Li Chengdao immediately bowed and said, "I obey your order."
In the past, Li Chengdao relied on the Imperial City Division to get information, but now that the Imperial City Division is gone, it is not so easy to get information.
This job is actually not easy to do.
Guiti saw Li Chengdao's thoughts and said, "Feng Erniang left a group of people behind, you can use them."
The ghosts are talking about those escorts who continued to stay in the city after Feng Erniang died.
Li Chengdao bowed and said, "This slave accepts the order."
Guite continued to feed the chickens, and Li Chengdao exited Prince Qingren's Mansion.
Back in the yard, Li Chengdao asked Zhong Gui to summon the people from the escort agency.
Soon, people arrived in the yard.
Li Chengdao did a rough calculation and found that there were still more than a hundred people.
"The Holy Son has ordered me to temporarily take charge of the escort agency."
Li Chengdao glanced at everyone.
The escort below said nothing and listened quietly to Li Chengdao's words.
After Feng Erniang died, these people actually planned to run away.
I originally thought that the ghost fetus was very powerful and there would be benefits to following it.
Now it seems that Gui Fei is no match for Long Chen, and he will die if he stays here.
Of course, they don't dare to run away directly. They need to find a suitable opportunity, such as pretending to be killed while on duty, and then disappearing.
"Who is your leader now?"
Li Chengdao glanced around and found no one who stood out.
A man in his 40s came out and said, "Go back to the emperor. Young He Mengsheng was once the deputy to the chief escort."
Li Chengdao nodded slightly and said, "Okay, from today on, you will be the chief escort."
"Long Chen said he was in retreat. He is in Linhu City. The Holy Son wants to know if Long Chen is in retreat. Go and find out."
He Mengsheng immediately bowed and said, "Young man, take your orders."
Li Chengdao waved his hand and everyone exited the yard. He Mengsheng immediately sent someone to investigate.
...
Soon, the escort got the news that Long Chen was indeed in retreat in Linhu City and was practicing with the two princesses.
Li Chengdao reported the matter, and Guitai felt strange, why didn't Long Chen take advantage of the victory on the battlefield to attack?
Thinking about it carefully, Guitai felt that the Long family army also needed to rest and recuperate. This was the only explanation.
The ghost fetus asked Li Chengdao to keep an eye on him, and at the same time he stepped up troop training, and the Ministry of War accelerated the forging of muskets and artillery.
After the soldiers and horses are fully trained, they can then fight Long Chen in a decisive battle.
...
Linhu City.
Long Chen packed up his things, waited until dark at night, and took advantage of the darkness to sneak into the team patrolling the city.
After arriving outside the city, Long Chen headed east alone.
When Nanliang escorts went to the city to inquire, people from Xichang had already discovered it.
After the news that he was determined to be in seclusion came out, Long Chen set off for Jinling.
After several battles, the Long family army needed to rest and recuperate. The city of Qingren County was very strong. Guite chose to defend, but Long Chen had no choice.
At this time, the gap needs to be opened from other places.
Jinling is a good choice.
Starting from Linhu City, Long Chen bypassed Qingren County, arrived at Songjiang City, and then took a boat down the river.
Along the way, the government officials were still catching young men.
Rich people could pay to be exempted from military service, while poor people without money could only be arrested.
In addition to catching young men, every household had to pay military rations, and countless people went bankrupt.
The rear area of Nanliang was in a state of depression.
If you think about it carefully, the emergence of ghost fetuses has advantages and disadvantages.
Guitai has a very high level of cultivation and has a group of thugs under his command, making it difficult to deal with on the battlefield.
This is the downside.
The good thing is that the ghosts made the Nanliang court a mess, Li Chengdao lost the majesty of the emperor, and Nanliang was divided and no longer monolithic.
Back then, when Long Chen destroyed Xixia, he alienated Shi Le and his ministers and people. Li Chengdao did not want to repeat the same mistake and showed more kindness to his ministers and people. Nanliang was very united.
Therefore, before the war started, Long Chen was prepared for a tough battle.
The plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and I didn't expect it to end up like this.
In a few days, Long Chen arrived at Jinling.
Get off the boat and walk slowly towards the city gate. There are many fewer boats on the river, and there are also many fewer business travelers on the road.
The biggest change was the look of the people. There was a look of worry on their faces. They walked with their heads down. There were very few people standing on the road talking and talking.
The Crystal Building by the river used to be bustling with activity, but now it is deserted and deserted.
When they arrived at the city gate, more than a dozen forbidden troops were checking the passing people.
Long Chen was carrying a baggage, and the imperial guards stopped him and yelled, "Where did you come from? What are you doing in Jinling?"
Long Chen put on makeup and pretended to be a drug dealer doing business, and replied with a smile: "Master Jun, you are a small medicine seller, go to the city to do some business."
As he spoke, Long Chen took out a dozen copper coins from his body and stuffed them into the soldiers' hands.
When he saw the money, the soldier immediately smiled and said, "Medicine seller, go in."
People in official circles are most greedy for money. What they think about every day is how to realize the power in their hands.
As long as you give money, everything can be done.
This is true from top to bottom, and the same goes for the soldiers guarding the city.
After entering the city, Long Chen carried his baggage and entered an alley with the word "Yong'an" written on it.
This is Yong'an Lane, a small business place in Jinling City, and the people are very mixed.
When I walked to a liquor store, the word "Qi" was written on the sign.
Qijia Liquor Shop is the place where Yu Fuguo settled in Jinling City, and it was also the place where he contacted Li Zhaoliang, the king of Wu'an.
Long Chen entered the wine shop and chose a corner in the back to sit down.
The bartender immediately ran over and asked with a smile: "Sir, do you want a drink?"
Long Chen nodded and said, "Here's two cents of wine and a plate of pork head."
The bartender immediately came over with a drink and served a small plate of pork head meat.
While drinking wine and eating meat, Long Chen waited for there to be few customers in the shop and said to the bartender, "Where is Yu Fuguo?"
Hearing this, the bartender was stunned for a moment. He didn't recognize Long Chen and thought it was someone from the government trying to test him.
"Guest, who are you looking for?"
the bartender asked with a smile.
The other guys in the store were already drawing their knives secretly.
Long Chen glanced outside, stood up and said, "I am Long Chen, call Yu Fuguo."
After saying that, Long Chen entered the backyard of the wine shop.
The bartender finally came to his senses and signaled others not to move, and immediately reported to Yu Fuguo.
At this time, Yu Fuguo was discussing matters with Lu Ji upstairs, both of them frowning.
It's been a while since they arrived in Jinling City, and things are progressing very slowly, and both of them are very anxious.
"Eunuch, Linhu City won the battle, but we haven't seen any progress here. Last time He Juntao came to ask, I didn't know how to answer."
Lu Ji sighed slightly.
Yu Fuguo frowned and said: "Our family doesn't want this, but the situation is complicated. If we want to rally a group of people to support Li Zhaoliang's ascension to the throne, we must have an army, ministers, and the support of the people. It's not as difficult as our family originally thought. easy."
When he first received this task, Yu Fuguo thought it was easy. Instead of supporting Li Zhaoliang to become emperor, he only needed to enter the palace and sit on the dragon throne.
Now that I think about it, that's not the case at all.
Dong dong dong...
The bartender knocked on the door, immediately opened the door and came in, saying: "Eunuch, King Wu is here."
Yu Fuguo was surprised and asked: "King Wu has arrived? When and where is he?"
