The horse's hooves were as fast as a shower, Han Qian and Li Zhihe were surrounded by more than 100 horsemen, covering their heads and faces with black hoods, waiting for the people in front of them and the military attache on duty to check the license order.

It was already night, and the military attache on duty was becoming more and more strict with the people and horses who were required to enter the city at this time.

Han Qian and Li Zhihe were surrounded by everyone, silently waiting for the general on duty to hold up the air and death lantern and shine it on their faces - Han Qian still wanted to enter the city quietly, and it would be best to solve the matter in Jinxingfang, once Du Chongtao and Xu Zhaoling were disturbed, he was not sure what kind of right and wrong would come out.

Li Chong held the reins, he was exhausted under the crowd at this time, and what made him even more upset was that he didn't know the situation at this time, just looked at the black Xiangzhou West Gate Tower with a blank face.

Han Qian suddenly ran to Jingzikou at noon yesterday to see the eldest brother Li Zhihe, and after a secret discussion for an hour, the eldest brother Li Zhihe ordered Qi to be guarded, saying that Jin Rui, the head of Deng Xiangfang, the staff division, might have any deployment that was unfavorable to His Royal Highness, and said that the guard battalion might be infiltrated by the staff division, and asked him to throw more than 300 cavalry of the guard battalion in Jingzikou and rush back to Xiangzhou with them alone.

However, how did Jin Rui want to be unfavorable to His Royal Highness, and what news did Zuo Si find, Han Qian didn't say, and the eldest brother Li Zhihe only said that he would know everything after Xiangzhou City, and it could be a false alarm.

Li Chong muttered in his heart, what kind of explanation is this?

However, Han Qian and Li Zhihe even deceived and coaxed Li Chong back to Xiangzhou, mainly because they were afraid that leaving Li Chong in Jingzikou would make Chai Jian and Zhang Ping see the possibility that Li Chong could replace Li Zhihe, which might complicate the situation.

Xi Ying's figure is more petite, but her so-called petite is relative to Han Qian and Li Zhihe, who are quite tall and tall, when she dresses as a man, wears leather armor, and ties a saber, even if she uses skin changing cream to smear her fair face, like a sick man, she is also indescribably handsome.

She secretly stared at Li Chong, guarding against Li Chong's might guess Han Qian and Li Zhihe's plot and make a move.

However, after coming from Jingzikou, for two days and one night, although Li Chong was at a loss, he obviously did not guess Han Qian and Li Zhihe's intention to suddenly return to Xiangzhou City, even if Han Qian and Li Zhihe's behavior was so abnormal.

Yes, if it weren't for what he saw and heard with his own eyes, Xi Ying would never have thought that Han Qian would plot against Li Zhihe's "military advice" at such a moment, I really don't know what made Han Qian feel that he was sure that he could convince Li Zhihe, and she didn't expect that Li Zhihe would be convinced?

She had been by Han Qian's side for three or four months, and based on her observation of Han Qian, she was more inclined to think that Han Qian was very likely to sit back and watch the situation deteriorate to completely uncontrollable the moment before, and resolutely retreated to Xuzhou, and she should never have taken such a risk to see Li Zhihe.

Could it be that I have mistaken this man, he is not as ruthless and unrighteous as he thinks, or is he willing to take some risks for others?

Han Qian glanced back at Xi Ying behind him, as if he could guess what Xi Ying was thinking, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

If the historical trajectory does not change, after the death of Emperor Tianyou, the three princes will soon be killed, Chai Jian, Li Chong and others, and even Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, are not important figures, and there is no trace in Zhai Xinping's memory, so there must be no good end.

However, after King Xin's Yang Yuan acted in the chaos of Jinling, Li Zhihe was still active in the Jianghuai region for a long time.

Li Zhihe's ability is stronger and more pragmatic than Chai Jian, Li Chong and even Xinchang Hou Li Pu and others, this is certain, and the more important point is that this historical record that has not happened for the time being shows that Li Zhihe should have a clear understanding of the Xinchang Marquis Mansion and the Late Red Mansion very early, and was ready not to be implicated before the three princes were killed.

Otherwise, it is hard to imagine that Li Zhihe would have a chance to turn over if he was implicated by it suddenly.

It is precisely because of this that Han Qian decided to take the risk to lobby Li Zhihe, instead of sitting back and watching the situation deteriorate to the point where he could no longer support it, he rolled up his cover and fled to Xuzhou; After all, in that case, it would be too negative and too poorly prepared.

What's more, if he didn't act, who knew when the Xinchang Marquis Mansion and the Late Red Mansion would reach over and directly take Zuo Si away from him?

With his consistent understanding of the black gauze woman in Xinchang Hou Li Pu, this time will definitely not be long.

The four guards of Xiangzhou City are all Du Chongtao's descendants, but the third prince, as the deputy marshal, was also treated preferentially in the Xiangzhou Army, and confirmed the identities of Han Qian and Li Zhihe, even if they were very confused about rushing back to Xiangzhou City late at night, but the captain guarding the gate did not leave any difficulty, and soon ordered to open the side door and let Han Qian and Li Zhihe enter the city.

Through the streets and alleys, more than 100 horsemen soon arrived at Jinxingfang - Xiangzhou City to enforce the curfew, at this time the door of the square has been closed, but the school on duty saw Li Zhihe, Han Qian, and Li Chong come back at the same time, and there was no sound, so he directly opened the heavy door and let them into Jinxingfang.

Tian Cheng and Yang Qin led more than 30 elite scouts to retreat first, and when they heard the sound of horses' hooves, they came out of the alley according to the agreed plan.

"Yang Qin, you guard the door." Han Qian commanded Yang Qin in a low voice.

Chai Jian led more than 100 generals of the guard battalion to follow Yang Yuanpu into Jinxingfang, but nothing happened, only a few generals were guarding the gate in the middle of the night, and everyone else fell asleep; Han Qian led Yang Qin with twenty people, which was enough to control the fangmen.

"Zhihe, Han Qian, why are you all back, what happened to the Liang army in Jingzikou?" Chai Jian heard that Han Qian and Li Chong accompanied Li Zhihe to suddenly enter Xiangzhou City and rushed to Fangmen, he didn't know what was going on, he got up from the bed in a panic, his clothes and armor were not neatly dressed, and he ran over and asked nervously.

"It's hard to say, let's go and see His Highness first," Li Zhihe said in a hoarse voice, "What about Zhang Ping, the inner temple uncle, I heard Han Qian say that his father arranged him to His Highness?" ”

"Lord Zhang lives in His Highness's mansion, I don't know if he has woken up." Chai Jian said, did not suspect him, and led Li Zhihe, Li Chong, and Han Qian to the side of the courtyard in front.

When Li Chong heard what Chai Jian said just now, his eyes were even more suspicious, why did Chai Jian think that there was an abnormality in the Liang army of Jingzikou?

What kind of message did Han Qian convey in the middle, and what did he want to do?

Li Chong frowned and looked at Han Qian's subordinates who had already been controlled, and subconsciously grabbed the saber at his waist, but seeing that the people surrounding them on the left and right were all the elites that the eldest brother had brought out in the army over the years, he felt at ease.

Han Qian glanced at Li Chong, who was already suspicious, and didn't pay attention to him, but just urged Chai Jian to go inside with Li Zhihe, and didn't give Li Chong a chance to ask Chai Jian about it at all.

Everyone soon walked into the temporary mansion of the third prince Yang Yuanpu in Jinxingfang.

Most of the generals had already fallen asleep and were still living in the barracks on both sides of the mansion, and only a few were on duty at the mansion. Yang Yuanpu was also awakened, just put on his robe, and walked to the front yard accompanied by Zhang Ping.

"What the hell is going on in Jingzikou?" Yang Yuanpu was still full of resentment for Zhang Ping and Yao Xishui's uninvited arrival, but he also knew that the overall situation was important.

Zhang Ping frowned and stared at Han Qian, and opened his mouth with a somewhat ugly face and asked, "Han Qian, you said that the Liang army in Jingzikou had an abnormal movement, why did you deceive Du Yuhou to run back to Xiangzhou City?" ”

He was much more sensitive than Chai Jian and Li Chong, and when he saw Li Zhihe and Han Qian coming in with Chai Jian, especially Li Zhihe's descendants and the scouts of Zuo Si did not stay outside the mansion to wait according to the rules, but went straight into the mansion, he realized that something was wrong and questioned directly.

Li Zhihe said directly: "Zuo Si has received a reliable report, and among the guards who stayed by His Highness's side, some people have been bought by Zhao Mingting, I am afraid it will be unfavorable to His Highness!" ”

"How is that possible?" Chai Jian was incredulous, stared at Han Qian, and asked, "What evidence do you have?" ”

The guard battalion of the Linjiang Marquis Mansion was originally transferred by Emperor Tianyou from the guards around him to recruit a hundred elites, led by Chen De; Later, under the command of Li Zhihe, the first batch of elite veterans of the Dragon Bird Army were incorporated into the guard battalion and expanded to 500 people.

Chai Jian was the third commander of the guard battalion.

The guard battalion is their most important move, everyone has been screened and sorted out, and the main generals have been replaced by their descendants, and the discipline is extremely harsh, how can they be infiltrated by the Anning Palace?

What's more, even if Zuo Si finds any clues, there may be three or five black sheep, Han Qian can directly inform them to deal with it, where do you need to make up an excuse to go to Jingzikou to find Li Zhihe to move the rescuers?

Could it be that the vast majority of the more than 100 guards who stayed with them had problems, and few of them were reliable?

"I'll give it all to Du Yuhou to see." Han Qian pressed the saber in his hand and said lightly.

"All the guards will retreat to the mansion first, and if there is a problem, we will find out soon." Li Zhihe didn't give Chai Jian and Zhang Ping time to react, so he directly ordered his subordinates to drive the few ten-value guards in the house to the alleyway outside to listen to the order.

Chai Jian, Zhang Ping, and Li Chong didn't have time to react at all, so they could only watch as the guards guarding the tenth number were driven out, and the temporary residence of the three princes was controlled by the guards around Li Zhihe inside and out.

At this time, Li Zhihe motioned for everyone to speak in the lobby first.

Yang Yuanpu was shocked and suspicious, not knowing which play Han Qian and Li Zhihe were singing, and walked into the lobby suspiciously, and he just sat down in the center.

Before Li Zhihe and Han Qian walked into the lobby, they knelt down in front of the lobby.

Yang Yuanpu was taken aback, and asked a little unprepared:

"Big brother, what do you mean by that?"

"Han Qian said that some people criticized Zhihe for being disrespectful to His Highness, and Zhihe was really uneasy in Jingzikou, so he rushed back to Xiangzhou with Han Qian overnight and asked His Highness for guilt,"

Li Zhihe knocked his head three times, sat up straight, untied the robe and armor he was wearing one by one, and bare his upper body in the cold air, revealing strong muscles like iron blocks, and also revealing the thorns tied to his back, as a sign of guilt, kowtowed and said,

"Maybe Zhiyu's temperament is too rough, and there are indeed inconsiderate words in the past, but I didn't notice it, and I ask His Highness to punish him!"

Yang Yuanpu hadn't figured out what was going on, stared at Li Zhihe and Han Qian for a long time, and asked suspiciously, "Big brother, how can you be disrespectful to me?" ”

"Then Chai Jian and Zhang Ping, are they disrespectful to His Highness?"

Li Zhihe sat up straight, untied the thorns tied on his back, looked at Chai Jian and Zhang Ping, and then bowed down respectfully, handed the thorns to Yang Yuanpu's hands respectfully, and said,

"If the two of them are disrespectful to His Highness, please punish them for the crime of disrespect!"