As for the origin of Tangyi Shadow Guard, Yao Xishui only knew that it started with training the Xi family boys. Initially, Zhao Wuji and Guo Nuer took charge successively. After Guo Nuer died in the battle, the Shadow Guard seemed to cease to exist. It has always been

No obvious traces were exposed.

However, Yao Xishui knew that it was not that the Shadow Guards no longer existed or had been disbanded, but that the subsequent situation was not so urgent that Han Qian needed to use the Shadow Guards in depth.

The main role of the Shadow Guards is to spy on information and protect key figures. They are completely hidden behind the Military Intelligence Staff Department and the Guards Cavalry Battalion. It is difficult for the outside world to capture traces of their actions, but Yao Xishui believes that the Shadow Guards must be strengthened in Tangyi.

.

During the Chenzhou crisis and Han Qian's support of the Xianghou usurpation, many of their scout messengers who were responsible for inter-regional communication disappeared inexplicably, and now there are even corpses.

The capital city cannot be found.

In any case, it was not appropriate for them to have a direct conflict with Han Mansion and Tangyi in Jinling City at this time. The Han Mansion Shadow Guards came out to expel them, and Yao Xishui had no choice but to avoid them first.

The carriages of the Weaving Bureau could ignore the patrols and stroll slowly in the late night of Jinling City, rolling on the dirt roads that were frozen solid at night. It seemed that Yao Xishui could not sleep in this pitch-black night.

After turning east and west through several streets, the carriage stopped on the side of the street. On the side of the street was a closed medicine shop. At this time, there was a beggar shivering in the cold huddled in the corner of the medicine shop.

There were no hanging lights along the street. Only the bright horn hanging from the corner of the carriage could only vaguely illuminate the beggar's rags, while his face was hidden in the shadow and could not be seen clearly at all.

Yao Xishui opened the curtains of the car and threw a copper coin over. In the dark, the beggar reached out and took the copper coin in his hand. He stood up and said, "Princess, please follow me." Then he went to

Walk to the other side of the street.

Yao Xishui asked: "Where is the Guanjianglou coin in your hand?"

"The princess is really cautious." The beggar said with a smile, turned around, took out a copper coin from his arms and threw it very accurately into the gap of the opened window. At this time, he borrowed the left front of the carriage.

Under the bright corner lamp on the side, one can clearly see a face covered with dirt, but the eyes are surprisingly bright.

Without waiting for confirmation, Yao Xishui turned around and walked towards the entrance of the alley to the west.

Ye Feiying didn't say anything. She didn't even know who Yao Xishui wanted to see tonight. She just stayed by Yao Xishui's side silently. She couldn't imagine how many people in the world would know the true life experiences of the young lady and Li Zhigao.

Yao Xishui took the coin and did not hit it with flint. He touched the pattern and confirmed it was correct. He tapped the wall of the carriage twice and motioned to the coachman to follow him.

After bypassing two streets and alleys, the carriage finally followed the beggar and drove directly into the backyard of an inconspicuous abandoned house.

The carriage stopped in the backyard covered with withered yellow grass, and the driver and the two guards stayed behind. Under the guidance of the beggar, Yao Xishui and Ye Feiying went through the hall to transfer the property, and walked to an abandoned garden in front, where they saw a beggar.

The thin and tall figure stood under a pavilion with incomplete eaves and tiles, looking at a pond of withered lotus in front of him in trance.

There was a lantern hanging in the garden so as not to attract attention from the left and right, but the light was dim. When Yao Xishui came closer and saw the appearance of the person in the pavilion, he was also surprised and asked in a voice: "Why is it you?"

"

The man in the pavilion turned around, looked at Yao Xishui and said: "I came to Jiangnan twice when I was young. During the spring and autumn, Jiangnan is the most charming time. I lived in this house and sat in the pavilion both times.

I never get tired of looking at the green lotuses in the pond all day long. I didn’t expect that after my second trip to Jiangnan, I would encounter the Baimayi disaster when I returned to Chang’an. Thousands of Xiao Cui clans and thousands of slaves in Prince Lu’s palace were killed by the thief king.

After the bloodbath. After that, I took the remnants of the tribe to flee to Mobei. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye. I dreamed of returning to the south of the Yangtze River again. I didn’t expect that this time when I came back, people and things were different. I still remember the princess when I left Chang’an.

I'm only so tall, but in my eyes I wish I could smash this thief to pieces. But when I left Chang'an, the princess still called me uncle. I don't know why we are so different after all these years."

Ye Feiying only confirmed the identity of the person in front of her at this time, and was also shocked. Looking at the dim light, this person was probably in his forties, not even fifty, but he had white hair and was casually painted with green.

The cloth belt was tied behind his shoulders, and in the freezing cold night, he only wore a rather thin cloak, standing in front of the deserted pond.

"I came here this time and passed through Huaixi. I was delayed for three or four days on the way. After all, you and Zhigao still can't beat Han Qian. Can't you make up your mind?" said the person in the pavilion.

The people in the pavilion only stayed in Tangyi for three or four days before they came to this conclusion, and Yao Xishui could only remain silent.

The person in the pavilion continued: "Based on the character of Shen Yang, Yang En, Yang Zhitang and others, they will probably advocate transferring Zuo Wu's army back to Jinling, and then persuade Yang Yuanpu to recruit Zhou Bingwu and Du Chongtao. You really have no chance in Jinling..."

"Why do you say this?" Yao Xishui said unconvinced.

"Conspiracy and trickery will never come to light. Your master has been laying it out for so many years. If you can gain a little momentum, it is just by borrowing the power of others. Otherwise, when the Anning Palace usurps the throne, you will not be able to survive. I need to say more. "?" The man in the pavilion smiled and said, "The only chance you have now is to seek Shu. I will also arrange for people to lobby Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian to return to Shu via Yinping Road. How can this matter be 70% to 80% successful? Be sure. After the two families win Shu, you won't be able to defeat Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian. This is also your last chance. When Wang Yuankui and Tian Weiye capture Yongzhou, many things will not be decided by me. "

"Uncle, have you met eldest brother?" Yao Xishui opened his mouth and called to the people in the pavilion.

"Zhigao is the legitimate son of the prince, but he has no ties to our Xiao family. He won't listen to me. Why should I go to see him?" said the person in the pavilion.

"Since uncle knows that eldest brother will not listen to advice, what's the use of our determination?" Yao Xishui said, "Besides, eldest brother really intends to conspire with Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian to seize Shu. Tangyi will definitely hold us back. What can we do? Of?"

"Why worry about abandoning the remaining land in Xiangbei?" said the man in the pavilion.

Hearing what the people in the pavilion said, Ye Feiying was also secretly frightened. He thought that his wife had been secretly planning for these years to allow Li Zhigao and others to occupy the Xiangbei states, but he didn't want to think that in the eyes of the people in the pavilion, he could give up at any time. It's like the remains of worn out shoes.

Seriously speaking, if they can capture Sichuan and Shu, Xiangbei can give up, but the question is, can they definitely capture Sichuan and Shu?

And before that, who could really be willing to take the initiative to abandon Yingxiang, Deng Sui and other states simply because they wanted to separate themselves from Tangyi's army, so that Tangyi wouldn't have the chance to hold back, and at the same time it was convenient to concentrate forces to attack Shu?

Not to mention Ye Feiying, Yao Xishui obviously did not agree with the suggestion of the man in the pavilion. He changed the topic and asked: "Liang Emperor Zhu Yu colluded with Han Qian. At this time, Tangyi had a large amount of grain, ammunition and weapons passing through Yingshui every day. The Guohe River goes north and receives hundreds of old, weak, women and children every day to alleviate the hunger in Chenxu and other states. Can Weizhou's soldiers and horses really defend Heluo?"

"Liang Emperor Zhu Yu's ability in using troops is indeed rare in the world, but Liang Shixiong only needs to stay in Heluo until next spring when the flowers bloom." said the person in the pavilion.

"Why, Wang Yuankui and Tian Weiye are sure they can capture Yongzhou before spring comes next year?" Yao Xishui asked doubtfully.
Chapter completed!