The half-moon climbs up to the green eaves and casts clear light all over the place.
Next to the man wearing a corrugated hat, a man pushing a cart took a look at the man's appearance, and laughed in a low voice: "You're very hardworking, man. You look better in this outfit than those before. "
The man who came out of Xiyue Palace laughed dryly and said nothing. Naturally, he was cautious and did not want to reveal his identity too much. He habitually pressed down the brim of his hat, covering his already well-hidden face.
The dung man also talked a lot, and said: "But you are lucky. The boss of our group has some relationship with the father-in-law of the Cleaning Department. No one has ever investigated. The investigation in the imperial city was so strict in the past two days, and all of us have He was let go without any questioning."
The man still didn't answer, his eyes under the brim of his hat stared at the surroundings alertly.
"Don't be afraid, we are related." The noisy man would naturally not know this person's thoughts. If he knew that this person had an inexplicable relationship with the explosion yesterday, he would probably wet his pants.
The dung man was still nagging, "Last night during the investigation of Yan Yan, other teams caught three or four servants and young prisoners who were about to leave the palace, as well as a maid from Deyang Palace. Don't you think this is against the law? If someone is found at the door, it will be a good beating. Our team has already taken care of it with the door guards, and there is no need to check."
While he was talking, the scumbag took out a piece of linen from his waistband and pointed at his mouth and nose to indicate that he should put it on. After all, the smell would be unbearable when he had to put it away later.
Rather than rejecting the man's kindness, the man tied him up in linen, which made his appearance even more invisible.
The noisy man continued talking non-stop, talking about the area that his team of eight people and four vehicles were responsible for today.
There are a total of more than twenty people in their group. Tonight, the four of them are cleaning up in the East Palace. It is not as good as Taiji Palace and Yeting Palace. Since the East Palace has not been registered, there are only a few twenty or thirty servants, young guards, and maids responsible for regular cleaning. , relatively speaking, it is much easier.
The palace is no better than outside the palace. In order to keep the palace clean and tidy, and to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes, most of these filth will be gathered together by the eunuchs of the Cleaning Department in front of the lamp. There is a special place, so they don't have to run around. .
Out of good intentions, the man repeatedly told the man to talk less, but in fact he kept talking endlessly, which made the man speechless.
There were eunuchs watching over him while he was working, so the noisy man shut his mouth, waited for everything to be tidied up, and left the Clean Room Department. He started chattering again along the way, until he said that a group of more than 20 people were gathering at Anfumen. , and then it became quiet again.
A row of hand-pushed wooden carts were lined up in an orderly manner on the side of Anfumen. The boss counted the number of people and skipped over to the man. I guess he was not surprised by this.
Turning a blind eye and closing one eye is a very useful way to deal with things.
By now, the man was feeling nervous, and goosebumps appeared on his arm holding the barrel.
It was daytime when he entered the palace. He bribed the vendor who delivered vegetables, hid in the cart of cabbage and sneaked into the palace without any danger. Now that he walked out so blatantly, he would be lying if he said he was not afraid.
This is the power center of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It controls the entire world and controls the lives and deaths of millions of people. Even if you make a wrong move, it will be difficult to get away with it even if it means tens of thousands of deaths.
The man put his corrugated hat on his head and quietly moved aside. However, at the next snap of his fingers, someone stabbed him from behind.
The man just thought it was the noisy man who wanted to talk nonsense again. After these few minutes of contact, apart from being easy to talk about, which was not a shortcoming, this man was also kind-hearted. The man just leaned back slightly, but what he was waiting for was another poke.
The man frowned, glanced back, and was startled. Just as he was about to speak out, a pipe and a pot were pressed against his chin.
The man knew he had almost lost his composure, so he quickly lowered his voice and said, "Why are you here?"
The owner of the pipe and pot, an old man who was skinny and skinny, with a face as wrinkled as dead tree bark, took his time and put the pipe and pot in his waist. He grinned with black teeth and said hehe, Said: "I'm not worried about you, come in and have a look."
The man said angrily: "Aren't you afraid of coming in and exposing your identity and ruining our plan?"
The skinny old man glared, "Damn it, did I expose my identity? You came in and made such a big fuss. Why didn't you say that you exposed your identity!"
The man was speechless and tried his best to suppress his voice, "Damn it, it wasn't me. I was also a victim. My back is still bloody from the explosion."
"Don't you dare call me "I" in front of me. You are not old enough. You may lose your life." The old man glared at the man who was grinning due to the wound on his back caused by excitement. The old man said, "I just went to Shi Ti Yatou's place. , she also said it was the explosion of the alchemy furnace, which has nothing to do with you..."
The man was shocked and said: "You still went to Shi Tijieyu's place?"
The old man and the old god are here, "Why, you don't care if we haven't seen each other for more than 20 years and catch up on old times?"
The man was even more angry at the old man's carelessness. Just when he was about to talk to him properly, he heard the old man say again: "Thank you for going to Shi Ti's place, otherwise it would really be like this." I thought you were dead."
The old man said something that he felt was normal, but it made the man even more angry. As soon as he cursed "egg", someone from the city guard over there shouted: "Everyone, please stand still and get tested out of the city."
It was obvious that this order was impromptu. The man's heart suddenly clenched and he looked at the old man.
The leader of this team of dung men naturally had his own plans. He stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Sir, we are in a hurry. We have already made an agreement with Mr. Cao of the Cleaning Department. Look..." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand. The movement of entering the arms is obvious, and anyone with a discerning eye will know that there is something to it at a glance.
Usually at this time, the city gate guards want to get some benefits. The boss who can lead a team of scumbags is also an old man. He will naturally come to the trouble, be filial and filial, and let him go as a formality. But this time it seems that it is not that simple. , the saber in the hand of the armored soldier with fine scales touched the man's chest, stopping him from reaching out, and said in a low voice: "Brother, you have heard about the order just given by the superiors in the past two days, please cooperate with me."
The manure boss frowned, and his dark face, which had been working hard all the time, suddenly became bitter.
Not only because of the escaped eunuch who slipped into his sight today and would be more or less implicated if found out, but also because of the undeniable saying in their profession.
In order to make some money, some eunuchs in the palace would often steal valuables from the palace and give them to them to take out of the palace and exchange for some money. In the wooden barrels of the carts, there were inevitably some unique royal gadgets hidden in them.
Compared with the escaped palace maids and eunuchs, they had already made all-out plans before they planned to leave the palace. They could handle the physical examination on their own, but if the city gate guards found those shady things, it would be a big deal if they lost this job. , beheading is no joke.
At this point, the shitty boss could only pray secretly that some of the jewelry and porcelain in the bucket could evade search under the filth.
The interrogation began, and the convoy moved forward slowly, stopping in front of the vermilion gate that was more than three feet high. One guard came forward to check his body, another searched him, and two others endured the unpleasant smell and fiddled with the car.
"What to do?" the man asked the old man softly.
To be honest, the old man forged his identity test to enter the palace and didn't care about such interrogations. But whether the man has any identity verification is another matter. This body alone is as pungent as the smell of medicine in a excrement bucket. I'm afraid it's not easy to escape this time. Inquiry.
It's just that the old man's withered and wrinkled face was not worried, but rather calm.
The expression on the man's face was extremely embarrassing, and his facial features were all lumped together. It was obvious that the matter was in a hurry and he didn't know what to do. This place was empty and it was impossible to return. If he wasn't injured, maybe he wouldn't be exposed, but now...
"Rush out in a moment." The man made a quick decision.
The old man narrowed his eyes and said: "Nonsense, where are you going to run if you rush out? It's curfew now, and there is no one on the road. If you rush out, you will be a living target."
The old man turned his head towards the city wall, and his eyes indicated that there was a row of soldiers holding horns and big bows, "That thing has the power of an arrow, I don't dare say anything else. It won't be a problem for our row of people to dress as sugar-coated haws."
After checking each one, he saw that they were about to arrive. The man was so panicked that he broke into a cold sweat, which seeped into the newly healed back wound, causing slight pain.
"Damn it, what are you doing here, you old man? This time, you have to explain it all here."
After scolding, the man was already ready to fight to the death.
The old man curled his lips and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? My old bones will be gone if I don't have them. It doesn't matter, you are still young."
The man was about to curse again, but at this moment, someone on the wall shouted, "Someone is entering the city."
Everyone in Anfu Gate followed the sound and saw that the city gate guards were signaling their men to continue while they walked alone to the outside of the city gate. At this moment, seven or eight people walked into the door that was only open a crack. The leader was a strong and muscular man, walking like a dragon and a tiger. The first thing that caught his eye against the torch was the cinnabar birthmark on his face, which was quite eye-catching. .
A city gate guard tried to stop him but failed. When he saw the oncoming team, he was confused: "Sir, he has the warrant of Lord Night, we can't stop him."
Team is frowning.
The old man in the team of dung men chuckled and said, "It's better to come early than to come by chance."
But the man was shocked, "Did you find the Ye family?!"
The wrinkles on the old man's wrinkled face seemed to be blooming. "Be prepared with both hands. Is it really possible that you will die here? You are so young, and you still have many good days ahead of you."
The man asked anxiously: "Have you also told the Ye family about us?"
The old man said "Alas" and said in a long voice, "How is that possible? Just to catch up on old times, let them do a favor."
The man is angry.
The muscular man with the cinnabar mark on his face waved the token in his hand towards the team leader. The word "night" on it said everything even without having to speak.
The team was taking a closer look to confirm the identity of the person coming. They knew that this person was Ye Yuan, the bodyguard of Prince Ye. They did not dare to neglect him at that moment. They bowed slightly, pressed their swords and performed a military salute, and said: "Shangguan came into the palace late at night, what's the matter? "
"Do I need to tell you about the affairs of the Prince's Palace? Find your commander on duty tonight."
Ye Yuan, who is in the noon position in the front of the horse, speaks arrogantly, but the captain does not dare to have the slightest prejudice. He is a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, let alone the only personal guard of a king with a different surname in the dynasty?
Team leader hurriedly ordered his men to find his immediate boss, while he waited carefully aside.
Of course, Ye Yuan would not force his way in, so he just stood there and waited.
This scene is quite interesting. There is a team of dung men on the right side of the city gate, six or seven people on the left side, and a few city gate guards in the middle are at a loss as to whether to continue checking or not. They stand there in a disorderly manner, waiting for the team to give orders.
The team leader was also in trouble at this time. The untouchable people next to him refused to leave. He couldn't leave them here and investigate the team of scumbags. This was the most taboo official in the officialdom and the military.
After barely taking a few breaths, Ye Yuan frowned, looked at the dung man over there, and asked, "Is this from the cleaning department? What are you waiting for here? Does it stink?"
The team member was busy saying: "The order was issued last night, saying that assassins sneaked into the palace, and those who go out must be strictly investigated."
Ye Yuan sneered and shook his head at the group of scumbags, "If you were an assassin, would you get into such a dirty team?"
Team Zheng broke out in a cold sweat and lowered his waist a little, "The adults dare not say nonsense, but the villains are scared."
There was another sneer, Ye Yuan waved his hand and said: "Drive them away quickly, they smell so bad. I was also ordered to do something. I am unhappy at night, so don't bother me."
The team leader didn't dare to say anything else, so he quickly waved his hands and let him go, regretting why he just didn't accept the money and just went as a formality.
The man's convoy began to move forward, and the man slowly let go of his hanging heart until they reached the high vermilion gate.
After leaving the palace, as the team of dung men continued to move forward, the man and the skinny old man slowly appeared at the end of the team. Naturally, they did not want to leave. The curfew was still in place at this time. Unless they did not want to live, they would take risks at this juncture.
"I originally thought that if we couldn't solve the problem, we would go to the Night King's Mansion to sell a favor, but now it's gone," the man complained.
"What you said is wrong. If you lose your life, there is no need to be merciful." The old man lit the pipe and pot in a leisurely manner, as if he was not panicked from beginning to end. "Don't say such nonsense, you will want to beat me up after hearing it." you."
The man raised his hand and pushed back his corrugated hat, with a fierce look in his eyes as he glared at the skinny old man. His tone was no longer as gentle as before, "If we don't succeed, we can use this favor to go to Midnight." , now that the favor is gone, we can only make a desperate move. Old Boss Yin, you are confused!"
At the end of the story, it was obvious that he was very angry, and there was no difference between elder and younger.
The old man, who was called Lao Yin, was not anxious or annoyed. He nodded the man with his pipe pot and asked him to stay away from him. "I will earn the favor later. How will you earn it if you die?" The old man wrapped his mouth tightly. He took a long breath of white smoke from his pipe and said, "You are still young, don't even think about dying in front of the old man."
The man was eclipsed.
The skinny old man ignored him and seemed to be saying to himself, "This favor cannot be repaid."
The man took a step closer to follow, "We were just helping out at that time, and it was just a favor. This time, Prince Liye saved both of our lives, and it was a favor for saving our lives."
The deliberately suppressed voice was enough to show his anger, but the old man, who seemed to be knocked down by a gust of wind in the night, didn't even look back. He blew the white ash in the pot and wrapped it in another mouthful.
"Of those twelve lives, I have only given back two."
The skinny old man grinned.
Under the flickering tobacco smoke, those black teeth looked so majestic.
