The people couldn't help but be a little surprised when they heard this, first, when they entered the city, they did not see any obvious signs or notices announcing martial law, and the sergeants guarding the gate also checked their identities and official credentials step by step, and there was no difference; second, if martial law was really carried out, this place was a key waterway, and it was close to Wuchang Town, where the Huguangbu Political Envoy and Yamen were located, it would inevitably be heavily fortified and difficult to escape. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Li Chengliang hurriedly asked, "But there was a mutiny and rebellion?"

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly: "It's okay if there is a rebellion, but now according to the news that our disciples heard from the officials of Wuchang Town, it is that there is a matter of gangsters poisoning the people, and the political envoy and the commander of the capital are furious, and the punishment according to the procurator immediately ordered all officials of all sizes to sit in the government office, and call doctors to treat the poisoned patients. ”

"Do you know which mad beast did such a thing?" Li Chengliang was immediately indignant when he heard this, and his eyes flashed with anger.

The shopkeeper sighed lightly: "At this time, because I don't know who did it, I can only recruit doctors to Wuchang Town to treat patients and try to configure the antidote." Otherwise, a team of military cavalry directly captured the culprit and came back, and under severe torture, he was not afraid that he would not reveal the antidote, how could there be martial law at the moment. ”

Li Chengliang nodded silently, and said helplessly: "This happened, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave for a while, there are still thousands of miles to go to the Sword Pavilion, abandon the horse equipment, let's walk to the Kuixing Pavilion on foot, I'm afraid it's ......."

The shopkeeper heard Li Chengliang's self-talk, and asked, "Dare to ask this Moge brother if he is leaving in a hurry?"

Heng Yue hurriedly added on the side: "This is the master of Li Xiang of the Spring and Autumn Hall, the senior disciple of the pavilion envoy, we have something to hurry to the Sword Pavilion now, the shopkeeper you are a disciple stationed here, but there is a way for us to leave with our whole body?"

The shopkeeper first saluted Li Chengliang Shi Ran, and a trace of surprise flashed on his face.

Li Chengliang smiled helplessly in his heart, knowing what the shopkeeper was surprised about, sure enough, the gap between his young face and his high status would make people unconsciously feel a little surprised or even questioned. But at this time, Li Chengliang didn't care about explaining anything to a disciple sent abroad, and just looked at the shopkeeper with slightly oppressive eyes, expressing his concern about the Hengyue issue.

The shopkeeper pondered for a moment and said: "Master Xiang, the disciple has a good relationship with the head of the official team in this city in Hankou Town, and I think that with his protection, we can take advantage of the first curfew tonight and the chaos in the city overnight to go out of the city." ”

Li Chengliang thought for a while and asked, "Is this person reliable?"

The shopkeeper replied with some hesitation: "This is also what the disciple is worried about, although the disciple consciously has a good relationship with that team leader, but when it comes to this kind of situation, whether it is still worth relying on the disciple's heart cannot be completely packed, it can only be said that it is worth a try." And although the curfew is opened tonight, it must be the time when the guards are the strictest, but it is also the first time that the curfew is under martial law, and the people in the city are uncomfortable, and there will be chaos on the sidelines, so we can take the opportunity to go out of the city. Therefore, the disciple still explained this plan. ”

Li Chengliang nodded, and looked at Xie Huaiyuan with a slight inquiry.

Xie Huaiyuan caught Li Chengliang's gaze and said: "The old man thinks that this little brother's suggestion is not impossible, the worst is nothing more than failure to get out of the city, with our skills in those wine bags and rice bags of the city defenders to escape back to the city, the only thing to worry about is the Shenji battalion stationed here, so the old man does not recommend rushing out of the city, or try according to this little brother's method." ”

Li Chengliang saw that Xie Huaiyuan also recognized this method, so he didn't say more, and said affirmatively: "Okay, then you can arrange it." Please also tell the kitchen to arrange some meals, I will wait all the way, the dry food really does not taste very good. ”

The shopkeeper replied respectfully: "The disciple obeys the order." ”

Seeing the shopkeeper go out, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and unpacked their clothes, but they didn't disassemble them, after all, they had to pack up and go on the road at night, and at this time, they just let the body that had been carrying the clothes for many days relax a little.

Wan Qisong said with some dissatisfaction: "The disciple stationed here is also incapable, and he has been in business for many years, that is, he has a not so reliable relationship with a government servant team, and he is really hesitant to use it." ”

Heng Yue soothed: "How can the business relationship be as simple as you imagined, there are mixed fish and dragons here, there are all three sects and nine streams, water and dry docks, and traffic is rushing, it is not easy to take these disciples to have a place here, and to know the information of the nearby Huguang Governance Office in such a timely manner." Don't be nitpicky, anyway, if you can't get out of the city tonight, we can only look at the situation and see if there is any other way, think long-term, or give it a go tonight. ”

Wan Qisong listened to Hengyue's words, although he was a little moved, but he still said in a whining tone: "How can you pack a ticket tonight, and we can retreat if we can't rush through the customs tonight? The Ming army's horse rejection stake is not an ornament, and we don't know the deployment of the Shenji Battalion tonight, if it is hit in the pocket and is caught, then it will be shot into a sieve by the fire?"

Li Chengliang chuckled when he heard this, and said, "Actually, if you want me to say, the Shenji Battalion is the least worrying. Tielingwei because it is an important town outside the customs also has a Shenji battalion stationed, the most afraid of the Shenji gun is the wind and sand and damp, the wind and sand will block the machine, the humidity will make the fire dumb fire, this place is close to the Yangtze River, the autumn rain (lunar August) is in season, there is often a continuous light rain, today we enter the city I see that the ground is drier, and the wind is thick with moisture, tonight is likely to rain fall. ”

Xie Huaiyuan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he also pointed out his worries about the Shenji Battalion, and asked, "I don't want you to know about this weather and geography, which makes the old man impressed." ”

Li Chengliang replied modestly: "Thank you for helping the master, this may be taught by the regular lessons of my Moge disciples." ”

Without waiting for Li Chengliang to praise a few more words about the practicality of the content of Moge's teachings, the shopkeeper who hurriedly came in broke the relaxed atmosphere in the room with a few words: "The officers and soldiers came downstairs, holding a bad sticker, saying that they were going to search for suspected residents. Lord of incense, this ......"

Li Chengliang said calmly: "Put away the blades, prepare the silver taels, let them come in and have a look, and then send them away." ”

The shopkeeper bowed down and took the order, and the five people in the house also sorted out and put away their bags, and at this moment, a noisy noise came from downstairs, and then they came towards the room on the second floor.

"Bang!" The door was rudely opened, and everyone looked at it, and several bright Yanling knives (Ming army sabers) were hanging on the neck of the shopkeeper, and a lieutenant wearing a general's armor held a sword and stepped into the house.

Heng Yue hurriedly leaned in and said softly, "How many military masters?"

The captain didn't squint, ignoring the silver ticket that Heng Yue took out from his sleeve and sent it to him, and said loudly: "The city guard has received a report that a team of unknown people has entered the city with blades, suspected of being the perpetrators of the Wuchang Town drug case, and came to arrest him on the orders of the generals, please deal with yourself, don't do stupid things." ”

Li Chengliang immediately felt a little furious when he heard that he and the others were treated as suspects, and his first reaction was that someone had framed him, but after thinking about it carefully, he and the others didn't have too much contact with anyone all the way, even if someone in the Moge would send a message to Jinyuelou, how could he not know the route and arrival time of himself and the others so accurately, it seemed to be an unfortunate misunderstanding. Thinking about it, Li Chengliang felt that it was better to cooperate first, looking at the posture of the school officer, it was not sure that he and others had committed the crime, and it would be okay to distinguish clearly, and it was not a mediocre person to think that the chief officer of the three divisions of Huguang could carry out the investigation and handling of the drug case in such a timely manner, so it is unknown that he would make a good fate and let himself and others leave directly.

Therefore, Li Chengliang stopped Wan Qisong, who was about to move, glanced at Xie Huaiyuan, and said to the captain: "I think there is a misunderstanding in this matter, please lead the way in front of the military master, and we will make it clear with the guard." There is labor. ”

A trace of disdain flashed on the captain's face, thinking that Li Chengliang and the others were basically the culprits, but because he had not confirmed that he was just suspicious, he didn't say much, so he waved his hand and said to the sergeant behind him: "Set them up, take the murder weapon, go back to the camp outside the city, and go directly to see the commander of the capital." ”

"Obey!" the sergeant received the order, rushed up, and left the inn with Li Chengliang and the others, and walked out of the west of the city.