Chapter 32: The Crisis Reappears
Mu Chen repelled the bandits with amazing force, Luo Xiong admired it in his eyes, he didn't want the entourage around this person to have such a ability, it was inconvenient to enter the territory of Qi Country in front of him, and he took people away with a few words of greeting, Zhao Kuo raised his eyes and looked, the valley became narrower and narrower, and there were steep rocks on both sides, if a team of soldiers and horses was stationed here, no matter how many people the other party has, it would be impossible to pass through here.
The soldiers of Yan State left, everyone continued to move forward, the mountain road became more and more narrow, the three carts also became a burden, and they had to rely on manpower to carry them forward, such a mountain road army must be impassable, this road also became deserted, Qi and Yan established a city army garrison in a flat place can be completely explained, even if a part of the soldiers and horses can enter from here, it will take a few days, it is inevitable to be discovered, even if they can enter, the grain and grass, and the baggage are not passable at all, and finally come to the mountain pass after some twists and turns.
Zhao Kuo nodded, Bai Ying stepped forward quickly with a long sword in his hand, his body was flexible, he came to the edge of the mountain pass, his body was attached to the stone wall and looked left and right, in front of him was an endless wasteland, if it wasn't for Luo Xiong leading the way, he thought he was returning to the realm of Yan Kingdom, there was no one around, and a few dodged back to Zhao Kuo, "Big brother, safe!" ”
Everyone walked out of the mountain pass, set off from Handan, Zhao State, because of the difficulty of Jishui, they had to go around Yan State, after several months of travel, and now finally entered Qi State, in which the hardships are no longer detailed.
At the edge of the canyon, an almost dry tree trunk, the tree is thick, two lights flashed from the dry tree hole, the dark tree hole looks particularly strange, the bark makes a slight shaking, it is not that there is a ghost hidden in it, the bark is connected to the trunk outward, and a pair of feet stretch out from the inside to step on the trunk.
There were people in the tree hole, and two people came out of it, dressed almost the same color as the trunk in front of them, most of them were to hide their figures, the two fought on the trunk, and then the height of the trunk looked downward, and the two hid in the trunk very hidden, even Zhao Kuo and these people also didn't notice it, one glanced at the direction of the mountain pass, "These Yan people sneakily entered the Qi country, do you want to inform Lord Xiangguo?" ”
Another said: "The mountains are high and the road is far away, and most of them are businessmen, so I think it's better to forget it." ”
"It's definitely not that simple, if it's really a businessman, it will definitely be looted by the bandits! Especially the bearded leader who looked like a difficult lord to mess with, and the big black man next to him. ”
"Could it be that Yan Guo's spies can't succeed!"
"In my opinion, it's better to repay Xiangguo."
"Okay, you stay here, I'll go back and deliver the letter!" After speaking, he was about to jump off the tree trunk, but the man hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him, "My legs are fast, your eyes are sharp, Lord Xiangguo explained that day, if there is something for me to go back to, you are here to monitor the movements of Yan Kingdom!" But you can't break the rules. ”
"Phew, every time you kid goes back, who doesn't know your thoughts, go back and receive the reward, all the credit is yours, drink flower wine and visit the kiln, you enjoy it, and Lao Tzu drinks the northwest wind here every day!"
"This is what Xiangguo meant, but it's not for me to have the final say."
"No, we have to change people this time."
The man snorted coldly, "Okay, I don't fight with you, you go back, I'm here to guard!" ”
"No regrets."
"What do you regret, this kind of thing is not necessarily a good thing, it's not as comfortable as running back and forth here."
The man hesitated and jumped off the trunk, and said secretly in his heart, if there is no benefit, why do you kid rush back every time, Lord Xiangguo will definitely be rewarded, it is better to return to the capital in a chic and chic way than to stay in a place where this kind of bird does not!
The figure of another person slowly disappeared, and the huge bark that was lifted slowly returned to its original position, if you don't look carefully, you can't find the flaws in it, and the naturally formed tree hole becomes an ideal residence for spies, as long as you send a few capable people to garrison here, once the army of Yan State tries to enter Qi State from here, immediately light the wolf smoke to warn, and the border defenders of Qi State immediately attack.
A figure came to the mountain pass to look left and right, Zhao Kuo and his party had already walked away, chose a remote mountain road, bent their bodies and quickly disappeared into the wasteland.
A sheltered place was formed under a towering sand dune, Zhao Kuo and the others sat down to rest, took out the topographic map from their arms, and from here they should enter Gaotang, and when they arrived in Gaotang City, they looked for an opportunity to inquire about Qin Yu's whereabouts, Qin Yu's identity is not low, as expected, it should be in the capital Linzi, after all, this is the Qi State, and he can only rely on his own people, if he wants to get rid of Qin Yushun and leave the Qi State, he has to plan carefully.
Mu Chen stepped forward, "Childe, I didn't see Childe come out for a long time outside the door that night, but Mu Chen was in a hurry!" ”
Bai Ying said with a smile: "Brother Mu can't believe in the son's ability!" Bai Ying is good at this kind of thing. ”
Zhao Kuo shook his head, "If you don't have the identity of Black Hu, it's not easy to get rid of Hu Zuo!" ”
Several people frowned when they heard this, "Could it be that something has changed!" ”
Zhao Kuo briefly said the mechanism placed on the stairs of Hu Zuo, mentioning the murderous machine hidden on the chair, Qin Wan and the others also pinched a cold sweat, it was really thrilling, I didn't want to be so careful, even if my own residence was also arranged with such an exquisite mechanism, even if someone else could get rid of Hu Zuo, it would definitely alarm the guards.
After a short rest, the group continued on the road, and the shadows of the three carts slowly disappeared.
Time is fleeting, arranged in the canyon to choose a dangerous road to avoid those people, anxious to return to the capital, the foot does not stop day and night to hurry, this day came to Gaotang City, simply buy some dry food with enough drinking water, originally wanted to be chic, a touch of the pocket can not help but be ashamed, out of the city happened to see a war horse tied to the side of the road, the owner is mostly to go to the errands, along the way the feet are inevitably sore, no one quickly stepped forward to untie the reins and fly on the horse.
A person chased behind him, his burly face was angry, he didn't want the war horse to be snatched away, and scolded with a finger of his hand, "If you are caught by Lao Tzu and break your dog's legs, you will be stripped of your dog's skin!" Immediately attracted passers-by to watch, and the man scolded him, seeing that the other party was far away, he had no choice but to admit it.
The spies hurried day and night, this day finally arrived at Linzi City, flew off the horse, as a spy of Xiangguofu, the soldiers did not recognize, the soldiers looked up and down, especially the war horse in their hands, ordinary people do not have this kind of good horse, the identity must not be low, forget it, or less trouble, Linzi City suffered from the baptism of war, and there are many craftsmen standing on the inner and outer city walls to repair the damaged walls.
The spies came to Xiangguo's Mansion to see Qi Xiangtiandan, and the family opened the door to learn the details, "Xiangguo's Lord is not in the mansion now!" ”
"Could it be that you are going far away?"
The family smiled: "That's not it, at this time, it should be in the palace to approve the official document!" ”
Tian Dan looked at the files sent from all over the Qi country with a gloomy face, most of them were people with poor grain harvests and had no way to make a living, begging for food supplies, Tian Dan looked at the case and slapped the table, "What is the use of these officials who only know what to ask for!" ”
A guard trotted all the way to the door just when he heard it, and his body was so frightened that he quickly stopped, not knowing what kind of tantrum Lord Xiangguo had, Tian Dan raised his head, "Come in!" ”
The guards came to the front tremblingly, "The outsiders said that they want to meet Lord Xiangguo!" ”
Tian Dan put the file away, "Have you ever asked who it is?" ”
The guard shook his head, "The man said that he would only say it after meeting Xiangguo." ”
"Okay, let me take a look."
Tian Dan walked out of the side hall, this is the place where the office is on weekdays, the fire bull array broke through the camp of Yan State, Yan State was defeated, Qi State was able to restore the country, Tian Dan was supported by the people for the royal family, Tian Dan shook his head again and again, "If Tian Dan takes the throne with power at this time, he is a sinner of Qi through the ages!" "Resolutely support the new king, that is, the king of Qixiang.
King Qi Xiang was grateful, originally thought that there was no hope of recovering the country, did not want to go out of Tiandan, wantonly rewarded, canonized Tiandan as Xiangguo, and handed over the size of the matter to Tiandan, Qi was in ruins, Tiandan spent a lot of brains for this, and was worried that Yan and Zhao would encroach on Qi, Maiqiu was lost, Tiandan was furious, and when he learned the details, Qin Yu squandered the army and robbed the grain, and the people were disappointed on weekdays, and finally suffered defeat.
Qin Yu was originally an old minister of King Xiang of Qi, and he promised his sister to King Xiang as a concubine, and returned to the capital Linzi with the remnants of the army to see King Qi Xiang, and knelt on the ground with a puff, snot and tears, and complained bitterly, the army of Zhao attacked the city day and night, and Lord Xiangguo was reluctant to send reinforcements, Qin Yu fought with the Zhao people in the land of projectiles, and finally the grain and grass were cut off and outnumbered and lost Maiqiu, originally wanted to die, but he couldn't let go of the king, and was willing to serve the king before and after the saddle of the sinful body.
King Qi Xiang suddenly softened his heart when he saw Qin Yu like this, Zhao people are good at fighting, Zhao Hao is even better, a defeat is nothing, and General Qin burned the overpass to block the Zhao people's offensive can be regarded as making up for it.
Tian Dan snorted coldly, "King, only by having clear rewards and punishments can you convince the public, if General Qin can keep his duty and restrain the soldiers, how can he cause a popular uprising!" ”
Qin Yu raised his head, "Lord Xiangguo, don't spew blood, those chaotic people are not the people of Maiqiu at all, but the spies of Zhao Guo who secretly mixed in with Maiqiu and provoked them, so it will be like this." ”
King Qi Xiang waved his hand and said: "Xiangguo, according to this king's opinion, forget it, temporarily remove Qin Yu from the post of general and wait for call!" ”
Tian Dan had no choice but to do this, although Qin Yu was cheaper, he always taught him a lesson, don't rely on his relationship to do anything wrong in the Qi country.
Tian Dan walked out of the side hall with the guards and came to the palace gate, the man looked up and saw Tian Dan hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "I've seen the king!" ”
"It's you! Come in and talk. ”
The two of them quickly entered the side hall and drank a sip of herbal tea, "But there is an abnormality on the Yan Kingdom's side?" ”
The man shook his head, "Back to Xiangguo, a few days ago, a team of people and horses entered the Qi country from the canyon, and the subordinates looked suspicious, so they hurried day and night to report to the adults." ”
"How many are there?"
"About two dozen of them, with three big carts, and I don't know what was in them."
"Dozen!" Tian Dan stood up and paced back and forth, the man took the opportunity to take a few sips of herbal tea, and his throat was very dry after days of hurrying.
"Do you see who they are?"
The spy shook his head, "At that time, I was far away, and I vaguely saw that the leader was a bearded man, and the burly people who followed behind him were all with guys, and they looked fierce and vicious, and they must not be ordinary caravans." ”
Tian Dan turned around, "Thank you for your hard work, go to the treasury to receive some benefits, and take a good rest for a few days to rush back to the canyon!" ”
The man's face showed joy, "Xie Xiangguo!" Turning around and leaving, Tian Dan's face was gloomy, who are these people, and what is the purpose of entering the Qi Kingdom, if it is really a spy sent by the Yan Kingdom, it will definitely not be so blatant.