The Adventures of the Crying Princess
Chapter 49 The City is Broken
When Manager Hou led his men to dig the entrance to the tunnel, the third team of brothers from the North Camp finally arrived and reunited with Yuwen Ji.
Because the situation was unclear, Yuwen Ji ordered them to temporarily retreat outside the city to the cave in Longgu Mountain.
This cave was left behind by Emperor Chengde in his early years when he was suppressing a rebellion.
After everything was arranged, Yuwen Ji led Bai Yinan, Long Guzhu, and Dr. Guo out. Long Guzhu and Dr. Guo stayed behind, while Yuwen Ji led Bai Yinan to the county government office and directly controlled the county magistrate.
Originally, Yuwen Ji wanted to find out the information in the city, but he didn't expect that the betrayal of Manager Hou accelerated his plan.
Although Valley Master Long and Doctor Guo were old, they were still strong and vigorous. The group of people under the county magistrate were no match for them.
The magistrate of Hua'an County was a tall and thin old man with skin as loose as that of a Shar-Pei dog on his face.
"You... who are you? You are so brave..."
"How dare you! This person is..." Before Bai Yinan could finish his words, Yuwen Ji knocked him out with a punch.
"Did the little girl teach you?" Bai Yinan always felt that his sister was too contagious. First Su Xiaobei, then Yuwen Ji, were all assimilated little by little.
When the county magistrate woke up, he found himself tied up like a dumpling. Yuwen Ji and Bai Yinan had already taken control of the county government.
"Who are you? How dare you beat up an official appointed by the imperial court? Aren't you afraid..."
Yuwen Ji took out his badge and held it in front of him. "Do you know how to read? You'd better not call out my name and title, or I will punish you for insulting my prince."
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty..."
"No need. I already know all your deeds. If you see a stranger, report to the police immediately. If you see anyone with the surname Yuwen or Long, kill them without mercy, right?"
"Misunderstanding, Your Majesty, this is all misunderstanding!"
Yuwen Ji drew his sword and put it against the county magistrate's neck. "Stop talking nonsense. Go tell your superior that I am at the county government office. Tell him to come over."
"I dare not..."
"Just go when I tell you to go. Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Yuwen Ji cut the rope and kicked him out of the county government office. Turning his head to look at Bai Yinan, "I know that people from Wan'an Valley are all over the country.
Don't get me wrong, I have no other intentions, I just want to ask you for a favor. Please ask your people to send the people to the secret passage at the Hou family's house as soon as possible."
"Okay." Bai Yinan nodded slightly and ran out.
The next day, Bai Yinan returned and whispered in Yuwen Ji's ear, "It's done, but I have something to tell you. There is a spy among your secret guards."
Bai Yinan recounted the ambush last night, "When we were settling the people, there were a few troublemakers. Although their fighting power was not high, they were numerous and all civilians. It was difficult for the brothers in the valley to take action, and they almost succeeded.
The brothers in the valley felt that someone was misleading the people to prevent us from leaving. The brothers spent a lot of time convincing the people.
After Bai Yinan finished speaking, he went to find a place to catch up on his sleep.
Yuwen Ji snapped his fingers and called all the secret guards, "Thank you for your hard work these days."
Everyone shouted, "It is our honor to work for the prince, and we dare not have any second thoughts."
Yuwen Ji nodded slightly, "It seems that you all have strong internal strength. You all heard the conversation between me and Young Master Long just now. It's great, those who were on duty last night, please stand up."
Two or three black-clad secret guards stood up and immediately knelt on the ground to express their loyalty. "Your Highness, please understand. We are all sons of nobles. Duan Ran has no reason to betray Daxing and sell out Your Highness."
"Get up and answer." Yuwen Ji gave him a false support. "Since something like that happened last night, it certainly couldn't be you. This king..."
Yuwen Ji looked at the people who were not on duty last night. One of them suddenly jumped up and tried to escape, but was stopped and subdued by other secret guards.
In fact, Yuwen Ji didn’t know which group of people the traitors last night came from.
However, based on the principle that a thief is always guilty, I tried to test the truth and unexpectedly, I actually tricked someone into doing it.
As for whether there are more, Yuwen Ji is not in the mood to investigate at the moment, he will just keep an eye out for it later.
After the secret guards took the traitor away, a pigeon landed next to Yuwen Ji. He recognized it at a glance. It was the pigeon he gave to Bai Yimeng.
He opened the letter on the pigeon's leg and saw only two words on it: "Save me". The handwriting was very small, but he was very sure that it was her words.
Yuwen Ji felt his mind was in turmoil and he subconsciously clenched his fists.
After thinking for a moment, Yuwen Ji stuffed the letter into his arms, flew up the tree and woke up Bai Yinan, "Little girl, if you encounter danger, will you ask for help?"
"Every time I beat her, I never saw her asking for help, so that's unlikely. Why are you asking about this, Your Highness?" Bai Yinan closed his eyes.
Yuwen Ji handed the note to Bai Yinan, "The handwriting is hers, but I just feel something is wrong."
"This girl cares a lot about her reputation. She never bows her head when in danger. She would feel ashamed." Bai Yinan understands his sister much better than Bai Yimeng himself.
"It looks like someone did it on purpose. Not many people know Xiaobai's true identity, or maybe the other party is just suspicious and wants to make a judgment based on our reaction.
Yuwen Ji touched his chin and fell into deep thought, "Yinan, do you have any news about Xiaobai?"
"Nine days ago, I received a message saying that she passed Lijia Village. After that, there has been no news." Bai Yinan wrapped his clothes tightly, "Don't worry, it's a blessing that the girl doesn't bully others. When she comes back, I have to teach her a lesson. Your Majesty, please don't stop me."
Yuwen Ji heard this and wanted to kick him down. When he returned to the back hall, he found Su Beichen standing on the table like a pigeon. He opened the letter on the pigeon's leg and unfolded it. Yuwen Ji's heart was in his throat again.
Five days ago, an epidemic broke out in the capital. The epidemic was serious. Several concubines in the palace had been infected. The imperial physicians were helpless. Emperor Mingde hoped that Dr. Guo would return to the capital to help deal with the epidemic.
Perhaps because there have been too many changes in recent days, Yuwen Ji always feels that things are not that simple. He always feels that someone did it on purpose in order to make Dr. Guo leave him.
"Sir, it's bad. The Yue army has arrived at the west gate of Hua'an County." The secret guard appeared and described the enemy's situation in detail.
Bai Yinan lost all sleepiness after hearing this and immediately came to Yuwen Ji's side. "Don't worry, our people are already lying in ambush around here. If they dare to come in, they will definitely suffer a lot."
Yuwen Ji nodded slightly, "Yinan, let's release the flare to inform the brothers in the North Camp that they can enter the city."
About half an incense stick later, the secret guard appeared, "Master, the enemy has about 100,000 people. We... I'm afraid we have less than 30,000 at the moment..."
"Is there still no news from the brothers in the South Camp?" The South Camp was the second troop. Logically, they should have arrived when the North Camp arrived.
Yuwen Ji rubbed his temple. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that he would never see his Xiaobai again.
"Don't be afraid. At the last moment, I will find a way to send you out. My sister is young and cannot remain a widow." Bai Yinan looked into the void. "See the little girl and tell her that she is free from now on and no one will punish her anymore."
"Bullshit, tell her yourself." Yuwen Ji rolled his eyes, "The most urgent task right now is how to win this battle, not asking you to make a will.
We can lose, but what about the people here? This is their home.
Don't forget, you promised them that you would let them go home within half a month. You can break your promise, but the court cannot."
"Yeah!" Bai Yinan disagreed. Perhaps he thought so in the past. Times have changed. He still loves his country and can fight for it, but he doesn't want to let his sister down again.
Every time he thought about a twelve-year-old girl facing family changes, he felt deeply that he had failed in his duty as a brother.
Faced with a similar situation as five years ago, he would make the same choice, just hoping to leave the best for his sister as much as possible.
"Oh no, the city is broken." A shrill scream came from outside the county government office.
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