On June 29, Yang Anxuan and his entourage entered Linqiu City. Yanzhou Governor Mao Xiuzhi, Zhu Lingshi, Zhizhong Yuzhi, Sima Qike and others led the civil and military forces of the government to welcome them out of the city.
After blowing and beating all the way, the people came to the streets to welcome Yong Gong. Ding Ao found a restaurant facing the street and watched from above. Ding Yi entered the city as a merchant two days ago and stayed in an inn in the south of the city.
Ding Yi saw Yang Anxuan riding a horse and being surrounded by everyone. In addition to the officials from Yanzhou, there were only more than a hundred riders accompanying him. Ding Yi noticed that all of these guards were strong, carried swords and bows, and were agile.
In the evening, when I went out to inquire about the news, I found out that Yang Anxuan was staying in the Yin Hotel on the east side of the Governor's Mansion. The Yin Hotel was heavily guarded and could not be approached.
The next day, news came out that on July 3rd, Yonggong would go boating on Lengshui Lake in the east of Fucheng and entertain guests at Baxiantai in Lashan at noon.
Ding Ao was overjoyed. He had visited Dongping Lake before and knew that Dongping Lake was a vast water area that extended in all directions. There were many mountains and lush forests in Lashan Mountain. Hundreds of people scattered into the mountains inconspicuously, and they just relied on the terrain to carry out assassinations.
Mao Xiuzhi let go of his heart and decided to serve Yang Anxuan, and openly expressed his feelings to Yang Anxuan. Yang Anxuan naturally welcomed him. The truth and lies were not important. With Zhu Lingshi in Yanzhou, it was difficult for Mao Xiuzhi to achieve anything.
Zhu Lingshi came to visit him at night and talked about Liu Yu's letter to Mao Xiuzhi. He laughed and said: "Song Gong is very poor in skills. To use such a clumsy strategy is to underestimate your lord's mind."
Yang Anxuan said: "If Mao Xiuzhi has two minds, then this letter will indeed have an effect, so don't be careless, Bo'er. Listen to his words and watch his actions. You have made it clear to Mao Xiuzhi that he should not interfere in military affairs. As for We might as well let go of political affairs."
While talking, Ding Quan came in to report the situation in Lashan. With the help of Zhu Lingshi, he divided a thousand soldiers into two groups, 400 people entered the mountain, 600 people took battleships on Dongping Lake to respond at any time, and a hundred secret guards had already entered Lashan. Shan is familiar with the terrain, and will first sweep the mountain with the soldiers entering the mountain.
Zhu Lingshi said disapprovingly: "The son of a rich man can't sit down in court, so why should my lord take the risk himself? Just let Yu lead his sons and arrest these assassins first."
Yang Anxuan said with a smile: "I heard that Ding Duhu is a master. I haven't done anything for a long time, and I'm a bit itchy."
Zhu Lingshi recalled that the first time he met Yang Anxuan was because Huan Peng was causing trouble in a noodle shop, and he had a fight with Yang Anxuan. Later, Yang Anxuan recruited soldiers and went with Huan Xiu to watch the battle. He fought with Meng Huaiyu in the Meng Longfu ring and was separated by Yang Anxuan; After Huan Xiu's death, Zhu Lingshi was visited by Yang Anxuan. Nearly twenty years passed. Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and the moon fly by.
Yang Anxuan asked: "We have contacted He Xiong, but do you know when Ding Yi will take action?"
"We have contacted him, but He Xiong doesn't know the specific arrangements. There is a leader in his group, and he has to follow his instructions on how to act." Ding Quan reported.
Zhu Lingshi continued to persuade: "After closing the city gate, Yu led the soldiers to capture all the suspicious people, and let He Xiong appoint him."
Yang Anxuan thought for a while and said: "Not all assassins may be in the city. Mr. Yu felt that Liu Yu came to assassinate Yu with such a big fanfare, and maybe he had hidden tricks. If Ding Hao was captured at the city gate, there might be a big fish behind it. Just ran away.”
In Dalu Village, northeast of Linqiu City, jujube trees are planted all around the village. It is the ripe season for jujubes, and jujube sellers come from all directions.
Shen Tianzi was wearing a patchwork Ge shirt, with a thin ribbon tying his hair. He was carrying a bamboo basket, disguised as a jujube seller from Pengcheng, and mingled with the crowd. Among these jujube sellers, more than fifty were selected from the Dubeifu army under his command.
Just as Yang Anxuan expected, Liu Yu felt that there was little chance of Ding Hao's assassination, so he asked Shen Tianzi to accompany him secretly, looking for opportunities to retaliate. Shen Tianzi took the water route and first went to Pengcheng to meet Liu Huaishen and delivered Liu Yu's letter, asking him to step up military training and possibly attack Yanzhou at any time.
In order to better sneak into Linqiu City, Shen Tianzi asked Liu Huaishen for advice. It was Liu Huaishen's idea to disguise himself as a jujube seller. Shen Tianzi divided the 60 people he brought into dozens of groups, either carrying baskets or driving ox carts. They were indeed inconspicuous among the vast army of jujube buyers.
On the third day after Yang Anxuan entered Linqiu City, Shen Tianzi came to Dalu Village. He did not contact Ding Yi, but learned from the merchants that Yang Anxuan was going to Kunshan to entertain guests.
Shen Tianzi was confused. Yang Anxuan's move seemed to be intended for assassins to assassinate him. Could it be that Ding Ao and his party had already exposed their whereabouts?
Dalu Village is between Kunshan and Lashan. The official road is just outside the village. Yang Anxuan probably passed by the official road. Shen Tianzi thought about it again and again, and decided to go to Lashan with his men disguised as tourists or traders. Yang Anxuan was hosting a banquet in Lashan, inviting all the gentry and elders of Yanzhou. There would be a lot of people there, and the scene would be chaotic, and it would be easy to take advantage of the chaos.
In Linqiu City, Ding Ao secretly ordered the assassin who came to sneak to Kunshan to prepare, but he was waiting for news in the city. He didn't know that three of the waiters in the inn where he was staying had been replaced by secret guards, monitoring his every move for twelve hours.
On July 3rd, Ding Yi stood guard by the east gate early. At the end of the Chen Dynasty, the governor Mao Xiuzhi accompanied Yang Anxuan on horseback out of the city, with only about fifty people accompanying him.
Ding Ao was overjoyed. It seemed that God was helping me. There were more than 200 assassins sneaking into Kunshan, scattered throughout the mountain. Yang Anxuan only had this few people, so there were many opportunities to assassinate him.
Dongping Lake is connected to the Yellow River. Yang Anxuan thought of the Liangshan Lake in later generations, and specially asked Chen Yu to set up a water village in Dongping Lake, hiding a thousand-man navy and about 80 warships. Only the navy was placed under the command of Zhu Lingshi.
While boating on the lake, Yang Anxuan and Mao Xiuzhi stood side by side on the bow of the boat, watching the scenery in the lake. Willows line the embankment, lotus flowers are planted in the lake, and the fragrance is fragrant. Further away, the wind blows in the reeds, and there are flocks of birds. The fish in the lake are disturbed by the boats, and their tails splash in the water, making ripples. The breeze blows, and the coolness is steep. Life is so unpleasant.
After boarding the ship, Mao Xiuzhi found out that there was actually a navy hiding in Dongping Lake next to Linqiu City. Fortunately, he decided to serve Yang Anxuan, otherwise he might be surrounded by soldiers and horses one day and the governor's office would not know it. There was originally some thought in my heart that Yang Anxuan was inferior to Liu Yu, but now it turned into fear.
Seeing Yang Anxuan admiring the scenery in the lake with a smile on his face, Mao Xiuzhi said with a smile: "Ruan Bingping wrote "Dongping Fu", which has the sayings of "Ruize Ze is meandering" and "Sichuan Ze is a shortcut to Dongting". The Lord has learned a lot, and now that he has come Dongping Lake should leave a good story in the literary world for this lake."
There are many famous people who have left poems about Dongping Lake in history. Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Gao Shi and others have all left poems. In his previous life, Yang Anxuan had made a guide when he visited Liangshan Lake and knew some poems. His favorite was Suzhou in the Song Dynasty. Zhe wrote, "There are so many flowers all day long when boating, but the fragrance can't help but attract people. It is more necessary for the moon to shine, and the waves are clear, and I lie down and listen to the fishermen's rowing songs." As expected, there was a burst of applause after reading it.
While Yang Anxuan was boating on the lake, Ding Quan began to lead his soldiers into the mountains to search for the assassins. They alerted the assassins and some of the assassins hiding in prominent places fled. Ding Yi was already at the foot of the mountain at this time. Seeing the officers and soldiers raiding the mountain made him feel at ease. This was as it should be. It also meant that Yang Anxuan had not discovered that there was an assassin lurking and would definitely come to Lashan to entertain guests.
These people have been taught how to incarnate and hide in the village. These assassins recruited are all good players in the world, so it should not be difficult to deal with the search by the government and the army.
There was an endless stream of cars, horses, and people on the mountainside. Some of them were guests invited by Yang Anxuan, and some were people who wanted to take the opportunity to meet Yonggong and show off their talents. Maybe they would be noticed by Yonggong and rise to prominence.
The foot of Lashan Mountain has become a market, with cries of hawking coming and going. People from eight neighboring villages push carts and carry bamboo baskets with fruits to sell. There are also steaming noodle stalls greeting customers. In the shade of the trees, someone boils water and sells tea.
Ding Hao knew that he was too strong to pretend to be a scribe, so he picked up a basket containing a small table, paper, ink, wine and tea, followed a subordinate who was dressed as a scribe, and walked towards the Eight Immortals Terrace step by step.
There were quite a few people dressed like this along the way. The soldiers stationed on guard gave them a quick glance and let them go. Yonggong said that he would enjoy the people together, and no one would stop them as long as they didn't have a sword hanging from their waist.
The Baxiantai is located on the top of Mount Lashan and is about an acre in size. When Ding Ao stepped onto the stage, it was already overcrowded. There were servants maintaining order and dividing the platform into two parts with ropes. No one could enter without an invitation from Yong Gong. .
Ding Hao got the invitation in advance from the Yan family, a local gentry. The subordinate pretending to be a scribe pretended to be the second son of the Yan family, and he was his entourage. After examining the invitation and looking through the contents of the burden, Ding Hao carried the burden in.
Putting the small table in a corner, laying out a mat, laying out paper and ink, and putting on fragrant tea, the subordinate chatted with the people around him in a decent manner, while Ding Hao looked at the situation around him.
There is a two-foot-high wooden platform arched in the middle of the platform, with more than a dozen tables and tables placed there. This should be the place where Yang Anxuan entertains his guests. Those who are invited must bring their own tables and sit around the main platform. The location is diagonally behind the main stage, in the blind spot of the main stage. Most people are not willing to sit, but for Ding Ao, it is the best position.
Looking around, Ding Yi found a few of his subordinates, but most of them were blocked from the platform.
The ship was anchored at the foot of Lashan Mountain. Mao Xiuzhi just learned from Yang Anxuan that Liu Yu sent assassins to assassinate him. Mao Xiuzhi's expression changed greatly and he said: "My lord, since you know there are assassins in Lashan, why did you take the risk? Please return to the city."
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I'm already prepared, I just feel at ease."
The reason why he decided to take risks was that besides wanting to compete with Ding Yi, Yang Anxuan also had other plans. Liu Yu is about to send troops to Jingzhou, and he will definitely break up with Sima Xiuzhi when he helps him.
Liu Yu was in charge of Jiankang, holding the emperor in power to order the princes, and he was righteous, and the people of the world would regard him as the king's master. If you want to destroy Liu Yu's righteousness, you must let the world see that Liu Yu is not serving the public good, but using the name of the emperor to kill dissidents.
Ding Hao was Liu Yu's personal bodyguard, and he knew a lot. If Ding Hao was caught in advance, Liu Yu could argue that Yang Anxuan intended to slander and deny it; but Ding Hao assassinated himself in public, in full view of everyone, and then came again A little blood stimulation, I believe everyone present will remember it deeply, no matter how Liu Yu explains it, he can't justify it.
Liu Yu conquered Jingzhou, and he could justifiably help Sima Xiuzhi.
Some people died, but not completely...
