I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 41

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, go to the capital.

The spring is cold and steep, and the sun is shining brightly.It is still so cold in Beijing during the first month that people don't want to go out, but today is an exception.

Firecrackers on New Year's Eve and lights on Shangyuan.Although the snow has not fallen, the lights are still on.

Whether it is in the palace or among the people, the Lantern Festival must be lit for three consecutive days.

At this time, the shop has not yet officially opened, but each store has just hung up the cover, and the colorful flags have almost covered the sky over the entire Broad Street.The pair that had just been hung on the lintel on New Year's Eve hadn't been taken off yet, and there were a few bamboo lantern stands with different shapes beside them, all of which were prepared for the three-day lantern parade.At this time, the lanterns have not yet been hung up, but the festive atmosphere has washed away the bleakness of a winter without snow.

There are a total of [-] squares in Shangjing, [-] north and south streets, and [-] east and west streets.Every square is surrounded by walls.On weekdays, at night, you can only move around in the square, and you will violate the night ban when you come out. It is not a small crime to be caught by the guards on night patrol.

However, except for the nights of the three days from the fourteenth day of the first lunar month to the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, during the Lantern Festival, everyone can go in and out of Fangshi to watch lanterns and parade at will.

In West Market, a warehouse named Li Ji, the shopkeeper stood at the door and looked around, not knowing what he was looking at.

"Shopkeeper, what are you looking for?"

At this time, a guy came to him and asked curiously.

"I don't know why, but I feel a little uneasy today."

The man laughed and said, "It's a big holiday today, why not worry, go out and look at the lights at night."

Today, warehouses basically don't have much to do.After all, everyone is going to see the lights today, or go to Zhouqiao Night Market to eat something.

The shopkeeper shook his head, "I hope I'm overthinking."

On the second floor of a restaurant not far away, Zhao Yuanshu sat in front of the window and looked at the market below. The view here was excellent and he could see the whole street.

Two maids, Qingtao and Hongshao, stood behind her, and there were more than a dozen people standing in front of her, all of them bowed their heads, not daring to look directly at the princess.

These people include the captain of the Imperial Army in armor, the masters of the Imperial City Division and the Embroidered Guards, and a few big men who went to Beijing.

"Liji Freight Station, Jiasi Freight Station, Chenji Buzhuang, and Zhengyang Building. These four places are the targets for a while. When we start, the imperial army is responsible for breaking the door and arresting people. When we meet the master Huangcheng Secretary and Xiuyiwei to make up for the leak, we will go to Beijing. The heroes keep an eye on the periphery, and if there is a fish that slips through the net, I will keep an eye on it, but don't say anything."

"At three o'clock in the afternoon, do things everywhere at the same time, or not?"

Zhao Yuanshu's cold voice reached everyone's ears, and the instructions and requirements were very clear.

"promise."

More than a dozen people did not say anything, and responded softly.Then they all backed away when they saw the maid in green waving her hand

At this time, sitting opposite Zhao Yuanshu, a young man in brocade clothes who had been silent for a long time, saw that everyone had left before he said: "At three o'clock in the afternoon, isn't this the time to execute the prisoner? I said, sister Chengyang, you are too kind!" It's so cruel, at least people will be arrested after fifteen."

"It's not bad to let them live for a year. Do you still think about fifteen?"

Zhao Yuanshu sneered.

"I was wrong. I thought it would be fun to watch you catch people, but you didn't let me go with them. It's meaningless at all."

The young man in Jinyi can call Zhao Yuanshu "Sister Chengyang", so he can naturally guess his identity - the sixth prince, Zhao Yuanying, the king of Linchuan County, and the prince with the same mother and brother.He is the same age as Zhao Yuanshu, but the month is younger, so he can only be called sister.

"Get the hell out of here if you're muttering a few words." Zhao Yuanshu picked up the map of the city that went to the capital together, and threw out a word without looking up.

When Zhao Yuanying heard this, she immediately fell silent, not daring to complain.

He went to the East Palace to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince this morning, and happened to meet Princess Chengyang who was going to ask His Highness the Crown Prince to borrow the guards of the East Palace to lead the imperial army. Knowing that Princess Chengyang was going to come out to catch the Red Lotus Dao thief, he quietly followed behind to see the excitement, but it turned out that Discovered by the princess's accompanying guards, he was carried away in front of Zhao Yuanshu
Zhao Yuanshu has always been an outlier among the cousins ​​of the princes and princesses.Because she is the daughter of the former emperor Wuzong, who has no children, she is the only bloodline.If she were a man, the world would undoubtedly belong to her.

And today's emperor, Daojun, is more affectionate to this niece than to his own daughter, which makes several princesses resentful.

But there is no way, firstly, the holy family is in his hands, and secondly, Zhao Yuanshu himself is extremely smart, and his swordsmanship is superb, and he can't compare with wits and strength, what else can he do?
What the princesses envy most is that Zhao Yuanshu can marry whoever he wants, and he is still a famous general in the country.

Everyone knows that Fu Jinchuan and Zhao Yuanshu are childhood sweethearts and they hit it off.

Such a comparison made her even more displeasing to the eye.

As for the princes, most of them have a good relationship with Zhao Yuanshu because of his generous personality and no conflict of interest.

Including the third prince, Zhao Yuanzhang, although Fu Jinchuan never forgot about this account, but his relationship with Zhao Yuanshu is quite close.

Fu Jinchuan talked about this matter several times when he was in Beijing, which made Zhao Yuanshu dumbfounded. He also said that the two men were so stingy, and they had a fight when they were ten years old and remembered it for several years.

As for the sixth prince, Zhao Yuanying, because he is the same mother and younger brother of the prince, he is a born princeling, so he is also very close to Fu Jinchuan, Lin Changyuan and others.

Zhao Yuanying was said to have lost his temper, so he could only look at the scenery. Zhao Yuanshu, who was opposite, had lowered his head and closed his eyes to rest at the moment.

The delicate and slender fingers tapped the table lightly, very rhythmically.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Yuanshu suddenly opened his eyes and looked out the window.

"The fun begins."

Outside the gate of Xishifang, a white-faced and beardless man stared at the sundial, and at three quarters noon, he nodded to a soldier next to him.

The soldier shouted immediately: "Assemble."

From the barracks next to it, fifty Donggong guards led an elite team to file out quickly.Each of them was wearing black infantry armor, holding a crossbow in their hands, and a horizontal knife hanging from their waists. The whole team assembled and moved quickly, with only the sound of armor rubbing and footsteps.

"The target is Liji Warehouse. Surround first and then attack. Try to keep alive. Give Lao Tzu cheer up, don't embarrass us Donggong Guard. Let's go."

Fifty elite imperial guards, together with ten masters from the Embroidered Clothes Guards, and third-rank masters from the Imperial City Department sit in command.

I thought it was an effortless operation to capture the thief, but the first batch of rushing in to capture the forbidden army was almost all taken out by a shopkeeper-like Red Lotus Road thief, and the iron armor was dented.

Afterwards, the masters of the Imperial City Department went off and took care of the shopkeeper.

The forbidden army faced these red lotus priests with their iron armor and did not have an advantage in close combat, and finally they could not use their crossbows.

The thieves were wiped out only with the cooperation of the master embroidery guards.

"Your Highness has a total of 24, and none of them were left alive."

Zhao Yuanshu came to Liji Inn in person, and he didn't criticize anything when he saw the corpses all over the floor.

"What about our people?"

"Five died and eleven were injured. These red lotus road thieves have no fear at all, and they all have poison in their mouths. Once they find that they are lifeless, they will all be killed."

Zhao Yuanshu nodded lightly, "Okay, I get it, the errand is done well, you go to my house to pay a thousand coins for pensions and rewards, as long as there are people who participate."

"Your Highness, this is against the rules."

"Do as I say. Go ahead."

"promise."

Zhao Yuanshu almost saw the whole process upstairs just now. Whether it was the Imperial City Secretary, the Embroidered Clothes Guard, or the Eastern Palace Guard, they all did what they could do to the best of their abilities.

It is not their fault that no one was left alive.

These red lotus road thieves resisted extremely fiercely, and there were still masters. If they still wanted to capture them alive, they might have to pay even more casualties.

Looking at this one, the situation in several other places is probably clear.

At this time, a spy from the Imperial City Department hurried over and said in a hurry: "Your Highness, there is something wrong with Zhengyang Building."

Zhao Yuanshu looked at the spies in a panic, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Where in Zhengyang Building just now, when the door was broken down to arrest people, two diners happened to be held hostage by thieves."

Zhao Yuanshu said coldly, "Just tell me who it is."

"Son of King Yan."

"There is also the British government Hachiro-kun"

"What?" Zhao Yuanshu suddenly felt a headache.

If Zhao Yuanshu is an ordinary noble son, he would just let people do it. After all, the law of the Jin Dynasty has this. Regardless of his status, as long as he is held hostage by thieves, any officer should do his best to rescue him.

But there is one more thing at the back, if they are held hostage by him to coerce the officers and soldiers, the officers and soldiers don't have to care about it, they can kill them at will.

In other words, no matter who is a hostage, they cannot be coerced by them.

But this is just the law.

When it comes to doing business, it is inevitable that some people will be wary.

Just like the situation faced by Zhao Yuanshu, Wu Yaoshi, the son of King Yan, and Fu Yuchuan, the prince of England.

Among these two people, one is the proton of the vassal king, and his life is definitely not in the ranks that can be abandoned, and even the court must ensure the safety of his upper capital.

The other is more troublesome for her, the British government is his future husband's family.

"Bring me my sword."

After receiving a simple and simple sword from the maid, Zhao Yuanshu jumped up, performed lightness kung fu directly to the eaves, and then walked quickly on the roof, rushing to Chongming Square where Zhengyang Tower is located, Yi Jue Fluttering, very chic.

Many people looked sideways, wondering where this master came from?How dare he perform such a light work in Shangjing City, I am afraid that he will not be able to see the lights on the fourteenth night later, and he will go to Shangjing Mansion to eat a prison meal.

This is also because Shangjing is a well-known "no-fly zone" in the world.

That is to say, no matter what level of master it is, it is not allowed to use lightness kung fu to fly around on the roof in Shangjing.

You can ride a horse, ride a car, walk, and run.You can even roll.

But fly, no.

Only government personnel, such as the Imperial City Division, the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the masters of the Embroidery Guards, can use lightness skills to fly over walls and walls outside the imperial city in order to catch thieves and arrest criminals on official errands.

Of course, if it's a captured prisoner, it's up to you
Zhao Yuanshu hurried all the way, but he was very annoyed in his heart, because the prince of Yan Wang was the key surveillance target, but now he entered Zhengyang Tower, the stronghold of Honglian Road, and was taken as a hostage.

This matter is very difficult for her, and if it is not handled properly, it will affect the delicate balance between the imperial court and Yan Fan.

And in this matter, she is indeed a hundred secrets.

Recently, she has been using a team from Saburo Club to monitor Wu Yaoshi, but this team only has this task, and it doesn't involve Honglian Dao.

After all, it was about Honglian Dao, and there were very few insiders.

This means that those who supervise Wu Yaoshi don't know that this is the stronghold of Honglian Dao, and of course they don't know that the Imperial City Secretary and the Imperial Army will attack Honglian Dao today.

Just such an inconspicuous little oversight made things like this.

When Zhao Yuanshu landed on the ground, he looked at the Zhengyang Building in front of him, and after hearing the head of the Imperial City Department talk about the current situation at his side, he looked in front of the building for a long time before he could say two words. Surprised everyone.

"Burn the building."

(End of this chapter)