Li Guangyan's entry into Beijing this time was to make a contribution rather than to march to fight, so his speed of march was not fast. From the Dingyan army to Kaifeng nearly 2,000 miles away, they walked for two months, until the second day of the ninth lunar month of the fourth lunar calendar of Jianlong before arriving in the capital. After that, after some tedious but had to carry out procedures and rituals, it was not until the tenth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar that he met the Son of Heaven and completed the entire process of making a tribute.

However, fortunately, the Later Zhou court and the crossing team had little interest in this envoy who came from afar to pay tribute, and did not detain his brother Li Guangyan as he had forced Li Guangxin to do before. Instead, according to the usual practice, the mission of the Dingyan Army was placed in the imperial court to live, and after the Son of Heaven gave him a reward according to the system, he could leave freely. It was also during the gap of these few days that the white-faced man who came with the mission took a leave of absence from the envoy Li Guangyan in the name of visiting Kaifeng and began his own actions.

In fact, after the self-determined difficult army traveled all the way, especially after encountering an infantry unit of the "Flying Dragon Army" that was training in the field near Kaifeng, the white-faced man had already determined that the legends and the imperial court newspaper were true. The "Qingyuan" brothers, who are now in control of the Later Zhou Dynasty, are exactly the kind of people he and his companions imagined, and secretly congratulate themselves on the right gamble when they enter Beijing, with their own and their companions' talents, as long as they are accepted and recognized by the other party, they will definitely rise to prominence, and glory and wealth are not a problem, far more prestigious and promising than now deigning to do things under the hands of the party.

However, he was fortunate to be glad and longing to be longing, but he did not act rashly. Because he knows very well that with his current status, if he rashly goes to the "Qingyuan" brothers to recommend himself, it is very likely that he will not see Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin, Xu Shaoan and others who are in power and the opposition. Second, important ministers of the court like Wang, Zhang, and Xu must have a lot of people paying attention, and I am afraid that the news that I failed to recommend myself will soon spread to everyone. And once the news reaches the ears of the party members, it is very likely to arouse suspicion and suspicion on the other side -- although he is not a powerful minister in Xiazhou, the high-level leaders of the Dingnan Army value the talents and skills of himself and his companions very much, and the other party will never want him to abandon the Dingnan Army and switch to the imperial court. Moreover, it is also unconventional and taboo to directly bypass the person who may be known to him and directly contact the "Qingyuan" brothers.

It's just that it's not easy to figure out that guò might be the person he knows to get acquainted with the "Qingyuan" brothers. Because he only knew that the other party was a senior general of the Great Zhou Water Army, the other circumstances were not very clear. Relying on these news alone, it is not possible to find such a general in Kaifeng City, who should not be permanently stationed in the capital, but it is not possible to find a needle in a haystack, but it is not possible to do it in a few days -- especially when he cannot act in an official capacity.

Seeing that he had been searching for several days and had found nothing because of the lack of information he had, and that the day of the court's reward was just two days later, and his return date was approaching, the white-faced man couldn't help but feel anxious. After some weighing, he decided that if he didn't gain anything today, he would take the risk of going directly to Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin or Xu Shao'an among the "Qingyuan" brothers, and he couldn't give up the opportunity to change his fate no matter what.

So, after returning again in vain, on the morning of the fifteenth day of the ninth month of the fourth lunar calendar of Jianlong, the white-faced man cleaned himself up neatly and energetically and went out of the garrison of the Dingyan Army Mission, and inquired all the way to find the location of Wang Kunjun's mansion.

When he saw the mansions of the "Qingyuan" brothers, which were called "Qingyuan City" by the Kaifeng people from a distance, the white-faced man couldn't help but regret it. He didn't know anything about the geography of Kaifeng City, but he didn't expect that the "Qingyuan" brothers lived in a concentrated manner in Kaifeng City, and everyone's mansions were built together and self-contained. It's no wonder that no matter how much I inquired a few days ago, I couldn't find the mansion of the person I was looking for. Because the other party does not have an independent mansion at all, and it is not as famous as Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin and other important ministers in the court, it is strange that they can find it.

It's just that although "Qingyuan City" is easy to find, because it is the settlement area of all the "Qingyuan" brothers in Kaifeng, this mansion group has a large area, houses are lined up one after another, pavilions, gardens and ponds are also dotted, it is really like a small city. It is said that the white-faced man, an outsider, even if he is a native of Kaifeng, will get lost in it if he is not led by someone who is familiar with the internal street topography of "Qingyuan City". More importantly, as a gathering area for the members of the crossing team, the perimeter of "Qingyuan City" is heavily guarded, unless there is a pass issued by the security department of the crossing team, otherwise, even if the prime minister of the dynasty visits, he must show his official seal letter, and only after getting the confirmation of the interviewee can he enter the "Qingyuan City".

As a result, the white-faced man who appeared outside the "Qingyuan City" in civilian costume said that he was looking for the gate of Wang Kunjun and others, and even the outermost guard post could not get through. This made the white-faced man who was approaching his return date anxious and anxious. Moreover, because it did not have any official seals, let alone passes, and did not patrol around the guard post, it had already attracted the attention of the guards at the guard post. Squad Leader Liu, who was in charge of this guard post located at the "South Third Gate" (South Gate No. 3 Gate) of "Qingyuan City", ordered his sentries to closely monitor this person, and at the same time ordered his deputy squad leader to report the situation to the "Qingyuan City" personal guard battalion and the "Dark Feather" and "Qingyuan City" branch halls, which were responsible for security and intelligence affairs in the city.

The white-faced man who was in a hurry outside the "Qingyuan City" and "South Third Gate" naturally did not know that he had become the key surveillance object of the guard post at the gate, and Wu Zi sometimes probed his brain into the city, and sometimes looked in the direction of the avenue leading to the city gate, hoping to meet the person he might know here. It is a pity that during this period, although there were two groups of official honor guards entering the "South Third Gate" and one group of officials honoring guards leaving the "South Three Gates", it was other court officials who came to visit the "Qingyuan" brothers in the city who entered the city. And even if he didn't know the official flag embroidered with the words "Founding Uncle, Commander of the Infantry Army in Front of the Palace, General Zuo Wuwei, and King of Xuanzhou Defense Envoy" in the honor guard, the white-faced man was convinced that this majestic general who was riding on a tall horse and wearing the standard military uniform of the Beiping Army - now he was also the standard military uniform of the Central Forbidden Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty, carrying two gold stars on his shoulders, and the majestic general was neither the person he knew, nor the prince of the Song Kingdom, Kunjun, who leaned towards the government and the opposition.

Again and again, again and again, the patience of the white-faced man was consumed little by little. Seeing that it was almost noon, the white-faced man felt that he couldn't wait any longer, and he decided that if the guard of honor of the officials who were coming to the "Qingyuan City" in the distance was no longer the person he was looking for, then he would fight the risk of being caught by the sentry at the door and ask for guilt, and he would also break in. In this way, the guards in the city will definitely interrogate him, and in that case, he may be able to see the person he is looking for. Of course, the premise of this possibility is that the person you are looking for is indeed a member of the "Qingyuan" brothers. If not, he will not be able to escape the charge of "trespassing on the forbidden land", and it is difficult to say what will happen when the time comes.

The white-faced man was there to make a desperate bet, but squad leader Liu at the "South Third Gate" guard post had already discussed the arrest plan with several guards and agents sent by the city's guard battalion and the "Dark Feather" branch, and began to make arrangements. Just when the guard of honor of the officials who came from a distance marched to forty or fifty steps away from the "South Third Gate", and the white-faced man was about to step forward to carefully identify the appearance of the general of the forbidden army who was riding on a horse, several guards of the guard battalion and the "dark feather" agents who had already secretly surrounded him in the middle had already swarmed up, twisting their arms, hugging their waists, and pressing their legs, and in the blink of an eye, they stopped the white-faced man and tied him to the side. so as not to affect the honor guard coming towards the gate to enter the "Qingyuan City".

Up to now, although he has been restrained, the white-faced man is still unwilling, struggling desperately, and shouting loudly: "A certain person is not a villain, a certain person is here to visit the old man!" A certain person is not a villain, a certain person is here to visit the old man! ”

Although the white-faced man's voice was high, the guards and "Dark Feather" agents in charge of capturing him were unmoved, and while forcibly dragging him to the side of the road, they took out a rag and plugged his mouth, so as not to disturb the honor guard of the officials who were about to enter the city - there was no need to look at the official flag to recognize the flag, and the guards and the "Dark Feather" agents also recognized their own chief.

Despite being pressed on the shoulder, the white-faced man tried his best to look up, hoping to find the person he was looking for in the guard of honor of the officials who were passing by him. After seeing the appearance of the general immediately, the white-faced man was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and then he began to struggle desperately, shouting with all his might. It's just that because of the rags stuffed in his mouth, his shouts are nothing more than whining and shouting sounds to others, and they don't know what he is shouting.

However, maybe it was the providence of the darkness, maybe the white-faced man had good luck, or maybe it was just a novelty that had never happened before, such as the guards and the "Dark Feather" agent arresting people at the gate of "Qingyuan City", the general of the forbidden army on the horse subconsciously looked down at him when he passed by the white-faced man.

Although the white-faced man also lost his hat and clothes because of his desperate struggle, he looked very wolf, and his memory was a little blurry after many years, his facial features and appearance had not changed much from more than ten years ago, and the generals of the forbidden army could still recognize it. Therefore, under this look, the general who was about to take the lead couldn't help but be stunned, and then ordered the honor guard to pause, and he also got off the horse, walked to the white-faced man, signaled that the guards and "dark feather" agents who were suppressing him vigorously raised their faces, carefully identified them, and then asked a little surprised, some surprised, some surprised, and at the same time a little uncertain: "Aren't you Qiu Mingbo Qiu brother?" ”