"How many people are there on the other side?"
Chen Xuan asked.
"It's too dark to find out."
The person who reported the news said: "It's just that the darkness is overwhelming and the shouts of killing are loud. There must be thousands of people, or even more."
"What are you waiting for?"
Chen Xuan urged: "Take all the guards of the imperial mausoleum and the government officials in Chang'an County..."
Halfway through the words, Chen Xuan realized what he was saying.
The Imperial Tomb Guards had been exhausted and had become old, weak, sick and disabled, with no fighting capacity at all.
Letting them play is just adding to the chaos.
The government officials in Chang'an County were also transferred.
It is equivalent to saying that there are no soldiers available.
Chen Xuan had no choice but to change his words: "Gather the veterans in the general's mansion, let's go rescue Mr. Zhao."
"No."
The three people present spoke at the same time.
The first messenger said: "Your Majesty, there are too few people in the General's Mansion. Even if they go, I'm afraid it won't have much effect. Instead, it will put Your Majesty in crisis."
The second messenger echoed: "That's right, Your Majesty."
"You are the current Holy Emperor, and your safety is the most important thing."
"Now that those officials have been captured, as long as General Liu finds the evidence, you can completely clear the court and restore peace to the Dawei Dynasty."
Ying Yi also followed: "Your Majesty, you can't leave."
"If something goes wrong, all Mr. Zhao's efforts will be in vain."
"For the sake of the peace of the entire Dawei Dynasty, Mr. Zhao deserves to die. At worst, you can erect a monument for him afterwards and let his name go down in history."
"Also, we should compensate Xiping Village well in the future."
"No."
Chen Xuan shook his head and said, "I can't live without Mr. Zhao."
"Even if the Dawei Dynasty is pacified, if Mr. Zhao dies, who will govern it in the future?"
"It is difficult for me to manage such a large dynasty in an orderly manner by relying solely on my ability."
"Only with Mr. Zhao's help can the Dawei Dynasty prosper."
"Only in this way can we unify the world and make the world surrender."
"Restore its former glory."
"So it must be saved."
Ying Yi was shocked. Although she had stayed in Xiping Village for a while, she had also seen the living conditions there.
To be honest, I am very yearning for it.
If the situation in the Dawei Dynasty were like that everywhere, it would be difficult for them not to become strong.
Ke Yingyi also knows.
The reason why Xiping Village is so prosperous is inseparable from Zhao Ping's management model.
But it's mostly because of the acacia wine.
Xu Tianhua went to the capital twice with acacia wine and brought back several million taels of silver to Zhao Ping.
With money, Zhao Ping can develop Xiping Village well.
Otherwise, he is just a clever woman who can't make a meal without rice. No matter how great his ability is, he can't make Xiping Village become like that.
If the people around him can't even provide enough food and clothing, how many people are willing to sacrifice their lives for him?
But, the situation is different now.
The capital was turned upside down by Zhao Ping.
Those dignitaries hated Zhao Ping to the core. Even if he was alive, he would not be able to take money out of the pockets of those dignitaries.
Without money, how can we develop?
You can see this yourself, why can't your Majesty?
He actually has such a high opinion of Zhao Ping?
Why exactly?
Ying Yi was a little confused. She told Chen Xuan this, hoping that Chen Xuan would wake up.
"Haha, Yingyi, you underestimate Mr. Zhao too much."
Chen Xuan smiled and said: "Although I don't have much contact with Mr. Zhao, the opinions he put forward are very beneficial to the development of the Wei Dynasty."
"Since Mr. Zhao brought it up, you will know."
Ying Yi said: "Since you know it, can't you just use it?"
"Can't use it."
Chen Xuan said bitterly: "Many of the ideas are too novel, and they involve many other things."
"Other than him, no one else knew about it at all."
"Okay, you don't have to worry anymore, Mr. Zhao must be saved, and no one can stop him today."
"Your task now is to gather the soldiers. Let's set off now."
"If we delay any longer, Mr. Zhao will be in danger."
The three people could not persuade them and could only obey their orders.
There are not many veterans in the General's Mansion, and a large part of them are veterans arranged by Liu Dingbei. They do not obey His Majesty's orders.
Of course, if it is really His Majesty's order, they will naturally obey it.
The key is that they don't know that Chen Xuan is in the general's mansion, and they don't know that Chen Xuan gave the order to summon the soldiers.
Those who know the truth dare not speak out.
So after the reorganization, only about two hundred people were brought out.
Chen Xuan looked at it and shook his head.
Can such a small number of people save Zhao Ping from more than a thousand people?
What if it fails?
Chen Xuan even gave up.
On the contrary, Ying Yi comforted him: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about Mr. Zhao, he is a fairy-like figure."
"I think back then, he and Li Hu were able to go to Heifeng Stronghold and capture the stronghold of more than 100 people."
"He even took one to two hundred bodyguards to gather the bandits in Qingzhou and wipe out nearly ten thousand bandits forcefully."
"His abilities are amazing."
"Now I not only bring Li Hu with me, but also twenty brothers who are trapped in the camp, plus a hundred guardsmen."
"It shouldn't be a problem to deal with more than a thousand people."
"Even if we are defeated, with Sir's strategy, we can easily escape."
"That's all I can do to comfort myself."
Chen Xuan sighed.
Leading these people forward, I am still praying for God's blessing and hoping that Zhao Ping can overcome the difficulties.
…
On the other side, Tong Sihai and others were busy chasing Zhao Ping.
As a result, fewer and fewer people followed.
When they realized that something was wrong, they gathered the people together, but there were only less than two hundred people left.
This does not include the guards who were poisoned, exhausted, and resting outside.
It is equivalent to saying that after the poisonous smoke was cleared and the door was knocked open, the people they brought in were basically wiped out.
Everyone has seen the body too.
The circumstances of the deceased are also divided into many types.
Some had their necks broken, some were stabbed in the heart with a sharp weapon, killing them with one blow, but their ears were cut off, and some had their heads chopped off with a sharp weapon, leaving their heads missing.
Of course, many people were hit by arrows.
Later, he was hit by a last hit and fell into a pool of blood.
Some of those who were lucky enough not to be killed by the last hit were seriously injured and dying.
It can be said that their encirclement and suppression of Zhao Ping this time can be declared a failure.
There were so many casualties, but they didn’t even know where Zhao Ping was.
But these people didn't give up.
They knew in their hearts that if they didn't kill Zhao Ping, their master might never come out again.
Even their family will suffer.
I can only bite the bullet and continue searching.
However, these people were not fools. They put the intelligence together and came to a conclusion.
Zhao Ping mingled among them, waiting for opportunities to kill people.
Therefore, the first step is to check the manpower.
After some tossing, they discovered that Zhao Ping was no longer here.
Then stay in Buzhuang.
After all, there were people guarding the door, and the corner was filled with oil, making it difficult to climb. There were still corpses piled up in the dog hole, and the dog hole was not big. It would be difficult to get out with so many people without being noticed.
But where can I stay in Buzhuang?
The room was searched, including the corners, rockery, bamboo forest, etc.
But we didn’t find that many people.
"No matter where we are, we can never be separated again."
Tong Sihai suggested: "Leave ten people to guard the main entrance, and then take out twenty people to patrol around the courtyard. If you find any movement, don't rush to take action, but shout to attract us to deal with Zhao Ping and the others together."
"The rest of the people are following us. We are searching inch by inch. I don't believe that Zhao Ping can grow wings and fly away."
No one had any good suggestions, so they could only follow what Tong Sihai said.
Moreover, everyone swore to each other that no matter who killed Zhao Ping, the reward would be given to everyone.
Whoever dares to monopolize it is everyone’s enemy.
After allocating the manpower, Tong Sihai and the others led more than a hundred people back to Cloth Village and began a carpet-like search.
"Ladder, why is there a ladder here?"
Passing by the ladder again, someone asked curiously.
"There's nothing strange about this."
An insider replied: "The cloth in the cloth shop is piled up one by one. In order to save space, it can be piled up to the roof."
"If you don't borrow a ladder, why don't you just throw it up?"
"No, this ladder should have just been made."
Careful people noticed the difference in the ladders. "The ladders used in normal cloth shops are all carefully made by carpenters."
"But this ladder is tied up with strips of cloth."
"I'm afraid this thing will break after a few uses, and Buzhuang will definitely not do that."
"You mean Zhao Ping and the others escaped with the help of a ladder?"
someone asked.
"No, they didn't run away, they were on the roof."
Someone thought along this line of thinking for a while, and then saw Zhao Ping and others nesting on the roof.
As if he had discovered a new world, he exclaimed: "Look, they are really there. Hurry up together and kill them. We will receive the reward. This time, nothing can be said to prevent him from escaping again."
