At night, the noodle stall was set up, and the hot mist floated upward.
A bowl of freshly cooked Yangchun noodles, sprinkled with some chopped green onions, was brought to the dining table set up by the roadside.
There was a mask of a New Year doll on the corner of the table. The owner of the mask also looked like a smiling young man. He brought it to the table and hurriedly held the noodle bowl with his cold hands and covered it with a trace of satisfaction and simplicity on his face. smile.
Zhang Yuehui was sitting on the roadside eating noodles when suddenly Qi Jun surrounded him and roughly cleared everyone around him. Usha sat down in front of Zhang Yuehui angrily.
"My ass is on fire, but Boss Zhang is still sitting here eating noodles?!"
Zhang Yue huffed and ate the noodles, pretending to be surprised: "Why did General Husha say this?"
Husha was very anxious.
Today is the Yuan Dynasty night. When there are many people and it is busy, it is easy for some secret things to happen in Chencang. He insists on a city-wide curfew and no lanterns or boats. But Wanyan Jun's position was different. If he wanted to build a ship, he would have to win over many people, so the Shangyuan Festival would have to let go of big things.
The first level of officialdom crushes people to death. Wanyan Jun was going to have a relaxing time on the boat. He still had to patrol and defend the city, and he had to be cautious and strengthen the guards.
Damn it!
What worried Usha most was that his spies came to report that there was something strange happening in Bingzhusi, and the target seemed to be Hua Fang, but he couldn't find out what the hell that group of people was doing.
Once the information cannot be found, you will be at a disadvantage.
He wanted to send more people to the boat, but there was a fixed number of people on the boat. If his people went up, the guests invited by Wanyan Jun would have to go down. Naturally, that ungrateful Wanyan Jun would not allow it.
He then ordered people to close the only gate in Chulidu Mansion, and he would inspect any ship before it went out. But even so, he still felt uneasy, always feeling that there were still some clues that he had not caught.
Usha was anxious and tried to find Zhang Yue, but there was no one there. Finally, he found him, and he was actually eating noodles.
It was as if he was the only one in the whole city who was worried.
Usha slapped the table in anger, causing the oil on the noodles to splash onto Zhang Yuehui's face. Zhang Yuehui frowned and hissed, took out his handkerchief and wiped his face slowly.
"General Husha, don't get angry. If you have something to say, please speak slowly."
"Boss Zhang, do you know something? If you make a price, I will buy all the news tonight!"
Zhang Yue replied in a difficult tone and said: "General Husha, it's not that I don't want to sell it, but there is some information that is difficult to distinguish between true and false. If I get it wrong, it will damage the brand of my Return Hall."
"Make an offer."
"It's not about price."
"Three thousand taels!" Usha took out the banknotes from his arms and slapped them on the table.
"But if the news is not true..."
"Then I'll consider myself unlucky too!"
Zhang Yue held up the noodle soup and took a big mouthful of hot bone soup into his stomach, which filled his limbs with warmth. Then he wiped his mouth slowly and looked at Usha's expectant and sincere eyes. , pushed the banknote back.
"Does the general really think that I am such a greedy person? I am not doing all kinds of business in the Return Hall. If the general is really worried... he might as well guard the gate of the Western Bridge out of the city tightly, and don't let a fly go. go out."
You can say this clearly because you know something.
Usha was anxious. Closing the gate was not a long-term solution. If nothing could be found, Wanyan Jun would definitely not want his plan to swim the Yangtze River to be blocked. In the end, the gate would have to be opened. He was cruel and took out another stack of banknotes, pressed it on top of the original stack, and pushed it over: "Boss Zhang, how about five thousand taels? You collect the money, and I'll get the information. You have absolutely nothing to do with what happens next." It doesn’t matter.”
Zhang Yue paused for a moment, then pushed the banknote back and smiled slightly: "General, I want cash in cash."
Profiteer!
Husha endured the twitching of the corner of his mouth and raised his hand to summon someone: "Go and carry the five thousand taels of cash to Boss Zhang's house! - Boss Zhang, can we talk now?"
Zhang Yue crooked her fingers in return, and Hu Sha put her ears close to him like a puppy.
"As far as I know, Xie Zhu has been secretly put on the boat, and there is another person who will also go on the boat tonight."
"who?"
"King Ling'an."
Usha's eyes suddenly widened. This is huge news. No wonder Zhang Yue had such a hard time selling it back!
Zhang Yuehui dipped some tea in the cup and drew a horizontal line on the table, indicating Qu Lingjiang. Then he paused in the middle: "This is the Quling River. The Yonggui Bridge crossing is in the center of Lidu City. Xie Zhu got on the boat here -"
His finger reached the end of the horizontal line again: "This is the gate of the Western Bridge, the last checkpoint to leave the city. According to the plan, the painting boat will stop here to get on the last batch of guests, and King Ling'an will board the boat here. Then follow the boat down the river to the Yangtze River... However, the Bingzhusi party members have a careful plan, and they have to wait until the people on the boat send a signal to confirm that it is safe before King Ling'an goes up."
"How can they send out a signal?" Usha asked in a low voice, suddenly becoming nervous.
"When the boat approaches the Western Bridge, they will send out a signal when they see that the gate is open. But opening the gate is a risky move after all. To catch a turtle in a urn, you can't let yourself have a loophole first. So I suggest the general not to take risks, just We sent heavy troops to guard the Western Bridge, and captured King Ling'an on the shore. Naturally, the one on the boat had nowhere to hide."
A sinister smile flashed across Usha's face: "If the lock is closed, the people on the boat will not send out signals. King Ling'an is cautious and will not come out until he sees the signal."
Zhang Yue smiled back: "General, are you ready to give it a go?"
Usha had an idea in his mind. If he didn't take risks, how could he get so much wealth? Even his voice was confident: "Boss Zhang, this news counts as my buyout. Don't sell it to anyone else."
"As it should be."
Usha picked up the knife and was about to leave: "A bunch of cunning bastards, I will catch them all in one go."
Zhang Yuehui kindly reminded: "I am also a dog-Han man."
Husha's face was stiff, and he didn't bother to say anything to Yuan Chang. He clasped his fists and strode away.
*
The painting boat left from Yonggui Bridge Ferry. There were already many guests gathering on the boat and it was very lively.
Everyone gathered in the lobby to watch the Yan'an lantern scenery, but no one visited the wing yet. There was a private room at the end of the cabin, and Xie Zhuzi was sitting in it.
After hiding for a period of time, he seemed much older and looked pale. Wearing a dusty robe, he got in by using his identity as a boy who moved groceries.
Everything was going well before that, but it was far from the critical moment of showing the bayonet. Tonight's action was related to his future, so he was naturally tense and silent, for fear of missing something.
Chang Yan waited aside, cautiously opened the window a crack, looked at the situation at the ferry, and turned around and said: "Thank you, sir, for being patient. Your wife and daughter should be on board now. I will pick them up together." Come."
"Miss Chang Yan, be careful in everything."
Chang Yan took a few steps toward the door. For the first time as a spy, she felt faintly uneasy in her heart. It was so smooth, everything was so smooth. If it really went as Xie Liu told her, and she turned around and betrayed them, then this trap was natural. Qi Ren could catch all the Bingzhusi Party members on the ship, including Ling. King An.
The boat hung alone on the river, and they had no way to retreat.
Xie Sui'an is bold and careless, but such a big plan cannot be done by her alone. Is the entire Bingzhusi willing to take such a risk?
Catching that ray of strangeness, Chang Yan decided to take a risk. She suddenly turned around, stared at Xie Zhu, and said in a cold tone: "Master Xie, we are all traveling together, why did you hide it from me?"
Xie Zhu was stunned for a moment and did not react: "Miss Chang Yan, what are you talking about?"
In fact, Xie Zhu's reaction was already very fast. He quickly hid the guilt in his eyebrows, but Chang Yan still caught it.
Intelligence is sometimes just a hair's breadth away.
Chang Yan's answer was flawless: "How risky is this plan? If the plan is leaked, not to mention that we will die in vain, and there is no way to protect the safety of His Highness. Mr. Xie obviously has a backup plan, why didn't you inform me in advance? It’s good to be prepared.”
Xie Zhu showed a confused look: "Why did Miss Chang Yan say this? When Xiao Liu told the plan, I was present with Miss Chang Yan. How could I know any backup plan? Besides, the Qi people guarded the city watertight. How can we send His Highness King Ling'an away without taking a little risk?"
Chang Yan was silent for a moment, with a hint of sadness in her brows, but it soon turned into determination: "Sir, Chang Yan understands that we can only succeed tonight, not fail."
Chang Yan opened the door and left. As soon as she walked out, her expression changed.
A normal person would feel uneasy about the implementation of the plan, but Xie Zhu acted too calmly and followed Chang Yan's words to explain why there was no backup plan - the person in the game, who would be entangled in this, the key point It is obviously the safety of His Royal Highness King Ling'an.
But the strange thing is that Xie Zhu's focus is not on King Ling'an, but on convincing Chang Yan to believe him. This is definitely not in line with Xie Zhu’s position!
Or perhaps, he simply knew that King Ling'an would not board the ship, so there was no need for him to be nervous.
Chang Yan realized that this was a scam. Perhaps, her identity had been exposed long ago, and Xie Sui'an and the others were just using her tactics to deliver false information. They had figured out that the Qi people wanted to trap King Ling'an in a trap. If King Ling'an could show up, it wouldn't hurt to let Xie Zhu board the ship. What a good bait it was.
He deliberately made the city full of storms and undercurrents, attracting all the troops to the Western Bridge. However, what if Bingzhusi’s purpose is just to send Xie Zhu away?
Then the boat will not stop, and as soon as the gate of the Western Bridge opens, it will head down the river and leave Lidu Mansion. There is only one ferry out of the city. Once you get out, it will be difficult to catch up.
She must deliver the news to her boss as soon as possible!
Chang Yan walked in the deserted corridor, with only rapid footsteps stepping on the wooden boards, making regular sounds. Suddenly, she realized that there were two footsteps!
She looked back suddenly and saw a shadow pressing over her.
