In the morning, the first rays of morning light appeared on the horizon.

As soon as the gate of Beiping City was opened, there were already people lining up to leave the city.

Usually, the city gate is not too crowded at such an early stage, but since these two days, the patrols in the city have been strengthened, and even when they go out of the city, they are much stricter than usual, everyone has to be interrogated, and the carriages and horses have to be checked.

So, early in the morning, there was a long queue at the city gate.

Soon the sun came out.

The city gate was illuminated, and the faces of the people in line could be seen with anxious expressions, and the tea houses on the side of the street were also set up, and the people who sat in the tea houses and drank tea were leisurely and chatting.

At this moment, a horse-drawn carriage slowly approached from the avenue.

This carriage was wide and comfortable, and at a glance it was clear that the people sitting in it must be either rich or noble, so the people on both sides of the avenue retreated, but when they came to the place near the city gate, the people here were queuing, and they really couldn't back down.

The carriage stopped.

An old and calm voice came from the carriage: "What's the matter?" ”

The attendant sitting in front of the carriage looked ahead, and then said, "Guogong, it is the people who are checking and interrogating at the gate of the city. ”

"Oh?"

And the people inside spoke no more.

The attendant jumped down from the frame and said, "Please wait, and the villain will go and tell them." ”

Obviously, it was to get past these people and get out of the city in advance.

"Hey," the people in the car stopped him, "don't worry, we're not in a hurry." ”

“……”

"Besides, at this time, there should be no more disputes."

When the attendant heard this, he was a little surprised, and looked at the carriage with wide eyes that had not even moved the curtains.

Then he said, "Yes." ”

So, the carriage followed the team in front of it, moving forward little by little, just next to the tea house.

Inside the tea house, a few people who seemed to be idle were bragging.

After chatting for a while, a person suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Do you know that King Ning is dead." ”

Someone next to him said: "Who doesn't know this?" ”

"Then do you know who killed King Ning?"

"If he rebelled, who else could have killed him? Of course, it was ordered by the emperor to kill. ”

"You're wrong," the man leaned over with a mysterious look on his face and said, "I tell you, it wasn't the emperor who ordered him to be killed, it was the emperor who killed it with his own hands!" ”

"What?!"

Everyone was stunned.

Immediately someone said, "How is this possible?" That's a brother, huh? Even if rebellion is a big crime, it is impossible for the emperor to kill his brother with his own hands. ”

The man sneered and said, "You don't understand this, it's not his crime of rebellion that let King Ning die. Think about it, a few years ago, on the border of Yongzhou, King Jing also rebelled, but now he is still locked up, the emperor has not killed him for so many years, why did King Ning rebel this time and kill him within a few days of being arrested? ”

At this time, everyone also heard the interest, and hurriedly asked, "Why why?" ”

"Because—"

The man looked around, then stretched out his hand to cover his mouth, and said in a very low voice, but it happened to be heard by everyone: "Because, King Ning rebelled this time, and the banner is - orthodoxy." ”

"Orthodoxy? What do you mean? Isn't the emperor orthodox? ”

"That's right, even if the emperor's throne is snatched, he is also the son of Emperor Gao."

The man said, "Here's the problem. ”

His voice was lowered a little, and he said: "I heard that on the first day of the emperor's relocation of the capital, when the big altar was sacrificed, King Ning proposed that the emperor was not born to Empress Xianchen. ”

"What?!"

There was an uproar.

Everyone's eyes widened and they looked at the man in disbelief, and the man continued: "This time King Ning rebelled and was killed, which is said to be the reason. There is news from Changqing City, Hecheng, and the court, that the current emperor is not only not born to Empress Xianchen, but is not even Gao-"

Speaking of this, the owner of the tea house came over and said, "Don't talk nonsense, be careful to cut off your head!" ”

The man sneered: "What are you afraid of? Now everyone knows about it. ”

"Really?"

"I don't believe you go into the city and see, it's being said everywhere."

"Who said this, is it credible?"

"I heard that it came from the court, otherwise, how can we know that King Ning was killed by the emperor himself?"

The man spoke so eloquently that the people around him were skeptical and discussed.

The breeze was blowing, and the curtains on the windows were shaking.

At this moment, a hand reached out from inside and pressed the curtain down, and although the curtain was pressed down, it could not hide a chuckle from inside the carriage.

The procession in front of them finally began to move, and the carriage moved forward.

In a short time, the carriage arrived at the gate of the city, and when the soldiers guarding the city saw the carriage, they all realized that a great man was coming, and hurriedly surrounded it.

"Who's in the car?"

"Get out of the car and get checked."

When the attendant sitting on the frame heard this, he immediately showed an angry face and said, "You are so bold, do you know who the person in the car is?" ”

One of the soldiers guarding the city was relatively young, and he didn't know the severity, so he said directly: "Who do you care?" We were ordered to check here, and whoever it was was to get out of the car! ”

"You-"

Just as they were about to quarrel, an old voice came from the carriage: "Don't mess around. ”

Everyone looked up, only to see that the curtain on the carriage was lifted a little by a hand, revealing a face full of wrinkles, it was Chengguo Gong Wu Ying's request!

"Guogong?!"

When the soldiers guarding the city saw that it was him, they were all stunned, and hurriedly knelt down: "Meet the prince." ”

"No need to be polite."

Wu Yingqiu looked at them with a smile and said, "Do you want to check me?" ”

The little soldier was also upright, knelt on the ground and said: "Please forgive me, we have been ordered to defend the city here, and any chariots and horses entering and leaving must be checked." ”

The attendant on the side immediately became angry, pointed at him and said angrily: "You are so bold, even the carriage of the prince of the country has to be checked?" Do you know that this time King Ning rebelled, Guogong was meritorious, and even the emperor praised Guogong and gave Guogong the right to enter and leave the palace freely. Even in the palace, the prince can enter and exit freely, you, a small city gate guard, still dare to check the prince?! ”

The little soldier was robbed of white by him, and his face immediately turned red.

At this time, the leader of the guards on the side also stepped forward and said with a smile: "Who doesn't know the loyalty of the Guogong, we can't find out the head of the Guogong if we investigate." Release, release! ”

The crowd hurriedly retreated.

Wu Yingqiu said with a smile: "Then, I'll go." If there is someone in this carriage that you are looking for, you will not find it. ”

The leader laughed and said, "The prince is laughing." ”

Wu Ying begged for the curtain that was put down.

The carriage swayed past the men, and soon disappeared outside the city gates.