On the official road outside Daizhou City, a group of merchants were moving slowly forward.
In the carriage in the middle of the team, a man dressed as a "rich businessman" lifted the curtain, looked at the towering Daizhou city wall in the distance, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
This person was none other than the confidant sent by Wei Qian, the Prince's Groom.
This group of merchants was the one that Wei Qian came to Jinyang with. After discussing with Zhou Dequan, Bai Shoujing and Wang Pan, he decided to organize assassins to continue capturing Princess Qinghe.
Wei Qian arranged for this confidant to be in charge of this operation, while he himself rushed back to the capital to discuss with Crown Prince Yinzhao how to mobilize the people of the Censorate and other officials to impeach Zhao Muyun.
"We must not fail again this time! If we do, Lord Wei will blame us and we will all be in big trouble."
The confidant said with a gloomy face to the people around him.
These people are elite killers from Hedong Road who were found by Zhou Dequan, Bai Shoujing and Wang Pan using their own connections.
Zhou Dequan and Wang Pan gave a large sum of money to these killers.
There will always be brave men when there is a big reward.
The killers who received a large sum of money were all in high spirits and full of murderous intent.
Isn't it just about arresting a princess? What a big deal!
"Don't worry, with so many of us taking action, there will be no mistakes."
.......
Right now.
Li Jingang’s rebel camp is located in Qishan, west of Xijing.
Military advisor Yang Yan sat in the tent, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand with a frown on his face.
The defeat in the Battle of Xijing was really frustrating for him.
The raid on Xijing failed and the hostage, King Han, was lost.
Not only that, Li Jingang vomited blood and was injured, and only more than 100,000 were left out of the 250,000-strong army.
If Ma Zongliang's 30,000 troops had not suddenly appeared, destroyed Yang Dingguo's grain and grass stronghold beside the Wei River, and forced Yang Dingguo to retreat, the army that Li Jingang had worked so hard to gather would probably have been dispersed.
Li Jingang is unconscious, Niu Desheng was injured in battle, and the burden of deciding the future of the army falls entirely on Yang Yan.
In just a few days, Yang Yan's hair turned a lot whiter.
At this moment, hurried footsteps were heard outside the tent, and a man stumbled in, fell to his knees, and said in a hoarse voice:
"Military Advisor! Your subordinate...your subordinate is back!"
Yang Yan looked up and saw that it was Chen San, the leader of the spies who were sent to Xinzhou, Linzhou and other places to kidnap scholars half a month ago.
"What's going on?" Yang Yan put down his teacup, his eyes sharp. "Why are you back alone? Where are the others?"
Chen San panted and gritted his teeth, saying, "I found a master and a servant in the mountain temple of Xinzhou. I thought they were ordinary scholars, so I wanted to capture them, but who knew..."
"Who knows what?"
"Who knew that just as we started, a group of killers suddenly appeared and attacked us without a word! They were ruthless and looked like martial arts heroes!"
Chen San's eyes still showed lingering fear. "We fought desperately, but before the outcome was decided, another group of soldiers came. They were all wearing light armor and had accurate archery skills. They shot most of our brothers to death!"
Yang Yan narrowed his eyes. "Light armor? Accurate archery? Government troops?"
"No, they're not like ordinary government troops. They're well-equipped and more like... guards from some wealthy family!"
"Guard?" Yang Yan stood up suddenly, a gleam in his eyes, "Are you sure?"
"I saw it with my own eyes!"
Chen San gritted his teeth and said, "Those assassins and guards started fighting, and we took the opportunity to escape, but in the end, only I, your subordinate, came back alive..."
Yang Yan was silent for a moment, then sneered, "Interesting, an ordinary 'scholar' is actually being fought over by two forces?"
He paced back and forth in thought, and suddenly remembered another piece of news brought by the spy a few days ago: Princess Qinghe of Prince Jin's Mansion in Hedong Road ran away from the mansion!
"Could it be..." Yang Yan's eyes flashed, and he slammed the table, "That's not a scholar at all, but Princess Qinghe disguised as a man?"
Chen San was stunned: "What...what, county...princess?"
He never imagined that the handsome scholar between the master and servant was actually a woman.
However, he vaguely remembered that there was a woman in the mountain temple that night.
A gleam of light flashed in Yang Yan's eyes: "If it is really her, then the guard who shot you should be from the Prince of Jin's Mansion!"
"And the people who fought with you earlier, I guess they were the prince's men, or people related to the prince!"
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He immediately called his confidant, "Go, quickly call Yang Yi!"
Prince?
Chen San was breathing rapidly, feeling as if he had touched upon many unknown secrets.
A moment later, a lean young man with sharp eyes walked in and said with a fist clasped, "Uncle, what can I do for you?"
Yang Yan said in a deep voice: "Yang Yi, you must immediately lead a team of elite soldiers and sneak into Shuozhou secretly!"
"Shuozhou?" Yang Yi was startled. "Aren't we going to deal with Tian Zun and Pei Lun?"
"Tian Zun and Pei Lun have their own arrangements. Now there are more important things to do!"
Yang Yan lowered his voice, "Princess Qinghe of the Prince of Jin's Mansion is probably fleeing to Shuozhou, and Zhao Muyun's people are secretly protecting her!"
"Zhao Muyun?" A hint of fighting spirit flashed in Yang Yi's eyes. "Is he the Captain of the Great Yin Suppressing Enemy who seized our Xiazhou while we were fighting the imperial army?"
"That's right!" Yang Yan sneered. "If we can capture Princess Qinghe, we can not only threaten Prince Jin, but also use this opportunity to sow discord between the imperial court and Zhao Muyun! You have two missions here: first, to gather information about Zhao Muyun's military situation; second, if there's a chance, to capture Princess Qinghe alive!"
Yang Yi clasped his fists and said, "Nephew, I understand! Let's go now!"
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Outside Daizhou City, there is a tea stall beside the official road.
Princess Qinghe Yin Yao was dressed in men's clothes and wore a conical hat that covered half of her face, but her lively eyes still revealed a hint of impatience.
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