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A secret search unfolded in the dark, the Xi mastiff's sense of smell is indeed sensitive, although Gongsun Lan returned last night over the city wall, the mastiff also lost its target, but after searching along the city wall, in the northwest corner of the city wall, the mastiff still caught the smell that had been tracking. And it was from here that Gongsun Lan sneaked into the city.

Although a day has passed, this tiny smell is as clear as the road to heaven in the mastiff's nose. And the gloomy weather did not bring a heavy snowfall as in Yong'an Fang, which was enough to bury the traces and smells, so along this passage of smells, in the middle of the night, the target of the search was locked in the pavilion where Wang Yuan stayed.

This discovery made Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu both frightened and happy. They never imagined that after only staying in Xiongwu City for one day, and Wang Yuan was under surveillance almost the whole time under their noses, they still learned this secret that must not be exposed. Fortunately, this person was in a hurry and ordered someone to attack the convoy of the Xi people transporting supplies, so that he was tracked down to expose the bottom line.

In the back hall of the county government, Yan Zhuang, An Qingxu, Yu Wenxiong and others immediately urgently discussed countermeasures, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

"Mr. Yan, what are you waiting for? Since this Wang Yuan has learned such a major secret, it is impossible to spare it no matter what, it is imperative that you immediately mobilize troops and horses to kill them all, what are you hesitating about? Yu Wenxiong was very puzzled by Yan Zhuang's request to discuss this matter, and he was very dissatisfied in his words.

An Qingxu was also puzzled, and echoed: "Sir, what General Yuwen said is yes, since it has been found out that the person is Wang Yuan's person, it must be Wang Yuan's order." It is necessary to make a decision immediately to kill Wang Yuan and his entourage together to prevent future troubles. ”

Yan Zhuang shook his head slightly and said: "Don't panic, you can do it at any time if you want to, and in our territory, you can kill them at any time." But no matter what you do, you must think about it, and don't act recklessly and leave hidden dangers. If Wang Yuan was attacked and died in the Qingyi Military Town, the Imperial Court, how could the court explain the cause of his death? This Wang Yuan is not only the person that His Majesty likes, but also the confidant of Yang Guozhong, the left minister, it is easy to kill him, how to make His Majesty and Yang Guozhong not have doubts, and not cause more trouble because of Wang Yuan's death, this is what needs to be considered. If An Shuai was here, presumably he would not easily order to do it in the Qingyi military town. ”

Yu Wenxiong frowned and said, "What does Mr. Yan mean by this?" Do you want to keep this scourge? You must know that what he learned is the secret between your family's An Shuai and my King Xi, and it is not a trivial matter. If he returns to the capital, your family will be handsome. ”

An Qingxu also shouted: "Yes, sir, are you confused." ”

Yan Zhuang frowned and said, "Why did I say that I would spare them?" It's just that if you want to kill them, you will also kill them, and you won't leave any trouble. There are endless troubles after killing Qin Cha in the city, so if you want to kill him, you have to find a suitable place, which is enough to make the court have nothing to say and no doubts. ”

"Then how do you say to kill him?" Yu Wenxiong said angrily.

Yan Zhuang paced a few steps and said, "I'm afraid I have to ask General Yuwen for help, and it's better for you to solve this matter." ”

"How to fix it?"

"It's very simple, tomorrow morning Wang Yuan will go out of the city with us to the north, all the way to inspect the defense of Wende, Baiyang, Longmen, and Guangbian counties, which are all border areas with your Xi people, and what the imperial court knows is that border battles are frequent and extremely dangerous. And once Wang Yuan is attacked by your Xi soldiers and horses on the border and dies, His Majesty and no one in the court can hold An Shuai accountable, so they can only blame Wang Yuan for his miserable life. Yan Zhuang said lightly.

An Qingxu slapped his thigh and shouted: "Clever plan, if we are killed by the Xi people, we can't blame it." ”

Yu Wenxiong frowned and said: "You Tang people are really bad, this is going to be blamed on our Xi people, so that your majesty hates me King Xi to the core, and you have no responsibility at all." ”

Yan Zhuang smiled and said: "General Yuwen, you can't say that, what's the use of the imperial court hating you people anymore?" An Shuai has reached an agreement with your King Xi, and he won't do anything to you, what are you worried about? The most important thing is that you can not only take revenge with your own hands, but also keep the secret and not let the court suspect it, which is exactly the strategy of killing three birds with one stone. ”

Yu Wenxiong frowned and said, "That's it, I'm not interested in listening to you talk about this, tell me, what should we do?" ”

Yan Zhuang smiled and said: "It's very simple, you go back overnight and lead the soldiers and horses to set up an ambush on the route we patrol." I think the valley to the north of Mingji Mountain is very suitable, where the mountains are high and densely forested, once the war starts, the two ends are blocked to catch turtles in the urn. In two days we will accompany Wang Yuan there, and then we will find an excuse to leave with our troops, and let Wang Yuan's soldiers and horses and a small number of our soldiers and horses continue through the valley, and then it will be up to you to do so. Remember, not a single live mouth can be left, all of them will be killed. Leaving one behind is woe. ”

Yu Wenxiong nodded and said: "Okay, but I have one condition, my brothers and those supplies that were intercepted and burned this time, you need to pay for them and give them to us for free, and we haven't transported the thousand sets of armor and blades to the clan." ”

Yan Zhuang nodded and said: "I am in charge of this, and I will supply you, as long as you kill Wang Yuan and his entourage, our An Shuai will not treat you badly." ”

Yu Wenxiong nodded with satisfaction, got up and arched his hand: "Even so, I won't delay, I'll go back and prepare, and there will be a period later." ”

Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu got up to see each other, Yu Wenxiong strode away from the county office, galloped out of the city with his men on their horses, and went back to arrange.

Yan Zhuang wrote a letter overnight and ordered someone to send it to Youzhou City, explaining the matter in detail, informing An Lushan that he had to do it, and asking An Lushan to be ready to interrogate the imperial court. After studying in detail the route to be taken tomorrow and arranging a plan for how to evacuate at that time, he dragged his stiff body to bed.

The next morning, the brigade set off for the north again, and both sides had their own concerns, but on the surface the atmosphere was harmonious, and there was no sign of it. After leaving the Qingyi military town, the further north it is, the more desolate it is, the cold wind is cold, the world is depressed, the potholes and uneven official roads can no longer be called official roads, and the carriages and horses are extremely difficult to walk.

Wang Yuan seemed to be in good spirits, although there was no beautiful scenery to see, but he did not look depressed at all. Along the way, the conversation was intense, and Yan Zhuang also tried his best to cooperate, and everywhere Yan Zhuang had allusions and stories to tell, and they were all true stories, which also made Wang Yuan have a great sense of awe for this vast wilderness.

The land south of Yanshan has always been the place where the Central Plains fought with the northern peoples, and under the hills and plains covered by barren grass, there are flesh and bones that have fought on almost every inch of land. Being in this time and space and on this land made Wang Yuan feel more and more difficult to survive and not easy to develop. Every dynasty and every nation are fighting bloody battles for a place to survive, and from this point of view, there is no good or evil, right or wrong.

On the afternoon of October 26, the brigade of soldiers and horses arrived at the southern foot of Jiming Mountain, which was less than 30 miles away from the territory of the Xi people.

"Wang Qin's envoy, this mountain in front of you is Jiming Mountain. The Turkic invaded the area of Yanzhou, Emperor Taizong personally led the soldiers and horses to camp here to meet the attack, and heard the rooster crowing between the valleys at night, so it was named Jiming Mountain. And you see, this single peak is convex and sinking, do you want to be a rooster that cries to the east? Yan Zhuang pointed to the mountain peak in the distance and smiled at Wang Yuan.

Wang Yuan nodded slightly, to be honest, this mountain shape does not look like a rooster at all, but Wang Yuan believes that the story of Taizong's name is true, maybe after Li Shimin called this place the rooster mountain, others will far-fetched to say that the mountain shape looks like a big rooster.

"It's a big mountain, it's magnificent. The north is almost to the border of the Xi people. ”

"Exactly, so after Jiming Mountain, we can't go further north, for the safety of the Qin envoys, we need to stay away from the Xi border, the Xi people often move in the Yannan area. After crossing this mountain, we went east, and went straight to Longmen County and the Guangbian Army, which was a heavily guarded place on my border, with nearly 6,000 soldiers and horses stationed, and it was safe to be fooled. Yan Zhuang stroked his beard and smiled.

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Listen to Mr. Yan and the second son's arrangement." ”

An Qingxu smiled and said: "Wang Qin, don't worry, with our escort, Wang Qin's envoy will not lose a single hair, to ensure that you can go through this trip safely and return to the capital safely." Wang Qin, let's work harder, and strive to reach the side of the mountain before dark to camp and rest, and we can cross the valley early tomorrow morning. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "Okay, then let's hurry up." ”