Mu San wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, lifted the curtain of the car and looked outside. At this time, he had already left the city for more than twenty miles, and there were very few passers-by on the official road. The old man driving the car was humming a little song, and he seemed to be at ease. But Mu San noticed that his left hand was always in the cuff, as if he was holding something.
It seemed easy, but it was not easy. The old man was always on guard.
"This... senior."
Mu San thought for a while, and still used a senior to address the old man: "Senior, what kind of token did you show the officers and soldiers guarding the gate when you left the city just now? Why is it so effective?"
The old man didn't answer him, but just threw the token beside him casually. Mu San quickly caught it, looked at it, and then the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching. What kind of token is this? It's just a numbered wooden signboard for carriages and horses. He originally thought that the old man had used such a powerful identity that even the officers and soldiers guarding the gate would avoid him.
But Mu San soon understood why the status symbol of this carriage and horse dealership works.
The Iron Armored Army's murder in Changchun Garden seems to be able to hide it from people, but as Jiu Secai's analysis speculates, it can be inferred from many details that many people in Changchun Garden were killed. He can figure it out, and so can many people. In addition, since Yang Jian took power, many disobedient people in Chang'an City were killed by him.
There are more than a dozen families who have exterminated their families alone. Which one doesn't have at least a few hundred people
Most of the people who died in Changchun Garden were buried on the spot, but after all, they couldn't bury everyone. And the bodies of those courtiers and family members who were beheaded will be transported outside the city and buried at will. This kind of thing has never been done by the government, but the government hired a horse-drawn carriage to transport the corpse.
The Iron Armored Army only cares about killing, not burying people. The people in the yamen didn't want to get blood on their hands, so they all handed over to the chariot and horse dealers.
Therefore, the number plate of the car and horse dealership in the old man's hand is as useful as a customs clearance diploma. It is extremely difficult to get the badge of the Iron Armored Army, but it is easy for them to get a numbered wooden plate for the carriage. Just because too many people died in the city this year, the officers and soldiers guarding the gate were used to the carloads of people transporting corpses out one by one, so the smell of blood in the car did not make them suspicious.
Mu San found that his brain was a bit lacking, he thought it would be very difficult to get out of the city, who thought it would be so easy? But when I thought about it again, I thought it was too complicated. The Iron Armored Army has limited strength, and the people below hate and hate the Iron Armored Army. Who will serve the Iron Armored Army loyally
What's more, who would have thought that someone would steal the princess out.
So he smiled relievedly, and the worries in his heart eased.
What he didn't know was that when he was talking with the old man, the city gatekeeper suddenly thought of something and looked outside the city. The carriage had already gone twenty miles, so he naturally couldn't see it.
"Something's wrong..."
He rubbed his temples and muttered to himself: "I haven't heard of any family being massacred recently. Besides, that man has already led the army out of Chang'an, and he may have reached the Yangtze River at this time. If he is not here, who would dare to kill people indiscriminately?" ?”
He automatically ignored the little emperor, although he didn't know that the little emperor was dead, but he knew that the little emperor was nothing in Chang'an City, and his rights had long been emptied. Since Iron Armored General is not in Chang'an City, who would kill people for no reason? His family lived near Caishikou, and he hadn't seen any executions in the past few days.
"Come on, go to the yamen and ask them to check if there is a carriage out of the city to transport the corpse!"
He gave an order, and one of the soldiers under him reluctantly agreed, then turned and walked towards the city.
The soldier muttered as he walked, thinking that there is no use for you to be so dedicated to your duty at this time. At such an age, even if he finds something suspicious, it is not a big credit, and he might be scolded by his superiors and let him go. At that time, if the credit cannot be obtained, it will still be a crime!
The more he thought about it, the more he felt depressed, so he found a secluded tavern by himself, ordered two small dishes, warmed a pot of wine, drank for half an hour, and took a nap in the back kitchen of the tavern , Tell the owner of the tavern to wake him up at about the same time, and when it is almost dark, he rubs his sleepy eyes and returns to his life.
The guard at the city gate asked him why it took him so long, and he said casually that the people in the yamen didn't care at all, but they could only wait outside if they wanted to see Mr. The city gate guard then scolded the people in Chang'an Mansion one by one, saying to himself that I have already done what I was supposed to do, so just ignore him.
But he had a vague feeling that the carriage was unusual, and he had been out for a long time...why didn't he come back
Mu San didn't know how precious the half-day that the soldier bought for them because of his laziness was.
When they arrived at Sansanlibao in the south of the city, Mu San got down from the carriage, clasped his fists at the old man and said, "Although I don't know the senior's name, since the senior helped me, he must be the general's friend, so please be sure to Send Her Royal Highness to the southwest safely. I have to go back to Chang'an City, if I leave, this matter will be exposed."
This matter was done without telling the truth.
Jiu Se Cai is still in Chang'an City, if Mu San doesn't go back, Jiu Se Cai will definitely be suspicious. And Yan Kuang is still in the city, Mu San must go back and discuss with him what to do later. Mu San just didn't expect that his decision to go back made him unable to come out again for a long time, not only him, but Yan Kuang also failed to leave Chang'an City again.
until…
The old man smiled at Mu San and said, "Go back, you still need to continue acting in some scenes. Since Fang Jie found us, he can trust us. As for those people he can't trust, you still need to be steady."
"Thanks!"
Mu San thanked him solemnly, then opened the curtain and said to Yang Qinyan: "Don't worry, Your Highness, these are experts arranged by the general, and they will escort you without any problems. I have to go back to Chang'an City, and I have to continue to take care of some things." .Moreover, not only the general wants to save you, but other people also want to rescue you with another purpose. But the general really wants to save you, while others want to control you... I I have to go back and continue pretending that I didn't rescue you, or I will be exposed soon."
"I see!"
Yang Qinyan nodded vigorously: "You... Be careful."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern."
Mu San clasped his fists together, then subconsciously looked at the other two people in the carriage. The young woman is still holding the bamboo basket with her eyes squinted, and the scholar is still reading with his head down.
"Farewell!"
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Chang'an City
Binyue Inn
Wine, sex, money paced back and forth in the room a little bored, frowning a little deeply. He calculated the time, in the past the little eunuch Mu San never went out for more than two hours, but today Mu San has been out for a day. So he had already ordered before that if Mu San didn't come back before dark, everyone had to disperse and evacuate, and they couldn't stay in the Binyue Inn.
In case Mu San was caught, he couldn't believe how strict the little eunuch's mouth was.
However, he did not doubt that Mu San wanted to send the princess out without telling him. It never occurred to him that Fang Jie didn't just send a group of them back to Chang'an.
Just when his patience was about to disappear and he was about to leave the Binyue Inn when he came down the stairs, he happened to see a somewhat haggard Mu San coming in from the outside. The two of them looked at each other, then turned around and walked upstairs. Mu San felt a little nervous, took a breath and followed upstairs.
"Why is it so long today?"
Ask about wine, sex and money.
"You smell it."
Mu San stretched out his arm to tell Jiu Se Cai Wen: "It took me two hours to find a chance to go in in the stinky ditch. I don't know what happened today. There seem to be a lot more guards in Changchun Garden. It's too difficult to find a chance to go in. gone."
"How are you getting in touch with the princess?"
Jiu Se Cai took a step back, as if he could hardly accept the smell on Mu San's body.
"The princess still dare not and does not want to leave Chang'an."
Mu San sighed and said, "She insisted on letting the general lead the troops to Chang'an, what should we do?"
"Oh shit!"
Jiu Se Cai couldn't help cursing: "That means I can't get in. If I can get in, I'll tie her up and take her away. What time is it, and I'm still putting on airs like a princess!"
Just as he was talking, he suddenly heard a commotion on the street, Jiu Se Cai's expression changed, and he hurried over to open the window to have a look. I saw a group of 500 Iron Armored Army running quickly past on the street, and the pedestrians on the road gave way in fright.
"What happened?"
Mu San leaned over to look at it and asked.
"I feel something is wrong."
Jiu Se Cai murmured: "Let's move to another place to live, I always feel uneasy! Before you came back, a group of armored troops had already passed by, and there were also a large number of government servants from Chang'an Mansion. I think there are a few masters among them. "
Mu San was startled. When he came back, he deliberately made a big detour and came in at another city gate, so he didn't meet the army.
hope it's ok
Mu San prayed in his heart, feeling that his heart would be particularly heavy, and he couldn't breathe under the pressure.
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The old man driving the carriage swung his whip to speed up the carriage. The horse suffered from pain, and after neighing, it spread its hooves and galloped wildly. Not far away is the Meng River, which is a relatively large river in Gyeonggi-do and can be regarded as a defense outside Chang'an City. Although the river is not very wide, the current is very fast. There is a stone bridge built in the reign of Taizong, which has been more than a hundred years but is still strong.
When the carriage was approaching the stone bridge, the old man's face suddenly changed, and he looked back, only to see a cloud of smoke approaching from behind.
"Fortunately..."
He said to the people in the carriage: "The Meng River is ahead. If we are caught up before crossing the Meng River, it will be difficult for us to escape. If these people realize it half an hour earlier, it will be difficult for us."
He didn't know that there was an insignificant gatekeeper who was destined not to appear in the annals of history, who delayed them for half a day.
"Let me do it."
The young woman holding the bamboo basket in the carriage handed the basket to the eldest princess Yang Qinyan, Yang Qinyan subconsciously took it, the young woman smiled at her and said: "There is only this bridge within a hundred miles, just go over it. If the pursuers want to go around the bridge and catch up, it will take at least two more days, and two days is enough for us to go far.”
Yang Qinyan nodded, but couldn't help but wonder why the pursuers had to bypass the stone bridge
Then she saw the young woman jumping off the carriage, and after the carriage passed by, she slowly walked up the stone bridge. When the pursuers were about to arrive, she suddenly punched the bridge, and the ground seemed to be shaken As if, there was an overwhelmed groan from the carriage.
Immediately afterwards, with the young woman's fist as the center, cracks on the stone bridge deck spread out towards all sides.
In the next second, the bridge body burst open, huge stones fell down and sank into the river, splashing huge waves. How could that frail young woman have so much power in her fists! The bridge deck was smashed and collapsed. The young woman fell backwards and punched again, and then floated backwards. Just like that, seven consecutive punches smashed down a stone bridge abruptly!
Yang Qinyan opened her mouth wide, unable to believe that what she saw was true.
"Although it has come, but the danger is also coming."
The young scholar who looked down at the book said in a flat tone: "The bridge is broken, the army can't get across, but it can't stop the great practitioners above the ninth rank..."