Jiang returned to Han Dynasty and disappeared, and the clouds and rain combined to know what year it was. --------"Ancient Farewell" by Tang Li Yi
Chen Long read the kill list and knew that Ma Yuanyi's life was at stake. Was Zhang Ning, who went to Luoyang with Ma Yuanyi, also betrayed by a traitor? Chen Long was so upset that he almost had a seizure on the street. Fortunately, Lu Chang was smart and pulled Chen Long into the carriage. Without waiting for Chen Long to ask, Lu Chang reported in a low voice: "Master, please be at peace. From yesterday to today, we have been making inquiries from Yousi, and there are no women in the prison. It's just that the person who informed us this time has a very high status in the Yellow Turbans, and there are many people inside Luoyang." If the Yellow Turbans are carefully crafted, they may all be caught in one fell swoop.”
Chen Long felt relieved and asked, "Is the person who informed you this time named Tang Zhou?"
Lu Chang was stunned and said: "How do you know, Master?" Obviously he was greatly surprised by Chen Long's foresight.
Chen Long thought to himself, it was indeed Tang Zhou. He had repeatedly told Zhang Ning and Ma Yuanyi to be careful about Tang Zhou, but he was still so stupid that he could not rewrite this period of history.
Chen Long did not answer his question and continued to report: "Tang Zhou was a disciple of Zhang Jiao and was deeply trusted by Zhang Jiao. He had been in Luoyang responsible for bribing officials and conveying information. This time Ma Yuanyi came, originally wanting to report from within Luoyang He launched an uprising and cooperated with Zhang Jiao's military operations. Unexpectedly, Tang and Zhou rebelled during the meeting, and the masters of the internal defense mobilized to capture Ma Yuanyi."
Chen Long nodded. He knew very well that Ma Yuanyi's martial arts and lightness skills were not inferior to his own. This shows how thrilling the arrest was at that time. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Was Ma Yuanyi the only one arrested at that time?"
Lu Changdao: "How many people were arrested at that time, we haven't found out yet. I only know that the inner guards destroyed the Yellow Turban stronghold in Luoyang City. All the big and small craftsmen were captured, and none of them escaped."
Chen Long felt dizzy, calmed down, and remembered an important question: "Then where was Tang Zhou after he reported the secret? Isn't he afraid of being assassinated by the Yellow Turban masters?"
"He was scared to death, so he hid somewhere in General Lu Zhi's mansion every day and was strictly protected. He only met with Beizhong Lang General Lu Zhi and General He Jin every day." Chen Long nodded, knowing that he was in the general's house. It will be easier for the government to handle this. We must dig this person out. Looking back, he saw Zhou Busuo listening, and asked: "Yuan Zhi, you are very resourceful, what do you have in mind?"
Zhou Busuo said: "If you want to save people, you must first find them. Since there are no female relatives in the prison, Mei Niang must not have been captured. Tang Zhou knew that Mei Niang had also arrived in Luoyang, so Lu Zhi must have been closely monitoring the people leaving the city. Therefore, we have to set up three surveillance points. One is Lu Zhi's Mansion to monitor the movements of Lu Zhi's internal guards and Tang Zhou; the second is the prison. The news that Ma Yuanyi is about to be executed is probably a trap waiting for Mei Niang to go. Jump; third, at each city gate, if Mei Niang ventures out of the city, there is a high chance of being captured. If we rescue her in time, we still have a chance of success." Chen Long asked Lu Chang: "How many manpower do we have available?" Lu Chang thought about it. I thought: "All the guys plus a few of us, there are twenty-five people in total."
The carriage made many twists and turns, and finally entered a large courtyard. Hao Pu and Hu Ji came to greet them with a capable-looking man. When the man saw Chen Long stepping out of the carriage, he knelt down and kowtowed: "Zhao Da pays homage to the prefect." Lu Chang introduced: "Zhao Da is the supervisor here, and his external identity is the owner of a pharmacy. I heard that the new prefect has come and has sworn allegiance. The man bowed again and said, "I will swear allegiance to the prefect to the death!"
Chen Long nodded with satisfaction and said to Zhao Da: "Zhao Da, there is no need to be polite. Leave two of your men here to assist, and send the rest out to monitor each city gate and understand the defense strength of each city gate. If any female family member is arrested, report it to me immediately. Hao Pu and Hu Ji, you two are responsible for monitoring Lu Zhi's general mansion. Whenever there is a movement of the inner guard, one person will keep an eye on it, the other will report the news, and explore the location of Tang and Zhou Dynasties. I and Lu Chang is responsible for monitoring the prison to see if Ma Yuanyi can be rescued. Zhou Buyi will sit here, study the intelligence collected by Lu Chang and others, and propose an action plan. Implement it immediately!" Zhao Da, Hao Pu, and Hu Ji agreed and turned around one after another. go.
Lu Chang took Chen Long and Zhou Buyi into the study and quickly handed over the court documents collected yesterday to them for review. Chen Long asked Zhou Bujie to take a closer look, and asked Lu Chang to take him to the Yellow Turban stronghold immediately to take a look. The two changed into casual clothes and walked across the main street to a market in the west of Luoyang. Lu Chang pointed to a two-story teahouse with a seal and said: "This is the stronghold where the Yellow Turbans were destroyed. The first floor is the lobby. , there are some wing rooms on the second floor.”
Chen Long looked at the surrounding environment carefully and found that there were many hawkers on the street opposite the tea house. Chen Long's eyes were so vicious that he quickly identified several men selling jujubes. They glanced at the passers-by on the street from time to time. They must be spies of the Internal Guard. The two hurriedly walked past with their heads down, detouring around the back of the tea house. Seeing no one around, they jumped up to the second floor, gently opened the rear window, and entered a side room. They had just closed the window and heard the sound of someone pushing open the window in the next room. They were shocked out of their minds. Unexpectedly, the Internal Guards had also arranged spies upstairs to wait and see, thinking they heard the sound and opened the window to check. If he hadn't been quick enough, Xing Zang would have been revealed.
The two of them held their breath, not daring to move. The window next door creaked shut, and a voice came: "Lao San, you are so suspicious. You don't even see a ghost. You know that this place has been destroyed. Who would be stupid enough to come here to check in broad daylight? Go on to sleep. !" Another voice came: "The witch has not been captured yet, who knows if she will come back to get something important? Fourth child, you should be more alert, don't turn around and wake up after someone cuts off your head!" Then quietly! Silence.
Chen Long and Lu Chang stared with big eyes, wondering who could be arranging the actions of the internal guards. As expected, they were very thoughtful and did not even let go of the destroyed dens. Knowing that Zhang Ning had not been captured, Chen Long felt a little relieved. Suddenly his eyes straightened and he stared at the bed. He reached out with one hand and picked up a strand of black hair. The black hair was very thin and long, obviously a woman's hair. Chen Long rolled the hair into a ball and put it under his nose. A very light fragrance came slowly. Chen Long almost shed tears. This body fragrance It's so familiar. I just wonder how Zhang Ning could escape.
It was confirmed that Zhang Ning had stayed here. The room had been thoroughly searched, and there were no other valuable clues. Chen and Long quietly opened the window and climbed out, quickly jumped downstairs and hid under the eaves. Sure enough, the window on the second floor was pushed open again to check. After a while, the fourth child's voice sounded: "It must be a bird!" The sound of closing the window came.
The two clung to the wall and slowly moved away to prevent being seen by people upstairs. Finally returning to the crowd on the main street, both of them sighed. Chen Long asked: "Is this arrangement for arresting the Yellow Turbans all the work of Lu Zhi?" Lu Chang said: "Lu Zhi has the style of a general, but he has never heard of it. He said he arranged it himself. This time, the official arranged for him to have two deputies, one named Yang Biao and one named Cao Cao. I heard that they are both very resourceful."
Chen Long nodded, but he didn't expect that this time his opponent would include Cao Cao. In this secret war, I need to be more careful. Cao Cao is not an ordinary person who is just trying to gain fame. It was best for him to find Zhang Ning and arrange to leave immediately. As for rescuing Ma Yuanyi, he no longer had the slightest confidence.
The two of them walked to the Luoshui River and saw green trees, white sails, and tourists. The peonies from Cong to Cong are close to withering, and only some late-flowering peonies are still in full bloom, looking extremely charming in the sunlight. Lu Changdao: "Luoshui is open to boating. You can take a boat directly from outside the city to the city center. You can see white sails on the street, which is also one of the characteristics of Luoyang."
Chen Long's heart was moved and he asked: "Is it possible for Mei Niang to escape through the waterway?" Lu Chang shook his head and said: "After Tang Zhou's rebellion, Shuimen's interrogations became more stringent, and the officials obviously would not ignore this." Chen Long nodded slightly. , adding to the annoyance in my heart. Staring at the blue Luoshui, Chen Long sighed in his heart: "Zhang Ning, Zhang Ning, where are you now? Do you know that I have arrived at the shore of Luoshui?"
After noon, the two went to look around the scene where Ma Yuanyi was captured, but found no useful clues. The important traffic thoroughfares in the city are full of spies, arranged like iron barrels, which shows Lu Zhi's determination to catch the saint. Chen Long and Lu Chang walked through the city, trying their best to familiarize themselves with the geography of Luoyang. The palace city was divided into two palaces, the north and the south. The office of Emperor Han Ling was in the north palace. In the northwest corner of Luoyang, the roads a hundred meters away from the palace wall were closed. The prison where Ma Yuanyi was imprisoned was located near Nangong and was heavily guarded by the Internal Guard. It was difficult to approach during the day. The two stopped and walked and made a rough plan for how they would explore the prison tonight.
Back at Zhao Da's residence, Zhou Buyi was still looking through the files and documents. When he saw Chen Long coming back, he knocked on a list kept separately on the table and said, "Master, take a look at this list carefully." Chen Long When I picked it up and read it, I found a detailed list of how Zhao Da and others bribed court officials.
At the beginning of the details, the names of the ten permanent servants such as Feng Xu and Zhang Rang are written, followed by the general He Jin. Chen Long thought to himself that Liu Du's bribes were really generous and he didn't let anyone go. Looking down, he saw two names marked next to them. Knowing that it was Zhou Buji, he asked, "Yuan Zhi, what do these two people do?"
Zhou Buyi pointed at the list and said: "This Liu Deran is a disciple of Lu Zhi. He has won the trust of Lu Zhi and stayed in the general's mansion as a chief. This scholar Sun Rui is currently the captain of the guard and is responsible for the security of the capital. Both of these two people are related to Zhao Da has an intersection and is related to the General's Mansion and the Weiwei Army, so it may be a breakthrough to find out inside information."
Chen Long nodded, just as Zhao Da came back to report on the military preparedness of each city gate. Chen Long showed these two people to Zhao Da. Zhao Da said: "Both of these two people have accepted bribes from their subordinates and regard them as friends. It's too late today. I will take turns inviting them out tomorrow to have dinner in the Four Watch Towers and find out the news." Chen Long Long nodded, and Zhao Da continued: "The soldiers at each city gate are indeed several times more than usual. The Xiamen and Gumen in the north are only for the royal family to walk, so they can be ignored. The Shangximen, Yongmen, and Guangyang in the west The gate is under the charge of Bao Hong, the captain of the Tun Cavalry School. The Shangdong Gate, the Middle East Gate and the Yao Gate in the east are in charge of the assistant military left school captain Feng Fang. Each gate has a hundred-man team. The three water gates in the south, Jinmen, Xiaoyuan Gate, Kaiyang Gate, a Lu Gate, and Pingcheng Gate are all under the charge of Assistant Colonel Zhao Rong. Due to the large flow of people and ships, each gate is guarded by two hundred-man troops."
Seeing that Zhou Buyi had recorded everything, Chen Long asked Zhao Da to continue monitoring, and Zhao Da left in a hurry. After a pause, Hao Pu also rushed back from the General's Mansion and reported to Chen Longhui: "Sir, the soldiers of the General's Mansion are mobilized frequently, and it seems that messages are being sent everywhere. I heard that Lu Zhi is about to go out to wipe out Zhang Jiao, but he is mobilizing troops everywhere. ?" Chen Long remembered that in the official history, it was indeed the time for the first Yellow Turbans to be destroyed. After Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun would also be ordered to go on an expedition. It seems that the information Tang Zhou gave them was not only Luoyang Xizuo, but also It includes the locations and marching routes of Zhang Jiaojun's troops.
Zhou Bujie planned to set up an evacuation route based on the troop deployment provided by Zhao Da. He had not yet decided on Zhang Ning's identity concealment. He would not make a decision until tomorrow when Zhao Da came into contact with the two bribed officials. Chen Long also consulted for a while, but still had no plan. The sky was dark, and Chen Long asked Lu Chang to prepare black night clothes for a night visit to the prison.
At midnight, the moon is dark and the wind is high. Chen Long jumped across the ridge, covering up his movements. Lu Chang, who was not weak in Qinggong, followed closely behind. Approaching the edge of the prison, the two of them lay down behind the ridge of a house and carefully watched the prison's defenses. The door of the prison was brightly lit, and outside the surrounding high walls were several groups of patrolling soldiers. There were always two groups of soldiers walking towards each other, and there was almost no room to run to the wall. There are also checkpoints set up on the high wall, and the sharp tips of the guns in the hands of the soldiers can be vaguely seen.
Seeing that the defense was extremely tight, Chen Long ordered Lv Chang to do this. Lv Chang understood. The two quietly sneaked into the house. While the two patrols passed by, Lv Chang passed through the gap in the middle and suddenly heard the high wall. The soldiers shouted loudly, having discovered Lu Chang. The two patrols quickly turned around and rushed towards Lu Chang. Lu Chang ran into the dark shadow of the nearby residence, and a group of soldiers chased after them, shouting. Go down.
Chen Long had already gone to another residential house on the far side. He wanted to take advantage of the attention of the guards on the high wall to be attracted to Lu Chang. However, while the patrol was chasing Lu Chang, he jumped from another high wall into the prison, but was unable to do so. Unexpectedly, another group of patrolmen did not pursue Lu Chang. They only patrolled by the high wall. When the other group of patrolmen came over, they began to patrol along the established route again. Chen Long couldn't help but frown, knowing that the patrols were well-trained and would not fall into the trap of trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
Chen Long lay on the ridge of the roof, helplessly burying his head in his arms. The tiles under him seemed to move slightly. Chen Long was afraid that the tiles would slide down, so he quickly reached out to hold them up. Suddenly, he smelled a faint fragrance lingering on the tiles under him. The blood all over Chen Long's body boiled. Isn't this the body fragrance that he thinks about day and night? Even if you break your bones into pieces, you will remember it. The faint fragrance has not dissipated, indicating that Zhang Ning had been lurking here not long ago, probably to spy on the movements in the prison and find a way to save Ma Yuanyi.
Chen Long didn't care about anything else. He turned around and got out of the room. He saw the dark night at both ends of the alley, and the beauty was nowhere to be seen. Chen Long was sweating profusely, but he couldn't shout loudly. Suddenly, an idea came to his mind. He slowed down and hummed the song "Blue and White Porcelain" in a low voice in the dark night. His voice was so low that it could be heard within a few meters. I'm not afraid that the patrol will hear it. Silently praying in my heart, I leaned against the edge of the alley and slowly chose one end to move forward. I just hoped that Zhang Ning had not left yet and that I was walking in the right direction.
The alley is long, the night is dark, and low singing sounds gently ripple in the air. "The sky is blue waiting for the mist and rain, and I am waiting for you; the smoke rises thousands of miles across the river." This is the fifth time Chen Long has sung, and his voice is getting more and more trembling. Chen Long has almost given up hope, and his eyes are filled with tears. Bright and bright. Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed in the tears, and a slender figure rushed towards him like fire, plunged into Chen Long's arms, and shouted softly: "Brother Chen!"
Chen Long's mind was like being struck by thunder, and it was thrown into chaos. He couldn't see clearly the beauty's appearance through his tearful eyes, but he accurately found Zhang Ning's lips and kissed her deeply.
