20. Where the monk went
"Magpies. Thou shalt no more tricks on the two adults. β
The old housekeeper saw that Dugu Huan was really angry, so he hurriedly stopped the woman in black, walked in front of Dugu Huan in three steps and two steps, and smiled all over his face.
It turns out that this cold girl is called Magpie, I don't know if it's her real name, or if it's the killer's flower name.
Dugu Huan suppressed the undulating breath in his heart, and waved his hand to signal that the old man did not have to worry about it, but he didn't say anything.
"It's always good to be cautious, but is something going on with a twist and turn like yours?"
"Guo Gongzi is a clear guide, and he pays attention to knowing himself and his opponent when doing big things. It's a pity that we don't know each other or ourselves. β
"Oh, don't you believe us?"
"Hahaha, Guo Gongzi is too worried" The old housekeeper smiled awkwardly, "The one behind is Mrs. Begonia, and she is also the young lady of our Zhang family." The old man and the magpie girl are from the lady's mother's family. At the beginning, An Lushan came to the door several times to propose marriage, and my lord shirked it several times. Although the Zhang family also has some influence in the Hedong area, it can't resist one side of the festival after all. Fortunately, An Lushan was not bad for my young lady later, and recruited the two young masters of the Zhang family to be hired as generals. However, my Zhang family has always kept to themselves, and although I have also learned a thing or two about An Lushan's ambitions, I have not participated much. We know that before the army, he had a deep connection with a celestial figure in Chang'an, who had a high prestige in Chang'an, and the ranger prodigal son and rich merchant magnate were all his guests, and many of the Chinese martial arts were among his snares. At first, An Lushan's anti-Tang Dynasty was able to break through, and I believe that it had a lot to do with the information provided by that person. But we know too little about that person, and if we accidentally leak the news, that person will definitely not stand idly by. β
"I see, you must not only make sure that we are people sent by the imperial court, but also rule out whether we are sent by that person, so as not to expose the matter and cause the disaster of extermination. β
But who is that person?
After listening to the old housekeeper's words, Guo Hua couldn't help but think in his heart, the force he said was very similar to the crow, but who was the person he was talking about?
Did he really know that such a person existed, or was it just a catch-after description of the organization?
In fact, Guo Hua has always suspected that there must be a very powerful figure behind the crow who controls the overall situation.
Moreover, that person will not be Huaixiu, let alone Matsushita Feng and Yu Guilin, although their status seems to be very high among the crows.
Oh, no, the man and the woman who came to attack the Baqiaoyi that night were not his comrades?
"Oh-did Guo Gongzi think of something?"
The old housekeeper saw that Guo Hua's expression was different, and he couldn't help asking.
The stakes are important, Guo Hua and Dugu Huan didn't dare to hide it, and immediately told a rough story about what happened in Baqiaoyi.
When everyone heard this, their faces couldn't help but change.
"Not necessarily, the man and the woman may have come for me. Although it is not ruled out that they may be related to the person you are talking about, if this secret conversation has really been exposed, the other party will definitely not sneak attack us on the other party like Baqiaoyi, as long as the news is told to Luoyang, wouldn't it be better?"
Guo Hua also made some sense when he heard it, and in order to dispel Mrs. Begonia's doubts, he told Dugu Huan about the festival with the bewitching snake girl before.
"At the moment, what I'm worried about is An Lushan's state, is he really crazy? Also, I heard that two monks from the Western Regions and a Fusang man came to Luoyang City a few days ago, and the imperial court is very concerned about this matter, hoping to find out clearly. β
"Your Majesty, he has indeed been crazy for a day in recent days, and he has hardly been awake for three or five days, and he still has that Li Zhu'er in his concubine, and he can still get close to serve the emperor, ordinary people dare not approach, even An Qingxu and Shi Siming were scolded the day before yesterday. β
The emperor in Mrs. Begonia's mouth naturally refers to An Lushan, in fact, she prefers to call him a general, after all, they can be regarded as husband and wife when he is a festival envoy, although they are now pampered, but after all, there are more estrangements between monarchs and ministers.
Guo Hua and Dugu Huan don't mind that she is called Emperor An Lushan.
"Madame's secret envoy once said that even Shi Siming is among Madame's snares?" Dugu Huan said.
"Well, he has a good relationship with his brother, and in recent days, he has been repeatedly suspicious of the emperor and An Qingxu, and his situation is very difficult, but he has not broken it with him yet. Madame whispered softly.
"Then don't break it yet, so as not to cause trouble. β
"As for the Hu monk and Fusang people you mentioned, the concubine has heard a few words from her brother, and the detailed statement will not be understood until the elder brother and younger brother come. It's justβ"
"Just what?"
"According to the plan, the elder brother and the younger brother should also come at this time, but for some reason they have not returned. β
"This is General Zhang's mansion?"
"Well, it's my brother's mansion. β
"Oh, in that case, does the lady know where the two generals have gone?"
"I went to An Qingxu. β
"Madame is worried that something will go wrong between the two generals?"
"Yes, since I sent a secret envoy to Chang'an, I have been a little distracted, for fear that something will go wrong, and I feel that this is too sorry for the general. β
Mrs. Haitang did seem to be a little hesitant, although she was planning to do this for the sake of her own future, but after all, the husband and wife had been there for more than ten years, and besides, it was not An Lushan who they were worried about, but An Qingxu.
"It's time now, if the two generals don't come back after another stick of incense, please let me go and investigate. β
The woman in black comforted Mrs. Begonia.
Having said that, everyone waited until the hour.
Although Mrs. Begonia was worried about the safety of her brother and brother, she was afraid that she would send someone to investigate, and if she was discovered, it would be even more dangerous.
At the moment, Zhang Jiwu and Zhang Jilin finally returned home.
The faces of the two were unusually ugly.
"An Qingxu, this wolf cub, is really too deceitful, he even wants us to break through the * blockade to smuggle grain and grass, is this not clear that he wants us to die?"
As soon as he saw Mrs. Begonia, Zhang Jilin said angrily.
As soon as the two brothers returned to the mansion, they were sent to the secret room.
Zhang Jilin was at the age of youth, and when he saw his sister, he complained one after another.
After all, An Qingxu is An Lushan's eldest son, although it has long been rumored in Luoyang City that An Lushan intends to abandon Chang Liyu and take An Qingfei, the son of Mrs. Haitang, as the crown prince, most military generals are still more willing to support An Qingxu.
The Zhang brothers and sisters also know in their hearts that with An Lushan's current situation, even if An Qingfei is established as the crown prince, the Zhang family cannot guarantee that they will not become the target of public criticism. The more rumors of abandoning Chang Liyu prevailed, the more An Qingxu's hatred for the Zhang family would be aroused.
It's just that I didn't expect it to come so quickly and so viciously.
Outside Luoyang City, hundreds of thousands* are heavily surrounded, and it is difficult to estimate the casualties just to break through the siege, and to protect the grain and grass into the city, it is even more life-threatening.
Moreover, even if the Zhang brothers can safely escort the grain and grass back, it is difficult for the security guard Qingxu to frame them for fornication*.
Regardless of whether An Qingxu has begun to suspect the Zhang family brothers, this mission is extremely dangerous.
Zhang Jiwu was a little more sophisticated in the end, and when he saw that there were outsiders, he immediately stopped his younger brother's complaints, and exchanged words with Duguhuan and Guo Hua, and exchanged a few words of greeting.
"Dare to ask the general, is there any place in Luoyang that can supply grain and grass now?" Dugu Huan asked with some surprise.
"It's the batch escorted by General Guo Xiao of the monk's robbery," Zhang Jiwu glanced at Guo Yu with some embarrassment, "The monk said that they used a trick to cover the grain and grass and hid it in a valley, and if you want to get that batch of grain and grass, you have to send someone to break through the siege to escort it." β
It turned out that the grain and grass had not yet been transported into Luoyang, and it seemed that the strength of the two Tibetan monks was not enough to break through the thousands of troops to transport the grain and grass into the city, and they still had to rely on the strength of the army.
Regarding the strength of the two monks, Guo Yu probably has some confidence in his heart.
"I didn't expect An Qingxu to poison us so soon. Mrs. Begonia complained helplessly.
Although this plan is vicious, it is not entirely his calculation. Zhang Jiwu looked at his sister-in-law, looked at everyone again, and slowly explained.
It turned out that the three mysterious figures from Luoyang City, one was called the Peacock Dharma King, who was said to be the second national teacher of Tubo, with high magic power; the other was called Moro Tanzhao, who claimed to be the senior brother of the Peacock Dharma King, and it seemed that he was an old acquaintance with An Lushan and had some friendship with An Qingxu; and there was also a Fusang man who claimed to be Xiao Zhuge and his real name was Sanada Jinggang, also known as Sanada Kojuro, who said that he was wise and brave and knew the Han art of war.
The Peacock Dharma King looked like the leader of the three, killing Guo Yan and refining the demon array were all his actions. Originally, he also wanted to urge the demon array to break * and directly take the head of King Jianning.
Unexpectedly, Tang Ying came to the help of two masters and broke the Nine Dragons Soul Devouring Array. If you can't push back*, that batch of grain and grass becomes very important.
Guo Yu and Dugu Huan listened, and they were puzzled, the two Hu monks were actually from Tubo, when An Lushan launched a mutiny, Tubo also took the initiative to ask for reinforcements to help the Tang Dynasty, how could they send people to Luoyang at this time?
"Are they sent by Tubo?" asked Dugu Huan Zhengse.
"It doesn't look like that. I inquired with the eunuchs in the palace, and it seemed that An Lushan was very dissatisfied with Tubo's original intention to send reinforcements to help the Tang Dynasty, and said that Moro Tanzhao had already been expelled from Tubo by his master, and that person was originally a Turkic man, commonly known as Ashina Daman. Zhang Jiwu thought about it and said.
Hearing this, the two breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that the two monks were not envoys from Tibet, but came privately.
"What about the Peacock King, why did he come here even though he was the teacher of the two kingdoms of Tibet, and why did he want to kill my soldiers and rob me of my grain and grass?"
"This Peacock Dharma King heard the rumors of the Venerable Master that his mana was very powerful, and An Lushan tested his strength, so he turned into a flame King Kong and spit out a huge fire dragon, burning the entire Luoyang City in the sky. This person is also a tantric cultivator, and he has a proud heart, so he wants to come to Datang to challenge Master Bukong and his apprentices. β
Hearing this, Dugu Huan couldn't help but look at Guo Yao, only to see that his face also had a shocked expression.
"Has a monk left?" Dugu Huan continued to ask.
"It was the one whose name was Moro Tanzhao who left. β
"Does the general know where he has gone, and what is he going to do?"