"What should I do to the Tartars? The little traitor surnamed Wu said that the mute master surnamed Wu in Tartar was extremely treacherous, and the woman named Su Malagu was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and if she went to the government for no reason, they would never trust me immediately. I've got to figure out a way to gain their trust first. ”

It was already the morning of September 11 when Li Xihua returned to Jiangning City, and standing on the bustling streets of Jiangning City, Li Xihua was worried in his heart, and he couldn't think of any high-level tricks to join Wu Ciyou and others and gain the trust of the Qing court. After thinking about it, Li Xihua decided to go around the vicinity of Qincha Xingyuanzhan Garden, where Wu Ciyou, Su Malagu and others temporarily lived, looking for an opportunity to contact Wu Ciyou and others. However, when he arrived in front of the Zhan Garden, Li Xihua saw that the Qing soldiers were gathering at the gate of the Zhan Garden, and there were many maids and servants loading food boxes and charcoal stoves and other picnic supplies in the Zhang Roman cart.

"I'm afraid I'm going to observe the terrain and prepare for an ambush, right?" Li Xihua sneered in his heart, but this was also an opportunity for Li Xihua, with the opportunity to get in close contact with Wei Dongting and Wu Ciyou. Therefore, Li Xihua thought for a while and quietly followed the team of Wei Dongting and others, followed them out of the Jiangning City Gate, and went straight to Maoshan in the eastern suburbs of Jiangning. On the way, Wu Ciyou and Su Malagu had to order the team to pause, and they both got off the car to enjoy the scenery of the mountains and mountains, and chanted poems to praise the magnificent rivers and mountains of the Qing Dynasty, so that when they arrived at the foot of Demao Mountain, the time was almost noon.

"Someone." When he arrived at the foot of Maoshan Mountain, the first thing Qin sent Wei Dongting did was to restrain his war horse and instructed his deputy Mu Zixu beside him, "Aunt Su Ma is going to go to the Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace to burn incense and pray for the Empress Dowager, and ask the gods to bless me with the long fortune of the Qing Dynasty and the generations." You go to the Nine Nights of Ten Thousand Blessings Palace to inform the head of the Palm, and ask him to drive away all the idle people in the Nine Nights of Ten Thousand Blessings Palace, don't be surprised by Aunt Su Ma's drive. ”

"Piercing!" Mu Zixu stabbed a thousand children in a dashing manner, and led a group of Qing soldiers to ride a horse and run directly up the stone steps, Wei Dongting couldn't help but praise: "Zixu's riding skills are really getting more and more sophisticated, and it is rare to be able to walk on the ground on this narrow and steep stone steps." Su Malagu, who was wearing a veil next to him, interjected angrily: "Mu Zixu's hand was learned from my first rider in the Qing Dynasty, Long Live Lord, and the rider who came out of the first rider of the Qing Dynasty can still be worse?" Wei Dongting secretly praised Su Malagu for really patting Kangxi's sycophants, and hurriedly echoed it, laughing with Su Malagu and the others.

Maoshan is not high, the highest peak is only more than 300 meters above sea level, standing at the foot of the mountain, you can directly see the Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace on the top of the mountain, Mu Zixu and others entered the palace for a while, there was a commotion at the gate of Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace, many ordinary people dressed in ordinary clothes were like wolves and tigers of the Qing soldiers expelled from the Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace, fortunately, there are many Taoist temples and Mao'an on the mountainside of Maoshan Mountain, and the people can take refuge in these places temporarily, but they will not be directly expelled down the mountain, but there are also those who are arrogant and angry at the Qing soldiers but go down the mountain and leave. After another two pillars of incense, Mu Zixu flew down from the top of the mountain, hugged his fists in front of Aunt Su Mala and saluted: "Aunt Su Ma, there are no idle people in the Nine Nights Wanfu Palace, and my aunt can go up the mountain to burn incense." ”

"It's been a hard day." Aunt Su Mala imagined smiling as usual, but the sharp pain on the bridge of her nose, which was broken by Li Yuliang, reminded her that now was not the time to smile. Thinking of Li Yuliang, Su Malagu couldn't help but feel angry again, and walked towards the mountain, Wei Dongting and Wu Ciyou followed side by side. Li Xihua, who was in the distance, saw that the Qing army was already arranging to close the mountain, and it was difficult to contact Wei Dongting, Su Malagu and others, so he couldn't help but feel anxious, but Li Xihua soon found an opportunity - Mu Zixu, who came with Wei Dongting and others, did not dare to ride a horse to go up the mountain with Su Malagu, the big red man in front of Kangxi, and had already dismounted and handed the reins to his soldiers, preparing to walk up the mountain with Su Malagu and others.

"Here's your chance." Li Xihua had an idea, picked up a small stone from the ground and buckled it on his finger and popped it out with internal force, the small stone shot out silently, and accurately hit the anus of the white horse that Mu Zixu was riding, the white horse neighed in pain, and ran wildly under the severe pain, dragging Mu Zixu's personal soldiers to stumble and fall, and rushed straight to Su Malagu and others who were going up the mountain, all the Qing soldiers were shocked, and hurriedly shouted and pounced to stop the startled horse, "Stop the horse, don't bump into Lord Qincha!" ”

"Hack the horse to death! Shoot the horse to death! When he turned around and saw the white horse rushing straight towards him, Su Malagu, who had already broken her appearance, was so frightened that her ugly face was distorted, and she shouted wildly. But at this time, Su Malagu only felt that there was a flower in front of her, a handsome scholar in a green robe and a long shirt had stood on the side of the frightened horse at some point, and grabbed Ma Jiang, the scholar seemed to have thin arms but seemed to have a thousand powers, allowing the frightened horse to trample the bluestone on the ground to sparks, pulling the reins of the frightened horse but not moving his feet, just a full stalemate for a little time, the frightened horse helplessly stopped the horse's hooves, and obediently stood less than ten zhang away from Su Malagu and others. The young scholar led the horse away again, and where he raised his feet, there were two and a half inches deep footprints on the bluestone ground. Seeing this spectacle, everyone couldn't help but exclaim, "What strength, what a handsome skill!" ”

"This general, please take care of your war horse, don't hurt others." Li Xihua's face did not move, and he led the white horse to Mu Zixu and handed it back. Mu Zixu, who was almost scared to pee his pants, first thanked him for his kindness, and then took out his waist knife and slashed the neck of the white horse, and scolded: "His grandmother's, almost injured Aunt Su Ma and Brother Wei, damn it!" ”

"A beast that doesn't understand human nature, why bother with it?" Li Xihua said lightly, turned around and left. Later, Wei Dongting, Su Malagu and others had already chased after them, and shouted together: "That son, slow down, we haven't thanked you for saving your life." Li Xihua turned his head slightly and replied calmly: "What's the point of worrying about trivial matters, please don't be polite, adults." ”

"Childe is so humble." Aunt Su Mala caught up, first made a blessing to Li Xihua, and said angrily: "I don't know the son's surname? Who? Li Xihua shrugged his shoulders and replied: "The cheap name is insulting, and Li Xihua is from Qixian County, Henan." ”

"Childe is so good, I don't know who he is taught by?" Su Malagu asked again. Li Xihua smiled and said: "The kung fu of the three-legged cat was learned from the martial artists in the township." After that, Li Xihua was about to say goodbye as soon as he gave up his hand, Su Malagu hurriedly asked again: "Childe is slow, he has learned literature and martial arts since ancient times, and sold it to the emperor's family, since Childe has such good skills, and now the court is using people, why doesn't Childe join the government?" He won fame and fortune in the court, and sealed his wife and son, wouldn't it be a second? ”

"There's no way to get in." Li Xihua sighed, as if he was very distressed and said: "It's not a secret, Li Suwen, the former city guard of Jiangning, is a clan brother, and Jiang Ning is planning to defect to his clan brother and make a living under his command. ”

"It turns out that you are Li Suwen's brother." Zhao Tang, the Jiangning general who came with Wei Dongting, exclaimed: "Your brother was my friend when he was alive, he was like a brother, his wife and son died early, and the concubine ran away with his silver, or I sent him a funeral, and I took care of the aftermath." Then Zhao Tang saw that Li Xihua was skilled, and he also had the heart to solicit, and he opened his eyes and said nonsense and pretended to be affectionate: "Brother Su Wen often mentioned you in front of me before his death, and he always wanted to call you from his hometown to Jiangning to do things, and he didn't want you to come because he had already died." ”

"It turned out that the adult took care of the elder brother, please accept the younger brother's worship." Li Xihua was angry and funny in his heart, that Li Suwen died of a stroke on the woman's belly, everyone in Jiangning knew about it, only because he had the same surname as Li Xihua, Li Xihua pulled him out of the coffin as a banner, and he didn't want this Zhao Tang to help him lie. Then Zhao Tang stepped forward and hugged Li Xihua, and said affectionately: "Brother Li doesn't have to be polite, Lao Li was my brother when he was alive, and you are also my brother, needless to say, go with my brother, my brother will find you a position in the army - if you don't dislike it, go to my personal team for a few days to familiarize yourself with the situation in the barracks." ”

"This ...... Is it convenient? Li Xihua was surprised and delighted, and asked hesitantly. Because Zhao Tang inadvertently helped Li Xihua to lie, even Wu Ciyou, who has always been suspicious, believed it to be true, and secretly rejoiced to find another talent, and the two next to him, Su Malagu and Wei Dongting, grabbed Li Xihua in front of Zhao Tang and said, "What's wrong?" That's it! Brother Li, you first register an account under General Zhao Shen, and then we will help you say a few good words in front of Jiangnan Admiral Zhang, and you will be promoted to three levels within a year. ”

"So...... Thank you, gentlemen. Li Xihua smiled happily, looking happy. Over there, Wei Dongting had already grabbed his hand and said affectionately: "Brother Li is so handsome, I'm afraid that I am a few points stronger than my brother, let's go, let's go up the mountain, Aunt Su Ma will burn incense and pray, let's practice a few hands outside the Taoist temple." After that, Wei Dongting didn't care whether Li Xihua agreed or not, and pulled Li Xihua to the mountain, and everyone followed closely.

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"Phew! One more traitor! In the crowd of onlookers, a girl in white who was victorious in snow witnessed the whole thing, and saw that Li Xihua finally threw herself into the arms of the imperial court, and the girl couldn't help but spit it. A middle-aged scholar next to her smiled and said in a low voice: "Miss Xue doesn't have to be angry, that Li Gongzi is not that simple, not necessarily a traitor who took the initiative to take refuge in Tartar." ”

"Master, why do you say that?" The girl asked. The middle-aged scholar smiled and said, "The horse was frightened just now because someone shot the horse with a hidden weapon, and the location where the hidden weapon shot out was exactly where that Li Gongzi was hiding just now!" Speaking of this, the middle-aged scholar praised again: "Such a beautiful secret weapon kung fu, if it weren't for the fact that I happened to see the hidden weapon fall to the ground, I'm afraid that even I wouldn't be able to discover his true intentions." ”

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At the same time, halfway up the Maoshan Mountain, Yao Qisheng, Shi Shilun, Li Xiongfei and others who had done a little makeup were hiding in the crowd, and they were also annotating the team of Wu Ciyou and Su Malagu and others. Yao Qisheng smiled at his protégé Shi Shilun: "Shilun, have you seen Wu Ciyou?" We see those verses at places of interest everywhere, and the answer lies in him. ”

"Teacher, do you mean to say that those poems were left by Wu Ciyou, a traitor, in order to trap and kill anti-Qing literati?" Shi Shilun understood what Yao Qisheng meant after a little thought, and said in surprise: "Then didn't we inadvertently help Wu Ciyou?" Now that literati from all over the south of the Yangtze River are already gathering in Jiangning City, what should we do? ”

"It's too late to stop." Yao Qisheng played with the mouse's whiskers and said slowly: "I can't think of a good countermeasure at the moment, but I can conclude that there are three things, in order to achieve the goal, Wu Ciyou will definitely find a fake Third Prince Zhu to come out as a bait; The second is that Chen Jinnan of the Heaven and Earth Society is not so easy to be fooled, he will definitely try his best to find out the truth and sabotage the Tartars' plan; The third is that the young man who stopped the startled horse just now is definitely not as simple as it seems, maybe he is also here for this matter. ”

"The students feel the same way, it's too much of a coincidence." After Yao Qisheng's careful care**, Shi Shilun's scheming is no longer under adults, and he also agrees with Yao Qisheng's judgment. Yao Qisheng said again: "But we can't live in Maoshan, we have to move immediately." If my expectations are good, in order to command the arrangement of the operation, Wu Ciyou will also live in this Nine Nights Wanfu Palace that can overlook the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum. ”

For more information about what happened next, please see the next chapter, "The Plan of the Third Prince of Zhu (3)".