Chapter 35
The Imperial Army soldiers were constantly searching the ships, but they were not moving very quickly. After all, Pang Yu's requirements were very high. He wanted to search every place on the ship that could possibly hide people.
Standing in the center of the stage, Pang Yu stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze cold.
While the search was going on, iron hooks suddenly shot out from the bottom of the river and latched onto the ships. One by one, the men in black jumped out of their beds and climbed onto the ship.
This change had happened too quickly. No one had expected that someone would actually dare to attack Grand Consort Zheng's ship. The moment these men in black boarded the ship, they began to fight with the Imperial Army.
Seeing this scene, Pang Yu's gaze focused.
"Lord Marquis, should we bring some people to rescue Empress Dowager Zheng?”
A military commander came to Pang Yu's side and asked with cupped fists.
"Send 300 people to rescue them. Everyone else, continue to search and watch over every boat on the river. No one is allowed to leave without my orders ~"
Pang Yu took a deep breath. The thing he had expected had finally happened. However, the target was not him, but Grand Consort Zheng.
The three hundred people had just boarded the ship when countless iron hooks appeared around the ship. Over a hundred men in black followed the ropes and boarded the ship, causing everyone on the ship to scream.
These people had a very clear goal, which was Pang Yu.
There were 7,500 people in the Imperial City Bureau, but about half of them were on the river bank to prevent any ships from escaping. The remaining 4,000 people were mostly searching for ships on the river.
Just now, he only had the 300 Imperial Army soldiers and 200 soldiers that Gao Baoshen had brought with him. Three hundred Imperial Army soldiers had been sent to rescue Grand Consort Zheng's ship, and he only had around two hundred soldiers with him.
These two hundred soldiers were still scattered around the ship, but the sudden appearance of a hundred men in black ignored the soldiers and charged straight at Pang Yu. For a moment, Pang Yu's guards were far from enough.
"Protect Lord Marquis ~"
Zhan Zhao stood up at this moment. This was also the time for him to show off. Bao Zheng had Zhan Zhao follow Pang Yu precisely because he was worried about this. Because Bao Zheng actually thought that Pang Yu would sometimes be a little direct and arbitrary.
If the murderer was forced into a desperate situation, he would most likely attack Pang Yu, which was why Zhan Zhao was sent to Pang Yu's side.
Zhan Zhao's skills were extraordinary, and the Southern Hero Zhan Zhao was definitely worthy of his reputation. None of these men in black could threaten Pang Yu's life.
Pang Yu stood in the middle of the crowd, watching everything with a calm gaze. Then, he looked at the surface of the river and searched. He concluded that the murderer must have made other preparations for this. Otherwise, this method of giving up his life would be meaningless.
Suddenly, a large wooden basin appeared on the river surface. This wooden basin floated on the river surface, and a person's feet stretched out of the basin. This caused the corners of Pang Yu's mouth to curl up into a cold smile.
At this time, as time gradually passed, the men in black who had tried to assassinate both Grand Consort Zheng and Pang Yu were gradually taken care of.
Zhan Zhao had wanted to leave one alive, but who knew that the man in black would bite the poison in his mouth and hang himself.
Pushing aside the Imperial Army soldiers protecting him, he went straight to the corpses of the men in black and lifted the black scarf on one of them. After taking a closer look, he removed the black bandages on the other people's faces.
"They are death warriors ~"
Pang Yu said coldly.
"Lord Marquis, what should we do now?"
Zhan Zhao asked.
"Men, go and fish up that wooden basin. If I'm not wrong, the person inside is old man Ouyang.”
Pang Yu pointed at the wooden basin floating on the river. Immediately, someone sent out an order, and the Imperial Army soldiers near the basin scooped it up. They then carried an unconscious person onto the ship.
This person was indeed Ouyang Xiu. Zhan Zhao used his hand to check his breathing and said to Pang Yu,""Lord Marquis, he's only temporarily unconscious. Presumably, it was caused by the use of sleeping incense and other items, so it was not a big deal.”
"Humph, it seems that my judgment was correct. Retreat, let's go. This matter is not over yet.”
Pang Yu laughed coldly. The truth was indeed as he had expected.
"Marquis An Le, please wait ~"
At this moment, a young man called out to Pang Yu.
He turned around and saw a young man board the ship. This person was very polite. He came to Pang Yu and bowed with cupped fists."I'm Jiangnan Transport Commissioner Zheng Ning. Consort Dowager asked me to personally thank the Marquis of An Le for sending reinforcements just now. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.”
Zheng Ning said with a smile.
"Zheng Ning? Imperial Consort Zheng? May I know who you and Consort Dowager are?"
Pang Yu asked with a smile.
"Marquis An Le is effective. Consort Tai is my elder sister ~"
Zheng Ning laughed.
"I see. It seems that the two of us are similar.”
Pang Yu suddenly understood. This guy was Song Zhenzong's brother-in-law, the first dynasty's uncle, while he was the current dynasty's uncle. Wasn't this the same thing?
"Marquis An Le, please excuse me. If An Le Hou were to come to Jiangnan in the future, Zheng Ning would definitely host a banquet to welcome him.”
"If such a day really comes, I will definitely go and disturb you. I still have work to do, so I'll take my leave first.”
Pang Yu cupped his hands and smiled.
"Marquis An Le, please go ahead ~"
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"This Zheng Ning seems to be quite polite. He doesn't look like a playboy.”
Zhan Zhao said with a smile as he followed Pang Yu ashore.
"Not all royal relatives and high-ranking officials are good-for-nothings. There would always be some things that weren't. What was so strange about that? Let's go. Although Ouyang Xiu had been rescued, the matter was not over yet.”
Pang Yu shook his head. This matter was not that simple.
Just as he was about to leave, shouts came from the ship.
"I implore Your Highness to seek justice for me and save me ~"
As she shouted, she was still running on the ship, looking panicked. Behind her were a few men chasing after her.
Pang Yu turned his head to look, feeling somewhat puzzled. Although the distance wasn't close, it wasn't far either. Why did that figure look like the figure of the Courtesan Belle of the Jade Immortal Brothel, Die Yu Xuan?
"Lord Marquis, this woman is shouting like this. I think she must have been wronged. Why don't we…"
"You haven't found me yet, so why bother with this? Let Consort Dowager take care of it ~ Let's go ~"
Pang Yu shook his head. He was not Bao Zheng. Previously, when he was in charge of Chen Shimei's case, it was purely because Chen Shimei wanted to kill him. He was only concerned about Zhou Qin's case. Zhou Qin had found him and knelt down to kowtow to him. So what if he was concerned about it? This brothel girl had not found him, so there was no need to do anything unnecessary.
He already had a lot of things to do now, so why bother himself?
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When he brought Ouyang Xiu back to Kaifeng Prefecture, he woke up halfway.
"Old man Ouyang, you didn't look at the almanac when you went out. You were kidnapped when you went out. If it wasn't for me, you might have been snatched away by someone to be your husband.”
Ouyang Xiu woke up and Pang Yu looked at him and teased. Ouyang Xiu didn't care about this. Instead, he bowed and said,"This old man thanks Marquis An Le for saving my life. If anything happens in the future, this old man will definitely repay Marquis An Le's kindness.”
Pang Yu did not dodge. He had saved his life, so he bowed. He felt that he had suffered a loss. No matter what, he had to get this old man to give him a few paintings. He could auction them off to earn some money!
"Old man, if you really want to thank me, why don't you give me a few paintings? I'm short of money right now ~"
Pang Yu laughed. It was originally just a joke, but who knew that Ouyang Xiu would say very seriously,"If Marquis An Le wants it, let alone a few, I can give you as many as you want.”
"Old man, you're quite generous ~"
Pang Yu was rather surprised.
"Haha, Marquis An Le, you must be laughing at me. The grace of saving his life was like rebuilding a new life. How could a few paintings compare to it?”
Pang Yu nodded and said," Alright, let's not talk about this now. Let's go to Kaifeng Prefecture first. This case has not been closed yet. There are some things I have to ask you."”
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