Chen Mou said with a solemn face: "It seems that His Highness has discovered when he entered the city, and He Bao has already connected with Zhou Yongcheng, the guard of Pingtan Pass."

"Zhou Yongcheng?" Fang Ling leaned back in his chair and narrowed his eyes slightly, waiting for Chen Mou's answer.

I only heard Chen Mou say: "This week, Yongcheng used to be a businessman who ran a cloth business, and later joined the army and gradually achieved the position of this guard, and it is said that even if this person became a general, he privately sold some military materials to make a profit." ”

"Oh, there is such a thing?" Fang Ling opened his eyes.

Chen Mou bowed his head and said: "Although this person is a neutral faction, he is exquisite, no matter which force is not offended, and he is very good in all aspects, so even though he has these small actions in private, he sits peacefully in this guard position." ”

Fang Ling nodded with satisfaction, and said with appreciation: "Lord Chen is not only resourceful, but also quite knowledgeable, it seems that there is no one you don't know, and you don't know anything." ”

Chen Mou said modestly: "Your Royal Highness has won the award, and as a royal doctor, the minister has repeatedly treated the palace magnates, so many things have been hearsay. Moreover, after His Royal Highness was crowned the king of Shicheng that day, I made a special trip to the ministry and went through the important generals on the road we had to pass through. ”

Fang Ling said with emotion: "Lord Chen really has a heart, so this General Zhou shouldn't offend the queen because of me, the little King of Shicheng?"

Chen Mou nodded with a difficult face: "I want to win over Zhou Yongcheng It should not be the queen's mother, but Ma Kai." Ma Kai is also a military general, I'm afraid I know a lot about him, so it's easy to pull him into the water. ”

Huang Jian and the others sat honestly on the side, not daring to 'interject' a word, listening carefully, only feeling that the situation was really not good.

Fang Ling frowned and pondered, and asked, "Then what about the route out of the city?"

Dong Canghai replied: "Your Highness, there is only one way out of the city, and that is Wujiang Wharf." Every day, several merchant ships go to Wuxian on the other side of the Wujiang River, but now He Xianzi is sitting there, plus the garrison in the city, there are as many as 100 people, and everyone in the past is strictly inspected, and it is almost impossible for so many of us to hide it. ”

Fang Ling's brows furrowed even deeper, this situation was much more dangerous than he imagined, and he said to Meng Zhiyuan: "Brother Meng, do you know that there are other ways to go to Wuxian?"

Meng Zhiyuan hurriedly replied: "As far as the grass people know, there is indeed only one way out of the city, and the surrounding area of Pingtan Pass along the Wujiang River is basically a series of mountains, with cliffs thousands of feet high, many dangerous beaches and evil rocks, and the river is turbulent and cannot be crossed. ”

Fang Ling closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair and said slowly, "Master, you tell me the situation at the dock carefully." ”

Dong Canghai replied: "As soon as you get out of the city, there is a market, most of which are bazaars where fishmongers sell fish and shrimp that come in the early morning, most of these fishmongers have their own boats, but the boats are very small, at most three or four people, and the weight cannot be too much, in case of wind and waves, it will not work, and the speed of the ship is not fast enough, compared to the merchant ships." Outside the market, it is an open space for travelers to rest, and then there are two wharves outside, one is a commercial wharf, and there are several merchant ships outside, and there is generally a boat every hour. ”

Fang Ling opened his eyes and asked seriously, "What about the other pier?"

Dong Canghai and Chen Mou glanced at each other, and said with a serious expression: "It's a military dock, where warships are docked, and there is a camp next to it, although there are not many people, but they are heavily guarded. Its warships are divided into two types, the large ones dock in the river bend, and the small ones dock directly outside the dock, both of which are very fast, enough to catch up with the merchant ships in a short time. ”

Fang Ling's heart moved, and he 'touched' his chin and asked, "How many people can be carried on a small warship?"

Dong Canghai replied: "About thirty or forty people. ”

Chen Mou seemed to hear something and said, "Your Highness, you shouldn't think of the idea of fighting a warship, right?"

Fang Ling didn't answer directly, but said: "Whether it is Zhou Yongcheng or He Bao, they must think that we will only take the road of merchant ships, and they should not have expected this point of warships, how likely is it that we will get on the warship?"

Dong Canghai thought for a while and said: "According to my observation, there are a total of more than a dozen small warships on the periphery, divided into two layers, the deck and the inner cabin, and there are no people on them on weekdays, but there are soldiers guarding outside the dock. Since the merchant ships were suspended after nightfall, and each merchant ship would be inspected early the next morning, there were not many guards at night. But I haven't tried it, and I don't know what the chances of success are. ”

Chen Mou reminded at this time: "Your Highness, even if we get on the warship, there is no way to get out. Because once the warship is activated, other warships will inevitably chase after it, and the situation will be even more dangerous at that time!"

Fang Ling smiled slightly: "Let's go to the dock first." ”

Chen Mou saw that Fang Ling insisted, so he had no choice but to nod, at this time the night was not deep, the city gate was still open, because the merchant ships had stopped sailing, the guards at the city gate were not as strict as the front gate, and they seemed relatively loose.

When you come to the market, there are many vendors closing their stalls, and there are some small fishing boats docked along the river, on which fishermen are cleaning up their things and preparing to return to the city.

Standing in front of the market, you can see the scene near the pier at a glance.

Outside the market, the military and commercial docks are largely side by side, with a long distance in between, a shoal stretching under the pier, and the camp is a few hundred meters away from the military dock.

Looking at the fishermen who were packing up the boats, Fang Ling's eyes lit up, and he smiled: "There is a way to get on the warship." ”

Dong Canghai couldn't help but wonder: "Your Highness, what method?"

Fang Ling said: "Although the warships are far away from the merchant ships, the fishermen's boats between the two piers can dock freely, at this time, the soldiers are eating, there are not many guards, the sky is dark, we sneak in from the shallows, and the fishermen who go ashore and enter the city can just block the sight of the guards. ”

Dong Canghai clapped his hands and said, "In this way, it is indeed no problem to get on the warship." ”

Chen Mou frowned and said: "Your Highness, don't you want to sail at night?" We also asked earlier, in this winter season, the field of vision at night is limited, even the most experienced fishermen dare not go out of the river." If it's daytime, the boat will be spotted as soon as it leaves. ”

Fang Ling turned around and walked towards the city, and said with a light smile: "Then think of a way that allows us to leave in a warship without being discovered by others." ”

Chen Mou hurriedly followed, and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, you are embarrassed by your subordinates." ”

Fang Ling smiled and said: "I don't embarrass you, because I already have a countermeasure, in fact, the method is very simple, if Zhou Yongcheng and the others think that we have already boarded the merchant ship, do you think they will immediately send a warship to chase us?"

"Of course. Chen Mou and Dong Canghai replied in unison.

Fang Ling smiled and said, "This warship came out, in order to catch up, it should go to the first warship." So, all we have to do is get on this boat, and as soon as they leave, they can send us to the river for free. ”

Chen Mou was puzzled again: "But, how can we make them think that we will be on a merchant ship? After all, this place is strictly guarded, and if we are not discovered, there is no reason to think that we are on the ship." Speaking of this, Chen Mou suddenly realized, and speculated: "Your Highness should not be going to meet Zhou Yongcheng, right?"

Fang Ling smiled slightly, Chen Mou really deserved to be a strategist, and he had already guessed what he meant.

Chen Mou saw him smile, and immediately confirmed his guess, and immediately said: "If His Highness appears in front of Zhou Yongcheng, then Zhou Yongcheng will not let go of this good opportunity, and he will definitely do something to His Highness!"

At this time, the three of them had already entered the city, and Fang Ling said lightly: "You also said just now, Zhou Yongcheng is a delicate person, and as a general, he facilitates the sale of military funds for profit, and the businessman makes profits, it seems that even if he is an official, he has not forgotten this↓ This is the case, I am completely sure that I can come out of the general's mansion, and tomorrow he will personally send us out of the city!"

Seeing Fang Ling's confident appearance, Chen Mou said with a convincing face: "Your Highness can walk out of the imperial city and break through many dangers, and your subordinates also believe that Your Highness will definitely be able to take us out of Pingtan Pass." ”

After returning to the courtyard, Fang Ling suddenly remembered the matter of Yinguangcao, he asked Dong Canghai to call a few guards in, and took out the "medicine" with a smile and said, "I came here this time, but I also brought some gifts." ”

Chen Mou and the guards were very curious, not knowing what the gift from His Highness's mouth was.

Fang Ling opened the lid of the tripod, but he couldn't help but be stunned, because the inside of this 'medicine' tripod was actually empty. Huang Jian and the others also widened their eyes and looked at each other, both of them came together, this "medicine" was covered with a lid, and it was not opened along the way, and the silver light grass was actually gone, it was really weird.

Fang Ling couldn't help frowning, Xiao Xue shouldn't lie to himself, this silver light grass should need metal utensils to preserve it, but why is it missing again, he had to make an apologetic smile and go to Xiao Xue to ask.

After Fang Ling left, Dong Canghai and the others learned about the Yinguang Grass from Meng Zhiyuan's mouth, although Fang Ling also talked about it when they first met, but they focused on Wei An's sneak attack, and skipped the Yinguang Grass.

Dong Cangheng learned about the three of them fighting the fierce beast, and couldn't help but sweat, and at the same time envied the blessings of Huang Jian and the others, Ping Bai is equivalent to more than ten years of martial arts.

Knowing that Meng Zhiyuan was interested in martial arts, Dong Canghai and the others were very generous to teach him a few tricks, after all, it was rare to have more than ten years of skills, and it was a waste of the "medicine" effect of the silver light grass if he didn't learn a few hands, not to mention, Fang Ling promised to let him be his attendant, how could he do it without a few martial arts?