In the fifth year of Taihe, September Bingchen, not the beginning.

Chengdu Mansion, outside the Xuanhe Gate.

Zhang Yijun worked hard all the way, and even when he arrived at the post house on the way, he didn't dare to stop and rest. The horse under the crotch has been wheezing, and it has been running for two hours since the beginning of the official road to now, thinking that it is nearly two hundred miles, and the horse is about to reach the limit of physical strength. But fortunately, the Xuanhe Gate of Chengdu Mansion is close at hand.

Looking back on his dark pile career for more than a year, and now that he has finally returned to Chengdu Mansion, Zhang Yijun only feels that everything before yesterday is like a world away.

The city gate garrison seems to have been informed of the imminent surrender of the conspiracy. Therefore, today's Chengdu Mansion is different from the past, at this time the Xuanhe Gate is heavily guarded, and the upper floor of the outer Guocheng is also full of Wuhou, and the people are strictly forbidden to enter and exit the Xuanhe Gate, and the city gate is placed to reject the horse.

Under the city, a team of armored soldiers lined up neatly on both sides of the official road, and in the black pressed lance, a black dragon flag was erected high, and the word "Wuwei" was clearly written in regular script. Zhang Yijun knew that this was the Wuwei Army, one of the four major Zhichong Mansions in Chengdu Prefecture, and it was directly dispatched by Li Deyu, who was sent by Jiedu, which made him feel a lot more relieved.

After the Anshi Rebellion, although the military system had long been corrupted and the conscription system was replaced, the feudal envoys of various feudal towns still retained the number of the military as a tradition, and controlled them with tooth generals or generals of feudal towns. It's just that the soldiers and soldiers of the troops in the army have no shadow of government soldiers, and they are all recruits.

After a few breaths, I am afraid that because he was wearing a Tubo military uniform, Zhang Yijun was still dozens of steps away from Xuanhe Gate, and he was shouted by the generals led by him.

"Xuanhemen is a military stronghold today, please enter the city through Da'anmen." The general in front of him is dressed in mountain armor, and the sound is like a bell.

Zhang Yijun was puzzled, according to the plan, at this moment, Xuanhemen should have Chengdu soldiers to answer him, which one is the general school performance led by this?

"Tubo barbarian, immediately rein in the horse!" Seeing that Zhang Yi had no intention of stopping, the general shouted loudly again.

Zhang Yijun suddenly realized that he was still wearing a Tubo military uniform, and the horse saddle ornament under his crotch was also entangled, and he rode alone first, so it was inevitable that he would be mistaken for a Tubo cavalry, and it was no wonder that he would be stopped by his own people.

Zhang Yijun was about to rein in his horse, but suddenly saw the general's palm wave, and with a flick of his fingers, a cold light flashed from the direction of the city.

Arrow!?

Before Zhang Yi could react, the arrow had pierced straight into the horse's neck under the crotch, and blood sprayed like mist when he landed. With a painful neighing of the horse, the front hooves were lost, in order to avoid being pressed under the horse, Zhang Yijun hurriedly withdrew his feet from the stirrup, but also fell from the horse due to inertia.

Zhang Yijun's eyes darkened, and then his consciousness dissipated.

Not at the beginning.

Chengdu Mansion, the festival of the embassy.

At the same time, in the Shuaifu, Li Huaishen returned to the inner hall with Xue Yuansheng and the report handed over to him by the general transmission, and was about to open it privately, but was surprised to find that Li Deyu had woken up and was sitting upright listening to the officials in the inner hall reporting to him one by one.

Li Deyu hurriedly glanced at the main hall.

"Where is Li Zhi now?"

Wei Rong arched his hand and said: "Back to Duke Li, it seems that the envoy Li has never left the envoy's mansion since today, and he has never sent anyone to call him sick. Can we take this opportunity to impeach him for neglecting his government without reason? ”

Li Deyu shook his head and waved his hand, obviously when the dust had not yet settled in Victoria, it was a good idea to impeach the envoy of the feudal town, not to mention ......

“…… Li Zhi's uncle, Li Zongmin, has deep roots in the DPRK, and he is also a member of Niu Sidian's party, so he rashly impeached him, which affected his whole body, and there was a risk of restarting the party struggle. Let him be. ”

"Whoa."

Seeing Li Huaishen appear at the door of the inner hall with the report paperwork, Li Deyu immediately stretched out his hand and signaled him to come in. Li Huaishen hurriedly walked forward and handed the report to Li Deyu with both hands.

"Li Gong, Xue Yuansheng, the assassin of Hanzhou, has been here, considering the special situation now, Huai Shen let him go back to the post house first, this is the report of Hanzhou's taxes and official scouts last year, and I also ask Li Gong to take a look."

Li Deyu obviously paused when he heard Xue Yuansheng's name, but immediately took the report handed by Li Huaishen quietly, but just carefully put Xue Yuanxian's report aside.

Li Deyu tore open the scout's return, and said calmly to everyone while watching: "The Xitan Conspiracy Department has crossed the border of Tang and Tibet and replaced it with the Tang Dynasty flag. ”

After nearly a year of planning and conspiracy, as well as nearly a month of preparation, the surrender of Victoria is finally going to succeed, and now all the princes present should be able to sleep well when they go home at night.

When everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Li Huaishen took the lead in kneeling down to Li Deyu and congratulated him with his crossed hands: "Li Huaishen congratulates the envoy of the festival." ”

The others were also led to congratulate Li Deyu as he sat down.

Everyone knows that thirty years ago, Wei Gao, the king of Nankang County, defeated Tubo through the Battle of Victoria, realizing the balance of power between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. And now the recovery of Victoria will be a sharp knife inserted by the Tang army in South Tubo Road, and it will only be a matter of time before Xichuan is fully restored.

Wei Rong, who has always been calmer, couldn't wait at this time: "Gong Li, Xi Tan's plan to surrender is a foregone conclusion, can you reorganize the army and be ready to go, just wait for Xi Tan to go to Chengdu, and immediately send troops into the city?" ”

"Wei Yuhou is still too delayed," Li Huaishen shook his head lightly and said: "Xi Yumou has changed my Tang Dynasty banner, and he has led his people into Xichuan, Victoria is empty, and it is difficult to make changes. On the contrary, it is too long to wait, if the town guard of South Tibet Province senses that there is a change and orders the neighboring states and counties to lead troops to Victoria, then it will ...... Big things are bad. ”

Huayang County Lieutenant Yu Zangjian was quite cautious, "Is it better to wait for Zhang Yijun to return to life, now Victoria is empty, I don't know the truth." Moreover, there was a report that Yi Jun had already ridden first halfway, if he was fast, he thought he would be about to arrive in Chengdu, so it was better to ...... Wait a little longer? ”

Judge Liu Zhan also agreed with Yu Zangjian's opinion.

The nine people in the house expressed their opinions one after another, and they couldn't argue for a while. On the whole, those who support the immediate dispatch of troops into Victoria include Li Huaishen and three others; The majority supported the postponement of the dispatch of troops, waiting for the return of the conspiracy and the hidden pile. However, in any case, the battle is a matter of time to send troops, not whether or not to send troops. Everyone present looked at Li Deyu and waited for the final decision made by the Jiedu envoy.

Li Deyu pondered slightly, and asked carefully: "Xi Tanmou was originally the deputy envoy of Victoria, if a certain person has not mastered all the things in Victoria, he once killed Sima Zhu, the secret pile of Victoria, and now he leads the crowd to surrender, what should we do?" ”

Li Huaishen didn't think about it, "Attract troops and refuse." ”

Li Deyu said slowly: "If a certain person knows a little about the size of all things in Victoria, but he has not sent Yijun to hide in Victoria, and communicate with each other, now he can kill Victoria and lead the crowd to surrender, what should we do?" ”

Li Huaishen replied a little hesitantly, "Suspicious of fraud?" ”

"So now Yi Jun suddenly changed his previous plan, and rode back alone, but Xi Yimou still followed the original plan and led the crowd to Chengdu, I waited...... What should I do? ”

Li Huaishen stopped talking now. Li Deyu's rhetorical question has a very clear meaning, even if it seems that Victoria is successful, it must not be negligent and take it lightly.

"Yi Jun has always been cautious and would never change his plan rashly, and now we don't know if Yi Jun is acting like this, whether it is something important, or is he fleeing? Therefore, we will only wait for his return to confirm that he is safe and sound, and that Victoria is safe, and then it will not be too late to send troops," Li Deyu said comforting Li Huaishen, and then looked at Yu Zangjian, and stood up from the Hu bed with a serious expression.

Everyone present also got up one after another.

"Judge of Xichuan Jiedu, Lieutenant Yu Zangjian of Huayang County, Chengdu Prefecture."

"Whoa."

"For the time being, you will be the assassin of Victoria, and when Yi Jun returns, he will lead the Tianzheng and Wuwei troops with 500 people each, and the soldiers will enter the city, and now go to Chengdu Mansion Bing Cao, ready to go. At that time, be sure to guard the city with all your heart and wait for news! ”

"Whoa!"

After Li Deyu watched Yu Zangjian withdraw from the inner hall, he asked Li Huaishen: "Has Wuwei Jun already gone to answer the dark pile?" ”

"Back to Gong Li, when he was humble, he had asked Lu Qi to send someone to Xuanhemen to wait."

"Who leads?"

"Wang Shang, captain of the second regiment of the Wuwei Army."

Li Deyu was slightly puzzled, "Why didn't you send Yang Zong?" ”

Li Huaishen leaned over, tried his best to lower his voice, and leaned in Li Deyu's ear, "I am about to report to the lowly position, Yang Zong, the general of the tooth soldiers, may have ...... The Bull Rebellion ......"

In a daze, Zhang Yijun woke up to find that he was still straddling the horse's back, his face pressed against the thick horsemane, and the corners of his mouth were also stained. Straightened up from the horse, only to feel that the bones of his body were about to fall apart. Zhang Yijun secretly felt his whole body, and found that except for some faint pain in his left forehead, the rest seemed to be fine.

Only then did Zhang Yijun notice that he was surrounded by a group of cavalry, with the sound of hooves like rain, and the leading rider was wearing armor and holding the "Weiyuan" military flag. Looking at this street, it seems to be near Chongmingfang, Chengdu Mansion, and there is still a distance from the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, and it seems that he has not been in a coma for a long time.

Seeing Zhang Yijun wake up, the rider beside him laughed, his voice was thick and powerful.

"Your Excellency is awake?"

Zhang Yijun turned his head to see that this person was not dressed as an ordinary soldier, but in a mountain armor, and the armor was tied with a green robe belt to show his official character. He looked young and no more than thirty, the beard on his chin added a bit of maturity, his eyes were deep, but his eyes made people feel that he lacked confidence, there was no decoration on his head, and the badge hanging down to his waist dangled with the pace of the crotch dismounting.

"Shicai has been offended, unable to recognize your identity, I just wanted to order the archer to shoot an arrow as a warning, but I never thought of shooting your horse, fortunately, your Excellency is fine, and I hope to forgive your sin!"

Zhang Yijun just waved his hand. He recognized this man as the general who had ordered the shooting of arrows at him, after all, the mountain armor on his body was too easy to identify.

The man then asked, "If you are not mistaken, your Excellency is the Victorian Secret Stake?" ”

Zhang Yijun listened to the way of this question, and nodded with a little hesitation, after all, he had rarely heard that the people involved in the Victorian conspiracy would call him "Victorian Secret Stake" so directly, and he was a little suspicious for a while.

"Dare to ask the general?"

The general crossed his hand at Zhang Yijun and said: "In Xia Yang Zong, the general of the Xichuan Jiedu Ya Soldiers." ”

Zhang Yijun didn't remember that he had seen Yang Zong, and Xu was recruited by Li Deyu to recruit northern soldiers during his time in Victoria. However, since General Yang is a general in the tooth soldiers, he must also be Li Deyu's person, thinking of this, Zhang Yijun, who was a little suspicious, was a little relieved.

"For more than a year, with Mr. Law, Victoria is not a good place."

"General Yang was sent by Duke Li to answer at the city gate?" Zhang Yi didn't care about greetings, after all, Xi Tanmou's troops were on the way, and the killing of the former secret pile Sima Zhu also urgently needed to be reported to the envoy in person. Intuition told Zhang Yijun that until he figured out who betrayed the secret stake, he must not rashly send troops to occupy Victoria.

The general smiled stiffly, and flickered, "Your Excellency, don't worry, I'll take you to see Gong Li." ”

Because this cavalry basically surrounded Zhang Yijun tightly, if Zhang Yijun did not straighten his neck, he could not see the pedestrians around him at all, and the team blocked half of the road, and the people on the street took the initiative to detour when they saw this group of cavalry. This way of traveling made Zhang Yijun quite puzzled, they all entered Chengdu Mansion, are they still afraid that someone will rob him?

In this way, the cavalry team walked for a moment on the main road of the lively Chengdu Mansion, and finally saw the towering Jiandefang Gate not far from the right side of the main road, which is also the only entrance to Yacheng. Since Jiande Fang is facing the crowded Wenshu Fang, there have always been heavy soldiers guarding the gate of the Fang, so as not to disturb the surroundings of Yacheng by idle people.

"Your Excellency...... In front of it is Jiande Fang. Yang will take you to see Li Gong immediately...... But before that......" The general smiled wryly, spit out the chewed mint leaves in his mouth to the ground, and then glanced behind Zhang Yijun and said, "I'm sorry Your Excellency." ”

Zhang Yijun didn't understand what General Yang meant, and was about to say something, but he felt a violent blow to the back of his head, accompanied by an explosion of pain in the back of his head.