Although he had arrived outside the Chinese army's tent at the Hanzhou camp, Mei Yuanchen did not enter. Because he could feel that Xia Chenghuan's determination could not be changed by just a few words. Instead of spending time here, it would be better to leave a moment earlier and return to Ruozhou to prevent it from happening.
After leaving the Hanzhou camp, the three of them turned around and walked back. The sky was dark, and the three of them were holding reins in one hand and torches in the other. They couldn't hurry up, and it was already midnight when they arrived at the outskirts of Ruozhou.
At the fork in the road, Mei Yuanchen, who was walking at the front, suddenly reined in his horse.
"What's the matter?" Yun Xiaoyang stopped her horse next to him and asked softly, "Is there an enemy?"
As he spoke, he looked around vigilantly, as if looking for cols, low slopes, and bushes where enemies might be ambushed.
"Ah? An enemy ambush? No." Seeing that both Yun Xiaoyang and Hen Hongchen seemed to have misunderstood him, Mei Yuanchen hurriedly explained, "There are two roads here, the main road is to Ruozhou City, and the small road is to the capital. Yes. How about I go to Ruozhou and you go to the capital?"
He couldn't worry about Xia Chengyi and wished he could spread his wings and fly back to the capital. However, he also knew that even the famous doctors in Dahua could not detoxify the poison. It might not be of any use if he and Yun Xiaoyang went back like this, or they would have to watch the beauty die in front of him.
no!
"I have to go back to Ruozhou. Can you... can you..." Mei Yuanchen asked softly.
Before he finished speaking, Yun Xiaoyang interrupted him: "Well, I'm going to the capital to try to stop the spread of poisonous blood in the princess' body!"
There is no better wife than a husband. Although the two are still not married, she knows very well what Mei Yuanchen is thinking.
Without waiting for him to say anything, he turned around and said to Hate Hongchen: "Miss Bai, you are still injured, so you'd better go to the capital with me."
Hen Hongchen actually didn't want to go. She had promised Haitang that she would take care of Mei Yuanchen. He suddenly said that he had something urgent to go back to Ruozhou, and it seemed extremely difficult to handle.
She wanted to go with him to Ruozhou, maybe she could help.
But as soon as Yun Xiaoyang opened her mouth, she remained silent. Although the two of them were not friends, they still had a natural trust in her. From her, Hate Hongchen could sense obvious kindness.
The killer's perception is much sharper than that of ordinary people.
Mei Yuanchen looked at Yun Xiaoyang gratefully, then turned to ask Hen Hongchen: "Miss Bai, you..."
"I'll go to the capital with her." Hen Hongchen glanced at him coldly, then drove his horse towards the side road.
Yun Xiaoyang said, "Be careful in everything," and then followed him, and the two riders headed north, one behind the other.
The two light spots became smaller and smaller, and gradually disappeared into the boundless darkness.
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Normally, the number of yamen soldiers in the county government's yamen is between 350 and 450, but at this time, four lines of defense were deployed inside and outside the Renfu residence, with a total of 870 soldiers. Among them, there were five hundred who were deliberately left by Qin Xiaoyou to protect Nintendo when he left Ruozhou. They were martial arts masters drawn from the Shenshao Camp, and they were all brave enough to fight one against three.
The night was very quiet, unusually quiet.
"He Shichang, something is wrong!" A young man in the patrol team said seriously to the middle-aged yamen soldier in front of him.
"Oh, Brother Wang, is there anything strange?" the middle-aged officer surnamed He turned his head and asked. He was a local government official. He didn't practice much on weekdays and his routine training was sloppy. He was already a little sleepy walking back and forth in the mansion, but he didn't notice anything wrong. But he knew that the young men behind him were all masters in the Shenshao camp. Their eyesight and ears were far better than ordinary people, and they could often hear things that no one else had heard or hear.
The young man listened attentively again, as if to confirm his judgment, and then replied: "It's too quiet. There's no sound of chickens or dogs at all. It's weird."
Just outside the street, the watchman had finished his fourth watch. As usual, there would be a few barks of dogs in the courtyards along the street after hearing the sound of gongs and bangs, but today there was no barking.
He Shichang held his sword, listened carefully, frowned and said, "Yes, there is indeed something strange. Go report it to Wu Baifu!"
He was about to send someone to report to the superior, but found that he was speechless - a crescent dart flew quickly and penetrated deeply into his throat.
"There is an enemy attack!" The young man who first noticed something strange shouted sternly while enduring the severe pain in his chest. As soon as he finished speaking, a figure rushed over from the corner. Each of these people was light on their feet and moved quickly. They pounced on the group of guards on duty like panthers.
There were more than 500 yamen soldiers on night duty in the Government Office, including sentinels in the outer courtyard, numbering about 50. By this time, all of them had been killed by the men brought by Xu Xiaoshi. There are two hundred patrol soldiers, divided into teams of twenty, and ten teams patrol across each other. The remaining nearly three hundred people were guarding the inner courtyard, and they were all elite members of the Shenshao camp.
"Wang Yuan reported the enemy's training, be on guard!"
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Faced with Zuo Yiqian's questions, Xia Chenghuan didn't answer any of them.
"His Royal Highness Prince Rui, I am the right general of the Emperor's royal title. More than 6,000 people in the army have left the camp. I must know where they are!" Xia Chenghuan angered him without saying a word.
Although the other party was a prince, he also came from a famous official family. What's more, he came to Hanzhou this time on the emperor's orders. Feeling that something was wrong, his words naturally lacked some respect.
On this day, Xia Chenghuan assigned several insignificant tasks to Youjunying one after another, but Zuo Yiqian was busy until midnight and still had not finished them. Just now, his own soldiers came to report that thousands of people in the army had left the camp overnight and disappeared without a trace. Only then did he realize that it was King Rui who was sending him away.
How could it be normal for him to send his lieutenant away for a day and transfer an army of 6,000 people out of the camp?
Xia Chenghuan looked outside the tent, took the teapot, filled two cups, and said, "Yiqian, sit down, you and I can have a chat."
Seeing that Zuo Yiqian's face was anxious, he did not come forward and said with a smile: "Yiqian, you don't need to worry. Sit down and have a cup of hot tea, and I will tell you in detail."
After he sat down on the futon, Xia Chenghuan told everything about what he and Qin Xiaoyou had planned, and admitted that he was ready to pay for his crime with death.
Zuo Yiqian looked at Xia Chenghuan with a strange look on his face. His mouth was open enough to fit a goose egg in, but he didn't make any sound.
In his heart, he knew that Xia Chenghuan was right.
But he knows better how important Xia Chengyi is to Xia Chengxuan!
By doing this, Xia Chenghuan almost killed Xia Chengyi's last vestige of life. When Xia Chengxuan found out, Long Yan would be furious.
Prince? Zuo Yiqian believed that the furious emperor might not care about Xia Chenghuan's identity as a prince, and might actually kill him with an imperial edict.
"Your Highness, there are thousands of roads, why take this dangerous path? If you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about running out of firewood!" Zuo Yiqian persuaded softly, "In fact... you really shouldn't take such a huge risk. Once Touched the dragon scales... Your Highness, think twice!"
The new emperor ascended the throne in a hurry, King Duan was already old, and there was a lack of support in the court. All civil and military officials in the court thought that the state affairs might be delayed for several years.
Unexpectedly, the young emperor boldly appointed King Rui and King Xin. Under the agency of these three people, the government of Dahua not only did not fail at all, but even created a new situation and atmosphere, and its national power also increased.
There is no doubt that these three people are the hope for the rise of Dahua! As a courtier of Dahua, Zuo Yiqian did not want Xia Chenghuan to have a rift with the emperor because of this matter, and then be convicted.
Xia Chenghuan smiled, shook his head and said: "If you can exchange my life for Duan Muyu's life, why would you hesitate? Don't get involved in this matter. Continue to do the things I have done for you. When you get back, you can take care of yourself." Just report the truth. Prince Rui's Mansion will bear all the blame."
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"Squeak~~~" After a muffled sound, the gate of Ruozhou City opened, and Gu Xiuping led more than 6,000 light cavalry into the city.
