In the inner city, it became quiet when all the troops turned to the outer city to search. Before dawn, the night became darker and darker, and the streets and alleys were in a mess. After the large army of soldiers and horses passed by, there were horse excrement and urine on the streets.
They were everywhere, being trampled and splashed by soldiers and horses, making the ground stink.
There are still checkpoints on the streets, but there are not many soldiers guarding the checkpoints. Most of them have been mobilized to search the outer city. As Lin Jue and others saw, in addition to the soldiers and horses in front of the palace, there are dozens of soldiers in the inner and outer cities.
In addition to the necessary troops to guard the city gate, nearly 100,000 troops of the imperial army were mobilized to block Lin Jue's convoy of a thousand people.
On the long street, the dark wind lanterns flickered and shone. A horse flew past, like a black lightning. The few soldiers on several levels tried to stop them, but the knights on the horse flew with green blades and fierce momentum, killing them.
They rushed to pieces. The black horse, which was several feet tall, was not an obstacle at all. It jumped over it. The soldiers were bluffing and did not dare to fight hard, so they could only watch the backs of one man and one horse in chaos.
It's enough to scold.
It only took less than half an hour. Amid the dense shade of trees ahead, a brightly lit and magnificent mansion was right in front of us. There was the Prime Minister's Mansion of Lu Zhongtian, the Prime Minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It occupies two independent streets.
There are no other luxurious mansions nearby.
A man and a horse stopped in the woods. The knight jumped off the horse, patted the black horse's shoulder and neck, and said softly: "Snowflake, good job. Stay here, I'll go do something."
The black horse seemed to understand people's language. It shook its head and tail and rubbed the knight's shoulder. The knight smiled, turned around and walked through the woods to the edge. He looked around, looked up at the big tree next to him, and jumped suddenly.
He got up and climbed up the big tree like a civet cat. After a while, a pretty face peeked out from the dense shade at the top of the tree crown. This person was none other than Bai Bing who came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to arrest someone.
This is not the first time for Bai Bing to come here to the Prime Minister's Mansion. When Lin Jue's death list was decided, Bai Bing himself had been here before. But it is obvious that the Prime Minister's Mansion is not an easy place to sneak into. Lu Zhongtian paid special attention to it.
For his own safety, in addition to the military guards in his prime minister's palace, there are also a large number of people in the world as guards to protect him and his family's safety.
Bai Bing once fought against the Zuo brothers in the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Zuo brothers were just second-rate characters in the Prime Minister's Mansion. The real masters were actually around Lu Zhongtian. That day in the green valley of the Western Mountains, Bai Bing wanted to kill him.
The leader of the team's attack was repelled by a masked old man beside him. The old man's martial arts skills were by no means inferior to his own. It can be seen from this that there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers around these people, and they must not be taken lightly.
But the situation is much better now. My husband said before coming that Lu Zhongtian will not be in the mansion tonight. As long as he is not in the mansion, there will be fewer masters and guards in the mansion. Those real masters are all around Lu Zhongtian. So, tonight
Although the Prime Minister's Mansion is still heavily guarded, it is not without opportunities.
Bai Bing took a breath and calmed down, jumped down from the big tree, and under the cover of the tree's shadow, reached dozens of steps in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion. However, he saw that the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion was closed tightly, with bright lanterns hanging in front of the door. The tall gate tower and walls
Above, there seems to be a shadowy figure wandering around. There are dense trees around the Prime Minister's Mansion, but there is a circle of open space about ten feet to the left of the wall. I want to enter from the top of the tree.
This is absolutely impossible in the Prime Minister's Mansion. As long as a person appears in the open space outside the wall, he may be discovered by the guards on the courtyard wall or watchtower.
Just when Bai Bing thought in vain and was about to try to test it, suddenly, the sound of carriages and horses was heard in the distance, and it seemed that someone was coming from the side road. Bai Bing quickly moved to a large tree on the east side of the road.
Looking behind the tree, I saw a dozen horsemen escorting a carriage turning towards the street.
Bai Bing had an idea and was ready to go. When the carriage passed by the big tree, Bai Bing threw a stone and hit the head of a horse in front of the carriage. The horse neighed in surprise and jumped up. More than a dozen cavalrymen
They all asked what was going on. The knight restrained the horse while yelling and scolding. Finally, after the pain passed, the horse returned to normal.
"This beast seems to be showing off his temper again. It's okay, it's okay." The knight said.
Everyone then returned to the carriage and galloped towards the brightly lit Prime Minister's Mansion. Only the horse pulling the carriage felt that something was wrong, because it felt that the carriage seemed heavier. Unfortunately, the horse could not speak and was beaten.
After the whip, Bai Bing hurried on. Under the base of the carriage, Bai Bing spread his arms and legs against the bottom of the carriage, sticking there like an octopus.
The carriage entered the courtyard through the corner gate and stopped on one side. Someone got out of the carriage, and someone was heard talking around them.
"Have you met Butler Tian? Do you need anything from the kids?"
A rich man's voice rang out: "I just went back to the house to take a look at it on the order of the prime minister. Mr. Yanei hasn't gone out. The prime minister is worried that he will wander around tonight, so I will come back and give him a few words."
"Going back to the Housekeeper, the Yameni Young Master didn't go out. There was a lot of chaos outside tonight. How dare you let him go out?"
"That's good, I still have to go see him. You all stay calm tonight, and nothing will happen tonight. We are arresting rebels outside, and there is a big commotion. That's all, I won't tell you this anymore. I've said it.
You don’t understand either. Lao Qi, there’s no need to unhook that chariot and horse. I’ll go back and report to the Prime Minister later. By the way, I’ll tell Sister-in-law Zhao, the housekeeper in the back hall, to make a pot of Biluochun for the Prime Minister and cover it with a warm pot.
Come on, I'll take him to serve the Prime Minister's tea. The Prime Minister is very tired tonight and needs to refresh himself, and the Prime Minister doesn't like to drink the tea outside." The steward said nagging and walked away.
The servants on the side agreed repeatedly and followed. Someone drove the carriage to the corner of the yard and parked it. Bai Bing smelled a fishy smell around him, and the horses snorted around, knowing that this was the yard.
The corner stables are located.
The person on the carriage just now sounded like a housekeeper named Tian from the Prime Minister's Mansion. He was returning to the mansion from Lu Zhongtian to see if there was any trouble in the mansion and whether Lu Tianci, the young master of the Yamen, had secretly escaped from the Prime Minister's Mansion. Obviously, Lu Zhongtian was not
Don't worry about my family, but I'm also worried about something happening in the house. I'm worried that Lu Tianci will still be running around outside tonight.
Bai Bing felt a little pity. She just heard that man said that she wanted to see Mr. Yanei, and she had the urge to follow him. Unfortunately, there were too many people around and she couldn't show up. She had to wait until everyone left.
Show up.
A horse-feeding servant poured some horse feed and water for the horse pulling the cart, and then left humming a tune. Bai Bing waited for a while, listening to the sounds of horses chewing and snorting all around, and there were mosquitoes.
The surroundings were flying around, and the heat was really uncomfortable. But I was sure that no one was around, so I just got off the horse.
The bottom of the car slowly moved out. She was startled when she saw it, because she saw a pair of eyes as big as copper bells staring at her, with a grin on her face.
But it was just a false alarm. The horse in the stable next to it heard the movement of Bai Bing coming out from under the belly of the cart and came over to check out curiously. Bai Bing glanced at the horse and quietly stood aside.
Stand up and look around.
The entire courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion is extremely spacious. I thought it was a luxurious rockery flower bed, but in fact, there is nothing special about this courtyard except that it is large. There are many trees scattered in the courtyard, the ground is flat, and there are no corridors, flower beds, etc.
It was so empty and clear at a glance. Those who didn't know it thought it was an empty sparse forest somewhere.
As the prime minister, Lu Zhongtian has robbed millions of dollars in wealth over the years, and has already become a wealthy family that can rival the country. The front courtyard is so simple, it seems that he deliberately shows his integrity and low-key. But in fact, this is not the case, this is just to protect the safety of his family.
The rockery, corridor, flower bed and trees can certainly show his wealthy status, but it is not good for the security of his home. Over the years, Lu Zhongtian has held a high position and has many enemies in the court, and there are countless feuds in private. There are many people in the world.
, the political enemies in the DPRK will find a way to get rid of Lu Zhongtian, and will send killers to attack. Therefore, Lu Zhongtian will keep the courtyard empty to minimize the possibility of these people hiding. It is just for the sake of complete protection.
Bai Bing saw people patrolling the courtyard wall and the yard from time to time. There were hundreds of people in the entire front yard. It is conceivable that once someone jumped in from the courtyard wall, they would suddenly find themselves in a barren place.
In the yard, I was stared at fiercely by more than a hundred people, and I was afraid that I would faint at that moment. Fortunately, I didn't act impulsively.
Bai Bing looked at the location, walked out of the stable and walked towards the house to the north. The people patrolling in the yard didn't seem to notice Bai Bing. Or they didn't care at all. What's so good about a person who walked out of the stable?
All he cares about is a servant who feeds the horses.
After walking from the light to the shadow, Bai Bing breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't walk from the roof here, because there were probably guards on the roof, so he could only walk back honestly. He passed the passage next to the tall front hall.
, after entering the courtyard, there is a different scene. The winding corridor leads directly to the back, the palace lanterns are swaying, and the palace is draped in red and colorful colors, giving it a very wealthy atmosphere.
Bai Bing walked up and down, jumped over the wall and entered the house, and went straight to the back house. Obviously Lu Tianci must live in the back house. But the further back, the more heavily guarded he felt. The second and third entrances were around the courtyards.
There were more guards. Fortunately, these were not too difficult for Bai Bing. With Bai Bing's Qinggong, he jumped up and down like a civet cat and made no sound. Even if he walked by them, most of them would be unaware of it.
However, after entering Sanjin, Bai Bing encountered a big problem. After entering more than a dozen houses, Bai Bing lost his way and had no idea where Lu Tianci lived. Bai Bing did not dare to easily arrest anyone and ask, once
Once his whereabouts are exposed, Lu Tianci will be immediately closely protected. Although he may not be trapped here, the matter will be ruined.
While she was wandering confusedly among the corridors of flowers and trees in the courtyard, she suddenly heard laughter coming from a distance.
"Ehehehe...Ehehehe...!"
Bai Bing's body trembled, and a smile appeared on his face.
