Daming: My grandfather is Emperor Hongwu!

Chapter 218 Begins (2)

"Eunuch is leaving the palace?"

In the guard room outside the Forbidden City, the commander of the Jinwu Guard on duty, the deputy commander of the Imperial City Guard, and General Dragon and Tiger are safe.

Chen Danian looked at him, "Yes, by the Queen's order!"

Ping An didn't hesitate, "Okay, I'll let someone open the side door for you!"

"The miscellaneous family still needs horses, knives, bows and crossbows!" Chen Danian continued.

"Okay!" Ping An asked again without thinking, "If there is something to do, how about I follow?"

"No, the miscellaneous family will go by themselves!"

Ping An didn't say much anymore, and opened a side door with his own guards, and then asked someone to bring a horse and present weapons.

Chen Danian didn't say much, he got on his horse with his grandson Xiaoshunzi, and galloped away.

If other people want to leave the palace at this point, they absolutely cannot do so without the emperor and prince's handwriting, and Ping An will not open the door.

But Chen Danian was ordered by Empress Ma, and Ping An had another identity besides being the general of the imperial court and the confidant of the emperor and prince.

He is also the godson of Empress Ma.

At that time, the world was in war and chaos, and the people were in dire straits.He is safe, the donkey, He Fu'er, Mu Ying and others would have died long ago if Empress Ma took pity on them and adopted them as foster sons.It doesn't matter if it's dead, I'm afraid it will be boiled and treated as food for survival.

Empress Ma not only raised them, but also taught them like her own mother.Let them learn to read and practice martial arts, and serve in the army.Even their mother-in-law was chosen by Empress Ma herself.

In the hearts of these adoptive sons, in terms of closeness, Empress Ma is even closer than the old man.Not my own mother, better than my own mother.

The horse's hooves gradually went away, Ping An looked at the disappearing figure, turned back to several inner guards and said, "Shut up, I don't allow any rumors to spread."

"The last general will understand!" Several inner guards bowed their heads and said.

Immediately, Ping An's face showed a bit of solemnity.

Chen Danian is someone he has known since he was a child, and he was ordered to leave the palace in the middle of the night by the Queen, which is not a trivial matter.On this point, Ping An thought very clearly.Moreover, Chen Danian also asked for weapons and horses!
"Come here, third child!" He roared into the distance.

A guard in armor trotted over, "Godfather, what are your orders!"

In the Ming army, generals like to recruit adopted sons.Not only can they be kept by your side as personal soldiers, but they are also obedient personal guards in times of war, even if they are killed, they will not frown at all.

"Go home and tell me that I've been on duty in the palace for the past few days, and I won't go back!" Ping An pulled the third child aside, "Also, go and tell my god-brothers, the godmother's side is afraid Something is bothering you, let everyone be vigilant, don't lose the chain when you should be working hard!"

"My son knows!" The youngest dared not be careless, and turned around and left with a promise.

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Da da, the sound of horseshoes in the dark night is especially harsh.

Chen Danian galloped his horse in the city, he had long been questioned by soldiers patrolling the city, but he had the badge of a guard on his body, so it could be said that he was unimpeded.

It was not until the gate of the city that someone stopped the horse.

The gate of the capital city is closed at night, which is an unchanging rule through the ages.

Chengmen Jun Xiaoxiao came over, took a few glances at Chen Danian, seemed to be shocked by his terrifying appearance, pressed his waist knife and asked, "What are you doing?"

Chen Danian swished out a badge, "Out of town on business!"

The little school took it, and on the pure copper waist plate was engraved a tiger's head, below which were several big characters, "Jin Yiwei punishes Qianhu Chen..."

No wonder Zong Ma was so arrogant late at night, it turned out to be the son of Jin Yiwei.

"Hurry up!" Chen Danian urged, "I'm delaying my business, take your head!"

Xiao Xiaoben wanted to say a few polite words, but was intimidated by the opponent's aura, curled his lips resentfully, and waved his hand, "Open the door!"

Creaking, creaking, the heavy iron gate was pulled open by the noose, revealing a gap.

Chen Danian didn't wait for the iron gate to be fully raised, kicked the horse's belly, "Drive!"

Then, two war horses rushed out of the inner city like sharp arrows.

The target is Laojun Temple in the south of the city.

In the south of the city, there are a lot of slums mixed with fish and dragons, and many of them are young people.

It is said to be the south of the city, but it is actually outside the southern city wall of Yingtian Mansion.There is a canal wharf over there, and a residential area of ​​the size of a town has gradually formed decades ago.

It's not like the inner city curfew. At this time, there are still people on the street in the south city.Some prostitution restaurants are still open, and laughter can be heard from time to time.

"Hello!" On the horse, Chen Danian slowly reined in, and asked a man who had just come out of a prostitute and was still holding up his pants, "Do you know where Laojun Temple is?"

The man was so drunk that his footsteps were stilted and his eyes were ignorant, but his tone was very fierce, "Who are you calling?"

Chen Danian felt impatient, "If you ask me something, just say it, don't play tricks on me!"

"Hey! No one has dared to talk to me like that for so many years. Do you know who I am?" The man jumped three feet high and said loudly, "You don't even ask. Who in Nancheng doesn't know the name of my second master?" No! Don’t look at you riding a horse, there are five people and six people, I yelled... Hey, I have something to say!"

The man named Nancheng Erye couldn't continue talking, because Chen Danian's knife was coldly placed on his neck, and the cold blade made his calf twist.

He is a gangster, and the eyes of the other party tell him that this gangster is a devil who kills without blinking an eye.

"I ask you, you just say it. If you talk too much, it will pick up your big neck!" Chen Danian said coldly.

"Over there!" The second master of Nancheng quickly pointed to the distance, "Go forward three blocks, pass the Widow Xu's biscuit shop and turn left, next to the wharf warehouse, is the Laojun Temple! There is only one in the Laojun Temple Sloppy Taoist priest, and a little bastard, no one else!"

"That Taoist priest has long displeased me. People who practice don't practice and don't talk about it. They eat, drink and have fun all day long, and they are happier than me! That, that old Taoist is so bad, he specializes in immoral things. It is specially formulated for those tiger and wolf medicines. , as well as the medicine for women to abort their babies..."

Pa, a piece of silver suddenly landed at his feet.

Second Master Nancheng looked down, it was shining brightly.Looking up again, the person has already rode away.He lowered his head to pick it up, took a bite, and his eyes lit up immediately.

"Hey, it's really silver!" As he said, he put it in his arms and smiled, "Damn it, the silver coins that fell from the sky, I will go and be happy again!"

As she said that, she turned her head and shouted to the place where the lights were on in the alley, "Tao Hong, open the door for me, I'm back!"

There was a scolding sound from inside, "Go to hell, you still keep the account of the money just now! Nancheng's second child, you are also a man, can you pay for this matter?"

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Appeal!
The war horse stopped a hundred meters in front of Laojun Temple, Chen Danian got off his horse, followed by Xiao Shunzi.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Danian held the knife behind his back, and Xiao Shunzi opened the small army crossbow with his foot stirrup, hung the arrow, held it in his hand, and walked beside Chen Danian.

The two walked forward silently, gradually getting closer to Laojun Temple.

In the middle of the night, the lights in the temple were still on.

Chen Danian first looked around, then stooped to the door, pointed the tip of the knife in his hand at the crack of the door, inserted it slowly, and glanced at Xiao Shunzi.

The latter was under the window, and had spit on his finger, a little on the window paper.

Then, he stood up slowly and squinted.There was a person lying on the desk, seemingly asleep.There were leftovers of food and wine on the table, and there was also a person lying with his back on the bed inside, who looked like he was dressed as a Taoist priest.

After a while, he nodded slightly to Chen Danian.

Chen Danian used force with the tip of the knife, but his face was full of surprise.

Because the door has no lock.

In an instant, Chen Danian's expression became serious.

The tip of the knife swung slightly, the door opened a gap silently, Chen Danian moved his nose, and immediately grabbed Xiao Shunzi who was about to go in.

"Don't move, it smells like blood!"

The military crossbow in Xiao Shunzi's hand pointed at the room, "Master, I'll come first!" As he said, he stepped forward slowly, looking around non-stop.

Chen Danian was two steps behind, and followed Xiao Shunzi's footsteps.

There was no one in the room, no sound.

Chen Danian turned around and looked at the door bolt beside him, "Someone has been here!" After speaking, he held the knife in his back hand, walked to the table, and looked at the person lying on his stomach.

In sight was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old Taoist priest lying there motionless.

Chen Danian looked down along his body, and there was a piece of dark red blood that had dried up on the ground.

Immediately, his eyes froze.The point of the knife directly lifted the quilt of the person on the bed, only to see an old Taoist priest with a knife in his throat and blood in the quilt.

"It's faster than us!" Chen Danian sneered twice, "It's not stupid enough, not only killed Mother Lu, but also knew to kill this Taoist priest!"

Said, Chen Danian lowered his head, carefully observed the wound on the old Taoist's neck, and said, "Short knife, Lian Jiazi, take advantage of this old dog's unpreparedness, and kill him with one knife!"

Xiao Shunzi also said, "Grandpa, this little Taoist also stabbed his heart with a knife, accurate and ruthless!"

Chen Danian stood up, looking around the room.

Suddenly landed on the uneven ground, squatted down slowly, and touched the faintly visible footprints, "Official boots, the official boots of a general, there are marks of iron nails on the footprints!"

"It should have been dead for more than half an hour!" Xiao Shunzi felt the pulse of the little Taoist again, "It's not completely cold yet!"

At this time, Chen Danian looked at the table full of leftovers, and there was a piece of yellow paper on it.It was used to wrap stewed pork, and he picked it open with the tip of a knife, revealing the mark on the back of the oiled paper.

"Deji!"

This Deji is a time-honored shop in Chengli that specializes in stewed pork. People in the slums in Nancheng can't afford it or buy it.

"I ate donkey meat in sauce, donkey intestines, and donkey skin jelly!" Xiao Shunzi looked at the residue on the table, then picked up the flagon and smelled it, "It's not bad wine, it smells like Chengdu. Yuhuchun in the guild hall!"

Deji Sauce Meat, Chengdu City Hall Yuhuchun!

When the two clues are connected, Chen Danian has some concerns in his mind.

(End of this chapter)