Chapter 392 Full Fish Feast (5)
As soon as these words came out, I don't know if it was Wen Mingtang's illusion, but he always felt that the noise around him seemed to be much quieter.
Wen Mingtang looked at Princess Liyang who was fanning her velvet flower fan. She occasionally glanced at Zhao Mengzhuo who was lying on the ground, with a look of disgust in her eyes.
Subconsciously, she tightened her grip on her robe, took a deep breath, and when she was about to speak, the crowd that was still gathering around her suddenly dispersed of its own accord.
I don't know if it was Wen Mingtang's illusion, but he felt that the ground beneath his feet was shaking at this time.
As the sound of well-trained footsteps came, Wen Mingtang looked up and saw that a hole was torn open in the circle of people. Officers and soldiers wearing armor appeared in front of the torn hole. As more and more people came, The closer the footsteps were, the officers and soldiers in armor were like sharp arrows piercing through the crowd of onlookers and rushing towards the Star-Zhaing Tower.
The smile on Princess Liyang's face, who was shaking her velvet fan and sarcastically just a moment ago, froze visibly. She ignored Wen Mingtang's gaze towards her and turned around to say something to the guard beside her. The guard responded and pushed her away. He grabbed the onlookers and broke through the crowd to clear the way, obviously intending to leave.
Princess Liyang seemed to have given an urgent order, and the guards did not dare to neglect, and their actions in pushing away the crowd were extremely rude. The woman who had not yet stood firm suddenly fell into the crowd, instantly disrupting the crowd that was originally just watching. Immobile crowd.
The guard turned a blind eye and ignored the screams of the fallen woman, and still opened the way. The friends and relatives of the fallen woman immediately became anxious when they saw this, and cursed loudly.
Princess Liyang and her party didn't have time to pay attention, so they continued to urge the guards to clear the way, but their efforts to clear the way came to an abrupt end halfway through.
Looking at the officers and soldiers who suddenly appeared in front of them, the guards who were walking forward as if no one else was there a moment ago stopped and turned to look at Princess Liyang who gave the order. Princess Liyang, who was following the guards who cleared the way, waved impatiently. Waving his hand, the guard understood, put his hand on the saber on his waist, faced the officers and soldiers on the opposite side, and was about to speak, when the officers and soldiers on the opposite side suddenly pulled out their swords, then raised the swords with their hands, dropped them, and slashed him with the swords.
Judging from the style of Princess Liyang and his party, we knew that they were usually arrogant towards these ordinary officers and soldiers, but they didn't expect that the other party suddenly slashed at them with a knife. Although the guards were very skilled, they were able to move back in time. He leaned up, but the opponent's hand was not slow, so in the end he still drew a bloody mark on his chest.
Although no flesh and bones were injured, the skin trauma was unavoidable.
Princess Liyang, who had her head raised a moment ago and was extremely impatient, seemed to be frightened by the sword. A rare hint of panic appeared on her previously sneer face, and she raised her voice: "I am Liyang..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by officers and soldiers who came with knives: "I am waiting for the Nanya Guard, where Su Wei is responsible for the capital. The minister of Dali Temple fell into the Star-Zhaing Tower. There was a serious case under investigation before his death. The cause of death was strange. He was present. No one is allowed to leave without asking."
Princess Liyang's face suddenly darkened when she heard this. She looked at the crowds of people around her. The woman who had just been pushed down by her guards in the crowd was now being helped up by her relatives and friends.
The meticulously combed bun was now crooked, two hairpins had fallen off, and her face was even more dirty. But the most serious problem was the abnormally bent hand. I don’t know if it was broken or dislocated. At this time, he was bowing his head and wiping away tears under the comfort of his relatives and friends.
Although Princess Liyang was the one who cursed when she saw the woman being pushed down in the crowd and about to be trampled, she was not an ordinary person who dared to curse in front of Princess Liyang.
Princess Liyang was unable to move away. When she turned around, she recognized the group of people. The woman in the middle of the group who just cursed her was the Princess of Xingkang County, who was also from the same clan.
Although compared to Princess Liyang, the Princess of Xingkang County is lower than the Princess of Liyang in terms of title and blood relationship. However, the County Princess's elder brother and brother-in-law are prosperous and have recently been leading the Northern Yamen Army of the Emperor's Imperial Guard. He holds an important position, unlike his incompetent brother who only knows how to cause trouble.
Therefore, although he did not act as aggressively as the Liyang County Lord, the Xingkang County Lord did not necessarily fear her when he was angry. At this time, he was comforting the woman who bowed her head and wiped her tears while giving her a cold glance.
The look in his eyes made Princess Liyang feel cold all over. When she saw the angry glares of Princess Xingkang and his group, she suddenly remembered a past event, and her heart trembled.
We are from the same clan and have known each other since childhood. Although the head of Xingkang County doesn't seem to be a troublemaker on weekdays, it's hard to say when he gets really ruthless.
They couldn't fight head-on with these Nanya officers and soldiers and force their way out of the crowd. The Xingkang County Lord and his party were close at hand, and because they were a large group, they brought many guards. Princess Liyang felt an emotion called "fear" for the first time in her life, and she quickly called the guard who was scratched by the soldiers to her side, asking him to protect herself.
The dirty work here can only be seen in the glances of a few people. Although Wen Mingtang does not know the identities of these people yet, he is also clearly aware of the incompatibility between this group of people.
However, this was not the time to care about these people. Wen Mingtang raised his head and looked at Lin Fei and others who walked in behind the officers and soldiers.
When Zhao You, who was usually cheerful and careless, saw this situation, his eyes turned red for no reason, his nose became sore, and the tall man began to wipe his tears in front of everyone.
Just now, the two fists were unable to defeat the four hands, and the despair of struggling to step forward to stop but being unable to stop them all surged up at this time.
The noisy crowd became quiet with the appearance of the officers and soldiers. Those who had touched Zhao Mengzhuo unscrupulously also got up and walked aside at this time. The guys who stopped them didn't even need those few orders. He consciously stepped aside.
This scene is so ironic!
As soon as the officers and soldiers arrived, the demons and monsters became reasonable and began to disperse.
Wen Mingtang sighed, lowered his eyes and walked aside to make way for them.
At the same time, looking at the group of armored officers and soldiers beside Lin Fei and others, Wen Mingtang felt happy but puzzled: He didn't know where Lin Fei transferred these officers and soldiers from.
Where did it come from? Lin Fei walked in with a tall officer and soldier with a Chinese character face next to him. Looking at Zhao Mengzhuo lying on the ground in front of him, Lin Fei had a trace of sadness in his eyes, but he did not immediately step forward like Liu Yuan and others. Instead, he turned to the officers and soldiers beside him and cupped his hands, handed over his badge, and thanked him: "Thank you!"
"It doesn't matter," the officer with the Chinese character face quickly returned the salute and said, "It is our responsibility to guard the capital. If something happens to Mr. Zhao in the capital, it is also within the scope of our responsibilities." At this point, he took the responsibility. The waist card, paused, and then said, "The Crown Prince is now our top leader, and we are just following orders."
Lin Fei nodded, thanked him again, and sighed in his heart: I didn't expect that my brother's order would come in handy at this time.
As soon as he left, his brother caught up with him and stuffed his belt card into his hand.
Although he is not as good at investigating cases as Lin Fei, if something happens to Zhao Mengzhuo in the Star-Zhaing Tower, he knows that someone will stop him. At this time, officers and soldiers who can intimidate everyone are most useful.