The morning light and cloud shadows are beginning to clear. In the past, there was the aroma of the steamed bun shop on the street early. This morning, the long street was clear and cold, with only the carriages of officials passing by quietly.
It was a frightening night. The lights outside the window flickered back and forth all night long. The residents along the street did not sleep well and did not dare to look around.
After searching all night without success, Li Dongyan was furious. The news reached the Jian'an Palace, and Li Xiao smashed the white fungus and jujube soup in his hand.
The first-grade white porcelain bowl shattered on the ground, the soup splashed, and all the maids in the room lowered their heads, not daring to say a word.
"Li Dongyan's people are notoriously vicious dogs. Even they can't find them. This girl obviously has some skills," Konoe said while kneeling on the ground, "But Li Dongyan won't let it go. If he gets anxious, he probably really
He can dig three feet into the ground."
Li Xiao wiped off the soup in his hand with a napkin, put it down with a sullen face, and suppressed his anger just now.
Konoe raised his head and looked at him quietly without speaking.
"Ah Li." Li Xiao said coldly.
He didn't believe that Ah Li was fighting alone. There must be accomplices behind her, so these accomplices must also know exactly what they had done to him. If this continued, he would always be passive.
No one's palms are clean, but as long as one person's palms are turned out, other people with exposed backs of their hands will immediately attack him. Even if he becomes a big business in the future, as long as he has this notoriety, he will be able to attack him.
Pointing their swords at them.
We cannot let these things be revealed, otherwise there will really be no room for maneuver.
"Go and call Mr. Cai He and Mr. Liu Meng," Li Xiao said, "and then send someone to contact Mr. Ji Hong."
"Yes." Konoe responded and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute." Li Xiao said again.
Konoe turned around and looked at him.
Li Xiao frowned and said thoughtfully: "Go and check the Yu family's father and son's medicinal business dealings over the years, the people who are close to them, and what Li Dongyan's Yan Yunwei has done in the past two years.
strange things."
"Yes." Konoe nodded.
"Go." Li Xiao said.
The guard left, and when he reached the door, another guard came in very quickly and passed him: "Master!"
"What's the matter?"
The guards saluted and said: "I just got the news that Taifu An was attacked. One of his followers was killed and six were injured. Two guards were dead. Taifu An was stabbed in the abdomen. Several imperial doctors are rushing towards Taifu's mansion now."
go."
Li Xiao paused: "Under attack?"
"Yes," Konwei bowed his head, "it's right at the entrance of Leping Street. Li Dongyan's people searched all the way to Leping Street last night, so there weren't many people on these streets this morning. When the attack happened, there were hardly many people who saw it. Wait.
When the patrol guards rushed there, there was blood on the ground, and Taifu An was hanging by a thread."
Li Xiao didn't say anything for a long time, then sneered: "It's fun, it's getting more and more interesting."
It was almost noon, and the number of people patrolling the streets had increased several times, while the number of pedestrians on the streets had dropped by half compared to yesterday.
Qiliqiao on Huiyang Street was originally the largest market in the area, but now it is deserted, with only one-tenth of the shops open.
Tie Zhu squatted in the corner opposite Qilu Courtyard. There was a broken bowl in front of him, with two coins scattered in it. He looked around and had been waiting for more than an hour since then.
Finally seeing the girl's figure, Tie Zhu breathed a sigh of relief, but did not get up to greet her. He leaned quietly in the corner and watched her eating a sesame seed cake and walking slowly towards her.
When their eyes met, she smiled.
"I thought something happened to you, are you okay?" Tie Zhu whispered after the girl came closer.
"It's okay, I just overslept a little." Xia Zhaoyi replied sheepishly.
"ah?"
Xia Zhaoyi sat down next to him and said with a smile: "How's it going? Have you found out?"
"Here you go," Tie Zhu handed over a piece of paper, "It's all written on it."
Xia Zhaoyi was curious, took the paper, glanced at it and was stunned, and said, "Who wrote this?"
"You said I could bring a companion, so I brought Big Fatty there. He memorized it for me. He can read." Tie Zhu said.
Xia Zhaoyi nodded and looked at the paper in his hand. The words were a little crooked, but the overall layout was neat and neat. The content was concise and concise. It was very clear. Some words he couldn't write were replaced with homophones and marked on the side.
"Is his writing good?" Tie Zhu asked nervously.
"Okay," Xia Zhaoyi smiled and put away the paper, "Thank you very much."
"It's okay. Don't worry. Big Fatty knows me very well. He has a strict mouth and won't tell anyone."
Xia Zhaoyi nodded, stretched out his hand and handed over a piece of broken silver: "Here."
Tie Zhu took the silver, but he was not as happy as before. He held it in the palm of his hand and felt that the broken silver was particularly heavy.
"Ah Li, I think I earn more than the clerks in those shops..." Tie Zhu said, "Otherwise, I will tell you a few more things."
"Okay," Xia Zhaoyi nodded, "You say."
Tie Zhu put away the broken silver and lowered his voice: "Have you ever heard of Chuifang Village?"
"Yeah, I've heard of it."
"There was an incident over there last night. People from Yan Yunwei were looking for someone all night. There was a lot of noise and the whole street was full of torches."
"I've heard this before," Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile.
"Oh, then, do you know about Taifu An's assassination this morning?" Tie Zhu asked again.
Xia Zhaoyi was curious: "Taifu An was assassinated?"
"Yes, right at the intersection of Leping Street, three people died and six were injured, and Taifu An himself was on the verge of death." At this point, Tie Zhu's voice dropped even lower, "Ali, do you know why this is?
"
"why?"
"It must be because of the incident. Taifu An's roots are in Menzhi. King Dacheng fought all the way. Taifu An did not hesitate to let so many soldiers from Yan Nan and Hengping die in Chashan County for the sake of his own people.
This matter has long been outraged!" Tie Zhu said.
"King Dacheng," Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyebrows, "Does Tian Dayao have a name now?"
"Yes, King Dacheng."
Xia Zhaoyi looked at him, smiled, and said, "You also call him King Dacheng?"
"The people in the court must call them rebels or thieves, but I think King Dacheng's words are more fluent," Tie Zhu curled his lips, "Besides, many people are calling them like this behind their backs... Anyway, I think King Dacheng is quite cool.
Okay, if he can really achieve something big in the future, then maybe we won’t have to live like this anymore. Look,” Tie Zhu looked toward the street entrance, “This is the Qili Bridge. It was so lively before, but it’s not that popular now.
People, no one dares to go out."
Xia Zhaoyi also looked over. The sun was warm and the clouds were high. It was a good weather today because there were few people on the street. The light fell down and shone on the road paved with large square stone slabs, making it very peaceful.
