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Chapter 77: The Central Game (Part 2)

The group of people dressed like a merchant left the south gate, walked less than two miles south and turned to the southeast. It was already night, and soon after leaving the city, Liu Yu had a dispute with He Mao. In the end, He Mao could not argue with Liu Yu, and he had to give up what he advocated. All this fell in the eyes of Feng Chengxian, who was meticulous. She could feel that the two of them had a transcendent position among the group, but she couldn't figure out which one was the manager of the manager surnamed Liu or the servant surnamed He.

The power of King Huai was entangled. An external "master" might not be the "servant" who had been rooted in the capital for many years. Feng Chengxian did not care much about it, but she was still cautious and made up her mind that King Huai would not hand over the chips she held.

"Miss Feng, we have to rush on our way overnight. If we want to rest, we can just stay in the carriage. We try our best to stop all the way." This is the first sentence that the manager named Liu and the servant named He came over and said after a quarrel. Feng Chengxian has no intention of resting now. He left Chang'an and left his brother's protection. If he wants to come back, he may have to wait for the day when King Huai takes over the power. He is in a daze.

She finally looked back at the Chang'an City under the night. The hazy city wall seemed like a huge dry tomb, but this dry tomb was a battlefield for those powerful and conspirators to compete for. There was no other way in the world except Chang'an.

"Wei Duwei Feng will have a great fortune soon, but we need the help of noble people." This is the prophecy given by the national teacher Wu You after seeing Feng Cheng's fortune.

The elder brother has always valued "destiny". If he had not listened to the words of the prime minister to join the army, the elder brother would not have risen to the top and become the chief lieutenant of the two major defense departments in the inner city. He was a person who wanted to win over in the court. The elder brother finally chose to surrender to the third prince, not because he believed that the third prince was a person who could accomplish great things, because the elder brother valued bloodline the most. The third prince was the eldest son of the queen, and he should have inherited the throne in terms of seniority.

Her brother always believed that the third prince would be enthroned and inherit the throne and would be able to monopolize the power. However, this day would last for ten years, and it would gradually become unlikely to wait. The third prince did not please the old emperor. More importantly, the person who coveted the throne in the sky was already ready to move, and these childish princes in the court could not be compared with that person at all.

Less than ten miles away from Chang'an City, there was a quarrel outside, which seemed very intense. Feng Chengxian lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw a shocking scene. A team of patrol soldiers were about to intercept, but were killed by the crowd. Blood on the ground was still flowing. Several people dragged the bodies into the grass and cleaned the road.

"What happened?" Although Feng Chengxian was calm, she was also a little scared at this time. This was the first time she had witnessed someone killing someone, and she was still more than a dozen weapons in her killing. These people were neat and neat, and they didn't even blink their eyes to kill someone.

"Oh, it's okay." The manager named Liu wiped the blood from the knife and walked over, his face calm, "A few minions are going to make trouble, and they are all killed."

Feng Chengxian stared at the bodies dragged into the grass, pointed to one of them and said, "It seems that they are not dead yet!" As she said that, she pulled out a dagger from her arms and walked up. She wanted to add a dagger to the person who seemed not dead. Regardless of whether he was really dead or just her illusion, it was important that she wanted to make a point and be in the same heart as them.

"It's no need for Miss Feng to take action." The person named Liu walked over and waved his knife and slashed it. Under the moonlight, it was clearly seen that there was another blood mark on the man's neck. Looking at the knife on his hand, Liu's hand, there was still blood. It was definitely not a show for her to show.

"Miss Feng, it will be troublesome to kill a few minions from the court. Going forward five miles away, you will leave a carriage and ride a horse together. Can you hold on?"

Feng Chengxian was a little worried when she heard that she was going to ride a horse. After all, she was her daughter's family and might not be able to keep up with the rhythm of running around the world. However, she was very strong and nodded and got on the carriage. Liu Yu breathed a sigh of relief behind her. He Mao, who was beside her, waved and said, "Get on the horse!"

He Mao and Liu Yu looked at each other, and looked at the soldier who was not even good at acting. If the "props" prepared by He Mao had not passed, Feng Chengxian would have missed the scene. Fortunately, Liu Yu's knife slashed a person's neck, and the knife did not bleed but bleeded, just like a magic prop. It would be fortunate that Feng Chengxian did not find any flaws while he was in the night.

After five miles, the carriage was pushed out of the river by several people, and instead rode horses and rode on horses and went on a starry night. There were still many patrol soldiers around Chang'an, but Liu Yu knew that the Imperial Guard had been striking the spots before, so he had to prevent any mistakes. On this journey, some were sent by them and some were sent to the fore. Some were scattered by them and they used their swords directly. The white swords came down and the red swords came out and showed an extremely cruel posture. One rushed towards Feng Chengxian, but was "a knife from behind" by Liu Yu. Feng Chengxian was frightened and was frightened all the way.

In the early morning, more soldiers patrolling the road were getting more and more inconvenient to walk, so the group decided to go to the town next to the road for a while. Liu Yu took his horse forward and reminded him: "Ms. Feng, be careful when you stay in the inn, and you must not reveal your identity."

Feng Chengxian seemed to be able to hold on, and she was a little puzzled about why she had to lie down at night, but she did not doubt the words of Liu. The passing officers and soldiers along the way were the most difficult to deal with.

The inn is located on the side of the official road, about 70 or 80 miles away from the capital. Liu Yu and others were tying horses in the stables, and they heard someone quarreling in the front yard. A merchant with a southern accent was asking the shop's shop staff. Because the dialect was not on the phone, he asked very clearly and his tone was very bad. Feng Chengxian asked, "Are you the same person?"

Liu Yu was afraid that he was the "same person". If he was really the King of Huai and his own side was not in enough staff, he would inevitably have a fierce battle. Liu Yu said: "Miss Feng, don't forget the advice I gave."

Feng Chengxian kept silent. Liu Yu and He Mao went over to find out, and saw that they were all short-formers of Jianghu. They were originally going to leave after staying in the store, but for some reason they stayed and opened a room again. The shopkeeper was pulled on the collar and scolded him. He was a little angry. He walked over and asked, "Store owner, who are those people?"

It was Guanzhongyin, and the shopkeeper said in a slow tone: "Who knows! A group of southern barbarians are not big and thick, so you should be careful of this passerby, and they all have guys on them."

When the group entered the door, they still had a face-to-face collision with the people. Both sides just glanced at each other. The other party was leading a bearded guest, smelling alcohol, looking for water to wash his face outside the door.

Liu Yu and others entered the room. Liu Yu specifically instructed Feng Chengxian to rest in the room and avoid going out to face the Jiangnan people.

"Brother Liu, why do we always follow her like this? We can't forcefully take down the body search?" He Mao had an objection when he left the city, and couldn't help but mention it again.

Liu Yu whispered: "Now we cannot determine what the evidence she said is. If it is invisible, it will be impossible to find it. If it is tangible, it will be hidden very strictly by her. Unlike Xu Rong, we cannot force confession by ordinary means."

Liu Yu ordered someone to faint Feng Chengxian with the incense. After a while, the person who was rewarded made a gesture and everything was right. Liu Yu and He Mao hurried into Feng Chengxian's room. Feng Chengxian held a dagger in his hand, and lay on the bed behind her dizzy, sleeping peacefully.

刘愈看了看她的睡姿,道:“搜身吧.”

何茂推辞道:“还是刘兄弟来.”

Liu Yu wanted to reach out to search his body, but he felt it was inappropriate. After all, he was a man with a family, so he always had to avoid it. Besides, he really had no good feelings for Feng Chengxian. He stretched out his hand but retracted, pointed to a follower behind He Mao and said, "Come on!"

The man came over and touched Feng Chengxian up and down, not even letting go. As Liu Yu said, he could not find any "evidence". Finally, Liu Yu took the dagger she was holding, pulled it out and looked at it, but he didn't find any clues.

He Mao was worried and said, "If you can't find anything, can you really escort her to Huai? Brother Liu, what's going on now? Should you wake her up with a basin of cold water and find a place to review it nearby?"

Liu Yu signaled that he was not in a hurry and asked what method could make her wake up soon. He Mao said: "Use cold water to apply the face to wake up faster."

刘愈遣人去找冷水来给她敷面.

Liu Yu is also a little difficult to deal with now. The original plan went very smoothly and he successfully took Feng Chengxian out of the capital for a while. This resulted in a time difference, but he could not find the evidence from her at this time and could not force her to submit.

Feng Chengxian woke up slowly after being applied to her face with cold water. In her daze, Liu Yu pretended to be entering the house from outside.

"Manager Liu, why am I... asleep?" Feng Chengxian sat up from the bed with her temples in her hands, "and her head hurts a little."

"Maybe I was suffering from a cold wind at night, so I'll pour you a cup of tea." Liu Yu thought to himself that it was hard and could only use soft ones. He poured a cup of tea from the teapot on the table and handed it over very friendly. Feng Chengxian said "Thank you." Then he took a sip of tea, maybe he was choked and coughed violently. Liu Yu patted her back.

Perhaps because of his behavior being too intimate, Feng Chengxian avoided it and said, "I didn't expect that Manager Liu is still considerate."

Liu Yu smiled and said, "When people are away, they always need some help. I wonder if the evidence on Miss Feng can be handed over to the custody?"

Feng Chengxian's face immediately became cold and said, "It turns out that Manager Liu was suddenly so considerate to the little girl's affairs. Humph! He really had good intentions. The little girl had a first words. When she arrived in Huai, she would hand over what the king needed. On the way, Manager Liu would not bother with him, but the little girl would keep it in person."

Liu Yu frowned slightly, held the teacup and said, "The tea is a little cold. Go out and change it to you with a hot cup."

Shortly after leaving the house, Liu Yu came back with a cup of hot tea. Feng Chengxian took a few sips, felt uncomfortable again, and went to bed. He Mao and several followers then entered the room again.

He Mao asked: "Why did Brother Liu use sweating pills to make her faint again?"

"I think I already know where the so-called evidence was hidden." Liu Yu put down the teacup and pointed to the follower who had just searched Feng Chengxian's body and said, "You take off her underwear!"

"Ah?" The man was a little confused. "I checked carefully before, and she... there was no entrainment in her clothes."

何茂怒道:“刘兄弟的话不好使?”

The man went to untidy Feng Chengxian's bellyband in disappointment. When he untied it halfway, even He Mao felt something was wrong. Feng Chengxian's bellyband had six straps, four of which overlapped, which was different from ordinary women's. A woman's bellyband was an unclean thing, but Liu Yu took it without hesitation. He turned it over and saw that there were indeed some small patterns in the bellyband, with two pieces of silk hidden inside, and they were densely filled with characters.

"Brother Liu is still careful." He Mao looked at the text on the silk in surprise, and turned to Feng Chengxian, who was half-tied on the bed, and said, "It's just her... what to do?"

Liu Yu asked back: "How long can a pack of sweating drugs make her sleep?"

“一日一夜.”何茂道.

Liu Yu smiled faintly: "Then let her continue to have her dream here and find someone to guard the door."

Liu Yu and He Mao turned around and went out, went to the next room together, and carefully studied the two silk pieces. One of them was a letter from Xu Han colluded with Turkic Gentiles to falsely accuse Li Zhongchun's family of children. There was a detailed explanation of the implementation of the plan and mentioned several people. Liu Yu specifically asked He Mao for verification. Most of them "evaporated from the world" after this case, but some of them were in the government affairs and were Xu Han's left and right hands. I never thought that this secret letter would fall into Feng Cheng's hand in a few years.

Another letter of loyalty was written by Feng Chengdi and several Chang'an Defense Office chief magistrates to King Huai. It was sincere and signed. However, except for Feng Chengdi, the rest of them had been transferred the day before yesterday, but they are still in the process of transfer of official positions, and it will take some time to actually transfer the job.

"I didn't expect that these slanders really colluded with the King of Huai." He Mao was a little shocked when he saw the letter of loyalty. "Fortunately, Brother Liu discovered it early, so he reported to His Majesty that he ordered these people to be transferred. We will quickly return to Chang'an and report this to His Majesty. With these evidences of crime, we are not afraid of not being able to convict those slanders who are scattered outside!"

"Don't be in a hurry." Liu Yu didn't seem to be in a hurry, as if waiting for something to happen. "The people downstairs are probably vassals of King Huai, and there are quite a few people. We come and go like this and fight them, and there will be no less battle."

He Mao was impatient and a soldier, so he was naturally not worried about fighting. Liu Yu persuaded him again: "It is easy to make mistakes in busyness, so Commander He should learn to be calm."

Fortunately, the emperor had a word first, and everything he went out was followed by Liu Yu's military advisor's instructions. He Mao then calmed down and continued to study the two pieces of silk. Liu Yu waited for a while and suddenly said, "What if you think these two pieces of things really fell into the hands of King Huai?"

He Mao looked at Liu Yu in confusion, not understanding why he had this question: "We should use these things to threaten Xu Hanyi Dang, Feng Chengdi and others to serve him."

Liu Yu smiled and said, "I don't think so. King Huai will definitely take action first and kill Feng Chengdui's brother and sister."

You could clearly feel a small shadow outside the window shaking, and Liu Yuxu said: "If I expected it was not bad, Xu Han was originally a subordinate of the King of Huai. It was the instructed by the King of Huai that Xu thieves framed Li Zhongchun. The King of Huai also relied on the power of Xu thieves in the court and planned for him to usurp the throne. On one side was the dispensable Feng Chengdi, and on the other side was the right prime minister who was a high-ranking minister. No matter how stupid the King of Huai was, he knew how to choose."

He Mao nodded and said, "I am just the commander of the Imperial Guard. I am a little more straightforward and only know how to follow the orders. Brother Liu is brave and resourceful and has a thorough analysis."

Liu Yu asked again: "Commander He, what room for improvement do you think Feng Chengdi has to do this time?"

"Life?" He Mao said angrily, "Go back and catch him and dismember him. Let's see how he can turn things around!"

Liu Yu sighed and shook his head and said, "Feng Chengdi's biggest backer is not King Huai, but the third prince. If he received the news in advance this time, he would definitely collude with the third prince. If he rebelled at this time, how likely would he be to win?"

"That thief really dares to do this?" He Mao was a little shocked and muttered, "The Imperial Guards of the Imperial Guards are only three thousand every day, and they are still scattered everywhere. The subordinates of the Third Prince can mobilize the guards of the Internal Defense Department yamen at least 5,000... If the Third Prince suddenly attacks one place, we will definitely be caught off guard."

Liu Yu sighed: "If the third prince falsely preaches the holy order and blocks the gates of Chang'an, the emperor will not be able to transfer troops from the two major battalions outside the city into the city, then the palace will be like a jar. When everything is settled, he will be planning to rebel and usurp the false order, and no one can do anything."

He Mao stood up and said, "Why don't you go back to Chang'an and report to the emperor?"

"You can't be too hasty." Liu Yu emphasized again, "Now everything is going according to our plan. Feng Chengdi and the third prince will not receive any news."

He Mao was a little nervous and kept asking about the situation of the merchants from Huai. After about an hour, someone hurriedly reported: "The woman named Feng ran away!"

He Mao was shocked and hurried to Feng Chengxian's room next door to see it. It turned out that the person had disappeared and jumped off the second floor to escape. Not only had the person escaped, but he also stole a fast horse and set off for at least half an hour.

"Don't you let you guard at the door?" He Mao roared at his subordinates like a lion, "I can't even see a woman?"
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