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Chapter 158 Drive away the tiger and devour the wolf!

The inner masters and the palace servants came from the tunnel, first used stone pier to cushion the door-sealing stone, and then passed through it with four iron rods as thick as forearms. lifted up.

The Empress Dowager and Dongfang Liren left under the escort of the palace staff, while Ye Jingtang and several secret guards came to the collapsed tunnel again to check the situation.

The tunnels collapsed in a chain, and according to Ye Jingtang's estimate, they collapsed more than ten feet, more than 40 meters, which is not too long.

However, the soil above has been loosened. If there is no support and reinforcement, the workers will be buried alive within a few meters.

Digging upwards is also risky. If the moat is pierced, everyone in the tunnel will be drowned.

After studying for a while, Ye Jingtang felt that there was a specialization in the field of surgery, and that the work of drilling holes and opening tunnels had to be left to skilled craftsmen, so he turned around and left the tunnel.

After working underground for half a day, it was already noon.

Ye Jingtang jumped out of the room in the side hall of Fushou Palace, it can be seen that there are all palace people outside, except for the secret guards in the palace, there are also several black yamen chief arrestees.

Dongfang Liren was standing in the corridor, arranging tasks for the chief arrester of the black yamen, and when he saw Ye Jingtang coming out, he came to him:

"People have been arranged to search the streets and alleys around the imperial city, and the Ministry of Industry has sent craftsmen to investigate the tunnels. It may take some time to find out."

As he spoke, he also took a robe from the maid of honor and handed it to Ye Jingtang.

Ye Jingtang tore off half of his cassock-like clothes, put on the robes of the palace guards, and asked:
"The entrance at the other end is definitely not on the street."

Dongfang Liren was probably afraid that Ye Jingtang would be gone, so he stood in front of him and helped him tie his belt:

"Of course this king knows, but the mansions of the princes and generals around the imperial city are gathered together, and they searched the tunnels from house to house. If there is nothing to do, they have to search for something..."

Dongfang Liren's demeanor is still extravagant and compelling, but the action of bowing his head to tie the man's belt is full of girlfriend flavor, and the heroic eyebrows and red lips are only a stone's throw away from the man's chin.

Ye Jingtang was taken aback by Clumsy's sudden initiative, and was about to politely refuse to come, but found that he was running wildly in the dusty tunnel just now, and Clumsy's face was stained with dust, so he raised his finger and touched it on his face. Scratched up and down.

"..."

There was a dead silence in the corridor.

Dongfang Liren stopped putting on his belt, raised his eyes, and looked at the handsome young man who was blatantly molesting her, his eyes were a little unbelievable.

Ye Jingtang paused with his fingers, and wiped his clumsy face with his sleeve instead:

"There is dust, I will wipe it off for Your Highness..."

Dongfang Liren grabbed the hand that was rubbing his face, and the fat-headed dragon in front of him puffed up, and said in a deep voice:
"Ye Jingtang, you are lawless, right? Offend this king if you seize the opportunity, do you think this king will really not deal with you?"

Ye Jingtang signaled to the palace guards behind:

"There are too many people here, Your Highness, pay attention to your manners."

Do you also know that there are many people with mixed eyes?

The crowd touched my king's face...

Dongfang Liren looked back, suppressed the anger in his eyes, and said coldly:
"Next time, don't blame me for not showing affection!"

Ye Jingtang nodded: "Understood."

Dongfang Liren gave up and continued to ask:
"Do you have any plans next?"

Ye Jingtang tidied up his clothes and thought for a while:
"It will take time to dig through the tunnel, and the thieves may run away at any time. I remember the approximate route of the tunnel, and first touch it from the surface to have a look. As for Prince Wu, His Highness will send someone to investigate, and if necessary, please let me know."

Dongfang Liren actually wanted Ye Jingtang to take a break, but the current situation was unclear, and Ye Jingtang was very capable, so she asked Ye Jingtang to rest. She couldn't count on the gangsters from the black yamen to investigate the case, so she warned:

"Be careful, don't force yourself when something happens, and inform me first."

Ye Jingtang nodded, and was about to leave, when his heart moved, he asked again:

"By the way, Your Highness, where is the eldest son of the emperor?"

Dongfang Liren asked suspiciously: "You doubt the attention of the thief beating the eldest son of the emperor?"

"Just think about the worst in everything."

Dongfang Liren looked back and said in a low voice:

"Under house arrest in the Yunning Hou Mansion in the west of the city, the surrounding area is the camp of the imperial guards. Qin Wenli has been staying in front of him."

"Who is Qin Wenli?"

"Eight-armed Jizo."

When Ye Jingtang heard this, he nodded slightly, thinking that he might really be worrying too much.

Eight-armed Jizo is the leader of the imperial court's violent organization. Only the eight chiefs can be sure to kill him, and the rest of the warriors are basically unable to shake, let alone the imperial army to assist in defense.

And no matter how unclear the direction of the tunnel is, it is also in the east of the city, and the eldest son of the emperor is in the west of the city, so the location is completely different.

Since the authentic target is not the eldest son of the emperor, it is more difficult to guess.

Ye Jingtang couldn't guess the intention, so he said goodbye to Benben, hung the knife on his waist, flew up, jumped onto the palace pavilion, and groped outside to investigate according to his memory.Just passing through a few houses, before leaving the range of the bedroom, he suddenly found himself in the back garden of Fushou Palace.

Ye Jingtang stopped at the top of the wall, and in a blink of an eye, the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree that he had been thinking about was in the corner of the garden behind the bedroom. There was a swing hanging on the branch, and there was a tree altar below, surrounded by large bluestone bricks.

And the Dragon Crying Picture mentioned by the adoptive father is just under the big brick!

Ye Jingtang's heart moved, and he really wanted to take this opportunity to fish in troubled waters and dig out the picture of Minglong for personal gain.

But if you look carefully, you can see the empress dowager in a crimson phoenix skirt, standing in front of the ginkgo tree with the court lady Hongyu, holding three sticks of incense, bowing respectfully.

?

Ye Jingtang's eyes were blank, he didn't know why the empress dowager worshiped a tree here.

The Empress Dowager, who was praying with incense in her hand, noticed that there was someone moving on the fence, so she looked over in a blink of an eye, her eyes lighted up, and she seemed to be beckoning him to pass.

In the absence of stupidity, Ye Jingtang dare not contact the beautiful and beautiful queen mother, so he bows first:
"The humble official is investigating the direction of the tunnel, looking for the thief, and disturbing the Queen Mother. Please forgive me."

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she naturally couldn't drag Ye Jingtang to ask for warmth, and said with concern:
"Thank you for your hard work. You must pay attention to safety. Today, you have done a good job in escorting, and I will reward you in the future."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

After Ye Jingtang bowed his hands on the wall, he flew over the wall and headed towards the edge of the imperial city.

The Empress Dowager held three sticks of incense, stood under the ginkgo tree that had gone through thousands of years, and looked up, until the red jade around her waved her hand in front of her, she came back to her senses, and continued to pray for the blessings that could be bestowed on her. Lucky tree master...

The scale of the imperial city is very large, with countless palaces and pavilions connected to each other, and those who are not familiar with the palace may get lost.

Ye Jingtang walks above the palace pavilion, it sounds a bit rebellious, but holding the waist card to freely enter and exit the palace, he did not encounter any obstacles. Following the route in memory, he turned left and right in the imperial city for a while, and soon came to East City Wall.

Beyond the city wall is the Yu River, and then the East District, Wutong Street, Wende Bridge, and even the residences of princes and generals are all in this urban area.

Even if Ye Jingtang was wearing a black Yamen badge, he could not be so lawless that he passed through the back house of the Prime Minister of the country without notification, so he could only act in secret.

According to memory, after searching for about half an hour, Ye Jingtang stopped at a servant's mansion, and could see many servants in the house inspecting the house, while the master was standing in the yard to discuss.

Judging from the conversation, it was the shock of the tunnel collapse just now, which spread to the ground and frightened the residents on the ground.

The tunnel was broken at this point, and it was impossible to figure out where it would lead next. To find it, the only way to find it was to dig up the ground. The amount of work was bigger than rebuilding the collapsed tunnel, and the traces of the work would have been wiped away long ago.

That's the end of the clues, Ye Jingtang stood on the top of the high-rise building, looking around at the buildings in the capital, frowning...
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At the same time, on a small street in the east of the city.

The small street is adjacent to Dongshi, and the Cross Avenue is nearby, with dense pedestrian traffic.

Collapsing Mountain Tiger Wang Chengjing, dressed as an ordinary businessman, was wandering in the street, looking at the young warriors passing by on horseback from time to time; his younger brother Wang Er was walking not far away.

Brother Wang Chengjing, Ye Silang had already lost his hand in taking over the murder deal from the Zhou family, if Ye Jingtang didn't finish it, it would be a waste of work and he would suffer injuries.

But Ye Jingtang is not a simple person. Although he knows the name, age and other information, it is difficult to find him. After visiting and inquiring in the past two days, he only knows that Ye Jingtang is the young master of a merchant's family in the capital.

Wang Chengjing wanted to go there to block the road, but found out that Ye Jingtang didn't go back to Tianshui Bridge at all, and relied on kidnapping tickets to lure snakes out of the cave. Ye Jingtang must have brought a bunch of underworld masters here. How to get Ye Jingtang out alone is a troublesome matter.

Without a clue, Wang Chengjing could only adopt a stupid method, wait on the sidelines, wander around the streets near Heiya, see if he could meet Ye Jingtang passing by, and then follow him to find an opportunity to kill him.

But he doesn't even have a portrait of Ye Jingtang. He only knows that he is in his 20s, tall, very handsome, and carrying a knife. This method is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

Wandering aimlessly along the street, Wang Chengjing was frowning when he heard the sound of a carriage ahead.

Gollum~
He leaned towards the side of the street to avoid it at will, but when the carriage passed by, his ears moved slightly, and he faintly caught a sentence:
"How could it be the Hall of Nightmare..."

"That knife can't go wrong..."

The voices of the old and the young.

Wang Chengjing suddenly came back to his senses, and looked away from the corner of his face, only to see that a small carriage of an ordinary merchant was passing by.

The carriage is not big, and there is a middle-aged coachman sitting outside. He is very well-proportioned. He looks like a martial arts practitioner. He is extremely alert. He turned his head the moment he reacted.

Wang Chengjing was secretly startled, but he had been traveling all the year round, and he didn't have the slightest dissent on his face. He just looked around the street at random, and only frowned when the carriage was far away, then turned around and followed slowly.

Wang Er leaned in front of him and asked in doubt:

"Found someone?"

"No. But the person in that carriage should be wanted by the government. Judging from his tone, he just fought Ye Jingtang."

Wang Er didn't see anything special about the carriage going away, so he asked:
"Let's follow the carriage and wait for Ye Jingtang to come and catch the thief?"

Wang Cheng nodded: "The people on the carriage are highly skilled in martial arts, so they might be able to complete their errands without using a single weapon."

Wang Er pondered for a while, shook his head and said:

"Hei Ya arrests people. It may not be Ye Jing Tang who comes here, but there will definitely be a lot of them. It is difficult for us to fish in troubled waters. And if the people on the carriage are too skilled in martial arts, Ye Jing Tang may not be able to find them."

Wang Chengjing thought for a while: "It's not a problem at all. Let's see where the carriage lands first, and find a way to get the news to Ye Jingtang. Ye Jingtang received the tip report, so he must come in person for credit, and wait for them Fighting, let's wait for the time to move..."

"Good plan..."

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