Chapter 60: Help? Still ruthless?
found an excuse to support the eldest Sun Xiangyu, Xie An, Zuo Cheng Zhou Yi of the Great Prison Temple, and Fei Guo, the general, came to the side hall of the official office to meet Xiao Li, the assassin of the Jinling Dangerous Building.
The reason why he took Zhou Yi was because Zhou Yi had seen Xiao Li before and knew Xiao Li's identity, Xie An didn't have to shy away from anything, after all, it was Zhou Yi who filed for Xiao Li at the beginning.
And the reason why he brought Fei Guo was nothing more than the fear that something would happen, after all, during this period, Jin Ling'er's behavior was not quite right.
Pushing open the door of the side hall, Xie An saw Xiao Li wandering around the house like a headless fly at first glance, probably to hide people's eyes, today, Xiao Li is just dressed as an ordinary person, just looking at his appearance, no one would have imagined that this seemingly ordinary ordinary person in the market would actually be Jin Ling'er's subordinate, the fierce general among the assassins in Jinling's dangerous building.
Perhaps it was the sound of Xie An pushing the door that alarmed Xiao Li in the house, Xiao Li turned his head alertly, and at the same time subconsciously touched his waist with his right hand, a real assassin style.
And after seeing that the person who came was Xie An, he put away his rude actions, clenched his fists and arched his hands, and called out inexplicably, "Brother Xie......"
Although Xie An still wants Xiao Xiao to be one or two years old, but with the relationship with Jin Ling'er, Xie An is also happy to put on the big brother's shelf, frowned, and said unhappily, "You kid still know how to come?" ββHow did you promise me that? β
"......" Xiao Li opened his mouth, speechless.
"Say, dumb?!" Frowning and scolding, Xie An sat at the table in the room and poured himself a cup of tea.
Seeing this, he licked his lips, Xiao Li lowered his head and said, "The younger brother promised the eldest brother that once the eldest sister made any moves, she would immediately report to the eldest brother......
"Oh? Do you remember? "Pretended to blow the tea. Xie An said slowly, "Then how did you do it?" β
Xiao Li smiled bitterly and said, "Big brother, it's really none of my business...... These days, the eldest sister strictly ordered the younger brother and others to go out, and asked Ding Qiu to watch me wait, who dared to take a step out of that hut, the eldest sister turned her face and denied me waiting......"
It seems that something is wrong from Xiao Li's words. Xie An frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" β
Hearing this, Xiao Li glanced at Zhou Yi and Fei Guo, and seeing this, Xie An raised his hand and said, "If you have something to say, it doesn't hurt to say it." These two are my confidants, Lord Zhou Yi, the left prisoner, you have seen it, and this ...... Fei Guo, my confidant general, was originally a fourth-grade guerrilla general in the DPRK and China, and he was a hero in the conquest of the Chang'an rebels. It took me a long time to get him to my side......"
Zhou Yi and Fei Guo hugged their fists and took care of Xiao Li when they heard this, compared to Zhou Yi's complacency, Fei Guo's expression was a little strange, after all. He was calculated by Xie An and his eldest grandson Xiangyu, and in desperation, he had no choice but to join Xie An's command.
"I see, the little brother said the truth......"
"Hmmm! - Sit. Sit down and speak! β
"Thank you, big brother......" said thank you, and Xiao Li sat opposite Xie An. Licking his lips, he said, "Big brother, I waited for a hundred miles east of Jidong and built a village, does my eldest brother know about this?" β
"Village?" Xie An was stunned and shook his head inexplicably.
Seeing this, Xiao Li explained in detail, "That's the case, the eldest sister was assassinated at the beginning...... Well, after getting out of the Hanguguan Zhou military camp, he once asked me to wait for a junior brother to build a village in Jijing, planning to bring all the orphans in the righteous house of Jinling City to the vicinity of Jijing......"
"Oh, that means that you plan to take root in Jijing, right?"
Xiao Li nodded and said flatteringly, "Big brother is really talented and quick-witted, and he can't ...... capable people."
"Less nonsense! - And then? β
"Then ......" Licking his lips, Xiao Li's eyes showed a faint hint of anger, and he said in a low voice, "For some reason, this matter was known to the fifth prince Li Cheng, and he sent a team of soldiers and horses to rob all the hundreds of orphans, so as to threaten the eldest sister to obey him......"
"Is that so?" Xie An was stunned, although he had long felt that Jin Ling'er's actions these days were a little wrong, most of them were secretly done by the crown prince Li Wei and the fifth prince Li Cheng, but he couldn't imagine that it was such an indiscriminate method.
"Hmm!" Xiao Li nodded and said in a low voice, "Right now, hundreds of orphans and dozens of injured brothers are trapped by more than a thousand elite soldiers in the village we built...... Li Cheng, the fifth prince, said that as long as the eldest sister obeyed his orders, I and other brothers and many orphans would naturally not be in danger of their lives, on the contrary......" He didn't say any more, but Xie An already understood what he meant.
This Li Cheng has much inferior means than his brother Prince Li Wei!
What the fuck......
Scolding secretly in his heart, Xie An frowned and said, "Why didn't she inform me of such a big matter?" β
Xiao Li opened his mouth and said bitterly, "The eldest sister said that she didn't want to cause too much trouble to the eldest brother......
"Don't want to cause me a lot of trouble?" With wide eyes, Xie An said angrily, "Is that aunt and grandmother causing me less trouble?" Just now, she ...... "Speaking of this, Xie An suddenly realized that there were Zhou Yi and Fei Guo in the house, and quickly changed the topic and said, "Then she obediently obeys Li Cheng's orders?" β
may have heard the displeased tone in Xie An's words, Xiao Li hesitated and said, "The eldest sister can't help herself...... The lives of dozens of brothers and hundreds of orphans were pinched by Li Cheng...... It's not that the eldest sister didn't think about rescuing the people who were locked up in the village, but Li Cheng said it first, if the eldest sister dared to do this, he would ask the more than 1,000 elite soldiers to kill all the people in the village......"
"How can it be!" Xie An's eyebrows were furrowed, and he secretly scolded the fifth prince Li Cheng in his heart.
Seeing Xie An's face furious, Xiao Li licked his lips and whispered, "I have discussed it with all the brothers, even if I die, I have to ask for Li Cheng to succeed, but ...... Our brothers were weak and were locked up in the village with iron ropes and other objects...... The little brother was also able to get out with great difficulty......" Speaking of this, he stood up, knelt on one knee and whispered, "Please help me wait!" β
"You get up first......" Helping Xiao Li up with one hand, Xie An frowned and said, "Brother, do you mean that you want me to send troops to rescue?" β
"No, no, no," Xiao Li shook his head again and again, and said eagerly. "Soldiers and horses are useless, if they are detected by the more than 1,000 elite soldiers in the village, it will be a bad thing! - It's best to be an assassin who is as good at stealth as the younger brother and others......"
"Assassins?" Xie An was stunned, and said strangely, "If you are an elite soldier, I can mobilize the Eastern Army, but this assassin ......" Thinking of this, he suddenly slapped his head.
Stupid!
Isn't there a great assassin in the world who lives in his own home?
Come to think of it. Xie An turned his head to Fei Guo and said, "Fei Guo, you go to my mansion and invite my uncle to come!" β
Fei Guo naturally knew that Xie An was referring to his third-generation commander of the Taiping Army, [one-man army] Chen Bei. Nodding his head, he turned to leave.
"Brother Xie's eldest brother?" Xiao Li looked at Xie An in surprise and asked curiously, "Is it the master of each other?" β
"Hehe," Xie An smiled, glanced at Xiao Li and said, "Your eldest sister has been defeated by him." Are you a master? - Like you kid, even if a hundred are stacked together, I'm afraid they won't be opponents! β
Xiao Li gasped when he heard this, how did he know. Xie An can still invite such a person.
In addition to the shock, Xiao Li's heart was full of joy, and the worry on his face when he came also faded a little.
About half an hour later. Fei Guo led Xie An's brother-in-law Chen Bei to the side hall of the Great Prison Temple.
Originally, Xiao Li also planned to try Chen Bei, a helper who was blown into the sky by Xie An. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a familiar face......
Also, if Chen Bei hadn't intervened and hit Xiao Li's waist with a stone, Xiao Li would not have been caught red-handed by Xie An and Xun Zheng.
"Original...... It turned out to be His Majesty, in Xia Xiao Li, I have seen my eldest brother...... Xiao Li subconsciously stood up straight, and was respectful in front of Chen Bei.
Seeing that Xiao Li also called himself his eldest brother, Chen Bei's face was inexplicable, and it wasn't until Xie Anbei explained with amusement that Chen Bei was relieved.
"[Ghost Hime] Jin Ling'er?" After hearing Xie An's narration, Chen Bei pondered for a while, frowned and said, "I can't imagine that among the princes and grandsons of the Li family of the Great Zhou, there are such shameless guys!" β
Xie An shrank his head when he heard this, and pretended to cough, reminding himself that this brother-in-law should pay attention to his words, after all, he used to be the sister-in-law of the Liangqiu family.
It's a pity that Chen Bei doesn't seem to see himself as the son-in-law of the Liangqiu family anymore, or he no longer regards himself as a citizen of the Great Zhou, and after thinking about it, he said, "Since the strong attack can't be done, then you can only take it secretly...... brothers
, just for the brother and Fei Guo, I'm afraid I can't do it! β
"This ......" Xie An never expected that Chen Bei would say this, after all, in Xie An's impression, his brother-in-law is simply omnipotent.
In the world, who can boost the morale of the soldiers under the premise of being surrounded by 10,000 crossbowmen, fight back for a while, and almost reverse the trend of victory or defeat on the battlefield?
As if seeing Xie An's surprise, Chen Bei shook his head and said, "Brother misunderstood, if you ask Brother Wei to kill more than 1,000 elite soldiers, this is naturally not a problem, it is as easy as a hand!" But this time, the other party has a hostage in hand, and he can't be too unscrupulous for his brother...... Do you know any other masters in each other, brothers? At this, he seemed to remember something, coughed, and whispered, "She doesn't count!" The person he said in his mouth was undoubtedly Liangqiu Dance, after all, Chen Bei had always avoided meeting his cousin Liangqiu Dance.
"Other masters......" Xie An frowned and pondered.
Among the people he knows, Liangqiu Dance is undoubtedly the existence of the highest force, except for his cousin Chen Bei, there are almost no opponents, but unfortunately, Liangqiu Dance and Chen Bei cannot coexist, in order to ask his brother-in-law Chen Bei to help, Liangqiu Wu naturally cannot come forward, and he has to hide from him.
What's more, Xie An has arranged for Liang Qiuwu and the four generals of the Eastern Army to take care of Li Xian, so as not to prevent Jin Ling'er from going to assassinate again.
And since the Liangqiu dance, it is the highest martial arts in Fei Guo, followed by Su Xin, Li Jing, Qi Hao, Ma Dan, Liao Li and other generals, the problem is that except for Fei Guo, the rest of the generals are not from assassins, and it is inevitable that there will be mistakes in their actions, after all, assassins and generals, although they are both martial artists, but the difference is not small.
Where to find assassins who are proficient in stealth assassination?
Just as Xie An was secretly thinking about it, Zhou Yi interjected and said, "My lord, if you want to find assassins, aren't there a number of people locked up in my prison cell in the Great Prison Temple?" -- Those people are quite afraid of adults......"
"......" looked at Zhou Yi blankly for a while, Xie An's eyes showed a little surprise, and he muttered, "Dongling assassin? As he spoke, he touched his smooth chin, and a little inexplicable smile appeared on his lips.
"Let's go! - I'll meet those guys again! β
Said with a smile. Xie An took Zhou Yi, Chen Bei, Fei Guo and Xiao Li to the prison of the Great Prison Temple to meet the famous Hongshan Four Hidden Knives.
I have to say that when I saw Xie An walk into the cell, except for the boss of the Dongling Assassins, Di Bu, the other three people had a faint fear in their eyes, and it was obvious that Xie An's methods a few days ago had made them clearly understand. This official, who seems to be less than a weak crown, is not a figure to be messed with.
"How's it going?" Walking into the cell, Xie An chuckled and threw a silver tael of five hundred taels to [Fortune Ghost] Qian Xi, which immediately made this money-loving guy. I can't wait to kowtow to Xie An.
I have to say that the love of money to this is also unprecedented and unprecedented.
"Fourth, don't you get up yet? - Shame on you! Seeing his fourth brother [Fortune Ghost] Qian Xi dancing with a silver ticket, [Shadow Snake] Gou Gong glared at him angrily, then looked at Xie An, and said in a stiff tone. Thank you for your care, I haven't been tortured in the past few days, forcing me to wait ......"
"Forced? Hehehe," Xie An chuckled. He smiled lightly and said, "What is there to ask?" You're just a bunch of scapegoats, sold and happily helping people count the money. It's rare for people to live to your job! -- For the sake of you and the others, you are all heroes. I can't bear to torture you anymore ......"
As Xie An was talking, [brute] Di Bu over there opened his eyes and asked strangely, "What do you say, my lord?" ββWhat does it mean to be sold by someone and happily help people count the money? β
Xie Anxin laughed secretly, the expression on his face remained unchanged, and he said lightly, "Isn't it?" ββWho is the mastermind behind you and others, whether it is the eighth prince Li Xian or the fifth prince Li Cheng, you and I know very well, right? β
Di Bu's expression turned cold when he heard this, and he snorted lightly and said, "The villain doesn't know what the adults say!" -- The mastermind behind us is the eighth prince Li Xian, no matter how many times the adults ask, we will say so! β
"That's really a pity...... Xie An shook his head with a pretended sigh, and said lightly, "The crown prince Li Wei and the fifth prince Li Cheng are also really, you are so loyal, his two brothers are willing to abandon ......"
When Di Bu heard this, his face flushed with a little anger, and he said angrily, "Lord Xie, don't stir up trouble...... however, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted, and it was none other than [Shadow Snake] Gou Gong.
"Big brother, don't be impatient! - Master Xie, what do you mean by that? β
"Hehehe," with a few chuckles, Xie An approached Gou Gong and said with a smile, "Don't you feel strange when you wait?" ββWhy did this official know that day that you attacked the Weiwei Temple at night and ambushed the heavy troops in advance? β
"......" [Shadow Snake] Gou Gong opened his mouth, but stopped talking.
As if seeing through his thoughts, Xie An said in a deep voice, "Not bad! ββIt was the crown prince Li Wei who sent someone to inform the official! -- This is a deal between the crown prince Li Wei and the official, he gave you to the official as a convicted prisoner, and the official will no longer hold his brother Li Cheng, the fifth prince, accountable for instructing you and others to kill the court officials! ββDid you know? You're just a bunch of foolish scapegoats, in a hurry to die! β
In the cell, Hongshan Siyin Dao's face changed greatly when he heard this.
Seeing this, Xie An took a step closer and shouted in a deep voice, "How?" ββDo you still want to insist that you and the mastermind behind you are the eighth prince Li Xian? β
Di Bu and the other four looked at each other, and [Shadow Snake] Gou Gong couldn't help but scold, "Big brother, I'll just say that Li Cheng is not a good thing!" β
Di Bu was silent, sighed for a long time and said, "If the husband dies, his ears will die, so why be afraid? - If you want to blame, blame me for having no eyes! β
"I am not willing to die like this and take the blame for others!" As he spoke, [Shadow Snake] Gou Gong seemed to have thought of something, glanced at Xie An as if he had a deep meaning, licked his lips and said, "Lord Xie will probably not be idle and come to tell death row prisoners like my brother the truth...... I wonder what the adults have sent? β
"Clever!" Seeing that Gou Gong seemed to have guessed his intentions, Xie An did not hide it, and after praising him, he nodded and said, "The four are all heroes of the Northland, and this official is not hidden, this official is the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, and the affairs in the Great Prison Temple are all subject to the judgment of the official...... In other words, the life and death of the four of you and the others are all in the thought of the official! β
Di Bu and the other four looked at Xie An quietly, and the fool knew that Xie An still had the following.
"Originally, you and others are unforgivable for assassinating court officials, but there is still a special amnesty in my Great Prison Temple...... With your ability, it is too much pity to die like this, therefore, this official wants to requisition the four of you to arrest the head of the prison, the past crimes, recorded in the record, in order to see the after-effects, in a word, in the future, to do things for my own official, although it is still a guilty body, but you can regain your freedom, besides, there is no need to worry day and night that there will be officers and soldiers to arrest you ......and so on."
"What do you mean, do you mean that I wait to be under your command?" Gou Gong's eyes showed a little different color.
"What? Don't want to? β
"It's not that I don't want to...... It seems that my brothers are now death row prisoners, what else is there to be unwilling, just ......" Speaking of this, Gou Gong turned his head to look at Xie An, licked his lips and said, "How can you guarantee that you will not cross the river and tear down the bridge like Li Cheng's miscellaneous in the future?" β
"Guaranteed?" Xie An laughed when he heard this, and said with a smile, "When this official was quelling the rebellion in the northwest, he had no time to ask the imperial court for instructions, and he successively pardoned more than 100,000 rebels. β
Di Bu and the other four looked at each other, and the suspicion in their eyes receded, after all, they had heard about what Xie An said for a long time.
As if seeing the mentality of these four people, Xie An raised his hand and took the lead in saying, "But before that, you have to do one thing for this official!" β
Looking at Xie An deeply for a while, Gou Gong nodded and said, "Okay!" - From today onwards, I, the Dongling Assassin, will be Lord of Lordship! β
"Hey!" Xie An chuckled, looked back at Fei Guo and said, "Fei Guo, untie the iron ropes for them!" β
ββ¦β¦ Be! Glancing at Xie An hesitantly, Fei Guo nodded and loosened the ties for the four of them.
After moving his hands and feet that had been tied up for many days, Mo Fei, who had been silent, didn't know if he saw the killing intent in Xie An's eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "Who are you going to kill?" ββJust a word from an adult! β
Seeing this, Xie An glanced back at Xiao Li, and said with a smile, "How about these helpers?" β
At this time, Xiao Li was speechless in shock, swallowed his saliva, and nodded slowly.
Since then, one of the Great Friday Assassins' Lodges, the Shandong Hongshan Dongling Assassin, has surrendered to Xie An.