Su Fengyi left Pei's house and followed Lu Hong, along with Wutong and ten palace soldiers, and headed straight for the west gate of the capital.
The gates of the capital city were closed at night and would not be opened unless it was an important military matter.
Lu Hong is the commander of the imperial guards and is in charge of the defense of the capital. With him around, there is no door in the capital that has to be opened.
Lu Hong ordered the guards to open the west gate and escort Su Fengyi out of the west gate. He wanted to escort her again, but Su Fengyi said:
"No need to see me off, I'm just going out for a few days to relax and I'll be back soon.
You can go back now. The Emperor is still waiting for you. During my absence, you must keep the Emperor's safety in mind day and night."
Lu Hong nodded without saying anything and just pointed a finger towards Su Fengyi.
Su Fengyi understood and stretched out her hand. Lu Hong wrote the three big characters "Jimingyi" on her palm, stroke by stroke.
Jimingyi is located between Xuanfu and the capital, only a few dozen miles away from Xuanfu. I'm afraid this is the clue that Qiao Gui specially left for Eunuch Cui.
To be fair, Qiao Gui’s choice of Jiming Posthouse was indeed carefully planned and considered. Jiming Posthouse is the largest posthouse between Xuanfu and the capital, and it has many postmen, more than 200 in total. More people means safety.
Qiao Gui wanted to take the emperor out secretly, but didn't want Lu Hong to know, so he naturally didn't dare to make a big fuss and wouldn't bring many people with him. He was also worried about the emperor's safety, so he chose Jimingyi as their place to stay.
Moreover, the post station is used to receive news from Eunuch Cui in the capital, which is perfect. If Lu Hong has any movement, Eunuch Cui can send it by express mail, making it convenient for Qiao Gui to take further action based on Lu Hong's reaction.
Jimingyi is close to Qingbiankou, and Qiao Gui can also use the excuse of sending people to investigate the news of Bai Qilin first to appease the emperor and let the emperor wait obediently in the post station and not run around.
This is a plan with extremely high risks and huge returns, and it is also a plan that Qiao Gui, a born gambler, usually uses.
Three years ago, Qiao Gui used a gamble and his own life-threatening experience to defeat the powerful Yang Ge Lao, and has held power ever since.
Today, three years later, Qiao Gui is going to have another gambling game, using the emperor's safety as bait to gamble for the military power of the imperial guards.
If Qiao Gui wins the bet, the military and political power will be in his hands from then on, and no one will be able to compete with him or touch him.
Su Fengyi clenched the three characters of "Jimingyi" in her hand and looked up at Lu Hong:
"Are there any old friends in this place?"
Lu Hong nodded, and Su Fengyi understood and said:
"It is a happy thing to meet an old friend in a foreign land. I understand. You can go back now."
Now that they knew where Qiao Gui and the emperor were, Su Fengyi no longer hesitated. She took the lead and rode westward at full speed.
Su Fengyi's little white dragon is a Dayuan horse, also known as the Ferghana horse, a famous horse that can run up to 500 miles a day. Jimingyi is only 200 miles away, so he can capture it in one day without any pressure.
However, considering the horses of the accompanying soldiers, without Xiaobailong's speed, the people and horses could not withstand the non-stop journey day and night. They walked and stopped along the way, and in the late night of the second day, the group finally arrived at Jimingyi.
Wutong took the post token and showed it to the postman at the post house for inspection, then said:
"Jinyiwei is on duty, six of the best rooms are needed."
The postman at the post station dealt with officials' horses every day. When he saw Su Fengyi's horse and the clothes the group was wearing, he knew that the visitor was an extraordinary person and needed to be treated well. In addition, when Wutong mentioned the name of the Jinyiwei, the postman dared not neglect them.
If it was a normal day, the postman would have completed the formalities for Wutong without saying anything, but today, the postman had a bitter face:
"Reporting to the superior, it's not that I am not doing my job, but the best room on the third floor is reserved for the entire floor by the superior next door. The rooms on the second floor are also good, clean and spacious. I wonder how the second floor is?"
Wutong glanced at Su Fengyi, and seeing the expression of the princess, he understood what she was thinking, so Wutong shouted:
"This is ridiculous! How can this superior be more honorable than our Jinyiwei? Let him move out. We want to live on the third floor!"
The postman thought to himself, of course there are people who are more noble than the Jinyiwei, but the Jinyiwei are no match for the Dongchang in terms of power nowadays. What's the point of you showing off in front of me? If you have the ability, go and show off in front of the Dongchang.
But whether it was the Jinyiwei or the Dongchang, it would be easier to touch a petty official like him who had no rank or class than to step on an ant to death, so the postman only dared to think about what he said in his heart and did not dare to say a word.
The postman did not dare to offend any of them, and bowed and explained to Wutong:
"The superior on the third floor holds the post token of the East Factory. This gentleman is on duty outside, serving the emperor. We can make money through harmony. We can make money through harmony.
The rooms on the second floor are also good. I will definitely clean them up and make sure you, the superiors, feel comfortable living there."
The postman thought that he had given her a way out, and that the girl should just climb down the slope and let the matter go. But when the girl heard about the East Factory, her eyes seemed to light up and she became even more angry:
"No matter who he is, he has to give way to me today!"
After saying that, the group of people rushed up aggressively.
When gods fight, mortals will suffer. The postman was terrified and hurriedly sent someone to call the postmaster who was still asleep.
The postmen were really panicking. Oh my God, if the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang had a fight in this post station today, what would they do?
Su Fengyi and his entourage hurried to the third floor of the post house. Judging from the description of the postman, the officials from the East Factory he mentioned were most likely the emperor and Qiao Gui and his entourage.
If we go up rashly like this, we might offend the emperor, but nothing else matters now. We can think of a way to remedy the situation if we offend him. The right thing to do is to quickly confirm the emperor's safety and coax him back to the capital.
The emperor has left the palace in disguise, and it is now late at night. When the night is quiet, it is the time for murder and arson. If Su Fengyi is Qiao Gui, he will naturally send soldiers to guard the stairs on both sides of the entrance to the third floor to isolate outsiders and protect the emperor's safety.
But when Su Fengyi went up to the third floor, she saw that the entrance and the entire corridor were empty. It was quiet, without even a sound of human voice. There was only one room with candlelight coming from it.
Su Fengyi's heart sank, and she said to Wutong, "Go knock on the door."
Wutong answered yes and knocked on the door loudly. A sharp voice came from inside the door:
"Who is it, disturbing others' rest in the middle of the night, looking for death!"
The voice sounded familiar, as if it was the voice of a servant who served the emperor, but it was neither Qiao Gui's voice nor the emperor's voice.
If the emperor was in the room, even if this attendant had eight hundred courages, he would not dare to speak like this.
The emperor is not at Jimingyi!
Su Fengyi instructed his attendants:
"Break the door for me."
Each of the princess's palace soldiers was carefully selected by Xie Xuan. All of them were loyal and strong. Upon hearing this, the two palace soldiers rushed towards the door together and broke it open in one go, scaring the two young eunuchs in the room so much that they screamed.
Before the young eunuch could utter a curse, he had already recognized the person coming as the eldest princess. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed, begging for mercy.
Wutong walked over, grabbed his hair, and thrust a Emei spear into the young eunuch's chest.
Su Fengyi didn't bother to argue with a little eunuch and asked him directly:
"Where is your master?"
The young eunuch was pressed against the vitals by the Wutong tree, and blood was pouring out. He was so frightened that his soul flew out of his body, and his legs were shaking. He dared not hide anything now, and trembled and cried:
"In the evening, the emperor, no, the master, the master was strolling downstairs and met two tables of diners who said they had encountered a white unicorn at Qingbiankou and wanted to catch it at night. The master insisted on following the two tables of diners to Qingbiankou. Lord Qiao couldn't stop him, so he left two of us here to meet them, and the rest of us followed the master."
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