"There is an official road leading to Kyoto. Is Savage Ridge on that official road?" Xue Poye thought of the lonely official road next to Xiaojing Lake. Wang Shizhen entered Beijing through that official road that day. If
Yerenling is really on that official road. When passing Xiaojing Lake, it's natural to go and see if the Green Lady is still there.
The horse was galloping wildly and the wind was howling. Xue Poye was afraid that Xilei wouldn't hear, so he spoke loudly.
Xilei also said loudly: "No. There are three roads leading to Kyoto, two official roads and one waterway. One official road is also a commercial road, with people coming and going, and it is very lively. There is also an official road that is a little further away.
I heard that it was a military road with far fewer pedestrians, and that the military road was covered with reeds for dozens of miles. It was a bit gloomy and many people did not dare to walk. "
Xue Poye was a little surprised. It turned out that there were three roads leading to Kyoto. No wonder the road he saw was sparsely populated. It was a military road that others did not dare to take. He could find a secret place like Xiaojing Lake next to that road.
In this place, Chen Fu is quite capable.
"Why is it called Military Road?" Xue Poye asked, "Why don't others dare to leave?"
Xilei seemed to know a lot about this and explained loudly: "That military road has been built for a long time. I heard it was built at the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is almost a hundred years ago. At that time, there were still many people who were not convinced by the Chu Dynasty's usurpation of the throne.
, so the imperial soldiers went around killing people. Every time they caught someone, they would return to the city through this road and kill them as they walked. Many people died on this road. I heard that the ground was red very early on, and they were killed by the imperial court.
The blood of the traitor in his mouth was dyed red. It was not until it fell into disrepair that the official road was rebuilt and the red trace disappeared. However, I heard that there would be ghosts screaming there in the middle of the night. It was the cry of the unjust soul. As soon as the news spread
If it is opened, no one would dare to take that road, and everyone said that as long as a prisoner passes by that road, he will be haunted by the ghost of injustice and eventually die unjustly. "After talking about it later, Xilei seemed a little scared and couldn't help but look at the poster from behind.
Xue Poye's hot body pressed close to her, and Xue Poye could even feel her body shaking.
The consolidation of every dynasty must be baptized with blood and iron. This is an eternal truth in the change of power.
Hearing what Xilei said, Xue Poye understood why Wang Shizhen came to Beijing through this road.
According to that theory, prisoners who pass by this road will die unjustly. So when Wang Shizhen went to Beijing for trial, he was considered a half-prisoner. Naturally, someone wanted to curse him to death when he passed by this road. It was probably He Ruhui's handiwork.
People in ancient times still believed in superstition, but as a later person who received scientific education, Xue Poye was still not convinced by this superstitious thing.
It is said that those innocent ghosts were all killed by the officers and soldiers of the imperial court. Even if they were to be haunted, they would only haunt the officers and soldiers. There is no reason to haunt the prisoners.
The golden lion is as fast as lightning and runs like a shooting star. The sky has turned dark. The bright moon is as gentle as water and rises slowly in the sky. The sky and the earth are filled with dim light.
Gusts of cold wind hit his face, making Xue Poye's face turn a little pale.
"Which road is Savage Ridge on?" Xue Poye asked: "On the business road? Or the waterway you mentioned?"
"In the waterway!" Xilei explained: "More than sixty miles out of the city is Yerenling. Once you cross Yerenling, you will reach Qiuliang River. You can take a boat to Beijing. Many scholars like that."
Xue Poye frowned and shook the horse's reins, causing the horse to fly even faster.
There are also timings for the opening and closing of the city gates around Hangzhou. As the saying goes, "Open at sunrise and close when the wild chickens are gone", the city gates are opened and closed strictly according to the time.
"Sunrise" refers to the Mao hour, and "Huangji" refers to the Chou hour. The city gates are only closed for two hours a day. This is of course during the peaceful period. If it is a war period, it is another way of saying it.
In fact, in peacetime, if they did not enter and exit the city gate in the middle of the night, the city guards would not conduct detailed inquiries. After all, there is a constant stream of people coming and going every day. If everyone had to check, it would be exhausting.
A group of people.
Xue Poye left the city easily and ran towards Savage Ridge.
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The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the Savage Ridge under the moonlight was quiet and eerie. Except for the breeze blowing and the trees swaying to make a rustling sound, the entire valley and mountains were deathly silent.
The valley is deep and concave, but the road is flat. However, the mountains on both sides are covered with dense jungle, like two giant beasts crawling in the night, confronting each other.
There is a large lake not far from the east exit of Savage Ridge. Since there are not many pedestrians on this road, the large lake is also unmanaged. Over time, it has formed a shallow water area. Although there are still clear lakes in some places, most of the area
It has been covered by dense reeds. If you look at it in the daytime, you can hardly see the end of it.
In the lush forests of the mountains, many figures could be seen faintly swaying gently.
"Lotus boy, have you figured out when they are coming?" Deep in the forest, a low voice came from behind a thick bush of grass. The voice was a little deep.
"I don't know." A delicate female voice replied.
Naturally, this was the man who commanded Qinglianzhao's Hangzhou helm, and he had already laid an ambush on both sides of the mountains.
"You don't know." The deep voice was that of the Sunflower Child, saying somewhat unhappily: "Didn't you say they would definitely take this path?"
The green lady also hid behind the grass and whispered: "Yes, they are going back to Beijing on this road."
The sunflower boy said "Oh", spat, and sneered: "Not only will I rescue the peach blossom boy tonight, I will also take off the head of Tan Ziqing's old dog, so as to avenge the seventh junior sister. By the way, I will also take off the old dog's head."
With his four dogs, chop off their heads together."
The green lady sighed again, with worry in her voice: "Maybe... maybe..."
The sunflower boy heard that the green lady's tone was wrong and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with you? What else do you worry about? Didn't the girl under you say there's no problem?"
The green lady said softly: "My sister got the news from that stupid dog of He Ruhui. She knew that Tan Ziqing was going to escort the peach blossom boy to Beijing, and that he had to pass through the Savage Ridge. Tan Ziqing, that old fox, let the outside world know that the genius was leaving, but in fact it was to hide the truth from others.
I'm just worried that someone will intercept me on the way. In fact, I have to return to Beijing tonight. If my sister hadn't reported back in time, I would have let Tan Ziqing take the peach blossom boy back to Kyoto." After a moment of silence, he sighed: "What if the peach blossom boy was in Hangzhou?
The prison did not release us, but when we returned to Kyoto and entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate, we were afraid that we would be forced to say anything."
The sunflower boy said angrily: "Those beasts are not human beings at all."
The green lady's voice was trembling: "I heard that the Metropolitan Procuratorate has the Iron Fourth Battalion, which is responsible for extracting confessions. Their methods are more vicious than the Iron Third Battalion. Anyone who enters the Iron Fourth Battalion will not tell the truth."
The sunflower boy snorted coldly, full of grief and anger.
There was a period of silence, a terrifying silence, which seemed to break the dullness. Sunflower Boy finally said: "Lotus Flower Boy, those sisters under your command are really powerful. They can even deal with the thief Ho Ru Hui and get him out of his mouth."
News, I’m really impressed.”
The green lady said coldly: "Aren't all men the same? When they see a woman, they forget who they are. How can they not tell the truth after drinking several cups of ecstasy soup?" The voice was full of disdain.
The sunflower boy smiled awkwardly and said repeatedly: "Lotus boy, you can't beat a group of people to death with a stick. There are still good men like me in this world, haha. By the way, since your sister will teach He Ruhui
If you have it in your hands, why not find an opportunity to kill the dog official, which can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people."
The green lady said calmly: "You can't kill them. The more corrupt officials like this, the better. If the puppet government only has people like this as officials, we will have no hope of restoring the country."
The sunflower boy hurriedly said: "Exactly, you should think clearly, look at my brain, haha!"
There were only two people whispering in the forest, and their voices were even covered up by the rustling of the leaves in the wind.
The moonlight fell into the forest from the gaps between the branches and leaves, and shone lightly on the bodies of the Sunflower Boy and the Green Lady like broken stars. However, both of them were covered in black, with only their eyes exposed. Deep in the forest, they could not see anything.
There are many similar masked men in black lurking among them.
"I wonder what the monk and the chrysanthemum boy are doing over there? It can't be the monk who is reciting those Po Laozi sutras." The sunflower boy insisted on breaking the deathly silence and muttered.
The green lady sneered and said: "Of course I am thinking about my own affairs and how I will survive."
The sunflower boy heard the resentment in the green lady's voice and wondered: "Lotus boy, why do you speak so strangely?"
"After rescuing Peach Blossom Boy and getting past this moment, I have something to tell you." Green Lady said calmly.
"What's up?"
"It's about the monk!" The green lady said word by word: "Let you see clearly whether he is a Buddha or a demon." dd