Chapter 54 Chapter 24 Layout Hunting

The Second Xiaoqiang Rebellion Chapter 24 Layout Hunting On May 12th in the twenty-fourth year of Wuwei, Cui Yangheng, the younger brother of the princess and servant of the household department, died in Hepingfang. - "Yong History."Biography of the King of Violence" Before I entered the hall, I heard a thunderous voice saying cheerfully: "Sima, you don't know, I'm lucky this time, the knives on the altar are sixty years old, you can't imagine There will be such a good wine in the small shop in the country, so I am not willing to drink it, so I specially brought it back, how about it, if you invite me to have a good meal, I will treat you to drink."

Then came a steady voice: "Old Jing, don't yell like that, His Highness will be here soon, I'm afraid I will blame you for not following the rules." The thunderous voice said impatiently: "I know, Your Highness won't blame me, this time I brought something good." Then I heard Sima Xiong ask with a smile: "What good thing do you have, isn't that good wine?" The voice said triumphantly: "You kid will never guess, His Highness will definitely like it when I bring such a thing." Li Zhi smiled slightly, coughed lightly, and walked into the hall, and I followed behind. As soon as I entered the hall, I saw two men in military uniform standing at one side who had already stood still.When Li Zhi took the throne, the two men came forward to pay respects. Just looking at the respect and respect they showed, one could tell that these two were Li Zhi's trusted generals.

I looked at the two of them carefully. One of them had long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a white face and no beard. He was handsome but handsome. He was nearly eight feet tall but had the arms and waist of a wasp, so he didn't look huge at all. Head around eyes, rough appearance, burly figure, but like a hill.After the two saluted and greeted respectfully, Li Zhi pointed at me and said, "This Jiang Sima is my king's right-hand man. You have met him before. From now on, treat him like this king. Don't be rude." The two of them turned around and walked over to salute me. I bowed my body to return the salute and said with a smile, "Your Highness is serious. Both Zhe and the two generals are His Highness's subordinates, so I dare not be two great gifts."

After seeing the ceremony, I walked to the lower seat of King Yong and sat down. The two of them stood in silence again, waiting for King Yong to speak. Li Zhi smiled and said, "Sit down, this is not a military camp, so you don't need to be so polite, eldest grandson, are you safe on the way?" The general with long eyebrows and phoenix eyes stood up and said: "His Royal Highness, the journey went smoothly, but there were too many horses and carriages, so we couldn't help walking slowly. This is a gift list from the envoy of Southern Chu." Booklet.Li Zhi flipped through it, handed it to me casually, and said, "I don't have any research on these paintings and calligraphy, you can take a look."

I flipped through it casually, and said lightly: "There are not many real top-quality products, but they are not bad. These books are not what I pay attention to, but those books. Although Southern Chu will inevitably leave some important classics, I don't think so. There will be too many shortages, and there will be nine out of ten, please send the catalog to Hanyuan another day, and I will check carefully to see if there are any precious books missing." Li Zhi nodded and said: "I have already written to my father, requesting to sort out these books, and my father has given an order to the Imperial Academy to let them do it. Regarding the matter of Prime Minister Chu Ping, Taifu Chu is rigorous and knowledgeable, so he will definitely handle these books well. This is a major event for Zebei's future generations, and he will not slack off."

I smiled and said: "I also trust Mrs. Chu, but I just glanced at some books that day, please allow me to borrow a few books from Your Highness." Li Zhi smiled slightly, and said: "You can decide on your own, but Jing Chi, I heard you yelling outside just now, did you bring something for me, what is it?" Jing Chi quickly stood up and said: "Your Highness, Your Highness must like such things brought by me." After speaking, he took out an album from his pocket and handed it over. Li Zhi opened it, and suddenly his expression was shocked, and he kept flipping through the pages until he finished, and then exclaimed: "It's such a complete geographical map of mountains and rivers, Jing Chi, where did you get it, and who drew it?" ."

Curious, I stretched out my hand, and Li Zhi handed me the booklet. I opened it and saw that it was all carefully drawn maps. I have seen the military maps of Southern Chu, but it is rare to see such a detailed map. At this moment, Jing Chi said triumphantly: "The last general was ordered to guard against the Chu army on the Jingxiang side, and he had to patrol all the checkpoints. A few days ago, a young scholar was caught, and these albums were found from him. Originally, he wanted to arrest this man. He was killed as a spy, but after Xuan Canjun asked him, he said that this person was not a spy, but Xu Jun, Xu Heng's descendant, and he was a rare talent, so he was forced to stay in the army. This man is really brave , finally chose a way out, refused to be an official, and insisted on leaving. Later, I became angry and said that if he made trouble again, I would kill him as a spy. He was honest. I wanted to bring him this time. , but Xuan Canjun said let me ask Your Highness for instructions first, this is a letter from Xuan Canjun." He said and handed over another letter.

After reading the letter, Li Zhi glanced at me and said, "What do you think of Suiyun?" I laughed and said, "This man is indeed a talented person, but now that wars are raging, if he stays among the people, he will inevitably suffer. Your Highness might as well send him to Mr. Ziyou. Anyway, I don't think there is a map of Youzhou here. Let him concentrate on surveying and mapping." Not bad." Li Zhi smiled and said: "Okay, my king will write a letter to Chang Qing later. The name of Xuansong is Xuansong. Chan?" I thought about it for a while and said: "I know this person, he once went to His Highness's camp as an envoy from the Kingdom of Shu."

Li Zhi didn't ask me how I knew it, but said, "This man is a hard-headed man. After the fall of Shu Kingdom, he threw himself into the water and left a suicide note saying that Tian Heng had 800 strong men die. How can there be no martyrs in the mighty Shu Kingdom?" After his death, his wife and children almost died of cold and starvation. Later, he wrote a letter to Xuan Song in accordance with his last words. Xuan Song had a few conversations with Yang Can and said that he would do his best for him. He actually sent someone to send all his savings to the Yang family. After hearing this, the king respected him very much. At that time, not long after he joined the king, the king asked him to join the army when he saw that he kept his promise. Jing Chi is reckless, so he sent Xuan Song to join the army, it seems that this Xuan Song is really worthy of reuse, but it is a pity that now he is relying on him to manage military affairs, so he cannot be transferred to Chang'an."

I laughed and said: "Military affairs are important, and General Jing is now in Chang'an to guard His Highness. If there is no trustworthy person to entrust military affairs to His Highness, His Highness can't rest assured. But this Xu Jun, since he is Xu Heng's son, should be good at People of geography, Your Highness should make good use of them." At this moment, Jing Chi asked embarrassingly: "Well, who is this Xu Heng? Why did Xuan Canjun talk about it as if the last general should recognize him?" I smiled slightly, knowing that this general was a rough man just like his appearance, and said lightly: "This man is a famous geographer in the previous dynasty. He liked to travel all over the world and wrote many travel notes. Scholars like to read his travel notes. Then you can know the customs of the world, even the general should read it, knowing more, it is also beneficial to march and fight."

Jing Chi immediately looked embarrassed, and said: "Although the general can know a few words, he can't read those kind of literary books, and there are so many things, how can he have time to read?" Li Zhi suddenly said solemnly: "Jing Chi, you don't seek to make progress like this. Although you are brave in battle, you can only be a general. If you want to be independent in the future, you have to study more. Now that you are in Chang'an, this king is temporarily I won’t use you for anything, so just obediently read more books, this is a military order.” Jing Chi, who wanted to complain, stopped immediately, with a look of remorse on his face, I couldn't help but smile, and said: "Your Highness, I'm afraid I have to work for the two generals these days, why don't you leave this matter to me, I promise Please His Majesty." Li Zhi said: "It's a good thing, Jing Chi, don't hurry up and come up to ask a teacher." Seeing King Yong's majestic expression, Jing Chi had no choice but to go forward to salute, but his expression was full of distress.King Yong and I looked at each other and smiled. This Jing Chi has a rebellious temper and is not easy to control. If I give orders to him, he will definitely not be obedient. Now I can use this method to order him in a legitimate way. If he is not obedient, I just want to If you punish him for copying a few more pages, you can make him obey. I glanced at Changsun Ji, his expression was indifferent, but there was a color in his eyes. It seems that he is very shrewd and must be a good helper. My plan should be carried out smoothly.I showed a trace of joy from the bottom of my heart. On May 12th, outside the Mingde Gate in Chang'an, it was getting late and the city gate was about to close. A middle-aged man dressed as a businessman walked in. Although it was early summer, this man was wearing a bamboo hat and his face Under the shadow of the bamboo hat, he couldn't see clearly. The soldiers guarding the gate looked at the man suspiciously, but they didn't stop him.This man seemed to be very familiar with the streets and alleys of Chang'an. He turned eastward and westward, and it took about half an hour to arrive at Hepingfang in the southwest corner of Chang'an. The poorest people live here, and they live in Lifang with other poor people. It’s different. At night, there are almost no people here except for the idle hooligans. There are poor people’s residences on both sides of the alley. From time to time, laughter and noise can be heard from some cracks in the doors. This is an underground place where people gather to gamble. A small casino and the residences of some prostitutes, here, there is also a kind of deformed prosperity under the shroud of darkness. The man walked through the dark alley, and the dim lights on both sides dragged his figure for a long time. The long-abandoned courtyard in front of him was his destination. He gently pushed the courtyard door open, and he walked in. The room was brightly lit. The man had just walked up the steps when two people flashed out from the dark corner beside the house. One of them looked at the man's appearance after taking off the bamboo hat through the lantern in front of him, and then quietly retreated. Entering the room, the man saw Cui Yang sitting under the dim light at a glance, he stepped forward and saluted: "Master Cui, why don't you come?" Cui Yang returned the courtesy and said: "It's still called Antai, leader Huo is now famous all over the world, I'm really happy and congratulated." The man smiled arrogantly, and said lightly: "This is the last transaction between you and me. I hope we can start well and end well. This is the place to pick up the goods." Speaking of taking out a wax pill, Cui Yang smiled slightly, handed over a box, and said: "It contains your final payment. After today, you and I will have nothing to do with each other, but His Highness said that if President Huo is willing, we can keep in touch." Huo Jicheng opened the wooden box, saw the gold beads inside, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness still understands that these gold beads are safer, otherwise if you stop paying the silver ticket, wouldn't my hard work be in vain, Mr. Cui, every now and then I will send someone to see you in half a month, if there is anything, please tell the messenger." After finishing speaking, Huo Jicheng turned and went out.Cui Yang smiled coldly, and said in his heart: "His Royal Highness has already started to eradicate Splendid League, I hope you can survive tonight." Not long after, a man in black came in and said: "My lord, just as we were about to make a move, we found that someone was responding to Huo Jicheng, so we had to stop temporarily." Cui Yang frowned, and said: "Who is it, have you seen it clearly?" The man in black said: "I don't know who they are, they are all dressed as poor people, but before Huo Jicheng came out, they seized some important terrain. You know, we have to wait until Huo Jicheng comes in before we can lay out the layout. I didn't expect him to bring people here , obviously he entered the city alone." Cui Yang sighed and said: "Forget it, let's go back first, report to the crown prince, and deal with it separately. Anyway, we didn't make a move, so there is still a chance to lure him into ambush." At this moment, there was a short scream from outside, the man in black looked terrified, and said in a low voice: "There is a sneak attack, be careful, my lord." After saying that, he was about to go out, when the door opened silently, A masked man in black came in. The man was not tall, and his eyes were like ice and snow. The man in black stopped Cui Yang, and said coldly: "Who are you, you dare to attack us, do you know our identities?" The man glanced at him, his figure flashed, and the man in black immediately counterattacked. The two fought a few moves in this small space. The palm slapped the man in black's chest, and the man in black screamed: "Great Soul Searching Hand." The voice had not dissipated, and his figure had already fallen. In fact, the man in black's martial arts is not very bad, but this kind of The narrow room made it difficult for him to use it, and if the opponent he faced made a move in such a narrow space, I am afraid that even the three great masters would not be as good as him.The man quietly walked up to the man in black, gently tore off the black scarf on his face, saw his appearance clearly, and then glanced at Cui Yang.Cui Yang shrank to the corner of the wall with a scream, and tremblingly said: "Strong man, spare my life, I will thank you very much, I am the prince's brother-in-law, if the strong man needs..." Before he finished speaking, the man had already Walking away, Cui Yang was rejoicing that he had escaped from death, but he only felt a sharp pain in his heart, and darkness enveloped him, what was going on, Cui Yang thought hazily. When the man walked outside the door, dozens of men in poor attire stood silently, and there were twenty or thirty masked men in black lying on the ground. Huo Jicheng walked on the road full of joy. He wondered whether he would spend the night in the famous Hualou in Chang'an. Standing in front of him was a gray-clothed masked man with his hands behind his back. His tall and slender body carried a strong murderous aura, and the dark alleys on both sides also had a faint murderous aura.Huo Jicheng didn't turn his head, he felt that there was someone standing behind him.Without even thinking about it, Huo Jicheng's body has already risen into the air, and rushed towards the dark house. Just as he was standing up, there was a soft bowstring sound, Huo Jicheng's body sank, and the feather arrow flew past his scalp. Huo Jicheng had already landed on the roof of a residential house, he rolled and fled sideways, the sound of the wind rang in his ears, and several men in black had already outflanked and chased after him, Huo Jicheng only felt the strong palm wind hitting his back, he turned around and slapped , the man seemed to be groaning, but Huo Jicheng had to slow down. The swords of the other men in black were already close to his body. Neither side made a sound, and they started fighting in the dark. These people are all good at martial arts, especially the one who is facing his palm, the martial arts are even more excellent, he saw from the corner of his eye, there was a man in Tsing Yi standing on the street, he couldn't see his face, holding a hard bow in his hand, But seeing his slender figure and extraordinary bearing, he knew that this person must be a leader, and he probably disdained the siege, so this person didn't make a move. Huo Jicheng was secretly thankful, and looked around, hoping to find a possibility to break through.But these people blocked all escape routes, Huo Jicheng was thinking of strategies while fighting hard. Just when Huo Jicheng was in danger, a small figure suddenly appeared from the shadows, he threw two fiery red bullets, there were two loud thunderbolts, and then the red smoke billowed. He rushed in the direction, at this time there were voices all around, and the masked men saw that something was wrong, and retreated quietly while taking advantage of the red smoke. Huo Jicheng ran away in a panic and fled for a long time. Suddenly a figure flashed in front of him, and the man waved his hand. Huo Jicheng recognized the man's appearance, was overjoyed, and quickly followed him. It didn't take long to arrive at the back door of a house. The man opened the back door and turned his head to signal. Huo Jicheng quickly followed in. It was a secret private house. When he walked into the inner room, Huo Jicheng sat wearily on a chair and said gratefully: "Han Brother, if it wasn't for you to save me, I'm afraid I would have died long ago." The man regretted and said: "Mr. Huo, you are too careless. The prince wants to kill people and silence you. If I hadn't responded outside, I'm afraid you would have been in danger. Fortunately, I asked my subordinates to prepare smoke bombs, otherwise I can't help you either." Huo Jicheng said sadly: "I didn't expect them to cross the river and tear down the bridge so soon. And I thought at least I could escape, and the crown prince couldn't blatantly besiege and kill me. I didn't expect his martial arts to be so strong, and the royal family is really masterful." The man sighed and said: "You take a good rest for an hour, and I will take you out of the city. There are a few places on the Chang'an city wall that are not strictly guarded. You are outstanding in lightness kung fu, so you can go out. I'm afraid someone will search everywhere in the morning tomorrow. If you don't leave tonight, I'm afraid it will be too late." Huo Jicheng showed a fierce look on his face, and said coldly: "Thank you, brother Han, I won't make it easy for the prince. I'm not such an easy person to bully." At the middle of the night, Huo Jicheng left Chang'an with the help of flying claws from an old city wall that was not well guarded. At the same time, in the cold garden of Prince Yong's Mansion, Xiao Shunzi, who was dressed as a servant, said to me respectfully : "Young master, the hunting operation has been successful."