Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Storm

The next day, when the rain stopped, Zhou Ting had already arranged for people to stop King Yan's men and horses, and also arranged carriages, and the coachmen who drove the carriages were all first-class good hands. After everything was arranged, they set out on their way to Upper County. It was there that King Duan's army defended against Turkic attacks and raids. Once there, their mission was accomplished. But will there be a chance for them to complete the task? No one knows the way, no one knows, but the only thing that is certain is that their determination will not waver.

After waiting for four days at Hangu Pass, Liu Shen received instructions to "go to Chang'an immediately, and if Chang'an cannot intercept it, block it on the galloping road between Chang'an and Shangjun." ”

Liu Shen didn't dare to slack off, and began to run to Chang'an overnight, and after arriving in Chang'an, he received a second instruction: "Block the attack on the galloping road between Shangjun and Chang'an, and if it doesn't work, immediately return to Chang'an to implement the second step of the plan, the jade crushing plan." ”

What is the jade crushing plan, Liu Shen knows very well that it is a dangerous move that will lead to prosperity and wealth in one successful step, and if it fails, it will never return to China. They wanted to launch a coup d'état in Chang'an, emulating the Xuanwumen Incident and seizing the initiative on the throne in one fell swoop.

Liu Shen knew that he had a big task, if he could snatch back the princess on the galloping road, catch the robbers, and then get involved with King Xiao, then King Yan would take the initiative, and he would not have to do the jade plan. King Yan has been fighting in the south and north for so many years, and there are naturally a lot of troops under his command, and there are also a lot of generals, if the jade plan is implemented, it is estimated that the biggest variable is Duanwang, half of the country's army is in his hands, and the emperor has divided more than half of Yanwang's army into Duanwang, if Duanwang agrees. That's not a problem. But if King Duan is not beneficial, will he agree? The princess is a good bargaining chip, if there is a princess in hand, a good bargaining chip is in his hand, after all, a strange person with a nine yin vein is only available for hundreds of years. Since Taizong killed Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng, there are too few people who can have the ability to predict. Perhaps waiting for the Xiangmen to come out and reveal the biggest secret in Tianlai Villa is an extravagant hope for King Yan, and the most important thing is to seize the throne first. This is also what King Yan is looking forward to the most now.

Thinking of this, Liu Shen broke out in a cold sweat, and he understood that what he was carrying was not only the trust of King Yan, but also the life and death of all of them. He was like a dog being driven. Keep running forward. Until you run until you die. The game is in its final game, and all participants will go to great lengths to bet and see what their fate holds.

Two paths, two options. Liu Shen himself was not a participant in the gambling game. Just a bet chip. He didn't have a choice, he had to show his strength a little more so that players could take it easy. Chic point.

On the second day of his arrival in Chang'an, he had already appeared at the post house where Wang Shan was staying, and he carefully interrogated the post station officials.

"Who stayed yesterday?" asked Liu Shen with a pleasant face, although he was anxious, he didn't show any impatience.

"Lord Liu, it rained yesterday, and the post station was all full, this is the list and record of accommodation. The officer of the post station said cautiously and handed over the roster.

"There were a lot of female guests staying yesterday?" said Liu Shen as he looked at the roster.

"Yes, most of them are in business, but there is only one female customer who is more special, she lives with a group of people, like she is in a hurry, not a business. The post officer carefully recalled.

"Hey, what room are they staying in?" Liu Shen said with a smile.

"I'll take the adults to see it. The post office official hurriedly went to open the door.

The door opened, the room had just been cleaned, and Liu Shen's men had already brought in a wolf dog, and the wolf dog barked at the table as soon as he came in. Liu Shen walked over slowly, squatted down, looked at the ground carefully, touched his hand on the ground, and sniffed it on his nose. He stood up, a small smile on his face.

"Set off at once and follow the wolfdogs. Liu Shen gave the order.

The post station official was just about to say a send-off, but Liu Shen seemed to see his intentions, and suddenly turned around and said: "You wait to be dealt with by military law, let go of the wanted criminals of the imperial court, you are extremely evil." The frightened post officer sat on the floor of the room and was silent for a long time.

Liu Shen quickly followed the wolf dog with his men and horses, and he suddenly seemed to see a glimmer of light and a little hope of turning the tables. A chase on the gallop began.

The trees on both sides of the trail are thick, and it is summer, and the thick woods cover all tracks. The people arranged by Zhou Ting had already laid an ambush on the favorable terrain of the valley, and all they had to do was to block the pursuing men and horses.

"Brother Zhang, the spies came to report earlier, and there are still three miles to come to us. A person whispered to Zhang Xun. Zhang Xun nodded and said: "This time the idea is hard, we must be ready to retreat, let the brothers lie in ambush halfway up the mountain, and retreat quickly when they see something wrong." We'll just block for a while, and then move to another place to block it, and delay as long as possible, but remember not to get your brother killed. There are many places on the road that can be blocked, so don't stick to one place. Tell the brethren to protect yourselves. The lad nodded, and quickly went down to give the order.

Liu Shen was anxious at the moment, and followed the hound to chase, the hound had no strength, and he gave an order: "Put the hound in the carriage and continue the pursuit." ”

The gallop road out of Chang'an is vertical and horizontal ravines, and many gallops are built between ravines. Or to straighten the road and open the mountain. It is said that it is actually a loess hill, but it is covered with trees to give people the feeling of a mountain. The hill is only one or two hundred meters high, but the trees on it are luxuriant, and it has always been a good place for the horses to rob the house. Since the Sui and Tang dynasties, many heroes have relied on robbery to maintain their families and military, and many legends have appeared.

Of course, Liu Shen knew this, but since the founding of this dynasty, there have been very few people who have robbed homes and houses, and the least number of condemned prisoners a year during the Taizong period was only twenty-nine, and people have gradually forgotten about the things of robbing homes and houses. It is also this kind of thing that has to have a foundation, and it is only when there is no food to rob the house, and it is estimated that no one wants to do this kind of headless thing when there is food.

The men and horses of the Zhou court were all people who were beaten by the Tubo army between Tubo and Longxi, and they robbed and protected others for a living in order to make a living. This team grew up in the pinch, and became the largest and strongest force in the Longxi area of the Western Regions, and it was also the most tenacious force force, and it was also the most capable of protecting itself.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" The sound of a series of arrows penetrated the galloping men and horses led by Liu Shen, and the screams were endless, "There is an ambush, hidden." Liu Shen rolled off the horse. Hiding behind a nearby tree and talking loudly. (To be continued......)