Chapter 215 Breaking into Bi'an Residence
Chapter 215 Breaking into Bi'an Residence
"Eunuch Qin, how are you? How did you find time to visit Bi'anju? And you brought... so many brothers with you."
The middle-aged man in the lead strode out, his face dark and his beard untidy. He looked at the new eunuch commander of the Imperial Stables and a smile spread across his face.
Qin Shuner bowed and smiled, "Captain Wang, I'm sorry, but I'm also on official business."
"What business?"
"Tracking the assassin."
Wang Chuanhuo was surprised and said, "What does tracking down the assassin have to do with Bi'an? Could it be that my brothers would assassinate the imperial concubine?"
The relationship between Concubine Wan and Commander Wan was well known to everyone in the court and the country. They were like two gourds on the same vine, sharing honor and disgrace. In the eyes of the top brass of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the concubine in the palace was also considered half a master.
Qin Shuner chuckled and said, "It's hard to say. I dare not guarantee it. I advise Captain Wang not to guarantee it to his subordinates. Didn't the Imperial Horse Administration catch a long list of rats? One of them confessed that the assassin who carried out the assassination in Yeyouting had contact with people from Bi'anju before."
Wang Chuanhuo smiled and said, "That's easy. I'll have the brothers go out of Bi'an Pavilion in batches and have Eunuch Qin identify them. If there really is the person you mentioned and there is evidence to prove that he participated in the assassination, you can punish him. I will never protect him."
Qin Shuner sighed, shook his head slightly, took out the Bi'an token from his sleeve and handed it over.
Wang Chuanhuo looked at the token and said solemnly, "Eunuch Qin, do you have to search? The people imprisoned here are all of great importance. If something happens, I'm afraid you and I won't be able to bear the responsibility."
Qin Shuner glanced at Zhang Yu and sighed helplessly: "It is difficult to disobey the order of the Lord."
Zhang Yu stood nearby and chuckled.
"Captain Wang was wrong in what he said just now."
"Eunuch Qin is not here as a guest, and neither is I. In the Forbidden City's back garden, only the Imperial Concubine of Zhaode Palace is the owner. Although the Jinyiwei are staying in Yeyouting for a while, they are only guests no matter how long they stay."
"Captain Wang should understand that the guest should follow the host's wishes."
Wang Chuanhuo saw that the man had a bad tone and looked up. He saw that the man had a white face and no beard, delicate eyebrows and eyes, and was really good-looking. He looked like a treacherous minister. He couldn't help but frown and asked, "Who are you?"
Qin Shuner wanted to get out of this situation, so she quickly handed the Bi'an token back to Zhang Yu and introduced him, "Captain Wang, this man is the commander of the guards of Zhaode Palace, a popular figure around the imperial concubine, and the most trusted one. Even our family has to listen to him."
Wang Chuanhuo looked at Zhang Yu, thought for a moment, and actually gave way.
"What a coward!"
Qin Shuner cursed inwardly. He had thought that Wang Chuanhuo would be able to hold out. It would be best if he could ruin the matter so that he could mediate between them and not offend either side, and get away with it calmly.
"When I heard that the concubine's favorite person was coming, I was immediately scared like a chicken after the rain."
The Jinyiwei made way and Zhang Yu stepped in first. Qin Shuner had no choice but to order the imperial stable men to enter in a line.
"In compliance with Her Majesty's order, search Bi'an Residence and track down the assassin..."
"If there are any resisters, take them down immediately!"
Behind the iron, wood and copper nail door, there was a narrow corridor that was eight steps long. It should be used to connect the two walls. At the end of the wall, there was a half-open iron-clad door.
The four guards of the Imperial Stables used all their strength to slowly push the two doors open.
The world behind the door is quite ordinary.
There is a small courtyard in the middle, with two rows of poplar trees planted against the wall.
The palace lanterns flickered and footsteps surged in like a tide. All the Jinyiwei were taken outside the corridor and checked one by one according to the list. The entire Bi'an Residence was now under the control of the Imperial Horse Guards.
"Commander Li?"
Qin Shuner looked at Zhang Yu, meaning to ask him what to do next.
Zhang Yu handed over the Bi'an token again and said, "You go and look after the Jinyiwei." Qin Shun'er had no objection and handed over the command to Zhang Yu.
The winding corridors and the occasional houses on both sides of the corridors look no different from ordinary residences. From time to time, you can hear the crying sounds of children. It really doesn't look like a place to hold prisoners.
At this time, the guards of the Imperial Stables had already guarded the important roads along the way.
All doors were forced open.
Zhang Yu walked slowly in the corridor, looking all the way, he saw that the Bi'an Residence hidden under the numerous palace gardens did not hold thugs and criminals with great martial arts skills, but mostly the elderly, the weak, women and children, who seemed to be hostages. The wife of the "barbarian monk" might be held here.
"That makes sense. They are truly vicious and evil. Even if Wan Chong Lou is extremely bold, he would not dare to place them in the Forbidden City."
"Master Li!"
When Zhang Yu was almost at the end of the corridor, he saw four or five guards from the Imperial Stables coming over. They were supporting each other, all of them had bruises on their faces and were seriously injured. Among them was a first-class guard who was "granted the right to wear a flying fish suit".
"What happen to you guys?"
"Reporting to the Lord, there is a small courtyard ahead that is very suspicious. I went to search it, but was stopped by a reckless man. Four or five of us couldn't catch him, so we were just about to send more people."
Zhang Yu thought for a moment and said, "Lead the way. I'll go meet him."
"With an adult helping, there will be no problem."
Those guards instantly perked up. Commander Li relied on his superb martial arts skills and the great merit of saving the emperor. He rose from a mere minor official to a high position. He was exactly the idol that these people admired. It would be no problem for him to deal with that reckless man.
In front of the gate of Bi'an Residence, the Jinyiwei who had passed the check walked out of the corridor one by one. There were already more than a hundred people standing densely in front of the gate, surrounding Wang Chuanhuo and chattering incessantly with a lot of resentment.
"What do you think of us brothers?"
"What a bully!"
"There's a traitor in the Imperial Stables, and it has nothing to do with us, the Imperial Guards."
"They wouldn't want to magnify their victory and frame someone, would they?"
When the Jinyiwei thought of the methods they often used, they couldn't help but judge others by their own standards and felt a little creepy.
"Most likely……"
Wang Chuanhuo was also furious. It had always been the Jinyiwei who made random arrests based on rumors. He had never been treated like this before. He walked towards the narrow door, intending to find Qin Shuner to ask for an explanation, but suddenly he stopped and turned around to see more than a hundred people following him.
He glared at her: "You all wait where you are!"
Qin Shuner brought a chair and sat inside the door, letting the Jinyiwei pass by one by one.
"Eunuch Qin, what you are doing is inappropriate, isn't it?"
Wang Chuan came over angrily, his face turning dark red with anger rising up.
Qin Shuner asked with a smile: "What's wrong? Search the Bi'an Residence. This is the imperial edict of the imperial concubine brought by Commander Li, and there is also a token as proof. What's wrong with it?"
Wang Chuanhuo said coldly: "Then we shouldn't all be driven out. If someone has bad intentions and wants to gain wealth and fame, and frame someone else, who will be able to explain it then?"
Qin Shuner shook her head slightly and smiled, "We don't want this to happen, but this is what Commander Li wants."
"Then Wang will go and tell him!"
Qin Shuner looked at Wang Chuanhuo's back but did not stop him. The smile on his face faded and he stroked the Bi'an token in his hand with a worried look on his face.
"The Imperial Concubine has already said that she will search Bi'an's residence tomorrow. Why would she give him a token at night? I'm afraid he came from an illegitimate source. I just hope he doesn't do anything treasonous or unforgivable..."
(End of this chapter)