In a small tavern not far from the inn, Lu Ping filled the two of them with wine and asked with a smile: "I heard that the envoy of Tang is Dugu Huaien, how about this person?"

Wang Guancheng shook his head, his tone full of contempt, "This person was a famous playboy when he was in Luoyang, and he was comparable to Yu Wenhua and his brothers. Now he is old and no longer acts recklessly, some things in his bones can't be changed. The dignified Minister of Works actually secretly recruited prostitutes and even recruited five women at once."

"Will he not go out tonight?" Lu Ping asked in a deep thought.

"It probably won't be possible. He has asked me to prepare supper."

At this time, Lu Ping put a small bag on the table and pushed it to Wang Guancheng. Wang Guancheng's eyes lit up and he slowly reached out to pick up the small bag. It was heavy inside, at least fifty taels.

"This is fifty taels of gold, you can do something for me."

Of course, Wang Guancheng knew that other people's gold could not be taken for nothing, so he hurriedly said, "Please give me the order!"

"You encourage Dugu Huaien to go to Tiansi Pavilion Restaurant to have a drink tomorrow night. You can help him decide the room in advance, and then tell me the room number and time. That's all."

Wang Guancheng laughed, "Don't worry, Lord Lu Dong! He also asked about the situation of my Tiansi Pavilion Restaurant today. If he hadn't attracted five fans, he would have gone tonight. I'll give Lord Lu Dong a letter before noon tomorrow."

After the two of them drank a few more glasses of wine, Wang Guancheng said goodbye and left.

The task assigned by Fang Xuanling to Lu Ping was very simple, asking him to kill Dugu Huaien, and it would be best to make people feel that it was Wang Shichong's move, but it was not certain that Lu Ping thought of using the martial arts hall. Isn't the backstage of this martial arts hall Wang Yingshu? How can it not make people think of it?

Lu Ping pondered for a moment and got up and left the tavern.

At night, Wang Shiyun hurried into the palace and found Wang Shichong and reported to Wang Shichong: "Your Majesty, after Dugu Huaien was admitted to the VIP hotel, he summoned five prostitutes to go into the hotel. It is still a question whether Dugu Huaien can attend the negotiation tomorrow."

Wang Shichong snorted coldly, "This man was a playboy back then. He was able to become the Minister of Works because of his surname and had nothing to do with him. Li Yuan actually sent this cowardly to serve as an envoy. He probably thought Dugu Huaien and I had some friendship with me, and that kind of friendship was useless in the face of the interests of the country."

"Then how should we deal with it?"

"We must try our best to delay the negotiations and buy time for Renze to deploy the army. This is how you go! Let me tell Dugu Huaien, and I will say that I am sick and let him rest for two days in Luoyang. I will meet him in three days, and arrange more women for him to spend two days drunk and dreaming."

"I obey the order!"

Wang Shiyun bowed and hurried away. Wang Shichong walked to the wall with his hands behind his back, looking at the map on the wall, with a pitiful little territory, and sighed depressedly. Wang Shichong knew that Zhang Xuan still needed to be a buffer between the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and would not touch him in the past or two years. However, the Tang Dynasty's march into Nanjun failed. It is really hard to say whether he would turn to his own ideas.

At noon, Lu Ping came to the Hexi Martial Arts Hall again. Before he could reach the door, the warrior guarding the door had seen him and rushed in to report.

When he heard that the big fat sheep was coming, the deputy owner Liu Shun personally welcomed her. He had learned from his disciple that Lu Ping's residence was indeed a Jiangxia merchant. He felt even more happy. He had caught this big fat sheep and he did not allow others to interfere.

"Master Wu, are you here so soon?"

Lu Ping sighed and said worriedly: "If you don't do it, that guy will run away."

"This is not a place to speak, please come in."

The two walked into the martial arts hall and sat down in the guest hall. Of course, Lu Ping got the exact news from the museum chief, so he came to find Liu Shun. Lu Ping sat down and said, "My opponent will drink at the Tiansi Pavilion Restaurant tonight. This is the time and room number."

Lu Ping handed a note to Liu Shun. Liu Shun looked at it and said, "No problem, I will personally bring twenty brothers with high martial arts skills to do business, but according to the rules--"

Lu Ping put the heavy bag in his hand on the table, "This is one hundred taels of gold."

Liu Shun was stunned, "What does Master Wu mean?"

"I thought about it last night. If you don't beat him hard, the person named Jiang will not be afraid. You simply killed a guard and threw the head at him, and he will be honest!" Lu Ping said gritting his teeth.

Liu Shun narrowed his eyes, "Is the other fifty taels of gold the deposit for us to kill people?"

Lu Ping nodded, "It's only half. After the matter is done, I will give it to my other half."

Liu Shun pondered for a moment and asked, "Who is your opponent?"

Lu Ping knew that he would ask this, so he said calmly: "The other party is called Jiang Wen, a famous cloth merchant in Chang'an. I have been dealing with him for many years. I usually pay money on time and never default. I didn't expect this time."

Lu Ping sighed again.

Liu Shun thought about it and seemed to have heard of this name. He asked again: "What is the background of the other party?"

"The background is a little bit, it seems that he has a relative who is an official in the Chang'an court, and I forgot his name."

Liu Shun was relieved immediately. Not to mention the Minister of Rites in Chang'an, he was not afraid even the Minister of Rites in Luoyang. As long as he was not a child of the Guanlong nobles, he thought that the fat sheep in front of him could slaughter another piece of money, and his heart began to get excited. He must take the money into his hands first, eight thousand guan!

At night, Dugu Huaien changed into a regular dress, wearing a white brocade robe, a veil hat, and a ribbon on his waist. With his fair face, he looked like a handsome middle-aged man. He was afraid of being recognized, so he only brought four martial arts guards to follow him, all dressed up in civilian outfits.

Tiansi Pavilion Restaurant used to be the property of the Dugu family. Dugu Huaien used to drink here every day. Since he went to Chang'an three years ago, he has never been here again, which makes him miss it infinitely. So on the way, he thought that he must come here again to sit and miss his past life.

As soon as he walked to the front door, a bartender came up and said, "Does this man have a reservation?"

Dugu Huaien felt uncomfortable, and the bartender didn't know him. He looked around and saw a person who looked like a shopkeeper and he didn't even know him. Dugu Huaien realized that after Wang Shiyun snatched the restaurant, the bartender and shopkeeper in the restaurant were probably replaced.

Dugu Huaien said depressedly: "No. 3, Fifth Floor A."

This is his fixed elegant room. He specially instructed the museum chief to book this elegant room. The bartender got the right list and asked with a smile: "Is the guest's surname Jiang?"

The business of Tiansi Pavilion Restaurant is booming, and you have to leave your name when you book in advance. Of course, Dugu Huaien would not use his real name, so he pseudonym Jiang. This is why Lu Ping told Liu Shun that his enemy's surname was Jiang."

Dugu Huaien nodded, "That's right!"

"Master Jiang, please follow me!"

The bartender led Dugu Huaien and his men upstairs. Soon, a group of people appeared in the distance. It was Liu Shun and his twenty disciples. They all wore long swords and came with murderous intent. At this time, Lu Ping came up and whispered: "He has come."

Liu Shun patted his chest, "Don't worry! Leave it to me."

But he was not at ease with Lu Ping, and was afraid that he would run away, so he used the excuse of protecting Lu Ping and left two disciples to watch him. He led the disciples to the restaurant gate. They had booked a seat before and went in together.

Business in the Tiansi Pavilion Restaurant was booming, with people rushing, noisy and noisy sounds filled the ears. There were drinkers up and down on the stairs, and no one asked them. Liu Shun took his disciples to the fifth floor. At the end of the east walkway, Liu Shun saw Room 3 at a glance, and two burly men stood at the door.

Liu Shun walked forward and said coldly: "Call your master to come out and see me!"

"Get out!" The two guards shouted angrily.

Liu Shun was furious and drew his sword and yelled, "Do it!"

His subordinates drew their swords to kill the two guards. The two guards reacted quickly. They immediately drew their swords to deal with it. The two of them were extremely skilled in martial arts and instantly chopped down. Liu Shun saw that his disciples were killed, his eyes turned red, "You dare to kill my disciples, go to die!" He shouted and led everyone to siege the two guards frantically.

At this time, the two guards inside discovered something abnormal. One of them drew their swords and rushed out, while the other one left to protect Dugu Huaien. Dugu Huaien held a wine glass and listened in surprise to the movement outside. It was a mess. Who was outside?

Suddenly, a blue poisonous arrow shot out of the window like lightning, shooting towards the guards who were left behind. The guard was staring at the gate, but he was not careful behind him. The arrow hit the back of his neck. The guard screamed, staggered and ran two steps, and fell to the ground.

Just as the poisonous arrow was shot out, two men in black tumbling in from outside the window. They were quick and fierce. Before Dugu Huai'en could react, two long swords stabbed him. Dugu Huai'en felt a pain in his neck and knew nothing.
Chapter completed!