Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 508 Key Figures
In the past few days, the situation in the capital has become tense amidst the tranquility. Fan Ning's family has also temporarily moved to Zhu Yuanfeng's residence and is under strict protection.

While Fan Ning lived in the barracks of the Shenwu Army and temporarily handed over the court affairs to Wen Yanbo and Han Jiang. In fact, when the emperor's condition worsened, the court affairs of the entire court basically stopped.

All officials are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the last moment.

The emperor's heir Zhao Xu also stopped studying and was protected in the Shenwu Army barracks.

The Shenwu army barracks is located in the north of the East Palace. It is a small barracks covering an area of ​​30 mu. There is basically no training ground. The barracks are built with bricks and tiles. A row of barracks can accommodate about [-] people. There are more than [-] rows of barracks, except for soldiers. Outside the barracks, there are warehouses and armories as well as the commander's barracks.

This is only a temporary garrison for the [-] Shenwu Army, and the official barracks of the Shenwu Army is by the Jinming Pool outside the east city.

Fan Ning returned to the barracks at dusk, and Zhu Long brought him the latest news.

"According to our surveillance information, Zhang Sheng, Zhao Lian, Zhang Husheng, Zhang Jinding, and Jiang Yuan arrived at Zhang Yaozuo's Xicheng Manor outside the city at almost the same time yesterday afternoon. They stayed in the manor overnight and did not leave until noon today."

"Where's Zhang Yaozuo?"

"Zhang Yaozuo is still in the manor. In addition, the number of Zhuang Ding who came from all over the country has reached about 5000. Officials, should we take action in advance and pull out this manor?"

Fan Ning shook his head, "After all, the emperor gave him the iron voucher of the Danshu, and the emperor is still here. If he does it now, it will seriously damage the authority of the emperor, and the emperor's heir also allows it. There are only two possibilities, either they do it first, or wait for the emperor. passed away."

"Beizhi understands, but Beizhi feels that it is best to know their detailed plans in advance."

Fan Ning looked at the list and said with a smile: "These five people don't seem to be the ones who easily betray Zhang Yaozuo."

Zhu Long said with a smile: "Everyone has weaknesses. I have already discovered a person's weaknesses and made arrangements."

"You mean the man who calls the brothel his home?"

"It's him! Through him, I can get the content of Zhang Yaozuo's secret meeting last night."

Zhu Long reported his detailed plan to Fan Ning, "You can have a try!" Fan Ning readily agreed to Zhu Long's plan.

As soon as night fell, the front of Caidie House on West Street was brightly lit, and several coquettish prostitutes were at the door to attract customers. Wanguan's family wealth can't afford the extravagance of selling gold caves.

Zhang Daquan is such a young man. In fact, he is far from being rich. He just has a richer brother-in-law, but he has completely indulged in the gentle town of Caidielou.

It was he who Fanning referred to as the young man who made the brothel his home.

Since both Zhang Daquan's parents died, he has a very pretty older sister. His older sister is Jiang Yuan's concubine. Zhang Yaozuo's niece is very powerful, and the concubine is not allowed to enter the mansion. Jiang Yuan had to keep her outside for three years. Before that, she gave birth to a son for Jiang Yuan.

Zhang Daquan walked around in front of the Caidie Building a few times, feeling really itchy, he touched his empty pocket, turned around and ran away.

Inside the Qingfeng Teahouse, Zhang Daquan said to Zhu Long with a hippie smile, "Just this time, brother, lend me another 50 taels of silver, for sure."

"fart!"

Zhu Long scolded: "Every time it's a guarantee, you figure it out yourself, how much money do you already owe me?"

Zhang Daquan scratched his head, "I really haven't counted."

"It's already 500 taels, you should pay it back."

Zhang Daquan has never thought of paying back the money. Although he is lustful, he is not stupid. He knows that the other party approaches him because of his brother-in-law, but it doesn't matter. As long as the other party gives him money to play with women, he can even betray him.

Zhu Long also knew this about him very well, so he told him some things clearly.

"Brother Zhu, don't you just want to ask for information? You give me money, and I'll give you information. We are a deal, how can you ask me to pay back the money?"

"Hmph! Trade? Only I will give you money, but where is your news?"

"Didn't you not ask?"

Zhu Long nodded, took out ten ingots of gold from his pocket, and put them on the table, "This is 100 taels of gold, worth 1000 taels of silver. I want you to buy a message. Give me the message. You take the gold. The previous debts A write-off."

Zhang Daquan looked at the yellow gold, "Gudong! 'Swallowed a mouthful of saliva, eyes are red.

"What news do you want?" Zhang Daquan asked in a hoarse voice.

"come here!"

Zhu Long whispered a few words to him, and said with a smile: "On this news, give me the news tonight, and the hundred gold belongs to you!"

"Then will my sister be in danger?"

"Your sister will not be in danger. On the contrary, she will make a lot of money, don't you think?"

Zhang Daquan was right when he thought about it, Jiang Yuan had saved at least tens of thousands of money with his sister, and there was also a house of three acres. Once Jiang Yuan died, wouldn't the money and the house belong to his sister?

"Okay! We've made a deal."

Zhang Daquan hurried back to his eldest sister's house. Zhang Daquan's elder sister was called Zhang Feng. She was originally a singing girl in the upper house, but was redeemed by Jiang Yuan and became Jiang Yuan's concubine.

As soon as Zhang Daquan entered the house, he saw his elder sister packing up his things. He was startled, "Where is elder sister going?"

"Your brother-in-law came over in the afternoon and asked me to go back to my hometown to take shelter, saying that there will be a military disaster in the capital in the next two days."

Zhang Daquan became anxious immediately, his brother-in-law had already come, he asked anxiously: "Will the brother-in-law come again?"

"He will come to see me off tomorrow morning, Daquan, what's the matter?"

Zhang Daquan breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, "What if something happens to brother-in-law, what about the money and the house?"

"How did you talk?" Zhang Feng gave his brother a hard look.

"I'm just in case, and you know that tigress won't let you go."

Zhang Feng was silent for a while and said: "Your brother-in-law has already given me the proof for withdrawing the money. The house and the land deed are both in my name."

"Sister, my brother-in-law said there was a military disaster, when exactly!"

"What do you ask for this?"

"I want to hide too! Don't you want your brother to die in the rebellion?"

"You understand, just go with me."

"Sister, I'm doing a business recently, and they gave me the deposit."

Zhang Daquan took out an ingot of twelve taels of gold, "This is the deposit. I can earn 100 taels of gold by doing a wine business, and the delivery will be tomorrow. You have to tell me where and when? I have to hide Start a military disaster!"

Zhang Feng saw that his brother had changed his ways and turned back to doing business, so he was happy in his heart, and said: "Your brother-in-law said that he is in the imperial city, so it should have nothing to do with you. The specific time seems to be night, midnight!"

"What time is midnight?"

"How did I know that your brother-in-law said that it was midnight, that a big event was going to happen in the middle of the night, and he had a few extra drinks, otherwise he wouldn't have said it."

"Sister, I see. I'll go and make arrangements. You should clean up quickly! Sister, don't tell brother-in-law that I've been here."

"When did I mention you in front of him? He lost his temper as soon as he mentioned you. If you are a little more aggressive, I will save some face."

Zhang Daquan didn't want to hear his sister's noise anymore, so he turned around and ran away.

After listening to Zhu Long's report, Fan Ning nodded and said, "Tomorrow night is midnight, which is the third watch time. Jiang Yuan is the key person. We must take him down tomorrow night."

"Officials, you can use Zhang Daquan to lure him out."

Fan Ning smiled slightly, "As soon as the city gate is closed tomorrow night, Zhang Yaozuo will lose contact with the inside of the city. Let's do it after closing the city gate!"

"Follow the order!"

Zhu Long hurried away, at this moment, Zhao Xu who was sitting beside said, "Zhan Shi, what about Zhang Husheng's Flying Leopard Army?"

Fan Ning smiled and said: "Your Highness, the mission of Zhang Husheng's Flying Leopard Army must be to stop the Shenwu Army, but the Flying Leopard Army is stationed outside the city, and we must wait for Jiang Yuan to open the city gate for him. As long as we take Jiang Yuan down, All of Zhang Yaozuo's plans will be thwarted, so I said that Jiang Yuan is the key to connect the past and the future, and if Jiang Yuan is taken down, Zhang Yaozuo's plans will be broken."

Zhao Xu sighed, "Zhan Shi, let me stay with the imperial grandfather! Maybe he wants to see me."

"This is what I want the emperor to do!"

Zhao Xu was taken aback, "I don't quite understand?"

Fan Ning stepped forward and said in a low voice: "We need a soldier talisman, call the forbidden army outside the city!"

"But the soldier talisman and the jade seal are with the emperor's grandfather."

Fan Ning shook his head, "Now that the jade seal and soldier talisman are in your grandmother's hands, you'd better get the soldier talisman and the gold medal for dispatching soldiers."

Zhao Xu also knew that the situation was tense, so he nodded, "I will tell the imperial grandmother to ask him to hand over the gold medal and soldier talisman to me, but who is Zhan Shi going to send to transfer troops?"

Fan Ning said: "After much deliberation, there is only Han Xianggong, so I can only ask him."

Zhao Xu nodded, he got up and left immediately without further delay.

Fan Ning walked a few more steps with his hands behind his back. He felt that it was necessary to have a good talk with Han Qi.

(End of this chapter)