On the city wall, Lin Ye stood on this high point and overlooked the military formations fighting outside the city.
What we are fighting now is the Guzhu people fighting the Guzhu people.
The rebels outside the city are Guzhu people, and the Huben Camp and Wulingwei New Army blocking the rebels are also Guzhu people.
So sometimes, how the relationship between people is determined is so baffling.
The Guzhu people would never have imagined a year ago that they would turn from being comrades to enemies.
Lin Ye looked down. The city gate opened, and a group of cavalry came out of the city and went straight to the front of the formation.
One of the war horses was carrying a corpse, which was a man killed by Lin Ye yesterday.
In the palace, Gu Xiujin asked the Ouchi guards to carry the body out and bury it somewhere casually.
But Lin Ye stopped him.
The corpse was carried directly to the front of the battle by a group of Wu Lingwei, and not long after, they arrived at the place where the two armies were facing each other.
After receiving Lin Ye's instructions, Qin Ya, the deputy commander of Huben Camp, reached out and pulled over the horse carrying the corpse, pulled the reins, and then urged his own horse.
On the rebel side, they saw only one person coming, but they didn't immediately release arrows.
Qin Ya arrived at the formation and shouted loudly: "We captured a person in the city yesterday. You should want to take the body back. The general is kind and allows me to bring my body to you in front of the formation."
After Qin Ya finished shouting, he turned his horse back, leaving the horse carrying the corpse not far from the enemy's formation.
Tuoba Ningxiu already had an unknown premonition in his heart. He looked at the old woman nervously. The old woman shook her head: "It can't be Mr. Mei."
"Bring the body back!"
Tuoba Ningxiu gave the order.
Several cavalrymen rushed over and pulled the horse back after a while.
Tuoba Yunxi and the old woman were obviously shocked when they saw the corpse, but they almost breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Because the body belongs to Lan Zhi.
There was a letter tied to the body. The old woman reached out and took the letter over, and then snorted: "It's a small trick."
There was poison in the envelope. She was an expert at this. She took out a medicine bottle and took one pill herself.
She shook off the poisonous powder from the envelope, opened the letter and read it.
Lin Ye told them in his heart that the woman's body would be returned to them, but Mr. Mei was still alive. If they wanted to get Mr. Mei back, they would have to retreat a hundred miles.
"How do they know Mr. Mei's name?"
Tuoba Ningxiu said: "Could it be that Mr. Mei really fell into their hands?"
Lin Ye knew Mr. Mei, and only knew that his name was Mr. Mei, but did not know that his name was Mei Luowu.
Because when he arrested the eunuch Yue Jinzhong, Yue Jinzhong said the three words Mr. Mei.
The old woman nodded: "It seems that they probably took it."
Tuoba Ningxiu asked: "Sir, he knows the overall plan. Once he falls into the hands of the enemy..."
The old woman hummed: "Young Master, please retreat back to the camp first and summon the generals to discuss it."
Tuoba Ningxiu nodded: "That's fine."
Not long after, the horn sounded, and the rebel team began to retreat slowly. However, no rebel felt unwilling to retreat, because everyone was relieved by this sudden withdrawal of troops.
How can there be any unwillingness? If you withdraw your troops today, you can live one more day. If you march today, who knows whether you can survive today.
On the city wall, Lin Ye saw the rebels retreating, so he turned around and walked back.
That Mr. Mei must have a very high status, and this can be confirmed by the reaction of the rebels.
But what Lin Ye wanted to see was not that the rebels retreated to the camp, but what else would happen in the city.
After he got down from the city, he got on the carriage and asked Pang Panghai to drive the carriage faster before returning to the General's Mansion.
At the same time, a carriage came out of the Yangzi Palace and headed towards the General's Mansion under the protection of a large group of forbidden troops.
In the crowd, [Jiao] stood there watching the team pass by, frowning.
He knew that something had happened to Mr. Mei, but he was not sure whether Mr. Mei was alive or dead.
Watching the imperial army team passing by, he turned and left the crowd.
Soon after, he arrived not far from Lin Ye's General's Mansion and waited.
He didn't have to wait too long when he saw Lin Ye's carriage coming back in a hurry. Before the carriage even stopped, Lin Ye jumped out of the carriage and strode into the mansion.
At this time, it seemed that a group of people with high official positions were waiting at the entrance of the General's Mansion, and followed Lin Ye into the General's Mansion.
[Corner] When he saw this scene, he knew that something big must have happened. Perhaps Mr. Mei was in the carriage escorted by the Forbidden Army.
But he can't act rashly, there are not many people he can contact.
Moreover, the emperor has a peerless expert in the God-endowed realm. Even if he can gather a group of people, he still doesn't dare to act rashly.
[Jiao] turned around and left, he needed to wait.
Previously, Wu Lingwei's cavalry came out of the city and sent out a corpse. [Jiao] saw it at that time. The corpse was Lan Zhi.
He knew very well that Lan Zhi's strength was at least as good as his. Even Lan Zhi was dead, so Mr. Mei could not escape by chance.
Shortly after he returned to his hiding place, one of his men hurried back and told him that Wu Lingwei had sent another group of cavalry out of the city to deliver a second corpse.
Judging from the descriptions of his men, he knew that the corpse was a bamboo joint.
After thinking for a long time, [Jiao] decided to find someone.
There is a Taoist temple in the west of Yangzi City, and the incense is not very prosperous.
Except for Dayu, in fact, the status of Taoism in all countries is not as good as that of Zen.
There are many temples here in Guzhu, but the number of Taoist temples is only a handful.
The names of Xiaoguan are so carefully chosen, and there are not many pilgrims coming here every day, making it even more deserted.
[Corner] is coming from the back door, there is only a very narrow gravel path.
When he arrived at the back door, he knocked on the door according to the agreed signal. Not long after, a little Taoist boy opened the wood door.
[Corner] asked the little Taoist boy: "Is the guru here?"
The little Taoist boy looked him up and down for a while, then nodded and said, "Yes."
Not long after, [Jiao] was led to the door of a study room. The window of the study room was open, and there was a Taoist nun wearing a black robe sitting there and reading.
She glanced out the window, and when she saw [Corner], her expression changed.
Because, if there hadn't been an accident, no one would have contacted her when she had to come forward.
As long as someone is cautious here, it means something happened to Mei Luowu.
Two moments later, the forest behind the Taoist temple.
[Corner] glanced at the Taoist nun cautiously, seeming to be full of fear of this woman.
He said: "Master Ju, what should we do now?"
The Taoist nun known as Master Ju looked at the mountains and forests, her face was calm, but her eyes were full of sadness.
"It's so obvious."
She said: "If Mr. Mei is really in the hands of the emperor, why would the emperor send him to Lin Ye's house?"
[Jiao] nodded: "I think so too, this must be a trap set by the emperor, waiting for us to go to General Lin Ye's mansion to rescue people."
What he wanted to ask was exactly this: whether to save this person or not.
If you save him, you will definitely have to throw yourself into a trap. If you don't save him... there is actually nothing wrong with him.
Mr. Mei does have control over the overall situation, but by this time, the overall situation is already in the open.
The assassination plan failed, and the grain hiding plan also failed.
The next step is to fight openly and openly on the battlefield. Whether Mei Luowu is alive or dead is no longer so crucial.
"Go back and gather everyone around you. Don't miss anyone."
Master Ju said in a calm tone: "Without my words, no one is allowed to act rashly. I will stay with you and wait for instructions. As for the situation in the General's Mansion, I will find a way."
[Jiao] Those words were what he was waiting for, and he didn't want to deal with Lin Ye.
Even when they were fully staffed in Yangzi City, he was unwilling to go.
After coming out of the Taoist temple, [Jiao] was obviously relieved, but at this time he had to think about where he should go.
With his strength, finding an opportunity to sneak out of the city at night is not a problem.
But the key point is that he knows the young master's feelings for Mr. Mei, and if he goes back like this, the young master will probably lose his temper with him.
A twelve-year-old child wants to kill someone when he gets angry, but cannot control his anger rationally.
Since Master Ju has taken over the matter, it has nothing to do with him.
Who would have thought that when the general arranged for them to set off, they were all in high spirits, and now he was the only one left alive.
Returning to the prosperous place of Yangzicheng, [Jiao] didn't have to hide his figure deliberately. The only one who could recognize him was Sui Qingqu. Sui Qingqu was injured and couldn't move now, so he didn't have anything to worry about.
What made him a little annoyed at this time was that the money was about to run out.
After changing several hiding places in a row, the money I brought with me has been almost spent. If I don't find a solution at this time, I'm afraid I won't even be able to afford food.
It was at this time that [Jiao] suddenly had a very bold idea in his mind.
He looked at the soldiers passing by on patrol and thought, if he were to join the army, who would have thought?
He randomly found a shop to have something to eat. Once the thought arose, he became increasingly uncontrollable.
He felt that this was an absolutely wonderful idea. Neither Lin Ye nor the emperor would have thought that Tuoba Lie's people would dare to join the army.
After eating, he walked aimlessly on the street for a while, making sure that no one was following him, and then returned to his hiding place.
Of course, he wasn't really wandering aimlessly, but he was leaving marks in various secret communication places.
Master Ju asked him to gather everyone, but he didn't dare not listen.
At night, more and more people gathered in the place where he was hiding.
People hiding in various places in Yangzi City quietly moved over.
After arriving at midnight, forty or fifty people had gathered here.
Looking at these people, [Jiao] felt a little confident, at least he wasn't so lonely anymore.
When Chou arrived, someone knocked a signal outside the door. [Jiao] signaled, and his men immediately went over to open the door.
When [Jiao] saw Master Shiju arriving, he quickly stepped forward to greet him.
"Master, what are the arrangements?"
Master Ju glanced at him, then at the people in the yard, and frowned: "Are these the only ones left?"
[Corner] said with a ashamed look on his face: "There are only so many."
Master Ju was obviously a little surprised. The general had ambushed so many people in Yangzi City, and now only a few dozen were left.
She has been hiding in the Taoist temple, and all plans have nothing to do with her, so she doesn't know the specific situation.
Tuoba Lie's explanation is that if nothing happens to Mei Luowu, don't find her and let her continue to hide.
"With these people alone, it is impossible to rescue Mr. Mei."
Master Ju sighed slightly, and then took out a paper bag from his arms: "Distribute the concealing powder, and you will all leave Yangzi City before dawn. This powder can hide your aura, so that you will not be caught by their mastiffs."
turn up."
[Corner] distributed the powder, looked at Master Ju and asked, "Master, when will you leave the city?"
Master Ju replied: "It's later than you."
She glanced at [Corner]: "The general once praised you, saying that you were smart and capable, but now you have disappointed me."
[Corner] asked: "Master, what happened? Why did you say this?"
Master Ju said: "Because the medicine powder I gave you is highly poisonous, and you are actually defenseless. The general overestimates you."
[Corner]’s face changed drastically.
Master Ju said: "You only know that the last plan the general said is that if something happens to Mr. Mei, you can only find me. But you don't know that the last plan the general said is to clean up."
While she was talking, [Jiao] already felt that something was wrong with her body and her skin was in severe pain.
Master Ju looked at him expressionlessly and said: "If Mr. Mei is caught, all hidden stakes in the city will have to be cleared. It was you who started me, so don't blame me."
After finishing speaking, he pointed a finger at [Corner]'s heart, which had no power to resist anymore.