The head of the Xie family climbed up the city wall with the intention of dying.
A century-old family must have some integrity, so that people can see that it is not the Xie family that betrayed Duke Yun, but Duke Yun that betrayed the Xie family.
Various materials for defending the city were continuously brought to the city wall, including thunder wood, rolling stones, ropes, wood, and then large amounts of water and large amounts of oil.
As long as the Yunzhou cavalry still wants to enter Yongzhou City, they must pass through the city gate.
They can't just blow holes in all the city walls, can they?
Xie Lantian ordered people to collect all the oilcloths in the city, and also bought many large vats and buried them at the foot of the inner city.
The able-bodied men who were drafted in were divided into many groups. They were not assigned the task of guarding the city gates and granaries. Most of them were used to do hard labor and serve as cannon fodder.
The head of the Xie family narrowed his eyes, trying hard to see the military camp opposite clearly.
Normally, military camps are always dirty and messy.
Their superiors told them not to urinate or defecate anywhere, but there were always some people who disobeyed.
After all, it’s still cold in spring, who would be willing to travel so far to release water?
But the military camp opposite is different.
Clean, tidy and orderly, exuding a sense of comfort with a well-organized environment.
The heart of the head of the Xie family sank straight down.
The army had strict military discipline, sufficient food and grass, and was led by the famous general Zhuge Yu, plus the Yunzhou cannon.
Who can defeat such a powerful army?
"Have the messengers sent to the Yan family, Gao family, and Yu family made any progress?"
Xie Runtian had a blank expression on his face: "No. Their noses are sharper than dogs'. They must have smelled something unusual a long time ago."
Everyone was waiting for the Xie family to be the first to step forward and test the strength of Yunzhou and the attitude of Duke Yun.
Xie Runtian shook his head and put these things behind him. It was meaningless to think about these things now.
He also ordered officials to be responsible for investigating spies.
He realized that the rebellion of the Jilijisi tribe was premeditated, and perhaps there were already many spies in Yongzhou City before the two imperial envoys were sent over.
The population mobility in Yongzhou City is not very large. Except for the grassland herdsmen, most people are familiar with their neighbors.
If you eliminate carefully, you can always find some unfamiliar faces.
At this critical moment, Xie Runtian didn't have the energy to screen and could only put all these unfamiliar faces in jail.
So, Wang Anshi welcomed a strange visitor.
Gu Twenty-three was surprised: "Xiao Hei?"
Xiao Hei touched his head and smiled innocently: "It's me. The Xie family is conducting a city-wide investigation. I have nowhere to go, so I came to hide here."
Gu Ershisan suddenly had an idea: "Asana?"
Xiao Hei's big eyes flickered and then darkened: "I was the one who let him run away. I didn't expect that he would die in the end."
Gu Twenty-three patted Xiao Hei on the shoulder and said, "We underestimated the Xie family's cruelty."
Wang Anshi learned from Gu Twenty-three that Xiao Hei was brought from Kyoto by Duke Yun and had been engaged in secret work, so he couldn't help but be curious.
"Xiao Hei, what did you find in Yongzhou?"
Xiao Hei crossed his fingers, his eyes clear: "I can't tell you. If I tell you, you will die. Do you still want to listen?"
"I don't want to listen anymore. I don't want to listen anymore." Zeng Gong quickly covered Wang Anshi's mouth and shook his head like a rattle.
Xiao Hei grinned, revealing his big white teeth: "Master Wang, you are so cute."
I want to listen but I don’t dare to, I’m so cowardly.
After Xiao Hei and Gu Ershisan met up, they went to Xie's kitchen to eat without any hesitation.
The servants of the Xie family looked at him strangely, as if to say, you are a spy of the enemy, the two sides are fighting, how dare you come to eat? !
Xiao Hei also knocked on the bowl impatiently: "Add more meat. Just one or two slices, who can eat it? Isn't the Xie family a century-old family? Are you too poor to afford meat?"
The servants of the Xie family felt aggrieved and wanted to fight back, but they caught a glimpse of the sword Xiao Hei was carrying behind him, and the sharp light hurt their eyes.
They had no choice but to swallow their rebuttal and gave Xiao Hei a big spoonful of braised mutton with a resigned look on their face.
Duke Yun's subordinates are just like Duke Yun himself, strong and unreasonable.
Xiao Hei had no idea of the other party's thoughts. If he knew that the other party thought that he was very similar to Duke Yun, he would definitely proudly say that it was his honor.
Xiao Hei held the bowl, rubbed it twice as usual, climbed onto the roof, and ate the delicious mutton in the bowl under the blue sky and white clouds.
The mission is almost completed and we will be able to return to Yunzhou soon. Xiao Hei is in a very good mood.
He also waved and greeted enthusiastically to the Xie family's loyalists who were in every corner.
"Damn it! He discovered us?!" The faces of the Xie family assassins looked as ugly as constipated.
"Change the place!"
"Damn it! He smiled at us again!"
"Change place again!"
"Is it over?! Can't he just eat his meal properly? Why does he always pay attention to us? These remote places are so hard to find! Is this the Xie family or Yunzhou?"
The Xie family's assassins were in a state of disgrace, while the other side was enjoying the delicious meat and playing a cat-and-mouse game with them. This was really disrespectful of them.
The people of Yunzhou are really annoying, the Duke of Yun is annoying, and her subordinates are annoying too.
The most annoying thing is invisible pretense!
Just when Xiao Hei swallowed the last piece of braised mutton and was about to end the game with the Xie family's assassins, he saw Xie Lantian coming back.
Looks sneaky.
Little Black's eyes rolled and he followed immediately.
The Xie family's assassins hesitated for a moment, but eventually they followed him because they were worried that Xiao Hei might do something bad to Xie Lantian.
Xie Lantian didn't know that there was a trail of people following him. The Xie family's assassins had special disciplines and would not move around at will.
Therefore, Xie Lantian believed that no one would see what he was going to do next.
"Lanzhi." Xie Lantian put his arms around Xia Lanzhi's waist and kissed her twice on the face.
Xiao Hei covered his eyes because it hurt his eyes.
The Xie family's loyal men are like dead fish eyes. The future head of the family takes a break from his busy schedule just to meet his lover. The Xie family is doomed!
Xie Lantian didn't know that his every move was under several pairs of eyes.
He loosened his hand and took out a wooden box from the secret chamber: "Lanzhi, I asked Xie Qi to take you out of Yongzhou through the secret passage. You go south to Kyoto. These silver notes are worth a million taels. I will give them all to you. This is my hope for a comeback. You keep ten thousand taels on you, and keep the rest. Don't tell anyone."
Xie Runtian stroked Xia Lanzhi's smooth, white hands, and the deep affection in his eyes was so strong that it made Xia Lanzhi breathless.
"Lanzhi, don't worry. I've given Xie Qi enough benefits, so he won't make things difficult for you. When you get to Kyoto, go to Yong'anfang and buy a small house. When I'm free, I'll go find you."
Xia Lanzhi lowered her eyes: "What about the lady and the young master?"
Xie Lantian: "Madam has her own family, so she will take Yuner back to her family. Lanzhi, you are really kind. Madam is mean to you and often makes things difficult for you, but you still care about them."
Xie Lantian was in a hurry, so after giving a few more instructions, he left in a hurry.
Xia Lanzhi sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the wooden box in a daze.
Xiao Hei curled his lips, Xie Lantian was really a fool.
The assassin of Xie family hiding under the eaves, yes, Xie Lantian is a big fool!