Chapter 187: Operation Lingshan
Tang Yu's henchman Tang Zongbao was ordered to go to Xizhou, crossed the sea by boat, entered Liangzhou through Tiantai County, Hanzhou, passed through Guangping, Kang, and Boping, and successfully arrived at Lingshan County, Xizhou.
Upon arrival, immediately go to the local chamber of commerce to meet with the secret intelligence officer.
The intelligence officer in charge of Lingshan is surnamed Ji Mingkang, and secretly met with Tang Zongbao.
Through the flying pigeon here, he already knew Tang Zongbao's intention, and even prepared a list in advance and handed it to him: "This is the information of the generals from all over Xizhou, and it records in detail the intelligence of the main generals under Chu Bai. ”
"Thank you!" Tang Zongbao took the list and asked respectfully, "Mr. here knows best, who is the most likely to be separated from Chu Bai's subordinates?"
Ji Kang whispered: "Zhao Hong, the chief bookkeeper of Eagle Peak County, is greedy for money and has no virtue. This person is a nephew and uncle with Zhao Chen, although he has no virtue and talent, he is loved by Zhao Chen. If you want to separate Zhao Chen, you can buy Zhao Hong first. As long as Zhao Chen succeeds in separating Zhao Chen and Eagle Peak rebels, Xizhou will be in chaos!"
"Thank you, Mr. for your advice!" Tang Zongbao was overjoyed and thanked him.
Seeing that he got up to leave, Ji Kang stretched out his hand to stop: "Wait!"
"What advice does the gentleman have?" Tang Zongbao hurriedly asked.
Ji Kang smiled and said, "Don't panic, I'm not done!"
Seeing that he still had something to say, Tang Zongbao hurriedly waited respectfully.
Ji Kang said to him: "In addition to Eagle Peak, there is one person in this Lingshan County, and the separation will definitely succeed at this time! This person's name is Han Guan, and he is the general of Lingshan. Chu Bai's third son, Chu Ao, is a well-known gentleman in Lingshan County, a few days ago he went to Lingshan to play, and met a woman in the market, who liked it very much, so he ordered someone to take him away. The woman resisted stubbornly and fell into the water and died. It turned out that this woman was Han Guan's concubine, and she was very loved not long after Xinna. Knowing this, Han Guan almost killed Chu Ao on the street, but unfortunately he was stopped. Shangzhu Chu Bai asked for severe punishment for his son, but Chu Bai favored Chu Ao and gave him a hundred taels of gold to appease Han Guan, refusing to pursue Chu Ao. According to reliable sources, Han Guan is drunk in the restaurant today, and he has a lot of subtleties. Xing is allowed to provoke this person and plunge Lingshan County into chaos!"
"Han Guan, remember it below!" Tang Zongbao wrote down the name, "Do you have other goals?"
"As long as Zhao Chen and Han Guan are separated, Xizhou will be in chaos!" Ji Kang replied, "If it fails, the consequences will be unimaginable." It is necessary for a man of good speech to go to ......"
"Sir, don't worry, this matter is in your hands!"
Leaving with the information, Tang Zongbao began to arrange, first aiming at Han Guan, the general of Lingshan County.
After several days of observation, it was found that Han Guan really appeared in the restaurant every day, sullen.
It can be seen from his performance that he was haunted by the death of the concubine, and Chu Bai refused to blame his son, and only gave a hundred taels of gold as an apology, which also made it difficult for him to accept.
So on this day, Han Guan appeared in the restaurant again, and when he was drinking alone, Tang Zongbao and several of his subordinates pretended to be passing merchants and sat down near him.
When Han Guan was drinking alone and was almost a little drunk, he had been talking about other Tang Zongbao, and suddenly said to his companions: "When I passed through Liao County to buy a few days ago, guess who I met?"
The companion immediately asked, "Who did my brother meet?"
"Chu Ao, the third son of Chu, the son of the Xizhou Thorn History!"
Han Guan, who was drinking sullenly next to him, heard Chu Ao's name, and instantly reacted, looking up at Tang Zongbao.
"Oh, I heard that the third prince of Chu is the most beloved son of the assassin history. ”
"Of course!" Tang Zongbao said proudly, "At that time, I had the honor to invite the third prince to have a drink, and we talked a lot!"
"Speak quickly, say quickly, what did my brother talk about with the third prince of Chu?" several companions showed interested expressions.
Tang Zongbao pretended to be mysterious, poured a glass of wine slowly, and brought it to his mouth to taste it carefully.
"Brother, don't want to hang our appetite, what kind of person is the third prince of Chu? Chu Thorn Shi is heroic and strategic, as the so-called tiger father has no dog, presumably the third prince is also talented and virtuous?"
Hearing several companions around Tang Zongbao praise Chu Ao, Han Guan's hand holding the wine glass was unconsciously forced, almost crushing it, and his body trembled slightly.
Tang Zongbao put down the wine glass, looked left and right carefully, and then lowered his voice: "Fart, talent, and virtue! That kid is a womanizer and has no virtue! ”
Although he said it very softly, Han Guan still heard it clearly, lowered his head and continued to drink the sullen wine.
"Really? Chu Tingshi loves the third prince so much, I thought the third prince had both ability and political integrity!"
"It's normal for men to be lustful, maybe the third prince has some talents besides being lustful?" said another companion in a whisper.
"Brother, is that so?"
Tang Zongbao took a sip of wine, smiled and shook his head: "Hey! This third prince of Chu is really disappointing. At the wine table, there is no talk about anything else, only about women, and only to show off. In my opinion, it's just incompetence!"
These words resonated with Han Guan very much, and when he thought of his new concubine, he felt a faint pain in his heart.
"I don't think I can make up my mind so quickly, just drink together, how can I judge that the third prince of Chu is incompetent?"
"I think so too!" the two companions questioned Han Guan beside them.
"You haven't drunk with Chu Ao," Tang Zongbao said proudly, "I did things for the Chamber of Commerce, so I had the opportunity to invite him." Chu Ao at the banquet at that time, what he said was really devoid of grace, how could he have the image of a stabbing Shi Gongzi? When you hear these words, you will also feel that this person is really immoral!"
"Oh, brother, what did the third prince of Chu say at the banquet?"
"That's right, brother, what did the third prince of Chu say?"
"He said too much, he didn't dare to learn!" Tang Zongbao shook his head and said, "Xizhou belongs to the Chu family, who knows what trouble I will cause with my mouthful?" Let's talk about other things!"
"Don't, brother, there is no one from the Chu family here, you hurry up and talk about it. ”
"Brother is so timid?"
Two companions provoked him with words.
Tang Zongbao really "couldn't be provoked", so he said: "Who said that you are cowardly?"
"Then brother quickly tell me, wait, what did the third prince of Chu say at the banquet?
"Brother, say quickly!" the two companions arched Tang Zongbao vigorously.
So Tang Zongbao said softly: "That Chu Sangongzi is showing off on the banquet, which little lady had a Spring Festival with yesterday, which girl he likes today, and he doesn't even shy away from talking about the bed, tsk~"
"At most, it can only be said that the third son of Chu is lustful and open-mouthed, so he is not a loss of virtue, right?"
"That's right! ”
"Hey, if it were that, I wouldn't say that about him. Tang Zongbao shook his head, "Have you heard of Lingshan Hanguan?"
"Of course, although he is plain and masked, he also knows that Lingshan Han Guan is a famous military general under Chu Bai's tent. ”
Hearing his name, Han Guan's action of pouring wine stopped, and his eyes fell on the three people at the next table who were talking lively.
"I heard that Han Guan is very majestic, he used to be a thief, he is amazing!"
"I've also heard that Lingshan Han Guan is a fierce general, but unfortunately I didn't have a chance to meet!"
Hearing this, the expression on Han Guan's face softened slightly.
"I also admire General Han," Tang Zongbao's expression became a little strange, "But have you heard of it?"
"What?" the two companions looked at him curiously.
"Recently, a major incident happened in Lingshan, which was sealed by the Chu family, and the people couldn't talk about it. Tang Zongbao said mysteriously.
"What's the big deal?"
"A few days ago, Chu Ao went to Lingshan to play and met a woman, who liked it very much. It doesn't matter if people like it or not, they have to take it back and take it as a concubine......"
Han Guan's face changed, and he almost crushed the wine glass.
"Really fake? With the identity of the third prince of Chu, as long as he speaks, which woman doesn't take the initiative to give him a hug?"
"Well, why haven't we heard?"
"It's all said that the Chu family ordered the mouth to be sealed, and the people don't dare to spread it!" Tang Zongbao whispered, "I was also at the banquet, listening to what the third prince of Chu said when he showed off." Looking at his expression, he felt that it was a pity, saying that he failed to succeed, and the woman fell into the water and died during the struggle. A human life! Chu Sangongzi only said that it was a pity that a little beauty fell into the water and died before she could kiss Fang Ze, without the slightest sense of guilt for forcing this woman to death. ”
"If that's the case, the third prince of Chu is indeed virtuous!"
"A human life, but you are not at ease at all?"
"How could the third prince of Chu do such a thing, and he wouldn't be stupid enough to show off this matter, right?"
"It's the son of Chu Thorn Shi, how can he be so hasty?"
Tang Zongbao said: "The two of you are questioning, but they are sitting opposite the third prince of Chu at the banquet, seeing with their own eyes and hearing with their own ears. That kid also asked me for a beautiful woman, and even asked if I had a talented wife and concubine around me, and wanted to exchange his woman for it!"
"Ridiculous!
"How can this be?" the two companions showed expressions of disbelief, "By the way, what is the identity of the woman who fell into the water and died, and why did the Chu family want the people to keep their mouths shut?"
At that time, the third prince of Chu said in person that the dead woman was actually the concubine of Han Guanxin, the general of Lingshan. ”
"Huh? It's General Han's concubine, how is it possible?"
"If it's General Han's concubine, why don't you see General Han come out to be accountable?"
"Shh~" Tang Zongbao made a silent gesture and said to them, "The entire Xizhou belongs to the Chu family, and now it has won Yuanzhou, I heard that the Chu Thorn History has the heart to compete for the world, and he wants to be the emperor! Although General Han is worthy of respect, he is just a man with ambitions in all directions, and a woman is just a woman, where is it better to be the minister of the dragon? But this General Han is quite bearable, and I will definitely not be able to stand it!"
"Men are ambitious, and that's right. ”
"What's right? If you hear what Chu Sangongzi said at that time, you probably won't be able to bear it!"
"What else did the third prince of Chu say?"
"Anyway, when I heard this, I felt that General Han really endured humiliation, and his measurements were very human!" Tang Zongbao sighed.
"Oh, what did the third prince of Chu say?"
"I can't even say this, I feel that it is too humiliating for General Han to say it. Tang Zongbao shook his head and said, "Don't talk about it, don't talk about it!" ”
"Bang!" As soon as the words fell, I saw a person coming over, putting down the wine jug heavily, and sitting directly in front of Tang Zongbao, his face was quite ugly.
"This brother, have we ever met?" Tang Zongbao actually knew that the other party was Han Guan, and deliberately made a puzzled expression.
"Why do you have to know each other when you meet?" Han Guan suppressed his anger and looked at Tang Zongbao, "There were just a few people talking, and I overheard it. I was very curious about what Chu Sangongzi said. I wonder if Brother Tai can help me solve my doubts?"