In an ordinary small attic along the street, Hu Zhiyuan stood by the window and looked into the distance for a while, then closed the window, sat down, and continued to read the letter on the eucalyptus.
After a while, Yelu Youshang climbed up the stairs.
Hu Zhiyun didn't even look back and asked, "Who was that person just now?"
"A melon farmer suddenly called me when I met him on the street. I was startled." Yelu Youshang responded casually and closed the door. "He has been favored by Prime Minister Lian. It seems that he wasted money on lambs back then."
He felt helpless, sighed, and added another sentence.
"Brother Shao Kai also knows that since I started working with Prime Minister Lian, I have benefited Shaanxi and many people have recognized me. It's time to change my disguise when I go out."
Hu Zhiyun was displeased and said, "You are too imprudent, but you shouldn't have brought others here."
"I didn't bring him in. And Li Xia hasn't arrived yet, so maybe..."
"What if Li Xia arrives today?" Hu Zhiyun looked solemn.
Yelu Youshang was ashamed and cupped his hands and said: "Brother Shao Kai, don't blame me. I will act more cautiously in the future."
"I saw you handed the money to the melon farmer. What were you doing?"
"The eyes of the people left behind by Prime Minister Lian are too sharp. I think it is more difficult for simple people to be detected. It is better to find some ordinary people to find out information for me, and then contact the people who were persecuted by Yang Lamb at that time. In the end, I will be everywhere in the city.
Eyes and ears..."
"Inappropriate." Hu Zhiyu shook his head and said: "Firstly, it is not appropriate to involve innocent people; secondly, how can ordinary people inquire about information without training? It will lead to disaster."
"I don't see it that way." Yelu Youshang said: "As the saying goes, 'To win their hearts, you can win the people'. If an honest prime minister is better than Li Xia, the people of Jingzhao will have an honest prime minister. Therefore, they must be used to treat Li Xia's subordinates."
The spies wanted to investigate us, but they saw that the city was full of enemies and it would be difficult to move even an inch."
"I don't agree." Hu Zhiyun became more serious, "Boqiang, you are too naive!"
"Brother Shao Kai, I'm afraid he has underestimated the power of fighting to promote the common people."
"We act to protect the welfare of the common people, not to take advantage of their ignorance!"
Yelu Youshang shook his head and said, "Then please wait and see, Brother Shao Kai."
"Both of us are involved in espionage for the first time. Our opponents are good at this, so we have to be careful." Hu Zhiyuan shook his head helplessly, picked up the manuscript on the table and handed it over, saying: "This is the letter from Mr. Zhang to Mr. Shang.
Enclosed is the record of Zhao Gong and Zhang Shuai's first spying on Li Xia at that time. I have compiled a copy for you to take a look at."
Yelu Youshang took it.
Hu Zhiyun sighed: "I have to admit one thing."
"What?"
"Li Xia has changed the ancient espionage style, integrating assassination, counter-insurgency, and spying. He can be said to be the master of this method, and he has the ability to establish a sect."
Yelu Youshang straightened his clothes, stretched out his hands, and solemnly took the paper manuscript compiled by Hu Zhiyu.
It's like receiving a unique Confucian book that is very precious to the North.
"I should think carefully and deal with it carefully..."
Unlike in the south of the Yangtze River, there is a culture of emphasizing literature over martial arts in the north. Scholars in the north are often good at both civil and military skills, and the same is true for the two people in the small attic at this time.
Yelu Youshang was twenty-five years old at the time. He looked polite, but he was physically strong and good at riding and shooting.
Hu Zhiyun was thirty-three years old at the time. He was known as a romantic and talented man. He could write graceful poems such as "A curtain of red rain with peach blossoms falling, ten miles of clear shadow and willow shadows slanting." However, he was also good at martial arts and was highly regarded by Lian Xixian.
, Li Xingjian, is a good investigator and is known for his shrewdness and ability.
They have always worked hard in studying literature and martial arts.
When learning about espionage, they also adopt the attitude of learning about literature and martial arts.
Soon, serious exchanges were heard in the room.
""Sun Tzu's Art of War" says, 'There are five kinds of time, there is cause, there is internal, there is counter, there is death, and there is life. The five rooms all arise, and no one knows the way. This is called the order of gods and the ruler of human beings.
As a treasure, Li Xia should be the sixth one among the five..."
"Those who can control the world with superior wisdom will achieve great success..."
Night falls.
In the house, a envelope was thrown into a brazier and burned.
"This letter... can be seen when Li Xia needs to investigate."
"This corner?"
"yes."
Yelu Youshang picked up the letter, put it in the brazier, waited for it to burn halfway, extinguished the fire, and put it aside.
"And this letter..."
After a long time, several unburned letters were stacked together and thrown into the brazier again.
The fire spreads and then goes out.
The ashes fell, covering the few remaining words in it.
Hu Zhiyun took a deep look at Yelu Youshang and said, "When the time comes, I will take action first."
Yelu Youshang bowed solemnly and said: "Brother, if you can't do it, then I will do it..."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye..."
~~
Yelu Youshang walked through the streets in the night, climbed up to the bell tower before Jingzhao Mansion changed hands, and looked at Chang'an City again.
Chang'an City has been destroyed once, but it is still very large, larger than most cities in the world.
However, it was only an imperial city during the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
The old city was so big that it was said that "hundreds of thousands of houses are like a chess board, and twelve streets are like vegetable beds. Nine heavens closed the palace, and all the nations wore their hats and bows." It was such a pity that it was destroyed by the war in the late Tang Dynasty.
This time, there is no need to destroy Chang'an with war, only Li Xia's method is used to destroy Li Xia.
~~
Six days later, a large flag with the word "Song" in it was planted on the Anding Gate.
Someone shouted.
"Recover Chang'an..."
The Song army came in three groups.
Li Xia went east along the Wei River and successively captured Yixian, Yuxi, Zhongnan, Xianning, Xingping, Xianyang Zhucheng, and headed straight to Andingmen in the west of Chang'an.
Liu Heima took the north route and successively captured Fufeng, Yongshou, Fengtian, Haoju, Liquan, Wuting and Zhucheng, then crossed the Wei River to the south and reached Anyuan Gate in the north of Chang'an;
Yang Ben led a thousand light cavalry out of Ziwu Pass, first took the Yongding Gate in the south of Chang'an, drove straight in, turned to West Street, and went out of the Anding Gate to meet Li Xia.
I thought the most difficult battle to regain Guanzhong ended so easily.
"Recover Chang'an..."
When the shouts came from the top of the city, Li Xia raised his head and said, "Is this how you imagined recapturing Chang'an?"
Liu Yuanzhen rode his horse to the left of Li Xia. Knowing that he was not asking himself, he looked at Yang Ben.
"No." There was still sweat on Yang Ben's face, but there was no blood on his hands. He was not satisfied and said, "It's too light. It's different from what I imagined."
"are you happy?"
"I'm not that happy." Yang Ben responded: "It's like punching the air. If you can fight vigorously, you will feel happy even if you are seriously injured."
He said, and then said something from his heart.
"Chang'an gained in this way makes people feel uneasy."
Li Xia thought for a while and didn't know what to say, so he said: "Enter the city."
"Commander." Liu Yuanzhen held his fists and stopped him, "Commander, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to enter the city."
"Are you afraid that Lian Xixian is planning to kill me?"
"Yes." Liu Yuanzhen said: "I have been thinking about it recently, and Lian Xixian only needs to assassinate the commander-in-chief to save the situation. His early withdrawal from Guanzhong must be a plan for this."
"How many times did Qin Shihuang encounter assassinations?" Li Xia suddenly asked.
Liu Yuanzhen was stunned for a moment. He glanced at Yang Ben first, and then responded with his hands: "Historical Records records four assassinations by Jing Ke, Gao Jianli, Zhang Liang, and Lanchi."
"How many more assassinations did Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty suffer?"
Liu Yuanzhen glanced at Yang Ben again and saw that the other party had no reaction.
He pondered for a while and responded: "Historical data can infer six assassinations, three assassinations by Shan Xiongxin, Wang Shichong, Ashina Jie, and Li Yuanji."
"That's it, let's go into the city."
"This is..."
Liu Yuanzhen wanted to persuade him again, but suddenly he remembered what Li Xia said when he was in Xi County.
Now that the troops have arrived in Chang'an, do they still dare not enter the city? If Chang'an City is inspected, but I don't know how long it will take, can the assassins really be eliminated?
There are only three to five years in total that can be used to accumulate strength. If you are afraid of hands and feet, isn't it because you are being led by the nose by Lian Xixian?
Thinking of this, Liu Yuanzhen looked at Li Xia again and saw that he had a dull expression.
By the way, the assassination method is totally useless in front of this man.
"Lian Xixian... nothing more than that."
~~
Lines of soldiers, holding spears or flags, strode into Chang'an City.
In the middle of the team is Li Xia, who is wearing armor and has a long sword hanging on his waist. The long spear is carried by his bodyguard.
He drove his horse through the high city cave and once again felt the majesty of the city.
This was not the first time he saw it, he had seen this ancient city wall in his previous life.
There are some differences. It was thicker than what I saw in my previous life, and it was also wrapped with a layer on the outside.
But the city walls are about the same size.
Chang'an City is very large, much larger than Hanzhong City and Lin'an City.
But I heard that this was only the imperial city of Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty?
No wonder it is said to be the prosperous Tang Dynasty...
Under the shadow of the city cave, Li Xia suddenly had a thought in his mind.
He felt a resonance.
Even though more than 700 years have passed, he and everyone in the world can still witness this city wall and be touched by it.
Because the inheritance is the same, and this inheritance will be passed down for hundreds of years and thousands of years, it will not fade.
Feel proud.
And because of this pride, the weird feeling of punching the air was forgotten...
After passing through the city cave, Li Xia looked up at the sky and smiled to himself.
It's rare to be a little happy.
He wanted a Guanzhong that would not be destroyed, and Lian Xixian also wanted it, whether it was because he did not want to destroy it after ruling it for six years, or because he wanted to bring wealth to Kaiping in recent years.
The two of them have this tacit understanding and are both confident that they can do it.
So with this situation in front of us, what’s wrong with it?
"Lian Xixian, you did a great job. If you have any killing moves, come at me. You and I will fight to the death, without mercy. That's good."
…
The team passed by Chenghuang Temple and Huajue Temple, with the Bell Tower in front of them.
Li Xia kept his smile and turned to look at the people on both sides of the road.
Everyone along the way lowered their heads, or prostrated, and remained silent, as if they did not welcome him.
Some soldiers turned to the south, while others continued to the east.
Li Xia reined up his horse and headed north. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a man selling melons on the street spitting on the ground. He didn't pay attention and continued heading north to the Jingzhao Mansion Office.
Ahead, is Tongjifang...
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Tongjifang.
In the small attic, Hu Zhiyun opened the window slightly and looked outside, and saw the Song Army's military column turning into Dongxin Street.
Dongxin Street is too narrow. In order to prevent the assassins, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty have quickly dispersed, driving away the pedestrians along the way...
Hu Zhiyun hadn't seen Li Xia yet, but he was already whispering in his heart.
"Everywhere in the city must be fortified, and your bodyguards will become fewer and fewer. In fact, you don't have many troops to begin with, and your foundation is unstable. Your current strength depends entirely on your own ability. I only need to disinfect you, and the crisis will be solved." . Even if you don’t die, it doesn’t matter, come and track me down..."
Hu Zhiyun turned his head and glanced at the brazier.
Turning around again, one can already see Li Xia turning into Dongxin Street.
He squinted his eyes and couldn't see Li Xia's face clearly from a distance.
Hu Zhiyun suddenly felt that the world was ridiculous. We were all born the same. Some people were ignorant day after day all their lives, while some commanded thousands of troops to achieve eternal achievements.
But aren’t they all people who bleed and die?
"Today I will teach you that Guan Long does not welcome you..."