Detective in the Red Chamber

Suspicious and puzzled, Sun Shaozong was not in a hurry to approach.

But at this time, Shen Lian had already seen his burly figure, and he tried his best to fend off several patrolmen around him, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Master Sun! Something flew out of the palace three quarters of an hour ago, and it looked It’s similar to what Prince Yizhong rode in back then, and not long after that, the three battalions and one guard were ordered to keep all the soldiers in place and not to move rashly! There must be something strange about it, I’m afraid there are changes in the palace!”

Where did Prince Yizhong ride?

Isn't that a hot air balloon?

Thinking about the strange black spots he found in the sky before, Sun Shaozong and Shen Lian immediately came to the same conclusion: something terrible must have happened in the palace!

Because even if Prince Yizhong fled back then, the emperor only ordered the soldiers and horses of the three battalions and one guard to surround him nearby and not to contact him arbitrarily.

Now the same scene reappeared, but the higher-ups ordered the three battalions and one guard to stay where they are and not to move rashly. Doesn't this mean that there is someone greater than Prince Yizhong on the hot air balloon?

But with Prince Yizhong's influence, who in the entire Great Zhou could be above him, and who was so untouchable? !

It can't be that the emperor is on top, right?

If so, what was the reason that forced the emperor to leave the palace alone in a hot air balloon?

Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong didn't hesitate any longer, strode towards the battle group, pulled an unowned horse by the side of the road, pinched its neck and held the horse's belly high above his head, and threw it at an empty space in the chaos. past!

The horse neighed and stomped its hooves, drew an arc about two feet long in the air, and hit the ground with a thud, hot blood sprayed from its nose and mouth when it fell, and one of its hind legs was folded under its body strangely. Convulsions and convulsions all over the body, obviously dying soon.

There was a sudden silence on the long street.

Shaking his disheveled cloak, Sun Shaozong strolled towards Shen Lian. Those standing in front of him, whether they were the patrol officers from the inspection department or the officers and soldiers from the patrol battalion, lowered their weapons involuntarily, and separated left and right like a tide.

When he got to Shen Lian's side, he saw that the shrewd man was panting slightly, his face almost stiffened, except for a pair of tricks that shone brightly.

That is the light of ambition!

Sun Shaozong understood Shen Lian's mind in an instant, it was nothing more than "seeking wealth and wealth and danger", and wanted to fight to save him from the dragon's inexorable merit.

He nodded slightly at Shen Lian, then he looked around, and finally his eyes fell on the head of the inspector, and he said loudly: "You have heard what I said just now, I am determined to go and find out, if you are afraid of this The official is afraid of crime and absconded, why not go together, how about it?"

The inspector was just ordered to guard here, how could he have thought that such things would be knocked down?

I was speechless in a panic, how could I still give an answer?

At this moment, two servants rushed out from Sun's mansion, carrying huge swords on their front and back.

When they got closer, a few patrolmen subconsciously wanted to stop them, but they could use their peripheral vision to sweep the wailing horses on the ground, and they all stopped their momentum by coincidence.

Sun Shaozong picked up Frostmourne and swiped it casually, the icy wind whipped up the snow, and the neck of the inspector who was still sweeping two feet away felt cold.

At the same time, what came into my ears was Sun Shaozong's colder question: "Do you want to go with this official, or..."

"Let's go together, let's go together! The villains are willing to do the work of dogs and horses for adults!"

Chapter 982 Wind Surge [Part [-]]

[4300 words, so a little late]

Southeast of the imperial city.

A scattered team of mixed infantry and cavalry is marching in the snow.

Shen Lian turned back to look at the tail of the team that was getting longer and longer. His already anxious mood became more anxious, and he couldn't help riding his horse to catch up with the leader, Sun Shaozong, and suggested: "My lord, since there is no such hot ball near the imperial city, There is no trace of the soldiers and horses sent by the palace, it is obvious that they have flown far away, why don't we abandon these half-hearted patrols and gallop after them on light cavalry, it is better than being dragged down by them again!"

He had heard the name 'hot air balloon' from Sun Shaozong before, but he didn't remember it very clearly, so he called it hot ball.

Sun Shaozong squinted at him: "As the saying goes, 'every time there is a big event, there is calmness', you have always been a calm and sophisticated person, why are you so restless?"

Shen Lian was speechless, and swallowed with a wry smile. He also sensed that his emotions were wrong, but in this situation, how many people can be as stable as Mount Sun?

He didn't know that after Sun Shaozong withdrew his gaze, looking at the snowy sky, he was also restless and almost unable to control himself.

Although the snow was not heavy, it was enough to cover the footprints on the street, and the breeze was blowing from east to west, south or north. It was even more difficult to judge the direction of the hot air balloon based on the wind direction.

Plus falling snow affected visibility

Probably only by sending people door-to-door to ask those people who are not staying at home, can it be possible to confirm the correct direction of pursuit.

but

Sun Shaozong also turned his head and glanced at those scattered patrols, feeling embarrassed in every possible way.

Shen Lian had only a small number of personal soldiers. When he forced his way before, there were fewer enemies and more enemies. Almost everyone was wounded. It was not easy to send them to search along the street, so he could only use the patrols at the back.

But the patrols were all coerced by him, and if they were to be thrown out, they would probably run away before they found the hot air balloon.

unwise!

If I knew it earlier, I should have summoned some servants to follow.

After being in a dilemma for a long time, seeing another crossroad ahead, Sun Shaozong gritted his teeth and decided to send the patrols out to explore the way—if they can’t rush over before the hot air balloon hits the ground, what’s the use of having a lot of patrols?

"My lord, my lord Sun!"

Just at this time, several people came on horseback from Xiexia, the leader's brocade robe was inlaid with gold and silver, and there were two eye-catching patches on one shoulder.

"Hong Jiu? Why are you here?"

Recognizing that the person was Baozheng, the beggar whom he promoted at the beginning, Sun Shaozong's heart was moved, and he hurriedly rode up to meet him.

When the two parties got together, Hong Jiu hurriedly rolled off the saddle, knelt down on one knee and said, "I heard that my lord has been implicated in the case of the crown prince. I feel really uneasy, so I sent a few men to guard near your house. on."

Speaking of this, he looked at Shen Lian who was catching up from behind, and continued: "When Shen Qianhu broke through the barrier, they all saw it clearly, so"

"Without further ado!"

Sun Shaozong interrupted his words and asked urgently: "How many people did you bring? It can't be just a few, right?"

"The next hundred people will arrive soon!"

Hong Jiu pulled his chest out, and said proudly: "The other one has ordered people to notify the twelve families in the inner and outer cities to protect the integrity, saying that you want to track down the imperial court criminals, and you can mobilize thousands of people in an hour!"

"Good good!"

Sun Shaozong couldn't help but be overjoyed, he really didn't expect that the simple move to solve the evil beggars in the city would be rewarded like this today!

However, Hong Jiu, a mere beggar, was able to recruit thousands of people in the capital in a short period of time, and he was obviously on the verge of becoming irreversible - but this is all for later, at present, he only hates the small number of people, how can he think there are too many?

When the rear team of the Beggar Clan arrived, Sun Shaozong immediately ordered two beggars to form a patrol, and divided up a team of more than [-] people to call the door from the southeast of the East Imperial City to ask if there were any officers and soldiers passing through the border.

Although the beggars were half-collected by the government and took on some prevention and control errands on weekdays, they were still at the bottom of society in the final analysis. Relying on it, everyone is shaking their heads and prestige.

Quite a few people were looking for that big family to bother them, making a fuss all the time.

During this period, more "beggar gang disciples" arrived one after another, making the search team gradually expand.

Two quarters of an hour later, I got the exact news.

Sun Shaozong immediately led his team to search along the road, searching and stopping all the way, and saw the vicinity of Lingchun Square in the outer city. Suddenly, a local beggar came to report that there were four or five hundred dragon guards ahead, and they were scattered for four miles. search.

Sun Shaozong hurriedly ordered the team to gather and inquire carefully, and learned that the officers and soldiers kept looking up at the sky while searching around, so he guessed that the dragon guards sent by the palace also chased and lost the hot air balloon because of the snow covering the view. .

"Sir, what should we do now?"

Shen Lian also came up with the same answer. He wasted a lot of time before, fearing that the hot air balloon had already fallen into the enemy's hands. Now that he heard that the other party had also lost it, his heart was immediately excited.

Sun Shaozong pondered for a while, and immediately ordered: "You gather all the patrolmen in one place and organize the queue—then pick some strong beggars and put them behind the queue to make a strong presence."

"I will understand at the end!"

Immediately he instructed Hong Jiudao: "Find some smarter subordinates and try to figure out where the leaders of those Dragon Guards are!"

"Don't worry, my lord, I'll arrange it now!"

The two took orders separately.

It took another quarter of an hour, and Shen Lian managed to gather a team of more than 300 people - after all, beggars were mainly old and weak women and children.

Fortunately, it was in the snow and the visibility was relatively low, otherwise it would be obvious at a glance that there were some shams behind the team.

At this time, Hong Jiu also got accurate news - mainly because among the five hundred dragon guards, there was only one civil official who was guarded.

Following Sun Shaozong's order, the team marched again. Because they had to maintain the queue and had to change their route from time to time according to Hong Jiu's information, it took another half an hour before they encountered the team of Long Jianwei.

The previous few times, there were small groups of people on the opposite side, and they didn't dare to confront this side. They just yelled a few times from a distance, and quickly withdrew without getting a response.

After traveling like this for another mile and a half, he finally collided with the opponent's core team.

Because the report had been received long ago, at this time there were about 300 people gathered on the opposite side. The leader was a blue-robed civil servant riding on a horse, like rice dumplings wrapped in three layers inside and outside.

"Stop coming, stop coming!"

"Which team are you from? Don't you know that there is a decree from the Holy Spirit that the three battalions and one guard must stay put and not move?"

A few sentries on the opposite side stepped forward and shouted, but Sun Shaozong ignored them until the two sides were not far away, and then raised the giant sword in his hand high.

"Array!"

Shen Lian's soldiers on both sides drew their weapons without hesitation, but the patrols behind them had different thoughts, scattered and hesitant, and in the end, only half of them raised their weapons.

Fortunately, the visibility was low, and the other side didn't notice any abnormalities for a while. Seeing that there was already an formation here, they hurriedly waited for it in a panic.

At this time, Sun Shaozong rode his horse and took a few steps forward, stretched out the sorrow of frost and shouted: "I am Dali Shaoqing Sun Shaozong, where are you in the team? Who is the leader? Come forward and answer for me!"

As the so-called shadow of a famous tree, Sun Shaozong has been traveling for nearly seven years, and he dare not say that he is a powerful person in China, but everyone in the capital knows everyone.

In particular, he is the most famous in the world for his bravery, and he has the most prestigious reputation in the army.

With this appearance right now, several uncontrollable exclamations came from the opposite side:

"It's Sun Shiwan?!"

"It was actually Sun Shiwan face to face!"

"How could it be him?!"

When he went to southern Xinjiang to see off his relatives last year, Sun Erlang reversed the situation in Qianxiang Kingdom by himself, and took advantage of the situation to kill some coalition forces of Zhenwa and other countries. .

After triumphantly returning to Beijing, he added the nickname of "Sun Shiwan", which means that one person can be worth one hundred thousand soldiers.

It's just that the sound of this new nickname always makes Sun Shaozong a little awkward.

Less gossip.

However, after a moment of chaos on the opposite side, suddenly a rider came out of the crowd, but it was not the leading civil servant, but a dragon guard from a hundred households.

The hundred households rode forward slowly, looked at the huge sword in Sun Shaozong's hand, swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva, and then asked loudly: "Master Sun should be confined at home right now, but why come to the outer city to interfere with our military affairs?" ?”

"Ha ha!"

Sun Shaozong sneered twice, rode his horse forward and approached a few steps, and said sharply: "Whether the official is grounded at home, you can only ask a hundred households? Let me ask you, you said that the official interferes with your military affairs, but I don’t know what kind of military affairs you are waiting for?!”

"This"

Those hundred households were already weak, and when Sun Shaozong used their identity to suppress them, they became more and more panicked. They subconsciously looked back at the civil servants sitting behind him, and saw that they didn't respond at all, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "People with humble ranks are Sent by the holy order, as for the specific military affairs, it is inconvenient to tell Lord Shaoqing."

"Sent by the holy order? Where is the imperial decree? Without the imperial decree, where is the eunuch who passed the decree? Such a mobilization of troops to come out of the palace, and the strict order that the three battalions and one guard must not move rashly, will there not even be an eunuch to supervise the army?!"

Faced with Sun Shaozong's series of questions, the hundred households were sweating profusely in panic, and they didn't know how to respond, so they had to turn around frequently, hoping that the civil servants in charge could give some hints.

"Really not?"

Sun Shaozong was only probing at first, but when he saw that the other party really couldn't produce any evidence, he immediately took advantage of the victory and pursued him: "Since this is the case, I can't just sit idly by, or you should stop disturbing the people for the time being and ask the palace to give a formal order; or Just accept the supervision of the officers and soldiers under my command, and let him wait to assist you!"

"This this"

The Baihu's face turned pale, and they didn't look back at all. They turned their horses' heads and looked at the civil servant for help, but although the civil servant looked a little anxious, he still refused to come forward to answer.

Sun Shaozong did not give them time to continue communicating. After waiting for a while and seeing that there was no answer from the other party, he immediately ordered without doubt: "In my opinion, there is no need to disturb the Holy One anymore. The two families will be together. If the Holy Majesty blames it, I will bear it all!"

Saying that, move Frostmourne forward.

Shen Lian immediately shouted: "Forward, forward!"

The left and right soldiers urged their horses forward without hesitation. Although the patrolmen behind were unwilling in every possible way, but the more than 200 beggars behind were unaware of the depth, and they all excitedly clamored forward.

Seeing that they were getting closer and closer in two strokes, the dragon guards on the opposite side began to commotion, and the civil servants in the middle couldn't hold back anymore, and suddenly screamed: "Stop them, stop them quickly!"

When the dragon guards in the front row heard the words, many of them raised their weapons subconsciously, and the back row also followed suit.

Shen Lian and his guards were okay, but the patrol behind them would die in a daze?

At the moment, they are trying their best to squeeze back, even if they can't retreat, they are unwilling to take half a step forward.

Seeing this, Sun Shaozong's brows and eyes showed a fierce look, and he immediately shouted: "Who dares to stop?!"

With that said, he urged the horse to gallop out.

When the enemy was facing him, he turned his horse's head around and rushed towards the courtyard wall on the left. Facing everyone's inexplicable gazes, he suddenly swept out the Frostmourne in his hand.

Boom~