Nine thousand years old [rebirth]

Xue Shu and He Shan led the troops separately and cut off the major land and water fortresses going south.

The last trace of Yin Chengjing was at the ferry in Hu County. When Xue Shu led the troops and horses to arrive, the ferry had been guarded by the Dongchang soldiers, and the place was cleared and temporarily suspended.

"Is this where Yin Chengjing left by boat?" Xue Shu rode his horse and ran along the river. This river is narrow and shallow, and big boats can't take it. Most of them take small boats. Most of them are small traders or ordinary people. .

Qianhu, who led the hunting team before, replied: "The horseshoe and rut marks have disappeared here, and no other traces have been found around. According to the traces left in the forest, it is speculated that they should have left by boat."

Xue Shu said nothing, and walked around the forest again to check the traces left behind.Abandoning the horses and carriages, Yin Chengjing may indeed have left by boat, but it is also possible that he misled them by misleading them, and actually went in another direction.

"The people who followed the river to the next ferry are back?"

Qian Hu said: "Should be sending someone back to report soon."

Xue Shu looked down at the horseshoe prints on the ground, and slowly frowned.On the way here, he deliberately noticed the horseshoe prints on the ground. At first, there were many and dense horseshoe prints, obviously there were a lot of people.After that, it gradually diverted to different fork roads.Only the carriage and a dozen or so horses remained.

From this, it can be guessed that Yin Chengjing has indeed come to the ferry.

But the quantity is wrong.

According to the recruitment of the rebellious party caught by Fan Yan, Yin Chengjing hid five thousand private soldiers outside the palace.

But judging from the traces at the scene, the number of people who came out of the farm to join Yin Chengjing was at most a few hundred.If there are still soldiers and horses scattered and hidden elsewhere, He Shan shouldn't have no response.Thousands of soldiers and horses are not many, but even if they are dispersed, they are still a very impressive force.

The state government along the way received a letter to strengthen the investigation. These soldiers and horses could not enter the city, and it was even more difficult to conceal their whereabouts.

But there is no news from He Shan.

Something's not quite right.

"Where is the rebellious party who confessed?" Xue Shu asked.

"Detained in the Imperial Prison."

The rebellious party is far away in the middle of the capital, and it won't work after another trial. Xue Shu can only send someone to send a message to He Shan, and at the same time lead his troops to the next ferry.

Fortunately, on the way, I ran into a fan who came back to report.

"Have you found any traces?"

Fanzi shook his head: "We chased to the next ferry, but we went one step too late. The passengers on the boat had already left. When we questioned the boatman, the boatman said that there was indeed a group of people on the boat, but they got off the boat and left when they reached the ferry. As for where they went?" The location is not clear. Our people searched the nearby towns, but found no trace."

"A total of three ferries stopped at the Hu County Ferry yesterday morning, have they all been checked?"

"I've checked them all, and they're pretty much the same."

Xue Shu's eyes sharpened when he heard the words: "Is the statement different?"

Fanzi froze for a moment, nodded and said yes.

"Although the Hu County Ferry is not big, many small ferries are willing to use it because of the convenient waterway and the peace along the way. There are also many small traders who come here to take the boat every day. It can be said that fish and dragons are mixed. If Yin Chengjing wants to hide his whereabouts, he will Disguised and low-key, these boatmen have to meet countless people every day, how can they remember them all?"

And it's not just the boatman who carried people remembering it, even the other two boatmen who docked at the ferry also remember it.

This can only mean that someone taught them to say that, or simply that these boatmen were disguised by others, deliberately waiting for him here, so as to provide wrong information to disturb his judgment.

This is not quite like Yin Chengjing's behavior.

Since Yin Chengjing has taken such a big risk to act alone, with a Yao family by his side, he is probably desperately hoping to travel southward to Guangdong as quickly as possible. As long as he moves fast enough, even if the court reacts, he will not be able to catch up. he.It will be easier for him to hide when he gets mixed up with fish and dragons at the coastal boundary.So there is no need to waste energy and manpower on the ferry.

If it wasn't Yin Chengjing's arrangement, who would it be?

Xue Shu went through the possible candidates, and finally locked on Yin Ciguang.

If he tried every means to delay his progress, those who benefited would only be in Beijing.

Fanzi also came to his senses immediately: "This subordinate is going to arrest him!"

Xue Shu divided two teams and came out: "Arrest the boatman, and go to summon General He, immediately withdraw the troops and return to Beijing, and meet at Wulipo outside Wangjing City."

After finishing speaking, he immediately retreated to Wangjing with his hands.

It was already the morning of the third day when we led our troops back to Wangjing City.

Xue Shu ordered the army to stay at Wulipo to hide their whereabouts, waiting for He Shan to join them.He also ordered the spies to search for news in the city.

Sure enough, all the city gates were under martial law, and the guards around the palace gates of King Yan's Palace also changed into new faces.There was no news from the palace, only that many officials seemed to have been called into the palace but never came out, and there were many more officers and soldiers patrolling the streets than usual.The common people didn't know the accident in the palace and lived as usual, but the atmosphere in the city became inexplicably tense.

After inspecting all nine city gates, the spies turned back to report the news.

"Dongzhimen, Xizhimen, and Chongwenmen are extremely closely guarded, and the guards are unfamiliar faces. The remaining five gates, including Deshengmen and Andingmen, were guarded together. The subordinates also discovered Dongchang near Andingmen and Chaoyangmen. The secret note, it should be that the palace was on guard and left it on purpose."

Soldiers go through Andingmen, and grain goes through Chaoyangmen.The road is wide and there are few pedestrians, and it is adjacent to the north and the east, enough for soldiers and horses to quickly enter the city and echo each other.

Xue Shu looked at the city gate with dark eyes.

I'm afraid there are actions in the palace, but Yin Ciguang has no foundation, and Gao Xian's power has been divided by him, which is not as good as before.Even if he is not in Beijing, he can control only three city gates.

Before he left, he left Wei Xihe to sit in Dongchang. His Highness must have noticed it, so he ordered someone to leave a secret mark at the city gate as a reminder.

Xue Shu was calm, and when it was evening, He Shan and Ying Hongxue gathered up the scattered troops and rushed to Wulipo to join them.

Seeing that the two had arrived, Xue Shu quickly said: "There may be changes in the palace, I will go back to the palace first. You and your sister lead people to ambush outside the city separately. With the three-shot arrow as an order, once the news is heard, Andingmen and Enter Chaoyang Gate and encircle the palace."

Even though he tried his best to suppress it, he pressed the handle of the knife with one hand, his jaw was tense, and there was still an uncontrollable murderous aura overflowing between the lines.

Ying Hongxue knew why he was like this, she nodded solemnly and said, "You go, leave this place to me and He Shan."

Xue Shu nodded, and took a small group of Dongchang elites to the city.

Xue Shu led people to investigate in the city, and only sneaked into the palace after nightfall.

The guards at the palace gate have changed, and they are all unfamiliar faces.

But since Yin Chengyu made arrangements at the city gate, it was impossible for the palace to be unprepared.

There was a cry of night owls in the dark night.

A moment later, a team of Dongchang fan soldiers sneaked in.The two passers-by matched up with the signal, and they joined forces inside and outside to make a move.

Xue Shu suppressed his anger, and did not show mercy in his actions.Before the commotion made a big noise, Xue Shu quickly dealt with the guards at the palace gate, and Xue Shu asked the small team of guards to guard the palace gate before asking about the situation of Ciqing Palace.

"In the evening, Gao Xian came with His Majesty's order, and His Royal Highness was banned from the Ciqing Palace. Now there are many imperial guards outside the Ciqing Palace." Seeing that his expression became more terrifying, Fan Yan swallowed his saliva before he had the courage to continue: "However, Your Highness has been prepared for a long time. He has asked Eunuch Wei to ambush people in various parts of the palace in advance, and asked me to wait at the gate of the palace to prepare to meet the governor."

His Highness knew he would come back.

Xue Shu's expression softened a little, and after explaining that Fan Yan contacted other ambushes to capture the palace gate, he led them to Ciqing Palace.

The guards in the palace tonight are much tighter than usual, almost every ten steps.

Xue Shu led people to avoid them if he could, and killed them quietly if he couldn't avoid them. After a while, he arrived near the Ciqing Palace.

The Ciqing Palace was surrounded by forbidden troops, and groups of forbidden troops were patrolling.

Xue Shu looked at the forbidden soldiers, the knuckles of his fingers pressed on the handle of the knife were raised.After a long time, he suppressed his anger, picked a weak point of the guards, ordered the fan servants to kill the guards and put on armor, and sneaked into the forbidden army to hide their eyes and ears, while he quickly climbed over the wall and entered the Ciqing Palace.

As soon as it landed, a team of inspectors heard the movement: "Who is it?!"

Xue Shu had a face-to-face meeting with the leader of the team, and when he realized that it was Zhao Lin, he raised his eyebrows: "The defense of Ciqing Palace is looking good this time."

He looked around, although the Ciqing Palace was surrounded by the Imperial Army, the defense inside the Ciqing Palace was not less than the Imperial Army, and the defense was tighter than usual. No wonder the Imperial Army only dared to surround it outside.

Zhao Lin was both surprised and delighted when he saw him: "Master Xue! Your Highness has already rested, and I'll go pass it on right now."

"No, Commander Zhao will patrol well, we will go home." Xue Shu stopped him and went to the bedroom.

Zhao Lin thought that it was normal for him to go in and out of the prince's bedroom, so he didn't stop him, and just let people continue to patrol, and went to inspect the places himself.

Xue Shu entered the bedroom.

Yin Chengyu had already rested, only two lamps remained in the outer hall.

Xue Shu pushed back the guards, opened the door and went in.When he saw the person sleeping peacefully on the couch, all the emotions that were surging in his heart settled down and fell into reality.

Although he knew that he would definitely have a countermeasure, but when he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it was inevitable that he would worry about accidents.

Xue Shu strode up to the couch, hugged him, buried his face in his neck, and called out "Your Highness" in a low voice.

When he strode in, Yin Chengyu had already woken up, and before he had time to react, he was hugged vigorously.

The two hugged each other tightly, and Yin Chengyu smelled the smell of blood, so he knew that he must rush back to the palace in a hurry.

Inserting fingers into his hair, Yin Chengyu rubbed his face comfortingly, with a sleepy hoarse voice: "Why did you come back so fast? It seems that the messenger sent out by the orphan didn't touch you. I thought you were the fastest It won’t arrive until tomorrow.” “As soon as I realized something was wrong, I rushed back.”

Xue Shu is like a thirsty person, with the tip of his nose arching against his neck, absorbing his scent to soothe his restless heart.

Yin Chengyu didn't push him, and just talked to him in this awkward posture: "Yin Chengjing should have fallen into the hands of the eldest brother. Yao Shi reported to him, so he was one step ahead of us. I heard that he remanded two people today. Going to Qianqing Palace, although the prison car was sealed and covered, it should be Yin Chengjing and Concubine De."

Xue Shu gave a "hmm" and didn't really care what Yin Ciguang did to those two.

Yin Chengyu paused with his fingers, and sighed, "I can save him once, but I can't save him a second time."

Only then did Xue Shu raise his head and look into his eyes: "If I don't come back in time, what will your Highness do?"

"If you don't come back before the day after tomorrow, I can only do it myself. King An kidnapped his father and committed treason. As the prince alone, he should be punished." Yin Chengyu sat up with his elbows propped up, tracing his cold look with his fingertips Hard facial lines: "However, there are only more than ten thousand soldiers and horses available in the palace. Although they have been deployed in advance, Gao Xian is adding the people given by the emperor, and the number is quite large. If there is a real fight, there may be too many casualties. You can kill them in time. It's best to come back."

Xue Shu's gloomy expression faded, he stood up and took the clothes from the screen for him to wear: "Then I will leave it to the minister."

Yin Chengyu nodded: "Gu has ordered Wei Xihe to deploy manpower everywhere, you go and find him."

In the Ciqing Palace, three loud arrows flew into the sky.

When the imperial guards outside were about to report the news, they saw the gate of Ciqing Palace opened, and a man came out with a knife in his hand, his face was hidden in the shadows, like a deadly Asura.

Behind him, soldiers in strong and sharp clothes came out in an orderly manner.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the commander of the imperial army quickly ordered someone to report.But as soon as the reporter took two steps, he was stabbed in the back of the heart by a heavy knife, and fell to the ground and died.

With a cold gaze sweeping over the startled Forbidden Army, Xue Shu said in a deep voice, "Those who surrender will not be killed, and those who disobey will die."

The fight in front of the Ciqing Palace soon came to an end. The imperial guards who were pampered in the capital were not good at fighting, but the soldiers who had experienced from the East and West Second Factory had countless blood on their hands.

What's more, there is Xue Shu, the god of killing, who just had a face-to-face meeting and beheaded the commander of the imperial army.

The morale of the imperial army plummeted.

Soon, people abandoned their weapons and surrendered one after another.

Leaving a group of people to clean up the battlefield, Xue Shu led his troops straight to Qianqing Palace.

The defense of Qianqing Palace is even worse than that of Ciqing Palace.

Xue Shu stood holding the knife, and the dark red blood was dripping down the blade, and the evil spirit was pressing: "The rebellious party is holding His Majesty hostage, and our family will come to escort you. If you don't move away, you will be treated as a rebellious party, and you will be killed without pardon!"