Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 254
On the fourteenth night of the first lunar month, the lights in Chang'an City are brightly lit and stay on all night.

During the daytime on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the city of Chang'an became much deserted all of a sudden.

Too much energy is consumed at night, and naturally there is not much energy during the day.

Even some shops are half closed, just waiting for the carnival again at night.

But Chang'an City is Chang'an City after all, even if it looks like this, you can still see people coming and going in the streets and alleys.

The East Palace was stolen last night, and early in the morning, whether it was the officials of the Jingzhao Mansion or the soldiers of the Dragon and Tiger Army, they all began to search around Chang'an City.

For a moment, the whole Chang'an seemed a little uneasy.

At the same time, the imperial court even posted a reward order, as long as there are people who can provide clues to the thief, the imperial court will reward them heavily.

In fact, Qin Tian and the others knew that it would not be easy to search the entire Chang'an city by relying on the Jingzhao Mansion and the Tiger Wolf Army. It would be fine if time allowed, but they only had three days to die.

If the Shangyuan Festival is over and they haven't found the thief, then the situation will be bad.

Therefore, it is better to find a way to mobilize the common people to join in, so that there may be clues, even if there are no clues, it will make those thieves feel uneasy.

As long as they are uneasy, Qin Tian's goal is half achieved.

After the reward order was implemented, many people gathered around, but most of them could not read.

"What's written on it?"

"Will that little scholar read it?"

"Cough cough!" With a cough cough, a man who looked like a scholar stood up, and then everyone turned to look at him, which made the scholar quite proud.

"The East Palace is stolen and thieves are rampant. Anyone who can provide effective clues will be rewarded ten guan. If the thief can be caught, the reward will be one hundred guan.

After the scholar finished reading, the common people cheered up immediately.

"Ten pennies for providing information?"

"My mother, if I catch the thief, it will be a hundred guan. If I want to earn this hundred guan, I will have to earn it for many years."

"Who says no, I feel like I'm going to find the thieves, everyone, don't be idle..."

The Tang Dynasty was a time of martial arts, and the common people were no exception. Now that there is money to stimulate the whole city of Chang'an, there is a frenzy of looking for thieves.

Of course, this is just a superficial situation. If the thieves hide well, it will be useless for these people to be excited.

However, just this kind of momentum is enough to scare the thieves into panic.

Jingzhao Mansion has been very busy all the time, Bao BuTong is a bit immobilized in the mansion.

On Qin Tian's side, he rushed home after dawn.

He had a busy night last night, and now the bag is different, he has to go home and rest.

But not long after Qin Tian fell asleep at home, Tang Rong woke him up.

Qin Tian rubbed his eyes, then fell down again.

"Why?"

"The Ninth Princess is here and wants to see you."

"What is the ninth princess coming to do, just say no, I will talk about it after I have had enough sleep."

Tang Rong looked worried, but she hurried to tell Princess Jiu about the situation.

"Your Highness, my husband didn't sleep last night, and he is very sleepy now, why don't you go back first, and when he wakes up, let him go to the house to find you?"

The wind in the early spring was still a bit chilly, the ninth princess stood in the wind and smiled, and said: "No need, this princess just heard that the East Palace was stolen, and the crown prince blamed Qin Tian, ​​so I wanted to ask if there is anything I need to help. Since he is tired, I will Let him rest first, if you need anything, you can come to the princess mansion to find me."

"Thank you, Her Royal Highness."

Princess Nine retreated, Tang Rong felt that Princess Nine was really kind, and while Lu Huaniang was beside her, she suddenly showed a hint of worry.

In comparison, she is more scheming than Tang Rong. The Ninth Princess treated Qin Tian so badly before, but now she suddenly behaves like this, is it not easy?

Even if Qin Tian saved her, it shouldn't be like this.

She was worried that Princess Nine and Qin Tian might have something.

She didn't mind that Qin Tian had other women, she was just worried about Luo Yi, the father-in-law of the Ninth Princess.

Lu Huaniang suddenly sighed in her heart.
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Chang'an is still lively.

The gates of the city were not closed, but passers-by had to go through inspections, and it was no easy task to take the stolen goods out of the city.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, in the afternoon, a group of people brought a coffin to the gate of the city.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the city, he was stopped by the yamen servant.

"Routine inspection."

There was a group of people standing around the coffin, and they all wore filial piety, weeping, and it looked like they were going to be buried in a hurry.

"Excuse me, sir. We are in a hurry to bury it. It's not good to be late. Besides, what's so interesting about the dead, please let me go."

The doorman glared: "Routine inspection, the coffin is opened."

Those dutiful sons had no choice but to shout quickly: "Open it, open it and let the official check it."

When the coffin was opened, the people around felt it was unlucky, so they dodged one after another. A yamen servant pinched his nose and took a look, then waved his hand immediately: "Get out, get out quickly..."

"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir..."

The coffin was transported out, and Chang'an City was restored to its original state, as if the previous events had never happened.

The night is getting dark again, Chang'an tonight is more lively than last night.

Last night was just the front row, and tonight is the positive angle.

However, amidst the bustle, many people still did not forget to look for those thieves, because many people thought that night was the best time for thieves to abscond, and they might be able to find some clues.

So everyone wants to catch the thieves, it's no wonder those thieves dare to go out, and as Jingzhao Mansion and Tiger Wolf Army's investigation becomes more and more intensive, it may be a matter of time before the thieves are found out.

They should be clear that even if three days have passed, the Crown Prince of the East Palace will only punish Qin Tian alone. The Jingzhao Mansion and the Tiger Wolf Army should still search, and the court will even send more manpower.

The East Palace was stolen, the crown prince lost face a lot.

Therefore, if they can't escape within these three days, I'm afraid they won't have a chance to escape in the future.

Nervous, nervous.

The atmosphere in Chang'an became more and more tense, and Qin Tian looked extremely relaxed while sitting in Jingzhao Mansion.

"Master Qin, tomorrow is the deadline, why don't you look worried at all?" Bao Budong poured a cup of tea and took a sip.

Qin Tiandao: "Lord Bao, in Chang'an where everyone catches thieves, what do you think will happen to those thieves?"

"Naturally, I'm worried to death. I want to escape from Chang'an City as soon as possible. Of course, those stolen goods have to be taken away."

Qin Tian nodded, and said, "It's easy to escape from Chang'an City, but it's hard to get the stolen goods out. What does Master Bao think they will do?"

"This..." Bao BuTong shook his head in disbelief.

Qin Tian smiled: "I have already taught them how to do it."

"You taught them?"

(End of this chapter)