Around noon, Jiang Zhen, who pretended to be calm and walked around the yamen, wandered out alone and turned into the alley where he was knocked unconscious.
Before he could take a closer look, a bag suddenly covered his head. Jiang Zhen secretly thought bitterly, why do you pinch him like this every time? Can't we have a good meeting? Qizhou City is in a mess now.
There’s no eyeliner or anything like that, is it necessary to be so cautious?
"Don't hit me, don't hit me! I won't look around, just take me to see Mr. Hou and report something!" Jiang Zhen shouted hurriedly, and at the same time took out a piece of silver from his sleeve: "Wine for brother, drink for me!"
When the person in charge of the joint heard this, he put down half of the bricks in his hand and shouted: Don't play tricks, if you dare to take a peek, watch your life carefully!"
Jiang Zhen responded obediently, his hands were empty, and the money was taken away. He was not angry, but relaxed for a while, which at least meant that he would not be beaten. After twisting left and right for a long time, he came to a place. The person who led the way was low.
The voice said: "Don't touch the pocket on your head, wait!"
"Hey!" Jiang Zhen responded twice in succession and stayed there honestly. Hearing the footsteps getting further away and seeing nothing around him, he felt a little panicked. But he still complied with the request and didn't move at all. Who knows?
Is anyone watching? I sprained my ankle twice along the way. It took a lot of effort to get here. If I get hurt again, I might as well have been knocked unconscious in the first place and carried here.
…
Someone knocked on the door outside Cuilian's small courtyard. Cuilian walked to the door and didn't recognize it. She was about to send him away. At this time, Li Mu came out of the house, saw Fanzi and said, "Miss Cuilian, don't chase me away.
You know, my... long-term worker is looking for me!"
"Oh," Cuilian didn't ask, opened the door, and went to cook. She had already seen that Li Mu was not interested in her. Even if he was in this despicable job, he could not do anything wrong. Li Mu's money
Before the money is spent, you can do whatever you want to do without losing your heart. After the money is spent, the person will probably leave. This is what happens in romantic relationships.
When Li Mu saw the person coming, he knew it was Jiang Zhen who had news. He couldn't help but feel happy. Jiang Zhen came so quickly, which meant that things were going smoothly. Li Mu took out a gold ingot and threw it towards Cuilian who was walking to the woodshed.
He said: "I'll finish ordering the food tonight and I'll go out first."
The girl took the money and saw another five taels of gold ingot. She hurriedly said: "More, more, you can eat whatever you can with five taels."
"If there are too many, even those staying in the hotel should leave first."
Li Mu said, and went out with Fanzi. Cuilian looked at Li Mu's back, and a glimmer of hope rose in her heart. This young man has five taels at a time, how rich is he? If it's just for a few days,
Even a fool knows that he can't use so many, so what does he mean by giving them more?
Could it be that I'm sorry?
Cuilian chuckled twice, hummed a tune she heard somewhere, and went to light a fire and cook some food.
…
The place where Fanzi placed Jiang Zhen was not far from Cuilian's house. After walking a few steps, Li Mu reached out and pulled off the pocket on Jiang Zhen's head. Jiang Zhen saw Li Mu and hurriedly knelt down to salute.
Before coming, he had discussed with General Wang at the Yamen and got accurate information. Eleven people had gathered on his side. In addition to several of his close confidants and several cousins from the family, they actually
There are three people who were the original kings of Qi and had a long history.
After Quan Wanji was killed, his family members were also killed. However, some of his subordinates took this opportunity to escape, and these three minor officials brought from Chang'an were one of them.
These three petty officials had been in Qizhou for a long time and could not take care of their families. Some of them often went to brothels to indulge themselves, while others took in concubines from other families. One of the petty officials happened to marry a second wife, General Wang.
One of his subordinates is the biological sister of a primary school student, and the two of them have become close relatives.
After Quan Wanji's accident, the clerk took two of his companions to join his uncle. They originally planned to use his help to find an opportunity to escape from Qizhou, but later Qizhou was closed down and no one was allowed to leave or leave without a warrant. They left.
I couldn't take it off, so I had to hide it in the cellar of my uncle's house. I didn't know the weather, as if I was isolated.
When General Wang summoned a group of his confidants and announced that he would lead them to Great Expectations and work for a big job as a pledge of their support, the small school was overjoyed and immediately told the story.
General Wang was also very happy. It would be a great help to have another reliable person to work with at this time. Since these three people are Quan Wanji's subordinates, they don't have to worry about betraying and surrendering to the enemy, so they are very useful. General Wang took advantage of the patrol that night
, went home with him and met these three people. When these three people first saw General Wang appearing in the cellar, they thought that their uncle had betrayed him.
Jiang Zhen said to Li Mu: "I have recruited a total of fourteen people here, all of whom are absolutely reliable warriors. Speaking of which, with such a small number of people, it is definitely not possible to fight openly, but for a sneak attack, it is enough. No matter how many people there are, it will be enough."
On the contrary, it is a mistake.”
Li Mu calculated it and said: "Yes, I have a few more here, totaling twenty-five people. What do you think?"
"If we find the right opportunity, twenty-five people will be enough." Jiang Zhen can be a soldier, and he is not a fool. He still has a clear judgment on the situation. He took out the picture he drew last night and handed it to Li Mu: "Master Hou,
This is the topographic map of Prince Qi’s Mansion that Xiaguan drew yesterday. The positions marked on the map are where the sentry guards are. We have to get in from here..."
Li Mu didn't say anything. Without investigation, he had no right to speak. Jiang had conducted a real investigation and did not doubt the people he employed. He was not the kind of person to point fingers.
Jiang Zhen also heaved a sigh of relief. What he feared most was Li Mu's blind command. The plan had been decided and it was agreed to take action tonight. Jiang Zhen went to gather the people from General Wang's side, and Li Mu also informed his people that at night, at
Alley gathering.
The place where General Wang is on duty tonight is in this nearby area. Although there are random soldiers along the way, Jiang Zhen and others are cooperating inside and outside, so there is no need to worry about being discovered. The real danger is after entering the palace.
…
At this time, Island Master Yang had already left the small courtyard at the back of Prince Qi's Mansion, leaving Mrs. Lu standing alone in the courtyard, lost in thought.
Island Master Yang mercilessly attacked Mrs. Lu and told her categorically: "You will never imagine how stupid King Qi is. His so-called rebellion is a joke! If he can succeed, the sun will be
Can come out from the west!"
"Yang Hua, you... don't think so highly of King Qi?" Mrs. Lu frowned and said, "Does your eldest brother think so too?"
"It's not that I don't like it, it's that I don't want to read it at all! When my eldest brother received your letter, he thought you were raising a banner to rebel and using the name of King Qi! Thinking of the favors owed in the past, eldest brother led everyone to help. Who
Can you imagine that this is the case? This group of King Qi, not only King Qi, but also Yin Hongzhi, and the other four kings, how can any of them look like this?! Even if you want to treat them as one
Puppet, he has to look like a puppet before he can use it to bluff people, doesn't he?"
Island Master Yang glared at Madam Lu with dazzling eyes: "But you put a piece of shit in the position of a puppet. If someone really wants to cast it, wouldn't it be possible for you to take them to see the piece of shit?"
Island Master Yang has known Mrs. Lu in his early years. Although he was a powerful figure in the past, his sharp edges have faded, but his edge has never diminished. Although Mrs. Lu has a noble status, in the eyes of people like them, there is nothing worthwhile.
Respected. What they respected in their hearts was a hero like the Qiu bearded guest. Mrs. Lu knew this and was not annoyed. She even said with a little smile: "What on earth did he... do to make you hate him so deeply?"
Island Master Yang took a deep breath and said solemnly: "He didn't do anything! If he had done it, even if he did it wrong, I wouldn't..."
Mrs. Lu was puzzled: "He didn't do anything, why are you so angry?"
Island Master Yang said angrily: "He rebelled! He shouted to everyone, 'I rebelled!', and then went back to sleep without doing anything. Have you ever seen someone so stupid?
People?"
Island Master Yang took several breaths of air to suppress his anger. Suddenly he let out a long sigh, his shoulders dropped, and he said indifferently: "Rebellion? What kind of rebellion? I really don't understand, what are you doing this for?"
What! My elder brother owes you a favor, but you don’t have to look for trouble and kill our brothers in vain, right?"
Island Master Yang smiled helplessly and said to Madam Lu: "Brother has always been sorry for what happened back then, but if you only said it was for revenge, please forgive me for not obeying the order of the Seventy-Two Islands in Nanyang."
After Island Master Yang finished speaking, he turned around and walked out.
Grandma Rong, who had been standing with her hands solemnly, came up angrily and said: "This Island Master Yang has no idea what to say. Miss, please don't let him affect important matters."
Mrs. Lu sighed and said: "What he said is right. Human lives are never worth their weight in gold. No matter how many people they die, my son will never come back."
"Miss..." Seeing Mrs. Lu like this, Grandma Rong was in a dilemma again. She didn't know how to persuade her, so she had to stand beside her with her hands tied and stay in silence with her.
…
The night is dark, winter has entered, the weather is dry and cold, the wind is very cold, and the wind is strong tonight.
In front of the palace gate, which is still the size of a royal palace, two angry wind lanterns are swaying half-deadly in the wind.
Li Mu, several Dongchang gangsters, and Jiang Zhen and his men, all armed with weapons, had quietly sneaked to the vicinity of the palace and joined General Wang and his party.
Both of them are officials of the King of Qi, and their residences are not very far from the prince's palace.
Tonight, General Wang was in charge of the night patrol, and the group acted as patrol sergeants. They successfully arrived outside the high wall on the left side of Prince Qi's Mansion.
"This is General Wang."
"I've met the Marquis."
Jiang Zhen introduced the two of them. There were not many pleasantries. Jiang Zhen changed his words again. He was afraid that General Wang would bypass him and set up a line with Li Mu: "Master Marquis, the King of Qi sleeps in the back house at night, and the weakest defense is also there.
In the back house, let’s climb over the wall directly from the back, follow me!”
The group of people quietly walked outside the gable of the palace's back house. Li Mu leaned against the wall and said to Jiang Zhen: "These people under me are all pretty good in Qinggong. Why don't we let them go in first to see if King Qi is there?
Where is it better than twenty or so of us to go in together?"
Jiang Zhen nodded in agreement, and Li Mu nodded to the two fans from Dongchang. They pulled on their masks, jumped up, and climbed into the wall. After about a quarter of an hour, the two came back and nodded to Li Mu.
He nodded and dropped the rope. Li Mu grabbed the rope and climbed to the wall, whispering to the outside of the wall: "Come quickly!"
There was noise outside, and soon, more than a dozen vigorous figures climbed over the high wall and gathered around them. The only exception was Jiang Zhen. He was a civil servant, and climbing on the wall was really a bit difficult for him.
It was difficult, and if he failed, he would definitely be held back when escaping, so Li Mu made a temporary decision not to let Jiang Zhen climb over the wall.
Li Mu looked at the two people standing in front of him and said, "Have you found where King Qi is staying?"
One of the two men replied: "The younger one could see clearly from the eaves just now. There were three kings of Qi in total. They went to three rooms on three different roads. Which one was the king of Qi? It was dark and it was hard to see clearly. Hou.
Master, this is probably intentional."
Li Mu frowned: "Three people?" He thought to himself, if there are only three, it's not that many people, so he said: "You can see clearly the three forked roads, which way are they going? Do you know where these three concubines live?
?”
"This is quite clear."
"Great, our troops are divided into two groups." Li Mu said to General Wang, I will take my people and Jiang Bingcao's people to the left, you will take your people to the right, and we will attack at the same time. Once the attack is empty, immediately attack the center.
.If someone is at your place, give a warning quickly, and we will skip the middle and rush over! Don’t worry about alerting the guards. When you find King Qi, as long as you catch him, it doesn’t matter how many people find him.”
The decision was made, and the troops divided into two groups.
Li Mu took Fanzi and Jiang Zhen's men and quietly walked to a small courtyard. He was carefully looking inside when he suddenly felt someone rubbing his thigh. Li Mu thought to himself, such a few people are not abnormal, right?
He glanced back and almost screamed in fright. A pure black dog seemed to be integrated into one body in the dark night. Where Li Mu was standing, there was a water basin at his feet, which obviously belonged to it.
Yes, Li Mu stepped on the water basin, and it had no water to drink, so it rubbed him.
It's actually a mastiff! If I were to take a bite of this, wouldn't I have to take out the intestines?
"I'm not messing with you, don't bark!" Li Mu whispered, and put the water basin over. The mastiff came over, rolled up the water with its long tongue, and drank it. Strangely, it didn't bite either. Li Mu
I was dumbfounded. People say mastiffs are loyal, so why is this guy an exception? Doesn’t it bark twice to mean something?
The fan next to Li Mu also noticed the mastiff at this time, and he drew his sword and was about to cut off the dog's head. Li Mu raised his hand to stop it and glared: "What are you doing?"
"This dog is vicious. I'm worried about hurting the Marquis. I thought..."
"This dog is not in our way, why are you killing it?"
Li Mu suddenly felt something in his heart. He raised his hand and put it on the dog's head, using the 'capture pet' skill. After only using it once, the system popped up a prompt saying that the capture had been successful. The mastiff came up and licked the palm of his hand, and his attitude became more and more intimate.
Li Mu held up the dog's head and said, "Good dog, tell me where King Qi is. I have something to do with him."
The big dog wagged its tail, and suddenly ran forward with brisk steps. After running a few steps, it stopped, turned back and continued to wag its tail, looking at Li Mu, as if calling him to follow.
Everyone was dumbfounded: "Master Hou is so good at everything, even a dog can understand what he said?!"