0179 In the hands of the enemy

The sword pierced through the curtain, the sword was vicious, and there was a great ambition to win, Wu Hanchao couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, and immediately raised his sword to pounce out of the sedan chair, seeing that the four guards were drawing their swords and forcing the sudden attack of the assassin, the sedan chair man was so frightened that he fled to the side, so he immediately drew his sword, pounced on it, and fought with the petite figure dressed in black and masked in black veil.

In his heart, he has decided that this is the thief Cui Ying'er who did not escape, and it is rumored that Mrs. Cui is as beautiful as a flower, but she is skilled in bowing and horses, and her skills are especially above her husband.

The two sides fought a few times, Wu Hanchao put his mind at ease, Yang Kuanhu was in vain, and the real martial arts seemed to be only between Yang Hu and Zhong Bo, fighting for a while, the woman also saw that she was not his opponent, suddenly scolded coquettishly, raised her hand and threw a flying knife, and took the opportunity to escape into the crowd.

Wu Hanchao just threw himself under Yang Lingmen, if he could catch this thief, it would be a great achievement, extremely exposed, how could he let her go, and immediately flew to chase after her, in his mind, Yang Kuanhu was cowardly, and it was not difficult to capture her alive with his kung fu.

But the masked woman was very tricky, relying on her small size, turning left and right in the crowd, under the cover of the flow of people, Wu Hanchao was never able to catch her, and she could chase her out of two streets, Wu Hanchao's heart moved, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He originally thought that this woman with superb martial arts was the Red Lady, and the thief came to assassinate alone, and it seemed that there was no one available at the end of the road, so he was relieved to catch up, but in case she had another manpower, with Yang Ling's guards, who were accustomed to fighting in the field and were not good at small kung fu, could they protect the adults?

Wu Hanchao thought of this, no longer dared to be greedy for merit, immediately turned back and ran to the same place, and when he returned to the original place, he saw a team of officers and soldiers surrounding there, a corpse lying on the ground, and the four fans were already injured, Wu Hanchao's heart was raised, and he rushed to the front in a panic, only to see a guard covering his shoulder, blood oozing out, he didn't care, just roared loudly to the swords patrolling the city: "What are you still standing here?" Yang Du of the inner factory was robbed by thieves, and quickly notified the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to search the whole city, and asked Jingying to lock the nine gates, go quickly! ”

Yesterday, Yang Mansion was attacked, although the thieves who came to commit the crime were almost all wiped out, and the bandit leader had fled, according to the custom, no matter how fierce the robbers were exposed to the bottom of the sea and were arrested in the official mansion, they had to immediately go away and fly high, and did not dare to stay at the place of the incident, but the imperial envoy who patrolled the city still did not dare to be careless, under his strict order, the knives of a team of ten people quickly roamed all over the city, and there was no way to hide from them if there was some trouble.

As soon as there was a weapon fight here, they had already heard the news and rushed over, one of the five thieves in charge of the broken back had been stabbed to death, and the rest saw that the situation was not good, and they whistled and scattered, blending into the crowd and fleeing without a trace in an instant, the four guards were anxious and angry, and couldn't help but be angry at this group of fools.

The governor of Neichang was taken captive in Beijing, and the soldiers and horses of the five cities heard the news and complained bitterly, and immediately poured out, and the officials with knives and guns blocked all the intersections violently, with five steps and one post, ten steps and one sentry, and the whole city was curfew.

Zhengde was furious when he heard the news, and immediately ordered the nine gates to fall into the whole city, and urgently summoned Liu Daxia to clean up the bandits who gathered in the area of Bazhou. The Criminal Department, Jingying, Dongchang, Xichang, and Jinyiwei received the holy decree, and they were also out of all directions, making the whole Beijing Division jump around.

These officials and men of various ministries and departments took this opportunity to pick on those big families to make things difficult, and under the pretext that someone had reported them to the door for a thorough investigation, they took some valuable wealth by hand. How could the rich gentry and wealthy businessmen let these wolf-like servants search inside and outside, and had to spend money to coax these uncles away for peace.

However, this time it went, and that time it came again, Yang Ling's shadow was not seen, and these people made a windfall. The news was transmitted back to the mountain, Wu Jie was shocked when he heard the news, if Yang Ling had a mistake, the sky in the inner factory would collapse, Rao is he had always been alert and calm, and he was also shocked by the news, and he was confused, and he had no idea for a while.

However, Huang Qiyin was very calm, and asked Fanzi who hurriedly came to report the details of the details, and asked him to go back immediately and strictly instructed Wu Hanchao and others not to return to Yang Mansion while waiting in the Criminal Department, he said to Wu Jie with a worried face: "Lord Wu, don't mess up your own position, the big thief will not kill him, he must have something else to ask for, and the adult will not have to worry about his surname for a while."

Wu Jie settled down and said: "Yes, the official was anxious when he heard the news, and he had no idea in his heart, they must have a plan to kidnap the adults, the houses of the capital division are rows, and the residents are millions, if it is hidden, it is really impossible to search, what is Huang Lao's clever plan?" ”

Huang Qiyin said: "Madame is pregnant, if you hear that the adult is in distress, under the horror and worry, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no mistake, and the adult must immediately send someone to seal the Weiwu Bo Mansion tightly, and do not transmit the news of the factory governor to the house."

Wu Jie was awe-inspiring when he heard this, Yang Ling's life and death were uncertain, and he had nowhere to pursue it for a while. He only has this one heir, this is indeed a major event that cannot be delayed, he said to Liu Biao, who rushed to hear the news: "Liu Qianhu, this matter is handed over to you, you must protect the safety of the mansion, and you must not lose it!" ”

Liu Biao's expression was solemn, he didn't say a word, and hurriedly hugged his fists and left. Wu Jie thought for a while and said: "That female thief has kidnapped adults, and she is worried in her heart, and she may not dare to stay in Beijing, but she will not be able to kill her, she will definitely have a plan, and she will not go far."

Peng stall head, Lian stall head, Feng stall head, Yang Qianhu, you each lead an army, immediately rush to the four gates of the capital, check whether there are any suspicious cars and horses, follow the traces, remember to be careful, don't be pressed, force the bandit dog to jump over the wall in a hurry."

The four of them burst into flames and hurriedly dodged away. Wu Jie and Huang Qiyin glanced at each other, and said with a long sigh: "Now you and I can only sit here and wait for the news, I hope that the adults will be auspicious!" ”。

Yang Ling was forced by Feng Han's sharp blade to his throat, and the thought in his heart turned sharply: the red lady took a huge risk to rob him, and it seemed that he didn't know that Yang Hu had escaped.

If she had learned the exact news of Yang Hu earlier, she would have tried her best to escape from the capital, how could she dare to take such a risk to kidnap herself? But it was precisely because she didn't know whether her husband was alive or dead, and she didn't dare to kill herself under the trap of a mouse. I have caused trouble because of this, and I have saved my life because of this, and it seems that my life will not be in danger for a while.

The carriage was bumpy, Yang Ling thought of this, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Cui Ying'er's beautiful snow-white face, he sighed softly: "I said that you were my guest before, and now I am your prisoner." Mrs. Yang, this official is very respectful to your husband and wife, and there is no trace of malice, why do you gather hundreds of heroes and want to cut me off? ”

Cui Ying'er remembered her husband's purpose, and a trace of shame flashed in her heart, and then she said with a wicked face: "You are an official, I am a thief, and the official and the thief have sworn not to stand apart." What other reasons do officers and men need to catch bandits and kill officers and soldiers? ”

She remembered that her husband's life was unknown, and the two hundred powerful men he brought were almost killed by the scholar in front of her, and she couldn't help gritting her silver teeth with hatred, and asked fiercely: "Tell me quickly, how is my husband now?" ”

Yang Ling saw that she really didn't know the news of Yang Hu, and his heart was even more settled, and he said neatly: "Those bandits broke into Gao Laozhuang in the middle of the night, and the whole army was wiped out under the encirclement and suppression of more than 1,000 officers and soldiers, as for Yang Hu."

The red lady's expression tightened when she heard this, and she asked urgently, "How is he?" ”

Yang Ling stubbornly said: "He was hit by an arrow in the leg, and he has been captured by this official, and he is now in prison."

Yang Hu was injured by an arrow and then captured? This sounds somewhat credible, otherwise, with Yang Hu's surname, there is no reason to escape and flee alone, if he is not injured, there are few officers and soldiers who can catch him.

The red lady glanced at Yang Ling suspiciously, and said with a sneer: "Okay, I believe you for the time being, whether you are alive or dead, it depends on whether Yang Hu is dead or alive, if I find out that he is no longer in the world, I will use your head to commemorate my deceased husband!" ”

Cui Ying'er Huo Di put away her sword, picked up the sedan curtain with the hilt of the sword, glanced out, and then untied her clothes in front of Yang Ling, changed into ordinary clothes, and treated Yang Ling as a dead man generously and naturally.

Although she is not wearing profane pants inside, she has a bee waist and shrugged chest, long legs and hips, her posture is extremely enchanting, and the carriage is narrow, and occasionally touched, it is a touch of plumpness, and Yang Ling, who is playing back, does not look over her head uncomfortably.

The red lady got dressed and shouted coquettishly: "Stop!" ”

As soon as the carriage stopped, the red lady reached out and grabbed Yang Ling's arm, like an iron hoop, so that Yang Ling couldn't struggle, and the red lady scolded: "Get out of the car!" ”

She ripped Yang Ling out of the car, and on the carriage sat a big man in a gray robe with a beard on his face, and the red lady said: "Hu Laosi, go out of the city and go north, and after tonight, you will find your way, and then go back to the mountain gate when the wind subsides."

That Hu Laosi was originally a lone thief, and was later subdued by Yang Hu and worshipped, this kind of trick of maneuvering alone in the midst of officers and soldiers has experienced a lot, and he doesn't care much about the danger of the future, and he smiled when he heard this: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, my brother is gone, you take care of yourself", after speaking, he looked at Yang Ling and laughed, and galloped away with a whip.

Yang Ling was a little surprised: The Red Lady is just a thief in the green forest, does she also have a secret residence in this Jingshi? If she borrows an inn or an ordinary person to live in it, she has been caught, and she will definitely search all over the city, how can she ensure that she will not be discovered?

This alley is a little remote, and a few figures occasionally flash slowly in the distance, and the red lady put the hilt of the sword on Yang Ling's back waist, and said in a low voice: "Don't make a sound, follow me, if you dare to play tricks, let your head fall to the ground." After speaking, he pushed Yang Ling and forced him to flash into the night.

The capital division is divided into four layers: the palace city, the imperial city, the inner city, and the outer city, which is already the outer city, and the city wall has not been built, but it still belongs to the scope of the Beijing division. The population here is relatively sparse, and the hutong is a wasteland outside the hutong, and in front of it is a Taoist temple that has not yet been built.

Liu Laodao was whispering to Cui'er in the Taoist temple, Liu Laodao glanced at a few thieves walking around with blades in the hall, and whispered next to the incense case: "It's really a miscalculation, I designed you to shoot first, just to let you end the surname Yang with a sword, but he is also cunning, and he actually played double reed in the sedan chair, and now I don't know if the red lady has succeeded."

Cui'er whispered: "Yang Hu is very prestigious in the North Green Forest, and the followers who ascend to the top are like clouds, which is very helpful to the sect leader's plan, if the red lady can really use him to exchange Yang Hu back, it will be more beneficial to us, what is the use of killing the head of an inner factory to the world's plan?" ”

Liu Laodao snorted lightly and said: "I don't know if Yang Hu is dead or alive, if he is alive or not, I don't know if he really falls into the government, and the government is willing to let go of decency and exchange hostages with bandits. ”

He whispered: "I have arranged for someone to go to the palace and the yamen to find out the accurate news, if Yang Hu is not in the hands of the government at all, I will kill Yang Ling, and then avoid it in the underground palace for a few more days, and you will leave when the wind is quiet."

Cui'er sneered and said, "You don't have to worry about this, if the red lady lets Yang Ling go, how can she explain to her husband's brothers?" Besides, the people next to him are the sworn friends of the two hundred thieves, and they hate Yang Ling to the bone, whether Yang Hu is dead or alive, Yang Ling never wants to go out alive again."

As the two were talking, there were a few old voices at the door, and several people in the hall hurriedly raised their blades and quietly hid on both sides of the temple door, and a voice in the distance said softly: "Don't worry, it's the sister-in-law who is back."

Everyone in the hall was overjoyed and hurriedly greeted them, Liu Laodao and Cui'er glanced at each other, and hurriedly followed.

The red lady and Yang Ling returned to the hall surrounded by several men with swords, there was no palm lamp in the hall, due to the cold weather, half of the hall was temporarily suspended, and half of the beams were exposed to the starry moonlight, a little brighter.

The red lady said in a low voice: "Are the brothers back safely?" ”

A big thief said: "Ba Liuzi is stacked there, the other brothers are fine", said and kicked Yang Ling fiercely, cursing: "Dog officer, you must pay for your brothers' lives!" ”

The red lady sneered and said: "Stop, your brother tiger is still in the hands of the government, this person is of great use."

Liu Laodao looked outside, then retracted and said, "Okay, the person has been caught, and everyone has come back safely, hurry up and avoid the secret room, be careful not to expose your hide."

He tiptoed to the stone platform of the incense case, fiddled on the ground for a while, pushed open a stone slab, revealing the entrance of a black hole, and someone shook the fire fold, leading everyone to avoid the underground secret room.

The ground work had not yet been completed, and it was very shabby down there, with three empty stone chambers and depressed walls, but these men were determined to take refuge here, and had prepared water, food, and torches, and the torches were lit up to illuminate the cave.

The red lady watched Yang Ling being escorted into a stone room by two thieves, turned to Liu Laodao and smiled: "Mr. is clever, no wonder Cui'er has to do it first, it turns out that Yang Ling has set up a master ambush in the sedan chair, if it weren't for Mr. 's strategy, we would have been able to catch him if we swarmed up and leaked the line."

Liu Laodao was stunned, and said with a dry smile: "This cough, there is news from the chief scoop?" ”

Cui Ying'er heard that her husband was safe and sound, so she said happily: "Just now he has confessed to arresting Brother Hu, Brother Hu is only injured, but he has no worries about his life." Today, it is getting late, it is difficult to move an inch in the city, and Mr. has a spy document from the south, so as not to arouse suspicion, and he will bother Mr. to send a secret letter to the government, and exchange this dog official for Brother Hu."

At this time, there were a few shouts from the empty cave house over there, Cui Ying'er Huo Ran ran over, and saw that the two thieves were about to lynch Yang Ling, and immediately shouted: "What are you doing? ”

(To be continued)