said that Xu Zhi helped He Mengjiao out of the Chinese army's tent, and An Jingsi and Xue Atan also greeted him. He Mengjiao led Xu Zhi and the others to her camp tent, and withdrew all her entourage before asking, "Brother Xu, why did the three of you break into the barracks at night regardless of your own safety?"

Xu Zhi replied: "Miss He, you pretended not to know us during the day, we all thought that you had taken refuge in the imperial court, and today we broke into the military camp at night just to see you, ask for understanding!"

He Mengjiao lowered her head and replied, "Brother Xu, it is inconvenient for many people to recognize each other during the day, you have misunderstood!", after speaking, her eyes were full of tears.

An Jingsi saw that although He Mengjiao was a big official of the imperial court, she did not betray her faith, so she ran to He Mengjiao's side and said mischievously: "Since the farewell of Xuejiazhuang in Ruzhou, Jing Si has not seen her sister for a few months, and I heard Brother Xu say that if you break into the camp, you can see your sister, and Jing Si came with him!"

He Mengjiao carefully looked at An Jingsi in front of her, and said with a smile: "Little Jingsi, my sister misses you too! You have grown so tall, you have surpassed your sister!"

An Jingsi smiled: "No matter how tall and old Xiao Jingsi is, you will always be my sister He!"

He Mengjiao looked at Xue Atan, who was standing in a corner a little embarrassed, and took the initiative to talk: "Brother Xue, I haven't seen you for a few months, why don't you speak?" Don't you know your little sister?"

Xue Atan saw that He Mengjiao took the initiative to talk to him, and said with a smile: "Miss He, you are already a general of the imperial court, and your brother Xue doesn't dare to climb high!"

He Mengjiao said helplessly: "Brother Xue, don't make fun of the little sister! The little sister has to become a general of the imperial court, so what? That is in Cao Ying, the heart is in Han, can the little sister not miss the brotherhood of the past?"

After listening to He Mengjiao's explanation, Xue Atan knew that she was to blame, and said with shame: "Miss He! Brother Xue knows that you have a hard time defecting to the imperial court, and the eldest brother doesn't blame you!

He Mengjiao talked to Xue Atan for a few more words, and then stopped laughing and asked: "Brother Xu, you broke into the Longmen granary at night, isn't it as simple as seeing the little sister? What are you doing, why don't you say it to the little sister, the little sister may be able to help you!"

Xu Zhi saw He Mengjiao's sincerity on his face, and no longer concealed it, so he told her that Shaolin Temple was besieged by the imperial army, and the eleven stick monks attacked the west, broke through the siege, and came to the Longmen granary to borrow grain, but the granary was heavily guarded by heavy soldiers, and it was not easy to break into the granary to grab grain. Now I have to ask Miss He for help to think of a foolproof plan.

He Mengjiao pondered for a while and said: "You came just in time, it just so happens that the imperial court is also going to levy 100,000 loads of rice grain and escort it to the Dengfeng camp, we can think of a way on this!"

Xue Atan interjected: "Brother Xu, or we robbed this batch of grain and grass on the road?"

An Jingsi also said: "Brother Xu, Xue Aniu's idea is good!"

Xu Zhi said: "This is also the only way to get grain and grass, Miss He, I don't know how the imperial court escorts such a large amount of grain and grass, isn't the imperial court afraid that the hungry people nearby will take advantage of the fire to rob it?"

He Mengjiao saw Xu Zhi's eyes staring at her, she was a little embarrassed and said: "Don't hide it from the three brothers, I was discussing this matter with General Chen just now, General Chen decided to personally lead three thousand elite soldiers to escort this batch of grain and grass, in order to prevent the sneak attack of the Shaolin monks, they decided to bypass the Shaolin Temple to the south, make a big bend and then go east, and send it to the Dengfeng military camp." However, I heard that although they took a long detour this time, they still had to pass through the Orangutan Gorge at the foot of Mt. Shomuro, which is a steep canyon that is very likely to be ambushed. ”

An Jingsi smiled and said, "Brother Xu, Sister He, we robbed the 100,000 loads of grain and grass of the imperial court in this orangutan gorge, how about it?"

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "This place is the best place to set up an ambush, but the matter of robbing the imperial court food and salary still has to be made clear to the Zhide Zen Master of Shaolin Temple first, and it is up to him to decide!"

He Mengjiao was a little worried: "This time, the imperial court sent 3,000 elite soldiers to protect the grain, and Brother Xu, the three of you, even if you add the Shaolin monks, are only a few dozen people, how did you rob these 100,000 loads of rice grain?"

Xue Atan also said: "Miss He's analysis is reasonable, just rely on our dozens of people against thousands of people in the imperial court, that is far from enough!"

He Mengjiao continued to analyze: "Besides, I also promised General Chen here, and after returning to Dengfeng, I asked the princess to increase troops in Orangutan Gorge, first occupy the favorable terrain, and then ensure the smooth passage of the grain truck!

An Jingsi glanced at He Mengjiao, then at Xu Zhi, and asked, "How is that good?"

Xue Atan also asked, "Then are we robbed?" or not?"

Xu Zhi knew that it was difficult for him to ride a tiger this time to rob the grain, so he simply made up his mind and said: "The granary of this imperial court is the blood and sweat of the people, if there is a famine today, of course we should scatter grain for disaster relief and feed back to the people! What Miss He is worried about is that we have few people and it is easy to expose our identities, this problem is easy to solve, as long as tens of thousands of hungry people near Dengfeng are mobilized to unite to rob the grain, which not only solves the urgent needs of the people, but also worries about these thousands of people in the imperial court?"

He Mengjiao listened to Xu Zhi's words, and also stretched her frowns, and praised: "Brother Xu's idea is good, but the people are unarmed, and if they are asked to face the thousands of tigers and wolves in the imperial court, it is like driving a flock of sheep into the mouth of a tiger, and the people will inevitably be slaughtered!"

Xu Zhi replied: "Miss He is extremely worried, I think we just need to concentrate on 'capture the thief and capture the king first', so that the army of the imperial court has scruples first, so that we can get twice the result with half the effort, and we can also reduce unnecessary casualties!"

He Mengjiao smiled: "Well, Brother Xu, your method is really good, and my little sister also has an immature idea that can respond to your actions." After I return to Dengfeng, persuade Princess Xiuyun of the imperial court to come to Xingxingxia to supervise the battle in person, Brother Xu, you can take the opportunity to act and take the princess hostage first, so that even if the imperial court has thousands of troops and horses, there will definitely be some scruples, if everything goes well, this grain robbery will definitely succeed!"

When An Jingsi heard this, she jumped up excitedly and shouted: "Sister He, Xue Aniu said that you have changed your mind and become a lackey of the imperial court, Jingsi has never believed it, tonight you proved that you are still my good sister with your actions!", after speaking, he glanced at Xue Atan proudly.

Xu Zhi asked again: "When will Miss He return to Dengfeng, and when will General Chen here escort the grain and grass to departure?"

He Mengjiao replied: "I will go to Luokoucang tomorrow to convey the imperial court's grain and Yi decree, and I will delay for a while on the road, and I estimate that it will take at least seven days to return to Dengfeng! The date when General Chen will escort the grain and grass to set off is still uncertain, but it will take them a few days to prepare the horses and vehicles, and I will ask them tomorrow to wait for me to return to Dengfeng, and then set off after the princess is clear, so I estimate that they will not set off from here in ten days." Therefore, Brother Xu, your preparation time is only ten days, you have to hurry up!"

An Jingsi sighed: "Alas, there are only ten days, which is a bit tight!"

He Mengjiao reminded again: "Three brothers, this grain robbery is very important, you had better not return to Shaolin Temple again, and rush directly to Orangutan Gorge." ”

Xue Atan said to Xu Zhi: "Brother Xu, what Miss He said is that we can't delay here for a long time, we will pay homage to Master Zhide when we go back tonight, and then rush directly to the Orangutan Gorge, it should be too late!"

An Jingsi also said: "Xue Aniu is right, Brother Xu, without further ado, we still have a lot of things to do: mobilize the people near the Shaolin Temple to cover us, set up an ambush in the Orangutan Gorge before the imperial court, find out the exact news of the march of the imperial court's grain transportation team, and so on." ”

Xu Zhi saw that An Jingsi had not been with him for a long time, not only had he made great progress in martial arts, but also became more wise and steady, and he deliberately exercised him in his heart and said: "Xiao Jingsi, you think about these things more carefully than the eldest brother, after the eldest brother goes back to discuss with Master Zhide, let you be responsible for doing these things, how about it?"

An Jingsi puffed up his chest and said: "Brother Xu, we are determined by our words, this time we will let Jingsi be the coach once, be Han Xin once, and you and Xue Atan will be the staff behind me, how about it?"

Xu Zhi readily agreed, and Xue Atan also muttered: "Jing Si you are my eldest brother Xue Aniu, what the eldest brother commands, the younger brother will definitely help." The little brother kept his promise: I will be with Brother Ding'an for the rest of my life!"

When He Mengjiao saw the appearance of the three of them, she would also smile heartily. Xu Zhi saw that there was still a trace of melancholy on her face, and he stopped talking, and asked, "Miss He, what's wrong?

He Mengjiao said worriedly: "As far as my little sister knows, there is a spy sent by the imperial court in your Shaolin Temple, and this spy is buried very deeply, and the court knows every move of your Shaolin Temple!

Xu Zhi and the others didn't answer, thinking to themselves: Who could this Shaolin inner ghost be?

Xu Zhi saw that there were soldiers patrolling back and forth outside He Mengjiao's tent, and knew that it was not convenient and safe to stay here for a long time, so he got up and said goodbye to He Mengjiao.

He Mengjiao was still not worried about the safety of Xu Zhi and the others, and insisted on sending them out of the gate of the granary. Seeing He Mengjiao's enthusiasm, the three of them did not refuse, so they had to follow her to the stable in the southwest corner. Xu Zhi took out the gold medal arrow, and the deacon of the stable did not dare to slack off, and changed three horses for Xu Zhi and the others. The three of them led the horses and followed He Mengjiao until they reached the south gate of the granary.

The soldiers guarding the south gate checked the gold medal in Xu Zhi's hand again, and asked strangely: "You three really don't understand the rules of the camp, did you really go to see General Chen?

Xu Zhi and the three of them lowered their heads, not knowing how to answer, at this time He Mengjiao took out the order arrow of the Qin mission and said to the guard: "These three people are with the permission of General Chen to help Ben Qin send out to do an urgent matter, do you also want to stop it?"

The general took the order, and saw that He Mengjiao was a messenger sent by the imperial court to inspect, so he didn't dare to stop him anymore, so he had to retreat to the side, and said with a smile: "The subordinates don't know that the Qin mission has arrived, and the capital crime is a capital crime, and please punish the Qin mission!"

Xu Zhi rode on the horse, arched his hand to He Mengjiao behind him, and shouted: "General He, please go back, what you explain, your subordinates will definitely do it!", after speaking, he led An and Xue to ride their horses and whip, rushed out of the Longmen Cang camp, and ran towards the willow forest in the south.

Besides, Master Zhide and other warrior monks in the dense forest, still in the moonlight, closed their eyes and chanted, and suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, Master Zhide asked the monks to stop chanting and be vigilant. The monks saw that the three people on horseback were dressed as officers and soldiers, and rushed over to this side. Thinking that their whereabouts had been exposed, the monks all armed with wooden sticks surrounded the three people on horseback.

Xu Zhi hurriedly took off his helmet and shouted: "Zhide Zen Master, don't do it, you brothers and sisters, I am Xu Zhi, they are Xue Atan, An Jingsi!"

Zhide saw that it was indeed Xu Zhi and the three of them who were riding horses, and reproached: "You just said goodbye, where did you go?

Xu Zhi saw that Master Zhide was angry and misunderstood himself, so he hurriedly jumped off the horse and apologized: "The disciple acted recklessly, and he is willing to be punished!" After speaking, he carefully told the monks about his whereabouts just now.

When he heard the highlights, he praised: "Senior Brother Xu, you are really bold and resourceful, you dare to take Xue Atan and An Jingsi to the camp late at night to meet a friend of the imperial court!"

The idiot was also fascinated by what he heard, and threw envious eyes at An Jingsi, and sighed: "I knew that Senior Brother Xu was going to break into the barracks at night, and I want to go with you!"

When Master Zhide heard that Xu Zhi was going to set up an ambush in the Orangutan Gorge and rob the imperial court of 100,000 loads of rice grain, he couldn't help but say: "Amitabha, Xu Zhi! This robbery of military rations is to openly confront the imperial court, but it is a capital crime! How sure are you that this is related to the safety and reputation of my Shaolin!"

Liao Chen said with a smile: "Master, when is this, are you still worried about Shaolin's false reputation! If we don't follow Xu Zhi's method, we can't grab this batch of military food from the imperial court, and our Shaolin disciples will not be starved to death!"

Xu Zhi said: "Senior Brother Chen, you have misunderstood the master! The master means that if we don't do it, we must succeed!"

Ran also said: "I have confidence in Brother Xu's plan, you see that we have the internal response of the imperial court, as long as we manage to hijack the princess of the imperial court, so that the officials and soldiers have scruples, then we are very sure." ”

Master Zhide still didn't feel at ease and said: "You disciples are too young, everything is too simple, have you ever thought about it, if the imperial court's grain transportation route does not pass through the Orangutan Gorge, what should we do? The princess of the imperial court did not personally supervise the battle, what should we do? Besides, even if the princess arrives at the Orangutan Gorge, and the masters around her are like clouds, how sure are we that we can hit it with one blow and capture it with our hands?

Xu Zhi saw that Zhide's worry was not unreasonable, and said with a smile: "Master Zhide is more far-reaching than us, but as long as we are united and have a proper division of labor, according to Xu's judgment, we should be seven or eight points sure that we can rob the grain, and it is worth our risk!"

He put his arm on Xu Zhi and asked, "Are you so sure?"

Xu Zhi replied: "We can send a person to secretly follow the grain transport team of the imperial court and give back their information in a timely and accurate manner, and secondly, we must quietly encourage the people nearby to participate in this grain robbery, so that not only can we create chaos for the officials and soldiers, but the officials and soldiers will not be able to find out who organized it afterwards;

An Jingsi and Xue Atan also echoed: "Master Zhide, if you give up this excellent opportunity, there will be no chance in the future, please ask the master to make a decision for the sake of the Shaolin monks!"

The disciples knelt down one after another and begged: "Please listen to Xu Zhi's proposal, we Shaolin must fight hard this time!"

Master Zhide pondered for a while, and sighed: "No matter what, no matter what, the Buddhist scriptures have clouds: I don't go to hell, who goes to hell, heaven and hell are no different, today the old man is in turmoil, and he has no choice but to follow the wishes of the monks, set up an ambush in the Xingxing Gorge to rob the grain, the success or failure of this matter will be related to the future glory and disgrace of Shaolin, alas! Everything in the world is troubled! All the decisions made by the old man for Shaolin tonight, let future generations comment!"

When the monks saw that the Zen Master Zhide reluctantly agreed, they all cheered.

Xu Zhi offered to stay alone in the vicinity of Longmencang, to find out the specific time and route of the imperial court's grain transportation, and as soon as there was news, he would return to Orangutan Gorge to join the monks.

Before leaving, Xu Zhi said to An Jingsi and Xue Atan: "Master Zhide is a high-ranking monk in Shaolin, and all the brothers and sisters are monks, it is extremely inconvenient to show up, you have to take the initiative to take care of everything, Xiao Jingsi considers the problem more carefully, Brother Xue, you have to listen to his opinion more!"