It didn't take long before Matthew came back with the soldiers.
Ma Chao looked at Ma Xiu with a questioning expression in his eyes.
Ma Xiu nodded, indicating that everything had been done. The two passed the information silently, but Ma Yunlu did not know the situation. Ma Chao did not give Ma Yunlu time to ask questions, looked at all the soldiers, and then said:
"Let's go and leave the county government quickly." After saying that, Ma Chao walked out of the yard.
Ma Yunlu looked back at the room where Yang committed suicide and sighed.
Immediately, she left with Ma Chao and Matthew Xiu.
The group of people left the backyard and headed towards the back door of the county government. After a short time, they arrived at the back door, quickly climbed over the wall and disappeared into the night.
Ma Chao and Ma Xiu successfully rescued Ma Yunlu, and they can leave just waiting for the city gate to be opened early tomorrow morning.
When they came to the ruined temple, Ma Yunlu rearranged his clothes and changed his attire.
In this way, Ma Yunlu, like Ma Chao and others, turned into a dirty beggar. After the change of attire, no one recognized Ma Yunlu as the original beauty with natural beauty.
There was no talking all night, everyone was resting, recuperating and preparing to leave.
Once the murder of Hou Fang is exposed and the news of Ma Yunlu's disappearance is spread, it will definitely cause huge waves. By then, Xinping County will be under martial law and they will definitely not be able to escape, so they must be cautious.
…
Early the next morning, at dawn, Ma Chao left the ruined temple with his fourteen beggars.
Before leaving, Ma Chao asked people to erase the traces of the ruined temple to prevent others from finding any clues.
After processing, Ma Chao took Ma Yunlu, Ma Xiu and others to the city gate, preparing to leave Xinping County first. Along the way, everyone dispersed and became three or five people gathered together, inconspicuously.
.When they arrived at the city gate one after another, Ma Chao and Matthew Xiu's expressions changed drastically, and there were expressions of surprise in their eyes.
The city gate is under martial law!
No one is allowed to go out.
The sudden change made Ma Chao's mind buzzing, and he didn't understand why this happened. Ma Chao and Ma Xiu frowned, with solemn looks in their eyes.
It was fine yesterday, so why is martial law under lockdown today?
Could it be that something secret happened?
Ma Chao thought about it, but felt it was impossible because there was no news from the county government. However, Xinping County suddenly imposed martial law, and the soldiers standing at the city gate made Ma Chao and Ma Xiu very puzzled. Ma Chao looked at Jiang Heng and lowered his voice.
He ordered in a loud voice: "Jiang Heng, go test it out and see what's going on?"
Jiang Heng nodded in agreement, and then walked towards the city gate.
Before he reached the gate of the city, a soldier quickly came over and stopped Jiang Heng. The soldier looked displeased and frowned. He seemed to be affected by the smell of Jiang Heng. He waved his hands and shouted: "Go away.
do not come."
Jiang Heng didn't care about so much, he still had to find out the news.
Seeing that Jiang Heng kept giving orders, the soldier pulled out the sword from his waist with a clang and drank Jiang Heng.
Seeing the soldier showing his weapon, Jiang Heng immediately stopped and did not dare to make any move. With a flattering look on his face, he said with a smile: "Master Soldier, I'm still hungry. I have to go out to look for food. Please do me a favor."
, let me out."
The soldier's face became solemn and he shouted: "Wait a moment, wait until the army enters the city, and then you can leave the city."
Jiang Heng heard this and hurriedly asked: "Master Bing, what kind of army is this? Yesterday everything was fine, why is martial law suddenly imposed today? Did something happen?"
The soldier immediately said: "The King of Shu has returned with his army. He has sent people to inform him that he will enter the city this morning. Those of you who want to leave the city, please wait. It will not be too late to go out after the King of Shu enters the city. It won't take long. Go back quickly."
Bar."
After Jiang Heng heard this, he stepped back knowingly.
He retreated into the crowd, then returned to Ma Chao and reported the news to Ma Chao.
"His! His!"
Ma Chao frowned, with a solemn expression on his face. Wang Can didn't come back early and came back late, but he returned with his army at this time. Not only that, he was preparing to enter the city when the city gate opened. This was too sudden.
.Wang Can suddenly came back at this time, which ruined Ma Chao and Ma Xiu's plan.
Leaving the city is no longer possible!
Ma Chao looked at Ma Xiu and asked, "Third brother, what can you do?"
Matthew shook his head and said: "There are too many of us and it is impossible to rush out. Alas, I just hope that the affairs of the county government will not be exposed for the time being." After a pause, Matthew said happily: "Brother, fortunately there are no people in the county.
If the house is set on fire, otherwise the news of Hou Fang’s murder will definitely be leaked, and it will be more difficult for us to leave by then.”
Ma Chao nodded in agreement, and now he could only hope that no news from the county government came out.
The sky gradually became brighter, and after a red sun rose, a large group of people finally appeared outside the county town.
The rumble of horse hooves was heard, and the army camp arrived outside the county town first.
Wang Can was riding on a Wuzui horse, with a sword hanging from his waist. He was wearing golden armor and a large black cloak. He rode the horse slowly. Wang Can was surrounded by Dian Wei and soldiers protecting him. Behind him were a group of civil and military personnel under his command.
Officials and nearly 60,000 troops followed Wang Can and rushed towards the county seat.
However, the 60,000-strong army and the broken barracks did not enter the city. Only a small number of soldiers protected Wang Can as he entered the city.
At the gate of the city, the soldiers left by Lu Meng in Xinping County were in charge of reception and welcomed Wang Can into the city.
When Wang Can rode his horse to the city gate, he suddenly stopped.
His eyes swept through the city gate and only found Lü Meng's soldiers, not the magistrate Hou Fang of Xinping County. It stands to reason that the news that Wang Can led his troops to Xinping County in the morning had been sent to Hou Fang, so it was impossible not to do so.
People came to greet him. Even if Hou Fang was emboldened by his ambition, he would not dare not to greet him.
Wang Can turned his head and asked: "Amen, has the news been conveyed to Hou Fang?"
Lü Meng rode up to the city and said, "Teacher, I have sent someone to spread the news." As he spoke, Lü Meng rode up to the city gate and asked the soldiers stationed in the city. The news he received was that the soldiers had sent
People went to the county government to notify him, but Hou Fang did not come, and the soldiers did not know the specific situation.
After Lu Meng heard this, he rode back to Wang Can and reported the news to Wang Can.
Wang Can didn't have any expression on his face and said: "It's just a small matter, let's talk about it first in the city." As he spoke, Wang Can rode his horse and prepared to enter the city.
He patted the horse's back gently, and the black horse moved towards the city.
All of a sudden, everyone rushed to the city.
When Ma Chao, Ma Xiu and others saw Wang Can stop, their hearts were lifted. Now that Wang Can was walking into the city, they finally felt relieved.
As long as the city gate opens again after Wang Can enters the city, they can seize the opportunity to leave Xinping County. Even if Wang Can discovers that Hou Fang was killed and found their traces, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack to catch them. However, when Ma Chao and others
When people breathed a sigh of relief, soldiers came running from the city on horseback.
The soldiers from the county government came running on horseback and shouted: "Report!"
After Ma Chao and Ma Xiu heard this, their expressions changed immediately, and they both knew something was wrong.
Hou Fang's matter was probably discovered.
The two of them looked around and saw that the soldiers were stopped outside by Wang Can's guards. After being inspected, they took a few steps forward, knelt down three feet away from Wang Can, clasped their fists and said: "King Shu, the county magistrate has been arrested."
Killed, Ma Teng's family members were all killed, and no one survived."
Suddenly, Wang Can's expression changed drastically.
After hearing this, Lu Meng also showed a solemn look on his face. He had long been prepared to dedicate Ma Yunlu to Wang Can, but all Ma Teng's family members were killed. This was too sudden.
Ps: The third update of the fourth update: Xiao Wang appears and is back.