Wang Fan was worthy of being the person who needed Xie Yan's personal action to catch him and even managed to escape from the Dasheng Heavenly Prison. He was evenly matched against a top player like Qu Fang for a while.
It's just that when two masters of this level fight, there will naturally be a lot of noise.
In addition, the commotion in the west of the city was really bad tonight, and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division should be awakened even if they were dead.
Wei Changting and Leng Shuang stood on the roof from a distance and watched the fight between the two people below. They did not get close. In terms of strength, they may not be able to defeat anyone below.
Prince Wei looked at the fire moving quickly in the distance and sighed: "The actions of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division are too slow. Is it really reliable to leave the security of the imperial city to them?"
Leng Shuang glanced back at him and said sternly: "The Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division can't take care of this. I'm afraid it won't help if we come here." The Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division maintains normal public order, searches for fugitives, and does some maintenance and repairs.
.I am afraid it will not be easy for them to rely on such masters who fight head-on.
Wei Changting thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's right."
Fortunately, although these masters are arrogant, they do not want to quarrel with the imperial court in Shangyonghuang City. Especially they know in their hearts that the imperial court is not without masters.
Therefore, before the soldiers from the Wucheng Army and Horses Division arrived, the two men had already flown away.
The generals of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division looked at the blood and corpses on the streets, their expressions particularly gloomy and ugly.
"General, what should we do?" So many murders occurred overnight, and several of them even exceeded the default area of underground forces in the west of the city and invaded ordinary civilian areas.
Although it did not cause any civilian casualties, if it caused widespread panic, their five-city military division would not be able to escape the blame.
The general snorted coldly and said: "Block all the intersections in Xicheng! I will make a decision after I report it to the commander!"
The West City the general mentioned was not the entire west side of Shangyong Imperial City, but the default area where a mixture of fish and dragons were entrenched by various forces. It accounted for about one-third of the entire west side of the city.
As long as nothing big happens here and the people outside are not harmed, the government generally doesn't care.
This can also be regarded as a means of governance. After all, it is impossible to clean up those people of three religions and nine streams. Rather than letting them disperse throughout the imperial city to do evil and disrupt public order, it is better to put them together and have someone to control them.
Just big things.
But tonight's commotion is clearly beyond what the government can tolerate.
"General Wu." Wei Changting and Leng Shuang flew from the distant roof and landed only a few feet away from them.
Both of them were wearing casual clothes, Leng Shuang was still dressed in black, which naturally aroused the vigilance of the soldiers of the Wucheng Army and Horse Division.
Weapons glowing with cold light were aimed at the two of them.
The general also stared at Wei Changting for several times, then he breathed a sigh of relief and raised his hand to signal the people around him to put down their weapons, "It turns out to be Mr. Wei." As for Leng Shuang who appeared with Wei Changting, he really didn't recognize him.
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"How come Sir Wei is here in the middle of the night?" the general asked.
Wei Changting smiled and said: "I was ordered to do some things for the prince."
General Wu glanced at Leng Shuang next to him, "This is..."
He did not ask Wei Changting, who had already been transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs, why he still had to do these things for the regent. Because everyone agreed that the Lingchuan Marquis Mansion was from the Zhenguo Army lineage, even if Wei Changting was no longer in the Zhenguo Army.
Cannot understand this fact.
Wei Changting smiled and said: "This is Miss Leng who serves under the Zhenguo Army."
Leng Shuang handed over his hand and said, "I've seen the general."
General Wu immediately returned the favor with his hand. Although Wei Changting did not clarify the specific identity of this girl, it is natural that a woman who can gain a foothold in the Zhenguo Army is not an ordinary person.
After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, General Wu got to the point eagerly, "Master Wei, what just happened here..."
Wei Changting said with a smile: "Oh, both sides are trying to grab something. It can be considered a fight. They have already run away."
General Wu looked at Wei Changting and said nothing for a long time. Wei Changting shrugged without any guilt and said, "General Wu, it's not that I'm sitting idly by, but I'm actually not an opponent. I suggest that this matter be left to the Wu Wei Army and the Royal Forest Army to handle."
General Wu's face looked a little ugly, and he said with a bit of unwillingness: "Is it possible that in the eyes of Sir Wei, our Army and Horse Department is so useless?"
Not only General Wu, but also the faces of several subordinates following him were a little ugly, and their eyes towards Wei Changting were a little more hostile.
In this world, not only do literati look down on each other, but warriors also look down on each other.
Wei Changting shook his head and said: "I have no intention of doing this, but we are just doing our jobs. It is difficult for the five-city army to suppress the people who caused trouble tonight. The general might as well report this matter to the commander-in-chief.
He must have his own opinions?"
General Wu said with a bit of self-deprecation, "Are we just going back like this?"
Wei Changting said: "I have no intention of interfering with the affairs of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. I just remind the general that if he encounters those people, it is best to avoid their sharp edges for the time being."
"Who are they?"
Wei Changting sighed and said: "The person who was here just now has the Mobei Divine Sword."
General Wu was silent for a while, but after all he said nothing, he clasped his fists and saluted Wei Changting, waved his hand and led his men to continue walking forward.
Anyone who can fight with the Mobei Divine Sword will naturally not be an inferior character.
"If you say this, I'm afraid the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division will not be happy, nor will they accept your favor." Leng Shuang said calmly.
No one likes to be belittled by others, even with good intentions.
Wei Changting shook his head and said: "There is no need for them to be grateful. Your Majesty really wants to call the armed guards into the city."
Leng Shuang turned her head and looked at him, "The Wuwei Army is being reorganized recently."
Wei Changting said with a smile: "That is more powerful than the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, and...compared to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, at least some of them can still enforce orders and prohibitions."
"Are you doubting the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division?" Leng Shuang frowned.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wei Changting shook his head and said: "It's not a suspicion, it's that the interior of the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division is too complicated. What is the situation in the West City? What do you think the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses are like?
Don’t you know, Si? The prince wants to ruthlessly clean up Yonghuang City in a short period of time, and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division is far less effective than bringing in the armed guards from outside."
Although the Wuwei Army itself is also part of Shangyong's defense, it is still more independent and pure than the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division who are always in the city.
Leng Shuang couldn't help but look at Wei Changting. I don't know if it was the dim light before dawn or something else, but the smiling young man in front of him seemed less out of place than usual. Finally, Leng Shuang suddenly remembered
Yes, Prince Wei was a general known for his resourcefulness in the Zhenguo Army.
Prince Regent's Palace
"So, whose hands did the Jinluan Talisman end up in?" Luo Junyao sat next to Xie Yan and asked curiously.
Standing in front of them were Duiying and Xiying, and Song Wenyue, Yu Mingqiu and Cui Zheyu were sitting on both sides of the flower hall.
Dieying said respectfully: "It should still be in Wang Fan's hands now."
Hearing this, Luo Junyao was a little surprised, "Qu Fang didn't steal him? This Wang Fan is quite powerful."
Duiying said: "They were interrupted by people from the Wucheng Army and Horses Division. The Qi people probably didn't want to face the imperial court. Then Wang Fan took the opportunity to run away. Wang Fan was obviously more familiar with Shangyong than the Qi people and Qu Fang. Now
He should be hiding somewhere in the West City."
"Where is that unlucky guy?" Luo Junyao asked.
Dieying was stunned for a moment before realizing who she was talking about, and said: "That is the eldest son of the Fang family in Yingzhou. He is... dead."
"..." There was silence in the flower hall for a moment, and Song Wenyue coughed lightly and said: "I heard that the Fang family of Yingzhou is the richest in the world, and their eldest son..."
Cui Zheyu nodded and said: "Mr. Song is right. Yingzhou is isolated overseas and is beyond the reach of the Central Plains officials. Therefore, its governance in the past dynasties has been mainly based on Jisi. Yingzhou is affiliated to Qingzhou, and the local magistrate is only a seventh-grade county magistrate.
, the real people in power are the local aboriginal wealthy families. The Fang family is the current people in power."
Although Yingzhou is known as a continent, it is actually only a slightly larger county in terms of administrative level and area. Just because it is isolated overseas and too far away from the mainland, the imperial court cannot form effective rule over it.
To put it harshly, even if heavy troops are stationed there, it is difficult to guarantee that the soldiers and horses stationed there will not cause trouble over time. Therefore, the imperial courts of the past dynasties did not bother much. As long as there is no big trouble, power is still controlled by the local indigenous people.
Cui Zheyu looked at everyone and continued: "Yingzhou Island is rich in pearls, corals and all kinds of seafood. The countries on the east coast that have great trade will probably stay on the island or trade with them. Therefore...it is said that the Fang family is as rich as the enemy.
It’s not a lie.”
Yu Mingqiu was still in a bad mood because of his own personal affairs. After hearing this, he cheered up and asked his own question, "The Fang family has rarely participated in the affairs of the Central Plains. Why did their eldest son come to Yonglai?"
Cui Zheyu said: "This eldest son is the eldest son of the Fang family, but he is extremely favored by the head of the Fang family. He should have left Yingzhou half a year ago, but no one knows that he came to Yong."
After saying that, Cui Zheyu glanced sideways at Xie Yan and said, "Your Majesty, the eldest son of the Fang family died in Shangyong. I'm afraid the head of the Fang family will not let it go."
Xie Yan's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something. After hearing Cui Zheyu's words, he raised his eyes and glanced at her and said lightly: "How can he not give up?"
Cui Zheyu said: "We have some spies on Yingzhou Island. This family leader succeeded him seven or eight years ago. Unlike the old family master, he has a somewhat arrogant and domineering personality. He loves this eldest son so much that even his legitimate son is not allowed to step aside.
Station. The magistrate of Yingzhou did not dare to compete with the Fang family over there. He was almost just a decoration. Now his son is dead..."
Xie Yan said: "I have some impressions of this man. Back then... the old head of the Fang family passed away. After the new head took over, the local magistrate wrote a letter to report to the court. The late emperor only glanced at it and threw it aside."
"What happened to the discount?" Others were obviously a little surprised. They didn't expect this to happen.
Xie Yan said: "It's just some disrespectful words. Brother Huang has a generous personality and is too lazy to argue with him."
However, Xie Yan was not a generous person at that time. Although he had no time, he still sent people to Yingzhou.
In the following years, the head of the Fang family was relatively peaceful.
Song Wenyue said with a smile: "The prince is right. In the final analysis, the Fang family only relies on Yingzhou's geographical location and the favor of the court to prosper. It is a good thing to be cautious, but it is too much and there is no need to worry about it." If you really don't know what to do, Ying
As long as there is a Fang family in Zhou, there can be other families. The imperial court doesn't want to spend too much effort on managing it for the time being, but it's not that it really can't be managed.
Cui Zheyu nodded after being taught, "Yes, this junior understands."
"So, what we have to pay attention to now is Mingyin Pavilion and Bai Jingrong. Even if the Fang family wants to cause trouble, it will take a lot of time for the news of Mr. Fang's death to be sent back to Yingzhou."
It is true that no one here really cares about Mr. Fang's death. If he was not a member of the Fang family, it would be no different from the many people who died last night. No one would even discuss it.
Of course, if his family didn't have so much money, he might not have died here.
Xie Yan said solemnly: "Now it seems that Yu Chen and Mingyin Pavilion should each have half of the Jinluan Talisman, but now Mingyin Pavilion has thrown away half of what it holds. It seems that Mingyin Pavilion is not only
It's just a token that can be used to command Luan Yisi, it must have other uses."
Cui Zheyu frowned and said: "During this period, I also checked some news about Mingyin Pavilion. Mingyin Pavilion has been entrenched in Shangyong for a long time, but the identity of the master of the pavilion has always been a mystery. It is said that even Mingyin Pavilion's own people
, few people have seen the true face of the Pavilion Master. However, the Pavilion Master of Mingyin Pavilion changed people a few years ago, and then there was a major blood change within Mingyin Pavilion."
"What happened to the previous Pavilion Master?" Luo Junyao asked.
Cui Zheyu smiled and said: "He died. It is said that... his death is ugly."
"What's the point?"
Cui Zheyu said: "It was chopped into pieces and fed to dogs."
"..." No one said anything in the flower hall for a long time. This way of death was not only ugly, but also a bit tragic.
"Is it from the current cabinet minister?"
Cui Zheyu shook his head and said: "I don't know, this is still some side information that cannot be confirmed. Although I have placed some people in Mingyin Pavilion in the past few years, it is too difficult to enter the core. Entering Mingyin Pavilion
Even the dead ones are not counted, and no one alive has ever seen the Pavilion Master. Even the young lady the prince and princess mentioned is extremely rare to see. The Mingyin Pavilion should have its own channels for selecting people, not from this channel
Those who enter, no matter how powerful they are or how great their merits are, will never be able to enter the core."
Cui Zheyu sighed with regret. She was really curious about the inside of Mingyin Pavilion.
Xie Yan said: "Bai Jingrong should have met the master of Mingyin Pavilion last night."
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "You can't ask Bai Jingrong."
"Why not?" Xie Yan asked.
"..." Could this still be possible?
Xie Yan said: "Bai Jingrong wants Luanyisi, no matter what she wants from Luanyisi. I want to find Luanyisi and destroy it if necessary. In essence, our goals are almost the same."
Yu Mingqiu couldn't help but look at His Highness the Regent with a strange look.
There is a big difference between getting and destroying, okay?
"Your Majesty, there is Mr. Chonghua who wants to see you." Feng Jian bowed at the door and reported.
Everyone was startled, Mr. Chonghua? A completely unheard name. Who is this?
Xie Yan didn't seem surprised and said calmly: "Invite him to my study."
"Yes, Your Majesty." He bowed with his sword and turned around to leave.
Xie Yan glanced at everyone and said: "Duoying, continue to stare at Mingyin Pavilion. Xiying, keep an eye on Xueya for me, no matter where he goes."
Xiying hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, that Mr. Xueya is the son of Prime Minister Ruan after all. If the Ruan family finds out that we are here..." It is one thing to have an informant, but to keep an eye on someone's eldest son is a bit unreasonable.
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Xie Yan said: "There is no need to hide, it doesn't matter if we are discovered by Xue Ya and the Ruan family."
Others quickly understood what Xie Yan meant, "Did the prince deliberately let Xue Ya know that someone was watching him?"
Xie Yan said: "As long as I don't let him run around during this period of time, since I recognize him as the eldest son of the Ruan family, I will treat him as the eldest son of the Ruan family."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Xie Yan looked at the others and continued to give instructions: "Cui Zheyu, there must be a stronghold related to Luan Yisi in Mingyin Pavilion near Shangyong. Find it. If necessary, let Leng Shuang assist you."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Mr. Song."
Song Wenyue smiled and said: "Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."
Xie Yan said, "Mr. Song, please take a look at the messages Cui Zheyu sent." He was too busy and didn't have time to read them all.
Filtering information actually requires talent. Some people can see useful information at a glance, while some people may not be able to understand it even if the information is placed in front of them.
Song Wenyue smiled and said: "I don't have much to do now, so I would like to come and take a look at the files."
"Thank you, sir." Xie Yan finally looked at Yu Mingqiu.
Yu Mingqiu asked: "What orders does the prince have?"
Xie Yan said: "Take care of your own personal affairs and prepare to take up a post in the Armed Guards."
