After a moment, there were sounds of drums coming from the road, which was Zhijinwu dispatched more soldiers to start taking over the search in the city. There was a clamor on the crisscrossing roads, with elite cavalry flying back and forth, and vigilantly scanning the pedestrians on both sides of the road.
Passers-by also felt that something was far more serious than the fire. They speeded up, but every time they crossed the intersection, they had to be carefully checked. It seemed that the blockade had crossed the six fangs around the military camp and expanded to most of the Chang'an City. The turmoil caused was rare in recent years.
The disappearance of Sun Deng and the Sun envoys was so abrupt that they must have put in great effort to prepare in advance. No matter how powerful the search was, it might not be possible to achieve many results.
But Jiang Wan was not stupid, and he was even more stable in the Jinwu Guanping. They did this because only by confirming that the surrounding wings and the twelve city gates had nothing to find, the Prime Minister and the Chief Secretary could urge General Huang Quan to come forward and justify the order of Li Feng, the Changle Guard, to investigate the incoming and exiting the Changle Palace.
Perhaps in addition to Deng Fan and Zhuge Qiao, some people may suspect that this matter may not be caused by Sun's instigation, but who can relax the search for it because of the actual work? Changle Palace is indeed the most suspicious direction at present, and it cannot be ignored no matter what.
Deng Fan sighed: "I, I'm going back. The task of escorting the Sun envoy. If this is done, it will really damage the reputation of the General of the Cavalry. Then there will be a questioning, and maybe there will be punishment... I have to think about it, think about it, think about it clearly how to answer."
Zhuge Qiao was full of concern for his brother, but at night the wind was blowing, his whole body was wet, getting colder and colder, and his mind could not move. Hearing Deng Fan say this, he shivered and sighed: "No matter what the next situation will happen, it is useless for you and I to stand on the side of the road. If the government changes due to this, it is not something we can argue with, just, let's disperse."
The two of them gave their salutes and parted.
Deng Fan slowly headed towards the direction of General Cavalry's Mansion, and made four roads to the search soldiers transferred out of various military camps on the way. He was stopped and investigated twice. It was not until he passed between the Beigong and the Arsenal that he ran into his subordinates who came out of General Cavalry's Mansion to inquire.
"General!" A young school arrived excitedly: "I heard..."
Deng Fan raised his hand to stop his words and looked behind him.
Behind the school, another team of cavalry followed. In the light of fire, Deng Fan was shocked when he saw the appearance of the cavalry leader and quickly rode his horse to meet him: "Sima Zhao, why are you here?"
The cavalry leader was about fifty years old and had a bit of gray hair. He was Zhao Lu, a general of Zhao Yun, who later joined Lei Yuan and respected the mistress's order for a long time and was responsible for Lei Yuan's house.
Zhao Luce came immediately and nodded to Deng Fan: "General Deng, if something happens like this, there will be noisy in the city tonight. The mistress thought that General Deng might be busy, so she asked us to follow General Deng and bring the talismans used for the night walk."
Deng Fan took the Fuxin from the knight and solemnly put it away.
"If it's so best. Zhao Sima, let's catch it, hurry up and see someone."
"Who?"
"Minister Yang Yi." Deng Fan sneered: "It was this guy who suggested that the Sun envoy be placed in the Chang'an Camp station!"
A team of riders left.
When the late emperor ascended the throne, he led the military and political affairs with six important officials. Among them, the highest power and status were Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and General Guan Yu. However, on the eve of the imperial court pacifying Hebei and the Central Plains, Guan Yu died of illness in Hedong, and his general's power was scattered among the other important officials.
Later, the first emperor was seriously ill and entrusted himself to the Prime Minister, General Cavalry, General Cavalry, but General Chevalry Zhang Fei was too mourning and soon followed the emperor. After a period of turbulence and chaos, he was finally established as the Prime Minister and General Cavalry, and General Cavalry was fully responsible for the affairs of the border counties and states and external conquests.
Because the Prime Minister had no intention of imitating the powerful ministers of all dynasties and replacing the court with the Prime Minister's Office, the military service system directly led by General Guan Yu was still in place and his power was still the same, but he only needed to closely coordinate and cooperate with the Prime Minister's Office.
For example, those responsible for the transfer, storage and distribution of military supplies by the soldiers in Chang'an and surrounding areas were always Guan Yu's capable subordinates, the current Central Military Advisor and General Yang Yi of the Sui Army.
Deng Fan came outside Yang Yi's home, waved his hand, and asked his subordinates to come forward and knock on the door.
Not long after, the gate of the courtyard opened, and a servant in black clothes poked his head out to look at the person outside the door, showing a surprised expression: "General Deng?"
When Guan Yu was in Jingzhou in his early years, Yang Yi was his chief secretary. Before becoming Guan Yu's chief secretary, Yang Yi had some friendship with General Lei Yuan. When Guan Yu and Lei Yuan were in Jiangling, Lei Yuan's soldiers also had close contacts with Yang Yi. With this servant, he also knew Deng Fan.
"That's right. I, I have something to look for your master."
The servant nodded, opened his mouth but said, "My master is not here."
"How is it possible? I met him at Qingming Gate this morning, didn't I say that the businessman would return?"
"I, I...I don't know this."
"Since he is not here, where has he gone? When will he come back?"
"I don't know either."
Deng Fan was silent for a while. The servant shrank his head and was about to close the door. Deng Fan waved vigorously.
The next moment, Zhao Lu and others urged the horse to move forward and rushed into the door. The knights and the horses had such a powerful impact, and they immediately knocked several people behind the door and rolled around.
Yang Yi, who claimed to be not at home, was standing in a corner of the hall, and blurted out with a pale face, "Deng Shize! How dare you do this!"
Deng Fan bowed: "The master has it, and he intends to avoid it, why blame me for being a villain?"
Yang Yi sighed and said, "Shize, if something happens in the city, there may be any chaos in the court tomorrow. I just want to rest early so as not to lose energy tomorrow!"
Deng Fan rode on the horse and stared at Yang Yi. After a while, he said at a very slow speed: "This morning, I led the Sun envoy into Chang'an, and did not alarm others. At that time, I thought about introducing the envoys to the Honglu Temple to settle. At the city gate, I saw the foothills and heard that the Chang'an Camp had been built and there was a special building for soldiers to guard the army. Zhang Yi, the chief officer of the Chang'an Camp, was the old subordinate of General Lei Cheng, and was also a fellow townsman of Ma Zhong, the chief of the cavalry. He was an extremely reliable person... right?"
Yang Yi frowned and said, "Shi Ze, Chang'an Camp caught fire, Sun Deng and Sun's envoy disappeared. I think you are very annoyed. However, it is your decision to place the envoy and others in Chang'an Camp, not mine. If you want to blame others for a few chats, it would be too unkind!"
"Is it really a chat?" Deng Fan asked back.
He shook the reins, urged the horse to take a few steps forward, and pushed into Yang Yi: "Mr. Wei, is it a coincidence that you met me in front of the city gate?"
He bent down and lowered his voice: "Mr. Wei, you, the military advisor, are well aware of military affairs and everything is clear. You must have remembered that today is the Chang'an camp soldiers, and they are replacing and military supplies. The military camp is very empty in the afternoon, right?"
Yang Yi's eyebrows slightly raised, and his face remained unchanged: "Shize, I really don't know what you mean. It's too late, I'm very tired, aren't Shize?"
Deng Fan straightened his body and looked around.
At this time, many servants at Yang Yi's family gathered together one after another. They gathered at several courtyard gates and stared at the uninvited guests in front of them in anger. Seeing this, Zhao Lu sneered a few times and pressed one hand on the hilt of the knife around his waist.
Deng Fan shook his head at Zhao Lu, then turned to Yang Yi and said, "Since Mr. Wei is tired, please have a good rest. If someone asks me tomorrow, I will mention this matter."
Yang Yi hummed heavily with his nostrils.
Deng Fan left.
Walking on the road, Zhao Lu urged him to come and ask immediately: "General Deng, where will you go?"
Deng Fan thought for a while: "It's better to have Bosong come forward with some things."
At this time, Zhuge Qiao had returned to his yard and changed into a thick new clothes to cook. As his body temperature gradually recovered, his face became bloody again and his mind gradually became active. His strong anxiety about his brother's whereabouts made him unable to rest at all. After sitting for a while, he stood up and walked around the brazier.
When he heard that Deng Fan came again, Zhuge Qiao quickly welcomed him out: "What's the matter with the scholar?"
"I want to meet Fei Yi and Li Feng and check the records of the people entering and leaving the Changle Palace." Deng Fan paused and said in a deep voice: "No, it's very important!"
Zhuge Qiao hesitated for a while.
It is not suitable for the border warriors to rashly interfere in Chang'an City. Deng Fan's request was clearly intended to make Zhuge Qiao convenient for him by using his identity as the Prime Minister's son, which will definitely arouse his father Zhuge Liang's dissatisfaction.
But Deng Fan was the subordinate of General Lei Yuan, the cavalry general, and Zhuge Qiao could trust his judgment. Zhuge Qiao himself could not let go of his brother's whereabouts no matter what.
He asked, "At this time, martial law is strictly in the city, may it be inconvenient to get in contact?"
"I have a letter from the General's Mansion of the Cavalry."
Zhuge Qiao made up his mind: "Then let's go!"
It was already late at night when the cavalry team rushed to Changle Palace. Under the gaze of the halberd soldiers, Deng Fan and Zhuge Qiao presented the talisman and reported their names to ask for their meeting.
Not long after, Fei Yi came out from behind the palace with a tired face, but Li Feng was not seen.
Fei Yi sighed: "Pong Yan asked me to help Yongxing stare at the inside and outside of the palace ban, which obviously did not trust Yongxing. He was very angry and didn't want to see anyone at this moment."
Zhuge Qiao asked, "But I don't know the records of the entry and exit of the Changle Palace..."
Fei Yi cut off the question: "I have checked it carefully. There are no suspicious records, no traces of correction. Each record has been confirmed by multiple people. Bosong, tomorrow I will check it again according to the record and report it to Jiang Gongyan, and wait for the Prime Minister to give subsequent instructions."
Zhuge Qiao coughed a few times and looked at Deng Fan.
Deng Fan took a step forward and saluted solemnly: "Fei joins the army, I only have one problem."
"Speaking."
"I heard that it was Li Yongxing who first discovered that the Chang'an Camp camp had a fire and rushed to the fire to put out the fire. The whole process was very dangerous, so that several subordinates had lost their money at the fire. May I ask Fei join the army, and in the record book, when did Li Yongxing lead his troops to leave Yong'an Palace?"
"Today..." Fei Yi looked up at the sky and changed his mouth: "Yesterday, Shen Shi three minutes ago, just as the fire broke out."
Deng Fan nodded: "It's OK. Fei joins the army, let's say goodbye."
Zhuge Qiao was pulled out by Deng Fan in a daze and returned to the cross-border road next to the open channel.
"Shize, what do you say?"
Deng Fan grinned: "I have it, I have a guess, do Bosong want to hear it?"
"Just say it!"
Chapter completed!