"The thief chief! I have been shot dead by Zhang Shun!"
There were crazy shouts all over the mountains and plains. Chen Jiaqiao's body was carried on Zhang Shun's shoulders, and he kept raising his knife, forcing all those who wanted to attack to disperse.
The black robe watched silently and exhaled with difficulty.
"Chen Lu, did you hear those two lines of poetry clearly?"
"I didn't hear it clearly. It must be anti-poetry. I heard that Chen Jiaqiao likes to tinker with this the most."
The black robe nodded.
"Strategist...I don't understand why you insist on killing him. If you keep him, you might be able to use counterintelligence."
"Since you don't understand, don't ask."
The black robe turned his head and glanced at Chen Jiaqiao's body. For some reason, he felt relaxed in his heart.
To be honest, I had underestimated this spy leader before. If I continue to investigate, I guess I can really find out something.
"Military advisor, if this happens, all the spies in Cangzhou will be killed."
The black robe sneered, "You are joking."
Chen Lu was stunned for a moment, and wanted to ask again, only to realize that the black-robed military advisor in front of him had already led the swordsman beside him, walking further and further away.
At the foot of the mountain, in the military formation of a noble family, there was a private soldier with a normal expression, but deep down he was extremely sad.
"Farewell to Mr. Chen."
…
After walking out of the forest, Cao Hong didn't bother to catch his breath. He turned back and glanced at the more than ten dead soldiers, not a single one of them missing.
"Hall Master, why don't these Cangzhou dogmen chase each other?"
"Something strange-"
Cao Hong paused and suddenly understood something.
"Chen, is there anyone out there from Mr. Chen?"
"Master, I haven't seen anyone yet."
Cao Hong suddenly knelt down, his face full of tears. Only then did he understand what the Chenjiaqiao detachment meant, which was to cover them and leave Cangzhou safely.
"Congratulations, congratulations to Mr. Shiwu!"
…
They bypassed Muyun Prefecture and returned to Bailu County. From Bailu County, they sailed by boat and horseback and crossed the Yuguan Pass back to Chengdu.
As soon as he entered the palace, Cao Hong knelt down and cried bitterly.
"Greetings to the lord, meeting to the military advisor... Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen is gone!"
In the king's palace, Xu Mu, who was discussing the winter campaign with Jia Zhou, suddenly stopped in shock. The same was true for Jia Zhou, with a sense of sadness on his face.
"Cao Hong, what's going on!"
"The secret was exposed, and the black robe discovered us. In order for me to bring back the information, Mr. Chen lured away the enemy's pursuers."
Xu Mu closed his eyes bitterly.
At that time, he was just a brewer, and he entered the border to fight for his way out. Then he met Chen Jiaqiao. Along the way, Chen Jiaqiao risked his life to follow him.
"Cao Hong, please present the information first." Jia Zhou sighed.
Cao Hong nodded and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Reporting to my lord, the information about the black-robed military advisor in Cangzhou is as follows -"
"He likes to eat lotus cakes, is good at touching horse bones, and has a hoarse voice."
"At the end of every month, he takes the swordsmen around him and leaves the palace. No one knows where he went."
Xu Mu's heart was full of hatred for a moment. The so-called black-robed military advisor must one day have to peel off his skin and cramps to relieve his hatred.
"Cao Hong, is there anything else?"
"A hidden message left in the Cangzhou family sent Mr. Chen's counter-poem before his death overnight."
"What a poem."
"The heroic ambition to die without regrets will cut through the nine heavens of troubled times."
"What a poem!" Xu Mu gritted his teeth.
Jia Zhou, who was standing by, suddenly became silent as he listened.
"This poem is a bit strange. However, Mr. Chen deserves to be at the top of the list."
"My lord, the person who killed Mr. Chen with the last arrow was Zhang Shun of the Zhang family, one of the four great clans in Cangzhou. Each family has a legitimate son as a general, and they are called the Four Eagles of Cangzhou."
"Don't worry, not only me, but the entire Shuzhou dare to forget Mr. Chen's hatred!"
…
In these days, Xu Mu and Jia Zhou would try to figure out the news that Chen Jiaqiao had sent with their lives whenever they had time.
"What I'm most afraid of is another great talent from a well-known family emerging from dormancy."
If it’s not the Master of the World, it can only be someone else.
"There are not many people in the world who know how to tell the bones of horses. At least they have to be with horses since childhood to develop this skill. Liangzhou, Anzhou, Bingzhou, Yanzhou, Shuzhou... even Di in the grassland outside the Great Wall Everyone knows how to tell a horse by touching its bones."
"Besides, lotus cake is the cheapest. You can buy it for just a few cents. If you are a young man from an aristocratic family, you won't like to eat this."
"Let me think deeply."
Jia Zhou turned around and suddenly thought of something again.
"My lord, winter is getting colder, and it's time to start preparing for the tiger barbarians."
"Wen Long, we've sent someone to check the sentinel."
Jia Zhou nodded, smiled, and continued to move forward.
As soon as Chen Jiaqiao died, winter arrived as promised. Compared to last year, the cold breath was instantly more freezing.
Fortunately, Shuzhou is far away in southern Xinjiang. Even if there is snow, it is not too much. At most, there are some places near the north where frost and snow occasionally condense on the ground.
Xu Mu stood on the balcony of the palace, raised his head, and stared at the cold mountain for a long time.
Until the monster brother ran over panting.
"Brother Mu, Brother Mu, give me some money!"
"Why did I give you wedding money? I only gave you twenty taels yesterday. How many bowls of mutton soup did you drink?"
"Brother Mu, if you don't give it to me, don't tell me!"
"I'll give you two taels if I tell you."
"Mother-in-law came here just now and said that my sister-in-law is pregnant!"
Xu Mu was startled, then threw the entire silver bag into Si Hu's hand, took off his legs, and ran towards the backyard of the palace.
"Brother Mu, I will return this purse to you tomorrow, oh no, the day after tomorrow!"
Xu Mu ran back to the backyard. As soon as he raised his head, he saw that the yard was filled with the villagers' female relatives. Li Dawan held his stomach and helped humiliatedly, accepting the eggs and fortune cakes.
Jiang Caiwei sat in the pavilion, talking to a person who looked like Po Xi, remembering every instruction.
"Princess, remember, if you have a big belly, don't act too hastily."
"Xi Po, I remember it."
Just as she said that she would remember it, when she turned around and saw Xu Mu running towards her, Jiang Caiwei stood up in a hurry and waved her arms forward.
"Xu Lang!"
She has been like this since Wangzhou. She will be happy when she hears that Xu Mu has accomplished something great. She would cry when she heard that Xu Mu was injured.
Xu Mu became the king of Shu, and she became the princess. When Xu Mu became a small boss, she became the wife of the shopkeeper. If one day Xu Mu becomes a sharecropper, the worst she can do is roll up her trousers and become a small village woman plowing the fields.
"A common woman pays homage to the prince." Xi Po hurriedly kowtowed.
"No gift. Xi Po, you will be rewarded this time." Xu Mu reached into his arms and found that the silver bag was left with Si Hu.
In the end, Jiang Caiwei called the servants and rewarded them with twelve ounces of red.
As soon as Xi Niang left, Xu Mu turned his head to listen to his belly like a fool. As long as you are promoted to a prospective father, this kind of thing will only happen more often.
"Xiniang asked where Shuangzi Temple was and she said it was Erlang." Jiang Caiwei said with a blush.
"If not, Xu Lang will think of a name first."
Xu Mu's voice suddenly choked with sobs.
"He came just as soon as the man left."
"If he is a son of a bitch, his name will be Xu Qiao."
