Chapter 142 Night Visit to Hua County
Chapter 142 Night Visit to Hua County
Bai Chuxiao changed into a set of tight clothes and took Xia Fan to Hua County. They were all good at martial arts and naturally had fast speed. There were indeed many Yunzhou guards stationed outside Hua County, but they did not alert the enemy, but quietly entered the county.
In the night, Bai Chuxiao's face was livid. There were no civilians left in Hua County. The original county magistrate of Hua County had also disappeared. A man in his early thirties in the county government asked sternly, "Have you found Wei Changkong?"
A young general stammered, "The commander has not been found yet..."
The man said sternly, "I am the commander now. If I say something wrong again next time, you will lose your brain."
The young general immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Yes, yes, I know I was wrong."
The man shouted again, "Why don't you get out and keep looking. If we let him escape and talk nonsense, we will all be in trouble."
"Yes"
Bai Chuxiao and Xia Fan quietly retreated
Xia Fan whispered, "Princess, the Yunzhou garrison has indeed rebelled."
Bai Chuxiao's face darkened slightly, "We have to find Wei Changkong first. If we go to Hongxia Town, Lin Huai might have left some information."
Today's Hongxia Town is more like a ghost town, without a single person in sight. Xia Fan squatted on the ground, looking at a symbol, and said in a deep voice, "Found it!"
Bai Chuxiao glanced and said, "Let's go."
Beside a small river outside Hongxia Town, several men in black knelt in front of Bai Chuxiao and said, "Meet the princess."
Bai Chuxiao said in a deep voice, "Everyone, get up, what happened to Lin Huai?"
Lin Huai's face turned pale. "There is indeed an epidemic in Yunzhou, but it is not from the gold mine in Mingyue Mountain, but from the iron mine. The real location of the iron mine is in Yingzhou. Mingyue Mountain spans Yunzhou and Yingzhou. Hongxia Town is at the border of Qing County and Hua County and is close to the border of Yingzhou. That's why we were misled."
Chu Wen Zheng killed those who were caught mining in order to prevent them from revealing the secret. However, he did not expect that the bodies were not properly handled and an epidemic broke out. In order to prevent the matter from being exposed, Chu Wen Zheng directly set fire to the mountain to destroy the bodies. The people in nearby Qing County and Hua County were not spared.
Bai Chuxiao's eyes were slightly cold, "It seems that Yunzhou and Yingzhou have been connected."
Lin Huai whispered, "Yes, as soon as the incident happened, the area was directly blocked by Yunzhou and Yingzhou, and my subordinates couldn't get the news out at all. However, these days my subordinates found a secret path from Mingyue Mountain, and I didn't expect that you, Princess, would come."
Bai Chuxiao said in a deep voice, "What's going on with those Yunzhou guards outside? Do you know the whereabouts of Wei Changkong?"
Lin Huai looked a little unhappy. "The deputy commander of Yunzhou Guard had secretly defected to Chu Wenzheng a long time ago, and even instigated most of the Yunzhou Guard to betray the court. When the commander Wei Changkong found out, it was too late, so he took some of them away and escaped. The subordinates were trapped here, and later they didn't know much about what happened outside."
Bai Chuxiao spoke in a deep voice, "Chu Wenzhen has been planning for so long, I'm afraid he's going to rebel. Lin Huai, you hurry up and send this memorial back to the capital. If His Majesty can send troops early, maybe we can still make it in time."
It is now extremely difficult to send the message out. Fortunately, Lin Huai and his team explored the way ahead.
Bai Chuxiao thought for a moment and whispered a few words in Lin Hua's ear.
Lin Huai nodded seriously
Bai Chuxiao took Xia Fan and the few people who had followed Lin Huai along the secret road and headed towards Yunzhou City. Now the prince really couldn't get into trouble. If the prince was controlled by Prince An, it would be a big trouble.
Inside the Governor's Office in Yunzhou City
Chu Tianyou was having a meal. Jiang Ming's eyes flickered as he asked with a smile, "Where is the princess? Why didn't she come out to eat?"
Zhan Chi, who had been following Chu Tianyou, said expressionlessly, "The princess is still sleeping, the governor doesn't need to worry."
Chu Tianyou's eyes were somewhat unhappy. He didn't understand why his father sent Bai Chuxiao to follow him. Was it to monitor him? It would be fine if he followed him. Now that everything is uncertain, he still has the leisure to sleep soundly.
"Don't we still have to go to Hua County? Go and tell the princess to get up."
Zhan Chi said in a deep voice, "The princess doesn't like to be disturbed when she is sleeping."
Chu Tianyou wanted to get angry again, but Jiang Ming suddenly spoke up, "Your Highness, in fact, the people of Hua County have already been examined by doctors, and there is no epidemic. After a few more days of observation, the blockade of Hua County will be lifted, and Your Highness does not need to go there again."
Chu Tianyou asked in a deep voice, "Why didn't you say it yesterday?"
Jiang Ming smiled and said, "It's not a big deal."
Bai Chuxiao hurried back, changed her clothes and walked in with Xia Fan.
"Mr. Jiang, what is a big deal in your eyes?"
Jiang Ming's eyes flickered, "Princess, what does this mean?"
Bai Chuxiao said in a deep voice, "Master Jiang, are you going to explain where the people have gone? What happened to the mighty general in the west? Why did the Yunzhou garrison turn a blind eye to it?"
She looked a little tired after a sleepless night and traveling all the way.
Chu Tianyou frowned, "What mighty general?"
Jiang Ming's expression remained unchanged. "My Lord, don't pay any attention to them. They are just a bunch of rabble. They will soon disperse if they are not presentable."
Bai Chuxiao sneered, "Oh? Really? Why did this princess hear that the mighty general has gathered 100,000 soldiers?"
Of course, apart from some people from the underworld, the rest of these 100,000 soldiers are just the stronger civilians. Their fighting power is indeed not strong, but even if they are not strong, they are still 100,000 people. Chu Wenzheng and Jiang Ming don't care. It's obvious that they want to take advantage of this to muddy the waters.
Chu Tianyou looked grim. The news of the people's rebellion could not be spread out no matter what, otherwise his reputation as the crown prince would be ruined. "The most urgent thing is to send Yunzhou Guards to suppress it quickly. Where is the commander of Yunzhou Guards?"
Jiang Ming's eyes flickered slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, the commander is leading people to guard the Hua County area. It is not a good time to act rashly now. The mighty general is just a group of powerless civilians. Just send people to persuade them to disperse."
Bai Chuxiao lowered her eyes and did not expose him. Jiang Ming and Prince An wanted to delay them to attract the court's attention. She was the same. If she angered them, she would not have any soldiers around her. She was afraid that she would not be able to leave Yunzhou City. It would be better to pretend to be a snake first.
"Master Jiang has a point. Your Highness, why don't I go and persuade them to leave?"
Jiang Ming heaved a sigh of relief. "This... that group of rebels hate the imperial court very much now. Princess, go..."
Chu Tianyou's expression was slightly tense. He felt that this matter revealed something strange, but he couldn't think of what was wrong. However, since Bai Chuxiao was willing to go, he would not stop her. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Princess."
After leaving the Provincial Administration Office, Bai Chuxiao took Xia Fan to Prince An's Mansion. As for Zhan Chi, he naturally had to look after the Crown Prince.
Xia Fan asked in a low voice, "Princess, what are we going to do at Prince An's Mansion?"
Bai Chuxiao said softly, "Ask the emperor's uncle to borrow his personal soldiers, otherwise how can we suppress the rebels?"
Xia Fan scratched his head, "He can't possibly lend it to us."
Bai Chuxiao smiled slightly, "It's just a joke, just to test the waters. We have to make sure he stays in the palace every day."
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