Patrol Captain

"Step aside"

"Step aside!"

"Jingzhao Prefecture is investigating a case. There is a wanted criminal hiding near this place. The government is tracking him down. All outsiders are requested to leave."

North of the imperial city, on the Hanging Mountain, outside the royal gardens, there was a sound of horse hooves galloping towards them.

A group of policemen wearing black silk hats, navy blue round-necked robes with notched hips, leather belts around their waists and holding long swords came on horseback and shouted to disperse the pedestrians who were wandering around.

The group of five or six policemen rode their horses to a stop a hundred meters away from the garden gate, dismounted, and soon brought wooden barriers to block the entrance, and then put their knives down there.

The royal gardens were guarded by imperial guards, but when they saw this scene, they did not stop it or ask any questions. They turned a blind eye to it.

Although the Hanging Mountain is not high, it has rare flowers and beautiful trees, and magnificent mountain scenery. The main part of the mountain is designated as a royal garden, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter, but the rest of the place is open to others for sightseeing. It is autumn now, and there are many pedestrians here enjoying the scenery, sitting in sedan chairs or riding horses. Those who can afford to do this are mostly rich and free young masters and young ladies from noble families, young masters and actors, as well as a large number of servants who accompany them.

The scene and actions of these policemen attracted a lot of attention.

But many people don't understand the operations of these police officers.

"What is this for?" someone asked in surprise.

"Why block the gate to the Hanging Temple? This is the royal garden. The people from Jingzhao government are very brave."

"They said there was some important case? But they just stand here?"

"Hey, look at these policemen looking inside the gate. Could it be that the prisoner is in the royal garden?" Someone muttered, instantly causing a commotion among the onlookers, but no one knew what was going on.

At this moment, whispers were heard in a large canopy carriage, where several young masters were going out for a trip today.

"Have you heard? A big thing happened in Shendu early this morning. Many people don't know about it yet. This is what my father told me when he came back from the court this morning." Someone spoke mysteriously.

"My uncle is an official in the court, so he must be aware of everything. Tell us something, brother!" Another voice immediately started to flatter him, and then asked curiously.

"This is what happened. Before dawn today, murders occurred at the gates of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Grand Marshal's Mansion. Someone placed bloody heads in front of the doors of several houses, and the news spread throughout the court." The person who had just spoken lowered his voice and spoke in a low voice.

From the tone of voice, one can seem to guess that the person speaking lowered his body, rolled his eyes, and spoke in a serious tone.

"Hiss" several people gasped, "How dare they do such a thing in front of the Three Dukes' residence? Logically, it should have been exposed to the world and caused a big uproar, but how come no one heard the wind? The person who dared to do this is really..."

Some people really want to say that this is a great achievement, but they stop abruptly at the end and dare not open their mouths again.

If you dare to say it and it gets to the ears of someone with ulterior motives, you will definitely not see the sun tomorrow.

"Don't make this public. This is too embarrassing for the three families, so we will naturally not publicize it and suppress the news."

"From what you said, brother, it seems that the person who did it hasn't been caught?" Someone's eyes widened.

"No, it's done secretly, but my father said that it might be related to a court struggle."

"There is such a thing. Who is it? To put it bluntly, how many people in the current court dare to go against the three families? Will these three families let it go?"

"Of course not. Look at those people sent by Jingzhao Prefecture outside. I suspect that it was the three families who put pressure on Jingzhao Prefecture."

"Brother, what do you mean?" Someone was shocked. "These policemen are here for this case? Who dares to go against the three families is in the Hanging Temple? Who is that person? Brother, do you know?"

The person who spoke had an indescribable excitement in his tone, he was really fucking curious.

The person who started the conversation remained mysterious. In fact, he came today to invite a few good friends to enjoy the scenery near the Hanging Mountain because he heard what his father said about the things in the court.

"I heard that he is a general from Shu!"

"Do you still remember the incident that caused a stir in the capital a month ago? A patrol angel was killed!"

"It was this general who killed the patrolling angels!"

In the carriage, the pupils of several young masters trembled.

I was amazed.

The three dukes represent the three imperial families, and the Sky Patrol Department is responsible for touring the country. This basically encompasses most of the forces in the court. The most important thing is that if the Sky Patrol Department is killed, His Majesty will have a hard time getting through it.

"Then this person has offended everyone!"

Too fierce.

Being too rigid can easily lead to failure. Although the young gentlemen felt an inexplicable surge of emotion after hearing this, they were not optimistic about this person's situation.

Outside the carriage, the messengers from Jingzhao Prefecture stood with swords in their hands, their eyes fixed on the Hanging Temple on the mountain.

Just as the young men in the carriage briefly talked about it.

The revenge of the three families is bound to come one after another, and the action of Jingzhao Prefecture is just one of them.

And this general from Shu is destined to be isolated and helpless!

In Shendu, on the east side of Zhuque Street, Xuanpingfang, there is an official residence covering an area of ​​100 acres, which was given by the government.

"Sir, there's a letter from the Second Young Master!"

A retainer walked quickly to a study room and clasped his fists towards a middle-aged man wearing an ink-colored robe with gold embroidery. His voice was low, but it could not hide a hint of excitement.

At the head of the desk, a middle-aged man with a powdered face, a jade-like nose, and an upturned moustache, with a sinister and gloomy look on his face, was reviewing the documents piled on the low table.

Upon hearing the news, he suddenly raised his head, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he slowly put down the pen in his hand.

"Hurry up and send it up!"

The retainer immediately stepped forward, handed over the letter in his hand, and then stepped back.

The middle-aged man took the letter and opened it, scanning the contents of the letter.

At first, the man's beard curled up, his eyes flashed with brilliance, and his expression fluctuated a little, but slowly, his heavy brows began to frown, and the frown became deeper and deeper.

After a while, the middle-aged man folded the letter and his face returned to calm.

"Sir, how is the second young master?" The retainer at the desk saw that Sir's expression changed and fluctuated when he was reading the letter. He didn't know what was written in the letter that made Sir, who usually did not show his emotions, like this.

"Quanzhen has broken through Musashi!" Zhao Wuji spoke slowly.

"What?" The retainer was shocked when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed, "Young Master is so young, yet he has achieved Musashi, this is incredible, this is great news, the Lord was right to ask him to go to Shu!" Then he changed his mouth and hesitated for a moment.
"But why do you frown, sir?"

"He gave up the qualification to attend the Luotian Grand Ceremony, saying that he found his own way in Shu!" Zhao Wuji's tone changed a little.

The retainer at the table heard this and clasped his fists.
"Please allow me to say more. Luotian Grand Ceremony is indeed a rare opportunity. It is held once every sixty years. The Dragon and Tiger List will be full of competition and fame will spread all over the world. But didn't you say that the Second Young Master has found his own path? This decisiveness makes me feel that the Second Young Master has a great character and does not need Luotian Grand Ceremony to prove himself."

“This can actually be considered a good thing!”

Zhao Wuji slowly stood up and stood in front of the desk, his face uncertain, "But the way he found was to fight with the soldiers and civilians in Shu and the demons on the front line, and he respected a general there as a great and wise teacher."

"Who could be so respected by the Second Young Master?" the retainer was surprised.

"Who else could it be? The one who stayed at Chen Yuan's Hanging Temple last night!" Zhao Wuji turned his eyes and looked towards the north of the imperial city.

"Ah?" The retainer was startled, "This, this, this..."

How did the Second Young Master get involved with that dangerous person?

"He wrote back this time because he wanted me, as his father, to help this Dragon Tiger General in the Capital of Gods!"

At this point, Zhao Wuji's tone suddenly slowed down.
"Quanzhen kid has never liked me as his father. He blamed me for sending him to Wudao Mountain when he was only a few years old. He was far away from home and we have never been close. It's a rare opportunity for him to ask me for help this time."

"It's just that he doesn't understand the court and thinks too highly of his father. How can I, a mere assistant minister of the Ministry of War, help him?"

As he said this, he shook his head and sighed.

It turned out that this Lord Zhao was the father of Zhao Quanzhen of Wudao Mountain. He was the Minister of War of the imperial court, a third-rank official. He was at odds with the Minister of War and the imperial Sima Li. A retainer of the Li family who was sent to Shu had killed the eldest son of the Zhao family. Zhao Quanzhen was called to Shu by his father to avenge his brother in a letter, and then the following events happened.

"You don't have to think too much, sir. You sent the second young master to Wudao Mountain to protect him. I think he will understand your good intentions in the future." The retainer lowered his head and whispered. It was nothing more than the mistress's suppression of the concubines and other trivial matters. "It's just that what the second young master said involves too many things. If your majesty doesn't speak up, the situation of this Dragon Tiger General in the capital will be very difficult. Your majesty really shouldn't get involved."

"I know it even if you don't tell me. Forget it, just pretend you didn't hear about it today. Go away!" Zhao Wuji waved his hand.

"Yes, sir!" The retainer clasped his fists, stepped back, then turned and left the study.

Zhao Wuji lowered his head, looked at the letter on the table, flashed his eyes, and finally picked up the inkstone on the table and pressed it down.

.........

that's it,
Two days passed.

The court meeting lasted for two days, and everything was calm. Chen Yuan's name was still not on the submitted memorials, and no one mentioned him in the court. It seemed that everyone had forgotten about this person.

At the foot of the Hanging Mountain, the police from Jingzhao Prefecture would guard there every day, telling outsiders that an important criminal was hiding there, intentionally or unintentionally pointing out that the criminal was in the Hanging Temple. This was a typical humiliation and embarrassment.

There was an undercurrent surging among the gods, and everyone was staring at the reaction of the Hanging Temple.

See how General Zhonglang from Shu reacts!

But what disappointed many people who wanted to watch the fun was that the man who had been staying in the Hanging Temple and had never shown up seemed to have recognized the situation and calmed down?

And not surprisingly, in the past two days, no one went to the Hanging Temple to visit this border general from a remote area!

On the morning of the third day, the court meeting ended and a light rain fell on the mountain of the Hanging Temple. The air was filled with the fragrance of earth. The ninth-rank green-robed clerk from the Six Departments who had run errands before came running over again.

But after entering the wing room, he saw Chen Yuan and Gongsun Yang playing chess, sitting cross-legged on the eaves behind the rain curtain.

Raindrops were dripping from the eaves, and the bells on the eaves were ringing slightly in the mountain breeze.

Unlike the first time he came, he walked closer quickly, slid down to his knees, and knelt beside the chessboard. He kowtowed, his body almost touching the ground.

"Meet General Chen!"

He raised his head, with a look of trepidation on his face, and carefully took out a folded paper from his sleeve.
"General Chen, your greeting letter has been rejected."

The first time this clerk came, he obeyed his superior's wishes and had a cold face. He didn't know Chen Yuan's identity, but when the news spread later, he was almost scared to death.

His superior asked him to continue delivering the returned greeting cards, which would have been a humiliation to this dignified general.

He asked his superior to replace him, but was treated coldly. With no power or background, he could only continue to run errands and repeatedly act in front of General Longhu, but of course he had to kneel down first.

With a salary of several dozen stones a month, what's the point of living like this?
He was not so stupid as to be a ninth-rank official and do something irrational just because this person was targeted by court officials. The other person's status was not something he could challenge, so he had to be as submissive as possible.

"What was the reason for being rejected this time?" In front of the chess table, Chen Yuan didn't even raise his eyelids, holding a white piece in his hand, and dropped it with a click.

The clerk trembled and almost fell to the ground, stammering his lips.
"Yes, the footnote is wrong."

In fact, this greeting letter has not been changed and is still the same as before, but the errors in it are different each time it is rejected.

"Take it back later." Chen Yuan said and continued playing chess.

"Yes!" The clerk wiped his sweat and survived another disaster.

At about this time, at the foot of the Hanging Temple gate at the foot of the Hanging Mountain, where no one had come for a few days, a large ceremonial guard suddenly arrived that morning.
In front there were ten men in blue, four guides, sixty internal messengers, and six captains of the Taiqing Daoshuai Mansion, riding horses and wearing horizontal swords, divided into left and right, into three layers. There were palace ladies in colorful clothes, holding eighteen side fans, round fans, and square fans, as well as two each of ceremonial swords, spear swords, halberd swords, staffs, ceremonial swords, ban swords, standing melons, lying melons, stirrup staffs, bone flowers, and golden axes. In between there was a Yan Di carriage with a purple round cover, four-pillar curtains, and four heavy belts. It was driven by four horses. The formation was luxurious and majestic.

This procession of about 200 people marched towards the gate in a mighty manner, but there were two rows of barricades blocking their way ahead.

Because the team was very long, only Qingyi and others led the way at the beginning. When the six policemen saw them, they subconsciously started talking using the words they had already mastered.

"Jingzhao Prefecture is investigating a case. This place is blocked. Who is coming?"

But before a policeman could finish speaking.

shhhhhh

One sound after another broke through the air.

The six policemen only felt severe pain in their knees, their feet went limp, and they fell to their knees with a thud, screaming in pain.

Then, a sharp voice sounded.

"You bastards, the Crown Princess wants to go to the Hanging Temple to worship Buddha, and you dare to block her way? Are you looking for death?"

"Close your dog eyes and kneel down properly. Don't pollute the eyes of the noble man."

"(End of chapter)