Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1028

Ahead is the last trap. Li Ziwu groped for the trap and opened the last stone door with a buzzing sound. He sneered in his heart and said, "This time the second elder... no! The reason why the Prime Minister didn't persuade His Majesty together with Li Jixun and Lu Yuqing Regarding the matter of placing Zhao Pu at Ling Chi on the day of Zhengdan, he wanted to use Zhao Pu as a bait to severely injure Xiangfu Kingdom's lurking power in Song Dynasty, Shiwa, Zhou Jie and others did not disappoint the Prime Minister..."

Amidst the rumbling sound, the last stone door rose, but Li Ziwu's words stopped abruptly, and his face looked like he had seen a ghost, unbelievable and horrified, and then the six people exclaimed.

Appearing behind the stone gate were twenty people holding ten fast crossbows, covering the entire space of the stone gate. The moment the stone gate opened, twenty fast crossbows and eighty crossbow bolts were fired at the five people, and they were fired in succession. send.

Chi Chi Chi Chi, the eunuch and the imperial doctor were shot to death immediately. Li Ziwu, the head arrester of the Ministry of Justice, and the two guards of the inner court possessed the strength of first-class masters, so the reaction was not unpleasant, but at such a distance, In such a narrow space, apart from super-first-class masters and half-step innate masters, among the first-class masters, there are probably very few top-notch masters such as Shangguan Bingyun and Lian Jicheng who have already achieved perfection in lightness kung fu.

Therefore, the moment Li Ziwu and the other four jumped up, they were shot into hedgehogs.Lying on the stretcher, before the unconscious Zhao Pu fell to the ground, two people stepped forward to catch him firmly. Without a word, they lifted the stretcher, turned around and entered the stone room where they were just now. There is a passage to leave here.

And the remaining [-] people took out a gunpowder bag with a long firing line from their backs, and galloped in the direction where Li Ziwu came just now. After ten breaths, they went faster than before. He rushed back at a high speed, and put down the mechanism stone gate of the last stone chamber.Soon they disappeared.

On the ground, the three hundred commandos composed of one hundred masters from each of Shiwa, Zhou Jie and Bai Zixuan's forces saw that they had entered the entrance of the Dali Temple's prison, but the number was about half, and suddenly the distance was close. There was a rapid sound of arrows in the midair of a certain restaurant in the distance, and the remaining half of the people threw a smoke ball unique to the Xiangfu Kingdom to the surrounding officers and soldiers and the masters of the Song Wei Mansion without saying a word, and the smoke enveloped everyone. Among them, the officers and soldiers not only lost their target, but also worried that the smoke was poisonous, so they screamed everywhere, but there was a great chaos. The more than 150 people took advantage of the chaos and killed them. After they left the Dali Temple, they scattered in twos and threes. When they rushed out of the smoke, they had already disappeared through the alley, entered the house, and entered the road. Obviously, everyone's retreat route had been carefully arranged before.

At this moment, a loud noise came from the dungeon of Dali Temple, and then the ground shook like an earth dragon turning over. Amidst the smoke and dust, with Dali Temple as the center, a large pit appeared within a radius of [-] steps.Hundreds of guards and prisoners of Dali Temple were buried alive underground, and hundreds of people were killed or injured above the ground.

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The loud noise from Dali Temple more than ten miles away did not seem to have weakened much when it reached the Song Dynasty Palace. It was like thunder on the ground. It still shocked everyone, and many maids and concubines screamed and ran around in fright.Song Emperor Zhao Dezhao, who was in the imperial study room, trembled and almost fell off the imperial chair. He stood up abruptly, but his face was terrified.The Prime Minister Li Mingxuan who was sitting at the bottom was startled, and his face changed. After judging the direction of the voice, he said: "Your Majesty, the voice came from Dali Temple. I guessed correctly. Ye Chen really wanted to send Zhao Pu Rescue Sheng Shi. Just hearing the news, it is really big, but I did not expect that Xiangfu Kingdom has so many gunpowder weapons hidden in Kaifeng City, and is willing to pay such a high price to save Zhao Pu."

Zhao Dezhao first breathed a sigh of relief, then tightened his expression, and asked, "Then Zhao Pu and that dog thief won't be rescued?"

Li Mingxuan said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have all the preparations, Zhao Pu will never be rescued, but... Seeing this movement, I am worried that Zhao Pu will be accidentally injured."

Zhao Dezhao frowned, and said, "If Zhao Pu was really killed by the bomb, it would be really cheap for him."

At this moment, a eunuch hurried in and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Dong, the General Secretary of Song Weifu, and Wang Minghui, Minister of Dali Temple, are asking to see you."

Zhao Dezhao said hastily: "Quickly announce their audience."

It didn't take long for Zhang Dong and Wang Minghui to arrive. Both of them were disheartened. Zhang Dong was full of blood and seemed to be seriously injured.

Zhao Dezhao and Li Mingxuan couldn't help but stare when they saw their appearance.

"Your Majesty participated in the meeting. I am guilty. Please punish me." Zhang Dong and Wang Minghui said in unison after they knelt down.

Zhao Dezhao said urgently: "Quickly tell me, what's going on at Dali Temple? How is Zhao Pu?"

Zhang Dong said first: "Hundreds of thieves attacked Dali Temple, and they were surrounded and killed by the officials and soldiers deployed by the officials and others. Unexpectedly, an explosion suddenly occurred underground near Dali Temple, and the entire Dali Temple collapsed into a big pit with a radius of [-] steps. The rebels Zhao Puhe Hundreds of mortals were buried alive below. I failed to allow Zhao Pu to die by hacking into pieces alive. I have failed His Majesty's trust, please punish him."

Wang Minghui also hurriedly continued: "As the Minister of Dali Temple, I have committed serious crimes of dereliction of duty, please punish me by Your Majesty."

Zhao Dezhao's face was a bit ugly, and his expression fluctuated. After a while, he said quietly: "Sure enough, that old thief Zhao Pu is cheap."

Li Mingxuan suddenly remembered something, and said, "Where are Li Ziwu, Eunuch Gao and others?"

Zhang Dong said: "Mr. Li, Lord Li, Eunuch Gao, two top eunuchs, and the chief arrester of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs have been watching Zhao Pu closely, but they were also buried alive. At this time, they must have died for the country."

Li Mingxuan's expression suddenly became extremely ugly. Looking at Zhang Dong, he said sharply, "Master Zhang, where were you at that time?"

Zhang Dong was stunned for a moment, and said with some displeasure: "Mr. Li, at that time, the officer and Mr. Wang commanded the officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress the thieves who came to rob the prison."

Li Mingxuan looked at Wang Minghui, who glanced at Zhao Dezhao, who was trapped in his own psychological world, and said to Li Mingxuan: "Mr. Li, Mr. Zhang is indeed on the top commanding the officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress the rebels, and he personally led the masters of Song Weifu to kill the enemy. He was also injured, this was witnessed by the lower officials."

Li Mingxuan took a deep look at Zhang Dong, his expression suddenly became extremely gentle, and said: "Master Zhang, as the chief envoy of the Song Wei Mansion, has a high position and authority, so he can't take the lead next time."

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The three flying gold characters of "Gambling House" are shining under the lamp.

This is the largest casino in Yingtianfu, Nanjing, Song Dynasty.

At this moment, just after the lights came on, the gambling house was already full of shouts and bustle. The five spacious halls were filled with the smell of alcohol, the smell of sweat from men, and the smell of powder from women... However, everyone's head was covered with a layer of sweat.

However, some people are full of joy, some are downcast, some are calm, and some are trembling with tension.

In the outermost room, there are two tables of Pai Gow, two tables of dice, and two tables of odd and even. At the table, no matter who wins a bet, he will take [-]%.

There is a flower hall inside, with fewer people and quieter. At the three tables, most of the big businessmen with big brains are sitting, and piles of flowers and money are turning around in pairs of sweaty hands. With fragrant tea and fine wine, more than a dozen young girls with bejeweled heads shuffled through the crowd with charming smiles, like a butterfly wearing flowers, touching a handful of silver here and picking up two gold-plated ingots there.

The uncles who gamble here are all wealthy customers with tens of thousands of dollars, who cares about these.Therefore, although the wallets of the losers are empty, the wallets of the winners have not increased much.

Gold and silver have flowed from the ringed hands of girls into the pockets of casino owners.

This casino is run by the Zhu Sha Gang, the largest gang in Ying Tian Mansion.The cinnabar gang has been passed down for more than 30 years, even earlier than the founding of the Song Dynasty, and its influence has penetrated into all walks of life in Yingtian Mansion. There are two thousand disciples in the gang, and there are countless masters. There are even two first-class masters in charge. Power and influence are second only to the government.Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin once suppressed the forces of the Jianghu for a period of time, but the cinnabar gang has always maintained a good relationship with the local government, and some of the officials in Yingtianfu even belonged to the cinnabar gang.Therefore, not only has the power of the Cinnabar Gang not shrunk over the years, but it has grown in power.Back then when Ye Chen was in Huaxia Weifu, he didn't take action easily.

At this time, in the innermost room of the gambling house, there is a thick curtain hanging down. There are only seven or eight gamblers in total, but there are more than a dozen young girls accompanying them, some are serving wine, some are pouring wine, Some just snuggle in the arms of others.Peeled melon seeds one by one, and gently sent them into the mouth of the rich guest, their fingers were like spring onions, and their eyes were as sweet as honey.

On the gambling table, gold and silver are not seen, but the banknotes are used. Since the business of Wuyue Bank has grown bigger and bigger, and its reputation has become better and better, the silver notes of Wuyue Bank have become comparable to gold and silver in Song Dynasty. hard currency.At this time, the amount of each silver ticket on the gaming table is enough for ordinary people to live comfortably for a lifetime.

A middle-aged man with a rosy face and wearing a green gown looked at the side with a smile, and patted the shoulders of the high-ranking customers from time to time. Come again!"

Boss Liu and the other high-ranking customers gave the same answer at this time. First he pretended to be heroic and laughed, and then said: "Boss Wu thanked you for your kindness, but there is no hurry now. The loss is less than 2 taels." Mile!"

(End of this chapter)