Chapter 329 Are you out of the city?
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The weather turned colder, and the nights in the capital became a little deserted. Li Jie slept early today, but not long after he and Zhu Yuning fell asleep, they were suddenly awakened by the noise from the outside world. Then Hu Yingyu knocked on the door gently and said, "Princess, the princess, something happened in the city!"
"What's going on?" Li Jie immediately sat up and asked.
"I don't know, but the city has been martial law. The mansion has just received a notice that no one is allowed to go out!" Hu Yingyu reported again.
"Martial Law?" Li Jie was also shocked when he heard this, because there was a curfew in the capital, and most people were not allowed to walk around at night. Of course, if you have official duties, some officials could still not be subject to the curfew. As for nobles like Li Jie, they generally have privileges and only need to report, and they are still quite free at night.
But now there is a sudden martial law, and they are specifically notified that they are not allowed to go out at night. This is not an ordinary situation. At least Li Jie can't think of any reason that would cause martial law to be ruled in the whole city?
"Yunning, you have a good rest. I'll go to the front door to take a look!" Li Jie immediately stood up and prepared to put on his clothes. After all, he couldn't sleep if he didn't understand the reason for such a big thing.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuning also stood up at this time, then helped Li Jie dress himself and said, "Go, husband, I'm waiting for news about my husband here!"
Li Jie knew that Zhu Yuning was also worried about the situation outside, so he didn't say much. He put on his clothes and left the room. Hu Yingyu was also waiting outside. Li Jie also asked about her about the situation outside, but Hu Yingyu had just received the news and knew no more than Li Jie.
Finally, Li Jie stepped into the front yard. There were permanent guards in the mansion. They usually took turns to serve night time, but now they were all concentrated at the front gate, and the leader of the guards was on high alert. After all, no one knew what was going on outside. If something really happened, they had to be prepared.
There was also a corner tower next to the Princess' Mansion. Li Jie stepped up the corner tower and saw mobilized troops everywhere in the city. From time to time, there were troops running past Li Jie and his friends, which made the atmosphere in the city extremely tense.
However, what surprised Li Jie was that there seemed to be no abnormal sounds in the city except for the army mobilized. To put it bluntly, even if someone really rebelled, there must be a shout of killing now, and it would never be so calm.
Of course, Li Jie couldn't think of anyone so bold that he would dare to rebel under Lao Zhu? You should know that Lan Yu in history was a general with heavy troops and was extremely rebellious. However, when Lao Zhu wanted to kill him, he had no intention of rebellion, because he knew that he had no chance of winning against Lao Zhu.
Even Lan Yu dared not rebel, let alone other people. However, the situation today was a bit strange. No matter how you look, it seemed like someone was rebelling, but the city was very calm, which made Li Jie, who was standing on the corner tower, puzzled.
But at this moment, a group of people suddenly rushed over and finally came straight to the princess's mansion to call the door, which made Li Jie hurriedly go down the corner tower. When he opened the door, he found that it was the imperial guard from the palace, and he called him into the palace with Lao Zhu's order.
After Li Jie personally checked the warrants, he asked someone to prepare the carriage. Of course, before leaving, he also sent someone to notify Zhu Yuning, and then he took a team of guards from the mansion out of the house.
The carriage galloped all the way and soon arrived at the imperial city. Only then did he realize that the entire imperial city was also very cautious and even he was investigated. Finally, he finally entered the warm cabinet, but he saw not only Lao Zhu was here, but also Zhu Biao, Zhan Hui and several other important officials were here.
"See Your Majesty, I wonder what happened in the city?" Li Jie hurriedly stepped forward and asked immediately.
"There are people rebelling in the private camps in the north of the city. It is said that many people died. The specific situation is still unknown!" Lao Zhu replied with a gloomy face.
"Rebellion! Not so?" Li Jie was also shocked when he heard this. Although he had been worried about Zhu Yunwen's ability before, he did not expect that he would do such a big thing. No wonder the entire capital was martial law. After all, rebellion among the victims was not a small matter. If one is not handled properly, it may lead to a disaster.
"Your Majesty, for the sake of this plan, it is best to send someone to find out the situation. I am not talented and willing to go to investigate in person!" At this time, the Minister of Personnel Zhan Hui stood up and volunteered.
"I am willing to go!" At this time, other ministers also stood up and expressed their opinions. After all, at this moment when the situation is unknown, it is a good opportunity for them to perform. Of course, it is definitely dangerous to go to check the situation, but if it is done well, it will be a great achievement.
Of course, Lao Zhu knew to find out the situation first, but he had been waiting for Li Jie just now, so he nodded immediately and said, "Li Jie, Zhan Hui, order you two to lead troops to the north of the city to find out the situation immediately. If there is any accident, you can use your troops to suppress it!"
"I obey the order!" Li Jie and Zhan Hui also saluted immediately, and then they turned around and left.
However, when Li Jie left, Zhu Biao suddenly pulled him aside and whispered: "Li Jie, don't forget to ask someone to find Yun Wen, you must ensure his safety!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, as long as your Highness is fine, I will definitely bring him back!" Li Jie also promised immediately, but that's the case, but no one knows what the situation is in the north of the city now. If Zhu Yunwen really falls into the hands of the rebellion victims, the situation will be bad.
Time was urgent, and Li Jie and Zhan Hui left the imperial city as fast as possible. Lao Zhu also mobilized a 3,000-man guard to follow them. On the one hand, it was to protect their safety, and on the other hand, it was also possible to quell the rebellion in an emergency. After all, there were tens of thousands of victims in the north of the city. If they were really rebelled, the momentum would be extremely great.
The disaster camp is located outside Shence Gate in the north of the city. It is actually not far from the imperial city. This is why the entire capital has been martial law before the rebellion has been cleared. Because this has touched the defense mechanism of the capital, all the garrisons in the city are on high alert. If the rebel victims really rush into the city, no one can afford the consequences.
Li Jie and Zhan Hui soon arrived at Shence Gate, but found that the city gate was still closed. Although there was noisy outside the city, it seemed that the city gate was not affected, which made both of them breathe a sigh of relief. As long as the city gate was fine, no matter how chaotic it was outside, it would not have much impact.
However, Li Jie and Zhan Hui did not dare to leave the city without authorization. Instead, they climbed the city gate to check out the disaster camp outside. As a result, they saw that the fire was already rising into the sky, shouting and killing sounds were connected, and the soldiers on the city were like enemies, fearing that the disaster camp would hit the city gate.
"Mr. Prince Concubine, the situation outside the city is serious. Should we leave the city?" Zhan Hui suddenly asked Li Jie, but when he was talking, his eyes were a little weird.
"Shangshu Zhan, do you think it's suitable to leave the city now?" Li Jie didn't think much about it, but he had no experience in this kind of thing, so he wanted to ask for Zhan Hui's opinion. After all, the other party was an old man around Lao Zhu and was not unfamiliar with military affairs.
"This..." Zhan Hui seemed a little suspicious, and hesitated for a moment before he smiled and said, "I can't be sure of this, but as long as the prince consort speaks, I am willing to obey the prince consort's arrangements in everything!"
Li Jie finally tasted it from Zhan Hui's words. This guy didn't care whether he left the city or not. He had only one meaning in his words, that was, he went to Zhu Yunwen. Now that the city is so chaotic, if Zhu Yunwen encounters danger or even dies in the chaos, it will definitely be great news for Zhu Yunwen.
In addition, Li Jie originally supported Zhu Yunyu, so Zhan Hui misunderstood Li Jie's meaning and even took the opportunity to show his loyalty. As long as Li Jie couldn't leave the city, he would help Li Jie and allow the rebellion outside the city to spread.
Thinking of this, Li Jie couldn't help but feel annoyed. Although he didn't like Zhu Yunwen, he never thought of killing Zhu Yunwen. In comparison, ministers like Zhan Hui were all cruel and ruthless. No wonder they could step on so many people to reach the high position.
But then Li Jie was suddenly shocked again, because he suddenly thought that with Lao Zhu's shrewdness, he should not ignore this point. Could it be that he sent him to investigate the situation?
Chapter completed!