The King of Liang, the feudal lords outside the town, and the generals inside

At first, the Boten people tightly closed the city gate of Liangzhou, and the whole city was under martial law. In the past two days, they began to allow exchanges and exchanges with the Han people, but the city gate is very strict. Any sharp weapon that can hurt people, or saltpeter fire, medicine, etc., will be arrested immediately.

Bai Yu and Mu Fengyi dressed up as usual and arrived outside Liangzhou city on time at Maoshi.

The city gate has just been opened, and some scattered people have already started to come in and out, and the Boten soldiers at the gate are searching their bodies one by one.

The tea shed outside the city is only for passers-by to rest their feet, Bai Yu and Mu Fengyi went to sit down and ordered a pot of tea.

Mu Fengyi asked puzzledly: "Who are we waiting for here?"

Bai Yu blew on the hot tea, showing a secretive smile, "Wait a minute, General, I'll find out later."

It's not that Bai Yu is pretending to be profound, he doesn't know who will be waiting.

After a while, two people walked towards them.

Ruan Haoyue was still dressed in black men's clothes, her hair was neatly tied up, and she didn't wear makeup on her face.She smiled and said, "Master Bai, we meet again."

Bai Yu wasn't too surprised. According to Ruan Haoyue's background, it was very reasonable for her to join this organization.

The one who came with Ruan Haoyue was a man in blue dressed as a teacher.Ruan Haoyue briefly introduced: "His name is Yuan Kai."

The three met, Yuan Kai took out two identity documents from his arms and handed them to them, saying: "This is your alias, Mr. Bai, you are a doctor in Youfang, Mr. Mu, you are our friend, and the three of us are friends." A businessman who sells spices, who came to Liangzhou to do business."

Bai Yu and Mu Fengyi nodded, and the four of them walked towards the city gate together. Ruan Haoyue said in a low voice, "There are still people in the city who will take care of us. What does Mr. Bai want to do first after entering the city?"

Bai Yu said: "Go and inquire about the situation first, and at night... go to the Governor's Mansion to have a look."

None of the four of them carried any sharp weapons, and they entered the city smoothly.The city of Liangzhou is far less lively than it used to be. As the first border town of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the streets are deserted and lifeless. Most of the shops on both sides are closed, and only one small restaurant is open, but the shop is empty. , the guy sat lazily in front of the door, basking in the sun.

Ruan Haoyue winked at Bai Yu and led them to this restaurant.The four sat down, and the waiter quickly came over and wiped the table and asked with a smile, "What do you eat, sir?"

Ruan Haoyue tapped her fingers on the table a few times regularly, and said, "We love fish, but is there any fresh fish?"

The man took a quick look at them and said, "Come on, I'll cook fish for you."

After a while, a man in Tsing Yi came out from behind, went straight to close the door, turned around and said with a smile: "My servant, Wei Lun, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Ruan Haoyue pointed at Wei Lun, and said with a smile: "Do you know who he is? He is the follower of the dead Fang Huai's youngest son Fang Rui, and he will come to trouble again, so that Fang Rui doesn't know his name." Who, has always been trusted by that dog thief."

Wei Lun waved his hands and said, "Miss Haoyue is absurd."

Bai Yu said: "So, Mr. Wei must know a lot about Fang Rui?"

Wei Lun nodded and said, "That's natural. Fang Rui was idle around when he was alive, and he would always take me with him."

Ruan Haoyue said: "Mr. Bai has any doubts, just ask him, he will know everything, and he will have a full meal after asking."

Wei Lun shook his head with a smile, "It's rare to see you a few times a year, but every time you cheat me for a meal."

After a few words of laughter, Bai Yu got to the point, "Then when Fang Rui met Qin Yao in Liangzhou, was Young Master Wei by his side? What happened then?"

Wei Lun said: "This matter is strange. Fang Rui is indeed a womanizer, and he has done a lot of robbery of women, but he really didn't bump into Qin Yao by chance that time. I remember Fang Rui at that time He told me that there was a beauty who was passing through Liangzhou. Someone gave him a gift, and he wanted to wait there. Not long after seeing Qin Yao passing by, Fang Rui said that it was her, and then he snatched Qin Yao into the mansion. Hearing that the girl said that her father was Qin Ran, she persuaded Fang Rui not to offend her easily, but Fang Rui said it's okay, forgive Qin Ran and dare not do anything to him, there are people behind him, maybe Qin Ran will chase her daughter Send it to his bed... You all know what happened afterwards."

Bai Yu pondered for a moment, and said, "At that time, Qin Yao came to Liangzhou alone, and was there no one to protect him?"

Wei Lun shook his head, "I also find it strange that the daughter of a dignified general goes out without a guard, and only brings a maid with her. It's really rare."

"Maid? She brought a maid?!"

"Exactly."

"What about the maid?"

Wei Lun said: "Fang Rui saw that the maid was quite pretty, so he snatched her into the mansion as well."

Bai Yu felt a misty chill in his heart. He had never heard from anyone else that Qin Yao brought a maid with him.The maid was snatched into the governor's mansion together with Qin Yao, Qin Yao escaped at night and joined Qin Ran's army, but she was the only one.And what about the maid?Did he die, or did he not escape with Qin Yao?

Bai Yu once asked Qin Ran carefully about what Qin Yao had said to him before committing suicide, and none of them mentioned this maid. Later, Qin Ran bloodbathed the governor's mansion. If the maid was still alive, Qin Ran should have known her, and she would definitely know her. Asked Qin Ran for help, but Qin Ran didn't mention this matter at all.So, was she dead by then?

Also, Qin Yao traveled thousands of miles from Shangjing to the border, why didn't he bring a guard?And who told Fang Rui that Qin Yao was coming, and said it was for Fang Rui?Fang Rui said there is someone behind him, who is it?

Bai Yu felt a little uneasy, thought for a while, and said, "General Qin once told me that he only sneaked into Liangzhou with a dozen or so soldiers. They killed 270 and three people in the governor's mansion as if they were in no one's land, but the soldiers in the governor's mansion hardly stopped them!"

Mu Fengyi took a light breath, "That's right, the dignified governor of a state, how could his mansion allow dozens of people to kill everyone in the mansion so easily?"

Bai Yu thought about it and said, "There is another question. Qin Yao is just a weak woman with no martial arts. How did she escape from the governor's mansion alone? Didn't Fang Rui send someone to watch her and let her come and go freely?" ?"

Ruan Haoyue nodded and said: "Yes, Qin Yao is a weak woman. She not only escaped from the Governor's Mansion, but also escaped from Liangzhou, where the city gate should be closed at night, and ran into Qin Ran's army. How is this possible? of?"

Yuan Kai, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "How did Qin Ran know that he and his personal soldiers killed 270 people? Did they count them one by one? If not, how can you be sure that these people must have been killed by them? "

Bai Yu said: "I asked Qin Ran about this question, and he said that he once told his soldiers not to hurt the women and children in the house."

But in the end everyone died.

In a few words, it was just a short beginning of this matter, and many doubts had been raised, and the five people were silent for a while.

That night, Bai Yu and others stayed overnight at the Shengtai Inn.Just after the ugly hour, Bai Yu was wearing a black cloak with a big hood, and opened the door quietly, not a single sound of his footsteps could be heard in the silent night.It wasn't until he walked out of the inn that he breathed a sigh of relief, speeding up and hiding his figure into the dark night.

Originally Liangzhou was not allowed to go out after the curfew, but grassland tribes like Poten naturally abolished this rule as soon as they came.At this time, although the street was not as bustling as in the daytime, there were still many pedestrians passing by.

He turns around in the cobweb-like intricate alleys, as if he knows the way.Lifting the hood, looking up at the words "Huajian Inn" on the plaque, Bai Yu stepped in.

"Yo, the guest officer is staying so late?" The shopkeeper at the counter immediately stood up.

Bai Yu turned sideways, lowered her head, and covered her face tightly with her hood.He whispered: "Is there a guest surnamed Wu who lives in Tianzi Room A?"

The shopkeeper said: "Yes, why, you are here to find someone?"

"Ah."

The shopkeeper pointed to the stairs and said with a smile, "Tianzi No. A is the first room on the second floor when you turn right."

Bai Yu went up the stairs and knocked on the door of that room.

The masked man in black opened the door and let him in.

"Young master." He stood aside respectfully, poured a cup of tea and put it in Bai Yu's hand.

Bai Yu took off his cloak and threw it aside casually.

"It wasn't Qin Ran who killed more than two hundred members of Fang Huai's family. Right?"

He got straight to the point, and the man in black responded freely, "Yes. There are so many guards in the Governor's Mansion, and Qin Ran only has about twenty people. How could he kill all the servants and servants of the Fang family?"

"It's you again?" Bai Yu asked him.

The man in black shook his head, "It's really nothing to do with us this time. Young Master, if you think about it, you will know that this conspiracy is intertwined, and the destruction of Fang's family is the key link. Naturally, it is the masterpiece of the instigator. But we have already known about it. , it’s just a plan.”

"You have already known that, and you still let the situation develop, and watched Liangzhou fall and the border chaos?!"

The man in black said: "There are pros and cons to everything. You can't just look at one side. More importantly, we can profit from it. Now what you have to do is to finish this matter perfectly, so as to add to the credit book." a sum."

Bai Yu sneered, and said sarcastically, "It's really a good plan. Let me guess, the person who can let you 'already know' about this matter must be a high official in the court. You have internal support in the court, and that person even Can decide the life and death of the Queen Mother's party. Isn't it?"

The man in black froze for a moment, but didn't speak.

"If I ask you who that person is, you will definitely not say. Since this is the case, I don't have to ask. I just want to know what I am going to do next?"

The man in black breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Since the conflict between Qin Mu and the governor of Liangzhou over military supplies, we have arranged Wei Lun here. When the governor's mansion was destroyed, he watched it with his own eyes , he knows the current whereabouts of the maid. She is still in Liangzhou, you have to lure her out—she believes in ghosts and gods, and she is as cowardly as a mouse. After that, you will get a key witness. Bring these two witnesses Let's go, this matter is over."

"Then what about Liangzhou? What about Liangzhou?" Bai Yu suppressed the thunder in his heart, "Just watch Liangzhou fall into the hands of the Boten people?"

The man in black smiled, and said meaningfully: "That's General Yan's business, there's nothing we can do about it."

Bai Yu said coldly: "Don't think that your plan is perfect. It's not that Yan Xun doesn't know everything, he has already noticed it - including the private relationship between you and Yan Zun, he also knows."

When the man in black mentioned this, his eyes darkened, "We will make arrangements for these matters, I hope you will keep your mouth shut."

Bai Yu stood up, put on the cloak, and let the hood firmly cover his appearance and emotions.

"not necessarily."