The "new city" is not a new city, but a repair on its original foundation, and a "makeover" has become the current new city.

The new town is so large that it has almost maintained its original size and appearance. Because from the day it was laid, it was already planned to make the capital here.

There are 90 squares in vertical and horizontal directions, ranging from 20 to 50 households in one square. The forty-five squares near the south side are called "front squares", and the north side is "main squares", and there are four east, west, north, south, and sixty-four main streets on the way into the city, and each movement can be carried by two carriages in parallel.

The city walls are mostly three zhang high, and in some places they are three zhang higher.

There are two tall towers in front of the city gate, and the inky black tower body looks thick and simple. Whether it's for a lookout or for decoration, it's all very magnificent.

These two towers are called "Que", and when they are connected to the city wall, they are called "Chengque". This is the meaning of the "city que" in "the city is supplemented by three Qin, and the wind and smoke look at Wujin".

The journey of a day is not too far, and it is an official road from the waste hill to the new city, so Nie Xiao set off early in the morning and arrived in the evening.

"It looks like they really want to know if I'm bragging. ”

Before Nie Xiao got off the horse, he saw Qin Laosan in the crowd throwing a "meaningful" glance at him, and then turned to leave, signaling Nie Xiao to follow.

"Okay, let's see what you're up to. ”

Nie Xiao kept following Qin Laosan around, and after the detour, he almost ran out of patience.

This is a private house, no different from the surrounding houses, the only difference is that it is much larger.

Qin Laosan didn't speak, and his nerves were tense. After entering the small courtyard, he led the horse into the stable, and led Nie Xiao into a room, and then relaxed.

Cao Su and several people in the room were there, crowded around a small table.

Ding Shuchun poured a cup of tea for Nie Xiao, "Things may be different from what you think." ”

Cao Su glanced out the door, and all of them went out to watch the wind to make sure their conversation was not overheard.

Only Cao Su and Nie Xiao were left in the room.

"We've probably been watched. ”

Nie Xiao frowned, waiting for him to continue.

"Huang San's hand was not cut off by us. ”

"You didn't cut it, how do you know about it?"

Cao Su hesitated for a long time and made a difficult decision.

"We have to start from the beginning. ”

"Three months ago, we went to Dongming to purchase materials for the winter, accompanied by Gongzi Xihua. But he didn't come back again, and he sent several groups of spies to inquire in vain. ”

"A month ago, we received several letters from Dongming Kingdom, which named 'Dragon and Phoenix Pearls', otherwise we would wait to collect the corpse. ”

Nie Xiao saw that the tea was already a little cold, so he picked it up and took a sip.

"So that's what you did in Ximing?"

"That's right. We are well prepared, but we need someone to attract attention, don't let the King of Ximing link this matter with the Dongming Kingdom, otherwise the Great Lonely Mountain will be in danger!"

Nie Xiao seemed to understand a little that he was the scapegoat they were looking for.

"I know that this person must be thoughtful and strong, so you chose me, right?"

"It just happened that you were chosen. Cao Su didn't forget to hit him, but it was also the truth.

"When we were in the waste hill, we were targeted by the people of Dongming Kingdom, and they happened to hear the conversation between you and Huang San, and kept it a secret from letting more people know, so there was something later. ”

Now Nie Xiao understood.

"There are five days left, so it's not much. ”

Nie Xiao patted his chest, "With me, five days is more than enough." ”

King Ximing was here every time he summoned Wang Dajin, because it was the closest to his dormitory.

Jin Ye was accustomed to this kind of secret report, but this report made him a little puzzled.

When he heard that he reported this matter, King Ximing obviously didn't want to hear it, but he still listened patiently to what he said.

"Does the king already know?"

But in any case, this is his duty, the duty of the "Iron Army".

The Iron Army was divided into three factions, one was responsible for supporting the border passes and the guards of the royal city, the other was responsible for intelligence collection and exploration, and the other was responsible for the security of the royal city in combination with the regular army.

Among them, except for the faction in charge of public security, which is in charge of the right Cheng Pang Zhongshi, the other two rows are directly commanded by King Ximing.

Of course, before this, the faction that defended the royal city was in charge of King Zuo Cheng Luokang, but later as soon as he returned to his hometown, the power was taken back by King Ximing.

King Ximing was not very old, only in his forties. This can be described as "young" in the king of a country.

King Ximing sat on the king's chair, although he was wearing Zhongzhou clothes, but the blood of the grassland people still made him look a lot stronger.

"Aiqing already knows what he has done, so let's go back to the military headquarters to rest first after being tired from hurrying all the way!"

"Thank you, for your love. ”

When Jin Ye was far away, King Ximing finally "collapsed" and hammered his waist, "I'm so tired, I can't talk well." ”

Cao Su told Nie Xiao the plan.

The plan was formulated by Su Qinghe, and after his careful deliberation and calculation, he came to the conclusion that the success rate was very high.

At that time, Cao Su and Nie Xiao will sneak into the palace, and they can advance or retreat. It is naturally best to be able to succeed, and it doesn't matter if you can't, you just need to seek to get out of the way.

Because secretly they still have a way, Wu Nan dug a tunnel into the palace.

To put it bluntly, Cao Su and Nie Xiao were a bit of a bait.

If the two of them were discovered, it would only make Wu Nan go more smoothly.

Su Qinghe dispatched the overall situation outside, and after any party succeeded, he would immediately release signal flares, and everyone began to evacuate.

Ding Shuchun responded outside, using the "Shifting Spirits" technique to create a retreat environment for everyone, and then Qin Lao San broke off.

"The plan was unexpected, but there were a few questions I didn't quite understand. ”

Although Cao Su has always looked down on Nie Xiao, he can see from Huang Sanyi that Nie Xiao is at least not bad.

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

"First, are you familiar with the palace, how do you know where the dragon and phoenix beads are? Second, digging tunnels is easy to say, just these few people will definitely not work for five days. ”

Cao Su took out a map given by the Dongming Kingdom, on which all the signs in the palace were clearly marked.

"Don't forget that this was the royal city of the Eastern Ming Kingdom before," Cao Su nodded his hand on the map, "The Dragon and Phoenix Beads are here, the sleeping palace of the King of Ximing." ”

"As for the tunnels, you don't have to worry. The house was bought half a month ago, and the tunnel has been almost dug up. ”

In order not to be noticed, the last two or three zhang were left to Wu Nan. ”

"I forgot to tell you that Wu Nan is a 'land thief' faction, a master of shrinking bones. ”

Nie Xiao is very afraid of death, as long as the dragon and phoenix beads are stolen, the whole city will definitely be under martial law, so he is more concerned about how to escape from the city.

"Don't worry, as long as we successfully evacuate the palace, we have another place to go, and no one will be able to find us. As soon as the turmoil passes, we will trade in the new city, and as for how to transport the dragon and phoenix pearls out of the city, this is not a problem for us to worry about. ”