EBE Chapter 605 Prince Yi’s Mansion was robbed twice
Chapter 605 Prince Yi’s Mansion was robbed twice
On the thirteenth day, Zhou Chang began to receive letters from Zhong Yu and Zijindu via carrier pigeons.
In order to communicate information faster, before leaving, Zhou Chang made an agreement with Zhong Yu that if there was an emergency, they would still use the underworld channels.
The pigeons of the Fei Ge Gang are almost all over the neighboring country and can be used everywhere, but they are more expensive.
Zhou Chang sat in the cabin, leaning against the window, reading the densely written words on the small piece of paper for a long time before he sorted out two things.
First, after Yuan Chuan secretly presented the evidence of Prince Xian's "privately manufacturing weapons and intending to rebel" to Emperor Lin, there was no movement from Emperor Lin until the letter was sent, at least not on the surface.
In his letter, Zhong Yuxin also reminded Prince Yi to keep calm, saying that taking no action at this time would be the biggest move.
Zhou Chang thought it made sense. Since she had already handed the matter over, it was no longer under her control. She could only take a gamble, and all she could do was focus on the present matter.
Another thing was that Prince Yi’s mansion was robbed again on the fourth night after Zhou Chang left.
The number of bandits this time is unknown, but almost all the important rooms were ransacked overnight. By the time the palace guards discovered them, the bandits had already disappeared without a trace.
Fortunately, there were no casualties in Prince Yi's mansion. Only Princess Yuan Yun was frightened and has returned to her parents' home to rest in peace.
As for the loss of property, after checking afterwards, it was found that in addition to Yuan Yun losing some jewelry, the most important thing was that the thousand-year-old golden nanmu brocade box that Prince Yi had placed at the head of the bed in the study was missing.
"What does it mean that I can't find it?" Zhou Chang held up the note and sucked on it.
The skinny monkey was also worried: "If it can't be found, it must have been stolen. Anyway, there is really nothing more valuable in our Prince Yi's Mansion. The robbers this time are really good at it. The golden nanmu brocade box is worth a lot of silver."
"Anyone who is not blind will know that this thousand-year-old golden nanmu brocade box is a good thing." Zhou Chang also agreed with the thin monkey's words, "But why is the palace being robbed again and again? Is it really because there are too few soldiers in the palace?"
The skinny monkey didn't need to think too much: "Yes, Your Majesty, other palaces have at least one or two hundred soldiers, but our palace only has a few dozen, and they are all part-timers, how can it be a small number? Not only are they small, they are almost useless."
"Alas..." Zhou Chang also knew this truth, but he still couldn't figure it out after slapping his forehead, "The palace soldiers are few, but there is nothing valuable in the palace."
The skinny monkey looked disdainful and said, "You don't have any, but doesn't the princess have any?"
"Oh, that's it." Zhou Chang also "suddenly realized".
The skinny monkey didn't forget to try to comfort Prince Yi in the end: "Your Majesty, we are lucky that the bandits didn't set fire again this time. Let's just consider the loss of some property as a loss to avoid disaster."
"Yes, it's a blessing that they didn't set the fire." Zhou Chang nodded, but he was still worried about the golden nanmu brocade box. Unconsciously, his hand rested on his chest, where the jade pendant with branches was still in his arms.
The golden nanmu brocade box was lost, but fortunately the jade pendant was kept with me all the time so it was not lost along with it.
The only other important thing is Yuan Qi's letter.
When I thought of that farewell note, the emotions in my heart surged up like a raging sea.
The thin monkey noticed that Zhou Chang's face was not right: "Don't take it too seriously, Your Majesty. You can't steal more things in our palace. As for the golden nanmu brocade box, there are only a few pieces of paper in it... Now that you and Miss Yuan are safe, it's better to forget about the past."
forget?
Even if she wanted to forget, Prince Yi couldn't.
Zhou Chang could only forcefully divert his attention and double-checked the note: "Mr. Zhong also said that no one in the palace is fine. This is a blessing in disguise."
"Yes, it's good that Your Highness thinks so. After all, we are thousands of miles away from you." Skinny Monkey is the one who understands life best.
Although Zhou Chang was very anxious, he also knew that what the skinny monkey said made sense.
Just as I burned the letter under the lamp, the military report arrived outside.
Jin Run personally delivered the report: "It's bad, Your Highness Prince Yi, this is a military report from the garrison camp, saying that their food and fodder were robbed in Shuomang Mountain, with heavy losses, and they were able to save only half of it."
"Half?" Zhou Chang snatched the general's newspaper and glanced at it quickly.
There was not enough food and supplies to begin with, and now we have lost so much. What should we do next?
Jin Run's face also turned red with anxiety: "Yeah, who would have thought that those bandits would not celebrate the New Year, but would rob the army's rations at this time."
Zhou Chang held the military report tightly and took a deep breath. "Since we have suffered losses on land, we must be more careful on land and sea. We are about to enter the territory of northern Vietnam, so we cannot lose anyone. Commander Jin, pass the order down to strengthen the alert and speed up the advance."
"Yes." Jin Run agreed.
Afterwards, Zhou Chang did not forget to call Gao Yuan over, and sent him both messages, and asked Gao Yuan to find a way to contact Chen Yuan to confirm whether Yidanxing's people were safe.
Over the next few days, sailing on the river went smoothly.
Although Zhou Chang always felt that something was fishy about the theft in Prince Yi's mansion, he was out of control and therefore let it go for the time being.
Moreover, she kept a close eye on the messages coming from the Ministry of War until she received the news that the garrison battalion had finally arrived at the Yuebei military camp and that none of the people from Yidanxing were injured in the last robbery in Shuomang Mountain. Only then could she feel a little relieved.
According to the itinerary, their ships will reach northern Vietnam in a few days, and by then they will have completed the task of transporting military supplies.
After a few more days, the navy ships finally merged into the Jinmin River.
According to Jin Run, as long as they continue to move forward, they will reach the intersection of the East China Sea in two days. From there, they can either change to land route or continue to detour north, and they can directly reach the first state on the northern border of Vietnam - Maizhou.
As for which route to take, since we have already entered northern Vietnam, the time difference is almost the same, so it is up to Zhou Chang to decide.
And as long as they arrived in Maizhou and handed over the military rations and medicinal materials to King Xian's logistics troops, they would have completed their mission.
As for Prince Yi's plan to go to the front line to comfort the three armies, he can actually do so according to the situation at that time.
Zhou Chang was a complete novice in this area. Even Prince Yi had no memory of having any experience of fighting on the front line. After listening to Jin Run's report, he could only nod his head.
After sending Jin Run out of the cabin, he turned around and asked Gao Yuan: "Do you think it is better to go by land or by sea?"
Gao Yuan had been following the staff officer since a while ago. Now that Jin Run had gone out and there were no outsiders in the cabin, it was easier to talk. "The two sides have similar time. If we go by land, we can do as Jin Run said and get the job done in Maicheng. It really saves trouble. And if we go by land and sea, there are actually more than one port in Maicheng. We can also go directly to Jizhou Port, so that we can send military supplies directly to the front line."
"Isn't that better?" Zhou Chang immediately had a question, "But why didn't Jin Run mention it just now?"
Gao Yuan answered directly: "I have heard that pirates are rampant in the East China Sea. Those pirates are pirates from the Mirage Kingdom. The Maizhou port near the north of Vietnam is probably still under our control, but the situation of Jizhou port is unknown. Moreover, if we want to go directly to Jizhou, the sea voyage will inevitably be longer, and the risk of encountering pirates from the Mirage Kingdom will be greater."
Zhou Chang had to seriously consider whether to choose speed or safety.