Chapter 1174 The Beginning of Action
Just now, Zhao Chen took advantage of the opportunity of delivering wine to the guests at the inn to enter the house from outside.
The fireworks will end soon, and if you don't leave, you will be discovered.
Hearing Zhao Chen say that he wanted to leave here, Queen Changsun and Wu Xu both showed signs of reluctance.
Although Zhao Chen said that someone might come to rescue them and leave tomorrow, that was only a possibility. ??
No one can guarantee everything that has not happened.
Queen Changsun and Wu Xu were not worried about anything else. They were just worried that after Zhao Chen left here, it would be who knows how long it would be before they saw each other again.
Just like when Zhao Chen followed the emperor to the front line.
They all thought that Zhao Chen would come back soon, but who knew that what came back was the news of Zhao Chen's accident.
Fortunately, God bless him, and nothing happened to Zhao Chen.
But right now, they can't leave Zhao Chen here, otherwise how will the matter in Chang'an be solved?
"Zhao Chen, then you have to promise us that once the matter is resolved, you must come back to see us as soon as possible."
"Otherwise..." Wu Xu looked at Zhao Chen with some reluctance in his eyes.
Even though Zhao Chen was usually very strict with Wu Xu, Wu Xu couldn't trust Zhao Chen after all.
"Pay attention to safety outside. If something cannot be done, you must put your own safety first."
"Actually, there's nothing big going on here, don't worry too much!" Queen Changsun didn't say anything else.
I just hope that Zhao Chen can pay attention to his own safety.
Zhao Chen nodded, glanced at the child in his arms, handed it to Queen Changsun, waved his hand, and disappeared at the door without leaving a word.
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"Set off fireworks in the middle of the night, there is something wrong with my brain."
"But fortunately it will stop soon."
"It's such a cold weather, and it's so uncomfortable to have to stand here and guard."
"Just bear with it a little longer. After the changing of the guard tomorrow, go back and have a good rest for two days."
"I don't understand, a broken house, where can
So many people are needed to guard the inside. "
"Is it possible that someone really dares to break in?"
"What can we do? The higher-ups say we have to guard it, so we just have to guard it."
At the entrance of Zhao Mansion, the two people responsible for surveillance huddled in the corner and talked quietly.
For them, naturally they don't want to monitor a group of women here.
The two of them were just chatting, but they didn't see a figure disappearing into the darkness.
"Clang-" A brick fell from the courtyard wall.
The two of them woke up instantly.
"What's the sound?" one person said, with a cautious look on his face.
"It seems like a stone fell outside." Another person whispered.
The two of them walked slowly towards the place where the sound came from.
Then a piece of brick fell to the ground and fell into pieces.
One person pointed at the courtyard wall, and the other person carefully stepped on the person's back and carefully reached over.
Looking towards the courtyard of Zhao Mansion, he saw nothing.
"It's nothing, maybe the wild cat hit the bricks." After getting down to the ground, the wall-climbing man shook his head.
The other person nodded and glanced at the darkness in the distance suspiciously.
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The first ray of sunshine in the morning rises, with a slight chill.
The cold wind blew across people's faces, bringing up the last trace of warmth.
"My boss, according to your instructions, Li Tai will come out of the East Palace today and go to the Zhao Mansion to visit Queen Changsun."
"My subordinates asked people in the palace to spread the news to Li Tai yesterday, saying that Queen Changsun was ill."
"Li Tai wants to maintain his image as a filial son in front of the people of the world. He will enter Pingkangfang at noon today." Huang Hui stood in front of Zhao Chen and told Zhao Chen about his preparations.
Zhao Chen has been operating in Chang'an for so long.
Among the eunuchs and maids around Li Tai in the East Palace, there will always be several who belong to him.
It is easy to spread such gossip to Li Tai's ears.
In addition, Li Tai is still worried about the evaluation of himself by the people in the world. Queen Changsun is ill, how can he not visit her?
"How many people do you have?" Zhao Chen and Huang Hui asked.
But he didn't say whether he was asking about Li Tai's subordinates or how many of their own subordinates they had. .??.
"When Li Tai usually travels, he always brings a hundred-person Qianniu Guard to protect him. In addition to the people responsible for surveillance in Pingkangfang, the number is estimated to be around two hundred."
"There are about one hundred and fifty people here, all dead soldiers that my father recruited and trained from various places for his employer." Huang Hui briefly told Zhao Chen about the strength of both sides.
"How about the support manpower? How to arrange it?" Zhao Chen asked again.
Even if they rescue people, they still need to find a safe place to move to.
After all, Li Tai controlled the Sixteenth Guards of Nanya. Just controlling him would not actually affect the overall situation.
Kong Yingda is now on the same boat as Li Tai.
Even when there is no way out, Kong Yingda will abandon Li Tai and make a desperate move!
Zhao Chen needs to prepare for the worst.
"There are twenty people supporting us. We plan to take action when Li Tai first enters Pingkangfang. There is Chongrenfang in the middle. Li Tai's support will not arrive so soon."
"After rescuing people from Pingkangfang and leaving, we will be divided into five teams, and each team will be covered by people of similar stature."
"Take Chongyifang, Changxingfang, and go to Yongningfang."
"In Yongningfang, most of the properties belong to our Jiangnan Bank, and most of the businessmen who come and go live here."
"It won't be discovered for a day or two."
"Does the boss think it's feasible?" After Huang Hui finished speaking, he finally asked Zhao Chen for his opinion.
Zhao Chen closed his eyes, mentally calculating the retreat route Huang Hui mentioned.
Pingkangfang is close to the East Market and is the busiest place. At noon, the people are even more crowded.
However, the flow of people in Chongyifang and Changxingfang is actually not too large.
Wherever you go, you will be more likely to be spotted.
"Change the route. After rescuing people in Pingkangfang, we will take a detour from Dongshi and go straight to Yongningfang." Zhao Chen opened his eyes and said to Huang Hui.
"Yes!" Huang Hui hesitated slightly, then nodded and got ready to go.
"Zhao Chen, how's it going? When will we do it?" Li Ruoshuang came out of the backyard and saw Zhao Chen sitting in the front yard, walked over and asked.
"Today at noon, at Pingkangfang." Zhao Chen said the time of today's action.
Li Ruoshuang showed a hint of joy on her face.
The sooner she takes action, the sooner she can see her daughter.
"What do you need me to do?" Li Ruoshuang asked again, waving his fists to Zhao Chen, indicating that he could be of great help to Zhao Chen.
"Just follow me and capture Li Tai." Zhao Chen said with a smile.
"Okay!" Li Ruoshuang nodded heavily.
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"Your Highness, the envoy from Goguryeo has sent a letter, saying that the specific matters of peace can be discussed in three days."
East Palace, Li Tai now handles government affairs in his East Palace.
Officials don't need to go to court. If they have any information, they can just send it to him directly.
At this moment, Changsun Wuji was reporting on the peace negotiations with Li Tai.
"Goguryeo's speed is quite fast."
"It seems that as soon as Hou Junji's letter came out, Yeon Gaesumun secretly sent an envoy."
"Uncle, tell me, what happened on the front line that made Yeon Gaesumun so urgent?"
"Could it be that Li Jing was able to hold off Yuan Gaisuwen's hundreds of thousands of troops with just the Cangzhou city wall?" Li Tai asked Changsun Wuji with a smile while drinking tea.