The city of Yanjing is eerily quiet. The officials in the imperial court seem to have been sedated in the past few days, as quiet as a chicken in the dark. The princes and officials of the Jin Dynasty, who like the liveliness most, have constant banquets, singing and dancing on weekdays.

Incessantly, people get drunk every day and make endless noises in the market. But these days, even the most noisy and noisy officials are quietly dormant at home.

For those low-ranking officials, they naturally don’t understand what is going on. But for those higher-level officials, they all have a keen sense of governance and sources of information, and they all feel that the storm is coming.

The sign before the storm. The calm in front of you is like the calm before the storm, which is very frightening.

Beneath the calm appearance, the still water flows deeply, and the underwater whirlpools are invisible to the naked eye. Inside and outside the seemingly peaceful court, both parties with premonitions are watching each other's every move, and calculating what the other party may do.

Things. A group of officials at the core of power are actually extremely busy. Welcomes and deliveries are more frequent. But everything is going on where others cannot see.

In the Supervisory Yuan, Xiao Zuo, the left-point prosecutor, handed over matters to his subordinates as usual. His successor had not yet arrived, and he, an official who was bound to leave Yanjing Mansion within ten days to take up a post abroad, needed to hand over matters to his subordinates. According to the imperial edict,

From that day on, he was under the gaze of countless people. But Xiao Zuo remembered what his brother Xiao Yu said and must not show any dissatisfaction or anger, nor give any information to the other party.

As the sun set, Xiao Zuo handed the key to his public house to his deputy. Facing a group of officials, Xiao Zuo said goodbye.

"Everyone, I am going to be appointed as a foreign minister. I have worked with you for two years and you have helped me tolerate me. I am very grateful. On this occasion of farewell, Xiao Zuo would like to express my deepest gratitude to you. He

When we meet again tomorrow, let's have a drink and talk about our farewells."

Xiao Zuo's words made all the officials feel uncomfortable. Several old police officers even wiped the corners of their eyes. Xiao Zuo is quite a low-key person. His colleagues have never bullied the people below him in the past few years. Today he was transferred

It was indeed a bit sad to leave. At that moment, everyone said goodbye one after another. Some people proposed to hold a banquet to send Xiao Zuo off, but Xiao Zuo waved his hand and refused.

Xiao Zuo carried his wooden box containing pens, inks, paper, inkstones and commonly used things out of the Yamen and walked on the street at dusk. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw two sneaky figures following him. Xiao Zuo was a little panicked.

, but he forced himself to calm down and urged the horses to go to his home. He originally planned to go to Xiao Yu's house because he knew that an important person had just arrived in Yanjing today and was at his brother's house at the moment.

However, since there is someone watching, Xiao Zuo doesn't plan to go. His brother Xiao Yu said that he will not see him if he can in the past few days, because his eyes and ears are all watching him, so it is best not to arouse Wan Yanliang's alert.

Xiao Zuo completely trusted his brother. He knew that his brother was ten thousand times stronger than him. All he had to do was listen to his instructions and do what he said. Today, that person went to his brother's house.

This is the greatest good news. If this person takes action, great things will happen.

Thinking of this, Xiao Zuo felt much better and less panicked. He even felt that the person following behind him

These two people are ridiculous. They dare not do anything in broad daylight. It is absolutely impossible to follow them and get information. I might as well tease them slowly.

Xiao Zuo slowed down the horse's pace and listened to the crisp sound of the horse's iron palms trampling on the bluestone ground. It was very pleasant to hear. At this moment, Xiao Zuo heard the sound of horse hooves approaching quickly behind him. The two horsemen following him did not He rushed forward without slowing down at all. When he reached Xiao Zuo's side, Xiao Zuo turned his head to look in surprise. But he saw nothing, because a black cloth bag had already covered his head, and someone was volleyed from his body. He was lifted up on the horse and restrained tightly by a pair of iron-like arms.

Xiao Zuo screamed loudly in shock. The sound coming from the bag was muffled and not loud, and he only shouted less than half a sentence. He received a heavy blow on the head and immediately passed out.

In front of several stunned people in the market, two knights on horseback kidnapped Xiao Zuo on the street illuminated by the afterglow of the setting sun. A carriage came speeding by at the right time, and Xiao Zuo, who was as soft as a noodle, was thrown into the street. In the carriage. The next moment, the horseman and carriage roared away and disappeared around the corner of the street. Several people on the street stared at all this in shock, and were frightened for a long time not knowing what to do. In the end, they chose to stay away from here and not go much further. Nosy. In these days, it is difficult to protect oneself. He often gets into trouble. How can he get in and meddle when he has no time to hide? No one knows who Xiao Zuo is. This place is still far away from Xiao Zuo's house in Nancheng. .

Wow, a basin of ice water was poured on Xiao Zuo's face. Xiao Zuo woke up with a startled cry. He only felt pain in the back of his head and a biting coldness in his body. He wanted to struggle, but found that his hands and feet were tied tightly and he could not move at all. No.

The dim lights in front of me were dancing, and my eyes that were splashed with ice water gradually saw the scene in front of me clearly. There was a person sitting on a chair in front of me, with his hair in a bun, and the ends of dozens of pigtails were shining brightly, reflecting the A ferocious, fat face.

"Wanyan Gun? You...what do you mean? You are so brave. You dare to attack the imperial official and kidnap me in broad daylight. Let me go." Xiao Zuo shouted loudly.

Wanyan Gun chuckled, stared at Xiao Zuo and said: "Master Xiao, shut up. This is my palace, it's useless no matter how loud you shout. Besides, in this Yanjing Mansion, even if I If Wang kills someone on the street, no one will dare to say anything."

Xiao Zuo shouted loudly: "Do you still have the king's law and the imperial court in your eyes? How dare you do such nonsense?"

Wanyangun stood up, lowered his head in front of Xiao Zuo, and said with a smile: "Xiao Zuo, do you think that because you have a brother who is the right prime minister protecting you, you are three points higher than others? Don't look at this either. Whose world belongs to the world? It belongs to my Wanyan royal family, not your Xiao family. Even Xiao Yu is just a dog of my Wanyan family. If it pisses off its owner, no matter how good the dog is, it will rip its skin and twitch. The pot is stewed and the wine is served, do you understand?"

Xiao Zuo trembled all over and shouted: "You...what do you want? Why did you kidnap me?"

Wanyangun frowned and said, "I told you not to shout so loudly that it hurts my ears. You just don't listen, right?"

Xiao Zuo said angrily: "Wanyan Gun, you have no regard for the laws of the country.

Misbehaving..."

Bang! A slap hit Xiao Zuo's face hard. Xiao Zuo's cheek seemed to have been hit by an iron palm. Half of his face was swollen and blood spurted out of his mouth. There was a buzzing in his ears and I could hear it for a long time.

No sound.

"You bitch, are you turning a deaf ear to what I say? You've already reached this point, and you're still making noises here. You really treat yourself like a green onion. Be honest with me, and if you continue to be stubborn, I'll make you regret your parents.

Give birth to you." Wanyangun cursed angrily.

Xiao Zuo crawled on the ground for a long time before he slowly recovered. He was already quite old, so how could he withstand a slap from Wanyan Gun, who was still in his prime. This slap almost killed half of his life.

There was a buzzing in the ears, and a stream of heat flowed out of the ears. It seemed that the ears had been perforated. The mouth was full of blood, half of the teeth were loose, and the broken teeth had bitten one side of the mouth. Flesh, blood

It flows out gurglingly.

"Xiao Zuo, I brought you here today. You should know why. The emperor issued a decree to transfer you and Yelu Bilici away from Yanjing to other places. Your reaction was too bizarre. Xiao Yu remained silent.

, you and Yelu Bili Ci actually didn’t complain at all. You seemed too calm, which made people suspicious. Are you planning something secretly? My imperial brother said no, but I, Wanyan Gun, think so. I

I don’t know why, but I feel that Xiao Yu is not so easy to get along with. He worked hard to promote you and your brother-in-law, but the emperor transferred you out of the court without giving any reason. How could he not say a word? This

Abnormal. Therefore, I have invited you here. I hope you will tell me truthfully what are you planning? Xiao Zuo, I might as well tell you clearly that this is your only chance to survive. You have to be honest.

Tell me truthfully about your brother’s secret conspiracy. As long as you tell me truthfully, I will keep you alive and your whole family, young and old, women and children. I have told you clearly enough, Xiao Zuo, you should know what to do.

Do it. Don’t even think about denying it, otherwise, you will kill your wife, concubines, and children. Everyone in your house will not survive. Do you hear me clearly?”

Wanyan Gun's intermittent words were sent to the other side of Xiao Zuo's normal hearing ear. Xiao Zuo's whole body was cold and trembling. He did not expect that Wan Yan Gun was so bold as to kidnap him today just to come.

He knew from his own mouth the big thing he was about to plan. He also didn't expect that Wanyangun had such a keen sense of smell that he actually noticed that his brother was planning a rebellion. Even Wanyanliang concealed it, Wanyangun, a vulgar guy

I actually felt it. Is this the sense of smell of a beast?

"Wanyan Gun, are you crazy? The emperor has issued an order, how can we disobey it? The emperor has issued an order, but it is wrong for us to obey the order? Do we want to resist the order and disobey it? My brother is the prime minister of the imperial court.

But he has always obeyed the imperial edict. Do you want my brother to go to the emperor to argue? It is really ridiculous. In your eyes, there is a conspiracy in Zunzhi. Wanyangun, if you let me go today, I will treat it as nothing.

It happened. Otherwise, not only will my brother not let you go, but the emperor will never forgive you for your behavior today." Xiao Zuo said in a deep voice, spitting blood.
Chapter completed!