This traveler only wants to choose the lowest difficulty

Chapter 62 Chaos
In the early morning, Wang Dong put on a Taoist robe and rode out of the small courtyard of Dongchang with Liu Bao.

Not long after walking on Huangchenggen South Street, the two saw a group of people approaching from a distance.

Jin Yiwei cleared the way in front, followed by guards of honor holding festivals. Artists from Kagura Square on both sides carried drums and sang loudly all the way, which was very lively.

Wang Dong quickly got off his horse, walked to the side of the road with Liu Bao, and waited for the team to pass.

This is the negotiator led by Gu Wang Zhu Wei and An Wang Zhu Ying. From the first peace talks led by Princess Qingcheng where Wang Dong participated, to Gu Wang Zhu Wei is already the third group of envoys.

Wang Dong and Princess Qingcheng returned to the capital on May 25. On the first day of June, the rested Yan army forcibly crossed the Yangtze River. After two days of hard work, they defeated Sheng Yong's defense line on the Yangtze River.On the sixth day of June, the Yan army came to the city of Zhenjiang like a broken bamboo, and the Zhenjiang defenders surrendered.

Zhenjiang is the last line of defense north of Nanjing. Once Zhenjiang is broken, there will be no danger between Nanjing City and the Yan Army.

On the eighth day of June, the Yan army had arrived at Longtan, [-] miles east of Nanjing, and the Jianwen court was completely panicked. On the one hand, Zhu Yunwen sent civil and military officials to the state capital below to recruit the Yijun King Qin, and on the other hand, sent envoys to negotiate again.

Yesterday, Li Jinglong and Ru Chang were sent to talk to Zhu Di. Because they were close, they came back in the afternoon and told Zhu Yunwen that Zhu Di still refused to cede territory and retreat.

Zhu Yunwen couldn't help it, so today he sent out King Gu and King An to talk.

It's not that Zhu Yunwen didn't want to run away. When Zhenjiang was occupied, the officials wrote a letter asking Zhu Yunwen to retreat to the mainland and Xu Tu recovered.However, the mainstream of the DPRK and China headed by Fang Xiaoru strongly opposed it.

Fang Xiaoru told Zhu Yunwen that there are still 20 defenders in the city, which are enough to resist the Yan army for a period of time, and wait until the Qin King's army from all over the country arrives.And even if the army is defeated, it is only natural for the king to die.

With such a tough answer, Zhu Yunwen really didn't know how to refute it.After all, if he has the guts to pull his face down and say, "I don't want to kill Sheji, I just want to run away", then it's not him.

At that time when Wang Dong and Princess Qingcheng went to Zhu Di's place, Zhu Yunwen was still a little bit hiding it, but today King Gu and King An went on an envoy, and there was a lot of pomp and circumstance.

It is said that envoys will be sent to negotiate, and the enthusiasm of the various yamen is also very high.

At dawn, there was a quarrel outside, and all the kings and soldiers sent people to stand on duty on both sides of Huangchenggen Street, making the sound of gongs and drums, as if 30 years of peace would be negotiated immediately.

The more critical the moment, the more Zhu Yunwen used the envoy's visit to soothe people's hearts.

Today, the guards of the negotiating team wanted to send twenty miles away from the city. Of course, they didn’t dare to send twenty miles. Just kidding, Zhu Di’s troops were stationed thirty miles away. Also can't come back.

After the team in front passed by, followed closely by a send-off team composed of nobles.Military officers ride horses, civil servants sit in sedan chairs, and the scene is magnificent.

From a distance, Wang Dong saw Xu Zengshou riding a tall horse, walking with his head held high in the first few rows of the noble team.

After Zhu Yunwen confessed in the Royal Garden that day, Xu Qing was arrested from Dongchang and sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to be imprisoned.

Then that night, Xu Qing committed suicide very cooperatively.The next morning, Xu Jie, who was severely burned, also died.Both of Wang Dong's witnesses are dead, so Xu Zengshou's case is naturally gone.So Xu Zengshou continued to be the governor of the left without incident.

Although Zhu Yunwen did not reveal this matter, the secret that Xu Zengshou was Zhu Di's undercover agent was still spread in the capital.

However, to Wang Dong's surprise, after the news spread, not only did Xu Zengshou not be looked upon in a different light by everyone, but the Dudu Mansion suddenly became crowded with people.

Qingliu civil officials naturally kept impeaching Xu Zengshou, but seeing that the Yan army was about to attack the city, many nobles quietly went to give gifts to Xu Zengshou, hoping to leave a way out for Zhu Di.

And Xu Zengshou didn't have the consciousness of being a high-end undercover agent at all, so he happily started to receive gifts, and actively communicated with various nobles, wishing to hang the sign of "Zhu Di Jingzhong General Agent" on his house, and Zhu Yunwen didn't catch it at all. his meaning.

At the same time, this also brought some troubles to Wang Dong because after Xu Zengshou became more and more bold, he had sent people to find fault with him several times. Thanks to the help of the system, these troubles were easily resolved, and Wang Dong was also provided with some Attribute point bonus.

After the bustling procession finished, Wang Dong hurriedly asked Liu Bao to mount his horse, and the two continued to rush to the palace.

When he came to the palace, Zhu Yunwen was discussing something with Cheng Ji and Puqia.

Seeing this scene, Wang Dong already understood something in his heart.

"Wang Aiqing, you are here." Zhu Yunwen said.

He looked serious at this moment, but he didn't have the flustered look he had the previous two days. It was obvious that he had already decided on something and solved a big knot in his heart.

"Yan is going against the trend, and the situation in the capital is in dire straits. I have no choice but to think of some extraordinary measures."

Wang Dong thought it was true, but he still pretended to be puzzled.

Zhu Yunwen suddenly said: "Wang Dong, how many people do you have in Dongchang? Can I trust you?"

Wang Dong hurriedly said: "The 15 people under my command are all brothers who have been born and died. They are loyal and trustworthy for life and death."

He didn't lie. Although the morality of the group of Taoist priests in Shengyun Temple is close to the limit of human beings, they still have a high sense of morality in matters such as foolish loyalty. The nature of the children of the family exploded, and they all wanted to be the pioneers of the king so that they could do a good job. If they were asked to work hard for Zhu Yunwen, those Taoist priests and bandits would definitely be willing.

Zhu Yunwen nodded and looked at Cheng Ji.

Cheng Ji nodded, waved his sleeves, and said, "Since that's the case, the Holy Majesty wants me to tell Wang Changgong about a secret order today."

Knowing that a big task was coming, Wang Dong immediately pricked up his ears, and at the same time knelt down to accept the order.

"The Holy Spirit has given an oral instruction to Prince Dong of Dongchangchang. He will bring Qi Dongchang's troops to the palace to guard him today. He will wait for His Majesty's call and do not relax."

Does this mean that he is ready to escort himself to escape?Since you want to run, why not run early, what is Zhu Yunwen waiting for?
Thinking about it, Wang Dong's heart moved, and several things were suddenly connected.

Today is June [-]th. In history, June [-]th is the day when Zhu Yunwen disappeared.This morning, Zhu Yunwen first killed Xu Zengshou, and then the palace was on fire. At the same time, Li Jinglong let the Yan army enter the city. When the Yan army arrived at the palace, Zhu Yunwen had disappeared, and Zhu Di only pulled out two corpses from the ashes.

Wang Dong suddenly had a guess. Li Jinglong let the Yan army into the city and caused chaos. He cooperated so well with Zhu Yunwen when he took advantage of the chaos to escape, and Zhu Yunwen also killed Xu Zengshou at the last moment before escaping. How do you see all this from his perspective? Neither is a coincidence.

Wang Dong suddenly felt that Zhu Yunwen knew that Li Jinglong was going to let the Yan army into the city, and he had already arranged various things to do during this period.In an instant he understood that the reason why Zhu Yunwen didn't run now was because he was waiting for the Yan army to arrive.

He wanted to use the chaos of the Yan army entering the city to attract everyone's attention, so that he could escape the capital without being noticed.

But if this is the case, Zhu Yunwen must not go out of the palace to make up and cross the capital, because it would be a ghost for a large group of them not to be discovered in the rebellious army.Seeing Zhu Yunwen's appearance of the old god at this time, Wang Dong knew in his heart that probably the legendary tunnels of the Ming Palace really existed.

"The minister leads the decree." Wang Dong thought in his mind and answered quickly.

(End of this chapter)