Heavy rain.

There seems to be a hole in the sky, and water keeps leaking underneath.

Shan Shen wiped his face as he hurried on.

In this kind of weather, an umbrella is useless, and even if you wear a raincoat and a bamboo hat, even if you wear it, the official clothes inside are actually damp.

Not to mention the feet wearing rain boots, the socks were sticky and stained with flesh, and the chest, back, stomach and waist were almost wet.

The wonderful late spring brings the coolness of late autumn with the night breeze.

He couldn't help but shiver.

"It's already wet anyway, so go faster." Shan Shen urged.

Behind him, everything was dark and full of human hands.

In order to seize Dao Heng, this time, except for one Fu Cheng and a few necessary personnel to watch the Yamen, Shuntian Mansion almost all mobilized.

When there are too many people, carriages and sedans are not easy to use, so they all just run over.

But I didn’t dare to really run.

The rain brought with it the sky, which was so dark that it was difficult to see even three to five steps away, let alone a lantern light.

At Shan Shen's age, he was out of breath after running for such a long distance.

The group rushed outside Chenmi Hutong, and Zhang Yuan pointed out the location to Shan Shen: "Have you seen that tree, sir? It's the house under the tree."

Shan Shen stared twice, rubbed his face and turned to look at Zhang Yuan.

What kind of tree?

He couldn't even see clearly Zhang Yuan's face, which was so close.

Zhang Yuan actually couldn't see clearly. He was the one who heard people say there was a tree.

The government servant who had been standing nearby trotted over: "The monk is still inside."

"How do you know?" Shan Shenqi asked, "Can you see clearly?"

The yamen officer said: "There are guards at the entrances of the alleys in front and back. Since the evening, only people can go in and out of these two alleys. Reinforcements have not arrived, so we did not dare to get too close rashly for fear of disturbing the situation."

Shan Shen nodded and asked: "I don't think there are many residents nearby?"

Before coming, he read the paperwork in the Yamen.

There are supposedly a lot of residents in this area, but in reality, there aren't many smokers.

Even if it's raining heavily and people don't go out to walk around, Shan Shen will know if there are any people around at a glance.

The yamen officer nodded repeatedly: "What you are saying is that we have been keeping watch all night. Not many people entered the alley, and there were only a few carriages, which seemed to be passing by."

Shan Shen thought for a while, discussed with Zhang Yuan, and rearranged the manpower.

No matter what, extra manpower must be sent to the front and rear alley entrances, and they will gradually shrink in when the action is taken, and the house must be surrounded.

Not even a single mosquito can fly out!

"Come in with some smart ones," he said, "come closer and have a look!"

In the house, the smell of wine is steaming.

Liu Xun held the wine cup, hugged the beauty in his arms, and glanced at Li Shao beside him.

Li Shao wore a mask on his face, with only a pair of eyes exposed. He couldn't see much emotion, and he was teasing the two dancers.

Liu Xun saw this and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After getting the Yue Tower, he looked for the prince several times, but he didn't get a good look.

Later, when we met him at the house, Li Shao was also very indifferent. Liu Xun tried to please him in various ways, but the effect was not much.

This made Liu Xun quite confused, and he thought about several bad people for a long time in his mind.

My mother, a noble girl from a noble family, doesn’t understand how difficult her future is in this world!

He doesn’t pave the way for his son’s future, and he doesn’t find a good match for A-Ping!

Is there any better marriage in the world than following Li Shao?

My mother actually stopped me!

Ah Ping is the same, he doesn’t know how to praise at all!

The most terrible thing is Xu Jian. His surname is not Liu, so who is his turn to take care of the Liu family?

But even if I cursed in my heart, nothing could be changed.

In particular, His Highness stopped coming to the house a few days ago, making it impossible for Liu Xun to continue to please him.

Even Liu Xun couldn't ask. His Highness is His Highness. No one else can control where he wants to go and when he wants to go.

Liu Xun continued to come and waited.

What a coincidence.

The prince is here.

Li Shao called Xu Jian and got very angry.

Liu Xun bowed his head and was busy, and finally managed to stabilize Li Shao.

At least, judging from the eyes behind the mask, Li Shao is in a good mood now.

Eunuch Shi was waiting around to give Li Shao more wine.

Liu Xun introduced: "I just heard from the manager that these wines were only delivered to the capital this morning."

"That's it." Li Shao muttered.

Eunuch Shi was a little uneasy and whispered: "Why do you think this place is so empty today?"

When I came here before, there were many nursing homes inside and outside, and you could tell that they were skilled at it.

There is no nursing home today, and there are few stewards. Only these dancers are more lively.

"Let's all take shelter from the rain," Li Shao didn't care. "It's raining so hard, and you can't see them even if they're guarding the yard. Okay, I don't need you to wait on me. You can go play next door."

When Eunuch Shi heard this, he couldn't care less about the large number of people and the small number of people, so he went next door.

For people like him, who are helpless but can't help but want to do something and talk too much, this is really a good place.

Li Shao drank two more glasses of wine and felt dizzy.

The sound of rain is sometimes far away and sometimes near, and some roaring thunder can be heard.

He thought, Xu Jian's speech was strange, but he was not wrong either.

In this weather, any smell will be drowned out.

The wine no longer tastes good!

At the entrance of the alley, Shan Shen waited anxiously for a long time before the yamen officer who went to investigate brought back the news.

"It seems to be larger than what was registered. Maybe the houses on the left and right are connected from the inside."

"Shu Mao, it's raining heavily, I can't say I'm sure."

"There are several rooms with lights on, and we can see a little light from a distance. We want to go to the room with bright lights."

Shan Shen touched his beard.

His beard was covered with rainwater, and he shook the water from his hands unaccustomedly.

Heavy rain is both a bad thing and a good thing.

If the view hadn't been particularly bad, this area was full of bungalows, and the government officials would have spotted it if they climbed up the tree and looked around.

Of course, the government officials can only see whether there are lights inside, and the rest of the information is difficult to grasp.

Monk Dao Heng, thieves are real thieves.

After involving the king for six years, deposing the prince, no matter who is his master, this person is not simple after all.

A group of them rushed in and everyone was very happy to have caught the person. If they had let the monk run away in the chaos, there would probably be no next time.

"Go to guard the Yamen and ask Lao Wan to borrow some more manpower. Just tell him that we are going to capture the key criminals of the imperial court and ask him not to be stingy. He will also be rewarded for his merits later," Shan Shen said.

Lao Wan refers to Wantang, the commander of the garrison.

They are all responsible for all matters in the capital. Their responsibilities are different and there are some overlaps. They often cooperate with each other on weekdays.

Shan Shen also has a good relationship with him.

When Wantang heard that Shan Shen wanted to borrow someone, he laughed and said, "I think he just can't handle it on his own! Otherwise, can he get a piece of my pie? Why should he be so nervous?"

When he heard that they were arresting Monk Dao Heng, Wantang became more energetic and personally led thirty people to the entrance of Chenmi Hutong.

"Sir Shan," Wantang patted Shan Shen on the shoulder, "I'm very grateful that you can think of me for such a good thing!"

Share a cup, the score is not close, it is too strong.

Shan Shen explained the situation.
To be continued...