Things went smoothly on Tang Xinghuai's end, and news came soon after.
After many days of undercover work, Tang Xinghuai finally found out the location of the gunpowder.
It was in the government prison in Yanzhou City.
It has to be said, this leader is truly a genius. Putting gunpowder in the prison, what normal person would do such a thing?
Song Ning told Xie Linzhou the news, and this time Xie Linzhou looked at her very seriously.
"I have informed the general of the news. The rest is up to General Xie's abilities."
Xie Linzhou immediately went out to the prison, and before leaving, he dragged Song Ning along with him.
Xie Linzhou carried her up and down the stairs, and Song Ning almost threw up her lunch.
As soon as Song Ning landed, before she could even steady herself, Xie Linzhou spoke up: "This is the government prison. You wait here, I'll go in and check things out." With that, he vanished in a flash.
Song Ning couldn't help but admire her skill; she had bravely stormed the prison cell all by herself. Sitting on the ground, gazing in the direction the person had disappeared, he wondered, "So what? Why did you bring her here?"
There were rebel soldiers patrolling around, so Song Ning quickly moved to the corner of the wall. They were all there to pick on her.
When Xie Linzhou returned, he didn't look well.
Song Ning asked softly, "What's wrong? The gunpowder isn't there?"
Xie Linzhou also squatted down in the corner and shook his head: "Your information is correct, the gunpowder is indeed inside, but... how to get it out is a problem."
"It's better to destroy it than to bring it out; that would be a permanent solution." Taking the gunpowder out under these circumstances is simply a pipe dream.
“Gunpowder is afraid of water, but this place is heavily guarded, so it won’t work,” Xie Linzhou said in a deep voice.
Song Ning raised an eyebrow slightly. Wasn't this a perfect match for her major?
"General Xie, could you lead me to the place where the gunpowder is stored?"
Xie Linzhou frowned: "You have a way?"
Song Ning smiled mysteriously: "You'll find out when the time comes."
Xie Linzhou led Song Ning inside. The area was strict on the outside but relaxed on the inside, and there weren't many people inside.
Avoiding the patrols outside, Song Ning was carried into the cell by Xie Linzhou like a little chick.
There were more than a dozen boxes of gunpowder inside, large and small. Xie Linzhou felt a little regretful; these things would be valuable on the battlefield.
Song Ning said earnestly, "General Xie, could you wait for me outside?"
Xie Linzhou's face was full of doubt, but he figured it wouldn't hurt to let her give it a try.
As soon as Xie Linzhou left, Song Ning gave a wicked smile.
About fifteen minutes later, Song Ning came out and said, "It's all done."
Xie Linzhou didn't believe it, so he went inside to take a look. The gunpowder barrels inside were now completely soaked in water.
"Let's hurry up and get out of here before we get caught."
Once the gunpowder was destroyed, the army outside the city could rush in without any scruples. Xie Linzhou didn't have time to ask Song Ning how he did it and quickly left.
Two days later, something happened in the city.
No one was allowed to leave their homes; anyone who dared to wander the streets would be executed.
They were unaware of the situation outside, only knowing that three days later, someone knocked on the door, saying that the rebels had been captured.
There was cheering outside. Song Dahai opened the door and glanced out. The street was full of people running wildly.
The imperial army has entered the city and is currently counting the city's population in order to redistribute it.
Song Ning and his family didn't dare to delay and quickly went to register.
No sooner had they left than Jiang Shuyue quietly departed.
As they made their way to the government office, upon seeing the people outside, they hesitated for a moment before stepping forward to ask, "Excuse me, is General Xie Linzhou here?"
On the other side, Song Ning and his group were queuing up to register and be assigned jobs.
Song Ning went to inquire and found out that not all the people in the city could become ordinary citizens.
Some were branded, which meant they were criminals, as were military households and peasants.
Song Ning knew from reading novels that military households were not a good status, and that they were hereditary.
Suddenly, that excitement vanished.
However, I've heard that you can buy your way into citizenship, but I don't know if that's possible.
When it was finally their turn, Song Ning only mentioned Shanhe Town, and the official in front of him looked up and asked, "From Shanhe Town?"
"Yes, sir."
The man wrote something in the notebook, looked up, and asked, "Which of you is named Song Ning?"
"I am Song Ning."
The official next to her handed her a plaque, put down his teacup, pointed to the plaque in Song Ning's hand, and whispered, "Someone from the government office came this morning and specifically instructed that it be kept for you. General Zhang Ping will be coming over in person later."
Song Ning was surprised and asked, "Then, what is our identity?"
The official smiled and said, "With General Zhang Ping personally settling you in, you must have a very good status."
The man's eyes were full of inquiry. Song Ning smiled and said, "I did see General Xie a few days ago. Thank you, sir."
The man coughed lightly, his expression returning to normal, and waved his hand, signaling them to wait to the side.
Song Ning felt it was unrealistic, and the people following behind also felt their feet were floating. Just now they were worried about being classified as military households, and this was already resolved?
Song Ning held the sign and grinned foolishly. She said that there are still benefits to doing favors for officials.
Next, Song Ning discovered that not only their family, but anyone who heard they were from Shanhe Town was given a sign and asked to wait aside.
Then, Song Ning successfully met Li Daniu and the Jiang family.
As soon as Aunt Zhao came over, she hugged Liu Yuelan and cried, which eventually caused Granny Jiang to join the three of them in bursting into tears.
The Luo family also arrived. When the two village chiefs met, although they didn't cry like Aunt Zhao, they were both teary-eyed. They thought they would stay here for the rest of their lives.
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