But it was said that Liu Qingfeng suddenly appeared in the capital after five years of silence, and his long-cherished wish was about to come true, which really made Liao Jianzhong overjoyed.
We must catch Liu Qingfeng tonight!
Liao Jianzhong took me and Hua Shichun, and specially called Ning Boyang and others to come out together. We all wore brand-new Jinyi Wei Feiyu suits and embroidered spring knives, looking full of energy. After all, it was my first time to follow everyone on a case, and I was both happy and nervous. Hua Shichun specially gave me some Feihuang Stones. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes told me that he knew what happened and hoped that I would perform well. Liao Jianzhong just glanced at us and hurriedly led us out of the gate of Zhenfusi with a wave of his hand. However, he saw Gu Dayou and Xiang Chong leading people in. They were all dejected. I looked at Xiang Chong happily, and he forced a smile. With his eyes wandering, Liao Jianzhong asked curiously: "What's going on?" Gu Dayou said: "Grandma, Dongchang bullied me!" As he said that, he looked at Xiang Chong. Xiang Chong was a little embarrassed and hesitated to speak. Liao Jianzhong waved his hand and said, "Take someone with me and we'll talk about things on the way!" Gu Dayou hesitated and said, "Are you going out to handle a case?"
Hua Shichun said: "Just follow me, Liu Qingfeng has entered the capital!" Gu Dayou shouted: "This guy is so brave, he dares to come to the capital! Grandma, we must catch him tonight!"
At the gate of Fusi in Beizhen, horses had already been prepared, and more than a hundred captains had been mobilized at the same time. Liao Jianzhong thought about it and said to Hua Shichun: "Go to Shenji Camp and ask them for help." Hua Shichun took the order and left. We got on our horses and followed Liao Jianzhong, directly out of the inner city and rushed to the outer city. Come.
Jiangnan has always been a prosperous place with abundant taxes and grain. In the past, Lao Zhu established Nanjing, and Peiping became the place where the King of Yan guarded the border, and most of the troops were stationed here. After the Jingnan War, Peiping became Beijing and eventually the new capital of the country. Although the emperor guarded the country and defended northern Mongolia, the efforts of several generations of emperors finally made it a prosperous place.
It's just that the population here is increasing, but food taxes come from the south. Lao Zhu had an edict to ban the sea, which was carried out to the letter by subsequent generations. Not to mention the high winds and waves, the maritime transport that had existed before was gone forever, and even fishermen were prohibited from going to sea. Land transportation is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also extremely risky.
The famous Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the foolish emperor who was warned by emperors of all dynasties, did a great deed, that is, he dug the Grand Canal, a large river that connects the north and the south. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was renovated. , making the rivers extend in all directions.
The moonlight is like water, shining on the river, making the waves sparkling. This is outside the Yongding Gate of the Outer City, the Grand Canal Port, commonly known as Anji Wharf. Emperor Hongzhi's hard work has made this place already prosperous, with terraces, courtyards, green trees and flowers, meandering outside the high walls of Beijing. The sound of pianos and harps, the graceful singing and dancing, the bright lights, and the surging flow of people. Business travelers from the south and the north gather here. Listening to the melodious music and drinking fragrant tea, they feel as if they are noble relatives of the emperor in the city, but they do not lose a single point. Pleasure in the world.
We arrived here very quickly. Hundreds of families had already led us to attack in different directions, quickly occupying various intersections, with the only target being the big house by the river, Ruyifang!
Although we sent troops everywhere, we did not harass the people coming and going here. It can be said that we are loose on the outside and tight on the inside, so as not to alert others. As soon as the decoration was completed, someone came over to report that Liu Qingfeng was inside. Liao Jianzhong nodded vigorously and let the plan work. Then he led us to sit in a tea shop to drink tea. I knew he was very anxious, but I didn't expect him to sit down and drink tea. The others drank tea in silence, and the tea shop was quiet for a while. I looked around curiously. The towering Beijing city wall looked particularly solemn in the night, but everyone's heart felt like a stone. Gu Dayou spoke carefully to Liao Jianzhong in a low voice, while Xiang Chong stood aside, barely daring to raise his head. Liao Jianzhong listened, nodded slightly, and whispered a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying, but the impression of Dongchang was always in my mind. The group of people I met at Pingjia's old store that day must be related to what happened today, right?
A group of people and horses galloped out from the direction of Yongding Gate. The sound of horse hooves and the crackle of horse whips in the night sky were heard. Mixed with the shouts and shouts, pedestrians were so startled that they looked sideways and headed straight towards us.
Liao Jianzhong put down his teacup, frowned, and said, "Who is so bold?" The person in charge of security hurriedly reported: "They are from Dongchang!" Liao Jianzhong frowned even more and said, "What are they doing here?" Gu Dayou He muttered: "I must be here to grab the credit! I heard that the emperor's grandpa is ill, and the Dongchang forces are about to rise again." His voice was very low, but we had already heard it.
Liao Jianzhong asked: "How do they know?" Although he was confused, he saw that the men and horses had come over. The leader was a eunuch, it was the young father-in-law. He was followed by Ji Liaofan and others whom he had seen during the day. Liao Jianzhong frowned. He wrinkled slightly, then unfolded it, laughed, stood up and said, "It turns out that Eunuch Ma is here in great numbers, so I'm sorry to welcome him from afar!"
A young eunuch held the horse, and Eunuch Ma jumped down and said, "Our family didn't bother you, did we?" Eunuch Ma also smiled as he did that day, "What are you talking about? Eunuch-in-law is here, it's quite respectable. . It’s just that the Jin Yiwei is investigating the case, so father-in-law can just watch quietly."
"Haha, old Liao, are you asking me to leave?" Little Eunuch Ma sat down on Liao Jianzhong's seat, looked around and said: "We have made our words clear, we are here just for the man from Ruyifang! Liaofan!"
Ji Liaofan responded, walked up to Liao Jianzhong and said, "Master Qianhu, on the orders of the Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, Wang Eunuch, came to deliver the message that Liu Qingfeng is not allowed to be arrested tonight!"
"What?" Everyone was stunned, and Liao Jianzhong was even more puzzled, saying: "I am following the order of Commander Mou to capture the imperial criminal!"
Before Ji Liaofan could speak, Little Eunuch Ma shook his head and said, "Didn't I tell you that day? Commander Mou's position has changed, and it will be replaced by someone else soon. Our family will not lie to you, not to mention, No matter how big your Jinyi Guard is, you still have to listen to the Chief of Ceremonies, right? Eunuch Wang Yue has already issued an order not to arrest this person. I'm afraid you won't believe it, so let us come and tell you in person." Eunuch Wang Yue is the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies. He was also in charge of the East Factory and was also a prominent figure in the Hongzhi Dynasty.
Liao Jianzhong couldn't hold his breath, and whispered: "Eunuch Ma, can you tell me why? This Liu Qingfeng, a gangster, the Jin Yiwei has been looking for him for five years! Today is an opportunity!" The usually calm voice suddenly suddenly A little more urgent.
Little Eunuch Ma raised his head and said calmly: "Liao Qianhu, have you forgotten your identity? This is something arranged by Eunuch Wang. How can our family interfere with it? You can just carry it out. Why do you need to ask so many questions?"
That day, in my eyes, Eunuch Ma and Liao Jianzhong were very familiar, and they spoke more casually. I didn't expect the tone to be like this tonight, and I was shocked.
Liao Jianzhong quickly raised his hands and saluted: "I dare not disobey! I just want to ask what happened!" Eunuch Ma suddenly jumped up, walked to Liao Jianzhong, stared at Liao Jianzhong, his face was quite cold, but Liao Jianzhong's expression remained the same, looking at him calmly, Father-in-law Ma suddenly laughed, patted Liao Jianzhong on the back, and said, "Don't do this with our family. Who among us is following the other? Haha, old Liao, get everyone back quickly."
Liao Jianzhong was a little reluctant, so Ji Liaofan came over and said, "Liao Qianhu, even if you don't withdraw, Liu Qingfeng won't be there anymore."
Liao Jianzhong didn't believe it, but still asked calmly: "Where will it be?"
"Haha, he is either in the palace or in the Imperial Guard now!" Mr. Ma suddenly said proudly.
When we heard this, we were even more surprised. how can that be possible? Our spies just reported that Liu Fengqing was in Ruyifang, how could he come to the palace or even go to our Jinyi Guards? What is he going to do? What does Mr. Pony mean? I was puzzled and looked at Liao Jianzhong secretly. He had already returned to his usual calmness and said to Gu Dayou: "Since we have the rules of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, we can just act according to the rules. Dayou, give the order. Assemble the team, we will go back in a while." Gu Dayou hesitated slightly, then responded. Liao Jianzhong looked at Hua Shichun again and said, "Shichun, take the five of them back first and prepare some food. The brothers have been running around all night. Although they have no merit, they should be rewarded."
Hua Shichun responded and waved to us, and the six of us hurriedly followed and got on the horses. The young father-in-law laughed and said: "Prepare more food and wine, and our family will join in the fun." Liao Jianzhong also laughed and said : "Since my father-in-law is going to Shichun, you should get more good wine and food and go quickly!"
Hua Shichun quickly shouted loudly, urging the horse to move forward, and urged us to move quickly. Along the way, Hua Shichunda was even more silent, and we didn't dare to speak, so we just raced faster. When I returned to Zhenfusi, I found that it was quiet and quiet here. Lou Feng, who was on duty at the door, was very surprised. He came out to greet him and said, "Hua Baihu, why did you come back so early? Has the criminal been caught?" Hua Shichun jumped off the horse, but did not answer his question and said, "Strengthen your guard. It is strictly forbidden for outsiders to come in and out, and the rest of the people will go to jail with me." Only then did we understand that where to prepare food and drinks, Liao Jianzhong's original intention was to guard the Zhenfu Division. To be precise, it was Yu Qi.
