"Sir, someone from the capital has sent an urgent message!" Yin Chenghui hurriedly opened the door of Mei Siyuan's study and reported.
"Oh, where is he?" Mei Siyuan put down the folded book in his hand, stood up and asked. Du Chong sent an urgent letter, which meant that something big must happen in the capital.
Seeing Mei Siyuan come out, Yin Chenghui took two steps back to get out of the way, and replied: "Lie down in the front hall and guest room. When they arrived at the door of the Zhengsi Yamen, the people and horses were all exhausted, and it was obvious that they had come all the way." "
After hearing this, Mei Siyuan's face became darker and he walked quickly to the front hall.
He didn't dare to take a rest today. After seeing the two little ones who were just one month old in the house early in the morning, he went into the study. Xia Mu went to Tianmen City to negotiate with the Shatuo people, leaving a lot of unfinished business. He was the chief officer of Anxian and must stay in Jinzhou to take charge.
Anxian is not peaceful. Since the excavation of the Blind Mountain Salt Farm, all forces have sneaked in overtly or covertly. In the more than a year since he took office, Mei Siyuan has been assassinated countless times by desperadoes, but fortunately, he has been able to save his life. After the Battle of Suzhou, the Jianghu forces lost their respect for the imperial court. The escort carriages of the Anxian Salt Transportation Government were repeatedly robbed, which was extremely rare in normal times.
Moreover, several powerful and high-ranking officials in the county government all have their own agendas and are accustomed to acting against the law. They have been entrenched in Anxian for many years, and their relationship with each other is complicated. Although Mei Siyuan has a higher official rank than them, he is still new and has a shallow foundation, so he can't do anything to them for a while.
What's more, Zhao Qianming, who was not far away, held 50,000 troops stationed in the north, and had already shown his rebellion.
Guo Zimu has been Zhao Qianming's subordinate for many years. If he were to be bewitched by him for a moment and actually attack him, An Xian would be in trouble. For all these reasons, Xia Muchao refused to allow Mei Siyuan to accompany him, so he hurried to Shishan Tianmen City with Lu Jianting, Zhou Xukuan and more than a thousand guards.
"What happened in the capital? Why are these people walking in such a hurry? They even fell down from exhaustion!" Mei Siyuan thought as he walked, and unknowingly he had arrived at the front room.
The door of the room was not closed, and two officers from the Salt Transport Government were guarding outside the room.
"Sir!" When the two saw Mei Siyuan approaching, they bowed and held hands.
Mei Siyuan waved his hand and asked, "What's going on?"
"Sir, that man is just tired and has just fallen asleep." The older Yamen replied.
"Yes, I understand." Mei Siyuan responded and went straight to the man's bed.
Yin Chenghui arrived at the bedside one step ahead of him, bent down to pat the man, and called out: "Hey! Hey! Brother, wake up first! Wake up quickly, my Lord Mei is here!"
The man was sleeping soundly when he vaguely heard someone calling beside him. He squinted his eyes and saw two figures. He hurriedly stood up and got up from the bed. He was about to salute but was stopped by Mei Siyuan. I just heard him ask: "What news is coming from the capital?"
The man hesitated for a while, blinked his bloodshot eyes, and asked softly: "Mr. Mei, I would like to ask, is the prince here? The prince has an order to hand over this letter to the prince when he sees him; if the prince is not here, , and handed this letter to Master Mei. The prince told the young prince that the prince was at the general's residence, and when the young man arrived in Jinzhou, he went straight there. However, the guard said that the prince was not there, so I had to find the Yanyun Government Secretary's Mansion. The prince said that this matter is not trivial and cannot be delayed. Whether it is the prince or Lord Mei, they will naturally know what to do after seeing this letter." He was working as an errand in Prince Jia's Mansion, so he naturally knew that Mei Siyuan was the most trusted person of Xia Muchao. However, Xia Chengxuan explained He didn't dare or forget what he said, and his first choice was to hand the letter into Xia Muchao's hands.
"Your Majesty set out for Tianmen City three days ago, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come back. Now that the prince has given me an explanation, just give me the letter!" Mei Siyuan said in a deep voice. He regarded himself as a close friend of Xia Muchao. At this time, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong, and he couldn't care less about what he was taboo about.
"Since the prince is not here, I should hand the letter to you." The man bowed. Yan Bi took off his belt, groped around on it, and then pulled hard to tear the belt open. He took out a bamboo tube as big as a finger and handed it to Mei Siyuan, "This is the letter box that the prince gave to me personally. Master Mei, please look!”
Mei Siyuan took the mailbox and squeezed it hard. The mailbox was cracked. Mei Siyuan took out the paper roll inside and spread it out to take a closer look.
The letter didn't say much, but it fully described the general situation of the capital. After reading it, Mei Siyuan's face became darker and darker, and his eyebrows knitted tighter and tighter, "King Yun, how could he be King Yun? How could he secretly gather so many people! "
... ...
"No! If you want the supreme position, the three kings are all obstacles. Since he sent people to kill King Yi, he will naturally send people to kill King Jaw..." Mei Siyuan thought about this for a moment and thought about it. He couldn't help but be shocked, "Sung Hui!"
"Sir!" Yin Chenghui responded.
"You will order another hundred people later and guard the east wing of the backyard for me. No one inside is allowed to come out!" Mei Siyuan ordered coldly. The east wing houses the families of He Houtang and Guo Zimu. He has decided to rush to Tianmen City with Guo Zimu overnight, and nothing can go wrong here.
"My subordinates have orders!" Yin Chenghui replied loudly.
"Prepare your horses and go to the Jinzhou military camp!" Mei Siyuan said to the Yamen beside him. After hearing this, the two hurriedly stepped back and drove off.
... ...
Tianmen City is a remote state capital with a sparse population, and you may not be able to see fireworks for hundreds of miles. The stone mountain northwest of the city is an inaccessible and desolate place. Zhou Xu's men were patrolling the high (*) post. Although they saw nothing unusual, they felt uneasy, "This place is full of big rocks, and you can set up an ambush anywhere. The prince is here with only a thousand people, and the ground conditions cannot be fully observed. It is really quite serious." What a hidden danger!”
"Master Zhou, it's enough for us here. You can go down, the prince and the others are about to set off." A short-bearded man beside Zhou Xukuan said.
"That's good, brothers, thank you for your hard work. Let's hold on for a day or two and we'll keep an eye on everyone around us!" Zhou Xukuan nodded and said seriously.
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice suddenly rose up, "No! There is an enemy situation!" The one who issued the warning was an accompanying scout, who was standing at the highest point and looking into the distance.
"Where?" Zhou Xukuan's face changed drastically and he asked in a trembling voice.
"Sir, it's about forty miles away from here in the northeast!" The scout came down from the top of the mountain and reported with his hand.
"How many people are there?" Zhou Xukuan clenched his fists and asked again.
"A rough estimate is about 40,000 to 50,000 people," the scout replied.
After hearing these words, Zhou Xukuan trembled. He breathed out quickly and calmed his mind, "You stay here to monitor, and I will report to the prince!" After saying this, he gathered strength in his feet and ran down the mountain quickly.
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"His Royal Highness, you are the prince. Just like the hanging moon, I allow you to commit suicide!" Bodhicitta took a sword from behind and stretched the hilt towards Xia Muren.
A Tong, Ping Bufan, Ping Buyong and others have all been killed. At this moment, he is alone. Any one of the people surrounding him could take his life.
Xia Muren stood up from the chair, took a few steps forward, and walked to A Tong's side. Seeing A Tong's miserable condition, he couldn't help but shed tears, "A Tong, I will protect you in the next life!" After saying this, he took off his robe, gently covered A Tong's body, and then Walking in front of Bodhicitta, he slowly pulled out the sword and said, "What a sword!" After saying this, he was about to wipe it on his neck. The blade of the sword was already close to his neck, but it suddenly stopped.
"Kill Xia Muyan and avenge me!" Xia Muren said this with a smile, then wiped his sword with blood splattering three feet.
