No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 268 Surprise the snake!

In the Prince Regent's Mansion, there were quite a few people sitting in the study specially set up for His Royal Highness the Prince Regent to summon ministers and visitors.

Wei Changting, who was hastily summoned, looked with interest at Xie Yan who walked in from outside.They are all Xie Yan's confidantes, and they usually stay in Jingyuan's study room if they have something to say, but this time they suddenly changed here, and they are still in such a hurry...

Wei Changting glanced at the other people in the study, and there were obviously a few relatively unfamiliar faces among them.

"My lord." Seeing Xie Yan come in, everyone immediately got up to salute.

Xie Yan nodded slightly, "It's so late, please come this way, everyone."

"My lord, you are being polite. This is the job of the last general and others." A middle-aged general in his early forties said respectfully.

Wei Changting knew that this person was Xu Liren, the deputy commander of the Wuwei Army. Sitting next to him were Huang Kai, the general of the West Camp of the Wuwei Army, and Luo Jinyan, the current commander of the East Camp.Sitting on Wei Changting's side were Song Wenyue, Wei Changting, Gu Jue, and Cui Zheyu.Although the eyes of the people on the opposite side stayed on Cui Zheyu for a while, no one questioned why she, a girl, would sit with them.

Compared with Wei Changting and the others, Xu Liren and Huang Kai looked a little solemn, obviously suspicious and puzzled by the sudden summon of His Royal Highness the Regent.

Wei Changting said: "My lord hastily called us over, but what's the matter?"

Xie Yan glanced at everyone, and then his eyes fell on Huang Kai.

Huang Kai was at a loss, "My lord, what's wrong with being the last general?"

Xie Yan said: "General Huang, you are guarding the West Day Camp, what has changed in the west of the city in recent years?"

Huang Kai was still in a daze, not knowing what Xie Yan was referring to.So he thought about it carefully, frowned and said: "The last general has taken over the Xi Daying for three years, and there has been nothing unusual in these three years."

There is a military camp stationed outside the city, and within a radius of ten miles, no one is allowed to come near, what's the difference?
Xie Yan said: "Okay, then there will be General Lao Huang and General Luo..." While speaking, Xie Yan looked at Luo Jinyan who was sitting next to him, and Luo Jinyan nodded: "My lord, please order."

"My lord, please tell me."

Xie Yan said: "Please join forces with the two battalions to seal off all places within a radius of fifty miles in the western suburbs."

Hearing this, not only Huang Kai, but Xu Liren who was sitting in front of them was also taken aback.As the top general of the Wuwei Army here, Xu Liren asked quickly: "My lord, the Wuwei Army has always had nothing to do with it. Is it possible that the two battalions are mobilized at the same time..."

Xu Liren thought for a while, and asked: "My lord only said to block the western suburbs, but I don't know the purpose? Is it to prevent anyone from entering or leaving, or to look for something?" Even if you want to take action, you must have a goal to know what to do, right?

Xie Yan said: "No entry or exit is allowed. It's better to keep it secret, so as not to cause panic among the people of Shangyong."

Once the army is dispatched, how can it not cause panic among the people?If someone adds fuel to the flames...

Luo Jinyan said: "If this is the case, you can inform the people of Shangyong that we will hold a military drill in the western suburbs, during which no one is allowed to approach. However, this requires a time limit. Fortunately, the western suburbs are remote, with many mountains and forests, and there are not many people around. Farmland or official roads have little impact."

Xie Yan said: "One month is enough."

Luo Jinyan rolled his eyes, already thinking about what was going on.Asked: "There are many mountains and forests in the western suburbs, and the strength of the two battalions in the east and west may not be able to completely seal the radius of fifty miles." Xu Liren also nodded in agreement, "My lord, do you need the help of the North Camp and the South Camp?"

Xie Yan said: "The two battalions in the north and the south have other uses. The king will let the Zhen Guo army pay attention to them."

Gu Jue, who was sitting opposite them, nodded slightly, "Yes, my lord."

Xie Yan looked at Xu Liren and said: "Yu Mingqiu has some things to do in the past two days. General Xu has to worry about military matters." Xu Liren hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you are welcome, it's the job of the last general."

Xu Liren was originally the deputy commander of the Wuwei Army. This time, General Weiwu was disarmed and raised, and a Marquis Xiaoyuan descended from the sky to become the commander of the Wuwei Army. Xu Liren has heard many words of injustice for himself.Among them, there may be some who are sincerely against him, but most of them still want to pick things up.In fact, Xu Liren himself has no grievances. He knows in his heart that his record and qualifications are not suitable for taking charge of the Wuwei Army that is in urgent need of change.

It's just that besides giving an order, the newly appointed commander-in-chief disappeared before he even summoned the generals under his command, leaving Xu Liren somewhat speechless.

Hearing Xie Yan's personal explanation at this moment, Xu Liren let go of his preconceived notions, and just assumed that the Grand Commander had accepted some task from His Royal Highness the Regent.

Therefore, people who think less will always be happier.

It was decided by the military, and Song Wenyue said: "My lord, the military guards were mobilized to seal off the western suburbs for no reason, and the court..."

Xie Yan raised his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, this king already got through with Prime Minister Ruan earlier." Although what he was talking about was only about Chengxi and Mingyin Pavilion.

Song Wenyue just nodded, indicating that there is no problem.

Wei Changting sat in his seat and didn't speak, but kept looking at Xie Yan with his eyes.He always felt that things would not be so simple. Yu Mingqiu had just taken over the Wuwei Army, and Xie Yan ordered the Wuwei Army to seal off the western suburbs.Although Yu Mingqiu can only be regarded as having a relatively good relationship with the Prince Regent's House, in the eyes of most people, Yu Mingqiu is a member of the Prince Regent's House.

In this way, the Zhen Guojun was originally the regent's pro-army, the Ding Guojun's general was Xie Yan's father-in-law, and the military guard's commander was also Xie Yan's.In the eyes of many people, if Xie Yan wanted to seek rebellion and usurp the throne, it would be a piece of cake.

If General Wei Wu hadn't been in a hurry to retire, and there really wasn't a general who could overwhelm Yu Mingqiu and make people feel at ease, it might not be so easy for Yu Mingqiu to take over the Wuwei army this time.

Wei Changting felt that Xie Yan acted so tough that he was really making trouble for himself.

But thinking about it carefully, with Xie Yan's current military power and the military power related to him, even if he pretended to be a quail, he might not be able to gain the trust of those civil servants.

The old man above him, who was about to retire, underestimated something in a low voice from time to time: the ruler is weak and the minister is strong, the country will not be the country... He looks worried about the country and the people, doesn't he just want to run away when he sees something wrong?
Xie Yan summoned the generals of the Wuwei Army, obviously just to order this matter.

Soon Xu Liren and Huang Kai left, but Luo Jinyan stayed.Xu Liren and Huang Kai were not surprised by this. After all, Luo Jinyan was not only the temporary head of the Eastern Camp, but also the brother-in-law of the Regent.

It wasn't until the two of them left that Wei Changting said, "My lord, what's the problem in the western suburbs?"

Xie Yan recounted Luo Junyao's guess, Wei Changting frowned and said, "Just because of this?"

Xie Yan glanced at him lightly, "You don't think this is serious?"

Wei Changting hurriedly said: "I didn't mean that, of course this is very serious. But you don't have any evidence now, not even an explanation or reason, what do you think those old men will think?"

Xie Yan said: "When I explain it clearly in the court, I suspect that there is an underground palace under the west of the city and the western suburbs, which may threaten the safety of the imperial city. Do you think it is time for me to convince those people and find the evidence and the entrance? What's left?"

Wei Changting was also a little depressed, even Gaozu and the late emperor couldn't do whatever they wanted, let alone the regent?
The position of regent is inherently suspicious.After all, the Regent is one step further... right?
Gu Jue said: "Can you seal the Mingyin Pavilion immediately? Then enter through the entrance of the Mingyin Pavilion."

Xie Yan glanced at Gu Jue and said, "What we want to investigate is not the Mingyin Pavilion, but the things hidden under the Mingyin Pavilion. I observed the entrance and exit of the underground palace last night, and a self-destruct mechanism should be set up. Once Mingyin Pavilion The entrance and exit of the Yin Pavilion has been destroyed, and it cannot be opened within a short period of time, and we don't know if there are any entrances and exits leading to other places in the city in the underground palace."

The underground palace is twenty feet deep underground. Once it is destroyed, it cannot be reopened in three to five days.

Luo Jinyan thoughtfully, frowned and said, "Are you trying to startle the snake? Force them to do it first?" On the ground, the five city soldiers, Ma Si and the Wuwei Army surrounded the entrance and exit to the west of the city, and the two major battalions of the Wuwei Army and the Zhen Guojun blocked it again. western suburbs.If their conjectures are true, it will mean that those people will be completely trapped in the underground palace, and Mingyin Pavilion will definitely be anxious.

Xie Yan said: "Perhaps soon, the owner of the Mingyin Pavilion will know that I plan to seal the Mingyin Pavilion."

"Didn't you just say..." Wei Changting shut up halfway through his sentence, staring at Xie Yan and said, "You did it on purpose?" To let the people of Mingyin Pavilion know that he was going to storm Mingyin Pavilion.

Xie Yan frowned and said: "Luan Yisi and Mingyin Pavilion have very strict standards for recruiting newcomers and their internal system is self-contained. Outsiders don't know the standards and can't sneak in at all. I suspect that it may have something to do with blood relationship, they only accept internal blood relationship Therefore, no matter whether it is us, Bai Jingrong, or anyone else, they don't have the slightest understanding of Luan Yisi's internal affairs, so we can only let them take the lead."

Gu Jue couldn't help but said: "If...the guess is wrong, there is actually nothing under the Mingyin Pavilion?"

Xie Yan asked: "Would you build a [-]-foot-deep, most sophisticated self-destruct mechanism, just to hold an auction?" The price is also too high.If it's just for the auction, Mingyin Pavilion doesn't have to work so hard.Whether you want to keep it secret or what you want, there are many ways.

Gu Jue touched his nose: Maybe this is the fun of rich people?He doesn't understand very well.

Cui Zheyu asked: "My lord, what do we need to do?"

Xie Yan looked at Cui Zheyu and said, "Let your people keep an eye on the personnel exchanges in the west of the city, especially those people who suddenly appeared in Shangyong recently."

Cui Zheyu frowned and said: "General Yu said that those people are not subordinates of Mingyin Pavilion, they should have been invited by Mingyin Pavilion, and Mingyin Pavilion can't completely control them, that's why Mingyin Pavilion sold them last night. The thing they wanted to grab was what they wanted. My lord, did they come here for the Jinluan Talisman?"

Xie Yan said coldly: "They'd better come here only for the Jinluan Talisman."

Hearing this, everyone was startled and looked at each other.

If Mingyin Pavilion had not only come to these people for the Jinluan Talisman, it meant that they would be in greater trouble.

Mingyin Pavilion in the middle of the night is still full of singing and dancing, and the blockade of the west of the city by the military guards does not seem to have affected the business of Mingyin Pavilion at all.Of course, there may still be some people missing, some people who don't want others to know that they are here, and some timid people.

In the back garden of Mingyin Pavilion, the atmosphere in the room far away from the hustle and bustle in front is particularly dignified.

Young girl Qing stood outside the door, her face was rarely full of worry.From time to time, she turned her head to look at the closed door behind her. It was quiet inside, but she never dared to reach out to push the door open to see if anything happened inside.

The room had fallen into silence for a long time, and Pavilion Master Mingyin leaned against the window looking out at the dark night.

It's like this world, or like the bustling imperial city and the chaotic and dark west of the city.The first half of Mingyin Pavilion is bustling and prosperous, while the second half is deserted and dark.

"What exactly do you want to do?" The voice of the speaker was very pleasant, but with a bit of coldness and anger.

The Master of Pavilion Mingyin looked back at the person sitting at the tea table at the other end of the room, raised his eyebrows and smiled and said, "What did I do? We all want what is hidden in the Jinluan Talisman, don't we? Bai Jingrong will not hand over another Half of the Jinluan Talisman, it's the same if we give it out."

The man was dressed in white clothes like snow, and his face was as handsome as the cold snow in early winter.At this time, his eyebrows were lowered, and his face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.

If outsiders see it, they will be very surprised.The eldest son whom the Ruan family had just recognized, Mr. Xueya, the former luthier of Mingyin Pavilion, unexpectedly appeared in Mingyin Pavilion again in such a late night.

And the way he gets along with Pavilion Master Mingyin obviously doesn't look like a luthier and pavilion master.

Xue Ya looked up at him and said, "You have attracted Xie Yan's attention."

The Lord of Mingyin Pavilion smiled and said: "We are in Shangyong, how can it be so easy to completely hide Xie Yan? Besides...how is it so coincidental that Xie Yan appeared in Mingyin Pavilion last night? I didn't invite you here. Do you dare to say that the Prince Regent's House has noticed us long ago?"

Speaking of this, the Mingyin Pavilion Master seemed to have thought of something funny, and said with a smile; "Xue Ya, do you think Xie Yan will notice us, does it have anything to do with your sudden return to Ruan's house?"

Xue Ya said in a deep voice: "You did it on purpose? Because you are angry with me?"

Pavilion Master Mingyin walked across to him and sat down, shook his head and said, "I just don't understand why you have to go back. You know that revealing your identity now is not good for us. Since you don't care, why should I Do you care? You know, I don't care what happens to Mingyin Pavilion, and I don't even care what happens to the so-called Yisi Luan."

There was anger in Xue Ya's eyes, "I told you, I have something to do when I go back to Ruan's house."

Pavilion Master Mingyin said: "I didn't understand your reasoning." Pavilion Master Mingyin smiled, as if he was saying: I know what you said are all excuses, you just want to go back to Ruan's house.

Xue Ya said in a deep voice: "Ruan Ting is the current prime minister, that's the reason!"

Pavilion Master Mingyin said: "Do you think he will help you?"

The Master of Pavilion Mingyin looked at Xueya and sneered, "Don't be kidding, don't say that he is still doubting your identity, even if he thinks you are really Ruan Shuo, he will only want you to die again, but It’s not treating you as a son to help you with all your heart and soul. These days, you should have learned the lesson, haven’t you? "

"You don't need to remind me." Xue Ya said.

The Mingyin Pavilion Master said: "Then what are you going back for? Apart from being trapped in the Ruan's house for the past few days, what is the use of you? If you still stay here, how can I have the opportunity to do these things?"

Xue Ya said coldly: "I want to find a way to restrain Ruan Ting."

Pavilion Master Mingyin asked: "Are you sure that the so-called handle that can restrain him really exists? Even if the whole world thinks that Ruan Shuo's mother and son were killed by Ruan Ting back then, it happened more than 20 years ago, you have evidence Is it? Even the Mingyin Pavilion can't find evidence..."

Xue Ya cut off his words, and said flatly: "Even Mingyin Pavilion can't find evidence."

He raised his eyes to look at the young man opposite, his eyes seemed to be covered with ice and snow, "Don't you find it strange? At that time Ruan Ting was just a low-rank official, how could he clean it up so well?"

Pavilion Master Mingyin looked at Xueya and remained silent.

I don't know how long it took before I heard him slowly say: "What if it was really an accident back then?"

(End of this chapter)