Strange Events of the Tang Dynasty

Luoyang, at the west gate of the city.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the faces of the people standing ten feet away could no longer be recognized clearly.Ye Jingyan on the west gate of the city was sweating more and more on the palms of his palms, and he was quite nervous at the moment.Although his face maintained a forced calm look, his occasionally trembling legs still betrayed him.

Normally, Ye Jingyan would definitely not be so nervous, after all, this place is as familiar as his home.It's just that now standing in front of him is a young man with a full face of smile, and there is still a cold Qingguang sword on his neck.Ye Jingyan couldn't help being nervous in this scene.

It turned out that after Ling Changfeng and the county magistrate of Qin arrived at the west gate of the city, Ling Changfeng saw Ye Jingyan who was patrolling here with the token of the special envoy. According to this Captain Ye, he actually came to patrol before the city gate was closed as usual. , because he was afraid that the murderer would sneak away when the guards at the city gate were changing.

When Ling Changfeng saw this, he told him not to leave the west gate of the city for the time being, and to leave after he finished his affairs here.However, seeing Ling Changfeng coming alone, Ye Jingyan didn't buy it. He also said that he had been patrolling here for some time and couldn't follow Ling Changfeng's orders, and now he needed to go to the south gate for patrolling.

Under Ling Changfeng's kind persuasion, Ye Jingyan saw that he didn't care about his excuses, so he slowly stretched out his palm, slowly clenched his fist, and said weakly: "Master Special Envoy, in this city Among the door guards, it is better to look at the size of a fist and speak, not a token of unknown authenticity."

After he finished speaking, he made a gesture to rush in front of Ling Changfeng. Unexpectedly, before Ye Jingyan could make a move, a clear light sword radiating cold light was lightly placed on his neck.

It was none other than Xiaolan who had been arranged by Ling Changfeng to watch the city gate for movement!

"I said Lieutenant Ye. When I came here, I said we should have a good talk, but you didn't listen, and you said whoever has the biggest fist is the one who should listen. Now, do you say that your fist is bigger, or Xiaolan's sword is sharper? "Ling Changfeng smiled lightly, looked at Ye Jingyan and said slowly.

Ye Jingyan felt that this person's handsome face was becoming more and more hateful, bean big beads of sweat came out, but his mouth kept pleading guilty, begging for mercy in a low voice: "Lord Ling, please forgive me! I don't know that Lord Ling is here, so I am far away to welcome you." Please forgive me, Lord Ling! Lord Ling, please give orders if you have anything to say, can you ask Miss Xiaolan to raise her noble hand and put away this sharp sword? Your neck is about to freeze."

Seeing her young master gesture with his eyes, Xiaolan slowly put away the light sword.Standing behind Ling Changfeng without saying a word, Xiaoyu, who was originally lying on Ling Changfeng's shoulder, jumped into her arms.

Ye Jingyan watched the Qingguang sword hanging around his neck leave slowly, and immediately relaxed, and slumped down on the grand teacher's chair next to him, his pale complexion recovered slightly.

"Okay, can we have a good talk now, Lord Ye?" Ling Changfeng looked at Ye Jingyan, who was slightly calmed down, with a smile, and asked softly.

Ye Jingyan nodded, and hurriedly said: "Master Ling, just ask, I will know everything."

"Why do you patrol here? As far as I know, you only patrol here every morning, right? Why are you still patrolling here today?" Ling Changfeng asked softly about Ye Jingyan's abnormal behavior .

Ye Jingyan wiped the sweat off his face, and replied in a low voice: "Originally, I planned to come here before noon as usual, but after I left, I received a secret letter from Mr. Xu, which said that Mr. Xu already knew the murderer. His whereabouts are gone, when it rains in the afternoon, he will come here to wait for the murderer, and he wants me to come here to greet him in advance."

Ling Changfeng said meaningfully: "Hmph, Mr. Xu really planned ahead. He even predicted that the murderer would pass by here. Since I happened to pass by here too, let's wait here."

Ye Jingyan felt bitter in his heart, he only said the first half of the words of Fu Yin Xu, after all, the original words of Fu Yin Xu were: "Ye Duwei, you go to the west gate of the city to guard in the afternoon, the murderer must pass by there, if there is someone The others will be there first, so you must inform me as soon as possible, so as not to leak the plan! As long as you help me catch the suspect, you will be promoted to the rank of a nobleman just around the corner."

Now it was obvious that Ling Changfeng had predicted the enemy first, Ye Jingyan's eyes were rolling, and he couldn't find a chance to send the signal for a while.I had no choice but to secretly say: This Ling Changfeng ruined my own good deeds, let alone getting promoted now, it is luck not to lose the position.

"Then did Master Xu agree with you on how to arrest the suspect?" Ling Changfeng asked in a low voice.

"Master Xu said that he received a secret report that a carriage came when the guards at the city gate were on duty. The suspect was in the carriage. I just need to catch him personally. Master Xu himself will also pass by the city gate, and I will do it when the time comes." Let's discuss." Ye Jingyan didn't dare to hide this, so he said immediately.

Ling Changfeng heard the words, after a little thought, he understood the mystery, and said, "You should arrest the suspect later."

Ye Jingyan was overjoyed when he heard the words, and couldn't tell the truth from the fake for a moment, so he hurriedly asked, "Master Ling is serious?" Seeing Ling Changfeng nodding his head in confirmation, Ye Jingyan sincerely thanked him.

"Okay, Xiaolan, just stay here and watch Captain Ye. I'll see how the county magistrate Qin is doing." After Ling Changfeng finished speaking, he walked out of the tower in a swaggering manner.

The guards at the city gate naturally didn't know what happened in the gate tower, they only knew that the special envoy and the captain had known each other for a long time, and the two had a very happy chat.Seeing Special Envoy Ling come out, all the guards saluted one after another.

After waving his hand, Ling Changfeng said in a deep voice: "There is a criminal going to pass through the west gate of the city now, and I will need a lot of help from my brothers later. This is the county magistrate Qin of Nanhe County, who is the main person in charge of arresting the murderer this time. Everyone must obey his command! As long as the suspect is caught, Mr. Qin will reward each person with ten taels of silver!"

Thunder was rolling in the sky, and the guards didn't hear what Ling Changfeng said there, but heard "the suspect will be rewarded with ten taels of silver" behind him, so they all looked bright and geared up.You must know that these ten taels of silver are half a year's salary for guarding the goal!

"Yes! I would like to listen to Lord Ling and Lord Qin's orders!" The guards responded in a low voice, feeling that today's city gate guarding work has become extremely interesting.

Seeing the large number of guards, the county magistrate Qin silently counted the amount of silver to be paid, with blood dripping from his heart.However, compared with the future, this moment is nothing, so hurry up and arrange the work of the city gate.

A group of guards were still on standby, and the patrols he had brought were hidden under the walls.Now everything is in order, only the murderer is waiting.After stroking his sparse beard, County Magistrate Qin smiled slightly when he thought of the scene where he faced the saint, and the haze of bleeding just now dissipated a little.

After reconfirming that there was nothing missing, County Magistrate Qin walked towards Ling Changfeng and flattered Master Ling: nonsense such as such a wise man, a clever plan to secure the gate of the city.Then he asked: "Lord Ling, when will this murderer arrive?"

Ling Changfeng looked at the pouring rain outside the eaves, and replied lightly: "You did a good job. As for when the murderer will arrive, we will have to wait. It must be soon. The suspect will be sent out by the city gate guard first." Well, we just need to sit back and wait."