Chapter 173 The Secret of the East Courtyard of Prince Jin's Mansion
Ruan Anhe said nothing, with a blank expression on his face. He stood up and followed them out of the government office.
After that, no matter how the Dali Temple asked, he remained silent.
Seeing that he could not get anything out of the interrogation, Shen Zhengming went to the palace to see His Majesty the Emperor.
After hearing this, the emperor said, "I heard that he has a close relationship with the Minister of Works, Xiang Jingyang. I have already sent people to surround Xiang Jingyang's residence.
You may start with Xiang Jingyang.
Or maybe you can go to the Ruan residence and ask, maybe you can get something."
Shen Zhengming came here with the intention of searching Ruan Anhe's house to see if he could find anything.
When the emperor heard that the Minister of Works was implicated again, his brows furrowed again and again.
Are both of the six ministers spies?
At dinner time, someone from the Ministry of War came to report that information about Jin Yucheng appeared in someone's confession.
Li Yueyao looked at the confession handed to her by Fan Yong.
"No wonder there's no news about Jin Yucheng. It turns out he's skilled at disguise. If my guess is correct, the mastermind behind this is undoubtedly Prince Jin."
Feng Shenyu looked at the paper in his hand and nodded as he read.
"Well, with the appearance of the real and fake Kings of Jin, there must be someone skilled in disguise assisting them."
Li Yueyao asked, "Are Chen Yue and the others planning to investigate the small courtyard east of Prince Jin's mansion tonight?"
"Um."
"Could it be that Jin Yucheng is hiding in the small courtyard in the east?" Li Yueyao guessed.
"No, the last time Yu Zhan and I went there, there was a disturbance in the east courtyard, and King Jin was standing in the courtyard with a sword in hand.
If Jin Yucheng was one of their men, the King of Jin wouldn't have to hold a sword.
There were layers of guards in the small courtyard on the east side, and it was obvious that people were being held captive there.
So I guess that the person imprisoned inside is Princess Zhuge of Jin, because no one has seen Zhuge for a long time.
It was just rumored that she was seriously ill and couldn't come out.
The Prince of Zhongshan's Palace is not in the capital, so naturally no one will come looking for him."
Li Yueyao nodded.
That night, it was almost midnight.
It was pitch black in the Prince Jin's Mansion, and it seemed that everyone was asleep.
Suddenly, a fire broke out in the central courtyard of the palace, and the fire spread rapidly with the help of the wind.
The flames shot up into the sky and could be seen from outside the mansion.
There was a burst of gong sounds in the Prince of Jin's Mansion, accompanied by urgent shouts of "Fire, fire..."
The tranquil night suddenly began to churn violently, as if a thunderbolt had been thrown into it.
The Prince Jin's Mansion seemed to be activated instantly, and everyone put on their clothes and rushed towards the source of the fire.
After Xue An set the fire, he saw that the fire had already started, so he turned around and led his men to the eastern side courtyard.
On the way to meet Chen Yue, Xue An saw Prince Jin and a group of people hurriedly heading towards the east courtyard.
A group of people were walking in a hurry, holding sharp knives, and each of them was a skilled fighter.
Xue An anxiously looked outside the house, looking for Huai Xiucheng and his group who came to pick him up, thinking:
What's wrong with Huai Xiucheng? What's he dawdling about?
Seeing that Huai Xiucheng was not coming, he had to go himself and at least delay him to buy some time for Chen Yue.
Just when Xue An was about to rush out and fight this group of people, Huai Xiucheng appeared.
Huai Xiucheng, with the Jinwu Guards and the water truck for firefighting, a large group of people, successfully detained the King of Jin.
Seeing this, Xue An immediately went to the east courtyard.
In the east side of the courtyard.
Seeing the fire, none of the guards in the yard left.
Chen Yue had no choice but to resort to trickery and use incense.
The people outside the yard fell down quickly, and Chen Yue blew some incense into the house.
Seeing that it was almost done, he prepared to take people in.
But Xue An didn't come over. Chen Yue looked at the time and was afraid that the drug would wear off, so he planned to go in first.
Several people covered their mouths and noses and successfully entered the main hall of the side courtyard. They saw that the guards in the house had indeed fainted on the ground.
Chen Yue walked straight towards an antique display cabinet in the room.
He turned the lamp of the golden monkey-held lamp on the antique display shelf, and the secret door opposite opened with a rumble.
Chen Yue left one person to guard here and wait for Xue An, and took the rest of the people in first.
Behind the secret door, an eerie chill hit me in the face.
It turned out to be a Buddhist temple. There were only two people on duty in the temple. They were both drowsy at this midnight.
Thinking it was one of his own people coming, he squinted his eyes to look over, but before he could see the figure clearly, he saw a dark shadow coming forward and putting a knife to his neck.
The hairs on the man's back stood up and he woke up instantly.
"Don't... don't kill me... I said... the mechanism is under the futon, just pull it and it will open."
"How many people are there inside?"
"Normally, ten people take turns on duty, but today there should only be five."
"If you lie, I will definitely kill you later."
As Chen Yue spoke, he hit the man on the back of the head with the handle of the knife in his hand, and the man immediately fell to the ground.
Chen Yue turned around and looked at the Buddhist temple carefully.
It was a small room with a Buddha statue half a person's height enshrined on the north wall.
But this Buddha statue is not an ordinary Buddha, but Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva from hell, who is specially sent to save the souls of the dead in hell.
Chen Yue walked to the futon, flipped it over, and saw a round lid underneath.
Chen Yue pulled up the iron ring on top and opened the lid, revealing a dark hole.
Everyone lit the torches in the Buddhist hall and went down into the cave.
After a downhill section, the road felt flat under my feet and I could vaguely hear snoring coming from the front.
Chen Yue asked everyone to extinguish the torches in their hands and move forward in the dark.
After ten steps, the road turned a corner, and at the end of the darkness, there was a small oil lamp.
In the dim light, everyone saw that the room in front of them suddenly became wider, and the sound of snoring became clearer.
Chen Yue judged that the oil lamp was about fifty steps away from the people.
Several people walked forward cautiously. After taking just a dozen steps, they suddenly heard the sound of iron chains coming from inside.
The snoring sound was startled by the sound of the iron chain and stopped briefly.
After everything returned to normal, Chen Yue and others continued to move forward.
The two sides were getting closer and closer. When they were about twenty steps apart, everyone saw what was ahead in the darkness.
Several huge chains were fixed to the four walls of the cave at one end and wrapped around two iron cages at the other end.
The cage was suspended in the air, neither above nor below the ground, and there were two people inside.
Chen Yue knew from the beginning that there was someone trapped inside, and it seemed to be the Princess Zhuge of Jin.
But at this moment, he saw two people in the cage in front of him, both curled up in the corner. The light was dim and his faces could not be seen.
Not far below the cage was a square table with several benches.
On the side closest to him was a row of beds with three people lying on them.
The remaining two people were leaning against the wall, holding a knife in their arms, and closing their eyes to pretend to be asleep.
Chen Yue looked at the five people behind him and gestured to them, telling each of them to take charge of one task while he would provide support in the middle.
When the five people received the news, they stepped forward one by one.
The three people on the bed were sleeping soundly, and the snoring came from them.
Chen Yue's men stepped forward, raised their swords, and slashed the man on the couch in the throat.
The sudden cessation of snoring actually woke up the two people who were standing.
Looking at the two people coming towards him with knives, he dodged vigilantly, then drew his knife and fought with them.
Seeing this, the four people on Chen Yue's side stepped forward to support.
After all, two fists are no match for four hands, and after a few rounds, the people in the dungeon were defeated.
Kill one, capture one alive.
Chen Yue asked people to light up all the lights in the cave.
The sound of the fight between several people just now obviously startled the two people in the cage.
At this moment, the two of them were trembling as they looked at Chen Yue and others in front of them.
One of them said, "You... who are you?"
The voice was hoarse, and it was actually a woman.
Chen Yue stepped forward and bowed, saying, "I am Chen Yue, the leader of the secret guards under the command of the Grand Princess of Jinyang. May I ask if you are the Princess of Jin?"
After hearing this, the woman suddenly burst into tears.
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