Early the next morning, there was no rising sun or warm sun.
It was a cold morning when Chang Yu and others crawled out of the cellar. Shopkeeper Qi prepared a rich breakfast for them.
Are you okay? Chang Yu asked when he saw the bruises on shopkeeper Qi's face.
No problem, shopkeeper Qi smiled bitterly, Tatar was so angry yesterday that he turned around and left.
After breakfast, Chang Yu asked shopkeeper Qi for some clothes to change and was about to go out for a walk. Shuisheng was a little worried: "The wind is so loud and it's broad daylight. Isn't it too overwhelming?"
Chang Yu disagreed: "This is called darkness under the lights. Not to mention that you can't go anywhere under the curfew at night. What you want is to be open and aboveboard in broad daylight."
"Then what exactly is the master trying to escape? What is the purpose of this trip to the city?" Wuzhong couldn't help it anymore: "The master will reveal his true identity to me, and I know what I know."
"What do you think?" Chang Yu smiled.
Wuzhong snorted: "I know you want to give Dorgon a slap in the face, but after all, you can't do it like you did when you broke into the camp to assassinate King Xiaochuang. Could it be that you want to carve a word on the General Military Mansion, I am here? tour?"
"If it's like this, it doesn't show off our ability." Chang Yu glanced and said, "There's no need for us to go there in person."
"What's the matter? You still want to climb in and stab him?" Wuzhong rolled his eyes.
"Why not!" Chang Yu looked at him seriously.
"You...you're crazy! This is Jinzhou City. There are tens of thousands of Tatar troops. The general military headquarters where he is located is even more heavily guarded. Not to mention that you can't get close. Even if you went in and stabbed him, you Can you still run away?"
"It all depends on people! What if there is a chance?" Chang Yu smiled.
"You are really crazy." Wu Zhong stomped his feet: "If the Night Demon is here, she may have a chance with unparalleled Qinggong, but we... will only die!"
Chang Yu smiled and turned to look at Wang Zhengnan: "What do you think?"
Wang Zhengnan smiled bitterly: "This is not a matter of narrow escape, it is simply impossible. Not to mention what is the point of my employer assassinating Dorgon?"
"When doing things in life, just do it for fun, no matter whether it is meaningful or not!"
"If it were someone else, I would believe it, but you...I don't believe you would do something meaningless." Wuzhong shook his head vigorously, not even believing it to death.
Chang Yu sighed: "Don't forget that our family is also half Jianghu people. Jianghu people pay attention to grudges and grudges. But if there is any meaning, it is to make Dorgon afraid, to make him afraid to the bone. , making it difficult for him to sleep and eat well."
"I don't know if Dorgon is afraid of you, but I know that Dorgon hates you so much." Wu Zhongdu muttered, and Chang Yu laughed loudly: "We both hate him and make him afraid, and we hate you so much that we hate you so much." I’m so afraid that I can’t even sleep or eat well.”
After a long while, after some explanations, everyone went their separate ways. Chang Yu dressed up as a boy and slipped out from the back door. He was not in a hurry to do anything, and just walked around the streets and alleys with nothing to do.
Although three years have passed since the Songjin War, traces of that time can be seen everywhere in the city. In the past three years, this important border town has gone from prosperity to ruins and gradually regained its aura of fireworks.
But soon the smoke will fill the air again.
Looking at the top of the bell tower not far away, Chang Yu sighed slightly.
Last night's large-scale manhunt did not seem to have any impact on the lives of ordinary people today. Perhaps Dorgon did not want to shroud Jinzhou City under white terror. At least ordinary people could hardly feel this tense atmosphere, and all kinds of business went on as usual.
Before going out, Chang Yu learned from Shopkeeper Qi that the city gate had been unsealed and people could come and go as usual. Therefore, there were many business travelers in a hurry on the street, mostly hunters, visitors, single gangs, etc. who came to the city to make a living.
There were many people gathered in front of the bell tower. Out of curiosity, Chang Yu walked over and finally squeezed to the front where he saw himself and Wang Zhengnan.
Two arrest notices.
The portraits are of two young hunters, one a young man and the other a boy. If you look closely, the boys look somewhat similar.
Bounty, ten taels of gold.
Gold, not silver.
"Good guy, ten taels of gold is enough for me to buy a big house in Shengjing and marry several wives." Chang Yu swallowed his saliva and whispered. Several people nearby looked at him and couldn't help laughing: "You This guy has a very big appetite. If he doesn’t have enough, he will marry several."
"My boss has six rooms. I only need three rooms." Chang Yu chuckled, and the others looked disdainful: "It's a beautiful idea, can you afford it?"
Chang Yu exclaimed: "If I catch these two thieves, with ten taels of gold, I can support thirty of them."
"Huh, it's just you?" Others looked at him with a look of ridicule, and even more disdain: "Those military lords have sealed the city and couldn't catch them, so why should they be caught by you? I heard that these thieves killed more than ten people yesterday, you are like this There are not even enough men to chop him down with one sword.”
Chang Yu murmured a few words and walked away with an angry look on his face, causing the others to burst into laughter.
After squeezing out of the crowd, Chang Yu looked back at the wanted trouble maker on the wall of the bell tower, with a playful smile on his face. He caught a glimpse of a few children playing next to him and walked over. These days, ordinary children are free-range, so there is no need to There is no need to protect him, he can just go out and play as he pleases. He wanders around the city and only needs to go home when he is ready to eat. He is not afraid of strangers. He can talk about anything and is very enthusiastic. It doesn’t take even half a cup of tea to talk about the ancestors of several children. The 18th generation was trapped and shouted one after another, Brother Ding.
Chang Yu said that his name was Ding Lai, and he was an apprentice at Xingping Store. His home was thirty miles west of the city. Not long after he entered the city, he was busy working in the store and had no free time. Landa was not familiar with the city, so he finally had free time today. Then I went out to wander around, wanting to know where there was fun in the city.
The children are very enthusiastic, so we will take them to fun places.
But what kind of fun place can children think of, digging out bird's nests to catch crickets, or watching street acrobatics.
Obviously Chang Yu didn't want to go to these places, but he patiently followed around and then said casually: "I heard that there is a prince's palace in this city?"
"That's not the Prince's Mansion, it's the General Military Mansion." A little girl corrected with a serious look on her face: "It's just that a Tatar prince lives in it..." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by an older boy: "Cui "Son, you're going to die, Tatar, you dare to scream!" As he spoke, he looked around in panic. The little girl's face was so frightened that she couldn't speak.
Chang Yu felt a little relieved in his heart and said: "Well, it turns out he is the prince of the Manchu people. I thought he was the prince of the Han people." The boy looked mockingly: "Brother Ding, are you stupid? This Jinzhou City But the Manchus are occupying it, so where can the Han prince come from?"
That's right. Chang Yu rubbed his head in embarrassment and said, "Let's go to the Prince's Mansion to have a look. I haven't seen the Prince's Mansion yet."
"I told you that it's the General Military Mansion, not the royal palace, but it's quite grand." The boy muttered and said, "But you can't go there. There are many military officers patrolling to prevent you from getting close."
"Why don't we look at it from a distance? If someone wants to get closer, don't you dare?" Chang Yu's little provocation trick really caught a few children: "Why don't you dare? Those military masters Although he is very vicious, he will not kill children."
After saying that, he led Chang Yu there.
The General Military Mansion is a few streets away from the east side of the bell tower. It is also the most heavily guarded place in the city. No strangers are allowed to enter, and even if they look around, they will be interrogated.
Chang Yu and several children stood at the entrance of a nearby alley and looked towards the gate of the General Military Mansion. They saw the armored soldiers patrolling back and forth, with one sentry every three steps and one post every five steps. Their expressions gradually became serious.
"What are those children doing here? Leave quickly." While he was watching intently, several Qing soldiers came from the alley behind him and yelled at this. The children looked panicked and said, "We are catching insects here." Where is my son?"
"Don't go and catch them. I'll catch you again in the future." Several Qing soldiers threatened. Chang Yu hurriedly took the children away. At this moment, a voice came from behind: "Stop."
"What's wrong, Master?" Chang Yu stopped and turned around to ask, but saw the Qing soldiers slowly walking towards him with frowns on his face: "Who are you and why are you staying here?" They thought they were a few children at first. While playing, he suddenly saw Chang Yu and became suspicious.
"I didn't stay here, I just passed by here while playing with catching insects." Chang Yu bowed with a look of horror on his face.
"Ask who you are?" The Qing army roared, and Chang Yu said: "Little one, little one..."
"Brother Ding is a good man, Master Jun. He is a crew member of the Xingping ship..." The little girl was so frightened that she cried loudly. The Qing army ignored the girl and stared at Chang Yu carefully, looking up and down: "Xingping Whose last name is the shopkeeper?"
"My shopkeeper's surname is Qi and his given name is Sansheng." Chang Yu trembled with fright and said in a confused voice. The Qing army snorted: "The shopkeeper Qi didn't tell you that you can't stay here without permission."
"The shopkeeper said it, but I didn't... I just entered by mistake..." Chang Yu's face turned pale with fright. The Qing army stared at him for a while, burst out laughing, and turned around to face the few people around him. A colleague said: "Look, this guy is so scared that he almost peed his pants."
Several Qing soldiers laughed, turned and left.
Chang Yu took a deep breath and left in a hurry with a few children. He sighed in his heart, it was really strict. If there weren't a few children to cover him, he would have been in trouble if he came alone.
