In the side hall, almost everyone looked livid, with the only exception being Xie Juncheng. He was not livid, but a little lost.
But at this time, no one seems to be able to blame him for anything.
"Brother Hu, help with the autopsy."
Bai Yousi walked up to him with a livid face. He slightly cupped his hands to Zhou Xiaoming, the deputy left behind, who was stunned at the same place. Without waiting for a response, he immediately gave an order to his two capable subordinates. "Zhang Xing, follow me."
Zhang Xing immediately turned back and followed Bai Yousi out of the side hall.
The two of them came out of the side hall. Outside were a few patrolmen in fine clothes poking their heads, and even outside were a group of Jinwu guards and several high-ranking eunuchs who were talking about each other but suddenly shut up because someone came out of the room... Obviously
, the side hall is vast and guarded at all levels, and no one on the outermost side knows what is going on inside...
Under the warm sunshine in the winter morning, Bai Yousi lowered her head and walked past these people until she walked under the wall of the deserted side palace. She just stopped and turned around, but hesitated for a moment. But after a while, she was still wearing a small crown.
He lowered his head and spoke in a low voice:
"Zhang Xing, am I too arrogant and got things wrong?"
"No."
Zhang Xing blurted out, extremely serious, and he did not deliberately flatter him like he did last night. This was his true words. "With poison in his mouth, he was obviously well prepared, deliberately calculated, even gods can't avoid it."
Open...and the worse the situation is now, the more we must respond immediately instead of dwelling on previous mistakes and carelessness!"
"Then what should we do?" Bai Yousi still didn't look up, but looked up slightly to look at her most trusted and capable subordinate, who was now recognized as her think tank in Taichung.
"It depends on what exactly you want from the inspection?" Zhang Xing thought for a moment and immediately asked seriously.
Bai Yousi wanted to speak but stopped.
"To put it bluntly, we are imperial envoys after all, and we are from Jing'antai. You are also a noble daughter of the Bai family, and you are recognized as a noble talent. Even now, we can still do it behind closed doors.
Don't worry, just focus on the letter to Zhongcheng. We will wait for a letter from Taichung. Your father will not really do anything to us for this." When Zhang Xing saw this, he spoke quickly, but he simply said it.
Said. "But on the other hand, if you want to ask for some kind of justice and immaculate justice, with all due respect, one or two people here in Jiangdu are acting so fiercely. I'm afraid it's still the same sentence. It's definitely not about who broke the law and who
It's so simple to make a report, but there must be something hidden... It may be worthless, or it may be as valuable as a thousand pieces... So, you definitely can't find out what law enforcement is like a mountain, and the world will be clear!"
"I don't want to be a coward, nor am I going to be a Bai Qingtian." Bai Yousi finally raised his head, but his eyes were bright and he stared at the person in front of him. "Zhang Xing, my thoughts are the same as what I said last night.
Things have happened to me, and I don’t want to be a fool! What I want is for the whole development of the matter to be clear, and for me to know clearly. When things are clear, I can make my own decisions about right and wrong, and do what I can do.
Yes, do what I want to do without any confusion, let alone be someone else’s sword!"
"Well."
Zhang Xing responded immediately. "The situation is very bad now, but it is not as bad as we thought, because although they are all grieving, they are still hesitant and confused, and the news has not spread yet... So, there are two problems at the moment, one is
One is to take control of the situation immediately. Only by taking control of the situation first can we conduct investigations and do things; the other is to immediately launch a comprehensive and rapid investigation and pursuit! To achieve these two, we need to act vigorously and do the four things in order.
Something!”
"you say."
"First of all, let someone take over the palace immediately, kill first and then tell... You were right to let Brother Hu take over the body just now, but it is not enough. You must immediately let me, Qian Tang, Li Qingchen, Qin Bao and others go out together to take over the Jinwu Guards and
The remaining eunuchs and maids control the leaderless palace!"
"good."
"At the same time, during the inspection, you have to go directly to Duke Zhou and tell him that Liu Jing in front of you is fine, but since something like Eunuch Zhao has happened, you are duty-bound and determined to take on the matter... and
Tell him that we have taken over the palace and controlled it, but this is not enough. We must continue to demand power and people. We must ask Xie Mingshan and Liao En to listen to us, no matter who is missing! The tone must be serious, fierce, and
Angry! Let everyone understand that you have been plotted against and you are very angry now!"
"I have been plotted against, and I am very angry!"
"That's good... Duke Zhou may agree to you, but it's more likely that he won't agree to you, but it doesn't matter. The most important thing is to use offense as defense and keep control of the palace. Next are the two keys to the investigation."
Zhang Xing continued. "There are only two possibilities for Eunuch Zhao's behavior. One is that he has a guilty conscience and knows that he will die, so he does something before death to make everyone unhappy; the other is that he has some reasons.
, we have no choice but to cover up for others! And we have to confront each other tit for tat...Brother Hu’s work on the criminal record is fundamental, I won’t say more, there are two more things that must be done immediately!”
"Is one of them going after the female assassin?" Bai Yousi understood.
"That's right." Zhang Xing immediately responded. "Inspection, I know you must have a back-up plan for that female assassin. Regardless of whether you hid the person or returned to the mountain to look for traces again, capture the person immediately, or
The strongholds you knew were raided openly!"
"I did hide behind, and followed her to Maoshan on the other side of the river, and found a True Fire Cult stronghold." Bai Yousi responded. "After taking control of the palace, we immediately set out to cross the river and level Maoshan!
"
"No, I can't go, and I have to leave a few people for me." Zhang Xing shook his head and pointed to himself. "Don't forget, there is one more thing to do, that is, I have to stay here for you in the palace.
Check the accounts... No matter what the reason is, the two heads of the palace died suddenly, which means there must be something wrong in the palace. And if we float down the boat, it is impossible for them to clean up the head and tail in a short time! You go arrest them, I will do it.
Check the accounts and we will definitely find out the reason!"
"good."
When Bai Yousi heard this, without hesitation, he directly held his sword and turned back to the side hall.
Zhang Xing did not follow, but instead raised his head, holding the knife without the holster in his waist, and walked directly towards the group of eunuchs and Jinwu guards. The latter saw Zhang Xing approaching with a stern face and held the knife, and they were obviously a little disturbed.
However, halfway through the journey, the tall Baishou of Jingantai suddenly stopped a few dozen steps in front of the side hall door, then turned around and walked in the other direction. There, Mr. Zhou Xingfan, who was only eighteen or nineteen years old, was standing there.
He must have just tied up his horse and came in, so he didn't know anything.
"Exemplary conduct!"
Zhang Xing greeted from afar in a low voice. "This is the important place of the palace, come here quickly!"
Zhou Xingfan raised his head and looked at Zhang Sanlang, who he had played with all day yesterday and who came to the door this morning and asked him to come out first. He greeted him blankly: "Brother Zhang San, what's going on in the palace? My father is still in there, do you want me to come out?"
Go in?"
"I know your father is inside!" Zhang Xing took a few steps forward and continued to lower his voice. "But something unexpected happened now, so I'm not in a hurry to go in... But I have something urgent here, but I can't get away. How can I
I can't spare you the trouble. Do me a favor first. Go to our station to find the patrolman named Han who is staying behind, and then take him to wait in front of the arsenal. We need to open the arsenal to get some ordnance for use."
Zhou Xingfan was obviously still hesitant.
"Thank you very much." Zhang Xing said, stepping forward and holding the other person's hand. "I really can't keep him apart from you."
Zhou Xingfan finally nodded, but hurriedly walked away, not even forgetting to give Zhang Xing a hand before walking.
Zhang Xing watched the other party leave, and heard the hurried footsteps in the side hall behind him. Qian Tang and others led the patrols to swarm out, and then turned to the panic-stricken group of palace eunuchs and Jinwu guards officers, and came to stand in front of them.
On the steps, although he was condescending, his tone was unexpectedly calm:
"Don't be nervous, everyone. The disputes between the big shots are none of your business. The imperial court will never wrongly accuse anyone, and we, as imperial envoys, will not easily lock up innocent people... The key now is to seal off the palace and keep everyone safe.
All doors must be locked, and no one is allowed to open or close without permission without the white ribbon; the Jinwu guards, chamberlains, and maids in the palace all have to verify the names and names of the real persons; the inventory must also be checked... Don't worry, it won't be a problem if the small amount doesn't match up.
We are not here to investigate this, but if you dare to resist the imperial decree, no matter who it is, we must strictly enforce the law. But is there anything you don’t understand?"
While they were talking, Qian Tang and others had already come over with their swords drawn and stood in a row with Zhang Xing.
Under such heavy pressure, the officers of the Jinwu Guard did not have any extra thoughts and handed over their hands. However, several high-ranking eunuchs were obviously hesitant.
Then, one of the older eunuchs finally faced each other at the urging of his colleagues: "Everyone, what is Jing'antai coming to investigate? Of course we have to cooperate, but what happened to Eunuch Zhao? Is there any explanation? Should we wait?
Waiting for his results or words?”
Zhang Xing nodded, actually stepped aside to get out of the way, then held the knife with one hand and pointed into the hall with the other hand: "This father-in-law asked us how many white ribbons were patrolling, how did we know? However, you saw it with your own eyes early in the morning,
Nowadays, the most influential people in Jiangdu are all inside... If this father-in-law has any questions, why don’t you go in and ask them yourself? "
The elderly eunuch laughed dryly and quickly shook his head: "This white-shoued man is joking...how am I qualified to go in and ask this? I'd better go back to the left corridor quickly, call up a few monkey cubs, and check the horses before we talk."
Zhang Xing immediately stretched out his hand to signal the other party to act immediately.
The eunuch had no choice but to walk away, and the surrounding eunuchs and officers also dispersed.
Zhang Xing no longer had any scruples and turned around to face the others: "The matter is urgent and serious. The palace must be tightly sealed. Anyone below level seven who makes the slightest mistake will be killed immediately. Take control of the situation, starting from the fourth gate and working your way inward!"
"
The few people were so complacent with Bai Yousi's words that they had no time to wonder why Zhang Xing was giving the order, but they all nodded and walked away in all directions.
After everyone dispersed, Zhang Xingfu came back to the palace.
As soon as he entered the side hall, he saw Bai Yousi pulling out the long sword in his arms. The sword flashed and he couldn't see the way at all. A table table several feet away was shattered on the spot, and then he heard the news.
The female inspector had a fit in the palace:
"Liao Zhushou! You are also from Jing'an Taichung, so you must know the rules. When will it be Zhu Shou's turn from Dongzhen Fusi to make a decision in front of the inspection of Zhongzhen Fusi?! If you are really dissatisfied, follow the rules of Taichung and do it
After all, why bother messing with me by talking about the integration of Jiangdu and the capital and using officialdom? Don’t you know what family law is?!"
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and Zhou Xiaoming, who was dressed in casual clothes, suddenly said: "Niece Xian has successfully condensed the elixir, has she started visualizing external objects?"
"That's right." Bai Yousi looked back at each other with a sword in his hand, facing each other coldly. "So, who else would you rather me in this matter? Please don't hesitate, Duke Zhou!"
"Then I'll leave this matter to you for the time being." Zhou Xiaoming nodded. "I'll wait for your results...but don't always scare people with your status as an imperial envoy and your own cultivation."
"This is natural." Bai Yousi also softened his tone.
Zhou Xiaoming sighed, shook his head, turned around and walked out of the palace. He walked to the entrance of the palace and looked around. He was surprised again for a moment, and then looked at Zhang Xing standing on the threshold: "Where is my son? Isn't he letting his horse go?"
Is it? Isn’t it here yet?”
"Report to Duke Zhou." Zhang Xing handed over his hand. "That's it. We were about to seal off key points in the palace, but we were short of manpower. However, I hit it off with Duke Zhou, and we were like close brothers, so I enlisted his help to receive the arsenal.
Maybe I'm still busy... Why don't I, from Wanbei, accompany Duke Zhou back home first?"
Zhou Xiaoming was stunned for a while, then shook his head: "No, I don't believe that I can meet an assassin when I go home."
With that said, the de facto leader of Jiangdu took a few steps outside with his hands behind his hands. He heard the noise outside in the distance, and knew that the Jinyi patrol group was gathering and controlling the palace, but he couldn't help but sigh and turned around.
He glanced at Zhang Xing, who was standing on the threshold, and Bai Yousi, who was chasing him out, and then shook his head again: "Jing'an Terrace produces talents!"
With that said, he finally left on his own.
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