Peng Rui stood in the night, seemingly lost in thought. After a moment, he asked his adjutant, "If Lord Huo were here, what would he do?"
"General, Lord Huo has instructed you to keep a close watch on Huguo Temple," the lieutenant said expressionlessly.
Peng Rui was not angry. "Huguo Temple has been investigated and no problems were found."
At that moment, a subordinate shouted, "General, we've found wheel tracks!"
Peng Rui tossed his robe and hurried over to take a look. The soldiers had already lit torches, illuminating the wheel tracks clearly. He squatted down to examine them closely. "The stuff is very heavy. We need to get back to Huguo Temple quickly!"
He quickly deduced that someone was transporting weapons! And since the tunnel had been blown up, it was too late to clear it.
At this moment, inside Huguo Temple, Prince Yong and his entourage, along with the large group of people, put away their weapons and then entered a large room.
There were many people inside, some sitting, some lying down, and some standing. Various smells filled the air, and it was so strong that it hurt your eyes as soon as you walked in.
Prince Yong and Sun Yun, in particular, couldn't stand the smell at all, but in order not to attract attention, they endured it and pretended to be very casual, leaning against the door frame and breathing in the fresh air outside.
No one spoke, no, it should be said that no one chatted; only people were gambling, but in the next room, the shouts of "Big, Big, Big!" were deafening.
It was already bright daylight, and soon someone would come carrying large buckets of food, one bowl for each person, a bowl of porridge with some leafy greens.
Prince Yong and his companions hadn't eaten rice in a long time, so even though it was porridge, they didn't complain and at least managed to fill their stomachs.
After finishing our meal, we soon heard that everyone was to go to the square.
The training ground at Huguo Temple is very large and divided into many sections, in a stepped fashion.
The group followed the large group to the training ground, where they saw the Wise King standing majestically on a high platform, clad in armor, with a Buddha statue carved into the mountain behind him.
"Soldiers! Kill one enemy and you'll be rewarded with ten taels of silver; kill ten and you'll be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver; kill one hundred and you'll be rewarded with five hundred taels of silver; kill three hundred and you'll be rewarded with one thousand taels of silver; kill the emperor's son and you'll be rewarded with three thousand taels of silver; kill the emperor and you'll be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households! Kill the Empress Dowager and you'll be rewarded with the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households and ten thousand taels of gold!" The wise king shouted passionately, and the soldiers below listened, excitedly discussing with their neighbors.
"I never imagined that the Emperor was less valuable than the Empress Dowager."
Prince Yong looked at the soldier who had spoken, but the point seemed to be something else entirely.
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