Ningzhou is the only way from the capital to the northwest, but there is another state between Nianzhou and the capital. From the map, it looks quite close, but in reality it takes several days to ride a horse. The old one relies on the 11th road.
If you take the bus, it will take even longer.
Therefore, very few people in Nianzhou will go to the capital unless necessary; that is, they will go to the capital to take the exam, businessmen will do business, etc. Such people will occasionally go in and out of the capital, and then bring some stories and rumors about the capital.
Come back and blow it.
A large part of the story of Qi Bao'er, the virtuous prince, was brought to Jianzhou in this way.
Many businessmen in Juzi listened to stories in places like teahouses in Beijing and then brought them back to pass on. The storytellers were exaggerated, but after listening to them, they passed them on and then told them...
Therefore, the rumors about Prince Xian in Nianzhou can be said to be quite exaggerated.
Some say that Prince Xian looks so green-faced and fanged that even ghosts and gods are afraid of him;
There are also wise princes whose strength can lift the mountains and whose sound can shake the earth;
There is also a wise prince who can turn the world upside down with one palm;
In short, it is not just an individual.
This is also the reason why Qi Baoer and Zheng Xiang entered Jiancheng openly, but no one doubted her identity.
He has a green face and is raising his teeth.
Of course, the rumors in the Suzaku Kingdom were not so exaggerated. After all, King Feng and the others did not rely on rumors among the common people. They had their own secret agents who passed the news to them.
But even a small state in China, which is relatively close to the capital, can spread the word about Qi Bao'er like this. You said that there are twenty or thirty small countries in the middle, so how can the understanding of Qi Bao'er really stick?
Really worthy?!
No, in Ah Huang's heart, the virtuous prince of the Qilin Kingdom is not as powerful as someone who can fly in the sky or enter the sea, but he is still terrifying enough to turn you into ashes with just one look at you.
In Ah Huang's eyes, Feng Wang is already the most powerful person. He is ruthless enough to treat others and is also ruthless to himself. He is also smart enough to always think ahead of the Suzaku Emperor.
But in his eyes, the most powerful Phoenix King was incapable of fighting against the Xian Prince of Qilin Kingdom.
Ah Huang was not just making blind guesses. The person who touched the dragon veins of the Qilin Kingdom was none other than King Feng, and he was also King Feng's master. King Feng was able to create an army of both living and dead to compete with the Suzaku Emperor, and it was all thanks to him.
But after he just heard that the wise king of Qilin Kingdom was nearby, he had no choice but to run away and did not even dare to fight.
So, what is the fight between the Phoenix King and the wise king of the Qilin Kingdom?
Ah Huang smiled bitterly in his heart, but had to obey his orders.
Then, he was caught by Gongsun and brought to Qi Bao'er.
Speaking of which, Ah Huang was not careless. He had been with King Feng from the border and had done so many shameful things for King Feng that he could not even remember. Even after King Feng had taken over the power, he still let loose.
How can the person who acts as the right-hand man around me be such a stupid person that he would run around in an upright manner under the current circumstances?!
I was unlucky enough to run into several leaders of the Shadowless Army having a drink.
As if God had specially arranged it, Yuchi, Gongsun, and Wei Ran returned to their residence at the same time at the same time. They were all busy people who only drank tea last night, so the three of them agreed to go together.
Go have a meal and then rest.
At this time, the Yamen of Jiancheng Yamen passed by carrying a jug of wine.
The yamen's surname is Xu, and the Zhao family of Yue's family is a small brewing merchant. The brewing recipes are tightly held and are only passed down to men, not to women, only to elders and not to young. Therefore, not many people in the Zhao family know how to make wine, and the amount of wine they can brew is limited.
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However, the wine produced by Zhao Jianiang is really fragrant and mellow, and it is a relatively famous winery in Jingcheng.
No, everyone in the Yamen knew that Xu Yatou was the son-in-law of the Zhao family, so they often asked him to buy some to satisfy their cravings.
Yesterday during the day, a clerk asked Xu Yatou to buy wine. No, Xu Yatou brought it today.
There is no man who is not greedy for wine. Xu Yatou also wanted to make friends with Yuchi and the others, and then the four of them drank.
And while they were drinking and bragging, the unlucky Ah Huang was coming to the Yamen, intending to steal the city gate's pass token.
The secret passages were sealed, and there were guards every few meters on the city wall. With such a strict security, he thought about it, and now if he wanted to leave, he still had to hope to get out through the city gate.
Last night, the government officials and the soldiers who came from nowhere [there was a gap in information on the way, Feng Wang and the others only knew that the uniforms of the Wuying Army had been changed, but they didn’t know exactly what they were changed to] copied Ning overnight.
There are many mansions in the city, and he also noticed that there was quite a lot of excitement outside the city. Although he didn't see it, he could guess from his position that the action last night should not only be in one Ningzhou, but probably in the entire Ningzhou.
There is great turmoil.
Therefore, Ah Huang felt that this morning was the best time to steal the city gate pass. Whether it was going up or down, it was the first day and he had been busy all night. He was designated to rest this morning, even if there were still people inside the yamen.
The person who stayed behind last night to take up the post today can't be too many if you think about it.
Depending on his ability, he can sneak in and steal a token, no problem.
The facts were as he had guessed. What Qi Baoer wanted to raid last night was not only those merchants in the Wei Mansion, but also many officials/personnel from Jiancheng. Therefore, the operation was not notified in advance and it was an unexpected incident.
The main operatives were the Wuying Army. There were also personnel from the Yamen, but only Qi Tongzhi recruited a small number.
Although the operation took place in the middle of the night, how could such a large operation be concealed from the local officials during the operation?
It's just that everyone recognizes the uniforms of the Wuying Army. With Prince Xian here, who dares to make a mistake?
No, from top to bottom, anyone with a bad heart didn't have a good rest last night. To be precise, he didn't dare to sleep at all. He was afraid that the Wuying Army who was raiding other mansions would turn around and surround his own home.
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So, inside the yamen in the early morning, it was just as A Huang had guessed, with only a few scattered yamen servants walking around, and only a few clerks on duty.
The other officials/personnel were either implicated and arrested, or they were so frightened that they became ill all night, or they were one of the participants and were ordered to go back and rest.
After Ah Huang entered the Yamen, it could be said that he was in a deserted place.
However, when he stole the token and was about to leave, Yuchi and the four of them happened to finish breakfast and prepare to go back to rest.
The layout of the Yamen of the prefect of Ningcheng is that the kitchen is on the east side, and the guard room where the yamen servants rest is on the west side. The two ends are at opposite corners. The way back from the kitchen to the guard room happens to pass through the place where the officials work.
The road they used was not close to the office of the officials, but the problem was that Yuchi's three men had good ears. They heard a noise in the office of the chief who was in charge of the city gate token. This chief was also one of the participants last night.
, so the three of them, Yuchi, all knew that he had also been ordered to go back home to rest, and was not in the Yamen.
Where did that voice from the office come from?
The three of them looked at each other. They were all still in the Yamen. How dare someone dare to sneak into the office of the head of the Prefect Yamen in broad daylight?!
He immediately touched it from three angles and caught Ah Huang who was about to leave.