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Chapter 256 Seeing an Eagle is Like Seeing a Man

Shang Gong stopped talking and left slowly on his horse.

Di Renjie watched her back with seriousness in his eyes: "Be careful with this person, her spies may hold many courtiers' grounds!"

Guo Yuanzhen said: "This group of internal guards of plum blossoms have plotted against the law all day long, so they should be taken down!"

The other inner guards also nodded one after another, with disgust in their eyes, Di Renjie continued: "The most urgent thing is to rescue Wan'er's mother from the Meihua inner guard first."

Everyone frowned, Wan'er's mother, Rong Niang, is still in the hands of Meihua's inner guard.

Speaking of which, Shangguanyi's daughter-in-law was quite unlucky enough, she was reduced to a crime girl in Ye Ting, and was forced to become the internal guard of Plum Blossom, not to mention, she was caught by Qiu Shenji at first, and then Li Yan was caught again in the Dou's Chamber of Commerce.

After the Dou's Chamber of Commerce closed down, she was transferred to hide somewhere, even Ming Chongyan didn't know, so naturally she couldn't save people.

The inner guard still doesn't know the relationship between Li Yan and Ming Chongyan, and feels helpless.

Wan'er hadn't seen Rongniang since she was very young, and after Shang Gong paid more attention to her, she deliberately separated the mother and daughter. Now she can't remember Rongniang's appearance clearly, but she has a firm expression: "I must rescue the empress. !"

Di Renjie nodded: "Don't worry, Wan'er, Shang Gong will also pay attention to your mother's safety. As long as we transfer her back, we will have a chance."

Wan'er got off the horse and bowed in circles: "Thank you, uncles and uncles!"

Everyone showed love, Qiu Shenji simply suggested: "If you want me to say, cut the mess with a sharp knife!"

"If Shang Gong is in the Taiji Palace, we really can't do anything about her, but since she left Chang'an and came to Luoyang, then find a chance to take this old thing directly! After being sent to the inner prison, there will be nothing wrong with her." I can ask!"

Guo Yuanzhen said: "I'm afraid it won't work, what if she doesn't explain?"

Qiu Shenji was full of confidence: "Do you know who is most afraid after going to the execution ground? The children are ignorant, and the necks of the young are raised, but it is the old thief who committed the crime. Everyone is crying! The older you are, the more you are afraid of death. In my hands, I'm not afraid that she won't say anything!"

Everyone was ashamed.

Is this what a decent person should say?
Di Renjie shook his head: "This Shang Palace is an old man in the inner guard. She must not be taken lightly. She has been hiding in the palace for decades, but this time she suddenly came to Luoyang with the Crown Prince. There may be something strange behind this matter!"

Qiu Shenji thought for a while, but had no choice but to agree: "This old bastard's eyes are gloomy, she might have set up a trick on purpose, after all, she is the internal guard of the plum blossom, if she can't be killed with one blow, there will be endless troubles... Sigh, Why do you say she has no family and no relatives, and she doesn't even have a concern!"

"Don't teach bad kids!"

Di Renjie hurriedly brought Wan'er, who had pricked ears, to the side, and finally took a look at Shang Gong's disappearing back, and said silently: "This person is also the old man of the inner guard, and we need to get clues from her."

Before Li Yan's mission, he asked Di Renjie and Qiu Shenji to continue investigating the case of Jia Sibo's silence.

Since most of the suspects are high-ranking officials and cannot be interrogated, Qiu Shenji is the atmosphere group, and Di Pangpang is naturally the main one.

And Di Renjie lived up to expectations, and locked on Qiu Ying from clues.

It's just that there is no direct evidence, and Qiu Ying is trusted by Li Zhi and is the guide who brought Li Yan into the inner guard, so Di Renjie didn't act rashly.

After Li Yan came back, the two people's investigations were integrated to further restore the truth.

Qiu Ying is the accomplice, and the real murderer is Yang Zaiwei's master, the disciple of Xuanzang who learned the power of consciousness-only in Famen Temple.

Qiu Ying should know this person, and Shang Gong might know him too.

But what surprised Di Renjie was that Li Yan didn't seem to be in a hurry to attack Shang Gong. According to Liu Lang's temperament he knew, he should have found out the truth...

Just as he was thinking about it, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes in the distance, and a moment later, another scream came from afar.

There was a commotion in each team immediately, and the imperial guards were on alert.

After ensuring the safety of the prince, many officials and generals came out again and rode their horses to the other side.

Di Renjie, Qiu Shenji and Guo Yuanzhen were also among them.

Just turning over a hillside, the three of them saw the movement. Qiu Shenji felt very ridiculous: "A bandit again? It happened the day before yesterday, and it's here again today?"

Di Renjie's face was serious: "Whenever there is a major disaster, except for the epidemic, it is a disaster, which is the most troublesome!"

Guo Yuanzhen was puzzled: "But these thieves and bandits come and go too frequently, and they dare to wander around the forbidden army again and again. This is the pass, and there are Zhechong mansions everywhere. How can there be so many thieves who dare to attack the convoy? You say Liulang is Why don't we go to investigate this matter..."

In history, Li Zhi and Empress Wu went to Luoyang for food seven times, and one or two times they procrastinated and did not leave early. As a result, the famine was severe, and even the rations in the palace were not enough.

Naturally, all the nobles will be fine. Pity those servants. On the way to Luoyang, many accompanying servants and maidservants died of starvation.

On the way, he was also harassed by bandits. Although he didn't directly collide with Shengjia, he also had a little friction with the imperial army, and a lot of people died.

So it is not surprising that there are bandits on the road.

The strange thing is that the thieves come and come again.

However, Di Renjie's attention was quickly focused on the forbidden soldiers who were attacking the bandits: "Look, these forbidden soldiers are so mighty!"

Others have also discovered that the imperial army who attacked this time is more than mighty, well-equipped, and powerful, which is simply unprecedented.

Their horses are majestic and mighty, and they wear clothes made of tiger skin. There is only the clang of nail leaves and the almost uniform sound of horseshoes as they march.

Every arrow shot will kill a bandit, and the arrow will never fail.

The requirement of archer training in ancient times is that each arrow should be shot as effectively as possible, instead of the ridiculous scene in film and television dramas where all arrows are fired and most of them are shot empty. A qualified archer must be an elite army. Shoots sharp and precise arrows.

This group of imperial guards is undoubtedly the elite of the elite. Their archery skills are extremely superb, and their cooperation is even tacit. They don't even repeat their targets.

Of course, being able to show such majesty is also related to the weakness of the enemy.

Most of these bandits were yellow and emaciated, their clothes were messy, they held sticks in their hands, and they had no bows or knives.

Compared with the forbidden army, they are completely lambs waiting to be slaughtered, just running around, howling miserably.

Everyone silently watched this one-sided massacre, most of them were expressionless.

Qiu Shenji didn't have the slightest sympathy for the bandits. When Di Renjie was a county captain in Bingzhou, he was also very aware of the cruelty of bandits.

Don't look at these people who are vulnerable in front of the regular army. When they plunder ordinary people, they are often extremely vicious and death is not a pity.

But soon, Di Renjie frowned.

Because after the group of imperial guards slaughtered the bandits, they picked up the bloody corpses with long spears, cooperated with each other to cut off the head, and then hung it on the side of the saddle.

Qiu Shenji couldn't stand it any longer: "What is this for? Are you afraid that His Royal Highness won't recognize their contribution?"

Di Renjie narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly said: "Yuan Zhen, you go back quickly and release Liu Lang's eagle!"

Guo Yuanzhen was startled: "Why?"

Di Renjie said: "Maybe I'm overthinking. I'm afraid this group of imperial guards... Anyway, we must take precautions before they happen. Go and release the eagle!"

After Guo Yuanzhen left, the imperial guards cut off all the heads, and all of them wore helmets and armor, with knives under their ribs, and marched fiercely. Blood was dripping from the back of the horses.

The courtiers who came to watch the bandit suppression also realized that something was wrong. Prince Xima Wang Renbiao was the first to go out and said, "Stop those who come, who are you, and which one of the Sixteen Guards do you belong to?"

The leader of the imperial army is tall and burly, with a beard on his face, and his eyes are like copper bells, glaring angrily: "We are not the imperial army of the southern yamen, but the northern yamen! Cheng Wuzhong, under the order of the sage, leads a hundred horses from the northern yamen to escort His Royal Highness !"

As soon as these words came out, the courtiers immediately became agitated, and Qiu Shenji showed a look of awe: "It's actually a hundred horsemen from Beiya, the elite who were personally appointed by Emperor Taizong in the past, no wonder they are so brave!"

When Li Yuan rebelled and captured Chang'an, he selected [-] soldiers from the army to be responsible for the guarding of the palace. They were called the Yuan Cong Forbidden Army. Because they were stationed in the north of the imperial city, they were also called Beiya.

That was the original origin of the Beiya, and in the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin selected young men from big families to expand the imperial army, named flying cavalry, and then selected those with high martial arts skills and good riding and shooting from these flying cavalry, called Baiqi, and followed Li Shimin Field hunting, performing martial arts, staying at the Xuanwu Gate as guards.

Di Renjie sighed secretly: "Sure enough, the visitor is not kind!"

Among the Forbidden Army, the composition is complex, including the heirs of the various high-ranking noble families, as well as the elite selected from the various Zhechong mansions, and the most trusted by the emperor is the Beiya Baiqi.

Because before, whether it was the gate guard of the left prison in charge of An Yuanshou, or the Qianniu guard where Qiu Ying was, they belonged to the sixteen guards of the Southern Yamen and were under the supervision of the Ministry of War, while only the emperor could mobilize the Northern Yamen.

In terms of nature, the Nanya is the imperial guard, and the Beiya is the emperor's private army. The degree of closeness is of course different. Baiqi is the most capable group of people in the Beiya, and of course they are the cronies of the cronies.

The problem is, these cronies of the sage Li Zhi were supposed to guard the Daming Palace. Now that the crown prince and all the officials are going to Luoyang for dinner, why are they here to join in the fun?
The crown prince washing the horse Wang Renbiao also secretly thought that it was not good, so he hurriedly said: "It turns out that it is the elite of the hundred cavalry. General Cheng has worked hard. I will report this matter to His Royal Highness, and I will credit you for it!"

Cheng Wuzhong waved his hand: "When I just arrived, I saw this group of thieves wandering around, which shows how negligent your guards are! You don't need to tell me, I'm waiting for Baiqi, and I want to meet His Royal Highness in person!"

Faced with their fierce aura, seeing the blood dripping from the head, the officials changed their colors.

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at the same time.

Guo Yuanzhen returned to the inner guard's convoy and invited Ying'er out.

When Li Yan left, he rode Shishi Cong, Xiao Hei was handed over to Wan'er to take care of, and Ying'er was always lying lazily.

This condor, which became famous in the army, seems to be rich.

Guo Yuanzhen patted it cautiously, and the eagle waved its wings, not bothering to pay attention.

Guo Yuanzhen had no choice but to take out his bow and arrow and pretend to shoot.

The eagle opened its eyes reflexively, flapped its wings, and soared into the sky.

Guo Yuanzhen raised his head, looked at the eagle hovering in mid-air, and understood Di Renjie's meaning: "Seeing an eagle is like seeing a person, I see who dares to be presumptuous!"

(End of this chapter)