Chapter 265: Escape from the Palace
Lin Kunshan stood in the courtyard with a group of old guard soldiers. As long as there was a signal from outside, they would swarm out and intercept those who left the palace.
Shangguansheng opened a palace gate in the east in the name of making it easier for soldiers to travel. The guards are not strict. Those who want to get out of the palace are likely to give it a try. After leaving the palace, there is an alley that is the only way to go. Lin Kunshan and others Just kept in a yard at the exit of the alley.
There were more than two, and the sound of clapping came from outside, and a dozen or so famous soldiers of the resident guards pushed out the door. Lin Kunshan did not move, sitting on the only stool, smiling and waiting quietly.
Not long after, the person who left the palace was brought in. It was a eunuch in his thirties, trembling with fright, and was almost dragged into the hospital.
"What's your name?" Lin Kunshan's tone was kind.
"Jiang, Jiang Tianfu, added Tim."
"Well, good name, why are you leaving the palace?"
"At home...someone is sick."
"The eunuch also has a home?" Lin Kunshan was a little surprised.
The eunuch nodded desperately and cast a glance at the surrounding soldiers for help. No one responded. He had to say: "As long as the queen mother or her majesty allows it, the eunuch can also start a family. I am the queen mother."
Lin Kunshan laughed and wanted to ask where the eunuch's family came from, but he had more important things, "Let's hand it over."
The eunuch was stunned for a moment, then looked at the soldiers around him. He seemed to feel that there were too many people, so he felt a little embarrassed.
Lin Kunshan had a smile on his face, but as soon as he took the package, he felt that the weight was not right. The seal was made of jade, so it shouldn't be so heavy. His smile reduced a bit, and he quickly opened the package.
Inside are three small gold bricks.
"What is this?" Lin Kunshan put away his smile.
"This is... a little filial piety to the lord." The eunuch said honestly, he didn't recognize the hopeful, so he had to call him "the lord" in general.
Lin Kunshan turned his hands and threw the gold bricks on the ground, "Where is the treasure seal?"
The eunuch looked confused. Of course he knew what Baoxi was, but he never imagined that it could be related to him, so he was at a loss, "It should be... it should be at the palm seal."
"Search the body, from head to toe." Lin Kunshan ordered. He was used to seeing big men. He really couldn't "follow the trend" against an ordinary eunuch, and was more willing to take simple and rude means.
Two soldiers raised the eunuch's arms, and the other searched carefully, and soon found another bag of gold and jewels, but there was no treasure seal.
"Why did you leave the palace quietly?" Lin Kunshan asked sternly.
"Someone at home……"
"You lie, what disease requires you to take so much gold out?"
"It's true that the family is sick, very sick."
"Cut off his hand." Lin Kunshan ordered.
A soldier drew his knife, and the eunuch Jiang Tianfu threw himself on his knees, "Sir, forgive me, I'll tell the truth."
Lin Kunshan waved his hand to stop the soldiers, "Speak quickly."
"In the palace... Rumors." Jiang Tianfu peeked at the surrounding soldiers again, and trembled: "There are rumors in the palace that once the Su Guards are defeated, they will kill the palace people and never leave us to... other emperors. Everyone. I'm very scared, and I'm also very scared, so... so I want to go out of the palace to hide for a while..."
"Everyone?" Lin Kunshan suddenly felt uneasy.
"That's right, I'm not the only one who wants to leave the palace for refuge. Soon..."
Before Jiang Tianfu finished speaking, there was a loud clap of hands outside. A soldier broke into the door and said eagerly, "Dozens of people... No, hundreds of people..."
Lin Kunshan was shocked, got up and strode to the gate of the courtyard, looking out to the street.
In the darkness of the night, it was impossible to tell how many people were running wildly. There were eunuchs and palace maids, and there seemed to be a small number of soldiers in a trance. There was no sound in their mouths, but they were just running desperately, as if there were beasts chasing them.
Lin Kunshan was stunned. Seeing that the crowd was about to pass by, he hurriedly shouted: "Stop! Stop them! Not one can escape!"
The soldiers of Suwei rushed out of the courtyard, but their number was too small, only more than fifty, but they were facing hundreds of runners who gave their lives.
Many people were knocked down by scabbards and gun handles, but many more broke through the blockade and fled into nearby streets and alleys, where it was extremely difficult to get back.
Lin Kunshan stood at the door dumbfounded, but he was still fooled. Yang Feng guessed this trick, so he let a large group of people cover the hiders from fleeing. As for how Yang Feng communicated with the palace servants, Lin Kunshan was completely confused and did not feel it. Interested, he only regretted one thing, why did he think the seal collector would leave the palace alone?
Because Baoxi was too important, he thought that Yang Feng would never dare to entrust such a valuable thing to many people, only one person, but he did not expect that Yang Feng's statement to encourage everyone to flee the palace had nothing to do with Baoxi. .
Lin Kunshan came back to his senses, raised the corners of his clothes with both hands, leaned against the wall, and walked quietly out of the alley, just after a few steps, he was stopped by the soldiers, "Mr. Lin, everyone has been caught, come with us to return to General Shangguan Bar."
This is not "catch them all". More than half of the crowd fled, but the soldiers didn't want to take on this responsibility. They were only a few people, and they were not fully prepared beforehand. It was all to blame for the hopeful people who came up with their plans.
Under the escort of the soldiers, Lin Kunshan walked towards the palace with a pale face, looking back frequently, thinking in his heart how to "follow the trend" to get rid of the crime of losing the seal.
The idea of "three points of the world" popped up in his mind again.
The Su Guard Army was concentrated in the North City, while the Southern Army occupied the West City. For fear of betrayal by their generals, neither side dared to disperse their forces. Therefore, the East and South City were abandoned. There were almost no soldiers stationed there. Few people dared to take to the streets during the day, and they all hid at home at night.
The people who successfully escaped from the palace were scattered in the streets and alleys, either returning to their own homes, or defecting to relatives and friends, and soon disappeared without a trace. Only a young eunuch ran desperately to the south, but the speed quickly slowed down, obviously because of physical strength. Not supported.
The little eunuch didn't dare to stop, so he couldn't run, so he could only walk fast. When he arrived at Nancheng, the little eunuch encountered a more serious problem - not recognizing the way.
The little eunuch only knew that he was going to Nancheng, but the further south he went, the narrower and more complicated the streets became. In the dark night, it was difficult to even identify the direction, let alone to find an unknown inn. .
There were three people standing in front of them, and the little eunuch ran closer to find it, screamed in fright, and hurriedly turned around, with two people standing behind him.
"Hey, this doesn't look like a eunuch, it looks like... a woman."
The little eunuch not only screamed like a woman, but also trembled like, "Who are you...?" As soon as he opened his mouth, he proved his identity.
"Don't care who we are." The man in front of him said, finding that this was just a woman who didn't know martial arts, and his tone was much more relaxed, "You escaped from the palace?"
"no."
"Then why do you have eunuch clothes?"
"Yes."
"Is it really?"
"Yes." The woman calmed down a little, "I am not the only one, many people have escaped. It is said that the Su Guards are going to massacre the palace people."
"Which door did you come out of?"
"Dongqingmen." She didn't need to lie.
Several men blocking the road glanced at each other, and one said: "What's the matter? A group of palace maids can break out. What keys are we sending to the palace to steal?"
"Don't talk nonsense in front of outsiders." Another person reminded.
"Where are the others?" the man asked.
"I hid in Dongcheng." The palace maid replied.
"Why did you come to Nancheng?"
Hearing that this is Nancheng, the palace maid was a little relieved, "I... my relatives live in Nancheng, and I came to defect."
Several men nodded, seeming to accept this kind of rhetoric, sideways to give way, but a man behind the palace maid caught up, "Wait, search the lower body first, maybe she is carrying royal treasures."
"Don't mess around, Lao Wu, we have a task at hand, what kind of hero is bullying a woman..."
"Go, I'm not a hero, I'm... You see how scared she is, there must be treasures on her body, you don't search, I'll search, the treasures are mine alone, not yours."
Another man tried to persuade, but his companion laughed and walked away.
There was only one man left, standing in front of the palace maid, and asked with a smile, "What's your name?"
"I... I'll give you money, you can let me go." The palace maid hurriedly took out a silver ingot from her bosom.
The man took it in his hand, raised his head above his head, and glanced at the moonlight, but he couldn't see clearly, but he felt that the weight should be correct, so he couldn't let the palace maid go, "Don't worry, you don't go out of the palace very often. Bar?"
"Well." The palace maid took a step back vigilantly.
"Apart from the eunuch, there is no other man in the palace, right?"
The palace maid took another step back, "There are also guards."
"Can the maid see the guards?"
"can."
"Hehe, I think you're lying. You can't see the guards, and you have more treasures on your body. Hey, you are a treasure. I have been walking around the world for so many years, but I haven't touched it yet... ouch!"
The man covered his left face, drew a knife in his right hand, turned around and shouted angrily: "Who? Fatty, is that you? Come out for me."
No one showed up, and his companions had all gone away.
Another stone was shot in the dark, hitting the man's forehead with a lot of strength. It smashed out of the bag at once, and the man stepped back, "There are really guards..." The man turned and ran away, looking for help.
The palace maid stood there, not understanding what was going on.
A figure approached quietly and whispered, "Tong Qing'e, come with me."
The palace maid was taken aback, "How do you know my name?"
The man said, "I'm Meng E, we've met."
"Ah, it's you, great, I have something to give you, it's Duke Yang..."
"We'll talk about it later, follow me first." Meng E led the way.
Tong Qing'e followed closely, feeling relieved, "It's such a coincidence to meet you here."
"I'm in charge of monitoring the Tan family in this area, and I'll have a fight with them later."
"Fight? What I bring is more important."
Meng E stopped, Tong Qing'e stepped forward and said two words in her ear, Meng E raised her eyebrows, "The fight still needs to be fought, and the things need to be sent out, leave it to me."
Tong Qing'e shoved a small package into Meng'e's hands and breathed a sigh of relief, "The next thing is up to you."
Meng E led Tong Qing'e around the corner, instead of going to the inn, she stopped in front of a private house and knocked gently on the door, and someone inside immediately opened the door.
The room was crowded with people, Tong Qing'e saw a familiar face in the crowd, and couldn't help being overjoyed, "Brother Cai!"
Cai Xinghai was startled and was about to speak when Meng E stepped forward and lit the thing in her hand.
Cai Xinghai was shocked. Although he had not had the chance to see it with his own eyes before, he could still recognize that the seal in Meng E's hand was by no means unusual.
He glanced at Tong Qing'e at the door and said to everyone in the room, "The plan has changed. We have to send something out of the city to Marquis Juan. Even if we die, we have to succeed."