Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 455
In Jingcang,
Shen Zhongxin looked at the squatting soldiers guarding the warehouse in front of him. They were all kneeling on the ground and shivering, as if they were frightened. He suddenly felt a headache, so he had to say again,
"Liu Qianhu, go and arrest a few people. I want to question them."

"Yes, Mr. Shen, I will go to my humble position now,"

Liu Qianhu immediately called to his men, pointed at the soldiers inside and pointed at a few people at random, and shouted,
"Come here, bring all these people over."

"Yes, my lord."

The wolf-like Imperial Guards rushed in with their swords, and then they dragged a few soldiers out with a commotion and a burst of crying.

"Your Majesty!"

The soldiers were so frightened that they immediately knelt on their knees and kowtowed.

"My lord, my lord, this is a small injustice."

"Yes, sir, you don't know what you are young."

"Shut the hell up."

Liu Qianhu shouted loudly next to him, which frightened several people into not daring to speak.

Shen Zhongxin didn't care so much and asked directly,

"You guys, but to be honest, I'm asking you how the fire broke out in the official warehouse and who discovered it first. You tell me first."

The soldier who was identified shuddered, looked at the people around him, and all of them moved away. As a last resort, he kowtowed and replied tremblingly,

"Sir, here's what happened. Tonight, when I was patrolling, a fire dragon appeared in the sky. It fell from the sky and fell directly into the warehouse. Then, a smaller fire dragon came out of the warehouse. It looked like a male and a female. Female, the two dragons were entangled together, like deep-fried twists, and then they both rose to the sky and disappeared. The little one was very scared at the time, and by the way, the water in the fire-fighting ponds has boiled, sir."

Shen Zhongxin was furious after hearing such a lie. He was one dragon just now, but now he has become two dragons. Will he become three dragons after a while?
"You are so presumptuous that you dare to talk nonsense. Come here, give me twenty military sticks to wake him up."

"Yes, my lord."

Liu Chen Qianhu waved his hand, and the people from the Imperial City Division held him down and were about to take off his pants and execute him. But suddenly other soldiers came over and knelt on the ground crying, shouting,

"My lord, my lord, there really are fire dragons. I can't see them clearly. In short, there is one and the other."

"Yes, sir, there really is a fire dragon. It's so big, but I've seen it!"

Seeing everyone's eloquent words, Shen Zhongxin frowned. Liu Chen was also quite helpless. After working in the Imperial City Division all his life, he had never seen what a fire dragon looked like. He leaned over and whispered,
"Sir, this matter is difficult to handle,"

Shen Zhongxin naturally knew what Liu Qianhu meant.
"In this case, I can only report it to the Holy Father. I am afraid that you and I will not be able to get away from it and it will harm you."

"My lord, we have a clear conscience."

"You have a clear conscience, Liu Qianhu, please come to the palace with me."

"Yes, my lord."

Just when the two could not resolve the matter after discussing it, they had no choice but to go to the palace to report the matter to the Holy Spirit. Before leaving, Cui Dehai, the doctor in Jingcang, suddenly struggled and ran over and asked loudly,
"Ziyu, why don't you believe that there is a fire-breathing dragon in the sky?"

Shen Zhongxin reined in his horse, looked back at Cui Dehai's embarrassed look, remained silent, and suddenly waited for a while before speaking,
"Mr. Cui, you really don't know anything here. If you had changed positions, I might have believed you. But now, when I meet you, I will definitely not believe you."

After saying that, he turned around and rode away.

"drive!"

Looking at Minister Shen walking away, Cui Dehai also understood that he wanted to pursue his own affairs in his position, but the positions were different and neither of them wanted to take responsibility. Since this matter had begun, he could only kill the fire dragon who burned the warehouse, otherwise he would wait for it. People are afraid that they will die without a burial place.

After returning, he looked at the imperial guards around him and whispered to Tian Fangzheng and Zhou Ji,

"Now that the fire dragon has spoken out, it will kill this matter. You two know it well. If something goes wrong, the whole clan will be doomed."

The two of them nodded quickly in agreement, knowing how powerful it was, especially Zhou Ji. His legs were trembling and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

But secretly, Tian Fangzheng glanced at Cui Dehai with a dark look, an inexplicable expression!

Beijing,

Zuixian Tower in Dongcheng.

There was a small courtyard inside. Someone sneakily came to the back door of the courtyard and saw that the secret door on the wall was unlocked. He opened the door crack and ducked in.

As soon as he entered the door, he was surrounded by people inside. Before the man in black could speak, he saw an old man coming out from behind. He seemed to be relieved and said,

"Well done. I didn't expect Cui Dehai to be so powerful. He set fire to Jingcang and it was all over. I didn't expect that a civil servant would be so ruthless."

The man in black immediately knelt down and replied,

"See Mr. Fan. Mr. Fan has no doubt estimated that this matter will cause a sensation in the capital tomorrow, and the court's attention will definitely be attracted. It's time for the court to be in chaos."

"Haha, it's just a little trick. I just don't know why Cui Dehai reacted so strongly. Could it be that the food in the official warehouse in the capital is all fake?"

Liu Zushan, the captain of the bodyguard, replied,

"Mr. Fan, I feel that it may be related to the south. Although I don't know what happened, in the past few days, many people from the chamber of commerce in the capital have brought a large amount of food to the south. A few days ago, I also felt that I was wondering, how could there be With so much food being transported to the south, I'm afraid something might happen there." Fan Wenhai stroked his beard and glanced at the south with some suspicion. The south is the Qingchuan County in the southern Jingnan region. It is quite wealthy, so it is unlikely to be this place. Further south is Linshan County. Thinking of this place, I suddenly thought of the disaster of the White Lotus Sect. Could it be that something happened there again? I felt uncertain. I looked at the man in black and said,

"Okay, you handled this matter swiftly. Just hide it for now. If anything happens, I'll let you know. The money will be your reward. Don't show up at will."

"Yes, Mr. Fan, I'm leaving now."

After saying that, he went out through the secret door again. He ducked out of sight and disappeared into the dark alley. Liu Zushan, the guard captain who was staring at him, saw the person walking away, closed the secret door and replied,

"Mr. Fan, he is gone, do we want him?"

Liu Zushan made a gesture of wiping his neck, while Fan Wenhai shook his head.

"No need, this person is considered loyal. Since he has done so many things with us, do you think he can run away? Put it down now, you will need this person later."

"Yes, Mr. Fan,"

Liu Zushan stretched out his hand to bow and respectfully replied, but Fan Wenhai suddenly said,
"Liu Zushan, you immediately send someone to inform the prince to pay close attention to the southern region of Beijing, and ask the prince to secretly prepare an army that dares to fight, and secretly stand by in Jingbei County,"

"Well, what does Mr. Fan mean by this? If you mobilize troops without authorization, I'm afraid it will arouse the suspicion of the court."

Liu Zushan, the captain of the bodyguard, was a little confused about the reason, and even said how powerful it was. The prince had already arrived in Beijing and was still waiting for the opportunity. If something went wrong on the prince's side, all his plans would be ruined.

Only Fan Wenhai explained in a deep voice,
"You must spread the word about this. I'm afraid that something bad happened in the south of Jingnan. Cui Dehai risked his head and burned down the Jingcang. Moreover, you also said that there was a caravan transporting a large amount of food south. You said Is there something happening in the south that I don't dare to solve? Remember the disaster of the White Lotus Sect. Don't seek merit, but seek no fault. If you guard Jingbei, you can keep the fiefdom. Otherwise, the rebels will invade the grain-producing land and there will never be peace. "

"How is it possible? Jingnan is..."

Liu Zushan suddenly stopped talking and thought for a moment, fearing that something would really happen. Local officials would become greedy and dare to do anything. The people might be forced to rebel, or they might have rebelled long ago.

So I stopped asking questions, bowed my hands, and went back to arrange the manpower to send letters to the prince.

Only Fan Wenhai returned to the house silently, with a shadow cast over his heart. He was afraid that the arrival of the kings to the capital would be postponed, and the matter needed long-term consideration.

Sighing, he returned to the house.

The small courtyard was silent.

Only in the attic of the restaurant, a few figures left silently and returned to the inner attic. Then the hall master had a look of horror on his face.

"Did you hear what that person just said?"

"Back to the hall master, my subordinates heard this. Unexpectedly, the princes from all over the country couldn't sit still, and people came to the capital secretly."

"Yes, Hall Master, I am afraid that there is no way to hide the matter in the south of Jingnan. This matter should be told to the leader and right protector immediately."

The incense owners in front of him also nodded frequently, this matter cannot be delayed immediately.

The hall master also knew that the information was extremely urgent, so he immediately ordered people to go down and spread the news about the capital.

Then he ordered,

"You guys have been keeping your eyes open these days. You have been keeping a close eye on everyone in this group. Be careful."

"It's the hall master, my subordinates understand."

Several people agreed in unison, knowing that this matter was not a trivial matter, especially the hall leader. After the protector and the leader left, he took charge of a group of secret spies in the capital. Now in the south of Beijing, the leader and the protector are preparing to return to the world to work together for righteousness and restore Bailian's past. Teaching, the style of the largest religion in the world.

I couldn't let go of every move in the capital. I just thought that the Taiping Sect was also competing with the White Lotus Sect in the Central Plains. I felt uncomfortable. The tiger was no longer in the mountain, and the monkey was the king. I wanted to lead people to stumble the Taiping Sect. Son, but the right protector and the leader disagreed, and even said that they had to cover up some trivial matters. I really couldn’t understand.

While thinking,
A man dressed as a watchman came up from the back door. As soon as he came up, he walked over and said urgently,

"Hall Master, please let me know clearly. Is there something big going on in the capital tonight?"

"What's the big deal? Please tell me slowly?"

The hall master handed over a bowl of tea and asked him to take a breath before speaking. The watchman took the tea bowl and drank it in one gulp, and then said,

"Hall Master, tonight there was a fire in the official warehouse in the northeast corner of the capital. The soldiers of the Forbidden Army ran there like crazy, and I followed behind. Listening to the noise, it seemed that everyone over there had been arrested."

Seeing what the incense master said, the hall master was sure that what the group said was true, and the trumpet sound was also heard. In this way, just like what the old man said, the eyes of the imperial court in the capital were quickly attracted by the jingcang in the city. Attracting others, others will inevitably relax, so that they can be free to pay attention to the movements of the imperial court and the Beijing camp, and report to the leader immediately as long as there are signs of going south.

"I understand. In this case, it is also our opportunity to buy a lot of time for the leader and the guardian. You should also keep an eye on the soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp. If there is any sign of going south, immediately report to the leader and the guardian."

"Yes, Hall Master, but what if the Imperial Army goes south?"

"Hmph, that's impossible. Over the years, have you ever seen a soldier from the Forbidden Army go south?"

"I've never seen this before."

The hall master snorted and didn't care, so he let a few people go down. He opened the window and looked towards the Jingnan area in the south. With a fanatical look on his face, he murmured,
"Wu Sheng Mother bless you, the White Lotus Sect is the best in the world!"

(End of this chapter)