Finally, on the day of the Xuanjiao Centennial Parade Celebration, Ning Ze and his wives were invited to participate in the celebration and arrived at Guye Peak ahead of schedule.

Sima Fa, Lu Yuan, Zhou Hao, Lei He, and even the Taishou and important officials of Daliang County were also invited to participate and gathered in the audience.

The Taoist priest of Xuanjiao will carry out the statue of the god in the view, as well as the tablet of the ancestor of Xuanjiao, starting from Guye Peak, around Daliang County for two whole circles, when the gongs and drums are beaten, and the firecrackers are ringing in unison, which is quite lively.

During the whole process, the people watched the ceremony along the way, begging for a bumper harvest and peace in the world.

Since Ning Ze came to Daliang County, there was no dispute with Sima Fa, and the hostile sides coexisted peacefully, Jia Daoren was quite pleased.

"Today is the centennial parade celebration of Xuanjiao, and it is a blessing to be able to invite the King of Danyang, the Metropolitan Governor of Sima and the generals!" he said to Ning Ze, Sima Fa and the officials of the Liang State present, "The parade celebration is about to begin, during this period, I hope that the Great King and the Grand Governor will look at the face of my Xuanjiao and stop disputes!"

"Haha~" Ning Ze laughed when he heard this, and turned to Sima Fadao, "Alone in Da Liang, as a guest, will you really have a dispute with the host's family?"

Sima Fa also smiled: "As a host, naturally I will not treat guests slowly, let alone cause disputes." ”

"That's very good!" Jia Daoren breathed a sigh of relief, "Please prepare a little bit for the prince and the metropolitan governor, and walk in front of the line with the poor road for a while, and be worshiped by the people!"

"Let's walk in front of the idol, okay?" Ning Ze said.

"My lord, my Xuanjiao is people-oriented. This celebration is already a grand event to invite you and the Grand Governor! At the time of the parade, it is natural that there are two heads, with the idol in the middle, and then the tablet. ”

"What a strange rule of yours!"

"Xuanjiao has the rules of Xuanjiao," Sima Fa said, "Since the Taoist chief said so, I will follow the arrangement." ”

"Okay!" Sima Fa said, of course Ning Ze couldn't refute Jia Daoren's face.

Both sides want to win over the Xuanjiao, and the worst thing is to maintain the status quo, so as not to retreat the Xuanjiao to the enemy.

Ning Ze took his wife and subordinates to the left side of the team under Jia Daoren's arrangement, at the front end, and Sima Fa and his subordinates were arranged to the right side of the team, the same, the two walked side by side.

When Jia Daoren turned around to arrange the middle and back of the procession to ensure that there would be no mistakes or omissions in the parade celebration, Ning Ze rode on his horse, looked up at the bright starlight, and said to Sima Fa: "I didn't expect to be at the forefront of the parade, I'm really nervous!

Sima Fa replied with a smile: "The prince's face is nervous, and what he thinks in his heart is unknown. ”

"No, no, no, Lone is really nervous. Ning Ze smiled, "Such a grand event may only be once in a lifetime." ”

"I don't know if the prince is nervous because of this grand event, or for other reasons?" Sima Fa looked at him with a smile.

"What do you mean by that?" Ning Ze looked at him with a smile on his face.

"What does the prince think this means?"

"The words of the Metropolitan Governor, I don't understand!"

"How can the prince be a wise man?"

"Why don't you ask the Metropolitan Governor for advice?"

The two chatted with a smile, and they didn't know how good the relationship was.

In fact, behind the scenes, he quietly made a move.

It's about four o'clock in the morning, and it's not dawn yet.

The parade begins at about half past five to six o'clock, starting from the Taoist temple and descending all the way down to Daliang County.

Preparations are still ongoing, but a large number of folk believers have gathered at the foot of Guye Peak, and they are ready to welcome the parade early.

At this moment, the interior of Daliang County.

Guye Peak was preparing for a parade celebration, and except for a few guards on duty in the city, other officials basically followed up the mountain.

It doesn't make a difference whether a low-level military general like Deng Jian can't go up the mountain or not, it's still rest time at the moment, so he stays at home and sleeps.

The couple was sleeping soundly when someone knocked on the window, and then heard the sound of something falling to the ground.

The husband and wife got up vigilantly, and Wang asked Deng Jian to hurry to the window to see what was going on.

Deng Jian took out the fire fold and lit the oil lamp, and cautiously came to the bedside, and saw a secret letter under the half-hidden window.

Bending down to pick it up and putting it under the firelight to take it apart and examine it carefully, the letter read: "The time has come, hurry to the south city blacksmith shop to gather." ”

Hurry up and take the secret letter to the bedside and let your wife see what is going on.

After Wang saw the secret letter, he immediately ran to the window and opened the window to look out.

It was quiet outside the window, it was pitch black, and no one could be seen.

Returning to the bedside and thinking for a moment, he quickly burned the sealing point out, and whispered to Deng Jian: "It must be that the prince wants to take advantage of the centennial celebration of Xuanjiao and the whole city's attention to Guye Peak, and send us and others secretly out of Daliang County and to Huaguo!"

Deng Jian was overjoyed when he heard this: "In this case, immediately pack up and salute and hurry up!"

"The concubine has already packed up the gold, silver, soft and valuable things!" Wang bent down and took out a bag from under the bed, "Don't move the rest of the things." ”

The husband and wife left the house in disbelief and quietly ran to the blacksmith shop with their baggage.

At this time, the people in the city were still sleeping, and there were only occasional patrolling soldiers passing by in the streets. Deng Jian is very familiar with the patrol route, only the husband and wife, and easily avoids it.

Go to the address agreed in MeSign and look around the open area of the blacksmith shop to find the connector.

But I didn't see anything, and when I was in a hurry, I saw a fire suddenly appear in a remote corner, as if the fire broke and went out.

The husband and wife glanced at each other and cautiously walked over hand in hand.

There was a small wooden shed in the corner full of firewood, and next to the firewood was a figure, whose face could not be seen clearly in the dark.

Seeing Deng Jian and his wife approaching, the man put away the fire fold and beckoned to them.

Deng Jian and his wife hesitated for a moment and slowly approached the wooden shed.

After entering, I found that the figure drilled into the ground and quickly disappeared.

It turned out that there was a secret entrance in the wooden shed, in a hidden location used as firewood.

The couple hesitated, a little scared in their hearts.

The man below urged softly: "Hurry down, don't be discovered!"

Deng Jian hesitated for a moment, first touched the entrance, found that there was a ladder inside, and said softly to his wife: "I'll go down first, you be careful." ”

"Okay!" Wang took the burden and squatted in the small wooden shed to look around vigilantly.

After Deng Jian went down, he made sure that there was no problem and asked Wang to hurry down.

Reach out and help her enter this tunnel that she never knew about.

The figure next to him quickly went over to close the entrance, took out the fire breaker and shook it a few times, lighting the torch.

The surroundings suddenly brightened, and the fire illuminated the interior of the tunnel, and at the same time completely revealed the faces of the people who received them.

"Are you a blacksmith guy......?" Deng Jian was a little surprised when he saw the other party's face, and he stood in front of his wife and looked at the other party vigilantly.

"The younger one is the underground intelligence officer of Huaguo," the other party replied, "The prince has an order, taking advantage of the centennial celebration of Xuanjiao, to quietly escort you out of the city, and there is a team outside, which will take you all the way to Huaguo." ”

Hearing this, the big stone in the hearts of Deng Jian and his wife finally landed. After contacting Ning Ze before, it was only his wife and concubine who said that there would be arrangements and ordered everything to go as usual. The two waited for many days, vaguely anxious, but they didn't expect to finally arrive.

However, the blacksmith guy is a Chinese intelligence officer, which is really unexpected.

"Come with me!" the intelligence officer led the way, holding a torch.

Deng Jian and his wife hurriedly followed.

Walking along the tunnel for a while, I suddenly noticed that there was also a fire in front of me, and I saw more people.

Deng Jian and his wife were a little worried, but the intelligence officer took them to continue to step forward.

Walking closer and seeing the people inside, Deng Jian was very surprised, because there were many familiar faces.

When the people inside saw him, they all showed surprised expressions.

It turned out that in the tunnel, there were at least seven or eight low-level civil generals in Daliang County. Even if there is no intersection, we still know each other.

These officials and generals also brought their families with them, holding light packages.

They are all people who are not very loyal and have good ability, and they were selected by Ning Ze. I didn't mix well in Daliang County, I didn't have a good time, or I felt that I had a better future in the Chinese Congress, and I was instigated by Ning Ze.

Deng Jian and his wife reacted quickly, and they were a little relieved.

After gathering, several intelligence officers who had brought them over quietly discussed it softly, and it seemed that they had not arrived.

So Deng Jian and his wife were also taken to the side and waited with others under the light of the torches.

Everyone communicates with their eyes and does not dare to speak, mainly for fear that their voices will expose themselves and be discovered.

Deng Jian and his wife were quite nervous, constantly checking at the other people to make eye contact.

After a while, several more low-ranking officials and generals came to gather with their families or alone.

After arriving at Qi, the intelligence officer whispered: "Finally, all of you are the people that the prince likes." The prince has an order to let the little ones escort you out of Daliang County, and someone outside will answer you. When he arrived in Huaguo, he rushed all the way to Huajun, and the prime minister would arrange it. ”

These civil and military generals, you look at me, I look at you, and my face is excited.

This shows that Huaguo really attaches importance to itself, otherwise it will not let the prime minister make arrangements.

Although there is some reluctance to leave Daliang County, there is no better future here, they are all ambitious people, who would be willing to waste their lives here?

Following the intelligence officers of Huaguo, the team walked forward along the passage, and after twisting and turning, the exit turned out to be somewhere in the mountains and forests outside the city.

Leaving the city smoothly, everyone showed joy on their faces, as long as they met with the Huaguo receiving team arranged in advance, they could leave Mizhou immediately.

At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded around, followed by firelight, and it was not long before they were surrounded by groups.

Looking carefully, Li Su, the governor of Daliang County, took the lead, and they were all elite soldiers.

What's going on?

Deng Jian and his wife, as well as other low-level civilian and military generals and their families, were frightened and at a loss for a while.

Li Su looked around at everyone, squinted his eyes and sneered: "The Metropolitan Governor did not expect it badly, Ning Ze really had other plans. I've been waiting here for a long time, and I'm not going to be caught yet?"

What should I do? If it was just Li Su, Deng Jian was not worried, and he would definitely go up to fight him directly with his weapon. However, Li Su brought a large team of soldiers and horses, and with a small number of men on his side, and it seemed that he couldn't beat it with his family.

His eyes fell on the intelligence officers, but he saw that they were not afraid at all.