Chapter 42: Riding out of the city
The long-awaited opportunity finally arrived, Wang Ran and the Li brothers and sisters couldn't help but be a little excited, and after a little communication, the three of them went their separate ways.
Shen Zheng, the three of them returned to the tea house, and each reported the news they had found.
"The four city gates are now heavily guarded, and the entry and exit controls are very strict, making it difficult to pass without the approval of the government." Wang Ran said in a deep voice: "It seems that Pixian and Wenjiangding have been lost, and there is no barrier in Chengdu Mansion, otherwise the government would not be so cautious." ”
Li Zongyu also said excitedly: "We inquired about all the nearby carriages and horses, and someone in the Guo family's car ordered a lot of calf carts, and asked them to be sent to the side alley of the Bomai Division's office the day after tomorrow." ”
Wang Ran couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, but he immediately restrained himself and said calmly: "Okay, but how we get out of the city at that time is also a problem." ”
Li Zongyu pondered for a moment and said confidently: "I have a way." ”
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"Bang... Bang... Bang... Purify all sentient beings, save the suffering and save the suffering..."
Wang Ran heard the monk gradually walking away, gently removed the row door and walked out, it was the darkest time before sunrise, so the street was empty, but he still did not dare to relax his vigilance, after identifying the direction, he walked briskly to the east.
Always traveling at night, I don't know if I can make it this time, Wang Ran sighed in his heart, looked up and saw that he had walked to the side alley of the Bomai Division, so he turned around and entered the opposite alley, squatted down and waited, staring at the movement in the opposite alley, but his mind kept thinking about how to follow after leaving the city, where to set up an ambush.
After about two quarters of an hour, Wang Ran heard the neighing of cattle and horses, accompanied by the wheels and chariots, and concentrated on taking a closer look. I saw a convoy slowly walking into the alley opposite, there were a total of ten calf carts, and it seemed that there were a lot of people and things to bring.
The first pilot stopped the car, then got out of the car and knocked on the door, and after a while the door opened, and came a man dressed as a steward, who carefully checked every car, and then handed the head the master a burden, and the master whistled, and went away with his men. Many people came out of the door one after another, carrying all kinds of household belongings to the car.
Wang Ranzheng was engrossed in observing, and suddenly felt a pain in his heart, as if he had been blocked by something sharp weapons, so he had to raise his hands, hang his head and say: "Spare your life, the little one is definitely not a villain... Li Woman. ”
"Hey, how do you know it's me?" Li Jin'er behind Wang Ran asked in a coquettish voice.
The corners of Wang Ran's mouth were slightly raised, and he didn't look back, he just sniffled, and the body fragrance like an orchid and musk deer made him remember it since the first time they met, and he naturally knew it as soon as he smelled it.
"Nasty." Li Jin'er's face was slightly red, she kicked him lightly, wrinkled her nose and said, "Sure enough, it's a disciple." ”
Wang Ran continued to stare at the other side and asked, "How are you guys over there?" ”
"It's all set." Li Jin'er replied.
Wang Ran saw that there were gradually pedestrians on the street, and he was afraid of arousing the suspicion of others, so he stood up and said, "You haven't eaten yet, let's go, I'll invite you." ”
"Hmm."
The two entered the next morning food shop, ordered soup cakes and some snacks to eat, and after using up, they saw that the convoy in the opposite alley was also ready to go, and quickly settled the bill and left the store.
After the tea effort, the convoy finally set off slowly, and Li Jin'er was about to follow, but saw Wang Ran frowning and didn't move, and wondered: "What's wrong?" ”
"No, the people who followed the car were all ordinary guards, none of them were Qi Yuanzhen's personal guards, I'm afraid he wasn't in this convoy, let's wait." Wang Ran said cautiously.
After another half hour or so, the side door opened again, and more than a dozen knights slowly walked out with two carriages, and Wang Ran pulled Li Jin'er to follow.
The two followed the team of people all the way to the east gate, the front of the gate was overcrowded at this time, they were all people who wanted to go out of the city to avoid trouble but were stopped, crying and scolding were endless, Wang Ran and Li Jin'er squeezed through the crowd to find Li Zongyu, who had been waiting in the carriage for a long time, and quietly followed Qi Yuanzhen's men and horses to the city gate.
Seeing that Qi Yuanzhen and the others really went out of the city gate unimpeded, Wang Ran and the Li brothers and sisters waited for a while before driving to the door, and the soldiers guarding the gate said impatiently: "Is there an approval?" You can't leave the city without approval. ”
Li Zongyu got out of the car and took out a waist card and handed it to him, the soldier took a closer look and wondered: "It's Bo Mai again, why didn't you go out of the city with the team just now?" ”
Li Zongyu's eyes widened, and he said impatiently: "What do you have to do with it, do you still need to report to you when you do things?"
The soldier was angry, but when he saw Li Zongyu looking like a noble man, he didn't dare to offend, so he had to suppress his anger and said respectfully: "The big man is angry, and the little one asks casually, and there is no other meaning." He turned his head to his subordinates behind him and ordered, "Let go." ”
The soldiers lifted the fence away and made way of the way.
Li Zongyu snorted coldly and said to Wang Ran, who was driving, "Let's go." ”
When the soldier saw that the car was far away, he snorted and scolded, "Bah, the guy who fights people." ”
Out of the city, Wang Ran asked Li Zongyu where he got the waist card, and Li Zongyu smiled: "Friends are not made for nothing." ”
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In front of the yamen of the Bomai Division in the city, Fang Zhicheng was about to enter the door, when he suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart, and whispered to the guard at the door: "What time is it?" Has the left master book arrived? ”
"It's past the hour, and the left master is here."
"Huh?" Bitter, I knew that I wouldn't eat with Li Rendi until so late last night, and I would definitely eat and hang up later, Fang Zhicheng hurriedly crossed the threshold and raised his feet to run in.
"Fang Zuo Official!" The guard suddenly stopped Fang Zhicheng and asked suspiciously, "Where is your waist card?" ”
When Fang Zhicheng heard this, he looked down and saw that the waist card was really not there, and he touched his body again but couldn't find it, so he had to pretend to be unhappy and said: "It must have fallen into the duty room yesterday, why, if you don't let me in without the waist card?" ”
The guard sneered and said: "Naturally don't dare, Fang Zuo, what kind of qualifications do you have, why do you still need to verify the waist card, it's just a kind reminder, you go slowly." ”
"Well, it's good to know." Fang Zhicheng hurriedly walked away, oh no, it must have been in Xiangyu Pavilion last night, I have to make up an excuse to find it later, otherwise it will be a big trouble if I really lose it.
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Li Jin'er saw that the carriage was walking unhurriedly, so she hurriedly said: "Go faster, what should I do if I lose it?" ”
"There are so few people on the road, wouldn't it be exposed if you chase too close. Anyway, he can only take this stone ox road, let's follow it from a distance, and we can't lose it. Wang Ran explained.
Li Zongyu saw that Wang Ran looked confident, so he sat down beside him and asked him where he was going to set up an ambush.
Wang Ran saw his expression and knew that he must have considered it too, so he asked, "What do you think?" ”
"I think it's better to wait until outside the Sword Gate Pass to ambush, where the road is narrow and long, the calf cart can only pass alone, and the guards on both sides are weak, we can ambush on the side of the road and do it while he passes, so that it is not easy to be besieged." Li Zongyu had ambushed Wang Jien there before, so he naturally felt that it was the best place to set up an ambush.
"I'm afraid it's not proper, Qi Yuanzhen went out of Chengdu this time just to avoid disaster, and he may not necessarily go out of Shu, I think he may stop at Jianmen, where it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the righteous army can't fight for a while, he can hide there and watch the situation, if the righteous army captures Chengdu, he will have time to come out of Shu." Wang Ran didn't agree with this proposal, but he hadn't actually walked the Shu Road himself, so he had never made a decision, so he asked, "You should have walked this road twice, right?" ”
"Four times, I chased Wang Jien back and forth before, and after they broke through Pengshan with Wang Xiaobo, we went back to Yizhou once, and we also walked this stone cattle road."
"Then what do you think is the best place to set up an ambush before you get to the Sword Gate? The closer the better, and the night is long. ”
"I want to think about it." Li Zongyu pondered for a while, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes, there is another place that is also suitable for setting up an ambush, and it is not far from here." ”
"Where?" Wang Ran cooperated quite helplessly, Li Zongyu is a good person, but he loves to sell Guanzi, and people can't help but want to smoke him.
"Luofeng Slope, Luojiang County, Deyang."