The warship that appeared on the shore of the Han River was indeed the navy under Bao Yuchun's command. To be precise, it was the Ziying of the 13th Battalion of the Sixth Town of the Second Banner.
Originally, Bao Yuchun's troops implemented a key blockade along the south bank of the river to prevent Li Bing's troops from moving south. However, when Lao Jianhua heard the news that the Yizhou court was about to move, he immediately informed Bao Yuchun and asked him to divide his troops to harass the Han River and prevent court officials from going north.
Bao Yuchun knew that this matter was not a trivial matter, so he ordered the warships from the Sixth Town of the Navy to set out from Wuchang County, Ezhou, and sail upstream along the Han River, blocking and intercepting the imperial court's migrating team along the way.
The Purple Eagle that Murong Xue and the others encountered was one of them, and it was also the one that had traveled the farthest.
Seeing that the road was blocked by the rebels, Liu Yanru and others immediately became anxious: had they known this, they might as well have followed the large group of people across the river from Xiangcheng.
Murong Xue advised them that Xiangcheng is located downstream of Gucheng, so although everyone will take a detour and delay some time, they may not be able to cross the river smoothly. Perhaps, the lower reaches had been blocked by the navy earlier.
"Then what should we do?" Liu Yanru said anxiously: "General Murong, think of a countermeasure quickly, the emperor is still waiting for us."
Murong Xue looked at Yuan Bin helplessly. Yuan Bin thought for a while and said: "Anyway, let's change out of this outfit first. Wearing military uniforms, the other party doesn't need to say let us go, they have to take it from us first." Down."
Murong Xue nodded. Fortunately, there were ordinary people's casual clothes in the car, so it was easy to change into them.
Yuan Bin also reminded that it is best to hide all the accompanying horses. On the one hand, the hind legs of the war horses are branded with fire marks, which is easy to identify; on the other hand, the saddle and bridle are also standard equipment of the Shengtang Army and cannot be faked.
Murong Xue knew that he was very experienced as a spy from the Intelligence Department, so he quickly ordered his subordinates to do as Yuan Bin said.
After a while, Liu Yanru, Ma Yunfang and Murong Ling changed their clothes and transformed from Shengtang soldiers into ordinary village girls.
Yuan Bin looked at them for a moment, shook his head, and leaned into Murong Xue's ear and said, "It's still not right. The three nobles are so beautiful, with thin skin and tender flesh. At first glance, they are the ladies of a big family. Don't talk about them, Even the three maids are fair and fair, not like the girls in the village at all."
"What should we do?" Murong Xue had a headache.
Yuan Bin smacked his lips and whispered: "In my opinion, you have to smear some mud and dirt on your face to make it dirty. Anyway, it won't look too good."
Murong Xuexin thought: Are you trying to kill me? The three of them will be either queens or imperial concubines in the future. After being tortured by me today, how will the debt be settled later?
"Is there no other way?"
Yuan Bin smiled: "Unless we take a detour, if we want to cross the ferry, we can only try to deceive the navy."
Murong Xue shook her head helplessly and said to Liu Yanru and the others: "Three nobles, we have two choices now. One is to continue walking upstream and go around the big lake at Danjiangkou. In this way, we have to Walk more than a hundred miles. The second is to pretend to be an ordinary person and cross the river from the ferry in front. What do you think you should choose?"
"Then there's no need to ask?" Liu Yanru said, "Why sacrifice the near for the far?"
"If you go to Gucheng Ferry, you have to make preparations," Murong Xue said: "You need to smear some mud and dirt on your face, and make your hair more disheveled, otherwise you may not be able to deceive the enemy's eyes."
Hearing this, Liu Yanru and Murong Lingtong were stunned on the spot.
Ma Yunfang seemed very obedient. She said hello to the maid, and then started working separately. The two of them scattered their hair, grabbed the dead grass on the ground and sprinkled it on their heads. Then they pulled hard with both hands a few times, and they immediately looked like they had just finished working in the field.
Yuan Bin sighed in admiration, then took off the water bottle from his waist, mixed some mud with the soil on the roadside, and asked Ma Yunfang and the others to apply it on their faces.
"The mud dries in a short time and can provide a covering effect," Yuan Bin said with a smile: "It's best to put some on the eyelids. People's energy and energy are in the eyes. Use mud to change the shape of the eyes. Sometimes He can even deceive people he knows well."
Ma Yunfang nodded and followed his instructions, smearing the wet mud around her eyes and cheeks.
Murong Ling watched from the side and was dumbfounded. She looked back at Murong Xue and saw her elder brother nodding slightly towards her, so she bit her lip and said to Xi'er, "Come and help me get it."
Xi'er agreed and imitated Ma Yunfang's example, tidying things up for the lady.
After a while, Murong Ling's master and servant became as disgraced as Ma Yunfang and the others.
Murong Xue looked at it carefully and nodded with satisfaction: "It is indeed completely different from before. It is not easy to recognize it at first glance."
Yuan Bin held up a handful of loess with both hands and raised it on the four of them: "Clap it with your hands. It will look more natural if there are some traces of soil on your clothes."
Murong Ling had never had such an experience. After breaking through his psychological defense, he felt it was very funny and couldn't help but giggle.
Murong Xue turned to look at Liu Yanru: "Liu Guiren, you also..."
"I don't!" Liu Yanru said angrily: "A noble lady from the Liu Clan, who has read a lot of poetry and books, cannot do such a despicable thing!"
When Ma Yunfang heard what she said, anger suddenly appeared in her eyes, but she endured it and said nothing.
Murong Ling was not happy anymore: "Hey, who do you think is the culprit? Isn't this just to hide the truth from the rebels?"
Liu Yanru glared at her and snorted: "How can you look decent with unkempt hair and a dirty face?"
"Can you please figure it out?" Murong Ling choked back: "This is better than being caught by the enemy, right? Aren't you also in a hurry to cross the river? Why are you bothering?"
Liu Yanru was already anxious to get angry, but after being scolded by Murong Ling, she couldn't help but become even more angry: "What is your identity? How dare you talk to me like that! Don't forget, I am the queen!"
Murong Ling pouted her lips: "We haven't gotten married yet, and you are not the queen. Maybe the emperor will consider replacing you when he sees you."
"Ling'er, don't be rude!" Murong Xue scolded quickly: "You talk nonsense all day long, please apologize to Liu Guiren quickly."
Murong Ling also knew that she had made a mistake just now, so she made a face at her eldest brother, and then said to Liu Yanru: "I'm sorry, Mr. Liu, I just said the wrong thing, I apologize to you."
Liu Yanru was so angry that she burst into tears at this time, and said reluctantly: "Don't you just rely on having a big brother? Isn't there anyone in my family who bullies me?"
Yuan Bin watched this scene from the side and felt angry and funny. He stepped forward and said deliberately to Murong Xue who looked embarrassed: "General, the information sent by Shen Changshi said that Lao Jianhua ordered the assassins to not only take their lives but also take away the three nobles once they catch them. His innocence. If he makes such a fuss now, he will be discovered by the enemy soon."
As soon as this statement came out, it really worked.
When Liu Yanru heard that those assassins wanted to taint her, she was so frightened that her face turned pale and she didn't even dare to cry anymore.
Murong Xue sighed secretly in her heart and said in a deep voice: "Liu Guiren, there are so many crises now. If you really don't care, then you can lose your temper and make trouble as you please. But if you want to see the emperor safely, you must listen to us."
The maid of the Liu family was a smart person. When she saw this, she quickly advised her young lady to dress up quickly and then go back and find a place to freshen up.
Liu Yanru had no choice but to suppress her nausea and asked the maid to help her hair and face get messier, so that she could look like a village girl or a peasant woman.
Seeing that the six girls were all packed up, Yuan Bin asked the four soldiers to keep their bodies hunched as much as possible, not to stand up straight, or to walk awkwardly. We are now country people selling food, so don't let the enemy see through. .
Murong Xue also loosened her hair, took a broken straw hat from the car, and fastened it directly on her head. Then he rolled up his trousers, jumped on the frame, and said, "Let's go!"
The group of people came to Gucheng Ferry along the dirt road. At this time, the pier was full of light infantry wearing naval uniforms, checking the merchants and travelers who wanted to cross the Han River one by one.
Yuan Bin walked in front of the four ox carts and was responsible for clearing the way. When it was his turn for interrogation, a navy commander stopped him and asked several people about their identities.
Yuan Bin took his time and told the other party that he was from Dengzhou on the other side of the river. He opened a grain shop at home. Because the poisonous soldiers and monsters in the Central Plains had done evil some time ago, the farmland was deserted, so he came to Gucheng to purchase goods.
The principal listened to his eloquent answers, which didn't sound like fraud or a court official, so he ordered his men to check the food in the car to see if there were any prohibited items. If everything was normal, he was ready to let them cross the river.
Unexpectedly, Liu Yanru, who was riding in the same car as Murong Xue, was so nervous that when the navy soldiers approached, she screamed in fright, which immediately attracted the attention of the primary school in front of her.
The principal pushed away Yuan Bin who was blocking him, walked to Liu Yanru with a puzzled expression, and scolded: "What did you shout just now?"
Murong Xue quickly apologized and said, "Master Jun, a country woman has never seen the world. She was frightened when she saw the military master coming with a knife."
"I didn't ask you, shut up!" The principal glanced at Murong Xue, then turned and continued to stare at Liu Yanru: "Speak! What did you shout just now?"
"It's...frightening."
"Afraid?" The principal looked at him and suddenly asked, "Where are you from?"
"People from Jizhou."
"Jizhou? Jizhou is in Hebei, what are you doing here?"
"Master Jun, her hometown..."
"Shut up! I asked her to answer, if you are nosy, I will chop you with a knife! What are you doing in Jingzhou?!"
"I, I am... a refugee."
"There's no war in Jizhou, so why are you running away?"
"Jizhou... there are bandits, we can't stay here anymore."
"Are you a farmer?"
"yes……"
"What did you plant?"
"..."
"Let me ask you, what did you plant?!"
"Grown...wheat."
"Nonsense! This bag is obviously rice! Tell me, what do you do!"
"I……"
Liu Yanru was completely panicked, with tears in her eyes, and she didn't know what to do.
The principal suddenly sneered: "I see you are obviously an official's family member! Come on, surround them!"
