The Mystery of Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 6

Earl Annan's mansion was solemn and quiet.

Although it is located in the center of Kyoto, few people dare to pass by the road in front of the Earl's Mansion.

Because An Nanbo is the owner of the Yuan Pavilion, Mu Qing.

The head of intelligence, the head of assassins, the man who holds all the secrets of Xia Kingdom, everyone would rather detour than pass by his door, because they are afraid that if something bad happens, the whole family will suffer.

The corner door of the Earl's Mansion was gently opened a crack, and a fat and spooky boy poked his head out from the door.

Seeing that there was no one around, the boy was about to run out the door when suddenly his feet lightened and he was grabbed by the neck and lifted up.

The boy turned his head, only to see a middle-aged woman with a face full of flesh glaring at him.

The servant immediately licked his face and smiled, "Hey, Aunt Zhen, what a coincidence, why are you here?"

The woman called Aunt Zhen said angrily, "Master, why do you want to go?"

The boy smiled and said, "I'm going to listen to Master Liu's lecture today. Didn't dad always ask me to ask the great Confucian for advice?"

Aunt Zhen couldn't believe her ears: "Master Liu changed to lecture in the middle of the night now?"

The boy took it for granted: "Learners, there is no difference between day and night. The ancients said that if you hear the Tao in the morning, you can die in the evening. What is the day and night for learning the principles of the sages? Don't you think so? Let me down first, let me down first .”

Aunt Zhen let go of her hands, and the boy's feet finally landed on the ground.

Aunt Zhen said seriously: "The young master has indeed made progress, then you can go."

The boy was overjoyed: "Okay, okay, then I'll go to Aunt Zhen, and you can tell my father when he comes back."

The boy had already stepped over the threshold, and Aunt Zhen said lightly, "Which restaurant are you in?"

The boy replied casually: "Taihua Building, uh..."

Realizing that something was wrong, the boy ran away as soon as he wanted to, but was dragged by the collar of Aunt Zhen to the door after being grabbed.

Now that it's over, why did you mention Taihua Building? Where is it? The best restaurant in Kyoto, with good wine and food, and the singer is also a must in Kyoto. Everyone Liu is giving lectures in Taihua Building?Thanks to him for daring to think.

It won't work if this continues, Aunt Zhen has also learned to be good now, God is going to kill me.

At this moment, the sound of a carriage sounded from the corner of the street, and to the little servant's ears, it sounded like a reminder.

"It's over, it's over, my father is back, Aunt Zhen, you must not betray me." After finishing speaking, he ran towards the courtyard without looking back.

Aunt Zhen poked her head in doubt, and it turned out to be Mu Qing's carriage.

Aunt Zhen stopped pestering the young master, and gently closed the corner door.

Mu Qing's carriage slowly stopped in front of the Earl's Mansion, and two people got off.One is the dignified Mu Qing, and the other is Chang Yun.

Mu Qing led Chang Yun to the mansion, passed through the third courtyard, and arrived at the main hall of the Earl's Mansion.

The housekeeper and others came forward to greet him: "Master is back."

Mu Qing nodded slightly: "Where is the young master?"

The housekeeper replied cautiously: "I have already sent someone to invite the young master."

There were footsteps coming from outside the door. The man who looked like a servant just now changed into white clothes and walked slowly into the main hall. He looked like a well-educated son of a family, completely oblivious to the banter and naughtiness just now.

Brother Young Master came forward to salute, bowed and said, "My lord."

Mu Qing said to Chang Yun: "This is my son, Mu Tianye. Tianye, this is Chang Yun, the son of Chang Guangsheng, the governor of Xiji Prefecture, who is his father's friend. He will live in the capital forever. You are about the same age, and you will bring Chang Yun with you in the capital. turn around."

Mu Tianye also saluted Chang Yun, and Chang Yun was able to take a closer look at Mu Tianye's appearance.

So fat, so wide.

Although Mu Qing has passed the age of forty, she has an elegant look and personable demeanor, and in addition to being in charge of Yuan Pavilion for a long time, she has a deep temperament.But his son did not inherit his excellent genes at all. He was fat and had big ears, and his eyes were extremely small. Standing next to each other, it was impossible to tell that they were father and son.

Mu Qing explained to Mu Tianye: "I still have work to do later, you take Chang Yun to have some meals in the mansion, and arrange the accommodation."

Mu Tianye repeatedly agreed.

Mu Qing greeted Chang Yun, and then walked to the back hall.

Mu Tianye tiptoed to watch Mu Qing walk away, walked up to Chang Yun, and looked him up and down.

Chang Yun was about to be underestimated, so Mu Tianye said in a dignified manner: "Chang Yun, right? My father handed you over to me just now, and you will hang out with me in the capital from now on."

Chang Yun couldn't believe what he heard: "With you? Mix?"

Mu Tianye said to himself: "Just hang out with me. You just came to the capital, and you have to be covered by my elder brother in everything. You will have no disadvantages in the capital."

Chang Yun has one head and two big heads, and if he has been in the capital for an hour, he has an extra big brother who covers him?
Mu Tianye acted like someone who came here, and said in a clear voice: "You just came here today, as a landlord, I will take you to the best restaurant in Kyoto to have a meal and welcome you."

Chang Yun was really hungry, and he followed his father to eat and sleep in the open on the way to the old city, and had to beware of thieves chasing him, so he didn't eat a few mouthfuls of hot food along the way.

After Mu Tianye finished speaking, he took Chang Yun out, and when he reached the corner door, he saw two people standing inside the door, the housekeeper and Aunt Zhen.

The housekeeper stopped the two of them, and said to Mu Tianye, "Where does the young master want to go?"

Mu Tianye rolled his small eyes, and replied: "My father asked me to find a restaurant to entertain Chang Yun. He just came to the capital, so we can't neglect him, can we?"

Chang Yun remembered that what Mu Qing told him was to have dinner in the mansion, and in Mu Tianye it was like finding a restaurant, but the guests were as they please, and Chang Yun didn't expose him.

The housekeeper and Aunt Zhen were very helpless. They didn't believe Mu Tianye's words at all, but in front of the guests, it was not easy to stop him bluntly, so they could only confess: "The young master should go back home earlier."

Mu Tianye brought Chang Yun out of the mansion successfully, stood on the street outside, and couldn't help laughing proudly.

Chang Yun asked curiously, "What are you laughing at?"

Mu Tianye grabbed Chang Yun's shoulder, shook it a couple of times, found that there was no shaking, put his hand down and said triumphantly: "You don't know, I haven't been out of the house for a long time, thanks to having you today, otherwise I would have to be locked up at home .”

Chang Yun became even more curious: "Stopped at home? Does your father usually not let you go out?"

Mu Tianye said with a bitter face: "Yeah, don't look at my father being nice to you, he was very cruel to me. The housekeeper and Aunt Zhen stared at me every day, and eight out of ten times I was caught by them."

Chang Yun recalled Aunt Zhen's sultry face, it was really scary.

Mu Tianye continued: "But it's fine if you come. In front of the guests, they won't do anything to me. To express my gratitude to you, I'll take you to the best restaurant in Kyoto for a meal. Let's go." Pull up Chang Yun and run away.

Chang Yun was completely speechless, this big brother is really a real person!
The back hall of Earl Annan's Mansion.

When Mu Qing stepped into the back hall, there were already two subordinates waiting here.Que Xing, the doctor of the Mingjing Division, and Ma Wuyou, the doctor of the Editing Department.

There are many subordinates in Yuan Pavilion, and there are 5 divisions and 1 prison under it. Mingjing Division is responsible for intelligence and news investigation, Qingying Division is responsible for patrolling border defense and news transmission, Editing Division is responsible for Kyoto security arresting important criminals, Martial Arts Division is responsible for assassination, and Tiangong Division is responsible for researching various crimes. A kind of weapon and poison equipment, the first prison is a pavilion prison, which specializes in detaining key prisoners.There are also thousands of tiger shooters under the direct command of Mu Qing, as for the Xiaoqi, the emperor specially gave Mu Qing to guard him for safety, and it also has the meaning of surveillance, and it belongs to the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces Academy.

The five divisions of Yuan Pavilion each perform their duties, and manage the thousands of princes in Yuan Pavilion all over the world in an orderly manner. The core is Mu Qing.

With a frosty face, Mu Qing sat down on the teacher's chair.

Zhong Que, the minister of Mingjing, stepped forward and bowed deeply, and said in a low voice: "Received the news from the master of the pavilion, I have ordered the master of Gancheng to send people to investigate. Just now the news came that a large group of cavalry escaped into the desert through Gancheng. Gancheng There is a sandstorm today, and the investigation is extremely difficult, Gancheng is sending more people, and we must find Chang Du's whereabouts today."

Mu Qing nodded, and Ma Wuyou, the editor-in-chief, went forward and said: "The assassination at the city gate has been found out, and the thieves are all Tianyuan Dao killers. Since the killing two years ago, Tian Yuan Dao has been very few. They showed up in Kyoto. They hijacked the carriage of Lin Zheng’s family, the servant of the Ministry of Justice. Their subordinates had already found the hideout of this group of assassins in Kyoto. Following this clue, they arranged for Wu Gao, the thief of Tianyuan Dao, who was hiding in the assassins, to escort them in. Niu Wang, the leader of the city defense department, has been captured alive and is now being tortured in the prison, but..."

Mu Qing raised her head slightly, looking at Ma Wuyou.

Ma Wuyou seemed to be stung by Mu Qing's gaze, and hurriedly said: "This time, the division of labor for the assassination of the pavilion master is very clear. The thieves in charge of each link are in single-line communication. There is no overlap between each other, and they are not subordinate to each other. In my humble opinion, there should be one person in the middle of the overall plan, and the subordinates are tracking this person."

From the gate of the city to the Earl's Mansion, it took only half an hour to find so many clues, Ma Wuyou's ability was beyond doubt.

Mu Qing's face was calm, for Yuan Pavilion, these are necessary abilities, otherwise, why would Yuan Pavilion become the largest intelligence organization in the world, deterring the barbarians.

Mu Qing thought for a moment, then ordered: "Order Gancheng to investigate the line from the desert to Xixiaguan. If you live, you want to see people, and if you die, you want to see corpses. Order Yecheng to closely monitor the movements of the border guards and officials in Xiji Prefecture, and order Tu Wei. After arriving in Hongshi City, activate Tianxiong Kingdom C No. [-] hidden pile to investigate whether Tianxiong Kingdom is involved. The director of the martial arts department is ordered to secretly protect Chang Yun's safety and must not slack off. Are there any large cavalry and generals missing from the garrison around Kyoto?"

Mu Qing's instructions were clear and his speech was extremely fast. Que Xing and Ma Wuyou had their own decisions in their minds, who would execute which instructions, and which instructions should be forwarded to other divisions.

After speaking, Mu Qing stood up and looked at the two people who were standing bowed in the hall.

Both of these two are old people of Yuan Pavilion, and their family members have been members of Yuan Pavilion since their ancestors. When Mu Qing first joined Yuan Pavilion, the two of them are his right-hand men. Ren and Tu Wei, the doctor of the Qingying Division, are both popular candidates for the next Pavilion Master.It's just that Tu Wei's nature is used to idleness and wild cranes, and he doesn't like to be an official, so there are rumors inside and outside the court that the next pavilion master will definitely be one of Que Xing and Ma Wuyou.

Mu Qing wanted to say something more, but in the end she didn't say anything, waved her hand, and let the two leave.

Que Xing and Ma Wuyou saluted and retreated, Mu Qing sat back in the grand teacher's chair, picked up the teacup, and said softly: "There should be only one traitor, it is impossible for my Yuan Pavilion to be penetrated so thoroughly."

The back hall looked empty, but a voice replied, "I haven't found out who it is."

A person suddenly appeared in the room, it was a white-clothed swordsman during the day.

The swordsman in white went on to say: "No matter who it is, they are hiding very deeply, and they have not shown their feet."

Mu Qing smiled: "Don't worry, I will give him a chance to show up, but." Mu Qing's face was full of disappointment: "It's a pity." location, why don't you?"

"Restricting their actions? There's no need. The tighter we guard against, the less likely we will find the traitor. Only by giving him enough space can he jump out by himself." Having said that, Mu Qing looked relaxed.

The swordsman in white has always believed in Mu Qing's words.

Ten years ago, the master handed the senior brother and him into Mu Qing's hands, and only said one sentence, "Trust this man", before he died of serious injuries.

For ten years, they had not diminished their trust in him.

Mu Qing's empty eyes were looking at something, and the swordsman in white didn't speak any more.

The night has enveloped the entire Kyoto.

In the darkness, how many conspiracies are being formed.

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