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Chapter 98
Bozhou, the mansion of thousands of military and civilian households.

"Six days ago, that is, the day after Wulang left Kaifeng City, seven Taoist priests left the city from the east gate of Kaifeng City. Among them, one old Taoist, two female Taoist priests, and four young Taoist priests said that they were going to Qixia, Shandong Province to become Changchun. Real person Qiu Chuji cleans the graves of the ancestors."

"It must be Li Xia and his party, Wang Xiao deserves to die, he's just being perfunctory." Zhang Hongdao leaned on the couch, and said to Shen Kai: "Bring the map."

He looked very weak, turned his head to another middle-aged man in the room and asked, "What do you think, cousin?"

"They won't really go to Qixia, Shandong. The purpose should be to leave our sphere of influence, enter the east and west roads of Shandong, and then go south."

The middle-aged man who spoke was named "Jing Jie", Zhang Rou's wife and nephew.

The Jing family came from after Duke Shan Jing of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and took the ancestor's posthumous title as the family name, so it has the surname "Jing".

Jingjie's grandfather was Jinganmin, who was once an official to the West Road of Zhongdu in the Jin Dynasty. He was named Yishuigong and was one of the nine princes in Hebei.

36 years ago, Jinganmin refused to surrender to Mongolia, and his father and son were killed by his subordinates. After his death, he was posthumously presented to Dr. Jin Ziguanglu.In the same year, Jing Jie was born, and his mother named him "Jie".

Jing Anmin was Zhang Rou's father-in-law. After his death, Zhang Rou adopted his wife's family and brought up Jingjie.

Jingjie doesn't like her name.

In his eyes, like his uncle Zhang Rou, who can protect his family and keep his wife and children from being wronged in troubled times, he is called a real hero.As for his father and ancestors, they were just selfish and selfish people who made their family suffer for the sake of useless integrity.

But Zhang Rou admired the integrity of his father-in-law Jing Anmin very much, so he bestowed the word "Ming Yi" on Jing Jie after he became an adult.

At this time, Jing Jie was talking, swipe his finger on the map, and said: "But after arriving at the East and West Road of Shanshan, which road will Li Xia take...it's hard to judge."

Zhang Hongdao said in a low voice: "It's nothing more than a search and arrest."

Jing Jie murmured, "Shandong East Road is not our domain."

"It's okay, with Wang Luo's relationship, Li Fen's people can let us enter the country."

"It's not good if Khan Ting finds out."

"Kill Li Xia, and then withdraw as soon as possible." Although Zhang Hongdao's breath was weak, his tone was firm, "We must not let Li Xia escape easily."

Seeing that he was weak, Jing Jie patted his hand and said: "Okay, Wu Lang just needs to rest and recuperate. I'll discuss this matter with my uncle."

"Cousin please remember, don't underestimate Li Xia."

"Okay, you've said this many times." Jing Jie said, "I only dare to admire him, and I must not underestimate him if I put all my energy into dealing with him."

Zhang Hongdao explained again: "That man... is strong not because of his strategy, but... he looks down on the world, and he dares to do what you think ordinary people dare not do..."

"Okay, I want to see you too."

After meeting Zhang Hongdao, Jing Jie took Shen Kai to the lobby.

In the hall, before Zhang Rou arrived, I saw Zhang Yanxiong sitting there.

Immediately afterwards, Kyung Hyun walked in.

Jingxuan, courtesy name Dingchen, known as "Mr. Taining" at that time, was born in Yizhou, was born as a Jinshi in the Jin Dynasty, and was well-versed in classics and history.

Zhang Rou's shogunate has gathered many talents, such as Hao Jing, Wang E and others have been recruited by Kublai Khan, and now he is the oldest and most dignified.

"I met Mr. Taining."

"Mingyi has seen Goro?"

"Yes. Because of Li Xia's matter, Goro is very sad, and I'm afraid he will have to rest for a while."

"Things are getting worse..."

"Yes……"

After a few people had a conversation, Zhang Rou strode into the hall and sat down on the main seat.

After exchanging pleasantries, Shen Kai spread out the map and talked about Li Xia's clues.

The hall is full of confidantes of the Zhang family, and they have no scruples about speaking.

"There are too many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the city of Kaifeng, all parties are involved, and the situation is complicated. Goro didn't want to disturb Brother Mang, Shi Tianze and others, so he withdrew from Kaifeng to avoid making things worse. I thought I would search for Li Xia after he left the city. , but unexpectedly, he took a detour and took the east-west road..."

Zhang Yanxiong muttered, "Li Fen's territory? Damn it."

Zhang Judao: "Mingyi, what do you think?"

Jing Jie stood up and said, "Entry, kill Li Xia."

After understanding the five words simply, he continued: "This is also what Goro meant. He had the deepest relationship with Li Xia, and he thought that if he didn't kill this son, there would be endless troubles. Li Xia was able to force Goro to kill Dalu Huachi, and he was surrounded by many If you get out of trouble and let him go back to the Song Dynasty, if he becomes powerful and holds the Zhang family's handle, how can he not use it?"

"What do you think, Mr. Taining?"

Jing Xuan said: "Since Li Xia can get the information that Yang Zhengqing and others have painstakingly collected for many years, he can't release it no matter what. The old man thinks that Dong Weng should hold Li Xia and that information."

Zhang Rou asked: "Then what is the use of the information?"

Jing Xuan didn't answer, but asked instead: "How does Dong Weng think about the secret alliance between Wu Lang and Wang Wentong's son?"

"I still need to ask Mr. Taining for his opinion on this matter."

Jingju glanced slightly, knowing in his heart that it was time for him to throw a brick to attract jade for the old man.

"Uncle, in my opinion, Yang Guo is just a rotten Confucian, Yao Shu may not really rebel, Wang Wentong and his sons can only plot small plans, and Li Fenkong has great ambitions, all of which are not enough to conspire. Wu Lang and their secret alliance are really forced and helpless. Wang But he didn't keep his promise, and used a fake corpse to fool him, pretending that we couldn't see it? Such a covenant, why should we abide by it?"

Speaking of this, Jing Jie paused for a moment, and said again: "For the time being, it is just to use their power to put an end to the killing of Eri Dunbari and the fire at Chongyang Temple, and then enter the East and West Roads of Shanshan... Kill Li Xia, and then go back to Shanxi Road... Kill Wang Xiao, once the two of them die, all evidence will be annihilated, and a letter of alliance will be nothing."

Zhang Yanxiong and Shen Kai nodded endlessly.

Zhang Rou asked, "What do you think of Mr. Taining?"

"Ming Yi is right." Jing Xuan said, "However, why should Dong Weng be in such a hurry?"

"What do you mean by this, sir?"

Jingxuan said: "Shandong Li Fen is not enough to plan, but he is arrogant. He has recruited soldiers and horses from all walks of life several times, but he has not come up with deceitful words. He withholds salt tax, buys horses at high prices, and supports himself. Khan Why didn't Ting deal with him, really didn't realize his ambition? Furthermore, why did Yang Zhengqing contact Zhao Song in such a hurry?

As the commander of the Southern Expedition, the King of Monan was unable to destroy the Song Dynasty for a long time, and the Great Khan was extremely dissatisfied... In the next two or three years, the Great Khan, the King of Monan, and the kings of various Mongolian clans, Zhao and Song Dynasty competed with each other, and the situation was unclear. Now, Yang Zhengqing, Li Fen and others are betting on changes in the situation. "

Zhang Rou pondered.

Zhang Yanxiong asked: "Mr. Taining, what does this have to do with Li Xia's matter?"

Jing Xuan said: "This is what the old man said about 'holding Li Xia and information'. For example, if the Hook Examination Bureau goes south next year, if the situation is unfavorable, Dong Weng can cut off Li Xia's head and hand over the information to Da Khan to report. Not only will he be annihilated The evidence of the crime can still be trusted by the Han court; and if the King of Monan survives this calamity, he will be free to deal with Li Fen in Shandong, and Dong Weng will report to the King of Monan, destroy Li Fen, and make another contribution."

Zhang Rou nodded, deeply agreeing.

Jing Xuan said again: "There is another possibility, but... it is extremely slim."

He sighed, and said just now: "If the princes of the north are not fully sure, they will definitely not raise their troops easily, but there are many people who spy on the current situation, and they often criticize the government. If so, the king of Monan was deposed, and the Han court used violence to govern the Central Plains." , the Song court defeated Mongolia and tried its best to fight, Mengge Khan's reputation plummeted, and the kings of the Golden Tent fell apart... At that time, the princes may gather together to rebel, and the commander can use this information and covenant to annex the other princes , Independent Central Plains."

"This is just in case, it is almost impossible."

"Yes." Jing Xuan said: "In short, if you hold Li Xia and the information in your hands, then Li Fen, Wang Wentong and his son will not be able to handle the commander-in-chief, but Dong Weng will hold their handle, so you can wait and see what happens. carry on."

"Mr. Taining's words are very true. Zhang Wulang is a mediocre person. He should have asked Mr. Zhang earlier."

Zhang Rou stood up and said, "Since that's the case, I'll go to the East and West Roads in person and take Li Xia down."

"Dong Weng goes out in person, that little thief must have nowhere to escape."

"Mr. is old, so there is no need to go. Zhang Yanxiong, Shen Kai, Mingyi, you all make preparations and come with me."

"Yes……"

After talking, Zhang Rou went out.

Walking to the door, he didn't know what to think of, and suddenly stopped, and asked Jingxuan: "Li Xia is a talent, so what if my Zhang family keeps him for appointment?"

"It was still possible for him to enter Kaifeng, but now, how can he stay?"

Zhang Rou asked again: "Then just kill him, and when the situation settles down in the future, what if you only use the information to report?"

Jing Xuan said: "It's not appropriate, after all, he was the one who contacted Yang Guo."

"Since it must be killed, it is better to kill early than to kill late."

"Why?"

Zhang Rou didn't answer directly, but just glanced at the backyard and said, "Keep the troubles, and make more troubles."

"Then...that's okay, kill him first, and then use other spies as heads to report..."

Zhang Rou didn't answer any more, turned around and walked out.

He muttered something in a voice only he could hear.

"Kill that evil spirit."

……

After passing through many courtyards, Zhang Rou walked outside the eldest daughter's courtyard and stood silently for a while.

A woman stepped forward and called out, "Ah Lang."

"How is the eldest sister?"

"It's still the same. I've been sleepy all day long. I don't think about tea or food. I went to see Goro yesterday. I thought it was better, but when I came back, I was bored..."

After hearing this, Zhang Rou frowned, looking a little displeased.

Suddenly, a crisp voice said from behind: "Father, don't listen to her nonsense, my daughter is fine."

Zhang Rou turned her head and saw that Zhang Wenjing was standing there pretty, with a smile on her face, but she had obviously lost a lot of weight.

"How did my eldest sister come from there?"

"I just took a look outside the gate of the mansion. I saw Zhang Yanxiong was dispatching guards. I heard that my father is going to inspect and control the people's situation." Zhang Wenjing smiled, with a little slyness in her eyes, and asked cheerfully: "Take your daughter OK?"

Zhang Rou hadn't seen her so happy for a long time, she was taken aback for a moment, and said, "What are you going to do?"

"I want to be more filial at my father's knee."

"Stop talking nonsense, I still don't understand you as a father?" Zhang Rou sighed, "I wanted to take you there, but... I have some official business, so I can't take you. Be obedient and stay at home."

After he finished speaking, he waved his sleeves, turned around and left.

Zhang Wenjing lowered her head, lightly kicked the cobblestones on the road with her toes, and said to herself, "Obviously I'm going to catch him... I must go..."

She thought for a while, and seemed to have an idea, her eyes couldn't help but light up.

Looking up, Zhang Wenjing saw the mother-in-law who had complained just now, she smiled and said, "Where am I so sleepy?"

The woman was stunned, she felt that the elder sister's smile was like a spring flower blooming...

(End of this chapter)