Wang Yinglong was originally a craftsman and had a rough appearance, but this disguise was naturally a return to his old profession, and Dingguo, Wenxiu, and Nengqi were young, and their appearance was white and pure, and it was always a little abrupt if they walked together. Wang Yinglong then instructed them to split up, and after entering the city, they would gather at the City God Temple in the south of the city.

Due to feng shui reasons, although Fengyang is the central capital, there is no city in the outer city, but there are many city gates: due south is Hongwu Gate, and there are two small gates on the left and right, saying: the first gate of the south left and the first gate of the front right; To the east of the north is the first gate of the north left; On the west side is the first gate of the rear right; Due east is the Dushan Gate, Changchun and Chaoyang two gates on both sides; There is also the Tushan Gate due west. In the middle is the imperial city, in which there are three gates from south to north on the central axis of due south: respectively, Daming Gate, Chengtian Gate and Duanmen, and one door in each of the other three directions, saying: Bei'an Gate, Dong'an Gate, Xi'an Gate; There is also an inner city in the center of the imperial city, which also has four gates: the Wumen Gate in the south, the Xuanwu Gate in the north, the Donghua Gate in the east, and the Xihua Gate in the west.

Dingguo swaggered into the city alone from the first gate of the north left and walked slowly along the root of the imperial city to the south. This Fengyang is worthy of being the capital of the Ming Dynasty, although the city is thousands of miles away, the city is like a paradise, still prosperous as in the past, it can be said that every family is lively, every household is noisy, a peaceful scene. There are countless wine shops and tea shops along the street, young men and women are busy shopping, shopping, dating and enjoying the scenery, and there is an endless stream of people in brocade clothes and hats.

Since he was ten years old with Zhang Xianzhong, every day he saw all the swords and swords, and the blood flowed like a river, how could he have ever seen such a rich and prosperous metropolis, Dingguo can be regarded as an eye-opener today, looking everywhere, everything is fresh.

I just walked near Guozixue, and I didn't know what was happening in front of me, but I attracted a lot of onlookers and blocked most of the entire road. Dingguo was curious, and he also leaned over, but he didn't care, but he saw a richly dressed rich young man with a dozen or so slaves, and surrounded a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl with a hippie smile. The broad young man flowed all over the place, and he didn't care whether the girl wanted it or not, so he pouted and put it in the little girl's face, but he was slapped hard by the little girl and was dizzy, and he couldn't tell the difference between the southeast and the northwest. Seeing this scene, the onlookers couldn't help laughing, and Kuo Shao was annoyed and angry, and beckoned the servants to come forward together.

Seeing this scene, Dingguo immediately pushed aside the crowd and grabbed Kuo Shao's arm, pulled his shoulder blade over, and shouted: "In broad daylight, you dare to flirt with a girl from a good family, what a crime!" ”

The little girl was at a loss when she suddenly heard a voice, looked up, and immediately shouted excitedly: "Brother Ning Yu!" Save me! ”

In this unfamiliar place, he suddenly heard someone calling his name, Dingguo couldn't help but be stunned, and looked carefully, the little girl was none other than Xianglian.

It turned out that on the eve of departure, Xianglian had no intention of hearing Wenxiu say that she was going to Fengyang tomorrow. The speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, Xianglian knew that her brother would definitely not bring her this time, so she simply secretly sorted out her baggage, dressed up as a little beggar, and mixed in the team. It is a girl's nature to love beauty, Xianglian took advantage of the fact that no one noticed her, ran to the river alone to wash the ashes on her face, changed back into her daughter's clothes, and dressed up carefully, so she entered the city with great interest. I never thought that I had just been shopping for a long time, and I was bumped into by this young man.

Seeing that Dingguo neither did it nor meant to let go, Kuo Shao was a little inexplicable: "Boy, what are you doing?" Let go of Lao Tzu! When all the slaves saw that their master had been caught, they also abandoned the fragrant lotus and gathered them together.

Dingguo is not afraid of thousands of troops and horses, how can he be afraid of these slaves. Before they could get closer, Dingguo suddenly let go of his arm and kicked him in the ass, and Kuo Shao was caught off guard, staggering forward, and collided with a few slaves who rushed to the front. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone in this group was turning on their backs and making a mess, Dingguo was already close to him, and he beat all those who did not fall down with three punches and two kicks.

A group of people lay down on the street, wailing and shouting, and Kuo Shao fell so that his nose was blue and his face was swollen, and he couldn't get up for a long time. For fear of being beaten again, Kuo Shao simply lay on the ground and hurriedly begged for mercy: "A good man spares his life!" Heroes spare their lives! ”

Dingguo didn't care about him, walked straight to Xianglian, and said with a puzzled expression: "Sister, how could it be you?" ”

"This ...... This is a long story...... "Xianglian didn't dare to look into Dingguo's eyes, and she was slurring when she spoke.

At this moment, only to hear a chaotic sound of horses' hooves from far and near, Dingguo looked in the direction of the sound, and secretly said in his heart that it was not good, it turned out that the commotion just now was too big, and it actually attracted the officers and soldiers patrolling the city.

"Let's go! Go to the City God Temple to find your brother and Uncle Wang! Dingguo grabbed Xianglian and whispered a word to her, and then pushed her out of the crowd in the opposite direction without saying anything. Seeing the arrival of the official army, the crowd of onlookers immediately dispersed, Xianglian was surrounded by the crowd, and she couldn't stop at all, she could only watch Dingguo being caught up by the official army.

Seeing the arrival of reinforcements, Kuo Shao also stumbled up with the support of the slaves, regained his previous arrogant appearance, and shouted hysterically: "Quick! Catch him! He's a thief! ”

The commander of the group of officers and soldiers seemed to be very familiar with Na Kuoshao, and without saying anything, he ordered Dingguo to be surrounded tightly. Seeing that the officers and soldiers were numerous and had blades in their hands, Dingguo thought that the heroes would not suffer the losses in front of him, so he simply pretended to be stupid, gave up resistance with both hands, and let the officials and soldiers tie him up and take him to prison.

Although it was daytime, it was pitch black in the prison of Fengyang Mansion, only a few half-burned candles on the candelabra on the wall, emitting a little flickering light. There was an unpleasant musty smell everywhere in the air, Dingguo held his breath, carefully observed the surrounding environment, and saw that there were dozens of cells inside, each of which was only the size of a palm, but there were more than a dozen people squeezed in the dark. With so many people locked up, it was surprising that there was no sound at all in this gloomy cell except for the sound of breathing and panting, and there was a dead silence everywhere.

The jailer opened a cell door, pushed Dingguo inside, and then slammed the door shut. Dingguo stumbled a few steps forward, but quickly gained a foothold. Looking again, there were still seven or eight scrawny prisoners in this room, who had not eaten a full meal for several days, and they were all hanging their heads weakly, and even when someone came in, no one looked up, and they all bowed their heads in a daze.

Dingguo wanted to inquire about the situation in the city from them, but he greeted a few people in a row, but none of them paid attention. After all kinds of chatting, I had to find a corner where no one was, sat down against the wall, and played with the straw laid on the ground, and after a while, I dozed off in a daze.

I slept in the dark, and I don't know how long it took, when I suddenly heard a loud bang, and Dingguo woke up from his sleep suddenly. There are no windows inside the prison, so you can't see the situation outside, and I don't know whether the sound comes from the artillery fire of the rebels outside the city, or the fireworks celebrating the Lantern Festival in the city. Just as he was about to get up and stretch his muscles, he heard a chaotic sound of footsteps outside the cell, and someone else was talking: "Quick! Hurry up and find two sets of prison uniforms! ”

This is a big holiday, and some people actually want to play in prison uniforms by themselves? Dingguo was quite curious, and immediately retracted and put his head next to the wooden fence of the cell. Peeking in, the jailer who was still on duty outside before had long since disappeared at this moment, only to see a long-bearded old man in a crimson official robe, accompanied by a young man, running in in a panic. The road is narrow, and the young man is actually a broad young man who flirts with Xianglian during the day. Looking at the complement on the old man's official robe, it is actually a four-grade Yunyan pattern! Thinking about it, who is qualified to wear this official robe in this Fengyang City Mansion, except for the prefect's face, who else can there be?

I saw that this prefect Yan, with the help of Kuo Shao, hurriedly took off the official robe, and then got a dirty prison uniform out of nowhere, and he didn't feel dirty, so he put it on his body without saying a word.

"Dad, there are so many prisoners here, and there are so many people...... Will it be ......" Kuo Shao turned around and glanced around, and whispered a reminder to Yan Ronghuo.

Hearing this father, Dingguo couldn't help but be secretly surprised, he never thought that this Kuo Shao was actually the son of Yan Zhifu, no wonder he was so arrogant and domineering on the street before. However, the father and son are holding a good Lantern Festival, but how can Yaxing run to the prison? Dingguo was puzzled, so he simply hid in the corner and continued to watch them perform.

Yan Ronghuo finally changed into prison clothes, and only then did he calm down a little, he waved his hand, and said breathlessly: "Look at this group of wilting guys, half-dead, what are you afraid of?" I said, what are you still grinding around, a rabbit cub? I want to kill your father! Hurry up and change this skin for me! ”

Yan Gongzi frowned, looked at the dirty prison clothes on the ground with some disgust, hesitated for a moment, and then bent down to pick up a corner of his clothes, carefully picked it up, and reluctantly put it on his body, and then chose a slightly clean cell, covered his nose, and hid with Yan Zhifu. In a panic, I am afraid that I have long forgotten that Dingguo is also imprisoned in this prison.

After a while, a few more people rushed in outside, led by a woman, only to hear her tear up her voice as soon as she entered the prison, shouting: "Brother Ning Yu! Where are you? ”

Isn't this voice Xianglian! Dingguo was overjoyed and hurriedly climbed up against the wooden fence. looked in the direction of the door, and sure enough, in addition to Xianglian, there were Li Laiheng, Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Nengqi among the people who came in.

"Quick! Fast! I'm here! Dingguo raised the shackles on his wrists and slammed them into the wooden fence. When everyone heard the voice, they immediately rushed up and smashed open the prison door, released Dingguo from inside, and helped him remove the shackles from his body. Dingguo shook off the broken straw on his clothes with his sleeves, and then stretched out his arms fiercely, and he was not in a hurry to expose Yan Ronghuo father and son, but carefully asked Li Laiheng and them about the changes that happened in Fengyang City this night.

It turned out that after Dingguo was taken away by the official army, Xianglian hurried to the City God Temple. Zhang Nengqi has always had a hot temper, and when he heard that Dingguo was captured, he was about to save people without saying a word, but he was pressed down by Wang Yinglong. When everyone gathers and counts around, it is expected that today is the Lantern Festival, the officials and lords are busy with entertainment, and they have no time to look around, and there is no danger in Dingguo in prison for a while. When the rebels attack the city at night and there is chaos in the city, it is not too late to rescue again.

In the early hours of that night, the fog was so thick that I couldn't see my fingers. Zhang Xianzhong personally led the main force of the righteous army to Fengyang City, and immediately launched a fierce attack. Li Guo and Wang Yinglong saw that the time had come, and on the one hand, they sent Li Laiheng, Zhang Wenxiu, Zhang Nengqi and Liu Xianglian with several cronies and brothers to the prison to rescue people, and on the other hand, they ordered the rest of the rebels lurking in the city to set fire everywhere, and shouted loudly: "The rebels have entered the city, don't panic!" ”

When the residents of Fengyang City saw such a scene, they immediately became chaotic and fled in all directions. These people shouted loudly as they ran, and it didn't take long for the whole city to know, and then the officers and soldiers defending the city were also in turmoil.

In a hurry, Zhu Guoxiang, who stayed behind, led the commanders Yuan Ruizheng and Lu Chengyin, Chen Hongzu and Chen Zhong of thousands of households, and Sheng Kexue of 100 households led the troops to meet the battle, and collected the scattered defenders all the way, with more than 4,000 soldiers. Under the Hongwu Gate, the two sides launched a fierce battle, and within a while, the officers and soldiers were killed in pieces, and Zhu Guoxiang saw that the general trend had gone, so he waved his sword and killed himself. The remaining more than 1,500 officers and soldiers who did not die lost their backbone, and they knelt on the ground and shouted Chitose, begging for mercy, and Fengyang, known as the central capital, fell into the hands of the righteous army.

After listening to everyone's narration, Dingguo Fang realized that he had missed such a good show this night, and all of this was due to the son of the Yan family. Thinking of the son of the Yan family, he suddenly became angry, and when he led everyone to the cell, he looked at the father and son who looked like ashes inside, and shouted: "Lord Prefect, don't hide your old man and your son, come out quickly!" ”