Chapter 108 Chapter 9: The Tongue Brilliant Lotus

When Xiang Shaolong returned to the command post, his stomach growled, and he remembered that the dinner hadn't been served yet, so he told Teng Yi that he wanted someone to make food to sacrifice to the Wu Zang Temple. Teng Yi pulled him towards the gate and said, "Third brother has been starving for a while, and your wives have sent people to urge you to go back several times. By the way, I remind you that from now to tomorrow night, the most important thing is to be careful about what you eat. Mu was poisoned to death, that would be wrong. I have asked people to pay special attention to the drinking water, and put the pond fish into the well for testing, it is always good to be careful."

Xiang Shaolong felt stunned when he heard it, nodded in agreement, and asked casually, "Is there any news about Xiaojun?" Teng Yi said: "No one is more qualified than Xiaojun to be a detective. In less than two hours, the tunnel was found out. One end is indeed in Zhao Mingxiong's base camp, and the other end is beside the north city wall. It is about 2 hours long. Thirty feet, both ends have been opened, and now the wooden planks and pillars are used as the final work to fix the soil, which should come in handy tomorrow night." When the two came to the square, someone led the horse over.

After getting on their horses, nearly 500 personal guards surrounded them and drove out of the gate with great momentum. Xiang Shaolong saw that there were only a dozen or so brothers in his entourage who were members of the elite regiment, and he asked in astonishment, "How did you pick this group of people?" Teng Yi smiled and said: "I put my brothers in various positions so that I can control the main force of the city guard. This group of people was carefully selected by each unit. Of course, people who have relations with Zhao Mingxiong were avoided. Given their origins, there should be no major problems. Now that Handan is in danger, it is necessary to strengthen its strength."

Xiang Shaolong whispered about Zhao Mu, Teng Yi said: "With such accurate information, it is not difficult to deal with Tian Dan and Zhao Mu, the difficulty is how to kill Tian Dan, capture Zhao Mu alive, Escape back to Xianyang calmly, that is the most kung fu test." Xiang Shaolong sighed: "I really don't have the ability to accomplish these two things at the same time. Tian Dan will definitely not participate in the action in person. Xiao Cheng, the foolish king, retreats in front of the battle, and even more clearly ordered me not to touch Li Yuan and Tian Dan. Tomorrow night's action must be done." It is only with Xiaocheng's cooperation, otherwise it will be difficult to distinguish the enemy from us, and things may go wrong."

Teng Yi nodded in agreement and said: "I understand the difficulty of the third brother. Fortunately, there is still one night to discuss in detail. Xiaojun is currently monitoring the situation in the tunnel. If there is any abnormal situation, he can immediately respond quickly. Other places I have sent someone to check, the tunnel on the north wall should be the only entrance, but if the enemy wants to sneak into the city through this, no matter how fast they move, even if it takes a few hours, at most three or four thousand people can pass through the secret tunnel , as long as we don't allow Zhao Mu's men to join up with the Qi people, we will be sure to wipe out the Qi people who sneak in."

Xiang Shaolong sighed: "If it wasn't for the second brother to take care of it, I would really be at a loss!" When talking about it, return to the Xingfu. Stepping into the inner hall, I suddenly found that Zhao Ya and Ji Yanran had all come, talking to Zhao Zhi and sister Shanrou. When the girls saw him coming in, they all fixed their eyes on him. Zhao Zhidao: "Second Brother Teng?" Xiang Shaolong sat between Zhao Ya and Ji Yanran, and replied: "He went to arrange manpower, and set up defenses everywhere in the outer mansion, lest mad bees and butterflies who covet my girl's beauty come in and pick this flower .”

All the girls laughed when they heard what he said was fresh and interesting, and the bees and butterflies picking flowers were even more lively and amusing.Sweep away the oppressive atmosphere of parting sorrow. Xiang Shaolong looked at Ji Yanran anxiously and said, "Does Yanran know?" Ji Yanran said with a jaded face, "If Lord Longyang is brave enough to follow me, I will kill him with a sword." Shanrou asked, "Do you want to steal those loyalty letters again?" Zhao Yadao: "Has the matter of Lord Wucheng been confirmed? Does the woman believe it?"

The three girls each asked their own questions, Xiang Shaolong could only tell the latest development, they were dumbfounded, they didn't expect the complexity to be so complicated. Xiang Shaolong continued: "The matter of Ya'er going to Daliang is a foregone conclusion, because there is an agreement that Lord Longyang must accompany you, so Yanran only needs to wait for them to set off before leaving, and Lord Longyang will not be able to follow you." Zhao Ya smiled and said: "I told Yanran earlier that you don't have to worry, you are the city guard for nothing, I guess Lord Longyang will ask Shaolong to monitor Yanran on his behalf, so that he can capture him." He covered his mouth and laughed.

Xiang Shaolong wondered, "Why do you seem to be very happy?" Zhao Yadao: "You have the wisdom to deal with Zhao Mu and Tian Dan's matter, of course he will take care of all his worries! What's more, on this trip to Daliang, there is a female bodyguard to accompany him!" Xiang Shaolong looked at Shanrou in astonishment, who pointed at Naimei and said, "It's not me! It's Zhizhi!" Zhao Zhixin said: "Sister Ya went to Daliang by herself so desolate, so I volunteered to go with her." Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed and said: "This is even better, I originally wanted to persuade you to go with Mr. Zou."

Turning to Concubine Yanran, he said, "Li Yuan knew you were going back to Daliang, how would you react?" Ji Yanran said disdainfully: "Where does he come to control me, what he said is nothing more than wishful thinking, I'm tired of hearing it." Xiang Shaolong said: "It is imperative to guard against others. I will strengthen the defense of Yanran's residence tonight, and Yanran will also tell the people below to be careful. Tomorrow, Big Brother Wu Zhuo will personally escort her. On the way, Yanran will become a beautiful soldier. Then you can sneak back to the city. I still have important tasks for you!"

Ji Yanran coquettishly said with a smile on her face, "Tell me what task, I'm eager to know!" Xiang Shaolong said: "Just sleeping with me with Sister Rou. Oops!" It turned out that Shanrou kicked him a few times. Zhao Ya sighed: "I'm so envious of Zhao Ya." It was the first time for Concubine Yanran to be molested by a man in public, her pretty face was reddened, she glared at him a few times, but secretly delighted. Shan Rou ji pointed and said angrily: "Whoever sleeps with you, hugging a pillow is better than hugging you." Teng Yi walked in at this moment, and said, "Chief of Internal Servant Ji Guang came to see you." Xiang Shaolong was shocked, and instantly knew that the person Zhao Mu was busy dealing with was Queen Jing. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ In front of Ji Guang, Xiang Shaolong unscrewed the wooden tube sealed with wax varnish, and took out the secret letter in silk script, which was written in beautiful handwriting, but without signature, there were more than 20 people's names listed, and their official positions were also indicated. Dong Kuang, the city guard, was ranked first, followed by Zhao Mingxiong. He was startled when he saw the third one. It turned out to be Zhao Ling, the guard who only lived under Chengxu mentioned by Ji Guang this morning. Xiang Shaolong read it all in one go, handed it to Teng Yi, looked at Ji Guang and said, "How is the security situation in the palace?" Ji Guang said: "Since Lord Xinling's men sneaked into the palace, murdered and set fire to the palace, the king has taken the military power into his hands, and General Cheng has only become a messenger to issue orders. Any transfer of more than ten people must be ordered by the king. Now all 18,000 imperial guards are waiting for orders in the four barracks inside and outside the palace, guarding the palace in turn, there should be no problem in terms of defense." Xiang Shaolong secretly thought that Lord Xinling had indeed harmed Zhao Mu, making him unable to rely on the Qi people's strength, and then asked: "What about the king's own safety?" Ji Guang said: "You can rest assured in this regard. Your Majesty has reorganized the personal army, most of whom are soldiers from the royal family. There is no doubt about their loyalty. They have also marked several places in the palace as forbidden areas. Anyone who enters the palace will be killed without mercy. On the other hand, he was even more careful, the dining room well was under strict surveillance for twelve hours." At this moment, Teng Yi snorted coldly, and handed the silk book back to Xiang Shaolong. Ji Guang looked at the silk book in Xiang Shaolong's hand and said: "Empress Jing has a life, this silk book must be burned by General Dong in front of the villain, not a single piece of it can be kept." Xiang Shaolong secretly praised Queen Jing for her careful thought, read it again, and then burned the silk scroll with a flint. Looking at the smoke rising from the silk script, Ji Guang said sincerely: "The villain knows that the situation must be very critical, the general needs Ji Guang, please order me down." Xiang Shaolong looked at Teng Yi, who understood, nodded and said: "As for the city guards, the subordinates are in charge, and as for the imperial guards, the general has to report to the king himself." Xiang Shaolong stood up and said with a smile to Ji Guang: "Of course there is a place to borrow from the chief servant, now I want to go to the palace to meet the king immediately, let's talk about it on the way!" ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Xiaocheng knew that Xiang Shaolong was coming, so he was busy meeting him in the back hall of the bedroom, and asked nervously, "Is there any good news?" Xiang Shaolong said: "Not only is there good news, it's also great news. This time, I am sure that I will wipe out all the traitors." Xiaocheng said happily, "Did you get the letter of allegiance?" Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "My lord Mingjian, if you bring the letter of allegiance, won't you teach Zhao Mu that the matter has been revealed?" Xiaocheng was in a good mood and didn't think he was disobedient. He smiled and said, "I'm so excited that I'm confused." Then he frowned and said, "Didn't you say that his mansion is heavily guarded and you can't go in? Why can you peek at the letter of allegiance now?" ?” Xiang Shaolong had already prepared a draft, and told the story of how he sneaked in by the waterway that night, and said: "I got in touch with some people in the Hou's residence who are still loyal to the king, and found that after Zhao Mu returned to the residence in the past few days, they all I went to Wokexuan to infer that the letter of allegiance must be stored there. Thanks to the great king Hongfu, I found the letter of allegiance, but after reading more than half of it, a patrol came. I dare not stay for long, so I had to leave immediately run away." Xiaocheng frowned and said, "Then it is not possible to take immediate action." Xiang Shaolong secretly laughed in his heart, thinking that if he took action immediately, how could he still carry out my plot, and said solemnly: "Zhao Mu is now waiting in full force, if we go to capture people like this, the casualties will be heavy, the best strategy is to When he comes out in full force and rebels, he will attack head-on with ambushes, and it will be safe." Xiaocheng pondered for a while, nodded and said: "The Qing family's words make sense, who is the traitor?" Xiang Shaolong took out the list that Teng Yi silently wrote down before going out from his arms, knelt down and presented it, Xiao Cheng couldn't wait to open it after receiving it, his face immediately changed, and he said in a voiceless voice: "What? Zhao Mingxiong is also Zhao Mu's People, he is still one of the candidates for the city guard in the hearts of the few, has the Dong Qing family made a mistake?" Xiang Shaolong said confidently: "I am also afraid that those letters of allegiance are faked by Zhao Mu, so I chose him, the most important person, to investigate, and found out that he secretly dug a tunnel under the government office in the north of the city. , leading to the north wall. This matter can be verified, please immediately send someone to follow my subordinates to the vicinity of the tunnel, and insert a copper pipe into the ground. When you can hear the sound coming from the tunnel, please give the order. " Xiaocheng stared at him for a while, and said: "It's not that I can't trust Dong Qing, but the matter is very important. Only after it is confirmed can I feel at ease, but this matter must be done carefully, and don't let the thieves know." After saying that, he raised his hands and summoned two guards, accompanied by Xiang Shaolong to the outside of the hall, and ordered Wu Guo to lead them there. When he came back, Xiaocheng had already read the list, and let out a long breath: "There should be no problem with this list. Except for Zhao Mingxiong and Zhao Ling, who are amazing, everyone else is a widow who has been suspected of colluding with Zhao Mu." Dong Qing made such a great contribution this time, and I will remember it clearly." Then his eyes flashed fiercely and he said: "That tunnel must have been dug for the people of Qi, Dong Qing sealed it immediately, and then took down the traitors in a lightning-fast way, and then surrounded the Hou's mansion, and waited for the general to come back Afterwards, if he attacks the Hou Mansion, it will be safe." Xiang Shaolong already knew that he had this idea, and said in a low voice: "My lord, there is another important news. In order to strengthen my confidence in him, Zhao Mu revealed to me that he has colluded with Lord Wucheng. Right now, Lord Wucheng is in the camp of the Qi people. Nick." Xiao Cheng's expression changed, "What?" Xiang Shaolong said: "At this moment, I will understand why Zhao Mu rebelled. As long as he can... Hey! Then Lord Wucheng can ascend to the throne, and the people of Qi can also get the land of our Great Zhao east of the river..." Xiaocheng interrupted him impatiently and shouted: "I understand now, what's Dong Qing's strategy?" Xiang Shaolong said affirmatively in a tone full of confidence: "If we take the initiative to deal with the traitors, the victory or defeat will be unpredictable. The biggest problem is that we have not yet wiped out the traitors. If someone opens the door and welcomes people from Qi, Even if we can win, we don't know how many residents' lives will be affected by the flames of war. At that time, we had to protect the palace and besiege the Marquis's mansion, which turned into a battle on several fronts, and the situation was unfavorable. If only the Qi people sneaked in through the tunnel, my lord On the contrary, we are sure to fight a beautiful victory.” He lowered his voice again and said, "Why don't we kill Tian Dan while he is still in the palace, wouldn't it be a one-and-done one?" Xiaocheng said dejectedly, "The news came too late. At dusk, Tian Dan left the city on the pretext of going back to the camp for inspection." Xiang Shaolong was stunned and said, "Why didn't I know about it?" Xiaocheng smiled bitterly and said, "He just left by the north gate, so naturally Zhao Mingxiong will not inform you!" At this time, the two personal guards sent by Xiaocheng came back in a hurry, and reported to Xiaocheng the fact that they "listened" back. So far Xiaocheng trusted Xiang Shaolong even more absolutely, and after discussing for more than half an hour, Xiang Shaolong left the palace. When he stepped out of the palace gate, he knew that the initiative of the whole situation was already in his hands, no matter how powerful Ren Tiandan, Zhao Mu and Li Yuan were, he would never want to find out his own hands