Prince Yi's Mansion.
Yang Yin looked back at Qin Liuqi, hesitated for a moment and asked, "The news that Zhuang Die got is accurate?"
Qin Liuqi whispered: "She found it in Fang Jie's room. Fang Jie was attacked halfway out of Wu Yidao's mansion, and then hurried back to his shop. Not long after, Wu Yidao sent his subordinate The wine, sex and wealth people went to visit Fang Jie's shop, stayed for about a stick of incense and then left. After that, Fang Jie was summoned into the palace."
"When Fang Xie entered the palace, Zhuang Die didn't act immediately. She was afraid that Fang Xie would not believe that she had left someone to spy on her. When Fang Xie came back, he was invited by the prince directly. Zhuang Die knew that Fang Xie and the others must have someone from the palace. After staring at it, I went in and searched. I didn’t find anything at first, only a wooden box with a lot of banknotes. The amount was surprisingly large. Obviously, such a large amount of silver was not Fang Jie’s own, the only possibility It was Wu Yiyi who gave it to him."
"Zhuang Die only found these banknotes in Fang Jie's room. Before going out, he was unwilling to go back to look for them. He found some ashes on the back window. Zhuang Die jumped out from the back window and picked up a leftover note outside. The next corner of the paper."
Qin Liuqi said: "On the paper, only a few characters can be vaguely read. On February 11th, Chengnan... the other characters were burned away."
Yang Yin was silent for a while and asked, "What do you think?"
Qin Liuqi thought for a while and replied: "If there are no accidents, Wu Yidao should leave the city. The note should have been brought by Jiu Se Cai, and Fang Xie probably burned it after reading it. From this point of view, Fang Xie The relationship with Wu Yiyi is certainly not as superficial as it appears on the surface, if nothing else happens, Fang Jie should know a lot of Wu Yiyi's secrets."
Yang Yin shook his head: "Have you ever thought about why such a secret matter is passed on in a note? Since the wine, sex and money have already arrived at Fang Jie's shop, why didn't you tell him personally?"
Qin Liuqi was startled, thought for a while and said, "What does the lord mean, Fang Jie did it on purpose?"
"Not right."
Yang Yin shook his head again: "What if Wu Yidao is afraid of being overheard when he talks about sex and wealth? According to the information you checked earlier, the three people beside Fang Jie were sent by Luo Weiran, the commander of the Ouchi Guards Department." , and their cultivation is not vulgar. Fang Xie must have scruples about them, and so does Wu Yidao. If the emperor wants to attack Wu Yidao, Fang Xie will definitely guard against the people at the guards in the palace. If you speak, you will inevitably be eavesdropped. That's why the message was delivered on a note. After Fang Xie read it, he burned it, and there would be no trace left."
Qin Liuqi thought for a while and said, "A few days ago, Fang Jie's two subordinates left Chang'an City. Could it be that they were standing in front of Wu Yidao? Wu Yidao's men were all crucified in Chang'an City. We all know who moved them." The subordinates also relaxed, and no one was sent to watch where Fang Xie's men went."
"It's better to believe in what you have than to believe in what you don't have."
The corner of Yang Yin's mouth twitched: "Anyway, I will not directly participate in this matter, let those people prepare. Go to the south of the city tomorrow and wait. If Wu Yidao really wants to escape, he will definitely take those ledgers with him. Anyway, those people It will be useless after twelve, so if you can use it now, you can continue to use it."
"Why is it February 11th?"
Qin Liuqi asked.
Yang Yin pondered for a while and said: "The day after tomorrow is when the army will go out, and the city gate will be strictly inspected, and it will be difficult to get out. And tomorrow, everyone will be busy with the army going out, lest there is something wrong with the emperor personally sending the army out. Being nervous is actually beneficial to Wu Yidao. If he disguises himself, it will not be difficult for him to get out of Chang'an City."
"From today onwards, keep an eye on the Marquis of Sanjin Mansion!"
Yang Yin waved his hand: "Since Fang Jie has a close relationship with Wu Yiyi, he will definitely make some moves tomorrow. Just keep an eye on it, but the people in the house are not allowed to interfere. The most important day is the day after tomorrow... No matter what happens tomorrow Nothing can let Gu's years of planning go to waste."
Qin Liuqi nodded: "This subordinate understands."
Sanjin Houfu.
Wu Yiyi sat on the reclining chair, the book in his hand remained at the page he turned at first. Although his eyes were fixed on the book, he didn't read a single word.
"Wine and money."
He yelled softly, and the fat man flitted over lightly, hung his head and asked, "Master Hou, what's your order?"
Wu Yiyi frowned for a while and said, "Fang Jie's method is not safe. It may not be possible to draw Prince Yi out from behind. Prince Yi is very clean in the world of currency exchange, and he has nothing to do except for business matters. This matter It’s better to have a long-term plan, go to Fang Jie’s shop again, and tell him to think clearly.”
Jiu Se Cai said: "Fang explained, there is definitely no way to lure Prince Yi out tomorrow. But as long as those courtiers are trapped, there is nothing to worry about. At least one of the ten people trapped knows what Prince Yi is doing behind the scenes Ghost. As long as you move quickly, Prince Yi will have no time to save those people. If you start the investigation with this excuse, Prince Yi must be in a mess."
"Fang Jie wants to force Prince Yi."
Wu Yidao sighed and said: "He set this matter for tomorrow... I haven't fully figured out what it means."
Lustful and rich: "Fang explained, Prince Yi seems to have not only attracted a large number of civil servants over the years."
"I know that."
Wu Yidao's face was solemn: "Did Fang Jie think that Prince Yi would do something important on February 12? At least there are other guards with an army of no less than 200,000. Even if Prince Yi is as powerful as the sky, he can control all the troops? It is indeed a bit inappropriate for His Majesty to send 100,000 troops from Gyeonggi Province to the northwest this time. But it has not yet arrived. When the defense of Chang'an City is empty, besides... Your Majesty still has 800 elite soldiers from the military camp, plus the imperial guards, and the people from the inner guards, even if there are tens of thousands of horses, how can they easily enter the Taiji Palace?"
"wrong!"
Wu Yidao stood up abruptly, and suddenly thought of a neglected matter.
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February eleventh.
Fang Jie changed into a new suit and put on his long robe outside. Zhao Lu Dao was wrapped in a cloth, and inside the robe was tied the broken Dao Xue Tu given to him by the old cripple. After tidying up his whole body, he walked to the bronze mirror and took a closer look at himself, then turned around and asked Shen Qingfan, "Does it look like it?"
Shen Qingfan nodded: "As long as you don't look closely, it's hard to tell you're a fake."
The face in the bronze mirror is not Fang Jie's, but Wu Yidao's.
Last night, Fang Jie drugged Zhuang Die's food, making the little girl fall into a coma and has not woken up until now. Shen Qingfan spent the whole night sticking a mask on for Fang Jie. This mask was brought by Jiu Se Cai two days ago. Wu Yidao had made many of his own masks for the sake of safety. Several times he went out dressed as a servant, and the bodyguards wore his mask and sat in the carriage.
The mask was very delicately made, and Shen Qingfan used a mixture of flour and eggs to stick the gap between the mask and the human face, so it didn't look like there were any flaws from a distance.
"Let's go."
Fang Jie smiled, and put a hat on his head. Putting down the scarf on the hat, he couldn't see his face clearly. Hei boy and the three of them glanced at each other, their faces very serious.
"Fang Jie, I still think we should report to His Majesty first."
Chen Xiaoru said: "If you do this, His Majesty may not agree."
Fang Jie stopped, looked at Chen Xiaoru and asked, "Do you know who our opponent is?"
Chen Xiaoru nodded: "Of course I know!"
"who is it?"
Fang asked.
Chen Xiaoru replied: "Prince Yi."
Fang Jie shook his head: "It's His Majesty's younger brother, the Queen Mother's favorite son. Why can Prince Yi stay in Chang'an and not go to his fiefdom? It's because the Queen Mother doesn't want him. There are illegal buildings in Prince Yi's mansion. Impeachment? Because the queen mother spoke in person, the courtiers naturally did not want to offend the queen mother. Doesn’t your majesty know that Prince Yi’s back is not clean? You must know, because the queen mother is here, so your majesty can’t do anything without conclusive evidence.”
"To put it bluntly... Prince Yi is the mother-son of the Empress Dowager, but His Majesty is not! But His Majesty is a filial person, and everyone knows it. Do you understand what I mean when I say this?"
Fang Jie asked: "If we wait for His Majesty to order us to do everything as a courtier, then what use does His Majesty want us to do? I agree with you to tell Eunuch Su about this. You can ask him and see what Su has done." What does the father-in-law say?"
The three of Chen Xiaoru were startled, and Hei boy was silent for a while and said: "But it's still too rash, we only have these few people."
Fang Jie said with a smile: "Not only."
"Who else?"
"can not say."
Fang Jie said as he walked out: "You three can follow if you want to, and if you don't want to, go to Tai Chi Palace to meet His Majesty. I have made a decision on this matter. If there is any major event on the day when the troops are dispatched, don't you all?" regret?"
"I really can't imagine what Prince Yi will do on the day when the troops are dispatched. He has no chance of winning. There are hundreds of thousands of troops in Chang'an City, tens of thousands of flying fish robes, and 800 military battalions!"
Chen Xiaoru said: "Prince Yi, why?"
"Because I don't know why."
Fang Jie said seriously: "That's why I'm going to force him."
"Let's go."
Fang Jie said softly to Shen Qingfan.
Shen Qingshan nodded, and followed Fang Jie out of the shop. The three of Chen Xiaoru looked at each other, and finally he gritted his teeth and followed: "If we can really find out the truth for His Majesty, what's the point if we fight once? Fang Jie, this time we entrust our lives to you, don't let us disappointment."
Fang Jie smiled and shook his head: "My own life is also on it. I cherish my life a hundred times and ten thousand times stronger than cherishing yours."
He boarded the carriage and said to Nie Xiaoju: "Let's go, drive to the Marquis of Sanjin Mansion."
Sitting in the carriage, Fang Jie looked at Shen Qingfan beside him and asked, "Why don't you bring your sword?"
Shen Qingfan asked back: "What is a sword?"
Fang Jie was taken aback, shook his head and said, "Is it possible that when you have reached a certain level of cultivation, you will naturally become incapable of speaking?"
Shen Qingshan smiled and said nothing.
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On the official road three hundred miles away from Chang'an City, a man covered in dust and blood was galloping in the direction of Chang'an City on horseback. He was exhausted to the extreme, if he hadn't tied his legs to the horse, he might have fallen down already. His face was ugly and dirty, and it looked like he hadn't washed it for countless days.
White gas was sprayed from the horse's nose, and its hooves began to weaken when it ran. When there were tens of meters away from the post station, the war horse finally couldn't support it and fell to the ground. Because the legs were tied to the horse, the horse also crushed the man's legs when it fell. He wailed in pain, trying to untie the rope but couldn't find the knot.
The postman who was on duty at the post station happened to see it when he came out to pee, he hesitated for a moment, and ran over with a few postmen to check.
"Quick, get me out, I have an urgent military situation to send to Chang'an!"
The person who was crushed by the horse pleaded.
Yi Cheng was startled, only then did he see clearly that the man was wearing the costume of a fifth-rank tooth general. It's just that the clothes are covered with blood and mud, so you can't tell if you don't look carefully.
"What happened?"
Yi Cheng asked subconsciously while saving people in a hurry.
Na Ya Jiang raised his head to look at Yi Cheng but did not answer, his eyes were full of pain.