Chapter 63 Chapter 63: The Sangmen Sha of Kyoto

There are two majestic buildings outside Bei'anmen, that is, the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower, which belong to Jintaifang. The Drum Tower was originally called Jintaifang Tower, and the old name was Qizheng. It was built in the Yuan Dynasty. It is equipped with an exquisite copper pot hourglass, which is the time standard in the area of ​​Kyoto. The original bell tower was in the east, which was the central pavilion of Wanning Temple. The bell tower was built on the north side of the Drum Tower in this dynasty, but it was burned down by fire shortly after it was built. Therefore, the central pavilion of Wanning Temple is still used as the bell tower.

The watchers of the bell tower are subject to the sound of the drums in the drum tower.The Jingyang Clock in the Forbidden City is timed by the clock tower. The streets of the abandoned bell tower are the widest and straightest. The East Street goes straight to Andingmen, and the West Street connects to Deshengmen Street. Due to the cross flow of the Yuhe River, the streets of Gulou are oblique. Louxi Street, commonly known as Xiejie, is the concentration of Getai taverns in this area.The vicinity of Wanghu Pavilion is a good place for rich and noble people to have fun.This is the most prosperous place between the imperial city and the capital.

To the east of the Drum Tower is the seat of the government office of Shuntian Prefecture.Near the Fuya, there are two other Yamen, one civil and one military, that is the Tongwen Hall of the Ministry of Rites and the Beicheng Bingma Division. Compared with other places, this is the place with the fewest yamen. This is the territory of Sangmensha Liu Bao. Kyoto Sansha.Da Sha He Sha Rong Jun, the range of activities extends from the east of Dong'anmen to Balizhuang and Shuangqiao in the eastern suburbs outside the city. Since Dongchang's yamen is outside Donghuamen, Heisha's latent power has actually withdrawn from Chaoyangmen, and he often clashes with Dongchang.

Sangmensha Liu Bao is the most tactful person, he talks nonsense when he sees people, and talks nonsense when he sees ghosts.But to the Eagles and Dogs of Dongchang, he showed quite a heroic spirit. The Eagles and Dogs dared not sell him three points, but he also did not dare to have a grudge with them. The old third ghost is a powerful official, and his activities range from Fuchengmen to Xishan. He is the leader of the gangsters and an out-and-out gangster hero. Unfortunately, he is as timid as a mouse and lacks courage, like a wandering ghost without the light of day , usually seldom come forward to deal with the hawks and dogs of Dongchang.

The relationship between Xin Wenzhao and Sansha has always been friendly, and they also keep in touch with Xin Wenzhao. The Desheng restaurant beside the Wanghu Tower looks deserted around the unlicensed.The guys were lazy and took the opportunity to rest their minds in order to meet the drinkers who came after applying for licenses. On the second floor, at a table near the window sat six brocade-clothed guests, the head of whom was in his early forties with a medium build, a pair of gloomy eagle eyes, a shriveled mouth, and mouse whiskers, and a turmeric complexion as if recovering from a serious illness.

If it weren't for his pair of eagle eyes that looked so different, no one would have believed that such a sick man, who is not outstanding in talent and appearance, would be the famous Sangmen Sha Liu Bao. The other five minions are all tall horses, strong men who can stand on their fists and run a horse on their arms.Although their robes were gorgeous, they couldn't hide their naturally violent expressions. The six of them were half drunk, and there were no shopkeepers or drinkers upstairs. They were enjoying themselves, drinking and talking in low voices, as if they were discussing important issues.

The dining hall is wide, with six food compartments separated on both sides. In advance, Sang Mensha had already told the store clerk that drinkers were not allowed to go upstairs, and the store clerk was not allowed to go upstairs to serve without being invited. Sangmensha's words can make the proprietor of Desheng restaurant pissed off, how dare the shopkeepers disobey. In a dining room to the east, the curtain was lifted suddenly, and a man in Tsing Yi walked out slowly, appearing in the building like a phantom.Sangmen Sha saw a figure appearing from the corner of his eyes, his face changed suddenly, his expression changed suddenly, he left his seat with a smile and said: Hey!It turned out to be Brother Xin, come, have a drink.

Xin Wenzhao approached with a smile, and found that the eyes of the other five people were not friendly. He smiled faintly, dragged a bench, sat down and said: Excuse me, Brother Liu.Huh!The son seems to be very angry, maybe there is trouble. The young man on the left, Liu Zheng, is the only son of Sang Men Sha Liu Bao, nicknamed Fei Leopard, he is arrogant and ruthless. Liu Zheng rolled his eyes strangely, and said with a sneer, "Xin Wenzhao, do you want to meddle in our family affairs?" Xin Wenzhao didn't think he was disobedient, and said calmly: Liu Zheng, don't you think your words are a bit unreasonable?

Sang Mensha lowered his face and said to Liu Zheng: "Son, can you stop saying a few words?"There are no rules, do you want to disrespect your elders? Xin Wenzhao said with a smile: Brother Liu, don't blame your son.In Kyoto, the person your son dislikes the most is me, the Evil God of the World, and my brother will not argue with him.In fact, the age of the brother is about the same as that of the son, and it can't be said that he is disrespectful.Do you say so? Sang Mensha personally fetched a glass for him, poured a glass of wine, smiled and said: That's not what you said, you and I have always been considered brothers, he is considered a junior, so he is not worthy to sit on an equal footing with Brother Xin here!oh!Brother Xin seems to be preoccupied, what's the matter?

hehe!Don't go to the Three Treasures Hall if you have nothing to do, there is indeed something to ask Brother Liu for help. Brother Xin, tell me!Don't say one thing, ten or one hundred things, whether it's water or fire, as long as the brother can do it, he will never refuse.Speak!Our own brothers, don't have to beat around the bush, just cut straight to the point, how good is it?Sangmen said boldly. Thank you in advance, brothers.Xin Wenzhao clasped his fists and said.The probe took out the burnt dragon-shaped needle from his bosom, handed it over and said: "Brother Liu has many brothers who are close friends with the three tyrants of Jizhou. Please return this dragon-shaped needle and ask Brother Liu to send a message to you." They want them to go to Baoding to settle a public case.

Liu Zheng snorted heavily, and said in a deep voice: Do you think we are messengers?You are out of your mind.Let me tell you, among our brothers, no one knows the three tyrants of Jizhou, why don't you send someone? Xin Wenzhao raised his brows, and said with a sneer: "Business is not going to be done with righteousness, so why are you so angry?"He snatched back the dragon-shaped needle with one hand, left his seat and said: "Brother Liu, I'm sorry to bother you, please leave!" No one wants to keep you, hum!Sneaky people come to our place to offer treasures.I think you came here on purpose to spy on us.Liu Zheng said loudly. Xin Wenzhao glanced over Sangmensha's face, and saw that Sangmensha had no intention of blaming his son, so he couldn't help getting angry, and asked, "Brother Liu, is your son's attitude too arrogant?" Brother Xin, young man!Please don't be offended by Sangmensha's words. Before he finished speaking, Liu Zheng interjected: Xin, you are not welcome here, if you don't leave, I will kick you out Snapped!With a loud noise, Xin Wenzhao slapped Liu Zheng backhanded, saying: Brother Liu, discipline your son well, otherwise you will be killed. Liu Zheng received a slap in the face, was knocked back two steps, and almost fell down. He couldn't help being furious, roared, and kicked out suddenly. Xin Wenzhao turned around, poof!With a sound, a palm fell on Liu Zheng's right leg. Liu Zheng yelled and fell on his back. At the same moment, the two big men stepped up from left to right, attacking with fists and feet, both up and down. Xin Wenzhao turned into a gust of wind, walked two feet away, turned his head and sneered, and said with a sneer: "If what I expected is not bad, the three tyrants of Jizhou have not gone far, goodbye." The law and order in the capital is getting worse every year. Nominally, apart from Jinyiwei and Dongchang, there are also officers and soldiers transferred from the three major battalions, and with the addition of the soldiers from the five cities, there are 11,000 officers and soldiers available. However, officers and soldiers have become domestic slaves of those civil and military officials, and it is very popular to eat empty quotas, so it is not bad to be short of 30 to 40%. Even when the cavalry of the patrol battalion was dispatched, five or six out of ten people were temporarily asked to put on military uniforms to make up for it. Therefore, it is the good people who really suffer, who are free and unafraid of even a mouse thief. The seriousness of it can be seen from the fact that there are often thieves committing crimes in the Forbidden City, so we can know how terrible the rampant situation of thieves is. The assault case of the three major cases is that the eunuchs found a rogue to enter the palace to murder the prince, and to enter and leave the imperial city to break into the palace. It seems to be commonplace. As long as the government handles the case, as long as it can be delayed for five days, it will put the case file on the shelf and stop interfering with it. It is useless for the sufferer to pursue it. Xin Wenzhao and Sangmen parted ways. When they got back to their residence, they immediately assigned people and secretly laid a net, waiting for the fish to enter the net and the birds to enter the net. At the beginning of the next day, two big men arrived at the entrance of Xizhu City. Two of them carried a wooden box, and one of them carried a leather bag. Outside the gate of Feng's house at the entrance of Xizhu City, it looked deserted, and the warm sun made the old man sitting on the high threshold doze off lazily. A big man with a leather bag climbed up the steps and shouted: Hello!Quickly report on behalf of.Dozing off early in the morning is simply outrageous. Lao Menzi got up in surprise, opened his sleepy eyes, and asked half-awake: Oh!oh!what is it call?Wouldn't it be a beggar?Or it's a break-in, you guys less nonsense!Is Master Xin at home? Master Xin?What Mr. Xin?not here Don't hit me haha.Here is a pen gift, leave it to Xin Wenzhao. Have a gift?What about the dealer?Or sell it?Lao Menzi asked indistinctly, clearly intending to be sarcastic. The big man burst into anger, but held back. He raised his hand to signal the two companions to put down the wooden box, snorted coldly, threw the leather pouch on the box, and said: "I don't sell an official or a noble, what I sell is my life."Things are delivered, let's go! Wait a minute, who knows if anyone is willing to accept it? After Master Xin saw him, he promised him to accept all the gifts.After the big man finished speaking, he took out a greeting card from his arms, threw it on the box and waved his hand, and the three of them walked away. Lao Menzi took the greeting card, and the next paragraph clearly read: Liu Bao Bai Bai. It is the evil spirit of mourning, and there are signs.But I don't know what gift it is?Muttering to himself, Lao Men picked up the leather pouch, and reached out to take out three shining dragon-shaped needles. A middle-aged man flashed out of the door, and said in a deep voice, "Oops!Let's take a step back, let's open it first. Open the lid of the box, and inside the box, there are three heads that are enough to be marinated with lime. The middle-aged man was startled, hurriedly closed the lid of the box, and said anxiously: "Unfortunately, as expected, we were a step too late, and we couldn't get a confession." The old man said solemnly.You mean, this is the head of the Three Hegemons of Jizhou sent by Sangmen Sha, and Sangmen Sha is really powerful.Go in and see what Brother Xin has to say. The middle-aged man picked up the wooden box and said with a sneer: "Sangmensha is a guilty conscience, what else can I say?"Brother Xin knew things well, but unfortunately he didn't expect this guy to act so quickly.We are one step late and have to rearrange again. Could it be a fake head?The old man asked suspiciously. The middle-aged man shook his head and said: "Probably not fake." With Sangmen Sha, a gang of foxes and dogs, can easily take the heads of the three tyrants of Jizhou? This is where the problem lies.The Xin Brothers will find out the reason why Sangmensha killed people and silenced them. There are many problems and it is too complicated.But I believe that Brother Xin has the wisdom beads in his hands, and the problem will be solved. Xin Wenzhao concluded that the reason why Zangmensha killed the three tyrants of Jizhou was to silence the rumors, and the suspect of the spies was undoubtedly Zangmenhuo. He was planning to do his best to track down the criminal evidence of Sangmensha, but unexpectedly that night, the situation changed again. Tiqi from Dongchang, when the gates of the city were closed, hunted down the Sangmen Sha, and captured many powerful minions of the Sangmen Sha. At the same time, a group of masters also came to Jizhou, and they also went to Dazhao to mourn the evil spirits. They claimed to avenge the three tyrants of Jizhou, causing a storm all over the city. In this way, the suspicion of Sangmen Sha was removed.Xin Wenzhao's plan failed again, which is really frustrating. Repeated failures did not discourage him, on the contrary.He vowed to find out the spies sent by Jinlu and the spies and traitors lurking in Kyoto.