Feng Jincai asked, "What about the Xuanjia Army now?" ”

"On the day they first came, they had done a supply in the Liangzhou camp, and then they left to do a drill," the lieutenant replied cautiously: "Just last night, the brigade of soldiers and horses suddenly returned to the camp, saying that they would leave for the imperial capital within one or two days. ”

An official of the Reverse Scale Division frowned: "Is the timing so coincidental?" It's so suspicious that they must be detained immediately. ”

Lieutenant Zhichong said worriedly: "Our soldiers in Liangzhou Zhichong Mansion are undergoing winter training at this time, although there are a lot of people, almost all of them are mud legs from farming, so I am afraid that we will not be able to stop the Xuanjia Army." Besides, without an order from the imperial court, it is a big taboo to gather troops and coerce friendly troops for no reason. ”

"Can't wait!" Feng Jincai turned around and left: "I'm going to chase back the six thousand soldiers and horses!" If you don't believe it, you can't cure those black crows! ”

Shen Lie suddenly felt in a dilemma. He wanted to rush back to the imperial capital as soon as possible and tell the emperor everything that happened here. But right now, on the side of Liangzhou, there is an angry Fierce Blade Army on the one hand, and an arrogant Xuanjia Army on the other, whether it is the Liangzhou Assassin History or the Commander of the Folding, they can't control the whole situation at all.

If he does not come forward to mediate, there will be a big mess of arms and arms immediately.

After weighing it again and again, Shen Lie called out to Feng Jincai, who was about to leave, and told him not to talk too much to the soldiers for the time being, only that the Reverse Scale Division needed to borrow 5,000 soldiers and horses to Liangzhou Mansion to assist in the investigation of the case, so as not to cause misunderstandings and cause mutinies.

Subsequently, he found a pen and paper and wrote down a few sentences: "Western Xinjiang is in an emergency, fear of internal changes, and Gyeonggi should put stability in the hearts of the army." After writing it, Shen Lie thought about it and felt that something was wrong, so he took another one and changed the word "change" to the word "worry".

This was done in order to prevent the letter from falling into the hands of the enemy, thereby arousing the alarm of the other party.

On the surface, this simple sentence is about the facts, and what it reminds is reasonable, and it does not specifically refer to anyone or anything in particular. However, after Li Chengwu saw this, he would definitely raise his vigilance, take back the right to defend the army as soon as possible, and suspend all military movements in the imperial capital in the near future.

In this way, disasters can be avoided to the greatest extent.

Shen Lie selected a few capable subordinates, asked them to disguise themselves, and quickly returned to the imperial capital with letters. He also deliberately explained that after entering the city, he should neither go back to the Reverse Scale Guard, nor go directly to the palace to face the saint, but go to the Fenyang Eldest Princess's Mansion to find His Majesty's old chess friend, Duan Changming, the Fenyang concubine, and ask him to bring this letter into the palace secretly.

Everything was arranged, and Shen Lie patted Captain Chong on the shoulder: "Let's go, go to Liangzhou Mansion first, and meet that Qianniu Zhonglang General!" ”

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Liangzhou, Zhichong Mansion Daying.

In the tent of the vanguard general of the Xuanjia Legion, the silver charcoal was burning in the brazier, and the fat deer legs hung on the grill, and the grease was dripping and sizzling on the coals.

Xu Youchang soaked his feet in the hot water bucket and looked at the charcoal basin blankly, and in the red and bright firelight, it seemed to reflect Anya's beautiful face. At this time, he was thinking about his beloved girl, and he couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied with Xie Guang.

A month ago, on the third day after the Xuanjia Army surrounded Jingzhao Yin Mansion and forcibly took away the deserter Wang Ying, Xie Guang suddenly ordered Xu Youchang to lead the vanguard battalion to Liangzhou for an annual military exercise.

After quickly completing all the official documents for the march, Xu Youchang immediately led the team to set off.

Because of the need to practice various subjects along the way, it took the whole battalion nearly 20 days to finally arrive at the destination of this trip-Liangzhou according to Xie Guang's requirements.

When he was halfway there, Murong Xue had sent him a letter through the post station express horse. The general content of the letter is that according to reliable information, the Turkic princess and her maid have left the imperial capital, but their specific whereabouts are unknown.

Xu Youchang looked anxious in his heart, but he felt helpless.

If he is still in the imperial capital at this time, he can receive the news in time, and maybe he will have the opportunity to see Anya again. But by coincidence, Xie Guang let him leave Beijing at this time, and finally failed to meet his sweetheart.

was stunned, and the guards suddenly announced outside the tent, saying that the commander of Liangzhou Zhichong asked to see him.

Xu Youchang didn't dare to slack off when he heard this, so he quickly dried his feet, and then dressed neatly and went out of the tent to greet him.

Maintaining a soldier's neat and tidy appearance is a habit he has cultivated in the army for many years.

In particular, when meeting with local military officials, it is necessary to pay more attention to the external image of the Xuanjia Legion.

Xu Youda strode out of the tent, and was suddenly frozen by the cold night wind, and when he saw the visiting guests clearly, he couldn't help but be stunned on the spot.

Next to the commander of the Liangzhou Mansion, there was also an official standing, who was actually Shi Shenlie, the director of the Reverse Scale Division!

Xu Youchang has never had a good impression of this big man in front of the emperor. What he admires and admires is an upright, upright and upright hero, and what he hates the most is Shen Lie's conspiracy, secret assassination and other deeds, coupled with Anya's affairs, which makes Xu Youchang have a deep prejudice against this Lord Shen.

While secretly guessing the reason why Shen Lie came all the way to Liangzhou, he gave a military salute to Lieutenant Zhichong.

Seeing this, the lieutenant hurriedly returned the salute: "I'm really sorry to disturb General Xu late at night." ”

Xu Youchang: "It's okay. What advice does Lord Commander have? ”

Hearing this, Du Wei hurriedly looked at Shen Lie, meaning: It's better for you to keep talking.

Shen Lie bowed slightly, and said to Xu Youchang unhurriedly: "General Xu, there has been a shocking case in the Liangzhou territory recently, and this official has specially come to you for help. ”

As he spoke, he carefully paid attention to the changes in Xu Youchang's expression, hoping to find some clues from it.

Xu Youchang misunderstood that Shen Lie was because he needed to provide military support for handling the case, so he put on a businesslike appearance: "Lord Shen, my department was ordered to come here to practice, and it is not under the jurisdiction of the local government of Liangzhou. According to the law of the Holy Tang Dynasty, unless there is an invasion or rebellion by a foreign enemy, the state assassin has the right to requisition all soldiers and horses in the jurisdiction. Otherwise, if you want to send us, you must have an order from the Ministry of War, or a decree from Your Majesty. ”

Shen Lie smiled faintly: "You misunderstood, I'm not here to borrow soldiers." ”

"Don't borrow soldiers? Then why are you coming to me? Xu Youchang was puzzled: "Could it be that the case is related to me?" ”

"Maybe there is, or maybe not," Shen Lie said lightly: "This official wants to ask the general a few questions first, and then he can make a judgment." ”

When Xu Youchang heard what the other party said, he immediately noticed that something was unusual, even if he was very unhappy in his heart, he didn't dare to ignore it.

He turned around and raised his hand, and made a gesture to Shen Lie and Lieutenant Zhichong to invite them into the account. Shen Lie nodded, and then Shi Shiran walked into the tent, and Captain Chong hesitated slightly, and finally followed inside.

The three of them sat down in the tent, and the expression on the captain's face was extremely unnatural, and he couldn't stop looking around to see if there were five hundred axe men in ambush on the left and right. His nervous behavior naturally fell into Xu Youchang's eyes, which made Xu Youchang's heart even more unsteady.

"Lord Shen, what happened, please tell me the truth."

Shen Lie also glanced at the camp tent casually, and immediately responded: "General Xu, what is the relationship between you and that little maid of the Turkic princess?" ”

This strange move was prominent, and it immediately scared Xu Youchang, who had a ghost in his heart, into a tremble.

"Huh? Anya? We don't have anything to do with each other, we just know each other. ”

Shen Lie glanced at him meaningfully: "It seems that you don't know that Anya is the real Turkic Eagle Yang Princess He Sijia." ”

"What did you say?!" Xu Youchang jumped up in shock, and almost kicked over the basin for washing his feet: "You're not mistaken, right?" ”

Shen Lie seemed to be in good shape: "What this official has heard and seen with his own ears, how can he be mistaken?" ”

Xu Youchang was surprised and asked, "Who was the princess before?" Where is Anya now? ”

Shen Lie: "The fake princess's name is Inas, and she has run away now, but the real princess is still in the hands of the official." What do you think? Want to meet her? ”

Xu Youchang was slightly stunned for a moment, and did not answer Shen Lie's question.

Shen Lie smiled and continued: "In front of the Jingzhao Yin Mansion that day, the general who led the team to rob people was Your Excellency. Excuse me, why did you save Qi Ying? ”

"It's not to save, it's to catch ...... Because Qi Ying is a deserter from the Xuanjia Legion. Xu Youchang replied subconsciously.

Shen Lie snorted coldly: "Deserter? So may I ask the general, which banner and battalion of the Xuanjia Legion he belongs to? Who is the boss? ”

Faced with these problems, Xu Youchang didn't know where to start. But as an important officer of the Xuanjia Legion, he didn't know anything and it was indeed very unreasonable, so he was very embarrassed for a while.

"These things, this official can not mention them for the time being," Shen Lie saw that the attack tactics had almost disturbed Xu Youchang's square inch, and suddenly his eyes showed a cold light: "Let me ask you, who instructed you to ambush and kill Commander He?" ”

Hearing this, Xu Youchang first shook his head, and then, as if he had been burned by fire, he jumped three feet high on the spot: "Who did you just say?" Who was killed? ”

"The Marquis of the Second Rank, the Grand Commander of the Fierce Blade Legion and the Protector of the Zhenjiang Metropolitan Protector, He Jingming and Lord He." Shen Lie paused word by word: "This matter involves important ministers of the imperial court, and it is the authority of this official to investigate the case, and no one must cooperate unconditionally." I hope you will think about the question I asked you just now, and give an explanation before dawn. ”

After that, he said no more, and immediately got up and brushed his sleeves away. Captain Zhichong secretly wiped a cold sweat, and hurriedly chased after him and left the tent.

As soon as the two of them left, the lieutenant officer of the pioneer battalion ran in and said in a panic: "General, a large number of troops suddenly appeared outside the camp and surrounded our camp. Among them, there are the soldiers of Liangzhou Mansion and the people of the Fierce Blade Legion, what should I do...... General, general, what's wrong with you? ”

Xu Youchang stared straight ahead with his eyes, as if he was hysterical, and repeated a sentence in his mouth: "Lord He is dead?" Lord Ho is dead? ……”