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Chapter 276
It was time to leave for Dali the next day, and the Qingfu barracks was busy.

Li Xiling walked into the hall, cupped his hands, and said: "County Captain, the food and grass are ready."

"Thank you sir."

Li Xia was talking with Han Chengxu and his son, when he heard this, he turned his head and glanced at Li Xiling, his tone was a bit flat.

"Don't dare to talk about hard work." Li Xiling pondered for a while, and said: "I have some private matters, can I talk to the county captain?"

Han Chengxu and Han Qi'an looked at each other, slightly puzzled.

"Ah Lang, Yining and I will check the goods again."

"Alright..."

The father and son of the Han family withdrew and left the hall.

Han Chengxu walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and sighed, "Did you notice it? A Lang doesn't seem to trust Mr. Li."

"I feel it, and I also find it strange." Han Qi'an said: "Mr. Li's talent is obvious to all, but A Lang never shows any intention of getting close to him, and seems to be a little... deliberately avoiding it."

"I'm wondering if Alang is worried about you and I mind." Han Chengxu sighed: "Alang is currently employing people, so you must not despise talented people because of this. In the future, you should make more friends with Mr. Li."

"My child understands..."

Han Qi'an turned his head and saw that Li Xiling had come out of the lobby not long after, and was walking outside the camp.

~~
In the small courtyard, Li Zhaocheng and Hao Xiuyang were sitting and chatting, with a few burdens on the table.

"Boy, I don't quite understand, can I ask the Taoist priest to clarify?"

Hao Xiuyang sipped his wine with a gourd, and said with a smile, "I don't understand why your cousin wants to 'Farewell'?"

Li Zhaocheng thought for a while, and said: "If Li County Lieutenant is a fake, we should leave quietly; if there is something else hidden, uncle Tang should also find out."

Hao Xiuyang didn't answer, but asked instead: "Do you think he is real or fake?"

"It's a completely different person." Li Zhaocheng said, "There is no resemblance to the past, so it must be a fake. But if there are people who look exactly the same in the world, I can't believe it."

Hao Xiuyang asked, "What's your guess?"

"At first, I suspected that it was Zhao Yurui and Zhao Yu who sent Uncle Tang to take the bait, or that someone in the court had ulterior motives to control Uncle Tang. But after observing it these days, it doesn't look like it."

"How is it not like it?"

"This county lieutenant Li is very assertive." Li Zhaocheng said, "Qingfu County is already under his control, and it is definitely not under the control of others."

"You keep saying 'this Li Xianwei', it seems that you are inclined to think that he is a fake?"

"I don't understand." Li Zhaocheng shook his head and said, "I have no idea."

Hao Xiuyang sighed: "That's right, Shou Yuan wanted to keep his face and investigate secretly, but it's a pity that in the past twenty days, he has not been able to find any clues on Li Xianwei. Tomorrow, Li Xianwei will go south to Dali. If we don’t ask about the matter tonight, we don’t know when it will come to a result.”

"So Uncle Tang went to ask him tonight?"

"No, let's be clear. What if Li County Lieutenant is a counterfeit person, so what if we are killed or captured?"

"can you?"

"Without this caution, Shou Yuan would have been killed long ago."

Li Zhaocheng was puzzled by this matter, and Li Zhaocheng felt his mind was confused, and asked, "The uncle is going to leave tonight? But why did he go to Li Xianwei to say goodbye? Isn't it too dangerous?"

Hao Xiuyang said: "This 'resignation' is not a real resignation."

"That is?"

"Didn't you find it?" Hao Xiuyang said: "After Shouyuan arrived in Qingfu, he never hid in the gunpowder workshop, but wandered around in various workshops first, and then showed his talents, let alone showing up everywhere."

"Not only to gain Li County Lieutenant's trust?"

"Not only that." Hao Xiuyang asked: "If you were Zhao Yurui and wanted to find Shouyuan, would you send someone to Qingfu County to keep an eye on 'Li Xia'?"

Li Zhaocheng nodded, expressing his understanding of Hao Xiuyang's meaning, but he responded, "Although that's the case, Sichuan and Lin'an are too far apart, so I'm afraid it might not be so? At least Zhao Yurui and Zhao Yu don't have the strength."

"Let's not talk about Zhao Yurui, there are always other people in the court who have this strength."

Li Zhaocheng murmured for a while, and said: "If that's the case... Could it be because someone is staring at him that Li Xianwei didn't dare to recognize his uncle?"

"It still doesn't make sense, but there are many possibilities." Hao Xiuyang said, "For more than twenty days, Shou Yuan has shown up everywhere in order to find these people."

"did not find?"

"Is it that simple, how can someone find out if they take a look at it from a distance and keep a calm face?"

If Li Zhaocheng realized something.

Hao Xiuyang asked again: "Suppose you were the one who was spying on Li Yong, hiding here, and found Li Yong coming, but Li Xia has more than a thousand soldiers under his command, and you dare not act without authorization, what would happen?"

"Send the message, just wait for the time."

"Tomorrow Li Xia is going to take someone south, and tonight Li Yong packs his bags and leaves after seeing him, what will you do?"

Li Zhaocheng nodded and said, "I understand, kid."

Hao Xiuyang murmured again: "Shou Yuan went to the Li County Captain and told him that he had a personal enmity with someone, and asked him to help arrest him. Let's talk about it after he catches the person... This matter is still a bit risky, but the Li County Captain will do it tomorrow. If you want to leave, you have to finish it tonight."

~~
Camp hall.

After Li Xiling left, Li Xia pondered for a few steps, and summoned someone to order: "Go and get Jiang Fan."

"Yes."

"Go and call Liu Jinsuo to see me."

Liu Jinsuo was in the camp without resting. He strode in and yelled, "County Lieutenant, you left me to guard the camp again. Every time..."

"Shut up." Li Xia said, "Bring out your hundreds of troops, secretly surround the camp, and see if anyone comes out of the camp at night."

Liu Jinsuo stared and asked, "The county lieutenant is worried about deserters?"

"Take it as it is, let's go."

"Yes." Liu Jinsuo cupped his fists and strode out.

Li Xia dealt with some things in the hall again, and waited until Jiang Fan arrived.

"You lead people quietly to the north, and follow..."

"Yes, the villain understands."

"I caught someone, look for me at Fujiang Bridge."

After finishing all this, Li Xia left the camp and walked towards Fu Jiang alone without riding a horse or taking anyone with him.

He was alone by the river, as if he was waiting for someone...

~~
To the north of Qingfu Military Camp are the locations of various workshops.

To the north of the workshop, many dwellings have been inhabited, forming a large village, and the planning is quite neat and beautiful.Li Xiling's small house is located in this village.

There are many families of Qingfu soldiers living here.

In the evening, these soldiers came to bid farewell to the family. At this time, many people in the village hadn't slept, and they gathered in twos and threes under the moonlight to discuss the matter that the Qingfu army would go south tomorrow.

Li Xiling returned to the courtyard, and after a while, he took his wife and son, as well as Hao Xiuyang, and headed north with their bags on their backs.

……

In the night, Gong Ze poked his head out for a look, then retreated back into the alley.

Three other men were standing there chatting in low voices.

"The news of the thieves' deployment of the army was slow, and they didn't say it in the daytime."

"By the way, did he go to report? Or should I go?"

"It's useless for that thief to join the army. There's no need to let him mix in the camp anymore, just let him go."

"I said earlier that he shouldn't be allowed to serve in the camp. That's the most stupid idea to get close to Li Xia."

"That idiot made me laugh so hard, he'll be an unknown person for the rest of his life. Why don't you learn from me, set up a stall in the county, and get the most information."

"Hush." ​​Gong Ze said, "Li Yong is leaving."

"It's really him? I visited outside the county office, and it doesn't sound like this man is Li Xia's father."

Gong Ze said: "It should be."

"I believe in Lao Gong. He committed crimes in Yuhang County in his early years and met Li Yong."

"Stop talking, keep up..."

Before they left the village, they were not worried about being discovered. There were so many people, there was no reason for them to attract attention.

But seeing Li Xiling and the others leave the village and walk towards the path leading to Zaizhuding in the north, the four of them hesitated for fear of revealing their identities.

"What should I do? It will be more conspicuous if you follow."

"We can't let him go."

"Follow up, do it when you get to the mountains... Remember, you have to live."

"Be careful. Fang Zhong, stay and watch. If you see someone following us, catch up and report."

"Can you handle it?"

"Two scholars, an old man, and a woman." Gong Ze chuckled lightly, took out a dagger from his sleeve, and led others to follow him from afar.

……

Fang Zhong watched them walk into the night, glanced around, and stood at the entrance of the village whistling to pee.

"In my opinion, there is no need to be so careful."

After urinating, he suddenly saw a few men coming out of various alleys in the village...

Fang Zhong was stunned for a moment, and was about to report the letter, when he turned around, someone already held his mouth.

"Dare to shout? Do you see this hook? Pull out your tongue..."

(End of this chapter)