As soon as he saw Li Mastiff Chun, He Nan immediately climbed out of the cart, rolled on the spot, knelt down in front of Li Mastiff Chun and apologized: "Master, please forgive me for leaving my post without permission."
Li Zhanchun had a serious face that made people confused. He only asked: "What else is there?"
He Nan was still lying down and replied: "Privately contacting and mobilizing hidden arrows without the master's permission... This is a serious crime and a serious crime. It's just that the situation is compelling, and the disciple has to take this step. I hope the master will be punished lightly."
Li Zhanchun looked at He Nan and then at Hong Yu, who had a blank look on his face, and couldn't help but sigh: "You kid...are getting more and more presumptuous."
In Shanhe Mansion, only a handful of people knew about the existence of Hidden Arrow, and they were all Li Zhanchun's confidants for many years and held important positions. This He Nan was indeed very capable. The newly appointed Fu Cheng had actually used a hidden arrow in a pretentious manner.
He Nan slowly raised his head, stood up straight, looked at Hong Yu, and whispered to his master: "The three people who fainted in the cart were captured by me on the road - Tianbian Wei Chi Ze Leopard's eyeliner, they have been staring at me for more than ten days, why not deal with these three first?" Li Zhanchun understood, and said to Hong Yu: "Go ahead and send them to Shanhe Mansion without making any noise. , don’t show up.”
After receiving the order, Hong Yu put on a veil, a black robe and a bamboo hat, and led the horse into the city. Seeing that he was the censor, the guard paid no attention to him and just let him go. He Nan didn't ask Hong Yu where she was going next. She had been with her master for a long time and should have her own place in Bai Yujing.
Seeing that there was no one else around, He Nan opened his mouth to tell Li Mastiff Chun the story of Yueyue's trip, including how he discovered the three thieves and the information from the interrogation.
"Yan Chun came and told me that Jiang Wenbing has outstanding martial arts skills and unparalleled talent. He is no match for Jiang Wenbing. Only Hongyu can compete with Jiang Wenbing. I went to find Hongyu privately, just to invite her to plan an ambush to kill Jiang Wenbing! "At this moment, He Nan finally revealed his true purpose to Li Zhanchun. At this time, his expression was passionate and ferocious. He was obviously excited because he finally had the opportunity to tell his plan.
"It is safest to shoot four hidden arrows at once, but in order to keep it secret, Hong Yu and Yan Chunlai should be enough..." He Nan was still elaborating on his long speech.
Li Zhanchun waved his hand at him, "Okay..."
"What you said...isn't reliable at all." Unexpectedly, Li Zhanchun poured a jar of cold water on him.
He Nan couldn't help but froze on the spot, not knowing how to respond.
Li Zhanchun looked at He Nan's face and suddenly expressed the doubts in his heart: "What are you so anxious about?"
From the day He Nan went to the banquet, Li Zhanchun had always had a strange feeling lingering in his heart. He could vaguely feel what kind of deal He Nan and Qi Dan had reached, but he did not think that this young apprentice had betrayed him. It wasn't until Yan Chunlai reported to him that He Nan had gone to Yueyue to look for Hongyu that he finally understood He Nan's intention. But he still couldn't understand one thing - why was He Nan so anxious?
Seeing the congratulations, Li Zhanchun said again: "You are just too impetuous and not calm enough. You met your senior brother at Jiang Wenbing's house last time... Zhang Siming."
"Senior Brother Zhang used to take good care of me in Shanhe Mansion..." He Nan didn't know why the master suddenly mentioned this senior brother who had been away from Shanhe Mansion for a long time and had almost "cut off" the relationship with Shanhe Mansion.
"Your senior brother Zhang... is a spy I sent out. It has been three or four years," Li Zhanchun said with emotion.
He Nan looked in disbelief: "Three or four years? How old was Qi Dan at that time? He was one year younger than me now, right?"
Li Zhanchun did not explain this issue, but gave his apprentice a thoughtful look. He Nan immediately keenly caught some other meanings from the master's eyes - the master's chess pieces seemed to have been placed in various places in the court.
"But I don't think he's anything special." He Nan recalled the taciturn look of Senior Brother Zhang Siming at the banquet. He really didn't look like such an outstanding spy.
Li Zhanchun shook his head and denied He Nan's words, "The most important thing for people of their status is not strategy and force, but mediocrity and ordinaryness. His qualifications cannot be said to be excellent, but it is his mediocrity that makes him He hasn’t been exposed yet and is still functional.”
He Nan was obviously a little unconvinced: "But I have done much better than him. His mediocrity may not have the same effect on you as the one-hour secret conversation between Qi Dan and me that night."
"Oh?" Li Zhanchun was very interested in this. When He Nan came back that night, he never mentioned any "secret talks" between him and Qi Dan. "What did you talk about?"
He Nan turned his head and looked directly at Li Mastiff Chun. The look in his eyes made Li Mastiff Chun feel very strange. He said softly: "Master... this matter is of great importance. I dare not speak nonsense. Please ask Master to move... We will talk about it after we return to Shanhe Mansion."
This was still at the gate of Baiyu Capital, so it was inevitable that someone would listen, and Li Mastiffchun nodded in agreement. Along the way, both of them were silent. He Nan didn't know what he was planning, while Li Zhanchun was wondering in his heart what his disciple meant when he said, "It's a matter of great importance, I dare not speak nonsense."
At the time of the handover of Xuhai, Shanhe Mansion was quiet all around. When he stepped into the mansion, Li Zhanchun signaled his apprentice to say what he dared not say outside. However, he did not expect that his fearless apprentice still shook his head and insisted on entering. Just go to Penglai Pavilion. Seeing that He Nan was so careful, Li Zhanchun couldn't help but be surprised and afraid of the answer, and even his steps became much heavier.
Li Mastiff Chun's study was very elegant, and was not contaminated by the chilling atmosphere and bloody smell in Shanhe Mansion. He Nan consciously lit two candles and stood them on the desk, carefully closed the doors and windows, and then sat down across the desk from Li Mastiff Chun. .
"Master... in your opinion, what kind of person is Qi Dan?" He Nan did not tell the master directly about the "big event", but asked a question first. "I want to hear the truth."
At this moment, Li Zhanchun guessed that Qi Dan was planning something big. He collected his thoughts slightly and said: "To be fair, among your seven princes and three princesses, the fifth prince is the smartest. He has shown intelligence and talent since he was a child. When he was young, he also conquered the Western Region and had many military exploits. , possesses excellent civil and martial arts skills..., is the best among people, and is a hero in the world. "
He Nan asked again: "In your opinion, how does the prince compare to Qi Dan?"
Li Zhanchun frowned, it was disrespectful to talk about the prince, let alone compare the two princes?
Seeing that his master didn't say anything, He Nan continued his own words, "Compared to his fifth brother, His Royal Highness... he is more virtuous but less courageous."
"Why do you say this?" Li Zhanchun asked. The prince is indeed a kind-hearted person with noble conduct and is favored by His Majesty. But He Nan had no contact with His Highness the Crown Prince, so how could he make such a judgment?
"If Qi Dan was the prince, none of his brothers would live to adulthood." He Nan said, without any emotion in his voice.
This sentence is already full of hidden meanings.
He Nan did not give the master time to think, but immediately said: "Actually, Qi Dan has no intention of alienating you, but rather wants to draw you in. For him, he would be very happy to have your help."
"I can't understand more and more which side you are on. What you are saying now is that you are acting as a lobbyist for him, but you also said that you want to design a plan to kill his number one general..."
He Nan smiled flatteringly and said: "Of course I only follow your lead, Master -"
"But no matter whether you advance or retreat, Jiang Wenbing must die in my mind - if you are not willing to form a party with Qi Dan, then you must get rid of Jiang Wenbing as soon as possible and kill the Jiang family. If you If you are willing to stand on his side, then Jiang Wenbing and the Jiang family will always be the highest mountain standing in front of you, standing in front of Shanhe Mansion. After all, Jiang Wenbing is his direct descendant - after getting rid of Jiang Wenbing, can you bring them all together? If the entire party is wiped out, you can replace the Jiang family and become Qidan's biggest help. There is no reason not to adopt such a two-pronged strategy." He Nan analyzed in a serious tone.
"So I said you are too impatient... Killing Jiang Wenbing, not to mention that it will be much more difficult than you think, but just how to deal with the funeral affairs - have you ever thought about what kind of revenge you will incur from the Jiang family? He But he is the eldest son of General Hussar. If Jiang Wenbing is a tiger that travels through mountains and forests, his father is a white tiger in the sky descending from the stars——"
"But I don't think there's time to wait any longer! Qi Dan's actions will only happen faster than imagined. He is not trying to seize the direct descendants, he wants to -" He Nan suddenly stopped speaking, and only spoke to Li Mastiff Chun Type, what he meant was two words.
He Nan didn't dare to pronounce those two words, but Li Zhanchun still had an epiphany in an instant.
What He Nan had been wanting to say but had been slow to say, and what Li Zhanchun had been wanting to ask but had been unable to do, were these two words.
The two candles on the desk had long since burned out, leaving only the faint moonlight streaming down from the cracks in the window. At some point, both of them lit up their tobacco. The two cigarette sticks were placed horizontally in the air. The thick smoke they exhaled surrounded the entire study, like a fairyland or the underworld. Li Zhanchun still remained silent, with only one pair of eyes staring calmly at He Nan from the darkness. He Nan couldn't read any emotion in his master's eyes, as if he was looking at a dead person.
In other words, this look is not looking at a dead person, but a monster and chaos.
"Did he tell you personally?" Li Zhanchun, the censor of the capital, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and the head of the Shanhe Prefecture, asked.
He Nan nodded.
Thirteen years ago, Emperor Sheng traveled across the country and came to Fuyang City, an important town in the northern part of Sheng Kingdom, where he encountered an assassination attempt. Emperor Sheng Long Yan was furious and ordered seven surrounding counties including Fuyang, Tiehan, and Shuihan to investigate this person thoroughly, but to no avail. At that time, more than a thousand people including the county governor of Fuyang, officials in the county, and their family members were all implicated and died. He Nan's parents... were also among those implicated.
He Nan never thought about being confidant with Qi Dan, but after he understood Qi Dan's hint to him, the two reached a consensus here.
