Chapter 40: The City Wall

Wei Shen and his entourage didn't dare to stop for half a moment, and after running for nearly half an hour, they saw the gate of the capital and saw this majestic imperial city from afar.

The people in the city would never have imagined that there were such arrogant gangsters outside the city.

Wei Shen's eyes were slightly red, and he looked at the two big engraved gold characters of "Shangjing" with angry eyes, and when he arrived, he was almost there.

However, at this time, the horses of Wei Shen, Luo Yu and Fan Dong suddenly fell to the ground one after another and coughed up blood, and the horses that had not stopped for nearly half an hour and were frightened and carried two people suddenly fell to the ground in the nearby capital city.

"Ah-" Wei Shen and Qin Ruilan both fell to the ground, Qin Ruilan's palms rubbed the skin, her delicate little face wrinkled, and before she could cry out in pain, Wei Shen snorted twice, she hurriedly went over to look at Wei Shen, "General Wei!" General Wei! How are you? ”

"It's okay..."Wei Shen frowned, his body curled up in pain, and he didn't know how sharp the sword Dai Wang was with, and he kept bleeding after twisting his shoulder a few times.

"General Wei!" Luo Yu and Fan Dong also fell to the ground with Xiao'er and Yuebai, but because they reacted immediately, they were not seriously injured, they supported each other and got up and staggered towards the city gate, and found that Wei Shen and Qin Ruilan did not follow, so they hurriedly ran back.

Wei Shen looked up with difficulty and saw them rushing back, and thought of the eldest lady whose life and death were uncertain at this time, he couldn't help but feel anxious, and scolded loudly: "Waste! Idiot! What are you guys doing when you come back! Get home as soon as possible! Please General Liang to save the eldest lady! ”

Luo Yu and Fan Dong were afraid that Wei Shen's life would die here, and Qin Ruilan was powerless to rescue him, so he disobeyed Wei Shen's order to help Wei Shen up, and said: "The eldest lady Jiren has her own natural appearance, she will definitely be fine, and now that General Wei is so seriously injured, you can't run around anymore!" ”

Wei Shen's eyes were red, staring at the city gate not far away.

Liang Huanqing went into the tiger's den alone in order to get them out of danger, how could he put the eldest lady in danger because of his own reasons!

"General Wei!" Luo Yu Fan Dong was a soldier under Wei Shen, and he was worried about the safety of his general, and seeing that he was seriously injured at this time, he must not bear to throw him here.

Wei knew their thoughts, he glanced back at Qin Ruilan, squirmed his lips a few times and didn't speak after all, he looked at Xiao'er who was standing aside at a loss and Yuebai who was almost fainting because he was crying because he was worried about the eldest lady, he had mixed feelings in his heart.

Wei Shen has been a soldier and a general under General Liang since he was a child, and he has fought a lot of battles, but he has never been so depressed and powerless as he is today, his breathing gradually slowed down, and finally pushed Luo Yu Fan Dong away, regardless of their obstruction, he was about to go to the capital, he said: "You two, take care of Miss Qin and the two girls, I will go to General Liang myself!" ”

He considered that the three girls might not be able to travel with him, but he couldn't leave them here alone, besides...... He wanted to see General Liang in person and accuse the eldest lady of the crime of fleeing for her life.

Xiao'er helped Yuebai, who was already overly sad, looked at Qin Ruilan worriedly, and then looked at Wei Shen's stumbling back. At this time, they didn't know what to do, although the capital seemed to be close at hand, but it would take some time to walk in a twist and turn.

Luo Yu Fan Dong clenched his fists and stood in place, they wanted to step forward to help General Wei Shen, but there were still three frightened girls here who needed to be taken care of, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

Qin Ruilan pinched her handkerchief and twisted her fingers, bit her lip, hesitated for a while, and then trotted to catch up with Wei Shen, put Wei Shen's hand on her shoulder, and a young lady who only knew piano, chess, calligraphy and painting in the boudoir actually grabbed the man's waist, and she said: "We won't hold back, I'll help you, let's go to General Liang Lin together." ”

Wei Shen looked at her in surprise, and opened his mouth not knowing what to say.

With that, she turned back to Xiao'er and beckoned to them, saying, "You guys should follow quickly." ”

Luo Yu Fan Dong cheered up and promised to follow.

But at this time, Yuebai's body was soft and weak, and his expression was sad and trance-like, Luo Yu hesitated for a moment, hugged his fists at Yuebai, and said, "Miss Yuebai, I have offended." ”

As he spoke, Luo Yu carried Yuebai on his back and trotted to keep up with General Wei Shen's pace.

At this time, the sun was setting, and the group supported each other, with the same belief in running forward in their hearts, and walked anxiously towards the capital.

After the morning court today, Qi Jingqin was ordered to inspect the work of Master Fu Yuan of Jingzhao Mansion with Qiqi, and at this time, Lord Fu Yuan was in the city to introduce Qi Jingqin to the security work in the city.

"Slow down, lord." Lord Fu Yuan humbly led Qi Jingqin to the city wall, the current government is in turmoil, the officials above the temple are all in danger, do not dare to offend any of the forces, Qi Jingqin was ordered to inspect the security of the capital, if something goes wrong, the first person to bear the brunt is Lord Fu Yuan.

He nodded to Qi Jingqin with a smile and said, "Lord Wang, please take a look." The security system of Shangjing City is formulated in strict accordance with the laws of the Celestial Empire, and there will be soldiers on the city wall for twelve hours a day......"

Fu Yuan showed Qi Jingqin his achievements since taking office, and looked out of the city in every possible way.

The pavilion at the gate of Shangjing City is extremely high, so that the survey soldiers can better climb the height and overlook the distance, and know the danger outside the city in advance. Qi Qi looked around, but inadvertently saw Wei Shen and his party hurriedly walking towards the capital, and he muttered strangely: "Huh? Isn't that General Wei Shen? Didn't they go to Yunxiao Temple to pray for blessings? ”

The sound of Qi Qi was not loud, but Qi Jingqin in front of him heard it clearly, he raised his hand to interrupt Lord Fu Yuan's words, walked to the railing of the city wall, frowned and squinted for a long time, Fu Yuan hurriedly gave the surveyor a look.

The surveyor is one in a million with good eyesight, he saw Wei Shen with blood stains on his body, and he was staggered over, and several people accompanying him were embarrassed, but he didn't see Liang Huanqing who went out of the city together a few days ago.

The surveyor was busy thinking that this might be related to the safety of the eldest lady of the Liang family and the future Princess Jing, so he hurriedly knelt down with his fists clenched and said to Qi Jingqin: "Go back to the prince!" Indeed...... It is indeed General Wei Shen, who accompanied Miss Liang Fu on this trip! There was no trace of Miss Leung. ”

Qi Jingqin frowned and asked, "Is it really Wei Shen?" ”

"Lord Yu! It's indeed General Wei! He hesitated for a moment, then looked at it again, and at this time Wei Shen and his party had already approached, and he could see more clearly, "It seems that he is still seriously injured!" ”

At this time, Qi Qi also saw Yuebai, who was lying on Luo Yu's back and had fainted, and he snored: "That's Yuebai!" ”

Qi Jingqin also looked over, but he didn't see Liang Huanqing's figure in that group of people, combined with Wei Shen's serious injury, Yuebai fainted, and Liang Huanqing disappeared, he felt that something was wrong: "Something happened!" Prepare the horses! ”

Lord Fu Yuan of Jingzhao Mansion was so frightened that he trembled on the side, thinking that it was a matter of going out in the capital, if something really happened, he, the Lord of Jingzhao Mansion, would be unable to escape the blame.

Wei Shen and his party walked to the gate of the city with difficulty, and Fan Dong took the lead in running to the city, waving his hand to attract the attention of the survey soldiers, so that they could send troops to rescue Liang Huanqing first.

At this time, the city gate was wide open, and two horses ran out of the city, and it was Qi Jingqin and Qi Qi who were on the horse.

When Qi Jingqin rode up to them, he looked at Wei Shen, who was covered in blood, and asked with a solemn face, "What happened?" Liang Huanqing! ”

Wei Shen's face was pale, he gritted his teeth and knelt down, and said sonorously: "The lower officials are incompetent!" On the way back from Yunxiao Temple, we were attacked by thieves, and we were all seriously injured. I hope the prince will help! ”

Qi Jingqin's eyes revealed a cold light, he looked at Wei Shen and the others, all of them showed a weak posture, he pinched the reins, and said to Qi Qi: "You stay and take care of them, and inform Fu Yuan of Jingzhao Mansion to send troops to support... By the way, inform the battalion Liang Lonely! ”

"Lord Wang..."Qi Qi seemed to be a little strange about the command of the prince, and he was just about to ask questions.

Qi Jingqin said sternly: "Hurry up and do it!" ”

As he spoke, he whipped his horse and ran towards the road that Yunxiao Temple must pass.

Qi Qi also hurriedly got off the horse and went to help Yuebai, who was still unconscious at this time, and he showed distress on his face.

Fu Yuan of Jingzhao Mansion also hurriedly came with soldiers and horses, and seeing that the prince was walking away, he hugged his fists and said to Yiqi: "Dare to ask the prince of Qiqi, what should this official do now?" ”

When such a thing happened during the prince's inspection, Fu Yuan was also frightened, thinking that the black gauze hat on his head would definitely not be able to be saved, so he hurriedly looked for a remedy.

Qi Qi said: "The lord first sent troops to protect the prince, and let people send General Wei Shen back to the general's mansion to heal his injuries, and the prince ordered, and then asked someone to go to the camp to inform General Liang Lian." ”

"Hey, hey, this official will do it!" Fu Yuan seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and hurriedly wanted to instruct his subordinates to do something.

"Give me a horse!" Wei Shen, who looked weak standing on the side and was being supported by others, suddenly said, and everyone looked at him.

Qin Ruilan knew what he was going to do, he must have wanted to go to the camp in person to tell General Liang Lin that this matter was his poor protection, he was uneasy in his heart, and wanted to go to the camp to confess.

She grabbed Wei Shen and said, "General, no." You're seriously injured at this time, so you need to heal well! The prince has gone, you can rest assured, Huanqing will be safe! ”

Wei Shen stubbornly broke away from her hand, and despite her persuasion, he turned over and got on the horse of Qiqi, and ran towards the camp quickly.