Just when they were at their wits' end, Hu Yunqing came to the tent.
"See you, Your Majesty."
When people in the big tent saw Hu Yunqing coming, they all stood up and saluted.
"What's going on? Why are you frowning? Maybe the reward given by His Majesty is too little."
"If this is the case, I will return to the capital to ask for it from you in a month."
Seeing the solemn expressions on everyone's faces, Hu Yunqing thought it was a matter of reward.
"No, it's not."
"what happened?"
Seeing a group of men hesitating here, Hu Yunqing said to them angrily.
"Wu Sangui escaped. I have been looking for him for two days, but there is no whereabouts."
"It's okay, it's nothing."
When he heard that it was because of Wu Sangui, Hu Yunqing had already guessed that Wu Sangui would come in with Qing soldiers in the future, so how could he be kept in prison forever.
"Wu Sangui has probably escaped from Shanhaiguan."
"Escape! It's impossible. If Wu Sangui escapes, the people at the city gate will definitely report it. It's impossible that there won't be any movement at all."
Hearing that people were already outside Shanhaiguan, Wang Hu was in charge of the city gate. Wang Hu had not received the report, and some did not believe what the prince said.
"Then why can't my subordinates hide it from you? When you are receiving a reward like this, if someone escapes from your city gate, will you choose to report it or not?"
Hu Yunqing came to Shanhaiguan for such a long time, and gradually understood the place, and told Wang Hu his guess.
After hearing what the prince said, Wang Hu looked very ugly.
"Only the west wall has always had the smallest number of troops. Wu Sangui has been in charge there before. He knows the terrain very well."
Hu Yunqing came to the front of the sand table, pointed in the direction of the west wall, and said to all the generals.
"Over there at the Western Wall, I understand. I'm going to interrogate those brats now. How dare they violate the rules!"
Seeing the direction pointed by the prince, Wang Hu's face was very ugly, and he quickly got up and walked outside.
Soon Wang Hu came back with the generals guarding the city.
"Your Majesty, as expected, this guy didn't say anything!"
Wang Hu kicked the guard and said to Hu Yunqing.
"Stop! Get up quickly."
Seeing Wang Hu punching and kicking his subordinates, Hu Yunqing quickly scolded him and walked over to help the general up.
"Your Majesty, it's all my fault. I concealed the truth. The three of them left Shanhaiguan that night. It was my dereliction of duty! Please punish me, Your Majesty."
After hearing what the general guarding the city said, everyone present was shocked. How come there were three people running away, and it was clear that only Wu Sangui was the only one.
"You said three people ran away?"
Yuan Chonghuan asked the general.
"Yes, my people reported to me that there were footprints of three people walking out of the city."
He didn't understand what he said wrongly, it was obviously what the people below said.
"Could they be Wu Sangui's subordinates?"
"It's impossible. Wu Sangui's men are either in prison, or they're under our watch. It's impossible for them to escape."
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"Okay, I just have to go out of customs and investigate Wu Sangui's whereabouts."
Listening to the noisy voice, Hu Yunqing waved his hand and said.
"Your Majesty, it's finally peaceful now, so don't go out. It's too dangerous over there in Jiannu. They don't care whether you are the prince or not."
Hearing that the prince was going out, Yuan Chonghuan was also startled and said to Hu Yunqing anxiously.
"My lord, think twice!"
"Slave builders are not trustworthy. What if I hurt you again?"
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All the generals also spoke out to persuade him.
"I have made up my mind, don't talk anymore, I will set off to the outside of the customs early tomorrow morning."
Listening to their chattering, Hu Yunqing didn't care at all. Whatever he wanted to do, he had to do it boldly. After saying that, he left the tent directly.
Everyone was stunned. There was nothing the prince didn't want to do. He had to go outside the customs every two days. There was no time to relax at all. This was using Jiannu as his back garden.
"General, what should we do?"
"What to do? Obey!"
Yuan Chonghuan had no choice but to obey the prince's orders obediently.
Early the next morning, Hu Yunqing and Juan rode horses and arrived at the gate of Shanhaiguan with two large bags of things.
Yuan Chonghuan brought people here early.
"Your Majesty, it's not safe for you to go alone."
Wang Hu asked in shock when he saw that the prince was accompanied by only Huan and no other people.
The outside is the territory of the slaves. Even if they don't encounter the army of the slaves, the people who hate the Ming Dynasty can kill them without any body parts.
"No, Wang Hu, quickly select a hundred elite soldiers and follow the prince."
Yuan Chonghuan also felt something was wrong and ordered Wang Hu behind him.
"yes."
"Hey hey hey, should I go out or you go out!"
Seeing Wang Hu about to leave, Hu Yunqing quickly stopped him and said.
Before setting off this time, I thought about it carefully. I just went out for a look and had no other plans. If I took a group of people out, the Jiannu people would think they were attacking them.
When there is a misunderstanding, there will be trouble.
Now everyone is immersed in the joy of victory, and they don't want to take risks with themselves.
"Okay, don't say any more, Juan can be alone, I'm just going out for a walk."
Hu Yunqing had been depressed for too long and wanted to go out and take a look.
"Yes, open the city gate!"
Hearing that the prince insisted that no one follow him, Yuan Chonghuan could not change his mind and had no choice but to have the city gate opened.
After seeing the city gate open, Hu Yunqing and Juan rode out.
Hu Yunqing was not unprepared this time. After staying in the study for so long, he had already found someone to sign up.
"Your Majesty, although the area outside the customs has returned to its original state, there is still a putrid smell in the air."
After riding for a while, the two of them also slowed down. Huan was riding on the horse, smelling the smell in the air, and quickly covered his nose and said to the prince.
"Cover your mouth and nose."
Hu Yunqing had already smelled it, and his stomach was about to boil.
Suddenly something occurred to me, so I quickly tore off a piece of cloth from my body and blocked my nose and mouth.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty?"
Seeing the prince's movements, Juan did not dare to hesitate and blocked his nose as usual.
"I'm afraid we'll catch the plague!"
If a large number of corpses rot and become smelly, it is easy to be infected with the plague.
If you contract the plague, such a contagious disease cannot be cured at all in this era. The only solution is to burn all infected people to death.
"Plague, Your Majesty, let's leave quickly."
After hearing what the prince said, Juan was also scared and said to the prince anxiously.
