Yi Song

Chapter 26 The mastermind finally emerges

Among the people arrested by the patrol were Zhang Zeduan and Zhang Jun. The two held up triangular red flags and looked at each other with wry smiles, helpless.

After a while, several bullock carts came over, and all the twenty people who were arrested were caught up.

Looking at Zhang Zerui and Zhang Jun, Liu Guozhang's eyes lit up.

Yes, you can find them.

Zhang Zerui knew the entire Kaifeng Mansion very well, and he might be able to find out who asked the Military Inspectorate to come here to arrest people.

So he sat down again.

Yue Fei couldn't sit still at the side, "Brother Erlang, should we follow him and take a look?"

"I want to follow him and have a look."

Yue Fei stood up immediately.

Liu Guozhang grabbed him and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Pu Jun took them away immediately, let's follow them."

"be patient."

Yue Fei sat down suspiciously, watching Liu Guozhang raise his tea cup and drink it calmly.

The Pu army led the bullock cart away gradually, and was about to disappear at the end of the street. Liu Guozhang still didn't move, and Yue Fei became a little anxious.

"Why are you panicking? These people are just being escorted back to the Military Patrol Court, not to assassinate Yuanzhou."

At this time, four people came out of nowhere, stood on the street, looked around, and then followed the ox cart team from a distance.

"Brother, these people?" Yue Fei asked in surprise.

"It's time for us to leave." Liu Guozhang dropped twenty pieces of money, pulled Yue Fei up and left.

After leaving the teahouse, Liu Guozhang did not go directly to the street to follow him, but took another route.

Go directly north, enter the inner city from Zhuque Gate, pass through three alleys, cross the Bianhe River from Anye Bridge, go north along the Second Sweet Water Lane, turn to Maxing Street, and walk all the way out of Fengqiu Gate. Go to the north wing of the outer city.

Walking another mile north, you will see the Wuzhang River passing through the north side of the city. After crossing the Qinghui Bridge on the river, turn east and follow Wuzhang Hebei Street to Ranyuan Bridge.

Along the way, Yue Fei was panting slightly.

What puzzled him was why brother Erlang wanted to drag him here.

Liu Guozhang took him to sit down in a teahouse facing the street and served hot tea. Yue Fei took two sips and couldn't help but ask questions.

"Yesterday afternoon, I found four porters and vendors and invited them to tea. Do you remember?"

"I remember, my brother came to have tea with them separately for more than an hour. At the end, they all rewarded them with money. I was very surprised at the time and didn't know what my brother was going to do."

"They are porters and traders. They wander back and forth in Kaifeng City every day to make a living. They are most familiar with the roads in the inner city and the outer city."

Yue Fei was shocked, "Brother, did you listen to their words and memorize the entire city of Kaifeng?"

"Almost." Liu Guozhang took out a piece of paper, which was full of lines and words.

"Brother, this is?"

"This is a map of the inside and outside of Kaifeng that I drew based on what the four porters and vendors said."

Yue Fei's eyes widened and he couldn't wait to take the picture over and look at it, "Brother, is this Kaifeng City?"

After taking a few glances, I felt it was very accurate. It was similar to the impression I had gained from wandering around Kaifeng for more than half a month. In some places, we only know roughly where it is in a certain direction, but we are not sure of the specific location.

But looking at this map, it turns out that this is where it should be.

Yue Fei said with admiration: "Brother, you are so amazing. You can draw such a detailed map just by relying on the words of four porters and peddlers!"

"In fact, it is very simple. First determine the location of the imperial city, and then determine the four main gates of the inner city, southeast, northwest, and the inner city. Then the inner city has a rough scope, and then locate well-known locations such as Bianhe River, Xiangguo Temple, Zhongshu Province, and Shangshu Province. Put them in one by one. The map of the inner city will begin to take shape.

The outer city is a little more complicated, but it's probably the same. The four main gates of the southeast, northwest and Caihe River, Wuzhanghe River, Wuchengwang Temple, Taixue, Military Patrol Court and other places are placed one by one. It's almost done.

However, this map is still very crude. If you rely on it to find your way, you will definitely get lost. But it can give me a general impression of the entire city of Kaifeng, and I know the important places. "

Having said this, Liu Guozhang raised his head and said to Yue Fei: "Pengju."

Yue Fei's face straightened, "Brother."

"If you want to become a famous general, memorizing the terrain and drawing a map in your mind are necessary skills. Only by engraving every mountain, river, and bridge in your mind can you be fully aware of the subtle changes on the battlefield and be able to calmly deploy The soldiers are in formation." Yue Fei nodded solemnly, "Brother, I remember it."

Two quarters of an hour later, news came from the front: "The Military Inspectorate has brought back a group of criminals. Come and see!"

Yue Fei's eyes lit up, "Brother, you really figured it out."

"The Military Patrol Court is in the north wing of the outer city, and the Wucheng King Temple is in the south wing. The fastest way is to go directly through the inner city like we did. But the military patrol envoy leading the team will definitely not dare, for fear of someone polluting the inner city. The eyes of dignitaries.

So he would rather take people around the east side of the city. Yesterday afternoon a porter told me that if you go from the left wing of the inner city to the north wing of the city, you must take the Qinghui Bridge. If you go from the east wing of the city to the north wing of the city, you must take the Rangyuan Bridge. "

Yue Fei suddenly realized, "So that's it. Brother Erlang is really a mastermind."

After a while, many people gathered on the street after hearing the news. The teahouse was the best place to watch. Liu Guozhang and Yue Fei occupied the best seats here early, drinking tea, eating preserved fruits, and watching condescendingly. lively.

The army escorted the bullock cart over, and the crowd of onlookers quickly dispersed, leaving only twenty or thirty idle people standing scattered on the street talking.

After a while, there was still no one following.

"Second brother, where are the four people following Wucheng Wangmiao?"

"Leave, they didn't have the patience, so they left."

"Patience!" Yue Fei nodded thoughtfully.

Liu Guozhang and Yue Fei sat down at a noodle shop far away from the entrance of the Military Patrol Court, eating and staring at the door.

After waiting for an hour, the Military Patrol Court released people one after another.

For some reason, Zhang Zerui and Zhang Jun were the last ones to be released.

"Brother Erlang, have they all been released?"

"In front of the temple of King Wucheng, the army arrested twenty-one people. I just passed by the street in front, and I counted them, and they were also twenty-one. The two Mr. Zhangs came out last, and together with them, there were exactly twenty-one. people."

Yue Fei was even more impressed, "Brother Erlang, you guessed it right again. The people behind the scenes don't dare to cause trouble. How did you guess it?"

"Looking at how he used Manjintang to capture Fengcheng and Tian Cong, and then took the risk of calling in the elite of the Western Army for a masked night attack, it can be inferred that the people behind the scenes have scruples, very big scruples. So they spent all their efforts to make this matter clear. Bury it underneath and cover it up with irrelevant things.”

After Liu Guozhang finished speaking, he dropped some money, stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go to the front and meet these two."

"it is good."

It was getting late, so Zhang Zerui and Zhang Jun chose to cross Qinghui Bridge, enter Fengqiu Gate, and go straight into the inner city. Liu Guozhang and Yue Fei were waiting for them at the intersection of Mingdefang Street.

"Hey, aren't these Mr. Zhang and Brother Deyuan? It's a coincidence that I met these two here." Liu Guozhang said with a look of surprise.

Zhang Zerui and Zhang Jun were stunned for a moment, and they saw clearly that it was Liu Guozhang and Yue Fei. Zhang Zerui was overjoyed, and he stepped forward and took Liu Guozhang's hand.

"I was just looking for you."

"Why do you want me, sir? I have to go to dinner."

"I invite you, Deyuan, and this virtuous brother Pengju, together, together."

"That's very welcome, Mr. Zhang."

"Yes, I have something to ask of you." Zhang Zerui pulled Liu Guozhang forward without any explanation.

Zhang Jun gave a helpless smile and raised his hands to Yue Feigong, "My dear brother Pengju, please."

"Brother Deyuan, please."

As night falls, the lights in Tokyo city are as bright as stars. It starts the second half of the week and also the most colorful nightlife.

"The restaurants near Mahang Street are famous. The Jin's Restaurant in Jiuqu Alley is a famous Nanshi restaurant in Kaifeng City. Tonight, I'm inviting three of you here."

"Ah, such a grand restaurant really cost Mr. Zhang a lot of money."

Zhang Zerui must be a regular customer. The Huo family caught him and took everyone to a private room on the second floor without saying a word.

Sitting down, Zhang Zerui said boldly: "Erlang, Pengju, just click, I drew a "Yichun Garden Night Banquet" for the three kings the day before yesterday, and received a lot of retouching fees. Haha, my pocket is full, click, think about it. Just order whatever you want!”

In a certain official residence, a boy of twelve or thirteen years old lowered his head and followed a steward carrying a lantern through the corridors, winding around, and came to a hall in the deep courtyard.

The door of the hall was closed, the lights were brightly lit inside the door lattice, and it was very quiet.

The boy knelt down, kowtowed three times, lay on the ground, and said tremblingly: "Gao Shiqi, please come to the Yamen."

(End of this chapter)