Chapter 852 Danger, Danger, Danger
"What did he tell Tong Mo?" Shang Jianxiong asked while walking.
"I mentioned Yan Baoru, the second-ranked master in the alchemy list, and said that Tong Xiang instructed Yan Baoru to assassinate him in the secret realm..."
Ga Miaoshui, who followed him away, quickly explained the conversation between Niu Youdao and Tong Mo.
How dare you come to the capital, how dare you come here to threaten people! Shang Jianxiong's cheeks twitched violently, and he also frowned. He didn't know whether Yan Baoru's assassination was true or not. It seems that Tong Mo also kept some things from this side...
Tong Mo's mind was spinning a thousand times, but he didn't show any clues on the surface, he walked undisturbed, and was alone in front of him.
He knew very well what Niu Youdao's words about exterminating him in public meant to the people in his faction, and people were panicked.
Gao Jiancheng and Shang Yongzhong quickened their pace to catch up with him, while watching his expression, Shang Yongzhong said injustice: "It's really audacious, it's unreasonable to dare to go to the palace to threaten the important officials in the court!"
Tong Mo said calmly: "It's not his turn to play wild here, let him jump up and down a few times first, the three major factions will take care of him sooner or later."
Just at this time, a young eunuch came running, "Your Majesty, Tong Xiang, summoned you."
After Tong Mo left, Shang and Gao looked at each other after watching them off for a while.
Shang Yongzhong asked in a low voice, "According to Da Situ, did Tong Xiang really instigate that Yan Baoru to assassinate Niu Youdao?"
Gao Jiancheng: "How can you believe Niu Youdao's words?"
Seeing that he was watertight, Shang Yongzhong slandered, and asked again: "That is to say, Niu Youdao deliberately came to trouble Tong Xiang this time?"
Gao Jiancheng cupped his hands back and said, "I would like to hear the high opinion."
Shang Yongzhong rolled his eyes, put his hands in his sleeves, hugged him in front of his stomach, and walked away, looking around and muttering, "The weather is good today."
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At lunch time, Fan Zhuan, the housekeeper of the Gao Mansion, delivered some family meals in person, and delivered them to Gao Jiancheng's office.
Other officials retreated one after another in order not to disturb Da Situ's meal.
There were no outsiders, butler Fan Zhuan whispered: "I heard that Niu Youdao has come to the palace?" These ministers are very well informed.
Gao Jiancheng hummed and asked, "Why did you come here?"
Fan Zhuan, who placed the food box, took out a piece of paper from the interlayer and gave it to him, "News from Niu Youdao to the mansion."
Gao Jiancheng was surprised, so he quickly spread out the paper and looked at it, only to see that it said that he was asked to keep an eye on the people in the Tong's house, and no one from the Tong's family was allowed to escape!
After reading it, he opened the drawer and took out the fire folder and blew it on, burning the paper to ashes.
Fan Zhuan whispered: "He wants to do something to Tong Mo?"
Gao Jiancheng: "I still don't know who did it to whom. People from the three major factions wanted to keep Niu Youdao in the palace, but the one in the palace refused to agree. Now they have found a place for Niu Youdao outside. The movement is a bit unusual. The water in this capital city is very deep, Tong Mo has been in the phase for many years, the tree has a big root and deep roots, the potential energy is extraordinary, and the subordinates are mixed with dragons and snakes. I'm afraid it's not just Yan Baoru, but the three major factions can't figure out the depth if they don't come hard. This is Tong Mo's territory, not anyone who wants to overthrow him can overthrow him, and with the cooperation of the man in the palace, that man who suddenly came here is a bit reckless, not as simple as he thought, Tong Mo may not Let him live tonight!"
Fan Zhuan: "Then what should we do?"
Gao Jiancheng cast his gaze out of the window, and said slowly: "I have no choice. Do as he said, arrange reliable manpower outside the Tong's mansion, use the eyeliner in the Tong's mansion to pay attention, and if you find that the Tong family has left, immediately send a message to the people outside to watch." Come on. Remember, things must be done cleanly, and you can't get angry."
"Okay!" Fan Zhuan responded, placed the food box, and after a few private conversations, he left.
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An elegant and quiet place in the capital, a house, was temporarily arranged for Niu Youdao to settle down.
Niu Youdao wanted to leave, but the members of the three major factions refused, so they sent ten people to watch over him.
Walking into his room, Niu Youdao looked around, and saw a piece of abrupt white paper on the clean table. When he got closer, there seemed to be words on the back. , I saw "Danger, Danger, Danger" written on it, and wrote three dangers in a row.
Niu Youdao knew the mark on the lower left corner was a reminder sent by Gao Jiancheng. He couldn't help but smile, and found that the water in the capital city was not as deep as usual, and these high officials in the court were not so simple.
This mansion was a temporarily chosen place, he had just moved in, and the result was that people could put a warning sign in his room without anyone noticing it.
This is also the reason why he has never dared to come to the capital easily. He never dared to underestimate those secular officials.
Seeing that he was so cautious that he didn't even touch a piece of paper directly, Guan Fangyi came over and asked, "What is it?"
Niu Youdao turned his hands over and cast a spell to turn the paper into powder, preventing the contents of the police report from leaking out.
Not interested, Guan Fangyi snorted coldly, rolled her eyes at him, and said with displeasure on her face, "Let me tell you, I have stayed in Qijing for many years, and this Yanjing must be similar. Don't underestimate me." It's scary to look at people like Tong Mo, who hold money and power in their hands, and Yan Baoru won't be the only one under him."
She didn't expect that Niu Youdao would directly provoke Tong Mo as soon as he ran over, and even said such words to Tong Mo, it was like putting a knife on Tong Mo's neck.
Wu Zhaoxing said: "This is the center of the country, where all kinds of fish and dragons are mixed together, so we must be careful."
Being able to say this, he obviously also thinks that people like Tong Mo are not easy to mess with, especially in a place like the capital.
Niu Youdao swiped his sleeves to sweep away the floating dust, "It takes time for news to come and go between the three major factions. Before the news from the three major factions replies, the members of the three major factions will not act rashly towards me. As long as the three major factions do not act rashly in this matter, If force intervenes, nothing will happen."
While speaking, he looked back and looked around, "Send a signal to let Yun Ji come to see me."
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Under the eaves, Song Shiqian Liansheng wandered anxiously.
Song Guo has reached the current situation, it is not easy for him as an envoy stationed in Yanjing, it is really not easy to do.
When the Song State was strong, he could even show his country's prestige in Yan State's court hall, but now he is begging his grandpa to sue his grandma everywhere.
After taking off his clothes and insulting him outside the imperial palace of the Yan State, the fortunes of the Song State seemed to go from bad to worse. His head was really grey, and his temples were covered with frost.
A subordinate came quickly, and Qian Liansheng hurriedly asked: "How is it? I found out the whereabouts of Niu Youdao."
Song Guo was looking for Niu Youdao everywhere, hoping to ask Yan Guo to send troops, but he couldn't find it all the time. Who knew that Niu Youdao came to Yanjing suddenly.
At this time, how could he miss the opportunity of a first meeting, no matter whether Niu Youdao would agree or not, he had to find a way to lobby for a first meeting, which was his duty that he could not shirk.
"It has been detected." The subordinate nodded repeatedly, and presented a letter with both hands, "This is a letter sent by Niu Youdao, please meet with your lord!"
"Ah!" Qian Liansheng was startled, and in an instant he was ecstatic. It's hard to say what the result was when he begged to come to the door. If someone took the initiative to see him, the situation would be different. If Niu Youdao didn't have the intention to send troops, why would he? Take the initiative to meet him?
This made him see great hope, and he couldn't wait to open the letter to read.
The expression of joy gradually froze on his face, and he gradually became suspicious. The letter meant to ask him to meet, but it was a request to meet in secret, and he demanded that no one would find out. The number of people brought.
"What does he mean?" Qian Liansheng asked for advice in confusion.
The subordinate said: "I can also understand that if we really send troops, I am afraid that we will have to leave the three major factions of Yan State and the court of Yan State. I am afraid it will not work if we do not act in secret."
Qian Liansheng nodded approvingly.
In short, no matter what doubts he had, he had to go to the appointment, not to mention that Niu Youdao didn't have to do anything unfavorable to an envoy like him.
Of course, necessary preparations must be made just in case, and secret preparations and arrangements are made at the moment.
In the evening, Qian Liansheng brought four guards, dressed in disguise, and went out through the secret passage secretly prepared by the embassy.
Embassies of various countries will inevitably do some shameful things, and it is normal to prepare similar secret passages.
The street was gradually lit up, and Qian Liansheng, who was shaking in the carriage, stretched out his hand and opened the corner of the curtain to look out from time to time, with worry on his brows.
Arriving at the side door of a remote house, someone jumped out of the carriage and knocked on the door. After explaining the purpose of coming, the door opened and the carriage was let in together.
The person in charge of picking up the guests was Xu Laoliu who was dressed up in disguise. Qian Liansheng asked when he got off the carriage, "Where is Daoist?"
Instead of calling him by his name, he respectfully called Niu Youdao the Daoist. It is said that the people at the thatched villa all called him that, and he also expressed his respect.
There is no way to ask for it.
"Follow me, please!" Xu Lao Liu led them to a house deep in the inner courtyard. When he opened the door, he saw a tunnel entrance on the ground inside the house.
Walking to the side of the tunnel, Xu Laoliu stretched out his hand to greet him, "Go straight, everyone, there will be someone at the other end of the tunnel to meet you, and you will naturally see the Taoist master then."
Feeling more and more mysterious, Qian Liansheng and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, but bit the bullet and went down the tunnel.
The tunnel was pitch black, and someone released a moon butterfly to illuminate it.
The tunnel is not spacious, at most two people can walk side by side, but the walls are very smooth, as natural as it is.
The tunnel didn't have a fork in the road, but it felt very long. Qian Liansheng and others became more and more surprised as they walked, and they didn't see the exit for a long time. I didn't expect Niu Youdao to dig such a long tunnel in the capital. Not a small project.
After walking for almost a full mile, I saw the exit. As soon as the exit was drilled out, I was in a room again, and Wu Laoer was already here to meet him.
Wu Lao Er asked them to wait a moment, and after someone outside gave the news and confirmed that they had no eyes and ears, Wu Lao Er led them out.
After leaving the room and seeing the building outside the house, Qian Liansheng's subordinates whispered to him, saying that this is where the inquired Niu Youdao settled.
This reassured Qian Liansheng a lot.
I thought I could see Niu Youdao, but Wu Er Er took them into a room again, and told them that there was an eyeliner from the imperial court outside, telling them to hide in the room temporarily and not make a sound, waiting for the Taoist to greet them.
After Wu Lao Er left, the few people waited silently. When it was dark and the room was pitch black, there was still no greeting.
After being quiet for a long time, suddenly there was the sound of tinkling zither outside, making the people in the room listen attentively.