The sun is shining brightly and the breeze is refreshing.
Qin Huaidao was awakened by the sound of birds. When he opened his eyes, he saw a delicate face in front of him. The watery eyes on the face were full of affection. With a move in his heart, he held the delicate body in his arms.
He smiled and said, "Sleep with me for a while longer."
"Yeah!" He said softly, infinitely shy.
With my lover in my arms, my heart was filled with excitement, as if I could embrace the whole world. All my efforts were worth it. But when I thought of He'er still suffering, my heart throbbed. I looked at Li Xueyan and said apologetically: "Yan'er, I'm sorry."
"No, family, don't say you're sorry." Li Xueyan covered Qin Huaidao's mouth and immediately shrank into Qin Huaidao's arms. She wished she could blend in and become one body. Thinking of being separated again, her heart ached, but she knew she couldn't stay.
He'er is still suffering.
The two hugged each other tightly, feeling each other's heartbeat and love.
After a while, the two of them stood up in tacit agreement and dressed neatly. Qin Huaidao suddenly thought of something and solemnly said: "There are many things to deal with today. Please remember three things and deal with them later."
"Say." Li Xueyan calmed down her reluctance and became serious.
"The first thing is that five million taels of silver were placed with Shen Mei last night. More than a hundred people who accompanied Yuchi Baolin to Haizhou were killed in the battle. They were all generals of the Yuchi Mansion. Old friends, please contact General Yuchi Gong.
It depends on how much the pension is, and from here, let Shen Mei increase the manpower, expand the coverage of the intelligence network, and control the situation of all the states in the entire Tang Dynasty. If you choose the important ones, let me know at any time." Qin Huaidao solemnly warned, handing over the list.
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"I will arrange for someone to do it soon. Five million taels is quite a lot, which should be enough. However, if I want to inform you at any time, I must arrange for someone to follow you. Otherwise, let Xiaoyu follow you. She is proficient in raising pigeons and is currently responsible for transmitting information.
." Li Xueyan solemnly agreed and put the list away.
Qin Huaidao thought for a while and said, "No, it's too dangerous to go deep into the grassland to rescue people. It's not appropriate for a girl to follow you, and you also need people here."
"Then there is only my brother Li Jingheng. Although he is not as good at civil and military skills as Lang Jun, a trip to the grassland is not a big problem and I can rest assured. Moreover, he taught me the method of homing pigeons. After my father became idle,
My brother has been demoted to a casual job, and it may be difficult for him to get promoted in this life."
"It's a good candidate, but you need to discuss it with your father. If it doesn't work, just find someone. I'll teach you a method of encrypting letters. Even if others see it, they won't know why. Don't worry about being exposed. You can also use this method.
Pass it to Shen Mei and other trustworthy people."
"There is still such a method, please teach me." Li Xueyan's eyes lit up.
Qin Huaidao brought Li Xueyan to the study, picked up a copy of "Mencius" and opened it, then picked up a pen and wrote a line of Arabic numerals, explaining: "Yan'er, the first two digits represent the page number, that is, which page it is, such as page number
A page is represented by 01, the middle two numbers represent the line number, and the last three numbers represent the word number."
After saying that, Qin Huaidao wrote down several sets of numbers. Li Xueyan was very smart and could explain everything quickly. He was overjoyed and said excitedly: "There are only a few people who know these numbers. With the addition of numbers, there is no need to worry about leaks.
No one can understand it. Even if you understand what's going on, as long as you don't know which book, you still can't translate it. The man is so talented, he can think of such a method, it's amazing."
"Once it is leaked, you can change the book, but others still can't translate it accurately. You choose a reliable person to master this method and be responsible for the translation. As for your brother, if you are willing, come to me in Jiaohe City. If not, just send someone to deliver the message.
But, I will translate it myself."
"Okay, I'll ask my father and brother later, tell me your second thing?" Li Xueyan agreed wholeheartedly. With the encryption method, there is no fear of leakage or the disloyalty of the person who sends the message.
"Let people send messages to various caravans. If you are willing to come, take people secretly to Jiaohe City to help rescue He'er. If it is inconvenient, it doesn't matter. Keep running the caravan. Don't force it. After all, it is a private matter. Please be polite when sending messages.
After all, it’s asking for help, or it’s something dangerous, so you don’t owe me anything.”
"I know, I will make arrangements." Li Xueyan promised.
"The third thing." Qin Huaidao said with a cold look, took out the letter and put it on the table, and warned: "This is the evidence written by Li from Zhaojun to the Prime Minister of Japan. It is a heinous crime. You should immediately arrange to print 10,000 copies.
I want to use it tonight. The original copy can be shown to several princes, but it cannot be taken away."
"Okay, I'll go right away." Li Xueyan agreed and hurried away.
Qin Huaidao asked Xiaoyu to bring food, and then got into the secret room.
There was still some gunpowder in the secret room. The remaining explosive packets were made before going to Japan last time. The quantity was not large. After some estimation, Xiaoyu asked Jia Youcai to secretly purchase a batch.
When Jia Youcai heard that Qin Huaidao had returned secretly, he was overjoyed and quickly arranged for reliable people in the house to go to various places to purchase goods. The imperial army only checked people and did not intercept goods or other people entering and leaving Qinjiazhuang.
In the afternoon, everyone brought their shopping to Qinjiazhuang. Each person didn't buy much, but together there was a lot. Jia Youcai signaled everyone to leave and took the things to the secret room in person. When he saw Qin Huaidao, he said
I burst into tears, full of relief, and my worries were completely let go.
The two talked secretly for half an hour. Jia Youcai took Qin Huaidao's instructions and left relaxedly, with a relieved smile on his face. Qin Huaidao stayed in the secret room and continued to make explosive packets.
It wasn't until midnight that fifty villagers came quietly.
The news of Qin Huaidao's return was strictly blocked. No one knew that Qin Huaidao was coming. As for the team members who were protecting the village, everyone just thought it was a change of defense and no one cared.
Li Xueyan knew very well that everyone followed Qin Huaidao to risk their lives, and he was full of gratitude. He also hoped that everyone would do their best to protect Qin Huaidao. He arranged for people to cook a lot of food and personally toasted to everyone to express his gratitude.
This respect moved everyone. She was a princess and a mistress, and they were all grateful.
After everyone had a good meal, they came to the backyard.
Jia Youcai drove in two large carriages, which contained newly made hot-air balloons and printed letters. Qin Huaidao asked people to go into the secret room and bring out explosive packets, a total of one hundred.
Tonight's battle is to establish prestige, but also to warn and intimidate. We must spare no effort and go all out.
"Brothers."
Qin Huaidao's cold eyes swept over everyone, and asked with a certain dignity: "I will do a big thing next, and I will escape death. If you want to quit, leave now, and I will never blame you."
Everyone looked solemn and raised their chests, and no one left.
After waiting for a while, no one left. Qin Huaidao said with satisfaction: "Very good, whoever fights side by side with me today is my brother. I will never let you down tomorrow. The time has come and the hot air balloon has risen."
Everyone took action quickly and was familiar with the road.
Qin Huaidao also raised a hot-air balloon, placed the weapons, and asked twenty people to carry five explosive bags each, and the remaining thirty people carried printed letters.
When everything was ready, Qin Huaidao looked at Li Xueyan who was waiting silently beside him. He couldn't bear it and stepped forward and said: "Yan'er, something has to be done. He'er has to save..."
"Stop talking, I understand that you are a man and must support this family. Go with peace of mind and come back alive. My children and I are waiting for you at home." Li Xueyan said, and tears fell down.
Qin Huaidao held the person in his arms, feeling even more guilty, but he had to be rescued, and Li Er's situation had to be broken. Time could not wait, and it was impossible to stay in Chang'an and settle things with Li Er slowly. The only and fastest way
, the most effective way is to break the situation with force.
After a while, the two separated. Qin Huaidao strode forward and entered the hanging basket. He did not dare to look back at Li Xueyan, for fear that he could not bear it anymore, so he shouted with a cold face: "Brothers, light the fire."
The kerosene is poured onto the coke, which quickly burns.
The hot air balloon soared into the sky and floated towards Chang'an.
In the hanging basket, Qin Huaidao looked at Li Xueyan, who could no longer control himself and burst into tears. Hot tears rolled down his face. He puffed up his chest and saluted solemnly.
The next moment, Qin Huaidao shouted: "Adjust the direction and follow me closely. Don't get lost."
"Follow the order!" Everyone agreed with a roar.
No one knew that in a courtyard of Qinjiazhuang Academy, Li Daozong and Li Jing were playing chess under the moonlight when they suddenly saw a hot air balloon rising into the sky. The burning fire was so obvious and dazzling in the night sky that Li Daozong was shocked:
"Pharmacist, what is that flying thing?"
Li Jing had never seen a hot air balloon, but he had heard of it. He suddenly thought of something, his eyes burst with light, and he smiled with a certain sense of relief: "Daozong, something big is going to happen tonight, but it has nothing to do with us, let's play chess, let's play chess.
"
"Do you know what it is?" Li Daozong asked.
"Don't ask. If you ask, you don't know."
"Old man, please play riddles with me. Is he back?" Li Daozong was not stupid. At this time, something soared from the courtyard on the top of the mountain. Who else could be there besides that person?
"I don't know, I haven't seen it before, don't ask me." Li Jing denied.
Li Daozong also reacted and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, playing chess, I haven't seen anything tonight."
"Hahaha!"
The two laughed in tacit understanding and continued to play chess. No one mentioned what they had just discovered, but their hearts were full of doubts - what was the flying thing going to do?