After all, Ye Minglei couldn't defeat Xiao Yu'er. After a short rest, the two of them were ready to go out to find Ye Fashan!
"I'm back~!"
What they didn't expect was that as soon as they walked out of the backyard gate, they saw Ye Fashan standing there upright, looking at them and smiling.
At this moment, Xiao Yu'er was stunned. She was already desperate, but her heart was suddenly filled with huge surprises.
"Fashan, are you okay? That's great! I thought you were arrested by people from the Governor's Mansion. Uncle Ye and I were going to the Governor's Mansion to find out the news!"
After being stunned for a moment, Xiao Yu'er rubbed her eyes and confirmed that this was not a dream. She took two steps forward, took Ye Fashan's arm, and said excitedly.
"As long as it's okay! Just as long as it's okay!"
Ye Minglei was in tears at this moment. Ye Fashan stayed away all night last night. The pressure he endured was no less than that of Li Yu.
Ye Fashan looked at the two people in front of him. Their eyes were red, but the circles under their eyes were dark. They both looked haggard. He knew that Li Yu and Ye Minglei must have been worried and stayed up all night last night. He said with an apology on his face:
"Second uncle, Miss Li Yu, I'm sorry! I made you worry! There were some accidents last night, so I'm back now!"
Ye Minglei smiled and said: "As long as it's okay! Just as long as it's okay! Go in and talk!"
Li Yu also quickly shook his head and said, "It's okay."
Ye Fashan took a step aside and said: "Li Yu, second uncle, went to the Governor's Mansion last night and not only got information, but also brought us reinforcements. This is Brother Liu who joined the army in Bianzhou, and the other two are Brother Liu's subordinates! "
Ye Minglei and Li Yu were shocked. They had just focused on Ye Fashan and did not notice the three people behind Ye Fashan. Of course, what surprised them even more was Liu Rengui's identity - Bianzhou joined the army. How could Bianzhou join the army? In Guancheng County? Could it be that the counter-rebellion troops mobilized by the imperial court have begun to sneak in?
"My subordinate Ye Minglei has met Liu Canjun!"
Ye Minglei saluted Liu Rengui solemnly and said.
The post of county magistrate is lower than the eighth rank, and Bianzhou is the seat of the entire Henan Province and belongs to Shangzhou. Joining the army in Bianzhou is lower than the seventh rank, so from a rank perspective, Liu Rengui is indeed his Shangguan!
"You don't need to be polite, Prime Minister Ye! This is not the place to talk. Please find a quiet place, Prime Minister Ye. What we are going to talk about next is top secret and a matter of life and death!"
Liu Rengui didn't show off, he cupped his fists and returned the salute, and then said.
Ye Minglei said quickly: "Okay, okay! Ye understands! Liu Canjun is coming with me!"
After that, he took Liu Rengui, Ye Fashan, Li Yu and others to a side room in the backyard. Several people went in to discuss the matter. The two guards Liu Rengui brought stood guard outside to prevent anyone from eavesdropping!
The ancestral home of the Zheng family.
"Bastard! All night long, so many people were sent out, but they couldn't catch a single thief. What a bunch of losers! Ahem!"
Cui Junchuo stood up tremblingly, pointed at the three black warriors kneeling below, and said angrily.
Before he could finish speaking, he coughed violently.
After all, he is still old, and he didn't sleep all night last night. How can he hold on?
"Grandpa! Don't be angry! Your health is important!"
Cui Xuanji quickly stepped forward to support Cui Junchuo and comforted him.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
The three brothers Xiao Li in the hall quickly said in unison.
Cui Junchuo took a few sharp breaths. After a while, he said angrily: "What are you doing standing still? Why don't you go and continue looking?"
"Yes! Grandpa!"
The three of them accepted their orders and left!
Cui Xuanji carefully helped Cui Junchuo to sit down on the couch, and then asked tentatively: "Grandpa! Now that our plan has been heard, will the swearing-in ceremony be held in the future?"
Cui Junchuo sighed quietly, then looked at Cui Xuanji and asked: "Xuanji, do you want to be the master of the world~?"
Cui Xuanji was stunned. Lord of the world? Speaking of which, he had never thought of this position before, but since Cui Junchuo told him about this plan to subvert the regime a few months ago, he sometimes couldn't help but fantasize. If the Cui family can really gain power, then as the Cui family, he Sooner or later, my eldest grandson will be able to ascend to the supreme position in the world. By then.
When he thought of this, Cui Xuanji couldn't help but breathe quickly. After a moment, he realized that Cui Junchuo had been staring at him sternly. Cui Xuanji was excited and said quickly: "Grandpa, Xuanji believes that our Cui family will be able to defeat The Li family of Longxi, grandpa, you will be the master of the world when the time comes! All my grandson wants is to kill Li Zexuan, kill Li Shimin, and avenge my mother!"
Li Zexuan used public opinion to incite people to break into Cui's mansion in the capital, causing his mother to be frightened and committed suicide. Afterwards, the Cui family was severely punished, and Li Er did not allow his mother to be buried in the Cui family's ancestral grave. Cui Xuanji saw these things Come, it will be a great shame and humiliation in his life!
He hates Li Zexuan, and he hates Li Shimin even more!
Cui Junchuo nodded happily, patted Cui Xuanji on the shoulder and said:
"Good boy! Good boy! Since Li Shimin was unkind to our Cui family first, don't blame our Cui family for being unjust! Xuanji, go and inform Zhenyue and say that the plan is as usual, but ask him to send more soldiers to guard the city. Door, starting today, the entire city of Guancheng County is sealed off. No entry or exit is allowed! The city walls are equipped with crossbowmen, and not a single bird is allowed to be let out! In this way, even if the thief finds out our plan, He can’t get the news out either!”
Cui Xuanji said happily: "Grandpa is wise! My grandson will go to the Governor's Mansion now! Grandpa, you didn't sleep all night last night, you'd better have a good rest!"
"Well! You go down!"
Cui Junchuo waved his hand, while Cui Xuanji resigned!
..
"What? Wei Zuocheng is really fine? Great! Maybe our Guancheng County can be saved now!"
In the backyard of Ye's house, Ye Fashan told Ye Minglei and Li Yu everything he had experienced yesterday. Ye Minglei was ecstatic. His mood at this moment can only be described by a poem, that is, "There is no way out after mountains and rivers, and there is another village with dark flowers and bright flowers."
Li Yu's eyes lit up. She looked at Liu Rengui and asked, "Liu Canjun, listen to what Fashan just said, do you have any soldiers who are good at digging tunnels?"
Liu Rengui knew that Li Yu had a close relationship with Li Zexuan, so he did not dare to neglect him. He cupped his fists and said, "Exactly. I wonder what Miss Li Yu has to say?"
Li Yu hurriedly said: "I don't dare to ask for advice. I want to ask Liu Canjun if you can let your soldiers dig a tunnel to the outside of the city? As long as Wei Zuocheng is sent out of the city, he can mobilize soldiers from other states to encircle and suppress Guan Rebellious thieves in the city and county!”
This girl's thoughts are quite beautiful, but
"What Miss Li Yu doesn't know is that Guancheng County is the seat of Zhengzhou Prefecture. The foundation of the city wall is more than ten feet deep, and there is a moat outside the city. If you want to dig a tunnel to the outside of the city in a short time, there is no way. It’s different from fantasy!”
When Liu Rengui heard this, he smiled bitterly.
"Oh! That's it! Sorry, sorry, it's just my limited knowledge!"
Li Yu apologized a little embarrassedly.
Liu Rengui waved his hand and said: "Haha! It doesn't matter! In fact, if today's situation could have been anticipated and Liu asked them to dig a tunnel in advance, it might be possible to dig a tunnel leading outside the city."
Ye Fashan said at this time: "It's useless to talk about this now. Second uncle, according to what Cui Junchuo said, in the future they will coerce public opinion and lead troops to cause trouble. By then, the whole city will be in chaos. What Fashan means is that Miss Li Yu is still You and my second aunt will follow me to the south of the city to meet Wei Zuocheng today, while Miss Li Yu and I will go find a place to send information to my cousin in a moment!"
Ye Minglei is also a decisive person. Hearing this, he nodded and said: "Okay! You can do what you say as long as you follow the law! I will send someone to the county office to apply for leave soon, saying that I am not feeling well! At this juncture, the county magistrate will definitely not have time to pay attention. These things! Then I will take your second aunt and the others to find Wei Zuocheng!"
Ye Fashan looked at Li Yu again and said, "Miss Li Yu, let's send a telegram to Chang'an City now~?"
Li Yu nodded and said, "Yes! I'll go back to the room to get the telegraph machine right now!"
Liu Rengui was worried about an accident, so he stood up quickly and said, "I will go with the girl at last!"
Li Yu nodded and did not refuse.
After a while, the two men held the telegraph machine and pushed the door open again.
Li Yu expertly powered on the telegraph machine chassis. It was the first time for Liu Rengui and Ye Minglei to see this legendary thing that could "transmit sound over thousands of miles." They opened their eyes wide and looked at the telegraph machine curiously. Come on, Li Yu smiled and then said:
"My husband once said that theoretically the transmission distance of this telegraph machine can reach a hundred miles, but we have never tried such a long distance. It is surprising. I will first send a code to Chang'an to see if it can be transmitted over there. Answer it to me!"
Ye Fashan nodded and said: "This is how it should be!"
So, Li Yu opened the code book, searched for a while, and then started to press the transmitting handle of the telegraph machine. Everyone could only hear a "didi" sound of varying lengths. After a while, Li Yu whispered: " What I sent was "Are you there, sir?", and now I'm waiting for a response from there! If I don't receive a response, it means that the telegraph machine cannot transmit such a long distance!"
Hearing this, everyone felt nervous. Although Wei Zheng was not dead and could take charge of the overall situation, the most important thing to break the situation now is to notify Chang'an to send troops as soon as possible through the telegraph machine. If the telegraph machine cannot do the job, then They're done!
"Miss Li Yu, according to the speed of this telegraph machine, how long will it take for us to receive a response from there~?"
After waiting for a while, there was still no movement. Liu Rengui couldn't help but asked in a low voice.
Li Yu's face turned pale, she shook her head and said: "That's enough, that's enough. In terms of time, the moment we waited just now was enough to send the message back, but this shows that our telegraph machine, It can’t travel that far!”
"ah?"
Everyone was panicked, and Ye Minglei said anxiously: "What can we do? It seems that the Cui family is going to have trouble in the future. Not to mention that they have blocked the county now. Even if they don't block it, it will be too late for us to send the news back to Chang'an!"
Liu Rengui said angrily: "Miss Li Yu, didn't Marquis Yong'an say that this telegraph machine can send messages hundreds of miles away? Why can't it work now?"
Li Yu shook his head and said: "As I said just now, it was just a theory. In fact, during the process of transmitting messages, this thing is easily damaged due to some other factors. By the way, I have a solution! Ye Uncle, do we have any particularly tall pagodas or attics in Guancheng County?"
Ye Minglei asked strangely: "Miss Li Yu, why are you asking this~?"
Li Yu said excitedly: "I remember my husband once told me that in fact, this telegraph machine can be understood as transmitting an invisible energy. When this energy encounters some obstacles and penetrates them, it will be affected. There is a certain loss, and now that we are surrounded by private houses, the loss is naturally relatively large. Therefore, if there is a very tall pagoda or attic in the city, sending telegraphs from it can greatly reduce the penetration loss of the building! Maybe Chang'an City will receive the telegram we sent by then!"
In ancient times, ordinary residential buildings were generally one to two stories, and there were few buildings with more than three stories. Buildings such as pagodas were an exception. Generally, pagodas ranged from ten to dozens of stories. In ancient times, In the city, the pagoda is equivalent to its existence that stands out from the crowd!
Ye Minglei seemed to understand what he heard, but he still understood the general idea. Hearing the words, he hurriedly said: "Yes, yes!" There is a relatively tall pagoda in the city, which is located in the Songyue Temple in the south of the city. It was built in the reign of Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the second year of Ping Dynasty, it was originally the palace of Emperor Xuanwu, and was later rebuilt into a Buddhist temple! There is a pagoda inside, called the Songyue Temple Pagoda, with a total of fifteen floors and a height of about ten feet, which should meet the needs of Miss Li Yu! "
Li Yu was overjoyed when he heard this, "That's great! Without further ado, I'll take the telegraph machine to Songyue Temple!"
"Hey! Miss Li Yu, please be patient!"
Ye Minglei quickly stopped him and said: "Some people may be suspicious. I asked my wife and Fashan to accompany you. It happened that the abbot of Songyue Temple had some friendship with me. After you went, you said that I had a cold and was bedridden. If you want to go to the pagoda to pray for me, the host will definitely agree! And in this way, no one will be suspicious!"
Before Li Yu agreed, Liu Rengui said with a smile: "That's great! Then Liu and others will act as the bodyguards of the Ye family and escort Miss Li Yu along the way!"
Li Yu thought for a while, nodded and said: "Okay! Then according to what Uncle Ye and Brother Liu said, let's make preparations and leave soon!"
Two-quarters of an hour later, the Ye family drove out a carriage and ran straight to Songyue Temple in the north of the city. After a while, there was another boy in the Ye family, holding a book written by Ye Minglei himself, and went to the county government to apply for leave.
"President Huiguang, unfortunately my husband is ill and is bedridden. I specially brought two juniors with me. I want to pray for my husband at the Songyue Temple Pagoda. I hope that the host can do it conveniently because of his friendship with me in the past!"
Ye Minglei's wife, Li Shi, was also a young lady back then and was quite knowledgeable. After learning about the difficulties her husband was currently experiencing, she did not hesitate to accompany Li Yu and Ye Fashan to Songyue Temple to perform this play. play!
The host did not agree immediately, but took a deep look at Ye Fashan. After a long time, he looked at Mrs. Ye and said:
"Amitabha~! Since Mrs. Ye has something to ask for, I will not be unreasonable. Hui En, please take Mrs. Ye and others to the pagoda!"
At this time, a young monk stood up next to him, clasped his hands and said, "Yes, host!"
Then he said to Mrs. Ye: "Several donors, please come with me!"
First update!
Two chapters in one!
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