Chapter 17 Catching the net and catching fish

Opposite the alley at the South City Gate, there is a shop selling porcelain, which is considered a specialty store for Xingyao Bai porcelain, so the store is called "Bai Ci Shop". The store is neither big nor small. There is a shop in front, a warehouse behind, and the second floor is where several friends and shopkeepers sleep. However, at this time, the second floor of the porcelain shop had been occupied by six Yang Yuanqing's personal guards.

Among the six guards, Liu Zhengyi, who was the first to discover the clue, was the Chief of Fire. He was responsible for monitoring the group of suspicious people. The six people had been monitoring the alley for a day and a night, but the group of people was like mud cows entering the sea. There was no movement after entering.

There is only one family in the alley, and anyone who comes out is their goal. As noon approaches, Liu Zhengyi has not slept for a day and a night. His eyes are red. Except for going to the cottage, his eyes have never left the alley.

"Long Fire, take a break!"

A soldier whispered: "We are watching! If there is any situation, we will wake you up."

"It's okay, I'll keep an eye on it for a while, you guys can rest!"

Liu Zhengyi's voice was hoarse, and the heavy responsibility was pressing on his shoulders, making him dare not slacken at all. He always felt that the other party could not ignore the matter outside, and that one or two people would always come out to look at the wind.

Another soldier complained: "If you have any surveillance, just come to the door to catch people. Send a thousand people to surround them, and everyone's wings will not fly."

Liu Zhengyi reached out and knocked on his head, "Where are your brains? There are more than 30 assassins who assassinated the general, and there are at least a hundred of them, but how many people can this house accommodate? There must be some elsewhere. If these people are caught, the others will run away. What if the leader is in another place?"

"But... they are not necessarily assassins."

"What if it is?"

The soldier dared not say anything, and at this moment, a soldier shouted in a low voice: "Captain, someone is coming out."

Liu Zhengyi suddenly rushed to the small window and stared at the alley with his eyes tightly. He saw a young woman coming out of the alley with a hat and a basket in her hand, walking towards the north of the street.

"Stay at her!"

Liu Zhengyi led two subordinates to run downstairs. They drove a carriage and followed the young woman from afar.

The young woman was Gai Jiaojiao's maid A Lian. She was ordered to come out to inquire about the situation and brought some wine back. After walking about a hundred steps north, she walked into a wine shop and called Jibeiju, where she often came.

As soon as she entered the door, the shopkeeper smiled diligently and said, "Miss A Lian, are you here to buy wine?"

"Yes! Give me five bottles of wine, and I want blue bottles."

"Miss, wait a minute, prepare immediately."

The shopkeeper gave an order, and the guy immediately ran into the backyard to get wine. A Lian took out five silver beans from a silk bag, put them on the table, and asked with a smile: "Shopkeeper, the streets are quite lively these days. Is there something big happening in Youzhou City?"

"It's a big deal! It's just that the army left, and everyone felt relaxed, so they had to go out and relax, and of course it was lively."

"Oh! I thought I had caught some assassin. By the way, was there any news from the last assassin? Why is it like something didn't happen?"

The shopkeeper waved his hand, "It's almost half a year passed. Who still remembers that incident? It's probably impossible to settle it!"

At this time, the guy took out five bottles of wine and put them in a bag for her. Allian put the wine into the basket and Yingying gave a gift, "Shopkeeper, then I'll leave."

"Miss A Lian, the wine is a bit heavy. I'll ask my friend to send it back for you!"

"No, I can."

A Lian turned around and walked out of the restaurant. Suddenly, she heard her scream. Then a carriage rushed past the gate. The shopkeeper and the clerk looked at each other and ran out of the restaurant. They saw A Lian's basket and wine bag on the ground, and the people were gone.

A big man riding a horse came forward, leaned over and picked up a basket and wine bag, and waved an army card in front of them, "The army arrested spies and those who dared to inform the news will be punished!"

The shopkeeper and the clerk were so scared that he didn't dare to say anything. But the big man on the horse turned over and dismounted, threw the horse to the clerk, walked into the restaurant, became a drinker, and glanced at the shopkeeper coldly from time to time.

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Soon, Yang Yuanqing received a report that his personal soldiers had arrested one person and were being detained in his official house. Yang Yuanqing rode back all the way. He turned over and got out of the horse and went straight into the house. He walked through one door after another. He came to the intermediate court. Several personal guards stood at the door of the wing next to the main hall. Zhang Sheng hurriedly stepped forward to report, "General, he is a young woman."

"Have you confessed?"

"She just cried and said nothing. The brothers were afraid that she would commit suicide and dared not judge it seriously."

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Send people to monitor the alleys over there!"

Zhang Sheng agreed and hurried away. Yang Yuanqing pushed open the door and walked into the room. The light in the room was dim. He saw a woman in a long skirt curled up in the corner of the wall, her hands tied behind her back, her feet were tied, her head was lowered deeply, and she cried in a low voice. Eight big men stood around.

Yang Yuanqing walked up, squatted in front of her, looked at her for a while, and asked with a smile: "You are a Korean, are you?"

The woman didn't say anything, and the big man next to her shouted angrily: "The General Manager of Youzhou is asking you, speak quickly!"

Yang Yuanqing waved his hand and signaled everyone to go down. The eight big men retreated. Yang Yuanqing raised the woman's face with a horse whip and saw a face of tears like pear blossoms. His skin was crystal clear, white and greasy, pitiful, and quite pretty.

"I guess your master is also a woman, right?"

Seeing that the woman's eyebrows were not open, Yang Yuanqing was obviously still a perfect girl. She looked so pretty. If the owner was a man, it would be unlikely.

Seeing her body tremble slightly, Yang Yuanqing knew that she had guessed seven or eight points correctly, so he asked tentatively: "Your master is called Gai Jiaojiao, and her brother is called Gai Suwen. I'm right!"

A Lian's expression suddenly became nervous. She shook her head and choked and said, "I'm not a Korean!"

"If you are not a Korean, what's your name?"

"A Lian!" she whispered.

"A Lian? This name sounds pretty good."

Yang Yuanqing stood up and said with regretful expressions: "It doesn't matter whether you are a Korean or not. What's important is that you do things for the Korean or not. Now the Great Sui Dynasty and Goryeo are going to war. You are a spy. The spy is going to be executed by the whole family. Poor woman, I can't even protect you. Imagine your head falling to the ground!"

Yang Yuanqing sighed and walked outward. As soon as he took two steps, A Lian cried out, "General, I don't want to die!"

Yang Yuanqing smiled proudly, turned around, cut the rope on her hand with a dagger, stroked her hair, and said softly: "Your destiny is actually in my hands. I will give you another chance. Maybe I can save you from death. Is your master a Jiaojiao?"

After a long time, A Lian finally whispered timidly: "She is a Goryeo."

"How many nests does she have in the city?"

"There is only one place in the city, and there seems to be some outside the city. I don't know where it is?"

Yang Yuanqing stood up quickly, walked out of the room, and handed his gold medal to Zhang Sheng, "Go and pass my order, the four city gates are temporarily closed, and two thousand troops will be transferred to surround the house. All the people inside will be arrested, and those who resist will be killed without any reservation!"

Yang Yuanqing looked back at A Lian and instructed his men, "Do untie her rope and lock her up in the room. She is not allowed to escape, but she must not hurt her!"

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Gai Jiaojiao entered Youzhou City for a day and a night without any movement. She let go of her heart. The food in the small house where she lives was ready and everything was available, but there was no wine. Gai Jiaojiao was addicted to wine, so she ordered her maid A Lian to buy wine and inquire about the situation in the city.

In the room, Gai Jiaojiao was having a meeting with several backbones to discuss the next action. They were going to inspect the situation of the Zhuo County warehouse these days. Gai Jiaojiao received an order from her father, ordering her to destroy the Sui army's logistics and burn the granary and weapon warehouse.

"We have limited manpower, only more than 200 people, and there are at least a few hundred Sui Army warehouses, and one person is not enough to be responsible for one, so we must have a choice. I decided to only target the granary. Without food, the Sui Army was like a wavering army and retreat without fighting. In the past few days, our top priority is to collect information, find loopholes, and formulate plans."

As soon as Gai Jiaojiao finished speaking, there was a loud bang outside, and then a subordinate rushed into the house and said in panic: "Master, countless soldiers came from outside, surrounding us!"

Gai Jiaojiao was shocked. She suddenly realized that something must have happened to A Lian, and she hated her and cursed, "Damn it!"

"Everyone breaks through from all sides, rather die than be arrested!"

Gai Jiaojiao turned around and took out a wooden box from the drawer. The inside was the important information she collected. She wanted to take away the information. She put the wooden box into her arms, pulled out a knife and ran out. Outside, there was already a shout of killing Liantian. A large group of Sui soldiers had already rushed into the yard. More than a dozen of her subordinates tried to withstand it and bought her a line of time.

Gai Jiaojiao is also very skilled in martial arts. She quickly climbed up a tree, and with the elasticity of the branches, she jumped up on the backyard wall and ran along the roof of a house behind. Many Sui soldiers surrounding the house discovered her and shot arrows at her.

Gai Jiaojiao used a knife to dial the arrow and ran away quickly. She ran for about dozens of steps. There was another street in front. As soon as she saw the street, she found an officer immediately in the middle of the street. She pointed the arrow at her. The moment she saw the officer, she suddenly recognized him. She had seen Yang Yuanqing who had attempted to assassinate.

This was also the last person she saw in her life. She only saw a small black dot appear in front of her. When she saw clearly that it was a cold arrow, she was so scared that she lost her soul. Her throat then felt a sharp pain, and her eyes quickly became blurred. She covered her neck and fell softly on the roof. An iron arrow shot through her throat. Gai Jiaojiao died under Yang Yuanqing's arrow.

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The battle in the house was also over. Thirty-two subordinates were killed and twenty-nine were captured alive. Two of the three committed suicide, but the last one confessed and found more than 200 people in another nest outside the city. Yang Yuanqing immediately ordered Hou Mo Chenyi and Zhang Sheng to lead 3,000 people to arrest him. There was no need to capture him alive, and they were killed!

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To be continued...