The two fingers thick, as wide as the door panel, were so huge that they were deformed, and the big knife that was not at all used by ordinary people was unloaded from the carriage by several strong men.

Standing in the courtyard of the inn, Butcher Zhang grabbed the specially made broadsword with his stout arms that looked like the torsos of an adult.

And in this clearing.

There are also more than a dozen figures standing with bodies that are very different from ordinary people.

These are all special dependents brought by Luo Shen from Shanxi that have undergone physical mutations due to the implantation of white worms.

Coupled with the masters who have entered the Beijing Division in the past few days and scattered through Shanxi merchants or other channels, it is already a big force.

This time, several scholars and businessmen, including Chen An, came to the capital together.

Luo Shen glanced at Chen An and said, "During the time I was asleep, you had to be responsible for infiltrating the major yamen and main officials in the capital...... Of course, it would be better if it could penetrate directly into the palace. ”

"Yes, my lord." Chen An, who was an ordinary scholar a few months ago, said.

"I hope that when I wake up, the heart of the Ming Empire will be under my control...... Do you understand? ”

"Yes, my lord's wish, Chen An will definitely do his best."

Luo Shen was silent.

Chen An straightened up and looked at Luo Shen, whose body had been wrapped in an oval shape by a layer of translucent gelatin, and he immediately ordered everyone to place him in the predetermined underground wine cellar.

Finally, after hiding the entrance to the cellar, he breathed a sigh of relief, and began to methodically command the other dependents to get busy.

……

Recently, many things have happened to the three Shen Lian brothers.

chased and killed Wei Zhongxian, and it was only at the critical moment that he almost lost his life to solve Wei Zhongxian's meritorious service...... Then Shen Lian wanted to redeem the girl Zhou Miaotong he liked......

and then was framed and persecuted several times, and the matter of Shen Lian letting Wei Zhongxian go gradually surfaced......

Seeing that the three brothers had already come to a desperate situation.

However, at this time, a case that shook the government and the opposition broke out, and for a while, whether it was Wei Zhongxian, who was hiding in the shadows and waiting for an opportunity to take revenge, or Zhao Jingzhong, who had been looking for an opportunity to kill Wei Zhongxian and Shen Lian, the three brothers, were no longer so important in such a monstrous case.

At night.

At the gate of a spacious and magnificent mansion in the capital, the brocade guards of the brigade lit torches and carried lanterns to surround the huge mansion layer by layer, and even a large number of people were arranged on the nearby streets, intersections, and roofs.

Emperor Chongzhen's big celebrity Zhao Gonggong - Zhao Jingzhong also had to be present in person at this time, although at this time his eyes always glanced at the three Shen Lian brothers, wondering how to take the opportunity to kill these three "thorns in the eye" who might know that he was falsely preaching the holy decree, but in front of the current matter, he did not dare to have the slightest omission.

Because compared to a Wei Zhongxian.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen is obviously more concerned about whether the characters in this mansion have swept a large area in the northwest in just a few months, and it is said that he has already gathered hundreds of thousands of soldiers at this time!

Zhao Jingzhong, who was riding on the horse, knew very well in his heart: if the news from Shanxi Jinyiwei was true...... Then, I'm afraid that even if the leader of the anti-thief in this house is not the leader of the anti-thief, he must be the high-level of the anti-thief!

If he captures him alive in front of the emperor here, it will obviously be a great achievement immediately, although at this time the emperor has already abolished the East Factory and cut a large number of brocade guards...... As a result, Dongchang and Jinyiwei, the two most feared institutions in the Ming Dynasty, have become yesterday's yellow flowers.

But if this matter is done well, who can guarantee that he, Zhao Jingzhong, will not completely take over the authority of Jinyiwei?

In his opinion, unless the emperor is a fool.

Otherwise, how could important institutions like Dongchang and Jinyiwei that check and balance those ministers really be completely abolished?

After all, if Dongchang and Jinyiwei are really withdrawn, I am afraid that those ministers will form a party for personal gain, and it is not too simple to fool the emperor if they want to be fooled by the yang and the yin!

At that time, even if the emperor wanted to raid his house, he had no "tools" in his hand.

Thinking like this, Zhao Jingzhong was still unwilling to give up the opportunity to kill Shen Lian and the three of them, so he summoned the three of them to the horse, and in a few words, he forcibly assigned them the task of infiltrating the investigation.

Last time, during the operation, these three people escaped from the siege of a knife hand, and this time, Zhao Jingzhong planned to use the old trick to use the thieves in this mansion to solve Shen Lian and them!

I can't see that I can't push it off.

Shen Lian and the three of them glanced at each other, and had no choice but to secretly and carefully climb the wall of the gate of this mansion.

Looking into the courtyard by the slope of the eaves, the three of them immediately saw several big men standing guard in the courtyard.

In the dead of night.

A few big men kept vigil at night, and they still carried waist knives.

What kind of eyesight do Shen Lian and the three have? Naturally, I noticed for the first time that the long knives on the waists of these people were all common styles in the Ming army!

You know, it's not a small sin for ordinary people to take this kind of army-style sword!

And these people dare to smuggle these sabers into the capital, which shows that they are not ordinary businessmen at all!

"Do you want to do it?" Jin Yichuan asked in a low voice.

Shen Lian was a little uneasy in his heart at this time, he carefully looked at everything in the courtyard, and said in a low voice: "Look again, if these people are really from the Shanxi Political Division...... I'm afraid they are all masters of anti-thieves, and these people dare to rebel, but they are not those family members who are casually raised by officials and eunuchs. ”

Hear the words.

Jin Yichuan was a little unconcerned: "Heh, what masters can there be in those mud legs in the northwest?" Poor and rich and martial...... I think they are definitely not as powerful as the masters raised by those officials who raided our homes! ”

Hearing the third brother say this, Shen Lian shook his head.

It is true that the poor are rich and martial, but in his opinion, this martial arts should be divided into three parts: "practice", "fighting" and "killing".

For example, the masters raised by these dignitaries and nobles in Beijing naturally learned art from a young age, and they have a solid foundation, and they have great advantages in practicing for a stable time on weekdays, resting and eating, and maintaining after bruises.

But these people only have an advantage in the "practice" part.

But in terms of "fighting" and "killing", where do the guards of ordinary large families need to fight and kill people frequently?

You must know that this Jingshi is at the feet of the Son of Heaven.

The competition between ordinary martial artists should also be stopped, and the things that are practiced in such a fight can only be said to be the foundation, and if you really have to fight to the death one day, I am afraid that your strength will drop a lot, and even die very unjustly.

Shen Lian himself has carried out countless missions over the years, what is the arrest of murderers, the arrest of officials, the pursuit of killing...... Caught and killed I don't know how many master disciples who practiced martial arts diligently.

And almost seven or eight times out of ten of these people's failures are due to their lack of experience in actual fighting.

Let's ask a person who practices martial arts, he has never fought with people to the death once in his life, and he has encountered a master like Shen Lian who is strong in martial arts and has experienced hundreds of bloody battles...... Failure is almost a certainty.

In Shen Lian's opinion, those "masters" who were raised by others, or who had practiced martial arts all their lives but had never fought to the death, were just embroidered pillows!

The face is good-looking, but isn't the lining broken at the first poke?

But these people from the northwest are different.

Since these people dare to participate in the rebellion, this courage is already very great.

And these thieves swept through the mountains and Shaanxi, it is impossible for none of these masters to be killed? Haven't been on the battlefield once?

And as long as these people have gone through bloody battles...... Regardless of their martial arts, I'm afraid that ruthlessness and decisiveness are enough to give people a headache.

Therefore, in Shen Lian's opinion, this operation was much more dangerous than the last time they were besieged by dozens of practitioners with knives!