Just when Sanyu went out to Tongjifang, outside Chang'an East City, Yanxing Gate slowly opened and began to admit tens of thousands of people flooding into the city.
leave.
A carriage walked along the bluestone road covered with white frost, and drove slowly towards Yanxing Gate in the hazy mist.
In the carriage, there was a young man sitting.
What's different is that this young man is completely clothed, with a white silk ribbon wrapped around his forehead, as if he is paying homage to someone who has passed away.
On his knees lay a long bow.
The young man stroked the bow and gently moved the bowstring. A chilling sound suddenly sounded in the carriage.
The carriage stopped, and the city defense sergeant stopped them for a routine inspection.
The coachman nodded and bowed, and handed over some broken silver with a flattering face. However, unexpectedly, the officer who usually turned a blind eye unexpectedly went out of his way and immediately slapped the coachman in the face and shouted angrily: "Khitan spies have sneaked into the city.
Son, the imperial court has ordered a strict inspection of passing pedestrians and carriages. How dare you dare to bribe me! Open the curtain of the carriage. I want to take a look to see if there is a Khitan wolf cub hidden in your car!
"
No matter how much the coachman begged, the officer did not show any good intentions and went straight onto the carriage and opened the curtain.
There was no one in the carriage, just a young man in plain clothes with a bow on his knee.
The young man raised his head and looked at the officer.
In the carriage, a pot of charcoal was burning at the feet of the plain young man. Logically speaking, the blow to his face should be a warm wind. But the officer felt as if he had fallen into the cold river water in the coldest month of winter. He took a step back.
He almost missed the mark.
"It's okay, let's go over!" The officer swallowed, cursed, closed the curtain and jumped out of the carriage, waving his hand to let the pass go. Before leaving, he did not forget to take the money that the driver had prepared to collect.
The carriage set off again and walked out of Chang'an City. The horses seemed to become more cheerful and barked loudly.
The young man in plain clothes opened his palm and there was a note there.
"If I don't come back, I'll go to Yingzhou as soon as possible."
The young man pursed his lips tightly and crushed the note into powder.
"Master..." the groom's voice came from outside, "Where are we going?"
The young man said calmly: "Yingzhou!"
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Li Xin'an stayed at home for two days and was really bored.
He began to pester Pei Min to teach him some sword moves, but Pei Min always smiled and pushed Li Xin'an away from his lap, telling him that he could not learn the sword without a sword in his hand.
But "White Rainbow" was delivered to Sun Wendeng of Tongjifang. He couldn't touch the sword for a while, and he was so anxious that he took Wu Xiang to wander outside all day long.
During this period, we also found out a lot of news.
At dusk, the two children came back dragging their embarrassed bodies.
"What news did you hear again today?" Pei Min stood in the yard and joked.
Li Xin'an first bowed to Pei Min, then glanced at his senior brother who was lying on the ground like a dead dog with his upper body naked and sweating, and said with a click of his tongue: "Master, I won't be like this in the future!"
Chang Yu buried his face on the ground and said dullly: "So, don't worship this old man Pei Min, he has a very dark heart! Ouch..."
Li Xin'an smiled bitterly, and then told Pei Min about the gains from his trip.
"At present, all four city gates of Chang'an City have been sealed. No one is allowed to pass without a document personally signed by the imperial court. The southeast Tongji Fang, Tongshan Fang, Quchi Fang, the southwest Yonghe Fang, Yongping Fang, Yongyang Fang and Zhaohang Fang are blocked from the north and south.
The Yamen Imperial Army surrounded them tightly, and all the foreigners without court documents were expelled, and those with documents were also taken away and all stayed in the imperial posthouses under strict supervision."
"Liu Tingyu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry who colluded with the Khitan, has confessed. According to the news, he was demoted for corruption seven years ago. When he went to a brothel to drink wine and relieve his worries, he was targeted by the Khitan people. That brothel
It happened to be a hidden stump where the Khitans were hiding in Chang'an. The Khitans gave him a lot of gold, silver, treasures and beautiful women, and he gradually became a lackey of the Khitans. Not only that, he also dragged many of his colleagues into the water.
, some people knew the inside story, but were kept silent by gold. Most people didn't know anything at all. Liu Tingyu told them that foreign ministers wanted to go to Beijing to do something, and offered some gold and silver to get some information. Liu Tingyu relied on
In this way, he obtained a lot of inside information about the government of the Tang Dynasty, as well as the geography and folk customs of military deployment. He would go to the brothel regularly and give the information he obtained to the Khitan people."
"The brothel was sealed, and two Khitan wolf slaves and a dozen Khitan soldiers were found inside, but none of them surrendered. Even if they were caught, they crushed the poison hidden in their teeth. More than a dozen of them,
There are no survivors. And this is just a hidden pile buried by the Khitan in Chang'an. Liu Tingyu doesn't know about the others."
"I'm afraid there is a bigger internal conspiracy in Chang'an City."
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"Now those ministers in the court who collaborated with Liu Tingyu have been thrown into prison, and some have been executed. Those who were friends with or even worked with him were closely watched and interrogated. Zhong Yuncheng, the old minister of the Ministry of Industry, was furious.
He couldn't afford to be ill, he was already dying, and he was dying. Liu Tingyu's family property was confiscated, and the women in the family were sent to Jiaofangsi and Huanyifang. The men were interrogated along with himself at a later date, and Liu Tingyu himself was executed late at night."
Li Xin'an sighed and said: "Originally, according to law, he should wait until the spring of next year before being executed. But the saint was furious and wanted to execute him within these two days. Li Linfu saved the Tang Dynasty because of his meritorious service in solving the case.
The saint specially conferred the title of Minister Zuopushe, and the limelight... became even greater..."
Pei Min touched his head and said gently: "Are you unhappy?"
Li Xin'an shook his head, "There's nothing unhappy about it, I'm just...a little scared."
He was afraid that Li Linfu was not that kind of person, he was afraid that he would no longer hold grudge against Li Linfu, he was afraid that the anger he had always felt would be vented, and he was afraid that everything was his misunderstanding!
In that case, what should I do?
Pei Min naturally saw his concerns and laughed: "Since you are unhappy, I will tell you something to make you happy."
"What?"
"Your "White Rainbow" and Wu Xiang's "Guanri" have been completed. Sun Wenden sent someone to send a message. You can go and pick up the sword tomorrow!"
"Really!" Li Xin'an jumped up happily, but after the excitement, her little face quickly wrinkled.
"Since it's done, why don't they send it over and ask us to pick it up tomorrow? We have to wait a day!"
Pei Min said: "If it is an ordinary sword, that's it. But it is a sword made for the cultivation of the master, heaven and human realm. Have you forgotten the bloody battle on the street a few days ago? Although they left, they secretly stared at
There are still many eyes on these two swords. If Sun Wenden sends someone to deliver them, once they are robbed, he will never be able to shoulder the responsibility, so we have to go and get them."
"Oh, can I go with my senior brother?" Li Xin'an's eyes sparkled again.
Pei Min nodded in agreement, "If you want to go, of course you can."
Li Xin'an clapped her hands excitedly, then thought of something and felt a little lonely, "But Tongjifang is surrounded by the Forbidden Army, we can't come in and out at will."
Pei Min smiled and said, "Have you forgotten your identity as a teacher? A teacher has an official position in the army. Although he cannot mobilize the forbidden troops in the city, those in the camp outside the city who are waiting for the expedition in the coming spring are my soldiers.
Naturally, we are not just a bunch of people waiting around. With my badge, you can come and go as you please."
"If you think it's not enough, haha, then let someone else take you there."
Li Xin'an tilted his head, "Who is the other one?"
"I."
Li Xin'an looked over in surprise. Behind Pei Min, a rickety old man came out of the backyard.
The old man has one eye and an ugly face full of scars.
But Li Xin'an rushed over excitedly.
"Grandpa Zhang!"
Zhang Siyuan hugged Li Xin'an with a smile, then turned around and bowed, "Zhang Siyuan has met the hall master!"
"Grandpa Zhang, please don't do those false etiquettes with me." Li Xin'an scratched his head and said sheepishly: "After all, I am also your junior."
"There is a difference between master and servant. I must not abandon the etiquette!" Zhang Siyuan smiled and shook his head, looking at Wu Xiang without leaving any trace.
Wu Xiang took a step back in fear.
"Grandpa Zhang, how did you get here? Are you looking for me or my master?" Li Xin'an asked.
"Mr. Zhang naturally comes to see you, the leader of the Blood Clothes Hall." Pei Min joked.
"With the Sword Master of the Tang Dynasty in front of me, I don't dare to call you sir." Zhang Siyuan cupped his hands with a humble look on his face.
Sanyu struggled to get up from the ground and wailed: "Junior brother, it's so hard for you to hide such a big thing from me. You didn't tell your senior brother about such a big thing!"
Li Xin'an turned around and gave an apologetic smile, and then said: "Grandpa Zhang, you want me to..."
He already had a rough idea of the purpose of Zhang Siyuan's trip.
Zhang Siyuan nodded, "I already know about Wu Wendeng. I will accompany you to get the sword. When you come back from Tongjifang, I will take you to the Blood Clothes Hall."
Li Xin'an's guess was correct.
Ever since Fu Bo rescued San Yu from the siege on Yuye, he knew that he had been under the care of the Blood Clothes Hall. That day he agreed to inherit the position of the leader of the Blood Clothes Hall and then left the Li Mansion. He knew that Zhang Siyuan would come to him sooner or later.
While completely avoiding Li Linfu, hand over the Blood Clothes Hall to yourself.
I will really take over this responsibility soon...
This was completely different from what he had promised. Li Xin'an really felt the pressure.
He looks directly
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Looking at Zhang Siyuan, he solemnly said: "Okay!"
Zhang Siyuan smiled happily.
At the back of them, Wu Xiang clenched his fists involuntarily.
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In Tongjifang, it was already the curfew time, but the streets were brightly lit, and the Forbidden Army was everywhere, holding torches that turned the entire city into daylight.
The armor rumbled, and groups of soldiers returned to their respective ranks. The leading deputy general went to report the situation to the general who led the group.
"General, that woman ran away."
The leading general glanced sideways, kicked the man, and cursed angrily: "You trash, a hundred elite soldiers can't even catch an injured woman, what do you do for food!"
The deputy general who reported the situation quickly got up and said: "General, we are already chasing her. She was injured and can't run far. We also transferred military dogs from the Jinwu Guards. Following the smell of blood, I believe she will be here soon."
We can catch her!"
"It's best!" the leading general said fiercely. This is the person whom Mr. Jiang has given a death order to catch. I have issued a military order in front of him! If he cannot be caught, I will lose my head. I must first
Pull you down to support me!
The lieutenant general couldn't help but shrink his neck and cursed in his heart: "That old bastard Jiang Kuohai, instead of arresting the Khitan people, let us arrest a dancer from the Western Regions who escaped from the house. What is this?"
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On a street in Tongjifang, a group of soldiers patrolled along the street holding torches. Suddenly, a man stopped and held a torch to shine at a certain place.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Seeing this, the fellow soldier asked impatiently.
"Let me see if this place can hide anyone. Is the dancer who ran away from Mr. Jiang's house here?"
The companion looked along the firelight and saw that it was the gap between the two houses. He compared it with his hand and found that it was only less than a foot wide.
"Are you stupid? Only cats can hide in such a narrow place, and dogs can't! I said you are too sleepy and confused, or you are thinking crazy, don't think all day! Even if it is true, you are too sleepy and confused.
Someone has found him, and the credit belongs to our general, not to our soldiers!"
"Captain, I'm just curious." The soldier from before said with an apologetic smile.
"Then do you think this place can hide people? An average thin girl can squeeze in, but it's not like you haven't heard of Mr. Jiang."
The captain smiled evilly and said: "The breasts of the maids and dancers in his house - the smallest ones must be this big!"
As he spoke, he made an exaggerated gesture with his hand in front of his chest, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
"Okay, go and search this street quickly, and then go back and report to the general that you haven't found anything. Brothers, go to bed early. There is no need to worry about those officials."
The captain clapped his hands, and the loose team became organized again, leaving the narrow gap and leaving the street.
A long time passed and there was no one on this street.
In that gap, a group of black shadows suddenly surged up. Slowly, a head emerged from inside.
Two amber eyes carefully observed the outside. After making sure that the outside was safe, a beautiful figure emerged from the dark corner.
That person had a face from the Western Region, with a high nose bridge, deep eye sockets, and a slender waist exposed. The red dress could not completely cover her body, exposing her white arms and thighs.
But there was a big hole punched through his white jade shoulder, and half of his body was stained with blood.
The woman spat: "A bunch of trash, still want to catch me?"
There was another sharp pain in her shoulder. The woman turned pale, covered the wound, gritted her teeth and walked forward. This place was already deep in the city, and the roads were narrow and complicated. The Forbidden Army searched the area and would not come back for a while.
She heard the conversation of the Imperial Guards. They had brought in military dogs, and those dogs would follow the scent of their own blood to find her.
She wanted to find a safe hiding place before dawn.
She didn't know how far she had walked, but the woman's consciousness gradually became blurred. She finally couldn't hold on and fell in front of a dilapidated house.
Someone was still asleep in the house. Hearing the sound of falling to the ground outside, he quietly opened the door a crack. Then someone walked out quietly and dragged the woman into the house.
When the woman lost consciousness, she murmured: "Dog..."
She was dragged into the house and the door was slammed shut. The street was silent, as if she had never been there.