Zhao Yanzhen didn't say much. He only took an imperial envoy's sign from the guard's hand and a letter from his imperial brother and handed it to Xinguan's hand.
"This is the secret message His Highness the Crown Prince asked me to give you. You can read it yourself."
When Xinguan heard this, he immediately began to look at the letter and the token. The token was handmade from pure gold, and it was obviously not fake.
And the secret letter was clearly written by Zhao Nianze. As the secret guard arranged by Zhao Nianze next to Xu Zhilan, Xinguan naturally knew Zhao Nianze's handwriting.
In Zhao Nianze's letter, he only said that he would arrange for his third brother to come as an imperial envoy, and asked him to cooperate when the time comes.
Isn't His Highness the Crown Prince's third brother the third prince? The third prince is not the King of Jin.
Therefore, after confirming Zhao Yanzhen's identity. Xinguan immediately began to greet Zhao Yanzhen, "I have met His Highness the King of Jin in my humble position."
Zhao Yanzhen only nodded lightly, and then said, "Can you hand over the personal and physical evidence to me now?"
In response to Zhao Yanzhen's request, Xinguan naturally nodded without hesitation.
Then he just jumped back to the basement, and then he started to search for something in the basement. In a moment, he lifted a wooden box. He only said to the person standing at the door, "Please pick it up." , which contains confessions and ledgers.”
After hearing what the other party said, a guard immediately took over the wooden box in his hand.
At the same time, Xinguan only carried the confessed men one by one and threw them out of the basement.
After exiting the basement, Xinguan chose to be the last one to come out.
Xinguan then only introduced to Zhao Yanzhen, "In addition to the confession, this wooden box also contains evidence and account books on how Anxi Town has helped the prefect deceive the government over the years."
Then he pointed at the other person and said, "These are the village elders who helped the prefect make money. They are all elders in Anxi Town."
Then he pointed at one of the fat old men and said, "This man is the younger brother of Magistrate Ke and the leader of this group of people."
After hearing Xinguan's words, Zhao Yanzhen just nodded and said to Xinguan, "It's been a hard time for you. Where do you plan to go after this?"
Xinguan immediately added, "I'm afraid I have to go with you, Princess... I'm afraid Miss Xu is also in Anxi Prefecture. But when I get to Anxi Prefecture, I can part ways with you."
See Xinguan all said this. Zhao Yanzhen naturally took it with him very happily, but there was only one ox cart, but there were six more people inexplicably. It was really difficult to drive the cart at the moment.
Therefore, everyone just decided to take turns moving forward. As for the witnesses, they were arranged to be hung on the back of the carriage and pulled forward slowly.
Because a radius of ten miles had been burned by fire, the other villages after leaving Lulin Village were also deserted.
So in the end, the few people decided to simply go to the small town of Anxi.
Fortunately, Anxi Town is only an hour's drive from Lulin Village. It took about two hours for people to arrive at the place they should be.
The small town of Anxi is still a dusty town. The town gate is only covered with low mud walls. However, due to the arrest of these gentlemen and the death of Chen Ke's brother and sister-in-law, this town has become a small town. In the tortured town of Anxi, no one continues to collect taxes from the town at the city gate, so the town of Anxi has only regained its former vitality.
At the same time, more and more people were entering and leaving the city.
Seeing that they were about to enter the city, the old man suddenly said, "Everyone, can we just wait for you to come back outside the city? Even if you are a guard, we can do anything." Okay, please be kind and don't let us brothers enter the town. There are too many acquaintances in the town, and we are embarrassed to see them."
Hearing this, Zhao Yanzhen originally wanted to consider giving them face.
However, Xinguan on the side said, "You also want face. Since you wanted this face in the first place, why do you have to make people so angry and resentful? It is you who brought it upon yourself to be like this. According to me, you should suffer it." It’s better to be reviled!”
Hearing this, Jiang Nianjiao thought something was wrong, "The case has not been settled yet, and they have been operating here for so long. I am worried about them."
Those remnants of the party who have not been completely eradicated will come out to rescue them. Besides, until the matter is settled, I also think we should keep a low profile now. "
After listening to Jiang Nianjiao's words, Zhao Yanzhen naturally supported Jiang Nianjiao unconditionally. After listening to Jiang Nianjiao's analysis, Xinguan naturally realized that his proposal just now was indeed a bit reckless.
Now that everyone had reached an agreement, they naturally rearranged the people. Jiang Nianjiao, Zhao Yanzhen, and another guard were assigned to rent a car in the town, and several others were arranged to guard the open space outside the town. .
After the immediate arrangements were made, Jiang Nianjiao and Zhao Yanzhen also entered the city.
The only things buzzing about in the city right now are the Chen family's case and the mysterious disappearance of several village elders in the town.
Jiang Nianjiao was naturally not interested in hearing this. After she walked to an old man, she asked the old man, "Hello, are there any bullock carts for sale in Anxi Town?"
The old man only glanced at Jiang Nianjiao when he heard this, and then said, "Are you from outside the country?"
Jiang Nianjiao nodded cooperatively.
"yes."
Then the old man smiled and said, "No outsiders have come to our town for a long time."
After saying this, the old man only said politely, "How about I lead you to buy a bullock cart?"
She didn't expect that the old man would be so enthusiastic. Jiang Nianjiao was flattered and said, "If it doesn't hinder you, I will naturally be very willing."
The old man waved his hand and said, "How could it be?"
Then the old man guided them and asked them, "Are you here to do business in the town? Or are you here to settle down?"
Jiang Nianjiao just wanted to fool this enthusiastic old man, so she smiled and said, "You can do business or settle down."
As soon as he heard this, the old man's eyes suddenly brightened up. "You guys are big customers at first glance. To be honest, our town now has a number of very high-quality housing resources, all in the east of the town? Madam, can you?" Interested in going over and taking a look?"
When Jiang Nianjiao heard this, she immediately waved her hands and said, "No need, we're not interested. Let's just go see the bullock cart?"
When the old man heard this, he immediately added, "Madam, you probably don't know, right? In fact, the bullock cart is also in that house, and now they are all being sold at low prices."
As soon as she heard this, Jiang Nianjiao felt a little wary, and then she pulled Zhao Yanzhen. At the same time, she just wrote the word "escape" on Zhao Yanzhen's hand, so Zhao Yanzhen naturally also Understand what Jiang Nianjiao means
The two of them then only said one sentence before the old man turned into the alley in the east of the town, "I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do, otherwise we'd better not go."
After saying this, Jiang Nianjiao immediately pulled Zhao Yanzhen and ran away. At the same time, while they were running, the old man finally came to his senses.
The old man who had smiled amiably just now could only say with a cold face, "Everyone, hurry up and chase after me. None of these three people can be allowed to escape."
When the guards protecting Zhao Yanzhen saw many people coming from all directions, they naturally said to Zhao Yanzhen immediately, "Your Highness, run away! I will stay behind."
After hearing this, Zhao Yanzhen naturally didn't care to say anything more. He just pulled Jiang Nianjiao and ran away.
But even so, there are still many people along the way who are about to catch up with them.
If Zhao Yanzhen hadn't been fast enough and Jiang Nianjiao hadn't held back, they would have been arrested immediately.
It's just that although they haven't been caught by those people now, the situation in front of them is not very optimistic. Although they tried their best to return to the right path, but blocked by the thugs who surrounded them from all directions, their direction would only become more and more deviated.
But at this time, they were fighting for their lives in the town.
However, the guards outside the town did not know their situation at all, so without backup, they could only flee quickly.
Seeing that he was in a panic and had no choice but to take the road, Zhao Yanzhen thought for a moment and then directly pulled Jiang Nianjiao into the alley.
And the reason why he pulled Jiang Nianjiao to escape into the alley was naturally because the terrain of this place was complex, difficult to find, and easy to hide.
But this kind of place also has a disadvantage, that is, it is easy to hide.
, however, they who are not familiar with the terrain will get lost in this terrain. At the same time, it may be difficult for others to come to them. ..
But faced with the dual risks of getting lost and being caught, Zhao Yanzhen chose to get lost without hesitation.
The two ran for an unknown amount of time, and then in the winding alley, through Zhao Yanzhen's judgment of the terrain and his coquettish positioning, the two quickly got rid of the group of thugs.
But at the same time, they themselves were lost.
Looking at the dark alley and the various forks in the road leading in all directions, Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but ask Zhao Yanzhen, who had successfully escaped, "What should we do now?"
Zhao Yanzhen shook his head, and then he could only whisper, "How about if we continue walking, maybe I will take you out."
Jiang Nianjiao naturally didn't believe what Zhao Yanzhen said.
But there is obviously no better choice at the moment, so after some tangle, Jiang Nianjiao can only say, "Okay, you lead the way, no matter how we get lost, we are still lost. Instead of waiting here for those few people outside the city, we will be lost." If we find something wrong, we might as well quickly find a way out."
"And since you can get rid of them, finding a way out shouldn't be a problem for you."
Seeing Jiang Nianjiao trusting him so much, Zhao Yanzhen just smiled and said, "You trust me so much? Aren't you afraid that I will lead you to those people again?"
Jiang Nianjiao shook her head firmly and said, "I'm not afraid."
