Chapter 11 Undercurrents
When Mao Xiang and Wang Yi were arrested that night and brought to the Criminal Division, they were not taken to prison, but were locked up in a room in the backyard of the Criminal Division, but the door was guarded, and no one questioned them that night. The next morning, the two were taken to the lobby for questioning. The two of them naturally didn't know anything about the so-called Five Dou Mi Sect Heavenly Master, but Mao Xiang was shocked when he saw his sister's record and learned about his life experience. Later, the two returned to the detention place, and Mao Xiang told Wang Yi about his life experience, and Wang Yi was also embarrassed. For the next few days, no one asked. When I was anxious, a few people dressed in gold and black suddenly came that day, and the two of them were transferred to the prison, fortunately, there were no shackles, and the cell was quite clean, but the door was locked, and there were two men in black standing at the door.
Mao Xiang smiled bitterly and said to Wang Yi: "Huosheng, I have suffered you, and I have caused you to be affected." ”
Wang Yi sat on the grass pile and said calmly: "Brother Mao, don't say that, let's not talk about the Mao family and your care for my mother and son over the years, I also said a few days ago on Dahong Mountain that I am willing to share weal and woe with Brother Mao." This unwarranted disaster can be regarded as the beginning of the fulfillment of promises. ”
Mao Xiang said: "Yesterday's title on the gold list, and today's prison disaster can really be described as impermanence." ”
Wang Yi said: "It's a joy to endure things, and extraordinary people must go through extraordinary things." ”
Mao Xiang couldn't help but be amused by him, and said: "Huosheng, Huosheng, I really didn't know that you had such concentration and humor." ”
Wang Yi said: "Since it is a disaster without vain, we can't do anything, so we should look at it in vain, just cultivate our minds once." ”
Mao Xiang sighed: "I'm worried that my father and sister don't know what to do when they're outside." ”
Wang Yi asked, "Brother Mao, do you know what will happen after your life experience?" ”
Mao Xiang said: "What else will happen?" You know, my father, my mother and my sister are not like biological to me, not to mention that my biological parents are gone, but they are still there, my surname is still Mao, although my mother left first, but my father and my sister are still there, I will definitely treat them well. ”
Wang Yi nodded and said, "That's the reason." ”
Mao Xiang muttered, "I don't know if Xiangyun and the Seventh Girl will be implicated by us." ”
At this moment, Xue Ding and Xiangyun brothers and sisters were in Lu Bangjie's mansion and told Lu Bangjie and his wife about this sudden change. Sister Mao Xiang cried like tears, and Lu Bangjie sat silently on the side, but he didn't know how to comfort him. Xiangyun held Mao Xiang's sister's hand, choked up and said, "I'm sorry sister, I really didn't expect it to be like this." ”
Sister Mao Xiang hurriedly comforted Xiangyun in turn: "Good sister, silly sister, I'm grateful that it's too late for you, don't say anything sorry." ”
Lu Bangjie sighed: "Alas, how can this be? It's really troublesome to fall into the hands of the inspection department. ”
Sister Mao Xiang hurriedly said: "What's wrong with the Inspection Division, you have to talk about the king's law, you can't arrest and lock people up for no reason." Besides, Mao Xiang and Wang Yi are both famous people, and my younger brother is still a person and a person, not an ordinary person. ”
Lu Bangjie smiled bitterly, and said in his heart: "What is Xiucai, what is it to lift people, how many first-class and second-grade high-ranking officials, the Inspection Department is not saying that it will be closed, and it will be killed when it is said to be killed." But he didn't dare say anything. Turning to Xue Ding, he said: "Thank you Brother Xian for taking the risk to tell me about this, it's just that the stakes are very high, don't affect Brother Xian." ”
Xue Ding shook his head and said, "Don't be afraid, Lord County Shou knows the relationship between you and me, and since he told me, he knows that I will definitely tell you." Besides, everyone knows that Mao Xiang and the Wudou Rice Sect have no connection, let alone implicate us. I wonder what happened to Daddy? ”
Lu Bangjie said: "There are still two days before there is news, the people I sent are very competent, and they greeted the Jichun County Order, there should be no problem." Now it's still a tricky matter for the two of them. ”
Xue Ding nodded and said, "I have already spoken to Lord County Guard, and he promised me to do his best to preserve it." Then I was going to write a letter to my uncle and see if I could think of a way in the capital. ”
Lu Bangjie said: "I will also write a letter to the teacher, and you can send it together." In addition, I have already asked Master Xuezheng, and he promised to negotiate with the Inspection Department, after all, Mao Xiang is the person he just taken, and it is difficult to say anything else, it should still be possible to prevent the two of them from suffering. ”
Sister Mao Xiang felt a little relieved, stood up and gave a salute, and said to Xue Ding and Xiangyun: "Your brother and sister are Mao Xiang's great benefactors, I thank you for my father and my deceased mother." ”
Xue Ding and Xiangyun also hurriedly got up and returned the salute, and said again and again: "Sister-in-law, don't see the outside like this." ”
Lu Bangjie said: "Don't thank you for your great kindness, when Mao Xiang escapes this catastrophe, he will definitely be worthy of your brothers and sisters." ”
Sister Mao Xiang nodded again and again, and couldn't help but hold Xiangyun's hand again, Xiangyun blushed for no reason and lowered her head.
The sudden appearance of the Flying Fish Division of the Inspection Division disrupted the plan of the Wudoumi Sect, and a disciple lurking in the Punishment Division was also captured by the Inspection Division, and the original plan to rob people had to be temporarily suspended. For a while, the Xiangyang Mansion seemed to be before the storm, and suddenly became unusually calm, but insiders could detect more undercurrents.
Daddy Mao was finally taken to Xiangyang, but it also brought unexpected news: Aunt Wang was missing. According to Daddy Mao, a few days before he was ready to leave, Aunt Wang disappeared. Originally, he was going to take Aunt Wang to Xiangyang together, but when he went to pick him up, he found that the house was empty, and the neighbors around him did not notice it, and there was nothing unusual in the house, except for clothes, things were very neat, as if she had packed up and left, and no one in the village saw her leave, probably at night.
Lu Bangjie asked Daddy Mao in detail if there was anything abnormal during this time. Mao Lao Dad recalled that not long after Mao Xiang and the two of them rushed to take the exam, there were indeed many people in Zhuangzi. After learning that Mao Xiang had an accident, a maid at home took the initiative to tell Mao Lao's father that some time ago, a distant relative of hers came to her and asked about Mao Xiang's life experience. At this time, she thought about it and found that something was wrong, her relative was a five-bucket rice cultist.
Lu Bangjie roughly had a plan in his heart, and then asked about Wang Yi's family. Father Mao said slowly: Wang Yi's mother and son came to Maojiazhuang in Jichun County in the second year of Jing'an, and Aunt Wang said that their family was from Taiyuan County, and the Tatars in the north robbed their hometown, and the family was killed, leaving only their mother and son to escape, and wandered all the way here. At that time, Mao Xiang's mother was still alive, and when she saw that their mother and son were pitiful, she took them in at home, and also reported for them to be attached to the household, Aunt Wang was doing things in the Mao family, and Xiao Wang Yi also took the initiative to help the Mao family herd cattle at the age of 6-7. When Wang Yi was ten years old, Aunt Wang saved some money, so she proposed to pay the money to leave the country, so that Wang Yi could study and take scientific examinations in the future, because the children of attached families could not take scientific examinations. At that time, Mao Xiang's mother had passed away, Mao Xiang's father saw that Wang Yi's mother and son had worked diligently and diligently in recent years, and they were also loyal and honest, Mao Xiang and Wang Yi were very compatible, and they helped the Wang family get rid of their nationality without receiving money from the Wang family, and also found a deserted residence in the village to help the Wang family settle down. In addition to continuing to help the impostor's family herd cattle, Wang Yi often went into the mountains to fetch firewood, tea, and medicine.
After listening to Daddy Mao's narration, Lu Bangjie really didn't find anything wrong, but the sudden disappearance of Aunt Wang was very strange, is it also related to the Five Doumi Sect? Daddy Mao mentioned that during this period, many people entered the Wan'an Mountains through Jichun County, and Lu Bangjie suspected that this was the gathering of the Wudoumi Sect in Wan'an Mountain, and it seems that the Wudoumi Sect incident was indeed not groundless.
Because the case of Mao Xiang seems to be serious again, in order to avoid suspicion, Lu Bangjie does not move around except for the necessary official affairs in the yamen. Xue Ding, as an important military general in a county, is very busy now and has no time to go to the Lu family, but Xiangyun still often goes in and out, visits Mao's father, accompanies Mao Xiang's sister to talk, and helps the father and daughter relieve their boredom. Daddy Mao likes this well-behaved and demure girl very much, but Sister Mao Xiang is not good at saying anything to Daddy because of the uncertainty of Mao Xiang's future.
In the secret mansion of the Wudou Rice Sect in Xiangyang Mansion, the Zhang Fangping brothers and Yuan Zhongmou had a secret discussion together. Zhang Fangliang reported the news of the investigation in the past few days: The Inspection Department suddenly came to Xiangyang Mansion and took over Mao Xiang and Wang Yi, and they were under strict supervision, and a disciple in the Criminal Investigation Department was arrested, the plan to rob people had been leaked, and it was no longer feasible to forcibly rob the prison. But there is also a gain, that is, it is found that the inspection department wants to escort Mao Xiang and Wang Yi to the capital, and the time is undecided.
Zhang Fangliang finally said: "Big brother, Mr. Yuan, the time has been missed, it is impossible to snatch it back, let's give up." ”
Zhang Fangping nodded and said, "Mr. Yuan, the matter has come to this point, it's not that we don't help, it's really powerless." ”
Yuan Zhongmou kept muttering and didn't speak, and after a long while, he raised his head and said in a firm tone: "As long as people don't arrive in the capital, we still have a chance." Since they decided to go to Beijing, then we will do it on the road, and it will be easier to succeed. ”
The three Zhang brothers all stared at Yuan Zhongmou, as if they couldn't believe it, Zhang Fangliang said: "Mr. Yuan, the Criminal Investigation Department is going to send 30 shop soldiers to accompany him, plus the people from the Inspection Department, to rob people on the road, how many manpower do you have to prepare?" ”
Yuan Zhongmou said: "From Xiangfan to Shangjing, there are several necessary roads, we pick one to do it, prepare in advance, it is easy to get out after success, it is more convenient than robbing people in the city." ”
Zhang Fangping said: "That's the case, but there are not so many people in our Wudoumi Sect other than Xiangfan. ”
Yuan Zhongmou said: "I'll choose a location, and the sect leader only needs to select 5-60 capable people, set off in advance and wait nearby." ”
Zhang Fangping said with some hesitation: "I'm afraid we can't deal with the people from the Flying Fish Division of the Inspection Division." ”
Yuan Zhongmou said: "The sect master's people only need to stop the soldiers of the Punishment Division, and I will deal with the people in the Flying Fish Department, including how to get out of the robbery, I will arrange it." ”
Zhang Fangping said: "Then there is no problem, but we are about to leave Xiangyang and rush back to Ji'an Mansion, now the wind is already very tight, and we still have a lot of things to do before the incident." ”
Yuan Zhongmou said: "It's okay, the sect leader gathers the people I need outside the city, and I arrange for them to gather in batches at the designated place." Remember, don't tell them about our actions in advance, just tell them about the food in the field, and when we get to the designated place, tell them the real action before the action. ”
Zhang Fangping said: "Don't worry, I will let Fang Liang select 60 people around us, to ensure that it is reliable, after I gather the people, arrange them properly and then leave for Ji'an." ”
Yuan Zhongmou said: "The city can't live, it's not safe now, let's withdraw outside the city together, and the people I transferred will also withdraw first, and deploy operations outside the city." ”
Zhang Fangping seemed to ask meaningfully: "Mr. Yuan, what happens after the robbery?" ”
Yuan Zhongmou quickly replied: "I will tell the sect leader's people in advance, and as soon as the operation is over, no matter what the result is, they will immediately disperse back to Ji'an." As for the presumption, it will be taken away by my people. For the rest of the silver and the Heavenly Master of the Five Bucket Rice Sect, I arranged to enter Wan'an Mountain from Changsha County, and the pick-up along the way was arranged in advance by the sect master. ”
Zhang Fangping patted the back of the chair: "It's so decided." ”。
After Mao Xiang and Wang Yi were taken over by the Inspection Department, they originally said that they were escorted into Beijing, but there was no movement, and they did not even conduct a detailed interrogation of the two.
Time passed like this, and just when it seemed to stop here, there was a sudden huge movement in the capital of Dasui.