Chapter 368: Return to Beijing

"Hmph, you have a lot of ideas."

After speaking, he didn't wait for Jia Lian to react, and immediately hurried to find Wang Ziteng.

There is no time to delay, Wang Ziteng is the ruler of the nine provinces, and letting him do this is undoubtedly the best candidate.

When the time comes, we will catch up when things are done, and we will not delay.

Of course, this is also a big gamble, and the bet is that the other party will not dare to act rashly.

After all, during this period of time, the two sides have had several small-scale bottom-out confrontations, and the other party already has a general understanding of our country's military strength, so Jia Lian is nothing more than a fluke mentality.

At the beginning, Wang Ziteng transferred troops from Yuehai to Ping'an Zhou in order to deter foreign enemies, and now that the goal has been achieved, as long as he continues to show the appearance of still a large number of people, he can still hold out for a period of time under normal circumstances.

Of course, this method is used against people with brains.

If the other party is a general with well-developed limbs and a simple mind, if he has to rush in regardless of his thoughts, it will basically be dangerous.

However, the two sides are stuck until now, if they are really brainless, they will attack early.

So the soldiers were divided into three routes, all the way to follow the prince Jia Lian into the night and return to Beijing as soon as possible, all the way is that Wang Ziteng led a few people to fortify, let the leaders of each camp burn empty stoves, and divide the remaining soldiers into several parts, shouting slogans at regular intervals every day, the voice should be loud, very kind.

And the cavalry drill tied branches behind the horse's tail.

All in all, it is to move a little bit louder, giving the other party the illusion that they are more powerful.

The rest of the road is a large army, after all, there are so many people, it is impossible for all of them to enter Beijing day and night, this part will follow behind the prince, ensure that while resting, arrive in the capital as soon as possible.

And at this time, the palace is no longer just the emperor, because the queen has always been by the emperor's side, so ......

Through the screen, although Lin Ruhai was dressed neatly and spiritually, the tiredness in his eyes was obvious.

The queen also contracted smallpox.

Smallpox usually does not appear in adulthood, but as long as it does not occur, it can still be infected.

Originally, when the imperial doctor admonished, the queen didn't care about this, but Lin Ruhai Dai Quan secretly called someone who had already been out to serve because he wanted to go to the court, and the two were far away, but they didn't get close.

So now the queen also showed signs of smallpox, but the two of them were unharmed.

But in the last few days, King Zhongshun seems to have been a little impatient, and each time it has become more and more excessive, but because he is afraid of the identity of the queen, he has not succeeded.

But now even the queen is in a bad disease, which makes Lin Ruhai even more anxious.

"Lord Lin, the emperor has pox now, if he is a young man, he may still have a chance to survive, but the saint is now over the age of six, and he is only afraid of ......"

Trembling, a middle-aged man dressed in eunuch clothes trembled and spoke.

If Jia Lian was there, he would definitely know that this person was the one who took his pulse for him in the past and told him that he was not sick at the beginning.

This is also the reason why the king of Zhongshun did not dare to enter the palace for confirmation.

In Lin Ruhai's opinion, as long as the emperor's body is a person in the palace, whether it is a confidant or a head of the hospital, as long as it is a person in the palace, King Zhongshun will definitely be able to find clues.

But if the gods are brought into the palace from the people without knowing it, then the risk is small.

Lin Ruhai is crooked, and now the life of the little grandson of the head of the courtyard is in the hands of King Zhongshun, and the emperor's smallpox is still caused by him, so he naturally can't believe it.

So now that I have found such a doctor from the people, the other party did not expect it, although the "emperor" of the early dynasty was tired, but he was also there, so he was surprised, and he didn't dare to act rashly, but only dared to test step by step.

"What did the City God Temple say, didn't it say that the Imperial Hospital had already developed a medicine that could treat smallpox, and now it is effective?"

Seven days have passed since the incident, and as early as when the incident broke out, Lin Ruhai asked the imperial hospital to go for diagnosis and treatment through the mouth of the "emperor", and if it was effective, it should have been reported a long time ago.

So in fact, he didn't have any hope in his heart, Lin Ruhai opened his mouth casually, but he also had a little luck in his heart.

Now, according to the imperial doctor, unless the emperor descends to earth with Da Luo Jinxian, I am afraid that he will not be able to pass this pass.

So the only thing I can look forward to now is that Jia Lian will bring the prince back to Beijing as soon as possible.

Following Lin Ruhai was Fang Ren'an, the left attendant of the salt department, who shook his head while shaking his head when he heard this.

"The Royal Hospital did say that a few days ago, I learned from the mouth of Mrs. Jia in Rongguo Mansion that I had studied a medicine for a long time, but I had never done human experiments, and now this scenario was originally a desperate gamble, but that person said that the risk was too great, and let the Imperial Hospital consider it separately, so it was not medicated."

King Zhongshun had the intention of wanting the emperor to die this time, although he had made many arrangements, but as long as the emperor still had a breath, this would still be the emperor's world, if his reputation for killing his father spread, not only would he be scolded by tens of thousands of people, but even the generals who now took refuge in him would be shaken.

You must know that rebellion is a serious crime, and now his arrangements are based on the emperor's death from smallpox, and only when the emperor dies will his actions be implemented.

Therefore, how could he care if the people on the side of the City God Temple were dead or alive, let alone let the imperial hospital cure them.

Unless the emperor is dead, in order to attract Mingxin, perhaps he will do so.

Hearing this, Lin Ruhai's original luck also disappeared, the corners of his mouth mockingly hooked, and Lin Ruhai snorted coldly.

"Hmph, I'm afraid that the drunkard doesn't mean to drink, such a heartless and unrighteous person, even if he ascends to orthodoxy in the future, I'm afraid he will be a faint king!"

Jia Min's death has not been forgotten from beginning to end.

Although the Kong family has been uprooted, the concubine of the Kong family next to King Zhongshun has also died violently.

But Jia Lian knew that the Kong family had a few catties and a few taels, if there was no support from the Zhongshun palace behind them, would they dare to do such a bold thing to the court officials?

Therefore, although he has only been committed to salt politics since returning to Beijing, the fire of hatred in Lin Ruhai's heart has never been extinguished, but he has not found the right time.

It's just that these words came out of Lin Ruhaikou, after all, it was a big rebellion, and Fang Ren'an didn't dare to talk when he heard it, so he didn't say anything.

Knowing that he was speechless, Lin Ruhai stopped judging that person's character after saying this, paced back and forth, thought about it and spoke,

"Is there any news of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Previously, Jia Lian walked on the front foot, and there was a team of elite soldiers out of the palace of Zhongshun on the back foot, others didn't know, but now Lin Ruhai was instructed by the emperor, but he mastered the royal secret army, so he was very well-informed.

It's just that the number of these people is too small, and they are usually used to find out the news, but if the palace change really breaks out, it will be a drop in the bucket.

And Lin Ruhai, the military power in the hands of King Zhongshun, did not negotiate, but behind those people are all families.

The old fox of the family, looking at him left and right, sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, everyone watched in the end, nothing more than who could have the last laugh.

If the emperor died, then there were no scruples, and they would eventually be Fuzhong Shunwang ascending the throne, but as long as the emperor was alive for one day, they would not dare to act rashly.

Now the doctor's words show that the emperor's time is short, and Lin Ruhai's last honor guard is only the crown prince to return to Beijing as soon as possible.

"Not yet, I have ordered people to wait in disguise on the outskirts of the city, as long as they see the figure of His Royal Highness the Prince, they will definitely take the secret passage and bring it into the palace."

The secret passage in Fang Ren'an's mouth is the secret passage in the palace, when the ancestors built the palace, they also thought of a way out for their descendants.

Don't be afraid of 10,000 in case, there is no end to this kind of thing, if you really encounter an accident one day, there is a way out.

Stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood.

It's just that this secret passage is usually only known to every emperor, and the reason why Lin Ruhai knows it is also because the emperor expected that if he fell, the palace was afraid that there would be changes, so he specially told Lin Ruhai.

It's just that what Lin Ruhai didn't know was that as early as this morning, the prince, Jia Lian and others had already arrived at the city gate.

It's just that now the city gate is tight, and the investigation is very strict.

With the status of the crown prince, it is not impossible to force himself in, but Jia Lian is cautious, and the letter Lin Ruhai gave him is full of urgency.

So the group went to the farmer to buy coarse linen clothes, and kept wandering around the city gate looking for opportunities.

It's just that it is precisely this that causes the dark guards and others who are also disguised to not see them for the first time.

The reason why he did not return to Zhuangzi in this situation is that Jia Lian is also worried.

After all, the situation in the court is so tense now, and the people are worried about contracting smallpox, so they go out of the city to avoid the limelight, which is understandable and allowed.

But in this difficult time, civil and military officials should lead by example, so every morning is still the same, and it is not to let the people panic.

And at this time, Jia Lian was not in the court on vacation, and all kinds of meanings are naturally profound.

Jia Lian is self-aware, and at this time, he may not be able to see how many people are staring at him, which is really unstable.

It's just that I can't enter the city gate now, and it's not a way to hang around the gate all the time.

"It's better to ask Your Highness to take shelter in a safe place first, and I'll go find out the news."

After thinking about it carefully, Jia Lian felt that this was the safest way at present.

After all, Lin Ruhai has already said that, I think there is a way to get in, but now I don't have a clue, I still have to go back to Zhuangzi, maybe there will be words passed down by Lin Ruhai.

I have to say that Jia Lian is wise, the prince and his entourage quietly hid in the Tieji Temple for the time being, and he did not change the clothes of the farmer's family, and went directly to the hot spring Zhuangzi to find Wanzhuangtou.

August 15 crab feet itching, only a few days left from the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is a good time to eat crabs, Jiajiazhuang Zhuangkou, Wanzhuang head personally drove a carriage, there are several large baskets behind the car, which are full of crabs.

"Yo, Wan Zhuangtou is sending crabs to the house, this is really big!"

Seeing this, the old king who was grinding at the entrance of the village shouted at Wanzhuangtou from afar, and his eyes were full of envy.

He was a tenant in Zhuangzi, and he lived in Zhuangzikou, and he had two sons in his family.

Wanzhuang often sends fresh fruits to this side these days, and the temperature of the hot spring village is higher than that of other places, so the fruits and vegetables are also ripened earlier than other places, so everyone is familiar with them.

"Well, yes, this is just caught today, and I sent it over to the masters to try it."

Laughing back, Wan Zhuangtou turned his head and was about to continue to catch the car, but the old Wang Tou over there had already pushed open the door and came out, and curiously pointed at two of the big wooden barrels with a cigarette gun.

"What is this, why do you have to use a barrel, so mysterious?"

The barrel was similar to the usual bath bucket, there were two of them, and the lid was tightly covered.

As he spoke, he stepped forward curiously, and Wan Zhuangtou's face changed when he saw this, and he stepped forward and smiled.

"It's some fish and shrimp caught by the way when fishing for crabs, you know, the masters are expensive, this thing has to be fresh, I have no choice but to keep them, keep them all the way inside, it's none of my business whether they are dead or alive."

As he spoke, he took the initiative to reach out and open one of them, which was full of wooden buckets of water, sparkling, indeed some fish and shrimp.

"This is for you, anyway, so many masters are not bad for these, but don't tell others."

Without waiting for the old king's reaction, Wan Zhuangtou pretended to cover the lid unintentionally, then took out a small basket from the side, took out a lot of it from the crab box and handed it over.

The old king is actually many years old now, but his body is very tough, but he is greedy, and every time people come and go, he always has to ask for something from others.

Destroying wealth and eliminating disasters, Wan Zhuangtou knew the old man's temperament, so he simply didn't wait for him to speak, and took the initiative to hand things over.

"Hey, that's good."

Smiling from ear to ear, the old king was flattered and took the basket, his eyes flashed, and he couldn't care about his task.

"Thank you so much, Wanzhuangtou, I will come often when I have time in the future."

Beaming with joy and saying goodbye to Wanzhuangtou, the old man was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. Wan Zhuangtou saw the old man go back, he breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly drove to the courtyard of Jia's house.

It's just that what Wan Zhuangtou didn't see was that just when he turned around, the anger in the eyes of the old Wang Tou, who was originally smiling, flashed.

A few days ago, when the Jia family was stationed in Zhuangzi, a group of people suddenly came to Zhuangzi, and the group of people told him that Haosheng monitored Zhuangzi and reported it as soon as he found any abnormalities, so he is like this every once in a while.

In the big kitchen of Jiafu, Wan Zhuangtou unloaded the crabs one by one with the help of the little guy, until the barrel was unloaded.

"The second master is now in the mansion."

Quietly opened his mouth towards the barrel, and then in the stunned eyes of the little guy, Jia Lian stood up from one of the barrels violently.

"You go back first, what to do or how to do it, don't show your flaws."

Commanding towards Wanzhuangtou, Jia Lian glanced at the scared little guy.

"I'm waiting for you here, you go to your second grandmother and ask her to put on (harmony) clothes for me."

Be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years, and now it looks like this, one mistake will become a thousand years of hatred, so Jia Lian must be careful and careful now.

The purpose of this is to keep it from outsiders just in case.

Qin Keqing was also scared enough when he got the news, after all, Jia Lian, as the master of this family, would not be reduced to the point of going home so secretly.

With doubts in the surprise, although Qin Keqing heard that he had doubts in his heart, he didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly took Jia Lian's clothes to the big kitchen.

It's noon, and it's about to start. With doubts in the surprise, although Qin Keqing heard that he had doubts in his heart, he didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly took Jia Lian's clothes to the big kitchen.

It's noon, and it's about to start.