Phi-Fic Chapter 128: Passing Weicheng Again
Chapter 128: Passing Weicheng Again
As soon as we left the cave, we were met with a mountain of poisonous obstacles...
After walking for a while, they relied on the pills given by Qing Mu to successfully pass through the poison barrier.
After arriving at the woods, it only took a moment for Bai Jinzhi's men to come over.
The White Embers' Dark Guards stepped forward and knelt. "Your Highness, King Embers, the ship is ready and will escort you back home immediately."
Bai Jinzhi stepped forward and said, "Send a message to my mother. As an envoy of Yan State, I will immediately go to Shang State in Mo Han's place."
The secret guard knelt down and said, "Yes, I will do it immediately."
At this moment, Bai Jin's secret guards suddenly became alert, protecting Feng Zhaoyun and others in the middle, raising their swords and looking around.
In just a moment, many guards and personal soldiers came around.
Deputy General Xue, who was walking in front, led his men to surround this place. The two sides rushed together and both sides were on alert.
Seeing the figure of Feng Zhaoyun, the secret guard, Lieutenant General Xue signaled his men to put down their swords. He then quickly led the soldiers forward and knelt, "Greetings, Your Highness. I'm so glad you're all right! Your subordinates have finally waited for you!"
Feng Zhaoyun stepped forward and said, "Wake up. Is there any news from the Imperial City recently?"
Vice Admiral Xue remained kneeling on one knee. "His Majesty is gravely ill, and the Ninth Princess is acting as regent. Also... in a few days, the Ninth Princess will invite neighboring nations to celebrate the Empress' birthday."
Bai Jin smiled and stepped forward, saying, "Doesn't that mean I am also invited?"
Seeing Feng Yunjin, Vice General Xue was startled and quickly saluted, "Master Feng, it's... you."
Feng Zhaoyun quickly helped Deputy General Xue to his feet. "This isn't Prince Feng, but the eldest son of the Emperor of Yan. His Highness Bai will be traveling with us to the capital this time."
Deputy General Xue was full of confusion and looked at Bai Jinzhi again. Isn't this... the prince of the Duke, the first-rank general of the current dynasty, Feng Yunjin.
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Feng Zhaoyun and Bai Jinzhi finally decided to blend into the Yan Kingdom's envoys and enter the imperial city.
However, Deputy General Xue and his personal soldiers were unable to enter the imperial city with him for the time being. If they were not summoned to the imperial city, it would be tantamount to rebellion.
After some discussion, they decided to put on a show...
Feng Zhaoyun, Bai Jinzhi and others were secretly escorted by secret guards and Deputy General Xue all the way to the border of the southern city of Weicheng, which was only separated from the State of Yan by a river.
However, one day, the State of Yan took advantage of the night to transport a ship of people, horses and supplies to the border of the State of Shang.
Feng Zhaoyun ordered some of his personal soldiers to take off their Shang uniforms and put on Yan's guard uniforms, cover their faces with scarves, and follow Bai Jinzhi, pretending to be Yan's guards.
She and A Zi and others changed into the clothes of Yan Kingdom's palace maids, mixed into the team, and served as maids of His Royal Highness King Jin.
The next day, a group of people boarded a boat that had been prepared long ago and deliberately docked at the border of Shang State.
As soon as he disembarked and arrived at Weicheng, a city on the border of Shang State, the document had already been delivered to the governor. Governor Yang and other officials were waiting at the gate of the border city to welcome the eldest prince of Yan State.
As soon as the Yan State envoys arrived at the city gate, a group of black-clad bandits suddenly rushed out and started a fierce fight with them.
Yang Xunfu and others were all civil servants. They had never seen such a scene before, so they quickly ordered the soldiers guarding the city to clear out the bandits. They even thought they were the remnants of the previous bandits.
However, the bandits were much better than the officers and soldiers in martial arts, and they were unable to resist for the time being. Yang Xunfu and others immediately returned to the city, closed the city gates, and left the Yan State envoys outside the city to fight with the bandits.
Yang Xunfu and other officials went up to the city wall and were anxious for a moment. They ordered the archers to aim at the bandits, but they did not dare to order the arrows to be shot, because they were afraid of accidentally hurting people from the State of Yan. This was a diplomatic relationship between the two countries, and they were only provincial officials and did not dare to offend them.
A prefect beside him said, "Master Yang, think of a solution quickly. The bandits are vicious and our officers can't resist them. The eldest prince of Yan State has just been found after hearing about it. He is the empress's favorite prince. If anything happens, both your heads and mine will be in danger!"
Governor Yang was already irritable at the moment, and when he heard this depressed guy nagging, he was annoyed for a moment, "You think I'm not in a hurry? You're going to go down and save them?"
The prefect swung his sleeves helplessly, "What should I do..."
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from the forest. The officials on the city wall looked over and one of them shouted, "Sir! It's General Xue's men!"
Yang Xunfu and the others looked over quickly, holding onto the city wall with their hands, their expressions filled with joy. "Great! This Deputy General Xue is a follower of Her Highness the Crown Princess. With her here, the bandits will definitely be dealt with."
At this time, Lieutenant General Xue rode a black horse and led the cavalry into the bandit circle. Lieutenant General Xue acted very hard. After coming out, he raised his knife and shouted, "You bandits! How dare you be so rampant! Soldiers, charge!"
If it were any other day, I wouldn't have said so much nonsense and would have just gone straight up to kill the enemy. But after knowing it was a play, I felt I should shout this first.
But after a short while, after both sides pretended to fight for a while, the bandit leader said, "Retreat!"
After saying this, he quickly retreated into the forest. Lieutenant General Xue shouted, "Chase!"
A group of people followed in and when they came back after a long time, there were more and more people chasing them. The bandits took off their black clothes, put on military uniforms, rode on horses, and followed them back.
At this time, the guards of the Yan State envoys were organizing their troops. Seeing that the matter had been resolved and the bandits had fled, Governor Yang quickly ordered his men to open the city gates and go out of the city to welcome them.
The maids standing in front of Bai Jin's convoy were all wearing veils. Xiao Siying, one of them, could hardly stand at this moment. One of her legs began to tremble out of boredom. She complained in her heart that this job was so tiring. Why couldn't she just go riding a horse instead of pretending to be a maid?
Inside the carriage, Feng Zhaoyun, also wearing a maid's uniform and also wearing a veil, was just lifting a curtain. Seeing that everything outside had calmed down and Yang Xunfu had led people out of the city to greet them, she quickly turned to look at Bai Jinzhi, "Yun Jin, it's done."
Bai Jinzhi looked at the person in front of him with tenderness in his eyes, nodded, pushed open the car door and walked down.
An official from Weicheng stepped forward to greet him, "I am the governor of Weicheng, Yang..."
After Yang Xunfu looked up and saw Bai Jin, he was surprised before he could finish his words. This... isn't General Feng, Prince Feng?
Governor Yang looked incredulous, took two shaky steps back, and asked tentatively, "Crown Prince?"
Bai Jinzhi had a cold expression on his face, and with his eyes half-closed, he looked down at the officials of Weicheng, looking like a king.
Feng Zhaoyun beside him gave A Zi a look, and A Zi understood and said, "How dare you! What prince? This is my Yan Kingdom's His Royal Highness King Jin. This is how your Shang Kingdom treats guests. First, the bandits attacked us in broad daylight, and the officials fled into the city for their lives, leaving us to our own deaths. Now you are treating my Yan Kingdom's prince so rudely!"
After hearing this, Governor Yang was stunned. He was really... the eldest son of the Emperor of Yan State, not the prince?
Then he saluted respectfully, "Please forgive me, Your Highness, King Jin. Please follow me into the city. We will escort you through this city."
But Bai Jinzhi did not move. He said coldly, "I don't know if I have the right to go to the Imperial City. I'd better return to Yan Kingdom. I will explain to the Queen of Shang Kingdom when I return. The bandits in Wei City are rampant. The journey is too dangerous. I have no choice but to return to my country."
Governor Yang and others were panicked. If the Empress knew what happened today, they would be in big trouble and would be dismissed and investigated.
At this time, Vice General Xue dismounted and walked over. "No problem, I will personally lead the troops to escort His Royal Highness King Jin to the Imperial City."
Governor Yang stepped forward in a panic and said, "Then Your Highness..."
Lieutenant General Xue sighed helplessly, "We've been searching for a long time, but to no avail. I will escort His Highness King Jin first. Governor Yang will stay here to search for His Highness."
Governor Yang saluted hastily, "No, no, it's my duty. Thank you for your help, General."
Governor Yang secretly wished someone could do this job for him. If he could find Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, it would be a great achievement for him.
After saying this, Deputy General Xue stepped forward, saluted Bai Jinzhi, and then took his troops to personally escort Bai Jinzhi's envoy team through the city of Weicheng.
In this way, with this wave of bandits' assassination, Lieutenant General Xue can legitimately lead the troops to escort them all the way to the outside of the imperial city. Once outside the imperial city, if His Highness needs them, he can just give an order and lead his men into the imperial city.
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