Jiangling City East Guo, three o'clock, the wind is tight.

There are many houses here, but they are not very glamorous, and there are sometimes thatched huts in between, which seem crowded and disorganized, and the streets are narrow, the streets are messy, the potholes, and the homeless night dogs sniff in front of the garbage heaps, or there are stagnant water, emitting wisps of foul smell.

There are men in black coming from afar, walking like flying, and their figures disappear from time to time, and from time to time they arrive in front of a glamorous mansion that is rare here. The man stopped at the door, but did not knock, but someone had already walked out of the porter and came to answer him. The two whispered a few words, and the hurrier was led into the courtyard by Menzi, and they were in a hurry.

The second entered the main house of the courtyard, the lights were on, and the lights came out from the doors and windows, and it was vaguely visible that the black-clothed guards in the courtyard were densely packed, and the guards here were impermeable. The passers-by stayed in the courtyard for a moment, and then were summoned into the house.

There was a lot of space in the room, but there were not many people, except for the two elite guards at the entrance, there were only two men dressed as Confucian scholars. The two of them looked like they were thirty or forty years old, one sitting and one standing, the temperament of the sitting was relatively weak, the standing person looked out of the window with his hands in his hands, his posture was upright, and his temperament was tough.

The two of them came here today, the former Song Qiqiu, and the latter Xu Zhihe.

The man in black who entered the door immediately withdrew after saying what he had to say.

Song Qiqiu stroked his beard and said: "The Military Intelligence Department is so fast. ”

Xu Zhihe turned around in front of the window, but he didn't move his steps, "Zisong rest assured, Lin Sishou can handle it." ”

"Qi Qiu doesn't care what the military intelligence department can find, it's just that Li Congjing is in such a hurry, and his murderous intent seems to be heavier." Song Qiqiu groaned.

Xu Zhihe smiled disappreciably, "What about Li Congjing's murderous spirit?" After tonight, everything is a foregone conclusion, and when I look back at that time, what happened at this time is just a passing cloud, and it is nothing to kill everywhere. ”

After confirming that there was nothing left out in all aspects, Song Qiqiu smiled and said: "He looks at today, and he looks at yesterday today, the world ups and downs, the vicissitudes of life, the sunset is still good, the breeze can still be groaned, and it should be floating." ”

"Zi Song is drinking and singing, I haven't seen it for a long time. At this time, although the bright moon is good, then raise a glass to invite the bright moon, it is better to indulge in wine to the morning glow. When the sun rises tomorrow, you and I will enter the city hand in hand, and it will not be too late to drink again. Xu Zhihe also knows that this is not the time to be proud, and he needs to get tomorrow and everything settles before he can raise a glass to celebrate.

During the conversation between the two, the envoy who had a good interview with Gao Jixing sent someone over to explain the latest situation to Xu Zhihe.

"Gao Jixing has made up his mind to make a move on Li Congjing tonight?" Song Qiqiu has a careful temperament, and he repeatedly confirmed with the person who came to report the news.

"That's true. The person who followed Gao Jixing to the barracks to deliver the order saw him enter the barracks with his own eyes, so he rushed to explain the matter to Xu Xiangyu. According to the humble opinion, it will not be long before the Jiangling garrison will besiege the post house and take Li Congjing. The informant said truthfully.

After letting the people retreat, Song Qiqiu twisted his beard and said to Xu Zhihe: "I have been in contact with Gao Jixing for several months and negotiated for a long time, and now Gao Jixing has finally made up his mind to oppose the Tang Dynasty. ”

Xu Zhihe's words are upright, it stands to reason that Song Qiqiu is not qualified to call Xu Zhihe's words, but the relationship between the two is extraordinary, Song Qiqiu has always been informal, and they do not intersect with each other as lords and ministers, but as equals, which is also related to the atmosphere of Wu State.

"The dust has settled?" Xu Zhihe chuckled, "Gao Jixing hasn't even seen me yet, if the dust settles so easily, what difference does it make if I come this time or not?" ”

"What does Zhenglun mean is that Gao Jixing is perfunctory to you and me?" Song Qiqiu frowned slightly.

Xu Zhihe sat down after returning to the small case, and said slowly: "Gao Jixing is a greedy and repeated person, and it is really difficult for him to live up to his words. Besides, killing Li Congjing is a big deal, can Gao Ji Xingyan not consider the consequences? Zi Song, when you are Gao Ji Xing to invest in my Wu country, is it your duty to do so? ”

"Gao Jixing will naturally have his own abacus and figure it out with my Wu country, but it is expected that he just wants to borrow the power of my Wu country to be self-reliant." Of course, Song Qiqiu saw the joints very clearly.

"That's it." Xu Zhihe said, "Since Gao Jixing is self-reliant, he naturally doesn't want to offend Li Siyuan too ruthlessly, killing Li Congjing is a mortal enmity with Li Siyuan, how can he do it?" In my opinion, if he really transfers troops tonight, the most he can do is to 'escort' Li Congjing out of Jiangling. ”

Song Qiqiu snorted coldly, "If Gao Jixing doesn't completely break with Li Siyuan, if Li Siyuan doesn't make a lot of effort to force him and make him cornered, how can he be willing to be the minister of Wu State!" Expelled Lee Congjing from Gangneung? That's not what you want to see. ”

Xu Zhihe took a sip of tea and smiled unpredictably, "Since Gao Jixing can't make up his mind to kill Li Congjing, you and I can help him do it!" ”

Hearing this, Song Qiqiu laughed: "The generals of the Jiangling garrison have been bought by the Tsing Yi Yamen, and what is missing is Gao Jixing's dispatch order. ”

Xu Zhihe raised his glass to Song Qiqiu and signaled, "Zi Song, the chess pieces are falling, the game has been completed, and now that it is over, you and I are waiting for the result." ”

The inn, three quarters later.

Li Congjing was playing against Mo Li, falling into each other's hands, and Sang Weihan was watching the battle from the sidelines.

The night breeze blew through the window, the air conditioner knocked on the door, and someone pushed the door in.

Tao Yao came into the door, and saw the three of them calmly and leisurely, busy in the middle of the night to dispatch all parties in the military intelligence department, and now the beautiful woman who was sweating profusely was suddenly not very happy, and mocked: "Jiangling and outside have become a pot of porridge, you are in the center of the storm, but you are very leisurely!" ”

Li Congjing put down the chess pieces in his hand, turned to face Tao Yaoyao, and said with a serious smile: "No matter how chaotic Jiangling is, the most unfortunate thing is that I will wait for my feet to leave, and there are gentlemen to protect me, at least my life is safe, so I don't need to worry too much." ”

"Panic is like a lost dog, can you bear it?" Tao Yao raised her eyebrows.

"The big husband can bend and stretch, what's the big deal!" Li Congjing waved his hand, looking very free and easy.

Tao Yao is extremely angry, according to Li Congjing's tone, the actions of the Military Intelligence Department seem dispensable. Anyway, if you have the mind to leave without a big deal, what do you need to toss?

Under the murderous gaze of Tao Yaoyao, Li Congjing smiled, "Of course, this is the state of mind, the more you are in a critical situation, the more you need this state of mind." He corrected the color and said, "If there is any letter, tell me quickly!" ”

"Ezhou urgent report, Wuchang Jiedu envoy has recently dispatched troops, and there is a sign of being ready to go!" Tao Yaoyao first threw over a letter. Ezhou Wuchang Festival Envoy is not the Tang Wuchang Festival Envoy, but the Wuchang Festival Envoy of Wu State.

Jingzhou and Wu do not border, separated by the Tang Dynasty north and south of the long and narrow Fuzhou, and Ezhou is adjacent to Fuzhou Wu Guojun Town, Ezhou Prefecture, in Jiangxia (later Wuhan area).

Ezhou Wuchang Festival envoy will gather troops and prepare for the expedition, this information can be heavy or light, but the meaning is indeed intriguing. If Wu wanted to respond to Xu Zhihe militarily, or further, to enter Jingzhou with sailors, Ezhou would be the frontier fortress. Therefore, the transfer of the Wuchang army is very likely to mean that the Wu army will take more in-depth actions in the future.

"Mobilizing the envoys of the Wuchang Festival is not a trivial matter, who is Yang Wu who received the order to Jiangxia?" Mo Li asked.

"Recently, no Yang Wu Chongchen has arrived in Jiangxia." Tao Yao said, thought about it, and added: "When Xu Zhihe's ship passed through Jiangxia before, it only stayed for a short time to replenish daily consumption, and then left. ”

Mo Li was slightly surprised, "This is strange." ”

Sang Weihan's mind was wide open, and he said loudly: "Could it be that Xu Zhihe secretly got off the ship and personally conveyed the order of Jinling?" ”

The "capital" of Wu is in Jinling, so Sang Weihan represents Wu with Jinling.

After speaking, Sang Weihan lost his voice and said: "In this way, Xu Zhihe did not get on the original ship again, but went to Jiangling through other channels?" The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, and Sang Weihan's mind flashed, "If that's the case, there will be no Xu Zhihe on the Yang Wulou boat on the dock outside the city!" ”

Li Congjing was stunned by Sang Weihan's words, and hurriedly asked Tao Yaoyao: "How is the battle situation at the dock?" ”

"The battle was stalemate, and it was not won for a while." Tao Yaoyao gritted her teeth slightly, a little annoyed, "The Tsing Yi Yamen arranged a large number of people at the dock in advance, and when the fifth move, all these secret forces poured out, which was quite tricky. ”

Mo Li shook his head and said regretfully: "If you can't take Yang Wulou's ship quickly, such a big movement will definitely alarm the Jingzhou Sailors." Once the Jingzhou sailors intervene, it is impossible for the two sides to fight any longer, that is to say, whether there is Xu Zhihe on the ship or not, it is unknown! ”

Li Congjing rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Plan for the worst." If the Wuchang army is transferred, it is indeed ordered by Xu Zhihe himself, then Xu Zhihe is not on the ship outside the city, so where is Xu Zhihe now? ”

"Nanping Palace!" Sang Weihan shouted, "It is very likely that it is already in the Nanping Palace!" ”

Li Congjing was noncommittal, but looked at Tao Xiaoyao.

Tao Yaoyao understood what Li Congjing meant, and said: "Wu Changjian has surrendered to Cao Qingyu, the secretary of the Nanping Palace, and according to his explanation, there is no new Yang Wu envoy coming before tonight. This is in line with Li Congjing's speculation, according to him, Wu Guo and Jing Nan do not fully trust each other, and the current situation is not very clear, and the wind is turbulent, it is when the killing machine is surging, Xu Zhihe has no reason to put himself in danger and entrust his net worth and life to Gao Jixing.

"In addition, according to Cao Qingyu, the Jingnan military war in Gui and Gorge has been completed, and Gao Jixing passed down an order today to dispatch the Jingnan army to attack Zhong and Wan - he is going to forcibly take these two states!" Tao Xiaoyao continued.

"This bird, these days have been discussing Jingnan affairs with us and others, but in fact it is just perfunctory! The action against Zhong and Wan in the secret did not stop for half a minute! It's really cunning, being old and not dying is a thief, he wants to secretly Chen Cang! ”

Li Congjing let out a long breath, "Whether it's hiding from the sky and crossing the sea, or cultivating the plank road in the dark, Gao Jixing took advantage of the lonely Jiangling to send troops loyal and ten thousand, which is indeed the most surprising." O wise man! Sure enough, none of the ones that can be in a high position are fuel-efficient lamps. "It's just that Gao Jixing did this, but he didn't know how to deal with the lonely king after the matter surfaced?" ”

"Cao Qingyu also confessed" Tao Yaoyao looked at Li Congjing, her eyes were strange, she came in to talk about these things, and it was not too late to say it at this time, "He overheard today that Yang Wu's envoy suggested that Gao Jixing take your life!" ”

Mo Li was surprised, Sang Weihan was furious, "Gao Jixing is crazy, he is so bold, he is simply not a son!" ”

Li Congjing chuckled, "Good strategy!" ”

"Herald!" Li Congjing stood up, "All the gentlemen have come into the city to take the lonely king out of the city!" ”

All were awe-inspiring. Meng Songbai came in and received his order, and hurried out the door.

Sang Weihan was a little incredulous, "Your Highness, Gao Jixing really dares to do such a rebellious act and murder the prince?!" ”

Li Congjing sneered, "Gao Jixing doesn't have the guts, but some people do!" ”

"Jiangling City is high and deep, and gentlemen are only afraid that they will not be able to attack it for a while." Mo Li spoke out at this time.

"Lonely Lin Xiong can really break the city, the five hundred gentlemen in the post house plus the military intelligence department in the city are enough to kill alone out of the city. The meaning of loneliness is not to flee in a hurry, like a lost dog, but to find out Xu Zhihe who is stirring up the storm behind the scenes! ”