Zhurou

Chapter 198
"It's still under curfew right now, without a clear order from above, it's really hard for the lower officials to open the city gate." The city gate official stepped forward, explaining carefully, his voice lowered as he walked, and he only bowed and saluted.

The two talked to each other, but they didn't know what they said. Suddenly, the imperial guard slammed the token hard on the ground in front of him, and shouted loudly: "I am ordered to leave the city, do I have to explain it to you?"

He threw the token, still not exhausted, turned his finger to the long convoy behind, and said angrily: "If you are worried, you can search for it yourself."

The city gate officer hurriedly picked up the token on the ground, looked at it for a while, hesitantly, after a long while, he finally turned his head and waved to the soldiers behind.

The soldiers got the order, rushed forward, and rushed towards the carriage.

The people were not in formation, some were fast and some were slow, the last few were only halfway, and the ones who ran first had already reached the nearest carriage.

He was about to climb up, when suddenly he heard a few cracking sounds coming from a high place out of thin air, with the wind slashing in front of him, his hands and feet stopped in shock, he hurriedly turned his head to look, only to see the imperial guard riding on the horse, turning his head to light up. The whip comes.

His face hurt, he let out a cry of pain, his hands and feet went limp, and he immediately fell to the ground.

This time and again, things happened so fast that people were unprepared, after three or four breaths of time, no one dared to speak, everyone just went to see the guard who whipped the whip.

And the guard slowly retracted his whip, cursing: "Where did the bastard come from, the things next to His Highness, how can you allow you to rummage at will!"

He was speaking to the soldier lying on the ground, but his face was facing the city gate officer.

In the middle of the night, although there was a slight noise here, everyone was timid and did not dare to make noise. This person was dressed in the uniform of the Imperial Army, and at this moment he called "His Royal Highness" unscrupulously, attracting everyone to watch and talk to each other in a low voice .

And as soon as he said a word, many cavalry guards surrounded him immediately retreated from his horse and surrounded the carriages.

There was a moment of restlessness.

Zhao Mingzhi was originally at the rear, and now he was moving forward all the way. Although he couldn't hear the words of the people in the front, left and right, and the sky was dark, and he couldn't see the expressions of the people clearly, he could clearly feel the delicate atmosphere in the field.

The city gate officer was slapped in the face like this. Hearing the word "Your Highness", he didn't dare to act rashly, so he forced a smile and said: "So that the general will know that there is no order from the Chinese book here..."

"Zhongshu is in Caizhou, you want a warrant, but His Royal Highness's warrant is still not working?!"

Immediately, the imperial guard didn't wait for the man to finish speaking, he took out a yellow silk from his bosom, smashed it with his hand, and cursed: "You are blind, pick it up and have a look!"

The city gate officer swallowed his anger and stepped forward to pick it up, and looked down for a while.

The guard on horseback didn't wait for him, turned his head to his subordinates and said, "Let's go, what are you waiting for!"

He urged and scolded the soldiers at the gate of the city: "If you haven't opened the door yet, do you have to wait for His Highness to come over in person before giving him some face?"

As soon as these words came out, not to mention the trembling hands and feet of the soldiers guarding the city, even the city gate officer did not dare to agree, holding the yellow silk in his hand, he didn't go forward, he didn't go forward, he just hurriedly made a move towards the people around him winked.

Already, he ran to the gate of the city cleverly, but only halfway through, he held a torch and led a group of people over.

Zhao Mingzhi was about to go forward, but seeing that the face reflected by the torch was Song Jingren, he hesitated for a while, then stopped in his footsteps.

She stood in the shadow, and the crowd was getting closer not far away, facing the leading guard head-on.

When the latter saw Song Jingren, he narrowed his eyes and immediately got off his horse. He first reported his family name and said, "Duan Da, the next official, is the commander of the imperial guards in the Wuwei Army. He was ordered to guard the princess."

He bowed again and said, "I was in a hurry, and there was some commotion, and I didn't want to attract Song Bei to come here in person."

This passage was polite, but there was no intention of moving forward. He turned his head to urge his subordinates before turning back and said, "I really have an order, so I don't want to stay away from the escort. Please forgive me, General."

With such a righteous attitude, he first mentioned Zhao Mingzhi, and then mentioned that he was alive, which made people unconsciously think of who came from many carriages and what orders he received, so naturally he dared not act rashly.

Even Song Jingren was also wary of rats, saying: "Everyone has their own destiny, and there is no clear order at the moment, so it is appropriate to check it."

As soon as he spoke, the soldiers in front immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and hurried forward, only then did someone reach out to open the door of the compartment, but there was a "crack", and a person jumped down from the right, and pulled out a long knife handle from nowhere, "Dang " poked on the shaft of the car, and cursed: "Who dares!"

The man was frightened by the knife and took a few steps back. The horse was frightened, raised its hooves high, and stepped on the man on the ground.

The man was still howling, but the horses didn't care anymore, dragging the heavy carriages behind them and galloped forward, the momentum made all the horses and mules behind them startled, and there was chaos everywhere.

The frightened horse galloped without any scruples, and ran straight to the city gate. At this time, Duan Da followed his horse forward, chasing, and shouted at the city gate officer angrily: "Don't open the door yet! The carriage is broken and lost. You and I are not worth the precious things!"

Seeing that the carriage was extremely fast, it was halfway, but a city gate soldier flashed from the side of the road.

The man held a long spear in his hand and threw it at random, which actually hurt the horse's neck.

The horse whined, and the speed immediately slowed down, the carriage was also dragged, because it couldn't stop for a while, it bumped into the running horse in front, tilted on the spot, and something fell out from it, or a box or a cage, which looked exactly like the horse. The ordinary standard outside is completely different, and it looks like something in the palace.

One of the big wooden boxes was painted gold on the top. Apparently the copper lock had been knocked on the ground and was broken. There are countless silks and satins slipping out of the cage, the colors are bright, even in the dark, the colors can be seen flickering.

At this time, the common people mostly use plain colors. The brighter the color and the more complicated the dyeing, the higher the price. With such a texture, it is not difficult to judge its value based on the experience of people in Beijing.

In addition to the precious cloth, there are also women's clothing and even underwear.

The people who could be seen in front were all in an uproar, and everyone passed on their words, and there was a commotion everywhere for a while.

At this moment, Duan Da just rode to the side of the city gate soldier blocking the way, and when he saw this, he became angry, threw away his whip, drew a long sword from his waist, and slashed with hatred.

The city gate soldier was standing there blankly, apparently not wanting to cause such a commotion by himself, seeing the gold and silver clothes, he felt that he had caused a catastrophe, and was at a loss when he was flashed by the sword, so stupid that he didn't know how to dodge , Waiting to react and hide back, but it was already too late, I only felt severe pain in my left ear, "Ah", screamed, and then stretched out my hand to touch, there was something falling on the ground, it was his bloody ear that was half pulled.

Duan Da condescended, and shouted: "What a guts, you have the eyes to see the private things in the palace, wait until I abolish your tricks!"

On the one hand, he said, on the other hand, he raised his hand and really wanted to stab forward.

Just at this instant, a person behind shouted loudly: "Duan Da, hold on!"

Duan Da turned around to look, squinted his eyes and said: "Song Bei, the contents of the car can be inspected, but it can't be done by such vulgar people. Why don't you go back to your Beibei's house and ask your wife to come and inspect them one by one. stop!"

He raised his sword again and said, "As for this man's eyes, if you don't keep them, how can I go to Shangfeng? What if the reputation in the palace is ruined?"

While talking in his mouth, his hands didn't stop, he was about to chop and stab, he felt his hand was heavy, he squinted his eyes and looked again, but a person came out from the side, he didn't know what he was holding to block it.

Duan Da was so angry that he cursed "bassy", kicked him, and stomped heavily on the opponent. When he saw that the person kicked back a few steps, he turned his head and yelled at Song Jingren, "Song Bei, you want to rebel!" What?!"

He said: "You turned against Qian Weiwu earlier, are you going to turn against Qian Weiwu again?!"

But if it is reversed, no matter which dynasty or generation, it is like carrying a stain on it, and it is often feared by others, so it is even more necessary to behave with your tail between your legs.

Duan Da put down these words, and he had the upper hand. Seeing that the person on the other side had nothing to say, he was really proud. He was about to hold his sword and move forward, but he saw Song Jingren not far away, bowing his hands, not looking in his direction, just holding his hand. Eyes look to the right.

This movement is really strange, the long sword in his hand slowed down for a moment, and he was about to turn his head to look at it, but he heard a voice from the left asking: "Duan Da, what do you want to do with your actions like this, do you want to rebel?"

He just asked a question, his voice was high and strong, he thought he was quite powerful, and he roared so that everyone on the left and right were afraid.

At this time, the person spoke, obviously the content was the same, but the voice was clear and calm, like a woman, with a calm tone, and only light questions in it, but it made people feel that she was confident and fearless.

Duan Da's heart skipped a beat, he felt weird, squinted his eyes, and saw a person from the left walking forward, wearing a dark veiled hat and a cloak, his stature was considered to be above average among women, but he didn't look like someone with high martial arts skills.

He had already made a lot of preparations to deal with today's situation, even Song Jingren's appearance was expected, so he was not very nervous, but seeing this woman at this moment, for some reason, he was always slightly frightened, and he couldn't explain the reason.

After all, there are many people involved in the back, and there are wealth and lives involved, Duan Da did not retreat but advanced, and said sternly: "Where did the foolish woman come from talking here, dare to talk nonsense, and miss the important affairs of the court, I will take it now." Your life!"

Not only did he say that, but he also held the whip in his backhand and threw it towards the opposite side in the air.

It's just that before the movement was finished, a few guards had already rushed up from the left and right. Everyone was in a hurry, and there was no time to take anything. One of them took off his armor and held it above to block the tail of the whip.

And the woman walked past Duan Da in a calm manner, and said in the direction of Song Jingren, "Unload the carriage at the back and see what palace items are inside."

When Song Jingren heard this, he immediately looked at the city gate official like a Feng Lun sound.

The latter hesitated for a moment, seeing that Song Jingren was so determined, even though he didn't know what was going on, he still gritted his teeth and gave orders to his subordinates.

If Duan Da was still unclear before, how could he not have some speculations when he saw how everyone behaved like this?

But while he was speculating, he couldn't believe it.

Breaking into the city gate is a felony, it is really unforgivable, but as long as you leave the city gate, the current situation is like swimming in the sea, the sky depends on the birds, and the people of Di are right in front of you. No one can prove it, and no one has time to pay attention to it.

Today's matter has come to this point, as if the arrow has been sent out on the string, there is no chance of turning back, so I can only continue to gamble with my life.

Once Duan Da figured it out, he immediately shouted: "Who dares?!"

On the one hand, he rode his horse forward again, abandoned the long whip, took the long sword again, and chased after the woman in front, but he had no time, or could not think about the identity of the other party, so he drew the sword and slashed at her.

He already had a lot of strength, and he came down from the horse's back with a bit of momentum.

However, when the guards heard the sound, none of them stepped aside and stepped forward bravely, or pulled his ponytail, or pulled his legs and feet.

Duan Da urged his horse to take advantage of the momentum and leap forward. As soon as he broke free from the shackles, he stabbed straight with the long sword in his hand. Seeing that he was about to hit the target, he was protected by a shield from the side. .

Such inertia, no matter how difficult it is for him to maintain, he simply rolled to the ground, and was about to take the opportunity to move forward, not wanting to be held back and forth by guns and sticks, it was really difficult to move, so he could only stare at the woman in front of him, as if trying to get his eyes out of the black curtain. into the yarn.

Seeing this situation, the imperial guards who escorted the convoy together with Duan Da from the rear took their weapons, although they hesitated, intending to prevent the soldiers from the city gate from coming forward, and the two sides began to fight carefully.

Be careful to make a mess here, neither side dared to use force, obviously afraid of causing trouble, the people saw this, they didn't back down at all, instead they all came closer to see what happened.

And that woman, of course, was Zhao Mingzhi, but she ignored it and walked to the nearest carriage.

The horse was attacked just now, it was already sluggish, and there was only one coachman, so it was restrained long ago.

A group of soldiers worked together to remove the boxes and cages in the carriage one by one, and put them in a row in the open space on the side. They only used the handle of a knife to break open, and the gold, silver and jewels were made of soft cloth and different shapes. All kinds of things are mixed together and reflected by the firelight, which is really conspicuous.

Although these are also expensive, many of them are men's things, and some of them are commonly used by the elderly and children. Several boxes, big or small, were originally regulated by the palace. I don't know where the rest came from. Flat, hard to tell.

Zhao Mingzhi stood beside a cage, lowered his head for a moment to identify it, then turned his head and said, "Take him here."

That Duan Da's hands were bound behind his back, and he was escorted forward at this moment, and soon arrived at the place.

Zhao Mingzhi took the torch from the person next to him, took a few steps closer to look at the other person's face, and asked: "You said that you are the commander of the imperial army, and you were ordered to escort the thing out of the city, but you don't know whose order it was, and where did this thing come from? "

That Duan Da stared and said: "I have received a secret order, and what is your name, why should I tell you at this moment?"

"If it is a secret order from someone else, I have no right to intervene. The most I can do is to ask the Yaqian of the capital to verify it. However, you claim to be the guardian of the princess, but people cannot ignore it."

At this moment, Duan Da has no possibility of repenting. After hearing what Zhao Mingzhi said, he already had one or two guesses, so he simply put on an air of righteousness, and said harshly: "Since you know that I am guarding Her Highness the Princess, how could you still Dare to talk too much? How stupid?!"

He said again: "If you are born in the palace, you should back away if you are acquainted. If you don't have any background, then you come to drag the official to do errands. Don't blame me for being hot!"

(End of this chapter)