I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 79 Watching the Dance in the Snow
In the middle of the night, the Embroidered Clothes Guard Yamen was ordered to prison.

In the execution room, screams could be heard endlessly.

For those who betrayed their own people, Xiuyiwei's Xingxiaoweihe will never be soft, and the [-] classes of torture tools will be used one by one.

Outside the execution room, the conductor Tian Yangxin, who was dressed in a red bullfight uniform, sat on a chair with a big sword, his face sinking like water.

The conductor, Luo Kedi, was wearing a red flying fish suit, sitting on a bench leaning against the table, drinking tea, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

A few Qianhu and Xiaowei stood aside, silent like cicadas, and they didn't feel sleepy at all even in the middle of the night. They stood upright, just like night owls.

Not long after, Liu Tianhua, who was in charge of thousands of households, came out of the torture room with his sleeves rolled up. His hands, which had been washed with blood just now, were still wet even though they had been wiped with a towel. He was holding a stack of recently recorded statements. Walking in front of Tian Yangxin, he lowered his head and handed it up with both hands.

"Commander, the question is almost over. These traitorous Tiqi couldn't survive the torture during the capture period and were bought. According to the confessions of these people, the bandits who captured them were raised by Yangzhou salt merchants. Listen to the assignment of Mr. Wang to cooperate with the salt merchants in Yangzhou to control Gao Yushi. Don't let him have the opportunity to hear any news in Yangzhou, and give them money to kill Gao Yushi before entering the city. Although they were a little skeptical, they didn’t dare not do it because they took the money.”

"But this is really strange. Since they have cut off the news on Yangzhou and Shangjing Road, why do they want to silence the news before going to Beijing?"

Liu Tianhua was also full of doubts.

Tian Yangxin quickly read the four confessions, and then handed them to the school lieutenant next to him. After the result, the school lieutenant took it to the table where Luo Kedi was sitting behind him.

"It's very simple. These people received orders from two parties. What the salt merchant wanted was to keep the news away, and someone else wanted to kill Gao Jingde."

After reading the confession, Luo Kedi quickly gave his own analysis.

Tian Yangxin said: "A copy of the confession will be sent to His Highness's residence tomorrow morning. What is the name of this Mr. Wang, and what does he look like?"

Liu Tianhua shook his head and said: "This Mr. Wang should be a pseudonym. This person may have some relationship with the salt merchant, but he should have other identities. The news of these idiots is useless. Once the incident happens, this Mr. Wang will definitely hide it. Trying to find it is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Tian Yangxin said: "Order the Nanjing Qianhu Office to make an unannounced visit to Yangzhou to find out who are doing the dirty work for the salt merchants."

Luo Kedi remonstrated: "In an extraordinary period, the imperial court does not want to touch the salt merchants now, should we take it easy?"

Tian Yangxin shook his head, "It's just a secret investigation, it's not a big deal, otherwise, when His Majesty and His Highness want news, how can we deal with it?"

Tian Yangxin's words made several people silent.

The four embroidered clothes Wei Tiqi rebelled and planned to murder his fellow censor. Such news is still being suppressed. If it gets out, it will be embarrassing.

"Speaking of which, I would like to thank Mr. Fu this time. In order to prevent anyone from Yushitai from going to see Gao Yushi, these four traitors deliberately changed their place of residence to Linjing Station. In the hands of the victorious division, if they are the imperial guards in the capital, how can there be any rules for watching the night?"

Luo Kedi said with a smile.

Tian Yangxin coughed twice, and then reminded: "I will be called Lord Wu'an from now on."

Luo Kedi slapped his forehead, "Master Hou, who is under [-], there are not many in the capital."

On the morning of the second day of the victory, Fu Jinchuan still got up early to practice boxing, kicking and shooting. After washing, he ate the morning food, changed into a brown robe with round neck and wide sleeves, wore a jade crown, and rode a tall horse from Liangzhou. He took a few guards and went out to the East Palace.

Arrived in front of the palace gate, all the way was unimpeded, and came to the gate of the main hall of the East Palace.

"My minister Fu Jinchuan, I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Fu Jinchuan bowed in salute.

Zhao Yuantan looked at Fu Jinchuan who was saluting, and said something for a long time. "There is no outsider here, so don't be so hypocritical."

When Fu Jinchuan heard this, he straightened his back, "What I said, it seems that there are no outsiders, and my etiquette is not perfect. The respect I have for His Royal Highness is from the heart."

Li Yan and Lin Changyuan behind both laughed.

"It's alright, Saburo, he's been out for a few years, and he can still say flattering words. This is not like you." Zhao Yuantan joked with a smile.

Fu Jinchuan said: "Does the prince think it's easy for the ministers to live in the frontier army? Are there any superiors who can't curry favor with each other?"

"You don't come here, the Jiedushi is you, Aye, who needs you to curry favor?" Guo Dalang from behind directly exposed it.

Fu Jinchuan laughed and scolded: "Guo Dalang is just like you. When you go to the frontier army, you don't have to eat for a day, and you have to suffer three meals of military sticks."

"Ha ha ha ha."

A few people talked and laughed all the way into the palace gate, and Fu Jinchuan then changed into a familiar address: "Brother Tan, yesterday's celebration banquet was too confusing, and it was so cold that they didn't even have a shed. The court is short of money." Is this enough? You can have a good meal in the East Palace at noon today."

Zhao Yuantan was overjoyed when he heard the long-lost "Brother Tan", and there was only one Fu Sanlang who called him that in the whole world.

However, after hearing Fu Jinchuan say later that the court lacked money for this reason, his expression immediately became very strange.

Li Yandao: "Sanlang, you really don't know which pot to open and which pot to carry."

Fu Jinchuan was stunned for a moment, "Is this really what's missing?"

Li Yan said: "The expenses in the palace have been halved, what do you think?"

Fu Jinchuan was quite surprised and said: "I only heard that the court is short of money, but I don't know that it is for this reason."

Zhao Yuantan smiled gently and said: "Don't think about these things, I will have a full meal for you today. Well, let's not talk about these troublesome things, Sanlang happened to tell us about the scenery of Hexi and the anecdotes of the frontier fortress."

Fu Jinchuan said: "Then you should be prepared, I won't finish talking for three days and three nights."

Guo Chongxun said: "If you are not too tired, we will definitely accompany you."

"Okay, that's what you said."

Of course Fu Jinchuan didn't have time to talk to him for three days and three nights, and he left after having lunch in the East Palace.

Guo Chongxun also complained that this kid valued sex over friends, and Li Yan said, "Do you dare to say this in front of His Highness the Princess?"

Immediately, Guo Chongxun was so scared that he broke into a cold sweat, and hurriedly went out to several restaurants to ask a few people to help keep it secret.
In Princess Chengyang's mansion, Zhao Yuanshu, who was wearing a cross-collared skirt, sat in front of the table in the study, on which was the excerpted confession sent by the embroidery guard.

"Sure enough, it's as I guessed, these are two lines."

"These four people were just looking for a place, and they happened to run into the hands of Mr. Lang, but I don't know if it was a calculated plan or a coincidence."

The maidservant in red, Hong Shao, was always shrewd. She helped Zhao Yuanshu sort out the paperwork every day, and occasionally discussed things with her.

Here Qingtao came in, "Your Highness, Eunuch Gao just sent a message that Gao Yushi has woken up, but he doesn't know why the embroidered clothes guards wanted to kill him."

Zhao Yuanshu put his hand on his forehead, and then said: "So killing him is not to keep his mouth shut, but some people want to let him die so that we can focus on Yangzhou? Is it necessary to go around so much? These people are really afraid that the imperial court and Yangzhou will not turn their backs."

Qingtao continued. "Your Highness, there is one more thing. The Dingguo Mansion sent a steward to Xiuyiwei, saying that he was selling private salt behind the back of the master's back, and he also sent the proceeds of [-] guan."

"Hehehe, the old duke has courage after all. With Feng Guangxu's spirit, it would be good to earn [-] to [-] guan. The old duke directly took out [-] guan, which is really a big deal."

In Zhao Yuanshu's admiration, there was also a hint of sarcasm.After all, the eldest grandson of a duke's mansion, who will be hereditary to be a duke of the duke in the future without accident, actually engages in the business of selling private salt.
If it weren't for the fact that the imperial court still needed to rely heavily on the old Duke Feng Shenji, Zhao Yuanshu's temper wouldn't be enough if he didn't investigate and find out the truth.

Feng Shenji's meaning was also very clear. Apart from handing over the proceeds from the illegal sale of salt, the rest is to buy the court and not pursue further.

"Forget it, don't bother with him about these shitty things."

Zhao Yuanshu, who had been sitting for a long time, suddenly stood up and came to the door. Coincidentally, snowflakes were flying outside.

She walked out of the house, came to the courtyard, stretched out her slender hand to catch the snowflakes, a touching smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

At this time, there is already a thin layer of snow on the ground, and the snowflakes falling from the sky are getting bigger and bigger.

"It's snowing."

Qingtao, who was behind her, saw that Zhao Yuanshu was only wearing a cross-collar skirt, and hurried back to the room to get a white fox fur cape to put on her.

"No, take my sword."

In snowy days, dance swords.

At this time, Hong Shao seemed to know that the princess would ask for a sword, so she came over directly holding a famous sword with a simple shape.

"Your Highness."

Zhao Yuanshu took over the famous sword "Xiaohan", and when he closed his eyes, there was a clear and sweet sound of drawing the sword.

Throwing back the scabbard, Hong Shao reached out to catch it.

I saw the long sword drawing a circle on the ground, and the sword energy directly rolled up the snowflakes. What Zhao Yuanshu showed at this moment was not a murderous sword, but a sword dance.The murderous intent of the sword was perfectly integrated into the beauty's peerless dance.

The snowflakes are flying, the long sword is like a swimming dragon, and the beauty is like a startled bird.

It was an extremely beautiful scene. The two maids, Hong Shao and Qing Tao, watched the princess dancing the sword with her eyes motionless.

Even though they were chosen as the princess's maids since they were young because of their extraordinary talents, they were by the princess's side since they were young, and they also practiced sword and martial arts with the princess, but the scene in front of them still felt amazing.

The princess's swordsmanship teacher is Gongsun Fang, a master of women's kendo.

But they had never seen the princess practicing this sword dance, and Her Royal Highness practiced all the killing sword skills.

".The viewer is as depressed as a mountain, and the sky and the earth are low for a long time.

Like Yi shooting the nine sunsets, like the emperors flying dragons.

Come like a thunderbolt, stop the wrath, and stop like the river and sea to condense the light."

Hearing the sound of reciting poems, they finally knew why the princess practiced sword dancing instead of killing swords today.

On the blue tiles and white walls, sat a young gentleman, who was singing loudly the "Watching Gongsun Lady Sword Dance" which was famous in the capital.

Today, it is very appropriate.

She learns the sword to kill.

But it's not that she is not good at sword dancing, but her sword, she just wants to show it to one person.

It snowed heavily that year, the beauty was like jade, and the sword spirit was like a rainbow.

(End of this chapter)