"Everything I do, like my father-in-law, has no selfishness, it is all to protect the general's mansion......"

General Xiang made it the way it is now, and felt that he was wronged.

Faced with the division and collapse of the Youyin Gate, General Xiang's original intention was to protect the General's Mansion.

In his eyes, the death of his father-in-law is irreparable, and the only thing that can be remedied is not to let the General's Mansion collapse in his own hands.

Of the existing adjutant generals, only the left adjutant general was inserted by Yin Wuwei, and the rest were General Teng Xiao's old subordinates.

And most of the official positions above the rank of general are their brothers.

To protect the General's Mansion, it is necessary to ensure the safety of these brothers, as long as the foundation is not lost, even if there is damage, the General's Mansion will still have a day to turn over.

Weighing the pros and cons, General Xiang made a decision to take refuge in the Youyin Gate and wait for the opportunity.

Although Yuwen entrusted General Xiang with a heavy responsibility, his main purpose was not really for the sake of national peace and security, but hoped to use the iron army team built by General Teng Xiao to hold the eastern part of the Sartre Kingdom.

The mining area of the General's Mansion does not have to strictly abide by the law of paying taxes, and it is Yuwen who gives General Xiang financial support.

"You mean, His Majesty has other plans?" Meng Jianwen didn't understand what General Xiang said.

Defending the eastern region from the control of the Netherworld Gate is a measure to protect the Kingdom of Sartre.

The area around Qilian Town is the junction of the Sartre Kingdom and the Tianluo Kingdom, and it is also the eastern gateway of the Sartre Kingdom, which is of extremely important strategic significance

There was an agreement between the five kingdoms that no matter which kingdom had an invasion or a major war, endangering the safety of the people, the other four kingdoms had the obligation to send troops to maintain peace.

A few years ago, when the Kingdom of Luoying fought with Jia's country, Mu Zi considered that the Youyin Sect was about to move, and in order to ensure the stability of the entire Tianluo Continent, he did not ask for support.

Instead, it unites various affiliated forces, plus the power of the rivers and lakes, and invites the hundreds of commanders and thousands of generals of the Xuantian Sect of the Tianluo Kingdom to jointly resist foreign enemies.

It is precisely because of this that the plan of the Yin Gate to attack in advance was declared a miscarriage before it could be implemented.

The headquarters of the Youyin Gate is set up in the Nine Hidden Cities of the Sartre Kingdom, and once a war is launched, Qilian Town will become a battleground for the Youyin Gate.

As long as the General's Mansion in Qilian Town is controlled, the Youyin Gate can use the natural barrier of the Qilian Mountains to cut off the reinforcements of the Tianluo Kingdom from entering and ensure the smooth capture of the Sartre Kingdom.

Similarly, if the General's Mansion is in the hands of Yu Wenze, opening the barrier, attracting reinforcements, and defeating the forces of the Yin Gate, there is a greater possibility.

"He asked me to stick to Qilian Town, and a large part of the reason for the lack of the Yin Gate and the snake was to leave a way back for himself. ”

General Xiang didn't dare to look at Meng Jianwen with his eyes, but said with an embarrassed wry smile:

"I don't know what Yuwen Ze's specific plans are, but at least I can be sure that once the war breaks out, he will be the first to flee to Qilian Town. The safety of the people, hehe......

Whether in the eyes of Yin Wuwei or in the eyes of Yuwen Ze, I am just a chess piece, and I will eventually be used as cannon fodder in the war...... I don't want the General's Mansion to be ruined like this, so I choose the Yin Gate!"

At first, General Xiang was taken aback by his own thoughts.

As the general of Zhendong of the Sartre Kingdom, he actually betrayed His Majesty the King and went to take refuge in the dark gate of the world, and even General Xiang looked down on him a little.

Traitor, traitor, greedy for life and afraid of death, traitor for glory......

As long as you take refuge in the Youyin Gate, these despicable hats will fall on General Xiang's head sooner or later.

General Xiang, who has been mixed in the officialdom for decades, cannot be unaware of this.

However, he still insisted on his decision, because this was perhaps the only chance for the General's Mansion to continue to exist.

Of course, before the situation is clear, it is still not advisable for me to show up too early.

As a result, Dream Jianwen was chosen as the pathfinder.

The reason is very simple, Meng Jianwen is not General Teng Xiao's old subordinate, but he is General Xiang's sworn brother, and he is the object that Jing has loved for a long time.

Without the permission of the imperial court, he suddenly promoted Meng Jianwen to the deputy general of the General's Mansion, and took advantage of Meng Jianwen's trust in him to try to convince his colleagues.

All of this was originally carried out in secret, and whether it succeeded or not, it would not constitute a substantial obstacle to General Xiang's plan.

Vice General Zuo's actions have been tacitly approved by General Xiang, but there is no communication between Meng Jianwen and Vice General Zuo, which is exactly what General Xiang needs.

General Xiang is confident that Meng Jianwen will definitely try his best to cooperate and carry out a series of activities according to the predetermined method.

Once the time was ripe, the soldiers basically accepted the plan to take refuge in the Youyin Gate, and General Xiang officially announced the matter.

However, General Xiang didn't expect that Meng Jianwen refused directly without thinking about it, and tried his best to dissuade him, even at the expense of arguing with General Xiang about it.

"So, you were afraid that the matter would be revealed, so you had murderous thoughts on me. Meng Jianwen said dejectedly: "Actually, I never thought of betraying you......"

"But it's a matter of life and death in the General's Mansion, I must guard against it!" General Xiang raised his head and looked directly at Meng Jianwen.

The failure of the Black Fierce Wind to lead the crowd to intercept and kill Meng Jianwen made General Xiang feel bad.

While stepping up his urging of the left deputy general, he put pressure on the generals who were unwilling to take refuge in the Youyin Gate through various means.

While informing the government along the way of the Sartre Kingdom, he assisted in the capture of Mengjian Wen and Yichen.

General Mo Fei was one of the generals who got the news, but he let Meng Jianwen go.

With the support of General Xiang, Vice General Zuo basically got rid of the main generals of the General's Mansion, and then took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the Xinge Desert to hunt down Meng Jianwen.

"Yin's death made you change your mind and save Wen Wen from the hands of Deputy General Zuo, because you want to identify me as the murderer through Wen Wen. ”

Yichen said disdainfully: "In order to achieve your own goals, you even involved Mu Zi, the king of the Fallen Ying Kingdom, in order to win the trust of Yin Wuwei. ”

"It's a pity that Yin Wuwei finally turned me into what I am now. ”

General Xiang suddenly smiled, and his smile was very miserable: "I am already about to succeed, but I have been recognized by Yin Wuwei...... It's bad luck. ”

If there is no Phantom Mirror, General Xiang's conspiracy may be successful, and Yichen will be convicted of killing Yin.

But as a result, General Xiang lost, lost completely, and never had a chance to turn over.

"You treat me well, and you killed me in a fit of anger, I can understand it, but Yichen has no grievances with you, how can you ......?"

Until now, Meng Jianwen didn't think that he hated General Xiang.

It's just that the 'outsider' Yichen is involved, which makes it difficult for Meng Jianwen to accept.

"What's wrong with no grievances and no hatred...... Hmph, my father-in-law is so kind to me, didn't he die because of me?"

General Xiang's face changed, revealing a sad and indignant expression: "In my eyes, as long as the General's Mansion is safe, everything else can be sacrificed, don't say a Yichen, even if I die because of it, it won't change my decision!"

"Are you so sure that it is the best choice to take refuge in the Netherworld?"

Yichen doesn't seem to care about General Xiang's 'planting blame', but is just a little interested in General Xiang's stubbornness:

"Haven't you ever thought that once the war breaks out, even if you take refuge in the Netherworld, you can't escape the fate of being cannon fodder. ”

With the old scheming of Yin Wuwei, it is impossible for General Xiang to stay in Qilian Town and enjoy leisure.

At that time, the General's Mansion will face pressure from at least three aspects, the Netheryin Gate, the Sartre Kingdom and the reinforcements of other kingdoms.

Although there are hundreds of thousands of horses in the General's Mansion, it is too difficult to protect it in the sensitive position of Qilian Town.

"That's why I will use you to gain the trust of Yin Wuwei......"

General Xiang knows that Yin Wuwei is a person, suspicious and ruthless, if he succumbs to the obscene power of the Yin Gate like ordinary forces, then the General's Mansion is very likely to be taken over by Yin Wuwei's cronies and overhead General Xiang.

Finding the murderer of Yin Wu and implicating the Luoying Kingdom, such a credit will inevitably make Yin Wuwei look down on General Xiang.

At the same time, General Xiang's daring to oppose the Kingdom of Luoying will also increase his credibility in taking refuge in the Hidden Yin Gate.

As long as he wins the trust of Yin Wuwei, General Xiang will be sure to continue to control the General's Mansion.

At that time, the General's Mansion will occupy the fortress of Qilian Town, and according to the development of the situation, weigh the pros and cons, and then choose the best way to survive.

If there is an accident, you can also sacrifice nearly 30% of the troops of the General's Mansion and abandon the soldiers who have joined in recent years to protect the old subordinates left by General Teng Xiao.

Defecting to the Youyin Gate, or continuing to work for Yuwen Ze, is not important to General Xiang.

The important thing is that the foundation of the General's Mansion must not be damaged, which is the only bottom line that General Xiang can be comforted by his conscience.

"Traitors, traitors, it means nothing to me, but I don't sell my lord for glory!"

General Xiang's eyes flashed with tears, and a feeling of being born at an inopportune time was overflowing:

"Yuwen is not my master, let alone Yin Wuwei, I will always have only one master in my heart! The country is even more meaningless to me, and the General's Mansion is all I have. Although I failed, I have no regrets!"

Yichen didn't expect that General Xiang, who was bent on doing things and even sacrificed his righteous brothers, to take refuge in General Xiang of Youyin Gate, was not entirely to satisfy his own selfishness.

"Big brother, I thank you for my dead father and the soldiers!"

Standing up quietly, with a solemn expression, he solemnly bowed to General Xiang.

has been entangled in the grievances between General Xiang and Meng Jianwen, and Jing Jing has suffered the most.

On the one hand, he is a brother who has been meticulous to him for more than ten years, and on the other hand, he is a beloved who has been haunted by his dreams for more than three years.

No matter what choice you make, you can't have it both ways.

Meng Jianwen was not wrong, but General Xiang's approach made Jing Jing incomprehensible.

Although he did not say anything to blame, General Xiang's image had been discounted a lot in Jingjing's heart.

If it weren't for General Xiang personally telling the reason, I'm afraid Jing Jing would never know that General Xiang was doing everything for the survival of the General's Mansion.

"I am atoning for my sins, and I don't deserve the word 'thank you'. ”

General Xiang stretched out his hand to pull up Jingjing, and said ashamedly.