"Cruising is really fun, isn't it? Sister Yue'er." Xiang Lian'er got out of the cabin.
"It's really interesting. I've seen the whole capital. Hey, where's the knife?" After He Yue'er landed, she found that the shadow puppet show was coming to an end. A female doll was holding a basket and began to ask for rewards, but Yi Xiaodao was not seen.
Xiang Lian'er curled her lips: "Maybe I can't wait any longer, so I'll go back first. Let's go back too."
"Yeah" He Yue'er responded and walked towards the inn with Xiang Lian'er.
Yi Xiaodao followed the two of them. People on both sides began to turn off their lights. It was almost curfew time. The two men wrapped in black cloaks still avoided the lights and kept on walking.
Yi Xiaodao raised his head and looked forward: "Ahead is the inner city, where the government offices are. Are these two people from the government? But why are they wearing black cloaks?"
The two people in front showed no intention of stopping. Yi Xiaodao sighed: "Oh, it has nothing to do with me, a commoner. Maybe I was being chased by Kong Bao, which made me a little nervous." After saying that, Yi Xiaodao turned around and prepared. Went back to the inn.
Just when Yi Xiaodao was about to turn around and leave, the two of them jumped up, jumped onto a house, and started running on the eaves.
"Thief!" A word flashed through Yi Xiaodao's mind, and he suddenly became energetic. "If you catch the thief, the curfew will be fine. Go see where they are going to steal, and then report it to the official! Maybe you can even get a reward!" "Yi Xiaodao made up his mind, stared at the two people rising and falling on the house, and followed them through the streets without being thrown away.
The two of them were just on their way and did not notice Yi Xiaodao, who was following closely behind them. They reached a rooftop and the thin man stopped, and another strong man also stopped next to him.
"Mr. Wu, is this here?" the sturdy man asked.
The thin man known as "Mr. Wu" nodded: "Yes, it is here. Your Majesty ordered us to mess up the capital so that Taishi Li could take advantage of it. Your Majesty took the opportunity to raise his troops! This is the fastest way to mess up the capital." There’s a way.”
"But once we do this, will we hurt innocent people? Can't we send people to kill the little emperor like last time?" The sturdy man continued to ask.
Mr. Wu sighed: "Fourth Young Master, you just lost because you were too honest. How many innocent people were hurt is not what we should consider, but what the little emperor should consider. Tang Wan and Bi Tiangao lost their hands, and the little emperor The security around us is even tighter, so it will be difficult to take action.”
The Fourth Young Master muttered: "If I had known earlier, it would be better to let me go..."
Mr. Wu smiled bitterly and said: "If you make any mistake, how will I explain it to the prince when I go back? But I don't blame them. I heard that there are twelve heavenly guards around the emperor, each performing their own duties. I don't know the exact number. Among them is Chen Congwei. , all of them are very capable, I think they fell into the hands of Chen Congwei."
The Fourth Young Master asked: "Then what should we do now? Fight in or not?"
"Let's go see the Prison Director of the Ministry of Punishment first and see what's going on," Mr. Wu said.
Seeing the two chatting on the eaves for a while, Yi Xiaodao rushed to an official office: "This is... the Prison of the Ministry of Justice? What can be stolen in the Prison of the Ministry of Justice? This is a place where prisoners are imprisoned. Could it be... Sent to rescue Kong Bao? It’s better to report to the official first.”
Yi Xiaodao thought about it for a while and decided to report it to the official. Just as he turned around, he saw a figure suddenly rushing in front of him and slapping him with his palm. Yi Xiaodao quickly stepped back to avoid the blow.
"What... person?" As soon as Yi Xiaodao said this, he was attacked from behind by someone. He hit his neck with a knife and fainted.
The two men carried Yi Xiaodao to a corner and put up a straw mat to prevent the watchman from seeing him.
"He was able to dodge your palm. It seems that Kong Bao didn't lose unjustly. Lan Yue, your skills are a bit lacking."
"My kung fu is based on stillness and slowness, so it's not surprising that someone can escape me."
The two of them are dressed in black and white. They are Chen Congwei. The white shirt embraces the moon and the mysterious clothes hide the clouds.
Lan Yue asked: "Zangyun, who do you think those two people who just entered the Criminal Department Prison are?"
Zangyun shook his head: "I don't know, just tell your Majesty the truth... someone is coming!"
Sensing someone driving a carriage at the end of the alley, the two of them immediately hid in the darkness and stared at the person.
"Hurry up, hurry up. The master only gave us half an hour." The person on the carriage shouted.
"Third Master, do you think Mr. Liu can be rescued this time?" The groom drove the carriage on the road and couldn't stop chatting with the people on the carriage.
"How did I know? I just want to go and see how my father is doing." The person on the carriage was Liu San, the son of Butler Liu. Following Li Changwen's order, he wanted to come to the Ministry of Punishment first to find Butler Liu and ask Butler Liu to give him a hand. end. Although the emperor was assassinated from time to time in the Daqi Dynasty, it does not mean that assassinating the emperor is a trivial matter. On the contrary, once there is evidence of assassinating the emperor, all the three clans will be beheaded, and the nine clans will not be allowed to serve as officials, and people from their hometown will not be allowed to serve as officials. For Daqi Dynasty, which had a lenient criminal law, this was already a heinous crime.
"Here we come." Lan Yue had excellent hearing and could clearly hear the conversation between the two amidst the sound of galloping horse hooves. When she heard Manager Liu, she was sure that the person who came was from Taishi Mansion.
"You stay here and I'll report to Your Majesty!" After Zangyun said this, he flew up and disappeared into the darkness without waiting for Lan Yue's reply.
Inside the Prison of the Ministry of Punishment, in the study of Liu Hongliang, the Prison Director of the Ministry of Punishment.
"Master Liu, you're fine." Mr. Wu said as the two men entered the house wearing cloaks.
When Liu Hongliang saw the two of them, he was slightly startled: "Didn't we agree that there will only be one person? Why are there two?"
"Huh?" Mr. Wu took off his cloak first: "Could it be that your Excellency has made an appointment with someone else?"
When Liu Hongliang saw the visitor, he immediately stood up: "It's you! Why are you here?"
Mr. Wu did not worry about whether Liu Hongliang had made an appointment with someone else, and said straight to the point: "Of course it was the prince who asked us to come. I heard that Mr. Liu said that he wanted to join our prince at the beginning of the year. What are his plans now?"
Liu Hongliang smiled unnaturally: "It's a joke, it's a joke." At the beginning of the year, he didn't believe that the prince would take this matter to heart. The reason why he came here at this juncture was probably because of Li Changwen's matter.
Mr. Wu said: "It doesn't matter, the prince has admired you for a long time. I hope you can come to our borderland as soon as possible and give me your advice."
Liu Hongshen, who was fat, stood up from the chair with difficulty, approached Mr. Wu and asked, "I don't know... why does the prince send Mr. Wu here this time?"
Mr. Wu replied: "Master Liu, the flood in Wancheng has caused public resentment, and our prince is also very concerned about it. I hope that there will be some more troubles in the capital at this time, so that he can take the opportunity to take action... The prince promised that as long as the master's affairs are fulfilled, Feng It’s no big deal that he will be given the title of Marquis, and it’s not a bad idea to be ranked among the Three Dukes in the future.”
"Sir" Liu Hongliang suddenly felt that it was difficult to breathe. He did not disturb him and continued to wait for Mr. Wu's next words.
"As long as you, Your Majesty, can release a few prisoners and mess up this capital a little bit..." Mr. Wu stopped.
Liu Hongliang felt like his brain was exploding. How many prisoners could be released that could make the capital a little more chaotic? What did the prince think? There are indeed many such prisoners in the Penal Department Prison, but can they be released at will? If those vicious bandits were released and caused trouble, I'm afraid they would be the same as the assassins, and the three clans would be annihilated...
Liu Hongliang swallowed hard and found it difficult to answer.
Mr. Wu smiled and said: "Master Liu, if you are an official in this court, you will naturally be involved. But if you intend to take refuge in the prince, it is the prince who instigated this matter, so why are you guilty?"
Liu Hongliang thought for a while and said, "Rong Xiaguan... think about it again."
"Okay! Mr. Liu, please think about it, but we are pressed for time. Come back tomorrow to see the teacher." Mr. Wu agreed simply and quickly, turned around and left with the Fourth Young Master.
Liu Hongliang touched the edge of the table, his legs and feet went weak, and he fell down on the chair: "That prince is going to cause trouble... Such a big thing... It would be fine if the emperor is ignorant and rebellious. But now His Majesty has the appearance of a wise king. , go over there again…”
Liu Hongliang couldn't help but fumble around on the table with his hands. At this time, he urgently needed something to hold in his hands to relieve his nervousness. Suddenly, I got something. Liu Hongliang picked it up and took a look. It turned out to be a paperweight with a beast carved on it.
Bi'an, the seventh son of the dragon, looks like a tiger. He is eager for justice, speaks out for justice, and can distinguish right from wrong and make impartial decisions. Liu Hongliang looked at the Bifan paperweight in his hand and fell into deep thought...
Not long after, the study door was pushed open again. Liu Hongliang looked up and saw that it was Liu San from Li Changwen's house who came.
Liu San gave a salute: "Master Liu, you already know what our master has entrusted, so please make it convenient for us."
Liu Hongliang squeezed the 狴犴 in his hand, nodded and said: "Well, if you take my token to the Penal Department Prison, they will naturally do something convenient when they see my token. But... you only have a quarter of an hour, please." Forgive me." With that said, he took out a token from the drawer of the table and handed it to Liu San.
Liu San took the token in his hand and said happily: "I thank Master Liu on behalf of our master and my father. I will repay you for your kindness in the future!" After saying that, he left the study without any delay.
Liu Hongliang looked at the Bifan paperweight in his hand again. His palms were sweating unconsciously, and there were beads of sweat on the paperweight.
"Your Majesty has the appearance of a wise king, how can he act as an aide to a tiger? Go and report him!" Liu Hongliang thought secretly, stood up with a big belly, called the servants and ordered the carriage to be prepared, determined to go to the palace to report Mr. Wu, Liu San and others.
Not long after, the servants prepared the carriage. Liu Hongliang ordered it to stop at the side door, then dismissed the servants, secretly came out from the side door, and prepared to get on the carriage and enter the palace.
"Where are you going, Mr. Liu?"
Liu Hongliang looked back and saw that Mr. Wu and the Fourth Young Master were waiting at the side door early. He was in such a hurry that he didn't see them at all.
"Xiaguan... There is someone in Xiaguan's family. My wife has an old illness in her family. She needs to go back quickly." Liu Hongliang squeezed the paperweight in his sleeve and said hurriedly.
Mr. Wu smiled sadly: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are human nature. The laws of the Daqi Dynasty were loose, and it was okay for family members to go home to visit them when they were sick. But... why did you go astray?"
There were beads of sweat on Liu Hongliang's forehead: "This...this side door...is close to my home, so it's convenient to go back."
Mr. Wu put away his smile, stared at Liu Hongliang and said, "You don't know how to praise me! You are looking for death!" As soon as he finished speaking, the Fourth Young Master took off his cloak and approached.
Liu Hongliang clenched the paperweight in his hand tightly and shouted, "I'll fight you!"
