After leaving Wanhua Building, Li Mingyue raised her head and glanced at the sky. It was already late at night. It was probably difficult to find an inn at this time, so Li Mingyue simply started walking around the city.
Now it is certain that the Yan State has chased Weizhou and is still involved with the Tang State. In other words, the Tang State may not take action against him on the surface, but it will still kill people secretly.
And based on the lessons learned last time, once the Yan Kingdom takes action this time, its methods will definitely be more ruthless, and it is not impossible to even send out strong men from the Guiyuan Realm.
Now the woman in the bell still shows no sign of waking up, and even if she wakes up, there is nothing on Li Mingyue that can make her take action. Therefore, apart from his three swords, the only thing he relies on is that little devil, not to mention the Guiyuan realm.
Or, the last three realms in the martial arts realm are quite difficult.
The best way is to avoid its edge.
It can be seen from what Mr. Zhang said that the Yan State still does not know his specific location and needs Mr. Zhang to give a specific place to stay; and Mr. Zhang obviously does not know where he is yet.
The reason why he was so certain that he could be found out was because his identity as a court official made it much easier to trace.
In other words, as long as he does not show up or shows up in a different image, Mr. Zhang may not be able to trace his whereabouts even if he mobilizes the local government.
So when it was almost dawn, Li Mingyue found a secluded place, changed out of his original Taoist robes, put his luggage into the Qiankun bag, dressed up as an ordinary person, and let the little devil enter the earth.
After daybreak, Li Mingyue walked out and entered the crowd.
As a result, unless the government took the portraits and checked them one by one, it would be impossible to find him among so many people.
Of course, this is only a stop-gap measure. Over time, it will still be tracked by the government.
In fact, Li Mingyue can completely leave Weizhou City. In this case, neither the Yan State nor the Tang State can do anything about it. There are just some things that Li Mingyue needs to inquire about in Weizhou City.
Because as soon as you leave Weizhou City, you will reach high mountains to the north. You will not see people again until you enter Jinzhou, and I am afraid that there will only be more people in Jinzhou who know him.
And there are some things that you may not be able to find out in Jinzhou, such as why the Tang State did not send reinforcements in the first place, because sending more troops to Jinzhou is a matter for Weizhou.
Of course, these things can only be started from the military, and so many years have passed, and the military personnel from those years may not still be there, so it may not be possible to find out the clues.
So Li Mingyue planned to go to the command office first to see if he could get some useful information. If not, he would have to keep an eye on the adult named Zhang.
Walking through the streets and alleys, following the movements of the soldiers on the streets, we quickly found the military station responsible for the city's defense.
Although the military station is not big, it is well defended and it takes some effort to get in.
Li Mingyue first bought a few steamed buns on the street, and then ate them while observing the defense changes in the barracks. At this time, a red-robed official came over, and walked straight towards the barracks with several servants escorting each other.
After the soldier in charge of the guard took the belt card handed out by his entourage, he hurriedly saluted and respectfully sent the man into the barracks.
The aura of this official was very familiar to Li Mingyue. He was the gentleman named Zhang last night. Judging from his official robe, he should be an eighth-grade Beijing official.
In other words, this person is from Haojing.
Li Mingyue swallowed the buns indiscriminately, took advantage of the soldiers to relax, gathered all his breath, and at the same time used his body skills to the extreme to enter the camp.
This was originally a mansion, but it must have been transformed into a military camp, so although many buildings have been demolished, it is still not difficult to hide.
After Li Mingyue entered the camp, she first locked onto Master Zhang's aura, then avoided the soldiers along the way and followed him carefully and cautiously.
Not long after, they arrived at a huge martial arts arena where countless soldiers were practicing, supervised by an old general.
Li Mingyue stopped moving forward. Firstly, the terrain here was open and it was easy to be exposed. Secondly, Li Mingyue guessed that the person Master Zhang was looking for should be this old general.
In fact, Mr. Zhang came here just to ask the old general to help track down Li Mingyue's whereabouts, and then hand over Li Mingyue's whereabouts to the Yan State to conclude a deal.
So Li Mingyue found an easy hiding place to hibernate, looking for opportunities to be alone with the old general. Judging from the age of the old general, he had been in the army for at least twenty or thirty years. If he hadn't been transferred from elsewhere,
, must know what happened back then.
Of course, nothing is absolute, and it still depends on the old general’s original position. If his position is too low, he may not know what happened back then.
Just as Li Mingyue had guessed, Mr. Zhang walked straight towards the old general. The old general handed over the supervision to the deputy general beside him and took Mr. Zhang to a pavilion on the side.
Li Mingyue tried her best to hear clearly the content of the conversation between the two, but unfortunately the martial arts arena was too noisy and there were constant "huha" sounds, so she couldn't hear clearly at all.
The two talked for almost half an hour before the man named Zhang stood up and left. After the old general sent him away, he returned to the pavilion and sat down, frowning slightly.
After a while, he called over a deputy general and gave the order, and the deputy general went to execute it.
"who?"
Just when the deputy general passed by Li Mingyue, he suddenly shouted loudly, and then the long knife on his waist was unsheathed and thrown towards Li Mingyue.
Li Mingyue was shocked. She didn't expect that there were such masters in the army. But now that they had been exposed, it was obviously impossible to hide anymore. But once they went out, there were at least a thousand soldiers here, and they would soon be surrounded.
, it’s hard to get rid of.
Li Mingyue was extremely bitter, but the long knife had already flown towards him. No matter whether he dodged or resisted, he could not escape the eyes of the deputy general.
"Bang!"
At this moment, a figure suddenly emerged from the ground, and with a flash of light, the long knife flew out.
The one who took action was the little devil who had been following Li Mingyue.
After blocking the dagger, the kid protected Li Mingyue.
At the same time, countless soldiers also gathered directly towards this side, and the formation instantly spread out. They were not like new recruits, but more like well-trained and battle-hardened veterans.
At this time, Li Mingyue could only walk out of the shadows. Although her heart was extremely bitter, she smiled and thought about what to say.
The old general also came over at this time, looked at Li Mingyue with squinted eyes, frowned and asked: "Your Excellency, are you a monk?"
Li Mingyue nodded.
The old general continued to ask: "Your surname is Li?"
Li Mingyue was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
It seems that the other party has guessed his identity.
In other words, there is no difference between him and himself now. Who would have expected that after the old general asked the question, he actually waved his hand to signal the soldiers to leave, and at the same time said: "Don't be nervous, he is the son of an old friend of this general."
The soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief, then dispersed, while continuing to drill.
The old general said again: "Go."
The deputy general responded, then picked up the saber on the ground, clasped his fists at Li Mingyue, glanced at the little devil, and walked outside.
The old general glanced at Li Mingyue again and said, "It seems you are here to find me."
Li Mingyue nodded, but stopped talking.
But the old general said first: "Tell me this way."
After saying that, he walked towards the previous pavilion, and Li Mingyue followed behind. He didn't let the little devil go back underground, but just followed him.
In the pavilion, the old general sat down at his previous seat and signaled Li Mingyue to sit down as well, so Li Mingyue sat where Master Zhang had been sitting before, while the little devil stood guard outside the pavilion.
The old general asked first: "You..."
He paused and then continued: "Soldiers have a bounden duty to obey orders and do not participate in any grudges, so I hope you can understand."
Li Mingyue shook her head and said, "Actually, I really can't understand it."
The old general was stunned and frowned slightly.
Li Mingyue continued: "The duty of soldiers is to guard the territory and bring peace to the people, but now they are colluding with foreign enemies. What would the people of Lanzhou think if they knew about it?"
The old general said: "That being said, I am just a small city defense officer, so what can I do?"
Li Mingyue nodded and said: "I can understand the general's difficulties, and the reason why I came here is not because of this matter, but because I want to understand some things related to sixteen years ago."
After saying that, he stared at the old general, as if he wanted to see any fluctuations in the old general's face, but there was no emotional change on the old general's face that was wrinkled by time.
The old general also raised his eyes to look at Li Mingyue, then nodded and said: "I do know some of what happened back then, but I'm afraid not many people still know about the deeper situation."
Li Mingyue nodded and said: "I hope the general can tell me what he knows."
The old general nodded, poured a cup of tea for Li Mingyue, and then poured himself a cup. He said: "Back then, I was just a captain, and I happened to follow the general to perform military affairs in Jinzhou. Later, the general received the Qi Kingdom's
A letter requesting for help from the side. At that time, His Majesty was defending against the demon clan in the Qi Kingdom. This was something that the entire Tang Kingdom knew. Originally, the general was planning to personally lead troops into the Qi Kingdom to rescue, but at this time, the Ministry of War sent an order, specifically:
It is unknown what the order was, but it was this order that made the general give up his plan to rush for reinforcements. Later, the general resigned from his post and soon died of illness at home."
He looked at Li Mingyue and said, "That's all I know."
Li Mingyue frowned, but still asked: "Where is my mother?"
The old general shook his head and said: "This matter was a big fuss at the time, but the imperial court was not involved. It was a contest between the mountains. What the mountains know about the specific situation are only rumors, and it is difficult to tell whether it is true or not."
Li Mingyue asked hurriedly: "What forces are involved?"
The old general shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Li Mingyue looked disappointed.
The old general said: "But you can go to Qi State. According to rumors, there seems to be a tombkeeper in front of the empress's grave. He may know some news. That person seems to be a monk as well."