No wonder Han Changmu insisted on going to Xingxing Gorge to ask for help in person. It turned out that he had planned it for a long time. He was afraid that others would pretend to ask for help, but in fact they were going to report the news and take the opportunity to frame him.
As expected, he is a man whose paranoia is so terminal that there is no cure for it.
She walked slowly, thinking slowly as she walked.
What kind of background is Han Changmu? He can only get the false identity of Han Zengshou's eldest son, but he can actually get the seal of the chief historian of Prince Han's palace, and he seems to have a close relationship with the garrison officer of Xingxing Gorge.
This person is really unpredictable.
People who have many secrets often have deep thoughts. If their secrets are inadvertently peeked into, their death will be ugly.
Yao Yao shuddered, feeling inexplicably dangerous.
Do you know a little too much?
Hearing the footsteps of Yao Yao and Meng Suige gradually fade away, Chen Yanxuan took out a wax pill from his sleeve, knelt on the ground, held it in both hands and handed it to Han Changmu: "Your Majesty, the prince ordered someone to send it here ten days ago. The subordinates personally handed it to the Crown Prince. They thought it would take a long time to see the Crown Prince, but they did not expect that the Crown Prince would be in danger at the Fifth Beacon. Fortunately, the Crown Prince has great blessings. If anything happens to the Crown Prince, the subordinates will surely die. blame."
Han Changmu hurriedly helped Chen Yanxuan up and sighed with some gratitude: "Yanxuan, don't say that. It's really hard for you to be exiled to this cold and remote place to guard the border for the sake of Prince Han's palace."
Chen Yanxuan's expression became even more panic-stricken. He sat down on a small half bed and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry for my subordinates. These are the duties that subordinates should fulfill. I don't dare to bear the word of grievance."
Han Changmu nodded slightly, pushed open the wax ball with both hands, took out a finger-width note inside, and read it slowly with a solemn expression. After reading, he put the note on the candle and burned it.
Seeing Han Changmu's solemn expression, Chen Yanxuan felt something bad in her heart and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, what did the prince say?"
Han Changmu narrowed his eyes slightly and whispered attentively: "The spies of the Bei Ya Forbidden Army frequently come in and out of Jiannan Road. Recently, the Ministry of War has submitted a report claiming that the Turks are waiting at the border and soldiers need to be recruited from various prefectures to deal with the Turkic army."
Chen Yanxuan raised his eyes and whispered in surprise: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has speculated on the holy will. It is throwing stones to ask for directions, testing the actual combat strength of the soldiers in each province, and it is also trying to weaken the military strength of each province with the help of Turks."
Han Changmu's face darkened, and his mouth was full of bitterness: "The Han family has been guarding Jiannan Road for Dajing all year round. It has made great military achievements and it is inevitable that the master will be shaken by his great achievements. Although the saint named the Han family a king with a different surname, he has always been afraid of the Han family. It has not been reduced for a day, and after more than ten years of testing, nothing has been achieved. Seeing that the country's power is getting stronger, the military is stronger, and it is not at a disadvantage when fighting the Turks. The saint finally can't sit still and wants to deal with the Han family who have such a strong army and self-respect. Each government took action, weakened the military strength of each government, and restored military power to the imperial court."
Chen Yanxuan slowly breathed a sigh of relief: "It is true that the country's power is growing day by day, but the military strength is not necessarily strong. It just won a few battles, and it is not enough to conclude that Dajing's military power is stronger than the Turks. Your Majesty, although the court has been martial in recent years, Rangers became popular, and even scholars were expected to be proficient in bowing, horse riding, and archery, but we Dajing people were not as strong as the Turks after all, and we ultimately lost in the competition of strength."
Han Changmu suddenly remembered those chariot crossbows and those chariot crossbow manufacturing diagrams.
Dajing was very aware of its own military strength, and was inferior to the Turks in terms of strength. In battles, it always relied on military strategies and weapons.
What he can think of, can the Turks not think of?
Now that I thought about it, how could I give up the crossbow manufacturing diagram so easily?
His eyes gradually became colder, and the corners of his lips curled up into a faint sneer: "Yanxuan, are the recent movements of the Turks really that big?"
Chen Yanxuan thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Actually, the Turks have been very quiet for several months. The frequent mobilizations of the Yumen Army are all due to the disappearance of the baggage convoy escorting payment and changing defense plans. It has nothing to do with the Turks. The Ministry of War has taken this matter as a serious matter." There is something really strange about making a fuss."
Han Changmu didn't want to ask this. He shook his head: "I just want to ask, has something like the Turks suddenly besieging Fifth Beacon happened before?"
Chen Yanxuan shook his head in confusion: "Absolutely not. The Turks have always done something like grabbing things and then leaving. They are quick and decisive. They have never besieged a place with such a big fanfare."
"Then this is strange." Han Changmu frowned, very puzzled, and his face became gloomy: "What the Turks did this time was really like a show."
Chen Yanxuan nodded: "Indeed." He paused slightly: "Your Majesty, what should we do next?"
Han Changmu tapped his fingers on the desk, quite helpless.
He went to the Hexi area to investigate the case, following the sage's secret order, so he was quite restrained.
In order not to arouse the saint's suspicion, he did not dare to mobilize the hidden power of the Han Palace at will.
As for the tail that was always following behind him, he didn't know whether it was the Saint's Beiya Forbidden Army, the Turks or other forces. Now it was even more involved with the mysterious Four Holy Sect.
His eyes froze.
Yao Yao's whereabouts were also particularly suspicious. Her origins and methods were also a mystery. He had to be very alert to be on guard, to test, and to deal with it.
Sometimes he often asks himself whether his suspicion is too severe.
He pondered for a long time, and finally leaned towards Chen Yanxuan, and lowered his voice and ordered: "Yanxuan, there are some tails behind me. After I leave the fifth beacon, you try to get rid of them. Be careful to capture them alive, but don't let anyone notice." It was someone from Prince Han’s Mansion who did it.”
Chen Yanxuan nodded: "Yes, Prince, don't worry."
Han Changmu thought for a while and continued: "How much do you know about Zhu Rong?"
Chen Yanxuan originally thought that Han Changmu would ask about Xu Xiangli's situation, but unexpectedly he asked Zhu Rong. He thought carefully for a moment: "Zhu Rong has been in the army for sixteen years. He is a smooth man and has many contacts. In particular, he has a close personal relationship with Wang Cong, the deputy lieutenant of the Yumen Army. ."
"Wang Cong." Han Changmu had heard about this person. He frowned slightly and changed the topic: "What about Xu Xiangli? So what about this person."
Chen Yanxuan said: "Xu Xiangli is a very down-to-earth and steady man, and he is very righteous. He has a very good relationship with the garrison officers, but he doesn't know many of the captains and generals."
Han Changmu rubbed his sleeves, pondered, and thought for a long time: "Can you still find someone to keep an eye on Zhu Rong's movements?"
Chen Yanxuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to his senses and said: "Yes, I have deployed people in the ten beacons of Yiwu Dao. Although they are just the most ordinary garrison troops, they are still useful."
Han Changmu nodded approvingly: "Okay, then you have people keep an eye on Zhu Rong."
Chen Yanxuan was very surprised and asked without knowing what was going on: "Does the Crown Prince suspect that there is something wrong with Zhu Rong?"
Han Changmu shook his head: "I can't tell for the time being, but I think Zhu Rong may have something to do with the Turks' siege of the Fifth Feng." He pondered for a moment: "Just keep an eye on it for now. I have to stay in the Hexi area for a while, so never After He Yanqi comes out, he may go to Xingxing Gorge."
Chen Yanxuan nodded, full of doubts: "Your Majesty, Mohe Yanqi is extremely dangerous at this time of year. If you enter like this, I really feel uneasy."
Han Changmu smiled: "It doesn't matter, I'm fully prepared. You just need to cut off the tail following me when I enter Mohe Yanqi, and everything will be safe."
Chen Yanxuan nodded solemnly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will leave this matter to my subordinates, and I will definitely let you enter Mohe Yanqi without any further trouble." He thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the poisonous gas in Mohe Yanqi is very powerful. If we enter spring and summer, we might get a poisonous rash. It’s not a problem at this season, but it’s better to be cautious.” He took out two bottles of medicine from his sleeve: “Your Majesty, these two bottles of medicine are specially designed to treat poisonous rash. Yes, the red one is for internal use and the white one is for external use, you can take it and be prepared."
Han Changmu smiled: "Okay, I will pay attention. If there is nothing else, you can return to Xingxing Gorge overnight."
Chen Yanxuan should claim that it is.
The heavy rain also gradually stopped. Chen Yanxuan and Zhu Rong were thinking about their respective beacons. They did not use the evening meal. After saying a few polite words, they led their troops and left.
Today's evening meal was indeed extremely rich, and there was no threat of Turkic siege. Everyone feasted on it and got excited about eating.
There was a dish of lotus leaf chicken in the evening meal, which suited Han Changmu's appetite very well. He finished one chicken leg slowly and was about to start the other chicken leg. In a blink of an eye, he found that Yao Yao, who has always been a meat-loving person, didn't even eat a bite of chicken. Staring at the chicken a little thoughtfully.
He was stunned for a moment and felt that the chicken legs in his hand no longer smelled good.
Yao Yao casually grabbed a couple of mouthfuls of evening food and left the fort on the pretext of being sleepy.
Han Changmu thought for a moment and felt that Yao Yao was a little strange. He had already been a little suspicious of her whereabouts, but now he was even more suspicious. He simply put down his bamboo chopsticks and followed her in silence.
Under the dark sky, Yao Yao sneaked into the kitchen.
Han Changmu tiptoed over and leaned against the door of the kitchen. He raised his eyebrows and watched Yao Yao tumbling back and forth among the chicken feathers on the ground, as if he was looking for something.
He suddenly said: "A Yao, why don't you eat the chicken feathers instead of eating them?"
Yao Yao had long noticed that Han Changmu was following her. She snorted and said sarcastically: "It turns out that Mr. Han, who knows everything, sometimes doesn't understand."
Han Changmu was surprised, but instead of getting angry, he followed Yao Yao into the room to see what she was going to do with the chicken feathers.
Yao Yao smiled playfully and took out a half-used middle coat. It was made of the smoothest material. The ink stains on it would not smear at all. It was similar to the cooked rice paper in her previous life. .
With a little force with her hands, she easily tore open the middle coat, tore off the two sleeves, cut the body into two pieces of cloth of the same size, and spread them on the desk.
