One Curtain Wind Moon Nine Heavens

Chapter 188 Prelude
Sure enough, the news reached the ears of Xizuo who was lurking in the Wu Chu Dynasty. Under the careful operation of a group of caring people, the news that the two soldiers and horses rushing to the west of Shanxi for support were attacked on the way spread throughout the capital within a day.

Above the court hall, the air pressure was tense and dignified.Emperor Feng Yuan's attitude was indifferent, and his slow voice of questioning echoed in the sky above the hall, frightening people's minds.

"How did the news get out?"

Ever since he received the news from the border, he has been discussing countermeasures with the courtiers overnight.It lasted for two days and one night, but the news still leaked out, and it spread so fast that it became known all over the world in the blink of an eye.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it is very likely that Daqi sent people to lurk in the capital with the intention of disturbing the hearts of the people. I have sent people to investigate thoroughly, and I believe the person who spread the news will be caught soon." Ting Wei Lin Ren came out to report.

"Quick check! Be sure to uproot the eyeliner they planted in the capital." Emperor Feng Yuan's gloomy eyes showed murderous intent, "If any courtier dares to collude with foreign countries and harm loyal and good people, he will be severely punished!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

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For the common people, the battle on the frontier is far away, and the wrath of the emperor is right in front of them. It is obvious which is more frightening.The guards of the capital and the patrolling battalion were divided into several groups, and they shuttled through the streets and alleys with a murderous look, breaking down doors and arresting people.

As for who was arrested, the people knew nothing.

When a large number of Jingwei appeared at the door of the neighbor's house, the neighbors were so frightened that they closed their doors one after another, and each hid in the house shivering.
Throughout the day, several bustling streets in Beijing were deserted, and a chill permeated the streets and alleys, ravaging people's fragile nerves.

When the street calmed down, the neighbors carefully opened the cracks in the doors and probed their brains, and only dared to step out to take a breath after confirming that nothing happened.

At the same time, Feng Wu received a message on his way to duty. According to the report from the eyeliner planted in Zhengyang Lane, Princess Anping left the Hou's mansion on a rare horseback and went straight to the direction of the palace.

Feng Wu raised his eyebrows lightly, turned his horse's head after only thinking for a moment, and galloped towards the palace as well...

In the capital city, the road leading to the imperial palace is called Dongzhi Street, which can accommodate thirteen carriages in parallel, and is the most spacious street in Beijing.In the past, people came and went on both sides of the road, and countless vegetable vendors and play stalls were placed from the street to the end of the alley.

There are so many things to see and it is very crowded.

It looks empty today, except for three meals a day, it is as light as the autumn wind, and the ordinary people who can only venture out to set up stalls shrink helplessly behind the stalls, watching the patrol team on the street pass by their stalls.

The passers-by who patronized the stall were scared to find a place to hide, and another business was lost.

Hearing that the two divisions were searching for spies from foreign countries, the stall owners were also particularly afraid of these wolf-like patrols, for fear that they would be caught by bad luck.

Some local officials are mediocre and incompetent, unable to catch the target person, and they do not hesitate to arrest civilians indiscriminately for the sake of business.After a click, the head of the "criminal" falls to the ground, and the local officials can continue to be prosperous and rich, which is quite hateful.

However, forced by life, ordinary people had to come out to set up stalls.

Just because what is more terrifying than wolves is called poverty.

Of course, there are gains and losses in everything. Although they were frightened for a long time, they also feasted their eyes on seeing dignitaries and dignitaries they had never seen before.For example, right now, the patrol team just passed by, and then three horses galloped past.

There are two women and one man riding horses, the one in the middle is dressed in white, with dark black hair flying behind him.Look at that hairstyle and hair length, it is obviously a girl.

Not only is she handsome and handsome, she is also very good at riding.

An old woman in ragged clothes came slowly from the opposite side with a vegetable basket on her shoulders, and it was only in the middle of the road that she heard the sound of horseshoes approaching rapidly.When she slowly turned her face to look, a huge and vigorous shadow jumped over her head.

The old woman was safe and sound, stared blankly, and when she slowly turned her face to look in the direction of the palace, the three horses had long since disappeared.

"..."

Hey, I'm getting old and have auditory hallucinations, the old woman thought with a dull expression, and then slowly crossed the road.

The small vendors who watched the whole process: "..." The old woman is really lucky.

At this time, the old woman had already walked two-thirds of the way, and she was coming.At this moment, the sound of horseshoes came from the direction where the three horses came from before.Soon, another six riders came into sight of the neighbors, galloping there in the blink of an eye.

Immediately they were all men, the one in the middle was a handsome young man with sword eyebrows and star eyes, but a fair complexion.

"Old woman, get out of the way!" The guard on the left shouted sharply.

When the old woman saw it this time, she was also frightened, and stood there dumbfounded.The avenue is spacious, and you can be safe with a slight change of direction.But it was too late, the guard on the left decisively swung a whip at the old woman.

Someone on the side of the road wanted to rush forward to help, but he was a step too late. The old woman was beaten to the ground, just in time for the horse to jump over easily.

"I'm sorry." He vaguely heard the apologetic male voice from Liuqi, and then heard the crisp sound of objects falling to the ground, and the male voice faintly said, "Take it to see a doctor!"

The man who was trying to rescue him took a closer look, and saw a few taels of silver shaking off the ground, which was indeed enough for the old woman to take to the doctor.

The man took a deep look at Liuqi with complicated eyes.But without thinking too much, he quickly picked up the broken silver and came to the old woman's side.The other party's mouth and eyes were tightly closed, his face was dead pale, his fingers were close to the end of his nose, his breath was weak, and he was still alive.

"Quick, go to the nearest Chunmu Hall!" A small vendor next to him shouted, "This way, this way..."

Worried that it would be too late, he simply pointed the way and led the way.As for his stall, let's put it there.Anyway, there are no customers, even if there are, the stall owner next to him will help take care of it.

Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and helping each other is a tacit understanding that has been formed all along.

At the same time, everyone was curious about the fate of the old woman, and everyone looked forward to the return of the kind stall owner.

Chunmu Hall was really close, and after a while, the vendor came back, a little downcast.Everyone knew what he looked like, but they still asked how the old woman was doing, where was the man?

The peddler sighed and told everyone that the old woman had passed away when she was sent to Chunmu Hall, and the man went to report to the official to find relatives for the old woman to bury her.

After hearing this, everyone felt sorry for them and called out:
Time is fate, the old woman is out of luck!Obviously, a hurdle has been crossed, and if you take a few more steps, you will not die in Huangquan. This is life, right?
"Tch, what fate?" A man who was eating by the side of the road sneered at his companion, "It's clearly a son of a rich man riding a horse in the street, accidentally injuring someone's life! It's a pity..."

Look at the old woman's clothes from a poor family, if she has children, she may not be able to compete with the rich and powerful; if she has no descendants, she will lose her life silently, and the person who killed her is unscathed, and continues his riches and honor.

"God is so unfair, the rich and powerful are human beings," the man suppressed his anger, "we common people live like ants."

"Brother Wang, don't be angry," his companion said with a free-spirited, optimistic smile, "I believe God will make arrangements for him."

"What do you mean by that?" The melancholy man was puzzled.

"Do you know, who were those three at the beginning? Who is the one behind?" The companion played tricks, and when he saw him shaking his head, he smiled blankly, "Brother Wang, do you remember why you came to Beijing this time?"

"Of course it is..." The man stopped in time when he reached the edge of his mouth, and then swallowed it back abruptly, "Could it be that they...are those two?"

The companion was about to smile and nod when suddenly he saw an old man not far away staring at the direction of the palace, muttering to himself:
"Suzaku is falling into a dream, Yu Fengwu is the culprit..."

As soon as the old man finished speaking, he suddenly turned pale and fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth...

(End of this chapter)