Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 266
last night,

Ji Yunhui led the crowd to inspect the various houses in the Yanzheng Yamen, arranged for the soldiers on duty at night, sat in the Yamen hall after dinner, and thought about entering the city today.

just today,

On the way into Yangzhou City, although Ji Yunhui deliberately led his own people on the street arrogantly and domineeringly, he deliberately aroused the attention and vigilance of the people around him.

It was to scare the snake away, and deliberately let those secret agents and spies know that someone was coming from the capital, so that they would not dare to act rashly for the time being, and save Lin Ruhai's life first.

Furthermore, at the Yangzhou Wharf, when Ji Yunhui was about to disembark, he let his own people disembark first to attract the attention of the wharf, relying on his intuition from serving as the Imperial City Secretary for many years.

Then he asked his confidantes to change into the clothes of ordinary people, and under the cover of the people in front of them, he got off the boat and sneaked into the city to inquire about news and observe the movement of the stronghold of the Si Yamen in the imperial city of Yangzhou.

But how did they know that Yangzhou City had already been stared at by the salt merchants in Yangzhou City, so those confidantes were also aware of it, so they didn't approach those strongholds, and didn't go to the restaurant, for fear of attracting the attention of those spies.

The two of them had no choice but to order some tooth offerings at the roadside tea shop. After all, they hadn't eaten all day and were already hungry.

The two looked around, and saw a few small stalls not far away, with food and drink, so they walked around cautiously, and then chose a tea shop at the entrance of the street and left. Come in and take a seat at the little table inside.

After looking around for nothing, the leader shouted,

"Boss, two bowls of noodles and some side dishes."

"Hurry up."

The other person also yelled in Jiangnan's accent.

"Okay, wait a moment, guest officer."

The shopkeeper began to busy himself, and after a while, two bowls of noodle soup were brought up, and by the way, he brought two dishes of side dishes and put them on the table.

"Come on, take two bites first and warm it up."

The leader said something, but he was not polite, he just picked up the chopsticks and ate, and the person sitting opposite was not polite, his ancestral home is Yangzhou, this side is really old-fashioned.

He ate it hard and watched.

is eating,

Outside the intersection, there seemed to be a few couriers running out from the city. You could tell they were from the Imperial City Department without looking, and they ran very quickly. They ran in three directions after crossing the intersection.

Seeing this, the two immediately took a few mouthfuls of rice,
"Put the shopkeeper's money here, and the two of us are full,"

Without waiting for the shopkeeper's reply, they immediately set off and followed each other. Before the shopkeeper could react, the two of them disappeared.

"Hey, these two, it's true, the dishes and noodles haven't been finished yet,"

After accepting the big money on the table, I packed it up.

And the two also chased after each other with a person, ran a few streets, and one of them followed to a deep house compound, which looked like a wealthy family.

The messenger of the Imperial City Division didn't communicate at all, and ran in directly past the gatehouse.

The other way was to go straight to the yamen of Yangzhou magistrate, and the people who followed did not dare to get closer. After looking at it for a while, there was nothing unusual, so they went back for the time being.

It's getting late,

The two joined hands, entered the Yanzheng Yamen through the side door in the backyard, and immediately reported the events of the day to Lord Qianhu.

"My lord, the two of us walked around the city during the day, and we basically couldn't see anything, but the humble official intuitively has too many eyeliners around the yamen."

"Yes, my lord, apart from the courier in the stronghold of the Imperial City Division that I discovered during the day, I also discovered that there are three deep houses in that city, which are much larger than the magistrate's yamen."

Sitting on the high platform, Ji Yunhui frowned while listening to the report of the two confidantes.

There is nothing wrong with Yangzhou's Imperial City officials going to the magistrate's office to report, but the other two routes are a bit strange.

"The two of you still know where the messenger from the third route went?"

"My lord, the two of you can only chase two places. I checked the route at the other place. It is the way we came into the city. It seems to be heading out of the city."

The leader thought about it for a while, then tried to speculate and said it.

"Can you see clearly?"

"Never dare to expire my lord!"

Ji Yunhui was also a little hesitant in his heart, seeing that the two of them were also sleepy, he said;
"You two have worked hard, go down to eat something, get a good night's sleep, go down!"

"Thank you sir."

The two of them clasped their fists together and saluted before leaving. After the two left, Ji Yunhui asked;
"Feng Qianhu, what do you think?"

Feng Gu sat on a chair beside him, touched his face, and asked in a puzzled way;

"My lord, I am a little puzzled by the humble position. You said that we have already come, and we have arrived at Master Lin's place. It is understandable for those people from the imperial city department to report to the magistrate after receiving the letter, but their bastards actually reported to who in the courtyard. Besides, I went to the outside of the city by another way, I think I must report to Jinling City, so that the people accompanying the capital can be alerted."

Ji Jun also nodded secretly when he heard Deputy Feng's analysis. I no longer know.

"Feng Qianhu is indeed a smart eye. You guessed it right. As for who lives in the Yangzhou city house you asked, what do you think is the purpose of our coming here?"

Feng Gu reacted immediately, the salt merchant.

"My lord, you mean that the people living there are those from Jiangnan."

"It must be right."

"hiss."

Seeing Shangguan's affirmative words, Feng Gu took a deep breath,

"My lord, this will be troublesome. Since they can mobilize the people of the Imperial City Division, do you think the Jiangnan Daying and the Water Transport Guards will be the same,,,,"

The more Feng Gu said, the more he whispered, such a guess is a bit appalling, but Ji Yunhui sat on the high platform with a cold face and a gloomy face. Looking outside, he remembered that he was attacked when he went south to the river, and the arrow was made in the army.

"Feng Qianhu, you have to prepare for the worst. What you said is really possible. I still remember the arrows that were shot when I was attacked when I went down the river."

"I will definitely not forget those damned bastards who hide their heads and show their tails. My lord, my lord, is there something wrong?"

Feng Guqi yelled in the hall, but seeing Ji Qianhu's face getting more and more ugly, he asked.

"Feng Qianhu, I'm sorry, those attacks were not aimed at us at all, but were the first to scout the troops and send signals to the people behind."

Feng Qianhu didn't realize it for a while, he didn't attack us, who was he waiting for, and who else was going south.

"Ah, they dared to attack the imperial envoy's navy."

"It must be right."

Feng Qianhu was so frightened that he was a little confused, and hurriedly said;

"My lord, send a letter to the capital or..."

"It's late, there must be heavy fog in the morning in that place, and it's almost midnight now, there is not enough time."

Ji Yunhui's face was also ashen, he didn't notice such a big loophole, and he didn't expect that if the ambush really happened, there wouldn't be only a shower of arrows.

"My lord, what shall we do then?"

Feng Gu was also a little resentful, those thieves were really hateful.

Ji Yunhui glanced at the sky, the fierce look in his eyes flashed past, and said;
"If our guess is correct, it means that Jiangnan Daying and Weijun are empty battalions, but Jiangnan has no soldiers to use. Why don't we go straight to Huanglong."

"What does your lord mean, take the initiative to attack? Who will be killed first?"

Feng Gu also thought that there must be not many people left behind in Yangzhou and even Jiangnan, so his thousand soldiers must be very important.

Ji Yunhui decided that he should take the initiative to attack. The best target is the Imperial City Yamen in Yangzhou City. It belongs to the same family but also by surprise. If he continues to wait for the imperial envoy to come here in Yangzhou, he does not know how long it will take.

He must not sit still and wait for death, so he discussed with Deputy Feng Qianhu and planned to attack the Si Yamen in the imperial city of Yangzhou at night, catching them by surprise, hoping to get some news.

"It must be those who eat inside and out. Tonight, I will go to the Si Yamen in the Imperial City of Yangzhou to sit."

"Listen to the adults."

Rumble.

Outside, there was another burst of thunder, followed by continuous rain.

It was clammy and depressing.

"Quick, put on your shoes, brothers."

Ji Yunhui gathered 500 people and tied up their shoes with cloth to prevent any noise. They also put on coir raincoats and gathered in the courtyard to stand by.

"Feng Qianhu, you must guard the yard. I'll take someone out for a walk."

"My lord, don't worry, Mr. Lin will be safe and sound with Lao Feng here."

Feng Gu also patted his chest with the handle of the knife to assure him.

"Okay, brothers, go out the side door and go straight to the Si Yamen in the imperial city of Yangzhou. Let's go."

Taking advantage of the rainy night,

Under the cover of the night and the sound of rain, a group of soldiers in coir raincoats took to the streets and headed straight for their destination.

At the intersection,

Ji Yunhui waved his hand,

The people under him immediately divided into four teams and dispersed.

According to the old rules, two groups of people ambushed at the main entrance, and the other two groups went directly to the courtyard wall and climbed in with hook ropes.

Those who climbed up to the courtyard wall carefully looked inside, the surroundings were quiet, only the main room still had a faint light.

There wasn't even a single person on duty outside, so taking this opportunity, with the sound of heavy rain, they cleaned up. The people behind kept turning into the yard, and then immediately moved close to the corner of the wall to the gatehouse.

There was still a faint oil lamp on in the porter's room, so someone must have it.

The people who came in spread out, surrounded the gatehouse, and then one person stepped forward.

When he came to the main entrance, he carefully took out his knife and picked the latch.

Just about to open the door,

In the corridor of the concierge, a person suddenly came over with a lantern. Seeing a figure flickering in the concierge, he stopped and raised the lantern higher.

"kill."

After opening the door, the soldier rushed over with a knife, frightened the people in the corridor and ran back after throwing the lantern, yelling;

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Ah."

After shouting twice, he was slashed on the back by the chasing soldier.

The sound was very small in such a short period of time, but the lights in the hall were immediately extinguished.

(End of this chapter)