Thanks to the intervention of the county lord's brother and sister, the blocked traffic was finally restored to normal.

The candidates were naturally grateful to the county lord who was like a female hero, and they all bowed to express their gratitude.

"The capital is not a foreign land. You candidates should be more restrained and not cause trouble." The county lady couldn't see her face, but judging from her voice, she must be young. But she was very eloquent when she lectured people. "The right thing to do is to study peacefully."

"Yes..." It was the first time for the candidates to be taught a lesson by a little girl, and they responded with a helpless smile.

Fearing that the officials might change their minds, as soon as the county lord and his entourage arrived, the candidates quickly got into their carriages and set off.

Fortunately, the magistrate was not so bold as to disobey the noble couple. He and the warriors stood quietly aside, staring at the candidates, as if they wanted to engrave their appearance in their hearts.

After these candidates passed by, the prosecutor waved his hand and immediately set up new checkpoints.

"Why don't you let us pass?" The other merchants couldn't help but complain.

"Do you have a yellow flag too?!" the officer asked angrily.

"That's not the case..."

"If you don't have it, shut up, open the box and accept inspection!"

The officials took out all their anger on them...

~~

Due to this delay, Zhao Hao and others hurried as fast as they could, and when they arrived at the east gate of Beijing, it was already dark.

Seeing the city gate slowly closing before their eyes, Zhao Hao and the others were in tears. If they had known this would happen, they would have spent the night in Tongzhou and set out early tomorrow morning.

When I was about to find a place to stay, I saw that the city gate that was half closed had stopped.

Someone was standing on the city wall waving at them.

Although they couldn't hear clearly what the man said, everyone knew that he was asking them to hurry into the city.

The candidates were overjoyed and urged the drivers to whip the mules and horses hard and rush towards the city gate.

Finally, we entered Beijing before the city gates closed.

When Zhao Hao and his entourage drove out of the city gate, they saw an acquaintance waiting at the side of the road with a lantern with the words "Guanglu Qing" written on it.

When the men in Caijia Lane saw Yu Peng, they immediately greeted him warmly.

"Damn it, you are such a big shot that you can even stop at the city gate!"

"How could I have that ability? I just reminded them that there is still some time before closing the city gates." Yu Peng smiled modestly but actually complacently. After all, if you want people to listen to you, it's not enough to just be right.

After saying that, he walked to Zhao Hao's car, bowed and greeted Zhao Shouzheng and his son.

His behavior and manners really make him look like a real character.

Xiao Jiuqing's long-time attendant is indeed a person of some character...

Of course, Yu Peng would never dare to put on airs in front of Zhao Hao and his son. After he stood up, he smiled warmly and said, "My son Xunqing has been thinking about coming to welcome my uncle, but he only knows the approximate time when the masters will arrive in Beijing. The temple is busy at the end of the year, so he can only send the young master and me to guard the East Gate every day."

The so-called Xunqing is an elegant name for Guangluqing.

As he was talking, a young man with earmuffs and a red nose from the cold came down from the city gate tower. It turned out that the one who waved at him just now was him.

After Yu Peng introduced them, the young man kowtowed to Zhao Shouzheng and Zhao Hao and said, "I am your nephew, Shizhen. I pay my respects to you, my uncle."

Fortunately, Zhao Hao did not feel uncomfortable because his two disciples called him "Master, Master" all day long.

Zhao Shouzheng smiled and helped the young man named Zhao Shizhen up, saying politely, "Thank you for your help."

"This is not the place to talk. Let's go home first. My uncle must be very happy." Although the young man was young, he was very capable. He apologized to Zhao Shouzheng and ran to call the three carriages he brought with him.

Seeing someone from the Zhao family coming to pick them up, the candidates stopped waiting and bowed and said goodbye to Zhao Shouzheng and the others.

Wu Kangyuan also ordered his servants and servants to move the luggage to the empty car, and smiled softly to Zhao Hao: "I'm staying at my uncle's house. I'll invite you to come and play later."

Zhao Hao was waiting for this sentence, so he smiled and nodded and said, "Do you know where I live?"

"It's easy to inquire about Lord Xun's residence." Wu Kangyuan smiled casually, bowed to Zhao Shouzheng and others, and left in a car.

Zhao Hao, his father, his sons, his master and his apprentice were the only ones left, and they did not need so many carriages, so he gave them some change and sent them away.

After a while, Zhao Shizhen came with three carriages.

Zhao Shizhen accompanied Zhao Shouzheng and Zhao Hao in the front carriage, while Yu Peng accompanied Eryang and others in the back carriage.

The last car was for loading luggage. Gao Wu and the men from Caijia Lane all followed it on foot, heading towards Chongwenmen.

As soon as they walked away, several dark figures emerged from the shadows at the base of the wall.

I only heard someone whisper an order: "You wait and follow, I will report to the general manager."

The men nodded and followed in three groups.

At first, the man ran in the opposite direction, through the streets and alleys, and came to Anhua Temple, which was also located in the outer city.

~~

In Anhua Temple, monks were having evening classes in the main hall, and the meditation room in the backyard was quiet and deserted.

The man sneaked in through the back door, passed two guard posts, and came to a meditation room with the light on.

In the Zen room, a tall man with a pockmarked face was pacing around with an anxious look on his face.

"Greetings, Manager Chai." The man came in and knelt on one knee.

The pockmarked man called Chai Zongguan asked, "How is it? Did you find anyone?"

"We did block the way, but the Lu family kid was very alert." The man reported dejectedly, "He actually discovered our ambushes and turned his horse around and ran away."

"Did you catch up with him?" asked Manager Chai with a dark face.

"I did catch up with him, but he committed suicide." The man's face became even more frustrated.

"Where is that thing? Did you find it on him?!" Manager Chai was a little furious. He grabbed the man by the collar and lifted him up from the ground.

"No, he doesn't have it..." the man replied in horror.

"Waste!" Before he could finish his words, Chai, the chief steward, slapped him hard and knocked him to the ground. Chai, the chief steward, said angrily: "If I can't find that thing, I won't live, and you will all die too!"

"General Manager, spare me, we have tried our best to find him." The subordinate covered his face and begged for mercy: "We used the name of Shuntian Prefecture officials to stop all the carriages and horses that had contact with him, but still found nothing. Except..."

"Except what?!" asked Manager Chai sternly.

"Except for the eight carriages with yellow flags." Then he heard the subordinate report: "We were going to investigate, but unfortunately, we ran into the county supervisor of the Princess's Mansion who was busy with his own business and let them get away with it."

"So, the thing is probably in their car." Chai Chief Steward's expression eased a little, and he ordered in a deep voice: "Check it out, find out who they are and where they live! Find the thing out at all costs!"

"Yes! They are all candidates from Yingtian Prefecture who came to take the imperial examination. They live in a concentrated area, so it is not difficult to track them." The subordinate quickly responded, "I have sent people to follow them separately, and there will be a report soon."

"Hurry up. If we don't find the things, not only our heads will be in danger." I heard the chief steward Chai said quietly, "Thousands of heads are also hanging by a knife..."

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