Delong

Chapter 69

"The Mingtang was repaired in an orderly manner, and the construction period and regulations were all correct. The sage gave Bai Shangshu a big reward the day before yesterday, and one of the white jade cases was the best in the Nanchen Palace that day... Some people say that Bai Gong is going to use it."

"What nonsense? Bai Gong is already a minister of Nanya, and he has a military title. How can he use it?"

"What do you say……"

"Baigong and the sage are the friendship between the monarch and his ministers formed during the crusade against Nanchen. The sage is telling Baigong to let Baigong rest assured of this glory and wealth. Don't show any sincerity and sincerity, because the sage treats Baigong as himself. Human."

"It makes sense."

There were many people in the small courtyard, and naturally there were many conversations. After a burst of high-level gossip, it was already noon, and the sun was shining directly, warming people's faces, making the courtyard more lively. The official servant Xiao Gu brought hot tea, and Zhang Xing took it and got up. On the threshold, leaning against the wall to listen, but did not interrupt.

And after a while, he really heard more interesting news from Bai Shou who just came over.

"Two major cases occurred in the city yesterday. The general banner of Jingjiehu and Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Industry, died. Zhongcheng was a little furious as soon as he came back, and Heitali was already trembling."

"The case is indeed not small, but why is Zhong Cheng angry about it?"

"Because it was done by one man, and probably a repeat offender."

"Oh?"

"Even though Feng Yong's case in Jingshanfang was settled, the title of Li Taibai, the hero of Zhongzhou, was left behind, and he wrote a poem in the middle of it...it's the same this time."

"Couldn't someone imitate it? Is this common? Especially things like leaving poems and names on the spot are usually copied by some cynical people."

"Indeed, it might be an imitation... But this time it's a little different. The two cases, one in the practice workshop in the west city, and the other in the Yanqing workshop in the east of the city, are far apart, but both were done around midnight. They were all fatal blows, and they all wrote poems."

"So, this time it's a gang committing crimes, hunting and killing court officials?"

"Either it's a gang, or it's the same master...the kind that can control true energy in the alchemy period...but it's also possible that the master with long-lived true energy in Feng Yong's case advanced to alchemy."

"So that's the case. If this is the case, no wonder Zhongcheng will be furious... I remember that Zhang Baishou once wrote a copy and put it into the black tower, and was ordered by Zhongcheng to keep it on file. He also passed on almost all the black ribbons and red ribbons. Among the cultivators in the world, only the masters from the alchemy stage to the alchemy stage are the most troublesome and troublesome, and they must be tracked, monitored, and wooed early, just like promoting Zhu Shou, before the meridian is completely completed."

"Wherever it is, it's something everyone knows well. I'm just the first to write it down in the copy."

Standing outside the door frame, Zhang Xing smiled, drank the last sip of iced tea, took a deep breath and entered the room, and then sat in a daze for a moment—without him, he really only killed a boss. flag.

However, the Ministry of Industry member Wailang is not nonsense, but he identified yesterday as the main culprit in the copper material case.If Zhang Xing guessed right, it was this guy who directly changed the new copper material coming in from the east of the city into scrap copper material with a flick of a pen, which made the copper material case in the south of the city so messy.

In other words, he was prepared to kill this person, but he only made a judgment yesterday, before the news passed and the information was checked.

So, what is this?

It can't be because I've been too tired recently, killing people in my dream?
In the afternoon, more news came.

For example, Chai Changjian, who was in charge of the case, went to the two crime scenes himself, and immediately gave a clear judgment that the two cases were definitely not committed by the same person, because the two poems in the practice workshop are quite literary. Sanwei, on the contrary, the two poems in Yanqingfang are too bad, and you can tell at a glance that they were imitated by people with no literary talent.

Therefore, it should be the gang who committed the crime correctly, not the same master.

This made Zhang Xing heave a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was not schizophrenic and had misremembered things.

But then, in the evening, the old criminal named Hei Shou at the scene of Yanqingfang came to a new conclusion. It is true that gangs commit crimes, but this does not prevent some of the gangs from being masters—at Yanqingfang, absolutely The words were not written by relying on the true energy of longevity, and it was probably done by the masters in the condensing period. It is recommended that Taichung check the latest movements of the masters on the ground list.

Zhang Xing, who was about to get off work, suddenly woke up, but his heart was even more confused.

That night, when Zhang Baishou returned home, he neither went out to investigate information, nor continued to hunt and kill any targets. Instead, he went to bed early and tossed and turned.

The next day, the sky was bright and clear, with a little cold wind.

Zhang Xing came to the island early to be on duty, and was ready to continue to sit and watch the development and changes of the situation... However, not long after arriving, other personnel were not present, and Xiao Gu hadn't even turned on the stove, when suddenly an emergency order came.

"what happened?"

Bai Yousi was not around, so Zhang Xing took the order on his behalf, so he couldn't help asking in detail. "My house inspection hasn't come yet, and it's impossible to go directly to the river..."

"All stop."

Hei Ribbon, who came to deliver the order, responded seriously. "There was a big commotion in the east of the city last night. All the patrol teams have to go to the east of the city to search, not to mention you, the two big cases yesterday were transferred to the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

"I see... But Shen Changjian, dare to ask what happened?" Zhang Xing asked seriously. "Is there anything at stake?"

"Anyway, you patrolling people can't hide it." Hei Shou, surnamed Shen, bowed his head and told. "Isn't this Mingtang repaired quickly and well? The sage is overjoyed. A few days ago, I rewarded your elders who inspected your family, and then suddenly passed the decree yesterday, saying that it is going to build a Tongtian Pagoda in Ziwei Palace. complement each other..."

Zhang Xing instinctively glanced at the black tower behind the opponent.

"Then, it is said that a three-glow golden pillar will be built in the south of the city to define the center of heaven and earth." Hei Shou, surnamed Shen, also looked a little nervous. "Zhong Cheng strongly opposed it, but Mr. Zhang agreed. Mr. Bai thought it was easy to build the Tongtian Pagoda, but the Tianshu was very difficult, and it should be built sequentially. The others didn't speak up, which made Nanya and the palace very unhappy... Zhongcheng was angry yesterday, we all thought there were two big cases, but today we found out that our Zhongcheng went to face the saint again yesterday, but we came back unhappy."

Zhang Xing was stunned, and then asked: "What kind of trouble is that?"

"It's just a coincidence." Hei Shou, surnamed Shen, continued to explain. "Yesterday, during the Nanya debate, many officials from the Ministry of Industry were called to make professional inquiries, so the news of that day spread to the Ministry of Industry, and then the officials from the Ministry of Industry all talked about their interests on the construction site. As a result, at night Rumors began to spread in Daying Ding's camp, saying that the group of servants had to postpone the extension, and half of them would die of exhaustion in Dongdu after the Mingtang and Tongtian Pagoda were completed. Eighty shares, no less than 5000 people."

"If so..." Zhang Xing frowned. "How many of our groups can be captured?"

"As much as you can get back, after you catch it, chop it up and show it to the public." Hei Shou, surnamed Shen, couldn't help sneering. "At this time, the Zhongcheng has to show strict enforcement of the law. Some people in the province say that he abolished the duties of Jing'an Taiwan because of his political opinions..."

"Three to 5000 people are going to be killed?" Zhang Xing was extremely surprised.

"Catch as many as you want, chop as much as you want." Deputy Chang Jian surnamed Shen stretched out his hand and tapped Zhang Xing's stomach. "Brother, if you don't want to get involved in this matter, you don't want to stay on the island anymore. The province has been recruited temporarily, so you can just follow your inspection closely... In short, if you can't hide, just hide behind the tall guy."

Zhang Xing nodded, turned around and summoned the officials and servants, and asked them to look for patrol riders in various places in Luoshui, and to find people in various patrol riders' residences.

After finishing the order, thank you for sending Shen Fuchangjian away, Zhang Xing himself went out of the island, went to Chengfufang's house, and then came back with Huang Puma.

After returning, Jing'an Terrace had entered a state of full mobilization. It was the first time Zhang Xing saw so many red ribbons, black ribbons, and white ribbons gathered together, and it was also the first time he saw so many patrolling cavalry acting together.And this may be the world's most powerful organization and extraordinary force mobilizing troops. It is neither about a war, nor is there any drama about assassinating the king, but to maintain the authority of the saint and the court, and to show peace Antai and Zhongcheng's position, so as to catch the escaped servant.

If they are caught, they will all be chopped up for punishment.

When they came to the small courtyard, the second patrol group was also gathering, and Bai Yousi had arrived as expected, so Zhang Xing hurried forward and made a request.

"Are you going to work too?"

Bai Yousi expressionless, looked at his 'formerly' competent subordinate, and glanced at the yellow puma by the way.

"If you stay here, maybe you will be caught by a strong man to catch a strong man, why don't you follow the patrol..." Zhang Xing clapped his hands, telling the truth.

"Okay." Bai Yousi remained calm, showing no sign of happiness or anger.

In this way, in the morning, with the glare of the early winter sun, all the ministries of Jing'an Terrace had assembled. Except for a few people who asked for leave and went on business trips, all the staff arrived. According to the group, there are twenty or thirty riders, or thirty or forty riders. They are all brocade clothes and embroidered swords. They file out of Tianjie and go straight to the east.

Officials, city guards, and common people along the way all avoided in horror. When passing by Beishi, the originally noisy Beishi suddenly quieted down.

The prestige of Jinqi is about the same.

Hundreds of patrolling knights in brocade clothes left the east city, passed through the camp of the civilian husbands, and then passed the workshops, kilns, and the city of the Changshui Army. Down command center.

However, it is said that it is a unified command, but the two permanent inspectors are too old and do not want to be troublesome. On the contrary, the Zhu Shou of the other patrol groups are used to doing their own thing.Therefore, in the end, the shifts and search areas were only slightly divided, and Zhu Shou was allowed to go on his own.

It wasn't until this moment that Zhang Xing understood why the Jinyi Patrollers were needed to do the search.

It turned out that besides Luoshui passing through the Eastern Capital City, there was also Yishui River flowing from the Funiu Mountains in the southwest, all the way to the northeast, and finally converging with Luoshui River sixty miles east of the Eastern Capital City. The Eastern Capital City formed a very large closed right-angled triangle area. The former Yuding Daying Camp, the corresponding workshops, and the military city of the Changshui Army were all in this area.

Considering that the servants escaped only last night, as long as they keep an eye on the corresponding river section, they can easily grasp their way of life.

Especially Yishui, where the servants are most likely to flee to, has complex terrain and remote population, which is not suitable for large troops to move.

In short, is there anything more suitable for this kind of job of blocking the river than the Jinyi dogs in Jing'an Terrace?

"I don't want to mention that the inspection will go to the river, and the remaining 24 people will be divided into four shifts."

Zhang Xing roughly proposed the distribution under the name of Hei Shou Hu Yan. "There is nothing to say. This matter may last for several days. You must rest well. Therefore, there must always be one team resting here, and at the same time docking logistics. Then two teams are on the bank of the Yi River, the other team is on the road, and the fourth team relays the search. .”

"It's easy to handle."

Hu Yan raised his hand and pointed. "I, Zhang Sanlang, Daqian, and Xiaoli, it happens to be four people...each with a team, and the inspection will do its own thing, and if something goes wrong, blow the whistle for help."

Naturally, everyone had nothing to say, and Bai Yousi also held the long sword without any extra words.

However, this first wave of search was very hard, because it was already afternoon at this moment, and it was almost evening after arriving at the designated area by the Yishui River, at least it had begun to get cold.

But what made everyone speechless was that, as far as they could see, in the area assigned to the second patrol group, both sides of the Yishui River were covered with pale yellow and blue and white reeds, which were continuous, thick and dense.

How to find someone in this situation?

Are you going to set fire to it?
"We still have to keep an eye on the water, and wait until those fugitives can't stand it, risk crossing the river in winter, or turn around to find food." Li Qingchen made a judgment, then shook his head, and turned downstream first.

"Let's separate!"

As soon as Li Qingchen's class left, Zhang Xing joked with the five people beside him. "Everyone spread out and search casually, just put on a show, don't leave this place too far, blow the whistle when you are in danger, come back here and wait for the shift change when it's cold."

Several patrol riders were overjoyed.

Under the setting sun, everyone dispersed, and after greeting Qin Bao and signaling Qin Bao to hang around as a response, Zhang Xing walked some distance upstream, then took out the compass, and recited in a low voice. got that sentence:

"Tai Shang Lao Jun is in a hurry like a law!"

(End of this chapter)