With the children all settled, Lin Zao had no more worries.
After the children went to school, she disguised herself as a man, carrying a large bundle as a cover, and rode away from behind the general's mansion on horseback.
To the outside world, it was said that the general's wife had contracted typhoid fever and needed to stay in bed.
On the surface, Lin Zao returned to Datong Town alone, but in reality, six bodyguards were following her, including Eleven.
Otherwise, Tang Jian wouldn't have felt comfortable letting Lin Zao leave alone.
Tang Jian watched Lin Zao's figure gradually disappear from sight with some reluctance before putting aside his romantic feelings and preparing to do his own thing.
He also had a mission to complete. The spy incident served as a wake-up call for King Cheng, who knew that someone had designs on the steel knife. Naturally, King Cheng wanted to find out who was behind it.
If those people fail once, they will definitely have other plans. Tang Jian's responsibility is to guard those secret bases and lure people out.
As for the actual steelmaking base, that place was extremely secretive. Only King Cheng knew where it was, and even the steelworkers themselves didn't know where they were.
Therefore, King Cheng was not too worried about being found, but now that he knew someone was plotting against him, how could he not retaliate properly?
So Tang Jian's task came about.
Lin Zao rode his horse at full speed out of the city and headed towards Luolin Prefecture.
Datong Town is a village under Luolin Prefecture. To return, one must enter Luolin Prefecture.
The journey was smooth; we encountered neither refugees nor robbers, probably because everyone was hiding away to keep warm in the cold weather.
Moreover, Lin Zao rode his horse swiftly past, so even if the robbers happened to see him, they wouldn't have time to catch up.
It was only because Lin Zao was wearing a down jacket and thermal underwear that she caught a cold long ago, riding a fast horse against the howling wind.
Even the robbers couldn't bring themselves to ride horses and chase after someone in the cold wind.
Therefore, the journey was peaceful.
It took Lin Zao nearly two months to travel from Luolin Prefecture to Ganzhou with Tang's mother and several children, but now she has arrived at the city gate of Luolin Prefecture in just one month by riding at full speed.
"Five taels for city entry fee plus household registration."
Lin Zao was leading her horse, preparing to enter the city, when the soldiers at the city gate stopped her.
Lin Zao paused as he reached for his silver. Last time he entered the city, it only cost one tael of silver. How long has it been? It has already risen to five taels.
Is Luolin Prefecture robbing people?
It should be noted that the entrance fee to Ganzhou City is usually half a tael of silver. Refugees can enter the city for free, but they must obey the assigned quota.
When they went to Yaozhou last time, the entrance fee was only one tael.
This Luolin Prefecture is practically sucking people's blood; this exorbitant entrance fee is probably just to prevent refugees from entering the city.
"Are you going in or not? If not, get out of the way! Don't stand here blocking the way!"
When the city gate guards saw Lin Zao standing there motionless, their faces immediately darkened, and they rudely tried to drive him away.
The poor wretch has enough money to buy a horse, yet he can't even come up with five taels of silver.
Lin Zao's expression was somewhat cold, but in order to enter the city, she had no choice but to take out the silver and throw it to the guard.
The guard received the silver, then patted it with satisfaction. He casually checked Lin Zao's household registration before letting him in.
The household registration certificate in Lin Zao's hand was given to her by Tang Jian, and it was probably fabricated by him.
In ancient times, household registration information was simple and easy to forge. You'll see so many talented people pass the imperial examinations and become scholars or even provincial graduates, only to have their household registrations changed and their identities replaced, and no one would know the truth.
Therefore, no one noticed anything wrong with the household registration in Lin Zao's possession.
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