No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 260
Wang Fan deserves to be the one who needed Xie Yan's own hands to catch him back then, and he was even able to escape from the Dasheng Prison. He was evenly matched against a top player like Qu Fang for a while.

It's just that when two masters of this level fight, the movement is naturally not small.

Coupled with the fact that the commotion in the west of the city tonight is really a little messy, even if the soldiers and horses of the five cities are dead, they should be awakened.

Wei Changting and Leng Shuang stood on the roof from a distance and watched the fight between the two people below. They were not close, and in terms of strength, they might not be able to beat any of the people below.

Wei Shizi looked at the flames moving quickly in the distance, and sighed: "The soldiers and horses of the five cities are too slow. Is it really reliable to entrust the security of the imperial city to them?"

Leng Shuang glanced back at him, and said sternly: "The soldiers and horses of the five cities can't take care of this at all, and I'm afraid it won't help if they come." .It may not be easy to rely on such masters who fight head-to-head with open fire and head-to-head.

Wei Changting thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's right."

Fortunately, although these masters are arrogant, they don't want to compete with the imperial court in Shangyonghuang City.In particular, they knew in their hearts that the imperial court was not without masters.

Therefore, before the soldiers of Wucheng Bingma Division arrived, the two had already flew away.

The general of Wucheng Bingmasi looked at the blood and corpses all over the street, his face was particularly gloomy and ugly.

"General, what should we do?" There were so many bloody cases overnight, and some of them even exceeded the default range of underground forces in the west of the city, and invaded ordinary residential areas.

Although it did not cause any civilian casualties, if it caused panic in a large area, the soldiers and horses of the five cities could hardly be blamed.

The general snorted coldly with a sullen face, and said: "I seal all the intersections in the west city! I will make a decision after I report to the commander!"

The west city mentioned by the general is not the entire west side of Shangyonghuang City, but the default area occupied by various forces.It occupies about one-third of the entire western part of the city.

As long as there is no major incident here, and the people outside are not endangered, the government generally doesn't care.

This can also be regarded as a means of governance. After all, it is impossible for those people of three religions and nine streams to clean up.Rather than letting them scatter around the imperial city to commit crimes and disrupt law and order, it's better to put them together and let them be under their own control, so that no major incidents will happen.

But what happened tonight is obviously beyond the tolerance of the government.

"General Wu." Wei Changting and Leng Shuang flew over from the distant roof and landed only a few feet away from them.

Both of them were wearing casual clothes, and Leng Shuang was still dressed in black, which naturally aroused the vigilance of the soldiers of the Five Cities Army and Masi.

The weapons glowing with coldness were aimed at the two of them in unison.

The general also stared at Wei Changting for a few times, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and raised his hand to signal the people around him to put down their weapons, "So it's Lord Wei." As for Leng Shuang who appeared with Wei Changting, he really didn't know him.

"Why is Lord Wei here in the middle of the night?" the general asked.

Wei Changting smiled and said, "I was ordered to do something for the prince."

General Wu glanced at Leng Shuang beside him, "This is..."

He didn't ask Wei Changting, who had already been transferred to the household department, why he still had to do these things for the regent.Because everyone acquiesced that the Lingchuan Hou Mansion belonged to the Zhen Guojun, and even if Wei Changting was no longer in the Zhen Guojun, it would not change this fact.

Wei Changting said with a smile: "This is Miss Leng under the command of Zhen Guojun."

Leng Shuang cupped her hands, "I have seen the general."

General Wu also immediately bowed his hands and returned the salute. Although Wei Changting did not clarify the specific identity of this girl, a woman who can gain a foothold in the Zhen Guojun is naturally not an ordinary person.

After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, General Wu eagerly got to the point, "Master Wei, what just happened here..."

Wei Changting said with a smile: "Oh, the two sides are fighting for something. They have already run away."

General Wu looked at Wei Changting without saying a word for a while, Wei Changting shrugged without guilt, "General Wu, it's not that I stand by and watch, but I'm actually not an opponent. I suggest that this matter be handed over to the Wuwei Army and the Yulin Army."

General Wu's face was a bit ugly, and he said with a little bit of unwillingness: "Could it be that in the eyes of Lord Wei, our soldiers and horses are so useless?"

Not only General Wu, but the subordinates who followed him also looked a bit ugly, looking at Wei Changting with a little more hostility.

In this world, not only literati look down on each other, but warriors also look down on each other.

Wei Changting shook his head and said, "I don't intend to do that, but just perform their own duties. These people who are causing trouble tonight can hardly be suppressed by the soldiers and horses of the five cities. The general may as well report this matter to the commander-in-chief. He must have made his own claims?"

General Wu laughed at himself a little bit, "Are we going back like this?"

Wei Changting said: "I have no intention of interfering with the affairs of Wucheng soldiers and horses, but just remind the general that if you encounter those people, it is best to avoid them for the time being."

"Who are they?"

Wei Changting sighed and said, "The person who was here just now has the Mobei Excalibur."

General Wu was silent for a while, but he still didn't say anything after all. After saluting to Wei Changting, he waved his hands and led his subordinates to continue walking forward.

Those who can fight with the Mobei Excalibur will naturally not be some low-level characters.

"If you say that, I'm afraid Wucheng soldiers and horses will not be happy, and will not accept your favor." Leng Shuang said lightly.

No one likes to be belittled by others, even with good intentions.

Wei Changting shook his head and said: "They don't need to appreciate it, the prince really wants to call the military guards into the city."

Leng Shuang looked at him sideways, "The Wuwei Army is reorganizing recently."

Wei Changting smiled and said: "That is stronger than the Wucheng Bingmasi, and...compared with the Wucheng Bingmasi, at least some of them can still obey orders."

"Are you suspicious of Wucheng Bingmasi?" Leng Shuang frowned.

Wei Changting shook his head and said, "It's not doubt, it's because the interior of Wucheng Bingmasi is too complicated. Do you think Wucheng Bingmasi doesn't know what's going on in the west city? The prince wants to clean up the upper part of the city in a short time. In Yonghuang City, the troops from the five cities, Ma Si, are far less effective than bringing in the military guards from outside."

Although the Wuwei Army itself is also part of Shangyong's defense, it is still more independent and pure than the Wucheng Bingmasi who has always been in the city.

Leng Shuang couldn't help but look at Wei Changting, wondering if it was the dim light before dawn or something else, the smiling young man in front of him was a little less out of tune than usual.Finally, Leng Shuang suddenly remembered that this Wei Shizi was a general who was famous for his resourcefulness in the Zhen Guojun.

Regent's House
"So, who did that Jinluan Talisman end up in?" Luo Junyao sat beside Xie Yan and asked curiously.

Standing in front of them were Die Ying and Xi Ying, and Song Wenyue, Yu Mingqiu and Cui Zheyu were sitting on the two sides of the flower hall.

Die Ying said respectfully: "It should still be in Wang Fan's hands."

Hearing this, Luo Junyao was a little surprised, "Qu Fang didn't snatch him? This Wang Fan is a bit powerful."

Die Ying said: "Interrupted by the people from Wucheng Bingmasi, the Qi people probably didn't want to face the court, and then Wang Fan took the opportunity to run away. Wang Fan is obviously more familiar with Shangyong than the Qi people and Qu Fang, now He should be hiding somewhere in West City."

"Where's that unlucky ghost?" Luo Junyao asked.

Die Ying was stunned for a moment before realizing who she was talking about, and said, "That is the eldest son of the Fang family in Yingzhou, who is... dead."

"..." There was a moment of silence in the flower hall, Song Wenyue coughed lightly and said, "I heard that the Fang family in Yingzhou is the most wealthy in the world, and their eldest son..."

Cui Zheyu nodded and said: "Mr. Song is right. Yingzhou is isolated overseas, and the Central Plains government can't reach it. Therefore, the governance of it in the past dynasties has been mainly based on restraint. Yingzhou belongs to Qingzhou, and the local official is just a seventh-rank county magistrate. , the real power is the local aboriginal wealthy family. The Fang family is the current power."

Although Yingzhou is known as a continent, it is actually only a slightly larger county in terms of administrative level and area.It's just because it's lonely overseas and too far away from the mainland, the imperial court can't form an effective rule over it.

To put it bluntly, even if heavy troops are stationed there, it is difficult to guarantee that the soldiers and horses stationed there will not produce any moths after a long time.Therefore, the imperial courts of all dynasties didn't bother too much. As long as there were no major disturbances, the power would still be controlled by the local aborigines.

Cui Zheyu looked at the crowd and continued: "Yingzhou Island is rich in pearls, corals and all kinds of seafood. Most of the countries in the east will stop on the island or trade with them when they travel to and from Dasheng. Therefore...the Fang family is as rich as an enemy country, It’s not a lie.”

Because of his personal affairs, Yu Mingqiu's complexion was not very good.Hearing this, he cheered up and asked his own question, "The Fang family has never been involved in the affairs of the Central Plains, why did their eldest son come to Shangyong?"

Cui Zheyu said: "This eldest son is the eldest son of the Fang family, but he is extremely favored by the head of the Fang family. He should have left Yingzhou half a year ago, but no one knew he came to Shangyong."

After finishing speaking, Cui Zheyu glanced sideways at Xie Yan and said, "My lord, the eldest son of the Fang family died in Shangyong, and the head of the Fang family may not let it go."

Xie Yan's eyebrows were slightly frowned, as if he was thinking about something, he raised his eyes and glanced at her after hearing Cui Zheyu's words, and said indifferently: "How can he be unwilling to give up?"

Cui Zheyu said: "We have some spies on Yingzhou Island. This patriarch was succeeded seven or eight years ago. Unlike the old patriarch, he has a somewhat arrogant and domineering personality. He loves this eldest son so much that he doesn't even allow his son to step aside. Standing. The magistrate of Yingzhou dare not compete with the Fang family over there, it is almost a decoration. Now his son is dead..."

Xie Yan said: "I have some impressions of this person. At that time... the old head of the Fang family passed away, and after the new head took over, the local magistrate wrote a letter to report to the court. Back then, the first emperor only glanced at it and threw it aside."

"What's wrong with that book?" The others were obviously a little surprised, they didn't expect that there would be such a thing.

Xie Yan said: "It's just some disrespectful words. Brother Huang has a generous personality and I don't want to bother with him."

However, Xie Yan at that time was not a generous character, even though he was not free, he still asked people to go to Yingzhou.

In the next few years, the head of the Fang family was quite peaceful.

Song Wenyue said with a smile: "My lord is right. After all, the Fang family only relied on the favorable location of Yingzhou and the court's grace to flourish. It is good to be cautious, but there is no need to worry too much." If you really don't know what is going on, Ying As long as Zhou has a Fang family, he can have another family.The imperial court doesn't want to spend too much effort to manage it for the time being, it's not that it really can't manage it.

Cui Zheyu nodded in response, "Yes, this junior understands."

"So, what we need to pay attention to now is Mingyin Pavilion and Bai Jingrong. Even if the Fang family wants to find something, it will take a lot of time for the news of Mr. Fang's death to reach Yingzhou."

No one here really cared about the death of Mr. Fang. If he wasn't from Fang's family, he would be no different from many people who died last night, and no one would even discuss it.

Of course, if it wasn't for the fact that the Fang family didn't have that much money, he might not have died here.

Xie Yan said in a deep voice: "Looking at it now, Yu Chen and Mingyin Pavilion should each have half of the Jinluan Talisman, but now Mingyin Pavilion has thrown out its own half. It seems that the Jinluan Talisman is not only It's just a token that can order Luan Yisi, it must have other uses."

Cui Zheyu frowned and said: "During this time, I also checked some news about Mingyin Pavilion. Mingyin Pavilion has been entrenched in Shangyong for a long time, but the identity of the owner of the pavilion has always been a mystery. It is said that even Mingyin Pavilion's own people , and few people have seen the true face of the Pavilion Master. However, a few years ago, the Pavilion Master of Mingyin Pavilion changed, and then the interior of Mingyin Pavilion underwent a major change."

"What happened to the previous pavilion master?" Luo Junyao asked.

Cui Zheyu smiled and said: "Dead, it is said that...death is ugly."

"How difficult is it to see?"

Cui Zheyu said: "I was chopped up and fed to the dogs."

"..." No one spoke for a long while in the flower hall. This way of death is not only ugly, but also a bit miserable.

"Is it the head of the current cabinet?"

Cui Zheyu shook his head and said: "I don't know, just this is some unconfirmed news. Although I have placed some people in the Mingyin Pavilion in the past few years, it is too difficult to enter the core. Entering the Mingyin Pavilion The dead are counted, and none of the living ones have seen the pavilion master. Even the young girl mentioned by the prince and the princess is extremely rare. The Mingyin Pavilion should have its own channel for selecting candidates, not from this channel Those who enter, no matter how powerful their ability is, no matter how great their credit is, they will not be able to enter the core."

Cui Zheyu sighed regretfully, she was really curious about the interior of Mingyin Pavilion.

Xie Yan said: "Bai Jingrong should have seen that Mingyin Pavilion Master last night."

Luo Jun smiled and said, "You can't ask Bai Jingrong."

"Why not?" Xie Yan asked back.

"..." Could it still be like this?

Xie Yan said: "Bai Jingrong wants Ceremony Luan, no matter what she wants from Ceremony Luan. This king wants to find Ceremony Luan, and destroy it when necessary. In essence, our goals are actually the same."

Yu Mingqiu couldn't help looking at His Royal Highness the Prince Regent with somewhat strange eyes.

There is a big difference between obtaining and destroying, okay?

"My lord, Mr. Chonghua is asking to see you." Feng Jian bowed at the door and reported.

Everyone was startled, Mr. Chong Hua?A name I have never heard of before, who is this?
Xie Yan didn't seem surprised, and said calmly, "Please come to my study."

"Yes, my lord." Feng Jian saluted and turned to leave.

Xie Yan glanced at everyone and said: "Dieying, continue to stare at Mingyin Pavilion. Xiying, let me watch Xueya, no matter where he goes."

Xiying hesitated for a moment and said: "My lord, that Mr. Xueya is Mr. Ruan's son after all. If the Ruan family finds out that we are here..." Putting eyeliner on is one thing, and it is unreasonable to focus on the eldest son. .

Xie Yan said: "There's no need to hide, it doesn't matter if Xue Ya and the Ruan family find out."

The others quickly understood what Xie Yan meant, "Did the lord deliberately let Xue Ya know that someone was watching him?"

Xie Yan said: "As long as I don't run around during this time, since I recognize him as the eldest son of the Ruan family, I will treat him as the eldest son of the Ruan family."

"Yes, my lord."

Xie Yan looked at the others and continued to order: "Cui Zheyu, Mingyin Pavilion must have a stronghold related to Yisi Luan near Shangyong. Find it out. Let Leng Shuang assist you when necessary."

"Yes, my lord."

"Mr. Song."

Song Wenyue smiled and said, "My lord, please tell me."

Xie Yan said: "Please trouble Mr. Song to read the news that Cui Zheyu sent over." He was too busy to read them all.

Filtering information actually requires talent.Some people can see useful information at a glance, while some people may not be able to understand even if the information is placed in front of them.

Song Wenyue said with a smile: "I don't have anything to do now, so it's okay to look at the files."

"Mr. Thank you." Xie Yan finally looked at Yu Mingqiu.

Yu Mingqiu said: "What orders does the lord have?"

Xie Yan said: "Handle your own private affairs well, and prepare to take up a post in the Military Guards."

"..."

(End of this chapter)