Chapter 33: The Mist
When Xie An walked out of the tent, Li Shouzheng was arguing with Liao Li about something, and when he saw Xie An coming out, he said angrily, "I heard that there were assassins in the camp, and this king hurriedly got up from the couch to see if you are dead, and you are doing this to this king?" β
Looking at Li Shou's drunken appearance, Xie An rolled his eyes, but Xie An was still quite moved by his worry. (
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"What the hell is going on?" Bumped Xie An with his elbow, Li Shou said with a sneer, "Let Liao Li guard it so tightly that even this king is not allowed to enter, hey!" Did you kid secretly hide a woman in the tent? β
"......" Hearing this, Xie An opened his mouth and was speechless.
In fact, Li Shou just said casually, but now when he saw Xie An's expression, he was taken aback first, and while stretching out his hand to pick up the tent, he said in surprise, "It can't really hide one, right?" - You kid can, this king has been in and out of your tent dozens of times, and I haven't seen it......"
"What are you looking for!" Xie An slapped Li Shou's hand away angrily, then hugged his neck, and said, "You came just in time, I have something to tell you!" β
"Then go in and talk!" Li Shou smirked angrily at the tent, obviously, this guy's drunkenness has not yet subsided.
Xie An rolled his eyes, dragged Li Shou away, and the two came to Li Shou's coach's account.
said that it was the commander's account, but it was actually the place where Li Shou rested, as for the real discussion of the military, it was still in Xie An's army commander's account, after all, these days, Xie An was the actual commander of the more than 100,000 Zhou army.
Coming to his tent and pouring a cup of tea for Xie An and himself, Li Shou smiled and said, "What are you going to talk about?" If you want this king to keep it a secret for you, you must first tell this king who she really is, right? - Tell me, this king is really curious, where did you kidnap a ......?"
Xie An frowned and thought for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Jin Ling'er! β
"Huh? This name is quite familiar......" Tasting tea, Li Shou recalled with a puzzled face.
Seeing this, Xie An added, "[Ghost Ji] Jin Ling'er! β
"Poof!" Li Shou squirted out a mouthful of tea, looked at Xie An with a shocked face, and said in a low voice, "You...... What did you say? [Onihime] Jin Ling'er? [Ghost Ji] Jin Ling'er, who is as famous as [Yan Hu Ji]? This woman is in your tent right now? - Could it be that the assassin in the camp is ......"
"No, no, no!" Xie An shook his head and said, "The assassins have someone else...... Now she is seriously injured, and she is recuperating in my tent......" As he spoke, he disguised Jin Ling'er as a personal guard and followed him to the depths of the back camp, during which he bumped into Chen Bei who had sneaked into the camp, so that Jin Ling'er and Chen Bei had a big fight and told Li Shou about it as it was.
Li Shou sighed when he heard this, shook his head and said, "I really can't imagine that the second brother of this king, who wants to kill me, is so desperate that he will use an entire Jinling City to buy my Li Shou's life...... As he spoke, he shook his head, looked at Xie An and said with a smile, "It's a shame that those two people are fighting each other, so that you, the fisherman, escaped by luck...... What are you going to do with that golden bell? β
Xie An was silent.
Seeing this, Li Shou was slightly stunned, and said in surprise, "You kid won't be an uprising, right?" - Are you crazy? That Jin Ling'er is a woman who kills people without blinking, and she will do anything for the sake of silver! Don't forget, Fauber was killed by her [Dangerous Building] assassins! β
Xie An shook his head when he heard this, and said, "Fu Bo, I was killed by the crown prince Li Wei, otherwise, I was killed by Xie An, you and I both know, this is no wonder that the assassin of the dangerous building...... Moreover, in fact, she is not like the rumors said, most of the money she earned from killing people went to help the orphans in Jinling......" As he spoke, Xie An explained some of Jin Ling'er's past to Li Shou.
"That's ......," Li Shou took a sip of tea suspiciously, and then suddenly asked, "What is [a sinner]?" β
Xie An glanced at Li Shou strangely and said tentatively, "Are you sure you want to know?" β
Li Shou didn't know what to do, and nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Xie An told Li Shou one by one what had happened in Jinling in the past thirty years, and Li Shou was stunned and looked incredulous.
"You...... What did you say? That guy...... Ahem, my father once killed so many people in Jinling? β
"Well, all those who enshrine the spiritual seat of Emperor Liu Sheng of the Southern Tang Dynasty at home, except for the children who have nothing to do, were all killed by the Southern Army, making Jinling ten rooms and nine empty ......."
"Ten rooms and nine empty ......" Li Shou's hand holding the teacup shook slightly, and muttered, "No wonder it is rumored that the people of Jiangnan are quite hostile to my Great Zhou royal family, no wonder my father has frequently called starlings to patrol Jiangnan over the years to appease the people's ......" Speaking of this, he frowned and glanced at Xie An, and said with a straight face, "You have said so many good things for that woman, have you made up your mind to protect her?" β
"Well, sort of! - If I can convince her to help me instead, it will be a great help! β
Thinking of the strength of the Dangerous Mansion Assassins, Li Shou was also quite moved, and after thinking about it for a while, he said with a wry smile, "After your explanation, this king also understands that the Dangerous Mansion Assassins are not under the crown prince Li Wei, but they just take what they need, the problem is, we don't have so much money to hire these assassins, let alone Jinling...... Having said that, Li Wei was so bold that he actually used Jinling as a bargaining chip to negotiate with the assassins......"
Perhaps noticing Li Shou's thoughtful expression, Xie An smiled and said, "What? Are you going to join him in this matter? Don't forget, most of the imperial historians are the people of the crown prince Li Wei! Now that the crown prince is in charge of the country, most of the chapters of you and me will not be passed on to His Majesty, and they will be secretly suppressed by the prince Li Wei's people halfway. - Moreover, the crown prince Li Wei and Wei Lou are just a verbal transaction, without any documents as evidence, and when they turn around, they bite back and accuse me of waiting for a false accusation, but I can't wait to eat and go around! β
Li Shou thought about it carefully, and also felt that this was the case, and nodded slightly.
"So, you might as well open a gap on the side of the dangerous building......"
"Hmm!" Li Shoushen nodded thoughtfully, and then seemed to think of something, looked at Xie An with a strange face, and said, "Since the beginning, you kid has been saying good things for that Jin Ling'er, you can't really take a fancy to her, right?" - Or do you can't bear to see her fate bumpy? β
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"Yes, Xie An! ββActually, there are many women in my Da Zhou who have a rough fate, or you should marry them together! - This king thinks that it must be very interesting! β
Xie An rolled his eyes when he heard this, and said angrily, "You mean, it's funny to see me being chased by Wu with a knife, right?" β
Li Shou smiled, lowered his voice and said, "As soon as you say this, this king is interested, [Yanhu Ji], [Thousand-faced Ghost Ji], plus a [Rich Girl] eldest grandson Xiangyu who seems to be quite interesting to you, this king is curious, how restless your family will be in the future...... This king has your back! β
ββ¦β¦ Make friends like you! Looking at Li Shou's gloating expression, Xie An gritted his teeth angrily, and after glaring at Li Shou fiercely, he seemed to think of something and said, "Okay, okay, just because you interrupted, I almost forgot what I was going to tell you!" β
"Huh?" Li Shou was stunned, his face was surprised, and he said as a matter of course, "Isn't it Jin Ling'er who is doing business?" β
"......" Xie An stared at Li Shou angrily for a long time, then suddenly gritted his teeth and said categorically, "No! β
"Okay, good, you say you ......"
Xie An beckoned to Li Shou and motioned for him to lean over, and then said in a low voice, "That Chen Bei is from the Taiping Army!" β
"The Taipings? This name is also quite familiar, as if I have heard of it somewhere......" Li Shou muttered to himself, puzzled and said, "My Da Zhou, do you have this army?" β
Shaking his head, Xie An lowered his voice and said word by word, "It's not me Da Zhou, it's Nantang!" β
"Southern Tang ...... Southern Tang?! Li Shou's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he exclaimed, "Nantang is not ......"
"Shh Xie An made a silent gesture, frowned and said, "What is it called?" β
Li Shou hurriedly closed his mouth and said in a tight voice, "What the hell is going on?" β
"Seventeen years ago, Xue Ren, a relict general of the Southern Tang Dynasty, founded the Taiping Army in the Taiping area of the south of the Yangtze River to attack Jinling, and His Majesty learned that he led the Eastern Army, the Southern Army, and the Western Army to march out of the three Zhenjing soldiers and horses...... "Saying that, Xie An repeated what Jin Ling'er had just told him, and repeated it to Li Shou, only to hear Li Shou's face change again and again.
"Do you mean that this rebellion in Nanyang, Luoyang, and Chang'an is the Taiping Army's ghost?"
"Probably yes! ββDo you remember the words of the eldest grandson Xiangyu? From Nanyang to Luoyang, the whole thing is too coincidental, why did the people of Nanyang move to Luoyang instead of Jingzhou, which has plenty of food? Why is Luoyang, such a strong city, but it will be captured by more than 200,000 Nanyang soldiers and civilians who have no siege equipment? β
Li Shou's eyes showed a little surprise when he heard this, and he lowered his voice and said, "What do you mean is that from beginning to end, it was the Taiping Army who guided, instigated, and instigated the 100,000 people of Nanyang who rioted behind their backs......"
Perhaps, even those profiteers hoarded grain and raised the price of rice and grain, and most of them had the shadow of the Taiping Army behind them...... After all, that's the ultimate cause of the upheaval, isn't it? β
But what good will this do for the Taipings? -- Even Zhang Dong and other former rebel generals knew that the rebels were in a small corner of the world, how to compete with the Great Zhou? β
"I don't understand this either...... Shaking his head, Xie An hesitated and said, "I just think that the Taiping army seems to be deliberately trying to attract the forces of the Great Zhou to Luoyang and Chang'an...... Otherwise, how could Chen Bei ignore the good situation of the rebels twice in a row, but still sit in Hangu Pass? β
"Lead my Great Zhou soldiers and horses here? Why? β
"I don't know...... Xie An shook his head, and then said in a low voice, "I'm waiting for the water to flow this time, it's getting deeper and deeper, in short, before the matter is clarified, you and I still don't know how to do it, and we will make plans when we return to Jijing!" -- I'll go back and probe Jin Ling'er to see if she knows anything about the Taiping Army! β
"Hmm!" Li Shoushen nodded approvingly.
Seeing this, Xie An said goodbye to Li Shou and returned to join the army commander.
From a distance, Xie An saw that in front of his account, Fei Guo and Liao Li were arguing fiercely about something.
"Ahem!" Xie An coughed from afar.
In fact, Fei Guo and Liao Li had already noticed Xie An at that time, and they clenched their fists in unison.
"Your Excellency!"
"The last general, Fei Guo, has seen my lord!"
"Hmm," Xie An nodded, stepped forward, and said in surprise, "What is the matter when the official saw you two arguing?" β
I saw Liao Li glaring at Fei Guo fiercely, and said angrily, "Lord Qiyu, General Fei wanted to break into the commander's tent, but was stopped by the last general, and he still spoke disrespectfully and insulted the last general......"
"Huh?" Xie An glanced at Fei Guo in surprise, and said suspiciously, "General Fei, why are you doing this?" β
"Oh," Fei Guo showed a little smile on his face, and said with his fists clenched, "It's General Liao who misunderstood, the last general heard that the adult encountered an assassin, and he was terrified, so he hurriedly came, and now that he sees that the adult is safe, the last general is a little at ease!" Speaking of this, he hugged his fists to Liao Li, and said with a chuckle, "Fei Mou has offended a lot, and I hope General Liao will forgive him!" β
"Humph!" Liao Li sneered.
Seeing this, Xie An waved his hand and said with a smile, "I see, thank you General Fei for remembering, everything is fine with this official, it's not early, so I won't leave General Fei, tomorrow, I'll wait for a few more drinks!" β
"Thank you, sir!" Fei Guo hugged his fists, and then turned to leave.
Looking at the back of Fei Guo's departure, Liao Li lowered his voice and said, "My lord, something is wrong with Fei Guo!" β
"What's going on?"
"The last general has made it clear to him that the adult is not in the account, but this person insists on entering the account, and frequently opens the tent and looks......"
Xie An frowned slightly when he heard this, and said in a low voice, "Did he see the people in the tent?" β
"Probably I saw it!" Liao Li nodded.
"......" Xie An's brows furrowed deeply, staring at the back of Fei Guo's departure, and instructed Liao Lidao, "Don't mention this matter for the time being!" -- From this day onwards, this tent will be guarded, and if the official is not there, no one will be allowed to enter, not even the general! β
"Yes!" Liao Li clenched his fists and took his life.
After the order, Xie An lifted the tent and walked into the tent, he instinctively felt that Fei Guo's trip was by no means so simple.
Suddenly, the voice of Jin Ling'er came from the bed.
"Hey, what's the noise outside the tent? - Didn't you say that you had commanded the guards outside the tent that no one should enter? Why do people still lift the curtains? β
"Sister Jin hasn't slept yet?" Xie An smiled, shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's just that a general is worried about Lord Ben and came to visit!" β
"You're a good person...... Jin Ling'er struggled to raise her head, as if she didn't intend to rest there.
Looking at her struggling appearance, Xie An took the quilt from the bed, put it behind Jin Ling'er, and suddenly asked, "By the way, does Sister Jin recognize Fei Guo?" β
"......" glanced at Xie An, and Jin Ling'er was silent.
Seeing this, Xie An's eyes lit up, and he lowered his voice and said, "Fei Guo, it's the crown prince Li Wei's person, right?" β
"......" Jin Ling'er still didn't speak.
"Hey, hey!" Laughing evilly, Xie An smashed his mouth and sat on the couch, deliberately showing a coveted look, looking at Jin Ling'er up and down, and said insincerely, "Sister Jin doesn't want to reveal it, forget it......"
Seeing Xie An showing this appearance again, Jin Ling'er was angry and funny, and said helplessly, "Little thief, what do you want to do?" β
"I just want to talk to Sister Jin!" As he spoke, Xie An got on the couch with a wicked smile, and under Jin Ling'er's shocked and angry gaze, he got into the cup, lay down on Jin Ling'er's side, and deliberately sniffed her face.
Poor Jin Ling'er's hands were tied to the corners of the bed, and her body was still weak and unable to move, so she could only let Xie An be light.
"Sister Jin still refuses to say?" The tip of Xie An's nose even touched Jin Ling'er's pale and delicate face slightly.
"You ......" Turning her face away as much as possible, Jin Ling'er was ashamed and angry, and suddenly gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, Fei Guo is a person from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, thief, are you satisfied?" - Get out! β
"Sure enough!" The indecent look on Xie An's face was suddenly put away, and Zhengse said, "In other words, does this person know that Sister Jin is pretending to be a guard?" β
Looking at Xie An, who was like the two of them, Jin Ling'er didn't know that he was deliberately tricking her, and she was a little angry in her heart, and snorted coldly.
But Xie An didn't seem to notice, leaned on the edge of the bed and muttered to himself, "In this way, Fei Guofang just forcibly broke into the tent, just to save Sister Jin?" β
As soon as the words fell, Jin Ling'er turned her head sharply and said in surprise, "Little thief, what did you say?" It was Fei Guo who wanted to forcibly break into the account? β
"yes, what's wrong?" Xie An said in surprise.
I saw a trace of surprise flashing in Jin Ling'er's eyes, and said in a low voice, "This person is here to kill the old lady!" β
"What?" Xie An's face was stunned when he heard this.
Seeing this, Jin Ling'er frowned slightly and explained, "Not long after you left, Yu felt a trace of murderous aura coming from outside the tent, and then, the sound of Fei Guo and your guards outside the tent was arguing...... Most of the generals named Liao Li outside your account are not bad, so Fei Guo gave up halfway! β
"Kill Sister Jin?" Xie An was stunned and asked suspiciously, "Isn't Fei Guo also the crown prince Li Wei's person?" What does Sister Jin do when she kills her? β
"Yu ......doesn't know," Jin Ling'er shook her head and sighed, "However, Yu's intuition has never gone wrong!" In addition, Yu felt that Fei Guo was not the person of the crown prince Li Wei! β
"Hey, Sister Jin......" Xie An couldn't laugh or cry.
Glancing at Xie An, Jin Ling'er said indignantly, "Who told you to use that...... That way to force the old lady to comply! β
"Okay," Xie An raised his hand in surrender, and then asked with a straight face, "Why does Sister Jin think that Fei Guo is not the person of the crown prince Li Wei?" β
Jin Ling'er thought for a while, and said in a low voice, "When leaving Jijing, Li Wei gave Yu a list, all of which were the people he placed in the Western Expeditionary Army, so that Yu could hide his whereabouts, and he also confessed that if the incident happened, these people could be used as substitutes, as long as the relationship with him Li Wei was cleared......"
"It's still such an inferior method, that prince!" Xie An shook his head mockingly, and then said with a straight face, "In other words, although the people on the list are Li Wei's people, they are not reused, and they can be discarded at will, is this what Sister Jin means?" β
"Not bad!" Jin Ling'er nodded, frowned and said, "But this Fei Guo is wrong, this person is extremely skilled in martial arts, and he is not in the rest, like such a fierce general, how can he not be reused by the crown prince Li Wei?" Therefore, Yu feels that this person is not only the person of the crown prince Li Wei, but also the meticulous work of other forces placed in Li Wei! β
"Huh, double agent?" Xie An shook his head with a smile, and suddenly, the smile on his face froze, and he asked in a tight voice, "Except for this Fei country, has Sister Jin ever been in contact with other people?" - I mean the people on the list! β
"No, what's wrong? - This person has the highest official position, and it is enough to have his help, can he use other shrimp soldiers and crab generals? β
"In this case, I probably guessed the identity of this Fei country......"
Looking at Xie An's serious expression, Jin Ling'er was slightly stunned and asked curiously, "Who is he?" β
I saw Xie An's eyes narrow, and he said in a deep voice, "Sister Jin still remembers?" That Chen Bei once said Sister Jin's name......"
"So what?"
"At that time, Sister Jin pretended to be a guard and wanted to kill me, except for Fei Fei, no one knew Sister Jin's identity, even I didn't know, why would Chen Bei, who was far away in Hangu Pass, know Sister Jin's true identity?"
"You mean ......"
"Hmm!" Xie An nodded, lowered his voice and said, "That Fei Guo is a member of the Taiping Army!" β
"The Taipings? How could the Taiping Army be involved? β
"Sister Jin forgot? That Chen Bei claimed to be the third-generation commander of the Taiping Army, since Fei Guo colluded with him, then he was naturally a member of the Taiping Army, not good, not good......" Speaking of this, Xie An's forehead couldn't help but ooze layers of sweat.
He never thought that even in the Zhou army of the Western Expedition under his command, there were people from the Taiping Army.
Can this be understood as the power of the Taiping army has unknowingly infiltrated the Great Zhou?
"Damn! I'm regretting this trip more and more! With that, Xie An let out a long breath and lay down on the couch.
Seeing this, Jin Ling'er's face changed slightly, and she said urgently, "You...... What are you doing? β
Xie An shrugged his shoulders and said very naturally, "Sleep!" β
"You...... Can't you find another place to sleep? β
Looking at Jin Ling'er's anxious gaze, Xie An smiled and teased, "What can I do, there is only one bed in the tent, even if there is a ......" said, turned over, gently hugged Jin Ling'er, and said with a smile, "A lonely pillow, how can it be compared to a beautiful woman in her arms?" β
"Little thief, you!" Jin Ling'er was ashamed and angry, and pulled the rope that tied her hands hard, but the rope was tied tightly.
Seeing this, Xie An was also afraid that Jin Ling'er would be too excited, so the injury would recur, so he hurriedly let go of his hand and said, "Just kidding!" - Sister Jin don't worry, I will never touch you......" Speaking of this, he laughed evilly, quickly kissed Jin Ling'er on the cheek, and then turned around and turned his back to Jin Ling'er.
Jin Ling'er didn't take precautions, the ground turned red by Xie An's attack, stared at the back of Xie An's head, gritted her teeth and said, "Little thief, the old lady has changed her mind!" ββOnce the old lady gets out of trouble one day, the first one will kill you! β
Xie An didn't turn his head either, and said casually, "Yes, yes, yes!" ββIt's getting late, let's sleep......"
"......" Jin Ling'er suddenly choked and glared at Xie An's head fiercely, and then, her eyes gradually softened, and her gaze was very complicated.
And Xie An obviously didn't know that Jin Ling'er was looking at him with an almost gentle and complex gaze at the moment, and he was still thinking about Fei Guo's affairs.
is obviously a member of the Taiping Army, but he can serve as a four-rank general in the Great Zhou......
What does this mean?
This means that there may be other Taiping army people, like Fei Guo, who have infiltrated the Great Zhou army incognito!
It means that his enemies are not only the rebels or the crown prince, but also the remnants of the Southern Tang Dynasty who are hidden behind the whole thing and are fighting with the Great Zhou, the Taiping Army!
Although Fang had just teased Jin Ling'er a little, which made Xie An feel a little happier, when he thought of this, his heart suddenly sank again.
Indeed, this is not good news......
At the same time, Fei Guo had also returned to his tent, and after ordering the guards outside the tent to stay away a little, he saw that there was no one around, and came to the dark place behind the tent.
"How?" In the corner behind the tent, a deep voice was heard, and then a man dressed in black walked out.
If Xie An was here, he would probably recognize that this man was clearly Chen Bei, the rebel general of Hangu Pass who had almost killed him and Jin Ling'er.
No, it's the third-generation commander of the Taiping Army, Chen Bei!
"It has been confirmed that Jin Ling'er has been rescued by Xie An into the tent, and there is the original rebel general Liao Li guarding outside the tent, this person's martial arts are not low, and the last general is afraid of bad things, so he has never done it!"
"Hmm," Chen Bei nodded, then frowned and said, "It's a pity that we were deceived by that thief and never killed him, so we missed the opportunity!" β
Seeing this, Fei Guo hugged his fists and hurriedly said, "It's not Chen Shuai's fault, but the general's negligence, and he was careless for a while, so that Jin Ling'er can see the flaws......"
Hearing this, Chen Bei glared at Fei Guo fiercely, and said unhappily, "Fei Guo, you should know that your identity as the [Six Divine Generals] must not be easily exposed, why are you so imprudent and attract the suspicion of others?" - That's it, anyway, you don't want to meddle in this matter again, I'll find another opportunity to get rid of that golden bell! β
"Yes!"
"By the way, you just went to investigate the account, but you can arouse the suspicion of others?"
Fei Guo hugged his fists when he heard this, and said, "The last general only shirks the fact that he is visiting Xie An, it shouldn't be a problem, even if Xie An suspects, he can't help the last general, the only concern is still the woman Jin Ling'er, this person has suspected that the last general is not Li Wei's person......"
"I see! - I'll get rid of it as soon as possible! Chen Bei nodded, glanced at the surrounding movements, and was about to leave, when he suddenly heard Fei Guo say in a low voice, "Chen Shuai, at present, the camp has been heavily deployed to search for Chen Shuai, Chen Shuai is staying in the camp at the moment, I'm afraid it will ...... Why don't you rest in the tent of the last general? β
Hearing this, Chen Bei glanced at Fei Guo's tent, which was no more than three feet wide, his eyebrows trembled, and he said, "No need! As he spoke, several leaped forward and disappeared into the darkness.
Seeing this, Fei Guo sighed slightly, glanced left and right, and saw that there was no one around, so he went back to his tent to rest.
At this moment, he would never have imagined that his identity had already been guessed by Xie An, but Xie An was afraid of extraneous branches, so he didn't plan to tell others.
Of course, these are not in Fei Country, but in Chen Bei, who told him to be deceived by Xie An's mouth-twisting words, and accidentally said his identity as the third-generation commander of the Taiping Army? As a result, the identity of the country of Philippines was also exposed.
And the fundamental reason for all this is that Jin Ling'er tested Fei Guo's skills on a whim at that time......
Perhaps, this is also the reason why Chen Bei and Fei Guo are ready to kill her. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to register as a member to recommend this work, your support is my biggest motivation. )