Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Things were quiet at the Jiang family, but Wang Mingqian, who sent her back, was not at peace. He was still wondering why Cui Bianxu started making trouble again.

Then they saw one of the Jinwu Guards who were patrolling the streets coming over on horseback. When he saw them, he immediately dismounted.

"General Zhonglang, there's a fire in Laitingfang!"

"Why did the fire break out out of nowhere?"

"Coming to Tingfang is not that bad, it's not too much trouble."

The people of the Jinwu Guard also felt that the workload tonight was a bit heavy.

Normally they only need to ride around the city on horseback, and there are rarely any desperate people running out to wait for them to catch them. Although there is no desperate person today, why are there so many things to do?

Could it be that Cui Shaoqing is an unlucky person?

Wang Mingqian didn't know what his men were thinking, but the fire was enough to make him upset: "Have the submarine fire soldiers left?"

(Firefighters: Ancient firefighters. Job duties: patrolling fires and extinguishing them. Existence period: Week to Qing Dynasty. If there are any errors, please correct them.)

"When I came here, I had already sent people to look for him."

"Let's go and have a look!"

This time, Wang Mingqian had no time to think about Cui Bianxu's matter. Lai Tingfang was close to the imperial city, and the people living there were all eunuchs serving in the imperial city. If the fire spread, it would be disastrous, and those eunuchs would definitely make things difficult for them.

Fortunately, because it was close to the imperial city, when he arrived at Lai Tingfang, the firefighters were already in place, as were the water bags (animal skins were peeled off and filled with water in advance, weighing several hundred pounds, carried by three or four people and thrown directly into the fire), and the pumps (also known as "water dragons", a hole was dug in the middle of a bamboo and used as a water gun, which could be held by one person, similar to modern fire pumps). The fire started from Feng Shiliang's house.

People living nearby also sent their servants to help put out the fire, but this was originally a eunuch's residence and there were not many servants in the mansion. Wang Mingqian brought the Jinwu Guards to help, and it took two and a half hours to put out the fire.

Wang Mingqian was relieved to see that only one house had burned. He turned to the shopkeeper and asked, "Whose house is this? Where is the person? Find him and tell me."

He had to ask why the house was burning down.

The servant was so tired that he stuck out his tongue: "Reporting to the General of the Central Army, this is the residence of Feng the eunuch in the palace. I'm afraid no one is here now."

"Eunuch Feng?" Wang Mingqian frowned and thought for a moment: "But the one who was previously conferred the title of Wenlinlang?"

"It's his house!"

There were so many eunuchs in the palace, but he could remember this eunuch Feng because he was conferred the title of Wenlinlang.

Although he was a minor official without real power, he was rare among the eunuchs.

"Is he on duty in the palace today? Doesn't he have any servants at home?" Wang Mingqian was a little surprised. Those who would buy a house here are all eunuchs of some status. How could they have no one to serve them?

The shopkeeper smiled awkwardly: "There was one, but he was just captured by Cui Shaoqing and his men from the Dali Temple..."

He thought about it and added, "Leave no one behind."

Wang Mingqian's eyebrows jumped, and he thought to himself that something was wrong. Cui Yi was so hasty and angry tonight, probably because of this person.

He pinched his eyebrows, wondering what kind of fate he had!

"Come on, follow me to the Dali Temple, and the rest of you continue patrolling the streets." He pointed at someone, jumped on his horse, and decided to go to the Dali Temple to wait for Cui Bianxu.

It's better to tell him about this myself to avoid his subordinates complaining to him again. Cui Shaoqing is arrogant and looks down on everyone. He even looks down on others.

Cui Bianxu from Shanghaofang looked at the nine bodies of young ladies who were deader than dead without saying a word. Cong Jinghai didn't dare to speak at all. He just silently directed everyone to take the nine young ladies back to Ding Yuan for autopsy to verify whether they were the people who came to report missing.

It was not difficult to pack the nine bodies, and they were all ready in a short while, but no one dared to disturb Cui Bianxu who was about to get furious at any moment.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally all their eyes were on Zong Jinghai, but he didn't dare to do anything. He could only give him a gloomy look and let them take the body back first and leave it behind.

Cui Bianxu squatted on the ground, not knowing what he was looking at. Those people left very bold traces, as if they had left all kinds of traces on purpose. There was no need for Ding Yuan to perform an autopsy. From the disheveled appearance of the nine corpses, it could be seen that they had been subjected to indecent acts before their death - their narrow-legged hakama were taken off and thrown aside, their skirts were lifted up to their waists, and their chests were exposed.

The marks on the necks were even more obvious, clearly caused by the belts tied by the young ladies. There were also suspicious mottled marks on the ground.

The initial rage had passed, and Cui Bianxu calmed down. He couldn't understand why the prince did this.

It was normal for the prince to place people in various departments and offices. The prince could not have been unaware that he had already sent people to Luoyang. Since the person was not dead, he was captured to make an elixir, although it was made with women's semen, but this matter concerned the reputation of the royal family.

As for the emperor, at most he would reprimand him secretly and then let him take all these young ladies into the Eastern Palace.

Why should he create unnecessary trouble at this point?

I've heard people say that the prince's personality has changed drastically since he fell from his horse, and his behavior has become absurd and he has become so cruel?

If this is true, it would be inappropriate for the Tang Dynasty to have such a monarch succeed to the throne in the future.

He was observing and strolling nearby from Mirror Sea. Suddenly, he seemed to kick something with his feet, and a ray of light flashed in the moonlight.

He brought the torch closer, squinted his eyes and took a closer look. He immediately cried out as if he had seen a ghost: "Shaoqing, this, this looks like the waist badge of the Prince's Mansion!"

Cui Bianxu looked up, and a string suddenly vibrated in his mind. He walked quickly, not caring about his usual habit of being nosy, and bent down to pick up the sign directly.

The token was about the size of his palm, made of black iron, and felt cold to the touch, quite heavy. Looking at the words on it, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he glanced at the person beside him without leaving any trace: "It is indeed the token of the Eastern Palace."

Cong Jinghai looked frightened, his voice trembling as he asked in a low voice, "Shaoqing, what should we do about this?"

"Everything will naturally be left to your majesty's judgment." After Cui Bianxu finished speaking, he did not linger any longer and mounted his horse and left.

"Yes."

She bowed to his back from the mirror sea, and when she stood up again, the panic on her face had disappeared, replaced by a sense of relief after the dust had settled, and a sense of confidence like a last hurrah.

Life is unpredictable and careers are full of ups and downs.

Today, Cui Bianxu relies on his family background and is superior to himself at a young age.

He had studied hard for twenty years and was once a proud man from Pei. But in the end, he had to curry favor with the powerful, fawn on his superiors, and be inferior to others. He still had no chance of promotion for many years. He had had enough of the suffering!

He had long understood that there were thousands of shortcuts in this world, but none of them were for the poor.

The world is still unsettled, why can't he rise from the dust in the Mirror Sea?