Chapter 95 The Secret Passage
"You saved my son!"
"At that time, my son was robbed by bandits outside the city, and you rescued him single-handedly. I remember it very clearly!"
The old man's eyes were filled with tears, and he felt very sad when he saw Zhao Wanjun's vigilant look.
Zhao Wanjun could hardly recall this incident.
She used to be a clerk in charge of maintaining stability in the capital. She had to deal with so many matters, big and small, that she couldn't remember them all.
The old man cried:
"We ordinary people only know that you were suddenly demoted to a border town, and those corrupt officials insulted you for corruption and bribery..."
"We don't believe it at all!"
"If you are corrupt and accept bribes, there will be no fair officials in the capital of Qian Kingdom!"
He saw the knife scar on Zhao Wanjun's neck and couldn't help shaking again:
"Zhao Siya, what on earth did those corrupt officials and wolfhounds do to you..."
Zhao Wanjun slowly closed his eyes and sighed.
"It's in the past."
"Old man, if you still remember my kindness, just pretend you have never seen me today."
"The capital is about to fall into chaos. Find a way to survive."
The old man's eyes dimmed:
"I won't do evil and report you. I just haven't seen you in the capital for a long time, and I'm a little excited..."
The leader of the guards struck the old man on the back of the neck.
The precise force made the old man fall asleep instantly.
Zhao Wanjun did not stop him, but his look showed a bit of pity.
The leader of the guards' eyes remained calm and cold.
"This trip must not be exposed. Compared to human nature, I trust my hand strength more."
"I'll have someone keep an eye on him."
Zhao Wanjun nodded:
"When it comes to these poor people, I am too soft-hearted and easily do bad things."
"This is exactly why the Moon Emperor appointed you to lead the team."
The leader of the guards nodded.
Someone took the old man away and put him somewhere else, gathering intelligence while watching him secretly.
The leader of the guards, Zhao Wanjun and others observed the Zhao Mansion in the dark alley for a long time and found that there was indeed no suitable opportunity to attack.
"Even though the front door of my Zhao Mansion is covered with dust and the ground is covered with fallen leaves, this minister still has doubts."
Zhao Wanjun sighed.
Fortunately, the secret passage was built in a hidden way and was difficult to detect.
At the beginning, when Zhao Tianya risked his life to deliver the message, he ordered Zhao Wanjun not to take the risk to rescue him.
The tunnel is stocked with plenty of food and water, enough to last for a while, but if Zhao Wanjun rashly rescues people, it would turn out to be a disaster.
Therefore, Zhao Wanjun stayed obediently in the border town, waiting for an opportunity.
Who knew that before the civil strife in Qian was over, Xuguo came greedily.
"The secret passage connects the government office in the capital and the Zhao residence. We can't get in this way. Should we go to the government office to check it out?"
Zhao Wanjun asked.
The leader of the guards pondered for a moment.
"Second brother, third brother, each of you take two brothers with you, find a place far away from the government office, and make some noise!"
"Remember, retreat in time to protect yourself!"
Several guards responded in a low voice and left quickly.
They walked out from different alleys, seemingly scattered and not suspicious.
The leader of the guards arranged a few more people to go directly to the residences of certain officials and make some noise.
In front of the government office, there are the faces of officials.
If there were "troublemakers" fighting or conflicts in front of the door, there would definitely be yamen runners who wanted to curry favor with the officials and rush over "in time".
These actions were aimed at luring the yamen runners away from the yamen and minimizing the defensive forces in the yamen.
After making all these arrangements, Zhao Wanjun left with the leader of the guards and a few other skilled men.
Soon, they arrived at the government office in the capital.
In this war-torn world, it is clear that the capital is not at peace either.
Many yamen runners were coming in and out of the yamen, busy all the time.
Now there is another deliberately arranged "trouble", and the government is seriously short of staff.
By the end, apart from the jailers, only two gatekeepers were left among the constables and yamen runners.
Zhao Wanjun was about to attack, knock down the two gatekeepers, and enter the secret passage to rescue people, but was stopped by the leader of the guards.
"What's wrong?"
Zhao Wanjun frowned in doubt.
But she knew that this cold and taciturn leader of the guards must have discovered something.
The guard leader's eyes turned cold: "Look at their posture."
Zhao Wanjun looked over quickly.
From a distance, one could just about make out the two gatekeepers, their bodies tensed straight as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
"This is a scam on us!"
Zhao Wanjun exclaimed in a low voice.
They were far apart, so there was no need to worry about their voices being heard through the noisy street.
"It's just a tactic to scare you. Wait a moment."
The leader of the guards spoke in a very calm tone.
Several people waited patiently.
Dusk, night, late night...
The capital city was in chaos, and the government seemed to have mobilized all its manpower.
However, when it was almost dawn, dozens of soldiers suddenly rushed out of the yamen and ran towards a place in the city where chaos had suddenly broken out.
An official in dark purple uniform walked out of the yamen, looking bloated and unhappy.
"I have already said that in this situation, which unruly citizen would dare to offend the government?"
"This Wang Xiang is really suspicious!"
The night watchman quickly opened his eyes and saluted respectfully towards the city government.
The city government didn't care about this.
He was extremely sleepy and muttered to himself as he slowly walked out of the yamen and got into a sedan chair that had been prepared for him.
The sedan chair swayed away.
The gatekeeper squinted his eyes in confusion.
"Now, the government office is finally empty."
A certain young guard snorted coldly, obviously feeling helpless about the suspicion of the prime minister of Qian State.
It’s a pity that although the prime minister was suspicious, he could not overcome the laziness of the officials of Qian State.
The prime minister gave orders to strictly guard the place and set traps.
But the magistrate of the city government disagreed, thinking that no one would dare to rush into the government office when it was empty.
This is the root of the corruption of the Qian Kingdom, a stubborn mental illness that cannot be changed by simply changing the person in power.
The leader of the guards looked around, alert to any movement.
At his command, two highly skilled guards rushed out silently.
The night obscured their figures, as if covered with a layer of black veil.
The two guards moved lightly and without making any sound.
The two sleepy yamen runners who were on night watch were knocked down instantly without even opening their eyes.
Several people entered the yamen smoothly.
In order not to alarm the prisoners, their movements were still gentle.
It would be bad if we were discovered at this moment and attracted soldiers to surround us.
Zhao Wanjun was very familiar with the layout of the yamen, and soon brought a few people to the inner room where she used to work.
There was a smell of sweat in the inner room, and it was obvious that someone else had already taken over Zhao Wanjun's position.
Fortunately, there is chaos everywhere in the capital now, and the new chief has either returned home or is still busy handling a case.
Zhao Wanjun found the mechanism with ease and opened the secret passage.
Fortunately, the mechanism was hidden, it was a low wall brick, otherwise the secret passage would have been discovered long ago.
The wall shook and a crack appeared.
Several people pushed open the secret door, walked down the stairs, and successfully entered the secret passage.
However, once they came in, they were somewhat shocked.
This secret passage collapsed!
A pile of huge rocks and rubble blocked the secret passage, covering it tightly.
The secret passage was dug deep, and above it was a large space left after the loess fell.
When Li Yuan was walking in the secret passage, he once complained, "This secret passage is in tatters, it needs to be repaired." Now it has actually collapsed!
Zhao Wanjun's eyes suddenly turned red.