I don’t know what it’s like to be a rotting rat, but I guess the chicks are still alive. ------"An Ding Tower" by Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty
Chen Longzheng was chatting with Zhang Ning and mentioned the establishment of a spy force to Zhang Ning. Zhang Ning was hesitant. I was about to ask why Chen Long didn't return to the inn last night. However, Chen Long inadvertently discovered the secret sentry watching in the inn garden, so he quietly opened the Zheyue Crossbow, shot him in the thigh, and captured him in a remote guest room for interrogation.
Anshao resisted the pain at first, but was unable to withstand Chen Long's methods, and finally confessed to Chun Yuqiong. Chen Long thought deeply in silence, who could be behind Chunyu Qiong's instructions? The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.
Chen Long suddenly jumped up, asked his men to bandage the secret sentry, hurriedly went upstairs, found Zhang Ning and said: "Quick, prepare the things for use, go to the market to find the military advisors, tell them not to come back, and not to look for Zhao Da, quickly leave the city in a low profile , I just told Military Advisor Yuan Zhi to wait for me at the last Xiaopingjin Ferry. Let Lu Chang meet me at the tunnel exit."
Zhang Ning asked curiously: "Why is Wenlong panicked?"
Chen Long said: "If something serious happens, I will also pretend to be a guard. After Xiaopingjin meets up, I will explain on the road that you leave here first."
Zhang Ning refused to leave alone. Chen Long coaxed anxiously: "Mei Niang, do you know that the spy is General Chunyu Qiong?"
Zhang Ning Bingxue was smart and was shocked when he heard this: "Wenlong, do you think this matter is related to Chunyu Qiong?"
Chen Long explained: "Mei Niang, we have to find a way to leave here quickly, because there will be an assassination attempt on me tonight. Now that the spy has not returned, I am afraid that the action will be advanced. What I am worried about is the person behind Chunyu Qiong. , will definitely kill me and then hurry up."
Zhang Ning took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty! You mean the person behind Chun Yuqiong is your Majesty! Why did your Majesty suddenly want to kill you?"
Chen Long nodded and said: "Mei Niang guessed it right. Of course the saint can't kill the hero in vain on the surface, but there are other reasons behind it." He did not explain the reason and only said: "Mei Niang, their target is me alone, so You still have a chance to leave. After you are safe, I will have many ways to get out of the city. I will escape from the tunnel tonight."
Zhang Ning knew that if he was safe, with Chen Long's martial arts skills, he might have a greater chance of survival. He endured the pain and cried: "Wen Long, take care! You must think of me. If you don't come, Xiaopingjin will be the place where I will be buried!" After saying that, tears were streaming down her face, and the two of them hugged each other tightly, as if they were parting forever.
Zhang Ning quickly brought Chen Long a set of guard clothes, and Chen Long changed into them. Lead Zhang Ning to the door of the room where the secret sentry was interrogated, and let Zhang Ning mingle with the soldiers. His men had finished bandaging the hidden sentry. Chen Long gave some silver to all the soldiers and ordered: "You all prepare casual clothes. One of you will go out every once in a while, sneak out of the city gate, and find a way back to Lingling on your own."
The soldiers were all shocked and didn't understand why their lord arranged such an arrangement. They all expressed their life and death loyalty and were unwilling to leave. Chen Long said: "I don't have time to explain. I have my own way. You just have to follow the plan." The soldiers gradually dispersed.
Chen Long watched Zhang Ning's figure disappear at the door of the inn, feeling very heavy, hoping that the emperor's target was just him. Returning to the interrogation room, seeing An Shao's expression gradually improving, he asked, "Do you want to live or die?"
The secret sentry said with a deathly expression on his face: "I haven't been out for so long, they must know that something happened to me. Even if General Chen lets me go, I'm afraid I won't survive."
Chen Long said: "Since you want to live, you must obey me, otherwise Chunyu Qiong will not let you go."
Seeing the secret whistle nodding, Chen Long said: "Let me ask you, is Chunyu Qiong controlled by Jian Shuo?"
The secret whistle shook his head and said: "General Jian Shuo is nominally the Marshal of the Royal Forest Army, but in reality the troops defending the imperial city are under the control of General Chunyu Qiong."
Chen Long nodded and said, "What arrangements do you have outside the inn? Tell the truth, and I will find a way to help you escape."
The spy's desire for life arose in his heart, and he quickly said: "Now there are surveillance posts all around the inn, and they all know General Chen's face. There are two groups in the southeast, northwest, and two groups to monitor the gate and wall. We have all sent your portrait." Among them, there is only one person in the west group except me, who is my subordinate. Originally, all operations were arranged at night. If I go to the west and kill my subordinate by surprise, I may be able to escape surveillance. I am afraid of my subordinates. If you have already become suspicious and reported it to other surrounding surveillance teams, it will be difficult.”
Chen Long thought for a while and asked, "Can you still walk?"
The spy managed to get up, but he was limping. Chen Long brought him a new pair of pants to cover the wound and said to him: "Your life and mine depend on this one move."
Then he ordered: "I think someone has already known that you were captured and reported to Chunyu Qiong. We need to make a good time difference. The seven people outside were redistributed, and one person went to report to Chun Yuqiong. There are six people left. To the west, it was you. The surveillance area must be the focus. There will be at least two people, and there are four people left to monitor three sides, which can only be deployed one by one. Let's bet that there is only one person on the east side. You go out from the east, and I will observe in the dark. As long as If you let me know who the spy is, I will be able to eliminate him as soon as possible and then disappear quickly."
The man obeyed the order and came out from the east. Chen Long hid in a guest room on the east side, and the Zheyue Crossbow was fully loaded with steel strings. The spy had just walked out of the east corner door. Chen Long noticed that a bun vendor across the street was slightly startled, as if he hesitated to greet the spy. Chen Long's hidden arrow had already crossed the wall of the inn, like a bloodthirsty snake. It penetrated into the throat of the hawker, and the hawker fell to the ground silently.
Regardless of the pain, the spy pulled his injured leg and quickly disappeared into the crowd, disappeared around the corner, and ran for his life. Chen Long jumped out early, walked out of Shi Shiran from the east door of the inn, walked directly into the bun shop opposite, and quickly walked out through the back door. Turning around and taking a quick glance, I saw that there were already many big men in well-dressed clothes on the street, and they quickly surrounded the inn. If you take one step too late, you will inevitably end up in a hard fight.
Since Chun Yuqiong wanted to cover up the truth, it was hard to send out the Royal Guards directly in broad daylight. Those who surrounded the inn seemed to be gangsters. Chen Long no longer hesitated and quickly sneaked into the safe house by the Luohe River that Zhao Da had set up that day.
In the safe house, Chen Long felt heavy and resentful, and fell down on the small couch. His thoughts gradually unfolded, and Chen Long gritted his teeth. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty would not give him a way to survive. If he did not discover the spy and Chun Yuqiong's assassination team attacked at night, even if he could escape, there would be no guarantee that Zhang Ning, Zhou Buyi, Guo Jia and the others would survive. Safety. God damn Emperor Ling of Han, he will definitely get something in return.
Chen Long could have escaped by water, but Chen Long subconsciously chose the tunnel at that time. Now that I have time to think about it, I realize that I chose the tunnel in my heart because it was connected to the palace of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
Thinking about it more carefully, it suddenly dawned on him that he understood the real reason why Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty suddenly killed him. Queen He's night of lovemaking with her did not escape the eyes of the spies arranged by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty at Wuyang Jun's Mansion.
Chen Long finally understood the deepest reason why he chose the tunnel. What I was worried about was the safety of Queen He. When he was assassinated, he subconsciously realized that Emperor Han Ling's sudden murderous intention must be caused by Queen He, but he never had time to think about it carefully. Now that he had escaped, how could Queen He be discovered by Emperor Ling of Han? Zhong, is he dead or alive? The tunnel leads to the North Palace, and walking through the tunnel leads to the last possibility of seeing Queen He.
Chen Long jumped up, pressed his hand firmly on his heart, and asked himself: "Chen Long, Chen Long, you chose to escape from the tunnel, could you watch Queen He die tragically without caring?"
The fire in my heart is burning wildly, and I can't stop it. Chen Long's blood rushed to the top of his head. Even if the Beigong was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, he would still break through. If he could save Queen He, he would not hesitate to kill Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. Then tomorrow would be the day Liu Bian ascended the throne. As long as Queen He does not die, she will be the lucky star of Liu Bian, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty.
If Queen He had died, she would regret it all her life. Only by helping Liu Bian seize the throne can he comfort Queen He's soul in heaven and repay Queen He's overnight kindness.
After thinking about this, Chen Long was finally relieved, determined to rescue Queen He, and fell asleep on the pillow mat. He believed that with the talents of Zhou Buyi and Guo Jia, they would surely bring Zhang Ning to Xiaopingjin safely. I walked from the tunnel to Beigong and acted according to the situation.
Late at night, Chen Long woke up from his sleep and realized that hatred made him very tired. Pulling out a set of night clothes from the closet, Chen Long put them on directly over his casual clothes, blending into the night and entering the tunnel entrance connecting Qufei Hall with ease.
After lighting the fire, Chen Long walked slowly along the main tunnel without making a sound. Turning into the tunnel leading directly to the North Palace for the first time, Chen Long was extra careful to prevent anyone from eavesdropping on what was going on underground. When we reached the end of the tunnel, we couldn't see the upward steps under the firelight. It turned out to be a dead end.
There were walls on three sides. Chen Long searched carefully and found no clues. In confusion, I looked up at the ceiling and found a dark iron ring. I was overjoyed. It turned out that this place was designed to be a pull-down ladder.
Chen Long stretched out his hand and grasped the iron ring. Just as he was about to pull it, his heart suddenly moved. He thought that the other entrances and exits were all very delicately designed. How could it be so simple here?
Chen Long tried to rotate the iron ring, but the iron ring did not move at all and stayed firmly in place. It seems there is no other way but to pull down. Chen Long gritted his teeth and tried to pull down. He only heard the sound of a golden bell ringing in his ears. It was creepy in the darkness. Chen Long's hairs stood up. He was done with his thoughts and was about to turn around and run away. Suddenly, a gentle voice came from his ears. A happy female voice said, "Is there Wenlong underground?"
