The next day, Wu Yingxiong came to invite two imperial envoys to go to the school for a military parade together. Ruidong, Xiang Yan and Wu Sangui stood side by side on the military parade stage. Two of King Pingxi's subordinates, led by ten assistants, wore helmets and armor, dismounted from their horses and saluted in front of the stage. Immediately, teams of soldiers and horses performed on the stage. After the vassal soldiers had passed, five new battalions of brave soldiers were formed. Each battalion was led by a general soldier. They formed formations and drilled. As expected, the soldiers and horses were strong and well-trained.
Although Xiang Yan didn't understand military affairs at all, he couldn't help but admire him when he saw how powerful the soldiers were, and how many teams were constantly passing through. Only the sound of the cannon was heard, and the soldiers were shouting in unison, which shook the surrounding area. Xiang Yan was startled, his knees softened, and he sat down in his chair, his face turned ashen immediately.
After the military parade was over, Ruidong took out the emperor's oracle and said: "The emperor's oracle is here. King Pingxi will receive the order." Everyone knelt down together. Ruidong held the holy edict and read it loudly to the soldiers. His voice was clear and full of energy, and his words could be heard far away. Tens of thousands of soldiers in the square would kneel down and listen in silence.
In the edict, King Pingxi was commended for his outstanding achievements, hard work in royal affairs, guarding the borders, and pacifying the barbarians. All his officers and soldiers were commended for their hard work and were promoted to one level each with varying rewards. After reading the edict, Wu Sangui kowtowed to the north and shouted: "Thank you for the emperor's grace, long live, long live, long live!" All the soldiers shouted together: "Thank you for the emperor's grace, long live, long live, long live!" This time to the Yan was prepared in advance and was not surprised, but tens of thousands of soldiers shouted out such an earth-shattering shout, but it also made his heart shake and made him unsteady.
Returning to Pingxi Palace, Wu Sangui discussed the princess's auspicious date with Ruidong and Xiang Yan. Xiang Yan frowned, feeling very unhappy. Wu Sangui said: "The fourth day of next month is the auspicious day of the zodiac. It is auspicious for weddings and weddings. How do you think this day will be?" Ruidong said: "What do you think of my father-in-law?" Xiang Yanxin said: "As soon as the princess married Wu Yingxiong, I can't do this as a fake consort." He wanted to delay it for a few days, but he really had no excuse, so he had to force it out: "The date chosen by the prince is of course the same. I'll go ask the princess for instructions and see what she says."
Back at Anfu Garden, there were many officials from Yunnan waiting to see him. Xiang Yan accepted the gifts and sent them away with a few perfunctory words. I went to see Princess Jianning again and mentioned that the wedding date was scheduled for the fourth day of next month. Princess Jianning said: "Don't forget to send Wu Yingxiong to see the King of Hell before the wedding, otherwise I will make you look good." Xiang Yan said bravely: "I can't forget it." He secretly cried out in his heart: "I can any idea?"
Xiang Yan went back to the house to rest. At the first watch, Ruidong knocked on the door of Xiang Yan's room and shouted, "Eunuch Xiang, something's wrong." Xiang Yan got up, opened the door, and asked Ruidong, "Manager Rui, what's the matter?" Ruidong After looking around, he lowered his voice and said, "Chen Yuanyuan was kidnapped."
Tonight, Ruidong and his guards rushed to Sansheng Temple in the dark. Although the defense near Sansheng'an was tight, because no one dared to touch Wu Sangui's tiger beard, Sansheng'an was peaceful for a long time, and the sentries guarding various intersections were very careless. Everyone in Ruidong passed each checkpoint smoothly.
After passing the whistle, Ruidong led two guards and went straight to Sansheng Nunnery, while the rest dispersed, preparing to delay possible reinforcements from Wu Sangui's men to Sansheng Nunnery. After arriving at Sansheng Temple, Ruidong personally took action to restrain the master gardener, and the other two took the opportunity to kidnap Chen Yuanyuan.
The fierce battle at Sansheng'an quickly alarmed Wu Sangui's men around him. Wu Sangui's men fought with the guards, and there was chaos all around. When Ruidong took advantage of the chaos to get rid of the master gardener and arrived at the meeting place, the two guards who kidnapped Chen Yuanyuan were not seen arriving. Ruidong searched all the way, but found that the two guards had been captured by Wu Sangui's men.
Xiang Yan was shocked and said, "Someone has been captured? Will they recruit us?" Ruidong said, "I'm not afraid. After all, we are envoys granted marriage by the imperial envoy. As long as we refuse to admit it, who can take us out?" How about it? The only thing to worry about is that now that we have alerted the snake, Wu Sangui is on guard, and it will be difficult to bring Chen Yuanyuan back to the palace. "
Xiang Yan was still worried and said, "But there are two people missing from our guard. How can we explain to Wu Sangui?" Ruidong said, "The person who took action tonight was not from the guard. When the Ouchi guards went south, I chose Two teams of guards were recruited. One team escorted the princess to Yunnan in the open, and the other team secretly rushed to Kunming to take Chen Yuanyuan back to the palace. Now we have a lot of guards in the open, and there is no basis for it. Why does he say that? Is the person arrested one of ours?"
Xiang Yan took a long breath and said, "That's good." Ruidong added, "Now that Wu Sangui is on guard, it will be difficult for us to catch Chen Yuanyuan. Eunuch Xiang, can you persuade the princess to postpone the wedding for a few days? Okay?" Let us have enough time to catch Chen Yuanyuan." Xiang Yan said, "Okay, I'll go tell the princess."
Suddenly, I heard people shouting and shouting from all around: "Go out of the water! Go out of the water! Go and protect the princess." Xiang Yan's face changed and he said, "Is there a fire? No, we can't disturb the princess." Prepare to rush to Princess Jianning’s residence. Ruidong grabbed Xiang Yan and said, "Eunuch Xiang, don't be afraid. This is Wu Sangui's people setting a fire. Look outside..."
Xiang Yan looked outside and saw more than ten people walking quickly in the garden. Ruidong added: "If it was true that they escaped, how could these people come so fast? These people are obviously Wu Sangui's men. They have already entered Anfu Garden and hid in a hidden place. As soon as they heard the fire alarm, they immediately Show up.”
Xiang Yan asked: "Why did Wu Sangui send people to set fire? Is he going to burn us to death?" Ruidong said: "That's not the case. They probably suspected that Chen Yuanyuan was caught by us, but they didn't dare to enter the garden to search. A fire , a large number of people came to put out the fire, so we can take the opportunity to search." He frowned again and said: "No. Wasn't Chen Yuanyuan rescued by them? What else were they searching for?"
