Mastering Jiang Wuqi's whereabouts, understanding the defense situation of the Changsheng Palace, mobilizing forces to make seemingly natural cooperation for this operation, from the Qingpai headhunting to the coordinated response of the troops on duty in Gyeonggi... all these actions,

They can indeed be very covert. The organization has always acted cautiously and without leaving any traces.

But if this process is watched closely by a pair of eyes, there will be flaws everywhere!

What a cruel person.

Ping Ping Guo implicated Jiang Wuqi in the case of Zhang Yong's Crying Temple. Jiang Wuqi turned around and used him as bait to uproot Ping Ping Guo's arrangement in Qi State!

Yan Tu was very sure that there was no ambush on the Yunwu Mountain side. As a senior executive of the Daqi Military Hall and in charge of the garrison affairs of the entire Gyeonggi region, what big move could be hidden from him?

Jiang Wuqi really threw himself into a dead end, so that he could really catch the big fish.

Otherwise, he would not agree to this action, and King Zhao, who was temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Eastern Region, would not approve it either.

How did Yunwu Mountain fail?

A God-like Qiao Er is responsible for the attack and killing, and a God-like Li Yougui helps control the field as Qingpai and blocks the rescue. It is difficult to capture Jiang Wuqi alive and leave. Killing an inner government should be foolproof.

Is there any real person who was not in Linzi who was lurking to take action? Or is there even a real person watching over there?

Why did he, as the commander-in-chief of the Nine Soldiers garrisoned in the capital, not receive any news?

Could it be that, as Xiu Yuan said, he had already been suspected beforehand?

These are questions that Yan Tu must think about. Only by thinking clearly can he make fewer mistakes in his subsequent responses.

Of course, now, there are not many choices before him.

Yan Tu walked out the door calmly, without any reaction to Xiu Yuan's words, and only said: "Xiu, you and I are righteous today, and we will do our best in the future!"

But his military boots stopped after taking only one step.

Because right in front of him, a white lantern penetrated the space and came out.

"General Yan, please stay." The blind old man standing in front of him said.

The body is obviously rickety, but it seems to fill the sky. It is obviously trembling, but it is like a deep and sea.

The watchman who takes orders directly from the emperor!

Functional Inspector General Ye, punish all evil and sycophants.

Suddenly facing this blind old man, few people in the entire Qi country could not help but be frightened.

But Yan Tu instead took a step forward and said with great momentum: "I am the commander-in-chief of the Nine Soldiers. I have fought for the country all my life and am ranked in the Military Academy of Qi! You guys dare to take me for no reason?"

The old man holding the white paper lantern said slowly: "Then I will tell you."

"The man who was grinding the scissors was normal. He just had a dream last night. That dream affected him. When he passed by the fried dough sticks stall, he saw three or five fried dough sticks, and the cries of them were different.

Speech speed and emphasis.

The person selling fried dough sticks was also normal, except that a man happened to be passing by at that time and bought a lot of fried dough sticks, leaving only three fried dough sticks on his shelf.

The person who bought youtiao was also normal. Someone gave her a knife and asked her to buy just that much. After she bought the youtiao, she went to find the person who asked her to help, but that person had disappeared.

Our clues also stopped at this link, and we did not find the person who gave her the knife money... It is really a very cautious organization."

"It sounds complicated." Yan Tu said: "But what does this have to do with me?"

The blind old man asked: "What message do they want to convey when you say they go to so much trouble? What does that cry mean?"

Yan Tu replied: "How do I know?"

"We don't know what it represents, but what is certain is that it definitely has its meaning and is by no means ordinary."

The blind old man said calmly: "Focusing on the scissors grinder, we investigated everyone in the three nearby blocks. In order of cultivation, there were only a total of only 10 people who happened to hear that sound during that time period.

Four hundred and seventy-one people..."

Yan Tu looked at the blind old man in front of him holding a white paper lantern, and he felt that it was like a swaying, soul-calling flag, swaying in his eyes.

And the old man's voice continues to ring in my ears

"As you can imagine, we have investigated all four hundred and seventy-one people in detail. So far, only three people have not been able to rule out suspicion, and you, General Yan, are one of them."

Yan Tu shook his head and expressed his admiration: "What a wonderful process."

"His Royal Highness Eleven has a saying that I deeply believe in: 'The smartest person cannot hide in the face of the stupidest method. Because smart people are only used to dealing with smart people.'" The blind old man said: "So we used this

I tried a stupid way to find a smart guy like you."

"To be honest, your guess is very exciting, and His Highness Eleven is also very smart. But are you taking it too much for granted?" Yan Tu said angrily: "A scissors grinder had a strange dream, and it changed slightly.

A hawking tone. Just because I, the general, have extraordinary cultivation and can hear it from such a long distance, can a dignified commander of nine soldiers be suspected of colluding with the equal country? It is simply unbelievable and makes people laugh!"

"Don't you understand yet? It's not that you are suspected because of this matter. It's just that His Highness Eleven has been doubting you for a long time, and today's incident has just verified your suspicion! I'm not afraid to tell you and listen to myself.

After the case, His Highness Eleven has been investigating your organization, and you are just one of the objects of suspicion. General Yan, I am not responsible for answering questions. If you still have any questions, you might as well ask them in the sky prison."

The blind old man said, turned around and walked forward: "Come with me, don't waste any more time."

There was a wall in front of him, but he just walked into the wall.

It was as if I had walked from one world to another. It seemed that I was not afraid of Yama's escape at all.

Yan Tu did not choose to escape, but he finally couldn't say anything to defend himself.

At least at this moment, there is no point in defending this blind old man. It is better to think about how to sue yourself in front of the emperor.

There was no way to escape. Since the blind old man had appeared in person, resistance was useless. Although his Zhanyu Army was currently on duty in Gyeonggi, it was not enough to be relied upon at such a moment.

The Qi court allowed each family to establish clan troops within a certain range. Each county governor had great autonomy, and the clans within the territory also had freedom under the constraints of Qi laws.

Only the highest power of the Nine Soldiers was firmly grasped by Qi Ting.

The elite nine soldiers are the nine soldiers of Qi, not the nine soldiers of a certain family or a certain surname.

For example, when Chu Liang of Chongxuan mobilized the Qiu Killing Army, the imperial court would also need to issue a tiger talisman.

The Ruchun Death Army was personally controlled by Cao Jun. In the earlier battle at Jianfeng Mountain, Jiang Mengxiong mobilized them as soon as he said they would.

After all, the nine soldiers are loyal to Qi, not to a certain commander.

Without orders from Qi Ting, he, the commander of the Zhanyu Army, could mobilize no more than a thousand troops.

Yan Tu never thought that he would be identified because of an extremely clever information transmission. In order to confirm his suspicion, the watchman even investigated everyone in the three nearby blocks at once!

Originally, the success or failure of Operation Yunwu Mountain would not affect him.

When was Jiang Wuqi discovered?

Yan Tu thought for a while, then stopped thinking and walked forward.

The past was full of storms, but he had no regrets in his heart.

But he didn't know why, at this moment, the first picture that came to his mind was the rainy night seventy-six years ago.

That dense and sad rain...

At that time, Qi State was not yet the overlord of the Eastern Region, and Jiang Shu had not even ascended the throne. He was only fighting on the battlefield as the prince, but he had already begun to show his majesty. As a core member of the Ping Dynasty, he joined Qi State's iron heel to conquer the Eastern Region.

middle.

It was a difficult rainy night. He was beaten to the point where he lost all his armor and was separated from the army. In a cave, he met Xiu Yuan who was also in a state of embarrassment.

When two very nervous people met for the first time, they greeted each other with swords and guns, and each of them fought with their injured bodies. In the process of fighting to the death, they learned each other's identities and turned their hostility into friendship.

The two of them hid in the cave for five days, and the rain didn't stop for five days.

Until one day, they heard a very bright bird call, and when they walked out of the cave, it was already clearing up after the rain.

It was much later that he learned about that bird, which was called "Negative Rain".

According to records of exotic beasts: There is a bird named "Negative Rain" with three-colored feathers and nine-foot-long wings. It rises in the wind and flies carrying the rain. When this bird crows, the clouds disperse and the rain collects.

He also told Xiu Yuan about this incident, but Xiu Yuan said that the one calling outside the cave that day was just a sparrow...

The wall in front of me seems to be blocking everything. I can't see the way forward, and I can't find memories.

Before stepping in, Yan Tu sighed: "The empty valley bears the rain, can I hear it again?"

Then he took a step forward and disappeared into the Xiu family.

But behind him, there was no response.

Ever since the watchman leader appeared, Xiu Yuan had not said a word, but slowly turned the tea cup in his hand and silently watched the confrontation between the two.

It was only at this moment that he shifted his gaze and looked at the piece of skirt armor lying on the ground, remaining silent for a long time.

Others cut off their robes, and Yan Tu cut off his armor.

Xiu Yuan shook his head.

He didn't know how many times he had disliked Yama Tu's cows chewing peonies, but now he raised his glass and drank this exquisite tea in one gulp.

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Ziji Palace.

The court meeting has dispersed, and all civil and military officials have withdrawn.
To be continued...