Chapter 592: Strange Goods
Not far from the palace and Xingqing City-
During the Lantern Festival, although Helan Mountain blocked the cold air in the northwest, the weather was still very cold when the night came.
The third watch was approaching, in the dead of night in the wilderness, at a thorny willow near Xingqing City, fourteen big men quietly came here and lay down. Then stare at the avenue outside with your eyes.
At this time, they were very nervous.
Under the leadership of Wang Song, they infiltrated Western Xia, and the difficulty was not high. Now the two countries do not fight, discuss and exchange with each other, and there are private salt channels, there are many Han people living in the territory of Western Xia, the only thing is that the language is slightly difficult, there are also people in the territory of Western Xia who speak Chinese, and account for the absolute proportion, and finally there are some local dialects with different pronunciations.
Although language talent is also the main assessment item when selecting, the time is too short, and I have to do things carefully. But the problem is not this, but the manpower of the other party, God knows how many guards the prince of Western Xia brought, and how many guards he configured without hiding the false Pang, which is called protection, but is actually a guard.
Wei Anvil came from a distance, stood outside the avenue and looked at it, but did not see a few of his subordinates, and then he was satisfied to get in.
He said to a few people: "Brothers, get ready." ”
It's a huge set of plans.
It's not easy to make the impossible possible. asked Brother Ning Lingge to assassinate Laozi Li Yuanhao, but later generations did not understand it very much, thinking that Brother Ning Lingge was a two-hundred-five. But as long as the plan is right, Ning Lingge's IQ is normal, and he can become two hundred and five.
Zheng Lang's plan is a little more complicated.
When the Khitan heard that Yuan Hao forcibly collected the Wuyi clan in the harem, he was thinking about it. Big change a year later. The one who got the benefits was the brothers and sisters who didn't hide it, and the Song Dynasty also got the benefits. Yuan Hao is alive, and he is more threatening than not hiding his brothers and sisters. Zheng Lang still didn't want to let go of this opportunity. Want to reap the bigger benefits.
His difficulty is more demanding.
However, after careful arrangement, this impossibility has gradually become possible.
Let Wang Song lead thirty of his subordinates into Western Xia one after another, and these thirty people are not in one place. But the main tasks were all in the service of the operation. Not all of them are here, but there are other places, each with its own duty.
Including the vendetta of Yuan Hao's father and son, what if Yuan Hao kills his son? Although this is unlikely, it is impossible to let this result happen without hiding. It's better to be killed, but what if you are captured alive? must find ways to make Yuan Hao drink too much. But Zheng Lang also made some arrangements, taking advantage of this chaotic night, to post posts everywhere. Announcing the truth of this assassination will directly shake the rule of the Muzang clan, and even before Yuan Hao has lost his breath, the truth can reach Yuan Hao's ears. Western Xia was bound to cause chaos. There is only this night, after this night, there are no Tibetan brothers and sisters who will control the power, and the overall situation has been decided. Even if the truth is revealed, there will be little confusion.
Of course, it's better to get this prince.
Now there is only a matter of waiting.
When the big change came, Wei Tie and Jiang Hui sneaked into the front of the palace not far from the palace and saw that they had not hidden the guards and came over. After receiving a notice from another companion, Wei Tie sneaked back and informed fourteen of his subordinates to prepare. Jiang Hui was still lurking in the distance, watching the movements. If he didn't rush into the palace with the guards, and the prince of Western Xia hadn't left the palace yet, then he would start posting the list.
Fifteen people braved the cold wind to scrape their bones, lined up, and dived on the ground, motionless.
The weather is very good, the moon is shining, the moonlight is hazy, and the heaven and earth are covered with a cold and soft rhyme.
But in the faint sound of the cold wind, Wei Tien faintly listened to the sound of his companions' teeth clashing.
When receiving the order, Zheng Lang deliberately said one thing, if the guess is wrong, the plan will be canceled, and everyone will be safe. If the guess is correct, Ning Lingge killed his father, but his father was the lord of the Western Xia Kingdom, and he would not discuss the matter with others, so as not to leak it, but entrusted it to nothing. So I won't bring many people, even if I have henchmen, I may not dare to bring them, and if I do, I won't be able to enter the inner palace. In order not to reveal the rumors, there will not be many people who protect Pang who did not hide it, and they are all henchmen who have not hidden. …,
can end up in the heart of the enemy's country.
If they are not in an enemy country, they will also be nervous about handling such a big case in the territory of the Song Dynasty.
Suddenly, I heard the crisp sound of horses' hooves in the distance.
By moonlight, three black dots appeared on the distant horizon. Wei Tie whispered: "Here, only three people." ”
Fifteen people are determined in their hearts.
They are good hands selected from the army of more than 300,000 people, and they not only have language talents, adaptability, camouflage skills, and cleverness, but also good skills. Hugh said that three people, even if there were thirty people, suddenly broke out, and they had the courage to kill these thirty people quickly. Not only thirty people, but fifty, a hundred people.
The three figures are getting closer and closer.
After a while, he came here, and Wei Tie said, "Both sides. ”
In the middle is Brother Ning Ling.
As soon as he finished drinking, fourteen cold arrows were shot out.
The two guards barely said a word, and then fell off their horses. Maso pulled up, and Wei Tie led his men to block Ning Lingge's way.
Brother Ning Ling's face turned pale and asked, "Who are you?" ”
There were so many things that happened that night that he couldn't bear it at a young age.
Wei Tie replied: "We are the people of Tiandu Mountain, and we are deeply favored by His Royal Highness the former Crown Prince Li Ningming, and we cannot repay it. happened to be on duty in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and overheard that the Minister of State and Queen Wuzang were discussing a plan, which was related to His Royal Highness the Prince. I crept in to hear about a conspiracy. ”
As he spoke, he took out his military card and handed it to Brother Ning Ling.
Li Ningming was released by Zheng Lang, Yuan Hao was even more displeased, and became more and more pure-hearted, active in the area from Xingqing Mansion to Tiandu Mountain, and did some good things for the people. To this day, there are still some people who miss Li Ningming. Later, his temperament became more and more weak, and he followed the Taoist priest Wei Xiuhuan to learn qigong, that is, the art of Bigu, and went mad and died. According to science, it is very common to not be able to eat for a long time, the stomach and intestines are withered, and the death is caused by the sudden indigestion. Of course, this is the dross in Taoism, you can go on a diet, people eat seven points full, it makes sense not to overeat, but it is not harmful to people if they can't open up valleys at every turn? Yuan Hao made Brother Ning Ling the crown prince.
Brother Ning Ling also heard that his brother loves the people, and some people are very grateful.
And he is his biological half-brother and half-brother, and he has been very caring for him since he was a child. The brotherhood is good. In fact, when his brother's name was mentioned, Brother Ning Ling, who was only a teenager and didn't know much about world affairs, already believed most of it.
As for the waist card on the house, it has nothing to do with the Wei sticker.
Feng Gao, Lu Yi and other six people are more demanding. It is almost the essence of the Song Dynasty army. They infiltrated Western Xia and all defected to Wuzangmen. There is also a reason why they can be accepted by the unconcealed Pang Pang, and they are also done.
Didn't hide the power right away. There are many people who defect. But in the original, he was not treacherous, and he was a rising star, like this kind of careerist, whether it was the successful Li Shimin, Cao Cao, Zhu Di, or the unsuccessful King of Huainan and others, they would all search for heroes.
The use of traitors in Western Xia has a long history.
And these traitors have no roots. They tend to be more useful and loyal than the Western Xia insiders.
Why not doubt?
If there is no golden finger, who would not have the ambition to hide the false Pang, and it turns out that the Song Dynasty attached much importance to scouts? Zheng Lang still made some arrangements for them just in case. Di Qing is in Shaanxi, and there are more than 100,000 soldiers in Shaanxi, if you add local soldiers. There is a majority of 300,000. Every year, soldiers break the law. Six soldiers who deserved to be killed were selected for violating the law, executed in secret, announced to the public that they had escaped, and issued a pursuit warrant. These are the six people who are impersonating.
This action was done in vain, and it got its wish. Let the unconcealed Pang accept it. After all, these six people are one of ten thousand, all of them are strong in martial arts, good at riding and shooting, and they also understand some culture, both civil and military, after Zheng Lang's polishing, they have a better temperament and deal with them decently. If it turned out to be a piece of jade wrapped in stones, no one would pay attention. And now all the stone on the outside has been worn away, and it has begun to bloom with dazzling brilliance. Hugh said that in Western Xia, even if he returned to the barracks, these people were very good. …,
As soon as you don't hide your eyes, you attract attention to everything. Let him take it all, but the time is too short to enter the core. So I didn't hide it, and I didn't send anyone to investigate their origins. It's not easy to say, if you plan to reuse it in the future, the life stories that Zheng Lang and Di Qing forged for these people will come in handy, and it will be more believable.
These people Zheng Lang is not easy to use.
And to keep them safe, it is a one-line contact, and three shrewd and capable people from the thirty spies are selected to serve them.
But this time the plan was difficult, especially the timing, and it was easy to execute. If you can't catch it, all your efforts will be wasted. Just a short hour or two, one by in one flash! Therefore, these six people were used, but they were used very secretly.
Let them pay attention to the actions that are not hidden, especially the interaction with Brother Ning Ling. Until Brother Ning Lingge was invited to the mansion for a banquet by Wuzang, I don't know what the two said. I know that I don't hide it, and I'm about to do it. That's when a series of arrangements were made.
Wuzang suddenly went straight to the palace with the guards, and Lu Yi released the first signal. But not for Wei Tie and Jiang Hui, but for another spy. Another spy relayed it to Wei Tien and began to prepare for the action. When he arrived at the palace, after confirming it, Lu Yi made a second gesture, and another spy knew Wei Tien and began to prepare for action.
This piece of military card is, including sending all kinds of news from the Tibetan Mansion, Wei Tien also knows that there are other partners, after all, Zheng Lang chose those twenty people in front of them. But I don't know what they did, let alone the six people who had been left with Zheng Langxuan, and I didn't know where this sign and the source were. It's around him, but he doesn't hide so many guards, and he's not a big man, so it's impossible for Wei Tie to pay attention to them one by one.
In short words, Wei Tie quickly said the plan for not hiding.
In fact, even Lu Yi and the six of them didn't know about the plan that they didn't hide, but Zheng Lang knew that some of them were slightly wrong, but they were probably right.
Brother Ning Ling said, "How is it possible? ”
What a good minister.
"Your Highness, if so, the queen will be poisoned tonight, and she may know tomorrow, maybe she will send many people to hunt you down tonight. Can't wait any longer, come with me. As soon as he spoke, one of his subordinates came over, led the three horses, and rode towards Helan Mountain, and the three horses must be brought to the north of Helan Mountain in a very short time, so as not to be discovered. Then he carried the two dead bodies on his shoulders and said to Brother Ning Ling, "Your Highness, come quickly." ”
Ning Lingge followed them blankly and sneaked south.
He didn't come, and Wei Tie was going to use violence against him.
Not far away, there is a small wine shop on the side of the road, with a few tables, a small kitchen at the back, and a small courtyard behind it, with a well and a few wings. Brother Ning Lingge said: "How to hide here. ”
It's not stupid, you have to run away at this time, the small wine shop is on the side of the road. If so, if you don't hide it for a while, you will send someone to search it.
"Your Highness, don't worry." As he spoke, he took Brother Ning Ling to the kitchen. The five men removed the large water tank and used knives to scratch the mud surface, revealing a wooden cover. The wooden cover was uncovered, and there was a passage underneath. Wei Tien said, "Please come with me." ”
Brought Brother Ning Ling below, and after walking for two minutes, his eyes lit up, it was a secret room with several beds, some daily necessities, and a few coffins. I don't know how many people there will be. So some more coffins were prepared for the dead. "This is my people, and they are here to take care of your safety. Later, we will find a way for His Highness. ”
As he spoke, he left nine people behind and went up with the other four. The nine men began to put the dead bodies of the two men who had not been hidden into the coffin, and then dug into the ground with shovels to bury the coffins on the spot. On the ground, Wei Tie clapped hands with four of his subordinates, and the plan was more than half successful.
There was still chaos in the palace. …,
Big things happened. He didn't hide it and ordered his subordinates to summon his ministers to come and discuss. This result is most satisfying for him.
As soon as the crown prince died, Yuan Hao's life was not long, and who else could inherit the throne of Western Xia, only his nephew. But he disguised it well. With anxiety, worry, and panic on his face, Yuan Hao covered his nose and snorted, but he appreciated the attitude of not hiding the false face.
Ministers are arriving.
Shocking.
All the ministers froze together, and some of the ministers were not convinced, so they asked the palace attendants and some palace maids who saw the scene, and all of them confirmed what they said without hiding, Yuan Hao was still alive, and he didn't dare to lie if he didn't hide. One by one.
Yang Shousu thought for a while and said, "The prince is rebelling, so he has to quickly send someone to arrest him." ”
This is a typical traitor, who did his best for the Western Xia, but at this time, the concept of the country was very vague, and the so-called country was a country with one surname, for example, the Song Dynasty was the Zhao family, and the Western Xia was the country of Li Jiqian's descendants, and he did not think that he had done something wrong. Therefore, looking at this matter from the perspective of the Han people, it doesn't matter who is who, the key is to stabilize the country, and not let Ning Lingge escape and split the Western Xia. If one more lord is elected, the Western Xia crisis will be over. As for who governs, does it matter? As long as the bloodline is pure, Brother Ning Ling, or the wild prince, or the royal brother. Just like Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty died unclearly, the minister silently ignored, is it wrong? Yes, when the truth comes out, what is the benefit of a split country?
"I sent someone to arrest me," he said. But he wondered why there was no news of people in their homes. The sky is gradually approaching the fifth watch, and at this time, from Xingqing Mansion to the palace, all are alarmed. His subordinates came in and quietly reported: "Prime Minister, something is not good, the prince disappeared outside the city last night and did not go to the Prime Minister's Mansion." We sent people to search, and outside Helan Mountain, we saw three horses ridden by the prince, who were rushing back, but there was no one immediately. Then we sent people to search, but we didn't find anyone. ”
"What did you say?" Didn't hide the shock.
It doesn't matter to the others, this prince must not escape, and then said: "Yute, you transfer five thousand horsemen, go to search and arrest, you must see people alive, and corpses when you die." ”
Bites the corpse very hard. The corpse can be seen, but the living cannot be seen.
Yuan Hao snorted on the bed, and when he saw that he didn't hide a scene, he couldn't help but ask vaguely: "What about the son?" ”
"Your Majesty, he knew that he was guilty, he didn't listen to my transfer, and fled without permission, and the minister has sent Yule to take five thousand elite horsemen to search for him."
"Die!" Yuan Hao is not stupid, but his son is only assassinating alone, and no one else will participate, and he hates the authenticity.
"Yes, Your Majesty, after the minister sends someone to catch him, he will definitely be put to death." didn't hide Yuan Hao's order, and he was even more happy. He issued a draft edict again, branded Brother Ning Ling as a traitor, and sent three thousand elite horsemen to search for his henchmen again.
It's getting dark.
The searcher also came to this small wine shop, and passed on the order that was not hidden while searching: "I am ordered to search for the traitor Ning Lingge, if anyone covers it, destroy the nine clans." ”
Then rummage through the cabinets.
The voice above was very loud, and Brother Ning Ling could also faintly hear it underground, he could make Yuan Hao take a fancy to him, and he was not the kind with a low IQ. If he hadn't been like he said, his brutal father had been seriously injured last night, and he would have tried his best to hide it for himself, and then help himself to take the position. Instead of condemning oneself as treason, as is the case now. The arresters left, Wei Tie down, and Ning Lingge complained: "Why didn't you say it earlier? ”
"Your Highness, your subordinates are eavesdropping, and you are afraid of finding out, so you don't dare to get too close, you can't hear clearly, how dare you report to Your Highness. If you hear it wrong, it won't hurt Your Highness. So just in case, the subordinates made some arrangements. In order to rescue His Royal Highness in time to repay the favor of Prince Li Ningming. ”…,
Brother Ning Ling's heart was mixed, and he was grateful to his eldest brother for his contributions. I also want to live, and it's good to be able to do this for myself.
Wei Tie said again: "Your Highness, there is even worse news, last night, as soon as the prime minister entered the palace, he killed your mother and all the people who served......"
"I ......" Brother Ning Ling was angry and rushed out to fight with Wuzang.
How could Wei Tie let him rush out, spending so much energy. But it was for this strange thing, he hugged him and said: "Your Highness, no, the gentleman will take revenge, ten years is not too late, rush out at this time in addition to death." What else can you do? ”
"What then?"
"Your Highness, look at the situation, and then your subordinates will think of a way for Your Highness, and you must first avoid the rumors of the strict search and arrest in the past few days." Wei Tien said and went up. If you think of a way for him, you have to send this news back to the Song Dynasty. Listen to Zheng Xianggong's arrangement.
It was getting dusk.
Yuan Hao asked again: "What about the son." ”
"The minister is sending someone to search," at this time, he didn't hide the false Pang and was a little uncontrollable. Originally, I thought that the three of them got off their horses and couldn't escape anywhere if they wanted to. I even wondered in my heart, did my two subordinates betray me? He has no one. Even if he didn't hide the wisdom of Zhang Liang and Liu Ji, he would never have imagined that the Song Dynasty would intervene. But by night, he hadn't found it, and his heart gradually calmed down.
Yuan Hao's head was dizzy, lying on the bed and looking at the ministers, knowing that he didn't have much time, ignoring his own son of evil, and began to think about the future. Although he didn't hide his cautious appearance for him to admire, his other son Lang Zuo (because he was born in the Liangcha River, he took its homonym, and was named Lang Zuo) was not yet a year old. Ye Li was executed, and the other queen did not move the family and had no heirs, she was only seventeen years old and did not understand anything. Either there is no queen hidden, or the minister of state does not hide the false face, and the national politics must be controlled by foreign relatives. Therefore, he endured the drowsiness and issued an edict to the ministers, saying: "If I die, it will be passed on to the Gening Order." ”
That is, his own nephew, who is in his twenties this year, is in the prime of life, and his wisdom is mature, so that the country will not be controlled by his relatives.
Pang was stunned at first, but lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes and said, "Oh." ”
After Yuan Hao said this, he was killed immediately.
But he didn't, the front died, and countless things happened in the back.
He said: "Prime Minister, please follow the edict of Your Majesty to welcome the new monarch to the throne." ”
Yuan Hao's edict made him very satisfied.
The Wuyi tribe is also a large clan in Western Xia, located on the east bank of the Hulu River, but looking at this location, you can know that although it is large, its status is not high. It is too close to the Song Realm, only a few dozen miles north of the Xiangyikou. The clansmen were mostly sacked by Zheng Lang twice, and they were even more embarrassed.
However, although the status is low, it is also because of its status, but it has been won over by Yuan Hao. If you don't hide it, you may not have this vision, but Yuan Hao does. Using this marriage to tie up the unmigranted, you can let the unimmigrant clansmen guard the southern gate for the Western Xia.
In addition, I heard that this woman has been beautiful and moving since she was a child, which is the origin of this family business. Originally, I was very happy that I didn't move all the mountains, but the following series of stories didn't happen. Yuan Hao, a pervert, even wants to rob his daughter-in-law.
At this time, as soon as Yuan Hao died, his clan was not the core tribe of Western Xia, his daughter was young and had no heirs.
Hearing the reminder that the mountains have not been moved, the ministers said yes.
didn't hide it, and his face suddenly became gloomy. Yuan Hao is not dead, he is a dog, but he is dead, he turned over as a serf and sang, shouting: "Brother Wei Ning is not right, he is not His Majesty's son, and he has no merit for Daxia, and he has a country!" ”
Yuan Hao is also to blame, under his suppression, none of the clans have the right to speak, and the authority in Western Xia is not as good as that of some big tribe chiefs. …,
There was no more Tibetan words, and another tribal chieftain, who was also the general of Western Xia, Nuo Yisheng, said: "The prime minister does not agree to establish the Ge Ning Order, so if the country has no owner, who will be the master?" Do you want to do it? If you can keep the summer soil, it is also the wish of everyone. ”
The ministers were surprised together, Yuan Hao closed his eyes, could it be that Xixia was going to change his dynasty and surname?
This is exactly what is not hidden in the cleverness, so that Nuo Yixian throws out this topic of changing the dynasty and changing the surname, which is to advance and retreat. Sweeping everyone's faces, he didn't hide it and said, "How dare I? Since the ancestral examination, the father has died and the son has succeeded, and the people of the country have obeyed. Today, there is no Tibetan nun pregnant, but she is the widow of the first king, and fortunately she gave birth to a child, so she can inherit the first king. Who would dare to disagree? ”
Yuan Hao has not done anything for the past year, and the country's military, political and financial powers have been held by Wu Zang. If Yuan Hao is alive, with an order, there is no right to hide. But Yuan Hao is dead, who can restrain him from hiding? It's better to forgive Zuo than not to hide himself to ascend the throne, after all, he is still Yuan Hao's biological son. After Yang Shousu and the other ministers thought about it, they said together: "Yes." ”
"Yang Shousu, you are going to hold the New Emperor Registration Base Ceremony."
"Whoa." Yang Shousu was ordered to go down to prepare.
He didn't hide it, and Pang still focused on Ning Lingge, but at this time he breathed a sigh of relief. The position is over, even if Brother Ning Ling is alive, there is not much threat to him.
As night falls, a new day dawns.
didn't hide all night without closing his eyes, while preparing to let his nephew who was less than one year old ascend the throne, while preparing for Yuan Hao's burial, at least he had to make a show, the more grand this time, the more convinced the Western Xia tribes were. But the game is not over.
In this game, Yuan Hao and Ning Lingge play the role of praying mantis and cicadas, and he plays the role of Huang Li, but don't forget that there is a young man with a slingshot in the distance. When the sky was about to dawn, he didn't hide and prepare to wash and comb, and his subordinates hurriedly broke in and said, "Prime minister, it's not a good thing. ”
As he spoke, he handed over a piece of paperwork. (To be continued)