While Xu Ji and Xu Wei were talking, Shi Ah came in with the curtain of the tent. This world's first swordsman was the first person to cross the river, and after crossing the river, he went to Chang'an alone, hoping that with his superior skills, he could sneak into Chang'an City and carefully investigate.

Chang'an City is now in chaos, and even the shadows under Xu Wei are difficult to blend into Chang'an City, because now Chang'an City, whether it is Wang Yun's side or Lu Bu's side, is very guarded against outsiders, especially those who enter Chang'an City after the Chang'an Rebellion. That's why Xu Wei couldn't figure out what was going on in Chang'an City. But Shi A is different, but how to say it, after all, Shi A is the real boss of the hero Lou Ming, and he has lived in Chang'an for a long time, and because of his lofty status in swordsmanship, he has more ways in Chang'an City.

When Xu Ji and Xu Wei saw Shi A coming in, they stopped talking and looked at Shi A with a concerned expression.

Shi A came to Xu Ji's side, sat down casually, and said indifferently to Xu Ji: "Fortunately, I am not dishonored!" "Xu Ji and Xu Qi are overjoyed, if they can figure out what happened in Chang'an City, then the chances of winning this trip to Chang'an will be a few points higher, otherwise Xu Ji can only take a strong attack to pacify Chang'an.

But that's definitely not what Xu Ji wants to see, Wang Yun and Lu Bu don't say it, Hanzhong and Xiliang, which are now close to Chang'an, are simply two powder kegs, and it's not just themselves who are staring at Chang'an, if they can't hold their breath and choose the wrong time to start a war with Chang'an, if they don't get it right, they will be dragged into the quagmire of war, and it will be difficult to get out. Now Xu Ji doesn't have so many troops in his hands to invest in the battle situation in Chang'an. Now Shi Ah said this, which undoubtedly brought him great news.

Shi A looked at Xu Ji. said indifferently: "Wen Feng is right, Chang'an City is indeed difficult to enter now. On the way to Chang'an, I encountered no less than a dozen patrol troops sent by Wang Yun, who were searching the villages in the suburbs of Chang'an. After arriving at Chang'an City, I saw that there was a very strict inspection at the gate of Chang'an City. Anyone with a suspicious identity will be turned away, and even worse. was directly caught and sent to the government for inspection. Seeing Xu Wei nodding uncontrollably, Xu Ji frowned and said, "Isn't there a panic in Chang'an City?" Xu Wei shook his head and said: "That's not true, outsiders generally show their feet in their accents, so the real residents of Chang'an have nothing to do." There are also people in our hands who learn from Chang'an people to speak vividly, but the problem is that even if we infiltrate Chang'an City, there is no way to gain a foothold, the hero building we opened in Chang'an has been seized, and many Yanzhou businessmen and our brothers who are disguised as storytellers have been arrested. This is obviously aimed at us, I really don't understand why Wang Yun is so confident, according to common sense, at most send someone to monitor first. Our men in Chang'an City have always been very careful, and we don't know where to show our horses' feet. When Xu Ji heard this, Guo Tu's cold face flashed in his mind. Snorted coldly: "Do you need to say this? Yuan Shao and Wang Yun have always colluded, Guo Tu was caught by us when he was in Jizhou, and he was taken to the Hero Building. With his IQ, it should be easy to think that the building is the property of our Yanzhou military, and Guo Tu will not fail to remind Wang Yun. ”

Xu Wei's face became extremely ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Hmph! Guo Tu, see how much time you have left to fight against me in Yanzhou! Xu Ji said with a smile: "Guo Tu's time is short, Yuan Shao is already in the waning mountains, and his breath is dying." It's not enough to worry about. That's right, Wen Feng. In this case, we can pretend to be a native of Chang'an at the gate of the city, and then stay in the inn of Chang'an City. ”

Xu Wei hung his head and said: "Wang Yun thought of this again, all outsiders who live in Chang'an City must show an identity certificate to the inn. This identity certificate was issued by the city guards when the identity was confirmed at the city gate, so even if you can pretend to be a Chang'an person to enter Chang'an, there is no way to gain a foothold in Chang'an. Now in Chang'an. Even beggars had to be under the unified management of Wang Yun. Xu Ji laughed at it: managing beggars? It's really a shame that Wang Yun can think of it, does Wang Yun want to be the leader of the beggar gang?

Shi A said at this time: "Fortunately, I have an old friend who has died in the city guard at the east gate of Chang'an City. Otherwise, it's really not easy to get in. ”

Xu Ji smiled and said: "Brother Shi has a wide network in Chang'an, and he wants to enter Chang'an City." Naturally, it's much easier than those of us outsiders. By the way, does Brother Shi know why Chang'an City is in such a mess? Shi Ah pondered for a while. Cai said: "After I entered Chang'an City, I found an apprentice who I had already placed in Wang Yun's mansion as a guard, and after inquiry, I learned that Chang'an became like this and started with the war in Hanzhong. ”

Looking at Xu Ji and Xu Wei who were staring at him with both eyes, Shi Ah said: "When Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu fought in Hanzhong for a long time, the war has been in a stalemate, at least before Liu Bei rushed to Hanzhong. ”

Xu Ji nodded, he knew this matter, because Jia Xu didn't really want to attack Hanzhong, and now he was attacking Hanzhong to create chaos in Chang'an, otherwise ten Hanzhong would not be a problem. Shi A said: "Wang Yun is very concerned about the war in Hanzhong, but he is helpless, especially after the three brothers of Liu Bei rushed to Hanzhong, Wang Yun has seen the courage of the three brothers, and he also knows that it is difficult to capture in a hurry, so he agreed with Mr. Jia Xu's opinion, and sent Liu Zhang, the son of Liu Yan, who has been an official in Chang'an, to Jia Xu, and asked Jia Xu to use Liu Zhang to capture Hanzhong."

Xu Ji didn't speak, and what Shi A said was exactly the same as Jia Xu's plan until now. Because Zhang Lu is an ambitious person, in history, Zhang Lu can give his beautiful stepmother to Liu Yan for his own future, and there is nothing else he can't do. Jia Xu wants to go to Liu Zhang in the hope that Liu Zhang can see clearly what kind of person this Zhang Lu is, and then put Liu Zhang back, and ask Liu Zhang to speak ill of Zhang Lu in front of Liu Yan, so that Hanzhong and Yizhou will kill each other, and he will save a lot of strength when he captures Yizhou in the future.

Of course, Shi Ah knew about Jia Xu's plan. With a wry smile: "Who knew that Wang Yun sent someone to escort Liu Zhang's army was attacked by unknown figures not long after leaving Chang'an City, and the army sent there was no one alive, and Liu Zhang didn't see anyone alive or dead." It seems to disappear into thin air. Xu Ji and Xu Wei looked at each other, he and Jia Xu couldn't calculate that Liu Zhang would be kidnapped.

Xu Ji frowned and said, "Is this matter settled now?" ”

Shi Ah shook his head and said, "Liu Zhang has not been whereabouts until now. Because this matter is too embarrassing, and because it is related to the development of the war situation in Hanzhong. Therefore, Wang Yun strictly ordered his subordinates to keep it secret, and this apprentice of mine also knew nothing about this matter. If I hadn't known a lot about Mr. Jia Xu's layout, I wouldn't have guessed the inside story. This apprentice of mine only went to the scene with Wang Yun to investigate after the incident. Xu Ji snorted coldly: "But what clues can show who is dry?" ”

Shi Ah said coldly: "My apprentice said that the one who started seems to be from Xiliang. Although there was not a single corpse of the Xiliang people at the scene, some weapons unique to the Xiliang people were found on the battlefield. ”

Xu Ji thought in his heart: So what? Wasn't he deceived by Zhang Ren when he came to Chang'an? At that time, I thought it was a cavalry of the state.

Shi A glanced at Xu Ji's expression, knew what Xu Ji was thinking, and said slowly: "As the lord thinks, these things really can't be said, but Wang Yun himself is a person with a lot of nature, and after the thunderstorm, he began to investigate who was the most suspicious." At this time, news came from Chang'an, saying that Liu Yan's other two sons had also disappeared in Chang'an, and there was no trace of a fight in the place where Liu Yan's two sons were placed under house arrest. Only a few pedestrians saw a large group of people coming outside the mansion, and some people entered the mansion, and after a short time the pair disappeared. And that time happened to be when Wang Yun received the news that Liu Zhang had been kidnapped and rushed out of the city. ”

Xu Ji was stunned when he heard this, if it was said that Liu Zhang was snatched away by force, then there were many people who could do this, but now even Liu Yan's son in Chang'an City will disappear, which is obviously not something that foreign forces can do. Those who can do this will definitely have great power in Chang'an City.

Xu Ji's eyes flashed. Ning said: "Could it be that Wang Yun arrested Yang Biao because of this?" Shi A nodded and said, "Lord Mingjian, Lord Yang Biao and Ma Teng, a native of Xiliang, were originally friends of each other, so Wang Yun's suspicions are very reasonable. In short, not long after Wang Yun returned. Wang Yun arrested Yang Biao, and the charges were not revealed, but it was obviously related to Liu Yan's two sons. Of course, Xu Ji knew the importance of Liu Yan's three sons to Wang Yun. In Wang Yun's opinion. What he needs most now is to control the Chang'an area, and Liu Yan in Hanzhong has always been his confidant. Even if he didn't provoke Liu Yan, Liu Yan would deliberately plot to seize Chang'an. It is impossible for him not to consider the issue of his successor, so Liu Yan's three sons have become Liu Yan's weakness at this time, as long as he grasps these three sons, Wang Yun can calmly arrange and slowly clean up Liu Yan.

But now that Liu Yan's three sons are lost, what else can he do to curb Liu Yan? However, Wang Yun obviously thinks too highly of Liu Yan, in this era, for those big families, the interests of the family are the most important, Liu Yan and Wang Yun don't know yet, Zhang Song, a famous man in Yizhou, has run to the Central Plains, and he will send it left and right with a map of entering Yizhou.

As long as it is necessary, these seemingly invincible big men will be stabbed in the back by others immediately, except for their own worries, I am afraid that other princes love and hate these families, which can make people strong in an instant, and can make people have nothing in an instant. Ignoring Xu Ji's contemplation, Xu Wei said on the side: "I see, if I were replaced, I would also suspect Yang Biao, after all, during the Chang'an Rebellion, Ma Teng was invited by Yang Biao." Now Yang Biao is using the power of the Xiliang people to rescue Liu Yan's son. The only thing that is suspicious is that Ma Teng is very dissatisfied with Liu Yan's self-made yellow robe some time ago, and at this time, Ma Teng may not help Yang Biao to help Liu Yan. Xu Ji said in a deep voice: "Don't forget Ma Teng's friend Han Sui." This Han Sui has always been dissatisfied with the Han court, as early as the reign of the first emperor, this Han Sui plotted against the border pass, if it weren't for Lord Zhang Wen, this Han Sui would have been a disaster party a long time ago, so if Yang Biao really planned to do this, Han Sui could help, but the question is is is this really Yang Biao's doing? Shi A frowned and said: "I don't think Yang Biao will do this, although the Yang family and the Yuan family are married, but Yang Biao and Yuan Shu have an essential difference. For a person like Liu Yan who privately tries to be the emperor, Yang Biao should be cautious in avoiding trouble. Courteously stand. If it is said that Yang Biao used Liu Yan's matter to fight with Wang Yun to compete for power in Chang'an, it is very likely. But if Liu Yan's son is let go, I believe Yang Biao will not be so stupid. Xu Ji patted his thigh and said, "That's right." And even if Si Yang Biao is really so stupid. So how is the connection between him and Han Sui? Now that the war in Xiliang is in turmoil, Ma Teng confronts Han Sui and Li Dao Guo Yan, Yang Biao really wants to contact Han Sui and asks Han Sui to conceal that Ma Teng sent a part of the Xiliang soldiers through the blockade of Li Dao Guo Yandi's troops, and came to the suburbs of Chang'an unknowingly. It's a bit too difficult. So I suspect that someone else is at the scene behind this. Xu Wei snorted coldly and said: "Then it must be Lu Bu, this kid also has enough strength to do this in Chang'an, don't forget, Lu Bu's subordinates themselves are Xiliang cavalry, and they are the top masters, even if he didn't leave Chang'an on the day of the accident." But it is not difficult for the thugs under his command to kidnap Liu Zhang, not to mention others. Let's talk about Huaxiong, even if it is placed in Yanzhou, that skill is definitely within the top ten, at least Zhang He's kid is not his opponent. ”

Shi Ah immediately shook his head, obviously thinking that what Xu Wei said was illogical. Xu Ji glared at Xu Wei angrily and said: "But in Chang'an City, Lu Bu doesn't have enough political strength to rescue Liu Yan's other two sons, don't forget that those guards who are guarding Liu Yan's son are out of thin air, no matter what, Lu Bu is still Wang Yun's subordinate in name." The guards sent by Wang Yun would not obey Lu Bu's orders, if Lu Bu wanted to rescue Liu Yan's two sons. Only come hard. So at least in the matter of kidnapping Liu Yan's two sons, Yang Biao's suspicion is greater, after all, Yang Biao's identity is a captain, as a captain. I want to see one or two prisoners. That's just the right thing to do. However, this possibility is also very small, those people sent by Wang Yun must be his henchmen, and they must know the fact that their master and Yang Biao are not in harmony. In this case, Wang Yun's subordinates were asked to hand over Liu Yan's son to Yang Biao. And even his own willingly follow others, which is simply unreasonable. Shi A and the two nodded. Xu Wei scratched his head, and said with a smile: "This matter is really stilted, now it seems that the person who does this must have the ability to take care of both inside and outside Chang'an City, the problem is that Yang Biao has no soldiers in his hands, it is impossible to rob people, and Lu Bu has no power in his hands and it is impossible to quietly take away Liu Yan's other two sons, but if Lu Bu and Yang Biao join forces, it is possible, but the question is when will the two of them become a party?" And the most critical thing is that as the lord said, Yang Biao is not sure enough to take away Liu Yandi's two sons. Shi A said categorically: "This matter must be related to Lu Bu, because after Liu Yan's two sons disappeared, Wang Yun once sent people to search closely in Chang'an City, but found nothing, that is, the people who robbed Liu Yan's two sons have already left the city, at that time, because Liu Zhang was outside the city, although the defenders of Chang'an did not know anything, but the whole city was under martial law, but without the consent of Wang Yun or Lu Bu, how could anyone leave the city with a swagger?" Therefore, it is more likely that Lu Bu and Yang Biao colluded in this matter. Looking at Lu Bu's current posture of dividing the city and ruling the city, he knows that Wang Yun's suspicions are not groundless. Xu Wei thought about it so much that he couldn't think of a reason, so he smiled bitterly: "But we now know the reason, as for the mastermind behind this matter, I don't think there is any need to bother looking for it, anyway, now that Chang'an is in chaos, we will do a big job."

At this time, Xu Ji's mind flashed because of the conversation between the two, and he said loudly: "I know who did this." Shi A and Xu Wei looked at Xu Ji in amazement when they heard this, and the latter said excitedly: "I think this matter is most likely to be Wang Yun's suspicion, Wang Yun really couldn't find an excuse to deal with Yang Biao and Lu Bu before making this decision." self-directed and self-acted to make such a play. Liu Zhang's three sons must still be in Wang Yun's hands! ”

Shi A and Xu Wei were shocked when they heard this, and felt that things were a little incredible, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that only this explanation made sense, in Chang'an City, the army of Xiliang could be mobilized, the city gate could be opened at will, and the person who could easily transfer Liu Zhang away was Wang Yun? Xu Ji sneered and said, "This Wang Yun is really vicious, and he actually used a bitter meat trick. It's a pity that the group of soldiers who escorted Liu Zhang out of the city and went to Zhang Xiu were all confused, they couldn't have imagined that they would die under the scheme of their master. ”

After saying that, a dark cloud appeared on Xu Ji's face. The expression on his face was cloudy, obviously worried about something. Shi Ah didn't notice. He just let out a long breath and said, "The Lord is right. In this way, Wang Yun is justified in arresting Yang Biao. Especially to say that Yang Biao and Liu Yan are irreversible friends, this point makes Yang Biao speechless. And you can also be involved with Lu Bu by the way. Xu Wei frowned and said, "But there is one thing I don't understand, where did Wang Yun secretly get Liu Yandi's three sons?" And that's not the crux of the matter. You must know that attacking Hanzhong has always been Wang Yundi's wish, and in the plan he and Mr. Jia Xu formulated, Liu Yan's three sons are really an extremely important link, but now? These three Liu Yan sons can't show up, so isn't Wang Yun's plan to attack Hanzhong a failure? Everyone can see that it is by force alone. Zhang Xiu's army had absolutely no hope of victory. Could it be that Wang Yun is suspicious of Mr. Jia Xu? Xu Wei's words shocked Shi A, Xu Ji's face sank like water, and he snorted coldly: "This is what I'm worried about, Xu Wei, you said that the connection between you and Wenhe is much more difficult than before." Aren't there a lot of Wang Yundi people on the way to Zhang Rust's army? This shows that Wang Yun is likely to have begun to guard against Wenhe. Otherwise, Wang Yun would not have let go of the strategy that had been set, and instead hid Liu Yan's three sons and did not send them to Wen He, it seems that something must have happened. Wang Yun became suspicious of Wen He. Xu Wei changed color and said: "If this is the case, General Zhang Xiu and they will be in danger." ”

Xu Ji said coldly: "Wen Feng, do you know how long the grain and grass in Wenhe can last?" Xu Wei's face softened when he heard this, and said: "Grain and grass is not a problem, Mr. Jia Xu brought enough grain and grass before leaving, I am afraid that Mr. Jia Xu will not be careful." suffered Wang Yun's secret loss. ”

Xu Ji laughed and said, "Wen Feng." I'm afraid there will be no more than five people in the world who can make Jia Xu suffer, but I dare to guarantee that Wang Yun is definitely not one of them. ”

Thinking about Jia Xu's amazing intelligence, Xu Wei felt a little relieved. Xu Ji sneered: "Think about it. It's been a month since this change occurred in Chang'an, but why hasn't Wang Yun taken any action against Wen and them? That was Wang Yun knowing that he was not sure to deal with Zhang Xiu's army. Therefore, as long as the grain and grass are sufficient, the safety of Zhang Xiu's army will definitely not be a problem for the time being. ”

Jia Xu and Shi A nodded. Xu Ji's face turned full. frowned and said, "I'm worried about how much Wang Yun suspects Wen He now." Or what kind of bureau is Wang Yun setting up now, and what method is used to deal with Wen He. At least we should know what Wang Yun had doubts about Wen He because of something. Now we don't know anything, but we have only seen some superficial phenomena of the Chang'an Rebellion. And guessing the truth of the matter indiscriminately, if you act rashly, it is definitely taboo for soldiers. Xu Ji paused, sorted out his thoughts, and said in a deep voice: "Now it seems that there are three things I am worried about, the first thing, does Wang Yun suspect the secret relationship between Dao Jiaxu and my Yanzhou, if Wang Yun is suspicious, then the most dangerous person is Zhang Ji who is participating in the alliance of Yuan Shao's princes, Wang Yun and Yuan Shao have always been in contact, if Wang Yun tells Yuan Shao the news, then before my Yanzhou army and Yuan Shao start a war, Zhang Ji is in danger." ”

When Xu Wei heard this, he immediately fidgeted, stood up and shouted loudly, called in a personal soldier, and gave him a few simple orders, asking him to rush to Yuzhou, pass the news to Zhang Ji, and ask him to act carefully. After Xu Ji waited for the pro-soldier to go out, he said coldly: "The second thing I'm worried about is that if Wang Yun really doubts my relationship with Wen He, then will it be a trap set by Wang Yun to cross the river now and come to the vicinity of Chang'an." Even Shi Ah your apprentice may be part of this layout, if Wang Yun really wants to be wary of me, there is no reason not to be wary of Shi Ah you in advance. ”

Xu Wei's face changed immediately, but Shi A snorted coldly. Xu Ji said with a heavy heart: "The third thing I'm worried about is that Wang Yun's current situation in Chang'an is not dominant, at least Lu Bu is opposed to him, if Wang Yun guesses the relationship between us and Wenhe again, then now he should understand that he is already alone in Chang'an, but he still dares to play so big, this is obviously another powerful helper." Seeing that the two of them were a little puzzled, Xu Ji patiently explained: "Wang Yun hid Liu Yan's three sons, and those of us who are new to the city can guess the key, can't Wang Yun think that with Jia Xu's IQ, he will definitely guess the truth of the matter?" But Wang Yun did this, which was clearly not taking Jia Xu to heart, or in other words, Wang Yun had already thought of a way to deal with Wenhe. Wen He is obviously aware of this, so he will appear in the situation of Hanzhong standing still, obviously waiting to see the development of the situation. But we lost contact with Wen He, and we couldn't figure out Wen He's current situation and what Wang Yun was thinking now. It is even very likely that Wang Yun will be regarded as a pawn in his Chang'an chess game. The faces of Shi Ah and the others immediately became ugly, how ugly. Xu Ji let out a long breath and said: "Of course, these are my conjectures, it is very likely that things are not so bad, knowing that this incident happened a month ago, if Wang Yun really suspected the relationship between Wen He and me, then my fake disappearance would definitely be revealed, if Wang Yun already knew the truth of the matter at that time, I was afraid that he would have told Yuan Shao the news earlier, then Yuan Shao should have made a big fuss about this matter and attacked me a month ago." After all, kidnapping the emperor, pretending to be missing, and provoking a war in the Central Plains will make the world stunned. This is a great opportunity for my reputation to plummet, but Wang Yun and Yuan Shao didn't do it, especially since I've been here for almost a month, and Youzhou has fallen into my hands, but they haven't moved, if they really know about the relationship between me and Wenhe, and don't take action, it would be really strange, so there must be something else in this that we don't know. ”

After a pause, Xu Ji concluded: "So it is also possible that Wang Yun has secretly sent Liu Zhang to Wen He, and asked Wen He to hold his troops for the first time, and then let Wen He use Liu Zhang to deal with the enemies in Hanzhong after he finishes cleaning up Lu Bu." As for the problem of road blockade that Wen Feng said, it was just that Wang Yun was cautious and didn't want to leak the news, after all, he sent someone to escort Liu Zhang, and then secretly sent someone to hijack this kind of thing, and it was really detrimental to Wang Yun's reputation. ”

Shi A and Xu Wei's faces were a little better, and there was indeed such a possibility. Xu Ji stood up and said coldly: "In short, everything in Chang'an is plausible now, if we don't understand the key to it, we will definitely be dragged into the quagmire of war and cannot extricate ourselves, and it will have a great impact on the great cause of our Yanzhou conquest, so we must contact the above now to see if Liu Zhang is in his hands." ”

Immediately, Xu Ji smiled again and said, "Maybe we can find out the answer from Wenhe!" (To be continued......)