Song Zheng asked Yan Yusheng and the others to go back to the inn first, and he bribed the martial arts stronghold all the way.

After coming to the stronghold, he saw Madoka alone. Song Zheng drank tea for a while, and Li Hongniang and several Imperial City Division personnel came back. Among them is Yang Tong, but at this time, Yang Tong has a thick white cloth wrapped in his hands, and there are hidden blood stains.

Song Zheng was shocked: "Brother Yang, your hand is ......"

Yang Tong was just about to speak, but Li Hongniang ordered: "Yang Tong, you go down to rest first." It's up to me to listen to Xiaolang. Let the rest of the people go down as well. Everyone should be, Yang Tong glanced at Song Zheng, indicating that the injury was not serious, and Song Zheng nodded.

In an instant, only Song Zheng and Li Hongniang were left in the room.

Everyone left, but Song Zheng stopped talking. While sipping tea, he admired the demeanor of Li Hongniang. Li Hongniang's kung fu is outstanding, but she was born with plump buttocks and a standard S body shape, which made Song Zheng itch. If he hadn't had something to do today, he wouldn't have had to laugh a few words.

Li Hongniang was a little uncomfortable by him, frowned and said: "Stinky boy, don't look around, let's talk about it, what are you here today?" ”

Song Zheng smiled, "My sister hasn't told me how Brother Yang was injured, why is she asking me now?" ”

"Today we went on a mission, and your brother Yang was hit by a projectile in his hand. The man was about to shoot Yang Tong on the head, but Yang Tong blocked it with his hand. The projectile was so powerful that it struck the flesh alive. Thanks to the thick flesh on the inside of the thumb, it did not hurt the bones. ”

Song Zheng was taken aback, if this projectile was shot in the head, where would there be life.

He remembered the group of people this morning, and couldn't help asking, "Is it the group of killers in the early hours of this morning?" ”

Li Hongniang nodded, "Yes, you did a good job this morning, and you didn't need to make a move, so you scared back the thief." Two of the thieves had been eating in the east wing of the inn last night, and according to the men in the inn, there were two guests in the east wing at that time, both of whom were already drunk and asleep in their rooms. The inn had no choice but to leave a man there to guard. In the middle of the night, the fellow was dozing off, when he suddenly felt a numbness in his neck and fainted. By the time the guy woke up, it was already dawn. ”

Li Hongniang took a sip of tea, and then said: "In the early hours of the morning, you chanted poetry and startled the other party, at that time, Hu Qiang, who was in the dark outside the inn, heard the movement of the inn, and wanted to go to see what was going on, just when he saw two people coming down from the tree and quietly sneaking out of the inn. Hu Qiang secretly followed, the two people were extremely alert, and after earning half an hour in the city, they entered an alley not far from the Sihua Inn. Although Hu Qiang's kung fu was good, he didn't dare to continue to follow, but returned to the inn. Behind the inn, the body of an Imperial City official was found, leaving a bloody hole in his neck. It seems to have been shot through by some sharp weapon. ”

"Hu Qiang hurriedly came to the base to report to me. I sent someone to summon Yang Tong and went to the alley to search for them, and found those people in a small courtyard at the end of the alley. When even handed over. Those people were fierce, and the slingshot was even more unguardable. We broke three men and wounded several others, but only three were captured, and the other escaped. ”

"Escaped?" Song Zheng was a little speechless, "Do you know where these people came from?" ”

Li Hongniang shook her head, "Although we have tried our best, these three people have extremely hard bones, and they would rather die than move." They seem to have taken some kind of medicine, and they are not afraid of pain, so we can't do anything about torture for a while. They knew that they would not escape death, but they would not speak. ”

Song Zheng pondered for a while and said, "Maybe I have a way." Still, before I come up with an idea, my sister had better tell me the whole truth. ”

Li Hongniang opened her beautiful eyes, "Do you have a way?" ”

Song Zheng nodded and said, "I don't know if it will work, but my sister had better tell me the truth, so that I can do my best." ”

Li Hongniang shook her head and said, "It's not good for you to know too much, you might as well say the way." ”

The corners of Song Zheng's mouth curled, and he said, "Alas, I don't know when my sister wants to hide it from me." As he spoke, he reached into his arms and handed over the piece of paper he had gotten from Luan Yu.

Li Hongniang took the paper, looked at it in general, and immediately exclaimed, "Where did you get it from?" ”

"Sister, tell me the truth!"

Li Hongniang lowered her head, looked at the piece of paper carefully, and was silent for a while, Fang Chang sighed, "Now that you know their identities, I have nothing to hide." ”

It turned out that in Dajin, the forces clamoring for the southern invasion always had the upper hand, which made Wanyan Yusheng always be in a weak position when he competed for the position with Wanyan Yudu. In order to find support, Zhang Zong, who assisted Yan Yusheng, came to Daqi secretly. After the Imperial City Commander made Li Hongniang contact him, he sent it to Kaifeng, Tokyo, and after the secret negotiation with him, he made a contract. Zhang Zong promised that once Yan Yusheng ascended the throne, he would guarantee that he would not invade the south for the rest of his life. Xiao Hui was responsible for opening up new fields, supplying some of the prohibited materials, and at the same time containing Daikin's main combat forces.

However, on the side of Daqi, due to the contradiction between Huang Yuandu and Xiao Hui, coupled with the hatred of the government and the opposition for Dajin, Huang Yuandu did not dare to take it lightly. Under these circumstances, the cypress loosened the grip on the border so that the supplies could be smuggled smoothly to Daikin. Tie Damu, the chief general in charge of the river along the Shandong Road, is the person who finished Yan Yusheng. Wanyan Yusheng also mastered a part of the army through him. And after these materials entered Dajin, most of them fell into the hands of Wan Yan Yusheng, thus expanding a lot of troops. These people are the guarantee for Yan Yusheng's contention for the position.

Wan Yanyong is old and healthy, and has no idea of southern invasion. However, in mid-April this year, Wanyan Yudu was eager to compete for the position, and vaguely learned about the secret agreement. He instigated the belligerent forces and constantly demanded to go south, firstly to take the opportunity to strengthen the power of his own side, and secondly, to try to break the secret covenant. Due to the large belligerent forces, Wan Yanyong also had to take the lead and gave a secret order to prepare to go south.

In mid-June, Wan Yanyong fell ill, and although Dajin was still preparing for the southern invasion, he had to slow down the pace. Wanyan Yusheng took advantage of this time to launch a Korean struggle of "war and peace" in the central capital on the one hand, and on the other hand, he made Tiedamu accelerate the development of the army's combat strength.

During Wanyan Yong's serious illness, Wanyan Yudu's side mastered the strength of the guards in the central capital, and once Wanyan Yong died violently, he would be in trouble. Unexpectedly, Wan Yan Yong's illness eased again, Wan Yan Yu didn't dare to move, just patiently waited for the opportunity.

After Yan Yongfeng Candle is in his last years, plus he is sick, and he will soon die. News came from all over the world that he had only half a year to live. Wanyan Yong himself is also in a dilemma, he has the intention to pass on the throne to Wanyan Yusheng, but Wanyan Yusheng's power is weak, and Wanyan Yudu is already difficult to control. It is conceivable that once Yan Yusheng ascends the throne, civil strife in Dajin will be inevitable.

Wan Yanyong, of course, wants to avoid civil strife. But if it is located in Wanyan Yudu, Dajin is bound to invade the south. Wan Yan Yong has no intention of expanding the territory, and he also knows that if Dajin and Daqi go to war, it will not be possible to distinguish the winner in a short time. Not to mention the misery of life, the two countries will definitely lose both, and give the forces of Western Xia or Mongolia a chance, which is the last thing Wan Yanyong wants to see.

Among Wanyan Yusheng's support forces, there is one person who is very important, and that is Dajin Guoshi. Wan Yanyong also trusts him very much. Knowing this, the monk gave Wan Yan Yong an idea and sent both Wan Yan Yusheng and Wan Yan Yu out, so that both sides lost their backbones. Then Wan Yan Yong used the last few months to divide and weaken Wan Yan Yudu's forces. Wan Yanyong acquiesced to this suggestion.

As a result, Wanyan Yu was sent to the Mongolian tribes, and Wanyan Yusheng was sent to Hebei Province, that is, the place where Dajin crossed the river and Shandong Road. Wanyan Yusheng happened to take this opportunity to come to Daqi to discuss with us how to prepare more materials and develop his own forces faster, and even had the intention of borrowing troops from Daqi.

Unexpectedly, Wan Yan Yu actually let Wan Yan Yu out. Although Wanyan Yuse is the sister-in-law of Wanyan Yudu's compatriots, she has been tempered with Wanyan Yusheng since she was a child, and Wanyan Yusheng is also very good to her. However, this is a big grin, nothing more, no scruples. Although Wanyan Yusheng knew that it was inappropriate to take her, there was no good way.

Wan Yan Yudu's move was originally to use his own sister to destroy Wan Yan Yusheng's good deeds. Wanyan Yuse didn't realize it, but regarded this trip as a play. Wan Yan Yudu's idea was that as long as Wan Yan Yusheng was captured in Daqi, even if he could return to Dajin safely, he would definitely lose face and lose the ability to compete for the position. Although Dajin and Daqi have not had a major war in these years, they are hostile countries after all. A person who was once captured by Daqi has returned to Zhongdu safely, and a treason hat will definitely be buckled. In this case, Wanyan Yusheng will no longer be able to compete for the throne at all.

If that's all, in the Dajin Dynasty, someone deliberately leaked the fact that Wan Yanyu was born in Daqi. So the forces of all sides are ready to move. Needless to say, Wanyan Yu will definitely send a killer. The Mongol tribes were oppressed by Dajin, and they were looking forward to a war between Dajin and Daqi, so they could relieve the pressure and seek the unification of the tribes. Western Xia and Shu also took advantage of the fire to rob, thinking about letting Dajin and Daqi go to war, fishing in troubled waters, and reaping some benefits.

On the side of Daqi, Huang Yuandu has regarded Xiao Jun as a thorn in his side, and he has tried every possible way to reach out to the army in the past few years. In the name of strengthening the defense of the capital city of Jiangning, many new troops were trained. Thanks to Huang Yuandu's financial support, this group of troops has developed rapidly and now has more than 150,000 troops. He has the intention to borrow the hand of Dajin to consume the power in the hands of Xiao Jun. He even wanted to turn the Central Plains north of the Yangtze River and south of the Yellow River into a gladiatorial arena between Dajin and Daqi. He himself watched the fire from the other side south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, he will also send killers to kill Wan Yan Yusheng.

No matter which side Wan Yanyu lives and dies in, as long as he dies in Daqi, Dajin will definitely use troops against Daqi.

Wanyan Yusheng is so important, but Xiao Hui can't send the army to protect it, so he can only use the secret power in his hand to do this. Involved in such a big matter, Xiao Hui, who was in Kaifeng, Tokyo, was originally going to come to Licheng in person. However, the goal is too big, and it is difficult to prepare well for a while. So first send a henchman, that is, the striker in Li Hongniang's mouth, to come to Licheng to fight the front station.

During this period, Li Hongniang was responsible for the safety of Yan Yusheng and others, but this security work was not so easy to do.