Chapter 517 There is a blizzard tonight

On the 19th of the first month, officials of Ningxia Town received invitations from the Qingwang Mansion. Zhu Yu explained in the invitation that the 19th of the first month is the thirteenth birthday of Zhu Taiyu, the young Qingding King of Qingwang Mansion. If officials of Ningxia Town give their faces, they will come to congratulate them. Gifts are free. People must come. That's the face of Qingwang Mansion. In.

Many middle and lower officials did not have the opportunity to make friends with Qingwang Mansion on weekdays. After receiving the invitation, they were naturally flattered. Needless to say, the military and political officials in Ningxia Town would go to celebrate King's birthday in any case. Whether they had friendship or not, they always had to deal with the scene.

As soon as it was dark, lanterns were lit on the street near the left of the Qingwang Mansion, and wind lanterns were also raised on the wall, shining on the left side of the palace like day. Officials of all sizes took sedan chairs and horses, and rode horses from all over the city to the palace for banquet.

Zhu Xiaoqi was dressed in a brocade robe and stood in front of the house with a smile on his face to greet him in person, which flattered the officials who went to the banquet. The prince had never personally greeted anyone. It seemed that this time he attached great importance to King Qingding's birthday. After all, he was his uncle and nephew, and the feeling of licking the calves was still sincere.

At the beginning of the update, the hall was full of head-faced figures in Ningxia Town, but some statuses were seated, and many people had not gathered together for a long time. Before the banquet was held, everyone greeted each other, talked and laughed happily.

General Jiang Han, the governor An Weixue, the eunuch of the town army Li Zeng, Zhou Dong, the minister of Dali Temple and others sat around the chief, surrounded by more than a dozen local officials who came to talk. Taking this opportunity, everyone also wanted to talk to several leading figures in Ningxia Town to make friends.

Judging from the number of people surrounded by several head-faced figures, we can roughly see the popularity of several people in this town. Jiang Han still looks old-fashioned. There are only a few people around him. Everyone knows that Jiang Han is not very good, and this person is not popular, so although he is a general officer, he is not popular. An Weixue and Li Zeng have the most people around him. One is the governor who is close to the prince, and the other is a middle officer in the inner court. He is also smooth and easier to make friends.

While saying this to the people around him, Li Zeng looked around him and found that there were two important figures missing on the seat today. Although he was afraid of seeing them, it was a little strange that he didn't see them on such occasions.

"Why didn't Lord Song and Lord Yang Yiqing see each other? Have you seen it?" Li Zeng asked.

After his reminder, the officials around him suddenly found that they had not seen these two people. An official whispered, "How could they come? After Song Nanzhang killed Shi Lian, he had a relationship with the prince. At today's banquet, I'm afraid that the prince didn't even give him an invitation, and even if he sent it, he didn't dare to come.

"Yes, Yang Yiqing and Song Nan are angry with the same trouser leg. He will definitely not come either." Another official echoed.

Li Zeng frowned. These reasons sounded good, but Li Zeng didn't think so. Song Nan dared to openly confront the prince, but how could he be afraid of coming here for the banquet? What can King Anhua do with him in public? As for the fact that King Anhua did not send invitations to Song Nan and Yang Yiqing, it is even more unreliable. Will King Anhua easily show his hostility to Song Nan because of Shi Lian's incident? Is King Anhua such an insive person?

"Gunuch, you are a regular customer around the prince. You should know why Song Nan and Yang Yiqing have not arrived." Zhou Dong asked.

An Weixue's face turned red. He also knew that his close relationship with King Anhua was quite criticized, but he didn't care. He had his official creed. Being an official in Ningxia Town was to have a good relationship with the royal palace, otherwise it would be difficult to walk. It was because of his insight into this that he did not hesitate to speak behind his back and was willing to be the saddle of the king of Anhua. Running errands in front of and behind, he even almost turned against Song Nan for Shi Lian.

"I sent an invitation in the morning, but I don't know why these two people haven't arrived. I'm afraid that the prince has sent someone to urge them. These two people are really ignorant. The prince gives face, but they are very beautiful. In fact, they don't come, so that everyone will be embarrassed to meet. Mr. Li and Mr. Zhou, did you say that?

Li Zeng said lightly, "What's so embarrassing? It's you, Lord An. I heard that you almost took action that day. Lord An was refuted by Song Nan. It's really a little embarrassing to meet."

An Weixue sneered and said, "Isn't Grandpa Li embarrassed? You and I know some things, and I don't have to point them out."

Li Zeng looked stunned and talked about him. He thought to himself: It seemed that the assassination of Song Nan on that day was not impenetrable. An Weixue must have known the wind. After going back, he must deal with all the relevant people to avoid leaving future troubles.

There was a lot of noise in the hall, but the atmosphere was tense in a secret room of the side hall of the hall. Zhu Yu sat on the chair with a green face, standing in front of Sun Jingwen, Meng Bin, Zhou Ang, He Jin, Ding Guang and others. Eight palace guards stood silently behind him.

"Song Nan and Yang Yiqing are missing? What do you do? How can a large group of people disappear?" Zhu Qi asked in a harsh voice.

"Your Majesty, the people just sent to urge Song Nan and Yang Yiqing came back and said that the whole people in the snow-watching building were empty, and not even a soldier was left behind. Their subordinates also felt strange. Although in order not to startle the snakes, we withdrew the secret whistle in the left in the past few days, the old party in the snow-watching building also sent a secret report that they I didn't realize it, but suddenly there was no shadow." Sun Jingwen squeaked his lips.

"What about the old party? These dogs have made no achievements since Song Nan moved into the Guanxue Building. Song Nan entered the royal palace for a few days, but they knew nothing about it. It was really waste.

"The old party and seven servants have also disappeared. I don't know where they have gone." Sun Jingwen whispered.

"Waste, waste, a group of waste, at this jum, Song Nan's trace was lost. How can I rely on you in the future? I'm so angry!" Zhu Yu slapped his thighs and scolded endlessly.

Zhou Ang coughed and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the three gates have been closed, and there is a curfew in the evening. There is no report of Song Nan and others leaving the city at the gate. Obviously, they are still in the city, but there are hundreds of soldiers in the district. Why should they worry about? The most important thing in front of us is that after tonight's banquet, the town will be controlled by us, and then slowly search for them. The prince does not need to be angry.

Zhu Wei thought for a moment and nodded and said, "Yes, as long as long as they don't go out of the city, I will catch Song Nan alive and kill him in person; Zhou Ang, Jinyi Wei's official is going to send troops and horses to standby? There are also hundreds of brocade guards there, so they can't be missing; heavy soldiers should be sent to guard the gate.

"The inferior position has already made arrangements. As soon as it is launched here, my people will wash the blood of the brocade guard door."

"Okay, Jingwen, are you ready for everything at the banquet?"

Sun Jingwen said, "Don't worry, everything is ready."

"Borxin, are your manpower ready?"

"It's ready. Listen to the prince's instructions."

Zhu Huanqi breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and said, "Okay, tonight will be the most important day since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. You will also be famous in history tonight. I and you will let the people of the world come with me, and let's give a big surprise to the officials in the palace."

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In a large mansion in the south of Ningxia, hundreds of fully armed brocade guards quietly stayed in several rooms. Since yesterday afternoon, when the party housekeeper and seven servants of Guanxuelou were captured by Wang Yong, Jinyiwei began to act.

The strength of Jinyiwei since Shi Lian's death has led to a large reduction in the number of secret agents peeping on the side of Guanxue Building. A few days ago, Jinyiwei swept the surrounding secret agents several times and caught more than a dozen spying. He was beaten to pieces without exception. Fortunately, he did not confess the messenger behind. This also reminded King Anhua that he could not make branches at the time, so he evacuated most of his manpower, leaving only a few shrewd people to peep from afar.

Like a few days ago, the Jinyiwei's patrol on the streets of Ningxia Town has become the norm. A small team of Jinyiwei's personal guards rode out to patrol without attracting their attention, but they were completely bored. This time, the Jinyiwei's patrol team seemed to be a little more, and the 156 teams of Jinyiwei cavalry were sent out. Finally, even Song Nan took more than a dozen people out to patrol the street.

Song Nan used this method to abruptly turn the brocade guards into zero. More than 200 guards walked cleanly within an hour, and no one returned to the snow observation tower until dark in the evening.

Yang Yiqing went out in the morning. It was normal for him to measure acres of grass and come back late these days, which is not suspicious, but this time it is different. He took Mrs. Yang Kuer out of his big car. At this moment, I'm afraid he has already crossed the Yellow River to reach the boundary of Lingzhou.

It's not that Song Nan doesn't want to leave, but his goal is too big. Since the king of Anhua is about to rebel, he will definitely not let himself leave the city easily. It is unrealistic to break into the city. There are more than 1,000 guards stationed at the head of each city. There is little chance of winning, and it will force King Anhua to kill himself in advance. It is really unwise.

Qiu Yu's initiative to turn to the king of Anhua was the strategy proposed by Song Nan after meeting Qiu Yu that day. Since the king of Anhua's rebellion was inevitable, he could not catch the evidence of his rebellion and could not deal with him. I can't watch King Anhua here all my life; moreover, the longer it takes, the more prepared King Anhua will be, so Song Nan put forward a strategy to simply urge King Anhua to rebel earlier.

If it is not broken, once it is a fait accompli, there will be no need for any evidence. Yang Yiqing will immediately strengthen the defense of the Northern Yellow River in Lingzhou. The memorial written by himself and Yang Yiqing will also be sent to the capital. With the imperial decree of the imperial edict of extermination, he can mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress it. Song Nan is not worried that things will become out of control, because with Qiu Yu as the internal response, things will be solved easily. The only thing I was worried about was how I survived the pursuit of King Anhua at the time of the incident.

The house provided by Qiu Yu is located in a remote area, which is a good place for temporary hiding, but it will definitely not last long. By tomorrow morning, the whole city will be exposed under the search and arrest, but at that time, there is another way to escape, and Song Nan is not worried.

At present, Song Nan is worried about the fate of the officials of Ningxia Town who went to the banquet tonight. There is no doubt that the banquet in the royal palace tonight is a grand banquet, but I don't know what these ignorant officials will make. In the face of justice and life, it is difficult for anyone to make a suitable choice.