On September 28, the 10th year of Shenwu, after a week, we finally arrived at Changxiamen at noon.

"Sir, Luoyang is ahead of us. We have notified the prime minister this morning. If there are no changes, there should be someone in front to help us get in." Er Qianxun said.

A group of four people entered Luoyang. Except for Jiang Ning, the other three people had all been to Luoyang before. When they revisited their old places, Guan Sheng had a different mood.

Outside the city gate, a man and four servants were waiting anxiously. When he saw the second Qianxun, he hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "I am in the atrium. I have met Mr. Si Li, the second lord."

Erqianxun introduced: "Yu Zhongting, he is in charge of the Jing'an Department in Luoyang during this period. He came over temporarily from Yingtian Mansion."

But I saw that this man was gentle and elegant, dressed like a scholar, but with a sword at his waist. His somewhat thin figure and pale face could easily make people feel that he was malnourished or had some congenital disease.

The four of Jiang Ning dismounted, Jiang Ning and Er Qianxun walked in front, Guan Sheng and Pang Qingyun followed behind with their horses, followed in the atrium, and headed towards the city gate.

On both sides of the city gate, two rows of soldiers were lined up, watching the people coming and going. In the arrow tower on the city wall, there were also people on duty in four directions, always paying attention to what was going on in the distance. There was also a row of ten people patrolling.

, marching along the city wall in rows of fifty steps.

After entering the city gate, Jiang Ning felt for the first time the vastness of Luoyang, which was many times more prosperous than Jinling. The tall buildings on both sides and the streets at his feet all exuded the aura of wealth. The trees on both sides of the road were all

It is two floors higher, and only on the floors above can you see the tree crown.

But Jiang Ning was not shocked at all. Instead, he felt that it was ordinary. This was the first time he met Jiang Ning in Zhongting. This Master Si Li, who was rumored to have caused a qualitative change in the Jing'an Division, looked approachable, a jade-faced scholar, harmless to humans and animals, no.

I know why the newspapers wrote about him as a murderous devil.

Yu Zhongting originally thought that Jiang Ning would be a middle-aged man, or even a person with strong martial arts skills. But now it seems that the contrast is too big when combined with the information he received.

"Mr. Qin contacted me yesterday. There is a house with two courtyards in Xiuyefang. I sent people to clean it up overnight yesterday. The young master and the second eldest son can live there temporarily." Yu Zhongting reported back.

Jiang Ning nodded: "I'm interested, can you give me a brief introduction?"

Yu Zhongting hurriedly said: "Luoyang City is bounded by Luoshui. To the north and west of Luoshui is the imperial city. There are 36 squares on the east side and seventy-two squares south of Luoshui. Please take a look, sir. Those nine floors are

It's Feng Ping Building, and the first and second floors are also the most famous restaurants in Luoyang..."

"Sir, that person seems a bit familiar..."

"Jiang Ning? Why is he here? Isn't he in Hangzhou? How come he appears in Luoyang?"

"I have found out about Qi Yunmeng's matter. It was this bastard who was responsible for it. My spy in Luoyang also accidentally mentioned it. The people in the restaurant were hired out long ago. In the end, it was the Wang family who benefited.

, the news I received from the Wang family is that Jiang Ning arranged the department a month in advance and ruined your good deeds."

This person was none other than Zhang Qiuping, the Minister of Household Affairs who went to Hangzhou on behalf of the Household Department to select the imperial merchants.

After he came back in embarrassment from Hangzhou, he was naturally indignant. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, so he asked people to inquire about it.

Later, I learned that a son-in-law named Jiang Ning was causing the obstruction, and he became even more furious. However, he was in Luoyang and could not escape, so he had to give up. Later, the Fang La disaster broke out and Hangzhou was occupied, so the matter was not mentioned again. Jiang Ning

The portrait was passed into his hands.

"Sir, please see, this guy is very beautiful. The woman next to him is so beautiful. She is infinitely more beautiful than those in Fengyue Tower." The people around him pointed at Erqian Xun.

Zhang Qiuping also saw three men beside him, one was sick, one was holding a Yanyue knife, and the other was holding a three-pointed two-edged knife. They must be the Jianghu people who escorted him to Luoyang. Such people are not uncommon in Luoyang city.

, but private fighting is prohibited in Luoyang City. If Jianghu people take action, they need to report it to the government. If there is a fight to the death, they will be imprisoned.

Immediately, he whispered a few words to a few people, and they ran away in a hurry.

Zhang Qiuping walked toward Jiang Ning with a harmless look on his face.

Suddenly, a carriage came out of the street, and two horses rushed towards Jiang Ning under the whip of the coachman.

Seeing this in the atrium, he stood sideways, guarding Jiang Ning and Er Qianxun behind him, and pulled the runaway carriage with his right hand. Guan Sheng and Pang Qingyun were holding the four horses hand in hand. They seemed to be frightened at this moment.

Jumping high into the sky, they ran towards the crowds around them. If such a thing happened in Luoyang City, they would definitely be sued. The two men hurriedly tightened the reins, first tied the horse to a pillar, and then tied it to a pillar.

Go pull another one.

Jiang Ning and Erqianxun retreated quickly, out of the impact range of the horses, but someone came at them with a sap. Erqianxun's face was frozen, and he kicked the man.

Flying out, the man fell to the ground, and then Jiang Ning's body was filled with chaos.

His skill burst out, he caught the stick with one hand, and punched out with his right fist. The man flew backwards, but was caught by another person, but a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out from the corner of his mouth. The person who caught him

Like a frightened bird, he quickly let go and retreated towards the crowd.

"Oops..." Jiang Ning suddenly felt that the situation was not good, and jumped out to find the escaped person, but after this series of frights, the crowd fled in all directions, for fear of harming Xiao Qiang.

At this moment, the man had dispersed into the crowd, squatted down, and disappeared. He seemed to be a veteran.

This action aggravated Jiang Ning's suspicion. The crowd dispersed, but Jiang Ning and the body were left behind. Even the people who were beaten back were missing.

On the empty road, the fierce horse had been subdued. After the carriage fell sideways, it fell to pieces on the ground. The driver of the carriage lay on the ground groaning in pain. Second Qianxun's expression changed slightly, but he saw Jiang Ning at his feet.

A bloody sharp knife appeared, and the body was lying a foot away from Jiang Ning.

The soldiers from the Criminal Department immediately surrounded the scene with a roar. The leader put his right hand on the saber on his waist and said: "Kill someone in the street. Come, take the person back for interrogation."

The four people on the left and right came forward to tie up Jiang Ning. The second Qianxun's sword was horizontal and blocked in front of Jiang Ning. The twenty people around him immediately drew their sabers and surrounded the four people, including Guan Sheng and Pang Qingyun, in the center.

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"Resisting arrest in public will result in an additional penalty," the man shouted.

"We didn't kill him, this was framed." Erqianxun shouted.

"Framing up?" The man snorted coldly: "In broad daylight, the sky is clear, and everyone is watching. You said it was framed up, and everyone got the stolen goods. What else is there to argue about? Is there anyone present who can bear witness?"

"Sir..." Two people emerged from the crowd: "Sir, I can testify to this. I was eating upstairs just now, and I saw with my own eyes that the scholar took out a dagger from his arms and stabbed someone in the back.

Xiang took advantage of the chaos and escaped, but fortunately you arrived in time, otherwise it would have become an unsolved case again."

"Humph, the witnesses and evidence are here, come here, take them back to me and interrogate them strictly." The man shouted: "Who dares to stop me and take them back together? Under the emperor's feet, who dares to resist the Ministry of Punishment and take someone away?"

"Who dares?" Erqianxun still stood where he was, shouting coldly. The voice was not loud, but the momentum that burst out shocked people. The surrounding air seemed to have become colder. Pang Qingyun and Guan

Sheng Ye holds a weapon and is ready to escort Jiang Ning to break out of the encirclement at any time.
Chapter completed!