Yan Zhenqing said: "If we go to Fanyang City, Anlu Mountain will definitely try to intercept the two thousand troops and horses."
Guo Ziyi said: "But if we don't go to Fan Yang and turn back, the thieves will report to the court. Not only you and me, but also the princes will be implicated."
Yan Zhenqing pondered for a moment and asked, "When is the rendezvous time agreed with An Lushan?"
Guo Ziyi said: "May 15th."
Yan Zhenqing said: "It is only the end of April, we are much earlier... Ying Fang has come up with a plan. I will go to Fanyang City to pay my respects to An Lushan. Guo Jun asked you to lead the army to bypass Fanyang and go directly to Xiongwucheng. Xiongwu City circled the city and then returned directly, leaving another letter, saying that Xiongwu City turned around after seeing that the city was built."
Guo Ziyi stroked his hand and said, "This is a wonderful strategy. This way we don't need to meet An Lushan. We can leave before he notices. Even if An Lushan complains first, there will be city gate officials and letters as proof."
At this time, Jiang Shuo had bandaged Li Zhuer's wound. Li Zhuer said, "Since they tricked Li Huaixiu into assassinating the Guo military envoy, they naturally know that you have entered Youzhou territory. What if An Lushan sends troops to stop you?"
Yan Zhenqing said: "After all, An Lushan has not resisted. At least he doesn't dare to attack the Tang army directly yet."
Guo Ziyi also said: "If we meet in the field, even if An Lushan dares to send troops, our Shuofang army will not be afraid. It's just that it is too dangerous for Yan Lang to enter the tiger's den alone. What if the thieves are angry with you, and Yan Lang is a scribe?" To protect yourself?”
Yan Zhenqing said: "Isn't my brother Gao Qing still on duty in Fan Yang? He can still deal with it."
Jiang Shuo said: "Sister Zhu'er and I are also going to Fanyang to rescue everyone in the Caogang. We go into the city with Yan Lang so we can take care of them."
Guo Ziyi said happily: "I feel relieved if Suzhi is with Yan Lang." Guo Ziyi has seen Jiang Shuo's kung fu and knows that one person can defeat thousands of troops.
Yan Zhenqing said: "Now that we have discussed it, let's take action separately tomorrow. This matter should be done sooner rather than later. The key to success or failure depends on whether we can get ahead of Anlu Mountain."
The next day at dawn, Guo Ziyi led Shuofang's army to break out of the stronghold. They planned to go south to Gu'an County and turn east, bypass Yongnuze and then go north into Sanhe County of Jizhou. They followed the mountain road to the northernmost point of Jizhou, which is Xiongwu. The location of the city can be avoided, so as to avoid the Fan Yang army in the fortresses surrounding Fan Yang and Yu Yang.
Yan Zhenqing, Jiang Shuo and Li Zhuer rode north and arrived at Fanyang City within a day. Yan Zhenqing said: "After entering the city, you don't have to worry about me. But you have to be careful. Although An Lushan took over last year, Pei Kuan serves as Fanyang's military envoy, but he has actually been operating in Fanyang for many years and has many informants."
Jiang Shuo and Li Zhuer had already changed into the villagers' coarse cloth clothes early in the morning. Li Zhuer's senior brother was known as "Excellent Hand Kong Kong", and her stealing skills were naturally not weak. How could she be discovered after taking a few villagers' clothes? But she took the clothes but left Tongbao copper coins on the table, and the person who had them stolen made a small fortune.
Li Zhuer put on the human skin mask again, and gave another one to Jiang Shuo for him to wear. Li Zhuer said: "Looking back, now you are no longer an unknown boy. You must be more careful when walking in the world. . There are many people in Fanyang City who know you and me, so it would be safer to wear the disguise above."
This mask is called a human skin mask. In fact, it is not made of human skin, but pig skin. Pig skin is rich in colloid and has good elasticity. After being repeatedly soaked in wine and then stained with eyebrows and beards, it becomes a mask that looks like a human face. , but after using it for a long time, it will naturally not have the color of human blood, so it looks sallow. Jiang Shuo followed the method taught by Li Zhuer and used fish bladder glue to stick it on his face. It felt not very close and uncomfortable. Li Zhuer He stepped forward and pressed his fingers to help him adjust the fit. Jiang Shuo felt Li Zhuer's onion fingers pointing at the hollow of his nose, corners of lips, tips of eyebrows, and temples. He felt an orchid aura coming from him, making his face feel hot. Fortunately, you can't see his blush through the mask.
The two of them were ready before they followed Yan Zhenqing into the city. Fanyang City was a fortress city with a city wall higher than Luoyang. A moat was dug outside the city wall that was more than ten feet wide and more than one foot deep. There is a gate on each side of the city, and there are urns on both sides. There are three gates in the outer city tower and only one gate in the inner city tower. It is obviously to strengthen the defense. The three people entered from the south gate. Yan Zhenqing said: "Fanyang City's priority is to defend the north. The Yamen The office is in the north of the city, and my brother Gaoqing has been appointed Fan Yanghu Cao to join the army in the north city. Let's go find him first and discuss the matter of submission."
Jiang Shuo knew that everyone in the gang had been poisoned for a long time. The demon sect Mu Zha Abo once said that people who were poisoned by the bright salt could be rescued within ten days, but after ten days they would completely lose their martial arts and become useless. He was anxious and wanted to Li Zhuer. Said: "Sister Zhu'er, where can we go to find the captive people?"
Yan Zhenqing said: "If you can't find anyone now, why not come with me to the government office first."
Li Zhuer nodded and said: "Looking back, Yan Lang is right. Fanyang City is not small, and blindly searching for it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Let's go to the government office to inquire about it first."
The three of them rode along the street to the north of the city, and saw a canal passing through the city. Li Zhuer said: "This is the end of the canal." Jiang Shuo asked: "Is this the end of the Yongji Canal water transport?" Li Zhuer said He smiled and said: "As the leader of the Cao Gang, you don't recognize the water system of the water transport. This river is called Luoshui, and the Yongji Canal has two terminal terminals in Youzhou. One is Tong County on the Lushui River east of Fan Yang, and the other is One is the Conghuo City beside Luoshui in the south of Fanyang City. The river in Fanyang City is also Luoshui, but the water is shallow and cannot be transported by water."
Sure enough, the water in the city is not very wide. There is a wooden bridge flying from the north to the south. After crossing the bridge, you will find the North City. The North City has an independent city wall. It is very large and the city wall is over ten feet high. The government offices are all in the North City, which looks like a small trumpet. Luoyang City. Yan Zhenqing said to the two of them: "I'll go to Beiya City first and have a look. You guys wait for me outside." After that, he went to the Beicheng Gate Tower to post a message.
When Jiang Shuo and Li Zhuer saw Yan Zhenqing entering Beiya City, they found a teahouse facing the city gate by Luoshui River and sat by the window, waiting for Yan Zhenqing to come out. The teahouse was simply decorated, but the place was very large. It was filled with people of all kinds from all walks of life. They were probably all here for entrustment or as messengers from the government office.
I heard someone at the table behind me say: "Brother Lu, I heard that Princess Jingle, who was given a marriage contract to the Little Khan, lives in your house?"
Brother Lu said quite proudly: "It's not my fault. In Fan Yang, even the Jiedushi's mansion is more luxurious than my Lu family. Princess Jingle was born in the Dugu family of a prominent family in Longyou. Naturally, she would not go to Anlu Mountain when she came to Fan Yang." He lives in a Hu family’s house and has been living in our Lu family since we got married in March.”
Another person said: "Brother Lu, you have received a lot of rewards in the past month or so, right?"
Brother Lu sighed: "You don't know that Princess Jingle has a very bad temper. She doesn't even look down on her, and she even looks down on her Khitan husband. How can she be nice to our servants?" Is it done?"
Jiang Shuo and Li Zhuer looked at each other and shook their heads together, remembering what Li Huaixiu said last night.
The man said: "No wonder Princess Jingle stayed at the Lu family for two months after arriving in Fan Yang. I also thought that Mr. Lu, like today's saints, cut off the princess and married himself." What the man said was that today's saints robbed him. Everyone burst out laughing after hearing the story about his daughter-in-law Yang Taizhen.
Brother Lu said angrily: "Go, go, go... My wife is still here, how can I do this?"
Another person said: "Even if you don't have a wife, I'm afraid Princess Jingle won't be able to look down on this bad old man like your master." The person who previously said: "Yes, the Lu family can only be considered a handsome man. "
Brother Lu said: "Yes, I heard a month ago that Yulang helped Mr. Wei to rescue in Heyin, and then went to Luoyang. I don't know when he can return to Fanyang."
Jiang Shuo and Li Zhuer looked at each other and thought to themselves: Could this Yulang be Lu Yuxuan? "
A man dressed as a salesman asked: "Brother Lu, seriously, when will Princess Jingle leave the house? Now that Jinwu guards are guarding the gates of every house every day, we can't do any street business without the Lu family's female dependents." It’s been a month of poor care.”
Brother Lu said proudly: "That's because only deacons like me can go out to buy things in the mansion, and the eldest daughter and daughter-in-law in the mansion are not allowed to go in or out." Everyone flattered him and praised him, and Brother Lu said again : "Look, come on, this is not Princess Jingle's Yeye Wuyang Hou who just arrived at the house a few days ago and is trying to persuade her. To say that this Wuyang Hou is not that great, his uncle Dugu is here with him. My husband is called a man of God."
Everyone's appetites were whetted, and they asked: "What kind of magical method?"
Brother Lu said: "The old man must be in his seventies or eighties. He is elusive and silent when he walks. Even Mr. Yin, who works under An Jiedushi's tent, respects him very much. That day, An Jiedushi came to the house for a banquet. The old man suddenly gave the flute player Zhang a beating, saying that he didn’t know how to play the flute and insisted on playing it himself.”
The salesman said: "I have heard Zhang Legong play the flute, and this is definitely the one in Fanyang City." As he said this, he gave a thumbs up, and Brother Lu snorted: "That was in Fanyang City, that old man They are from Chang'an and Luoyang, and they are playing the flute... Tut, tsk, tsk..." With a drunken look on their faces, everyone said together: "Brother Lu, what are you tutting? Tell us quickly..."
Brother Lu glared and said, "How can I say this? Can you draw fairies in the sky?" Everyone shook their heads, and Brother Lu clapped his hands and said, "Isn't that the end? Of course I can't describe the fairy music in the sky." While they were talking, a large car drove up to the door of the tea shop, and the handlebar on the car shouted: "Deacon Lu, everything you need has been purchased."
When Brother Lu heard this, he clasped his fists at everyone and said, "Hey... I've bought all the kung fu items for a while, I'll go." After saying that, he jumped back and flew into the car. He obviously knew some rough boxing and kicking skills. But everyone in the teahouse cheered and cheered.
Li Zhuer frowned after hearing this. Just as she was about to teach this ignorant old slave a lesson, Jiang Shuo secretly squeezed her hand and said, "From what he said, this Yulang should be Brother Lu Yuxuan, and from the Dugu family." The old man should be Grandpa Xiang'er. It seems that the Lu Mansion has a great relationship with the person we are looking for, so why not follow him to the Lu Mansion to find out."
Li Zhuer nodded and said: "Then we will go to Lu Mansion, but there is no need to follow him."
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