"I heard that you have a lot of contacts with King Yong. Why..."
Xia Shang interrupted Yue Lingbo: "Anyway, you have to be more cautious. The capital is far more complicated than you think, and King Yong will never let you simply kill Li Xiangyang if he wants to win over you."
Yue Lingbo sighed softly: "Hey, since you have made up your mind, I can't say anything more. You should be the same, be more careful, and inform you at all times if there is any danger."
In this way, Xia Shang and the Shuiyue Villa group parted at the entrance to Kyoto.
Xiao Shan followed Xia Shang.
The two of them watched the team at Shuiyue Villa gradually go away. Xiao Shan asked Xia Shang softly in his ear: "Leader, where are we going now?"
"Where are you going?" Xia Shang frowned and fell into thought.
He really hadn't thought about this problem well, because the return to the capital happened so suddenly. Xia Shang never thought that he would return to the capital so soon, so he never thought about where he was going after returning to the capital.
It stands to reason that Xia Shang had many places to go in the capital. Whether it was the mansion in the capital or the yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, they were all places Xia Shang could go.
But if you think about it with your toes, you will know that the current situation in the capital is very delicate, and all forces are in high tension. Whether he, the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who is not a high-ranking official, is dead or alive is also very interesting.
of.
People and places in the capital that have had relations with Xia Shang must be under the surveillance of many informants at this time.
If you go back to your previous place, you risk being discovered.
Although, even if Xia Shang's whereabouts were exposed, there would not be any direct threat, but considering his main purpose, it is not a good thing to expose himself at this time.
After thinking for a while, Xia Shang decided to find a place to stay in the capital first, and then think about what to do, and listen to the opinions of the people in the capital in a restaurant.
…
Half an hour later, Xia Shang and Xiao Shan checked into an unnamed inn. Because it was close to the south entrance of the city, there were a lot of guests coming and going. Most of them were traveling businessmen.
However, due to the heavy snowfall in the past two days, these business travelers had to stay in Beijing and spend a lot of money to stay in hotels. Everyone looked sad and thought about how much profit they would make from this trip.
After settling down, it was already dusk. Because the university was closed and the sun couldn't penetrate, the sky became dark very early.
Xia Shang and Xiao Shan were sitting in the corner of the hall downstairs, ordering three or two side dishes, eating while listening to the conversations of the people around them, and thinking quietly about what was going to happen next.
Xiaoshan has only one mission, which is to get in touch with his son.
However, this Xiaoshan was really incompetent. Apart from following Xia Shang to save his life, there was no reliable news from beginning to end.
"You have to think carefully about what kind of method you can use to make me feel your usefulness. If the news I get only says that your son is in the capital and there is no more useful content, then I may have to think about it.
The value of having you around.”
Xia Shang was eating peanuts, looking at the snowflakes outside the window, and seemed to be talking idly.
Xiao Shan lowered his head, his pupils shrank slightly, and remained silent.
Both of them were somewhat silent, and the voices from another table not far away gradually became clearer.
The two men at the table next to them were still two men. Their clothes and manners were different from the others in the store. Listening to their conversation, one could tell that these two men should be government officials in this part of the capital.
And what they were talking about was exactly what happened when the prince was buried.
Because during the prince's burial, many officials were deployed in Kyoto.
The prince's body returned to Beijing a week ago, and it took seven days to complete various matters.
Judging from the time, the prince's funeral was too rushed, so the officials involved were very tired.
Today was their first day off, and they didn't even want to go back home. They just stayed in the inn for a comfortable night.
The two of them talked about state affairs for a while, complained about home for a while, and were both half drunk.
Xia Shang listened for a long time and didn't know whether what they said was true or not. He just felt that the prince's affairs were handled carelessly.
Looking at the current state of the capital, it seems that the death of the prince has not affected much. Imagining Li Xin's former glory, Xia Shang felt a little emotional in his heart. He took a big sip of wine silently and murmured to himself: "I want to
It was so beautiful at the beginning, but I didn't expect that seven days later, this person would be gone from this world."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a loud "bang" at the door opposite. The door panel of the inn was kicked out and landed in front of the two nearest tables of unlucky people.
All the food and wine on the table fell to the floor.
Before anyone could react, five policemen in official uniforms, who did not know what government they were from, showed their sabers and walked in menacingly.
Seeing this formation, the shopkeeper and the waiter both wisely hid behind the counter.
This is an inn with no name. It is on the edge of the capital. The people who come and go are not noble people. They are all frightened when they see such an imposing official.
Five officers, two guarding the door, and three walked straight up to the two drunkards who had just spoken, and grabbed their collars respectively.
"What were you talking about just now?"
The leading officer stared at the two people and asked coldly.
"Which yamen are you from? Do you know who I am?!"
The two people who were arrested obviously hadn't woken up from their half-drunk state, and they tried to break away aggressively.
No one expected that after just such a conversation, the speaker would be slammed down on the table, and another person would chop him with a knife.
"puff!"
Blood splattered, heads fell to the ground, and the whole inn was in chaos.
Before the chaotic sounds broke out, the official shouted loudly: "Shut up!"
After such a sound, some people were so frightened that they peed and collapsed on the ground, but no one dared to make another sound.
Seeing his companion's head still spinning on the ground, the other one woke up completely, crying and begging for mercy, bursting into tears.
The official didn't even look, he glanced at everyone, and then winked at the two people at the door.
The two officers at the door took out a notice and posted one on the inside and the outside. Then the leader said: "Whoever dares to talk about the royal family again will be punished!"
As he said this, another wave of hands raised the knife, and another head also fell off!
The waiter was so frightened that he fainted, and everyone around him was trembling, not even daring to take a breath.
The official was very satisfied with the expressions of the people around him. He looked up and down, left and right, and said word by word: "There have been a lot of crazy words in Kyoto recently. If you want to live in Kyoto, you have to keep your eyes open and cover your eyes."
Tighten your ears. Your Majesty has ordered that anyone who lies in Kyoto will be killed without mercy! Those who report meritorious service will be rewarded with silver..."
At the end of his words, the official's eyes suddenly glanced at Xia Shang in the corner, his brows gradually furrowed, and he walked towards Xia Shang.