At this time, a Yangshan guard came up from behind. Wan Qifeng asked him in a low voice: "Where is Fu Bao?"
"We've arrived at the place, we've found the people, and we're ready."
There were people everywhere on the street, so it was difficult to speak clearly, but Wan Qifeng still understood:
Wang Fubao has arrived at Shuangshan Villa.
"Okay, let's wait."
He found a seat by the window on the second floor in the large restaurant opposite the palace gate.
Nowadays, the business in Tianshui City is also extremely sluggish. Only the shops near the palace are still open vigorously, so the consumption here is not affected very much.
From the moment the evidence collected by He Lingchuan was delivered to Yu Wenxu, He Lingchuan's plan officially began.
In fact, his plan is very simple, with only one core idea:
Disrupt the plans of other forces——
Disrupt Qingyang's plan.
Disrupt Bai Ziqi's plan.
Even disrupting King Yao’s plan!
Every force here has a plan. As long as he fiddles with it a little and creates variables, it can cause a series of wonderful chain reactions.
In this fight between dragons and tigers, if King Yao wins in the end, He Lingchuan will give Yu Wenxu a huge credit this time.
If Qingyang and Bai Tan win, the fate will be the same regardless of whether Yu Wenxu hands over this evidence or not.
About half an hour later, a group of palace guards suddenly rushed out from the west gate of the palace city, whipping their horses and galloping along the main road in a cloud of smoke.
Passersby hurriedly dodged, and the palace guards also shouted: "Get out of the way, it's an urgent matter!"
The sound of hooves was like thunder, flying away quickly.
Wan Qifeng, who was sitting in the restaurant, saw this scene and breathed a long sigh of relief:
Done, the most critical step is done!
The lord's plan is about to take effect.
He reached into his arms, quietly broke a Qianqiancao knot, and then stood up: "Check out!"
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In the north of Tianshui City, there is Shuangshan Villa.
This villa is not only one of the most high-end inns in Tianshui City. It has an exquisite garden. It uses formations to keep the vegetation green and flowers in bloom in winter. It also has two secret attractions in the city that only the distinguished guests in the hotel can appreciate.
The panic of food shortage has not spread to the north of the city. People on the streets are still calm, and the clothes and makeup of dignitaries are still exquisite. The tranquility and beauty of Shuangshan Villa are as always, unaffected by the outside world.
But a loud shout broke the silence:
"Get out of here, get out of here, everyone!"
A man ran out of the side door of Shuangshan Villa and ran rampant on the street.
Two people were knocked away by him, but he didn't even look back.
Dozens of palace guards suddenly emerged from the street corner and blocked his way. The man immediately turned around and walked into the alley, but there were also figures flashing in the alley.
More than a hundred palace guards rushed out of Shuangshan Villa. The leader pointed at him and shouted: "I'll capture you without any help, and I guarantee you will suffer less!"
The man suddenly grabbed a knife, put it against his neck and shouted loudly: "Why are you arresting me! I am Shi Yiwei - the cousin of Shi Yien and Shi Sima. You have arrested the wrong person. You have arrested the wrong person."
!Shi Yi'en is my cousin, do you know he is my cousin?"
"Do you dare to come to Shi Yi'en? He can beat you Huang'er out!"
Tsk, it’s hard to resist this guy shouting in the street by his first and last name. But there is a high rock wall behind him, so his roaring caused a three-dimensional echo.
"Great - great -"
The leader of the palace guard said angrily: "Get him!"
The order from above was to quietly come to Shuangshan Villa to arrest Shi Yiwei, and then take him back and send him to trial quickly.
As a result, as soon as they arrived at Shuangshan Villa, Shi Yiwei ran to the side door and was not blocked by them in the Villa. Now he was howling in the street, disturbing many pedestrians and residents.
The north of the city is where dignitaries live, and there are quite a few monasteries and mansions near Shuangshan Villa.
How many people must listen to Shi Yiwei's words?
He was so excited that he tripped over a stone edge while retreating and stumbled.
The leader of the palace guards took the opportunity to throw a locust stone and knocked the knife out of his hand. The others swarmed up, pushed him to the ground, and tied him up.
The strange thing is that after Shi Yiwei was pushed to the ground, he stopped struggling for an instant, his face full of confusion:
"What's going on?"
But then he shouted again: "Hey, hey, you, what are you doing?"
The leader of the palace guards hated him for being so irritable, so he blocked his mouth with a piece of cloth and ordered his surroundings: "Escort him back to the palace, quickly!"
The palace guard threw the prisoner onto the horse's back, not daring to stop for a moment, and rode at full speed.
Before passers-by and nearby residents could figure out what was going on, the palace guards had already left.
It comes in a hurry and goes in a hurry.
After they left, Wang Fubao appeared from the street corner and followed them.
Following this, we arrived at the west gate of Yao Palace.
Wang Fubao saw Shi Yiwei being escorted into the palace by the palace guards, and then he turned around and rode his horse to the northern suburbs of Tianshui City.
The Lord once said that once Shi Yiwei was taken into the palace, it would be too late for Qingyang Supervisor to silence him.
This means that the lord's plan has been successfully launched!
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It's past midday and it's lunch time.
The chef at Youhu Xiaozhu already knows Qingyang's taste very well, and can even cook several special dishes from Lingxu City, and the taste is almost the same.
Qingyang's diet is mainly light and he doesn't like overly strong flavors. So today there is a dish of "Original Flavor Golden Needle" at noon.
A kind of river fish is a specialty of Tianshui City. It mainly feeds on snails and other shellfish. It has a sweet taste. The cook uses three kilograms of large fish to make soup, boil all the bones and meat, then filters out the residue, and mixes it with pork bone soup and pigeon soup.
Soup, add a little milk, and slowly simmer three kinds of vegetable mushrooms: daylily, gallinobacilli, and bamboo fungus.
Daylily, also known as day lily.
This dish is soupy and watery, and looks very plain at first glance. It is warm and gentle in the mouth. If you sip it carefully, the umami flavor will suddenly explode between your lips and teeth.
Qingyang is almost 200 years old. What good food has she never tasted in her life? Her preference has long since changed from thick red sauce to halal.
But using gold needles to cook food did not have a good meaning for her. After all, the cook was not from Bega and did not understand these taboos.
As people get older, they pay more attention to things.
But the soup was still very good. Qingyang was about to take a few more sips when Yuan Xuan strode in and said quickly: "Palace Master, Tianshui City has used a mirror to summon the Shi family and they have been arrested!"
He was rarely so rude. Seeing his anxious face, Qingyang's heart sank: "Shi family? Who?"
What a nonsense sentence, how does she know about the Shi family?
Yuan Xuan quickly explained: "The Shi brothers in Xincheng were once subordinates of General Bai. They also participated in the grain collection operations in the past few months. Just now, their cousin Shi Yiwei was arrested at Beishuangshan Villa in Tianshui City and has been escorted
Enter the palace!"
Participate in the grain harvest?! Qingyang stood up and said, "I clearly told Bai Tan not to interfere in the grain harvest!"
If you don't intervene, nothing will be found on him.
"That was, that was three months ago, before you told him. Then the Shi family stopped."
"Idiot!" Qingyang slapped the table hard, causing the hard wooden table to crack and fall apart on the spot.
Details, details, how many times has she stressed that a thousand-mile embankment breaks down in an ant nest!
These people are really unreliable.
She suppressed her anger.
What's the use of being angry? The immediate question is the urgent question: "Is Shi Yiwei an insider?"
"Yes." Yuan Xuan replied, "The Shi brothers are both warriors and know nothing about business. The head of the Shi family and Shi Yiweicai are in charge of the family industry. Therefore, they actually harvest the grain."
Qingyang immediately sensed something was wrong: "Why is Shi Yiwei in Tianshui City at this time?"
"That's not clear."
"Who caught the Shi family out?" Qingyang only asked this question, then waved his hand and said, "That's it, this is not important anymore."
Shi Yiwei has been arrested. There is no point in pursuing this matter. What matters is what to do next!
"Where can I be imprisoned and can my mouth be silenced?"
Yuan Xuan immediately wrote and scratched on the water mirror to convey her question.
After a while, a reply appeared on the mirror:
"It's difficult. Shi Yiwei was not taken to the prison, but was sent directly to the Imperial Study Room!"
Qingyang said bitterly, "Damn it."
There have been too many "accidental deaths" of officials recently. King Yao also knew that there were spies in the palace, and he interrogated them personally as soon as he caught them, without giving them a chance to silence Shi Yiwei!
Then, King Yao will soon know that the Shi brothers participated in creating the food shortage in Yao.
"Where are the Shi brothers?"
This time, Shuijingshu took a long time to reply: "Shi Yi'en is in the east of Tianshui City, and Shi Yiyang is in Xincheng."
Too bad.
Before Qingyang could speak, small words appeared one after another on the water mirror:
"People have been sent to find Shi Yi'en."
Qingyang shook his head: "Shut up!"
At this juncture, Shi Yi'en must die!
He must not be allowed to confess.
Shui Jing quickly replied: "Okay."
Qingyang stood up and walked around twice quickly.
Yuan Xuan had never seen her so dignified. This Shi Ying'en, whose name the palace owner didn't know a quarter of an hour ago, has now caused her so much trouble?
Qingyang does face a big problem:
Her pre-planned plan was disrupted!
Sure enough, since the case of the elixir of life, her luck has always been bad, and no plan can be executed perfectly.
However, she needs to make a decision now!
Incredible delay.
Qingyang took a deep breath and made up his mind: "Notify everyone that our plan has begun!"
If you don’t do one thing and two things don’t stop, just make it in advance!
Yuan Xuan looked up in surprise, and the water mirror condensed for several breaths before the font appeared:
"when?"
"Now! Immediately! Immediately!" Qingyang said solemnly, "Don't waste a moment!"
The writing on the water mirror is also a bit sloppy. It is obvious that the person who wrote it is in agitated mood and cannot believe it:
"Why?"
"The Shi brothers have been serving as officials for many years and have dealt with countless officials, but their origins are always tied to Bai Tan!"
In the court, Qingyang really sees things like family background clearly than anyone else.
No matter how great the Shi brothers have been over the years, there is always a mark on them:
They are the old subordinates of General Bai Cantan!
The officials in the court are divided into factions and stick to each other. Masters and apprentices, blood ties, in-laws, superiors and subordinates, these are all strong ties that maintain the interests between people and between officials.
The origin of an official cannot be changed easily.
Change means betrayal.
From then on, it was difficult to tolerate the bureaucracy.
Therefore, even if the Shi brothers are not arrested in the end, King Yao will still be suspicious of Bai Tan after all!