Chapter Forty-Six: Red Sleeves Add Fragrance

Fortunately, even ya, the song is a song. ----- Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao "Watching the Sea"

It is said that under the command of Chen Long, several heroes of Lingling, after a morning of deliberation, set a triple task, although they were all more difficult, and finally determined the countermeasures for each task. Chen Long personally drove and secretly sent Zhang Ning to the new safe house, and the two of them packed up their bedrooms. Subsequently, Zhou Budo and Lu Chang arrived at the safe house for the second time, brought some food, and everyone ate and arranged the bedroom without mentioning.

The four of them had finished packing, and it was past noon, and Zhao Da was not seen returning. Chen Long summoned the four of them to the living room to sit down, and said, "Mei Niang, I have a word, don't be angry." If Zhao Da convinces Shi Sunrui in the afternoon and lets us get out of Gumen, then let's leave immediately, okay? Ma Yuanyi's side, I will sneak back during the day tomorrow and organize a rescue at night. Walking in batches like this is also a good way to let go of your hands and feet, and it is safer. ”

Zhang Ning disagreed: "Big brother, I have been practicing the light skills you gave me, and I won't hold you back." Moreover, if you go to rescue alone, I don't worry, if something happens....... what's the point of me escaping alone? As he spoke, there were faint tears in his big eyes.

Chen Long knew that Zhang Ning refused to part with him, and understood her intention to die and die together. He sighed, "Okay then." You take a rest first, and Lu Chang and I will go out to Luoshui to have a look. When we come back, it is estimated that Zhao Da has arrived, and then we will determine the next step. Lu Chang stood up and followed Long Chen.

The safe house is very close to Luoshui, because it is close to the city wall, so it is very quiet. The two walked to the edge of Luoshui, Chen Long found a tree by the embankment and took off his coat, and said to Lu Chang, who didn't know why: "I want to dive to the water gate to have a look, you can wait here." Lu Changcai understood that Long Chen wanted to find out if he could dive out of the water gate, and said, "Be careful, master!" Chen Long slowly sank into the water without a ripple.

The water of the Luo River is about seven or eight meters deep, and it is very turbid, which is easy to hide. The city walls cut off the river, and all boats could only enter and exit by the water gate. Chen Long silently counted the time in his heart, and could judge the distance according to his swimming speed. If you can dive out of the water gate, you can naturally find a way to take Zhang Ning out of trouble.

Chen Long imagined Zhang Ning's swimming speed, touched the edge of the city wall, and slowly moved forward, and suddenly saw the city wall retracted upwards, and knew that he had reached the water gate, and there was a layer of iron mesh embedded in the city wall. Chen Long carefully observed the iron net, and saw that there were several iron wires hanging from the iron net, stretching straight to the water, and there were luan bells hanging on them, even if a big fish hit it, it would call the police. If you cut through the iron mesh with a dagger, and then two big living people drill out, it will inevitably touch the mechanism.

Chen Long was unwilling, and swam up along the iron net, the iron net was about to end, and at this time it was already very close to the water, and Chen Long did not dare to float again, for fear that the soldiers on the shore would find his figure. Time passed minute by minute, and I was at a loss for what to do, when I suddenly saw a huge shadow moving slowly in the water not far away, and it turned out to be a big ship heading out of the city, and the bottom of the boat was just above the iron net. Chen Long was overjoyed, stuck to the bottom of the boat upside down, and tightly grasped the wooden plank at the bottom of the boat, the wooden board was slippery and did not leave his hands, Chen Long pulled out the dagger and stuck it in the bottom of the boat, which was able to stabilize his body. The boat was moving very slowly, Chen Long felt his back gently rub against the iron net, and Luan Ling shook slightly, but fortunately, there was no movement quietly, and he was already out of the water gate.

Chen Long was in no danger, and went out of the water gate against the bottom of the boat, and his heart was overjoyed. I calculated the time in my mind, and it was exactly about fifteen minutes. Leaving the bottom of the ship, he quietly poked his head out from the other side of the ship away from the city wall, took a deep breath, and reattached himself to the bottom of a big ship that entered the city, and returned to Luoyang City.

Lu Changzheng was anxious about waiting, and suddenly saw Chen Long peeking out of Luoshui, and hurriedly took his clothes to greet him. Chen Long wiped his clothes and was worried, which can be described as a joy and a worry. The good news is that this road can indeed escape, but the worry is that Zhang Ning has not undergone professional training, and he has no group rest, so it is unlikely that he will last under the water for fifteen minutes.

Back at the safe house, Chen Long saw Hu Ji and Hao Pu guarding outside the door, and Zhao Da and Zhou Budo were already waiting in the Xuan Hall, and he was overjoyed, so he quickly pulled Zhao Da to sit down and listen to his report. Zhao Daxian took out a piece of silk cloth in his arms and said, "The subordinates have gained this point, but it cost 10,000 taels." When Long Chen opened it, he saw that between the four ink lines, the palace was one after another, and some portals and roads were painted layer upon layer, and he couldn't help but say: "This is the detailed map of Nangong?" Zhao Da nodded, pointed to the map and said: "Nangong is the Vermilion Bird Gate in the south, Canglong Gate in the east, Xuanwu Gate in the north, and Baihu Gate in the west." This is the place where the emperor and the group of officials congratulate and discuss politics, the main palace is located on the north-south axis, from north to south, in order: Sima Gate, Duan Gate, but not the door, but not the palace, Zhanghua Gate, Chongde Palace, Zhongde Palace, Qianqiu Long Live Hall and Pingshuo Palace. There are two rows of symmetrical palace buildings on the east and west sides of the central axis. If you look down at the ground of Nangong, you will see a lattice-shaped layout. ”

Seeing that the painting was clear, Chen Long nodded and said, "The value of this ten thousand taels of flowers." The Canglong Gate on the east side is connected to the prison, can I still enter and exit? ”

"This prison was built later, specially used to lock up important prisoners, and after it was completed, Canglong Gate was closed and no longer entered and exited." Zhao Da thought about it and said: "The scope of the emperor's movement is only in the North Palace and the South Palace, and there is a roof-covered compound road in the middle, which is seven miles long from north to south. There are guards every ten steps on the double road, and there are two sides of the road, and the same is true at night. If you want to infiltrate the South Palace to investigate, it is impossible to go north. To the south is the bustling Tongtuo Street, which is patrolled day and night, and it is impossible to sneak in. There is only the White Tiger Gate in the west, and there are some houses on the opposite side, and there is still hope for entering from here. ”

"What about the patrols inside the White Tiger Gate and Nangong?" Zhou Bu said without questioning.

"Around the gate of the White Tiger Gate, there are dozens of guards guarded by the army, and these dozens of people take turns to be on duty, and they only patrol along the west palace wall once in half an hour, so the gap is still relatively large. I think the best place to fly over the palace wall should be in the back garden of the west palace wall, so that you can immediately hide into the flowers and not be discovered by the patrol officers in the palace. In the South Palace, there are hundreds of guards, and the patrols are all in accordance with a fixed route and time, but every morning, before the emperor goes to the court, there will be hundreds of guards from the North Palace to conduct a big investigation to ensure the absolute safety of the emperor's court. Therefore, after the master goes in, he must come out before the early hours of the morning. ”

After Zhao Da reported the matter of Nangong, he said that although Shisun Rui sold the map of Nangong to him, he refused to send people out of the city, and he didn't even talk about the price. Liu Deran was quite cooperative, and after accepting a bribe of 20,000 taels, he told Zhao Da the specific location of Tang Zhou in the general's mansion. Chen Long nodded and asked Zhao Da if he had a tail, and Zhao Da said, "I went through several shops and courtyards in a row, and I made sure that there were no secret agents to follow me. Those guys, I've told them to stay still and wait in the pharmacy compound. ”

Chen Long put his mind at ease and said: "Although this is the case, if Ma Yuanyi is rescued this time, it will definitely shake the entire Jingshi to investigate thoroughly." If Shi Sun Rui and Liu Deran betray you, then the entire Lingling will suffer. Even if they take bribes and don't report you, if you pharmacy guys disappear en masse, it will cause the court to be suspicious of Lingling. ”

Zhou Budo said: "What does the master mean, these two people want to get rid of?" But it's okay to kill Liu Deran, Shisun Rui is in a high position, and killing him is too big, I'm afraid it will affect our plan to send my sister-in-law. I think that since they have all done things for us, they have indirectly become accomplices in letting go of the yellow scarf, and they are afraid that the matter will be leaked, so they will try their best to hide the secret and will not report it. Therefore, we guys should have no problem running the pharmacy as usual after the accident. Seeing Zhao Da nodding deeply, Chen Long frowned and said, "What Yuan Zhi said is very reasonable, so it will be decided." It's just that I was wronged that Brother Zhao Da continued to be in danger, and I was uneasy. ”

After that, he turned to Lu Chang and said, "Tonight, Liuhu Ji and Hao Pu are on duty here, you and I will go to the Red Sleeve Garden first, and then go to Nangong for a night visit." ”

After explaining to everyone one by one, Chen Long entered Zhang Ning's bedroom. This Nizi was dressed in regular clothes, sitting obediently in the bedroom, waiting for news from him. Chen Long explained the harvest of the afternoon to Zhang Ning, Zhang Ning heard that he could dive out of the water gate, first surprised, and then shook the hair scattered behind him, and said: "I don't need Lu Chang tonight, I want to go with you." ”

Chen Long was shocked, almost called his aunt, and said with a bitter face: "Mei Niang, now everyone is looking for you outside, you should wait here obediently." I have found out the situation, and I will naturally rescue your big brother Ma. ”

"I'm not talking about Nangong, I'm talking about brothels. I haven't been to that kind of place yet, and I'm going to follow and supervise you and keep you from doing bad things. Zhang Ning said, staring at Long Chen with a blushing face.

Chen Long's jaw almost didn't fall, and he hurriedly swore that he would not mess with flowers and grass indiscriminately, but Zhang Ning just didn't comply. In the end, Chen Long had no choice but to order Lu Chang to prepare a set of clothes for a family boy, let Zhang Ning pretend to be a family boy, and when the night came, let Lu Chang and Hu Ji drive and pull them to the Red Sleeve Garden.

Zhang Ning painted his face black, his eyebrows thickened, covering his natural whitening complexion, his hair was tucked in his hat, and he put on a child's clothes, and he became a handsome child. Lu Chang and Hu Ji were waiting outside the garden, and Chen Long pretended to be a rich man and led the little boy Shi Shiran into the Red Sleeve Garden. Hu Ji had already inquired that the girl Cao Cao liked was Xiao Wan, one of the top girls in the Red Sleeve Garden, and Chen Long went in and directly stuffed a certain amount of silver to the bustard, specifying that Xiao Wan was asked to serve.

The old bustard saw that Chen Long was tall and handsome, with a brocade robe and jade belt, with a family child, and he made a generous move, but he only said which family's noble son, his face was immediately full of smirk, and he hugged Chen Long's left arm and said: "This son, although Xiao Wan is good, someone has already booked it." I've got a good girl here, how about I let Ruby serve you? Absolutely satisfying you. ”

Zhang Ning was beside him, eager to kick the bustard a few times, Chen Long pretended not to see it, and hurriedly hugged the bustard with his backhand and said: "I have admired Xiaowan's name for a long time, it's good to meet tonight, I will pay the same amount." The old bustard groaned for a while, and Long Chen hurriedly stuffed another ingot of silver into her hand. The old bustard smiled and said, "In this case, the guests will go to the private room upstairs to drink tea first, and I will let Xiao Wan come over." However, when Master Cao comes, the son must let Xiaowan go, otherwise the old man will not be able to bear it. Chen Long said: "This is natural." With that, he followed the bustard to the private room on the second floor and sat down, and the maid served tea.

Zhang Ningdong looked west, and saw that in addition to the tea table in the single room, there was an embroidery bed, knowing that it was a place to do bad things, and there was a sound in his mouth, but Chen Long only pretended not to hear. Suddenly, the old bustard and a soft female voice sounded outside the door, only to hear the female voice say: "Mom, Master Cao will be here in a while, who has to see his daughter." As he spoke, he pushed the door in and saw Long Chen sitting upright.

Chen Long hurriedly stood up, and when he looked at Xiao Wan, he saw that she was as dark as ink, with a graceful body, a pink face and peach cheeks, a spring in the corners of her eyes, and a cool cover revealing a deep career line. That Xiao Wan was reluctant, but he didn't expect Chen Long to be handsome, sturdy, wearing a brocade robe, and a talent, he was really a male god in a woman's heart, so he turned around and drove the bustard out of the single room, closed the door, and greeted him with a smile: "Childe, I heard that you came specifically for me, Xiao Wan is very honored, I still have a guest tonight, can you wait for the slave family to send him away, and then come to accompany you?" After saying that, he glanced at the scholar standing next to him, rushed over and hugged Zhang Ning and said, "Childe, even your scholar is so handsome, Xiao Wan loves it to death!" Before the words fell, he suddenly saw a blue dagger in Zhang Ning's hand, and he couldn't help but lose his face with fright.

Chen Long embarrassedly pressed down Zhang Ning's dagger and arched his hand: "Miss Xiaowan, we have something to ask for, if you can help us, this hundred taels of silver is yours." As he spoke, he took out a large ingot of silver from his bosom.

That Xiao Wan was shocked, and said to Zhang Ning with a smile: "Little brother, since you have silver, it is better than making a sword and a sword." As long as the little woman has money, she is willing to do anything. As he spoke, he picked up the silver and put it in his waist.

Long Chen smiled, asked Zhang Ning to put away the dagger, and continued: "It's not a difficult thing. We want Xiao Wan to help us get out of the place where the yellow scarves are held in the prison from Master Cao. After the deed is completed, I am willing to offer another two thousand taels of silver to redeem Xiao Wan, okay? When Xiao Wan heard the word yellow scarf, she couldn't help but be taken aback and began to hesitate, but the temptation of two thousand taels of silver was too great, so she nodded and agreed. Chen Long was about to take Zhang Ning out of the house, when he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps, and the voice of the old bustard came from outside the door: "Master Cao, Master Cao, please go to the next room, Xiao Wan ......will come immediately" The footsteps walked straight towards this embroidery room.

Chen Long was taken aback, Xiao Wan was still clever, and pointed to the bottom of the bed, Chen Long hugged Ning nervously, and got under the bed with a bone. Xiao Wan had just put down the sheets, and the door was pushed open, only to hear a deep and majestic voice sound: "Xiao Wan, how can you meet outsiders behind my back?" ”

Under the embroidery bed, the space was small, Chen Long hugged Zhang Ning tightly, only to feel that the warm fragrance of nephrite was full of arms, and the two of them were face to face, and they didn't dare to move a little. Xiao Wan's soft voice sounded: "Master Cao, how can there be any outsiders, just a disciple, and he has been sent away by me a long time ago." As he spoke, he drove away the bustard again, and when the bustard saw that there was no one in the room, he left strangely.

The person who came was the famous pervert Cao Cao Cao and Cao Mengde. Seeing that there was no one around, he softened his tone and said, "You mother, I have repeatedly ordered you not to accept outsiders, and I will go down and clean her up later." Xiao Wan asked: "Master Cao, you come every day, aren't you tired of dealing with those bandits during the day?" ”

I only heard Cao Cao laugh and said: "Although I am tired, when I come to Xiaowan, I am more energetic." Hehe" Zhang Ning's pretty face turned even redder, and his big eyes turned around, but he didn't dare to look at Long Chen.

Xiao Wan's voice sounded: "Master Cao comes every night, don't you need to take someone to take care of the prison?" Beware of the Yellow Turban Thieves who came and saved the bandits. Cao Cao said excitedly: "The prison is like an iron wall, where is it used, I will guard it personally." Those bandits are all locked up in the water......." suddenly stopped talking, and said suspiciously: "These things, Xiao Wan, what do you ask it for." The good night is short, and I talk useless nonsense. Xiao Wan didn't dare to ask again.

When the two people under the bed heard it, they were all shocked that the old horse was locked up in a water prison.

Cao Cao finally put on his clothes and hat, Xiao Wan sent him downstairs, and when he came back, there were still Chen Long and Zhang Ning in the embroidery room. Xiao Wan stomped her feet and said, where to collect these two thousand taels of silver.