Chapter 76 Gallop
"How about it? Do you think it's feasible?" Duan Wuda asked anxiously when he saw Li Yuanhui remained silent.

Li Yuanhui pondered for a while and said, "It's not that there is no chance, but what if Murong Xu doesn't leave the city, saying that he is ill and asks us to enter the city to announce the decree? Once the city gates are closed, he will immediately raise the banner of rebellion and we will be caught in a trap. Bah, let's fight behind closed doors. In short, if we enter the city and then make trouble, then we won't be able to decide our own life or death."

Duan Wuda felt a little courageous after hearing this, but it faded away again.

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"You are also a descendant of a military family. You should know the significance of Hedong and Puban to Bingzhou. If you were Murong Xu, would you seize Hedong and burn the Pujin Bridge?"

"So you mean Murong Xu has no intention of rebelling? Then why are we still busy? We can just go to Jinyang City and announce the summons."

"I don't know if he has any intention of rebelling, but if he is really rebelling and he is not defending Hedong, it means that he has set a trap in the north."

"Setting a trap for us?"

"Hehe, do you think our hundred-plus cavalry are worthy?"

After listening to this, Duan Wuda frowned and said, "According to what you said, shouldn't we go back and report it?"

Li Yuanhui sighed and said, "Do you think that what we two can think of, the officials in the court can't think of? It's just throwing a stone to test the water, and we two are the stone."

Duan Wuda's eyes began to grow gloomy when he heard this. He still couldn't accept the fact that he had become an abandoned pawn.

Li Yuanhui looked at his expression and tried to comfort him: "Duan Si, in fact, for you and me, this trip is a life-and-death struggle, but you also said that Murong Xu might not kill us. Even if he really rebelled, he would probably lock us up as hostages. After all, rare goods are valuable."

In fact, if there was any grudge between the two, it was just that Duan Wuda was somewhat hostile to Li Yuanhui because he loved Murong Jiayin. To put it bluntly, they had just argued with each other a few times.

Now Duan Wuda is married, and the two are in the same boat, so they can forget about the unpleasantness of the past.

Besides, compared to Murong Zan, who attacked Li Yuanhui and others to their deaths as soon as they had a disagreement, what kind of grudge was this?
However, Li Yuanhui really remembered Murong Zan and was determined to find an opportunity to kill him.

This grandson is so sinister. This trick of killing someone with a borrowed knife has put Li Yuanhui in an extremely passive situation.

Anyway, the world is not far from chaos. After killing him, we can run away to Longyou or Shuzhong.

Having made up his mind, Li Yuanhui said no more and went back to the yard of the post station with Duan Wuda to rest.

The next morning, after breakfast, the group continued their journey north.

A few days later, on the 15th of February, the group finally saw the shadow of Jinyang City.

This famous city was first built in the late Spring and Autumn Period. Dong Anyu, a retainer of Zhao Jianzi, a great minister of the State of Jin, built Jinyang City on the northern side of Xuanweng, on the north bank of the Jin River at the northern end of the Taiyuan Basin, with a circumference of six li.

Later, it became the seat of Taiyuan County and Bingzhou. During the Cao Wei period, it was expanded, a new city was built on the east bank of the Fen River, and Longshan County was established in the old city.

After Dayan came to power, Longshan was called Jinyang and Jinyang was called Taiyuan. The two cities were separated by the Fen River and supported each other. In fact, they can be regarded as one.

Li Yuanhui rode away at a gallop, followed closely by more than a hundred riders.

The gates of Jinyang had been closed at this time, and when they saw the cavalry galloping towards them, they immediately became alert.

Li Yuanhui sent someone to knock on the door: "The Grand Duke of Yan, the Tiger Guards, and the Marquis of Li Ye have been ordered to summon you. Why don't you open the door quickly!"

The soldiers on the city wall shouted back: "Recently, bandits in Bingzhou are rampant, and refugees are everywhere. The governor ordered the city gates to be closed. The gates cannot be opened without the military order of the governor's office. Please wait for a while. I will send someone to the governor's office to ask for orders." When Li Yuanhui heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little moved. An idea quickly formed in his mind. Then he quickly winked at Duan Wuda.

Duan Wuda immediately understood what he meant, and rode his horse forward and shouted loudly towards the city.

"I am the Saint's attendant, the Imperial Attendant Duan Wuda. I am holding the staff and carrying the Saint's orders. Do you dare to stop the Saint's messenger from entering the city to announce the angel's arrival? Do you know what this crime is? If you stop an angel, you will be killed."

Duan Wuda's voice was deep and loud, like thunder, which frightened the captain guarding the city wall.

In fact, the captain had no doubts about the identities of Li Yuanhui and others.

This cavalry team had only a hundred or so horses, but their flags were in order and everyone was wearing armor except for a few officers in the lead. The bandits in the entire Bingzhou could not muster such an organized cavalry unit.

The captain was horrified and did not dare to stop him. After thinking for a while, he immediately sent someone to the governor's mansion and said, "Since you are the envoy of the saint, do you have the official documents to verify it? We need to check it before letting you pass."

Li Yuanhui waved his hand, and a eunuch took the official document and seal and put them into the hanging basket for the defenders on the city wall to check.

After a long and painstaking inspection, the garrison commander confirmed that these people were indeed the envoys of the saint. He was considered a confidant of Murong Xu and knew that Murong Xu was planning something. But he didn't know how to act specifically.

But now that the imperial envoy has arrived, have those things been leaked?

But there are only a hundred or so riders outside. Even if we let them enter the city, they won't be able to cause any trouble, right?

When the captain thought of this, he immediately ordered the door to be opened. After all, after checking the permit, he had no reason not to let the angel in under the watchful eyes of everyone.

No one rushed into the city, but everyone looked at Li Yuanhui.

After all, at this moment, if you decide to enter the city, you may be in danger of death, but if you don't enter the city, you will have to bear the king's orders and you will be sentenced to death.

Li Yuanhui saw the gate slowly opening, looked around, and then shouted loudly: "Enter the city."

Then he took the lead and galloped in.

The captain of the defending army was still thinking about whether to confiscate their weapons first, but before he could do anything, more than a hundred cavalrymen entered the city and went straight into the city wall, passing through two gates in a flash.

The soldiers guarding the city wall already knew that these people were envoys of the saint, so they dared not stop them. They just watched the group quickly enter Jinyang.

Pedestrians on the street avoided the way, and the entire street of Jinyang City was filled with dust due to the smoke and dust raised by the cavalry.

On the other side, Murong Xu was meeting guests from outside the Great Wall, when suddenly his trusted military officer Liu Jing came to report that the saint's envoy had entered the city.

Murong Xu was a little flustered. Why would the saint send an envoy? Could it be that the army had already arrived? No, the army had only crossed the Yellow River and was still in the Hedong area.

Murong Xu greeted a few guests from outside the Great Wall, and then came to the front hall of the Governor's Mansion with Liu Jing. "Why did the Saint suddenly send an envoy here? Hasn't the army already crossed the river?"

Liu Jing said, "Commander-in-chief, the commander of the South Gate said that the envoy only has a hundred cavalrymen. The sage must be testing you and wants to summon you to the south to see the emperor. You can pretend to be a snake with the envoy for the time being, or just detain the envoy and send someone south to Hedong, using the excuse of being unwell to delay time. Now there is no movement from the allies in Daibei and the outer frontier, so you can't start a rebellion for the time being."

Murong Xu nodded when he heard this: "Send an order immediately, and have the guards in the palace prepare to take action and arrest the envoy first."

However, as soon as Murong Xu finished speaking, his face changed color because he heard the sound of horse hooves approaching.

(End of this chapter)