Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 222 A Big Game

After Master Jiang left, Protector Zuo wanted to continue chanting sutras and complete his daily homework.

However, not long after he started chanting sutras, he suddenly felt restless and couldn't calm down.

He simply got up and left the meditation room, looking up at the sky to see the stars.

The sky was already dark at this time, but the stars were obscured by large thin clouds. Only a waning moon was exposed, but it seemed to glow with a faint red light.

Seeing this celestial phenomenon, the old monk felt his heart palpitating, and a vague premonition of ominousness arose in his heart.

In a restaurant not far from Tianyue Temple, Liu Xianglian and Wei Wentong were looking through the window.

Liu Xianglian said: "Sir, I will leave this person to you.

He must be an important figure in the White Lotus Sect. Please keep an eye on him and find out who he is in contact with. "

Wei Wentong smiled and said: "Don't worry, as long as he is in Chang'an City, he will not be able to escape the surveillance of Jin Yiwei.

How to deal with the one in the red sleeve trick? "

Liu Xianglian said: "He should be leaving the city tomorrow. I'll follow him personally. Sir, just lend me a few good hands."

Wei Wentong smiled and said: "No problem, I will send you a few more people.

Mr. Jia should also be short of helpers, so let them follow Mr. Jia's instructions first.

To say that Mr. Jia is still smart, he said a few months ago that there might be something wrong with Qunfang Pavilion and Red Sleeve Moves.

As expected, both locations were involved in secret organizations.

Brother Liu, if you follow Mr. Jia, you will make great achievements this time. "

Liu Xianglian smiled and said: "Making meritorious service comes second, solving the hidden danger of the White Lotus Sect is the most important."

Thousands of miles away, at the foot of Tongbai Mountain on the border of Henan and Hubei provinces, a remote town was also shrouded in deep twilight.

Most of the residents in the town have gone to bed, and the town is very quiet. Only the chirping of insects can be heard.

In an abandoned ruined temple at the east end of the town, there was a faint light of fire.

Feng Ziying, Lou Yi, and Xiao Ling were sitting around the fire roasting a hare.

Lou Yi and Xiao Ling were both dressed in coarse cloth, with leather hats on their heads and bows and arrows on their backs, looking like hunters.

Feng Ziying had just been sent by Jia Qiong. Seeing the two of them dressed like this and still living in the ruined temple, she curiously asked: "Why do you look like this? Why don't you find an inn to stay?"

Lou Yi said: "This is so close to the White Lotus Sect's main altar, and there are countless White Lotus Sect informants in the town.

If the two of us were to stay at an inn, we could just leave after one night. If we stayed there permanently, we might arouse suspicion. "

Xiao Ling echoed: "That's right, we are now pretending to be escaped hunters and hunting in the nearby mountains for a living.

Living in this ruined temple makes it less likely to attract suspicion and makes it easier to move around. "

Feng Ziying nodded and said: "That makes sense. Sure enough, you Jin Yiwei need to do this kind of work.

Thank you both for your hard work. After finishing the errands, I will invite you to have a drink at Taibai Tower. "

Lou Yi smiled and said: "Thank you Brother Feng for the promotion, we will be waiting for you."

Feng Ziying asked again: "Have you found out the identity of the Holy Mother of the White Lotus Sect?"

Lou Yi said: "The main altar of the White Lotus Sect should be the Miaoxian Temple on the mountain.

According to what we learned, there is a female Taoist priest in Miaoxian Temple who is very famous among the nearby people.

She often went down the mountain to help poor people and treated them for free. She was called the Golden Flower Fairy by the people around her.

We think this person is probably the Holy Mother of the White Lotus Sect. "

Feng Ziying nodded and asked: "How many people are there in Miaoxian Temple?"

Lou Yi replied: "There are not many people in Miaoxian Temple, there are only seven or eight Taoist priests and nuns, plus Taoist boys and fire workers, there are more than 50 people."

Feng Ziying frowned and said: "How come there are only so many people in the White Lotus Sect's main altar? You have to find out clearly." Lou Yi said: "There are indeed only so many people in Miaoxian Temple, but there is a village nearby. The people are probably all from the White Lotus Sect." There were about 700 people."

Feng Ziying asked curiously: "Oh? How did you know about it?"

Lou Yi replied: "That village is on the only way to Miaoxian Temple.

There were hundreds of people in the village, but there was no farmland nearby.

Moreover, despite such a severe disaster, the village showed no signs of food shortage.

How did they survive without the support of the White Lotus Sect? "

Feng Ziying nodded and said, "That makes sense."

Xiao Ling asked at this time: "When are you going to take action, sir?"

Feng Ziying smiled and said: "Now we have to wait for the news from Liu Xianglian.

What adults mean is to try to solve the problem once and for all.

Now that our net has been set up, we can naturally catch as much as we want. "

In Luoyang, after Jia Qiong arranged the monitoring of Laojun Mountain and Tongbai Mountain, he did not intend to wait.

Wang Guangyang brought a case against the Luoyang magistrate, and he promised to help him redress his grievances. Naturally, the sooner the case was investigated, the better.

It just so happened that he needed to temporarily take over the Luoyang Jinyi Guard Qianhu Office, and investigating the Luoyang prefect was a good reason.

So he made some arrangements secretly and quietly left the city the next day.

Then he put on his bullfighting uniform, put on his Longquan Sword, asked several of his guards to put on their splendid uniforms, and swaggered into the city with a high profile, and moved into the Luoyang Post House.

Jia Qiong came to the city with such a high profile, and the news spread quickly.

Although no one knew what Jia Qiong was here for, officials in Luoyang naturally did not dare to neglect the number one celebrity in front of the emperor.

Within half a day, many officials in Luoyang City took action.

Although Jia Qiong's official position is not high, he is only a fifth-grade civil official, and his additional title is only a third-grade military official.

But he is a first-class viscount, of the same rank, so it is not a shame for these people to come to fawn over him.

Jia Qiong selected some important figures to meet, such as Lu Weigao, the commander of the Henan Dusi Dusi, and Yao Weiming, a thousand households of Jinyiwei in Luoyang.

He will use these two later, so he naturally needs to know more about them.

In addition, there were several old members of the Jia family, and Jia Qiong also received them.

Lu Weigao was in his early fifties, but he was tall and mighty, making people think he was a fierce general at first glance.

However, after Jia Qiong communicated with him, he knew that this man had been away from the battlefield for a long time and had completely lost his energy.

Jia Qiong also confirmed his judgment from the mouths of some old members of the Jia family, such as Jiang Yan, the commander of the Henan Capital Division.

At the same time, he also had a preliminary understanding of the combat effectiveness of Henan Dusi.

Later, he will mobilize the troops of the Henan Dusi, and these old members of the Jia family must be the most willing to work hard.

Through these people, he can quickly control part of the military power. This is the terrifying thing about top nobles like the Jia family.

Jinyiwei Qianhu Yao Weiming is of low rank, so he is naturally respectful in front of Jia Qiong, a fellow commander.

Jia Qiong can't tell what Yao Weiming's abilities are yet, but as long as he is obedient enough, it will be fine.

Wen Chen was relatively concerned about his face, so they did not visit him directly.

However, the governor of Henan, the chief envoy, the inspector-general and others jointly issued an invitation, inviting Jia Qiong to go to the Jinfeng Tower, the best restaurant in Luoyang, for a banquet in the evening.

Naturally, Jia Qiong would not deny face. He accepted the post and said that he would definitely arrive.

He also arranged a good show, and this banquet was a good venue for the performance.

(End of this chapter)