A man turned out of the alley on the other side of Yan Mansion.
It's Lin San.
Behind him were three followers, all of whom were old subordinates when he worked in Dongchang.
Zhao Jingzhong never expected Lin San to move so quickly. In order to kick the three Lu Jianxing brothers to death, he asked Zhang Ying to pick up the people at noon. However, the guy still caught up.
"Let go." Xu Hai shouted and went over to cut off the two copper rings holding the gate of Yan Mansion with a knife.
The guard Tiqi in Jinyi who was holding the chain next to him looked at him angrily, and Xu Hai shouted again: "Who dares to mess around when the Dongchang is working?"
Tiqi looked at each other in front of him, turned around and saw Zhang Ying looking cowardly when facing the young eunuch, and wisely chose to let go.
Xu Hai quickly walked over, unhooked the door knocker, and pushed hard with both hands.
With a rattling sound, the door opened, and Lu Jianxing and Jin Yichuan, with blood on their faces, ran out from inside. Behind them, Shen Lian fired several crossbow arrows to drive back the people at Jindaomen, and dragged his two remaining men away from the yard.
Yan Yanbin saw Tiqi holding a sword outside the door, and then looked at the guests beside him. He felt that he had no advantage in fighting out, and he hesitated to advance or retreat.
Lu Jianxing and Jin Yichuan came out, looked up, and were stunned when they saw the person standing in front of them.
"Lin...Eunuch Lin, you are not..."
"I was destined to die, and I disappointed some people." While speaking, he glanced at the alley opposite and found that the sedan chair was missing.
Lu Jianxing thought Lin Yue was nodding to him, so he bowed his head and said, "Eunuch Lin is fine, which is great news for Lu."
This is the truth, and it comes from the bottom of my heart. When Lin San was here, even if Wei Zhongxian demoted people to the warehouse to liquidate supplies, Zhang Ying did not dare to wear small shoes for him. However, as soon as Lin San "died", he became someone who could be manipulated. Just now, if Eunuch Lin hadn't arrived in time, the three of them might have been found in Yan's mansion.
Lu Jianxing couldn't hear the response after he finished speaking. He thought Lin Yue was dissatisfied with his performance. He looked up and found that his attention was not on the three brothers at all. He looked back and saw Zhao Jingzhong with A little eunuch came over.
"When did Eunuch Lin become a member of Dongchang? Why didn't I know?"
One sentence stunned Zhang Ying, Lu Jianxing and others.
Lin San's people said that Dongchang was doing something, and then the admiral of Dongchang came and slapped him hard in the face.
Awkward.
Embarrassing in capital letters.
Xu Hai, who had looked so proud just now, also languished, feeling that he was too naive. Lin Sanyi said that he would go on an errand with him, so she took it for granted that he had been transferred back to Dongchang.
Lin Yue smiled and said: "I am not from Dongchang."
Sure enough, Xu Hai was wilted just now, and now he is desperate. The second is the embarrassment of facing the Jin Yiwei group. The key is being targeted by Zhao Jingzhong. Will he still be able to reap his benefits in the future?
Zhang Ying straightened her back, and Xiao Qi beside her murmured: "Isn't he just a eunuch who scrubs the body and washes the feet of an imperial widow and carries a chamber pot? What's so great about it?"
At this time, Lin Yue took out something from his sleeve: "Zhao Jingzhong accepts the order."
Zhao Jingzhong's heart trembled at the first sight of the piece of silk cloth with a silver dragon embroidered on yellow in the middle and green ends, and he quickly knelt down to receive the order.
Next to them, Zhang Ying and others dismounted their horses, fired their weapons, and then lay down on the ground.
Lin Yue looked down at Zhao Jingzhong who was kneeling in front of him, unfolded the imperial edict, cleared his throat, closed his mouth just as he was about to read it, cleared his throat again, read it out again, and then stopped again. After doing this three times, he handed the imperial edict forward: "This is a secret edict, you can read it yourself."
This guy definitely did it on purpose. Zhao Jingzhong had the intention to kill him.
No matter how stupid the people next to him were, they knew that Lin San was playing tricks on Zhao Jingzhong, but the dignified Admiral Dongchang had absolutely no choice. Even if he was extremely angry, he could only greet the imperial edict with a low eyebrow.
As he held the imperial edict in his hand and read it silently, his face became increasingly ugly.
It is true that Lin San is not from Dongchang, but the emperor's order is that he continue to clean up the eunuchs, and the matter about Wei Zhongxian is left to Lin San. If the case requires it, Dongchang, Jinyiwei, and the Wucheng Military and Horse Division must cooperate. .
To a certain extent, Lin San was not from Dongchang, but Dongchang was under the supervision of Lin San. Even he, the admiral of Dongchang, had to listen to Lin San on matters concerning Wei Zhongxian.
"I'll take Lu Jianxing, Shen Lian, and Jin Yichuan away. Do you have any objections?" Lin Yue said, rubbing his new waist badge with the word "Suitang" written on it.
The literate Tiqi around him took a look and secretly smacked his lips, such a young eunuch?
Before returning to the capital from Jinan Prefecture, Wei Zhongxian said that he would be a eunuch, but he was soon demoted to the warehouse to liquidate supplies because he encouraged Wei Ting to say things he shouldn't have said. He was a eunuch in name only.
It's different now. There is a badge of eunuch in the hall, which means that he was appointed with the emperor's approval. As the first department in the twenty-four yamen, the Si Li Jian has one eunuch who holds the seal, two eunuchs who hold the pen, and four eunuchs who serve as attendants. From a functional point of view, Wei Zhongxian is just an eunuch with a pen, which shows how fast this kid can climb.
Zhao Jingzhong's face was as dark as water: "No objection."
Lin Yue winked at Xu Hai and asked him to take the three of them aside and walk up to Zhang Ying and the little flag officer who was mocking him.
"Why is Yan Yushi also a fourth-grade official? Zhang Baihu, I think it is better for you to go to the Jinyiwei Yamen for questioning in person."
Zhang Ying looked at the golden sword gatekeeper holding a simple sword on the other side of the gate, and then at Zhao Jingzhong, with a pleading look on his face.
"Eunuch Lin, it is the job of Dongchang and Jinyiwei to capture the eunuchs. Isn't it good that you stretch your hands so far...?"
"Eunuch Zhao, I heard that you were Wei Zhongxian's adopted son. I'm thinking about whether to ask Eunuch Zhao to go to the prison of the Ministry of Justice and let's talk to Wei Ting."
Zhao Jingzhong glared fiercely, but quickly restrained himself and walked towards the opposite alley with a cold snort.
Lin Yue said in a cold voice: "Come on, please invite Zhang Baihu and Leng Xiaoqi to enter Yan's Mansion to capture the rebels."
Zhang Ying was so frightened that her legs became weak: "Eunuch Lin, please spare my life. Please spare my life, Eunuch Lin."
Seeing that he ignored them, two Dongchang officers behind him walked over and forced Zhang Ying and his confidant Xiao Qi into Yan's Mansion with knives. They closed the door and locked it with a copper ring while shouting "Eunuch Lin, spare your life".
Rebellious thief.
They were all labeled as rebels. How could Yan Bin and others not try their best? Besides, it was Zhang Ying who ordered people to shoot arrows and kill his father.
Soon, Lin Yue received a notification sound that the side mission was completed and the length was +1CM.
Then came Zhang Ying's screams before she died.
"You are such an arrogant rebel, why are you standing there? Why don't you go and rescue your leader?" Lin Yue winked at the officer in front of the door, and the two men took off the iron rope locking the copper ring and pushed open the courtyard door.
The Jin Yiwei armed with weapons rushed in while feeling terrified.
save? What to save? Zhang Ying had already been stabbed by Yan Bin.
This Eunuch Lin is really insidious and vicious, and he will definitely retaliate.
"Remember to stay alive."
Lin Yue gave instructions to the Jin Yiwei people and took Xu Hai and Lu Jianxing away.
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"Did you three bring that charred corpse?"
"Yes, according to Eunuch Zhao's instructions, my three brothers caught up with Wei Gong in Fucheng County and killed him after a hard fight."
Lin Yue stopped and looked back at him: "Did you see Wei Gong burned to death with your own eyes?"
Lu Jianxing's expression changed: "Lu... no."
Lin Yue glanced at Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan with a deep look on his face: "The emperor is suspicious of the identity of the corpse and wants Han Kuang to conduct an autopsy to determine whether it is Wei Zhongxian."
Lu Jianxing said: "It's all burned like that, can you still identify me?"
Lin Yue said: "Wei Zhongxian has been taking the elixir for a long time, and his bones are different from ordinary people. We will know after a test."
After hearing these words, Lu Jianxing and Jin Yichuan's expressions remained normal, while Shen Lian's eyes flickered behind him, seeming to be troubled.
"Hey, you just said... that Zhao Jingzhong wanted you to kill Wei Zhongxian?"
"Yes, Zhao Jingzhong found my three brothers a few days ago and said that the emperor wanted Wei Zhongxian dead."
"This Zhao Jingzhong is so brave. He actually dared to falsely pass on the imperial edict. The emperor never said he wanted Wei Zhongxian to die."
The expressions of the three people changed continuously. No matter how stupid Lu Jianxing was, he could still think of the reason for today's encounter - Zhao Jingzhong knew that Lin San was back. The emperor was suspicious of Jiao Zhi's identity again and ordered Lin San and Han Kuang to investigate the case. Zhao Jingzhong knew that Lin San was back. Jingzhong was worried about the Dongchuang incident, so he wanted to use Yan Peiwei's knife to kill them and silence them.
"Were there others present when Zhao Jingzhong asked you to intercept and kill Wei Zhongxian?"
"No."
"Do you have proof?"
"No, Zhao Jingzhong's words are the emperor's oral instructions."
"Then things will be troublesome."
As he said, there was no human witness or material evidence. Even if he went to the emperor, Zhao Jingzhong could still defend himself by saying that the three of them failed to follow the order to capture Wei Zhongxian alive, and instead falsely accused him of ordering the killing.
Lu Jianxing pleaded with his face: "Father-in-law..."
Lin Yue pretended to sigh: "Now we will see the results of the autopsy. I will go to Han Shoufu's place to find out what's going on. You guys should go back first."
"yes."
No matter what, it was a good thing to be able to walk out of Yan's Mansion alive today. Lu Jianxing said, "Thank you, Eunuch, for saving me today." It wasn't until Lin Yue's back disappeared that he raised his head and stood up, looking at Shen Lian questioningly.
At that time, he and Jin Yichuan were fighting with Wei Zhongxian's guards downstairs, and only Shen Lian went up to the second floor. In other words, only this second brother knew whether Wei Zhongxian was really burned to death.
Lin Yue did not go to Han Kuang to inquire about the information. After leaving Lu Jianxing and the others, he went straight to Cining Palace, where lived the beautiful and cunning Concubine Ren Rong, Wei Zhongxian's grandniece, and Lin Yue's first entry into the palace. At that time, he was able to be transferred to the imperial widow as an errand in the inner prison by fawning over her.
