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Han Qian went around to an alley behind the Chuzhou Pavilion, and a black carriage stopped silently in the alley.
A dim yellow lantern hung on the front corner of the carriage. Guo Nuer, a soldier's son, had his face a little dirty, as if he didn't care about cleanliness. The little carriage boy sitting in front of the carriage was waiting in the alley for his master to visit. Come out of the courtyard.
Han Qian opened the curtain and got into the carriage. The dim yellow light from the lantern also shone into the carriage from the opening of the curtain. Yao Xishui and Zhao Ting'er were sitting in the car and asked, "What's the reaction from Wang Wenqian?"
Yao Xishui didn't even understand why Han Qian insisted on meeting Wang Wenqian at this juncture, nor did he know what reason Han Qian had to convince Wang Wenqian that Chuzhou would agree to have nothing to do with them for the time being.
However, Han Qian insisted on this, and Li Zhigao was also worried that Wang Wenqian would cause trouble and be too destructive. However, on a day like today, Li Zhigao, Li Chong and even Xinchang Hou Li Pu really couldn't escape. Chai Jian led people out of the city again. So he agreed to let Han Qian come over and give it a try.
After Yao Xishui performed the sword dance and nothing happened, he came with Han Qian.
"The Chuzhou secret room will be withdrawn from the outskirts of Taowuji soon, and Chai Jian can take action without restraint." Han Qian said.
Yao Xishui thought to himself, what is this?
Han Qian did not hesitate to openly humiliate the Wang family and his daughter in the Linjiang Marquis Mansion, but also secretly revealed his identity to the Wang family and his daughter. In fact, he did not hesitate to jump over the wall and threaten Wang Wenqian to stop.
At this time, even if Wang Wenqian still holds a grudge, he will not directly force the people here to jump over the wall, fight to the death, and let An Ning Palace and the prince reap the benefits.
Whether Han Qian sees Wang Wenqian or not, Chuzhou's secret spies should withdraw tonight to avoid the danger. So what's the point of Han Qian insisting on coming to see Wang Wenqian?
Han Qian was unwilling to say more. Yao Xishui could only suspect that he took advantage of Li Zhigao, Chai Jian and others to support the meeting with Wang Wenqian, which was actually to enhance his status with the third prince.
Because in this case, if we really need to contact Chuzhou again in the future, it is naturally the most appropriate thing for Han Qian to come forward.
Han Qian glanced at Yao Xishui, but had no intention of explaining. He reached out and knocked on the wall of the carriage, signaling Guo Nuer to drive out of the city.
As long as you don't pass through the city gates controlled by the prince's direct troops, the Linjiang Hou Mansion's bodyguard badge is more useful than the pass issued by Jingzhao Mansion.
The carriage drove slowly along the muddy road on the north bank of the Qiupu River toward the southwest foot of Baohua Mountain.
Jinling was a prosperous place in the Six Dynasties, and Da Chu laid its foundation here for thirteen years. In addition to Jinling City and the eleven counties under Jingzhao Prefecture, there are also large towns and ports dotted here and there.
Eighteen or nine miles eastward along the north bank of the Qiupu River, there is a market town called Longhuabu.
Longhua Port is still fourteen or five miles away from Qiuhushan Villa, but it is only six or seven miles away from the Xiyuan Gate of the Tunying Military Mansion. It can be said to be the last densely populated place before entering the Longque Army Tunying Military Mansion from the west. This place can also be said to be the outpost of the Longque Army’s camp.
Longhua Port has been a very important market town outside Jinling City for nearly a hundred years. There are rows of houses along the river, and the docks near the river are densely packed with boats. There are probably more than a dozen large and small ships parked in front of the Longhua Port dock.
The main road passing through the port is also paved with stone slabs. Most of the wooden buildings along the street are built with two floors. There are many tea, wine and gold and silver shops in the front shops. There are also gorgeous women leaning on the red and green trees standing in front of the buildings to attract customers.
In fact, a year ago, Longhua Port was still prosperous. It leads to Jiangcheng County to the east, the Yangtze River to the north to the Panzi River, and the Jinling City to the west. From the ferry south, there are roads leading to Liyang, Lishui, and Yongzhou.
There are also rivers connecting Yang, where merchants and travelers meet.
At its most prosperous, Longhuabu was crowded with businessmen and travelers, with more than a hundred shops, and there was a constant flow of people every day. It was exactly when the imperial court designated Taowuji on the north bank of Chishan Lake to the east of Longhuabu as a garrison for the Longque Army.
When people were starving due to the epidemic, business travelers avoided Longhua Port, and the market suddenly became depressed.
At this time, there are dozens of large and small ships moored at Longhua Port's wharf, which is actually less than one-tenth of what it was at its peak.
Listening to Yao Xishui looking out the car window and sighing slightly, seeming to lament that Longhua Port is far less prosperous than in the past, Han Qian just smiled in his heart, secretly feeling that if the historical trajectory did not change, King Xin would not be willing to sit back and die four years later and lead the Chuzhou army to cross
Jiang besieged Jinling for several months, which would destroy this 800-year-old ancient capital for nearly 700 years. Only one-tenth of the population of more than a million people inside and outside the city and in the counties of Gyeonggi Province remained.
If that scene really happened, and Yao Xishui had not died in the military disaster by then, how would he feel?
The lantern on the corner of the carriage shone dim light through the window. Yao Xishui didn't know what Han Qian was thinking. She only saw the cold smile on the corner of Han Qian's mouth, and she felt secretly dissatisfied, thinking about Longhuabu before and after.
A year has passed between ups and downs. Even if he doesn't have any special feelings in his heart, he is so indifferent. Can he really be called a cold-blooded person?
The carriage finally stopped opposite Yu in a teahouse. Yao Xishui saw from a distance that Chai Jian was leaving the city in the evening. At this time, he was openly sitting in the teahouse opposite, drinking tea, and he was sitting facing the street.
However, Yao Xishui then thought that Chai Jian was not inappropriate in doing so.
A secret agent from the Privy Council Staff Department will disappear for no reason tonight outside Taowu Ji. No matter how hard they try to cover it up, Zhao Mingting should know that there is a problem at the Taowu Ji Tun Camp Military Mansion.
Since Taowu Ji can no longer hide under the water, it is better to take advantage of this and completely attract Zhao Mingting's vision, just to make them temporarily unable to see through the reality of Taowu Ji.
Emperor Tianyou has sent Zhu Pi to the Menxia Province to submit a memorial to the Ministry of Officials, and the matter of these two days will be enacted.
In fact, no matter whether Han Daoxun, Han Qian and his son had any flaws that Zhao Mingting saw, Anning Palace and the Crown Prince must also make great determination to directly refute Tianyou Emperor Zhu Pi through the province.
memorial.
After all, if Anning Palace does this, it is directly confronting or disobeying the will of Emperor You, and the risks it takes are definitely not small.
All they want to do is to secure the Peace Palace and the Prince's family. If they can't make this determination, that's it.
"If Miss Yao wants to sit in a teahouse, her face needs to be modified a little," Han Qian said.
Through the light coming from the small window connected to the side of the car shaft, Yao Xishui opened his eyes and watched Zhao Ting'er gently smearing a soft wax paste on Han Qian's face, making Han Qian's cheeks turn sallow and uneven.
Then he used dark yellow grease to draw a few strokes on Han Qian's cheeks, which actually made Han Qian's cheeks look thin and sunken under the lamp, and he looked quite sick. It was really miraculous.
Seeing this scene, Yao Xishui knew that it was no accident that the maid next to Han Qian was able to trial-produce high-quality rouge that far surpassed Wanhonglou.
Of course, she also guessed that Han Qian wanted her to change her appearance and go with him to the teahouse to meet Chai Jian. In fact, he wanted Zhao Mingting's secret agent nearby to see it. This was also to make up for her coagulation with Chun Shisanniang
The flaw in Xianglou Rouge Pavilion prevented Zhao Mingting from noticing the existence of Wanhonglou.
In the evening, Zhao Ting'er dressed as a beggar and went to the archery field in the backyard of the Hou Mansion to meet Li Zhigao and Chai Jian, and informed Han Qian of Yao Xishui's hiding place. At this time, she saw Han Qian walking into the teahouse dressed as a beggar, and Chai Jian motioned to sit in the corner of the teahouse.
The few guards asked them to stay calm.
However, it was also because he guessed that the three people walking in front of him were Han Qian, Yao Xishui and the maid next to Han Qian. Chai Jian was able to see some vague similarities from the outlines of their eyebrows, secretly feeling that Zhao Mingting really had some subordinates lurking.
They will only recognize them as the suspects who escaped from Ningxianglou Rouge Shop today, but will not recognize their identities.
"Master Chai, how's the situation here?" Han Qian sat over and put his feet up on the wooden stool. He looked at Chai Jian in front of him and held several plates of snacks such as spiced rotten beans. He reached out and grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth, laughing at himself.
He said, "I was angry with Wang Wenqian at the Hou Mansion and didn't even fill my stomach. Mr. Chai asked the shop owner to go to the Niuer Donkey Meat Shop next door and buy two kilograms of dry-cut donkey meat."
Chai Jian did not alert the waiter, but directly asked a guard next to him to buy two kilograms of dried donkey meat.
"The camp has been closed, and security will be strengthened within three days. Currently, your Han family soldiers Fan Dahei, Lin Haizheng and Zhao Wuji are leading groups to disperse in the periphery. Five suspicious characters have also been discovered, trying to approach the camp, but
The other party was also very vigilant, and when he saw something was wrong, he had already fled deep into Baohua Mountain."
For the third prince's wedding, Linjiang Marquis Mansion cannot afford to slack off at all, and Secret Cao Yousi's men were afraid of leaking secrets, so they hurriedly dispersed and hid before evening. Chai Jian could ask Shen Yang to issue an order to close the camp, but
There are only a dozen people around, but there is no way to ambush and lurk in the secret room outside the camp.
Chai Jian had to rely on Han Qian's people, but although there were seventy or eighty people in Zuosi's barracks, except for the nine soldiers of the Han family and the eleven children of the soldiers, the others were all newly recruited from the camp military mansion in the past few days.
newbie.
Chai Jian really doubted that the people in Han Qian's hands could complete this counter-infiltration mission.
Han Qian had nothing to worry about. Fan Dahei, Lin Haizheng, and Zhao Wuji were not prepared enough, but Zhao Mingting sent a secret room to infiltrate in a more hasty manner than they did.
Another thing is that ordinary people would not go into the mountains at will if they have nothing to do. But in the past few months, Han Qian has been using the topography of Baohua Mountain to teach his family soldiers how to conduct lurking, reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance.
They have an absolute advantage in this regard!
As long as there are no major mistakes, he and Chai Jian can just wait here for the results.
As the night progressed, the owner of the teahouse was sitting behind a long wooden cabinet. He saw that Chai Jian and his entourage had removed the swords from their waists. Sometimes their robes were unintentionally opened, revealing their armor. He did not dare to come over to urge him that the teahouse was about to close.
I couldn't help but yawn and said to Chai Jian:
"Should we send someone to the prostitute village opposite and ask two girls to come over and sing a little song? Otherwise, it would be very difficult to sit like this all night."
Chai Jian glanced at Yao Xishui; Yao Xishui looked at Han Qian with sharp eyes, thinking that after he walked into the teahouse, his words and actions were extremely rude and unrestrained, and now he even went too far.
Han Qianhun said nonchalantly:
"If Miss Yao doesn't want Zhao Mingting to contact Wan Honglou from you, you should not care about this! And don't think that changing your face will definitely hide the truth. Miss Yao cannot integrate into the new identity, and everything behaves the same as what she is pretending to be.
If someone like Zhao Mingting or Wang Wenqian came here in person and saw Miss Yao like this, it would not be difficult to connect Miss Yao with Wan Honglou. After all, Wan Honglou left traces on Miss Yao.
It’s too deep, too vivid…”
Yao Xishui no longer liked hearing what Han Qian said, but after chewing it carefully, he found it to be meaningful. He secretly felt that even if it was written by Han Daoxun, Han Qian was definitely the one who truly grasped its essence.
"Miss Yao seems to be able to hear my words," Han Qian smiled and said to Yao Xishui, "Then please ask Miss Yao to go to the prostitute village and help us pick two singing girls - if Miss Yao wants
Follow me and learn from Yongjian, then you must remember that blurring the sharp edges and corners of your body is the first step to becoming a Jian!"