Chapter 36 Section VI

In the darkness, no one would notice the mechanism Shentu Jia set up with the big iron pillar. This is the homework that Shentujia must do every night before going to bed. He tied the iron pillar to the roof beam with a thick cable so that it can swing back and forth in front of the bed like a scale. The height of the iron pillar is only less than Shentujia slept on a slightly higher mat. Then, he used a thinner rope to pull the iron pillar up to the wall, and tied the rope around the post by the wall to the post at his feet. This meticulous and ingenious arrangement is only for one thing, that is, when someone comes to murder him at night, he only needs to gently pull the rope buckle, and the iron pillars by the wall will knock him down with a gust of wind. Therefore, when Shentu Jia was woken up by someone that night, he was very calm.

However, when he saw that the person who came was standing only six or seven feet away, and had no sharp weapon in his hand, his mood was turbulent instead.His withdrawn character and extraordinary experience made him feel that it is unbelievable for a person to sneak into other people's room late at night without killing people. "Is your family awake?" The voice of the visitor was quiet, even a little amiable.This made Shentu Jia sound a little funny, this man was very polite and cautious, as if he was visiting a patient. Shentu Jia sat up, clasped the rope ring with his fingers, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"His Royal Highness Princess Taiping asked me to pass on a message. She is really satisfied with your performance and will reward you with a lot of color. His old man told you to be more careful." Shentujia really wanted to see the face of the person who came, but the person deliberately avoided the little moonlight coming in from the window and retreated into the shadows.Shen Tujia was no stranger to the Taiping princess he was talking about. At the banquet in Qujiang today, he noticed that Li Chonghuan was flattering the proud and fat old lady in every possible way. Presumably General Li wanted something from her.But what about this guy?

Shentu Jia knew that although he had a remote temperament, he was not reckless, but he hadn't thought about whether similar stories happened in the past history.The person in his room was sent by Princess Taiping. He has already revealed his identity, but who is he?A spy sent to spy on General Lee?This idiot probably went to the wrong door and mistook Shentu Jia for the spy. Thinking of this, Shentu Jia shrank back and hid his face in the shadow of the bed curtain. The man said again: "The princess asked you to continue to monitor Li Chonghuan. In addition, the meeting place has also been changed, and it will be in the shop where you usually buy geese."

Ha, this kid let it all out with one word.He knew that I was Shentujia. From this point on, it became clear that General Li must have sent someone to deceive me because he was afraid that I would forget my previous favor and take refuge in Princess Taiping. Shentu Jia didn't feel bad for Li Chonghuan because of this, but felt that this was the prudence a person planning big things should have.The fact that I came to the door rashly a few days ago must have made General Li suspicious, which is why today's matter happened. "If there is nothing else, you can go." Shentu Jia thought that there was no need to expose the other party face to face, but General Li must understand his own intentions.

When Shentu Jia came to the upper room, General Li was still awake, but there was no sign of the boy who sneaked into his room just now. When General Li saw Shentu Jia, he waved his hand, sent the servant who was dozing off by the door, and asked, "What's the matter?" This scene made Shentu Jia feel a little funny.If the cook asked the master for instructions, there was no need to avoid the servant; but if it was a conspiracy, General Li shouldn't act like he didn't know.Again, General Li lacked trust in him. It was precisely because of Li Chonghuan's distrust that Shentujia became agitated, and he said without thinking: "General, you invited me to your house, and here I am. You have also seen that I have practiced the skills of big iron vertebrae. I, Shentu Jiadan, want to repay your kindness with a righteous word, you shouldn't treat me as a villain who sells himself and seeks refuge."

Shentujia's words were a bit incoherent, but his excited emotions and the fanatical passion in his eyes moved Li Chonghuan quite a lot. Because the Tang Dynasty was an era of chivalry, especially during the years of political turmoil in the Tang Dynasty, many people believed that justice was above all else, and chivalry was the highest goal in life.For this reason, these people don't care about fame and fortune, they don't care about the consequences, and they just want to do some great things.During those years when Li Chonghuan was exiled, he had also come into contact with such people, but the fanaticism in this person like this one is rare.

However, he still couldn't trust the person in front of him, so he asked, "Then, since you are acting according to giri, what do you want for yourself?" "I don't want anything, I just want to do one big thing for you." Li Chonghuan has long forgotten his righteous deeds to help Shentu Jia's mother and son in Yangzhou in the early years, and he did not recognize that the fanatical young man in front of him was the impoverished boy who said "Scholars can be killed but not humiliated". He thought of Bo Langsha's brave attack, and also thought of the encounter between Yan Taizi Dan and Jing Ke.Therefore, based on his noble background, when dealing with Shentu Jia who was born in a humble background, he naturally thought of the so-called "Grace of Knowing Encounter", because the person in front of him is clearly a typical example of "a scholar dies for his confidant" represent.

Thinking of this, Li Chonghuan stood up, gave Shentu Jiacha a deep salute, and said: "In this case, please don't call me master or general, from now on, everything I have is yours, and you and I share the joys and sorrows." , do a great job.” "But according to my brother's orders." Shentu Jia felt that his mood at this time must be similar to Jing Ke's mood when he saw Prince Dan cut off a pair of beautiful hands for him.From then on, in water and fire, all I need is a word from my brother. After sending Shentu Jia away, Li Chonghuan praised Wang Ju, who was pacing triumphantly out of the apartment, and thought that Mr. Wang's clever plan was truly unparalleled in the world.

Wang Ju accepted Li Chonghuan's compliment honestly and bluntly, and said: "If he was Princess Taiping's spy, he would have escaped a long time ago, and would come to see you? But if he really came to take refuge in you, and he And if he's smart enough, he'll know what's going on, and it'll just give him a chance to show his heart." "Should we send him to Princess Taiping tomorrow?" Since this matter is tied to the emperor, Li Chonghuan can't decide for himself.However, he didn't want to be the master either. This would leave him a place to retreat. Although there was not much room for it, there was a place to retreat after all.

"Don't tell him too much about our affairs, just let him keep his eyes open, watch carefully, listen carefully, and just pass on news." "yes."