On a sunny morning, the gates of Yecheng suddenly closed. At the same time, the gates between the southern and northern cities were also closed. The sudden change surprised the people in the city. Whether it was the noble family of officials or ordinary people with humble status, they had great opinions on this.

As the capital of Yecheng, the flow of people outside the city is very high every day. Not only are there many residents in the city, but there are also many residents inside the city, and there are also vendors traveling around the city. Every city gate is filled with people coming in and out every day.

Officials who came to Beijing from other places, or officials who set out from the capital to all directions, frequently enter and exit Yecheng every day, and there are also a large number of fruits, vegetables, poultry, livestock and sheep continuously transported into the city, providing necessary food for residents of the Great Zhou capital.

Now that the door suddenly closed, Yecheng stopped operating like a horse tripped in a galloping.

More and more people were gathering inside and outside the city gate. The soldiers guarding the gate kept explaining that they were on orders to close the city gate, but everyone became more and more excited and the noise became louder and louder.

The noise came to an abrupt end after a large number of troops rushed to the streets. Seeing these fiercely held troops controlling the intersections of the streets, the well-informed residents of Yecheng realized that something was wrong.

Seeing reinforcements arrived, the Simen, who was still smiling just now, immediately became hard and shouted loudly at the people in front of him: "I am ordered to close the door. What do you think? Let's talk to the official army yourself!"

"A traitor just now tried to sneak into the palace. After the incident was leaked, he tried to escape from the city. If you yell to leave the city again, then you will be a traitor's party!"

Simen also wanted to show their power, and some officials and generals came over with their soldiers and announced the latest announcement to the frightened people: "Wait until you go home quickly, and the yard will be closed later. Those who are still walking on the street will be invited to the prison for a walk!!"

"Also, when you see the suspicious person, you must immediately report to the official. If you catch the traitor and his accomplices, the government will be rewarded with great rewards!"

"Those who do not live in the city are here for inspection. Don't run around and be caught before you say you are a good citizen!"

"If you dare to collect suspicious signs, and if you dare not report the information, you will be punished as a traitor and the whole family will be executed!!"

As soon as the words were finished, the people gathered at the city gate were like birds and beasts, running wildly towards their own homes. Instead of the residents in the city, they stood on both sides of the road with bitter faces and were inspected by the soldiers.

Such a scene was performed at various city gates, and those who rushed back home had to be investigated by soldiers stationed at various street corners on the way. As long as the soldiers thought the situation was suspicious, they would be stunning on the spot.

Everyone finally arrived at their respective residences. The owner of the house had already led some residents to recognize people at the import and export.

If anyone who is not Benlifang wants to get into Lifang by troubled waters, it is very difficult, because only the residents of Benlifang can enter. Even so, these residents who want to go home must be investigated by the officers and soldiers.

The import and exit of each Lifang are guarded by soldiers. All the residents of Lifang who returned from outside must explain what they did before, lift up their sleeves and trousers to check whether there are any wounds on their bodies.

Women are no exception, but in order to avoid arousing civil unrest, the slaves brought by Li Zheng and the arch-owner were searched.

This is the case for the Lifang where ordinary people live, and the Lifang where wealthy families live. Of course, it is impossible to search for the body, and it is even impossible for the female family to search. Even if the above requests to do so, the officials and generals on the scene will not be foolish.

I asked a few questions and then registered that the He family would let go. I had to be polite to avoid the other party from settle accounts in the future.

After all, there are a few people who can enjoy such treatment. Most of the villages in the city are tossed and messed up because the soldiers began to search door-to-door and rummaging through boxes and cabinets in various houses.

This situation happened last year. It was the emperor's wedding, but the emperor was assassinated by the thief and fell into a coma. In the end, the thief used magic tricks to escape from the palace. The official army led the whole city, causing chaos everywhere.

The situation today is even more difficult than that time, because in a certain area, soldiers who searched the ground were constantly holding wooden sticks, and it seemed that they wanted to identify whether there were basements or tunnels underground.

As they were stuck, there was really a movement on the ground different from other places. The soldiers were excited and started digging the ground with a shovel. The owner of the household saw him and cried and shouted that there was nothing authentic here and was stopped by the soldiers.

As the saying goes, if you want to cover up, the more you say there is no, the more likely it is. The soldiers struggled to dig the soil, and soon the shovel hit hard objects underground. Everyone thinks that this is the "portal" of the tunnel entrance, and the digging of soil is getting faster and faster.

As a result, several clay pots were dug out, and the opening of the clay pot was sealed with mud. When I opened it, I saw a full can of copper coins.

The household owner saw that the soldiers staring at the copper coins were wrong, and was so anxious that he shouted that this was the savings of the whole family for many years. However, the wolf did not let go when he saw the meat, and the money in several clay pots was instantly reduced by half.

The soldiers who had the sweetness were full of energy, left the head of the household who was crying but didn't cry, and turned to the next door to find the tunnel. Shangguan wanted to catch the thief and find the tunnel. Then they felt that it was natural for them to work hard to dig out some "guns" and take some as hard money.

There were crying, scolding, and knocking everywhere in the Lifang, and fewer pedestrians on the street. Soon, the dog barking sounded. This sound was not coming from the Lifang, but in the street, where many hunting dogs were barking.

The large group of soldiers ran in small steps on the street. The soldiers at the forefront led more than a dozen hunting dogs, trotting before, as if they were chasing their prey while hunting, but now they are not hunting, but tracking.

At the forefront of the team, several eunuchs were mixed in, holding some handkerchiefs, clothes and other items in their hands. They sniffed the hunting dogs from time to time and let them follow the smell of the owner of the clothes.

The dog's nose is very good, while the hunting dog's sense of smell is more sensitive and can track it according to the smell of prey. Therefore, in order to pursue the thief and rescue the hostages held by the thief, the imperial guards transferred a large number of hunting dogs to assist in the search.

There is also a little white dog among these hunting dogs, which looks very weak among a group of fierce hunting dogs, and the screams are small, and they look a little weak.

That was the queen mother's pet. The eunuchs took it out to help find the owner. Seeing that the hunting dogs often slapped the little white dog with malicious intentions, an eunuch picked it up.

The hounds lowered their heads and sniffed around the ground, took the team to a turn, left the area where other teams were looking for authentic Lifang, and turned to another Lifang.

As they walked, the hounds suddenly became excited and screamed louder. Seeing this, the soldiers let go of the dog leash. The hounds then roared forward, stopped outside a courtyard door, and kept shouting at the courtyard.

The generals led the troops were overjoyed when they saw this and immediately ordered the yard to be encircled. After a while, the soldiers forced open the gate and rushed in. They thought they would encounter resistance, but in the yard there was no one in them.

The hounds ran to the backyard with a croaking and stopped outside a room. The soldiers rushed open the door and rushed in, but found that nothing was wrong in the room.

Like the living room of ordinary families, the room has all the furniture and the floor is very clean. I didn’t find any different color floors.

The hounds entered the room and kept calling around the couch. The soldiers moved the couch away and hit the floor with wooden sticks. The echoes were different from those of other floors in the room when they were hit.

Faced with the smooth and flat floor, the soldiers had nowhere to start, so they used the hammer they brought to smash the floor, and soon smashed the stone slab, revealing a dark hole in the ground.

The entrance of the cave was found. The soldiers were excited but dared not go down easily, so as not to be injured by the thief who might lurk in the cave. They wanted to put the hunting dog in, but were afraid of hurting the hostages.

After weighing the pros and cons, they let the hound take the lead and enter the hole first, and then follow up. When the hound makes the thief in the tunnel mess up, they will take advantage of the mechanism to subdue the other party and save the person.

The hound and a dozen soldiers entered the tunnel, and the other soldiers and eunuchs surrounded the entrance of the cave and outside the room, waiting for good news one by one. As a result, after a long time, the dog and the man came back, but only brought back some clothes.

These are all women's dresses, made of silk and brocade, and are very luxurious. I think they are worn by the Queen Mother and Queen Zhu. There is another obviously damaged dress with a little blood on it. It seems that they were worn by the Hu Ji who held the Princess of Shu hostage.

All signs indicate that this is the authentic tunnel of the thief entering the palace and leaving the palace. The hostages he held had changed their clothes and are now missing, so they are one step late.
Chapter completed!