Chapter Seventy-Seven: A Game Within a Game (Part II)

A group of people dressed as merchants walked out of the south gate, and after walking less than two miles to the south, they turned southeast and left. It was already night, and soon after leaving the city, Liu Yu had a dispute with He Mao, and in the end He Mao couldn't fight with Liu Yu, so he had to give up what he was advocating. All this fell into the eyes of the thoughtful Feng Chengxian, she could feel that the status of these two people in the group was transcendent, but she couldn't figure out which was the lord of the steward surnamed Liu and the attendant surnamed He.

King Huai's power is entangled, and an external "master" may not be a "servant" who has taken root in the capital all the year round, Feng Chengxian didn't care too much, but she was still cautious and made up her mind that King Huai would not hand over the chips she held.

"Miss Feng, we have to travel overnight, if we want to rest, we can be in the carriage, and try not to stop all the way." This was the first sentence that the steward surnamed Liu and the attendant surnamed He came over after arguing. Feng Chengxian has no intention of resting at all now, leaving Chang'an, and leaving the protection of his brother, and if he wants to come back, he may have to wait for the day when King Huai monopolizes power. There is no end in sight.

She glanced back at Chang'an City at night. The hazy and distant city wall is like a huge dry tomb, but this dry tomb is a battlefield for those power strategists to fight for me, authority, the world, except for Chang'an.

"Captain Feng will have great luck in the near future, but he needs the help of nobles." This is the proverb given by the national teacher Wu You after handing Feng Cheng a look.

The elder brother has always valued the "number of lives", if he hadn't listened to the words of the prime minister to join the army when the family was in the middle of the road, the elder brother would not have become the captain of the two major defense divisions in the inner city. The elder brother finally chose to take refuge in the third prince, not because he thought that the third prince was a person who could achieve great things, but because the elder brother valued blood the most. The third prince is the eldest son of Queen Zhao, and he should inherit the throne in terms of seniority.

Her brother has always thought that the three princes will be canonized as the crown prince to inherit the throne, and then they will be able to monopolize the power, but this day is ten years, and it is slowly becoming impossible to wait, the three princes do not please the old emperor, and more importantly, the person who covets the throne on the edge of the sky is already ready to move, and these childish princes in the court cannot be compared with that character at all.

Less than ten miles out of Chang'an City, there were some disputes outside, which seemed to be very intense. Feng Chengxian lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw a shocking scene, a team of patrolling soldiers was about to intercept and investigate, but they were all killed by this group of people in front of everyone, and the blood on the ground was still flowing. Several people dragged the bodies into the grass and cleared the road.

"What happened?" Although Feng Chengxian was in a calm mood, she was also a little frightened at this time. It was the first time she had witnessed someone kill someone, and there were more than a dozen people with weapons in one killing, and these people shot cleanly, and they didn't even blink an eye when they wanted to kill.

"Oh, it's fine." The steward surnamed Liu wiped the blood on the knife and walked over, his face calm, "A few minions are going to make trouble, and they will all be slaughtered." ”

Feng Chengxian stared at the corpses that were dragged to the grass, pointed to one of them, and said, "It doesn't seem to be dead yet!" With that, she pulled a dagger out of her bosom and walked up, she wanted to make up for the dagger that didn't seem to be dead, whether he really died or not, or just her delusion, the important thing was that she wanted to make it clear that she was of the same mind as them.

"Don't Lao Miss Feng make a move." The surnamed Liu walked over, waved the knife is a knife, and under the moonlight, it was clearly visible that there was another blood mark on the person's neck, and then look at the knife on the hand surnamed Liu, which was still stained with blood. It's definitely not a show for her.

"Miss Feng, it will be troublesome to kill a few minions of the imperial court, and the carriage will be left to ride together for the first five miles, can it hold up?"

Hearing that she was going to ride a horse, Feng Chengxian was a little worried, after all, it was her daughter's family, and she might not be able to keep up with the rhythm of these rivers and lakes. But she was very strong, nodded and got into the carriage. Liu Yu was behind her, but he breathed a sigh of relief. He Mao on the side beckoned: "Get on the horse!" ”

He Mao and Liu Yu glanced at each other, and then glanced at the soldier who couldn't act well. If it weren't for the "props" prepared by He Mao to pass the level, Feng Chengxian would have made up for it, no matter how good the scene was, it would have been a gang. Fortunately, Liu Yu's knife cut someone's neck, and the neck did not bleed, but the knife bleed, just like a magic prop, taking advantage of the night, it was fortunate that Feng Chengxian did not find a flaw.

After five miles, the carriage was pushed down the river by several people, and the horses were used instead. There are still a lot of patrols around Chang'an, but Liu Yue knows that it is the Sentinel of the Royal Forest Army who has done it in front, and it is necessary to strictly prevent forks. There was one who rushed directly towards Feng Chengxian, and was "stabbed from behind" by Liu Yu, Feng Chengxian was scared enough, and then he was terrified all the way.

In the early morning, there were more soldiers patrolling the road, and it was difficult to walk, so the group decided to go to the town next to the road to rest for the time being. Liu Yuce stepped forward and reminded: "Miss Feng, you must be careful when staying in the inn, and you must not reveal your identity. ”

Feng Chengxian's body seemed to be able to hold on, and she was a little puzzled why she had to go out day and night, but she did not doubt the words of this surnamed Liu.

The inn is located on the side of the official road, about seventy or eighty miles away from the capital, Liu Yu and others are tethering their horses in the stable, and they heard someone arguing in the front yard, and a merchant with a southern accent is asking the shop guy for directions. Feng Chengxian asked, "Is it the same passerby?" ”

Liu Yu is afraid that he is "the same person", if it is really King Huai's person, and his own manpower is insufficient, it is inevitable that there will be a vicious battle. Liu Yu said: "Miss Feng, don't forget the advice below. ”

Feng Chengxian was very familiar and silent. Liu Yu and He Mao went over to investigate, and saw that they were all short-dressed as Jianghu guests, and they were originally going to leave after staying in the hotel, but for some reason they stayed and reopened the room. The shopkeeper was scolded by the collar, a little indignant, and walked over, Liu Yu asked, "Shopkeeper, who are those?" ”

Listening to Guan Zhongyin, the shopkeeper said in a slightly slower tone: "Who knows Lu Dao!" A group of southern barbarians, not big but with thick arms, a few people should be careful of this passerby, there are guys on their bodies. ”

When the group entered the door, they still bumped into the faces of these people, and the two sides just glanced at each other, and the other party was led by a bearded guest, who was full of alcohol, and went out of the door to find water to wash his face.

Liu Yu and the others entered their own rooms, and Liu Yu specially instructed Feng Chengxian to rest in the room and avoid going out to confront the Jiangnan people.

"Brother Liu, why do we keep following her like this? Can't you forcibly take down the body search? He Mao had an opinion when he went out of the city, and he couldn't help but mention it again at this time.

Liu Yu said in a low voice: "Now we can't be sure what the evidence she is talking about, if it is invisible, there is no way to find it, and the tangible will be hidden by her very tightly." Dealing with her is different from Xu Rong, and ordinary means cannot extort a confession. ”

Liu Yu ordered someone to stun Feng Chengxian with incense, and after a while, the person who returned made a gesture, and everything was in order. Liu Yu and He Mao hurriedly entered Feng Chengxian's room. Feng Chengxian held a dagger in her hand, and after being stunned, she lay on her back on the bed, sleeping peacefully.

Liu Yu looked at her sleeping position and said, "Search your body." ”

He Mao excused himself and said, "It's still Brother Liu." ”

Liu Yue wanted to reach out to search his body, but he felt that it was inappropriate, after all, he was also a man with a family, so he always had to avoid taboos, and he really didn't have a good impression of this Feng Chengxian. Stretched out his hand but retracted it, pointed to an entourage behind He Mao and said, "You come!" ”

The man came over and touched Feng Chengxian's body up and down, not even letting go, as Liu Yu said, he couldn't find any "evidence" at all. After the last moment, Liu Yu took the dagger she was holding, took it out and looked at it, but she didn't notice any clues.

He Mao was a little worried: "I can't find anything anymore, is it true that I want to escort her to Huaidi?" Brother Liu, how is it now, do you want to wake her up with a basin of cold water and find a nearby place for trial? ”

Liu Yu signaled that she was not in a hurry, and asked what method she could use to wake up sooner. He Mao said: "Use cold water to apply to your face, you can wake up faster." ”

Liu Yu sent someone to find cold water to compress her face.

Now Liu Yu is also a little difficult to do, the original plan is very smooth, and Feng Chengxian was successfully taken out of the capital for a while, so there is a time difference, but at this time, I can't find any evidence on her, and I can't force her to comply.

was covered with cold water, Feng Chengxian woke up slowly, and in her daze, Liu Yu pretended to enter the house from outside.

"Steward Liu, I'...... How did you fall asleep? Feng Chengxian sat up from the bed with her temples in her hands, "My head hurts a little." ”

"Maybe you were caught by the wind chill during the night, I'll pour you a cup of tea." Liu Yuxin said that hard can only be used soft, poured a cup of tea from the teapot on the table, and handed it over very kindly, Feng Chengxian said, "Thank you." He took a sip of tea, probably choking and coughing violently. Liu Yu patted her on the back.

may have behaved too intimately, Feng Chengxian avoided it and said, "I didn't expect that Manager Liu was still considerate." ”

Liu Yu smiled and said: "When people are outside, they always have to have some help." I wonder if the evidence on Ms. Fung's body can be handed over to the next person for safekeeping? ”

Feng Chengxian's face immediately became gloomy, and said, "It turns out that Steward Liu is suddenly so considerate for the sake of the little woman's things, hum!" It's really well-intentioned. The little woman said first, when she saw King Huai in Huai, she would definitely hand over what King Huai needed. On the way, don't bother with Steward Liu, the little woman will take care of it. ”

Liu Yu frowned slightly, took the teacup and said, "The tea is a little cold, I'm going to change a hot cup for you." ”

Not long after going out, Liu Yu came back with a cup of hot tea, Feng Chengxian took two sips, felt unwell again, and fell asleep. He Mao and several of his entourage then re-entered the room with their front and back feet.

He Mao asked, "Why did Brother Liu use sweat medicine to stun her again?" ”

"I think I know where her so-called evidence is hidden." Liu Yu put down the teacup, pointed to the entourage who had searched Feng Chengxian's body just now, and said, "You take off her dirty clothes!" ”

"Huh?" The man was a little confused, "The subordinate has carefully checked before, and she ...... There is no entrainment in the jacket. ”

He Mao said angrily: "Brother Liu's words are not good? ”

The man foolishly went to untie Feng Chengxian's belly pocket, and when he untied the belly pocket halfway, even He Mao felt that something was wrong, this Feng Chengxian's belly pocket was actually six belts, and four of them coincided in pairs, which was different from ordinary women's. The woman's belly pocket is an unclean thing, but Liu Yu did not shy away from taking it, and when he turned it over, there were really some small patterns in the belly pocket, and there were two silk silks hidden inside, which were densely packed with words.

"Brother Liu is still careful." He Mao looked at the words on the silk with some surprise, and then looked at Feng Chengxian, who was half-dressed on the bed, and said, "It's just her...... How to dispose of it? ”

Liu Yu asked rhetorically: "How long can a pack of sweat medicine make her sleep?" ”

"One day and one night." He Maodao.

Liu Yu smiled faintly: "Then let her continue to dream here, just find someone to guard in front of the door." ”

Liu Yu and He Mao turned around and went out the door, went to the next room together, and carefully studied the two silk silks. One of them is a letter from Xu Han who colluded with Turkic foreign countries to frame Li Zhongchun's family, which has a detailed description of the implementation of the plan, and also mentions several people, Liu Yu specially asked He Mao for verification, most of them have "evaporated from the world" after this case, but some are in the government and are Xu Han's right and left hands. I never thought that this secret letter would fall into Feng Chengdi's hands a few years later.

There is another letter, which is a letter of allegiance jointly written by Feng Chengdi and several lieutenants of the Yamen of the Chang'an Defense Department to King Huai, which is sincere, with signatures and pledges, but except for Feng Chengdi, the rest have been transferred the day before yesterday, but they are still doing the handover of official positions, and it will take time to really transfer them.

"I didn't expect these ministers to really collude with King Huai." Seeing the letter of allegiance, He Mao was a little shocked, "Fortunately, Brother Liu found out early, and he ordered these people to be transferred one step earlier." Let's hurry back to Chang'an and report this matter to His Majesty, with these incriminating evidence, I am not afraid that we will not be able to convict those ministers who eat inside and outside! ”

"Not in a hurry." Liu Yu didn't seem to be in a hurry, as if he was waiting for something to happen, "Those people downstairs are likely to be the vassals of King Huai, and there are quite a few of them. ”

He Mao is an impatient and a soldier, so he naturally doesn't worry about the fight, and Liu Yu persuaded again: "It's easy to make mistakes when you're busy, and Commander He should learn to calm down." ”

Fortunately, the emperor had a word first, and everything when he went out was under the orders of Liu Yu, a military advisor, so He Mao calmed down and continued to study the two silk silks. Liu Yu waited for a long time, and suddenly said, "What if you say that these two things really fall into the hands of King Huai?" ”

He Mao looked at Liu Yu puzzled, not understanding why he asked: "I should use these things to blackmail Xu Han and his party and Feng Chengdi and others to serve him." ”

Liu Yu said with a smile: "I don't think so, King Huai will definitely strike first and slaughter Feng Cheng's brothers and sisters." ”

Obviously feeling a small half of the shadow outside the window vibrating, Liu Yu continued: "If what I expected is not bad, Xu Han was originally a subordinate of King Huai, and it was also instructed by King Huai to frame Li Zhongchun when Xu Thief, and King Huai also relied on Xu Thief's power in the court to usurp the throne. On one side is the dispensable Feng Chengdi, and on the other side is the right minister of a very human minister, no matter how dull King Huai is, he knows how to make trade-offs. ”

He Mao nodded and said, "I am just the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, and I have a straighter temperament, and I only know how to follow orders." Brother Liu is brave and resourceful, and his analysis is thorough. ”

Liu Yu asked again: "Commander He, what do you say Feng Chengdi has to turn around this time?" ”

"Leeway?" He Mao said angrily, "Go back and catch him five horses and divide the body, and see how he turns around!" ”

Liu Yu sighed and shook his head: "Feng Chengdi's biggest backer is not King Huai, but the third prince. If he received the news in advance this time, he would definitely collude with the three princes, and if he rebelled at this time, what chance would he have of winning? ”

"How dare that thief?" He Mao was a little shocked, and muttered, "The Imperial Forest Army changes guards and garrisons in the palace every day, and there are only three thousand guards, and they are scattered everywhere...... If the three princes suddenly attack one place, we will definitely be caught off guard. ”

Liu Yu sighed: "If the three princes then falsely pass on the holy decree and block the gates of Chang'an, the emperor will not be able to transfer troops from the two barracks outside the city into the city, and then the palace will be like an urn. ”

He Maoqian stood up and said, "Then why don't you go back to Chang'an and report to the emperor?" ”

"You can't rush it." Liu Yu emphasized again, "Now everything is going according to our plan, Feng Chengdi and the third prince will not receive any news." ”

He Mao was a little cramped and uneasy, and kept asking people to inquire about the situation of those merchants from Huaidi, and after about an hour, someone hurriedly came to report: "The woman surnamed Feng has run away!" ”

He Mao was frightened, and hurriedly went to Feng Chengxian's room next door to check, but the real person was gone, and he jumped from the second floor to escape. Not only did they flee, but they also stole a fast horse, and set off for more than half an hour.

"Didn't you keep watch at the door?" He Mao roared at his subordinates like a lion, "A woman can't stand it? ”

Those guards were a little frightened, and they couldn't understand why Feng Chengxian, who had drunk a packet of sweat medicine, would wake up so quickly. Only Liu Yu smiled secretly in his heart, a pack of sweat medicine is enough to sleep for a day and a night, and the sweat medicine on a fingernail cover is good for a good time to sleep on a stick of incense.