Chapter Seventy-Four: Laying the Shadows and Moving Forward the Plan
The next ten days would be a crucial buffer period, and the enemy would deliberately create an opportunity for him to calmly deploy the assassination operation, so as to use it as an excuse to take away the huge inheritance of the He family.
If there is no such grandiose excuse, the imperial court will never dare to move the He family, because if there is no excuse to move the He family, it will make the people in Chang'an City more excited and turbulent, if that situation is even worse, the people in the court can also be regarded as well-intentioned.
Now as long as he finds out where the real Liu Xie is, then he can repair the plank road openly and secretly cross Chen Cang. Maybe he can persuade He Shi Shiran to leave at that time.
Thinking of this, I can't wait to immediately grow a pair of wings and fly into the Bohai Palace, and find out what is true to the bewitching and peerless Wang Rong who fascinates men.
The weather was bitterly cold, and the north wind was blowing.
There are few pedestrian convoys on the streets, and those who can hide in their homes are reluctant to come out to feel the cold winter.
The sound of hooves suddenly sounded, and a team of knights appeared in front, and when they got closer, it turned out to be more than 20 Praetorian Guards such as Chen Cheng.
Zhang Xiaotian saw the old man patrolling the city and greeted him cordially.
Unexpectedly, Chen Cheng was stunned for a moment, and said with a reluctant smile: "Captain Xiao, I still have important things to do, and I will talk about it when I have the opportunity." After saying that, the horse sped away.
Zhang Xiaotian immediately stood on the spot, and at this time he deeply realized what it means to be "warm and cold in the world". It seems that there are no more people in Chang'an City who welcome him.
There was a sound of horses' hooves behind him, and he passed by, quickly handed him a paper ball, opened it and saw that it was Jia Xu who asked him to meet, and the time and place were written on it.
Zhang Xiaotian felt a warmth in his heart at this time, and after tearing the paper to shreds, he rode back to the house.
At this moment, Zhang Xiaotian was sitting alone in the secluded forest garden of the hermitage residence, and he Shu'er and the others did not dare to disturb him.
The thoughts fluctuated in my heart, remembering the scene when I met Liu Fen for the first time on Chang'an Long Street, and how I used my means to conquer her. Then I thought that she was fussed by Liu Mang in the car, and she couldn't help but be teased. She will empathize with other lovers, in fact, there are early signs, because she can't stand any man's teasing at all.
Liu Fen just acted recklessly, and couldn't tell right from wrong, otherwise he wouldn't have known that Liu Mang was a person who brought disaster to the country and the people, and he was still fighting with him.
I didn't leave him until I was hurt by him. If it is replaced by Liu Fang and the fourth princess, where will he accept threats to deal with him.
But he still trusts her wishful thinking, only sees her charming and beautiful side, and believes in her sweet words.
Of course, if they rise to prominence within the court, their relationship may continue. Now it proves that she can't stand the test of lust.
People in this era are particularly fond of using "mental arts", and the more high-ranking people are, the more so. Chen Cheng, who had been in hardship together, changed his face and did not miss the old feelings, which also made his heart ache.
There are too many things in this world that are icing on the cake, and it is really rare to send charcoal in the snow.
Between thoughts, he unconsciously followed the Tai Chi three-style meditation method to stop his thoughts, and in an instant, he was relieved, and suddenly he was awakened by the sound of feet, and it turned out that He Bao came to him.
I saw He Bao's face happy, and he walked to sit down beside him and said, "That kid is better than he guessed, and he finally confessed." ”
Zhang Xiaotian calculated the time in his heart, if he started interrogating him since yesterday, at least fatigue bombarded him for more than thirty hours, it would definitely not be a good thing, and said happily: "What is the inside story of that?" ”
He Bao said with some discouragement: "Actually, he is just a messenger, he doesn't know the details of Liu Mang at all, and he purely reports the matter of Jizhou orally.
Later, Liu Mang's words were transmitted back to Tian Feng in Jizhou, and Tian Feng was the chief strategist beside Yuan Shao. ”
"What did Liu Mang say this time?" Zhang Xiaotian asked;
He Bao said dejectedly: "I just said that I asked Tian Feng to send someone to send a gift in a month, and this news is a bit special." The others are the kind of ordinary news that happened recently, such as the killing of Yan Liang. ”
"Are you still interrogating him?" Zhang Xiaotian asked in his heart at this time;
He Bao said: "Of course! I was afraid that he would be unscrupulous, so I forced him to repeat the details and see if there were any inconsistencies before and after. ”
Zhang Xiaotian asked, "Has he been to Chang'an before?" ”
"This is the first time he has come into contact with Liu Mang, and for fear that others will be suspicious, I believe that they will send different people every time." He Bao then shook his head and said;
Zhang Xiaotian asked: "How long will it take to travel back and forth between Jizhou and Chang'an?" ”
"If you are in a hurry, because there are many checks and delays, it will take two or three months for a one-way trip. That's why I suspect this kid is lying. He Bao replied;
Zhang Xiaotian is proficient in espionage methods, and said with a smile: "No, he didn't lie, this is a code word to prevent being tortured to extract a confession, and a month may be halved.
In fact, it refers to two months, and the gift is a rhetoric, I once thought that if Liu Mang and Zhao Mu were sent from Jizhou, they would never let the "Lu Gong Secret Record" fall into the hands of the imperial court.
So what it really means is that the people of Jizhou will send a master two months later to steal the secret record back, Liu Mang is really loyal to Yuan Shao. ”
"It turns out that this is regurgitation, and taking gifts is true, not giving gifts. The people of Jizhou are really cunning, and Tian Feng already knows what 'gift' means, so he will know it when he hears it. He Bao then said suddenly;
Zhang Xiaotian's eyes lit up at this time: "The most important thing now is to find out what identity he is playing when he comes to Chang'an and what contact method he uses.
The more detailed the better, I am now worried that I can't kill Liu Mang, what I didn't expect is that there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village. ”
He Bao began to understand his thoughts and walked excitedly towards the dungeon.
As soon as He Bao left, Zhao Yun came to him, and Zhang Xiaotian said at this time: "You accompany me to go outside." ”
So the two of them changed into ordinary clothes, got into the carriage, left Hefu, and slipped off the carriage around the corner, and Zhao Yun looked at him from a distance to see if there was anyone who was following him.
An hour later, Zhang Xiaotian met Jia Xu in a dense forest in the south of the city.
"Things went more smoothly than expected, Liu Mang's number one subordinate Li Dao recruited me in, not that I boasted, I really have a head and face in Chang'an." Jia Xu said excitedly;
"What's the news then?" Zhang Xiaotian asked;
Jia Xu said apologetically: "I just settled down, I can't find anything, it seems that it is difficult to gain their trust without a year and a half." ”
"It doesn't matter, you stay with them for a while, and then I'll come back to you, and I'll take you away after completing a big thing." Zhang Xiaotian said;
Jia Xu said: "Everything is at the command of Xiao Ye, I only hope to follow you and fight the world with you." ”
"I understand, I will not disappoint your expectations and love for me, but I have something to tell you, Xiao Tian is my pseudonym, and my real name is Zhang Xiaotian." At this time, Zhang Xiaotian said sincerely;
"What? You are the Zhang Xiaotian who wins more with less!! Jia Xu asked in shock;
"But you have to keep this matter a secret, because I don't want anyone else to know, do you understand?" Zhang Xiaotian nodded and said;
Hearing this, Jia Xu hurriedly nodded and agreed, and said secretly in his heart: I really didn't expect that my new assistant lord would be the famous Zhang Xiaotian, and my lofty ambition will finally be realized one day.
So after the two discussed the way to get in touch, Zhang Xiaotian said, "Okay! If there is nothing particularly important, do not contact me.
No matter what unfavorable actions Liu Mang has for me, don't come to inform me, you must remember it. ”
Jia Xu knew that he was very wise, especially after hearing that he was the one who won more with less, he admired it even more, although it was unreasonable for him to say this, but there must be a deep meaning in it, so he agreed with certainty.
After the breakup, Zhang Xiaotian returned to He Mansion and unexpectedly found that He Miao and He Bao were all waiting for him.
In the secret room, several of the most important figures of the He family: He Shi, He Miao, He Bao and Zhang Xiaotian are all listed, in addition to Zhao Yun, it is obvious that he has won the trust of everyone in the He family because of Zhang Xiaotian's relationship and outstanding performance.
This is the most important meeting on the life and death of the He family.
"Zhao Yun and I followed Uncle Sun's instructions to select a thousand people among the thousands of elites by the method of survival of the fittest, and test them one by one according to the method proposed by Aunt Sun.
Scold! I can't imagine that only a hundred people will be able to pass the level, and I will start training them tomorrow, but I can guarantee that these are warriors who can block a hundred with one hundred. He Bao said first;
"You only have ten days now, so make the most of it." Zhang Xiaotian said with a smile on his face at this time;
The crowd was amazed and asked him why he had only ten days.
I heard Zhang Xiaotian sigh, and then narrated the whole thing, and only concealed the fake Liu Xie, because he had promised to keep it a secret.
"So how can you get her mother and son out? Wouldn't it be worse if he died of poison after being rescued? He Miao frowned after hearing this;
Zhang Xiaotian said in his chest: "There is room for maneuver in this matter, but when Wang Rong was about to say it, he was interrupted by Liu Mang's visit, in short, it can be wrapped up in me." ”
When everyone heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief and restored hope.
However, Zhao Yun listened coldly, his face did not change in the slightest, giving people a heroic posture of not being surprised and not afraid of danger.
"The virtuous son-in-law is really scheming, but he used Liu Fen to deceive His Majesty, Liu Mang and Dong Zhuo, it seems that no matter what we do in the past ten days, they will not interfere." He Miao praised;
He nodded and said, "If there is no laughing sky, we will definitely be defeated this time, and there will be no tile." ”