The next morning, just after dawn, the innkeeper was awakened by a rapid knock on the door.
When he came to the door and opened the door of the inn, before the anger in his stomach could be vented, he was so frightened by the scene in front of him that he shut up.
"Masters, what's going on?" The shopkeeper immediately put on a flattering expression.
The hundreds of people in front of me were wearing armor, holding weapons, and looked menacing.
It's not something that a little shopkeeper like him dares to offend.
The leading Youwuwei general looked at the shopkeeper in front of him with a cold face.
The other Youwu guards behind him had already surrounded the entire inn.
"How many people stayed here yesterday, and a coffin came into the inn?" The general looked at the shopkeeper and said.
The innkeeper nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, Master Jun, they have two men and one woman living here, and there is also a coffin." The innkeeper did not dare to lie.
These people in front of me are obviously not easy to mess with.
No matter how much money yesterday's guests gave him, he would not dare to hide the news.
Besides, when they come here, they must have clues.
"Have they ever gone out?" The general looked inside the inn, but did not see any movement.
"No, this gate was opened for you military masters just now."
"They should still be resting upstairs."
"Oh, the coffin is placed in the backyard. I will take the military master to see it." The innkeeper Yu Pianjiang said with a smile.
General Pian waved to the soldiers behind him, and everyone drew their weapons.
"Go upstairs." The general said, before he drew his weapon and ran towards the inn.
"Hey, Master Jun, please slow down..."
"Oops, my table..."
The voice of the innkeeper came from behind.
The general ignored it and led nearly a hundred people into the inn, half of whom went up to the second floor.
He approached the door of a room and carefully listened to what was going on inside.
But the general didn't hear any sound inside.
There was such a big movement downstairs. If there were really people in the room, they would never think that there was no movement at all.
You will feel a little bit bad.
Kicking open the room, the Youwu Guards rushed into the room, only to find that there was nothing inside.
When I touched the quilt, there was no warmth at all.
"General, there is no one!" A soldier ran in to report.
"General, I didn't see the coffin in the backyard." Another person came to report.
"Made!" When the general heard this, he struck the table next to him with his long sword.
The table fell apart instantly.
All the accompanying soldiers were frightened by him, and no one dared to speak.
"Where's the shopkeeper? Bring him to me." The general said angrily.
Zhao Chen ran away and even the coffin disappeared.
There was such a big movement, and the innkeeper actually said they were still there?
Doesn't this obviously make them look like fools?
The innkeeper heard the sound of tables being scattered upstairs and thought there was a fight upstairs.
I prayed in my heart not to hit him too hard.
Otherwise, this inn will be ruined.
Unexpectedly, not even a moment later, he was being carried upstairs by soldiers.
What came into view was the angry face of General Pian.
"Didn't you say they are still at the inn?"
"Where's the person?" He grabbed the innkeeper's neck with one hand and lifted him up.
The innkeeper struggled desperately and said: "Master Jun, they didn't leave the inn. Yesterday, the door of the inn was closed by the villain himself. They must still be in the inn."
"The coffin, that coffin must still be in the yard..."
"Snapped--"
Pian Jiang didn't wait for the innkeeper to finish his words before he slapped him hard across the face.
"The coffins that were piled up in the yard have disappeared, and you are still arguing with me."
"Come here, the inn has been smashed." The general threw the shopkeeper's bag on the ground and said to the soldiers behind him.
"No, Master Jun..."
"Master Jun, I really didn't know they were gone!"
"Master Jun, stop smashing!"
The innkeeper shouted desperately, but he couldn't stop the soldiers from acting like wolves and tigers.
…
"General, we failed. Zhao Chen and the others got the news from somewhere. When we went there, both the man and the coffin were gone."
The general returned to the Governor's Mansion in Xingzhou and complained to General Youwuwei.
General Youwuwei just glanced at the general and didn't say anything to blame him.
Yesterday, they entered the city with great fanfare just to let Zhao Chen know that they had arrived.
Escape at night is naturally the right thing to do.
Otherwise, the 100 people he arranged to disguise themselves as ordinary people and enter the city would be useless.
"It doesn't matter, the person responsible for surveillance has already found out where they are staying."
"Have people been posted around the city gate to guard it?" General Youwuwei waved his hand and asked again with a calm expression.
"It's under guard. All coffins leaving the city must be opened and inspected."
"The inspection of young men and women is even stricter. They must have official routes to leave the city." The general answered.
Now he couldn't figure out why the innkeeper said no one heard his movements.
The coffin in the yard suddenly disappeared.
"This is the latest residence of Zhao Chen and his friends. Send someone to keep an eye on them."
"Don't make a fuss like today. With such a big commotion, you should know who is banned in Xingzhou."
"Next time, don't blame me for attacking you." General Youwuwei took out a small piece of paper, threw it to the general, and said a few words expressionlessly.
"Yes!" The general nodded, with a trace of panic flashing across his face.
He was also angry just now.
I just took the shopkeeper's surgery, but I didn't want to be warned by my general.
I took the small piece of paper and went outside before opening it. I saw there were only three words on it: Tingrenxuan.
…
In Tingrenxuan, Zhao Chen looked at the old man in front of him, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you very much, old man, for your help last night. Zhao Chen is very grateful."
The person in front of Zhao Chen was an old man.
The skin on his face was crisscrossed with furrows, and when he grinned, he could only see his two front teeth.
"What did the Crown Prince say? You are my master's royal brother. How could I see something happen to His Highness the Crown Prince?" the old man and Zhao Chen said with a smile.
The old man is Ting Renxuan's housekeeper.
The master in his mouth was actually Li Kuan, the second son of Emperor Li Shimin.
In the third year of Wude, Li Yuan, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, adopted Li Kuan as his heir to Li Shimin's fifth brother Li Zhiyun.
He was also granted the title of General Manager of Xingzhou, Situ.
But Li Kuan died a few years ago.
In the second year of Zhenguan, he was posthumously named King of Chu.
Tingrenxuan was built when Li Kuan was still alive.
In fact, these are not important. What is important is that there are thousands of soldiers in Tingrenxuan. They are all the soldiers who originally protected Li Kuan.
Although Li Kuan passed away, they still protected Ting Renxuan.
When Zhao Chen was evacuating the inn with others last night, he was brought here by the old man in front of him.
"Old man, don't talk about Crown Prince anymore, just call me Zhao Chen." Zhao Chen said to the old man.
Regarding the title of Crown Prince, Zhao Chen was not used to it.
The old man was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded.
"Mr. Zhao, please stay here for now. The old man is here and they don't dare to break in." The old man and Zhao Chen said with a smile.