My enemies became my companions

Chapter 50: Map of Demons in the Capital

Imperial City, Jingren Palace.

It was already late autumn, and the chill was gradually coming. In addition, it was the time of eradicating bandits and eliminating demons, and the evil spirits were quite heavy. The weather had become much colder in the past few days. The floor heating was turned on in Jingren Palace to keep the gold bricks in the imperial kiln warm.

"Mammy, look, he has sealed off Yuxiu Manor."

The Queen Mother placed a letter urgently sent from the Imperial Household Department on the table and pushed it in front of the nameless old lady.

Old lady Wuming took the express package but did not open it. According to the rules, she was not qualified to open the express package.

"My queen, I have heard about this from the magpie spy. The owner of Feng Manor, who built a small piece of land with sixteen shots, has died, and Feng Luo has become a useless man. I don't care about the former, but I feel a little sorry for the latter. After all, he is my godson and can be considered a half-genius."

The nameless old lady's tone was gentle, and it was hard to tell whether she was happy or angry.

"So, what is Mammy going to do with this half-genius?"

the Queen Mother asked.

The nameless old lady said slowly:
"Just follow the queen's orders. As long as you don't die, it's fine. I'm over seventy years old. I don't have much, except for godsons and goddaughters. When there are many descendants, there are favored and unfavored ones. He...is not considered a favored one. As long as he doesn't die and doesn't disappoint others, everything will be fine."

After hearing this, Queen An nodded slightly.

Old Nanny Wuming was originally her personal nanny. She was an orphan abandoned outside the gate of the An Mansion when she was young. No one knew the origins of her parents, so she had no name or surname. She was originally an unknown person in the An Mansion, but no one expected that Old Nanny Wuming would have a fortuitous encounter after she turned forty. After she embarked on the path of martial arts, she made rapid progress all the way. At the age of fifty-two, she reached the fourth rank, at the age of sixty, she reached the third rank, and at the age of seventy-three, she became a master and guarded the capital.

If Old Lady Wuming wanted to exonerate Feng Luo, Queen An would not turn a blind eye. Many people in the court and the public criticized her for being heartless and ungrateful, but in fact, she still cared a little about the friendship they had maintained over the years.

"This Chen Yi's martial arts...are progressing rapidly, and he has some of the style that Madam had in her past."

"The queen is so impressed."

"Is he now... considered a fifth-rank master?"

"Perhaps, according to the rules, his name should be included in the list of the Imperial Observatory."

The old lady replied.

After a little thought, An Hou said:

"There is only a fine line between the sixth rank and the fifth rank. Who can really tell? There is no rush. Let him do what is convenient for now."

The old lady nodded slightly, then, thinking of something, she asked:
"My lady, would you like to send someone to test this knife to see how it is? Is it sharp?"

An Hou pondered for a moment, and then spoke:
"can."

"Then I'll send someone who can use a knife to test his strength."

The old lady agreed.

With her graceful and elegant figure, Empress An slowly stood up and paced in Jingren Palace.
"He is so bold that he even dares to investigate Yuxiu Manor. It seems that he has completely torn his relationship with Prince Jing's Mansion."

An Hou paused, his eyes moving around, as if thinking about something.
"That's fine, that's fine... It takes courage to wipe out an entire family, but..."

Upon hearing this, the nameless old lady added:

"But the Queen still has some doubts? Do you suspect that he did this at the behest of the Lin Party?"

"Yes, this boy became a hundred households and later a thousand households with the recommendation of Elder Lin. Madam, tell me, is he loyal to Elder Lin or to Jingren Palace?"

The nameless old lady said slowly:
"Logically, it should be Elder Lin, but... didn't Wu Qingsheng report that this boy was unwilling to be in harmony with the Lin Party and repeatedly pushed for the position of the peerless governor?"

An Hou said calmly:
"You can act out a refusal, but how many of those declines and refusal are true?
However, Elder Lin's mind is no longer on government affairs. If he wants to become an immortal, the Lin Party will fall. He has already torn his face with King Jing. If he doesn't want to die, he has to rely on the royal family. "

"What does the lady mean?"

"If you want him to risk his life in the future, you must first push him into danger and ask him to investigate the case of the Prime Minister and find out the cause of the death of the Empress Dowager."

Even the nameless old lady felt cold when she heard these words. The case of the prime minister involved many things. If it only involved Prime Minister Zhang, he would not be worth being so afraid of now that he has left.

But only a very few people in this capital city know that the Prime Minister's case is not only related to the Prime Minister, but also to the late emperor and the mysterious death of the Empress Dowager!
An Hou's tone was calm.
"In addition to these, he should be given some rewards. This way, I see that Concubine Dong in the deep palace, who always writes poems about women's complaints and is unwilling to be a widow for the late emperor. To be honest, she is indeed a charming lady. Mammy, please make arrangements in advance."

Queen An's voice contained neither sadness nor joy, and she arranged Chen Yi's fate in a very calm manner.

Old Lady Wuming responded, understanding that this was both a reward and a handle. From now on, Chen Yi would become more and more deeply involved with the royal family.

...........................

Yuxiu Manor was investigated and a large amount of Wu Shi San was cleared out. No matter what, Yuxiu Manor and all the officials related to it would be subjected to a bloody purge.

After doing such a big thing, people from both the East and West Factories had a stronger impression of Chen Yi, the captain of a thousand households, as a man of swift and decisive action and severe punishment. After all, almost everyone knew that behind Yuxiu Manor was the Jingwang Mansion and the Ding'an Party.

On this day, Chen Yi was recruited to the Western Factory by Governor Wu.

"The memorials impeaching you are popping up like mushrooms after rain, and the Imperial Household Department is almost full."

Governor Wu sighed and looked at the captain of the Western Factory in front of him.
"This matter...you have done something too big, why don't you come to discuss it with me?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi clasped his fists and said:

"Lord Wu, it's not that I don't trust you, but I'm afraid that there are ears on the other side of the wall. If the news gets out, I won't be able to catch the perpetrator red-handed."

Upon hearing this, Governor Wu nodded, accepting the explanation.

After a while, he stood up, turned his head, looked out the window into the distance and said:

"Do you know that this time it's not just the Ding'an Party that impeached you, but the eldest son of the Lin family also impeached you?"

When it comes to literati and poets, whether they are from the Ding'an Party or the Lin Party, Yuxiu Zhuang always welcomes them all.

Chen Yi nodded slightly and said:
"Of course I know. It was not Elder Lin's order that I sealed up Yuxiu Manor."

Governor Wu nodded slightly, understanding that he was drawing a line between himself and the Lin Party.

The atmosphere eased, and he joked:
"Killing Feng Ying in public, you must have already entered the ranks of the sixth rank. In the past, I thought you were partial and corrupt, and a hopeless playboy. Now it seems that I was wrong. My eyes are no different from those of a blind man."

Chen Yi just said, "Thank you for the compliment."

Governor Wu turned around, patted Chen Yi on the shoulder and said:

"Now, investigate the matter of the Bandit-Slaying Day. According to the Taoist masters of Yinjian Mountain, it was because of... the outer demons, right? If you investigate carefully and find out the truth, you will have made great contributions. Who would dare to impeach you again?

By the way, here is a copy of the 'Beijing Demon Map' sent by Yin Jianshan, which has marked out the places with the most evil spirits, you can take it and check it out."

As he said that, Governor Wu handed the map of demons in the capital sent by Yin Jianshan to Chen Yi. After he took it, he just glanced at it and didn't look at it any more.

Chen Yi had memorized this picture a long time ago.

It is the day to eliminate bandits and demons. Evil thoughts are rampant, evil spirits are extremely heavy, and demons are causing chaos. Among them, there are three big demons entrenched in three directions. One is the ghost general Deng Ai in the suburbs, and he is also the weakest one. In the east city is the donkey-headed prince, who is said to be the son of Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty. He was abandoned at birth and turned into a demon ghost. The evil dragon at the mouth of the north city is also one. He is the descendant of the guardian of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin, the Sara Dragon King. He set out from the waterway of the capital and turned into a dragon in a mighty manner.

In fact, in addition to these three, there is another demon in the prayer hall.

Its origin is incomparable even to the first three combined...

That was a fox demon, and the ancestor of the Tushan fox demons, the wife of Dayu and the mother of Xia Qi - Tushan.

It was she...

The case of the Prime Minister was entangled with the prayer hall.

(End of this chapter)