The bone-strength Pei Luo laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "You are rude! You Han people's "Zuo Zhuan" said that "the great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs." How could I easily change the military and state policy just because of your threatening words? "
Jiang Shuo held the cloth roll in his hand tighter. He knew that Pei Luo's martial arts skills were no small feat, so he was on guard against his sudden violent attack. Ye Hu hurriedly smoothed things over and said, "Looking back, King Khan didn't mean this. Our relationship with Cheng Qianli I wonder if you heard the conversation? Huihe is not planning to send troops to attack the Tang Dynasty."
Xiang'er interrupted: "Qiancheng Qianli? Isn't his name Cheng Ang? And why do you call him a general? When did he become a general when he was originally from the Jianghu?"
Ye Hu said: "Is this General Cheng Qianli from Anlu Mountain? How could you recognize him?"
Jiang Shuo crossed his hands and said, "Brother Ye Hu, let me tell you the truth. This man was originally one of the five lake leaders of the Jianghu Alliance. Later, he instigated the Jianghu Alliance and caused internal strife in the Jianghu Alliance. After the Dong Chuang incident, he escaped without a trace. We originally went north to trace the whereabouts of this person, but unexpectedly there were many complications along the way, we went farther and farther, and made a big circle. Unexpectedly, we bumped into him as soon as we arrived at Beihai, and here he instigated King Khan to invade the Tang Dynasty."
Ye Hu said: "Is there anything else about this? After we entered Hebei Road from Wuruan Pass, we found that we had a tail and were being followed. But since the other party didn't show up, we didn't say anything. We just went south all the way to Ding. Zhou Hengyang found a stonemason and found out that the border control of the Tang Dynasty was very strict. Although it was easy for Hu merchants to enter the Central Plains, it was extremely difficult for the craftsmen to leave the Tang Dynasty."
Jiang Shuo nodded and said: "I heard that during the Zhenguan period of Emperor Taizong, the eminent monk Xuanzang went to Tianzhu to obtain Buddhist scriptures. He left Chang'an privately without the permission of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty. He was trapped in Yumen Pass in Guazhou and could not leave. Later, he sneaked out of the pass quietly. City, crossing the uninhabited Mohe Yanqi, and finally reaching the Gaochang Kingdom in the Western Region after nine deaths."
Dugu Xiang said: "Well, I heard my grandfather say this. Dugu Da, the governor of Guazhou at that time, was my ancestor."
Ye Hu said: "It's a pity that no craftsman is willing to risk going out like Master Xuanzang. Since we can't recruit stonemasons, we are going to return to Shuomo. Since there are people following behind us, we turn west through Jingxing and enter Hedong Road. After entering Hedong Road, the tail really stopped following me. I think this little tail was sent by Fan Yang."
Jiang Shuo said: "Hedong Road is to the west of Taihang, while Henan Road is to the south of the river. It can be said that they go in opposite directions. How did you get here?"
Ye Hu said: "After passing through Jingxing and arriving at Taiyuan Prefecture in the northern capital, grandpa suddenly changed his mind again. He said it was coming, so why not go back to Shuomo first and take this opportunity to take us on a tour in the Tang Dynasty, so that the two of us can It also gives me more knowledge. We set sail in the Fen River and headed south again, but at this time we were targeted by another group of people."
Dugu Xiang asked: "Who is it again? Is it someone from the Hedong Jiedu Envoy?"
Jiang Shuo had already understood and said: "Xiang'er must be a brother of our Cao Gang. Based on the distance calculated, the time when King Khan and the two young princes arrived at Taiyuan Mansion was the same as the time when the three eldest brothers Xie, Lu and Xiao arrived. It’s almost the same. They saw the three of them in Feihuxing, and they saw Dingran again in Beidu. They were suspicious, so it’s normal for them to arrange for brothers from the gang to follow them.”
Yi Dijian said: "It turns out that the people being followed this time are your men, Brother Suzhi. I would say that they are much smarter than Fan Yang's gang of idiots. Fan Yang's tail has been followed for hundreds of miles without changing people. Why? How can we not be discovered? The people in Hedong are much smarter. They will always change people for at least ten miles, and the people being followed may be disguised as boatmen, fishermen, or traders and pawns. No matter what their occupation, their actions There were no flaws in his behavior, and we once wondered if someone was watching us."
Jiang Shuo said: "I think this must be Lu Yuxuan and Lu Lang's arrangement, but there is one thing, Brother Yi Dijian, you have misunderstood. These people are not pretending to be workers by the river. They are actually doing these jobs. Within the Cao Gang, They are all people who rely on the river for their livelihood. There is a mix of fish and dragons, and there are all kinds of people.”
Ye Hu said: "So it turns out that we took the water route and it was difficult to follow, but it turned out that we were playing into the hands of the Caobang. Seeing that we could not escape the tracking and surveillance, we abandoned the boat and landed in Jiangjun, and passed through the last pass of the Eighth Route of Taihang. "Zhi Guanxing" entered Henei County, Huaizhou. After crossing the river, he originally wanted to go to Luoyang City, Henan County, but as soon as he crossed the river, he was targeted again.
Jiang Shuo smiled and said: "Everywhere by the waterside
It's the power of the Cao Gang. As long as it's related to waterway transportation, there will be Cao Gang's spies. Aren't you being targeted again? "
Echiken stamped his feet in annoyance: "I see, why didn't we think of..."
Ye Hu showed no regrets, and said with a calm expression: "We once again changed our minds temporarily and went south along the Bian Canal from Heyin. Now it seems that we are running into the Caobang's dragnet again... When we arrived in Sui, Songzhou In Yang County, my grandpa said that after reading so many books about sages, he wanted to go to Qufu to pay homage to the Confucius Temple of Saint Confucius. Then he headed east to Yanzhou, but met Cheng Qianli in Xiaqiu. He said that he had invited us to Fanyang on the orders of An Lushan. When we got together, grandpa didn't agree, and Cheng Qianli asked us about our next trip. Grandpa said he would come to Beihai to visit Li Yong, so Cheng Ang said he also wanted to come to Beihai to meet Li Yong, so we came here together."
Dugu Xiang said: "Hey...brother Ye Hu, you are having a great time traveling in the Central Plains, but we narrowly escaped death in the Song Desert in the North. I didn't expect that we would meet here in the end."
Jiang Shuo asked, "Have you met Li Shijun? There was a rift between Li Shijun and Cheng Ang, why did they suddenly get better? What official position did An Lushan promise Li Shijun?"
Ye Hu said: "We haven't seen Shijun Li. We just arrived in Beihai today. Cheng Qianli said that he would go to the mansion to set up an outpost first. As for what you said about Cheng Qianli and Shijun Li, why did they still show up? We don’t know if we can have a very happy conversation.”.br>
Dugu Xiang sneered: "It must be Cheng Ang who is talking nonsense. I think he probably didn't go to see Li Shijun at all."
Jiang Shuo said, "No way? If I didn't meet Mr. Li, why would he have made up these lies?"
Dugu Xiang said: "To deceive the Huihe people into sending troops."
At this time, Guli Peiluo rolled up his sleeves and said, "Okay, we have talked enough. It is useless to speculate here. Let's go straight to Li Shijun's house to visit Mr. Ruxiang. Isn't everything clear? ? "
Dugu Xiang said: "What about Cheng Ang? Just let him run away like this?"
Jiang Shuo said: "Xian'er, why did I stop chasing you just now? Because I saw that the leader of the people chasing outside was..." He deliberately prolonged the last word, and Dugu Xiang asked: "Who is it? Who is it?" Say it quickly, say it quickly..."
Jiang Shuo then said: "It's Nan Ba!"
Dugu Xiang said happily: "Have you really met Brother Nan?"
Jiang Shuo nodded and said, "Brother Nan's weapons are very special. I'm sure I won't get it wrong. Nan Ba's skills are still better than Cheng Ang's, and there are more of them. I don't think Cheng Ang can escape. I saw you again in your residence."
Everyone left the restaurant together. Jiang Shuo and the other three first went to Buhang to get the horses and luggage, and then followed Gu Li Pei Luo to the Governor's Mansion. After being discovered by Ye Hu, Jing Zhencheng remained silent. Jiang Shuo couldn't help but look more. After a few glances, he saw that his expression was normal, but Jiang Shuo knew that he was good at hiding his emotions and would suddenly attack when others were unprepared, so he didn't dare to be careless and keep staring at him secretly.
When they arrived at the Governor's Mansion, the soldiers guarding the gate were startled when they saw three tall white camels and asked them what they were doing. Ye Hu stepped forward and said, "Please tell me, we are Huihe merchants from Shuobei. This is my grandfather." Old man Saheman."
The soldier spat: "Since you are a businessman, you should go to the market. What are you doing here? Go, go, go..."
If it were Jiang Shuo, he would have climbed in from the side courtyard at this moment, but it was not convenient for Ye Hu to go there. He stretched out his hand, holding a small jade ring in his palm, stuffed it into the soldier's hand, and patted the soldier with the other hand. The back of the soldier's hand said: "Brother, be accommodating."
The jade ring was warm and moist, and the guard guard knew it was a good thing without even looking at it. He immediately changed his face and said, "Brother Huihe, please wait a moment, I will report it to you."
Seeing the man jolting into the mansion, Jiang Shuo frowned and said, "How could the gatekeeper in Commander Li's mansion look like this?"
Ye Hu smiled and said: "Looking back, you are ignorant. It is said that Li Shijun loves money, and all his men are greedy for money and good things."
The two of them didn't say a few words before the soldier came back and said that Li Shijun had invited him. Everyone followed him into the mansion, passing through the courtyards one after another. The mansion was really grand, covering a vast area, with numerous pavilions and pavilions. The courtyard was even more planted with exotic flowers and plants, Jiang Shuo thought to himself, This house is so extravagant. It seems that what Brother Ye Hu said may not be true.
false.
Finally arriving at an elegant small courtyard, the soldier said, "Shijun Li is waiting for guests in the waterside pavilion in front of the study. Please come." The three Uighurs were gorgeously dressed, and the soldier took advantage of it and was naturally attentive to them. Jiang Shuo and the three of them were still wearing the clothes of cloth shop clerks. The soldiers only regarded them as servants, but they ignored them and were very cold.
When Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang arrived, they were not familiar with him. The soldier arrived and left. The six of them slowly entered the courtyard and saw a small pond dug in the courtyard. Many pavilions were built around the pond. It was early spring, and new green was beginning to appear on the branches, but the ponds and grasslands were still withered. On the front of the pond, there is a covered and windowless water pavilion that is half-expanded into the pond. The eaves between the beams are covered with plain silk curtains, which looks both luxurious and elegant.
I saw that the waterside pavilion was very large, three couplets wide, and there were many couches inside. It looked like a study room for lectures. There was no one in the waterside pavilion at the moment. There was a thin old man sitting in the middle, wearing a crane cloak. , with an immortal appearance and a noble character, he is none other than Mr. Xiang Li Yong.
Jiang Shuo and the others planned not to reveal their identities yet, so they still disguised themselves as servants and followed Pei Luo. Jiang Shuo's previous makeup was not wiped off. Jing Zhencheng helped Dugu Xiang pinch his face again while he stepped on stilts and plastered his face. He lost his beard and wrapped himself in a white robe to pretend to be a Huihe man.
As expected, Li Yong was not suspicious. He crossed his hands and said to Pei Luo, "The old man is so generous. I wonder why I'm looking for Li?" He placed a green jade ring on the table in front of him and said "ding" There was a clear sound, it was the one that Ye Hu stuffed to the guard soldier earlier.
