Inside the Shangshu Mansion.
Butler Xu Bo knocked on the study door.
There was a voice from inside the door, and Xu Bo pushed the door open and said, "Master, someone wants to see you."
Zhang Shi raised his head in confusion.
It's midnight, at this hour, and there are still people asking to see me.
"Who is it?"
Xu Bo unconsciously whispered, "It's the prince's man."
King Wu...I haven't seen him for a while. Why did he find someone to inform me for no apparent reason?
Zhang Shi frowned: "Please come in."
Not long after, a middle-aged man in black suit walked in.
He bowed respectfully, held the letter in both hands and said, "Master Zhang, the prince asked me to deliver a letter to you."
"Who are you? Why didn't His Majesty talk to me face to face, but sent someone to deliver the letter?"
"I am Jiang Hu, the captain of the Prince's Guard."
Zhang Shi took the envelope with trembling hands and looked at Jiang Hu in surprise and suspicion.
Prince's Guard...When the feudal system had not yet been abolished, local princes still retained some of it.
But this guard had been disbanded long ago!
The King of Wu actually secretly hid this private army?
Zhang Shi quickly opened the envelope and read it carefully. As he read it, cold sweat broke out on his face.
Haiyuan City has been exposed... Will the prince go there in person?
Zhang Shizhe raised the letter and asked anxiously, "Besides this letter, what else did the prince say? Will the prince come back?"
Jiang Hu said, "The prince asked you to keep your body useful. I have conveyed the message. Sir Zhang, goodbye now!"
After saying that, Jiang Hu turned and left.
Xu Bo approached cautiously and asked, "Master, why didn't the King of Wu take his guards with him when he left?"
Zhang Shi directly lit the letter paper with an oil lamp and watched the ashes flying around, seeming to be thinking about something.
"Well...you go down first."
.........
Jiang Hu left the Shangshu Mansion and headed straight to a mansion not far from the Wang Palace.
There were many people in black clothes on duty in the mansion, which looked particularly stern.
He walked through the hall and went straight into the study in the backyard, calling a few people along the way.
This study is decorated in a unique way, with a table in the room.
On the desktop is a map that looks like a county town.
As soon as he entered the room, Jiang Hu got straight to the point and said, "Everyone, the prince has gone far enough."
"Within three days, we have to capture Taoyuan County and seize the Infinite Merit, then set out from Jiangling Port. By then, the prince should be ready to pick us up at another port."
Someone asked, "Captain, what exactly is this immeasurable merit? Why does the prince attach so much importance to it?"
Jiang Hu looked at the map and said, "I don't know. I only heard from the prince that it is a magical object that can split mountains and rocks! This object is the most important thing to the prince. If he fails to capture Fang Zhengyi, then it all depends on us. We must make preparations and cannot make any mistakes!"
Jiang Hu pointed to the map and said, "We only have 2,000 people. The day after tomorrow, we will send 200 people to enter Taoyuan County in disguise and seize the city gate."
"The rest of you are hiding in the woods two miles away. When the time is right, we will rush into the city and kill them!"
"The total number of guards and constables in a county will not exceed 500, and they are all mediocre. Each of you will lead a group of soldiers and horses. Two teams will guard the city gates and prevent anyone from leaving. The rest will search separately. It will be a great merit. Anyone who is in our way will be killed. We must make a quick decision!"
\"That's roughly it. I sent Xiaoliu out to investigate the situation in Taoyuan County at noon. He should be back tomorrow, and I will make detailed arrangements then."
Everyone began to take turns pointing at the map to discuss plans to prevent any unexpected situations from happening.
Suddenly, a panicked figure rushed in and stood in front of Jiang Hu, panting.
Jiang Hu was surprised and asked, "Xiao Liu! Why did you come back so soon? Have you finished your investigation?"
Xiaoliu panted hard, and after a while he said, "I...I...I didn't pass the toll booth..."
"What!? Toll station?" Jiang Hu was dumbfounded. There was no such thing on the map given by the prince.
"Ah! Toll stations! There are damn toll stations everywhere once you enter Taoyuan County! I don't have enough money with me, and I can't go through after passing two stations..." Xiaoliu looked sad.
Everyone in the room fell silent.
We usually train in the farm outside the city and rarely have the chance to come out, so I have never heard of such a thing.
Isn't this fucking highway robbery?
Jiang Hu was furious: "Are you stupid?! Can't you take a detour?"
Xiao Liu felt very aggrieved: "I want to go around! But there are people patrolling the places that are easier to walk! Unless you go over the mountain, you have to go through the toll booth!"
"This is fucking weird! I thought there was no toll booth after I passed it, but I didn't expect another one to appear after I walked 300 meters! Their toll booth is like a tea stall, and they are obviously soldiers, but they are wearing linen clothes! This is just hooliganism!!!"
"Also, the horses were tired, and there was a roadside vendor selling fodder, but I didn't think much of it. Who knew a portion of fodder cost two coins? They even said it was grass from a shitty greenhouse, which was a threat to my life! After two stops, I only had twenty coins left, and they surrounded me if I didn't pay."
Jiang Hu slammed the table, extremely angry: "Damn those unruly people! Why didn't you kill them?"
"They all have knives..."
"Did you give the money in the end?" someone asked hurriedly.
Xiaoliu cried, "I really have no money. They confiscated my horse and gave me some silver. Otherwise, I couldn't even leave the toll booth. I ran back..."
"You're charged to get in and you're charged to get out!!!"
"yes...."
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