Chapter 1497: Dark Night Pavilion news, Shen Tang's guess
Chapter 1497: News from Dark Night Pavilion, Shen Tang’s speculation
"grown ups!"
Song Kai came to the front and bowed to salute.
"What has happened since I entered the palace yesterday to now!"
"My lord was injured yesterday and followed the dragon chariot into the palace. At that time, most of the rebels had been suppressed! Only a few people were still resisting!"
"However, there were various armies encircling and suppressing them. They persisted for less than half an hour before they all surrendered! Most of them had been killed. About one or two hundred people were not dead, but were detained by the imperial guards. Later, the Imperial City Secretary The people came and took these people away! After the Lord left, all the officials were taken into the palace by the people from the Imperial City Department."
"At that time, there were no less than 100,000 people around, so it was difficult to conduct a strict investigation.
Later, left prime minister Shi Hao and right prime minister Ye Yong discussed that Lin'an Prefecture would cooperate with the Imperial City Division to conduct a preliminary screening and release of the people, including the imperial guards stationed at the time, who were once again replaced by the palace guards who came!"
"Subsequently, all the city gates around Lin'an were sealed and no one was allowed to go in or out! All the people returned home, and no one was allowed to go in or out without an order from the government.
Moreover, some officials cooperated with the imperial guards to screen the population according to their household registration, and conduct detailed checks on secret weapons and other matters..."
Listening to Song Kai's story, Shen Tang nodded slightly, "Is it true that until now, there is still no news?
What about Dark Night Pavilion?
Is there any news?"
"Although some people have been found hiding weapons secretly or who are not listed in the household registration, we still don't have any clues about the real person behind the scenes!"
Shen Tang was not surprised by this. Although Lin'an City was under the emperor's feet, and Zhao Shen also used a lot of power to check every house, it was simply impossible to find out.
First of all, since these people have the means to gather thousands of people and gather so many weapons in Lin'an City, they must be more than just civilian forces. In this case, it is not surprising that the petty officials in the government and even the imperial army were bribed! Such verification , how to check clearly.
In addition, even at the feet of the emperor, there are too many things that can be overlooked.
In addition to the common people, Lin'an City also has the residences of many important officials of the imperial court. Even with the emperor's order, would the Lin'an Mansion or the imperial army really offend those high-ranking officials such as the Prime Minister and the Minister?
What's more, among the Marquis's Mansion, the Duke's Mansion and even the Prince's Mansion, which one can an ordinary guard or yamen afford to offend?
Therefore, it is possible to catch some small fish and shrimps that have slipped through such a search, but there is almost no hope of catching the real mastermind.
As for these small fish and shrimps, as long as the mastermind behind the scenes is not a fool, they will never be all involved. There may be only one or two leaders, and it is not surprising that everyone does not know the true identity of the person behind them.
Lin'an City is a temporary capital, and countless people come in and out every day. In addition, some people are deliberately cleaning up some traces. This assassination is likely to become an unsolved case!
"Sir, I have a brother from Dark Night Pavilion asking to see you!"
The guard outside the door whispered.
"Well, bring it in!"
After a while, a middle-aged monk entered the room!
"Seng Guang of Dark Night Pavilion, pay homage to the Pavilion Master!"
"explain!"
"According to the latest verified information, these rebels are actually members of the White Lotus Society.
Our people have verified the origins of some people, and most of them are indeed from the Wu County area! Moreover, according to the news from the Imperial City Division, many of them have the mark or certificate of the White Lotus Society on their bodies!"
Song Kai frowned, "Is it really the White Lotus Club?"
However, Shen Tang suddenly laughed loudly, "Hahaha, okay! What a borrowed knife to kill someone. It seems that the person behind this is really not simple! Dark Night Pavilion will continue to investigate and report back if there is any further information!"
"Obey the Lord's order!"
The Guang monk retreated, and Song Kai looked at Shen Tang, "Sir, you said someone borrowing a knife to kill someone is...haven't these people been confirmed to be from the White Lotus Society?"
Shen Tang sneered, "Because of this, it proves that the person behind it has great powers!"
Having said this, Shen Tang's face straightened, "Immediately send a message to Yue Lin and ask him to cooperate with our people within the White Lotus Society to investigate this matter for me."
Song Kai immediately accepted the order and left.
Shen Tang narrowed his eyes slightly and dared to assassinate Lai'an. This matter was naturally not easy.
As for the White Lotus Club, it was just treated as a sword.
As for the origins of these people, Shen Tang does not doubt the authenticity of the news from the Imperial City Division and An Ye Pavilion! In other words, these people are indeed people from the White Lotus Society, but this does not mean that this assassination was carried out by the White Lotus Society. of.
Although the White Lotus Society is difficult to wipe out, it is just a local organization similar to a cult. How powerful can they be to not only gather a thousand people in Lin'an, but also prepare the weapons for these thousands of people?
If the White Lotus Society had so much energy, would they still be hiding in Kunshan, Wu County?
Furthermore, as long as the people of the White Lotus Society are not fools, they will know that it is not a good thing to anger the imperial court at this time. Originally, the imperial court could still attack tepidly, and even Zhao'an might not be impossible.
However, if something like this happens, from Mao Ziyuan down to the White Lotus Society, there is absolutely only one way to be beheaded.
Eliminating this possibility, there is only one greater possibility, and that is that other forces have already penetrated into the White Lotus Society.
For example, some of Shen Tang’s members of the Dark Night Pavilion have become the backbone of the White Lotus Society. Then, if Shen Tang has the intention, under Shen Tang’s arrangement, this person can organize a group of White Lotus Society followers and quietly sneak into Lin’an to assassinate Zhao Shen, except for the core members of Shen Tang’s family, who would have guessed that Shen Tang was behind such an assassination?
Because, at the end of the investigation, it was just an assassination caused by people from the White Lotus Society.
This is probably the case now.
This also means that the power of the mastermind behind this time is very important. After all, whether it is the first layout in the White Lotus Society or the preparation for this assassination, it requires extremely huge power and a complete plan!
"White Lotus Society, Wei Qin... It seems that besides Ye Yong and his family, someone else was involved in this matter!"
Shen Tang said to himself.
As for Wei Qin, although Shen Tang was not familiar with him, there was certainly extremely detailed information about him in Dark Night Pavilion.
According to the news from Dark Night Pavilion, Wei Qin has never had any connection with Ye Yong's lineage, and the person in charge of the Imperial College is a famously stubborn master. Under normal circumstances, such a person, even if he really hates Shen If Tang had any objections, he would not get involved at this time.
This also means that there are other forces behind Wei Qin that can control Wei Qin.
"Could it be..." Suddenly, Shen Tang heard the conversation he had with Shi Xiang. He had indeed ignored one person, and that person was the 'Prince of Enping County' Zhao Xu!