On the official road of Sanzhou Provincial Government, a horse riding Qingchen flew close. On the horse, Feng Jueyu's eyebrows were solemn and his heart was anxious. He drove for seven consecutive days without sleep, and shortened the time by more than half. What he saw along the way was
Everything he heard made Feng Jueyu's heart drop to the bottom.
Lists were posted everywhere in several large and small towns in Yuezhou Province. The lists explained in detail that Shangguan Lingyun, one of the Seven Kings of Tiannan, had set up a private army with the intention of treason and was under investigation in the Tiannan Imperial Capital.
On the other hand, he transformed from a playboy to a fugitive suspect who shocked the whole country. He was a so-called remnant of the previous dynasty. He formed cliques for personal gain, secretly stirred up chaos, provoked the power of the Southern Emperor, and recruited troops somewhere to try to subvert the government, rebel and usurp the throne, etc.
When all the unfounded charges were pinned on Feng Jueyu's head, the most heinous punishments for all the crimes listed were all the most serious crime of having one's house confiscated and executed, and the nine clans being exterminated. The Shangguan family appeased the remnants of the previous dynasty, and were guilty of conspiracy.
The blame fell from the sky and was placed on Huairentang's head.
After some inquiries and inquiries, Feng Jueyu found out that just half a month ago, this edict flew out of the Tiannan Palace and spread throughout the country. At that time, the whole country was shocked, Tiannan was shaken, and the leader of the country was
Zhou Renguang was furious and ordered the Mu family to surround the imperial city with iron blood. He ordered Jing Zhuoyu, the chief of the inner court guards, to lead two hundred inner court guards and three hundred outer palace guards to strictly control the Shangguan government. Then all the government offices in the city arrested
They quickly dispatched and sealed down Huairentang's eleven drugstores in the city, followed by six pieces of land privately owned by Shangguan Mansion, one in a villa outside the city, and seven warehouses at the dock...all were sealed for investigation.
In the past half month, Tiannan City has been filled with sergeants wielding whips and enforcing the law. From the Mu family's iron army who returned from victory, to the imperial guards, to countless government officials, and all the industries related to the government.
Seizures are not counted. In addition, some officials who had close personal relations with the official Lingyun also suffered a painful blow. They were dismissed from office, arrested and arrested, and questioned and sentenced. In the troubled Tiannan Capital, everyone was in a panic, and every tree and tree was covered with soldiers.
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This is only half a month, which means that when Xu Qing came out of Tiannan, the situation was not as urgent as it is now. Only half a month, Tiannan has become like this, how can Feng Jueyu not be impatient...
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Speaking of this, after asking Feng Jueyu, he found out that the current situation was something that almost no one had expected. It seemed that overnight, Shangguan Mansion suddenly changed from a founding hero to a suspect with heinous crimes. Even the person at its door
The monument that read "civilians dismounted from sedan chairs, military attaches dismounted from horses" was also forcibly removed by Zhou Renguang's order.
If Mu Hongtu and Zhang Changling hadn't dealt with it and Xiao used their righteousness to forcefully remonstrate, for fear that the emperor's treatment of the founding fathers of the dynasty would chill the people below, the entire Shangguan Mansion would have been destroyed before Feng Jueyu came out from Wuyun Mountain.
Already.
Mentioning this, Feng Jueyu felt very grateful to Zhang Changling. Zhang Changling was pedantic to the point of being pedantic, but he was never vague about major matters. These people have the advantage that when they accept the truth,
Even if you hold a knife to their necks, they still dare to risk their lives to remonstrate.
The reason why Zhang Changling took the risk of offending Long Wei was because the evidence Xu Liefeng produced was not enough to prove that Shangguan Lingyun had the intention to rebel. The charges and evidence came too suddenly. Zhang Changling was trying to protect Shangguan Lingyun.
During the trouble-free process, we also sent people to investigate, and every time we found key points, either the witnesses were missing or the evidence was missing. Anyway, there was a beginning but no end, and there were full of loopholes.
It was not that Zhang Changling failed to clarify this point to Zhou Renguang, but after a few times, Zhou Renguang seemed to be carried away by the rumors and insisted on dealing with Shangguan Lingyun. As a result, the eldest princess and Zhang Changling had trouble sleeping and eating since half a month ago.
I have no intention of overturning the case for Shangguan Lingyun.
Of course, Zhang Changling alone was determined to deal with Shangguan Lingyun and Zhou Renguang, in which Mu Hongtu played a decisive role.
The Mu family's iron army moved back to the court and set up camp a hundred miles outside the city. Mu Zhonghun led Mu Qianjun, Yang Huaide, Zhao Long, Zhang Hu and others to the Tiannan Imperial Capital. Although the evidence of the crime seemed to be ironclad, Mu Hongtu and Mu Zhonghun also
They agreed to take Shangguan Lingyun away, but there was one condition: before Feng Jueyu was captured, nothing could be considered as a witness or evidence was sufficient, so Shangguan Lingyun and his family were saved.
Feng Jueyu understood that the house arrest investigation was just because Zhou Renguang had no plans to touch Shangguan Lingyun for the time being. If what he expected was true, it must be related to the treasures in the mysterious place. If the Xu family obtained the war memorial, he could also suspect it.
Zhou Renguang and Shangguan Lingyun also got a good treasure, and no one of the three of them said it over the years. They must be suspicious of each other in their hearts. The only possibility that makes Zhou Renguang dare not act rashly and Shangguan Lingyun is that he hasn't gotten the piece yet.
treasure.
Feng Jueyu, who returned to the Tiannan Imperial Capital seven days later, first went outside the courtyard and found a forest to hide the Snow-Treading Divine Horse. He changed into white clothes to disguise himself and transformed into a middle-aged man with a mustache.
The Confucian scholar came outside the courtyard.
There is no need to get closer. The outside of the courtyard is naturally heavily guarded at this moment. They are all wearing iron armor and bronze helmets, which are very powerful. The ordinary imperial guards wear gold-locked and bright armor, which is definitely not the iron armor with mottled swords and ax marks, let alone those who are only against the enemy.
The yamen, which is a bit of a deterrent to the common people, are arresting people, so Feng Jueyu is sure that these people are the Mu family's iron army.
Outside the courtyard, outside the courtyard wall where a carriage was parked, a young man in white was facing eight Mu family iron soldiers holding iron guns at the door. The eight Mu family iron soldiers guarded the door.
, the young man seemed to be trying to get in illegally, and was roaring at the eight iron soldiers.
"Bastards, do you know who I am? I am Tie Wujun, the son of Tiemei Shuangjian in Tianjian Mountain. Let me in quickly."
The eight iron soldiers looked motionless, as if they had not heard anything. One of them replied without giving any face: "Sir, the Shangguan Mansion is guarded by the Mu family army. No one can enter without General Mu's order.
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"Mu Zhonghun? How can a mere commander-in-chief be as big as Tianjian Mountain? The emperor has to rely on me, Tianjian Mountain, let alone you."
Just as he was talking, a person walked out. Feng Jueyu recognized him as Yang Rende, the vanguard of Mu Qianjun. Yang Rende came out. When he heard the reports from his subordinates, his face sank slightly and he said in a cold voice: "If Mr. Tie wants to enter,
Other courtyard, please go back to the imperial capital and ask for the emperor's handwriting, and we will let you go. If not, please don't embarrass these brothers of mine, Mr. Tie."
Seeing that Yang Rende refused to let him go, Tie Wujun could only swallow his anger, put down a hateful word, and ride back and forth in the carriage.
Only then did Feng Jueyu see that behind Yang Rende were Zhao Long and Zhang Hu. Although they were old friends, the situation in Tiannan was unclear. Although Mu Hongtu had a good relationship with Guan Lingyun, he was a typical loyal man.
Yidan, everything is based on the overall situation, and it is not convenient for me to show up for the time being.
After watching outside the courtyard for a while, Feng Jueyu sneaked into the city quietly and entered the long-lost imperial city. Everything was as prosperous as usual. The only difference was that when he came to the south of the city, there were a few more buildings outside Jishifang.
The mysterious unfamiliar face was a secret sentry sent by Zhou Renguang or Xu Liefeng, who was staring at Jishifang.
Feng Jueyu thought for a while and then came to Xiao Yuanshan's residence. To his surprise, there were hidden sentries everywhere, including official officials.
Seeing Feng Jueyu walking over from a distance, with at least a dozen eyes falling on him, Feng Jueyu understood that Tiannan was now strictly controlled by Zhou Renguang and Xu Liefeng, and even the Chengnan Gang was probably under control.
implicated.
After walking two steps and approaching Xiao Yuanshan's residence, Feng Jueyu didn't raise his head and walked forward silently. Several officials saw that Feng Jueyu seemed to be passing by and was walking very slowly. The boss suddenly became reluctant and shouted to him:
"Passers-by, get out of here quickly, or I'll put you in jail."
Feng Jueyu pretended to be frightened and ran quickly out of the street. His staggering and panicked steps aroused laughter from the group of people behind him.
Walking towards the center of the city, Feng Jueyu's face was as dark as water. It was just Jishifang and Xiao Yuanshan's residence. Shangguan Mansion was even more extreme. Before he even reached the street, he saw the streets and alleys were full of imperial guards in full formation.
These guys actually took control of the entire street, and even two adjacent streets. Several teahouses and restaurants were all requisitioned. Whether it was on the ground, on the roof, or in the attic, there were guards everywhere. This formation was considered a battle.
It would be difficult for a bird to fly in like it could reach the sky. This shows how closely Zhou Renguang guarded Shangguan Lingyun.
This time Feng Jueyu learned the lesson wisely. He did not get closer, but just looked away for a while. At this time, the figure of a farmer wearing a bamboo hat caught his attention.
"twelve?"
Feng Jueyu silently walked over and shouted in a low voice. The man paused, then pretended to pick up vegetables from the vegetable seller on the side, and then looked back at the direction where the sound came from.
Feng Jueyu winked and made a gesture. This gesture was specially taught by Feng Jueyu to the Thirteen Guards of Yanling. Apart from their brothers, only Young Master knew it. Twelve couldn't help but feel secretly happy when he saw it, and followed
Feng Jueyu came to a small alley and saw no one around. Only then did he say in surprise: "Master, are you here?"
Feng Jueyu nodded and said, "Well, what's going on in the city? Did Zhou Renguang and Xu Liefeng do it? Have you found Xiao Yuanshan?"
Twelve clenched his fists and nodded, saying: "That's the Hunjun. Xu Liefeng recently led his men around the city to capture people. His subordinates are useless. The whereabouts of Yuan Shan have not been found so far, but one thing is certain, he has not been caught.
But he ran away."
In Cunning Rabbit Three Cave, Feng Jueyu once taught Xiao Yuanshan, which resulted in the boy making more than a dozen nests. When Twelve said that Xiao Yuanshan was still safe, Feng Jueyu was not surprised.
He looked at the tightly guarded Shangguan Mansion and said, "Have you ever gone in and met with Third Aunt?"
Twelve lowered his head in shame and said: "This subordinate is useless."
Feng Jueyu didn't mean to blame, and waved his hand: "It's not that you are useless, it's that the guards here are too tight."
Twelve sighed and suddenly said: "Master, although I can't keep up with the government, I found out that Shangguan Ruowen and Shangguan Ruowu are now in the Xu family."
"What? What are they doing there?" Feng Jueyu was shocked. Could it be that these two guys were cheating?
Fortunately, what Twelve said later reassured Feng Jueyu, and Twelve said: "No, it's just that they were caught by Xu Ziyang and claimed that the two of them were missing. In fact, they wanted to torture them to extract confessions and make them give false testimony to the police.
The old man convicts you."
"What?" After Feng Jueyu heard Wu Ming's anger, it would be difficult for those two prodigal boys to turn around. If they give in, it would be troublesome. Once they testify, Mu Hongtu will not be able to protect Shangguan Lingyun.