Peach Blossom Fairy returned a few days later. The news she brought back showed that Zhan Zhuli most likely did not go to the capital, but turned back halfway. She first went to Fuheyi, the starting point of the post road in Changde Mansion, to find out where Zhan Zhuli was.
After receiving the horse, she went straight to Jingnan Station, a large inn in Jingzhou, where she also found the record of changing horses; however, there was no record of the horse exchange at Shui Ma Station on the Han River, and there was no trace of Zhan Zhuli at the large and small inns that continued to the north.
After Peach Blossom Fairy found this, there was no way to track it down. Zhan Zhuli set out a few days ago, and there is no record written on paper. The world is so big and Peach Blossom Fairy has very few manpower. Where can he find it in the vast city and countryside?
Find a person's whereabouts?
However, as long as he had such a little information, Zhang Ning could already make a judgment. Since Zhan Zhuli took the post road when he set out, if he was indeed going north to deliver the message, why was it necessary to erase his records halfway? He gave up the post road. The only way to explain
It is possible that the route was changed in Jingzhou.
Why did Zhan Zhuli change his route halfway and where was he going? Zhang Ning could easily assume his purpose, pretend to go north to the capital, find a reasonable reason for the person to disappear from the Changde Mansion, and then turn back to Yongshun Division of Changde Mansion.
As the interviewer of the Yuanshui Tea Garden who often directly issues orders to the commander, Wu Yong and others have been squeezed out and unable to intervene. If this continues, they will obviously have no achievements and role; Zhan Zhuli has left the sight, which is Wu Yong's new idea.
a path of supervision.
However, there is only one person in Zhan Zhuli. He can do very little and cannot monitor Zhang Ning's people in all aspects. Where is the breakthrough point? Zhang Ning thought about it and thought of the "ghost building" as the main altar of the anti-evil sect.
Temple".
Ever since he went to Yongshun Division to secretly investigate the incense ash case last year, that suspicious place has become a breakthrough point exposed to the government's sight. Zhang Ning didn't understand why Yao Ji didn't move to the main altar, and she still stayed there after a few months.
The temple has built a line of defense through terrifying rumors and extremely dangerous terrain, but these things may be very effective for ordinary people, but they may not be effective for people in the government. When people in the government are forced to stand up, they do not believe in evil at all, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are extremely vicious.
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Escorting Fang Ling to the main altar of the Evil Cult requires someone who can be completely trusted internally. Zhang Ning originally planned to escort Fang Ling there in person and then meet Yao Ji. But at this time, he gave up the idea because Zhan Zhuli was the one to escape.
The person who controlled him was in the dark, and he didn't want to take such unnecessary risks.
In the end, Zhang Ning handed over this matter to Peach Blossom Fairy and Xu Wenjun. During this period, Peach Blossom Fairy was really busy running back and forth for a while, and Zhang Ning was helpless. Only a limited number of people could use the secrets involved.
When sending Fang Ling to the main altar of the Anti-evil Cult, Zhang Ning wrote another letter, stating the details of a person here who had escaped from control, and asked the Anti-Xie Cult to pay attention to the precautions and secret searches near the main altar. Then he arranged for two more people to "
"Take care of" Wu Yong, take care of Wu Yong.
After some time, a secret envoy sent by Yao Ji came to Zhang Ning's residence, carrying a letter written by Yao Ji.
There were not many words between the lines, only one serious matter was discussed. The "important person" who had been preparing to meet with Zhang Ning for a long time was Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen. Now the plan has been agreed upon, and the meeting place will be at the General Forum of the Anti-evil Sect; and it was agreed that
In order to save time, Yao Ji asked Zhang Ning in the letter to go to the main forum a few days in advance to avoid any unexpected accidents on the road.
After reading this, Zhang Ning felt a little unsure of himself. He felt vaguely that the main forum was not a safe and reliable place, but the people at the top were not willing to lift the pot, so he had to choose a place like this; now there is no advice.
It was used because Yao Ji mentioned that it had been "agreed upon" above.
Perhaps Emperor Jianwen and his staff believed that the Anti-evil Cult General Forum had more people to defend it, and the terrain was difficult to defend and difficult to attack, so it was "safer"; they chose other places because they were afraid that if they were exposed and attacked, even the effective ones would be destroyed.
There is no defense... However, Zhang Ning believes that this approach that seeks too much stability will end up being very passive; it is better to temporarily choose a place where no one can guess it, and the initiative is completely in your hands.
If Emperor Jianwen were in the same situation as his current emperor, Zhu Zhanji, what would Zhu Zhanji do? Zhang Ning thought of the time when he went to Nanjing to welcome Emperor Jianwen, and felt that if it were Zhu Zhanji, he would definitely not go to the main altar of the anti-evil sect.
After so many years, Emperor Jianwen's style of doing things still seems to have some shortcomings. Perhaps a person's destiny is really determined by his birth?
...Why Emperor Jianwen came to meet him in person instead of asking Zhang Ning to meet him is unknown.
In any case, since "father" thought about family ties and condescended to come down to meet each other, Zhang Ning was going anyway. He had an indescribable feeling, lacking any close feelings for this father he had never met before. If
Zhang Ning is still the same Zhang Ning. There is no soul from another world in his memory. Maybe he will have a special feeling when he thinks of his parents, whose blood is thicker than water. But today's Zhang Ning really doesn't feel anything at all.
.On the contrary, because of the fame of Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen in history, this name made him feel more familiar.
But he cannot show his true feelings. He must show things such as gratitude, respect, filial piety, etc., otherwise he cannot stand in the world. Under the social rules where the concept of loyalty and filial piety has become axioms, an unfilial person will be spurned by everyone.
.Even the rebel Li Kui, who kills people like mowing grass in the play, has to be a filial son behind his mother's back. There is a rule that desperadoes cannot provoke, let alone a person like Zhang Ning?
Zhang Ning made preparations, and without informing Wu Yong, he took two of his confidants out of Changde Mansion and entered the territory of Yongshun Division. Considering that there were many hidden dangers in this trip, he waited until midnight before quietly approaching Pi
The cult's main altar marches.
The road heading west is not as smooth as Changde Prefecture. The mountains are getting higher and higher, and the road is getting more and more bumpy. It is impossible to drive not only in the middle of the night, but also in broad daylight. Zhang Ning, Xu Wenjun, the peach blossom fairy, and the other three people had to lead their horses and drive slowly.
On the way, I met some believers who came to help me, so we gathered together and let the believers act as our guides to continue walking.
But after walking for a long time, Zhang Ning felt that the road seemed wrong. Although it was the middle of the night and he couldn't see the surrounding environment clearly, and it was a few months ago that Zhang Ning went to the ghost temple, but he had some impression of the road conditions and so on. Now
The roads we took were too rugged and not at all like that.
At this time, the temperature at night was relatively low, and the wind felt miserable. Perhaps the atmosphere was too gloomy, so Zhang Ning became a little worried: Could these two believers be fake? But on second thought, who knew about this matter?
There weren't many in the first place, and the questions and answers I had with those two people when they first met were consistent, so it couldn't be false. Besides, I never thought that anyone in Changde Mansion would plot against me like this.
At this moment, the two women in blue homespun clothes said: "There will be no road in a while. We have to pass through a section of woods. Please be careful where you step and don't slip."
Zhang Ning then asked: "Aren't we going in through the secret passage of the ancient temple on the cliff?"
A woman leading the way said: "The view from the front entrance is too wide and easily exposed. Let's take another route. This is where we transport supplies into the mountain every month. It needs to be more secretive."
"That's it." The doubts in Zhang Ning's mind were somewhat relieved. At least this person's explanation made sense.
Passing through a hole along the road, the leader in front said: "Follow closely, we are entering the mountain." After that, he left the path and walked into the bushes nearby. The weeds were deep in the forest, and the trees were not very tall. Two believers
One walked in front holding a branch to clear the way, and the other walked behind to slightly cover the traces; it was obvious that they were very cautious. Originally, this kind of mountain road was rarely visited, and even if there were occasional passers-by, they would probably not run into the forest for no apparent reason.
After a while, Zhang Ning's robe was completely wet with dew. The clothes were torn several times by thorns, and the lower garment was as torn as strips of cloth. The clothes on his body were made of fine fabrics spun from cotton and silk.
, usually wears well, but when walking on this kind of road, it is not as strong as the Tujia cloth of the believers. The back of the exposed sleeves was also scratched several times by unknown thorns, which made it itchy and painful.
After struggling for a long time, they finally came to the end and saw a stone wall blocking the way. There was a simple earth temple hidden among the grass. It looked abandoned. The group entered the earth temple, and the two believers worked together to move the clay Buddha.
It turns out there is a cave hidden behind it.
Everyone entered the cave and closed the entrance again. The believers took a lantern and lit it at the entrance, and began to walk through the stone cave. It was a dank and dark stone cave just like the secret passage under the ancient temple. There was water dripping on the top of the head and water under the feet.
The water was flowing, and everyone's shoes were already wet.
After walking through a long and winding black road, it finally came to an end. The oppressive air was refreshed. Zhang Ning looked around and found that he was standing in a valley. There were many big trees around, and the feet were soft and soft.
The thick fallen leaves were very comfortable. There was a sound of water in his ears. He looked up following the sound and saw a waterfall appearing on the mountain. He suddenly realized that he finally knew where he was with the reference object.
, it turns out that this place is the valley below the main altar of the anti-evil sect, and the altar is located on the mountainside above.
A believer who brought them in held up his hands and made a gesture, with his two thumbs together to expose the small hole, and the other fingers and palms formed an urn-like shape. Then he put his mouth on the small hole between the thumbs and blew "Bao Gu".
, Baogu..." There were several loud sounds. Then someone from above answered and asked for the password, and then the believers took Zhang Ning onto the plank road.
"There is a rope frame next to it. It is usually used to transport things and also to pull people. But it is scary to sit on that frame. Let's just walk up there." The believers who led the way talked while walking. Maybe they felt relaxed after arriving at their own territory.
They seemed to be talking more and more, and they talked about irrelevant topics. It was clear that the two people leading the way did not know Zhang Ning and the others, let alone their identities.
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