At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 337 Rush to Liyang
Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Brother Xiao, you are being polite. I don't know Qingruo... where are you Gongsun?"

Xiao Jian was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice with a complicated expression: "It turns out that Gao Mujian knows the true identity of everyone Gongsun."

Gao Bufan slipped his tongue for a while, so he nodded and said, "Qing Ruo told me everything."

Xiao Jian's expression became more complicated when he heard the words, and he said in a low voice: "Miss Qing's identity has always been a secret, even within Fei Yuwei, not many people know about it, everyone only knows her name is Miss Qing, so the name of Miss Qing is still in the hands of Supervisor Gao Mu. Don't spread the word for now."

Gao Bufan nodded to express his understanding.

Xiao Jian continued in a deep voice: "Miss Qing has already noticed Yang Xuangan's rebellion. The reason why she joined Lixiangyuan under the pseudonym Gongsun Yingxiu was to monitor Yang Xuangan. In addition, Yang Xuangan is the son of the late Duke of Chu Yang Su, with a detached status, the emperor can't easily move him.

Now that the emperor is personally conquering Goguryeo, far away in Liaodong, Yang Xuangan has nothing to fear, and his rebellion has become more and more exposed. In recent months, he has even used the excuse of thieves to block the way, deliberately delaying the delivery of food and grass for the Eastern Expeditionary Army, which seriously affected the war in Liaodong. Yu Wei rushed to Li Yang to investigate secretly, and accidentally discovered that Ma Xingkong was originally Yang Xuangan's person, and this person was secretly buying a large number of horses.

Ever since, Miss Qing assigned herself to keep an eye on Ma Xingkong. As long as she found evidence that Yang Xuangan was trying to rebel, Fei Yuwei would be able to arrest Yang Xuangan in a straightforward manner. "

Gao Bufan suddenly said: "So later you followed the vine and found out that Ma Xingkong had colluded with Zhuojun Yingjilang Wang Yue?"

Xiao Jian nodded and said: "In order not to scare the snake away, I have been secretly monitoring Ma Xingkong for more than a month, and I planned to catch them all when the time is ripe, but this thief is so alert that he saw through Fei Yuwei's hidden stake, and used his tricks , taking advantage of the sudden ambush when I was connecting with the hidden pile, if Supervisor Gao Mu hadn’t appeared suddenly, Xiao would probably have died.”

Gao Bufan frowned and said: "This person is really cunning. Not long ago, he sent someone to pretend to be a buyer and snatch away [-] horses from Yufeng Racecourse, so I followed the hooves all the way to the Yingyang Mansion camp."

Xiao Jian suddenly said: "So what is this? Ma Xingkong planned to attack the eagle general Wang Yue and tried to capture Jixian City. It is estimated that he intends to block the emperor's return. He must not be allowed to succeed. It is estimated that the opponent will send troops to attack soon. At this time, I can't leave the city gate, so please ask Gao Muchang to go to the county magistrate Guo Xuanguo with his badge, and ask him to quickly deploy troops to defend the city."

Not to mention that he and Ma Xingkong were enemies but not friends, Gao Bufan couldn't refuse because of Qingruo's face, so he readily took Xiao Jian's waist card and rode away from the city gate.

Feiyuwei is an intelligence organization, which is equivalent to the existence of Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty. It is the eyes and ears of the emperor. Its organizational system is completely different from that of the Twelve Guards. There are two generals, and Feiyuwei is not a military rank, nor is there any rank. The highest officer is called the general manager, and there are several deacons under him. This Xiao Jian is one of Feiyuwei's deacons.

Gao Bufan, as the shepherd supervisor of Zhuojun, naturally knew the residence of the governor of Zhuojun, so he rode his horse to the front of the mansion and knocked on the door, and said loudly: "It's urgent, my officer, Gao Bufan, the shepherd supervisor of Zhuojun, please see the governor. grown ups."

It is said that the chief executive of Zhuo County is the prefect named Cui Hongdu. He is a blood brother with Cui Hongsheng, the prefect of Shanggu County. , unfortunately died of illness on the way, so now the position of the prefect of Zhuojun is still vacant, and it is the county magistrate Guo Xuan who is really in charge.

Let's say that Guo Juncheng hadn't fallen asleep yet, when he heard the report from his family, he hurriedly met Gao Bufan in the living room, and immediately asked, "Why is Gao Mu so urgent?"

Guo Xuan is about forty years old, with a thin face and a long beard under her chin. Although she is neatly dressed, there are still some red marks behind her ears. Gao Bufan's sensitive nose smells a faint fragrance of rouge from a distance. , it is estimated that Guo Juncheng had just started his colorful nightlife, but was interrupted in the end, no wonder his expression was not good.

"The Eagle Commander of Zhuo County, Wang Yue, and others killed Lu Ling, the Eagle Commander of Zhuo County, and he is about to send troops to attack Jixian City. Please, Mr. Guo, send troops to defend the city quickly," Gao Bufan said.

Guo Xuan was taken aback, and lost her voice: "Is this really true? Where did Supervisor Gao Mu get the news from?"

Gao Bufan threw Xiao Jian's badge to Guo Xuan, the latter took a look, his expression changed immediately, and he said, "So...Gao...Master Gao is Feiyuwei?"

Gao Bufan coughed lightly and said: "Guo Da misunderstood, this waist card was given by Fei Yuwei's Xiao Zhi to the subordinates, in order to win the trust of Master Guo."

Guo Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked suspiciously: "In that case, where is Deacon Xiao?"

Gao Bufan replied solemnly: "Deacon Xiao is now personally guarding the west city gate to guard against the rebels' attack. Mr. Guo must quickly mobilize troops to defend the city. Yang Xuan feels rebellious!"

As soon as these words came out, there was an instant thunder, Guo Xuan trembled, and the copper waist badge in his hand fell to the ground with a jingle...

Guo Xuan had no doubts, because no one dared to make fun of such a thing, so he immediately summoned the county soldiers to rush to the city gates. Soon, the four gates of Jixian City were tightly guarded by the county soldiers. After waiting nervously for a long time, the rebels still did not come to attack. Everyone couldn't help casting suspicious eyes on Xiao Jian and Gao Bufan.

Xiao Jian was wounded on his left leg, which has already been bandaged, and there are thirty more black-clothed warriors around him, all of them are full of energy, obviously none of them are weak in skill, they should all be Feiyuwei.

"Deacon Xiao, what's going on? Where are the rebels?" Li Yuan asked in a deep voice.

It is said that Li Yuan did not follow Yang Guang to Liaodong this time, and stayed in Zhuojun to help supervise the transportation of military funds. After all, his wife just died, and Yang Guang was quite sympathetic to Li Yuan, his cousin, and several of Li Yuan's sons had helped the coffin a month ago. Back home for burial.

Xiao Jian frowned and said, "The other side probably thought we were on guard and knew that it would not be easy to attack, so they withdrew, and asked Guo Juncheng to send someone out of the city to spy."

Guo Xuan had no choice but to send three scouts to investigate. Sure enough, the three scouts Lu came back to report that the Yingyang mansion camp had been emptied, and Ying Jilang Wang Yue led the rebels to flee south.

Li Yuan said solemnly: "No, if Yang Xuangan really rebelled, it is estimated that Wang Yue took people to Liyang. There is no room for loss in Liyang warehouse. Please Guo Xuancheng immediately send a horse to notify the counties along the way to intercept. My officer This will be reported to the emperor immediately." After finishing speaking, he left Chengtou in a hurry, probably to grab the "leadership", after all, whoever is the first to report this kind of thing is the most loyal minister in the eyes of the emperor.

However, Li Yuan, as Tang Guogong and the emperor's cousin, was the most suitable person among the officials present, no matter whether in public or private, no one dared to argue with him.

Guo Xuan was also brave. While dispatching fast horses to notify the surrounding counties, he personally led a hundred riders out of the city to chase after the rebels. Of course, in Gao Bufan's opinion, this person is just pretending to show his merits in front of Yang Guang in the future. After all, chasing and killing the Yingyang army with 1000 people by a hundred riders is no different from sending them to death.

Gao Bufan is just a herdsman, so he is not qualified to participate in the military, so he plans to go back to the herdsman's office to sleep. As for the [-] horses stolen by Ma Xingkong, he will definitely not be able to recover them, so he can only admit that he is unlucky.

Just as Gao Bufan was walking down the wall, Xiao Jian limped after him and said, "Inspector Gao Mu, please stay!"

Gao Bufan stopped and said politely, "What can Deacon Xiao teach you?"

Xiao Jian hurriedly said: "Don't dare to do it, I would take the liberty to ask Supervisor Gao Mu for a favor, this matter concerns the safety of Miss Qing."

Gao Bufan hurriedly said, "Say it!"

"Miss Qing should be in Liyang County now, ready to arrest Yang Xuangan at any time. According to my guess, Yang Xuangan must want to capture Zhuo County and prevent the emperor from returning, so in all likelihood, she is still waiting for good news from Ma Xingkong. It may not have been activated..."

Gao Bufan's heart moved, and he blurted out: "Deacon Xiao wants me to go to Liyang to inform Qingruo?"

Xiao Jian nodded and said: "Gao Mujian is really smart, that's right, Gao Mujian is extremely skilled, and his mount is also an extraordinary horse. He will definitely arrive in Liyang County to inform Miss Qing before Ma Xingkong's messenger. Catch it in one fell swoop, and a catastrophe will surely be avoided!"

Gao Bufan felt strange, Yang Xuangan's mutiny was the last straw that crushed Da Sui, if he was stopped before he started, would the fate of Da Sui be rewritten?
Gao Bufan was distracted, when he suddenly saw Xiao Jian looking at him with piercing eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little shivered, and said hastily: "********, don't you want to avoid him because of misfortune and good fortune, this officer is duty-bound!"

Xiao Jian's eyes lit up and he said: "Okay, then I will leave this matter to Mr. Gao." After speaking, he bowed solemnly.

Gao Bufan really couldn't refuse this kind of thing, once he refused, he might be on Yang Guang's "blacklist" immediately, not to mention that this matter was related to Qingruo's safety, so he had to accept it.

Standing on the top of the city, Xiao Jian watched Gao Bufan disappear into the darkness outside the city with one man and one horse. It took him a long time to look back, and asked lightly, "Hei Yu, how did the cattle, sheep and horses of Yufeng Racecourse get here? Check it out. Cleared?"

Fei Yuwei named Heiyu nodded and said: "I found out, Gao Changqing and Harry's tribe joined forces to destroy the Chuli tribe of the Xi clan. The cattle, sheep and horses were also snatched from the Chuli tribe."

Xiao Jian frowned and said: "Yufeng Machang and Harry's department have the strength to destroy Chuli's department?"

Hei Yu replied: "According to what I know, the Chuli tribe suffered from a plague last year, almost completely wiped out, and their strength was greatly reduced!"

Xiao Jian suddenly said: "So that's how it is. It is said that Gao Changqing always won more battles with less in Liaodong. It is not surprising that he destroyed Chu Libu!"

Hei Yu frowned and said: "But Yufeng Racecourse sells horses privately, regardless of the identity of the buyer..."

Xiao Jian waved his hand and said: "When the water is clear, there will be no fish, as long as it is not too much."

Black Feather nodded and said no more.

(End of this chapter)