Chapter 45: Missing
Junko turned over a corpse, the man's neck was almost cut off, his head drooped to the side, Junko searched from the neckline of the corpse, kneading it with her fingers little by little, looking for something that might be hidden in the sandwich of her clothes, but she didn't find anything she was looking for until she found her boots. He was unwilling to scatter the hair of the dead body, and the clothes were stripped off layer by layer for inspection, and even the soles of his boots were cut at the very end, but he still found nothing.
"Have you searched carefully?" Junko asked, throwing her boots on the ground and twisting her face.
"Head, I've searched it all, but I haven't found it!" One of his subordinates shook his head.
"Have you carefully searched for their packages and in the temple?" Junko looked at the few 'naked corpses' on the ground and asked again.
"Head, I've searched through it, but I haven't found it, it seems that these people are all bait, used to attract our attention, I'm afraid the main owner didn't go from this side!" The man replied.
"What do you say?" Junko asked with a frown.
"He didn't know anything, he just said that he was ordered to gather here, and he didn't know what to do!"
"Ignition, withdrawal!" Junko was a little frustrated that no secret letter was found on these people, which also showed the importance of this letter.
The operatives quickly withdrew, and set the temple on fire, and the beams and pillars collapsed and buried all traces in the ruins, no one cared if a small temple existed in the middle of nowhere, and these people would not be discovered. Even if it is discovered, the most unappreciated thing in the wartime is people...
Shunzi missed on his side, and Xue Hai made no new discoveries on his side, but he chose another way of thinking. Xue Hai thought that the judgment of the prince and Shunzi was wrong, and he thought that the choice of Jin Guo would not choose a lonely and unknown person to complete this kind of task related to the long-term relationship between the two countries, which would not be solemn. It is also not in line with the identity of the prince, although these are all fake. The person who passed on this 'secret discussion' should be a person with status, so he set his sights on the envoy who came and went.
At that time, there was also an embassy. The envoys of various countries who came and went lived in the Sifang Pavilion, and Xue Hai made this the focus of surveillance, especially Wang Wei, who was probably the last step for him to complete the framing of the prince as a 'dead man'. This guy did not leave after escorting Zhang Bangchang to Beijing, and he still did not leave after the peace agreement was signed, but he was very active in Beijing, often going in and out of restaurants and going to the fence, banqueting officials of the DPRK and China, and having contacts with the three religions and nine streams.
Xue Hai soon discovered that it was not only his own group that monitored the golden envoys. The people of the Imperial City Division were also watching Wang Xiao's every move, and they were more convenient than themselves, because the people of the Imperial City Division could use their authority to conceal their identities and place them in the Sifang Pavilion. But their only advantage is their secret identity, unfamiliar faces, no one knows where they came from, they don't know their purpose...
With the retreat of the Jin army, the situation gradually stabilized, and the imperial court dismissed the Hebei rebels in the name of returning to the fields and persuading farming, but only gave a meager severance pay. And this time several major battles in Hebei were fought by the main force of righteousness and bravery, and it was they who paid their lives and blood to prevent the Jin army from continuing to invade south, but they could not get the treatment they deserved.
Zhao Ta couldn't do anything about it, and his letters were rejected several times. This kind of unsympathetic practice of the imperial court is chilling, if there is something in the imperial court next time, who will take the initiative to apply. Contribute to the country? All he could do was secretly order Zhao Zhong and the others to subsidize the captured military funds and his own bounty to everyone, and give a little bit of care.
Meanwhile. Zhao Huan also began to attack Zhao Ta. At the great court meeting on February 15, Shaozai Tang Ke played in the name of 'the clan cannot hold a substantive position'. Please dismiss the Privy Council of King Yan and the two rivers to proclaim their posts. Zhao Huan quickly approved, but in order to commend the merits of King Yan, he changed the title of King Yan to King of Qin, promoted to Taishi, awarded 10,000 households, and actually awarded 2,000 households.
As soon as the holy decree was issued, Zhao Ta really became an idler, but it also confirmed that Zhao Huan did not get the 'secret agreement', otherwise it would not just be a matter of seizing power. At this time, he was also monitored more closely, and two fire-watching towers were suddenly built at both ends of the front street of the palace to prevent the palace from catching fire.
It can also be understood as a kind of treatment to build a hidden fire shop outside the house, even if the average aristocratic family is not able to enjoy, the Empress Dowager Xuanren repaired the North Mansion, and her mother Li specifically requested to cite the example of the South Mansion created by Cao Hou during the Renzong period, and set up a "hidden fire shop", which was guarded by the various armies of the Forbidden Army in Beijing, which was en; In the eighth year of Xining, in order to prevent the riot of the craftsmen of the Horse Chopping Knife Bureau who made the blade, Shenzong once approved: "Hundreds of people in the forbidden army set up shops to guard the lodging", of which 100 people were divided into two shops, "in the name of latent fire, divide the land to guard the lodging", this is the defense.
Zhao Tan stood in front of the main hall in the front yard and looked at the Wanghuo Tower that stood up in a few days and smiled, this building is thirty feet high, converted to the current size of about ten meters, the buildings in the palace are only the main hall in the front yard and the warm pavilion in the garden can be compared, and the other places are under the overlook of the officers and soldiers of the Wanghuo Tower, and every move in the courtyard can not escape the eyes above.
Downstairs of the Wanghuo Tower, there are also several official houses, where officers and soldiers are stationed and equipped with various firefighting equipment. After the alarm is issued, the soldiers downstairs can directly fight the fire, and at the same time send cavalry to report the fire to the local administrative officials and Kaifeng Prefecture and garrison troops, and soon reinforcements will arrive to cooperate with the fire brigade to extinguish the fire.
The "Hidden Fire Shop" is mainly composed of the royal elite, and the officers and soldiers come from the front of the palace to command the envoy, the guards and horses are in command of the envoys, and the guards are in command of the infantry and the three yas. These three institutions were the emperor's pro-army, and their natural combat effectiveness was also the leader among the armies of the Song Dynasty, and they were also what historians usually called the "forbidden soldiers". It's not easy to get into this sequence, and it's very strict just by the height specifications. The soldiers must be more than five feet three inches, and they also need some pipa legs, axle bodies, in short, the elite of the elite, they can extinguish fires, and of course they can kill people by changing the guys in their hands to knives and guns!
"Lord Wang, the Holy Lord cares so much about the Lord Wang, you should also show your gratitude!" Zhu Shuzhen saw that the prince was looking at Wanghuo Lou in a daze, and said innocently.
"yes, it's time to thank you!" Zhao Ta looked at the princess and said with a smile, but it contained some bitterness, she was in danger, but her wife didn't know anything, and thought that she was living in a honey pot, if Zhao Xin, Zhe Meiluan or Yu Liyan were here, they would understand the mystery, but Zhao Ta didn't want to tell her the truth for the time being, everything was caused by herself, so let yourself bear it!
"Lord Wang, how about we go to Jinming Lake tomorrow for a spring tour, I haven't been there for a long time!" Zhu Shuzhen said.
"It's okay, I haven't been back to Beijing for a few years, and I'm almost forgetting the spring color of Jinming Lake!" Zhao Ta looked at the princess with pity, she had been gone for many years, let her stay alone in this huge palace, and worry about herself, she couldn't help but feel guilty, and happily agreed.
"I still want to go to Xiangguo Temple to burn incense!" Zhu Shuzhen said again.
"No problem, I'm idle anyway, we'll go wherever you want!" Zhao Ta smiled and responded, now the emperor's brother is attacking himself inside and outside, all-round three-dimensional monitoring, it is better to go around the outside, and look at them sullenly.
"Okay, I'll have someone get ready and see what they bring!" Zhu Shuzhen said excitedly, "By the way, Lord Wang, we will go in a carriage tomorrow, but you have to change the color of your carriage, the black one is too ugly!" ”
"Hehe, you have the final say, what you like, let the craftsmen in the house change it, just remember not to violate the rules, break the rules!" Zhao Ta was infected by Zhu Shuzhen's emotions, and scratched her nose and said.
"Lord Wang, don't be like this, many people are watching!" Zhu Shuzhen took a step back and said shyly.
"Hurry up and prepare, don't delay tomorrow's spring tour!" Zhao Ta waved his hand and said, Zhu Shuzhen happily led the people.
"The princess is really a happy person!" Seeing that Xi smiled and said.
"Alas, although Zhen'er has been in charge of the family for the past two years, he has too little experience, and he is a true character, and he is easy to be deceived by others, you find two smart and sensible people to put in the inner house, don't be used!" Zhao Ta said to Jianxi, now is a step-by-step crisis, like walking on thin ice, if you accidentally let people listen to it, you will get into trouble.
"Well, if you don't transfer Osmanthus and Xiao Mei from Beifu, both of them are old people in the mansion, and they are also experienced and steady, and with Xiao Mei by the princess's side, they can't get close to Xiaoxiao!" Jianxi thought about it and said.
"Yes, the two of them are the best, but I'm afraid that Brother Meng will scold me!" Zhao Ta nodded and said.
"Then transfer Meng Tao over!" Jianxi looked at the prince and said.
"No, Xiangyi must have a reliable person to take care of it!" Zhao Ta said, "See, as soon as you say this, I still want to go to something, the people who have been in Beijing with us from Xiangyi for ten years, you ask them if they want to go home for reunion, you can let a group of people go, and some old people can also give them some errands, and arrange them!" ”
"Lord Wang, are you going to prepare for the contingencies?" Seeing that he heard the prince say solemnly, he asked in a low voice.
"A companion is like a tiger, and there are many dangers, so you can't help but make arrangements early!" Zhao Ta sighed as he walked.
"Alas, the prince is dedicated to the country and the king, but he can't move his heart, it's really chilling, it's just a pity for this great foundation!" Jianxi said with some sadness, sometimes he feels worthless for the prince.
"Benevolence and righteousness, I have a clear heart! What should be given up must be given up, the world is so big, there is always a place for us! Zhao Ta looked at the rising sun and said, he has been in this world for 20 years, and he has been running for this country and his conscience, but not only can he not exchange trust, but he has to spend a lot of thought and energy to deal with the ubiquitous guns and arrows, which makes him extremely tired... (To be continued......)