After rebirth, I was entangled by the enemy's protons

Chapter 193 Jin State Priest House

"Leaving this matter to other people, the old man is not at ease. His Highness is safe and sound, that's great. The people of Jin Kingdom have been waiting for you for a long time!"

The people behind the old general also had tears in their eyes, and some of them cried in suppressed voices.

Wei Yuanshan originally arranged to open the city gate for him in Jiangcheng, and he was a city guard general. He didn't expect that the last person to appear here was his wife's father, General Jin'an.

The general defending the city next to the old general explained helplessly: "Your Highness, these people and the defenders are all waiting here spontaneously. They would rather be liquidated by the new emperor after dawn than wait for you here."

These people and the defenders all looked miserable.

Only then did Wei Yuanshan know that the new emperor had found out that he was leading an army back for more than a month, and realized that he had been the emperor not long ago, so he began to search for the people's fat and anointment in the city, intending to abandon the city and escape.

Not only did the new emperor connive at Jiangcheng’s forbidden army to plunder the people’s property and threaten civil and military officials, he also made friends with the leader of Shanyue, the deadly rival of Jin, and transported a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry to Yuecheng, which borders Shanyue, intending to use Yuecheng as his own. retreat.

The reason why the new emperor and Qingrong are still in the city is because they think that Wei Yuanshan's army has traveled a long distance. You can knock some more money from the people.

The people in the city have been looking forward to Wei Yuanshan for a long time.

"The third child is a worthless scum, he dares to attack the common people, he dares to make a deal with Shanyue with the foundation of his ancestors!"

After listening to the old general's words, Wei Yuanshan was already furious. Angrily, he pulled out the long sword at his waist and pointed it straight ahead.

"Soldiers, enter the palace with this hall! General Li, General Wu, you two lead soldiers to surround the Forbidden Army camp in the city!"

"Ayan, lead your troops to follow the plan!"

"General Wang, settle down General Jin'an and the people in the city. Anyone who dares to stop him will be killed."

"All the defenders will not be killed!"

A series of military orders were issued in an orderly manner, and the army moved quickly.

Before dawn, countless torches were jumping and held high in the dark night, accompanied by the roar of war drums and the roar of soldiers, awakening the sleeping Xindi.

Chu Yi followed Xiao Yan and went to the Priest's Mansion according to the content on the previous city defense map.

Along the way, she saw many Jin soldiers and Jin soldiers who were fighting.

When the country was destroyed in her previous life, she had seen a similar scene, but it was even more tragic than this.

"Be careful!" Chu Yi saw a soldier helping an old man who had fallen down and was almost attacked by the imperial army. He immediately picked up the short bow behind his back, drew the bow and shot an arrow, and shot the imperial army who was about to attack him, saving the man. Life.

"Thank you, brother!"

The soldier clasped his fists in thanks, and placed the old man in a room before continuing to fight.

Chu Yi also nodded to him in salute, and walked forward on Jin Guo Chang Street clutching the saddle bridle, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Yan, uncle should be a good emperor."

Also in the capital of a country, the combined forces of the Yong Kingdom and the barbarian army burned, killed and looted in Shangjing, mutilated the people, and even burned the Yan Kingdom's imperial palace.

But the army led by Wei Yuanshan did not offend the common people, and took the initiative to protect the safety of the common people.

When Xiao Yan was looking at other people in Chu Yi, he was looking at Chu Yi.

He knew what she had been through, so the soldiers he led along the way focused on their journey, and if he saw the forbidden army holding people hostage, he would take the initiative to rescue them.

Chu Yi was surprised that he was warm-hearted, this is not a big devil, he is obviously a good person.

Xiao Yan found that he was unknowingly influenced by Chu Yi, and his heart seemed to soften a lot.

He frowned, which was not a good sign.

"Wei Yuanshan should be able to sit on the throne for a long time."

Xiao Yan said flatly that the reason why he said this was because there was a faint image in his mind: when Wei Yuanshan told himself about the "Soul Bell" in his previous life, and when he explained to himself the history of the high priest of the Jin Kingdom, he wore a The most important thing is the dragon robe. At that time, Chu Yi was no longer around, which just proved that Wei Yuanshan could sit on the throne for a long time.

Suddenly, two imperial guards came out from a narrow alley, raised their knives and slashed, trying to sneak attack Chu Yi.

Xiao Yan's eyes froze, and hostility flashed in the amber eyes.

He controlled the saddle bridle with one hand, and with the other hand he pulled out the long knife carried by the horse, and ruthlessly brushed against their throats.

A line of blood appeared from their necks, and before they even had time to make any sound, they fell to the ground with two "plops".

It seems that he is not too soft-hearted.

"arrive!"

Xiao Yan put the long knife back into the scabbard and stood on the horse.

A simple and magnificent mansion appeared in front of it. On the black plaque, there were three dark gold characters of "priest's mansion".

"jingle……"

As soon as Chu Yi arrived at the door, she suddenly heard a distant and crisp bell.

She looked around: "Xiao Yan, did you hear any sound? The sound of a bell."

Xiao Yan frowned, he didn't hear anything, but felt his heart was burning hot.

"That soul bell should be in the priest's mansion."

The Xuanhei gate was opened from the inside, and a group of fully armed servants rushed out, holding swords one by one, and lined up in front of Chu Yi.

The leader of the servants had a gloomy face and shouted angrily: "Who is here, dare to trespass into the high priest's mansion!"

Obviously, they didn't know that Wei Yuanshan's army had already entered the city, and even the new emperor was about to die.

"Where's Qingrong?"

Xiao Yance immediately stepped forward and asked expressionlessly.

Chaoyang revealed a glare of white light. He was riding on a fiery red horse with his back to the sun. Half of his face was in the shadow, and the other half was dyed golden by the sun. His amber phoenix eyes were cold and indifferent, so handsome that he was not like ordinary people.

"You, you are Mr. Jiaping? No, no. I have met Mr. Jiaping. You are not him. Who are you?"

This family member also has some knowledge, he recognized those pale golden eyes that only the royal family can have, and almost took Xiao Yan as Wei Yuanshan's eldest son Wei Jiaping, but vetoed this guess.

"No matter who you are, you are not allowed to trespass into the priest's mansion without the imperial edict, without the permission of Master Qing and Young Master Tong!"

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes: "Young Master Tong?"

The servant suddenly became ruthless, and rushed forward with a knife in his hand: "I will fight with you!"

Xiao Yan easily dodged his saber, the long sword at his waist was not even out of its sheath, but smashed his hand bone with the hilt, and Xia Ying jumped over him.

"This person is the leader of these servants, don't let him die, only the others... If you don't surrender, you will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers behind him responded in unison.

Wei Yuanshan did not hide Xiao Yan's identity from the army, so everyone in the army knew that Xiao Yan was the son of the princess.

They may not know what happened to Wei Rudai back then, but as long as they know that Xiao Yan is one of their own and the nephew of His Highness, that is enough.

"Protect the priest's mansion!"

The nearly one hundred servants shouted loudly, attacking like crazy.

"The High Priest is appointed by the Emperor Taizu himself, and any citizen of the Jin Kingdom must submit to the priest's mansion. How dare you trespass! Not even His Royal Highness, not even the Emperor—"

Xiao Yan pierced the speaker's heart with a sword, and then pulled out the blade. The blood splashed on Xia Ying's body and merged with its fiery red mane.

"Unfortunately, I'm not a citizen of Jin." He said flatly, with the tip of his sword hanging upside down.

Jin people respect the high priest, but he is not from Jin.

Xiao Yan suddenly thought of something, looked back at Chu Yi, and hesitated for a moment whether to hide his blood-dripping sword.

This scene seemed too bloody.

Chu Yi didn't care, and had an expression of "you continue to kill".

After all, the great demon king in the previous life had killed many people in front of her. Just now, they shot and killed several forbidden soldiers who tried to attack them along the way.

But in a moment, the two had already broken into the priest's mansion.

Those servants were indeed Qingrong's confidantes, and each of them would rather die than surrender, and even a few committed suicide for no reason, and were quickly suppressed by the army.

"Send an order to find Princess Hanyan and Qingrong immediately."

Xiao Yan wiped the long sword clean and retracted the scabbard.

Qing Rong hasn't appeared yet, so it is very likely that he is not in his mansion.

But Chu Yi said that he heard the sound of the bell, and his heart was extremely hot, which meant that the "soul bell" was still there.

Xiao Yan looked at a courtyard covered with bamboo forest in the northwest corner, and said: "According to what uncle said, that courtyard is Qingrong's study, and it is also the secret room he suspects."

Soon some soldiers came out after searching the other courtyard, and shook their heads at him: "My lord, there is no one inside, and there is no place to hide people."

After the priest's mansion was searched, all the people said helplessly: "My lord, all the wing rooms and back houses, as well as the other courtyard where Princess Hanyan usually lives, have been investigated, and there is no trace of the princess and Qingrong."

Chu Yi asked: "Is there no one else in the priest's mansion except the servants? No maids? Shutong?"

The person who came said: "There are two female corpses in the firewood room in the backyard. It is said that they are the dowry maids of Princess Hanyan... They have been dead for at least three days."

Chu Yi looked ugly.

It seems that Qingrong knew that the new emperor would not be able to defend Jiangcheng, so he silenced the court lady before fleeing.

She comforted Xiao Yan in a low voice: "Wei Hanyan is a princess of a country. Even if she is Wei Yuanshan's sister, she is also a relative of the new emperor. Qingrong dare not touch her."

"Wei Hanyan..."

Xiao Yan whispered.

That woman is not only Wei Rudai's younger sister, but also Qingrong's wife and his aunt.

Wei Yuanshan said that when Wei Rudai left the state of Jin, the old Jinhuang wanted to send someone to arrest her, but it was Wei Hanyan who stood up and stopped the old Jinhuang.

She slandered her elder sister, Wei Rudai, who was dissolute by nature. She liked to associate with people in the world, and she was already unclean. She also said that Wei Rudai gave up her princess status without authorization. able to marry him.

Those in the royal family who knew about this thought that Wei Hanyan was greedy for Qingrong's power and status.

Wei Yuanshan did not expect that Wei Hanyan would not hesitate to insult and slander his own sister in order to marry Qingrong. For this reason, he almost turned against Wei Hanyan.

Later, she got her wish and married Qingrong, showing off her power everywhere. Maybe the old Jinhuang didn't need to use the "detoxification emperor's blood", but he just ignored Wei Rudai who left the royal family like this.

No matter what, Wei Hanyan is a relative of Wei Yuanshan and Xiao Yan. Although she was robbing the identity of the high priest's wife, that identity happened to be Wei Rudai's escape.

Moreover, Wei Yuanshan said that Princess Hanyan was an ordinary person with a normal physique. She married Qingrong, so she didn't have to be a "medicine" for the royal family.

"Young master, the priest's mansion has been searched, but the secret room has not been found." Another person came to report.

Xiao Yan frowned, and a strange flash of light flashed in his eyes: "Jiang City has been sealed off, and the city gate is guarded by Cen Xiao. It is impossible for Qingrong and Wei Hanyan to leave the city. They must still be in the city, or they are hiding in the priest's mansion. "

At this time, Wei Yuanshan's subordinate general came forward: "Young Master, Your Highness asked the last general to tell you that he has captured the treacherous official Qingrong in the secret passage behind the palace, and is hunting the new emperor!"

"Great!"

"That treacherous official bewitched the new monarch, betrayed His Highness, and harmed the common people. He deserves death!"

The soldiers of the Jin Kingdom who followed Xiao Yan were all beaming. Even though Qingrong's status in the Jin Kingdom was second only to the emperor, they already knew that the new emperor's strategy of collecting people's fat and anointment for more than a month was from Qingrong's hands!
In their hearts, Qingrong is the biggest treacherous minister of Jin!

"It's just that Qingrong was seriously injured and passed out before explaining where Princess Hanyan was. His Highness said that he didn't have what the young master wanted on him." The visitor added.

Xiao Yan understood what Wei Yuanshan meant, and what he wanted was naturally the "soul bell". Sure enough, the soul bell was not in Qingrong's hands, but in the priest's mansion.

"Go in and have a look." Xiao Yan walked towards the other courtyard, with a group of people following behind him.

It was cold and cool in early spring, and purple bamboo and green pine were planted in the priest's mansion, and the ground was paved with blue cobblestones.

Xiao Yan walked to the door, and the door of the study room was already open when he searched just now, and he could see the desk chair inside, which was no different from an ordinary study room.

However, Xiao Yan felt the temperature in his chest getting hotter, and one hand fell on the hilt of the sword involuntarily.

The layout of the study is elegant and simple, with the four treasures of the study on the table, the words "Indifferent and Zhiyuan" hanging in the main hall, and a map of the Jin Kingdom and an ink painting of "The Master Lectures" are hung on the wall next to it.

Chu Yi followed him, looked at the ink painting on the wall, and said, "This master's lectures are made by the master... By the way, the high priest Qingrong is over half a hundred years old, so the next high priest will be his apprentice." ?”

"Qingrong has only one apprentice, surnamed Tong Mingchuan, only young, but I don't know where Tong Chuan is now, maybe he ran away with the new emperor."

A bright light flashed across Xiao Yan's eyes, and he asked to himself: "Qingrong was arrested in the secret passage of the palace, which means he wants to escape with the new emperor, so why are there so many loyal servants in the priest's mansion just now?"

Chu Yi said: "Because they still want to protect that Young Master Tong!"

As she spoke, she walked up to the ink painting, pulled out her sword, and lifted the painting with the tip of the sword.

Since it is a painting of the master giving lectures, and it corresponds to the rules passed down from generation to generation by the high priest, there must be something behind this painting.

The painting was lifted, and a one-foot-square iron window appeared in front of everyone!

(End of this chapter)