The sloppy beggar with his back on crutches blended in the queue waiting to leave the city, slowly moving towards the east gate of Dunhuang County. Because of the theft of gunpowder a few days ago, Dunhuang County has been particularly careful about the people entering and leaving the city gate in the past few days. Originally, for the sake of insurance, this spy wanted to wait until the matter was completely over and the situation was calm before finding an opportunity to abscond out of Dunhuang County. However, the current situation in Dunhuang County did not allow him to make such a decision, and when the limelight was at its tightest a few days ago, the government personnel and regular army soldiers who came to search were only a few steps away from the dilapidated grass hut where he was temporarily sheltering. He had even put the blade he used to defend himself against his neck, and if those who came to search broke down the door, the only thing he had to do was to give himself a good time. Anyway, Li Shimin has promised that he will take care of his family, so even if he takes this life, it will be fine.

It's a good thing if you can go back alive and return to the end. No one wants to die, let alone die in the Western Regions, thousands of miles away from home. At that time, it was also because people in the neighborhood said that the thatched hut had not been inhabited for a long time, and the last occupant had died as early as the sunshine. In addition, judging from the outside, this thatched house may collapse at any time. There are all kinds of sundries and dust accumulation on the thatched hut in front of the house. Not to mention mosquitoes and flies, you can smell the stench coming from the house from a long distance. Government officials and military members also felt that no one would live in such a bad place, and how could anyone in the slums have the power to get gunpowder? So he stopped his steps, jumped over the thatched house, and went to inquire about the next one.

After seeing the government officials and regular army soldiers who came to search far away, Wu Zhong, the spy who was observing the situation outside through the crack in the window, slowly withdrew the short blade against his chest to his waist. He sat on the ground, panting heavily, gradually calming his fast-beating heart. When he came back to his senses, he realized that the front and back of the beggar suit he was wearing were all wet with cold sweat.

After this incident, the spy did not dare to stay in the county town of Dunhuang for too long. After finally the end of the military control and curfew system, and the residents of the city were free to enter and leave the Dunhuang county, the spy immediately decided not to delay too much in the Dunhuang county. Then he took out the beggar clothes he had been wearing these days and put it on the ground and rubbed it vigorously, and then stepped on it twice, making the clothes tattered and dirty, and then put them back on his body.

This spy was also a fine work before Li Shimin's service, he had been working in Yang Guang's imperial history platform before, and he lost his job after Yang Guang died, and happened to meet Li Shimin recruiting troops and horses in the people, and sincerely recruiting heroes and heroes from all walks of life in the people, when Li Shimin was thirsty for talent, this spy actually sneaked into Li Shimin's well-defended mansion alone, so he was sent to the Western Regions to carry out this mission by Li Shimin. Therefore, this spy, after making his whole body dirty, splashed a scoop of water in the house on the ground, and this kind of thatched house in the folk will not have floor tiles at all, and the ground under his feet is the tamped land, which was splashed by this clear water, and suddenly turned into black mud.

The spy first inserted his ten fingers into the black mud, rubbed and pinched it vigorously repeatedly, and then picked up the black mud on the ground and rubbed it vigorously on his face, rubbing his hair vigorously. Then use the clothes you are wearing to wipe off the excess black mud. After the soil on the face has completely dried naturally, use your hands to remove the floating soil on the surface. After this series of disguises, the spy has completely turned into a beggar. Even the fingernails were covered with black mud, not to mention the hair, which was dirty and unsightly. This is also the method that this spy has been saving his life during his time in the Imperial Tower. It doesn't matter if it's dirty or messy, you have to look like something as much as possible. His work is very risky, and the slightest flaw can cost him his life.

Although there were many people lining up to leave the city, the soldiers did not take much time to check on everyone. Although the line was very long, it kept moving forward slowly, and there was no strenacy. In a short time, the spy arrived at the gate of the city, ready to be searched and questioned by the soldiers defending the city in front of him.

The soldier in front of him, who looked very alert, kept staring at the back of the spy, his eyes sharp like a knife, constantly scraping the spy's body. It was as if he had seen through the spout's disguise and knew his true identity.

The soldier stepped forward, and without saying a word, reached out to touch the spout's abdomen. This person should be in the prime of life, both in terms of hair color and physiognomy, and it stands to reason that he should not be hunched over like an old man in his old age. When things go wrong, there must be a demon, this person is either really suffering from a congenital disease, and he is a hunchback when he comes out of the womb, or he has another purpose to disguise himself as a hunchback, and there is something unsightly hidden in the space that comes out of the hunchback. The soldier was excited, thinking of the theft of gunpowder a few days ago, and in recent days, the government has vigorously inspected various neighborhoods, and even the most rampant Buddhas in Dunhuang County have been withdrawn at this time, if this person in front of him really hid something, then it must be the bag of gunpowder stolen in the army before.

Just as the soldier's hand was about to touch the beggar in front of him, a voice came from behind the soldier: "Ah. What is there to search a beggar. I'm afraid he won't even be able to eat lunch when he looks like that, so don't waste any time on him, just let him go. A man who looked like a commander stepped up from behind the soldier and said to him.

The soldier withdrew his hand after listening to the commander behind him, turned back to the commander and said yes. Then he waved his hand at the beggar and motioned for him not to get in the way and to leave quickly. The beggar stole to look at the officer who was speaking as he passed by the soldier and the commander, and saw that the officer nodded at him silently. Only then did the beggar realize that the officer was no stranger, but the one who had given him gunpowder that day.