A few Qingqi, carrying an urgent report, could not enter the palace. At this time, they were anxiously ducking back and forth outside the Meridian Gate, looking at the unsmiling imperial guards.
A small flag officer couldn't help but stepped forward and begged with a sigh: "I have an urgent military report from the General Water Transportation Bureau. Please make it convenient for me and be accommodating."
But the officer guarding the Meridian Gate glared and said displeased: "Back off!"
There's a big court meeting in the palace!
What urgent report could be more important than the imperial meeting?
"Stay back further!"
The city guard rolled his eyes and curled his lips and said, "Just wait, even if the sky falls in Tongzhou, we have to wait until the court meeting is over!"
Can an urgent report be more important than adults discussing government affairs?
The flag officer quickly retreated.
I exchanged glances with several colleagues.
The flag officer's chapped lips twitched slightly. Although the others were anxious, they had no choice but to wait patiently and silently.
This wait.
We waited from morning to evening, and then late into the night, before this smelly and long court meeting finally came to an end, and then we saw the adults filing out of the Meridian Gate.
The faces that may be old, heroic, or graceful all have a bit of indignation, and they are cursing as they walk.
"Zhang Rong, an old man, doesn't deserve to be a human being!"
"Now the warriors are causing harm to the country, and the sun, moon and stars are upside down. If this continues... the country will be ruined. I will not let this matter go."
"This is a great thing to say!"
Amid the indignation of the adults, the flag officer who came from Tongzhou to report the news hurriedly took a few of his colleagues to stay aside until the adults walked past noisily.
The little flag officer hurriedly walked towards the Meridian Gate.
But.
With a clang, the heavy vermilion door closed, just like that... ruthlessly blocking Tongzhou Qingqi from the door.
Look at the closed door.
The little flag officer's heart skipped a beat, so he had no choice but to step forward, show his tooth tag, and hand in the urgent report he carried with him in accordance with the rules after the curfew in the inner city.
This tossing took another hour.
When the urgent report was delivered to the side hall of the Wenhua Hall, an Hanlin in charge of night duty just picked it up and looked at it casually.
Look at the fire paint, the secret sign of Tongzhou General Military Yamen.
Hanlin's expression immediately changed, he let out a cold snort, threw the memorial on the case, leaned on the back of his chair and dozed off.
at this time.
A full six hours have passed since this urgent report was sent.
Another midnight has fallen.
Tianjin Wei.
In the dark forest, Shen Lie carried Bai Zhenzhen away from the river, holding a musket in one hand and a musket in the other.
Using the faint light, I trudged one foot deep and one foot shallow.
I don’t know how long I walked.
Suddenly, there were sounds of wolves escaping from directly ahead. Shen Lie felt happy and hurriedly walked out of the forest.
Suddenly the eyes opened up.
My feet felt weak.
Shen Lie lowered his head and looked down, only to realize that he was stepping on a piece of soft sand, and directly in front of him was a white beach.
Between the sea and the sky, a crescent moon hangs high, dotted with stars, the tide rises and falls, and waves of waves rush onto the beach, stirring up waves and flowers.
Looking at the dock not far away under the starlight, Shen Lie breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat with the back of his hand, and felt relieved.
It can be considered as coming out.
We even reached Tianjinwei Pier along the way. Although Tianjinwei in this era was not big, there were soldiers stationed there.
Shen Lie cheered up, then carried Bai Zhenzhen on his back and walked along the coastline towards the pier.
But I didn't expect it.
Bai Zhenzhen suddenly started struggling on her back, as if she was very excited. During the struggle, she suddenly lowered her head and bit Shen Lie's neck hard.
"ah!"
A scream.
Feeling the pain, Shen Lie instinctively shook his shoulders and flipped her over on the soft beach. He watched her slender and toned body roll around a few times before stopping.
Shen Lie touched the gums on his neck and said angrily: "Are you a dog?"
The bite actually caused blood.
On the beach.
Bai Zhenzhen didn't know where she got the strength. Although her hands and feet were trapped, she still struggled hard and cursed.
"You Dongchang lackey, eagle dog, you will die a good death!"
Amid curses.
Shen Lie fell silent.
There was a slight wavering in my heart.
he knows.
As long as he goes a few miles further and brings this little girl into Tianjin Wei Pier.
He will then be able to rise through the ranks, gain further respect from the emperor, and will most likely become a hot celebrity.
But the price is the bloody lives of thousands of Tianjin Zuowei soldiers, tens of thousands of military households, old, weak, women and children, tens of thousands of lives...
The blood will stain his official uniform red.
There was silence for a moment.
Shen Lie made a decision in his heart and sat down on the beach, looking at the boundless beauty between the sea and the sky.
She said softly to Bai Zhenzhen: "What do you think we should do?"
He was not pity for the beauty, but he felt pity for the tens of thousands of lives of Tianjin Zuowei.
Can the problem of the Ming Dynasty be solved by defeating the Tianjin Zuowei and killing them like rivers of blood?
It's of no use.
On the contrary, it will make Tianxia Guard even more desperate.
Bai Zhenzhen, who was cursing loudly, was stunned and looked at Shen Lie with a pair of bright eyes, seeming to see a glimmer of hope.
Think about it.
Shen Lie stepped over and untied the restraints on her arms and ankles, then took a few steps back and looked at her at a loss as she rubbed her bruised wrists.
But under Shen Lie's burning gaze.
She lowered her delicate neck and looked at the soft white hair exposed outside her bellyband. She quickly and shyly hugged the delicate bouncing hair on her chest, turned her back and put on the red bellyband again.
a long time.
She slowly stood up and said with difficulty: "Brother, you..."
Shen Lie said in a dull voice: "My surname is Shen."
Bai Zhenzhen quickly changed her words: "Brother Shen."
Shen Lie felt a little irritable at this time, so he waved his hand impatiently and said in a deep voice: "Tell me, what are the countermeasures?"
He planned to give this woman a chance and give the tens of thousands of military households in Tianjin Zuowei a chance to survive.
Bai Zhenzhen was speechless.
I was speechless for a moment.
Shen Lie frowned and said displeasedly: "If you can come up with a plan to escape the crime before dawn, Shen may be able to exempt you."
Bai Zhenzhen was overjoyed and instinctively bowed to Shen Lie. Her bright eyes regained brilliance, and her straight and long legs were astonishingly beautiful under the starlight.
Soon she frowned deeply.
Start thinking hard.
Shen Lie didn't want to rush her, so he just walked a little further with his musket, stepping on the soft beach, feeling the gentle breeze of the sea, and his deep eyes became bright.
I don’t know how much time passed.
The young lady's delicate voice came from behind again: "Um...Brother Shen...Zhenzhen has come up with a plan and wants you to decide."
Shen Lie then turned around and said in a deep voice: "Say!"
The little Mei'er, who was as cunning as a fox, walked over on her beautiful legs with a long nose and said softly: "Little sister, I have something unclear. May I ask my brother... what is your official position in Dongchang?"
Shen Lie said in a deep voice: "Qianhu."
Bai Zhenzhen's pretty face froze, and she let out a soft cry: "Ah!"
Then he covered his mouth.
People are stupid.
The bright eyes widened involuntarily, as if she didn't expect that Shen Lie, at such a young age, was already a senior official at the level of a thousand households in the East Factory.