"Sir Iwakura, here."

He led Iwakura Toshi and others to the corner of the yard - a long-standing well.

Yu Songcao opened the lid of the well to reveal the scene inside.

It turns out that this is a dry well.

There is no drop of water at the bottom of the well, only darkness that looks like an abyss.

Iwakura Yoshi turned his head and shouted to everyone behind him:

"Okay, keep up with me! Come one by one! Be careful not to hurt the Emperor and the Prince!"

After saying that, he took the lead in going down the well.

The wellhead is equipped with a device similar to an "elevator" - which is very common in mines - slowly descends to the deepest part of the dry well.

After reaching the deepest part of the dry well, I saw a different world inside - a secret passage leading to an unknown distance.

From the beginning, Iwakura Yoshihiko didn't plan to go by land!

If you want to escape on the ground, you must first pass through the "Seventh Ostok of Beijing", and then pass through the entire "Luo Wai" - there are too many variables, and it is very easy to have uncontrollable accidents.

Not to mention the "Association Army in Beijing" for the time being, the "New Selection Group in Beijing" should not be underestimated.

Since this is the case, it is better to dig a tunnel directly and escape through the underground passage!

For this night, Iwakura Goshi made full preparations.

He first looked for ministers who were willing to cooperate with.

This link is not difficult.

"Luozhong" is the home court of the imperial court.

The imperial ministers lived here for thousands of years.

Iwakura Yuki found a partner who was like-minded and willing to lend his own courtyard without much effort.

Immediately afterwards, he hired a group of professional and trustworthy civil workers and spent nearly half a year digging through this secret passage leading to the outskirts of Kyoto.

With the help of the "elevator", Yu Songcao and others went down into the well one by one.

Not long after, all members, as well as the emperor and prince in the sedan chair, entered the secret passage safely.

Yu Songcao lifted the oil lamp and waved:

"Please follow me!"

He led the way forward and led everyone forward slowly.

The tunnel is filled with turbid air, which makes people breathe hard.

While moving forward, Yu Song asked Iwakuraki behind him without looking back:

"Sir Iwakura, what's the situation?"

Iwakura Toshita replied lightly:

"Successfully captured the Emperor and the Crown Prince, but failed to take away all the artifacts, leaving behind the 'Tiancongyun Sword'."

He briefly told the general story of "The Emperor of Tribulation".

After hearing this, Yu Songcao smiled bitterly:

"The white jade is a little flaw..."

He changed his tone:

"But, fortunately."

"Fortunately, I just missed the 'Tiancongyun Sword', not the Emperor or the Prince."

"If it is the former, there is still a way to find a supplement."

"But if it's the latter, it's going to be troublesome."

"This is just a little ink in the clear water, harmless."

"It would be incredible that such a bold plan could succeed."

Iwakura Koshi smiled slightly and echoed:

"Yes, being able to successfully capture the Emperor and the Crown Prince is already a happy ending, and I can't ask for more."

After careful study, it is not difficult to find that the reason why Iwakura Tsushi's "God of the Emperor's Plan" was successful was the result of multiple coincidences.

First, there happened to be a greedy man among the guards of the imperial station who was jealous of money.

Second, major events have occurred frequently in recent days.

After launching the "Changzhou Battle", a series of major events such as "Nowei was attacked", "Second China's return", "Second Sekihara Joint Battle", and "Edo Cage Battle" happened one after another, which was dazzling.

People all over the world, from princes and nobles to ordinary people, focus on these wars and have no time to take care of other places.

Even Aoden, who was regarded as the "lifelong enemy" by Iwakura, was stuck by these wars and unable to separate himself.

In fact, two months ago, Iwakura Toshi completed a series of preliminary preparations for the "Gagata Plan", and it was only one opportunity short of it.

At present, the newly elected team leaders led by Aoden are not in Gyeonggi. Civil war broke out in Edo, and the "Nanji faction" and the "Ichibashi faction" completely broke up. The shogunate is busy fighting and seizing power, and has no time to take care of Kyoto - is there any better opportunity to do it than this?

Therefore, he seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and made a quick decision.

As soon as the main force of the new selection group led by Kondo Yuki left, he officially launched the "Emperor-robbing plan" and made Kyoto uneasy.

Yu Songcao was silent for a while, then changed into a faint tone and spoke again:

"Mr. Iwakura, although we have achieved remarkable results tonight, we have no way to go in this way."

"We will face a very cruel challenge next."

Iwakura Tsubasa couldn't help but smile:

"What? Fuck, are you scared?"

Yu Songcao shrugged:

"How is it possible. I haven't tasted 'fear' for a long time."

Iwakura Koshi smiled and continued:

"Fuck, no need to worry."

"Faced with challenges bravely, and found a way to solve the crisis."

"Do your best to do your best and wait for destiny."

“Isn’t that what we have been going all the way?”

"If you want to be at peace, why not surrender early and surrender to Ju Qingdeng's tyranny?"

"Take all your strength and fight until the last moment."

"As for whether it will be in history or be ruined, it will be decided by destiny."

After hearing this, Yu Songcao nodded gently:

"Yes, my subordinates understand."

While the two of them were talking, the end of the secret passage - also a dry well - had already come into their eyes.

Yu Songcao went out first. After confirming that there was no danger outside, he made a "safe" gesture to Iwakura Koshi and others.

After receiving this signal, Iwakura Koshi and others left the secret passage in an orderly manner.

Outside the exit of the secret passage, there are a batch of horse-drawn carriages.

They shipped the Emperor, the Prince, the Yata Realm, and the Eight-foot Qiong Gouyu into the car, then left and headed straight to Changzhou to the west.

...

...

Edo, a temple—

Aodo, Kondo, Shinhara Nagakura, and Ichi Saito... They were all wearing mourning clothes and looked solemn, standing directly in front of a tombstone.

The name written on the tombstone of the stupa is Kondo Shusuke.

[Note · Zutapo: It is a Chinese transliteration of Sanskrit, borrowed directly from Japan. It was originally a spiritual temple. The meaning of the spiritual pagoda evolved into a straight-shaped wooden sign in Japan. It is a tablet similar to the blessing of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. It is written on it. The names of Buddhist scriptures or Dharma Assembly names, the names of those who want to be saved, the names of those who offer sacrifices, and other information.]

The day before yesterday, the main force of the new selection group successfully arrived in Edo - what a pity, they lost.

The Ichihashi army had already withdrawn from Edo.

At the instruction of Aoden, Sonosuke Harada led a group of elite troops to pursue the Ichibashi army.

It has to be said that the Yiqiao Army's retreat was arranged very beautifully.

Harada Zuosuke led the elite troops to launch a fierce pursuit. Although he fought several beautiful battles, he did not hurt the main force of the Ichihashi Army.

The main force of the Ichiqiao Army was able to retreat to the Fukui clan.

There were also a large number of direct actors who were directly supporting the "Yiqiao Sect" together.
To be continued...