Chapter 105: The Ancient City of the Hanging Gourd

Three days later, Li Rong changed into an ordinary green shirt, dressed as a servant, and walked out slowly with Ge Fushun from the side gate of the Li Mansion leading the horses.

"Young Master, why are you so careful, could it be that someone will spy on us?" Ge Fushun asked puzzled.

"We are going to investigate the rebellion of Li Zhen, the king of Yue, do you think we should ride a high-headed horse, wear a five-colored robe, and break directly into Li Zhen's mansion with a horizontal knife to torture people?" Li Zhen said.

"Of course not, but don't be so careful. This is the Divine Capital, and Li Zhen can't know that we went to check him, and he won't know our identity. Ge Fushun said.

Li Rong and Ge Fushun, Li Shi are nominally master and servant, but in fact, Li Rong treats the two as friends, and he usually doesn't pay much attention to what he says.

"There's nothing wrong with being careful, remember we're going to be spies. It's best for a spy to be ordinary so that others can't see his identity. Li Rong said.

Both of them were dressed in servant clothes, and their faces were made up to look like they normally, and their blades were placed in cloth bags next to their saddles.

Of course, although Li Rong is wearing makeup and full of energy, he can't hide from those masters who have entered the qi realm above the fourth grade, but it is impossible for these masters to stay outside to keep an eye on them. As for ordinary people, they can't see it.

The two soon came to the Taiping Carriage Shop in North City.

Li Rong sent Li Shi to meet Li Yuanfang two days in advance, and proposed to mix in the caravan of the car dealer to Caizhou, and take the opportunity to investigate Li Zhen's movements. Li Yuanfang naturally did not object, and agreed with Yu Shuangli.

Dong Xuanjing, Dong Renyun and Li Jiugao also arrived and were arranged in a hut in the backyard of the car dealership.

"This time, Lord Changshi sent us to investigate the rebellion of Li Zhen, the king of Yue, and we need to find out how Li Zhen secretly trained soldiers and horses," Li Rong said to the four of them.

In addition to Ge Fushun already knowing, Dong Xuanjing and the three of them looked at each other with a slight surprise. Li Zhen, the king of Yue, is the prince of the clan, with a high position and power, how dare his few little soldiers with thousands of horses dare to find trouble?

"There is no conclusive evidence from the imperial court at present, and if we are discovered, we are likely to be killed," Li Rong continued, "If you don't want to go, I won't force it." ”

"Do as the captain commands." Dong Xuanjing and the three of them hurriedly replied.

The three of them are thousands of knights, and they know a lot of inside information in the palace, so they know the current intentions of the Holy Mother and the Emperor, and they are not too shocked in their hearts.

"Okay," Li Rong said, "Li Zhen, the king of Yue, has been the assassin of Yuzhou for five years, his power is all over the state, and he wants to plot a rebellion, so he will definitely closely monitor the people coming from the imperial court, we can't go as a thousand horsemen, this time we have to go to Yuzhou to pretend to be a real merchant porter, escort the goods, and then make plans after arriving in Yuzhou." ”

"Everything is at your disposal." Everyone said in unison.

Taiping Carriage and Horse Society undertook the freight business of Beishi, covering Dugi Province and Henan Province, and regularly had caravans to Yuzhou Prefecture to govern Caizhou, and Li Rong was preparing to go to Caizhou in it.

Speaking of which, Li Yuanfang's business acumen is definitely top-notch, no less than his talent in martial arts, finding the right link of freight, and establishing a huge freight network in just a few years, which has greatly increased the power of the Tsing Yi Society, which is also one of the reasons why the Luoyang Qiu family is jealous.

The porter's clothes were not very good, but he had them washed in advance. Dong Xuanjing and others usually train hard at Li Rong's request, but they don't dislike these clothes.

"Li Rong has returned home for vacation?" Wu Sansi asked.

"According to the news from within the Thousand Cavalry, because the Thousand Knights were seriously injured in the First Battle of the Imperial City, in order to appease the soldiers, the soldiers were specially ordered to take turns to go home for vacation." A white-clad subordinate bowed and said.

Since Wu Sansi saw Li Rong's performance in Luoshui, he made up his mind to ask the "bloody" You Shan to kill Li Rong. He sent people to keep an eye on Li Rong, always looking for opportunities. Li Rong has been staying in the Thousand Cavalry Camp, and it is impossible for You Shan to break into the camp to kill people, even in Luoyang City, there are many difficulties, and he needs to find a good time.

"Go down, you take someone to guard the gate of Gentle Fangfang and the street, report the situation immediately, and be careful not to let the people of the Li Mansion find out." Wu Sansi frowned.

"Yes," the man in white replied with a slight hesitation.

Li Hui used to be the general of Jin Wuwei, who dared to run to his mansion to monitor, and besides, the people in the Li Mansion were not easy to mess with. Wu Sansi knew this, and he also dared to do this when he saw that Li Hui was seriously ill. Before the change, I would never dare to send someone to step into the gentle workshop for half a step.

"Is there any news from the people arranged next to Li Chong, the king of Langya?" Wu Sansi summoned a middle-aged man with an ordinary face who looked like an old farmer in a secret mansion.

"Li Chong transported a batch of grain and grass from Yuzhou, money and silk, recruited a lot of subordinates, and secretly asked people to build armor day and night, thinking that the date of the incident was approaching." The middle-aged man said.

"The clown who jumps off the beam still wants to be a big treasure, but he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead." Wu Sansi said disdainfully, "Continue to stare at Li Chong, try to find out the date of the incident, tell Guo Wubi to control the government soldiers in Jeju, pay attention to the movement on the Bozhou side, and dispatch a group of masters to assist Guo Wuyi, lest Li Chong secretly poison him." ”

The power of "Dancing Phoenix" spread all over the world, and after Wu Zetian took power, he took the opportunity to expand. Li Zhen, the king of Yue, and Li Chong, the king of Langya, are the key targets of the father and son. Li Zhen, the king of Yue, is cunning and cunning, and it is not easy to install the inner room, and Li Chong, the king of Langya, is not so cautious when he is young. "Dancing Phoenix" successfully planted an inner room around Li Chong, and Li Chong's every move fell into the hands of Wu Sansi. Just in case, Wu Sansi also sent people to control the government soldiers in Jeju near Bozhou.

"Li Chong is just a yellow-mouthed child, the milk smell has not dried up, and he can't set off any storms at all," the middle-aged man said, "I'm afraid that there is some conspiracy from Li Zhen, the king of Yue." ”

"Li Zhen, the king of Yue, is an old fox, and I sent a lot of people to Yuzhou, but they disappeared like mud cows into the sea." Wu Sansi sighed and said, "A while ago, Li Zhen robbed at least thirty percent of the Jianghuai tribute, and it happened to meet Tubo and enter the Kou, and even the imperial court was a little short of food. ”

"Li Zhen has such a great ability to rob the tribute?" The middle-aged man exclaimed, "I haven't heard that the Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion has reported it." ”

"This matter will not be done by Li Zhen alone, there must be someone in the Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion who colluded with him, and it is estimated that such a large number of officials in Huainan Province and those wealthy families in Jiangnan have also intervened, so I am afraid that they will reach some agreement to help Li Zhen make trouble." Wu Sansi said.

Millions of dollars of money had to be transported away by tens of thousands of people, and it was absolutely impossible to do it without the help of the government. How many cats are greasy in the middle of this, even Wu Sansi is very taboo, Wu Zetian sent Di Renjie to Jiangnan has a deep political meaning, Wu Sansi knows this.

"Compared with Li Chonglai, the king of Langya, Li Zhen, the king of Yue, is the henchman of our dynasty." The middle-aged man said worriedly.

"Her Majesty the Holy Mother God Emperor will personally inquire about King Yue's affairs, so I don't have to interfere." Wu Sansi said.

Wu Sansi had no information about Li Zhen, the king of Yue, for a long time, and Wu Zecai moved the idea of sending Li Rong to investigate Li Zhen, the king of Yue.

"Oh," the middle-aged man said nothing.

Li Rong and others wore sackcloth and straw sandals, and drove a carriage slowly along the loess-paved post road from Luoyang to Caizhou.

Locust trees, willows and other trees are planted on both sides of the post road, tall and straight, and the shade of the trees covers the heat of late summer.

Li Rong and Dong Xuanjing drove two carriages respectively and walked behind the caravan.

The entire caravan had six wagons, led by Xin Yuan to transport goods. The carriage was filled with fine brocade from Shuzhong, which was ordered by a wealthy merchant surnamed Wang in Caizhou and transported by the Taiping Carriage and Horse Society. Xin Yuan took a group of porters to transport goods, and of course, there were cronies appointed by the Wang family in the caravan.

"Maintain breathing coordination, gait standard." Li Rong said softly.

Li Rong and Dong Xuanjing each drove a carriage, and Ge Fushun, Dong Renyun and Li Jiugao followed behind the carriage and walked. Li Rong took the opportunity to instruct the three of them to practice basic footwork with the method of pranayama.

Dong Xuanjing is old, and it is unlikely that he wants to improve in martial arts, and Ge Fushun and the three of them still have some talents. In essence, Li Rong believes that martial arts is a way, qualifications and talents are not very important, congenital deficiencies can be made up for after acquisition, and if you really want to make achievements in martial arts, personal will and understanding are more critical.

Li Rong requires that there are strict standards for the distance of the three of them, the way they walk, and the frequency of breathing, which is difficult for ordinary people to do.

Because they were pulled behind the caravan, the movements of the three were not obvious, and the others did not notice the strangeness of Ge Fushun and the others.

"There is really no mystery in martial arts, and the practice is not just about meditation and pranayama. If you integrate the actions of cultivation and pranayama into your life, the martial arts will naturally continue to improve, and it is not that you will make great progress in martial arts by taking a few pills and taking some great supplements. Li Rong said.

Ge Fushun and the others didn't understand it very well, after all, the realm had not yet arrived. It was only when they got older that they realized how brilliant Li Rong's martial arts concept was. It's just that due to various factors, a few people didn't have the opportunity to set foot on the higher realm of martial arts.

Along the way, the speed of the caravan was not slow, and the average journey in a day was fifty miles, which greatly exceeded Li Rong's expectations. Li Rongjiu was in the army, and it was a university to know how to organize a march, and it was not unusual for an ordinary army to march only 30 miles a day, but it was not ordinary for the Taiping Carriage and Horse Society to travel 50 miles a day.

"Our route is measured step by step by Brother Yuanfang, and it has been carefully designed, so the speed of our Taiping Carriage and Horse Club is the fastest in all car dealers." Xin Yuan said proudly in the face of Li Rong's question.

This made Li Rong have to admire Li Yuanfang's genius business acumen again, and in the future Li Yuanfang will definitely become a giant businessman, and there is no problem at all in being the CEO of a company.

Caizhou is six hundred and twenty miles away from Luoyang, and it took the caravan a full thirteen days to arrive. It is the seat of the state capital of Yuzhou, the city of Runan is built very tall, the loess is wrapped in green bricks, the water outside the city is led to the Hao, the buckling is like a hanging gourd, so Runan has the name of the hanging gourd, the deep ditch is high, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

In the middle of the city gate stood twelve well-dressed soldiers, keeping an eye on the pedestrians and caravans entering and leaving, and from time to time stopping the caravans to inspect the goods.

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