It was dark and I couldn't see very clearly. Prince Shun's men rushed forward and started fighting, while Tan Luo's men immediately fought back. The scene immediately became chaotic, and no one knew who was who.
Qin Feishi coaxed Tan Luo that this medicinal herb was very precious. The local nomads organized a group of people to patrol. If anyone dared to dig it secretly, they would kill these thieves. Moreover, the medicinal herbs dug by their local people are only sold to the Western Vietnamese, not to the Da Rong and Beijin people. If you want to get this herb without causing trouble, it's best to pretend to be a West Vietnamese.
Therefore, Prince Shun's people rushed over and saw a group of people dressed in Western Vietnamese uniforms, which was consistent with what Pei Xuan said.
Pei Xuan also coaxed Prince Shun to put his subordinates into regular clothes, saying that the Southern Jin people who stole the defense map were very vigilant, and there must be spies probing in the dark. If they found that the soldiers were catching up, they would definitely bring them. They can't escape without their lives following the defense map, so it's best to sneak up on them and catch them all in one fell swoop.
Prince Shun felt that what Pei Xuan said was very reasonable and asked his subordinates to change their armors. Therefore, when Tan Luo's people saw the group of people rushing up, they thought they were robbing.
The melee between the two parties became more and more intense.
Pei Xuan pointed to the carriage not far away, "Their leader should be in that carriage!"
Prince Shun immediately raised his sword and killed him. At this moment, Tan Luo heard the sound of fighting outside and asked the people around him what was going on. When he got no answer, he opened the curtain and got out.
The next moment, a cold light flashed, and Tan Luo subconsciously turned around to look. Before he could see the situation clearly, a sword had already pierced his chest. Then there was another kick and he was kicked out of the carriage.
Prince Shun was so impatient that he quickly got into the carriage to look for the defense map without even looking at the person he kicked out.
However, when Tan Luo was kicked out, he saw Prince Shun's face. Because he was close, he could see it clearly. After the person landed, he was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hand to touch the wound on his heart, and felt a hand of blood. At this moment, he understood something.
"Tan Shoufu, oh, the injury is so serious, how could you be so careless." Qin Feishi came up to him with a look of gloating on his face.
Tan Luo opened his mouth, "Yes, it's you, you did it!"
Qin Fei smiled, "He is indeed a person who can be the chief assistant. He is not too stupid."
Tan Luo's thoughts changed again, his eyes widened, "Your Majesty...you and the Emperor join forces..."
At this time, Prince Shun got out of the carriage and shouted anxiously to Pei Xuan: "Little Marquis Pei, I didn't find the defense plan!"
"It must be on these people, don't let them escape!"
"Quick, surround these people!"
Tan Luo stretched out his hand hard, trying to get Prince Shun to notice him, and at the same time yelled with all his strength: "Prince Shun... I... I am Tan... um!"
Qin Feishi stabbed the center of the knife with one knife and turned the handle of the knife at the same time.
Tan Luo tried to shout for help, but when he opened his mouth, he vomited a mouthful of blood.
Qin Feishi pulled out the knife, put it back into the scabbard, then took out something and stuffed it into Tan Luo's clothes, "Now you have become a spy who stole the defense map!"
Tan Luo's eyes widened, but he only had his last breath left and was unable to change anything.
Seeing Tan Luo closing his eyes, Qin Fei slipped away in the dark.
Prince Shun led many people, and after a random killing, there were corpses on the ground. Pei Xuan got off his horse, asked the people around him to light torches, and searched for the defense plans one by one.
Prince Shun wiped his sweat and asked the subordinates around him, "Did anyone escape?"
"No one escaped."
"Then look for it!"
He took a torch and thought of the person kicked out of the carriage, so he turned over that person first. When the bright light passed by, Prince Shun didn't pay much attention at first, but when it passed by, his body suddenly stiffened.
Shining the light on the fire again, he saw the face of the man lying on the ground clearly. His breathing was stagnant at first, and then he gasped.
"Tan, Tan Shoufu!" he shouted.
Pei Xuan suppressed a smile and ran over quickly. When he saw Tan Luo on the ground, he also pretended to be shocked.
"How could it be Tan Shoufu!"
Prince Shun frowned, "Did we kill the wrong person..."
He didn't dare to say any more, the consequences would be too terrible.
"Prince Shun, don't panic first. Check him first to see if there are any defense plans." Pei Xuan reminded.
Prince Shun came back to his senses and hurriedly turned over it while responding. When he actually turned it over, he was still stunned for a moment. Opening it carefully and looking carefully, it was the missing defense map.
Pei Xuan clapped his hands and said, "It turns out that this Chief Minister Tan colluded with the Southern Jin Dynasty and collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. It is really hateful!"
Prince Shun took the defense map and couldn't believe it for a moment.
"Prince Shun, you have done a great job!" Pei Xuan patted Prince Shun on the shoulder.
Prince Shun took a deep breath and said, "But Tan Luo is the head of the civil service. If I kill him like this, it will definitely arouse criticism from the civil service."
"You are a military commander, and the civil and military officials in the DPRK and China are equally divided. No matter how troublesome the civil servants are, they can't do anything to you, right?"
“The ministers of civil and military affairs should have been united.”
"It is true that we should work together, but the emperor should be the leader, not Tan Luo."
Prince Shun turned pale and turned to look at Pei Xuan, "Could it be the emperor..."
"Prince Shun, don't make random suspicions."
Prince Shun looked at Tan Luo who was killed by him, and then looked at the defense map in his hand. He understood something later, but now that it was over, he could only accept it.
After all, this is what the emperor meant.
Liu Yunxiang woke up early in the morning and learned from Qin Feishi that Tan Luo was dead.
"Tan Luo's people have also withdrawn. We can return to Zhenbeiguan at any time if we want." Qin Feishi said while eating steamed buns.
Liu Yunxiang sat down next to him, "We have done Leng Yuxie a big favor, but we can't just retreat after our success. We are not this kind of people."
Qin Fei suddenly smiled, "So?"
"Wait."
Liu Yunxiang asked Zijin to get pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and quickly wrote a letter, put it in an envelope, and asked Zijin to give it to Pei Xuan, who would then deliver it to Leng Yuxie.
"Now that Tan Luo is dead, the alliance with Qinhe must be discussed again." Liu Yunxiang said.
Qin Feishi's mouth twitched, "You won't threaten the Emperor of Beijin in this letter. If he doesn't agree to form an alliance, you will expose the fact that he sent someone to assassinate Tan Luo, right?"
"That's not true."
Qin Feishi patted his chest and said, "That's good. We are on someone else's territory after all, so don't be too arrogant."
In a house in Longcheng, the person who saw the letter slapped the table with a dark face, "She is too arrogant!"
Pei Xuan was startled by the sound. He exhaled first and then asked carefully: "What did the eldest princess write in the letter that made you so angry?"
"She said that she helped me get rid of Tan Luo this time, which was a big favor for me, but she is not someone who does not want to repay, so she asked me to think carefully about forming an alliance. Oh, she also said that she would not force me to agree, but She always thinks that I am a person who keeps promises and repays kindness."
After saying that, Leng Yuxie slapped the letter on the table.
"Shouldn't she beg me? She's trying to convince me, both inside and outside, that I can agree?"
The corner of Pei Xuan's mouth twitched. Liu Yunxiang was the only one who dared to be as sinister as the emperor.
"The Southern Jin Dynasty has great ambitions, and Dayong is now ruled by Yan Mu. He will definitely not agree to cede the land for temporary peace. The Southern Jin Dynasty and Darong are bound to fight. If Dayong is really subjugated, the Southern Jin Dynasty will probably go all out. , if we continue to go north, we in Beijin will be in danger." Pei Xuan said.
"Oh, help them fight, we Beijin should also get some benefits!"
