Chapter 183 Rescue
The next morning, the morning sun was barely visible on the sky and the morning mist had not yet dissipated when the An Mansion received an imperial decree.
Summon An Pengyi and take all the guards to the Imperial Garden immediately to rescue King Jin. It was also specifically stated that when entering the palace, one must go through the palace gate closest to the Imperial Garden.
That palace gate is the farthest from the Di Sheng Palace.
An Pengyi was ordered to enter the palace, but before he could see Gu Mengzhen, he was stopped by Yan Yu: "The king is here, where are you going, Lord An?"
Seeing this, An Pengyi had no choice but to lead the guards to stop and bow their heads in salute.
"Welcome King Dijin to live forever!"
Yan Yu turned around, sat on the viewing stone chair, and gave it a light support.
"Everyone loves you."
After expressing their gratitude, everyone stood up one after another.
Yan Yu glanced at him indifferently, and finally looked at An Pengyi.
"Except for my dear minister who is on leave at home today, are all your guards here?"
An Pengyi nodded in response.
"Yes."
Yan Yu turned her head and pointed to a pile of neatly placed lists in front of her.
"Then I will start calling out names one by one."
Hearing the intention of delaying time, An Pengyi was depressed.
"There are so many guards, why does Your Majesty need to call out their names one by one? You only need to confirm the number of people to know whether they are all present."
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have already counted before I came here and confirmed that everything is correct."
Yan Yu disagrees.
"What if someone comes in to fill the gap?"
"This is the imperial palace. If an outsider does whatever he wants and hurts me, it doesn't matter. But if he hurts my brother, how can I face my brother in the future? How can I explain to the world?"
An Pengyi's arms were strong and tense.
"Didn't the prince's decree say that he wanted to save the emperor?"
"Won't it delay the main business if we call the roll one by one?"
Yan Yu nodded and smiled.
"Yes, it's to save the emperor."
"I got up early and came to visit the Imperial Garden. I happened to see a few assassins flying in the air, climbing walls and running on rooftops. Their martial arts skills were very strong."
"It seems that they are all coming for this king."
"This king is terrified, so I urgently summoned all of you to come to the palace to rescue me."
An Pengyi showed an incredible expression.
"Flying in the air is what immortals do. How can such a strange thing happen in the world?"
"Could it be that those assassins all came from Penglai?"
Yan Yu was startled when he heard this.
"what?"
"Don't you have Qinggong here?"
"It's the kind of martial arts that can make you fly."
An Pengyi was stunned.
"Where does the martial art of flying come from?"
"I have never heard of it."
Yan Yu's smile was slightly awkward.
"I am exaggerating and using metaphors only. They are actually a few assassins with extremely high martial arts skills."
I never paid much attention to it before, but it turns out there is no light skill in this strange world.
But coincidentally, they also use the word Penglai to refer to fairyland.
An Pengyi responded in a deep voice.
"Yes, Wei Chen understands."
"Your Majesty, please allow me to search. I will definitely fulfill my mission and find all the assassins!"
Yan Yu pointed out the problem.
"While conducting the search, why not stop by the Emperor's Palace?"
An Pengyi answered respectfully.
"In case there are assassins hiding inside, the Di Sheng Palace will naturally be searched as well."
Yan Yu followed his words and returned to the previous topic.
"Then we'll have to call out their names one by one."
"What if there is a bad person among the guards, and he hurts my brother in the name of a search? Wouldn't I become a sinner for all eternity?"
An Pengyi is still trying to escape.
"But what if the emperor, the concubines, or the uncrowned princes and princesses are killed by assassins after the search is delayed? What should we do?"
Yan Yu responded as a matter of course.
"That is the assassin's fault, and it has nothing to do with me. You are the ones who entered the palace under Yu's order. If anything goes wrong, I will be held responsible."
"And those assassins are obviously coming for me. If we delay the search, at most they will escape. It won't affect my brother and the others. Lord An, just rest assured."
"Let's take a step back and say that even if it affects us, it won't be a big deal. Isn't there still the palace defense? The one on duty today is the Minister of Copper Affairs, Mr. Du, right? If there is really any problem, the guards under his command will take action in time, so Mr. An doesn't need to worry about it."
An Pengyi had a serious expression on his face and couldn't smile at all.
"Since Lord Du is here, why did Your Majesty summon my men?"
Yan Yu quickly gave a reason.
"I don't want Lord Du to be distracted, for I'm afraid something bad will happen to my brother."
"Why, Lord An is unwilling to rescue me?"
An Pengyi bowed hastily.
"Wei Chen dare not."
"I am just worried that there is no one in charge in the Tongshitai, and I am afraid that official business will be delayed."
"How about I take over the job today and ask Lord Du to go back to take charge?"
Yan Yu refused directly.
"I haven't confirmed all the people under your command yet, so how can I trust you to be in charge of the defense of the palace?"
"It all comes down to the same thing. If your people hurt my brother, wouldn't it be my fault?"
"There should be one Tongshi Zhongxiang left in the Tongshitai, right? It would be enough for him to be in charge."
An Pengyi explained while trying to be polite.
"Your Majesty, Master Zhuang is taking a day off today."
Yan Yu responded indifferently.
"Then call him back. According to what you said, the Tongshitai must be left without someone, right?"
An Pengyi smiled bitterly.
There is no need for that. It would be better not to call him back.
"The emperor has said before that unless there is an emergency, no adults' rest shifts should be delayed, so as not to affect the progress of daily work."
Yan Yu picked up a list.
"Then start calling the roll."
"The sooner you finish, the faster you can hunt down the assassin, and the sooner you can return to the Tongshitai to take charge of your work."
An Pengyi was completely at his wit's end and could only respond.
"Yes."
Yan Yu called out the names one by one at the slowest speed and compared them with their portraits, being extremely cautious in every step.
An Pengyi waited anxiously and almost collapsed.
The afternoon sun shines lazily.
After many efforts and various strategies, Xu Mingqian led the secret guards and finally brought the Nianren League to Tinghe Taichung.
Looking around, Qin Hongzhong was the only one in the court, so Xu Mingqian asked casually.
"Why isn't Master Mu here?"
Qin Hongzhong smiled politely.
"He's taking a day off today."
Xu Mingqian remained polite and nodded.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Master Qin. I'll go first."
Qin Hongzhong stopped him immediately.
"Master Xu, wait a minute."
"If you leave, what if they escape? Wouldn't it be a hassle to hunt them down? This matter will be settled in a blink of an eye. Lord Xu, just wait for a while."
"Please take a seat."
The implication of the words was that even if he went back, he would be invited back immediately. After Xu Mingqian understood, he simply sat down.
"OK then."
"Please, Sir Qin, please hurry up a bit."
Qin Hongzhong nodded and smiled politely.
"Master Xu, you can rest assured that I will do the job."
After understanding the meaning of the words, Xu Mingqian could no longer laugh.
"Then let's get started."
I don't know how long it took, but the truth finally came out, and the result was very simple: it was all a child's farce and had nothing to do with the Nianren League.
The evidence is conclusive, and Xu Mingqian cannot cause trouble for Nianrenmeng.
As for the children who made mistakes, since they are too young and have not caused any serious consequences, they can just be given a few words of admonition and sent home.
Now, Xu Mingqian couldn't smile anymore and his face was gloomy.
"I have been chasing him all night and haven't slept a wink till now. Sir Qin, are you going to just brush it off like this?"
There was no one around, so Qin Hongzhong stopped pretending and asked directly.
"Then what can you do?"
"Hold me responsible?"
Xu Mingqian could do nothing but leave in anger.
"How dare I?"
"Farewell!"