Dropping this sentence, Long Bo no longer paid attention to the former Jing'an Sicheng,

Turned around and walked up from the cellar mouth step by step. When he got to the ground, he looked around,

Look into the dark corners where the light of the lantern can't be seen.

On the 14th day of the first month of the third year of Tianbao, Haizheng.

Chang'an, unknown.

Squeak –

The wooden cage door, which had not been opened for a long time, was pulled open, and the pivot made a jerky and shriveled sound. Li Mi was pushed forward and almost fell to the ground. He wore a string of iron shackles around his ankles, his hands were firmly tied behind his back, and a cloth strap was tied around his mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue and killing himself.

After admiring the "grand scene" of the fierce fire and thunder, he was taken by the grasshopper to a cellar near the courtyard. There is a huge wooden cage here, probably used by the owner to hold some rare birds and beasts from overseas, and there is a faint smell between the cracks in the wood.

Li Yu stood straight, far from the fence on either side. He wasn't going to sit down or lie down, it was the behavior of a caged beast, and he clung to the last shred of dignity.

There is only a small window in the whole cellar that breathes, so the breath is very cloudy. The two guards, consciously or unconsciously, stood against the door of the cellar, where there was a stone staircase that sloped upwards to the ground, making it a little more comfortable to breathe.

These guards were relaxed, and they were not worried that Li Mi would escape. This is a weak scholar, who is not skilled in fighting, even if he breaks free from the shackles, he is still trapped in a wooden cage; Even if he got out of the wooden cage, he was trapped in the cellar - ten thousand steps back, even if he did leave the cellar, there were still a large number of guards in the courtyard outside, and it was absolutely impossible to escape. Their only duty to stay underground was actually to prevent Li Mi from committing suicide.

Li Mi knew very well that he might not be able to survive this time. What he is most anxious about now is not to save his life, but to try to spread the news, at least to let Zhang Xiaojing know what the grasshopper's methods are.

Li Mi is not afraid of death, he is worried about the East Palace and the people of the city.

He looked around again, trying to find the slightest flaw. But Li Mi was disappointed again, the security here was too tight, and it went deep into the crypt, not to mention spreading the news, and he couldn't even see anything outside.

If Zhang Xiaojing was there, what would he do? Li Mi couldn't help but think, but he really couldn't imagine it. A high-ranking disciple who has been clothed and fed since he was a child, he really can't guess the thoughts of a veteran who escaped death in the Western Regions.

"Prince, I may be going to break my promise this time......" A voice sounded in his heart, and he couldn't suppress it no matter what.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps at the entrance of the cellar. Li Mi raised his head and found that Long Bo had actually turned around again, this person was still chewing on mint leaves, his cheeks were squirming extremely hard, and there was a subtle smile on his face.

He walked to the wooden cage: "Li Sicheng, I came to congratulate you." ”

Li Mi was silent, he knew that there must be some bad news - but how bad could the situation be?

"Just now my subordinates reported that the Jing'an Division has been rebuilt, and Si Cheng, you can be relieved of this burden." Long Bo stared at Li Mi, watching his brows slowly twist together again, and his heart was happy. It's a pity that Li Mi has strips of cloth in his mouth, otherwise listening to his words will definitely be more enjoyable.

"I heard that the person who took over was a palace servant named Ji Wen, and the first thing the new official did when he took office was that Zhang Xiaojing was wanted by the whole city, pointing out that he was a traitor. Now Jing'an's three-feather order has spread throughout Chang'an. ”

Without much explanation, Long Bo knew that Li Mi would definitely understand the meaning behind this news. Li Xiang intervened strongly, Jing'an's authority was completely lost, and the last hope to solve the grasshopper was being cut off by his own people.

He deliberately ran down to the cellar to say this, just to give the prisoner the final blow. Long Bo believed that this unexpected good news would make Li Mi give up resistance completely. He looked over with a smile, and sure enough, Li Mi's furrowed eyebrows never stretched out again.

Long Bo raised his finger and asked the guard to remove the strip of cloth from Li Yu's mouth. Li Yu let out a long breath, and he didn't bite off his tongue. At this point, there is no point in committing suicide.

"Behind you mayflies, it turned out to be Li Xiang?" Li Yu blurted out.

Long Bo laughed: "Si Cheng really promoted us, we can't afford to climb such a big figure - but the new chief sent by Li Xiang is not an undercover agent, but he is better than an undercover agent." Under his auspices, no one is tracking us down now, and all the attention is on Zhang Xiaojing. We should send him a plaque. ”

Li Mi ignored this joke: "What about Zhang Xiaojing? Captured too? ”

"Sooner or later. If Zhang Xiaojing was smart enough, he would have managed to escape from the city by now. Long Bo said happily.

Li Mi moved his lips and did not refute. Zhang Xiaojing has lost the guarantee of pardon, and has been deprived of the right to investigate the case, and there is no reason to stick to it, and if he changes his position in Zhang Xiaojing, he will be chosen this way.

There was a deep look of despair on that handsome face, and his eyes were full of light. This time it was a complete loss. Long Bo knew that this man had lost the motivation to resist, because he had no hope at all.

"So Si Cheng doesn't have to have illusions anymore, just rest well, chant mantras, fight Jiao, maybe he can really become an immortal in a while, and thank me for achieving your immortal fate."

Dropping this sentence, Long Bo no longer paid attention to the former Jing'an Sicheng, turned around and walked up from the cellar mouth step by step. Once on the ground, he looked around and cast his gaze into dark corners where the light of the lantern could not envelop him. There was a figure lurking there, and he was the one who had just passed on the latest news.

Before Long Bo could speak, the hoarse voice characteristic of fish intestines had already reached his ears: "I'm leaving." ”

"Huh? The clue to catch Lang should have been completely broken, right? Where else are you going? Long Bo was stunned.

"I'm going to kill Zhang Xiaojing." The voice is still so flat, but there is a thick murderous intent in it.

Long Bo knew that Yu Gu had always been conceited, and this time he almost fell into Zhang Xiaojing's trap and lost an arm, and this shame must be washed away. He frowned and said, "Zhang Xiaojing should have already left the city, right?" He's not that stupid. ”

"He's just that stupid. I see that he has returned to Jing'an, and if I have to come here to report, I will already be embellished. Yu Gu replied stubbornly.

"Yasuyashi?" This news surprised Long Bo, "Is he going to throw himself into the net?" ”

There was no movement in the dark, and the fish intestines didn't know why Zhang Xiaojing behaved so abnormally.

Long Bo glanced at the water leak in the courtyard, it was now a little later, and he said to the fish intestine: "Don't be distracted by this person, the last step of the task will start immediately, you and I will go and get things done first." Zhang Xiaojing's side, let him go, there should be no threat to us. ”

"Whatever you want, but I'm going to do it myself."

The sound of fish intestines was gone, and he had left the courtyard. Long Bo paused for a moment, reached into his belt, and found that the mint leaves had been chewed up. He smacked his lips in annoyance and ordered the man next to him to prepare a sturdy mule.

Standing under the candlelight, Long Bo muttered a few words in a voice that no one heard.

When the crown prince Li Heng heard the commotion outside, he couldn't help but put down the tail in his hand, leaned out from the Siwang car, and happened to see Tan Qi grabbing the wheel of the Siwang car, shouting hoarsely.

In the darkness, he couldn't see the woman's face clearly, but the voice frightened him:

"His Royal Highness the Prince! Jing'an is in trouble! ”

Li Heng looked left and right with a little panic, this kind of words were shouted on the street, and even the honor guard led the people around him could hear it, how much chaos would this cause?

The guards reacted quickly and had already pounced. Two or three people grabbed Tan Qi and dragged her away from the car, and someone next to her raised his knife, while the coachman shook the reins and sped up. This is the normal reaction of the honor guard when it is unexpected, Li Heng hurriedly stood up and waved his arm: "Stop!" Stop it! ”

The coachman had already increased his speed, but suddenly he heard that he was going to stop, so he had to pull the reins sharply. It's a pity that this is a cart, and the four horses have different reactions, and such a rapid acceleration and deceleration makes the wheel chaotic. The rear horse stopped, the front horse was still galloping, the four forces were uneven, the carriage deviated crookedly to the right, knocked down several people on foot in a row, and shook the rear carriage fiercely, and the delicate carved lacquer compartment rubbed a long hole on the side of the workshop wall.

The crown princess Wei Shi, who was in the same car, held on to the front bar a little embarrassed, and asked her husband dissatisfiedly what was wrong. Li Heng didn't care about her, and shouted back: "Don't do it, bring her over!" ”

Originally, the soldiers were already about to take Tan Qi away from the crowd, but when the prince spoke, they had to turn around, grab her two arms, and drag them all the way to the Siwang car. In order to defend themselves against the sharp blade, they also grossly touched Tan Qi's body and tore off several silk threads.

With the help of the lantern next to the car, Li Heng saw Tan Qi's face and recognized her as the housemaid next to Li Yu, who seemed to be called Tan Qi, right? However, unlike the grace and elegance of the past, her bun was torn apart, her long black hair was draped down, and her clothes were untidy, which was extremely embarrassing.

Under Webster's suspicious gaze, Li Heng got out of the car. He did not approach Tan Qi immediately, but looked around, then raised his hand and said to the soldier: "Take her there, clear the surroundings, and the idlers are not allowed to approach." ”

The place he was pointing to was a tea shed. This is a temporary bamboo shed built against the wall of the workshop, surrounded by several wooden boxes and tarpaulins, and used as a counter. Behind the counter was a wide cart parked with a small cart stove on which inferior loose tea leaves were mixed with ginger, salt, and pepper to decoction. When people watching the lanterns are thirsty, they will come to ask for a bowl to drink, although the taste is weak, after all, it is a bento.

The prince gave the order, and the guards immediately went over, cleared the owner of the shed and the guests drinking the tea, and then erected a curtain to separate the tea shed from a clean space. When there was no one else in the barrier, Li Heng asked Tan Qi what was going on.

Tan Qi saw that the prince's face was only surprised, but there was no anxiety, and he understood that he didn't know about the attack on Jing'an Si at all. I don't know if this is because Li Heng is too relieved about Li Yu, or if someone deliberately didn't let the news go to the East Palace......

She gathered her mind and briefly recounted what had happened before. When Li Heng heard this, he took a few steps back and leaned against the stove, his expression like thunder. He stayed for a moment before he asked urgently, "What about ...... What about Changyuan? ”

Tan Qi shook her head, she didn't go back to Guangdefang, she didn't know what happened, but Childe must have had an accident, there is no doubt about it. Li Heng paced back and forth a few steps, and loudly called in a personal entourage, telling him to rush to Guangdefang immediately and find out what was going on there as soon as possible.

He replied and left immediately. At this time, the crown princess Wei came in with a worried face and asked what was going on, but Li Heng roared out of a state of mind and told her to go out. He personally ripped the curtain down again, and then turned the bag around his waist with his hand, dragging the abacus, knives, gravels and other gadgets tied to his head - this is a habitual action of Li Heng when he is in an irritable mood.

Jing'an Si is his hard work, and Li Mi is his confidant, both of which Li Heng must not lose. But now that such a big thing has happened, he still has to rely on a servant girl to risk death to know. This made Li Heng not only angry, but also faintly panicked.

Tan Qi watched silently, sighing secretly in his heart. This East Palace, there are too few henchmen to rely on. As soon as Li Mi was gone, he couldn't even grasp the most basic information.

Li Heng glanced at Tan Qi and muttered, "Changyuan is so smart, he will be fine...... Right? "It's not so much that he's comforting Tanqi, it's better to say he's cheering himself up. Tan Qi took a step forward and said in a low voice: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the most urgent thing now is not Gongzi, but Zhang Xiaojing. ”

"Zhang Xiaojing?" Li Heng had to recall it before he remembered the name. For the sake of this prisoner, Li Mi and He Zhizhang almost fell out, and He Zhizhang is still unconscious.

"Now Zhang Duwei is the only hope for investigating Que Lehodo, but for some reason, Jing'an Division issued an order that he was wanted by the whole city. Your Highness the Crown Prince, you must find a way to resolve this matter! Otherwise, the entire Chang'an City ...... It's all over with Childe! ”

Li Heng was puzzled: "Didn't the Turks solve it?" ”

Tan Qi was in a hurry, and for a while he didn't even care about his humility, he stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Highness, behind the wolf guard, there is another mastermind." The crisis in Chang'an has not been resolved, and Zhang Duwei can't break this situation! ”

Li Heng frowned and said, "This person really has such a god?" Well, the top priority should be to figure out the long source...... Uh, and what happened to Jing'anji. Wait for my relatives to report back first. ”

Tan Qi felt that the prince was too indecisive, and he couldn't waste time now, let alone make a mistake. She was about to open her mouth to urge, when Wei Shi lifted the curtain for the second time, first looked at Tan Qi suspiciously, and then said to Li Heng:

"Your Highness, the spring banquet is about to begin."

Only then did Li Heng remember, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

This spring banquet is not an ordinary spring banquet, but the Shangyuan Spring Banquet held by the Son of Heaven in Xingqing Palace. From the beginning of the child's time, the Jingzhong clan and the important ministers of the Manchu Dynasty will participate; The banquet lasts until the ugly and well-fed monarchs and ministers gather on the upper floor of the diligent government affairs office to watch the lantern pulling ceremony sent by the local selection. Over the years, this has been the case.

On such a major occasion, as a prince, you must not be absent or late.

Li Heng said to Tan Qi: "You follow me to the car and go to Xingqing Palace first." Wait for the report from there, and then make a decision. ”

At this point, Tan Qi could only helplessly get out of the curtain and stand beside Wei as a maid. Weishi was scolded by her husband just now, and she was in a bad mood, so she didn't give her a good look. But she also saw that this woman had no emotional relationship with her husband, so she lost interest.

The four-watch car and the guard of honor started again, cutting through the steaming crowd around and heading towards the Xingqing Palace not far away. The closer to the palace gate, the more dazzling the lights, Tan Qi can already see that in the square in front of the main building of the diligent government, there is a huge lamp tower more than 150 feet high, shaped like a gourd, draped with colors, decorated with gold and silver, standing quietly in the dark.

Tan Qi has participated in the Shangyuan Lantern Viewing many times, but she has never had a lantern tower so huge in her impression, which almost overshadows the limelight of the diligent government affairs building, and even the Big Wild Goose Pagoda does not have such a majesty.

At this time, it has not yet reached the ugly square, and it has not yet lit the candlelight around it, but the momentum of the sky has been fully revealed. Tan Qi couldn't imagine how brilliant it would be when it lit up.

After Zhang Xiaojing and Yisi left Pingkangfang, they went straight to Guangdefang. Iss found a Persian-style wide-brimmed hat from a shop, buttoned it up for Zhang Xiaojing, and painted ink around his eyes twice. In this way, Zhang Xiaojing became a brahmin play, and the funny ink makeup just happened to cover the characteristics of the one-eyed.

In this way, unless someone stops you to check it carefully, you don't have to worry about being seen through the disguise.

Now the entire Chang'an City has completely fallen into a carnival, and every street and every corner is crowded with people. They have completed the first round of lantern viewing, and now they are starting to turn their interest to see the juggling and dancing everywhere. This makes the flow extremely turbulent, like dozens of rivers running in a staggered stream.

In this case, a healthy mule is more suitable for riding than a tall horse. The two of them stole two mules and walked all the way through the city, digging into the cracks and picking out the few people. Sometimes they don't take the main road, but pass through the whole area from the square gate.

Thanks to Is's good makeup, the two of them were able to pass through seven or eight sentry intersections in a row. In this extremely crowded situation, it was impossible for Jing'an's wanted warrant to be completely enforced, and most of the Wuhou only scribbled things out. There was only one place where the soldiers saw that Zhang Xiaojing was dressed as a haiyu and asked him to play a brahmin joke. Where would Zhang Xiaojing do this, fortunately, Iss played a round and was confused.

Zhang Xiaojing kept pursing his mouth the whole time, and his eyes under the ink makeup were shining with anxiety.

In the previous two hours, the changes in Jing'an Division were too strange, and the news from the watchtower was unknown. He felt he had to go back and find out what was really going on.

Especially Yao Runeng's warning: "Don't go back, don't go back, don't go back." "What a desperate situation must have been for that naïve and stupid young man to give such a warning.

How bad has Jing'an's condition become?

Zhang Xiaojing is worried, except for Yao Runeng, he doesn't know how Xu Bin is now? There is also Li Mi, and Tan Qi who was thrown in Pingkangfang, where will she run? What's more...... There is also smelling. That is the last blood of his comrades-in-arms in this world, if something happens, how can he see and hear Wuji under Jiuquan?

One by one, the people who went all out to save Chang'an were swallowed up by this dark city one after another. Zhang Xiaojing only felt that there were desperate vines wrapped around his ankles, and the darkness around him was like a falling wall, and there was no light at all.

This kind of mood is like when he stepped into the smell of incense shop last year. He looked at the mess in the shop, saw Wen Ran who bowed his head and cried, saw the documents jointly signed by Yu Bu and Wannian County Lieutenant, and saw Wen Wuji lying on the ground covered with rags, Zhang Xiaojing's whole person was in a deep quagmire, and he didn't even have the strength to take a step and make a sound.

Now the further he goes, the more nervous Zhang Xiaojing becomes, not knowing what awaits him in front of him. But in the next moment, his one-eyed narrowed, shooting out a fierce and dangerous light—a fierce and extremely suppressed outburst of anger.

If all this really goes unplanned, it would be better to go crazy again. He thought to himself.

Yi Si didn't know Zhang Xiaojing's determination, and he kept looking around the mule until he saw the gate of Guangdefang.

At this time, dozens of soldiers stood at the gate of the square, and they were heavily guarded. There has just been a major attack here, so the level of alert is much higher than elsewhere. Isis volunteered and said I'd go and investigate. It didn't take long for him to come back in disgrace, saying that all Hu people had been forbidden to enter.

Zhang Xiaojing was surprised, this order was too rough and meaningless, but it would lead to everyone's suspicion. Only the laziest officials would be so one-size-fits-all.

Isis can't get in, and Zhang Xiaojing can't get in, his one-eyed eye is too obvious, and he will definitely be seen by the guards. They were thinking about a way, and there happened to be a little official who came out of the workshop, looking depressed, and still holding a burden in his hand.

Zhang Xiaojing recognized him as a member of the Jing'an Division, but unfortunately he didn't dare to come forward. That's when the value of Isis comes in. He is handsome in appearance and profound in conversation, and outsiders seem to be a great virtue. Isis grabbed the little official and asked for a moment, but it didn't take much effort to figure it out.

It turned out that the one who attacked Jing'an Division was an organization that called itself "Grasshopper", and they also kidnapped Li Mi by the way. Then a royal historian named Ji Wen took over the entire Jing'an Division. The "Wanted Zhang Xiaojing Order" and the "Hu Exclusion Order" were both issued by him. Now the new Jing'an Division is located in Jingzhao Mansion and is being rebuilt, but it is a pity that the group of experienced surviving officials have been driven out like this.

As for the whereabouts of Yao Runeng, Xu Bin and Wen Ran, the little official was at a loss.

Zhang Xiaojing's face tightened. This change was beyond the worst condition he had estimated. The origin of the grasshopper is unknown, but it is extremely powerful; And the entire Jing'an Division not only failed to become a help, but became the most terrible enemy.

What a terrible thing to face two enemies at once.

Zhang Xiaojing stood outside Guangde Fang, looking at the black smoke that reached the night sky in the depths of the workshop. In that direction, it should be the burning Jing'an Division Hall, right? Not to mention this hall, even the person who promised to give him the promise of pardon and entrust him with things in the first place is no longer there. Zhang Xiaojing is now a complete loner and has lost all legitimacy.

Now, why should a death row prisoner be so desperate?

If Zhang Xiaojing turns around and leaves now, no one will accuse him of moral wrongdoing. In fact, after tonight, it is unknown whether Chang'an City will still have a chance to remember his name.

Isis stood beside him, a little confused. He could feel that the momentum on Zhang Xiaojing's body was constantly changing, strong and weak, as if he was struggling in his heart. Isse didn't dare to bother, so he drew a cross on his chest and prayed for him silently.

After a while, Zhang Xiaojing slowly raised his hand, habitually dusted his eye sockets, and actually smiled:

"Deacon Is, I heard you chatting with Tan Qi before, and I once said that Jingzun had mercy on the suffering of the world, entered the mortal world, and atoned for the sins of all people. Is there such a thing? ”

"Exactly." Iss didn't understand why he had suddenly brought up this stubble.

"I remember that Tan Qi also said that there is a Jizo Bodhisattva in the Buddha's teachings, who made a big vow that hell is not empty, and he vows not to become a Buddha. Whether it is Jing or Shi, these great virtues are willing to take responsibility for their own choices and be in the hell of the turbid world, let alone people? ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Xiaojing's one-eyed eyes lit up again, clear, and there was no longer the slightest confusion: "Yes, I thought it was wrong." Now, as a death row inmate, I don't have to work so hard, but I don't need any scruples. ”

After that, he laughed, and the laughter violated the night sky, and the arrogance was dry. Iss narrowed his eyes slightly in confusion, only to feel that the other party was very dazzling.

"Let's go." Zhang Xiaojing waved his hand.

The two doors of Guangdefang are categorically impossible to enter. The two of them led the mule around the side of Guangdefang. Zhang Xiaojing remembers that there is a canal here, which can lead directly to the back garden of Jing'an Division. But when I walked over, I found that the canal was also blocked, and more than a dozen soldiers stood on the embankment of the canal, not allowing anyone to approach.

From this position, the main hall of Jing'an Division can be seen more clearly, it is still burning, and the two side halls on the left and right are also full of smoke, which makes Zhang Xiaojing very worried about whether the evidence in Changmingfang will be burned.

The big watchtower is still there, and there are a few eye-catching purple lights hanging on it, but the arrangement is scattered, and it looks like a layman is doing it. It seems that Yao Runeng is no longer there.

"Let's go over the wall!"

Isven said in a crepe and rolled up his sleeves to give it a try. His interest in this kind of thing is second only to his love for Jingzun. Zhang Xiaojing shook his head, Jing'an Si even took care of the canal, indicating that other places were also heavily guarded, and if they rushed over, they would only startle the snake.

In his mind, this new Jing'an Division is also an enemy and must be on guard at all times.

Zhang Xiaojing suddenly remembered that there should be a ladder between the grass house of the Temple of Compassion and the Jing'an Division. So they silently retreated from the canal and went around to a corner of the Temple of Mercy that was clinging to the wall.

In order to highlight the characteristics of Buddhism, the upper edge also adds a convex edge of the Bodhi pattern, which not only shows that the Dharma is vast, but also suitable for climbing. What's more, there is no one guarding outside the wall, which shows that the guards of Jing'an Division have not extended to the area of the Temple of Mercy.

Iss said "Heavenly Father's blessing", then spit twice into the palm of his hand, and was about to climb against the wall, when Zhang Xiaojing suddenly pressed his shoulder: "Deacon Is, it's enough for you to help me go up the wall." The auspicious fortune in Guangde Fang is uncertain, you don't need to wade into this troubled water. ”

He was injured and couldn't use his strength, so he needed Is's help to pull it. But in the next adventure, Zhang Xiaojing didn't know the bottom in his heart, and he couldn't be guilty of implicating Is, a person who had nothing to do with it.

Isis was dissatisfied: "Could it be that Captain Du is disgusted with old age and decrepitude, and he is not of great use? ”

Zhang Xiaojing didn't care to correct his words, and shook his head: "I'm no longer a captain, just a wanted death row prisoner." If you follow me, not only will you not be able to correct the name of Jingsi, but you will be implicated. Isis stretched out two fingers and nodded his jewel-like eyes: "In the next pair of eyes, they have been washed by autumn water, and there is nothing in Chang'an City that cannot be seen." Judging from the perspective below, it will never be wrong to follow the captain of Dingdu. ”

Zhang Xiaojing doesn't know where Yisi got this self-confidence from. However, the hour was not early, and there could be no more delay, so he said lightly: "As long as you are willing to take responsibility for your choices." Then he climbed up the wall as well.

It took a lot of effort for the two to climb into the Temple of Mercy. The temple was quiet at this time, and there was not even a single candle flame in sight. Zhang Xiaojing cautiously walked through the Zen forest, bypassed the pagoda, and came to the front of the grass house.

The cottage was empty, but there were signs of rebuilding it everywhere. On the ground overturned was a wooden plate of oil Jinjin, which was used by Tanqi a few hours ago to hold oil for him and Li Mi to eat.

The searchers should have left, and there was no ambush around the cottage. Zhang Xiaojing walked to the courtyard wall, and sure enough, the ladder had also been removed and removed.

There are only a few people who know about the existence of this cottage. It was copied and inspected here, indicating that either Yao Runeng or Xu Bin fell into the hands of the enemy and was forced to tell the secret. Zhang Xiaojing squatted down next to the release pond and saw a large hole in the ice, surrounded by dozens of footprints stained with water stains. I'm afraid there have been fights here, but I don't know with whom.

Seeing these traces, Zhang Xiaojing felt that the reconstructed Jing'an Division was not simply incompetent, but simply full of malice, and was deliberately trying to discredit and eliminate all the arrangements during Li Yu's tenure.

The grass house is close to the courtyard wall of Jing'an Division, and it is not easy to climb. Fortunately, there is a master of running a cave like Is, who successfully jumped on the wall with the cypress tree next to him, and hung down a rope to pull Zhang Xiaojing up.

With his feet on the ground and a gentle dust, Zhang Xiaojing returned to Jing'an Division again.

The last time he was in Jing'an Division, it was at noon that day. Li Mi took He Zhizhang in a hurry, took sole power, and sent him to Pingkangli to investigate the case. At that time, the elites of the Jing'an Division were all there, whether it was the watchtower system, the brigade army or the art of big cases, they all operated efficiently, Zhang Xiaojing was like an arm, if there were thousands of people to help.

In just six hours, this place has been reduced to the ruins of Hellfire, and there is no one else. It's a pity that Zhang Xiaojing didn't have time to hang his ropes, and went straight to the evidence room.

The evidence room is located in a storeroom near the left side hall, and contains a variety of site relics that may be useful. Cao Poyan's necklace was re-strung here. Zhang Xiaojing and Iss carefully moved along the edge of the fire, resisting the scorching heat, passing past the side of the main hall and following a dilapidated corridor to the left side hall.

The fire in the left side hall is not much weaker than the main hall. This is where the file is kept, and it burns very quickly. If the left side hall also suffered a fire, I am afraid that this place will not be spared.

When Zhang Xiaojing and the others arrived, the fire had not yet weakened, and the crackling sound was endless. By the light of the fire, I could barely see that the evidence room was also shrouded in smoke, and what happened to the contents stored inside was unknown.

Jing'an Si also seemed to have given up on extinguishing the effort, leaving no one behind, leaving them to burn. Zhang Xiaojing didn't give up, he looked around and suddenly noticed a corpse lying not far away.

It's also tragic to say, this corpse is covered in a fire cloth, and he is still holding a hemp tie in his hand, and he should be the first batch of Wuhou who rushed in to fight the fire. Looking at the footprints on his body, I am afraid that he was trampled to death by the fleeing crowd that swarmed out.

He took the ragon cloth from the corpse and draped it over his body, picked up the hemp tie again, and clenched it with both hands. This linen is actually a long wooden pole, with a large mass of coarse linen scattered strips tied to the top, which can be dipped in water and mud to fight the flames.

Zhang Xiaojing said to Iss: "If I don't come back, you will withdraw the way you came and leave Beijing as soon as possible." Isis didn't know what to say, so he said he would pray for him. In the sound of prayer, Zhang Xiaojing loosened his trouser belt, urinated a lot on the hemp head, then put on a fire cloth, held the hemp with his hand, and rushed towards the fire with his head low.

Even the ground in this area was hot, and Zhang Xiaojing's soles were separated by a layer of leather boots, as if they were stepping on the tip of a needle. He discerned the direction for a moment, and headed straight for the evidence room.

The evidence room is in the outer room of the corner of the left side hall, which is not connected to the inside, and Zhang Xiaojing does not have to rush in at the risk of collapse, which is finally a blessing in misfortune. He wielded his sackcloth to drive away the scorching air and smoke, and when he touched a place that was too smoky, he covered his mouth and nose with strips of linen soaked in urine, which was better than choking.

Finally rushed to the door, Zhang Xiaojing saw that there was a fire bubbling inside, and the entire wooden structure was still there, but it was already crumbling. With just this bit of equipment in hand, it is impossible to press out a passage. He came close a few times, only to be forced back by the heatwave.

Bamboos are flammable, I'm afraid they are the first to turn into ashes, and even if they rush in, it doesn't mean much. Zhang Xiaojing had no choice but to retreat towards the original place, and halfway through, suddenly there was a terrible hissing sound from the left side hall.

"Not good!" Zhang Xiaojing realized that this was the sound of the girder breaking, which meant that the entire building was about to collapse, and at that time, the wood fire would fly wildly, and it would be possible to hit anywhere, which was the most dangerous moment for the firefighters.

He looked into the distance, and there were still more than thirty steps to a safe distance, and it was impossible to rush over in an instant. Zhang Xiaojing immediately made a decision, lying directly next to a flower bed opposite the left side hall, and then erected the hemp high, in case a large piece of objects flew over, at least it could be tilted a little, so as not to be smashed.

As soon as he finished this protective action, he saw that the left side hall had lost the vertical ribs and diagonal braces of the girders, and could no longer support the weight of the big roof. Countless pieces of wood with flames flew in all directions. Among them was a burning rafter, which was pressed straight up, and spun in the air several times like a turtle artist playing with a fire stick, and landed right next to the flower bed......

Zhang Luo is one of the directors of the Yu Department, and he can't play with peace of mind like other colleagues tonight, so he has to keep an eye on the lanterns everywhere.

The lanterns in Chang'an are generally built by the merchants themselves, but only the craftsmen who have been awarded the craftsman by the Ministry of Yu are eligible to participate in the construction. If there is an accident with the lantern, the craftsman and the issuing officer will be killed.

The lantern is a different thing, in case something goes wrong, everyone will be in front of it, and they can't cover it up. In addition, Chang'an has a luxurious atmosphere and likes to fight lanterns, and the lanterns are getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more candle sparks, and the possibility of accidents has also increased exponentially. Zhang Luo was very nervous, and specially sent more than a dozen Yu officials on duty to patrol along the street to avoid any chaos.

His pressure doesn't stop there.

In addition to the private lanterns, the royal family should also be colorful, and it must be decent and luxurious enough, and must not be compared with the people, so as to reflect the grace of the sky.

The royal lanterns are procured and built, and they are managed by the inner government, but Zhang Luo has to be responsible for daily maintenance and trivial chores such as cloth candles and oil. In other words, these lanterns are not in the hands of the Yu Ministry, but the Yu Ministry, if something happens, the Yu Ministry is also responsible. Although Zhang Luo had slander, he didn't dare to speak out, so he had to redouble his heart.

Especially this year, Shangyuan, I don't know who came up with the idea, actually built a 150-foot lantern tower in front of Xingqing Palace. Gorgeous is gorgeous, but the Son of Heaven doesn't know how much energy the people below have to spend to take care of it. Not to mention other troubles, when it comes to the fourth watch to "pull out the lamp", how many people have to be sent to the lamp tower to ensure that such a large lamp tower can be lit up at the same time in an instant!

Zhang Luo is solely responsible for the candle lighting affairs of the Dadeng Building, from the allocation of materials to the selection of operators. This is a thankless errand, Lang Zhong and Wai Lang of the Yu Department will only blame people, and the main thing with some means below - such as Feng Dalun - was shirked early, and in the end it could only fall on the head of Zhang Luo, an unlucky ghost who had no background.

At this time, he was standing at the intersection of Anxing Chongren, where there was a Gongyue Bridge, and the water of Longshou Canal was flowing under the bridge. Standing on the top of the bridge and holding on to the railing, you can see the nearby lanterns at a glance. This Gongyue Bridge is a good place to watch the lights, in addition to Zhang Luo, there are hundreds of people trying to squeeze up and grab a good position.

In order not to affect his work, Zhang Luo specially sent three strong men to surround him around him and forcibly set up a circle of places with wooden sticks. But now there are too many people, crowded with each other, and the black pressure on the bridge is full of heads. The three guards didn't do anything, and they retreated almost close to Zhang Luo.

Zhang Luo looked at the time, according to the plan, in another moment, all the craftsmen, officials and soapy clothes he personally selected would gather near Xingqing Palace, and then enter the Dadeng Tower together to prepare for the final candle lighting. Seeing that there were more and more people on the bridge, he decided to leave early and explain the details of the candle burning to his subordinates.

Although they had practiced it many times beforehand, there should be no mistakes, but Zhang Luo felt that it was always right to be careful.

He ordered the guards to clear a passageway, and was about to step down the bridge, when suddenly there was an exclamation from the crowd, and the crowd began to stir, as if someone was scattering money. Zhang Luo's eyes widened, spending money in such a crowded place? Those who scatter money should be arrested and caned!

Soon the riots spread from the bottom of the bridge to the bridge. The people above didn't know the situation, some wanted to go down to grab the money, some wanted to leave as soon as possible, and some just blindly followed the crowd, not knowing what was happening. The whole bridge was thrown into a mess. Many people rolled under the bridge and pressed against others, making loud shouts. The three guards were also scattered, and Zhang Luo was pressed against the stone carved bridge railing by the crowd, and his upper body was bent out, embarrassed.

He scolded desperately, but to no avail. At this moment, a hand reached out from the chaos, and Zhang Luo only felt a subtle force pushing him to break over the bridge railing and fall towards the canal under the bridge.

There was a "plop" and a splash of water. But none of the people paid attention to the accident, and were still hoarsely crowding. The three guards noticed that the chief had fallen, and they panicked, but not to the point of despair and horror. The Longshou Canal is not too deep to drown people, as long as they rush to the embankment as soon as possible and rescue the chief, they will only receive a few words of scolding at most.

Only Zhang Luo himself knew that he would never be able to swim again. There was an extra wound in his throat at some point, and his body could only sink helplessly into the water, not knowing where it would drift with the canal. Sooner or later, his body will be recovered, maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, when others will find out that this is not a bridge accident.

But not tonight.

"Quick! There are wounded! ”

An anxious shout came from the Jing'an Division, and the soldiers on duty nearby looked one after another, only to see a Persian holding a blackened wounded man and dragging him out. The man's face was covered in soot and he was covered in a smoky rag.

The soldiers were surprised, the people who could escape should have escaped a long time ago, why are there people in it now? Besides, the order has been issued, how can a Persian emerge again?

"I, prison, come out, this man is still alive." Isis said in an unfamiliar Tang dialect while comparing the paintings. The soldiers probably understood, this guy was originally in the cell, and the door was locked, so it took some time to escape, and halfway through, he saw that this man was still alive, so he dragged him out.

These soldiers on duty were all temporarily transferred, and they didn't know who was originally locked up in the Jing'an Division's prison, and besides, who would run into the fire to tell such a lie? Coupled with Is's handsome appearance and sincere speech, they immediately believed it.

The wounded man was wrapped in a rag of fire, it can be seen that he was the first to rush in to put out the fire, and the soldiers looked at Is's eyes with a little more admiration, this Persian prisoner escaped and did not forget to save people, worthy of the wind of benevolence and virtue in the Central Plains for a long time.

Two soldiers took the initiative to step forward and help Isis lift the wounded man towards the Jingzhao Mansion's hall. All the wounded were treated there.

As he walked, he silently prayed to God for forgiving him for lying. Zhang Xiaojing was in the flower bed just now, and he was indeed smashed, but fortunately, there was a hemp support that was missed, otherwise this rafter would have killed him. However, the flames from the rafters still burned a piece of his back. This is also the reason why the soldiers did not suspect the fraud.

At this time, the chaos outside the Jing'an Division had basically subsided, the rescuers were basically in place, performing their duties, and the fire barriers, emergency roads and passages were also divided. The wounded and Isis were quickly sent to the Gyeongzhao Mansion, where an apprentice from the medical hall was in charge of the initial examination, and then placed in a specific area of the hall according to priority, and then called for a doctor.

There were so many injured tonight that the apprentice was too busy to keep his feet on the ground, and he didn't have time to look at the patient's face, let alone pay attention to the wanted warrant in Jingzhao Mansion. So when he saw Zhang Xiaojing, he just checked back and forth with an expressionless face, and then tied a strip of brown cloth to his foot - meaning a slight injury. As for Is, he didn't tie a strip of cloth at all.

Zhang Xiaojing was helped into the hall, the couches inside were emptied, and dozens of wounded people were lying on the floor, and the sound came and went. More than a dozen doctors in green robes and the same number of apprentices shuttled between them, all sweating profusely.

A doctor approached and thought the man was strange, with many fresh knife wounds on his body in addition to burns on his back. He was about to inquire in detail, but suddenly shrugged his nose in disgust, smelled the smell of urine on this person's face, and immediately extinguished his desire to investigate. He rudely asked Zhang Xiaojing to lie on a felt blanket, cut off his shirt to expose the patient's back, poured lettuce oil on the burned area, smeared some atractylodes powder, and then admonished, "Hang it honestly!" He left in a hurry.

Because Isis was not injured, he only got a cup of honey to moisten his throat.

It will take some time for the vegetable oil to fully soak the skin, so Zhang Xiaojing has to lie on the felt blanket and not move. Isis looked around curiously, and suddenly noticed that in the corner of the hall, there were two screens inlaid with luodian, which happened to block a small private space. Outside the screen, two more guards were standing, and it seemed that there was a big man lying there, and they walked over.

Isis was born with the ability to be trusted, and after a few words, the guards let their guard down. They said that this was a traitor of the Jing'an Division, and they should be strictly guarded. Isis took the opportunity to talk, and looked through the gap in the screen, and there was indeed a person lying inside. He didn't make any further movements, silently retreated, and whispered to Zhang Xiaojing about his appearance.

"Youde ......" Zhang Xiaojing was relieved when he heard that it was Xu Bin, at least he didn't die. As for the crime of mole, he was probably implicated by himself. He gritted his teeth to get up, but was held down by Is.

"The lieutenant is now in the past, but his identity is clear. A plan was born on the lower altar......"

Yisi and Zhang Xiaojing whispered a few words and quietly walked to the other corner of the hall. There was a group of handymen who were busy pounding rapeseed oil in a long wooden trough, wrapped in silk under the trough to strain the juice, and then carrying a basin at the bottom. There are also three or four small stoves next to it, boiling water.

There were so many people injured tonight that even the most rudimentary medicine and hot water could not be supplied.

Everyone was busy, and no one was paying attention to Is. He walked lightly to the edge of the porch at the corner of the hall, stretched his arms lightly, and climbed to the side beam with the help of the pillars and carved railings. Isis took out a large bag of rags from his bosom, which was the discarded bandaging strip he had secretly collected just now. He rolled the strip of cloth into a round ball, stuffed it with a piece of coal, which he had just taken out of the small stove, and then jumped to the ground.

After a while, a thick cloud of black smoke drifted in from the hallway. The people in the hall had just experienced the fire, all of them were frightened birds, and when they saw the smoke and the source of the flame, their first reaction was that the fire next door had spread.

Isi took advantage of the chaos to shout in pure Tang language: "It's water!" The entire hall was in turmoil, and the guards rushed down the hallway, trying to find the source of the fireworks. The two guards guarding Xu Bin couldn't stay any longer, anyway, Xu Bin was still in a coma and couldn't escape, so he left his post to help.

Isis peeked at the sidelines, and when he saw the opportunity to come, he immediately dodged into the screen.

Xu Bin was still lying on the couch, closing his eyes and saying nothing. Isis went over and whispered in his ear: "My old friend of Fuyuan asked me to bring you a message." Xu Bin's eyes rolled suddenly, and he reacted immediately.

Fuyuan is a wine shop that Xu Bin and Zhang Xiaojing often go to, and only the two of them know. As soon as Yi Si said, Xu Bin immediately knew that this was someone sent by Zhang Xiaojing. Isis said: "The situation is critical, and it is inconvenient for the lieutenant to come. He asked me to ask, where are the lost objects in Changmingfang still stored? ”

Xu Bin opened his eyes and looked at him blankly, as if he hadn't reacted yet. Isis repeated again: "The danger of Chang'an's tired eggs is only in the moment. Where are the lost objects in Changmingfang? ”

Xu Bin was silent for a moment, although he didn't know who Yisi was, he trusted Zhang Xiaojing:

"Left side hall, evidence room."

"Where else is there?" Isis looked outside, anxious, the guards seemed to have found the source of the smoke, and feared that they would soon turn back.

Xu Bin was silent for a longer time this time: "Jingzhao Mansion ......"

Is's eyes lit up, so there was indeed another place for the Changmingfang exhibits. He asked again: "Where is Jingzhao Mansion?" Xu Bin said: "The right chamber magistrate's hall." ”

Jingzhao Mansion is in charge of Wannian and Chang'an counties, and generally does not directly try cases. However, cases that are not resolved in the two counties are often reported to the Jingzhao Prefecture for adjudication. Therefore, in the Jingzhao Mansion Mansion, there is a special room for the magistrate.

Jing'an Si recovered too much evidence from Changmingfang, and in addition to most of it being placed in the evidence room, some of it was handed over to Jingzhao Mansion. One is that they are on vacation anyway, and there are a lot of empty rooms; Second, it can also be regarded as a joint case between the two families, so as not to make Jingzhao Mansion feel hollowed.

These trivial bureaucratic matters were all handled by Xu Bin, and even Li Mi may not be clear.

When Isis got the news, he quickly exited the screen, and turned around just in time to bump into the guards returning. When the guards saw that the Persian had come over again, they were all suspicious. Isis hurriedly stammered and explained: "When the fire started, he didn't move, and carried it away to avoid the fire." ”

The sound of "walking water" just now was an authentic and skillful Tang sound, but this Persian monk jumped with a single word, because the guards did not suspect that the chaos was caused by him, and only waved away when he was kind enough to save people.

Isi told Zhang Xiaojing about the situation, and Zhang Xiaojing endured the pain in his back and turned over. Although he was very worried about Xu Bin's situation, he couldn't care about it now, so it was good that he didn't die.

Out of nowhere, Isis got a set of doctor's shirts stained with dirt, put them on for himself, and then helped Zhang Xiaojing to walk outside the hall. When people along the way saw it, they thought it was a transfer of patients, and they didn't even ask.

Nowadays, the public hall of Jingzhao Mansion, except for the main hall and the public treasury that are closed and are not allowed to enter, other facilities have been opened and provided to the new Jing'an Division as an office location. The various scribes may not be very familiar with each other, let alone recognize outsiders. The two of them were unobstructed inside, and soon asked where the magistrate's hall was.

But when they walked towards that side, they were blocked by two soldiers with cold faces. The soldiers asked them where they were going, and Isis quickly explained that he was taking the sick to the rescue. The pro-soldier pointed expressionlessly, saying that the hall was over there, and it was not allowed to approach here. Isis pretended to be puzzled, saying that the official at the door just now obviously asked me to come here, and I had to rub it in. When the soldiers saw him stubborn, they shouted: "This is the Jing'an Division, and those who trespass will be killed!" ”

It turned out that after Ji Wen set up Jing'an Division in Jingzhao Mansion, the first thing he did was to find a comfortable single room to work. He was just a palace servant in the Imperial History Tower, and he was in the same room with seven or eight colleagues, and he was already impatient. But in the Jingzhao Mansion Public Mansion, the main hall is closed, the retreat room is too small, and only the magistrate's hall is both spacious and decent, which is the best choice.

His vanity was satisfied, but it caused great trouble to Zhang Xiaojing and Yisi.

For the time being, the two of them retreated to a corner. Yisi said to Zhang Xiaojing: "I look carefully at the next time, there is a rockery in the courtyard next door, from there you can climb the eaves, and then hang down from the magistrate's hall, or you can sneak in." ”

Zhang Xiaojing shook his head. This is Jingzhao Mansion, no more than anywhere else, and there must be archers and crossbowmen arranged on the eaves. Isis wants to run a hole here, but he is afraid that he will be shot as a hedgehog.

At this time, a person walked past them, glanced at them occasionally, and suddenly said "Huh", his eyes stayed on Zhang Xiaojing's face, and he didn't take his eyes away for a long time. Seeing that the situation was not good, Isis hurriedly stood in the way. But at this time, the man had already lost his voice and shouted: "Zhang, Zhang Xiaojing? ”

Zhang Xiaojing pounced like a hungry tiger, held down his mouth, and pushed him into the corner. The man struggled desperately in horror, and Zhang Xiaojing whispered viciously: "If you move again, I will kill you!" ”

"Hmm...... It's ...... me."

Zhang Xiaojing frowned, and quickly recognized this face, it turned out to be Zhao Shenjun of the right Xiaowei. Two hours ago, Tan Qi and Yao Runeng hijacked Zhao Senjun and kidnapped Zhang Xiaojing from Youxiaowei. Before leaving, Zhao Shenjun took the initiative to knock himself unconscious in order to escape responsibility, but he didn't expect them to meet again so soon.

"Why are you here?"

Zhao Shenjun sighed: "After the mayfly attacked the Jing'an Division, there was not one of the five manpower. Ji Sicheng is transferring people from various administrative offices, and the lower officials are here to fill the vacancy. ”

Zhang Xiaojing's loss was actually caused by Zhao joining the army. Even if he was willing to keep his sincerity, Zhao Senjun also knew that Shangfeng must be displeased, so he took the initiative to apply for help from Jing'an Division, first, to make up for his merits, and secondly, to avoid disaster - he didn't expect to bump into this evil star again.

"Now that you're wanted in the city, how dare you come back?" Zhao Shenjun stared at Zhang Xiaojing, and the back of his head couldn't help but feel a faint pain. Zhang Xiaojing didn't want to explain to him, so he asked rhetorically: "I need to try to enter the magistrate's hall now, what can you do?" ”

"It's hard! Ji Sicheng is working in the magistrate's hall, and he is heavily guarded, and it will not be easy for you to assassinate him. ”

"Who said I'm going to assassinate him?!" Zhang Xiaojing roared.

Zhao Shenjun glared in surprise: "Isn't it?" He's all wanted by you, and you can't afford to kill him? It's not like you! Zhang Xiaojing grabbed him by the placket: "Listen, I went to the magistrate's hall not for my life, not for money, just to get something insignificant." Since you now have an identity in Jing'an, you might as well help me. ”

Zhao Senjun was trembling, and his face turned white with fright: "No, no, there is only one head for the lower official." Zhang Xiaojing said coldly: "That's right, you only have one head, either I will take it now, or it will be taken away by Ji Wen in a while." Zhao Senjun was terrified, waving his fat hands, repeatedly emphasizing that he was shallow in his talent and poor acting skills.

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up, and a brilliant excuse came to mind: "I don't have any handle in your hands, as soon as you leave, you will definitely report to the chief as soon as possible, and you will also be in trouble." Otherwise, let's follow the old routine and take a look at my head, I'll faint me, and you can go without delay. ”

Rao is heart is heavy, Zhang Xiaojing still couldn't help but smile, this person is really honest when he speaks. At this time, Yi Si whispered a few words next to him, Zhang Xiaojing nodded, and said to Zhao Shenjun: "In this way, you don't have to steal it for us, just find something random and suck Ji Wen's attention over, a stick of incense is enough." ”

"As soon as I enter the magistrate's hall, I will definitely shout a warning, which is not good for you." Zhao Senjun smiled, preferring to faint again than pass. Zhang Xiaojing pointed at Is: "Do you know who he is?" ”

Zhao Senjun had already noticed that there was a Persian beside Zhang Xiaojing, with a handsome face and eyes like jade. Zhang Xiaojing said: "This is a spell master I invited from Persia, and he is the best at capturing people's souls with his eyes. If you dare to warn, within three days, you will be detained by the magic weapon around his neck, and you will never be able to live again. ”

This is not a fabrication. It has always been rumored in Chang'an that there are many strange people in the West, and they often come to Middle-earth to make trouble. Every year, a few people are arrested for spreading such rumors. Zhang Xiaojing has handled too many cases, and he can easily extract a piece of material.

The corners of Is's mouth twitched slightly, he had such a good face, and he was actually said to be a first-class alchemist in poison Gu art. He couldn't argue, so he had to smile slightly, and his eyes looked at Zhao Shenjun, and he really had an illusion that shook his mind.

Zhao Senjun was really frightened and had to agree. He was still not at ease, and admonished: "If you want to do it in a while, you must kill and kill it thoroughly, otherwise I will also be implicated." ”

"I didn't say I was going to kill him!" Zhang Xiaojing couldn't wait to kick him.

After a short time, Zhao Senjun entered the magistrate's hall tremblingly, and Ji Wen was writing a letter to Li Xianggong to express his merits. He wrote and erased, and finally thought of a wonderful sentence, but was suddenly interrupted by footsteps, and when he looked up, he found Zhao Senjun standing respectfully in front.

He was a little displeased, but Zhao joined the army only one rank and two orders lower than himself, and he was seconded by the right Xiaowei, so he had to give some face: "What's the matter with joining the army?" ”

Zhao Shenjun said: "There is something about Zhang Xiaojing, and the lower officials have come to report it." When Ji Wen heard this name, his eyes lit up, and he put down his brush: "Tell me." Zhao Senjun looked left and right, and was embarrassed: "This matter involves General Gan, and it is inconvenient to say it clearly, so I can only report it to Lord Si Cheng." ”

As soon as he heard that Gan Shoucheng was involved, Ji Wenden was interested. He motioned for Zhao to step forward, and then leaned his head over. Zhao joined the army and shook his spirits and told him about the Jing'an Division's robbery of the right guard.

Zhao joined the army in this matter because he experienced it personally, and with the deliberate rendering, Ji Wen listened to it quite attentively, and was engrossed for a while.

At the same time, a rope slowly hangs down from the beam and slowly approaches the ground. As Zhao Senjun spoke, he looked over with his peripheral vision and saw a shadow hanging down the rope, and his heartbeat suddenly became faster.

This shadow is Is. He had just surveyed that this magistrate's hall was a semi-hall, sharing the same beam as the adjacent pavilion vault. The cabinet library is used to store documents, and no one will come. In this way, as long as Isis sneaks into the warehouse and climbs the girder, he can quietly enter the magistrate's hall.

In this way, as long as Zhao Senjun attracts Ji Wen's attention, Isis can do whatever he wants.

This is the most thrilling and exciting run hole, Isis landed gently, only seven steps away from Jiwen, and the atmosphere did not dare to make a sound. As long as Givan tilted his head slightly, he would find that there was one more person in the room.

Isis looked around, in addition to the bookcase, kneeling carpet, and pavilion frame, there was also a pile of brocade wooden boxes piled up in the corner of the house, separated by a screen. I thought it was because the new official was disliked, and it was difficult to clear it for a while, so he simply hid behind the screen. Isis tiptoed over, turned the screen, and opened one of them, and there was indeed a pile of sundries inside, which should be left over from Changmingfang. However, there was no bamboo in the box, so he went to open a second one.

Outside, Zhao Senjun saw that Isis was still looking for him, so he had to desperately delay time. Ji Wen wanted to turn back several times, but as soon as Zhao Senjun saw the signs, he would immediately raise his voice and forcibly insert a suspense plot that did not happen, so as to draw Ji Wen's attention back. He secretly complained in his heart, he usually likes to read legendary stories, but he didn't expect that one day he would have to make it up himself.

Over there, Is's hands and feet were quick, and he had already opened the third box, and after pulling open a pile of loose pieces of wood and broken wood, he found a tightly tied coarse cloth bag at the bottom of the box. He untied the rope, and inside was a handful of loose bamboo. Isis was overjoyed and reached out to scoop up his pocket, but forgot to hold on to the lid of the box. The lid fell suddenly, and Iss hurriedly pushed his palm on the pad, and finally held it in time, but he also made a soft "bang".

It's not loud, but it's noticeable in the room. Givin turned his head abruptly, looking this way in confusion. Isis quickly leaned back against the screen and held his breath. Ji Wen raised his hand to signal Zhao to wait and took a few steps in the direction of the screen. The room was very empty, and the only thing out of sight was behind the screen, from which the sound came from eighty percent.

Iss and Givin were only separated by a screen, and sweat was pouring from the tip of his nose. He was thinking about whether to take action to restrain Jiwen and hold him hostage. Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhao Senjun suddenly covered his head, squatted down in pain, and screamed miserably: "I hate that Zhang Xiaojing, knocked the lower official unconscious, and the pain has not gone so far!" Painful? It hurts too! ”

Giwen turned around and persuaded him. Taking advantage of this, Isis gave full play to his usual skills, and pulled the rope to climb the girder in one breath and retract the rope. It happened that a mouse ran by, and Iss caught it casually and threw it down. As soon as the mouse hit the ground, he fainted for a moment, and immediately jumped up and ran outside.

At this moment, Givin just turned around, and saw a mouse flying by, and his expression was relieved, thinking that the sound was coming from it.

Isis grabbed his pocket and returned to the cabinet library, and then met Zhang Xiaojing outside. At this time, Zhao Shenjun also came out sweating profusely, and after listening to the story, Ji Wen found that he was purely complaining, and did not provide any useful information for the present, so he reprimanded him and threw him out.

Isis dragged Zhang Xiaojing to leave, but Zhang Xiaojing looked at Zhao Shenjun: "Do you know where Yao Ru can be?" It's the young man who kidnapped me out. ”

Zhao Shenjun, who was in charge of internal affairs in the Xinjing'an Division, was familiar with these matters: "He was arrested not long ago, and now he is being detained in the prison of Jingzhao Mansion on charges of ...... Collusion with you. ”

Another unfortunate news was confirmed, Zhang Xiaojing couldn't help but feel sad, and asked again: "There is a girl named Wen Ran, do you know the whereabouts?" Zhao Senjun thought for a long time, shook his head and said, "I don't know, I haven't heard of it." ”

Yi Si was beside him, and he heard Zhang Xiaojing sigh obviously. He asked in a low voice, "Do you want to go to the prison and rob people?" Or get Master Xu out first? Zhang Xiaojing shook his head resolutely: "We don't have time now, they can only wait." ”

In the face of the big crisis in Chang'an, Zhang Xiaojing could only make a choice. His big hand couldn't help but clench the pocket full of broken bamboo. He had been making choices tonight, and as for what was right and wrong, he had no time to think about it.

"The lower officials can take care of it on their behalf, although they can't be exonerated, at least they don't have to suffer anything." Zhao Shenjun obediently took the initiative to express his position, then secretly glanced at Is's eyes, and quickly moved away.

Zhang Xiaojing didn't stay long, let Zhao join the army, and then walked with Yisi towards the outside of Jingzhao Mansion.

They don't really have much time because they have to find a key person right now.

Xingqing Palace is located in the northeast corner of Chang'an, the original name is Xingqing Fang, is the Son of Heaven's residence. After the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, he divided Yongjia, Shengye, and Daoye three squares into half to Xingqing Fang, overhauled the palace, called "Nannei", and Taiji Palace, Daming Palace was far away. Over the past year, the Son of Heaven has spent most of his time here, which is like the core of Chang'an City.

Xingqing Palace is very different from ordinary palace cities, the north is the palace group, and the south is the imperial garden. One of the most ornate places is the two buildings located in the southwest. One is called the Calyx Xianghui Building, and the other is called the Diligent Government Affairs Building. The Spring Banquet of Shangyuan was held in the main building of diligent government affairs.

At this time, the lights in the building are bright, and there are bronze mirrors shining. The guests were staggered and the atmosphere was lively. Cai'e's servants hold the pot and serve the plate, and walk in the banquet like flowing water. In the sound of drums, dozens of servants are dancing the yellow lion dance, this is the dance of the Son of Heaven, and the others would not have had the opportunity to see it if they were not today. Some high-spirited officials and foreign envoys even stood up and danced, attracting bursts of applause from their colleagues.

The crown prince Li Heng pinched a rhino horn cup, trying to calm himself. However, with a slight tremor of his wrists, the cup was full of sake and spilled out, spilling water on the carpet. His face was very different from the jubilant atmosphere around him.

The personal followers have already inquired about the affairs of Jing'an Division and reported back to the prince. Li Heng didn't expect that the situation was worse than what Tan Qi said, Li Mi was captured by the grasshopper, and Jing'an Si was taken away by Li Xiang, and the cause of all this was because Zhang Xiaojing colluded with foreign thieves.

Li Heng couldn't help but complain about Li Yulai, he insisted on appointing this death row prisoner at the beginning, but he stabbed out such a Lou Zi. Li Heng glanced at it, and couldn't imagine what the result would be if these things reached the ears of his father.

Tan Qi picked up the pot and pretended to pour wine, and whispered to Li Heng: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, now at least try to take back the wanted warrant." ”

Li Heng glanced at the lower head, and at the front of those rows of seats, Li Xiang and Li Linfu were sitting at the end. He shook his head helplessly: "Whether Zhang Xiaojing colluded with foreign thieves is still unknown. hastily revoked, I am afraid that it will give Li Xiang more excuses. ”

On weekdays, He Zhizhang and Li Mi are the masterminds, and Li Heng is still confident. Now that the two of them are gone, in the face of Li Xiang's offensive, the prince can only shrink himself into a ball like a hedgehog.

Tan Qi hurriedly said: "Zhang Duwei has always been with me, it is impossible to collude with foreign thieves!" Li Heng misunderstood the meaning of her words, thinking that the two had a personal relationship, and glanced at her coldly: "The whereabouts of your son-in-law, this is what you have to care about, right?" ”

Tan Qi couldn't hear the sound outside the strings, his face turned red, and he immediately knelt on the ground: "I'm not for him, nor for the son, but for the sake of the prince and the safety of the people of Chang'an." A murderer like Grasshopper can only be stopped by Zhang Duwei. ”

"Hmph, let's even if Zhang Xiaojing is innocent. If this kind of thing happened, I'm afraid he would have run away a long time ago. What is the point of revoking the wanted warrant without revoking it? ”

"No, Duwei Zhang will not give up! All he wanted was freedom of passage so that he could catch the thief. Tan Qi raised his head and said firmly.

Li Heng waved his hand: "A death row prisoner, wanted by the imperial court, still does not change his original intention and tries his best to investigate the case?" I don't even believe in this kind of thing, how can you let me convince others? When he said this, his tone eased: "I'll go to Li Xiang later, I just hope that Jing'an Si can find Changyuan as soon as possible, and I can't take care of the rest, it's a big deal that I won't be this prince." ”

He felt that his feelings were sincere, but Tan Qi's heart was burning with fire, and he really wanted to spill the wine. Those people outside worked hard for Chang'an to live and die, but what the prince was entangled with over and over again was only these things.

"Those mayflies are still at large. Que Lehodo, the entire Chang'an City may be destroyed at any time! Tan Qi's voice was a little louder, attracting nearby guests to look at him. Li Heng frowned: "Silence!" Let others hear how! I have my own measure in this matter, and you don't have to worry about it anymore. With that, he slammed his glass on the case, and sulked.

was forced by a domestic maidservant to be aggressive, and the prince felt that he was really disgraced. It was all about Li Yu's face, so he didn't drink the order to drag Tan Qi out.

Tan Qi knelt and took a few steps back, his shoulders trembling. The prince seemed determined to sit idly by, which made her extremely uncertain. Her status is too low, the prince doesn't care, and there is no other way to control the situation.

Wait a minute, there's another way.

"Directly to the saints?"

Tan Qi was taken aback by his own thoughts, how crazy must this be? But she lifted her neck and looked at the prince. The Son of Heaven is on the Yantai not far away, and the distance is only a few dozen steps. If she really planned to rush in front of the Son of Heaven, this was the best chance. Tan Qi knew that it was a big crime to rush into the throne, and it was possible to be killed directly by the guards on the spot - but at least let the Son of Heaven know that the crisis in Chang'an City was imminent at this time.

"No retreat, no retreat, no retreat." The light signal of the big watchtower lit up again in her mind.

Tan Qi's breathing became short, she was an orphan, if it wasn't for the Li family's adoption, she would have starved long ago. In this world, except for the son, there is no nostalgia for this, and there is nothing to fear. Tan Qi believes that when Childe encounters this kind of thing, he will make the same choice. As for the disciple...... Must be fighting in the darkness somewhere, right?

Both of them have one thing in common: they never see Tanqi as a figurine with a beautiful body, and both believe that she can do more valuable things than serving people.

Now is the time to prove it.

Tan Qi kowtowed to Li Heng and asked him to retreat, and then leaned his back against the cloud wall behind him.

All the walls here are made up of light sarongs, and auspicious clouds are embroidered with gold thread. The wind blows through the attic windows, and the light veil flutters, just like the clouds surging between the buildings. All the maids in the palace will wear a xia veil of the same material, and stand with their backs against the cloud wall when they have nothing to do, fluttering like a heavenly maiden.

Tan Qi leaned against the cloud wall and leaned forward quietly. She lifted the ribbon lightly so that the hem of her skirt would be raised a little higher, so that she would not trip over it when she ran for a while.

In the design of the diligent government building, the occasion of the feast of the Son of Heaven and the ministers was taken into account, so the whole floor was not straight, but had a slight slope. The imperial seat of the Son of Heaven is at the top of the slope, and you can see the overall situation at a glance. On both sides of this slope is the way of the maids and maids. Guests will also change their clothes and leave their seats.

Today is a festival, the Son of Heaven attended with Yan Ben clothes, in order to show that he was happy with the ministers, and there was no curtain around him, only a curtain of hanging water beads slightly separated. Tan Qi walked slowly up this road, and through the upper edge of the glittering bead curtain, he could see the unique crown of Tongtian in the world, and even the twelve beams on it could be counted clearly.

From this position to the imperial seat of the Son of Heaven, there was only an old eunuch and two imperial guards between them. She only had to make a sudden effort to rush in front of them before they could react, but she only had a chance to shout a word.

This sentence is very important, Tan Qi brewed in his heart, suppressed his nervousness, and prepared to move forward.

At this moment, a slender jade hand rested on her shoulder. Tan Qi's body was shocked, and he subconsciously turned around, and saw a female Taoist wearing a yellow crown and a moon-white Taoist robe standing behind him, with her arms bent and shawl in her hands, and she was looking at herself curiously.

This female Taoist priest has a plump body, charming eyebrows, and a little goose yellow between her eyebrows, which can be described as bright and bright. Tan Qi blurted out:

"Sister Taizhen?"

As soon as the words fell, it happened that there was more drumming outside, and the time had come.

The tune of "Dance of Neon Clothes and Feathers" sounded at the right time, pushing the atmosphere of the banquet to another one*.