Going from Feicheng to Yuanyi, they must pass through Bairen County. Even though Zhang Qigong and Bei Gongyu were cautious, they were intercepted by a group of patrolling Korean sentries halfway. They inquired about the place very carefully.
During the interrogation, a black crow member named "Ghost" was offended. He showed a sharp dagger on the spot and stabbed to death the Korean soldier who looked bewildered in front of him.
As a result, Zhang Qigong sighed melancholy, and the forty green crows who followed him along the way started fighting, and in the blink of an eye, they killed the Korean patrol team of ten cavalry and ten infantry.
.
Not a single one is left.
"Why?"
Afterwards, with Bei Gongyu's helpless smile and shake of his head, Zhang Qigong spread his hands and asked the Green Crow ghosts who took the lead.
But the latter said angrily: "That bastard touched me here and there and dared to look at me sideways. Why can't I stab him to death?"
His words were recognized by all the black crows present.
"That makes so much sense... what the hell!"
Zhang Qigong gritted his teeth bitterly.
Fortunately, he has been commanding the Black Crows for several years, and he probably knows these rude and arrogant guys, so he is not as angry as he was in previous years.
He held back his anger and said: "Originally, as long as you guys just tolerated it a little longer, we could have fooled us... But now, how do you think we can deal with this?"
At the end of his words, he pointed to the corpses and blood on the ground.
Seeing this, the ghosts and the black crows present scratched their heads or looked up at the sky, as if Zhang Qigong was ignored - in fact, these people just didn't know how to remedy it.
Seeing this scene, Bei Gongyu smiled bitterly and smoothed things over and said: "Okay, okay, kill them all. It's too late to talk about this now... Fortunately, Yougui and the others still have a sense of proportion in their actions. You see, even the horses of these cavalrymen are...
Once it’s solved, Bairen County won’t immediately notice something is wrong.”
"You call this 'measured'?"
Zhang Qigong glanced at Bei Gongyu with a strange expression and cursed in his heart.
What he was most angry about was that they, the people pretending to be merchants, obviously only had five carriages full of goods, but when these bastards were killing people just now, they didn't even think of seizing horses to move around. This guy took out his sleeve arrows and swished.
, the one pulled out his dagger and chopped down both men and horses, hacking the ten Korean cavalrymen and horses to death.
This is really heartless!
But at this point, Zhang Qigong had no choice but to ask the Black Crows to clean up the scene - which wasted a lot of time for no reason.
After cleaning up the scene, Zhang Qigong immediately ordered everyone to go to Anyi. After all, if they didn't leave, Bairen County would definitely send someone to check what was going on when they noticed that there was a missing group of sentinels who had returned.
Can't take it off.
Just as Zhang Qigong expected, about half an hour after they left, a group of cavalry came from the direction of Bairen. There were more than a hundred cavalry, all of them were fully armored and had serious expressions. They were nearby.
A search was launched, and the bodies of twenty Korean soldiers who had been hidden by the Green Crows were finally found.
Fortunately, these more than a hundred cavalrymen later went in the wrong direction - they thought that these twenty Tongze soldiers were killed by the Wei army's sentry cavalry in the direction of Handan or Feicheng, so they rushed towards Handan to find the Wei army's sentry cavalry for revenge.
, so that within two days, fighting broke out again between sentries and cavalry on the border between Wei and South Korea.
To the north of Bairen is "Hào County". A few years ago, this was just an ordinary small county, but later with the construction of the "Wu'an-Bairen-Julu Defense Line", Hào County became
It became the back storehouse of this line of defense. Han General Le Yi specially reinforced the county town and piled up a lot of grain and grass in the city.
Because of this, the defense in the Ha County area is also extremely tight. According to the report from the Black Crows who inquired about the information in advance, there are two Korean military camps along the way from Bairen to Ha County, and three passes are all close to them.
It is built on a mountain and blocks the main road.
In view of this situation, Zhang Qigong finally decided to go west, bypassing Haxian County, and slowly head north along the Taihang Mountains in the west.
The advantage of being close to the Taihang Mountains and heading north is that you can avoid the Korean military sentry cavalry in time. Even if you encounter any danger, you can quickly escape into the Taihang Mountains. Anyway, Shangdang County on the other side of the Taihang Mountains is now the territory of the Wei State. Once the situation arises,
It became serious, and Zhang Qigong was able to use his identity as the right captain of Tiance Mansion to lead Wei General Jiang Bi to the Shangdang Army.
Of course, this is the worst case scenario.
In fact, Zhang Qigong's journey was relatively uneventful. Although he encountered several groups of patrol soldiers from the Korean army along the way, they either got through by luck, or these patrol soldiers were all slaughtered by the Qing Crows.
, destroying corpses and exterminating traces. In short, although Zhang Qigong was cautious along the way, he did not alarm the Korean army in the end - at most, some people thought that the Nanyan and Wei cavalry in Handan were so arrogant that it was a bit incredible, and they actually dared to rush through "Wu'an-
-Baren--Julu Defense Line" comes to harass, aren't you afraid of dying without a burial place?
As November approaches, the weather is getting colder, especially in South Korea. Heavy snow has gradually fallen from the sky, covering the ground with a layer of frost. This has made the journey of Zhang Qigong and his party a little more difficult. However, because of this, let
The number of patrolling Korean soldiers encountered along the way decreased by half.
All in all, on the fifth day of November, Zhang Qigong and his party finally arrived at "Yuanyi".
Yuanyi cannot be said to be the front line of confrontation or war between Wei and South Korea, unless Wei general Jiang Bi leads the Shangdang army to cross the Taihang Mountains and kill them. Therefore, the atmosphere in this county is not as tense as Handan, Wu'an, Feicheng, and Julu.
, the people in the county live and work in peace and contentment, with a somewhat peaceful atmosphere.
After entering the city, Zhang Qigong and Bei Gongyu found an inn to accommodate the accompanying Black Crows. They gave many instructions and warned the Black Crows under their command not to act arbitrarily, such as drawing swords against each other because something didn't go their way.
Don't do it.
After repeated warnings, Zhang Qigong and Bei Gongyu left the inn and went to the residence of Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi.
At the same time, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, had just returned from the military camp outside the city and returned to his mansion with a dark face.
Compared with Han Lin, the eldest son of Kanggong Han Hu, Han Pu, the Hou of Yuanyi, as the nephew of the former, is much more outstanding than Han Lin. He can be called a brave and strategic general. Because of this, he has done some things.
I didn't dare to act rashly.
For example, he had a conflict with the general "Li Chu" stationed in Yi'an County.
This Li Chu was specially sent by Jicheng to suppress him. The reason was because of the duties shouldered by Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi.
I remember that at that time, because of the care of my uncle Kang Gong Han Hu, Yuanyi Marquis Han Pu managed to be transferred to "Jingjingguan" for his uncle after several years of experience under his uncle's command, which contacted Yanmen, Taiyuan and Handan counties in the Taihang Mountains.
One of the important mountain passes, this is a fat gap with a lot of oil and water.
If nothing else, let's just say that when Baoyuan formed the Handan Army's cavalry battalion, Handan, the capital of South Korea at that time, asked Yanmen County and Taiyuan County to transport war horses. At that time, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, took the opportunity to intercept part of it and allocate it to himself.
private soldiers - in fact, most of them were troops stationed at Jingjing Pass, but at that time these troops were not much different from Han Pu's private soldiers - after all, his uncle Kang Gong Han Hu was extremely powerful in the DPRK.
, no one dares to accuse him of anything.
However, since Kang Gong Han Hu passed away, life for Han Pu, Marquis of Yuanyi, gradually became difficult.
Especially in the past few years, Jicheng sent Li Chu to take "Jingjing Pass" away from Han Pu. Han Pu was cut off from his financial resources and could only guard Yuanyi.
——Even for this fiefdom, he couldn't tell when it would be taken away.
Recently, Li Chu has gradually intensified his efforts. On the grounds that he needs troops on the front line, he attempts to evade Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, and take away his troops. This is the lifeblood of Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi. How can he give it up?
All in all, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, has been having a very unpleasant time recently.
I remember that on the way back to the city, Han Pu's bodyguard suggested to him: "Why don't we try to get rid of Li Chu."
I have to say that this suggestion is quite tempting, but Han Pu only dares to think about it in his mind to enjoy it.
The reason is very simple, so who is Li Chu? He is just a small person. The real mastermind is Jicheng, the capital of the capital. He is the one who once promised not to blame Kang Gong and Han Hu and his family, but privately he is seizing power.
That monarch.
If Han Pu really kills Li Chu, this will win over the monarch's heart and he can be labeled as a traitor.
It has to be said that facing such an opponent, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, was also a little confused.
After returning to his mansion, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, unexpectedly saw his old disciple Zhenghou outside the mansion, so he got off his horse, handed the reins to his guard, and asked curiously: "Old Fang, what are you doing outside the mansion?"
What’s up?”
This old disciple named Fang was once a soldier under Kang Gong Han Hu. Later, after he retired from the army due to old age, he was transferred to the house of Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, as a guard to guard the house. He can be called a soldier.
Close friends.
"Junhou."
The old disciple took a look around, stepped forward, and whispered to Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, "We have a visitor from afar."
After that, he took out a greeting card from his arms. Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, clearly saw that the word "Feng" was written on the signature of the greeting card.
Han Pu, Marquis of Yuanyi, did not have many or few friends, but he only had one guest named Feng, namely Feng Zhu, a Wei businessman who was killed by the local Korean army in Xiaquyang and Yi'an a while ago.
In fact, strictly speaking, Yuanyi Hou Hanpu and Feng Zhu are not friends, but it is undeniable that they have had some transactions, as long as it is smuggling - because of Feng Zhu's relationship, even in the confrontation between Wei and South Korea
Despite the general environment, Yuanyi Hou Hanpu still sold his local specialties to Wei State, and the sales were quite good, allowing Yuanyi Hou Hanpu to make a lot of money, which largely made up for the loss after losing the Jingjing Pass.
Therefore, after going back and forth, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, and Feng Zhu, a Wei merchant, became familiar with each other.
It's a pity that last year, Wei Shang was too noisy in Qi State and in Handan and Julu counties, forcing him to break up in South Korea. In this incident, Wei Shang Feng Zhu was also executed by the local army in South Korea.
Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, lost another way of making money.
After receiving the greeting letter marked with the word Feng, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, pondered for a moment and asked the old disciple: "Where is it?"
"We have been led to the prince's study." The old disciple lowered his voice and said, "There are five people in total. The first two are thin and frail, and they talk in a refined manner. They seem to be scholars, and they look very unusual. The other three
He is a tall and thick man with a fierce look in his eyes. If he is not from the military, he is a desperado..."
Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, nodded, called the guards, and walked straight towards the study room in the mansion.
When he came to the study, he saw two rather thin men sitting in the study. As for the other three rough men, they were curiously looking at the furnishings in the study, so they provoked one of the thin men to yell.
rebuke.
Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, stood outside the study and took a look, then walked into the study, smiled and said to the brave man who was looking at a sword: "What do you think of this sword, strong man?"
After hearing this, the strong man turned his head and glanced at Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, curled his lips and said, "It's flashy."
Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, smiled slightly and didn't care. After all, the sword in the hands of this reckless man was originally placed on the sword stand as a decoration.
At this time, the two thin-looking men had stood up, and one of them said apologetically: "The people below are not behaving well, which makes the king laugh."
"Hey." Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, smiled and waved his hand, then looked the two thin men up and down, and suddenly asked: "Wait...are they from Wei?"
"Yes." One of the thin men nodded.
"You dare to come to Korea at this time. You are very brave." Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, smiled, and then the smile on his face slowly faded, and he asked seriously: "What are you waiting for with "him"?
relation?"
While speaking, he had already shown the greeting card.
After hearing this, one of the thin men stared intently at the guards who followed Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, into the study.
Seeing this, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, understood and nodded and said: "Chen Liang, Wang Li and the others have followed me for many years and are not outsiders..."
After hearing this, the thin man raised his hands and said, "I'm Zhang Qigong. This is my deputy, Bei Gongyu."
"Zhang Qigong...this name sounds familiar."
Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, frowned slightly and thought about it, but in the end he still couldn't recall it.
This is no wonder, after all, Zhang Qigong's reputation has not spread to the hinterland of South Korea.
Seeing this, Zhang Qigong smiled slightly and answered the previous question of Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi: "Strictly speaking, Feng Zhu is considered a non-staff member of our official office, but he is not under Zhang's jurisdiction..."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, took a deep look at Zhang Qigong.
These days, at least half of the ten merchants from other countries are spies, such as Feng Zhu, and Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, have long guessed that this person is by no means as simple as an ordinary Wei merchant - an ordinary Wei merchant, the weapons he guards can
Comparable to South Korea's regular army? How could ordinary Wei merchants have so much energy to smuggle arms to him?
It's just that both sides got what they needed, so Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, pretended not to know.
"Both of you, please sit down." After reaching out to ask Zhang Qigong and Bei Gongyu to sit down again, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, asked sternly: "You two came to see Han this time, why don't you know?"
Hearing this, Zhang Qigong smiled and said, "I came here especially to give you a fortune."
Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, was stunned when he heard this, and then he couldn't help laughing: "Are all lobbyists in the world talking like this?"
Zhang Qigong ignored Yuanyi Hou Han Pu's teasing and said seriously: "As far as I know, since the death of my uncle Han Hu, the prince's life has become less easy... Since the prince has resentment towards King Han, why not defect to him?
Me, Dawei?"
Seeing Zhang Qigong speak so straightforwardly, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, was slightly stunned and said with a half-smile: "In broad daylight, you dare to induce me to betray my country and surrender to the enemy. Aren't you afraid that you will not be able to leave Yuanyi alive?"
Zhang Qigong smiled and said nothing.
To be honest, he really wasn't worried about this.
After all, when he came to Yuanyi this time, not only were forty Black Crows protecting him, but there were also at least 150 Black Crows waiting to be dispatched at any time. These more than two hundred Black Crows, although they are not
It should be no problem to capture this Yuanyi but escape with him and Bei Gongyu.
Including the three black crows with code names including the ghost behind Zhang Qigong, they are actually fully capable of killing the guards of Yuanyi Marquis Han Pu and abducting the monarch.
However, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, did not know all this. Seeing that there was no fear on Zhang Qigong's face, he admired it in his heart, so he comforted him and said: "Don't worry, you two, even if it's because of my friendship with Feng Zhu, I won't
As for what will happen to the two of you."
Zhang Qigong smiled slightly and did not argue anything. He continued the topic and said: "That's very good... I wonder, what do you think of my proposal?"
Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, was stunned when he heard this, and touched the beard on his chin, thinking deeply in his heart.
If his uncle Kang Gong Han Hu was still alive, he would certainly not think about betraying the country and surrendering to the enemy. But now his uncle Han Hu has passed away long ago, and as Han Hu's nephew, he was targeted in every possible way by Jicheng.
Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, already took the so-called "loyalty to the emperor" idea very lightly.
The question is, what good will this do to him?
As if he had seen through the thoughts of Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, Zhang Qigong slowly spit out a piece of cake, which was the treatment promised to Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi: a Marquis with a fiefdom.
After hearing this, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, laughed and said, "What's the difference between this and me in Dahan?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Qigong said with a smile: "At least no one will restrain you."
Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, frowned slightly when he heard this. After thinking for a while, he changed the subject and said: "Let me tell you the reason for your visit first... I guess the two of you took the risk to come to our country, and I believe it is not just for the sake of
It's so easy to instigate rebellion against my lord."
Seeing this, Zhang Qigong did not insist. After thinking for a while, he asked: "May I ask you, sir, which one of the two countries, Wei and Han, do you think has a higher chance of winning?"
"..." Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, frowned slightly.
If it had been any other time, he would probably have said something casually at this moment, but since the other party was a Wei lobbyist who came to instigate rebellion against him, and he was also a little tempted by it, then any more casual remarks would appear to be insincere.
.
Thinking of this, he said conservatively: "As far as I know, the monarch of your country deceived me, Korea, so that the "Wu'an-Boren-Julu Defense Line" that Le Yi spent two years building was in vain.
set up……"
Zhang Qigong nodded, and then asked: "General, have you heard about the death of your monarch?"
"..." Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, glanced at Zhang Qigong thoughtfully.
In fact, there was a rumor circulating in Korea recently that Han Wangran was suspected to have passed away due to overwork, causing people in the country to panic. However, the Jicheng court denied it, which made Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, unable to guess what happened to Han Wangran.
Is he dead? In other words, what kind of tricks are they playing in Jicheng?
"I've heard a little bit about it," Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, said calmly.
Seeing the calm expression of Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, Zhang Qigong chuckled and continued: "Aren't you unhappy when the King of Han dies? ... As far as I know, Han Keran designed to frame the monarch's uncle Kang Gong..."
Seeing Zhang Qigong mention this matter, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, had a trace of perseverance flashing in his eyes.
Because his biological father passed away too early, and his uncle Han Hu supported him in every possible way, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, respected his uncle very much. Moreover, after learning that his uncle was killed by Han Wangran, he also thought about whether to avenge his uncle.
However, Han Wangran was very clever. With one move of "let bygones be bygones", he divided the old tribes of Kang Gong and Han Hu, causing a large number of them to defect to Han Wangran. Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, was weak and did not dare to make a mistake.
But it has to be said that the stakes in this matter are too great. Even though Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, was resentful of Han Wangran, he did not dare to talk about it on the stage, lest he be caught.
What's more, he didn't confirm whether the two people in front of him were lobbyists from Wei or people sent by Jicheng to test him.
Thinking of this, he pretended to be displeased and said: "Sir, I forgive you for not agreeing with this. Although my uncle is kind to me, he has sole power to regent and has caused all kinds of offenses to the king. Even if he is executed by the king, it will be okay."
The courtesy of a monarch and his ministers. What’s more, my uncle was still killed by Zhao Cong..."
Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, felt a little embarrassed. He suppressed the smile on his face and said with a hint of anger: "I dare to ask you why you are here. If it is nothing important, I forgive you for not being able to accompany me!"
Having said that, he made a move to get up.
Seeing this, Bei Gongyu quickly smoothed things over and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Lieutenant Zhang and I are indeed here for you... Just as Captain Zhang said, I wish you a fortune."
"..." Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, was speechless upon hearing this, obviously waiting for the next step.
Seeing this, Zhang Qigong said sternly: "I hope that you can do me a favor and find out whether the news of Han Ran's death is true or false. After this is done, I will inform the monarch of our country and make you the king of the city.
From generation to generation, the glory will never end."
"Testing? How to test?" Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, asked in surprise.
I saw Zhang Qigong chuckle and slowly spit out four words: "Revolt!"
Just four words made Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, tremble all over and looked at Zhang Qigong in shock.
You know, he only has three to five thousand soldiers at best, but this lobbyist from Wei in front of him actually instigated him to rebel?
Seeing how pitiful he was, he originally thought that the Wei State would at best make him a coward or something like that.
"...Could this guy be a lunatic?"
Looking at the arrogant Zhang Qigong, Han Pu, the Marquis of Yuanyi, thought suspiciously.