Ten days later, Ning Chen set out from the border and returned to the capital. Because he could not bring too many troops back to the capital. So the Ning'an Army stayed at the border. Ning Chen only brought 500 Ning'an soldiers back to the capital. Tong Yuanzhou then sent people to transport those supplies to the capital. Ning Chen's part was temporarily stored in the baggage camp in charge of Lei An. After several months of separation, plus the time to return to the capital, it has been almost half a year. Ning Chen missed Yudie, Zisu, the Ninth Princess... and Emperor Xuan. He was eager to return to the capital. He rode light horses all the way, very fast.
On this day, Ning Chen and others stopped to rest. Wu Tiezhu came quickly with a messenger. Ning Chen looked at the other party's uniform and frowned. This was the uniform only for the 800-mile express messenger. "Eight hundred miles of urgent delivery, the emperor's oral order, Lord Ning, listen to the order!" Ning Chen knelt down, "Ning Chen accepts the order!" "The emperor's oral order, Lord Ning returned to the border and waited for dispatch... I decree this!" Ning Chen was stunned and looked at the messenger, "That's all?" The messenger nodded. Ning Chen had a question mark on his forehead. Eight hundred miles of urgent delivery, but no mention of the matter? Just let him return to the border, this is too strange! "Only oral order, nothing else?" The messenger shook his head and said, "I am just following orders and only received oral orders." Ning Chen always felt that there was something wrong with this matter. Why would His Majesty issue such an incoherent order? "Think about it again, did you miss something?" The messenger said, "This is related to my life and property. I really only received oral orders, nothing else." Ning Chen handed over a silver note, "Thank you for your hard work!" "Thank you for the reward, Lord!" Ning Chen waved his hand and asked someone to send the messenger away. He frowned slightly, convinced that the messenger would not lie. This matter concerned his life and property. His Majesty's order was that if he forgot even one word, not to mention forgetting anything else, it would be a serious crime that the whole family would be executed.
But this order was too strange. Pan Yucheng said, "What's wrong?" Ning Chen said in a deep voice, "I always feel that this oral order is a bit strange... The border has been stable. After this battle, South Vietnam has been unable to invade the border of Daxuan in recent years." "Your Majesty sent an order before, urging me to return to Beijing quickly... This time, someone sent an urgent order eight hundred miles away, ordering me to return to the border. I think it's not right." Pan Yucheng nodded slightly, "It's a bit wrong!" Ning Chen pondered for a moment, "The strangest thing is that Your Majesty can issue a clear order, but he just conveyed an oral order... And this oral order is not clear." "This is not Your Majesty's style. There is something wrong with this." Pan Yucheng said, "But the oral order has been issued. We have to return to the border, otherwise it will be disobedience." "Let me think about it!" Ning Chen walked aside and thought for a long time. Immediately, he stood up and said, "Pass my order, return to the capital as soon as possible." Pan Yucheng was shocked, "You want to disobey the order?" Ning Chen said in a deep voice, "I must return to the capital. I have always been uneasy in my heart. I always feel that something has happened... If you want to disobey the order, then disobey the order. If your majesty wants to punish me, I will bear it all." Running all the way. It was not until the evening that Ning Chen ordered to rest in place. In the tent, Ning Chen was sleeping soundly. Suddenly, he sat up suddenly as if he was possessed, stretched out his hand and grabbed in front, "Your majesty..." Pan Yucheng, who was guarding outside, rushed in when he heard the noise. Ning Chen's face turned pale and his forehead was covered with cold sweat. "What happened to you?" Ning Chen looked around and found himself in the tent. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looked at Pan Yucheng, and said, "Old Pan, I had a nightmare." "I dreamed that His Majesty was in trouble, and he stood in front of me covered in blood, telling me to run..." Pan Yucheng's face changed drastically. He comforted him, "Maybe you are too nervous, it's just a dream, don't think too much." Ning Chen nodded slightly, but the dream kept lingering in his mind and couldn't be shaken off. The dream just now was too real. Ning Chen thought for a while and said, "Old Pan, call Wu Tiezhu to me." Pan Yucheng nodded, turned around and left.
After a while, Pan Yucheng came with Wu Tiezhu. Seeing Ning Chen's face turn pale, Wu Tiezhu was startled and asked with concern: "Xiao Chen, what's wrong with you?" Ning Chen waved his hand and said: "I'm fine! Brother Zhuzi, send someone back to the border immediately... convey my military order, let Yuan Long and Lei An lead the Ning'an Army, maybe rush to the capital." "Yes, I'll go now!" Wu Tiezhu turned around and left quickly without hesitation. Pan Yucheng worriedly said: "There is no imperial edict to mobilize troops to the capital, but it is a serious crime of treason... Do you really want to do this because of a dream?" Ning Chen said in a deep voice: "Be prepared!" "Your Majesty has a favor for me and treats me like a son... If Your Majesty is fine, it would be the best. If you want to punish me, I will accept it." "Old Pan, pass the order, set off immediately, and chop off those who fall behind." Pan Yucheng nodded and turned to go out. Ning Chen led his men and rushed to the capital under the stars and the moon. Until the afternoon of the next day, let alone the people, the horses could hardly bear it. Ning Chen then ordered a rest. Ning Chen didn't even set up the tent, it was very troublesome to dismantle this thing. He leaned against a tree and just closed his eyes when Wu Tiezhu came and told Ning Chen that he had caught someone. "Who is it?" Wu Tiezhu shook his head, "This person was sneaky and was caught by the patrolling soldiers. He shouted that he wanted to see you." Ning Chen said: "Bring it here!" "yes!" After a while, Wu Tiezhu led a few soldiers and escorted a thin man over. Ning Chen looked at him, making sure he had never seen this person before, and asked, "I heard you want to see me?" The other party looked at Ning Chen, "Are you Lord Ning?" Ning Chen frowned, "It's me." "Please also ask the Marquis to let them let go of me." Ning Chen thought for a moment and waved to several soldiers, "Let him go." After the skinny man regained his freedom, he immediately knelt down, cupped his fists and paid homage, "I see you, little man!" Ning Chen didn't notice anything wrong, but Pan Yucheng's face changed slightly. He lowered his voice and said: "Ning Chen, let the others retreat first!"
Ning Chen was startled for a moment, but he didn't ask any more questions. He absolutely believed Pan Yucheng. "Brother Zhuzi, you go down first." "yes!" Wu Tiezhu left with the people. Ning Chen looked at Pan Yucheng, but Pan Yucheng looked at the thin man kneeling on the ground and asked in a deep voice: "What's the font size and what's your name?" "Tianzihao, Lin Shijiu." Pan Yucheng said: "Do you know me?" "We know each other, Pan Jinyi." Ning Chen looked curious, "What are you talking about? Old Pan, who is he?" Pan Yucheng said: "He is the Supervision Department, Tianzihao secret agent." Ning Chen looked surprised, "How did you recognize him? Have you seen him before?" Pan Yucheng shook his head, "The gesture he made to salute just now is a gesture unique to secret agents... Only those with a gold medal or above are qualified to know this gesture." Ning Chen said oh, no wonder this person had to let him go first. It turned out that he was making a spy gesture when he was about to salute. Pan Yucheng said: "Tell me, what do you want from Mr. Hou?" The thin man looked serious and said, "Something happened to your Majesty!" One sentence made Ning Chen and Pan Yucheng's expressions suddenly change.
