Under the moonlight, the small courtyard was cold.

Yang Jin and Yang Xuan's two uncles and nephews stood in the courtyard, looking up at the southwest direction of Taozhou City, where there were faint sounds of fighting, and the flames were soaring into the sky.

The two looked at each other with solemn faces, and didn't know how to speak for a while.

At this time, a voice sounded at the door: "That is the voice of His Royal Highness the King of England leading Qianniuwei to hunt down Ma Zhiyi's party, by the way, and Chen Xia." ”

While speaking, Li Xuan had already walked in from the door, wearing a gold silk robe on a black background, and while walking, he could see an eight-sided Han sword hanging in front of him.

Yang Jin and Yang Xuan immediately bowed their hands to Li Xuan and said, "Xiaguan has seen the prince." ”

Li Xuan walked up to the uncle and nephew, looked at them, nodded lightly, and said, "Fortunately, you are here tonight, otherwise the names of the two of you and the entire Lintao Yang family must be added to the list of round-up tonight." ”

Yang Jin and Yang Xuan's faces changed slightly, and they hurriedly bowed their hands solemnly: "Please also ask the king to save his life." ”

Li Xuan looked at the two of them and sat down on the stone table beside him, with the eight-sided Han sword in his hand.

Yang Xuanjun was born and knew at a glance that with Li Xuan's skills, he could draw his sword out of the sheath in an instant, and then kill people.

Li Xuan sat there, raised his eyes, had already caught Yang Xuan's small movements, ignored them, and asked directly: "Is the grain owed to the state treasury made up?" ”

"It's been completely replenished, the Chen family originally sent a lot, and my family sent all the food stored at home from home, so it was barely enough." Yang Jin bowed his head heavily, the Yang family took out such a sum of grain, I am afraid it will be difficult to survive the autumn harvest this year.

But at present, I can't manage that far, let's talk about it for now.

Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction, and said with a rare smile: "Yes, decisive enough, if you don't have the handle in the hands of others, then this king can use the two of you without scruples." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your appreciation." Yang Jin and Yang Xuan bowed down again, but they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in their hearts.

"Get up." As soon as Li Xuan raised his hand, Yang Jin and Yang Xuan stood up straight at the same time: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Li Xuan turned his head to look at Yang Jin and asked: "Ma Zhi is a horse dealer, no matter what he has to do with Tubo, he is a horse dealer, this king asks you, who did Ma Zhi sell the horses trafficked from the Tubo Plateau to in the end?" ”

"Sold to?" Yang Jin and Yang Xuan glanced at each other, and finally shook their heads blankly, saying, "I don't know...... Taozhou itself was a transit place for horses, and then it was sold from Taozhou to Sanfu, and from Sanfu to the Central Plains, and the whereabouts are not clear. ”

Li Xuan nodded, and then said: "Suppose, this king is only assuming here, if Ma Zhi's horses are sold around Chang'an and Luoyang, but in fact there are still many horses left in Taozhou, then where might these horses be?" ”

"Does the prince mean that in Taozhou, there are hundreds of hidden cavalry?" Yang Xuan was worthy of being a school captain, and he was shocked, and he had already guessed Li Xuan's real problem.

"Hmm!" Li Xuan nodded lightly, and now Taozhou, there is only this hidden danger left.

When Ma Zhi first came to Taozhou, he came as a horse dealer, and he and Chen Xia colluded, and it must have been through horses.

Chen Xia is buying horses through Ma Zhi.

The identity of the horse dealer solved the problem of the source of Ma Zhi's large amount of funds, and it was also because of this that even if it was found out that he was related to Tubo, no one easily touched him.

Everyone holds each other's deadliest stakes.

Ma Zhi has solved, so where did the horses purchased by Chen Xia go?

Yang Xuan thought for a moment and said slowly: "In Taozhou, there are two places where hundreds of cavalry can be placed. ”

"Say!"

"One is a soldier Cao soldier, and the other is a soldier of the Li family." Yang Xuan's words were very happy.

Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, these are these two places, let's not talk about the Li family's affairs for the time being, let's talk about the affairs of Bingcao." ”

"Whoa!" Yang Xuan bowed his hand, and then said: "Xia Guan is originally a captain of Bing Cao, but to be honest, even Xia Guan has never seen the traces of hundreds of cavalry...... However, although they covered up these things well, after all, they had made moves, and they still left some traces of suspicion. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Xuan sighed lightly and said: "There have been many sudden transfers like the one a few days ago, and although they were cleaned very cleanly later, they will inevitably leave traces...... The Li clan doesn't need to do this, because they themselves have clan soldiers, they are above board, and they don't need to cover up, so they can mobilize state soldiers, and the cavalry that is not hidden in the archives is only the Assassin's Mansion. ”

"Every time, is it Zhang Qiniang who sends you a message?" After Li Xuan finished asking, Yang Xuan suddenly showed a trace of sadness on his face.

"Originally, if it was your normal marriage relationship, this king would not even be suspicious of your uncle's head." Li Xuan turned slightly, looked in the direction of the state government, and said softly: "But knowing the past of your marriage contract and remembering what happened last night, this king knows that your Yang family has probably been put into a queue that can be sacrificed by others." ”

The corners of Yang Xuan's mouth twitched slightly, how could he not know this.

When his uncle Yang Jin told him about last night's incident, Yang Xuan immediately understood that Zhang Yungong was trying to provoke the Yang family's dissatisfaction with the British king.

used the hands of the King of England to destroy the Yang family, and then dedicated his daughter to the King of England.

If Zhang Luer wants to dedicate Zhang Luer to the King of England, then Yang Xuan, who has a marriage contract with Zhang Luer, is a thorn in their eyes.

It must be eradicated.

What's more, Yang Xuan can also be used as a scapegoat for the hundreds of cavalry hidden in the dark.

After all, there are some things that are really Yang Xuan's actions, and in his hands, except for Zhang Luer's false words, there is no official document or any evidence.

"Your Highness, to Lu'er?" Yang Xuan raised his head and suddenly looked at Li Xuan with some pleading.

Li Xuan understood, he shook his head and said: "The Zhang family has found the wrong object, although Zhang Qiniang is beautiful, but she is not liked by His Royal Highness, especially her sinister heart, this king will not let this kind of woman approach His Royal Highness." ”

Seeing that Li Xuan said it so categorically, Yang Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The corners of Li Xuan's mouth immediately curled, and he said with a smile: "If everything goes well in this matter, I'm afraid the Zhang family won't be happy, and you will ...... then."

"This kind of woman, my Yang family can't afford to climb it." Yang Xuan's expression was firm, and in the blink of an eye, he had completely cut off all thoughts about Zhang Luer.

He is not stupid, although the king of England does not like Zhang Luer, he may not want to see him get Zhang Luer.

Of course, he can get Zhang Luer, but his future is completely broken.

Especially now, the suspicion on the Yang family is far from being lifted.

Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "So, then...... Yang Xuan listens to the order! ”

"The last general!" Yang Xuan immediately surrendered his hand to the order.

"Let you lead your three hundred soldiers to arrive outside the gate of the west city of Taozhou at night two days later, and choose a place to lurk."

"Whoa!" Yang Xuan did not hesitate, and immediately gave up his hand.

Li Xuan looked at Yang Jin: "Yang Jin listens to the order." ”

"The lower official is here!"

"In two days, I will bring out ten catapults, 300 crossbows, and 3,000 crossbows from the state treasury!"

Yang Jin immediately gave up his hand and said, "The lower official obeys the order." ”

Li Xuan looked sideways: "Someone is coming." ”

Li Zhu quickly came from the rear and handed two long notes to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan handed out the above one and said calmly: "This one is the confession of the two of you last night and tonight, this king will send it to Chang'an immediately, if there is no problem, sign it and draw it." ”

Yang Jin and Yang Xuan glanced at each other, the matter had come to this, they had no way out, and the two of them signed and drew a pledge respectively.

Li Xuan put it away with satisfaction, then handed over a long note to the two of them, and then said: "This is an official document for the two of you to transfer troops and materials, keep it well, this is the time to save the life-saving straw of your Yang family." ”

Yang Jin hesitated slightly, and finally handed the appointment order to Yang Xuan.

Li Xuan immediately looked at Yang Xuan and said, "Be careful, you will inevitably have Zhang Yuanjun's eyeliner by your side, and that Zhang Qiniang, I will definitely contact you these days, remember, don't show any flaws." ”

"The last will understand." Yang Xuan lowered his head and gritted his teeth.

Li Xuan looked at Yang Jin and said in a deep voice: "Now, the lives of hundreds of people in the entire Yang family will be decided in a few days, so unless you want to take the whole clan to Tubo, then remember, be cautious and cautious." ”

Yang Jin and Yang Xuan bowed their hands at the same time: "The subordinate officer receives the order!" ”

"That's it!" Li Xuan nodded and said, "Go ahead, don't let people know, you have met this king." ”

"Whoa!" Yang Jin and Yang Xuan's two uncles and nephews gave up their hands at the same time, and then turned around and withdrew from the small courtyard.

Li Xuan sighed lightly, took out a book of recitals from his arms, and then sandwiched the confessions of these two uncles and nephews into it, and handed it to the side: "Immediately send this recital to Chang'an for 600 miles as soon as possible." ”

"Whoa!" Li Zhu immediately stepped forward to take it, and then quickly turned away.

Li Xuan looked in the direction of the state government and said softly: "Zhang Yuanjun, what are you staring at tonight?" ”

……

In Shunde Fang in the southwest, Li Xian, who was dressed in red clothes and gold armor, stood among the many guards, looking calmly at the place where he was fighting.

Li Yi followed behind Li Xian, and there were several Li clan soldiers around him, holding long knives and burly figures.

In the front door, a rush of footsteps came from inside, and then, Qiu Zhenmu quickly came out of it, and then said to Li Xian: "Your Highness, I have taken the courtyard, Ma Zhi died of poisoning in the study, but he has all the property in the mansion, and there are more than a dozen letters to and from various places." ”

"The letter was kept and sent to the Marshal's Palace." Li Xianyi pulled the horse rope and turned around and said, "Let's go, go to Chen's mansion." ”

"Whoa!" Qiu Zhenmu waved his hand to the side, and a team of Qianniu Guards had already headed straight in a certain direction to the southeast.

In the dark, a figure stared at everyone and opened low, and then hurriedly returned to the silk shop behind him, quickly wrote a few lines, put them into the pigeon's leg, and then let go, the carrier pigeon in his hand had already flown directly.

The carrier pigeon flew straight to the east and finally landed in the backyard of the state government.

A palm like white jade caught the carrier pigeon, and then took out the secret letter inside and handed it to Zhang Yungong, who was sitting in the pavilion admiring the moon.

After Zhang Yungong glanced at it, he couldn't help but sigh lightly: "It seems that we are really blind, and it is not the King of Nanchang who is really in charge, but His Royal Highness the King of England, who looks a little prodigal." ”

"Aye, His Royal Highness doesn't seem to like his daughter." Zhang Qiniang had a hint of crying on her face.

"Those who achieve great things are naturally not limited to women." Zhang Yungong shook his head slightly and said, "Now that they have taken down Ma Zhi, the next thing is your uncle." ”

"Aye, do you want to shut up Uncle too." Zhang Qiniang's fluttering words brought out infinite ruthlessness.

Zhang Yungong shook his head slightly and said: "Your uncle doesn't know anything at all, there is no need to kill him, just let him live, it really kills too many people, it hurts the heavens and doesn't say anything, and it is easy to be feared." ”

"Yes!" Zhang Qiniang agreed, and then said, "So what should Aya do next?" ”

"Since His Royal Highness is not frivolous, then let's change someone." The corners of Zhang Yungong's mouth brought out a sneer, and he said in a low voice: "Although the King of Nanchang looks heroic, he may not be satisfied with the rise of the King of England. ”

(End of chapter)