After the gangsters retreated, they counted the number of casualties and found that most of the guards were killed or injured. Ruidong and the prefect of Sien Prefecture came to plead guilty to Princess Jianning. Princess Jianning asked: "Do you know the origins of these gangsters?" Ruidong and the prefect of Sien Prefecture hesitated for a while, then rushed to Yan and said: "These gangsters It must have been sent by Wu Sangui to avenge Wu Yingxiong."
Although Xiang Yan probably won't live long, Xiang Yan still doesn't have a good impression of the Qing Dynasty - just create trouble for them if you have the chance! It's a pity that Wu Sangui didn't make much trouble in history.
The magistrate of Si'en Mansion said: "King Pingxi has always been loyal, so he would not do such a treasonous and unethical thing." Xiang Yan said with a smile: "Then you go and tell the emperor that a group of bandits appeared under your rule and attacked the government office, killing and injuring most of them. The imperial guards disturbed the princess." The magistrate of Si'en Mansion immediately shut up and stopped talking. All the guards said one after another: "These gangsters must be sent by Wu Sangui."
Ruidong also said: "Your Excellency, our two co-signed generals, Wu Sangui, sent people to disturb the princess, and we were repelled by our joint forces. Please report to the emperor." The magistrate of Si'en Prefecture said respectfully: "It all depends on your orders."
Whether it was the appearance of bandits in Si'en Mansion attacking the government office and disturbing the princess, or the fact that most of the guards in the palace were beaten and injured by the bandits, they could not explain it to Kangxi. But if the people who come are elite soldiers sent by Wu Sangui, everyone will have room for evasion. In order to keep everyone's head blank, everyone unanimously decided to frame the origin of the incoming gangsters on Wu Sangui and wronged Wu Sangui.
After being attacked by the gangsters, all the guards were frightened. They set off immediately at dawn. No one dared to complain and rest along the way. Everyone rushed to the capital as hard as they could. Ruidong originally planned to go back to Kunming to catch Chen Yuanyuan after dawn, but he didn't mention it now. The most important thing at the moment was to protect Princess Jianning's safety.
However, the gangsters did not let the army go. The army was attacked many times along the way. There were even cases where hundreds of gangsters attacked the troops on the road in broad daylight for most of the day, but no garrison or government officials came to maintain order. After crossing the Yangtze River, there were only a dozen people left in the team, and most of them were injured. History books say that after Wu Sangui raised his army, he swept south of the Yangtze River with ease. Now it seems that Wu Sangui's victory in the south of the Yangtze River is not unreasonable.
Xiang Yan sighed: "Before, there was insufficient evidence that Wu Sangui sent people to attack the princess. Now it seems that these gangsters must have been sent by Wu Sangui." Ruidong also said: "How can there be so many desperadoes in this world who have eaten Xiong Xin Leopard? Dare to attack the princess? There must be someone behind those desperadoes, and the instigator must be Wu Sangui." Princess Jianning said angrily: "Wu Sangui is so bold, he dares to send people to attack me! When I see the emperor's brother, I have to let him go Brother Emperor, please take good care of Wu Sangui." No one dared to answer.
Fortunately, after crossing the Yangtze River, the frequency and intensity of gangsters' attacks on the team dropped significantly. Hundreds of gangsters never attacked the team again - at most there were only a dozen gangsters sneaking into the team, so everyone felt at ease.
Ruidong judged that Wu Sangui's forces had not reached the north of the Yangtze River and could not send a large group of troops to attack the princess. They could only let a small group of troops secretly assassinate the princess. Therefore, we might as well ask the local government for help. As long as the local government sent a large number of troops to protect the princess, the small group of troops sent by Wu Sangui had nothing to fear. Everyone nodded in agreement.
Xiang Yan knew in his heart that the guards had been in quite a mess running all the way to the south of the Yangtze River and had run out of money, so they hoped to be worshiped by the government in the north of the Yangtze River and live a relaxing life for a few days. However, the certificates that could prove everyone's identity were lost when gangsters were chasing him in Jiangnan. The Ouchi guard sent to the government by Ruidong was imprisoned as a liar by the government because he could not produce identification documents and could not verify his identity. Princess Jianning was so angry that she yelled and cursed, but there was nothing she could do.
In desperation, everyone had to sneak all the way and rush north. Ruidong handed a chicken leg to Xiang Yan, took a bite of the other chicken leg, and sighed: "I thought that my dignified deputy general guard would actually be reduced to stealing chickens from a farmer's house. If the general manager knew about this, , I have to laugh to death." Xiang Yan said: "How did Mr. Duo know? Which brother here would tell what happened today? Besides, with the current situation, it's good to have something to eat, and you can't control so much others. ”
In more than one day, everyone arrived in Henan. Ruidong said: "Princess, why don't we go to Shaolin Temple first." Princess Jianning said: "What are we going to Shaolin Temple for?" Ruidong said: "Because the local government doesn't know us, and we don't have credentials to prove our identity, so They regard us as liars, but Shaolin abbot Zen Master Huicong knows the slave. The slave went to the Shaolin Temple to ask for help, so they dare not refuse to agree."
Xiang Yan was very worried that he would be killed by Kangxi as soon as he left, and he didn't want to go back to the capital, so he said happily: "Yes, princess. Why don't you go to Shaolin Temple to rest for a few days, and let Shaolin Temple send someone to report to the emperor, and let the emperor send someone to take you back to the palace . Besides, the assassins sent by Wu Sangui are still behind us. As long as we get to the Shaolin Temple, those assassins are nothing to be afraid of." Princess Jianning said: "Okay, let's go to the Shaolin Temple instead."
Everyone rushed to the Shaolin Temple, Ruidong announced his identity, and Zen Master Huicong personally led people out to greet them. Among the people who came out with Huicong, Wei Xiaobao was prominently among them.
