Fortunately, even singing praises one's aspirations. -----Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms "Viewing the Sea"
It is said that several Lingling heroes under Chen Long decided on three tasks after a whole morning of discussion. Although they were all more difficult, they finally determined the countermeasures for each task. Chen Long personally drove Zhang Ning to the new safe house secretly, and the two of them packed up their bedrooms. Later, Zhou Buyi and Lu Chang arrived at the safe house in the second group and brought some meals. Everyone ate their own meals and decorated their bedrooms.
The four of them had finished cleaning up, and it was already past noon, but Zhao Da had not returned. Chen Long summoned four people to sit down in the living room and said: "Mei Niang, I have something to say, don't be angry. If you stay in Luoyang City for one more day, you will be in more danger. If Zhao Da persuades Shisun Rui this afternoon to let Let's sneak out from Gumen, then let's leave immediately, okay? On Ma Yuanyi's side, I will sneak back during the day tomorrow and organize the rescue at night. If we leave in batches this way, we can relax our hands and make it safer."
Zhang Ning disagreed and said: "Brother, I have been practicing the Qinggong secrets you gave me, and I won't hold you back. Besides, I don't feel at ease if you two go alone to save me. If something happens... I What's the point of escaping alone?" As he spoke, his big eyes were faintly stained with tears.
Chen Long knew that Zhang Ning refused to be separated from him, and understood that she wanted to die together. He sighed: "Okay then. You take a rest first. Lu Chang and I will go out to Luoshui to have a look. When we come back, Zhao Da will probably have arrived and we will determine the next step." Lu Chang stood up and followed Chen Long went.
The safe house is very close to Luoshui. Because it is close to the city wall, it is very quiet. The two walked to the Luoshui River. Chen Long took off his coat in the shadow of a tree by the embankment, and said to Lu Chang, who was confused: "I want to dive to the water gate to have a look. You can just wait here." Lu Chang finally understood that Chen Long Long wanted to see if he could swim out of the water, so he said, "Master, be careful!" Chen Long slowly sank into the water without causing any ripples.
The water in the Luo River is about seven or eight meters deep and is very turbid, making it easy to hide your body. The city wall blocks the river, and all ships can only enter and exit through the water gate. Chen Long silently counted the time in his mind and could judge the distance based on his swimming speed. By using the group breathing skill, you can stay underwater for up to twenty minutes. If you can swim out of the water, you can naturally find a way to get Zhang Ning out of trouble.
Chen Long imagined Zhang Ning's swimming speed, touched the edge of the city wall, and advanced slowly. Suddenly he saw the city wall retracting upwards, and knew that he had reached the water gate. There was a layer of iron mesh embedded in the city wall. Chen Long carefully observed the iron net and saw that there were several iron wires hanging on the iron net, extending straight to the water. They were covered with bells. Even if a big fish bumped into it, it would alert the police. If you use a dagger to cut through the iron net, and then two big living people get out, it will inevitably touch the mechanism.
Unwilling to give up, Chen Long swam upward along the iron net. The iron net seemed to be reaching its end, and it was already very close to the water. Chen Long did not dare to float any further for fear that the soldiers on the shore would find him. Time passed by and I was at a loss for what to do when I suddenly saw a huge shadow moving slowly in the water not far away. It turned out to be a large boat heading out of the city, and the bottom of the boat was just above the iron fence. Chen Long was overjoyed. He leaned upside down on the bottom of the boat and tightly grasped the wooden planks of the bottom of the boat. The wooden planks were too slippery to hold his hand. Chen Long pulled out his dagger and inserted it into the bottom of the boat to stabilize his body. The boat was moving very slowly, and Chen Long felt his back lightly rub against the iron net, and the bell swayed slightly. Fortunately, it was quiet and motionless, and he had already left the water gate.
Chen Long was overjoyed as he walked out of the water gate close to the bottom of the boat without any danger. Calculating the time in my mind, it happened to be about fifteen minutes. Leaving the bottom of the ship, he quietly poked his head out from the other side of the ship away from the city wall, took a deep breath, and then reattached himself to the bottom of a large ship entering the city, returning to Luoyang City.
Lu Changzheng was waiting anxiously when he suddenly saw Chen Long emerging from Luoshui River and hurriedly took his clothes to greet him. Chen Long wiped his clothes and felt uneasy. He was happy and worried at the same time. The good news is that one can indeed escape this way, but the bad thing is that Zhang Ning has not received professional training and does not have the group breath technique, so it is impossible for him to last fifteen minutes underwater.
Returning to the safe house, Chen Long saw Hu Ji and Hao Pu guarding the door. Zhao Da and Zhou Buyi were already waiting in the hall. He was overjoyed and quickly pulled Zhao Da to sit down and listen to his report. Zhao Daxian took out a piece of silk cloth from his arms and said, "I spent ten thousand taels on this little harvest." When Chen Long opened it and looked at it, he saw palaces and palaces drawn layer by layer between the four ink lines. He Lu, couldn't help but said with joy: "Is this a detailed map of the Nangong?" Zhao Da nodded, pointed at the map and said: "The South of the Nangong is the Suzaku Gate, the east is the Canglong Gate, the north is the Xuanwu Gate, and the west is the White Tiger Gate. Here are the emperor and his group The main palace where Liao Chao congratulates and discusses politics is located on the north-south central axis, from north to south: Simamen, Duanmen, Quefeimen, Quefei Hall, Zhanghuamen, Chongde Hall, Zhongde Hall, Qianqiu Long Live Hall and Ping Shuo Hall. There are two rows of symmetrical palace buildings on the east and west sides of the central axis. If you look down at the ground of the South Palace, you will see a grid-shaped layout."
Seeing that the painting was clear, Chen Long nodded and said: "This is worth ten thousand taels. The Canglong Gate in the east is connected to the prison. Can it still be entered and exited?"
"This prison was built later and was specially used for important imperial prisoners. After it was built, the Canglong Gate was closed and no entry or exit was allowed." Zhao Da said thoughtfully: "The emperor's movement range is only in the North Palace and the South Palace, and in the middle There is a roof-covered compound road connecting it, seven miles long from north to south. There is a guard every ten steps on the compound road, with two sides standing on both sides, even at night. If you want to sneak into the Nangong to explore, it is impossible to go to the north. To the south is the bustling Tongtuo Street. There are people patrolling day and night, and the watchtower is on duty, and it is impossible to sneak in. There is only the Baihu Gate in the west, and there are some residential buildings on the opposite side. There is still hope to enter from here."
"What about the patrol situation inside Baihumen and Nangong?" Zhou Buquestion asked.
"There are dozens of guards guarding the gate of Baihumen. These dozens of people take turns to be on duty. They only patrol along the west palace wall once every half an hour, so the gap is still relatively large. I think the best place to fly over the palace wall is , should be in the garden behind the West Palace wall. After entering, you can immediately hide among the flowers and not be discovered by the patrols in the palace. In the South Palace, there are hundreds of guards, and the patrols follow fixed routes and times, but every early morning, the emperor comes to Before going to court, hundreds of guardsmen from Beigong will conduct a thorough inspection to ensure the absolute safety of the emperor going to court. Therefore, after the master goes in, he must come out before the early morning."
After Zhao Da reported the matter of Nangong, he also said that although Shisun Rui sold him the map of Nangong, he refused to send people out of the city and did not even negotiate the price. Liu Deran was very cooperative. After accepting a bribe of 20,000 taels, he told Zhao Da the specific location of Tang Zhou in the general's mansion. Chen Long nodded and asked Zhao Da if he had a tail. Zhao Da said: "I passed through several shops and courtyards that were advancing forward and backward, and I only came here after making sure that no spies were following me. Those guys, I have asked them to stay put and return to the pharmacy compound. waiting."
Chen Long felt relieved and said: "Even so, if Ma Yuanyi is rescued this time, it will definitely shake up the entire capital and conduct a thorough investigation. If Shisun Rui and Liu Deran betray you, then the entire Lingling will suffer. Even if they accept bribes, , if we don’t report you, if you guys in the pharmacy disappear collectively, it will also cause the court to be suspicious of Lingling."
Zhou Busuo said: "Master, do you mean that these two people should be eliminated? But killing Liu Deran is easy. Shisun Rui has a high position. Killing him will cause too much noise. I'm afraid it will affect our plan to send my sister-in-law away. I think, Since they have done things for us, they have indirectly become accomplices in letting go of the Yellow Turbans. They are also afraid that the matter will be leaked, so they will try their best to hide the secret and will not report it. Therefore, we guys, if we continue to run the pharmacy as usual after the accident, there should be no problem. ." Seeing Zhao Da nod deeply, Chen Long frowned and said, "What Yuan Zhi said is very reasonable, so that's it. I just feel uneasy about wronging Brother Zhao Da and continuing to take risks."
After saying that, he turned to Lu Chang and said, "Tonight, Hu Ji and Hao Pu will be left on guard here. You and I will go to Hongxiu Garden first, and then visit Nangong at night."
After explaining everyone one by one, Chen Long entered Zhang Ning's bedroom. This girl was wearing regular clothes, sitting obediently in her bedroom, waiting for news from him. Chen Long explained clearly what he had learned in the afternoon to Zhang Ning. Zhang Ning heard that he could dive out of the water gate. He was surprised at first, then shook his beautiful hair behind him and said: "No need for Lu Chang tonight, I want to go with you." Let’s go together.”
Chen Long was so frightened that he almost called his aunt, and said with a grimace: "Mei Niang, everyone is looking for you outside now, so you should wait here obediently. After I find out the situation, I will naturally rescue your Brother Ma. .”
"I'm not talking about Nangong, I'm talking about the brothel. I haven't been to that kind of place yet. I want to supervise you and prevent you from doing bad things." After Zhang Ning said this, he stared at Chen Long with a blush on his face.
Chen Long's jaw almost dropped, and he hurriedly swore to the sky and the ground that he would not mess around with women, but Zhang Ning refused. In the end, Chen Long had no idea and ordered Lu Chang to prepare a set of house boy's clothes and asked Zhang Ning to dress up as a house boy. When night came, he asked Lu Chang and Hu Ji to drive and took them to Hongxiu Garden.
Zhang Ning darkened his face and thickened his eyebrows to cover up his naturally fair complexion. He gathered his hair in a hat and put on the clothes of a house boy, making him look like a handsome house boy. Lu Chang and Hu Ji were waiting outside the garden. Chen Long pretended to be a rich man and led the little boy Shi Shiran into the Red Sleeve Garden. Hu Ji had already found out that the girl Cao Cao liked was Xiaowan, one of the top girls in Hongxiu Garden. Chen Long went in and directly handed the madam a certain amount of money and asked Xiaowan to serve her.
When the old bustard saw that Chen Long was tall and handsome, with brocade robes and jade belts, and a family of children, and he was spending a lot of money, he just asked which noble master he was. His face was filled with a flattering smile, and he hugged Chen Long's left arm and said: "This Young Master, although Xiaowan is nice, someone has already made a reservation. I have a good girl here, how about I let Hongyu serve you? I will definitely guarantee your satisfaction."
Zhang Ning was standing by and wanted to kick the old bustard a few times. Chen Long pretended not to notice, quickly put his arms around the old bustard and said: "I have admired Xiaowan's reputation for a long time. It doesn't matter if we meet tonight, I will still pay." After thinking for a moment, Chen Long quickly stuffed another ingot of silver into her hand. The old bustard smiled and said: "In that case, the guests will go to the private room upstairs to drink tea first, and I will let Xiao Wan go there. However, when Master Cao comes, the young master must let Xiao Wan go, otherwise I can't bear the burden. ." Chen Long said: "Of course." After saying that, he followed the madam to the single room on the second floor and sat down, and the maid served him tea.
Zhang Ning looked around and saw that in addition to the tea table, there was an embroidery bed in the single room. He knew it was a place where bad things were done. He was mumbling something, but Chen Long just pretended not to hear it. After a while, the madam and a soft female voice sounded outside the door, and the female voice was heard saying: "Mom, Mr. Cao will be here in a minute. Who wants to see his daughter?" After saying that, he opened the door and came in, and saw Chen Long sitting upright.
Chen Long hurriedly stood up and looked at Xiao Wan. He saw that she was as dark as ink, with a graceful figure, a pink face and peach cheeks, spring in the corners of her eyes, and a cool coat revealing a deep career line. No wonder Cao Cao, a big pervert, visited her every night. Xiao Wan was reluctant at first, but she didn't expect that Chen Long was handsome, muscular, wearing a brocade robe, and looked like a man of talent. He was really a man in women's hearts. He turned around and drove the madam out of the single room, closed the door, and greeted him with a smile. He said: "Master, I heard that you came here just for me. Xiaowan is honored. I have another guest tonight. Can I wait for the slave family to send him away before I come to accompany you?" After saying that, he glanced at the book boy standing next to him. He rushed over and hugged Zhang Ning and said: "Master, even your book boy is so handsome, Xiaowan loves it to death!" Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw a blue dagger in Zhang Ning's hand, and he couldn't help but be frightened. Eclipsed.
Chen Long pressed down Zhang Ning's dagger in embarrassment and said, "Miss Xiaowan, we have something to ask for. If you can help us, these hundred taels of silver will be yours." As he said that, he took out an ingot from his arms. Big silver.
Xiao Wan was stunned, and smiled and said to Zhang Ning: "Little brother, since you have silver, it is better than wielding a sword. As long as the little girl has silver, she is willing to do anything." After saying that, she picked up the big silver and put it in her waist. .
Chen Long smiled, asked Zhang Ning to put away the dagger, and continued: "It's not that difficult. We want Xiaowan to help us find out from Mr. Cao the location of the Yellow Turbans in the prison. After that, I am willing to go back to How about offering two thousand taels of silver to redeem Xiaowan's life?" When Xiaowan heard the word "yellow scarf", he couldn't help being surprised and began to hesitate, but the temptation of two thousand taels of silver was too great, so he nodded and agreed. . Chen Long was about to take Zhang Ning out when he suddenly heard footsteps and the Madam's voice came from outside the door: "Master Cao, Master Cao, please come to the next room. Xiaowan will be here soon..." The footsteps were heading straight towards this room. The embroidery room comes.
Chen Long was taken aback, but Xiaowan was smart enough to point his finger under the bed. Chen Long hugged Ning Ning and crawled under the bed. Xiao Wan had just put down the sheets when the door was pushed open with a bang, and a deep and powerful voice was heard: "Xiao Wan, how can you meet outsiders behind my back?"
Under the embroidery bed, the space was small. Chen Long hugged Zhang Ning tightly, feeling that his arms were full of warm and fragrant soft jade. The two of them had their faces close to each other, neither of them daring to move. Xiao Wan's charming voice sounded: "Mr. Cao, there is no outsider. He is just a disciple. I have sent him away a long time ago." After saying that, he drove away the old bustard again. The old bustard was surprised when he saw that there was no one in the room. The blame is gone.
The person who came was none other than the famous pervert Cao Cao, Cao Mengde. Seeing that there was no one around, he softened his tone and said, "Mom, I have repeatedly warned you not to receive outsiders. I will go down and take care of her later." Xiaowan asked, "Mr. Cao, you come here every day, don't you think so?" Aren't you tired of dealing with those bandits during the day?"
Cao Cao laughed and said, "Although I'm tired, I feel a hundred times more energetic when I get to Xiaowan. Hehe." Zhang Ning's pretty face turned even redder, and her big eyes moved around, but she didn't dare to look at Chen Long.
Xiao Wan's voice rang out: "Master Cao comes every night, don't you need to bring someone to guard the prison? Be careful of the yellow scarf thieves coming and save those bandits." Cao Cao cheered and said: "The prison is like a copper wall. There is no need for me to use it myself. Guard. Those bandits are all in the water..." He suddenly stopped talking and said suspiciously: "Why are you asking Xiaowan about these things? A good night is too short to talk useless nonsense." Xiaowan did not dare to ask anymore.
When the two people under the bed heard this, they suddenly realized that Lao Ma was imprisoned in a water prison.
Cao Cao finally put on his clothes and hat, and Xiao Wan sent him downstairs. When he came back, Chen Long and Zhang Ning were nowhere to be seen in the embroidery room. Xiaowan stamped his feet and said, where can I collect these two thousand taels of silver?
