After Ji Wenchong brought Wu Yuan to the Yamen, Wu Yuan, who had cleaned up and put on clean clothes, was eating heavily in the lobby.
The life he has lived for more than half a month is simply not a human life!
After escaping from the abandoned manor one day, he realized that someone was secretly intercepting and killing the messengers from the imperial court.
Immediately he did not dare to go to the inns along the way for fear of exposing his whereabouts. He even did not dare to stay in an inn in order to hide himself. For more than half a month, he slept in the wild. When he was hungry, he would go down the river to fish, but he could not catch it. I went to dig up earthworms and made myself look like a savage before I dared to go to the city to buy food with some peace of mind.
But every time he went to a city, he would always find someone secretly investigating his whereabouts, and even saw with his own eyes one of the people who attacked and killed them.
After that, for the sake of safety, he did not even dare to enter the city and lived in the wild for more than half a month. He climbed over mountains and ridges all the way without daring to pass any serious official road checkpoints before finally arriving safely in Sunan County.
Originally, he was a little worried before entering the city, whether those people would also set up an ambush here.
But after I came in, I discovered that this place was actually under military control. Then I learned about what happened here from the mouths of passers-by. I was shocked but also relieved.
After being guided by the people in the city, they arrived at the county governor's office, and this was where the previous scene happened.
When Wu Yuan finished telling his story intermittently about his experiences along the way, he immediately said to Ji Wenchong and others:
"General Ji, it is certain at this time that the thieves deliberately transferred all the imperial troops out of Bianjing to create opportunities for the Huns. In order to prevent you from receiving the news, they could have set up a blockade on the way to Bianjing to search for me. See how powerful the opponent is!
Now Bianjing is in danger. I heard that the garrison troops from various places who heard King Qin's order arrived in Bianjing and before they had time to support them, they were discovered by the Xiongnu, ambushed and taken prisoner. Later, they were even dragged away by the frenzied Xiongnu to attack the city and consume their weapons. Japanese soldiers.
Therefore, your army must be careful on the way back. The internal secretaries will definitely tell the Xiongnu your whereabouts. I would say the best way is to gather all the armies scattered in the four counties and hug them into a group. In order to ensure safety, the whereabouts of the army must be hidden along the way, so as not to be discovered by the spy and notify the Huns.
Now we are working in the light and in the dark. If we are not careful, generals, you may not only be unable to help when you return, but may also become the last straw for Bianjing! "
Ji Wenchong nodded heavily after hearing what he said:
"What Ambassador Wu said is true. Now that I think about it, something is indeed wrong. The four counties that were originally fine have calmed down a lot after the turmoil in the past few years. However, trouble happened again in such a short period of time. Could it be that the landlords and gentry in various places If we really want money rather than life, do we still dare to force people to death?
There must be a reason behind this. The biggest possibility now is that there is a black hand behind all this. They deliberately caused trouble in the four counties, forcing the court to send troops to transfer us away from Bianjing.
After we left, we blocked the news from Bianjing, so that we were cut off from the news of Bianjing, so that we did not know the news about the Huns coming in. Otherwise, we would have returned to the court long ago.
so! Levi! "
Ji Wenchong immediately ordered.
Lei Wei on the side immediately stood up and clasped his fists: "The general is here!"
"Immediately send three teams with my letter to other counties to inform other armies that we will gather in Bian'an County and return to Beijing!"
"promise!"
After writing a handwritten sealing wax on the spot and handing it to Lei Wei, Ji Wenchong turned to Wu Yuandao:
"Wu Messenger, you need to have a good rest for two days. There are many preparations required for the army's trip. No matter how anxious Ji is to return to Beijing, he still has to make good preparations. We will meet up at Bian'an County early in the morning in three days. As soon as the two armies are reunited, we will return to Beijing for rescue!"
"Okay! Then General Lao will take care of you for the next two days!"
"It should."
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When the news spread that the squadron would return to Beijing, the officers and soldiers of the Long Wei Army immediately got ready.
Bianjing was besieged, and as members of the Imperial Guard, their families were all in Bianjing. No one was more eager to fly home than they were.
The various preparations that originally took two days to prepare were shortened to one and a half days due to the efforts of the Dragon Guard soldiers. They could not even wait for the next morning and left Sunan County overnight that day.
As for what would happen to Sunan County without its chief officer, they had no time to worry about it. They didn't know until the next day when the people in the city discovered that the Dragon Guards who had been patrolling the city all day had disappeared. The Long Weijun left.
Putting aside the chaos of the demons that followed, Ji Wenchong led the Dragon Guards non-stop towards the agreed upon location in Bian'an County.
In a fast and united march, it took less than seven days to cross hundreds of miles from southern Jiangsu to Qinghe County, Bian'an County, which is closest to Bianjing.
Ji Wenchong and his party had never entered the city along the way, so when Ji Wenchong appeared in Qinghe County, everyone was shocked.
Especially the magistrate of Qinghe County, Lu Yu, almost jumped up when he learned that the Long Guards who went to suppress the rebellion suddenly appeared in Qinghe County.
But before he could do anything, he suddenly received news that the entire Qinghe County was sealed off by the Dragon Guard Army. No one was allowed in or out. His county government office was surrounded by two hundred Dragon Guard troops. surrounded.
The moment he heard the news, Lu Yu knew that he might have been exposed. Even if he was not exposed, he would still be suspected by the other party.
Even if he didn't do anything else, he just waited quietly.
Sure enough, as he expected, Ji Wenchong took Wu Yuan to the Qinghe County Yamen that night.
"Hahahaha, Magistrate Lu, Ji's visit late at night is really disturbing! Magistrate Lu, please forgive me! Forgive me!"
Ji Wenchong smiled and led a large group of people into the county government office. As soon as he entered, he saw Lu Yu sitting in the county government office wearing an official uniform. He seemed to have been waiting for them here for a long time, and his heart immediately Just a surprise!
"Haha, General Ji is still willing to come to see this county, instead of directly having the head of this county beheaded. It has already given this county a great deal of face. How can this county still blame General Ji? Woolen cloth?"
In contrast, Lu Yu's performance was even calmer, with neither excited excuses nor flattery, just as calm as chatting with a friend.
"Then it seems that Magistrate Lu is fully aware of what he has done and will not refute it?"
Ji Wenchong's eyes immediately narrowed and he said coldly.
Lu Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "Master Ji, why should you ask questions knowingly? If the general didn't identify this county, why would he surround the county government office as soon as he came to Qinghe?
Now that the general has made the decision, is there any use for what this county says? "
"It's useless, it's just that I really can't figure out who can actually have such means and set up such a trap for the court. I don't think they can do it just by the Ding family!
I admit that the Ding family is very powerful, but it is definitely not so powerful that it can influence so many county officials. After all, they are military generals, not civil servants. The Ding family definitely has no such influence in the official system!
There is definitely someone behind this. Can Magistrate Lu help me resolve my doubts?
Besides the Ding family, who else is responsible for this situation? "
"General Ji, there is no need to ask anymore, you will know when it's time to know.
We should have had a share in the Song Dynasty, but Zhao Duan took advantage of us and ended up burning bridges. This is his retribution! He owes us this!
We are just giving him the retribution he deserves! "
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(End of chapter)
