Li Chengqian had just finished arranging Changsun Chong. Although it was a bit sudden and there were loopholes in some places, this sudden order made everyone happy.
"His Royal Highness is finally able to make proper arrangements."
As Wei Zhenggang said this, Li Chengqian was asking Xu Yunyan and Wei Zheng here.
"Two masters, are we secretly sending people to follow General Changsun?"
"There seems to be no way to do this."
Changsun Chong was stunned after what Xu Yunyan said.
"Isn't it? No one can protect me secretly?"
Xu Yunyan looked at the hopeless Changsun Chong and began to explain.
"It's really not possible. If someone is protecting you secretly, these thieves are watching secretly. Once discovered, they will definitely attack you non-stop.
At that time, it was difficult to determine whether you were alive or dead. Who made them believe that the prince was in your team?
And if we don’t arrange people to tell you what is true and what is false, they won’t rashly attack you if they are not sure. They have already failed once, so don’t they want to fail again? "
Xu Yunyan kept analyzing the pros and cons at hand here, while Changsun Chong looked at Xu Yunyan and nodded.
"Okay, whatever the master says is whatever it is."
However, Li Chengqian was kind-hearted and arranged an order. It was like a flash in the pan but fell silent. He did not force Changsun Chong to arrange guards again, and allowed Changsun Chong to prepare. , and they are waiting here.
What kind of information will Xu Yunyan's confidant, Anbei Army General Zhao Dong bring to them.
Is there a code unified by the Ministry of Industry on the bed crossbow?
However, the small group that had just calmed down quickly became alert again. Several war horses rushed from a distance, carrying several knights.
Although their armors were from their side, they did not dare to be careless. If Xiaoxiao took advantage of their absence and Li Daitao stiffened, they would be in trouble.
However, as the soldiers got closer and closer, Xu Yunyan took a few steps forward to prevent the soldiers from getting too close to them. He quickly got off his horse and asked Xu Yunyan for instructions.
Before they could say anything more, Xu Yunyan had already stepped forward and started asking questions.
"Tell me how it went? Did you find what we were looking for?"
The soldiers shook their heads in embarrassment on their horses.
"General, there is nothing we want, but the brothers behind us have already dragged their crossbows back and will be there soon. We can let the other brothers take a look and see if they can find any clues in other places. Find those Evidence that works for us.”
As the soldiers returned to deliver the news, more than a dozen cavalrymen came to them from the front, dragging an item.
The leader was Xu Yunyan's confidant, Anbei Army General Zhao Dong.
After Zhao Dong came to Xu Yunyan, he looked at Xu Yunyan awkwardly and said.
"General, the number on this crossbow has been artificially destroyed."
While talking, Zhao Dong led Xu Yunyan to take a look. There should be a numbered place on the bed crossbow.
A new piece of wood stubble above the current numbered position clearly shows the unfair treatment it has suffered.
After no clues were provided, Xu Yunyan touched his chin, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Li Chengqian and Wei Zheng also looked unhappy. They originally thought they had clues, but they disappeared in an instant.
But the guard next to him said here at this time, "How about we see whose bed crossbow is missing in the nearby Zhechong Mansion, and check one by one, maybe we can find out which house it belongs to. There is no one now. The war bed crossbow is indestructible.”
When everyone heard this voice, they turned around and saw that it was Cheng Chumo, but Cheng Chumo looked a little uneasy as everyone looked at him.
"Did I say something wrong again? Shouldn't I act like this? If that's the case, then you can do whatever you want and don't have to worry about me anymore."
Cheng Chumo said this and everyone looked at him and laughed.
"The method you proposed is the stupidest method."
Li Chengcheng suddenly said this, and Cheng Chumo was very angry.
"You said my method is the stupidest, but it is also a method. At least I can find where the bed crossbow was lost. This is also a good thing!"
Cheng Chumo and Li Chengcheng didn't know if they had reached the point where they were incompatible with each other again, and they were trying to undermine each other here. However, before Xu Yunyan could say anything to comfort them, Li Chengcheng was here clapping his hands.
"Look carefully. I'll show you once."
While talking, Li Chengcheng stepped forward and pointed to a spot on the bed and said to the others.
"Come here, a few people, and take this part apart for me. You haven't studied carpentry, but I have, and I've studied this crossbow."
As soon as Li Chengcheng said this, everyone's expressions were very strange.
You, the heir apparent of a county prince, can be your heir apparent in peace, and you can live a comfortable life after inheriting the throne of the county prince. You can just study carpentry when you have nothing to do, but you are also studying this bed crossbow? What do you want to do?
Fortunately, everyone has a good relationship with Li Chengcheng. Li Chengcheng also firmly supported Li Chengqian here so that he did not embarrass Li Chengcheng. After Li Chengcheng said this, Zhao Dong looked at Xu Yunyan confused.
Xu Yunyan nodded imperceptibly. With Xu Yunyan's approval, Zhao Dong hurried forward to the side of the bed crossbow. According to Li Chengcheng's request, he began to remove the parts that Li Chengcheng wanted to remove.
After Li Cheng directed Zhao Dong and others to dismantle the bed crossbow, Li Chengcheng took an iron sign on the bed crossbow and waved it around to show off.
"See? This is the proof."
Everyone was stunned when they saw Li Chengcheng's actions. Isn't this just a decorative sign for a bed crossbow? What evidence?
While everyone was watching Li Chengcheng muttering whether this evidence had deceived them, Li Chengcheng turned the cards back. In front was a majestic animal head, and behind was a field of numbers of heavenly stems and earthly branches.
In an instant, everyone was overjoyed, and the evidence was available.
"I didn't expect you to be so capable? After seeing how capable you are, I will not impeach you for plotting against you."
Li Chengcheng patted Li Chengqian on the shoulder, "Your Highness, why are you talking as if I am planning something evil? I have made a great contribution and found the code of the good bed crossbow."
Li Chengcheng looked at Li Chengqian as if he had been wronged, but Li Chengqian hurriedly laughed.
"Isn't this appropriate? Under such circumstances, it's good for us to have a good time and make you look a little bit uglier."
Li Chengqian was in a pretty good mood. Looking at Li Chengcheng who was grimacing in front of him, he also imitated his actions just now and patted his shoulder to comfort him.
"Don't worry, aren't we joking? What level are you at? Don't we still know? Now that I am the general of the Tang Dynasty, I have to contribute to the Tang Dynasty, but don't let other people appear. It’s something embarrassing for my Tang Dynasty.”
Li Chengcheng looked at Li Chengqian inexplicably, why did I become the embarrassment to Datang? Where is this? How could such a well-behaved child like me do something like this happen?
The farce finally ended after Xu Yunyan came forward. Looking at the number on the crossbow on the bed in front of him, Xu Yunyan looked at Wei Zheng.
"Master Wei, I wonder if you know which army this number represents, so we can investigate this crossbow to determine the culprit."
Wei Zheng shook his head after Xu Yunyan changed the subject and asked.
"These matters need to be investigated by the Ministry of War. We cannot easily access these matters."
"It seems like that's the only way it can be."
But just when everyone was about to set off again, Xu Yunyan waved his hand to stop them.
"Wait a moment."
Everyone looked at Xu Yunyan's other actions and wondered why they were waiting for Xu Yunyan's arrangements. However, Xu Yunyan suddenly ran to a carriage and took out the paper and pen from the carriage.
This shocked everyone.
What is this for?
"General, what are you doing?"
Everyone looked at Xu Yunyan with confusion, wondering what kind of trouble Xu Yunyan was going to cause.
Everyone looked at Xu Yunyan in confusion as to what he was going to do. Xu Yunyan did not disappoint them. He quickly moved forward to the bodies that had been dragged back, straightened them one by one, and then touched them with a brush. The blood stains and drawings on the paper shocked everyone.
My dear, does our general still have such a hobby? Actually painting with blood?
Xu Yunyan was talking here as everyone looked at me and I looked at you, as if they had learned a lesson.
"It can't be wasted, and you have to save some, but you can't wait until the painting is too scary later."
Xu Yunyan's meaningless words made the generals in front of him even more stunned. Do you want to draw them? What to draw? Paint these people?
But they are muttering here, you, a general, can draw?
Li Chengqian ignored others and looked at Xu Yunyan with bright eyes.
"Master's paintings are quite lifelike."
Just after Li Chengqian finished speaking, everyone looked at Xu Yunyan in disbelief. Xu Yunyan had already finished what he was doing and passed the paper in his hand to the side.
Xu Yunyan's confidant, General Zhao Dong, hurriedly stepped forward to take the paper from Xu Yunyan's hand, and then showed everyone a lifelike figure on it.
It was the portrait of the assassin on the ground, so real.
Everyone couldn't help but marvel when they saw this.
"My dear! A general is a general! Are you proficient in playing music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and singing, and can you pick them up at your fingertips? Look at how similar these paintings are."
Cheng Chumo was here to make everyone compliment Xu Yunyan.
Xu Yunyan did not pay attention to the compliments from Cheng Chumo and others, but instead watched everyone preach.
"Let's learn from this in the future. If a situation like this happens again, draw their faces and arrange for some people to go to the nearby Zhechong Mansion or villages, towns and cities to find some well-informed people to inquire and see if these are people near them. .
A two-pronged approach might not require us to wait until Chang'an City to find the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War. You can find the culprit by looking at which Zhechong mansion this bed crossbow is distributed to. "
After Xu Yunyan gave his instructions, everyone hurriedly clasped their fists in response, and then made some arrangements.
Dozens of figures took advantage of the darkness to go deep into the wilderness with the sketches drawn by Xu Yunyan.
Setting off the next day, according to Li Chengqian's arrangement, Chang Sun Chong led a team and galloped forward. Not long after Chang Sun Chong left, Xu Yunyan's team set off.
It's just that their speed was a bit slow, and they deliberately kept a distance from Changsun Chong.
Li Chengqian once again entered a carriage, but although this carriage still looked the same on the outside, it had changed a lot on the inside.
In order to prevent another car from being destroyed and killed by an attack, a lot of shields were installed inside. Even with such strict protection, Li Chengqian was still shivering inside, and from time to time he would walk over to deliver messages, Zhao Dong said. .
"General Zhao Zhen, go and ask my master, is there really no problem?"
After the nine hundred and ninety-ninth time Li Chengqian's question reached Xu Yunyan's ears, Xu Yunyan helplessly held his forehead and said to Zhao Dong.
"Please reply to His Royal Highness, we have arrived at Chang'an."
