Yang Zhi finally agreed to do it, Cao Qianli and Li Guang returned to the post house, not angry at all that Yang Zhi did not arrange a dinner party, the big war was imminent, Yang Zhi had a lot of things to prepare. Shaanxi's subordinates are a little better than Xixia in terms of lack of materials, and Cao Qianli did not bring any materials when he came, and Cao Qianli and the two also knew that Zhang Xiaochun only symbolically wrote an official letter in Taiyuan, and did not fight for anything for Yang Zhi.

The two returned to the post house to eat, and seeing that there was no one left and right, Li Guang asked uneasily: "Lord Cao, can Yang Shuai's supplies keep up?"

Cao Qianli shook his head helplessly, Zhang Xiaochun and the others are now in very fierce contradiction with these elders, how could they not put Yang Zhi to death if they seized this opportunity, otherwise why would King Yun come to persuade Yang Zhi himself. Fortunately, Cao Qianli still understands Yang Zhi, this is a person who is cautious in the use of soldiers, and will not easily joke with the lives of his subordinates, so Chong Yue Fei can make his own decisions in Lingzhou City, Yang Zhi must be mentally prepared for the difficulty.

It's just that Cao Qianli is very curious, how Yang Zhi will deal with Zhang Xiaochun and others, Cao Qianli can learn a lot of secrets because of the convenience of his work, and many secret arrangements in Taiyuan have not been hidden from him; it's just that the assassination arranged by Wang Yi is something that Cao Qianli can't imagine, but Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, didn't hand over the matter to him, and with Wang Yi's sudden death, Cao Qianli can't find out the details. But Cao Qianli's general feeling is that Wang Yi's appearance is a little abnormal, and it should not be as simple as simply defecting to Zhao Kai.

Fortunately, Li Guang, like Cao Qianli, was a gentleman who did not speak anything, and did not ask anything more during the meal; there was no wine on the table, so the two of them finished their meals in a hurry and went back to their rooms. Cao Qianli saw his cronie Cao Huozi waiting anxiously in the house, and couldn't help asking, "What happened to Meng Yue in prison?"

Cao Huozi grew up with Cao Qianli since he was a child, and belonged to Cao Qianli's absolute henchmen, tall and tall, but his back was a little hunched; Cao Huozi smiled bitterly: "Family master, it's very strange, Yang Zhi didn't do anything to the three of them, according to Meng Yue, Yang Zhi kept saying that he wanted to find the truth, but the three of them were imprisoned, not to mention Yang Zhi, even other officials did not come to interrogate once; Family master, do you think Meng Yue will reach any tacit understanding with Yang Zhi?"

"If that's the best, we'll have fun later. Cao Qianli also felt very strange, and thought about it and said: "Or, Yang Zhi is waiting for Taiyuan to send someone over, and then hand over the person to the person who came, as for what Taiyuan decides, Yang Zhi doesn't care, just told his subordinates that Taiyuan arranged to leak secrets." No, Yang Zhi doesn't need to say anything, as long as Meng Yue's identity is announced, people can believe everything. ”

Cao Huozi whispered: "Family master, not so optimistic, Meng Yue told me the list of thirty people, I went to the address given by Meng Yue to see, I heard that more than twenty people came back alive, all of them were arrested by the official army, and they were killed directly on the execution ground outside the city." Yang Zhi is warning all people not to mess around. ”

Cao Qianli sighed helplessly, these more than 20 people must have been interrogated and killed in one go, naturally to cover up the few people who betrayed Meng Yue, indicating that Yang Zhi already knew what he wanted to know;

Yang Zhi has formed his own power in the continuous conquest, those officials in Taiyuan want to do nothing like the Taiping period, they have to distribute wealth and power according to their own will, in Yang Zhi's eyes may be a group of crazy people; the consequences of this can be imagined, Cao Qianli knows that he is panicked in his heart, but Zhao Kai is so smart, why should he destroy the Great Wall, is there another way in front of Zhao Kai, Zhao Kai wants to embark on that road, only to give up himself and Yang Zhi like the veteran of the Dingbei Army?

Cao Qianli seemed to grope for the location of the gate in the dark, but found that the iron gate had been sealed, and a huge shock surrounded him in an instant.

Yang Zhi was not as busy as Cao Qianli imagined, he was still drinking with Qu Duan, a tail of fish and a plate of braised pork on the table; Qu Duan understood that today's drinking was just a scene, and Yang Zhi should have something to say to himself, so he drank very slowly from the beginning. Yang Zhi really had something to say, and was thinking about how to phrase it to get straight to the point, but he saw a firework floating in the sky; except for the Dingbei Army, no one was so extravagant that they set off fireworks for no reason, the fireworks were very beautiful, as bright as an epiphany, and the petals quickly dissipated in the sky.

A hint of surprise flashed in Qu Duan's eyes: "Big brother, how come I have never seen this kind of fireworks." ”

"That's a new trick that Gongsun Sheng has just researched, and I haven't figured out how to use it yet. Yang Zhi picked up the wine bowl and said: "I asked Li Yanxian to put one outside the city, you don't know what it is for, and the people of Xixia and Taiyuan have even more guesses." Come, leave him alone, drink. ”

Qu Duan glanced at Yang Zhi in surprise, picked up the wine bowl in front of him and smiled: "Big brother, now that your name has spread all over the northwest, and the Song and Xia countries are known to all ages, who would believe that you can set off fireworks and have fun." ”

Qu Duan's words were full of disbelief, Yang Zhiyi laughed, but did not give an explanation: "I am using a suspicious strategy, second brother, how is your layout in Xiazhou?"

Qu Duan was taken aback when he heard this, he really arranged for him to go to Xiazhou, this matter was very confidential, even Liu Ziyu and the others didn't know, how did Yang Zhi know? Qu Duan had no intention of pestering Yang Zhi's sources, and followed Yang Zhi's words and said: "I am taking precautions, forming a habit, lying under the couch, and allowing others to sleep peacefully? Xiazhou is less than two hundred miles from Youzhou, if I am familiar with the desert situation can be reached in one day, I can't be careless." ”

"Brother Xian made a good move, and now we need to prove that something happened to these people. Yang Zhi said affirmatively, Qu Duan suddenly understood, and said with a smile: "The eldest brother wants to formulate two plans according to the situation of these people, but how can I know the situation of these people?"

Qu Duan's words were subtle, and there were words in his words, and Yang Zhi said in his heart: "It depends on the contact information you arrange, whether you wait for them to send back the military information, or send someone to contact you." Those who sit back and wait can leave it alone, and if they send someone to go, let them find someone who is familiar with the desert terrain. ”