Chapter 372, inside Songmo Mansion
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Cheng Xuanying saw at a glance that the familiar Black Dragon Cliff had disappeared, and the broken stones filled the Black Dragon Stream. Li Chang's officers and soldiers had already evacuated the Black Dragon Stream garrison, and the place seemed a bit empty, allowing Feng Xue to raid more unscrupulously.
After listening to the report of the garrisoned officers and soldiers, he had a smile on his face. However, he still decided to go to Li Chang's sand city, and he had to act like he had drunk his officers and soldiers by shaking his head and ring. He was afraid that he
Will you be more presumptuous?br/
So, Cheng Xuanying rushed into Shacheng angrily and went straight to Li Hao's Nanle Province. The tooth tent left by Qin Bashan was particularly eye-catching?br/
Li Chang was the only one in the tent. Cheng Xuanying opened the door curtain and went in. When he was about to ask questions, he didn't expect that Li Chang fell to his knees on the ground! This was something Cheng Xuanying didn't expect.
Cheng Xuanying didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He came to plead guilty. Why did he kneel down? Before he could speak, Li Chang had already shed two tears. Li Chang grabbed Cheng Xuanying's arms and begged: "Senior, hurry up and hide the treasure."
Tell me, for the sake of our ancestor Emperor Taizong! You will never watch Li Tang's country fall..."
Cheng Xuanying used a little strength to shake his hands away. He really didn't know what to say. He frowned and said: "There is no treasure here, and I don't know who you listened to to come here to hunt for treasures. Look at your virtue.
Don’t disgrace Taizong’s honorable name!”
Li Chang sobbed: "Senior, if you are willing to let Li Tang decline, you will have nothing to say about your humble position." At this time, Cheng Xuanying could not blame him for destroying the Black Dragon Cliff and getting the officers and soldiers drunk.
He had no choice but to put on a serious face and said: "There is no treasure here at all, you'd better save yourself the trouble. I'll say goodbye!"
When Cheng Xuanying walked out of the dental tent, he happened to meet Li Qingshan coming back. He quickly saluted, and Cheng Xuanying snorted coldly and cursed in her heart: These two turtles are probably using Qin Bashan to lure me out of here so that they can search the Black Dragon Stream. But they
Thinking of Li Chang's face with runny nose and tears, he was pitiful. Forget it, forget it.
When Li Qingshan walked into the dental tent, Li Chang had already wiped away his tears. Although this cruel trick could not coax Cheng Xuanying into telling the location of the treasure, it could also block his accusation. He felt tired and sat on the general's chair, looking gloomy.
Li Qingshan asked: "Master, still haven't found the treasure?" Li Chang shook his hand and said: "It seems that the chance of finding the treasure is very small. I wonder if there is a treasure hidden here?"
Li Qingshan shook his head and said: "I don't know what I am doing, but my second boss said there is a treasure here." Li Chang sighed: "If we can't find the treasure, we can't bribe Qin Bashan and others. It seems that we have to leave when necessary.
It’s a dangerous move.”
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But he said that Huaiyi followed Li Jinzhong back to the Governor's Mansion in Songmo. Along the way, Li Jinzhong flattered Huaiyi in every possible way, but Huaiyi always ignored him, which made Li Jinzhong a little embarrassed. In the end, he simply walked behind the cavalry and stopped talking.
Wanyan Huaren and Wang Yangzong rode on horseback to clear the way, while Wang Quan and Ye Qilang followed Huaiyi. Huaiyi whispered: "I have to thank Ye Qilang this time, otherwise I will die." Ye Qilang did not speak, and Wang Quan said:
"I also have to thank Wanyan Huaren, who persuaded the Khitan guard to report the message to Governor Li, so that we could be rescued in time."
Huaiyi snorted coldly and said: "You are wrong. Wanyan Huaren was just bullying me because I didn't know Khitan and didn't really help me." Wang Quan said in shock: "Ah?! Why did Governor Li arrive in time?
Rescued us?"
Huaiyi sneered and said: "This is even more suspicious." Wang Quan also felt cold in his heart and said: "Could it be that Li Jinzhong is also in the same group as his second boss Xu Jingzhen and is just deceiving us?"
Huaiyi nodded and said: "There is no doubt about this. Fortunately, Li Jinzhong does not dare to openly defy the court, so we are not in danger of our lives." But he did not know that Chen Zi'ang was behind the rescue, and Xu Jingzhen had to let Li Jinzhong pretend.
Save people.
The team was silent, and hundreds of people meandered through the east side of Daxingan Mountains, walking towards the Raole River. Ye Qilang's face gradually returned to normal and was no longer flushed. Wang Quan looked strange and couldn't help but said: "Master Ye, then
Why did you leave the tent and leave? It made me have a hard time waiting to find you."
Ye Qilang seemed to have been prepared and said: "I went out to pee, but unexpectedly I stepped on the cliff under the snow nest and fell down and fainted. Fortunately, I didn't die and I saved my life."
Wang Quan smiled and said: "What a coincidence. I heard that when Ye Daxia came to the Tang Dynasty, he also fell off a cliff and lost contact with the Japanese envoys to the Tang Dynasty. Finally, he went to Luoyang alone." Ye Qilang nodded and said: "It is indeed a coincidence, haha, it counts.
Ye must be lucky."
Wang Quan saw that no flaws could be found, and Huaiyi no longer had any doubts, so he praised: "Master Ye is indeed a loyal minister. If you hadn't rescued him in time, we would still be living in an ice cave."
Ye Qilang said: "The Tang Dynasty is my second hometown, and being loyal to the imperial court is what I should do." Wang Quan chuckled and stopped talking. But he didn't believe it at all. He saw Ye Qilang disappear out of thin air with his own eyes.
It was definitely not his own hallucination, and it was definitely not Ye Qilang walking out of the tent on his own.
He was so Huaiyi that he didn't care about the mystery surrounding Ye Qilang. He was in deep trouble and was in danger at any time. No one knew that Huaiyi knew Khitan. Wanyan Huaren was careless, and so was Li Jinzhong.
Huaiyi looked arrogant on the surface, but he was nervous inside. He could hear the instructions given by Li Jinzhong, ordering the soldiers to serve him carefully. But he must also be monitoring himself closely! He regretted not going with Chen Ziang. This little right relic, at least
If you have good martial arts skills, you can save your life as the master of White Horse Temple.
He decided that he must wait for Chen Ziang at Songmo Governor's Mansion before returning.
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Returning to the Governor's Mansion in Songmo, Li Jinzhong arranged for Huaiyi and others to stay in the VIP guest room of the Governor's Mansion. However, he called Wanyan Huaren and said, "Brother Wanyan, when we arrived at the Governor's Mansion, the Imperial Envoy is safe. Let the Imperial Envoy have a good night's rest.
You stay and have a few drinks with me."
Huaiyi waved his hand impatiently, and Wanyan Huaren replied with a smile on his face: "Elder brother has an order, how dare I not accompany him!"
After Huaiyi and others settled down, Li Jinzhong walked to the sand table map of the Governor's Mansion. He pointed at Laohei Mountain in Xiaoxing'an Mountains and said, "Brother, what is the secret here? Xu Jingzhen ordered me to send a large group of soldiers to guard it, but the imperial envoy
Found the trace. Damn it!”
Wanyan Huaren shook his head and said: "Huaiyi didn't pay attention to Lao Heishan. It was purely because the imperial court ordered him to go to pay homage and he happened to go there." He lowered his voice and said: "However, the imperial court is really uneasy about the elder brother recruiting troops."
Li Jinzhong smiled and said: "That is, Songmo Mansion originally had more than 40,000 soldiers, and last year I recruited more than 10,000 more, for a total of 60,000." Wanyan Huaren asked: "Why did the elder brother recruit soldiers and horses?"
Li Jinzhong pointed to the Governor's Mansion of Raole on the sand table on the west side of Songmo Mansion and said: "Look here, the Governor's Mansion of Raole is essentially a chess piece for the imperial court to contain Songmo Mansion." Wanyan Huaren nodded, and the Governor's Mansion of Raole mainly used ridicule.
Renhe and Khitan are the main members, with a strength of 30,000.
"I want to use troops to overwhelm them, and most of the areas in the Bohai Dudu Mansion should be under the jurisdiction of Songmo Mansion." Li Jinzhong said: "I have 40,000 troops in these two places, and the other 20,000 troops are used to respond to the situation at any time.
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Wanyan Huaren asked: "Did the imperial court put pressure on Songmo Mansion?" Li Jinzhong smiled slyly and said: "Not yet. But at present, the Tang Dynasty is short of generals, and everyone is plotting. Of course, Songmo Mansion will also
We can’t suffer any loss.”
After all, Wanyan Huaren had been favored by the imperial court for several years and knew the strength of the Tang Dynasty. He took a breath and said, "Brother, you have to think twice." Li Jinzhong sneered and said, "I was still hesitant at first. This time the imperial envoy
Huaiyi's attitude towards Songmo Mansion made me firm up in my mind."
"Huaiyi is such a domineering person. Big brother, please don't argue with him. If you offend the Tang Dynasty, the consequences will be disastrous." Wanyan Huaren is telling the truth. Although the court is in chaos now, it is just a superficial phenomenon, but its strength is gradually becoming fuller. It is not loose at all.
Modudufu can be compared.
Li Jinzhong saw that he was sincere and thought deeply: "Well, I am always serving Huaiyi, and I hope he can speak good words for me in the court. Otherwise, I will definitely unite with Xu Jingzhen."
Wanyan Huaren said: "The Queen will ascend the throne soon, and she will definitely not want to cause trouble." Li Jinzhong said: "Haha, brother, this is late news. Tomorrow, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Queen will hold an enthronement ceremony at Dingding Gate in Luoyang."
"So fast?" Wanyan Huaren was surprised. Li Jinzhong said with a smile: "I have reported to Luoyang by flying pigeons. The imperial envoy is here safely, so that the imperial court can rest assured. The imperial envoy is safe, and I, Li Jinzhong, have no intention of rebelling against the imperial court.
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Wanyan Huaren praised: "This is good." Li Jinzhong said: "Tomorrow will be the first year of Tianshou. From now on, the Queen Mother will preside over government affairs in the Wanxiang Shrine, and the country will be named Dazhou. Ruizhong will be reduced to the emperor's heir."
Wanyan Huaren said: "Brother is really well-informed." Li Jinzhong felt comfortable after hearing his flattery and said: "Well, I will entertain the imperial envoy and his party tomorrow, and you can go back and rest."
But he himself did not rest, and the red candle on the stage burned until dawn.
Chapter completed!