Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 167 Dark Map
Zhan Xiongwu was overjoyed when he heard the words, and bowed respectfully to Yu Daoxiang, saying yes again and again.

Li Siyan pondered for a while, and said: "Saint, the Emperor of Song Dynasty has been secretly asking Wu Desi's people to investigate the power of the holy hall all these years. This time, in order to save Xiangfu Bo, we have used almost all the forces in the Jianghuai area, especially The Jianghuai Gang. This matter will definitely reach the ears of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, I am afraid that the identity of the saint has already been suspected, and the Jianghuai Gang is likely to usher in the encirclement and suppression of the Song Dynasty government soon."

Zhan Xiongwu's face changed, he really didn't think of this for a while.Li Siyan's deduction is reasonable, and it is very likely that it will really happen.The Jianghuai Gang has been his painstaking effort for many years, and it is a pity to destroy it like this.He suddenly remembered the promise made by the saint about the elders of the church.Perhaps the saint has already thought of this, so she said this.But if something happened to the saint, the promise she made to the elders of the church would naturally become nonsense.

Thinking of this, Zhan Xiongwu said anxiously: "Saint, the Jianghuai Gang has been my subordinate's painstaking efforts for nearly 20 years. It is ruined, and my subordinates are naturally heartbroken. Compared with the safety of the saint, it is nothing, so the subordinate I also ask the Holy Maiden not to return to Kaifeng again."

Yu Daoxiang was silent. After a while, he glanced at Li Siyan and Zhan Xiongwu, and said, "You don't have to worry about my safety. Zhan Xiongwu! Jianghuai don't care about it for you, I will leave it to the two deputy gang leaders. Go! After you return to the Jianghuai Gang, quietly arrange your family and relatives and send them to a safe place. From now on, you will follow me! The next time I see my father, I will take you and Li Siyan to see him old man."

When Zhan Xiongwu and Li Siyan heard the words, they were ecstatic and respectful.From then on, the two knew in their hearts that they were people in the holy hall, but they were even more people from Yu Daoxiang.In other words, they think that they are loyal to the supernatural and true master of the temple --- the ancestor.

Therefore, under the strong temptation of the position of the elders of the temple, they have no psychological barriers to follow Yu Daoxiang to do things that are not conducive to the temple.For example, helping Ye Chen and Yu Daoxiang sell the vampire bats of the Jianghuai Gang and the Great Elder Yufeng to the Song court.

It's just that Li Siyan hesitated for a moment and said, "Saint, in case Uncle Xiangfu betrays us to the Emperor of Song Dynasty..."

Yu Daoxiang's cold gaze prevented Li Siyan from continuing.

"No, you have personally experienced his behavior these days. I will lead you to spare no effort to help him and protect him. We did our best to escape from Shangguan Bingqu this time. With his behavior, he is absolutely I won't repay kindness with revenge." Yu Daoxiang said firmly.

At the same time, in Ye Chen's cabin.

Ye Chen frowned and thought, while Li Junhao stood aside and waited.

After a while, Ye Chen sighed and said: "Even if this matter is related to the forces behind Yu'er, I can't pretend to be ignorant. Otherwise, my conscience will not be able to bear it when I think about it in the future. Besides, I think this matter Yu'er definitely doesn't know either. Regardless of the relationship between me and Yu'er, the power behind her has nothing to do with me. However, the Jianghuai gang must not be reliable in this matter, and the local government probably won't be able to do anything."

Li Junhao hesitated to speak, and did not speak.

Ye Chen said again: "I remember you told me a few days ago that when Ma Gangzi brought people to look for me some time ago, you had contact with people from the Wu De Department of the imperial court."

Li Junhao said: "There is indeed such a thing. At that time, the people from the Wu De Division searched and rescued the Lord according to the emperor's order, and they took the initiative to contact us. They also wanted to learn first-hand information from us. And in order to find the Lord Lord We can take care of each other at all times. At that time, the people from Wu Desi gave us a dark map that we can contact within three months."

Ye Chen wondered: "Dark picture?"

Li Junhao explained: "It is to draw a specific pattern on the right side of the south gate of the city wall of any state city in the Jianghuai area or even the northern part of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Wait for an hour at most, and the Wu Desi people will come forward."

Ye Chen said: "It seems that there are people from Wu Desi near these city walls, and the people from Wu Desi will look at the location of each dark map every hour."

Li Junhao said: "It should be so."

Ye Chen said: "I heard from Uncle Cao that the emperor has been secretly asking Wu Desi's people to investigate a powerful mysterious force for more than ten years. This mysterious force is probably behind Yu'er and Li Siyan. Power. This time I was kidnapped by Shangguan Bingyun, Yuer mobilized such a huge force, including the Jianghuai gang, to find me. With the heart of the emperor, I am afraid that it is very likely that I have suspected that the mysterious force is behind Yuer. And I will definitely be suspected by the emperor. In this way, my life will be difficult. The most important thing is that when we arrive in Kaifeng, the Wu Desi people may attack Yu'er. Therefore, Yu'er and I We all need one thing to prove our innocence. Alas... I told Yuer yesterday that she should leave for a while, but she just refused."

Li Junhao said: "The meaning of the lord is to tell the people in Wu Desi about raising the blood bats, let them take care of it, and prove the innocence of the lord and Mrs. Yu by the way."

Ye Chen nodded and said: "It is not enough to tell Wu Desi about this, we also need to help them make this great contribution. Well... you will let Mr. Xu go ashore in a boat and go to Sizhou to contact Wu Desi's people, then tell them about the blood bat, and tell them the location that Bai Canghai said."

Li Junhao solemnly said yes, and then left quickly.

Because the imperial court began to transport grain to Kaifeng, the number of ships heading north on the Grand Canal has increased dramatically in the past few days. Half of them were originally the official ships of the Water Transport Department, including the Cao Gang ships that have been nominally owned by the imperial court.But the other half were local ships recruited by the state and county governments to transport food.

dusk.

The setting sun reflected the rolling river water, and there were twelve river boats moored at the bend of the river, with smoke rising from the boats, as if it was a small village on the river.This is a group of boats transporting official food from Nanhuai County, the southernmost part of the Jianghuai region of the Great Song Dynasty. This will be docked to replenish supplies and eat by the way.

Among the grain ships, one stood out to the people on the small pier not far away, not only because the ship was the largest, as big as a palace, but also because the people on this big ship were so eye-catching. .

Bamboo curtains were hung on the windows of the largest cabin on this big ship. The bamboo curtains were half rolled up, and the setting sun shone into the cabin. Two middle-aged men with extraordinary temperament were sitting on rosewood chairs in the middle of the cabin.The nearest small civilian ship was a hundred feet away, and the two of them didn't have to worry about someone being able to see their faces clearly through the window of the cabin.Not to mention, the tense and dignified expressions on their faces at this moment.

But in fact, there were really people on that civilian ship who could clearly see their faces and even their expressions from such a long distance.

Ye Chen described the faces of the two of them, and Yu Daoxiang and Li Siyan looked at Zhan Xiongwu, who nodded and said, "It's the two deputy leaders of the Jianghuai Gang."

Li Siyan said: "On the way, they secretly tied stones and sank the corpses several times at night. In fact, they have basically been able to confirm that the vampire bats should be hiding on these boats."

Six days ago, Zhan Xiongwu disembarked and returned to the shore, and arranged for his family members to return to Yu Daoxiang's side three days ago.

At the same time, six days ago, Li Junhao asked Xu Fangyi to send a message, telling Ye Chen that he had contacted Wu Desi. Three days ago, Li Junhao sent another message that the island had become an empty island, and the villagers and vampire bats were all has disappeared.On the same day, after Ye Chen had a secret conversation with Bai Canghai, Bai Canghai also left the boat.

Ye Chen told Yu Daoxiang the plan unreservedly when Li Junhao went to contact Wu Desi's people. The result was beyond Ye Chen's expectation. , without the slightest burden, let Zhan Xiongwu come forward to find these vampire bats.

It took Zhan Xiongwu a day to easily recognize more than a dozen ships of the Jianghuai gang in the grain fleet conscripted by the local government.

That's why Ye Chen took Yu Daoxiang, Li Siyan, and Zhan Xiongwu, leaving behind a large number of guards, and followed them in a small boat.Ye Chen and Yu Daoxiang had to do their best on this matter, because only Wu Desi ate this piece of fat, and the two deputy gang leaders of the Jianghuai Gang would not be caught alive by Wu Desi's people, they could make Da Song The emperor is relieved.

Naturally, if you don't bring a large number of guards on a big boat, you are worried about scaring the snake.The next step to confirm the verification is to be foolproof.

"In that case, let's notify Li Junhao immediately!" Yu Daoxiang said.

Ye Chen nodded, called Xu Fangyi from the other end of the boat, and said, "Get off the boat now, contact Li Junhao as quickly as possible, and say that the target is in the fleet that transports grain to the imperial court."

Xu Fangyi respectfully said yes, then got off the boat and left quickly.

At this moment, a speedboat was suddenly approaching.

There are only four people on the boat, two of them are oars, and two of them are standing at the bow facing the wind. Although there are only two oarsmen, they move the oars like flying. The long and narrow speedboat is like an arrow. Entering the river bend, a middle-aged man with a thin figure and a mouse-like face climbed onto the big boat where the two deputy gang leaders of the Jianghuai Gang were located.

Not long after, this group of grain ships anchored immediately and sailed away in the night.Just no longer to the north but to the south.It seems to be going in the direction of Nantang.

Seeing this, Zhan Xiongwu and Li Siyan's expressions changed slightly, and the former said, "What did they notice."

Ye Chen said: "The person who came just now is the owner of the tavern next to the West Lake in Yangzhou."

Yu Daoxiang said: "The one who killed Bai Chenao."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "That's right! It's him."

"Obviously the appearance of this person may bring some news, which made them suddenly change direction." Li Siyan said.

"I hope the Wu Desi's people are fast enough." Zhan Xiongwu frowned, and said with some concern.

(End of this chapter)