In the two days since he met Xue Sheng and Liu Li, Liu Xin has not investigated the case properly, because the murderer is his good brother and sister, how can he investigate it with his heart?

On the contrary, in the past two days, Liu Xin changed his disguise, and the three of them traveled in the mountains and rivers, which was very comfortable.

Lei Chuanchang took a group of staff members to visit everywhere, but the case did not progress for a long time.

The time came to August 22.

On this day, two major events took place at the imperial court.

First, the Jinyi guard made a twist and file, suing the right attendant of the military department, Qi Ji, for fornicating and betraying the country, colluding with the Northern Barbarians, and was the mastermind behind the case of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and the emperor was furious and ordered to investigate a cadre and so on.

Jinyiwei immediately poured into the nest, and the core of the incident, Qi Ji, the right attendant of the military department, began to be sick at home two days earlier, I don't know if he got the news in advance.

In the end, Jinyiwei copied into the Qi Mansion, but found no trace of Qi Ji, and the emperor immediately ordered the whole city to be closed and arrested.

The second thing is that the right deputy of the Imperial Palace, Ao Changshen directly bombarded Tan Rugan, the right attendant of the household department, in the court, and listed many crimes, one of which is the embezzlement of a huge amount of silver, which has reached one million taels of silver in a few years.

Tan Rigan vomited blood and fainted on the spot, but the physical witnesses were complete, and he went to prison on the spot, because Jinyiwei went to search for Qi Ji, and Jinyiwei was not manpowered, so the emperor ordered Dongchang to take action, and as a result, in the imperial capital, the streets were full of people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and the whole city was in a hustle and bustle, and the chickens and dogs were restless.

Liu Xin, as the commander of the Nanzhen Fu Division, does not need to go out to work, but he has to stay in the yamen, receive news from all parties at any time, prepare to respond, and must not go out.

And at this time, a person who was almost forgotten by Liu Xin suddenly returned.

"Luo Bei, where have you been for so long?"

"You went to handle the case, and if you didn't bring me, naturally I would go to practice swords!"

"You've been practicing swords for a month?"

"That's right."

"Serve, I will obey you!"

"Thank you for a thousand households!"

“...”

Luo Bei returned, and Liu Xin inexplicably trusted him, because Luo Bei is a martial idiot, a martial arts idiot, a martial artist + an idiot.

Sitting in the thousands of households, many school captains kept coming in and out, several general flags were busy, and Guo Yong had been promoted to the test of 100 households.

The so-called trial 100 households, in fact, are similar to the 100 households, but after all, they are the people who Liu Xin forcibly mentioned, so they can't be directly promoted to 100 households.

This trial 100 households also has the meaning of trying, if you do well, you will become positive, if you don't do well, for the sake of your face in the background, continue to be your trial 100 households.

The day passed quickly in a busy situation, in fact, the busiest was Guo Yong, who was in the middle to deal with various affairs, although he was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground, but his heart was happy.

Do it well, work hard, now it's time to try a hundred households, your son is well cultivated, as long as you keep up with the cultivation, you will succeed in the future, that is a hundred households!

The Guo family has never produced such a high-ranking official as Baihu, this is not only a matter of promotion, but also a rise in social class!

The rest of Ding Mingfu, Liu Fu and others are actually very envious, but Liu Qianhu is judged by merit, fair and just, a few people have nothing to say, and they are embarrassed to go to Liu Xinna to ask for this position, so they can only work harder when they work.

Therefore, even if Liu Xin is the shopkeeper, a few people are enough to do things in an orderly manner.

Approaching the next value, of course, there is no time to go down today, if you can't catch Qi Ji in one day, you can't catch Qi Ji and Tan Rugan's comrades, Jinyiwei and Dongchang can't stop.

A lieutenant suddenly ran in from outside, turning a blind eye to Guo Yong's blazing gaze, and flexibly dodging the outstretched hand of Ding Mingfu and others, aiming directly at Liu Xin himself.

Ding Mingfu and the other three thought in their hearts, you are a school captain, and you can be more diligent than us, even if you directly hand over the documents to Liu Qianhu, you will only be a small flag when you are promoted to the next level, and we are all general flags!

And Guo Yong's face suddenly changed greatly, and he hurriedly rushed towards Liu Xin.

"Report to thousands of households, our spies have discovered Qi Ji's next ouch!"

This lieutenant was pounced on by Guo Yong, and Guo Yong burst into shouting: "Who is it!" Who told you to assassinate a thousand households? ”

The scene was chaotic at first, then silent.

"Guo Baihu, Guo Baihu, I didn't have it, I didn't want to assassinate a thousand households, no!"

After a while, Guo Yong spat on his face and returned to his position indifferently, Ding Mingfu and the three of them shook their heads, and Liu Xin personally helped up the captain and asked:

"Found Qi Ji's whereabouts?"

The captain's body was a little painful, although Guo Yong's old puppet had poor cultivation, but he was better than his age, and he was so old that he was heavy, and he pressed it, and the young body of the captain was a little unbearable, but he still nodded strongly.

"Okay, Guo Baihu, order people, let's go!"

A moment later, more than 200 people from the Thousand Households of Nanzhen Fusi came out, in fact, these people were the people from the original Wenxuanfang Hundred Households, and after being upgraded to a Thousand Households, they had not had time to choose people.

The white paper workshop in the outer city of the imperial capital, Shanguo Temple

Qi Ji was hiding here at this time, and the north side of Shanguo Temple was the Xibian Gate of the outer city, which was a convenient place for merchants and horses to enter and exit.

On weekdays, the flow of people is huge, and the cars and horses are bustling and endless.

Qi Ji still had more than a dozen people around him at this time, and there were also a few of his internal responses in Shanguo Temple, at this time there was a façade outside, and there were seven or eight monks tied behind the Buddha Hall.

Because the incense in this Shanguo Temple is not very prosperous. Therefore, even if there are only a few monks in the temple, it is enough to cope.

Qi Ji had already chosen this hiding place, and almost half of the monks in Shanguo Temple were bought and used by him, even the West Gate also had his internal response.

The dozen or so people who followed him were all good hands on the rivers and lakes, and the Qin family brothers were not a wave of people, this group of people was collecting money to do things, and several of them were well-known figures on the Demon Dao before.

It's a pity that Emperor Wu City unified the rivers and lakes, and the soil for the survival of the Demon Dao was almost squeezed out, and the overall strength of the righteous path rose, resulting in the current rivers and lakes, and there were only a few powerful Demon Dao sects left.

In the past, the people in the demon path have long since fallen to the point of becoming killers, or taking care of homes and homes for others.

Qi Ji's cultivation is the highest one, and he used to be an elder of a demon sect, and his cultivation is a great realm.

"Elder Tang, in the past few days, because of the strict inspection at the Xibian Gate and the guards of the Jinyi Guard, there has been no chance. But now that I've been exposed, I'm afraid the search will be more rigorous, and we don't have much time, so let's break out according to my wishes! ”

Qi Ji no longer looked like the elegant and unfazed right attendant of the military department at this time, dressed in the regular clothes of ordinary people, and his face was full of wrinkles, no different from ordinary people.

Elder Tang's real name is King Tang Kang, and he didn't mention the previous sect, but now he has set up an underground gang in the north to help people in the government avoid trouble.

You must know that officialdom is like a battlefield, party strife is everywhere, and you may be dismounted at any time, this tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by dogs, once you fall off the horse, not to mention your enemy, even if it is your friend, you may step on both feet.

And in order to prevent this person from bottoming out, he rose again at some point, so in party struggles, the fate of the loser is often cruel and bloody.

Therefore, Elder Tang's business is also booming, he has dozens of people under him, and they are Puma Zhuang, because Qi Ji is the biggest business he has ever taken over, in order to show his sincerity, he not only personally went out, but also brought elite dozen brothers into the city to meet in person.

And outside the city, there were also more than a dozen people waiting, with horses.

Elder Tang is over sixty years old, but he still has black hair, and the martial artists of the Dacheng Realm are nourished by internal strength, and their lifespan is longer than that of ordinary people.

"Don't worry, Qi Dongjia, forcible entry is the last way, the traces were discovered by the officers and soldiers, if the cavalry is sent to chase, I don't dare to guarantee that I can run away!"

"What can we do about this, in case the city is arrested, then we will not be caught in the urn!"

Elder Tang looked very experienced, pressed his hand to signal Qi Ji not to worry, and said in a flat tone: "The imperial capital city is so big, you didn't find it so quickly, Qi Dongjia, your Shanguo Temple is doing well, even Jinyiwei won't find this place so quickly." At the critical moment, you can't be in a hurry, and it's easy to have an accident if you're in a hurry! ”

Seeing that Elder Tang's face was indifferent, although Qi Ji was still uneasy in his heart, he forcibly suppressed it, with a wry smile on his face, shook his head and left Elder Tang's room.

Elder Tang looked at Qi Ji's departing back, revealing a sneer, if it weren't for the fact that he only paid half of the deposit for this business, if it wasn't for the extremely high remuneration for this business, if it weren't for the young man who followed Qi Ji's side, he couldn't see the depth...

Hmph...

After Qi Ji left Elder Tang's room, he returned to his room, and You Xingjian followed Qi Ji into the room.

Qi Ji took a pot of tea and drank it, finally alleviating the uneasiness in his heart a little.

He received the news three days ago, and he didn't know the source of the news, but he could feel that the source of the news might be related to the mysterious mastermind behind the appearance of the Imperial Horse Supervisor.

The Jinyi Guard had already found him and secretly arranged it for the purpose of uprooting his power.

Qi Jiben was also hesitant, but You Xingjian persuaded him that he was not afraid of 10,000, just in case.

So he made a decision, told his illness in advance, and then with the help of You Xingjian, left the Qi Mansion that had been monitored and came to Shanguo Temple.

Through the news channels left by the Qin family brothers in the past, he contacted Elder Tang, and paid a deposit of 1,000 taels of gold, and promised to go out of the city, and when it was safe, he would give another 1,000 taels of gold.

You must know that one thousand taels of gold is one hundred thousand taels of silver, and all of Elder Tang's business over the years is not that much silver added together.

But what Elder Tang didn't know was that Qi Ji didn't have the final payment of one thousand taels of gold, and his silver was transferred to his son and grandson, and his own silver ticket of one thousand taels of gold was the last silver he took for emergency.

After he was ready to leave the city, he asked You Xingjian to take him away, and for that Elder Tang, You Xingjian said that he could deal with it.

Of course, Qi Ji trusts You Xingjian, but in fact, it is difficult not to believe it, because he has nothing else to rely on now.

"What do you think of Elder Tang's words?" Qi Ji gasped for breath, and the water stains stuck to his well-maintained beard, looking a little embarrassed.

You Xingjian bowed slightly, and then said: "He is an old man, his judgment is right, and he didn't coax us, forcing him out of the city is indeed the last method to use." If we were just ordinary officials, maybe we could try, but if we weren't, the court would definitely arrest us and even send cavalry! ”

You Xingjian's words made Qi Ji lose the last glimmer of hope.

Although his son and grandson are safe, Qi Ji once felt that he no longer cared about life and death, but when he really faced the moment of life and death, he was still afraid and greedy for life.

Shout!

There was a sudden sound outside the window, and You Xingjian drew his sword sideways for only a moment.

"It seems to be a crossbow arrow, there is no follow-up, sir, be careful!"

You Xingjian said, cautiously pushed open the door, and walked out, only to find that Elder Tang had also left the room.

The two rooms were originally facing each other, with a small courtyard in between.

You Xingjian strode to the side of a corridor pillar, stretched out his hand and pulled out the crossbow arrow inserted in it, glanced at Elder Tang with a different face, didn't say anything, and went straight back to Qi Ji's room.

"Sir, it's this again." You Xingjian placed the crossbow arrow on the table, and a note was tied to the end of the crossbow arrow.

The last time such a crossbow bolt was seen was three days ago.

opened the note, there were only two lines of small words on it, Qi Ji showed surprise on his face after reading it, and then handed the note to You Xingjian, You Xingjian's indifferent face did not change.

"Qi Dongjia, can I come in?" Elder Tang's voice sounded outside the door.

Qi Ji and You Xingjian glanced at each other, You Xingjian bowed slightly, and Qi Ji said:

"Come in."

Elder Tang pushed open the door and entered, and the first thing he saw was the note in You Xingjian's hand, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

"Just now?" Elder Tang asked straight to the point.

You Xingjian put away the note, and Qi Ji smiled and said to Elder Tang:

"Good news, at four o'clock today, the Jinyi Guard at the Xibian Gate will be temporarily transferred, and that is the best time for us to go out of the city!"

Elder Tang was surprised when he heard this, he glanced at You Xingjian again, and guessed in his heart that there might be someone behind this Qi Ji who helped him, and in this way, the difficulty of this business was greatly reduced, and his face suddenly improved slightly.

Turning around, he glanced at the sky outside, it was already two o'clock, and they didn't have much time.

In order to make himself feel more at ease, Elder Tang still asked, "Qi Dongjia, is your source reliable?" ”

Qi Ji nodded.

Elder Tang said: "Even so, then I will gather people, and when the time comes, we will go out first, answer at the gate of the city, and at the same time spread the news, and the people I arranged outside the city will arrive immediately." ”

Qi Ji got up and solemnly saluted and thanked Elder Tang.

Elder Tang took a deep look at Qi Ji, of course he wouldn't have any psychological fluctuations because of this move, they were all old rivers and lakes, but he still sighed in his heart, a person like Qi Ji, every move he made anytime and anywhere contained deep meaning.

Elder Tang left to arrange, Qi Ji had nothing to prepare, just left, and now the silver has been given to Elder Tang, and he has nothing else on him except for the contact letterhead with the Northern Barbarians that he carried in his baggage.

You Xingjian put away the small note and the crossbow arrow, took off his sword from his back, and held it in one hand.

It should be mentioned here that Zhengyang's martial arts practice has become a trend, and the streets are full of knights wearing swords, or pseudo-warriors who are indiscriminately filled, but they do let go of the use of swords, although it has had a certain impact on Zhengyang's low-level security, but for the general trend, it has also increased Zhengyang's force value. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, no one can say.

At three o'clock, people began to leave Shanguo Temple one after another from the front door and the back door, and the number of people was small, but they all fell into the eyes of people on a five-story building three streets away on the right side of Shanguo Temple.

This is a sentry tower of Jinyiwei, disguised as a restaurant on weekdays, and the top floor is closed all year round, specially used by Jinyiwei.

Liu Xin also knew for the first time today that this kind of building was actually the sentry tower of Jinyiwei, so is there such a sentry tower all over the imperial capital.

Standing at the top of the sentry tower, Liu Xin used his excellent eyesight to penetrate Erlidi, saw the people who came out of the Shanguo Temple, and finally gathered on the main street heading to Xibianmen, he knew that the other party had finally started to act.

"Lao Guo, Qi Ji's people are starting to move, and their target is Xibianmen."

Guo Yong thought about it, and suddenly said a little puzzled: "Qianhu, there are also Jinyi guards stationed at the Xibianmen, are they going to break in?" ”

Liu Xin sneered: "There are only a dozen people, and they still want to break through, even if they can break out of the city, they only need a pair of light horses to easily catch up on the plain thirty miles outside the imperial capital." ”

Although there are suburbs outside the imperial capital, it is thirty miles away, and the middle thirty miles are all buffer zones, a plain, and the purpose is of course for city defense.

"Maybe they are jumping over the wall in a hurry, knowing that the city is stepping up the arrest, so they are in a hurry!"

Guo Yong turned on his rusty head and analyzed it hard.

Liu Xin shook his head and said: "Impossible, Qi Ji is an old officialdom, and the people around him are not ordinary Jianghu people, they behave in an old way, the current situation will not make them lose their minds, they must be acting for some reason." ”

After a pause, Liu Xin instructed: "Let people go and find out what is going on in Xibianmen." ”

A small flag officer immediately took the order.

Liu Xin's current subordinates are very hard-working, because Liu Xin's new thousand households are in short supply, and they are all old people from Wenxuanfang's hundred households, unlike Liu Fu and a few people, these small flag officials below are still in the prime of life, and if they perform well at this time, they may be promoted to a higher level.

There are no hard requirements for being the flag officer.

It didn't take long for the little flag officer to come in a hurry.

"Report to Qianhu, the brocade guards in Xibianmen have withdrawn, saying that they are going to support Liu Qianhu, and he seems to have found a clue!"

Liu Xinyan's eyebrows suddenly raised: "What, I know why Qi Ji suddenly started to act now, and the Jinyi guard of Xibianmen was led away!" Did you say that Liu Qianhu found something? ”

Liu Qianhu is naturally Liu Licheng.

The little flag official said: "I didn't say the specific situation, but I said that I found clues in Guangning Gate, and urgently recruited people to help." ”

Quang Ninh Gate is the gate on the west side of the outer city, and it is exactly two directions from the Xibian Gate.

At this time, outside the Guangning Gate, Liu Licheng was walking quickly against the city wall with a few civilian clothes and brocade guards, and he received news that there was a group of suspicious people outside the Guangning Gate, with more than ten people!