Bao Zheng took up the pen and wrote an official document reporting to the emperor that Liu was to be executed, and sent a forbidden army horse to Kou Zhun. Kou Zhun often reported important matters to the emperor, so Bao Zheng followed Kou Zhun's route, and the official documents he submitted were much safer and faster.
After Gongsun Ce saw Bao Zheng sending the documents out, he smiled and said: "Brother Bao, you are going to the Eighth Prince's Mansion tonight. If someone really comes to rob the prison, wouldn't it be impossible to sit in the middle?"[]
Bao Zheng nodded and said: "We should secretly send Liu Jiwen out now. Even if they come to rob the prison, they will not succeed. Tonight, the Eighth Prince invites you, which must be an unprecedented event. Why don't you go to the Eighth Prince's Mansion with me, brother Gongsun?" Let¡¯s go.¡±
Dong Xianxian frowned and said, "If you all go, don't you think the Yamen Prison doesn't care about it?"
Bao Zheng smiled and said: "The door is open, they can come if they like."
Lin Yan asked from the side: "Looking at how confident Brother Bao is, does he have a countermeasure?"
Bao Zheng smiled and said to a leader of the Forbidden Army on the side: "You go and prepare dozens of kilograms of incense for me. Today I will set up an incense array in the prison of Kaifeng Mansion. I will give them an empty city incense trick."
After receiving the order, the Imperial Guard and his men went out to buy incense. Bao Zheng called the other Imperial Guards and said: "Immediately disguise Liu Jiwen and others as Imperial Guards. Find a way to make them faint, and then tonight you will take these important criminals and form a square formation to stand in Kaifeng." At the entrance of the government hall. No matter what happens in the prison, you all just stand there and don¡¯t move. As for how to make a fainted person stand upright, you don¡¯t need to ask me this question!"
After receiving Bao Zheng¡¯s order, the group of forbidden troops nodded and began to carry out the order. Bao Zheng finally let all the government officials come in. He said to them: "There may be something going on in the prison tonight. No government officials are allowed in the prison. You all must surround the outside of the prison and be strict in entering and exiting." . Let people in, but if they escape, you will be punished for dereliction of duty."
Bao Zheng did not tell the details to these government officials because he was not familiar with the inside of the Kaifeng government office. There was a mixed bag among the government officials, and it was inevitable that there would be people with too soft bones. After Bao Zheng waited for the government officials to retire, he said to Lin Yan: "Brother Lin is mature and prudent. Tonight, I will ask you to lead a few forbidden soldiers to set up a drug array in the cell. In case there are really people who rob the prison, there is no need to confront them head-on." Conflicts, as long as one of them is fascinated. But even if someone comes to rob the prison, it will definitely be in the middle of the night. If nothing else happens, we should come back from the Eighth Prince's Mansion. Brother Lin has arranged everything in advance, and everything in the yamen will be done. rely on you."
Lin Yan nodded. He had seen Bao Zheng plead for the people today and his blood had been boiling for a long time. When he saw Bao Zheng asking him to take charge of Kaifeng Mansion, he immediately accepted the task.
After Bao Zheng saw that everything had been arranged, it was still early but he chatted with Gongsun Ce and others about what happened after they parted. The three of them chatted enthusiastically, and before they knew it, it was noon. After everyone had eaten, Gongsun Ce and Lin Yan began to go to the prison to arrange the details of the drugged empty city plan. However, Bao Zheng took Dong Xianxian, an expert, to the inner courtyard of Kaifeng Mansion Yamen to learn the art of sacrificing life and forgetting death. With Dong Xianxian's appropriate guidance, Bao Zheng was able to discover his own shortcomings. After one afternoon, he had already surrendered. I have practiced the Life Forgetting Death Art to a decent degree. Although I have the appearance, when it comes to the power, it is completely different. It is just a show.
The whole book about giving up one's life and forgetting one's own life is profound and profound. If Bao Zheng hadn't had the amazing power of memory after traveling through time, it would have been difficult to sort out the whole secret book in a short time. Bao Zheng was able to learn the trick so quickly, and he was extremely satisfied.
Seeing that it was late, Bao Zheng said to Dong Xianxian and Sun Ling'er, "It's late, it's time to ask Gongsun Ce to go to the Eighth Prince's Mansion together."
At this time, Wen Yanbo, who was watching Bao Zheng practice swordplay all afternoon, frowned and said: "Master, everyone has been arranged by you today. Why don't I have anything to do? I think I am very talented. Badou, I am very knowledgeable, master, you can¡¯t let me be idle!¡±
Bao Zheng looked at Wen Yanbo and couldn't help but frown. Wen Yanbo is an extremely smart child, but he is also extremely conceited and full of arrogance. However, in the Song Dynasty, where humility is the beauty, Wen Yanbo is extremely difficult to be accepted by others, so he has always had few friends of his own age. Bao Zheng said to Wen Yanbo: "Since my good apprentice is really so talented, I will take you to the Eighth Prince's Mansion today. This dinner at the Eighth Prince's Mansion will most likely be an unprecedented Hongmen Banquet, so you have to help me deal with it carefully. OK."
Wen Yanbo frowned and said, "Master, don't worry. I will definitely not cause any trouble for you."
When Bao Zheng saw Wen Yanbo's vow, he immediately smiled calmly. Gongsun Ce was ready, and the group got on the carriage and headed to the Eighth Prince's Mansion.
Because all the Imperial Guards were staying in Kaifeng Mansion, Bao Zheng and his party traveled in a simple carriage, consisting of only five people. Only when he arrived at the gate of the Eighth Prince's Mansion did he realize how miserable he was. nowBao Zheng was not the only person attending the banquet at the Eighth Prince's Mansion in the evening. A large number of official sedans and entourages had already stopped at the front door of the huge Eighth Prince's house. There were only five people in Bao Zheng's party, but they looked extraordinarily different. If Bao Zheng hadn't pulled out his famous assassin, the guards and housekeepers at the door would have thought that Bao Zheng was here to cause trouble.
Bao Zheng stepped through the grand gate of the Eighth Prince's Mansion and walked into the huge front yard. He saw that the front yard was brightly lit like daylight. The courtyard is dotted with pavilions and pavilions, and groups of scholars, officials and celebrities gather together, admiring the moon and flowers, or reciting poems. Bao Zheng and others walked into the crowd, but they didn't know anyone, so they had to find a secluded corner and watch what happened.
There were many high-ranking officials wearing long wings among the pavilions and pavilions in the front yard. Bao Zheng only glanced at them briefly and saw several Ding Wei associates who had gone to Kaifeng Mansion to cause trouble in the morning. Although Bao Zheng was quietly enjoying the rare calmness at this time, he knew that there must be an undercurrent surging at this night banquet at the Eighth Prince's Mansion. Tonight is a grand gathering of literati. If those literati who have had issues with Bao Zheng want to humiliate themselves, then relying on their sharp tongue, I am afraid that they will be in danger of being ruined tonight!
At this moment, a commotion was heard in the lobby, and someone shouted: "The Eighth Prince is here!"
When everyone in the hall heard that the Eighth Prince was coming, they all dressed solemnly. When the Eighth Prince stood on the steps in a white robe, all the guests in the front yard bowed and shouted in unison: "Kowtow to the King, may I live a thousand years." age."
The eighth prince, Zhao Yuanyan, was the eighth son of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty. He was a man of great dignity and great dignity, and his strict determination was inviolable. He was respected and feared all over the world and was well-known among foreigners. Because of his high virtue and high prestige, and his benevolence all over the world, he was once awarded the title of Eight Thousand Years Old by Taizong. His prestige is not as good as even the current emperor. It was precisely because the Eighth Prince was so supported by his ministers that he laid the root of the disaster.
Zhao Yuanyan was on the steps and said with a kind smile: "You are all highly respected people in the court. I am lucky enough to invite you to the moon-viewing dinner today, but it makes the palace of this prince shine. Now that the lights are on at night, The moon is shining brightly in the sky, and the autumn wind is intoxicating. I have a little wine in the king's living room. At tonight's dinner, we will not talk about state affairs, but only discuss literature and treatises, and compose poems and lyrics."
Zhao Yuanyan's words aroused cheers and resonance from everyone. At that moment, Zhao Yuanyan made a gesture to invite the guests to the table. Immediately, he heard silk and bamboo rising on a balcony not far away. The curtains on the balcony were spread out, revealing four graceful figures. The dancing girl, barefoot in red skirt, dancing to the beat of elegant music drums, with long sleeves, looks like Chang'e flying to the moon, or the fairy descending from the nine heavens.
Everyone in the hall began to enter the hall in order of their names. When Bao Zheng took a look at the famous tattoo in his hand, there was an unlucky number written on it: one, four, four! When everyone in the courtyard had entered the banquet and sat down, it was Bao Zheng's turn to step forward with the famous assassination.