"Brother! You finally arrived!"
On the official road two miles south of Taiyuan City, Dugu Feiying and three forbidden soldiers rushed there. Here they met the large army of Dugu Xin and others. Dugu Feiying hurriedly stepped forward.
Seeing his eldest brother, Dugu Feiying felt a sense of relief in his heart for no reason. It came from his trust in Dugu Xin since he was a child! Although the situation in Taiyuan City is turbulent now, he believes that with Dugu Xin's presence, those monsters and monsters hiding in the dark will eventually be able to escape!
"Um!"
Dugu Xin nodded, and then he stopped talking nonsense and asked directly: "How is the situation in Taiyuan City?"
Dugu Feiying's face suddenly became serious. After pondering for a moment, he said in a short sentence: "Brother, the situation in the city is not optimistic! After we entered the city yesterday, we began to secretly investigate the new people staying in the inn in recent days, and found that There was a Turkic businessman named Zhu Hongsheng who was disguised as a Han. His behavior was very suspicious, so I sent people to keep an eye on him.
Today, the Turkic businessman went to an ironware shop in the city. But not long after, the businessman, the owner and the clerks in the ironware shop disappeared out of thin air under the eyes of the brothers. Later, through investigation, it was discovered that the ironware shop There was a secret passage inside, which led directly to another house to the west of the iron shop. The Turkic merchant and the people from the iron shop escaped through that secret passage. But when our people arrived at the house at the other end of the secret passage, they were already inside. Empty!
At that time, I felt that there was something wrong with the Turkic businessman and the shopkeeper of the iron shop. They were probably spies planted by the Turks in Taiyuan City, so I asked Zhang Dafu and the others to hunt for these two people throughout the city! But my manpower was limited, and it was too difficult to find the two of them from Taiyuan City in a short period of time. At noon, the head of the Wang family, Wang Yu, the governor of Suizhou, happened to return to Taiyuan, so I went to the Wang family to report to Wang Yu. Yu asked for help, hoping that the guards of the Wang family could also accompany us to hunt down the Turkic merchant and the owner of the iron shop... "
"What? You actually went to the Wang family to ask for help? So, Governor Wang already knows about His Highness's coming to Taiyuan?"
Hearing this, Dugu Xin suddenly looked slightly shocked, interrupted Dugu Feiying's words, and asked.
Hearing Dugu Xin's unkind tone, Dugu Feiying couldn't help but shrink his neck in fear, but he still explained:
"Well, brother, Wang Cishi is a relative of the emperor, and his son Wang Renbiao has a good relationship with Yong'an Marquis. He should stand by us on this matter both in public and private matters, and in matters of love and reason. ! Besides, the situation was really urgent at that time. If I couldn’t track down the Turkic businessman and the owner of the iron shop in a short time, they might escape from the city, and it would be even harder to catch them... "
At this point, Dugu Feiying didn't dare to say any more, because he noticed that Dugu Xin's face was livid at this moment.
"Nonsense!"
Hearing this, Dugu Xin couldn't help but scolded in a low voice: "The purpose of His Highness and others' trip to the north is the top secret among the top secrets. How can you easily tell others? If His Highness is in danger this time, don't tell anyone. I'm sorry, even if my father comes forward, I can't protect you!"
"Um... then, brother, what should we do now?"
Dugu Feiying was speechless for a moment, then asked again.
Dugu Xin couldn't help but said: "The matter has come to this, it is useless to talk more. For the current plan, we can only take one step and see one step first! You go on to tell me, after you asked the Wang family for help, did you catch the man named Zhu Hongsheng? The Turkic merchant and the owner of the iron shop?"
Seeing that Dugu Xin had no intention of pursuing the investigation for the time being, Dugu Feiying couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then he continued: "It's strange to say that after Governor Wang agreed to help us, many bright and dark sides emerged in the entire Taiyuan City. Countless people are looking for the whereabouts of the Turkic merchants and the owner of the iron shop, but even so, they were not able to catch them, but we caught the followers of these two men!
Through torture and interrogation, we learned from the servants that the Turkic businessman's name was Zhu Xiesheng, who was from the Shatuo tribe of the Turks. The owner of the iron shop was named Kang Chang'an. This man has always been mysterious, and few people know his origins. Finally, with the help of the accountant of the iron shop, we got the account books of the iron shop, but... it was just that the process was not smooth... "
At this point, Dugu Feiying briefly told Dugu Xin about the murder of the key witness Zhu Huaiqing and the almost complete burning of the account books. After listening, Dugu Xin frowned deeply. At this time, he Realizing how complicated the current situation in Taiyuan City is, it is as if there is an invisible big hand controlling everything secretly. The other party has probably set up a dark network in Taiyuan City, just waiting to get into it!
Seeing Dugu Xin frowning in silence, Dugu Feiying, who thought he had messed up the matter, did not dare to speak. The two brothers just rode their horses and marched at the front of the convoy. Suddenly, Dugu Xin's eyes were fixed and he spoke in a deep voice. Said: "Fei Ying, please hurry into the city and ask to see the governor of Bingzhou. Tell him that the Beiya Imperial Army is ordered to protect the safety of His Highness the King of Wei and others and needs to enter the city!"
"Ah~?"
Dugu Feiying was shocked when he heard this. It was true that the thousand forbidden troops were protecting Li Tai and others along the way, but usually when Li Tai and others rested in the county town, the main force of the forbidden troops would be camped outside the city and waiting. Only a small number of the Forbidden Army will follow into the city, led by Dugu Xin, who will follow Li Tai closely to protect his safety. Then if there is an emergency in the city, Dugu Xin will warn with fireworks, and then the troops outside the city will enter the city. Now Dugu Xin actually wants to let all the thousand forbidden troops enter the city. Such an abnormal behavior makes Dugu Feiying very puzzled:
"Brother, why are you doing this? With so many people entering the city, Turkic spies will definitely notice us! Doesn't it mean that guns are easy to dodge and hidden arrows are difficult to guard against?"
Dugu Xin said angrily: "In the past, we did not allow everyone to enter the city to avoid being noticed by Turkic spies, so as not to cause trouble for us on the road. But now you have made such a big fuss in Taiyuan City with the help of the Wang family. Unless all the Turkic spies in the city are deaf or blind, they will definitely notice something unusual! Now that we have moved from the dark to the light, I even suspect that the Turks may already know part of the information about the academy and the group. The purpose of this trip!”
Speaking of this, Dugu Xin couldn't help but feel a pain in his head. He sent Dugu Feiying to arrive at Taiyuan City first. He originally wanted him to act secretly, but now Taiyuan City has been controlled by Dugu Feiying and Wang Jiaying both openly and secretly. With the ups and downs caused by the influence, it is simply impossible to act secretly like before! Now they have been forced from the dark side to the bright side by the opponent, and they have suddenly become passive, because now they don't even know who the enemy is or what their purpose is!
"Ah? What should we do? If the Turkic Khan knew the purpose of His Highness and the Academy's group going north this time, wouldn't he go crazy and send troops directly to Taiyuan City to arrest His Highness and the teachers and students of the Academy?"
Hearing what Dugu Xin said, Dugu Feiying was inexplicably panicked and said.
More than a month ago, the Turkic state master Wu Jie was able to sneak into Yunshan alone for some confidential information from the academy. Today, if the Turkic Khan knew the purpose of Li Tai and others going north, there is no guarantee that he would not directly send elite soldiers and generals like last time. If you knock the border to enter the country to cause sabotage, Li Tai and the academy's team will either be arrested or killed directly!
No matter what the outcome is, it is not something they can bear!
"So before you set off, I told you not to tell anyone about the mission of His Highness and others under any circumstances!"
Dugu Xin glared at Dugu Feiying and said angrily: "By now, the Turks' spies stationed in Taiyuan City must have known something. However, Taiyuan City is hundreds of miles away from the Turks' Yating, and they must not have had time to spread the news. Go back, if this is the case, then we have no need to continue hiding, and simply put all our strength in the open. This is Taiyuan City, not the border of the empire. Even if the Turks hide some spies in Taiyuan City, as long as we Protect His Highness, the academy and others closely at all times, and they will have no chance!
You go to the city immediately and go to the governor's office to inform the governor of Bingzhou! Since the hidden dangers in Tongfu Inn have not been eliminated, when we enter the city, we will not stay in the inn but directly in the city posthouse, which will be more convenient for our brothers to set up defenses! "
Dugu Feiying felt deeply that his elder brother was right, and quickly clasped his fists and said, "Yes! Brother! I'll go to the Governor's Mansion right now!"
Seeing that Dugu Xin had nothing else to explain, he immediately broke away from the large army and ran toward the city gate.
In fact, with Dugu Feiying's temperament, he prefers open duels with famous swords. Hidden and secret visits are not his specialty. Now Dugu Xin has decided to reveal his identity and directly lead the army into the city. This is exactly what he wants!
After Dugu Feiying left, Dugu Xin rode to the carriage Li Tai was riding in. After briefly introducing the complex situation in Taiyuan City to Li Tai, Dugu Xin proposed to directly lead the army into the city and not stay in the inn. After changing to the post house, the atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became solemn. Tiedan, Qin Huaiyu, and Meng Wenhao all turned their attention to Li Tai. After waiting for his decision, Li Tai said in a deep voice after a moment of silence:
"In this case, everything is completely arranged by General Dugu. In extraordinary times, you should be extremely careful!"
Seeing that Li Tai was willing to cooperate, Dugu Xin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If this was Li Tai two years ago, he would definitely not be so reasonable. After all, in terms of comfort of living, the Yiguan is definitely far inferior to Tongfu Inn. Of the big inn.
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness, and please rest assured that my subordinates and others will fight to the death to protect the safety of Your Highness and others!"
Duguxin cupped his fists.
"General Dugu, you're welcome!"
Li Tai smiled and said softly, a trace of worry appeared on his eyebrows at this time.
In the past, Li Tai was indeed a person who only cared about his own enjoyment, but it is different now. As the commander-in-chief of this northward operation, he has the responsibility and obligation to ensure the safety of the people in the academy!
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