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Chapter 671 Learn from me
At the beginning of September, when the Yellow River was about to reach the autumn flood, the river water rose a lot.

A small boat struggled to cross the big river. Two men dressed in Beidi with narrow left lapels and narrow sleeves got off the boat and ran straight to Tongguan. After passing the letter, they passed the flood gate and found Linzi at the tower.

"Commander, I didn't receive it..."

"Commander, we have a clue."

Lin Zi was sitting there sorting out the information, raised his head, and said, "The two of you came back together, and each of you said... Ah Kuan, you should speak first, your matter is important."

"I have a clue. I'll take people from Pujin Ferry to the west, which is the territory of Xie Zhouyi's family. More than half a month ago, a group of girls from the Zhang family passed by. For some reason, they turned into Zhongtiao Mountain. No After a while, people from the Zhang family chased after him and started a conflict with the Yi family..."

After Lin Zi heard this, he immediately found out the information about the Yi family that he had inquired about recently, and hurriedly got up and wanted to leave.

Another spy squeezed over and said, "Commander, I haven't said anything yet."

"If you fart, let it go, where is the person who asked you to pick it up?"

"I haven't received it yet, the team is still trying to find a way..."

Lin Zi scolded: "I asked you to pick them up on August [-]th. It's already the third day of September. Is it difficult to abduct the family members of a few scholars?"

"The envoy forgives the crime, the team is saying that something is wrong..."

"No?" Lin Zi said, "Please elaborate."

"After we abducted those scholars, Jiufeng Academy was surrounded by Mongolian soldiers, and the Yellow River bank was patrolled closely. All the boats carrying people we hid on the river bank were found. I rushed back to report, Or come back with Ah Kuan's boat."

Lin Zi turned to the former spy again and asked, "Is your boat still there?"

"Now, I only have a few small boats, which are well hidden."

"We can't, we went to pick up those scholars from Jiufeng Academy, and brought several boats..."

"Did you tell each other about errands?" Lin Zi scolded again, faintly aware of something wrong, and asked again: "No one picked up?"

"Not a single one, the town couldn't get in, the team had disguised themselves three times, but they couldn't even get close to Jiufeng Academy..."

"I lost a few scholars, what about it?"

Lin Zi also felt strange, turned around and went to see Li Xia again.

Just outside the door, I saw Yuan Congzheng coming out, with a desolate expression, walking on his own, without knowing what he was thinking, and didn't even say hello.

"Mr. Yuan..."

Lin Zi couldn't respond to the other party, secretly scolded him for being rude, and entered the lobby.

"Master, we have a clue."

Li Xia was reading the letter written by Yuan Congzheng, and put it aside, his eyes turned to Lin Zi.

Although he still had a calm expression, his eyes were clearly filled with anticipation.

Lin Zi stepped forward and whispered in his ear: "Miss Zhang's family was still near Zhongtiao Mountain half a month ago, but she hasn't gone far..."

He talked for a while, and then handed over information about Xie Zhouyi's family, as well as a few scribbled maps.

The map was drawn by Li Xia himself, and it probably showed what Shanxi looked like, but now the spies only added a few place names.

The time of inquiry was too short, and the boundary of Shanxi was still like a fog to them.

"There will be news coming back in the next few days." Lin Zidao: "The situation in Chang'an is slowing down now. I will cross the river and find him for the commander."

"Prepare some people, I'll go in person," Li Xia said.

"Master?"

Lin Zi looked up, and saw that although Li Xia's expression was calm, but the light in his eyes... obviously couldn't persuade him.

"Then I will arrange to protect the Marshal."

"Well. In the past two days, Liu Jinsuo and Xu Kui should lead troops to Tongguan. Let's wait for them to arrive."

Li Xia had his own expectations for arranging this trip.

Lin Zi was not afraid either.

Since he followed Li Xia to do things, he has never persuaded him with the words "a son of a thousand gold, he will not sit down".

If someone persuaded him like that, he would just find it funny.

Back then, only he and Li Xia dared to go to Bozhou to kill people, but today, they were all stabbed with one knife at a time.

"Since the commander entered Chang'an, he has never left his armor this summer... He has never been so aggrieved. It's time for them to see who is the ancestor of the assassins."

"What do you mean that assassins are not assassins, they just cross the river to pick up people." Li Xia waved his hand and said, "I used to be barefoot and not afraid of wearing them, but in the future, the gains will outweigh the losses."

"That's right, who else in the world is worth it? Even..."

In the middle of talking, Lin Zi smiled, pursed his lips, and talked about another matter.

"Also, Nine Peaks Academy is a bit strange..."

After listening, Li Xia showed no surprise, got up and left the lobby, walked up to the top of the city, and looked into Guancheng.

"It's been a lot easier recently, how long has Yuan Congzheng been here?"

Lin Zi replied: "I came here on the [-]th of last month, it's been half a month. I'm incompetent, the commander wants to hire someone, but I can't even catch the family of a few scholars."

"It's okay, they probably didn't expect to be able to stay in Tongguan for half a month."

Lin Zi came over with some understanding, and murmured: "I said that this matter is quite strange. Some of the homes of those scholars are close, and some are far away. I couldn't find them all within eleven or twelve days, but I didn't see any of them... It is right for Menglu to guard the ferry, so what are you doing around Jiufeng Academy?"

"What else is there to understand?"

"If we say that they are all meticulous workers... But we took the initiative to capture them... Across the Yellow River, they stayed well in Shanxi, we..."

"Forgot? I taught you that the best way to get close to the enemy is to let the other party come to you on their own initiative."

"But this is the master's method."

"I've used it too many times." Li Xia said, "The scholar in Bozhou, Zhou Nan and Zhou Yuanjiang, he was giving lectures in the academy, and I was standing outside in good clothes reciting poems, and he came to talk to me; , Liu Zhongzhi and Liu experience, he investigated the case, I only let out the rumor that Bai Pu went to Kaifeng, he thought of Bai Pu's words with "Li Xia", and he took the initiative to take the bait... These are not difficult to investigate, they must be thinking about it pass me."

"But how can this be done?"

"Have you seen Lian Xixian?"

"No." Lin Zi shook his head.

Li Xia regained Hanzhong, and it has only been more than a year now. During this period, Lin Zi returned to Lin'an for more than half a year. After returning, he was preparing to ambush Wang Liangchen and subdue Liu Heima.Lin Zi was busy sending spies to help Yang Guo lead the refugees to join him, but it was too late to investigate the forces of Longxi and Fengxiang, so he couldn't control Lian Xixian in Chang'an City.

Tangtang's envoys along the way are not easy for the enemy's spies to see.

"I'm not saying it must be... But don't you think Yuan Congzheng is very similar to Lian Xixian?"

Lin Zi was shocked, and said in shock, "This...is it impossible?! Didn't he die in Huazhou?"

"Death can make me let go of my guard."

"But, many people on Huashan saw him..."

"Soldiers only look at the talismans, and Taoists only listen to people calling 'Lian Xiang', but does the ambush on Huashan really need Lian Xixian to personally command? It is the level of ordinary generals."

"But...too many people have seen Lian Xixian, how can he?"

"When Lian Xixian withdrew from Guanzhong, he first moved away a large number of officials and Confucian scholars; Shang Ting withdrew from Tongguan, leaving only an empty city. What's more, as long as he kills me, if it goes well, he can kill me when he meets. Who are you seeing?"

Lin Zi still felt incredible, and said: "But he has been in Tongguan for almost half a month, isn't he afraid that someone from the Liu family will recognize him?"

Li Xia said: "Yes, it's been almost half a month, and Liu Yuanli hasn't returned to Tongguan."

"This..." Lin Zi was startled, and said, "No wonder... I sent Niu San to send him across the river. No wonder he asked who was going to fetch Jindou Pass on his return journey. He dared to come back because he heard that Liu Yuanli was not in Tong Pass? Otherwise Just jump into the Yellow River?"

"It's not difficult to calculate. Guanzhong is so big. For the time being, I can only distribute the available people of the Liu family to various places. There is a possibility of bringing them with me, but it is not high. He dares to bet... If it is not possible, he will assassinate me as soon as we meet. Anyway, he would rather die than want to save it."

"But the chances of success are too low."

"So he failed, has he already failed?" Li Xia said, "The best strategy is to kill me in Chang'an, and the medium strategy is to kill me in Huashan. They all failed, so what can we do if we don't take the worst strategy?"

Lin Zi was a little dazed.

The main reason is that Li Xia never asked him to investigate.

Therefore, at first glance, it is always unbelievable.

"Marshal, after thinking about it... I still think it's too bizarre. No matter how you look at it, it's unlikely..."

"You don't need to look at it from your point of view, but from his point of view... Lian Xixian saw Zhang Hongdao's letter, and the letter must say that Wen Jing sent Yuan Yan to Shanxi, and she didn't come to see me. Wen Jing's specific whereabouts are also unknown. It's hard to find out, just ask Luo Ning Zhang's daughter."

Li Xia thought that this was also an opportunity to train his spy organization, and his tone was a bit instructive.

"Thus, Lian Xixian knew that I would go to find Wen Jing, and I proposed marriage to the Zhang family. He thought that I had an affair, and there was a possibility of uniting with the Zhang family. But what I wanted to find was nothing more than following Wen Jing's route. To investigate, cross the Yellow River and go to Jiufeng Academy."

Lin Zi asked: "But why didn't he find Zhang's girl directly, and then assassinate her when the commander-in-chief met her?"

"If the assassination failed, wouldn't that give me a chance to persuade the Zhang family?" Li Xia smiled slightly at this point, and said, "Besides, he may not be able to find Wen Jing, and he may even hide Wen Jing to get close to me." .”

"So, he was waiting at Jiufeng Academy? This is the first place we have to touch in Shanxi... Then, all the scholars we brought back were from Lian Xixian? That's why we couldn't find one in half a month. Their families..."

Lin Zi also began to follow suit, but still asked: "But the commander-in-chief may not necessarily go looking for it himself."

"Then think about it, how did he do it?"

"He yelled to report to the police, so we caught him back..."

Thinking about it, Lin Zi suddenly realized that the fear of those scholars when they saw Li Xia on August [-]th might not be due to being taken back captive.

Was it Qin Wuyang's panic when Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin?
Li Xia said: "You missed a little bit. He knows the lack of talents in the governance of Guanzhong, and a large number of scholars have been taken away. I care about Wen Jing, but I am also thirsty for talents, so I may interrogate him in person. It should have been his last time at that time." Good opportunity. Unfortunately, he was too...too 'comprehensive' before."

"Ask for completeness?"

"He hoped to kill me before Tongguan fell, and take back Guanzhong as quickly as possible. Therefore, knowing that the ultimate move in Chang'an and Huashan would be difficult to succeed, he still arranged manpower to do it. It was rough, and it was determined to scare the snake... not enough."

(End of this chapter)