Section 132 Entering the city
"Five hundred copper coins. Long Xiaomo repeated in her mouth, unable to sit still on the stool anymore. He slid straight from the stool to the ground, and as soon as his legs went limp, he knelt directly.
As the saying goes, "Money is cold, heart is hot." From this moment on, Long Xiaomo's backbone, arrogance, and conceit were all thrown out of the clouds, and he shook his head with "goo-dong, goo-dong", and said: "The little people are useless, how can so much copper money and land be worthy." He lay on top of the box and clung to the copper coins and title deeds as if they would run away in the blink of an eye.
Li Shimin laughed and helped Long Xiaomo up, and said, "How can you not afford it." You have saved my father and the prince and me more than once in Chang'an. Isn't my Li Shimin's life worth this mere 500 yuan?"
Long Xiaomo said: "It's not worth it, it's not worth it." Finding that something was wrong, he continued: "Value." ”
Li Shimin said: "This king heard that you and Zhong Kui have a peculiar life, and only by combining yin and yang can one yin and one yang guard Chang'an, so you are auspicious for us Datang." As long as you are in one day, you can protect Chang'an for one day, Xiao Wang should thank you. As he spoke, he arched his hand and sang a fat song to Long Xiaomo.
Long Xiaomo had just walked out of the shock of 500 guan and sat on the stool in shock. As soon as Li Shimin sang, Long Xiaomo knelt on the ground again.
Looking at Long Xiaomo's appearance, Li Shimin helped him up and said, "The copper coin is bulky and inconvenient to carry, so I will send someone to move to your home in Chang'an tomorrow." Alright, get up, I have something for you to do. ”
When Long Xiaomo heard that King Qin wanted him to do something, he immediately straightened his waist, slapped his chest loudly, and said: "King Qin has a drive, and the villain comes and goes in the rain in the fire, and he will definitely not be ambiguous." ”
Li Shimin said: "I heard Li Chunfeng say, tomorrow you are going to Luoyang City, and there is an agreement with Li Wenxuan, I don't know if there is such a thing?"
Long Xiaomo said gloomily: "After the death of the villain's beloved wife Ma Xiaocui, her soul was detained by Liu Ergongzi. He used this as a threat to let the villain meet in Luoyang City. Otherwise, Ma Xiaocui will be destroyed. ”
Li Shimin said: "Brother Xiaomo is no longer in the past at this time, and he is responsible for the safety of Chang'an City. Xiao Wang can't let you risk it alone. Why don't I send ten Xuanjia dead soldiers to go with you, you see. ”
Long Xiaomo said: "Luoyang City is a dead land, and there is no difference between going to ten people and going to one person. Since I dare to go alone, villain, I have a clever plan to get out, and King Qin doesn't have to worry about this. ”
Li Shimin said: "Since Brother Long said so, then Xiao Wang is too worried. There is another thing, Xiao Wang is very worried. ”
Long Xiaomo said: "His Royal Highness King Qin, but it doesn't hurt to say it.
Li Shimin said: "Brother Xiaomo came all the way from Chang'an, and he should have heard about it on the road. Xiao Wang, I have been besieging Luoyang City for half a year. In the past six months, Wang Shichong has also fought more than a dozen battles with me, and Xiao Wang was lucky and won all of them. ”
Long Xiaomo arched his hand and said, "King Qin is mighty. ”
Li Shimin nodded and said, "But since Li Wenxuan and Liu Ergongzi fled back to Luoyang, Luoyang City is ready to move again. First there were Nether Iron Riders who fought to the death, and then there were women who fought for the tigers. It seems that this Li Wenxuan is going to play tricks with me. ”
Long Xiaomo said, "Didn't King Qin ask me to go into the city to get rid of Li Wenxuan and Liu Er?"
King Qin waved his hand and said, "No. Luoyang City is Wang Shichong's territory, and it is not easy to get rid of Li Wenxuan and Liu Er. ”
Long Xiaomo
said: "King Qin, what do you want me to do with Long Xiaomo, just say it directly." ”
King Qin patted the back of Long Xiaomo's hand and said, "First, I once sent three batches of fine works to Luoyang City, but they were all like mud cows entering the sea. Xiao Wang hopes that after you enter Luoyang City, you can explore the bottom of Li Wenxuan and Liu Er. As long as he can figure out what they want to do, Xiao Wang will naturally have a way to deal with them. ”
Long Xiaomo patted his chest and said: "I don't dare to guarantee anything else, as long as it is against them, the villain is absolutely duty-bound." ”
Li Shimin patted the back of Long Xiaomo's hand and said, "In this case, this errand, Xiao Wang, I will entrust it to your brother." ”
Long Xiaomo patted his chest, indicating that it was incumbent.
Li Shimin took out a jade pendant from his arms and handed it to Long Xiaomo and said, "Brother Xiaomo tied this jade pendant around his waist. If you meet the three groups of meticulous work I sent in first, they will naturally recognize you and obey your arrangement. Long Xiaomo thanked him.
Throughout the day, Long Xiaomo rested in the camp tent and made relevant preparations. In the evening, someone came to look for Long Xiaomo. Long Xiaomo knew at a glance that it was Hou Junji, who had fought side by side in the Qin Palace.
Hou Junji has always been in charge of the intelligence collection work of the Tang Army, and he spoke very competently, patted Long Xiaomo's shoulder and said: "Brother Long, thank you for your hard work, just pack up and go with me, I'll send you into the city." ”
Long Xiaomo knew that Hou Junji had always talked much, so he followed Hou Junji out without nonsense. The two men rode two black horses, with cotton cloth wrapped in all four hooves and chews on their mouths, and they ran fast and steady, and there was no sound.
Long Xiaomo followed Hou Junji behind him and galloped on the plain, the sky and the earth were vast in the night, and Long Xiaomo suddenly had a sense of pride in his chest.
It is obvious that the Tang army had conducted reconnaissance many times, and the route that Hou Junji took him did not encounter a single spy from Zheng Jun. After a while, the majestic Luoyang City was like a big toad lying on its stomach, showing in front of Long Xiaomo.
Not far from the city wall, there is the surging Luoshui, Hou Junji and Long Xiaomo, who crossed the Luoshui on horses.
After crossing the river, Hou Junji and Long Xiaomo tied their horses to a tree. Hou Junji said in a deep voice: "There are a lot of horses here, and you can't ride horses anymore." As he spoke, he unfolded his body and kept leaping forward against the grass.
Long Xiaomo had already seen through the Qi Observation Technique that Hou Junji was the top level of the Jiedan, and he was the middle-level skill of the Jiedan, and there was a certain gap. But Qingfengmen's body technique is unique, and it is not difficult for Long Xiaomo to catch up with him.
At the beginning, Hou Junji had the intention of teaching Long Xiaomo, but when he found that Long Xiaomo was not left behind, he was secretly amazed in his heart.
After a while, the two of them were under the city wall, surrounded by a large tree, and the two of them were hidden in the canopy. Hou Junji said: "This section of the city wall is relatively loosely guarded, and after you climb over the wall from here and enter, there is an abandoned land temple inside. You can take a break inside that land temple or use it as a stronghold. Go any further, and I won't be able to help you. ”
Long Xiaomo arched his hand and said, "General Hou is polite." The military affairs are busy, so General Hou will please go back. ”
Hou Junji said: "It's okay, I'm here to watch you go up and back safely." ”
Long Xiaomo didn't say much, turned around and jumped towards the city wall. Luoyang City is eight feet high, and under normal circumstances, Long Xiaomo can go up in two vertical jumps. But Zheng Jun's vigilance was apparently high, and every five zhang on the city wall there was a soldier holding a gun vigil. Long Xiaomo: No
If you dare to make any noise, you can only use the gecko swimming against the wall to climb up slowly. Listen to the soldier's conversation under the battlements of arrows on the outer edge.
I heard a soldier speak: "Bo San'er, have you heard? The market is open again tonight? Will you go?"
Another soldier said, "No, tonight our brothers will keep vigil in this area, and after a while, the king will come and see it, and it will inevitably be another whip." ”
Another soldier said: "Don't be stupid, the Tang army outside has besieged the city like an iron bucket, and if you don't find a chance to eat two bites of meat, do you think you can live until the day of surrender?"
Stuffy San'er said: "But that's a living person, the last time I took a bite, I couldn't sleep all night, I felt that that person's soul was attached to me." ”
Another soldier said, "Don't be stupid, remember, you have to live, your parents and daughter-in-law are waiting for you at home." You hurry up and come back to replace me later. ”
Long Xiaomo, who was lying outside the city wall, heard it clearly, and was secretly surprised in his heart, it turned out that there was already a market selling human flesh in Luoyang City. Then Long Xiaomo heard the stuffy San'er turn around and run towards the battlements. Another soldier turned back to him and said, "Go early and come back early, come back and replace me." ”
Long Xiaomo seized this opportunity, turned over and crossed over the city wall, and jumped directly into the city wall.
Long Xiaomo was a little dazed after jumping into the city wall, it turned out that the ground inside the city wall of Luoyang City was one zhang higher than the outside of the city wall, and this area was bare, there was not even a single household, only a small ruined temple not far away, revealing a faint light. Outside the ruined temple, there is also an ugly ancient acacia tree that envelops the entire small temple.
When Long Xiaomo was in mid-air, he felt that he would be injured if he jumped directly from a place nine zhang high, so he threw the Chixiao Sword in his arms, entangled the branch of the ancient acacia tree, and with one force, his body flew towards the top of the broken temple.
According to Long Xiaomo's idea, he can easily land on the top of the broken temple with another borrowing. But he didn't expect that this dilapidated temple was really in disrepair, and his feet had not yet stepped on the top of the temple, so he stepped on the top of the temple with a big click.
This was embarrassing, and the dignified dragon gang leader fell directly into the broken temple. And what's even more embarrassing is that he fell directly into a cauldron. Iron pot stewed alive, this is Long Xiaomo's first treatment after entering Luoyang City.
The good thing is that the water has not yet boiled, it is about fifty or sixty degrees, Long Xiaomo stood up and wiped a handful of water from his face. I only saw about seven or eight people standing around, everyone was hungry and lean, and there was one tied in the corner, and the clothes on his body had been stripped naked, it seemed that this person was going to be put into the pot for a while.
Long Xiaomo arched his hand towards a few people around him and said, "Brother, I'm sorry, I took the wrong path when I passed here." As he spoke, he stepped out of the iron pot and shook off the water on his body.
Among the seven or eight people, a big tall man stood out, carrying a kitchen knife in his hand, and said in fluent Henan dialect: "Where are you from thunder? Why are you tired of running here?" The tall man was holding a knife in his hand, but his speech was obviously loud and inward-looking, after all, the matter of cannibalism now belongs to the underground black market transaction, and it is completely disgraceful. The seven or eight people around were also cowering, obviously afraid that Long Xiaomo would leak this matter.
Chang'an and Luoyang are not far away, and Long Xiaomo can understand Henan dialect, so he said: "You are busy with you." I still have something to do, so I'll go first, and I'll see you later. As he spoke, he turned and left.