Chapter 63: The Returned Letters
"Jiang Chao is okay, right?" In Nanfuzhou City, in the mansion of Thorn Shi, Ma Zhou looked at Zhao Chen who came in and asked.
At this time, it was already evening, and Zhao Chen and Hou Yong, after getting Jiang Chao and Qiu Ke back from Meng Rang, were temporarily placed in the Assassin's Mansion.
The bearded guest is already a traitor to the Hidden Gate, and now even Jiang Chao has been saddled with the black cauldron of the traitor of the Hidden Gate, naturally, at this time, it is impossible for the two masters and apprentices to be placed in the Hidden Gate School Palace.
"Still unconscious!" Zhao Chen had just come out of Jiang Chao's room, and when he heard Ma Zhou's words, he sighed slightly and said, "Both of them have suffered a lot of injuries, and it is estimated that they will have to take a few days to fully recover!" ”
"It's okay, it's just a recuperation!" When Ma Zhou heard this, he nodded at Zhao Chen, and as he spoke, he picked up the teapot on the side, filled the tea for Zhao Chen and said: "Put it in the Thorn History Mansion, and you will have Ma to take care of it!" ”
"Nanfu is also a mess now!" Zhao Chen sat on the chair, took the tea handed by Ma Zhou, looked at Ma Zhou and said, "Next, I have to be busy dealing with Feng An's affairs, I'm afraid that the affairs here will require you to spend a lot of time!" ”
"Master Hou is polite!" When Ma Zhou heard this, he sat down in the position of Zhao Chen's head, and smiled at Zhao Chen: "Ma Zhou was just a down-and-out Confucian student back then, if it wasn't for the Hou Ye to mention it, how could he sit on Sima Yizhou, a few things, it should be Ma Zhou's business!" ”
These words fell, and without waiting for Zhao Chen to speak, Ma Zhou frowned slightly, looked at Zhao Chen and asked worriedly: "It's Feng An, what is the Hou Ye going to do?" ”
Feng Ang now. is still the Lingnan County Duke canonized by Li Er, and it is in this incident again. has been hiding behind the scenes and has not been directly involved, so Ma Zhou also has a headache about how to deal with Feng An.
"I haven't thought about it yet!" When Zhao Chen heard this, he leaned back on the chair a little tiredly, and gently scrubbed the teacup. opened his mouth and said: "However, the trade route of Gaozhou will be cut off no matter what!" ”
"What Master Hou said is true!" Ma Zhou apparently thinks too. Zhao Chen's withdrawal of the Gaozhou trade route was inevitable, and after hearing this, he echoed: "Gaozhou is Feng An's territory after all, and some things can be done." It's a bit of a hindrance! ”
"The most important thing. Can't abandon the Guangzhou side! Zhao Chen took a sip of tea, looked at Ma Zhou and said: "At the beginning, when the wharf was established in Gaozhou, I didn't think about the future, but as a result, this time, when I came over, I saw the situation in Guangzhou, which was very bad!" ”
Guangzhou City. It is a nail nailed by Datang in Lingnan, the result. However, because of the rise of Gaozhou Wharf, Guangzhou City began to decline completely, which made Zhao Chen very uncomfortable.
Therefore, this time, regardless of whether Feng Ang participates or not, he will reroute the trade route to Guangzhou!
With Ma Zhou, the two of them talked about the diversion to Guangzhou for a while in the Thorn History Mansion, and after half an hour, Zhao Chen came out of the lobby and came to a quiet room in the Thorn History Mansion.
"Have you got in touch with Chang'an?" At this time, when Zhao Chen entered the house, there were two soldiers with hundreds of horsemen in the room, tinkering with the transmitter, and the sound of 'Didi' came from time to time in the house.
This time Zhao Chen left Chang'an, Li Er not only sent him 5,000 horses, but also sent him two hundred horsemen, so that he could get in touch with Chang'an anytime and anywhere.
"Back to the Hou Ye, I have already been contacted!" Hearing Zhao Chen's words, one of the hundred knights stood up and looked at Zhao Chen and replied respectfully.
"Well, that's good!" As soon as he heard that he had been in contact with Chang'an, he immediately sat down on a chair, and then took out a note from his arms, handed it to a hundred knights, and said: "The content on this is divided into three letters and sent to Your Majesty!" ”
"Whoa!" Hearing this, the soldier respectfully took the note from Zhao Chen's hand, and then, turning around, he climbed on the table and quickly translated.
It's just that when he just opened the note and saw the contents on it, the whole person's face suddenly turned pale, because the extreme fear made the whole person tremble slightly.
"Panic what!" Zhao Chen saw that the soldier's face was pale, and the hand holding the note was shaking vigorously, and he immediately frowned, and said coldly: "You are the one who sent the telegram, just send it, and do whatever it takes!" ”
However, having said that, Zhao Chen also knew that for the two hundred horsemen in front of him, he would naturally be frightened when he saw the content on the note at first glance.
This note was written when he just came back from Meng Rang Lao'er, and the content on it was naturally about Meng Rang Lao'er.
Meng Rang Lao'er's matter, in the final analysis, is what Li Er should worry about, although he also wants the lives of Meng Rang's gang, but if he is allowed to spare a lot of time to deal with Meng Rang's gang, it is really not cost-effective.
What's more, he has already set Meng Rang Lao'er, it's just a matter of time, when the time comes, it is estimated that it will be not difficult for Meng Rang Lao'er to self-harm.
As a person from later generations, he is used to seeing that kind of thing, and Zhao Chen is still very sure of this!
Old man Ji is still lying on the couch and dying, just waiting for the day when he swallows that breath and passes away, can Zhao Chen not hate Meng Rang and those people in his heart?
The faces of the two hundred horsemen were already pale, and such content was extremely frightening to them.
However, since Zhao Chen urged them to send it, no matter how nervous he was, at this time, he was trembling while wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, translating the content into a password, and sending it out word for word.
"Master Hou, go to the Xue Palace!" When the two hundred horsemen sent the contents of the note, Zhao Chen burned the note on the spot and left the house.
It's just that when Zhao Chen just came out of the house, he saw Ma Zhou, who was looking anxious, rubbing his hands constantly, going back and forth in the second hall.
As a result, as soon as he saw Zhao Chen coming in, without waiting for Zhao Chen to speak, Ma Zhou hurriedly urged.
"What's wrong?" When Zhao Chen heard Ma Zhou's words, the expression on his face was stunned for a moment, and he 'chuckled' in his heart, and then, while his mouth was still talking to Ma Zhou, the person had already gone to the door.
The old man Ji, who had been unconscious, woke up, this is Ji Ning'er, who just sent someone to tell Zhao Chen, but unfortunately, Zhao Chen was in Baiqi's house just now, even Ma Zhou couldn't get close.
Hearing that Old Man Ji was awake, Zhao Chen still dared to rub it, and instantly took his robe and rushed towards the school palace on the lake island like crazy.
School Palace, Old Man Ji's room.
At this moment, there were only two people in the room, Ji Ning'er and the doctor from the hidden door, but at the door of the room, there were people standing in the hidden door, all with hope on their faces, quietly waiting for the movement in the room.
For the entire hidden door, Old Man Ji is like their patriarch, a spiritual pillar, and now, with Old Man Ji's serious injury, these people's hearts are naturally the saddest.
"Ancestor..."The old man Ji, who had been unconscious on the couch, opened his eyes weakly at this time, looking at the roof with a little sloppy, while Ji Ning'er squatted in front of the couch, holding one of Old Man Ji's hands, and screamed softly.
“… Here it comes... Is it? Hearing Ji Ning'er's voice, the old man Ji, who was originally looking at the roof with a dilated gaze, seemed to be a little lucid in his eyes, still looking at the roof, and spoke in a weak voice.
“… Is it Zhao Chen, ancestor? Hearing Old Man Ji's weak voice, Ji Ning'er was slightly stunned, but then reacted, nodded vigorously at Old Man Ji, sniffled slightly, and said busily: "Zhao Chen, he has already come, and the ancestor will be able to see him soon!" ”
Hearing Ji Ning'er say that Zhao Chen had already come, looking at the old man Ji on the roof, he couldn't help but gasp slightly, and a touch of brilliance appeared in his eyes, obviously, he had been looking forward to it for a long time.
The room was quiet for a moment, and suddenly there was a chaotic footstep outside the door, and then, Zhao Chen, who was running out of breath, squeezed into the room from the outside, came to the couch, looked at the old man Ji on the couch and said softly: "Ancestor, I'm here!" ”
At this time, the old man Ji was unusually weak, but when he heard Zhao Chen's voice, the old man who was originally looking up at the roof turned his head slightly, looked at Zhao Chen who was close at hand, closed his mouth one by one, and said weakly: "... Wait... You've been for a long time..."
"I'm sorry Ancestor!" When Zhao Chen heard the old man's words, he immediately held the old man's hand, lowered his head and stared at the weak old man, and said, "I'm a little late!" ”
“… Going! Hearing Zhao Chen's apologetic words, a smile appeared on Old Man Ji's dry cheeks, and then he looked at Zhao Chen and spoke.
At this time, there was silence inside and outside the house, all of them were quietly listening to the old man's words, and the old man's injuries were clear to everyone, so this may be the last time the old man spoke.
Hearing the old man's words, everyone inside and outside the house couldn't help but have red circles in their eyes, and quietly began to cry.
"Ancestor who will get better!" Ji Ning'er's tears were even more like beads with broken threads, holding the old man's hand, and choked hard: "Zhao Chen is here, he is an immortal disciple!" ”
“… Ha! Hearing Ji Ning'er's comforting words, the old man suddenly let out a chuckle from his mouth, and then, his eyes looked at the cabinet over there: "... Box! ”
There was a box beside the old man, which was used to keep precious items, and when she heard the old man's words, Ji Ning'er didn't dare to rub it, so she quickly stood up and took the box from the cabinet.
Then, under the guidance of the old man, he took out a letter from the box and handed it to the old man.
"Take it back!" When Ji Ning'er put the letter in the old man's hand, the old man's gaze suddenly turned to Zhao Chen on the side, and his tone suddenly said very simply.
In fact, from the time Ji Ning'er handed the letter to the old man, Zhao Chen had already recognized it, because the letter was not someone else's, it was sent to the old man when he was in Chang'an.
And the content of the letter is naturally some of his explanations to the hidden door!
"Take it back!" Just when Zhao Chen hesitated slightly, the old man's eyes suddenly became a little more angry, and his tone was even more crisp this time.
"Good!" Urged by the old man repeatedly, a group of people inside and outside the house were staring at him, Zhao Chen finally took a light breath, stretched out his hand, and took the envelope from the old man's hand. (To be continued.) )