"Is there a secret passage in the prince's mansion?" Qin Shuhuai asked directly.

Zhu Zhishu hesitated, but then nodded and said, "There is indeed a secret passage." The entrance to the secret passage is under a rockery in the backyard, but Cao Guozhang sent troops to block the entire backyard a few days ago in the name of protecting the palace. ”

"How many?"

"There are at least fifty people guarding the backyard, and now even the king is not allowed to enter. ”

"It's okay, some shrimp soldiers and crabs are just generals. ”

"Grandpa Guo, they are not shrimp soldiers and crab generals. According to the commander of the king's guards, there were many good men among the fifty. Moreover, in addition to guarding the backyard, there were also 200 soldiers stationed around the palace. ”

Qin Shuhuai smiled disdainfully, "The King of Shu doesn't need to worry, Xia Guan also brought a large number of martial arts masters here, and they are all famous martial arts masters, how can these rats be stoppable?"

Zhu Zhishu knew that Qin Shuhuai was the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, and when these words came out of Qin Shuhuai's mouth, he was convinced.

"So, is Grandpa Guo planning to take Wu Yutian's family to this palace, and then escape through the secret passage?"

"Exactly. ”

"But what if Cao Guozhang sends someone to guard the exit of the secret passage?"

"Hehe, he sent someone to guard the exit, can't we dig the exit in the middle of the road?"

Zhu Zhishu pondered for a long time, but still said uneasily, "If Cao Guozhang knew that we were going through the secret passage, he would definitely order troops to be sent along the secret passage. He knew where the secret passage was going. ”

Qin Shuhuai smiled slightly, and said lightly, "Then it depends on which of us is faster! As long as we take the entrance to the secret passage, Cao Guozhang will first hand over the secret passage diagram to his henchmen, and then his henchmen will take the diagram to find the soldiers stationed outside the city, and then take those soldiers to run to the secret passage to be armed, and it will take two quarters of an hour to wait for the armor to be in place." As long as we go out of the secret passage during this time, they won't want to find it again!"

This estimate is relatively accurate. Chengdu is a big city, it takes at least ten minutes to run from the governor's yamen to the outside of the city, and then explain the situation to the generals outside the city, and then take the army to run to the secret road to set up defenses along the way, at least ten minutes, adding up to less than half an hour, Qin Shuhuai in order to enhance Zhu Zhishu's confidence, naturally said more.

This is the fastest way to do it. If you lead the troops directly from the governor's yamen to set up defenses, it will definitely take more time, because the soldiers will take longer to run out of the city.

Zhu Zhishu's deep eyebrows were tightly locked, still a little uneasy.

You must know that if the plan fails, Cao Guozhang is very likely to kill him.

Seeing this, Qin Shuhuai's face sank, and he said in a condensed voice, "Lord Wang, the lower officials think this is our best opportunity." If it is successful, the prince will have meritorious service in defending the land, and not only can he return his whole body, but he will definitely be rewarded by the emperor. If it fails, the lower officials will definitely fight to protect the prince. When the prince returns to Beijing, he will live up to the name of loyalty, and presumably the emperor will not embarrass the prince. ”

"But if the prince doesn't do anything, the lower officials think that the prince's situation will be very worrisome! Don't hide it from the prince, the 40,000 martial arts coalition troops of the lower officials, together with the hundreds of thousands of troops on the three sides, have already been waiting for the Sichuan-Shaanxi border, if this plan fails, the army will immediately attack Sichuan! The prince has a clear understanding of everything, and naturally knows that a corner of Sichuan will not be able to defeat the strength of the whole Ming Dynasty, right? At that time, when the imperial court army is in the city, where will the prince go?"

Zhu Zhishu was silent, but he still nodded slightly.

Qin Shuhuai said the truth, he understands.

He also didn't believe that Cao Guozhang would be able to hold Sichuan, and if he didn't say anything else, he would say that Qin Shuhuai in front of him had never been defeated in the past two years? His martial arts alliance was not even an opponent of the Demon Sect and the Tartar soldiers, so how could Cao Guozhang be able to resist him? And if he refused to cooperate with him this time, once the imperial court recovered Chengdu, he would inevitably be the first to cut himself.

And take a step back, if Cao Guozhang gets a big help from outside and really defends Sichuan, then he has to watch his face live. If he had been merciful, he would have placed himself under house arrest. If you are more ruthless, then you will directly kill yourself and become king!

When I think of this, everything is relieved.

He immediately said, "Rest assured, as the king of Shu in the imperial court, this king is bound to live and die with Shu! From now on, this king will obey the orders of the prince!"

"The prince is righteous!" Qin Shuhuai praised and said, "So, the lower official wants to ask the prince, how many guards are left that the prince can still mobilize in the palace?"

Zhu Zhishu said, "There are a total of one hundred and fifty-six guards in the palace, all of whom are old men who have followed this king for many years. The guards should not be stupid, they all know that following Cao Guozhang to rebel is a dead end, so even if a few are bought by Cao Guozhang, the number will not be too much. ”

"Very well, that's fine, but the prince must remember not to show any rumors before he starts. ”

"This king knows. So, Grandpa Guo, now I can tell this king when you will do it, and how you plan to do it, right?"

"That's nature. ”

So, Qin Shuhuai told Zhu Zhishu about his plan. Many of these details had not been thought out before, but after grasping the situation of the palace, he had also thought about it.

After everything was explained, Qin Shuhuai said goodbye to Zhu Zhishu and quietly flew back to the roof.

In order to facilitate Qin Shuhuai to put the tiles back, Zhu Zhishu took the excuse to open the two guards at the door - although these two guards were his henchmen, he was still able to take precautions, and now he must not let anyone know that Qin Shuhuai has come.

Qin Shuhuai was about to put the tiles back, but he saw Zhao Tiezhu's body and his broken silver spear again.

It's annoying!

It is inevitable that it will be discovered when it is placed on the roof, and Cao Guozhang will definitely send more masters over at that time. But take it away, and the speed of your own actions will inevitably slow down when you carry your own back, and if you don't get it right, you will be seen by other masters.

After thinking about it, he jumped down again holding Zhao Tiezhu's corpse.

Zhu Zhishu was startled when he saw a dead body.

Lord, where have you ever seen this?

"Grandpa Guo, this—This is?"

"A dead man. By the way, does the prince know him?"

Zhu Zhishu stammered, "This person, this person seems to have been sent by Cao Guozhang, and it is said that the commander of the guards said that he was a master." ”

"Master? I can't make a move with my subordinates. ”

"Grandpa Guo's martial arts are world-famous, hehe, sure enough...... Martial arts are world-famous. ”

"The prince has won the award. ”

Qin Shuhuai said casually, then looked east and west in the room, and finally stopped his gaze under Zhu Zhishu's bed.

Zhu Zhishu seemed to have guessed what he was going to do, and his face turned white in a moment.

"Grandpa Guo, don't you want it?"

Qin Shuhuai smiled at Zhu Zhishu, and then quickly stuffed the person under his bed.

By the way, I threw the silver spear into it.

Zhu Zhishu swallowed his saliva with a grunt, and his whole body was trembling.

"Lord Wang, this corpse is not easy to deal with, so let's put you here first. The prince sleeps peacefully, the weather is cold, and it doesn't stink for a day. ”

Zhu Zhishu couldn't wait to strangle Qin Shuhuai, and then stuffed him under the bed too!

Put a dead body under the king's bed at night, and let the king sleep in peace?

Qin Shuhuai didn't care about this, returned to the roof and put the roof tiles back to their original state, and then disappeared into the night.

And Zhu Zhishu went directly out of the bedroom and went to sleep with his beloved concubine.

Speaking of which, Zhao Tiezhu finally slept back in the prince's bedroom.

After leaving the palace and returning to the original place, Qin Shuhuai found Li Dingguo.

By this time it had been two or three hours.

"Grandpa Guo, have you found the prince?" asked Li Dingguo.

"Found it. ”

"Would he be willing to cooperate?"

Li Senjun asked knowingly, hehe. Don't worry, my father and he have all agreed. ”

Li Dingguo said, "Grandpa Guo is a good lobbyist, it seems that he will not use this trip in the future." ”

"Who said that if you don't come to Bengong alone, how boring. ”

An imperceptible smile crossed Li Dingguo's face, but it was fleeting.

He now understands why so many people are willing to follow this grandfather with all their hearts.

Qin Shuhuai and Li Dingguo left the city and returned to the town.

Go to Chu Dahai first, tell him that the plan has been decided, and ask him to call Qi Sheng and them over early tomorrow morning.

Then I went back to the inn.

Fall asleep.

The next morning, Qi Sheng, Wang Miao, and Chu Dahai came as promised.

Qin Shuhuai called Zhiren, Wang Datong, and Li Dingguo over again, and talked in detail about the specific action plan for the next night.

The plan is simple and simple, but every detail of the specific operation must be dealt with, especially from the Wu Mansion to the entry into the Shu Palace, the process must be fast, otherwise it will be too late.

The seven of them discussed carefully for two hours, analyzed all the problems that might arise in all aspects, formulated a plan, and then adjourned the meeting.

After Qi Sheng and Wang Miao returned to the city, they immediately secretly summoned the White Lotus Sect to prepare for the night's operation.

After that, Qin Shuhuai took Li Dingguo, Zhiren, and Wang Datong to eat downstairs, and then went back to the house to sleep.

Zhiren and Wang Datong were chatting and laughing and drinking tea in the house.

It looks light, and there is no sense of oppression before the big war.

Li Dingguo was the only one who spent the whole afternoon in the room deducing every step of the entire plan, trying to make the plan foolproof.

At some point, it dawned on him that he seemed to be genuinely trying to do it—and not just to save the lives of the four or five thousand brothers.

It's just that this feeling is not good.

Night!

In the city of Chengdu, there is quiet, only the whistling of the north wind. The wind swept the fallen leaves and raged throughout the city.

Due to the curfew, as soon as the sea passed, the people in the city went back to their homes, and only the hard-working Qiu Bamen were left, still on duty in the cold wind.

Four black shadows quietly rolled into the city, and then quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Three of them rushed to the Wu Mansion, and the other rushed to the Shu Palace.

A big war is about to begin.