Zhu Ji immediately said: "This is impossible. The road guide has always come from the Yamen. How could they get the road guide? It should be like what Third Brother said before, they have been guarding outside the city."
Yong Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and said coldly: "In that case, let the painter draw the three of them immediately, and then send troops to search door to door. Otherwise, if they tell you and me to the capital, we will all die!"
"Xiaoguan understands, but..." Zhu Ji said awkwardly: "As the twelfth elder brother, I really have no reason to send troops to arrest him!"
Yong Zhang sneered: "Let me ask you, how many people in Jinan City know Yong Cang?"
Zhu Ji was stunned by his question. After he came to his senses, he said: "The fact that the twelfth elder brother went out with the army has always been a secret. In Jinan City, only the lower official and a few close friends know about it."
"Isn't that enough? Just say that these three people are spies sent by the rebels to spy on the military situation. It is useless even if Yongxing and the others deny it. After all... who would believe that the dignified twelfth prince will become a civilian."
Yongzhang's words made Zhu Ji look happy, and he nodded repeatedly: "What the third elder brother said is absolutely true, I will do it now!"
"Wait a minute!" Yongzhang called Zhu Ji who was about to leave, thought for a while, and said: "Not only the homes outside the city, but also the mountains and forests must be searched, even the inside of the city... must be searched!"
Zhu Ji said doubtfully: "I dare to ask Third Brother, why is this? It's not that..."
Yong Zhang interrupted him and said: "I always feel that they may have obtained the road guide. No matter what, it is always good to be careful. After all, we have reached this point and there is no way out."
Zhu Ji was also aware of his situation and solemnly said: "I understand!"
After Zhu Ji left, Yong Zhang looked around again and made sure there was nothing unusual before taking the people away. Not long after they left, the trees on the hillside moved, but they soon returned to calm.
.
After touching a stick of incense, Yongzhang, who was supposed to have left, appeared in the pavilion with those people again, and stayed for a while before leaving.
Not long after he walked out, there was another wave of tree shadows swaying on the hillside where he had moved before, and then three figures walked out from behind the tree, silently looking down at Yong Zhang's retreating figure until he disappeared from sight.
, Zheng Luo just let out the breath that had been held in his throat for a long time, and said with lingering fear: "It was so dangerous, they almost discovered it."
Wang Fugui said with a solemn expression: "This third elder brother is very suspicious. If Twelve A hadn't expected in advance that he might search the area, and just stopped us from coming out, we would be in danger now."
Zheng Luoshen said with approval: "Yes, this time it is all thanks to Brother Twelve." After these days of getting along, he no longer had the previous hostility towards Yongzhang, and this incident made him even more
I have some admiration for Yong Cang.
Yongxun looked at the direction Yongzhang left without saying a word. After a long time, he said: Wang Fugui said: "It's getting late, let's go back to the city quickly."
Yongxun said worriedly: "I'm afraid that from tomorrow onwards, Zhu Ji will send people to search from house to house. If they find my uncle's house, things will be in trouble. Otherwise... we won't go there from now on."
Let’s go to my uncle’s house so as not to harm them.”
Wang Fugui lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "No, the Wang family has quite a reputation in Jinan. I believe they will not enter the house to search. Besides, where else can they go without going to the Wang family."
Zheng Luo tentatively said, "Maybe we can just stay here and try to follow them when they meet next time."
Wang Fugui shook his head and said: "It's useless. With Third Brother's caution, they will definitely change places next time we meet. We have no other choice but to keep an eye on the Governor's Mansion."
Zheng Luo said angrily: "This won't work, that won't work either, what should we do?"
Wang Fugui walked up to Yong Cang and said sincerely: "Brother Twelve, believe me, the palace is the best place to take shelter."
Yongxun sighed and said: "Of course I know, I'm just afraid of causing trouble to my uncle and the others, and once the portrait is posted, it will be difficult for us to get in and out even if there is a road guide."
When it comes to portraits, Wang Fugui also finds it tricky. Once the three people's faces are posted all over the city, it will be really difficult to do anything, but they can't hide in the palace all the time.
After pondering for a long time, Wang Fugui showed a hint of joy and said hurriedly: "Yes, we can disguise ourselves. They search three men, no matter what... no matter what, we can pretend to be three women!"
As soon as these words came out, Yong Xun's expression suddenly became extremely strange, and Zheng Luo shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, no, we are two tall men, how can we pretend to be women? If it spreads, it will make people laugh.
"
Wang Fugui said disapprovingly: "If you don't tell me, I won't tell you. Who will know? Besides, is it more important to make people laugh, or to save one's life and rescue the general?"
When he said this, Zheng Luo shut his mouth. Wang Fugui turned his eyes to Yong Cang and said: "I just gave an example. I didn't really ask you to dress up as a woman. In short, there must be a way to pass this level."
Yes, it’s better to go back to the city now. If it’s too late, I’m afraid the city gate will be closed.”
Yongxun thought about it and said, "Okay, let's go back to the city first."
It is said that after Zhu Ji returned home, he immediately ordered someone to call the painter, and he narrated it orally. The artist painted according to the description, and soon painted the appearance of the three people, which was almost sixty-seven like. Zhu Ji immediately ordered someone to print the painting.
, and then posted them everywhere in the city, describing them as spies of the rebels outside the city according to Yongzhang's words. Anyone who reported them to the official would be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver.
After the officer went down with the portrait, Zhu Ji said to his master: "Go and get all the files that have been applied for road introduction in the past ten days."
The master responded, and after taking it as instructed, he said: "Sir, what happened?"
After sending the servants away, Zhu Ji whispered: "The last time, someone followed me to the place where I met Brother San. Brother Three suspected that it was the three of them. If this is true, they probably got it.
The road guide allows people to enter and exit the city freely."
The master was startled and said in amazement: "This is impossible. They are not familiar with the place in Jinan. How could they get the road guide, unless they were robbing, but in that case, the person who was robbed should report the case to the government."
, how come there is no movement at all."
"I don't think it's possible, but since Third Brother said it, let's take a look." After that, he looked at the files one by one. When he saw a certain one, he frowned and said, "Wang Jincai
, there are four road guides..."
The master leaned over to take a look and said with a smile: "Sir, Wang Jin is a big businessman in our Jinan City. You also know him. He often comes to apply for road guidance and has nothing to do with this matter. Besides, the one he applied for is not
Three."
Zhu Ji thought about it, but when he was about to turn over, he suddenly remembered something, "Wait a minute, Wang Jincai... I remember that the person traveling with the twelfth elder brother also had the surname Wang.