Song Dynasty female artist

Chapter 402
With the acquiescence of the officials, the two left Beijing in a low-key manner.

All the way at full speed, trying to catch up with Yingxi's footsteps.

From Kaifeng Mansion to Guiyang County, it is about 1000 to [-] kilometers, and this is the case when all of them follow the official route.

And that Yingxi disappeared after leaving the capital.

I don't know which way he took to go to Guiyang County.

"No matter which way to go, the official road is definitely the fastest. We just need to reach Guiyang County before him."

"We've been working day and night and we've covered almost half the distance."

Both of them rode fast horses. They changed horses twice on the way. They did not rest for a day and a night. They set off at Mao on the first day and arrived at Hanchuan on the second day.

"Ziyuan, we've walked fast enough, let's rest for two hours before we go on our way!"

They went to Guiyang County to prevent Yingxi from assassinating Fu Bi, and they couldn't die of exhaustion before they arrived.

Even if you are not exhausted, half exhausted is enough.

Ying Xi never showed up, who knows if she went to find a helper.

If he finds a helper of the same level as him, how can the two of them fight against him with their tired bodies.

Therefore, you must rest.

The two had a simple meal at an inn. They rested from Chenshi to noon. After lunch, they prepared a few pancakes for the store to fill their water bladders, and got on their horses again.

When it was dark, I arrived at the border of Chenzhou (now Hunan), ran for more than an hour, and settled in a small town in Jianning.

Here they did not stay at the inn, but came to a small courtyard.

"This is a hidden stake in our Duke's mansion."

Gu Qingjue nodded and didn't ask any more questions. A family has deep roots and flourishes, and in every important place, there will be its own hidden stakes to pass on news.

When it was dark, they simply ate pancakes to satisfy their hunger.

After a simple wash in the yard, a hot meal was served, and when it was time to eat, a man in his forties rushed over.

After greeting Zhao Jin, hand over the note in your hand to him.

Zhao Jin unfolded it, browsed it quickly, and then handed the note to Gu Qingjue: "Look, Ziyuan!"

"Master Fu is missing?"

"Master Fu set off at Chenshi, and disappeared half a day ago."

Zhao Jin frowned and said, "It doesn't make sense, Ying Xi didn't take the official route, no matter how fast he is, he can't be faster than us, and he can't be there earlier than us."

"There are two possibilities. One is that Ying Xi found a helper, and the other is that Mr. Fu knew that someone didn't want him to return to Beijing, so he disappeared on his own initiative!"

What did Fu Bi rely on to be able to sit on the second rank of the imperial court at the age of 39?
Not only the strength of character of a literati, but also the flexible mind. Simply put, he is not a stinky literati.

He was born to be an official.

Knowing the intrigues in the imperial court, on the premise of being able to serve the country and the people, he can still protect himself very well.

"If we can't find Mr. Fu, does it mean that Ying Xi can't be found either?"

Gu Qingjue said with a smile: "The next thing we need to do is not to find Mr. Fu, but to find Yingxi. We will follow him. If he doesn't make a move, I believe that the guards around Mr. Fu can protect him and return to Beijing safely."

Zhao Jin's brows still did not relax.

"Without the evidence of Ying Xi's action, in the end, only Kong Yue died."

Gu Qingjue looked at Zhao Jin in surprise, and in the blink of an eye, he had already analyzed Zhao Jin's words in detail.

"You want to take this opportunity to deal with Kong Chong?"

Zhao Jin: "Kong Chong framed the Zeng family, but it has been safe and sound for so many years, it's time for him to atone for his sins!"

"Not yet."

Zhao Jin was very surprised by Gu Qingjue's words.

"Zeng Shengji is your master. His whole family was killed by Kong Chong, and he still can't remember the past. As his apprentice, you still object? Kong Chong shouldn't die?"

"It's not a pity for him to die, but not now!"

Gu Qingjue was more stable than his age, and analyzed with Zhao Jin one by one.

"The western frontier is still in stalemate. Now that the privy envoy is being replaced, I don't intend to make Li Yuanhao's troops more arrogant and shake the morale of our army."

"One more thing, even if we can catch Ying Xi's murder of Mr. Fu this time, he may not be able to overthrow Kong Chong. He can say that he doesn't know Ying Xi at that time, or that Ying Xi's personal behavior has nothing to do with him. Brother Xi should be better than me at knowing what methods these people use to protect themselves."

"In the end, the master wants to avenge the Zeng family because he wants Kong Chong to plead guilty, instead of pulling him down in this way."

Zhao Jin sighed.

Of course he knew what Gu Qingjue said.

"According to the information I have, Kong Chong has private contacts with the Liao Dynasty. Brother Xi can use this to let the Liao Dynasty contain Xixia and win a respite for our dynasty."

Zhao Jin looked at Gu Qingjue in surprise.

"This news is from the same source as the news that Ying Xi was going to Guiyang County to intercept and kill Mr. Fu?"

To know such private information, the person should be someone close to Kong Chong.

More Zhao Jin did not ask.

Now that Mr. Fu has already hidden, there is no need for them to continue on their way. It is important to find Yingxi first.

Two days later, news came that Ying Xi was found in Chongyi.

The two of them had arrived at Guiyang Prison in the past two days.

If Yingxi didn't know about Mr. Fu's disappearance, then he should have arrived in Guiyang County by this time.

Unexpectedly, Yingxi went to Chongyi.

"Is it possible that Mr. Fu will take Jiangnanxi Road back to Beijing?"

Otherwise, how could Yingxi go to Chongyi.

"If I were rich, I would only choose one path!"

Zhao Jin asked: "What do you mean?"

"Take the official road from Guiyang County to Kyoto, and you can reach it in three days. If you take other roads to return to Kyoto, it will take five days. If you don't take the official road, it may take longer. The longer the time, the greater the danger."

"We can think of this, and Ying Xi must have thought of it too..."

Halfway through Zhao Jin’s speech, he came to understand: “This is called prejudging the enemy. I know that taking the official road is too conspicuous. If the rich man wants to be safe, he must hide. Besides this road, the Chongyi road is easier to walk. That’s why Yingxi went to Chongyi.”

Gu Qingjue nodded: "If Yingxi is not stupid, I guess he will react soon and catch up again."

However, after gaining more than half a day, they were able to go ahead of Ying Xi, intercept him, and help Mr. Fu reach Beijing safely.

The two of them took advantage of the time to walk around Guiyang County. In order to find out what happened, they deliberately disguised themselves. Those poor people had a deep resentment towards the imperial court. They thought that the imperial court did not care about their lives, otherwise they would not have sent such an official.

In this case, whoever it is, will choose to join the rebel army.

　Chapter 2 is updated, okay!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)