Marquis Zhongcheng quickly got dressed and walked out of the wing. When he came to the courtyard, what he saw was a scene of rows of golden-armored guards holding torches surrounding the courtyard. Among the crowd, there were many familiar people standing at the front. , such as Yan Fu, the chief eunuch, Fan Shitong, Zuopu She, Bailigui, Wuyong Hou, Zhang Zhen, Yongan Hou, Zhu Ke, Yuanding Hou and others.
"Oh, what a big formation. I don't know what happened to you all these three times in the middle of the night. Shouldn't Shen say that he is honored?" Although he was facing groups of golden armored guards, at this moment There was no trace of panic on Shen Yunyi's face.
This is also a habit developed after many years of leading soldiers. The more serious things happen, the more calm you have to be.
It's just that Zhongchenghou's face is very calm, but his heart has already stirred up a storm. With so many people gathered in his Zhongchenghou Mansion, something big must have happened that he doesn't know about, and his feeling tells him that he may be very angry with him. disadvantage.
The calmness of Marquis Zhongcheng fell into the eyes of Marquis Wu Yong and others, causing them to sneer. In their eyes, this was clearly Shen Yunyi pretending to be calm. At least if it were them, if there were so many golden armored guards Surrounding their own mansion, they will definitely be very panicked.
"Zhongcheng Hou, our family is here to search Zhongcheng Hou's mansion on His Majesty's order. We ask Zhongcheng Hou to cooperate well." Yan Fu stood up. Although he didn't want to take this job, even if His Majesty had the order, He also had to follow.
Yan Fu stood up to speak, and Shen Yunyi couldn't stand it, so he clasped his fists and said, "Manager Yan, I don't know what happened to alert these golden-armored guards, and even His Majesty gave an order to search my residence. It's an important minister. Even if you die, you must die clearly."
Shen Yunyi's words can be said to be a double entendre. Especially the sentence "I know it to death" may not be understood by others, but Yan Fu must be very clear about it.
Shen Yunyi is Aoxue's spokesperson in Daqian, protecting her son as a mother from being bullied. With this relationship, unless it is a serious crime of treason, Emperor Qianwen will not be able to punish him. of.
Just like when Shen Yunyi smashed Prince Xiang's carriage, wasn't it just bullshit?
Shen Yunyi knew this truth, and Emperor Qianwen knew it even better. But he still sent people to search the Zhongchenghou Mansion, which only meant that the emperor was going to take action against him.
Obviously, Shen Yunyi also thought of this, and then asked Yan Fu, who knew about it, and said "I will die even if I die", which is a kind of resistance.
Yan Fu sighed in his heart, knowing that the matter could not be concealed from Marquis Zhongcheng. But now that the emperor had made a decision, and Marquis Wu Yong and others had made many preparations, the matter was imminent and had to be taken action, and there was nothing he could do.
While sighing in his heart, Yan Fu said seriously: "I can't tell Marquis Zhongcheng exactly what happened now. I'll make a decision after all the searches are completed. Don't worry, our family is here, right?" You will wrong anyone. If nothing happens to Marquis Zhongcheng, your Majesty will definitely give an explanation later. Come, search!"
The five hundred golden-armored guards immediately spread out and rushed towards the various courtyards and rooms of Zhongcheng Hou Mansion. The sound of screams from the female family members could be heard from time to time.
Listening to the shouting, Marquis Zhongcheng closed his eyes with a look of pain on his face. If it was just an ordinary search, it would definitely not disturb the women in the mansion. But now he is so unscrupulous, it is obvious that everyone thinks that he will fall. Undoubtedly, this is why he acts so ruthlessly.
Although he didn't know what would happen next, Marquis Zhongcheng already had a feeling that he was going to be in trouble this time. He couldn't help but glance at the senior officials in front of him. Can Shen Yunyi now? What he did was to engrav the appearance of each of them deeply in his mind.
"Maybe I can't take revenge in this life, but if there is an afterlife, I will definitely not spare these people." Zhongcheng Hou thought bitterly.
The search is still going on. Shen Ao has given his uncle a lot of money in the past two years, and the Zhongchenghou Mansion has also expanded several times. It will take time to search all of them. And when the house was in chaos, Hou Hou Outside the house, two shadows quickly flew away and disappeared into the night.
The two of them were subordinates of Zeng Tong and were the helpers left by Shen Ao. When he left Daliang City, Shen Ao was only cautious and asked Zeng Tong to send people to keep an eye on his relatives. Unexpectedly, they Something actually happened.
A group of four people, two of them left, leaving the two of them lying on the tile shed not far away, watching what happened.
The two people who left quickly rushed to Zeng Tong's mansion, which also lived in the east of the city, and reported that Zhongchenghou's mansion was surrounded by Jinjia guards.
"What?" Zeng Tong had just started to get dressed when he heard the shocking news, and his face tightened involuntarily.
Now that the Golden Guards have been dispatched, it is obvious that they are serious. And it is probably the intention of the current emperor. Later, the two messengers also reported that in addition to the eunuch chief Yan Fu, there were also servants on the left and right, and even some While Marquis Wu Yong was waiting for the three marquises, Zeng Tong had a premonition that something was not good.
Zeng Tong didn't know what would happen next, but just seeing such a battle would make things big. If he didn't do it right, the life of Marquis Zhongcheng would be very dangerous. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel extremely sad. headache.
Before the young master left, he had repeatedly warned him that he must protect the safety of his relatives. It is self-evident what kind of relationship Zhongchenghou represents to Shen Ao. It is a family relationship like that of a father and son. ah.
If the young master later knew that something happened to Marquis Zhongcheng and did nothing, he would probably be very angry and very disappointed. In this way, it would be impossible to gain Shen Ao's recognition and trust.
This is Zeng Tong thinking for himself. On the other hand, he is thinking for Shen Ao. His young master is known as a madman. If he knew that something happened to his uncle, he would not even be able to imagine what he would do.
"No, we must not let anything happen to Marquis Zhongcheng. At least nothing will happen until the young master comes back." Zeng Tong secretly made a decision in his heart. But now that even the Golden Armored Guards have been dispatched, what else can they do?
Mobilize the security personnel of Daqian Bank?
Or mobilize hundreds of guards from the loyal government?
Let’s not talk about whether these people can save Zhongchenghou, but once they do so, what is the difference between it and rebellion?
Zeng Tong cannot bear such a huge responsibility as a staff member?
"Hey, why is the young master not in Daliang City now?" Zeng Tong was so anxious that he was spinning around, and some figures kept flashing in his mind.
Although Zeng Tong has done some work recently and has a good relationship with some court officials, those people have low official positions and limited influence. Everyone is avoiding talking about such important things, so who will take the initiative to rush forward? Woolen cloth?
Naturally, petty officials and petty officials are useless. Zeng Tong then thought of Concubine Zhao.
If Concubine Zhao had come forward to protect her, there might have been a chance of improvement. But it was already late at night, and there was already a curfew on the street, so even if you wanted to enter the palace, you couldn't. Maybe those people had considered this factor before taking action.
Zhao Guifei's path didn't work, so Zeng Tong thought of the eldest princess.
My young master once rescued the eldest princess who was imprisoned in a prison. With this relationship, maybe she will come to the rescue.
But as soon as the idea came up, it was quickly rejected. This time, Emperor Qianwen took the initiative himself. Judging from the eldest princess's obedient attitude, she would never interfere in such a thing.
If these two paths don’t work, what should we do?
Zeng Tong's brain was still thinking rapidly, and he couldn't help but think of Feng Wanli and others who had accompanied the young master on an expedition to the barbaric land. Zeng Tong wanted to take them as his own, but Shen Ao refused. This made him a little disappointed.
Fortunately, the Ministry of War also recruited them, but they were not used for it. After that, Zeng Tong also wondered whether the actions of these people had been instructed by the young master, and they were treated as secret agents. What about the existence of?
If it is Anzi, then it should be safe for them to take action now. After all, whether it is Feng Wanli's Sifang Sect or Sun Fuhu's Guiyi Sect, they both have a large scale now, and the total number of people is two thousand. , if they were willing to take action, they might be able to save Marquis Zhongcheng by surprise.
As soon as this idea came out, Zeng Tong was a little excited at first, and then shook his head in despair. They might have such strength, but why should they obey their own orders? Maybe if Shen Aozai gave the order, they would obey, But it would definitely not work if it were him.
"Hey, is there any power that can prevent this from happening?" Zeng Tong, who had a headache thinking about it, was pacing back and forth anxiously. The available armed forces in the city were still flashing in his mind. Suddenly, the barbarian princess's The image pops into mind.
The barbarian princess is surrounded by five hundred cavalry. If she is willing to take action, she has such ability. And as a barbarian princess, she relies on powerful barbarians and has the support of the barbarian king. Even if she makes some uncomfortable moves, , based on the idea of befriending the barbarians, I am afraid that Emperor Qianwen would not be able to use strong ones directly.
As soon as the idea came to him, Zeng Tong couldn't stay for a moment. He turned around and went to the case and wrote a letter. Then he said to the two people who reported the letter: "Quickly, send this letter to the post office. Remember, you must It must be handed into the hands of the barbarian princess."
"No." The two agreed, then turned around and left quickly.
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Zhongcheng Hou Mansion.
The search continued. The golden armored guards did not miss any corner. After rummaging for a while, they finally arrived at the Hou Mansion's warehouse. Then without saying a word, they smashed the iron lock. At that moment, they opened the warehouse and quickly I was shocked by the scene in front of me.