Late at night, when the whole Tanyang was in a deathly hush, a sudden dismal screech emanated from the mansion of the Lu family in the southern part of the city. “A man was killed!” “Somebody help us! Burglars! Master was assassinated!” “Clang! Clang! Clang!” Brass gongs were sounded, and the whole Tanyang was alarmed. At this late hour, bursts …

“Just dispatch Yamen runners on whatever pretext you can think of, such as searching for burglars or something like that. Impose a curfew and have Yamen runners patrol the streets every night. Make an excuse to focus the defense on the Lu family. Those bandits will surely have misgivings once they see the defense line. Even if they’re bold enough …

“Commander, are we really going to do that?” Zhang Chong, who was sitting in repose with his eyes closed, didn’t even open his eyes after hearing this question. “Ling Zhaowen is a henchman of that uneducated guy named Tao Feng, to whom he owes all his promotions. And now this Lu Kui turned up. It is already difficult enough for …

“Officers, two officers, something bad happened!” In a courier station in a small town in the south-west, before daybreak, a staff member yelled, “The prisoner died!” “What!” People went out of their rooms, hurried to the canopy of the courier station and immediately saw Jia Yuanling who had died in the prison wagon. “What happened? Wasn’t he fine yesterday?” “You …

Ling Zhang was deeply shocked by Yuwen Tong. After browsing them carefully, he found that Yuwen Tong had drawn diagrams of three formations, which shocked him even further. “I picked these three formation diagrams which are relatively suitable for them to begin with. I also offered some advice on their respective positions for your reference. You may have a try.” …

The Capital. The Palace gate had just been opened before dawn. Then the officials went straight to the Golden Hall. Half an hour later, a eunuch hurried into the residence of the Sixth Prince. “Your Highness, this morning Commander Zhang’s request to expand the encampment of the Prefecture Guard was rejected by His Majesty.” “What? When did Zhang Chong’s memorial to …

———————————————————————————————————- Although Ling Zhang could take advantage of Yuwen Tong’s power, he never relaxed himself at all. After dinner, he went back to his study and studied how to arrange the twelve guards in the most appropriate position in the Trap and Kill Formation of Twelve; after looking at the several options he had previously considered, he was trying to …

Ling Zhaowen got up, staring at the woman who had fainted on the ground. If he had not been told in advance that someone would plot against him, he would have fallen into a trap today! “Are you okay, Tongzhi Ling?” A man in black came in through the window, asking in a low voice. Ling Zhaowen shook his head, …

‘Someone is going to do something to uncle?’ Ling Zhang frowned immediately. Standing in front of him, Yuwen Tong suddenly reached out and tapped between his brows with his finger. “What are you panicking about? Since I know about it, I won’t let anything happen to him.” Ling Zhang froze, leaning back slightly. He pushed aside Yuwen Tong’s finger, wearing …

Qiu Bing and Zhou Xiang looked at each other, gnashing their teeth, and said, “Okay.” Zhao Chen hit them one by one without any unnecessary ceremony. “Oops, you beat me so hard,” Zhou Xiang couldn’t help but laugh after saying that. “Great, it’s settled then. All that has left is for you two to work things out,” Ling Zhang said, …