Moreover, they are now blocked by bandits who clearly want to steal the items they brought from the Heavenly Eagle Holy Kingdom!
Without eliminating this band of mountain bandits, they will find it difficult to safely cross the mountain and return to the capital.
Ye Cunsi went back and told Wen Bin his thoughts, and made arrangements.
First, a team was arranged to secretly return to the capital overnight to inform the emperor of their situation and to ask the emperor to send troops to support them.
They also arranged for most of the grain transport personnel to retreat and protect the goods from being harmed without cause.
Ye Cunsi then led his men up the mountain overnight to investigate the bandit's den, gathering information on the mountain routes, terrain, number of bandits, and so on.
Ye Cunsi was unaware that the team he had arranged to enter the capital overnight was captured as bandits as soon as they arrived at the city gate.
Even if those people showed their waist tokens to prove their identities, they were immediately detained, accused of stealing the guards' tokens and impersonating the guards, and were actually bandits!
They were imprisoned and silenced before they even had a chance to defend themselves.
The reason is simple: the generals guarding the city are now all under the command of Prince Xuan, Yunxun, and obey his orders in everything.
At the same time, he secretly sent false information to Ye Cunsi, making Ye Cunsi believe that the people he had arranged to enter the city had successfully entered.
So much so that Ye Cunsi and Wen Bin believed that reinforcements would arrive sooner or later.
After coming down from the mountain, Ye Cunsi began to arrange manpower, how to attack the mountain, how to rescue people, and so on.
Wen Bin was a civil official who was good at leading people, but not good at suppressing bandits, so he and Madam Zhou stayed in the valley.
Ye Cunsi then secretly led his men up the mountain.
He thought that the bandits had been busy all night and were exhausted, so now was the best time to attack.
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Early in the morning, not long after Ye Qingxue left the city with Yun Xun's group, Yun Xun stopped and called Cui Shao together to discuss the route.
"...I will lead my troops up the mountain to capture the escaped criminals. Lord Cui is in charge of finding those ten students and rescuing them at all costs."
"Princess Jing went to find Ye Cunsi to understand the situation and determine whether he was colluding with the bandits. If so, she hoped that Princess Jing would persuade him to turn back from his wrong path."
Cui Shao and Ye Qingxue had no objections. For the rest of the journey, they split into three groups and took different paths to the mountain.
At this time, Ye Cunsi was already on the mountain.
He sent a group of men up the mountain first to lure the bandits out of their cave, and then he led his men up to surround and wipe them out in one fell swoop.
At the same time, another group of people were arranged to come from another direction and take the opportunity to go in and rescue people.
But just as his men lured the bandits out and he was about to rush forward and fight them, another group of people came up from the foot of the mountain.
Ye Cunsi looked over and saw that it was indeed government troops. He was overjoyed, convinced that reinforcements had arrived.
As expected, the person who came up was Yun Xun. Upon seeing Yun Xun, Ye Cunsi felt invigorated and believed that today's bandit suppression would surely be a great success!
Unexpectedly, Yun Xun led his men to surround him and his men, and shouted angrily: "You, Ye Cunsi! My father trusts you, which is why he sent you and Wen Bin to lead the troops to deliver grain to the Heavenly Eagle Holy Kingdom!"
"As a result, on your way back, you colluded with bandits, set fire to the prison, and tried to break Prince Jing out of the prison. However, you also released many fugitives and even kidnapped students! Your crimes are truly heinous!"
"Ye Cunsi, I advise you to lay down your weapons and surrender immediately! Otherwise, your sister, Princess Jing, and the entire Marquis's mansion behind you will be wiped out because of your rebellion!"
Ye Cunsi: ? ? ?
In mid-September, the wind on the mountain was not only strong but also cold. For a while, he doubted whether he had understood what Yun Xun was saying.
"Your Highness Prince Xuan! You just said that I was the one who colluded with the mountain bandits? That I was the one who broke into the prison and burned down the dungeon? That I was the one who kidnapped the students?"
Yun Xun sneered, "Ye Cunsi, you didn't expect our government officials to arrive so quickly, did you? Now that you're facing death, you finally admit your crimes! Then don't blame me for being impolite to you!"
"!!!" Ye Cunsi cursed inwardly. He was asking a question, not admitting his evil deeds.
"Your Highness, you've misunderstood!" Ye Cunsi hurriedly said, "We were supposed to return to the capital last night, but we were blocked by this band of bandits. I brought men up here to wipe them out!"
He added, "I have already sent someone to the capital to deliver the message. Has His Highness Prince Xuan not received it?"
Yun Xun said, "Even when death is imminent, you show no remorse and still dare to argue? If you hadn't deliberately colluded with the bandits to try to rebel and save Prince Jing, which bandit would have been so foolish as to establish a bandit den outside the capital?"
"Everyone, heed my command! Capture Ye Cunsi! Whoever takes his head will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver!"
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