Chapter 134: Luring the Snake Out of the Hole
Yu Wenye's injury to his right arm was not too serious, and the doctor who was the best at treating injuries in Suzhou County was invited to clean the wound for him, reapplied the medicine, and waited for the bleeding to stop before carefully bandaging it.
It is inconvenient to go out and serve inside, so the little noble son did not come to Suzhou with him. At present, his right arm is injured and he can't change his clothes on his own, and there is a maid at the post station who wants to serve, but unfortunately he is thrown out.
Seeing this, Bai Muguan had to take the clean robe in the maid's hand and go in personally.
The blood-stained goose yellow gauze feather brocade robe slowly faded, and he was helped to change into a moire plain robe embroidered with Xinyi flowers on the hem of the robe. She was not skillful in fiddling with his clothes, and Yu Wenye stared down at her, his eyes meeting coldly.
His eyes were as deep as a pool of water, still and without waves.
Her eyes were as misty as light smoke, bright and bright.
From each other's eyes, read strong feelings, warm ripples.
After some tossing and tidying up their appearance, the two walked out of the inner room hand in hand and went to the flower hall. Yu Wenye's complexion was a little whiter than the clothes on his body, his right arm hung down unnaturally, and there was a chill between his eyebrows, as if he had changed a person.
Almost at the same time, Ling Fengchen hurriedly went back and forth: "Your Highness, the assassin who hid in the restaurant and released cold arrows has been caught, and a total of four people are hiding in the east, west, north and south corners respectively. The assassination is not done with a normal bow and arrow, but with a strong crossbow! The tattoos on their chests can be used to identify them, all of them from the Tianhe faction. ”
Hearing this, Yu Wenye was furious, and reprimanded: "What a Tianhe faction, dare to kill the imperial court officials, and dare to assassinate the prince!" Trial, if you can't judge cause and effect, you, a juror, will stay in Suzhou County to accompany Tianhe. ”
Ling Fengchen, who was innocently angry, shrugged his shoulders and shook his head secretly. He was also angry, but the injured prince was even more annoyed than him, so he could only silently endure his idleness.
Seeing this, Bai Muguan hurriedly stood up and played a round: "Commander Ling is very hard before and after!" His Royal Highness was also angry and said casually, don't take it to heart. ”
Ling Fengchen raised his eyes to look at her, and his heart was mixed. He understands, she is now full of only Yu Wenye alone, and everything she says and does is for him. She knew that Ling Fengchen should not be offended, and she should be well encircled to help the future.
"General Xiaobai's words are serious, His Royal Highness reprimands, and Ling should receive it." Say goodbye and quit.
Not long after Ling Fengchen left, Zhang Anjiang got the news and rushed over. The military general Geng Zhi didn't like to hide his emotions, and when he saw him running in a hurry, he was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.
Zhang Anjiang couldn't bear to look at Yu Wenye's handsome face that was pale due to excessive blood loss, and he didn't care about Bai Muguan's presence, so he knelt down on one knee and opened his mouth: "Your Highness respectfully invites Your Highness to return to Beijing." ”
Yu Wenye, who had already put away his anger, glanced at it lightly, and seemed to be smiling: "Are you here to talk about this?" ”
Zhang Anjiang hesitated slightly, presented a county government scroll with both hands, and said truthfully: "Your Highness, this is a file about the Tianhe faction, and Commander Ling said that you need to look at it." ”
Bai Muguan took the file and handed it to Yu Wenye, with her hand, he quickly flipped through it, and after a cursory browsing, he asked, "Who is Huya?" ”
"The Tianhe faction was born five years ago, with huge power and arrogance, and they had previously haunted Qingtong County and killed Hu County Commander who intended to destroy them. The big boss of this faction is called Huya, who was originally a green forest thief, and he had dozens of lives on his hands, but he has never been arrested by the government. This person's martial arts are extremely high, and he can't hide it, and he has a scar on his back that was cut by him during the fight. When it came to the tricky Tianhe faction, Zhang Anjiang, who was nearly fifty years old, was stunned and gritted his teeth.
Yu Wenye frowned: "Where is their lair of thieves?" ”
"That's where the tricky part begins!" Zhang Anjiang sighed, "Gangs in the rivers and lakes are like rootless duckweed, coming and going freely, and they are elusive. It's hateful that gangs have been prevalent in the rivers and lakes in recent years, and the Tianhe faction in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has gradually gained momentum, they rely on each other and are intertwined, and often use the so-called 'for Tianxingdao' to deceive the people and despise the government! Whenever they committed murder and evil, the government was always one step slower, and the lower officials felt powerless. ”
Yu Wenye raised his lips coldly, not hiding his sarcasm: "I believe this, if you have the ability, why would so many officials lose their lives in a row?" Being an incorruptible person is not an honest official, which makes the gangs and the government have a deep hatred, but they have no ability to serve the public, and it is strange if they don't die! ”
Although Zhang Anjiang is a martial artist, he is not stupid, he can hear Yu Wenye's sarcastic and dissatisfied tone, but he doesn't dare to reply, after all, the county government clerk has a bad style of acting every day.
After thinking about it, he pulled up a seemingly unrelated matter: "The lower official reminded His Highness that the assassin who assassinated you in the street used a strong crossbow. The crossbow is different from the usual bow and arrow, and anyone can make a pair when they need it. ”
The range and speed of the crossbow are far superior to that of ordinary bows and arrows, and they cannot be bought on the market except for a few pairs stored in the armory of the county government's mansion. In other words, the crossbow is a weapon that is strictly forbidden by the people, and offenders can go to prison. Having said that, no matter how fierce and powerful the gangs are, if there is no help from the officialdom, how can they have a weapon like a crossbow?
Yu Wenye had already thought of this, and couldn't help asking: "Your county armory is missing a strong crossbow?" ”
Zhang Anjiang replied truthfully: "I went to see it before the officials came, and there was no less. ”
The fact that the weapons of the county government were not stolen indicates that the strong crossbows used by the assassins had other origins. Yu Wenye vaguely had a spectrum in his heart, so he opened his mouth to chase people: "That's it, I know this matter in my heart, you go back to the county government to take care of the general affairs first." ”
Zhang Anjiang hesitated slightly, and finally said bluntly: "Your Highness, the official is a martial artist, and he has learned some skills by the side of the county guard in the past, but he is not good at handling government affairs. When there is a vacancy in the autumn of many events, it is better to recommend some diligent and capable gentlemen with both talent and morality, so that they can temporarily help take care of the trivial affairs in the ya. ”
This idea is the first of its kind, and it is not unavoidable. As the saying goes, the master is in the people, if there are people who are careful and capable and hardworking, you may wish to bring one or two. Two days ago, Bai Muguan mentioned the reform related to the rule of officials. Meritocracy, informal.
made up his mind, Yu Wenye advised: "When choosing people, you must be careful, don't mix things up, and give the villain a chance." ”
Zhang Anjiang solemnly agreed.
The girl, who had been silent for a long time, lightly opened her lips, her eyes were rippling, and she smiled mysteriously and said: "Captain Zhang just said that the gangs in the rivers and lakes have come and gone without a trace, and there is no fixed place to live. Your Highness, I have an idea to find out the traces of the Tianhe faction, and maybe I can catch them all. ”
"What did you say?" Zhang Anjiang stared at her in disbelief, losing his manners. It's not that he can't see the intimacy between her and the prince, at most a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, what can she do?
This is a problem that more than a dozen officials of Dai County Shou and County Government can't solve, otherwise if the thieves were brought to justice earlier, how could so many people die?
Yu Wenye also showed a look of surprise, but saw her speak calmly: "Now the opportunity is sent to the door to see how we grasp it." His Royal Highness doesn't have to trouble Commander Ling anymore, and harsh interrogation is useless for these self-proclaimed chivalrous and unyielding Jianghu people. ”
"It's better to give them a chance to escape from prison, and when they get out of prison, they will rush to meet with someone. We just need to send people to follow carefully, so that we don't have to worry about finding the thief's den and not finding the tiger's teeth. In order to ensure safety, I first followed these four people alone, leaving marks along the way, and Captain Zhang led a large group of men and horses to arrest and exterminate them. ”
A great strategy indeed!
It seems to let the tiger return to the mountain, but in fact, it leads the snake out of the hole.
Surprise and attack unprepared. The Tianhe faction must have been caught off guard, and it was not a problem to encircle and suppress it in one fell swoop.
"Your Highness, what General Xiaobai said is worth a try!" Zhang Anjiang was a little excited when he heard this, and he didn't care about despising her youth, so he immediately agreed in favor.
Yu Wenye closed his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows, considered his beard for a moment, and suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Okay, I believe in Guanguan." You can give it a try, but if you are not careful, you will return to the mountains......"
"With me, it's impossible to let the tiger return to the mountain!" Bai Muguan interrupted his worries, smiled brightly, his eyebrows and eyes were full of confidence, "Your Highness just wait for good news." Without further ado, we will make a plan today, and we will discuss it with Commander Ling later, and give them a surprise tomorrow morning. ”
Zhang Anjiang, who gradually recovered from his excitement, suddenly became more worried: "Wait, if the Hefang has abandoned one day, will the general's plan be in vain?" ”
The girl shook her head firmly: "No, at least tomorrow will not be nothing." ”
She is bound to personally encircle and suppress the Tianhe faction, catch the legendary big boss Huya, and then personally interrogate why they murdered Yu Wenye? Who is behind the brazen assassination of the Tianhe faction?
"Since you're so confident, we'll see tomorrow." At first glance, it sounded full of expectation and trust, but in fact, his heart was beating suddenly, and his knuckles habitually tapped on the table, falling into silent contemplation.
She wants to follow the vine, this strategy is not bad, but is it true that the Tianhe faction, who has been heinous but has been at large for several years, will be calculated so easily?
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