There was only one personal maid accompanying Yin Lihua.
Chang Bin and Hu Ying first put Yin Lihua and the maid into the carriage, and then the two of them got into another carriage. The two carriages, escorted by more than a hundred guards, drove majestically out of the city.
On the way, Hu Ying smiled bitterly and said, "It seems we won't be able to reach the county town before dark."
Chang Bin said expressionlessly: "Even if we travel all night, we have to return to the county. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, you and I will not be able to bear the responsibility."
Hu Ying nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right, I have to rush back tonight."
Wang Jing had already reminded the two of them that the Green Forest Army had appeared in Nanyang again. With just a few of them, if they stayed outside for a moment longer, they would be in danger.
The team walked out of the north gate of Xinye City. Not far away, they saw a large group of people standing on the roadside. The leader of them was Wang Yuan, the steward of the Wang family.
Seeing the escort team coming, Wang Yuan trotted to the carriage and smiled apologetically at Hu Ying and Chang Bin in the carriage: "Master Hu, Master Chang, my master has sent a young man to wait for you two adults here. By the way.
, these fifty nursing brothers are all sent here by the master!"
Hu Ying first looked at Wang Yuan, then at the people on the roadside, nodded, and said: "Okay, take your people and go with us. Remember, you must be energetic on the way. Wait.
If you arrive at the county town safely, I will give you a generous reward."
"Thank you, Mr. Hu! Thank you, Mr. Chang!" Wang Yuan bowed repeatedly with a smile on his face.
With the addition of Wang Yuan and 50 other people, the team suddenly grew a lot, and Hu Ying finally felt confident.
Outside the North City, in the woods not far away, several masked men were sitting. These masked men were none other than Liu Xiu, Deng Yu, Yan Guang, Zhu You, and Gai Yan.
They had already planned that Yin Lihua would never be allowed to go to the capital to participate in Wang Mang's concubine selection.
The only way to prevent Yin Lihua from entering the capital was to kidnap her. Liu Xiu had carefully discussed this plan with Yin Shi and Yin Xing. In the end, the Yin brothers agreed to his plan and would provide him with corresponding cooperation.
Yin Lu's sudden serious illness was part of Yin Shi Yin Xing's cooperation with Liu Xiu. The main purpose was to delay time.
If they delay their departure until noon, then the team escorting Yin Lihua will not be able to arrive at the county town before dark anyway. The team will either sleep in the wilderness or drive all night. But no matter what Hu Ying and Chang Bin choose, Liu
If Xiu and others act in secret and take action at night, their chances of success will be greatly increased.
Although there are only five of them and there are hundreds of guards escorting Yin Lihua, the chance of success is still very high if they attack at night.
They were sitting in the woods, closing their doors and meditating, when they suddenly heard the sound of rustling footsteps, and the five of them opened their eyes at the same time.
Not long after, Jiu'er ran in from outside the forest. Panting, he came to Liu Xiu and others. He gasped and said: "The escort team has... left Xinye and is heading towards the county town!"
After hearing this, Liu Xiu and others stood up one after another. Of course they couldn't rob people in broad daylight, but they had to keep up with each other and wait for the opportunity.
They were about to walk out when Jiu'er reached out to stop Liu Xiu. After another breath, she said: "In addition to the more than a hundred guards, there are now fifty more escorts!"
"What? Fifty more people? Where did they come from?" Everyone was shocked and looked at Jiu'er in surprise.
Jiu'er swallowed his saliva and said: "Those fifty people are all Wang Jing's guards and disciples, and there are many masters among them!"
Zhu You and Gai Yan took a breath. They didn't expect that things would suddenly change like this. It seemed that the difficulty of their own plan to kidnap Yin Lihua had increased. Zhu You clenched his fists and punched the tree trunk next to him, sinking. He said in a loud voice: "Wang Jing, this old thief, is deliberately trying to get in trouble with us and fight against us!"
Liu Xiu frowned and fell into deep thought. Now the team escorting Yin Lihua suddenly had fifty more people, and among them were experts from the Wang family. His original plan was completely disrupted.
Deng Yu rolled his eyes and suddenly said: "No! The people sent by Wang Jing cannot be to escort Miss Lihua!"
Liu Xiu and others all looked at Deng Yu. Deng Yu analyzed calmly: "Wang Jing knew that Miss Lihua was the heart of the Yin family and was very precious, so he recommended Miss Lihua to Wang Mang through Zhenfu. His purpose It was best to force the Yin family to disobey the emperor's order. But he did not expect that the Yin family finally agreed to let Miss Lihua come to Beijing to participate in Wang Mang's concubine selection. This was obviously completely opposite to Wang Jing's idea.
"Wang Jing has offended the Yin family so much, how could he let Miss Lihua go to Beijing to participate in Wang Mang's concubine selection? If things continue like this, with Miss Lihua's stunning beauty, it is inevitable that she will be favored and favored by Wang Mang. As soon as Miss Lihua is favored, the first unlucky person will definitely be Wang Jing. Neither Miss Lihua nor the Yin family will let him go. With Wang Jing's personality, he will never dig out such a big deal for himself. A pit.”
After listening to Deng Yu's analysis, Liu Xiu and others felt enlightened. Zhu You murmured: "So, these people sent by Wang Jing are not to escort Miss Lihua, but to..."
"Two possibilities!" Yan Guang answered: "Either kidnap Miss Lihua on the way, or kill her directly on the way. I think the latter is more likely!"
Zhu You said anxiously: "But Miss Lihua is accompanied by Chang Bin and Hu Ying, and there are more than a hundred guards!"
"It's too easy to kill these people." Gai Yan suddenly said: "If the Wang family wants to get rid of Chang Bin, Hu Ying and more than a hundred guards, it will be easy."
He had done this kind of thing before. Back in Yizhou, their rebel army of several hundred people and the cavalry department of more than a hundred people worked together inside and outside, and they wiped out a thousand capital cavalry with almost no effort.
As the saying goes, there are thousands of things to guard against, but domestic thieves are the hardest to guard against.
For Chang Bin, Hu Ying and others, the Wang family is one of their own, and they are not wary of them at all. As long as the Wang family does a little bit of manipulation in their diet, these hundreds of guards will be more than a hundred waiting to be slaughtered. Lamb.
Liu Xiu's eyes flashed with cold light, and she said quietly: "Wang Jing has repeatedly attacked Lihua. This person can no longer be kept."
Deng Yu chuckled and said in a brisk tone: "Wang Jing may have been too smart this time. Wang Jing thought his plan was perfect, but we can just use Wang Jing's plan to pull off a trick, like a mantis stalking a cicada. The oriole is behind."
Just as Chang Bin and Hu Ying expected, when it was dark, they did not make it back to the county town, and they only completed half of the journey.
He lifted up the car curtain and looked outside. It was so dark that he couldn't see anything clearly. Hu Ying lowered the car curtain, sighed softly and said, "I hope everything will be peaceful in the rest of the journey!"
As soon as he finished muttering, he heard two coughs coming from outside the carriage, and then Wang Yuan's voice sounded: "Master Hu, Master Chang, it's already dark, and brothers haven't had dinner yet. Can you please stop?"
Let’s take a rest and eat before we continue our journey?”
When Wang Yuan said this, Hu Ying also felt a little hungry. Just as he was about to agree, Chang Bin answered: "No! This is a barren mountain and wild ridge. There is no village in front and no store behind. It is not appropriate to stop and continue on the road!"
"But……"
"Since you are following us, you have to listen to me in everything!" Chang Bin blocked up Wang Yuan's words with one sentence.
Hearing the noise outside the car, Wang Yuan walked away, and Hu Ying whispered: "Mr. Chang, after driving for a long time, I think everyone is exhausted..."
Before he finished speaking, Chang Bin said: "If I remember correctly, if we walk another ten or twenty miles, we can reach the border of Jiyang."
Hu Ying asked in surprise: "Master Chang, do we still want to go to Jiyang to rest?"
"That's not necessary, but it's better to rest in Jiyang Realm than in the barren mountains and mountains here."
Hu Ying thought about it and felt that Chang Bin was right. He said with a smile: "Master Chang is still thoughtful, I admire him, I admire him."
To make a long story short, after traveling for more than ten miles, the team entered the realm of Jiyang.
Of course, this place is still several miles away from Jiyang County, but after all, it is not impossible to reach the village or shop. If an accident does happen, you can go to Jiyang for help nearby.
After arriving here, Chang Bin finally gave the order for everyone to rest where they were and bury the pots to make rice.
Wang Yuan stepped forward with a flattering smile on his face, rubbed his hands and said: "The officers and soldiers have worked hard, let us do the hard work of cooking!"
Chang Bin and Hu Ying glanced at Wang Yuan. Since there were people rushing to do coolies, they were naturally happy to accept it. Hu Ying said with a smile: "Then, thank you for the hard work!"
"Oh, Mr. Hu is so polite, I will arrange the meals now!"
Wang Yuan and others brought a lot of grain and dried meat. The grain was used for cooking and the dried meat was used for making soup.
Under Wang Yuan's arrangement, some people chopped wood and made fires, some went to fetch water nearby, and some washed rice and cut meat. Everything went on in an orderly manner.
Hu Ying looked at it for a while, smiled at Chang Bin, and said: "Sir Chang, having people like Wang Yuan here really saves us a lot of effort. When we return to the county town, you and I will do it in front of you.
A few kind words from Wang Jing!"
Chang Bin shrugged and said nothing more.
It's easy to do things when there are many people, and it doesn't take long. The cooked rice and fragrant broth are out of the pot one after another.
Even Hu Ying and Chang Bin, who were used to eating big fish and big meat, couldn't help but salivate in their mouths when they smelled this alluring aroma, and they kept swallowing their saliva.
Hu Ying walked up to Wang Yuan, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Wang Yuan, tell your people to stop working and eat!"
Wang Yuan bowed and said: "Your Excellency and the officers and soldiers will eat first, and I will eat later." The implication is that you eat your fill first, and it doesn't matter whether we are full or not.
Hu Ying said: "Then why are you so embarrassed!"
"Master Hu, please stop being polite to this villain!"
At Wang Yuan's insistence, Hu Ying nodded and called his guards to come over for dinner.
People would serve a bowl of rice, then a bowl of soup, and then eat the rice and the soup, nodding their heads as they ate. Speaking of which, the food of the Wang family was much better than theirs.
Seeing Hu Ying, Chang Bin and more than a hundred guards eating heavily, the corners of Wang Yuan's mouth curled up, and the smile on his face became a little more evil and sycophantic.