Chapter Eighty-One: Alone in Danger
I don't know what it's like to be a rotten rat, and I guess that the chicks are still alive. ------Tang Dynasty. Li Shangyin "Stable City Tower"
It was said that Chen Longzheng was gossiping with Zhang Ning, and talked to Zhang Ning about the establishment of an espionage unit, but Zhang Ning hesitated. I was about to ask why Chen Long didn't go back to the inn last night. However, Chen Long inadvertently discovered the secret whistle in the inn's garden, so he quietly opened the Folding Moon Crossbow, shot him in the thigh in one fell swoop, and snatched it into the remote guest room for interrogation.
The dark whistle endured the pain at first, but it couldn't resist Chen Long's methods, and finally confessed to Chun Yuqiong. Chen Long silently pondered that Chun Yuqiong would be instructed by whom, but the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.
Chen Long suddenly jumped up, asked his subordinates to bandage the secret sentinel, hurriedly went upstairs, and found Zhang Ning and said: "Quick, prepare to apply things, quickly go to the market to find the military advisors, so that they can't come back, and they can't find Zhao Da, quickly and low-key out of the city, only to tell the Yuanzhi military division, wait for me at the Xiaopingjin ferry last time." Let Lu Chang go to the exit of the tunnel to meet me. ”
Zhang Ningqi said: "Why is Wenlong panicking? ”
Chen Long said: "If something is wrong, I will also pretend to be a guard." After waiting for the meeting of Koheima, explain on the way that you leave here first. ”
Zhang Ning refused to leave alone, and Chen Long hurriedly coaxed: "Mei Niang, do you know that behind that spy is General Chun Yuqiong?" ”
Zhang Ning Bingxue was smart, and was shocked when she heard this: "Wenlong, you said that this matter is related to Chun Yuqiong?" ”
Chen Long explained: "Mei Niang, we have to find a way to get out of here quickly, because there will be an assassination of me tonight." Now that the spy has not returned, I am afraid that the action will be advanced. I'm worried that the people behind Chun Yuqiong will want to kill me and then quickly. ”
Zhang Ning took a sharp breath and said, "Holy Lord! Are you saying that the person behind Chun Yuqiong is a saint! Why did the Holy One suddenly want to kill you? ”
Chen Long nodded and said: "Mei Niang guessed correctly, of course the saint can't kill the hero in vain on the surface, but there is another reason behind the scenes. didn't explain the reason, only said: "Mei Niang, their target is me, so you still have a chance to go." When you're safe, I'll have plenty of ways to get out of town. I'll be able to escape from the tunnels tonight. ”
Zhang Ning knew that if he was safe, with Chen Long's martial arts, he was afraid that the chance of survival would be greater, so he couldn't help but cry and said, "Wenlong take care!" You must think of me, if you don't come, Xiaopingjin is the place where I will be buried! After that, he was already in tears, and the two hugged each other, as if they were parting with life and death.
Zhang Ning quickly took a set of guard clothes for Chen Long, and Chen Long changed into them. led Zhang Ning to the door of the room where the interrogation sentry was located, and let Zhang Ning mix in the team of pro-soldiers. His subordinates had already bandaged the secret sentinel, and Chen Long gave some silver taels to the soldiers, and ordered: "You all prepare civilian clothes, go out every once in a while, get out of the city gate, and find a way to go back to Lingling by yourself." ”
The soldiers were all shocked, and they didn't understand why the lord made such an arrangement, and they all expressed their allegiance to life and death, and were unwilling to leave. Chen Long said: "I don't have time to explain, I have my own way, you just need to act according to the plan." The soldiers gradually dispersed.
Chen Long watched Zhang Ning's figure disappear at the door of the inn, his mood was very heavy, and he only hoped that the emperor's target was only himself. When he returned to the interrogation room, he saw that the face of the dark sentry was gradually improving, and asked, "Do you want to live or die?" ”
The dark whistle said with a dead face: "I haven't been out for so long, they must know that something happened to me." Even if General Chen lets me go, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this life. ”
Chen Long said: "Since you want to live, you must listen to me obediently, otherwise Chun Yuqiong will not let you go." ”
Seeing the secret whistle nodding, Long Chen said, "Let me ask you, is Chun Yuqiong restrained by Jian Shuo?" ”
The dark whistle shook his head and said, "General Jian Shuo is nominally the marshal of the Imperial Forest Army, but the actual troops defending the imperial city are all dispatched by General Chun Yuqiong. ”
Chen Long nodded and said, "What kind of arrangements do you have outside the inn?" Tell me the truth, and I'll find a way to get you out of the world. ”
The secret agent had a desire for life in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Now there are surveillance posts around the inn, and they all know General Chen's face. A group of two people from the south, east, west, and northwest watched the gate and the fence, and we all sent your portrait. One of them, there was only one person but me, who was my subordinate. Originally, all operations were scheduled at night, and if I had gone west and killed my man by surprise, I might have been able to escape surveillance. I'm afraid that my subordinates will become suspicious and report to the other surveillance teams in the surrounding area, which will be difficult. ”
Chen Long thought for a moment and asked, "Can you still walk?" ”
The spy barely got up, but he limped. Chen Long brought him a new pair of pants to cover the wound, and said to him: "You and my lives are all here." ”
Then he instructed: "I expect that someone already knows that you have been captured, and Fei Bao Chun Yuqiong has gone, so we need to make a good time difference." Seven people outside were reassigned, one went to Chun Yuqiong to report, and there were six people left. The west side is your monitoring area, it must be the focus, there will be at least two people, and there are four people left to monitor the three sides, which can only be configured in 211. Let's bet that there is only one person in the east, and you go out from the east, and I will observe in the shadows. As long as you let me know who the spy is, I will be able to eliminate him as soon as possible, and then quickly disappear. ”
The man obeyed the order and came out from the east, and Chen Long hid in a guest room on the east side, and the Folding Moon Crossbow was already full of steel strings. As soon as the spy walked out of the corner gate on the east side, Chen Long noticed that a vendor selling steamed buns across the street was slightly stunned, and seemed to hesitate whether to meet the secret agent, Chen Long's dark arrow had already crossed the wall of the inn and burrowed into the peddler's throat like a bloodthirsty viper, and the peddler fell to the ground silently.
Ignoring the pain, the spy pulled the injured leg and quickly disappeared into the crowd, turned a corner, and fled for his life. Chen Long jumped out early, walked out of Shi Shiran from the east gate of the inn, walked directly into the bun shop opposite, and quickly walked out of the back door. Turning around and glancing slightly, there were already many more men in strong clothes on the street, and they quickly surrounded the inn. If you take a step late, you will inevitably fall into a bitter battle.
Na Chun Yuqiong wants to cover up the truth, and it is not good to directly send the Royal Forest Army in broad daylight, and it seems that the people surrounding the inn are some gang figures. Chen Long no longer hesitated, and quickly sneaked into the safe house by the Luo River set up by Zhao Da that day.
In the safe house, Chen Long was in a heavy mood and hateful, and fell on the small couch. The train of thought gradually unfolded, Chen Long gritted his teeth, Emperor Han Ling didn't give himself a way to live, if he didn't find the secret agent, Chun Yuqiong's assassination team attacked at night, even if he could escape, he couldn't guarantee the safety of Zhang Ning, Zhou Budo, and Guo Jia. Emperor Han Ling, who is killed by heaven, will inevitably have something in return.
Chen Long could have escaped by water, but Chen Long subconsciously chose the tunnel at that time. Now that I have time to think about it, I realize that I chose the tunnel in my heart because the tunnel was connected to the bedroom of Emperor Han Ling.
After thinking about it carefully, it suddenly dawned on me and understood the real reason why Emperor Han Ling suddenly killed him. Empress He and herself had a night of fish and water, and they did not escape the eyes of the spies arranged by Emperor Ling of Han in the Wuyang Monarch's Mansion.
In Chen Long's heart, he understood the deepest reason why he chose the authentic tunnel. What I was worried about was Queen He's safety. When he was assassinated, he subconsciously realized that Emperor Han Ling suddenly had a murderous intention, it must be because of Queen He, but he didn't have time to think about it carefully, and now, he has escaped, so Queen He was found to be disloyal by Emperor Han Ling, is it dead or alive? The tunnel leads to the North Palace, and walking from the tunnel also connects to the last possibility of seeing Queen He.
Chen Long jumped up, pressed his heart with his hand, and asked himself: "Long Chen, Long Chen, you chose to escape from the tunnel, maybe you watched Queen He's tragic death and ignored it?" ”
The heart is burning wildly, and it is uncontrollable. Chen Long rushed to the top of his head with enthusiasm, even if the North Palace is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, he has to break through, if he can save Queen He, he will not hesitate to kill Emperor Han Ling, then tomorrow will be the day Liu Wei ascends the throne. As long as Empress He does not die, she will be the lucky star of this Han Shaodi Liu Bian.
If Empress He is dead, she will regret it for the rest of her life. Only by helping Liu Wei to seize the throne can he comfort Queen He's spirit in the sky and repay Queen He's kindness overnight.
Thinking of this, Long Chen was finally relieved, made up his mind to save Queen He, and leaned on the pillow and fell asleep. He believed that with the wisdom of Zhou Budo and Guo Jia, he would inevitably take Zhang Ning to Xiaopingjin safely. I touched the North Palace from the tunnel and acted when I saw the opportunity.
In the middle of the night, Chen Long woke up from his slumber and realized that hatred had made him very tired. Turning out a set of night clothes from the wardrobe, Chen Long put them directly outside the civilian clothes, blended into the night, and entered the tunnel entrance connecting the Qifei Temple.
Lighting the flames, Long Chen walked slowly along the main tunnel without making a sound. Turning into the tunnel leading directly to the North Palace for the first time, Long Chen was doubly careful to prevent someone under the dormitory from eavesdropping on the movements underground. Walking to the end of the tunnel, there are no upward steps in sight under the firelight, it is actually a dead end.
There were walls on three sides, and Chen Long groped carefully, but did not find a single clue. Looking up at the ceiling in confusion, I found a black iron ring, and I was overjoyed, it turned out that this place was designed as a pull-down soft ladder.
Chen Long stretched out his hand to hold the iron ring, and just wanted to pull, when suddenly his heart moved, thinking that several other entrances and exits were all very exquisitely designed, how could it be so simple here?
Long Chen tried to rotate the iron ring, but the iron ring did not move at all, firmly fixed in place. It seems that there is no other way but to pull down. Chen Long gritted his teeth and tried to pull it down, only to hear a golden bell ringing in his ears, which was creepy in the dark, Chen Long's hair exploded, his heart was finished, and he was about to turn around and flee, when suddenly a gentle and joyful female voice came from his ears, "Is Wenlong underground?" ”