Things progressed very smoothly. Under the influence of "Dian Shen Powder", the Immortality Gu Master told everything he knew.
The Immortality Cult came to Chang'an fifty-six years ago. At that time, they had just suffered a heavy blow and were still dormant to recover. When they felt that the time was right and were ready to start cultivating the Immortality Gu again, the Wu clan took over the Tang Dynasty again, and another battle took place.
Great turmoil and chaos.
At that time, the Immortality Sect had already realized that if they wanted to survive in Chang'an City, they must have a backer behind them.
The biggest backer is the official.
Eighteen years ago, they found Qi Shengyan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. After Qi Shengyan's death, they found his disciple, Qian Shichang, who was still an assistant to the Doctor of Calligraphy at the Imperial College at that time and did not even have an official position.
This was enough to prove Qian Shichang's collusion with the Changsheng Sect. After asking for the exact address of the Changsheng Sect's main forum and the whereabouts of another companion who came with him this time, Zhang Quan fed him another poison.
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"This is a deadwood prescription. After taking it, his whole body will fester, like mud, but it will keep him alive for ten days."
"Ten days is enough." You Sang stared at Zhang Quan with burning eyes and said:
"Little brother, can you teach me these things?"
"Senior, what are you talking about?" Zhang Quan lifted the bottle on his hand.
Yousang nodded, "Yes!"
"This..." Zhang Quan was a little confused, "Poison skills are something that our Blood Clothes Hall does not teach to outsiders. I'm sorry that I can't teach you this."
Yousang said "Yeah" expressionlessly, which he had expected. But now that he heard the rejection with his own ears, he still felt a little disappointed.
There are three arts in southern Xinjiang: poison, poison, and witchcraft that have been lost for a long time.
The poison of the Five Poison Sect is the leader in southern Xinjiang. As the holy son of the Five Poison Sect at that time, Yousang was obsessed with the two techniques of poison and poison.
He had spent three years in seclusion at Wu Mi Ya of the Five Poison Sect, and had studied all the ancient books of the Five Poison Sect. Not only was he proficient in them all, but Yousang was confident that there were no poisons or poisons in the world that he did not know.
But at this moment, Yousang seemed to have seen a new world. The superb poison skills of the young man in front of him, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, amazed him. Only then did he realize that there are people outside the world, and there is a world outside the world.
The poison techniques of the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty are completely different from those of southern Xinjiang, and You Sang wants to learn them.
Looking at the disappointed You Sang, Li Xinxin changed his mind and said:
"Zhang Quan, since senior Yousang has already spoken, please agree."
"Master, this is the old rule of the Blood Clothes Hall since its establishment, and I can't break it."
"Rules are dead, people are alive. I am the master of the hall. If you agree, just agree." Li Xin'an said solemnly, "Remember, this is your destiny!"
Zhang Quan bit his lip in grievance, and seeing his hall master's unsuspecting look, he had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"Boy, I owe you a favor." You Sang sighed, "Don't worry, I won't learn the things from your Blood Clothes Hall in vain. I will also teach the poisonous skills of my Five Poison Sect to this child. If he wants to learn Gu
, I will also teach him!”
Zhang Quan suddenly realized that this was the blessing the hall master was talking about.
After being secretly kicked by Li Xin'an, Zhang Quan hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, senior!"
Xie Liya interrupted them coldly: "I said, now that the location of the Immortality Sect's main forum has been found out, the most important thing now is to quickly catch the other Gu Master in Tongrail Square and return to his hometown to resume his life.
"
"Xie Liya, it's rare that you said something right." Li Xin'an sarcastically said, "But before that, I have one more thing to ask."
"What?"
Li Xin'an squatted down, looked at the dull Immortality Gu Master, and said:
"Tell me, did you kill Song Yuanfeng of the Iron Flag Sect?"
The Gu Master kept silent.
"It's not them." Zhang Quan said, "If a person who has been hit by Dianshen Powder doesn't speak, it means that he either didn't do it or he didn't know."
"Isn't it them?" Li Xin'an murmured, then stood up and said:
"Go to the east gate!"
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When the Gu Master who was holding the boy unfortunately climbed up the city wall, he fell under Murong Bai's sword after just one look, and he didn't even have time to release the Gu.
Fortunately, the boy was not poisoned. After Yousang carefully inspected his body, Li Xin'an ordered someone to send the child back to his home safely.
The group mounted their horses and returned to Huangsun Mansion. Before leaving, Wu Hansheng came over flatteringly.
Li Xin'an knew what he wanted to say without even thinking about it, but he was really in no mood to say anything nice to him in front of Li Chu.
After a perfunctory sentence or two, Wu Hansheng said something unexpected to him:
"My lord, I know from my humble position that there are thieves from southern Xinjiang who are causing trouble in Tongrail Square, and I cannot absolve myself of the blame. If the higher ups investigate them, please punish them with law! Wu Hansheng died without regrets."
Li Xin'an asked in surprise: "Why...why would you say that?"
Wu Hansheng smiled and said, "My father used to be a subordinate of Chen Daci, the governor of Maozhou. He killed hundreds of Tibetan brats on the battlefield. He left me as a junior official. The old man always told me that I would be greedy for money in the future.
You can bend the law, but you can't let the Tang Dynasty go wrong!"
"Because of my negligence this time, these thieves from southern Xinjiang took away so many children. I will definitely be responsible for my death!"
Li Xin'an looked at him, shook his head, and said with a smile:
"Will not."
He leaped on his horse, raised his whip, and rushed out like an arrow from the string.
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His voice came gradually away: "Wu Hansheng, the guard of Tongrailfang, your highness will remember you..."
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By the time Li Xin'an and the others returned to Huangsun Mansion, it was already half past Yinshi, and it would be daybreak in another hour.
Yonghefang must be sealed off before dawn.
Xie Liya did not go back with them. On the way, Li Xin'an asked him to take Li Chu's waistband to Yonghefang.
People from the "Heavenly People" have been there to support them for a long time. After Li Xin'an and the others return to Huangsun Mansion, they will catch up with Xie Liya non-stop.
The Huangsun Mansion was very lively. Several senior aides of Li Chu gathered in the study with their dying bodies, trying to figure out for him how to relate the Immortality Sect to Yang Guozhong.
Li Chu has sent a group of people to Xianyu Zhongtong's hometown in Hebei Province. Although he is probably dead as Li Xin'an said, he still needs to find some evidence.
The emperor's grandson, who had not slept a wink after a busy night, sat on the steps in front of the study with a tired look on his face, feeling exhausted physically and mentally. The old gentlemen in the room were arguing over how to frame Yang Guozhong, and Li Chu was listening inside.
After a long while, I felt physically and mentally exhausted.
Now he would rather fight with someone like Li Xin'an with real swords than listen to these old men arguing here.
There was a noise outside, and someone might have barged in. Li Chu raised his head blankly, and saw Li Xin'an walking towards him carrying a person, with Murong Bai dragging another behind him.
"Your Highness!" Li Xin'an threw the man on his shoulder to the ground, cupped his fists and said:
"These two are the Gu masters from the Changsheng Sect who went out to kidnap children. We captured them in Tongrailfang."
Li Chu stood up in surprise and said, "Have you asked about the location of the Immortality Sect's main altar?"
"yes!"
"Okay!" Li Chu couldn't hide his joy and laughed:
"I will enter the palace to meet the Saint now!"
Li Xin'an clasped her fists and resigned, rushing to Yonghefang without stopping.
Dozens of riders galloped through the streets, meeting several waves of Jinwu guards along the way, but Li Xin'an didn't even bother to stop and explain, and simply ignored them on horseback, leaving one "Tianzhong" to show the secret of Huangsun Mansion.
identity.
He was already familiar with Yonghefang. Looking from a distance, torches were already lit on the city wall of Yonghefang, illuminating the surrounding area like daylight.
Sun Anguo, the guard of Yonghefang, was already waiting in front of the door. Li Xin'an took the reins and stopped in front of him.
"General Sun Anguo, do you know what happened?" Li Xin'an got off his horse and walked towards Fang City.
"Sir, I have already heard about it. I have been preparing since I received the news from Huangsun Mansion in my childhood. The 1,500 elite soldiers in Yonghefang have been assembled and can be dispatched at any time." Sun Anguo said as he walked.
.
This person is quite capable... Li Xin'an nodded and said:
"Soldiers should not be gathered in one place, disperse them to the four gates, and send troops to patrol the entire city. Remember, they cannot stop for a moment. At the same time, send people to handle the water channels to prevent the Changsheng Cult people from coming along.
River escapes.”
"Yes!" Sun Anguo firmly remembered Li Xin'an's words.
"Where's Xie Liya?" Li Xin'an asked.
"Replying to your lord, Sir Xie Liya asked me for the address of Lieutenant General Qu Li after he came here and ordered people to monitor the thieves of the Immortality Cult. Then he disappeared."
"Then do you know why he came to find your lieutenant, Qu Li, for reasons?"
Sun Anguo's body trembled, as if he already knew the answer.
Maybe he knew it all along, but he was just placing his hope on Li Xin'an, hoping that he could deny his conjecture.
"The Immortality Sect has been dormant in Yonghefang for more than fifty years. Not only has it colluded with important officials in the court, but all the previous Yonghefang guards, deputy generals and officials are also involved.
"The water here is very deep, and there are many people who need to be killed and caught."
Li Xin'an glanced at Sun Anguo meaningfully and said:
"General Sun, I know that you and Qu Li Chu are deeply in love with each other. We are the only remaining members of the Hebei Ninth Regiment from the Battle of Crouching Pass on the Khitan Grassland. But you have to know that Qu Li Chu is no longer
The bloody man back then, he secretly embezzled more than 20,000 taels of military pay without telling you, colluded with the Immortality Cult to provide him with shelter, and obtained a large amount of money through clever tricks, but you still stupidly regarded him as your brother."
"General Sun, don't do anything stupid."
"I know this because of my humble position!" Sun Anguo gritted his teeth and said, his eye circles turned red, and big tears fell from the corners of his eyes.
"Qu Li's crime is unforgivable. If he resists, please allow me to execute this thief myself!"
Li Xin'an sighed secretly. He heard all this information from the Gu Master of the Immortality Cult who had taken the epileptic powder. When they heard this, several people present were in awe.
A good man who fought bloody battles at the border for half a month, surrounded by dead people and vultures every day, after returning to Chang'an, became an official, married, and established a career, but he actually turned into a very different face from before.
Who would have thought that a hero of the Tang Dynasty would sink to such an extent?
The sound of horse hooves was heard not far away, and Xie Liya came back with Quli Chuyou, who was tied up with five flowers.
Quli Chuyou, who was dragged all the way behind the horse by Xie Liya, shouted loudly: "Asshole, who do you think you are? How dare you treat me like this? Why don't you let me go quickly..."
A long trail of blood extended from the far side of the main street. Quli Izuku's back had been worn to pieces by the ground, but the man did not show any pain at all, and kept talking dirty words in his mouth.
Looks full of energy.
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Li Xin'an couldn't help but admire this man. Although he had become extremely corrupt, he could still see the shadow of the bloody battle at Crouching Pass in his every move.
"Are you Quli Chuyou?" Xie Liya stopped in front of Li Xin'an, who asked aloud.
"It's the uncle, what's the matter?" Qu Li stood up from the ground quickly and bared his teeth.
"Do you know why I arrested you?"
"Humph, how do I know! Let me tell you, I don't care which prince or minister is behind you. I am upright and have never done anything wrong. You can't arrest a good official like me for no reason!"
"He's upright? He's never done anything wrong? He's a good official?" Li Xin'an couldn't help but laugh out loud. This strong man didn't seem to have a very good mind.
"Are you a good official? How do you explain the more than 20,000 yuan in military salary that you embezzled? How do you explain Boss Liu's family that you set your sights on someone else's house and were forced to death by you? You colluded with the Immortality Cult. Since you
How do you explain the sixteen children you called out?"
Under Li Xin'an's repeated questioning, Qu Lichu's eyes widened and he could not say a word.
Something seemed to be choking in his throat. He blushed, pretending to be sad and angry, and shouted:
"You fart! I have never done such a shameless thing! Back then, I fought bloody battle at Crouching Pass, killing 478 enemies in half a month, and suffered countless arrow and knife wounds! I shed blood for the Tang Dynasty
Blood, meritorious service, how can you be allowed to slander me here!"
"enough!"
Qu Lichuyou wanted to say more, but Sun Anguo, who had been standing silently in the crowd, finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Brother." When Qu Li Chuyou saw Sun Anguo, he begged as if he had grasped a life-saving straw:
"Brother, save me!"
When Sun Anguo heard these words, his body softened and he almost fell down.
Qu Li Chuyou also said this to him at Crouching Pass eleven years ago.
Sun Anguo's eyes were red and he stared at Qu Li, "Don't mention Crouching Tiger Pass again, you are not worthy!"
"Brother..."
"I already know all the nasty things you did behind my back. It's ridiculous that I have always regarded you as my brother, but you kept it from me so hard. If the things about the Immortality Sect hadn't been exposed, how long would you have kept it from me?
How many evil things have you done! You...you...even if you embezzled military pay, how could you still do...steal and rob children!"
"Hebei Ninth Regiment, there is no such person as Qu Lichun. I can only assume that he died eleven years ago!"
Qu Li Chuyou remained silent, as if accepting his fate.
After a long while, he burst out laughing.
"Brother, you scold well and happily! But you know, I feel unhappy!"
Qu Li laughed at himself and said: "I know that no merit can compensate for the crime I committed. It is enough for me to die more than a dozen times. But brother, do you know why I did this?"
"Because the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty don't treat us as human beings!"
"There are thirteen brothers from the Ninth Regiment who came back with us. Zhang Jian had a dispute with the landlord over a piece of land in his hometown. He was beaten to death and thrown into the river. Wang Haifeng, his silver reward
He was annexed privately by the county magistrate. He became seriously ill and could not afford medicine or firewood. He froze to death in the winter! Liang Eryou, who had a broken leg and an eye blind and could not do farm work, was raped by his wife.
Buried alive in the vegetable patch in the backyard! These years you have stayed in the capital and seldom walked with them, but I go to see them every year, once every year, one less, and once, one less!"
"Now, the only ones left in the Ninth Regiment are you, me, Zou Meng from Shandong and Su Yuanpeng from Yangzhou."
"Fifteen people, eleven died in eleven years! They did not die in the hands of the Khitan bastards in Crouching Tiger Pass, but died in the hands of the person they trusted most! Is it worth it? Is it worth it!"
"The Tang Dynasty doesn't care about our achievements. We risk our lives on the front lines just to fight for a little bit of land. They are enjoying themselves in the back and don't care about our life and death. They bully us like fools!"
"Why should I sacrifice my life for such a court? Only I am the most important. If I don't get power, I want money!"
Sun Anguo looked at Qu Lichu and started laughing crazily. He stepped back absentmindedly and sat down on the ground.
"Despite this, this is not a reason for you to lose your conscience." Li Xin'an said coldly, "Take him down!"
Qu Lichu was dragged down by the "Celestial Beings" and transported to Huangsun Mansion.
Li Xin'an walked to the lost Sun Anguo and sighed:
"General Sun, with your current condition, I'm afraid you won't be able to command anymore."
"Give it to you, give it all to you." Sun Anguo smiled self-deprecatingly, "Originally, didn't I just listen to you? As a general of the eighth rank, don't I also have to listen to the servants of His Highness the Emperor?"
Li Xin'an didn't know what to say. Looking at Sun Anguo with a distorted face, he didn't know how to comfort him or not.
"It's a pity that such a good hero was tortured like this." Xie Liya sighed.
Li Xin'an didn't fight back as usual. Xie Liya said exactly what he was thinking, but this kind of innocuous exclamation was of no use and could only alleviate his guilt.
The group stopped talking about this topic, Li Xin'an issued several orders in succession, and then waited for news from Li Chu.
Mao hour has passed and it is dawn.
Li Chu's men arrived late. They thought they would receive an order to mobilize troops, but unexpectedly it was bad news.
Li Chu waited in the palace for an hour and was invited out!