Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 68 The mantis stalks the cicada
The night wind blows by, and the night in Huaishuo Town is very quiet.

Li Shuang sat in the room, closing his eyes and resting.

Hou Jing was walking aside, looking very anxious.

Time passed minute by minute, and at a certain moment, the door clicked three times.

Li Shuang opened his eyes, and Hou Jing stopped moving.
"Looks like I succeeded!"

Li Shuang stood up and told Hou Jing:

"go!"

The two men walked out of the house, and Gao Huan's brother-in-law Wei Jing was waiting anxiously by the side.

To serve as a soldier in Huaishuo Town, one definitely needs sufficient military skills.

The fact that they were able to kidnap Po Liu Han Chang, the son of Po Liu Han Kongque, without anyone knowing shows how powerful this group of local tyrants are.

Gao Huan grew up in poverty and was raised by his brother-in-law Wei Jing.

Later, Gao Huan married Lou Zhaojun and became rich, and his brother-in-law Wei Jing's family naturally became much better off. However, the improvement in living standards still did not change Wei Jing's mercenary character.

"Emissary, we made great efforts to kidnap Liu Hanchang this time. You must not break your promise!"

Wei Jing was now very anxious. He was both afraid and greedy, and he kept reminding Li Shuang.

"Don't worry, I won't break my promise. After the negotiations, I will arrange for the departure of all those who participated in this operation."

The three of them quickly arrived at the city gate, which was already open.

Gao Huan, with a dozen people, was waiting in front of a carriage.

An unconscious man was tied to the carriage.

Hou Jing walked forward with a tinderbox, checked it, and after confirming that it was correct, he nodded to Li Shuang.

"Arrange for your families to leave the city as soon as possible. My people will be waiting for you outside!"

Just after Li Shuang finished speaking, a row of torches suddenly lit up on the city wall.

Hundreds of cavalrymen rushed in from all directions and surrounded Li Shuang and others.

Po Liu Han Kongque rode his horse and slowly approached. Seeing Li Shuang, he smiled and said:
"Since the Mayi Guards are here, why are they leaving?"

Wei Jing and the others were so frightened by this situation that their legs went weak, but Gao Huan was not panicked at all.

"He Liuhun, what should we do?"

"Don't worry, Po Liu Han Chang is in our hands!"

After hearing this, Wei Jing felt a little relieved.

Then, Gao Huan drew out his sword and shouted loudly in the night sky.

"Protect the Prince of Pingnan and don't let the bad guys hurt him."

Gao Huan's call shocked more than a dozen people, including Wei Jing, and then they all reacted and distanced themselves from Li Shuang.

Li Shuang, who had more than ten people around him just now, is now left alone with only him and Hou Jing.

"Hou Jing, why are you looking at me with such an unscrupulous look?"

"Da Ye Shuang, you messed up! Even though I, Hou Jing, am a man of high moral integrity, I am ashamed to be associated with you."

As he spoke, Hou Jing quietly took a few steps back and remained on the same front with Gao Huan and others.

"You...you guys!"

Po Liu Han Kongque laughed loudly:

"Da Ye Shuang, you've been deserted by everyone. Take him away!"

Hou Jing originally hid in the crowd in Huaishuo Town, but was still pulled out by Po Liu Han Kongque's men.

"I'm from Huaishuo too, and I'm not in the same group as Ohno Shuang."

However, no matter how Hou Jing shouted, it was useless.

Seeing that his men had captured Li Shuang and Hou Jing, Po Liu Han Kongque looked at Gao Huan and nodded with satisfaction.

"He Liuhun, well done. Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
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Gao Huan's home.

In the middle of the night, a dog suddenly started barking. Lou Zhaojun, dressed in her clothes, led people out to investigate. They saw Gao Huan, Wei Jing, and a dozen others entering the yard, looking terrified.

Lou Zhaojun said nothing and brought some hot water to everyone.

After Wei Jing finished drinking, he looked at Gao Huan. At this moment, he also understood, but was full of questions.

"He Liuhun, why did you betray Li Shengui's envoy?"

This is also what people don’t understand.

Won’t Po Liu Han Kongque eventually surrender to the government army?

Now that you have betrayed Li Shengui's envoy, what will you do in the future?
Gao Huan looked at everyone, without explaining, and just said:

"The water is very deep here. Brother-in-law, brothers, please trust me, He Liuhun. I will not harm you."

After Gao Huan said this, everyone was speechless for a while, and soon after, they all went back one by one.

However, Gao Huan couldn't fall asleep for a long time. He stood alone under the eaves, looking at the night view.

Lou Zhaojun walked behind him and put a piece of clothing on him.

"Zhaojun, I'm sorry, I still didn't listen to you."

Lou Zhaojun leaned on his shoulder, her tone very gentle.

"My husband has great ambitions. Now that you have done it, I will support you from behind."

Gao Huan smiled, and under the moonlight, he took out the piece of paper that Li Shuang had given him and sighed.

"What a pity, this piece of paper is too small after all."
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In the room, Po Liu Han Chang woke up from coma and was now sitting on a chair, looking a little decadent.

Hou Jing followed Po Liu Han Kongque, licking his face and saying:
"I've long been dissatisfied with the traitor Daye Shuang. Your Majesty is such a good man, willing to submit to the court, and yet he still suspects fraud. He truly judges you by his own standards."

"This king was deceiving me. I only wanted to trick Li Shengui, the sworn brother of the Northern Expedition Commander, into coming here so I could get some things. In life, I am the true king's man; in death, I am the true king's ghost!"

"Your Majesty is truly a man of extraordinary wit and courage! If Daye Shuang had even half of your wisdom, he wouldn't have ended up like this."

Po Liu Han Kongque looked at Hou Jing and laughed:

"Very good, I finally understand why Daye Shuang thinks so highly of you. From today on, you will be a military commander under my command, commanding a thousand Huaishuo garrison troops."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your support!"

After Hou Jing left, Po Liu Han Chang touched his head and stood up.

"Father, why do you place so much importance on such a smooth-talking person?"

Po Liu Han Kongque looked at his son and laughed at him for being too naive.

"Gao Huan and Hou Jing are both extraordinary men. If you didn't have a father, you wouldn't be able to deal with them. Isn't tonight the perfect example?"

Po Liu Han often heard this and felt a little resentful.

"Since Father had already planned this with Gao Huan, why didn't you tell me so I could be prepared? Is there any need for me to actually come?"

"If I tell you, won't that just cause trouble?"

Po Liu Han Kongque is not optimistic about his son at all.

"Why did Father want to capture Daye Shuang?"

Po Liu Han Kongque sneered.

"In this northern land, nothing is reliable anymore. Only one thing is true!"

"Father, are you talking about food?"

"Finally, you have some understanding. Shuozhou has recently received 100,000 dan of grain and 30,000 cattle and sheep. Only by seizing them can we have enough bargaining chips."

"But if we offend Li Shengui, how can we negotiate peace later?"

"There's a Grand Commander in Yunzhong City, but there's also the Prince of Guangyang in Tongwan City. What's the rush?"
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Department of Dendrobium.

Hulu Jin was waiting anxiously until Yu Jin's figure appeared before him.

"Joining the army, how's it going?"

"News from Huaishuo! The fish finally took the bait!"

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(End of this chapter)