The 172nd chapter is about to come and the wind fills the building (2)
The inn room looks relatively clean on the surface. The quilts have been folded and the floor has been swept. There are no messy things to ruin its tidiness. However, this kind of low-end inn is actually very dirty. The cost of the bed can be seen just by getting closer and smelling it.
From the smell, we can associate many things at any time, such as a drunk man sleeping with a pink-haired prostitute on it. The prostitute still had dirty things left by other men in her body, and she didn't have time to wash them. What's more, she might have slept there.
After passing two men, many people just like this. If you look carefully, you may see a faint trace of blood in the corner of the bed sheet. Who knows where the blood is.
But Peach Blossom Fairy feels very good. No matter how uncomfortable it is, as long as there are two items, it is enough. First of all, like many times when traveling around the world, you can take a shower and at least change into underwear when you stay in an inn. But the most important thing now is
Yes, she remembered a similar scene: in Changde City, she and Zhang Ning were tracing the whereabouts of Wu Yong. That night, she was also in such an inn, facing the street.
She opened a corner of the bamboo curtain with her fingers and looked at the alley on the other side of the river. A ray of sunlight dazzled her eyes, her eyelashes trembled slightly in the light, and her eyes were like windows, not too special... But maybe in each window
They all hide many unknown thoughts.
She saw the dust flying in the light and the old dirt on the wall. She had the illusion that when she turned around, she could see a familiar figure. His voice was low and his words were smooth and gentle. He seemed to be saying: What's abnormal?
There was an inkstone and a broken pen on the stool next to it, which were brought from the inn. The Peach Blossom Fairy picked up the pen and wrote and drew on the book in her hand for a while. After staying here all day, she discovered that the alley leading in and out
There are only so many people, and almost no one from anywhere else walks in.
I sent people to investigate and found that there were only private houses in the alley but no shops, and the road was narrow and winding and inconvenient to pass through. No wonder the people who came in and out were only a few people who lived in it. The other exit of the alley is on Shiyong Street behind Liren Street, Peach Blossom Fairy
A manpower was also posted at that end. But this side is more important. Liren Street is located on the bank of Qingxi River, next to it is a bridge, which is a connection point between other places and this area; if there are outsiders coming from other places, usually
Taking this road, Peach Blossom Fairy and others who went to find the Zhang family yesterday also entered through this entrance.
There was nothing unusual. Fairy Peach Blossom almost remembered all the people who came in and out. She wrote it down on the paper as a mark so as not to forget, gender, approximate age, height, short, fat, thin, what characteristics they had, etc.
At this moment, a young man as thin as a stick came in, wearing a gray cloth robe, and he looked like a literate man. He cupped his fists and said: "Fairy, the people in that family are still unwilling. I asked, Zhang Yuanwai (9)
Jin) asked someone to authenticate the handwriting, but he found another excuse to delay. He said that since the matter was very serious, why did Erlang (Zhang Ning) not come back in person, but sent a few strangers? It was difficult for his subordinates to answer
, just ask the boss and then visit them."
Fairy Peach Blossom turned around, thinking deeply and not speaking immediately. She followed the report and thought about it. Before leaving, Zhang Ning said that he was going to the capital, and the route he took was through Nanjing. At this time, he sent someone to hurry along the road.
If she went back, she might meet him halfway. However, she was unwilling to disclose Zhang Ning's whereabouts and purpose to her entourage, so she naturally did not express her thoughts.
After a long time, she said: "It would be troublesome even if Mr. Zhang came in person. The Zhang family has never left Southern Zhili for generations. Even if they are left to wait for death at home, I am afraid they will not be willing to flee."
The thin man said: "Then how should we deal with this matter?"
Yes, what should we do? Peach Blossom Fairy thought that Zhang Ning might have considered this difficulty when he sent her here, but he did not elaborate. Maybe it was not that he had forgotten, but he handed the hot potato to him and let her do it herself.
Think of ways to?
Peach Blossom Fairy has been around the world since she was a child and has dealt with many critical and troublesome things. There should be a way to solve this problem. She also thinks so. She is not a puppet, so she has to find her own way.
"There are five people in the Zhang family, men, women, and children. None of the shop assistants live there." Fairy Peach Blossom said in a cold tone, "Tomorrow morning, we will knock on the door again and go in. We will hide the rope with us. Come in and listen to my orders. Hurry up.
Chance subdued them all and took them away by force!"
The entourage looked at each other: "We are working for Mr. Zhang, and those people are his family members. Will we be blamed for doing this?"
"This is what I mean. I'm behind it. What are you worried about?" Fairy Peach Blossom showed a smile, "We have to prepare several carriages today. You can go and do it later... You used to do detailed work under Xu Guangxu.
?How do you avoid noticing this kind of thing? You don’t need to tell me where to find it, right?"
The thin man said: "We understand that it is better to find a horse and carriage service on the canal pier."
Fairy Peach Blossom nodded: "If we start tomorrow morning, we can leave the city immediately after taking the person. Even if we make some noise, the neighbors will report to the official store and it will be too late to chase us."
While we were discussing, a man by the window said hurriedly: "Something's not right. Fairy, please take a look."
Without saying a word, Peach Blossom Fairy rushed to the window, opened a corner of the curtain, and saw a group of people running on Liren Street, running rampant in the street, and pedestrians gave way. This kind of momentum must be related to the government. Except for Bai Dao, most people on the ground in Nanjing are not like that.
Arrogant. Several men on horseback were dressed in civilian clothes, but their postures showed that they were martial artists. There was a man in a long robe who was riding a very unstable horse. He might be a scholar. The key is that he was followed by a group of government servants with weapons! This guy might be led by a local official.
, Jinyiwei goes to the local area to pick up people. If there is a formal document, he can ask the local official for assistance.
Fairy Peach Blossom calmed down, and when she saw those people walking straight into the alley, she immediately stopped looking, turned around and said, "You, go to the other end immediately and call the people over there, then leave the city immediately and go west."
The person being pointed at looked a little nervous and left as ordered.
Fairy Peach Blossom looked back at the remaining three people and said to the thin man: "You stay, and after you understand the situation, find an opportunity to go out of the city to meet up... Don't stay in this inn anymore. The others follow me and leave the city immediately."
The people under his command had not fully recovered, but there was no chaos, because someone clearly told them what they should do. The group of people took their things and hurried downstairs immediately.
...The people approaching the alley slowed down. The road was winding and not spacious. The people on horseback controlled their speed, and the government servants who were following them from running changed to walking. There were more than a dozen in total, all of them men, carrying weapons, ropes and other things.
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They went straight to the door of Zhang's courtyard, and a yamen servant ran up from behind, pretending to knock on the door. A bearded man shouted coldly on the horse: "Stop." The yamen servant hurriedly stopped and bent down to stand aside.
The bearded man looked around and said: "Immediately capture the people as soon as you enter. No matter whether you are a man or a woman, capture them all. No one can escape!"
"Yes, General."
The bearded man jumped off the horse, lifted up the hem of his coat, rushed forward, and kicked the door with a flying kick. The door opened immediately, and a few wisps of dust fell down. He "
He spat out "Bah" and waved his hand, and everyone rushed in.
Zhang Jiujin and other family members seemed to be discussing something in the main room. When they heard the noise, they all looked at the door. Only Zhang Jiujin came down from the stone steps, came up to him and stared at him: "What are you doing?"
When the civil servant who came in later saw this, he put his hand into his pocket and was about to get something like cards and tickets, but the bearded man said: "He is a death row prisoner anyway, so he doesn't need anything else."
At this time, the government officials had already rushed in front of Zhang Jiujin. Two of them directly pushed him to the ground and ate a mouthful of mud. Then they turned his arms over and tied them with ropes. The other government officials separated and most of them rushed into the main room to get their hands.
Because there were several people in the main room visible to the eyes; the rest rushed into the surrounding rooms, and soon heard the sound of "ding, ding, bang, bang" things being smashed. The women in the main room screamed and cried.
come behind.
"We are ordinary people, what crime have we committed?" Zhang Jiujin asked in fear and shock as he was tied behind his back and kneeling on the ground.
No one answered his question. After a while, the civil servant said: "Zhang Ning is a rebel, and you are an accomplice."
The bearded officer asked coldly: "Has Zhang Ning been back?"
Zhang Jiujin couldn't help but shake his head.
A man who looked like a military officer on the side said: "How about sending people to search the nearby houses?"
The civil servant hurriedly said: "The public opinion is unfavorable for an official's intrusion into a private house. The families in the neighborhood have little to do with the Zhang family."
The Jinyiwei officer immediately shouted in a stern voice: "The emperor's imperial case was not handled well, please take off the hat as soon as possible!" As an official who is the most feared by the common people, he is usually shunned by others because of his majestic appearance.
But Jin Yiwei is not afraid of officials the most.
Unexpectedly, the civil servant straightened up and said: "The emperor loves the people like his own son, and will never disturb the people when handling imperial cases. If you think I have misinterpreted the emperor's will, let's write to the emperor and ask him!"
"Fuck!" the Jin Yiwei officer scolded, "You talk so well, but we still don't know what you are?"
Another officer interjected: "Brother, save your words, what others want is the reputation, he will be happy if you argue with him."
The bearded man said: "President Li, your people will go to each house and ask, please be polite and tell me if you have seen Zhang Ning come back. Is that okay?"
The civil servant then ordered his men to go out and ask questions. During the waiting time, all the five people in the yard were tied up and thrown into the courtyard, kneeling. The women were trembling and just choked. The father and son lowered their heads and said nothing. The little girl was screaming.
Crying, her mother was crying and whispering something to her daughter, but she couldn't move her hands.
After waiting for a long time, a yamen servant came in with an old man in short clothes. The yamen servant asked the old man to speak, but he knelt down and his limbs were shaking, and he could not speak. The yamen servant had to bow and said: "This man saw some strangers yesterday.
Enter the Zhang family’s yard.”
The bearded man immediately turned around and asked Zhang Jiujin: "Who is coming?"
Zhang Jiujin didn't speak for a moment, then suddenly he raised his riding whip and hit him with a whip. With a "pop" sound, a thick blood red whip mark appeared on the side of Zhang Jiujin's face, his ear was broken, and blood instantly dripped to the ground. Zhang Jiujin screamed,
Falling to the ground and rolling around.
"Stop hitting him, for God's sake..." Mr. Cree cried loudly. Zhang Shicai knelt and moved a few steps forward and said hurriedly: "The military master just asked the common people to let my father go."
The bearded man looked at Zhang Shicai coldly, walked over and stepped on his palm, crushing him hard. The sweat on Zhang Shicai's forehead immediately oozed out, the veins on his temples bulged, and his teeth made a "gurgling" sound.
"You are quite a man, so I'll spare you this once." The bearded man sneered, "Remember! I didn't ask you anything, so you have to kneel down for me and don't say anything random."
Zhang Shicai said: "The common people are ignorant and there are many adults. If my father offends you and you want to give him a whip, just give the common people two whips."
Another Jin Yiwei laughed and said: "This man is a bit filial, and he can't be hated by others based on his conscience."
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