Everyone waited for Concubine Rong to make a statement, and the surrounding eyes stared at the back of the curtain of the carriage, and they pricked up their ears one by one......

Concubine Rong was silent for a short time, and it took about four or five seconds before she spoke, " Lord Yan has worked hard all the way, if there is no help from Lord Yan, we will not be able to get here safely, this palace has absolute trust in Lord Yan, since Lord Yan feels that it is not appropriate to enter the county seat of Wuting County in front of him, then this palace will listen to Lord Yan's arrangement, but there is no news of His Majesty in the past few days, this palace, King Min and Princess Anping are all a little anxious, if you wait for everyone to settle down for the time being, I wonder if Lord Yan can go to the county town to inquire about the news of His Majesty?"

Seeing that Concubine Rong lowered her posture in public, Yan Liqiang didn't go any longer, and slowed down her tone, "Don't worry, Niangniang, when we settle down, I will personally go to Wuting County to see if there is news of His Majesty!"

"Hmm!" Concubine Rong answered in the carriage, then looked at the dead eunuch, and her tone suddenly became stern, "Jiang Yun, Lord Yan is loyal, although you have a high status in the palace, but here Lord Yan has the final say, you must not be rude to Lord Yan, you have to pay attention to what you say in the future, don't be suspicious, make people feel cold, quickly apologize to Lord Yan!"

The dead eunuch's face changed in the blink of an eye, faster than turning a book, he had a bitter face, and said in his throat, "The old slave saw the hard work of Niangniang Min and the princess on the road, and also wanted to share the worries of Niangniang, let Niangniang have a good rest, and there was no suspicion of Lord Yan, if the old slave said the wrong thing just now, he was also straightforward and fast-talking, and there was no malice, Lord Yan was a lot, please don't mind ......", the dead eunuch said, and patted his face lightly twice on the left and right like mosquitoes," Blame me for this mouth, blame me for this mouth......"

Yan Liqiang just glanced at the dead eunuch, and didn't say much, turned around and came to the front of the team, and continued to lead the team forward, no longer entering the county seat of Wuting County, but passing the county seat, and then continuing to walk for seven or eight miles, seeing that there were fewer and fewer refugees on the road, he stopped, and found a dirt hill next to the official road and backed by the green mountain, so that everyone could camp and rest here.

If it were Yan Liqiang's idea, he would definitely not rest for a moment, rush directly through Wuting County, and go as far as possible in one go, at least leaving Hualan County, because at this time, the closer to Gyeonggi, the more chaotic, but many of the people in this team are ordinary sergeants, as well as a group of craftsmen and palace maids, who have been running for two days and two nights in a row, and have not slept well.

And as soon as this side settled down, Yan Liqiang didn't stop, and directly called the four palace guards to follow him, rode the rhino dragon horse, and then turned back to the county seat of Wuting County to inquire about the news, and the reason why the palace guards were called to follow was to let Rong Guifei and others feel at ease, if they heard any news, even if Yan Liqiang didn't say it, Rong Guifei would naturally know.

......

When Yan Liqiang stepped on the official road and left, the dead eunuch Jiang Gonggong stood in the shade of a tree in the northwest of the earthen hill where everyone camped, squinting his eyes, with a hint of hatred, watching Yan Liqiang and his guards kick up a puff of smoke and dust on the road, and the sound of hooves was like thunder, rushing towards the city of Wuting County, until Yan Liqiang and the others turned the forest more than a mile away and disappeared, the dead eunuch spat at the ground fiercely and cursed in a low voice. "I'm in the imperial capital that day, even if Gonggong Liu saw our family, he was polite to our family, you are a hairy boy, what kind of thing, you dare to shout at our family, really our family is afraid of you......?

The dead eunuch cursed here alone for a few words, and then returned to the station, found one of his henchmen, pulled the guard to a hidden place, and then took out a small roll of rolled paper and a seal from his sleeve and handed it to the henchman." After a while, you go to Wuting County, don't let people know, remember to enter through another city gate, don't bump into the person surnamed Yan, and then send this letter to the post house in the county town, show the seal of our house to the post house of the post house, and let the post house use the flying letter to send this letter to Xu Taizhong, the county guard of Hualan County, understand?"

"Father-in-law, what are you ......" The henchman guard took the things handed by the eunuch, but still asked with some hesitation, "Lord Yan instructed us...... Don't reveal your whereabouts, if this is known to Lord Yan...... Fear...... I'm afraid ......"

"It's been a day and our family is still on top, what are you afraid of?" The dead eunuch rolled his triangular eyes and stared at the guard, his eyes flashed with a cold light, and his tone was full of threat, "It's only been a few days, don't you dare to disobey our family......"

"The subordinates don't dare!" the guard hurriedly bowed his head.

"This Xu Taizhong knows our family, loyal to the imperial court, once he learns that Niangniang and King Min are here, he will definitely send troops to pick us up, it's better than relying on the surname Yan now, now the team up and down are looking at the head of the horse surnamed Yan, the surname Yan is imperious and domineering at a young age, and he is not reliable at all, if he has any bad intentions on the road, who can cure it, I think even Elder Liu is not his opponent, Xu Taizhong sent troops over as soon as possible, and we will ......be safe one day sooner."

"This ...... Does the mother know?"

The dead eunuch's eyes flashed, and he said casually, "Our family is doing things for Niangniang, of course Niangniang knows!"

Hearing that Niangniang also knew, the guard didn't say anything anymore, and immediately received the order, "Yes, the subordinates obey the order, and send this letter immediately!"

"Well, remember, you don't ride a horse, so as not to attract the attention of others, I remember that you have good light skills, this little distance should not be too far!"

"Father-in-law can rest assured ......"

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Yan Liqiang took people, and after just a while, he came to the west gate of Wuting County.

Outside the west city gate, there are also a large number of refugees gathered under the city wall, this time, because there are only five people, when Yan Liqiang returned, it did not cause any commotion, when they came to the city gate, the sergeant guarding the city gate stopped Yan Liqiang and them, and after Yan Liqiang took out a waist card of the head of the imperial horse step division, Yan Liqiang let them enter the city.

On the way to the county office, Yan Liqiang found that there was a miasma of black smoke in the county, chickens and dogs jumping, fights in restaurants, guns on the street, and some people cried that their homes were stolen by thieves and they wanted to report to the officials.

When he arrived at the county office, he took out the waist card of the head of the Imperial Mabu Division, and the county order hurriedly came out, respectfully welcomed Yan Liqiang and others to the backyard of the county office, and entertained them with tea......

Chat a few words, the county order asked three questions, since the imperial capital beacon smoke rose Stanley, the county order is also confused, anxious, but also don't know what to do, and has been waiting for the news of the peak, helpless, it has been three days, Huizhou Thorn Mansion and Hualan County County Shoufu have no substantive news at all, all that comes are some empty words such as protecting the territory and the people, but the refugees who fled from Jingxigi are surging, as for other news about His Majesty the Emperor, he has not heard the slightest thing, and even thinks that His Majesty the Emperor is dead, and no one has survived the ministers of the court, as for the news in Huizhou, he knows a littleNow that millions of refugees are pouring in, Hualan County, Tonghe County, and Yushan County in Huizhou, which border Beijing, are all in chaos, and public security incidents are emerging one after another......

"Now there are many refugees inside and outside Wuting County, many people have nothing to eat, and they are irritable, why don't the county magistrates open the official warehouse for relief, if those refugees make trouble, this Wuting County, I'm afraid it will also be eroded instantly, and the lives of adults may not be guaranteed!" Seeing that this Wuting County Commander is an honest man, not bad, Yan Liqiang had to kindly remind," I entered the city from the west gate just now, and along the way I have seen that the security in the county has deteriorated very seriously, and it is precarious, and the refugees inside and outside the county town have gathered, like a pile of firewood, and only a little spark can be ignited.

"This ...... There is a little food in the official warehouse in the county seat, but there is not much ......" The county commander in his fifties looked at Yan Liqiang with an embarrassed face, and said resignedly, "I know what my lord means, it's just ...... It's just that the use of these grains is not something I can call the shots, I received a notice from the county guard the day before yesterday, and the county keeper asked me to be optimistic about these grains, so as to be a backup for the army to rescue Gyeonggi, and it must not be moved, so there is a loss in the official warehouse, which will affect the army's rescue of Gyeonggi, I am afraid it will be difficult to protect my head, I want to wait for two more days, if the assassin and the county guard send an army to arrive, the situation in this county is estimated to be good, and the refugees will not dare to make trouble......"

Yan Liqiang looked at this county order helplessly, this county order is cautious and submissive, if he can live peacefully on a peaceful day, he will not make a mistake, but in front of him, as soon as the court is over, the whole world has been reversed, he is still this kind of character, it is definitely a blessing in disguise.

If this county order is a bully and corrupt official with a bad stomach, it would be fine, Yan Liqiang cut him with a knife, and it is not difficult to open the official warehouse directly, but this guy is still an honest man, usually conscientious, and there are no bad thoughts in his head, which makes Yan Liqiang not even find a chance to start.

"Didn't the county magistrate just now wonder why I came to this Wuting County, to tell you the truth, I am not the advance of His Majesty's southern tour, but just escaped from the imperial capital, and now there are estimated that there are not a few living people in the imperial capital, and I don't know how many of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty can survive, the imperial court is over, the reinforcements sent by the Assassin Mansion and the County Guard Mansion that you are waiting for may never come again, the words have come to this point, what to do, you decide for yourself, I will leave......" Yan Liqiang said, regardless of the county order's instantaneous face, he arched his hand, stood up, and said goodbye directly.

"Your Excellency...... What do adults say...... The imperial court is over......" The county magistrate stood up tremblingly and stammered.

"The palace has been destroyed, there are few ministers in the court who have survived, Your Majesty doesn't know where he is now, isn't this court finished?"

"Now...... Now ......"

"If I am the county magistrate, you will open the official warehouse now to appease the refugees, and then immediately flee incognito with your family, leave this Hualan County, and find a stable place to settle again, even if you don't leave now, I am afraid that this Wuting County will be affected by the catastrophe in a few months, do you want to stay here?"

Seeing that the county magistrate was standing dumbfounded by his words, Yan Liqiang didn't say anything more, and directly left the official office with a few guards......