Chapter two hundred and twenty
Liang Ji has found witnesses and is rushing to the capital, hoping to arrive before the emperor goes to trial.
The wind and snow in the capital city were extremely heavy, and all the stores had closed their doors and went home to eat. Zhao Zhao and the crowd hurriedly walked around Beijing Street to Prime Minister Lu's Mansion.
I didn't see many people along the way. It seemed that the wind and snow were too heavy, so many people went home to rest.
But Zhao Zhao didn't dare to stop even half a step. He had to find the body of the palace maid immediately. The palace didn't know what the situation was now, but what they knew was that the situation must be very urgent.
Deng Xin and Cheng Liang also followed Zhao Zhao without saying a word, constantly thinking about what to do in Prime Minister Lu's Mansion later.
When we arrived at the entrance of Prime Minister Lu's Mansion, the vermilion door was tightly closed, looking majestic.
Zhao Zhao waved his hands to Deng Xin and others, signaling them to stop and hide. They crouched and hid in the corner. Deng Xin asked softly: "General Zhao, how are you now?"
Zhao Zhao also frowned and looked at the door of Prime Minister Lu's Mansion. Now they could only guess that the body was hidden in Prime Minister Lu's Mansion, but they didn't know exactly which carriage it was in and where it was. Now they rushed in rashly.
As long as there are only a dozen or so of them, they may not be able to resist the servants of Prime Minister Lu's Mansion.
Everyone knows that Lu Gaohong cherishes his life very much. He has hundreds if not thousands of servants. The number of servants he maintains in the mansion is comparable to that of the East Palace and the Royal Palace. However, because he is the prime minister who is the head of hundreds of officials, he deserves such treatment.
His salary can fully support so many people, and no one dares to ask.
Zhao Zhao shook his head and said: "It seems that there will be a bloody battle today."
Zhao Zhao stared at the vermilion door of Prime Minister Lu's Mansion and gritted his teeth. The truth was clearly right in front of him, but he had no way to get it.
Deng Xin and Cheng Liang saw what Zhao Zhao was thinking. Zhao Zhao had always been the best soldier in the army, and he took the tasks assigned by his superiors very seriously every time.
But now they are facing the Prime Minister Lu's Mansion. Who is Lu Gaohong? If he knew that they broke into the Prime Minister's Mansion alone, Lu Gaohong would try to kill them all before they even entered the palace.
Deng Xin and Cheng Liang each held one of Zhao Zhao's hands and said earnestly: "General Zhao, please calm down! Prime Minister Lu's mansion is so big, so what if we break in? There are only a dozen of us. If it's true,
If something goes wrong, not only can we not find the body and cannot complete the mission, but we will lose our own lives, but after all, we are soldiers under General Liang, and we are afraid of being involved in the military camp!!"
The location of Prime Minister Lu's Mansion is excellent, not far from Jing Street. Whenever you look up, you can see the towering Jinluan Hall and Sendai.
Now that the bells are ringing again on Sendai, it seems that another hour has passed.
Zhao Zhao turned around and looked at the ancient bell that was being rung by the palace people. It seemed that everything around him was quiet.
When the bells stopped ringing, Zhao Zhao had almost calmed down. He broke away from Deng Xin and Cheng Liang's hands and leaned against the wall in anger without speaking.
Deng Xin and Cheng Liang looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Zhao Zhao looked at the vermilion door, his chest rising and falling and he couldn't hold his breath. He was not yet at such a high level to calm down at this time.
But there are so many people here listening to his command. If he goes forward rashly, they will surely follow him. They will all die by then. He cannot take their lives and deaths seriously.
Zhao Zhao closed his eyes and lowered his head, forcing himself to calm down.
The carriage carrying the slaughtered mutton must have entered through the back door in order to deceive others. There were so many people in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Even Lu Huiling would not trust the people around him in Minghua Hall. The same must be true for Lu Gaohong.
He must have only told a few people and asked those people to take over the body delivered by Lu Chen.
Then they would definitely not bring the corpse in through the front door. After entering the back door, they would definitely send it to the kitchen. And the person in charge of this matter must have some status in Prime Minister Lu's Mansion, otherwise it would be impossible to
Gain trust by being around Lu Gaohong.
Maybe it was the housekeeper of Prime Minister Lu's Mansion. He just had to carry the ingredients and the corpse into the kitchen as usual and arrange for someone to guard there and not let the servants of the manor touch the carriage.
They can't arrange it outside, but they can still hide it in the house.
As long as they can hide the New Year's Eve feast and wait until the curfew is relaxed in Beijing, they can throw the bodies out, and the Yin Rui family will be beheaded, and there will no longer be any evidence to prove Lu Huiling's crime.
When Zhao Zhao thought of this, he suddenly raised his head and opened his eyes. Seeing Zhao Zhao's expression, Deng Xin and Cheng Liang must have thought of something, so they hurriedly stepped forward.
"Let's go in through the back door and go directly to the kitchen of Prime Minister Lu's Mansion. The carriage carrying the corpse must be in the kitchen, otherwise the smell of mutton would be so strong that Prime Minister Lu's Mansion wouldn't be able to store it," Zhao Zhao said calmly.
Zhao Zhao really had a brainstorm today. He usually just listens to others' instructions, but when he directs them himself, he is also a talented person.
After hearing Zhao Zhao's well-founded inference, Deng Xin and Cheng Liang must have nothing to say. Now that they have goals and action standards, they can just do it now.
They nodded, and with a gesture from Zhao Zhao, they walked around to the back door of Prime Minister Lu's Mansion.
The dozen or so soldiers were all training men, and there was no one guarding the back door, which was where food was usually brought in and out. They turned over it in a few moments.
Today in Prime Minister Lu's mansion, all the masters are not here, and many servants and maids have been specially approved to go back to celebrate the New Year. The mansion is rare and deserted.
This also gave Zhao Zhao and others an opportunity to take action.
The styles of the residences in Shangjing are all the same, and the courtyards are exactly the same. Apart from the different furnishings, the rest are also different from the general's mansion. They just walk around along a dirty path.
Came to the kitchen.
When Zhao Zhao was about to open the door and go straight in, as expected, there were several guards guarding the carriage and there was no one in the kitchen.
Deng Xin and Cheng Liang quickly pulled Zhao Zhao back, but the action of pushing the door still made a little noise.
The guards turned their attention, and Zhao Zhao and others quickly hid behind the door and kept silent, watching their every move.
"What's the sound!" Guard A stood up after hearing the sound, looked at the door warily and drew his sword.
Guard B also heard the sound and looked over, wanting to follow guard A to see what happened.
Guard B looked at the door solemnly, swallowed, and then smiled and said: "It's snowing so heavily, why is it a little windy? There are not many people in Prime Minister Lu's Mansion today, who else will come here?"
Guard A and Guard B glanced at Guard C, then put their swords back, and stood back next to the carriage and said, "Butler Fang told us to guard this carriage. What is in it? There is only a smell.
It tastes like sheep.”
Guard B looked at the two of them and whispered: "Don't you know, there is a corpse hidden in here!"
Guard A and Guard B were shocked: "Really or not?"
Chapter completed!