The next day, Wu Yingxiong came to invite the two ministers to give marriage envoys to the school to parade together. Ruidong, Xiang Yan and Wu Sangui stood side by side on the parade platform. The two subordinates of the king of Pingxi led ten assistants, put on helmets and armor, and got off the stage to salute. Immediately, a team of soldiers and horses performed on the stage. After the feudal soldiers were exhausted, it was a new formation of five battalions of brave soldiers, each battalion was led by a general soldier, and the formation drills were indeed strong, and the training was proficient.

Although Xiang Yan didn't understand military affairs at all, he couldn't help but admire the soldiers when he saw that the soldiers were majestic, and the teams were always endless. I only heard the sound of the cannon, and all the soldiers shouted in unison, the sound shook the four fields, Xiang Yan was taken aback, his knees were weak, and he sat down in the chair with his buttocks, and his face was like earth.

After the parade was over, Ruidong took out the emperor's oracle and said, "The emperor's oracle is here, and the king of Pingxi will receive the decree." And they all knelt down in unison. Ruidong held the oracle in his hand and read it aloud to the generals. His voice was clear and full of energy, and every sentence spread far away. Tens of thousands of soldiers in the square will fall to their knees and listen silently.

In the oracle, the king of Pingxi was rewarded for his high merits, diligence and royal affairs, guarding the frontiers, and pacifying the barbarians. After reading the oracle, Wu Sangui kowtowed to the north and shouted: "Thank you for the emperor's grace, long live long live, long live!" All the soldiers shouted in unison: "Bow to the emperor for his grace, long live long live long live!" This time, Xiang Yan was prepared in advance and was not surprised, but tens of thousands of soldiers shouted out so earth-shatteringly, but it also made his heart shake and he couldn't stand steadily.

Back in Pingxi Palace, Wu Sangui discussed the auspicious period of the princess with Ruidong and Xiang Yan. Xiang Yan frowned, very unhappy in his heart. Wu Sangui said: "The fourth day of the first month of next month is an auspicious day of the zodiac, a happy wedding event, and good luck." How about you two look at this day? Ruidong said: "How about the public opinion?" Xiang Yanxin said: "As soon as the princess marries Wu Yingxiong, I can't do this fake horse." I wanted to delay it for a few days, but I really had no excuse, so I had to force: "The day chosen by the prince is naturally not bad." I went to the princess and saw what she had to say. ”

Back in Anfuyuan, many officials in Yunnan were already waiting to be heard, Xiang Yan accepted gifts, casually said a few perfunctory words, and sent them away. went to see Princess Jianning again, and said that the wedding date was scheduled for the fourth day of the next month. Princess Jianning said: "Don't forget to send Wu Yingxiong, this kid, to see the king of Hades before the wedding date, otherwise I want you to look good at that time." Xiang Yan stubbornly said: "I can't forget it." He secretly cried out in his heart: "What can I do? ”

Xiang Yan went back to the house to rest. At the beginning of the shift, Ruidong knocked on the door of the Yan room and shouted, "Father-in-law, it's not good." Xiang Yan got up and opened the door and asked Ruidong, "Manager Rui, what's wrong?" Ruidong looked around and lowered his voice: "Chen Yuanyuan was robbed. ”

Tonight, Ruidong rushed to the Sansheng Nunnery with all the guards in the dark. Although the defense near the Sansheng Nunnery was tight, because no one dared to touch Wu Sangui's tiger beard, the Sansheng Nunnery was peaceful for a long time, and the sentinels guarding the various intersections were very careless. Ruidong and the others passed through the whistles smoothly.

After passing through the whistle, Rui Dong led two guards straight to the Three Holy Nunnery, while the rest of the people scattered, preparing to delay the possible reinforcements of the Three Holy Nunnery by Wu Sangui's men. After arriving at the Sansheng Nunnery, Ruidong personally took action to contain the gardener master, and the other two took the opportunity to rob Chen Yuanyuan.

The fierce battle of the Three Holy Nunnery quickly alarmed Wu Sangui's subordinates around. Wu Sangui's men exchanged hands with the guards, and there was chaos all around. When Ruidong took advantage of the chaos to get rid of the gardener master and came to the meeting place, he didn't see the two guards who had robbed Chen Yuanyuan coming. Ruidong searched all the way, but found that the two guards had been captured by Wu Sangui's men.

Xiang Yan was shocked and said, "Someone was captured? Will they recruit us then? Ruidong said: "Don't be afraid. After all, we are the marriage envoys of the ministers, as long as we die and do not admit it, who can do anything to us? The only thing to worry about is that now that we are startling the snake, Wu Sangui is on guard, and it will be a little difficult to bring Chen Yuanyuan back to the palace. ”

Xiang Yan was still not at ease, and said, "But there are two less people in our guard, how can we explain to Wu Sangui?" Ruidong said: "The person who did it tonight is not from the guard. When Ouchi's guards went south, I chose two teams. One team escorted the princess to Yunnan on the surface, and the other team secretly rushed to Kunming to prepare to take Chen Yuanyuan back to the palace. Now that there are quite a few guards on our faces, there is no evidence, why does he say that the people arrested are our people? ”

Xiang Yan took a long breath and said, "That's good." Ruidong said again: "Now that Wu Sangui is on guard, it will be difficult for us to arrest Chen Yuanyuan again." Father-in-law, can you persuade the princess to postpone the wedding for a few days? So that we have enough time to catch Chen Yuanyuan. Xiang Yan said, "Okay, I'll go and tell the princess." ”

Suddenly, I heard the voices of people boiling around, and the shouts in all directions started: "Go to the water!" Flow! Go and protect the princess. Xiang Yan's face changed, and he said, "Is there a fire?" It's not good, but you can't disturb the princess. "Prepare to rush to Princess Jianning's residence. Ruidong grabbed Xiang Yan and said, "Father-in-law Xiang, don't be afraid. This is Wu Sangui's people setting fires. Look outside......"

Xiang Yan looked outside and saw more than a dozen people coming quickly in the garden. Ruidong said again: "If it is really a water, how can these people come so quickly?" These people were clearly Wu Sangui's subordinates, they had already entered Anfu Garden, hid in a hidden place, and appeared as soon as they heard the fire alarm. ”

Xiang Yan asked, "What did Wu Sangui send people to set fire?" Is he going to burn us? Ruidong said: "That's not it. They should be suspicious that Chen Yuanyuan was arrested by us, and they didn't dare to enter the park to search. When there is a fire, a large number of people come to put out the fire, and they can take the opportunity to search. He frowned again and said, "That's not right." Wasn't Chen Yuanyuan rescued by them? What else are they searching? ”