Fu Song

Chapter 311
Walking out of the execution room, Quan Gong glanced at his hands with some disgust.

There were spots of blood on it.

He took the towel handed over by the little eunuch, wiped his hands vigorously, and then sniffed them through his nose after wiping, but his brows still did not relax.

The blood was wiped clean, but the fishy smell could not be wiped off.

How many years have you not done it yourself?

Power is completely unclear.

It has been about ten years, right?Since I was promoted to the position of the chief executive of the inner palace, and at the same time took over the position of the commander of the imperial city department, this kind of thing has been far away from me.

The gentleman stays away from the kitchen!

Naturally, someone else will do the dirty hands, and I just need to wait for the result.

But this time, another exception was made.

For more than a year, the officials have been very dissatisfied with themselves.

King Jing conspired to rebel, the frontier army entered Beijing, Xiao Ding did whatever he wanted in the northwest and cut off the communication between the two sides. What happened to the north of Hengshan can only depend on Xiao Ding's memorial...

More importantly, Xiao Yu died, and he knew nothing about how Xiao Yu died.

All the clues have been completely cut off.

Shocking waves are brewing, the imperial court tried its best to block the news, and there is still a last ray of hope that Cui Ang tricked Xiao Ding back to Beijing.

One by one, the anger of the officials is gathering.

If I hadn't been with the official family for decades, from when the official family was an ordinary prince until now, I am afraid that the official family would have taken me down long ago.

No more mistakes.

If this news leaked out again and caused great changes in the Northwest, I'm afraid it would be the best end for me to go to the late emperor's mausoleum to guard the tomb.

East City, Xiao House.

Where the lights used to be bright, now there are only one or two lanterns flickering faintly in the dark alone.

In the past, even at night, this street was very lively. As the third envoy, Xiao Yu never really had time for himself. People who wanted to see him lined up on the street. .

Xu Wuyan strode over, bowed to Mrs. Han and said, "Ma'am, it's time to go!"

Mrs. Han stood up, and with Xiao Qi's support, she staggered towards the outside of the house.

Stepping out of the threshold and looking back at the central hall, tears flowed down like a river breaking its embankment.

Mrs. Han doesn't want to leave.

But she had to go again.

Xiao Qi only had one thing to do, which shattered Mrs. Han's persistence.

The news that his father was killed by the imperial court was being sent to the Northwest day and night. No one knew what decision Xiao Ding would make.If Xiao Ding decides to avenge his father and rebel against the imperial court, don't you worry that we will become sharp weapons in the imperial court's hands?
If we are tied up by the imperial court and sent to the front of the two armies, can the eldest brother still order his soldiers to charge?
Now why did the imperial court put so many people outside our home to watch us day and night, isn’t it just because they are worried that we will run away?
Now we are a powerful card in the court's hand.

Cui Ang has gone to the northwest, maybe he is using us to threaten the eldest brother to give up his military power and return to Bianliang.Once the eldest brother returns to Bianliang, can he still live?

Xiao Qi told Mrs. Han one by one what Xiao Ding had done in the Northwest in the past few years. The more she listened, the paler Mrs. Han's face became.

Ever since she was a girl, Mrs. Han has been a pampered person who only knows how to enjoy life. She has never paid attention to how her men live outside.Because no matter in her natal family or later in her husband's family, the men in the family have never let her down, worried or worried.

It's different now.

She can't help her son, but she can't be a burden to him either.

Xiao Qi was right, at the moment, escaping from Bianliang and getting rid of the imperial court's control would be the greatest help for his son.

No matter what choice the son makes, it is his own choice.

"Uncle Xu, where are we going? Are we going to Dalang's place?" In the yard, there were already a dozen or so fully armed warriors standing.

Xu Wuyan shook his head: "Ma'am, it is impossible to go to Dalang's side now. The imperial court has deployed too much power in this direction, so it is us, even ordinary people who want to go this way There are thousands of difficulties, and the person I sent to deliver the letter would not have been able to get out if it hadn't been arranged outside a long time ago."

"If we don't go to Dalang Haoli, where shall we go?" Mrs. Han asked suspiciously.

"Ma'am, let's go find Erlang!" Xu Wuyan said, "Going south, the imperial court's defenses will be relaxed a lot. As long as we leave Bianliang City, the sky will be as high as the sky, and the sea will be as wide as the fish. I have already arranged the escape route, Madam doesn't need to worry about it."

Mrs. Han nodded.

The group of people did not go outside the Xiao residence, but walked inside.

Under Mrs. Han's puzzled gaze, everyone stopped outside a one-story house. Xu Wuyan pushed open the door, stood at the door, and looked at Mrs. Han: "Ma'am!"

Mrs. Han stepped into the door, and she suddenly found a cellar in the middle of the house. At this moment, a ladder was placed in it.

"What is this for?" Mrs. Han asked.

"Ma'am, this is a tunnel that leads directly to the outside." Xu Wuyan said.

"Tunnel? Can we escape from Bianliang along this tunnel?" Mrs. Han was a little unbelievable. She knew exactly how big Bianliang was.

"Of course not!" Xiao Qi continued: "The tunnel at home leads to the underground of Bianliang City. These underground passages extend in all directions, but they can go all the way to the outside of Bianliang City. Mother, next, we can Going underground for days."

"Go underground?" Mrs. Han was dumbfounded.

"Yes." Xu Wuyan said: "The underground of Bianliang is another world, like a labyrinth, that kind of place was not a place for nobles like Madam to set foot in, but now there is no way but to go from here , so that we can escape from Bianliang. The route has been arranged, and there are people who will meet us underground. It will take about three to five days before we can stay away from Bianliang City."

"Let's go, mother!" Xiao Qi walked to the cellar and climbed down the ladder first.

After a while, a group of more than ten people were already underground.

After walking a dozen steps forward, the light disappeared completely, and the leading warrior lit the torch in his hand, held it in his hand to lead the way.

Mrs. Han has lived in Xiao Zhai for decades, and never knew that there is such a long tunnel underground in Xiao Zhai.

At the end of the tunnel is a door covered with iron sheets.

A samurai is waiting there.

"Open the door!" Xu Wuyan ordered.

The samurai reached into his bosom, took out a key, and opened the big lock.

"Madam, if you walk out of this door, you will leave our Xiao residence!" Xu Wuyan glanced at the top of his head sadly: "I don't know when I will come back after I leave? Maybe, I won't be able to come back in this lifetime."

Mrs. Han was choked with sobs, and she leaned against the wall helplessly, sobbing, "Uncle Xu, Xianggong's body is still in prison."

Xiao Qi knelt down, kowtowed three times in the direction of the prison, straightened up, and said: "Mother, you don't need to worry about Daddy's body. The imperial court just wants to cover the lid and dare not disclose the truth. Daddy still They are still ministers of the imperial court, and they will not insult father's body. Even if the eldest brother rebels in the future, with Zhao Suo's hypocrisy and hypocrisy, in order to show his kindness to the world, they will not do anything to father's body. Maybe one day, eldest brother If you win, you will naturally be able to ask the court to recover your father's body."

"Third Lady is right!" Xu Wuyan said. "Ma'am, let's go!"

Xiao Qi stood up straight, walked over to help Mrs. Han, the two took a step at the same time, and stepped over the iron gate.

There was a stale smell coming from the long passage, and there was a soft sound of water rushing in my ears.Behind him, there was a bang, and the iron door was tightly closed. Mrs. Han trembled slightly, but she never looked back.

Inside the emperor, Qing Judian.

The eunuch Quan Gong gently placed a bowl of lotus seed soup on Zhao Suo's desk, then stepped back with his head down.

During this period of time, Zhao Suo became anxious, and several blisters appeared on his lips.

Zhang Chao was rushing to Shaanxi, and the order to dispatch troops had already been sent out, but dispatching troops and horses was not just a simple order.The deployment of personnel, the collection of food and grass, the allocation of weapons, and the placement in the local area are all headaches.

Biansheng Xiao Yu is the head of the three envoys. When he was there in the past, the raising, deployment, and operation of military salaries, food, and supplies seemed easy. It seemed that this was a very simple matter, but now, this person After his death, the third envoy seemed to be in a mess, and the efficiency of the entire operation was not the same as in the past.The deputy envoy of the third department was scolded several times by Zhao Suo in one day.

But scolding, but still can't solve any problems.

What should be chaos is still chaos.

At the door, an eunuch peered inside, Quan Gong frowned slightly, walked over lightly, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?"

"Boss, there is news from outside that there is no one in the Xiao residence!"

Quan Gong was surprised: "Are you sure?"

"Yes." The eunuch said: "They boldly touched in, and there was no one left. But the people watching outside did not notice that they had left the house, and the street was blocked by the army. It was impossible for them to leave. Here, the people in the Xiao Mansion disappeared."

"Understood, you go and gather your hands!" Quan Gong waved his hand, signaling the eunuch to retreat.

Turning around and walking back to the hall, he bowed and stood in front of Zhao Suo.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Suo put down the pen in his hand.

"The officials, the Xiao family, escaped!" Quan Gong said.

"Huh? What did you say? Who escaped?" Zhao Suo was taken aback.

"Mrs. Xiao, and the third wife of the Xiao family!" Quan Gong said in a low voice: "A few days ago, the old servant reported to the officials about the Bianliang underground passage. In the past, the Sun Family Gang controlled a large area of ​​Bianliang's underground passage , and the Sun Clan used to be attached to the Xiao family, so the Xiao family naturally knew about the underground passage leading to some secret passages outside Bianliang City, and now it seems that they are preparing to escape out of Bianliang."

Zhao Suo's face was livid: "Then what are you still doing here?"

"Yes, the old slave will go and arrest them immediately." Quan Gong said with a bow.

Zhao Suo thought for a while, and said: "Don't frighten Madam Xiao and the third wife of the Xiao family, please invite them back to me well, Xiao's residence cannot be lived, please invite them to come and live in the palace!"

"The official is merciful!" Quan Gong took a few steps back, turned around and left Qingju Hall quickly.

Quan Gong is not in a hurry.

It is not an easy task to escape from the city of Bianliang now.King Jing was defeated, the entire army was wiped out, and the Sun Family Clan that was previously attached to him was wiped out, and became a traitor in this big case of rebellion.

As the head of the Imperial City Division, Quan Gong naturally knew the existence of the Bianliang underground world.He is very clear that the underground world under Bianran City cannot be wiped out at all. Even if this group is killed, it will not take long for another group to breed.Instead of this, it is better to make good use of this group of people.

Therefore, Quangong killed a group, locked up a group, and took in another group, thus controlling most of the Bianliang world.In particular, the direction of the East City, which is controlled by the Sun Family Gang, is fully controlled by him.

In the Imperial City Division, Quan Gong looked at the dozens of small bosses under his command coldly, and said coldly: "Everyone remember, if you let them escape, you don't have to come back, just rot in the underground of Bianran Right. The members of the Sun family have blocked all the passages out of the city, that is, on the side of the west city. I also ordered the Cao family to block the way out. However, the underground roads are complicated, and there may be some places we don’t know about. Immediately Get out and find them."

"Follow orders!" Dozens of small bosses answered with a loud bang, turned around and trotted out of the Imperial City Division, and went to their destinations according to the previously designated area.

Quan Gong sat alone in the imperial city's yamen, quietly waiting for news from his subordinates.

Xiao Yu was already dead, how could the court tolerate Mrs. Xiao's ex-Miss Xiao San leaving her control again?
This is a trump card to threaten Xiao Ding!

The Xiao family is finished!

Xiao Yu died, and once Xiao Ding came back, he might die too.If he really dared not to come back and dared to raise the flag to rebel, how could he be an opponent of the imperial court?Quan Gong knew that, just in case, the imperial court was mobilizing troops to Shaanxi, and Zhang Chao had already rushed there. Moreover, the imperial court had already made preparations. Once Xiao Ding rebelled, the imperial court would make a decision to the envoys of the Liao Kingdom. A huge concession, and one of the conditions is that the two countries work together to kill Xiao Ding.

As for Xiao Erlang, the student seed of the Xiao family, the imperial edict had been issued the day after Xiao Yu's death, ordering Li Fang, the transfer envoy on Kuizhou Road, to immediately arrest Xiao Cheng and escort him back to Bianliang.

No matter what, the Xiao family, which has been popular for three generations and decades, will disappear from the Song Dynasty.And a few years ago, everyone thought that the Xiao family was going to skyrocket because of the existence of Xiao Ding and Xiao Cheng!

I really watched him build a tall building, and watched his building collapse.

Quan Gong let out a long sigh.

It was completely dark, and Quan Gong didn't ask anyone to light a lamp.

In the middle of the night, there were hurried footsteps outside, and a spy from the imperial city rushed into the yamen: "Boss, we have found traces of criminals, and now everyone has surrounded them in the underground passage of Nancheng."

"Nancheng? Go find Xiao Erlang?" Quan Gong was stunned for a while.

(End of this chapter)