Chapter 903: Crusade against Proclamation and Tax Reduction Policy

Jian Qi's face was not too tense. He nodded to Bai Ruozhu and said, "We will go out after the city gate is opened, but it may not be easy to get out of the city."

The expressions of the three people changed. Did Jian Qi mean that he had seized power before dawn on Dragon Boat Festival?

Bai Ruozhu thought that Meng Liangsheng's reinforcements didn't seem to show up, and they might have really been arrested by Duanwu.

Thinking of this, everyone's faces darkened again, and even the ray of sunshine seemed a little groggy.

But no matter what, we must get out of the city. Even if the guards change, we must rush out!

Bai Ruozhu took some medicinal powder from his body and handed it to the three of them respectively, saying, "If you have to force your way in later and there are many people, use this. I have already given you the antidote, so you will not be affected by the powder. "

Wu Ying took the powder and said, "Ruozhu, don't come with us later. It's too dangerous. It's us he wants to catch, and he can't hurt you anymore."

Bai Ruozhu patted her on the shoulder, "When did it happen that we gave it back to you and us? Can I still go back now? King Duan has taken over Beiyu, so he must arrest people. I offended him severely before, So we have to go to the northwest camp together to move reinforcements."

"Master, don't worry. I'll give the signal when you go out later, and the secret guards will gather here." Jian Qi said.

Bai Ruozhu nodded, "It's important to tell them to save their lives. Don't force it. I don't want to see anyone lose their life."

Jian Qi glanced at her, and there was a special emotion flowing through his eyes. They, the secret guards, should die for their master, and it was even their honor. No one had ever told them that "saving their lives is the most important thing."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Jian Qi pressed the button and the door opened. It turned out to be a dilapidated small cellar. The three of them followed Jian Qi carefully out of the cellar and reached the cabin above.

Jian Qi went in and rummaged through some clothes and came out, patted the dust on them and said, "You guys should change your clothes so that they won't be easily recognized by the other party."

Bai Ruozhu couldn't take anything out from the space now, so she had to pick out a woman's coarse clothes and put them on, and put a coarse cloth scarf on her head.

Wu Ying put on men's clothes and pretended to be a civilian boy, Wu Bai also changed into men's clothes, and Bai Ruozhu found some dust and asked them to blacken their faces.

Jian Qi also went to put on farmer's clothes. His original temperament was too cold and he didn't look like a farmer. Fortunately, he used the bone-shrinking technique and became much smaller. It was okay even if you didn't look carefully.

Bai Ruozhu glanced at Jian Qi and couldn't help but said: "Don't use the bone shrinking technique when you go out, and use it less in the future. I heard Ah Chun say it's not good for your health."

Jian Qi was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and said, "Yes."

After the four of them disguised themselves, they discovered that the hut was not far from the west gate of the city, and they could now leave the city.

Jian Qi quietly gave the signal, and soon dark shadows gathered in the small courtyard. Someone among them stepped forward and whispered: "Master, the City Lord's Mansion is surrounded. No one can enter or leave. The city gates are also closed. , no one is allowed in or out, the gates are guarded by King Duan’s men, especially the west gate leading to the northwest camp has the most guards.”

Wu Ying and Wu Bai's faces turned pale, and Bai Ruozhu frowned and asked, "Beiyu City belongs to Prince Duan? Has he already launched a rebellion?"

"King Duan led an uprising under the pretext of protecting the royal bloodline. The Danliang Kingdom cannot be changed by someone with his surname," the secret guard said.

Bai Ruozhu was taken aback, "Does he mean that the current emperor is not of royal blood? Or is the former emperor not of royal blood?"

"It refers to the fact that the current Holy One also issued a crusade against the Queen Mother, revealing that before marrying the late Emperor, the Queen Mother had a relationship with Mr. Yao, who was the most famous healer in the world." The secret guard said as he carefully observed Bai Ruozhu's expression. He knew that the Master He has a good relationship with the Queen Mother, so he was afraid that his words would offend his master.

Bai Ruozhu sneered, "Why would you want to accuse someone? Don't tell me whether the thing is true or not. Even if it is true, who said that having a love relationship must be related to the emperor's bloodline? The late emperor is the most respected person in the world. , are you stupid?"

She said it a bit directly, because King Duan's behavior made her very angry. It was obviously a fight between men for power, but they targeted a weak woman, a woman whose husband died, and bullied her husband. Since he is dead and has no one to support him, do you have to discredit him?

If King Duan's slogan is that the current emperor is not a wise king and he wants to bring order to the chaos, but he actually puts his effort into blood, and even sends a message to make the whole world laugh at the queen mother, this, this is really despicable.

"Ruozhu, don't be angry, King Duan will be punished sooner or later." Wu Ying advised in a low voice.

Bai Ruozhu took a few deep breaths to calm down.

"Although the west gate is closest to the northwest camp, there may be more masters waiting for us at the city gate. It is too dangerous to break through. But if we want to continue hiding in Beiyu City, the risk factor is too high. So we go to the south gate!"

"Will it take too many detours? Why not take the north gate?" Wu Bai asked worriedly.

"It's better to take a detour than to be caught. The north gate is the second closest gate. With King Duan's cunningness, it's impossible not to be unprepared." Bai Ruozhu said.

The others were silent. After careful consideration, they felt that what Bai Ruozhu said made sense, so everyone made preparations and decided to lurk near the south gate and then make a surprise attack.

The secret guards dispersed. Bai Ruozhu only had Jian Qi with her. In order not to attract attention, she walked with Wu Ying, Wu Bai and Jian Qi together. The distance between the four of them was not too far, and they pretended that they didn't know anyone. Who, walking all the way south.

There were not as many people on the street as usual, and the people probably only caused unrest in the city and did not dare to wander outside. However, when passing by the market, I still saw many people gathered around and looking at things. Bai Ruozhu listened carefully. , turned out to be watching the crusade of King Duan.

In fact, the people came to see the secrets of the royal family. Many people even thought that it didn't matter who became the emperor, as long as taxes were not increased.

At this time, a pair of officers and soldiers suddenly came out. Bai Ruozhu and others' hearts skipped a beat and they all lowered their heads slightly, not daring to let the officers and soldiers see their faces.

Fortunately, the officers and soldiers did not come to them. Instead, they went to the place where the proclamation was posted and took another notice and posted it. Suddenly, the crowd of onlookers stirred up an uproar, and someone shouted: "King Duan said that Beiyu City will be under his control from now on, and taxes will be reduced by 20%!"

Many people cheered a lot. The 20% tax is actually not much, but most people don't do calculations carefully. They just think that it is a good thing if it is less than before.

Of course, some people think it's not a big deal, and still feel that under the previous management of City Lord Meng, Beiyu City is more suitable for living and working in peace and contentment.

Bai Ruozhu and Chao Qizhu winked, and the four of them hurriedly left here and soon arrived near the south gate.

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Today is the Ghost Festival. Please try not to go out at night and go to bed early~