Chapter 217: Dilemma
Li Mingyuan is different from the soldiers of this era, and his memory has many advanced combat experiences of later generations, such as decapitation tactics and so on. Although he didn't believe that there would be people who were skilled in using these tactics in this context, he thought it would be better to find out just in case.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, I'll go back and find someone to arrest these guys!" Gao Zhiping was also a little scared when Li Mingyuan said this. This north gate is the top priority of the entire city defense, and there can be no mistakes. If he hadn't been attacked by the enemy from the outside, but from the inside, he would have had to repay the country with his death.
"Don't startle the snake first, find a few masters to follow them secretly. Let's see what the hell is going on and whether there is a mastermind behind it. Also, try to keep your mouth alive as much as possible! Li Mingyuan commanded with great experience.
"Understood, I'll arrange it!" Gao Zhiping hurriedly arranged to go.
When Li Mingyuan arrived at Xiahou Yong's headquarters, the generals had been waiting for a long time.
After a day of full mobilization, all armies had entered their respective defensive lines, and preparations for war against the Huns were all ready.
"How's it going, what's going on with the Huns?" As soon as he saw Li Mingyuan, Xiahou Yong couldn't wait.
"It's going well, the bargaining price is cut to six!" Li Mingyuan shrugged and smiled.
The generals laughed, "If you let the Huns know that you have played them like this, you will probably be angry!" ”
Yue Shenfei looked at Li Mingyuan with some disbelief, he couldn't believe that this impulsive and irritable young man in his impression could retreat in the Hun army, which was really beyond his expectations.
Yue Shenfei: "Master Hou." You see what I said is right, such a heavy responsibility can only be undertaken by a young man like Mingyuan, and we old guys will have to take a back seat in the future! ”
Xiahou Yong smiled generously, "This is a bit exaggerated, without twenty or thirty years of training, these young men still can't be on their own!" ”
After another nutritious chat, all the generals dispersed, and Yue Shenfei couldn't find any suitable reason to stay, so he also left with everyone.
Wait until everyone is gone. Xiahou Yong played with the teacup in his hand. "Don't stand stupidly, sit down! What else to say? ”
Li Mingyuan: "How do you know that I still have something to say?" ”
"Aren't you talking nonsense? I don't know about you yet! Let's talk about what problems we encountered this time! Xiahou Yong said unfathomably.
Li Mingyuan scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, hehe. Truly. His godfather looks simple. The limbs are well developed, but the person was able to climb from a small soldier to the position he is today. There must be something special about him. His little bit of carefulness is nothing to show in front of him.
"In fact, the problem is really not encountered on the side of the Huns, this time I went out of the Huns and walked around, I found that the Huns are not as strong as I imagined, so indestructible!"
Hearing these words, Xiahou Yong didn't say anything, that is, he motioned for Li Mingyuan to continue.
"Godfather, I met that Atilu you said today, and I went head-to-head with him! This guy is indeed scheming and gorgeously hiding knives. Fortunately, I was prepared to fight this time, otherwise I would have been bluffed by him! ”
Xiahou Yong smiled slightly when he heard this: "This Ati Lu is indeed an old fox, Lao Yue is such a careful person, he has been on his way several times!" ”
Li Mingyuan nodded and continued, "But it's not all bad news, this time my biggest receipt is to hear about a major event within the Xiongnu, that is, the Xiongnu Shan Yu intends to set up his youngest son Toth to take over as King Zuoxian!" ”
"What?" Xiahou Yong was shocked.
"The Xiongnu Shan Yu deliberately abolished the prince!" Li Mingyuan said word by word.
"That's true!" Xiahou Yong said solemnly.
"It should be eight or nine!" Li Mingyuan confirmed again.
For a while, Xiahou Yong was full of emotion. The current crown prince of the Xiongnu is Zuoxian Wang Maodun, a very powerful guy, and more importantly, this person's wisdom and courage are both complete, if he becomes the Xiongnu Shan Yu, it will be a great threat to the western defense of the entire Dahua. But if this guy is deposed, it will undoubtedly be excellent. Isn't there an old saying that a flock of sheep led by a tiger can defeat a flock of tigers led by a sheep?
"Toth should be Touman's youngest son, I'm afraid he's about the same age as you!" Xiahou Yong calmed down and said.
"Yes, in today's negotiations, Touman did not let Maudon attend. Instead, he only brought Atilu and Toth, thinking that he intended to take his youngest son to gradually get in touch with these government affairs, and Mao Dun, I am afraid that he has been expelled from the highest decision-making level by Touman! Li Mingyuan slowly analyzed.
Hearing this, Xiahou Yong felt that Li Mingyuan was simply a lucky star! Anything good happened to this guy.
"What is that Prince Toth, you have been in contact with today, tell me, how is this guy? Is it capable or wastewood? Xiahou Yong said with great interest.
"As it stands, it's not that good!" Li Mingyuan said very tactfully.
Hearing this, Xiahou Yong's eyes lit up even more, "Okay, good, it's good if it's not good, it's good if it's not good, if this guy is the same as his old man Touman, we will have to suffer!" "Yue Shenfei, who has been fighting with the Huns for most of his life, really doesn't want to fight a master of the same level anymore.
"Master Hou, don't be happy too early, it's hard to say whether this can be done or not!" Li Mingyuan poured a wave of cold water directly on Xiahou Yong's head.
Xiahou Yong: "Why do you say this? Didn't you say that the Xiongnu wanted to abolish the prince? ”
"Yes, I said it, but this matter is definitely not the final say of the Huns alone, it must be discussed by the high-level of the Huns, besides, the Zuo Xian King who has been Mao Dun for so many years, his strength is not much worse than that of Shan Yu. Even if the Hun high-level agreed, Mao Dun himself would not agree. I endured such a hurry for that position. If he says to take it, then he will definitely not agree, maybe he will be in a hurry when the time comes, and he will be forced directly to the palace! Li Mingyuan said worriedly.
Hearing this, Xiahou Yong, who was originally very excited, also turned gloomy. Indeed, the Huns were all masters who were not afraid of death. If Zuo Xian Wang knew that he was going to be deposed, there was a chance that he would not be so obedient and obedient, and if he was disposed of, he would definitely fight to the death. When the time comes, the phoenix will be reborn in blood. If he is allowed to ascend to the throne in the blood of his father and younger brother, it is estimated that he will be the second head. It's even more ruthless than Touman.
"Then you say, what should I do, I know that your kid actually said this, and he thought of some bad idea!" Xiahou Yong looked forward to it.
Li Mingyuan smiled modestly. Tell Xia Houyong about his three suggestions to Tosti. This big warlord was directly dumbfounded.
"It's a waste for you kid not to be an official!" Xiahou Yong touched his bearded chin and said with great emotion.
Li Mingyuan smiled modestly.
Li Mingyuan: "Master Hou, I still have something to report to you!" ”
"Well, you name it!" Xiahou Yong said lightly.
"I don't think we're at peace internally!" Li Mingyuan said word by word.
Xiahou Yong was slightly stunned. Then he said calmly: "Why did you suddenly say this?" ”
"Today when I come back. We found that there were a few people who seemed to be secretly watching us. In particular, the place where they are stationed is near the north gate, if these people take advantage of our inattention, they will suddenly attack. Then we will be passive, and the consequences will be unimaginable! ”
Hearing this, Xiahou Yong was not as nervous as Li Mingyuan imagined, but said very easily, "Are you sure they must be spies of the Huns?" ”
"Not necessarily. But there are a group of unknown people on our turf at this point, and I think it is necessary to investigate clearly! Li Mingyuan said firmly.
"In that case, you just let it go and check it, and just notify me of the results!" Xiahou Yong waved his hand, looking a little lazy.
Li Mingyuan didn't understand why Xiahou Yong was so slack, but he didn't continue to ask, after all, the big guy has his purpose in doing things.
At this time, after Zhao Xin and the others, who had been standing for most of the day, saw Li Mingyuan directly enter Xiahou Yong's headquarters, they suddenly felt that some of their guesses were right, this Yumen Marquis really had some kind of contact with the Huns in private.
"Boss? What to do? Han Zhong cautiously asked.
"What can I do, hurry up, go back first!" At this time, Zhao Xinxin was excited, if the Marquis of Yumen really had an affair with the Huns, it would definitely be a great achievement to pass on this important information by himself! But this matter must be planned carefully, after all, the Marquis of Yumen is a feudal official, and he is deeply trusted by the emperor, if he has no absolute evidence, I am afraid it will be difficult to trip him.
A group of six-door patrols sneakily surrounded Zhao Xin and were about to run away, when Gao Zhiping, who was watching from the side, also chased after him with the scouts in the army. Who said that martial artists have no brains, this is definitely Chiguoguo's slander, such as Gao Zhiping. He guessed that these guys must be experts in tracking and counter-tracking, and ordinary soldiers would probably be easily spotted by them, so he pulled out the scouts in the army to help.
Scouts of this era are equivalent to scouts, originating in the Han Dynasty and named after the direct subordinate of the princes. Divided into cavalry and infantry, it is generally served by agile sergeants, and is a fairly important branch of the army.
Of course, scouts aren't just about scouting the enemy. For example, in the army, he also had to go to the vicinity of the battlefield to inquire about the topography and geographical environment, the sources of drinking water, where there are feasible roads to draw a military map, and whether to find a vanguard to open a road and build a bridge with mountains and water. And they have a better grasp of combat and weapons than others, and they are very good at concealment.
In the team, the role of the scout is to quietly take out the sentry, sneak behind enemy lines, steal important documents, or assassinate enemy leaders, all of which are his job. So scouts also have the role of special forces in later generations.
It is conceivable that there is such a group of masters who are against the sky to follow, even if Zhao Xin and the others are people in the martial arts, their tricks are compared with the scouts who have been on the battlefield, it is simply a game of playing house!
"You guys be careful with me, and keep an eye out for anyone being followed!" Zhao Xin flashed and commanded his subordinates.
"Don't worry, boss, we are all ancestors in this business!" Han Zhong said conceitedly.
At the same time, the patrol laughed.
"Be careful, the Tiger Ben Army has been able to confront the Huns for so many years, there must be many capable people in it!" Zhao Xin reprimanded with a wrenched face.
All the subordinates nodded in agreement, but they didn't think so. A group of stinky soldiers, what moths can be turned out.
Gao Zhiping led the scouts all the way to the official office of the six gates, and watched the group of people swaggering into the six gates, and suddenly turned pale.
"Captain Gao, I didn't expect this group of people to be patrolling the six gates!" A scout glanced at the pair of arrogant stone lions in front of the official office with fear.
"Yes, but what are the people from the six doors doing at our station, there must be a ghost here, go, hurry back and report!" The more Gao Zhiping thought about it, the more scared he became, so he didn't say a word. He hurried back with the people.
"Old Gao. What's going on? Have you found out? When Li Mingyuan came out, he happened to see Gao Zhiping, who looked panicked, and hurriedly stopped him.
Gao Zhiping looked nervous and pulled Li Mingyuan down to a remote corner and said, "Mingyuan." That's got you guessed. These guys are really not good birds! ”
"Really? Is it from the Huns? Li Mingyuan said excitedly.
"It's not. It's the people of the government! Gao Zhiping said in a panic.
"Official? What is the government sending people to our north gate for? Surveillance? It's just unreasonable, no, I'm going to settle accounts with the new county magistrate! Li Mingyuan heard that it was his own person. I'm even more angry, aren't you fighting in the nest?
"Mingyuan, it's not the government, it's the six doors, it's the people of the six doors!" Gao Zhiping stopped Li Mingyuan.
Li Mingyuan, who was originally indignant, was immediately deflated when he heard the three words of Six Doors. The six doors of this era are no less than the brocade guards of the Ming Dynasty.
"Lao Gao, are you sure?"
"I'm sure!"
Li Mingyuan took a deep breath, and then said with a smile, "Okay, I know that this matter is hard for you, but Lao Gao, I have to ask you for one thing, you must not spread the word out at this time!" Got it? ”
"Huh? For what, I have to report to Hou Ye! Gao Zhiping said excitedly.
"Listen to me, that's right, before the matter is clear, it's better not to alarm the Hou Ye, in this way, you hurry up and shoot a few masters, and keep an eye on those guys around the clock. If they do anything unusual, they will arrest them directly, and pay attention to whether there are any carrier pigeons or anything like that, and if there are, they must find a way to shoot them down! We must not allow these people to leak today's events! Li Mingyuan frowned and arranged.
Gao Zhiping is now obedient to Li Mingyuan, so naturally he will do what he tells him.
"Mingyuan, don't you really need to inform Master Hou? This thing! Seeing Li Mingyuan's unkind gaze, Gao Zhiping shut up very knowingly.
The lobby of the Four Seasons hot pot restaurant was crowded with people, and in the steaming hot pot restaurant, everyone was red with spicy faces. Some talk loudly, some make loud fists, and some stroke their round bellies and enjoy the spicy deliciousness.
In a box upstairs, it was in stark contrast, Li Mingyuan was alone in front of a large pot of delicious food and drank himself. Appears lonely and uncertain.
Originally, he wanted to come to Yuxin to chat for two days to relieve the depression in his heart, but he found that the business is surprisingly good now. As the weather gradually warms up, maybe the best season for eating hot pot is about to pass, so in order to enjoy the delicious food better, simply come to the hot pot restaurant to have a tooth sacrifice whenever you have time.
People are busy working for themselves to earn money, and Li Mingyuan can't force her to drink with him, just when he was going to go back quietly, a beautiful woman appeared.
"Yo, isn't this Li Dacai? Why is it that you are drinking here alone? A wisp of fairy sound sounded in Li Mingyuan's ears, making this thing stunned directly.
Looking up, a peerless beauty came into view, wearing a light blue, white gauze dress, simple and elegant, charming and graceful, elegant jade face often painted with light plum blossom makeup, the original special glass and beautiful face because of becoming a woman and the immature youth showed a trace of charm, seducing the soul.
The face of the country and the city like a fairy, and the fairy who fell into the dust and was contaminated with the slightest trace of dust, and the man suddenly lost his soul, but the most memorable thing was the pair of brilliant starlight eyes. The bright eyes belong to the pale blue, the moonlight is bright, as blue as a sea, if it can fascinate the glitz of a thousand generations. A shallow smile can attract tens of millions of people. There is always a faint and leisurely natural mint fragrance behind him.
"You are, you are the Lord of Wenyu!" Li Mingyuan squinted his eyes, suddenly sobered up halfway, and saluted directly, "Student Li Mingyuan has seen His Royal Highness the County Lord!" ”
Seeing Li Mingyuan so restrained, Zhao Qiying suddenly felt a little bored. I have the impression that Li Mingyuan should be a bohemian maniac, how can he be so boring.
At that moment, Zhao Qiying didn't let Li Mingyuan be exempt, but sat on the chair and ate directly, but unfortunately she didn't notice that there was only a pair of chopsticks on the table, which was obviously used by Li Mingyuan just now.
Besides, Li Mingyuan, he didn't really want to be so respectful, it was purely an instinctive reaction when a person was drunk, and when he came back to his senses and found that Zhao Qiying was not a bird, he was not polite at the moment, and directly excused himself.
To say that this hot pot restaurant is under the leadership of Yuxin, it is really making rapid progress. In addition, there are fat Xiongnu cattle and sheep as meat sources, with carefully prepared ingredients, the taste, there is nothing to say. Looking at Zhao Qiying's eating appearance, you can know the way.
People always say that a woman in love is stupid. But Li Mingyuan felt that this was not comprehensive enough, and a woman who enjoyed food was called brainless. If Zhao Qiqi is allowed to stand in one place, motionless. That's definitely a goddess! Excellent looks, exquisite costumes, and can fully attract the attention of men wherever they go. But once she was asked to sit down at the hot pot table. Hehe, the goddess instantly becomes a female man! (To be continued......)