Chapter 324: Survive with a Broken Tail
"There's no hurry." Cao Miao interrupted Mrs. Sun again.
"What else?" Mrs. Sun's willow eyebrows were raised, and she couldn't control her emotions.
"It's hard for Madam to come out, the scenery on the lake is very good, why don't you take a boat to the lake and relax?"
Cao Miao said as she glanced at Mrs. Sun. Although Mrs. Sun didn't understand what Cao Miao wanted to say, she knew that Cao Miao was not unprovoked, and after a little hesitation, she also complied and ordered someone to transfer the ship.
Before the ship arrived, Cao Miao explained his intentions. Although he could not find any evidence from Zheng Xuan's shop that could prove that he was a spy of Shu Han, judging from the location he chose, it was extremely suspicious that he was a spy of Shu Han.
Since he was a spy of Shu Han, it was impossible for the Shu Han people not to pay attention to the progress of the matter. Madame went to the Elfang camp today, and came here to check, and the Shu Han side will inevitably arrange for someone to spy nearby to find out what Madame has found and whether they will be implicated.
In addition to the crowded market, the wide lake is also an option. If you have good eyesight, you can even see the movement from the other side. In the case of the Liberation Battalion taking control of the city of Wuchang, the possibility of a waterway is even greater.
Mrs. Sun understood as soon as she heard this, and immediately called a few female guards and asked them to act separately. Before they left, Cao Miao confessed a few more words, telling them to change into their regular clothes and pay attention to several locations on the other side, especially to see which people left after Mrs. Sun left. Don't alarm them, send someone to follow them, see where they meet in the end, and then notify Sun Luban to arrest them.
It stands to reason that these eyes and ears will aggregate the information they see and put it together by a single person. This person is the target they want to catch.
The female guards looked at Mrs. Sun. Mrs. Sun nodded and ordered them to do what Cao Miao suggested.
Hearing that he also had a task, Sun Luban was in good spirits and followed to prepare.
After the female guards left, Mrs. Sun waited for a while, then returned to Wuchang City, and deliberately made a big show and ordered someone to seal Wuchang City, which made the chickens and dogs restless. After inspecting the inside and outside of Zheng Xuan's shop, the boat came, and Mrs. Sun boarded the boat and ordered to go around Wuchang City.
For a long time, Cao Miao didn't say anything, just silently followed Mrs. Sun, playing the role of a strategist and guest.
After the boat turned back and forth on the lake twice, and seeing that it was getting late, Mrs. Sun ordered the ship to turn around and return to the camp by water.
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Inn.
Fei Yi arched his hands, lowered his eyebrows, and remained motionless, like a wood carved clay puppet.
Zheng Xuan sat opposite him, looking anxious, and his originally slightly dark face was even darker, like the bottom of a pot. He gritted his teeth and bowed again.
"Captain ......"
"Zijun, you shouldn't have come here." Fei Yi's eyelids lifted slightly, and his white face showed obvious displeasure. "We agreed at the beginning that we would never meet publicly in front of the Wu people. For you and me, for public and private, this is all harmful and not beneficial. ”
"Captain, I'...... Isn't there anything I can't do? "Zheng Xuan wants to cry without tears." I acted according to the captain's plan, who would have thought that the Wu people would track me down so quickly? Now that my store is closed, they refuse to stop and dig deeper. Although there are many people who have come into contact with me, I can't find them for a while, but who can guarantee that they will never find out? ”
Fei Yi softened his tone. "You don't have to worry, King Wu is about to ascend the throne, and the task of relieving the camp is very heavy, and he will not make a big deal about a hidden danger that has been eliminated, so as not to cause uneasiness. If you are still worried, you can go back to Chengdu first. ”
That's what I mean. As long as I'm gone, they won't be able to find me, and they won't be able to chase the captain. Zheng Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. It's just that...... What about giving up my brother to enter the Prime Minister's Mansion? ”
"I'm afraid we'll have to wait."
The look in Zheng Xuan's eyes immediately dimmed a little. He fought for his reputation, and in business, he just wanted to find a career for his younger brothers. The elder brother Zheng Du is the most talented, but he follows the wrong person and can only live in seclusion. Zheng Du can live in seclusion, but the Zheng family of Guanghan can't be without a way out. He did everything possible to finally catch Fei Yi's line and get this opportunity to make meritorious contributions.
I never thought that I would succeed in failure, and I was about to succeed in the rebellion, but I was alarmed to solve the troublesome camp, and now I can't live in panic.
Because the expected goal was not achieved, the conditions that Fei Yi promised him could not be fulfilled. This, he can understand, but he is not reconciled.
"Zijun, you don't have to worry. Although there is discord, Your Majesty will know about your brother's loyalty, and the Prime Minister will also know about it. It's just that you also know that the prime minister is the fairest in governing the country, and if he has merit, he will be rewarded, and if he has done so, he will be punished, even he himself is no exception. You didn't succeed this time, and there will be a next time, with your talent and experience, success is just around the corner. ”
Zheng Xuan let out a long sigh, got up, and bowed to Fei Yi. "I'll go back and pack up and return to Chengdu."
"I will prepare the paperwork for you, and I wish you a smooth journey and a safe return."
"Thank you, Captain." Zheng Xuan got out of the hall, hurriedly walked out of the courtyard, looked left and right, and saw that no one was paying attention, so he hurried forward. He didn't go through the main entrance, but through a side door.
A long time ago, he had bribed one of the post men in the inn, knowing that there was a side door that he didn't usually use, and he had a key for himself. He had never used this key until today, when he learned that Mrs. Sun had gone to Wuchang City in person, he felt that the situation was not good, so he took the risk to come to see Fei Yi.
The side door was silent, and there was no sound at all. Zheng Xuan walked to the side of the door and learned a bird's call. After a while, there was a response from outside the door. Zheng Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. Just in case, he left two skilled attendants outside and made an appointment with the joint code. Since they're okay, it's safe outside.
Zheng Xuan took out the key, opened the door, and hung the lock on the door. After he left, the inner should come and lock the door. In this way, it is difficult for others to find out that he has been there, and they will only focus on the visitors who enter and exit the main entrance.
And he didn't have a trace on that record.
Zheng Xuan went out of the door, and an attendant greeted him. "Lord, something happened, and our residence in Xiangzhang was raided by the Relief Camp."
Zheng Xuan was taken aback. His savings in the past few years are all in the camphor, and the secret letters exchanged with Fei Yi are also hidden in the wall of the camphor's residence. He couldn't figure it out, his residence in Xiangzhang was very secret, he hadn't been there for all these years, and it was only opened a few days ago, why was he discovered by the Relief Camp so quickly?
"No...... I don't know. The squire looked uneasy. Lord, I can't go back to the camphor, what should we do? ”
Zheng Xuan pondered for a moment. "The camphor was found, someone must have leaked the news. If they can't stand the torture and confess all our details, we will go to Jinkou now and send them to death. ”
"So what to do?"
"Hide." Zheng Xuan's brows furrowed. "Wait for this gust of wind to pass, and then find a way to get out."