At the beginning of Yunyao Sect, Ren Zhen accepted Xiahou Ba as a disciple in the name of the Sword Saint, and said at that time that this person had a backbone in the back of his head, looking like a tiger and wolf, and he was afraid of rebellious ambitions after a long time. (Chapter 27)

Sure enough, it became a prophecy. Today, Xiahou Ba wants to lead the army to capture Ren Zhen, although it is because his father was killed halfway, however, no matter whether he can find evidence or not, for his own selfish interests, he will put Ren Zhen to death.

Xiahou Chun is dead, and the middle route army is bound to fall into the hands of Ren Zhen, and it has nothing to do with Xiahou Ba. However, if he makes a move and kills Ren Zhen again, then the dragons are leaderless, and with the support of his father's old generals, all the power and fame will be attributed to him, and his life will enter the peak.

In his eyes, as long as he can seize power, he can do whatever it takes. At this time, the opportunity to seize power is in front of him, how can he not be moved?

The generals were silent, and no one dared to express their position. Once agreed, it means that the life of the net worth is on the line, and after the matter is revealed, the participants will inevitably die.

Xiahou Ba knew that they were timid, and persuaded them: "You don't have to worry, Cai Jiushi has a marquis, but in fact, he is only a grain transport officer, and he does not have the real power of soldiers and horses. There are only a few thousand people under his command, and they are not his cronies, as long as we send troops, it will be easy to capture him! ”

Outside, the king's order is not affected, as long as Ren Zhen is captured, the power of life and death is in the hands of Xiahou Ba. After that, everyone has been killed, even if the court wants to investigate it again, he can move out of his father's murder case and pass it perfunctorily.

Hearing this, some people wavered and said, "If there are only a few thousand people, it shouldn't be a big problem." However, this matter must be cautious, and we can only use our old lineage, and don't let the army get involved, so as not to leak secrets. ”

They were also afraid of being known by the army, so they sent troops first without evidence. However, they wanted to avenge the coach, but they couldn't stand the persuasion, and since they saw that they were sure to win, they chose to support the young master.

There were still people who wavered and hesitated: "Judging from the strength of the troops, we do have the advantage. However, I heard that Cai Jiushi is guarded by a great grandmaster, can we really catch him with our people? ”

When Xiahou Ba heard this, he didn't wait for others to echo him, and immediately retorted: "What about the great grandmaster, is it an immortal?" Even if he can protect himself, he can't think of protecting Cai Jiushi at the same time. There are many of us, and we are all on the line! ”

Speaking of this, he sneered, "Besides, you don't know, Cai Jiushi's pretense of dying is not groundless. He and that great grandmaster had been defeated by the Jin army before, and they were both seriously injured, so we don't need to be afraid at all! ”

At this point, the generals no longer had any doubts, and successively stated, "Okay, let's fight quickly, work together to capture him, and avenge the coach!" ”

Seeing this, Xiahou Ba was relieved, and said happily: "In this case, please return to the headquarters quickly and gather the soldiers and horses!" ”

These generals have led the troops for many years, and they have cultivated henchmen guards under their command, and they are fighting everywhere. After reaching an agreement, the soldiers and horses of the Xiahou family quickly gathered.

Under the leadership of Xiahou Ba, they were fierce and went straight to the mountains behind.

Before they could get close, the Tiger Guard sentry had already noticed it, and quickly reported to Ren Zhen in the team, "There are soldiers and horses coming towards us!" ”

The tiger guards had already assembled, and when they heard this urgent report, the sergeants were shocked. The Jin army has obviously been wiped out, how can there still be soldiers and horses rushing in?

Ren Zhen was shocked on the surface, but laughed in his heart. Xiahouba, you really didn't disappoint the teacher, I knew that you would definitely come to capture me!

Knowingly, he asked, "Do you see the enemy's banner clearly?" ”

The sentry replied, "The military flag has the word Xiahou written on it, and it seems to be our main force!" ”

Main? The tiger guards were puzzled, since they were their own people, shouldn't they retreat as a whole army, why did they rush to this side?

When Ren Zhen heard this, his expression changed greatly, and he said in horror: "Prepare to fight!" Those people who eat things inside and outside really dare to provoke infighting! ”

With that, he drew his sword and rushed forward, regardless of his injuries.

The army was stunned. Ready to fight?

They pondered Ren Zhen's words, eating inside and out...... Nest anti-......

Then, they remembered the traitor Ren Zhen had just mentioned, and they couldn't help but have a flash of inspiration, as if they had an understanding. Could it be ...... Is that traitor Xiahou Chun?

Before they had time to think about it, the shouts of the Xiahou family army had already been heard, which was deafening.

The crowd was frightened and hurriedly lined up to prepare for battle.

Ren Zhen stood at the forefront, holding a Liuhe sword, and shouted loudly: "Which soldiers and horses are you?" The Lord will come out and answer! ”

He had already seen that Xiahou Ba was standing under the banner of Jing, majestic.

Xiahou Ba urged the horse forward, holding his sword and roaring: "Cai Jiushi, you killed my father, this hatred is not shared." Hurry up and get off your horse and be bound, so as not to hurt the innocent soldiers! ”

When Ren Zhen heard this, he looked dazed, "Xiahouba, what are you talking about?" I killed your father? Something happened to General Xiahou? ”

Xiahou Ba snorted coldly and stared at Ren Zhen contemptuously, "Obviously, you pretended to be critically ill, tricked me into inviting my father, and sent someone to assassinate him secretly, and now you still want to pretend to be stupid and deny it?" ”

Hearing this, the tiger guards in the rear were stunned.

Half an hour ago, they did see Xiahou Ba leave in a hurry, but they didn't know what he was saying. At that time, Ren Zhenyi pulled him to his side and explained the matter in a low voice, and others couldn't hear the specific content at all.

As for what he said about pretending to be critically ill, going to ask Xiahou Chun to assassinate him secretly, the sergeants had no way of knowing, and they couldn't distinguish the truth from the false.

Hearing Xiahou Ba's accusation, Ren Zhen frowned, "I asked you to invite General Xiahou, this is indeed true, I have important military information to discuss with him." But have I ever sent an assassination? ”

Xiahou Ba secretly said that it was not good, and he knew that he could not fight any longer, but he couldn't keep his mouth shut, so he had to retort: "You tricked my father into coming, didn't you set up an ambush halfway?" ”

"Bastard!" Ren Zhen scolded sharply, facing his disciples, he was heartbroken, "In vain, I took you with me and taught you earnestly, but you actually doubted the teacher!" Okay, okay, you slandered me for sending people to commit murder, do you have any evidence in your hands? ”

Under the gaze of the two armies, Xiahou Ba's expression suddenly froze, and he was speechless.

This is a dead and unproven thing, how can he come up with evidence.

Ren Zhen's voice was fierce, and he scolded, "Without evidence, you dare to deceive the teacher and apostatize and come to Xingshi to ask for guilt?" In broad daylight, bright and clear, reversing black and white, and making false statements! I've never seen such a brazen person! ”

Xiahou Ba's face was pale, ready to argue, but who expected Ren Zhen to ignore him anymore, suddenly turned his head, and coldly glanced at the generals of the Xiahou family.

"He's a brute, and he's confused for a while, and you're confused too? Just based on random fabrication, you want to condemn Ben Hou, do you still have the royal law in your eyes? Is there still a law? Take the initiative to provoke civil strife, do you want the old and young in the capital to accompany the funeral! ”

He was fearless and impassioned.

The generals listened silently, and every time Ren Zhen asked, their hearts trembled fiercely. These few words are poking at their soft underbelly. They don't know that this matter cannot withstand face-to-face confrontment, and it is their fault.

At this time, Xiahou Ba shouted violently: "Cai Jiushi, don't pretend to be here and show off your tongue!" Whether you are the culprit or not, the court has its own judgment, and you cannot be allowed to quibble. If you are really open-minded and have a clear conscience, then you will follow us and take the initiative to cooperate with the investigation! ”

He was sober-minded and knew that he could no longer argue with his tongue, as long as Ren Zhen was arrested, the rest would be easy to do.

However, Ren Zhen would not be fooled and instantly saw through his thoughts.

"Coming with you? Why? Are you trying to beat me up? I am a first-class military marquis, a disciple of the true transmission of Confucianism, and you are worthy of interrogating me? Joke! ”

Xiahou Ba squinted his eyes and sneered at each other, "What, are you weak-hearted?" The prince broke the law, and he was still guilty of the same crime as the people, let alone a military marquis? If you refuse to go with me, then don't blame me for being rude and send someone to capture you! ”

With that, he turned to look at the generals, his eyes revealing ruthlessness.

The message conveyed by this look is very clear, since this step has been taken, the arrow is ready to fly, and it has to be sent, Ren Zhen must be caught quickly, otherwise the matter will not end.

The generals saw it in their eyes, and their hearts were bitter. has already boarded the thief ship, and now it is too late to withdraw, just like Xiahouba said before, only by capturing Ren Zhen can he control the right to speak and clear the suspicion of rebellion.

They drew their swords and prepared to rush forward.

Seeing this, the tiger guards on the other side did not dare to hesitate and were also ready for battle.

They could hear that Ren Zhen's questioning was reasonable, but Xiahou Ba, on the other hand, was obviously annoyed and angry, and tried to subdue Ren Zhen by force. In addition, Ren Zhen's previous words made them suspicious of the Xiahou family, and it was reasonable, they should all protect Ren Zhen at this time.

The two sides are tense, and the big war is about to break out.

Ren Zhen's gaze shifted slightly, landing on Xiahouba's right side.

He wasted a lot of words just now, but he was actually buying time for Yang Xuanji. Using his stealth means, at this moment, Yang Xuanji had sneaked close to Xiahou Ba's side, and he could kill him with just one order.

Ren Zhen knew very well that those soldiers wanted to take revenge, but the most important thing was that Xiahou Ba was fanning the flames, trying to take the opportunity to eradicate him, so as to inherit his father's military power.

As long as Xiahou Ba is killed, the morale of the opposite side will be three points weaker.

Now, Yang Xuanji is in place and can tear his face.

Ren Zhen looked at this familiar disciple with a somewhat complicated expression, and finally asked, "Xiahou Ba, are you sure you want to betray me?" It's too late to turn back now. ”

Xiahou Ba sneered, his expression arrogant, "Turn back? Cai Jiushi, it's you who should turn back! I have 20,000 elite soldiers behind me, and you only have a few thousand, even if I betray you, what can you do to me! ”

What can I do, his tone is extremely arrogant.

Ren Zhen sighed and raised his hand, ready to hint at Yang Xuanji's move.

Suddenly, above the sky, the wind and clouds changed color.

There was a sound of rolling thunder.