Chapter 235: Rescue the Cloud Palace Girl
The eunuchs wanted to hide and flee for their lives, but Cheng Su had already rushed forward, raised his sword and took their lives.
He looked at the situation in the side hall, the woman and the dead man were fighting together, and none of them had the potential to crush them, so he couldn't care about the outside, so he called his own people to help.
Before this, Cheng Su also launched a signal flare, signaling that Song An could bring people in.
There are still hundreds of Praetorian Guards at the foot of Yungong Mountain, which were specially arranged by Emperor Qiwu, even if they save the girls inside, it will be difficult to break through to the defense line below.
Therefore, Song An took the government soldiers to ambush at the foot of the mountain, and as soon as the signal was issued, he came to a front and back attack, which was unguardable.
There are no villages and towns within a radius of five miles where the Cloud Palace is located, even if the Praetorian Guard sends someone to the capital to report the news, they will be intercepted and killed on the way.
The fire in the Cloud Palace almost reddened half of the night sky.
The fighting continued.
The Praetorian Guards and the dead soldiers had been in a state of slackness for several months, and suddenly they were attacked and uncommanded, and they were so chaotic that in just one hour, people were almost dead.
Song An was dressed in a strong suit, his face was covered with a black cloth, and he had a lot of blood on his body, and he ordered his men to carry the corpses of the Praetorian Guards and the dead soldiers together and pour fire oil on them.
He recognized it for a while, and then recognized Cheng Su with a human skin mask, and asked, "How many girls are there?" ”
"Thirty of them are alive." Cheng Su said, "There are five dried corpses in the place where Gu is raised, I have grabbed the Gu doctor and asked, there should be seventy or eighty dead girls, and after they became dried corpses, they were carried to the back mountain by the dead and burned." ”
"There are only more than thirty ......" Song An's eyes were sour, and he was full of regret, if he had made a decision earlier, he should have been able to save the lives of more than ten more girls.
He went into the side hall to take a look, the dried corpse was extremely terrifying, and he still maintained a frightened expression on his face, he couldn't help but be disgusted, and finally endured the nausea, and the guilt in his heart for Emperor Qiwu disappeared.
These girls are only fourteen, fifteen or sixteen, and they are in their best years, and they have become the medicine guide for Emperor Qiwu to refine medicine!
Such a cruel and unscrupulous emperor, how can he deserve to sit on the throne of the Great Apocalypse!
Cheng Su didn't have so much thought, and urged Song An: "The outside is almost taken care of, we still have to take the living girl down the mountain and leave." ”
Song An nodded, and secretly vowed to seek justice for these dead girls.
He did not delay, and took the living girl down the mountain with the female agent.
The girls were frightened, they couldn't walk very steadily, and in the darkness of the night, most of them had to be supported by female spies.
When I went down the mountain, there was a carriage to pick them up, because there were many girls, and they were transported to Zhuangzi in batches, and when the wind had passed, they would send them home.
Song An held the torch and saw that there was a familiar one among the girls.
He hurriedly asked the female spy to take the person out and pull the person aside.
Zhang Ying was startled, thinking that he was going to do bad to him, and immediately knelt down in front of Song An: "Uncle, I can be a cow and a horse for you, and a slave and a maid, but if you force me, I would rather die headfirst!" ”
"Eh, how could I force you!" Song An lowered his head and pulled down the black cloth on his face, "You don't recognize me?" ”
Under the torches, the light was still bright.
Zhang Ying looked at it carefully, and finally recognized the person, two lines of crystal tears appeared on her face, and she whimpered: "Watch...... Cousin-in-law, why are you here? ”
Zhang Ying's cousin was married to Song An, and in the past, Song An came to Beijing to report on work, and Zhang Ying's father and daughter would give him the east.
The Zhang family was in trouble, Zhang Ying's cousin had already married Song An, and she was not in the capital, so she was not implicated.
"I'm here to save you, don't say anything in front of those girls, my identity can't be exposed yet." Song An hurriedly helped the person up and said, "No wonder I asked around and didn't know where you were exiled, it turns out that you arrived here." ”
However, Zhang Ying is not married yet, so it is not strange to think about it.
No wonder Emperor Qiwu did not exterminate all the women of the Zhang family at that time, it turned out that they had already arranged their whereabouts, but it was just the difference between early death and late death.
Zhang Ying wiped her tears, she didn't have much strength to stand, so she could only sit on the grass.
Song An was distressed when he looked at it, after all, the Zhang family used to be a big family, and Zhang Ying was pampered, but now she has become such an embarrassed appearance.
Zhang Ying was moved in her heart and said, "I didn't expect my cousin-in-law to remember me...... By the way, the place where we are being held is the Cloud Palace? ”
When Zhang Guifei was still alive, she followed Zhang Guifei here, so she was a little impressed.
Song An nodded.
Zhang Ying turned to understand the reason, and muttered: "I see, I understand my cousin's difficulties, and I will definitely not reveal the slightest tone." But...... But the woman of the Zhang family is the only one left, and the others have never come back since they were escorted away, cousin-in-law, what does the emperor want to do with us? ”
Song An couldn't explain the situation, so he could only say: "It's all over, I will arrange someone to send you to Luonan, your cousin will take care of you, you don't have to think about anything." ”
Zhang Ying's eyes were red and swollen, she suddenly gritted her teeth and said, "No! If I don't go to Luonan, I won't leave the capital! I want to be innocent for my family! Otherwise, my parents will not be able to see it! ”
Song An twisted his eyebrows and said, "But your family's case ...... You are a daughter's family, and what your father has done, he will not tell you. ”
The implication is that I don't believe that the Zhang family's case has grievances.
"His Royal Highness accused my family of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and searched my house for the military formation map and letters exchanged with the Great Liang, but that room ...... It happened to be the night before His Highness got drunk! The more Zhang Ying said, the more hateful her voice became, "Although my father is fighting hard in the court, he will not do anything to collaborate with the enemy and commit treason!" All of this was framed by His Royal Highness for my family! He just wants to please the emperor! I want to become a prince! ”
After hearing this, Song An remembered that the Zhang family was found guilty evidence, and the man was hacked to death on the same day, and the woman was imprisoned without even being examined, which is indeed a bit weird.
Zhang Ying saw that Song An was stunned, she quickly grabbed his hand again, and asked in a low voice: "Cousin-in-law, I was brought here half a month ago, I calculated, there have been more than 20 girls in the past half a month, what does the emperor do with us?" If this matter is used as a threat, will the emperor give my Zhang family an innocence? ”
Song An sighed and said, "This is not your daughter's family's business, don't say it again, you go to Luonan first, I will find out about your Zhang family's affairs first." ”
Zhang Ying's eyes were red, and she gasped twice: "Since my cousin-in-law refuses to help me, then ask my cousin-in-law to take me to see King Ling, he will definitely help me!" ”