Just when Muhua and Li Falcon were secretly planning in their hearts how to use the old Huainan King in their hands to make trouble for the Dayu Dynasty next, the cavalry sent by Mu Xiayan to find Li Yi and others had already returned to Jinling City.

Through the interrogation of the guards at the city gate, several cavalrymen learned that Li Yi and others had gone out of the city.

After hearing the news, several cavalrymen felt very troubled.

So after they left the two of them, the others immediately went back to report the news to Mu Xiayan.

And when they reported the news to Mu Xiayan, Mu Xiayan was also a little confused.

"Now that Li Yi's damn boy has taken the people asked by the steppe cavalry out of the city, how should we explain to the steppe barbarians?"

The old Jin King couldn't help but sneer and said after listening to the cavalry's report.

"Humph! What else is there to explain to the steppe barbarians! The big deal is to fight them again. ”

The old king in the crowd looked at the old king of Jin with disdain and said.

"Even if we people surnamed Mu can grovel and give an account to the grassland barbarians."

Another old vassal king also said.

The words of these two people were like a fire, and instantly ignited the anger of many people at the scene.

"That's right, since you can't find the person the steppe cavalry is looking for, then don't talk to them anymore."

"How can we, the great people, negotiate with the robbers who have plundered us."

"Humph! I think that when Emperor Shengwu was in power, we beat the grassland barbarians to the ground, but now it is fortunate that the ancestral tomb of Emperor Yu was burned by someone, and then we have to negotiate with these barbarians, which is really embarrassing. ”

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All of a sudden, the crowd was excited.

At the same time, everyone also despised the old Jin King even more.

Seeing that since he had become the public enemy of everyone because of a word, the old king of Jin couldn't help but shrink his head and stop talking.

He knew that if he continued to defend himself, he would likely put himself in a dangerous situation.

Just when the vassal kings were criticizing the old Jin king, Li Yi and others were still ambushed in the woods that Jinling had become.

"Li Yi, if those people who snatched the thunder don't leave the city, wouldn't we be waiting here in vain."

Qi Chao said with some concern.

He had also considered it before, if he snatched the thunderbolt by himself, he would definitely find a place to hide first.

"Nope! I have a feeling that they will transfer the Thunderbolt out of Jinling City as soon as possible. ”

Li Yi squinted his eyes and stared at the north gate of Jinling City and said.

"Why is that? Wouldn't it be safer for them to hide in Jinling City? ”

Qi Chao asked puzzled.

"Since these people can disguise themselves as people in the Hope Pavilion and deceive the trust of those soldiers, it means that their identities should be easy to find, once it is discovered that those soldiers who are guarding the thunder are missing, these people will become a suspicious party."

Li Yi shook his head and said.

"But even if they want to go out of the city as soon as possible, they may not take the north gate, right?"

Qin Shaojie also felt that Li Yi's move at the north gate was a bit of a big deal.

"I'll explain this question!"

When Keiko heard this, he immediately stood up and said.

"Actually, the only thing these guys who robbed the thunder is the North City Gate."

As soon as Jing Zizheng opened his mouth, everyone except Li Yi was a little confused.

They didn't understand why Keiko was saying that.

"You also know that although there are four gates in Jinling City, but out of the west gate is a winding mountain road, and the weight of the thunder carried by those people is definitely very heavy, and they are bound to use war horses to transport them, so it is impossible for them to go through the west city gate."

Jingzi is analyzing for everyone.

"As for the waterway outside the south gate, although if you prepare the boat outside the city in advance, you can indeed leave by waterway, but there are also great drawbacks in taking the waterway, once they are discovered, it is impossible for a single boat to pass through the layers of checkpoints on the waterway."

"Isn't that okay with the East City Gate?"

At this time, Qin Shaoyan had already agreed with Li Yi's previous analysis, but she still felt that the probability of the other party taking the east gate was greater than that of the north city gate.

After all, the steppe barbarians had besieged the North City Gate before.

Therefore, if these people leave the North City Gate, they are likely to encounter the grassland barbarians.

When the time comes, the thunder they have worked so hard to get will inevitably be taken away by these steppe barbarians.

"I also think that compared to the North City Gate, the East City Gate should be safer!"

This time, Qi Ning's thoughts were the same as Qin Shaoyan's.

"Maybe you think that the steppe barbarians have attacked the north gate before, so the east gate is safer, but in fact it is the opposite."

Li Yi took over the conversation at this time and said.

"Why?"

The two women asked in unison.

"This question is very simple, since this north city gate has been attacked by the grassland barbarians before, do you think Zongzheng Temple and their people will let the grassland cavalry come to besiege the north gate of Jinling City again?"

Li Yi asked with a smile.

As soon as this statement came out, everyone suddenly realized.

Things are indeed as Li Yi said, because the North City Gate was broken by the grassland cavalry before, and a big hole was also opened in the North City Gate, so the current North City Gate defense should be the weakest compared to the other three city gates.

Since the defense of this city gate is so weak, the Dayu coalition army will definitely not do their best to prevent those steppe barbarians from attacking from the north gate again.

"I see!"

When the two girls heard this, they immediately understood the truth.

While they were still discussing, suddenly the ghost doctor shouted at everyone.

"Someone has come out of the north gate!"

"So fast?"

Everyone was amazed when they heard this.

Immediately, they looked in the direction of the North City Gate.

At this time, a narrow crack had opened in the north gate, and a figure was quickly emerging from the crack.

"At this time, Jinling City has been banned, if it weren't for the special circumstances, it should not be allowed to go out of the city without permission!"

Qin Shaojie looked at the figures who had gone out of the city gate, frowned, and wondered.

In fact, the reason why they were able to enter and exit the city gate easily was entirely based on his identity.

Although it was said that he had been kicked out of the Yaowu Army by Zheng Yu before, the people below didn't know it.

Coupled with his special status, ordinary city guards did not dare to offend him.

"I don't think those people who go out of the city are ordinary people!"

Tang Minghu also put up a pergola at this time, carefully observing those who went out of the city.

"That's right, those people seem to be wearing scholar's robes!"

Mi Yiren, who had the best eyes, could see at a glance what was special about these people.

"Scholar's robe?"

When everyone heard this, they were stunned for a moment, and then their faces showed surprise.

"Could it be that they are all prisoners of the country?"

Because the Dayu Dynasty had two imperial capitals, many government agencies also had two.

And that includes Guozijian.

Unlike the Guozijian in the imperial capital, who had the opportunity to become an official as soon as he graduated, the Guozijian students in Jinling City still had to continue to participate in the imperial examination after graduation.

However, compared with those poor scholars who did not enter the Guozi Prison, the inmates of these Guozi Prisons have a much higher probability of passing the imperial examination than the Han scholars because of the teachings of the great Confucians.

According to the statistics of the imperial examinations over the years, the probability of Jinling Guozijian being in the invigilator examination is about 1 in 10.

Although this 1 in 10 may seem like a small number, in fact, the probability is ridiculously high.

"That's right, the robes worn by these scholars are the robes of the prisoners of the country."

Qin Shaojie looked at it carefully, and then confirmed.

"What are they doing out of town at this time? Could it be that they know that Jinling City is in danger, so they are ready to escape? ”

Tang Minghu immediately frowned and said.

"Impossible! You must know that the prisoners of the Guozijian were all entered into the roster by the imperial court, and once they had the crime of escaping from the battle, they would never be able to participate in the imperial examination in their lives. ”

Qin Shaoyan shook her head and said.

"Senior brother, do you think it's them?"

At this time, Jing Zizheng leaned next to Li Yi and asked.

"It's supposed to be them! The people behind this scene really have some means, and they can even think of using these scholars to divert the thunder! ”

Li Yi nodded and said.

"What? Li Yi, do you mean that the thunderbolts that were snatched away were on these scholars? ”

Everyone was taken aback when they heard Li Yi say this.

They had been thinking about why these men were leaving the city.

But they didn't think that these soldiers were transporting the thunderbolts behind the capture of the thunderbolts.

After all, according to their habitual thinking, how could these soldiers who couldn't carry their shoulders or carry their hands could transport those thunderstorms!

"That's right, each of these scholars should have one or two on them, so that they can transport those thunderbolts out without even noticing."

Li Yi explained to everyone.

"It's really a damn good idea, the people behind this scene have already calculated that those city guards can't easily search those soldiers."

Qi Chao slapped his thigh and couldn't help but secretly admire.

Only then did everyone realize that under normal circumstances, scholars with meritorious names would not only not be interrogated by the guards of the city when they went out of the city, but even went to the yamen without kneeling and worshipping.

This is also Dayu's preferential treatment for readers.

"In this way, as long as we follow these scholars, we should be able to find those behind the scenes!"

Mu Junhe, who had been silent, also spoke slowly at this time.

"Damn it, I want to see who is so bold that he dares to risk the world's condemnation to snatch these thunderbolts at this time!"

After listening to Li Yi and others talk about the situation they found in the Yige Pavilion of Jinling City, Huang Budo and Guo Li were also so angry that their teeth itched.

"Senior brother, it seems that you already have some eyebrows about the masterminds behind these scenes?"

After Li Yi observed Mu Junhe's expression, he could see that Mu Junhe had guessed the identity of these masterminds behind the scenes.

"I only have a rough guess, whether I will know until I catch those people behind the scenes."

Mu Junhe squinted his eyes and said lightly.

Soon the north gate of Jinling City was completely closed.

At this time, there were already forty or fifty scholars looking around outside the north city gate.

Then, under the leadership of one person, he identified a direction and accelerated his pace.

"Hey! I was really guessed by Childe. ”

An Su looked at the hurried appearance of these scholars and couldn't help but smile and said to Li Yi.

"Okay, let's follow me from afar now to see who's behind this!"

Guo Li endured the pain from the wound on his body and gritted his teeth and said.

Soon they followed the eunuchs into the forest.

And after turning around together, they went up a mountain trail.

"Huh?"

After seeing these scholars on this trail, Tang Minghu couldn't help frowning.

"Is there anything wrong with Brother Tang?"

Seeing this, Qi Chao immediately asked.

"It's strange that the path taken by these scholars of the country is going to the ancestral tomb of Emperor Yu!"

Immediately, Tang Minghu said a piece of news that surprised everyone.

"Could it be that behind the whole thing are the steppe barbarians secretly manipulating?"

Keiko said incredulously.

"It's unlikely!"

This time, Mu Junhe said categorically.

Seeing him so sure, everyone couldn't help but wonder why Mu Junhe was so sure.

"Senior brother, so you are already very sure of the identity of the person behind the scenes?"

Li Yi frowned and asked.

"I'm not 100% sure, but I'm sure."

Mu Junhe looked at the scholars in front of him, his eyes were sharp, as if he was a long sword out of the sheath.

"Since the people behind them are not those grassland barbarians, then what are they doing with these thunderstorms to the Ancestral Tomb of Emperor Yu? Could it be that they are preparing to send these thunderbolts to the coalition forces so that they can use them against the steppe barbarians? ”

Qin Shaojie immediately frowned and speculated.

But as soon as his voice fell behind his head, he was slapped hard.

He looked back and found that it was his cousin Qin Shaoyan who did it.

"What are you hitting me for?"

Qin Shaojie said dissatisfiedly.

"I think you're embarrassed!"

Qin Shaoyan said to Qin Shaojie with a look of disgust.

"What's embarrassing? I'm just saying my speculation! ”

Qin Shaojie said with a dissatisfied face.

"Humph! Then can you use your brains before you speak, if these soldiers really gave the Thunder to the coalition army, as for killing all the coalition troops who guarded the Thunderbolt in the Pavilion of Expectation? ”

When Qin Shaoyan heard this, he slapped him in the head again.

"This ······"

Qin Shaojiezhi was directly stopped by this question.

"Qin Shao, your cousin is right, this matter is definitely not done by the coalition forces, there must be someone else behind the scenes."

Qi Chao saw that Qin Shaojie was deflated, and he was very happy in his heart.

But then he was also slapped in the back of the head by his sister.

"We don't care which side of the people behind this is for the time being, the main question now is why did the black behind the scenes transport the thunder to the ancestral tomb of Emperor Yu? What is their purpose? ”

Keiko opened his mouth at this time to ask two questions.

As these two questions were asked, everyone's eyes immediately showed shock.

"Could it be that these people are preparing to blow up Emperor Taizu's underground palace with thunder?"

Immediately, Li Yi said the answer that everyone had thought of but did not dare to say.

"This ······"

Everyone was speechless.

They didn't expect that they would do their best to stop the steppe cavalry from bombarding Emperor Taizu's underground palace twice.

It was not easy for them to succeed in keeping Emperor Taizu's underground palace, but now there is another force that is ready to attack Emperor Taizu's underground palace again.

It's been a lot of twists and turns.

"How dare these damn guys do that!"

Mu Junhe's face was also completely gloomy at this moment.

"Senior brother, are we stopping these scholars now?"

Seeing this, Li Yi immediately proposed.

"No need, as the saying goes, to catch a traitor, you have to catch a double, and to catch a thief, you have to be dirty, this time I must catch them in person, so that everyone in the world can see their true faces."

Mu Junhe shook his head and said coldly.