From here, more than ten miles south, is the South City Gate.
When the carriage reached the end of the street, it suddenly stopped.
At this moment, any disturbance would be enough to frighten people. The moment the carriage stopped, everyone in the carriage suddenly felt something in their heart.
"...It's the people from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division who are blocking the way."
The secret guard wearing a police robe said in a low voice across the curtain.
"Boom!"
A deafening gong sounded, and soon there was the sound of horse hooves mixed with a solemn cry: "Clear the streets from now on! Unrelated people should quickly avoid it. After a quarter of an hour, if anyone walks around without authorization again, no matter what the reason, we will
Dispose of them as assassins’ accomplices!”
For a moment, there was a lot of noise everywhere, including the frightened comments of the people, the hasty closing of the shops facing the street, and the cries of children in the chaos.
"Come on, hurry up! If you're not careful, you'll be beheaded!"
"Where did this assassin come from? The government has such a large formation..."
"I heard that there was a fire at Dali Temple, and there were assassins trying to rob the prison of Na Xia Shouxu!"
"There is such a thing!"
"More than that... I have a relative who works in the Yamen. I just said that there seems to be some unrest in the Ancestral Temple. Now the city is getting more and more chaotic... Let's go home first!"
"Let's go, let's go..."
In the past, if a big event happened in the city, no matter it was good or bad, the people would watch it as a lively event and eat melon seeds as a source of conversation. But now what Xu Mingyi heard was panic.
This is related to the frequent chaos in the world, the current situation in the city, and even more to the actions of the court and the emperor——
The Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division came forward to clear the streets...
Once the streets are cleared, it is equivalent to cutting off the possibility of the "assassins" taking advantage of the crowds to escape, but such a formation will undoubtedly cause the greatest degree of panic among the people.
This must be what the emperor meant - not only was he panicked when he saw that the Queen Mother and the Queen were missing, but he was also afraid that the Xu and Wu families had been suspected!
Now that the street cleaning has begun, the next step must be to seal the city gate!
Xu Mingyi raised a corner of the car curtain and looked forward.
The street vendors were busy cleaning up their stalls, and the crowd was leaving in a hurry. In front of them, a group of troops from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division were lying in the middle of the street. The noisy gongs were still ringing. The leader scanned the crowd, as if to judge whether there were any.
Suspicious person.
"Break through!"
Xu Mingyi made a quick decision and gave instructions to the coachman.
No need to delay here!
When the security guard passes through the city, there is no need to worry about the troops of the five cities!
"drive!"
Seeing the carriage moving, Zhu Xiu and others took the lead and galloped forward with their horses under their backs.
The carriages and horses rushed through the crowd, and the people ducked and screamed.
Hearing the commotion here, the commander of the Nancheng Army and Horses Division frowned.
Who dares to go through the market so arrogantly at such a critical moment?
As soon as this thought came up, when I saw the clothes of the pedestrian clearly, I no longer had any doubts.
"Sir, he is from the police." A soldier reminded him in a low voice.
Their Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division is in charge of public security affairs in various parts of the city. For this reason, they often have conflicts with the overbearing and unruly police officers. However, it is always their Soldiers and Horses Division who always fail to get the best of them.
Who made people directly obey the emperor's orders, and no official position, no matter how big or small, was under the jurisdiction of any one place?
"I'm not blind!" The commander stabbed the soldier. He could hear the reminder in the soldier's tone, reminding him to give way——
Despite all the dissatisfaction in his heart, but looking at the men and horses that were charging all the way and showing no signs of slowing down, he still had no choice but to lift the reins in his hand: "Let's go! Tell them to come over!"
These are a bunch of crazy dogs, and he would only provoke them if he was crazy!
A group of people and horses roared past like the wind, bringing up a puff of dust.
"...You are really just a bunch of sons of bitches!" The commander cursed a few times in a low voice and continued to move forward with his men.
"Faster!"
The road leading to the south city gate was straight and wide, Xu Mingyi explained in the car.
We must hurry before the city gate closes!
Otherwise, even if the city gate is opened by relying on the privilege of the security guard, it will inevitably attract people's attention, and it is better to muddle through. Once more eyes are paying attention, there will be more loopholes!
This is not the worst result——
If you encounter another policeman patrolling all exits and bump into them head on, then you will really have no chance of escaping!
The secret guard responded and drove the carriage very quickly.
Ten miles...
Seven miles...
The Duke of Zhenguo in the carriage behind tightened his white lips and calculated it bit by bit in his mind.
At the same moment, Han Yan had received the news that all the men sent to monitor the Zhenguo Palace were dead——
And the huge Zhenguo Palace was empty... not even a servant who could be used for interrogation was found!
But there is no need to go to trial at this time. What is in front of you has confirmed the Xu family’s intention today!
Han Yan personally led a group of detectives to chase towards the south city gate.
He was sure that Duke Zhen and others would choose to leave the capital through the South City Gate.
Compared with the imperial troops and horses scattered on all sides, the several military camps of the Xu family army are all located a hundred miles south of the city——
At this time, there can be no more surprises. Time is tight and the situation is critical. The public election of the town and the country is taking the risk to leave the city at this time. The lives of the Queen Mother and the direct descendants of the Xu and Wu families are at stake...the weight of these people is too heavy.
There is no room for error!
And if you choose other exits, if you are not careful, you will fall into a trap!
Therefore, it must be in the direction of the south city gate!
"Crack!"
Han Yan swung the riding whip again, and the horse neighed and galloped forward.
This mission is far from ordinary. If he cannot catch up with Duke Zhen and others today, there will be only death waiting for him!
"I have been ordered to leave the city for business, please let me go as soon as possible!"
Inside the south city gate, the leader of the "Jiushi Guard" showed his badge, sat on his horse and stared at the gate guards with a cold tone.
The guard looked at the badge and curled his lips inwardly.
It's just a hundred households, but it's so arrogant...
But if you are not arrogant, you are not a police officer.
The guards' actions are ruthless and frightening, and this is not something that happens in a day or two. Looking at the kings of Yama in front of them, the guards also have instinctive fear in their hearts.
However, the city has been extremely unstable recently. It is said that assassins robbed the prison just now at Dali Temple. Those who guard the city gates have to be very alert. Anyone who leaves the city and enters the city needs to be strictly investigated——
Even the family members of a fourth-rank official who had just left the city to offer incense carefully inspected the carriage.
Thinking of this, the leading guard couldn't help but feel a little hesitant. With a smile on his face, he subconsciously looked at the two carriages following the group of security guards.
At this glance, his eyes changed slightly.
The edge of the carriage behind was stained with fresh blood, and blood was seeping out from under the carriage...
Or it may have been seeping for a long time, and two drops of blood fell between the wheels.
The blood drops rolled down into the dust, still dazzlingly red.
