Chapter 40 Two Secret Letters

It was only a momentary thing from Huang Zhong to shooting an arrow from Gan Ning. Even Ma Zhong, who was ready to help Gan Ning at any time, did not react, let alone others.

No one expected that Zhang Xian would withdraw his troops under the advantage, and Huang Zhong did not hesitate at all and immediately turned around and left. What's more, he didn't expect that Huang Zhong would sneak up on the people present and was a little stunned for a while.

"Why don't you go and see how Brother Gan is doing?" Liu Qi first reacted and said angrily. After saying that, he urged Ma to rush to Gan Ning.

"Brother." Su Fei was sober and wanted to rush to Gan Ning.

Then came Wu Xiong, Ma Zhong and others rushed to Gan Ning. Only Xu Shu stayed in place to watch the movement in the city. He didn't want to be scattered by Zhang Xian taking advantage of the chaos to open the gate.

Of course, Zhang Xian in the city wants to open the gate and rush. 8,000 soldiers have gathered at the gate and are ready to rush out of the city at any time. But he saw that only Liu Qi and others wanted Gan Ning to rush away, and the army had no chaos at all and had to give up.

Ma Zhong and others hurriedly sent the unconscious Gan Ning back to the barracks and immediately went to invite the accompanying doctor. The doctor carefully unloaded the armor on Gan Ning's body and found that the arrow only penetrated the armor and did not hurt Gan Ning. The reason why Gan Ning fainted was because he was too tired.

Liu Qi was relieved and guessed that Huang Zhong did this. There was no reason to shoot directly through the armor without hurting Gan Ning with Huang Zhong's archery. Is he expressing goodwill to him? Thinking of this, Liu Qi thinks this is the most reasonable.

Ma Zhong stepped forward, picked up the arrows taken from the armor, and nodded in surprise, "It's empty."

"Hmm?" Liu Qi turned his head and looked at Ma Zhong.

Ma Zhong explained, "Lord, except for the tip of the arrow and the tail of the arrow, everything else is empty."

Liu Qi took over the arrow branch, which is much lighter than the ordinary arrow branch. If you are familiar with the arrow branch, you can feel it as soon as you pick it up. Liu Qi pressed his hands hard, and the arrow was folded in half, and a silk-like object fell out of it.

Liu Qi picked up the satin and did not open it, but said to Ma Zhong, "Go and invite Brother Yuanzhi to my big account." Then he said to the others, "Don't say anything about it."

"No." Several people knew that it was a big secret, and they knew how to respond in unison.

In the big account, Liu Qi looked at the silk on the table and wondered whether what was said was true.

"General, Mr. Xu Shu has arrived." The voice of the soldiers outside the tent came in.

"Please invite him in." As Liu Qi ordered, he got up to greet him.

After entering the big account, Liu Qi handed over the satin on the table to Xu Shu. After Xu Shu looked at it, he asked, "Brother Yuan Zhi thinks that what is said above is true?"

Xu Shu put down his silk and smiled and said, "General, don't worry. The news has been passed over. What is said is true. I was going to report to the general, but I didn't expect Huang Zhong to take the lead at that time."

Liu Qi was overjoyed: "Haha, it would be much easier to calm down Linxiang in this way."

Xu Shu nodded: "Yes, I wanted the general to send people to contact them, but I didn't expect that they couldn't help it."

"Brother Yuan Zhi, what do you think should be done now?" Liu Qi asked.

"The defense of Linxiang City is strong. We can only start from the inside and take down this Linxiang City together."

"Since Brother Yuan is confident, this matter will be handed over to Brother Yuan." Seeing that Xu Shu had already figured out the countermeasures, Liu Qi simply handed over this matter to Xu Shu. Oh, by the way, Linxiang City is heavily guarded. How did the people inside spread the news?

"Ha ha, general, come with me?" After saying that, Xu Shu came to Liu Qi outside the tent, took out something from behind him, and then lit a fire, and the thing slowly rose up.

Liu Qi looked carefully and saw that he was a little like a small hot air balloon and said, "Kong Ming lantern?"

Xu Shu turned his head and looked at Liu Qi doubtfully: "Does the general know this thing?" Kong Mingdeng is a plaything made by his good friend Zhuge Liang. They occasionally get together for this purpose. Outsiders rarely know it, but they didn't expect Liu Qi to know it.

Liu Qi saw that Xu Shu wanted to ask, "Occasionally, I heard Mr. Shuijing mention it."

Xu Shu nodded and didn't ask again. Mr. Shuijing was Zhuge Liang's teacher, and it was not surprising to know this. Pointing to Kong Mingdeng and said, "General Mo underestimated this thing, it is that he passed the news from Linxiang City."

Liu Qi looked at the Kongming lantern in the sky and thought deeply that in the current era of no communication equipment, this Kongming lantern is indeed of extraordinary use, but Liu Qi is more curious about his people: "How much does Brother Yuan Zhi know about Zhuge Kongming?"

Xu Shu and Liu Qi naturally know the meaning of Liu Qi's words these days. I'm afraid that Liu Qi wants to recruit Kong Ming. He is not disgusted with Liu Qi's recruitment of other people Xu Shu. On the contrary, he hopes that Zhuge Liang can work for Liu Qi.

Although he is very confident in his talents, he is not arrogant enough to help Liu Qi unify the world. There are no one or two top counselors around the princes, Guo Jia beside Cao Cao, Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu and Xun Wenda and Xun Gongda. Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao around Sun Ce. Tian Feng and others beside Yuan Shao. These people are people who are comparable to him.

Xu Shu thought for a moment and said, "Kong Ming has learned from the past and the present, and the military tactics are above me. If the general can get the help of this person, the general's will in his heart is not impossible to realize."

"Brother Yuan Zhi, don't be humble. Although Zhuge Kongming is known as Wolong, your military tactics are not weak." Liu Qi said. Brother Yuan Zhi thought it was possible to recruit Zhuge Kongming? Everyone who has real talent and practical learning has a certain degree of arrogance, not to mention that Xu Shu, a person who can settle the country, also spent a lot of thought on him to recruit Xu Shu at the beginning. Zhuge Liang compared himself to Guan Zhong Leyi, and there is no need to say that he is arrogant. Liu Bei's so-known person ran three times before he was recruited, not to mention him.

"Kong Ming has no effective loyalty yet. The general naturally has the possibility to recruit him, but what Brother Kong Ming wants is a master who can give full play to his talent. As long as the general recruits Kong Ming according to this, it should be easier. Xu Shu thought for a moment.

Liu Qi is not entangled in this. He can't or reluctantly accept Zhuge Liang if he can.

In Linxiang City, Huang Zhong and Yang Ling in Han Xuanfu gathered here.

Han Xuan looked at Huang Zhong and asked with a worried face, "Brother Huang, do you think Mr. Liu Qi will receive our superstition? Are you sure that the arrow is just penetrating Gan Ning's armor?

Huang Zhong's face is also a little solemn: "Don't worry, I won't miss it." Although he said this, Huang Zhong was still a little worried. After all, it was not only related to the lives of several of them, but also about the lives of their relatives. He had to worry.

Han Xuan listened to Huang Zhong's words and looked a little slower: "I hope Mr. Liu Qi can see the secret letter." No one can guarantee that Liu Qi will find the secret letter hidden in the arrow branch.

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door: "Master, someone sent a letter at the door."

Han Xuan got up and walked out of the study after hearing the sound. After a while, Han Xuan returned with a letter. When he opened it, he looked at Han Xuan's face and became surprised.

Seeing Han Xuan's face, Huang Zhong asked quickly, "What is the letter saying?"

Han Xuan handed the letter to Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong read the letter and looked at Han Xuan with surprise: "Is this letter true?"

Han Xuan said with a wry smile, "I don't know. I'm afraid it's Zhang Xian's trick. Even if the eldest son sees our letter, he can't reply so soon."

Huang Zhong nodded. Now it has been half a day since they sent a secret letter. Not to mention whether Liu Qi can receive the letter, it is impossible to reply in such a short time.

The sudden knock on the door sounded here, or the man's voice just now: "Sir, there is another letter at the door."

Han Xuan was shocked and Huang Zhong looked at each other, obviously in the same mood. What's wrong with this envy? It's impossible to send two letters to deceive people. Han Xuan got up again and took the letter.

It is also a secret letter made of satin, which is obviously heavier than the first one. Han Xuan opened it and was stunned. Yang Ling got up and walked to Han Xuan and looked down. This satin was obviously the piece they put in the arrow.

Han Xuan woke up and quickly looked for it. He found another piece of brocade cloth with dense writing on it. After reading the son above, Han Xuan handed the brocade cloth to Huang Zhong.

After all three of them finished reading, it was a little incredible. They have determined that the second letter is Liu Qi's, because Zhang Xian can't have their secret letter, unless Liu Qi tells the secret letter to Zhang Xian, but this possibility is almost non-existent.

The three looked at Han Xuan and asked, "I don't know how he sent the letter to the city?"

Huang Zhong and Yang Ling also shook their heads. Linxiang City is heavily guarded, and it is impossible to enter through the city gate unless there is a secret road, but Zhang Xian has already arranged a lot of eyeliner in the city to prevent Liu Qi from digging the secret road. Besides, in such a short time, it is impossible for Liu Qi to dig out the secret passage. After discussing for a long time, the three of them didn't figure it out, so they had to follow the words on the secret letter, but for the first secret letter, it was sent by Zhang Xian, and the three naturally ignored it. If it hadn't been for the second secret letter and the secret letter they just sent today, they might have taken a risk. Naturally, they won't care about it now. The three began to discuss what was said in the secret letter.

In Taishou Mansion, Zhang Xianzheng and Zhang Yi discussed how to get rid of Huang Zhong in Zhang Xian's study.

"Father, will Han Xuan and others believe it?" Zhang Yi asked.

"Haha, what can they do if they don't believe it? Now they are the turtles in the urn. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, they will try it. The secret letter may be done by me, but they have to try, because there is still hope after trying, and there is no hope if you don't try." Zhang Xian smiled.

"What about their subordinates after removing Huang Zhong and others?" Zhang Yi was a little worried.

"Don't worry, their death will be blamed on Liu Qi. At that time, even their subordinates will have nothing to say. As long as Huang Zhong and others die, I will catch them all." Zhang Xian said.

"Father is wise." Zhang Yi said happily that as soon as Huang Zhong died, he had his own army.

The father and son talked about it in the middle of the night before they dispersed.