Li Shizhen and two other doctors were summoned and hurried into the side room to diagnose and treat Princess Yicheng and check her pulse. Fang Xuanling excused herself to Princess Yicheng and slowly exited the room.
After Fang Xuanling walked out of the wing, he immediately dismissed a dozen Turkic guards who were on guard outside Princess Yicheng's wing. He immediately called Qianhu Ouyang Chun and whispered: "Ouyang Qianhu, please send someone to inform Zhan immediately. Commander. Order him to lead his Jin Yiwei into the city in batches, lurk around the inn, and closely monitor the surrounding situation. If an unidentified suspicious person is found to appear at the inn to inquire about the situation, he should be captured immediately without reporting. "
Ouyang Chun suggested: "Master Fang, these Turks are acting so arrogantly. I'm afraid the news has been leaked a long time ago. I suggest that we leave this place as soon as possible. Although Princess Yicheng has limited mobility due to illness, we can mobilize a few strong and strong people." The royal guards carried her out of the city."
Fang Xuanling lowered his head and thought for a while, then shook his head and rejected Ouyang Chun's suggestion: "There are differences between men and women. Princess Yicheng is not only my princess of the Sui Dynasty, but also a Turkic princess. Her identity is extremely sensitive. It is better to wait for a few imperial doctors. After healing Princess Yicheng, we can set off on our journey."
Ouyang Chun said puzzledly: "Didn't your Excellency also say that these Turks are too flamboyant in their actions? I'm afraid they have already attracted the attention of interested people. Why do they still stay here? If a large group of bandits comes after hearing the news, just rely on us I’m afraid people can’t resist this!”
Fang Xuanling smiled slightly and said: "Ouyang Qianhu doesn't need to be nervous. Now that Dou Jiande has been captured, Hebei is leaderless. I heard that his two former generals Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Heitai have gone to war to fight for power, and Luo Yi from Youzhou Taking advantage of the civil strife in Hebei, we also raised troops to go south. Now that several forces are surrounding the Zhuojun and Hejian areas, I am afraid they have no time to take care of small places like Gaocheng County."
"I asked Commander Zhan to go into the city and guard the surrounding areas. The person he was guarding against was not the big bandits in Hebei, but Temujin. This man started his career with thousands of soldiers and horses, but he was able to overthrow the Jieli Khan who had millions of soldiers. It can be seen that This person is by no means an ordinary person. If he learns that the heirs of Jieli Khan have fled to Jiangdu, he will definitely send troops to hunt them down."
Fang Xuanling said and shook his head helplessly: "I thought that there were many roads from East Turks to Jiangdu, and the Hulu could not find them at all. Who would have expected that this group of Turks would be so arrogant on the road? Temujin sent them I’m afraid those who are chasing them will be able to track them down with just a little inquiry.”
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Fang Xuanling's guess was correct. Yelu Abaoji, Xiao Yanyan and others who set out from the royal court easily found out the whereabouts of Princess Yicheng and her party along the way, and followed their whereabouts. After Fang Xuanling and others They also caught up to Gaocheng County at dusk on the fifth day after they arrived in Gaocheng County.
Yelu Abaoji chased them all the way and found that the Turkic soldiers who were guarding Princess Yicheng were very arrogant on the road. He and his group could easily find out where they were going, and they became a little paralyzed and careless. After arriving at Gaocheng County, he casually sent two soldiers into the city to investigate the situation, while the large group of people settled in a ruined temple outside the city.
Yelu Abaoji himself became paralyzed, let alone the soldiers under him who had just experienced a great victory.
After receiving the order, the two soldiers of the Yuan Army entered Gaocheng County and casually entered a hotel and ordered some food. After having had enough wine and food, he called the waiter and asked carelessly: "Waiter, let me ask you, has a group of people dressed as Turks passed by your place recently, and there were two very beautiful women among them, one A three- or four-year-old child?”
It was fitting that the two of them were unlucky. Zhan Zhao and several subordinates were also drinking here and happened to be sitting not far away. The voices of the Yuan soldiers asking questions were particularly loud, and Zhan Zhao could hear them clearly.
When Zhan Zhao heard the two Yuan soldiers questioning the waiter, he immediately secretly winked at the subordinates at the wine table. They understood and stood up to pay and leave.
Not long after, two Yuan soldiers also hurried out of the restaurant and ran straight out of the city.
They had just obtained important information from the waiter. Because Princess Yicheng was seriously ill and had difficulty moving, the group was staying at an inn in the east of the city. This information was so important that they had to notify their leader Yelu Abaoji immediately.
The two of them ran across the street and turned into a small alley. As long as they passed through this alley, the city gate was within easy reach.
But at this moment, four sturdy men suddenly jumped out of the alley, looking at the two of them with ferocious smiles. The two of them were stunned for a moment, and before they could react, they received a sap on the back of their heads. Their vision went dark and they fell to the ground.
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Half an hour later, the two Yuan soldiers who had been knocked out faintly woke up. As soon as they opened their eyes, they found that they were tied up by Wuhua Da, and there were four or five sturdy men standing next to them. Not far in front of them was sitting There was a scribe standing next to him, and two people stood beside him. The man on the left looked very familiar, as if he had just met him in the hotel.
"You...what do you want to do?" One of the brave Yuan soldiers asked boldly.
This scribe was of course Fang Xuanling. After hearing the Yuan soldiers’ shouting and questioning, he immediately sneered and said, “I also want to ask what you want to do? Why are you inquiring about the whereabouts of Princess Yicheng?”
"Princess Yicheng, who is Princess Yicheng? I don't know you?" The soldier of the Yuan army knew that something was wrong, but he still insisted on arguing.
Snapped!
Fang Xuanling slapped the table and shouted angrily: "How dare you argue? My subordinates clearly heard you asking the waiter about the whereabouts of Princess Yicheng and her party in the restaurant. It seems that you won't shed tears until you see the coffin!" Then he winked at Zhan Zhao.
Zhan Zhao understood, strode forward, reached out to grab the hands of the Yuan Army soldier, and exerted force with his arms, only to hear a "click", the hands of the Yuan Army soldier were broken and painful. His vision went dark and he fainted again.
"No, I tell you, I tell you everything!"
Another soldier of the Yuan army was less timid. Seeing the miserable condition of his companion, he was immediately frightened to death. He kowtowed to Fang Xuanling repeatedly and begged for mercy: "Sir, spare your life. I tell you everything. I tell you everything!"
Fang Xuanling curled her lips slightly, and immediately asked: "Okay, then let me ask you, who are you? Why do you want to inquire about Princess Yicheng's whereabouts?"
The soldiers of the Yuan army quickly replied: "The villain is a centurion from the Turkic Yelu tribe. More than half a month ago, our tribal leader Yelu Abaoji dispatched more than twenty tribal brothers to go south to the Central Plains, saying that he was ordered to intercept The remnants of those who killed Jieli Khan."
"Yelu Abaoji, when did the Eastern Turks have such a number one figure?"
Fang Xuanling muttered to herself, and then asked: "Where is Yelu Abaoji now? How many of you are there in total?"
"There are about twenty or thirty people in our group. Except for the two of us who went to the city to find out information, the others rested in a ruined temple outside the city."
Zhan Zhao immediately raised his hands and asked, "Master Fang, what should we do?"
Fang Xuanling's face was as bright as ashes, and he said coldly: "Since they have chased them here, we have no other choice. Strike first to gain advantage, and strike later to suffer disaster. Commander Zhan, immediately mobilize all the Jinyi guards to go out of the city and kill Yelu Abaoji. A group of people!”
