Chapter 51: Silver-armored young general breaks through the sealed city

When he returned to the backyard of the grain shop, Li Yaoguang saw that his grain cart, as well as the things he had bought in Wa City, had been delivered and loaded together. The driver was happily eating baked bread and chatting with the clerk in charge of loading the cart. When he saw him, they all hurried over to greet him.

Li Yaoguang didn't say much. He thanked the clerk in the grain shop, gave him a handful of copper coins as a tip, jumped into the car, waved his hand, and went straight out of the city to go home.

When the loaded carriage drove out of Wa Lane, considering that the road back to Lao Wo Mountain was not short and there was the issue of staying overnight on the way, Li Yaoguang stopped at several familiar food stalls in Wa Lane to buy some dry food such as steamed buns, steamed buns, sesame cakes, and tea eggs. She also bought ten of the delicious roast chicken that her uncle used to eat when she saw that it was also sold in Wa Lane.

The driver smiled so much when he saw her carrying so much food and filling up the few empty seats behind him. When Li Yaoguang sat back on the shaft next to him, the driver's attitude became much better. He whipped the horse whip and the carriage carried them to Chaoyang Gate in the east of the city.

When they arrived at Chaoyang Gate, it was estimated to be the end of noon. As they looked at the city gate just ahead, Li Yaoguang suddenly discovered that there were a lot more people leaving the city today, and it was completely different from the sparse crowd he saw yesterday.

She was puzzled. Could it be that these people were going out of the city and heading south to watch the fun?
That doesn't make sense. To the east of Chaoyang Gate is Tongzhou. Shouldn't we go south through the South Gate? Could it be that these people are going south by boat? But there are no boats in Taishan!

Just as Li Yaoguang was puzzled, the coachman drove the carriage slowly to catch up with the team in front queuing to leave the city, when suddenly, a rapid sound of horse hooves was heard.

The people waiting in line to leave the city couldn't help but look and saw a handsome young general, about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing silver armor. He led about two hundred fully armed soldiers in line behind him. They arrived at the city gate in a mighty manner and surrounded the city gate tightly in an instant.

How is this going?

People around were whispering to each other, and Li Yaoguang couldn't help but feel anxious and curious, so he simply stood on the shaft of the cart and looked out.

The majestic young general in silver armor quickly dismounted from his horse and said something to the guard at the city gate. Not long after, the guard at the city gate rang the gong in his hand and shouted loudly to the team lined up in front of him.

"Back, back, back! Everyone please disperse. No need to queue up. Your Majesty is praying for the south. To ensure the safety of Kyoto, a new order has been issued. The six gates of Kyoto are temporarily closed. No one is allowed to enter or leave."

As the voice fell, everyone was in an uproar. Before they could react, they saw the city gate officer raise his hand and wave, and a group of soldiers rushed out from the soldier storage caves on both sides of the city gate and instantly sealed the gate.

And the large group of elite soldiers brought by the young general in silver armor also blocked another layer in front of the city gate guards at the young general's wave of hand. The sharp blades in their hands were drawn out, and the flashing in the winter sun made people jump with fear.

Looking at the situation, it seems like a storm is about to come and no water can get in.

Li Yaoguang's heart skipped a beat. He frowned and looked at the team in front of him, cursing and venting his anger. In the end, he was afraid of the sharp blades held high in front of him by the other side, so he reluctantly dispersed slowly.

The driver beside her was looking at her in distress because he had lost the big order, but Li Yaoguang did not notice it. Instead, she was thinking about what to do next. Suddenly, she heard someone in the crowd shouting.

"Hey, hey, isn't it forbidden to enter or exit? Why is that car allowed?"

Li Yaoguang looked up and saw that among the slowly dispersing team in front, there was a gorgeous carriage that quietly broke away from the team and was heading towards the martial law gate in front. Surprisingly, none of the armed soldiers and city gate guards tried to stop it.

The crowd was in an uproar, and everyone stood there, with their hands on their waists and sleeves rolled up, asking for justice. Then, Li Yaoguang, who was standing high on the shaft of the carriage, saw from afar that the young general in silver armor whispered to the city gate officer again, and then he saw the city gate officer pointing at the carriage that was passing through the customs and explaining loudly.

"Don't worry, everyone. The city is sealed off for the comfort of the capital and for the safety of the people in the city. But if you have urgent matters to leave the capital like the owner of this carriage, please report the situation to Jingzhao Prefecture and get a pass. The city gate officer will not stop you from leaving the city."

When everyone heard this, and watched the carriage pass smoothly out of the city in full view of everyone, while they were stopped one by one by the new pass issued by the Jingzhao Yamen, the crowd was in an uproar again, and everyone was whispering to each other anxiously, exchanging information and asking what the pass was.

The driver beside him, who was really reluctant to give up the commission for this sports car, couldn't help but look at Li Yaoguang, "Young Master, what do you think?"

Li Yaoguang said nothing more. He squinted his eyes to glance at the carriage that had gone away, then glanced at the noisy crowd, and then glanced again at the pile of cars behind him. He made up his mind and raised his hand to point to a rarely visited alley near Weimeilou.

"Let's go. It looks like we can't leave today. Let's wait for me to get the pass. As for these goods... let's go to Houshe Lane in Xiangxing Street first. I have a house there, and it's close to the city gate. Let's unload the goods there first, and then leave after we get the pass. Don't worry, I'll treat you again when the time comes."

Upon hearing that the job was not lost, the driver was happy and turned the carriage around quickly. De'er whipped the carriage and drove it to the place Li Yaoguang pointed.

This is a deserted alley in the downtown area. There are high walls on both sides and only a few back doors. Few people come here on weekdays. In addition, Kyoto is now in a state of depression, so Li Yaoguang set his sights on coming here.

He instructed the driver to drive the cart into the alley. Although the driver was confused, he saw that his employer stuffed money into his pocket and told him to go and have some wine and meat, and that he could take the horse away and come back to drive the cart. The driver thought that the cart frame was just a broken one made of old felt and bamboo mat, and it was not worth much. He was happy to take the money given by Li Yaoguang and left with peace of mind.

As for Li Yaoguang, after the driver left, he looked around to make sure that no one was inside, then got into the carriage and emptied it in a matter of seconds.

After being busy all night, Li Yaoguang was extremely tired, so she simply set the alarm clock, dozed off in the car for a while, calculated the time and got up. The driver who had agreed with her on the time also came back.

Seeing that the carriage was indeed empty, the driver didn't ask any more questions and handed over the carriage smoothly. The driver knew that Li Yaoguang was going to Jingzhao Prefecture to get that stupid pass, so he enthusiastically sent her there.

When Li Yaoguang arrived, the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture was crowded with people. It seemed that they were all there to get this broken pass, and they were all anxious and pale.

In order to deal with such situations, Jingzhao Prefecture sent a number of minor officials to carry desks and block the entrance of Jingzhao Prefecture to work on the spot. In order to conduct preliminary screening and registration, many yamen runners with swords were also sent out to maintain order.

Li Yaoguang did not dare to delay and quickly lined up. He observed while queuing and occasionally leaned forward to listen with his ears pricked up.

Unfortunately, there were too many people and the scene was noisy, so I didn’t get to hear any useful information. I could only wait in line and wait to be moved forward little by little.

When it was finally her turn and she saw that there were only one or two people at the table in front of her, she finally heard the question asked by the registration clerk in front of her.

Li Yaoguang was secretly shocked and muttered to himself, wondering how he should answer the clerk's questions during the registration process in order to get the token smoothly. In the blink of an eye, it was his turn.

(End of this chapter)