But after listening to Lin Wanzhen's words urging him to cherish the feelings of the people in front of him, Zhe Deshou sighed in his heart, "How many people in the world can be able to appreciate their feelings and live happily, even emperors, generals and ministers, I think they can't do it...
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"Even if that's the case, why would Brother Zhe let his true love regret the years..." Lin Wan said in truth.
"Hehe, love is in a dilemma." Zhe Deshou said with a bitter smile: "Zhe shouldn't live a happy life and embarrass his family..."
"Are there any objections from the elders? Who is this...sister from? If she is a commoner in the Zhou Dynasty, can the Holy One issue an order to facilitate..."
Since Lin Wan was really smart, she guessed that the twists and turns would not be that simple, so she asked cautiously.
"Filial piety comes first, even the king cannot completely override filial piety." Zhe Deshou smiled. He would not tell Guo Rong about his admiration for Li Minxue. But he wanted to use Guo Rong as the emperor.
If you try to force Li Yixing to agree to their marriage, he will definitely feel dissatisfied. On the contrary, it will lay hidden dangers. Once the Central Plains is in chaos, it will become a disaster in the future.
"I had a good time drinking today. I just have some thoughts about the past... Come on, Brother Luo, let's drink." Zhe De Shou laughed and avoided the topic.
Luo Xiaoyao and others knew that he did not want to go into details and knew that they could not interfere, so they raised their glasses and drank together.
In the afternoon of the next day, Luo Xiaoyao and others brought the deacon He Kun to the Huanchun Pavilion. The butterfly lady's eyes lit up and she greeted her with a smile: "Oh, yesterday I was still guessing where the distinguished guests of these young masters were. It turned out that they were with
Mr. He’s friend?”
He Kun, who was in his thirties, was Tongbao Pavilion's secret clue to find out information in the market. On the surface, he was a miscellaneous shop owner. He often interacted with people of various religions and sects. Naturally, he also interacted with Die, who was looking for customers on Rouge Street.
The mother is familiar with her.
Hearing Butterfly Lady's greeting, He Kun smiled evilly and said, "Hey, He was busy yesterday and couldn't accompany Mr. Luo and several distinguished guests to listen to music and drink. I didn't expect that Huanchun Pavilion would neglect He's distinguished guests."
"Oh, Boss He is unjustly accused." The Butterfly Lady waved her handkerchief and said in a cooing voice: "How dare I dare? Yesterday Narcissus had an appointment and unintentionally swept away a few distinguished guests. Today is feasible. Boss He, how many of you are here?
Distinguished guests, please come in quickly..."
After saying that, she winked at Lin Wanzhen. Lin Wanzhen chuckled, glanced at the main entrance of Huanchun Pavilion, and said, "I have always been dedicated, and I also pay attention to being dedicated when walking. Let's go in through the small door in the backyard yesterday."
The Butterfly Lady was stunned for a moment, then turned to smile charmingly and said: "It all depends on the young master's happiness. The slave family will immediately lead the way..."
He turned to a young man in green clothes at the door and said, "Hurry up and open the backyard door to welcome the distinguished guests."
Following the swaying figure of the butterfly girl, everyone came to the door of Narcissus' small courtyard, "A few distinguished guests, please wait a moment. The Ronnu family is communicating with Narcissus girl, hehe..."
After a while, Narcissus was seen coming out with the Butterfly Lady. Lin Wanzhen winked at He Kun, took a piece of silver and handed it to the Butterfly Lady. She chuckled and said: "When I come here from now on, I will open the back door."
,Ha ha……"
"Oh, how can this make..." Die Niang's eyes suddenly lit up, this ingot of silver weighed five taels, and she accepted the silver with a charming smile.
He Kun smiled: "Is Aunt Gu here?"
The Aunt Gu in his mouth refers to the Madam. Butterfly Lady smiled and said: "Here, Boss He will be coming to Huanchun Pavilion for a long time, and Auntie is talking about it."
"Okay, you take me to see her." He Kun smiled, turned to Luo Xiaoyao and others and said, "Brothers go in first to taste tea and listen to music. He will come back as he goes."
Narcissus led Luo Xiaoyao and others into the hall, called everyone to sit down and said, "I hope you will forgive me for being negligent yesterday."
Luo Xiaoyao shook his head and smiled: "Miss Narcissus, don't be so polite. I wonder if you have time to go for a swim on the Qinhuai River today?"
"How dare you disobey your benefactor's invitation?" Narcissus bowed and said.
"How about we wait until Mr. He goes to say hello to the lady in the pavilion and we'll go?"
"Oh?" Narcissus was stunned for a moment, "It's just now...my benefactor is going to the Qinhuai River?"
Lin Wanzhen said with a smile: "It's noisy at night, but the lights are good and the scenery is not as quiet and peaceful as this."
Narcissus didn't know the intention of Luo Xiaoyao and others. After listening to Lin Wanzhen's words, he nodded, "That's it, the little lady should tidy up, and my benefactor will have some tea first."
When Narcissus went up to the attic to change his clothes, He Kun had already said hello to the madam and rented Huanchun Pavilion's boat on the Qin Zhun River. Narcissus then got on the small sedan arranged by He Kun and followed the others.
Arrive at the bank of Qinhuai River.
The scenery on the Qinhuai River at this time is not as good as the dim lights at night. Many boats are docked on the shore, which should be a place for nightlife. It is quiet on the river bank during the day. When we arrived in front of the Huanchun Pavilion Painted Boat, we had already made arrangements.
The dozen or so servants of Tongbao Pavilion who were waiting here boarded the boat and took over the boat.
As the boat sailed slowly towards the river, Luo Xiaoyao smiled at Narcissus and said, "I invited the girl out today. I said I wanted to listen to the girl's piano music, but I really need Miss Narcissus to help me with something."
Narcissus was startled and said hesitantly: "My benefactor has something to do, but please give me your instructions. I am just a useless little girl. I don't know how I can help my benefactor."
But remembering the skill of Luo Xiaoyao and Xiao Muyun when they rescued him, Narcissus didn't understand how he could help Luo Xiaoyao when he was so weak.
Luo Xiaoyao smiled and said seriously: "This matter is quite dangerous... I came to Jiangning Mansion this time to assassinate the Liao envoy..."
"Ah?!" Narcissus was greatly surprised. He was stunned for a moment and said: "The little girl knows that my benefactor is very skilled, but the post station is heavily protected. If it is an assassination, it may not be easy... How can the little girl help my benefactor?
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Lin Wanzhen continued: "As long as Miss Narcissus is willing, we can find a way."
Narcissus said: "My late father died because he opposed the alliance with the Khitan. This little girl never forgets her father's ambition. I went to the inn these two days and heard them mention the alliance in their talks. I hate it."
Without the skills of my benefactor, if I had the same martial arts skills as my benefactor, I would have dared to wait for an opportunity to kill the Liao envoy..."
"Miss Narcissus is so brave. If that's the case, this matter can be done, haha..." Zhe De looked at Narcissus with a look of determination on his face and nodded, "Can you tell me what you have seen in the past two days?
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"The little girl arrived at the post twice, both times near the third quarter of the hour... At the beginning, the little girl was arranged to play slow music and be accompanied by several official prostitutes. For about half an hour, several official prostitutes danced
They played cheerful Hu music and danced Hu dances. After the officials made drinking orders for a while, the little girl played slow music on the harp again.
But yesterday, first the little girl played a slow song, and then a courtesan who was good at playing the pipa played a song, accompanied by a slow dance, twice in turns.
The little girl sent it back, thinking it was mid-autumn when the moon was full... and they started drinking and having fun."
"According to Zhe's knowledge, Miss Narcissus always goes alone. Is it because they don't allow the girl to take a maid with her?" Zhe Deshou asked.
"It's not that... that day, the little girl was afraid that she couldn't be considerate, so she didn't dare to bring the maids there, for fear of causing trouble to them." Narcissus sighed.
"The girl is kind-hearted." Zhe Deshou nodded and praised: "Then the four Longwu military guards who went there all entered the girl's courtyard to invite them?"
"At first, the four people entered the small courtyard from the main hall... Later, just like the benefactor and his entourage, they also came from the back door of the pavilion, but only two of them entered to invite them, and the other two waited outside the wall."
While talking, Lin Wanzhen saw through the boat window a small boat carrying Elder Fu, Manager Zhu and others, and smiled and said, "Mr. Mo and the others are here."
It turned out that Manager Zhu, Elder Fu and others took a boat halfway up the river for fear of being suspected.
After a while, they saw Manager Zhu, Elder Fu and his entourage entered the cabin of the painting boat. After a brief greeting and listening to Zhe Deshou recounting the process of Narcissus entering the inn, Tian Ying hesitated and said, "Miss Narcissus, that Liao envoy Xiao Bu
You were also drinking and listening to music, but did you leave the hall?"
"Well... I remember the day when the little girl first arrived, during the Hu music performance, she left her seat and went to the east passage. Yesterday, it was when the little girl stopped playing the piano... It should be around Xu time, every day
Every time I go there, it’s time to have a cup of tea before I return to the living room.”
"East side?" Tian Ying pondered for a moment after hearing this, and said: "If Tian's prediction is correct, then Xiao should not have gone to the toilet, but has Miss Narcissus been there?"
Tian Ying thought he was a straightforward person and asked very directly. Narcissus looked a little embarrassed and shook his head, "The little girl has never been there."
Tian Ying was proficient in assassination, and from what he asked Narcissus, everyone understood the underlying meaning. Elder Fu stroked his long beard and muttered: "Master Tian, what you mean... is to attack in the toilet?"
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"That's right." Tian Ying nodded and said, "The perfect opportunity to strike is when he goes to the toilet. It's a pity that I don't know the layout of the post house..."
Manager Zhu pondered for a while and then continued: "As Miss Narcissus said before, if you can bring your maid into the hotel, Zhu has an idea. If you invite the girl to play the piano next time, you can send a smart maid
Dress up as a maid and secretly observe the layout of the post, especially the east side..."
"Oh? Is there anyone in charge?" Zhe Deshou said: "The post is heavily guarded. Although people are not allowed to walk freely, if they excuse themselves to go to the toilet, I think the guard will not stop him, but he must be a tactful person.
man of."
"Yes, there is a girl named Ci Gu in the other courtyard. She is very smart, has an excellent memory, and is also courageous. She lost her parents when she was young, and her wife raised her by herself. Although she has an ordinary appearance, she is...
A good choice." Manager Zhu responded.
"That's very good." Zhe Deshou nodded and said, "What do you think about letting this kind aunt stay with Miss Narcissus for now?"
"Okay, I will ask He Kun to come forward tomorrow to introduce me, so that Miss Narcissus can have something to say."
"Sir, what you said is absolutely true." Narcissus nodded and said, "If Mr. Xian is so generous, then the madam will definitely give him face, not to mention that the little girl is willing to take her in."
Unknowingly, it was Unity time, and Manager Zhu sent people to buy wine and food on the shore. It was getting dark now. When the food and wine boxes were delivered to the boat, the lights on both sides of the Qinhuai River were brightly lit, and the sound of silk and bamboo music could be heard endlessly. That's what happened.
It was agreed that everyone would relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery on the river, drink and talk happily, until three quarters of the day, the Narcissus would be sent back.
Three days later, Narcissus went to Qingfeng Inn as requested. After Manager Zhu learned about it, he asked He Kun to come forward the next day and invited Narcissus to go on a trip on the Qinhuai River. He learned some of the layout of Qingfeng Inn from Cigu.
As Tian Ying expected, the toilet was right next to the wall courtyard of the east garden of the post house. As for how to arrange the assassination plan, Zhe Deshou knew that he could not have a long discussion on the painting boat, so he asked He Kun to send Narcissus and Ci Gu back to the environment.
In Spring Pavilion, everyone returned to the other courtyard.
As soon as everyone sat down in the main hall of the other courtyard, an arrow guard came into the hall and presented a small bamboo tube to Manager Zhu, "Steward, this is a letter just sent from the main cabinet."
Although Tongbao Pavilion was disbanded and mainly operated inns and restaurants, the name and mechanism have not been changed. Manager Zhu took the bamboo tube, took out the letter and opened it, his face was surprised, and he turned to Fu, the two elders Liu
Elder Fu shook his head, frowned, reached for the letter and looked at it, only to see it read: The letter has been acknowledged, the Pavilion Master has an order, and all actions will be followed as decided by the Young Pavilion Master, Fang Yuan.
It turned out that Elder Fu and others considered Luo Xiaoyao's safety, and when they left Kaifeng, they sent a letter to the main cabinet informing Luo Xiaoyao of participating in the assassination of the Liao envoy.
When they arrived at Jiangning Mansion, there was no reply. In surprise, after Elder Fu learned about the manpower deployed at Qingfeng Station, he sent a letter to inform the main office, but he did not expect Luo Hanshui to reply like this. Although he was suspicious, he still
He calmly crushed the letter into powder, turned to Zhe Deshou and smiled: "General Zhe, how do you think this matter should be arranged?"
Seeing Manager Zhu's wry smile as he shook his head, Zhe De Shou suspected that it might be related to Luo Xiaoyao's participation in the assassination. However, outsiders did not dare to ask about the letters to and from Tongbao Pavilion.
Hearing the words, he pondered for a while and said: "According to Cigu's words, the layout of this post house is different from that of ordinary people's houses. The hall for drinking and having fun is located in the backyard, and behind the hall is the garden.
At the east corner of the garden is the toilet, which is nearly a hundred feet away from the hall. The middle road is a rain-shielding corridor, and in the distance to the toilet, there are nearly twenty guards guarding the posts. Xiao Bu
When leaving the hall, he will be accompanied by two attendants.
Although Cigu couldn't see the skills of the two attendants... But according to Zhe's guess, they should at least be in the realm of spiritual enlightenment. If they want to assassinate, they will kill with one strike. Even if someone with the ultimate master of pills takes action, they may not be sure.
After a slight delay, with the help of Zhou Tong and Shen Liancheng, they will arrive within a few breaths after hearing the sound."
"The only way is to assassinate Xiao Buye when he enters the toilet." Tian Ying nodded and continued: "According to Ci Gu, when Xiao Buye left the hall to use the toilet yesterday, it was on the third day of Xu Shi.
Around this time, Tian had an idea, if we put on makeup and sneak into the post, wait for Xiao Buye in the toilet, wait for him to enter, and kill him."
"As Cigu said, the women's toilet has two toilet stalls with partitions and doors. The men's toilet will probably be arranged in the same way, and it should have more than two toilet stalls... It should be feasible to lurk early.
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"The Liao people are cautious in setting up their defenses. Someone will definitely go in first to investigate. If the guards of the Southern Tang Dynasty have entered the toilet earlier, or there may be something suspicious, it is not known that the person who urged the toilet to go out first..." Zhe Deshou said hesitantly.
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"General Zhe's concerns are reasonable. The Liao people are arrogant, and they are envoys. If they are not the followers of the Liao people themselves, they may be sent out first, unless they are officials of the Southern Tang Dynasty, such as Liu Zhenyi and others." Manager Zhu said.
"Well, it's possible." Tian Ying nodded, pondered for a moment and said: "If that's the case, it's not difficult. Then you can dress up as Liu Zhenyi and enter later. I don't think there will be anyone to stop you..."
But I thought that if Xiao had not gone to the toilet, all the officials in the hall would not have accompanied him to avoid embarrassment. Liu Zhenyi should be in the hall, but I don’t know how Tian Ying could disguise himself as Liu Zhenyi in a very short period of time.
Everyone was greatly surprised when they heard this. They looked at each other in disbelief. Zhe De Shou asked suspiciously: "Oh? How can you disguise yourself as him in an instant?"
"Don't worry about this, General. Tian has a disguise technique that can do it." Tian Ying smiled slightly.
Mo Bushan was shocked, "It turns out that Mr. Tian can also perform the 'Cicada Wing Transformation' technique... I couldn't have imagined it."
There are two types of disguise techniques of the Yin Sect: "Needle Yi" and "Cicada's Wing Transformation". People in the world know very little about it. Mo Bushan added the word "Ye" in his words, but it pointed out that he was a member of the Yin Sect.
Tian Ying was also shocked when he heard this.
"What is the 'Cicada Wing Change'?" Zhe De Shouqi asked.
"The so-called 'cicada's wings' means that the same person can easily have three different faces on his face... tear off a film as thin as a cicada's wings, and in an instant there will be another face." Tian Yingying
He said, but his eyes were looking at Mo Bushan, and he smiled meaningfully.
The Hidden Sect is a profession of assassins, and due to profit issues, it is divided into many branches, which lead to the decline of each other. People in the world have always looked down upon the Hidden Sect characters who make a living by assassinating, so the two of them entered the court to act.
, but he also doesn’t want outsiders to know his origins.
Mo Bushan had known Tian Yinggang for a few days, but it was inconvenient to ask him about his origins. He was ordered to help assassinate the Liao envoy. Because he possessed the art of disguise, he knew that he would take action when the time came, so he just stopped.
He said the name "Chan Yi Bian". At this moment, he saw the look in Tian Ying's eyes and guessed what he was thinking, so he also smiled and the two of them nodded tacitly.
"Oh!? There is such a magical technique?" Zedoku Shoudai was surprised.
"Although this is the case, it won't last long." Tian Ying shook his head, "You have to cross-dress again in five days at most, otherwise the flaws will be exposed."
"Can someone with alchemy cultivation know the flaws?" Elder Fu asked.
"This 'Cicada Wing Transformation' technique has been passed down to this day, and I have never heard of anyone seeing through it." Tian Ying chuckled, but then frowned, "Is this Liu Zhenyi stationed in the post?"
Manager Zhu shook his head and said: "He is the commander of the Longwu Army. After going on inspection every day, he always returns to his home."
"That's good. Then Yintian will take a look secretly and take a look at his appearance... Oh, what's his figure like?"
Manager Zhu glanced at everyone and looked at Zhe Deshou, "His figure... is consistent with General Zhe."
"That's great. When the time comes, Zhe will take action to kill Xiao Buye, haha... I'll be happy." Zhe De Shou was delighted, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "How can he be the same as Liu Zhenyi in terms of clothing?
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"According to Narcissus, Liu Zhenyi always wears purple official uniforms with a futou on his head when he is sitting with him... This official uniform is easy to get, but how can he change his clothes in the post house?" Manager Zhu asked suspiciously.
"I originally planned to blend in with two people, but now it seems that four people are required... According to Cigu's words, when she excused herself to go to the toilet, she saw the four guards escorting them in between the arches leading to the backyard from the east.
Stand guard everywhere, they say there is a rockery in front of the east wall, and you can wait for an opportunity to sneak into the rockery and change your clothes." Zhe De defended.
"Then Manager Zhu can find someone in this pavilion who is in the Return to True Realm, and a person who has cultivated in the Gu Yuan Realm, and he can disguise himself and infiltrate with General Zhe and Mr. Tian..." Elder Fu said.
"No." Luo Xiao shook his head, glanced at Shang You, and said: "The other two people will be me and Senior Brother Shang Yi Zhuang, plus the skills of Brother Zhe and Mr. Tian... If things change, there will be changes.
The ability to cope must not be allowed to be faked by people with low cultivation level."
Luo Xiaoyao has already achieved a small level of success in holding elixirs, and Shang You has learned the Wuji Kung Fu in the past two years, and his cultivation has also increased by leaps and bounds, and he has reached the level of spiritual consciousness. Coupled with Zhe De Shou Ming Qiao at the foot of the mountain, Tian
Ying is a great master of spiritual consciousness. The two of them are in the military and have been on the battlefield for a long time. Their strength in the face of battle is comparable to that of Bao Dan Xiaosheng. If the four of them work together, if something goes wrong, they will naturally have a good chance of escaping.
Elder Fu and Manager Zhu were stunned when they heard this. Thinking of what Luo Hanshui said in the letter, they couldn't help but look at each other and did not object. However, Elder Liu did not see the content of the letter. Hearing the words, he hurriedly said: "Young Master
If you are not a member of the court, you must not take any personal risks. If something goes wrong, how will I explain to the master of the pavilion..."
Luo Xiaoyao smiled and said: "Although I am not a member of the Great Zhou Dynasty, this matter is related to the stability of the Central Plains. If the Liao and Tang alliance succeeds, the people will definitely suffer.
The reason why this pavilion is disbanded is to make the people of the world live peacefully... I am involved in this matter, and if my father knew about it, he would probably not object."
Elder Liu wanted to persuade him again, but when he saw it, neither Zhu nor Zhu said anything to stop him. They kept silent as soon as they thought about it. Manager Zhu chuckled lightly and said, "Young master has such an ambition. He should be respected and belong to the family."
I will fully cooperate with you, what do you think, Elder Fu?"
"What Manager Zhu said is absolutely true." Elder Fu smiled bitterly in his heart, but nodded, looked at his wrinkled hands, looked at Tian Ying and said with a smile: "Mr. Tian, if I and Elder Liu remove their beards, can you?
Disguise yourself and look like those guards?"
Tian Ying and Mo Busan looked at each other and smiled. Tian Ying said: "The art of disguise is not the legendary magic of transformation. The greater the age gap, the higher the risk of flaws.
Especially if the skin is old and wrinkled, if the old man pretends to be young, it is best to be within five years of age. If the difference is too big, it may not be able to escape the eyes of Zhou Tong and Shen Liancheng, who have alchemy cultivation."
"I also know that, but I just heard that the young master put himself in danger... Sigh." Elder Fu sighed, hesitated, and then said: "If there is no chance to assassinate, don't force it, escort the Narcissus girl back to Huanchun Pavilion, and then try again
It’s not too late to discuss.”
Zhe Deshou shook his head and said: "The Liao envoy has been here for nearly ten days. He seems to have some clues about the alliance with the Southern Tang Dynasty. If there is no chance the first time, we can only sneak back to the post and wait for the opportunity."
"Stay in the post?" Elder Fu frowned and looked at Manager Zhu and said, "The manager is familiar with the surrounding terrain. If the young masters succeed... how should we deal with it?"
Manager Zhu pondered for a long time and then said: "The Qingfeng Inn is five miles away from Xuanwu Lake. From one mile from the north wall of its backyard to the edge of Xuanwu Lake, there are hills and woods all the way... Young Masters
If you succeed, you can cross out from the east side of the post house, and then retreat to the north, and your subordinates will set up boats and boats by the lake to wait for you."
"Does the steward mean to retreat from Xuanwu Lake?" Zhe Deshou asked.
"That's right." Manager Zhu nodded, "With the skills of the young master and the generals, the assassination was successful. If they are not discovered within half a cup of tea, they can retreat to Xuanwu Lake and leave by boat. Shen Liancheng
They didn't expect it, and they didn't prepare any boats. Given the size of Xuanwu Lake, they should be able to leave safely under the cover of night. They can just leave from Beicheng by then."