Chapter 463 Debts must be repaid

At night.

The fluttering snowflakes finally stopped, because the Yang family, who had been happy all day because of Yu's pregnancy, also quieted down.

In the bedroom of the main courtyard, Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi had fallen asleep peacefully.

But in the middle of the night, Yang Zhengshan suddenly opened his eyes.

He heard some noises that shouldn't have appeared, which seemed to be the sound of fighting.

The sound of fighting came and went quickly, and there were people talking vaguely, but the distance was too far, so Yang Zhengshan couldn't hear clearly.

Just when Yang Zhengshan was hesitating whether to get up and ask about the situation, the gate of the main courtyard was suddenly knocked.

"Who!"

The gatekeeper walked out of the gatehouse with a coat on and asked.

"Ding Qiu!"

"Manager Ding?"

"I have something urgent to do with the Marquis!" Ding Qiu stood outside the door.

"Manager Ding, wait a moment. I'll go tell Miss Qingxia!"

In the bedroom, Yu Qingyi also woke up, "What happened?"

Yang Zhengshan got up and put on his clothes, "It shouldn't be a big deal. You go to sleep first!"

If it was a big deal, it wouldn't be so quiet outside. Of course, it must not be a small matter. If it was a small matter, Ding Qiu wouldn't come knocking on the door late at night.

Yu Qingyi got up and put on a fur coat for Yang Zhengshan. At this time, Qingxia's voice was heard outside the door.

"Master, Manager Ding has something to ask you!"

Yang Zhengshan put on his clothes and walked out of the bedroom, "You guys take a rest. I'll go and see!"

After giving instructions, Yang Zhengshan went out.

"What's the matter?"

Ding Qiu lowered his voice and said, "Lord Wei is here!"

"Lord Wei? That Lord Wei?"

"Secret Wuwei Wei Cen!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded calmly, "Where is he?"

"The old slave has invited him to the tea room!" Ding Qiu said.

Yang Zhengshan's mouth curled up slightly, "He wanted to sneak into the mansion?"

"Well, it was Shitou who found him. I thought he was a thief, so I captured him!" Ding Qiu said.

The Shitou he mentioned was the guard of the Yang family, one of the second batch of guards trained by the Yang family.

The first batch of guards trained by the Yang family was trained after Yang Zhengshan went to Anyuan City, with only 20 people. The second batch was also trained in Anyuan City. At that time, all the selected people were teenagers aged 15 or 16, a total of 100 people.

As for the third and fourth batches, they are not just guards, some of the managers outside have been trained.

After a while, Yang Zhengshan came to the tea room in the front yard.

Seeing Wei Cen sitting next to the tea table with his teeth bared, Yang Zhengshan grinned, "What do you think my mansion is? You actually want to sneak in?"

When he was in Anyuan City before, Wei Cen came to the Yang family as if he was in an empty space. Except for Yang Zhengshan, no one could find him.

But now Wei Cen actually wants to sneak into the Yang family secretly, really thinking that anyone can come to the Yang family at will.

Wei Cen looked at Ding Qiu behind Yang Zhengshan, "His cultivation was far inferior to mine back then!"

"You also said that was back then, it's been almost ten years now!" Yang Zhengshan sat down and looked Wei Cen up and down.

Ding Qiu has been in the Yang family for more than ten years. At that time, Ding Qiu had the cultivation of the post-natal realm before he was less than 30 years old. Now, more than ten years have passed, and Ding Qiu's cultivation has reached the ninth level of the post-natal realm. He is the person with the highest cultivation in the Yang family except Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi.

For example, Wu Zhan and Wu Zheng are only at the eighth level of the post-natal realm now, and those disciples of the Tianqing Sword School who joined the Yang family at the beginning are now at the seventh level of the post-natal realm.

And what about Wei Cen!

His cultivation has now reached the eighth level of the post-natal realm, but the Yang family guards all have extraordinary hearing. Even Gu Yunjian, who has entered the innate realm, can't hide it from the ears of the Yang family guards, let alone him.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"It's not me, it's the Admiral!" Wei Cen said.

"Eunuch Lu is here too?" Yang Zhengshan was a little surprised.

Wei Cen showed a solemn look, "Not only the Admiral, but also the Lord Governor!"

Yang Zhengshan opened his mouth, shocked.

"Which Lord Governor?"

He actually guessed who it was, but he still had to confirm it.

"Eunuch Wang!" Ding Qiu said.

Yang Zhengshan took a breath.

"You really brought me a big trouble!"

Wang Zhongzhi had been stripped of his position and imprisoned a long time ago. Logically, Wang Zhongzhi should be in the imperial prison of the Miwuwei Zhenfu Division, but he appeared in Chongshan Pass.

Without thinking, Yang Zhengshan knew that there must be something wrong inside the Miwuwei.

"The Admiral said you owe him a favor!" Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan's mouth twitched slightly, he did owe Wei Cen a favor.

At that time, Wei Cen also said that he might need him to save his life one day, Yang Zhengshan really didn't expect that day to come.

But now it is not a matter of saving lives, but a struggle within the imperial city.

If there is a problem within the Secret Guard, there is only one possibility, that is, there is a problem within the imperial city.

He felt that the situation in Kyoto was a little strange before, and now it seems that the source of everything is likely to come from the imperial city.

Yang Zhengshan took a deep breath and asked, "Where are Eunuch Wang and Eunuch Lu?"

"South City!" Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a while, "Forget it, let's go and see first!"

"You tell the people below not to spread what happened tonight!"

After he gave Ding Qiu an order, he left the Marquis' Mansion with Wei Cen.

The two did not leave openly, but quietly and stealthily, and even climbed over the city wall from the north city to the south city.

Although it was just a matter of words for Yang Zhengshan to open the city gate, he still chose to climb over the city wall with Wei Cen.

Be careful and you won’t make a big mistake!

When it comes to the Secret Martial Guard and the interior of the Imperial City, one cannot be too cautious.

When crossing the city wall, Yang Zhengshan glanced at the patrolling soldiers.

When martial arts masters cross the city wall, it is as if they are entering an uninhabited land. It is difficult for the officers responsible for guarding and training to detect them, and there is nothing they can do about it.

The cultivation level of ordinary soldiers is too low, and it is too easy for martial arts masters to avoid their sight.

Moreover, the walls of the South City and the North City are not the focus of the soldiers' duty. The outer wall of Chongshan Pass is the most important. So it is easy to climb the wall between the South City and the North City, but it is much more difficult to climb the outer wall of Chongshan Pass.

The two came to Nancheng. Wei Cen took Yang Zhengshan into the alley in the south of the city, and finally stopped in front of a small courtyard.

Dang Dang Dang~~~

Wei Cen gently knocked on the courtyard door.

With a creak, the courtyard door opened, and Yang Zhengshan saw another familiar face.

Luo Chenhu, one of the 100 households in the northern division of Miwuwei Town. During the Battle of Beidi, when Yang Zhengshan led the soldiers of the Anyuan City garrison to defeat seven Hu tribesmen, Luo Chenhu helped the governor's Yamen go to the front line to verify the heads. .

Later, Yang Zhengshan led the Tenglong Guards into Chongshan Town to quell the rebellion, and Luo Chenhu also followed Lu Hua.

"The common people pay homage to the Marquis!" Luo Chenhu's eyes lit up when he saw Yang Zhengshan, and he clasped his fists and saluted.

Yang Zhengshan nodded calmly.

Grass people!

Didn't you call yourself a lower official?

Are you giving up your official position as a secret military guard?

That's right, now that they have rescued Wang Zhongzhi from the imperial edict, it is equivalent to betraying Emperor Yanping and betraying the secret military guards.

At the same time, this also means that Luo Chenhu has complaints against the secret military guards and the emperor.

The small courtyard is small, but there are many people here, more than twenty people.

Yang Zhengshan took a casual glance and determined that the people here were all masters of the Zhenbei Division!

How powerful is the Secret Martial Guard Zhenbei Division?

This is really hard to describe.

In terms of strength, Zhenbei Division should not have very strong masters, at most there would only be one or two acquired ninth-level warriors.

But in terms of power, Zhenbei Division's shadows, spies, and cavalry are all over the four northern provinces of Darong and the two major border towns.

Lu Hua has been in charge of the Zhenbei Division for more than ten years, and his control over the Zhenbei Division has already become deeply entrenched.

Just look at the people around you and you will understand. Lu Hua rescued Wang Zhongzhi from prison, and there are still so many masters guarding Lu Hua.

Stepping into the main room, Yang Zhengshan saw a familiar figure standing in the main room, but when he saw his face clearly, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Eunuch Lu?"

He couldn't believe that the person in front of him was Lu Hua.

The once handsome and calm Lu Hua was now wrapped up like a rice dumpling.

That handsome face was wrapped tightly in cotton cloth, only revealing a pair of deep eyes.

The bright red blood seeped into the cotton cloth, looking particularly horrifying and hideous under the dim candlelight.

This is Lu Hua!

Yang Zhengshan is really not sure.

"Master Hou, long time no see!" Lu Hua's voice became much hoarse.

Yang Zhengshan was silent.

Lu Hua didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.

For a time, the atmosphere in the simple main room became solemn and depressing.

After a long time, Yang Zhengshan finally said: "What does Eunuch Lu need me to do?"

When Lu Hua heard this, his nervousness suddenly relaxed a lot.

Although Yang Zhengshan owed him a favor, if Yang Zhengshan was unwilling to repay the favor, he couldn't do anything to Yang Zhengshan.

"I would like to ask Lord Marquis to see the Governor!" Lu Hua said.

"Where is the person?"

"This way!"

Lu Hua led Yang Zhengshan into the east bedroom.

Looking at Wang Zhongzhi on the bed, Yang Zhengshan felt that his description of Lu Hua just now was a bit lacking.

Lu Hua is not a rice dumpling, Wang Zhongzhi in front of him is a rice dumpling.

Lu Hua just wrapped his face with cotton cloth, while Wang Zhongzhi's whole body was covered with cotton cloth.

"What's wrong with him?"

"There is nothing but torture in the prison!"

"Did people from the Zhenfu Division do it?"

"No, Imperial Guard!"

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking that his ears heard wrongly.

"Royal Guards?"

"That's right, he's from the Imperial Guard!" Lu Hua's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness.

Yang Zhengshan was a little confused at this.

Both the Zhenfu Division and the Imperial Guard Division are part of the Secret Military Guard.

And Wang Zhongzhi has been in charge of the secret military guards for decades. Not to mention that he can dominate the secret military guards with one hand, it is absolutely impossible for him to lose power in a short period of time!

Lu Hua seemed to see his doubts and explained: "The Imperial Guard is divided into the Secret Guard and the Blood Blade. The Blood Blade only takes orders from Your Majesty and does not even have the authority to command the Governor. Although the Secret Guard is under the jurisdiction of the Governor, in fact Eunuch Chen has always been in charge!"

Eunuch Chen, Chen Zhongshu!

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized that simply speaking, Wang Zhongzhi had no control over the Imperial Guard Division.

This is normal. When it comes to the internal safety of the imperial city, the emperor is naturally extremely cautious and must let people around him take charge.

Chen Zhongshu had already gone to the imperial mausoleum to guard the mausoleum of Emperor Taiping, and the current chief ceremonial official was Nan Sheng.

"So it's Nan Sheng who's up to something?"

"It shouldn't be just Nansheng!" Lu Hua said solemnly: "Nansheng Admiral is in charge of the Imperial Guard, but it is not easy for him to control the Imperial Guard. But now he can easily control the Imperial Guard. And he also extended his hand into the Secret Martial Guard."

"In the past six months, if the secret guards want to submit memorials to the emperor, they must pass through Nansheng's hands!"

Why is Emperor Yanping dissatisfied with Wang Zhongzhi?

First, Wang Zhongzhi was not promoted by him, which made him feel that there was always a veil between him and Wang Zhongzhi, making him unable to trust Wang Zhongzhi.

Second, the secret guards have hardly provided important information to Emperor Yanping in the past six months. As the emperor's eyes and ears, the secret guards should often report to him about things outside the imperial city. However, even important information such as "the new emperor is immoral and causing chaos to the people" was not reported by the secret guards. Naturally, Emperor Yanping would be dissatisfied with Wang Zhongzhi.

But did Wang Zhongzhi really not report?

How is it possible?

If Wang Zhongzhi did not even have this self-awareness, how could Emperor Chengping hand over the secret guards to him?

It's not that Wang Zhongzhi did not report, but Nansheng intercepted all the memorials from the secret guards.

"If it was just Nansheng alone, it would be impossible to intercept all the memorials from the secret guards!" Lu Hua said.

Yang Zhengshan didn't know through what channels the secret guards' memorials were submitted to the emperor, but he knew that it was not easy to cut off the secret guards' channels for delivering memorials.

Although Nan Sheng was the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, he was far from being able to cover the sky with one hand in the imperial city.

"So there are still people in the imperial city helping Nan Sheng! And it's a big force!"

Yang Zhengshan had a bad feeling in his heart.

Lu Hua looked at Wang Zhongzhi who was in a coma, "This force is hidden very deeply, even the governor didn't notice it!"

He guessed so. In fact, he didn't know the situation in the imperial city now. After all, he had been outside the capital for these years. He only returned to the capital after Emperor Yanping ascended the throne.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head, "No, no!"

"What's wrong?"

"If there is a powerful force hidden in the imperial city, the secret guards may not be able to detect it, but didn't the late emperor notice it?"

Emperor Chengping was such a shrewd man. He was in power for 35 years. Except for the first few years, there has never been any chaos in the imperial city.

If someone could place a large number of people in the imperial city, Yang Zhengshan would be the first one to disbelieve it.

Of course, if it was just bribing a few eunuchs, it would definitely be unavoidable.

But what Nan Sheng did was definitely not something that could be done by bribing a few eunuchs.

Lu Hua fell into deep thought, and he also felt a little incredible, but the facts were in front of him, and he couldn't believe it even if he didn't want to.