The time was short, but Li Changfeng's defense was very good. There were no people searching all over the streets. All the manpower was at the must-pass places when entering and leaving Zhangjia, the dock, the night market, Wuyou Cave, the inn and other places. In a hurry, he could not summon more people.
With more manpower, the generals and troops were also arranged to come over.
The Xiang army is not as well-trained as the Forbidden Army, and their eyesight is even worse than that of the Forbidden Army. They can catch thieves at a glance. After receiving the order, they are a little confused.
They were asked to catch the thief who broke into Prime Minister Zhang's house, but they didn't know what the thief looked like.
We only know that there were twelve people. They may have acted together, or they may have dispersed and escaped. As for the weapons, they were long knives, spears, and slingshots. They may have carried them with them or thrown them away.
The only thing that allowed Xiang Jun to distinguish was that several thieves were injured.
Therefore, when the carriage passed by, the Xiang army did not notice anything strange at all. Instead, a forbidden soldier leading the team stopped the carriage, which exuded a rich aroma.
Although the carriage was filled with the fragrance of Buddha, the imperial guard could smell a trace of blood. However, the fragrance was so strong that his nose almost failed, and the smell of blood became intermittent.
Zhang Xutang stretched out a hand and opened the curtain a little, revealing a small part of his face from inside.
Under the dim light, his face was also very gloomy, and there were bandaged wounds on his neck.
It seems that the thief also injured him, which is where the smell of blood comes from.
After showing up, Zhang Xutang shouted impatiently: "Why are you stopping me if you can't catch anyone! If you don't catch me quickly, do you have to wait for my father to come back and do it yourself?"
The Xiang soldiers all knew this famous yamen in Kyoto, and they all retreated. The leading imperial guard glanced inside the carriage and could only see a woman wearing only underwear lying on Zhang Xutang's body.
Too shy to look up.
Yin Xiao was still holding the knife, but he was already close to Zhang Xutang, hiding himself in Zhang Xutang's shadow.
The Imperial Guard glanced at Zhang Xutang's guards again and moved out of the way.
The driver shook the reins, and the carriage drove away slowly again. The Zhang family guards followed Yanei in silence.
Seeing the carriage disappear, the Imperial Guards had unsolved doubts in their hearts, so they turned around and ordered a soldier to look for Li Changfeng, and asked Li Changfeng to come with his men. He got on his horse and followed the carriage, leaving secret notes along the way.
The carriage wandered to the Daxiangguo Temple and stopped. The driver inserted his whip and knocked on the mountain gate. When some monks in the temple saw Zhang Xutang, they were not exempt from vulgarity. The character Zhang was as valuable as the Buddha's seal, and they hurriedly came out to greet him.
The carriage could not be entered, so Zhang Xutang lingered in the carriage for a long time. When he came out, he saw a little lady standing next to him. Although she was dressed as a servant, her brows were full of shyness. She was leaning against Zhang Fufeng.
Xu Tang.
The monk Zhike saw Zhang Xutang and his young lady entering the house. He looked at it curiously and felt a little strange.
It's not like Zhang Xutang is hugging the little lady, but it's like the little lady is holding on to her head.
Before the monk could take a closer look, Zhang family guards poured in like a tide, and even Yin Xiao was among them. They walked in surrounded by Zhang Xutang, and soon submerged Zhang Xutang and the young lady.
The monk Zhike looked at it for a moment, feeling envious and wishing he could be born into such a wealthy family in his next life.
After a moment, the monk looked away and turned around to close the door. Just as the door was about to close, a hand came in arrogantly and held the door leaf: "Open the door."
The monk who knew the guest was unhappy. He was about to say that he would not accept pilgrims at night, but the person outside the door suddenly opened the door before he could wait for him to open it.
Then the Imperial Guards straddling swords walked in from outside the door, led by Li Changfeng. There were ten people in total, all with fierce faces. The Zhike Monk was trembling with fear after just one glance.
Previously, Li Changfeng went back to Sanya Sheka to arrest someone. At the same time, he hurried back to Zhang's house to find out more, but found that the culprit had left and four of his men were dead there.
He was shocked and angry. What surprised him was that there were still such bold and reckless people in Kyoto, but he didn't know their origins. What made him angry was that these people dared to commit crimes at the feet of the emperor. If they were not eliminated, they would be in great trouble.
He couldn't find Zhang Xutang, so he guessed that Zhang Xutang had been kidnapped. He hurried back to Zhouqiao and ordered everyone to stop Zhang Xutang's carriage. Before he finished speaking, Xiang troops came to report that Zhang Xutang's carriage
He left, and his people followed him.
He immediately raised his hands and caught up with Zhang Xutang and others.
Even Zhang Xutang's carriage was still parked outside. He opened the curtain and took a look. It was filled with the smell of Buddhist incense. The incense burner was still burning. However, there were blood stains on the carriage in several places.
He rushed to the mountain gate and pushed open the door forcefully. With just one push, he pushed Zhike Monk to the ground with a loud bang.
Zhike Monk dropped his tail bone and couldn't get up. He huddled on the ground and didn't dare to scream. Li Changfeng didn't even look at him, but raised his legs and walked inside.
At this time, Song Huiyue and her party had already passed through the Wanxing Trading Ground in front of the Buddhist Hall and went straight to the Buddhist Hall.
"Spread out." Song Huiyue pushed Zhang Xutang to Yin Xiao and told the others to spread out immediately.
There are more than a thousand monks in Daxiangguo Temple, there are thousands of monks' rooms, and the Buddhist hall is even more majestic. Twelve people are scattered around, and there is no trace left in the sea.
Even if the Forbidden Army catches up, there is still a place to hide, unlike the Zhang family, which moves around within a few inches and becomes a trapped beast.
After everyone heard this, they immediately plunged into the vast Buddhist temple. No trace was left, leaving only Song Huiyue, Yinxiao, Zhang Xutang, and everyone who followed the Zhang family.
Song Huiyue raised her eyes and looked around, and saw the Heavenly King's Hall in front of her. Of the three doors, only the middle door was left open. There was a candle burning inside, which illuminated the Buddha statue in the middle.
She moved her eyes away from the solemn Buddha statue and turned to Zhang Xutang.
She wanted to kill Zhang Xutang, but if Zhang Xutang died at this time, the Zhang family's guards would immediately attack, and the imperial army would probably arrive soon. She could not quarrel with the Zhang family here.
They are not really desperadoes. Once the Forbidden Army sees their faces clearly and goes to sea to hunt for documents, they will have no choice but to flee everywhere. They will not be able to save even the small nest that they have finally rebuilt.
She also didn't want Zhang Xutang to remain unscathed.
In the silence, they heard movement from the front hall.
Zhang Xutang's face lit up, knowing that the Imperial Guards had arrived. He even wanted to wink at Lao Wei, but before he could look at Lao Wei, Song Huiyue suddenly raised her hand, snatched the knife from Yin Xiao's hand, and stabbed Zhang Xutang.
Xu Tang's heart.
She never acted without warning, and she changed very quickly. One moment she was telling everyone to disperse, and the next moment she suddenly took action, with only the time between her taking a glance at the Heavenly King's Palace.
Lao Wei, who had been staring at Zhang Xutang, had been doing his best to be on guard against Song Huiyue. When he entered the crowded Daxiangguo Temple, he hid a small silver coin in his hand out of sight. When he saw her sudden attack, he
He took out the silver bullet from his hand and hit Song Huiyue directly on the wrist.
The silver was taken directly from Song Huiyue with enough force to break the bones of Song Huiyue's hand. Yinxiao took action instantly and intercepted the silver. Song Huiyue subconsciously raised her hand to avoid it, but Zhang Xutang grabbed her wrist.
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He wanted to hold Song Huiyue until the imperial army arrived.
When Lao Wei saw this, he immediately rushed towards Yin Xiao. Zhang Xutang angrily shouted at Zhang Lin and Xiao Wei: "Don't do it yet!"
Only then did the two people react and hurried forward to capture Song Huiyue.