Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 302
The sky has darkened.

In today's Yangzhou City, lanterns have been hung in restaurants, inns, brothels and other places on the street corners, and the faint light illuminates a little bit of the cold streets in the city.

Salt Administration Yamen,

Lin Ruhai in the main room in the backyard had already woken up, got up and changed clothes, and had a simple meal. Lin Daiyu and her maid were still serving their mother Jia Min, and fed some soup with difficulty.

Seeing her mother's frail state, Daiyu's heart was already full of tears, but she insisted on not letting herself shed a single tear, which made her mother Jia Min worry.

"Mother, are you feeling better?"

"Well, don't worry, Yu'er, mother is much better, cough cough!"

Jia Min also held on, as if exhausting all her strength, trying to reach out to caress Daiyu's face, but the withered palm stretched out tremblingly, and she tried several times without success. Daiyu saw her with tears in her eyes. He took his mother's hand and put it on his cheek.

in the foyer,
Ji Yunhui came here to report, looked at Master Lin's face, and asked softly,
"Master Lin, do you feel better?"

Lin Ruhai put down the bowl and chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a cloth with some difficulty, looked at the strong man in front of him, and said;

"I'm sorry to trouble Qianhu. I feel much better these days. Fortunately, you are here. How is Madam? Cough cough..." Before the words finished, he began to cough again.

Ji Yunhui hurried over to help him, and said in a low voice;

"My lord, Madam Lin is still not in good health. Miss is fine and has been taking care of Madam in the back room. However, after looking for so many doctors, they are helpless. I am afraid that only the imperial doctor in the capital can know how to treat her."

Ji Yunhui also spoke truthfully, but seeing Mr. Lin's face getting paler, his voice couldn't help but quiet down.

Lin Ruhai even closed his eyes slowly, his face was a little sad, the corners of his eyes gradually became moist, and his heart was even more desolate, he was sorry for Min'er, and even more sorry for his child.

"Ji Qianhu, is there any movement in the city?"

"My lord, everything is fine, it's just that I raided the stronghold of the Yangzhou imperial city's Yamen a few days ago, but there are only less than a hundred people here, all the people before should have been killed, and the people behind didn't know about it. As for the other yamen, it is even more peaceful."

On the contrary, Ji Yunhui felt a little weird. It is reasonable to say that someone would go to the Yamen to find out what happened, but now Yangzhou City is calm, as if nothing happened.

Lin Ruhai was not surprised at all. If what he expected was right, the salt merchants in Yangzhou had secretly moved.

"Don't worry, Jiangnan's salt imports are mainly eaten by salt merchants in Yangzhou. Yangzhou's salt industry also depends on the face of Wang Yinghan, the chairman of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce. Although this person is not conspicuous, he is thoughtful. Ji Qianhu should be careful. "

"Don't worry, my lord. Now the imperial envoy has arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, and is now in Jinling City. The imperial army has been used to control Jinling City. It won't be long before they will come to Yangzhou. Don't worry, Lord Lin. During this period of time, the humble official will definitely protect your mansion. Complete."

Ji Yunhui is not worried about the changes in the city. There are more than a thousand elite men in armor here, leaning on the tall courtyard wall of the yamen. If people want to kill, they should be killed.

Seeing that Ji Qianhu was so confident, Lin Ruhai also nodded, I hope so.

Yangzhou City,
Wang's mansion, in the study,

At this moment, Wang Yinghan also had a gloomy expression on his face. Looking at the letter in his hand, he looked very angry, but the man in black in the study looked extremely calm.
"President Wang, have you read the master's letter? There is no good news about Jinling City. The Jiangnan camp and the Jinling garrison general have not responded for a long time. It must be that the guard disagrees. Now only you have the ability to do this." gone."

Wang Yinghan looked at the old man behind him with a sullen face, and the old man shook his head. Lin Ruhai was surrounded by armored guards, so he couldn't be easily killed. Besides, the effect of the medicine was coming soon, so there was no rush.

"Master, please stay calm..."

When the man in black saw that the two were so mother-in-law and thoughtful, he sneered and said;

"Chairman Wang is deceiving himself and others. If Marquis Luo Yun arrives in Yangzhou, he will definitely meet Mr. Lin, and he must have been aware of the attack on him. Marquis Luo Yun should know some clues. How can he let it go and command his envoys strictly?" And the family members of the generals are all detained in the old palace."

Wang Yinghan's heart was also cold. The other salt merchants didn't know, but he would never run away. The guards and the money for their lives were all money from the Wang family. Lin Ruhai has been in Yangzhou for a long time, so he must know what he is doing. Think about it. Determined,
"Yes, tonight my people will sneak in and assassinate Lin Ruhai. As for whether they succeed or not, it depends on God's will."

"Don't worry, my people will also wait for the opportunity behind."

The man in black gave Chairman Wang a reassurance, and the two immediately arranged a large number of people to wait.

Wang Yinghan also asked the housekeeper to inform his guards to put on night clothes. They were all good players on the Jiangnan Road back then. Seeing the dark sky, he confessed:
"Everyone, Mr. Wang has encountered difficulties today, and he still needs the help of Mr. Wang."

"It's easy to say, benefactor, why is it so difficult?"

The leader below also spoke boldly.

"Killing Lin Ruhai is just for this matter. After the matter is completed, 20 silver will be given, and you and Wang will not owe anything."

Wang Yinghan was also not stingy, and directly promised a huge amount of money to lure, and as expected, everyone below was moved, then looked at each other, and nodded;

"Okay, President Wang, our brothers have agreed to this matter."

"Okay, Wang is here waiting for the good news from all heroes."

Wang Yinghan also bowed his hands and saluted, and even prepared sufficient weapons and armor.

Then these green forest heroes were unambiguous, directly put on their armor, took swords and crossbows, and after they were equipped, they discussed how to get into the backyard of the Yanzheng Yamen.

Looking from a distance, a dense black shadow is hidden in the alleys and alleys.

"Listen, the third child leads people to attract the attention of the guards at the front door, and then the second child leads people to turn in in the middle courtyard, and I go in to assassinate in the back courtyard. Quick, quick battle?"

"I know bro."

In the dark, several other bosses responded one after another, and then the three nodded to each other, and each led more than a hundred people to disperse.

First, they sent someone to secretly take the ladder they brought and put it on the wall to see what was going on in the yard. After a while, they saw a small group of armored Imperial City Division personnel patrolling past, and then they waited quietly.

After about thirty breaths, another group of people passed by, and so on.

Then the detective called out a few times imitating Ye Xiao's voice, and in an instant, black shadows swayed around the Yanzheng Yamen and surrounded them.

Now that the moon is dark and the wind is high, it is a good opportunity to kill people. As soon as the leader waved his hand, a large number of people climbed onto the courtyard wall and got down.

"Boy, what's the matter with staring?"

"Brother Hui, the patrollers have thirty breath intervals, and the backyard is inside."

"Sure, you watch here, brothers, wait for the next patrol to pass, and come down one by one."

Then he stopped talking, and after the latest patrolling team passed by, the leader jumped down directly with his people, and then immediately hid in a shadow in the backyard, and repeated this three times, and basically all his own people came down, Lurking here is waiting for the signal ahead.

The two people in front saw that the time was almost up, and they began to enter the courtyard at the same time, but they had already been seen by the secret whistle in front, and immediately shouted;
"Enemy attack!"

Then people from the Imperial City Division in the entire courtyard began to gather, and the leader saw that the secret passage was not good, so he shouted directly;
"Kill in."

"Kill!"

Then in the middle courtyard, the front courtyard began to fight hand to hand, shouting and killing.

at this time,

backyard,

Ji Yunhui also heard the shouting in front of him, his face changed,
"Come on, but what happened?"

"Report, Mr. Ji, some gangsters have sneaked into the yamen. There are quite a few people who came, and they were temporarily suppressed by Feng Qianhu."

"Do you know who came here?"

Ji Yunhui asked, who can be so bold.

The soldiers also shook their heads;

"My lord, I don't know, it's just that the person on the opposite side is very skilled and difficult to deal with."

Just as he was talking, there was a whistling sound from outside the house, Ji Junhui moved his ears, then his face was startled, and he shouted;
"Get down, it's a crossbow."

Then he immediately dragged the soldiers to lie on the ground, turned around and picked up the shield he had prepared long ago to protect Lin Ruhai's bedside.

Just listening to the sound of "deng deng", arrows were nailed to the windows and part of the floor, and then there was the sound of fierce fighting.

Immediately, Ji Yunhui drew out his long knife, held the shield and ordered;
"You guys are here to protect Master Lin. I want to see who has the guts of a bear and a leopard, and dares to come here to act wild."

"Yes, Qianhu, be careful, my lord."

Several personal soldiers quickly gathered around the bed, while Ji Yunhui quickly ran to the door of the house, kicked the door open, and saw several men in black had already killed him from outside.

Especially when the man in black saw the door open, he rushed over excitedly. Who would have thought that Ji Yunhui would not retreat but advance. , with a long knife in their hands, the two of them lost consciousness in a moment of pain, and fell down heavily.

Immediately afterwards, Ji Yunhui stayed here, killing many people in a row, until the leader saw him and brought someone to kill him.

But from the Central Court, more and more people from the Imperial City Division came for reinforcements, and the men in black were clearly unable to hold on.

At this moment, on another courtyard wall, another group of men in black held a crossbow and aimed at this side, and then the leader sighed when he saw the situation below, and said;
"Aim at the door of the house, and the windows inside, cover and shoot."

"Yes, Commander."

Then as these people pulled the trigger, the crossbow arrows shot out in an instant, the leader and Ji Yunhui both looked ugly, and then retreated instantly after cutting each other. Unfortunately, there were too many arrows, and the two of them were hit by a few arrows, and Ji Yunhui's left arm was also shot. Injured by crossbow arrows, the leader was hit twice, and several people around him had already fallen into a pool of blood.

The two looked at the east wall at the same time, and saw a group of black shadows disappearing under the courtyard wall, and the leader shouted;
"The wind is screaming!"

Then he retreated quickly, and the sentinels who stayed at the courtyard wall also kept making noises. After a while, they withdrew. The people from the Imperial City Department in the yamen wanted to chase, but they were stopped by Ji Yunhui.

"Stop chasing, just in case the other party tries to divert the tiger away from the mountain, tidy up the courtyard and be vigilant tonight."

"Yes, my lord."

Deputy Feng Qianhu from the front yard also came back, and asked hurriedly when he saw Ji Yunhui was injured;

"Quick, bandage your lord,"

The military doctor also hurried over to apply the medicine, Ji Yunhui endured the pain and asked;
"How's it going?"

"My lord, don't worry, the front yard is fine, the other party is just holding back, but my lord, the people who come here are not simple, they are all masters of the world."

Ji Yunhui also had a dignified expression, and said to Feng Gu;

"Feng Qianhu, you immediately take your soldiers to the pier overnight, and then take a boat to Jinling, meet Lord Hou and ask for help, hurry up."

"Yes, my lord, but you."

Feng Qianhu's heart was also tense, so urgent!
(End of this chapter)