And among the subordinate officials, clerks and staff who were forced to stay in the mansion of General Lingwei in disguise, they also gathered together through their own channels and origins to communicate quickly, and what they each knew. latest news.
As a first-come-first-serve system, a huge violent machine closest to the center of power and the court, the Jinwu Guards are one of the many small parts. From some channels, they are even more informed than their own officials.
Therefore, after the scope of everyone's activities was restricted in disguise, discussing the current situation became one of the few ready-made fun for them.
"Tsk, tsk, this is the first batch of people who have come to ask questions? Jingzhao Mansion, Wude Department, General Administration Department, Zongfanyuan, Dali Temple, and now there is an additional palace department."
"The water in this ghost city is really deep. It's just a mere illegal place, but so many yamen are working for it?"
"Don't make random guesses. Not everyone has told you everything, but there just happen to be some spies and spies who are involved and will inevitably be affected."
"Actually, I say, it doesn't matter whether things are like this or not. What matters is how to deal with the situation at hand."
"Ghost market? You mean ghost market? It no longer exists. I'm afraid there won't be one again in many years to come."
"How is this possible? That's been... where it has been for many years! How could it just be gone..."
"The landlords who were the backbone of the ghost market all sent out their subordinates to death. There were dozens of gangs and gangs. People were dying and escaping. Even the residence was burned to the ground. .”
"Not to mention, for some reason this time Zuoyoujie went to war and arrested everyone they could see without explanation."
"Didn't you see it before? Just the first few batches of people who were rescued from inside have already filled the temporary camp to the brim. That's not a hundred and eighty people, nor a few hundred people, but a full thousand people. ah!"
"Besides, they are still being escorted back. I'm afraid there won't be thousands of people in the end. Now I don't know if there is any place to arrange and monitor them. I have to ask my office (Youjinwu Guard) for manpower assistance."
"The latest news is that it's not just the current Yamen (Youjinwu Guards)! Even the people from the Zuo Yamen (Zuojinwu Guards) have been mobilized."
Hearing this sentence, all the officials and officials present could not help but paused in silence for a moment. Because among the Sixteen Guards of Nanya as the central field group of the Tang Dynasty, Zuo Jinwu Guard's identity as one of the Six Upper Guards was undoubtedly a unique and transcendent existence.
The reason is also very simple. The Zuojinwu Guards and the Youlongwu Army of the Bei Division were both direct subordinates of Liang Gong, the first hero in solving the problem. Therefore, invisibly, it has always steadily defeated the Youjinwu Guards who were rebuilt after the war, and even the other Nanya Sixteen Guards.
This is when a person ran outside again and knocked on the door panel to remind;
"Silence, someone is here again, someone from Yushitai,"
"Why are they so late?"
Therefore, when Zuo Ducha Zhou Bangyan walked in with a solemn face, he saw Zheng Jinwu and Song Boyi, who were directly involved, with big eyes and small eyes, blushing and thick necks.
Hai Gong, the Inner Revealer who arrived first, was enjoying the tea slowly and leisurely by the old god. After countless courses, the tea had no taste anymore.
"Gods and Buddhas come to the world to show their holiness? How do you want me to tell those hall elders, cabinet ministers, and ministers that there are suspected Taoist and Buddhist masters who show their magical powers and burn down the ghost market and kill so many people? Are you crazy? What?"
"Two street envoys, don't let your anger get any further! The urgent matter now is to have a good discussion. How should we formally submit a report to the court?"
Guo Chongtao, the censor of the Procuratorate, who was sweating profusely, was in the middle trying to persuade him;
"Of course, the gangs of thieves in the ghost market fight for profit, killing and setting fire to each other until they are completely wiped out. Only in this way can tomorrow's General Affairs Department spread the news to every house."
Zhou Bangyan heard this and said without hesitation:
"On the contrary, those people brought back by Jin Wuwei from the ghost market are the biggest trouble at the moment. Have you thought about how to deal with it? It took the Jingzhao Mansion for so many years to convince the emperor and the princes in the court that These people do not exist underground in Chang'an, at least there are only some vagrants and poor households who accidentally strayed into it."
Having said this, he couldn't help but shake his head:
"However, what you have done is to expose everything in broad daylight, which is enough to make many people in the capital panic; that is not hundreds or even thousands, but thousands or even tens of thousands of people! It can be said that it is for The court has a big problem? Have you thought about how to deal with it? "
At this time, there was a burst of undisguised noise outside, which also made Zheng Jinwu and Song Boyi's faces look ugly. How could they, who claimed to be fairly strict in running the army, allow such a thing to happen? They couldn't help but turn around one after another to scold them. But he saw General Zhu Bie stepping in with a happy face:
"It has been shipped back, the latest discovery."
Then, a half-human, half-animal corpse with only the upper half and still exuding a fishy smell was revealed in front of everyone as the black cloth was untied; it caused a gasp of air on the spot.
"Is this the ferocious beast? How did it become like this?"
Li Xiancheng, the lieutenant general of the Lingwei Mansion and a member of the distant clan (far branch of the clan), who came to check immediately, couldn't help but ask quickly:
"This is not the original ferocious beast, but a brand new alien species; it looks half human and half beast, so let's call it a ghost."
Zhou Bangyan shook his head and said:
"However, now that this abnormal discovery has been made, there will be an explanation for the many actions of the people on Jinwu's left and right streets who entered the ghost market with great fanfare."
"Thank you Zuodu for your help."
Li Xiancheng immediately thanked him and said:
"I am also doing this to fulfill myself! Who told me that I have a proud disciple who is careless and easily gets himself into trouble/"
However, Zhou Bangyan glanced meaningfully at Guo Chongtao, who was bowing his head to the side, and then smiled and said:
"In addition, our people also found many books, documents, and letterheads in the burning Fan Building, and captured the leader who came to silence him and destroy the evidence."
General Zhu Bie spoke again:
"All of this is thanks to that Jiang Sheng, ah no, it's Jiang Pandian."
"That's it, it's a great thing. Where is that Jiang Pandian? I want to give him a good account of his merits and rewards..."
Li Xiancheng couldn't help being surprised and moved when he heard this:
Because after the ghost market was raided, what was directly or indirectly involved was really shocking or complicated. However, if he could obtain these important evidences, it would be even more complicated in the subsequent negotiations with many relevant departments. There's plenty of room for that.
"At this moment, we are still leading a search underground. Where are the escaped thieves..."
When Zhu Biejiang heard this, he felt a little embarrassed and said cautiously:
"This is unreasonable. Why don't you send more people to support and assist?"
Li Xiancheng couldn't help but get angry when he heard this, and then said awkwardly:
"In that case, let the people from the Za family come along and open their eyes!"
At this time, Hai Gong, who had been watching with cold eyes, suddenly spoke up:
At the same time, somewhere in the underground passages extending in all directions connected to the ghost market. However, Jiang Tian faintly regretted his decision to personally lead the people to explore and investigate.
It's not because of the snakes, insects, rats, and ants that pop up accidentally, or because of some traps, but because the various geological complexities of the underground network are underestimated.
Because he encountered at least three underground fissures along the way; not to mention the constantly appearing bifurcations and endless dead ends. If there was no one to lead or enough manpower to explore, I'm afraid it would take more time. A lot of time and effort.
However, even with the help of the experts from the Jinwu Guard, who followed the various traces and clues left by the escapees and found this place all the way, Jiang Tian and others were still unavoidably hindered by this broken stone with obvious fresh traces. .
"Is it blocked again?" Jiang Tian looked at the broken stone in front of him that was almost embedded in the ground. He knocked hard and there was almost no response. "Is there no other way to open it?"
"To be fair to the officials, this is how it is now." A person with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks said respectfully: "If we recruit people again, we can slowly dig a hole from the side, but it will not be effective in a short time."
"Could it be that we can't dig a hole and use medicine to crack it?" Lin Jiulang, the leader of the team, was a little anxious: "In order to act in this underground hole this time, Jin Wu Zuojie borrowed the Tanfeng Po from the Shenji Army. hole method."
"Please be clear to the team, that is an open space on the ground, and we need to drive away the idlers." The special talent said: "If you accidentally break the direction of the earth veins in these underground acupuncture points dozens of feet deep, it will be A large area collapsed."
However, Jiang Tian reached out and groped around in the soil around the broken stone, and then suddenly said: "There seems to be something loose here. Come and dig it out."
Then, amidst the clanking sound of digging, an obvious gap was quickly cleared in the dirt piled beside the broken stone. Then, with a combined push from everyone, the broken stone tilted to the side, revealing a space that allowed people to bend down and pass through.
However, the expert couldn't help but scratch his head and muttered to himself: "It shouldn't be like this. Since it is a circuit-breaking mechanism, how could it have such an obvious flaw?"
Jiang Tian smiled and said nothing when he heard this, but inconspicuously threw down a pile of large and small stones behind him. Because this is also an important basis for him to dare to go underground, which is the short-term collection ability from the "dimensional bubble". Even if you are temporarily trapped, you are sure to use this as a way to escape.
