Chapter 165 Chapter 165

After Zhao Guan separated from the princess, he boarded Boss Pu's boat on the same day and returned to Zhongtu.He was gloomy, thinking that the princess is decisive, wise, and skilled. It is easy to play with himself these days; and only such a character can support the eleven-year-old little prince to safely ascend to the throne and control the princess. The overall situation in the capital.He also clearly knows that once the little prince ascends the throne, the eldest princess will definitely take over the power and have a prominent and important position in North Korea; Disappeared.Thinking of this, Zhao Guan couldn't help but feel helpless and heartbroken for a while.

On the way back to China by boat, the wind and the sea were calm, Boss Pu rendezvoused with the official ship sent by Queen Wending, and after notifying the Ming court, he set up a big battle and came outside Tianjin Port to welcome the new king back to the country and enthroned. Zhao Guan, Ding Xiang, and Nian Haikuo took another boat and quietly returned to Tianjin City.Nian Dawei saw that the crowd had gone for more than a month and there was no news. He was so worried that he couldn't eat or sleep. When his son came back safely, he was overjoyed, held his son's hand tightly, and burst into tears.Nian Haikuo experienced all these hardships, as if he had really grown into an adult, and narrated all kinds of dangerous adventures at sea with embellishment, which only amazed everyone in Nian's family.

Zhao Guan had already made it clear to Boss Park that all the credit he had made should be given to Nian Dawei.Boss Park called the local magistrate by name and pointed out that Nian Dawei had contributed to protecting the little prince, and asked the magistrate to reward him on his behalf.Seeing that the pirate leader had turned into a general of a neighboring country in an instant, Gui Zhifu did not dare to say anything more. He rewarded Nian Dawei according to his instructions, and gave all the shipping rights to Tianjin Port and the Canal from Tianjin to Beijing to the Qing Gang.Since then, Nian Dawei has made a lot of money, so he is so happy from ear to ear, and it is none other than Zhao Guan to pursue the first contribution. He hurriedly turned to the leader of the gang to report, and vigorously praised and recommended Jiang He for his ability and wisdom, and made great contributions to the Qing Gang, and praised him all the time. to heaven.

Zhao Guan himself has already left Tianjin in a hurry, heading for Beijing.During the days when he was out at sea, Hundred Flowers and the Girls had already found out the trace of Erjie Machete and sent people to follow him.After Zhao Guan came to the capital, he met Qingzhu and the girls of Baihuamen in Yiqingyuan in the capital to listen to the report. Qingzhu said: "These three are the bodyguards of Emperor Wuzong of the previous dynasty. The gray-haired one is called Nie Wuxian, the bald one is called Su Wuzhe, and the one who was killed by Ling Sangong is called Qi Wulou.All three of them were born in official families in the capital, and when they became adults, they entered the palace as guards, which is also a very common way out.The strange thing is that they all disappeared for six or seven years. After returning, their martial arts improved greatly, and they were immediately promoted to the emperor's personal bodyguards.The sisters inquired around and vaguely guessed that they had been learning martial arts in Shaolin Temple for the past six or seven years.As for why Shaolin took them in, which master taught them martial arts, and the Shaolin Temple is strictly guarded, we have no way of finding out.

Zhao Guan frowned slightly, and said: "Sister Zhu, Senior Sister Rose, you two saw a few masked men who came to chase you outside Youwei Valley, and you can be sure that the three men with scimitars are Machete Three." thief? Xiao Meigui said: I was lying on the mountain wall and only saw the hair colors of the three of them.The three scimitars were indeed one with gray hair, one with bald head, and one with black hair.Qing Zhudao: The scimitars they use are quite special, completely different from the knives of other scimitar wielders in the martial arts.I am sure that these three people came into the valley that day.

Zhao Guan stood up and walked around, feeling even more suspicious: these three people came from official families, never set foot in the rivers and lakes, apart from going to the Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, they were also working in the palace, how could they come to the Qingfeng Hall to kill people, and Looking for Youwei Valley?He turned his head to Bai Lan'er and said: Senior Sister Lan, please show me the "Hundred Flower Records". Bai Lan'er agreed, and went to the back room to fetch a yellowed booklet, put it on the table in front of Zhao Guan, took out a small incense burner and put it beside the book, handed Xiao Meigui a small bottle, and said, "Lan'er wants to burn some incense." , sisters please pay attention.All the girls quickly divided up the pills in the bottle and swallowed them, Zhao Guan also took one.

Bai Lan'er took a candle and lit the incense burner.This "Hundred Flowers Record" records all the targets of Baihuamen's assassination. It is extremely secretive and must not be seen by outsiders, so the text is all written in potions. out handwriting. Zhao Guan flipped through the pages with silver tweezers. In the past few decades, more than 500 people were assassinated by the Baihuamen. The poison used and so on.Earlier, Baihuamen used assassination as a profession, and also recorded the name and remuneration of the trustee.Zhao Guan found five assassination targets living in the capital, some were martial artists, some were Taoist priests, and some were wealthy businessmen, none of which had anything to do with officials or palace guards.

He frowned and said: These three thieves don't seem to have any deep hatred with our sect.They ran thousands of miles to attack Qingfeng Pavilion and Beishan Village, most of them were ordered or entrusted by others.Who can order them?Who can support them? Qingzhu said: Could it be Shaolin Temple?We once killed a Shaolin monk and two Shaolin lay disciples.Shaolin has always pretended to be upright, perhaps because he didn't want to do it himself, he entrusted some disciples who had studied in Shaolin to deal with Baihuamen. Zhao Guan shook his head and said: I don't have a good impression of Shaolin monks, but after all, Shaolin has the air of being the number one martial arts school, so they shouldn't do such sneaky things.Everyone discussed for a while, but they couldn't figure it out.Zhao Guandao: We have to get the truth out of the mouths of these two thieves.Do they usually go to the yard?

Qingzhu said: They usually stay in the palace as guards, they only go out of the palace three times a month, and they don't go to the courtyard. Zhao Guan asked: Do you like drinking?Qing Zhu said: "One doesn't drink at all, and the other rarely drinks.Zhao Guan asked again: Gambling?Shu Xun replied: "I don't even gamble."Zhao Guan snorted and said: What's the point of living if you don't do anything like eating, drinking, whoring and gambling?Yes, do they often go to the monastery?Shu Xun said: In the past three months, Nie Wuxian once went to a Taoist temple to play chess with old Taoist priests, but Su Wuzhe never went to the temple.

Zhao Guan tilted his head and meditated, and said: These two people are very difficult to attack.Continue to observe their actions, is there anyone in the palace?Let the gatekeepers in the palace pay attention to the actions of these two people, who they usually make friends with, where they guard, and which princes and ministers they are close to, and report them all.All the girls agreed in unison. Before each assassination attempt, Baihuamen will spend a long time observing the living habits and daily routine of the assassination target. Once they find out the pattern, they will make preparations in advance. There will be very few mistakes in the attack, and no clues will be left.Among the more than 500 people who were assassinated by Baihuamen's subordinates, none of them knew how they died, and none of the assassinations were found to be the hands of Baihuamen's subordinates.Baihuamen is in the hands of Zhao Guan. Although they no longer accept assassination business, they still take the job of eliminating evil and protecting good. In recent years, they have killed more than a hundred bullies, thieves, profiteers and corrupt officials. clue.This time all the girls have their eyes on the enemy, and they are extremely calm, observing carefully, waiting for the opportunity slowly, and then making a move.

Zhao Guan waited in Beijing for half a month, and it was early winter.Beijing is colder than Jiangnan, and the climate is dry and cold.Zhao Guan is not used to this kind of weather, he seldom goes out, and stays in the Yiqing Court all day, sometimes discussing poison with Bai Lan'er, sometimes competing with Xiao Meigui in martial arts, and sometimes talking with Xiaoju about the personnel rewards and punishments in the door , or chatting with Zijiang about the scene of Granny Baihua when she was alive.Zhao Guan is now older, and his ability and prestige are much higher than when he first came to the throne. The respect of the girls is increasing day by day, because he is always easy-going. Although the girls respect him but are not afraid of him, they are still very close to him.