Chapter 4 Soldiers' Movements

The Princess's Bedchamber.

The palace maid in the morning had already called the princess several times, but there was no answer.

So he had the courage to open the corner of the quilt, and when he saw it, he was taken aback, and shouted: "The princess is gone."

The guards rushed into the room and protected the scene. It can be seen that these guards are very well trained, searching, reporting, protecting, orderly, and without a trace of panic. After a while, a group of people came, led by a few people who rushed into the room to take a closer look.

Inside the palace to nourish the heart.

"You say who kidnapped the princess?" The man sitting on the dragon chair leaning on the back of the chair asked.

"This minister has just seen the scene, it seems that it was not abducted, it was the princess who ran away with someone, and there is no sign of hijacking." One knelt on the ground and didn't dare to raise his head, and didn't dare to say anything out loud, but replied cautiously.

"Who do you think will make the princess go with him obediently? Could it be someone from the northwest?" asked the emperor, leaning forward and leaning his hand against the dragon chair.

"This minister is not good at judging, and he will only know when he catches it, but the minister is very worried about the emperor's safety. Zhang Rang whispered.

"I don't know anything, what do I want you to eat, go to King Xuanxiao, and say that I have something urgent to discuss with him." The emperor was very dissatisfied with Zhang Rang's answer, and said loudly to the eunuchs beside him.

"Zhang Rang, has King Yan been feasting his ministers recently?" the emperor asked casually while waiting.

Zhang Rang, the emperor's confidant eunuch, the commander of the Ouchi.

This character, who can make the capital tremble three times with a stomp of his feet, is like a cat lying on the ground and not daring to move.

"Yes, I was invited yesterday, and Weichen has already prepared the list of participants in the banquet, and I will check it when the emperor's dragon body is healed. Zhang Rang replied.

"Is King Yan in charge of the garrison of the capital?" asked the emperor with squinted eyes.

"Yes" Zhang Rang kept his head down and knelt in front of the hall, not daring to raise his head, just answering the question.

In the palace of King Xiao, the room where chess is played, and there are two people playing chess.

"Pawn five into one, pawn seven into one, pawn nine into one"

The eighth prince took three steps in a row and ate three soldiers. Looking at the chessboard, he smiled and said, "What a powerful pawn, after crossing the river, it is almost a car." ”

Confucius Sheng said with a smile: "I didn't expect this plan to be so perfectly designed, first used the guards' greed for money to transfer all the guards, and then lowered everyone's vigilance by bribing people to pass the customs, and finally sent three carriages out of the city at the same time to hide the escape route." Tune the tiger away from the mountain, strike the east and west, drive the tiger at the front door, and fish in troubled waters. The calculations are interlocking and interconnected, and the person who designed this plan is really a genius. I really want to meet this person, but I don't know how to save the princess from the palace, and this minister is very curious. ?”

The eighth prince smiled mysteriously, "Soon I will know the way." ”

After speaking, he stopped talking, squinting his eyes and waiting silently.

"Lord Xiao, the emperor announced that you have entered the palace, there is an urgent matter to discuss, and Gonggong Zhang is waiting outside." Zhao Fei came in and said

"Here I am, I'm going". The eighth prince opened his eyes, stood up, and hurriedly walked out.

The three pawns on the chessboard crossed the river very fiercely, looking left and right as if they were going to eat people at any time.

"Taxi four into five, phase three into five, horse two into three"

Confucian scholars played chess. looked at the chessboard and said silently: "Variables are pawns."

Yanwang Mansion

"What, the princess is missing?"

King Yan pushed away the singer who was still tired of being naked on his body. Said loudly.

"Lord Wang, are you in a hurry, it's still early." The singer wrapped around King Yan's naked body again. As long as she catches him, she will enjoy glory and wealth for the rest of her life, and the singer still has yesterday's lingering spring love on her face, and said in a delicate voice.

"Smack. A slap slapped the singer's pink face, immediately leaving five blood-red marks on the face, and a trace of blood flowed out of the corner of her mouth.

"Roll". The singer didn't dare to stay longer, so she picked up her clothes and ran out of the door naked.

The guard kneeling at the doorway glanced up secretly, and a stream of heat almost gushed out of his nose. Hurriedly lowered his head and didn't dare to peep.

When King Yan hurried to the Heart Cultivation Palace, he was stopped by the guards.

"The emperor and the filial piety king, Lord Zhang is discussing state affairs, and no one is allowed to enter."

King Yan was furious, and looked at the guards to vent again. Just waiting around the door.

It was almost noon that one of the eunuchs called him in.

"The emperor knocks on his father". As soon as King Yan entered the hall, he kowtowed to him.

"No need to be polite, you will start to concentrate on finding the princess tomorrow, and the affairs of the capital will be handed over to King Xiao for the time being. The three of you will take you as the leader to investigate the princess's affairs, remember not to make a noise, and don't let your uncle Wang know. The emperor was already a little tired, and said slowly.

King Yan was dizzy, and just as he wanted to say something, the emperor waved his hand to make everyone retreat.

As soon as the three of them came out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, King Yan walked forward angrily.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother stay, you forgot to give me the letter. King Xiao shouted.

King Yan made a seal letter and threw it to King Xiao.

"Fourth brother, I will keep it for you, and when you find the princess, I will return it to you." King Xiao said with a smile.

As soon as King Yan turned around, he suddenly smiled and said to King Xiao: "When I find the princess, I will take care of the person who is making trouble behind his back, eighth brother, did you hear?"

King Hyo smiled and said, "Okay, our brothers clean him up together."

Zhang Rang was far behind, turned his head to look at the scenery in the distance, and waited until the two stopped talking before slowly following up. may be able to be an official, and being a big official must be a master who can pretend to be confused.

The three of them came to the princess's palace together, and waited under the tree for the results of the investigation.

"The princess escaped from the palace through the sewer of the bathhouse through the Kowloon River to the Jinshui River."

"Isn't there anything separating the river from the outside of the palace?" asked the Eighth Prince

"There were grate blockers, but last night they were all loosened enough to let people through. A guard surveying the scene replied.

"Yesterday someone saw an unmanned horse-drawn carriage by the first bridge of the Jinshui River and left at a moment's notice." A guard visiting along the Jinshui River reported back.

"Did you see who was driving, how many people were in the car?" asked Zhang Rang.

"No, the carriage was going that time, they were all sleeping, they just heard the sound of the carriage running while they were sleeping". One of the guards replied.

"Debris left by the princess was found in a private house, and someone reacted that a carriage came out of the back door and headed south. Said the guard who parked the local prosecutor along the carriage.

"What about the owner of the house?" asked King Yan

"In an abandoned temple on the outskirts of the city, the owner was found knocked unconscious and packed in a sack. He didn't know anything. The guard replied.

"Yesterday, there was an ambush at the south gate and four bribes were arrested, and someone gave them ten taels of silver to each of them. The guard at the gate said.

"Give me a hard beating, and ask who gave them the money?" said King Yan angrily.

"Yesterday, a carriage appeared at the east gate, west gate, and north gate at the same time at four o'clock and galloped towards the door, and most of the guards guarding the gate were transferred to arrest the bribe-givers at the south gate. The guard continued.

"Didn't they see who clicked on them?" asked Zhang Rang.

"The perfect plan, from beginning to end there is no flaw leaked, the maker of this plan is really a genius, to say that I have never done anything like this before, I don't believe it, such a perfect plan must be a master to make. The four ghosts who substituted for the dead probably couldn't ask why, and the people who gave them money must have changed their faces. What a master, done flawlessly. Zhang Rang listened to the report and admired it.

"Lord Zhang, we are here to solve the case, not to praise the criminals. King Yan sat on the chair and said to Zhang Rang angrily.

"Fourth brother, I think the most unlikely thing for the criminal is to run south, there is such a big movement at the south gate, it is estimated that the person who took the princess just wants us to chase south, so he made such a big move at the south gate. The eighth prince said slowly.

"No matter what, I won't let go of the four directions, I will send four masters to chase them overnight, and I will also go to Chang'an to wait for news." The fourth prince said.

"Fourth brother, if you don't stay in the capital, I will send someone to communicate with you. King Xiao said cautiously.

"Is it interesting for me to stay in the capital, I'd better go to Chang'an and wait for news." King Yan shook his hand angrily and turned around and left.

King Xiao smiled and looked at the four princes who were leaving angrily, and looked back at Zhang Rang, who looked down at the materials with a serious look. Nothing seemed to disturb his serious work attitude.

In the evening, the eighth prince returned to the room where he was playing chess. Stretched out his hand and walked four moves: "pawn nine flat eight, pawn five flat six, like three into five, soldier four into five." ”

Looking at the chess, the eighth prince smiled and said: "Now that we have three big carts, it is estimated that the winning chance is relatively large, and these three pawns are enough for the fourth brother to be busy for a while." ”

Confucian Sheng smiled and said: "Congratulations to the prince, as soon as you take over the security of the capital, half of the big thing will be done." It's just how this princess handles. ?”

The prince said: "Let these three people take the princess to Suzhou first, drag the fourth brother, so that the fourth brother has no time to take care of other things, the key is that these three people will take the fourth brother around in a circle without our help?

Confucius nodded and said, "Three people will not be arrested if they run alone, but it is indeed a bit troublesome to bring a girl." ”

Wang Ye flicked the edge of the table and said slowly: "It is inconvenient for us to come forward to help them now, otherwise the fourth brother will find clues, and let them fate." ”

Four teams of men and horses set off from the capital, running rapidly along the official road, and disappeared at the end of the road. A game of manhunt begins. It is destined to be a game with a huge disparity in strength, Xiao Ruoshui, Wang Laoshi, Zhao Cheng and Princess Chiba can escape this pursuit, God knows, but if there is hope, there is a chance to survive, and they will not give up hope.