Chapter 254 The Eve of the Storm (Part 2)
The pair of eyes in the darkness in the distance saw the sudden dispute, and the Long Yi Guards drew their swords in anger: Yan Huaiyi was not in the yamen, and you made my commander wait outside for two hours?
The Jinluan Guards are now in the limelight in the capital. How can they be afraid of the Longyi Guards who have become a thing of the past? There is a sound of swords being unsheathed, and the two sides are about to fight. Xiao Zhen's voice comes from the carriage: "Stop!"
The voice was still as majestic as before, but it no longer had the aura of abandoning me. It sounded a bit tired and helpless: "Go back."
"Sir!" Long Yiwei was furious. Xiao Zhen said calmly but firmly again: "Go back."
The commander of Long Yiwei left, walking away on the long street, which seemed to herald the end of an era.
Many people inside and outside the court gradually understood and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Master Chief Assistant, what a trick!"
This time it seems that the Chief Assistant has suddenly become angry and wants to fight to the death with Long Yiwei. This is very irrational and does not conform to the Chief Assistant's usual style of life.
But by this time, everyone understood that the chief assistant actually took advantage of the situation, saw this good opportunity, took the initiative to attack, and indeed formed a "siege" on Long Yiwei, and Xiao Zhen was afraid that he was doomed.
It is said that after Xiao Zhen returned to Longyiwei Yamen, he stayed behind closed doors and locked himself in the study.
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Bai Yongfeng followed Song Zheng from Baihe Town to Huzhou City, only asking to see Song Zheng to discuss a "business".
But two days ago, the boss of Deyong Fengtang who had been waiting at the Yamen Gate suddenly left without saying goodbye. He left suddenly and resolutely. Before leaving, he looked back at the Huzhou Longyiwei Yamen with a sneer and said, "You are so shameless."
The captains guarding the door were extremely angry and wanted to teach them a lesson when they caught up with them. Bai Yongfeng ordered in the car: "Teach them a lesson!"
Qiang Xiu, who was protecting him from the Bai family, sneered and waved the riding whip in his hand, making several cracks. The captains covered their eyes and screamed and fell to the ground. The riding whip was as fast as lightning and accurately hit his left eye.
His eyes exploded on the spot, leaving a deep whip mark on his face!
The carriage took the opportunity and quickly left the city, escaping without a trace.
Song Zheng was so angry that he wounded the captain of Longyi Guard at the gate of Longyi Guard. This was a provocation to the entire Longyi Guard.
"Follow it! No matter where the hell it is, I must capture the person named Bai!"
Bai Yongfeng was a treacherous man. He concealed his whereabouts along the way and returned to Shenhou Pass as quickly as possible. As long as he left the boundaries of Jiangnan, he was not afraid of Song Zheng.
In Huzhou City, Lu Wanmin and Qi Bingchen secretly discussed: Bai Yongfeng is a snob and capricious. Why did he suddenly give up when he begged so hard before?
"Shenhou Pass is very close to the capital. I'm afraid the Bai family has received some news." Lu Wanmin was worried.
Qi Bingchen felt much more relaxed and said with a smile: "Your Excellency and we are already at the level of our ancestors. At worst, if we abandon our official positions and leave, how can there be no place for us in this huge world?"
Lu Wanmin nodded silently and said nothing more to him.
He had his own news channel. In the evening, he received the news from the capital. He was shocked on the spot. It took him a while to come back to his senses. His face was uncertain for a while.
In three consecutive days, the situation deteriorated beyond recovery.
In the capital, Yan Huaiyi, who was born in Longyi Guard, was very clear about the ins and outs of Longyi Guard. He easily produced several pieces of evidence that were enough to overthrow Xiao Zhen. The earliest case among them even occurred in Jinluan Guard.
Before it was established, people had to suspect that Yan Huaiyi had some rebellious intentions and collected evidence when he was still in Longyi Guard.
"Xiao Zhen doesn't know people well." The capital master secretly commented.
On the third night of the third night when the Chief Assistant's voice shocked the capital, there was a knock on the door of Xiao Zhen's study. Qianhu, his confidant, reported outside: "Sir, someone has been sent from the Chief Assistant's house."
There was silence in the room, and it took a while before Xiao Zhen's voice came out: "Let him come in."
The envoy of the First Assistant is a middle-aged scribe, who looks very polite in his forties. After coming in, he was greeted by the First Assistant and greeted the First Assistant, and then said: "My Lord asked me to ask, what do you think about it?"
Already?"
Xiao Zhen looked solemn and asked coldly: "Is this an ultimatum?"
The scribe did not answer directly, but said: "Why can't Mr. Xiao think about it now? You have made a favor, and you know very well that if a minister like you loses His Majesty's favor, he will definitely die, and everyone in the family will be executed.
It’s the best outcome, and if it’s not good, it will implicate the nine tribes.”
Xiao Zhen's face became even more gloomy. He knew that the scribe was right. The scribe paused for a moment and then said, "My lord can protect your life."
Xiao Zhen waved his hand and said: "I know, you can go back."
But the scribe refused to leave: "My lord needs to know the commander's answer tonight."
Xiao Zhen stared at him sinisterly, but the scribe was calm and unafraid. His confidant Qianhu was furious behind him, drew his sword and shouted: "Presumptuous!"
The dignified commander of the Long Yi Guards, with a powerful and ferocious reputation throughout the world, was reduced to a situation where even one of his staff dared to disobey him.
However, the scribe was not afraid of Qianhu's threats, because he was very sure that Xiao Zhen would stop his men. Xiao Zhen was at the end of his rope, and the Chief Assistant was his only hope.
"stop."
Sure enough, when Xiao Zhen's voice came, the scribe showed a proud smile. Even if he was very good at Han Yang Kung Fu and could control the majestic leader of the Long Yi Guard, that kind of pride could not be suppressed.
Xiao Zhen nodded and said to the scribe: "Please go back and tell the Chief Assistant that Mr. Xiao... will definitely make a wise choice."
The scribe smiled, nodded and left.
After his confidant Qianhu endured his anger and sent him out, he quickly turned around and saw his commander standing alone in front of the window. The moonlight was cold and his back had a special desolation.
"Sir?" Qian Hu, a confidant, asked, and Xiao Zhen said, "Let the brothers go back."
Qianhu was anxious: "Sir, brothers will not leave. We have been following you for so many years, whether we are alive or dead!"
"Go back." Xiao Zhen sighed: "This is the end of the matter, why bother?"
He waved his hand behind his back, and the door closed automatically, isolating Qianhu and the other Long Yi guards from the outside. In the study, Xiao Zhen slowly spread out a piece of letter paper and began to write a letter to Song Zheng.
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On the same night, someone in Huzhou City took advantage of the darkness to visit Lu Wanmin.
Lu Wanmin, who was enshrined in the third rank, was from the capital. He had no relatives in Huzhou City, but because he had followed Song Zheng all year round, his old wife was worried and sent a daughter to take care of him in Huzhou City with four old servants.
Today he waited for Song Zheng to start practicing before leaving from the Yamen. Since the morning, the ancestor with the powerful Yin Shen at the peak had felt that something would happen tonight.
He entered the door calmly, having already sensed that there was a "guest" in his home.
"Father, there is someone who has been waiting for you for a long time. He is an old friend of ours in the capital." The daughter took the coat he took off and said softly behind him.
Lu Wanmin nodded: "I'm going to see my father."
The visitor's name is Bai Wanshou, and he is a branch of the Bai family of the Divine Monkey Guan. He works under the chief minister's door. When he was in the capital, he met Lu Wanmin several times.
As soon as Bai Wanshou saw Lu Wanmin's hesitant look, he knew that today's matter was done. He sat upright and leaned forward, with a kind of oppression and sincerity: "Brother Lu, our ancestor at the top, why do you want to be the egg that overthrows the nest?"
Lu Wanmin didn't say anything, and Bai Wanshou said again: "There is a second-grade enshrinement seat in Jinluan Guard reserved for Brother Lu."
Lu Wanmin sighed and said nothing. He nodded to Bai Wanshou and stood up.
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After Bai Wanshou left, a news began to spread among Jiangnan Longyi Guards: Mr. Xiao could not protect himself and had given up Mr. Song in exchange for his own safety.
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Xiao Zhen's letter was delivered to Song Zheng in just an hour through several strange transmissions. After he read it carefully, he felt extremely complicated. After being stunned for a long time, he folded the letter and put it back.
In the envelope.
The light in the room was extinguished, and it seemed that they were put into the envelope together.
Song Zheng sat alone in the darkness and remained silent for a long time.
Tuk-tuk-tuk!
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Lu Wanmin said from outside: "Sir, I want to talk to you."
Song Zheng's heart moved, and the Yuan Yu lamp in the capital shone a little brightly, and then gradually became brighter.
"Senior, please come in."
Lu Wanmin came in and said to Song Zheng with a solemn expression: "Sir, you really did something wrong this time. Your enemy is very powerful."
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The Lord Chief Assistant has not seen anyone in the past few days. Outsiders thought that he defeated Xiao Zhen with one blow. He must have been strategizing in the mansion these past few days, waiting for the final victory.
But the Chief Assistant's eyes were blood red at this time and he looked haggard.
Not many people knew about his relationship with Huang Dazu. Those who knew about their true relationship, except for the chief minister himself, were all dead.
Nominally, Huang Dazu was his half-brother, born to his stepmother. In fact, when Huang Dazu was born, Master Shoufu's father had already passed away for two years.
Huang Dazu was born from an affair with his stepmother.
The paper could not contain the fire, the chief minister was forced to leave his hometown by his family, and Huang Dazu was sent to the military camp at a very young age. His stepmother disappeared, and the consequences can be imagined.
It wasn't until thirty years ago that Mr. Shofu, the top scorer in high school, was able to take care of his own son.
Although he later got married, he never had any heirs. Only he knew that when he was forced to leave the family, someone secretly conceived his life and made him unable to have children. When he became a Zhenguo, he no longer had this intention.
Huang Dazu is his only son at present. He misses his stepmother even more.
Song Zheng killed Huang Dazu and triggered his reverse scale. He lost control on the spot and suppressed the entire capital with a shocking momentum.
In the past few days, he was waiting for Xiao Zhen's reply and was extremely anxious. Although he was ready for a fight to the death, his foundation would definitely be shaken by such a fierce battle with Xiao Zhen, fearing that someone would take advantage of him.
Chapter completed!