Chapter 115: Zhan Doudou wants to continue his family line! Shen Zhong's entire family is in danger! (33)

The next evening.

Wang Qinian hurried into the posthouse and reported the news to Li Changan.

"Your Highness, last night I followed your instructions and killed all the Jinyiwei near the eight households of the emperor."

"However, the eight families of the Imperial Party are all cowards. None of them dared to take action to rob Sean's body."

Li Changan was not surprised at all. "The little emperor told me exactly what he said: Shen Zhong has great power over the government and the country, and his minions are everywhere."

"Just imagine, if our Emperor Qing passed away and Dean Chen Pingping was still in office, would the current Crown Prince be able to do anything to the Inspection Institute?"

"So, these people under the young emperor must not get along with Shen Zhong under the empress dowager."

"Shen Zhong used the power of the Imperial Guard to deal with these eight families. How dare these eight families come forward at will?"

The Queen Mother and the young Emperor were pretending to be fighting for power, but they had to act very similar to the outside world.

Therefore, the struggle between the Empress Dowager's party and the Emperor's party must have been bloody.

Since ancient times, the political struggles in which secret agencies participated have always been the bloodiest and most brutal.

Wang Qinian continued, “Then, I followed His Highness’ instructions and took Luowang’s masters to rob Sean’s body.”

"We killed a few Jinyiwei and escaped unscathed, but Shen Zhong still found some clues."

"Because our people had their feet stained with the white mud outside the Liyang Marquis' Mansion, Shen Zhong used this to find the Liyang Marquis' Mansion."

Last night, all the secret agents of the Jinyiwei near the eight imperial party families were slaughtered. Shen Zhong must be furious.

In his opinion, the imperial party must have been planning to deal with him.

As expected, Wang Qinian continued, "Shen Zhong brought the Jinyiwei to arrest the Marquis of Liyang and put him in jail this afternoon. All officials in the family will be imprisoned."

The secret service has always been directly controlled by the emperor, and attacking the secret service is treason.

What's more, the little emperor has ordered that Shen Zhong is fully responsible for the handover of Sean's body.

"Now the people in the capital are in a panic. The remaining seven imperial factions are all trembling with fear. They have closed their doors to visitors and wish they could burn incense and pray to Buddha!"

The most taboo in political struggles is changing sides, and these seven families dared not move at all. If they did, they might be accused of being accomplices of Marquis of Liyang.

"Your Highness, do you need to do this again tonight?"

Li Changan shook his head and said, "No, give all parties some time to react, and then we will act accordingly."

"It's not difficult to deal with Shen Zhong and Shang Shan Hu. It's not because we are so strong, but because they are too unstable internally."

"Tell Luowang's men to stay hidden and have all the people involved in this operation leave Shangjing one after another.

Within two days, another group of personnel will be transferred from surrounding counties and prefectures."

Li Changan is in trouble. He has plenty of people. Although he cannot have a huge number of people, he is never short of people.

The same inn, in another courtyard.

The shadow hid in the dark, watching Fan Xian's every move.

Fan Xian holds a big secret and is a favorite of Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping, so no problems can go wrong.

Fan Xian and Zong Zhui were also discussing the follow-up plan. "Zong Zhui, the residence that Taoist He provided for Yan Bingyun is now empty."

Taoist He is the secret agent of the Inspection Institute in Northern Qi, and is also the master of Cheng Jushu. He is a ninth-rank master in Shangjing City and a disciple of the Empress Dowager.

"But I talked to people nearby and found out that Yan Bingyun had close contact with a young lady from an official family, and that young lady was not afraid of the Jinyiwei people."

Zong Zhui continued, "I have checked Shen Zhong's family and found that he does have a younger sister. Your Excellency, do you think she is Miss Shen?"

Fan Xian thought for a moment and said, "We are at least 60% sure. We still need to investigate carefully before we can draw a conclusion."

Zong Zhui complained, "We are the victorious nation, Shen Zhong is too bold.

You're actually dragging your feet on returning the hostages!"

Fan Xian frowned, "Kyoto has helped us put pressure on Northern Qi.

Now that Shen Zhong has agreed to hand over Sean's body, we have made some progress."

"This is how the game between countries works. If you don't want to go to war again, you have to make progress step by step."

"Let's ask Young Master Guo to go out and attract Shen Zhong's attention. We will go to find Yan Bingyun in private. Shen Zhong has already noticed it today."

Zong Zhui suddenly became worried, "If Shen Zhong sends another ninth-rank expert to follow us, things will be a little troublesome!"

Fan Xian smiled mysteriously, "Not really, maybe Shen Zhong will send Taoist He!"

into the night.

In the little emperor's bedroom.

"Squeak!"

There was a sound of a secret door opening, and a secret door appeared on the wall of the little emperor's bedroom.

Queen Mother Wei, dressed in a casual robe and long skirt, quietly walked out from the secret door.

"Beanie!"

Zhan Doudou was sitting on the bed reading. When she heard the empress dowager coming, she habitually didn't even raise her head.

"Mother is here, come and sit down."

Although the mother and daughter sat at the highest level of power in Northern Qi, there were spies from the Embroidered Uniform Guards and powerful officials even in the imperial palace.

Fortunately, when Ku He was alive in his early years, Empress Dowager Wei ordered people to build a secret passage between the two people's bedrooms.

"Doudou, are you still reading Red Mansions? Have you met Li Changan? Ask him to write the sequel."

Zhan Doudou smiled bitterly, "He doesn't want to write at all. I can't do anything about it."

"The child is an emperor, but in his eyes, he is narrow-minded and has a limited vision. How can he force someone to write a book?"

Queen Mother Wei smiled and said, "Li Changan became famous at a young age, and his vision is indeed extraordinary, but didn't you use Pianpian to control him?"

"As long as you don't let go, he won't be able to get his hands on Pian Pian, so he has to find a way to deal with Shen Zhong."

Zhan Doudou put down the book, looking puzzled, "But it's been several days, and there's no movement from his Shadow Secret Guards."

"He just sent people to visit the ministers under my tutelage. How dare they offend Shen Zhong? Li Changan's trick is really not very smart."

Queen Mother Wei asked, "By the way, what's going on with Marquis Liyang?

He actually had the guts to rob the Jinyiwei. If he had had this courage earlier, you could have strongly supported him. "

Zhan Doudou smiled helplessly, "I don't know either. Those families who claim to be the emperor's party are all trying to protect themselves after joining my sect."

Queen Mother Wei consoled her, "Shen Zhong is such a bully. Look how he dealt with the Liyang Marquis' family. It's been half a day, and he still hasn't submitted the memorial."

"I estimate that by the time he hands in the memorial, the Marquis of Liyang will have been beheaded."

Zhan Doudou stared at the bright candle flame and said confidently, "When my son grows up and takes power, I must hold the power of the Jinyiwei in my own hands!"

Queen Mother Wei said distressedly, "You have worked hard over the years. You are a girl, but you have never been a girl for a day."

Zhan Doudou said firmly, "Don't worry, mother. I will definitely protect the Great Qi Empire and continue the bloodline of the Zhan family!"

"Whatever men can do, I, Zhan Doudou, can do too!"

Two days later.

The Nanqing delegation and Shen Zhong completed the handover of hostages, but Northern Qi kept the delegation in Northern Qi for more than ten days on the pretext of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet.

Shen Zhong also solemnly promised Fan Xian that he would return Yan Bingyun to the Nanqing delegation before Fan Xian left Northern Qi.

Just as Fan Xian expected, Shen Zhong really borrowed He Daoren from the Queen Mother to watch over Fan Xian, and asked Nanqing's secret agents to keep an eye on Nanqing's people.

So, Fan Xian, along with He Daoren and Zong Zhui, began to keep an eye on Miss Shen, trying to find Yan Bingyun through Miss Shen's whereabouts.

The great general Uesugi Tora, along with his cronies, came angrily to the Jinyiwei government office.

"Shen Zhong! Where did you hide my adoptive father's body?!"

After Shen Zhong and Fan Xian took over, they moved Sean's body from Dazhalan and hid it in the secret base of Jinyiwei.

Zhuang Mohan came to ask for it, but was rejected by Shen Zhong. How could Shen Zhong easily hand over the body of Sean, who was in control of Shangshan Hu?

Shen Zhong will not give up until he forces Uesugi Tora to show signs of rebellion and then brings him to justice.

"Oh! The general is here. I am sorry for not welcoming you. I am sorry for not welcoming you. I deserve to die!"

Looking at Shen Zhong's smiling face and asking for a beating, Uesugi Tiger really wanted to punch him to death.

This bastard really deserves a beating!

"Mr. Xiao's remains are of great importance, and his murderer has never been identified."

"Looking at the wound now, it was indeed caused by a ninth-grade master, but there are still many ninth-grade masters in the world."

"I wanted to find the Saint to verify it, but she was so high up that I couldn't find her for a while..."

Shen Zhong kept on chattering with a silly smile on his face, and Uesugi Tiger could no longer bear it.

A general like him who kills people without blinking an eye is most annoyed by slippery bureaucrats like Shen Zhong.

He grabbed Shenzhong by the collar and lifted him up like a chicken.

"Shen Zhong! Hand over my adoptive father's body!"

"If you insult my father's body again, I will eat your flesh alive!"

During the war with the northern barbarians in the snowy region, Uesugi Tora became famous in the border areas for eating raw horse meat.

His heavy and greasy eyes suddenly became sharp, and his voice became low, like a hissing venomous snake.

"Uesugi Tiger, kill me... Kill me and you will be able to find Sean."

"If you don't kill me, you'll never get Sean's body!"

When Tan Wu saw the masters of the Jinyiwei Mansion who were on high alert and the faint breathing sounds in the inner hall, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat out of nervousness.

"General, don't be impulsive!"

"This is Shen Zhong's vicious plan. Don't fall for it!"

Uesugi Tora was furious, but he also heard the breathing sounds in the back hall, so five hundred swordsmen and axemen were no problem.

Uesugi Tiger swung his spear hard, splitting the heavy desk in two!
"Ah! Shen Zhong, I will kill you!"

Uesugi Tora roared, threw Shen Zhong to the ground angrily, and left with his confidants.

Shen Zhong straightened his clothes, combed his hair, and enthusiastically rushed to the gate of the government office, shouting at the general's back.

"The general hasn't eaten meat recently, so his hands are weak and it doesn't hurt when I hit him..."

at dusk.

In the general's mansion, Wang Qinian threw a piece of paper onto Uesugi Tora's desk.

After reading it, Uesugi Tora was so nervous that sweat broke out on his head.

He hurriedly called in his trusted deputy general Tan Wu and handed him the paper ball.

"Tan Wu, come and take a look!"

Tan Wu opened the paper ball and saw the precise location where Sean's body was stored written on it.

However, there are a few more lines below.

"Shen Zhong, the Jinyiwei pacification envoy, has abused his power and authority, disrupted government affairs, and acted like a jackal. He has blinded the emperor's wisdom and abused his power to bring disaster to the country!"

"Tonight at 3:00 pm, General Uesugi Tora will unite with the seven imperial factions to attack and kill Shen Zhong!"

"First, attack the Jinyiwei Mansion and kill Shen Zhong's confidants!"

"Second route, attack the Jinyiwei's Nanshi stronghold and snatch Sean's body!"

"The third route is to attack Shen Zhong's residence, capture and kill Shen Zhong, and execute him on the spot!"

There are detailed personnel allocations for the three groups of troops, and the troops from Shangshan Hu and Panlongshan are all in the second group.

Tan Wu's hands couldn't help but tremble, "General, does anyone know that we have already reached an agreement with Panlong Mountain?"

Uesugi Tora's eyes were filled with fear as well. "The fact that they were able to throw a ball of paper right under my nose means that they heard our conversation."

"This person is either a ninth-rank master or has superb Qinggong skills!"

"I wonder if this note was also thrown into the residence of the Seven Imperial Clan families!"

Tan Wu's expression gradually calmed down, "General, if it was the seven families of the imperial party, they would never surrender to Shen Zhong."

"Shen Zhong has been oppressing them for a long time. If they tell Shen Zhong this news, they will not be able to escape the bloodbath!"

"Ever since the Marquis of Liyang was imprisoned by Shen Zhong, the Emperor's party has been trembling in fear all day long, not daring to overstep the line in the slightest."

Uesugi Tora swallowed nervously, his eyes filled with ferocity.

"I also think that these seven families must fight to the death tonight, otherwise they will be retaliated tomorrow!"

Tan Wu also nodded, "That's right. If this is accomplished, those who don't contribute will be considered as betrayers!"

"If we fail, those who don't contribute will also be accomplices and will definitely be punished by Shen Zhong!"

Uesugi Tiger clenched his fists and couldn't help but ask, "Who is pushing this behind the scenes?"

Tan Wu pointed in the direction of the imperial palace and said, "The young emperor is the only one who can handle the Queen Mother's party."

"The problem now is that no matter who is behind this, we have no way out."

Uesugi Tora suddenly asked, "Could it be that the Queen Mother and Shen Zhong are fishing?"

Tan Wu analyzed, "I have already inquired about it. The night before the incident at the Marquis of Liyang's mansion, all the secret agents of the Jinyiwei near the eight imperial party families were eliminated."

"That's why Shen Zhong was so angry. He severely punished the Liyang Marquis' family. This was not only to intimidate the Emperor's party, but also to intimidate Your Majesty."

"If all the Jinyiwei around the General's Mansion are eliminated tonight, then this matter is very likely to be true."

"No matter how vicious the Jinyiwei are, they dare not murder their own people in large numbers!"

Shangshan Hu was silent for a long time, and then said, "Let our people and the people of Panlong Mountain get ready."

"When we were on the battlefield, we were not sure of victory every time we fought. We had to take a gamble when it was time to do so!"

Ugly moments.

Several corpses were suddenly thrown into the front yard of the General's Mansion.

The men in black only left one sentence, "According to your majesty's order, kill the traitor Shen Zhong!"

Tan Wu checked the waist of the corpse and found the badge of the Jinyiwei.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards supervised all officials, and it was an honor for all officials. Although they were secret agents, they all carried badges with them.

Uesugi Tora held up a spear and growled, "Fuck!"

The corpses of Jinyiwei secret agents appeared in the residences of the eight imperial party families at the same time.

Last time, the Luowang members killed the spy and did not throw the body in, but this time it was different.

"In compliance with His Majesty's order, execute the traitor Shen Zhong!"

With the precedent of Marquis of Liyang, every family knows that if they don’t charge, they will die!
In every family, there are one or two Luowang's spies and insiders.

"Do it! If you don't, you will die!"

"If you want to do it, do your best and bring all the experts and guards with you!"

"We must kill Shen Zhong tonight! If Shen Zhong is not dead, we will have no chance of survival!"

"Kill Shen Zhong's entire family! Completely eradicate the roots!"

"Follow the plan on the note and don't make any mistakes!"

PS: Sister Shen’s brain is not very good and she won’t accept it. If no one says anything, just let her hang up.

(End of this chapter)