Chapter 25: Watching the Killing from the Moon
On the official road leading to Mu Chun City, one person and one rider slowly came.
This man was dressed in white, his face was like powder, his lips were like grease, his long hair was uncurled and his shoulders were scattered, and he sat peacefully on his horse and walked with a book in his hand.
In the spring of March, the surroundings are green and fluffy, and it is the lining of this person's Qionglin Yushu and special demeanor. Pedestrians who come and go like seeing the heavenly people, have sideways eyes, the people who see it are not stugging, sighing, a good stranger is like jade, and the son is unparalleled in the world.
There are even more little ladies and beautiful women who have stepped on the spring, but they are reserved and lingering, and they can't wait to show that person in their hearts.
Behind the white horse, there was a horse, bald all over his body, and seemed to be a little lame, and he stumbled on all four legs when he walked faster. He carried a halberd on his horse's back, and two huge baskets.
The man in white is Shui Congyue, at this time he took off his energetic outfit and changed into a scholar's dress, which is even more soft and moving. As a nobleman of Zhujuan Country, it is naturally not a problem to enter the county town of another country, and besides, Daxia and Zhujuan are not adjacent to each other, and they have no grievances with each other, and no one is to stop them.
As for where Wu Gen and Baoxiang went, the horses around him are also. The two of them hide under a vivid, almost chaotic horse skin, disguised as pack horses accompanying them.
This horse skin is also the private collection of the treasure elephant, in the past, smuggled smuggled salt, the salt was hidden in the belly of the horse, as long as someone drove in it, you can move forward slowly, when not in use to fold it.
Originally, Wu Qian had a bad taste, and wanted Shui Congyue to pretend to be the daughter of a noble family to enter the city to enjoy the fun, and he and Baoxiang turned into slaves, but after being slapped into the ground by a halberd that fell from the sky, he gave up this idea.
After all, he is a person from Zhao Guozhong, and Baoxiang is a Shu, serving behind the nobles of Zhujuan Kingdom, and even a fool can see that something is wrong.
When they walked to the gate of the city, the soldiers guarding the city lost their souls and indirectly overwhelmed, and after a simple inspection, they waved their hands and let them go. It's just that when I saw the horse behind me, out of duty, I was still ready to check it.
As soon as he walked to the side of the horse, seeing that the obstacle might be seen through, the long-looking and somewhat miserable horse suddenly let out a loud fart and directly covered the soldier's nose and escaped. What did this horse eat to release such an earth-shattering smell of destroying ghosts and gods?
The water took the champa from the moon and gently placed it on the tip of his nose, and he walked towards the city as if no one was around. Somehow, the horse beside him jumped out like an arrow and ran straight into the city.
Wu Yan hid under the horse's head, his face was hideous, and he was in tears. Baoxiang's stinky fart injured 100 enemies and 3,000 himself, and suffocated Wu Yan into a serious injury.
When they arrived in the city and found a secluded place, Wu Gen and Baoxiang came out from under the horse's skin. Wu Gen was already blue at this time, foaming at the mouth, and if he was too late, he would die first if he couldn't save people.
The three of them wandered around the city, looking for the liquor store that was called the guest again. The streets of this wooden city are neat and wide, and the houses on both sides are neat and tidy, compared with the winding paths of Dingyuan City, but it is a lot more atmospheric.
Wu Gen secretly looked at it, although it was convenient to arrange it like this, if the cavalry entered the city, there was no cover, and it would soon be able to kill clearly.
Could it be that the people who designed this city don't understand the rules here, but when you turn your head and think about it, it has always been the Great Xia Kingdom that bullied the Zhao State, so naturally you don't have to worry about the enemy soldiers entering the city, so it is understandable.
Halfway along the north-south avenue, the three of them gradually widened some distance, without him, it was really the water from the moon that was too dazzling, and the hot eyes along the way hit like a rain of arrows. As a result, the originally conceived secret entry into the city and quiet work has completely turned into a mighty parade street.
So the three of them quietly discussed, Shui Congyue continued his Oiran journey, Wu Gen and Baoxiang secretly inquired, and the three agreed to meet at an inn called Zuichun Xuan passing by.
After looking for two hours, Wu Jian finally found a guest house. Looking at the little pitiful faΓ§ade hiding in an alley, Wu Jian finally understood what professionalism was. But isn't it, it's so inconspicuous that you can't even find your own people, and it's really the only place to connect.
When I walked to the front of the store, there was only one guy in the store, who was lying on the counter and sleepy. Wu Yan stepped forward and asked softly, "May I ask if Shopkeeper Zhu is here?" β
Hearing someone talking, the guy rubbed his sleepy eyes, wiped the saliva from the corners of his mouth, and shouted loudly: "Old man Zhu, someone is looking for you." β
"Here we are." With the words, an old man with a big belly lifted the curtain and walked out, a flower bloomed on his chubby face, "Two, drinking or sharpening, although the store is small, it has excellent green ant wine, and there is a guest room in the back, and those who are not strong enough can rest in it temporarily." If you need to sing and accompany the little lady who is drinking, you can also arrange it together. β
"The shopkeeper has three rooms today." Wu Yan said with a grin.
The old man was stunned for a moment, and replied again and again, "Yes, yes, I didn't expect the two of you to be so eye-catching, rest assured, if you live in the store, you can get a 20% discount on the drinks." Is there too many two and three rooms, and is there still one who hasn't arrived? β
Wu Yan was stunned for a moment, no, the code is not right, could it be that there are two guests in Muchun City. Reluctantly, he asked again, "There are three rooms today." He took out the half of the jade pendant in his hand and shook it.
The old man was a little unhappy, "Guest officer, don't say that there are three rooms, that is, ten, and the old man can also vacate them for you." If you don't believe it, you will find out when you go to the backyard. As he spoke, he pulled Wu Qian and walked towards the backyard.
"No, I'm asking if there are three rooms today." Wu Gen said as he was dragged to the backyard by the old man. Unexpectedly, this backyard is quite spacious, and there are rooms in the east, west, north and south.
When they arrived in a room, the old man shook Wu Gan's hand away, "Are all the Xiang troops dead, and they sent you such a cucumber here." The code has been changed since the last accident, so it's hard that no one has told you so far. As he spoke, he hummed and took out half a jade pendant, and put it together with Wu Gan, which happened to be a complete one.
"No, I'll wait until I get out of the code before I leave, so I won't change it so soon." Wu Yuan was a little confused, could it be that Zhang Yuan remembered wrong.
"Oops, I haven't contacted Zhang Yuan for a long time, but I forgot to inform him about this. Okay, it's right that Zhang Yuan asked you to come, this jade pendant is only known to me and him. If I hadn't seen Yu Pei, I would have blasted you two out, old man. Shopkeeper Zhu said a little angrily.
Wu Gen and Baoxiang glanced at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Tell me, what's the matter here? If you have something to say, don't go around in circles. Shopkeeper Zhu sat down on a chair in the room with a big grin and played with the jade pendant in his hand.
The originally envisioned scene of Xizuo's surprise when he saw his relatives did not appear, Wu Yan had to cough, "This time I came to disturb him, it was the incident that Xiang Jun was arrested some time ago, please inform me one or two." β
"I knew about it, I was caught, I killed one on the spot, and one ran away. However, I have heard that the captured man is a servant, and when did the Xiang army also value the lives of the servants so much, they sent you two to inquire. β
It turned out that the three of Mo Xin's trip to Muchun City were mainly to find out about the new captain. Mu Chun City is located in Huangzhang County, Great Xia Kingdom, and the captain who was in charge of the dispatch of people in a county was replaced a few days ago, so he hurriedly sent someone to inquire about this person's origin, personality, fighting style, and so on.
These are all peripheral information, and I originally thought that there was no risk, but there was something wrong with the degree held by the three of them. It turned out that in order to enter the city smoothly, Xiang Jun specially prepared Chinese documents for the three of them on the Great Xia National Holiday.
The others are also normal, but the ink clay is used incorrectly, and the Yangshan mud unique to the Great Xia Kingdom is not used, but the ordinary ink mud of the Zhao State is just used for convenience.
When they entered the city, there was no accident, and when they entered the city, the two of them wandered around the city, and they were exposed when they were searched by the patrol soldiers, and when they fled, one was killed and the other was arrested, and the person who was arrested vomited everything on the spot and was taken to the Beicheng prison and imprisoned.
The rest of the man was clever, and he quickly fled when he heard the movement, and he didn't know which dark line he took.
After interrogation, the detainee was only a member of Zhao Guoshu, and the Great Xia Kingdom lost interest and prepared to be taken to the military camp outside the city to be killed on a certain day.
When Wu Yan heard the urgency, he hurriedly asked, "Maybe when will this person be beheaded?" β
"It should be three days later, when the ceremony is held, you will kill the head and sacrifice the flag, you won't think about robbing people." Shopkeeper Zhu glanced at Wu Gen a little strangely, "With the strength of the two of you, I'm afraid that you will just be in the mouth of a sheep, and you will have to take your own life." β
Wu Gen did not answer, but inquired carefully about the location of the Beicheng prison and the military camp outside the city.
Shopkeeper Zhu found a picture and pointed to the two locations. In the end, he asked worriedly: "What important secrets does this person have, why do you want to risk saving him?" To be honest, I don't think I'm optimistic about the two of you, and if I miss, I'll have to run away. β
"Don't worry, the two of us will never provide the shopkeeper." Treasure elephant is guaranteed on the side.
"That's what I said, but under severe torture, there are a few people who can hold on. said that the person who was arrested last time had not yet been executed, so he vomited it all. I've been lurking here for five years, and I don't know why I chose such a coward to come and find out the news. Obviously, Shopkeeper Zhu did not believe in the assurances of the two.
Wu Gen and Baoxiang stayed in the store, and the shopkeeper Zhu discussed carefully in the house. However, there is no safe way to push left and right. At a loss, the two prepared to go to the Beicheng prison to explore.
When I was about to go out, I saw that the shopkeeper Zhu was carrying a burden, as if he was going to go far away. Seeing the two of them, he threw two waist cards over, "Mu Chun is a big border city, and the city is very strictly checked, this is a forged token, so as not to be arrested as soon as you go out." β
Wu Gen asked curiously: "The shopkeeper is dressed like this, but he has something to go out." β
When the shopkeeper heard this, he sneered and said, "I'll go to hide from the disaster." To tell you the truth, I only have one-line contact with two people in the Xiang Army, and there has been no mistake in these years. I didn't expect you two to be stunned, no wonder your eyelids have been beating and you have been uneasy for the past two days. If something happens to you, you can't say that you will confess to me, so you might as well flee early. β
Baoxiang was displeased when he heard this, "Shopkeeper Zhu is so unoptimistic about my brother, is it deceiving me that the two of us are young." β
"Hmph, that's right. In addition, I would like to advise the two of you, the Xiang army also has spies from the Great Xia Kingdom, and I can't say that the news that the two of you are here has already been delivered, otherwise why would those three people have just arrived here last time and have been discovered. I'm old, I regret my life, go first. After speaking, Shopkeeper Zhu ignored the two of them and prepared to leave.
"Thank you." Wu Gen suddenly spoke up and saluted the shopkeeper Zhu.
Shopkeeper Zhu sighed, "Let's do it yourself, people's hearts are not ancient these days." "Carrying the burden and leaving himself.
Baoxiang was a little confused, "Thank him for what he did, just abandon us like this, it's really a bit unauthentic." β
Wu Yan shook his head, "You don't understand, he can do it so far, he is already benevolent and righteous, besides...... Forget it, let's go to the Beicheng Prison first. β
According to the map of the shopkeeper Zhu, the two turned around and soon arrived at the Beicheng prison. Seeing the prison from afar, both of them looked a little ugly. Without him, this prison is too heavily guarded, with a five-zhang high wall, the wall is one zhang thick, and there are clear posts and secret posts on the wall, and there are patrols from time to time.
With such a heavy guard, it is difficult to say that Wu Gan has a few people, even if a hundred people attack him.
In despair, the two had to go to find water from the moon. When I arrived at Zuichun Xuan, I saw a Cui Tian incense car slipping on the street, the warbler and the swallow swallow, the fragrance hit people, and many young women were probing their brains, holding Luo fans and chanpas and pointing.
Wu Yan patted his head, needless to say, it must be because the water came from the moon, and he couldn't help but regret that he didn't change his face a little before entering the city.
Slipped into Zuichun Xuan from the back door, and when he found Shui Congyue, he was reading a book alone in the house, frowning slightly, obviously unhappy in his heart.
Seeing the two of them enter the house, the water did not lift from the moon's head, and pointed outside, "Drive away all those shameless women." β
Wu Yan didn't answer, but was attracted by a pile of colorful sachets and prayer stickers on the table, so he picked up the worship stickers one by one and looked through them.
Bao Xiang came to his side, watching and commenting, this is the daughter of a certain family, this is a young lady of a certain family, suddenly, Bao Xiang exclaimed, "My mother, there is even the daughter of the county guard." β
Wu Jian hurriedly asked him to find out, who made himself illiterate. I saw a light green greeting post that was written on it, Chu Xian, the daughter of the county guard of Huangzhang County, visited.
Listening to Baoxiang sighing beside him, Wu Yan turned around the house twice, "Yes, Mo Xin is saved." β