Chapter 1764 Knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger
Chapter 1764 Knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger
The affairs of the Qiu family caused an uproar in the whole city, just like the execution of several spies, which aroused people's discussion.
Yan Ruyu didn't go to see it, but came to see Zhao Zebang.
Zhao Zebang is still being held in custody in the palace.
"Yu Chunxiao was executed."
Zhao Zebang's throat rolled slightly, but he didn't say anything.
"You know him, but he's a grown man."
Zhao Zebang smiled bitterly: "We have no integrity in front of Dacheng. Our king has to be a vassal in front of Dacheng, let alone us."
"I do recognize him. His brother was a good spy and did some famous things. We were asked to follow his example. As for him, he has not achieved much."
"However, he has benefited a lot from his brother, and we have given him gifts."
"That's all, nothing else. He's just a scoundrel and no one wants to be friends with him."
Yan Ruyu nodded. Judging from Yu Chunxiao's behavior, it should be true.
"He has a niece."
"I have also seen him. His niece is about 60% similar to his brother, smart and quiet. However, she is a girl after all, and she has no other brothers. Most of the benefits went to Yu Chunxiao. Yu Chunxiao still has a conscience and did not abandon her."
Yan Ruyu thought, who cares, just continue to use it.
"That girl doesn't look like a coroner. I heard she can make paper, but I don't know anything else."
It was similar to what Yan Ruyu had found out. She mainly wanted to see whether Yu Qingyue had done anything wrong.
Since he doesn't have it, and he has good skills, which is exactly what Huo Changxu needs, it might not be a bad idea to keep him and watch slowly.
Zhao Zebang said: "Princess, Yu Chunxiao is dead, Ming Liao is also dead, when will I be executed?"
Yan Ruyu said calmly: "No hurry."
……
The spy was beheaded on the street and many people went to watch.
Including people from Lanxing Pavilion.
After a eunuch saw it, he quickly went back to report.
Erya still had some fantasy in her heart, but it completely disappeared at this moment.
"Did you see clearly?"
"It's absolutely correct. The governor said that the head will be hung there for three days. If you don't believe me, you can go and see it."
Erya thought about it and decided to go and see it in person.
She put on her cloak and when she arrived at the place, the killing had already been completed and the remaining people were scrubbing the ground.
There were indeed several human heads hanging high up, and one of them was Ming.
Erya's mind suddenly buzzed, and she no longer had any extravagant thoughts.
She didn't stay any longer and immediately turned and left.
In the crowd, Yan Ruyu sneered silently.
Erya returned to Lanxing Pavilion and rearranged the room, but it was still not as good as before and was much simpler in comparison.
She was extremely confused. Ming was dead, but what about Zhao Zebang?
Qiu Keshi was also arrested, and Zhao Zebang was not mentioned.
Zhao Zebang was the most alert and capable person in the team. Could he have escaped by luck?
It would be fine if he escaped, but if he didn’t, what about the box?
The Regent had reminded him more than once that the box was very important and must be well kept, and must not be lost even if someone died.
Now, she didn't know the whereabouts of Zhao Zebang or the whereabouts of the box.
After much thought, perhaps I could ask General Rong for help.
In addition, she had to go to the manor outside the city. She didn't know if Mingliao had said anything, but that place was not safe after all.
Erya made a quick decision that she must leave as soon as possible and could not leave this place anymore.
I wanted to pack some valuables… but there was nothing to pack. All my previous stuff and property had been stolen, and I had almost no money.
The Lanxing Pavilion was set on fire and has been under renovation these days. It has not been open for business and has no income.
Erya found it hard to believe that after running the business for so long, he ended up being so poor.
She didn't tell the madam either. They were just a temporary partnership and they had worked together quite happily for a while, but it was not yet time for them to reveal their true identities to each other.
Erya ordered her slave to go to the drugstore to buy some angelica root, tied it with a red string, and hung it outside the window.
Yan Ruyu saw it clearly, this should be the signal.
Who is she signaling to at this moment?
Zhao Zebang? Probably not.
With Erya's intelligence, it should not be difficult for her to guess that Zhao Zebang's whereabouts were unknown. He was either arrested or ran away, so it was definitely not appropriate for him to show up in public.
Then there is only one thing she can ask for.
Yan Ruyu thought of the man who escaped from her room that day, the so-called General Rong.
Very good, I'm just waiting for her to do something.
The secret guard came forward and said, "Princess, we are here to guard this place. If anyone suspicious approaches, we will capture him."
"Okay," Yan Ruyu nodded.
"That woman..."
"Don't rush to catch her. She will leave the city. In the outer city, this princess will catch her personally."
"Yes."
Yan Ruyu returned home. Just as she reached the door, a general came galloping towards her on horseback.
Yan Ruyu recognized him; he was the deputy general serving Li Chengshi.
Huo Changhe happened to come out of the mansion and asked, "What happened?"
"My Lord, Princess, Li Chengshi asked me to deliver a message to you. Lu Peng has taken action."
Lu Peng is the person who cooperated with Qiu Keshi.
This person hid himself very well. If he had not met Qiu Ke Shi outside the manor and been discovered by Yin Ding and others on the other side of the courtyard wall, they would not have known that there was such a person in the army.
Ever since she knew him, Yan Ruyu had met with Li Chengshi and told him about it. Li Chengshi immediately made arrangements. On the one hand, he monitored him, and on the other hand, he reorganized the personnel so that he had no one available.
Earlier, Qiu Keshi faked his death, so Yan Ruyu asked Li Chengshi to keep an eye on Lu Peng to see if he would make any moves. However, after two days of watching, everything seemed normal.
Yan Ruyu concluded that Lu Peng also knew that Qiu Keshi's death was fake, so he was not in a hurry.
But now, Qiu Keshi has been arrested and the news has spread. I'm sure Lu Peng can't sit still this time.
"I will go and catch him myself." Huo Changhe has always hated this kind of people.
He didn't have the time to participate in the previous events and had been in Shencheng the whole time. Thinking about Yan Ruyu facing these bad people and bad things alone, he felt angry.
Now that he wanted to arrest someone, he had to go there in person to vent his anger.
Yan Ruyu understood his thoughts: "I will go with the prince."
"it is good."
Huo Changhe agreed immediately and told the general: "Go back and tell Li Chengshi not to keep a close eye on him so that he dares not move, and don't arrest him in the barracks."
"If there are accomplices, it will easily alert the enemy. If there are no accomplices, it will easily cause instability in the army. Both are unacceptable."
"Wait for him to leave the military camp, and have Li Chengshi block his retreat. I will kill him from the front."
"Yes, I understand. I will go back and tell the city envoy."
As soon as he left, Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe also began to prepare.
As evening approached, it was a good time to sneak out of the city.
Li Chengshi informed the entire army of the discovery of spies in the city and decided to celebrate tonight.
The three armies were delighted and ate meat and drank wine that night. It was a very lively night.
Li Cheng had a low alcohol tolerance and fell drunk after drinking a few bowls of wine and returned to the camp.
Lu Peng watched him enter the camp, fell asleep, drank two more bowls of wine, and quietly left the table, using the excuse of being drunk.
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