Patrol Captain

These families had revealed their true colors in the assassination attempts on the road, and he didn't believe that the General wanted to visit them.

He wanted to advise the general not to act rashly since he had just arrived in the capital.

“It’s true!”

Chen Yuan nodded, "Isn't it possible to simply fight and kill in this world?"

As he said this, a sneer flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes.

"bang"

"bang"

"bang"

The next morning, at three quarters past three in the morning, the sound of clappers broke the clear autumn air somewhere in the capital city of God, bringing with it a hint of chill.

"hub reel"

"Wheels"

In a wide alley somewhere, the wheels of an ebony and gilded carriage rolled over the fallen leaves, making a rustling sound. The sound of the wheels turning and the crisp sound of horse hooves hitting the stone slabs set off the silence of the early morning.

The sky was dark blue, and several carriages with canopies were parked in front of an imposing vermilion lacquered gate. On the side of each carriage was a retainer riding a tall horse. Their sharp eyes looked like cold stars in the clear autumn night.

"cough cough"

A cough was particularly harsh in the quiet streets.

Someone lifted the car curtain and got out, bringing out sporadic white mist.

First, an old man wearing a bright red official robe with a crane pattern embroidered on the front got off the carriage under the armrest of his retainers.

One after another, several people got off the five carriages behind them. These people were wearing court robes with patterns of birds and beasts, and they carried the majesty of those in higher positions.

At this time, the door at the gate was opened, and a gateman was waiting there with a lantern. At the bottom of the steps, servants from the mansion were holding bamboo brooms, sweeping the dust and fallen leaves, as if they were afraid of dirtying the shoes of the adults.

"My Lords, the Prime Minister is already waiting in the hall!"

The concierge bowed and spoke carefully, then walked into the mansion holding a sheep-horn lantern, leading the adults through the winding corridors and secluded paths.

The lanterns in the corridor reflected the ferocious animal head reliefs on the wall. Along the way, we passed rockery, flowing water, pavilions and waterfalls. There was a new scene at every step. All of them were rare and precious trees that were not usually seen outside, which showed the cultural background of the owner of the mansion.

Soon, these officials were led to a hall with swaying candles.

Several people walked in one after another in square steps. The polished obsidian floor tiles set off the cool blue-black color. Right in front of the hall, a figure was projected by candlelight on a "Mountain and River Map" screen, as if to shroud the entire world in shadow.

The shadow behind the screen was sitting cross-legged, with an indescribable aura that made the candlelight in the room dim by half.

There were six red sandalwood chairs in the hall. The six people came in and bowed to the figure behind the screen.

"grown ups!"

"Please sit down!" the figure behind the screen spoke in a deep and majestic voice.

The six people sat down in a row, looking very familiar with each other, and there was no mistake in their seating order.

The first seat on the left was occupied by an official who was over 70 years old. He had white hair and a youthful face, but he looked energetic. Under his bloated eyelids were a pair of eyes that looked cloudy under the flickering candlelight. He was playing with a jade ring in one hand and raised his hand towards the screen.

"The Prime Minister asked us to come before the court meeting. Is there something to discuss?"

The voice had a hint of distress.

The other five people sat upright on their chairs, their eyes all turned to the screen.

Behind the mountain and river screen, the figure spoke slowly, with a hint of oppression,
"The Ninth Mountain General from Shu arrived in Beijing at 11:00 yesterday!"

“Stay at the Hanging Temple!”

When the news came out, some people in the hall showed surprise on their faces, while others seemed to have already received the news and were not surprised at all.

"This border general killed the patrol angel and still dared to come to the capital. He is quite courageous." Someone snorted and stroked his beard.

"I heard that this man openly disobeyed the imperial order in Shu and killed many soldiers sent by the court, including the sons of the prime minister?" On the left, an official in a beast robe had a gleam in his eyes. What he was talking about was the incident when 150,000 heavenly troops entered Tianxiong Pass, ready to take over Shu, but were defeated by Chen Yuan's rebellion. This incident caused quite a stir and it was no secret.

And our prime minister’s surname is Huangfu!

It is not an exaggeration for this gentleman to say that he has great power over the government and the country, because the Huangfu family has an ancestor who has lived for many years and is often rumored to be dead, but always shows up at some critical moments, a Bodhi Martial Saint who ranks in the seventh realm.
"What is your plan, Lord?"

"I think that His Majesty will summon this man into the palace during the court meeting today. We would like to report him. Given his background, I think no one in the court will help him. By then, even if he is among the most powerful people, he will have to bear the emperor's wrath." Another person raised his hand and spoke with a hint of sneer.

In response to the suggestions of several officials, the figure behind the screen shook his head slowly, with a hint of depth in his voice.
"It's easy to impeach this person, but listing all the charges is not enough. This person is extremely crazy and must have prepared in advance. Before coming, he changed the order of Your Majesty, saying that Your Majesty sympathizes with his hard work and summoned him back to the capital to comfort him, and announced it to the public."

"I think even if you report it, His Majesty will not immediately take action. This person is not important, but Shu may immediately change."

The voice behind the screen was slow, but it carried an extremely oppressive momentum.

"Asshole! He even dared to change His Majesty's order!" Someone immediately slammed his chair, his hair standing on end, "How arrogant! This person must be eradicated as soon as possible to prevent him from bringing disaster to our country!"

A look filled with indignation!

The others were thoughtful. The court was not stable now, with such a troublemaker suddenly appearing. Although they spoke powerfully, they were just expressing their stance in front of the prime minister. If they really wanted to confront a dragon and tiger general, it would not be decided by a few words.

Just see what the prime minister in front of you does.

"Since you summoned us here, I think you have an idea in mind!"

"It's all up to the Prime Minister's orders!"

Someone immediately expressed his opinion, stood up, stood towards the screen, and bowed.

The rest of the people followed suit.

Behind the screen, the prime minister spoke.

"Your Majesty, please leave this General Zhonglang alone for a few days."

"Your Majesty probably finds this man annoying, but it's inconvenient for him to take action. He needs us to pass him a pillow and find a way to trap this Zhonglang General. As his subjects, we should help your Majesty solve his problems."

The sound slowly descended, like a large net gathering in the darkness.

Several officials naturally flattered him.

"Your Excellency is absolutely right in sharing your worries!"

At the same time, in front of this mansion.

"bang"

"bang"

"bang"

The fifth watch gong had just sounded, and at the gate of the prime minister's residence, Lu San was sweeping the fallen leaves and dust in front of the gate with a bamboo broom.

Looking at the exquisite and luxurious carriages at the door, he was filled with awe. Each of those carriages represented a senior official in the court. A low-ranking servant in the prime minister's mansion like him was not even qualified to touch them. If he glanced at them with the corner of his eye, he would be scanned by the sharp eagle eyes of those vigilant retainers, which made him tremble with fear. He dared not look again. He could only lower his head and hunchbacked his body to clean up every inch of the ground and every crevice of the stones from the dust and wood chips.

Otherwise, he would be punished by the steward, and might be seen by the nobles passing by and lose his temper, and his life might even be in danger.

This is the rule of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Everyone who comes in and out here every day is an important figure in the entire Daqian, and every detail must be paid attention to.

Lu San thought about it and performed his duties meticulously. He swept the fallen leaves and dust into a pile, then swept it in with a dustpan. Then he walked to the alley beside the gate and opened a large wooden box prepared for garbage. He prepared to pour the dirty debris into it, and then he pulled the cart to dump it somewhere else.

But the moment he opened the wooden box, a strong smell of blood hit his nose.

In the night, Lu San wrinkled his nose, a little puzzled, leaned down, and looked inside with a pair of slightly cloudy eyes. The next second, under the faint blue light of the sky, Lu San let out a terrified cry.

He was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, stretching his legs and kicking backwards, and the things and garbage in his hands fell to the ground.

"ceng"

"who?"

At the gate of the prime minister's residence, the guards and retainers beside the carriage heard the screams of fear that broke the silence of the early morning sky. They immediately drew their weapons and looked in the direction of the sound with eyes as sharp as knives.

Then, the sound of clothes being blown by the wind was heard, and figures quickly appeared beside Lu San like ghosts.

A man with a hooked nose picked him up without any courtesy, his face gloomy, "What's your name?"

Lu San was so frightened that he was shaking all over. He pointed at the lacquered wooden box for garbage a few steps away with a terrified look in his eyes.

“Then. Then…”

He couldn't explain it clearly.

In fact, it didn't matter whether he said it or not, the strong smell of blood had already reached the noses of people nearby.

The eyes of several figures were like cold shots, and the swords in their hands were already unsheathed, shining with cold light.

"hiss"

Someone gasped and saw clearly what was inside the barrel!
Those are bloody human heads!
The crack looked like it was torn off by someone, and the flesh and blood were broken into irregular jagged shapes.

The eyes of the human heads were wide open and bulging, like bloated dead fish, filled with fear.

And these bulging eyes were staring at them!

The resentment of these dead people, with a powerful aura, appeared in the trash can.

At this, the retainers and guards were horrified and whistled quickly to hurry up.

"Go and report to the Lord!"

In the meeting hall with flickering candlelight,

Several officials were holding a "small court meeting" to discuss some details and methods of dealing with the border general from Shu.

At this time, hurried footsteps were heard outside the closed door of the meeting hall, followed by the guards outside the door blocking the way and scolding.

Then there was another exclamation and more hurried footsteps.

The sound seemed a bit harsh in the quiet fifth watch.

In the hall, several senior officials who were discussing matters naturally heard the noise. They stopped talking unconsciously, frowned, and looked outside the door.

"What happened?" someone asked.

Soon, a slightly hurried voice was heard outside the door.

"Sir, someone found a human head outside the mansion!"

"There are five of them!"

"There's someone here that the Prime Minister knows!" The voice outside said with a hint of anger.

And this voice was extremely similar to the one that the man who received the message from the jackdaw yesterday evening.

Next second,
"boom"

The door of the hall was blown open by a strong wind.

"Where is the head?" A low voice came from behind the screen from the prime minister, as if a storm was brewing.

At this time, inside the hall, several court officials heard what had happened and they were immediately in an uproar. Their faces turned pale. Who was so bold as to kill someone from the prime minister's residence and leave his head outside the residence?

This is a naked provocation.
A provocation to the current prime minister, the Huangfu family of Shendu!

Once this news gets out, it will definitely cause an uproar in the capital.

As several court officials stared at them, a man entered the hall carrying five heads.

The bloody appearance of the five heads did not scare the officials in the hall.
What surprised them was that the aura left on these five heads were all from people with great supernatural powers like Musashi.

One of them narrowed his eyes and recognized one of the five heads, which seemed to be related to the Prime Minister's Mansion. His eyes froze for a moment, and he hesitated to speak.

"Sir, what is this?" Others were puzzled and looked at the bloody heads that were brought up.

Behind the screen, the prime minister's voice became indifferent, and perhaps even depressed.
"Among them, there are people I sent to assassinate the General of the Central Army of Shu!"

"It's just that they're all dead."

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of several people present jumped and their expressions were shocked.

"Your Excellency, what you mean is that these heads were deliberately sent here by the Lieutenant General of Shu!"

The prime minister behind the screen snorted coldly, with a long tone. The candlelight in the hall suddenly dimmed, the light became dim, and the temperature in the room suddenly dropped.

"Humph, the Prime Minister's Mansion is heavily guarded. Ordinary people can't get close. I'm afraid that the general has come here in person!"

When several court officials seated at the table heard this, they were startled, thinking it was so unruly.

If this was true, the General of the Central Army would slap the Prime Minister in the face.

mad!
ruthless!
Anger will be repaid.

At this moment, they actually felt unwilling to be provoked.

This kind of person should either be offended and killed immediately, or not provoked at all.

For a moment, the people in the hall looked at each other. Those who had been talking incessantly and discussing how to plot just now didn't know what to say.

The atmosphere became silent.

Soon, it was the Mao hour.

"when"

"when"

"when"

The opening bell of Longting penetrated the clouds and came into the night sky.

The silent atmosphere was broken.

"The court meeting is about to begin!"

"Sir, it's time for us to go!"

Several officials stood up and bowed towards the screen.

Soon after, at the gate of the prime minister's residence, the six carriages turned into seven. The leading one, with a sedan chair pulled by eight foreign horses, rumbled through the alley and headed towards the main street.

At this time, in the dark, on the main street leading to Longting, sedan chairs came out from all directions. All kinds of exotic beasts and horses pulled the carriages and galloped on the long street. In the distance, the magnificent outline of Longting was looming in the night mist. The gargoyles of the Golden Palace pierced the sky, accompanied by the incessant sound of bells.

The court meeting is about to begin!

With the Shu border general coming to Beijing yesterday, a gathering of great events took place! (End of this chapter)