Chapter 235 Leaving the Palace
Chapter 235 Leaving the Palace

The horses were sweating and the driver was exhausted. He stopped the horse and said breathlessly, "Ladies, we are finally in Quanzhou. It's really hard to make money!"

A corner of the car curtain was slightly opened, and a playful little face in green looked out through the curtain at the Quanzhou city wall in the distance, and then said excitedly to go back.

"My Lord...Miss, we have finally arrived in Quanzhou Prefecture, but where should we go to find Master Ye?"

After a while, another voice came from the carriage, "We are following Mr. Ye's carriage. We will be able to find it if we go to Quanzhou Prefecture first."

"Driver, let's go to Quanzhou Prefecture first!"

"okay!"

The driver agreed and drove the horses slowly into Quanshui City again.

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"How's it going? Is there any news?"

In Quanzhou Prefecture, inside an inn.

Ye Xuan sat at the table and asked Wang Feihu.

Wang Feihu clasped his fists and said ashamedly: "Your Excellency, originally that team of imperial guards had been following Hu Weiyong, but after entering Quanzhou Prefecture, they lost sight of Hu Weiyong. I guess that pair of imperial guards have been discovered by someone during the summer vacation!"

"I have failed to do my job well, please punish me, sir!"

Ye Xuan waved his hand, and the wind caused the candle flame to flicker. "This matter has nothing to do with you. Hu Weiyong is a lost dog, so it is natural for him to be cautious. It is not surprising that the Tiqi were thrown away."

"After all, it's only a credit for us to catch him, but if he is caught by us, he will be dead, so he will naturally be more careful than us!"

The room fell into silence for a moment, and then Wang Feihu's voice rang out again.

"Sir, would you like me to notify the prefect of Quanzhou and ask him to send Tiger Fang officers to assist in the arrest?"

"No!" Ye Xuan refused without even thinking.

"Many people in the government and the country are Hu's party. Even Fei Ju and Lu Zhongheng were wooed by Hu Weiyong. Who can guarantee that the prefect of Quanzhou is not Hu Weiyong's man?"

"And Hu Weiyong must have had his reasons for fleeing to Quanzhou Prefecture. The government here is likely to be his people, and will help him flee overseas or hide his tracks!"

Wang Feihu was shocked. As soon as he entered the city, he thought about whether he should notify the Quanzhou government to assist in the arrest of Hu Weiyong, but he never had time to do it.

Fortunately, Ye Xuan reminded me of this, otherwise I would have almost revealed my whereabouts.

"Quanzhou Prefecture is not big nor small. If Hu Weiyong is determined to hide, it will be difficult for us to find him without the help of the Quanzhou government." Wang Feihu said impatiently.

"We don't need to rush. The longer we delay, the worse it will be for Hu Weiyong. We can compete with Hu Weiyong to see who has better patience!"

Ye Xuan said, and began to assign tasks: "We will arrange our people to monitor the gates of Quanzhou Prefecture day and night. If there are any suspicious people leaving the city, report immediately. In addition, we will arrange a team of Jinyiwei to monitor the Quanzhou government office to see if Hu Weiyong will show up."

"Finally, order all the remaining Jinyiwei to go into the city and look for Hu Weiyong! I don't believe he can hide in the sky!"

Wang Feihu clasped his fists and accepted the order, then strode out to arrange the action.

Looking at Wang Feihu's back as he walked away, Ye Xuan felt uneasy for no reason. After thinking about it over and over again, he couldn't figure out where this feeling of uneasiness came from, so Ye Xuan could only give up thinking about it. …………

In an inn in Quanzhou City.

In the corner of the hall, several people wearing bamboo hats were gathered together, eating and whispering.

"Prince Hu, that damn prince of the Japanese pirates has changed his mind again, saying that the Ming Dynasty is strong and they dare not take us in for fear of causing a war between the two countries." A middle-aged man with a scar on his face whispered while eating.

Opposite him was a man with a veil on his face, his features could not be seen clearly. It was Hu Weiyong who had fled to Quanzhou Prefecture.

Hu Weiyong suddenly raised his hand as if he was going to hit the table hard, but he put his hand down helplessly in mid-air and did not dare to make any noise.

"Huailiang, this wolf, is just trying to take this opportunity to blackmail me. He is the prince of the Japanese pirates, but he is so short-sighted and only cares about money!"

"We had clearly agreed before that we would board a ship at Quanzhou Port and temporarily go to Japan, waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback. Now that bastard Huailiang sees that Benxiang has lost his power, he wants to kick me out. Did he take so much money from me before for nothing?"

The middle-aged man in the bamboo hat said with a stiff face: "Report to Prime Minister Hu, those bribed Japanese wanderers also said that the agreement with us has ended. If we don't increase the money, they will leave!"

Hu Weiyong became even angrier when he heard this. He had clearly agreed with these ronin that they would protect him all the way to Japan, but now that he could not get on the ship for the time being, they started to demand more money, otherwise they would leave.

Hu Weiyong was extremely powerful, but he had never suffered such humiliation!

Just a few Japanese ronin dare to control me at will!
But it would be useless without them. Most of Hu Weiyong's deployment was in the north of Yingtian, and the Japan area was just a precautionary measure. He did not arrange much money, food, or subordinates.

Without the protection of the Japanese warriors, once the Jinyiwei came, they would have to surrender in no time relying only on the protection of these few men in the inn.

"A tiger in troubled times is bullied by a dog!" Hu Weiyong said angrily, "Give it to them! Isn't it just a piece of silver? When the real bodies reach Japan, I will kill them!"

None of the men at the table dared to respond to Hu Weiyong. They just lowered their heads and pretended to eat to avoid arousing suspicion.

Just when the atmosphere was depressing, a woman's voice suddenly came from the door of the inn.

"Mr. Display cabinet, have you ever seen the person in the painting?" Cui'er held up a piece of drawing paper and asked the innkeeper in front of her.

The shopkeeper waved his hand impatiently, "No, no, if you don't stay at the store, don't delay my business!"

"How can you be so rude, shopkeeper!" Cui'er glared and was about to scold, but was stopped by a graceful woman beside her.

"Cui'er, please don't be rude. It's getting late anyway. Why don't we stay in this inn tonight?"

When the shopkeeper heard that they wanted to stay in the hotel, he immediately smiled and said, "How many rooms do you two ladies want?"

Zhu Huan glanced at Cui'er and said with a smile: "You've been traveling so long, Cui'er, you should get a room and have a good rest for the night!"

After that, he said to the shopkeeper, "The two upper rooms should be next to each other."

"Okay, two rooms upstairs!" The shopkeeper called the waiter and said, "Why don't you take the two young ladies upstairs!"

Cui Er raised the portrait in her hand again in a bad mood and asked, "Can you tell me now, have you seen the person in the painting?"

(End of this chapter)