"Lv Wu, are you happy?" In the carriage, Lin Jue held Lu Wu's cold little hand and asked in a low voice.
Lu Wu was looking at the retreating street scene outside. Hearing this, he smiled at Lin Jue and said: "Happy, as long as I can follow the young master, Lu Wu will be very happy. Thank you young master for letting Lu Wu follow."
Lin Jue laughed and said: "Hey, I'm happy now. After leaving the city, you will know how long and arduous the journey is. The weather is cold, and you may encounter bad weather with wind and snow. I am really worried about you.
It will be too much to bear.”
Green Dance Pu fanned her big eyes and said, "I'm not afraid. What's the big deal with wind and snow? The weather is not terrible. Is it as scary as the several hurricanes we have every summer in Hangzhou? Lightning, thunder, mountains and roaring tsunamis, aren't Green Dance also afraid?
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Lin Jue smiled and said: "Not only the weather, you may also encounter many terrible scenes that you have never seen before."
"A scary scene? What is that? A giant insect that eats people? Or some kind of monster or something?" Lu Wu was a little worried when Lin Jue said it. Although she had never seen these things, she usually heard from the old ladies in the house.
They told stories about ghosts, gods and beasts, but they almost scared her to death. Her mind was also filled with weird imaginations.
"Monsters and ghosts are actually not scary. I am talking about things that are even scarier than these. Hey, I won't say it anymore so as not to scare you. In short, I tell you, no matter what scary things you see, don't be afraid, because
With me by your side, you just need to believe that I can protect you, that's enough." Lin Jue reached out and patted her little hand.
Lu Wu nodded and said: "I'm not afraid. As long as I'm with the young master, I'm not afraid of anything. They all say that the young master is a great hero and he can solve any problem."
Lin Jue was stunned and asked with a smile: "Who said I am a great hero?"
Lu Wu said: "Those people in the mansion say so in private. They say that the young master is the most powerful and capable hero of our Lin family. They say that my ancestors of the Lin family have accumulated good deeds and will produce a big shot."
Lin Jue laughed loudly and shook his head. Lu Wu looked at Lin Jue's handsome profile and thought to himself: "You don't know, the maids in other rooms in the house are so envious of me. I am the only one who can serve the young master. This is really mine."
Lucky you.
The three masters and servants drove all the way north and trekked overnight along the land road. Originally, the most convenient way to go north from Hangzhou was to take the canal waterway, which was the fastest, safest and most comfortable way. However, it was already the eleventh day
At the beginning of the month, the waterways south of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers were still passable, but the waterways north of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, especially along the Yellow River, had frozen, making it impassable for ships. Therefore, the only way to go to the capital in the severe winter was by land.
However, most of the roads on land are rugged, and these days there is no way to cut mountains and rocks. Often a small mountain has to be detoured. Therefore, the land road is long and difficult. Since the opening of the canal, no one wants to travel by land unless they have to.
One can imagine the hardships faced by the three masters and servants on their way north.
The first few days before leaving Hangzhou went smoothly. After all, the land south of the Yangtze River is prosperous and prosperous, with less mountains and more plains, and the roads are relatively smooth and feasible. Although the weather is cold, Jiangnan is Jiangnan after all, and no matter how cold it is, it will never get colder there.
When the sun comes out, if there is no strong wind, people still don’t feel too cold. However, the further north you go, the more difficult the road is and the colder the weather becomes. After crossing the Yangtze River and reaching the Jianghuai Mountains, people are exhausted and the carriages are cold.
It was like an ice cellar. Lin Hu, who was sitting on the shaft of the carriage driving the carriage, initially ignored Lin Jue's warning and did not put on sheepskin gloves or a fur hat for protection. As a result, within a day, his hands were as cold as steamed buns, and his face
Lin Jue was also swept away by the cold wind, as if he was familiar with it. Lin Jue was so angry that he kept cursing. From the next day, without waiting for Lin Jue's instructions, Lin Hu wrapped himself up like a rice dumpling.
In the first few days, Green Dance was still a little leisurely and elegant. During the pause, she even came out to jump around and look at the scenery. But soon, she no longer had this interest. The strong bumps and cold made her very uncomfortable, but even so , she gritted her teeth and did not complain. Every day when she parked her car for the night, she still silently arranged for Lin Jue to arrange food and accommodation, which made Lin Jue feel heartbroken.
Nine days later, this arduous journey finally came to an end. It started from Hangzhou City, crossed the Huaihe River of the Yangtze River, entered Northwest Beijing Road via Huainan West Road, and finally arrived at a small town called Qingtai in the north of Tangzhou at the southwest end of Gyeonggi Road.
Along the way, Lin Jue took out the route map drawn by Shen Tan from his arms countless times. Here in Qingtai Town, Shen Tan drew a big circle with a black brush. This is where Lin Jue wanted to implement this plan. A place for dangerous missions.
Here I must talk about the plan that Lin Jue and Shen Tan whispered that day in Chunfeng Tower. In view of the inability to obtain weapons and equipment from legal channels, and because black market transactions could not meet Lin Jue's needs and carried great risks, Lin Jue Lin Jue finally chose the idea of purchasing the old equipment that had been replaced in the palace. Of course, it was impossible to spend money to buy it. Even if Shen Tan was willing to take the risk, the secret would be exposed soon. So Lin Jue came up with a plan to graft on the old equipment. .
The solution was for Shen Tan to escort this batch of weapons and equipment to the capital. Since this season could only go north by land, he asked Shen Tan to choose a land route closest to Funiu Mountain. In this way, Lin Jue could stop at Shen Tan on the way. With Tan's cooperation, Shen Tan staged a good show of bandits robbing goods, and the location was chosen to be Qingtai Town. Things were robbed. In order to avoid making things worse, Shen Tan would promise to compensate according to the price. The people in the weapons department must also be unwilling to do anything. Those who made a big deal, got money and shut their mouths, and this matter can be reduced to a big deal. Lin Jue called it forced buying and selling. It is like a gang of robbers robbing the road, but they neither kill nor steal anything. , but to forcefully buy the escorted goods, and the price is very reasonable. In this case, the person who was robbed will obviously not scold his mother and report the trouble to the official, they will only feel lucky and choose to remain silent.
Of course, this plan still has great risks. The first thing is how to perform the scene realistically. It must be intense, but not fatal, and it must not arouse the suspicion of the attachés of the Arms Department who are escorting Shen Tan. This is a scene. Robbery, of course, needs to be done with real swords and guns. If it is too fake, flaws will be exposed. But because the escorts are Shen Tan and his men, their lives cannot be harmed, and no one can be killed in the cottage. Therefore, even if the actors from the Jiangnan Grand Theater are invited to perform this play, it may not be perfect. The most important thing is to hide it from the eyes of the attachés of the Department of Ordnance. If they realize that this is a play, then what will happen next will be certain. It will be out of control.
Secondly, can this scene be played normally? There is a reason why Qingtai Town was chosen. This place is 80 miles away from the nearest point of Funiu Mountain and is outside the area controlled by bandits. The reason for this is to Let Shen Tan's escort route be reasonable. If he really passes through the official road next to Funiu Mountain and enters the control area of the Funiu Mountain bandits, then this scene will appear too deliberate. Afterwards, someone will definitely touch the doorway and question it. The route chosen by Shen Tan also makes it easy to imagine that Shen Tan was delivering goods to his door on purpose.
This place is nearly 120 miles away from Luoyan Valley, because Luoyan Valley is on the east side of Funiu Mountain, and Qingtai Town is located in the southeast of Funiu Mountain. This brings up several questions, whether the news can be sent in time.
Arrive at Gao Muqing's place in Luoyan Valley. Even if the news is delivered, can everyone in Funiu Mountain arrive here in time to implement the robbery plan. In the end, can they evacuate smoothly after the robbery is successful? You know, between Qingtai Town and Funiu Mountain, under the Tang Dynasty
Fangcheng County in the prefecture, Nanyang County under Dengzhou, and Ruzhou in the northeast all have imperial troops stationed in places such as Funiu Mountain. These troops are stationed around Funiu Mountain to prevent the Funiu Mountain bandits from attacking.
How to sneak past these garrisoned defense areas without anyone noticing, and how to quickly retreat into the mountains after success, will be difficult problems. If success leads to the encirclement of several officers and soldiers, it will be a disaster.
Because there are so many risks, Lin Jue has always believed that this plan is actually very dangerous. Maybe it will be a fierce battle, and it may even lead to a disaster. In order to help Gao Muqing, he will
It will harm Gao Muqing.
The three masters and servants found an inn to stay in a remote street in the north of Qingtai Town. Before entering the town, Lin Jue made complete preparations. He took out a few masks and made them with Green Dancer Lin Hu.
They dressed up in disguise and changed their faces. Lin Jue turned into a middle-aged man with a sallow complexion, Lu Wu became a stupid girl with rough skin, and Lin Hu turned into a black-skinned Xiaogenban. At first glance, they were merchants from the south with their maids.
I went to the capital with my servant to do business, and stopped here for a while.
Naturally, this was done to ensure that nothing went wrong. Once the plan was started, it was necessary to ensure that there would be no sequelae. A robbery would occur here soon, which would alarm the people in the town. Lin Jue absolutely did not want this town to suffer.
Anyone in the family can remember the appearance of the three of them. Even if they are allowed to remember, it can never be their real bodies. Of course, these masks and disguises are exactly what Lin Jue has been dressing up in disguise as a young princess these days.
Inspired by the incident, I obtained these masks and disguises from Shen Tan.
Even so, the three of them still encountered some strange looks when they entered the town, because in this season, in such a remote town, it is a rare thing for someone to pass by. Perhaps it is because of a person who has lived near Funiu Mountain for a long time.
It must be a natural vigilance. After all, bandits often disguise themselves as ordinary people and visit towns on the mountainside to commit murders and arson. The residents of the town have heard too many of these rumors, so they are particularly wary of outsiders.
Be careful. When Lin Jue and the other three checked into the inn, the innkeeper also asked some irrelevant questions with a scrutinizing gaze. In the end, it was the southern accents of the three people that reassured the well-informed innkeeper. After all,
It is impossible for bandits in the mountains to speak flawless southern Mandarin. Southern dialect is fast, urgent and glutinous, which the bandits will never learn.
