〖Wuwei twenty-four years on May 12, Wang Fei's younger brother, household servant Cui Yangheng died in Hepingfang, the incident happened.
- "The History of Yong: Biography of King Rui"〗
Before I entered the hall, I heard a voice roaring like thunder and said cheerfully: "Sima, you don't know, I was lucky this time, that altar has been burning knives for 60 years, you can't think of it. There will be such good wine in the village shop, so I didn't want to drink it, so I brought it back on purpose, how about it, if you invite me to have a good meal, I will invite you to drink."
Then came a calm voice: "Lao Jing, don't shout so loudly, His Highness will come over in a while, I'm afraid you will be blamed for not following the rules again."
The thunderous voice said impatiently, "I know, Your Highness won't blame me. This time I brought something good."
Then I heard Sima Xiong ask with a smile, "Can you have something good, isn't it just that jar of good wine?"
The voice said proudly: "You kid will never guess, I will bring something like this, Your Highness will definitely like it."
Li Zhi smiled slightly, coughed lightly, and walked into the hall. I followed behind and entered the hall. As soon as I entered the hall, I saw two men in uniform standing on one side. Li Zhi took the throne, and the two came forward and bowed down to greet him. Just by the respect and respect that showed on their bodies, they knew that these two were Li Zhi's trusted generals.
I looked at the two of them carefully. One of them had long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a white face and no beard. His appearance was handsome but handsome. His body was nearly eight feet, but he had an ape waist and did not look huge at all. The other was also eight feet tall, a leopard. The head is ringed, the appearance is rough, and the figure is burly, but it is like a hill. After the two respectfully saluted and greeted me, Li Zhi pointed at me and said, "This Jiang Sima is the right and left hand of this king. You have seen him before. In the future, treat him like this king. Don't be rude."
The two of them turned around and came over to salute me, I bowed back and said with a smile, "Your Highness is serious, Zhe and the two generals are both His Highness's vassals, and they dare not be the two of them."
After the ceremony, I went to the seat where King Yong was under the head and sat down. The two of them stood with solemn hands again, waiting for King Yong to speak.
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Sit down, this is not a military camp, so you don't need to be so polite, eldest grandson, are you safe along the way?"
The general with long eyebrows and phoenix eyes stood up and said: "His Royal Highness, the journey went smoothly, but there were too many carriages and horses, so it was inevitable to walk slowly. This is the gift list sent by the envoy of Nanchu." This booklet. Li Zhi flipped through it and handed it to me: "I don't have much research on these paintings and calligraphy, so let's take a look."
I flipped through it casually, and said lightly: "There are not many real masterpieces, but they are not bad. These books are not what the minister paid attention to, but those books. Although Nan Chu will definitely leave some important classics, I don't think it should be. There will be too many missing, how can there be eight or nine out of ten, please send the catalog to Hanyuan another day, and I will check it carefully to see if there are any precious books missing."
Li Zhi nodded and said: "I have written to the emperor, requesting to sort out these books, and the emperor has ordered the Hanlin Academy to let them do it. Master Chu Ping is a strict and erudite person, so he will definitely handle these books. This is a major event for Zewei's future generations, and he will not slack off."
I smiled and said, "I also trust Master Chu, but I just glanced at some books that day. Please allow me to borrow a few books from Your Highness."
Li Zhi smiled slightly and said, "You can make up your own mind, but it's Jing Chi. I heard you yelling when I was outside. Did I bring something for this king? What is it?"
Jing Chi hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Highness, your Highness will definitely like something like this." After that, he took out a picture book from his arms and handed it over.
Li Zhi opened it and looked at it, and suddenly his expression was shocked, and he turned the pages one by one until he was finished, and exclaimed: "What a complete geographical map of mountains and rivers, Jing Chi, where did you get it and who drew it? ."
I was curious and stretched out my hand. Li Zhi handed me the booklet. I opened it and saw that it was a map drawn by Seiko. It depicts the obstacles and dangers of various places, mountains and rivers, and the paintings are very fine. I have seen it before. I have seen the military maps of Southern Chu, but it is rare to see such a detailed map.
At this time, Jing Chi proudly said: "The last general was ordered to guard against the Chu army in Jingxiang, and he had to inspect all the checkpoints. A few days ago, he caught a young scholar and found these pictures from him. I originally wanted to take this man He was killed as a spy, but after Xuan joined the army and asked about it, he said that this man was not a spy, but Xu Jun, a descendant of Xu Heng, who was a rare talent, so he was forced to stay in the army. , I finally found a way to survive, but he refused to be an official and insisted on leaving. Later, I became angry and said that if he made trouble again, I would kill him as a spy, and he was honest. This time I originally wanted to bring him. , but Xuan Shenjun said let me ask His Highness first, this is a letter from Xuan Shenjun." Then he handed another letter.
After Li Zhi opened the letter and read it, he glanced at me and said, "What do you think Suiyun thinks?"
I smiled and said: "This person is indeed a talented person, but now there are many wars and chaos, if you stay in the people, you will inevitably suffer, Your Highness might as well send him to Mr. Ziyou, anyway, I don't think there is a map of Youzhou here, let him concentrate on surveying and mapping. Not bad."
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Okay, this king will write a letter to Chang Qing later, and the name of Xuan's army is Xuan Song. Although he is taciturn, he is proficient in military affairs, and he is a man who cares about money and justice. Can you?"
I thought for a while and said, "I know this person. He used to be the envoy of Shu to His Highness's camp."
Li Zhi didn't ask me how I knew it, but just said: "This man is a tough guy. After the fall of the Shu Kingdom, he actually committed suicide by throwing himself into the water, leaving a suicide note saying that Tian Heng had 800 heroes who died. After his death, his wife and children almost died of starvation. Later, he wrote a letter to Xuan Song according to his last words. Xuan Song had a few conversations with Yang Can and said that he was willing to do his best for him. He actually sent someone to send all of his savings to the Yang family, and this king respected him very much when he heard it. At that time, not long after he joined the king, the king asked him to join the army when he saw that he kept his promises and kept his promises. Jing Chi is reckless, so he sent Xuan Song to join the army. It seems that this Xuan Song is worth reused, but unfortunately he is now relying on him to manage military affairs, so he cannot be transferred to Chang'an."
I smiled and said: "Military affairs are important, and General Jing is now guarding His Highness in Chang'an. If there is no trustworthy person to entrust the military affairs to His Highness, His Highness cannot rest assured. But this Xu Jun, since he is Xu Heng's son, should be proficient in People of geography, Your Highness, please use them well."
At this time, Jing Chi asked anxiously: "Well, who is this Xu Heng, and when he said that he had joined the army, it seemed that the last general should recognize him."
I smiled slightly, knowing that this general was a rough man just like him, and said lightly, "This man is a famous geographer of the previous dynasty. He likes to travel around the world in his life and has written a lot of travel notes. Readers like to read his travel notes and don't go out. You can know the customs of the world, even generals should see it, and the more you know, the better you can even march and fight."
Jing Chi immediately showed a look of embarrassment and said, "Although the last general knows a few words, he can't understand the kind of textual books, and there are so many things to do, how can there be time to read books?"
Li Zhi suddenly looked solemn and said: "Jing Chi, you just don't seek to make progress. Although you are brave in battle, you can only be a general. If you want to be independent in the future, you must study more. Now that you are in Chang'an, this king is temporarily I won't use you for anything, just read more books obediently, this is a military order."
Jing Chi, who wanted to complain, immediately stopped, with a look of remorse on his face, I couldn't help but smile and said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid I have to work two generals these days, why don't you just leave this matter to me, I promise. Satisfy Your Highness."
Li Zhi said: "It's a good thing, Jing Chi, don't hurry up and ask for a teacher."
Seeing King Yong's dignified expression, Jing Chi had to come forward to greet him, but his expression was full of distress. King Yong and I looked at each other and smiled. This Jing Chi is unruly and difficult to control. If I issue orders to him, he will definitely not be obedient. Now I can use this method to order him in a proper way. If he is not obedient, I just Punishing him to copy a few more pages will make him obey orders.
Glancing at Changsun Ji, his expression was indifferent, but there was an expression in his eyes. It seemed that he was very shrewd and must be a good helper. My plan should be able to be implemented smoothly. I genuinely showed a tinge of joy.
On May 12, outside Chang'an Mingde Gate, it was getting late, and the city gate was about to close. A middle-aged man in a businessman's attire walked in. Although it was early summer, this man was wearing a bamboo hat. Under the shadow of the hat, he couldn't see clearly, and the guard guarding looked at the man suspiciously, but he didn't stop him, and it wasn't a critical time, so there was no need to make a strict investigation. This man seems to be very familiar with the streets and alleys of Chang'an. He turned east and west, and it took about half an hour to reach Hepingfang in the southwest corner of Chang'an. The poorest people live here, and the other poor people live in Lifang. The difference is that when it comes to night, there are hardly any people except for the idle gangsters. Both sides of the alley are the residences of the poor. From time to time, laughter and noise can be heard from some cracks in the door. It is an underground place where people gather to gamble. Small casinos and the residences of some undercover prostitutes, here, too, have a deformed prosperity under the shroud of darkness.
The man walked through the dark alley, and the dark lights on both sides dragged his figure for a long time. The long-abandoned courtyard in front was his destination. He gently pushed open the courtyard door, and he walked in. The room was brightly lit. The man had just walked up the steps, and two people flashed from the dark corner next to the house. One of them looked at the man's face after taking off his bamboo hat through the lantern in front, and then quietly retreated.
Walking into the room, the man saw Cui Yang sitting under the dim light at a glance, he stepped forward and said, "Master Cui, don't come here as usual?"
Cui Yang returned the ceremony and said, "I'm still called Antai, and Huo Mengzhu is now famous all over the world. It's really gratifying to congratulate."
The man smiled arrogantly and said lightly: "This is the last transaction between you and me. I hope we have a good start. This is the place to pick up the goods." After he took out a wax pill, Cui Yang smiled slightly, handed a box, and said: "It's your final payment. After today, you and I have nothing to do with each other, but His Royal Highness said that if Mengmeng Huo is willing, we can keep in touch."
Huo Jicheng opened the wooden box, saw the golden beads inside, and said with a smile, "It's still your Highness the Crown Prince, these golden beads are relatively safe, otherwise, if you stop paying the silver bill, wouldn't it be a waste of hard work for me, Mr. Cui, every other day? I will send someone to see the lord in half a month, if there is anything, please tell the messenger." Huo Jicheng turned around and went out. Cui Yang smiled coldly and said in his heart, "His Royal Highness has already started to eradicate the Splendid Alliance. I hope you can survive tonight."
Not long after, a man in black came in and said, "Sir, just as we were about to start, we found that someone was answering Huo Jicheng, so we had to stop temporarily."
Cui Yang frowned and said, "Who is it, can you see clearly?"
The man in black said: "I don't know who they are, they are all dressed as poor people, but before Huo Jicheng came out, they seized some important terrain. You know, we have to wait until Huo Jicheng comes in before we can arrange the layout. I didn't expect him to bring people here. , obviously he entered the city alone."
Cui Yang sighed: "Forget it, let's go back first, the Prince Ming, and deal with it separately. Anyway, we didn't make a move, so there is still a chance to lure him into ambush."
At this moment, there was a short and painful cry outside, the man in black looked stunned, and whispered: "Someone attacked, adults be careful." After saying that, he was about to go out. A masked man in black walked in. The man was not tall and his eyes were like ice and snow.
The man in black stopped Cui Yang and said coldly, "Who are you to attack us, do you know our identity?"
The man glanced at him, his figure flashed, and the man in black immediately counterattacked. The two fought a few tricks in this small space. He clapped his palm on the chest of the man in black, and the man in black exclaimed: "Great Soul Searcher." The voice has not dissipated, and the figure has fallen. In fact, the man in black's martial arts is not very bad, it's just this kind of The narrow room made it impossible for him to use it, and if the opponent he faced was shooting in such a narrow space, I am afraid that the three great masters would not be as good as him. The man walked quietly in front of the man in black, gently tore off the black scarf on his face, and saw his appearance clearly, then glanced at Cui Yang. Cui Yang screamed and shrank to the corner, tremblingly said: "Strong man, spare my life, Xiaguan must be very grateful, Xiaguan is the prince's brother-in-law, if the strong man needs..." When he left, Cui Yang was lucky to escape from death, but he only felt a sharp pain in his heart, and darkness shrouded him. What was going on, Cui Yang thought vaguely.
When the man walked outside the door, dozens of men in poor attire stood silently, and there were twenty or thirty men in black and masked lying on the ground.
Huo Jicheng walked on the road full of joy. He was thinking about whether to spend the night in the famous Hualou in Chang'an. While thinking about something, he lowered his head and hurried away. After all, he was still in other people's land, and he was walking. Huo Jicheng suddenly stopped, and he saw In front of him stood a gray-clothed masked man, standing with his hands behind his back. His tall and slender body carried a strong murderous aura, and the dark alleys on both sides were also faintly murderous. Huo Jicheng didn't look back, he could feel someone standing behind him. Without even thinking about it, Huo Jicheng's body had already risen into the air and rushed towards the dimly lit house. Just as he was standing up, a bowstring sounded softly, Huo Jicheng's body sank, and the arrow rubbed his scalp and flew past. Huo Jicheng had already landed on the roof of a house. He rolled to the side and fled to the side. The wind sounded in his ears, and several men in black had already chased after him. Huo Jicheng only felt a strong palm wind hitting his back, and he turned to take out his palm. , The man seemed to groan, but Huo Jicheng had to slow down. The swords of the other men in black had already approached his body, and neither of them made a sound. They started fighting in the dark. Huo Jicheng only felt that These people are all good in martial arts, especially the one who is facing his palm, his martial arts is even better. From the corner of his eye, he saw a man in blue clothes standing on the street, with no face, holding a stiff bow in his hand. But seeing the slender figure and the extraordinary bearing, he knew that this person must be a leader, probably disdain for siege, so this person did not take action, Huo Jicheng secretly rejoiced in his heart, and looked around, hoping to find a possibility of breaking through. However, these people blocked all the escape routes, and Huo Jicheng thought of a strategy while fighting hard.
Just when Huo Jicheng was in danger, a short figure suddenly flashed out of the darkness. He threw two fiery red projectiles, and suddenly there were two loud bangs, and then red smoke billowed. When Huo Jicheng saw the opportunity, he immediately looked forward to him. He rushed in the direction of the person, and there were voices all around at this time. The masked people saw something bad, and they quietly retreated while the red smoke.
Huo Jicheng panicked and fled for a long time, when suddenly a figure flashed in front of him, the man waved his hand, Huo Jicheng recognized the man's appearance, was overjoyed, and quickly followed, the man was outstanding in his dexterity, and led Huo Jicheng to turn around, no After a long time, he arrived at the back door of a house. The man pushed open the back door and turned his head to signal. Huo Jicheng hurriedly followed. It was a private house. When he entered the inner room, Huo Jicheng sat tiredly on the chair and said gratefully: "Han Brother, if it wasn't for your help, I'm afraid I would have died a long time ago."
The man said regretfully: "Mengzhu Huo, you are too careless. You can't imagine that the prince wants to kill people. If I hadn't responded outside, I'm afraid you'd be in danger earlier. Fortunately, I asked my subordinates to prepare smoke bombs, otherwise I can't help you either."
Huo Jicheng said with a sad expression: "I didn't expect them to cross the river and demolish the bridge so quickly. And I thought that at least I could escape, and the prince couldn't blatantly surround and kill me. I didn't expect his people to be so strong in martial arts, and the royal family is really skilled."
The man sighed: "You have a good rest for an hour, and I will take you out of the city. There are several places on the Chang'an city wall that are not strictly guarded. You are outstanding in your skill and you can go out. I am afraid that someone will check around tomorrow morning. If you don't leave tonight, I'm afraid it's too late."
Huo Jicheng showed a fierce look on his face, and said coldly, "Thank you, Brother Han, I won't make it easier for the prince. I'm not that easy to bully."
At the third watch, Huo Jicheng exited Chang'an from an old city wall that was not strictly guarded with flying claws. At the same time, in the cold garden of Prince Yong's Mansion, Xiao Shunzi, who had changed into a servant's attire, said to me respectfully. : "Sir, the hunting operation has been successful."