Fortunately, his men were smart and quickly said, "Master, looking at the direction of the fire, it should be near Qingshi Lane and Lord Lou's house!"
"Ning Yuanzhou, think about it carefully. This time it's not me who wants you to go to Anguo, it's Prime Minister Zhang who asked you to go!"
When Zhao Ji connected the two positions, he thought of his plan to make meritorious deeds to atone for his sins. He did not bother to get entangled with Ning Yuanzhou and hurriedly took his men away!
Seeing Zhao Ji leaving like this, Yuanlu asked uncertainly, "Boss, can we not leave?"
Ning Yuanzhou patted Yuanlu and said unhappily, "What are you thinking about? Zhao Ji was in a hurry and forgot about it. By the time he realizes it, we won't be able to leave! Hurry up and pack up, we're leaving now!"
After hearing this, Yuanlu hurriedly ran to pack his things, and Ning Yuanzhou also hurriedly found a cart and put the old master's coffin on it.
Only an hour after the two men left, Zhao Ji came back again!
He looked at the empty house, smashed it angrily, and then pointed at his men and said, "You idiots, didn't I tell you to send someone to watch the yard just now?"
None of Zhao Ji's subordinates responded. They were unwilling to work for Zhao Ji in the first place, so they generally just worked without putting in any effort.
The two Zhao Ji confidants who were left behind came over, rubbing their necks, and said timidly, "Sir, we are no match for Ning Yuanzhou. He was knocked out in one encounter!"
Zhao Ji looked at his two useless confidants, which reminded him of Lou Jianqiang who was burned to ashes. Only then did he realize that all his confidants were useless!
He thought of what Zhang Xiang said, "Please don't return Ning Yuanzhou, and let your aunt burn incense for him next year!"
He couldn't help but shudder, and shouted angrily, "Hurry up and find it for me~!"
Chapter 234 The Princess and the Ransom
More than ten days later, the official road outside the city
As Ruyi hurried on, she asked Wang Yue beside her, "Are your people really reliable?"
Wang Yue shook his head helplessly. He didn't expect Ruyi to be so long-winded, so he said helplessly, "Ruyi, you have asked this question seven or eight times, there must be no problem!
There are two salt fields of our village on the seashore east of Shengzhou. I arranged for my aunt to be a manager there. It is much more comfortable than following us to the northwest village.
The most important thing is that there is a war going on near the village, and I am worried that my aunt will not be able to adapt there."
Seeing Wang Yue say this, Ruyi said helplessly, "That's my adoptive mother. She gave me a new life, and I don't want anything to happen to her."
Wang Yue nodded and said with a smile, "Then we should arrange for Aunt to stay there. If she encounters danger, she can take a boat and leave there. The endless sea will make it impossible for them to catch up with her even if they want to."
After hearing Wang Yue's consolation, Ruyi asked curiously, "Why did you want to do business in Shengzhou?"
In fact, Wang Yue just wanted to open a few shipyards there, which was the most important thing for the village. After all, he was familiar with it and would not let go of the shipyard.
As for the salt field, it was acquired later and provided sea salt to the government on a regular basis and in fixed quantities. When other people checked, they had no idea that it had any connection with the copycat.
After controlling the sea salt, Wang Yue could eat refined salt himself and satisfy his appetite at the same time.
Of course, Wang Yue couldn't tell Ruyi the truth, so he took out a bag of refined salt from his pocket and threw it to her. Then he said with a smile, "Of course it's for the refined salt. As long as the salt factory pays the government's quota of sea salt, the excess salt will be transported from the sea to the village. I will boil it into refined salt there, and then smuggle and sell it."
Ruyi untied the salt bag, pinched a pinch and put it in her mouth to taste it. She found that it had no bitterness at all, so she said with great admiration, "It's really good, better than any salt I've ever seen."
Wang Yue pretended to be proud and said, "Of course, since we are doing this, we must do our best. If you are not unwilling to take the boat, I can also let you see the Wang family's fleet. That would be really good."
Ruyi had seen the big ship docked at the salt factory, which was indeed much bigger than other warships. The reason why she didn't want to take the ship was because she didn't want to spend every day with Wang Yue on the ship.
It was not because of anything else, but because Wang Yue had a royal aura that reminded her of the fate of Queen Zhaojie.
Hearing Wang Yue say this, she was about to compliment him, but suddenly she pulled her horse and said, "There's a fight over there!"
Wang Yue had also heard it. He had originally thought that they could just go around it, but after seeing Ruyi say that, he asked doubtfully, "Do you want to go and take a look?"
Ruyi nodded, frowned and said, “I heard Ning Yuanzhou’s voice!”
Wang Yue immediately understood what Ruyi meant. If Ning Yuanzhou was really in danger and was captured, Nan Bao would not betray them.
He thought that Ruyi could actually remember Ning Yuanzhou's voice, so he asked depressedly, "Should we go save him?"
Ruyi nodded, then shook her head and said casually, "You can also kill him!"
Wang Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that this woman did not like Ning Yuanzhou. Then everything was fine. He was really worried that Ruyi would fall in love with Ning Yuanzhou for no reason, just like in the drama.
The reason he had this worry was that the two of them had been alone together for such a long time, and he felt that although he had not shown any great talents, he was also very extraordinary. He muttered in his heart, why didn't she like me?
Seeing that Ruyi wanted to kill him, he smiled and said, "In that case, let's go and see. I don't know if Zhao Ji can kill Ning Yuanzhou."
Ruyi of course guessed that it was Zhao Ji who was chasing him, and she also judged that Ning Yuanzhou would definitely die. After all, he had to carry a burden with him, so it would be difficult for him to escape.
But now, according to Wang Yue, Ning Yuanzhou still has a chance to escape. She asked with some doubt, "Can Ning Yuanzhou still give up the road to survive?"
……
"Ning Yuanzhou, you'd better come back to Kyoto with me, otherwise I will order my men to shoot arrows!"
Zhao Ji sneered, his face showing a ferocious look, but he was also praying in his heart, praying that Ning Yuanzhou would not surrender, so that he could have his men shoot arrows, and then he could explain to his uncle.
Yuanlu saw this scene, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and shouted excitedly, "Ningtou, hurry up and leave! Don't worry about me!"
Of course Ning Yuanzhou couldn't let Yuanlu be killed, but he was injured now, and even if he wanted to take Yuanlu away, he couldn't.
Ruyi and Wang Yue put their horses far away and then quietly hid back. She happened to see this and said abruptly, "Let's save them!"
Wang Yue was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously, "Didn't you just say that you still wanted to kill Ning Yuanzhou?"
Ruyi nodded, then shook her head, "Let's rescue Yuanlu, and leave Ning Yuanzhou and Zhao Ji to fight to the death.
If Ning Yuanzhou survives, you will get a favor from him. If Ning Yuanzhou dies, you will get a loyal subordinate. "
Wang Yue was very happy to hear Ruyi thinking about him. It seemed that he had impressed Ruyi these days.
He smiled and said, "In that case, you go to the left and I go to the right. Once the hole is opened, I will be responsible for carrying the people and you will follow behind."
Ruyi nodded, and almost at the same time as Wang Yue, he threw hidden weapons at the Liudaotang's cavalry in the crowd.
"Ah~!"
Following a series of screams, everyone saw two figures, one red and one gray, suddenly appear at the scene, and then disappear in a flash. Along with them, Yuanlu also disappeared.
Ning Yuanzhou reacted the fastest. While the others were still stunned, he suddenly kicked down a few people and pounced towards Zhao Jifei.
The others thought that the ultimate goal was to keep Ning Yuanzhou, and were also worried that Zhao Ji would be caught, so they stopped chasing and rushed towards Ning Yuanzhou.
However, after Ning Yuanzhou had no more scruples, he attacked Zhao Ji frantically. Zhao Ji blocked his attacks with all his might, and only then was he barely avoided being hacked to death by Ning Yuanzhou.
But his frantic retreat disrupted the formation, allowing Ning Yuanzhou to escape the encirclement and flee towards the dense forest in the distance.
But before he ran far, he heard an old voice shouting,
"Ning Yuanzhou! Can you stay and talk?"
Ning Yuanzhou recognized it as Prime Minister Zhang's voice, but he did not stop and continued running away. He did not want to negotiate with this treacherous prime minister.
Seeing that Ning Yuanzhou was still walking, the old man frowned and continued to shout, "Don't you care about Princess Yang Ying's life or death?"
Ning Yuanzhou's running speed really slowed down. He stopped, looked in the direction of Zhang Song from a distance, and shouted, "Although she is just a powerless princess, you can't touch her casually."
Seeing that Ningyuan Prefecture was finally willing to talk, Zhang Song quickly said, "Anguo requires 10 taels of gold and a member of the royal family to deliver the gold. Of course, the regent Prince Danyang cannot go, and the King of Ying is disabled.
Therefore, Princess Yang Ying volunteered to dress up as a man and escort the King of Li. She is probably already at the Meridian Gate, bidding farewell to the Queen Mother, the King of Danyang. It won't be long before the carriage arrives here.
To be honest, I don't care whether you can win back the emperor or not, as long as you can get back the emperor's handwritten letter to pass the throne to the fetus in the queen's belly, and let me supervise the country. "
Zhang Song said this, but did not hear Ning Yuanzhou's reply, so he continued, "Ning Yuanzhou, if you still want to refuse now, then I will let the princess die now. If you don't believe it, you can try it. The princess's carriage is probably just passing through the valley in the western suburbs. As long as I blow the whistle, someone will blow up the carriage immediately.
Ning Yuanzhou, you know I have little patience, so give me an answer now."
When Ning Yuanzhou heard this, he remained silent. He was also betting that Zhang Song would not kill the princess.
But at this moment, very abruptly, a loud arrow was shot into the air, and a violent explosion suddenly occurred in the valley in the distance.
Zhang Song was silent for a long time after the explosion, and then he said with admiration, "Ning Yuanzhou, you are really patient!"
Ning Yuanzhou finally spoke, and he sneered, "News that has not been verified by multiple parties is bullshit, do you think I will believe a word you say?
I don't believe you dare to kill Princess Ning, because after killing the princess, no one will help you deliver the gold. However, I believe you set up traces of the explosion and put the blame on King Danyang so that you can use it to threaten him in the future."
Zhang Song saw that he could not threaten Ning Yuanzhou, so he immediately said pitifully, "I am just a citizen of Wu State now. I ask you to escort the princess to An State to bring back His Majesty. Are you willing?"
After hearing this, Zhao Ji hurriedly whispered, "Sir, why waste time talking to him? I'll send someone to take him down right away."
After he finished, he couldn't wait to wave his hand and asked his men to arrest the person first. He knew very well in his mind that as long as Ning Yuanzhou became a member of the Six Paths Hall, he would definitely die.
Because he has ruined Liudaotang! Ning Yuanzhou will not let him off.
Of course Zhang Song understood what was going on. He quickly pulled out a knife from the waist of the guard beside him and killed Zhao Jibie with one blow.
He then said solemnly, "Ning Yuanzhou, although I am considered a treacherous prime minister in the eyes of others, I will never sit idly by and watch the people suffer!
This Zhao Ji destroyed the Six Paths Hall, causing His Majesty to get nine out of ten false news when he went on the expedition, which led to this defeat, and the dead cavalrymen of the Six Paths Hall have to bear the blame.
I will kill him now. Please come back to preside over the Liudao Hall. Lord Ning, please, for the sake of being a fellow Wuren, please go to Anguo!"
Ning Yuanzhou saw that Zhang Lian and Zhao Ji had been killed, which showed that they really wanted to make this deal happen, so he felt relieved and asked the question he wanted to ask the most, "You mean, Chai Ming and the others are already dead."
Chapter 235: Don’t You Feel Sad?
At this moment, a captain who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke up, "Master Ning, news just came from Anguo that the brothers of the Liudao Hall who were captured have all died for their country because of their severe injuries!"
Zhang Song glanced at the captain and took the opportunity to say with emotion, "What a pity, they are not heroes now, but are regarded as traitors, and are still cursed after their death!
Ning Yuanzhou, don’t you feel sad?
If you don't believe me, I have a letter here that I took down from a wall near Jiangzhou. You can take a look at it."
After he finished speaking, he asked the person who had just spoken to go into the forest and take the letter to Ning Yuanzhou.
Ning Yuanzhou stopped there, took the letter and took a look, and found that the letter was full of notes, which read, "Liu Dao Tang betrayed the country, and the emperor suffered!"
When he saw these words, Ning Yuanzhou could imagine that after such deliberate publicity, the brothers of Liudaotang would probably feel uneasy in the underground.
Ning Yuanzhou could no longer control his emotions and said word by word, "I promise you, I will go to Anguo in person to rescue the emperor, clear the grievances of the six cousins, and let the emperor tell the people of the world in person."
Zhang Xiang was relieved. He said quickly, "In this case, you come back to the capital with me. The imperial decree to reward you will be sent out from the palace soon!"
……
Wang Yue and Ruyi took Yuanlu for a long distance, and he asked Ruyi in confusion, "Ruyi, where are you going to take this kid?"
Ruyi didn't know what Wang Yue was thinking, so she subconsciously explained, "Use this kid to negotiate with Ning Yuanzhou."
Wang Yue was confused. He didn't expect that he would end up like this after all the twists and turns. He said depressedly, "What conditions can we negotiate with him? If you have any problem, I can help you."
Ren Ruyi shook his head and said solemnly, "Things are not as simple as you think. I have inquired about it these days. Your village has only risen in recent years, but what I want to deal with is something that happened five years ago. It is best to find Zhuyiwei or Liudaotang for this kind of thing."
Wang Yue saw Ruyi's persistence and thought that he could help himself save some trouble, so he looked at Yuanlu and said, "Little brother, what do you say? We are your saviors, can you let Ning Yuanzhou help with the work?"
Yuanlu smiled awkwardly, then said with a wry smile, "I'm afraid it won't work?"
Ruyi knew that she had to talk to Ning Yuanzhou about this matter, so she smiled and said, "Let's follow the delegation that's delivering the gold. Ning Yuanzhou will definitely follow us, whether for the princess or for this guy. We just need to intercept him halfway."
Wang Yue shook his head helplessly and said with a smile, "It's up to you, but if we get too close, will they think we are people who want to rob the gold?"
Ruyi thought what Wang Yue said made sense, so she changed her mind and said, "Then let's go to the official road ahead and wait."
Wang Yue still had a bitter face, and reminded with a smile, "Forget it. We don't know when he will be able to come. Let's find a place to stay first, and then wait."
Ruyi then reacted. She and Wang Yue both knew that only Ning Yuanzhou was suitable to go to Anguo to deliver the gold. After all, Liudaotang had been abolished and many people were somewhat disloyal. Only if Ning Yuanzhou could take control of the situation again, there would be some hope here.
Therefore, as long as Ning Yuanzhou is not killed by Zhao Ji, Liudaotang will return to his hands sooner or later.
But the problem is that neither of them knows when Liudaotang will return to Ning Yuanzhou, so they are waiting here foolishly, not knowing how many days they will have to wait.
……
Ning Yuanzhou returned to Liudao Hall, feeling very disappointed. All his previous arrangements had been wasted.
Now the Six Paths Hall has suffered heavy losses in the Heavenly Path personnel who are responsible for the personal guards, the Human Path personnel who are responsible for supervising and managing the Six Paths Hall have all become Zhao Ji's confidants, and the Asura Path that is responsible for managing the finances can still operate normally, it is just a tool for collecting money.
The hungry ghost realm that was in charge of the agency has been abolished. Although the animal realm that was responsible for gathering intelligence is still there, the hell realm no longer helps to verify the accuracy of the intelligence but instead focuses on assassinations. It has basically been abolished as well.
Seeing this result, Ning Yuanzhou said very depressedly, "Master Zhang, Zhao Ji really deserves to die. He has ruined the Liudao Hall. It would be too easy for him to be killed like this. He is at least 90% responsible for the fact that His Majesty was captured by An Guo this time."
Of course Zhang Song knew this too, so in order to show his goodwill to Ning Yuanzhou, he killed Zhao Ji cleanly and efficiently, and that way the matter was put to an end.
After hearing Ning Yuanzhou's angry words, he smiled and said, "After all, he is my concubine's nephew, so I might as well kill him and put an end to this matter."
His words were very clear. He was telling Ning Yuanzhou that they could talk about business now and stop pursuing the matter of Zhao Ji.
Ning Yuanzhou also knew that it was meaningless to continue pursuing the matter. He sighed and said, "The Six Paths Hall needs to be rebuilt, but it will take too long and I'm afraid it will be too late. I can only take a few people to catch up with the princess and integrate the Six Paths Hall's Animal Path manpower on the way to see if they can be used."
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