Assassin He Chunxia

Chapter 74
From the capital to Songjiang Prefecture, more than two thousand miles away, He Xiaoyun and Zhang Zhouconge traveled on horseback for ten days. He Chunxia had a bloody horse called Baiyu, which galloped as fast as possible, and it took four days to reach the horse. .

So if there is a letter, how long does it take to send it from Songjiang to the capital?

Two days.

There is a post station on the official road. There are the best runners and the fastest horses in the post station. Every time a section of the road is passed, the horses are changed, day and night. It only takes two days to travel from the capital to Songjiang Prefecture.

At this moment there is such a letter, written by Zhu Tongsheng, the content of the letter is only seven words.

Huaian rebels, I have sent troops.

This letter was sent to the Sage. The first three words explain the recent major events in Songjiang Mansion. The last four characters indicate that this major event has been taken by Zhu Tongsheng and will be resolved. The Sage should eat, drink, and play. When I woke up, I didn't even remember what happened.

Yuyin, the undercurrent of the two parties in this matter, He Xiaoyun, Fang Shu. The letter did not mention a word.

Zhu Tongsheng is not a member of the Bamboo Forest Party and the East Palace.

For a person who is not related, the situation he is facing is too chaotic, whether it is the East Palace Righteous Banner held high in Huai'an City, or the secret order of the Bamboo Forest Party as He Xiaoyun said, he has no intention to distinguish, because no matter what The Fang Zheng faction had nothing to do with him for profiting from the rebellion.

As the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture, Zhu Tongsheng saw only rebellion.

With military power in hand, he can even have his own military town. Zhu Tongsheng was born on the boundary of Songjiang Mansion. He has the supreme power of life and death, which is equivalent to the existence of a saint.People want to sit in a position that matches themselves, to enjoy privileges, and to exchange things for them.What Zhu Tongsheng used in exchange for power was the illustrious military exploits, and under his own rule, Songjiang Prefecture was the most prosperous and prosperous in the Dayu Dynasty for more than ten years.

The rebellion in Songjiang Mansion was Zhu Tongsheng's dereliction of duty. In his eyes, it was also a provocation of the power in his hands by the two political parties.

If the matter is serious, even if it calms down, the Sage will be held accountable. At that time, he will lose his position and lose his power. He has no political party relatives and friends in the capital to say good things.

Emperor Tiangao is far away, did he give you the faces of Beijing officials? It's fine to reach out to steal money on weekdays, but now you still want to put the tip of the knife on the owner's neck?
So things will not be as Fang Shu thought, there is an opportunity to sit down and negotiate the conditions calmly. Once the reinforcements arrive, Zhu Tongsheng will start killing.

The content of the second letter, Zhu Tongsheng, was written together with the first letter, and it will be sent out in a few days, with eight characters.

The rebellion has been levelled, and the Holy One is well-being.

Such a secret letter will be sealed with varnish and placed in a specially made organ barrel, so that water and fire will not invade, and if it is opened in private, it will leave traces, ensuring that only two people in the world can see it.

The first person to see it is Zhu Tongsheng, and the second person to see it should be Shengshang.

Di Tao quietly threw the secret letter in his hand into the fire together with the dismantled barrel. He looked gloomy as he looked at the jumping flames.

problem occurs.

The rebellion was to be expected, because preparations had been made, but it started too quickly. According to the plan, at least three months later, the Dapeng treasure ship is completed and can be launched. How could it come so quickly? ?

Time, time is not enough. The Bamboo Forest Party has worked so hard for this scene. The costumes, helmets, face makeup, and weapons are only half-prepared, but the actor has already been kicked onto the stage.

Zhu Tongsheng, as a stinky and hard donkey, Di Tao knew very well what the words "I have sent troops" mean, it means that a fire has not yet started, but the rain is pouring down.The battle formation iron cavalry in Zhujiajun Town is not a joke. In the original design, this rebellion will not go head-to-head with Zhu Tongsheng at all. The well-trained army strangles a bunch of inferiors who run the rivers and lakes, just like strangling a chicken. Simple.

How could such an error occur?Counting the time, Dawei Escort has just arrived in Huaian, and there should be secret preparations for weapons according to the drawings.

Di Tao got up to study ink, Zhu Tongsheng was a military general, and the writing was rough and easy to imitate, so he wrote a new secret letter with eight characters.

Huai'an will rebel, and I have sent troops.

To be revolted means that it has not yet revolted. A small literary trick turns the revolt into something that has not yet happened.Since it didn't happen, it doesn't matter, and the Holy Master will not pay attention to the connection between this event and the various major events that happened next.

Di Tao delivered the secret letter to the dead man waiting at the door, and instructed to go on, seal it with a new special machine canister, and deliver it to the saint tomorrow.

This can add an extra day, miracles, reversals, these all take time.

"Tell Qi Baiyu, he has to do it." Di Tao trotted to the secret library of Fusi in Beizhen, taking off his brocade clothes as he ran, "Let's go to Wenyuan Pavilion in addition, arrange the carriage and horse, please Mr. Su Take a trip to the East Fourth Archway, remember, don't let outsiders see it."

East Fourth Archway, Shifang Chamber of Commerce.

"What's the situation now?" Di Tao changed into a low-key and ordinary coarse cloth, with a long black box with a height of one person on his back. Wei Hongying opened the door, took an oil lamp and lit it up, and the two walked into the secret passage together.

"A cripple, a fool, very stubborn, and refuses to agree to anything." Wei Hongying sighed, the secret passage was not long, and the two had already stepped into the secret room.

The room was very large, with only one residual lamp lit. The light emitted was dim, and the details could not be seen clearly. I could vaguely distinguish the outlines of two people sitting upright on the chairs, and when they heard the sound, they stretched their necks and stared at the visitor. .

Wei Hongying lit the lights in the room one by one, and the room was fully furnished. Sun Ruhu, with a big bald head and a bruised face, was tightly tied to the Taishi chair, while Jiang Fan just wrapped hemp rope around his waist and the back of the chair. After a few laps, he tied a dead knot. Anyway, his only left hand couldn't use his strength, and he couldn't break free.

Di Tao looked at Jiang Fan and frowned, "You said this person is Sun Ruhu's helper? I recognize this person, he is a servant of Ye Shi's family, why?" Suddenly, he thought of the imperial master craftsman who died in Yu Danfeng's hands, it seemed to be Jiang Van's father.

Jiang Fan said, "Help."

The important matter is important, Di Tao didn't ask more, looked at the big bald head that was shining brightly on the side, "The Shifang Chamber of Commerce does not agree to such conditions, whether it is soft or hard?"

"I'm not stupid, the royal craftsman, the royal supervisor, toss and toss as much as he wants. This is called fairness and justice, and the name is justified." Sun Ruhu pulled his neck and spat at the two, "Working for your chamber of commerce? Cut your hands."

"Do you know who I am?" Di Tao smiled and opened the box behind him.

"It's none of my business, I can tell you, I owe a lot of money outside, but the creditor will report to the officials if he can't find anyone, and then arrest you all" Sun Ruhu shouted and spat, suddenly quiet Down, his eyes stopped in Di Tao's hands.

"This thing is called Brownbess (brownbess, legendary flintlock gun), it is said to be the most advanced firearm, a gift from foreign envoys, and this is the only one in the whole Dayu Dynasty." Di Tao took out a long The barrel musket has a slender body, and a silver-white blade protrudes from the lower end of the muzzle. "This thing has high precision, long range, and is not easy to blow up. It is much better than those ghost things you made."

"Stop farting!" Sun Ruhu interrupted with a look of disdain, carefully observed the shape of the musket, and then opened his mouth to speak, "This looks like an ordinary bird gun, but it is equipped with a small sword as a spear. Now Some of Yu Chao Shenji’s battalion used the bird gun of the Fran machine, which was slow to fire, took a long time to reload, and was easily damaged by jamming. The advantages were light weight, high precision, and too little power.

Sun Ruhu talked nonstop, "The firearm must be a medium-range weapon. The two armies are facing each other, at least a hundred meters away. If you shoot with a firearm there, if you can shoot someone, it's not a ghost. If you change the lead time, the cavalry will rush. Come here, it's just a bird gun. The Shenwei gun I made is much more powerful than a bird gun. It has high precision and a long range. It can't kill people. "

"Hehe, it's only ten feet." Di Tao smiled, "This gun wears iron armor within thirty feet, so its power is not much stronger than your bullshit iron sand gun." Turning to Wei Hongying, "I want them to actually It's useless, and find an ordinary craftsman to open it up and study it out, I think it's better to put them away."

"Fart! Impossible!" Sun Ruhu shouted, "The firearm I made is the best. If this firearm is better than mine, I will work for you without taking a penny!"

When Di Tao saw that he was hooked, he winked at Wei Hongying. Wei Hongying immediately stepped forward and untied the ropes that bound the two of them. Di Tao said, "Just try it and see." He made a gesture of invitation.

"Okay!" Sun Ruhu grabbed the musket from Di Tao's hand in a rage, groping around with both hands on the gun, and ran straight out.

Wei Hongying was taken aback by this, how could he let him take a weapon?Looking at Di Tao, Di Tao shook his head to indicate that it was all right, and the three followed to the backyard of the Shifang Chamber of Commerce.

"Go to the door and grab two firecrackers and set them on fire." Wei Hongying instructed to go down. This was to cover up the sound of the gunfire. The guys knew what to do, so they let them out of the courtyard, consciously leaving only four people in the courtyard.

Di Tao handed over the nine-dragon belt, and Sun Ruhu found the farthest bevel in the courtyard, "This is about twenty feet. The walls of this courtyard are made of masonry, although they are thicker, they are not stronger than iron armor. Within twenty feet, If you can penetrate this wall, then you are telling the truth, I am convinced, and I am willing to admit defeat.”

After speaking, a shot was fired, and the walls were as smooth as ever, with no bullet marks.

"That's it?" Sun Ruhu sneered, "What's not to tear the wolf north, fooling people?" Di Tao patted him and pointed to the small bronze beast on the eaves, Sun Ruhu raised his head, the head of the beast was empty.

"This, this accuracy is too poor, empty power, meaningless. Of course, this structure and design does have a little bit of merit."

Di Tao smiled, took the musket from Sun Ruhu's hand, refilled it with lead, and took a few steps away to raise the gun to Sun Ruhu.

"I'm willing to admit defeat, it's just that people still want to eat and entertain, so let's follow the conditions we discussed earlier." Sun Ruhu shook his legs like a sieve, Jiang Fan frowned, do you want to help him?Hesitating and not stepping forward.

"I'm the governor of Beizhen Fusi, the head of Jin Yiwei." Di Tao stepped forward, using the firearm in his hand as a short spear and stabbing it out. The tip of the blade stopped in front of Sun Ruhu's chest, and Sun Ruhu shouted.

"Master, spare your life! I won't take a penny! I won't take a penny!"

"It's still according to the conditions discussed earlier, people want to eat." Di Tao smiled and handed the musket back to Sun Ruhu's hand, "It's still working for the official family, but it can't be as sloppy as in the imperial prison, and you have to do things quickly. , and also obedient." Patting his bald head, "In three days, get the blueprint of this firearm out."

"Three days! Give me three days, and I will definitely be able to get something more powerful than this." Sun Ruhu nodded his head.

"I want to be obedient, I want to see the drawings." Di Tao smiled, "More powerful things will be discussed later."

Someone in the courtyard hurriedly entered the door, leaning on Di Tao and Wei Hongying's shoulders and talking quietly.

"Mr. Su is here."

Di Taoen snorted, waved at Sun Ruhu and Jiang Fan, and motioned for the two to quickly pack up and get out of the back door.Sun Ruhu carried the box on his back and kept lifting his crotch with his hands as he walked, limping.

After the two of them left, Su Sanqing was also dressed in commoner clothes and covered his face with a bucket hat. He quickly entered the hospital and followed Di Tao and Wei Hongying into the dark room of the Shifang Chamber of Commerce.

The three sat and drank tea, Di Tao said the intercepted secret letter, holding his forehead, "The time is too tight, if this continues, before Liu Lingguan arrives in Nanjing, the Huai'an matter will be completely suppressed by Zhu Tongsheng! "

"Count the days, as soon as the Dawei Escort Bureau shipped the things, the rebellion started directly?" Su Sanqing frowned and pondered, "It seems like a last resort, what is the matter that will make Boss Bai expose the plan in advance?"

"Could it be that the Dawei Escort Bureau went wrong on the road?" Wei Hongying replied, "Zhu Tongsheng did not mention which force was responsible for the rebellion. If the jade seal was used as a token of the uprising, Zhu Tongsheng should have written in the secret letter. Ming, Donggong uprising in Huai'an, not the simple three words 'Huai'an anti'."

Di Tao nodded, "Then it is estimated that the problem lies in this jade seal. This thing will affect the overall situation. If it is lost, it will be a little troublesome." Looking at Su Sanqing, "Sir? Time is not enough, now we have to make a choice, I It is recommended to give up this opportunity, give the credit to Zhu Tongsheng, and send someone to Nanjing to chase Liu Lingguan, so that you can start over and find another opportunity."

"The long way is long, if you don't advance, you will retreat." Su Sanqing sighed, "One time and again, another decline, three times it's exhausted, after so many years of preparation, suddenly give up? Yu Ziqi is coming fiercely, this time if you can't do it all in one go, next time you have a chance. Don't know when to wait!

Su Sanqing closed his eyes, "Can you deliver a letter to Huaian within two days?"

Di Tao shook his head, "Secret letters from the capital to various places, if they are to be delivered by the post station, they can only be ordered by the sage himself." Suddenly thinking of something, he laughed miserably, "Unless a false imperial edict is passed on, this kind of thing cannot stand investigation, the East Palace. Watching so closely now, the day after the secret letter is sent, I will die."

Su Sanqing opened his eyes, "Then send out a few more letters."

Sometimes, you have to wonder if this will be your only chance in this life.

This all happened much earlier than expected, the plan was completely disrupted, and many things were not even prepared in time.

Either back off, take back the few chips left, and continue to bow your head to wait for the opportunity to start over, or bet everything on yourself to win.

But if this is your only chance in this life.

A world where everyone is equal.

I bowed my head for most of my life, maybe another ten years.

I can not wait anymore.

　I struggled with the name of this chapter. At first, it was a chess term, piercing the heart. Later, I never thought about it.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)