I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 92
After the new year, it is the Shangyuan Festival in a blink of an eye, which is the most lively few days of the year.

Compared with last year, there was less of the predicament of Wuxue, and the wealth was also due to the recovery of the salt tax. The salaries of the officials and the military pay of the forbidden army could be distributed as usual.The great victory in Hexi years ago is still talked about, and the whole capital of Shangjing is immersed in the joy of Shangyuan.

Even the embroidered guards and imperial guards patrolling the streets are no longer so obtrusive.

The Xiuyiwei yamen has now become the commanding organization for Beijing's temporary thieves.

Princess Chengyang Zhao Yuanshu, Marquis Fu Jinchuan of Wu'an, Prince Consort Gong Yonggu, General Zhapu Huali of Guide Zhonglang, Liu Jingzhong, eunuch of Imperial City Chief Seal, and the king of Qi Zhao Yuanzhang who joined in the fun
The commander of the Embroidered Clothes Guards, Tian Yangxin, the fourth rank general of Xuanwei, felt that his presence in the yamen was getting lower and lower.

"The Chinese New Year has been relatively stable. It seems that Red Lotus Road wants to make some changes in tomorrow's Shangyuan Festival. Tomorrow, all people will be happy, and His Royal Highness will also come to Xuandemen to appreciate the lanterns. At that time, Shangjing Street will be full of people. , throwing money on the ground can cause riots, so be careful."

Liu Jingzhong looked at the Shangjingfang City sand table in the lobby and said.

Tian Yangxin said: "Looking at the current information, Red Lotus Road has mobilized many masters this time, and the picture is not small. For them, messing up the capital city has no effect on their so-called great cause. They can't be in Shangjing or There are incidents around Gyeonggi-do, and if they want to cause chaos in the court, they may be targeting His Majesty or the East Palace."

Liu Jingzhong said: "Your Majesty lives deep in the palace now, the guards are tight, and there are at least two first-rank masters in the palace all year round, presumably."

East Palace.

Now in the Jin Dynasty, although the Emperor Daojun lived in the palace, he was still able to control the government and make this huge empire run normally.

Let civil and military disputes, north-south disputes, and internal and external disputes be all controlled within a limit that does not affect the overall situation.

And the existence of the prince is very important, he is the crown prince that everyone expects.

In terms of etiquette, he is the eldest son. In terms of public opinion, he has a reputation for honesty and benevolence, and his mother's family is of honorable background, so he naturally won the support of all forces in the court.

In addition to the trustworthiness of the Emperor Daojun, there is not even a single prince who can compare with him.

In other words, if there is no crown prince, even the emperor Daojun would not be able to suppress the disputes caused by the reserve position.

Once the balance is broken, there will be no limit to the struggle.

Many people understand this point.

Therefore, it would not be surprising if Hongliandao set his sights on the East Palace.

"Sis, please ask Zhenren Tao to enter the palace tomorrow, and let Mr. Jian Da from the Imperial City Department guard His Highness the Crown Prince when he goes out. The guard in front of Xuande Gate tomorrow will be Wuyang Marquis Yu Dianjun, so that we can ensure that His Majesty and His Highness are at least There are two expert guards at the master level."

The one who can call Sizi here is naturally Fu Jinchuan.

Zhao Yuanshu nodded, "This arrangement is appropriate, but the inspection of key areas must not be relaxed. The Imperial City Secretary and the Embroidered Clothes Guards must continue to conduct open and unannounced visits."

Both Liu Jingzhong and Tian Yangxin cupped their hands and said, "No."

"Master Hou, there is news."

Pang Yun walked in with the manager of the Saburo Chamber of Commerce, and handed Fu Jinchuan a secret file.

Fu Jinchuan took the two of them out of the lobby while unpacking the secret file. Inside was the situation of the recent big men in Beijing compiled by the Saburo Chamber of Commerce. It clearly stated the recent whereabouts of these heroes in the capital. There were dozens of people as much.

Most people visit relatives and friends every day during the New Year’s Eve, or go to various places to be happy and unrestrained. A few of them stay at home. These few Fu Jinchuan also have some influence, and they are a little afraid of going out. let loose.
The only news about Zhu Laosi, the head of the butcher gang, surprised Fu Jinchuan. Apart from having a drink with the guys in the shop and the gang members this New Year, for such a long time, a bachelor man had nothing to do but drive in and out of the city. Live pigs have never been out of the house.

"What is the origin of this Zhu Laosi?"

Quan Quan thought for a while and said, "It's Lao Zheng and Hou Ye who took over after you went to defend the border. He came to Shangjing after fleeing from disaster, but later joined the Butcher Gang because he knew how to butcher pigs, so he became Lao Zheng's boss." Confidant, before Lao Zheng left, he saw that he had some ability, so he let him take over the seat, and in the past few years, he has enjoyed a lot in Shangjing, because he came here as a refugee, and he has no relatives in Shangjing and out of the city, and he has never married a wife."

Qiqi is from the Fu family, and has been managing the business of the Sanlang Chamber of Commerce for Fu Jinchuan in the past few years, and he knows everything about the situation on the Shangjing Road.

Fu Jinchuan was puzzled and said, "Whether it's working for Zheng Fengchun or being the chief executive himself, it's not considered rich, but there must be some family assets, but it's strange that you haven't got a family yet. I usually like to go to I haven't been to the kiln in the last half month. You know, all the shops will be closed for a few days after the new year, so it's rare for him to be free. He's a bachelor who doesn't go outside to have fun, what is he doing?"

"Master Hou is saying that Zhu Lao Si has some problems?"

Fu Jinchuan shook his head: "I don't dare to be sure about this, but I need to investigate. If Hongliandao wants to work in Shangjing and avoid the eyes and ears of the court, it must have people from the market to manage it for them."

"By the way, Lord Hou, Zhao Kang has been very active recently, asking his subordinates to look up news about Honglian Road every day."

Completely added.

After hearing this, Fu Jinchuan smiled, "Zhao Kang is a good boy, but he doesn't do things very well. He must have been instructed by Mr. Li to change his career through Red Lotus Road. Don't worry about him. No matter what the credit, I'm not stingy to give him the official status of a ninth-rank school lieutenant."

Quan Quan also smiled, he is average in skill, but thoughtful and sophisticated, and he is naturally thoughtful about some things.

"You go to Zhu Laosi's place later, go directly to his house, and explore the wind, Pang Yun and Chen Xing go with you, if there is anything wrong, just take him away."

"promise."

Quan Quan replied, and then went straight to Zhu's fourth family with Pang Yun and Chen Xing.

Zhu Laosi ran all the way, his heart was in his throat, and when he entered the house, he saw the scene in front of him.

"Come three distinguished guests, drink tea, our fourth brother Zhu, he only likes to drink, but I like to drink tea on weekdays"

But it turned out to be a woman dressed as a young woman, who was busy pouring tea for Quan Quan and the other three.

This woman looks less than thirty, although she is wearing common clothes, she is very charming, but there is a scar on her face, otherwise she must be a romantic beauty.

"Why did you come back? You didn't speak early when you had guests."

Zhu Laosi was still a little confused: "Er me."

Quan Qi said: "It's okay, brothers and sisters are welcome. I have known brother Zhu for a long time. Is it because I just want to come over to visit during the holidays. These two brothers Zhu know each other. They are Yuan Cong of Lord Hou, so I also stopped by to sit down. Sit down, you're causing trouble to Brother Zhu and his younger siblings."

Seeing this, Zhu Laosi nodded to Chen Xing and Pang Yun, he naturally knew these two.

But the woman said, "Brother, what are you talking about? If you can look up to our fourth child, it's just to give him face. If there is no trouble, I will cook some dishes for a few distinguished guests in a while, and you will have a drink together." A few cups."

"It's a pity, I want to try my brother and sister's skills, but I still have errands here, so I won't bother you today. I will definitely come over to bother you sometime when I'm free, and try my brother and sister's skills."

The woman is very good at talking, "Since you have something to do, then don't force yourself to be the eldest brother. My fourth brother and I are at home waiting for you at any time."

"Brother Zhu, you are not loyal enough. Even after marrying a wife, you don't even have a few tables of wine. Please brothers have a drink. You will have to make up for this wine later."

When Zhu Laosi heard it, he scratched his head with a naive smile and didn't know what to say, but he heard the woman say: "My Lao Si and I originally wanted to make do with each other, but we didn't think about making arrangements. .After the festival is over, I will definitely treat my brothers to a banquet."

Quan Quan smiled and said, "Okay, I will definitely be there at that time, congratulations to you two."

After that, the three of them said goodbye and left.

Zhu Laosi slumped directly on the ground, "Sigu grandma really has you, and you have covered it up. These are all trusted by Marquis Wu'an, the chief executive of Sanlang Chamber of Commerce, and he is the most vicious person. Those two are Wu'an Hou's Yuan Cong is extremely skilled. As soon as I heard that they came to the house, I hurried back. Fortunately, I didn't miss the point."

"What are you panicking about? Look at your promise."

This woman is none other than Miss Yun Si, she used some disguise means to change her appearance, she looks like a disfigured young woman.

At this time Zhu Laosi said: "I don't worry about anything else, the main thing is that these two people are good at martial arts, this makeup can be easily changed, how did you hide your skills?"

Then I saw Miss Yun Si raised her wrist, and a silver needle was being pierced at the pulse gate, but it turned out that the silver needle was used to suppress the movement of her own qi, so that her gong power was halved and her internal energy weakened, so that even if she had some skills, It will not attract the attention of others.

After all, there are not a few women practicing martial arts these days.Moreover, the scars on the face and a little skill on the body can also cover up each other.

"But I don't know how these people came to the door."

Miss Yun Si sat down and drank a cup of tea, and then said: "It should be that you haven't gone out to visit brothels these days, which made them suspicious."

Zhu Laosi was surprised: "How do they know?"

"Don't think too much, you're not worthy of them watching. It should be that the gang leaders and heroes from all over the capital are under their eyes. Any abnormality during this period of time will attract their attention. But even In this way, to find you with only a few clues, this Marquis of Wu An is really difficult. But don't worry, you don't have to worry about it after tomorrow."

On the other side, Quanquan and others left Zhu's house, and then went to Xiuyiwei Yamen to report back.

"You mean, he recently had an extra woman in his family?"

Quan Qi said: "Yes, Lord Hou, when I went with Chen Xing and Pang Yun, the woman was at home, she looked to be 27 or [-] years old, with a scar on her face, but she was charming. Seeing that we were a little flustered when we went, But we heard that we came to visit, and we hurriedly boiled water to make tea, and we talked and acted very neatly. It seems that we have practiced some fists and kicks. It should not be a woman from a good family, but it is okay to be able to live with that Zhu Laosi It's normal. I think Zhu Lao Si picked it up from somewhere and started a life together. Now that he has a woman, he won't go out whoring."

Fu Jinchuan didn't say anything after listening to all the words, then looked at Pang Yun who was hesitant to speak, and said, "Ah Yun, what do you want to say?"

Pang Yun was a little confused: ".I always feel that I have seen that woman somewhere, but I can't remember it. I just feel a little familiar."

Fu Jinchuan shook his head, Pang Yun didn't want to use anything other than reliable spear skills.

"Chen Xing, what do you think?"

Chen Xingdao: "That woman should have practiced some martial arts, and it's very refreshing to watch her do some work such as boiling water and tidying up things. She is also very familiar with the house, so I don't feel anything wrong."

"How about that girl's hands?" Zhao Yuanshu, who was sitting on the side, suddenly asked.

"hand?"

Everyone was stunned.

Chen Xing recalled carefully: "Hands and fingers are slender and smooth, as if they have been carefully maintained."

"Go catch someone."

(End of this chapter)