Everyone hurriedly followed Yun Shang's pace and walked down the mountain. The mountain road was slippery, and Yun Shang's walking was thrilling. He almost slipped several times, but was supported by Qianliu and Qianzui.
After they got down the mountain, it was already bright and the road ahead was extremely smooth. Qianliu and Qianzuo breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Princess, what happened to Jincheng?"
Yun Shang's brows were furrowed tightly all the way. Hearing Qian Zui's question, he whispered, "To the southeast of Qilin Mountain, close to the top of the mountain, is the Thousand Buddhas Monastery. I was negligent before and did not let anyone take the lead in collecting Thousand Buddhas.
The monks in the courtyard took control. When we captured the top of the mountain, the last defenders on the top of the mountain lit all the tents on fire, firstly to warn the other seven points, while the soldiers who had made the final fight were to attack in the southeast direction.
There is also a possibility that there must be people from the eldest princess in Qianfoyuan, and perhaps even in the Qiancheng City. The fire on the mountain reported the news to the eldest princess’s spies, and the spies must have rushed to Jincheng overnight to capture this person.
Report the situation to the eldest princess."
Qian Zuo was still a little confused, "The eldest princess must know sooner or later. Didn't the princess say that if all the eldest princess's hidden soldiers are taken down by us, the eldest princess will have no way out and can only become a fish in the net and a turtle in the urn?"
Are you allowed to be captured by us?"
"Yes, the eldest princess has no escape route, but if we want her to become a fish in a net and a turtle in an urn, we have to set up the urn and weave the net in advance. Otherwise, if her messenger reaches Jincheng before us,
, knowing the current situation, she will definitely make a final struggle. There is only one way in her hands, to kill the king and seize the throne in front of hundreds of civil and military officials and millions of people!" Yun Shang's face looked a little bit.
I am pale, I don't know whether it is because of the cold or because of fear.
Qianliu and Qianzhui were also surprised when they heard this. After being silent for a long time, Qianliu said, "Princess, you mean that we only need to arrive at Jincheng before the eldest princess's spies and make preparations in advance to prevent
What happened?"
Yun Shang bit her lip and said, "Not only must we reach Jincheng first, but we must also intercept the eldest princess's spies. We must also inform the imperial guards in Jincheng to be prepared."
Qianliu bit her lip, seeming to be thinking about something. After a while, she turned around and knelt down towards Yun Shang, saying: "Princess, please give the Imperial Guard dispatch order to the slave and let me go. Imperial Guard dispatch order."
It is very important, I know it, and I guarantee that I will be there."
Yun Shang paused and looked at Qianliu. After being silent for a long time, Fang nodded: "Okay, I will arrange ten secret guards for you. Three secret guards are faster than you. They will arrive in every town in advance to serve you."
Prepare dry food and horses. Four secret guards will accompany you to escort you and the guards' deployment order. The other three secret guards will look for the eldest princess's spies along the way and wait for an opportunity to eliminate them."
Qianliu responded, and Yun Shang said again: "I will give you my princess token. After you return to Jincheng, go to the Duke of Hua's Mansion to find Duke Hua and explain the matter clearly to him.
Give him the order to dispatch the guards and ask him to dispatch the guards to search for His Majesty's whereabouts."
Qianliu agreed one by one, Yun Shang sighed softly, took out the imperial guard dispatch order and the princess token and handed them to her hands, and then said softly, "I know you are worried about my body and don't want to let me go."
I took the risk, and I remembered this friendship."
Qianliu cupped her hands towards Yun Shang and whispered, "The princess is your master, and it is your duty to protect your master to the death. I will leave now."
Yun Shang nodded, Qian Liu turned around and got on the horse, and set off together with ten secret guards from among the secret guards following Yun Shang.
Yun Shang looked at the backs of several people, then turned to Liu Mingdao, "Although Qianliu has already set off first, we can't delay too much. Let's go back to Qiancheng first, and then gather all the imperial guards and set off."
Liu Ming responded, and the group hurriedly set off towards Qiancheng. After returning to the small courtyard, Qian Zui immediately packed up his things and only waited for the Imperial Guards to gather before setting off. However, nearly 200,000 troops suddenly appeared.
But the city guard who moved to the city was startled, and he hurriedly inquired about the news and knocked on the door of the small courtyard.
Now that the matter was over, there was no need to be secretive anymore. Yun Shang simply resumed her female attire and asked Liu Ming to go out and meet the governor of Qiancheng.
I don’t know what Liu Ming said to the governor of Qiancheng. Less than a moment later, the governor of Qiancheng crawled into the courtyard. His knees softened and he knelt down in front of Yun Shang, "Princess Rui, please forgive me.
I really don’t know that there are so many soldiers hiding around here, I really don’t know.”
Yun Shang curled her lips and looked at the prefect. After being silent for a long time, she spoke. Her voice was slow, but with a suffocating sense of oppression, "Oh? I have only been in Qiancheng for two or three days, but...
We already know that the rice store you moved to the city sells enough rice to feed 100,000 people every month. However, the total number of people who moved to the city is only 40,000 people. It sells 60,000 more rice for no reason. As a person,
The prefect, you don’t know anything at all? Shouldn’t this princess give you a copy of the prefect in front of His Majesty? Why should I be a prefect if you neglect your duties like this?"
When the prefect who moved to the city heard this, his body was shaking like chaff, "It's a long story. Six or seven years ago, many bandits appeared on Qilin Mountain, specializing in robbing passers-by of their money and food. The lower officials also led people
We went up the mountain to suppress bandits, but those bandits were too rampant and too numerous. We were at a disadvantage several times. The lower official also wrote to Lord Zhou Mu several times to respond, but Lord Zhou Mu has been slow to respond.
To resolve the matter, fortunately, this group of bandits never did anything excessive to the people who moved to the city, so Xiaguan could only muddle along and pretend that Quan didn't know anything about it. Therefore, the monthly grain sales were more than the actual consumption. Xiaguan
I thought it was the work of the bandits around..."
"Haha... what kind of bandits can reach as many as 60,000 people? The prefect's excuse is a wonderful one. We will return to Jincheng to report to His Majesty. If the prefect has nothing else to do, please retreat first. Now
I will present the matter to Your Majesty, and it will be up to Your Majesty to decide what is right or wrong. Commander Liu, see you off!" Yun Shang said calmly, and ordered Liu Ming to send the prefect who had moved to the city away.
Not long after, the Royal Forest Army had been assembled. Yun Shang and Liu Ming left the courtyard together, got on their horses, and led the Royal Forest Army straight to Jincheng.
Because there was a large army on the side, the marching speed slowed down a little. Qian Zhi was worried about Yun Chang's body, so he simply found a carriage to let Yun Chang rest in the carriage.
Although Qianliu was rushing towards Jincheng non-stop, he kept sending back letters along the way, reporting on the progress of the matter.
The progress of the matter so far can be considered smooth. The secret guards looking for the eldest princess's messenger have found three of the eldest princess's people, solved them all on the road, and found letters on them. Sure enough, it is true.
As Yun Shang expected, the letter conveyed the news that all eight points of the Tibetan troops had been lost.
Yun Shang didn't know if the three were all the messengers, so he ordered the secret guards not to relax. If they arrived in Jincheng, they would quietly ambush at the gate of Jincheng. If there were messengers entering the city, they would be dealt with quickly.
Qianliu also worked hard all the way and could reach Jincheng in just one day.
Yunshang and the others still had three days to go, so Yunshang ordered someone to send a message to Qianyin, asking Qianyin to send out all the hidden stakes in the city to secretly check for any abnormalities in the city. While searching for the whereabouts of His Majesty and the prince, he also made arrangements for Qianliu.
He responded. He also ordered people to keep an eye on the camp near the Imperial Guards. When Qianliu brought the Imperial Guards dispatch order to Duke Hua, when Duke Hua went to dispatch the Imperial Guards, if someone tipped him off, he would follow closely.
The person who tipped off the news tried to find where the eldest princess was hiding.
On the third day, there were more messages in Jincheng, saying that Qianliu had successfully handed over the dispatch order of the imperial guards to Duke Hua. Duke Hua was shocked and hurriedly took the dispatch order of the imperial guards to the imperial palace.
Guards camp.
Upon hearing the order, the commander of the Imperial Guards quickly dispatched all the Imperial Guards and conducted a comprehensive search in Jincheng.
On the day when the Imperial Guards were dispatched, a soldier in the Imperial Guard camp quietly left the camp and was followed by a hidden stake arranged by Qianyin. However, the soldier disappeared after entering a brothel in the city.
Qianyin ordered people to search the brothel carefully, but no trace of the soldier was found.
Before the Imperial Guards had finished searching the entire city, they were blocked by the Queen, Su Qi, Liu Jin, and the Seventh Prince. While they questioned the authenticity of the Imperial Guard dispatch order in the hands of Duke Hua, they also said that His Majesty was involved in his disappearance.
It is very wide, and as soon as the imperial guards come out, the news will inevitably spread, and the government will be afraid of turmoil.
Yun Shang sneered. They were the only ones who were really in turmoil. The Imperial Guard dispatch order suddenly appeared in the hands of Hua Guogong, which was to show all the officials in the court that the person Xia Huanyu wanted was Luo Qingyan.
.They must not allow such a thing to happen.
Fortunately, Duke Hua has always been a person who likes to be restrained by others. Even though everyone tried to stop him, he still ordered the imperial guards to expand the search area regardless.
After hearing the secret guard's report, Yun Shang pondered for a moment, then turned to Qian Zui and said, "Now it's only a day's journey from Jincheng. It's a bit slow to follow the Imperial Forest Army in a carriage, so give it to me.
Prepare a horse and let's rush back to Prince Rui's Mansion first. Nothing will happen in this period of time."
Qianzhu pondered for a moment, then responded, found a horse, brought enough secret guards and a small group of imperial guards, and hurried to Jincheng.
At dawn the next day, they rushed to Jincheng. Because Qianyin had already received the news, he came to meet him early, but he did not encounter any obstruction. As soon as he entered Jincheng Yunshang, he went back directly through the back door.
To Prince Rui's Mansion.
As expected, the Duke's wife was guarding the mansion. When she saw Yun Shang, her eyes widened and she shouted, "Ning Yunshang..."
Just as he was talking, he saw the housekeeper hurried over. He seemed surprised to see Yun Shang, but he seemed to be relieved immediately. He said in a hurried tone, "Princess, you are finally back. There is someone in the palace.
The Queen Mother said that the Princess has entered the palace, and the old servant was thinking about discussing with the Duke’s wife what should be done. Fortunately, you are back.” (To be continued)
