Chapter 427: A Nightmare Come True
Zhao Xuanling hurried back to Xijing, and as soon as he entered the city, he felt that the atmosphere in the city was not quite right.
"What happened so much that the city gate was unguarded?" Hui looked at the empty city gate, and his brows were twisted into Sichuan characters.
Zhao Xuanling sat on the horse and glanced around with dark eyes, and suddenly, his eyes sank and his back tensed instantly.
Suddenly, a large group of forbidden troops quickly stepped forward to surround Zhao Xuanling and the others.
"Take down the traitor Zhao Xuanling!" The forbidden army led by him shouted, raised the sword in his hand and stabbed at Zhao Xuanling, and was bound to catch people in one go.
"Wait." A low, indifferent voice sounded, like a muffled thunder that stopped the forbidden army that was about to rush forward.
Zhao Xuanling's dark eyes swept across their faces. "When did this king become a traitor, let me speak clearly."
"Hmph, the traitor Zhao Hanjun has already been recruited, and the emperor still has a letter between you and Zhao Hanjun in his hand, do you still want to deny it!? Imperial King, before I respected you for the Eastern Jin Dynasty to defend the territory, I didn't expect you to give birth to a rebellious heart is really disappointing, today you obediently tied your hands and captured, maybe the emperor will spare your life, if you resist, hum, then don't blame us for being polite! ”
Zhao Xuanling's dark eyes narrowed, and before he could say anything, Hui on the side sneered coldly. "The collusion between the prince and Zhao Hanjun is a big joke! If there is no evidence, you will arrest the prince and find death! ”
The forbidden army led by him sneered. "Since you don't eat and drink in the toast, then take it all for me!"
"You idiots, I've been looking at you for a long time!" Hui snorted, and with a long knife drawn from his waist, he slashed at the rushing forbidden army.
Zhao Xuanling stood on the horse and did not say a word, it was the resistance of Hui and others, many forbidden soldiers looked at Zhao Xuanling who was sitting on the horse and stood still, they were a little jealous, everyone knew that the royal king had killed countless enemies on the battlefield, and that kung fu was not comparable to their little Luo Luo at all, but there were also those who were bold, and felt that no matter how powerful Zhao Xuanling was, he was just one person, it could be said that two fists were invincible with four hands, and those who were not afraid of death rushed towards Zhao Xuanling.
For a time, the two sides were entangled in one place.
"Traitor Zhao Xuanling, if you don't hurry up and arrest you, you will wait for dozens of people from the Imperial Mansion to bury you!" The forbidden army led by him saw that the men and horses he brought were retreating one after another, and roared angrily in their hearts.
Zhao Xuanling shot the forbidden army in front of him with a palm, his deep eyes were as black as dark night, and he looked at the person on the other side of the street who was walking out with a knife on his neck.
"Stop!" Zhao Xuanling sighed.
Hui and the others stopped one after another, and looked at Zhao Xuanling's line of sight, they all clenched the hilt of their swords.
"Lord Wang, go quickly, don't blame the old slave, the old slave will never believe that the prince will be a traitor!"
"Yes, Lord Wang, go quickly, the lives of the minions are all given by the prince, and they are willing to die for the prince!"
The people in the royal palace who were held hostage looked in Zhao Xuanling's direction and shouted.
The leader of the forbidden army looked at Zhao Xuanling with a sneer. "The king, you have seen it all, if you don't want the people of your palace to accompany you to the funeral, you can honestly follow us, otherwise ......," he said, he walked up to the butler and grabbed the butler's neck.
"Ugh!" The housekeeper's breath was suffocated, and in an instant, his face turned bruised.
Zhao Xuanling looked at the leader of the forbidden army, the corners of his lips slowly hooked up a faint smile, and his black eyes were indeed cold.
Immediately, he threw down the sword in his hand and spoke slowly. "The king is coming with you."
"Ha, wouldn't it save a lot of trouble if the king did this earlier." The leader of the forbidden army let go of his hand, and the butler fell to the ground with a loss of strength.
"The king, the king...... You, you can't...... Ahem......"
"Butler, butler!"
"Take everyone away!"
……
"No, don't!"
"County Lord, what's wrong with you?"
Lin Mumu sat on the bed, frowned, clutched his chest, and when he heard the movement, he hurriedly opened the door and entered the house and asked urgently.
Lin Mumu came back to her senses and looked at the surrounding environment, this was in the inn room where they stayed, and she shook her head gently. "It's nothing, it's just a nightmare."
Stacking poured her a cup of hot water, and Lin Mumu still felt a little uneasy after drinking it.
"What nightmare is the county lord doing?" In Diedie's impression, Lin Mumu has always been a bold person, and there are very few things that can scare her.
Lin Mumu poured several cups of hot water in a row before returning to the bed and sitting down. "I dreamed of the prince."
"The King?"
"Well, it's not a good dream, I'm a little worried, you let Mingyang come to see me tomorrow." She didn't want to say that she dreamed that Zhao Xuanling was sent to the execution ground to be beheaded for public display, and the bright red blood splashed her face.
"Yes, it's still early, the county lord should sleep a little longer."
Lin Mumu looked out the window that the sky was still dark, and there was still time before dawn.
"Well, you can go down and rest for a while."
"The slave and maid are guarding the compartment."
Lin Mumu nodded, blew the lamp and retreated to the compartment.
Lin Mumu lay back on the bed, looking at the roof of the tent illuminated by the moonlight, unable to sleep for a long time.
She didn't squint until it was almost dawn, but she soon woke up again when she heard movement outside the door.
After a while, she got up and dressed, and then came in with hot water and waited for her to wash.
"County master, the slave maid has already told Major General Ming just now, and he is now outside the door."
"Let her in."
"Yes."
As soon as Lin Mumu walked to the table and sat down, Xia Mingyang walked in.
"See the county lord." 3800
"If there is no one else here, you don't have to care about these false courtesies, Mingyang, let me ask you, how is the situation in Xijing now? I mean, what's going on with the prince? ”
Hearing this, Mingyang was stunned for a moment, and then said without changing his face: "I received the news from the prince that they have returned to Xijing, and the prince is helping the emperor deal with the rebellion of the three princes. ”
Lin Mumu frowned and said, "Lord Wang...... Not implicated, right? ”
Mingyang tugged at the corners of his lips. "The county lord is too worried, how can this matter be involved in the prince?"
Lin Mumu exhaled when he heard him say this. "That's fine, it's fine."
"It's not too early, the lowly post has to prepare for the departure, and the lowly post retires."
"Well, you go get busy."
Mingyang retreated.
"It seems that I am really overthinking."
Lin Mumu took a bun and took a bite.
"Don't think too much about the county lord, the prince will definitely be fine." Stacked a bowl of porridge for Lin Mumu.
"Hmm."
Not long after eating, the team continued to set off.
Lin Mumu sat in the carriage and boredly chewed the jerky given to her by Lan Qinzhu, which was as much as a big box, and she deeply doubted that if she chewed all those jerky end, her cheeks would be twice as big as now.
At noon, Mingyang found a place where the sun was in full bloom to rest, the geographical location of Western Chu was more northerly than that of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the further you went to Western Chu, the lower the temperature.
Stacked and flipped out a light cloak and put it on Lin Mumu to prevent her from catching a cold.
"How long do you have to walk to get to Xichu?"
"At the current pace, it will take at least 10 days to reach the border between the two countries."
In other words, she had to sit in that bumpy carriage for more than ten days, thinking about it, Lin Mumu felt that her bones were about to fall apart.
"The county lord should eat something first."
Stacked up and took out the dry food from the baggage.
Lin Mumu shook her head, she ate a lot of jerky in the car, she was not hungry at all.
"There seems to be a river ahead, I'll go wash my face."
When the two of them arrived at the river, the water in the creek became cold and bitter because the weather was cold.
After the two washed and were about to return along the road, they heard a slight footstep behind them, and Lin Mumu turned around and saw Mingyang and a guard walking under a tree not far behind him.
"How's the situation going over there in Xijing?" Lin Mumu couldn't see Mingyang's expression, but he could hear his voice clearly.
"The situation is not very good, the prince was imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department, and the emperor ordered him to be interrogated in person."
"This is clearly slander, how could the prince collude with the three princes!"
"Now that the third prince is dead, it can be said that there is no proof of death, and who knows whether the evidence in the emperor's mouth is true or false!"
Mingyang angrily kicked the tree to the side. "What does it matter if it's true or not, the important thing is that the emperor hopes that the evidence is true or false!"
"Young General, what should we do, are we just watching the prince being wronged?"
Mingyang clenched the sword in his hand. "If the emperor is guilty of biting the prince to death, I will fight for this life to save the prince!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a guard approached. "Major General, the envoys from Xichu came to ask if they could leave, saying that we had been delayed for a long time a few days ago, and they hoped to return to Xichu as soon as possible."
Ming Yang quickly suppressed the anger on his face. "Got it, go talk to the county lord, and leave in a quarter of an hour."
"Yes."
Suddenly, the footsteps of Mingyang and the others gradually drifted away.
Lin Mumu and Diedie, who were hidden in the weeds, exhaled and slowly stood up, and after Mingyang spoke, the two quickly held their breath, and Mingyang was in anger, so they didn't notice their existence.
"County Lord ......" didn't expect Zhao Xuanling to really have an accident.
Lin Mumu's face was frosty, and it could be learned from Mingyang's conversation with the guards that Zhao Xuanling was arrested after returning to Xijing, accused of colluding with Zhao Hanjun for rebellion!
With such a big hat suddenly buttoned down, can Zhao Xuanling still have a good one!?
Lin Mumu believed in Zhao Xuanling, not because he believed that he would not rebel, but because he knew that even if he wanted to do this, he would definitely not be with Zhao Hanjun.
"Go back first, we can't let Mingyang know that we already know about the arrest of the prince." Mingyang didn't tell her the truth, because he was afraid that she would risk returning to Beijing after she found out.
"Yes."
The two of them returned to the group with no different faces.
"The county lord, you're ready to go, and please get into the carriage."
Lin Mumu nodded and got into the carriage with Stacking.
The team soon moved on.
Lin Mumu sat cross-legged in the carriage, lowering her eyes so that people couldn't see what she was thinking.
Stacked Stacks sat quietly and didn't say anything.
"Diedie, when you stop at the post station tonight, you immediately send a message to Ning Yuan, and ask him to figure out the ins and outs of the whole matter."
Stacked nodded. "Yes."