Chapter 331: Tracing the Trail

But the next day, everyone in Liu's house was disappointed, because Liu Hong, the head of the family, failed to provide valuable information.

"Someone with a baosheng or the word baosheng in his name, and he still does this? I really don't know!" Liu Hong saw that everyone was disappointed, so he asked several of his children, and he didn't want everyone to be at a loss.

I was wondering, when suddenly a child said, "It can't be Bao Sen, right?"

"Huh?" Zhou Tianwang immediately understood that the words "sheng" and "sen" were pronounced similarly in the local area, and it was indeed possible that he had misheard them. "What, is there such a person as Bao Sen?"

"My lord, Bao Sen is the head of my camel team, he is a Sinicized Qiang man, he has been in the Liu family business for ten years, and he is mainly responsible for running Gannan to harvest cotton and cotton cloth." Liu Hong said.

Tell me about this person's physique, appearance, and age, and everyone will basically match it when they hear it. Lu Rui looked at Xiao Gui, Zhou Tianwang, and Fu Xingfang and said, "Please invite him to talk, but don't be alarmed."

The Liu family sent a clever person to go, saying that the head of the family had summoned everyone to have a big business to discuss. Half an hour later, when he brought someone back, the scholar was hiding behind the rockery outside, and when he saw the man raise his leg and enter the door, he shouted, "It's him!"

Bao Sen was frightened, pushed away the person behind him and ran away. Qin Dutou jumped out to chase after him, two in front of him and one behind. The guy was familiar with the number of roads, and he knew that he must not be able to get out of front and ran to the backyard.

Unexpectedly, when I looked up, I saw a few catchers coming up, and I was shocked! turned around and went into the kitchen across the courtyard, stepping on the firewood stacked by the wall and trying to jump out.

Qin Dutou used to be in the border army and didn't collect it overnight, so he took out the lasso in his arms and threw it out twice on his head, and put it right!

With a pull of his hand, it tightened, and Bao Sen fell off the pyre. Qin Dutou shouted to catch up with the catcher: "Tie it up and come to the hall!"

Everyone was waiting in the hall and worried, but Master Fu looked indifferent: "Rest assured, as long as you enter the eyes of the head of the Qin capital, you can't escape, and you will get it back in a moment!"

Sure enough, after a while, I heard someone outside shouting, "Get it, get it, Qin Dutou is leading people to walk back!"

As he spoke, the curtain was raised, and sure enough, Qin Dutou came back and arched his hand: "Fortunately, this guy has been caught. Are you here to ask questions or ......?"

Everyone looked at Lu Rui, who was the highest-ranking person, and listened to him say, "Let's ask a few questions here, and then go back and explain the details." Then he turned around: "Please order the door to be closed, and the people in the courtyard are not allowed to release it for any reason, so as not to leak the news!"

Liu Hong immediately ordered several of his disciples to take weapons and lead people to guard all the doors and walls. Bao Sen had already been brought in for questioning, first asking his name and place of origin, and then Director Fu asked him, "Do you know why I took you?"

"The grass people don't know."

"I wonder what you're running? Where were the witnesses before yesterday afternoon?"

Bao Sen didn't answer immediately, and Director Fu patted the case: "Since you don't have any witnesses, bring them back for questioning!"

"Adults and slow, grass people ...... yesterday Before noon, he was in the same place with the seventh son of the Yan family, and he can prove it."

Several people glanced at each other, and Master Fu asked again, "What did you do together?" Recruit from the truth!"

Bao Sen knelt down and sweated like rain, but he stammered: "Grass, grass people, and ...... Seven sons, bow in one place."

"Just the two of you? Don't have an entourage? Where's Keju?" A series of questions could not be answered.

Director Fu looked at Lu Rui, and after calling Mr. Xiao to discuss, he called into Qin Dutou: "Quietly take it back to the yali and continue the interrogation." First go to the caravan and bring all the people who went out yesterday to the official hall for questioning."

When people were taken away, he thanked Liu Hong first and then said goodbye, everyone also got up to say goodbye, Xiao Gui walked at the end and told Liu Hong not to open the door first, and asked him to check at home if there was anyone who had a close relationship with this Baosen. xь.

Everyone came to the official hall of the torture room, and when he asked him again, he didn't say a word. "Good thief! Take it down first, hit a fifty-kill wand on your legs, and go to his arrogance!" Master Fu drank the order.

Soon the courtyard crackled, and in a short time the prisoner was beaten to the point of crying wolf. A catcher jumped in: "My lord, that guy can't stop begging for mercy."

"Ask him if he's true

Words beckoned? If you don't tell the truth, you will fight harder!"

Catch quickly smiled and went out, and soon came back to say that the prisoner was willing to recruit. Master Fu sneered and asked someone to drag him in, just one word: "Say!" Then bow your head to eat tea and listen to Na Baosen's confession.

It turned out that this Bao Sen was a protector of the Zodiac Sect, and he developed three of Yan Xin's seven sons to join the sect, teaching them some techniques of Xuan Yin and confusion, and later Yan Xin himself joined the church. For the convenience of doing things, he also specially bought a Zhuangzi outside the southern city, and raised hundreds of women who were tempted to join the Church, and this Zhuangzi became the core dojo of the Zodiac in Xi'an.

Yan Xin's approach to the prefect of Meng was also arranged by him, and after selecting a pair of sister flowers from the manor and offering them to the prefect to enjoy, he held him firmly in his hand. Ь.

Yesterday, they sent a letter in the name of their sister, saying that they were trying on clothes in the clothing shop and asked adults to come and see them.

Governor Meng took a light sedan chair and went in plain clothes. As a result, as soon as they arrived, they tied them up and stuffed them into the sedan chair waiting in the alley and sent them out of the city.

"But it's sent to the Zhuangzi?" Xiao Gui asked, seeing him nodding, he asked, "Why do you kidnap?"

Bao Sen suddenly stopped talking again. A few people looked at each other, and Lu Rui got up and walked over: "There's nothing bad to say, isn't it just for tonight?"

"Y-Y-y Bao Sen was dumbfounded.

Lu Rui smiled "duskly": "Why do you think that the fast catcher, the inspection department, the staff department, and the pterodactyl guard all eat dry rice?" He crouched down:

"The crime of kidnapping the court officials is not small, and if the kidnapped person unfortunately dies, you will be guilty of Ling Chi. Do you understand?" He drew a shiny dagger from his boot and swung it, and a large gash appeared in Bao Sen's clothes.

He trembled with fright. "If you can find out if you are lost and help us find and rescue the kidnappers, the court can reduce the punishment, such as serving in the mines."

Bao Sen listened and nodded repeatedly: "He, he's still alive, definitely alive!" I—I can help ......!"

Although they know the whereabouts of Governor Meng's mansion, the trouble is still there, because they can't save it with great fanfare at the moment!

If Bao Sen confessed, the manor is the main dojo of the Zodiac Sect in the palace, and if he goes to save it now, he will definitely alarm the other party. Not only will they change the timing of the incident, but they will also know that something is going on in the city.

What to do?

At this time, Zhou Zheng spoke, and he inspired everyone, "What do you think the outside of the city will think if the city gate is closed all day? Do they know what's going on in the city?

In fact, the gate was closed because of those fake monks in Gansu, but I guess that now there is a lot of suspicion outside the city, and they will definitely think that the government has found something and take strict precautions.

The 'Great Grandmaster' couldn't communicate with him in the city, and the instructions to continue the incident were known only to these people in the city. If the battle outside the city ceases because of this, will it be a failure for the adults to set up this situation?"

"Makes sense." Goofy said, "They must be suspicious and afraid to act if they can't communicate with each other, so they might as well open the gates. But to open the gates, you need to consult with your lords."

"I'll go." Xiao Gui got up: "I was also thinking just now, maybe it will be convenient for people to enter and exit for two hours, and it will also be possible to communicate with each other inside and outside by the way, otherwise it will be inconvenient for us to go out of the city to arrest and rescue."

When Li Dan listened to Xiao Gui's report, he asked, "What are the three gentlemen's plans?"

In the room sat Wu Mao, Lin Yutang and Xiao Gui. Lin Yutang said first, "But as soon as the city gate opens, will the Great Grandmaster take the opportunity to sneak out and escape? It's a big fish!"

"Probably not." Wu Mao thought about it and shook his head: "Even if he escapes, he should also run to Zhuangzi, doesn't he just fall into the net?" However, I didn't expect this to happen, and I'm afraid that the manpower outside the city is a little insufficient."

"Where is Zhuangzi?" Li Dan asked, and Xiao Gui told him between Suzaku Road and Daxingshan Temple. "Isn't that the vicinity where the Wu'an Army is going to ambush?" Li Dan was taken aback and immediately realized the problem.

The ambush site he designated for the Wu'an army was in the east of Mingdemen in Tangcheng, where there were still intermittent remnants of the city wall six or seven miles long, and he remembered that he had seen it in his previous life, and the area near the city gate was a pine forest on high ground, and there was a martyr's tower on it.

Thousands of troops were supposed to be hiding in this hill

It's not a big problem, but if two miles away is someone's "uprising headquarters", then it will be like acting under the nose of the other party.

If this ambush is discovered, the effect will be greatly reduced, not to mention, and it may even suffer serious losses! Li Dan shouted in his heart: It's broken!

He was pacing around the house with his hand on his wound, A-Ying came over to help, and Li Dan waved his hand. "The gates must be opened!" Li Dan said, slowly turning around:

"Not only should we let them communicate with each other and be relieved, but our people should take the opportunity to go out of the city, first, to warn the people of the Wu'an army; Second, it is necessary to send people out to assemble the inspection department and regimental training outside the city to assist the officers and soldiers in the evening battle;

Third, we must rescue the Meng Governor's Mansion, exterminate the manor, and capture the thief and the king! In this way, Mr. Lin took my handwritten letter to the Chief Minister, and asked Master Chiang to order the south and north gates to be opened for two hours.

Mr. Xiao immediately went back and worked with all parties to arrange for the men to leave the city. Remember not to leak the news, and at the same time designate the person in charge of operations outside the city.

Besides, let that fake monk go to the 'Great Grandmaster' again, and get permission to go out of the city to the manor to deliver the letter.

In this way, he can not only stabilize the hearts of people outside the city in the name of the great grandmaster, but also observe the situation of the manor. It would be best if I could know where Governor Meng was being held!"

The government ordered the north and south gates to be opened for two hours, which not only eased the atmosphere in the city, but also relieved the Zodiac Sect.

As guessed, these people outside the city almost decided not to do it tonight, when Huai Sheng sent a message from the Great Grandmaster with a token: "Everything is as usual!"

"What the is going on? Surprised, don't you know the truth of declining again? How do you fight?" A man who was almost sideways scolded and scolded.

"General Cheng, pay attention to your words and deeds!" Someone reminded, "This is the order of the Great Grandmaster, what do you have to complain about?"

"The general is angry." Huai Sheng hurriedly explained that it was because several fake monks from Gansu assassinated Li Dan, so the city was closed, and it was not aimed at the sect.

Now that the truth has been revealed, the Grand Master has decided to proceed as usual. He also deliberately highlighted the fake monks he discovered, and of course he didn't talk about the plot that he was scared half to death by this group.

That General Cheng, who claimed to be a descendant of Cheng Zhijie in the early Tang Dynasty, was a protector who had participated in Qinghua Mountain.

He had served in the army in his early years, so he was very respected by the great grandmaster, and this time he was given the title of Qianniuwei Martial Arts General to control all the "righteous army" in Nancheng.

General Cheng sighed: "Although there is this section, after all, morale will be affected. Let's go, let's go, the generals will just fight, and if they rush into the city and open the Qin Palace, the morale will naturally come up!"

When the news arrived, there was not much to do later. He said that he was walking around the manor and having some fun, otherwise he would be surprised by the tolerance of the city defenders to return to the city so quickly. Everyone cares about him, let this guy do as he pleases.

Huai Sheng really found a woman to fool around, and then came out and walked along the pond to the hillside with a song, intending to pick a few pears and bring them back.

When he turned around after picking the fruit, he found that a maid had brought wine and food into a courtyard that he had never noticed.

Huaisheng walked back casually, hiding behind the rockery to observe, and after a while, he saw the maids come out again, and immediately a person with a knife stepped forward and closed the courtyard door.

"Oh, here?" He nodded secretly. Thinking about walking out, I almost bumped into someone.

"Yo, Master Huaisheng, hello, I haven't seen you for many days!"

Huai Sheng took a closer look and saw that it was the small leader of the Duyi branch of this sect, called Yam Qi.

"Yam, you're here too?"

"Isn't it, why is there so much movement tonight?"

"Yes, you're familiar with the terrain!"

Yam Qi smiled and pointed, "Picked later?"

"No, pick a few and take them back and eat them slowly." Ь.

"Just see the pears, and nothing else?"

Huai Sheng was stunned: "Yam, what do you mean?"

"Don't you understand? Everyone is looking for the surname Meng, don't pretend to be nonsense."

Huaisheng glared at him with his mouth open for a long time: "Are you from the prefect's yamen?"

Yaqi shook his head, "Metropolitan Inspection Division, I know that the Wing Dragon Guard sent you. They've just come to tell you to help you."

"Shhh The fake monk gasped and completely lost faith in tonight's actions. It's all infiltrated into a sieve, and it's a fart! "Shall we leave together?" He asked.

Yam Qi shook his head again: "The forehead is familiar, they called Forehead to be General Cheng's guide." He looked at Sheng Huai, "Are you going back to the city?" Then you can bring something for your forehead and give it to the Inspector Guard."

He said and took out a small bamboo tube to set fire to the matchmaker: "The number of troops outside Yongning City is here, don't lose it!" Then he asked, "Have you found the one surnamed Meng?"

"Found it!" Huai Sheng put the bamboo tube into the bag, and Nunu said, "There are at least two guards in the small wooden gate courtyard under the soaphorn tree behind.

I go around the right side of the pool and approach the left side, but the outside can be seen through the gap in the door panel. The wall of the courtyard is seven feet high, and you have to try to trick yourself into opening the door."

"Okay, I'll take care of that. I will leave it to Master to deliver the letter to the city. We are both rich and rich in your hands!" Yam Qi said and looked around, and he was also shocked when he turned back to do this.