Chapter 121: The Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell

"Little Brother Liu, are you saying that there are spies among us?"

As soon as the lights were on, Han Sheng rushed to the county seat of Huaxian County with the large army, and asked in surprise and nervousness after listening to Liu Yu's narration.

Liu Yu said with a solemn expression: "This spy not only knows the purpose of our trip, but also informs and obtains the handwritten letter of King Huai a few days in advance, thinking that he is not in the position of an ordinary pawn, it is likely that he is still ......."

Han Sheng saw that Liu Yu's language stopped again, and said, "Little Brother Liu might as well say it directly." ”

Liu Yu took out a silver needle dyed black at the tip of the needle and said, "This is the result of the previous test in the meal of Tang Cai and Uncle and Uncle Gan Mao, doesn't Brother Han think that the problem is a bit serious?" ”

Han Sheng was shocked and said, "They can't grab people, so they want to kill people?" But has it been found out who poisoned it? ”

King Huai wanted to poison people if he couldn't get anyone, so that the court would also be empty, and his heart was also vicious. If it is really succeeded by King Huai's people, this group of people will be blamed for a small matter, and Guanzhong may have to add tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of lonely souls and wild ghosts.

"It's just been a while, I'm going to find Brother Han, your meal has just been ready, and I asked the people in the kitchen, saying that there is a person who is not tall, and he sneaked into the kitchen and disappeared in a flash, and the outside is heavily guarded, thinking that only we have such conditions and opportunities. After the cook finished delivering the food, he said that the man's vicious body resembled that of an adult surnamed Ming. ”

Liu Yu said that there is no evidence, in fact, he does not need evidence. If he reported this to the emperor, the emperor would be suspicious of his intentions, but if it was Han Sheng or Qu Ning, who was accompanying him, the emperor's suspicion would increase a lot. Liu Yu's purpose was not to get rid of a mere Ming Jin, but the King of Chu behind Ming Jin. Liu Yu already felt that he had no common language with the King of Chu.

Liu Yu continued: "In order not to let the spies be suspicious. I asked the doctor to prescribe a dose of medicine. Ling Tang Cai and Gan Mao vomited and diarrhea after eating. It is no different from poisoning, and at night, he will fake his death and hide it from King Huai. took it from the sky and crossed the sea, and secretly sent the two uncles and nephews to Chang'an. ”

Han Sheng praised: "Good plan, good plan." This place is too close to Huaidi, if they send someone to rob it, it is difficult to guarantee that the uncle and nephew will not be damaged. In this way, the spy thinks that he has succeeded. Let your guard down. ”

"In order to prevent leakage, only you and me, as well as Qu Ning and Tang Cai's uncle and nephew, know about this matter. When I turned around, I was going to ask the soldiers to find two dead bodies and put them in coffins, pretending to be Tang Cai's uncle and nephew, and accompany the large army to Chang'an. And let Tang Cai's uncle and nephew pretend to be soldiers with the army, pretend to order Qi Fang to go to the side on an errand, and secretly escort them into Chang'an. ”

Han Sheng nodded, very satisfied with Liu Yu's arrangement. After all, it is nearly two thousand miles away from Chang'an, and it is a neutral area of the imperial court and the Huai King along the way, as well as other vassal territories, so it is difficult to ensure the safety of Tang Cai and Gan Mao.

That night, a good show was officially staged. Tang Cai and a cold vomited and diarrhea for more than two hours. gradually "comatose", after the diagnosis of Qu Ning, a royal medical woman. When he came out, he said four words to the people waiting at the door: "Prepare for the future." ”

Liu Yu deliberately paid attention to Ming Jin, and his face was indeed a lot lighter. He thought he had accomplished his mission. I couldn't help but feel sad for the old emperor, how could he overlook and arrange this spy of King Huai to his most valued son. There is a minister of the humerus who is close to the king of Huai to give advice, not only is his every move completely under the control of the king of Huai, but he will also be instilled with an incorrect way of thinking and paralyzed.

Of course, Liu Yu also has a bolder assumption, that is, the old emperor knew early on that Lu Dao Mingjin was a spy of the king of Chu, and he was sent to the king of Chu precisely to make the king of Huai think that the treacherous plan had succeeded, so he was careless, thinking that he could control everything. Afterwards, he informed the King of Chu of Ming Jin's identity, and asked him to act in front of Ming Jin, and by the way, he could occasionally play "Jiang Gan stealing books" to interfere with the information obtained by King Huai.

No matter what, Liu Yue didn't want to pay attention to this Ming Jin's identity. Han Sheng and Qu Ning said that it was their business, anyway, he himself should not know about it at all.

That night, Liu Yu brought in the county lieutenant Lin, and in the entire Hua County, the only thing he could believe was this loyal courtier who was desperate to protect Tang Cai's uncle and nephew. Although he did not tell the truth, it also showed that there were spies in the team on this trip, and they wanted to find two dead bodies to pretend to be Tang Cai's uncle and nephew. Now it was too late to find the corpse, so I had to go to death row to find two prisoners of comparable appearance, fed poison and died, and that night Qi Fang and Zhang Wuzhu, who were looking for trust, carried the corpses into Tang Cai and Gan Mao's room to steal the beams and change the pillars.

From beginning to end, except for Qu Ning, who was curing the disease, no one had seen their uncle and nephew, and even Ming Jin had not seen each other. These two people do have the effect of hiding from the world. It's just that Liu Yue feels that the methods are a little cruel, although the prisoners on death row will be beheaded after the autumn, but after all, they are two fresh lives. For the sake of power and scheming and the millions of people affected by the disaster in Guanzhong, we can't care too much. comforted himself a few times in his heart, as if these two people were sacrificing their lives for the people affected by the disaster in Guanzhong, and it was valuable to die.

Everything was ready, and Liu Yucai hurriedly held a small meeting with trusted people. In addition to Liu Yu himself, there are Xu Xuanzhu, Han Sheng, Qi Fang and Zhang Wuzhu. Even Su Yan, Qu Zhu and Hu Xuan were not notified. Liu Yu told his plan, and everyone also understood the importance of the period, after all, everything had to be done seamlessly close to the enemy border, and from the next day everything had to be pretended to be irreparable, Mingli escorted Tang Cai and Gan Mao's coffins, but secretly sent the real bodies of the two of them to the capital.

This time, Liu Yu handed over the task to Qi Fang, and Liu Yu's selfishness was included, and if it could be completed, it would be a great credit. At that time, Liu Jue will have a fall, and Liu Yu and Qi Fang will also be able to change from friends to brothers-in-law and brother-in-law, and the relationship can take a step forward.

"Brother Qi, everything depends on you." Liu Yu asked after the most reluctance.

Qi Fang can also understand that this is Liu Yu's opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and he is a little grateful in his heart, if he hadn't met Liu Yu at the beginning, he might have to be a lieutenant until he was discharged from the army, and he would never come out. "Brother Liu Xian, don't worry, swear to the death for your brother and send the two of them to the capital."

On the second day, as soon as the gates were opened, it was convenient to set off. Originally, Qi Fang was inconspicuous in the group, and his departure would not attract too much attention from others. But Liu Yu still thought about the reason, and said that he was sending Qi Fang to inform the news of Chu Wanghua County.

"Did you suspect that Ming Jin was a spy for a long time?" Seeing Qi Fang away, Qu Ning took the opportunity to ask Liu Yudao.

Liu Yu borrowed Qu Ning only because of her medical skills, and when she heard the words, she spread her hands and said: "I don't understand what Qu Yinu means." ”

"Why didn't you inform the King of Chu earlier and let the King of Chu take precautions?" Qu Ning asked.

"Do you think that the king of Chu will listen to what he says?"

Qu Ning was speechless, and indeed based on her observations that day, the King of Chu had no trust in Liu Yu at all. If he said it, it would only make Ming Jin know earlier, and maybe he would cooperate with King Huai's people to kill people.

All good medicine is carried out in an orderly manner, and the coffin must be sent to Fangzhou County first, and then continue to work according to the emperor's will. In addition, he had to go to the farm to buy sweet potatoes and come back as seeds for planting, because the sweet potatoes were not yet ripe at this time, in order not to make the people have losses, Liu Yu specially asked Hu Xuan and Qu Zhu and others to buy them with the money of the county government. Even without Tang Cai and Gan Mao's uncle and nephew, sweet potatoes still have to be introduced, and this matter did not arouse too much suspicion from Ming Jin.

However, Liu Yue could estimate that Ming Jin should also invite King Huai to introduce sweet potatoes to expand the grain reserves, so as to continue to fight against the imperial court. In the battle between the two armies, the grain and grass are often the ultimate success or failure, and only when there is grain can there be soldiers, and only when there is grain can there be morale. Although sweet potatoes are not the best military rations, with sweet potatoes, people can turn in more white rice and expand their reserves. However, without the cultivation experience of Tang Cai and Gan Maoliang's uncle and nephew, the king of Chu wanted to promote the cultivation of sweet potatoes, and it would take several times more effort in cultivation, season, and pest control, and it would take several years to achieve results.

As soon as the group returned to Fangzhou City, the King of Chu hurriedly rushed back from Mingzhou County, and when he saw the coffin, the King of Chu's face was also very unsightly.

Su Yan didn't inform him that he had told the emperor about the sweet potatoes in the playbook, which made him very annoyed, but in the playbook, Su Yan didn't specialize in it, which made him a little relieved. Because the grain harvest in Mingzhou County has come to an end, and there was a deviation in the grain harvest in Fangzhou County before, the king of Chu in Mingzhou had to go down to check the quality of the grain in person, so he didn't have time to come over to greet him. Who knew that there was a deviation in Lu Dao, which caused Tang Cai and Gan Mao to die unexpectedly, which was originally a merit, but now it has become.

"General Liu, this king will truthfully play the emperor in this matter. Hello for yourself. Seeing Liu Yu, the King of Chu didn't have anything else to say, and he threw down such a sentence that made Liu Yu very unhappy without even saying hello.

Liu Yue knew that the two had completely broken up. (To be continued......)