Chapter 254: Seeing an Eagle is Like Seeing a Human
Shang Gong said no more and left slowly on horseback.
Di Renjie stared at her back with solemnity in his eyes: "Be careful with this person. Her spies may have many officials in their hands!"
Guo Yuanzhen said: "These plum blossom internal guards have been plotting evil all day long and should be captured!"
The other inner guards also nodded, with disgust in their eyes. Di Renjie continued: "The top priority is to rescue Wan'er's mother from the plum blossom inner guards first."
Everyone frowned. Wan'er's mother, Rong Niang, is still in the hands of Meihua's inner guards...
Speaking of which, Shangguan Yi's daughter-in-law was quite unlucky. She was reduced to the crime daughter of Yeting, and was forced to become a plum blossom internal guard. She was first caught by Qiu Shenji, and later by Li Yan in the Dou Chamber of Commerce.
After the Dou Chamber of Commerce closed down, she was transferred to lurk somewhere. Even Ming Chongyan didn't know about it, so naturally she couldn't save people.
The inner guards did not know the relationship between Li Yan and Ming Chongyan, and felt that they were helpless.
Wan'er hasn't seen Rong Niang since she was very young. Later, when Shang Gong valued her, he deliberately separated mother and daughter. Now she can't remember Rong Niang's appearance, but she has a determined look on her face: "I must rescue her.
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Di Renjie nodded: "Don't worry Wan'er, Shang Gong will also pay attention to your mother's safety. As long as you transfer her back, we will have a chance."
Wan'er got off the horse and saluted: "Thank you, uncles and uncles!"
Everyone showed their affection, and Qiu Shenji simply suggested: "If you ask me, cut the mess with a quick sword!"
"If Shang Gong is in the Taiji Palace, we really can't do anything to her, but since she left Chang'an and came to Luoyang, let's find an opportunity to capture this old thing directly! If she goes to the inner prison, she will definitely be able to do anything.
You can ask!"
Guo Yuanzhen said: "I'm afraid this won't work, what if she doesn't explain?"
Qiu Shenji was full of confidence: "Do you know who is most afraid of people after going to the execution ground? The child is ignorant, and the young man's neck is raised, but it is the old criminal who has committed the crime, everyone is crying! The older he gets, the more afraid of death he is.
If it’s in my hands, I won’t be afraid that she won’t say anything!”
Everyone was ashamed.
Is this what a decent person should say?
Di Renjie shook his head: "This Shang Gong is an old man of the inner guard. We must not take it lightly. She has been hiding in the palace for decades, but this time she suddenly followed the Crown Prince to Luoyang. I'm afraid there is something fishy behind this matter!"
Qiu Shenji thought for a while and had to agree: "This old thief has sinister eyes. It is indeed possible that she deliberately set up a trap. After all, she is a plum blossom guard. If she can't kill her with one blow, there will be endless troubles... Alas,
Why do you think she has no family, no relatives, and no one to care about her?"
"Don't teach bad children!"
Di Renjie hurriedly brought Wan'er to the side with her ears pricked up. He took one last look at Shang Gong's disappearing figure and said silently: "This person is also an old man in the inner guard. There are some things that I need to get clues from her."
Before Li Yan went on his mission, he asked Di Renjie and Qiu Shenji to continue investigating the case of Jia Sibo's silence.
Since most of the suspects are high-ranking officials and cannot be interrogated, Qiu Shenji is the atmosphere team, and the main one is naturally Di Pangpang.
Di Renjie lived up to his expectations and also identified Qiu Ying from clues.
However, there was no direct evidence, and Qiu Ying was trusted by Li Zhi and was the guide who led Li Yan into the inner guard, so Di Renjie did not act rashly.
After Li Yan came back, the two men's investigations were integrated and the truth was further restored.
Qiu Ying was an accomplice, and the real murderer was Yang Zaiwei's master, the descendant of Xuanzang who learned the knowledge-only power in Famen Temple.
Qiu Ying should know this person, and Shang Gong may also know him.
But what makes Di Renjie feel strange is that Li Yan doesn't seem to be in a hurry to attack Shang Gong. Based on what he knows about Liu Lang's temperament, he should have found out the truth...
Just as he was thinking about it, the sound of rapid horse hooves suddenly came from the distance, and a moment later, another scream came in the distance.
There was an immediate commotion in each team, and the imperial troops were on alert.
After ensuring the prince's safety, many officials and generals came out of the crowd and rode their horses to rush there.
Di Renjie, Qiu Shenji and Guo Yuanzhen are also among them.
Just after crossing a hillside, the three of them saw movement. Qiu Shenji felt very ridiculous: "Another bandit? There was one the day before, and they are here again today?"
Di Renjie looked grave: "Whenever there is a major disaster, apart from epidemics, it is banditry, which is the most troublesome!"
Guo Yuanzhen was puzzled: "But these thieves come out too frequently, and they dare to wander around the Forbidden Army again and again. This is inside the pass, and there are Zhechong Mansion everywhere. How can there be so many thieves who dare to attack the large convoy? Do you think Liu Lang is
Shouldn’t we just go investigate this matter…”
Historically, Li Zhi and Empress Wu went to Luoyang seven times to eat, but once or twice they delayed leaving early. As a result, there was a serious famine, and even the rations in the palace were not enough.
Of course nothing will happen to the officials and nobles, but the servants were pitiful. On the way to Luoyang, many of the accompanying chambermaids and maidservants starved to death.
They were also harassed by bandits on the way. Although they did not directly collide with the holy driver, they had some minor friction with the imperial army and many people died.
Therefore, it is not surprising that thieves appear on the road.
The strange thing is that the thieves come again and again.
Di Renjie's attention quickly focused on the Imperial Guards who were out to suppress the bandits: "Look, these Imperial Guards are so powerful!"
Others also discovered that the imperial army that attacked this time was not only powerful, well-equipped, and powerful, it was unprecedented.
They had majestic war horses on their crotches, and wore clothes made of tiger skins. As they marched, there was only the clanging sound of armor leaves and the almost uniform sound of horse hooves. Then they bent their bows and set arrows, and sharp arrows shot out of the air.
Every arrow shot will kill a bandit, and every arrow will be fired.
The requirement for archer training in ancient times was that every arrow should be shot as effectively as possible, instead of the ridiculous scene in movies and TV shows where thousands of arrows are fired at once, and then most of them miss. Qualified archers must be the elite of the army.
Shoot accurate and sharp arrows.
This group of forbidden troops is undoubtedly the best among the best. Their archery skills are extremely superb, and their coordination is even more tacit. There is not even a duplicate target between aiming.
Of course, being able to show such majesty is also related to the weakness of the enemy.
Most of these bandits were sallow and thin, their robes were messy, and they only held sticks and no bows or knives.
Compared to the forbidden army, they were completely like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, just running around and wailing miserably.
Everyone silently watched this one-sided massacre, most of them expressionless.
Qiu Shenji never had the slightest sympathy for thieves. When Di Renjie was the county lieutenant and facao in Bingzhou, he was also very aware of the cruelty of bandits.
Despite the fact that these people are vulnerable to the regular army, they plunder ordinary people and are often extremely ruthless and die without mercy.
But soon, Di Renjie frowned.
Because after this group of forbidden soldiers slaughtered all the bandits, they carried the bloody corpses with spears, worked together to chop off the heads, and then hung them on the edge of the saddle.
Qiu Shenji couldn't stand it anymore: "What are you doing? Are you afraid that His Highness the Crown Prince will not recognize their contribution?"
Di Renjie narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly said: "Yuan Zhen, go back quickly and release Liu Lang's eagle!"
Guo Yuanzhen was startled: "Why?"
Di Renjie said: "Perhaps I'm overthinking it. This group of forbidden troops may... No matter what, to take precautions before it happens, go and fly the eagle!"
After Guo Yuanzhen left, the Imperial Guards cut off all the heads. They all wore helmets on their heads and carried swords under their ribs. They marched over fiercely, and the backs of the horses were dripping with blood.
The courtiers who came to see the bandits also realized that something was wrong. Prince Xi Ma Wang Renbiao was the first to come out and said, "Stop, comers. Who are you and which of the Sixteenth Guards do you belong to?"
The leader of the imperial army was tall and burly, with a beard on his face, and his eyes were as bright as bells: "We are not the Imperial Army of the South Yamen, but the Northern Yamen! I am Cheng Wuzhong, on the order of the saint, leading a hundred cavalry of the Northern Yamen to escort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. !”
As soon as these words came out, the ministers immediately became commotion, and Qiu Shenji even showed a look of awe: "It's actually Beiya Baiqi, the elite of Taizong's family in the past, no wonder he is so brave!"
At that time, Li Yuan rebelled and after taking Chang'an, he selected 30,000 soldiers from the army to be responsible for guarding the palace. They were called the Yuan Cong Forbidden Army. Since they were stationed in the north of the imperial city, they were also called Beiya.
That was the original origin of Beiya. During the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin selected young men from wealthy families to expand the imperial army and named them flying cavalry. He then selected those with strong martial arts and good riding and archery skills from these flying cavalry, called Baiqi, to follow Li Shimin. Hunting in the field, practicing martial arts, and staying on guard at Xuanwu Gate.
Di Renjie sighed secretly: "Sure enough, the person who came here is evil!"
The composition of the Forbidden Army was complex. There were descendants of various high-ranking gentry families, as well as elites selected from major Zhechong mansions. Among them, the one most trusted by the emperor was the Beiya Baiqi.
Because in the past, both the Zuojian Gate Guards in charge of An Yuanshou and Qianniu Guards where Qiu Ying worked, belonged to the Sixteenth Guards of the South Yamen and were supervised by the Ministry of War. In the North Yamen, only the emperor could mobilize them.
In terms of nature, Nanya is the imperial guard, and Beiya is the emperor's private army. The degree of closeness is of course different. Baiqi is the most capable group of people in Beiya, and of course they are the cronies among the cronies.
The problem is, these close followers of the sage Li Zhi should have been guarding the Daming Palace. Now the prince and officials went to Luoyang to eat, why did they come to join in the fun?
When the prince was washing his horse, Wang Renbiao also secretly said, "It turned out to be an elite of a hundred horses. Thank you for your hard work, General Cheng. I will report this to His Highness the prince and take credit for you!"
Cheng Wuzhong waved his hand: "We have just arrived and we saw these thieves wandering nearby. This shows how neglectful your guards are! You don't need to pass the message. We and Baiqi want to meet His Highness the Crown Prince in person!"
Facing their evil aura and seeing the blood dripping from their heads, the officials changed their colors.
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at the same time.
Guo Yuanzhen returned to the inner guard's motorcade and invited Ying'er out.
Li Yan rode the lion when he left, leaving Xiao Hei to Wan'er to take care of, while Ying'er lay down lazily as always.
This condor, which became famous in the military, seems to be getting richer.
Guo Yuanzhen patted it carefully, and the eagle flapped its wings and didn't bother to pay attention.
Guo Yuanzhen had no choice but to take out his bow and arrow and pretend to shoot.
The eagle opened its eyes like a conditioned reflex, flapped its wings, and flew high into the sky.
Guo Yuanzhen raised his head, looked at the eagle hovering in the air, and understood what Di Renjie meant: "Seeing an eagle is like seeing a human, let me see who dares to be presumptuous!"