"Haha! I heard that the imperial court sent an imperial envoy to the border, and I expected that it would arrive in the next few days. I just waited and waited and still didn't come, and I couldn't help but feel anxious. But what happened to delay the imperial envoy on the way? If I had known this, I would have
You should hide in person to greet the adults!"
A cheerful voice came, and Yin Kun opened the curtain and got out of the carriage.
Suddenly, a biting cold wind poured into his crane cloak, making him shiver.
Yin Kun looked towards the speaker and saw that the other person was only wearing a black brocade robe with a red cloak in the ice and snow. He allowed the biting cold wind to rage around him, but he did not flinch.
This man was seven feet tall, with tiger eyes and sword eyebrows, and a rough and heroic face. He folded a pair of iron anvils and saluted Yin Kun.
"General Chang is too polite. I was delayed on the road for a few days, which made the general miss him." Yin Kun secretly thought to himself that this person looks like a general, and he must be the chief general who guards Yuhe Pass, Chang Yuan.
Chang Yuan was born in a poor family and was the number one martial artist in the forty-seventh year of the Great Era. He had endless manpower and superb martial arts. The border was constantly being harassed by Daxing, so the emperor asked this person to guard the border.
Originally he was only a fifth-rank official. Over the years, he has repeatedly made military exploits. Now he has been promoted to a third-rank official and was named General Huaiyuan.
Yuhe Pass is a fortress, and in the past is Daxing. If Daxing wants to sneak into Dayan, the first pass is Yuhe Pass.
Therefore, after Yin Kun inquired about the information in Fengqing Mansion, he came to Yuhe Pass. There must have been some mistakes here. I don't know which official had colluded with Daxing. This person is really hateful.
After Yin Kun looked at Chang Yuan, he felt that this man was upright and a general, and it was unlikely that he would collude with Daxing. If he had the help of this person, he might have been able to find out the rats who colluded with Daxing earlier.
However, he has always been cautious and will never conclude that a person is loyal to the court based on his character. He can only make a conclusion after many tests.
"You order people to investigate all the beggars. If you think they are suspicious, arrest them all. After the investigation is complete, let them go."
Gu Chengyu gave orders to Ming Mo who came over, and then asked Ming Yan to lift Zhou Congyuan and put him in the prison first, and then make plans after reporting to the prince.
It's just that Zhou Congyuan is also a fool this time. Since he hasn't been caught, he should hide. Unexpectedly, this person actually wants to assassinate him. Is it because he thinks his life is too long?
Gu Chengyu snorted coldly! Do you think he is a fool? Even if he can't catch those assassins, with Zhou Congyuan he can still give an explanation to His Highness.
However, Gu Chengyu never likes to give up halfway when doing things. Since these assassins are still in the capital, there is no reason to let them go.
He pondered for a moment, then stopped an officer from the Military and Horse Department and said: "Go and invite Master Peng and Master Jiang. I have something important to explain."
He had considered before that if there were too many of these assassins, they would be easily exposed and might spread out and hide.
But now that he thought about it, he felt that it was very inconvenient to convene like this. If a secret code was used, it would take a lot of time and really delay things.
If "a kind of signal bomb" is used, it can only transmit the signal over a short distance. Moreover, this method is easy to be discovered, which is really inappropriate.
Thinking about it now, it would be easiest to divide these people into several groups and spread them out to hide. And where can a large number of people be accommodated without making people suspicious?
"Sir! The official is about to come back!"
Gu Chengyu had just sent someone to summon the two of them, but within half a quarter of an hour, Peng Fang came.
Gu Chengyu nodded, "Let's wait until Jiang Sicheng comes!"
Jiang Shaohua arrived a little late. When he arrived, he saw Gu Chengyu and Peng Fang waiting for him, so he apologized repeatedly.
"I am late, sir. Please forgive me, Lord Gu!"
Gu Chengyu waved his hand, "No problem! I'm calling you here because I suddenly realized that if I continue to search like this, I'm afraid I'm doing a useless job."
Time is of the essence, but things will change if you are too late! Without asking, Gu Chengyu already knew that Jiang Shaohua and Peng Fang would not gain anything.
Jiang Shaohua glanced at Gu Chengyu and said, "Sir! We have searched all over Nancheng and Xicheng, but we have not found the assassins! It is impossible to say that the assassins were prepared and have already left the city at this moment."
Peng Fang nodded immediately after hearing this. In fact, that was exactly what he meant.
The imperial city is connected to the east, and nobles from aristocratic families live in several of the alleys. Those assassins should not have the guts to break into the mansions of aristocratic families.
Since there are many private soldiers and secret guards in the family's mansion, what kind of situation is this not just a sheep falling into a tiger's mouth?
The North City is also like the South City. There are official residences inside, and most of them are high-ranking officials and noble families. The families are very strict, so it is really not a good place to hide.
The geography of Nancheng and Xicheng is complicated, and there are many wealthy businessmen coming and going, and the personnel are chaotic, so it is very difficult to investigate.
But now that both Nancheng and Beicheng have been searched, no assassins can be found anywhere?
"I don't think so. There are seven gates in the outer city, and they have been guarded by heavy troops for a long time. Roads are required to enter and exit the city gates, and local people need to be registered. There is a moat outside the city gates. How can they be allowed to do so easily?
Can you climb out?"
Gu Chengyu glanced at Jiang Shaohua, who had his head lowered, and couldn't help but feel surprised that he proposed such a point of view.
Looking at Peng Fang, he agreed with Jiang Shaohua's words at first, but after his prodding, his face also showed a sad look, thinking that he had overturned his previous view, and Gu Chengyu turned his gaze back.
"Peng Sicheng, please bring more manpower to check the nine escort agencies in Nancheng and Xicheng. You must act quickly."
Gu Chengyu was fascinated and transferred Peng Fang out.
Peng Fang was a little puzzled when he heard this, "Sir! We have carefully investigated this escort agency and there is no suspicion."
"Have you really carefully checked? How many escorts in those escort agencies have gone out on errands? Have new escorts been added during this period? Have all the escorts identified each other? Have you really checked meticulously?
"
Gu Chengyu's expression became solemn, and his eyes gleamed with sharp light, which made Peng Fang couldn't help but feel shocked.
He immediately said seriously: "Yes!"
"If you really find something wrong, you will detain all the people from the escort agency and wait until you report it to me before making a decision!"
Peng Fang hurriedly bowed down and turned around to count the people.
Jiang Shaohua's eyes flashed slightly, and he clenched his hands at his sides, "Mr. Gu, I wonder where I want to search this time?"
Gu Chengyu looked at Jiang Shaohua with a very cold look. Jiang Shaohua waited for a long time, and couldn't help but feel a sudden change in his heart.
But for a moment, a lot of sweat appeared on his back. I don't know what Gu Chengyu meant. Could he still be suspicious of him?
Gu Chengyu not only calmed down gradually, "I was thinking about it just now, but I would like to help Jiang Sicheng go and search the major gambling houses."
Jiang Shaohua's breath tightened, "Sir! There are not many gambling houses in the capital, there are only five in total. The owners behind those gambling houses have a lot of background. If we go to check and offend these people, I'm afraid