"Hurry up and open the door, East Palace Sixth Leader! We are ordered to apprehend the rebels!" A sergeant yelled viciously.
"Sixth rate of the East Palace? Rebel?" The cold light of the weapons and the vicious faces outside the door stunned the old guard. Before he could react, the sergeant's patience was exhausted: "You If you don't open the door, we will break down the door, and you are rebelling against the party!"
"Rebel?" The old gatekeeper trembled with fright and hurriedly opened the door. The sergeants rushed in. He quickly got out of the way and asked: "You are not a rebel against the party. You are not a rebel against the party!"
"Where is Liu Weili's mansion? Please lead the way!" Wang Wenzuo shouted coldly.
"Liu Weili? You're asking Mr. Liu. His house is right in front, walking to the west. It's the most conspicuous and largest building!" When he heard someone asking him to lead the way, the old man immediately woke up and hurriedly stepped forward.
"Black Teeth Changzhi, Ijilenbod, you take twenty people and go to the back door. Don't let anyone escape through the back door!" Wang Wenzuo said.
"Here!" Black Teeth Changzhi responded and left quickly.
"Old man, as long as you open the door of Liu Weili's house for us, just say that he is from the government, not only will you not be guilty of opening the door, but you will also get a heavy reward!" Wang Wenzuo said.
The old gatekeeper was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly led the way. Soon he arrived in front of Liu Weili's mansion. Wang Wenzuo signaled the sergeants to hide in the dark, and only stood behind the old man with Murong Miao. The old man stepped forward, grabbed the door knocker, knocked it a few times, and shouted loudly: "Open the door, open the door!"
"Who is it! Calling the door at this hour?"
"It's me, Old Man Wang, the gatekeeper!" The old man tried his best to shout in a calm tone: "The government officials are here!"
"Where are the people from the government at this time? Old man Wang, are you confused by your sleep?" The voice inside the door sounded confused.
"I'm not from the government. How can I open the gate at this time?" The old man shouted, "Open the gate quickly. I'm delaying official business. You can't afford it!"
"Okay, okay, anyway, Mr. Liu will be angry tomorrow, and you will be the unlucky one!" There was a sound of the door opening. Wang Wenzuo winked at Murong Miao. Murong Miao nodded knowingly and tiptoed to the door. , pulled out the protective short knife from his waist, held it with his backhand, and waited for the door to open.
With a creak, the side door opened, and a man holding a knife came out. Before he could see clearly what was going on, his neck felt cold, and the steel blade pressed into his throat.
"Don't say anything, or I will kill you!" Murong Nao said coldly.
"You, you are robbers? This is Master Liu Weili's mansion, do you understand?" The man was stunned.
"By the order of the prince, the traitor Liu Weili is captured!" Wang Wenzuo waved his hand, and heavily armed sergeants rushed out of the shadows and rushed into the door of the house.
"Prince's order? Rebel?" The man's eyes widened and he was completely frightened by these two words: "Are you kidding me? Our master also has some loose officials."
"Do you think I'm joking?" Wang Wenzuo patted the steel knife on his waist, his face suddenly turned cold: "Where is Liu Weili sleeping tonight? Take me there!"
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"Liu Weili didn't sleep at home tonight?" Looking at the empty bedroom, Wang Wenzuo's face was filled with frost.
"Exactly, not long after it got dark, my husband went out! I just don't know where he went!" Liu Wuniang is a woman in her early forties. Judging from her regular features, she was also a pretty woman when she was young. Human beings, but time has erased most of them, leaving only haggardness and exhaustion.
"You are Liu Weili's wife. Don't you even know where your husband goes at night?" Wang Wenzuo asked.
"Liu Weili's first wife died seven or eight years ago, and the villain is just his concubine!" Liu Wuniang said with a bitter smile: "How dare you ask him where he went at night? Besides, even when his first wife was alive, she never dared to ask His whereabouts!"
"The wife doesn't dare to ask? There is a curfew in Chang'an at night, and it is illegal to go outside the square wall. So Liu Weili is not afraid of being taken to Jing Zhaoyin?"
"This -" Liu Wuniang gritted her teeth and said boldly: "Then Liu Weili's father is a famous tycoon in Guanzhong. He also followed Princess Pingyang and the late emperor and made many contributions.
. Liu Weili also did a lot of illegal business, and there were often desperadoes coming in and out of the house,——"
"Okay, stop talking!" After hearing what the woman said, Wang Wenzuo had already roughly guessed what kind of person Liu Weili was, but he didn't come tonight to find out what kind of illegal business he had done. Those destructive activities are all Jing Zhaoyin's business. The most important thing now is to grasp the most critical things in hand, so that he can be in an invincible position.
"Wu Niang!" Wang Wenzuo tried his best to make his tone gentler: "I came here tonight only for one thing, and that is Liu Weili's conspiracy. You are his concubine. According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, the lightest and the lightest Your whole Liu family will be exiled to Lingnan! So now you have to try hard to remember every question I asked you. As long as you answer it well, not only will you and your whole family be fine, but you may also be able to get a share of Liu Weili's family property. Soup! Do you understand?"
A glimmer of hope flashed in Liu Wuniang's eyes, and she quickly said: "The sinful woman understands, the sinful woman understands!"
"Very good! Let me ask you, did Liu Weili do anything unusual today?"
"Abnormal behavior?" Liu Wuniang tried hard to recall for a moment: "He has been with someone in the backyard all day today, and it seems that he is discussing some important matter. Except for three meals a day, which I personally delivered, no one else is allowed in. . By the way, one of his subordinates ran back in the evening with a very frightened look. He went in and said a few words. Then Liu Weili sent someone out. Soon after he came back, he went out and never came back. !」
"In the evening? A subordinate comes back? What is that subordinate wearing? What does he do on weekdays?"
"I just dress up normally. I usually maintain order in the cockfighting ring and collect bills!"
"Yeah!" Wang Wenzuo nodded, already feeling 70-80% sure: "What does the person who was discussing with Liu Weili in the backyard look like, what's his accent, and what's his name? Have you been to Liu's Mansion before?"
Liu Wuniang pondered for a moment: "He must have never been here before, and even if he has been, he has never entered the inner house. His appearance looks ordinary, and his Guandong accent, yes, is the accent from Xiangzhou, Hebei!"
"Xiangzhou? Are you sure?"
"Absolutely right!" Liu Wuniang clapped her hands: "The sinful woman has a brother who married a woman from there, and their accents are exactly the same!"
Wang Wenzuo motioned to Yiji Lianbode on the side to write down Liu Wuniang's confession, and then said: "Take me to see which courtyard Liu Weili is staying in today and if there is a study room!"
"He likes to stay in that courtyard on weekdays! Please follow me!" Liu Wuniang hurriedly led the way, passed through the two courtyards, and opened the door: "The room on the left side of the hall is his favorite. Stay there and discuss things with others!"
