After listening to Guo An's narration, Xue Shao was already furious, but his expression was indifferent.

Guo An was very surprised, thinking to himself that after a few months, how could the commander of the Devil Brigade of the Three Swords Brigade seem to be a different person? According to his pure military style in the past, shouldn't he immediately raise his troops and horses and rush to Yan'an, and cut down the assassin Shi and others?

Xue Chuyu and the others, including Yue Nu, were very calm, because their reaction to Xue Shao was not strange at all. Today's Young Marshal Xue is no longer the desperate San Lang who led the Three Swords Brigade to attack Heisha in the past. It's not that he became cowardly and life-saving when he became an official and married a princess, but Xue Shao has experienced too much officialdom experience and political turmoil in Chang'an in the past few months, especially after getting married, Xue Shao has become much more mature and stable. Otherwise, unless the two saints and the prime ministers and important ministers have already regarded state affairs as child's play, they will not let Xue Shao go out on the expedition alone, and entrust the state and county to depose the power.

"Guo An, Yanzhou is within my power, I will investigate all the things you said, and I will definitely give you a reasonable explanation for the military and civilians in Yanzhou." Xue Shao said in an orderly manner, "It is imperative that my army be rested and recharged, and find a way to contact Wang Fangyi, the governor of Xiazhou. The Anxi Army under his command was the main force of my counterinsurgency this time. All you can help me with now is to get supplies for the army! ”

Guo An is already very familiar with and misses the one of the Three Swords Brigade at the beginning, the commander of the Devil Brigade who is both wise and brave. But Shi Bei was impressed for three days, and now Guo An felt that the young marshal Xue in front of him seemed to be more worthy of entrusting him with his life!

"Young Marshal Xue, don't worry! Even if I sell my sons and daughters and cut off the flesh on my body to put it in the pot, I, Guo An, will definitely not starve any of the brothers of Qianqi! Guo An gave a categorical answer.

"Nonsense." Xue Shao smiled, "It's enough for you to help me manage three days' worth of military food, and you are not allowed to sell your children and daughters, let alone loot the people, you can think of it yourself." Three days later, I had a solution to the problem at hand. ”

"The subordinates promise to complete the mission!" Guo An solemnly clenched his fists in response, looking excited and excited, as if he had returned to the Three Knife Brigade.

"Xue Chuyu."

"The subordinates are here!"

Xue Shao ordered: "Let the brothers rest for three days and recuperate." For three days, no one is allowed to go out and walk around at will, and anyone who disobeys military orders or wantonly disturbs the people will be beheaded! ”

"Yes!"

At this time, the meals came up one after another, and Xue Shao waved his hand without saying a word, "Don't say anything, eat!" ”

Guo An had something to say to Xue Shao, but seeing that Xue Shao was willing to stop talking about anything, he had to endure it.

After the meal, everyone returned to the barracks, where a simple marching barracks had been erected, and the men and horses of the thousand horses were barely settled.

The thousands of cavalry soldiers who were accustomed to enjoying fine clothes and food in Chang'an are now suddenly faced with a lack of food and clothing, and they are very unaccustomed to it. Although the people of Yanchang have given them all the "best" things to eat, it is still a drop in the bucket, and the staple food of the military rations of the thousand cavalry is still boiled coarse chaff with wild vegetables with little salt and no oil. They couldn't swallow anything like that, and they missed the steamed cakes and salted dried meats they had been so much disgusted for the other day.

"Until the military supplies return to normal, you will starve if you don't eat." Xue Shao said to his guards, "If you fight hungry, you have to lose your life. See for yourselves! ”

Hearing Xue Shao say this, the thousand horsemen gave up all kinds of beautiful fantasies and began to vomit while swallowing the black coarse bran boiled wild vegetables. Xue Shao is completely at ease, compared with the insects and mice that live in the wild, coarse bran wild vegetables are simply green and natural delicious food.

Guo An, as a landlord, was naturally very guilty, and apologized to the soldiers of Qianqi, and promised to solve the problems of hot food and cold clothes and bedding as much as possible. At the same time, he was very curious in his heart, these supplies were all stored in Yan'an, the state capital, since Xue Shaoshuai was the head of the march and the minister of the Qincha, why didn't he requisition it?

This question was thought of by everyone else, including Xue Chuyu. But Xue Shao didn't say a word, and none of them dared to ask.

After nightfall, Xue Shao handed over Xue Chuyu privately to explain some things, and then the moon slave did not bring it, and quietly left the camp alone and came to the north gate of Yanchang City. After waiting for a while, a black shadow flew like a night falcon and stopped in front of Xue Shao.

Wu Ming!

"Childe, what do you command?" Wu Ming asked curiously.

Xue Shao smiled mysteriously, "Don't ask more, come with me!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Xue Shao climbed up quickly like a dexterous ape on the concave and convex places of the city wall, and after a few ups and downs, he went up to the city and jumped out quietly. Wu Ming smiled knowingly, and easily flew up, climbing over the wall like this.

Two dark shadows hid in the night, darting north like silent ghosts, until a larger city appeared in front of them.

Xue Shao and Wu Ming's skills and physiques are the same, and they are incomparable. Standing in front of them at this moment is the seat of Yanzhou, the county seat of Yan'an.

"Does Childe want to go into the city and see something that the minister can't see?" Wu Ming already realized something in his heart, so he asked.

"Or you, the old scout, know the market." Xue Shao smiled and said, "Yanzhou's behavior is abnormal, there must be a mystery hidden in it. I believe that the news of the arrival of the minister in Yanchang will soon reach Yan'an, and I will check everything that should be checked before they make the next reaction. As soon as I appear in front of them as a minister, many things will be hidden! ”

"Childe is wise!"

Xue Shao couldn't help but smile slightly, and Wu Ming, a master-level "Tang Dynasty agent", came out to carry out the mission, which was definitely tacit and worry-free, and it was still inconvenient to change it to a moon slave. He raised his eyes to look at the head of Yan'an City, where there were many torches, and from time to time patrolling guards walked by, and it seemed that the guard was quite heavily guarded.

But this kind of Cheng dù's vigilance is really a bit pediatric for an old scout of Wu Ming's level and a special forces king like Xue Shao. It didn't take much effort for the two to sneak into the city. Then, in the shortest possible time, they came to a super-professional disguise, turning into two ragged outcasts and hiding in the darkness.

Yan'an City is not big, but it is much more prosperous than Yanchang County. The two first felt the situation in the city and came to a conclusion - Yan'an, the state city, is tight on the outside and loose on the inside, on the surface, it seems that the soldiers and horses are very strict against the outside, but in fact the city is relaxed, and there is still no curfew and no patrolling guards in the middle of the night, but the area around the wine shop is brilliantly lit and lively, and there is even a little sense of singing and dancing.

Such an atmosphere is obviously far from the vigilance of combat readiness!

Xue Shao knew that he had come to the right place, and there must be a lot of trouble in this Yan'an City. After some discussion, the two soldiers divided into two ways, Xue Shao went straight to the Shi Mansion, and Wu Ming went to the place with the most people in the wine shop to inquire about the news. The two agreed that no matter whether there was a harvest or not, they must leave the city before dawn and meet at the abandoned temple outside Yanchang County.

The Assassin Mansion was not difficult to find, and Xue Shao easily flipped in. Some days have not done this kind of errand, Xue Shao, who has returned to his old business, is not only familiar with the road, but also has a long-lost sense of excitement. He was already familiar with the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty, and knew that the general Assassin's Mansion had at least four courtyards and courtyards, and the innermost layer was the office of the Assassin's Office. He decided to try his luck at the place first, and maybe he could find something of value. If not, find another way to find out.

I don't know if it's good luck or bad luck, Xue Shao just touched the first time he entered the courtyard when he heard an exaggerated noise.

This piece of noise is very familiar to the former "Lantian Gongzi", including the shouts of cockfighting and the reprimand of the drinking order, as well as the scolding of gambling people slapping the table angrily, which is also mixed with the crying and wailing of women and the professional and exaggerated call of spring.

Xue Shaoke wondered, this is the public hall of the Assassin Shi Yamen, how can it become like a casino kiln?

Carefully concealing his hiding, Xue Shao approached the public hall as close as possible and quietly observed. He found that about 20 men in armor or military uniforms had gathered in the public hall that was usually used to raise the case, and set up many fire tables that were commonly used in the army. These long wooden tables, which were originally used by the firehead army to chop vegetables and meat, were used by those in the public court as gambling tables, wine tables, and large beds in the cave room. Six or seven women were stripped naked and thrown on the table to be abused by the soldiers, who seemed to be either prostitutes or civilian women who had been taken captive.

Xue Shao was like a cheetah lurking in the dark waiting to hunt, quietly observing those people. He thought to himself, according to common sense, the political power and military power of the local prefectures and counties in Datang must be absolutely separated, and the Assassin Historical Office and the Military Government form a mutual rank system, and they are generally not allowed to communicate with each other, otherwise there will be a suspicion of collusion between the military and the government. Looking at the situation in front of them, the soldiers of Yanzhou Mansion all ran to the public court of the Assassin's Mansion to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, obviously complicit in the wolf.

Xue Shao observed for a while, and it was not difficult to recognize their leader from this group of soldiers, and the other sergeants all called him "Deng Guoyi" - Lieutenant Guoyi surnamed Deng.

Lieutenant Guo Yi is the second-in-command of the local military government, and he can be regarded as a local military attaché.

Deng Guoyi's luck today is very bad, he lost the cockfight and the dice, lost the canopy and lost the dustpan money, and even the wine order was lost. But he did not crawl on the naked women like the other sergeants did when he lost the gamble, but gambled again and again, until he was penniless in the gamble, and then he scolded others for cheating, and walked out of the court, walking into the courtyard with rather irritated steps.

Xue Shao followed very carefully.

Deng Guoyi walked all the way through unhindered until he walked through the four patios to the innermost courtyard. There was a room with a light on, and the faint sound of a man and two women laughing. Xue Shao knew that theoretically it should be drinking flower wine.

Deng Guoyi unceremoniously pushed open the door and broke in, which startled the people inside. Xue Shao hid in the dark and looked inside, there was a middle-aged rich man about fifty years old, hugging two young women with thin clothes and open breasts left and right, who were already half drunk. Obviously, these two women are much better than those in the court.

"Haha, you've lost it all again, haven't you?" The middle-aged man was obviously accustomed to seeing Deng Guoyi's virtue, and smiled disapprovingly, "You guys quickly put out the fire for Deng Guoyi!" ”

Deng Guoyi was also really polite, took off his pants without saying anything, mentioned one of the women and asked her to hold her butt against the wall, and did something unruly if there was no one next to the horn. The middle-aged man and another woman let out a lewd laugh, and the two began to strip off their clothes and mess around.

Xue Shao hated it so much, it's so fucking unlucky, don't get a needle eye!