, with all the human and material evidence, and he would be cut to the roots.
It's just that now I didn't expect that when the six doors and Jinyi Wei were ready to take down the drunken spring breeze and Pingshui Lou at any time, Guo Huai jumped out of the corner violently, and naturally hit a group of people by surprise, how could he not be anxious.
Ye Yingwu frowned slightly: "Don't act rashly." β