Chapter 232: Self-preservation
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This night, three urgent letters were delivered from the official post of Tong County, and two were sent to the palace, which were Zheng Jin's suppression of bandits to the emperor, and his private letter to the queen's mother.
The third letter was addressed to the eunuch Yun Song who followed Zheng Jin's guard of honor, and Zheng Jin arranged what Yun Song would do next in the letter.
It was also this night that a team of secret guards left the Tongxian Post House silently, and they hurried up, all the way over Tiantong Mountain, and ran in the direction of Zhending Mansion......
Zheng Jin, who had arranged everything, seemed more calm, and he took Mu Zhengyi to the Tongxian County Government early the next morning, waiting for Yin He, the assassin of Chunzhou Mansion, to bring troops over.
However, Chunzhou Mansion is not close to Tong County, even if Fu Yin and Thorn Shi led the troops to march overnight and arrived in Tong County, it was already the afternoon of the second day.
The people were sleepy and tired, and the soldiers who marched overnight were listless one by one, but Yin He, the governor of Chunzhou, did not dare to delay the time to repair, but immediately rushed to the county government of Tongxian County to ask Zheng Jin for peace.
Fu Yin and Thorn Shi were in a hurry, but Prince Yi, who urged them to order troops, seemed quite calm, he looked at Chunzhou Mansion Yin and Thorn Shi with a tired face, and only said one word.
"Rest first, talk about it tomorrow."
Fu Yin and Thorn Shi looked at each other, completely unable to understand why Prince Yi, who was still in a hurry yesterday, was not in a hurry today?! But they didn't dare to ask anything, according to Zheng Jin's instructions, after handing over the troop transfer warrant to Mu Zhengyi, he followed Zheng Jin to the Tong County official post with Fu Yin.
In the small Tong County official post, there are princes, generals, Fu Yin, Thorn Shi, and the granddaughter of a first-class official, the whole post house is crowded, and the post and servants are cautious, for fear of accidentally offending a big man.
It was also after following Zheng Jin to live in the post station that Yin He Wenmao of Chunzhou Mansion discovered that the beautiful girl who lived here turned out to be the granddaughter of the scholar of Duanming Palace.
He also knew that Miss Gu lived here because when she was on the official road, she was robbed by bandits in their Chunzhou territory and almost lost her life.
Chunzhou Mansion Yin and Thorn Shi Khan, who learned the truth, both came down, and the two looked at each other speechlessly, both of them saw fear and happiness in each other's eyes.
"Fortunately, King Yi passed by," After a long time, Chunzhou Mansion Yin found his voice and whispered: "It's not Miss Gu's luck, it's you and me's luck." ”
"Fortunately, General Xiao Mu is here," Chunzhou Thorn Shi couldn't help but tremble a little: "Resolutely lend a hand, otherwise if it is a moment later, Miss Gu will inevitably suffer." If something happens to the granddaughter of the scholar Gu in our territory...... Xia Guan really didn't know what to do. ”
"Why don't we go and thank General Xiao Mu," Chunzhou Mansion Yin whispered his idea: "Send some more gifts to Miss Gu to appease." ”
"Miss Gu is going to Ningling," Chunzhou Assassin Shi replied after thinking about it, "Why don't we send troops to escort you?" Let's let Scholar Gu see our attitude. ”
"Good! Good! He Wenmao immediately nodded like pounding garlic: "In addition, it will take several days to suppress the bandits anyway, Miss Gu's luggage and belongings are still on the official road, guarded by King Yi's men, and she can't leave for a while." I'm wondering if I should send someone back to Chunzhou to bring your wife over to accompany Miss Gu. I don't have any girls at home, I remember that you seem to have a daughter, bring it with you, and give Miss Gu as a companion these days. ”
"Xiaguan has a daughter, but she is a concubine," Thorn Shi hurriedly waved his hand: "Don't let her come over, so as not to worry about Miss Gu." Let the wives of our two families come over and prepare more Chunzhou specialties. ”
"Hmm!" Fu Yin He Wenmao is an official oil, his eyes rolled, and he said uneasily: "Scholar Gu has always been cautious, this gift can be more exquisite, don't prepare some gold and jade jewelry like gifts on weekdays." Miss Gu will definitely not accept those things. ”
"Xia Guan understands," Chunzhou Thorn Shi nodded at He Wenmao tacitly: "We officials with good rules, where did we get the money to give such a valuable gift, besides, Miss Gu is the granddaughter of a scholar of Duanming Palace, and she is from a big family, how can she look at those gold and jade vulgar things." The lower official will ask his wife to carefully select some Chunzhou specialties, as well as rare exquisite objects. ”
"Miss Gu is easy to say here, after all, she is a girl who has not come out of the cabinet." He Fuyin replied in a low voice: "This is not what I am worried about. After all, the bandits are out of our Chunzhou realm, and there is such a big incident, my Fu Yin and you, the assassin history, it is not easy to pick it up, how can the emperor ask for the crime. ”
"There's no other way right now," Chunzhou Assassin Shi replied, "You and I can only rely on Lord Yi." If the prince is willing to say a few words for us in front of the saint, then everything is not a problem. But I'm afraid that the prince will not will! ”
"I still have to find a way to beg the prince," He Wenmao nodded: "Why don't we go and follow the path of General Xiao Mu?" The Mu generals of the Anguo Mansion have always been loners, and I have heard that the Mu clan does not interfere in government affairs except in the affairs of the northern border. However, this time, General Xiao Mu actually followed King Yi out, which is worth thinking about. ”
"What the lord said is very true," Thorn Shi also nodded: "The two sons of the emperor are King Xin and King Yi, the future crown prince, and the future emperor, one of them. This time, General Xiao Mu followed King Yi out, did it also show the attitude of the Anguo Mansion? ”
The two were silent for a while, and Chunzhou Thorn Shi whispered as if he had made up his mind: "No matter what, there is nothing wrong with showing loyalty to Prince Yi in advance. If we want the prince to help us cover up in front of the saint, we have to pay some decent price. ”
"But......" He Wenmao was a little hesitant, he was Lin Xiang's student, and he should discuss such a major matter as standing in line in the battle for the storage position.
Chunzhou Thorn Shi looked at He Wenmao's face, as if he knew He Wenmao's concerns, and said very bluntly: "You and I have been in Chunzhou for many years, and we know each other. I won't hide it from you, if Chunzhou can't hide it this time, and the saint asks about the crime, you still have Lin Xiang to help turn around, but what about me? You can't sit still. I've got to find a way out for myself! So no matter what you think, I'm going to find a way to go the way of King Yi. ”
"What are you anxious about," He Wenmao replied immediately, "I didn't say that I didn't go to the king of Yi!" Now that we've come to this point, where else do we have a choice? Let's go, it's better to go to find out General Xiao Mu's tone and listen to what he has to say. ”