"Oops, we're blocked in the alley!" Yang Xu also quickly discovered that both ends of the alley were blocked by the Divine Guards. He stretched out his hand in a hurry and grabbed the high wall next to him, intending to climb into the nearby one.
Hiding in the yard.
"Ji Ming, don't be ridiculous. We are wearing the uniforms of the Kaifeng Prefecture's Zuo Army tonight." Han Qing, with quick hands and eyes, grabbed his arm and reminded him in a low voice.
"What happened to the clothes of the left army in Kaifeng Prefecture?" Yang Xu was caught off guard, staggered, and asked with a frown.
As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that the left and right armies of Kaifeng Prefecture were the ones in charge of public security cases in various parts of the capital and whether officials and people strictly implemented the curfew. As long as there was no rebellion or gathering of people involved, the actions of the Divine Guards tonight
, even if it is under the order of King Yong, it is still a Yuezu agent!
"Don't rush out to reveal your identity. Let's see what the Divine Guards want to do? I suspect that they are also targeting the Xiao family." Before he could apologize, Han Qing's words rang out again, this time, but they were aimed at the Xiao family.
Yang Wenguang said, "We have extinguished the lanterns long ago. At this moment, the Divine Guards are in the light and we are in the dark. The people of the Divine Guards may not notice us."
"Okay!" Yang Wenguang, who had already taken half a step forward, quickly turned back, with a look of shame on his face.
He and Yang Xu seemed to be about the same age as Han Qing. However, when encountering emergencies, their behavior was far less stable than Han Qing's.
Fortunately, Han Qing responded in time and listened to his advice. Tonight's action did not fall short because of their immaturity.
However, with the Divine Guards operating at the entrance of the alley, Han Qing could not continue to sneak into Xiao's house with the two of them. He could only use the cover of night to hide in the shadow of the courtyard wall with the two of them and Zhang Fan, secretly observing the gods.
Every move of the Guards.
And the reality was exactly as he expected. After two teams of divine guards suddenly appeared and blocked the entrances and exits on both sides of Jincheng Lane, they began to hold up lanterns and torches and advance inward relative to each other. Encountering carriages and pedestrians along the way, they all were pulled under the lanterns without explanation.
, verify identity.
"Brother, should you light the lantern now and reveal your identity? Or should you hide somewhere else?" Seeing the Divine Guards getting closer and closer to everyone's hiding place, Yang Wenguang began to lose his composure again, frowning and asking for instructions in a low voice.
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"Wait a minute, this place is still two yards away from the Xiao family. If the Divine Guards don't come in front of us, we don't have to reveal our identities." Han Qing quickly looked around and made a decision in a low voice.
"Most of the people living in this area are officials. If the real purpose of the Divine Guards is the Xiao family, it is impossible to search them from house to house."
As if to verify his judgment, as soon as he finished speaking, a small group of divine guards who came in from the southwest side of the alley suddenly accelerated, and in a blink of an eye, they arrived at the door of Xiao Huaien's house, and knocked hard on the door with the hilt of a knife, "What's inside?"
People listen, open the door quickly and accept inspection. Liao soldiers have sneaked into Bianliang City, and the Divine Guards were ordered to check the idlers from house to house."
"Master, Master, don't smash it, don't smash it. My master is also an official, an official." In the yard, an old man responded immediately, with unconcealable panic, "He, he died not long ago, Madam
, Madam was overly sad and fell ill, and she couldn’t bear to be frightened.”
"Since it is a house of officials, it should know the rules. Open the door quickly and call everyone in the house, except your wife, to come out for inspection." The leading Divine Guards were all stunned and immediately stopped visiting the courtyard.
There was a knock on the door and a hoarse voice shouted an order.
"Yes, yes!" The old servant in the yard was very unsure and agreed repeatedly and opened the door latch.
The small group of Divine Guard soldiers, about twenty or so, immediately marched straight in, and in the blink of an eye, the courtyard was filled with chaos.
The woman's cries soon echoed in the courtyard, vaguely seeming to be complaining that her husband was being humiliated even before his body was cold.
The lights in the neighbors soon turned on. A middle-aged man wearing the robe of a ninth-grade civil servant walked out of the next yard and raised his head to the Divine Guards who were standing at the door of Xiao Huaien's house waiting for the result.
He saluted and said, "This military master has invited Zhu Wenwu, an assistant professor at Taixue. I have a few words that I would like to ask the military master for advice."
"Assistant Zhu, you don't have to be polite. Xiaoke's surname is Xu. If you have anything to say, feel free to ask, and if you have anything to do, just give me any instructions." The Divine Guards all shook their heads and immediately changed their previous arrogance. They first turned away and then handed over their hands seriously.
requite.
"Then Zhu is overstepping his bounds." Assistant Professor Zhu still had a bit of bookishness in him. Knowing that the Divine Guards could not search the Xiao family for no reason, he still asked loudly, "I don't know who the military master is serving tonight."
Order to search the Xiao Mansion? Not to mention that Xiao Yuhou’s body is still cold, even if he has been dead for many years, shouldn’t the female family members of his family deserve such humiliation?”
The Taixue teaching assistants were the least powerful among the officials in the capital. They could not control the Divine Guards, and they could not hand over documents directly to the officials' desks.
However, after Assistant Zhu finished speaking, there seemed to be an invisible pressure gushing out from him, causing the man named Xu to retreat.
"Well done, Assistant Zhu." Yang Xu was very moved and cheered for Assistant Zhu in a low voice.
"That's a good question, Assistant Professor Zhu!" A middle-aged man wearing the uniform of an eighth-grade civil servant also appeared at the door of a courtyard a little further away, shouting in support.
However, it was a deputy minister of the Privy Council who could not stand the behavior of the Divine Guards and also stood up to express his indignation.
An assistant professor at Taixue was enough to put a lot of pressure on Xu Dutou of the Divine Guards. Coupled with the addition of a deputy minister of the Privy Council who had regular contact with the Privy Council envoy (prime minister), it became even more overwhelming.
After taking two steps back, Cai Gan smiled and held up his hands, "I'm here, I'm here on the orders of my family, Marquis Yu, the capital of Chu. According to reports, there is someone from the Liao Kingdom who has sneaked into Bianliang. He is hiding in the Jincheng Lane area. So.
, so I worked with Liu Dutou to seal the alley and conduct house-to-house inspections."
Assistant Professor Zhu refused to believe even a word of this person's excuse. He curled his lips and continued to ask in a deep voice, "Since it is a house-to-house verification, why did you skip my house and Lin Chengzhi's house and go straight to Xiao Yuhou's house?
?Did you see that Xizuo was hiding in his house?"
The order Xu Dutou received was to search Xiao Huaien's home carefully. But he didn't know why his superiors issued such an order. At this moment, when Assistant Professor Zhu asked him, he couldn't even make up an excuse. While wiping the sweat on his forehead,
While continuing to hand over his hands, "I'm not sure about this. I'm just following orders. If the Xiao family hadn't infiltrated into the Liao Kingdom, I would have immediately withdrawn from the team. If you disturb me, I'll allow you to come and apologize on another day!"
After saying that, he immediately turned his head and shouted towards the yard, "Have you finished checking? Have you found anyone of unknown origin? If not, exit quickly and come back with me."
"Still, we still need Xiao. We didn't have time to search Mrs. Xiao's room." In the yard, soldiers immediately responded loudly. "We are waiting for Mrs. Xiao to come out."
"Forget it, Mrs. Xiao is an official's wife! Don't disturb her!" Xu Dutou just found the steps for himself, and had no intention of worrying about the test results. "I guess with her status, she won't..."
Just when he was about to find a reason to stop, unexpectedly, a familiar voice came from the entrance of the alley, "Wait a minute, Xu Dutou, continue to investigate. If anyone is dissatisfied with tonight's actions, it's Chu."
Take care of it for you!"
"You..." Unexpectedly, Xu Dutou's boss also rushed over and was so disrespectful. Assistant Professor Zhu and Deputy Privy Councilor Lin were furious.
However, before they could express their doubts, there was suddenly a violent clash of weapons in the Xiao family's yard, followed immediately by a black shadow that cut through the blood and ran out!
"Thieves, please leave!" Xu Dutou immediately had a backbone and rushed towards the black shadow with his weapon raised high.
However, the opponent's ability was more than one step ahead of him. He swayed slightly and avoided his full blow. Then, he swept across with a knife and hit him in the neck!
