Chapter 502: Unexpected Order
Next, he could just come to the tea house whenever he had nothing to do. If one day there were suddenly a few more monks on guard, it would mean that the core members of the Liao people had arrived, and then it would be time for him to take action.
If everything goes well, the Liao people might be able to eliminate me before the real war begins.
The academy had a bye in this round and advanced.
The fire in the Yizhou Prefecture's archives burned at least one-third of the files. This was a disaster for later historians and a big blow to the local officials of the time.
Someone has to be responsible for something. Although the clerk was on duty, he was not responsible for the safety of the archives. He even had the merit of discovering the fire first. However, naturally no one wanted to give him credit at this moment, and they just threw him aside without any merit or fault.
After punishing a long list of people, a few shrewd and thoughtful people discovered that the fire in the archives was not accidental but deliberate. So the capable people of Yizhou Prefecture immediately took action and began to interview people who might be related. For a time, Yizhou was in chaos.
This happened many days later. Zhao Yushu changed back into Alibaba's clothes early in the morning and returned to Lai Fu Inn. He saw his second brother Pishan shivering in a coat at the door.
It seems that these two old men really care about the fifty taels. They take turns waiting at the door of the inn day and night, for fear of missing the letter from the eunuch of the Prince of Shu's Mansion.
"Wake up, you'll freeze to death if you sleep like this."
Zhao Yushu shook the shoulder of Pishan's second brother. Although the other party was also a warrior, he was still a mortal after all. In this day and age, catching a cold could be fatal.
"Hey, it's you, why did you go out for so long?"
The second brother of Pishan stood up with a start, and subconsciously wrapped his coat around him before he remembered what Alibaba said: "It's okay, it's much colder at home at night."
"Has the father-in-law sent a letter?"
"What are you talking about! You should call me sir!"
Zhao Yushu smiled. Even though the Tang Dynasty had been torn apart, the power of the past was still there. The people of the Western Regions still instinctively felt inferior within the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
"Yes, yes, has that adult sent a letter?"
"If there's a letter, do I need to wait here?"
The second brother of Pishan despised the intelligence of this new Gumo brother and yawned: "It's a good thing you're here, you can take my place here, I'm going to sleep for a while."
Zhao Yushu instinctively wanted to refuse, he had so many things to do, how could he have the time to stand guard for him, but after saying this, Second Brother Pishan turned around and went back to the inn, leaving behind a big bearded man with his hand stretched out, as if he wanted to say something but stopped.
Well, let's just wake up. Zhao Yushu squatted down in the morning breeze and the rising sun. When it was officially bright, he left and went to check the next base of the force.
Zhao Yushu stroked his beard as he asked a street vendor for a bowl of wontons. This was the only trouble with the way he dressed. Every time he ate, there would be soup all over the place.
"The bearded one."
Just as they were eating happily, a young man dressed as a servant came over, glanced at the sign of Lai Fu Inn, then glanced at Zhao Yushu who was squatting on the ground eating, his eyes full of disgust.
“Is it from Pishan?”
Zhao Yushu was just about to say "It's not me" when he immediately thought that this was most likely a letter from his father-in-law. He took a closer look at the young man and found that he was indeed a man of few words and spoke in a soft voice.
"That's right. Were you sent by that master?"
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Can you read? I'm talking about Chinese characters."
“I studied for a few years.”
"Take it."
The eunuch threw down a letter and turned away. Zhao Yushu hurriedly caught the envelope that was almost thrown on the ground. He thought that he should exchange a secret code or something, and then find a place where there were no people to talk quietly, and then burn it after reading. Why did he send out the task so casually?
After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Yushu turned around and walked into the inn. The task was accepted by Brother Pishan, so it was only right for him to let them dismantle it.
The two old men were not very happy about their disturbed sleep, but they immediately smiled after seeing the letter, because they had been waiting for two days, and the father-in-law had not paid yet.
Brother Pishan excitedly opened the envelope, then grabbed the letter and looked at it intently. The more he looked, the tighter his brows furrowed.
"What's wrong? Is the order difficult?"
Zhao Yushu moved closer.
"Well, I don't know Chinese characters."
Zhao Yushu took the letter reluctantly, read it once, and frowned.
"You don't know him either?"
"Of course I know him."
"What are you writing about?"
"Let's go cut some people down."
"Who to kill?"
"A woman from the Shu Palace," Zhao Yushu threw the letter to the two Pishan brothers. His mind was in a mess, and he murmured in a voice that only he could hear: "The Queen Mother, Xiao Qing."
Isn't this a bit too coincidental?
Zhao Yushu was sitting on the edge of the bed, with two Pishan brothers arguing behind him.
Brother Pishan believes that once you accept a job, you have to do it. It is a matter of honor, and Pishan soldiers never go back on their word.
Pishan's second brother thought this was too ridiculous. They wanted them to assassinate the people in the Shu Palace for only fifty taels? They didn't even know which way the door of the Shu Palace opened.
The two Pishan warriors only needed to figure out whether to go or not, but Zhao Yushu had a lot more to consider.
His first reaction was that he had been discovered long ago, and his actions were completely under the control of the enemy. His opponent was a person who was more powerful and meticulous than the Red Lotus Leader, and was omnipotent and almost godlike.
This is unlikely. At least I am 99% sure that such a person does not exist. Even if Wei You, who knows me inside and out, were to follow the plan, he would not be able to bring about this series of coincidences.
I settled in this inn on a whim, without any plans, so meeting the Pishan brothers was definitely a coincidence.
It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to check the tea bureau myself. However, the tea bureau was the place with the most foreigners. If I was smart enough, I could indeed make arrangements in advance. If my identity was exposed, it would be here.
But it would be a coincidence to find Xiao Qing, unless he did not resist at the beginning and let Nong Shouguang take him away obediently, and then Xiao Qing would come forward and let him recognize herself.
But what if I hadn’t gone to the tea bureau, would the letter have been delivered today?
One very important thing in a conspiracy is that the plan cannot be too complicated, because any mistake in any detail may cause the entire plan to collapse. A truly smart person always makes plans for the sake of momentum, using the general trend to force you to make a choice, but no matter what you choose, it will be useless.
Now, if this letter is directed at me, there are too many unpredictable nodes, which makes it a very failed strategy.
That can only be a coincidence.
Zhao Yushu listened to the two brothers who had already started arguing in Pishan dialect behind him, slowly stood up and took back the letter paper.
The task was simple. A woman in the Shu King's Mansion would go to the Shengci Temple near the Great East Gate of the Outer City to burn incense every few days. This woman liked to wear purple Shu brocade and always wore a pair of bracelet-sized silver earrings on her ears. She would be accompanied by several Liao warriors as guards.
Kill this woman within ten days.