In Beiping City, a man took advantage of the cover of dusk to lurk out of the dilapidated city and quickly headed east of the city. After walking for about four or five miles, he entered a dilapidated village and stopped in front of a dilapidated house.
I got down. I knocked on the broken earth kang a few times, and then I heard a huffing sound. A big hole appeared on the earthen kang, and I poked my head out.
"Sister Wan, what's the matter with coming out to see us so late?" It was Lan Yue's voice. She got out and looked around. Seeing that no one was following her, she let the visitor into the cave.
The cave is not deep, only two or three meters. There are a few kerosene lamps burning in the dark tunnel, and there is a turbid smell in the air. There is a large box on one side of the hole. The lid of the box is open, and there is clearly something inside.
A man whose hands and feet were tied and his mouth was sealed.
"How is that person doing?" The person who came was none other than Liu Wan.
"It was very noisy at first, and she always wanted to run away, but I gave her some sweat medicine, and now she sleeps like a dead pig." Lan Yue said with a slightly proud tone.
"Look at her so well, it's best to let her eat something every day, don't let her starve to death."
"Sister Wan, didn't you say we would send her away in a few days? It's only been a few days, and she won't be able to die if she doesn't eat or drink." Lan Yue said nonchalantly.
"Things have changed. I'm afraid our plans will be postponed."
"What?" Lan Yue was startled and asked hurriedly: "Why?"
In fact, she has long been unhappy with being asked to guard someone in this dark place, and she is even more eager to leave here right away.
"It's a long story. To put it simply, the person in charge of Beiping City fell ill and someone else was in charge. The new person in charge didn't acknowledge the old score and said that he had to reconsider before he could decide whether to sell the artillery to us.
." Liu Wan was also one of the top two. Because Wan Lei could not afford the illness, everything did not develop in the direction she imagined.
"What? That person fell ill? It's not that exaggerated, I saw him lively and energetic yesterday." Lan Yue naturally didn't believe it. After all, she was still young and not yet old enough to fall in love. The kind of thing that can make people die
She cannot understand love that requires living.
Lan Yue couldn't understand it, but Liu Wan could understand it. She came here through hard work in the romantic field. Although she usually acted on occasion, she understood better than others: besides other people's crops, what she couldn't reap by herself was
When it comes to love, she relies on false feelings to make those talented and literati who claim to be romantic fall under her skirt.
Of course, Liu Wan also envied the person lying in the wooden box, because she got something that every woman in the world wants. This is true love. And this kind of true love, for a woman like her who plays tricks and intrigues all day long,
It is elusive but unattainable.
Seeing Liu Wan standing stupidly without answering, Lan Yue pushed her, pulled her soul back, and asked: "Then what should we do? If that person dies of illness, this person will be useless, why not...
.”
Lan Yue made a beheading gesture. Obviously, she didn't want to suffer in this dark place anymore. If she killed the hostages, she could go south to the south of the Yangtze River to do other things. After all, for her, revenge is the best thing.
What is important, she reveals that her purpose is to avenge her family.
"Don't take action in a hurry. The man is just ill and may not die. Let's wait a few days to see the situation clearly before making other plans." Liu Wan said.
"How many more days do we have to wait? How many days exactly is it?" Lan Yue was unhappy.
"There are three days of dry food here. You have to suffer for a few days. Then I will tell my godmother and ask her to transfer you to the south of the Yangtze River so that you can live a good life for a few years." Liu Wan put down a bag of dry food and comforted her.
"This is what you said, three days, only three days. If you don't come to pick them up after three days, I will kill the hostages and go south to find my godmother." Lan Yue said.
"Okay, I'll try my best." Liu Wan frowned again. She knew the temperament of her little sister this month. This little girl had been an undercover agent in Jinyiwei for several years. She had always been cruel and ruthless. She would either do nothing or do everything.
There is absolutely no room for negotiation in what comes next. If someone kills someone today, next year’s day will definitely be that person’s death sacrifice.
After receiving Liu Wan's promise, Lan Yue said no more and just asked curiously: "Sister Wan, now that Beiping City has changed hands, what should we do in the future?"
"What else can we do? Wait, it's best if the guy named Wan survives the disaster and points the finger at the court. Then we can sit back and watch the fight. A man with the hatred of killing his wife is very scary.
, if the Peking Army really breaks out, they can at least contain hundreds of thousands of imperial troops." Liu Wan was still unwilling to give up her plan.
"Just him, take him down. He's not a gentleman, he's not a husband, he's not a poisonous man, what kind of future can a man who is willing to die for a woman have?" Lan Yue still said disapprovingly.
"Haha, Xiaoyue was wrong. She should be called Liang Xiao, who is not a gentleman, and who is not a husband." Liu Wan smiled miserably. She also realized that she was putting the chips of success or failure on someone else, which was obviously irrational.
"It doesn't matter whether it's a small thing or a small amount. How can that guy achieve such a big deal with such a heart of a woman? If you want to achieve a big success, you have to be so ruthless that you won't even recognize your relatives."
"Come on, you're the only one who talks nonsense." Liu Wan smiled bitterly and said, "We don't want him to become a big thing, we just want him to be a pawn and consume the military power of the imperial court. If he really can become a big thing, our godmother really won't
Dare to cooperate with him, lest he take over the world in the future, then there will be no place for us."
"Oh, that's it. My godmother is really far-sighted, Xiaoyue admires her." Lan Yue sighed sincerely.
"You are still young, and you still have a lot to learn. Don't always take things for granted in the future. Use your brain to weigh the pros and cons." Liu Wan rolled her eyes at the girl again, with a lecturing tone.
"What Sister Wan said is true, Xiaoyue must keep it in mind."
"You should stop being nice and obedient. From now on, you will benefit from being obedient and doing things obediently." Liu Wan patted Lan Yue's head, threw down a book, and said, "I usually read more books and study more when I have free time.
Tao Lue, your father is a famous general, and there is no such thing as a dog girl under a tiger father."
"I understand, I will definitely study more in the future." Lan Yue grinned again and said in a non-serious manner: "Sister Wan is both talented and beautiful. From the princes and grandsons to the literati, her pursuers are like carps crossing the river. Xiao Yue has always admired her very much.
, when I grow up, I want to be like Sister Wan, stepping on all the stinky men under my feet."
"You little girl, you know how to talk nonsense." The smile on Liu Wan's face turned into a bitter smile, and she sighed: "Those are just for fun, nothing is true. This kind of life seems beautiful,
It’s full of sadness underneath, but when you grow up, you’ll understand.”
Seeing that Liu Wan was deep in thought again, as if she was really thinking about some sad past events, Lan Yue had no choice but to push her again, change the subject, and asked: "Since the Peking Army has changed its owner, what about the artillery trade, what's going on with Sister Wan?"
manage?"
"What else can we do? Continue talking to that guy named Tie, but he used to be an official of the imperial court, and he is loyal to the emperor and loves the Ming Dynasty at heart. This matter is really difficult to talk about."
"How about we tie up his wife again?" Lan Yue suggested.
"You can do one thing, but not two. Kidnapping people must not be done again, lest people suspect us. Now that the city of Beiping is heavily guarded, and officials at all levels are protected, how easy is it to kidnap people?"
"Then what should we do? We can't do without artillery, right? Without artillery, how can we blast through the city wall of Jinling?" Lan Yue grew up in Jinling. As the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Jinling City can be described as impregnable. The city walls are made of
It is made of stone and lime mixed with glutinous rice. It is tall and thick, so it is not easy to attack by force.
"Of course he needs artillery. I'll find a way to talk to him. There is a shortage of food in Beiping now. As long as we do more about food, we won't be afraid of the other party not compromising." Liu Wan has also been in the capital for many years, so he naturally knows about the city wall.
Thickness, better understanding of the geography of the capital.
Jinling is adjacent to the Purple Mountain to the south and controls the Yangtze River to the north. It is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties. It can be said to be a place of royal aura. However, Liu Wan knew that Jinling was not without flaws because the imperial city of the Ming Dynasty was built too close to the Purple Mountain. As long as he found a way to
Dozens of artillery were mounted on the mountain, and on a dark and windy night, they fired wildly at the palace city below. The walls and troops were all just decorations.
It is precisely because of the great significance of artillery that Liu Wan took the risk to come to Peiping to purchase artillery. Of course, only Mrs. Liu and her knew about this plan to bombard the imperial city. The other sisters thought that these artillery were equipped on warships to blast the city walls.
Of course, Liu Wan would not reveal it, lest the news leak out.
Liu Lan and Liu Lan talked about some small things again, and Liu Wan said goodbye and left. When she returned to the vicinity of Beiping City, the bright moon was high in the sky. She relied on her good light skills to climb over several barbed wire walls beside the broken wall.
He sneaked back into Peiping City.
Due to the kidnapping incident that had just occurred, a curfew was implemented in the city of Beiping. Except for the patrolling troops on the streets, no one dared to go out. However, she was also a very brave person and did not take the patrolling troops into consideration at all.
, jumped up and down for a while, escaped the patrol and returned to Siyiyuan.
After changing out of her night clothes and putting on another fake smile, Liu Wan went out to chat and laugh with the sisters. But she didn't know that she had been discovered from the moment she left the city, and just before she
From the moment she returned to the city, there were dozens of pairs of eyes staring at her secretly.
These informants were not military scouts, but some teenage children. These little brats were Zhao Xueer's fans. Zhao Xueer found them, first taught them some hiding techniques, and then told them
Playing a game of hide-and-seek, she said that she would go on a night walk in Beiping City at night, and whoever discovered her whereabouts would be given ten taels of silver.
These children are innocent and lively. Little did they know that they were being taken advantage of by Sister Zhao. They also thought of the reward of ten taels of silver, so they lurked at major intersections early, with every pair of eyes wide open. Not to mention people, even
They can spot rabbits when they pass by.
Therefore, the moment Liu Wan returned to the city, she became the target of being followed by all the little ghosts. These little ghosts were also very smart. According to what Zhao Xueer said, they would only mark the place where they found their whereabouts to avoid asking Sister Zhao for money.
When talking, it is empty talk.
But what these little guys don't know is that they have caught a big fish.