Chapter 117: Yizhou Thorn Mansion
Li Tiantu, Bei Ying, and Ni Xiaodie quickly arrived at the western suburbs of Yuzhou, and it was already dusk.
He had already received the Yizhou Governor's Mansion Flying Pigeon Transmission, and Wei Du, a young cavalry captain of the Heavenly Dynasty who had been waiting at the gate of the camp for a long time, did not have a trace of impatience on his face, and respectfully took over the Huada Metropolitan Governor's Tiger Talisman, and after listening to the task assigned by Li Tiantu, he did not say much, and immediately beckoned his subordinates to pull out the camp and leave.
Looking at the Yizhou military horses in front of him, who looked neat and acted in an orderly manner, Li Tiantu put his arm on the shoulders of the Northern Immortal and asked casually: "How is this Bashu male soldier compared to your Beiting soldiers?" ”
Bei Ming was born in a military family, and he has long been accustomed to the army's camp, and said disapprerovitously: "Well-trained, very good." Putting aside the soldiers of the Youzhou Governor's Mansion, which is concurrently served as the Metropolitan Governor by the old man of the Northern Underworld, it can rank first with the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion among the nine Metropolitan Governor's Mansions in the entire Heavenly Empire. However, compared to the border soldiers of the Anbei Imperial Palace, they still owe some fire. ”
Li Tiantu's hand pressing the emaciated shoulders of the Northern Immortal Corpse tightened hard, and said with a smile: "You, don't be too harsh on them, after all, the soldiers of Bashu have little combat experience, and they just deal with some mountains and wild grass cowards, and it is not bad to be able to do so." ”
Bei Mingyan was pinched hard by Li Tiantu and cracked his mouth painfully, and took Li Tiantu's hand away from him with disdain, and said in disgust: "How long have you not touched a woman?" Get away from me. ”
Li Tiantu laughed and turned over on his horse.
Ni Xiaodie leaned back with a smile, almost losing her breath.
One rode in front, two rode behind, and went straight to the west gate of Yuzhou.
The soldiers defending the city were naturally not stupid, and they saw from afar that it was the military horses of the Yizhou Governor's Mansion that were rushing forward, so they did not intercept them at the moment, and let go of a wide avenue.
The three people who were walking on horseback saw that there were more and more pedestrians on the side of the road, and they gradually slowed down.
The Northern Immortal on horseback had a smug look on his face, and quipped: "If our speed is faster, isn't it like the second ancestor of the rich and noble family in the city?" ”
Ni Xiaodie, who followed closely, said seriously: "It's not like, it's you who you are." ”
Bei Ying smiled and didn't answer, but urged his horse to go side by side with Li Tiantu, and asked, "What are we doing in the city?" ”
"Yuzhou is the territory of Yizhou Thorn Shi Zhang, and the Governor's Mansion of Yizhou City has always been at odds, and he doesn't meet his master when he goes to other people's territory, but he is afraid that someone will pull back before the search operation is launched."
Hearing this, Bei Ying nodded slightly, looking thoughtful.
Li Tiantu is from the Jingshi, and he knows more about the factional disputes in the court and the emperor's checks and balances than the Northern Immortal, and said with a wry smile: "Surrounded by 100,000 mountains in the depths of Yizhou, they have always been complacent, although most of the local officials in Yizhou do not participate in the factional disputes in the Jingshi court, they maintain a neutral attitude. However, at the beginning of the founding of this dynasty, Emperor Taizu turned the Central Plains into Kyushu in order to prevent the local power from becoming too large, and each state was divided into the Governor's Mansion and the Assassin's Mansion. The Governor's Office has jurisdiction over the military power of a state, and the Assassin's Mansion is in charge of the government affairs of one side, and the two are inseparable from each other and check and balance each other, truly realizing the separation of military and political affairs in one place. ”
Bei Mingyan glanced at Li Tiantu sideways, and suddenly said, "You have a good calculation in the back." It is rumored that the Governor of Huada has been deliberately taking care of you in order to please the one behind you. I think Zhang Juzhong, the assassin of Yuzhou, also heard this kind of news, but he has never dealt with Hua Canghai, and it is not easy to take the initiative to connect with you, this time you took the initiative to send it to the door, but it is in line with Zhang Tingshi's mind. You're going to have to go left and right. ”
Bei Ming's eyes narrowed, and a wicked smile hung on the corner of his mouth.
Li Tiantu shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and said, "Don't spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain." This trip is just to open the door of convenience for Zhang Tingshi, and I can't do anything about the left and right. ”
Looking at the serious Li Tiantu, Bei Ming Yan smiled dryly, and insisted on his opinion: "Actually, Zhang Juzhong's reputation among the people in the court has always been good, and it is also good for you to find Miss Yun left and right." ”
Li Tiantu knew what Bei Ying meant, thought for a while and said slowly: "Let's take a look at Zhang Juzhong's attitude first." Maybe people may not buy my account, after all, I am now just a nominal commander of the Beijing Forbidden Army. Moreover, this Zhang Juzhong is not a simple person, Yuzhou City is close to the city of vain, be careful that we are sold and don't know. ”
After being reminded by Li Tiantu, Bei Ying's expression was also a little solemn, which he had really ignored before, and he had never thought about it.
The courtyard of the Yizhou Thorn Mansion is much weaker than the Governor's Mansion, but it is just an ordinary mansion scale, there is no lion and tiger town house at the gate, and there is only a lonely drum, which makes the Thorn Mansion solemn and a little more pro-people.
Yizhou Assassin Zhang Juzhong's residence is in the backyard of the Assassin's Mansion, and after Li Tiantu revealed his identity, the guards went in to report. Soon, a middle-aged man with a white face who looked like a scribe hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Li Tiantu, and then led the three of them to see Zhang Juzhong, who was working in the study in the backyard.
Zhang Juzhong, who was in the history of the Yizhou Thorn Dynasty, was a big step older than Li Tiantu, who was the commander of the Fourth Rank Forbidden Army, but because Li Tiantu was in an important position in Beijing, he was also a celebrity around the emperor. Although Zhang Juzhong's face was not flattering, it was also courteous.
In Zhang Juzhong's study, Li Tiantu tasted the best Wuyi black tea, and explained his intention to Zhang Juzhong.
Li Tiantu immediately expressed his gratitude, and the guests and hosts on both sides enjoyed themselves, but they also chatted quite speculatively.
Zhang Juzhong personally sent Li Tiantu and the others to the door, and watched Li Tiantu and the three of them disappear at the end of the long street, but the look on his face was cloudy. After a long time, as if secretly making up his mind, he beckoned to the white-faced scribe standing beside him, and after whispering, he turned around and entered the palace.
"Unexpectedly, the effect of this trip to Yuzhou Thorn Mansion is much better than expected." Li Tiantu's mood suddenly improved a lot, if this went smoothly, the hope of finding Yun Mengluo was no longer far away.
"So what are we going to do next? Don't expect me to take Fluttershy with you to sleep in the mountains and forests. I don't have any, but Fluttershy can't stand it. Bei Ying said with a bitter face.
"I'm not that delicate, you don't use me as an excuse." Ni Xiaodie said dissatisfied.
Li Tiantu couldn't help but shake his head and sighed, and said helplessly: "I already knew that you couldn't count on it, otherwise I wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to ask the Governor of Huada to borrow troops, and let Zhang Tingshi cooperate in this matter." We are not familiar with the nearby terrain, and it is cumbersome to go, so let's wait for news in this Yuzhou City. ”
As soon as he heard that he didn't have to endure hardship, Bei Mingyan's heart suddenly blossomed, but the expression on his face did not change, and he said with a reluctant expression: "That's good, I want to live in the best restaurant, and I greet you with good wine and food every day." ”
Li Tiantu shook his head helplessly, what kind of friends did he make.