Chapter 42: Why did he capture the spies?

The battle plan has been decided, and now all that is needed is the court's permission to start the war. Since there has been no large-scale war recently, food and supplies are still sufficient.

Of course, to be on the safe side, we still have to apply to the court for some funds.

Min Shian was thinking when she felt a light bump on her right shoulder. She tilted her head and saw a bronze, energetic face almost touching hers.

She quietly stepped back a little, then asked solemnly, "General Li, what's going on?"

The man called General Li was the only one with a different surname among the capable generals stationed in the north. He was two years younger than Xiao Wangjing. Min Shian became cautious. None of these people were easy to deal with.

"Wasn't the Military Supervisor sent by Lord Song? I believe he has a good relationship with Lord Song. Could I trouble the Military Supervisor..."

Before Li Feng could finish his words, the fortune teller rushed over, covered his mouth, and took him behind him. Seeing this, Xiao Wangjing stretched out his hand and pulled Li Feng to his side.

Li Feng, under the gaze of everyone, scratched his head and said with an awkward smile, "Is there something I can't say?"

Min Shi'an's fingertips twitched slightly, and it was hard to tell if he was doing it intentionally. He replied calmly, "I was ordered to come here because of Lord Song's favor. It's not a question of whether our relationship is good or bad. General Li, please be careful with your words."

Li Feng wanted to say something, but was glanced at by Xiao Baizhan, and he completely calmed down. He puffed up his face and muttered something to himself.

After a brief interlude, Xiao Baizhan ordered everyone to go back and prepare for battle, and then everyone left one after another.

Min Shian returned to the tent. Although she had not slept all night, she did not feel tired now. Instead, she felt more awake.

She lowered her eyes and played with the ivory purple-hair brush in her hand. She couldn't help but think of the person who gave her the brush. Then she suddenly remembered something important.

What was Song Sheng doing that night?

I was interrupted by him at that time and didn't even ask clearly!

Min Shian put the pen back into the box, walked out of the tent and saw that it was almost dawn, so he simply rode his horse towards the interior of the pass.

When they arrived at an inn that was neither prosperous nor deserted, Min Shi'an put on his hat from a distance, dismounted, and strode forward, leading the horse.

The waiter attentively tied her horse and asked warmly, "Sir, please come in!"

Min Shian nodded, threw him some change, and said in a low voice, "I want a room upstairs, with good wine and good food."

"Okay! Sir, please come this way."

The waiter put the silver away and bent down to lead the way. The wooden steps creaked when he stepped on them. Min Shian subconsciously walked lightly, worried that he would step on empty air.

"Sir, don't worry, our wooden planks are very strong!"

"Um."

Min Shian responded softly, but his steps were lighter.

The corridor on the second floor was deep and long, and it was pitch black at the end, like a bottomless pit. Min Shian frowned and let the waiter lead her to the middle and stop.

"Sir, please come in, the food and wine will be here soon!" said the waiter, bowed and trotted away.

Min Shian pushed the door open and walked in. The furnishings inside were quite standard, nothing new, but there was nothing wrong with it either.

Soon, all the food and wine were served.

Min Shian glanced at the steaming hot and delicious dishes with little interest. After taking a few symbolic bites, he waited patiently.

Half an hour later——

"Your Highness, please forgive me, this servant..."

The hair on Yaer's forehead was damp with sweat. She paused and changed the subject, "It took me some time to get rid of Her Royal Highness Princess Hejing, so I'm a little late."

Min Shian waved his hand, signaling her not to rush.

"Your Highness, although Princess Hejing has always been kind to me and my younger sister, she never lets us serve her personally."

Yaer took a few gulps of tea and continued, "Not only me and my younger sister, but there are no other maids who can serve you personally."

"Since we arrived in Beifeng, we haven't seen anything unusual with Princess Hejing."

"Understood." Min Shian tapped the table with his fingertips and replied, "I called you here this time for one thing."

Yaer stood up and saluted, saying, "Your Highness, please give me your orders. I will do whatever you want!"

"I have already arranged for people inside the pass to spread some intelligence. You only need to find an excuse to go to Kanto. When you return, be sure to inform He Jing before dark."

Min Shian continued in a deep voice, "This matter is extremely important and must be made absolutely safe."

"Yes, Your Highness."

After Yaer left, Min Shian looked at the almost untouched food in front of her, and thought of the sporadic beggars on the roadside. She thought for a moment and called the waiter over.

She pointed out the three dishes she had picked up, and then said to the waiter, "Apart from these, send the rest to the beggars on the street."

Seeing the waiter's embarrassed face, Min Shian placed a silver ingot on the table and said in a deep voice, "Is it okay now?"

The waiter smiled brightly upon seeing this, nodding his head repeatedly and saying, "Oh, oh, of course you can! Of course you can!"

"From my humble perspective, you are a wealthy and powerful person, with a kind heart like a bodhisattva, a kind heart like a bodhisattva!"

Min Shian felt a little dizzy. She had no intention of arguing with the waiter. These people were willing to do anything as long as they had money, and it was not a big deal anyway.

So she didn't stay for long and rode back to the tent at full speed to catch up on her sleep.

It would be more exciting when it was late at night and everyone was asleep. She would have to go there then. If she didn't fall asleep now, she would probably fall down before being plotted against.

The thick darkness seemed like insoluble ink, with only a few faint starlights scattered on the earth. Gusts of night wind blew, and the leaves rustled.

Min Shian and Xiao Wangjing followed them secretly, leaving special marks to guide Xiao Shuoshang and others to come.

Under the gaze of Min Shian and Xiao Wangjing, the gray and inconspicuous carriage slowly moved away from the small gate of the mansion to the outside of the city.

The two of them looked at each other and followed at the same time like an arrow shot from a bow.

Min Shian was secretly competing with Xiao Wangjing, determined to be one step ahead of him. Occasionally, when Xiao Wangjing sped up, he would be quickly overtaken by her.

Even Xiao Wangjing noticed it, no matter how slow he was. He was a little confused and didn't understand what this meant, so he gestured to "Xie Zhuangyi" and asked -

"What's wrong?"

Min Shian glanced at him, shook his head, and sped up, almost catching up with the carriage.

As we approached the outside of the pass, there were fewer and fewer obstructions, but fortunately the carriage stopped in time.

Min Shian and Xiao Wangjing hid in the branches of two trees respectively, staring at the carriage.

A man in black shirt stuck his head out, looked around to make sure there was no one around, and then jumped off the carriage. His face was completely covered by a black gauze hat, making it impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman.

But Min Shian guessed the man's identity almost immediately.

She clenched her fists. The sharp thorn that had been hanging in her heart for a long time was suddenly pulled out at this moment, and her chest was full of blood.

The man released the carrier pigeon in his arms, stretched out his arms to hold it high up, looked around again, and then let the pigeon fly away.

Min Shi'an looked at Xiao Wangjing. He pulled the bowstring to its fullest, veins bulging on the back of his hands and forehead, and the tip of the arrow deviated left and right following the crooked flying carrier pigeon.

"call out--"

A sound of breaking air was heard, and the carrier pigeon screamed and fell to the ground, and blood quickly seeped into the soil.

Seeing this, the man panicked and wanted to jump into the carriage and escape.

However, today's dragnet was carefully prepared for this spy, so how could it go as he wished?

The elite soldiers who were lying in ambush in the dark appeared one after another and easily pinned the spies to the ground.

Another team removed the information tied to the carrier pigeon.

An elite soldier stepped forward, lifted the man's hat, and threw it aside. From the side profile, it seemed to be a woman.

Another elite soldier squatted nearby, pinched her chin, and forced her face to face the crowd.

However, the moment he saw the face clearly, the elite soldier's expression changed instantly. He was so shocked that he took a few steps back without even having time to get up, and fell to the ground due to his violent movement.

Everyone present was dumbfounded.

Min Shi'an half-bent his waist among the branches, leaned forward, bent his legs, and stepped on his toes, using the sparse branches under the trunk to easily land on the ground. Seeing this, Xiao Wangjing followed closely behind him.

Except for the elite soldier who was holding the woman and hesitated to move, the others all moved away when they saw this.

"Princess He Jing?"

Min Shian imitated Xie Zhuangyi's frown, her eyes filled with shock and confusion. She slowly said, "How could it be..."

She turned to look at the embarrassed Xiao Wangjing, bowed, and asked, "General Xiao, is there a misunderstanding? What should I do?"

The soldier who had taken the intelligence happened to walk in front of Xiao Wangjing, lowered his head, and presented the intelligence with both hands, saying, "General, this is the intelligence taken from the pigeon."

Xiao Wangjing took it, unfolded it, looked at it for a few seconds, and then handed the paper to Min Shian.

Min Shian also finished reading it quickly. There were only a few words on the note, but they were all the fake battle plans that they deliberately let the eavesdroppers hear that night.

Then Xiao Wangjing punched the tree next to him, and the leaves rustled, and immediately the air was filled with fallen leaves.

Boom boom boom——

The thunder that resounded through the sky seemed to echo Xiao Wangjing's anger, rolling on with the force of thunder.

Heavy rain poured down accompanied by thunder. A flash of lightning flashed across the sky, briefly illuminating the pale faces of several people who were soaked.

Xiao Wangjing and Min Shian did not move, and no one dared to move.

"Take it back and report to the general."

After a long time, Xiao Wangjing wiped the rain off his face, glanced at the carrier pigeon that almost merged with the soil, turned around and strode away.

Everyone did not dare to delay and hurriedly took He Jing to the carriage that had been prepared in advance.

The rainstorm became more and more violent, the howling wind blew the rain everywhere, and the thunder that exploded from time to time struck everyone's heart.

The loud call of a falcon echoed in the distance, attracting a flock of birds.

Min Shi'an felt bad, and was lost in thought as he sat in the carriage when he suddenly heard Xiao Wangjing, who had been silent for a long time, speak in a hoarse voice, "Master Military Supervisor."

"What's the matter, General Xiao?" Min Shi'an responded and looked at him.

"Princess Hejing, she almost sacrificed her life for the Great Jin."

Xiao Wangjing paused for a moment with red eyes, then continued, "I married Shuo Shang not long ago, and she's pregnant."

"Why is all this happening?"