Chapter 145: Fight for your life and rebel
Xiliangguan.
Baili kept his promise and took a detour to send the letter to Yuhua Mountain, and then rode straight to Xiliang.
You must have a receipt when exiting customs, and you must undergo strict interrogation.
Baili kept his promise and rested in the town for a day to regain his energy. When it was dead of night, he left the inn and planned to climb over the city gate and sneak into Xiliang.
He rushed to the city gate and found a weakly guarded place. He took out a pair of dragon claw hooks from the baggage and wrapped the hooks with cloth. With a flick of his hand, the hook flew directly up, firmly grasped the edge of the city wall, and said " "Ding" made a slight sound.
The guards on the city wall were not alerted.
He tugged on the rope to make sure it was safe, then he pointed on his toes, pulled the rope and flew up directly. He touched the city wall with his toes and landed firmly on the city wall.
All movements were crisp and silent.
He retracted the dragon's claw hook. In the dead of night, a low voice floated far away along the wind.
It was two soldiers guarding the city, leaning against the protective wall, chatting.
"You said that General He has been stationed at Xiliang Pass for two years. He just made military exploits a few months ago and has not committed any mistakes. How come he was dismissed from his post and was imprisoned even though he was so good?"
"Does this need to be said? General He is an old member of the Liangguo Gong. As the emperor and his ministers, General Tong will definitely want to replace him with his own people."
"Oh, you are right to the point. There is a tense situation in the government office today. We want to help, but there is nothing we can do. It feels quite uncomfortable to see General He being humiliated by them."
"That's right. This group of people didn't have an imperial edict. They dismissed General He from his post and replaced him with just a piece of official documents from General Tong. Why? If General He had shouted at that time and someone had taken the lead in resisting, I would have Go up to him and beat him up like a son of a bitch.”
Baili Shouyue was about to put down the dragon claw hook and jump off the city wall, but when he heard the two people talking, he slowly put it back.
When he went to Beijing, he heard Liang Jiang and Gu Xizhi mention Vice Admiral He and knew about his relationship with Liang Jiang.
This time Liangjiang went to Xiliang, and Vice General He guarded Xiliang Pass, which was also a support.
If the guard changes hands and something happens to Xiliang, all the news will be intercepted here and blocked.
To take a step back, if Liang Jiang wants to return to Chang'an, he must be controlled by Tong Shouliang.
It seemed that Tong Shouliang had gotten the news and took action.
You can't just sit back and do nothing. At the very least, he needs to see Vice General He and ask what happened.
He slipped back along the rope quietly. I went to the government office that night, went straight to a brightly lit room, hung a gold hook upside down, pierced the window paper and looked inside.
There were three people sitting in the room, eating wine.
One of them, Baili Shouyue, recognized him at a glance. He was the confidant who went to Xiliang to deliver a message on Tong Shouliang's order.
The three of them were already tipsy, calling themselves brothers during the dinner, and were in high spirits.
"Thanks to the two of you who arrived in time and released me from prison. Otherwise, I would not be able to deliver my mission when I return to Kyoto."
"Brothers, there is no need to be polite to us. This is an order from above. For the time being, we two brothers will be stationed here at Xiliang Pass. We will wait for you to come back from Xiliang and then pick you up."
"Although I accidentally fell into the hands of Vice General He, I gritted my teeth but didn't say a word. If I rushed to Yecheng and exposed the identities of Liang Jiang and Gu Xizhi, I would be able to make amends. "
"We wish you success in advance, brother. Don't worry, we will also be on guard. If Liangjiang wants to return to Xiliang alive, she must first pass our test."
Baili kept his promise and couldn't help but secretly rejoice that he was returning today. Otherwise, if he were to let this person rush to Yecheng, wouldn't it ruin Liangjiang's important event?
In addition, Gu Xizhi actually went to Xiliang with Liang Jiang, which was unexpected to him.
But I am no longer so worried about the safety of galangal.
He did not act rashly for the time being, knowing that the officialdom was not as good as the martial arts, and he needed to find Vice General He first to discuss the next action together.
Seeing the three people inside, they were drunk and their speech was slurred. Baili kept his promise in the government office as if he was in a deserted place, and soon found the cell where Vice General He was being held. There were soldiers guarding the door of the cell, and he was already drowsy.
Baili Shouyuan stepped forward, tapped the acupuncture points of the two soldiers, took out the key from his waist, and opened the cell door.
He had never seen Vice General He. Fortunately, this was only a temporary detention place, only holding three to five people.
Lieutenant General He tossed and turned, unable to sleep peacefully. Thinking that Liang Jiang and Gu Xizhi had entrusted such an important responsibility to him, but he failed to handle it well, he felt full of guilt.
Hearing rustling footsteps, it was clear that he was a master with deep inner strength.
He thought it must be Tong Shouliang's people who came to kill and silence him, so he immediately turned over like a kite, got up from the haystack, and put his whole body on alert.
Baili Shouyu was afraid that he would disturb the people outside, so he lowered his voice: "Vice General He?"
Vice General He asked coldly: "Did they send you here?"
Baili Shou agreed with just one glance that this man with an upright face must be Vice General He.
"I'm here to save you. If you have anything to say, we can wait until we get out."
He took the key to open the cell door, but failed to open it even after three attempts. He became impatient and put a little force on his hand, and the lock clicked to the ground.
Seeing his one-handed lock-picking skills, Vice General He knew that he was no match for him. He looked at Baili Suoyue suspiciously: "Who are you?"
"You don't know me, but I know you." Baili kept his promise and opened the cell door: "I originally wanted to go to Xiliang to meet Liang Jiang. I heard something happened to you, so I came to rescue you. Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly!"
Vice General He did not move his feet: "It's easy for me to leave, but what will the princess and the others do? Tong Shouliang wants to cut off their retreat."
Baili Shou also knew the pros and cons: "Then what do you think we should do?"
Vice General He said resolutely: "I have thought about it a long time ago, but it's a pity that I can't do it alone. I wonder how many people you have brought with you?"
"Myself."
Vice General He was immediately disappointed: "What can one person do? There are dozens of people on the other side, all of whom are top masters."
Baili kept his promise and said impatiently: "A few dozen people are not enough for me to consecrate the magic pestle."
"Subjugate the Demonic Pestle? You, you are the Demon Lord!"
Vice General He was immediately stunned.
Who doesn’t know that the Demonic Pestle is the weapon used by Demon Lord Baili to keep his promise?
But could this thin, fair-faced scholar in front of me be the murderous devil?
Baili Shouyue looked at him with an unusual and strange look: "I am Liang Jiang's junior uncle, shouldn't I be here to help her?"
"It should, it should!" Lieutenant General He suddenly realized that there was a bright future: "With you here, one person can be as powerful as a thousand troops, so I dare to risk my life, but I rebelled against you!"
This time it was Baili's turn to keep his promise and be surprised: "You want to rebel?"
Vice General He nodded: "If you don't rebel, how can you seize power? If you are afraid, you can leave now. I will go find some of my former brothers and make a long-term plan."
"Don't provoke me." Baili kept his promise and sneered: "I dare to refute the current emperor's face to his face, what do I have to fear? I will go on a killing spree tonight."
Seeing his righteousness, boldness and fearlessness, Lieutenant General He suddenly fell in love with him and said, "I'm sorry."
"Stop talking nonsense, Tong Shouliang's cronies will leave for Xiliang early tomorrow morning, sooner rather than later. We have to take advantage of them when they are not prepared."
Vice Admiral He made a pun: "Who are they, who are Tong Shouliang's cronies? They are clearly pretended to be Xiliang Xizuo. We have a good reputation."
Baili Shouyue admired the fact that Vice Admiral He in front of him was a man. He was willing to take the risk of rebellion for Liang Jiang, regardless of personal gains and losses. He said sincerely: "Whatever you say is what it is. I will kill whoever you point out."
"Okay!" Vice General He said excitedly: "These people have no divine will in the first place. They only rely on a piece of paper from Tong Shouliang to seize my military power. It is unjust and unreasonable. As long as I give the order, I believe they will be able to respond to it. Now they have obtained the devil again. If we respect each other and help each other, we will be able to turn defeat into victory and turn the world around.”
(End of chapter)