At this time, the sun is blowing out in the far east,

The sky was bright, and the entire Incense Pavilion began to be filled with an intoxicating fragrance. On the fifteenth day of the first month of the third year of Tianbao, Chenzheng.

Chang'an, Chang'an County, Xinghuafang.

In the Jing'an Division, the main hall is a wonderful and contradictory character.

He is everywhere in the Jing'an Division, and everyone knows about it. Everyone has seen this man running, and everyone is familiar with his loud voice. Frequently in and out of the main hall, frequent reports of major events. How much information in Chang'an City was conveyed to the people in charge through his hands. And how many decisions were scattered throughout the watchtower through his hands.

But strangely, no one would notice his existence at all, or even know his name. Everyone takes him for granted, just like a summer cicada lying on a tree in Zhongnan Mountain, the more the cicada sings, the quieter the forest. No one is going to focus on a messenger.

Such a person turned out to be the inner ghost who introduced the grasshopper.

At first glance, it may sound horrifying, but when you think about it, it makes perfect sense. can frequently go in and out of the Jing'an Division, can grasp the latest situation and decision-making at the first time, and will not attract attention at all - if it is not him, who else can it be?

It's a clever illusion that has been hidden from almost everyone. They all looked down desperately in the distance, but the inner ghost stood in the darkness under the lamp, sneering at his face.

Zhao Senjun looked at the communication lying on the ground and dying, and his face was solemn. He is not from Jing'an Division, but he also knows that this person has a lot to do with him, and there can be no mistakes. Catching the inner ghost doesn't mean it's done. This guy must have his own heels, and trying to find the mastermind behind the scenes is the most important thing.

It must be sent back to Jingzhao Mansion as soon as possible!

Yao Runeng's arms were still clinging to Tongchuan's body, like an iron hoop. Zhao Senjun ordered the two people to be separated, and several strong soldiers took turns to exert themselves, so they barely broke their ten fingers, which shows how tough Yao Ru's death force was before he fell unconscious.

The soldiers tied the tongchuan with all their hands, put cloth bands in their mouths, and made a stretcher to carry it towards Jingzhao Mansion. Zhao Senjun glanced at Yao Runeng, who was lying on the ground and seriously injured, and let out a deep sigh.

Yao Runeng's back injury doesn't look good, and even if he wakes up, he will be paralyzed. Such an energetic young man had a bright future, but unfortunately he fell here. He had been coerced by this kid in the right guard, but now he had to secretly praise a good one. If it weren't for Yao Ru's hard work, this inner ghost would have escaped smoothly.

What Zhao Senjun couldn't understand was, why did he have to work so hard? Is this Jing'an Division's Yulu so high? Speaking of which, the Jing'an people he met today were all freaks, Yao Runeng was one, Li Yu was one, Zhang Xiaojing was even more, and even the woman was a little abnormal.

Zhao Senjun shook his head, retracted his scattered thoughts, and ordered a stretcher to send Yao Runeng to rescue him as soon as possible, and then after thinking about it, he sent another person to send the news of the capture of the inner ghost to Anyefang as soon as possible. He knew that Li Mi was running errands there, and this news had to be told to him as soon as possible.

After giving these instructions, Zhao Senjun looked up at the sky. At this time, the light of the morning sun became brighter and brighter, and the black canopy had faded to a pale cyan. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the sky is about to dawn, and Chang'an City, which has been noisy all night, is about to be bathed in the sun again.

But for some reason, Zhao Senjun felt heavy in his heart, and there was no sense of smoothness and transparency.

Wen Ran clapped his hands, patted the last bit of incense ash from his palm, and then carefully rested the newly pressed incense pillar in the hollow bamboo tube and carried it in his waist bag. Cen Shen stood behind her, his face solemn:

"Smell girl, are you sure you want to do this?"

Wen Ran respectfully lit a stick of séance incense at Zhang Xiaojing's tablet, and watched the curling smoke indeed rise, and then replied: "Yes, I have thought about it carefully." ”

"You finally escaped, you should take a good rest." Cen Shen advised.

This girl has been suffering since yesterday morning. was first kidnapped by the Xionghuo Gang, and then imprisoned by the Jing'an Division, and at the beginning of Hai, he also made a good incident in the Temple of Mercy, which can be described as a displacement and frightened. Ordinary girls, I'm afraid they have already collapsed.

Wen Ran's face was haggard, and he shook his head stubbornly. Cen Shen sighed, knowing that there was nothing more to say.

As early as Hai, Cen Shen rushed to Wenji Incense Shop according to Wen Ran's instructions, received the signboard, and took Zhang Xiaojing's tablet. He was about to burn these two things, but he didn't expect Wenran to come back.

When I asked, I found out that she had inadvertently been sheltered by Wang Yunxiu, and Yuan Zai gave up the pursuit. However, she did not stay in the palace and hurried back to the incense shop. Cen Shen was about to congratulate her on her escape, but she frowned. She listened to a bunch of words in Jing'an Division, and found that Engong was in trouble.

Cen Shen thought that this girl would cry loudly, but he didn't expect her to come up with a whimsical idea: Feng Dalun is the source of all troubles, as long as he can hold him hostage, he can clear up his grievances for Engong.

This thought startled Cen Shen, and when he heard about Wen Ran's plan, he was even more stunned. I didn't expect that in that cowardly body, there was such a stoic temperament. But if you think about it carefully, if you don't have this kind of perseverance that will never give up, I'm afraid that Wen Ran would have already fallen into the hands of the Bear Fire Gang or Yuan Zai and died. This girl is weak on the surface, but she is very tough on the inside, probably because of her father's style.

"Engong has paid a lot for the Wen family, if he dies, I will worship at four o'clock and never forget; If there is still a glimmer of life, and I am afraid to stand by, how will I see my father after death? Wen Ran said firmly.

"But if you kidnap Feng Dalun, you may not be able to save your father-in-law."

"That's all I can do." Wen Ran replied, raising his right fist and striking his left shoulder. Cen asked her what this meant, and Wen Ran said that it was a gesture taught to her by her father Wen Wuji, which meant that there was no regret in nine deaths.

Cen Shen was bold by nature, he thought about it again and again, and decided to volunteer to help her complete this righteous act. A scholar who is waiting for the examination actually plans to kidnap the court officials, which is a big crime. But Cen Shen doesn't care, this matter is so interesting, it will definitely be able to write a masterpiece that will be passed down through the ages.

He almost couldn't even think of the name of the poem.

The city gate lang of Yanxing Gate is now a little confused and a little nervous.

The first thing he heard and saw was the loud noise and fireworks from Xingqing Palace. But he was responsible for guarding the door, and he didn't dare to leave without permission, so he could only wait for the instructions of the peak nervously. waited and waited, but waited for an urgent letter from the city gate supervisor, demanding that the people who left the city be strictly investigated. Before he could start arranging, he suddenly heard the street drums beating again. According to the regulations, the city gate was closed with 600 drums. But soon there was an order from Jingzhao Mansion in the watchtower, requiring the key to be closed immediately, and all people were strictly forbidden to enter and exit.

The orders were much the same, one more urgent than the other. But Chengmenlang knew that the orders came from different government offices, which meant that the entire Chang'an City was in chaos, and no one had arrested the general public, and each government office had to act according to its own judgment.

It's not been a day since the Shangyuan Festival, and there was such a big mess, what are those government offices in the city doing to eat? Chengmen Lang secretly muttered a few words to himself, and picked up the collar of the mountain armor on the shelf, and the pieces of mountain-shaped armor made a loud noise. In extraordinary times, military attachés must wear armor, and he does not dare to slack off.

After the city gate lang was dressed, he walked out of the house slightly awkwardly, and ordered the guards to hurry to close the door. His entourage whispered: "There is no one at the prison gate, and those door servants have not come back from watching the lights...... "The city gate lang glared at him: "Nonsense!" Didn't leave anyone on duty? Are they trying to kill their heads? ”

Closing the city gate is simple, a few soldiers push down the winch, but it is not so easy to drop the key. Datang is very concerned about the defense of the gate, and the city gate lang can drive the guards, but the gate is responsible for the prison gate. In this way, the doorman and the lock and key are in the hands of different people, reducing the risk of being bought. If the gatekeeper wants to close the door and lock it, he must send someone to find the prison gate, and ask the doorman to send the key to it.

Last night, there was no curfew, and the city gates were open all night. The guards at the prison gate actually left their guards without permission and ran to see the lights, but none of them remained. The city gate lang gritted his teeth with hatred, but there was no other way at the moment, so he had to close the city gate first.

At this moment, another guard suddenly ran over: "Someone outside the city is asking to enter the city." Chengmenlang thought to himself, this must be an idler who went out to put river lanterns, and refused without thinking about it: "No!" Let them roll. ”

"Uh...... Why don't you go and see for yourself? The guards looked embarrassed.

The city gate man frowned, shook his armor, and walked along the steps to the city, he looked down and was stunned. By the light of the morning, he saw a man riding under the city. The knight wore a hat and a light brown messenger suit, but there was nothing special. But the mount was not ordinary, the beast's nostrils were open, and the corners of its mouth were slightly foaming, and at first glance it looked like a stagecoach that had just traveled a long way, and it was galloping without mercy. It carries two huge yellow and green bamboo baskets on both sides, covered with a brocade belt, yellow paper sealing, and a red dragon flag with a zigzag edge is inserted behind the horse.

As soon as he saw the small flag, which was only a foot long, the city gate lang's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly retracted his head, and went down the city with his retinue, and walked into the cave of the city gate, and opened a small crack to let the rider in.

Chengmen Lang personally checked the knight's letter of the fish talisman, and there was no problem, and walked to the big basket again, but he did not dare to touch the paper. He lowered his head and saw a thin branch sticking out of the basket, and when he sniffed it, he could smell a fragrance. He immediately straightened up and smiled at the envoy: "The envoy came in time, if you wait for the key to be dropped, even I won't be able to open the door for you." The messenger didn't say a word, took back the letter, grabbed the horse's belly, passed through the hole in the city gate of Yanxing Gate, and rushed straight into the city.

A defender asked curiously who this person was, and Chengmenlang wiped his sweat and said in a low voice: "This is an urgent envoy from Fuzhou." Do you see the jagged edges of the Ying Long Banner? There are seven in total, one tooth a day, and the goods must be sent to Chang'an within seven days. ”

A soldier from Sichuan couldn't help but exclaim: "I'm afraid there are two thousand miles to get here from Fuzhou, seven days, so can't there be a moment of rest in between?" What goods are so valuable? "These soldiers watched the caravan go in and out every day, and they knew very well how many horses they had to die of exhaustion along the way, even if those two big baskets were full of gold, they would have to lose money, right?

Faced with the curiosity of his subordinates, Chengmen Lang only said two words: "Lychee." The Sichuan soldier exclaimed again: "It's only January, where did the lychee come from?" Chengmen Lang sneered: "The earthen room is on fire, the greenhouse is steaming, and a lot of money and grain are sprinkled, what can't be raised?" It's nothing, did you see the branches sticking out of the basket just now? In order to make the lychees still fresh when they arrive in Chang'an, they are not directly picked, but cut off with branches. To transport a basket of lychees, you have to scrap a lychee tree. ”

The soldiers were stunned and said, "This, what is the value of this lychee?" Who will buy it? ”

Chengmen Lang turned his head, looked in the direction of the northern palace city, and muttered: "There are people who love to eat, and there are people who are willing to buy...... but he didn't elaborate, but turned his head and taught seriously: "The urgent envoy with the Ying Long Banner will come once a month." Usually you go through the Summer Gate, so you don't recognize it. Today, the Qixia Gate closed early, and he took a detour to our Yanxing Gate. Next time, remember, no matter how strict the order is, it is not a matter in front of this flag, and you must not stop it, otherwise a catastrophe will come. ”

Everyone nodded, and the city gate lang waved his hand: "Stop chatting, close the door quickly, and then go to the group of fools at the prison gate, I can't drop the key and I want his head!" ”

The knight entered the Yanxing Gate and walked straight for about two squares. The pedestrians around were in a hurry, all rushing to their homes to the sound of street drums, and there were already soldiers patrolling the streets shouting, but no one dared to stop the Yinglong flag. The knight observed for a moment, and then the prancing horse entered the nearby Yongchongfang. There is an abandoned release pond in the southeast corner of here, which is said to have been used by demon foxes, so few people approached it.

When he reached the release pool, the knight took off his hat, revealing Arroyo's honest face. He turned over and dismounted, unloaded the large basket on the right side of the mount, and Zhang Xiaojing, who was curled up inside, rolled out at once, followed by dozens of fresh lychees and a few branches.

Arroyo led the camel out of the city every day to feed, knowing that every other month, a flying envoy carrying lychees would arrive in Chang'an, and he also knew that the dragon banner was more majestic than the military envoy, and it was unimpeded at any time. Today happened to be the day of the flying envoy's delivery, and for the sake of his benevolence, he had the audacity to intercept the flying envoy and knock him unconscious, pretending to be a knight, bringing a full set of talismans, and then hiding Zhang Xiaojing in the basket. The yellow stripe on the top of the basket was a royal seal, and no one dared to open it without permission, so they just sneaked into the city.

There is only this ride in the whole world, which can enter when Chang'an City is closed.

Zhang Xiaojing got up from the ground, patted off the fruit leaves on his body, and looked around, with some gloomy color in his eyes. He had just eaten some game, and his state had recovered slightly, only his throat was still speechless. Arroyo looked at Eun Gong and felt that something seemed to have changed in him: his temples seemed to be a little whiter, and the sharp one-eyed eye was now completely lost, leaving only a dark cloud.

Probably because of the death of his companion, he was very sad, right? Arroyo guessed, but didn't dare to ask.

Zhang Xiaojing gestured and asked Arroyo to find a charcoal stick and a piece of waste paper nearby. Although he could not write splendid articles like a literati, he was also coarse in writing. The charcoal stick was drawn on the paper and soon became a text message.

Zhang Xiaojing folded the letter and handed it to Arroyo, then pointed to the city tower in the distance. Arroyo understood the meaning and asked him to hand over the letter to the defenders of Yanxingmen. But he wondered, if this letter was so important, why didn't Eun Gong send it himself? Zhang Xiaojing shook his head and pointed in another direction, indicating that there was something else.

Zhang Xiaojing knew that his identity was too sensitive, and if he rashly appeared in front of the officials and soldiers, there would be countless complications. The crisis of the Son of Heaven has now been lifted, and it is enough for Arroyo to report the news. As for him, he must rush to Jing'an Division immediately, and if Li Yu is still alive, he will definitely stay there.

The words that Xiao Gui left before his death were too terrifying, he couldn't tell anyone, no matter what, he had to let Li Yu know first, and as soon as possible.

Arroyo picked up the text message, bowed to Eun Gong, and turned to leave. Zhang Xiaojing took the horse, unloaded the two lychee baskets and threw them into the release pond, turned over, and rushed out of the workshop with strong spirits.

With the power of the Ying Long Banner, the defenders did not dare to stop it. Zhang Xiaojing left Yongchongfang and ran west along the main road for a while. The mount let out a sudden wail and lay to the ground, foaming at the mouth, unable to see that it could do anything.

This fast horse came out of the Meridian Valley of Huxian County, galloped all the way, and it was the end of the strong crossbow in Chang'an. Now not only did he not get a rest, but he was whipped by Zhang Xiaojing and ran away for a while, and finally couldn't hold on anymore and fell to the ground with a bang. Zhang Xiaojing's riding skills were skillful, but his weakened body couldn't react, and he was thrown off the horse all of a sudden, and the hat on his head was thrown to the ground, and he rolled out far away.

He gritted his teeth from the ground and looked around, looking for any other means of transportation. At this time, there was a sound of footsteps on the opposite side, which turned out to be the Wannian County Ya Patrol who urged the residents to return to the square.

The guards saw a stagecoach lying in the middle of the road, and a messenger-like figure standing beside him, and they were very surprised, and they raised their weapons and shouted in this direction. Zhang Xiaojing couldn't speak, so he had to pick up the Yinglong flag and wave it. There are knowledgeable people in the patrol post, and when they look at this flag, they know that it is powerful, and they hesitate to move.

But the whistle squinted his eyes, walked over with an iron ruler in his hand, slapped Zhang Xiaojing's neck fiercely, and directly knocked him to the ground: "King Zhang Yan? You pretended to be an imperial envoy flying horse, do you really think we can't recognize it? ”

That one-eyed is too famous in Wannian County, and everyone knows what's going on. Zhang Xiaojing looked at the face of this sentry and didn't know it, probably he was newly brought up after he was imprisoned. The whistle sneered: "Zhang Dashuai has cleaned up too many small roles, how can he know me?" But I know someone you know, and he would love to see you. ”

Zhang Xiaojing was stunned, did they want to arrest themselves back to the Wannian Yamen? He was in a hurry, this matter was very important, how could he delay here!

The whistle didn't answer, beckoned two people to set Zhang Xiaojing up, and walked towards the side road. Zhang Xiaojing tried to struggle, but the two patrolmen each held an arm, making him powerless to resist.

If they had changed their usual times, these two people would not have been able to go through a round at all. Zhang Xiaojing fought the Turkic wolf guard first, and then stopped the grasshopper, but he was pressed to death by these two small miscellaneous fish, which can be described as a tiger falling in Pingyang.

The group walked through the streets and alleys, and soon came to a mansion. There is only one entrance to the mansion, there is a small courtyard in the middle, it is very exquisitely repaired, there is no shortage of stone lamp Nan Pavilion and Cangsong fish pond, and there is a light yellow attic on the north side, which also exudes a faint fragrance. The sentry stood at the door of the courtyard and waited for a while, and soon a middle-aged man in a light blue official robe came out, his eyes were narrow and his nose was hooked, and his eyes couldn't help but light up when he saw Zhang Xiaojing being escorted at the door.

The whistle said: "I know that you have been looking for this person, as soon as we caught it, the yamen didn't even pass, so we sent it to you first." The man handed him a few pennies, and the sentry went away rejoicing.

"Zhang Xiaojing, what you did today is really not small. I'm underestimating you. The middle-aged man said gloomily, with irrepressible pleasure in his tone. Zhang Xiaojing looked up, and sure enough, it was an acquaintance, it turned out to be Feng Dalun, the head of the Yu Department and the boss of the Xionghuo Gang.

Feng Dalun was extremely afraid of Zhang Xiaojing, he had been staying in the Incense Pavilion, and he was not sure until the exact news of the complete death of this murderer. The Xionghuo Gang has their own intelligence channels, Zhang Xiaojing was wanted by the whole city, and soon the wanted warrant was revoked, and then there was an explosion in Xingqing Palace, and the whole city was closed with a curfew, and between this series of events, it was vaguely related to the former bad handsome. He even vaguely inquired that Zhang Xiaojing seemed to have defected to the grasshopper. The crime planted by Yuan Zai actually came true.

Unexpectedly, the progress of things was too bizarre. I don't know what's going on, this guy was inexplicably caught by the patrol, and it just so happened that this sentry was one of the inside lines of the Xionghuo Gang in the yamen, and he sent Zhang Xiaojing to himself.

Seeing this majestic guy in the past, now obediently kneeling at the foot of the steps, at the mercy of slaughter, Feng Dalun's mood after a day of anxiety finally became very happy.

"On the day you broke into my Bear Fire Gang and killed my gang, did you ever think that there would be such a day?" Feng Dalun stretched out a foot and lifted Zhang Xiaojing's chin. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaojing's one-eyed glare, frightened him habitually, and the whole person almost didn't stand firm, and hurriedly held on to the pillar next to him.

Feng Dalun was annoyed and angry, and kicked straight into Zhang Xiaojing's heart, making him lie down on the ground with a bang. Feng Dalun still didn't think it was enough, so he walked over and kicked a few more times, shouting as he kicked, as if he was crazy.

"Aren't you righteous Bo Yuntian who wants to avenge your comrades-in-arms? Didn't you give up your life to uproot my Bear Fire Gang? Aren't you going to protect that little? ”

That massacre left too much shadow on Feng Dalun, and until now he has been extremely afraid of the name Zhang Xiaojing. This fear that has been suppressed for too long has now turned into the pleasure of abuse, and it is all poured out on Zhang Xiaojing.

Feng Dalun was sweating all over the fight, and then he withdrew his hand. He squatted down and pulled Zhang Xiaojing's hair: "Heavenly Reason Cycle, Retribution is not happy." You fell into my hands today, which shows that the will of God is obvious. Don't expect me to send you to the official to be punished, no, that's not enough, only if I take your life with my own hands, can I drive away the nightmare and avenge my dead brothers in the gang! ”

His expression was so excited that it was a little distorted, and now he could finally lift the big stone on his chest with his own hands, and Feng Dalun's hand was trembling slightly.

Zhang Xiaojing's face was expressionless, but his fingers were clenched tightly, and he was anxious. Feng Dalun noticed this detail: "Are you afraid? Will you be afraid? Hahahaha, the dignified five Yamas are actually afraid! ”

At this time, the sun was spewing out in the east in the distance, the sky was bright, and the entire Xiangxiang Pavilion began to be filled with an intoxicating fragrance. Feng Dalun pulled Zhang Xiaojing's hair high again, forcing him to raise his head to face the sunrise, and his throat was erect. The one-eyed stared at the bright light, and had to barely squint. Feng Dalun stretched out his other hand and forcibly stretched his eyelids open, allowing the golden light to pierce his pupils, and tears of stress flowed out of his eyes.

"Cry, cry, you evil ghost, what you fear most is the sunshine of the world, right?" Feng Dalun shouted like a madman, unaware that a strange fragrance penetrated his nostrils. His hand became harder and harder, almost pulling Zhang Xiaojing's scalp open - no, it had already been pulled open, Feng Dalun clearly saw that as he tore his scalp inch by inch, a hideous red black ghost head was revealed inside, with sharp heads and heavy pupils, sharp teeth and high noses, and two horns on his head.

"Yama Demon! Go to hell! ”

He took out the dagger on his waist and slashed it at Zhang Xiaojing's upright throat, and blood splashed in front of him.

Li Mi took the first step back to Jingzhao Mansion and asked, "Where is the inner ghost locked?" Zhao Shenjun bowed and said: "I have been properly locked up, I haven't made contact with anyone, just waiting for Si Cheng to return." ”

Li Mi inquired about the details of the arrest, but without even replying to the salute, Tie Qing hurriedly walked towards the cell where he was held.

As soon as he received a message from Zhao Senjun, he immediately left the mansion. Li Linfu still stayed there, but the outside was full of soldiers from the brigade army. Anyway, Li Mi is out of the box now, and he doesn't mind offending this important minister of the court one more time.

Coming to the door of the cell, Li Mi glanced inside through the railing, and it was indeed the communication of the Jing'an Division's main hall. He suddenly felt that his face was hot, and this guy had been running back and forth under his nose for a whole day, which was a great shame for any chief.

But he couldn't figure it out. The color injection experience of everyone in the Jing'an Division must be carefully reviewed, and the general transmission of the main hall will naturally not be an exception. How did this guy escape such strict scrutiny and sneak into the temple?

Li Mi did not believe that the Turkic wolf guard or the grasshopper could do this, this is different from killing people and setting fires, the operator must have a good understanding of the bureaucratic system, and have deep roots, in order to settle all aspects and send a person into the Jing'an Division.

It's a pity that all the files and files have been burned down with the main hall, and it is impossible to check it out now.

Looking back now, it was this messenger who told Li Yu the address of the Anyefang Mansion before. At that time, he said that the news came from a principal, and Li Mi didn't bother to go up to verify it. Obviously, this is a trick by the mastermind behind the scenes, first lure Li Linfu over, and then lure Li Yu away, so that the disaster in Xingqing Palace will have an instigator and a witness.

This mastermind behind the scenes, the means are really exquisite. Just a few words were passed down to push the situation to this point.

The crown prince is indeed the biggest beneficiary, but can he really play this trick? Li Mi has always refused to believe it, he knows Li Heng too well, such a loyal and cowardly person really does not fit this dark style.

Originally, Li Mi wanted to rush to the East Palace Medicine Garden immediately and confront the prince again. But he thought about it again and again, and he still dealt with the matter of the inner ghost first. You must know that now the chaos in Xingqing Palace is undecided, and the life and death of the Son of Heaven are uncertain. If he controls Bintian, it will be fine; If he was lucky enough not to die, his old man followed it up afterwards and found that the prince actually left the table early, which was the catastrophe.

Even if Li Mi dared to gamble, he didn't dare to gamble on the prince's future. All he can do is to interrogate the ghost as soon as possible and find out who is really behind the scenes, if it is not really the crown prince.

These thoughts are only fleeting. Li Mi pushed open the cell and stepped in. The inner ghost has regained consciousness, but his whole body is tied up with five flowers, and he also has a strip of cloth in his mouth.

"Took off his strips of cloth." Li Mi commanded.

Zhao Senjun said with some concern that if he wanted to bite his tongue and kill himself, what would he do? Li Mi sneered: "In order not to reveal his identity, he wanted to kill Xu Bin and Yao Runeng successively, how could he commit suicide if he was so afraid of death?" ”

So a soldier went over and took the strip of cloth away. The inner ghost raised his head dyingly, looked at Li Yu, and said nothing.

"Today, you have brought me countless news, both good and bad. Now I want you to give me one more piece of news—who sent you to Jing'an? ”

The inner ghost spat out two words: "Grasshopper." ”

"Ridiculous!" Li Mi raised his voice, "You can't do this with grasshoppers alone. He took two steps closer and said in a threatening tone, "Don't think that the Eight Methods of the Lai Clan have been lost!" Say! Who sent you to Jing'an? ”

The Eight Methods handed down by Lai Junchen are the eight harsh methods of torture and torture, but these methods are only circulated among the torturers and jailers, and the scholars have always disdained to mention them. Li Mi even said this threat, which shows that he is really anxious.

Tongchuan was unmoved: "Li Sicheng, you just said that I did not hesitate to kill two people in order to protect myself, and I am a person who is afraid of death." But have you ever thought that there is another possibility? ”

Li Mi's eyes flashed.

"Death to all who know." Tongchuan grinned wide, revealing a sinister smile, and even his tongue stuck out.

Li Mi reacted immediately and hurriedly reached out to stop him. As soon as his jaws were closed, he bit off his tongue at once, and then swallowed it desperately. The half of the tongue slipped into the throat, but it was so thick that it was stuffed into the throat. The prison men hurried over and patted him on the back, but he kept his mouth shut and let the blood flow from between his teeth. It wasn't long before he struggled a few times in agony and choked to death.

Yes, all who know must die, including himself.

The people inside and outside the prison were dumbfounded, but it was Li Mi's personal order to take off the cloth, and they didn't know how to react. Li Mi turned his head expressionlessly: "Check it out, who has a private relationship with this pass on weekdays, as long as he is alive, bring it all to me!" ”

Jing'ansi's archives have been destroyed, and now that he committed suicide and died, if he wants to dig up his bottom, he can only hope for the clues he usually reveals.

Unfortunately and fortunately, after that fire, there were not many people left in Jing'ansi, and most of them were concentrated in Jingzhao Mansion to recuperate. Therefore, Zhao joined the army without much effort, and gathered more than a dozen people who usually had dealings with Tongchuan. Li Mi glanced at it: "Why are they all Tang people?" He hasn't been in contact with the Hu people? ”

Zhao said that Jiwen had driven all the Hu officials away, saying that it was to prevent Turkic internal responses. Li Mi's eyes widened: "Fooling around, hurry up and get them back!" Zhao Senjun hurriedly went out to arrange, while Li Mi stayed in the prison and asked these dozen people first.

These people trembled, thinking that they were going to be tortured. Unexpectedly, Li Mi's attitude was quite good, just let them talk about their understanding of communication on weekdays, the more detailed the better. So everyone said a word, and I said a word, and told everything you knew.

It turns out that this Tongchuan surname is Lu, Xingsan, is a native of Yuezhou, don't look at it in the hall is a loud voice, but he is a quiet person on weekdays. Everyone only knew that he was single, had never married a wife, and had no relatives in the capital. As for how Lu San came to the capital from Yuezhou and how he was elected to the Jing'an Division, almost no one knows. Only one person mentioned that Lu San seemed to have been in the army before.

Li Mi asked several times, but did not get any valuable answers. He put his hands behind his back in some exasperation and told them to keep thinking. While he was pressing, the door was pushed open, and a few more uneasy servants were brought in. They lived near Guangdefang, so they were found as soon as possible.

Li Mi asked them to recall, but unfortunately the content of these little officials' memories was not much different from the previous ones. Lu San's attitude towards Tang and Hu has no obvious tendencies. Everyone's evaluation is very consistent, this person is calm and polite, has a kind personality, and has a lot of ordinary contacts with colleagues, but they are all general friends, and none of them are particularly intimate. A colleague has a major illness or a small disaster wedding and funeral, and he will never lack his share, and occasionally whoever has a loan emergency, he is also willing to help, and he is a person who will repay his kindness and debts. Lu San doesn't have any special hobbies, he occasionally drinks a little wine and fights Shuanglu, and that's it.

Li Mi stood aside and suddenly shouted, "Stop!" The crowd was talking lively, and they were forcibly suspended, and they were all stunned. Li Mi glanced around and asked, who said what he said just now? A Tang man raised his hand tremblingly.

Li Mi shook his head: "In the last sentence, the favor will be repaid, and the debt will be repaid." Everyone looked at each other, and a Sogdian man in his fifties stood up, his face a little panicked.

"Occasionally, whoever has a loan emergency, he is willing to help, he is a person who will repay his kindness and repay his debts - that's what you said?"

"Yes, that's what I said below...... I once borrowed money from Lu San in the next place. "His Tang language is stiff, and he should have learned it as an adult.

"How much did you borrow?"

"Three thousand dollars, two horses of silk, borrowed for two months, and has been paid off."

Li Mi said: "Just now you said that he is a person who will repay his kindness and repay his debts, is this your evaluation, or did he say it himself?" Sogdian Lao Hu was a little confused about this question, raised his head, and Li Mi said: "We ordinary people say that if there is a favor, it will be repaid, and if there is a debt, it must be repaid, why do you say that the favor must be repaid and the debt must be repaid?" ”

Lao Hu didn't quite understand why the chief was entangled in these subtle words, didn't he just say it casually, why not? He didn't know what to answer. Li Mi said: "You subconsciously said this, was it influenced by Lu San?" ”

When learning a foreign Chinese language as an adult, it is easy to be influenced by others, and often you don't know it. After Li Mi's inspiration, Lao Hu suddenly remembered: "Yes, yes, Lu San loves to say this, and I learned it unconsciously." ”

Li Mi thought for a moment, turned his face to Zhao Senjun and said, "Disband them." ”

"Huh? What came out? Zhao was confused. Li Mi answered the question, and casually recited a ballad: "Guard the Lang, guard the Lang, the favor will be repaid, and the debt will be repaid." As he spoke, his expression became more and more gloomy.

"If there is a favor, you will repay it, and if you have a debt, you will pay it", this is a common saying in the market, which is widely spread. In order to make up with the three words of his name, Shou Lang deliberately cut off the word "have", leaving only "kindness must be repaid, and debts must be repaid". They are the only ones in the world who will say that.

Li Mi flicked his sleeves, and his voice turned stern: "Tune a hundred-person cavalry team and follow me to Pingkangli!" ”

Feng Dalun's Xiangxiang Pavilion is located in Jing'anfang in the east city - ironically, it has the same name as Jing'an Division - here is a dividing line in Wannian County, north of Jing'anfang, full of rich and prosperous places; To the south, there are either wastelands or garden villas, and there are few inhabitants, and most of them are gangs of prodigal sons. He repaired the Incense Shifting Pavilion here, which was not only decent, but also remotely commanded the Xionghuo Gang.

He had bought the house from a merchant a few years earlier. It is said to be buying, but in fact, it is a clever robbery. The head of the Yu Department is humble and generous, and he plays a little trick in the construction, coupled with the power of the underworld, it is easy to squeeze a small businessman with no background.

The Xiangxiang Pavilion was repaired by Feng Dalun with great effort, and it is the most elegant. Therefore, he was not happy to let the vulgar people of the Bear Fire Gang come close, and only allowed a few guards to stay at the door.

said to be guards, but in fact, they were just a few floating teenagers and gangsters, squatting or leaning, without any serious manners. Outside the door, they heard the roars and laughter of the master in the courtyard one after another, and they couldn't help but look at each other. One of them said, "I don't blame the master for this." You don't know, that one-eyed Yama once entered the headquarters of our Bear Fire Gang before, killed hundreds of good hands, and was our great enemy. ”

"Hundreds?" A few teenagers around gasped, "We don't have hundreds of people in the Bear Fire Gang, right?" ”

"Whew! That's what I'll say! Anyway, that madman tossed us a lot, and this fell back into the hands of the master, I don't know how miserable. The old man sighed, and the others suddenly shrugged their noses: "It's so fragrant." ”

"Nonsense, were you on duty on your first day? It's called the Incense Pavilion, and the walls are mixed with rue vanilla, musk, and frankincense chips. As soon as the sun shines, a strange fragrance rises. ”

"No......" the boy sniffed again, "the smell is coming from the other side." ”

The other guards also smelled it, it was a different fragrance from the Incense Pavilion, the smell was even stronger, and as soon as you inhaled it, it automatically went towards your brain. Before everyone could distinguish the source of the fragrance, their heads were already feeling a little dizzy, and their eyes were slightly blurred, as if there were good things such as wine, Meiji, and high-headed horses. They leaned against each other and giggled.

At this moment, a figure rushed forward, armed with a carpenter's hammer, and struck them on the head. The guards were unconscious, unable to react at all, and with a few muffled blows, they all lay unconscious on the ground. Immediately a woman appeared at the door, covering her mouth with a cloth and holding a thick incense stick that was burning.

She snuffed out the incense and nodded. The man with the hammer tore off the thin cloth covering his mouth and nose, revealing Cen Shen's face, and as for the woman, she was naturally smelled.

Cen Shen looked at the incense with a solemn face: "This is the legendary ecstasy incense?" Wen Ran shook his head and said: "The ecstasy incense that pours out when you smell it is just psychedelic at most." This psychedelic incense is made with mandala flowers, hemp seeds, and nutmeg nuts, which can only make people a little sluggish, hallucinating in front of their eyes, and that's it at most. ”

"That's enough." Cen Shen looked up at the lintel, shook the hammer in his hand, and laughed at himself, "I, Cen Shen, originally wanted to be a sword ranger, but I didn't expect to do this kind of petty trick." ”

Wen Ran's eyelids drooped: "The son has been sent here, and he has done his duty, so let the concubine complete the rest by herself." Cen Shen smiled and walked in front of her: "The orphan girl repays her kindness, and she attacks the strong with the weak, how can I stand by and watch such a good subject." I'm not for righteousness, I'm just for the material! ”

Their plan is crude and simple. Wen Ran is responsible for releasing smoke to make the enemy sluggish, and Cen Shen is responsible for doing it. The pattern of the Incense Pavilion, and today is the Lantern Festival, and there will not be too many guards. As long as the psychedelic incense really works, Cen Shen is confident that he will tie Feng Dalun out single-handedly.

After dealing with the guards at the door, Sniff crouched down, inserted the psychedelic incense into the threshold, and lit it again. After the aroma had diffused for a few minutes, she used a small fan to fan it in. This kind of incense is very coarse, and the smoke is relatively heavy, it will first diffuse in the low places, and then slowly drift high. So even in an open yard, you don't have to worry about being blown away by the wind.

Smelling the incense floated for a moment, it was estimated that it had almost spread to the entire Incense Shifting Pavilion, and then nodded to Cen Shen. Cen Shen lifted the corner of his robe, picked up the hammer and rushed into the door, and Wen Ran followed closely behind.

He first went around the corner of the wall, saw a servant grinning at a tree, smashed it with a hammer, and then rushed to a courtyard with a blue brick floor, and suddenly stood on his feet. Then came sniffing, letting out an angry scream.

This courtyard is not large, but it can be finely decorated, with wood and water, and an exquisite incense pavilion is located on the north side. But in the middle of this extremely elegant courtyard, there is a bloody and brutal scene.

Feng Dalun grabbed Zhang Xiaojing's hair and shouted, "Yama Demon!" Go to hell! He poked frantically at him with a dagger. Zhang Xiaojing's hands were tied and he had no ability to resist, so he could only move his muscles as much as possible to avoid the vital point. Perhaps because of the agitation, the effect of the psychedelic incense on Feng Dalun is particularly obvious. In his eyes, Zhang Xiaojing's image at this time is probably a real hell ghost.

Fortunately, Feng Dalun was fascinated by psychedelic incense and lost his head. Although Zhang Xiaojing was poked bloody, he was always fine in the critical position.

Cen Shen and Wen Ran originally just wanted to come here to kidnap Feng Dalun, but they didn't expect to meet Zhang Xiaojing. Cen Shen was the first to react, taking the lead, rushing over and smashing Feng Dalun's dagger with a hammer, and then kicking him away. Wen Ran flew on Zhang Xiaojing and cried loudly.

Speaking of which, although the two have been looking for each other, this is the first time they have actually seen each other in twelve hours.

Zhang Xiaojing opened his one eye and saw Wen Wuji's face in the dark, and his face was relieved. Then came the brothers of the Eighth Regiment, one by one, affectionately gathered in the clouds, their faces blurred. But soon he saw that beside Wen Wuji, Xiao Gui's face suddenly appeared, he was chewing mint leaves, looking at him with a hideous face, and a red flame came out of his body.

Zhang Xiaojing was suddenly frightened, and his body trembled violently. At that moment, the originally paralyzed throat suddenly cleared, and a hoarse roar rushed out of his throat, which could not be said to be grief or anger.

Seeing this, he knew that he was also affected by psychedelic incense, and saw the hidden pain in his heart. She quickly fetched some ice water from the fish pond, splashed it on his face, and untied the rope. Only then did Zhang Xiaojing notice the existence of Wen Dye, he raised his head tremblingly, touched her hair, and couldn't make a sound for a long time.

Feng Dalun leaned in front of the Incense Shifting Pavilion, his eyes slightly dilated. Cen Shen kept an alert eye on him to prevent the guy from escaping.

The effect of the psychedelic incense was short-lived, and soon Feng Dalun regained his senses. The head of the Yu Department sneered: "Now that the whole city has begun martial law for some reason, even if you tie me up, you can't even think of leaving smoothly." ”

Cen Shen's face changed, he had heard a little about the riot in Xingqing Palace before, and he also heard the sound of street drums. Feng Dalun is right, now that the whole city is under martial law, they have a court official, but they are afraid that they will not even be able to get out of the door.

The only way to do this is to kill Feng Dalun on the spot, then hide until martial law is lifted, and then find a way to send Zhang Xiaojing and Wen Ran out of the city. Cen Shen secretly calculated, and there was a hint of relaxation in his mind. Feng Dalun saw this opportunity, his body suddenly jumped up, turned back and drilled into the Incense Pavilion, raised his hand, and bolted the door tightly.

Feng Dalun has been operating the underworld for many years and is cautious everywhere. In addition to luxury, this incense pavilion has also installed some life-saving means. For example, the entrance wooden door of the Xiangxiang Pavilion is fixed with four copper pages on both sides. As long as the person inside puts the iron latch down, the person outside will never kick or smash it open unless the whole door is removed.

Cen Shen rushed to the door and kicked it a few times, but the door did not move. Feng Dalun laughed through the pane and turned around to leave. Cen Shen knew that there must be a secret passage hidden in the Incense Shifting Pavilion, which could lead to other places. But he had nothing to do but watch the culprit disappear quietly.

Cen Shen kicked the door hard, turned around and said eagerly to Wen Ran: "Hurry up, Feng Dalun has escaped, and he will definitely call someone back." Wen Ran nodded, and Cen Shen helped Zhang Xiaojing up and walked out.

"Let's go back to Wenji Incense Shop first, and if the journey is fast, we can rush back before the drum is over." Cen Shen said loudly. At this time, Zhang Xiaojing spoke: "No, let's go to Guangdefang..."

"Guangdefang? No way, that's too far! Cen Shen glared.

"I have something important...... I'm going to tell Li Sicheng to go quickly. Zhang Xiaojing's tone was weak, but very firm. Wen Ran was a little hesitant, but Cen Shen was merciless: "When is it!" You're still thinking about this! Let's go out first! ”

The two of them hugged Zhang Xiaojing and quickly walked to the door of the courtyard. As soon as he stepped out of the threshold, he suddenly heard a cry, and was immediately dazzled by a golden light. When their eyesight recovered, they saw that a large number of soldiers of the Dragon Martial Army suddenly appeared in front of them, and the light came from the dazzling reflection of the rising sun on the armor.

The soldiers stood in a semicircle in front of the door, their crossbows flat, their bowstrings tightened, as if they were facing a great enemy. If they attack, they will be shot like hedgehogs with just half a snap of their fingers.

At the front of the line, three people stood. On the left is Chen Xuanli, on the right is King Yong, Feng Dalun, who had just escaped, stood at the front with a cruel smile on his face and pointed towards this side.

Shou Lang's foothold in the capital is in the Liu family bookstore in Pingkangli, next to the backyard of the ten festival envoys. Today, Shou Capture Lang has lost two assassins, a fire master, and the stronghold has been messed up, which can be described as a loss of face.

Shame is shame, and things have to be done. Chang'an City was in turmoil last night, and they had to try to gather intelligence and see what was going on. Shou Lang's team in the capital has been working hard to clean up the mess.

But at this moment, there was a rush of horses' hooves outside the alley, and even the whole ground trembled slightly. The team was a person who had been on the battlefield, and knew that a cavalry was approaching, so he hurriedly ordered his subordinates to investigate.

But before they could react, the entire alley had been completely cordoned off.

Now that it was dark, the lanterns had been extinguished, and the people had been driven back to the square, the six streets of the city were as smooth and spacious as after nightfall. This horse team galloped at full speed, and soon arrived at Pingkangli, and with the cooperation of the soldiers of the workshop, surrounded the place.

The guards were panicked and didn't know what was happening. The team frowned, got up and walked out of the alley, and was confronted by an official who was rushing in, and all the guards who tried to stop him were pushed away by the soldiers around him.

The team was about to say something about the scene, but the official threw a round object. The thing rolled around on the ground a few times, and when it reached the feet of the team, it turned out to be a human head, and it was freshly cut.

The official said loudly: "I am Jing'an Sicheng Li Mi." This person's name is Lu San, who is your one who guards Lang? ”

The team saw that the official was calm on the surface, but he was only afraid that he was about to explode inside. He had a hunch that this must have something to do with the previous turmoil, and in this case, Shou Lang could no longer strictly adhere to that set of rules, otherwise he would be uprooted by the rampaging court.

The team made a quick decision and said honestly: "There are a number of guards in the capital, and I don't remember this name, and I don't recognize this face." ”

Without waiting for Li Mi to urge, the team is taking the initiative to take the roster. Li Mi saw that the pen and ink in this name book were old, and it could not have been prepared in a hurry, it should be true, there was indeed no name in it.

Li Mi thought for a while, and then asked, "Will Shou Catcher take over the business by himself?" ”

Team Zheng said: "Impossible, all commissions must go through the fire master." ”

"If it's from outside, isn't it out of the capital to the ground?"

The team was stunned for a moment, and Li Mi immediately asked the point. There is indeed this possibility, the foreign guards and catchers received the commission of the foreign guests about the capital and came to Chang'an, in this case, there is no need to go through the fire master of the capital. However, the Chang'an branch will provide some basic assistance, such as footholds, such as guides and intelligence support, but they do not ask about specific matters and do not participate in them.

If Lu San received the commission in the field and came to Chang'an to lurk in the Jing'an Division, then there was really no foundation in the fire division of the capital.

"Who are the majority of those out-of-town guests?"

The team is not deceiving: "Big businessmen, border generals, families, local government offices, etc." Li Mi asked: "So what kind of foreign guests, they entrust more affairs in the capital?" The team finally hesitated and stopped. Li Mi took a step forward, and his tone was fierce: "Before, you sent someone to assassinate the Turkic right killer, and you have already violated the taboo of the imperial court, no matter how honest you are, this black cauldron is your guard to catch Lang to carry it!" ”

Team Zheng sighed, knowing that this official couldn't fool around at all, glanced to the east, and whispered, "Stay in the backyard." ”

On the opposite street of Liu Kee Bookstore, there are ten backyards. Behind these backyards stood a festival envoy, representing their eyes and ears in the capital. The backyard is relatively independent of the imperial court system, and they not only transmit news from outside the center to the center, but also report the center's dynamics to the jiedu envoy in a timely manner.

If there is any foreign customer who has the greatest demand for entrustment in the capital, it must be these ten backyards.

Li Mi was slightly moved, as soon as it was involved in the backyard, it was linked to side affairs, and the matter became more complicated. He asked, "So how do you settle the accounts between you and the backyard?" ”

This is an extremely precise question. If he blindly asks about the content of the commission, the team can prevaricate and say that he does not know; However, starting from the link of financial accounts, there is a flow of water as evidence, and it is difficult to conceal it temporarily.

The team knew that this question was tricky, so they had to ask someone else to get the account book from the fire master's side, and explained: "We will settle the account with the backyard once a month. The headquarters sent the documents over, and left the backyard to pay the bills according to the documents. What exactly is the item, unless it is a commission handled by the capital, we don't know. ”

Shou Lang's stronghold in the capital needs to bear the matter of exchange and discount, and collect the remuneration from all over the country, in exchange for grain, grass, iron and other goods to be transported back to the border to guard the city, so the big accounts are settled from here.

"Take it for me."

Li Mi did not believe the words of the team. He brought a few old scribes and brought over all the account books of the guards and catchers in the past year to verify them personally. For a secret organization, this is simply a public insult, but the team is gritting its teeth and does not dare to make a mistake.

Li Mi's instructions were simple: find out all the transactions between the ten backyards and the guards in the past year, minus the commissions handled by the Beijing branch, and see which one with the highest transaction number was the backyard.

You must know that it is extremely difficult to install an eyeliner in Jing'ansi, and the price must be very expensive; If you want to come up with a plan as large as the grasshopper, the cost is even more staggering. This figure will be reflected in the transaction volume. As long as you check which one in the backyard costs the most to entrust the guards to work in the capital, the conclusion will be obvious.

Soon the scribes came to the conclusion that Pinglu would stay in the backyard. Just for the second year of Tianbao, it paid more than 10,000 guan to Shou Lang, of which less than 2,000 were entrusted by the capital.

"Pinglu ......," Li Mi chewed on the name carefully.

Compared with the other nine festival envoys, the Pinglu festival envoys are relatively new, and they have just been established for less than two years. It is actually a sub-level that was separated from the Fanyang Jiedu, and only has jurisdiction over eleven garrison cities and one army, and governs Yingzhou.

It was precisely because it was so new that Li Mi couldn't remember who the Pinglu Jiedu envoy was for a while, so he had to turn his inquiring eyes to the team. The team was very familiar with this nature, and hurriedly replied:

"Back to Sicheng, the name of the envoy of the Pinglu Festival is An Lushan."