Four hundred and seventieth eight chapters alliance
This time the officer reached out and took the money bag, opened it and took a look, then deliberately weighed it in front of Mai Dijiang and said, "There are two hundred and fifty of us..."
"I understand, I understand." Mai Dijiang gritted his teeth and took out another bag. The two bags totaled one hundred gold coins, weighing almost fifty taels, equivalent to at least two thousand taels of silver.
"Okay! They are Wusun merchants, let's go." The officer took the money bag, smiled, and asked the soldiers who were rummaging through the boxes to stop what they were doing.
The sergeant holding the scroll checked five or six people, walked back to the officer and said, "Are you still looking for them?"
"Are you stupid? What can you do if you find it? You won't even know how your head fell off by then! Let's go!" The officer waved his hand, and the team of more than 200 people disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
The caravan started again after sorting out the goods. Helian Changji, who was at the end of the queue, had taken off his veil in accordance with the officer's order, lowered his head and hid behind He Qizhou, as if he did not want the officers to find him. He Qizhou did not know that the scroll was
He was even a little worried that it was his own portrait. When Xu Mu ran over and said it might be Helian Changji's portrait, he was quite surprised.
"You also have eyes and ears in the Western Region, right? The news that Chi Yan died and that you escaped alone may have reached here. Are these patrolling soldiers here to pick you up?" He Qizhou turned to ask Helian Changji who was driving back.
"It's possible, sir. To be honest, I don't want to be discovered by them. This place is close to Xiazhou and is the territory of Wushi and the second princess. Most of them are Xiazhou border troops. The purpose of looking for me should not be as simple as saving me."
Helian Changji decided to tell the truth.
"What do you mean? Be clear." Xu Mu was a little confused.
"My father sent me as an envoy to the Western Regions and appointed Chi Yan to accompany me. I may have been targeted by the prince. The second princess is the prince's right-hand man. Now that I have returned from trouble, they may take the opportunity to eliminate the hidden danger. Therefore, we
Try to find a way to bypass Tongwan City!" Helian Changji said with sincere eyes.
"Are you very powerful? Does the prince need to be so afraid of you? What bad idea are you planning?" He Qizhou didn't believe it.
Xu Mu also said: "For now, staying with the Wusun people is still the safest way. I don't want to get lost on the grassland."
Helian Changji said anxiously: "I have no reason to lie to you. If I really want to escape, I will definitely ask someone to rescue me. Why avoid Wushi and Helian Changying? Seriously, in the capital, I
The help behind the scenes is no less than that of the prince, and they will probably notice it. Now is the most dangerous time for me. As long as I cross the Yinshan Mountain, I won't be afraid of them."
"I don't see that you are not young enough and have quite a lot of ambition." Xu Mu said.
"Yes, I want to fight for the heirloom. To be honest, except for the prince, I really don't pay attention to the other people. Speaking of it, in fact, we can be regarded as people in the same boat." Helian Changji said.
"Okay, why are we even considered as people on the same boat? I want to see how you can explain it to us." He Qizhou almost stopped laughing at Helian Changji's statement.
"My ambition is only the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty, not to mention the Southern Qi Dynasty, not even the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. The prince and Helian Changying's ideas are more radical than my father's. What they want is to unify the world! Sometimes they even express
I have to be a little impatient, and my father is already alert to this..." Xu Mu interrupted Helian Changji and said: "Are you trying to make your father suspicious of the prince?"
"How do you call it letting out the evil wind? This is the fact. The domestic situation is not stable. If you rush to fight everywhere, even if you eat it now, you will have to vomit it out soon. This has happened several times. You two,
How about we form an alliance?" Helian Changji's eyes became extremely sincere.
"What kind of knot?" He Qizhou felt a little moved.
Helian Changji vowed: "You escort me to the capital safely, and I will find a way to create opportunities for you to assassinate the prince! As for the reward, first, I will let you see He Qingshan; second, if I ascend to the throne of God in the future
, I can return Zhenyuan Pass to the State of Qi, and we can stop fighting and trade with each other!"
"It sounds very good. Do you really want to use us as gunmen?" He Qizhou said.
Xu Mu was also a little tempted and said: "Let me ask you, how are the cultivation levels of the Crown Prince and Helian Changying?" Xu Mu actually knew the level of Helian Changying's martial arts, so he asked them together because he wanted to see Helian Changying.
Did Company Commander Ji lie?
"The prince's martial arts skills are not very good. He is at least as good as me at most. Helian Changying is probably at the peak of the Eight Meridians now. You two may not be her match if you fight alone. Moreover, she is ruthless and has a strong desire for power, even more so than the prince.
She must be difficult to deal with! If you are interested, you can stay in Zhongjing for a few more days. As long as she comes back, I can create opportunities for you to get rid of her!" Helian Changji's eyes have begun to shine. He really wants to get rid of those two people.
The possibility of success in your own bid for savings will be infinitely magnified.
"We can think about it. Can you tell us about He Qingshan's current situation?" He Qizhou asked.
Helian Changji was suspicious for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and said: "Don't worry, he has lost all his skills now and is no better than a disabled person. As for where he is and how he can be seen, I don't dare to tell you now!"
He Qizhou knew that this was his way to protect himself now, and he didn't force it, but there was no doubt that Helian Changji and the prince were at odds with each other. He might actually be able to do something, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Maidijiang began to adjust his route, slightly tilting to the south, preparing to walk from the edge of the Gobi. Although there would be less water and grass, the chance of encountering the army would also be much smaller. Just in case, he also wanted to send two cavalry four miles ahead.
, used as a reconnaissance cavalry. Once a cavalry team is discovered, he will immediately report back and adjust the direction of the caravan to avoid the army. If he encounters another two or three times like just now, his trip will really be in vain.
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He Qizhou was more worried than him, so he suggested that he had good eyesight and fast horses, so he could serve as a scout. Of course, Maidijiang was very happy. These three people traveling with the caravan must be capable people if they dare to venture into the Western Regions.
, although there is no lack of good players in his team, but when I asked him privately, they all said that they could not see the details of these three people. The only thing I am sure of is that the guy named Zhou Qi and Mu Qingshuang met the horse bandits and officials.
When you are in the army, if you don't show any panic, you must have good skills.
The task of keeping an eye on Helian Changji was handed over to Xu Mu. He Qizhou and another Wusun rider changed into hunter's attire and acted as scouts. In six days, they discovered two more officers and soldiers.
The report allowed the caravan to escape the extortion by the government troops.
Helian Changji tasted the horse dung again. Although it was shot into his throat, he still had some memories of the stinking smell. He thought about how to find an opportunity to spit it out, secretly hide some, and look for opportunities when he returned to the capital.
I prepared the antidote myself.
On August 30, the caravan arrived in Tongwan City. When entering the city, the inspection of foreign business travelers was looser than the inspection of "Shengzhou". Buying Dijiang did not reduce the toll money, taking people short-handed, and eating people softly, those
The city defenders were happier when they saw the caravan than when they saw their own father.
In the afternoon, the caravan checked into the largest inn in the outer city, the Sihai Inn, which was close to the large market near the east gate. Maidijiang had several regular customers in the city, and two-thirds of the goods were not worried about selling, except for those who bought them.
Xu Mu also bought some food, and the rest will be sold in the big market. It is the end of summer, and before winter comes, there are always people setting up stalls in the market.
The Yan Gang is one of several major customers. In addition to selling the goods he brings, Maidijiang will also purchase Northern Zhou goods including green salt, so as to ensure a huge profit. Maidijiang is relieved of most of his worries.
He was very happy and said that he would go to the market to set up a stall in the afternoon, and in the evening he would invite Xu Mu and others to have a drink at the most lively Wanma House in the city, and there would also be a rare boxing match to watch.
The inn he stayed in was much better than the one He Qizhou stayed at last winter. The door was quite impressive and guarded by two guards. The inn had hundreds of rooms, but there were not many guests in the hotel. After entering the backyard room, there were still
Seeing several faces from the Western Regions, Xu Mu only asked for an upper room so that he could keep an eye on Helian Changji.
Although it was just after noon and it was only midnight, Helian Changji rarely asked to go to the toilet. Of course, He Qizhou would not stop him and was unwilling to follow him to the latrine. He just told him that he could only use half a stick of incense at most.
Moreover, the time for eating, drinking, and defecating in the evening must be halved. Since it has been agreed on the surface to deal with the prince together, the surveillance on Helian Changji has been relaxed a lot these days.
Helian Changji held his stomach and nodded repeatedly. The guest room was on the second floor of the inner courtyard, and the latrine was in the outer courtyard. Helian Changji had quietly restored his power to 50%, and found that no one was following him. After entering the latrine, he saw
There was no one inside, so he jumped out of the back window, climbed over the side wall, and walked around to the door of the inn.
There were two guards standing at the door of the inn. Helian Changji walked quickly from the alley to the door, grabbed one of the guards and asked in a low voice: "Are you from Tutang?"
The guard looked at the other guard hesitantly. The guard at the other end of the door came over and asked in a low voice: "Who are you?"
"Are you all from Tutang? Send a message to Ouyang Xuan for me immediately. There will be a heavy reward. If you go late, you will die! Both of you will die!" Helian Changji said viciously, while congratulating himself that he found the right person.
Now, in an inn of this size, there will definitely be people from Tutang monitoring the guests coming from all directions.
"What do you want to bring? What are you talking about?" The two of them were probably frightened by Helian Changji, and one of them was unable to move after Helian grabbed his pulse. The one who answered was the one who came from the other end, obviously.
He has the higher position among the two. The other party always calls his boss by his first name, which is certainly not a joke.
Helian Changji said: "Please remember clearly what you want to bring with you: 'I am Liu, and I am in trouble. We will meet you in the latrine of Sihai Hotel tonight at You hour!' This sentence can only be said to Ouyang Xuan alone. My appearance
Mao can also tell him, if you say a wrong word, your head will be in danger, do you understand?"
"understood."
"Retell it again!"
"I'm six. I'm in trouble. Let's meet in the latrine of the Sihai Hotel at 1 o'clock tonight!"