The place where the imperial guards are stationed is close to the outer wall of the palace city. There are three thousand elite imperial guards stationed inside, who work in three shifts to guard the safety of the imperial city.
The central area where the imperial guards were stationed was the Yunning Marquis Mansion, where the deposed emperor of the Wei Dynasty was placed under house arrest.
Ye Jingtang and Dongfang Liren came to the vicinity of Yunninghou's Mansion together, and together with the Black Yamen police officers, they checked the surrounding environment and found no traces of tunnels. However, for the sake of safety, Dongfang Liren ordered the removal of the deposed emperor.
When he arrived at a nearby mansion, he was closely guarded by the imperial army and secretly dispatched black yamen men.
Dongfang Liren did not arrange for manpower deployment with great fanfare. After all, at present, they only know the general intention and there is no basis for it.
Prince Wu was being watched by the masters of the black government. He was drinking with other princes and princes in Longyin Tower today, and there was nothing unusual.
If the defense is too obvious, Prince Wu will definitely know that the plan is exposed and will cancel the plan directly. Even if the molten oil works and the palace wall collapses tomorrow, there is no way to prove that Prince Wu arranged for someone to do it.
The prince of the vassal was directly killed without any evidence. The kings were in despair and might cause a big chaos. Therefore, for now, they had to pretend that the court knew nothing and waited for the prince of Wu to take risks.
After arranging things, it was already dark at night, so Dongfang Li stayed close to the people on the west side of the imperial city in order to respond to changes in time.
In the morning, Ye Jingtang had a fight in the tunnel, and in the evening, he had a fight with three on the street. He had lunch for lunch and only ate half of it. He really needed to rest, so he handed the matter over to the black yamen manager and got off work.
Benben's original intention was to let him live nearby in the palace and spend the night in the palace.
But Benben would not sleep with him, so Ye Jingtang naturally declined this kind offer and left and rushed to Tianshui Bridge.
As late at night, the number of pedestrians on the street gradually became sparse.
Ye Jingtang's figure flew past countless pavilions and mansions like a swallow, crossing Yun'an and arriving on the street of Tianshui Bridge. It could be seen that all the shops were closed.
There was still some movement inside the escort agency. Looking from the roof, I saw Chen Biao and Yang Chao sitting under the eaves, with two pots of wine and a stack of peanuts in the middle, staying up late talking:
"The young master's family is in Liangzhou, so he really has no confidante? The letter was inserted on the door today, and he didn't even reveal his face. At first glance, it seems that the girl is shy and embarrassed..."
"I watched my young master grow up, how could I not know that the girls in the border area are not good-looking and have bad tempers. From the age of four or five, the young master would squat at the door and worry about what to do with his wife in the future. My master passed away and I heard that he was coming to the capital.
, the one who leaves simply does not take his head back..."
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Ye Jingtang stood on the roof, wanting to kick Lao Yang who was drunk and talking nonsense, but for the sake of being an elderly person at home, he decided not to disturb the two of them while they were drinking, and went straight into Pei's house.
Alley.
There are two lanterns hanging outside the gate of Pei Mansion, and the door is closed.
The Night Terror Hall did not disturb the Pei family who had gone to bed, and went directly to the back house. As soon as it landed on the roof, a big bird poked its head from the ridge, and then jumped in front of it: "Chichichichi..."
Judging from the tone, it is saying - dead ghost! You still know how to come back!
Ye Jingtang caught the bird and rubbed his head:
"Have you caught up with anyone?"
The bird is shaking its head and gesticulating, presumably meaning - running around without stopping at all. If it follows, it will not be able to come back to report, and if it comes back to report, it will lose its target.
Night Terror Hall has been biting Xu Bailin and others for so long like a ghost. No matter how arrogant the other party is, they should know better than to take chances. This is not surprising.
After chasing Niaoniao for most of the day, he was very tired. Ye Jingtang was at Pei's house and did not let Niaoniao stay vigil anymore. After he landed on the verandah, he let Niaoniao go play in Yunli House.
Luo Nuxia stayed temporarily in the Pei family, and Zhe Yunli naturally lived here too. Because there was no eldest daughter in the Pei family, Zhe Yunli was treated like a princess, living alone in the huge west wing courtyard with four or five other people.
A maid is waiting on you.
Although it was already late at night, Zhe Yunli had not yet fallen asleep. In the large room, he and a few maids of similar age were studying the sparrow card, which was very popular among the ladies in the capital.
Ye Jingtang saw the little maids looking happy and sleepless, and knew that the little girl had lost miserably. It was a bit funny, so she didn't bother them and quietly came to Sanniang's courtyard.
In the main courtyard, the lights in the wing room where Xiu He slept had been turned off, but the lights in the main room were still on.
Ye Jingtang walked to the door and looked around. It was obvious that Sanniang, who had taken the medicine, had already fallen asleep in the bedroom. Luo Ning was waiting for him to come back, still leaning on the beauty's couch, reading a book in her hand.
Hearing the movement outside the door, Luo Ning put down her book and made a shushing gesture, then walked quietly to the door, turned around and closed the door, saying softly:
"Sanniang just went to bed. Are you done? Are you going to go out later?"
Ye Jingtang put her hand on Luo Nuxia's shoulder: "The matter hasn't been settled yet, and I may go out at any time."
Luo Ning waited for Ye Jingtang to come back in order to recuperate his body so as not to get into trouble in a fight. However, when she came back, she went into the house. It seemed a bit too direct, so she asked;
"Have you eaten?"
Ye Jingtang shook his head: "I ran around all day and didn't even have time to eat."
Seeing this, Luo Ning turned around and walked to the small kitchen in the back house: "Now that the maid has rested, let me feed you."
"under?"
Ye Jingtang blinked and looked at the cold and charming profile beside him.
Luo Ning felt that Ye Jingtang's words were wrong, so she turned her head and looked at each other:
"What's wrong?"
Ye Jingtang raised his hand and put it on Luo Ning's shoulder:
"nothing."
"Hmph~"
Luo Ning twisted her shoulders slightly and let Ye Jingtang hug her without moving away.
The two of them went to the kitchen of the back house together. Because the house was very large, the size of the kitchen was similar to that of the yard in Shuanggui Lane.
Luo Ning was afraid that she would be in a hurry when the night terror came back, so she prepared boiling water in advance so that she could have a hot meal in a quarter of an hour at most.
Luo Ning was busy working neatly in front of the stove, and Ye Jingtang was holding hands beside her. They looked like an intimate young couple.
But when Luo Ning was chopping green onions on the cutting board, the blade of the knife suddenly paused, then she raised the knife and placed it on Ye Jingtang's neck, with a look of shame and anger;
"You pervert!"
Ye Jingtang was beating eggs when he was stunned by the sudden murderous intent and said blankly:
"I didn't touch you, why are you so horny?"
Luo Ning's face turned red, remembering the unbearable experience that day when the two of them took medicine together. She clenched her teeth and glared at Ye Jingtang for a moment, then put away the kitchen knife and continued chopping vegetables.
Da da da~
Ye Jingtang shook his head and smiled, cracking the eggs with chopsticks, and moved closer:
"Nvxia Luo just said it herself, don't go back on your word later."
Luo Ning stayed away a little, looking disgusted, but didn't say anything...
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On the other side, Prince Jing’s Mansion.
At night, Mingyu Tower is brightly lit, standing like a lighthouse between the cities.
Outside Mingyu Tower is the Black Yamen. Because of the special nature of the Yamen, there are few prosperous shops in the surrounding streets and alleys, and people who come and go are in a hurry and dare not stay in the Yamen.
Outside the high wall on the east side of Hei Yamen is an old alley. In the alley is the residence of the head of Hei Yamen. There is a small courtyard inside, and the lights are still on.
There is a big pot in the yard, and a cook is cooking a big pot of vegetables.
Qiu Tianhe was dressed in cloth, standing outside the door with his hands behind his hands, looking at the moonlight in the sky. Because of the fragrant cartilage in his body, Divine Doctor Wang used twelve golden needles to seal his Qi meridians. The restriction was too great, and his fingers trembled from time to time.
He looks like a common man with a big frame but weak hands and feet.
Although he walked out of the dungeon, he was not free; he was an immortal prisoner locked in the capital.
There was free prison food in the dungeon, and it was obviously inappropriate for the court to provide food and shelter when he came out, but Qiu Tianhe could not be let out of the sight of the Hei Yamen. For this reason, the Hei Yamen symbolically arranged a job of delivering prison food and allocating housing.
Four taels of silver are returned every month.
Qiu Tianhe has been in the world for half his life, and he is considered to be a top boss in the world at the peak of his powers. It is a bit unseemly to do errands here.
But "once you enter the arena, life and death are at stake", and you have been in the arena for half your life. Now the court no longer pursues the past grievances. You can live your life in the capital, get a meal every day, and spend the rest of your time drinking tea and sunbathing.
With the pension, it is considered a happy death no matter how you think about it, and there is nothing to complain about.
Qiu Tianhe waited outside the door for a while. After the cook prepared the last meal of the day and put it in the rice pail, he walked in, picked it up, and walked towards the side door of the black office.
After taking a few steps, I heard a voice:
Click~
The faint sound of cracks in masonry.
Qiu Tianhe paused and looked at a corner of the outer wall of Heiya, only to see a crack appearing on the ground.
Qiu Tianhe frowned and didn't notice anything special, so he didn't care. He entered the black office with two rice pails and returned to the same place where he had been imprisoned for a year.
The Black Yamen Dungeon is divided into three floors. The whole building is made of black rattan bricks and is indestructible both inside and outside.
The black yamen are dedicated to dealing with Jianghu people. They kill people on the spot when they are doing normal business. There are not many people who can be brought back and imprisoned. But those who can be locked up in the dungeon either have special functions or have unique skills. None of them are good.
The underground level is quite normal. It houses some strange people. Occasionally, they are pulled out to work as delinquents to help solve cases. It is possible to get out alive in this life.
The second floor is basically for death row prisoners. Once you enter, you will not have the chance to see the light of day again. The residents in the seven or eight cells are all well-known heroes in the world. Qiu Tianhe used to be the most famous person here.
It was late at night, and in the prison deep underground, there were occasional soft sounds of chains being dragged.
Qiu Tianhe walked through the living room one by one, put the rice in a bowl and placed it outside the small opening on the door. When he reached the second floor, he unexpectedly discovered that a new person had arrived in his 'former residence'.
Qiu Tianhe was slightly surprised. He went to the well and looked around to see who his friends were. He found two of them inside, covered in blood, with their hands and feet chained and leaning against the wall.
Seeing him peeking his head out, the short and stocky man among them sat up quickly:
"Hey! Brother, what kind of place is this?"
Seeing that Qiu Tianhe didn't recognize him, he responded casually:
"Black Yamen Dungeon. Who are you two?"
The short and stocky man said: "The second king of Yanzhou, my brother, Chengjing, the Tiger King of the Collapse Mountain."
Qiu Tianhe said unexpectedly: "Two kings of Yanzhou? Do you two deserve to live in this room?"
"Hey!"
In the dungeon, Wang Er, who had just woken up from a coma, originally wanted to ask about the situation, but when he saw that the boy delivering food above was so arrogant, he suddenly became angry:
"Old boy, my brothers are in prison, and I don't care about you. If you heard my brothers' names outside, you would be frightened and kneel down on the spot. Why don't we deserve to live here?
A room?”
Qiu Tianhe slowly served the rice and motioned to the left and right:
"The person on the left is Nangong Ling, the man with a thousand faces, and the one-eyed Maitreya on the right is Shazhou. Do you think you two are qualified to live in the middle?"
?!
When Wang Er heard these two famous demons, his momentum immediately weakened a bit, and he looked around:
"It's not like my two brothers combined can't pass two moves."
"Do you have the ability to speak louder so that the two people next door can hear you?"
Wang Er felt that in the cell, the two murderous demons couldn't do anything to him, but he didn't know if he would encounter him in the future, so he really didn't dare to shout loudly, so he just said:
"So what if I don't dare? Why are you raising the tiger-skin flag when you deliver food? You have the ability to open this fence and talk!"
Qiu Tianhe was too lazy to scare the fish in the world and asked:
"How did you two get in?"
Wang Er got angry when he talked about this: "I took over a murder deal, but it didn't work out and the ship capsized."
"Who to kill?"
"A gentleman from the Hei Yamen named Ye Jingtang. My brothers attempted murder. According to the law, how many years should they be sentenced?"
Qiu Tianhe thought for a moment: "Those who attempt to murder will be sentenced to three years of apprenticeship; those who are injured will be hanged; those who intend to kill will be beheaded."
Wang Er looked overjoyed: "We are not hurt! In the conscience of heaven and earth, my brothers didn't even touch the corners of Lord Ye's clothes, and were beaten half to death. Can we be released after being imprisoned for three years?"
Qiu Tianhe shook his head and sighed: "If you close the first floor, you may get out. If you close this floor, don't even think about it. Since the dungeon was repaired, only one person has walked out of this floor alive."
"who?"
"Qiu Tianhe."
Wang Er's eyes were slightly startled and he said in disbelief: "Qiu Tianhe is out?! Once Xuanyuan Chao dies and Qiu Tianhe is firmly in charge of the swordsmanship, the court dares to let go of this person?"
Qiu Tianhe felt that this boy had some knowledge and added an extra spoonful to his rice bowl:
"Qiu Tianhe is half a master of Ye Jing Hall. It's not difficult to open a back door through connections."
Wang Er was very surprised, but after thinking about it, he thought it was not impossible - the descendant of the Eight-Step Crazy Sword, I heard that he and Qiu Tianhe were old acquaintances, and Ye Jingtang knew the Eight-Step Crazy Sword, so it was normal for him to be related to Qiu Tianhe.
Wang Er thought about it for a moment, frowned and said:
"Master Ye is a member of the imperial court, and should be punished according to the law. Qiu Tianhe is half his master, and he can let him go if he robs the emperor's wife. My two brothers have not even touched him. According to the law, he is only imprisoned for three years, but he was imprisoned directly.
Death, isn’t this a case of favoritism and perverting the law?”
Qiu Tianhe shook his head and was too lazy to answer any more questions. He sent the food down and turned to leave...