"The government treasury is exhausted, and the tens of thousands of ordnance and armor that have been stored in advance have all been equipped with the new army and delivered to the front line, and the medical reserves have all been out of the warehouse a month ago, and the medicines needed for the front line are now purchased from the pharmacies, but even so, there is not much money left, and at most it can last for another month."

In the official office of the Jiedu envoy, Zhang Ziyun held a very thick booklet, sat in front of Wei Dao, and said the above words.

Wei Dao, the secretary of the Lu Longjie Mansion, frowned slightly, and his crimson deer official robe was wrinkled in many places, "When will the supplies promised by the Bohai Kingdom arrive?" ”

Zhang Ziyun replied: "The Bohai war is over, and these supplies will be supported, and the fastest will be after a month." The money could be shipped faster, but it will take time to convert it into supplies now. ”

Wei Dao nodded, and pondered: "The Central Plains is unpredictable, even if the military commander triumphs from the grassland, I am afraid that he will have to deal with the situation in the Central Plains immediately, and the material replenishment in the treasury cannot only focus on the Khitan war, but must be handled quickly." ”

"That's right." Zhang Ziyun agreed.

While the two were talking, a subordinate officer hurriedly ran in, "My lord, something is wrong!" ”

"What's so alarming?" Wei Dao said unhappily.

"The military intelligence prescription has just copied Cao Li Wei's residence, and now the fifth commander is going to the Assassin's Mansion with hundreds of people!"

"What?" Wei Dao and Zhang Ziyun were startled, glanced at each other, and immediately made a decision, "Go, go to the Assassin's Mansion!" ”

Unlike private houses, the Assassin's Mansion, as an official temple, has its own protective power. The military intelligence department besieged him, Chen Chongbing was in front of the door, and at the fifth time, there was no announcement, no official document was transmitted, and the sergeants and officials in the palace did not know the reason, and they all heard the wind and moved, and they gathered together with swords and rushed to the front yard.

The Assassin's Mansion is not only the office of the officials under the jurisdiction of Youzhou Assassin's History, but also the residence of Fei Gaozhang, the so-called former public and private. Fifth, directly lead people to surround the Assassin's Mansion, and you are not afraid of not finding anyone - of course, provided that Fei Gaozhang did not escape in advance.

Fei Gaozhang kidnapped Ren Wanru, what was her intention, the fifth girl didn't know, she also didn't know whether Ren Wanru was sent out of the city now, or was hidden in the mansion, and she didn't know what Ren Wanru would face next, she didn't have time to delay, and after the various departments of the Military Intelligence Department were ready, she directly ordered to break the door. If she is in the house, she will turn people out with the power of thunder.

"Stop it all for the official!" At the same time as the fifth girl's words spoke, the door of the mansion was wide open, Fei Gaozhang walked out in a scarlet official robe, stood at the door, looked at the person in front of the door angrily, and saw the fifth girl, a look of doubt flashed in his eyes, "Fifth commander, why is the military intelligence department besieging the Assassin's Mansion?" ”

"Hand over Madame!" The fifth girl waved her hand to stop the MI sharps, but that's all, they still maintained a posture of being ready to go out, "Don't let me say it a second time!" You won't get a chance to hear me a second time! ”

The puzzle in Fei Gaozhang's eyes was even stronger, "How could Madame be in the Assassination Mansion?" Fifth Commander, there must be a misunderstanding here, why not clarify the original situation? ”

The fifth girl frowned, Fei Gaozhang's reaction was completely unaware, but politicians are all actors, how can she confirm that Fei Gaozhang is not acting? At this moment when she hesitated, a MI soldier ran over with a shawl in his hand and handed it to the fifth girl, "I found it outside the corner door in the backyard." ”

Seeing this shawl, the fifth girl's face immediately darkened. It was the shawl that Ren Wan wore as usual, and she had seen it more than once. With her eyesight, she naturally can't be mistaken.

"Take Fei Gaozhang and enter the mansion to search for people, but there are those who dare to resist, and there is no mercy!" The fifth girl held a short knife in her hand, "Fei Gaozhang, you dare to cooperate with the enemy to kidnap Madame, today I want your blood to be splashed here!" ”

A merchant team from Xingzhou has entered the boundary of Youzhou at this time. It may not be accurate to say that it is a merchant team, although there are donkey carts carrying goods in the procession, and there are many goods loaded, but from the exposed corner of the goods, it can be vaguely seen that the donkey carts are loaded with household goods.

In this way, the team consisted of a hundred and ten men, and in addition to a few donkey carts, several horses galloped at the front, and the knights at the head were all strong and strong, and there were objects wrapped in strips of cloth around their waists and backs, and by looking at the outlines of those objects, those who had the foresight could surely see some clues—there were swords wrapped in them.

Among the knights, there was a man of about twenty or thirty years old, with a handsome face and a clean outline, but his eyes were full of vicissitudes, compared to the spirit of the others, the aura of this person was much more indifferent, and not only that, but he was also the only one who did not wear a sword.

"How far is this place from Youzhou?" A knight with fine skin and tender flesh followed from behind the group and asked the swordless man.

"In two days, you will be able to reach Youzhou City." The man replied.

There was a coquettish air in his eyebrows, and the knight, who was obviously dressed as a man, asked again, "Will he really take us in?" Seeing the knifeless man turn his head, she added, "I mean, will he take us in at the risk of offending Mrs. Zhao?" Dad often said that officials protect each other, and Mrs. Zhao is now the queen of Xingzhou, and the official power is so big"

"You can rest assured." The swordless man smiled, and there was a charm in that smile that could make people feel at ease and trust, "The military commander is jealous and hateful, and he is upright, but he is different from those officials who oppress the people. Besides, after all, the military commander and I have incense in Youzhou City, not to mention restoring the old business, there is no need to worry about stability. ”

The female knight pursed her lips, still a little uneasy, "But Mrs. Zhao is very arrogant and domineering, and now he is so powerful, if he forcibly asks for someone, can that person withstand the pressure?" ”

The man without a sword or a sword snorted, "What kind of thing is Mrs. Zhao, and she deserves to be compared with the military marshal?" ”

Wu Qingqing, the eldest lady of the Wu family in Liucheng, covered her mouth and chuckled, glanced at Ding Hei, and said coquettishly: "I've known you for so long, but I haven't seen you say such arrogant words." ”

Some time ago, Mrs. Zhao formed a party to cause trouble in Xingzhou, claiming to stay behind, and within two days of stealing from a high position, she happened to see Wu Qingqing, and was fascinated by her beauty, regardless of Wu Qingqing's wife, and wanted to rob her. The Wu family had no choice but to flee with their family.

As they spoke, a team of horses in front of them approached them. There was only one carriage in the other team, but there were more than 20 guards accompanying them, unlike Ding Hei and others, these guards who did not have official robes on their bodies were openly carrying knives.

The avenue is facing the sky, and they are going half of each way, but there are many Wu family members, occupying most of the road, and the other party is in a hurry, so there is no intention of slowing down at all. Seeing that the two were about to make contact, the Wu family couldn't dodge, and the other party directly pulled out a knife and forcibly collided, "Dodge!" ”

This made the Wu family panic for a while, but they almost avoided it.

Just as Ding Hei and the carriage passed by, he saw the carriage curtain move out of the corner of his eye. Immediately, a pretty face of a woman in her teens appeared from inside, but in just an instant, the pretty face disappeared from the window, as if someone had forcibly dragged it back.

What kind of person is Ding Hei, just one glance, he recognized who this person was.

Seeing that Ding Hei's gaze had been following the carriage in the distance, his expression was different, Wu Qingqing poked him with his elbow, "What are you looking at?" ”

Ding Hei rarely ignored Wu Qingqing, raised his eyebrows and fell into deep thought, when Wu Qingqing was about to be displeased, he raised his head, his eyes suddenly became sharp, and said to Wu Qingqing: "You hurry up, be sure to rush to Youzhou City before sunset, and when you get to the city, you do as I say" and explain in detail.

Wu Qingqing looked at Ding Hei in a daze, "What about you?" ”

"I'm going to follow them!"

There was a mess in front of the Youzhou Thorn Mansion, and in the private room of a hotel near the East City Gate, two people who were playing against each other learned about the situation in time. These two people are in their thirties, although they are dressed as businessmen, but they have an elegant temperament and a majestic atmosphere, no matter how you look at them, they are not ordinary businessmen. There was a young man in front of him, with slightly rough skin, shrewd and capable appearance.

"The Assassin's Mansion is in chaos, Fei Gaozhang but if anything happens, this game of chess in Youzhou City will be a foregone conclusion, Lord Xu is really calculating, people have to admire!" The young man said flattering words, but there was a hint of sourness in his tone.

If someone here knew the true identity of the businessman, they would definitely drop their jaws, and if someone learned that he would be in Youzhou, they would definitely be so shocked that they couldn't speak, if nothing else, because his name was Xu Zhihe, the righteous son of Xu Wen, the prime minister of Wu State, who relied on him the most.

Xu Zhihe smiled indifferently, "The Youzhou army is pouring out, Lu Long's defense is empty, the reason why Li Congjing dares to do this is to rely on the stability of the rear and the unity of the officials and the people." Now that it is the critical time to attack the West Building, there is a fire in the backyard at this time, and I want to see how he can continue this battle. The Military Intelligence Department attacked and assassinated the Shi Mansion, no matter what happened to Fei Gaozhang, we don't need to add to the fire, not to mention that the local officials in Youzhou will immediately fight with the Jiedu Embassy, at least this Youzhou is in chaos. As soon as Youzhou is in chaos, Wu and Khitan will be able to sit back and enjoy its success. ”

The young man was none other than Jerod's henchman Haig, who said, "But I'm still a little curious. First, how can Lord Xu be sure that the Military Intelligence Department will definitely track down Li Wei? Second, although Li Wei was bribed by you with a lot of money, and after helping to kidnap Ren Wanru, he would lead the spearhead to Fei Gaozhang in front of the MI meeting, but how was Master Xu sure that the MIA would forcibly attack the mansion without listening to Fei Gaozhang's explanation? ”

"First, because the military intelligence department is capable enough; Second, because the MIA is domineering enough! Xu Zhihedao's smile was extremely confident. Why am I so sure? Because the Tsing Yi Yamen is like this in Wu State! ”

Xu Zhihe smiled and continued: "First of all, choosing to do it in Yang Ji Buzhuang is a flaw in itself; In addition, there is a lingering incense at the scene, if the Military Intelligence Department can't track down Li Wei, it will be too incompetent, and it won't have the previous brilliant skills. ”

"Secondly, I specifically instructed the people who remained in Li Wei's house to ensure that there was only one person with a waist tag. If I hadn't arranged it like this, how would the Tsing Yi Yamen have left such a failure as identity cards? In this way, the Military Intelligence Department can be sure that the person who hijacked Ren Wanru must secretly communicate with Wu State! ”

"In the end, as long as the Military Intelligence Department sees the shawl that we deliberately put outside the Assassin's Mansion, coupled with Li Wei's testimony, it can be said that the human and material evidence is ironclad, and the Military Intelligence Department is sure that Fei Gaozhang collaborated with the enemy, how can it still listen to Fei Gaozhang's explanation? In addition, the Military Intelligence Department did not know whether Ren Wanru had been taken out of the city, saving people was like fighting fires, but it could not be delayed for a moment. ”

"Ren Wanru was hijacked under the escort of the Military Intelligence Department, which was a dereliction of duty by the Military Intelligence Department, and the Military Intelligence Department was naturally anxious to save it, but she didn't know that she had fallen into the trap of Lord Xu! Lord Xu has a clever strategy, and his grasp of people's hearts is so accurate, leading the military intelligence department to the established situation step by step, and now that I think about it, it makes no sense that this matter will not be successful. Haige sighed, stood up, and saluted Xu Zhihe, "Youzhou is in turmoil, and Li Congjing has to return to the army, so the crisis in the West Building has been solved." It's time for me to go back to Khitan. ”

Xu Zhihe also stood up, "Convey to me my respect for the Generalissimo and the Khitan Emperor." Wu has always been committed to the Khitan alliance to form a strong country in the Central Plains, and in the coming days, I hope that the Khitan can send envoys to Wu to consolidate the permanent friendship between the two countries. ”

"Don't worry, Lord Xu, I will definitely forward the words."