Peerless Pirates

Song Zheng's current appearance is very different from his original handsomeness. Not only is he dressed in coarse rags, his face is sickly, and there are three or two straws in his hair. [Poor people like him can be seen everywhere in Daxing Town.

.The leading sergeant captain walked across from Song Zheng, but did not recognize him at all.

Song Zheng's lips curled up slightly and he continued to move forward. There were many people in Daxing Town. When he passed by a well-dressed fat scholar, he moved his fingers slightly, and the fish intestine sword on his sleeve flashed away, and he spoke quietly.

Take off the other party's money bag and put it back into your sleeve.

It's ridiculous to say that although his dignified envoy from Da Qi brought gold and medicine and other things according to custom, he didn't bring any silver. He had no choice but to try his skills. Fortunately, although he had never done such a "little job",

But his fingers were extremely sensitive and he stole the opponent's trousers effortlessly.

Turning a corner and seeing no one around, Song Zheng took out the silver from the robe and put it into his arms. Although it was only a dozen taels, it was considered a huge sum of money in the eyes of ordinary people. The robe was quite beautiful.

It was also embroidered with flaming red lotus patterns. Song Zheng didn't even bother and threw it to the ground. Such a beautiful trousers was not something he could use now.

With the money in his pocket, Song Zheng returned to the street, asked people about the location of the drug store, and then walked forward.

After walking for about half a mile, the largest Dachang Drug Store in the town was in front of him. Song Zheng looked up, but his heart skipped a beat. It turned out that in front of Dachang Drug Store, there were several small vendors doing small business. Some were selling plows.

head, hoe

Waiting for farm tools, some were selling felt hats, reed mats, and so on. Among them were two men selling peppercorns, facing the door of the drug store. One looked around and shouted from time to time, while the other stared intently.

The drug store opposite.

Song Zheng narrowed his eyes and knew something was wrong with the two of them. Two lifetimes of experience had taught him how to observe the environment. These two men ignored their own business and stared at people. They must be Jiang Kui's informants.

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Jiang Kui should know very well about Lang Bochuan's situation. He knew that Lang Bochuan had been stabbed in the leg and would buy medicine for treatment once he escaped from the mountain, so he sent people to keep an eye on the drug stores in towns outside Qingcheng Mountain.

Song Zheng knew that Jiang Kui had a group of undercover figures, just like the secret soldiers of the Imperial City Department of Da Qi, who were responsible for providing all kinds of intelligence. Although the size of the Shu Palace Guard Department could not be compared with that of the Imperial City Department of Da Qi,

But it is still enough for monitoring the towns around Qingcheng Mountain.

Song Zheng did not hesitate and walked into the drug store half-walking and half-staggering. There were four or five people buying medicine inside. However, at the side of the lobby, a man in his thirties was drinking tea with squinted eyes and kept scanning.

A person buying medicine.

"Young Master's face is really quite impressive." Song Zheng secretly smiled.

In front of Song Zheng, a man who looked like a butler was carrying two packages of medicine and said to the black-bearded old man in the cabinet, "Shopkeeper Yan, please send the money to the account first, and we will settle the account at the end of the month."

The old man agreed repeatedly, smiled politely, and waved the butler away.

Song Zheng knew something in his mind, so he stepped forward and cupped his hands towards the black-bearded old man, "Shopkeeper Yan, please get some trauma medicine."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Zheng felt a gaze coming towards him.

The black-bearded old man said, "Oh, what's wrong with you?"

"Oh, I still have the same problem. It's my child. He ran around at home and stepped on a sickle. If he hadn't been wearing a new pair of cotton shoes, his feet would have been disabled. Now, I'll get some medicine and give him a pack.

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The old man in black was very polite and asked whether the wound was deep and whether he wanted a doctor. Song Zheng naturally answered all the questions and answered them carefully. His acting skills were indeed very good.

During the conversation, Song Zheng deliberately said that his brother had bought medicine here last time and was cured of his fall. He was grateful to the medicine shop. This was a lie. Even the old man in black felt that he had met Song Zheng, but he was just older.

I forgot.

The man in the lobby didn't suspect anything when he saw that Song Zheng was a "regular customer" of Shopkeeper Yan.

Finally, after a few polite words, Song Zheng left the drug store with two bags of Jinchuang medicine. Then, he went to a clothing store to buy a few pieces of coarse cloth, and then to a hotel to buy a jar of wine before embarking on his return trip. In order to

To avoid being followed, he deliberately made a half circle to the south.

By being so careful, no one will notice.

However, after this incident, Song Zheng also felt that Guankou Town was not safe because it was still too close to Qingcheng Mountain. Therefore, after receiving Lang Bochuan, Song Zheng decided to turn around.

He spent three taels of silver to buy a donkey in the town, let Lang Bochuan ride on the donkey, and he led the donkey to Pengzhou, Mengyang, and even Hanzhou.

Although Lang Bochuan was constantly jolted, luckily he never stopped taking medicine, eating and drinking, and with Song Zheng as an excellent "pickpocket", he couldn't miss anything. When he arrived in Mengyang five days later, Lang Bochuan was already able to walk.

In Chengdu Mansion, Lang Zhengchun was sitting in the Qinzheng Hall with red eyes, furious at Qin Zhong, another general of the Palace Guards.

The structure of the Shu Palace Guards Department is relatively special. It has three commanding generals: Jiang Kui, Qin Zhong and An Zhenghai. Jiang Kui is directly in charge of secret intelligence and controls Qin and An. If necessary, he can directly command troops, such as the emperor and the prince.

Tours, large sacrifices, etc. Qin and An directly commanded the troops and were responsible for guarding the Shu Palace.

Precisely because of Jiang Kui's control, Qin and An's thousands of households were all attracted by Jiang Kui. The so-called wooing was either coercion or inducement. After all, Jiang Kui was in charge of the intelligence of Shu and knew a lot.

No. The shady activities of several thousand households in private became Jiang Kui's weight.

Jiang Kui had been the deputy capital of the Imperial City in Daqi for many years and had his own methods. Qin Zhong and An Zhenghai also knew some rumors, but because they were not too clean, they had no choice but to turn a blind eye.

However, now the two of them have found an opportunity. An Zhenghai has been sent out by Lang Zhengchun, and he has been given the sacred mandate to supervise Jiang Kui and take him down if necessary. After all, the dignified prince of Shu was assassinated. Even if Jiang Kui continues to work hard,

I can't shirk responsibility either.

Three days passed, and Lang Zhengchuan was still alive and dead. Lang Zhengchun became furious and cursed at Qin Zhong, saying that the people in the Palace Guards Department were useless and that even Daqi's assassins could not catch him.

Qin Zhong kowtowed in fear, but his heart was filled with joy. He and An Zhenghai were not responsible for anything that happened to the prince this time, all the blame was Jiang Kui's.

Lang Zhengchun got angry, threw a few teacups, and slowly calmed down. Zhao Yan, the Privy Councilor next to him, gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, our army's martial arts exercise was originally scheduled for the eighth day of April. I asked Your Majesty to reschedule.

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"Reschedule? Why reschedule?" Lang Zhengchun felt angry again.

"This..." Zhao Yan hesitated for a moment, "The prince is missing and the country is shaken. Please put the overall situation first. The soldiers who were stationed in various places should not return to the capital at this time. To prevent Xiao Xiao and others from taking the opportunity to cause chaos."

Lang Zhengchun stared at Zhao Yan for a while, and then said slowly, "What you said makes sense, and it's accurate. Oh, Yan'er is in Lizhou now, right? He fell ill in the army before, and I saw his letter yesterday, saying that he has been abbreviated.

Okay, tell him to come back quickly."

Zhao Yan suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and hurriedly handed over his hands to accept the order.

After Prime Minister An Zhou and Councilor Bao Heng looked at each other, Bao Heng stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, His Highness has just recovered from a serious illness. It is not advisable to travel too hard. Once the disease relapses, it may be very detrimental to His Royal Highness's health."

An Zhou also stepped forward and said, "Master Bao is right, His Highness's body is important. In addition, since our Shu army has occupied the pass and blocked the official roads in Qinling, it is expected to be fine. Previously, in order to pacify the pass as soon as possible, we had transferred

Half of the city guards. Now that the overall situation has been decided, it is better to turn the city guards back first." Zhao Yan said angrily, "It seems that the matter of troop transfer is not under your jurisdiction, Lord An."

An Zhouyun said calmly, "Now the life or death of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is uncertain. Half of the imperial army and the capital guards have dispersed, trying hard to find the prince. The palace and capital guards are obviously insufficient. If there is some disturbance, wouldn't it be troublesome?"

"Humph, what kind of scandal is there? The Holy One governs the world with his arch, the people are good, the people are rich, and live and work in peace and contentment. How can there be any scandal? I, Mr. An, are deliberately being alarmist? Besides, the army to pacify the pass is such a foundation. What if it is lost?

, wouldn’t it undermine His Majesty’s holiness?”

Bao Heng frowned and said to Lang Zhengchun, "Your Majesty, the safety of the palace and city depends on the imperial army and the guards. I hope your Majesty will see clearly."

Lang Zhengchun squinted his eyes and glanced at the ministers without saying a word, not knowing what he was thinking about. An Zhou and Zhao Yan argued for a few more words, but they also calmed down, and they all bowed to apologize and returned to the court.

"Have you fought enough?" Lang Zhengchun said coldly, "How long has it been? One of my two sons is sick and the other is dead, but you are here to speculate on the will of the Holy Spirit and make your own calculations. Let me tell you, I

He’s not dead yet, I still have the final say in Shu Kingdom!”

As soon as he said these words, His Highness immediately fell down. An Zhou and Zhao Yan even turned pale and kowtowed. No matter how big a subject is, "predicting the will of the Holy Spirit" is a huge crime. Although the Shu Kingdom

The emperor of China was not like a certain dynasty in later generations, where the emperor made his own decisions, but "predicting the holy will" was also a crime of beheading. What's more, the "holy will" here was also secretly involved in the big issue of succession.

Looking at his subordinates who were kowtowing like garlic below, Lang Zhengchun's eyes flashed with cold light as he kept scanning, finally focusing on An Zhou and Zhao Yan in front of them.

"One of Le and others is a political official, and the other is a military chief. They don't want to be loyal to the country. The prince has no time to compete without mourning. Instead, he is selfish. What do you want to do? Do you want me to jump early?"

An Zhou and Zhao Yan were trembling all over and banged their heads on the ground until their foreheads were bruised, dripping with blood and dyeing the hall red.

All the ministers were horrified. In the past few years, Lang Zhengchun was obsessed with Taoism and slacked off in political affairs. An Zhao Yan's power increased greatly. The people of Shu only knew An and Zhao but not His Majesty. They had almost forgotten that when Lang Zhengchun took the throne, he was

How to kill those who oppose ministers and are not involved in political affairs.

When Lang Zhengchun spoke today, I suddenly realized how naive my original idea was. After all, Shu is Lang's Shu. Several generations of Shu kings have worked hard. The previous generations slaughtered three thousand people, and only then did we have what we have today.

"An Gu, Zhao Yan, was fined one year's salary. All the forbidden troops were withdrawn to the nearest garrison in Chengdu. The National Defense Force, led by Su Fengnian, was the crown prince in Qingcheng Mountain, with a team of 100 people, and one forbidden soldier in each team. The progress was reported one day. If there is no

What's the result? The whole team will be killed without mercy."

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