Chapter 647 Ningxias ghost-talking words, wind and thunder on bad nights (3)
"... As the saying goes, if you don't have long-term worries, you will have immediate worries. When I think about the recent events, I always feel uneasy. Of course, it may be that there are too many things that have come in and confused my thoughts..."
It is May 20th in the capital. Nearly half a year has passed since the departure of the Jurchens. The trees beside the road are lush with leaves, pedestrians are coming and going, vendors are hawking, and there are many figures. Above the restaurant, Tie Tianying is talking to Zong Fei.
Xiao sat down at the table in the small private room.
As the chief arrester of the Criminal Department and a famous master in the world, Zong Feixiao is tall and tall, a head taller than Tie Tianying. Because of his outstanding external skills, he has no beard and hair on his head. He looks fierce, but in fact
But he is a person who is rough on the outside but subtle on the inside. Tie Tianying has cooperated with him several times, including the time when he escorted Fang Qifu to Beijing. The two also fell in love with Ning Yi, so they still have a common language when communicating.
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There was not enough time, and both of them had many official matters to deal with. While Tie Tianying poured wine, he talked about the recent situation in Beijing related to Ning Yi. In fact, since the Jurchens retired, half a year
As time passed, most of the situation in Beijing revolved around the ups and downs of Youxiang Mansion. Ning Yi was involved in it, and he was still surviving in the cracks. Even if it fell into Tie Tianying's eyes, the situation was still different.
It cannot be explained clearly in just a few words.
Ten days have passed since Qin Siyuan's death. Occasionally, some scholars in the capital will talk about him when making impassioned remarks, but in general, the matter is over, the treacherous officials have been punished, and most people have begun to
Looking forward. Now looking back, many things become clearer.
"... Ning Yi. Many princes in the capital despise him because of his status. However, under the right minister, this man is often witty. Looking back at last year when the Jurchens came, he went directly out of the city, and later he fortified the walls and cleared the country. And then later
In the battle of Xia Cun, he had made great efforts. If the right prime minister had not suddenly fallen, he would not have been in despair. In order to save Qin Siyuan, he even found a way to dispatch the Luliang cavalry. I saw the layout of his men, and I originally wanted to leave. At this time, it seemed that he had changed
He made up his mind, whether it was for Lao Qin’s death or for other things, if this person reappears, it will not be easy for you and me..."
The head catcher who travels in the green forest all year round usually makes many enemies. However, the hatred in the green forest is no greater than that of the court. Once such an enemy is left and takes power, there is no need for Tie Tianying to say what the consequences will be. Zong Feixiao is taking over
Su Tan'er almost got hurt in the process of working in the Secret Investigation Department, but she was not unprepared for what was happening.
"I know the previous fight well. In fact, before the incident in Bozhou, I arranged for people to go into Zhuji." Zong Feixiao said, frowning, "It's just that Zhuji relied on the right minister before.
Mansion, Secret Investigation Department, there are some things that are difficult for outsiders to know. The personnel I have arranged have never entered the core of Bamboo Records. But in the past few days, I have seen the movements of Bamboo Records. It seems that they are going to return to the capital again. Above them,
Rumors have spread that the current big boss is Prince Tong Guantong, and Zhuji may change his name or not. It won't be a big deal."
"I think it's mostly because the fox is pretending to be the tiger. Although Ning Yi has some contacts with Prince Tong, I don't think he has any status in the palace yet."
"He was originally from Qin Siyuan's line. Even if he surrendered, Prince Tong would not trust him immediately. But with Prince Tong's power, Ning Yi's business affairs must be unimpeded. And..." Zong Feixiao
After a slight hesitation, he finally said, "Brother Tie, you and I have seen the fall of a high-ranking official like Qin Siyuan many times."
"Yeah." Tie Tianying nodded, "Quite a few."
Zong Feixiao, who was sitting over there, smiled: "Yes, you and I are already familiar with the scene after the downfall of that senior official. The children of those senior officials and staff members were indeed spared, or
It is to climb other high branches and achieve peace and prosperity. However, after a person has experienced such a thing once or twice in his life, his spirit will be dissipated. There are many of these people, like you and I, who held on to the prison and later released them, and came to look for them.
There are only a few of you and I who seek revenge. At most, it is just to show off in front of the prison boss who has slighted him. If it goes further, it will often not look good."
"After all, even if these people save their lives, they will always be looked down upon by others above their status. Now that the incident of the Right Prime Minister case has just passed, Ning Yi, even though he is passionate, has the means to mobilize the cavalry.
It will be used up later. He may have some benefits for the prince. Could it be that the prince is not on guard against him? Really reuse him? So, now he is the one who dare not mess around and cause trouble..."
When Zong Feixiao said this, he paused slightly: "You and I are already the chief arresters. If you take a step up and enter the officialdom from the grassroots, you can only be regarded as a small official, but in your current position, you must
You and I have never had less people to work with. This Ning Yi, one step up, is a member of the palace. He has never looked down upon us in the prime minister's palace. When he arrived at the palace... Hey, to be honest,
Now he wears shoes and I am barefoot. So what if I touch his woman? If he goes all out and fights with me, I may not be spared, but he can get away with it? I don't believe it."
He smiled coldly on his face full of anger, picked up a rice cake and threw it into his mouth: "Since ancient times, those who are aggressive are afraid of being stunned. When I come to Beijing, I will be prepared. If he really wants to cause trouble, there is no need for him.
If you come to me, I will go to him first. At worst, we will both die together. His family has a big business and many women. I think it is me who is afraid of him or he who is afraid of me. Brother Tie, do you think this is true?"
Tie Tianying also laughed and had a drink with him: "Actually, Tie is not really afraid of many things, but since he has already formed a conflict, he is at his weakest now, so he must find an opportunity to get rid of him.
In fact, I think that after this big incident, Ning Yi has either really settled down, or if he wants to take revenge, you and I will not be the first to bear the brunt. If he has big plans, maybe his target is the Qi family."
"Qi Yan." Zong Feixiao nodded.
Tie Tianying said: "The Qi family has great power in the north. Speaking of which, the Great Guangming Sect is actually sheltered here. In the capital, Qi Yan has friendship with Master Liang, Master Cheng Liang, Master Li Bangyan, and even Taishi Cai.
Okay. The Great Guangming Sect has suffered such a big loss. If Ning Yi had not defected to Prince Tong, he might have been retaliated by the Qi family. But the situation is just tense now. Ning Yi has just joined the royal family, and Prince Tong will not allow it.
No one can touch him. Once time passes and he loses his place in Prince Tong's heart, the Qi family will not suffer the consequences of being a mute. I see Ning Yi's behavior in the past, and he will never sit back and wait for death."
Zong Feixiao nodded. He thought for a moment and then laughed: "The Great Light Sect...I heard rumors from Green Forest that Lin Zongwu wanted to go north to fight his inner demons, but he was directly chased by the cavalry to the grain transport river outside Zhuxian Town.
The master of the middle school went there very well. He went to the Qi family to lose his temper. Unexpectedly, when he gathered a crowd and headed north, he was met by an army and came to kill him. The Qi family was also dumbfounded. Haha..."
"Ning Yi spent a lot of money to save Qin Siyuan. It's a pity that he arrived a step too late, otherwise we wouldn't have been so busy. But having said that, Lin Zongwu will not let him go easily." Regarding the cavalry dispatch that day.
.The top officials treated Qin Siyuan lightly, but although the emperor was not concerned about Qin Siyuan's death, there were still many actions from below, including the arrest of several middle-level officials and the arrest of green forest people.
It set off a small wave of bloodshed.
When the two of them were talking about this, there were birds chirping on the treetops outside the window. Looking out through the window, at the entrance of a cloth workshop not far away on the street, Ning Yi and his group were getting off the carriage and went in from there. Iron,
Both Zong and Zong glanced at each other, and Tie Tianying raised his chin.
"After Qin Siyuan left, it is said that he left evidence of many people's crimes. There were also private secrets of various families, which were originally planned to be the basis for recovery. Now it was he who handed them over to Prince Tong. He drove tigers to devour wolves and borrowed knives to kill people. That's why he got
Prince Tong protects him. But fortunately, the army has always been domineering. If we really want to fight, these things may not be needed. Prince Tong may not be able to see through his intentions."
"Kill him while he's sick." Zong Feixiao nodded, "I'm too lazy to guard against thieves. If those people who entered Bamboo Records really find out any information, I will know what to do."
"These things are just to say hello to the elder brother. The elder brother naturally knows how to deal with them. On this side, even though I have many things to do, I am still staring at him. Does the elder brother know the reason?"
Zong Feixiao thought for a while: "I heard that Liu Xigua, Chen Fan and others came to Beijing. Fan Zhong met them face to face."
"Well. Ning Yi is a man with fierce methods and many grudges. Back then, he beheaded Fang Qifu with his own hands, flanked by Liang Zi who would not stop fighting. Now that Ba Dao has entered Beijing, although he doesn't know what he is planning, if there is a chance, he will
But they must kill him. I'm watching from the side. If Liu Xigua and others kill him, I can find these people again."
"Haha, that's a good result." Zong Feixiao laughed, "Actually, this person has a grudge against the Qi family, a grudge against the Great Light Sect, a grudge against the remnants of bandits, and grudges against countless aristocratic families and green forest figures. How can he survive to this day?
Now, it's really not easy. Now that the right prime minister has fallen, I really want to see how he survives in this crack."
The two then continued to chat and laugh for a while, ate some food, and then left.
As Zong Feixiao said, the problem exposed when the Right Prime Minister fell was that Ning Yi had a lot of grievances. Even if Tong Guan was taking care of him during this period, it was the time when Zhu Ji had to do things with his tail between his legs. Zong Feixiao has already
I have decided to crucify the opponent if I have the chance, but I am not worried about the whole situation.
He returned to Beijing this time to share some cases involving Green Forest, the assassination of Qin Siyuan, and the Great Guangming Sect. Of course, the Great Guangming Sect did not enter Beijing, but because of the bad impact of Qin Siyuan's murder in the capital, several
Officials related to the Qi family were affected. This was a deliberate suppression by the emperor to show his authority.
Of course, this is also the consequence of being at a disadvantage in this confrontation. If Lin Zongwu killed Qin Siyuan, and later killed the inner demon, or obtained the legacy left by Qin Siyuan, in the following period, Lin Zongwu
Zongwu may still be wanted, but the Great Light Sect will take advantage of the situation and come to Beijing. Several officials related to the Qi family will not be too miserable, because this means that their market will be bullish in the future. But now Tong Guan has taken advantage, and Qi
The family, Liang Shicheng, and Li Bangyan were defeated, and several officials were imprisoned. Although the charges were different, these people were more or less related to the subsequent task of improving the Yellow River defense line.
This is officialdom. When power changes, the struggle is the most intense. In the green forest, the Ministry of Punishment has already arrested many people in a decent manner. That night, Zong Feixiao interrogated the criminals all night, and got the second
That afternoon, he led his men out of the Criminal Department and went to investigate the homes or settlements of several prisoners. At noon, he went to the home of a Green Forest man, which was located in Sanhuai Lane on the west side of Bianliang.
The house was simple and dilapidated. After her husband was arrested, only one woman was left. They investigated for a while and interrogated the woman a few more times before leaving. Not long after leaving, Zong Feixiao sent away his entourage.
return.
The reason why the Green Forest man was arrested was because he suspected that he secretly believed in Manichaeism and the Great Light Sect. Zong Feixiao called the woman back to the room and closed the door behind her back. The woman's cry was briefly heard in the room.
But after a moment of slaps and beatings, all that was left was begging for mercy, and then the begging for mercy stopped. Zong Feixiao vented his anger in the room. He hugged the woman and comforted her for a while, leaving a few broken pieces.
Only then can I come out satisfied with the money.
That afternoon, he contacted two informants who had infiltrated Zhuji to inquire about the situation, and sorted out Zhuji's movements. However, he found nothing unusual. In the evening, he went to the brothel and spent half the night, arriving in the early morning.
The Ministry of Punishment prison took the woman's husband out and tortured him to death silently.
Half a year after the Jurchens wreaked havoc in Beijing, many shortcomings have emerged. The shortage of manpower, the large number of things, and the constant flow of people from all walks of life to the capital. As for the green forest, this area has always been the private land of several chief prisoners. Above it is
I won’t care too much: anyway, these people usually fight and kill, and are lawless. Since they eat non-law-abiding as food, then they will die. Zong Feixiao has been in the Ministry of Punishment for many years, and he is most concerned about these things.
It's easy for him to do it. He wouldn't do it in the past, but this time, there is no problem.
After such a pastime, he slept for a while and continued to examine the case in the morning. In the afternoon, he went to Sanhuai Lane again. He called the woman into the room and tortured her. Although the woman was poor at home and neglected to dress up, she still
After taking off her clothes, she felt pretty good. Zong Feixiao loved the way she cried, so he went there a few more times in the next few days, and even thought of taking her as a captive and finding a place to raise her.
There are a lot of major events in the capital. There are many competitions among the upper levels for the power of the Yellow River Defense Line. Every two days, something happens to an official. At this time, it is only half a month since Qin Siyuan's death, but not many people remember him. Things in the Ministry of Punishment are different every day.
But after doing it for a long time, the nature is actually the same. Zong Feixiao was in charge of the case and beat down all the forces. He also paid attention to Zhu Ji. There was still no new news. It was just that the exchange of goods was more frequent, but Zhu Ji
Remember to drive back to the capital again, this is also necessary.
When the time came on May 27th, Zong Feixiao had a few more cases on hand. One was a case in which two groups of greenwood gangsters fought in the street and injured passers-by. Zong Feixiao needed to deal with it. The other case was
The story is about a duel between two green forest warriors. They chose to fight in the courtyard outside the wealthy family of the capital Lu Yuan. They wanted to fight on the roof of the other party's mansion. On the one hand, they had to decide the winner, and on the other hand, they had to avoid the influence of Lu Yuan's family servants.
When it came to arresting them, these two men were indeed very skilled. As a result, Yuan Lu reported the case. Zong Feixiao went over that afternoon and spent a lot of effort to arrest the two men.
After escorting the two foreign knights back to the Criminal Department, Zong Feixiao saw that nothing happened, so he went to Sanhuai Lane again and forced the woman to make a meal. In the evening, he led seven more police officers out of the capital and returned to
A small hill to the west of the capital.
The place was not far from the capital, and was called Hugang. It originally prospered because of the nearby post station, forming a residential area with more than ten shops. When the Jurchens came, the place was destroyed for a time, but now it has been rebuilt.
A large courtyard of Zhuji is also located here. It has been initially rebuilt and is being used.
When he arrived at the post, Zong Feixiao asked the other seven agents to eat something first and made an appointment to meet back. He walked out of the post, turned a corner, and headed to a house about a hundred feet away.
Abandon.
Because of the previous destruction by the Jurchens, this house was made of crude bamboo and wood. The lights in the room were dark, and there seemed to be no one there. Only after Zong Feixiao entered did someone speak in the darkness. This is routine.
However, when the person in the room spoke, Zong Feixiao's whole person became terrifying.
His burly figure came out of the room. There was no starlight in the sky. In the distance, slightly higher, were the lights of Hugang Market. Zong Feixiao looked around, then took a deep breath and walked quickly but silently.
Go to the guard post.
After walking more than ten feet, a small sound suddenly came from behind. It was not clear whether it was an animal running or someone being knocked to the ground in the distance. Zong Feixiao did not look back. His teeth clenched, his eyes widened, and he was furious.
He ran and took the first step. In the darkness around him, there were figures coming through the wind. In the darkness, figures were tumbling like dragons and snakes rising from the land, and floods were rising!
Zong Feixiao suddenly pulled out a steel whip with his right hand and struck it at the rushing figure. With a pop, the grass stalks flew up, and it turned out to be a scarecrow impaled by a spear. But he was very skilled in martial arts, and there was even a "beating god" in the world.
Known as the "whip", when the scarecrow exploded, the steel whip also hit the thrusting spear. At the same time, someone rushed over! A long whip swept across, entangled Zong Feixiao's left hand, and the sword rushed out silently!
The long whip was stretched, pulling the black shadow in the distance on the left to fly to the ground. The person on the right was also knocked away. Zong Feixiao's body passed by a hunchbacked swordsman. His head
Still spinning in the air, his strong body took five steps like a chariot and fell to the ground motionless.
The hunchback in the darkness picked up the head and carried it in a bag. There were figures coming around. They gathered around the headless body and took a look. Zong Feixiao used a double whip, but just now he only pulled out a single whip.
I saw that he was holding a fireworks arrow in his left hand, and he still maintained the gesture of wanting to release it.
Not far away, the lights on a street beyond the guard post were still on. Seven police officers were eating and drinking there, waiting for their boss to come back. In the darkness, there were figures one after another, silently passing over there.
These detectives never returned to Bianliang City again.
At the same time, torches were burning on the bank of the Yellow River in the north, and civilians and soldiers were transporting earth and rocks onto the embankment. On the one hand, the summer flood season has arrived, and people must start to strengthen the embankments. On the other hand, this is the next step to consolidate the Yellow River defense line.
The preliminary projects and the attention of the court's political situation are all gathered here. Every day, senior officials will come to inspect the area.
A little further north, in the old residence of the Qi family, a great scholar named Qi Yan had lost his temper. In the dark, he was still immersed in writing letters, and then asked his trusted family guards and staff to go to Beijing to handle matters.
In the capital, Li Gang walked out of the room and sat for a while. He looked at the courtyard where the staff was still lit. There was a frustrated and tragic light in his eyes, but he clenched his hands and after a moment, he thought of something, and then
I went back to my room to handle business.
Qin Hui was entertaining guests. In the light of the night, he had a pleasant conversation with the two people who came over. In the court, there were more and more rumors that he would succeed the right minister, but he knew that Li Gang was about to step down.
In his mind, he was considering the possibility of directly acquiring the position of left prime minister.
In the Tong Mansion, Tong Guanzheng was discussing various things with Tan Zhen and others, and Li Bingwen was also below. The most important things for the Guangyang County Prince's Mansion now are two things. The first one is for Li Bingwen and others to truly control Wurui Camp. The second thing is that
Since the Yellow River defense line was built to prevent the Jurchens, it should be directly controlled by the army. Last time in Taiyuan, Tong Guan understood the strength of the army and abandoned the city. This time, he hoped to do a good job truly and without any restraints.
One thing.
"After Lao Qin left, these things left behind are still useful. I hope they can be put to good use. If the Yellow River collapses, Bianliang will be in trouble."
"Ning Liheng has ulterior motives, but he wants to use this to kill people. Your Majesty must be on guard."
"Of course I know that Ning Yi has nothing else to think about. He wants me to use this against other people, and I want to use it to do good things. The important thing is that this is my intention, so why should I care about him?
It’s my little wish. Tomorrow I will send someone to Li Bangyan’s house to say hello. If he doesn’t give in, I won’t tolerate him anymore.”
As the commander-in-chief of the Wu Dynasty, he was used to seeing pig teammates and had enough of pig teammates. This time Wu Dynasty was in danger, and he hoped to turn the tide. This would also be his last glory.
Everyone has something to do. Thousands of people are gathering on various roads and waterways radiating from the capital to the capital for various reasons. During this period, there are a total of thirteen teams, and they all come from the same place.
They were sent out from various places, and then gathered in different ways toward the capital. At this time, these people were either bodyguards, caravans, or craftsmen traveling together. The fastest group had already passed
One hundred and fifty miles from Bianliang.
This is a large caravan of more than two hundred people. They are currently camping in the mountains. On the grass at one end of the camp, there are two young people talking in a low voice.
"Brother Xiao Feng, tell me, what does the capital look like?"
"How do I know?" replied a young man named Zhuo Xiaofeng with a short beard under his chin.
"Brother Feng, haven't you been to Hangzhou?"
"Hangzhou is not the capital."
"I have been in the mountains since I was a child and have never seen any big places. After hearing what you said, I have wanted to see it for a long time. Fortunately, I took it with me this time. It's a pity that I passed those big cities on the way and didn't stop and take a closer look.
Look..."
"If you keep nagging me, I won't take you there."
"Well, let's not talk anymore." The simple young man from the mountains shut up, and the two sat for a while. Zhuo Xiaofeng just looked at the sparse stars in the sky on the grass. He knew a lot of things, and his words made sense.
, regardless of his martial arts skills, the young people in the mountains all admired him. After a while, the other party spoke in a low voice again.
"Brother Xiao Feng, let me ask, this time we go to Beijing, we can meet the teacher who taught you your skills, right?"
Zhuo Xiaofeng's eyes narrowed: "Who told you this?"
"Someone in the team is saying, I...I heard it privately."
"Who said that!?" Zhuo Xiaofeng stood up, "I said the gag order, do you think it's nonsense? Take me to find the person immediately!"
"Xiao, Brother Xiaofeng...actually..." The young man was frightened and stuttered a few words to defend himself. Zhuo Xiaofeng frowned: "This is no joke! Immediately! Immediately!"
The stars in the sky dimmed, and the two of them walked into the camp one after another, causing a small commotion, which then calmed down.
The warm summer wind brings a reassuring feeling. On this land, the lights are either sparse or stretched. After the Jurchens left, it can finally calm people down. Countless people are running around and busy, and countless people are doing their own thing.
But it can be regarded as the essence of this world. In the capital, Tie Tianying was in the Fan Building, chatting happily with an aide from Liang Shicheng's mansion.
Not many people care about Ning Mansion anymore. Under the same warm yellow light in the study, Ning Yi is sitting at the table, tapping his fingers regularly on the table, calculating what to do since the news came that Su Tan'er fell into the water.
There are many things, as well as many loopholes and plans that need to be fixed.
Zhu Biao came in from outside the door.
"I just...killed Zong Feixiao outside the city."
Ning Yi looked at him, slightly confused, then looked at him seriously and frowned.
"Why do you want to kill him? You are so troublesome..."
Zhu Biao came over and whispered the reason for the incident in his ear. Ning Yi said no more. In the light of the light, he just frowned more tightly. He knocked on the table and spent a moment.
"It's an unexpected incident, you..."
He ordered some things, Zhu Biao listened, nodded and went out. The lights at night were still quiet, stretching in the city, waiting for the new day and more things to happen.
The next day, Tie Tianying will know about Zong Feixiao's disappearance. At the same time, hundreds of people are still silently closing the distance with the capital, moment by moment, waiting for the moment of gathering... (
To be continued)
ps: This chapter of six thousand nine hundred and fifty words is too long. I originally thought that this topic would take four chapters, but it ended up being used up here. Well, let’s change the topic for the next chapter.