Night fell quickly, covering this military city north of the Taihang Mountains.
Unlike other cities, since there were more soldiers than civilians in Liaozhou City, it was just after dusk and there were no more people wandering around in the streets.
Likewise, there are more lanterns and torches on both sides of the street used for lighting and pathfinding. Subtle crackling sounds can be heard everywhere, making it very quiet.
There were patrolling soldiers armed with spears and swords walking around the streets, looking very solemn and murderous.
Yelvrage looked uneasy, even a little confused and at a loss.
The group of them stayed in the inn until the night gradually grew darker, before Li Jing came out of the inn.
It seems that there are many Jin troops stationed in Liaozhou, but this group should only have two to three thousand troops, and more of them are in Luzhou to the south. Therefore, after following the leader of Tongwenguan out of the inn, There were not as many searches as expected.
After entering the city, the Jin army was not as strict as when meeting pedestrians outside the city.
According to the leader of the Tongwen Museum, the place where Li Sizhao lived in Liaozhou City was Li Sizhao's own house. Except for the governor of Liaozhou, few people knew about it.
Li Sizhao's impression of other people in Tongwen Hall was that they were traveling abroad, and it must have been the same with Li Keyong.
What would Li Keyong think if he knew that Li Sizhao did such a thing under his nose for Li Siyuan.
Because Chi Meng was a woman, she stayed alone in the inn. Li Jing pressed Yelu Ge and the people from Tongwen Hall who were leading the way, and gradually arrived at the west city of Liaozhou City.
During the day, Chi Meng poisoned the two of them with a stone poison, and allowed them to see the tormenting power of the stone poison, which made Yelulag and Yelu Ge become more at ease.
After all, Yelvrage was the leader of a tribe. He had some scheming intentions, but in the face of Li Jing's absolute strength, he was not enough. Moreover, he ordered to tear apart He Tongwenguan's face, and there was no reason to get closer to Li Sizhao.
Li Sizhao's men, silent all the way, brought Li Jing and Yelu Lage to the door of a very ordinary two-entry house.
Seeing Yelu Ge's expression, it was obviously his first time here. He glanced at Li Jing with a sneer, got off the horse and stood beside him.
Li Jing couldn't see any expression and looked indifferent. He just glanced at Li Sizhao's subordinate. The man immediately took a few steps forward and knocked on the door of the house.
Li Jing also carried the sword box on his back, dismounted from his horse, stood behind Yelvrage, and waited quietly.
After Li Sizhao's subordinate knocked on the door, footsteps soon sounded in the house, and then he opened the door.
"You're finally here! Is everything settled? The door owner is still asking why you didn't deliver the letter today..."
Li Sizhao's subordinate just forced a smile and turned sideways, allowing the person who opened the door to see Yelu Lage and Li Jing standing to the side.
The man who opened the door was obviously another of Li Sizhao's subordinates. He was dressed a bit like a scholar, with long clothes and wide sleeves. After seeing Yelvrage, he frowned slightly, but he quickly covered it up.
"It turns out to be the Great Khan... It went well this time, thank you to all the brothers of the Khitan clan for their hard work."
Yelu Lage was worthy of being the leader of the clan. Compared to that one, he looked more natural. He held his head high and held his chest high. With just a few casual sentences, he covered up the man's inquiry. At the end, he said loudly in a rough voice. .
"Is Li Sizhao in there? I've been working hard for a month. Not to mention the hard work of my sons and daughters, and they all miss their family very much. I asked him to help me find someone, so I think I should be around!"
The lantern at the door was swaying, and the light was a little weak. The person who opened the door heard the unkindness in Yelurage's words, and frowned slightly. He turned his head and glanced at his companion who knocked on the door just now, and didn't pay attention. He just thought Yelu Lage just came to investigate, so he smiled slightly and cupped his hands forward.
"The Great Khan misunderstood... Ya Sheng has been running around all day in order to find people for the Great Khan these days. Isn't this... Ya Sheng has just started to eat at this time. The Great Khan should stop standing outside and please come in and talk to him. Yasheng Yisu."
This man was very talkative, which made Yelu Lage's momentum seem to be beaten on cotton. In a few words, he invited Li Jing and the others in, and at the same time, he also asked people to place their mounts.
Li Jing has been standing behind Yelu Ge without saying a word since he opened the door, pretending to be Yelu Ge's bodyguard.
The man dressed as a scholar just glanced at Li Jing twice, maybe curious about when Yelu Ge was followed by a Han man, but he didn't care and just walked inside while chatting with Yelu Ge.
According to Li Jing's observation, there should be less than ten people in this house. Except for two or three Tongwenguan personnel holding swords, most of them are literati with long sleeves and fluttering sleeves.
Obviously, the man who was easily captured by Li Jing before had a high status under Li Sizhao, and he was invited into the inner courtyard together with Yelu Lage.
As soon as he crossed the threshold of the inner courtyard, he heard a gentle and hearty laughter.
"Great Khan, Great Khan, why are you in such a hurry? Even if such a big living person is injured, it will be difficult to find him for a while... But don't worry, Great Khan, I have asked my Holy Lord brother to blockade the entire Taiyuan area. In Luzhou, no one can escape. In just a few days, the person you want can be found for you!"
Li Jing closed her eyes slightly, and saw an ordinary figure hurriedly walking down from the hall in the brightly lit inner courtyard.
This man has a short beard on his face, his long hair is bound by a long crown, his cheeks are thin, and his eyebrows are long and slanted. Although his voice sounds very gentle, his eyes are quite sharp.
This person is of course Li Sizhao, who ranks third among the Thirteen Taibao and is known as the Yasheng of Tongwenguan.
This person is undoubtedly Li Siyuan's number one horse boy. If Li Siyuan wants to oppose Li Keyong, he may not even blink an eyebrow.
But looking at this loyalty, it is very valuable.
After Li Sizhao strode down the stone steps in front of the hall, he glanced calmly at the men next to Yelu Ge, frowned slightly, and then looked at Yelu Ge.
Finally, he stared in confusion at Li Jing, who was standing silently behind Yelu Ge and carrying the sword box on his back. Then he finally walked up to Yelu Ge and grabbed Yelu Ge's hands.
"Brother Yelu, but this job is not going well? Don't worry, after this big deal, we will stop here. When we find the person you want, I will hand it over to you along with 30% of your belongings."
Yelu Ge waved his hand indifferently and spoke without looking at Li Sizhao's expression.
"It doesn't matter if I don't want any property or anything like that. As long as you can bring people to me as soon as possible, I will be satisfied."
