After searching along the official road for seven or eight days, Tang Che could not find Chu Nan Zhi's mother, son and others. Instead, he was fooled around by the five army commanders under Lin Jinshu.
After an embarrassing chase all the way to the foot of Yizhou City, we counted the troops. Except for the sergeants from the southeast and east trails who had not yet arrived to join us, the casualties of the other three routes were considerable. Nearly half of the 3,000-man team was lost.
Still haven't gained anything at all.
In the cold air, Tang Che was so angry that his whole body was burning with anger.
The young general beside him asked suspiciously: "Could it be that Princess Pingning chose the other two rugged trails?"
"Go to Yizhou City quickly and inform my uncle, asking him to send people to investigate Yizhou City. We will definitely catch Princess Pingning and her people."
Tang Che was at his wits end and was so anxious that he immediately urged his generals to enter the city.
When he saw Tang Yi, the governor of Yizhou, and heard that Prince Xie of the Baiyu Kingdom had appeared in Yizhou, he was disheartened and immediately regained his fighting spirit. He volunteered and said, "Uncle, please allocate some troops to my nephew.
I have to personally lead people to capture Prince Xie."
On the next trip south, even if Chu Nanzhi, mother and son cannot be caught, they can at least be able to escort Xie Jingchen back.
Tang Yi had already learned about the mutiny of King Qinghe. Although he had not received a message from his brother, he had already ordered all counties to conduct strict inspections and pay attention to the whereabouts of Princess Pingning going south.
Then he ordered his assistant officers to count 10,000 sergeants for Tang Che to dispatch.
Before leaving, Tang Che thought of his suspicions when he left the capital, and said to Tang Yi: "Uncle, I suspect that Princess Pingning took the waterway, but His Highness did not agree with my view. Just in case, I still
Please ask uncle to send someone to patrol the water."
"By water?"
Tang Yi stroked his beard and replied thoughtfully: "It is indeed a shortcut to go south along the Jinglu Canal, but it is also a dead end. I have heard that this Madam Chu is very smart. Is she not so stupid? I have already
We received a secret report from Beijing three days ago, and in the past few days, people from the Capital Water Supervision Bureau have been conducting rigorous interrogations and patrolling the water, but no suspicious persons have been found."
Looking at his nephew's firm eyes, Tang Yi also fell into hesitation.
After all, this is something that King Qinghe himself has recognized. If he mobilizes a large number of people to investigate on the water again, even if he catches someone, King Qinghe's face will not look good.
After thinking about it, he could only answer perfunctorily: "That's okay, I'll just send more people to follow along the Jinglu Canal."
"That puts me at ease."
Tang Che was about to go out, but he thought of King Qinghe's instructions and couldn't help but remind him: "Uncle, now that His Highness has been unable to attack Jingling City for a long time, you must make a decision. The honor and disgrace of our Qinghe clan all depends on His Highness."
Don't let King Pingning take advantage of you."
"I heard that Prince Pingning is the posthumous son of Prince Ting'an?"
Tang Yi knew how powerful it was, but he was a little worried about Lin Jinxiao's identity.
The reputation of Prince Ting'an back then was so dazzling that many people still miss him for his virtues.
Moreover, the imperial court has announced to the world that it will welcome this posthumous son back to the capital. Even though King Qinghe is now extremely powerful, when it is really necessary, he has to make some choices for the safety of his own family.
Tang Che was dissatisfied with his questioning and said coldly: "So what, Prince Pingning is embarrassing Da Yong. Even if the late crown prince is a posthumous son, he has been living among the people for many years. He does not have half of the sage demeanor of Prince Ting'an. Only
Only by protecting and supporting King Qinghe to ascend the throne will our Tang family have a bright future."
"Yes, yes."
Tang Yi smiled warmly: "Go quickly, the first priority is to capture Princess Pingning and Prince Xie, otherwise how can we report to King Qinghe."
Tang Che was also very anxious at this time and hurriedly left the house and headed for the border of Langzhou.
Chu Nanzhi led everyone on the water for almost ten days, and when they were about to bypass Yizhou, they were intercepted by two warships.
Standing on the side of the ship, looking at the flag fluttering in the wind in the distance, with the words "Yizhou Navy" clearly reflected on it, she couldn't help but feel startled:
Could it be that someone noticed his whereabouts so quickly?
Upon seeing this, Chen Chuan immediately ordered his sergeants to go to the side of the ship to defend against the enemy with the Zhao Family Guards.
Chu Nanzhi was worried about the safety of the little ones. Taking advantage of the sergeants' preparation for defense, he hurriedly called Tang Weiming and warned: "If anything happens later, you must protect the old lady, the two elders and
The little princess, the little prince and the young marquis of the Shen family."
After that, he hurriedly asked the boss of the boat: "How many flat boats are there on the boat?"
"When we return to the princess, we will prepare an escape boat."
The ship boss replied in fear.
Although he walks on the water all the year round, it is usually just a routine inquiry from the Water Supervisor or the Water Transport Envoy, which alerts the navy to come. This is the first time such a big battle has happened today.
"enough."
Chu Nanzhi smiled reluctantly and said: "Don't worry, if something unexpected happens, you just need to listen to Manager Tang and send my family members out. As for the people under your command and the people across from you, they won't embarrass you.
I will keep you safe."
"princess."
Tang Weiming and the boat boss both felt a little sad and didn't know how to answer.
"We will enter Langzhou immediately. The grassroots people immediately ordered the sailors to rush out. We are sailing down the wind and they can't stop us. As long as we break through the obstacles, the grassroots people will be able to escort the princess to Langzhou safely."
The boat boss has been walking in the south of the Yangtze River for the past few months. He has long heard of the reputation of the thin woman in front of him. A weak woman is not afraid of power and dares to avenge the injustice of the people at the bottom. This righteousness makes him, a rough man who travels in the world, very proud.
admire.
He resolutely handed over to Chen Chuan and the sergeants and said: "Please protect the safety of the princess and resist the attack of the Yizhou navy. The common people will protect us to reach Langzhou today even if they risk their lives."
Chu Nanzhi was about to stop her, but Xie Jingchen stopped her calmly. Seeing that everyone showed no fear in the face of the menacing Yizhou Navy, he was filled with emotion for a moment and said with a smile:
"We might as well let the ship boss give it a try. It's winter now, the wind direction is in our favor, and thin ice has formed in many places on the water. The Yizhou Navy's hull is heavy. Even if we risk our lives, they want to catch up. In this cold inland river
It’s also very laborious to turn the ship around on the waterway.”
Afraid that she would not agree with his suggestion, Xie Jingchen immediately added: "The boss of this ship secretly escorted you out of Beijing, causing thousands of people to work hard to chase you south. Now it has alarmed the entire Yizhou, even if they arrived at the hands of the Yizhou governor.
I’m sure it won’t end well.”
These words reminded Chu Nanzhi that in order to capture him, Lin Jinke did not hesitate to send five thousand cavalry south, slowing down the attack on Jingling City. If this crew was really detained in Yizhou today, I am afraid they would have to be detained.
Eaten alive and chopped into pieces.
Without any further hesitation, she immediately agreed with Xie Jingchen's suggestion and ordered everyone to prepare for a fight, intending to rush out from between the two oncoming warships.
Although spring has begun, the air is still unusually cold, and the whistling cold wind blows straight onto the side of the ship.
Xie Jingchen took off his robe and put it on her body. He hid behind the plank of the ship and quietly stared at the movements of the enemy ships on the opposite side.
Li Shiyao looked a little unhappy, and hurriedly went into the cabin to get a thick robe to dry and gave it to him, and said glumly: "It's a long way to Shita City, your highness should take care of yourself.
"
Xie Jingchen took the robe, just smiled indifferently, looked back at Chu Nanzhi, and asked politely: "Little Zhizhi, I will accompany you to go there today. If something unexpected happens, please let Mr. Tang take Shiyao with him."
Take her away from the shore and send her back to Shituo City."
After all, Mr. Xiangguo was kind to him, and he was not willing to let this woman lose her life with him.
But Li Shiyao sounded even more sad.
She only wanted to share the honor and disgrace with His Highness the Crown Prince, but at this juncture, it was unreasonable for him to sacrifice himself and die together with the princess of the enemy country.
Just as he was about to say something, he saw dense rain of arrows falling from the sky.