The Grandmaster Strategist Chapter 24: Layout hunting
On May 12, Wuwei's 24th year, the princess's brother, Cui Yangheng, the servant of the household department, died in Hepingfang.
--"Yong Shi·Biography of King King"
Before I walked into the hall, I heard a thunderous roaring voice saying happily:'Sima, you don't know, I'm lucky this time. The altar has been burning the knife for sixty years. , You can't think that there will be such a good wine in that small country shop, so I didn't want to drink it. I transported it back specially. How about it? If you invite me to have a good meal, I will invite you to drink. ‘
Then a calm voice came and said: ‘Old Jing, don’t yell like that. Your Royal Highness will be here soon. I’m afraid you will be blamed for not following the rules. ‘
The thunderous voice said impatiently: ‘I know, your Highness won’t blame me. I brought something good this time. ‘
Then I heard Sima Xiong smiling and asking: ‘What good things can you have, isn’t it just that good wine? ‘
The voice said triumphantly: ‘You kid will never guess, I’m sure to like my highness with something like this. ‘
Li Zhi smiled slightly, coughed slightly, and walked into the hall. I followed behind and walked in. As soon as I entered the hall, I saw two men in uniforms standing solemnly standing on one side. Li Zhi stepped up to the main seat, and the two men stepped forward to bow down and saw the salute. Only by looking at the respect and respect that they showed up and down, they knew that these two were Li Zhi's trusted generals.
I looked at the two of them carefully. One of them has long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, white face without beard, handsome but handsome, almost eight feet tall, but with a bee-armed waist, it doesn’t appear to be huge at all, and the other has eight feet. Chi, leopard head and eyes, rough appearance, burly figure, but like a hill. After the two people saluted and greeted me respectfully, Li Zhi pointed at me and said: ‘This Jiang Sima is the right and left hand of this king. You have met him well. Treat him like this king in the future. Don’t be rude. ‘
The two turned around and walked over to salute me. I bowed back and smiled and said: ‘His Royal Highness is serious. Zhe and the two generals are both subjects of His Royal Highness, so I dare not be two big gifts. ‘
After seeing the ceremony, I went to the seat of King Yong's head and sat down. The two stood there again, waiting for King Yong to speak.
Li Zhi smiled and said, ‘all sit down, this is not a military camp, don’t have to be so polite, grandson, will you be safe along the way? ‘
The general with long eyebrows and phoenix eyes stood up and said: ‘His Royal Highness, the journey is very smooth, but there are too many carts and horses, so I can’t help walking slower. This is a gift list sent by the envoy of Southern Chu. ‘Speaking and handing over a booklet. Li Zhi flipped through it, then handed it to me: ‘I don’t have much research on these paintings and calligraphy. You can take a look. ‘
I flipped through it and said lightly: "There are not many real best products, but they are not bad. These books are not paid attention to by the minister, but those books. Although Nanchu will definitely leave some important classics, but I I think there shouldn't be too much missing, and it can be nine out of ten. The next day, please send the catalog to the cold garden. 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 and asked to sort these books, and the emperor has already decreed to the Imperial Academy for them to handle this matter. Premier Chu Ping is a rigorous and knowledgeable man, and he will definitely handle it. These books, this is a major event for Zebei's later generations, he will not slacken off. ‘
I smiled and said: ‘I can trust Mrs. Chu too, but I just hurried through some books that day. Please allow me to borrow a few of them. ‘
Li Zhi smiled slightly and said: ‘You are the master of these things, but it’s Jing Chi. I heard you yelling when I was outside just now, or did I bring something for this king, what is it? ‘
Jing Chi hurriedly stood up and said: ‘His Royal Highness, Your Royal Highness must like this thing brought by the minister. ‘After that, I took out an atlas from my arms and handed it up.
Li Zhi opened it and looked at it, suddenly his expression was shocked, and he turned page by page until he finished reading it, and he exclaimed:'A complete map of mountains and rivers, Jing Chi, where did you get it? Who painted it. ‘
I was curious and stretched out my hand. Li Zhi handed me the booklet. I opened it and looked at it. It was all maps drawn by meticulous craftsmanship. The paintings were very detailed. I have seen a military map of Nanchu, but I rarely see such a detailed map.
At this time, Jing Chi proudly said: "At the end, the general was ordered to guard against the Chu army from Jingxiang. Every checkpoint had to be patrolled. A young scholar was caught a few days ago, and he found these albums from him. He killed this man as a spy, but after Xuan Canjun asked him, he said that he was not a spy, but Xu Jun, a descendant of Xu Heng. He was still a rare talent, so he was forced to stay in the army. I was so courageous, I finally chose a way of life, but I 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. He was honest. This time I wanted to kill him. I brought it, but Xuan Canjun said let me ask your Highness first. This is a letter from Xuan Canjun. ‘Said another letter.
After reading the letter, Li Zhi glanced at me and said, ‘What do Suiyun think? ‘
I laughed and said: "This person is indeed a talent, but now the war is full of chaos. If you stay in the people and you will not avoid suffering, your Royal Highness might as well send him to Mr. Ziyou. Anyway, I don't think there is a map of Youzhou here, let him It's not bad to concentrate on surveying and mapping. ‘
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Okay, this king will write a letter to Changqing later. The name of the Xuanjun army is Xuansong. Although he is taciturn, he is proficient in military affairs and is a man of wealth and righteousness. Do you remember the former Kingdom of Shu? Is Yang Can crazy? ‘
I thought for a while and said: ‘The minister knows this person, he used to be an envoy of the Kingdom of Shu to the Highness Camp. ‘
Li Zhi didn’t ask me how I knew, he just said: “This man is a hard bone. After the demise of Shu, he actually threw himself into the water and left a suicide note saying that Tian Heng had eight hundred heroes who died. How could the state of Shu not die? Man of the Lord, his wife and children almost died of starvation after his death. 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. In the end, Changqing actually sent someone to send all of his savings to the Yang family. The king had heard this and respected him very much. At that time, he had just joined the king, and the king saw that he had promised to keep his promise and asked him to do something. Jing Chi was reckless to join the army, so he sent Xuansong to join the army. It seems that this Xuansong is really worth reusing, but unfortunately now he has to rely on him to manage military affairs and he cannot be transferred to Chang'an. ‘
I smiled and said: ‘Military affairs are important, and General Jing is now in Chang’an to protect His Royal Highness. If military affairs are not entrusted by someone who is trustworthy, His Highness can’t rest assured. It's Xu Jun. Since he is Xu Heng's son, he should be a geographer. His Royal Highness should use it well. ‘
At this time, Jing Chi asked suddenly: ‘Well, who is this Xu Heng, how to declare to join the army, it seems that the last general should recognize him. ‘
I smiled slightly, knowing that this general was just as he looked, he was a vulgar person, and said lightly:'This man is a famous geographer in the past. He likes to travel around the world in his life. He has written a lot of travel notes. Scholars like to read his travel notes. You can know the customs of the world without going out, even the generals should look at it. If you know more, even marching is good. ‘
Jing Chi immediately showed embarrassment and said: ‘Although he can understand a few words in the end, he can’t understand the kind of literary books, and there are so many things. How can I have time to read? ‘
Li Zhi suddenly looked solemnly and said:'Jing Chi, you don't want to make progress like this. Although you are brave in combat, you can only be a general. If you want to be alone in the future, you have to study more. Now you are in Chang'an. This king won't do anything with you for the time being, so please read more books obediently. This is a military order. ‘
Jing Chi, who wanted to complain, stopped immediately, full of regret, I couldn't help but smile, and said:'Your Majesty, I'm afraid I will have to work with two generals these days. Why don't I leave it to me? , Chen promised to satisfy His Highness. ‘
Li Zhi said: ‘This is a good thing, Jing Chi, don’t hurry up to come to apprentice. ‘
Looking at King Yong's majestic expression, Jing Chi had to come forward to bow, but his expression was full of distress. King Yong and I looked at each other and smiled. This Jing Chi is very temperamental and difficult to control. If I give orders to him, he will definitely not be obedient. Now I can use this method to call him rightfully. If he is not obedient, I just want Punishing him to copy a few more pages will make him bow his head and obey orders.
Looking at Chang Sun Ji, his expression was indifferent, but his eyes were filled with naturalness. It seems that he is very shrewd and must be a good helper. My plan should be implemented smoothly. I showed a hint of joy from the bottom of my heart.
On May 12th, outside Chang'an Mingde Gate, it was getting late, and the city gate was about to be closed. A middle-aged man dressed as a businessman walked in. Although it was early summer, this man was wearing Dou Li, whose face was concealed by the shadow of the hat, couldn't see clearly. The soldier at the gate gave the man a suspicious look, but he didn't stop him, and it was not a critical time. There was no need to scrutinize it. This man seemed to be very familiar with the streets and lanes of Chang'an. He turned around. It took about half an hour to reach Hepingfang in the southwest corner of Chang'an, where the most inferior people lived, and the other poor people lived in Lifang. It's different. At night here, there are almost no people in sight except the idle land ruffians. On both sides of the alleys are the residences of poor people. From time to time, laughter and noise can be heard from the cracks in the doors. It is the underground place where people gather for gambling. The small casino and the residences of some prostitutes, here, there is also a kind of abnormal prosperity under the shroud of darkness.
This man walked through the dark alleys. The gloomy lights on both sides dragged his figure very long. The long deserted courtyard in front of him was his destination. He gently opened the courtyard door and left. Entering, the main room is brightly lit. The man just walked up the steps and two people flashed out from the dark corner next to the house. One looked at the man's appearance after taking off the hat with the lantern in front, and then quietly stepped back. .
Walking into the room, the man saw Cui Yang sitting in the dim light at a glance. He stepped forward and said: ‘Cui Master, it’s always good not to come? ‘
Cui Yang also said in courtesy: ‘Shang is called Antai, Meng Huo is now famous in the world, really gratifying. ‘
The man smiled arrogantly and said faintly: ‘This is the last transaction between you and me. I hope we will finish well. This is the place to pick up the goods. 'Speaking of taking out a wax pill, Cui Yang smiled slightly and handed over a box, saying:'Inside is your balance. After today, you and me are irrelevant to each other, but your Royal Highness said that if Meng Huo is willing, we can keep in touch. . ‘
Huo Jicheng opened the wooden box, saw the gold beads inside, smiled: "His Royal Highness is reasonable, these gold beads are safer, otherwise if you stop paying the silver bills, wouldn't I have worked hard, Master Cui , I will send someone to see the adults every half month. If there is anything, please tell the messenger. ‘After that, Huo Jicheng turned and went out. Cui Yang smiled coldly and said in his heart: ‘His Royal Highness has already set out to eradicate the Splendid Alliance, I hope you can survive tonight. ‘
It didn't take long for a man in black to come in and say: ‘My lord, when we just wanted to do it, we found that someone answered Huo Jicheng and had to stop temporarily. ‘
Cui Yang frowned and said: ‘Who is it, do you see clearly? ‘
Humanity in black: "I don’t know who they are. They are all dressed up as poor people. But before Huo Jicheng came out, they grabbed some important terrain. You know, we have to wait until Huo Jicheng comes in to make a layout. I didn’t expect him to bring With the help of the manpower, he clearly entered the city alone. ‘
Cui Yang sighed and said: ‘Fine, let’s go back first, and report to the prince Ming. We will deal with it separately. Anyway, if we didn’t make a move, then we still have a chance to entice him to fall. ‘
At this moment, there was a short scream from outside, and the man in black looked terrified and said in a low voice: ‘Someone attacked, please be careful. ‘I’m leaving the house after I said it. At this moment, the door opened silently, and a masked man in black walked in. The man was not tall and his eyes were as ice as snow.
The man in black stopped Cui Yang and said coldly: ‘Who are you who dare to attack us, do you know who we are? ‘
The man glanced at him, his figure flashed, and the man in black immediately counterattacked. The two fought a few moves in this small space. The man in black felt his hands and feet tied, but the man was free, but a few tricks. The man slapped a palm on the chest of the man in black, and the man in black screamed:'Big Soul Searching Hand. ', the voice has not dissipated, and the figure has fallen. In fact, the martial arts of the man in black is not very bad, but the narrow room makes him unable to use it, and if the opponent he faces is shot in such a narrow space, I am afraid that the three great masters are not as good as him. The man quietly walked to the man in black, gently tore off the black scarf on his face, saw his appearance clearly, and then glanced at Cui Yang. Cui Yang shrank to the corner with a scream, and trembled and said: "Strong man, spare my life, I will have to thank you for being an official. The official is the brother of the prince, if you need it..." I haven't finished speaking, that person has Walking away, Cui Yang was rejoicing that he had escaped from the dead, but he only felt a pain in his heart, and darkness enveloped him. What was going on, Cui Yang wondered vaguely.
The man walked out the door, and dozens of men in poor costumes stood silently, lying on the ground with twenty or thirty black masked men. The man did not make a sound, but just waved his hand and his figure disappeared into the night.
Huo Jicheng walked on the road full of joy. He wondered if he would spend the night in the famous flower house in Chang'an. While thinking about wrongdoing, he bowed his head and walked quickly. After all, he was still on the other side. He saw a gray-clothed and masked man standing in front of him, standing with his hands behind his hands, his tall and slender body carried a strong killing aura, and the dark alleys on both sides were also faintly murderous. Huo Jicheng didn't look back, he felt that there was someone standing behind him. Before thinking about it, Huo Jicheng's body had already volleyed into the air and rushed towards the dimly-lit house. When he was upright, a bowstring rang lightly, and Huo Jicheng's body sank, and a feather arrow flew past his scalp. Huo Jicheng had fallen on the roof of a private house. He rolled to the side and fled. The sound of the wind rang in his ears, and several people in black had chased after him. Huo Jicheng only felt that the strong palm wind hit his back, and he turned his palm out. , The man seemed to groan, but Huo Jicheng also had to slow down. The swords of the other men in black had already approached his body, and neither side made a sound. They started fighting in the dark. Huo Jicheng only felt All of these people are good in martial arts, especially the one who is facing him. The martial arts is even better. He can see from the corner of his eye that there is a man in Tsing Yi standing on the street, unable to see his face, holding a hard bow in his hand. But seeing the slender figure and extraordinary tolerance, he knew that this person must be a leader, probably disdainful of the siege, so this person did not make a move, Huo Jicheng secretly rejoiced in his heart and looked around, hoping to find the possibility of a breakthrough. But these people blocked all the escape routes, Huo Jicheng fought hard while thinking about strategies.
Just when Huo Jicheng was in danger, a small figure suddenly appeared from the gloom. He threw two flaming projectiles, and suddenly there were two loud bangs, and then red smoke billowed~IndoMTL.com~Huo Jicheng saw a chance. When he came, he immediately rushed in the direction he had been optimistic about. At this time, there were voices around, and the masked men quietly retreated while taking advantage of the red smoke.
Huo Jicheng panicked and fled for a long time. Suddenly a figure flashed in front of him. The man waved his hand. Huo Jicheng recognized the man's appearance, and he was happy, and quickly followed. The man was outstanding and took Huo Jicheng around. Turning, he arrived at the back door of a house not long after. The man pushed open the back door and motioned back. Huo Jicheng hurriedly followed in. It was a secret house. When he walked into the inner room, Huo Jicheng sat tiredly on a chair, gratefully. :'Brother Han, if you didn't help me, I'm afraid I would have died a long time ago. ‘
The man regretted and said:'Leader Huo, you are too careless, don't you think that the prince wants to kill people, you can't think of it, if I didn't respond outside, I'm afraid you will die soon, but fortunately I let my subordinates prepare smoke Bullet, otherwise I can't save you. ‘
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 could not blatantly besie me. I didn't expect his martial arts to be as powerful as the royal family. ‘
The man sighed and said: "You have a good rest for an hour, I will take you out of the city. There are a few places on the Chang'an city wall that are not strictly guarded. You are outstanding and you can go out. I am afraid that someone will check it out tomorrow morning. If you don't go, I'm afraid it will be too late. ‘
Huo Ji had a fierce look on the face, and said coldly: ‘Thank you Brother Han, I won’t let the prince get better. I am not such a bully person. ‘
At the time of the third watch, Huo Jicheng walked out of Chang'an from a poorly guarded old city wall with the help of flying claws. At the same time, in the cold garden of the Yongwang Mansion, Xiao Shunzi, who was replaced by a servant, was respectful and respectful. Said to me:'My son, the hunt has been successful. ‘