Chapter 277: Looking for whereabouts
Yang Shuang was captured by an unknown enemy, which was a huge blow to Li Jing, Han Qinhu and others. He didn't even know who the enemy was, so he could imagine how desperate he was.
The most urgent thing to do now is to find Yang Shuang's whereabouts and find ways to save her.
Among the few people, Li Jing was the wisest, and he immediately thought of a solution. Since the other party could mobilize the prince's personal guards on a large scale, the target candidates were only those people. After an in-depth investigation, he would know who was assigned. However, Han Qinhu did not dare to let Li Jing take risks. If even Li Jing was arrested, they would really become headless flies.
Li Jing comforted and said, "Don't worry, the other party just followed me and did not catch me directly, which means that the other party has concerns. Moreover, your highness's life and death are uncertain now, so you cannot delay it. You must investigate as soon as possible."
"Okay then!" Han Qinhu nodded, and the anxiety in his heart appeared on his face.
Before leaving, Li Jing arranged to say, "You go to the Heihu Hall quickly. I don't know what the situation of Luo Cheng and Qin Xianzhi are, and whether they are in danger. If you are caught, don't show up. You must ensure your safety. If it's okay, take the two away quickly. Because we don't know how much the enemy is in our control!"
Han Qinhu and others nodded in response, and then everyone took action.
Han Qinhu, Zhang Xutuo, and Hongfu Nu came to the Heihu Hall, but no one was surveillance, and the surroundings were quiet. This made the three of them feel relieved, as it seemed that the enemy was coming here.
Then, the three of them sneaked into the Black Tiger Hall and met Qin Xianzhi.
Qin Xianzhi was also shocked when he learned about the situation.
"Where is Luo Cheng?" Han Qinhu asked hurriedly.
Qin Xianzhi said, "I was called away by Zang Kang and asked him for help if I had something to do!"
When Han Qinhu heard this, he raised his eyebrows and shouted, "Is it because Zan Kang informed him of the secret?"
Han Qinhu has always been a little wary of Zang Kang, thinking that he was a spy from the Tang Dynasty. Although he was instigated and attracted, it is difficult to guarantee that he has no intention of being second.
"If he has any problems, I will knock his head into his stomach! It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, and it is not safe here. Let's leave here first!" Zhang Xutuo shouted.
Everyone immediately left the Heihu Hall.
Who knew that, not long after I walked out, I met Luo Cheng who was rushing back.
"Why are you here?" Luo Cheng said in surprise.
Qin Xianzong saw Luo Cheng's injury and asked quickly: "What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"
"Is it a frame-up by that guy Zang Kang?" Han Qinhu asked quickly.
Luo Cheng told the story, and everyone understood the reason.
After Luo Cheng and Zang Kang were rescued by the mysterious man, the man in black left without revealing his identity. Luo Cheng placed the poisoned Zang Kang and wanted to go back to the Heihu Hall to find Qin Xianzhi for help, and happened to meet Han Qinhu and others.
The group immediately went to find Zang Kang. Fortunately, Zang Kang only had medicines such as Ruanjin San, not poison. When the effect of the medicine dissipated, he regained his vitality.
On the other side, Li Jing left the Hongqu Tavern and took advantage of the night to a house.
During the period when Li Jing served Li Jiancheng, he also made some contacts with several prince's personal guards and seized some of their handles, with the purpose of dealing with emergencies.
He sneaked into the house and checked the situation. He found that the lieutenant he was looking for was sleeping soundly with his beautiful wife in his arms, and it seemed that he had not participated in tonight's operation.
So Li Jing returned to the door of the house and knocked on the door.
The captain was awakened and walked out in his clothes and cursed. He opened the door and was about to scold him. When he saw that it was Li Jing, his anger disappeared and he changed his color: "It turned out to be Lord Li, why did Lord Li come?"
Li Jing directly explained his purpose: "Wang Xing, can the Crown Prince order my personal guard to arrest me?"
"Catch the Lord? What a joke!" The captain named Wang Xing looked surprised and said quickly: "I am on duty during the day and have not received any orders to arrest you, sir! The Lord is the confidant of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It is too late to trust, so how can I arrest you!"
Li Jing nodded. This was also the place where he rushed to a confused place. Since the enemy could mobilize the prince's personal guards, he must be the prince's confidant. If he wanted to arrest himself, he could take action during the day.
Could it be that the enemy does not know his identity?
But if you don’t know, why are there anyone following you?
Li Jing, who was not sure about the situation, asked again: "I heard that the personal guards will take action tonight? Do you know who arranged it?"
Wang Xing nodded and said, "It was Xue Wanche who arranged it to ask Chen Guang to lead the people on standby, but he didn't say anything!"
"Wang Xing, I want you to help me check who they arrested tonight and who else's arrangements." Li Jing said his request.
Wang Xing quickly responded: "No problem, I will change my clothes, go now!"
One and a half hours later.
Wang Xing returned and told Li Jing the news he found: "Mr. Li, according to Chen Guang's introduction, the targets of arresting tonight were four people, one of whom was arrested and the other three escaped. The arrested person was also taken away by the others. Oh, by the way, the arrested person was a young man. Although the person who took the young man without revealing his identity, Chen Guang had been living in Chang'an City for so many years and suspected that the other party was a bad person."
As the captain of the prince's personal guard and is also a middle-level member of the prince's lineage, he naturally knows that the bad guy is the secret eyewitness of His Highness the prince. Moreover, many bad guys disguised themselves as the prince's personal guards, so people like Wang Xing and Chen Guang are naturally familiar with bad guys.
"The arrangement of the bad guy? OK, thank you!" Li Jing thanked: "I'll let you go so late!"
As he said that, Li Jing took out a stack of silver notes.
Wang Xing accepted the favor with great gratitude and then sued him.
Li Jing went to meet Han Qinhu.
When I arrived at the agreed house, I saw the injured Luo Cheng and Zang Kang who had gradually recovered.
After hearing about the incident, Li Jing frowned even deeper, but unexpectedly, Zang Kang was exposed.
"It seems that the person who sent the prince's personal guard to arrest His Highness is Tian Kuixing! It's a secret, who would have thought that Duan Yun would actually keep the accounts!" Li Jing clarified the basic ideas.
Zang Kang blamed himself: "It's all my fault. If I were a little cautious, maybe this kind of mistake wouldn't happen!"
"Don't blame yourself. This is the plan we made after the discussion, not your responsibility!" Li Jing comforted.
Han Qinhu also said, "Yes, don't blame yourself. The most urgent thing is to rescue Your Highness. Pharmacist. According to the whole incident, Tian Kuixing discovered that Zang Kang had a problem through Duan Yun, and then followed the clues to find Your Highness. But he would not arrest him sooner or later, why did he take action now? In addition, Qin Xianzhi, Luo Cheng, and you are safe, can it mean that you three are not exposed?"
Li Jing sighed: "This is also something I can't understand. Tian Kuixing takes action at this time, and he must have known that His Highness is leaving Chang'an. This shows that the information the other party knows is more detailed than we imagined. As for whether Luo Cheng and I were exposed, from now on, Qin Xianzhi and Luo Cheng have not been exposed. They have always lived in the Black Tiger Hall. Even if they are with us, they are highly vigilant and will not be followed. As for the twelve earthly branches, our reconnaissance ability is still possible. As for me... because someone is following me and surveillance, it is hard to say whether I have exposed it."
Qin Xianzong, who was standing beside him, hurriedly asked, "What should I do next?"
Li Jing paced inside the house and said, "I will go to the East Palace to explore the situation tomorrow! Since the other party doesn't attack me, it means that I have not exposed it is more feasible! Tian Kuixing must have hidden His Highness in a hidden place, so if you want to rescue His Highness, you can only start from Tian Kuixing. Judging from Zang Kang's story, Tian Kuixing is mysterious and has not only wisdom, but also means, which is difficult to deal with!"
Han Qinhu and others looked at each other, and the most urgent task was to do so.
"Pharmacist, what do we do?" everyone asked hurriedly.
Li Jing arranged: "Luo Cheng was injured, stay here and recover for the time being. Xianzhi, you can find a way to use the power of the Black Tiger Hall to see if you can find out the whereabouts of Tiankuixing. Zang Kang, you have been exposed and should not show up. See if you can contact the bribed confidants among the bad people, and continue to investigate. As for Lao Han and Lao Zhang, stay here for the time being and don't act rashly."
"No problem!" Everyone nodded repeatedly.
This incident has been riot all night and it is already dawn.
Li Jing didn't bother to rest, so he washed his face and went out to find Wang Gui first.
Wang Gui had just woken up and was having breakfast. When he heard that Li Jing was coming, he hurriedly invited him into the room.
"Why did you come so early? What happened?" Wang Gui ordered someone to serve Li Jing's bowl of white porridge.
When Li Jing saw Wang Gui's attitude, he felt at ease. If he exposed his identity, Li Jiancheng would definitely arrest him, and then Wang Gui would not know.
"That's right. I found that someone followed me, and it seemed like a bad person. Could it be that I did something wrong?" Li Jing asked with a frown.
Wang Gui was stunned by the action of picking up Xiaocai, and then sneered: "The bad guy is trusted by His Highness the Crown Prince, and it is easy to understand if you are more arrogant! You are cautious in your work and in a person. What's wrong with you? Your Highness the Crown Prince trusts you too late. If the person who follows you is really a bad guy, then it's the trick of Tian Kuixing."
"Then I'll be relieved." Li Jing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "There was a big disturbance last night. I heard that it was dispatched by Tiankuixing, and he wanted to capture an amazing person."
"Oh, is that?" Wang Gui raised his brows, immediately sat upright, and asked, "What happened last night?"
Seeing that he didn't look like a disguise, Li Jing asked, "Don't Lord Wang know? I thought Lord Wang knew."
Wang Gui shook his head and said, "I didn't hear about this when I left the Eastern Palace yesterday. For example, the capture of Wei Hang, a spy from the Sui Dynasty, was the prince who sent Tian Kuixing to secretly arrest him. Before Tian Kuixing took action, he came to me to test me."
"Test?" Li Jing seized the point, pretended to be casual and asked: "Mr. Wang is the confidant of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He has mastered many matters in the Eastern Palace. How could he still test the Lord! Mr. He is so good at joking."
Wang Gui looked at Li Jing with a strange smile on his face and said, "I'm not kidding, it's true. Because my mother was from the Sui Dynasty. When she was a teenager, she lived with her mother in the Sui Dynasty for two years, and later went back to Chang'an after studying. Because of this, Tian Kuixing always felt that I had a problem and always wanted to test me."
Li Jing was shocked. He didn't expect that there was such a trick here. No wonder he had to hide it from Wang Gui when arresting Wei Hang, just to see if he would inform him.
"I feel relieved if Brother Wang says this. Even Brother Wang is suspicious, so it is normal for me to be suspicious." Li Jing said with a smile.
Wang Gui nodded.
"Brother Wang, you said that Tian Kuixing sent his personal guards to arrest people last night, and he still kept it from Brother Wang. Could it be that he was also a spy from the Sui Dynasty, or a more important person?" Li Jing reminded.
Wang Gui frowned, his eyes flashed, and he didn't know what he thought of.
After Li Jing drank the porridge, Wang Gui and Li Jing immediately entered the palace.
After the morning court, Li Jiancheng returned to the Eastern Palace. Li Jiancheng has been in high spirits these days because the officials of the Qin Palace were suppressed and His Majesty praised the medicinal power of the elixir, which has already made the Imperial Hospital start to refine the alchemy.
Everything is in planning.
After Wang Gui and Li Jing met with Li Jiancheng and reported several small matters, Wang Gui brought the topic to the main business and asked with caution: "Report to His Highness the Crown Prince, today the Captain Chen Guang was absent from duty for no reason and should be punished according to the rules. But I heard that there was official duties last night, and twenty or thirty people were killed or injured by the personal guards. Should I still inform the Jinwu Guard of this matter?"
Li Jian raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Twenty or thirty casualties? Why are there such a big casualties? Yesterday, Tian Kuixing applied to our palace to transfer troops, saying that it was to arrest Wei Hang's accomplices!"
After a pause, Li Jiancheng said: "This matter can be carried out according to the normal process. I will inform Jinwu Guard to avoid being caught by the Qin Prince's Mansion."
"Yes, I understand." Wang Gui's face did not change.
Then, the two of them reported their official duties before leaving the main hall.
After going out, Li Jing and Wang each had their own thoughts.
Li Jing and Li Jiancheng have been in contact for a while and have already figured out Li Jiancheng's character. His answer just now was not a disguise, which shows that Li Jiancheng did not know that the person Tian Kuixing was going to capture was His Highness Ming.
So Tian Kuixing didn’t have time to say it, and was going to give Li Jiancheng a surprise, or did he intentionally not say it?
On the other side, Wang Gui's face suddenly condensed, and he said to Li Jing: "Pharmacist, go and do your business for now. I will handle some private matters."
"Yes!" Li Jing immediately said back.
Wang Gui looked at Li Jing's back and thought that he had come to find his anxiety early this morning and the topics in the conversation. Wang Gui's solemn expression became heavier and then left in a hurry.
Half an hour later, Wang Gui stopped in front of Chen Guang's house.
Chen Guang led his troops on duty yesterday, and today he was just resting. Suddenly, Wang Gui got up to greet him in person, and did not dare to neglect him.
Although Wang Gui is only the position of the crown prince Zhongyun, everyone knows that he is the most trusted strategist of His Royal Highness, and can be said to be his right-hand man.
Moreover, Wang Gui is very particular in his life and knows how to manage his connections. As a personal guard, Chen Guang also received the kindness of Wang Gui, so he respects Wang Gui very much.
"Mr. Wang, I don't know if you are here, and I'll forgive you if you are wrong." Chen Guang was over thirty years old and was a burly man.
Wang Gui followed him into the house and said with a smile: "Something happened to pass by your house. By the way, there was something to tell you. It was arranged by His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Please make it clear by Lord Wang!" Chen Guang hurriedly asked respectfully.
Wang Gui asked: "Yesterday you led the troops on duty, and many people died. Did you communicate with the Jinwu Guard? The Jinwu Guard was responsible for the security inspection in Chang'an City. So many people died. If the Qin Palace caught the handle, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
Chapter completed!