It was late at night, and in a secret room in the Dingzhou Zhichong Governor's Mansion, Li Wu handed over the secret letter of King Qian to Xu Tianjian.

Li Wu is the personal guard of King Chen, and his martial arts are unfathomable, and this time King Qian specially sent Li Wu to Dingzhou, which shows the importance attached to this matter.

Xu Tianjian looked at it and said: "Brother Li, the last general's life was given by King Chen, please Brother Li convey it to King Chen, and the last general will definitely raise troops on schedule." ”

Li Wu smiled and said: "With the general's words, it is worth the trip in the future." Before leaving, King Qian had already explained to me that after King Qian ascended the throne, the general was the first hero. ”

"Haha......" Xu Tianjian was extremely proud, "Brother Li is a popular person in front of King Chen, and I hope that Brother Li will help him more in the future." Come, let's toast to King Chen's upcoming Tang Majesty. ”

As he spoke, Xu Tianjian put the secret letter on the table and raised the wine glass in front of him.

At this moment, the lights in the room suddenly dimmed, and a dark shadow sneaked in like a tanuki, and quickly reached out to grab the secret letter on the table.

"Who?" Xu Tianjian was shocked, and hurriedly used his grappling hand, but the black shadow was not in love with fighting, and with a false move, he bowed and slammed open the window.

Xu Tianjian watched the black shadow escape out of the window, and had to shout: "Come on, catch the assassin!" ”

By the time Xu Tianjian and Li Wu chased them out, the black shadow had already jumped onto the roof. Xu Tianjian was so anxious that he stomped his feet, and Li Wu next to him sneered, raised his hand and waved forward, and a golden light flew towards the black shadow like lightning. The shadow screamed and fell from the roof. The soldiers who heard the news rushed to rush over, Xu Tianjian and Li Wu caught up and saw that there was only a pool of blood on the ground, and there was no trace of a black shadow.

Xu Tianjian shouted at his subordinates: "Go and search." Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you have to find people. ”

Li Wu frowned and asked, "Does this person know the general?" ”

"Of course I do. He is Zhang Cheng, the guard in my mansion, otherwise how can outsiders come in this heavily guarded Governor's Mansion? Xu Tianjian gritted his teeth with hatred.

Li Wu pondered for a while and said, "It seems that this person must be meticulous." ”

Xu Tian was stunned, if His Majesty knew about his secret dealings with King Chen, it would not be good, and rebellion was a big crime of the Nine Clans!

Xu Tianjian was dripping in a cold sweat, and it took a long time to say, "Brother Li." What can I do? ”

Li Wu looked at the sky and said, "Xu Duwei don't worry, this person has been hit by my poison dart." Forgive him for not living tonight. The lieutenant could immediately order the gates of the surrounding city to be closed, and said that the mansion had been burglarized, and the passers-by were strictly examined. As long as the news is not leaked, it is in vain for the court to not get evidence. After all, King Qian is the son of the current emperor. I waited for three days. Hmph, we have an attack on the imperial city, what do we need that secret letter for? ”

Xu Tianjian nodded again and again, this Li Wu is really a talent, and he is not surprised when he is in chaos. Xu Tianjian hurriedly instructed his subordinates to do so.

Actually, Li Wu's guess was not bad, the black shadow who stole the secret letter was really a fine work, and he was Li Shen's subordinate. Xu Tianjian, the commander of Dingzhou, was a close confidant of King Chen. In order to be able to find out the truth, Li Shen secretly sent someone under the pseudonym Zhang Cheng to infiltrate the Governor's Mansion. Zhang Cheng lived up to his mission. Because his martial arts are not weak, he became Xu Tianjian's guard.

It just so happened that on this day, Li Wu was ordered to send a secret letter to Xu Tianjian, and was detected by Zhang Cheng, Zhang Cheng quietly lay outside the secret room, overheard the conversation between Li Wu and Xu Tianjian, and spied on the secret letter, so he appeared and took away the secret letter.

After Zhang Cheng took away the secret letter, he jumped on the roof and prepared to escape, but he didn't want Li Wu's golden dart to be powerful, and shot him in the back, he felt a sharp pain and fell from the roof. Fortunately, Zhang Chenggong had deep strength, and he hurriedly stabilized his body with a jack drop and ran to the backyard.

There is a stable in the backyard, which is where the horses are kept in the Governor's Mansion. Zhang Cheng staggered over, the officers and soldiers searching behind him were getting closer and closer, he held back the pain, and he had to send this secret letter out no matter what. Zhang Cheng saw that the lights were still on in a grass hut next to the stable, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he slammed open the door.

Inside, an old man who was nearly half a hundred years old was repairing the reins, and was startled when he heard the sound, he walked over with a lamp, and saw Zhang Cheng leaning against the wall panting heavily, and there was a golden dart stuck in his back, dripping with blood.

"You...... Aren't you a guard Zhang? What......" The old man was speechless in astonishment.

"Uncle Xiao, don't be afraid, I have no malice, I ......" As soon as he said this, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but spurt out a mouthful of blood because of his serious injuries.

This old man's surname is Xiao, and he is a horseman in the Governor's Mansion, and he is relatively loyal. When he saw Zhang Cheng like this, he secretly thought that something big must have happened in the Duwei Mansion. He hurriedly supported Zhang Cheng and covered the door.

Zhang Cheng grabbed Uncle Xiao's hand and said earnestly: "Uncle Xiao, although I don't have much friendship with you, I know that you are a loyal person, and I want to ask you for something important." ”

Saying that, Zhang Cheng took out the secret letter from his arms and told the reason for the secret letter.

Old Master Xiao was stunned when he heard this, and Zhang Cheng continued: "Within three days, you must send this secret letter out and hand it over to the abbot of Guang'an Temple outside the city. Uncle Xiao, the lifeblood of the Tang Dynasty is all tied to you alone, please promise me. ”

Looking at the expectant eyes flashing in Zhang Cheng's eyes, Uncle Xiao understood that this matter was very important, and Zhang Cheng entrusted him with him in a desperate situation, which was his trust in his character. Old Uncle Xiao suddenly felt a sense of pride and nodded solemnly.

Zhang Cheng struggled to stand up, with a relieved smile on his face, patted Xiao's shoulder and said, "I'm going to lead away the group of officers and soldiers who are searching for me now, remember to be careful, otherwise your life will not be saved." ”

Zhang Cheng handed the secret letter into the hands of Uncle Xiao, gritted his teeth and opened the door, and rushed into the night.

Uncle Xiao carefully removed the remaining blood stains on the ground, if the people in the mansion knew that Zhang Cheng had been here, then Zhang Cheng's life would be exposed. Although Uncle Xiao is just a groom, he knows the truth of a promise. In any case, this is also for the sake of Datang's righteous deeds. All night, Mr. Xiao pondered and planned a way to deliver the letter.

Early the next morning, Mr. Xiao fed the horses forage, and heard the people in the house say that a treasure was stolen from the house last night to be presented to the emperor, and Xu Duwei ordered martial law in the whole city and searched from house to house. Later, the body of the treasure thief was found at the gate of the city, and it turned out to be Zhang Guard, but the treasure was not found on him. Xu Duwei suspected that there was still an internal response in the city, so he blocked the city gates, and he had to be strictly investigated when he went out of the city.

Uncle Xiao naturally knew what was going on, and thought to himself: It's not easy to do it now, let alone going out of the city with a secret letter, looking at the situation in front of you, even if you are naked, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out of the city.

Uncle Xiao racked his brains and didn't think of any good way, sighed, and took a broom to clean the stable. (To be continued......)