bookrebus Chapter 296: Poison Again
Chapter 296: Poison Again
Besides, Xiao Mo has private soldiers around him, but now he doesn't dare to bring them around openly.
But it’s hard to say what will happen in the future.
The emperor is far away and the place is so close to Ningchuan Prefecture. Even if Emperor Jing knew that Xiao Mo had hundreds of private soldiers, he would turn a blind eye and pretend he didn't see anything.
Xiao Mo has a large number of private soldiers with him, and he only has less than a hundred people under his command, so it would be difficult for him to launch a successful sneak attack.
So after much thought, Zhou Quankun chose to take action when Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang had just left Luo Jiucheng, and put poison in them first to kill them by surprise.
"Xiaozhen, how is the poison you prepared?"
"Everything is ready. When the poison smoke is lit, even if Xiao Mo has hundreds of private soldiers, he can still put them all down."
"That's good. With the poison, I don't believe Xiao Mo can still escape."
"Brother Kun, you have completed your mission and returned to the capital. What should I do? Imperial Noble Consort Dehui will not let me go easily. If I go back to the capital, I am afraid I will be in danger of death."
"It doesn't matter. I didn't plan to let you return to the capital. After killing Xiao Mo, most of the silver in his hands will belong to me. If it is really him who emptied the treasury of Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, all the gold and silver will become mine."
"I can't possibly bring all this money back to the capital, so I'll need you to help me take care of it."
Hearing Zhou Quankun say this, Yao Zhen nodded happily. Zhou Quankun gave her such a large sum of money, which was the greatest trust in her.
"When Imperial Noble Consort Dehui dies, I will take you back to the capital. No one will bother you then."
"Imperial Noble Consort De De Hui died? This, this?"
Yao Zhen was so frightened that her speech was a little incoherent.
"The capital will soon be in turmoil, and our good days are yet to come."
Zhou Quankun looked confident.
"Tell me quickly, what's going on."
"I can't tell you yet. You'll know later. The most urgent thing is to kill Xiao Mo first."
Zhou Quankun has a little power in his hands, so naturally he is much more informed than Yao Zhen.
Prince Zheng Xiao Qing had shown signs of unusual behavior long ago. He was the youngest brother of Emperor Jing and the most beloved son of the late Queen Mother. If the late emperor had not passed away early, it would be hard to say who would have held the throne in the end.
Xiao Qing had been recuperating in his fiefdom for so many years, and he had long wanted to kill Emperor Jing and take his place. Moreover, according to the information Zhou Quankun had obtained, Xiao Qing had already stockpiled 200,000 private soldiers, ready to rebel and seize the throne at any time.
Zhou Quankun had already decided that if Imperial Noble Consort Dehui could not defeat Xiao Qing, he would defect to Xiao Qing.
No matter who it is, as long as he can bring him wealth and glory, he is his master.
Zhou Quankun's men kept watching Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang's every move, and they didn't avoid them, just did what they were supposed to do.
One day in the city, when it was evening, the two did not stay in the inn in the city, but went out of the city to sleep in a tent.
"Your Majesty, where do you think Zhou Quankun will ambush us? Should we make arrangements in advance?"
In the tent, Ye Jintang took out a map and found the location of Luo Jiucheng.
"I don't think Zhou Quankun will delay for too long. He lost an eye last time, which was a big loss. He has hated us for a long time. I'm afraid he doesn't want to wait even a moment."
"Then should we make arrangements in advance and give him a surprise?"
"That's what I thought. I'll send a pigeon to Duan Feng and ask him to wait in front and wait to meet up with us."
"How far is General Duan from us?"
"It's only half a day's walk. We can set out early tomorrow morning and meet up with him at noon."
Ye Jintang didn't ask any more questions, but he was thinking about meeting Duan Linghui, that man, again. He didn't know if she had learned her lesson now.
Luo Jiucheng has a lot of things to do here. Manager Qiao, Gu Waner, Liuli, and Bai Ziyao are all busy here.
Ye Jintang did not dare to waste time here. After staying for only two days, they set off again for the next city, Qingshan City.
It takes about 10 days to walk from Luojiu City to Qingshan City, during which time you will occasionally pass through several small counties.
Starting from Luojiu City, the distance between cities becomes farther and farther. In the later period, you may not see a city even if you walk for ten days or half a month.
The carriage that came out of Luojiu City was so loud that it could shake out the overnight meal, so Ye Jintang simply changed into men's clothes and rode with Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo has been teaching her how to ride a horse along the way, and she can ride very well without his help.
Xiao Mo was very envious when he saw Ye Jintang riding on Tayun and chatting with Master Mu. If he had known that she could ride a horse, she would not ride on the same horse with him, and he would have taught her to ride later. Now he could only watch her from afar.
The weather in October was just right, neither too cold nor too hot. Ye Jintang rode on horseback and followed the team, and his mood improved a lot.
Snowball, who had been lying on the carriage, rarely came down to run around, but he was a rather playful person and soon ran to the nearby mountains and forests to catch pheasants.
Time passed by in a flash as we stopped and walked along the way.
Zhou Quankun, who had been lying in ambush in the forest, waited and waited, and finally saw Xiao Mo's carriage team.
"Everyone, pay attention. Xiao Mo is coming. Keep calm. His spies should come to explore the way ahead. Don't act rashly. Follow my orders."
"Yes."
Zhou Quankun's men were all experienced veterans. They hid in the bushes, and no one dared to make a sound even if a poisonous snake swam past them.
The spies of the carriage team slowly walked past them. Zhou Quankun seized the opportunity and had someone light the hay laced with poison at the upwind side.
When his men saw the poisonous smoke rising, they immediately put on black masks and counted secretly in their hearts.
According to Zhou Quankun's instructions, after the poisonous smoke was lit, they needed to count to 60 before they could rush into Xiao Mo's carriage team.
Xiao Mo, who had walked to the front unknowingly, did not notice anything unusual.
However, Ye Jintang, who was behind, was very sensitive and smelled the smell of burning hay in the air.
There is no farmland in the wilderness, so how could there be hay burning?
At first she thought the forest was on fire and she wanted to ask people to help.
When she looked over following the smell, she found something was wrong.
Firstly, there was a slight smell of medicinal herbs in the air, and secondly, the thick white smoke in the distance quickly dissipated when it encountered the wind. It was obvious that something had been added to it.
So Ye Jintang blew the horn hanging on the horse without saying a word.
Different sounds represent different meanings. The horn blown by Ye Jintang was for everyone to take the detoxification pills together.
The sudden sound of the horn not only startled everyone in the carriage team, but also scared the people who were ambushing in the mountains.
The horn sounded, indicating that they had been discovered, but they had not counted to 60 yet. It was now time to decide whether to charge or not.
A sneak attack is all about timing. If you miss the best opportunity, you will be in trouble.
Zhou Quankun, who was standing on a high place, didn't care whether the poisonous smoke had drifted into Xiao Mo's team. He made a prompt decision and immediately ordered the ambushed people to attack Xiao Mo.