Fu Song

Chapter 304 Three hundred and four

Xia Jie has always boasted that he is the kind of person who remains unchanged even before the collapse of Mount Tai.

He didn't think there was anything else that could make him feel that panicked.

He had this kind of emotion when he was young, but later, he forgot about it.

But today, he once again experienced that poor and helpless thing.

Xiao Yu died.

Lying quietly on the bed.

Wu Zuo unbuttoned his clothes, and the hideous scars all over his body were displayed in front of everyone. Those who were qualified to stand in this room all gasped.

The voice of Wu Zuo reporting the cause of death seemed to come from an extremely remote place, Xia Jie didn't care what this experienced Wu Zuo said at all.

Because it doesn't matter how you die.

The question is why Xiao Yu died?
Who can kill him?

When a person who cannot die dies, the consequences will inevitably shake the entire Song Dynasty.

What's more, this person didn't die normally.

From what he saw, Xiao Yu died extremely miserable.

Xia Jie couldn't imagine what would happen if even a little bit of the situation here leaked out.

"Everyone, don't leave Yushitai for half a step!" Xia Jie raised his head slowly, and said with an undisguised murderous look.

Standing beside Xia Jie, Chen Gui stared straight at Xiao Yu's body on the bed. Until now, he still hasn't recovered from the shock.

"Mr. Zhang, transfer the squad and come straight here. Let Zhang Cheng personally lead and guard the Yushitai." Xia Jie turned around and looked at Zhang Chao.

"I'll do it right away!" Zhang Chao strode away.

"Who was on duty at Yushitai last night, and who were the jailers? Immediately, I will know all the situation!" Xia Jie took a deep breath, turned and walked out.

Chen Gui seemed to have finally woken up. He walked to the bed, looked at the eyes that were not closed, and couldn't help trembling in his heart. He reached out and wanted to close the eyes for the other party, but when he wiped them with his palm, those eyes Still wide open.

After taking a few steps back, Chen Gui let out a long sigh, turned around and followed Xia Jie.

The Golden Spear Squad from the Forbidden Palace surrounded Yushitai in groups, and could only enter, but not exit.The censors who just came to work in the morning slipped into the lobby and took care of them as soon as they entered the gate.

Although these censors are not of high rank, they have always been in charge of the world and the land, with the role of criticizing the emperor in the middle.

Although Zhang Chao's prestige in the army is high, none of these censors are afraid of him.

It wasn't until these people saw Xia Jie and stereotypes that they fell silent.

It's not because these people are afraid of the Chief Assistant Privy Councilor, but these people suddenly realized that something must have happened for the Chief Assistant Privy Councilor and the Commander-in-Chief to appear at Yushitai so early in the morning. event.Now Cui Ang, the highest official of Yushitai, has gone to the northwest, and Yushitai can be said to have no leader.

Although Cui Ang is usually not very respected and prestige in Yushitai, but when the real pressure comes, only Cui Ang can withstand it.

Not long after, Quan Gong, the great eunuch in the palace, rushed over with a look of panic on his face.

The censor who was on duty at Yushitai yesterday was an old censor Tang Qiu. He was over [-] years old, and he is still only a seventh-rank censor. It's mediocrity, such a person is naturally unwelcome and unfavored in Yushitai.Therefore, the hard work of being on duty at night like this is mostly done by the old censor.

Yesterday, he was so drunk that he hadn't woken up until the team members lifted him from the bed to the lobby.At this time, Xia Jie was in a state of desperation, and he didn't care about his face, so he poured a bucket of cold water down, and directly poured this person a chill.

In the following investigation, it was found that a cell boss guarding Xiao Yu was missing.

This cell boss has been working in Yushitai for more than ten years. He has no children and is alone. He has always worked hard and is also an old scalper in Yushitai.

Then there were no clues.

The spies of the Imperial City Division went out to search for the old man, but in the eyes of Xia Jie, Chen Gui and others, these things were of no great significance.

So what if you catch it?

So what if you can't catch it?
Xia Jie stood up, his face had regained his composure, looking at the room of censors and servant censors in the lobby at this moment, he said indifferently: "Everyone is clear about the general situation, so from now on, everyone can only Staying at Yushitai can't leave half a step until there is a decree to come."

"Shoufu, how long are we going to stay here, and when will we have a decree?" A censor asked loudly.

Xia Jie's face was gloomy, he ignored this person, turned to Zhang Cheng who had just completed his defense, and said: "Commander Zhang, there is no order, let alone a human, even a mouse, is not allowed to leave the Yushitai, and also, it is not allowed There are a few words from Yushitai, do you understand what I mean?"

Zhang Cheng bowed and said, "The general will understand!"

After hearing Xia Jie's words, a large group of censors in the room suddenly became excited: "Shoufu, are you going to imprison us?"

"You are reckless!"

"Do you suspect that we harmed Xiao Jixiang?"

"I want to go out and see what you can do to me!"

Xia Jie squinted his eyes and watched the iron-headed Yu Shi run towards the outside of the lobby.

Zhang Cheng on the side clapped his hands, and the two golden gun squads took a step forward, carried the censor back like a chicken, went to the lobby for a meal, turned around and walked out with big strides.

Without waiting for the censor to get angry, Xia Jie had already walked to his side and said, "If you say one more word, you will be sent to the cell immediately, do you believe it?"

Seeing Xia Jie's angry expression but trying to suppress it, the censor was finally terrified and did not dare to contradict him again.

Xia Jie, Chen Gui and others turned around and left Yushitai, and the group hurried towards the inner palace.

There was the sound of something falling to the ground in the warm hall, and Zhao Suo shouted angrily. When Xia Jie and others walked in, two eunuchs were squatting on the ground and picking up the debris all over the floor.

Seeing Xia Jie and the others come in, Zhao Suo stopped in his tracks, staring at them with his long and narrow eyes, and his heavy breathing showed that he was out of breath at this moment.

"What's going on? Who killed Xiao Yu?" After a while, he suddenly turned around, sat back, and asked angrily.

Xia Jie shook his head: "Officials, the biggest suspect is the prison boss guarding the imperial prison, but this person has disappeared."

"The whole city is going to be searched, and even three feet of ground must be dug to find this person."

"These things are being done! It's just that I'm worried, all of this is useless." Chen Gui shook his head: "Looking at the situation at the scene, the murderer is undoubtedly the prison boss, but it's hard to say whether this person is still here or not. .”

"You mean to kill people and silence them?" Zhao Suo asked.

"Official, this matter, in retrospect, was really well-planned. Since the other party has painstakingly set up this situation, how could they leave us a loophole? As long as this cell leader is alive, he will definitely be caught by me. Yes, no matter where he hides. Only the dead can never reveal the secret!" Chen Gui said.

"Who is it? Who is it?" Zhao Suo lost his composure and grabbed the teacup on the table, smashing it out viciously.

"Just think about it carefully. Xiao Yu's death will affect Da Song. Whoever will benefit from this matter will naturally be the murderer!" Chen Gui looked at Zhang Chao and said, "Taiwei, Do you think I'm right?"

"You mean Liao people?" Zhang Chao asked in a deep voice.

"Of course." Chen Gui nodded and said, "Of course it's from the Liao Dynasty. I even suspect that it's the masterpiece of the Qishui County King who is still outside Bianjing."

"Can you find evidence?" Zhao Suo asked hopefully.

"No, these are all the minister's guesses!" Chen Gui said bitterly: "All the evidence now points to the court and us."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Suo asked, "Since when did we want to kill Xiao Yu, I never thought about it that way."

"Officials, this is like a series of rings, one ring after another. Now I even suspect that even King Jing's rebellion has something to do with the Liao people." Xia Jie said: "The King Jing rebelled, and Xiao Yu appeared. By King Jing's side, the court will liquidate the rebellion afterward, and then Xiao Yu will be imprisoned."

Speaking of this, he paused, and then said: "The opponent even counted our reaction clearly, and we wanted to use this opportunity to solve the problem of the Western Army, so Luo Song was released, and Li Guang was released. Du did not let Xiao Yu go. After that, Xiao Yu died. He was punished to death."

"Punishment?" Zhao Suo asked in shock.

"Yes!" Chen Gui nodded and said, "Zuo Zuo said that it was caused by the fact that Xiao Yu had just died, his body was still soft, and even his blood was still flowing. But what was presented to the world was that Xiao Yu was tortured. die."

There was silence in the room, and the enemy's calculations seemed clear now, but the question is, how to crack it?It seems that there is no way to crack it, the yellow mud is stuck in the crotch cuff, it is either shit or shit.

Zhao Suo closed his eyes for a while, and the veins on his forehead were exposed.

"Officials, Xiao Yu is dead, the only thing we have to consider now is how to deal with the aftermath?" Xia Jie said. "If this matter is not handled properly, I'm afraid it will be a catastrophe."

"Can you say that Xiao Yu's death was accidental?" Zhao Suo opened his eyes, "Due to illness or other things? In any case, we must ensure that Northwest is safe."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid we can't hide it." Xia Jie shook his head: "There are still two days left, and it will be the day when Xiao Yu's family Yu will visit, and they will not be able to enter by then, so they must be suspicious. More importantly, Since the enemy took so much pains to kill Xiao Yu and put the blame on the imperial court, they will definitely try their best to leak the news."

"So what we have to do now is to guard against the Western Army." Chen Gui continued: "Officials, no matter how Xiao Ding reacts after learning the news, we must prepare for the worst."

"Will Xiao Ding rebel?" Zhao Suo's voice trembled.

"I don't know, but we have to prepare for the worst!" Chen Gui said.

"Do you want to chase Cui Ang back?" Zhao Suo said, "He should have arrived at Jingzhao Mansion by now, right?"

"Absolutely not!" several ministers in the room shouted in unison.

Several people looked at each other, Zhang Chao took a step forward, and said: "Officials, Cui Ang was ordered to inspect the Western Army, but in fact everyone knows what he is doing. Now if he is suddenly Called back, wouldn't it be obvious to tell Xiao Ding that something big happened in Bianliang? If this is really the case, we won't even have time to react."

"Cui Ang must go according to the original plan!" Xia Jie said: "This will buy us more time. At the same time, we must try our best to block the passage to the northwest and try our best to delay the speed of news reaching the northwest."

"If it was really done by Liao people, I'm afraid the news will have spread by this time!" Chen Gui said worriedly.

"No, no." Xia Jie said: "At this time, the Liao people must pretend that they don't know anything. They won't do such superfluous things, because if they do, people will suspect that their news is true. Where did it come from. They just need to wait, wait for the news to leak out naturally, only in this way, Xiao Ding will settle the score on our heads. "

"But these methods can't solve the problem!" Zhao Suo said: "Xiao Yu is dead, but Xiao Ding's mother is still there, his sister is still there, and everyone in his wife's family is still in Bianliang. He, Do you really dare to rebel?"

"Officials, how can we pin our hopes on his courage and daring? What if he dares? Now that the troops on the Shaanxi Road are empty, a large number of troops have been transferred to the Hebei Road. If Xiao Ding rebels, it may be possible. Drive straight in without hindrance." Xia Jie said.

"The top priority is to gather heavy troops on Shaanxi Road. The soldiers and horses on Jingji Road were originally going to be transferred to Hebei, and now let them go to Shaanxi immediately. At the same time, the soldiers and horses on Qinfeng Road and Hedong Road must also be concentrated on Shaanxi Road. The Forbidden Army around Liang is also gathering to prepare for departure."

"What the chief assistant said is right. Only when we are fully prepared can we negotiate terms with Xiao Ding." Chen Gui said: "Only in this way can Xiao Ding calm down and listen to our analysis of the strangeness. Only when the two sides sit together, This catastrophe can be avoided.”

"Such a large-scale troop mobilization, Xiao Ding would guess that there is a problem?" Zhao Suo said.

"Guess there is a problem, but he doesn't know exactly what the problem is, which will affect his decision. Fortunately, it is winter now, and the transmission of news will be greatly affected. I hope we can complete the military affairs in the shortest possible time. Arrangement." Xia Jie looked at Zhang Chao: "Taiwei, I have to work hard for you again."

"It's my duty!" Zhang Chao said.

"The soldiers and horses from Hedong and Gyeonggi are all going to Shaanxi, so the soldiers and horses supporting Hebei will be lost. Where are the Liao people?"

"Aren't the Liao people just outside the city of Bianjing?" Xia Jie looked at Zhao Suo: "Officials, it's time for you to summon them. If the Liao people can make a big move out of Montenegro at this time, then our pressure will be lightened." There are many. The governor of Xijing Road, Yeluhuan, is an ally of Yelujun."

Zhao Suo nodded slightly.

"Officials, it's time to call Luo Song and Li Guang back!" Chen Gui cupped his hands and said, "Now we need enough manpower to carry out our work effectively."

"That's all for Li Guang, Luo Song is Xiao Yu's in-laws!" Zhao Suo said hesitantly.

"Officials, Luo Song is the political counselor of the Great Song Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)