Chapter 149 Guarding the Tigers and Wolfs
The smoke of gunpowder disappeared, and people were lying in the inn.
The yamen runner who arrived first barely looked inside, thinking that they were all dead bodies, and immediately did not dare to enter.
"Is anyone alive? Is there anyone who can breathe?"
"Yes! Help me!"
There were immediately a series of responses from the inn, and the shopkeeper was the first to roll and crawl out.
Because he was too anxious, he tripped over the threshold and his head was broken.
The yamen runner took a step back in disgust and asked the guy who followed him: "What happened?"
The guy was still gasping for breath. He subconsciously looked out. He saw that the guest went out just now, but why did he disappear in a blink of an eye?
Thinking that the other two people who came with the guest were still upstairs, the guy swallowed his breath with difficulty and said quickly: "Official, they are these evil men... No, no, the thieves in the Yangtze River are making trouble, they fight each other, and then they don't know what they smashed out. They beat them up in a dazzled manner, just like what was written in the teahouse storytelling! What kind of locust stone iron lotus seeds are thrown everywhere, look at the door frame, there are still a few hidden weapons inserted!"
The yamen runners looked in the direction of the guy's finger.
Yes, there is really!
The leader waved his hand and immediately took out a bupa. He carefully grabbed the hidden weapon through the cloth, trying to pull it out of the door frame. As a result, the hidden weapon was too deep and could not be pulled. The man had to press his feet against the door frame and pull it out desperately.
The inn guy was shocked, it was so scary.
If this hits a person, wouldn’t it become a bone-transparent nail in the mouth of Storyteller?
The more he thought about it, the more he became, the more scared he was sweating profusely. He and the shopkeeper were both downstairs just now, and he would be injured by accident. He was walking back and forth in front of the King of Hell Palace!
"What are you doing in a daze? Keep talking!" the leading yamen runner scolded.
The inn guy nodded in a hurry. At this time, the guards also came over on horseback. The guy immediately raised his voice and said, "It's just such a group of people who want to stay in a hotel, but there are not enough rooms. Then somehow, these people started fighting and swung their weapons to throw hidden weapons. The little guy was so scared that he shook his soul and hugged his head under the wooden cabinet. He heard a thunder sound, like thunder, and his ears were still buzzing!"
The people in Taijing Prefecture did not have too much doubt.
They knew that the Divine Fire Bureau, which created fire, powder fire and cannons, would always have accidents every one or two years, or three or five people would die. The worst time was that half of the venue was blown away.
The people of Taijing didn't know about these things. They thought they were thunder or the firecrackers were fired in the capital.
The yamen runners just heard the rumor, and had never seen such a tragic scene with their own eyes, nor had they been on the battlefield. At best, they only saw a few people injured by firecrackers. They glanced into the inn and saw the people lying all over the place, thinking that these people had suffered the consequences.
"Okay, carry the person away..."
"Slow down!"
The imperial guards who arrived were keenly aware that something was wrong.
The smell of gunpowder turned out to be thick on the street and light in the inn. It was obvious that the explosion occurred outside.
“Has anyone ever been out?”
The inn guys went over and over again and again and could only repeat the storyteller's words. The inn shopkeeper fainted and was completely confused and didn't know anything. The people in the inn hid in the room because they were afraid of officers and soldiers or hated those evil men who made trouble.
"Forget it, take all these people away!" said the leader of the Imperial Guards of this team.
"But if there are any remnants who escape..."
"Can you withstand the fire and medicine, or can you withstand the hidden weapons?"
The little leader of the Imperial Guard left after saying that, leaving a group of yamen runners cursing and moving the unconscious man in the inn.
"Take them all back and put them in a cell!"
"This... the prison in the government office seems to be full!"
The leading yamen runner glared and said, "If you are full, just squeeze. What's the matter? We don't open an inn, so we promise to give them a bed in a big bed each? Anyway, we don't care about food. What kind of heroes and heroes are there to be hungry for three days, and they still have the strength to cause trouble?"
Everyone was timid and forced to collect two carts for delivery from shops.
He then carried the person into the car, regardless of whom his feet pressed on his head, and piled up like a corpse.
The innkeeper watched them leave, quickly got up, ran to the kitchen to see the situation of the others in the inn, and was urged by them to come back to see the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was bleeding and lying face down.
"This is so fatal, where can I find a doctor?" Everyone was so anxious.
"Give it aside."
The guy was shocked when he heard the sound. He looked up and found that it was Mo Li.
The guy who couldn't help but rub his eyes was shocked. Where did this person just hide? Why did he get down from the upstairs again?
At this moment, Lu Min stood by the window and looked around on the second floor, unable to believe that the Imperial Guards and the people from the Taijing Prefecture Office had just left like this! The search in Mudanfang before was unambiguous, not to mention that he had been hiding in the palace and almost got bombarded by the Imperial Guards with artillery.
This is impossible! Master Meng and Doctor Mo's martial arts are correct, but these people don't know the existence of the master at all, so why did they leave like this?
Lu Min didn't know that he was a fool at this moment. Where was anyone confused because he was not caught? Lu Min was not only full of doubts,
He had a bald head, old clothes, and hairless mouth, looking no different from those entourage running around the merchants.
This is also the reason why Meng Qi and the three of them only had two rooms, and the inn shopkeeper did not have any doubts.
As for the entourage, I usually live in the cheapest house. When this kind of room is not enough for the owner and refuses to spend extra money, I have to sleep on the ground with a grievance.
As for Meng and Qi, even though they were wearing old clothes, their hands were stretched out and they were not those who did rough work.
It is common for a businessman to be afraid of being robbed, so it is very common for him to change into old clothes - because of the hat, the shopkeeper did not see the faces of these two people.
The second prince was still muttering, and Meng Qi was bored when he heard it. He could not make any sound when he brushed Lu Min.
Lu Min read for a while before realizing it, then he closed his mouth in disappointment.
"You want to know why they were perfunctory. It's very simple, unprofitable, but in danger." Meng Qi couldn't help but say a few more words when he saw the second prince's stupid appearance.
Master Meng complained, how did this kid grow up in the palace so stupid?
It is really not easy for the prince of Qi to condemn it!
"If you have nothing to do on weekdays, you can squeeze out oil from the stones. Now when you see the shopkeeper being injured, the capital is full of messes, and they are not even thinking about Ding'er. If the city gate is not opened, they can't even escape if they want to make some money..."
Meng Qi paused and said to himself, "However, the Imperial Guard's reaction was strange."
Lei Zhenzi of Pili Hall was something that the court explicitly prohibited, and it caught up with the major rebellion. It was indeed unexpected that the Imperial Guard let this go gently.
No matter how smart Meng Qi was, he didn't expect that the problem was in the Nanzhen Fushi.
The Jinyiwei fought directly with the Imperial Guards. The Imperial Guards who were originally searching for the city were transferred back one after another. The Imperial Guards were also on their way to the Nanzhen Fushi and rushed over when they heard the explosion.
"I guess something happened." Meng Qi picked up Lu Min and gently turned out the window.
This inn can't be stayed in.
Let's go outside and wait for the doctor first.
Let’s talk about Mo Li looking at the shopkeeper’s wound and immediately asked to find a clean cloth to bandage it. It’s not serious but just to rest. It’s best not to get up for the next month to prevent dizziness or any sequelae.
The woman thanked her so much and asked her friend to withdraw the money.
Mo Li had to refuse. In fact, this matter was a disaster and the inn shopkeeper was as unlucky as the one.
"If there was no Mr. today, I don't know how big the matter would happen and how many people would die." The shopkeeper's wife wiped her tears.
At this time, people also came out on the second floor of the inn.
When seeing Mo Li’s appearance, most of them also felt that this doctor was not a bad person.
Whether it is a thief or a young knight, it is rare for anyone who fights in inns and restaurants to remember to compensate for money.
Nothing was damaged in the inn this time, and no one was injured. Those who were traveling outside all year round naturally knew how lucky they were.
So they came to thank him one after another.
The moli was a little surprised.
He thought these people would stay in the room until he left without showing up.
It is human nature to avoid disasters and difficulties.
"This gentleman, the young man, really dare not anger those evil men because he brought his family. This..."
A scholar took the lead and bowed with shame.
Following this, several businessmen were all ashamed and curious about Mo Li’s identity.
"Who is the person of sir? Why are they stranded in Taijing?" An old man bowed, "I am not talented. Although I am not a person of Taijing, I run a small carriage in Qingzhou and have some connections in Taijing. I know some people from all walks of life in the market. If Mr. has any difficulties, I will definitely help me."
Two days ago, Mo Li might have to ask the old man where there is a craftsman who makes silver needles, but now he can't use it.
Mo Li politely declined the kindness of these people. Just as he was about to go out, the old man suddenly followed him and whispered: "The capital is not peaceful now. I know that there are several empty houses near Yiguangmen, the inner city. The owners of the official residence are all officials in other places. If the gentleman really has nowhere to go and has good skills, it is better to rest there temporarily and avoid the officers and soldiers."
Mo Li was slightly stunned and couldn't help but look at the old man.
The old man bowed his head in shame and said, "Because I knew a few gentlemen from Liang who had made up their minds there. Now it is not the New Year or the Day, nor is it the day for foreign officials to come to Beijing to resign. Those places should be very safe."
Mo Li is not worried that this is a trap.
In other words, unless the 100,000 troops in the northern border join together, there will be no traps.
——If the fire is buried underground, the medicine cannot be hidden from Meng Qi.
The old man's tone was sincere and his expression was sincere, so there should be no problem.
"Thank you, my father-in-law."
Mo Li thanked him. After he left, the inn suddenly felt that there seemed to be a heavy thing in his pocket. When he opened it, he was stunned. Why were there dozens of copper plates added?
Meng Qi waited in the alley for a long time before seeing the moli come out.
"Why, the shopkeeper is seriously injured?"
Meng Qi gently kicked Lu Min squatting in a daze, and the latter stood up dejectedly.
——I have to hide from you again, I didn’t even have a bite of rice, only two pieces of plum blossom cake to make my stomach, and the money from the inn was wasted.
Chapter completed!