Everyone agreed with Shen Lie's judgment. When the rebel spies entered the city, they first created chaos and diverted the court's attention. This was the proper intention and was expected by all parties.
However, although Wen Xiao did not know in advance that Shen Lie was also in the imperial capital, he took advantage of the special characteristics of golden pupils to deliberately lead the murder of Pei Yinglun to Shen Lie in order to disrupt the court's position, which shows his sophistication and gloominess. .
Yuan Bin said: "Hong Tianlu and the others finally disappeared in the Yongningfang area, while Wu Ling and Wen Xiao intercepted me in Xiwen Lane, which is also adjacent to Yongningfang. Let's spread our hands and search the surrounding area carefully. It should not be difficult to find Their hiding place."
Shen Lie waved his hand: "Don't bother. Wen Xiao is experienced and very cautious. He will definitely not take the risk of hiding in the same place again, waiting for us to go over and search carefully. At this time, most of them have already moved and scanned Clear all traces behind you."
Murong Xue said: "The imperial capital is so big, if they keep changing places to hide, finding them will be no better than finding a needle in a haystack."
"We don't have to look for him, we just need to wait for him to take the bait himself." Shen Lie said with a smile: "Yuan Bin has surprised the rebel spies this time. I believe it won't be long before they take action."
Shi Feng thought: "Since you said Wen Xiao is suspicious by nature, will he still take the risk to rob Wannian County Prison? You know, the rebel spies not only have to deal with Ouyang Lin, but also us. This difficulty is very difficult for the enemy. Too much words."
Shen Lie nodded slightly: "Brother Shi is right. I don't know about others, but Wen Xiao will definitely adjust his strategy. Shen guesses that he will probably continue to create greater chaos and completely involve us."
Li Xi worriedly said: "Then how should we deal with it?"
Shen Lie thought about it carefully and said, "I suggest a two-pronged approach. First, we continue to keep an eye on the prison in Wannian County and snatch Rui Ji away whenever we have the chance; second, we warn the court that the rebels are coming. , and at the same time, it’s best to scare Wen Xiao, Wu Ling and the others.”
"How to send a warning?" Murong Xue asked: "Do you want me to ask the ministers in the court for help?"
Shen Lie showed a joking smile: "No need. Shen is now a Jianghu person, and Wen Xiao is also a Jianghu person. Let's use some Jianghu means, and don't bully anyone."
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At the third watch, when the night was dark, Yuan Bin, Shi Feng and two others, following Shen Lie, slipped out of the secret passage of the Prince Consort's Mansion and ran to the street. The three of them each held a small bucket and a small brush in their hands, looking around.
"I think this place is pretty good." Yuan Bin chuckled and lowered his voice: "This wall is tall and long, and it's adjacent to the street, so it's very suitable."
Shi Feng nodded and asked: "Xiao Yuan, how is your calligraphy?"
Yuan Bin blushed: "Calligraphy? I can't even call it calligraphy, it's just like a bug crawling at most. I'm embarrassed to see my two bad words. Brother Feng, what about you?"
"I'm better than you," Shi Feng responded: "Your character is "worm crawling", and mine is "worm flying". Lord Changshi, please give us a sample first."
Shen Lie smiled slightly: "You two boys just love to talk nonsense. Look at me!"
After that, he dipped the brush into the bucket, then flew up and wrote furiously on the high wall.
In the blink of an eye, a row of large characters written in red paint suddenly appeared in front of Yuan Bin Shi Feng.
"The iron hand comes out of the mountain and shows its glory again. Where there is hatred, there will be revenge. Where there is hatred, there will be resentment."
Yuan Bin shook his head and clicked his tongue in admiration: "Yes, the silver hooks and iron strokes, the brushwork is vigorous, and it has the character of a famous artist."
Shi Feng smiled and kicked him: "Why are you pretending to be a big-tailed wolf? It seems that you really know what vigorous brushwork means. Hurry up and work like this. You will be in trouble when you encounter the patrol camp later."
Yuan Bin quickly agreed and ran happily into the distance with a small bucket. Shi Feng also picked a suitable place and wrote text on the wall just like Shen Lie.
The three of them were busy on their own, jumping up and down the nearby streets and alleys, leaving calligraphy treasures everywhere. After writing it, Yuan Bin actually got addicted to it. He felt that his handwriting was getting better and better, and he looked like a calligrapher with all his teeth and claws.
At the moment when he was proud, Shi Feng hurried over and said in a low voice: "Chang Shi asked us to withdraw, the patrol camp is here!"
Yuan Bin was startled, quickly collected the bucket and brush, and followed Shi Feng into the alley next to him. Not long after, a group of patrols passed by where they were just now. Because it was dark and the line of sight was unclear, the patrolmen didn't notice anything strange on the wall on the street and walked straight over.
Shi Feng and Yuan Bin were overjoyed when they saw this, and made a big circle to meet Shen Lie smoothly, and then returned to the Prince Consort's Mansion together.
At dawn the next day, half of the imperial capital immediately exploded.
Although the Jingzhao Yin Mansion promptly sent people to cover and smear the blood-red writing on the wall, many people who got up early saw that line of writing and couldn't help but spread the word everywhere, and it soon became known throughout the city.
People didn't know who Iron Shou was, but they just saw that overnight the walls of the streets and alleys of the imperial capital were covered with blood-red and shocking large characters, as well as the cruel words of revenge and grievance, which immediately aroused A wide variety of associations.
Combined with the posture of the imperial army near the imperial city yesterday as if they were facing a formidable enemy, the people began to speculate that some extremely powerful gangster must have come to the imperial capital and was ready to kill.
Suddenly, people in the Imperial City were panicked, and even the number of pedestrians on the street decreased.
Ordinary people don't know the true origin of Iron Hand, but the imperial court will know it, and the Bei Ya Ni Lin Division is familiar with the details. It didn't take long for Li Bing to summon Tian Mu and Ouyang Lin into the palace and ask him the reason face to face.
Tian Mu held the Nilin Division's roster record and told the emperor carefully about Tie Shou Wenxiao's situation. Although he had never met Wen Xiao himself, Tian Mu probably learned a lot about Wen Xiao through files and inquiries from the old man Ni Linsi.
After listening to his story, Li Bing couldn't help frowning and said in a deep voice: "Do you think that Wen Xiao really reappeared?"
Tian Mu responded: "Your Majesty, I don't think you need to worry too much. This is probably a deception created by Shen Lie to disrupt our sight. According to some retired seniors of the Nilin Division, Wen Xiao has disappeared for many years and may have been dead long ago. Not necessarily, how could it be such a coincidence that just after Pei Yinglun was killed, he appeared in the imperial capital and threatened to take revenge, it is simply inexplicable."
Li Bing nodded and turned to Ouyang Lin: "What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, I feel that this matter is very strange. Perhaps it is not as simple as Mr. Tian said." Ouyang Lin cupped his hands and responded: "Pei Yinglun died of poisoning, and Iron Hand Wen Xiao was mentioned again. The relationship between these two incidents The connection may be related to Shen Lie or Lao Jianhua, but we cannot directly draw a conclusion at the moment.”
"You mean, does Wen Xiao have anything to do with Lao Jianhua?" Li Bing couldn't help but asked curiously: "Are they coming for Rui Ji?"
Ouyang Lin nodded slightly: "This possibility cannot be ruled out. As far as I know, three Nilin Division spies were killed in Lantian a few days ago, and they were related to a group of suspicious masters. Mr. Tian, I believe you have found something. Are you ready? Can you tell His Majesty something?"
Li Bing looked at Tian Mu after hearing this, and Tian Mu said quickly: "It is indeed true. Nilin Division suspects that someone wants to sneak into the imperial capital to cause trouble, and is currently investigating with all its strength."
Before Li Bing could speak, Ouyang Lin continued to ask: "Master Tian, what are the fatal injuries of the three spy brothers? Sharp weapons? Poison? Or fists and palms."
Tian Mu glared at him faintly, raised his hands and said to Li Bing: "The fatal injuries on the three people all showed the marks of deep scratches by sharp claws. According to Wu Zuo's judgment, they should be caused by masters who are good at using claw skills. "
Ouyang Lin smiled and said to Li Bing: "Your Majesty, that Wen Xiao's nickname is Iron Hand, and his martial arts seems to be the Claw Kung Fu."
Li Bing's eyes lit up: "Tian Qing, is that so?"
Tian Mu nodded silently and said nothing more.
Li Bing thought for a moment and couldn't help but murmured: "According to what you just introduced, my father Emperor Duan Mu was upright and very dissatisfied with Wen Xiao's actions. This led to Ni Lin's removal from the list, and then Wen Xiao Xiao's family suffered another brutal revenge from their enemies. Do you think he wants to take revenge on me?"
Tian Mu responded: "It is true that we have to be on guard. Recently, Ouyang Lin's purge of spies has caused quite a stir, prompting all forces to gather in the imperial capital. Anything could happen."
His words were obviously to be wary of possible revenge from Wen Xiao, but secretly he was reminding the emperor that all of this was the trouble caused by Ouyang Lin.
Ouyang Lincheng's mansion is quite deep. After hearing this, he was not anxious to get angry. He just said lightly: "Your Majesty, I have reported to you before that there may be unexpected gains if you use Rui Ji to fish. At the moment, Shen Lie and Wen Xiao When people appear one after another, it means that our strategy is working and the opportunity to kill all the enemies is coming. I suggest that we ask the Bei Ya Ni Lin Division and the Nan Ya Guards to work together to further strengthen the security of the palace. I definitely dare not offend the Holy Master easily."
Li Bing listened to what Ouyang Lin said was well-founded and confident, and couldn't help but be infected, and agreed: "You are right. Xiao Xiaoxiao people continue to use various means to assassinate Ying Lun and leave scarlet letters, which is nothing more than I just want to create panic so that you can distract the palace and let go of Rui Ji's trap. I don't believe they really dare to come to the imperial city to cause trouble. Ouyang, you continue to do your own thing, don't worry about me, you must succeed. Apprehend all kinds of spies and make new achievements."
As he said that, he turned to Tian Mu and said: "Tian Qing, the Beiya Nilin Division has always been the emperor's private soldier, dedicated to guarding my safety. Now the palace eunuch has been killed, the silver fish talisman has been lost, and another unknown person has appeared today. Real or fake Iron Hand Wenxiao, it seems you have to play your role."
When Tian Mu heard this, he quickly raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will do my best to protect the emperor."
