Chapter 283: There Are Other Assassins
Lai Xing'er left Chang'an City at the end of the day, and it was getting late that he had passed through Fenning City and entered the boundary of Jingzhou. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
In order to prevent his Han identity from causing unnecessary trouble to his infiltration into Jingzhou City, Lai Xing'er stopped a lone Tubo sergeant in a secluded place outside Jingzhou City, stripped off his clothes and put them on, tied the sergeant's hands and feet, stuffed a ball of rags in his mouth, and threw him into a cave that was not easily noticed.
He was also worried that the Tibetan soldiers were so skilled in riding that they would recognize the little white dragon as a rare dragon horse in the world, so that the horse would notice him. Therefore, before entering Jingzhou City, he deliberately pointed out the direction of Fenning to Xiao Bailong, and asked Xiao Bailong to return to Fenning and wait for him.
After arranging all this, Lai Xing'er took the Cloud-Piercing Scorpion Sword snatched from the Tubo soldier in his hand, and swaggered into Jingzhou City, where Nasimo's Chinese army was located, while the city gate was not closed before dark.
It didn't take much effort for Lai Xing'er to inquire about the specific location of the Nasimo Marshal's Mansion. Although the pedestrians on the streets of Jingzhou City were already very scarce, from time to time they could see groups of Tibetan soldiers patrolling back and forth on the streets, and it was obviously too early to sneak into Nasima's mansion at this time.
So, Lai Xing'er found an inconspicuous small restaurant across the street from Nasimo Marshal's Mansion, planning to have a full meal first, and then wait for the opportunity to sneak into the Marshal's Mansion to investigate the military situation after late at night.
The owner, the chef and the guy of the small restaurant are all the same person, a thin old man with a bent waist, the business of the restaurant seems to be very bleak tonight, so seeing Lai Xing'er, who is pretending to be a Tibetan sergeant, stepped into the door of the restaurant, the old man was stunned at first, and then his face was full of thick smiles, nodded and greeted him, and asked Lai Xing'er diligently: "Master Jun, what are you going to do?" The small shop has a good Chang'an earthen kiln spring, and the little old man will bring you a jar, and then cut two catties of sheep's head meat to drink, okay? ”
Lai Xing'er deliberately straightened his face, pretending not to understand the old man's words very well, and shook his head vigorously and said: "Don't drink, the general knows it, and he won't be able to live." You can ask for meat, two more Hu cakes, and a pot of tea fragrantly, do you understand? ”
The little old man pretended to be suddenly enlightened, gave a thumbs up to Lai Xing'er, and flattered him repeatedly: "The military master is right, I heard that a noble person came to Jingzhou today, and it is indeed inappropriate to drink alcohol illegally, but I owe it to the little old man." Please sit for a while, meat, cakes, and tea for a while. ”
Lai Xing'er heard the little old man mention that a noble person came to Jingzhou City, and it was expected that most of them were envoys sent by the Tubo State to contact Nasimo, his eyes flashed, and he was not in a hurry to ask the little old man for details, so he picked up a seat facing the street outside the door and sat down, and took advantage of the opportunity to observe the movement in front of Nasimo Marshal's Mansion across the street.
There were two lanterns the size of a canopy hanging high in front of the door of the Shuai's mansion, and there were four sergeants guarding the door standing outside the door, but other than that, there was nothing special for a while.
The little old man's legs and feet were very sharp, so he first brought a pot of fragrant hot tea to Lai Xing'er, and said to Lai Xing'er with a smile: "Master Jun, you drink a cup of tea first, moisten your throat, and eat for a while." ”
Lai Xing'er rolled his eyes, and said to the little old man with a smile: "Don't worry, I've just been on duty today, and I don't think there will be any other errands at night, anyway, I don't have anything to do when I go back to the barracks, so I might as well spend more time here with you." Old man, I see that your small restaurant is facing the general's mansion, and the location is excellent, why is business so deserted? ”
When the old man heard this, he sighed lightly, and replied helplessly: "Master Jun, you don't know, it's also an old man, I'm unlucky, a few days ago I hired a young man in this small restaurant, and he was pretty quick in terms of hands and feet, but he didn't expect to be a troublemaker." Counting back less than ten days from now, that kid actually dared to sneak into the opposite Shuaifu to assassinate, but was caught on the spot and cut off his brain, if it weren't for my nephew who was the head of the house covering me, I'm afraid that this small restaurant would not be able to open from then on. ”
Lai Xing'er didn't expect that someone would rush to Nasimo Shuai's mansion to assassinate him, and immediately sank his face, stood up, and was about to go out, the little old man understood that he had accidentally said something for a while, so he hurriedly stopped in front of him with his body, and almost begged to come to Xing'er and bowed and said: "Don't misunderstand, the little old man is a great good citizen." Even General Na praised the food in my restaurant. ”
Lai Xing'er snorted heavily in his nose, and opened his mouth to scold: "Bah, you old immortal, stop me, do you have to poison me in the meal?" I can't say it, so I'll go back to the camp and bring some brothers, and I'll close your black shop tonight." ”
The little old man regretted it at this time, and he couldn't wait to gouge out his tongue and swear to Lai Xing'er to ensure that the behavior of the guys in the store had nothing to do with him, seeing that Lai Xing'er insisted on leaving, he knelt down in front of Lai Xing'er in a hurry, touched the ground with his head, and begged: "The military master's subordinates are merciful." If you can't believe Xiao Lao'er's words, you can ask Ah San, the cook of the Shuai Mansion, to come to testify, he wants Lao Er to send ten catties of good braised meat to the mansion every day to honor the general. ”
"Oh?" The more Lai Xing'er listened, the more interesting he felt, and he couldn't help but stop, deliberately deceiving him, "According to you, presumably the assassin took advantage of the opportunity to enter the Shuai's Mansion to deliver meat, intending to assassinate the general, and you dare to say that it has nothing to do with you?" ”
The little old man knelt in front of Lai Xing'er, raised his hand and slapped himself hard, and said honestly: "The military master is really a god." blamed the little old man for being lazy for a while, so he ordered the kid to go into the Shuai Mansion to deliver meat on behalf of the little old man, but he didn't expect that the kid hid a bull ear sharp knife in the mezzanine of the food box, intending to stab, but the person didn't even get into the second gate of the Shuai Mansion, so he exposed his feet. Jun Ye imagined, although this restaurant is small, after all, it is the living path of Xiao Lao'er's whole family, how can Xiao Lao'er be stupid enough to instruct someone to enter the Marshal's Mansion to assassinate him, and cut off his own way of life? ”
Lai Xing'er was amused in his heart, and seeing that this little old man was already an old man, he couldn't bear to intimidate him too much, so he followed his words and said: "Listening to what you say, there is some truth. However, whether what you say is true or false is not enough for you alone. Since you mentioned Ah San, the cook in the Shuai Mansion, it is better to do this, you can enter the Shuai Mansion now and invite Ah San here, I will ask him in person, if he can vouch for you to testify, I will naturally let you go, otherwise, don't blame me for turning my face and being ruthless, your small restaurant will be regarded as the end of tonight. ”
When the little old man heard Xing'er's words, he was like a drowning man reaching out and grabbing a life-saving straw, quickly got up from the ground, and begged Xing'er while rushing to him: "The military master will wait a while, I will go and invite Ah San to come to see the military master." He crawled out of the restaurant and ran across the street to the gate of Nashima's mansion.
Lai Xing'er watched the little old man run away with a smoke, and whispered softly: "As a Han Chinese, you deserve to be frightened by this when you do the business of Fan Kou." Standing up, performing the shadowless magic skill, taking advantage of the fact that the guards in front of the Shuaifu were attracted by the little old man, he unknowingly slipped under the wall at the corner of the Shuaifu, lifted his breath lightly, and jumped into the courtyard. (To be continued.) )