Taiping Inn

The moon is high tonight, illuminating the world.

The Qingluan Guard has been doing this kind of work for nearly two hundred years. They are so skilled that no one in the world can match them. In addition, the Imperial Capital is the territory of the Qingluan Guard. If the Qingluan Guard really wants to take action, it is difficult for anyone to escape their net.

This secret arrest is mainly concentrated in the outer city. Looking down from the sky, the entire Imperial Capital is like a "convex" character. It is divided into four layers. The upper part of the "convex" character is the inner city, the inner city has the imperial city, the imperial city has the palace city, and the lower part of the "convex" character is the outer city.

In general, the palace city is in the center, with layers of guards on all sides, the main seat facing south, the central axis protruding, and the two wings balanced and symmetrical.

The palace city has the smallest area and is where the emperor lives, which is the so-called "palace", and the main gate is the "Wu Men".

The imperial city includes the palace city. The main gate is Chengtian Gate, which means "to accept the destiny of heaven and receive the mandate from heaven". After Chengtian Gate, there is a huge white jade square surrounded by three walls. There is another gate at the southern end of the square. This gate is called "Dawei Gate", also known as "the first gate of the imperial city". It has the same name as the country and is a symbol of the national gate. Ordinary people are not allowed to pass through this gate. Only during the national ceremony, the emperor's carriage will pass through this gate. As for the queen, she can only enter the imperial city from this gate during her wedding.

Dawei Gate is magnificent, with three ques in the middle of the five thresholds facing south, a single-eaved hip roof, and a black tile roof with flying eaves and heavy ridges. There are stone lions and dismounting monuments on both sides of the gate. In front of the gate is the imperial road. The left side of the imperial road is "Tianjie", which looks like a chessboard, implying that "the emperor's wealth and honor are a game of chess, and there will be gatherings and defeats in the end". The right side of the imperial road is "Qianbu Corridor", which is named because there are 110 east-west corridors on the left and right.

Outside the Qianbu Corridor, there is a palace wall as high as two feet. Most of the government offices of the imperial court are concentrated on both sides of the wall. Outside the east wall are the Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Works, Imperial Clan Court, and Imperial Observatory. Outside the west wall are the three judicial offices, including the Grand Military Governor's Office, Ministry of Punishment, Supervisory Office, and Dali Temple. The Qingluan Guard Military Governor's Office is inside the Daqi Gate, outside the Chengtian Gate, and is separated from the six ministries by one gate.

Among the many government offices, the Cabinet is an exception. The Wenyuan Pavilion located inside the Meridian Gate is located in the palace city, just like the Silijian.

The outer city has the largest area, where most ordinary people live, and it is the most mixed, so most of the members of the inn hide here.

This time, Ding Ce personally commanded the operation, and the main target was an inn. Most outsiders who came to Beijing stayed in this inn. As far as he knew, more than a dozen guests in this inn were the "inn" rebels who had just entered Beijing, and their status was not low.

This operation was very easy. It took less than half an hour to capture all the rebels alive. In addition, other places were also closed in, and a total of about 20 people were captured.

The interrogation method of Qingluan Guards was inherited from their ancestors. It is said that those under the three woods only want to die quickly. The method of Qingluan Guards is many times more cruel than the mere "three woods". After arresting, they were immediately interrogated. It only took more than half an hour to pry open the mouths of these rebels.

Qingluan Guards learned from these rebels that the leader of the rebels in the city was named He and lived in the inner city.

So Ding Ce personally led the team to capture He Yun.

But I don’t know where the mistake was. He Yun actually got wind of it and fled in advance. When Qingluan Guards arrived, the door of He Yun’s house was wide open, and there was silence inside, like an old house that had been abandoned for many years.

Ding Ce frowned and walked towards the open door. A group of Qingluan Guards followed him into the empty courtyard. At this moment, with a "bang", the surrounding houses exploded directly. The flames shot up to the sky and the air waves rolled.

Ding Ce's face changed and he retreated immediately.

In an instant, Ding Ce had understood what this was.

These rebels actually prepared a large number of "Phoenix Eyes" in the residence. As long as they were activated by special methods, the entire He residence would turn into a sea of ​​​​purgatory in an instant. If he stayed in it, even Ding Ce would suffer heavy damage.

The so-called "Phoenix Eyes" are not gunpowder in the ordinary sense, but a round bead-shaped object obtained by Taiping Sect after multiple modifications on the basis of ordinary gunpowder. The whole body is red and can be thrown directly to fight the enemy in battle, or multiple Phoenix Eyes can be connected together to explode, destroying mountains and splitting cities, and ghosts and gods are afraid.

Li Ru buried a large number of Phoenix Eyes in his residence, just as a last resort in case of an emergency. If they are not used, they can be taken out one by one afterwards. Unexpectedly, it was used today.

After the first explosion, the subsequent explosions continued, the sound was like thunder, the earth was shaking, and the boundless flames spread instantly, accompanied by the heart-pounding sound of explosions, the ground was shattered, the palace collapsed, and waves of air waves mixed with gravel swept across the fragmented ground, and the blazing flames shot up into the sky, as if to dye the entire sky red.

Most of the imperial capital city heard the deafening explosion sound, the huge air wave swept across half of the inner city, countless doors and windows were shaking, and countless people were awakened from their sleep.

Ding Ce barely escaped from He's house. Under the smoke and fire, his face was full of black, and his clothes and eyebrows were also burned. He was in a mess. Looking back, the whole mansion had turned into a raging sea of ​​fire. Obviously, the house was full of oil, and all the things in the house that had not been moved in time were burned.

However, this explosion was also very clever. It was limited to the scope of the mansion and did not affect the surroundings. Except for the Qingluan Guards, no innocent people were hurt.

Ding Ce froze there, and the fire also reflected his figure red.

Such a big commotion naturally alarmed Liu Yi and Li Yuanying, and the two quickly rushed here.

Liu Yi was wearing a big red official robe and a wingless black gauze. His face was cold and his eyes were a little sinister. He was obviously very dissatisfied with this result. Li Yuanying was not wearing the official uniform, and his attitude was indifferent. After scanning the surroundings, he said, "Search around to see if there are any other traces."

Ding Ce glanced at Liu Yi and saw that he had never opposed it. He ignored the embarrassment and took the order and left. Immediately afterwards, teams of Qingluan Guards scattered everywhere, and in the night, countless torches could be seen shaking.

Liu Yi grabbed the hand, called a follower behind him, and ordered: "Go to the Five City Military Command and Martial Arts Office, and transfer a few water trucks immediately."

The follower took the order and left.

Liu Yi sighed, "I hope that after a big fire, I can find some clues."

Li Yuanying looked at the fire and shook his head and said, "It's very difficult. Phoenix's eyes can still burn when they encounter water. Use water to extinguish the fire, but it will become more and more intense as if adding fuel to the fire. However, the fire is difficult to last and will be extinguished by itself soon. But at that time, only a piece of ashes remained."

Liu Yi snorted coldly and asked, "Do you have any clues about He Yun's identity?"

A Qingluan Guard Chief General stepped forward and replied respectfully, "Brother-in-law, we have sent someone to investigate. This person has some relationship with Taiping Money House and has a friendship with the Qian family."

"Taiping Money House." Liu Yi sneered, "It's really Li Xuandu's person."

The deputy governor hesitated for a moment and asked softly: "Dude-in-law, do you want to search Taiping Money House?"

Liu Yi frowned, hesitated for a moment, and shook his head and said, "Let's wait for a while."

The deputy governor responded and stepped back.

It’s not that Liu Yi dared not provoke Taiping Money House, but that it’s that it’s too deeply involved. As the largest bank account in the world, Taiping Money Village is not only used by people from the Taiping Money Village's Taiping Money Village's Taiping Money Village's Taiping Money Village, but also the powerful people in the court also passed through the Taiping Money Village. Most of them are shameless. If so Liu Yi dared to seal the Taiping Money House. I don’t know how many troubles it will involve and how many people it will offend. For Liu Yi, the errands belong to the court, but it is his own who offends others.

As the former leader of a sect, Li Yuanying naturally understood the inside story and said, "It is expected that Eunuch Liu is indeed difficult to make a decision when it comes to Taiping Money House."

When Liu Yi heard Li Yuanying point out the matter, he followed the trend and said, "In accordance with Mr. Li's opinion, what should we do with this matter?"

Li Yuanying glanced at Liu Yi and said, "Eunuch Liu is testing me."

"I dare not, I dare not." Liu Yi said, "This matter involves Taiping Money House, but it does not mean that Taiping Money House is guilty. Taiping Money House can also be said to be deceived by the rebellion. After all, we did not catch this He Yun, everything All are speculations, no evidence. To take a step back, even if we have evidence, the Taiping Money House in the Imperial Capital may not know it. The Taiping Sect is the real one. The same applies to the Qian family. At this time, we cannot go The Taiping Money House in the Imperial Capital cannot be strong against the Qian family, and neither side can use troops. The fundamental reason is that the Taiping Money House and the Qian family are not in the Imperial Capital. Even if we seal all the Taiping Money House in the Imperial Capital, we will then seal all the Imperial Capital. The arrest of all the Qian clan members is only a harm to the skin and fur for these two families. It is not considered a damage to the bones, but will completely push the two families to Liaodong. This is probably not the original intention of the Empress Dowager to order the arrest of the rioters. "

Li Yuanying said: "In the world, I am afraid that you will have me and I will have you. A Taiping Money House involves many people's wealth. Cutting off people's wealth is like killing parents, and you should not act rashly. According to my opinion, at this time We cannot make our own decisions, we must report to the court and let the court make our decisions."

There was a smile on Liu Yi's face, "I see it a little bit."

After half an hour, the flames gradually faded, leaving only a ruin. Liu Yi sent Qingluan Guard to search for clues, which was considered to be a talk of all the personnel.

It was almost dawn, and Ding Ce came back and no trace of He Yun was found. However, he had ordered a thorough investigation of He Yun's recent movements, including where he went and who he met, on one acre of three-point land in the imperial capital. As long as Qingluanwei wants to investigate, there are few things that cannot be found.

Liu Yi looked at the sky and said, "It's almost time for the first time. Our family is going to go back to the palace to report this to the Empress Dowager. Will Mr. Li go with him?"

Li Yuanying shook his head, "I won't go."

Liu Yi didn't force it and ordered Ding Ce, "Report it to me immediately if there is a result."

Ding Ce said in a deep voice: "Yes."