Chapter 55: Confusing

They watched Gu Qingcheng's carriage go away, and it was the fastest

Zhan Ying asked Tuoba:

"General, aren't you going to tell Miss Gu your true identity?"

"Wait until General Ben has completely recovered her heart, and then tell her."

Tuoba looked at Gu Qingcheng's carriage swallowed by the night, and was stunned.

"Otherwise, she knew that General Ben and King Nan'an were uncles and nephews, and she would not dare to approach General Ben." Tuoba sighed slightly.

"This Miss Gu is really worthy of the general and the king of Nan'an to become rivals in love." Zhan Ying shook his head and said.

"What rival?" Tuoba suddenly punched Zhan Ying's face, but he didn't really want to hit him, stopped in front of his nose, and was determined to warn, "Tuoba Yu is not even worthy of a rival in love!" ”

"Yes...... The subordinates were open-mouthed, and they were quick to talk for a while, and they made a mistake. Zhan Ying patted his mouth lightly and smiled.

Seeing that Tuoba's face was gradually softening, he said again:

"Miss Gu won't like King Nan'an at all, so King Nan'an can't be the general's rival at all."

Tuoba didn't bother with Zhan Ying, and sighed heavily.

"The most important thing is that this king has been hunted down and killed now, and there has never been any woman around this king.

If the person behind the curtain knew that I had a close relationship with Allure, he would definitely cut her.

The enemy is overwhelmed, and it will cost her her life! ”

"Therefore, the whereabouts and relationship between the general and Miss Gu must be kept secret, so that no one can find out?" Zhan Yingdao.

Tuoba bowed slightly:

"Yes, before the mastermind behind the scenes is revealed, I must not disclose my relationship with Allure, otherwise, it will push her to the cusp!"

"Isn't Your Highness afraid that she will blame His Highness for concealing her identity?" Zhan Ying said worriedly.

"Nothing is as important as her safety. This king has lost his father, and he must not lose Allure again.

Therefore, the identity of this king, don't tell her for the time being. Don't get her involved in those ugly killings. Tuoba said heavily.

"Okay, my subordinates understand." Zhan Ying nodded as if he didn't understand.

"Prepare the horses!" Tuoba looked at the night where even the sound of horses' hooves had disappeared, and fought against Yingdao.

Tuoba will be busy next.

The Jiangnan Meteor Gang actually infiltrated the capital, and he wanted to find them out one by one.

The blue sky and the white sun, dare to assassinate the eldest grandson of the emperor in the imperial city, General Gaoyang Wang Feiying will not give up.

Emperor Tuoba Tao will not sit idly by.

When Tuoba returned to the barracks, he summoned the general who defended the city and Jing Zhaoyin to come over.

"Go! Sima Huai, the general of the city guard, and Yang Wenlong, Jingzhao Yin! ”

The people in the military camp all know that Tuoba has been in the military camp since he was a child, brave and strategic, but he is also ruthless.

It's just that he has a handsome and extraordinary appearance, even if he sits on a chair at will, he is also elegant and dignified, far better than any prince and grandson.

didn't know it, and thought he was a straw bale kid.

He is the most noble Yanei in the entire Pingcheng, the unrestrained god of war in the Great Wei!

"General! ...... "The generals came over one by one to salute him.

"Is the general alright? ......" The generals' gossip of care.

"Look, isn't General Ben good?" The corners of Tuoba's mouth are slightly upturned.

"Okay, okay, it's okay, the general Jiren Tianxiang, the god of war of Great Wei, how can he be assassinated!" The generals comforted again.

Although Tuoba is arrogant and cruel to the enemy, he respects the soldiers very much.

In the face of the generals, he put away his arrogance, nodded in return, and had a modest attitude.

When Sima Huai, the general who defended the city, and Yang Wenlong, the general of Jingzhao, heard that General Gaoyang Wang Feiying had been assassinated in Pingcheng, they were so frightened that they rushed to the military camp to marshal tent.

Tuoba met with the general who defended the city and Jing Zhaoyin, waved his hand and ordered the generals to retreat, leaving only a few of Zhan Ying's cronies.

Sima Huai and Yang Wenlong trembled.

Kneeling in front of Tuoba with trepidation.

"Dereliction of duty, I actually let the assassins infiltrate the capital, and ask General Gaoyang Wang to surrender!" Sima Huai was apprehensive and arched his hand.

"The lower official is in charge of the stability of Gyeonggi, and General Gaoyang Wang was assassinated, and the lower official is duty-bound, please punish General Gaoyang Wang!" Yang Wenlong also kowtowed.

"Okay, General Sima and Lord Yang don't have to blame themselves, this king invited the two of you to come, not to punish you. Let's all get up and talk back. ”

The two got up and stood aside.

"There must still be assassins in the capital now, and this king has sent you here to ask you to provide useful clues." Tuoba Road.

"General Gaoyang Wang asked." Jingzhao Yin Yang Wenlong bowed and said.

Tuoba looked at them and said:

"In addition to the princes and generals, the nobles and nobles of the Great Wei Dynasty, and the common people were forbidden to hide weapons privately.

The Assassins had a large number of bows and arrows, how did they get into Heijo?

Where do these assassins usually hide, and what do they do for a living?

General Sima, do you know which people or trucks have been coming and going frequently recently? ”

He paused for a moment, then turned to look at Jing Zhaoyin again: "Lord Yang, do you know when Pingcheng poured in so many faces, or if these people have been hiding in Pingcheng for a long time?" ”

Tuoba looked at Sima Huai and Yang Wenlong calmly and solemnly.

Sima Huai replied first:

"Pingcheng wagons and carriages are mostly market trading houses.

Of course, it is very common for large merchants to come and go in and out of goods every day.

For example, the emperor's supply merchant Zhuangyuanfang, Linglong Pavilion, heaven and earth, these big commercial houses.

Not only does it supply the Imperial Palace, but its own branches are also scattered throughout the city of Heijo, and there are naturally many vehicles and goods coming in and out.

Hongmen Qin Batian not only has the emperor's offering to the champion, but also operates gold and silver jewelry, jewelry and antiques, and the goods are the most expensive.

There are also Caoyun, dock porters, dart boards, gangsters, casinos, and the most chariots and horses.

However, he has a wide range of contacts, and there are top runes, entering and exiting the city gate, and the soldiers guarding the city do not dare to check easily.

Linglong Pavilion sells not only silk brocade, but also head-to-toe hats and shoes, as well as various accessories and spices. There are also antiques and curiosities, which are all-encompassing.

Self-spinning silk weaving and dyeing workshops, cloth garment embroidery, are all one-stop production and operation.

The vehicles entering and exiting every day are almost the largest in the city, and the number of people is also the most.

Daikin Trading House deals in arms and munitions, and the daily consumption of the military camp is so huge, the scale of goods entering and leaving is even larger.

In heaven and earth, in addition to this store, it also specializes in firewood, rice, oil, salt, and dietary materials for the palace.

Recently, I have also invited several opera troupes that are popular all over the country, and there are dozens of people in each troupe, and there are countless boxes and cages of theater equipment. ”

"Heaven and earth have recently invited a lot of opera troupes from all over the world?" Tuoba frowned.

"Yes, heaven and earth have always recruited the best musicians to perform on stage, so as to maintain the consistent prosperity. Among them, the most famous is the flower Xiangrong that is popular all over the country. Sima Huai said.

After a pause, he frowned slightly and asked:

"Could it be that His Royal Highness King Gaoyang doubts the heavens and the earth?"

"It's not that you suspect heaven and earth, all outsiders are suspicious." Tuoba Road.

After that, he looked at Yang Wenlong again.

Yang Wenlong comprehended and also told the story:

"General Gaoyang Wang, more than 100,000 prisoners of war and slaves of the Great Wei Dynasty, were given to the soldiers at all levels of the Xianbei Ministry.

The princes and nobles, and the clan of the gate lords mostly lived in Pingcheng, and the slaves near Pingcheng accounted for most of them.

Some weave silk brocade, grow grain, and herd cattle and sheep for their masters.

Some were trained to be dead soldiers, or duel in the arena to win a gamble for their masters, or they were bought and sold as killers.

I heard that the three princes Dongping King had the most slaves under him, followed by King Changshan and Dugu Dasikong, Marquis Lu, and then there were several sons of the Anguo Mansion.

I wonder if there are slave killers among these assassins? ”

"All slaves have black words on their necks, and this time the killer should not be a slave killer." Zhan Ying shook his head.

"Not a slave killer?" Yang Wenlong frowned slightly.

Looking at King Gaoyang, he paused and continued:

"The western suburbs of Pingcheng are slums and slave settlements, chaotic and mixed with dragons and snakes.

It's easy to hide some new face killers.

As for the newly hired troupes in heaven and earth, their place of residence is near the food processing workshop in Dongzhimen. ”

"Western suburbs?" Tuoba groaned, "Dongzhimen? ”

"General Gaoyang Wang, the last general will immediately send troops to investigate?" Sima Huai asked.

"General Gaoyang Wang, the lower officials will also go back immediately to mobilize and arrest fast?" Yang Wenlong also asked.

"You are not allowed to publicize this matter to the public, this king only needs you to provide clues. The rest of the matter will be settled by the king. "Tuobadao.

The two nodded silently.

"From this day forward, you must closely examine all those who enter and leave Pingcheng, especially the men with new faces!" Tuoba and said.

"The last general commands!"

"The subordinate obeys!"

Sima Huai and Yang Wenlong left, and Zhan Ying asked Tuoba if he had searched for him overnight.

"Searching overnight, blind in the dark, may not be able to find anything, but will startle the snake." Tuoba groaned.

Zhan Ying and the others looked at Tuoba and waited for his order.

"The order goes down, there is a curfew at night, and no one is allowed to leave the city at will. Gather people and horses, and as soon as it dawns tomorrow, the whole city will be searched! ”

"No!" Zhan Ying took the order and left.

The next day, just after dawn, hundreds of guards and soldiers divided into several routes, and quickly went to the western suburbs and Dongzhimen, slums and slave houses.

Or the places where outsiders are temporarily stationed in clusters, hotels, inns, and various trading houses where a large number of goods enter and exit, raid and search.

It only frightened the merchants and the slaves of the slums.

But the assassin with the arrow on his wrist, or the suspicious person, disappeared into the castle out of thin air.

Tuoba and Zhan Ying personally went to Heaven and Earth, Linglong Pavilion, and Zhuangyuanfang, these big trading houses.

Heaven and earth are still singing and dancing, Tuoba brought people in, Zhan Ying and the guards went in to check all the guests and servants.

"I have admired the prestige of General Feiying of Gaoyang Wang for a long time, and His Royal Highness is becoming more and more dignified and graceful. What are you? "Feng Thirteen Niang went out to greet him.

Feng Thirteen Niang looked at the majestic and unbridled Tuoba, and her charming eyes could hardly be moved.

"In the heavens and earth of Boss Feng, this king also comes occasionally, but he doesn't greet Boss Feng.

Now it's just a routine inspection, disturbing Boss Feng's business. Tuoba said coldly.

Although Tuoba's expression was cold, he could gesture and speak, but he was brilliant and handsome.

Feng Thirteen Niang's heart seemed to be entangled in something, and her light steps on weekdays seemed to have become heavy.

Not to mention the Wind Thirteen Niang, even those dancing girls, one by one, saw the handsome and aggressive Tuoba, and they couldn't help but look dumbfounded.

"Okay, His Royal Highness King Gaoyang will inspect it, and Thirteen Niang will try her best to cooperate." The wind thirteen niang said.

Then he ordered his subordinates not to run around, and waited for General Gaoyang Wang to investigate.

Feng Thirteen Niang accompanied Tuoba to inspect the wings and seats on all floors of heaven and earth, and checked almost every corner.

The flower that is popular all over the south of the Yangtze River wants to be dressed in green clothes, and is singing "Hate Lock the Monocyst", which is so beautiful that I feel pity.

Feng Thirteen Niang is coquettish and spicy, and the flowers want to be pitiful, and the two are equally divided.

Tuoba didn't expect that Hua wanted to accommodate a man, and his appearance could be more charming than that of a woman.

No wonder it has been popular all over the country for so many years.

The guards inspected the musicians, dancers, and runners in the heavens and the earth, and they didn't look unusual.

They left and went to the Linglong Pavilion next door.

Feng Thirteen Niang looked at Tuoba who left, and her eyes seemed to show entanglement.

And Hua Xiangrong's charming eyes have a hint of coldness and condensation.

When Xue Wuniang, who was exquisite, saw Tuoba with the guards coming to search, she hurriedly greeted her enthusiastically:

"Oops! It's His Royal Highness the King of Gaoyang, Your Highness, please come in quickly, Linglong Pavilion will definitely cooperate with the inspection! ”

Tuoba bowed slightly, and said coldly: "Disturb Boss Xue." ”

"Don't bother, don't bother, His Royal Highness King Gaoyang is here, and the Linglong Pavilion is shining.

Although His Royal Highness checked, Wu Niang led the way for His Highness. The shrewd and capable Xue Wuniang greeted warmly.

Personally took Tuoba to walk around the Linglong Pavilion, and then went up to the attic above.

The attic is large, but it is full of looms and embroidery shelves. Colorful silk threads and silk cloths are stacked, and embroiderers are doing needlework.

The embroidery girls were stunned when they saw Tuoba, who was descending like a god.

Tuoba took a look, nothing unusual, and went downstairs.

As he went downstairs, he caught a glimpse of a beautifully embroidered gauze skirt of a folded begonia.

He paused.

Such a fluttering gauze skirt is only worthy of wearing it on his Allure.

In front of him, Gu Qingcheng's elegant appearance in that gauze skirt suddenly appeared.

He could barely move his steps as he looked at the gauze skirt.

He gave Zhan Ying a look, and when he went out, Zhan Ying went to buy it without a trace.

Xue Wuniang's eyes were shrewd, and although Tuoba didn't say anything at the time, Tuoba's amazing look fell on her eyes.

He knew that Tuoba liked the gauze skirt.

She refused to accept the money, but Zhan Ying insisted on putting the money on the counter.

They went to Zhuangyuanfang again, the owner of Zhuangyuanfang was not there, Zhuangyuanfang was a gold shop, and there was nothing suspicious at a glance.

The two ornaments lying in the gold cabinet aroused Tuoba's interest.

Later, they left the Zhuangyuan Workshop and returned to the barracks, and the other guards who went to the workshop to search also came back one after another.

"General, we have thoroughly searched the large slums and slave houses on the outskirts of Pingcheng, and we have not found any trace of the Assassins.

The inns, foot shops, trading houses, and all the places that can be hidden in Pingcheng have been searched upside down, and they have not been found at all.

Not to mention a large number of living assassins, even a mouse or a sparrow, it is difficult for them to escape our search net. ”

The guards returned to Tuoba.

"There are so many living assassins, they should stay in Pingcheng.

Now I can't find any of them, and I don't even have any clues? Tuoba said with a heavy face.

Zhuan Yi looked at the huge map of the Great Wei Dynasty hanging on the wall.

The other guards were shocked:

"General, Pingcheng can have so many assassins, but we can't receive any news, and we can't find any clues of escaped assassins, this, this is too terrifying!"

Tuoba kept looking at the whole map, muttered for a moment, and said:

"The Assassin must have been hidden in the shadows by someone with a heart, and he would not appear in the crowded inn at all.

The person behind the scenes can send the assassin to the passenger with ease, and hide it so tightly, the hiding place must be extraordinary, and his identity is definitely not simple.

Could it be that he joined forces with Liu Song, the general of Great Wei, and hid them?

A general with such great ability? ”

He has been looking at the whole map carefully.

"Have you ever checked the abandoned mausoleum thirty miles outside the city?" Tuoba pointed to a corner of the city outside the map.

“…… It was a deserted mausoleum, and it was rumored to be haunted, and the nearby villagers did not dare to go there. Could it be that Zhan Ying's eyes lit up.

The other guards exchanged glances, then at Tuoba.

"Haunted? Hum! The killer covered his face and lived a life of licking blood with a knife, no one and no ghost. Tuoba sneered: "They don't want to be upright, but they want to hide and be ghosts!" General Ben will make them ghosts completely! ”

The guards were ready.

"Let's go, go to the mausoleum to hunt ghosts!" Tuoba took the lead and walked outside the barracks.

A large number of guards followed Tuoba and galloped towards the abandoned mausoleum outside the city.

Tuoba's horse caravan had just left the city and was galloping towards the abandoned mausoleum.

But he saw a red smoke arrow shoot out of the air.

"The Assassins must be hiding in the abandoned mausoleum, and there is indeed a messenger in the city to tell them to flee for their lives." Tuoba's voice was cold.

Then he said vigorously:

"Zhan Ying, pass the order, and order the Shenwu Battalion and the Shence Battalion to be within a hundred miles radius of Pingcheng and comprehensively search and arrest!"

"Subordinates take orders!" Zhan Ying immediately fired several signal arrows.

Tuoba led people to the abandoned mausoleum outside the city, and sure enough, he saw dozens of black-clothed people fleeing nearby.

Already hating these Assassins, Tuoba immediately flew to his feet and stabbed at them with his sword drawn.

"Try to keep your mouth alive!" He said to the guards.

He must find out who is behind the scenes, who has harmed his father and the king, and has tried to put him to death again and again.

After a fierce fight, the killer knew that it was impossible to escape death, and all of them resisted desperately.

After a vicious fight, Tuoba caught nearly ten killers, and before they could grit their teeth and take the poison, he lit their acupoints and stunned them.

The Shence Battalion and the Shenwu Battalion, which were controlled by Zhan Ying's signal and arrows, also intercepted and killed some of the killers in the southeast, northwest and northwest passages of Pingcheng, and captured nearly ten live mouths.

Captured alive and returned to the prison, Tuoba personally supervised the trial.

In front of the killer, he skinned three people, and the bloody human skin hung on the wall like a white butterfly, and the corners were still dripping blood.

A terrible howl resounded through the prison.

One of the killers was so frightened that he peed on the ground, his teeth pounding up and down:

"I'll recruit! I recruit!! Don't strip me! We don't know much, except that you're the target of what we're going to kill. ”

"Know as much as you want, say as much as you want. If you say that, you don't have to die. Tuoba said indifferently.

"We are the killers of the Meteor Gang, and the killers don't know much, these generals should know."

Tuoba nodded in understanding.

"I, I only know that the Great Wei Nei Ghost who joined forces with us seems to have, there is a good sword that sharpens iron like clay!" After the killer finished speaking, he tried to bite off his tongue and kill himself.

Although Tuoba had the intention to let him go, they knew that they would not escape cruel punishment if they went out, so they could only commit suicide.

But Tuoba pinched his chin and forbade him to commit suicide:

"It's better to die than to live! Maybe you have to be a killer, and you will inevitably die when you go out.

For the time being, just stay in the prison, so that you may be able to save your life! ”

The killer looked at Tuoba blankly, a little unsure of who this ruthless polar wolf was.