Chapter 230 The power of belief
The Eastern Capital was in an uproar.
Miss Wanqing, a zither player from one of the four great masters of Jiangning, traveled a long way to the Eastern Capital and joined Tianxiang Tower. From then on, the two capitals had another superstar.
In order to build momentum for this great man, Yun Gu cooperated with Huibao Merchants. Shen Dabao waved his fat hand and directly took out Dengyun Tower, the largest entertainment complex in Dongdu, and used the entire top floor of the main building, which consisted of one main building and three secondary buildings, to arrange a piano performance for Miss Wanqing. The accompanying musicians were all top-notch musicians in the two capitals, and they even invited monks to use their magical powers to spread the sound of the piano, so that people in Dongdu within a few miles could all listen to the fairy music.
This grand day is scheduled for three days later.
"Look at the distance. We will reach Dongdu in three days." The closer they got to Dongdu, the more worried the old eunuch's brows became.
"There seem to be more people along the way." Zhao Yushu looked at the busy flow of people, feeling a little confused.
There are many people going to Dongdu every day, but most of them are peddlers and people from the surrounding areas. However, in the past two days, there are many scholars, and it is still a long time before the academy examination.
The official road was so narrow that it was inevitable that some people would pass by the escort team, but when they saw the high-raised Xijing flag, they all wished they could fly over them as if they had seen the plague god.
"Go, capture those two guys and interrogate them." The old eunuch gave an order, and several servants immediately stepped forward and dragged over the two unlucky scholars who ran slowly.
"Don't be afraid. Just answer whatever I ask you." The old eunuch held a cup of tea and spoke slowly, looking at the two trembling scholars with a mixture of contempt and enjoyment.
"Your Excellency, please feel free to ask me anything. I won't hide anything from you."
"Well, where are you from?"
"We are from Zhengzhou."
"Going to Dongdu?"
"Yes."
"doing what?"
The two scholars looked at each other and said, "There's news from Dongdu that Wanqing from Jiangning has arrived in Dongdu. Boss Shen is organizing a show, and we brothers are going to join in the fun."
"Wanqing?" The old eunuch thought for a moment, and soon remembered that she was the zither player that the prince had chosen when he was in Jiangning. He then gave Zhao Yushu a meaningful look and said, "Okay, let's go."
The two scholars hurried away. Zhao Yushu was about to return to the prison cart when the old eunuch stopped him and said, "Wanqing is just a mortal. Even if she wanted to save you, she couldn't. I just don't know who is behind her."
"Even if there is a college behind you, it's hard to make you so worried. If you don't want to tell me the reason, then I want to ask you a question. Do we still need to go around the city?"
Wanqing's performance must be related to saving herself, but how, Zhao Yushu couldn't figure it out for the time being. But as long as the old eunuch was determined not to enter the city, everything would be in vain. And Zhao Yushu had a feeling from Mo'er's departure that there were other people who wanted them to enter the city.
The old eunuch laughed bitterly: "There is no way around it. How can that person let go of such a good opportunity to force the academy to take action?"
The steed arrived at the Eastern Capital.
General Wang dismounted and entered the city, looking at the Dengyun Tower which had been decorated for several days. All the decorations available in this era were decorated just right, making the whole building look like a bride waiting to be married.
General Wang sneered and turned his gaze to the north city, which was separated from Dengyun Tower by a river. There was a palace, a royal mansion and a college there.
No matter what you want to do, you will eventually go from this building to that academy.
The distance is not long. If a fourth-level cultivator runs at full speed, how long will it take?
General Wang avoided the obviously growing crowd and stood on Yuema Bridge.
The Luo River rolls by.
If a conspiracy is discovered, it is no longer a conspiracy but a joke.
"Should we continue with the plan?" Gu Changfeng and Wei You went to Tianxiang Tower in person and briefly explained the situation. If the situation was not a big deal under normal circumstances, it was a huge trouble now.
An inner scene arrived in Dongdu.
He did not go to meet up with the old eunuch, nor did he mobilize troops. He just stood on the Yuema Bridge, alone with a gun, blocking the road.
Lan Ling gritted her teeth and said, "May I ask, sir, what was the original plan of the academy?"
"Beimang Mountain, Junior Brother has some connection with Beimang Mountain. We will put enough pressure on them in Dongdu. Even if we don't take action, we will make sure that person in the palace can't relax. Once we pass Dongdu, at the moment when he relaxes, we will try to create a chance for Junior Brother to escape to Beimang Mountain first. As long as he enters Beimang Mountain, he will have a great chance to escape back to the academy."
"Beimang Mountain is not that close, why are you so sure, sir?"
"It's related to the technique he practiced. It's better for Junior Brother to tell you the details in person."
Lan Ling wisely gave up asking questions: "Just now, the master asked me if I wanted to continue with my plan. I meant, continue."
Gu Changfeng glanced at her and said, "With General Wang guarding there, Junior Brother has no chance to escape. And General Wang is different from the one in the palace. He is very hostile to the Academy. Even if he can't kill him, he will cripple his hands and feet or even the Snow Mountain Qi Sea. He will never be polite."
"I believe him." Lan Ling gave the reason.
Gu Changfeng frowned. I believe that this is not a good reason.
"In that case, let's proceed with the plan as usual." Wei You, who was sitting next to him, patted Gu Changfeng on the shoulder and said, "I believe in him, too."
The moonlight is hazy tonight.
In the darkness, the towering silhouette of Dongdu stood like a sleeping giant over the Central Plains, oppressing Zhao Yushu so much that he couldn't sleep all night.
We will reach Dongdu tomorrow.
The old eunuch rarely chatted with him in the past two days, and no new news came. After discussing with Bujie, he agreed that a troublesome thing had happened in Dongdu, so troublesome that neither the escorts nor the rescuers could control the direction of the situation.
The old eunuch was forced to enter the Eastern Capital against his will, which meant that the person in the Western Capital had sent a cryptic message that he must go in.
Then they are likely to be able to destroy the academy or all the plans of the people behind Wanqing.
Even if the academy cannot take action, there are definitely many small moves it can make. Why is Xijing so confident?
Considering what the old eunuch said before, the answer is obvious.
Zhao Yushu covered his face in despair.
If there was no help from the academy, it would have been extremely difficult for him to escape from the old eunuch alone, and now there was another one, and it was very likely that he was an inner scene that was very hostile to him.
There was basically no chance for him to escape. The old eunuch had sent Mo'er away early, which meant that he could not openly protect the prisoner kidnapper. Then Bujie and Yuanzhen...
At least get them out!
The east gradually brightened. Zhao Yushu watched the sun slowly rising from the horizon. He seemed to hear Wanqing's piano music in his ears.
The old eunuch sighed and waved his hand. The convoy set off, slowly but steadily moving towards the majestic city.
General Wang opened his eyes and looked eastward along the Luo River. Outside the water gate, a convoy was slowly approaching.
With a bang, a cannon shot was heard, and dancers and musicians slowly entered the Dengyun Tower. Spectators began to gather downstairs. Wanqing took a deep breath, hugged her guqin, and stepped onto the Dengyun Tower step by step.