After nearly three days of siege battles, the men and horses on both sides of Chuyang and Qi Chen successfully took Chuanping and Yongkang.

It took another day to rectify the city defense and appease the people, and the ancestral rule of Chuyang sent an order to the people of the city, informing them that they had been exempted from taxes for three years, in exchange for the hearts of the Wei people.

Early in the morning of the fourth day, Chu Yang dictated that Zu Zhi personally wrote a letter to Qi Chen, and as soon as he told the messenger, he must not let anyone except Qi Chen see it!

The messenger knew the importance of the letter and pledged his life on the spot!

Kawahira and Yongkang were very close, and the messenger rode into the city on a fast horse in less than two hours, thinking of Zuzhi's advice, and the messenger had been wandering outside the mansion where Yonghara Qi Chen lived, until late at night when he was sure that there were no more military generals in the mansion.

When he arrived at the door, he was stopped by the guards, and the messenger hurriedly identified himself and said: "It is the deputy governor of Zhengwei, the general of the Chinese army, Zu Zhi, who asked me to send the letter to the hands of the great Sima." ”

After saying that, he took out the bag containing the letter, and when the guard saw it, he hurried into the house, and after a short time, someone came to pass the letter in.

When the messenger entered the mansion, he saw that Da Sima had changed into pajamas, and said that there was really no one else in the mansion, so he hurriedly bowed down and sent the two letters, and at the same time his eyes swept over the attendants on both sides.

It was the attendant who went to get the letter, Qi Chen only sat behind the desk, when he saw the messenger's eyes, his heart suddenly understood, after taking the letter, he withdrew everyone in the hall, and waited for the staff to exit the room and close the door before starting to read, the first of which read:

Sima's private message, the rule is known. The people are in the king, they are grateful for their kindness, they are here, and they are blessed and strong! Brothers of Baili deceive the heavens and the earth, frame the loyal and good, mislead the king and the people, and accumulate crimes! If the evil thieves are not eliminated, they will violate the principles of heaven and will chill the hearts of the army! The next day, Sima will pretend to persuade him, and Chuanping will celebrate his achievements, and he will take Zhao to go to the court, and he will deal with the internal affairs and get rid of the thieves in the suburbs! Clear the palace, support the royal family, save the people, and bring peace to the world. Zuzhi was stunned.

After Qi Chen finished reading, he opened the lid of the bronze incense burner on the side, and threw the first letter he had read into the incense burner by lighting it on an oil lamp. As the fire ignited, a secret letter disappeared from this world with the ethereal green smoke rising.

After confirming that the letter was burned with only ashes, Qi Chen re-covered the incense burner, and after opening the second letter to read it, he couldn't help but smile secretly, brushing his beard with one hand, and folding the letter back into the bag with the other.

Pressing the packed bag on the case, Qi Chen walked to the door and called someone and said, "You go and find Baili Zhao quickly." ”

The guards outside the door hurriedly agreed to go out.

After a short time, Bai Li Zhao came, and when he entered the mansion, he saw Qi Chen sitting behind the desk waiting, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked with a deep salute: "Sima summoned him late at night, but there is something urgent?"

Qi Chen nodded, asked Baili Zhao to sit down first, and filled him with a cup of tea before saying, "The matter of removing thieves has been responded." ”

"Sima has already passed on this matter to others?" Bai Li Zhao was shocked, and he swore that day that he would not pass it on, why did you tell others to know! If this reached Fang Chuyang's ears, then how could he easily forgive me? Isn't this intentionally harming me!

"Don't be surprised, general, and listen to me. Qi Chen knew about Bai Li Zhao's heart fluctuations, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he said secretly in his heart: You also know that you are afraid? When you designed to frame the governor, why didn't you think of this?

"Fang Jie's ability is not only to use soldiers, but his martial arts are also very comparable to others! Therefore, if you want to get rid of him, you must have people around him to do internal response. Looking at the people around him, all the generals are from Qiaozhou, and they are all close to him, so it is difficult to guarantee that they are still loyal to the country or to the country in their hearts. has the heart to get rid of thieves, but has no ability to get rid of thieves, this matter has always been in my heart, and I can't sleep peacefully for a long time. Qi Chen sighed and pretended to be melancholy.

Qi Chen's pretending to really deceived Bai Li Zhao, which made Bai Li Zhao a lot happy, and when he was about to be happy, he suddenly reacted, and asked: "Sima once said before, 'Fang Jie is quite capable, if he acts recklessly, it is very easy to attract his rebellion, or should he take a slow step.'" 'Why is it that you are suddenly stinging at this time?'

"Alas...... They were all forced to be helpless. At first, I thought that His Majesty should cut his military power, but when the secret letter was in His Majesty's hands, His Majesty angrily sent a message back and said, 'Tell me not to be suspicious and jealous! If you dare to seriously injure meritorious heroes and famous generals, remove officials from small affairs, and behead them for public display!' With Your Majesty's command, how dare I do my previous calculations?" Qi Chen sighed.

Bai Li Zhao sighed after hearing this, but it was not to Qi Chen's "reply" to Liu Wei, but fortunately no one else knew, and even more fortunately, it was a "secret letter" that failed to reach Fang Chuyang's ears.

"In this way, wouldn't it be cheaper for Fang Chuyang?" Bai Li Zhao said hatefully.

"Otherwise, how could I have someone assassinate him?"

"Does Sima have a candidate for assassination?"

"Originally, the people around him were all Qiaozhou people, and there was no suitable candidate after thinking about it, until yesterday's harvest of Chuanpingjie's good news, he Fang Jie was a Qiaozhou general, but there is still one person who is a second-class general in my country!"

"Is it ......?"

"Yes, it is the deputy governor of Zhengwei, the general of the Chinese army, Zu Zhi!"

Bai Li Zhao's originally dull face suddenly glowed, and he quickly raised his two ears to listen.

"After thinking of him, I thought that His Majesty could choose him as the governor of the army and horses, and I knew that his loyalty could be seen! I immediately sent a secret letter to Chuanping with a shrewd detail, but when I saw Zu Zhi in the city, I handed the letter to him, fortunately my Han Kingdom is not destroyed, and I saw Zu Zhi reply tonight! I knew that the day of eliminating the thief could not be delayed, so I urgently summoned someone to invite the general to come and discuss. After Qi Chen finished speaking, he picked up the bag pressed on the case and handed it to Bai Li Zhao.

Bai Li Zhao was so excited that he couldn't help but tremble when he received the letter with both hands.

Hearing Sima Xin, he replied urgently. Treat Han Lu, feel Your Majesty's grace, now Sima Xin is the imperial court, and he dare not repay him with death! At the beginning, Fang Jie was loyal and brave, but he didn't know that his heart was so vicious, everyone knew that killing people paid for their lives, not to mention the aftermath, but also for the two women who were mutilated by him! His Majesty was the deputy governor, and he was close to the thief on weekdays, and since he conquered the Wei State, he made a small meritorious service, so he asked me to come alone to seize the Sichuan Ping, fortunately, I was able to communicate with Sima Mi. And stay with the thief for a long time, there will be endless troubles, while he is not in Chuanping, please come here tomorrow, pretending to celebrate the joy of seizing the city, but in fact, discuss the plan to get rid of the thief!

After reading the letter, Bai Li Zhao was so excited that he almost didn't call out, and after clenching his fists with both hands for a long time, he finally suppressed the joy in his heart, and after handing the letter back to Qi Chen, he asked, "What are Sima's plans?"

"I have made up my mind for the time being, and I will ask Zu Zhi to assassinate him. Qi Chen pretended to think and said.