Under the snowy Chang'an night, Wei Tuqi led the prince's guard of fifty people and quietly walked out from the Shunyi Gate on the west side of the imperial city. The fifty-one people were all dressed in white cotton clothes and carried crossbows on their waists. knife.
Passing between the Banzheng and Buzheng squares, we came to the Yong'an Canal embankment that runs through the north and south of Chang'an City. On the deserted embankment, the lonely branches were covered with white snow, and there were several river bridges arranged vertically and horizontally. Also under the night sky, decorated with snowflakes, it turned into a white jade belt.
The black Yongan Canal ice surface is covered with a layer of black and white snowflakes. As the sky continues to fall with falling snow, we continue to go forward and try to cover the entire Yongan Canal with pure white.
"Boss, Haidongqing disappeared from here, but it flew too fast, probably because of the snow. After the general tracked it here, it disappeared." A soldier stepped on Walking up to Yu Tuqi with the thin snow under his feet, he pointed to the upstream and downstream of the river and said.
Wearing white cotton clothes and covered with snowflakes, the tall Yutuqi looked like a bear Yiyang. His beard was also covered with snowflakes. He breathed melted water drops and looked at Yong'an Canal. On the opposite side, Jinchengfang looked at Yong'an Canal again and asked in a low voice: "Didn't you find any footprints?"
"I didn't find any. Apart from our footprints, there were no other people's footprints, not even those of wild dogs." The soldier shook his head and said firmly.
"Where will the hell fly to? Follow the Yong'an Canal to the south and then two squares away will be the West Market. You can't hide people in the West Market, right? Will it be too conspicuous?" Yu Tuqi He wiped the snowflakes from his beard and said with some embarrassment.
"Could that be Andingfang at the back? It's a good place to leave the city. Guanghua Gate, Jingyao Gate, and Fanglin Gate are all very easy to get out of." Another soldier looked around. Looking to the north, two squares away is the north wall of Chang'an City.
"I don't think so. It's close to the Yeting Palace. I kidnapped King Yin and hid him here. Isn't this looking for death? The enemy will definitely not be so stupid." Yu Tuqi had no choice. At this moment, he really wanted to Take off one shoe and simply throw it away to decide which way to go.
"As the saying goes, they did the opposite and kidnapped King Yin and two palace maids. It is impossible for them to go to the West Market, right? There are many people there, and it is easy to be exposed, and the few squares close to the city wall on the back The land is different, it seems to be close to the Yeting Palace, but there are very few people here, and most of them are rented by outsiders, so the general thinks that we should go north." The soldier continued to express his thoughts. opinion.
And just as they were expressing their opinions, in a house in Andingfang next to the north city wall, Li Dan was sleeping soundly on the bed with a chicken in his arms. Two palace maids were waiting beside him, although they looked very friendly. They were exhausted, but still relatively peaceful and peaceful. Apparently no one was trying to make things difficult for them.
An eye outside the window secretly looked in through the glass. After seeing a master, two servants and three people sitting quietly in front of the bed, King Yin guarding them showed no sign of intending to escape. He quietly withdrew and came to a room next to him.
"Brother, I'm asleep. I've been working hard for a long time today. We moved to several places in the evening. We are all exhausted, let alone them. I'm afraid we don't have any thoughts of escaping now." Pei Yan first looked at the three people in the room. Man, said easily.
Pei Yi looked at the two people on the left and right, with worry on his brows, and said cautiously: "It's better to be careful. Li Hongfei is a very smart person, so he may guess that we are hiding here."
"What are you afraid of? Isn't the reason why I kidnapped King Yin today just to exchange with them?" Pei Yan was stunned for a moment. Since he was kidnapped and he was afraid that others would know about it, how could he exchange it with them
"What if someone rescues King Yin after we relax our vigilance, what else will you give in exchange?" Pei Yi glared at Pei Yanxian and said angrily.
A middle-aged man next to him, with an equally solemn expression, interrupted at this time: "These are not the top priority at hand. What needs to be solved urgently is how can we agree with the prince to let Mr. Pei go? If the prince does not let him go, Then our work is in vain."
"What my uncle said is absolutely true, so I informed the prince, and also King Pei and King Ying. As we all know, there is intrigue and secret fighting between the three of them. Even if the prince doesn't plan to let his father go, I don't think King Pei will either." Just sit back and do nothing? Don't forget, we still have the handwritten letters between him and his father. It will be difficult for him to agree to it. And if King Pei and the prince agree, the King of England is watching from the side. I'm afraid both of you and King Pei will have some scruples. If you don't exchange with us, it will be like killing King Yin. If anything happens to King Yin, whether it is the prince or King Pei, your majesty and the queen will take any action. No, okay? When the time comes, the three of them will compete for the crown prince's position, so we just need to prevent them from secretly rescuing King Yin." Pei Yi said confidently.
As long as the exchange is successful and Xue Zhongzhang, who is a prison guard, has replaced the leader of Jingyaomen's military guards with one of his own, he can take his father directly to Yangzhou by water.
Even if the prince wants to chase him, a light boat is much faster than a fast horse on the waterway. Moreover, there are people outside the city to help him. It will definitely not be a problem for him and others to escape Chang'an.
Xue Zhongzhang looked at Liu Dewei, Mrs. Pei Yan's younger brother, and said calmly: "Master Liu, don't worry, no one comes to this house in Andingfang on weekdays, let alone the wind and snow outside now, you can rest assured here. Just wait.”
Mrs. Pei Yan Liu's younger brother Liu Dewei, who was the supervisor of Dali Temple, looked at Xue Zhongzhang with a complicated expression after hearing Xue Zhongzhang's words, and then nodded silently.
Xue Zhongzhang had long been bribed by Li Jingye, and it was Xue Zhongzhang who got in touch with Pei Yan through Liu Dewei himself, and then put Li Jingye in touch with Pei Yan to start their ambitious plan.
I thought that after Pei Yan took the position of Youpushe of Shangshu Province and took charge of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry, they would then cooperate internally and externally and strive to control Chang'an in the shortest possible time.
But they never thought that the top-secret plan was intercepted by the prince Li Hong, which ruined their plan to use Li Xian to rebel. Even the plan to defeat Li Hong with King Pei failed and was completely dismantled by the prince.
"Brother Pei, it's time for the two of us to set off, right? We can't let the prince, King Pei, and King Yin wait too long, lest the prince really fights us to the death." Xue Zhongzhang glanced at Pei Yi and said.
"Okay, let's set off. Uncle Lao and Yan Xian will be guarding this place. Remember to be cautious." Pei Yi looked at Pei Yan Xian. His brother was impatient, so he had to give a few more warnings.
Fortunately, he still has his uncle Liu Dewei with him. As the supervisor of Dali Temple, he should be relatively good at custody matters. Besides, with him here, he can also restrain his brother Pei Yanxian and prevent him from messing around. .
"Buzhengfang? Interesting." Li Hong took a piece of paper, unfolded it, looked at it, and said with a smile.
"Then what are you waiting for? Send your pagoda camp to kill them immediately..."
"Shut up! This is definitely not the place where Lao Ba is being held. It's probably where they want to negotiate with us." Li Xian looked at Li Zhe, who was rolling up his arms and sleeves, and scolded.
Seeing that Li Zhe was frowning and unconvinced, Li Hong didn't bother to pay attention. He wanted to take the exam and asked Li Xian, "Then where do you think Lao Ba will be detained?"
"How do I know? If I knew, I would have gone a long time ago and would still be standing here with you in the heavy snow." Li Xian shrank his neck, and the snowflakes fell on his neck, causing a cool feeling.
"I don't know either. Let's just let the three of us go. It's written above that we can't bring more people with us." Li Hong handed the note to Li Xian and said.
"Why didn't you stop the person who just sent the letter? You might be able to find out the whereabouts of Lao Ba from his mouth." Li Zhe looked at the two people dissatisfied and complained.
This is because the carefree old man has been lost, and neither of them is very anxious. If he were lost, would these two people have a drink first and then try to save him? Or should they simply not save him and let him alone? It fends for itself.
Sure enough, whatever he thought came to him, Li Xian handed the note to Li Zhe and started the second round of scolding Li Zhe: "I tell you, this is the old man who lost it. If you lose it, I will pay attention to it." I just ignored them and just stayed in the house drinking. Since they sent someone to deliver the message, do you think it would be one of their own? The Tang Dynasty was not so prosperous that there were no vagrants or beggars. Just find someone. You can just deliver the letter, idiot."
"Why did you save Lao Ba instead of me? Didn't I kiss you? Lao Ba is still in the egg... Oops." Li Zhe covered the back of his head and was accidentally beaten by Lao Wu again.
"You just deserve a beating. No wonder Lao Liu doesn't want to give you a good face every day." Li Hong looked at Li Zhe, whose facial features were wrinkled in pain, and said calmly.
"You don't really plan for the three of us to go, do you? You... you can protect yourself, but... can you protect both of us?" Li Xian pointed at himself, then at Li Zhe, and asked with some worry .
The fact that Liu Xiang was knocked unconscious today completely made Li Xian give up his hope of winning over Li Hong in terms of force, so when he saw the note that only three of them were allowed to go, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
"Then you two don't go. I'm going to the meeting alone, and you're here waiting for news about me?" Li Hong said easily, holding the shoulders of Bai Chun who was standing with them at the door.
"Forget it, let's go. Remember to bring a knife, don't be empty-handed." Li Xian lowered his head helplessly, letting the snowflakes fall on his neck, and took Li Xian to get into the carriage first.
"Kill Pei Yan, immediately!" Li Hong gently licked Bai Chun's earlobe, whispered a few more words, and then walked to the shaft of the carriage.
Bai Chun nodded with a smile on his face, and then watched Li Hong driving the carriage slowly away. From time to time, several people's voices came to his ears: "Bai Chun only smiled at you. He never smiled when he saw us. Why?"
"Because I have a good character."
"Bah! I should have asked my mother to let you give the pure white to me."
"You're laughing so hard. You have such a good character. It's only the beginning of the month. Look, there are people voting for you. Haha, you have the nerve to say that you have a good character. It's really funny."
"Come on, come out, let's talk about Li Zhe, you're so brave, aren't you! Believe it or not, I'll break your middle leg!"
"Where are the legs in the middle...?"
"Li Xian, come out, don't let me drive alone, you two sit in the car."
"We are still looking for monthly passes for you, so we won't go out."
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(End of chapter)