Lu Fangxuan calmed down after a while, and said to the soldier: "Don't be nervous, it's no big deal. Your general and I will go take a look together."
Lu Fangxuan left the military camp and looked from a distance on his horse. He saw a dozen officers and soldiers walking back and forth under the city gate. Someone even set up a crossbow on the city tower. Several people were preparing to raise the suspension bridge, as if they were about to fight.
The officer frowned. Without waiting for Lu Fangxuan's instructions, he galloped over. The suspension bridge had been suspended for half a foot. He hurriedly reined in his horse and shouted to the other side: "What kind of medicine did your inspection department take? How dare you seal it on your own?" city!"
Inspector Jiang came from the side, bowed and replied: "I never dare to do anything without permission, I only follow the orders from above." Lu Sijin said that there were assassins appearing in many places in Nanjing, so the city was closed for a day to search for their footprints. Be prepared for something unexpected.”
Lu Fangxuan also came up behind him, stopped his horse, and hurriedly waved to Jiang Tian.
"Oh, Mr. Lu Yue." Inspector Jiang said with a smile, "You are here."
"Look, I'm not an outsider, why would you still suspect that I'm an assassin?" Lu Fangxuan's tone was now tactful, "It's okay to make a slight exception, but it doesn't violate the rules."
Inspector Jiang took two steps back and handed over his hand again: "Jiang really can't bear the blame. If Mr. Lu has something urgent, just ask me to report it to Magistrate Ye."
Lu Fangxuan curled his lips and could only sigh: "Since Jiang's inspection refuses to let him go, I might as well wait in the camp."
He opened the big tent, walked into the hall, gritted his teeth, and slammed the table with his fist.
"Master Lu, don't be angry..."
"How did Liu Dang know?" Lu Fangxuan let out a sullen breath, "They have a lot of talented people there..."
"Prince Wanjun should know, right...?"
"I'm not afraid of Liu Dang, I'm just afraid that he will know! If he knows, he will be in trouble..." Lu Fangxuan said with anxiety, "I hope Commander Zheng can turn things around..."
"What?" Zheng Shiyan stood up in a panic under the gaze of the officers in the hall, "Can't you send the letter?"
"What's going on?" Everyone came up one after another.
"Maybe the Liu Party knew our intentions and sealed off Nanjing in advance." The man explained helplessly.
Zheng Shiyan thought of Lu Fangxuan's previous words and suddenly woke up and said: "Did Wan Dang ever know about it?"
"They shouldn't know..."
"No," Zheng Shiyan immediately shook his head, "We can't ignore Wandang, our old rival! It's best to ask someone first."
He continued: "We can't enter the emperor's place and we can't communicate; Wan Dang won't tell the truth. Ye Yongjia...he is Liu Dang, so I'm afraid he won't help us." Zheng Shiyan raised his head and said, "Think about it, do you have any questions? Can we talk to you?"
After everyone listened, they all looked sad and helpless, and fell into a long period of calm. Zheng Shiyan couldn't help it anymore. He ran into the house and looked at the clock, then came back and looked at the sky. The sun was almost setting.
"Shi Xiushen." Someone suddenly said this name.
"Who?" Although Zheng Shiyan was not familiar with him, he became excited when he heard his name.
"The former commander of the imperial army. He was ill, so he asked Lu Ying to come up the mountain. I remember such an incident."
"Where does he live?" Zheng Shiyan was quite anxious.
"You live in the west of the city, it's easy to see."
As soon as he said this, the people around him smiled in relief.
"Okay," Zheng Shiyan was relieved, "but...I am not good at talking. If I ask people to do things, I will be a little inferior to others. Are any of you willing to go?"
"Those of us are not even considered leaders. To discuss with such a high-ranking official, we have to be qualified no matter what."
Zheng Shiyan tugged at the collar of his clothes and looked around the entire meeting hall, "Why don't you invite Qi Zi back first to help you?"
After hearing this, all the generals looked at each other in confusion and said yes.
Qi Zi lives in a nearby alley. Zheng Shiyan had only had a few bowls of tea when he saw two soldiers arriving with Qi Zi, and hurried forward to greet them.
"Commander Qi, are you back again?" Zheng Shiyan held his arm, "Isn't what I said true..."
Qi Zi sneered and said, "When Mr. Lu comes back, be sure not to abandon Qi Zi again."
Zheng Shiyan smiled and did not answer, but changed the subject: "We are talking seriously. Now that the city gate is sealed, all parties may have different intentions. You'd better go to the west of the city, Shi Xiu Shen, to see if he knows something about the inside story. If If Wan Dang is true to his word, he will attack me in Yue Mansion, so he begs him to inform Liu Dang to counterattack. Don't worry, someone will show you the way, and you can be there in a moment."
Qi Zi laughed and said: "Commander Zheng knows that Mr. Qi likes to deal with Wan Dang the most. Leave this matter to me. Commander Zheng can sleep peacefully tonight."
"Okay, let's go!" Seeing Qi Zi's enthusiasm, he said nothing more, arranged for someone to be his guide, and went with him.
Shi Xiushen's body has always been healthy and he will not suffer from any serious illness. Although he still had to put on a show, he was stuck at home all day long, unable to find anyone to talk to, and felt very irritated. At noon today, he suddenly remembered that Ye Yongjia, the prefect of Nanjing, was an old acquaintance, so he went to visit the government office.
"Is Mr. Ye here?" Shi Xiushen asked as he bumped into a scribe.
The man heard that his voice was rough and his face was tough, and he didn't look like someone who was easy to mess with, so he said in a low voice: "Master Ye is in the study, you can just go."
"Okay, let's go." Shi Xiu Shen didn't even look at him and just walked into the Yamen.
At this time, Ye Yongjia was drowsy by all the official duties and was already very sleepy. He was about to take a nap when he saw a strong man with a beard coming towards him outside the window - however, Magistrate Ye did not recognize this person. However, he still woke up and reluctantly opened the door.
"Prefect Ye!" Shi Xiushen looked at the confused man and laughed.
"Are you...?" Ye Yongjia was slightly familiar with this face, but had almost forgotten about it.
Shi Xiushen came closer and pointed at his face: "Shi Xiushen, who is in charge of the Imperial Army! Shi Xiushen, the Imperial Guard!"
Ye Yongjia is still puzzled.
He smiled: "Your memory is not very good! I helped you break the city in Chenzhou and interrogate Lu Deguang...do you remember this time?"
Ye Yongjia suddenly smiled widely, slapped his forehead, and said excitedly: "Yes! Brother Mingzhen, right?"
Shi Xiushen bowed and said, "That's right for me!"
Magistrate Ye held his arm and said, "How could I have forgotten you, the great benefactor who allowed me to live? I'm so ashamed, so ashamed. Please come into the study and talk about it!"
Shi Xiushen followed him in, took a stool and sat down. When he saw Ye Yongjia, he said, "Master Shi, you look a lot older... ten years ago, right? It's also thanks to Shi Sijin that he didn't put me in Chenzhou." Report evil deeds to the imperial court, otherwise the party in Nanjing will be forced to overthrow me!"
"You are working for General Liu. They don't dare to act recklessly." Shi Xiushen said casually.
Ye Yongjia was heartbroken by these unintentional words. He gradually frowned and sighed bitterly.
