In the side hall, almost everyone looked livid, with the only exception being Xie Juncheng. He was not livid, but a little lost.
But at this time, no one seems to be able to blame him for anything.
"Brother Hu, help with the autopsy."
Bai Yousi walked up to him with a livid face. He slightly cupped his hands to Zhou Xiaoming, the deputy left behind who was stunned at the same place. Without waiting for a response, he immediately gave orders to his two capable subordinates. "Zhang Xing, follow me."
Zhang Xing immediately turned back and followed Bai Yousi out of the side hall.
The two of them came out of the side hall. Outside were a few patrolmen in fine clothes poking their heads, and even outside were a group of Jinwu guards and several high-ranking eunuchs who were talking about each other but suddenly shut up because someone came out of the room... Obviously , the side hall is vast and guarded at all levels, and no one on the outermost side knows what is going on inside. .
Under the warm sunshine in the winter morning, Bai Yousi lowered her head and walked past these people until she walked under the wall of the deserted side palace. She just stopped and turned back, but hesitated for a moment. But after a while, she, wearing a small crown on her head, still He lowered his head and spoke in a low voice:
"Zhang Xing, am I too proud and got things wrong?"
"No."
Zhang Xing blurted out, extremely serious, and he did not deliberately flatter like last night. This was his sincerity. "With poison in his mouth, he is obviously prepared and deliberately calculated. Even gods can't avoid it... Moreover, the worse the situation is now, the more we must respond immediately instead of dwelling on previous mistakes and carelessness! "
"Then what should we do?" Bai Yousi still didn't look up, but looked up slightly to look at herself, her most trusted subordinate and now recognized as her think tank in Taichung.
"It depends on what exactly you want from the inspection?" Zhang Xing thought for a moment and immediately asked seriously.
Bai Yousi wanted to speak but stopped.
"To put it bluntly, we are imperial envoys after all, and we are from Jing'antai. You are also a noble daughter of the Bai family, and you are recognized as a noble talent. Even now, we can still do it behind closed doors. Don't worry, just focus on the letter to Zhongcheng. We will wait for a letter from Taichung. Your father-in-law will not really do anything to us for this." Seeing this, Zhang Xing spoke quickly, but simply opened his mouth. speak. "But on the other hand, if you want to ask for justice and fairness, with all due respect, one or two people in Jiangdu are acting so fiercely. I'm afraid it's still the same sentence. It's not about who broke the law and who did it. The report is so simple, there must be something hidden... It may be worthless, or it may be as heavy as a stone... So, you definitely can't find out anything about law enforcement and clear things!"
"I don't want to be a coward, nor am I going to be a Bai Qingtian." Bai Yousi finally raised his head, but his eyes were bright and he stared at the person in front of him. "Zhang Xing, my thoughts are the same as what I said last night - things have happened in front of me, and I don't want to be a fool! What I want is for the whole development of the matter to be clearly understood and let me know clearly. When things are solved, It’s clear, right and wrong, I make my own decisions, do what I can and do what I want to do, there will be no confusion, and I don’t want to be someone else’s sword!”
"Well."
Zhang Xing responded immediately. "The situation is very bad now, but it is actually not as bad as they thought, because although they are all grieving, they are still hesitant and confused, and the news has not spread yet... Therefore, there are two problems at the moment. One is to take control of the situation immediately. , only by taking control of the situation first can we conduct investigations and do things; the other is to immediately launch a comprehensive and rapid investigation and pursuit! And to do these two, we need to act resolutely and do four things in order!"
"you say."
"First of all, let people take over the palace immediately, kill first and then tell... You were right to let Brother Hu take over the body just now, but it is not enough. You must immediately let me, Qian Tang, Li Qingchen, Qin Bao and others go out together to take over the Jinwu Guards and The remaining eunuchs and maids control the leaderless palace!"
"good."
"At the same time, during the inspection, you have to go directly to Duke Zhou and tell him that Liu Jing in front of you is fine, but since something like Eunuch Zhao has happened, you are bound to take on the matter and are determined to take on the matter... and Tell him that we have taken over the control of the palace, but this is not enough. We must continue to demand power and people, and we must ask Xie Mingshan and Liao En to listen to us. It will not work without anyone! The tone must be serious, fierce, and Angry! Let everyone understand that you have been plotted against, and now you are very angry!"
"I was already plotted against, and I was very angry!"
"That's good... Duke Zhou may agree to you, but it's more likely that he won't agree to you, but it doesn't matter. Use offense as defense and retaining control of the palace is the most important. Next are the two keys to the investigation." Zhang Xing continued. "There are only two possibilities for Eunuch Zhao's behavior. One is that he has a guilty conscience and knows that he will die, so he does something before death to make everyone unhappy; the other is that he has no choice but to do something for others because of some reasons. People cover up! And we have to confront each other tit for tat...Brother Hu’s work on the punishment is fundamental, so I won’t say more. There are two more things that must be done immediately!"
"Is one of them going after the female assassin?" Bai Yousi understood.
"Not bad." Zhang Xing responded immediately. "Inspection inspection, I know you must have a back-up plan for that female assassin. No matter whether you hid the person or went back to the mountains to look for traces again, you should capture the person immediately or openly raid the strongholds you know! "
"I did hide behind her, and followed her to Maoshan on the other side of the river, and found a True Fire Sect stronghold." Bai Yousi responded. "After taking control of the palace, we immediately dispatched to cross the river and level Maoshan!"
"No, I can't go, and there are still a few people left for me." Zhang Xing shook his head and pointed at himself. "Don't forget, there is one more thing to do, that is, I have to stay here in the palace to check the accounts for you... No matter what the reason is, the two heads of the palace suddenly died, which means there must be something wrong in the palace, and we Fuzhou And, it’s impossible for them to clean up the whole thing in a short time! You go arrest them, I’ll check the accounts, and I’ll definitely be able to find out the reason!”
"good."
When Bai Yousi heard this, without hesitation, he directly held his sword and turned back to the side hall.
Zhang Xing did not follow. Instead, he raised his head, held the knife in his waist without a holster, and walked directly towards the group of eunuchs and Jinwu guards. The latter saw Zhang Xing approaching with a knife on his face, and he was obviously a little worried. commotion.
However, halfway through the journey, the tall Baishou of Jingantai suddenly stopped a few dozen steps in front of the side hall door, then turned around and walked in the other direction. There, Mr. Zhou Xingfan, who was only eighteen or nineteen years old, was standing there. Coming towards me - he must have just tied up his horse and came in, so he didn't know anything.
"Exemplary conduct!"
Zhang Xing greeted from afar in a lowered voice. "The palace is very important, come here quickly!"
Zhou Xingfan raised his head and looked at Zhang Sanlang, who he had played with all day yesterday and who came to the door this morning and asked him to come out first. He greeted him blankly: "Brother Zhang San, what's going on in the palace? My father is still in there, do you want me to come out?" Go in?"
"I know your father is inside!" Zhang Xing took a few steps forward and continued to lower his voice in response. "But something unexpected happened now, so I'm not in a hurry to go in... But I have an urgent matter here, but I can't get away. Could you please do me a favor and go to our station to find the patrolman surnamed Han who is staying behind? Ride over and take him to wait in front of the arsenal? We need to open the arsenal to get some ordnance for use."
Zhou Xingfan was obviously still hesitant.
"Thank you." Zhang Xing said, stepping forward and holding the other person's hand. "I really can't separate myself here."
Zhou Xingfan finally nodded, but hurriedly walked away, not even forgetting to give Zhang Xing a hand before walking.
Zhang Xing watched the other party leave, and listened to the hurried footsteps in the side hall behind him. Qian Tang and others led the patrols to swarm out, and then turned to the panic-stricken group of palace eunuchs and Jinwu guards officers, and came to stand in front of them. On the steps, although he was condescending, his tone was unexpectedly calm:
"Don't be nervous, everyone. The disputes between the big shots are none of your business. The imperial court will definitely not accuse anyone unjustly. As imperial envoys, we will not easily lock up innocent people... The key now is to seal off the palace and keep everyone safe. All doors must be locked, and no one is allowed to open or close without the white ribbon; the Jinwu guards, chamberlains, and maids in the palace all have to check the names and identities; the inventory must also be checked... Don't worry, it doesn't matter if the small amount doesn't match up. We are not here to investigate this, but if you dare to resist the imperial decree, no matter who it is, we must strictly enforce the law. But is there anything else you don’t understand?"
While they were talking, Qian Tang and others had already come over with their swords drawn and stood in a row with Zhang Xing.
Under such heavy pressure, the officers of Jinwu Guard didn't have any extra thoughts and handed over their hands. However, several high-ranking eunuchs were obviously hesitant.
Then, one of the older eunuchs finally faced each other at the urging of his colleagues: "Everyone, what is Jing'antai coming to investigate? Of course we have to cooperate, but what happened to Eunuch Zhao? Is there any explanation? Should we wait? Waiting for his results or words?”
Zhang Xing nodded, actually stepped aside to get out of the way, then held the knife with one hand and pointed into the hall with the other hand: "This father-in-law asked us about several white-sanded and patrolling riders. How did we know? However, you saw it with your own eyes early in the morning. Now all the most influential people in Jiangdu are inside... If this father-in-law has any questions, why don’t you go in and ask them yourself? "
The elderly eunuch laughed dryly and quickly shook his head: "This white-shoued man is joking... How am I qualified to go in and ask this? I'd better go back to the left corridor quickly, call up a few monkey cubs, and check the horses before talking."
Zhang Xing immediately stretched out his hand to signal the other party to act immediately.
The eunuch had no choice but to walk away, and the surrounding eunuchs and officers also dispersed.
Zhang Xing no longer had any scruples and turned around to face the others: "The matter is urgent and serious, the palace must be tightly sealed. Anyone below level seven who makes the slightest mistake will be killed immediately. Take control of the situation, starting from the fourth gate and working your way inward!" "
The few people were so complacent with Bai Yousi's words that they had no time to care about why Zhang Xing was giving the orders, but they all nodded and walked away in all directions.
After everyone dispersed, Zhang Xingfu came back to the palace.
As soon as he entered the side hall, he saw Bai Yousi pulling out the long sword in his arms. The sword flashed and he couldn't see the way. A table table several feet away was shattered on the spot, and then he heard the sound of the sword. The female inspector broke out in the palace:
"Liao Zhushou! You are also from Jing'an Taichung, so you must know the rules. When will it be Zhu Shou's turn from Dongzhen Fusi to make a decision in front of the inspection of Zhongzhen Fusi?! If you are really dissatisfied, follow the rules of Taichung and do After all, why bother talking about Jiangdu becoming one and using officialdom to provoke me? Don’t you know what family law is?!"
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and Zhou Xiaoming, who was dressed in casual clothes, suddenly said: "Niece Xian has successfully condensed the elixir, has she started visualizing external objects?"
"Not bad." Bai Yousi looked back at each other with a sword in hand, facing each other coldly. "So, who else would I rather take this matter? Please don't hesitate, Duke Zhou!"
"Then I'll leave this matter to you for the time being." Zhou Xiaoming nodded. "I'll just wait for your results...but don't always scare people with your status as an imperial envoy and your own cultivation."
"This is natural." Bai Yousi also softened his tone.
Zhou Xiaoming sighed, shook his head, turned around and walked out of the palace. He walked to the entrance of the palace and looked around. He was surprised again for a moment, and then looked at Zhang Xing standing on the threshold: "Where is my son? Isn't he letting his horse go?" Isn’t it here yet?”
"Report to Duke Zhou." Zhang Xing responded with his hand. "It's like this. We were about to seal off all the key points in the palace, but we were short of manpower. However, Mr. Zhou and I hit it off as close brothers, so I asked him to help with the arsenal. I might still be busy... It's not as good as me from Wanbei. Come and accompany Zhou Gong back home first?"
Zhou Xiaoming was stunned for a while, then shook his head: "No, I don't believe that I can meet an assassin when I go home."
As he said this, the de facto leader of Jiangdu took a few steps outside with his hands behind his hands. He heard the noise outside in the distance. He knew that the Jinyi patrol team was gathering and controlling the palace, but he couldn't help but sigh and turned around. He glanced at Zhang Xing who was standing on the threshold and Bai Yousi who was chasing him out, and then shook his head again: "Jing'an Taiwan has talents!"
With that said, he finally took care of himself and left.
PS: Recommend a book, imaginary history and spiritual revival, Master Mao Ti’s new book - "Tang Qi Tan"
