Volume Five Blood Edict Murder Chapter One Hundred and Twelve
Su Ling originally planned to refuse, but then she thought about it. Although Xiao Yuanche believed what he said just now, according to his character, he might still be suspicious if he thinks of such things in the future.
Lord Sikong has already recruited him twice. The last time was in private, but this time in front of many civil and military confidants, he also promised himself an official position from the seventh rank. If he still refuses, he will let this powerful person dominate the government.
Where should Sikong put his face?
For the sake of Xiao Yuanche's face, and also to make this suspicious man feel at ease about himself, let's go! Let's go! Let's go to the west.
Su Ling then bowed and said: "Thank you Sikong for your support. Su Ling is more respectful than obeying your orders."
Xiao Yuanche originally looked at Su Ling with burning eyes, but when he saw that he agreed, he laughed loudly and said: "Okay, okay, you should have become an official a long time ago, but you are indifferent by nature, so be it, this official position in Xicaocheng,
You just hang on, that's not good business, you should do it, I have something to do here, just come back!"
Su Ling nodded hurriedly and said: "So, Su Ling thanks Sikong for your understanding!"
The civil and military officials inevitably went through the motions and congratulated him.
Although Su Ling was just a small seventh-grade Xicao, they all knew in their hearts that Su Ling's weight in Xiao Yuanche's heart could not be measured by official rank.
Everyone drank tea for a while, and then Xiao Yuanche said again: "After we discussed it, the Holy Father suddenly came to my house and asked me to handle Dong Si's rebellion with full authority. Do you have anything to say?"
Guo Baiyi thought for a while and then said: "The Holy Lord came to the lord's mansion. According to the relevant etiquette, Sikong Dang moved his family to another courtyard, but the other courtyard..."
Guo Baiyi paused and then said: "In my opinion, the surrounding area of the backyard where the Holy Lord is coming will be cleared of all the people and other people, and a separate courtyard will be created for the Holy Lord to live. No one is allowed to set foot in it without the Holy Lord's call. As for the Lord, every time
Regarding the matter of greetings to the Holy Mountain of Hyuga...it will be up to Lord Lingjun to handle it."
Xiao Yuanche nodded and said solemnly: "Greetings must be done according to the rules. Even though I am Sikong, I must abide by them..."
Xu Wenruo stood up and said: "From what I can see, Your Majesty is actually exhausted mentally and physically from this matter. Your Majesty must also want to find a quiet place to have a good rest and rest your dragon's body. I will go to see you tomorrow. I think your Majesty does not want others to come."
If you are bothering me, of course Sikong is no better than others, the Holy Spirit will issue an edict to save Sikong from the tedious daily greetings..."
When Xiao Yuanche heard this, he nodded with satisfaction and followed the trend: "Everything is subject to the instructions of the Holy One."
Xu Wenruo added: "It's just that when we live in Sikong Mansion, firstly, it's not good if the Holy Emperor doesn't come back for a long time. Secondly, it's not a long-term solution. I think it's better to return to the palace as soon as possible."
Xiao Yuanche looked at Xu Wenruo thoughtfully, then smiled lightly and said: "This is natural. Dong Si conspired to rebel. Although the core rebels have been punished, there will still be some remnants. Your Majesty, I am only here as a temporary measure. When it comes to this matter,
Once the matter has calmed down completely, arrangements will be made for His Majesty to return to Luan."
Xu Wenruo then bowed and said: "Thank you Sikong..."
Xiao Yuanche then waved his hand and said with a smile: "Wen Ruo's thanks must be the most sincere words tonight!"
At this moment, I suddenly saw someone standing in the heavy snow outside the hall, peeping and shrinking, wandering and not daring to come in.
Xiao Yuanche happened to see it and shouted toward the door: "Who is outside? What are you doing? Come in and talk."
The person outside the door then strode in, taking a breath of cool air with him.
When Su Ling looked around, he saw a strange-looking man, about thirty years old, with a tall build, round eyes, and a slight black beard under his chin. He was wearing iron armor.
When Xiao Yuanche saw this person coming in, he was startled at first, and then asked anxiously: "Why is Zizhen here? But is there something wrong with my other hospital?"
Su Ling's heart trembled, and he lowered his head, thinking to himself that it must be that thing. He tried his best to stay calm and look more natural.
Guo Baiyi also shrank his eyes and looked at the person in front of him with burning eyes.
The person who came was recognized by everyone except Su Ling, but it was Xiao Zizhen, the newly appointed Yueqi captain and a young and distinguished member of Xiao Yuanche's nephew generation.
Xiao Zizhen knelt down on one knee and said in a trembling and ashamed voice: "Uncle... Lord, something happened in the other courtyard. Liu Xuanhan escaped from the other courtyard at some time..."
When Xiao Yuanche heard this, he stood up suddenly, walked up to Xiao Zizhen, and said with a gloomy expression: "What are you going to say? Tell me clearly! Liu Xuanhan actually ran away? When did it happen, and how did he run away? Is there an insider? ?Tell me the details quickly!"
Xiao Zizhen was sweating profusely and did not dare to wipe it off. He hurriedly said: "My lord, I will obey the instructions of the sacrificial wine. Because of Dong Si's affairs, it is necessary to gather manpower. Since the Shadow Division secretly evacuated three days ago, the elite soldiers under my command have also begun to be divided. The general will not dare to boast about the withdrawal of troops in batches. All withdrawal matters are carried out secretly without alerting the enemy."
Xiao Yuanche waved his hand and said, "You can talk about these things later. Let me ask you, when did Liu Xuanhan run away? Was there anyone who helped him?"
Xiao Zizhen was speechless for a long time, and his face turned red after holding it back: "General... I don't know! The general was not in the other courtyard at that time. Only when the general returns will the remaining soldiers report , Liu Xuanhan has already run away. I asked in detail, but they didn’t see how Liu Xuanhan ran away..."
Xiao Yuanche laughed angrily, pointed at Xiao Zizhen and said: "Trash! Trash! Are those soldiers blind? Such a big living person can't fly, let alone escape, and can't even run away. Do you know? Cut them all off!"
Suddenly he seemed to remember something, and looked at Xiao Zizhen angrily: "What about you, why weren't you there at that time? If I hadn't been told a thousand times, you couldn't leave the other courtyard even half a step, where did you go?"
Xiao Yuanche was extremely angry and shouted: "Someone, take this idiot out and chop it!"
The civil and military officials on the left and right were so panicked that they knelt down and begged Xiao Yuanche for mercy.
Su Ling said hurriedly: "Sikong, calm down. Xiao Lieutenant is the only one who knows the details of this matter. It's better to ask clearly!"
Xiao Yuancheng felt a sharp pain in his head, pointed at Xiao Zizhen, and said to Su Ling: "Su Ling... you come and ask, ask carefully! Ask clearly!..."
Su Ling's head suddenly swelled three times. Liu Xuanhan's escape was his own fault. He knew better than anyone else. It would be strange if he could ask clearly.
There was no other way, so Su Ling had to pretend not to know anything, and took a step forward and said: "Xiao Lieutenant, don't be anxious. I'm going to ask you something. Remember it carefully and don't miss any key details!"
Xiao Zi was really confused. He didn't know when this young man had appeared in Sikong Mansion. It seemed that his uncle still valued him very much.
This Xiao Zizhen is a very smart man. If Xiao Yuanche entrusts such an important matter to this young man named Su Ling on this occasion, then this Su Ling must be an extraordinary person.
So he hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "Master Su... just ask, I will tell you everything I know."
Xiao Yuanche snorted and said: "What Mr. Su, this is my newly promoted Cao Yu from the West of Sikong Mansion!"
Xiao Zizhen hurriedly lowered his head and said: "Yes! Yes!"
Su Ling smiled bitterly and secretly thought that this person was hurt for me. He felt aggrieved but did not dare to say it, but this matter was always caused by himself...
He then said to Xiao Yuanche: "Sikong, Colonel Zizhen is the Colonel of Yueqi. He is always much more noble than Su Ling. Let him get up and answer."
Su Ling just couldn't bear to implicate innocent people, but when Xiao Yuanche heard it, he thought that Su Ling was helping him find a scene. After all, this person was his nephew, so he felt a little comforted and glared.
Xiao Zizhen glanced at him and said: "Since Su Caopu asked you to get up, you should get up and answer!"
Xiao Zizhen glanced at Su Ling gratefully and said to Xiao Yuanche: "Thank you, Lord..."
Then he stood up and stood still.
Su Ling secretly thought, I sold you, but you counted the money for me... There is no one left.
Just as Su Ling was about to speak, Guo Baiyi suddenly said: "Lord, what happened has already happened. Just asking about what happened will not help. Now we can only think of a remedy. The so-called military is valuable and quick is the best plan for the present.
Send out the elite cavalry from the Hantian Guards to come out of the four gates of Longtai in the snow to hunt down Liu Xuanhan, maybe we can catch him!"
Su Ling was shocked and glanced at Guo Baiyi secretly. He couldn't help praising Baiyi's appearance as he was well-deserved. His quick-witted response to emergencies was unrivaled! He himself wanted to win some for Liu Xuanhan by asking questions.
Now it seems like the time to escape is all Liu Xuanhan can do is pray for his own good fortune.
Xiao Yuanche lowered his head and said nothing, thought for a moment and then said: "The city is not stable at the moment, so we are raising troops and mobilizing people like this just to chase a former general in name only? Is this necessary?"
Guo Baiyi looked solemn and said: "My lord, let the tiger return to the mountain. The tiger will definitely hurt people, not to mention the dragon that escaped!..."
When Xiao Yuanche heard this, his voice became solemn and he said: "Huang Kuijia!"
Huang Kuijia responded: "The general is here!"
Xiao Yuanche said loudly, "You take one hundred Hantian guards out of the east gate, and Yuan Rang..."
Xia Yuanrang raised his hand and said: "The end will be here!"
Xiao Yuanche thought for a while and said: "You send a message to Baihe, asking him to take a hundred Hantian guards out of the west gate, and send a message to Xu Ziming, asking him to bring a hundred Hantian guards out of the south gate, and Li Mandian to take a hundred
When Wei Tianwei leaves the north gate, he must chase Liu Xuanhan back to me!"
Huang Kuijia and Xia Yuanrang responded suddenly.
Xia Yuanrang suddenly said: "What if Liu Xuanhan stubbornly resists?"
Xiao Yuanche paused and said: "You want to see people when you are alive, and you want to see corpses when you die!"
Xia Yuanrang agreed, and turned around and went out with Huang Kuijia.
With that said, he took hundreds of Hantian guards to find the other three generals to join him.
Xia Yuanrang ordered his generals, and after the generals left, he returned to Sikong Mansion.
Su Ling then continued to ask: "Captain Xiao, when did you find out that Liu Xuanhan was missing?"
Xiao Zizhen said hurriedly: "More than two hours ago."
Su Ling secretly calculated, which meant that Liu Xuanhan had been walking for more than four hours. When he left, the heavy snow had just fallen, and the road had not yet frozen. At this time, the road was frozen. No matter how fast the Tianwei horse was, he was afraid that
It's not easy to catch up.
Then he said calmly: "How many people are there at Liu Xuanhan's place in Sikong Villa? Have they all left?"
Of course, Su Ling knew about this problem. He was just acting on occasion and wanted to do the whole thing.
Xiao Zizhen said hurriedly: "In addition to Liu Xuanhan, there are three people, including his sworn second brother Guan Yunchong and third brother Zhang Dangyang. For some reason, Liu Xuanhan only left, and the two others are still in the other courtyard and have not left.
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Su Ling then nodded, pretending to think for a while and said: "It seems that all fear has gone, the goal is too big."
Su Ling added: "Have you ever asked the guards at the four city gates if there are any suspicious carriages and horses leaving the city?"
Xiao Zizhen said hurriedly: "I asked when I came here. No one left the west gate, south gate, and north gate. There was only one carriage out of the east gate!"
Guo Baiyi intercepted the conversation and said: "Hasn't it been strictly ordered that no one from the four cities should leave the city tonight? Except for the city gate captain and Zhi Jinwu's order to leave the city..."
Xiao Zizhen said hurriedly: "But the guards at the east gate reported that the people leaving the city did have an exit order jointly signed by the city gate captain and Zhi Jinwu. They checked it and it was correct, and then let them go!"
Guo Baiyi's eyes flickered, he thought for a moment, and then he cupped his hands towards Xiao Yuanche and said: "There is something wrong with the order to leave the city. Sikong Dang sent someone to check with the school captain and Zhi Jinwu at the city gate to see if the order to leave the city has been issued in the past few days!
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Xiao Yuanche nodded and said: "What the wine sacrificer said is absolutely true! Boning!"
Boning hurriedly stepped forward and said: "My subordinate is here!"
Xiao Yuanche said: "You should go to Chengmen Xiaowei's office and Zhijinwu's office now to investigate this matter. If they have any strange phenomena, take them on the spot!"
Boning cupped his fists and turned to leave.
But Guo Baiyi suddenly said again: "Bo Ning, wait a minute!" After saying this, he turned to Xiao Zizhen and said: "Who is leaving the city from the east gate? Do you want to question him?"
Xiao Zizhen said hurriedly: "After asking, she is a businesswoman and the owner of Bijian Pavilion. She said that her sister missed her parents' family and was afraid that the heavy snow would close the door, so she went back overnight."
"Bijian Pavilion?..." Guo Baiyi's eyes flashed, and he said urgently: "There is no need to go to the city gate school captain and Zhi Jinwu. Lord Boning, you personally lead the brothers of the Shadow Division.
Let’s go to Bijian Pavilion, I think there must be something wrong with that Bijian Pavilion!”
Boning looked at Xiao Yuanche, who nodded towards him.
Bonin then clasped his fists and said, "Then Bonin will obey the instructions of the sacrificial wine!"
After that, he turned around and came to the courtyard and said loudly: "Brothers from the Shadow Division, follow me!"
The Shadow Secretary responded immediately and headed towards the Bijian Pavilion in the snow.
Su Ling felt cold in her heart and thought to herself, Guo Baiyi, Guo Baiyi, you are really amazing!
Su Ling asked some more questions, and then changed the topic: "I wonder why Colonel Xiao left the other courtyard tonight?"
As soon as he finished asking this question, Xiao Yuanche, Guo Baiyi and Xu Wenruo all looked at Xiao Zizhen.
Xiao Zizhen was sweating profusely and said hurriedly: "Sikong, Cao Yu, I really have something to do. I found a note on my desk a few hours ago. That note..."
Xiao Zizhen hesitated, seemed to be quite scrupulous and did not dare to say anything anymore.
Xiao Yuanche raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "Speak! There are no outsiders here!"
Xiao Zizhen then said: "That note was left by the Taoist monk Kong Xin back then. He said it was..."
When Xiao Yuanche heard this, he rolled his eyes and said hurriedly: "Okay, you can talk to me about this later!"
Xiao Zi nodded hurriedly.
Hollow Taoist?!
Su Ling's heart moved. He remembered that he had encountered Tiexuan Xuanjia outside Chengtian Temple some time ago, and it was Taoist Kongxin who helped him. He was also Mu Yanqing's master.
The origin of this Taoist Kongxin seems to have some unclear and unclear involvement with Xiao Yuanche.
Only then did Su Ling calm down, and he cupped his hands towards Xiao Yuanche and said: "Sikong, if we analyze here, it is better to go to Sikong Courtyard in person. Even though Liu Xuanhan left, didn't he still have two brothers here?
What?"
Su Ling was originally unwilling to say these words, but at this point, if he did not suggest it, both Guo Baiyi, who was almost as intelligent as a demon, and Xiao Yuanche, who was wily and cunning, would definitely have doubts in their hearts.
Sure enough, when Xiao Yuanche saw what he said, he nodded and said: "Su Ling is right, I will go to the other courtyard myself right now!"
After Xiao Yuanche finished speaking, he planned to step forward.
In such panic, Guo Baiyi and Xu Wenruo hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.
Xiao Yuanche was stunned and looked at the two people with some doubts.
Xu Wenruo said anxiously: "Sikong! Sikong must not move lightly! Although Liu Xuanhan left, Guan Yunchong and Zhang Dangyang are both brave enough for no man to deserve, so it is not easy for Sikong to take risks himself!"
When Xiao Yuanche heard this, he was startled at first, and then he said with a somewhat heroic look: "People say that Zhang Dangyang is brave, and Guan Yunchong is as famous as Duan Bailou. I, Sikong of Dajin, have long wanted to see these two.
The demeanor of a contemporary hero, besides, this is the Dragon Tower in Kyoto, so the materials are no problem!"
Guo Baiyi's eyes burned, and he thought for a while before saying: "If Sikong Ruo goes, it's okay to go! But, Guan Yunchong and Zhang Dangyang are indeed not easy people, so..."
"General Yuan Rang, General Shi You...and Jing Hu, we ordered five hundred men and horses to accompany Sikong."
Su Ling suddenly had a big headache. He didn't think Guan Yunchong and Zhang Dangyang were not good enough, but those five hundred men and horses would be difficult to deal with, plus these fierce men.
Mr. Guan and Mr. Zhang, this is enough for you to drink a pot.
Su Ling suddenly remembered that when Liu Xuanhan left, he had entrusted the safety of Guan and Zhang to him. It seemed that he would have to go on this trip to another hospital if he didn't want to go.
Then he took a step forward and said loudly: "Su Ling is not talented, but I am willing to go with Sikong!"
Xiao Yuanche hurriedly said: "Su Ling, your old injury has not healed, and you have been poisoned. This hospital is still some distance from my Sikong Mansion. It is tiring to go back and forth, and it is snowing heavily. It will not be good for you to breathe in the cold again. You
It’s better to wait for news at my house!”
Su Ling waved her hand and said: "Sikong, the situation in the other courtyard is still unknown. Since Su Ling is Cao Yu, Su Ling still has to give up on this matter. My body is not that delicate!"
When Xiao Yuanche heard this, he smiled heartily and said: "Okay! In that case, Su Ling and I will ride in the same carriage, and the rest of the people will ride in sedans and horses! Let's go to the other courtyard together and meet for a while.
Two heroes of the world!"
When everyone heard the words, they all responded enthusiastically.
Xiao Yuanche held Su Ling's hand and walked out first, got on the carriage first, and then called Su Ling in.
Su Ling bowed hurriedly, walked in, and sat across from Xiao Yuanche.
Guo Baiyi and Xu Wenruo were riding in the same carriage. Xia Yuanrang, Zhang Shiyou, and Xu Jinghu all got on the horse.
Xia Yuan sat down on his horse, waved his hand and said, "The whole army listens to the order, the target is Sikong Courtyard, move forward!"
"drink--!"
The five hundred sergeants all gave a cold shout.
The spear in his hand was raised, its cold edge shining under the heavy snow.
Sikong Xiaozihu flag flutters in the wind in the rustling snow.
The army marched silently, slowly heading towards Sikong Courtyard.