Xu hour and three quarters.
The sky has turned completely dark, and the streets of Taiyuan City are basically the only ones left patrolling the streets. The lights of thousands of houses in the city look peaceful.
However, for the people in Jian'anfang, today is an unforgettable day, and tonight is destined to be a sleepless night!
First, in the afternoon, the eminent monks of Puguang Temple held a sermon meeting in the small market west of Tongfu Inn, which attracted many people from outside Jian'anfang to come in, making it very lively;
Then, "Du Di" performed the art of "resurrecting dead fish" in public, and distributed Huansheng incense with the effect of "rejuvenating" to the public, which completely "exploded" the entire Jian'an Square, and the people in the square were all excited. After hearing the news, I came to ask for the rejuvenating fragrance;
Then, after the sutra lecture meeting ended, not long after, shouts of murder were heard from the direction of Tongfu Inn, as well as the sound of a monk reciting sutras. This strange scene made the people in the shop fearful, and they all closed their doors tightly. Open the doors and windows of your own home, keep a close eye on your children, and strictly prohibit them from going out;
In the end, the people heard the rapid sound of horse hooves coming from the street. Through the cracks in the doors and windows, they could see a group of sergeants on the street, all wearing armor from the Bingzhou Camp. Obviously, something happened in Jian'anfang, otherwise How come there are so many soldiers and horses from the Bingzhou camp
Some people could even see the government soldiers grabbing a few blood-covered warriors from a certain household nearby, and they couldn't help but wonder in their hearts who the government was arresting
In the back office of the governor's office, a sumptuous table of wine and food had been set up in the main hall. Li Tai was naturally sitting at the head seat, and next to him were Tiedan, Han Lizheng, Wang Yu, Dugu Feiying, Wang Liaoyuan, Fang Gongteng and Li Jun. Xian is not here, because in the previous battle, some Turkic spies saw that the situation was not going well and ran away. Wang Liaoyuan, Fang Gongteng and Li Junxian were still staying in Jian'anfang to dispatch officers and soldiers to hunt down the escaped Turkic spies.
Wang Liaoyuan was worried that he had neglected Li Tai, so he specifically told his confidant Mr. Wu to entertain Li Tai well. At this moment, Mr. Wu did not sit down, but stood behind Li Tai, bowed carefully and asked:
"Your Highness, do you think these wines and dishes are to your liking? If not, Wu will ask the kitchen staff to put another table for Your Highness!"
Unfortunately, Wang Liaoyuan is an upright official, and he is not a person who likes extravagance. He usually only has two or three dishes for his meals. Today, this big table has at least thirty dishes, let alone a table. There are also various famous wines.
The main reason is that this time Li Tai was kidnapped by Turkic spies. As the parent official of Taiyuan, Wang Liaoyuan absolutely had an unshirkable responsibility. He was able to rescue Li Tai and keep the black gauze hat on his head. This was a blessing among misfortunes, and Because of his negligence, Li Tai suffered for several days at the hands of Turkic spies. Now that Li Tai was finally rescued, wouldn't it be unjustifiable if he didn't ask his servants to make a good banquet to compensate Li Tai
"Hey! You're welcome, Mr. Wu! I'm very satisfied, so there's no need to bother anymore!"
Li Tai smiled and said: "In the past few days when I was kidnapped, those Turkic spies never abused me, but I haven't enjoyed such good wine and food for a long time, and I still miss it. !”
Immediately, Li Tai raised his wine glass, changed the topic, looked at everyone and said: "You have been busy working for me these days, otherwise I would not have been able to escape from prison so quickly! I would like to toast you all with this wine!"
After saying that, Li Tai raised his head and drank the wine in the cup!
The people at the wine table were all people who were directly or indirectly involved in the rescue plan. Besides Li Tai, Wang Yu had the highest status at the table. Hearing this, Wang Yu took the lead in raising his glass and said, "Your Highness has spoken seriously. His Highness is in jail because of our dereliction of duty and oversight, so rescuing His Highness is just making up for the mistakes!"
"That's what Governor Wang said! These are what we should do!"
Mr. Wu, several subordinate officials from the Governor's Office, and two generals from the Bingzhou Camp all raised their glasses in agreement.
Seeing this, Li Tai said: "In that case, I'm not polite! I happen to be hungry too, so I'll eat first. Please help yourself and don't be polite!"
After saying that, he picked up his chopsticks and prepared to eat.
In fact, he is not hungry now. He just had dinner at Tongfu Inn more than an hour ago. How could he be hungry? He was just pretending to eat to avoid being polite to these people! Because he was not familiar with these people, Wang Yu was familiar with him, and they were relatives. But after all, the age difference between the two was too big, so they couldn't talk about going together.
Anyway, he has the highest status here. He doesn't want to take the initiative to talk, and no one dares to talk to him shamelessly!
Seeing what Li Tai said, everyone naturally did not dare to refute, and started eating under Wang Yu's greeting.
"Well, Feiying, how is General Dugu doing now?"
Li Tai picked up two chopsticks and put some vegetables into his mouth. Then he suddenly remembered something and quickly looked at Dugu Feiying beside him and asked.
He remembered that night when Turkic spies attacked the post house at night, and Dugu Xin went into battle even though he was injured. He heard Dugu Xin's cries of pain in the room at that time. This shows how seriously injured Dugu Xin was at that time. During today's rescue operation, they only saw Dugu Feiying but not Dugu Xin. Li Tai suddenly thought of something bad and felt a thump in his heart, secretly praying that nothing would happen to Dugu Xin.
"Brother, he was seriously injured that night and almost died. Fortunately, Dr. Gongsun and General Li tried their best to treat him and saved his life! Now he has woken up, but he still can't leave the bed. He is currently recuperating in the post house!"
Dugu Feiying replied.
Li Tai secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's okay! It's okay, General Dugu is okay!"
After that, he looked at Tie Dan and asked, "Tie Dan, where are the other teachers and students in the academy? Why don't you see Mr. Mo Chui and Huai Yu?"
He was held hostage by Turkic spies for several days, and the news was kept secret for a long time. Naturally, there were many things he didn't know.
Tiedan replied: "Since you were kidnapped by the Turkic spies, General Li and Mr. Mo Chui were worried that the Turkic spies in the city would attack the other academy students, so they asked all teachers and students to move to Longshan, the telegraph relay station. Tianye is still building according to the original plan, but everyone is worried about you these days!"
Li Tai smiled and said, "I wish I didn't delay the construction progress of the academy's telegraph relay station!"
Tiedan added: "After we came out of Jian'anfang, I asked someone to pass the news to Mr. Mo Chui and the others. I think we can see them when we return to the inn later!"
"good!"
Li Tai nodded seriously.
After the events of the past few days, he felt as if he was in another world. He really missed Mr. Mo Chui and Qin Huaiyu now!
Only those who have experienced life and death will know what is the most precious. For Li Tai, the relationship between teachers and students, classmates, and friends in the academy is his most precious wealth and is worth cherishing for a lifetime!
"Tiedan, where is our telegraph machine? Now that I have been rescued, I should tell the mountain chief the news so as not to worry him!"
After eating two more bites of food, Li Tai looked at Tiedan and asked.
He didn't know that after he was arrested, Tiedan not only passed the news to Li Zexuan, but also to the palace. Now it was not only Li Zexuan who was worried about his situation, but Li Er and Queen Changsun in the palace were also worried about his situation!
He only knew that Li Zexuan sent Jia'e to Taiyuan to rescue him. He must have known about his arrest, so he said this.
"The telegraph machine is still in the post house. I have asked the imperial army to go and get it. Also, Qingque, not only the master knows about your arrest, but the palace also knows about it! So when General Li comes back from Jian'anfang later, , and will also inform the palace about what happened tonight!"
Tie Dan said seriously.
As soon as he rescued Li Tai, Tiedan actually wanted to pass the good news to Li Zexuan, but was stopped by Han Lizheng, because the news should be passed to the palace first. This order must not be messed up, otherwise something might happen later. If someone digs into it, it might bring trouble to Li Zexuan!
But the news sent to the palace was not something he could decide. It had to be decided by Li Junxian himself. He could not overstep it!
Don't underestimate this small telegram. The article in it is quite big, because this telegram is not only reporting safety to the palace, but also asking for credit from all parties in Taiyuan City who participated in this rescue operation. I didn't read it. When Tiedan said, "Inform the palace about what happened tonight," did the eyes of those present, such as Wang Yu, Mr. Wu, and the two generals from Bingzhou Camp, all light up
There were so many Turkic spies mixed into Taiyuan City, and these Turkic spies also kidnapped Li Tai. Among them, the Governor's Office, Bingzhou Camp, and the Taiyuan Wang family all had unshirkable responsibilities. The main reason why they actively participated in the plan to rescue Li Tai was It was to make up for their mistakes, and the telegram Li Junxian sent to the palace would directly determine whether their "making up for their mistakes" was qualified or not!
Therefore, this telegram is crucial to all forces in Taiyuan City, and Tiedan does not dare to draft the contents of the telegram without authorization.
"Okay! Then wait until General Li and Governor Wang come back!"
Li Tai didn't think about the twists and turns. He nodded and suddenly asked with interest: "Tiedan, what exactly is your rescue plan this time? Tell me about it?" How on earth did you contact Master Gae?"
He was really curious. He was in such a situation at the time, and the defenses of the Turkic spies around him were impeccable. He thought he had no hope of being rescued, but he didn't expect to be freed so quickly. Although it was this time He was a personal experiencer of the action, but there were some details that he still couldn't figure out. Now that the situation had settled down, he was eager to know the details.
Not only was he curious, everyone else at the dinner table couldn't help but look at Tiedan after hearing this. They were also curious, because although they were more or less involved in the rescue plan, it was only Li Junxian's request. Whatever they do, they do. Regarding the details of the overall plan, they don't even know the master Gae mentioned by Li Tai. They felt that Tiedan should know something. After all, he was Li Zexuan's direct disciple, and Jia'e was sent to Taiyuan by Li Zexuan.
But to their disappointment, Tiedan shook his head and said: "This rescue plan was planned by General Li alone. I don't know much more about his specific plan than you do! And I only made it in the evening before everyone took action. Half an hour later, I discovered that Master Jia'e was also at the lecture conference. As for when General Li contacted Master Jia'e, I really don't know! Qingque, you'd better ask General Li directly later!"
"Oh, that's how it is!"
Li Tai nodded. As he spoke, there was a rush of footsteps outside. Everyone turned their attention to the door. Soon they saw Li Junxian, Fang Gongteng, Wang Liaoyuan, and Wang Chengwu walking in from the outside. Relax, judging from their faces, the finishing work in Jian'anfang is probably over.
"General Li, Governor Wang, Fang Canjun, are you back?"
Li Tai's eyes lit up and he quickly stood up and greeted.
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