Four hundred and sixtieth eight chapters start to go west
"Even if things don't work out, it won't happen. We can't fight wildly. Why should we talk about losing?" [Crane Soaring to the Sky]
Li Yi felt a thump in his heart, thinking of the group of outsiders pretending to be from Liangzhou that Yan Gan mentioned, and felt that this was indeed a big trouble.
Even though Zhang Yi usually doesn't like to take care of the city's economic affairs, leaving it all to Li Yi alone, when encountering this kind of thing, he is more active than anyone else in evading it. When the matter was sent to Qin Yi, the northern captain of Chang'an, according to the procedure
, Qin Yi, who had always been friendly, refused to accept him at all, and insisted that both parties be sent to Jing Zhaoyin together.
How they alerted Jing Zhaoyin, Chengmen Colonel, and Zhi Jinwu subsequently, and how they negotiated, Li Yi didn't quite understand, and even Yan Qian didn't know at all.
On the second day after Yan Qian stayed at Li Yi's house, when he was looking for an opportunity to clean up Guo Du and Guo Cheng, Li Yi came back from the market pavilion early with worry.
"What's wrong?" Yan Gan waved his hand to let Guo Du and Guo Cheng escape.
The younger Guo Cheng covered his buttocks and muttered unhappily: "I will definitely tell my second sister in the future..." Before he could finish his words, his brother Guo Du took him away, and he didn't forget to take him with him when he left.
A plate of preserves.
"It was found out that the head... belongs to Zhang Chao, the former general's former subordinate, Diannong captain." Li Yi frowned and finished. He thought Yan Qian would be as shocked as him, but he saw that the other party looked calm.
As he waited for the next step, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "What kind of reaction are you doing?"
"I have only heard of the reputation of former general Zhu Gong, but I have never paid attention to the people in his old army." Yan Qian explained: "I have traveled all over the world and am not in a temple. How could I know the names of so many people."
"That's right." Li Yi nodded, and then said that Zhang Chao abandoned his army in Runan and fled, resulting in a defeat. After that, the court discussed rewards and punishments, thinking that Zhang Chao would stay as a marquis for his descendants, and Zhu Jun would intercede for mercy.
On the Internet, I opened the Internet and briefly talked about the matter of dismissal and exemption. Then he continued: "This matter is not a big fuss in the court. After all, it is unfair... but I heard another version of it.
."
Yan Qian asked: "What's the statement?"
Li Yi said mysteriously: "The country runs the army strictly and will never allow this person to escape the law. He can spare his life. It is said that he wants to pay for his crime and perform meritorious service. There are other things to do."
"Do you deserve meritorious service?" With the scant information that Yan Qian had, he really couldn't imagine what value such a person had that the imperial court would spare. He couldn't help but ask the key question: "How did you learn this?"
"Do you really only regard me as the mayor of Chang'an?" Li Yi said with great dissatisfaction. If this position was not of great significance, how could Li Yi care about this city prime minister with a rank of 200 stone: "I also serve as the supervisor of Pingzhun.
, every month and every quarter, we have to report matters such as material affairs and human relations in the capital, this is confidential!"
Yan Qian realized that he had made a mistake and apologized quickly.
Li Yi shook his head slightly and continued: "Based on my guess, Zhang Chao must have died in the line of duty. No matter who killed him, he provoked the court in this way with the intention of causing chaos. Contact the group of fakers you mentioned last time.
As an outsider with a Liangzhou accent, I think you need to leave as soon as possible."
"When?" Yan Qian calmed down and said solemnly.
"The sooner the better, we will leave this afternoon. There are horses, clothes and food in the flag pavilion outside Yongmen. You can take this half of the bamboo slips to exchange for it." Li Yi handed over half of a long and narrow bamboo slip. The bamboo slip seemed to have been pulled from the middle.
After cutting it open, the two characters "Pingzhun" printed in ink are separated on the left and right, and can be vaguely discerned.
"What on earth am I going to do when I go to Liangzhou?" Yan Qian took the bamboo slip and put it away in his arms: "You haven't told me in detail what I should do or who I should meet. And Bao
Where is Wencai? Why haven't I seen him in the past two days?"
"Bao Wen was rushed into the palace. Please ask me to punish you." Li Yi stood up and looked at the sun outside, estimated the time, and urged: "You should pack up quickly. When you get to the flag pavilion, there will be no one there."
Waiting. The leader is a Yizhou native named Zhang Ren. He is now the embroidered cloth envoy and is responsible for this matter. If Gong Zhong has anything to say, feel free to ask him along the way."
Yan Gan nodded, immediately packed a few pieces of clothing, put on his sword, and warned Guo Du. Guo Cheng said a few words, then opened the door and left. Compared with Yan Gan's uneasiness, Guo Du and Guo Cheng
He didn't react well to Yan Qian's departure. He just lowered his head and fiddled with the windmill with his fingers, as if Yan Qian just went out to buy something.
Li Yi looked on, puzzled, and asked: "He has saved your lives, why don't you go and give him away?"
"What's there to give you?" Guo Cheng answered casually.
Li Yi frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable: "Then you are not afraid that he will not come back?"
These words had some effect. The older Guo Du raised his head and said seriously: "He said he was sorry for my eldest sister and caused her to lose her life because of him, so he should protect us. He is a swordsman.
, and said that as a scholar, he should be honest.
Li Yi pursed his lips and didn't know what to say. In his memory, Guo Yu was a generous, considerate and enthusiastic woman. She could die generously for a man she had only known for a few days, but why?
Such a bunch of indifferent younger brothers?
When Yan Qian came outside Yongmen, he recognized Zhang Ren at a glance at the crowded Qiting Ferry. There was a simple sword hanging on his waist, without any decoration, just as ordinary as his appearance.
The edge is restrained.
"You're late." Zhang Ren is a resolute and unsmiling young man. He is not surprised that Yan Gan will recognize him, because there is no one around the flag pavilion who is more like a swordsman than him.
Yan Qian was not frivolous either. The two of them did not chat a word, just like knights traveling together, riding a fast horse to the west. This was not the first time that they had worked for the imperial court, but they started on this road.
Only then can they truly embark on their own different paths.
At this moment, at Baqiao on the other side of Chang'an, Geng Bao and his group were waiting for a boat on the Ba River. The boat would take them to Zuo Fengyi, and then all the way down the river to Huayin and Dongjun.
Regarding the commotion he made in Chang'an City, his subordinates were complacent and at the same time a little unclear about the truth. He looked at the sky and asked: "Mr. Geng, didn't my lord give orders to abandon Zhang Chao's head first and then go to find Han Sui? What's the matter?
The other way around?"
"My lord's idea is not appropriate. We, as vassals, must take the initiative to correct it." Geng Bao touched his beard and said with satisfaction: "Abandoning the head first will not only reveal our whereabouts, but also let the enemy know the truth."
The court was alert, but it was just a bad breath, which was extremely unwise. It would be better to do the opposite and blame Han Sui. Zhang Chao was entrusted with the secret. There must not be many people in the court who knew the inside story. They knew that he died in Liangzhou.
How could the discussion between the government and the public not be directed at Han Sui?"
"That's right, Han Sui was not strict and allowed his cronies to kill the scholars. How could the court ignore it? In this way, the court would have to deal with Han Sui first, leaving more time for the lord." The subordinate flattered: "
As expected of Mr. Geng."
Geng Bao smiled pretentiously and watched the boatman paddling from the water far away without saying anything.