On the post road, Han Lingkun and more than 100 other horses were galloping, the rumbling horses' hooves covered the sky with dust, and more than 100 war horses ran into battles. Occasionally, travelers let go of the roadside early, waiting for these arrogant warriors to swagger over.

After walking on the road for a few days, Han Lingkun shouted loudly: "Send someone to go first and see if there is a pontoon bridge on the Yellow River!" ”

The Privy Council ordered that the guards Ma Junsi commanded Han Lingkun to return to Beijing immediately to report on his work. Han Lingkun knew what was probably going on in Tokyo, and he also understood his relationship with Zhao Kuangyin, but after weighing the gains and losses, he was still not ready to disobey.

If you don't listen to the orders of the Privy Council, you either flee or openly disobey the order and raise an army. Neither is a good choice, even he doesn't know where Zhao Kuangyin is now, and he has nowhere to go; Even if you know, Zhao Kuangyin has nothing now, what good is it to abandon his wife and run over? Han Lingkun's wife and children are all in Tokyo.

Raising troops is not the best policy, without the forbidden army, Fu Yanqing of Hebei can be wiped out by mobilizing the surrounding troops with a summon...... Because the family members of the soldiers on the left wing of the Long Jie Army are also in Tokyo, and there is no name for the hasty army, it is estimated that everyone does not want to die for Han Lingkun alone, and it is good to defect in battle; Whether the ministry will take his head and ask for credit is two words.

It is not too dangerous to be ordered to go back, Han Lingkun guessed that there are two possibilities, one is that the court is not worried that he will take the forbidden army outside and test him, and the other is that he wants to take the opportunity to demote the forbidden army to the local envoy. The danger of directly taking him under the knife is relatively small, Zhao Kuangyin has been a general for several years, and there are many brothers in the forbidden army, so he can't be knifed on him Han Lingkun alone.

Han Lingkun decided to follow the rules first and go back to see the situation.

A few days later, he arrived in Tokyo, and first went to meet two generals he knew to meet and talk, and sure enough, nothing happened.

At this time, Li Chongjin had been completely stripped of his military position in the forbidden army, and he was still in Hedong with a big title of Zhongshu Ling on his head. Han Tong, who guarded Ma Busi, has been promoted to the commander of Ma Budu and officially sat in the first place. Han Lingkun then went to the Office of the Ministry of Health to report to Han Tong.

Han Tong glared at him and told him in a hard tone to play the situation on the Hebei border, and no one would bird him. Han Lingkun suddenly relaxed, and went to see another brother Yang Guangyi in the evening of the same day, and the two talked at night.

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The next morning, before dawn, even the domestic rooster did not begin to crow. In the north of the outer city of Tokyo, in an ordinary courtyard, Li Ergen, the head of the Iron Cavalry, was ready to be on duty. And he put on his armor, and took up a sword and hung it up, and behold, the servant came with three horses. Li Ergen handed a rein to a big man wearing a robe next to him: "Commander Wang, don't blame you for being polite last night." ”

The tall and strong man known as the commander of the king said: "Three years ago, you and I were brothers, even if the current position is high, but there is no distinction between high and low brotherly love. ”

Li Ergen said: "Good brother! It's a pity that it's my turn to be on duty today, and I can't drink again. ”

"Just went out with Brother Li." Wang commanded.

"Please!" Li Ergen glanced at the other big man beside Commander Wang, and said in a deep voice, "Brother Li's Yang Du really said that it was okay?" ”

Wang commanded: "Yang Guangyi used to be the brother of Zhao Du's envoy, and he also knew the general of the forbidden army, he said that it was okay, and it would definitely be okay for a while...... Besides, who has air traffic control for people of our level? The people up there can't even figure out who we are. Let's just say that Zhang Yongde was inspected in front of the palace, he has been in front of the palace for so many years, do you know you and me? ”

"That's just as well." Li Ergen said.

Commander Wang whispered: "We are born as pawns, and we rely on the envoy of the lord Zhao Du to become military generals." Zhao Duzhi was unreliable for a while, but he still has some brothers, and whoever takes the throne in the future, we will follow whomever he wants. ”

Li Ergen immediately nodded vigorously and said: "Yes, it is impossible to do this business alone, we have to screw together and find a backer." ”

The lower the voice of the Wang commander: "Yang Du said that as soon as the world changes, it is the time when we soar; Don't look at nothing now, the wind and waves are still to come. It is none of our business who becomes the emperor, but if the Queen Mother and Guo Shao's gang are in power, it will definitely not be in our interest; Each of those people has their own brothers, and they won't even share the benefits of a bowl of soup. ”

Li Ergen said: "If anyone raises his arms and shouts, there are still a lot of people in the hands of our brothers." ”

"Don't worry, you have to wait. Now there is a person who has to come forward to serve the public, and this person still doesn't know who it is, and then he must have a chance, and he can't just do it in a loose manner. Just did it so brutally, even Zhao Duji didn't dare to run away. Commander Wang reminded, "It's okay lately, just take the reward and be careful." ”

Li Ergen sighed: "What is there to be afraid of in the women's Taoist family, but they call her the king and the hegemon...... Brother Wang said that our lord Zhao Duzhi why did he run away without saying a word, if he shouted, the brothers wouldn't fight for him? ”

Wang commanded: "Our brothers are willing, but not all the generals of the Iron Cavalry are brothers, and Zhao Du has made a mistake." ”

…… It was cold early in the morning in early August, and many people didn't get up, and there was an alley outside the courtyard, and there was not even a person before dawn. Outside the alley is a street.

Guo Shao took a carriage and slowly arrived at the mouth of the alley with a group of cloth clothes and entourage, stopped on the side of the road, and the poke lanterns of the carriage and horses were all extinguished.

Guo Shao took out an envelope with the words: Li Ergen.

"Would you be suspicious if your husband did not come back after going out in the morning, and a stranger came to the door with a letter saying, "Your husband has something important to do and has been away from home for a while?" Guo Shao whispered.

Jing Niang, who was sitting next to him, said, "There will definitely be suspicions...... If I were a family member of that family, I would first send someone to the house of a friend with whom I had regular dealings, ask about the situation, and then find my husband's superiority. ”

Guo Shao listened thoughtfully: "What if there is a letter and token from the husband?" ”

"If the letter is well written, you will still be suspicious of the letter, but you will be afraid that the movement will be too big and you will be scolded, and you will be very cautious before alarming the peak." Jing Niang is a serious person.

Guo Shao muttered again: "If the head of the capital is not on duty occasionally, there will be no movement in the barracks for a few days." ”

At this moment, Lu Chengyong walked to the side of the carriage and asked in a low voice, "The hour is coming, did the lord order someone to set up an ambush?" ”

Guo Shao opened the curtain and advised: "The generals of the Iron Cavalry Army are all young and strong men, see the appearance clearly, dress up, don't make a mistake; If there are more than three people with you, cancel the action, and you can't rush! ”

"Humble duty understands." Lu Chengyong hugged his fists.

Guo Shao turned back to Jing Niang and said: "Lu Chengyong is a former 'small bottom army' foot soldier, and his martial arts are a bit sparse, you call Yang Biao to go together, and the two of you are more at ease with me." ”

Jing Niang said: "The master is waiting for my news." ”

Guo Shao yawned, he got up too early, usually at this time, as long as it is not the day of the Great Dynasty, most of them are still sleeping, but today he has been up for an hour. He closed his eyes and took a nap in the carriage.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he was in a daze, he heard a noise outside, and he quickly picked up the curtain to take a look, and saw that three big men were caught by the five flowers tied up and blocked by the cloth ball, and they were in the alley. The soldiers in the back also led the horses and carried some weapons and sundries. In front of him, a big man who was tied up had a cut on his face, as if he had just been scratched, and his face was covered with blood.

Jing Niang said: "I didn't want to draw my sword, this guy is not honest." ”

Guo Shao couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said, "Take the carriage and go." ”

After a while, Jing Niang got into Guo Shao's carriage, and there was a sound of wheels cooing outside, and it bumped slightly. Guo Shao said to Jing Niang: "Torture, torture, and confession, and ask them to confess other people's names." Afraid that he would miss it, he read the list of the three generals of the Iron Cavalry Army one by one.

Tomorrow morning, I will think of another way to choose another one to arrest, or to force a confession. If the designation list is different, the torture of severed hands and feet, knocking teeth and teeth can be used...... If not, they can threaten their families. ”

Jing Niang said: "We are too ruthless......"

Guo Shao said: "It's not ruthless, it's just a matter of winning or losing...... If you lose, you pay the price. Zhao Kuangyin's party and the queen mother are vying for power, and power is related to the life and death of countless people; Since those people want to be prosperous and rich, and have the courage to participate, they should have the courage to bear the preparation of losing everything after failure; How can there be a reason for gambling to not even have the capital, empty gloves and white wolves? ”

Jing Niang groaned: "Anyway, they will die, and it's nothing to make them suffer a little." ”

Guo Shao smiled: "I have to think so." I have to do what I should do, why don't I want to get along with myself? ”

Jing Niang, who has always loved coldness, glanced at him and seemed to be more and more interested in Guo Shao.

Guo Shaodao: "I have long figured it out, since I dream of getting ahead, I should face such a fierce competition...... Find out Zhao Kuangyin's team here; Two days later, I asked Huang Binglian to play the case of Zhao San's rape and murder of his brother and sister-in-law, and publicize it to him in front of hundreds of civil and military officials; Then post the case all over the city and build up the momentum. ”

"What's the use of that yellow robe?" Jing Niang asked.

Guo Shao said: "The yellow robe and the living Zhao Pu can convict Zhao Kuangyin, don't move for the time being, we are too fierce and may make others realize the danger and jump off the wall in a hurry...... Now he just said that Zhao San was morally corrupt and did all kinds of evil, and he didn't talk about Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao San's case was like boiling water to a warm fire first; The last killer feature is to add a fire to the bottom of the kettle, which really boils the water! ”

Jing Niang frowned and thought for a while, and said, "The last time the master mutinied, it was at the last moment that others didn't know what you were going to do. I think it's the same this time. ”

Guo Shao said with a smile: "I have done this kind of thing once, and I have experience, and it is easy to do it again...... Hey, I really think I'm very skilled. ”

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