Outside the north gate of the capital.
An hour ago.
After Rong Baichuan went to the city gate alone and was arrested, Rong Yubai ordered the others to return to the barracks, leaving only the soldiers to escort the children and women and escort the bandits and men in black.
After the "sewer pit digging" team caught up, the group marched towards the city gate in a mighty manner.
Such a scene would naturally be stopped by the city guards who had recently arrested Rong Baichuan and were on high alert.
Captain Sun, one of the soldiers guarding the city, recognized Li Yi, the leader.
"Deputy General Li, do you know what crime you committed by bringing troops into the city without permission?"
He rode in front and looked at Li Yi and asked coldly.
"Privately? Leading troops?" Li Yi showed a puzzled look on his face.
He looked back at the soldiers behind him, each of whom was holding a child, then turned back to look at Captain Sun, shook his head, and said helplessly,
"Are you not even paying attention to all the kids behind me?"
Upon hearing this, Captain Sun looked behind him.
There were an estimated 500 soldiers, each of whom was either holding a child or escorting a bandit, and none of them carried any weapons.
Just as he was about to look away, he caught a glimpse of a head sticking out from the side of the last carriage.
A white, furry, non-human head with black ears.
Not sure, let’s see.
At this time, Li Yi rode his horse to block Captain Sun's sight.
Li Yi glanced at the people who gradually gathered around to watch the excitement. He coughed twice and said loudly,
"Last night, General Rong Baichuan Rong, under the Emperor's secret order, led us to raid Juku Mountain and wipe out the bandits."
"We lived up to everyone's expectations. We not only wiped out all the bandits in Juku Mountain, but also rescued the four hundred abducted children. Since we had no carriages, we had to have the soldiers carry them back."
"Since the captain won't let us into the city, please prepare ten carriages to take the children back. We will not be entering the city."
After saying that, Li Yi looked at Captain Sun leisurely.
The news of "Rong Baichuan's rebellion" had spread like wildfire in the city after he was arrested.
Hearing that there was a twist, the onlookers couldn't help but whet their appetite.
"Didn't they say General Rong led his troops to attack the city with the intention of rebellion? How did it become just following orders?"
"Yes, when General Rong was arrested, he didn't defend himself and seemed to have acquiesced."
"I say, are you stupid? General Rong's entire family is still being held in custody at the General's Mansion. How dare he rebel now?"
"That's right, then who spread the news of his rebellion?"
"this……"
Everyone turned their attention to Captain Sun.
"I think it was the Captain who said it first...???"
They weren't sure, but they remembered he had said so.
The captain guarding the city was completely confused at this moment?
Suppress bandits under orders?
Didn’t Rong Baichuan admit that he intended to rebel?
How did it become suppressing bandits under the emperor’s secret order?
And...where did you hear this?
It seemed that when the city gate was closed last night, two people rushed out on horseback, and then some people said that it was Rong Baichuan.
This morning, news came that Rong Baichuan had escaped from prison, and then a large number of soldiers were seen heading towards the city gate.
Then he easily captured Rong Baichuan who came alone.
I was wondering at that time how could I be pinned down by the powerful general in just two moves?
Before he could think about it, people from the Dali Temple rushed over and took him away.
The whole process was very smooth and efficient, as if it had been rehearsed in advance.
Then the rumor of Rong Baichuan's rebellion quickly spread throughout the city.
At that time, there was a large army outside the city, so he had to remain vigilant and had no time to think about those things.
Now thinking back carefully, the whole process had an indescribable strange feeling.
"Since it's an imperial decree, then why..."
Just as the captain guarding the city was about to ask Rong Baichuan why he acquiesced to the rebellion, he was interrupted by a voice.
"Captain Sun."
Captain Sun's confused thoughts were pulled back to reality. He turned around and saw that it was Qin Mingyi, the third son of Qin Taifu.
"Young Master Qin." Captain Sun saluted respectfully.
Although Qin Mingyi was just a minor official of the seventh rank, he had a father of the first rank, an elder brother of the third rank, and a brother-in-law who was a general of the first rank.
Therefore, all officials in the capital, big and small, had to respectfully address him as "Little Lord Qin" when they saw him.
"Master Qin, are you here?"
When Captain Sun saw the dozen or so carriages following Qin Ming, he immediately fell silent and stopped asking stupid questions.
It was obvious that they got the news and came to pick up the children.
Captain Sun was very tactful and gave way.
After the soldiers put the children on the carriage, they returned to the barracks.
Amid the praises of Rong Baichuan and the emperor from the onlookers, dozens of carriages and four prison carts slowly drove into the city.
As I watched, something suddenly felt wrong.
"What's that smell?"
“It stinks!”
"Who crawled out of the toilet just to watch the fun?"
The crowd became noisy.
Soon, someone realized the source of the smell.
"Wow... it stinks! Don't these bandits know how to take a shower?"
"They're still naked. Eh... They're truly shameless ruffians..."
The last two prison vans contained the men in black and the bandits who had been soaked in the pit.
After throwing them into the river to wash for half an hour, the smell only diminished by three points.
At this moment, this group of people were naked and covered with some animal skins or quilts that the soldiers found in the cave.
It can only block the "spring light" and not keep you warm.
More than twenty people were shaking together, almost causing the prison van to shake along with them.
When he received the news that there were four hundred children, Rong Xuqing went to the orphanage and prepared accommodation for these children.
Qin Ming immediately sent the child and the rescued woman over.
After they are settled, we will slowly find their families.
The bandits whose hands were not stained with human blood and who were spared by the wild beasts, as well as the twenty or so people who had fermented were taken to the Jingzhao Prefecture prison.
"Isn't the Dali Temple investigating the child abduction case? Why are your criminals being held here? Don't you have your own prison?"
Lord Chen, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, pinched his nose, looking displeased.
"Master Chen, please forgive me. The spy case involves a large number of people, and the Dali Temple prison is overwhelmed."
The Dali Temple Minister smiled helplessly.
The corners of Master Chen's mouth twitched slightly, "You'd better be serious!"
Lord Chen maintained politeness in his words, but he was already cursing in his heart.
——Don’t think I don’t know you hate the smell!
——If you think it stinks, just send it to me, right? Wang Er, I will definitely give you a copy tomorrow!
…
Sifang Pavilion is located in the Beiyi courtyard.
After circling half of the capital to shake off Jiang Lingyu's pursuit, Ying An finally arrived at Sifang Pavilion.
"Your Highness, something happened!"
This morning, he heard that Rong Baichuan was arrested and brought to the palace for treason. The Prince of Beiyi was in a good mood and got up early to play with the birds.
Ying An's sudden appearance startled him.
A bad feeling arises in my heart...
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