Feng Yuheng came silently and left like a ghost. It was the first time she entered the space in front of Xuan Tianhua, and the first time he saw her uniqueness. At that moment, even Xuan Tianhua felt that he must have been dazzled, and even suspected that he was deceived by his own piano music, and that the girl had never been here at all.
But when he looked down again, the pistol and bullets on the table clearly proved everything that had just happened.
Outside the tent, He Gan's voice sounded, asking, "Is Your Highness talking to someone?"
He was slightly startled, and after a while he said, "No, you heard it wrong." After that, he put away the pistol and continued to play the piano. However, the sound of the piano no longer had the sense of peace it had before, and it made people feel increasingly disturbed.
Did I hear it wrong? He Gan put down the warm tea in his hand and looked towards the direction of the camp with a wry smile. He seemed to see a slender figure looming in and out, and after a few times, it disappeared without a trace.
He clearly heard the master talking inside just now! That woman who is both a master and a teacher, he can hear it as long as she makes a little sound! But the Seventh Prince said that he heard it wrong, so he must have heard it wrong! The master came, but did not see them, there must be a hardship for the master, just like in this battle, the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince did not hesitate to hurt each other with their own hands, but to protect each other with their lives.
At dawn the next day, Duanmu Anguo arrived at Jiancheng. Zuo Da, the governor of Jiancheng, led all the officials of Jiancheng to the city gate to welcome him. The people of Jiancheng also lined the streets to welcome him under the arrangement of Zuo Da. Among them were many children who dozed off while waiting because they had gotten up too early.
Zuo Da was a man who was very good at creating an atmosphere. It was winter and there were no flowers, so he got a lot of red paper lanterns for people to carry. The adults held round lanterns and the children held flower lanterns. Many people also held large flowers made of colorful cloth and waved them from time to time. It looked quite lively.
Xuan Tianming and Bai Ze were mixed in such a team. The big cotton hat in winter successfully concealed the purple lotus between his eyebrows, and also concealed his most special identity.
The two of them were also holding lanterns. Bai Ze whispered, "This doesn't look like welcoming people, but more like welcoming ghosts. There is a saying among the people that red lanterns lead the way! This prefect wants to lead Duanmu Anguo to the underworld!"
Xuan Tianming snorted coldly, "That's good, we can save ourselves some trouble. Unfortunately, good people don't live long, but evil lasts for thousands of years. This old fox just won't die that easily."
"Of course not." Bai Ze also gritted his teeth and said, "He's like a rat, digging holes everywhere. When we look for him, we can't find him. When we look back, we don't know which hole he came out from."
As they were talking, the city gate opened, and Duanmu Anguo's team slowly entered the city. Immediately, the prefectural government officials in the city waved their hands and started to make arrangements, "Quick! Raise the lanterns in your hands, raise them higher. Yes! Raise them over your heads. Those holding colored cloths should also wave them, like me, follow me, left and right! Left and right!" For a moment, everyone followed suit and waved their hands, even the children who complained about being sleepy and cold were infected by this atmosphere, and they all waved their hands with a smile, and kept shouting, "Welcome, welcome! Warm welcome!"
Xuan Tianming and Bai Ze also waved, their faces were as black as charcoal, they had never done such a shameful thing in their lives, they didn't expect to sneak into Jiancheng, but meet a funny prefect. If he was not very confident in his concealment, Xuan Tianming would have suspected that Zuo Da was deliberately making trouble for him.
Obviously, Duanmu Anguo did not expect such a welcoming scene for Jiancheng. They came from Kyoto and originally wanted to go to Bincheng, but they did not expect Bincheng to be captured suddenly. They had no choice but to decide to come to Jiancheng temporarily. In order to prevent Dashun from catching them off guard again, he specially sped up his pace and rushed here almost without touching the ground. One by one, they entered the city in a dusty manner and were suddenly welcomed by so many people. Duanmu Anguo almost thought he had come to the wrong place.
After Bincheng fell, shouldn't the atmosphere be tense and on high alert? Why are people smiling so happily, with a look of joy on their faces, as if they were getting married?
He frowned at Zuo Da who was eager to come forward, and said in a cold voice: "You said you are the governor of Jiancheng? Then tell me, when the two countries are at war, why don't you deploy city defenses and gather all the people here?"
Zuo Da had expected Duanmu Anguo to say this, so he was not surprised at all, let alone panicked. He said to Duanmu Anguo: "Your Excellency, I am here to welcome you! You are now a favorite of the Emperor, and you are responsible for defending our country. I think that no matter who is wronged, you must not be wronged by Lord Duanmu. City defense must be deployed, but Lord Duanmu has come to build a city, so we cannot have no expression at all. So I organized a small welcoming ceremony to welcome Lord Duanmu. Don't worry, sir, all the people participating in this ceremony today are ordinary people. The soldiers guarding the city are useless, and the people are here voluntarily, just to see the style of Lord Duanmu. Don't you think so?"
The last sentence was asked to all the people. These people had been trained long ago. When Zuo Da asked, they immediately answered loudly: "Yes!" The words were neat and the voices were loud, which sounded very imposing.
"Nonsense!" Duanmu Anguo was so angry that his face turned black, but he couldn't get angry with the people. After all, this is Zong Sui, not the northern border of Dashun. He can be the king in the northern border of Dajie, but in Zong Sui, he has to be careful and tolerant. If there is any deviation, he is likely to be criticized. So, he suppressed his anger, looked at the people around him, and said calmly: "Thank you all, this general will do his best to protect Jiancheng and keep the four directions of Zong Sui safe."
As soon as he said this, Zuo Da immediately waved his arms and shouted to the people: "Did you hear that? Hurry up and thank General Duanmu!"
So, under the leadership of Zuo Da, the people began a new round of expressions of gratitude.
Duanmu Anguo was overwhelmed after hearing this, and quickly ordered his attendants to take him to the prefectural government to stay. Zuo Da led the way like a pug, and Duanmu Anguo did not even dismount. Zuo Da also helped Duanmu Anguo brush off the mud on his boots from time to time.
Xuan Tianming was among the crowd, looking at him coldly. The old man had aged a lot, with his white hair obviously covering his black hair, but he was still energetic. Bai Ze said, "This old man is getting more energetic as he gets older!"
He raised his lip, "Since you don't want to see him alive anymore, you have to find a way to keep him here and build the city."
"Kill him directly?"
Xuan Tianming shook his head. "Look at the people around him. They are all masters. Apart from those in the open, there must be many secret guards hiding in the dark. Even if I have a gun and can kill him on the spot, it will be difficult for you and me to escape from this city. Unless..." His eyes showed tenderness, "Unless your princess is here."
Bai Ze nodded. Yes, the princess is a fairy. As long as the fairy is there, Duanmu Anguo, the old man, will never be able to leave Jiancheng alive. Even if all he can see is a corpse, he will poke a few more holes in it.
Xuan Tianming is easy to hide, but Feng Yuheng is hard to defend. Duanmu Anguo knows this truth very well. When he was still in the Northern Territory, he heard soldiers talk about how Princess Ji'an of Dashun was elusive. No one knew how fast her Qinggong skills were, but she could appear and disappear in front of the army, as unpredictable as a ghost.
Therefore, he was on guard against Feng Yuheng to the extreme. Even when he temporarily settled in Jiancheng, he asked Zuo Da if there was a secret room before entering the mansion. In fact, he had known for a long time that there was a secret room in the mansion of the prefectural governor of Jiancheng, and he had sent people to sneak in in advance. He carved out another room in the secret room and set up obstacles and traps. It would be very difficult for anyone to find it. He asked this question now just because he didn't want Zuo Da to be suspicious.
When Zuo Dayi heard Duanmu Anguo asking about the secret room, he quickly answered, "Yes! Yes! Do you want to use the secret room? I will take you there right away. Do you want to store gold, silver or antique jade? My secret room is so dark that even mice can't find it except me. It is definitely your best choice."
Duanmu Anguo felt that Zuo Da was too annoying, so he didn't say much, just waved his hand and said: "It is this general who wants to move in, don't tell anyone about it."
"My lord, you want to live there?" Zuo Da was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "That's fine, that's fine, don't worry, my lord, the secret room can be used for living. I will personally deliver three meals a day to you, and I will ensure that no third person knows where you live." After saying that, he glanced at the guards who were following Duanmu Anguo, and then whispered, "My lord, these... are they going to be silenced?" As he said that, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.
Duanmu Anguo's subordinates were almost pissed off by him. They couldn't understand why the great Sui Dynasty would allow such a person to be the governor? Was he here to make fun of himself?
Seeing that Duanmu Anguo only snorted coldly and ignored him, Zuo Da scratched his head, smiled foolishly for a while, and said to himself: "If you are reluctant, forget it, forget it. Anyway, I will keep my mouth shut. I hope they can do the same. If your hiding place is known to others, please don't just hold me accountable!"
Duanmu Anguo gave him a fierce look: "What do you mean by my hiding place? Why do I need to hide? I just want to go there... go..." He went there for a long time, but he didn't know how to explain it. Going to sleep? To prevent Feng Yuheng from attacking? What's the difference between that and hiding? After thinking about it, he still didn't know what words to use, so he simply said angrily: "Meeting! I'm going to discuss something. You should clean up the secret room and prepare all the bedding, and then come back to inform me!"
"Yes, sir! Yes, sir! I'll do it right away!" Zuo Da ran away. Damn it, do I need to bring bedding to a meeting? Aren't we going to sleep after all? Two armies should be cautious when fighting, but being so cautious is cowardly. He didn't even dare to sleep on a proper bed in a room. How scared was Duanmu Anguo by the Dashun soldiers? I really don't understand why the emperor would let such a person lead the army. He was a rat who was driven out by the Dashun people. He was so scared before he even met the Dashun soldiers. I really don't know if he will just run away when the battle starts.
Zuo Da was preparing things for Duanmu Anguo while complaining in his heart. There were many gold, silver and jewelry in the secret room. If he had known this, he should have moved them in advance. It was too late to move them now. Forget it. Old Duanmu was so scared that he didn't care about his property. He should think about it carefully. If Duanmu Anguo was defeated, how should he escape? How should he shirk his responsibility in front of the emperor after escaping?
Just as he was thinking, Zuo Da, who was carrying his bedding and walking towards the secret room, suddenly stopped, looked towards a corner, and asked, "Who's there?"
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