Chapter 107: What's the hurry? Expose him
Yuan Ruan: [Wait, you can’t put the blame on me. ]
System: [I didn't blame him, I really mean it. The Grand Master of Chu fled with his generals, but he didn't know that Song Wei of Daxia had arranged a hidden stake in his entourage.]
Yuan Ruan's eyes widened in surprise: [Hiss, Song Wei is amazing. If there was an assassin, wouldn't it be a matter of minutes to capture the Grand Master of Chu?! How could he not be caught? Did the assassin betray him?! The bribed one might not be loyal enough.]
The emperor narrowed his eyes: He shared the same opinion as the young imperial teacher.
Song Wei is his most trusted but also the most troublesome intelligence officer.
He used only one method to gain intelligence in various countries: spending money! Because he was generous, he really made a lot of money.
But then again, the emperor would always doubt the loyalty of such a traitor who was motivated by personal gain.
System: [Song Wei is very smart. He always attracts people he values with both money and affection. For example, Anzhu's mother was so grateful to Song Wei that she not only forced Anzhu to secretly become a citizen of the Xia Kingdom, but also threatened her son to swear on poison and not betray the Xia Kingdom at the cost of her own life... Let's not talk about Song Wei's methods. In fact, to put it simply, the secret signal for Anzhu and Song Wei to contact each other was destroyed by the rain you created.]
Yuanruan: [Ah? How did it get damaged? Did the rain wash away the mark?]
System: [Washing away the marks along the way is only one of the reasons. The most important thing is that the secret code method agreed upon by Song Wei and An Zhuang has been destroyed. Song Wei once told An Zhuang that once the Grand Master of Chu escapes, An Zhuang must immediately cut his chest and cheeks. First, to delay time, second, when issuing a wanted order, he can emphasize that "some of the fugitives have wounds on their faces and chests" and other characteristics, and third, An Zhuang can use the injury to leave a new contact code when he goes to the pharmacy to buy medicine along the way.]
Yuanruan: [This is a very thoughtful idea. ]
The emperor nodded slightly, indeed he had considered everything that could be considered.
System: [Yes, but you used the lucky rain. The dark stake also benefited from the rain, and the wound as big as a bowl healed quickly. First of all, the characteristics did not match the wanted order, and the dark stake had no excuse to go to the pharmacy to buy medicine. All the code matching failed. ]
The emperor almost choked on a sip of tea, but he never expected it was because of this.
Yuanruan: [Ah, this...]
The system's voice was heavy: [Let me see, this Anzhu is actually working very hard. There is no way to go to the pharmacy, so he secretly left clues at the entrances of villages in Lin County, Taoyuan County, and Zhouzhi County, but the Jinyi Guards missed them all. In a few days, they will be out of the border.]
The emperor silently took note of these places.
He got up and left.
Later, the emperor called Song Wei to a side hall, opened the map, and circled all the places the system had mentioned along the way.
The emperor said, "Their previous itinerary map."
Song Wei's pupils dilated. Although he had guessed that His Majesty had another intelligence team, he did not expect them to be so powerful.
Song Wei couldn't help but bow and said, "Your Majesty, may I ask if they also set up hidden stakes..."
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask." The emperor said perfunctorily, "Do what you should do." The emperor suddenly thought of something and said to Song Wei, "If you can't find a chance to arrest them, just announce it and plant a thorn in their side."
Song Wei immediately saluted and said, "Yes."
After leaving the palace, Song Wei immediately sent out more than ten carrier pigeons.
An hour later, the Jinyi Guards in various places received the news one after another, and then gathered towards a target location.
…
A few days later, we were in the deep mountains and forests, ten kilometers away from the border.
The fleeing people of Chu State hid in caves, taking naps or eating wild vegetables in exhaustion.
This time, the Daxia officials were very active and the wanted information spread very quickly. Even the most remote mountain villages were posted with their wanted information.
If they accidentally exposed their appearance when buying food, there would be no need for Daxia soldiers to be dispatched, as the Daxia people outside in the rain would rush up like crazy to arrest them.
The most terrifying situation they encountered was when they passed through a female village.
They disguised themselves and went to buy food, but the wig and hat of the Grand Master of Chu was accidentally taken away by a tree branch.
As soon as the national teacher's bald head appeared, the eyes of more than a hundred households in the village lit up.
Young and old all ran after them with ropes in hand.
The people of Chu tried to make excuses, claiming that not every bald man was a great imperial teacher of Chu.
The female households responded more readily. They said that they had sent all the bald men in the vicinity in, and if it was not the case, the government would release them safely, so there was no need to be afraid.
Chu people: ...
There's no way, they're running faster and faster.
So these days they ate bread and wild vegetables along the way and didn't even dare to go to ordinary mountain villages.
"Xia Guodian is in trouble!" One of them complained while drinking water.
Another person suddenly asked, "What do you mean by stabbing? That's a god stabbing his hand, you saw it."
The person who complained stopped talking for a moment.
The other Chu soldiers were also depressed: Who would have thought that Daxia had gods to support them? They felt helpless.
At this time, the person who had complained before suddenly stood up and said, "Brothers, do you hear the sound of horse hooves?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone stood up quickly and prepared to run away while cursing.
Someone else whispered, "Where is the scout on guard? Didn't he hear the noise so close?"
At this moment, a scout rushed in from the bushes nearby and shouted excitedly, "Grand Imperial Master, the Fourth Prince is here to pick us up!"
Everyone was delighted: "Really? That's great!" This time they are saved.
The Chu State's Grand Master, who had remained calm until then, could not hide his joy this time.
But soon, the scout said hurriedly: "But hurry up, those crazy dogs are chasing us for some reason. We must cross the river immediately."
Everyone's expression changed: "Fuck!"
In order to save time, the people of Chu State threw away the food, shoes and socks they had with them and rushed madly towards the other side of the river.
A cup of tea later, they swam across the river and just in time saw the Great Chu soldiers riding on their horses and the high-spirited Fourth Prince.
At the same time, a group of Jinyiwei wearing flying fish uniforms appeared on the other side of the river.
There is only a river between the two.
The fourth prince of Chu waved his hand, and hundreds of infantrymen emerged from the dense forest. They were divided into three rows. The first row squatted down and held up their shields, while the second and third rows all raised their longbows and shot arrows.
"Swish, swish, swish!" Hundreds of long arrows were released into the sky and accelerated downward in a parabola.
"Duo duo duo!" The long arrows fell neatly on the opposite river bank, which was the blank space in front of the Jinyiwei horses. However, the majestic momentum still frightened several horses of the Jinyiwei and made them take a few steps back.
This is a warning from the fourth prince of Chu to the other side.
When the two sides were in a stalemate, the fourth prince dismounted and personally wiped the wet bald head of the Chu State's Grand Master.
He listened to the Grand Master of Chu briefly talking about the ins and outs of what happened in Xia State, and he said calmly: The blame lies with the Grand Master of Chen State, and Chu State should be able to get away with it this time without any major problems.
Seeing that the Grand Master of Chu was in a good mood, the Fourth Prince of Chu hesitated for a while but still did not tell him about the bad things that happened at the Spring Festival of Chu.
When the people of Chu were preparing to leave, a man suddenly appeared from the Jinyiwei.
He shouted in a very loud voice: "Grand Master of Chu, do you know that you killed your granddaughter?"
The Chu State's Grand Master stumbled on his horse.
Chu people: ???