Chapter 254: Escape! Letter from the Capital
"It's the old site of the Ba County Prison. Those imprisoned there are mostly minor criminals. Serious criminals are held in the new prisons to the north. They're mainly there to prevent the serious criminals from rioting and harming those who might have reformed."
Zhao Kuangguo glanced at Long Xiannan, who was dressed as Long Feibai, but Long Feibai still had no expression on his face, as if he didn't take what they said to heart at all.
Li Fu nodded and said, "Let's move the prisoners to the new prison. I'll go to the old site in a few days. If it's no longer necessary, we can just tear it down and bury it."
Zhao Kuangguo nodded repeatedly. He had no idea what these people meant by transferring the minor criminals, but he just did as they said. After all, this was Ba County, his territory. Even if he was a prince, he couldn't change the world in his hands.
That night, a messenger hawk, having traveled a long distance, carried a silk letter on its talons and landed in the west courtyard where He Zhaojun was staying. He Zhaojun knew immediately that it was a letter from Shao Shang, who had arrived from the capital.
"Ziduan, I suspect there are changes in the northwest. Shaoshang didn't say it explicitly, but if the northwest was not in a critical situation, why would General Huo lead the troops to fight? We need a quick victory." He Zhaojun decided to act in advance.
So on the morning of the third day, Li Fu and Wen Ziduan said goodbye to the prefect Zhao Kuangguo. They explained that they were going to Jianwei County to visit Jin Jianxiong, who had just taken office. Sure enough, Zhao Kuangguo only tried to keep them for a while, and then even personally sent them out of the city.
Long Feibai and He Zhaojun also went to see him off. Zhao Kuangguo glanced at Long Feibai, who remained where he was without any emotion, and gave him a flattering smile.
"Great Wizard Long, do we still have to go test the medicine tonight? If your medicine is successful, then I won't have to drink that yellow soup every day?" As he said this, he burped, and the smell spread for three miles in the wind.
Long Feibai hummed: "There will be news tonight, just wait and see!"
At night, the two men still came to the prison with a few of their men, but this time, He Zhaojun brought a flaming flag. They were very knowledgeable about arson and could make the fire look very fierce without harming the lives of the people in the house.
Not long after the two men entered, a violent explosion erupted, flames shot up into the sky, and all the guards standing by were stunned. Soon, shouts were heard everywhere, and the rest of the prison was crying out that the fire was blazing, and panic ensued.
He Zhaojun watched as everyone jumped down the tunnel in an orderly manner, carrying the elderly and children. The young people carried the elderly who had difficulty walking, and the women held the young children. The children also gritted their teeth and refused to cry out loud.
Seeing that everyone had left, several soldiers looked at each other and threw the incendiary bombs filled with kerosene into the fire. The flames, which had been somewhat weak, shot up into the sky in an instant, and the flames directly licked the stone walls, burning with crackling sounds.
Fortunately, the ordinary prisoners on the upper floors had been pulled out immediately, otherwise they would have been roasted to charcoal. Meanwhile, the more than 300 people who had descended into the tunnels supported each other and ran as fast as they could.
These people ran ahead, with a few men under the Fiery Flags bringing up the rear. The entire path they were on was completely blasted to pieces. The tunnel had already been hastily built, barely enough to last a few days, and now it collapsed like a whirlwind, blocking the tunnel entrance under the prison and preventing the fire from spreading.
They didn't know where they were, but there was an open area ahead, where many Ba County soldiers' clothes and armor were laid out. "Hurry up and put on this armor, get out the front, and blend in with the crowd."
She also changed into a new set, and she didn't know where she touched it twice, but her hands were covered with black dust, which she smeared on her face.
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