Xuan Tianming specially trained a group of goshawks, Wang Chuan Huang Quan was very familiar with them. Those hawks had one thing in common, that is, they all had a patch of red hair on their necks. That was dyed with a special dye, which was uniquely formulated by the Royal Palace and could not be copied by anyone else.
So, when a hawk fluttered down from the sky and landed on Wangchuan's shoulder while she was driving the carriage, Wangchuan could immediately recognize that it was her own person delivering the message. She quickly pulled the carriage to the side, then turned around and entered the carriage, took off the note tied to the hawk's foot and handed it to Feng Yuheng: "I don't know who is delivering the message, judging from the direction the hawk is flying from, it seems to be from Fuzhou."
"Fuzhou?" Feng Yuheng had a bad feeling, and then he opened the note, and the familiar handwriting came to his face. "Damn girl, I have already discovered you, don't follow me secretly anymore. Hurry up, bypass Bincheng, and we will meet in Jiancheng."
"Shit." She held her forehead with her hand, "I've been discovered."
Wangchuan Huangquan also saw what was written on the note and couldn't help but laugh. Huangquan said, "Miss, I've long said that no matter how careful we are, we can't escape His Highness's eyes. Look, we've been discovered a long time ago."
Wang Chuan also said, "There are spies everywhere in the Prince's Palace. We may be targeted at any time along the way. The news will naturally spread. Your Highness is not surprised to know. But..." She glanced at the paper and said, "Why do you want us to meet in Jiancheng? The first city of Zong Sui should be Bincheng."
At that time, they didn't know that Bincheng had been taken by Xuan Tianhua. They just thought that Xuan Tianming was trying to win by surprise, so he bypassed Bincheng! Anyway, no matter what, since they already knew she was coming and invited her, how could she not go? Feng Yuheng spread his hands and said, "Since we have been exposed, there is no need to be cautious. Let's take the open road! We should get to Jiancheng as soon as possible."
Feng Yuheng rode his horse at full speed towards Jiancheng. Xuan Tianming had recovered from his injuries by this time. He and Bai Ze, along with several secretly deployed secret guards, quietly circled around Bincheng and headed towards Jiancheng.
Due to the loss of Bincheng, a large number of Bincheng residents left their homeland and began to move to other prefectures of the Sui Dynasty to start a new life. Jiancheng, as the closest city to Bincheng, naturally had to accept the most refugees. Some of these refugees chose to settle down in Jiancheng, while others were just passers-by, and after a short rest in Jiancheng, they continued to move to the heartland of the Sui Dynasty. They believed that Jiancheng was too close to Bincheng, and the army of Dashun would continue to advance, so the next city to face war might be Jiancheng, so it was not safe to live here. Since they had to move, it would be safer and more reliable to move directly to a place closer to the capital.
Faced with a large number of floating population, the city guards of Jiancheng became more strict. Not only was every person entering the city checked, but also their identity certificates were checked one by one. The identity certificate was a certificate stamped and registered by the Sui government. It had the holder's information and handprints on it. It was the only identity certificate for Sui people. Those who did not have this certificate were not allowed to enter Jiancheng, in order to prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to sneak in.
This was a special instruction from Zuo Da, the prefect who built the city. The fall of Bincheng filled him with fear. To sum up the reasons for the fall of Bincheng, it must be that someone sneaked into Bincheng and cooperated with people outside, which allowed such a big city to be easily taken by Dashun.
These days, Zuo Da cursed the idiot Lu Yu while constantly reminding himself not to let his guard down and not make the same mistake as Lu Yu. Otherwise, once the city defenses were breached, he would be dead no matter if he was captured or escaped by chance.
However, Zuo Da was very happy when he heard that the old man Duanmu Anguo, who was highly regarded by the emperor, was on his way to Jiancheng, because with Duanmu Anguo coming, the burden on his shoulders would be much lighter. With Duanmu Anguo around, he would naturally obey him. If the city was defended, he would not attack greedily. Once it was lost, he would do everything possible to save his life. When the court investigated later, he could put all the responsibility on Duanmu Anguo, and the emperor would not be able to punish him even if he wanted to.
Zuo Da had a good idea. He personally went to the four major city gates to inspect three times a day, morning, noon and evening. He also deployed many more people on the streets. All unfamiliar people were arrested and interrogated to rule out the possibility that there were spies from the Dashun clan who had sneaked in.
It was under such circumstances that Xuan Tianming arrived outside Jiancheng. At that time, he and Bai Ze were both wearing red robes, holding suonas in their hands and playing them vigorously. This was a procession of people escorting a bride. Everyone in the procession wore festive red robes. There were two servants in front who threw copper coins into the crowd waiting to enter the city as a token of good luck. When the soldiers guarding the city saw this procession, their tense faces began to smile. The chief came forward and clasped his fists towards the procession of people escorting the bride: "Are you escorting the bride to Lord Zuo's residence? Who can speak up?"
A maid next to the wedding sedan took the initiative to step forward and directly put a big money bag in her hand into the hand of the person in charge, saying with a smile: "It is going to the house of Master Zuo! Master Zuo wants to marry our daughter as his concubine, and he specifically asked us to make the event lively and not to carry her into the mansion quietly, saying that if we do that, our daughter will be bullied in the future. Sir, can you please give us some convenience? We are rushing to the auspicious time. If we check one by one, the auspicious time will be missed."
"But we must not miss the auspicious time!" The person in charge smiled and held the silver bag in his hand. He felt the silver ingots in the bag and knew that the weight of the bag was not light. He immediately expressed his opinion: "How can the wedding of Mr. Zuo be delayed? The relatives are sent to the prefectural government. We can't investigate anyone but the people in the prefectural government! Please come in quickly!"
In this way, the team successfully entered the city gate and slowly walked towards the prefectural government.
Xuan Tianming and the other two sneaked in at midnight yesterday. The family that was escorting the bride lived in the county town ten miles outside Jiancheng. When they passed by there, they heard that the daughter of a wealthy family was going to marry in Jiancheng, and to marry the eldest son of the prefect of Jiancheng as a concubine. Because the road was long, the team that was escorting the bride had to set off at night. He thought that the defense of Jiancheng was so tight now, and it would be difficult to get in. It would be better to sneak into the team that was escorting the bride. The prefecture wanted the person, and the city guards would not even investigate the people of the prefecture.
As he expected, the journey into the city went very smoothly, and next, he and Bai Ze would follow the team into the prefectural government.
The music was still playing, and the entrance to the prefectural government was very lively. Servants were distributing wedding money and wedding cakes and candies, so many people gathered around and kept picking up the gifts on the ground. Their team entered the gate of the prefectural government in such an atmosphere. As soon as they entered, they saw a chubby young man walking out. He was wearing a bright red wedding gown and had a happy face. It was obvious at a glance that he was the groom.
When the wedding sedan landed, the groom rushed forward and pulled the woman out, then hugged her horizontally and said loudly: "Those who deserve rewards should go and get them, and those who deserve food and drink should go and eat and drink. This young master is in a hurry to enter the bridal chamber, so I won't drink with you!" After that, he said to the housekeeper: "There is no need to take down the lanterns and wedding characters in this yard. Didn't we say that Lord Duanmu will come in a few days? Just treat it as a welcome for him, so that my father won't ask you to spend money on decorations. If you have that spare money, why not use it to give it to this young master to take in a few concubines."
People burst into laughter. Some praised the young man for his youthful charm, while others whispered that he was a real bastard. However, most people still listened to his words and sat down at the table to start eating.
Xuan Tianming and Bai Ze each received a reward of one or two taels of silver from the housekeeper, and then they left the house and quickly left behind the wedding procession that came to Jiancheng together. He said to Bai Ze, "Contact our people and ask them to provide a place to stay and the customs deed of Zong Sui. I'm afraid we will have to stay in Jiancheng for a while. Didn't you hear that Duanmu Anguo is coming? I'm preparing to meet him."
The spies of the Royal Palace are spread all over the world. Some of them may not need to serve their master once in their entire lives. They live in a corner as ordinary people. Without receiving orders, they are just ordinary people. They will get married and have children, and will also grow old and die. But once they receive an order, they will immediately return to the team and serve their master loyally.
Xuan Tianming personally arrived at Jiancheng. The spies who had not been used for a long time finally came in handy. He soon obtained a legitimate identity as a citizen of Jiancheng, and lived in a house with one of the spies who had lived in Jiancheng for many years as brothers. He patiently waited for Duanmu Anguo's arrival and also patiently waited for Xuan Tianhua's army to attack Jiancheng.
Feng Yuheng and her group hurried and finally passed through Fuzhou that night and saw the gate of Bincheng. Her carriage was not parked close to the gate of Bincheng, but there was still a distance from it. She just stopped here and looked into the distance. The "Hua" flag hanging high on the city wall indicated that Dashun had successfully captured the city. However, when she passed Fuzhou, she heard that the gate of Bincheng was closed and no one was allowed to enter or leave. She also heard that the Seventh Prince injured the Ninth Prince and kept him out of the city gate.
She was puzzled. If all this was true, then what was the reason?
"Miss, do you want to enter the city?" Wang Chuan asked Feng Yuheng, "We can try to open the city gate, maybe His Highness the Seventh Prince will let us in. If that doesn't work, I'll think of another way. If there are places with loose defenses, we may be able to sneak in and find out what's going on."
"They said that the Seventh Prince hurt the Ninth Prince. Do you believe it?" Huang Quan asked them. "Anyway, I don't believe it! The two princes are brothers, and they grew up together with Concubine Yun. It is impossible for them to kill each other. In my opinion, there must be something we don't know. Maybe the Seventh Prince did this for his own reasons."
Feng Yuheng smiled bitterly. There must be a reason. How could those two people kill each other? Just like her and Xuan Tianming, how could they be separated? She stood up and got off the car, stopping the two girls from following her. She only said to them: "You go back to Fuzhou and wait for me. I will go to Bincheng by myself this time. No one should follow me." After saying that, her figure flashed and suddenly disappeared in the night.
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