The sound of drums at the second watch came from Nanshi. A group of patrols passed by Guangyangmen Street and headed north along Xiaoyuanmen Street. They gradually went away on the quiet and deserted street, taking away the light of the lighting lanterns and the moonlight.
It once again slanted softly on the Nangong Palace under the cold night. Under the moonlight, the majestic palace walls looked even taller.
In the darkness, Wang Yu emerged silently, looked at the towering palace wall, and sighed silently.
Dong Zhuo's unscrupulousness was one of the main reasons for his tragic ending, but now, it has caused big trouble for himself.
Even if he has a map and skills, he is not really a superman after all. Facing the heavily guarded palace, he is still helpless.
It seems that after Dong Zhuo lost an ear, he learned a lesson and summed up the experience. The defense of the imperial city was extremely tight. It can be said that there is one post for three steps and one sentry for five steps. The imperial city was guarded like an iron barrel.
generally.
The moon is shining brightly at the moment, and the sky is out of date; and the streets in Luoyang are extremely wide. According to Wang Yu's visual inspection, the width of Guangyangmen Street in front of him is at least thirty meters!
Without having to put himself in someone else's shoes, Wang Yu also knew that from the towering palace wall, overlooking the empty streets, he would definitely have an unobstructed view without any obstacles. Just getting close to the palace wall was already a very difficult task.
Coupled with the fact that the palace guards were much more vigilant than the Heyin defenders, it was really difficult for Wang Yu to repeat his old tricks.
Not to mention this, when Wang Yu was exploring the palace city, he vaguely heard a few dog barks!
There is a dog!
For infiltrators, this is something more deadly than numerous guards. Wang Yu does not have a medicine to eliminate body odor now. Even if he successfully climbs over the palace wall, he will be exposed immediately. Dog noses are very good.
Forget it, if something can't be done, don't force it. If you don't know how to move forward or retreat, you just keep stalking. Wang Yu breathed out softly, retreated, merged into the darkness, and disappeared without a trace.
…
"Lord...Brother, you are finally back. Things have been done..."
Unlike Wang Yu, who had been recuperating for most of the day, Li Shiyi was on the road during the day and kept running after entering the city. He was already exhausted. However, he still couldn't sleep tonight because Wang Yu went to explore the imperial city at night.
, he was really worried.
These few hours were very short for Wang Yu, but for Li Junhou, they were extremely long. When he finally saw Wang Yu return safely, his whole body became limp.
"It failed. The palace city is heavily fortified and difficult for birds to cross."
Wang Yu confessed his failure, but Li Shiyi was greatly relieved: The lord's plan was too risky. Even a dog would not be beaten twice with the same stick. He didn't have a long memory. Dong Zhuo was much smarter than a dog.
How could there be no defense at all?
"Then let's..." It would be safest to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.
"Go to sleep first and start tomorrow to implement the backup plan."
"ah?"
"Ah, what? Go to bed quickly. You will be busy tomorrow. I have an important task for you. If you mess up, you will stop being the scout captain." Wang Yu didn't give Li Shiyi a chance to speak at all.
, pushed him outside the door, fanned out the oil lamp with his hand, and fell asleep.
Li Shiyi stood outside the door in shock for a long time, until a gust of cold wind blew and shivered, and then he woke up.
If you can't enter the palace, do you have to ambush outside? But how to control Dong Zhuo's itinerary? And...
What is this backup plan...
With questions in his head, he left at a loss. At the same time, the important mission Wang Yu mentioned made him feel excited: Scout Captain! What an honor it is to serve as the Scout Captain under the lord.
Ah! Since my lord has entrusted me with such a heavy responsibility, maybe he will impart some secrets to me!
Ideals are always beautiful, but reality is often cruel.
The next day, Li Junhou waited in front of his lord's door early in the morning, waiting with great anticipation for the so-called secret teaching.
Wang Yu's reaction was also in line with Li Junhou's expectations. It was him who opened the door. Wang Yu patted his subordinate on the shoulder, expressing that he was satisfied with his serious attitude, and then began to secretly teach.
However, Li Junhou's enthusiasm soon turned into doubt, and then into complete confusion.
Is this the so-called secret?
Watching my master skillfully knead the dough, cut the dough, roll out the dough into well-proportioned pieces, roll it up, sprinkle with seasonings, and finally fry it in an iron pot...
It's chaotic, it's completely chaotic. Is this still the mighty Taishan Wang Pengju? Why does he look like a chef? Not only are his movements so skillful, but the food he makes is even more fragrant!
As the pancakes in the pot gradually turned golden brown, even the waiters in the store were attracted. The cook who had looked disdainful before almost dropped his jaw. If the door had not been bolted, he would have said
Maybe these people have broken in.
"Master...Brother Zhu, what exactly is going on..." Li Junhou asked stammeringly.
"This thing is called sesame cake, please try it." With a wave of the spatula, the golden noodle cake drew a beautiful parabola in the air, and was caught by the spatula. Then, the noodle cake was handed to Li Shiyi.
"..." Li Shiyi took it blankly and took a bite. Immediately, a strong aroma lifted his spirits: "It smells so good! But..."
"Your mission is to learn how to make sesame seeds as soon as possible."
"..."
Seeing the confused look of his subordinate, whom he had high expectations for, Wang Yu decided to teach him a lesson.
"Do you remember what I said about the most important thing about being a scout?"
"Bold and careful." Li Shiyi replied without thinking.
If he hadn't shot Lu Bu with an arrow that day, then made the right choice and judgment, and finally returned to the camp with the battle report to pay the order, Wang Yu would not have thought so highly of him.
"That's just potential. Whether you can really become the best scout, there is still a lot to learn..."
"Including cooking skills?" Infected by Wang Yu's emotions, Li Shiyi's mind became more flexible.
"Including cooking skills." Wang Yu nodded and asked: "What do you think can be done to successfully complete the assassination mission?"
"Sneaking and hiding skills, superb martial arts, and..." Li Shiyi tried hard to recall the process of Wang Yu sneaking into the Heyin camp.
"wrong."
Wang Yu interrupted: "The biggest factor why I was successful when I went to Heyin was that the enemy was not very vigilant. They did not take precautions against assassins, and the commander was in civil strife, so there was an opportunity to take advantage of it."
Opportunity. Under normal circumstances, that kind of assassination would be impossible to succeed, so last night, I gave up my first choice plan."
"If you can't attack from the front, you have to go around from the side; if you don't have a flaw, you have to create a flaw; if you don't have enough strength, you have to find ways to use it." Wang Yu concluded: "In short, only by being able to adapt to changes can we win by surprise. The art of war is like this, spy on intelligence,
The same goes for assassinations."
"Then your backup plan is like this?" Li Shiyi thought thoughtfully, "You asked me to learn cooking because..."
Wang Yu smiled slightly: "I sneak into a certain place and try to use my strength. You are responsible for collecting intelligence and keeping a lookout for me. Do you understand?"
Li Shiyi pondered for a moment, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "I see, so you asked me to learn how to make these biscuits to collect information without arousing suspicion? Even if you linger near the place where you infiltrated, no one will notice that there is a problem.
Come?"
Wang Yu praised with a smile on his face: "That's right. I was right. You were born to do this."
Li Shiyi's face turned red and he was very excited: "My Lord taught me well!"
"I asked, this sesame seed cake is somewhat similar to the Hu pancake, but it is better in color, flavor and flavor. It is not on the market yet. It is a novelty. You can estimate the cost yourself and set a low-profit price. The business will not be bad. Buyer
, there are even a lot of merchants coming to contact you. I shouldn’t need to teach you how to get the necessary information from them.”
"Lord, don't worry."
"Then, your stall will be placed near the place where I want to go. Firstly, it will serve as a contact point, and secondly, it will help me keep an eye on the people coming and going. If I have something to do, I will come out to look for you. If you find anything unusual, just shout
Yell, let me know.”
"Here."
"Well, in order to avoid repeating it with others, the method of hawking has to be a little particular. Well, you just shout: Lanzhou Shaobing... By the way, your name also needs to be changed, so as not to be spotted by others after word spreads... Hmm
, just call him Wu Dalang, Wu Dalang sells sesame seed cakes, that’s it.”
"Here!" Wu Dalang, who was freshly baked, solemnly promised, and then asked the question that he had been holding back for a long time: "Lord, where are you going to sneak into?"
"There are several options. The first choice is... you clean up and come with me to visit some places later."
"Here."
…
"This is... Situ Mansion?"
Looking at the large mansion with thick walls in front of him and the large group of people surrounding the door, Li Shiyi was a little stunned. He could understand Wang Yu's plan, but he didn't understand why Wang Yun was listed as the primary target.
Wang Yun, the Situ, has just been promoted. In terms of status and power, he is far below Taiwei Huang Wan. In the recent disputes between the court and China, he has not shown a very firm tendency to oppose Dong. Such a person would be a good helper.
Candidate?
"God helps me." Looking at the crowd at the door and the vague chatter, Wang Yu smiled.
The doubts of his subordinates are not a problem at all to Wang Yu. In Luoyang City, if he wants to find someone to help kill Dong Zhuo, is there any more suitable candidate than Wang Yun?
Historically, it was this Wang Situ who set up a series of tricks and played a good trick of gobbling up tigers. If he hadn't met that monster Jia Xu, he might have really had hope of reviving Han Dynasty.
What I have to do now is to secretly push forward the chain plan, kill Dong Zhuo, and save Luoyang.
Wang Yu does not regret the choice he made that day in Heyin. At that time, he could get nothing by killing Dong Zhuo. If he kills Dong Zhuo now, even if he did not do it, he can get the biggest share of the result.
One moment after another, he now has three powerful allies, nearly 10,000 troops, and a reputation in several states. The Wang family is no longer the Hanoi governor who has an empty official title, but is in a dangerous situation, and is regarded by his allies as the fat man in his plate.
, but the powerful faction among the princes!
Originally, it might be a little troublesome to infiltrate Wang Yun. After all, he wanted to act secretly, rather than reveal his identity and come to the door. But when he got here, he saw that the palace was actually recruiting people, from nurses to servants. This was not just a sleepy pillow.
What else could it be?
Time is coming, and nothing can stop it!
Recalling Wang Yun's information, Wang Yu's smile became even stronger. Maybe he could intercept Lu Bu's beard in advance and have close contact with a certain beauty who was famous throughout the ages. It would also be considered as revenge for being despised by the river.
I have already met the music god Cai Wenji, but I wonder what kind of woman Diao Chan, one of the four beauties, will be?
Thinking of this, Wang Yu felt even more excited. He casually told Li Shiyi a few words and then squeezed into the crowd to apply.