Wang Jing'an turned to look at his friend, raised his eyebrows and explained: "The princess is not in Nancheng, so even if the imperial guards arrive, they won't be able to catch her."
Yuan Pino frowned, confused, "Didn't Princess Che build a cross-river dam in Nancheng?"
Wang Jing'an blinked twice, and his mind went around. It seemed that he had never told him.
"The princess has taken the 200,000 troops under the command of General Zhenguo to fight against the Snow Kingdom. The speed is probably faster than the speed at which the prince captured the Linyue Kingdom. She may be on her way back at this time."
The gunpowder in the hands of the prince was sent by the princess from Nancheng. The quantity was limited, but the gunpowder in the hands of the princess was unlimited.
Also, Snow Country does not have as many people as Linyue Country, and its territory is not large enough.
Yuan Pino stopped where he was, "Princess Jinhe of Linyue Kingdom can also do martial arts?"
Wang Jing'an patted his friend's shoulder, "I don't know if the princess knows martial arts, but what I know is that the gunpowder was made by the princess."
Yuan Pino almost fell to the ground in shock, "Why didn't you tell me before?"
"Uh... I didn't think of it, and you didn't even ask."
The Beidi tiger leaped outside the city.
Zhao Fangliang and others traveled day and night and were already exhausted.
He was worried that if Princess Che did not obey the imperial edict and resist, they would suffer a loss if they did not have the physical strength to fight, so he planned to stay in a nearby city to rest and wait until they had eaten and drank enough before going to Nancheng the next day.
At this time, Mao Qianxi, the prefect of Huyue City, sent his government servants out of the city to greet him in advance. His flattering look made Zhao Fangliang very happy.
Since Strict Ming took control of the capital, the status of these Linyue Kingdom spies hidden in the Royal Forest Army has naturally increased with the tide, and no one even dares to resist them in the capital.
Ten thousand troops entered Huyue City, and Mao Qianxi specially entertained them in the post house with good wine and food.
There were even brothel singers and dancers performing in the room to add to the fun.
The prefect Mao Qianxi sat at the bottom, holding a wine glass in his hand and kept flattering Zhao Fangliang. He kept begging him to return to the capital and put him in front of Concubine Wei with a few nice words to transfer him back to the capital to serve.
Zhao Fangliang put his arm around the dancer's half-exposed shoulders and drank the wine she fed him. He talked nonsense, "Master Mao is so knowledgeable. When I return to the capital, I will definitely speak for you in front of Master Yan. I will definitely help you have a prosperous official career and a high promotion." "
In the houses around the post house.
Lu Qi hid in the house with 500 elite soldiers in advance, and took action immediately after the imperial guards were stunned.
As early as yesterday, the people of the Thirteen Cities in the North had received news that the 10,000 Imperial Forest Army led by Zhao Fangliang were about to arrive at Huyue City.
So Lu Qi sent someone to notify Mao Qianxi, the prefect of Huyue City, in advance and asked him to put medicine in the diet of the imperial guards.
Lu Qi, on the other hand, led 500 elite soldiers to guard outside the Huyue City Post House. After the 10,000 imperial guardsmen fell unconscious, he immediately put them in prison.
When the people around the post house heard that it was Princess Che who wanted to use the house, they were very cooperative and immediately let Lu Qi and the others in. During the day, they deliberately went out to pretend that nothing happened.
Mao Qianxi saw that Zhao Fangliang was drunk, and looked at the government servant standing in the room.
The other party silently opened the door and took a look in the yard. Xu Sou came back and nodded his chin at Mao Qianxi.
Mao Qianxi raised his wine glass and faced Zhao Fangliang, "Mr. Zhao must be very tired on this journey. How about letting the dancer from Qingyu Square accompany you tonight?"
The maiko's azalea-stained nails were stained with moisture in the wine glass, and she held the wine glass against Zhao Fangliang's mouth.
The colorless and tasteless wine slid down his throat and into his stomach. Not long after, he fell on the table.
Mao Qianxi opened the door and saw a group of people lying down outside.
"Send a message to Lieutenant Lu, and he can be taken away." Mao Qianxi ordered his subordinates.
Lu Qi led the people into the post house, tied up everyone and put them in a prison car.
The intoxicating drug was specially made by Lu Hongan. Drinking it can make you unconscious for a whole day.
When they wake up tomorrow, they are already in prison.
The yamen officer looked at the convoy that was gradually retreating, and glanced at Mao Qianxi, "Sir, they won't kill all the 10,000 imperial guards, right?"
Mao Qianxi: "No, if Lu Qi wants to kill him, why waste time transporting him back? The Western Prince is young, and Concubine Wei only dares to do whatever she wants because King Che is not in the capital. If King Che is here, Yan Ming won't even make a splash. I can’t even turn it over.”
If an official cannot see the situation clearly, no matter how smart he is, he will die.
At noon the next day, Zhao Fangliang woke up and found that he was in prison and tied to the torture rack. He was shocked and began to shout loudly.
Lu Qi walked in with a spiked whip, "Stop shouting, no one will come to save you even if your throat is broken. This is Nancheng Prison."
Zhao Fangliang looked at Lu Qi and asked, "Who are you?"
Lu Qi sat down on the wooden stool and put his right foot on his left leg, "Lü Qi, the captain of King Che."
Zhao Fangliang's eyes were full of disbelief, "Why does the prefect of Huyue City want to help you?"
Lu Qi sneered, raised his hand and whipped Zhao Fangliang's neck, "The thirteen cities in the north are Princess Che's territory. You lead the troops in so openly and don't even say hello. It's too disrespectful to let Princess Che go." It’s in my eyes.”
Zhao Fangliang raised his voice and chanted: "I am following Concubine Wei's order to invite Concubine Che to return to the capital."
"Concubine Wei is nothing." Lu Qi stood up quickly and pressed the red-hot iron against Zhao Fangliang's chest.
"Sending 10,000 imperial guardsmen to invite people, do you think we are fools? Just because we have given birth to a prince, we treat ourselves as a dish and plot to usurp the throne. Does Yan Ming have his life to play with it?"
Zhao Fangliang's whole body twitched in pain, and he raised his chin and groaned.
A basin of cold water poured on Zhao Fangliang's body, a mixture of ice and fire, and his whole body struggled like crazy.
Song Zhiyuan and Mu Mingqian walked into the dungeon together.
Song Zhiyuan served in the Ministry of Punishment and had long been accustomed to severe torture.
Lu Qi's move shocked Mu Mingqian, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, "Is it true that you won't die if you ask like this?"
Song Zhiyuan's eyes were fixed on Zhao Fangliang all the time, "The Criminal Department has hundreds of ways to make life worse than death, and the military's methods of interrogating spies are even more ruthless. Even if everything is revealed in the end, they will not walk out of the dungeon unscathed. "
Mu Mingqian thought of those low-ranking Imperial Guard generals who were now suffering the same treatment in another cell.
It depends on who speaks the truth first, but I am afraid that only Zhao Fangliang knows the most. I wonder if he can dig out the inside story of the fake imperial edict.
As soon as Wen Jinhe arrived in Yuebei City with an army of fifty thousand troops, news arrived from someone sent by Butler Li from the capital.
Looking at the words "Concubine Wei supervising the country" on the letter, Wen Jinhe's lips curved slightly, "You are very brave, but I don't know if she has the ability to keep it?"
