Chapter 14: Asking for Guilt
The sky was bright, and three hundred heavily armed soldiers bravely came out of the Privy Council, led by Bai Jin, through the streets and alleys in Lin'an City, and went straight to Tianji Pavilion. Seeing this, the people in the morning market all dodged back and avoided, and looked at this group of men and horses with awe and curiosity, this kind of scene has not appeared in the quiet and peaceful Lin'an City for many years.
In front of the Tianji Pavilion, the eight Golden Sword Captains in charge of the night vigil were waiting for their shifts to be replaced, and the sleepless night made their faces somewhat tired, and this hour of the day was their most difficult and sleepy time, they were a little lazy leaning on the porch left and right, chatting with each other and barely mentioning their sluggish spirits.
Suddenly, there was a sound of uniform footsteps in the distance of the street, which woke up the eight Golden Sword Captains in an instant. Hundreds of people walked in unison, although not monstrous, but also very generous, powerful, and extraordinary. As the footsteps got closer and closer, the inexplicable sense of oppression became stronger and stronger, so much so that the eight Golden Sword Captains faintly felt that the ground under their feet seemed to be trembling slightly.
One of the green-faced lieutenants poked his head out and looked into the distance with a pair of curious eyes, which almost made him collapse to the ground in fright. But seeing three hundred soldiers wearing armor and carrying steel knives at their waists, they were approaching quickly towards Tianji Pavilion, and they had come to the front of them in a trance.
"Who are you?"
The captains were already sleepy, and consciously stood in a row on the steps, blocking the gate of the Tianji Pavilion with their bodies, and at the same time, the captain commander had stepped forward, and the horizontal knife stopped the approaching soldiers, and asked: "The Tianji Pavilion is heavy, and the idle people can't get close!"
"Presumptuous!" Bai Jin, who was standing in front of the three hundred soldiers, reprimanded angrily with a face full of flesh, "You dare to stop the Praetorian Guard Camp in Xifu as well?"
"I don't care if you are a guard battalion or a guard battalion, no one is allowed to trespass on the Tianji Pavilion without the order of the Heavenly Machine Marquis!" The captain of the school had a grim face and did not show weakness. At this moment, a captain behind him saw that the situation was not good, and quickly ran back to the Tianji Pavilion, and a moment later, more than 100 Golden Sword captains rushed out of the gate and formed a confrontation with the men and horses led by Bai Jin.
"Just because you also want to stop the Xifu Praetorian Guard Camp?"
Bai Jin sneered disdainfully, and at the same time, the three hundred soldiers shouted angrily in unison, and quickly took a step forward, with a momentum like a rainbow and a compelling momentum.
"Bold!"
Qiu Han, whose eyes were full of coldness, stepped out from the Tianji Pavilion, staring at Bai Jin like a knife, and said in a deep voice: "It's you again?"
"When you hindered the affairs of Xifu in Tianxinglou, you should have thought that I would come to Tianji Pavilion sooner or later to ask for an understanding. Bai Jin choked back without hesitation, "Please come out and see Tianjihou." Although Bai Jin used the word "please", there was no respect in his tone.
Qiu Han looked around at the soldiers and horses of the Praetorian Guard Battalion behind Bai Jin, and said, "Master Hou is what you want to see, I advise you to disperse the soldiers and horses quickly, otherwise don't blame me for not thinking about my colleagues!"
Before Qiu Han's words fell, more than 100 Golden Sword Captains had already drawn their knives one after another, glaring viciously at the Praetorian Guard Battalion opposite, just waiting for Qiu Han's order to rush up.
"What's the matter? Just because your little Tianji Pavilion also wants to rebel against Xifu?" Bai Jin snorted disdainfully, only to see his right hand slam towards the sky, and the three hundred sergeants roared in unison, and then the three hundred bright sharp knives also immediately lit up.
The two sides formed a confrontation in front of the Tianji Pavilion, Qiu Han and Bai Jin each led a group of brave men to refrain from giving in to each other, the two of them each took a step forward and glared at each other angrily, standing less than half a foot away from each other, so that the tips of their noses were almost close together, but even so they still did not have the slightest intention of making peace.
The atmosphere suddenly fell to the bottom, and the whole street was shrouded in a suffocating sense of oppression, and the people who had gathered in the distance to watch the excitement also fled at this moment, and the breeze swept away the last fallen leaves on the street, and when the dust settled, the whole street was as quiet as death.
"If you don't let Tianji Hou come out, then we have to break in!" Bai Jin threatened.
"If you want to swagger into the Tianji Pavilion, then you have to step over the corpses of me and a hundred brothers behind me!"
Both groups of people were ready to fly, ready to go, and at this moment even the sound of breathing became extremely heavy.
"Presumptuous!"
Just when Bai Jin was about to give the order to break in, a cold drink suddenly came from the Tianji Pavilion, and then he saw Zhao Yuan slowly walking out of the gate accompanied by Liu Xunyi and Qin Wei.
Zhao Yuan's face sank like water, and there was a chill in his eyes that made people dare not look at him, even Bai Jin, who was arrogant just now, subconsciously took half a step back after seeing Zhao Yuan, and at the same time waved his hand to signal the soldiers behind him to put away the blade.
"Bai Jin, you are so bold, how dare you not kneel down and salute when you see Tianji Hou?" Qin Wei said coldly.
The muscles on Bai Jin's face trembled slightly, and he retreated half a step again, and at the same time knelt on one knee to the ground, bowed his head to Zhao Yuan and said, "The last general will knock on the Tianji Hou!" Bai Jin knelt down, and the three hundred soldiers behind him also knelt down one after another, and said in unison: "Knock on the Tianji Hou." ”
Zhao Yuan didn't say anything about being polite, but just stared at Bai Jin kneeling in front of him with a meaningful gaze, and said unhappily and angrily: "Early in the morning, what are you doing with leading the Praetorian Guard Battalion to my Tianji Pavilion?"
"The Last General ......"
"Smack!"
Without waiting for Bai Jin to answer, Zhao Yuan had already smashed the folding fan in his hand on Bai Jin's head, and the red blood flowed down Bai Jin's forehead.
This folding fan is extraordinary, it is made of gold wire fan surface and fine iron fan bone, although it is a folding fan appearance, but in fact it is an out-and-out iron tool, even if there is no more internal force, only the strength of this fan itself is enough to make people open the skin and flesh.
"Bai Jin, you are really bold, you dare to lead someone to break into the Heavenly Machine Pavilion? And dare to show your blade in broad daylight, but you can't do it? Is it true that no one can cure you?" Zhao Yuan reprimanded again.
"The Last Will Know ......"
"Smack!"
Without waiting for Bai Jin to open his mouth, Zhao Yuan smashed his backhand on his head again, this time causing Bai Jin's head to bleed, and even his hair was soaked red with blood.
"What kind of place is Tianji Pavilion? You dare to lead troops to break through as a mere servant, do you still have me, the Marquis of Tianji, in your eyes? Do you still have Dongfu in your eyes? Do you still have the emperor in your eyes?" Zhao Yuan's voice was not loud, but his tone was gloomy and terrifying.
"Heaven will calm the anger, and the end will ......"
"Smack!"
Before Bai Jin's words fell, Zhao Yuan smashed down again, and this time the scalp of Bai Jin was faintly rolled up with hair, revealing scarlet flesh and Senbai's skull, which was shocking and couldn't bear to look at it directly.
Zhao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief after three hits, he slowly put away the blood-stained fan, pointed at Bai Jin and the three hundred soldiers behind him, and said expressionlessly: "With today's events, Ben Hou can let all of you fall to the ground! But I don't think you have such courage, who is the order to dare to go to my Tianji Pavilion to spread wild?"
Tianji Hou was really extraordinary, and he was speechless when he taught his subordinates a lesson in three or two strokes. With such an official authority, don't talk about my small Privy Council, I think even if the emperor comes today, I'm afraid I won't be taken seriously by you, right?"
Just as Zhao Yuan was interrogating Bai Jin, a sedan chair slowly came from the east side of the street, and before the sedan chair stopped, an old and hoarse voice had already echoed on this silent street.
Hearing this, Zhao Yuan couldn't help frowning, and on the other hand, Bai Jin was as excited as if he had seen a savior, he didn't even care about his injuries, he turned around and knelt down in front of the sedan chair, and shouted loudly: "The last general will knock on the deputy envoy!"
"It turned out to be the privy deputy envoy Lord Qian, Zhao Yuan is polite!" Zhao Yuan arched his hand slightly towards the old man in the sedan chair with a displeased face.
Although Zhao Yuangui is a relative of the emperor, but his Tianji Marquis only has the name of "Hou Ye" but there is no princely reality, in terms of official rank, he and the privy deputy envoy are the same second grade, but in terms of actual power, Zhao Yuan, who is in charge of the Tianji Pavilion, is far inferior to the privy deputy who holds the power of soldiers and horses, so when he sees Lord Qian, Zhao Yuan should also be in awe.
"Tianji Hou is polite. The sedan curtain slowly opened, and I saw that the old man who gave the secret order to Bai Jin in the study of the Privy Council last night walked out of the sedan chair, he just casually greeted Zhao Yuan, but in fact he did not make the slightest respectful demeanor.
Zhao Yuan waved his hand for Qiu Han and the other lieutenants to put away their knives, and pondered for a moment before asking, "But I don't know what this is today......"
"That's what the Privy Counsellor meant. Master Qian said unhurriedly, "I'm here to ask for an explanation from Tianji Pavilion." ”
Zhao Yuan was stunned when he heard this, and said: "The three yamen of the Privy Council are the West Mansion, and my Tianji Pavilion is under the command of the East Mansion, but I don't know what Lord Qian wants to explain to me?"
Lord Qian glanced at Zhao Yuan and said slowly: "Don't tell this official that Tianji Hou doesn't know anything about what happened in Tianxing Tower last night?"
"This ......"
"If you don't know anything at all, it's easy to do!" Without waiting for Zhao Yuan to answer, Master Qian had already said to himself, "Bai Jin, you will point out to me a little bit about the chaotic party that appeared in Tianxing Tower yesterday, and I will take them back to punish the crime!"
Hearing Lord Qian's words, Bai Jin immediately agreed, and the first one was to point to Qiu Han on the opposite side.
"Wait!"
Zhao Yuan unceremoniously pushed Bai Jin away, and said to Lord Qian: "Lord Qian, there was no chaos in the Tianxing Building last night, and the people below just did what Ben Hou told him." Just ask me whatever you want, don't embarrass them. ”
"That's good!" Lord Qian smiled coldly and nodded slowly, "Then I'll ask Tianji Hou, why did you send someone to interfere in the affairs of my Xifu last night? Not only did he intervene, but he even fought against the people of my Xifu." Tianji Hou should know that your Tianji Pavilion is just a martial arts pavilion in the lower part of the East Mansion, and you are only responsible for the protection and entourage of the second-rank and above officials in the East Mansion according to the rules and regulations, so what qualifications do you have to meddle in the affairs of the West Mansion? Do you know how important the things that my Xifu did in Tianxing Tower last night? Do you know how long my West Mansion secretly arranged for last night's affairs, and how many manpower, material and financial resources were used? And how much thought was spent on it? Do you know that your people took the liberty of interfering in the affairs of Tianxing Tower, and what was wrong was a major matter related to the life and death of the imperial court? It's about the country, the safety of the court, and the country, how much do you know?" The more Lord Qian spoke, the more angry he became, so that in the end, he was already foaming at the mouth, and he almost spat on Zhao Yuan's face.
Zhao Yuan silently listened to every word that Master Qian said, although he was very surprised in his heart, he still looked calm and unfazed on the surface.
"The Privy Councillor was greatly outraged by this matter, and had already decided to bring the matter to the Emperor. Master Qian said and stretched out his hand to point at Zhao Yuan, with an angry look that he couldn't be peeled alive, "Tianji Hou, Tianji Hou, your Tianji Pavilion is really more than enough to succeed, this time do you know that you have broken into a monstrous disaster?"
"This ......" In fact, Zhao Yuan didn't know the origin of this matter, and he was just acting on the orders of Dongfu. Therefore, at this moment, he was reprimanded by Lord Qian like this, and he also made trouble to alarm the emperor, so he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart, and said in a low voice, "I don't know about this matter......
"Don't you know?" Lord Qian snorted coldly, "Today, the official brought three hundred people to you to ask for an explanation, which is already polite, if Emperor Yu Ming makes Long Yan angry, there will be more than three hundred people who come today? This time, Tianji Pavilion not only hinders the work of Xifu, but also destroys the painstaking plan that the imperial court has arranged for a long time, I think even if the prime minister under the Zhongshu Sect jointly protects you, I am afraid that I will not be able to keep it." Just now, Tianji Hou kept saying that he wanted to cut off Bai Jin's head, and now I think you have to find a way to save your head first. ”
Hearing Lord Qian's words, Zhao Yuan couldn't help but be a little speechless, Qiu Han on the side frowned slightly when he saw this, and immediately stepped forward and said: "This matter is my own opinion, and it has nothing to do with Hou Ye and Tianji Pavilion, if you want to punish the crime, you will punish me alone!"
Qiu Han's words shocked Zhao Yuan's heart, he looked at Qiu Han with trembling eyes, as if he wanted to say something, but he hesitated for a long time but couldn't spit out half a word.
"Lord Qian is a dignified privy deputy, how can he stand on the street and shout and scold like a splash in the market? It really hurts a lot of grace and hurts the face of Xifu......!
Accompanied by a slightly playful laughter, I saw another sedan chair coming slowly on the west side of the street, and after the person in the sedan chair appeared, Zhao Yuan, who was worried in his heart, and the people of Tianji Pavilion, who were full of nervousness, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The person who came was the Zhongshu waiter who was rescued by Liu Xunyi and Qin Wei from Yanmen Pass, Master Jia.
"Jia Shilang......"
"There is no need to say much. Without waiting for Zhao Yuan to explain, Master Jia waved his hand lightly and confidently said, "What he does in the West Mansion is related to the Jiangshan Sheji, is it that what I do in the East Mansion is trivial? Today, the official is here to see who has such the courage to make a mistake, and even dares to bring troops to my Dongfu to ask for the guilt?"
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