The next day, a series of edicts from the Son of Heaven on the conquest of the Taiping Road and the lifting of the party were sent to the world, and the government and the opposition were shaken, and the Qingliu scholars were jubilant. Zhang Rang, He Jin and other ministers have been on the table, donating their belongings to replenish military funds, and the Chinese and foreign dynasties, civil and military officials, all compete with each other, so that the treasury of the Han Dynasty is unprecedentedly full. A few days later, Emperor Fu Song, the emperor of the northern land, wrote a book to Chen Song, and Emperor Ling allowed him to play, and set aside the horses in the West Garden to encourage the soldiers.

In a few days, Emperor Ling appointed He Jin as the general, urgently transferred the knights of the Three Rivers into Beijing, and fought with the soldiers and horses of the five schools of the Northern Army. At the same time, he ordered Ji, Qing, You, He, Henan, Jing, Xu and other prefectures to recruit troops on the spot and arrest all known Taiping Daoists. At the same time, the Son of Heaven sent envoys to the Qiang, Xiongnu and Karasuma departments, promising gold and silver titles, selecting their strong and warlike warriors to fight together, and sent to the imperial capital to form an army. For a time, the war machine of the huge empire began to operate at high speed, and the sky over the territory of the Han Dynasty was covered with war clouds, and war was about to break out.

In the dark underground chamber, bursts of laughter stirred everywhere, making a "buzzing" echo.

"Well done!" The golden-faced man clapped his hands and said, he stared at the black-clothed subordinates sitting on the left and right at the bottom of the stairs, "This time not only successfully rescued Xuyi, but also made Liu Hong stunned and even made a faint move, all the goals of our first step have been achieved!" ”

In the darkness, someone cried with joy: "The ban has finally been lifted!" It's been sixteen years! I didn't think I could wait for today! ”

A few more people echoed the voice.

Suddenly, someone snorted heavily: "Is it worth your pleasure so much!" The bones of Renyi and his seventy-two brothers are not cold! Zhang Rang is still alive and well! ”

There was a moment of silence in the room.

After a long time, there was humanity: "Ziyi, this time you and Zi Er and Mao Yi shot at the same time, but you didn't kill that Zhang Rang, you can only say that the thief's life should not be extinguished!" The lord has never blamed you, so why should you be angry? ”

Someone sneered again: "Ziyi, didn't you say that Zhang Rang will definitely die?" Why did the three of you return seriously injured at the same time, but Zhang Rang was unscathed? Hum! If it weren't for the timely arrival of Chouyi, I'm afraid you would have become a prisoner of the ranks, right? ”

The man was furious, jumped up and shouted, "Fart! If it weren't for your misinformation, how could that let me escape the serial killers I planted? Let me ask you, how many masters in Zhang Rang's Mansion fell from the sky that day? You're blind! ”

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the secret room again.

The golden-faced man said in a deep voice: "Mao Yi, you have traveled a lot, and you have an official position in the court, who are those people?" You know it! ”

In the sound of a gentle cough, someone said in a hoarse voice: "I don't know! ”

Then he kept silent.

One person was surprised and said, "Mao Yi, why didn't you say it?" It's not like your usual style! In the old days, you would have been screaming for revenge! What exactly are you thinking? Is it because the injury is still serious, and it is difficult to speak? ”

Na Mao Yi was silent for a while before he said slowly: "I'm afraid!" Those people are terrible! I've never met anyone like this! ”

He paused for a moment, and then laughed at himself: "There is one sentence you are right, if it wasn't for the ugly one who appeared in time that day, Ziyi and I would really be finished!" So, I have nothing to say! ”

He turned his head to Zizi, "Do you think I'm right?" ”

Ziyi didn't speak, and seemed to acquiesce.

"What!" Someone exclaimed, "Are you not wounded under siege, but, at the hands of a few men!" How is this possible? ”

A majestic voice rang out: "That's right! The enemy is very strong, and at least one of them is not under me, and one is not under the son! ”

There were a few gentle inhalations in the room, Ziyi, Chouyi and Mao Yi can be said to be the strongest masters of the sexagenary branch, the ugly one is the most, although Ziyi is the boss of the earthly branch, but slightly inferior to the ugly one, if they all say the word, the strength of the enemy should be undoubted.

Ziyi said suddenly: "Chouyi, since you arrived that night, why didn't you take advantage of the first arrow and shoot Zhang Rang directly?" ”

Chouyi sneered: "If you think I shouldn't shoot down the slash that slashed at you first, I have nothing to say!" ”

Ziyi said suddenly: "You know I don't mean that, I ......"

"That's it!" The golden-faced man shouted in a deep voice, "Don't dwell on the details of failure! We have limited time, so we need to focus on the big things at once! ”

Everyone listened with bated breath.

"First, contact Xin Yi immediately, he is afraid that he has received the edict of the Son of Heaven at this time, and he is coming to the imperial capital in the starry night, and we must tell him our plan before he goes out to fight Taiping Dao! Then arrange for our people to enter his army and cooperate with him to complete the mission! ”

He said gloomily: "It is related to our future success or failure, the treasure of Taiping Dao and the big secret in Zhang Jiao's hands, we must get it!" ”

Someone spoke: "Lord, according to our intelligence, there will be several main forces in Taiping Dao at the same time, and the court will definitely divide the troops and refuse, how can you be sure that Xin Yi's men and horses happened to attack Zhang Jiao's way?" ”

The golden-faced man nodded and said, "Good question!" So this matter can only be done by me, and with my family's ability, this matter should not be difficult to do! Of course, we can't be too careless, so I'll do my best to distribute everyone here evenly among each side, just in case! ”

Everyone shouted in unison, "What? We? ”

There was finally an unconcealable fluctuation in the golden-faced man's tone: "Not bad! I have received definite news that many of you may be granted different official positions and urgently conscripted into the imperial army! ”

The room suddenly fell silent, and suddenly all kinds of strange laughter resounded throughout the room, and someone laughed wildly: "Sure enough! Once the party is lifted, the court will have to rely on our strength! ”

"Second thing!" The golden-masked man spoke again, and everyone immediately returned to calm, "Order all the subordinates of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, except for those who have a special mission and must remain hidden, immediately use all kinds of means to prepare to go all out to seek key positions in the imperial capital and all states and counties in the world." It's rare for Liu Hong to come up with such a stupid trick to sell officials, we don't lack money! ”

"No!" An old voice came out, "This matter should not be rushed! ”

The golden-faced man was surprised: "Yi Lao! Why is that? Once the war breaks out, although the Taiping Dao will eventually be defeated, many states and counties will be devastated, and a large number of official positions will be vacant, this is the perfect time for us to control all parts of the world! ”

The old voice said slowly: "I can't tell why, I just think things are a little weird!" It was not without the fact that money was exchanged for titles in the previous dynasty, but that was only limited to fictitious positions, and the Son of Heaven never dared to really put some real power in the hands of people he did not trust. But this time, some outsiders have actually been promoted by donating money, which has to be suspicious! He, Liu Hong, is not a fool! ”

The golden-faced man pondered for a while before saying, "What Elder Yi said is not unreasonable! The court already knows about our existence, and if we move too much this time, it may cause them to be alarmed! Well, everyone should be cautious and not too public! Of course, we must get the necessary positions! ”

"The third thing! A group of mysterious figures suddenly appeared around Liu Hong, who are now stationed in Xu Feng's old mansion, and they are likely to be the ones who have sabotaged our plans many times, so we must immediately investigate their details! ”

A cold voice said, "Do you want to kill them?" ”

"No, now that our first step plan has been completed, we must not act rashly, so as not to affect the next step, let's find out the situation first!"

"The last thing, contact our foreign aid, when Taiping Road shows a defeat, it's time for them to take action! What we need most in the future is a man who has been in turmoil and war for a long time! ”

"But!" Someone couldn't help but say, "The asking price of foreign aid is too high, and they are not controlled by us at all, will it backfire?" ”

"It doesn't matter if the price is high, I have reworked a plan to make money, and I will implement it soon. As for you saying it's backfired? Don't worry, although those people are brave, but without our support for food, grass and property, they are simply rootless duckweed, and they will understand this truth! ”

"This is the last meeting! The contact information will remain the same in the future, so please be careful! Disband! ”

In the darkness, there was the sound of soft footsteps, and they walked everywhere, and soon, the stone chamber was calm.