Chen Jisheng led 3,000 cavalry to chase down the shopkeeper of Nameless Town and the people who escaped, but in the end it was a pity that he was one step slower. I watched those people flee into Kaifeng City, and after they entered the city, the city gate was closed again.

Obviously, these people still have a lot of strength in Kaifeng City, otherwise the officers and soldiers defending the city would definitely not let people enter at will.

Chen Jisheng had no choice but to lead his troops back to Nameless Town and tell Mao Wenlong the whole story.

After a short period of commotion, Kaifeng City returned to calm, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the fierce cavalry returning.

And the shopkeeper, after arranging those men, hurried to the palace alone.

The shopkeeper is just a manager of Nameless Town, he is not the main master, the real main owner is in the government at the moment, and he must report the situation of Nameless Town as soon as possible.

In the palace, the shopkeeper also did not need any notice, he went straight to the palace after he arrived, and the officers and soldiers who were guarding did not even intercept him.

The study of the prefect in the backyard is brightly lit at the moment, since Bi Yuan went to ambush Mao Wenlong with only 10,000 soldiers and horses last night. The prefect has been waiting for news restlessly.

But a whole day passed, and he did not get any news about it, which would make the prefect already anxious.

And at this moment, in his study, he is not alone, there is also a woman dressed as a man.

This woman is white-skinned and beautiful, and her expression is calm, which is in stark contrast to the prefect's anxiety. And the prefect seems to be very jealous of the woman in front of him, even if he is anxious at the moment, he doesn't dare to have any disrespect for the woman in front of him.

The woman glanced at the prefect, and suddenly opened her mouth and said, "Why are you so anxious, just one Mao Wenlong only brought a hundred guards." General Bi is bringing 10,000 elite soldiers, if you can't kill Mao Wenlong like this, what else do you have to be anxious about. ”

The prefect had a hard time, but he couldn't be disrespectful to the woman in front of him, so he had to smile bitterly: "The young lady doesn't know, the current strength of Kaifeng City is empty, if General Bi Yuan can't assassinate Mao Wenlong successfully, if he brings troops to fight, Kaifeng City will definitely not be protected." When the emperor blames us, we will definitely have no good fruit to eat. ”

A hint of cruelty flashed in the woman's eyes, and she chuckled: "Your Excellency should know about Nameless Town, if you really need manpower, with the friendship between us, this busy lady can help you." Of course, as long as you come up with money, it doesn't matter how many people you want. ”

The prefect shook his head helplessly: "The young lady has been promoted, if the prefect has money and food, naturally there is no need to be so distressed." ”

The woman said pitifully: "Then love can't help." ”

"My lord, the innkeeper of Nameless Town has come to ask for a meeting." The guard outside the door suddenly knocked on the door and said loudly.

"Come in." After the prefect asked the woman with his eyes, he shouted loudly to the guards outside the door.

The door opened, the innkeeper entered in a panic, and after the door was closed again, the shopkeeper quickly glanced into the room. When he saw the woman sitting alone, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stepped forward and whispered: "Young lady, the nameless town is occupied by Mao Wenlong and his troops. ”

The woman's expression paused for a moment, and then asked in a dark voice: "Are you sure that Mao Wenlong led people to do it, and what about the casualties of his brothers?" ”

The shopkeeper didn't dare to hesitate at all, and hurriedly said: "There are no casualties among the subordinates, but more than 20 of those miscellaneous guys have been killed or wounded." Also, the subordinates can determine that the nameless town is occupied by Mao Wenlong and his people. ”

The woman suddenly stood upright, and at some point there was a short sword in her hand, and the sharp blade was on the neck of the shopkeeper. She sneered, "If you fail to defend Nameless Town, what's the use of leaving you!" ”

As soon as the words fell, before the shopkeeper could beg for mercy, the woman waved her hand directly, and the sword slashed through the shopkeeper's neck.

The blood suddenly appeared, and the shopkeeper couldn't even exclaim in surprise, his hands covered the cut wound, and his round eyes were full of unwillingness.

Where did the prefect expect the young lady to be so ruthless, he was startled, and just wanted to open his mouth to call out to the guards outside. Unexpectedly, the woman threw a cruel look over, and the prefect swallowed the cry that came to his mouth and put it back into his stomach.

From the woman's eyes, the prefect clearly knew that if he dared to shout, he would definitely be killed by his sword.

This woman's murderous name is known to everyone in Kaifeng City, she is the first family in the city, the eldest lady of the Qing family. She was originally a lady and lived a carefree life, but three years ago, the Qing family suddenly encountered a catastrophe.

Three years ago, the whole family of the Qing family went back to their hometown in Shaanxi to worship their ancestors, but they were slaughtered by the rebel bandits, and only the wife of the eldest young master of the Qing family in front of him survived. Escorted by the original old housekeeper of the Qing family, after returning to Kaifeng City, she scattered all her family wealth and pulled up a great force.

Later, she secretly got the nameless town, and no one knows how powerful she is. The prefect only knows that none of the people who offend her will end well.

And the prefect also clearly understands that at present, there are a large number of Qing family subordinates hidden in Kaifeng City. It is estimated that Zhuang Yexiang in front of her gave an order, and the entire Kaifeng City would immediately become something in her pocket.

The prefect has always been very careful for the sake of the black gauze hat on his head and for his own life. I never dared to be disrespectful to Zhuang Yexiang, after all, the Qing family was the largest family in Kaifeng City before, and the relationship was complicated.

Zhuang Yexiang watched the shopkeeper slowly die of anger, she put away the short sword in her hand, and asked the prefect coldly: "Do you know who this Mao Wenlong is?" ”

The prefect didn't dare to hide it in the slightest, and he replied truthfully: "It is rumored that this Mao Wenlong is a general who previously guarded Liaodong and resisted the Jin soldiers. Later, because Yuan Chonghuan seized his military power, for some reason, he came to Ye County in Henan. Recently, he has directly occupied Xuzhou and Guidefu, and those peasant armies belong to the people who must be eliminated by the imperial court. ”

Zhuang Yexiang hesitated for a moment, and said coldly: "No matter who he Mao Wenlong is, anyone who dares to beat my Zhuang Yexiang's idea will die." ”

The prefect's eyes lit up when he heard this, and it was obvious that Zhuang Yexiang had hated Mao Wenlong at this moment. This can be regarded as having a common goal, and he hurriedly said: "If you want to kill Mao Wenlong, what does the young lady need, even if she is instructed, as long as the prefect's office gets full support." ”

Zhuang Yexiang glanced at him and sneered: "When I go to meet that Mao Wenlong and come back to discuss, I want to see if he has three heads and six arms." ”

In the prefect's stunned face, Zhuang Yexiang turned straight away, and disappeared into the vast night after a while.