We were leaving for Dali the next day, and the Qingfu military camp was very busy.
Li Xiling walked into the hall, cupped his hands and said, "County Lieutenant, the food and grass are ready."
"Thank you for your hard work, sir."
Li Xia was talking to Han Chengxu and his son. Hearing this, he turned his head and glanced at Li Xiling, his tone a little flat.
"I dare not tell you how hard it is." Li Xiling pondered for a moment and said, "I have some personal matters. Can I talk to the county captain?"
Han Chengxu and Han Qian looked at each other, slightly confused.
"Alang, Yining and I will go check the goods again."
"That's fine..."
The Han family father and son stepped back and left the hall.
Han Chengxu walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and sighed: "Have you noticed it? Alang doesn't seem to trust Mr. Li."
"I feel it. I also feel strange about this matter." Han Qi'an said: "Mr. Li's talent is obvious to all, but Alang never showed any intention to get close to him and seemed to be... deliberately avoiding him."
"I'm wondering if it's A Lang who is worried about you and I mind." Han Chengxu sighed: "A Lang is currently employing people, so you must not despise a talented person because of this. You should make more friends with Mr. Li in the future."
"My child understands..."
Han Qi'an looked back and saw that Li Xiling had walked out of the lobby and walked outside the camp not long after.
In the small house, Li Zhaocheng and Hao Xiuyang were sitting and chatting, with a few baggage on the table.
"The kid doesn't quite understand. Could you please ask the Taoist Priest to clarify my confusion?"
Hao Xiuyang took a gourd and sipped the wine, and said with a smile: "I don't understand why your uncle wants to say goodbye?"
Li Zhaocheng thought for a while and said: "If this Li County Lieutenant is fake, we should leave quietly; if there is something hidden, my uncle should also find out."
Hao Xiuyang did not answer, but asked: "Do you think he is real or fake?"
"A completely different person." Li Zhaocheng said: "There is no similarity with the past, so it must be false. But if there are people who look exactly the same in the world, I find it hard to believe it."
Hao Xiuyang asked: "What are your assumptions?"
"At first I suspected that it was Zhao Yurui and Zhao Yu's party who came to lure my uncle into taking the bait, or that someone in the court had ulterior motives and wanted to control my uncle. But after observing these days, it doesn't seem like it."
"How come it's not like that?"
"This Lieutenant of Li County is very assertive." Li Zhaocheng said: "Qingfu County is under his control and is definitely not controlled by others."
"You keep saying 'this is Lieutenant Li', but it seems that you are leaning toward him. Is that a lie?"
"I can't figure it out." Li Zhaocheng shook his head and said, "I have no clue."
Hao Xiuyang sighed: "Yes, Shouyuan originally wanted to keep quiet and investigate secretly, but unfortunately for more than twenty days, he has not been able to find a single clue on Lieutenant Li. Tomorrow, Lieutenant Li will go south to Dali.
If I don’t ask the question clearly tonight, I don’t know when it will be resolved.”
"So uncle Cousin went to him tonight and asked him clearly?"
"No, let's make it clear. What if County Lieutenant Li is a fake and kills or captures us?"
"can you?"
"Without this caution, Shouyuan would have been in trouble long ago."
He was puzzled by this matter. Li Zhaocheng felt his mind was in confusion and asked: "Is that uncle planning to leave tonight? But why did he go to Li Xianwei to say goodbye? Isn't it too dangerous?"
Hao Xiuyang said: "This 'speech' is not the true speech."
"That is?"
"Didn't you find it?" Hao Xiuyang said: "After Shouyuan arrived at Qingfu, he never hid in the gunpowder workshop. Instead, he wandered around in various workshops first, and then showed off his talents, not to mention showing up everywhere."
"Not just to gain the trust of Lieutenant Li?"
"Not only." Hao Xiuyang asked: "If you were Zhao Yurui and wanted to find Shouyuan, would you send someone to Qingfu County to keep an eye on 'Li Xia'?"
Li Zhaocheng nodded, indicating that he understood what Hao Xiuyang meant, but responded: "That said, Sichuan and Lin'an are too far apart, I'm afraid it may not be possible? At least Zhao Yurui and Zhao Fu don't have this strength."
"Then let's not talk about Zhao and Rui. There are always others in the court who have such strength."
Li Zhaocheng pondered for a moment and said, "If so...could it be that someone is watching, so Lieutenant Li does not dare to recognize his uncle?"
"It still doesn't make sense, but it is possible." Hao Xiuyang said: "For more than twenty days, Shouyuan has been showing up everywhere in order to find these people."
"did not find?"
"Isn't it that simple? How can someone figure it out by looking at it from a distance without making a move?"
If Li Zhaocheng has some enlightenment.
Hao Xiuyang asked again: "What if you were secretly spying on Li Yong and hid here, and found out that Li Yong was coming, but Li Xia had more than a thousand troops under his command, and you didn't dare to move without permission?"
"Pass the message and wait for the opportunity."
"Tomorrow Li Xia will take people south, and tonight Li Yong packs up and leaves after seeing him. What will you do?"
Li Zhaocheng nodded and said, "I understand, kid."
Hao Xiuyang murmured again: "Shouyuan went to Lieutenant Li and told him that he had a personal grudge against someone and asked him to help capture him. Let's talk about it after he catches the person... This matter is still a bit risky, but Lieutenant Li will do it tomorrow.
I have to leave, and I have no choice but to end it tonight."
Camp hall.
After Li Xiling left, Li Xia pondered for a few steps, then called someone and said, "Go get Jiang Fan."
"yes."
"Go and ask Liu Jinsuo to come see me."
Liu Jinsuo was in the camp, and he never stopped. He strode in and shouted: "County Lieutenant, you leave me to guard the camp again. Every time..."
"Shut up." Li Xia said, "Bring out your hundred-man team and secretly surround the camp to see if anyone leaves the camp at night."
Liu Jinsuo glared and asked, "The county captain is worried about deserters?"
"Just take it as such and go."
"Yes." Liu Jinsuo cupped his fists and strode out.
Li Xia handled some things in the hall again and waited until Jiang Fan arrived.
"You lead people quietly to the north and follow them..."
"Yes, I understand."
"We caught someone, come find me at Fujiang Bridge."
After doing this, Li Xia left the camp and walked to Fujiang alone without riding a horse or taking anyone with him.
He was alone by the river, as if waiting for someone...
To the north of Qingfu Military Camp is the location of various workshops.
To the north of the workshop, many residential buildings have gathered, forming the appearance of a large village, which is quite neatly and beautifully planned. Li Xiling's small house is located in this village.
There are many families of Qingfu soldiers living here.
In the evening, these soldiers came to say goodbye to their children. At this time, many people in the village were awake and gathered in twos and threes under the moonlight to discuss the Qingfu Army's march south tomorrow.
Li Xiling returned to the house, and after a while, he took his wife, son, and Hao Xiuyang, and headed north with his luggage.
…
In the darkness, Gong Ze stuck his head out and looked for a while, then retreated back into the alley.
There were three other men standing there chatting in low voices.
"The news of the traitor's deployment to the army was slow, and they didn't even say anything during the day."
"By the way, did he go to report the news? Or should I go?"
"That thief is useless with the army. There is no need to let him hang around in the camp anymore, just let him go."
"I have already said that he should not be allowed to join the camp as a soldier. That is the most stupid idea to get close to Li Xia."
"That idiot made me laugh to death. He will be a nobody for the rest of his life. He might as well learn from me and set up a stall in the county to get the most information."
"Shh." Gong Ze said, "Li Yong is leaving."
"Is it really him? I checked outside the county government office, and it doesn't sound like this man is Li Xia's father."
Gong Ze said: "It should be."
"I believe Lao Gong. He committed a crime in Yuhang County in his early years and met Li Yong."
"Stop talking and keep up..."
Before leaving this village, they were not worried about being discovered. There were many people and there was no reason for them to attract attention.
But seeing Li Xiling and others leaving the village and walking towards the path leading to Zaizhuding in the north, the four of them hesitated, fearing that their identities would be revealed.
"What should I do? If I follow you again, I will be conspicuous."
"We can't let him go."
"Follow me and take action when you get to the mountains...remember, you have to live."
"Be careful. Fang Zhong, you stay and watch. If you see someone following us, catch up and report."
"Can you handle it?"
"Two scholars, an old man and a woman." Gong Ze chuckled, took out a dagger from his sleeve, and followed him from a distance.
…
Fang Zhong watched them walk into the night, glanced around, whistled and stood at the entrance of the village and peed.
"I think there's no need to be so careful."
As soon as he finished urinating, he suddenly saw several men coming out of various alleys in the village...
Fang Zhong was stunned for a moment, and was about to go to report the news. When he turned around, someone had already pressed his mouth.
"Dare you shout? Have you seen this hook? Pull out your tongue..."