As soon as Xu Shao'an returned to his tent, he ordered Cheng Fei to be found and told Chai Rong that he agreed to go into the mountain to contact Wang Feng in person. Cheng Fei was also overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered Xu Yong, the leader of the guards, to gather all the guards and prepare to escort Xu Shao'an into the mountain. During this time, following Xu Shaoan to work in the "Kaifeng Detention Office" can be said to be the most boring period since Cheng Fei crossed over. Now that he is about to reunite with his brothers who have been separated for many days, his mood is naturally very happy - in fact, not only Cheng Fei, but also all the guards and even Xu Shaoan, are in a similar mood to him.

There was not much time, Xu Yong's side made all the preparations, a platoon of guards were fully armed, secretly brought their belongings, and according to Cheng Fei's instructions, put on the "Flying Dragon Army" camouflage combat uniform that had been placed for a long time in the Zhou army's robes, and lined up outside Xu Shao'an's tent, just waiting for their master to come out of the tent. In the camp tent, Xu Shaoan and Cheng Fei also packed up neatly, put on a small package of their personal belongings, put on the official uniform of the "Flying Dragon Army" who had also not been on for a long time, and then put on the military robe of Zhou Zhou, and walked out of the camp side by side - in order to save time, Xu and Cheng did not make radio contact with the "Southern Route Army" again, but decided to go directly up the mountain to find Tang Chao and Muttel according to the location information they had obtained before.

Just when Xu and Cheng were about to move the saddle and get on the horse, a sharp and rapid voice suddenly came from behind: "Lord Xu go slowly, Lord Xu and wait." ”

Xu and Cheng couldn't help but move in their hearts when they heard this, because there is only one kind of person who can make this kind of sound, that is, the eunuchs in the palace, and the eunuchs who came to find them at this time are likely to come to pass the decree for Chai Rong. If it was in normal times, Xu and Cheng would not care too much about this kind of low-level eunuch who passed on the decree. One Xu Shao'an's identity is there, in this era when eunuchs are very suppressed, there is no need for him to take a eunuch in his eyes. Second, as Lin Xiaoyu's brother-in-law (brother-in-law), they can now be regarded as half of the emperor's relatives, and they will not take those eunuchs who don't even dare to come out in front of them seriously. In addition, high-level eunuchs like Ma Ping'an are doing things for themselves, and in the huge palace, only a few big eunuchs are qualified to say a few words to them outside of business. However, at this time, when the two brothers were about to get out of the "sea of suffering" and run towards "free life", Chai Rong suddenly sent a eunuch to deliver the decree, which could not help but make them think a few more layers and make a few more detours in their hearts. However, when the eunuch got closer and saw his face clearly, Xu and Cheng's hearts that had been mentioned were put back into their stomachs. Because it was none other than the most "hardcore" informant of "Dark Feather" in the Later Zhou Palace-Ma Ping'an.

Ma Ping'an hurriedly ran to Xu and Cheng, took a few breaths, and then said to the two: "Bixia has a rumor, and I also invite Lord Xu to listen to the announcement in the tent." ”

Hearing that Ma Ping'an came to pass on only Chai Rong's words, Xu and Cheng were even more down-to-earth - if there was really something serious, or Chai Rong temporarily changed his mind, then Ma Ping'an came to pass on either a formal holy decree, or an order to directly let Xu and Cheng return to the imperial tent, not just a word. Therefore, Xu and Cheng threw the reins in their hands to the guards around them almost at the same time, and entered their tent with Ma Ping'an.

After entering the big tent, Ma Ping'an looked around, and after confirming that there were only three of them in the tent, he stopped Xu and Cheng, who were about to give a salute to receive Yu, and said in a low voice: "The two masters don't have to be like this. The slave maid is here to pass on a message to the virtuous concubine. Fang Cai was afraid of arousing the suspicion of others, so he pretended to say that he was passing on Bixia's words to the two masters, and hoped that the two masters would forgive him. ”

Hearing Ma Ping'an say this, Xu and Cheng suddenly realized, nodded approvingly in the face of Ma Ping'an's cautious approach, and then found their own seats to sit, and then signaled Ma Ping'an to tell the message that Lin Xiaoyu wanted him to convey. Seeing this, Ma Ping'an hurriedly stepped forward and continued to whisper: "There is only one sentence in the message that the virtuous concubine wants the slave to pass on, that is, 'I hope that your lords can show mercy to the people who once shared hardships and hardships and married Jinlan at the beginning'. ”

Faced with such a message that had no beginning or end and didn't know what they were talking about, Xu Shaoan and Cheng Fei couldn't help but be stunned, and they couldn't understand what this eighteenth sister (eighteenth sister) was trying to say. However, with the wisdom of Xu and Cheng, after just a little thought, they understood the purpose of Lin Xiaoyu asking Ma Ping'an to pass on such a message without beginning or end. …,

Although Lin Xiaoyu was in the deep palace and was limited by the messaging channels, he didn't know much about the details of the various actions of the crossing team - although Ma Ping'an could be a messenger, the secret letter transmitted through this secret channel could only write some outlines and general directions, and would not write specific jihua on it. However, with Lin Xiaoyu's intelligence, after seeing the introduction of the plan of "Zhuji No. 1 Operation Jihua", he still guessed what kind of storm his brothers planned to take advantage of the Northern Expedition of the Later Zhou Army to uncover a wave in this land. And she also understands that the storm uncovered by the crossing team is definitely not only aimed at the Khitans, but I am afraid that when necessary, they will not mind pushing it to the Northern Expedition of the Later Zhou Dynasty and to Chai Rong. Although when she decided to enter the palace as a concubine, Lin Xiaoyu had promised the brothers that they would never do anything unfavorable to the crossing team, but now she has married Chai Rong after all, and Chai Rong's fate after this battle will also determine her happiness in the second half of her life. Therefore, she hesitated again and again, but decided to ask her brothers for a favor, hoping that the brothers could remember the friendship of the past, let go of her husband, at least temporarily, so that their husband and wife could return to Kaifeng safely.

As important chess pieces laid out by the crossing team in the Later Zhou court, Xu Shaoan and Cheng Fei participated in the formulation of the "Jihua No. 1 Operation", and the two were very clear about the specific content and purpose of Jihua, so they could still answer Lin Xiaoyu's request. Xu Shaoan and Cheng Fei glanced at each other, and then said: "Annoying Father-in-law Ma replied to the eighteenth sister, saying that our brothers have already reached a consensus on this matter, and this time we are unanimous to the outside world, as long as others don't make trouble for us, we will never embarrass our own people." ”

Lin Xiaoyu's message has no beginning or end, and Xu Shaoan's answer is also without a beginning or an end. The two of them have no head and no tail together, making Ma Ping'an Ma Gonggong dizzy, and the second monk is confused. However, he has been on an errand in the palace for many years, and now he is the hardcore insider of "Dark Feather", so he naturally understands that he doesn't say things that shouldn't be said and things he shouldn't ask. Although he couldn't understand what kind of dumb fans his brothers and sisters were fighting, Ma Ping'an's face did not show any unusual expression, and after repeating the reply given by Xu Shao'an, and confirming that there was no omission, he respectfully bowed to Xu and Cheng and said goodbye, and returned to the imperial tent to return to Lin Xiaoyu.

Seeing off Ma Ping'an, Xu and Cheng did not delay any longer, immediately went out of the tent and got on their horses, led dozens of guards to gallop out of the vanguard camp, galloped towards the mountains to the west, and soon disappeared into the woods at the foot of the mountain.

The large camp of the vanguard of the Later Zhou army was not far from the mountain, and it only took Xu, Cheng and others more than half a pillar of incense to pass through the woods at the foot of the mountain and enter the continuous mountains. Fortunately, this is only the remnants of the West Mountain, although the mountains are undulating, the mountains are not very steep, and the speed of Xu Shaoan and the others after abandoning their horses and walking is not slow. After walking for about a pillar of incense in the mountains, the group met the "Flying Dragon Army" sentry who was in charge of vigilance. As soon as everyone entered the woods at the foot of the mountain, they had already taken off the robes of the Hou Zhou Army covering the outside, revealing the "Flying Dragon Army" military uniform inside. Therefore, although the sentry in charge of vigilance was very surprised that many soldiers of the "Flying Dragon Army" suddenly appeared in places where they should not have appeared, they finally chose the safest way to deal with it, and asked the other party for the password, instead of asking indiscriminately, and directly killed Xu Shaoan and others on the spot as spies. Of course, the sentry was still very vigilant when asking for the password, not only did he not show his head from behind the bunker, but the "Five-Five" rifle in his hand was always aimed at Xu Yong, the leader of the guards, who was walking in the front.

Hearing the sentry asking for the password, and vaguely hearing the sound of the "Five-Five" rifle bolt pulling that he was very familiar with, Xu Yong hurriedly stopped, and while answering the password that Xu Shao'an had told him earlier, he raised his hands to show the other party that he was not hostile. Although Xu Yong's answer was accurate, which made the sentry feel a little reassured, he still maintained due vigilance when he did not receive the news from his boss that there would be friendly troops passing by his post today, and continued to ask while exposing half of his head from the bunker to Xu Yong's side, "What part are you from, and what are you doing here?" ”

Without waiting for Xu Yong to answer, Xu Shao'an, who was already a little impatient, walked over from behind, and while signaling Xu Yong to retreat, he shouted in the direction of the sentry: "He is the squad leader of the eighth master's personal guard, and he naturally came here to open the way for the eighth master." ”