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"Fifth Uncle, I did not stop those flying fish spies." Huang San knelt on the ground, reporting the failure to the gloomy Li Hao in front of him.
Li Hao's face was filled with a dark expression as he looked at Huang San who had his head buried in the ground. He clenched his fists tightly and loosened his grip, then frowned and loosened his grip as he pointed at Huang San. He raised his hand and helplessly let it go and sighed as he read: "Never mind, it's fine if I don't stop you.
When the chrysanthemums blossomed, Qingzhou rose up to revolt!
"Understood." Huang San answered with a bow and quietly retreated.
"Prince An Jing, the people in your hands aren't good enough." A man in black walked out from behind Li Hao. He was playing with the two coiling dragon lions in his hands. His eyes were half-closed as he looked at Li Hao with a smile.
Li Hao's expression was unhappy as he coldly said, "If I didn't value the falcon behind his back and his own strength, I would have already kicked a dog like him far away."
"He calls you Fifth Uncle, but you treat him like a dog. Your relationship is really messy." The man in black smiled as he looked at Li Hao. Although he spoke with a smile, the ridicule in his words was self-evident.
Li Hao sneered, looked at Huang San's back, and ridiculed, "A slob that came from who knows where climbed onto my second brother's thigh, and was adopted as a foster son, do you really think he's a relative of the royal family? "Hmph, in the end, it's still a dog."
"Everyone calls me the Smiling Tiger, I didn't expect you to be the real Smiling Tiger." When the black-clothed man saw the disdainful expression on Li Hao's face, he wore a smile on his face and continuously mocked Li Hao.
"Hun Bingwen!" Li Hao berated.
However, he still looked at Li Hao with ridicule in his eyes. He fiddled with the walnut in his hand and replied in a low voice: "Prince Jing, are you really planning on sending troops today?"
"Now that everything has been exposed, how much longer are we going to drag this matter on and wait for third brother's sharp blade to be placed on my neck before making a move?" Li Hao said coldly.
"Still the same deal?" Shen Bingwen asked in a serious tone, no longer having the same joking look as before.
Li Hao frowned and said in a low voice, "As long as you delay An Beibei and don't let him go back to Chang An to save the car, and if he succeeds, we can split your land in Youzhou into ten counties!"
"Good!" The Valiant King was truly magnanimous! "In that case, we'll wait for good news from you, your highness." Hearing Li Hao's words, the eyes of Mang Bingwen turned into a line as he laughed.
Li Hao smiled as he looked at him, thinking in his heart, "Hmph, once I sit on the golden chair, the amount I will split with you will no longer be an agreement. It will be up to my mood."
Qi Bingwen also looked at Li Hao with a smile on his face, as if the two of them were very satisfied with the previous exchange. We do not know what you are thinking in your heart. As long as you dare to rebel, Ling Bei will not only want ten counties! "
These two had evil intentions, but they both had the same goal: to take more territory and take a higher position!
"… …"
It did not take long for Li Ye and Zhu Gufeng to catch up with the five flying fish spies. After a few hours of traveling, the horses under them were already exhausted and could not run anymore.
The five of them listened to the rapid hoofbeats, and their faces were filled with despair. They turned their heads to look at the galloping horse, and seeing that they were all familiar people, their faces lit up with joy. The few of them waved at the two of them in surprise, and even Zhong Zhangle, who had been staring coldly at Li Ye, smiled and looked at Li Ye.
The two of them rushed up and explained why they had escaped. They only said that they were lucky to have stolen two horses and escaped from the spies. However, they hid the fact that Old Demon Lei and the Green Bamboo Man had saved them.
After resting for a while, the seven of them rode their horses once more. When the horses were tired, they rested, but continued on their way. It took them a full day and night to arrive at the gates of Changan City.
The spies looked at the tall and sturdy gate and smiled. Although Li Ye had a smile on his face, his gaze was focused on the new wall that was incompatible with the old city wall. He muttered something in his heart, "You are Green Bamboo Old Man, then who am I?"
Zhu Gufeng could see that Li Ye had something on his mind, but he could not say anything about it either. Looking at the city gates of Chang An, he threw his head back and laughed, then said to Li Ye, "Let's go and divulge the truth to the world!"
Li Ye understood what he meant, nodded with a smile, and rode his horse in the direction of the city gate.
Zhong Zhangle felt a sense of joy from having survived the calamity, but he did not laugh out loud. Instead, he started to cry.
Thirty-two of the Flying Fish were headed out from the Si Li in high spirits. They said that they would easily clean up Qingzhou, and when they returned, without a son, without Pang Jia, without Feng Feiyu, without twenty-nine of them, and only with himself and two other spies, how could the old man not cry?
Li Ye and Zhu Gu Feng stopped their horses. They looked at this old fox and did not know how to persuade him. They lightly patted the old man's back and helplessly sighed before rushing into the city.
Chang'an Street was still as prosperous as Zhong Zhangle remembered it to be. It was a clean and tidy street that led directly into the city. On both sides of the street were teahouses, taverns, pawnshops and workshops. On both sides of the street, there were still many people shouting at the peddlers.
The streets were filled with pedestrians: people carrying loads, people driving ox-carts, people driving mules pulling carts, people stopping to watch the scenery of Chang'an. With the tall city as the center, there were rows upon rows of houses on both sides. There were tea shops, wine shops, foot shops, meat shops, temples, public buildings, etc.
He didn't want to report the news immediately, so instead, he took a good look around the street. Zhong Zhangle had also walked out of his sadness, and he had also seen many people like Li Ye. He joked, "Let's go. When we're done with our business, let's take a good look around."
Li Ye came back to his senses and scratched his head embarrassedly. A fragrance drifted into his nose, and Li Ye turned his head to look in the direction of the fragrance of the flowers. An old woman with a yellow face was peddling her blooming chrysanthemums, and from time to time, a passerby would come over to buy a pot.
"What is it? Haven't you seen a chrysanthemum? " Zhong Zhangle asked Li Ye with a smile.
Li Ye shook his head and replied, "No, no, I haven't seen such flourishing chrysanthemums in a long time."
Zhong Zhangle looked at the long street and said with a sigh, "Every year at this time in Chang'an, chrysanthemum flowers are sold. At that time, Zhiwen and I would have to buy a few pots, but …" Sigh, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's settle all the matters first. "
Seeing Zhong Zhangle's bloodshot eyes, Li Ye knew that he could not afford to delay any longer. He walked along the street towards the palace. A few days later, the chrysanthemums were blooming again.
But how long had Changan been prosperous!