"What did he say to Tong Mo?" Shang Jianxiong asked as he walked.
"He mentioned Yan Baoru, the second-ranked expert on the Pill List. He said that Tong Xiang instructed Yan Baoru to assassinate him in the Secret Realm …"
Gamiao Shui, who followed him, quickly told him about the conversation between Niu Youdao and Tong Mo.
How daring of him to come to the capital and threaten people here! Shang Jianxiong's face twitched and he frowned. He didn't know if Yan Baoru's assassination was true or not. It seemed that Tong Mo also hid something from them …
Tong Mo's mind was full of thoughts, but he didn't show any clue on his face. He walked calmly in front alone.
He knew very well what Niu Youdao's words about exterminating his whole family meant to his faction. Everyone was panicking.
Gao Jiancheng and Shang Yongzhong quickened their pace to catch up to him. As they observed his expression, Shang Yongzhong complained, "How audacious! How dare you run into the Palace to threaten the important officials of the court!"
Tong Mo said calmly, "This is not the place for him to behave atrociously. Let him jump around for a while. The three major sects will deal with him sooner or later."
At this moment, a young eunuch ran over. "Tong Xiang, His Majesty summons you."
Tong Mo left. Shang and Gao Jiancheng looked at each other after seeing him off.
Shang Yongzhong asked in a low voice, "In your opinion, did Tong Xiang really instruct Yan Baoru to assassinate Niu Youdao?"
Gao Jiancheng said, "How can we believe Niu Youdao's words?"
Seeing that he didn't reveal anything, Shang Yongzhong thought to himself and asked, "In other words, Niu Youdao deliberately came to make trouble for Tong Xiang this time?"
Gao Jiancheng cupped his hands and said, "I'd like to hear your opinion."
Gao Jiancheng rolled his eyes and put his hands in his sleeves. He paced away and looked around, muttering, "Today's weather is good."
…
At lunchtime, the housekeeper of the Gao Residence, Fan Zhuan, personally delivered some food to Gao Jiancheng's office.
The other officials did not want to disturb the Prime Minister's meal, so they left one after another.
Now that there were no outsiders, the housekeeper Fan Zhuan said in a low voice, "I heard that Niu Youdao has come to the Palace?" These high-ranking officials were very well-informed.
Gao Jiancheng nodded and asked, "Why are you here?"
Fan Zhuan, who was arranging the food boxes, took out a piece of paper and handed it to him. "This is a message from Niu Youdao to the fu."
Gao Jian was surprised and quickly opened the paper to take a look. Written on it was for him to keep an eye on the people of the Tong Residence. No one from the Tong Residence was allowed to escape!
After reading it, he opened the drawer and took out a match, burning the paper into ashes.
Fan Zhuan whispered, "He wants to make a move against Tong Mo?"
Gao Jiancheng: "We still don't know who attacked who. The people of the three major sects want to keep Niu Youdao in the Palace, but that person in the Palace won't agree no matter what. Now, he has found a place for Niu Youdao to stay outside, and his movements are a bit unusual. The water in the capital is very deep. Tong Mo has been a minister for many years and has deep roots. His influence is not small, and his subordinates are all mixed up. I'm afraid it's not just Yan Baoru. If the three major sects don't use force, they won't be able to figure out his depth. This is Tong Mo's territory, and not just anyone can overthrow him. In addition, he has the cooperation of that person in the Palace. That person suddenly came here a bit rashly, and it's not as simple as he thinks. I'm afraid Tong Mo won't let him live past tonight! "
Fan Zhuan: "Then what should we do?"
Gao Jiancheng looked out the window. Slowly, he said, "There's no choice. Do as he says. Arrange reliable people outside the Tong Residence and use the informants inside to keep an eye out. If anyone from the Tong Residence leaves, immediately send a message to the people outside to keep an eye on them. Remember, you must do it cleanly. Don't get yourself into trouble. "
"Okay!" Fan Zhuan agreed. He arranged the food boxes, and after a few more words, he left.
…
In an elegant and quiet place in the capital, a courtyard was temporarily arranged for Niu Youdao to stay.
Niu Youdao wanted to leave, but the people from the three major sects refused. They sent ten people to keep an eye on him.
Walking into his room, Niu Youdao looked around and saw a piece of white paper on the clean table. He walked closer and saw that there seemed to be words on the back. He waved his hand and flipped the paper in the air to take a look, only to see the words' danger, danger, danger 'written on it. There were three consecutive words written on it.
Niu Youdao could tell at a glance that Gao Jiancheng had sent someone to give him a warning. He couldn't help but smile. He realized that the water in the capital was really deep, and the officials in the court weren't simple either.
This courtyard was a place that was temporarily chosen. He had just moved in, but Gao Jiancheng was able to get someone to secretly place the warning in his room.
This was also the reason why he didn't dare to come to the capital. He never dared to look down on those powerful officials.
Seeing that he was so cautious that he didn't even touch the paper, Guan Fangyi came over and asked, "What is it?"
Niu Youdao flipped his hand and cast a spell to turn the paper into dust, preventing the contents of the warning from being leaked.
Guan Fangyi snorted and rolled her eyes at him. She said unhappily, "I'm telling you, I've stayed in the capital for many years. I'm sure it's the same in the capital. Don't look down on people like Tong Mo. People like him with money and power are very scary. He won't only have Yan Baoru as his subordinates."
She didn't expect Niu Youdao to provoke Tong Mo the moment he arrived. He even said such words to Tong Mo. It was like putting a knife to his neck.
Wu Zhaoxing said, "This is the center of the country. There are all kinds of people here. We have to be careful."
Wu Zhaoxing obviously thought that Tong Mo wasn't someone to be trifled with, especially in a place like the capital.
Niu Youdao waved his sleeves to sweep away the dust. "It takes time to send messages to the three major sects. Before they reply, they won't do anything to me. As long as the three major sects don't get involved with force, nothing will happen. "
As he spoke, he looked around. "Send out the signal and ask Yunji to come see me."
…
Under the eaves, the Song envoy, Qian Liansheng, paced back and forth anxiously.
With the current situation of the Song Kingdom, it wasn't easy for him to be an envoy in the capital. It really wasn't easy.
When the Song Kingdom was strong, he could even show off his country's prestige in the Yan Kingdom's imperial court. But now, he had to beg everywhere.
Back when he was outside the Yan Imperial Palace, he took off his clothes and insulted them naked. The fate of the Song Kingdom seemed to be getting worse. He was so worried that his hair turned white and his sideburns were already white.
A subordinate walked over quickly. Qian Liansheng asked, "How did it go? Did you find out the whereabouts of Niu Youdao? "
The Song Kingdom was looking for Niu Youdao everywhere, hoping that the Yan Imperial Court would send troops. However, they couldn't find him. Suddenly, they heard that Niu Youdao was in the capital.
At this time, he couldn't miss the opportunity to meet him. Regardless of whether Niu Youdao agreed or not, he had to find a way to persuade him. This was a duty he couldn't shirk.
"I found out." The subordinate nodded and presented a letter with both hands. "This is a letter from Niu Youdao. He wants to meet you!"
"Ah!" Qian Liansheng was shocked and then overjoyed. It was hard to know what would happen if he begged Niu Youdao. But if Niu Youdao wanted to meet him, the situation was different. If Niu Youdao didn't want to send troops, why would he want to meet him?
This gave him great hope. He couldn't wait to open the letter.
The joy on his face gradually froze and was replaced by suspicion. The meaning of the letter was indeed to meet him, but it requested for a secret meeting. It requested that no one should find out about it. It also specified the location of the secret meeting and limited the number of people he could bring.
"What does he mean?" Qian Liansheng asked for his opinion.
The subordinate said, "It's understandable. If we really send troops, I'm afraid we have to leave the three major Yan Factions and the Yan Imperial Court. I'm afraid we have to do it secretly."
Qian Liansheng nodded in agreement.
In short, no matter what doubts he had, he had to go. Moreover, Niu Youdao didn't have to do anything to an envoy like him.
Of course, it was necessary to make necessary preparations. He secretly made arrangements.
In the evening, Qian Liansheng brought four guards with him. After disguising themselves, they left through the secret tunnel prepared by the embassy.
It was inevitable that the embassies of various countries would do something shady, so it was normal to prepare such a secret tunnel.
Lights gradually appeared on the street. Qian Liansheng, who was swaying in the carriage, occasionally reached out to open a corner of the curtain and looked outside. He frowned with worry.
When they arrived at the side door of a remote house, someone jumped off the carriage and knocked on the door. After stating the purpose of their visit, the door opened and the carriage was let in.
The person in charge of receiving the guests was Xu Laoliu in disguise. Qian Liansheng got off the carriage and asked, "Where's Daoye?"
He didn't call Niu Youdao by his name, but respectfully called him Daoye. It was said that the people in Thatched Cottage Villa all called him this way. He also showed his respect.
He had no choice, he needed help.
"Please follow me!" Xu Laoliu led them to a house deep in the inner courtyard. When he opened the door, he saw an entrance to a tunnel on the ground.
Walking to the side of the tunnel, Xu Laoliu extended his hand and said, "Please go straight. There will be someone at the other end of the tunnel to receive you. You will see Daoye then."
It was getting more and more mysterious. Qian Liansheng and the others looked at each other and braced themselves to enter the tunnel.
The tunnel was dark. Someone had released the moon butterfly to illuminate the way.
The tunnel was not spacious. At most, two people could walk side by side. The walls were very smooth, as if they were made by nature.
There were no forks in the tunnel, but it felt very long. Qian Liansheng and the others were more and more surprised as they walked. They didn't see the exit. They didn't expect that Niu Youdao had dug such a long tunnel in the capital. This was not a small project.
After walking for almost a mile, they saw the exit. When they came out of the exit, they were in another house. Wu Laoliu was already there to receive them.
Wu Laoliu asked them to wait for a moment. When someone outside gave them a message and confirmed that there were no spies, Wu Laoliu led them out.
After leaving the room and seeing the building outside the house, Qian Liansheng's men whispered to him that this was the place where Niu Youdao was staying.
This made Qian Liansheng feel more at ease.
They thought that they would be able to see Niu Youdao, but who knew that Second Brother Wu would bring them into a house and warn them that there were spies from the imperial court outside. He told them to hide in the house and not make a sound, waiting for the Taoist master to call for them.
After Wu Laoliu left, they waited in silence. It was dark in the house, but there was still no greeting.
After a long silence, the sound of a zither came from outside. The people in the house pricked up their ears to listen.
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