Chapter 278 Eventful Night (Part 2)
At the same time when Yuwen Shu surrounded the Bohai Association, in a ten-acre house located in Fushanfang, Li Shimin accompanied Zhang Xuan into the basement of the mansion. [,
This was once a secret prison for Xuanwu Fire Phoenix. After Xuanwu Fire Phoenix was disbanded, the secret prison was kept empty, and there were only a few Dou Qing's confidants responsible for the management.
But there was a person here tonight. It was Wu Shaoyou who was jointly captured from outside the city by Zhang Xuan and Li Shimin.
Walking into the dimly lit basement, a cold and humid breath came towards me. The entire underground prison was built with large stones and was very strong. However, at this time, the large stones were covered with moss, and the sound of dripping water could be heard everywhere.
Zhang Xuan walked past the rusty iron cages and stopped in front of the last iron cage. In the iron cage was filled with fatigue Wu Shaoyou. He seemed to be passively tortured, his face was bruised, and his eyes were closed without saying a word.
"General, he has admitted that he poisoned Li Zitong, and we have also found his Bohai Huixia brand."
Li Shimin whispered to Zhang Xuan again: "He can also prove the collusion between the Bohaihui and the Yuan family, but he has the conditions."
"What are his conditions?" Zhang Xuan glanced at Wu Shaoyou and asked.
Wu Shaoyou, who had been closing his eyes, opened his eyes and said coldly: "I want you to ensure my father's safety!"
Zhang Xuan was stunned, but immediately realized that he was afraid that Meng Haigong would take revenge and harm his father. Zhang Xuan nodded, "This requirement is not high, we can agree."'
"It's useless for your promise. I want to make a promise to me by saying a word."
"Can!"
Zhang Xuan agreed readily: "I will ask His Highness Yan to make a promise to you."
Wu Shaoyou's eyes closed again. At this time, a warrior came over and whispered to Li Shimin. Li Shimin was stunned. He immediately gave Zhang Xuan a wink.
Zhang Xuan understood and followed Li Shimin out of the dungeon. As soon as he left the dungeon, Li Shimin couldn't wait to say: "I just got the news that Yuwen Shu's army surrounded the Bohaihui's nest in the capital and arrested more than ten people."
Zhang Xuan was not surprised, but just smiled faintly. Li Shimin glanced at Zhang Xuan in confusion, "The general already knows?"
"I have been with the young master, how could I know first? But I know that Yuwen Shu failed to ambush Wu Shaoyou, so I will definitely not be willing to do so. Capturing the Bohai Association will be his last chance."
"But……."
Li Shimin said worriedly: "Will this disrupt our plan?"
"Not only will it not disrupt our plan, but it will also let Yuan Min fall into the abyss. At the same time, it is obvious that Yuwen Shu has not had much time left, so he did not hesitate to use such quick success and instant benefits to seek benefits for his son. If I am not wrong, Yuwen Shu will enter the palace overnight tonight and grab us for the greatest benefit before. In contrast, our arrest of Wu Shaoyou becomes a foil."
Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said, "In fact, we don't need any achievements. We must stop the Yuan family from selling the interests of Wuchuan Prefecture for their own benefit. As long as the collusion between Yuan Min and the Bohai Society can be completely crushed, even if Yuwen Shu takes away more benefits, we are willing."
Zhang Xuan smiled happily and said, "Since that's the case, I will go to see His Highness King Yan tonight and hand over Wu Shaoyou to him. Is there any problem with Mr. Li?"
Li Shimin nodded silently. They could not come forward for this matter, let alone let the emperor know that it was the Guanlong faction. Wu Shaoyou didn't know their identity until the beginning and end, and thought they were Zhang Xuan's subordinates.
"Okay! The general can take him away."
At this time, the city gates and yard gates in Luoyang had already been closed. However, Zhang Xuan was unobstructed with the gold medal of night walking given to him by Yang Qing. Half an hour later, Zhang Xuan brought Yuchi Gong and Pei Xingyan to the Yan Prince's Mansion.
Arriving with them was a carriage, where Wu Shaoyou, the key witness who assassinated Li Zitongdi, was imprisoned.
Wu Shaoyou has accepted his fate. He knew that he could not escape death by poisoning Li Zitong. Even if the court did not kill him, Meng Haigong would not let him go. He just hoped that the King of Yan could agree to him and protect his family.
Zhang Xuan walked up the steps and knocked heavily on the door and the door and windows opened. The guards inside were about to scold him, but Zhang Xuan stuffed the gold medal of night walk given to him by the King of Yan.
"I want to see His Highness Yan immediately and report it quickly!"
The guard was startled and hurriedly said, "It turned out to be General Zhang. Please wait, I will report it now."
The guards ran wildly into the palace. Soon, the side door of the palace slowly opened, and an old eunuch greeted him and said with a smile: "General Zhang, your highness is welcome!"
Zhang Xuan pointed to the carriage and said to several guards: "There is an important prisoner in the carriage, who is temporarily guarded by my people. You should take him into the mansion and take good care of him. He is the prisoner appointed by His Highness Yan."
"Please rest assured, General, we will take care of the good criminals."
Zhang Xuan gave Yuchi Gong and Pei Xingyan a wink, asking them to look forward to Wu Shaoyou, and then followed the old eunuch and walked quickly into the palace.
"Have Your Highness King Yan rested?" Zhang Xuan asked the old eunuch with a smile.
"He was already resting, but he had ordered that as long as General Zhang finds him, we must wake him up, so he has now stood up and waited for the general in the side hall. Please ask for it!"
Two palace maids were carrying lanterns in front of them. The old eunuch led Zhang Xuan to the side hall where Yang Neng lived. The lights in the side hall were bright. Yang Neng paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, as if he had been waiting for him for a long time.
Zhang Xuan hurriedly walked into the side hall and bowed, "I'm going to see Your Highness!"
"General Zhang, but there will be news in Bohai?" Yang asked impatiently.
Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "Bizhi has already caught the murderer who poisoned Li Zitong. This person is the one sent by the Bohai Association."
"But Wu Shaoyou?"
Zhang Xuan smiled and nodded, "It's this person."
During the day, Yang Neng had heard Wei Xuan report to the emperor's grandfather about the poisoning of Li Zitong. It is said that it was the work of a fellow villager of Li Zitong's confidant general Meng Haigong, named Wu Shaoyou. The emperor's grandfather was furious about this matter and ordered Wei Xuan to catch the murderer within three days to find out the truth, otherwise he would be punished for his serious crime.
Yang Neng didn't expect that Zhang Xuan actually caught Wu Shaoyou and found out the truth, which made him overjoyed. He said in surprise: "Where is he now?"
"I have brought him, should your highness interrogate first?"
Yang nodded, "Take the criminals up to the orphan immediately!"
Several guards ran away. At this time, Zhang Xuan said again: "Weichen promises Wu Shaoyou that as long as he is willing to explain truthfully, your highness will promise to keep his father safe."
Yang Qing frowned, "What else do you need to explain truthfully?"
"Your Highness probably never expected why Bohai would assassinate Li Zitong because the Bohai Association and Yuan Min reached an agreement. In fact, Yuan Min wanted to destroy the Heroes Association and the imperial court's amnesty plan."
Yang Nai was very shocked, "So it means Wuchuan Mansion?"
Zhang Xuan laughed, "When will Wuchuan Prefecture collude with Bohai? This matter has nothing to do with Wuchuan Prefecture, it is Yuan Min's personal behavior. Wu Shaoyou knows the whole story, so he put forward the conditions just now."
Yang nodded, "As long as he is willing to give him a truthful explanation, I will consider giving him a promise."
At this time, the guards reported outside the hall: "Report to your Highness, the prisoner has been brought here!"
Yang said, "Bring it up!"
In the square outside Mingde Hall, Yuwen Shuzheng and his eldest son Yu Wenhua were eagerly waiting for the summons of Emperor Yang Guang. He gained a lot tonight. Although he did not catch Gao Hui, they caught Mu Shouli, the leader of the Bohai Association in the capital.
In addition to the Bohai Association's residence in Xuanfanfang, they also lost two taverns and an inn in one fell swoop based on their confession, and captured all the Bohai Association in the capital in one fell swoop.
Yuwen Shu was very excited. This was his rare achievement in recent years. He gave all his contributions to his eldest son Yu Wenhua and. He knew in his heart that based on this alone, his eldest son had already made great contributions.
"Father, it's so late, will the emperor still meet us?" Yu Wenhuaji asked uneasy in the night wind.
Yuwen Shu narrowed her eyes and smiled, "If you don't report overnight, how can you know whether he values this matter or not?"
Yuwen Shu had a very smart calculation. It was difficult for him to understand Yang Guang's true mentality, but he could guess some clues from Yang Guang's behavior. If Yang Guang met him overnight, it would mean that he had caught a big fish.
At this time, a eunuch ran down the steps, bowed and smiled, "General, the Lord summoned me!"
Yuwen Shu looked at each other and he was overjoyed. His bet was indeed hit.
Of course, Yuwen Shu knew that holding the Bohai Association's nest was undoubtedly a strong enemy for him, but if the harvest outweighed the risks, then he was willing to take a risk. Now, Yang Guangken met him overnight, which means that his decision was correct.
Chapter completed!