As soon as he saw Li Mastiff Chun, He Nan immediately climbed out of the cart, rolled on the ground, 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: "Is there anything else?"
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 no choice but to take this trick. I hope the master will be punished lightly."
Li Zhanchun looked at He Nan, 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, there are only a few people who know about the existence of hidden arrows, and they are all Li Zhanchun's confidants for many years and hold important positions. He Nan is really capable. A small newly-appointed Fu Cheng has actually summoned Li Zhanchun in a pretentious manner.
A hidden arrow.
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 eyes, 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. When the guard saw that it was the censor, he didn't pay much attention and just let him go. He Nan didn't ask Hong.
Where will Yu go next? She has been with her master for a long time and should have her own place of residence 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 Chunlai told me that Jiang Wenbing's martial arts skills and talents are unparalleled. He is no match for Jiang Wenbing. Only Hongyu can compete with Jiang Wenbing. I went to find Hongyu privately in order 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. It was obvious that he was excited because he finally had the opportunity to reveal 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. Until
Yan Chunlai reported to him that He Nan had gone to Yueyue to look for Hongyu, and he somewhat understood He Nan's intention. But he still failed to 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. Last time you met your senior brother at Jiang Wenbing's house, right... Zhang Siming."
"Senior Brother Zhang used to take good care of me in Shanhe Mansion..." He Nan didn't know why Master suddenly mentioned this senior brother who had been away from Shanhe Mansion for a long time and had almost "cut off" all ties with Shanhe Mansion.
"Senior Brother Zhang of yours... is a spy I sent out. It must have been three or four years ago." 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 meaningful look. He Nan immediately keenly caught some other meanings from the master's eyes - the master's chess seemed to have been arranged on the spot a long time ago.
Everywhere in this court hall is ready.
"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 has not been exposed yet and is still able to function."
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 I 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 don't dare to speak nonsense. Master, please move."
Come on… let’s go back to Shanhe Mansion and talk about it.”
This was still at the gate of Baiyu Capital City. It was inevitable that someone would listen around him, so Li Mastiffchun nodded in agreement. Along the way, both of them were silent. He Nan didn't know what he was planning, while Li Mastiffchun was thinking about the "thing" in his disciple's mouth.
What's going on? "It's too important to say anything."
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 that he could 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 He Nan being careful like this, Li Zhanchun couldn't help being surprised and afraid of the answer, and even his steps became much heavier.
Li Mastiff Chun's study was very elegant, 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 thing", 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 smartest one is the fifth prince.
He showed his intelligence and talents. When he was young, he went to conquer the Western Region. He had numerous military exploits and was excellent in civil and martial arts... He was a leader among people and 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 extremely disrespectful to make irresponsible remarks 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 has never had any contact with the prince, so how could he make such a judgment?
"If Qi Dan were the crown prince, I'm afraid 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 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 all the people together?
If the entire party is wiped out, you can replace the Jiang family and become the biggest helper to Qi Dan. There is no reason for you 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 the difficulty will be much higher than you think, but only 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 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 I have 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 Zhanchun
Type, what he meant was two words.
He Nan didn't dare to pronounce those two words, but Li Zhanchun realized it 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 slanting down from the window cracks in the desk. At some point, both of them lit tobacco, and the two cigarette sticks lay horizontally in the air, and they exhaled.
The thick smoke that came out surrounded the entire study, like a fairyland or the underworld. Li Zhanchun still remained silent, with only a pair of eyes staring calmly at He Nan from the darkness. He Nan could not read any emotions in his master's eyes, as if
It's looking at a dead man.
In other words, this look is not looking at a dead person, but a monster, a ball of chaos.
"Did he tell you personally?" Li Zhanchun, the censor of the capital, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and the head of the Shanhe Prefecture, asked.
He Nan nodded.
Ten years ago, Emperor Sheng traveled across the country and arrived at the important town of Fuyang City in the northern part of Sheng Kingdom. He encountered an assassination attempt by an assassin. Emperor Shenglong Yan was furious and ordered seven surrounding counties including Fuyang, Tiehan, and Shuihan to thoroughly investigate this person. After all, no one was found.
Guo. At that time, the governor of Fuyang County, officials in the county, and more than a thousand family members all died due to implication. 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.
