In the seventy years of the Purple Cloud Empire, the Blackstone Empire invaded the north and won three battles. The north is in an emergency, and the imperial capital is shaking. Blue Lion City, Blue Dragon City and other places, bordering the Blackstone Empire, are afraid of rushing past the enemy army, so all the city passes are heavily garrisoned. However, in the vicinity of Suzaku City and Xuanwu City, there are still many enemy troops lurking, disturbing from time to time, and the residents are frightened overnight and cannot sleep. General Lu Shengli of the Purple Cloud Empire was the minister of the Qincha, supervising the military affairs of the north, sitting in the Yunbei region, dispatching strong troops from all over the country, stationed in various passes, suppressing and investigating, and sparing no effort.

In the afternoon of this day, Li Kecheng, the garrison of Blue Lion City, was urging his subordinates to check the business travelers who had passed the customs, when suddenly a man who looked like a homeless came to the city in a panic to inform.

Niu Cai, who was guarding the pass, brought him to the garrison Li Kecheng and asked him if he had anything to see. This homeless man said that the matter was very important, and the garrison should allow him to keep the secret. Li Kecheng hesitated for a while, then granted his request and took him to the barracks in the city for questioning.

At that time, the garrison divisions and brigades, as well as the cities, were all hung with heavy rewards. Anyone who conspires with the enemy and hides the enemy will be given a generous reward as long as he is truthful, and if he has a meritorious name, he can be promoted and promoted, and the name of the person who sent the report will be kept secret. Although many enemies have been eliminated this time, there are many evils, and there are many people who are suspected of revenge and planting dirty frames.

At that moment, Li Kecheng, the guard of the Blue Lion City, took the homeless man to the barracks, retreated left and right, and asked kindly: "What is your surname, what is your name, where are you from, and what important things do you want to inform?" ”

The homeless man then said: "The villain's name is Li Zheng, a native of Blue Lion City, and he makes a living by doing small business. Today, Xiaomin went to visit relatives at their relatives' houses, and when they came back, they saw a person in front of them, and they were very panicked. was walking at the entrance of Qingyang Street and dropped a paper bag from his body. When the villain picked it up, he wanted to return it to him immediately, but the man looked panicked, as if there was some emergency. The villain was suspicious, so he opened the small bag that had been dropped, and there was a letter wrapped in oiled paper, but the recipient was our big rich man Lan Mei Lan Er, the big rich man of Blue Lion City, and the name of the place where the letter was sent only recognized by Blackwater City.

"The villain thinks that this Blackwater City is a stronghold of the enemy, and Han Zhen, the enemy leader who came over from us here last year, heard that he is based in Blackwater City. The villain was suspicious and secretly opened the letter, but unfortunately I didn't know much about it, and the words in the letter were too sloppy, but the general situation was that Han Zhen was ordered to attack Blue Lion City with two fellow party members and three soldiers, telling this Lanmei to hurry up to avoid trouble. The villain locals, hoping that the local area would not be robbed again, if the enemy army came again, how could they still live? So they put the letter away and secretly followed this person. He set up shop in the Blue Lion City, and the villain thought that it was very important, so he came to the adult to report it. ”

Speaking of this, he took out a paper bag from his bosom and handed it to the guard, who presented it to the garrison Li Kecheng.

Li Kecheng was deeply surprised when he heard Li Zheng's words, took the paper bag from the hands of the guards, opened it and took a look, the envelope was written: Shiwu Street in Blue Lion City, Lan Meiqi, the second master of Lan, and the next paragraph is: "Sun Haotian worships from Heishui City."

The seal has been opened, so he pulled out the letterhead, looked at it from the beginning, a good line of writing, written like a dragon and snake, the sky is strong and ancient, and it reads:

Brother Mei Qingjian: Mingjiang is divided, ten years in Zi, every time I remember Fengyi, I am thirsty and think. When my brother was in distress and destitute, it was not my brother's generosity, and the cheap body filled the ravines early, and every time he thought of the hot intestines, he made his brother unforgettable. My brother has been running for years and now, but he is still the same, but his body is rough and suitable, and he can tell the ears of the old people. Wen Heifeng ordered Han Zhen and others to seize Blue Lion City in three ways. My brother's dwelling, it is appropriate to take the brunt, and it seems that it is advisable to quickly avoid the army. Seeing the letter, he quickly took refuge with the apprentice Wei Yunuo, but the time was urgent, so don't delay. The younger brother has something important to detain, and he can block it for a while, or he should go in person. The book is not satisfactory, and Brother Haotian pauses.

After reading the letter, the garrison Li Kecheng frowned, thinking that this matter was quite tricky, and there was no word in the letter about collaborating with the enemy. However, the area around Heishui City has been in the hands of thieves for a long time, so why do you want to take refuge there? In the area where the enemy army is entrenched, our army has all sent secret agents to spy on the thieves, and Heifeng has the intention of taking the Blue Lion City, so why doesn't our army have any rumors at all? What is the identity of this letter writer, and how can he know so clearly? Could it be that Lanmei is seriously suspicious?"

Li Kecheng looked at the informant Li Zheng, his eyes flickered, his face was frightened, and most of him had guessed the reason why he got this letter, so he said to Li Zhengyue with a pleasant face: "I can't see that you are a civilian, and you are so concerned about the safety of the place, it is really rare, as long as you are not suspected of false accusations, you can act righteously and eliminate hidden dangers, and you will definitely be rewarded." Where does this writer live now?"

Li Zheng replied: "This person lives at the Shouguang Inn in Blue Lion City. ”

Li Kecheng asked again: "You went to the camp to report it, why didn't you go to the local government hall to report it?"

Li Zhengdao: "The villain knows that the second master Lan is a local rich man, and he has been an official in the past, and his hands and eyes are very big. In fact, Xiaomin has no grudge against this second master Lan, but if he really colludes with the enemy, it is inevitable that the place will suffer in the future. ”

Li Kecheng said: "Very good, this matter is related to hundreds of thousands of lives, and I don't dare to call the shots." You can't go now, and when this is done, there will be a heavy reward, and I will get the big camp to report to the military gate. ”

Li Kecheng immediately instructed his guards: "You take him down first, and don't embarrass him." Rong De led Li Zheng out, and Li Kecheng instructed his subordinates Niu Cai: "Take strict care of Li Zheng, don't let him go." ”

Li Kecheng hurriedly prepared a horse, ran to the camp without his entourage.

The army stationed here is the subordinate of Wang Xuegang, who belongs to General Lu Shengli, guarding the Blue Lion and Qinglong City, and the camp is stationed at the foot of the Bone Mountain. There are lookouts and beacon towers on the Bone Mountain.

Wang Xue was just born in the army, and with General Lu Shengli, he moved to the north and south of the river, and he has today's military achievements. It's just that although he is brave and good at fighting, his temperament is very violent, he governs the army strictly, and he stares and kills. Since he became a commander, he has been somewhat close to being profitable. Anyone who collaborated with the enemy, when he encountered his hand, it was not easy to escape from his hand, and everyone even gave him the nickname "King Skin".

Li Kecheng came to the camp, reported to the gate, and asked the Chinese officer to give a reply, and he mentioned that there was a secret report on the military situation. The middle officer went in, came out after a while, and said to Li Kecheng: "The military gate has summoned you to the account to reply." ”

Li Kecheng replied: "Yes." ”

As the Chinese officer bypassed the big tent of the Chinese army, he walked out of the back more than a stone's throw away, and there were three large tents lined up in front of him. In front of the tent, there were four errand officers, and sixteen squads stood on the left and right sides of the tent, each holding a bright ghost-headed knife, standing solemnly and silently.