The night was dark, and Qin Xiao and his party were on their way through the night.
Qian Guanghan was not wrong. Before Chen Xi left the Governor's Mansion, She Yue had already changed into the uniform of a soldier of the Governor's Mansion, mixed in with the team, and left the Governor's Mansion.
Qin Xiao led the team to rescue the officers and soldiers of Taixuan Guan. Naturally, he was just hiding from others. Before he got close to Taixuan Guan, he found an opportunity to leave the team with She Yue, who was dressed as a soldier, and then quickly went to meet Gu Baiyi.
After Gu Baiyi arrived in Suzhou, he and Qin Xiao separated into two groups. Qin Xiao went to the inner treasury, while Gu Baiyi arrived in Suzhou City before Qin Xiao and stayed at the inn mentioned by Chen Xi.
After Qin Xiao and She Yue left the team, they found an alley and took off their outer shirts, revealing the coarse cloth clothes underneath. Walking on the street dressed like this, they would naturally not attract the attention of others.
Before She Yue left the Governor's Mansion, she was already disguised as a man. She was extremely beautiful. In order to cover up, she even touched some dust on her face. In addition, because her breasts were too plump, she could only be restrained with a cloth belt.
, try to make the breasts not look so exaggerated.
Gu Baiyi's whereabouts in Suzhou were naturally not discovered by the Qian family. After all, there were so many foreign merchants and travelers entering and leaving Suzhou every day. Although the Qian family had many eyes and ears in the city, it was impossible for them to know everything.
In fact, there were not many people on Gu Baiyi's journey. In addition to Chen Zhitai and Geng Shao who followed Gu Baiyi, Yu Xuanwu and four other Dali Temple executioners were also on the same journey. In addition, there were several people involved in the case from the escort agency.
Qin Xiao found Gu Baiyi, discussed briefly, and then made a plan to leave the city.
The inn where Gu Baiyi stayed was also occupied by merchants who stocked goods from Suzhou, so Gu Baiyi pretended to be a merchant from out of town and directly bought a merchant's goods and a car together, and then left Suzhou City disguised as a merchant. Naturally, the personnel involved in the case of the escort agency
Ignoring him, Yu Xuanwu left with the team.
Qin Xiao actually didn't want too many people. Too many people would make the goal too big. However, Chen Zhitai repeatedly begged and was worried that Yu Xuanwu would encounter mishaps if he stayed in Suzhou. Yu Xuanwu was obviously also afraid of staying in Suzhou, so he finally followed the team.
We left the city together.
Gu Baiyi was dressed like a businessman, a brocade robe. Geng Shao and Chen Zhitai acted as the drivers of the two carriages carrying goods respectively. Four Dali Temple executioners acted as guards accompanying the goods, and Yu Xuanwu could only fight with him.
Like She Yue, she disguised herself as a man and, together with Qin Xiao, pretended to be a follower of the team.
Such teams can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys of Suzhou City. They are really common and will not be looked at twice by anyone. Leaving the city from the south gate of Suzhou is also extremely smooth.
Chen Xi mobilized the tiger to leave the mountain. Although he was buying time, he couldn't hold on for long. After Qin Xiao left the city, he continued non-stop.
Qin Xiao and Gu Baiyi both knew very well that if a group of people abandoned their carriages and galloped away, they would soon be noticed and would be targeted by the Jiangnan family. Therefore, if they wanted to dress up as a caravan, they must have a caravan.
It looks like you can't go too fast, after all, there is a truck.
Moreover, such a team cannot take those lonely roads. No caravan will abandon the main road and not take the small road.
After leaving the city, we kept going all the way, but now we were already hundreds of miles away from Suzhou City.
But Qin Xiao knew that as long as he was in Jiangnan, the danger would never disappear.
She Yue was wearing coarse clothes and a cloth hat. Although she tried her best to hide it, she could not hide her graceful appearance.
It is already May, and the climate in the south of the Yangtze River is warm and pleasant. In this season, if you wear a toga, you will look very strange. With coarse cloth and thin clothes on your body, it is always difficult to hide She Yue’s plump figure, and Yu Xuanwu’s figure is not bad either.
, but when placed next to She Yue, it was a completely different story.
Since leaving the city, She Yue has not said a word from beginning to end. Her beautiful face shows a look of thought from time to time, sometimes solemn, sometimes calm, and sometimes even showing annoyance.
After all, she is a golden child, and she has been pampered since she was a child. Along the way, She Yue is obviously tired.
Qin Xiao has been guarding She Yue. Seeing that She Yue's complexion was not very good, he asked softly: "Your Highness, would you like to eat something first?"
Leaving the city was in an unusual hurry, so Qin Xiao naturally didn't prepare any food. Fortunately, Gu Baiyi was thoughtful and bought a bunch of pancakes and wrapped them in parcels when leaving the inn.
"Qin Xiao, do you think they guessed that we would go south?" She Yue didn't seem to be interested in eating. She turned around and looked at Qin Xiao and asked.
Qin Xiao thought for a moment and said: "The north is blocked by them, and we can't go to the east, so they must know that we only have two directions to choose from. No matter we go west or south, they will send people to chase us." After a pause.
, then said: "Your Highness, we are already hundreds of miles away from the city. We can't go all the way south. Please show us how to go next!" He called to Gu Baiyi in front: "Brother Gu, come here.
one time."
Gu Baiyi turned the horse's head and came to Qin Xiao's side. Qin Xiao looked serious: "If we keep going south like this, it won't take long for the pursuers behind us to catch up. Are you familiar with the geographical advantages of Jiangnan?"
Gu Baiyi nodded and said: "I was thinking about this just now. If you go a dozen miles further and turn to the west, you can go west along the south bank of Taihu Lake and enter the Jianghuai area. Once you reach Jianghuai, you can turn to the north.
You can go straight to the Yangtze River. The other way is to go southwest. At the current speed, you can reach Hangzhou in less than three days." He looked at She Yue and said, "Your Highness, this is your choice now.
Apart from the two roads, if you keep going south, you will get further and further away from Kyoto."
She Yue nodded slightly, raised her head and looked forward. The official road ahead was dark. Although there are often caravans traveling at night in Jiangnan, they are rare. They usually calculate the time well. If they cannot reach their destination as soon as possible, they will
Find a place to rest along the way.
"It's just that these two roads must be part of the opponent's calculations. They will definitely send people to chase them on these two roads." Gu Baiyi still looked calm: "If we go to Jianghuai, we can reach Xuanzhou in Jianghuai in seven or eight days.
, but the road is difficult, and there are many mountains and rivers on the way, so it is not easy to walk. If you go to Hangzhou, the road will be smooth and it will be much easier, but if the enemy soldiers chase you, the speed will be much faster."
"What do you think of going to Hangzhou?" She Yue pondered for a moment and finally asked.
Gu Baiyi and Qin Xiao looked at each other and said nothing.
"Qin Xiao, what do you think?"
"Princess, I'm only worried about one thing now." Qin Xiao thought for a while and finally said: "The seven surnames in Jiangnan are closely related. The Qian family in Suzhou is in trouble. Are the Hangzhou aristocratic families also involved? If the Hangzhou aristocratic family and the Qian family are
As a party, if we go to Hangzhou, we are throwing ourselves into a trap."
Gu Baiyi nodded slightly: "Although I can't be sure, I also think that going to Hangzhou is very dangerous."
"Among the seven surnames in Jiangnan, four are in Hangzhou." She Yue looked serious and said: "Suzhou is already in chaos. Once chaos breaks out in Hangzhou, the whole of Jiangnan will definitely become a nest of rebels. I know that the Qian family is causing chaos.
, I am afraid that the four surnames in Hangzhou have secretly colluded with the Qian family for a long time. The Qian family's true colors have been revealed. Then the four surnames in Hangzhou know that there is chaos here and will soon reveal their true colors. What I am most worried about now is that the city of Hangzhou will also fall into the hands of the rebels.
hand."
Gu Baiyi said: "Your Highness is very worried. This rebellion is not a whim. They have been planning it for many years. Now that the Qian family has surfaced, Hangzhou will not hide it forever."
"So before the chaos in Hangzhou, the situation in Hangzhou must be controlled." She Yue said solemnly: "The Hangzhou camp will not betray the imperial court. I must rush to the Hangzhou camp as quickly as possible and personally give the order to the eldest son Yuanxin to let
Before the Hangzhou family made any move, he led troops into Hangzhou city and controlled the four surnames in Hangzhou first. As long as he controlled Hangzhou and prevented it from falling into the hands of the rebels, and defended Hangzhou, he would wait for the saint to send out troops to fight against the rebels, and Hangzhou would cooperate.
If the rebels attack Suzhou, the rebellion in Suzhou will soon be over."
Qin Xiao knew that Changsun Yuanxin was the elder brother of Changsun Sheguan, but he did not know the relationship between Changsun Yuanxin and She Yue.
He knew that the eldest grandson Sheguan was a gentle and intelligent woman, but he knew nothing about the eldest grandson Yuanxin. Now that he was in danger, he did not dare to trust anyone easily. He frowned and said: "How can the princess be sure that the eldest grandson Yuanxin will not
Will she rebel? If the Hangzhou camp, like the Suzhou camp, has colluded with the Jiangnan family, then by going to the Hangzhou camp, wouldn't the princess be throwing herself into a trap?"
She Yue glanced at Qin Xiao and said calmly: "Of course I am sure of this." After a pause, he said: "And I must take this risk. With the Suzhou rebellion, the Hangzhou family will definitely get the news faster than the eldest grandson Yuanxin.
, if they take action before eldest son Yuanxin, it will be too late by then."
"The rebellion of the Qian family can be considered very hasty." Gu Baiyi said: "The Hangzhou family should not have received the news yet, but once they get the news, they will definitely take action immediately." After hesitating, he said: "The Hangzhou family wants to
Of course, it is impossible to bribe the eldest grandson, but it does not mean that there are no spies that the Jiangnan family has bribed in the Hangzhou camp. Now I am only worried that after the Hangzhou family knows the news, they will design to harm the eldest grandson, and the eldest grandson has no intention of taking precautions against them.
I’m just afraid...!”
She Yue said: "You are right, so no matter what, we can only go to Hangzhou, and the sooner the better."
Qin Xiao heard She Yue's firm tone and knew that nothing could be changed. He also knew in his heart that although going to Hangzhou was a risky move, it was necessary to meet up with his eldest grandson Yuanxin at this time. As She Yue said, once Hangzhou
If the aristocratic family takes action first and controls Hangzhou, then both Suzhou and Hangzhou will fall into the hands of the Jiangnan aristocratic family, forming a divisive situation. The consequences will be disastrous.
"Since the princess has decided, we should abide by it." Qin Xiao said: "But our speed is too slow. Should we send people directly to the Hangzhou camp first and let Changsun Tong lead the troops into the city to control the Hangzhou family?"
She Yue shook her head and said: "No. If the Hangzhou battalion is to be mobilized, it must have a warrant from the governor of Hangzhou. Even if I send someone to go there first and take my order with me, the eldest grandson Yuanxin will not act rashly. Only when he sees me
Your Majesty, I will personally give him an order before he can send troops."
"Even if we can't enter the city right away, we still have to remind our eldest son Yuanxin to be careful of the Hangzhou family's dirty tricks on him," Qin Xiao said.
She Yue's delicate body trembled and said: "Yes, he must be on guard. Qin Xiao, send two people to go to the Hangzhou camp day and night, tell the eldest grandson Yuanxin that Suzhou has rebelled, and be careful that the Hangzhou family will follow.
In case of rebellion, no matter what happens, we will stay in Hangzhou Camp and not leave." As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard an extremely loud whistle, and then he saw a group of figures suddenly rushing out of the grass on both sides of the official road, like
Like a wolf like a tiger, Qin Xiao and his party were surrounded in an instant.