History of Empress Dowager Development

Chapter 98

There is an observation deck on the second floor of Tingyunju Xiaobao Building, surrounded by soft curtains and tassels, and all carved rosewood tables and chairs in the middle.The osmanthus tree under the Baosha has obviously been around for some years, and it has grown tall and lush. The flowers have not yet finished blooming at the moment, and scattered fine petals are adorned on the branches, and the fragrance is still there.

After laying out two plates of fruit and ordering a pot of tea, Xu Lang sent everyone away, leaving only him and Lin Lang to sit.

This area is mostly the gardens of rich families. The buildings are not as majestic as the capital, but exquisite and delicate everywhere. Carved beams and painted buildings are hidden among green trees and flowers. Sometimes there are winding corridors and pavilions, or clear water flower gardens. Half hidden, half visible, very pleasing to the eye.

Lin Lang was afraid of catching the cold from the wind, so she wore a bright yellow fine velvet cape. She drank tea slowly and listened to Xu Lang explain the results of the investigation.

Needless to say, those bandits who were captured, the leading thin man was captured by Cui Shisan and Duan Yuanjie, and was taken to a hidden place on the outskirts of the city for interrogation.Although Cui Shisan looked friendly, his methods should not be underestimated, not to mention that Duan Yuanjie had been in the army since he was a child, and he had learned all the methods of torture to extract confessions and follow the vine.

Although the thin man's mouth was stubborn, he couldn't withstand the joint efforts of the two of them. In the end, although he didn't tell the whole story, he also spit out something in the coma.Duan Yuanjie immediately followed through to investigate carefully, only to find that he was a member of Zhu Yong's command, but his identity was hidden and he had never seen the light of day.

After all, it's not Mobei's territory, and after the thin man was arrested, it was not easy to find out later, and there are no more results yet.But this person is from the Zhu family, there is no doubt about it.

Xu Lang went south this time, with Cui Shisan, Duan Yuanjie, Lin Tong, and Yi An on his face, but there were three or four hidden guards with him.The two bandits who escaped at that time were deliberately let go by Xu Lang, and he sent two secret guards to follow and investigate. The two ran around to hide and escape, but finally ran to a mountain in Yanzhou next door.

That place is hundreds of miles away from Huaiyang City, because the place is poorer, bandits have made a lot of noise in the past two years.The group of bandits that Xu Lang sent people to follow had a lot of power in the local area, no less than a thousand people gathered there, which was not surprising, but what was surprising was that although those bandits were crude in appearance, they built mountains and built houses. There are laws, in which personnel exchanges are said to be neat and serious, not much worse than ordinary troops.

The foot of the mountain was originally a mining place, but now it is also deserted, where bandits are rampant.

Those two bandits didn't seem to belong to that group. They were stopped and interrogated for a long time in front of the door, and finally each took out a small token before being let in.The two hidden guards who went with them felt that there were actually a lot of weird things in the mountains, but they couldn't get involved alone to frighten the snakes, so they gave up.

Lin Lang didn't know much about these things, but felt strange after listening to them.There are many bandits in troubled times, but it is difficult to have a neat and serious battle, but this place is different from other places, maybe it is related to the army?In the previous life, the Zhu family was able to quickly occupy various places in the south, not only because of the army in their hands, but also by the bandits running around, right?

In troubled times, it may not be useful to suppress these scattered bandits, but comfort and containment sometimes have miraculous effects. Could it be that the Zhu family already has this intention?If this is the case, then the connection will be great.

With Xu Lang alone, getting involved easily is like hitting a rock with an egg. I'm afraid he won't even know how he died in the end.The Jiedu envoy in charge of Yanzhou is a well-known general who shrinks his head, otherwise he would not let the bandits run rampant, not to mention that there is no guarantee that he has no collusion with the Zhu family, so naturally he cannot be counted on.

Although the Qin family is powerful, it is in charge of people's livelihood and livelihood, so it is difficult to intervene in such matters.If you really want to investigate, I'm afraid you have to go to Datian to listen, but that's not easy?Not to mention that the carpenter emperor might not be able to find out the matter, even if Xu Lang reported it seriously, would the unsubstantiated emperor easily believe it?

Can't help but sigh.The world is like this, if the emperor does nothing, no matter how hard the courtiers try, it will be difficult to stop the decline, let alone a little girl in her boudoir, even if she wants to do something, she will be powerless.

Fortunately, Xu Lang found out about this matter. Even if he couldn't investigate further, the Mobei army was prepared, so they wouldn't be passive at that time.

Xu Lang didn't think as much as she did, after all, he didn't know that the Zhu family would take advantage of the chaos to rebel, and now he just had doubts in his heart, knowing that his own strength was limited, so he didn't plan to investigate further.

Lin Lang was still curious, "Those two people have tokens on them, so those who sent them to the government should have tokens too, right?"

"It should have been there, but I'm afraid it's gone now."

"Why?" Lin Lang blurted out, and Xu Lang looked at her silently with a smile, trying to test her a bit.Lin Lang is not a ten-year-old girl after all. Although she is not very clear about the methods of these politicians, she can roughly guess, "If these people are really related to the Zhu family, when Zhu Yong intervened in this matter, I am afraid that all the signs have been taken away." destroyed?"

"Sixth Sister is really smart!" Xu Lang said with a smile, with a hint of teasing.

Lin Lang didn't care, she frowned and said, "Then what should I do?"

"There is no result of this matter, otherwise Mrs. Zhu would not be so blatant, and the government will definitely not be able to find anything." Xu Lang pressed his fingers on the table, "But it will make your uncle and aunt have doubts. It is also a good thing that the Zhu family is more vigilant."

Lin Lang was a little excited, but also a little disappointed. She lay on the table and muttered, "What a headache."

"Sixth Sister." Xu Lang couldn't help but stretched out his hand to stroke her forehead hair, "Leave these things to me, you know the pros and cons, don't worry about it." Such a beautiful and lovely girl should be carefree I am pampered.

Lin Lang couldn't cheer up, so she just picked up the candied fruit and slowly bit it.Cui Shisan's voice came from outside Baoxia to report something, Xu Lang told her to look at the scenery first, and he went out for a while.

When she came back, Lin Lang had already fallen asleep lying on the table with her head resting on her arms, so she was no longer afraid of numbness.There is a short couch next to her for a nap, Xu Lang thought for a while, then bowed and picked her up, intending to move her there.

The little girl's delicate body was in his arms, but he was reluctant to let go.Right now, her head is obediently pressed against his chest, just like the day when she rushed from Baihua Mountain to Huaiyang City, it is an intimate posture.The thick eyelashes are slender and slightly curled like a small fan, and the pink cheeks and tender lips are too beautiful.

Although Lin Lang came to Dingyunju for medical consultation every five days, Xu Lang still felt that the time spent together was too little.It's rare that there is no one at this moment, so greed suddenly arises in my heart, wanting to hold her and not let go, as if this intimate time is all stolen, so precious.

(End of this chapter)