Chapter 425
Fourteen squares in the east of the city.
When Fang Xiaoyu saw Li You, she suddenly felt a little aggrieved. She held back her tears, took a deep breath, and told Li You about what she had encountered General Hu today.
At this time, an oil lamp was lit in the room, and the light was dim. Li You did not notice the change in Fang Xiaoyu's expression. He said worriedly: "General Hu? General Hu Hefeng, the governor of Xuzhou. This person was once a subordinate of Changsun Shunde. What did he do here? If Xuzhou also joined the rebellion, the situation would be serious."
Xue Rengui said: "Prince, my subordinates have been monitoring the movements everywhere in Luoyang City. They did not find any army entering Luoyang. This person should have been invited by Changsun Shunde. They must be conspiring to rebel."
Li You said: "You have a good analysis. Luoyang is now a place of trouble. Hu Hefeng cannot hear any news. Since he dares to enter Luoyang at this time, he will probably rebel with Changsun Shunde. It is better to believe that there is nothing but not."
Xue Rengui said: "Prince, whether Hu Hefeng intends to rebel with Changsun Shunde or not, he will definitely leave Luoyang and return to Xuzhou soon. I suggest that he be detained first on his way back to Xuzhou."
Li You nodded and said, "'In extraordinary times, you should act decisively. You should immediately go to Huang Laoba and arrange for people to leave the city to intercept Hu Hefeng on the official road leading to Xuzhou. Now, we have not obtained any evidence and do not know whether he was involved in Changsun Shunde's rebellion, so now he can only be detained and cannot hurt his life."
"Yes, Prince. However, Hu He Toyotomi and his subordinates have never seen this before. This matter is a bit difficult." Xue Rengui said worriedly.
"General Xue, Hu Hefeng is about 37 or 38 years old, with a medium-high figure and a fierce appearance. He is the third-rank Yunhui General of the imperial court." Fang Xiaoyu had recovered from peace at this time. She introduced Hu Hefeng's basic morphological characteristics to Xue Rengui.
"That's good, thank you Madam Fang." Xue Rengui said happily.
At this time, the special forces team responsible for guarding Fang Xiaoyu whispered a few words in Li You's ear and told him what Liu Mingde had heard.
Li You was very surprised. He asked with concern: "Xiaoyu, what happened when you went to Luoyang Governor's Office? What did that Hu Hefeng do to you?"
Seeing Li You's nervous look, Fang Xiaoyu felt that the grievance she suffered was worth it. She said plainly: "It's over, nothing."
Li You said angrily: "Xue Rengui, Hu Hefeng doesn't have to keep a living. Just because he dares to come to Luoyang during this extraordinary period, it means that he is ill-behaved. He told you to kill him when he sees him."
Xue Rengui likes to perform such tasks the most. When encountering the enemy's resistance, it will be difficult to keep a living mouth, which will easily increase the casualties of the team members. He also has a good impression of Xiaoyu on the other side. He heard that Hu Hefeng bullied her, so he was already angry.
He said, "Yes, the prince, the minister obeys the order."
When Fang Xiaoyu saw that Li You met her, he actually went to kill the third-rank official of the court and felt a sense of sweetness in his heart. She said worriedly: "Prince, that evil man is a chief official of the court after all, so you should deal with it carefully and not cause any trouble for you."
Xue Rengui smiled and said, "Please rest assured, Xiaoyu Madam, our prince has never been afraid of trouble."
Li You said: "Xiaoyu, I still hope you can leave Luoyang temporarily. If you agree, leave with them."
Fang Xiaoyu has always lived a good life in Luoyang City, and it is rare to encounter things like Hu Hefeng. Since Hu Hefeng can no longer pose any threat to her, she feels that there is no need to leave again. Moreover, she feels that she can continue to help Li You when she stays in Luoyang.
She said, "Thank you, Your Highness. I'm fine."
Li You would not force him, he nodded and said, "Okay." Then, he said to the two special forces members responsible for protecting Fang Xiaoyu: "You two are responsible for protecting Xiaoyu's wife, there is less manpower and they can't even work shifts. So, I will add two more people to you."
Fang Xiaoyu expressed his gratitude and took the people away.
After Fang Xiaoyu left, Xue Rengui asked, "Since Xiaoyu's wife is inconvenient to continue to provide us with information, what should we do if the raid on the Luoyang Governor's Office?"
Li You thought for a while and said, "We must continue to send people to keep an eye on the gate of the Luoyang Governor's Office and pay attention to the people entering and leaving. Once we find that a large number of officials entering the Governor's Office are not often seen, it means that they have held an important meeting inside and we will launch a surprise attack."
Xue Rengui said regretfully: "It's a pity that we are not familiar with the situation inside. It would be great if there was an insider. Prince, follow your instructions and I will prepare now."
Li You was also helpless about what Xue Rengui said. He once asked Huang Laoba and Fang Xiaoyu that although they had also entered the Luoyang Governor's Office, they had limited places to go, so they could not even draw the sketches inside.
Li You is helpless now, and he doesn't have more time to find a way to figure out the situation in the Governor's Office, so he can only take the risk of attacking and bet on his own luck.
That morning, Luoyang Governor's Office.
Wei Yan brought two officials in to report the war preparations to Changsun Shunde, and the warehouse manager in charge of money and grain reported the money and grain preparations to Changsun Shunde.
Another official was the supervisor of the Governor's Office. He said: "Duke Xue, the young man recently inspected and repaired the tunnels in the Governor's Office. In addition to the original two exits, a new exit was opened by the Luo River. In case of an emergency, you can board the ship directly from there and leave Luoyang."
After Changsun Shunde arrived in Luoyang City, he accidentally discovered an ancient secret passage in the Governor's Office, so he sent someone to repair it. Now that the war is coming, it may come in handy.
Li You and others knew nothing about this. Once they raided the Governor's Office, Changsun Shunde and others could quickly evacuate, and the special forces members who rushed in would be trapped in a siege.
The plan of Li You and others was to raid the Governor's Office. After this operation was completed, the special forces members would be surrounded by the Governor's Office. According to the plan, they had already controlled the main rebel leaders such as Changsun Shunde and controlled the situation. The biggest risk was that after the raid was in, they could not catch Changsun Shunde and others. Then, under the siege of tens of thousands of enemy troops, the special forces members would definitely be wiped out.
The next afternoon, Li You received a report saying that a large number of officials came to the Luoyang Governor's Office, and it should be Changsun Shunde that held an important meeting. Li You decided to start a raid.
The time for the raid is set at the dinner time, and the enemy's defense will be relatively relaxed at this time.
At 4 pm, Xue Rengui came in and reported that everything was ready and was waiting for Li You to issue an action order.
Li You also put on a golden silk chain mail with a heart-protecting mirror in his robe. He wanted to follow the special forces members to rush in. After capturing Changsun Shunde and others, only he could negotiate terms with Changsun Shunde and others.
Chapter completed!