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Chapter 662 Entering the Game
"Since the king takes others like this, it is also a common thing today."

Li Xia suddenly thought of this poem again.

Back then, I just bought a copy of "Lingchuan Anthology", and I happened to find it. I thought it was good, so I wrote it on the wall with China's blood.

Looking back on it recently, I feel more and more philosophical about this poem.

He reined in the reins, pointed to Dongxin Street ahead, and said to Liu Yuanzhen, "This is a good place to assassinate."

"Is this the only trick Lian Xixian has?"

Li Xia said: "When Zhongmin stole books, he also felt that I was just that tricky."

Liu Yuanzhen showed disdain, he couldn't help sighing when he heard the words, and said helplessly: "Can the commander-in-chief not mention this matter?"

"You quoted me to mention it, which means you haven't repented yet... Let's disperse the people."

Yang Ben gave the order immediately, and then looked around, saying: "The assassin is probably hiding in the residence, do you want to search?"

"No need, if you make people feel uneasy, you have fallen into the other party's trick."

After waiting for a while, seeing that the soldiers had dispersed the people along the way, Li Xia glanced up and said to himself, "Government in Guanzhong is the business, so there is no need to waste time."

"Give it to me."

He drove his horse and galloped straight into Dongxin Street...

~~
In the attic, Hu Zhizhen was already there in a daze.

He arranged for dozens of dead men to hide in the crowd, and when he was about to make a move, he blocked Dongxin Street, but was driven away.

Only dozens of dead soldiers ambushed in the houses remained.

Li Xia must have expected an assassin, and even glanced this way.

Because the whole street has the best view here.

The chances of it happening are too low.

Hu Zhixuan turned his head, looked at the brazier next to him again, raised his hand, and blew the whistle...

As soon as the whistle sounded, dead men immediately appeared on the walls and windows on both sides of the long street, raising their crossbow arrows and aiming at Li Xia.

At the same time, Thunderbolt Cannon was thrown out.

However, the Song army had been prepared for a long time and quickly raised the shield.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

"Boom..."

The Mongolian Thunderbolt Cannon did not rely on the power of the explosion to injure people. The iron pieces shot randomly, and together with the arrows, they shot at the shields and armors of the Song Army.

"Kill the assassin!"

Seeing this situation, the dead men knew that the opportunity had been lost, and jumped out one after another, raising their knives and killing Li Xia.

In the chaos, Li Xia only heard a horse neighing, and Li Xia leaped out, holding a long spear and charging forward.

On the battlefield, he was not afraid. At this time, the opponent's assassin was still unarmored, and he was fully armed, just as a practice.

And there is no need to be busy commanding, which is more refreshing than the battlefield.

"Puff puff……"

The horse ran across the street, and Chang Leng stabbed several people in a row, unstoppable.

Behind him, Liu Yuanzhen and Yang Ben, not to be outdone, led their troops to kill...

~~
In the attic, Hu Zhiyu opened his mouth slightly, startled by Li Xia's ferocity.

The failure of the first assassination was expected, but Li Xia's disdainful attitude still made him feel frustrated.

He closed his eyes, blew his whistle again, and ordered the dead to evacuate, and then turned and left the place without stopping.

Just half an hour later, soldiers came in, searched, found no danger, and invited Liu Yuanzhen out.

"But so."

Liu Yuanzhen glanced at the furnishings in the room and shook his head.

Finally, his eyes fell on the brazier, he picked up the saber and fiddled with it, and suddenly saw some unburnt letters scattered in it.

Liu Yuanzhen leaned back and frowned, thinking of Liu Yuanli's book theft, he resisted a little.

Finally, he muttered something.

"Let's see how you respond this time."

Liu Yuanzhen always bent down to pick up the broken letter.

However, after watching for a while, his expression became a little strange.

~~
Half an hour later, Liu Yuanzhen walked into the Jingzhao government office.

I saw Li Xia standing in the public room, looking a little embarrassed.

"Lian Xixian emptied all the registers."

"Usually, I don't know how despicable he is." Liu Yuanzhen was not interested in the book, took out the broken letter, and asked, "Do you want to read it, Commander?"

"Look."

Li Xia didn't hesitate too much, and took the letter paper casually, still thinking about the trouble of missing books.

But when his eyes fell on the letter paper, he froze slightly.

"The commander didn't guess it, did he?" Liu Yuanzhen asked.

"Well, I didn't guess."

Li Xia looked at it for a while, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper, she paced a few steps, sat down beside the desk, spread out one of the broken letters, and took a pen to try to complete it.

"...Everyone knows about the flaws, the Zhang family has nothing to hide...my sister left home in June, and the only way to investigate along the way...if she is not in Jingzhao today, where will she go...if my father's will is not fulfilled and his flesh and blood To be punished... again and again, please forgive me, Hongdao pauses."

The writing brush was thrown aside, Li Xia squinted his eyes, trying to read the words on the ashes, and finally cursed something in a low voice.

He picked up another broken letter and spread it out.

Liu Yuanzhen poked his head over and said, "Lian Xixian wants to secretly contact us with Kaiping Zou and Zhang Rou, he..."

"Fake." Li Xia said displeased: "Lian Xixian will not frame Zhang Rou at this juncture. He didn't intend to spread this letter to Kaiping. It should be written for me."

"What's the use of this?"

"To deliver the news he wanted me to know."

"what?"

"He is telling me that he has evidence of collusion between the Zhang family and me."

Liu Yuanzhen sneered slightly, and asked, "Where is there any evidence? Obviously there is nothing."

Li Xia didn't bother to talk to him.

Liu Yuanzhen had already guessed it. Seeing that he didn't say anything, he leaned forward and asked, "The commander-in-chief doesn't want to marry my Liu family's daughter, so he wants to save his position to marry the Zhang family's daughter?"

"You didn't just know."

"It's too much to favor one another..."

"Wait until I really treat Zhang's family well, and then you can talk."

"How am I going to talk then?"

"If you have the ability, don't wait until you are beaten into a remnant by me before you think about marriage."

Liu Yuanzhen froze for a moment, but was speechless.

After a while, he said again, "But if the Zhang family doesn't surrender, they will be beaten..."

"I know it in my heart, don't talk."

Li Xia closed his eyes, leaned on his back, and thought about this matter alone.

The letter should have been written by Zhang Hongdao without any mistakes, and the handwriting and seal of the letter are both correct.

In other words, Zhang Wenjing left home in June, did she come to Hanzhong?

If you don't dare to go to the Song Dynasty...then you can only go through Tongguan.

Have you arrived in Chang'an yet?
She should not be in Chang'an right now, otherwise she will show up when I enter the city today.

Stopped by Shangting?That is in Tongguan?
But this is Zhang Hongdao's speculation.

Zhang Hongdao's words were threatening, so he should be very sure.

Not necessarily, if so, Lian Xixian can say it directly.

Or Lian Xixian thinks that a little girl can't threaten him, and he doesn't dare to offend the Zhang family, so he deliberately throws out some clues to design.

Why not just put the letter on the case here, but leave a residual letter after the assassination?

Think you can succeed in the assassination?Or force yourself to investigate the assassination.

Why?

Even if we went to investigate, what would Lian Xixian do next?

Or just a test?Or did Lian Xixian have no more clues at all?Even Zhang Hongdao's letter didn't mean that at all, so half of it had to be burned?
……

a long time.

Li Xia opened his eyes, but he still hadn't figured out what Lian Xixian was thinking, he just wanted to understand something.

"Lian Xixian wants me to find his chess piece buried in Chang'an City."

"Why?"

"Maybe the more I move, the more chance he has to kill me."

Liu Yuanzhen asked: "Didn't the commander-in-chief say that we don't have to pay attention to all his tricks, as long as the Guanzhong is stabilized?"

"Well, this time it's my private matter."

"Huh? If the commander is killed by him, will you teach me to continue to pacify the world?" Liu Yuanzhen asked back, pointing to the table case, and said: "What's more, if there is a chance to recruit the Zhang family, how can it be the commander's personal business?"

"It's a private matter... because I suspect that Lian Xixian may not have anything in his hands, and he just wants to make me uneasy."

Liu Yuanzhen actually smiled, and asked again: "Why are you uneasy?"

Li Xia said: "Stabilize the hearts of the people as soon as possible, this is business."

"What about outside business?"

"I'll do it myself."

"How?"

"I sent a letter to Bozhou and took Shang Ting, a prisoner in Tongguan, but Lian Xixian must be on guard... I have to follow the vine to find out the letter burners and ask for clues. At least I can ask the content of the letter immediately."

"Marshal, I have to remind you." Liu Yuanzhen said: "Keep awake, Mo Dou's eyes are red."

Li Xia said lightly, "I'm very sober."

~~
Tongjifang.

"Cold melon... Selling cold melon!"

Lu Ada was squatting on the side of the street selling goods, when he turned his head, he saw more than [-] soldiers of the Song Army crowding around that Marshal Li turning into Dongxin Alley.

He was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head.

With a glance, he saw that Marshal Li went up to the small attic, he hesitated for a moment, picked up the burden and left.

After going around two streets, I met an old man who picked up excrement and water, but they knew each other, and they stood and chatted for a while.

"He did go there."

The old man who picked up the manure and water kept silent, turned around for a while, and when he arrived at Luomashi, he met a peddler.

"He did go there."

It was such a simple piece of news, and I don't know how many people it spread, it didn't fall into the ears of Yelu Youshang until more than an hour later...

This is a small courtyard near Tianshui Well, Yelu Youshang looked around, ordered people to guard the door, went back to the house alone, pushed the bed, and walked into the secret passage.

After turning around for a while, I went out of the secret road again and arrived at another small courtyard.

"Brother Shaokai, Li Xia is really hooked!"

Hu Zhiyu felt a little helpless, and sighed: "Boqiang, I got the news half an hour ago... Your way of finding out the news is too slow and it won't work."

"No, it's just that they are not yet familiar with it, and it will get better and better."

For other matters, Yelu Youshang was willing to listen to Hu Zhixuan, but he was very firm on this matter.

"Brother Shao Kai, please trust me."

Hu Zhixuan said: "In the matter of espionage, you and I are opponents with Li Xia. It is already like hitting a stone with an egg. You are looking for a group of ignorant people, which is a mistake."

"Sun Tzu said, 'Know it because it is true, and make it available in the hometown and the interior'. I am using the way of 'country'. The people gather like a sea, and I swim in the sea like a fish. Li Xia can't find it. I, Brother Shaokai, know that there are thousands of people in the city who have received great favor from Prime Minister Lian, and everyone can be my eyes and ears..."

Hu Zhixuan was really worried that Yelu's whereabouts would be revealed because of Yelv Youshang, and when he turned his head, he became more and more excited to see the other party.

"Okay, let's not talk about this... Li Xia has entered the game."

Yelu Youshang nodded, his expression became solemn, and he said, "I really didn't expect that Li Xia really went to look for it, and I was worried that he didn't care about Zhang's daughter."

"What he cares about is not only the daughter of the Zhang family, but this opportunity to win over the Zhang family. This is a conspiracy. Even if he knows there is a fraud in his heart, he wants to pursue it when he sees the letter."

"And if we assassinate him, he will be able to find the letter." Yelu Youshang said: "President Lian can make Li Xia lose his mind, it's a clever plan."

"It's nothing to Lian Xiang, and it's simple in retrospect. It's nothing more than a death plan."

"But I've never seen anyone with a clean face..."

Hu Zhixuan said: "The annals of history can only say that Song General Li Xia entered the Jingzhao Mansion, and Prime Minister Lian lured and killed him with a man of lofty ideals."

He shook his head and said solemnly: "Today is only the first step. Although we expected him to go, it is a pity that he is still prepared and cannot be assassinated. But as long as we follow our clues, his traces will be gradually revealed by us." Master, there is always a chance to kill him."

"Although the troops in Guanzhong are insufficient, we only need to kill him, and his power will collapse. No wonder he can accomplish things, and the way of espionage is very useful."

"Don't forget what Prime Minister Lian said. A spy is a small way. It is easy to kill one person, but it is difficult to rule all people. Now we have to use this method as a last resort, and we must not rely on it." Hu Zhixuan said: "Li Xia is good at this way, you and I can't beat him , the victor, Prime Minister Lian has managed Chang'an for many years, this is the right way."

Yelu Youshang cupped his hands and said, "Brother Shaokai, thank you for reminding me."

~~
At night, when Li Xia came out from Tongjifang, he met Liu Heima first.

"Mr. Liu is invited to ask about the governance of Chang'an. Now that Lian Xixian has taken away the register, it is difficult to clean up the land and taxes. What does Mr. Liu think?"

Liu Heima was taken aback for a moment, and first responded: "I thought the commander-in-chief would ask about Mrs. Zhang."

"I will handle private matters in private, and government affairs cannot be neglected."

Liu Heima asked again: "I am a martial artist, why does the commander inquire about government affairs?"

"Liu Gong has the ability to govern the people."

Only then did Liu Heima reply: "I heard that Hanzhong doesn't collect tax, so you can register again. There are a large number of pastures of Mongolian princes and nobles in the suburbs of Chang'an, which can be leased to those who have priority in registering and have no land property."

Li Xia asked again: "What about taxes? How were the upper, middle, and lower fields originally divided, how much each family paid for the grain, and whether they owed grain. I don't know. How about the exemption from the Akita tax?"

"No, now that the commander-in-chief has entered Chang'an, the people have not contributed. Once this example is opened, next year's grain harvest will be full of complaints. Why not pay the land tax in Hanzhong next year? As for the grain owed in previous years, it is Mongolia's grain that is owed, and it will be written off."

In fact, both sides of the question and answer have a plan in mind, but they just want to have this question and answer.

Li Xia said politely: "The officials I transferred will arrive in a few days, how about asking Mr. Liu to preside over this matter together?"

Liu Heima narrowed his eyes slightly, and couldn't tell whether Li Xia was testing him or trying to borrow his prestige in Guanzhong.

I have some complaints in my heart.

——If you manage Guanzhong for you, you will be sent to Chengdu.

But Li Xia set an example by doing things without asking for anything in return. It's okay to say that he is not greedy, or that he is too greedy.

Anyway, it's not like the Mongol princes who have been collecting a lot of wealth.

So Liu Heima couldn't express any complaints, and got up to perform the ceremony.

"Then the old man will try to see if he has the ability to govern?"

"Thank you, Mr. Liu."

……

The two discussed each other for a long time, and when Liu Heima left, Li Xia rubbed his face with both hands, only to feel that there was a lot of clues.

There is a lot to do right now, to stabilize the situation in Guanzhong, and then to attack Tongguan and adjust the defenses of Sichuan, Sichuan and Guanzhong.

At the same time, it is necessary to eliminate Lian Xixian's eyeliner in Chang'an.

These are what were expected to be done.

Now there are more personal matters...

"Then let's do it together."

~~
The next day, Liu Yuanzhen walked into the public house and saw a brazier at Li Xia's feet, and a pile of files in front of him.

"Master, did you stay up all night?"

"Ah."

"Any clues?"

"There are not only those few broken letters in the brazier, but also other small pieces of paper."

"But what's the use if you can't make a sentence?"

"The handwriting, all the small paper heads are the handwriting of one person." Li Xia said: "I checked the archives and official documents of the government school and various yamen, compared the handwriting, and found the person who burnt the letter."

"Who?"

"this."

Liu Yuanzhen glanced at the official document and asked, "Hu Zhiyu?"

~~
Hu Zhixuan was opening the gate of the courtyard and welcomed a shrewd and capable spy into the courtyard.

"how?"

"Li Xia checked all the files of Jingzhaofu School last night."

"Then he will find me soon, and he will definitely go to my house." Hu Zhizhen ordered: "Go and prepare for an ambush first, and then burn him to death with a big fire."

"Yes……"

Hu Zhiyu also thought that Yeluyou would not listen to the persuasion, and if the news leaked out, he would not tell it. After disguising, he led two people out.

This time, he was sure of killing Li Xia.

Thinking of this, a few men came across.

When the two sides passed by each other, Hu Zhijue suddenly heard a "dong", the back of his head hurt, and he fainted to the ground.

"Ha, when your grandfather went north to Kaifeng with the commander in chief, you were still breastfeeding... Take him back! The commander in chief wants to interrogate..."

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