Red House Shoufu

Chapter 308

Lin Shu was sure that the leader downstairs was Liao Yufeng, even though he wrapped himself up tightly, he didn't admit it.

"Liao Yufeng, don't hide it, you're limping, can you be blind when you're an official?"

As soon as the matter of lameness was mentioned, the person suspected of being Liao Yufeng raised the crossbow in his hand again, and he said sharply: "Listen, the people upstairs want to survive. Within thirty breaths, throw Lin Shu down the stairs. Otherwise, the fire will be all together, and the ashes will be wiped out!"

A sinister voice floated in Huiyan Tower, and the people upstairs, whether it was the group of students, the masters and servants of the restaurant or the guests, all focused their eyes on Lin Shu.

Lin Shu didn't care whether the eyes of this group of people might have malicious intentions, he never gambled on the good and evil of human nature.It is extremely foolish to rely on the goodness of human nature in others at this time.

"Liao Yufeng, have you seen the unicorn suit on me? His Majesty gave it to you personally, and you, a rebellious minister and traitor, will not escape the guillotine. The entire Liao family will not be able to escape the fate of being beheaded by the Queen of Autumn! "

According to the laws of the Great Chu, the crime of killing an official is the same as rebellion. The lowest level of rebellion will be beheaded everywhere, and what is more serious, the nine clans will be punished!

The unicorn suit on Lin Shu's body was like the strongest armor in the world, blocking the slightest bit of malice from upstairs.

"kill!"

The people downstairs finally couldn't bear their temper, and stepped up the stairs again to charge up. Lin Shu led three forbidden soldiers and several young men to block the stairs, waving swords, swords and sticks in his hands to deal with the enemy.

Suddenly there was a burst of fire downstairs, and the man in black at the stairway dropped several corpses, turned around and followed the leader back to Yanlou.

The fire had spread to the stairs, and the passage downstairs was completely cut off.Although the men in black went out of the building, they still locked the windows on the second floor with crossbows.

The wooden railings on the second floor had also started to burn hot, and under the billowing smoke, Lin Shu could only lead people up to the first floor again, to the third floor to seek a way out.

"My lord, I can't go out. Once I stick out my head, I will be shot back by the crossbow."

A patrol guard came over to report while covering his forehead, Lin Shu nodded calmly, and then looked around.There are still three imperial guards alive, one dead, one wounded, plus the unconscious Lin Mastiff, the shopkeeper, waiter, cook, etc. of the restaurant, and finally there are about twenty students and guests.

If they were all light-footed people, they could use the door panel and the table as a shield to find a way to escape with the help of the roof next door, but the group of frail scholars in the room still had two wounded ones, so they had to die and wait for reinforcements.

"Find water, soak your sleeves, cover your mouth and nose, reinforcements will come soon!"

……

Da Da Da Da!

A sound of horseshoes came from not far away, and Lin Shu and the others, who were about to choke to death from the thick smoke, finally regained their spirits.

Holding back the thick smoke, Lin Shu looked towards the east intersection, and sure enough, a large group of imperial cavalry rushed over, and the group of men in black downstairs had disappeared.

"Hurry up, climb out of the railing along the window..."

Whoosh...

Several crossbows sounded, and the method used to attack the building was now used to save people. Lin Jiu had already gone up to the restaurant by rope, and was about to carry Lin Shu back downstairs.

"I can do it myself, Uncle Nine quickly take Brother Mastiff downstairs!"

With the assistance of the Imperial Army, Lin Shu and others quickly left the restaurant.There was a loud bang, sparks shot out, Huiyan Tower finally couldn't hold on, and fell into the sky-high fire.

When Lin Shu touched his temples, the originally smooth hair was curled up, as if he had pinched fly ash in his hands.

"Uncle Nine immediately took Brother Mastiff home, and no matter what, he must be rescued."

After Lin Shu gave Lin Jiu instructions, he turned around and stepped on a war horse, directly taking over the power of Qianhu, the leader of the forbidden army: "All the officers and men obey the order and immediately follow this officer to catch the rebels!"

"Scholar Lin, Your Majesty wants you to enter the palace immediately, and leave the rebellion to the last general."

"So it's Brother Liu, have you returned to Beijing?"

It turned out that the person who came was actually Liu Xianglian who I had met in Henan last year, and now he has become a fifth-rank forbidden soldier Qianhu.

Liu Xianglian clasped her fists and said, "The scholar has recognized the identities of those thieves, so I will lead someone to chase them."

Just as he was speaking, he suddenly remembered that this was the Jingyang bell in the palace being rung, followed by the sound of Jujiang's drums on the surrounding towers.

Lin Shu knew that he had to enter the palace, so he whispered in Liu Xianglian's ear: "The leader should be Liao Yufeng, Brother Liu, you can go and raid the Liao family in Jiqingfang now..."

……

Fires ignited everywhere in the capital, and the entire city was filled with horrific imperial guards trying to catch the rebels.There were more imperial guards in front of the palace gate than usual, and Lin Shu rushed to the gate of Da Chumen under the escort of a small group of imperial guards.

The unicorn suit that was originally embroidered with gold thread was now covered with blood and dust. Lin Shu still held a long sword in his hand, and the blood on the blade was still wet.

Just now, he was attacked again on the road, but the person who came was not Chonglin Shu, but Qi Bohan, the cabinet assistant who drove to the imperial city.

This old master wanted to enter the palace with two old servants and a groom in such a chaotic night. If he hadn't happened to meet Lin Shu and others, he would have gone to see Confucius.

"Hurry up and check all the places leading to the imperial city. These thieves are probably waiting for the Jingyang bell to ring so that they can assassinate the ministers." Seeing that the palace gate had arrived, Lin Shu ordered the group of people beside him to go. Patrol around.

"Bachelor, don't worry, the general will bring people there!"

Qi Bohan looked at the flames all around with a cold face, his eyes were full of anger.That night, the thieves were slapping the faces of their ministers.During the Zhengdan Dynasty, the hymn of the Heavenly Kingdom was sung in front of many vassals. This time, less than a month later, the scene of chaos in the capital was staged.

Many civil and military officials have arrived in front of the Great Chu Gate one after another. Some of them have obviously just experienced an assassination, and their official uniforms are covered with dust.

Suddenly someone shouted: "Duke Qian was assassinated..."

Qian Gong?There are not many people with the surname Qian in the court, and the only one who can be called Qian Gong is Qian Qianli, Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Lin Shu hurriedly ran in front of the man, grabbed his lapel and asked anxiously, "What's the matter? Where is Mr. Qian?"

"Let it go... let it go! Mr. Qian's carriage is almost here, and we met Uncle Jia on the way..."

"Jinyu, the old man is fine."

Just as he was speaking, Qian Qianli got down from the carriage not far away, his left arm had obviously just been bandaged, and he still held a long sword in his right hand.

Lin Shu hurriedly apologized to the official for his actions just now, and then stepped forward to ask what happened to Qian Qianli.

In just two quarters of an hour, more than a dozen officials of the DPRK and China have been assassinated, ranging from a senior scholar in the cabinet, to the nine ministers of the six ministries, to as low as the chief lieutenant of each department.

Jia Amnesty patted Lin Shu on the shoulder, and whispered in his ear: "Something is wrong, just now something went wrong, so I sent my own soldiers to your family and in-law's house, everyone, be careful."

Lin Shu bowed to express his thanks, and asked in a low voice, "Is there going to be chaos on Ningrong Street?"

Jia Amnesty nodded, and when Lin Shu looked at the blood on his armor, he explained: "The problem is not serious, it has subsided. These bloodstains were stained by a few thieves who cut down on the road just now..."

The capital is in chaos today, and the guards of the imperial city are tighter than ever.Lin Shu handed the long sword in his hand to the imperial guards guarding the gate, lined up, and walked in along the palace gate.

The candles as thick as babies' arms in Fengtian Temple were lit a lot, illuminating the whole hall.Without the cumbersome etiquette of the past, the emperor looked at the calm or panicked ministers below, and some officials were obviously injured, and he understood the seriousness of the chaos tonight.

"Chen Linshu has played!"

"speak!"

Lin Shu came out and bowed to report: "After my appointment today, my colleagues from the Imperial Academy went back to Yanlou for a banquet in Fucaifang. After sending them away, a high-rise building caught fire nearby. I then commanded the patrolling guards who came to the city. Putting out the fire, but never thought that he would be assassinated. Fortunately, Liu Xianglian, a thousand households of the imperial army, came with reinforcements, otherwise the ministers and many students and common people would be buried in the sea of ​​fire when they returned to the Yan Tower. Your Majesty, although the group of thieves are tightly packed, the ministers are probably [-]% of them. Be sure, the leader is Liao Yufeng, the former commander of the Royal Tomb Guard!"

The Embroidered Guards had already reported Lin Shu's assassination to the emperor, but due to time constraints, they did not find out who the leading thief was.

The emperor knew that Lin Shu never said anything he was not sure of, so he immediately looked at the ranks of generals.Although Liao Yufeng was dismissed from his actual post, he still had the false title of General Huwei of the fourth rank.When the Jingyang bell rang, let alone a broken leg, even if he had only one breath left, he would have to crawl back into the palace.

The palace censor came out to report: "Your Majesty, General Huwei Liao Yufeng did not enter the palace tonight!"

"Where is the Embroidered Clothes Guard?" The emperor was convinced of Lin Shu's words, and he immediately said in a cold voice, "Go to Liao's house and see, what is Liao Yufeng doing?"

"promise!"

Zuo Lan immediately went out of the palace to make arrangements, and only then did the Chinese and military officials in the main hall realize that they should first check the people who were usually standing by their side to see if anyone hadn't rushed to the palace tonight.

"Report to Your Majesty, I have repeatedly confirmed that there are eleven civil and military officials who did not enter the palace tonight, and I have recorded them in the register. Your Majesty, please order me!"

According to the usual practice, the palace censor on duty recorded those who did not arrive at the imperial city on time, and handed the booklet to Xia Shouzhong.

The emperor casually flipped through the pages, frowned and ordered: "Tonight, you should rest in the palace. Come and prepare soup and rice. I think this mess will not be settled in a while, so you can wait for the news with me!"

……

Jia Amnesty has been ordered to guard the gate of the palace, and Zhongshun Wang Gaoyong was sent to the Dragon Head Palace. The emperor sat on the dragon chair with a cold face, small cases were placed on the hall, and steaming ceremonies were placed in front of every minister. rice soup.

The imperial doctor was ordered to bandage the injured minister. Lin Shu and the palace servants asked for hot water handkerchiefs to serve Qian Qianli to scrub the wound on his arm. The old man did not look like a Confucian tonight. Qian Qianli in the image of the old master, with a long sword like a wandering dragon, was dragged until Jia She led his men to arrive.

There were two thieves who died in the hands of Qian Qianli. Jia Amnesty was dumbfounded by the scene at that time.

"Duke Qian's wound is not very deep, but it has dragged on for a long time, and he has lost a lot of energy and blood. The next official prescribed a prescription, and after Mr. Qian returned home, drink for a period of time to make up for it."

The imperial doctor re-bandaged Qian Qianli's wound, diagnosed the pulse, and handed the prescription to Lin Shu: "The bachelor is also stained with blood? Where is the injury, I will show you?"

Lin Shu shook his head: "I'm fine, it's all the thief's fault, thank you Doctor Xu for your concern."

After sending the imperial doctor away, Lin Shu asked Xia Shouzhong for another bowl of ginseng soup, and put it on the small case in front of Qian Qianli: "Teacher, drink some soup first, so we can make it through tonight, and go to the side hall to rest later. The student will call you again if something happens."

Qian Qianli, who was thinking with his eyes closed, suddenly said, "Jinyu, send someone to investigate. What are the envoys from the various domains in the Sifang Hall doing today?"

　I came home late from get off work, so I wrote less than [-] words in a hurry, so I will stop here first and continue tomorrow.

　　[Currently, there are 26.5 chapters and 53000 words in total due to add changes and leave, and try to make up within this month! 】

　　
　
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