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Chapter 661 The Ancient City
Tongjifang.

In an ordinary small attic along the street, Hu Zhiyu stood by the window and looked into the distance for a while, then closed the window, sat down, and continued to read the letter on the desk.

After a while, Yelu Youshang went upstairs.

Without looking back, Hu Zhi asked, "Who was that man just now?"

"A melon farmer suddenly called me when I met him on the street, which shocked me." Yelu Youshang responded casually, closing the door, "He was once favored by Lian Xiang, it seems that it was a waste of sheep and benefits back then."

He was a little helpless, sighed, and added another sentence.

"Brother Shaokai also knows that since I worked with Prime Minister Lian, I have benefited Shaanxi, and too many people recognize me. When I go out in the future, it's time to disguise myself."

Hu Zhi was displeased, and said: "You are too careless, but you shouldn't bring others here."

"I didn't bring it in. And Li Xia hasn't arrived yet, so maybe..."

"So what if Li Xia arrives today?" Hu Zhiyu looked solemn.

Yelu Youshang felt ashamed, cupped his hands and said, "Brother Shaokai, don't blame me, I will act more carefully in the future."

"I see you handed over the money to the melon farmer, what are you doing?"

"The eyes of the people left behind by Prime Minister Lian are too sharp. I think it's the simple people who are not easy to be detected. It's better to find some ordinary people to inquire about me, and then contact the people who were persecuted by Lamb Li at that time. In the end, I was everywhere in the city. Ears and eyes..."

"Inappropriate." Hu Zhizhen shook his head and said: "One, it is not appropriate to involve innocent people; two, how can ordinary people inquire about news without training? It will be a disaster."

"I don't see it that way." Yelu Youshang said, "The so-called 'if you win the heart, you win the people', if the honest prime minister is better than Li Xia, Jingzhao's people's hearts are in the honest prime minister. Therefore, they must be used for Li Xia's subordinates." The spies want to investigate us, but they see that the city is full of enemies, and it will be difficult to move an inch."

"I don't agree." Hu Zhiyu became more and more serious, "Boqiang, you are so naive!"

"Brother Shao Kai probably underestimated the power of Dou Sheng."

"We act to protect Dousheng's common people's well-being, not to take advantage of their ignorance!"

Yelu Youshang shook his head and said, "Then please wait and see, brother Shaokai."

"You and I are both dabbling in espionage for the first time, and our opponents are good at this, so we have to be cautious." Hu Zhizhen shook his head helplessly, picked up the paper manuscript on the table and handed it over, saying: "This is a letter from Mr. Zhang to Mr. Shang. Attached to the letter is the record of Zhao Gong and Zhang Shuai's first spying on Li Xia at that time. I compiled a copy, you can take a look."

Yelu Youshang took it.

Hu Zhixuan sighed, "I have to admit one thing."

"what?"

"Li Xia has changed the espionage since ancient times, integrating assassination, intrigue, and espionage into one. It can be said that he is a master of this way, and has the ability to establish a sect."

Yelu Youshang tidied up his clothes, stretched out his hands, and solemnly took over the manuscript that Hu Zhizhen had sorted out.

It's like receiving an orphan copy of Confucianism that is very precious to the Northland.

"I should ponder carefully and deal with it carefully..."

Unlike the south of the Yangtze River, Beidi has an ethos of emphasizing literature over martial arts. Scholars in Beidi are often both civil and military, and the two in the small attic are also like this.

Yelu Youshang was 25 years old. He looked polite, but he was physically strong and good at riding and shooting.

Hu Zhizhen was 33 years old at the time, and he was known as a romantic talent. He wrote graceful poems such as "a curtain of red rain, peach blossoms withering, ten miles of clear shade and willow shadows slanting", but he was also good at martial arts, which was valued by Lian Xixian. The prison is a good investigator, known for his shrewdness and ability.

They have always worked hard to learn literature and martial arts.

When learning about spies, they also use the attitude of learning literature and martial arts.

Soon, there was a solemn communication in the room.

""Sun Tzu's Art of War" has a saying, 'so there are five uses, there is a cause, there is an interior, there is a reverse, there is a death, and there is a birth. The five rise together, and you don't know the way. It is called the gods, the people Zhibao Ye', Li Xia should be the sixth one out of the five..."

"Those who can use the above wisdom as a medium will surely achieve great success..."

Night falls.

In the house, paper manuscripts were thrown into the brazier and burned.

"This letter... can be seen when Li Xia needs to track it down."

"This corner?"

"Yes."

Yelu Youshang picked up the letter and put it into the brazier. When it was half burned, he extinguished the fire and put it aside.

"And this one..."

After a long time, several letters that had not been burned dry were stacked together and thrown into the brazier again.

The fire rolled up and went out again.

Ashes fell, covering the remaining words.

Hu Zhizhen took a deep look at Yelu Youshang, and said, "When the time comes, I will do it first."

Yelu Youshang saluted solemnly, and said: "If brother fails, then I will do it..."

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye..."

~~
Yelu Youshang walked through the streets and alleys in the night, before the Jingzhao Mansion changed hands, he climbed up the bell tower, and looked at the Chang'an City again.

This Chang'an city has been destroyed once, but it is still very big, bigger than most cities in the world.

However, it was only the imperial city in the heyday of Tang Dynasty.

The old city is so big, the so-called "hundreds and thousands of houses are like a game of Go, and the [-]th street is like a vegetable garden. The palace is opened in nine days, and the clothes of all nations are worshiped." It is a pity that it was destroyed by the war in the late Tang Dynasty.

This time, there is no need to use war to destroy Chang'an again, but to use Li Xia's method to destroy Li Xia.

~~
Six days later, a large "Song" flag was planted on the Anding Gate.

Someone shouted.

"Recover Chang'an..."

Song Jun came in three ways.

Li Xia went east along the Weishui River, successively conquered Mei County, Yuyu, Zhongnan, Xianning, Xingping, and Xianyang Zhucheng, and went straight to Andingmen west of Chang'an.

Liu Heima took the north road and successively captured Fufeng, Yongshou, Fengtian, Haojun, Liquan, and Wuting Zhucheng, and then crossed the Weishui River to the south until he reached the Anyuan Gate in the north of Chang'an;

Yang Ben led a thousand Qingqi out from Ziwuguan, first took Yongdingmen in the south of Chang'an, drove straight in, turned to West Street, and exited Andingmen to meet Li Xia.

I thought that the most difficult battle in regaining Guanzhong ended so easily.

"Recover Chang'an..."

When the shouts came from the top of the city, Li Xia raised his head and said, "Is this how you imagined to regain Chang'an?"

Liu Yuanzhen steered his horse to the left of Li Xia, knowing that he was not asking himself, so he looked at Yang Ben.

"No." Yang Ben's face was still covered with sweat, but his hands were not stained with blood, and he was not satisfied. He replied, "It's too light, and it's different from the general's imagination."

"are you happy?"

"Not so happy." Yang Ben responded, "It's like punching nothing. If you can fight hard, even if you are seriously injured, you will feel happy."

He said, and said something from his heart.

"The Chang'an obtained in this way makes people feel uneasy."

Li Xia thought for a while, but didn't know what to say, and said, "Go to the city."

"Commander." Liu Yuanzhen cupped his fists to stop him, "I'm afraid it's not suitable for you to enter the city, Commander."

"Are you afraid that Lian Xixian plans to kill me?"

"Yes." Liu Yuanzhen said: "Recently, I've been thinking about it. Lian Xixian only needs to assassinate the commander-in-chief to save the situation. He withdrew from Guanzhong in advance, and he must have planned for this."

"How many times has Qin Shihuang been assassinated?" Li Xia asked suddenly.

Liu Yuanzhen was taken aback, first glanced at Yang Ben, then clasped his hands and said: "It is recorded four times in "Historical Records" that Jing Ke, Gao Jianli, Zhang Liang, and Lan Chi were assassinated."

"Tang Taizong suffered several assassinations again?"

Liu Yuanzhen glanced at Yang Ben again, seeing that the other party did not respond.

He pondered for a while, and replied: "Historical data can be deduced that there were six assassinations, Shan Xiongxin, Wang Shichong, Ashinajie, and Li Yuanji were assassinated three times."

"That's it, enter the city."

"This can..."

Liu Yuanzhen wanted to persuade him again, but suddenly remembered what Li Xia said when he was in Mei County.

Now that the troops have arrived in Chang'an, do you still dare to enter the city?If the city of Chang'an is to be thoroughly inspected, how long will it take? Can the assassins be eliminated?

In total, there are only three to five years to accumulate strength, and he is afraid of his hands and feet. Isn't it just being led by the nose by Lian Xixian?
Thinking of this, Liu Yuanzhen looked at Li Xia again, only to see his expression was indifferent.

By the way, the assassination method in front of this person is simply a trick.

"Lian Xixian... that's all."

~~
A row of soldiers, either holding spears or holding banners, strode into Chang'an City.

In the middle of the team is Li Xia in armor, with a long sword hanging from his waist, and a long lance carried by his personal guards.

He drove his horse through the high city cave and felt the majesty of the city again.

This is not the first time I have seen it, he has seen this ancient city wall in his previous life.

It's a little different, the one I saw in my previous life was thicker, and it was covered with a layer.

But the scale of the city wall is about the same.

Chang'an City is very large, much larger than Hanzhong City and Lin'an City.

But I heard that this was only the imperial city of Chang'an in Tang Dynasty?
No wonder it is said to be the prosperous Tang Dynasty...

Under the shadow of the city cave, Li Xia suddenly had a thought.

He felt a resonance.

Although he traveled through more than seven hundred years, he and the people of the world can still witness this city wall together and be touched by it.

Because the inheritance is the same, and this inheritance will continue to be passed down for hundreds or thousands of years without fading.

proud.

And because of this pride, the strange feeling of punching nothing was also forgotten...

After passing through the city cave, Li Xia looked up at the sky and smiled alone.

Rarely happy.

He wanted a Guanzhong that would not be destroyed, and so did Lian Xixian, whether it was because he didn't want to destroy it after six years of governance, or because he wanted to send wealth to Kaiping in recent years.

The two have this tacit understanding, and both are confident that they can do it.

So what's wrong with the situation in front of you?

"Lian Xixian, you did it beautifully. If you have any killing moves, come at me. You will die, and you will not spare. It's good like this."

……

The team passed Chenghuang Temple and Huajue Temple, and the bell tower was in front of it.

Li Xia kept his smile and turned to look at the people on both sides of the road.

Everyone along the way bowed their heads, or knelt down, and remained silent, as if they did not welcome him.

Some soldiers turned south, while others continued east.

Li Xia reined in his horse and headed north, Yu Guangzhong, a man selling melons on the street spat on the ground, he didn't care, and continued to go north, towards the Jingzhao government office.

Ahead is Tongji Square...

~~
Tongjifang.

On the small attic, Hu Zhixuan slightly opened the window and looked out, and saw the Song Army's column turning into Dongxin Street.

Dongxin Street is too narrow. In order to prevent assassins, the soldiers of the Song Army have hurriedly dispersed to drive away pedestrians along the way...

Hu Zhiyu hadn't seen Li Xia yet, but he was already whispering in his heart.

"Everywhere in the city must be defended, and your bodyguards will only become less and less. In fact, you don't have many troops, and your foundation is not stable. Today's situation depends entirely on your own ability. As long as you kill you, the crisis will be solved. .Even if you don't die, it's okay, just come and track me down..."

Hu Zhixuan turned his head and glanced at the brazier.

Turning around again, Li Xia could already see that Li Xia was about to turn into Dongxin Street.

He squinted his eyes, and couldn't see Li Xia's face clearly from a distance away.

Hu Zhijue suddenly felt that the world was ridiculous, and he was also born as a human being. Some people are ignorant all their lives day after day, and some people command thousands of troops to seek eternal achievements.

But aren't they all people who bleed and die?
"I will teach you today that Guan Long does not welcome you..."

(End of this chapter)