"Sir, the recent actions in the capital are basically like this. Although the people in Taohua Pavilion have inquired in detail, the news in the palace is powerless."
Zhao Gao said in front of Zhang Bao.
After Zhang Bao and the others came to the capital, they realized that the changes in the capital in recent times were more serious than what Taifeng said before.
The emperor was not only imprisoned, but also hadn't eaten for five or six days. Cao Kang wanted to force the little emperor to obey, but for some reason, the little emperor was uncharacteristically tough.
According to Zhang Bao's estimation, it is very likely that there are guards like Taifeng in the palace, guarding the little emperor.
And he was also afraid that the food sent by Cao Kang was tampered with, so he kept carrying it.
But those guards should have hidden some food and drink in advance, otherwise the little emperor would have starved to death after so many days.
But even if there is, it won't be too much.
They won't last long.
"Tell the people from Taohua Pavilion to immediately contact those of our Thirty-Sixth Baowei Cavalry in the capital and ask them to bring Princess Yongtai to me!"
"Let the people from Taohua Pavilion find a way to get some Beijing army clothes."
"Also, let the people from the gold-touching brigade hurry up!"
Zhang Bao said to Zhao Gao.
In fact, before coming here, Zhang Bao's plan was very simple.
They brought a hot air balloon this time, rode it directly in, took the emperor out, and then left. It is estimated that the people in the capital retreated before they could react, and it would be difficult for them to pursue him.
But I didn't expect that along the way, I discovered that it was not like this at all.
Needless to say, Shaanzhou itself is now using troops everywhere. If they just go there with the emperor, it will be like throwing themselves into a trap.
When Zhang Bao and the others passed through Jeju, there was nothing at first. But when they were about to leave Jeju, the soldiers and horses on Jeju began to mobilize.
Not to mention waiting to enter Xiazhou.
There are now more than 300,000 troops in Xiazhou, and military camps can be seen everywhere.
There are many people stationed in the capital.
If a hot air balloon is used, it may arouse some timidity at first, but later on, after discovering that the little emperor Yang Mo has been taken away, he will be able to connect with this strange thing.
There is no need to do anything else, just keep following, Zhang Bao and the others will not be able to escape.
The fuel of this hot air balloon can only barely sustain it for a few hours, and it will land sooner or later. This time is far from enough for them to escape unscathed.
more importantly.
When Zhang Bao and the others arrived in Xiazhou, they discovered that the wind direction and climate here were completely different from when they were in Hezhou.
The spring breeze in Hezhou is very raging, and the wind in summer is not small. A little further north in Liaozhou, it is even more powerful. However, the further south you go, the climate is sultry and there is almost no wind. Now Zhang Bao and his hot air balloons, Strictly speaking, it's just a semi-finished product.
There are basically no problems in the first stage of ignition and ascension to heaven.
But after arriving in the sky, it is difficult to control the lateral movement and landing.
Unless absolutely necessary, it is difficult to use such immature things now.
According to the current environment, if there is no wind in the middle of the night, even if you want to take a hot air balloon and throw explosives down, it will be difficult.
What can I do if I can't move for half a day after taking off?
So Zhang Bao and the others made a second plan, using tunnels to enter the palace and steal the emperor!
There are people from the Gold Touching Brigade, and digging holes is still very simple for them.
That's why Zhang Bao asked people from Zheng Bao Bank to buy a house next to the palace in advance, and asked people from the Gold Touching Team to dig a tunnel into the palace.
The emperor was stolen out without anyone noticing.
While the emperor is being imprisoned in the palace by Cao Kang, escape quickly.
As long as we can return to Hezhou, everything will be fine.
If you go out quietly like this, even if you disguise yourself as a caravan and return from Jeju, no one will notice.
But the most important thing is the map!
For Zhang Bao, this palace was a dark place, and the people in Taohua Pavilion did not understand what was going on inside.
Judging from the scale of the entire palace, it was quite large.
Who knows where the emperor is being held?
If you go in blindly to search, it will be easy to alert the enemy. When the time comes, you will be surrounded by 300,000 or 400,000 people in Xiazhou, and you will really have no way out.
"My lord, there is a letter stuck outside the door."
"I hear there's someone outside the door. Do you want to..."
At this moment, Gu Dashan walked in from outside, handed Zhang Bao a letter, and made a gesture on his neck.
"Um?"
Zhang Bao took the letter and took it out to read it twice.
"Open the door and bring people in. It seems that this is the capital city after all. There are too many spies. No matter how careful you are, you can still be discovered."
"Assign some people to go out. Even if it's night, they'll be guarding the area. If something happens, throw an explosive pack first!"
Zhang Bao said to Gu Dashan.
turn out to be.
It was Zheng Kongqing who came to the door.
Although Zhang Bao and the others entered the capital in batches in disguise, they moved into the house in batches as carefully as possible.
But it was discovered by someone who had been reserved by the Zheng family in advance.
He immediately informed Zheng Kongqing.
Although Zheng Kongqing knew that it was Zhang Bao's people who came, he actually didn't know who they were.
Think before and after.
Decided that I couldn't just wait around.
Looking at this meaning, it was obvious that Zhang Bao and his men were planning to do something quietly, and had no intention of using the Zheng family.
For Zheng Kongqing, opportunities are always earned by oneself and cannot be waited for.
So Zheng Kongqing came. Their Zhengbao Bank has been operating in the capital for many years and has contacts with various forces. There will definitely be places where it can be used.
Not a moment.
A fat middle-aged man walked in behind Gu Dashan.
"Are you the manager of Zheng Bao Bank?"
"This house cost you a lot of money. Your Zheng family is doing pretty well this time!"
Zhang Bao said calmly to Zheng Kongqing.
Zheng Kongqing below looked confused.
In fact, when I came in, I was wondering who the person was and what to call me, but I didn't expect that this person was so young and so confident. Listening to this tone, it was like...
Zheng Kongqing seemed to have thought of something. He quickly looked up and knelt down in front of Zhang Bao.
"Zhangzhou Mu?"
"Why are you here in person?"
Zheng Kongqing was shocked. The man in front of him was exactly the same as the man in the portrait of Zhang Bao sent by the Zheng family before.
It's none other than Hezhou Prefect, Zhang Bao!
