The residence of Shaoqing in Dali Temple.
Crossing the shadow of cranes in the cold pond, the night is as cold as water, Yan Shu wakes up from his sleep in the middle of the night, unable to fall asleep again, and puts on his clothes to get up.
Tomorrow is the day when he sets off to return to Baidi City.
For more than half a month, Yan Shu had inquired about Baidi City in many ways, but to no avail.
Anxiety lingered in Yan Shu's heart and could not go away for a long time.
He has not had a good rest for many days.
It was autumn, the weather was cold, and the white dew was frost. Yan Shu became sick with longing, tossed and turned, and simply got up and went to the courtyard to enjoy the moon.
He walked to the yard and stood there for a while, when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.
Yan Shu turned his head, saw the person coming, and quickly saluted: "Father."
"Shu'er, why are you sleepless in the middle of the night, looking at the sky here?" Qin Jueming walked slowly and asked with a smile.
"Does foster father have any news from Baidi City? Has Lord Shen ever sent a letter?" Yan Shu asked anxiously.
Qin Jueming shook his head.
Yan Shu's eyes dimmed for a moment.
Qin Jueming saw that he was in a bad mood, and asked, "Shu'er, what's wrong with you?"
Yan Shu was silent for a moment, looked up at the round of flying mirrors in the sky, and said: "After my father was wronged and killed, my adoptive father taught me to let go of my remaining hatred and realize Lan Yin early, but I have ten years of obsession with repaying my dream once." I didn't understand the reason for the hatred, but recently, I understand it a little bit."
Qin Jueming showed surprise, then shook his head helplessly: "Shu'er, go to rest earlier, cough cough cough..."
Just halfway through speaking, Qin Jueming suddenly covered his lips and coughed.
"Father?" Yan Shu was frightened and stepped forward, wanting to feel Qin Jueming's pulse.
"It's all right." Qin Jueming pushed Yan Shu's hand away, "I've lived in Shuofang for a long time, and I'm just a little uncomfortable with the capital city. Don't worry, go to sleep. We'll be leaving tomorrow, and recharge your batteries."
Seeing that Qin Jueming insisted that he was in good health, Yan Shu had no choice but to bow and retreat, and went to the wing.
Qin Jueming remained silent on the spot, looking up at the bright moon for a while, and then returned to the house, leaving only the pale moonlight.
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On the second day, Qin Jueming and Yan Shu led the 3,000 Imperial Forest Army and headed for Baidi City.
The dry road changed to the water road without stopping, but within a few days, they traveled to another town near Baidi City to settle down.
Zhizhou had been waiting in this town for many days. He helped to settle down the Imperial Forest Army, and handed over the map of Baidi City to Qin Jueming and Yan Shu.
After several discussions, Qin Jueming decided to lead his troops into Baidi City early tomorrow morning and send people to guard the gates and exits of Baidi City to prevent the rebels from escaping in the chaos.
From Qin Jueming's point of view, although Han Ya and Shen Chao had sealed off the city, they had no military power in their hands. They had only dozens of Jackdaw Assassins. How could these people be compared with the 3,000 Imperial Forest Army
In the final analysis, Han Ya is the turtle in the urn.
Everything is in place, and everything is inexplicably smooth.
Yan Shu suddenly discovered that if he could enter Baidi City tomorrow, he would be able to meet Li Changtian.
I don't know how Li Changtian is doing these days, and whether he was injured...
But Yan Shu felt faintly uneasy again, and expected that it would not be so satisfactory.
Sure enough, in the early morning of the second day, Qin Jueming suddenly ordered the troops to stand still, and gave no other orders.
Yan Shu went to ask why.
Qin Jueming let out a long sigh, took out a secret letter he just got, and handed it to Yan Shu.
In the secret letter, there is a shocking news.
Han Ya secretly crossed 3,000 Beidi soldiers in the Central Plains and hid them in Baidi City! ! !
What shocked Yan Shu and Qin Jueming even more was that.
Han Ya actually threatened the lives of thousands of innocent civilians in Baidi City! !
He said that if Qin Jueming dared to lead his troops into Baidi City, he would immediately order Beidi soldiers to break into Baidi City from Tianque Mountain Villa. At that time, Baidi City would be filled with blood and corpses!
Qin Jueming never expected that Han Ya would be so frenzied and unreasonable. For a while, he didn't dare to use troops and thought about countermeasures.
White dew, the cold wind kills, and the leaves fall to know autumn.
When the situation was at a stalemate, Yan Shu suddenly had a plan.
He found Qin Jueming and said, "Father, I know there is a small road that can sneak into Tianque Mountain Villa from the outskirts of Baidi City."
"Oh?" Qin Jueming was surprised, and quickly asked Yan Shu to elaborate.
Yan Shu then marked out the route he escaped from Tianque Mountain Villa in detail on the map, and said many details along the way.
"Perhaps we can select someone who is good at climbing walls from the Royal Forest Army. In the dead of night, sneak into the Tianque Mountain Villa from the small path cave, capture the thief first, and capture the king first. As long as we can capture Han Ya, the rest are just It's a mess." Yan Shu revealed his plan.
Qin Jueming immediately considered the disadvantages: "But you were discovered when you escaped, so Han Ya and the others must know the existence of this road. It is very likely that this road has been destroyed or blocked."
Yan Shu replied: "Father, sit down and talk, it's better to get up and walk. If you don't explore the road, how will you know if the road has been destroyed?"
Qin Jueming questioned again: "Even if you really arrived at Tianque Villa, where the territory is vast and heavily guarded, how could you find Han Ya and successfully capture him out of Tianque Villa?"
Yan Shu fell silent. After a long time, he raised his head and said softly, "I have to take a gamble."
Qin Jueming stared at Yan Shu, and suddenly smiled: "Gambling? Shu'er, this is not something you can say. Let me ask you, is your plan really just to catch the king of thieves?"
"I..." Yan Shu lowered her eyes, "No, I still want to save people."
"Li Changtian?" Qin Jueming asked.
"Yes." Yan Shu nodded, closed his eyes and waited for Qin Jueming to scold him, scolding him for having selfish desires and disregarding the overall situation.
But Qin Jueming just smiled helplessly, he sighed, put his hands behind his back, and said, "Shu'er, for the past ten years, I've been betting every day on my survival and success, so sometimes , maybe it’s time to take a gamble.”
Yan Shu suddenly looked up at Qin Jueming.
"Actually, I know about the path you mentioned. The Lord Shen Chao mentioned this path in his first secret letter to me." Qin Jueming said.
Yan Shu was a little surprised, "The adoptive father already knew about the secret passage?"
"Yes, but Han Ya has sent assassins to guard this trail day and night. Anyone who intends to sneak into Tianque Mountain Villa through this trail will definitely be arrested." Qin Jueming said.
Yan Shu was stunned, then gritted his teeth lightly, showing unwillingness.
"However..." Qin Jueming changed the subject, "Lord Shen Chao didn't come to instruct us not to trespass on this road, on the contrary... he hoped that someone could fall into the trap of himself."
"What? Why?" Yan Shu was puzzled.
Because since the 3,000 Imperial Forest Army stationed near Baidi City, Han Ya has become more and more anxious, sending letters to Beidi and the capital many times, urging Beidi to send troops to occupy the Central Plains immediately, and at the same time provoke a coup in the court.
Shen Chao was worried that Han Ya would be desperate, so he ordered Beidi soldiers in Tianque Villa to directly attack Baidi City, killing innocent people, so as to disrupt Baidi City, the world's granary.
Shen Chao hoped that Qin Jueming would use bitter tricks to find someone to attack Tianque Villa from a small path, and then be captured by Han Ya as a prisoner.
Yan Shu immediately understood.
It is said that he is looking for someone to pretend to be a prisoner, but no matter how he thinks about it, this person refers to him specifically.
"Lord Shen Shen Chao has a plan, but he needs me to stand still for seven days. He is afraid that Han Ya will jump the wall in a hurry and kill innocent people during these seven days, so he asked me to find someone..." Qin Jueming paused, no longer evasive, "So he hopes that you can pretend to be caught, so that Han Ya thinks that you have poked my weakness and relaxes. This is Prince Shen's plan to delay the attack."
"Although Prince Shen promised me that he would protect you, how can I rest assured that I put you in danger..." Qin Jueming sighed, "So I haven't told you about it for a long time."
"Yifu." Yan Shu looked very calm, he said, "A gentleman is righteous, he sets his heart for the world, he establishes his life for the people, he learns for the past, and he strives for peace in everything. Although we are small soldiers, we dare not think that Ignore it with empty words, if this action can protect the peace of the people of Liming in Baidi City, it is not a pity to die."
Qin Jueming: "... death is not a pity? Can you tell me again?"
Yan Shu: "...I will act cautiously and protect my own safety. Please rest assured my adoptive father."
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It's night, the black magpie rests tiredly, the stars hang on the weeping poplars, Tianque Mountain Villa.
Suddenly fishes and dragons started up, people's voices were noisy, and the lights were brightly lit.
Half an hour later, Shen Chao hurriedly reported something to Han Ya.
Han Ya was taking a nap on the couch, when he heard something important, he got up, arranged his clothes neatly, then sat on the Grand Master's chair in the hall, and met Shen Chao.
"Master Han, as you expected, Qin Jueming's adopted son came back to save people, but he has been captured by Jackdaw Assassin." Shen Chao said.
"As I expected?" Han Ya raised his teacup and asked slowly.
Shen Chao paused.
"I didn't save that man's life to be a bait." Han Ya sipped his tea and said calmly, "But since Qin Jueming's adopted son was captured, it was a surprise, and he was locked in prison. People have escaped, go."
Shen Chao took the order and exited the hall, frowning slightly.
Han Ya was not as happy as he expected, but rather indifferent.
Shen Chao really couldn't see through Han Ya's mind, he looked at the night sky and felt uneasy.
At this time, Yan Shu, who was acting according to the plan, was tied up with a rope by the jackdaw assassin, and staggered towards a place.
Just now, in order not to be seen as a heretic, after being surrounded by Jackdaw Assassins, he fought with all his strength, so that he suffered several injuries on his body.
The Jackdaw Assassin escorted him to an attic. The attic was heavily guarded and there were guards everywhere. Even they were stopped here.
Jackdaw Assassin stepped forward to talk to the guards, and Yan Shu vaguely heard some words.
"Prince Shen said... Lock them up together... Watch them carefully... Yes..."
Jackdaw's black-clothed assassin finished telling the guards and grabbed Yan Shu.
"Walk!"
After walking up three floors to the attic, the Jackdaw Assassin opened the door, pushed Yan Shu in, and closed the door again.
The Jackdaw Assassin pushed extremely hard, Yan Shu's hands were still tied behind his back, unable to stabilize his body, he fell heavily to the ground.
Yan Shu was neither angry nor annoyed, he stood up calmly and looked around.
He had thought that he would be locked in a cell full of torture instruments like last time.
I don't know that's not the case.
This place is more like an abandoned study. The furnishings are very simple. There are wooden shelves and book jars, but there are no scrolls or books in the empty room. A red candle, the big candlelight illuminates the corners of the room.
At this moment, Yan Shu discovered that there was an inner room here.
He hesitated for a moment, then slowly stepped into the inner room.
The inner room is even more rudimentary, with only a round table, a wooden bench and a soft canopy bed.
Suddenly, Yan Shu was surprised to find that there was a person curled up in the corner of the bed.