After the gangsters retreated, the casualties were counted, and most of the guards suffered casualties. Ruidong and the prefect of Si'en Mansion came to ask Princess Jianning for their guilt, and Princess Jianning asked, "Do you know the origin of these gangsters?" Ruidong and the prefect of Si'en Mansion hesitated for a while, and hurriedly said: "These gangsters must have been sent by Wu Sangui to avenge Wu Yingxiong." ”

Although Xiang Yan estimates that he will not live long, Xiang Yan still has no good impression of the Qing Dynasty - if he has the chance, add to them! It's just a pity that Wu Sangui didn't make much waves in history.

The prefect of Si'en Mansion said: "The king of Pingxi has always been loyal, and he should not do such a rebellious thing." Xiang Yan smiled and said: "Then you go and tell the emperor that there is a group of bandits under your rule who attack the palace, kill and wound most of the internal guards, and disturb the princess." The prefect of Si'en Mansion immediately shut up and stopped talking. The guards said one after another: "These gangsters must have been sent by Wu Sangui. ”

Rui Dong also said: "Lord Prefect, the two of us jointly sent Wu Sangui to disturb the princess, and we jointly repelled the matter to report to the emperor." The prefect of Si'en Mansion said respectfully: "It's all up to your lordship." ”

Whether it was the bandits in Si'en Mansion who attacked the palace and disturbed the princess, or the guards in the inner house were beaten by the bandits and suffered most of the casualties, they couldn't explain to Kangxi. But if the person who came was an elite general sent by Wu Sangui, everyone would have room to shirk. For the sake of the black gauze hat on everyone's heads, everyone unanimously decided to blame Wu Sangui for the origin of the attacking gangsters and wronged Wu Sangui.

After being attacked by gangsters, the guards became frightened birds, and immediately set off at dawn, and no one dared to complain about resting along the way, and everyone rushed to the capital desperately. Ruidong originally planned to go back to Kunming to arrest Chen Yuanyuan after dawn, but now he won't mention it, it is still important to protect the safety of Princess Jianning at the moment.

However, the gangsters did not spare the army, and the army was attacked many times along the way, and there were even hundreds of gangsters attacking the team on the main road in broad daylight for most of the day, but they never saw the garrison and officials coming to maintain order. After crossing the Yangtze River, there were only a dozen people left in the team, and most of them were injured. The history books say that after Wu Sangui raised his army, he swept south of the Yangtze River with his easy work, and now it seems that Wu Sangui's victory in Jiangnan is not unreasonable.

Xiang Yan sighed: "Before, it was said that Wu Sangui sent people to attack the princess, and there is insufficient evidence, but now it seems that these gangsters must have been sent by Wu Sangui." Ruidong also said: "How can there be so many outlaws in this world who have eaten the bear's heart and the leopard dare to attack the princess?" There must be someone behind those outlaws, and the person who instructed them must be Wu Sangui. Princess Jianning said angrily: "Wu Sangui is so bold that he dares to send someone to attack me!" When I see the emperor's brother, I have to let the emperor's brother clean up Wu Sangui. No one dared to answer.

Fortunately, after crossing the Yangtze River, the frequency and intensity of gangsters attacking the team have greatly decreased, and there has never been a matter of hundreds of gangsters attacking the team - at most, only a dozen gangsters sneaked into their own team, and everyone felt a little at ease.

Ruidong judged that Wu Sangui's forces had not reached the north of the Yangtze River, and he could not send a large group of men and horses to attack the princess, so he could only let a small group of people sneak to assassinate the princess, so we might as well ask the local government for help. As long as the local government sends a large number of people to protect the princess, the small group of people sent by Wu Sangui is not afraid. Everyone nodded yes.

Xiang Yan knew that the guards were quite embarrassed because they had escaped all the way in Jiangnan, and they were exhausted, so they hoped that they could accept the official offering in Jiangbei for a few days to soothe their lives. However, the certificate that can prove the identity of everyone was lost when Gangnam was chased and killed by gangsters, and the Ouchi guards sent by Ruidong to the government were locked up as liars because they could not prove their identities because they could not produce identity certificates. Princess Jianning was so angry that she scolded, but she was helpless.

In desperation, everyone had to steal chickens and dogs all the way to the north. Ruidong handed one chicken leg to Xiang Yan, took a bite of the other chicken leg, and sighed: "I think that I am the deputy head of the guard in the house, but I have actually fallen to the point of stealing chickens at the farmer's house." If the manager knew about this, he would have to die of laughter. Xiang Yan said: "How can the chief know about it?" Which of the brothers present will tell me about today's events? Besides, with the current situation, it's good to have food, and the rest can't be so much. ”

More than one day, everyone arrived in Henan. Ruidong said: "Princess, we might as well go to Shaolin Temple first." Princess Jianning said: "What are we going to Shaolin Temple for?" Rui Dong said: "Because the local government doesn't know us, and we don't have the credentials to prove our identity, they treat us as liars, but Shaolin Abbot Hao Cong Zen Master knows the slaves. The slaves went to the Shaolin Temple to ask for help, but they didn't dare not agree. ”

Xiang Yan was very worried that he would be cut down by Kangxi as soon as he went, and he didn't want to go back to the capital, so he said happily: "Yes, princess." You might as well go to Shaolin Temple to rest for a few days, and let Shaolin Temple send someone to tell the emperor and let the emperor send someone to take you back to the palace. Besides, the assassins sent by Wu Sangui are still behind us, and as long as we get to the Shaolin Temple, those assassins will not be afraid. Princess Jianning said: "Okay, turn around and go to Shaolin Temple." ”

Everyone rushed to the Shaolin Temple, Ruidong reported his identity, and Zen Master Hao Cong personally brought people out to greet him. Among the people who came out with Hao Cong, Wei Xiaobao was impressively listed.