Zhao Xun's concern deeply moved the injured guards at Mrs. Song's Mansion.
Logically speaking, little people like them can hardly expect to receive such care from the nobles.
But Zhao Xun is so warm-hearted and can even be called caring.
This made them feel flattered.
"Tell me how that monster hurt people."
Zhao Xun did not urge, but asked slowly.
This undoubtedly eased the nervousness of the injured guards, allowing them to recall the night when the monsters attacked with a peaceful mind...
A muscular guard recalled: "Reporting to your lord, we patrolled the mansion as usual that night. We thought there was nothing surprising. But who would have thought that a scream suddenly rang out in the night sky. This made me very vigilant, and immediately
Speed away in the direction of the sound."
The injured guard had a frightened look on his face as he recalled it, which obviously stimulated him a lot at that time.
"Later we came to the garden and found a monster tearing apart a corpse. The corpse should belong to a servant in the mansion. It had just been hunted and killed by it not long ago. Then we shouted loudly, hoping to attract more people.
Many people can lend a helping hand.”
The guard seemed to feel that he was still frightened, wiped off the cold sweat on his head, and said with a sad smile: "Maybe our shouts angered the monster, and the beast then turned around and rushed towards us. We are cultivating at least.
Thanks to his martial arts skills, the general dodged in a flash. But then the monster was very flexible, and after some adjustments, it rushed towards us again. This time we were not so lucky, and one of them was knocked down first."
"Yes, yes, that beast is extremely powerful, and even with the combined efforts of the few of us, we are still no match for it. In the end, it was only the people from the mansion who arrived in time that drove the beast away. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous."
Another guard added promptly.
"Master Zhao, that monster is not only very powerful, but also very cunning. When it saw that the situation was bad, it immediately jumped over the wall and ran away without any hesitation. We sent people to chase it, but we couldn't catch it."
Zhao Xun nodded.
The descriptions of these injured guards are consistent with Zhao Xun's existing knowledge and judgment of monsters.
"It seems that it is indeed a monster. But why did the monster suddenly invade Mrs. Song's residence?"
Zhao Xun seemed to be muttering to himself.
"I don't know. The monster has a weird temperament. God knows why it would take advantage of Mrs. Song."
complained an injured guard.
To him, this was simply an unforeseen disaster. If this person were to be unlucky, his teeth would become clogged if he drank cold water. It would not be unusual for him to encounter monsters.
"You guys have a good rest and I won't disturb you."
After Zhao Xun said that, he turned and left.
He now understands what he needs to know clearly. Now he can leave on his own after saying hello to Mrs. Song Guo.
But when he came to Mrs. Song, the lady who still had charm stepped in front of Zhao Xun, grabbed Zhao Xun's hand and said: "Ming Yun, you have to help me catch this monster.
The people in my house are in panic because of this beast's troubles. If I can't capture him, I won't be able to feel at ease for a day."
Zhao Xun could understand his aunt's mood, but this was too sudden.
At least give Zhao Xun some mental preparation. Besides, it would be inappropriate to do this in front of all the servants.
Zhao Xun quickly broke away from Mrs. Song Guo's hand and showed an embarrassed yet polite smile.
"Mrs. Song, don't worry. It's our duty as bad guys to search for monsters. I will definitely find this hurtful monster and give an explanation to Mrs. Song."
After saying that, Zhao Xun turned around and left.
After leaving Mrs. Song's residence, Zhao Xun went straight back to the Delinquent Yamen.
For him, this night was like a nightmare.
It's not because of the monster, but because of Mrs. Song's performance.
Who would have thought that a middle-aged woman who was relatively close to him would directly grab Zhao Xun's hands in public, regardless of other people's feelings.
This is simple.
Zhao Xun was unable to complain, but he also knew not to be too distracted in this regard.
After all, searching for monsters is the most important thing right now.
"Ming Yun, these are the files from Mrs. Song's house in the past few days."
Jia Xingwen walked over quickly, holding a stack of files in his hand.
"These are all collected according to your request."
"Thank you very much."
"There's no need to be too hard on yourself. There are really few clues. It's not easy to find out the reason why the monsters invaded Mrs. Song's mansion in a short time. It's better to let nature take its course and take your time."
Jia Xingwen couldn't bear to see Zhao Xun's haggard look, so he sighed and patted Zhao Xun's shoulder to persuade him.
In his opinion, Zhao Xun is good at everything, but his temper is too strong.
The more complicated the situation, the more Zhao Xun likes to put all the responsibility on his own shoulders, which makes Jia Xingwen feel very guilty.
They should help Zhao Xun share more of his burden.
Zhao Xun smiled slightly to express his gratitude. He had not yet fully recovered from the nightmare just now, so he smiled bitterly and said: "Although I know there is little hope, I still hope to try my best to find monsters from this huge file to choose Song Song."
The reason why Mrs. Guo’s residence took action.”
Zhao Xun was really curious as to why the monster would choose Madam Song's mansion to attack.
Logically speaking, Mrs. Song was not considered the top dignitary in Chang'an.
Let’s not talk about the emperor and prince.
The rest include princes and princes.
In addition, there are also dukes, marquises and counts.
The rank of the lady of the country is probably the same as that of the duke, but in fact it is far inferior.
Neither the actual power nor the influence can be compared to the same level.
Looking at it from another angle, is it just a monster picking on the weaklings?
Because Mrs. Song didn't have as many practitioners as other dignitaries, so the monster thought it had an opportunity?
Zhao Xun felt that the monster was actually testing.
There must be more than one monster hiding in Chang'an City. The monster also hopes that through this move, it can detect the defensive hollow zone in Chang'an City and pave the way for subsequent attacks.
Of course, these are just Zhao Xun's conjectures, and there is still no way to tell.
Only when enough evidence is obtained will he make a conclusion.
The evidence is hidden in numerous files, and Zhao Xun needs to find it by himself.
Zhao Xun started reading like crazy again.
Even after extracting parts of the voluminous files, people still can’t figure it out for a while.
Zhao Xun did not give up, and continued to sort it out one by one.
He believes that everything has a reason and will leave traces.
Since the monsters chose to attack Mrs. Song's mansion, they must have their reasons.
Zhao Xun watched for several hours and finally found a clue in an inconspicuous record.
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"The real key to Prince Yan's Mansion is here. Lady Song's Mansion is right next to Prince Yan's Mansion."
Zhao Xun discovered the key!
Except for the Prince's East Palace, which is located within the Imperial City, all the residences of princes and dukes are outside the Imperial City.
The monster seemingly sneaked into Mrs. Song's mansion casually, but in fact it was to test the overall defense of Changlefang.
Facts have proved that even Changlefang, where the powerful are gathered, is not worth mentioning without the restriction of the imperial city, and there are flaws everywhere.
So in the final analysis, it still depends on the defense situation of the dignitary's mansion.
Of course, Prince Yan's Mansion has more guards than Mrs. Song's Mansion, and there are even many practitioners stationed there.
But the monsters can easily sneak into the Song Dynasty's Madam's Mansion, which proves that they can also sneak into the Yan Prince's Mansion.
As for what he did after sneaking into Prince Yan's Mansion, that's another story.
To capture the thief, capture the king first. Even monsters understand this principle.
When two armies are confronting each other, how can we interfere with the opponent to the greatest extent?
Naturally, he is the one who captures and kills the opponent's dignitaries.
If the monster's goal is just to defeat King Yan, what Zhao Xun is really worried about is that the monster's appetite goes beyond that.
If the target of the monster is all the nobles in Chang'an City...
Zhao Xun simply couldn't imagine it.
If the dignitaries in Chang'an City were taken over by the monster, even if Chang'an City was not captured, it would still be a huge gain for the monster.
Of course, it would be best if this could completely disrupt the arrangements of the powerful people in Chang'an.
"No, I want to report this matter to Emperor Xianlong as soon as possible."
Although Emperor Xianlong was not a son of man, Zhao Xun still had to report the discovered situation in a timely manner.
Whether Emperor Xianlong responded or not was one thing, but whether Zhao Xun reported it or not was another matter entirely.
Zhao Xun would not leave Emperor Xianlong the opportunity to manipulate him at will.
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"It doesn't make sense, it really doesn't make sense!"
In the Zichen Hall of the Daming Palace, Emperor Xianlong was furious.
He threw away Zhao Xun's memorial and roared at Zheng Jie, the eunuch who was standing beside him: "Take a look, take a look."
Zheng Jie carefully bent down to pick up the memorial that Emperor Xianlong had thrown on the ground, opened it and read it.
He only took one glance and was extremely surprised.
"Your Majesty...the monster's target is really King Yan..."
"I'm afraid it's more than that."
Emperor Xianlong sighed and said: "In my opinion, the real purpose of the monster is the entire Chang'an elite class. Zhao Xun's view is the same."
This was the outcome that Emperor Xianlong was most worried about.
To be honest, if the monsters killed only the common people in Chang'an City, Emperor Xianlong would not feel distressed at all.
In his view, ordinary people are just like leeks. Once you cut one, another will grow, and another will grow again.
Once cut, it will grow again, very consciously.
"If that's the case, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult."
Zheng Jie's face looked a little heavy.
Even though he is a superb practitioner, it is impossible for him to find all the monsters hidden in Chang'an City in a short period of time.
Even if Yuan Tiangang does this, he still needs to be given enough time.
"I just don't believe it. I want the supervisor to use the Grand Observation Technique."
Zheng Jie's face hardened when he heard this.
"Your Majesty... the Grand Observation Technique requires the support of three large formations in Chang'an. Using it once will consume a lot of money, so the gain outweighs the loss."
Although Zheng Jie's words were reasonable, Emperor Xianlong did not hear them.
"It has to be used despite the heavy losses. I can't just watch the powerful people in Chang'an suffer this misfortune."
In Emperor Xianlong's view, if something unexpected happened, it would not just be a family problem, but almost all the nobles would be affected.
This was something he couldn't accept no matter what.
The common people are like leeks, harvesting one crop after another.
But the rich and powerful are different.
The powerful people are like carrots and pitfalls. If one is missing, the vacancy will not be filled in a short time.
Even if Emperor Xianlong forcibly removed the country, the effect would not be very good.
"But will Yuan Tiangang agree?"
"He has already agreed!"
Emperor Xianlong was a little excited and emphasized: "He said he would help me when necessary, and now is the necessary moment."
"If Your Majesty needs slaves, just give him your orders. I am willing to do everything for Your Majesty."
"You just stay in the palace and stay with me."
Emperor Xianlong hesitated for a moment and said.
He was a little scared. He had been living in the palace for these years, under the protection and blessing of the great formations and restrictions. Emperor Xianlong always felt that he was very safe.
Until the monsters sneaked into Chang'an City and wreaked havoc.
"According to the decree."
Zheng Jie replied without hesitation.
No matter what orders Emperor Xianlong gave, Zheng Jie would obey them without hesitation.
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After Zhao Xun's memorial was sent to the palace, it was like a mud cow entering the sea.
Zhao Xun was not in a hurry to know the result.
For him, it was enough for him to fulfill his duty and let Emperor Xianlong know the situation in Chang'an City as soon as possible.
As for what Emperor Xianlong thought about it, it was not an issue that Zhao Xun needed to consider.
"Ming Yun, someone is coming from the palace."
While Zhao Xun was slandering Emperor Xianlong, Jia Xingwen hurried over.
Alas, I couldn’t hold it any longer after all.
Emperor Xianlong, Emperor Xianlong, the promised Taishan Mountain collapsed in front of us, but his expression did not change.
"Okay, I'll go and receive the order right away."
Coincidentally, the eunuch Zhao Xun who came to convey the order this time was quite familiar. He had always met him before when he was working as a chamberlain in charge of the records library.
This person's surname was Yuan Mingyi, and he was in his early thirties. Eunuch Yuan was different from Eunuch Cui. He had not been promoted for so long after entering the palace. So he had to seize the opportunity after finally going out to spread the news.
"Sir Zhao, His Majesty has ordered you to thoroughly investigate the monsters in Chang'an City to ensure that the emperor, relatives and relatives are safe."
Huh? That’s gone?
Zhao Xun felt a little unbelievable.
This is too brief.
"I accept the order."
Zhao Xun respectfully accepted the order, and then said insinuatingly: "May I ask Eunuch Yuan, does your Majesty have any other instructions?"
"Our family doesn't know about this. Our family is just a messenger."
"Well... In that case, I'd like to thank Eunuch Yuan a lot."
As usual, Zhao Xun took out a golden melon seed and handed it to Yuan Yi.
"Eunuch Yuan, take it and drink some tea."
"Haha, Mr. Zhao is really too polite."
Yuan Yi took the golden melon seeds and said with a smile: "In this case, our family is more respectful than obedient."
"By the way, if we say anything more, Your Majesty seems to be very angry. Mr. Zhao, you should be more careful."
Zhao Xun thought to himself that if Emperor Xianlong was not angry, he would be a ghost.
This monster and the northern barbarians are going to shit on Emperor Xianlong's neck.
If you were a good-tempered person, you wouldn't be able to bear it.
Emperor Xianlong was a guy who couldn't bear any grievance and was determined to retaliate, so naturally he wanted to vent his anger even more.
"Thank you, Eunuch Yuan, for the tip."
However, in Zhao Xun's opinion, these are all normal things.
He doesn't need to worry so much, he just needs to be himself.
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This chapter has been completed!