The tension in the study was eased a lot by Gao Gao's pretentiousness. Yue Shao'an and Zhuo Yan were worried that Gao Chong's loss of an arm would cause his temperament to change, so they were extremely careful since he returned, for fear of touching his injuries. Because, the injured people are generally sensitive, especially Gao Chong, who has been confined in Bianliang for so long. The appearance of Gao Chong now is not much different from him before, which makes the two of them feel at ease.

At the same time, they felt that Gao Chong was doing this, but he was also afraid that they would be worried. After the three of them looked at each other tacitly and smiled, Gao Chong opened the conversation box and said: "Mr. Yue, what Zhuo Yan said earlier has already revealed the predicament we are facing now and Dali's attitude, which is the same as my thoughts, I think Mr. Yue should also think so, right?" ”

Although Gao Chong's words were a little verbose, Yue Shaoan knew that the cognition of the three of them must be the same, this was a prerequisite, if this could not be done, then the next conversation would be unnecessary, so Yue Shaoan nodded without hesitation and agreed.

Gao Chong received Yue Shao'an's affirmative reply, smiled with satisfaction, and said, "In this way, everything will be easy to do." Actually, the method I used was very clumsy, and there was nothing clever about it. Clumsy enough that Yi Ming could see at a glance that it was fake. You will even think it's a bad idea. ”

Yue Shao'an and Zhuo Yan were silent and looked at him quietly. This made Gao Chong very useful, and he couldn't help but straighten his chest again, and said: "That is to send envoys to Dali and tell them that we threatened to fight Dali, but in fact, it was to confuse the emperor, and it was actually the Great Song Dynasty that we really wanted to attack." ”

"Huh?" After hearing this, Zhuo Yan glanced at Gao Chong with disdain on his face, and said, "It's really a bad idea. ”

Yue Shao'an didn't speak, but lowered his eyebrows and pondered, and after thinking for a while, he raised his head, looked at Gao Chong, and said, "You go on." ”

Gao Chong smiled, glanced at Zhuo Yan, and said, "It's still Mr. Yue who knows the goods." After that, he looked straight and said, "This thing seems ridiculous, but the key depends on how we operate it." First of all, the envoy must be a person that Mr. Yue cares about, and has a certain influence in Song Shicheng. Secondly, it is best to have someone who is closer to Mr. Yue, at least the kind of person who can get the secrets of Song Shicheng......"

When Zhuo Yan heard this, he already felt that this method was feasible, so he nodded, suddenly interjected, and said, "In this way, it is more appropriate for me to go." ”

Gao Chong glanced at him and said, "Don't think so highly of yourself, okay?" Think Song Shicheng has no one else but you? And I'm here...... You're a younger brother, there's a ......."

"Oh?" Yue Shaoan raised his eyelids, glanced at Gao Chong, and said, "Tell me your reason." ”

Gao Chong continued, "Mr. Yue, I know that at first glance, this matter seems to be the most suitable for Zhuo Yan, but if you think about it carefully, it is not. First of all, Zhuo Yan is now Mr. Yue's right-hand man, and Song Shicheng is inseparable from him, especially when the war is imminent, all aspects of intelligence must be coordinated and mobilized by him. The most important point is that if he goes to Dali, it will make Duan Yiming feel untrustworthy. ”

"Why is that?" Zhuo Yan was puzzled.

"The main thing is that you're too noticeable right now." Gao Chong said confidently: "As long as Zhuo Yan leaves, someone in the city will definitely know, and it will be okay in a short time, but it is definitely not a matter of a few days to send Dali, so only I go, the most suitable ......" As soon as he said this, Gao Chong saw that Zhuo Yan was about to grab the word again, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him, before continuing: "There are two reasons, one is that I agree with the conditions mentioned earlier. Second, I just came back and don't have any official business, so many people thought that I would stay in the house and recuperate, and we could also let the news out. That way, no one paid attention to my departure. And for Dali's side, this is more appropriate, after all, the more secret it is to do such a thing, the more credible it is. Isn't it? ”

"Dali is not all fools, they know that it is impossible for us to use troops against the Great Song Dynasty now, how can they believe your words?" Zhuo Yan retorted.

"They're looking at the surface. But don't forget, I've just returned from Bianliang. Yang Fan was able to let me back, which is a very convincing thing. We can completely say that this matter is Yang Fan's intention to negotiate peace with Mr. Yue, so as to achieve the goal of jointly attacking Song Di. In this way, it is much more believable. ”

"Yang Fan has an enmity with us Song Shicheng, how can Duan Yiming believe it? Will we work with Yang Fan? ”

Gao Chong shook his head and said, "Now our Mr. Yue and Yang Fan are no longer two ordinary people. These seemingly irresolvable hatreds are not difficult to resolve if they are viewed by two forces. After all, when it comes to politics, interests are the most important thing, and throughout the ages, there are still few examples of close cooperation for the sake of interests, putting aside hatred? Besides, Duan Yiming didn't know what Mr. Yue was like, if he really knew, then he wouldn't have made the move of letting Yang Fan attack my Song Shicheng. Therefore, Yi Ming will definitely believe it. ”

Listening quietly to Gao Chong's words, Yue Shaoan thought about the causes and consequences of this matter, as well as the possible situation, and felt that this matter was seventy percent sure, and if it was operated properly, it could even reach eighty percent certainty. Once, he also deeply agreed with Gao Chong's idea, of course, the most suitable person is also as Gao Chong said, he is the best choice, only if he goes, the possibility of success will be greater.

After all, it was difficult for a person like him with the right identity and knowledge of the situation on Bianliang's side to find a second one in Song Shicheng. However, this is not the point, the point is that Gao Chong has just returned, but Yue Shaoan can't bear to let him take this risk, after all, he has already planned to use troops against Dali, and Gao Chong is going, in order to make Dali trust, he will definitely leave after Yue Shaoan raises troops. In this way, it is nine deaths and one life, how can he bear it.

After taking a deep breath, Yue Shaoan waved his hand lightly and said, "This plan is definitely not available. Don't argue anymore......"

When Gao Chong, who was proud, heard this, his face immediately changed, and he said, "Mr. Yue, why is this?" Are you not convinced? ”

Before Yue Shao'an could speak, Zhuo Yan gently pulled his sleeve and said, "You don't know Mr. Yue's character, don't talk about it, let's think of other ways." ”

Gao Chong turned sideways and let Zhuo Yan's hand go, "Poof! He knelt down and said, "Mr. Yue, are you pitiful and noble?" Although I am now crippled, my heart is not broken. Could it be that Mr. Yue has already treated me as a wasted person? If this is the case, then Gao Chong has no love in life, but seeks to die. ”

"Gao Chong, what are you doing here?" Yue Shao'an hurriedly leaned over to help him up, but Gao Chong insisted: "Mr. Yue, I know that you feel sorry for me, but that's all I can do for the city now." If you don't even stop that, I'll be a waste. Living like a walking corpse like this, I would be worse off than dead...... Mr. Yue ......" said, and kowtowed his head heavily.

Yue Shaoan wanted to say something more. Zhuo Yan said, "Mr. Yue, I think this matter is feasible. Let Gao Chong go, as long as we prepare for the escape beforehand. It wouldn't be too difficult for him to get out alone. ”

Yue Shaoan sighed helplessly and said, "Get up first, let's talk about it, what does this look like." Although the matter has been decided, the details of it can only be decided after careful discussion. How can you ...... such a big thing hastily"

"Then Mr. Yue agreed?" Gao Chong raised his head.

"Hurry up, when did you learn to be like a woman, crying, making trouble and hanging yourself?" Yue Shaoan scolded with a smile and pulled Gao Chong.

Gao Chong smiled, took advantage of the situation, and said, "Mr. Yue has already agreed, so he can't go back." Then Zhuo Yan and I will go down to discuss the specific details. ”

Yue Shao'an nodded, and said to Zhuo Yan: "You can find a few wise people to perfect the plan, but you must be a confidant, and this matter must not be revealed in the slightest." ”

Zhuo Yan nodded in understanding, and then retreated.

After this incident, Yue Shaoan had already shelved the plan to surprise Dali. Three days have passed, and all the troops of Song Shicheng have been assembled, and everything is ready to go, just waiting for Yue Shao'an's order. However, Yue Shao'an only released the news that he planned to attack Dali, and did not send troops.

At the same time, the plan on Gao Chong's and Zhuo Yan's side has been perfected. At the same time as Gao Chong's envoy to Dali, the other two groups of people have also quietly gone towards Dongchuan County and Shicheng County.

Among them, Chu Broken Soul secretly went to Dongchuan County to prepare to assassinate the guard Xu Cheng, while Hong Meng and Zhang Chusan formed a partnership, and the two started their old business in Shicheng County again. Occupy the hill there, rob the house. Of course, they did this just to cover up people's eyes, and now Song Shicheng and Dali still have close business contacts. Moreover, Shicheng County is a shortcut road, so many merchants in Song Shicheng like to take this road.

And Zhang Chusan and Hong Meng were responsible for intercepting the past merchants here, of course, these merchants were not just ordinary merchants, most of them were made of soldiers secretly sent by Song Shicheng, so they could quickly gather a group of strange soldiers in Shicheng County.

Of course, all this is still a plan now, and the specific situation will only be effective in the process of implementation.

The three people set off at the same time, Chu Xuan's soul is only hidden now, and everything has to wait for the noble news before he can do it. And Gao Chong is quite far away from Dali, and the journey is more than one day. The first to arrive were Zhang Chusan and Hong Meng.

Zhuo Yan had already arranged the right place to look at in advance, near Shiliangyuan City, there was a group of bandits that were very rampant, so that Hong Meng and Zhang Chusan took them as their target and seized the cottage, so that they could hide people's eyes and ears, and save themselves the trouble of building a mountain. After Zhang Chusan and Hong Meng received the order, they went straight to this place.

Speaking of which, this group of bandits can stay, but it is not surprising, all along, they have been active in this area, although the power is not large, but because it is located on the border, plus he only robbed some property, and did not hurt people's lives, therefore, Dali did not exterminate them. And Song Shicheng will not do more because the other party is in Dali. Of course, more importantly, they have always been hiding in the mountains of this generation, and the number is not large, as long as the army arrives and hides in the mountains, it will be tightly hidden, and it is difficult to find traces.

If you want to exterminate them, you must send a large army, but if you send a large army, you will lose your life and money, and the gains will outweigh the losses, so until now, this group of bandits has lived very chicly, and when they are hungry, they will come out to find a village to get some food. The nearby villages have become accustomed to their presence, so each village spontaneously pays their monthly share of the money, which saves them a lot of effort. The owner also understands that the consumption of wool cannot only catch the consumption of a sheep, so the collection and scraping of each village is also controlled within a certain range, so as not to force the people to a dead end.

However, although the head of the family understands this, his subordinates may not all understand, and this is a bandit, so naturally there is no military discipline in the army, so in order to make a fortune for themselves, the small leaders sometimes look at which village has a good harvest, and they will also intensify their efforts.

Last year's harvest in Xiaoshi Village was quite good, and these small leaders set their sights on Xiaoshi Village, so a wave of people came every once in a while. In the past, Xiaoshi Village was the richest here, mainly because there was a concubine of the three thieves who was the daughter of the head of Xiaoshi Village, but this concubine died not long ago. Now, there is no one in the cottage. Xiaoshi Village was treated as a piece of fat by the little bosses, and today he will come to take a bite, and tomorrow he will come to take a bite again. In less than a month, the poverty and poverty of Xiaoshi Village, which was already very rich, was extremely unbearable, and some families began to run out of food.

When the village chief heard that his daughter had died, he was beaten up for blocking the bandits, and he was sick and sick, and he was sad before he could die. Xiaoshi Village has no backbone, and many young and strong people are rushing to move out. It turned out that there were more than 100 households in the village, but now there are less than a few dozen.

The village chief's Hun family cried in the village all day long, and the crying people were upset, and some people also came to say at first, saying that even if she cried like this, she couldn't cry the old man back, and the days still had to pass, so let's mourn and change. However, after being persuaded several times and not listening, no one persuaded him gradually. Up to now, everyone regards him as a plague god, lest they avoid it.

On this day, in Xiaoshi Village, two middle-aged men with bald heads came. One of them, a man with a brighter head and much larger than the average person, carried on his shoulders a large object wrapped in strips of cloth, which looked like a ploughing rake, which was very peculiar. The other bald man, who was slightly thinner, was a little smart, and the two of them were covered with dust, and they heard crying as soon as they entered the village.

The big bald man frowned, and said in a rough voice: "What's going on, how come when you come here, you see someone crying, it's really unlucky for his grandmother." Wait for Lao Tzu to take a look......"

The little bald man hurriedly waved his hand and said, "If we have it, more things are better than less." If you really want to know, I'll just go back and ask around. ”

"We're here to be thieves this time, and we're not going to be officials, do we care so much?" The big bald man is very disapproving.

"You can't say that...... Hey, you go there, come back quickly......" The little bald man was talking, but when he saw that the big bald man was already walking in that direction, he hurriedly chased after him, and grabbed him by the sleeve.

"What for?" The big bald man asked dissatisfied.

"I said, you forgot what your lord said, who are you going to listen to this time?"

"Of course I listen to Lao Tzu."

"What?" The little bald man was very unhappy and pointed his finger at his head.

The big bald man coughed dryly and said, "Okay, listen to you, listen to you, so what do you say now?" ”

These two people are Hong Meng and Zhang Chusan, the big bald man is naturally Zhang Chusan, and the little bald head is Hong Meng. When the two came out that day, Zhuo Yan knew that Zhang Chusan was impulsive, so he sent Hong Meng to accompany him, and told Zhang Chusan that all decisions should be based on Hong Meng. What I said before I left was good, but halfway through, Zhang Chusan stopped doing it, and said that the emperor said that he decided wisely, and those who have no hair are smart, and they should not listen to Hong Meng. Hong Meng is useless to say.

In the end, Hong Meng was angry and simply shaved himself a big bald scoop, which blocked Zhang Chusan's mouth.

Therefore, this big and small, two bald heads came here with a swagger.

Hong Meng looked around, the two of them had been walking for a long time, and they hadn't met anyone, and they were thirsty at this time, so they said: "Let's go to the village to ask for a bowl of water to drink first, and by the way, learn about the situation." You'd better talk less. so as not to cause trouble......"

"Lao Tzu knows." Zhang Chusan casually agreed, and strode towards the village.

Hong Meng hurriedly followed, and as soon as the two arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw a woman crying there. Zhang Chusan wanted to go over to ask, but was hurriedly pulled back by Hong Meng, looking for a young man, Hong Meng made a look at Zhang Chusan, and then went over and asked with a smile: "This is a brother, what is the matter with that woman, I heard her crying from afar, and I was really curious." ”

The young man glanced at her casually and said, "Don't worry about her, she probably wants to drown the bandit with tears, and she has long been tired of hearing it, but it is useless to persuade her...... You're from outside, I advise you to go clean, it's too late for the people here to run, you're still going inside, I've never seen you like to look for death so much......" As he spoke, the man turned his head and wanted to leave.

Zhang Chu stepped forward in three steps, grabbed the back of the man's neck and lifted him up, and said angrily: "Boy, who do you say is looking for death?" ”

"Let go, let go......" Hong Meng hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Zhang Chusan behind him, and gave him an angry look, then he picked up the man who fell to the ground, and said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, this is my brother, this kid is a little stupid, I'm really sorry......"

The man coughed vigorously a few times, and scolded: "Since you are a fool, if you don't look at it, you will almost pinch Lao Tzu to death." ”

"Who do you say is a fool?" Zhang Chusan glared suddenly, and the frightened man hurriedly stopped talking and didn't dare to say anything more.

Hong Meng heard that the man had talked about the bandits before, so he was concerned about this matter, and hurriedly blocked Zhang Chusan behind, reached out and took out a few copper coins from his arms and handed them to the man, saying, "Don't be surprised, these rights are my brother's compensation." ”

The man looked at Zhang Chusan with some fear, and then said: "Fortunately, you are an understanding person, you brother, take it home quickly, otherwise sooner or later someone will die......"

Hong Meng was afraid that he would anger Zhang Chusan if he said something again, and he couldn't stop it if he wanted to, so he hurriedly smiled and opened the topic, saying: "What's the matter with this person, Brother Lao said to listen to me, what other bandits are there......"

"You're from out of town, aren't you?" The man glanced at the two of them and said, "Don't you even know about the White Tiger Village?" ”

"Oh?" As soon as he heard this, Hong Meng's eyes suddenly lit up, he naturally knew the name of White Tiger Village, since Zhuo Yan asked them to come here to subdue this group of bandits, how could he not even know the name. Zhang Chusan, who was behind Hong Meng, also focused his attention, and when he encountered something serious, he didn't dare to make a mess......