Chapter 113: Martial Law
Liu Yu's worries were not groundless, Yang Lei, who was in charge of the security of the mission, was also unable to sleep, his face was as heavy as the night in this capital, his eyes stared at the people who came without giving way, and his tone was as cold as winter coming early.
"Zhongshu has already gone to bed, the deputy envoy might as well talk about it tomorrow, it's not early, let's go back to the room."
Lu Shimeng didn't know that it was getting late, and because of this, he wanted to know if this Liu Zhongshu was still in the room, and before he came back from the Yuan people's Ministry of Rites, he learned the news of the accident in the city, because the street where the Ministry of Rites was located was only one step away from the place where the accident occurred, and the people and horses of the brigade blocked the entire block tightly, making it difficult for people to ignore it.
Of course, he didn't know what was going on at first, until Lian Xixian learned the truth, so he suddenly asked him to take a look, nominally, of course, it was to report the news he had found out from the Yuan people, but in fact, there was no news at all, how could the Great Khan be in the mood to pay attention to him at this time.
The sound of bangzi came from afar, it was already three watches, Lu Shimeng looked at this tall iron tower, and knew that it was impossible to get his wish today no matter what. Who doesn't know the entire mission, Yang Yuhou only listens to the dispatch of one person, and he is unapologetic to everyone else, even if he is the deputy envoy, since he can't beat it, he can only retreat.
"If it's convenient, please tell Yu Hou to tell me, tomorrow Lu wants to tell me in person." It was unimaginable, Lu Shimeng could only use a pleading tone, and as a civil official, he was also very low.
Hearing the "um" sound from the other side, he turned his head helplessly, glanced at it unwillingly before entering the room, and then shook his head and stepped into the room, and gently closed the door with his backhand.
Yang Lei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't know if this person was so persistent out of inadvertence, or intentionally, of course there was no one in Liu Yu's room, he just didn't want people to know where the people went and what they were doing, he didn't know, but something happened in the city, and the movement was still quite big, because this post house was not far away.
It seems that he can't sleep today, if he hadn't been guarding the door by himself, his subordinates would not have been able to stop the deputy envoy, and he had a legitimate reason to go in, because the errand was ordered by Liu Yu himself, and what could others say when he came back.
"Yu Hou, is it not" The subordinate on duty on the side couldn't help but ask≦♂dǐng≦♂diǎn≦ ♂ Xiao ≦ ♂ said, .⌒.⌒os_();.
"Let's go and rest, and come back tomorrow for a shift." Yang Lei commanded in a low voice, but his subordinates did not respond, clasped his fists in the dark and saluted, and then walked down lightly.
The number of people is too small, it is not enough to divide into two classes, and he doesn't want to take people away as Liu Yu said, this small courtyard is his territory, as long as he lives for a day, he has the responsibility of guarding the land, standing on this small building, it is like standing at the head of the city of the Great Song Dynasty, and the flag of death is just like that.
But even if he dies, he doesn't want anything to happen to the person he is guarding, he just hopes that Liu Zhongshu can get out of this boundless darkness safely, and when the morning glow rises tomorrow, he can see his smiling face again.
On the Zhuangzi outside the capital, the pheasant slave had just taken the bolt of the door, and the door was pushed open from the outside, and by the moonlight, she recognized at a glance who it was.
"Something happened to the owner."
Ding Yingwen's face was anxious, he didn't come alone, he was followed by the entourage who entered the Saman Mansion with Liu Yu. The former's words made the pheasant's heart tighten, and then the sergeant who came with her told her about the situation.
"How can he go by himself?"
Before they finished speaking, the pheasant slave was a little anxious, in her mind, Brother Yu was born to be the one who stood behind and commanded, charging into battle, killing the enemy and serving the country is something that a rough person like himself can do, think about how he even slaughtered a chicken, how could he go to danger in person.
The waiter asked the little one to go first, and then he came out, and the family thought that we were the real Langzhong, and the little one also used the excuse of going out to get things, and went out of the house smoothly. Then I have been waiting at the scheduled rendezvous, who knows that I have waited for a long time and have not waited, but a large number of Tartars have come, which seems to be protecting a big man to enter the house, and the small ones were in a hurry, but the number of people was too small to make a mistake. ”
The pheasant slave didn't blame them for why they didn't rush in, Li Shiyi took away the vast majority of the manpower, and there were only a dozen or so people left in the city, for monitoring and liaison, Liu Yu's plan came very suddenly, and he couldn't wait for Li Shiyi to come back, in that case, even if they didn't want to die, they would not do anything, but they would lose the person who communicated with the news and fall into greater passivity.
"What did you see later?" The pheasant slave didn't dare to think about what would happen to Liu Yu, would he be killed on the spot?
"I waited on the street corner and stared secretly, there was no movement in the house, and no one was released, I kept staring for a long time, and suddenly a large group of people came, and sealed the whole block, looking at their situation as if they were searching for someone, and the little ones thought that the waiter might not have been caught, but should have been hiding somewhere, otherwise there was no need for the Tartars to do this."
I have to say that after a lot of actual combat and training, the analytical ability of these ordinary sergeants is also rising, and they say that they are not far from ten, but this did not dispel his doubts, let alone pheasant slaves and others.
Regardless of whether the matter succeeded in the end or not, the fact that Liu Yu did not show up made them all fall into a panic, at this moment, all parts of the city are still staring, although they have not heard the worst news, but no one dares to guarantee that they will be fine. In that kind of heavy surrounding, Liu Yu is not a strange person, if he is really hiding somewhere, it is only a matter of time before he is found, so Ding Yingwen and they will venture out of the city.
"How did you get out of town at such a late hour?" The pheasant slave thought silently for a moment after listening, and then asked.
"Shunchengmen has a relationship, I found him overnight and hung the two of us from the city wall."
Ding Yingwen interjected and replied on the side, he also had the mentality of giving it a try, because after all, this is a responsibility, and although people collect money on weekdays, it is impossible to take a future for this. However, the Qianhu happened to be absent today, so the Baihu guarding the door had the courage to help them, anyway, he knew that the Ding family's power in the city could not be a dangerous person.
"Can you still get in?"
The pheasant slave looked at him expectantly, Ding Yingwen didn't dare to look at her face, he couldn't say anything, he came out of the city to find her just to find a plan, Li Shiyi left, and the rest of the numbers were still the biggest in this girl, the sergeants had no choice, even if it was unreliable, it was better than having nothing to do.
"Brother Yu definitely didn't have an accident, but he needs our answer, believe me, he will definitely be careful and will not act recklessly." The pheasant slave didn't lose his temper and didn't take it big, for Brother Yu'er, it was nothing to say a few soft words.
"Okay, let so-and-so think of ideas."
Ding Yingwen had to accept it first, he didn't know if the thousand households came back, if he didn't come back, then there was still a way to think, entering the city at night, it was not nothing more than a lot of money, he was worried that if something happened to this hot-tempered girl in the city, it would be fatal.
did not alarm the others in the Zhuangzi, the three of them quietly led the horse out of the door, there was no figure on the official road in the middle of the night, the three of them went on the road with torches, the pheasant slave was already anxious, and rushed to the front first, regardless of whether the two people behind could keep up or not, but when they arrived at the capital, even her heart sank to the bottom.
Far away to see a long slant of light, the tall city wall was illuminated red by countless torches, go closer only to find that each battlement is full of people, the strict battle frame is like a soldier and horse outside the city attack, now the reality is that no one is coming, the meaning is self-evident, the city gate is under martial law!
"How is it good to live?"
At this moment, the pheasant slave was really anxious, she couldn't hide it on her face anymore, and kept spinning in place with her horse, if it wasn't for an impassable city wall in front of her, she would definitely rush over directly.
Ding Yingwen is also helpless, no need to ask, the people above are definitely not just acquaintances with hundreds of households, looking at this frame, thousands of households can't stop, there should be some big man who is supervising the formation, what happened in the end? will be like this as if facing a great enemy, the hearts of the three of them are the same, they can't wait to fly over with wings, instead of standing here in a hurry.
"Oh no, the gates are open."
Ding Yingwen's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly saw that the city gate in the distance was opened, and the three of them were reminded by him to quickly beat their horses and retreat, hiding in the darkness on the side of the road, and just after jumping off the horse and hiding, they heard the footsteps of the large group of people and horses, especially the crisp sound of the horses' hooves, which seemed so harsh in the silent night.
After the first brigade of cavalry passed, it was followed by a group of foot soldiers of different colors, all kinds of people, Han Chinese, Jurchens, Goryeo, carrying a variety of weapons, these people should have gathered in this capital recently, how could they go out through the city in the middle of the night? Where they went, what they were doing, and most importantly, whether it had anything to do with what had happened before, a series of questions arose in the minds of the three of them, but no one asked, because they were too close.
Finally waited for the people to pass, and the road was dark again, only the lights on the city wall in the distance were still bright, Ding Yingwen looked at the expressions of the other two, and stomped his feet, he had to go by himself to say anything this time, it was a big deal to be driven back, could it be that they could still shoot arrows? Before he could take a step, suddenly a voice came from behind him, which made people happy and surprised.
"A few of you are here, what are you looking at, this black light is blind, and I accidentally went in the wrong direction, but fortunately I ran into you, oh, the pheasant slave is also there."