Chapter 279: Infiltrating the Palace
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"Lunch, let's get out of the way! I didn't expect that this Mubashaf also hid a master, and even Gele was killed, but fortunately we didn't make a move, otherwise the consequences. Halder wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and then said: "It is estimated that there are also people in the Great Eclipse Envoy Regiment, while they have not yet reacted." Let's go and bid farewell to His Majesty the Great Sui at once! Leave the city overnight and return to Byzantium! β
"What? We're just gone? Wouldn't that be a cheap cannibal? Lunch was stunned.
He asked suspiciously: "We didn't make a move, and Grad is dead, and the big cannibal Anzhi knows that the person who killed them was invited by us?" β
Halder sighed, "Even if they're idiots, they can guess we're behind it." Otherwise, who will have trouble with them? This is not a court decision, but also a matter of evidence. As long as they think we did it, and then let the hidden master take action and secretly take the heads of the two of us...... In this eastern capital, there are still people who can't avenge us? β
When Lunch heard this, his heart immediately went numb, and he secretly thought: Even if someone helps him avenge himself, he can't let his head move!
He immediately nodded like a peck of rice and said, "Okay!" If this is the case, Lord Halder, then let's go back to the inn at once, pack up and go!" Anyway, according to the current status quo of the Sui Dynasty, even if the Great Cannibals can convince the Great Sui to form an alliance with them, it is estimated that the Sui Dynasty will not be able to help them with anything! β
Halder and Lunch hurried back to the post house with their men, and then divided into two, and Halder went to the palace to bid farewell to Yang Guang, saying that a messenger had been sent from China, asking them to hurry back to China to deal with an urgent matter.
Lunch, on the other hand, instructed his entourage to carry their luggage onto the wagon and prepare for evacuation.
At the same time, Woo Ming, Mubashaf, Usa and others were busy all afternoon giving confessions to Jing Zhaoyin's messengers, describing the situation of the attackers. and visiting the wounded Dashi attachΓ©s and the Sui soldiers who were responsible for defending them.
Later, Yu Ming also received a definite answer from the coroner: these Turks who attacked them were Geler and his men. And the leader who was killed by Yuming's arrow was Geler himself.
After a busy afternoon, when they returned to the post house in the evening, they found that the courtyard where the Byzantine envoys were staying was empty. Yuming inquired with the servants in the courtyard, only to learn that the envoy of the Byzantine Empire, Halde, had led the envoys out of the city and returned to China.
After a moment's thought, Yuming and Mubashaf immediately understood that this Geler must have been invited by Halder to attack, and when he saw that the assassination had failed, he was afraid of his own revenge, so he fled in a hurry.
Mubashaf regretted it, but he was also glad that in this way, there was one less enemy who sang against him every day. Now, they can do their best to find a way to rescue the eldest grandson. If he could help Yuming do this earlier, he would be able to follow Liaodong later, form an alliance with it, and then go back to report to King Caliph.
One of the after-effects of this attack was that Yang Guangjia sent a large number of guards to protect the inn. Mubashaf and Ussa, in particular, were followed by the forbidden army wherever they went. And Luoyang, the eastern capital, was almost overturned by the officials and soldiers, and a curfew was imposed at night. This caused a lot of inconvenience to their rescue plan.
In a study in the inner courtyard of the post house, Mubashaf, Usa, and Yuming and his uncle Sun Wuji, who he secretly contacted, were discussing the rescue plan.
Yu Ming explained to everyone the news he got from Shumeng: "Tomorrow is October, the day Yang Guang went to the royal tomb to pay tribute to his mother Dugu. Both the Forbidden Army and the Imperial Forest Army in the palace will be accompanied by a large number of men. The guards in the palace will be reduced to the lowest point. And we're going to sneak into Ouchi Prison at this time! Rescue the Innocent! β
After hearing this, the eldest grandson Wuji frowned, and said with some concern: "Ah Ming, even if the guards in the palace are reduced a lot, and the forbidden army is not in the palace, the guards in the palace will not be less than a thousand. I heard that there are only about 40 elite people who have infiltrated the palace, and the Ouchi Prison is a heavily guarded place, can we take it? β
Not only did the eldest grandson Wuji find it difficult to succeed, but even the others present felt incredible. Even if there is chaos in the city, a place like Ouchi Prison is also a heavily guarded place, and it is really unimaginable that only forty or so people will be able to break through.
Yu Ming said: "If you attack head-on, you won't have a thousand people, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed." But we weren't trying to attack from the front door. The eastern capital city was specially built by Yang Su in the early years of the Great Cause, and Luoshui passed through the city. As a result, the underground aqueduct of the Imperial Palace has undergone some changes...... According to Miss Lyric, there is an abandoned garden next to Ouchi Prison, and in the garden there is a waterway that leads to the underground. So, we will dive into Ouchi from this waterway. Then disguise yourself as a guard in Ouchi, and in the name of arraignment, go to the cell where you are imprisoned, and then rescue you! β
After a pause, he continued: "After we rescue the people, we will meet at the Luoshui Wharf in the Eastern Capital." Then, let's get on the boat again and leave! β
After listening to Yu Ming's plan, everyone was relieved, if it was to infiltrate the Ouchi Prison and then rescue it in the name of arraignment, it would be more feasible. It's still dangerous, but it's much better than the unreliable idea of storming Ouchi Prison.
At this time, Mubashaf saw that Yu Ming had not arranged his own affairs, and hurriedly asked, "Marshal Yu, what about me?" Won't you arrange for me to do anything? β
Yu Ming Zhengse said: "Your Excellency Mubashaf, you don't have to go to the Ouchi Prison to rescue Humble Jing. It's my business, and I'm grateful that you've helped me get to this point. Besides, if all the people in our envoy corps run away, it will also make the officials of the Ministry of Rites suspicious. Tomorrow, I invite you and Lord Wusa to accompany the Great Sui Emperor to the royal mausoleum to pay respects. After we have successfully rescued you, you can resign to Yang Guang and return to China. Then come to Liaodong to join us, and then discuss the alliance, and deal with the matter of containing the Turks! β
After hearing this, Mubashaf was also happy, he didn't want to take this risk, but because of the face, he had to make this statement, hearing Yu Ming say this, he was also overjoyed, and nodded in agreement: "Marshal Yu is thoughtful, this makes me admire." Dashi will get along with Liaodong in the future and be friends forever! β
Yu Ming knew that what he said was a lot of water, but he didn't break it, just nodded with a smile and agreed.
Then, after arranging the time for the operation to be launched, the retreat line, and the countermeasures in case of an emergency, they went back to their rooms to rest.
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On October of the 11th year of the Great Cause, the weather was sunny and the warm sun shone on the eastern capital of Luoyang.
There were already thousands of empty alleys in the eastern capital, and all the surnames in the city poured into the streets, watching this rare memorial ceremony.
On both sides of the road from the palace to the royal mausoleum stood the guards in white clothes and white armor. Black and white flags filled the main roads of the Eastern Capital, creating a solemn and mournful atmosphere.
Yang Guang, Empress Xiao, Yang Luoqi, Yang Tong and other members of the royal family left the palace in more than ten luxurious carriages, and marched to the royal mausoleum under the escort of thousands of forbidden troops.
At this moment, Yuming is also ready to raid Ouchi Prison. He and the eldest grandson Wuji led more than 40 personal soldiers to a deserted wharf next to Luoshui. This is a secret waterway pointed out on the map that Shumeng gave him. It is possible to sneak into the palace from here.
A pro-soldier jumped into the water with a "poof", and then dived to the bottom of the water to begin to explore.
After a while, he poked his head out of the river and said in surprise: "Marshal, the entrance has been found!" β
"Let's go!"
With Yu Ming's order, the accompanying soldiers all jumped into the water together and dived into the waterway they had just explored.
The waterway was not completely filled with water, and the upper part was empty, so they breathed very easily.
After about a mile of progress, they came across an iron fence.
The eldest grandson Wuji pushed hard a few times, but found that he had been locked and could not be opened.
"Mowgli, get out of the way, I'll try!"
Yu Ming rushed forward, mobilized his internal force, slapped out his palms, and slammed into the iron fence.
"Bang!" There was a loud bang, and the iron fence fell in response.
"Let's go!" Yu Ming waved his hand and continued to swim forward with his subordinates.
After about half an hour, they finally came to the end. Then he pushed open the stone slab at the mouth of the waterway. The long-lost sunlight reappeared above them.
After Yuming jumped out of the hole, he saw that he was in a garden in the palace, next to which was a small pool with a rockery. It was very quiet and there was no one.
"Come out! It seems that this place is relatively remote, and there are not many people coming. Yuming shouted into the waterway.
Everyone else rushed out.
After Yuming came out, he checked the map, pointed to the left and said, "The Ouchi Prison where Wuji is held is over there." Let's change our clothes first! β
At this time, everyone immediately took off their civilian clothes outside, revealing the clothes of a large internal guard. The eldest grandson, Wuji and Yuming, both wore human skin masks so as not to be recognized. Yuming was wearing the clothes of an official of the Criminal Department, while the eldest grandson Wuji had to wear a prison dress aggrievedly, pretending to be a prison and walking in the front.
After changing their clothes, they all threw their changed clothes into the waterway and swaggered towards Ouchi Prison.
As soon as they got there, they also encountered several groups of forbidden soldiers in the palace.
When these forbidden soldiers saw that it was someone from the Imperial Observatory who came with Ouchi guards, they hurriedly saluted respectfully. Among them, one of the captains of the guard asked, and the eldest grandson Wuji directly said that he was on the order of His Majesty to interrogate the prisoner. The captain of the guard did not dare to say any more.
It didn't take long for them to reach the gate of Ouchi Prison, but they were stopped by the guards at the gate.
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