Except for the name of Hidden Sword Pavilion being the same as before, great changes have taken place inside and outside. The owner of the pavilion, Li Man, catered to the emperor's intention and made drastic adjustments and expansions. After the death of Gongsun Auntie, she completely let go of her hands and turned the
The samurai group established to deal with Yu Chaoen turned into a huge internal security organization with nearly 5,000 people, with functions such as escort, investigation, surveillance, assassination, and intelligence.
Their targets were not only various vassal towns, but also surveillance of local officials and court officials. They had bribed many internal agents, and a large amount of intelligence was sent like snow from all directions every day.
The Hidden Sword Pavilion is only an internal name, and externally it is called the Inspectorate. It sounds bright and majestic, and seems to be similar to Yushitai, but in fact it has done many things that are outrageous to both humans and gods, such as the assassination of former prime minister Liu Yan, who was framed and demoted by Yang Yan.
He died suddenly on the way out of Beijing. In fact, he was killed by assassins from Zangjian Pavilion and his head was cut off. Of course, Liu Yan's execution had Li Shi's tacit approval.
The Cangjian Pavilion was not part of the imperial bureaucracy, but reported directly to the emperor. Li Man himself also served as the deputy general manager.
In addition, the Cangjian Pavilion also has a fixed official office. It is located in Taiji Palace. It was the original official office of the six departments of Shangshu Province. After the Shangshu Province moved to Daming Palace, the six official offices of Taiji Palace remained empty. After some repairs, it was given to Cangjian Pavilion.
A big sign for the Procuratorate's Office was hung in front of the gate.
The case that happened in Qizhou has been sent to Chang'an by flying pigeon. Li Man's face was as gloomy as water, and he stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands without saying a word. Wang Jianying was her confidant and would be her successor in the future, but she was actually
Yang Yu killed him.
Standing next to him was another deputy prison chief, also a woman, about thirty years old, named Ying Caihe. She was Li Man's confidant and was responsible for eliminating traitors.
Ying Caihe said cautiously: "Pavilion Master, the main reason is that Yang Yu wanted to leave the Hidden Sword Pavilion. In order to control him, Wang Jiantang gave him a drug. Unexpectedly, he died together with Wang Jiantang."
Li Man said coldly for a while: "Yang Yu should be silenced after completing his mission. Since he is dead, I don't care, but now I am more worried that Yang Yu may have told Sun Xiaozhen and his woman about the assassination of Li Zhengji."
, once these two people release the news, the consequences will be disastrous. We must find these two people and eliminate them completely, otherwise I will not be able to explain to the emperor."
"Bizhi collected intelligence from all sides. The woman was already four months pregnant and could not bear the long journey. Bizhi concluded that the two of them would definitely return to the capital first. Sun Xiaozhen wanted to give an explanation to her family. The woman also wanted to inquire about Yang Yu. Bizhi
We have already posted more than a dozen brothers with strong martial arts skills at Sun's Restaurant, waiting for him to come forward. In addition, I have also posted people at Qingxu Palace to arrest that woman."
Li Man was startled, "What does she have to do with Qingxu Palace?"
Ying Caihe took out Yang Yu's background card and handed it to Li Man, "The master of the pavilion will know it at a glance."
Li Man took the sign and looked at it. Yang Yu turned out to be Guo Song's senior brother. No wonder the master valued him so much and appointed him as the master of Ziqing Hall.
Li Man thought of the grievances she had with Guo Song back then, as well as the responsibilities she shouldered and the tasks the head of the family had repeatedly given her. Her thoughts became extremely clear, and she immediately ordered: "There is no need to arrest him. Once discovered, he will be punished immediately."
kill!"
Ying Caihe hesitated and asked, "What if they don't know about the assassination of Li Zhengji?"
Li Man said coldly: "I would rather kill three thousand by mistake than let one person go!"
"I humbly obey orders!"
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At noon, a passenger ship slowly approached the Caohe Pier in Xinfeng County. Sun Xiaozhen carefully helped his wife Zhao Xuan ashore. They fled Qizhou by boat, bumping along the way for two thousand miles. Zhao Xuan couldn't hold on any longer and had a fetal infection.
, Sun Xiaozhen was afraid that his master's wife would have a miscarriage and did not dare to continue traveling westward, so he decided to hide in Chang'an for a while to save the fetus, and he could inquire about his master's news.
Sun Xiaozhen was very smart. He did not go directly to Chang'an, but came to Xinfeng County to settle down his wife first.
Sun Xiaozhen did not enter the county town, so she went directly to an inn outside the city, asked for a room, and asked the innkeeper to ask for a doctor.
An old doctor surnamed Zhang checked Zhao Xuan's pulse, nodded and said: "It's true that the fetus is a little loose. It needs to be rested for a month. I have an ancestral anti-fetal prescription. If you take it for ten days, the fetus can be saved."
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The old doctor prescribed a prescription, and Sun Xiaozhen rewarded him with five taels of silver and sent him out. Then he went to grab the medicine and gave it to the assistant to help him boil the medicine.
"Master Wife, it's safe here for the time being. I'm going to the capital to inquire about the news. We have made an appointment. If I don't come back before noon tomorrow, you will leave here immediately!"
Zhao Xuan suddenly became anxious, "I don't know anyone in the capital, where do you want me to go?"
Sun Xiaozhen thought for a while and said: "You can go to the Meishou Liquor Shop in Xishi. Master's third senior brother is the proprietor of the liquor shop, named Zhang Lei. They all know me. If I write you a letter, they will believe it."
"Will someone in the capital arrest me?"
Sun Xiaozhen laughed and said, "Master, you are worrying too much. The only people who have seen you are me and Wang Jianying. Wang Jianying seems to be on some mission. He will not come to the capital. No one in the capital will know you. Just pretend to buy wine."
Already."
Zhao Xuan felt relieved when she thought that no one knew her, and said, "Xiao Zhen, be careful!"
Sun Xiaozhen patted her chest, "Don't worry! I'm a local snake, no one can catch me."
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As night fell, Sun Xiaozhen climbed over the wall from Dongshi. He was indeed a local snake. He rented a boat from Qujiang and entered the city. After entering Dongshi, he jumped ashore before reaching the dock, slipped into an alley, and hid until nightfall.
Just came out.
The restaurant of Sun Xiaozhen's parents was in Pingkangfang. Sun Xiaozhen hesitated for a moment. After all, he had been hanging out in Zangjian Pavilion for many years and knew the methods of Zangjian Pavilion very well. Maybe the people from Zangjian Pavilion were hiding near the restaurant and waiting for him!
Sun Xiaozhen did not go to Pingkangfang, but turned around and ran towards Lanlingfang. His apprentice Liang Guo's home was in Lanlingfang and he opened a horse and carriage shop there. He went to Liang Guo first to inquire about the news.
The carriage shop was closed and the surroundings were quiet. There was nothing out of the ordinary. Sun Xiaozhen ran directly to the backyard and climbed up the wall. He looked around and saw that there was nothing wrong. He jumped into the yard.
As soon as his feet landed, he heard his disciple Liang Guo shouting in the room: "Master, run quickly...ah!"
Liang Guo then screamed and fell silent. Sun Xiaozhen's liver and gallbladder were split. His apprentice must have been killed. He drew his sword and rushed forward. He saw five or six black figures rushing out of the room, and black figures appeared on the surrounding walls.
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Sun Xiaozhen immediately calmed down, turned around and ran towards the east, kicked a tree, and used the force of the rebound to jump up the wall. Suddenly, there was a huge pain in his waist and legs, and two crossbow arrows hit him at the same time.
Sun Xiaozhen couldn't stand firmly and fell down the wall. Several people on the roof shouted: "He has a Chinese medicine arrow, he can't run far!"
Sun Xiaozhen struggled to stand up, limped and ran along the street. At this time, several men in black appeared in front of her.
He turned around and ran towards a side alley.
"He has entered the alley, block him!" More than a dozen men in black chased after him.
At this time, Sun Xiaozhen's legs and waist felt itchy and numb, she felt dizzy for a while, and the poison on the crossbow arrows began to act.
After running for dozens of steps, a wall appeared in front of him, and he ran into a dead end alley.
Sun Xiaozhen was desperate. She heard footsteps a dozen steps behind her, and someone shouted: "Catch her alive and torture her about her whereabouts!"
At this time, Sun Xiaozhen could no longer stand and fell to the ground. She was so dizzy that she was about to lose consciousness.
"Master, I will protect the child for you!"
Sun Xiaozhen took a deep breath, used up the last bit of strength in her body, and wiped the sword into her neck...
"What? Sun Xiaozhen committed suicide."
Li Man slapped the table and yelled: "Useless things, trash! Idiot!"
She was so angry that she paced back and forth and asked sharply: "Where is that woman? Have you found her?"
Ying Caihe said tremblingly: "I guess that woman may not know the inside story."
"fart!"
Li Man slapped Ying Caihe in the face, causing her to take two steps back. She was so frightened that she lowered her head and did not dare to speak.
"You idiot, Yang Yu is going to take that woman with him. How could Yang Yu not hold the handle of the Cangjian Pavilion, such as the list of Zi Qingtang, the warrant from the Cangjian Pavilion ordering him to assassinate Li Zhengji, etc. Once these things are
If word spreads, the consequences will be disastrous."
"Pavilion Master, the list was found in Yang Yu's room. The assassination order may have been burned..."
Before Ying Caihe finished speaking, Li Man said grimly: "If you dare to talk back again, I will kill you!"
Ying Caihe was so excited that she didn't dare to say anything. She remembered what Li Man said yesterday, 'I would rather kill three thousand by mistake than let one person go'.
It seems that regardless of whether the woman has evidence or not, she must be killed.
Li Man walked a few steps and then said: "When they come to the capital, they will definitely ask a doctor to check the condition of the fetus first. Have you checked with medical clinics and pharmacies?"
"I have sent people from my humble position to inquire about medical clinics and all drug stores in the capital. As long as someone prescribes a prescription for anti-fetal medicine in the past two days, I can find them."
Li Man walked slowly and suddenly said: "What if they don't settle in the capital? For example, in the surrounding counties, Jingyang County, Xinfeng County or Xianyang County."