He Mulan was so exhausted that he didn't want to stand up at all. Ordinary people's carriages are ordinary carriages, but the Liu family's carriage doesn't know how it was made, maybe the wood is particularly good, and He Mullan felt difficult to lift it with a heavy face.

The middle-aged clerk and the child escaped, and the body of the city gate official was also thrown out by Hemulan, and when she got out again, she finally had no regrets.

The chaos that would have been caused by gold was quickly suppressed with the arrival of Shang Shuling Liu Jie's mansion. Liu Jie's family has been around for generations, married a princess, and the private soldiers can fight more than the city gate officials, and after a period of arrogance and domineering forced through the crowd, he successfully approached Liu Jie's daughter's side.

"Why is there still a person lying here? Master, he overturned the carriage? A general looked at He Mullan, who was lying on the ground with his eyes closed, and couldn't help but raise his foot to flick it to see if she could still move.

"You dare!"

He Mulan's eyes opened suddenly, and his cold eyes shook the family like lightning flashing.

"You...... You're in the way of us lifting our horses......"

The poor family will be stunned and take a step back, raising his hand to show weakness: "I'm just worried that it will hurt you......"

At this time, Liu Jie's daughter had already ordered her family to collect all the boxes, and the goodbye family general seemed to have a dispute with He Mulan, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop it: "Hugh is rude!" Thanks to this general, I got my box out of the car! ”

After that, he saluted again: "Thanks to the general's assistance today, I don't know where the general's mansion is, but my family will definitely come to the door to thank you another day......"

He Mulan had already recovered two points of strength at this time, and then saw that the little girl on one side had been woken up by her mother's pinching and was crying incessantly, and the middle-aged scribe's family members on the other side were hugging and crying, and finally felt that their hard work was not in vain, and sat up from the ground slowly.

"Whoever commits a crime on a horse shall be punished with whipping according to the law. There were dead and wounded, and the face was exiled. He Mulan looked at the woman in front of him, and did not answer, only with a cold face, "Madame let the coachman drive his horse to the door, almost causing countless deaths of the people, although it did not cause a catastrophe, but also killed a doorman, doesn't Madame want to say something?" ”

The smile of the Liu family girl suddenly froze on her face, and the bent waist slowly straightened up, looking at He Mulan's expression was not so right.

"Does the general think that my Liu family's family is not worth your shot?" The woman tilted her head in surprise, as if looking at some madman, "You speak for these untouchables?" ”

Since the beginning of the Wei and Jin dynasties, the lives of the people are like mustard, everyone lives in a precarious situation, due to the continuation of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, it is very obvious that the class distinction between people and people is almost to the difference between dust and mud.

The Northern Wei Dynasty was a regime established by the Hu people, and the Hu people did not use the "Nine Grades of Zhongzheng", but the concept of so many generations has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and even many Xianbei people have imitated the Han people, and they are very sought after by the five surnames.

Maybe many nobles think so, but it's rare for this woman to say it directly.

As soon as her words came out, many people showed expressions of anger and did not dare to speak, and some people even spat viciously on the ground on the spot.

Looking at her expression, I really felt that it was okay to rush over.

"Madam, I am Huaishuo Mulan, and I am the position of Hu Benzuo Sima."

He Mullan took a deep breath.

"I'm from a military family, I'm sorry, I'm the kind of pariahs you said......"

Liu Jie's daughter's expression was even more strange, as if she had heard something incredible.

He Mulan's words immediately resonated with many city gate officials, and several people immediately shouted: "Although we are untouchables, we are also appointed officials by the imperial court, and there is nothing wrong with guarding the city gate, and we were crushed to death by your carriage, so we can't just forget it!" ”

Just now, there was a carriage crumbling, and the city gate was closed immediately, and the people's minds were taken by gold, which did not cause any chaos, and now that it has settled down, the city gate is closed, and it is impossible to come out again today, and all the unwillingness, fear, and resentment of the people broke out at once, and there is a posture of rioting immediately if she is not right.

"Who is the groom today?"

Liu Jie's daughter's expression was very arrogant from beginning to end, which was exactly the kind of numbness and indifference that held the concept of "inferior contempt".

He Mulan has seen this expression on many people's faces, but the more high-ranking people are, the more they actually attach importance to the people, whether it is Gu Bi or Cui Hao, they have all fought for the well-being of the people in the court, even if they are real "people".

Such a noble lady of the Liu family made He Mulan feel the urge to vomit.

As she asked, the coachman, with a dejected face, knelt down from behind, knelt in front of her, and bowed his head.

"It's a villain."

The Liu family's daughter looked at him with a very calm expression.

"You also know how bad the situation is now, since you have been driving a horse, you can follow a few officials to the lieutenant's mansion to confess."

The Lieutenant's Office is the official office responsible for patrolling, policing, and anti-riot affairs in Heijo.

"Yes, the villain will go in a moment."

The coachman leaned down and prostrated his head.

"Ask the master to tell the children of the villain's house, and say that I have gone far away."

The daughter of the Liu family nodded.

The coachman got up from the ground, wiped away his tears, and went away without looking back.

No one will doubt that he will not surrender, because the life of a slave in this era is in the hands of the master's family, even if it is a general, it is killed and sold, no different.

This is not the result that the goalkeeper and Hermulan wanted, but it was already the best result that Hermulan could strive for. This fact made her even more tired.

Tiredness doesn't just come from the body, it's also from the heart.

"General Hua, our family respects your character very much, you have made such a great effort today, it is better to rest and rest."

The daughter of the Liu family showed a concerned expression.

"Do you want me to send someone to take you back?"

"No need."

He Mullan almost gritted his teeth and spat out the words.

"Keep it for the frightened two families."

The daughter of the Liu family just said casually, seeing that she didn't show much affection, she didn't say much, just turned around and took out a few pieces of gold from her broken box and handed them to He Mulan.

"Thanks to the general's help, these few pieces of gold will be taken as a thank you gift."

No matter how rich the Liu family is, so much gold and silver treasure should be a lot of property, and the Rouran people are still far away, and the eldest daughter of the Liu family has already taken the family wealth and wants to leave the city quietly, either because she is really worried about the eldest grandson Daosheng, or something happened in the house.

This thought came to Hermulan's mind first, and then he saw the pieces of gold.

With Hermulan's temper, she must have left with disdain, but when she saw the poor young man who had died in vain, her heart sank even more, and she changed her mind at a moment's notice, and reached out to take the gold.

When she took the gold, the envious cries of the people and the disdainful boos sounded in her ears, and she saw that the daughter of the Liu family suddenly laughed a little mockingly, and the gold in her hands was even hotter.

But she has no choice, she has never brought much money to the barracks, and now most of her money is in the hands of Yuan.

He Mulan took the money and handed it to the goalkeeper: "Take it to the brothers." ”

"Huh? Yes? ”

The goalkeeper took the gold with some confusion.

"I don't know where his family is, I don't know who he is, and I can't get the money to his family. If you send this gold to his family, it will be said that it was compensated by the Liu family. He Mulan glared at the goalkeeper's eyes: "I will send someone to investigate, if you have a private embezzlement, I will let you taste my ability!" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare! This brother is still old with the general, and he also came back from Montenegro, and he has been a janitor for less than two years, and his family is in Woye. ”

The goalkeeper was startled and didn't even dare to scream.

"He is also a good man, don't worry, the general will not worry, I will deliver the money, I will deliver it personally!"

He Mulan looked at the young man lying on the ground again, and felt that the air had begun to thin out, and he wanted to escape from this place more and more.

Is this what happens when you come back from the battlefield?

If the soldiers don't die on the battlefield, they can only fall to the point of being bullied arbitrarily by the powerful?!

"General Hua, what's wrong with you?"

The goalkeeper stepped forward with concern and looked at the crumbling Hermulan.

"It's nothing, it's a little off, I'm going home."

He Mulan whistled, and in the amazement of everyone, the BMW of the divine horse trembled his mane and stepped up, allowing himself to support He Mulan's suddenly weak body.

She grabbed the saddle, turned over and got on her horse, not looking back again, and rode slowly towards the city.

It wasn't until she walked for a while that she could still hear the voice of the Liu family girl behind her:

"Leave the horse on the side of the road and tow the cart back for me!" What the? If it doesn't work, it has to work! This car was given to me by my grandmother, and even if the wheel falls off, it will be towed back for me! ”

'The car is broken except for the wheels and the bottom of the car, what is there to drag back?' He Mulan couldn't help but sneer at the woman's arrogance, "Unless it's made of gold, even the best wood can be cracked into like that, and there will be a few boards at most...... Wait a minute! ’

Hermulan looked back incredulously, his eyes wide open.

She knew her own strength, even if it was a carriage in the palace, she was confident that she could use her own strength to hold it up, but just now she felt that it was too hard to die......

Also, when the carriage was speeding up, the wheels were stuck by the city gate officials, and when it fell to the ground because the box on it was too heavy, even the three horses injured their legs, and the rest of the carriage was broken, so why were the two wheels connecting the carriage and the horses, and the bottom of the carriage that landed first, all right?

Unless it's not wood in that wood!

How much is going on today? First, the little prince went to Nanshan, and then the city gate was suddenly closed early, and the daughter of the Liu family left with a huge amount of family money......

Liu Jie has two sons, even if she really can't rest assured that Pingcheng is not safe, she should let the two sons escort their belongings out of the city with the family soldiers, why did the married daughter go home and leave quietly with her things?

The more He Mulan thought about it, the more wrong it became, but she didn't know anything about the situation of most people in the capital, her body was already tired, and she thought about a lot of problems, and now she had a headache and wanted to explode.

If you can't figure it out, go to a smart person and ask.

The smartest man in the city......

"Drive!"

"Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee......"

***

Cui Mansion.

"What? Mulan asks to see me? ”

Cui Hao, who had just returned home after dealing with political affairs, put down the toothbrush in his hand.

"But what did you say?"

If it is already evening today, Miyagi is locked, Cui Hao has to be busy until this day to go home, and dinner time is the only time he can get along with the family.

Cui Hao's wife and sons all looked at him curiously, and Cui Lin even shouted: "Is it the fierce and vicious general last time?" He still dares to come?! What else do you report, send him out for me......"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Because of Tuoba Tao's deliberate actions, Cui Hao and He Mulan have a very poor relationship in the eyes of others, which not only protects He Mulan but also causes her a lot of trouble.

Cui Hao called the servant, and stood up after washing his hands slowly.

"Mulan is not a reckless person, there must be something difficult. If His Majesty is not there, I will assist His Highness in supervising the country, and it is normal for him to come to me, and he must not be selfish. Especially you, Cui Lin, you are very smart, but the most common mistake that smart people make is self-righteousness! ”

"It's me who is wrong, grandfather."

Cui Lin obediently knelt down.

"You eat first, I'll take a look."

Cui Hao nodded to his family and stepped into the corridor.

When Cui Hao arrived in the front hall, what he saw at a glance was He Mulan standing straight.

In the Cui family, everyone pays attention to "manners", even if they act, they are as elegant as a cloud, and they never stand so straight, only when the military generals are standing, they still listen to the six roads, see all directions, and stand at the door, a place where they can be killed at any time.

"General Hua will definitely not come to the door if he has nothing to do."

Cui Hao was not polite, and after entering, he helped He Mulan, who was saluting.

"What's the matter, come quickly."

He Mulan didn't expect to see Cui Hao so easily, so he didn't say much at the moment, and immediately told him about the things after he came back from the Tiger Ben Army, focusing on the fact that the daughter of the Liu family went out of the city in a carriage mixed with the crowd of ordinary people.

Each carriage has grades and marks, the officials of the Northern Wei Dynasty are only women and old people in the car, as long as it is a man, but anyone who can ride a horse is a horse, and the literati and military generals are the same, so at that time, there was an accident and a woman He Mulan was not surprised at all.

But the gold, the heavy chests, and the unconscionable weight of the carriage were all perplexing to Hermulan.

Liu Jie and Cui Hao are both people appointed by Tuoba Tao to assist the prince in supervising the country, Cui Hao is a minister and has not left, but the daughter of the Liu family has already begun to run away with precious gold and silver treasures.

How can it not make people suspicious?

"Liu Jie is a Shangshu Ling, although the official character is high, but the power is not big, and he can only manage some trivial matters...... Cui Hao thought about it, and began to start from what Shang Shuling did and He Mulan: "My country is a Xianbei country, mainly based on the Xianbei old system, Shangshu, Menxia, Zhongshu The three provinces have their names but not in fact, and several great khans are busy with the military, and most of the state affairs are consulted by the officials in the service, and the people of these three provinces are actually Tuoba people and relatives, but they are fictitious. But Liu Jie's Shangshu order is a little special......"

Cui Hao said with a heavy face: "He is responsible for dispatching the defense of Miyagi. ”

He Mullan was taken aback.

"What?"

"After His Majesty ascended the throne, he wanted to strengthen the three provinces and increase the power of Shangshu Province, and there were thirteen Shangshu Lang in Shangshu Province, who were in charge of different Cao Ministries, all of which were under the jurisdiction of Shangshu Ling, including the Driving Department, the Treasury Department, the Scholar Department, the Instrument Department, and the Jin Department. The gold department is the warehouse of the soldiers and horses in the inner city, the driving department is in charge of the horses in the inner city and the palace city, the scholar department is the guard of the palace city, and the ritual department arranges the opening and closing time of the palace according to the solar terms and the situation in the palace, defense and scheduling, which is the most important department, and non-trustworthy people cannot serve as it. ”

"Liu Jieneng is civil and martial, three generations of officials in the family, once followed the first emperor and His Majesty Xià to fight in the east and west, His Majesty Xià values his ability very much, he pulled out the city and broke the country, amassed property, and caused a lot of public resentment, but the talent is really incomparable with others, and in the end it is all gone. The Liu family has a huge fortune, even if the car is all made of gold, and it is filled with gold, it may not be worth much......"

Cui Hao didn't think that the daughter of the Liu family had brought so much money out to be the wealth of the whole family.

"During the day, I heard that the little prince in the palace was sent to Nanshan......" He Mulan suddenly remembered this incident and was immediately shocked.

"That?" Cui Hao said blankly: "Little prince? What little prince? It's Princess Duanping who went? ”

"Princess Duanping?"

He Mulan is also inexplicable.

"It is rumored outside that the prince came out of the West Gate and went to Nanshan for refuge, and the gate official explained that it was the little prince who walked, so there was chaos in Beijing, and the West Gate and the South Gate almost caused a trampling to death!"

"Princess Duanping entered the palace to inquire about the whereabouts of King Yingchuan, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Empress Dowager Dou could not answer, her male family was extinct, and there were few private soldiers in the family, so she was really worried, so she cried and begged the Queen Mother to allow her to go to Nanshan Palace for temporary refuge." Cui Hao made it clear.

"The palace in Nanshan is a royal residence, and Princess Duanping should not live in it, but after Wang Jin died, His Majesty and the Queen Mother felt indebted to Princess Duanping. Anyway, Nanshan was empty, so the Queen Mother used the car in the palace to send her to Nanshan. ”

At the foot of the South Mountain is the hunting ground, guarded by Yu Hunter, and no one can rest assured that there is no palace chariot and horse plus warrant as a certificate. The palace is built on the middle of the mountain, and the mountain road is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is the safest.

"But all I heard outside was that the palace sent the prince away." He Mullan also felt more and more uneasy. "Cui Yuanjun, is something bad going to happen?"

"Someone is maliciously spreading rumors? Is it a worm? No, Lu Bi has already monitored the Rouran generals in Pingcheng, and they don't dare to make a move at this time......"

Cui Hao stroked his beard and stood up suddenly.

"This matter is very bad, Liu Jie's ministry is related to the inner court, now the palace is empty, and the people outside are panicking, the people in the city have not left today, they must be gathered near the four gates, waiting for the city to open early tomorrow morning to leave. I'm a little worried that something is going to happen in the inner city. ”

He looked at Hermulan.

"The city gate has been closed, does General Hua have a way to let the Tiger Ben army enter the city?"

He Mullan was taken aback.

"What's going to happen? To the point where the Tiger Ben Army is needed to enter the city? ”

"I'm afraid ......"

Cui Hao took a deep breath.

"Someone is going to rebel!"

Thinking of this, Cui Hao couldn't sit still for a moment.

"I'm going to discuss this matter with a few other envoys, Miyagi is now locked, I can't enter the city if I want to, General Hua had better order good men and horses to prevent real accidents in the next few days." The disappearance of His Majesty has made many people's hearts fluctuate, the prince is young, and the queen mother is old, and they are all vulnerable. ”

As he spoke, he raised his feet and walked out, not even caring about the plainclothes he was wearing at home, and when he got to the porch, he asked someone to prepare a horse to go out.

Wei imposed a curfew, even if officials went out at night, it was dangerous, and He Mulan's visit to Cui's house at night was a sneaky path.

Fortunately, the gate where Cui's family is located is very close to her family's Changping Fang, otherwise it would be embarrassing to be caught.

In such a dark night, it is really impossible to see the five fingers, Cui Hao has a waist card for walking at night in the city, which is specially given by Tuoba Tao who often summons him into the palace late at night, but at this time Cui Hao sent someone to bring the waist card and gave it to He Mulan.

"You take this, maybe it works!"

Cui Hao handed it to her.

"Then Cui Taichang, what do you use?"

He Mullan did not shirk and took it and tied it around his waist.

"I haven't used this waist card for several years, and now the Jin Wuwei patrolling the city know me, and my face is the best waist card."

Cui Hao bent over He Mulan.

"We are Wenchen, if there is really any trouble, please make sure that the safety of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the first!"

He Mullan was stunned.

Cui Hao knows that her temperament is a little stubborn, and sometimes she can't see people suffering in front of her. But if there is really turmoil, he hopes that he will not care about others, just take care of the prince.

The meaning of those words, the little prince and the queen mother are not important.

Cui Hao is a calm and powerful politician, but it is precisely like this that most of the time he seems unapproachable, and even makes people feel a little disgusted.

But He Mulan knew in his heart that only such a politician could make Da Wei go further.

She didn't guarantee anything, just clenched her waist card and helped Cui Hao up.

"Cui Zhijun rest assured, since there is an early warning, I know what to do."

Cui Hao didn't hear the answer he wanted, and he couldn't help but feel a little pity in his heart, straightened up and nodded to her: "So, I'll go, the general will be convenient for himself!" ”

After that, he left, and left this guest in the hall!

He Mulan saw that Cui Hao went to the front yard to lead the horse without changing his clothes in a panic, and quickly left, as soon as he got out of the front yard, there was immediately a disciple who led her Yue Ying, the more He Mulan thought about it, the more worried he became, and drove the horse all the way back to the General's Mansion in Changpingfang!

Along the way, He Mulan only met two groups of patrol people, the inner city is the front line of the palace defense, has always been heavily guarded, such a sparse guard made He Mullan's heart shocked, fortunately, those patrols are not perfunctory, immediately stopped He Mulan, and waited until he saw the sign on He Mulan's waist "Do not need to go out of the city", then let go.

He Mulan ran all the way to the house, and Chen Jie and Gai Wuying, who had been waiting for a long time, came out of the house.

"Why did the general only come back now!"

"What is the master delaying by?"

Mangu has been sent back to his hometown to recuperate and marry a daughter-in-law by the way, Yuan Fang and Na Luohun were left in the Tiger Ben military camp by her, and there are only more than 100 personal soldiers who can use their own family, which does not play a role at all, but her waist card can't get out of the city, and she can't enter the palace, and it is more difficult to bring the Tiger Ben army in than to ascend to the sky.

By the way, there are still 500 tiger troops at the south gate that she borrowed from the city gate officials to maintain order, and they should be staying near the city gate now!

Thinking of this, He Mulan directly pulled down the waist card on his waist and handed it to Chen Jie.

"You wear this to the south gate to find the goalkeeper, let the tiger army come to the inner city, if someone on the road interrogates, say that the city gate is closed early and is locked in the city, now go back to my house for a night."

"This? General, what's going on? ”

Chen Jie took the waist card with some uneasiness.

"It's urgent, don't ask too much, go quickly, and bring back the scabbard of my rock by the way."

He Mulan's face was stern.

Chen Jie stayed by He Mulan's side for I don't know how long, and he didn't say much at the moment, he went back to the stable in the front yard to lead his horse, and then left.

The flower father and mother in the house received the news of their daughter's return, and hurriedly went out to greet her, and they were relieved to see that she was fine.

He Mulan was tired all day, just thinking about finding a bed to lie down and rest, he didn't even want to eat dinner, he didn't know what would happen at night, and it was good to rest for a while as soon as possible, so he told the flower mother that he wanted to go to sleep for a while.

Unexpectedly, the flower mother pinched the corners of her clothes with some anxiety, twisted and said, "That...... Your cousin has something to do with you......"

In order to avoid people's eyes, Mrs. He is known as the eldest sister of the Hua family to the outside world.

He Mulan nodded to indicate that he understood, handed over the horse to his disciple Gai Wu, and headed for Mrs. He's residence.

When I entered the courtyard, there was already a guard servant who passed it on to Mrs. He that she had not yet been confined, and she could not see the wind in the house, and there was some peculiar smell, because she was dressed as a man after all, He Mulan only stood by the door and asked inside:

"Madame looking for me?"

"General Hua, I heard from Lingtang that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has gone to Nanshan?"

Only then did He Mulan know why the flower mother was a little uneasy.

I'm afraid that where did she hear that someone in the palace had sent His Royal Highness the Crown Prince away, and she was a little frightened, but she didn't dare to tell others, so she found Mrs. He, who was convinced in her heart, to solve it.

Of course, Father Hua doesn't know how to comfort this kind of thing, but Mrs. He can't comfort her either, because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is her son.

I don't know who is so powerful, but in one day's work, from the officials in the inner city to the people in the outer city, everyone knows that there is a carriage in the palace heading towards the Nanshan Palace.

I'm afraid that Mrs. He heard that the flower mother's worried questions were more fluctuating than the flower mother's feelings, which scared the Yuan family, so Yuan's expression was so strange when she said, "Cousin is looking for you".

He Mulan was sleepy and tired, but at this time, he still had to cheer up and answer Mrs. He: "Madam, it is not His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who is going, but Princess Duanping who went to the palace to ask for a temporary refuge in Nanshan." ”

"Princess Duanping rarely enters the palace, she is not close to Her Majesty, and even provoked Her Majesty to anger because of Wang Jin's affairs, how can she ...... now?"

Mrs. He's question came from the room, and although she was still uneasy, she could hear it much better than just now.

"I don't know. It should have been a fuss in the palace, because the king of Yingchuan also disappeared with His Majesty. ”

There are not many people in Beijing who know that Tuoba Tao has not had an accident, and according to He Mulan's speculation, I am afraid that the Queen Mother and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do not know that His Majesty Xià secretly appeared in Beijing half a month ago.

This majesty often runs around in micro-clothes, and must have his own channels in and out of Pingcheng.

Mrs. He and she knew that Tuoba Tao was fine, but Kumo didn't know if there was anything wrong with it.

"That's right......"

Mrs. He sighed.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is fine. I said that if he really escaped, it would be an insult to the ancestors......"

Outside the door, Hermulan pursed his lips.

In this regard, Tuoba Tao's wives are all people who understand righteousness.

"General Hua, Your Majesty trusts you very much, if you have anything you want to do, you might as well do it, Your Majesty will not blame you."

Mrs. He suddenly said such a sentence, and she didn't say anything more.

"My wife and children have all been handed over to me, Your Majesty ...... you."

He Mulan sighed.

You're welcome. ’

He Mulan stumbled back to the main courtyard with Mrs. He's words, and told Gai Wu not to leave her house for half a step, and to let him wake her up at once if there was any movement inside and outside the city.

I don't know how long she slept, she heard someone whispering in her ear, at this time she was already a little dazed, as if it was only for a while, and it seemed that she had been asleep for a while, and she was indescribably tired, but her spirit was much better, and she immediately opened her eyes and sat up.

"Master, the Tiger Army has arrived."

Gai Wu looked a little flustered.

"And ...... I seem to hear some movement from the north. ”