ancient criminal minds

Jiang Fan is a city gate soldier in Zhaoxian County. Zhao County is an important traffic route leading to various places in Yanjing. Unusually, he felt a little uneasy.

After the city gate was closed that day, he and his teammate Zhang Zhao packed up their things and prepared to drink some wine in the lounge beside him. Zhang Zhao took a sip of the wine and looked at Jiang Fan wonderingly: "I said you , What happened recently? The hidden money was discovered by younger siblings?"

Jiang Fan sighed, suffocated the wine in the glass, and said, "I don't know why, but I always feel bad, and I always feel like something is going to happen."

"In this peaceful and prosperous world, what can happen?" Zhang Zhao sneered, "Besides, even if there is something wrong, the officials above will naturally worry about it. What's the matter with you as a soldier?"

Jiang Fan smiled wryly: "Something is going to happen, what can the Lord Guan do? What happened 20 years ago..."

"Hush!" Zhang Zhao hurriedly covered his mouth, and said in a low voice, "What nonsense are you talking about? You can't mention this matter."

Jiang Fan scratched his hair: "Oh, that's what I'm talking about with your brother."

"I know, I know." Zhang Zhao also sighed, "I also understand your worries. In this world, it is us ordinary people who suffer in the end."

The two clinked glasses, and were about to go back after drinking the wine, when suddenly they heard two sharp whistles from the city gate, Zhang Zhao choked on a sip of wine, Jiang Fan put down the glass in surprise, the two looked at each other, Hastily rushed out of the room.

As soon as the two of them came out, they saw a red-faced little man running down the city gate. He was running recklessly into the city. Jiang Fan grabbed his collar and frowned, "What are you running? Was it you who blew it?"

This little man is named Lin De, who has just become a city gate soldier, and he always makes a fuss when things happen.This whistle is generally not allowed to be blown. All the city gates of the Great Xia Dynasty must be closed at Xu time, and they can only be opened when there is an emergency military situation or the emperor's special permission, and this whistle is for this situation.

Jiang Fan blew his whistle because he was afraid of Linde's trivial matter, so he stopped him and asked what happened.

Lin De anxiously said: "Brother Jiang, my younger brother is going to find the county captain, this matter cannot be delayed!"

"Then who is it outside?" Zhang Zhao asked puzzled.

Lin De's collar was held in Jiang Fan's hands, and he couldn't run away, anxious and chaotic: "Hey, that outside...the one outside is His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

Lin Enshen, captain of Zhaoxian County, was Lin De's uncle. When he got the news from Lin De, he didn't even have time to change his clothes, so he rode his horse and galloped towards the city gate.

At this time, Jiang Fan and Zhang Zhao had already been sobered up by Lin De. They did not dare to make any claims and could only anxiously wait for Lin Enshen to come over.

Lin Enshen hurried up the tower as soon as he arrived. It was the end of the hour and the sky was dark. Only the torches lit on the city gate could barely make out the silhouettes of people.

Lin Enshen shouted: "Under the city tower, is His Royal Highness the King of Chu?"

Only a few horseshoes were heard, and one person replied in a loud voice: "Nie Zhishu, Master Lin, I met you once when I followed His Royal Highness King Chu back to northern Xinjiang a few months ago, can you tell me?" remember?"

Lin En squinted his eyes deeply, and the person below also lit a torch, and a face full of exoticism suddenly appeared.

Lin En was shocked, and quickly said to Jiang Fan and Zhang Zhao beside him, "Quick, open the city gate!"

Jiang Fan and the two didn't dare to be negligent, and hurried down the tower, but Lin Enshen was even more anxious than them, and his obese body rolled down the tower like a ball.Jiang Fan didn't dare to make him wait any longer, so he speeded up and came to the gate of the city.

With the sound of "squeak, squeak", the gate of Zhaoxian County was opened again.

Lin Enshen waited anxiously with the city gate soldiers, and soon, the sound of neat and stern horseshoes came from outside the city gate.The leader is none other than Nie Zhishu.

In the middle of this group of people was a carriage. When the carriage arrived in front of Lin Enshen, the curtain was lifted by the driver. Rong Zhen was in the carriage and said to Lin Enshen: "Lord Lin, excuse me."

"Don't dare, dare not." Lin Enshen said cautiously, "Your Majesty issued a special order, and I don't dare to delay. I don't know if His Highness wants to take a rest for the night. I specially asked someone to prepare a banquet, and invited His Highness to show respect. "

Rong Zhen said indifferently: "Thank you, Mr. Lin, for your kindness, but the emperor's order is hard to disobey. Please also accompany me to open the other city gate and let us pass."

Lin En nodded repeatedly: "Naturally, this is the job of the lower officials." He didn't dare to talk any more, got into the carriage and followed the team towards the south gate.

After finally sending the team away, Lin En wiped the cold sweat on his forehead deeply. Jiang Fan and Zhang Zhao beside him were too arrogant. In fact, there was no need for the King of Chu to show up in person. Just look at the team. With the soaring hostility on his body, he knew it was the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Before the city gate was closed, Lin En frowned deeply and looked at the sunset that had not yet fully set in the distance, dyeing the night into a blood-like color, and couldn't help sighing: "It looks...not auspicious today... "

Jiang Fan and Zhang Zhao had survived the catastrophe, and they had some friendship with Lin Enshen. Knowing that this lord has always been unassuming, Zhang Zhao joked with a smile: "I never thought that my lord would watch the sky."

Lin En gave them a deep look: "What are you talking about, next time something like this happens, be smarter." Then he asked them to close the city gate.

Zhang Zhao immediately went to close the city gate with the original guard of the city gate.But who knew that the city gate hadn't been completely closed, but they heard the sound of horseshoes, they looked at each other, and at the same time cast their eyes outside the city gate that hadn't been closed yet.

A cavalryman rushed directly towards the city gate on his horse.

Lynn was shocked: "Quick! Stop him!"

Before Jiang Fan and the others could make a move, the cavalryman shouted: "Your Majesty, the dragon controls the sky, and the whole country is in mourning. Banquets and marriages are prohibited during the national mourning period, and the subjects will be silent."

These words were like a big hammer hitting Lin Enshen and the others on the heads. When the cavalrymen came in front of them, they still hadn't woken up.

"I don't know where the magistrate is?" Su Rong asked Lin Enshen and the others with black gauze wrapped around his arms and his voice hoarse.

Lin En was shocked, and hurriedly said to Jiang Fan: "Hurry up and invite the county magistrate here."

The cavalry clasped their hands on horseback and said, "Thank you!"

Lin Enshen was already in a state of turmoil, and finally managed to gather his composure, before saying, "I am the county magistrate of Zhao County. I wonder if this brother has seen His Royal Highness the King of Chu just now."

The cavalry nodded: "Naturally."

Lin Enshen didn't dare to ask any more questions. Fortunately, the county magistrate came soon, and the cavalry told the county magistrate Pang Min, and the two quickly accompanied him to the north gate.

After finally sending the cavalry away, Lin Enshen and Pang Min looked at each other in blank dismay. Pang Min already knew about the passing of the King of Chu. He wiped the sweat from his brow, and said to Lin Enshen with some unease: "Brother Lin, brother, what's in your heart? Why are you always uneasy, always feel like something is going on."

Lin Enshen's heartbeat hadn't calmed down yet, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Don't say that adults feel uneasy, my little brother's heart is still pounding right now."

Pang Min approached Lin Enshen, and whispered: "Your Majesty passed away, but I don't know which His Highness the new king is..." He even wiped away his tears.

During the reign of Emperor Yongning, the Great Xia Dynasty was stable and prosperous, so after his death, the whole country was truly mourned, and there were not a few people like Pang Min.Not only are they afraid of the turmoil of the old and new regimes, but they are also afraid that the new ruler will be a person who is extravagant or extravagant. That is not only the suffering of the people, but also the suffering of officials like them.

What Lin Enshen thought was not far from his, but these things were too far away for low-level officials like them, and he also felt his nose was a little sore, so he wiped it vigorously, and then said to Pang Min: "Pang Dao , we should spread the news as soon as possible, the county government must also hang black gauze and white flags, and there are still a few prisoners there, the new king may be able to amnesty the world if he ascends the throne, so they are lucky."

Pang Min nodded hastily: "This matter is justified. I'd like to trouble Brother Lin to inform Zheng Xiancheng. This matter has to be considered by the three of us."

"Don't worry, little brother, let's go ahead."

As soon as Lin Enshen finished speaking, he heard the whistle from the tower again, and Jiang Fan's sharp voice that was about to break: "Who is coming down from the tower?"

Lin Enshen and Pang Min looked at each other, and the two couldn't care less about other things. They climbed up the tower in three steps at a time, but just in time to hear the answer from under the tower: "The last general is Chen Jiang, the deputy general under the command of Zhongyonghou Jianyu, There are urgent military matters to be reported to the imperial court, brother, please open the city gate!"

Zhongyonghou? !

A day ago, the news of Zhongyonghou Jianyu's victory over the Jie people had just passed from them. What urgent military situation is there?

It's just that no matter what Pang Min and Lin Enshen think, they can't afford to offend the other party's identity, so they can only let people open the city gate quickly.Lin Enshen checked his identity and token with Chen Jiang, and before Chen Jiang could say more, he said, "The general is going to travel overnight? The officer will go to the south gate with you."

Chen Jiang was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask any further questions. He just clasped his hands together and said, "Then thank you, Mr. Lin."

Pang Min smiled wryly and said: "Forget it, I will go with you, and I will save you a while, Brother Lin will send someone to look for me again."

Lin En gave Pang Min a wry smile.

After finally sending Chen Jiang and his party out of the city, the sky began to turn pale.

Pang Min said helplessly: "This officer sees that it will be dawn soon, so it's better not to close the city gate for now, lest someone will come again later."

"That's right, there was really no rest this night." Lin En was deeply terrified.

Pang Min sighed: "I'm afraid it's... troubled times..."