Chapter 278: An Eventful Night (Part II)
At the same time that Yuwenshu rounded up the Bohai Society, in a ten-acre private house in Fushanfang, Li Shimin accompanied Zhang Xuan into the basement of the mansion.
This used to be a secret prison of Xuanwu Huofeng, and when Xuanwu Huofeng was disbanded, this secret prison has been empty, and only a few of Dou Qing's henchmen are usually responsible for taking care of it.
But tonight, there is one person locked up here, it is Wu Shaoyou, who Zhang Xuan and Li Shimin jointly captured from outside the city.
Walking into the dimly lit basement, a cold and damp smell rushed towards you, the entire underground prison was built with large stones, which was very solid, but at this time the large stones were covered with moss, and the sound of dripping water could be heard everywhere.
Zhang Xuan walked through the rusty iron cages and stopped in front of the last iron cage, in which sat Wu Shaoyou, who seemed to be passively punished, his face was bruised, and he closed his eyes and said nothing.
"General, he has already admitted that he poisoned Li Zitong, and we have also found his Bohai Hui waist card."
Li Shimin whispered to Zhang Xuan again: "He can also testify against the collusion between the Bohai Society and the Yuan family, but he has the conditions." ”
"What conditions does he have?" Zhang Xuan glanced at Wu Shaoyou and asked.
Wu Shaoyou, who had been closing his eyes, opened his eyes and said coldly: "I want you to guarantee my father's safety!" ”
Zhang Xuan was stunned, but immediately understood that he was afraid that Meng Haigong would retaliate and harm his father, Zhang Xuan nodded, "This request is not too high, we can agree." ”‘
"It's useless for you to promise, I want someone who can promise me."
"Yes!"
Zhang Xuan readily agreed: "I will ask His Royal Highness King Yan to give you a promise." ”
Wu Shaoyou's eyes closed again, and at this time, a warrior ran over and whispered a few words to Li Shimin, Li Shimin was stunned, and he immediately gave Zhang Xuan a look.
Jang Hyun understood. followed Li Shimin out of the dungeon, and as soon as he got out of the dungeon, Li Shimin couldn't wait: "I just got the news that Yuwenshu's army surrounded and suppressed the old nest of the Bohai Society in the capital and arrested more than ten people. ”
Zhang Xuan was not surprised, but just smiled faintly. Li Shimin glanced at Zhang Xuan suspiciously, "The general already knows?" ”
"I've always been with Childe, how could I know first? It's just that I know that Yuwenshu failed to ambush Wu Shaoyou, and he will definitely not be reconciled, and capturing Bohai will become his last chance. ”
"But ......."
Li Shimin said worriedly: "Will this disrupt our plans?" ”
"Not only will it not disrupt our plans, but it will also make Yuan Min fall into the abyss, and at the same time, he can see that Yuwenshu's time is running out, so he does not hesitate to use this means of quick success for his son to seek benefits, if I am not mistaken. Tonight, Yuwenshu is going to enter the palace overnight to grab the greatest benefit from us, and in comparison, our arrest of Wu Shaoyou will become a foil. ”
Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said: "Actually, we don't need any merits, we must stop the Yuan family from selling the interests of Wuchuan Mansion for their own interests, as long as we can completely smash the collusion between Yuan Min and the Bohai Society, even if Yuwenshu takes more benefits, we are willing." ”
Zhang Xuan smiled happily: "Since that's the case." I will go to see His Royal Highness King Yan tonight and hand over Wu Shaoyou to him. Li Gongzi has no problem, right? ”
Li Shimin nodded silently, they couldn't come forward in this matter, let alone let the Son of Heaven know that it was the Guanlong faction that made the move, and Wu Shaoyou didn't know their identities from beginning to end, and thought they were Zhang Xuan's subordinates.
"Alright! The general can take him away. ”
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At this time, the city gate and the square gate of Luoyang had already been closed. But Zhang Xuan relied on the night gold medal given to him by Yang Qi all the way unimpeded, and half an hour later, Zhang Xuan took Yu Chigong and Pei Xingyan to Yanwang's Mansion.
They were accompanied by a carriage in which Wu Shaoyou, a key witness to the assassination of Li Zitongdi, was held.
Wu Shaoyou has already accepted his fate. He knew that he would inevitably die if he poisoned Li Zitong, even if the court didn't kill him, Meng Haigong would not let him go, he just hoped that King Yan would promise him to protect his family.
Zhang Xuan walked up the steps and knocked heavily on the door of the palace, the doors and windows opened, and the guards inside were about to scold angrily, so Zhang Xuan stuffed the night gold medal given to him by King Yan into it.
"I want to see His Royal Highness King Yan immediately, and go and report it quickly!"
The guard was startled, and hurriedly said, "It turned out to be General Zhang, please wait, I'll go and report it." ”
The guards rushed towards the palace, and after a while, the side door of the palace slowly opened, and an old eunuch greeted him, and said with a smile: "General Zhang, Your Highness is invited!" ”
Zhang Xuan pointed to the carriage and said to several guards: "There is an important person in the carriage, who is temporarily guarded by my people, you take him into the mansion and take care of him, he is a person named by His Royal Highness King Yan." ”
"General, don't worry, we will take care of the prisoners."
Zhang Xuan gave Wei Chigong and Pei Xingyan a look, and asked them to be optimistic about Wu Shaoyou, and then followed the old eunuch and walked quickly towards the palace.
"Has His Royal Highness King Yan rested?" Zhang Xuan asked the old eunuch with a smile.
"He was already resting, but he had an order, as long as General Zhang looked for him, we must wake him up, so he has now gotten up and waited for the general in the side hall, the general is here, please!"
Two palace maids carried lanterns in front, and the old eunuch led Zhang Xuan to the side hall where Yang Qi lived, only to see that the lights in the side hall were bright, and Yang Qi was pacing back and forth in the hall with his hands, as if he had been waiting for himself for a long time.
Zhang Xuan hurriedly walked into the side hall and bowed, "Weichen see His Highness!" ”
"General Zhang, but there will be news from Bohai?" Yang Qi asked impatiently.
Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "The lowly official has caught the murderer who poisoned Li Zitong, and this person is the person sent by the Bohai Society." ”
"But Wu Shaoyou?"
Zhang Xuan smiled and nodded, "That's it." ”
Yang Qi had already heard Wei Xuan report to the emperor's grandfather about Li Zitong's poisoning, which was said to have been committed by Li Zitong's henchman Meng Haigong's fellow countryman, called Wu Shaoyou, and the emperor's grandfather was furious about this matter, and ordered Wei Xuan to catch the murderer within three days and find out the truth, otherwise he would be punished for a serious crime.
Yang Qi didn't expect Zhang Xuan to catch this Wu Shaoyou, and find out the truth, which made him overjoyed, and he was pleasantly surprised: "Where is he now?" ”
"Wechen has already brought him, does Your Highness want to interrogate him first?"
Yang Qi nodded, "Bring the prisoner to Gu immediately!" ”
Several guards rushed away, and at this time, Zhang Xuan said again: "Weichen made a promise to Wu Shaoyou, as long as he is willing to explain truthfully, His Highness will promise to keep his father safe." ”
Yang Qi frowned, "What else do you want to explain truthfully?" ”
"I'm afraid Your Highness can't imagine why the Bohai Society wanted to assassinate Li Zitong because the Bohai Society and Yuan Min reached an agreement, but in fact, Yuan Min wanted to destroy the Heroes Society and destroy the imperial court's plan to recruit peace."
Yang Qi was very shocked in his heart, "It turns out that it means Wuchuan Mansion?" ”
Zhang Xuan laughed, "When will Wuchuan Mansion collude with Bohai Society?" This matter has nothing to do with Wuchuan Mansion, it is Yuan Min's personal behavior, Wu Shaoyou knows the origin of this matter, so he put forward the conditions just now. ”
Yang Qi nodded, "As long as he is willing to explain truthfully, Lone will consider giving him a promise." ”
At this time, the guards reported outside the hall: "Your Highness, the prisoners have been brought!" ”
Yang Qi shouted: "Bring it up!" ”
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On the square outside the Mingde Palace, Yuwen Shu and his eldest son Yu Wenhua were eagerly waiting for the summons of Yang Guang, the Son of Heaven, and he had gained a lot tonight, although they did not capture Gao Hui, they captured Mu Shouli, the leader of the Bohai Society in the capital.
And in addition to the Bohai Club Mansion in Xuanfan Fang, they also killed two wine shops and an inn in one fell swoop according to their confessions, and wiped out the Bohai Club in the capital.
Yu Wenshu was very excited, this was his rare achievement in recent years, he gave all the credit to his eldest son Yu Wenhua, he knew in his heart that with this alone, his eldest son had already made a great contribution.
"Father, is the Holy One going to receive us at such a late hour?" In the night breeze, Yu Wenhua asked a little uneasily.
Yu Wenshu squinted and smiled, "If you don't report overnight, how do you know if he attaches importance to this matter?" ”
Yu Wenshu is very shrewd, it is difficult for him to find out Yang Guang's true mentality, but from Yang Guang's behavior, he can guess some clues, if Yang Guang meets him overnight, it means that he has caught a big fish.
At this time, a eunuch rushed down from the steps, bowed down and said with a smile: "General, the Holy Lord has summoned!" ”
Yu Wenshu and his son glanced at each other, he was overjoyed, and his bet was really successful.
Of course, Yu Wenshu knew that taking the old nest of the Bohai Society was undoubtedly a strong enemy for himself, but if the gains outweighed the risks, then he was willing to take a risk, and now from Yang Guangken to meet him overnight, it shows that his decision is correct.
Yu Wenshu hurriedly gave his eldest son Yu Wenhua a look, and took him to follow the eunuch to the inner hall. (To be continued......)