The city wall stood tall in the twilight, and before it was completely dark, all kinds of lamps were lit up, twinkling and gathering into a sea of lights. Even if it was a night ban, only the rooms would be closed, and there would still be no crowds in the restaurants, teahouses, and brothels.
interest.
Over a residential area in the suburbs, an eagle's cry suddenly sounded in the night. Some people were still awake at this time. When they heard the sound, they looked through the half-open window. Nothing could be seen clearly in the thick black night sky. After a while,
, suddenly it seemed like a big bird was flying by.
"I don't know what's going on lately. There are a lot of eagles flying around and squawking every day." The man stared at it for a while, mumbling.
However, whether there were many eagles or not, it had little to do with him. Thinking of this, the man closed the window and planned to sleep.
Other people who heard the cry of eagles basically had the same attitude of not caring about the matter.
Besides, if an eagle flies by, this is not a strange thing, and it is not worth making a fuss about.
No one even noticed that in a house in the outer suburbs of the capital at night, something suddenly fell from the sky and landed on the ground, making a sound.
When this thing landed, it rolled on the ground, jumped up again, looked up at the sky with its bright eyes, and chirped twice. I don't know if it was a thank you or a scolding.
The fox's fur was snow-white, but it quickly disappeared after landing.
Next to it is a three-story house, which looks as ordinary as the mansion in the distance.
The capital city is prosperous, but it also has strict rules. Therefore, it is not uncommon for people to buy and build houses in the suburbs.
The fox jumped onto the wall, and a white shadow quickly passed by. When it stopped again, it had climbed on the eaves, then galloped on the eaves, and flew away into the distance.
The giant eagle in the sky circled around and flew to no one knows where.
The fox didn't care and just kept galloping until he arrived at a house.
Just look at the surrounding houses, which are all very similar. It didn't get lost at all when it came here at night. If someone saw it, they would probably be surprised.
The fox jumped into the main courtyard, sniffed, and headed towards the closed window of a room.
In the window, the shadow of the lamp flickered, but the people inside were not asleep yet.
"Chirp." The fox patted the window and barked.
The dozen or so people in the room quickly fell silent. What was the sound?
The leader of the man was handsome. He looked quite old, but his eyes were bright. He listened carefully and found that it was the cry of a fox. He stretched out his hand to stop drawing the sword. He walked to the window, raised his hand and closed it tightly.
The closed window was opened.
"Chirp, chirp!" The little fox rushed in and screamed at the man.
This man is none other than Zeng Nianzhen.
He had a lot of contact with the fox raised by his lord, and when he heard the cry, he knew that the fox raised by his lord was looking for him.
"Master!" The people behind him didn't know it. Even though they were stopped, they still looked like they were facing a formidable enemy. One person even called out from behind, as if he would immediately kill the fox with just one order.
Although the others did not speak, they all looked warily at the fox that suddenly appeared.
This kind of spirituality is not that of ordinary foxes. They all know that there are monsters in the world, so they don't dare to underestimate the fox when it comes.
The men didn't take it lightly just because the fox looked so cute. They were all surrounded, standing quietly and listening to the orders. In an instant, they became murderous. The fox that was originally barking at Zeng Nianzhen also moved.
Others couldn't see it, but Zeng Nianzhen could see that the little fox was unhappy.
He reached out to rub the fox's head, but the fox dodged it.
What a proud fox.
Zeng Nianzhen smiled and his eyes fell on the bag of the same color hanging around the fox's neck.
This time the fox allowed him to take out the contents of the bag. He first took out a letter. Zeng Nianzhen looked at it and stuffed it back. What was left was a roll of paper, which was for him.
As soon as he saw the familiar handwriting, Zeng Ninzhen bowed down first and then read it. However, the dozen or so people who were watching the fox warily were suddenly surprised when they saw Zeng Niuzhen's actions.
"It turns out to be Xinhu." Someone said in surprise.
Letter foxes are rare. They have only seen letter pigeons in the past, but they have never seen a fox deliver letters. They didn't expect this fox to be so understanding of human nature.
Zeng Nianzhen didn't respond to the person behind him, and his eyes fell on the unfolded scroll: "This is the lord's order and information."
After reading it respectfully, Zeng Ninzhen's face showed no expression. The above information supplemented some deficiencies to make the plan more perfect.
Zeng Ninzhen turned around and surrounded a square table with a blueprint on it. He walked back and pointed at the blueprint and began to issue tasks one by one without hesitation.
"The seven gates of the capital, according to the original plan, dispersed and followed the caravan into the city."
"If you ask, just say you are a caravan guard. If you don't ask, don't bother and go directly into the city."
"The five hundred people in the middle camp will be divided into five days to enter the city. Each time they enter the city, they will be in teams of three."
"Li Du, you lead the team and enter the city through Gate A."
"yes."
"Zhang Xu, take your team and enter the city through Gate B."
"..."
After some instructions, each of these dozen people led a team and entered the city in batches.
There are people in the capital to help you, so there is no need to worry about this.
But Zeng Nianzhen warned in a deep voice: "Remember, once you enter the city and arrive at the stronghold, you will stop in the underground cellar and are not allowed to go out."
With a livid face, he glanced at the dozens of people with a threatening gaze: "Go back and tell the people you brought with you. Not only are they not allowed to go out, they are not even allowed to go out of the basement or cellar, and there is no need to buy food."
"Food, water and other necessary items are all prepared and are in the secret rooms and passages underground. After you go down, be sure not to go out."
"Violators will be dealt with according to military law."
He was told not to go out, which shows that this instruction is mandatory and cannot be disobeyed.
These dozen or so people were all captains of the team. When Zeng Nianzhen said this, they immediately agreed respectfully and were all serious.
"Okay, you go get ready now." Zeng Niazhen said in a deep voice.
The dozen or so people said nothing, didn't even look at the fox again, and filed out.
When the room became quiet, the little fox lying on the window sill jumped lightly onto the square table.
There was only a map on the square table, but if the little fox wanted to explain things, he obviously needed a dictionary.
Zeng Nianzhen not only has this thing, but also has many of it. Basically, there is a copy in the place where he often appears to facilitate communication with the fox.
Therefore, as soon as the fox jumped over, Zeng Nianzhen understood. He immediately turned around and walked to the bookshelf, took down a thick dictionary from the top, took it and put it on the table.
Sure enough, when he saw the dictionary, the fox became happy.
It opened the dictionary and pointed at it word by word. Zeng Nianzhen read it carefully.
"Protect the grandson and the prince?"
Zeng Nianzhen read what the fox pointed out and immediately said: "Of course, if the Grand Concubine and the Crown Prince make any mistakes, I will apologize!"
This attitude is naturally firm and sincere.
If the king humiliates the minister and dies, let alone if the grandson concubine and the prince make mistakes?