Chapter 129: Bodyguards
For a long time, Li Zhen has always thought that all kinds of secret organizations are just a rendering of martial arts novels, very simply, chivalry is forbidden by force, and the Tang Dynasty will not allow Jianghu organizations and martial arts sects to exist legally.
It wasn't until later that he gradually understood that various secret organizations had always existed, but they were a by-product of power, serving power struggles and competing interests, rather than the kind of martial arts sect that existed in the government.
There are many rangers in the Tang Dynasty, and many rangers with high martial arts skills were recruited by the powerful with huge profits, and gradually became their eagle dogs, and various secret organizations attached to the powerful were born.
Li Zhen had also heard Li Linfu talk about various secret organizations in Luoyang, the divine capital, but Li Linfu only talked in general terms, and he couldn't say clearly, if Zhao Qiuniang was willing to sue him, of course he was willing to listen.
Zhao Qiuniang smiled and said: "The internal guard of the Son of Heaven, Xue Huaiyi's White Horse Palace, Wu Sansi's Wu General's Hall, Wu Chengsi's Wu Family General, Princess Taiping's Taiping Mansion, Shangguan Wan'er's Shangqing Tower, and the black officials of Lai Junchen, these are the seven most famous secret organizations in Shendu, which one do you think will assassinate you tonight?"
Li Zhen had dealings with Shangguan Wan'er's Shangqing Lou and the black officials who came to Junchen, and he also knew that Li Dan and Li Xian both had their own supporters, but they never showed their heads.
He pondered for a moment and said, "I think it may be Xue Huaiyi's White Horse Palace." ”
Zhao Qiuniang shook her head, "Xue Huaiyi's White Horse Palace is full of warrior monks, and the people tonight are not monks, so they are not sent by Xue Huaiyi."
It's not the internal guard and the Shangqing Building, the black officials who came to Junchen are all dressed in soap clothes with silver edges, which are relatively easy to identify, so there are only three possibilities, Wu Sansi's Wu Jiangtang, Wu Chenghe's Wu family general and Princess Taiping's Taiping Mansion. ”
In fact, Li Zhen felt that Wu Sansi was unlikely, after all, Wu Sansi and Shangguan Wan'er were allies in the Buddhist scripture relics case, they would not turn their faces so quickly, and Lai Junchen was Xue Huaiyi's person, he was likely, and the black officials could also change their clothes, not necessarily always wearing silver-edged soap clothes.
As for Princess Taiping, Li Zhen has not dealt with her yet, I can't be sure, but Wu Chengsi has an enmity with him, could it be that Wu Furong wants to take the opportunity to get rid of herself?
Li Zhen asked again: "Does Sister Qiu Niang know about Songshan Wei Zhenren?"
"How could I not know?"
Zhao Qiuniang sneered, "What a storm has this demon Dao set off in the Shendu, and he actually wants to be the prime minister, which has provoked the anger of the ministers, and the Son of Heaven has to be forced to make him resign, and he also withdrew to Songshan, but he is very prosperous in Songshan, aren't Wang Yuanbao's brothers and sisters here for him?"
Li Zhen was not surprised, but smiled lightly: "Didn't they go to Shaolin Temple to offer incense?"
"That's just an excuse, their real purpose is to go to Songnan to see this Wei Zhenren. ”
At this time, Li Zhen stood up and stretched a long waist, and he heard a long rooster crowing in the distance, and the eastern sky was already white.
Li Zhen thought about it, and then smiled at Zhao Qiuniang: "Sister Qiuniang, why don't you let me follow you! ”
There are about 40 people in the incense team of the Wang brothers and sisters, more than a dozen carts, except for a dozen domestic servants and maids, the remaining 30 people are guards and bodyguards.
Zhao Qiuniang is the head snake in Luoyang, and there are many contacts near Luoyang, Wang Yuanbao paid another 300 yuan to hire Zhao Qiuniang to escort them to Songshan.
Zhao Qiuniang brought two apprentices with her, but when the team came out the next day, Zhao Qiuniang had another apprentice by her side, Zhao Qiuniang was a trustworthy person, and the guard leader did not take this extra apprentice to heart, he shouted loudly, ordered his brothers to carry the items to the car, and prepared to go out.
Li Zhen's horse and skin have been retrieved from the inn, and the man in black who assassinated him last night has disappeared without a trace, and many people have been asked, but they don't know that a group of people in black appeared last night, as if they disappeared out of thin air.
Li Zhen changed into a samurai uniform, in fact, the samurai uniform is similar to the usual shirt, with slits on both sides, which is convenient for riding and walking, wearing long pants on the lower body, a leather belt around the waist, a pair of long leather boots on his feet, a bow and arrow on his back, and a long sword at his waist, which looks very energetic.
Zhao Qiuniang's other two apprentices Li Zhen both knew, one of them was the scoundrel leader who was injured by him in front of his eldest sister's wine shop, named Zhang Wei, although it had been half a year, he was still a little embarrassed when he saw Li Zhen, and he kept his head down, but he was the one who followed Li Zhen.
The other person is called Lin Baohu, who is Zhao Qiuniang's third apprentice, and he is extremely powerful, so that he does not ride a horse with an iron rod weighing fifty catties, but guards it on foot.
At this time, Wang Yuanbao walked out of the inn quickly, his sister Wang Qingyu followed behind, she was wearing a colorful silver mud yellow Luo skirt, wearing a shirt on her upper body, and a red silk on her shoulders.
After the Wang brothers and sisters got into the carriage, the convoy started and slowly marched towards the direction of Songshan Shaolin Temple
Shaolin Temple is about 40 miles away from Dengfeng County, most of them are mountain roads, and the vehicles walk very slowly, and by noon, the team has only walked half the way.
When passing by a pine forest, the guard leader was called over by Wang Yuanbao, and after a while, he turned around and shouted, "The master has an order! ”
The carriage stopped on the side of the road, and the guards went into the pine forest to rest, and Li Zhen also led the horse into the pine forest and found a big stone to sit on at the edge of the pine forest.
At this time, Zhao Qiuniang came over, gave him two meatloaf and a pot of wine, sat beside him and said with a smile: "The dignified Zhenguan Palace, the baron of the founding county, actually incarnated as my apprentice, don't you feel wronged?"
"As the apprentice of Sister Qiuniang, what is there to be wronged. ”
Li Zhen smiled, and he asked in surprise, "How could Senior Sister Qiu Niang know that I am a guard of the Zhenguan Palace?"
Zhao Qiuniang also said that she had leaked her mouth, and then she smiled faintly and said, "How else can I know that your eldest sister sued me!"
Li Zhen really felt strange, the eldest sister only knew that he was the emperor's personal guard, but what specific position, he had never told the eldest sister, even Zhang Xi could not know, this is the secret of the palace, only the internal guards know, how did Zhao Qiuniang know?
He just wanted to ask again, but at this time, the guard leader in the distance was calling Zhao Qiuniang, and Zhao Qiuniang stuffed the Hu Cake in his hand to Li Zhen, and said with a smile: "Those who can work hard, they are all given to you!"
She stood up and walked quickly outside the pine forest, Li Zhen bit a piece of meatloaf, looked at her back and walked away, her heart was full of doubts, how could she know the secrets in the palace?
At this time, Li Zhen felt something, and when he turned around, he saw Wang Qingyu standing not far behind him, looking at him with a smile, Li Zhen hurriedly got up and clasped his fists and saluted: "Miss Wang, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”
Wang whispered and slowly stepped forward, raised his eyebrows lightly and asked: "I saw you when the convoy came out, and I was thinking, when will you come to see me?
Li Zhen smiled reluctantly, he could feel the dissatisfaction in Wang's whispering words, how could he answer?
"Miss Wang's words are serious, the Wang family didn't offend me, I didn't forget that Miss Wang gave me the shadow relics, and I didn't forget Brother Jì Ling's help to my eldest sister, I have no hatred with the Wang family!"
Wang whispered that he still remembered the relics, and his face looked a little better, but there was still a trace of dissatisfaction in his tone, "Then why don't you come to say hello? Just like strangers, are our brothers and sisters so unworthy of your relationship?"
The questions as sharp as crossbow arrows made Li Zhen unable to find a suitable shield to resist for a while, and at this time, Zhao Qiuniang walked over slowly.
"Miss Wang, you are wrong to blame Li Gongzi, I don't think he doesn't want to associate with you, but he feels that his status is a little low, after all, he is a helper I hired, and you are the owner, Miss Wang understands what I mean?"
Li Zhen couldn't cry or laugh, Zhao Qiuniang actually helped him find this excuse, and in the future, Wang whispered that he knew the truth, how should he explain it?
However, this excuse seemed to have an effect, Wang Qingyu's face became more relaxed, and asked Li Zhen, "Is that so?"
Li Zhen glanced at Zhao Qiuniang, and when he saw that she turned her face away and ignored herself, he had to nod, which was regarded as acquiescing to the excuse Zhao Qiuniang gave him.
Wang Qingyu looked at him with a reproachful gaze for a long time, and said, "I don't care about the transaction between you and Pavilion Master Zhao, but as an old friend, I want to invite you to a cup of tea, you shouldn't refuse!"
Li Zhen couldn't refuse again, so he happily nodded and agreed, "Then disturb Miss Wang!"
Li Zhen walked into Wang Qingyu's carriage, from the outside, Wang Qingyu's carriage was not gorgeous, only slightly wide, but inside the carriage was another world, that is, a moving room.
Although the decoration is not splendid, it is also extremely elegant, the floor is covered with a thick Persian carpet, the walls of the car are decorated with colorful Shu brocade, and there is no incense burner in the carriage, but there is a faint fragrance flowing.
There is a small table of rosewood placed against the window, fixed on the wall of the car, and a white jade vase is placed on the small table, and several pale yellow plum trees are obliquely inserted in the vase, and the plum is blooming brightly.
"Please come in and sit!" Wang whispered and smiled as she invited Li Zhen into her carriage.
An eleven or twelve-year-old maid stepped forward to take off Li Zhen's shoes and put on a pair of thick and soft velvet shoes, Li Zhen then walked into the carriage and sat down at the small table, he looked behind him, there were dozens of books stacked in the corner.
"I'm bored on the road, read a book for fun!" Wang Qingyu sat opposite Li Zhen and smiled a little embarrassedly.
Only then did Li Zhen notice that her face was still so beautiful, like a white peony that had just bloomed, just a little less than the last time she saw Chang'an, but she was even more moving.
At this time, the little maid served them tea, Li Zhen took a sip of tea from the steaming teacup, and said with a smile: "Last time Miss Wang gave me a shadow relic, I never had a chance."
Before Li Zhen finished speaking, he saw Wang whispering a quick look at him, and he was stunned in his heart, and he couldn't help but look back
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