Chapter 64: The Secret War
If Duan Chong's three days were painful and happy, then the days after these three days were ...... It's still painful and happy. But the pain will be a little more painful, and the happiness will be a little happier.
The reason why he said that he would be happier was because after early this morning, Xiao Beiping rushed out of the palace and rushed to his mansion to tell him the latest news. The Governor had actually seen it in the imperial study the day before, but what was discussed, except for the Gonggong Cao beside Emperor Liang Wendi, only the two parties involved in the conversation knew.
However, early this morning, Emperor Wen of Liang played a touching scene with the governor of Jiangnan in front of the courtiers. Liao Zhangjin, as the governor of Jiangnan, is an important minister, and His Majesty the Emperor still attaches great importance to it. After inquiring about the Shen family and Liao Xulin, His Majesty Long Yan was furious and scolded the governor for having no way to train his son! The Governor, on the other hand, scolded his rebel with tears, and made it clear that he had no knowledge of the matter and had been kept in the dark. Under the majesty of His Majesty, he solemnly affirmed that he would sever the father-son relationship with this rebel son of his own.
Emperor Wen of Liang was quite satisfied with the performance of this important minister who understood righteousness, and when asked about Liao Xulin's whereabouts, Liao Zhangjin only said that this rebel son absconded in fear of crime. And all kinds of facts show that Liao Xulin did leave Hangzhou very early and disappeared. Emperor Wen of Liang ordered Xiao Beiping to be wanted by the whole country, and the governor Liao Zhangjin was demoted by one level, and he stayed in Beijing for the time being. At this point, it was originally a felony that Ying Dao suffered from implicating the three clans, but he was brought over so lightly by Emperor Wen of Liang. Of course, Prime Minister Zhu Zhenyang argued with reason, saying that the Governor General has always served the country for personal gain in the past few decades, and his merits and demerits are enough to offset him, so there is the final result of only downgrading one grade.
But in any case, this Lord Liao Zhangjin no longer sits in the position of governor of Jiangnan. And who will do this position next, although it has not yet been decided, but there seem to be only one or two candidates. Among them, the county guard of Changsha Prefecture was the most respected, because this Lord Chen had excellent political achievements and excellent reputation, and most importantly, Lord Chen had no close contacts with any officials or forces in the court. Therefore, the fat difference of the governor of Jiangnan is about to fall on his head. Of course, everyone ignored one point, or didn't know one thing, that the only adult Chen was Duan Zhengjing's registered disciple and Duan Chong's senior brother......
In view of the fact that things were completely developing in the direction expected by Duan Chong, Duan Zhonghua could set up a feast in the courtyard, have a big meal with Xiao Beiping, and go to the nearby Qinglou to drink flower wine and visit the kiln, and then went back to sleep satisfied.
The eldest prince of Xiao Beiping naturally left happily, and all that was left was Duan Zhong, who should be extremely painful. Because this night seems to be the third night after Chen Shuai came...... That is to say, Duan Zhong should give a decision today.
So when he returned to the house, Duan Chong was still a little drunk, drank a few cups of sobering tea, and picked up a book in the bookcase in the house and read it. The pages of the book are spread out, but how much Duan Zhong has seen it, I'm afraid that even he won't be invited to eat, because Chen Shuai is coming tonight.
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Duan Zhong has always been indifferent to the topic of how fast time passes, but today is a little different. When Duan Zhong raised his head and found that the moon had already risen in the middle of the sky, he was already panicking. I couldn't read this book anymore, so I stood up and pushed open the door and walked in the yard.
At this time, it was already September, and it was already late autumn, and the bleak atmosphere in the courtyard gradually became stronger. And just when Duan Zhongzhong sighed, a figure quietly appeared on the roof.
Chen Shuai didn't deliberately hide himself, so Duan Chong found the comer, glanced at the high place on the roof, and sighed: "You are still here after all." ”
Chen Shuai came to Duan Chong's side like a ghost and smiled: "You don't seem to want me to come." ”
Duan nodded his head: "Indeed, I don't want you to come. ”
Chen Shuai also sighed heavily as Duan Zhong looked: "I think I already know your choice!" ”
Duan nodded his head: "I just want to tell you, I don't want you to kill me." Presumably, your junior sister won't want me to have anything. The junior sister in Duan Chong's mouth is naturally Master Li.
Chen Shuai said: "My junior sister did tell me not to kill you, but I can't ask why." But if I don't kill you just because my sister won't let me kill you, it's just a joke. As the saying goes, each for his own master, you work hard for the great prince, and I must always contribute to my master. Chen Shuai paused and sighed again, "Why do you have to help him." ”
Duan Zhong was stunned, and sighed: "I also want to ask you this question." "For Chen Shuai, Duan Zhong still has a very good impression. This kind of good feeling may be said to be unfounded, maybe it's Chen Shuai's temperament, maybe it's Chen Shuai's appearance, maybe it's Chen Shuai's martial arts, but no matter what, Duan Zhong can't fully tell it. This is a completely different concept from Wang Zhikun, the son of Duan Chong's admiration for Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials.
After listening to Duan Chong's words, Chen Shuai chose to be silent. And Duan Zhong touched his nose and sighed: "You have a reason why you don't say it, and I also have a bitterness that I don't say!" ”
Chen Shuai looked at Duan Zhong for a long time, and finally shook his head helplessly: "Does this mean that we can't talk properly?" ”
Duan nodded and said, "Let's go out!" ”
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Duan Chong's light skills are good, at least in the same martial arts level, he is considered top-notch, so he can follow closely behind Chen Shuai and not fall too far. And in a few moments, the two of them went out of the city.
When you go out of the city, you naturally have to climb over the wall. This high city wall is naturally not a problem for a martial arts master like Chen Shuai, but it is a little difficult for a half-hung martial arts master like Duan Chong, who is not full of two stages and has more than three stages, so Duan Chong secretly took out the "Flying Claw" he invented from his arms and borrowed it, and then he barely turned over.
The outskirts of Nanjing are especially desolate at night. Even the moonlight is a little infiltrating, Duan Zhong touched his nose, tightened the clothes on his body, and looked at Chen Shuai not far in front. And Duan Chong's side has one more person at the moment. Jiang Mingchen.
Chen Shuai's gaze was a little cold, because he also paid attention to a dark shadow beside Duan Chong.
Duan Zhong touched his nose and said, "The injury on your leg is not there yet, okay?" ”
Chen Shuai frowned: "You are another good subordinate!" ”
Chen Shuai was the leader of the black-clothed men who led the team that night, of course this was Duan Chong's guess, because where is the martial arts master of Duan so easy to find? In the entire city of Nanjing, excluding Chen Shuai, there are at most two people in the full battle. And both of them are still in the palace. This is Xiao Beiping's original words, presumably the words from the mouth of the eldest prince will not be false.
Jiang Mingchen was hidden in the dark, and he had never had the habit of talking in the dark. So Duan Zhong just touched his nose and sighed: "The debt of this finger always has to be collected!" ”
Chen Shuai frowned: "Do you want two to one?" ”
Duan nodded his head: "You want to kill me, and it's not a duel, so what method can't I use?" Of course, you can also call someone. ”
Chen Shuai shook his head and said, "I'm alone." ”
Duan Zhong touched his nose: "Then you want to kill me?" ”
Chen Shuai nodded.
Duan Zhong sighed: "If you can't kill me, I can't kill you, and then you have to come to me every day to make trouble, then I'm not very miserable?" ”
Chen Shuai nodded: "This is indeed painful. Besides, I don't really want to kill you. ”
Duan Zhong sighed: "Just because you don't want to don't mean you won't." ”
Chen Shuai nodded: "Indeed! ”
Duan Zhong sighed: "Then let's shoot!" As soon as the words fell, his body had already moved. Dozens of silver lights flashed, and this was a dark arrow hidden in his sleeve. And Jiang Mingchen's figure also disappeared, returning to the darkness.
Chen Shuai sneered. This kind of hidden weapon technique may still pose some threat to the masters of the second and third stages, but it has no effect on the masters of the first stage. Therefore, Chen Shuai just turned sideways slightly, and dodged these dozens of silver lights. A flash of silver light flashed with his hand, and the sword was already in his hand. Rushing straight in the direction where Duan Zhong was.
At the level of Duan Zhong, rushing up is naturally dead. The reason why Duan Zhong chose to fight Chen Shuai was not because he was confident, but because he was helpless, otherwise he would not have taken Jiang Mingchen with him. And the most critical thing at present is that although there is only one person on Chen Shuai's side, this time he and Jiang Mingchen have no "fang" crossbow arrow cover, nor do they have any reliance, and the most important thing is that Jiang Mingchen also broke a little finger.
Of course, Duan Zhong is not unprepared, for example, right now. Seeing that Chen Shuai's figure had already floated over, Duan Chong suddenly leaned over, took out a flint from his arms, threw it on the ground, and then jumped away violently, shouting: "Heaven and earth!" ”
I only heard a loud "boom", and the smoke and dust in the sky flew up. What is sold underground is saltpeter, which will explode when it encounters fire, but the saltpeter in this world is too different from the gunpowder power of Duan Chong's previous life, and at most it can bluff people and rise in prestige. And Duan Zhong didn't have time to develop these saltpeters into gunpowder.
So the effect of these saltpeters is just to blow up some dust, confuse Chen Shuai's eyes, or make his clothes stained with some dust. In the words of Duan Chong's previous life, it is to play the role of a smoke bomb. And Chen Shuai happened to appear in the middle of the smoky sand and dust in the next moment.
Duan Zhong slapped his face, it was too ...... Awesome!