Chapter 17: Confluence (2)
If it weren't for Fang Ling's sight that there was a sign carved at the door that he had entered the city, he might have been worried about whether his mother and his party had already entered the city.
This mark is a code word that only the palace guards know, it is changed every six months, and the code code of each team is also different, and it cannot be known to people who are not on the same team, so Fang Ling is not worried about the source of this mark.
Hearing Fang Ling say that he was going to sneak into the city, Meng Zhiyuan was puzzled and said, "Your Highness, wouldn't it be better for us to go in openly?"
Fang Ling thought about it, and simply told the queen mother about the assassination, which could be regarded as giving Huang Jian and the others a bottom in their hearts.
Huang Jian was furious when he heard this: "What kind of queen is this, what kind of mother is the world, she actually sent someone to hunt down and kill His Highness!"
Meng Zhiyuan exclaimed again and again: "It turns out that His Royal Highness arrived in Zou County like this, I didn't expect the queen mother to be so vicious, but we entered the city in front of everyone, could it be that this guard still dares to be unfavorable to us, if His Highness really has three longs and two shorts, how can he escape from the involvement?
Fang Ling smiled faintly and said, "What is outside Qingshui Pass?"
"Official. Meng Zhiyuan replied without hesitation.
"Then what is outside this Pingtan Pass?"
"Wujiang. ”
Fang Ling smiled lightly: "Not bad, Wujiang." The water of the Wujiang River is turbulent all year round, even in this winter, and the water level drops in winter, making the reef at the bottom of the river even more dangerous, and it is said that every winter there are always merchant ships running and sinking on the reef. Not to mention what faction the guards of Pingtan Pass are, whether they are on the side of this king, as long as they learn the news that we have entered the city, He Bao They will definitely do something on the merchant ship, once they enter the river and something happens, do you think we can return safely?"
When these words came out, Huang Jian and the others sighed in surprise, although the two of them had a warm blood, but after all, they were not as experienced as Fang Ling, and they were too immature.
But it was precisely because of this that Fang Ling trusted them so quickly, if they were really old and sophisticated, then they would have to be put to the test.
Next, several people discussed and decided on a plan to enter the city.
For the sake of safety, it was natural to enter in batches, Fang Ling and Meng Zhiyuan entered the city together, dressed as Orion, and Huang Jian and Xiao Xue, who was dressed as a man, entered the city together, pretending to be a runner.
As soon as the guards saw the four of them dressed like this, their vigilance naturally relaxed a little, and when they asked, because Meng Zhiyuan and Huang Jian were both from the vicinity of Zou County, their accents were naturally not the official dialect of the imperial city, so they passed very smoothly.
When entering the city, Fang Ling suddenly found that next to the guards in the city, there were several soldiers with somewhat different military uniforms, compared to the guards at the city gate, these soldiers were more robust, their eyes were very sharp, and they were dressed as elite soldiers.
You must know that although the military uniforms and armor of each fortress are in a uniform format, there are some differences in some subtle places, such as the color of the scarf, etc., Fang Ling almost recognized at a glance that these soldiers are from Qingshui Pass, so they must be He Bao's subordinates.
His heart sank, the most troublesome thing may have happened, that is, He Bao did not guard himself outside Pingtan Pass, so he entered the city first, and looking at them like this, it seems that they have obtained the permission of the Pingtan Pass guard, otherwise it is impossible to appear at the gate of the city.