Beauty Jianghu

Chapter 218 The First Traitor

Yang Shucheng said: "In fact, the emperor knew very well that Ma Shiying supported him but only regarded him as a puppet. He was a treacherous minister."

Li Xing sighed: "Actually, I already knew it would be like this."

Bai Yuyao said: "With the skills of the three of us, we might as well kill these two traitorous officials, Ma and Ruan."

Li Xing said: "No, kill these two. The Hongguang Dynasty will become a mess and give the Qing soldiers an opportunity. The Hongguang Dynasty cannot be in chaos. I will go to Ma Shiying's house tonight to persuade him to unite us and fight together." Qing. I don’t believe that he can survive alone when the Qing soldiers come.”

After deciding on the plan, the three of them walked out to the street, found a restaurant, ordered some special dishes, and started eating. After eating, we went to various places to play.

At night, Li Xing went to see Ma Shiying carrying the jewelry, while Yang Shucheng and Bai Yuyao were waiting for news in the hotel.

In the middle of the night, Li Xing came back and told them how he met Ma Shiying. He said: "This Ma Shiying got rich after fighting several battles with Li Zicheng. He is very prejudiced against us and will not die even if we die." Cooperate with us.”

Neither Yang Shucheng nor Yang Shucheng could comfort him. Li Xing felt depressed and went back to his room to sleep.

Yang Shucheng and Bai Yuyao couldn't sleep.

The two of them stayed together. Bai Yuyao said: "General Li failed to reach a conclusion on the military affairs and lost a bag of jewels in vain. Thinking about it makes me angry."

Yang Shucheng said: "Since the matter has not been settled, the jewelry cannot be given to him for free. The soldiers also paid for it with their lives."

"Yes." Bai Yuyao said, "I have to find a way to get them back."

Yang Shucheng said: "General Bai, I support you. If General Li wakes up and asks about you, I will tell you to go and relax."

After the plan was settled, Bai Yuyao went back to the house, put on her night clothes, and jumped out of the back window.

It was now on wartime alert, the streets were dimly lit, and there was not a single pedestrian. However, patrolling officers and soldiers came by in groups from time to time.

Bai Yuyao relied on her peerless lightness skills and ignored them. She ran forward along the eaves. When she saw the officers and soldiers, she either flew up to the house or hid in a corner. After the officers and soldiers left, she walked along again. He ran forward along the eaves.

They had walked past Ma Shiying's house several times and were very familiar with it. Bai Yuyao walked through several streets and came to Ma Shiying's house. The house was still brightly lit and guarded by two rows of soldiers.

Bai Yuyao walked around to the back wall to enclose the wall. This high wall was smooth and neat, making it difficult to fly to the room. At this time, a group of officers and soldiers came on patrol. Bai Yuyao hurriedly hid.

Wait for this group of officers and soldiers to pass by. Bai Yuyao took out the flying grab, threw it out, grabbed the wall, and climbed up.

Hiding on the wall, this is a backyard with pavilions and pavilions. It is dark everywhere and there is no one around.

Bai Yuyao put away her grip, flew off the wall, and walked forward along the path. At this time, it was already late at night. This was the backyard of the Ma family, and there was no one around.

Bai Yuyao flew into the room and ran towards the front yard.

I saw thick trees in the front yard, and the houses were connected to each other. Fortunately, one house still had a light on.

Bai Yuyao ran to the courtyard. There were servants patrolling outside. Bai Yuyao did not dare to approach, so she had to fly up to the house and quietly came to the lighted room.

This is a study room. Bai Yuyao was lying on the roof tiles, not daring to lift the tiles, but just listened carefully.

But I heard someone's faint voice. It was almost dawn in the middle of the night. If it wasn't Ma Shiying, who could it be?

I only heard Ma Shiying say: "According to reliable information, Liu Liangzuo has defected to the Qing soldiers. I have already expected this. His brother has been in the Qing camp for a long time, but he has soldiers under his command, so I dare not touch him."

Another person said: "Then a big hole will be opened in the four towns in Jiangbei, and the Qing soldiers can take advantage of it."

Ma Shiying said: "No, there is still bad news. Gao Jie has been killed by Xu Dingguo. His subordinates were left homeless and finally defected to the Qing soldiers."

Another person said: "Isn't the capital in danger?"

Ma Shiying said: "Who says it's not the case?" He then asked: "What is the origin of the person the emperor is meeting today?"

The man said: "The emperor asked all the eunuchs to go out. He said that a playmate of his childhood came to the capital to find him. They didn't even talk about the time for a cup of tea, so the emperor sent him out of the palace and sent someone to follow him. This man is very cunning. He walked around in a busy place for a few times and then lost track of him."

Ma Shiying said: "One person cannot make a difference, how about the emperor?"

"Let's continue drinking, playing with women, and living in a state of intoxication."

Ma Shiying smiled and said: "This Zhu Yousong is really cute."

The man said: "It seems that this place is no longer safe. Mr. Ge has already thought of a way to escape."

Ma Shiying said: "Now, the Qing Dynasty wants the emperor to kill me. I can't leave now, I have to stay here. By the way, how about the things in Linggu Temple?"

"It's okay. None of the monks in the temple ran away. I sent more than a hundred soldiers from my hometown to guard it. As long as Mr. Ge gives the order, we can return to our hometown."

"Okay, you did a great job." Ma Shiying said, "The emperor is so drunk that he doesn't leave a way out for himself. I won't follow him stupidly. I have to leave a way out for myself. It's almost dawn now, and the situation is It's critical, so don't delay any longer. As soon as day breaks, you can leave the city and go to Linggu Temple."

The two of them were discussing in the middle of the night, not wanting to be overheard by Bai Yuyao in the room.

Bai Yuyao listened carefully, walked gently across the ridge of the house, flew down the room, followed the original path, ran backwards, and soon arrived at the backyard. Fortunately, there was no one there.

Bai Yuyao heard the noise and flew up the wall. There was no one in the alley below. The waning moon illuminated the alley brightly and made it very quiet.

Bai Yuyao flew off the wall, climbed onto the opposite room, stepped on the ridge and ran forward.

This is the darkness before dawn, and the moon has hidden itself in the clouds. Bai Yuyao flew forward like a bird, and the whole city fell asleep without even a murmur in her sleep.

Bai Yuyao returned to the hotel and jumped in through the back window. Yang Shucheng was still sitting in his room.

Seeing Bai Yuyao jump into the house, Yang Shucheng asked, "How is it?"

Bai Yuyao said: "This Ma Shiying is very hateful. The Qing soldiers have broken through the Huaihe defense line and are about to attack the capital. This Ma Shiying has already moved his belongings to Linggu Temple and sent his hometown soldiers to guard them. He will transport them back to his hometown in a few days. went."

Yang Shucheng said: "This is all people's wealth and ill-gotten wealth. We robbed him."

"That's for sure." Bai Yuyao asked, "How is General Li?"

Yang Shucheng said: "What can I do? I sighed in the room and haven't fallen asleep yet."

Bai Yuyao sighed: "Alas. There is no way around it. There is no loyal minister in the Ming Dynasty who is truly loyal to the country. Don't tell General Li what happened tonight. Let's see what the outcome is of his talk with Ruan Dacheng tomorrow night."

Nothing happened all night.

When he woke up the next day, Li Xing was in a depressed mood. Yang Shucheng and Bai Yuyao accompanied him around the city.

Just wait until night comes.

Li Xing watched it get dark, so he took the treasure and asked to see Ruan Dacheng, the Minister of War.

Yang Shucheng and Bai Yuyao knew in their hearts that he was returning without success.

Yang Shucheng was guarding the store, while Bai Yuyao came towards Ruan Dacheng's house from another way.

It was already midnight. Bai Yuyao wore night clothes and quickly arrived at Ruan Dacheng's house under the cover of the long corridor. Li Xing took the jewelry and walked through the front door, while Bai Yuyao still entered from the backyard.

There is also a small garden here. It is surrounded by high walls, a small pool, and a rockery next to it. There is a banana plant and a clump of green bamboo beside the wall. It is such an elegant small courtyard.

Bai Yuyao swallowed her saliva and thought to herself: "I don't want this traitor to enjoy it so much."

There are five houses in a row. It is late at night, but only one of them is still lit.

Bai Yuyao walked to the window and looked in. A beautiful woman was dressing up in the mirror. She was slender and looked like a flower shy of the moon. She looked at herself in the bronze mirror and said to herself: "This old thing, a little bit." She has no ability. She only knows how to occupy me and never come to patronize me. Alas..." She couldn't help but sing out: "It seems like my youth is wasted in vain, and there is nothing I can do..."

When Bai Yuyao listened to her lyrics, she couldn't help but relapse, and thought: "General Li is negotiating with Ruan Dacheng up front. I don't know what the outcome will be. It's still early anyway, so why not hide here for a while."