Chapter 166 Leaving the City
The five large carriages and ten small carriages had different routes.

Wushuang followed Zinu and went to Zilanxuan with ten small carriages. After meeting Jingwei, Yan Lingji did not go straight out of the city, but turned a corner and came to the residence of Prime Minister Zhang.

Zhang Liang held the folding fan that Cheng Jiao had given him in his hand, looking around from time to time. He had heard and seen the loud noise and the fireworks from the Jubao Pavilion. If nothing unexpected happened, someone should have arrived by now, according to the time.

The low sound of the carriage's wheels rolling over the ground came from far away, and Zhang Liang breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Yan Lingji coming down: "Miss Yan Lingji, you have worked hard."

Yan Lingji smiled and said, "It's not hard to work for you, sir."

Zhang Liang said without further ado: "There is no time to lose. I have received my grandfather's instructions. Let's decorate and set off quickly."

Yan Lingji nodded, and Zhang Liang directed the trusted guards in the mansion to hang curtains of various shapes on the carriage loaded with valuables.

Thanks to the preparation, it only took half a cup of tea to complete.

Zhang Liang gave some instructions to his personal guards and got on the carriage.

"Go to the South City Gate."

Yan Lingji instructed the Qi Jue Tang subordinates who were controlling the carriage to enter the carriage. Zhang Liang glanced casually and found that Jing Wei was also among them. He knew that Cheng Jiao valued the money very much.

Zhang Liang's grandfather Zhang Kaidi was in the study, looking at the flickering fire outside the window. He knew in his heart that the struggle between the quicksand and the night was about to reach a climax. His only grandson was determined, but it was a pity that he was too old to know how many more years he could hold the umbrella for Zhang Liang.

When Zhang Liang was heading towards the south gate of Xinzheng, hurried footsteps were heard from outside Madam Mingzhu's bedroom.

Cheng Jiao, who was flirting with Madam Mingzhu, reluctantly let go of Madam Mingzhu's soft body and patted her plump breasts.

"Let's go here tonight and remember to help Han Fei."

Madam Mingzhu slowly left Cheng Jiao's arms.

"I know what to do. You don't need to tell me."

Cheng Jiao didn't care. He straightened his clothes, put one hand behind his back and left through the secret door in Madam Mingzhu's bedroom.

The King of Han's palace will be under heavy security soon. If we don't leave now and it's exposed, all our efforts will fail. That would be a huge loss, as it would cost us hundreds of thousands of gold coins.

After Cheng Jiao left Madam Mingzhu's bedroom, there were many more patrolling guards in the palace. If he hadn't been familiar with the route and hadn't slipped away quickly, he might have been caught.

The city guards in Xinzheng were moving around, some putting out fires, some searching for people. Cheng Jiao secretly observed them and found that the leaders of the city guards did not look anxious, but rather calm.

Knowing that the plan was going well and Ji Wuye had taken the bait, as long as Ye Mu didn't discover that the cash box in the secret room had disappeared before dawn, Ji Wuye would have no chance.

With this plan in mind, Cheng Jiao did not delay and quickly headed for Zilanxuan.

After Cheng Jiao left, Madam Mingzhu straightened her disheveled clothes and regained the graceful demeanor of a lady of a country.

He extinguished the specially made Baiyue incense and used his inner strength to brush it over Han Wangan's body. Han Wangan woke up slowly, looked at Madam Mingzhu who was a little anxious, and heard the shouting outside the hall, feeling uneasy.

"Ma'am, what happened?"

Mrs. Mingzhu briefly recounted the incident.

"Your Majesty, the current plan is to quickly transfer General Ji to the palace to prevent Baiyue Tianze and his gang from assassinating you."

Han Wangan's whole body tensed up. As his life and property were at stake, he ordered the eunuch kneeling on the ground without hesitation.

"Tell General Ji to come to the palace as soon as possible to protect it! And notify the fourth and ninth brothers to come over!"

After the eunuch received the order and left, Han Wangan felt a little nervous: "Madam, follow me to the meeting room."

Madam Mingzhu calmly followed Han Wangan out of the palace. Looking at the fire outside the palace that illuminated the night sky, the two had different thoughts.

Han Wangan murmured: "Night, quicksand, Baiyue."

A group of palace guards were on guard around Han Wangan.

The night in Xinzheng at this time is very quiet and lively.

It was so quiet that Zhang Liang could clearly feel when the carriage ran over stones in Xinzheng at night.

"He who comes is stopped!"

Five city guards stepped forward and stopped the carriage filled with money boxes.

Zhang Liang got off the carriage. "I'm Zhang Liang."

When the city guards heard that he was the grandson of the prime minister, one of them, who was obviously the leader, frowned slightly.

"Master Zhang, are you going to leave the city in the middle of the night?"

Zhang Liang smiled and said, "That's right."

"We just received an order that thieves have entered the city to burn, kill and loot. No one is allowed to leave the city without an order."

Compared with this situation, Cheng Jiao, Han Fei and Zhang Liang had already made plans.

"Please inform Zhao Si, the South Gate Guard."

When the city guards heard this, they did not make things difficult for Zhang Liang. As soldiers guarding the gate, they naturally knew what to ask and what to do.

Before they could go find Zhao Si, the city guard at the South Gate, Zhao Si had already walked over.

"General Zhao Si, Zhang Liang is looking for you!"

Zhao Si waved his hand and signaled them to leave.

"Mr. Zhang Liang, are you going to leave the city?"

Zhang Liang took out his grandfather's handwritten letter from his arms.

"Grandfather has given orders. Zhang Liang is following grandfather's orders to leave the city and make preparations for the arrival of the Qin envoy tomorrow. Make arrangements outside the city."

Zhao Si took the imperial edict from Zhang Liang's hand and looked up at the magnificently decorated carriage.

Without saying anything more or checking, he waved his hand, signaling Zhang Liang to leave.

He was the city guard promoted by Zhang Kaidi, and the only one among the four city guards who was not Ji Wuye. Tonight, the grandson of the prime minister was leaving the city with the prime minister's handwritten order, so he would naturally give him a favor.

"Thank you, General."

Zhang Liang bowed gracefully.

Zhao Si looked at the fire and the gorgeous carriages in the city.

"The Prime Minister has treated me well. Mr. Zhang Liang needs to be careful."

Zhang Liang smiled and said, "Zifang knows."

The city gate opened a gap large enough for a carriage to enter and exit, and five large carriages slowly drove out of the south gate.

Zhao Si's kung fu was not bad, and his eyesight was even better. He could see that the carriage was loaded with a lot of heavy objects, and even with two good horses, it would be a bit difficult to pull it off.

Ji Wuye received the imperial edict from King Han An.

"My Lord, the King has issued an edict. I will leave first."

The torn blood-stained robe on the Blood-robed Marquis had been completely renewed when he heard what Ji Wuye had deliberately said.

"General, rest assured. I will wait until you return before taking any action."

Ji Wuye nodded with satisfaction, said nothing more, and rode his warhorse towards the palace.

In the meeting room, Han Yu and Han Fei stood with their heads bowed.

Han Wangan sighed and said, "Ji Wuye's residence was attacked. Was it Liusha's doing?"

Han Fei remained calm: "According to the intelligence we just received, the fire in the city tonight was probably caused by Baiyue Tianze. Considering that there were also many fires in the royal city not long ago, and the kidnapping of the prince was also done by Tianze, there is reason to believe that Tianze attacked Ji Wuye's residence, burned down the Jubao Pavilion, and assassinated the prince."

Han Yu: "As far as I know, Tianze's group only has three people. How can they have the strength to take care of so many places?"

"There are many dissident parties in Baiyue. How could Tianze, who was once the crown prince of Baiyue, have only two subordinates?"

Han Wangan let out a sigh of relief for no apparent reason: "Alright! Stop arguing!"

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