Chapter 410 Chapter Two

Xu Ziling met Li Jing in a small house in the south of the city through contact means, and the latter asked straight away, "Do you have another substitute?" Xu Ziling replied: "That was played by Hou Xibai. Otherwise, how could we hide it from the King of Qin? It's a last resort. Brother Li apologized to the King of Qin for us." The two sat down in the small hall where there was no one around, Li Jing sighed: "You are well dressed, why did you suddenly leave a book and go away, so tired that King Qin had to bite the bullet and report to the emperor first, it's strange that the emperor didn't take this to blame King Qin."

Xu Ziling said: "Mo Wei has to disappear. The reasons for this are very complicated, and we can also avoid a loophole that makes people scratch their feet." Then he asked Li Jing that Yun Shuai wanted to see Li Shimin, and explained the ins and outs. After hearing this, Li Jing was overjoyed and said: "We have always wanted to unite with the Western Turks to suppress the fierce flames of the Eastern Turks Xieli. Now that Tuli is on our side, if we can form an alliance with the Western Turks again, it will be a disaster for Xieli. !" He took out a picture scroll from his bosom, spread it on the tea table between the two of them, and said, "Look! This is the hunting ground of Zhongnan Mountain. The Empress Dowager will go hunting in this mountain with King Qin and King Qi, while His Royal Highness will stay in Xianyang." , we will hang around here for seven or eight days."

Xu Ziling carefully inspected the scrolls, pointed to one of them and said, "What is this place?" Li Jing praised: "Ziling does have a vision. This is the famous deer valley. Because of the long-term water flowing down from Zhongnan Mountain, and the high mountains around to block the cold wind, the livestock hide in the valley in winter. It is for hunting. It’s a good place. In ancient times, the First Emperor Yingzheng came here for winter hunting.” Xu Ziling said: "This is also the best place to start an ambush. If the entrance of the valley can be closed, the valley will become a difficult situation."

Li Jing nodded and said: "If in midsummer, as long as we can cut off the connection between the inside and outside of the valley, and then send rockets into the valley to set fire to the forest, no matter how many troops and horses there are in the valley, they can only sit and wait for death. But like now, everything will be covered by heavy snow. , only the specially made firearms can work a little bit, or use kerosene to splash on the tree trunk and burn closely, but the snow will drown the fire when it melts when it meets the fire, so it has no effect." Xu Ziling said: "Brother Li is right. Their plan is to use firearms. They can't burn forests, but they can burn tents and sundries instead."

Li Jing was stunned. Xu Ziling said affirmatively: "Setting fire to the forest is half the effort, and the firearms are limited, so it is difficult to cause major damage. In my opinion, Yang Wenqian wants to use the situation blocked by the mountains around the valley to release vicious firearms that can emit poisonous smoke and fog. As long as it is released in the upper wind, the poisonous smoke will float around in the valley, killing people without defense, although it may not kill all the people in the valley, it can shake the morale of the army, create panic, and make it easy for them to succeed."

Li Jing changed his face and said: "We didn't think about this at the moment, this plan is really very vicious." Xu Ziling asked: "According to the usual practice, will you camp overnight in the valley?" Li Jing nodded and said: "The emperor will camp and hunt in the deer valley for three consecutive days. Because he is afraid that too many people will disturb the prey in the valley, so there are only a few hundred guards accompanying him besides the ministers of civil and military affairs. It is indeed a good opportunity to attack. But we In addition, there is an elite force of about 2,000 people guarding the entrance of Lugu."

Xu Ziling snorted coldly and said, "It turns out that Yang Wenqian even wanted to kill Li Yuan. If his strength is around 10,000 people and he surprises you, don't forget that there are traitors around King Qin. When there is chaos, you can use special methods to inform Yang Wengan of King Qin's location. Even in the middle of the night, the enemy knows where to attack." Li Jing was puzzled and said: "The people of Jingzhaolian have been under our strict supervision. If we mobilize a large number of people, how can we hide it from us?" Xu Ziling said: "Did you forget about Xiangyu Mountain? The most important role of this person is that there are brothels and gambling halls opened by his Xiang family all over the country, and he can make arrangements and cover up for secret mobilization. Because you didn't care about him, and even because of the previous I don't know his existence, but with his cunning and cunning, I can arrange my own manpower to lurk in a safe place outside Chang'an, waiting for the opportunity to act. They are also planning."

Li Jing let out a long breath, and agreed: "Zi Ling's thinking is very careful. The firearms spraying poisonous mist can not only attack the troops inside and outside the valley, but also attack the defenders of the Winter Palace. If it is launched in the dark, it will be even more powerful. , paralyzed the entire Winter Hunting Army, and made it hard to care about it. But now that we have been informed in advance, they are doomed to a disastrous fate." Xu Ziling reminded: "This is a rare opportunity, you must not miss it." Li Jing said: "The King of Qin thinks so too." He paused and sighed lightly, and said, "You guys know that you are too hard-edged. It must be killed, otherwise it will become a serious disaster in the future."

Xu Ziling understood that he was earnest and kind, but he was still very disappointed, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Li warned us earlier!" Li Jing said sadly: "But I have to say one more time. Last night, when King Qin returned home from a banquet, he specially summoned Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Jingde, and Du Ruhui to talk, but there is no part for me. You probably can Imagine what happened." Xu Ziling recalled that after the break with Li Shimin in Luoyang, Li Shimin and Wang Shichong wanted to put them to death, nodded and said: "I understand. I only hope that he can stick to his promise and do it after we leave Chang'an."

Li Jing assured: "You can rest assured about this. The King of Qin has always been a person who promises a lot, especially for the two of you. However, because he is jealous of you, once he launches it, it will be a thunderous blow, and you will never stand up. To kill Xiao Zhong, this is really a golden opportunity." Incomparably complicated emotions surged in Xu Ziling's heart. Of course he understood the meaning of Li Jing's words. First of all, after Kou Zhong gets the treasure, he will part ways with Kou Zhong, and will no longer participate in his great cause of fighting for world hegemony.If he, Xu Ziling, Kou Zhong and others lost an arm, their strength would be greatly reduced.

Secondly, if Kou Zhong returns with treasure, a large number of weapons and treasures can't be thrown away casually like salt goods, then it becomes an obvious target for the enemy to attack, and Kou Zhong and Bao must be killed together. Third, Guanzhong is Li Shimin's territory, and he can guess Kou Zhong's escape route in advance, so Ren Kou Zhong will be hard to fly no matter how powerful he is. What should Xu Ziling do? Do you want to change your mind until you send Kou Zhong back to Pengcheng?However, after Li Shimin defeated Yang Wenqian, he might ascend to the crown prince immediately. At that time, he would attack eastward, and Kou Zhong would be his main target. Would he still stay by this good brother's side and fight side by side with him? Thinking of this, Xu Ziling was speechless. Li Jing said in a low voice: "Please persuade Kou Zhong well! The place occupied by the Young Marshal's Army looks prosperous on the surface, and has the benefits of rivers, lakes and seas, but it is actually fragile and undefendable. Once Luoyang falls, the Young Marshal's Army will Then he fell down and had no chance to stand up." Xu Ziling had nothing else to say. Li Jing continued: "As long as we can find out where the firearms are, we can preemptively strike and at the same time fully control the enemy's deployment. Then report to the emperor, and the situation can be completely changed." Xu Ziling was so annoyed that he stood up and said goodbye: "I still have important things to do, everyone should keep in touch at any time. Brother Yun, please arrange it." Li Jing understood his mood, sent him outside the door, watched him sink into the Rongrong Chunxue, and then rushed back to Tiance Mansion. Kou Zhong slipped back into the room, hesitating whether he should find an excuse to leave, when Chang He came beaming.Kou Zhong is best at looking at people's brows and foreheads, and said with a smile: "Master Chang has a face full of spring breeze, this year he will have good luck and good luck." Chang He smiled and said nothing, and after a long while he said: "Why don't you take away the peach blossoms, and go to the house on the first day of the Chinese New Year to meet Master Shang." Kou Zhong's heart moved, and he deliberately said: "What's going on? Could it be that Shang Xiufang told you personally?" Chang He said with a smile: "If you want people not to know, you have to do nothing. The news came from the Qi Palace, and it was said that your brother was the first man to come to Xiufang's family's boudoir. Everyone envied you." It's too late." Kou Zhongqi said: "Why is Master Chang in such a good mood, teasing my younger brother so much; and unless the King of Qi sent someone to Shanglinyuan to investigate, how would he know about this?" Chang He said in surprise: "Listening to what you said, it's true! I thought those people were exaggerating on purpose because of the shadows." Then he showed a sudden expression. Kou Zhongjian knew a little bit, and understood what was going on. Li Yuanji still couldn't clear up his doubts about this fake genius doctor.So after the Persian Temple incident, he sent someone to look for him. Fortunately, he rushed to see Shang Xiufang immediately after saying goodbye to Yun Shuai, so no flaws were revealed.And it was a good time for the Spring Festival, everyone had a carnival last night, and when they woke up in the morning, everyone was still confused, and no one should pay attention to when he went and when he left.However, the spies of Prince Qi's mansion only found out that he had been to Shanglinyuan, so they could make an appointment.Otherwise, Li Yuanji would have come to seek his bad luck. Chang He was afraid that he would continue to ask, and changed the topic and said: "I really got promoted!" Kou Zhongxi said: "Congratulations! Congratulations!" Chang He Zhi said proudly: "The emperor announced a series of promotions and transfers this morning, and my younger brother is on the list. Starting today, my younger brother will be one of the four major commanders in the capital. He belongs to the emperor's close generals. Give." Kou Zhongqian said: "I'm just pushing the boat along the way. If Mr. Chang hadn't always been favored by the emperor, how could he be sitting in this position today." Just as Chang He was about to speak, the second young master Sha Chenggong hurried over and said, "Mr. Mo, I had a hard time finding you! Don't you want to go out again?" Kou Zhong hurriedly said: "I was going to find the young master, and happened to bump into Mr. Chang and came to talk to the villain. The second young master is not in a hurry, right?" Sha Chenggong said to Chang He: "Master Bai from the Ministry of War has just arrived, brother-in-law is still not going to greet Master Bai?" Knowing that Sha had managed to get rid of him, Chang He still had nothing to do with him, so he had to plead guilty and leave. Sha Chenggong sat down and said: "Mr. Mo will do me a favor this time." Kou Zhong asked impatiently, "Is it about Xi'er?" Sha Chenggong said: "It's not because of her. Sigh! How should I put it? Dazhi is a Turkic ghost who is notorious for playing with women in Chang'an. I heard that there are women who committed suicide after being abandoned by him, but Xi'er is like It's like I don't know." Kou Zhongqi said: "Since there are such things, the second young master can just tell Xi'er directly, why should I help?" Sha Chenggong said: "Just now I went to look for Xi'er. She and Mrs. Qingqing went to the Foguang Temple outside the city to return to the gods, and I was about to go out, so Mr. Yang gave Xi'er a warning on my behalf." Kou Zhong asked in astonishment: "What day is it today, where are you going?" Sha Chenggong said: "Father told me what can I do? There is a batch of goods shipped from Luoyang, and I will be responsible for collecting them." Kou Zhongdao: "It must be a large number of sophisticated weapons, right?" Sha Chenggong replied absent-mindedly: "If it's a weapon, there's no need to transport it separately. Mister must promise to explain to Xi'er how Dazhi behaves for me. She respects you so much, she should be willing to listen to you." Kou Zhong's heart moved, and he said: "Xi'er's matter is on my shoulders, what exactly should be transported separately?" Seeing that he agreed, Sha Chenggong immediately beamed with joy, but of course he didn't dare to dissatisfy his benefactor, and said endlessly: "Mr., do you know that father is not only an expert in making weapons, but also the most famous firearms manufacturer in the north? This batch of goods was originally ordered by Wang Shichong, including three kinds of powerful firearms: bow-fired pomegranate arrows, thunderbolt smoke balls, and sacred fire flying crows. If you use them to attack the camp and ambush, it will often have unexpected magical effects." Kou Zhong's spirit was lifted, and he pretended to be interested and asked: "The names of the Thunderbolt Smoke Ball and the Godfire Flying Crow really sound amazingly powerful. What is it?" This time it was Sha Chenggong's turn to patiently satisfy him, explaining: "Thunderbolt smoke ball is a sphere made by smashing and mixing more than ten kinds of medicinal materials such as saltpeter, sulfur, chamaejasma, and arsenic. The red awl is ignited, and when thrown at the enemy, it will emit a large amount of nitric acid, which will cause the enemy's mouth and nose to bleed and be poisoned. Although it is not fatal, it can play a great role in defending the city or in the situation of condescending." After a pause, he continued: "As for the sacred fire flying crow, it is a firearm made of bamboo, sealed with tissue paper on the outside, gunpowder inside, with a head and tail and paper wings on the front and back, like a crow soaring in the sky. Four sticks are placed obliquely under the crow's body. The rocket that takes off, after igniting the rocket, the fire crow can fly more than a hundred feet, and when it reaches the target, the gunpowder in the crow explodes, it is the best firearm for attacking the camp, and it is not easy to defend." Kou Zhongzan said: "It turns out that the second young master is so good at firearms, and a batch of such powerful things, are they used to give to Prince Jiancheng?" Sha Chenggong said: "Whether to sell or give away, Dad is still undecided, please don't tell anyone else about it. You are my best friend. I tell you. Our Sha family has a set of strict security for the transportation and collection of weapons." The method will not be disclosed to outsiders. Of course, sir is not an outsider." Kou Zhong was very satisfied with this windfall, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Second Young Master, don't worry, if you don't believe me, who else will you trust?" He finally guessed that Yang Wenqian's wife, Mrs. Hong, had asked Xu Ziling to deal with the young master Sha Chengcheng.But there is still a puzzle, because even if the Sha family loses a lot at the gambling table, the Sha family can afford it with their financial resources, so why pay for firearms.Besides, Sha Chengcheng is also known as prudent and self-restraining besides being fond of gambling. He should know that betting such a batch of firearms to gang members will have serious consequences.Pay off debts, but there is absolutely no reason to pay back firearms in debt.But if Mrs. Hong has such a plan, she has her own wishful thinking. Sha Chenggong's voice came into his ears and said: "I have found out about Dazhi's bad deeds. Now let me tell you something, so that you can pass it on to Xi'er." Kou Zhong's mind had already flown elsewhere, Sha Cheng's words became the wind in his ears, and it counted as it passed by. Xu Ziling's Yongqin came to the Mingtang Nest, and the line of people queuing to enter finally disappeared, but the gate was still full of people, bustling like a market. After entering the gambling hall, the gamblers who surrounded the gaming table were noisy, some cheered and shouted, some sighed and regretted, and the state of all living beings was fully displayed. In this crowded place, Xu Ziling felt a false sense of security. Just now, after bidding farewell to Li Jing, and walking all the way to the north, he has met many martial arts figures. Although they didn't pay special attention to him, he still felt guilty, which was definitely not good. Today, because there are several times more pedestrians on the street than usual, and there are more people from other places to take advantage of the excitement, so he is not so obtrusive.After this festive period, it was strange that he walked the streets without arousing suspicion. Therefore, within two or three days, Yang Gong's treasure was still not found, so he had to persuade Kou Zhong to give up and leave. Stepping into the Emperor's Hall, a member of the gang greeted him and said, "Master Yong, this way. The villain is called Li Zhen." Xu Ziling followed him out of the Emperor's Hall, thinking he was going to another VIP hall, but unexpectedly he led him to the gate. Xu Ziling asked in surprise, "Where is brother Li taking younger brother?" Li Zhendao: "There are many people in the casino today. Madam Hong ordered the villain to lead Master Yong to see her. Please rest assured, Master Yong." Xu Ziling felt inappropriate. With Mrs. Hong's face, if she is afraid of too many people, she can meet him in the VIP room of the Great Immortal Hall. Why is it so troublesome. What should I do. If you categorically refuse, it is not reasonable, unless you have ghosts in your heart.At that time, Yang Wengan's suspicion will be added even more. If you want to find out his true identity, it will be more difficult to hide it. Thinking about it the other way around, if he could pass the test, then he, Yong Qin, wouldn't have to worry about being exposed. Logically speaking, Yang Wenqian's side is only slightly suspicious of him, because everyone thinks that he and Kou Zhong know nothing about gambling. But because he and Kou Zhong helped Hou Xibai steal half of Yang Xuyan's "Immortal Scroll", and Kou Zhong confronted Da Zhi and others head-on this morning, Yang Wenqian became a shadow of a snake, and had to verify every "suspect" You can feel at ease with your identity. Li Zhen led Xu Ziling to a carriage in the front yard square, and said respectfully, "Master Yong, please board the carriage." Xu Ziling put his mind to one side and boarded the carriage. After the big man driving the car waited for Li Zhen to follow him into the car, he whipped his whip and drove out the gate. A burst of whips and children's cheers resounded on the street, as if they were cheering for the carriage's departure, reminding Xu Ziling once again that today is a happy New Year's Eve. Xu Ziling looked at the noisy crowd on the street through the window, thinking in his heart that he and Kou Zhong did make a great sacrifice for Hou Xibai, but it was still worth it.