Just as Wang Shichong was hiding in the secret room, a large group of guards had already poured into the house. Everyone in the house was controlled and escorted out. As for those people who were participating in the auction meeting outside the house, after registration and screening,
They were all expelled, even Zhang Liang, the founding father of the country, was no exception. Although Zhang Liang had a high and powerful position, he could only swallow his anger in the face of the aggressive imperial guards, let alone other dignitaries.
At this time, the door that had been closed all day long had been pushed to both sides. Daleng rode his horse and rushed in. Looking at the men and women squatting under the east and west walls of the yard, he shouted in a deep voice: "Children! Count the number of people.
, don’t leave anyone out!”
The defense of Luoyang City has always adopted the strategy of loosening outside and tightening inside. Although people can come and go freely, some special personnel will be registered accordingly when entering and leaving the city gate. Wang Shichong and his colleagues are all barbarians, so naturally they are more concerned about it.
The point is. Although this kind of registration is not strict, it is still very clear how many people there are in Wang Shichong's party. Following Daleng's order, someone took a piece of paper and counted them carefully.
Soon, a guard walked up to Daleng, raised his hands and said, "General Qi, there are three men missing!"
Daleng sneered and shouted in a deep voice: "They must still be hiding in this house, search it for me! Dig three feet into the ground and find these three people!"
Wang San was also detained in a corner of the courtyard with others. He was not worried. Their trip did not violate the laws of the Han Dynasty. All the procedures were completed. These guards suddenly surrounded the courtyard. It must be a misunderstanding.
Since it was a misunderstanding, there was a chance for an explanation. If he resisted, it would only cause trouble. However, when he heard the guards starting to count the number of people, he couldn't help but become nervous.
If it was just a general misunderstanding, the first priority must be to check the account books and documents, rather than counting the number of people. Obviously, these guards came prepared! But by this time, it was too late for Wang San to resist again, and he could only wait for the secret room
room will not be discovered by them.
After less than half an hour, several guards came to Daleng respectively, raised their hands and said: "General Qi, we have searched the front and back houses, and found nothing!"
In the corner, Wang San pricked up his ears and listened carefully, secretly thinking about what kind of appropriate reason he should find to make things right for Wang Shichong and the other three not being here. But he heard Daleng say impatiently: "Your Majesty said it
, they must be here if they are still here, search carefully, if not, demolish the house!"
Seeing that the guards were still hesitating, Dalai shouted: "Tear it down for me! At the worst, I can rebuild a new one and give it to him!"
After receiving this order, the guards no longer hesitated and immediately started to take action. It was much easier to demolish a house than to build one. In front of these destructive guys, the houses with blue bricks and black tiles were destroyed in the blink of an eye.
became ruins.
Seeing the demolition team getting closer to the direction of the secret room, Wang San was so anxious that he no longer cared about hiding his whereabouts. He jumped up from the ground and shouted: "You dare to demolish our house, you are going too far."
, I will fight with you!"
Wang San was one of the most brave generals under Wang Shichong, but at this time he was unarmed and under the close surveillance of his guards. When he jumped up in a hurry, he heard only a few bow strings and more than a dozen arrows shot through the air.
He took off his legs and pinned him firmly to the ground.
Daleng waved his riding crop and said coldly: "Whoever dares to resist again, I will shoot him in the head next time!"
As soon as these words came out, none of the people who were controlled dared to act rashly. Although Wang San, who was hit by an arrow and fell to the ground, was not dead, his legs had been shot off and he became a disabled person from then on. In fact, as long as the rescue is timely,
, with the methods of Luoyang Tai Hospital, he could be restored to a complete recovery, but Da Leng saw that he was extremely strong and strong, and he was determined not to let the tiger return to the mountain, so he deliberately delayed the time.
There was another loud bang on the other side of the house that was being demolished, and a very secret and small room appeared in front of everyone. In order to build this secret room, Wang Shichong spent a lot of thought. As long as there is no one to guide him, even if he searches for it,
It was difficult to find the entrance to the secret room for a day or two. But he never expected that Daleng would adopt such a barbaric method. Under such methods, no matter how sophisticated the mechanism was, it would be useless.
Seeing the three stunned people in the secret room, Daleng sneered and shouted: "Come here! Capture them!"
Several wolf-like guards rushed over. Suddenly, the bearded man standing in the middle shouted "Ah" and fell to the ground. Behind him, another man held a hand tightly
He was holding a short blade, and the tip of the blade was still stained with bright red blood. Looking at the man lying on the ground, there was a big cut on his back, and blood flowed out, and soon dyed his white gown red.
.
Daleng had been on the battlefield for a long time and was very experienced. After a brief moment of shock, he came to his senses, pointed at the man holding the knife and shouted: "Catch him alive!" He then pointed at the man who fell to the ground and said
: "Quickly, send me to the hospital!"
From the situation of these people hiding in the secret room, Daleng could conclude that one of these three people was Wang Shichong, who Liu Ziqiu was looking for. And he was even sure that there must be one of the people holding the knife or the person lying on the ground.
It was Wang Shichong. As for Wang San, who was also injured by an arrow, Daleng didn't care about his life or death at all.
The guards had already rushed over there, but a sudden change of events caused their steps to pause. Following Daleng's loud shout, they reacted again. The two of them lifted up the barbarian who fell on the ground.
, quickly ran towards the outside of the courtyard. Several other people held swords and shields and pressed against the guy who was plotting against his companions.
I heard the guy laughing three times, then his body went limp and he slowly fell down. The guards who came forward discovered that there were a few traces of dark blood foam oozing from the corners of the guy's mouth, and he had already taken poison and died.
At this time, the remaining person came to his senses, kicked the man's body hard, and cursed: "You thief, how dare you assassinate the lord!"
Before he could finish cursing, two guards came forward and captured him.
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Liu Ziqiu, who had been waiting for news in the palace, couldn't help laughing when he heard the report, and said to the Byzantine envoy Peg: "The situation is a bit complicated. I'm afraid it's not as simple as human trafficking as you said. I want to personally interrogate and find out the truth.
Your Majesty, please go back to the post house!"
Peg did not dare to disobey Liu Ziqiu's order, so he had to bow down and retire.
It wasn't until Peg left the hall that Liu Ziqiu's face darkened and he asked coldly: "Can you find out the identities of the three people? How is that person's injury?"
Daleng hurriedly held up his hands and said: "Currently, I only know that the injured man is the leader of this group of Hu merchants. I don't know anything else. I will send someone to torture him severely!"
Liu Ziqiu thought of the look in Wang Yufeng's eyes that night during the Lantern Festival, and suddenly had an idea. He waved his hand and said, "No need, I have my own way to find out the truth. You can step back."
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Ever since she saw her father from a distance that day, Wang Yufeng had been a little uneasy. She didn't even think about food and drinks, and was getting thinner day by day. Suddenly when she heard Liu Ziqiu sent someone to call her over, Wang Yufeng was not as happy as usual. It was just the emperor's message.
She didn't dare to disobey the order, so she reluctantly freshened up and came to the front hall.
Liu Ziqiu took the initiative to greet him and said, "Miss Wang, do you still remember the Orchid Dance performance you saw in Waiguocheng on Lantern Festival night?"
Wang Yufeng's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly nodded and said, "I have the honor of accompanying the emperor to the lantern festival, and I won't forget it."
Liu Ziqiu suddenly sighed and said: "I got the news that those Orchid girls are not ordinary dancing girls. There is a big country in the far west called Byzantium. These Orchid girls are Byzantine nobles. They were captured by strong men and brought to Luoyang.
This is at the foot of the Emperor, and I naturally cannot tolerate strongmen acting recklessly. I just sent troops to clear it out, so I don’t want any accident to happen."
Wang Yufeng's beauty suddenly turned pale, and she said: "Your Majesty, I wonder what this matter has to do with this slave?"
Liu Ziqiu's face became serious, and after a while he said: "There was an accident during the arrest, and a Hu man was seriously injured. It is said that they reported that this Hu man was somewhat similar to Miss Wang. I am worried that he is Miss Wang.
I am a relative of the family, so I invite Miss Wang to come and have a look."
Wang Yufeng knew everything about Wang Shichong's persecution of the Xie family in Jiangnan. She was very afraid that Wang Shichong would reveal his whereabouts and be settled by Liu Ziqiu, but she couldn't suppress her desire to look at her father, so she could only grit her teeth and say: "Go back.
Your Majesty, I have no relatives in the world for a long time. I am afraid they have made a mistake."
Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "That's right. You'll know it once you see him. Let's go. I don't know if anyone has rescued him or not, so let's go and take a look."
No matter how much hesitation Wang Yufeng had in her heart, she threw it all away after hearing Liu Ziqiu's words.
The structure of Luoyang City is divided into the palace city, the imperial city, the capital city and the outer city. The imperial hospital is built in the imperial city, only separated from the palace city by a moat. Wang Yufeng carefully followed Liu Ziqiu and stepped onto the road across the moat.
A golden bridge, countless thoughts flashed through my mind.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes that night, she would have thought that her father had died in the rebellion. Now, she had just learned that her father was still alive, but she had to face the reality that her father was seriously injured and dying, and she was extremely upset.
Her father is very important to her. What should she do if her father fails to escape this disaster? In fact, she has gone through the years without her father peacefully. It’s just that her father’s sudden appearance gave her a glimmer of hope.
But this hope would soon be shattered, which made her confused.
After all, she was used to not having her father's care. After crossing the bridge, Wang Yufeng quickly calmed down. Her mind was spinning rapidly. If the injured person was really her father, she would have to think carefully about her own safety.