Chapter 224: Safari
The war in the Guannei is stalemate, even if the war has not yet burned to Daning, but the atmosphere between the markets is also visible to the naked eye, especially after the details of the Beiping City Capture Battle came out, those generals who were sent by the imperial court to take over the military power are simply worried every day, for fear that King Ning will learn from King Yan to take the city in three days, so the city can be seen patrolling soldiers everywhere, and even the crossbow on the city wall that is specially designed to break the shield has been wound.
This is only inside the city, as for the original garrison of King Ning outside the city, it was really surrounded by impenetrable, not only was the original establishment completely broken up and reorganized, but even most of the soldiers who lived in Daning City had not been able to go home for two months.
Therefore, there are not many official people outside the city gate, which is really understandable.
Daning is not big, the four official roads in the southeast and northwest are repaired straight and wide, but whenever you want to use troops in Liaodong or the north, the army starts from here, so the city looks dilapidated and old, the military facilities such as the official road and the guard are very well maintained, naturally, there are more wine shops and post stations next to the official road, as the sun gradually rises, occasionally people open the curtain and come out, look at Daning and sigh and then hurry south.
There were not many guests in the tavern, and the shopkeeper and the guy naturally looked lifeless, and the hot tea was steaming, and the man carried it to the table in the corner with a towel in a daze, and rolled his eyes at the young scholar who tapped on the table: "Guest officer, the tea you want is ready, do you want some side dishes?" ”
The young scholar shook his head, and the man secretly cursed the poor ghost, and when he put away the towel, he didn't forget to shake it, and suddenly a cloud of dust fell into the air, causing the young scholar to frown.
But soon his brow furrowed, and he really couldn't afford to waste time on these things... In contrast, he was more worried about Wei Laosan, who was alone in the city.
Although he told the fool to just stare outside King Ning's Mansion, Wei Laosan has been following him around, but he has not experienced the style change of the Secret Spy Division in the past few months, what if he makes the same mistake as before, what if he comes to visit King Ning's Mansion at night?
You must know that the secret spy department has always been able to wipe his neck and not talk nonsense...
The more I think about Gu Huai, the more irritable I become, and I even want to get up and go back to the city, and I have a hazy idea of what to do now, so what if I don't bring money to the kiln? Drinking, getting drunk, beating people, what the whole thing is done? It sounds stupid, but it's all something he can do.
Fortunately, a figure raised the curtain to dispel Gu Huai's thoughts, he sat back down, watched the enchanting figure walk into the shop, and walked to the table under the blank gaze of the guy.
"What a handsome scholar, can you invite your sister to a drink?"
Gu Huai frowned: "I'm not interested in playing any shameful role-playing... Did the message go out? ”
Mang Chong threw a wink at the guy who couldn't take his eyes off him, leaned forward slightly, and the curve of the tight cloth shirt was held up by the table like that: "I entered the pass last night." ”
Gu Huai put his mind at ease, there are no more people outside the pass than inside the pass, and there are fewer people in the secret spy division, so naturally there is no way to radiate to the Liaodong side of Daning, and in fact, there is no need for radiation, King Ning himself is difficult to protect, and he is not very good at doing the kind of thing that leads troops into the pass to quell the rebellion, and there is still a Kaiping between Daning and Beiping, and there is no way to go to Beiping City if Daning has a move, so the secret spy division poured out of the nest and rushed straight to the south.
But then there is a serious problem... Before the spies were transferred, there were only three people on Daning's side, Gu Huaimang, and Wei Laosan, who were overstretched in terms of doing things and delivering news, which was also the reason why Gu Huai had no choice but to go out of the city alone to see Mangzhong.
Pressing his thoughts, Gu Huai handed over a cup of tea: "There is something that must be said to your face... When the spies arrived in Daning, they went to Duoyan Sanwei's station in batches, and they didn't need to check anything, they only needed to do business with them. ”
"Business?"
"It's still a chariot and horse business, but this time it's not going into the grassland or going south, but with Duoyan Sanwei," Gu Huai picked up the teacup and looked at it deeply, "But all this kind of army that has taken refuge in it, the treatment is not very good, I am worried about them making trouble when I get closer, and I am worried that they will rebel if I am far away, so Duoyan Sanwei's current situation must not be very good, why are they so desperate for King Ning not to talk about it first, I am sure they have what they want." ”
He took a sip of tea: "If you have what you want, you can talk about business, and if you can enter the grassland, you can get out of the customs. ”
Mang Chong understood: "This matter has to be done in a humble position? ”
"It's the most taboo to talk about business, except for beautiful women," Gu Huai paused, "And you're still beautiful... This matter is too improvised, and I can't leave Daning's side, so I need you to go. ”
Mang Chong was stunned, I don't know if it was because of this errand or Gu Huai's praise, her face showed a little flush, she picked up the teacup and thought to herself that this stone-like chief official would actually look at herself with the eyes of an ordinary woman?
It's really a thousand-year-old iron tree blooming...
Gu Huai was a little puzzled: "In just a few months... How many times have you changed? ”
"What?"
"It's nothing..."Gu Huai shook his head, "There are some details that still need to be worked out, it is a very strange thing for the carriage and horse shops in Beiping to go to the station of Duoyan Sanwei to do business, so the destination is best set in Liaodong, in order to let Duoyan Sanwei take the bait, the prohibited things can be transported, anyway, no one cares about it now... Of course, the most difficult thing is how to get in touch with the commander of the three guards, but I have some ideas about this. ”
"Money?"
"No one in this world will have trouble with silver, if you can refuse, it is generally not high enough," Gu Huai smiled, "After seeing the secret letter, the prince will probably feel distressed for a while... But there is no better way at the moment, the prince can't guard Beiping, so it is estimated that the prince will have to come to Daning. ”
Mang Chong was a little surprised: "The prince will come to Daning?" So what about Beiping? If it is King Ning and the imperial court..."
"So Beiping needs a person who will never back down like Geng Bingwen, and hold on until the prince returns from Daning when the troops are insufficient, and if either side fails, Li Jinglong's 500,000 army will make Jingnan a joke," Gu Huai put down his teacup, "Isn't it exciting?" ”
"My lord, can you really talk about these lowly duties..."
Gu Huaichang sighed: "I can't hold it anymore, I always have to talk to people before I reach the limit, I can't help but feel a little panicked when I think that this plan is promoted by me, and it will even directly affect the battle situation..."
The abrupt shouting of horses on the official road interrupted Gu Huai's words, and the guy who had been leaning on the door went out to inquire for a while, and came back with some surprise to chat with the shopkeeper: "Hey, it's from Ning Wangfu again, it's really majestic..."
Ning Wangfu?
Gu Huai and Mang Chong glanced at each other, Gu Huai took out the silver money from his sleeve and put it on the table, opened the curtain and walked to the side of the official road, and saw the familiar carriage at a glance, as well as the men in Tsing Yi surrounded by guards.
He raised his eyebrows: "King Ning... Imperial concubine? ”