As soon as Lao Jianhua's words came out, Huo Wen was taken aback, and the whole person couldn't help but take two steps back, and said at the same time: "Sir, what do you mean by this?" I've never ......"

With a sneer on his face, Lao Jianhua said lightly: "Huo Wen, have you forgotten what the old man does?" ”

Huo Wen's pupils contracted suddenly, and a chill ran in his heart. Lao Jianhua was born in the Beiya Reverse Scale Division, and was a well-known intelligence leader in the Shengtang Dynasty, and in his life, what he was best at was listening to news and engaging in conspiracy.

He secretly hooked up with Yan Chongxi, and under the instruction of the other party, he secretly captured Lao Jianhua and Li Bing through the thieves and thieves, and then gave them to the emperor Li Bing in exchange for credit, I am afraid that these things have really fallen into the eyes of Lao Jianhua.

In the face of Lao Jianhua's questioning, a cold sweat broke out on Huo Wen's back, he took half a step back again, and struggled to defend himself: "Sir, I am loyal to you, and I have no ambitions, you must not listen to the provocation and slander of others." ”

Lao Jianhua sat still, only looked at Huo Wen quietly, and his eyes seemed to be looking at a dead man. His reaction couldn't help but make Huo Wen even more flustered, and his legs trembled uncontrollably.

"You want to ask for glory and wealth, the old man can understand, but ......" Lao Jianhua's tone did not carry a trace of emotion: "However, you plan to use me as a letter of surrender to Li Binghe and the imperial court, which is another matter." You know, the old man's head is very valuable, isn't it a bit too wasteful to just exchange you for an insignificant future? ”

Huo Wen knew that it was useless to say anything now, and his life was at any time, so he hurriedly gave up all attempts to struggle, knelt in front of Lao Jianhua, and kept kowtowing: "Please spare your life!" The villain was confused for a while, and was confused by the bad guys, and almost made a big mistake! ”

"Bad guys? Who are you talking about bad guys? Lao Jianhua sneered: "Is it that profiteer Yan Chongxi?" ”

"It's him! It's Yan Chongxi! Huo Wen hurriedly said: "Yan Chongxi instigated me to cooperate with his conspiracy, sir, I was bewitched by him." ”

Lao Jianhua laughed loudly, then stood up and approached Huo Wen step by step: "You put all the guilt on his head, but it is also clean and refreshing." Honestly, how do you get in touch with each other? ”

Huo Wen raised his head, looked at Lao Jianhua in front of him, hesitated for a moment and responded: "Once Mr. goes to Mingzhou or Quanzhou, I will send a letter to Hangzhou Yongjia Silk Firm, and they will inform Yan Chongxi." Then Yan Chongxi contacted the thieves again and intercepted Mr. and King Jin halfway. ”

Lao Jianhua nodded, and coldly ordered: "Then you can send a letter to Yongjia Firm now, saying that the old man has decided to set off for Kuohai in ten days, and the route arrangements are here." ”

As he spoke, he handed Huo Wen a letter.

Huo Wen took it with both hands, opened it tremblingly and looked at it, then nodded and said, "Obey, I'll go and deliver the letter." ”

Lao Jianhua stretched out his hand and pressed it on his shoulder, and asked with a sneer: "Did Yan Chongxi tell you before how to arrange your back road after completing the task?" ”

Huo Wen was slightly stunned, and then replied: "He said...... Let me find an excuse to slip away halfway and ...... And then...... Then wait for the imperial army to conquer Hangzhou. ”

"Fart!" Lao Jianhua's hand was so strong that Huo Wen almost fainted in pain: "Before you catch the old man, how could he let you leave halfway?" Are you taking him for a fool, or am you taking me for a fool? ”

Huo Wen grinned and shouted, "The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare!" I'll tell you the truth, sir, Yan Chongxi did order me to go to the other side of the Kuohai with me, so that I could secretly cooperate with the actions of the thieves. Still...... And let me wait for the opportunity to drug you. I'm damned, damned. ”

"That's right," Lao Jianhua sneered: "You think you can exchange the old man's head for your own glory and wealth, but in fact, Yan Chongxi will definitely let the thieves kill you first, and make you a fool!" ”

With that, he grabbed Huo Wen's chin with his backhand, pinched the other party's mouth hard, and then threw a black pill into it. Huo Wen was defenseless, and with Lao Jianhua's secret strength, he couldn't help but swallow the pill directly into his stomach.

"Sir, I! This...... What is it?! Huo Wen's frightened eyes widened, and he was extremely flustered for a moment.

Lao Jianhua smiled: "Don't be afraid, this poison will only take effect after an hour, as long as you can take the antidote before this, you will be fine." Go ahead, get the message to you, and come back right away. ”

-

Watching Huo Wen stumble out of the door, Lao Jianhua couldn't help frowning.

Now the situation in Jiangnan has reached the point where it is inferior. Li Jiong's retreat to Anji is a trick that has no way, in the face of the powerful Zhenjiang Army, it is already very good not to be eaten in one bite, if you want to hold Huzhou steadily, and even defeat Li Jiangyao, it is simply a luxury.

The withdrawal of the main force to the front line of Anji Tongxiang means that they have completely abandoned the favorable terrain of the Taihu Lake water network, Suzhou has become an isolated city, and Hangzhou will also be directly threatened by the Zhenjiang army.

With the current forces alone, turning defeat into victory has become unattainable.

The only thing to be happy about at the moment is the new changes in the imperial capital. According to various sources, an unexpected coup d'état took place there not long ago. The entire court was completely swept away, and there was even a tendency to intensify.

Queen Cheng Wen, is it really so powerful?

Lao Jianhua silently pondered in his heart: Could this be the ecstasy array deliberately released by Li Bing? The counterinsurgency war in the south is about to settle, and the contradictions between the imperial court and the Zhenjiang army, and the confrontation between Li Bing and Li Jiangyao, will soon become the focus of the next round of political struggles in the Tang Dynasty. Li Bing tricked up the trick and lured Li Jiangyao into the hub, and then prompted the Zhenjiang army to make a move, and was caught by the imperial court, could this be the case?

The answer is possible.

Of course, there is also a possibility that the descendants and traditional noble forces represented by Cheng Wen really made an early move. Before the return of the various corps, they directly controlled Li Bing, and then set up a full-scale struggle position, forcing Li Jiangyao and the Zhenjiang army to rise up.

At that time, even if the Blue Dragon Legion, the Vermilion Bird Legion, and the Xuanwu Legion remained neutral, the Forbidden Army and the White Tiger Legion together would have the strength to block the Zhenjiang Army in the territory of Shengtang, and call on the whole world to fight together on the charge of anti-thieves.

If that's the case, that's the best scenario.

Li Bing set up a bureau, and it is possible to reach a compromise with Li Jiangyao; Cheng Wen usurped power, and the Zhenjiang army had only one way to fight to the death.

This is a rare opportunity not to be missed.

Lao Jianhua glanced at the setting sun outside the window, and said to himself: "It seems that it is necessary to go to the imperial capital again." ”

-

Li Jiong threw aside the newly delivered military report, and couldn't help but say angrily: "Fuck, this guy Bao Yuchun actually dares to refuse this king's order!" ”

Ye Rongwei wanted to pick it up and take a look, but in the end he held back and only asked, "Your Highness, what did he say?" ”

"What else can I say?!" Li Bing frowned: "It's still the same as before, what do you say Tongxiang is also the northern gateway of Hangzhou, there is no room for mistakes, I only hope to be based on the east and west of this king, and watch and echo." Damn, I just don't want to lead my troops to Anji to meet! ”

Ye Rongcheng smiled coldly: "I think Lao Bao is afraid that His Highness will ask him about his crimes, and in the end, there will be no return." ”

Li Jiong's eyes narrowed: "Shouldn't he be asked?" did not follow the king's orders, fled without a fight, abandoned Huzhou without authorization, and gave up the important town of Taihu Lake to Li Jiangyao in vain. Damn it! ”

Ye Rongcheng nodded: "That's true." Bao Yuchun is a famous general of the Holy Tang Dynasty in vain, and he is as timid as a mouse to this extent, which is really despicable. We fought to the death with Xu Youchang's elite in the ancestral hill for seven days and seven nights, with countless casualties, but he fled directly before the battle began. ”

Li Zhi snorted coldly: "His little abacus, this king knows very well, it is nothing more than wanting to preserve his strength and leave a way back for the future." Rongcheng, you say, what should I do? ”

Ye Rongcheng frowned and thought: "At present, the great enemy is not suitable for a conflict with Bao Yuchun, but it is cheaper for Li Jiangyao. Simply, let Bao Yuchun lead his troops to guard Tongxiang first. ”

"Shoutong Township?" Li Bingdao: "He doesn't even dare to defend a big city like Huzhou, and he will guard the small county seat of Tongxiang?" As soon as the main force of the Zhenjiang Army arrives, Bao Yuchun will immediately smear oil on the soles of his feet again and slip away. It is very likely that the situation is to continue to flee south and go in the direction of Mingzhou. ”

Ye Rongcheng bowed slightly: "Your Highness guessed reasonably." Bao Yuchun's nephew Bao Xinyan is over there, and there are some remnants of the wide sea fleet, maybe they will choose to take the sea route and hide far away. ”

Li Jiong angrily hammered the table case: "He must not be allowed to succeed!" Especially can't let the uncle and nephew of the Bao family take away the king's army! ”

Ye Rong shook his head in embarrassment, and thought for a moment before saying, "Your Highness, Xu Youchang's soldiers and horses are already approaching Anji, and at this time, we don't have the strength to deal with Bao Yuchun at all." ”

"How about the Piehu camp?" Li Jiong suddenly said gloomily: "Send some masters over, kill him directly, and then let our people take over the military power!" ”

Ye Rongcheng was slightly stunned, and hesitated: "Bao Yuchun's martial arts are extremely high, and he has a personal guard who has been following him for many years. If it doesn't work out, will it backfire and force him to jump off the wall in a hurry? ”

Hearing this, Li Bing couldn't help but hesitate. He pondered for a moment, and then said indignantly: "I can't care so much! Bao Yuchun has not been of the same mind with this king from the beginning, and now the situation is extremely critical, and he categorically refuses to advance and retreat with us. Rather than still let it do what it wants, it is better to take the risk. If you can snatch back the 50,000 army, of course, it is the best, even if you can't grab it, the situation will not be worse. ”

Ye Rongcheng thought about it for a while, and also made up his mind: "Okay, just listen to Your Highness!" I immediately arranged for a competent general to go to Tongxiang with your order, ready to take over the army at any time. Please send the masters of the Tiger Camp at the same time to secretly kill Bao Yuchun! ”