"Who is coming?!"
Before the fast horse arrived in front of the house, several figures had already flashed out of the darkness.
Different from the cowardly city gate official during the day, these people who flashed out at this time were all holding powerful crossbows and spears, and their sharp eyes could see the murderous intent in them even at night!
"Xu..."
Cui Jingzhi, who had also lived in peace for too long, never expected that there would be people dedicated to their duties on the streets late at night.
When he saw the people blocking the way, he was startled and hurriedly reined in his horse.
Then the horse under him neighed and braked with all four hooves stationary. However, because the speed was too fast, the horse still slid forward for a certain distance until it was less than a foot in front of the few people before it could stop.
And during this process, the people blocking the road in front of them were as if they were made of iron. Even if the bodies of strong horses bumped into them, they still remained motionless!
"Who is coming!"
With another low shout, the guard holding a long sword raised the sword high in the air regardless of Cui Jingzhi's horrified look, as if he was about to chop him down in the next moment!
Looking at this long sword, Cui Jingzhi was convinced that with one strike, not to mention him, even the horse would be decapitated!
"I...I am Cui Jingzhi, the governor of Yangzhou. I have something important to ask to see Xiaohou!" Cui Jingzhi jumped off the horse tremblingly, looked back at Yang Wenzhi who also stopped with difficulty, and quickly answered with his hands in hand.
"Cui Jingzhi?" The guards standing in front had expressionless faces. They were not moved at all by the fact that they were facing a fourth-grade official. They just said lightly: "The princess's palace has been banned. Let's talk about it tomorrow if we have anything to do!"
"Princess Mansion?"
At this time, Yang Wenwen came hurriedly from behind. Hearing the guard's words, he subconsciously looked up and looked at the plaque behind the lantern. On the vermilion plaque, the words "Xiao Mansion" were still shining with golden light. They haven't changed. This is still Xiao Mansion. ?
"I am the county magistrate here, we are looking for..."
"Back off quickly! Otherwise, don't blame me for waiting!"
Yang Wenwen, who did not believe in evil, looked away and wanted to mention his identity again. He didn't want to be stopped by the guard coldly before he finished his sentence.
At the same time, with this cold shout, the weapons in the hands of several guards were handed forward an inch.
The cold light of the sharp weapon gleamed, forcing Yang Wen Zhang and Cui Jingzhi to take a step back involuntarily. Then they looked at each other, and they both saw horror in each other's eyes.
No need to ask, these are all people from the palace, and they should be specially arranged by His Majesty for Princess Lantian!
That's right. It's impossible for Xiao Han to reject the two of them. Only people from the palace can be so indifferent! Only then will they not sell their face.
"Brothers! We came here late at night for something very important! It is a major matter that affects the safety of one hundred thousand people in Yangzhou! Please let us meet Xiao Hou!"
Not daring to come any closer, Cui Jingzhi could only beg from afar.
The leading guard frowned slightly after hearing this: "A hundred thousand people are comforted? What's the matter?"
"It's pirates. The pirates are coming!" Yang Wen Zhang replied hurriedly.
"Pirates? How many are there?" the guard asked again.
Yang Wenwen gritted his teeth and replied: "Ten thousand, that's enough for ten thousand people!"
"Only 10,000 people?" The guard laughed dumbly, "A mere 10,000 thieves want to attack a city of 100,000 people?"
Cui Jingzhi's face turned red and white when he was told this. He almost forgot about these talents-killing habits! When they heard that bandits were attacking the city, their first thought was not fear, but excitement?
"Ten thousand people is already a lot! Let me go in quickly and discuss countermeasures with Xiao Hou!" Not wanting to waste time with these killers, Cui Jingzhi grabbed Yang Wen Zhang and rushed forward.
When several guards saw this, they handed their swords and guns forward and said coldly again: "No! No unauthorized entry without a pass!"
The few of them have obviously not jumped out of their status as palace guards. They are still thinking about things in the same way as in the palace. How can they let Cui Jingzhi and the others in?
Moreover, not to mention Cui Jingzhi, when he was in Chang'an Palace, even if the prime minister wanted to enter the palace at night, it would be troublesome!
"you……"
Seeing that several people were not getting in, Yang Wenzhang became angry. He suppressed his temper and said: "How about? Can you please inform me? We really have a big event. The outside of Yangzhou City is almost occupied by thieves. !”
"no!"
"Be accommodating. This matter really cannot be delayed! Even if those bandits cannot attack the city, there are still so many villages outside. You don't want to watch them being burned, killed, and plundered, right?"
"this……"
Finally, a guard saw Yang Wenwen's sincerity and hesitated. He looked back at the closed door of the palace, thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll go and inform you. If I don't see you, I'll see the princess." It’s father’s!”
The words "Princess' father" came out of the guard's mouth a little funny, but neither Cui Jingzhi nor Yang Wenwen was amused.
They also knew that these people were sent by the emperor to protect Princess Lantian and had no affiliation with Xiao Han. They had no idea whether Xiao Han could instigate them or not.
Putting away his weapon, the guard came in to report under the anxious eyes of the two men.
But it didn't take long for this person to run back again.
"How's it going? Is the Marquis going to see us?" Cui Jing was startled when he saw the guards coming out from behind the door and circling on the ground, so he quickly stepped forward and asked.
"The princess's father is asleep and there are no guests! You leave quickly! We'll talk about something tomorrow!" The guard went down the steps with a bang, and without even looking at the two of them, he kicked out the guests!
"Ah? How is that possible?" Yang Wen Zhang was shocked when he heard this. He was about to question, but was stopped by Cui Jingzhi.
"Ahem, look at his head!" Cui Jingzhi pulled Yang Wenzhi and lowered his voice.
"His head? What happened to his head?" Yang Wenwen frowned, but still looked up.
With the faint light, I saw that this person was a little different when he walked in. His head was a little wet? How many tea leaves are there in your hair?
Hey, this guard is really young!
If it were the Xiao family, they would know how terrible it would be to wake up a sleeping Xiao Han, especially the kind of Xiao Han who had been angry during the day!
If the Ouchi guard hadn't been very skilled in martial arts and could dodge quickly enough, it wouldn't have been just the tea that hit him on the head, but the teapot...
"What should I do now? How about I go back and summon the government officials and rush in directly?"
Looking at the guards with unkind expressions, Yang Wenwen also knew that wanting to see Xiao Han through them was basically a fool's errand, so he made up his mind and decided that if he was too soft, we would be tough!
However, Cui Jingzhi was still conscious.
He knew a few useless things in the yamen. Maybe it would be okay to scare small traders, find a cow, or catch a pig.
But if they come over to charge into the formation, I'm afraid they will be wiped out in one round!
"It's definitely not possible to rush in forcefully. The skills of these people are definitely not matchable by the Yamen servants!"
"Then what should we do? Wait until tomorrow? Will the whole night be wasted?"
"Wait until tomorrow? Humph!"
Cui Jingzhi snorted coldly and walked away.
"Hey! Where are you going?!" Yang Wenwen chased after him and asked urgently.
"Find someone who can help Xiao Hou open the door!"
