The sky and the earth were dark, and the clouds were gloomy, Ruan Junming was wearing the clothes of ordinary people, and when he saw two colleagues in the past outflanking him with more than a dozen Sui soldiers, he simply took off his hat, took a deep breath, kept his heart calm, and greeted him with a smile; Calculating the distance, Ruan Junming shouted: "Kill." ”

More than 30 figures rushed out of the crowd and pounced on the officers and soldiers who were encircling them, and with the sound of crossbows, more than 20 people fell in the Sui army in a blink of an eye; But the front of the Sui army is the secret agent, and the back circle is the good fighter, and with the target, the speed of rushing up is faster. The crowd was so frightened that they fled in all directions; The storefronts and residences on the side of the road closed their doors and windows one after another, hiding behind the cracks and windows and looking out, since the Hexi army entered the city, it was rare to see the scene of fighting, this is the rhythm of something big.

The person in charge of arranging the capture was Xu Kang, standing at the window on the second floor not far away, silently watching the battle in his field of vision, his eagle-like sharp eyes staring at the fleeing crowd. Suddenly, Xu Kang saw the bright spot of a telescope, on a building a mile away, Xu Kang quickly flashed back, hid behind the wall, and ordered the people in the room to quickly notify them, block the road in that direction, and send people to the small building.

Xu Kang held back in the corner, catching the bright light, and quietly rushed over to ask for time, Xu Kang could only pray that the person was careless and did not escape; Looking at the oblique angle, the bright spot of the light is still there, and the other party should still be assessing whether they can rescue these people who are surrounded. Xu Kang quickly went downstairs, rode the war horse hidden behind the upstairs, and rushed out quickly with people; Even when he saw that Ruan Junming was deftly breaking through, Xu Kang didn't care, but rushed to the downstairs like a wind.

There was a fire in the small building, and it was obvious that there was a tunnel, and Xu Kang ordered to storm it, but the four samurai were firmly guarding the door, and by the time they died in battle, the fire had already engulfed the entire building. Xu Kang sent someone to report to Fang Xuanling to close the city gate, and at the same time mobilized manpower to start extinguishing the fire.

When the fire was extinguished and the scene was cleared, a tunnel was quickly excavated, and two hounds were placed in front and galloped along the tunnel; Xu Kang followed closely with more than 30 of his subordinates, through the tunnel, the exit was sealed by stone slabs, Xu Kang's two good men who dug the tunnel, dug a gap fifty meters away, climbed out and saw that it was in the back garden of Pei Ju's mansion, and the real exit of the tunnel was really in the rockery in the garden.

Xu Kang was startled, and said in his heart, Pei Ju, don't have an accident, otherwise you can only blame yourself for being unlucky; The barking of the hound attracted Pei Fu's family, if it was a different person, the Pei family would be angry, but the people who saw the fireworks released by Xu Kang Pei Fu were only afraid. Pei Qingshu was at home, and when he heard the news, he came in person, and as soon as Xu Kang told him about the matter, Pei Qingshu was also frightened; Immediately summoned the family for interrogation, there were really two family generals missing, and the officers and soldiers who outflanked them inquired nearby, and they could basically conclude that it was four people who left. Xu Kang transferred more hunting dogs, followed the scent of the two generals and sent someone to follow them, and he didn't dare to leave at all.

Meng Chuan and Zhang Liang rushed over with the search instructions and fifty elite hundred horsemen, and told Xu Kang and Pei Qingshu that Ruan Junming was seriously injured and arrested, and Pei Ju was invited to the banquet by the king of Yue; Pei Qingshu could only smile bitterly, in order to ensure his authority and status, his father Pei Ju did not hand over the personnel of the Hantang in his hands after defecting to Yang Chong, and today it has become an unclear matter. Pei Qingshu immediately summoned all the people in the mansion to gather in the front hall and asked Meng Fan and Xu Kang to search Pei's mansion.

Yang Chong, Pei Ju, and Sikong Xing sat in the conference hall of the Yue Wang's Mansion and chatted, talking about the court affairs and the upcoming New Year, and both parties were not in a hurry. Yang Chong believes that even if Pei Ju is still in contact with Li Shimin, he will not be stupid enough to use his own tunnel as a cover; This cunning guy will have a hundred ways to solve this problem. There is a great possibility that the immediate matter will be blamed, but Yang Chong likes it, this is a good opportunity to talk about conditions.

Pei Ju is not in a hurry, he has great confidence in Yang Chong's cleverness, and the big deal is to hand over all the chips himself, and become an official in the future. In less than an hour, Meng Fu, Pei Qingshu, and Xu Kang came over, asking Pei Ju to confirm whether the escaped family would be a member of the Sui Hantang; Pei Ju pointed to the copper box held by Pei Qingshu and said, "That is the list I have, and I will hand it over to King Yue today." ”

Yang Chong smiled and motioned for Meng Fan to take it away and check it himself, leaving Xu Kang to ask, "Did you catch anyone?" ”

Xu Kang whispered: "The two generals have been found, and they were killed in a secluded place, and those two escaped. According to eyewitness accounts, the two are similar in figure and should be Li Shimin and his stand-in. ”

Yang Chong was silent for a moment and said, "You go to Zhou Ru to have a look, I haven't seen the old man for a long time." ”

Xu Kang, Pei Ju, and Sikong Xing's faces changed, and Xu Kang arched his hand and said, "King Yue." ”

Yang Chong waved his hand and said: "Tianqi has already brought people there, including the old man and Zhou Ru, all the points are monitored, no matter what happens, you bring those guests back, don't disturb the lives of their father and daughter." ”

Xu Kang Shili withdrew, and Pei Ju said with a smile: "It turns out that Yue Wang Mingzhu is in his hands, which makes Xia Guanbai worried, but with Zhou Qian's ability, Qu Tutong's big boss may not be able to see it." ”

Smart people just have bad habits and like to get to the bottom of things, although Pei Ju is old, he has the same gossip heart as Yang Chong in this regard; Yang Chong motioned for Pei Qingshu to take a seat and said, "Qu Tutong's father and son are not familiar with the Jiangnan route, and it is impossible to draw up an escape plan so seamlessly. I thought it was Yuan Tiangang's handiwork, but I didn't expect Feng Zhiji to say that Yuan Tiangang had been in Lingnan and was imprisoned by Zhen Xueqing after he was rescued. So Tianqi put some effort into playing with the prisoners in Chengxi Prison, and found that the people involved had one thing in common, they liked to go to Zhou Ru's small hotel to eat. ”

Zhou Ru refused the help of the Yang Mansion and opened a Jiangnan restaurant with Jiangnan cuisine, relying on the past relationship and good business, not far from the Chengxi Prison, the officials in the prison and the people who came and went to do business liked to eat there. As soon as Pei Ju heard it, he knew that Jiangnan Restaurant was a good place to find out the news, a group of officials who had nothing to do, in front of the beautiful proprietress of the city, even if they didn't ask, they would talk about it and show their ability.

But if he does something in his own house, Zhou Ru's weight will not be enough, Pei Ju asked tentatively: "King Yue, could it be that Zhou Qian made a move." He shouldn't be, he was indifferent to Yang Tong's death, so he couldn't look at Yang Tong differently. Could it be that he has a handle in the hands of others, it should not be Li Shimin, it should be Yang Ciyou. ”

(End of chapter)