After a while, I got new news, and I will never return to Anxi Road. ---------"Xiliang Opera" by Tang Bai Juyi
It is said that Diao Chan saw Tie Jian in Chen Long's study and accidentally revealed the truth. It turned out that the person who assassinated Chen Long with a secret arrow was Chun Yuqiong arranged by Wang Yun. Chun Yuqiong had been hiding in Wang Yun's mansion since Dong Zhuo was deposed. After Wang Yun lost power, Chunyu Qiong escaped from Luoyang, the capital, and took shelter with Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu.
A conversation with Diao Chan alerted Chen Long. Although Wang Yun lost power, he was still the leader of Luoyang's alliance against Dong, and his reputation was not low. After Dong Zhuo is eliminated in the future, if he can make Wang Yun come back and recognize the status of Queen He and Han Shao Emperor Liu Bian, it will be of great help to stabilize the situation.
Looking at Diao Chan's flowery smile, Chen Long couldn't help but think of Cai Yan again. Suppressing the urge to immediately go to Cao Cao to snatch back Cai Yan, Chen Long told Lu Chang: "Assign two smart people to the place where Cao Cao's troops are stationed to secretly investigate where Cao Cao has hidden Cai Yan. If Cai Yan is discovered, If there are any traces, please report immediately."
Lu Chang immediately selected two people from the special forces members and assigned them a task. The two people disguised themselves as civilians and left. Chen Long felt at ease, at least according to official history, Cao Cao's treatment of Cai Yan should not be too bad. If Cai Yan could live peacefully and happily with Cao Cao, it would be better than being kidnapped by the Huns, and Cao Cao would have done a good thing.
In Chen Long's heart, he still held the illusion that Cai Yan could achieve happiness, so he let go of missing Cai Yan. Talking and laughing with Diao Chan every day, I found that Diao Chan has a lively and intelligent personality, both strong and gentle, and is very good at making men happy. The two of them gradually became indistinguishable from each other when talking, and they looked like a pair of good friends.
On the tenth day after Cai Yan disappeared, Chen Long and Lu Chang once again put on their bright clothes and got angry with their horses, and Shi Shiran walked out of the gate to visit the brothel. This time Niu Fu wanted to go with him, but he didn't expect that General Baihu seemed to have forgotten to invite him, so he had to give up and never sent anyone to follow him. Diao Chan in the mansion once again heard Lu Chang's loud voice calling for a visit to the brothel. She pinched Xiao Chan hard and said, "You are the man who led the general into trouble. You dragged the general to romantic places all day long." Xiao Chan said unjustly: "I'm sorry, miss, he is not my man... Who knew men are so virtuous? There are two beautiful women at home, and they still want to go out to have a romantic relationship." Diao Chan was so angry that she couldn't help but feel angry.
In the southwest corner of Luoyang City, there is a gold-selling cave where men live in drunken dreams. Gambling, prostitution, and indulging in drinking and sex have caused countless people to go bankrupt. Of course, there are also court officials and children of wealthy families hanging around. Their class is much higher, and they all come in and out of luxurious brothels like Hongxiu Garden. The prices of young ladies are really high, and it depends on whether they can be sold or not. Whether the lady likes the customer or not is completely voluntary.
Chen Long and Lu Chang led two or three team members. Seeing that Niu Fu did not lead anyone to follow them, they pretended to wander along the alley and started to circle around the brothel area. The lights in the alley were dim, and from time to time, a few pimps or scantily clad pheasants walked out and dragged men into the small door. Chen Long watched in amazement and thought that in terms of skin and flesh business, there is nothing like it in ancient and modern times. Big innovation.
Wu Gui Ke saw that Chen Long and his gang were dressed in gorgeous clothes, so he didn't come to provoke them, knowing that they were not his customers. Low-income people such as dock workers, traders, pawns, servants, boatmen, etc. are their regular customers. Chen Long saw that the courtyards he passed were very small and obviously not a wealthy area. He shook his head slightly and said: "Not here. Just go to the other side and have a look."
A few people walked out of the alley and crossed a street. They found that the buildings on the opposite side were indeed much more tidy and there were few people around. Some doors were already guarded by servants with swords. Lu Chang said: "General, I think this looks like a wealthy area."
Chen Long nodded and said: "Everyone dispersed and each took charge of an alley to check. When he found that there was no light or guard at the door, he tried to find a way to go in and have a look. After an hour, we gathered here and reported our findings. Brother Yu, you come with me. .”
Lu Chang nodded and chose a deep alley. The two of them strolled in leisurely. There was a large house at the entrance of the alley, the door was brightly lit, and several servants looked at them angrily when they saw the two idlers. Chen Long and the other two turned a blind eye and searched for the quiet and uninhabited compound.
After walking through a deep alley, there was a high city wall in front of it, but nothing was found. The two of them calculated that they still had time, so they walked along the city wall towards the Luoshui River. Soon they saw a dark ship docked at the waterfront in the city.
Chen Long suddenly stretched out his hand to stop himself, and pulled Lu Chang against the wall. He waved his hand to signal Lu Chang not to speak, and stared at the shadow of the boat. Although it was difficult to see clearly in the dark night, soon there was a rustling sound, coming from a medium-sized merchant ship on the shore. Several black shadows rose from the roof of the merchant ship, a few rose and fell, and disappeared into the darkness of other ships.
Chen Long became curious and unexpectedly found the Night Traveler here. He was wondering what forces had infiltrated Luoyang, so he walked forward boldly, came to the side of the boat with Lu Chang, and jumped on board. Everyone on the boat obviously went out to investigate, and no one came out to stop him. Chen Long silently lifted an open window and door, turned over into the cabin, and flashed the fire.
The cabin was very simple, with only a table, a few futons, and a few quilts for sleeping. Chen Long searched around and picked up a few hidden bamboo slips from under the quilt. When he opened it, he saw one of the bamboo slips that read: "Brother Junrong: I am in Xiliang. I am bound by a literary agreement and have to pretend to succumb to it." The rebels. However, I have been thinking about it day and night, how to break away from the rebels, eliminate the Dong thieves, and revitalize the Han Dynasty. Fortunately, brother Jun Rong summoned me with a letter. My son Meng Qi and I dare not obey the order. Now we have led our troops. Ma 5,000 people went deep into the Qiang territory, became brothers with tens of thousands of Qiang people, and were slightly out of control of Wen Yue. Then he sent several subordinates to go to Kyoto secretly to contact them. If they are lucky enough to meet, I am willing to listen to Brother Jun Rong's order and raise an uprising. Flag, persuade Wen Yue to surrender to the new dynasty." The inscription was given by my younger brother Shoucheng.
When Chen Long saw Meng Qi's name, he already vaguely knew whose letter it was. I let my brain search through the names mentioned in this letter. After checking them, I couldn't help but feel a huge wave in my heart.
Junrong is the cousin of Sun Rui, the gold-governor in Luoyang City. Wenyue is the cousin of Han Sui, the current leader of the Xiliang rebel generals. Shoucheng was the later great warlord of Xiliang, and now Han Sui's subordinate, the cousin of Ma Teng. Meng Qi is naturally one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu who bravely champions all three armies. Ma Meng Qi can challenge Lu Bu in a duel.
Chen Long looked through several other slips, which were written to Wang Yun, Yang Xun and Zhou Shen respectively. Apparently Ma Teng's envoy had just arrived and had not yet distributed these letters. He was probably going out tonight to get familiar with each other. Terrain, find the addresses of each household, and investigate the situation. Once it is confirmed that there is no danger, Ma Teng will become an important chess piece buried in Xiliang by the Dong Dong Alliance.
Chen Long thought about it again and again, but he didn't know how to use Ma Teng's troops for the time being. Since my troops in Chang'an are weak, can I lure Ma Teng's troops in to strengthen the city's defense? Or letting Ma Teng revolt on the spot and merge with Han Sui seems to be able to free Huangfu Song and Sun Jian's troops to defend Chang'an. If Zhao Yun can arrive in time to defeat Hua Xiong outside Chang'an, and the alliance against Dong attacks Hulao Pass to lure Lu Bu and Xu Rong away, and then exchanges the imperial seal for Yuan Shu's troops to enter Luoyang to kill Dong, it seems that the battle can be successful.
Chen Long silently stuffed the bamboo slips as they were, returned to the shore along the same route, disappeared into the darkness, and returned to the gathering place. Sure enough, one of the team members discovered something and said: "There was a small courtyard in the alley, which was completely dark. I climbed over the wall and entered, and saw that this courtyard had obviously not been used for a long time, but the furniture and furnishings were very extraordinary, including tea bowls. It seems that the toilet and the tray are not something that can be easily bought in the market outside. The subordinate went to the toilet to take a look and found that the toilet was very spacious and neat. Not only was it clean, but there were also several long garden-shaped wooden barrels piled up. I think it must have been used by the emperor and his best friend for a couple's bath, it tastes so good." He took a greedy sip as he spoke.
Chen Long smiled angrily and gave the team member a shudder: "Forget it, you are still observing very carefully. What is your name? Lead the way."
One of the team members stood at attention and said, "The young one's name is Zhang Bai." As he said that, he led the way and led everyone outside a house. Seeing no one around, they all jumped in from the courtyard wall.
Sure enough, although the small courtyard is not big, it is very delicate and regular, and the furniture, dishes, cups and dishes used have a vague royal atmosphere. There was a thin layer of dust on the tables and chairs. It was obvious that since the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the palace had been in chaos. The Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty and the Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty were both still young, and there were no such favored imperial attendants. Naturally, the small courtyard became clean.
Chen Long ordered a search, and Lu Chang, Zhang Bai and others began to inspect it from beginning to end, inch by inch. Chen Long also used an expert's eye to look around at the furnishings in each room. He saw that the furnishings were simple and there were no traces of complicated structures. Only in the bedroom, many moods were created for the emperor's comfort, and they were filled with incense and pillows. Window curtains and gauze curtains were hung all over the place, but after careful inspection, nothing was found.
Chen Long frowned and raised his head, looking from the bedroom to the backyard. He saw that there was a dark rockery in the backyard. He couldn't help but feel suspicious, so he strolled to the bottom of the rockery and lit up the fire. I saw a small stone cave on the rockery, but after going through it, I found a pond on the other side. There seemed to be no mechanism.
Chen Long groped around in the cave, even underground, but found no movable stones or floor tiles or other mechanisms. I couldn't help but squat by the pond, staring at the faint water in the pond in a daze.
The water reflected the shallow moonlight, hazy, and seemed to have a little ripples. Chen Long looked across the pond at the courtyard wall, and couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that this was undoubtedly a place for the emperor's entertainment, but where was the tunnel's exit?
Several members of the special forces gathered behind Chen Long, searching the surrounding courtyard for any exits. After finding nothing, they began to gather together and whisper, discussing whether they had found the wrong courtyard.
Chen Long's eyes fell on the well again, and after thinking about it, he rejected it. How could the emperor come out of the well dripping wet every time? How dignified is the royal dignity? What if I fall into the well and drown again.
Chen Long was unwilling to accept it, knowing that he had met a master of the agency. I was looking at agency cases in the optical brain, and suddenly noticed a later article about the wall between the walls. Chen Long began to measure the outer dimensions along the walls outside the house, and made detailed records of each house. Then through the windows and doors, I estimated the thickness of the wall, and then entered the house and started measuring.
The rooms are measured internally one by one, plus the thickness of the walls, to see if they meet the external dimensions. Finally, we came to the big toilet that Zhang Bai admired very much. The toilet itself was very huge. After several people measured it, Zhang Bai suddenly pointed at the wall behind the royal squatting pit and cheered: "My lord, the width inside here is eighteen steps, and the wall is one and a half steps thick, but the outer measurement just now was twenty steps." One step! One and a half steps missing!"
Chen Long laughed loudly and said: "What a cunning mechanism architect! Come on, let me find out what is behind the royal toilet!"
