The old minister picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and then said: "Then what are your plans now? You said there are three things to do. In addition to figuring out the safety of the Holy Emperor and finding out Xiao Shaozong's current situation, what else is there to do? "
"I found out that the Qi family's mansion has been sealed off and I can't get close to it." Qi Ning said: "But I have found out the general situation. Several people in the mansion have been secretly taken away and detained, and they were detained in Inside Kyoto Prefecture.”
The old minister nodded and said: "I know that the Qi family is sealed off. They may have expected you to come back, so they set up a trap there. If you sneak back to the Qi family's mansion, you will fall into the trap yourself."
"Not only the Qi family's mansion, but also the Kyoto mansion must have set a trap now." Qi Ning sneered: "Xiao Shaozong is probably waiting for me to go to the Kyoto mansion to save people."
The old minister thought for a moment and then said: "You come to me, is there anything you need me to do for you?"
Qi Ning stood up, cupped his hands and said: "Old Minister is wise, actually... I want to meet someone!"
"who?"
"Kingto Prefect Yin Tiezheng." Qi Ning said.
The old minister frowned and said: "You want to see Tie Zheng? You have to think carefully. Since Tie Zheng was ordered to imprison your family, he must have also received your order to treason, and even received an order to arrest you. You If you want to see him at this time, wouldn’t you be throwing yourself into a trap?”
"It is said that Tie Zheng is an upright man. I hope to meet him alone and explain the hidden truth clearly." Qining said.
The old minister sighed: "You don't have any evidence of Xiao Shaozong's rebellion. Even if Tie Zheng is an honest man, how can he believe what you say? He always pays attention to evidence when handling cases. If you don't have evidence, he will never trust you."
"I have to give it a try." Qi Ning said: "It's just that the Kyoto Prefecture is definitely being watched closely now. I can't get close to the Kyoto Prefecture. And as the old minister said, if I directly send someone to contact Tie Zheng, with Tie Zheng's My temperament will only bring people to round me up, and will not give me a chance to explain at all.”
The old minister nodded and said: "I understand, you want me to help you contact Tie Zheng and arrange for you to meet."
Qi Ning cupped his hands and said, "Please help me, Old Minister."
The old minister did not answer immediately. Qining seemed to understand the old minister's thoughts and said softly: "The old minister is worried about getting involved and being implicated by the younger generation? If this is the case, the younger generation will not dare to force others to do anything."
The old minister sighed: "The emperor is in danger. If you can reverse the situation, why do I care about my life and fortune?" After thinking about it for a while, he seemed to have made up his mind and asked, "What are you going to ask me to do?"
"I just ask the old minister to send an invitation to Tie Zheng in your name." Qining said: "There is a Hongyun Tea House in Xiliu Lane in the west of the city. Tomorrow night at Hai time, I invite Tie Zheng to come and have a cup of tea. In the name of the old minister, To save face, Tie Zheng will definitely go to the appointment."
"If you invite him to an appointment at a teahouse in the west of the city, he will definitely be suspicious." Lao Shangshu said: "I rarely get together with my colleagues in the DPRK and China."
"He may have doubts, but he will never associate Lao Shangshu with me." Qining said: "I am sure he will go to the appointment."
The old minister sighed and said: "Since you have made arrangements, I won't say more. No matter what plan you have, I only hope that you can turn the emperor's crisis into safety."
The Xiliu Alley that Qining was talking about was an inconspicuous street in the west of the capital. The Hongyun Tea House was located in Xiliu Alley. However, the business was not good, let alone good luck, and it was barely making ends meet.
As soon as it gets dark, Xiliu Alley, which was not lively to begin with, becomes even more deserted. The lights of Hongyun Teahouse are dim and there are no customers in the teahouse.
When Tie Zheng came to the door of Hongyun Tea House, it happened to be Hai hour. He was dressed in casual clothes and entered the building. The tea waiter immediately led Tie Zheng up to the second floor. Tie Zheng sat down at the table by the window and looked around. He looked around, looked calm, ordered a pot of tea and some snacks, and then cast his gaze condescendingly on the deserted street.
Tie Zheng, nicknamed Tie Yan Wang, was an upright man who always handled cases impartially and had an excellent reputation. However, his temperament was too withdrawn and he rarely invited people to banquets, and naturally rarely went to other people's banquets.
But Yuan Lao Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites sent someone to send an invitation to invite him to Hongyun Tea House in Xiliu Lane in the middle of the night. This was of course a very strange thing. He was full of suspicion, but Tie Zheng had always respected Yuan Lao Shangshu, even though I felt strange, but I still came to the appointment on time.
I thought that since the old minister invited people to the banquet, he would naturally wait here, but there was not even a single guest in the Hongyun Tea House at this moment, let alone the shadow of the old minister, which really made Tie Zheng feel strange.
The tea was served, and Tie Zheng was about to take out the money for the tea when he saw the tea waiter who was delivering the tea had the audacity to sit down opposite him. He couldn't help but be startled. When he saw the appearance of the tea waiter clearly, his face suddenly changed and he lost his voice. : "It's... it's you!"
The tea waiter in front of him was not the person who led him upstairs at all. Instead, he turned into a very young face. It was clear at a glance that it was Qining.
"Master Tie, don't be excited." Qi Ning said with a smile: "The person who invited Master Tie to come to the appointment tonight is the junior."
"I received an invitation from Mr. Yuan, why did you show up?" Tie Zheng looked sternly and whispered, "Are you taking advantage of Mr. Yuan?"
Qi Ning did not explain, and said directly: "Master Tie, do you dare to ask if the family members in my mansion are being detained in Kyoto?"
Tie Zheng looked coldly, stared into Qining's eyes and said, "Do you know you made a big mistake? You shouldn't have returned to the capital."
"Why?"
"You colluded with the enemy and wanted to stand on your own in the northwest. You are a treacherous traitor, and you dare to show up here." Tie Zheng said coldly: "Qining, if you know your crime, follow me to Kyoto now and capture you without mercy."
Qi Ning sighed and said: "Sir Tie really got such a will. Could it be that Lord Tie thinks that this junior is really treason?"
"I don't need to listen to your explanation, you just need to explain it to the emperor." Tie Zheng was about to stand up, but before he could stand up, Qi Ning already said: "Master Tie, please don't move, there are at least a dozen crossbow arrows pointing at you now. Facing us, if you are not careful, you will die here, and I don’t want to harm you.”
Tie Zheng was startled and frowned: "What do you mean by this?"
"Just when Mr. Tie just went upstairs, Hongyun Tea House was surrounded by people." Qining sighed: "At least hundreds of people have surrounded Hongyun Tea House now. They have set up a dragnet to kill me. Therefore, I will do this at any cost, and I will not even care about your life, Lord Iron."
Tie Zheng was about to twist and look outside. Before he could turn his head, Qi Ning had already said: "Don't turn your head. As soon as you look over, they will find out and maybe they will take action immediately. You are so close to me now, they want to Killing me will inevitably bring disaster to Chiyu, so your best choice now is to sit down and drink this cup of tea before leaving here."
Tie Zheng's eyes were slightly confused, and he frowned: "Qining, what on earth are you doing?"
"There is no evidence for what I am saying below. Whether you believe it or not, just listen to the story." Qi Ning said with a smile: "The emperor has been held hostage by someone, and the palace has been controlled by someone. Not only does that person control He has become the emperor, and the Shenhou Mansion, Yulin Camp, and Tiger God Camp are also under his control. Of course, even your Kyoto Mansion is also under his control."
Tie Zheng changed his color and said, "What did you say?"
"That person held the emperor hostage and held the jade seal in his hand, so the imperial edict you received was all done by this person." Qining said: "This person intends to usurp the throne, but before that, of course, he must He felt that all the forces that threatened his accession to the throne were to be eradicated, and I happened to be the thorn in his side that he had to remove."
"Who is that person you are talking about?"
"Xiao Shaozong!" Qi Ning said: "That is the Prince of Huainan who just overturned the case for Xiao Zhang!"
Tie Zheng clenched his fists and sneered: "Just because you have red lips and white teeth? Where is the evidence?"
"There is no evidence." Qining said: "If I really had the evidence, I would not sit here drinking tea with Lord Tie."
"Since there is no evidence, it's all nonsense." Tie Zheng said coldly: "You were traitorous first, but now you are slandering others and trying to frame the King of Huainan. How can I listen to your nonsense here?" He frowned and said, "You set up a plan. What is the purpose of asking me to come to the appointment? Is it just to talk to me about these confusing nonsense?"
Qi Ning actually picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip of tea, then put down the teacup and said: "The emperor is in danger, of course I can't just sit back and watch, but before that, I have to make sure You have no worries. The three ladies of the Qi family were captured by you and imprisoned in Kyoto Mansion. If they are not safe, I naturally cannot let go. "
"Do you want me to let them go?" Tie Zheng sneered: "You are really fanciful. Qining, even if you hold me hostage, no one would dare to let them go without the emperor's will. "
"Master Tie is wrong. Even if you promise to let them go, they won't be able to leave." Qi Ning said lightly: "The Kyoto Prefecture is not under your control. In fact, you have been closely monitored for a long time. Otherwise, what would happen to that group of people?" I could follow you to find this place, and then set up a dragnet here."
"You said my residence is being monitored?" Tie Zheng was greatly surprised.
Qi Ning nodded and said: "Not only are you being monitored, the people around you may have been bribed. In other words, the contents of every letter you receive will soon be known to others. For example, now Of course you won’t burn the invitation card sent by Mr. Yuan Shangshu earlier after reading it. As long as you keep it, it will be known clearly who invited you to the banquet and where.” He sighed. In a tone of voice, he said: "To put it bluntly, Lord Tie has actually become a tool in the hands of some people. If the Qi family members are in Kyoto Prefecture, they will be wary of me rescuing my family. In this way, it will be a threat to me." Naturally, I will keep an eye on everything you say and do."
Tie Zheng's eyes were even more suspicious: "You mean, you have known for a long time that I am being watched by others, and you also know that when I come to attend an appointment, they will definitely follow closely and surround this place?" Staring. Qi Ning's eyes said: "Since you know that you will be besieged here if you show up, how dare you show up here? Could it be that... you are deliberately trying to fall into a desperate situation?" He just thought it was completely ridiculous.
"Those people are staring at Kyoto Prefecture. They are impregnable. If I take action rashly, I will fall into a trap. Not only will I not be able to save my family, I am afraid that I will be trapped in Kyoto Prefecture as well." Qi Ning sighed: "That's why I have to rescue them. , we can only first lure out all those people who are ambushing near Kyoto Prefecture. To put it bluntly, as long as those people evacuate Kyoto Prefecture, it will be really easy to rescue a few people from Kyoto Prefecture."
Tie Zheng's body trembled, and he finally understood: "You... are you trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"