Minzhou.
Yun Zheng and Miao Yin quietly entered with the Eighteen Ghost Riders.
He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity before the news of Concubine Jing's exposure reached Minzhou and wipe out Tian Hong and his followers in Minzhou in one fell swoop!
Both of them put on makeup. Yun Zheng was dressed up as a pot-bellied traveling merchant, and Miaoyin also deliberately dressed herself up to look plain in order to avoid unnecessary trouble.
The one hundred guards led by Shen Kuan dressed up as their servants and bodyguards and accompanied them to protect their safety.
The rest of the royal guards had already set out a few days in advance and were going to sneak into Gantang City, the capital of Minzhou, in batches.
In addition, the members of the Eighteen Ghost Riders were all dressed up and were responsible for protecting them in secret.
Wei Yu, who was stationed in Juping, also received an order that if Yun Zheng and his men needed support, Wei Yu could lead his troops into Minzhou at any time.
Although Yun Zheng said in his memorial to the court that he would lead troops to capture Tian Hong, it was impossible for him to really do so.
If he led his troops to capture Tian Hong openly, Tian Hong, who already had something to hide, would probably fight to the death.
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Even if Tian Hong didn't have the courage, he would definitely find a way to escape once he got the news that I was marching towards Minzhou.
Tian Hong wanted to send people to ambush and kill his wife and children. Now that Tian Hong was caught, he would definitely not give Tian Hong a chance to escape.
The operation is so big that once Tian Hong escapes, it will not be easy to catch him again!
He personally led a small group of people to deal with the matter, which could also minimize the impact of the matter and avoid affecting innocent people as much as possible.
At first, Miaoyin disagreed with him doing this.
Although Yun Zheng's personal guards and the Eighteen Ghost Riders are the best of the best, they are after all attacking a tiger's den.
With so many people protecting him overtly or covertly, the possibility of Yun Zheng encountering danger is not very high, but it is not completely impossible.
She didn't want Yun Zheng to get hurt in any way.
However, Miaoyin was finally persuaded by Yun Zheng.
Just like Yun Zheng said, you can't just go around with three thousand fully armored guards accompanying you wherever you go, right?
"Your Highness, Gaoguan City is just ahead!"
When they were almost at Gaoguan City, Shen Kuan, who was driving, reminded Yun Zheng.
Yun Zheng let go of Miaoyin's waist, stepped forward and lifted the curtain of the carriage, staring at Chen Kuan unhappily: "If you can't keep your mouth shut, do you believe I will stuff your mouth with a stinky sock?"
Chen Kuan was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and quickly apologized with a smile: "Boss, I know I was wrong."
"That's more like it!"
Yun Zheng restrained his expression and said, "We will stay in Gaoguan City tonight. Remind others to be careful with their words! Don't let others know everything about us before we even meet the real boss!"
"I understand."
Shen Kuan nodded and quickly gave instructions.
Soon, they arrived at the gate of Gaoguan City.
As soon as they arrived at the city gate, they were stopped by the county soldiers guarding the gate.
"stop!"
The county soldiers at the door stopped them and asked, "Where are you from and what are you doing here?"
Shen Kuan quickly answered according to what Yun Zheng had taught him beforehand: "Sir, we are merchants from Muzhou, and we came here to do some small business."
"Merchants from Muzhou?"
The county soldier frowned and looked Shen Kuan up and down, "You don't look like a merchant at all!"
"ah?"
Chen Kuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and smiled apologetically: "Look at what you said, sir. I am definitely not a merchant. I am just a coachman driving the carriage for the master. Our master is in the carriage..."
Shen Kuan pointed at the carriage and presented the pass to the county soldiers.
The county soldier glanced at the pass, then looked at the carriages lined up behind him, and said with a stern face, "Open all the bags and boxes on the carriages!"
"well!"
Chen Kuan nodded repeatedly, "Please wait a moment, sir. I will ask someone to open it right away!"
Having said that, Chen Kuan went to the back to give instructions, but he was secretly worried.
This was the first county town they had encountered since entering Minzhou. Would the weapons hidden under the carriage be discovered as soon as they arrived?
"What's wrong? Why are you dawdling?"
Yun Zheng lifted the curtain of the carriage and questioned Chen Kuan unhappily.
Shen Kuan quickly replied: "Go back to the boss, the military master wants to inspect our goods."
"Alright! Check it out quickly so that you can go into the city and rest after you're done."
Yun Zheng said as he got off the carriage again, stretched himself and said, "I've been busy all day, I'm so tired..."
When Yun Zheng stretched, a few pieces of silver fell out of his sleeve pocket.
Two of them luckily rolled to the feet of the county soldiers.
A hint of greed flashed in the eyes of the county soldier, and he immediately stretched out his foot and stepped on the two pieces of silver.
Yun Zheng bent down to pick up two pieces of silver and smiled at the county soldier: "Sir, please move your feet."
"Why, is this land yours?"
The county soldier looked at Yun Zheng with an unfriendly expression.
Yun Zheng's face was slightly unhappy. He pointed at the county soldier's feet and said, "This land is not small, but the silver on this land..."
"Where is the silver?"
The county soldier raised his eyebrows, "Can silver grow in your fields?"
"No, this silver is clearly..."
Yun Zheng was speechless and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"What silver?"
The county soldier was getting impatient. "Hurry up and stop dawdling. Don't you see there are so many people behind you?"
Yun Zheng was indignant and wanted to argue again, but Miaoyin got off the carriage and advised, "Forget it, forget it! Let's go into the city first! I also want to find a place to stay and rest quickly."
Yun Zheng glanced at the county soldier unwillingly, and then he returned to the carriage half-dragged and half-pulled by Miaoyin, and angrily scolded Chen Kuan: "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and leave! This is really unlucky!"
"Okay, okay."
Chen Kuan smiled apologetically and quickly got on the carriage and drove into the city.
Only after they had all entered the city did the county soldier bend down and pick up two pieces of silver from under his feet, humming with pride: "The silver is in my hands, and you still want to take it back?"
The county soldier weighed the two pieces of silver and smiled with satisfaction.
This adds up to probably about five or six cents of silver.
The pay of these county soldiers cannot be compared with that of the border troops. The pay is not much to begin with, and if it is deducted a little by the higher authorities, it becomes even less.
These five or six cents of silver were almost enough for his monthly salary.
In the carriage, Miaoyin looked at Yun Zheng with a smile on her face, "Who did you learn all these moves from? Don't talk to me about that crappy book of yours!"
Yun Zheng was a prince, and there were always people to greet him wherever he went. He didn't need to deal with these little devils at all.
But when he was questioned, he thought of a way to deal with it so quickly. This was obviously abnormal!
"Isn't this the same as those little ghosts in the palace?"
Yun Zheng chuckled, "You, on the other hand, reacted pretty quickly too!"
“That’s it!”
Miaoyin smiled proudly, "I've traveled all over the country, haven't I met many little devils?"
"Mmmm, ma'am is amazing!"
Yun Zheng laughed, lifted the carriage curtain and said to Chen Kuan: "Be smart next time! Spend money when you need to avoid disaster!"
"I understand."
Shen Kuan smiled embarrassedly...
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