Chapter 17: The Rivalry of the Court (1)

Behind the wooden door is a dark room, surrounded by a closed wall, with only an iron fence in front of it, making it feel like a prison cell.

Through the criss-crossing railings, you can see that in another room inside, there is a brazier, and in front of the brazier stands a figure, dressed in a black suit, no different from the dress of Zhan Nao.

The time he came here before, he also talked to that person through the fence like this.

Kan Wu strode forward and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a footstep next door, and immediately exclaimed, "Who is there?!" ”

The man was also taken aback, pulled out his sword with a bang, and exclaimed, "Mr. Gongsun, what's the matter, how can there be other people here?!" ”

The strange thing is that the person who spoke, with the same voice as Kan Wu, obviously took that special medicinal herb.

Zhan Nao was shocked in his heart, and he had already retreated to the wooden door, reaching out and pressing on the sword, always in case of accidents.

A flurry of footsteps came from the other side, as if there were three or five people coming at the same time, and they also heard the movement here, and one of them also shouted, "What the hell is going on?" ”

The speaker's voice is the same as the one before him.

Only then did he discover that there were other similar rooms on both sides of this closed room, but it was unknown whether there were adjacent ones outside of the other rooms.

He used to think that the connection between this "Mr. Gongsun" and Yaoye was carried out through a single line of secret passages, but now he found out that Mr. Gongsun was actually contacting many people at the same time, and they were all in the same place. It's just because the time may be staggered across the fence, so I haven't noticed it.

I just don't know what kind of transaction Mr. Gongsun and others are making? And why bring everyone together?

In any case, Zhan Nao felt that he had been deceived by this person, and he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that this person had the most lacking thing in "Bright Night" right now, he would have dodged away a long time ago.

The rest of the people seemed to have the same idea, and they all stopped talking, and their eyes were fixed on the figure in the middle.

The atmosphere was a little weird for a while.

"Hehe, if you contact Gongsun alone, why do you care too much?" Mr. Gongsun turned around slowly, his face was blocked by a black curtain, and his voice was the same as that of everyone else, so he only listened to him:

"Wouldn't it be great for everyone to take what they need and accomplish their own goals? The purpose of bringing you together is to show you that you are not alone in your pursuit of your own goals. ”

In the room on the left side of Zhan Nao, someone let out a cold snort and said, "Mr. Gongsun, my master is not interested in these people, when will we be able to bring what we want?" ”

"I have no interest in them, Mr. Gongsun, when will the things you promised me be done for me?" The tone of the person in the room on the right was not so tough, as if he was asking Mr. Gongsun.

Kan Wu glanced at Zhan Jiao, did not speak, but probed into both sides of the fence, but these rooms seemed to be parallel in a line, and the situation on both sides could not be seen at all.

"Hahaha!" Mr. Gongsun suddenly burst out laughing: "When did someone from Gongsun disappoint you?" Then! ”

I saw Mr. Gongsun's sleeve wave, and a sharp shadow flew towards Kan Wu.

Kan Wu was shocked at first, thinking it was a secret weapon.

But although this Shadow is fast, it is not lethal, and he reached out to take it, and he already held a piece of bamboo slip in his hand.

Kan Wu looked down and saw a line of small characters written on it, other than that, there was nothing special.

"Tomorrow night, Changliu Lane at the east gate."

Zhan Nao also saw this line of text, and naturally understood what it meant, but after reading it, he immediately frowned.

Tomorrow night?

To transport a barrel of goods, it is necessary to combine the strength of four people. It would take at least forty or fifty people to carry so many goods in the night after the hour. In that case, wouldn't it be easy for the defenders to spot?

But at the same time, he thought of another question, and quickly looked away at Mr. Gongsun.

At the moment when Mr. Gongsun waved his sleeves just now, a total of four bamboo slips were thrown out, that is to say, there are a total of four rooms here, in addition to the left and right two, there is also one?

But why don't you see the people in that room talking?

In addition, Zhan Zhi also noticed another detail, when Mr. Gongsun waved his sleeves, the left side of his robe was slightly opened, revealing a long sword inside, and a cross-shaped groove was vaguely seen at the hilt.

This groove seems to have been seen somewhere, but I can't remember it for a moment.

"Mr. Gongsun?! This...... The people in the room on the left side of the ...... were a little excited when they saw the contents on the bamboo slips, but it seemed that because there were many people here, the words that came to their mouths were swallowed back, leaving only a heavy gasp.

The people in the other rooms didn't speak again.

Kan Wu picked up the bamboo slip and gestured to Mr. Gongsun, obviously worried about the problem that Zhan Zhi thought of, and suddenly said: "As Mr. Gongsun said on the slip, at that time and place, I hope that it will not embarrass us at that time." ”

"Rest assured, when the time comes, I promise that no one will care about you." Mr. Gongsun said meaningfully.

Kan Wu and Zhan looked at each other, and they both felt a little incredible.

Even at night, the Jimo defenders will have a large number of soldiers patrolling, especially in Changliu Lane at the east gate, where there are more defenders. If you want to quietly move away so many goods, it is impossible for no one to notice.

But since Mr. Gongsun is so sure, the two of them can't say anything.

"I hope so." Kan Wu said, and with a wave of his hand, the bamboo slip landed accurately in the brazier behind Mr. Gongsun.

The brazier crackled, and the bamboo slips had been burned into charcoal.

"Let's go." Kan Wu turned around and said, obviously he was also very unhappy with Mr. Gongsun arranging such a scene.

"This is the last time we'll see each other." Mr. Gongsun said suddenly.

Kan Wu's footsteps couldn't help but stop, and he turned his head sideways to look at Mr. Gongsun.

"Rong Gongsun reminds you once again that you are not alone while chasing your own goals. Tomorrow night there will be a big event, and from then on, you will see what I mean. ”

Hearing the word "tomorrow night", Zhan Yuan's heart trembled, and he thought that Mr. Gongsun intended to reveal the secret of him and Yaoye. But what the other party said is obviously something else.

Could it be that the big event has something to do with that shipment?

But what is it that makes the defenders pay no attention to them?

When Mr. Gongsun had said this, he stopped talking, Kan Wu and Zhan Nao glanced at each other, closed the wooden door, and left along the passage.

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However, it was said that after Tian Ziyun left the Pingsong Mansion, he and Shen He rode their horses all the way to the palace.

The royal palace of Jimo City was built five years ago and is located in the center of the city, about one-tenth the size of Jimo City.

The capital of Qi was originally in Linzi, and the former main palace was magnificent, brilliant and luxurious, and even the Zhanghuatai of Chu was beyond reach.

However, after the king of Qi retreated to Jimo City, in order to prevent the Yan army from breaking through the city gate and approaching the king of Qi, he demolished the houses in the city, took local materials, and built a new palace.

Although the new palace can not be compared with the main hall of Linzi, the height of the palace wall is simply twice that of Jimo City, and if you only talk about the ability to defend the city, it is far better than the defense of Jimo City.

After Tian Ziyun and Shen He revealed their identities, they rode their horses straight into the palace.

The palace is not as brilliant as Tian Ziyun imagined, but there are more corner towers and equipment to defend the city. The main hall of the palace is located opposite the main entrance, Tian Ziyun came in a hurry, and under the surprised eyes of a eunuch, he walked straight to the main hall.

"Big ...... The eldest prince ......" The eunuch Ling reacted, frightened out of his soul, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop: "The eldest prince stops, wait for the old slave to go in and report it!" ”

Tian Ziyun doesn't care so much, plus the distance of this staircase is really short, a few big steps, and he is about to walk to the door of the main hall.

Before Tian Ziyun entered the door, he had already heard a man's voice from the main hall:

"Father, Tian Ziyun's collusion with the Yanren dog thief is really a great crime!"