Chapter 385: Koji has surrendered to Cao Cao
Hengshui has its special music, so I can’t help but raise a glass to it. Drunk and lying, my heart is soaring, and the mellow fragrance fills the wine tank. ----------Dongchejun
Speaking of the gravel bank on the other side of the Daqing River, Chen Long emerged from the river silently. With a slight step under his feet, he had already taken off and flown into the jungle. An arrow shot during the day is like throwing a stone to ask for directions. No matter what conspiracy the enemy has, he must resolve it himself.
The jungle was so dark that he couldn't see anything. Chen Long tried to increase the group breath skill to the limit. The true energy was transferred to the eye and ear acupuncture points, and his senses were immediately increased several times. Relying on his keen hearing, Chen Long quietly reached the tree where the whistle fell during the day. After listening carefully for a long time and confirming that no one was around, Chen Long lit up his fire, illuminating the space within a few feet.
What came into view was a patch of gray moss, soft mud and grass among the trees, leaving many messy footprints, drag marks of dragging the body, and some traces of blood. Chen Long counted the footprints carefully. There should be five to six people in the team monitoring him. One of them had very shallow footprints, so he must have good Qinggong. Chen Long climbed up along the tree where the whistle had fallen, and saw a place to stay on the canopy of the tree, with a layer of fine grass spread out for observation and rest. Chen Long looked through the grass with a fire, but found nothing. He was about to turn over and get off the tree. Suddenly his eyes flashed and he saw a piece of cloth hanging on the branch next to him. He pulled it over and saw that it was a white cloth bag containing fried rice. , the fried rice inside has long been scattered. It seems that the man was eating dry food when he was hit by an arrow. He was shot down by Chen Long's arrow. When he fell, the cloth bag in his hand got caught on a branch.
Chen Long stuffed the cloth bag into his arms and prepared to go back and take a closer look. After turning over and landing, Chen Long continued to search by following the footprints, hoping to find the place where the body was buried. When he arrived at a creek, the footprints were gone, and there was no sign of landing on the other side. It seemed that he had boarded a sampan or something like that. It drifted with the current. At this point, the clues were cut off. Chen Long could not have imagined that these people were so careful and even took away the body, leaving almost no useful clues, except for the cloth bag hung by a branch.
After searching around again and confirming that there was nothing unusual, Chen Long sneaked back to the inn and entered the room from the balcony without anyone noticing. The sky was just bright and dim.
Chen Long changed his clothes, took out the rice bag, and studied it carefully in his hands. The rice bag is long and thin and made of exquisite materials. A thin strap is inserted into the mouth of the bag for easy fastening. The overall workmanship is quite exquisite. Chen Long secretly wondered, this rice bag was so exquisite, it was definitely not an item belonging to an ordinary general, but more like a custom-made rice bag specially given to the children of a wealthy family.
Chen Long put away the rice bag and looked at the gurgling Daqing River, feeling a little upset. If Zhen Mi is waiting for her return in this inn room, and the enemy dives under the balcony, they can easily kidnap Zhen Mi. It's really scary to think about it. Thinking of Zhen Mi, his heart became even more chaotic. Chen Long got up to wash up and used ice-cold water to cool down his chaotic thoughts. If the inspection post on the opposite side is simply waiting for his assassin and is a child of a certain aristocratic family, then the conspiracy this time is not just as simple as Qu Yi having different intentions.
It was daybreak, and Qu Yi came to greet him personally, as if nothing was wrong, and said nothing about Gongsun Zan and Chen Long sending their families out of the city at the same time. However, Qu Yi swore to explain that yesterday he went to survey the jungle on the other side and found many footprints and traces of human activities. He suspected that saboteurs had indeed penetrated into Cangzhou for an unknown purpose. They might be deliberately sabotaging the tripartite alliance. As for whether it was sent by Yuan Shao, there is currently no evidence to prove this. Qu Yi also stated that dealing with Yuan Shao was the top priority for the tripartite alliance. After hearing this, Chen Long found that the scene was similar to the one he personally inspected this morning. Qu Yi did not completely lie, and he became more confused. It's just that Qu Yi's role is by no means as simple as that of an uninformed person.
At this time, Gongsun Zan joined in, and Qu Yi said that he had sent orders to the troops along the way to closely protect the two families' safety along the way home, so you can rest assured. Both Chen Long and Gongsun Zan felt bad. They couldn't let go of their hearts for a day without receiving news that their family members had arrived safely. At this time, the topic was over. Qu Yi pointed to the several military horses that were pulled up and said: "Two generals, you can come with me to visit Tian Feng."
Tian Feng's mansion in Cangzhou is very small in scale. It is just a backyard with the main residential area in the middle. Under the escort of Qu Yi's army, the three of them dismounted in front of Tian Feng's mansion. The sergeant opened the door, and the three of them filed in, straight into the backyard where Tian Feng was recovering from illness.
The backyard is a three-sided courtyard, with a row of wing rooms on the left and a row on the right that seems to be a wine cellar. There are some wine jars at the door of the room. In the middle is Tian Feng's bedroom and study room. Chen Long was so sensitive that he had two questions in his mind in the blink of an eye. The wine cellar on the right seemed to be incompatible with the overall layout. He didn't know why the wine cellar was specially arranged here. Also, the people going in and out are all male servants, and they are strong and strong. Could it be that they are all soldiers specially arranged for the safety of the master?
Qu Yi asked his servants to guard the door and personally led Chen Long and Gongsun Zan into the middle room. A few sticks of white wax were lit in the room, and the vision was dim. Chen Long used his eyesight enough to finally see clearly that it was Tian Feng lying on the central bed. I saw his face was ashen and his eyes were dull. Where could he still be the perceptive Tian Feng of the past?
Chen Long stepped forward and asked: "Yuan Hao, I didn't expect you to be so seriously ill! What happened?" Hearing Chen Long's voice, Tian Feng reluctantly rolled up his eyelids. Although his eyes saw Chen Long, they were obviously unfamiliar. Chen Long Long remembered that they had met in the past and he was still Long Zhu. He couldn't help but secretly cursed himself for being confused and said, "I am Long Zhu's lord, Nanxiang Marquis Chen Long." Gongsun Zan behind him also expressed his condolences, and Qu Yi also stepped forward to look at Tian Feng.
I thought Tian Feng's eyes would change, but I didn't expect that Tian Feng still had that hopeless look in his eyes. He didn't answer and just stared at the east wall in a daze. Chen Long glanced at the white wall to the east and saw dancing dragons and phoenixes, which seemed to be writing a limerick. Qu Yi said: "Master Tian likes the things in the cup, and even built a wine cellar at home. This limerick was written by him after he was drunk one day. I don't know what he wrote. Maybe it was a disease caused by drinking. Unfortunately, he got it. Herpes, the doctor said I can only take some dispersing medicine and rest until the herpes heals on its own.”
Chen Long estimated that Tian Feng suffered from serious diseases such as herpes zoster due to the damage to his liver caused by drinking alcohol and the decline of his body's resistance. He was infected by viruses and bacteria. But it’s not like he’s so depressed and his eyes are so stupid. What’s the story behind this?
Tian Feng's eyes no longer changed. No matter what Chen Long and Gongsun Zan said, he just stared at the ink marks on the wall in a daze. Chen Long couldn't help but follow his gaze and glance at the wall a few more times. Fortunately, he could recognize the handwriting, and saw that it was written with flying dragons and phoenixes: "Hengshui has a special song, so I can't help but raise a glass. When I'm drunk, my heart is soaring, and the mellow fragrance fills the wine tank."
Chen Long didn't think anything of it and asked Qu Yi: "General Qu, why don't you see Yuan Hao's family waiting around?" Qu Yi obviously had the answer already, and said: "The Marquis doesn't know something. Mr. Tian's wife died of illness a few days ago, so Mr. Tian got this disease after drinking to drown his sorrows every day. He has a son who is studying in Nanyang, so he has only servants to serve him." Chen Long cleared up his doubts, but felt very unhappy in his heart.
After coming out of Tian Feng's place, Qu Yi led the two of them to the commander's mansion for talks. A family banquet had already been held in the corridor of the commander's mansion. During the banquet, Qu Yi repeatedly urged people to drink. Chen Long asked: "Yuan Hao is seriously ill, but it was he who proposed the alliance through a letter. Unexpectedly, he encountered such a change. General Qu Yi, there is no need to drink too much. You can prepare the alliance letter and sign it for me." I'm going back." Tian Feng can't recover in the short term, Zhen Mi is still worried, Chen Long has lost interest in persuading Qu Yi to surrender, and just wants to return to Yecheng as soon as possible to organize a new northern unification plan.
Qu Yi said with a smile: "No matter how busy the Marquis is, he must have a drink first! The alliance letter has been prepared and can be signed in the afternoon." After saying this, he raised a glass to persuade Chen Long. Chen Long found it difficult to swallow.
Suddenly Lu Chang came up to wink. Chen Long got up to go to the toilet. Lu Chang followed behind and whispered: "Just now, a carriage entered Qu Yi's mansion from behind. The Lord asked me to observe more, so I was always at the corner. Looking at the situation, I found that a guest came through the back door." Chen Long nodded slightly and continued walking calmly, but his mind started to work at a high speed. Qu Yi kept urging him to drink, and another group of mysterious guests came to the backyard. What is hidden here? What kind of conspiracy is this?
After returning from the toilet, I saw the wine jar on the porch. I couldn't help but think of Tian Feng's wine cellar, then Tian Feng's dull eyes came to mind, and finally I thought of the drinking limerick on the wall that he was staring at. Chen Long walked slowly up a few steps, the wine poem constantly replaying in his mind.
"Hengshui has its own unique tunes, and I can't help but raise a glass. When I'm drunk, my heart is soaring, and the mellow aroma fills the wine tank."
The wine poem is like a painting, hanging in Chen Longguang's mind, which is also a blessing to his soul. The handwriting in the poem is slowly separated and combined, like an array, rearranged in Chen Longguang's mind. In the blink of an eye, a set of words was clearly printed in Chen Long's mind, which shocked his heart. At the same time, he suddenly understood what happened in Cangzhou and finally understood what was behind the scenes.
The four characters in Guang's mind were exactly the four characters at the end of each line of the poem. Chen Long slowly read the four characters silently and said: "The song has already flown into the trough. The koji has been surrendered to Cao Cao!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
