It was just getting dark when Li Zhen and Huang Shihai returned to the post house.
Before he had time to rest, Qi Shan called Li Zhen over. After Li Zhen bowed and sat down, he asked: "Sir, you hurriedly called for the general. What's the matter?"
Qishan hummed and nodded.
Li Zhen sat up straight and listened attentively.
Qi Shan said solemnly: "It's gratifying that you defeated the Russians, and the emperor appreciates you very much. But you, a small general, dominate the limelight in Beijing, and it is easy for people to hate you. It is very likely that someone will ask you to compete.
We want to step on you and become famous. Even if some people have good intentions, coming to compete with you will cause us trouble. We have met with the emperor this time and completed the mission of this trip. Go back and pack up and leave tomorrow.
Capital City.”
Li Zhen cupped his hands and said, "Yes, General Mo will prepare now."
At that moment, Li Zhen stood up and left, returning to his room to pack his bags.
Li Zhen didn't have many clothes, except for a yellow mandarin gifted by the Emperor Xianfeng. Li Zhen picked up the mandarin with his right hand, held the yellow mandarin in front of his chest, frowned, and murmured to himself:
"If you really wear it, you will definitely be a slave. I don't wear it. It's good to use it to pad your butt."
The yellow mantle was an honor given by Xianfeng, but Li Zhen dismissed it.
This thing belongs to a Manchu slave.
"Bang! Bang!"
Suddenly, there was a gentle knock on the door outside the room.
Immediately afterwards, Huang Shihai's voice sounded again: "Sir, I have something to report for my humble position."
"Come in!"
Li Zhen casually threw the yellow mantle on the edge of the bed without even looking at it. The door opened, and Huang Shihai hurriedly walked in, saluted Li Zhen, and whispered: "Sir, Guldu came just now.
We went to the post house and sent a message telling us to leave Beijing quickly."
"A message from Gurdu?"
Li Zhen frowned and said in a deep voice: "Guldu is Guiliang's guard and the person who protects Zhilan. Did something big happen when he came to deliver the message?"
Huang Shihai replied: "Your Majesty killed Vasily, which inspired people and made him famous. But many martial arts masters in Beijing are already eager to challenge you and use your reputation to make a name for yourself in Beijing. These people fight externally and internally.
But he is an expert. When the Russian strongmen set up the ring, no one dared to stand up and face the enemy. Now they all want to fight with you. My Lord, time is running out, please leave quickly."
Li Zhen said: "It seems that both Guiliang and Qi Shan have expected the situation. When I went to see Qi Shan before, he said that the limelight was too great and aroused the hatred of many people. Shi Hai and Qi Shan have decided to leave Beijing early tomorrow morning.
, go and rest."
Huang Shihai nodded, turned around and prepared to leave.
When he just walked to the door, a soldier hurriedly ran over and bumped into Huang Shihai. The soldier steadied himself and said hurriedly: "Mr. Huang Qian, just now a letter was sent from Prince Duanjun's Mansion, saying that
You hand it over to the general personally."
"knew!"
Huang Shihai took the letter and entered the house again.
At this time, Huang Shihai felt vaguely that something was wrong.
This letter came sooner or later, but it came at this sensitive time. I'm afraid something really happened. Huang Shihai handed the letter to Li Zhen and waited quietly. Li Zhen tore open the envelope and read it.
After reading the contents of the letter, he frowned and looked very solemn. He slapped his hand on the table and shouted: "This is too much!"
Huang Shihai asked: "Sir, what happened?"
Li Zhen did not answer, but asked: "Shihai, do you still have a younger sister at home?"
Huang Shihai's heart skipped a beat and his eyes widened.
Huang Shihai took a deep breath and replied truthfully: "Reporting to your lord, the general does have a younger sister who lives in his mentor's martial arts gym but works in Prince Duanjun's palace. Could it be that something happened to the younger sister?"
Li Zhen said: "Let's take a look!"
Huang Shihai took the letter and read it carefully.
There is not much content in the letter, it only mentions one thing, that is, Huang Qi secretly hid items while working in Prince Duan's Mansion and was detained. Li Zhen is asked to solve it tomorrow morning. The matter is about Huang Qi, and
Huang Shihai was able to establish a relationship, but the people from Prince Duan's Mansion pointed out that Li Zhen should go, which was clearly aimed at Li Zhen.
Huang Shihai said: "My little sister has always behaved herself and will never hide anything from Prince Duan's palace. This is slander."
Li Zhen said: "You know it's slander, so why don't I know it?"
After a pause, Li Zhen said: "Since someone has come to our door, we can't leave in despair. Early tomorrow morning, we will go to Prince Duan's Mansion to see what the people in Prince Duan's Mansion are capable of." In fact, Li Zhen can ignore Huang Qi.
, but it must make Huang Shihai feel cold, so Li Zhen must go.
For Li Zhen himself and for Huang Shihai, Li Zhen had no choice but to attend the meeting.
Huang Shihai rolled his eyes and said, "Sir, I will go to Prince Duan's Mansion at night to rescue my little sister."
Li Zhen shook his head and said: "It won't work. If you break into the palace without permission, it will be even more serious. When the time comes, I will not only save your sister, but I will also find ways to save you."
Huang Shihai sighed and said: "General, I really shouldn't have come to Beijing. First, I met the Russian strongman, which put you in the center of the storm. Now, because of my little sister's incident, you are in danger. It's all caused by this general."
Li Zhen shook his head and said: "It's none of your business, this is for me."
Even without Huang Shihai, people in Prince Duan's Mansion would still cause trouble.
However, Li Zhen was famous for his martial arts competitions, so when people from the Duan Palace approached Li Zhen, they could only win through martial arts competitions. A palace is nothing more than some bodyguards supporting some martial arts masters. Li Zhen pondered for a moment and asked: "Shi Hai, what are you doing?"
Having stayed in Beijing for a while, do you know any famous martial arts masters in Prince Duan's Mansion?"
Huang Shihai shook his head and said: "The general never paid attention!"
Li Zhen muttered: "If you don't know, then you have to find someone to find out the details of Prince Duan's Mansion."
Suddenly, Huang Shihai said: "Sir, I finally remembered."
"Speak quickly!" Li Zhen said hurriedly.
Huang Shihai said: "There is indeed a master in Prince Duan's Mansion. This man's name is Yang Luchan. He has defeated all the invincible fighters in the capital and is known as Yang Wudi. He is very famous in Beijing. He has friends with all the dignitaries of the capital. He can be called the leader of the Beijing martial arts community.
But Yang Luchan is already in his fifties. As the saying goes, boxing is afraid of young people, so he can't stand up to adults. Besides, Yang Luchan is also a great master with a world-famous reputation, so he will not challenge adults."
"His! His!"
Li Zhen took a breath and was extremely surprised.
Yang Luchan was famous, and Li Zhen also knew about it.
Yang Luchan's Tai Chi skills have reached the pinnacle and he is very proficient. Even if he is old, he will definitely be extremely powerful. Besides, Yang Luchan is old, so he must have a disciple to take action. Li Zhen changed his mind and said: "Yang Luchan won't take action, but it doesn't mean that his disciples don't have ideas. Since
We will be much better off now that we know the details of Prince Duan's Mansion."
Huang Shihai added: "Sir, in fact, Prince Duan's Mansion is already in decline. Yizhi, Prince Duanjun of Prince Duan's Mansion, died three years ago. Da Fujin of the Prince's Mansion also died this year, leaving only one side Fujin. More importantly, Yizhi did not
Heir, there is no one to inherit the title in the palace, and such a palace cannot even compare to Guiliang."
Li Zhen said: "No matter what, we will deal with it carefully."
