Waqiao Pass

Outside the pass is the military camp that stretches for dozens of miles, these are the officers and soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty with the emperor's personal expedition, and the commander camps in a long snake formation, stretching endlessly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The info array echoed before and after, magnificent and spectacular, obviously to deal with the cavalry of the Liao State and show the prestige of the Great Zhou State.

Emperor Guo Rong personally went out to set up a palace in Waqiao Pass, and all the officials had to avoid it. Although there is no palace in normal times, Guo Rong's Chinese army tent also needs to be surrounded in the middle. The Waqiao Pass guards who led the army to surrender will have their own arrangements, except for the emperor Guo Rong, who lives in Waqiao Pass, and the rest of the officials will be stationed in the barracks except for the personal guards and forbidden troops who are on duty at night. There were not a few officials accompanying him this time, but there was no one who could accompany him on the side of the palace.

What is the reason for this, everyone can only speculate. The thoughts of the superior have always needed people to figure out and think about them.

At this time, it was already about a moment after Shen Shi, and according to the usual practice, it was time for the soldiers and soldiers to rest in batches in the barracks. There is very little training during the conquest period, unless there are new recruits to join, so the general will generally arrange it reasonably. Although there were quite a few soldiers on routine patrol walking in the barracks, the barracks were generally quiet.

The emperor fought for more than 30 days in a row, but he did not fight a battle, and every time he went to a place, it was a simple surrender, and it seemed that the Han people in a foreign country were eagerly looking forward to returning, and Guo Rong's strategy of this northern expedition now seems to be obviously successful. The emperor stationed at Waqiao Pass and ordered the whole army to rest for a day, because the emperor had to decide the next move.

If you attack Youzhou, it will be a direct attack on the elite cavalry of the Liao State, and there will inevitably be an unknown number of soldiers who will be buried around them to sacrifice their lives for the country; If Mozhou and Yingzhou are attacked, it means that the territory of the states within Guannan may all belong to the Great Zhou. If Mozhou and Yingzhou can be the same as the previous cities, this kind of peaceful surrender without spending a single soldier, and this kind of war to recover the country, it is really an immortal achievement. is that Guo Rong is unhappy, and the generals under him are naturally sought after.

As the backbone of the return of Waqiaoguan, the geographical location is special, and it can be retreated and defended by the sea and lake. Everyone was not in a hurry to follow the emperor, Li Chongjin, who was in command of the guards and pro-army and part-time envoy of the Tianping Army, was also leading a large army to support the emperor. According to the spies, when it was possible to arrive in less than two or three days, all the generals were full of confidence.

At this time, in a large military tent outside the gate, Zhao Kuangyin was sitting in front of the desk, and there were five people sitting on both sides, all of them with serious faces, and everyone looked at him silently.

Zhao Kuangyin's expression was also solemn, and he also looked at everyone thoughtlessly, as if he was thinking about something in his mind, and his eyes couldn't stop floating.

"Envoy, Zhang Yongde will meet today, how will he react!" On his left hand side is a middle-aged man with a calm face, but he is just wearing the costume of an ordinary soldier, seeing that his momentum is completely restrained, but he sits there as steady as Mount Tai, and he is not an ordinary person.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Kuangyin has all kinds of characters around him, and there are soldiers guarding outside the tent, obviously there are some things that he doesn't want others to know. Although this person was also calm and took the lead in asking, it was actually an ordinary attire. He deliberately lowered his voice when he spoke, as if there must be something unspeakable here. In the face of these people, he was a person dressed as an ordinary soldier, and he actually sat first on Zhao Kuangyin's left hand, presumably in Zhao Kuangyin's eyes, he was not an ordinary character.

He looked at Zhao Kuangyin and didn't make a sound, and couldn't help but glance at a lean soldier opposite, this soldier was the same as him, and he was also an ordinary soldier's attire, but between the flow of his eyes, the essence of light flashed in people's hearts. The other party looked at him for a pair, and there was eye contact.

"These brothers are all looking at the envoy, this faction can let a certain family and Chu Wei's junior brother come to the envoy to obey the order, and promote the success of this operation, it is to hope that the envoy can act quickly!" He asked Zhao Kuangyin, but there was no politeness between his words.

His words made the other three people in the room frown, and these three people were obviously not in the same line as them. Two were dressed in armor, and one was a scribe. One on the left, a young general with a long beard, was about to have a seizure at his words. The young man beside him, who was dressed as a scribe, waved his hand to signal him not to worry.

Zhao Kuangyin's eyelids twitched, and he restrained a wisp of imperceptible light, looked at the middle-aged soldier with a eager face, and nodded slightly to him. His eyes fell on him, the strong-suited scribe who had just taken the initiative to stop him, a bearded young general, and said lightly: "Brother Zeping, a certain family is looking for Zhang Yongde this time, although it is a strategy for action!" Now it seems that it is not a mistake! ”

This scribe who looks about the same age as Zhao Kuangyin is his staff Zhao Pu, a native of Jixian County, Youzhou, and a famous Prime Minister of the Great Song Dynasty in later generations. At this time, he was still unknown, just a secretary by Zhao Kuangyin's side that no one knew.

However, it is obvious that Zhao Kuangyin's reliance on his ability seems to be no worse than that of others here. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked for his opinion in the first place. You must know that there are two other on the side, one is the young man sitting next to Zhao Pu, who is Han Lingkun, the Marquis of Yu in front of the Great Zhou Palace, and the other is Shi Shouxin, who has just been promoted to the commander of the palace.

Han Lingkun is a friend of Zhao Kuangyin, and now he is also the boss of the forbidden army and Zhao Kuangyin's deputy; Shi Shouxin is one of the ten brothers of Zhao Kuangyin's righteous society, and the real sworn brothers of life and death can be said to be confidants.

Zhao Pu naturally knew this, but after listening to Zhao Kuangyin's words, he still muttered: "The general should have heard that Sai Weng lost his horse and knew whether it was a blessing or not, no matter what he said to Zhang Yongde, what we want is to make him feel a kind of resentment in his heart, or a kind of dissatisfaction with the emperor." The power and prestige of the Zhang family in the court are not comparable to the ordinary post-stay moderation, if he acts, the court will naturally be in chaos, and at that time, the general will be able to watch the fire on the shore and fish in troubled waters! ”

"I just don't know how much movement your faction can make in Waqiao Pass, Elder Qing Shaoming and Elder Chu Wei!" Han Lingkun said quietly, looking at the two of them and seemed to ask a little: "We put pressure on him in every way, and we did not hesitate to target his family, causing him to be resentful of the emperor, and now Brother Zhao does not hesitate to risk his own tips, I am afraid that as long as he investigates, he will definitely be suspicious of your faction!" When the time comes, adults will be suspected! ”

"General Han doesn't have to worry about this matter, since this faction dares to help the envoy, it has enough confidence to deal with this matter! What's more, the patriarch of this school is a strange man who is not born in the world today, which is far from being understandable to the laity. Master Zu once showed that as long as the war situation in the Central Plains continues, the status of this faction in the Central Plains will not fall. Then, at a critical moment, he looked for a living master to assist him in his success. This middle-aged soldier Qing Shaoming looked at Zhao Kuangyin with some pride.

Seeing that everyone was silent, he continued: "Now I don't know if the envoy has this confidence, as long as he sticks to his beliefs, just like what he promised my ancestor at the beginning, in this Central Plains, do something vigorous!" ”

Zhao Kuangyin's brows were actually a little wrinkled, cooperating with the sect where this slightly arrogant guy was located, it was beneficial and harmless at the beginning, so he went to visit their ancestral master, and he finally decided to do so. But this guy sent seemed to be relatively simple-minded, and Zhao Kuangyin despised him a little, but his face didn't show anything.

Anything can be successful, how can it be so easy. Emperor Guo Rong is indeed eloquent, and he is a genius that Zhao Kuangyin has rarely seen since he walked the rivers and lakes. What's more, the foundation left by the first emperor is not shallow, and his status in the Great Zhou can be said to be really stable as Mount Tai. I can say that I am very lucky to be able to get to this day under him.

"With the help of the two elders of Qing and Chu, a certain family is full of confidence, no matter how the situation in the Central Plains develops, with your faction as a strong backing, the waist of a certain family is much thicker! This time, Zhang Yongde listened to the words of a certain family, and he was bound to go back to think about it and make a decision later. It's just that I don't know how your faction will move and plan in Waqiaoguan now, can you let someone know something! Zhao Kuangyin smiled slightly.

"The emperor seems to know about the actions of this faction everywhere, and according to the reports of the spies in the palace, the emperor seems to have actions against this faction in the near future, and it is not for us to speculate on when it will be launched. Therefore, this faction decided to strike first at Waqiao Pass! "This Elder Qing Shaoming is triumphant." At that time, even if he attacked his own faction, it would not be of much use! ”

Hearing Elder Qing Shaoming's words, Zhao Kuangyin's heart moved, but his face did not change in the slightest, and he actually looked at Han Lingkun and Shi Shouxin with raised eyebrows. These two people are both bosses of the forbidden army and their own brothers, and if they want to get close to the emperor, it is still very simple, and they can't help but say: "In this case, a certain family can let General Han take two elders into the palace when he is on duty!" ”

Zhao Pu was silent.

"It couldn't be better!" Elder Qing Shaoming smiled lightly, and his junior brother Chu Wei actually showed a rare smile.

Waqiao Pass, the Imperial Palace.

At the time of unitary, the sky is not too dark.

The so-called palace is just to decorate the mansion of the garrison general, and then clear out the idle people, and only let the emperor live alone. Because it was an extraordinary period of the expedition, there was not even a concubine accompanying him, which made the palace seem even quieter and colder.

Guo Rong stood in the hall with his hands in his hands, which used to be the place where the Waqiao guards would gather to discuss matters, although it was not magnificent, but it was also spacious and atmospheric. Guo Rong likes this simple feeling, he has walked the world since he was a child, and he has long been accustomed to simplicity.

There was also a man in Tsing Yi standing beside him, a man with a somewhat pale face, who looked no more than thirty or forty years old. Although he seems to be an ordinary person, and his eyes seem to be godless, he actually gives people a sense of ethereal and uncertain.

In particular, his eyes seem to be open and closed, but his eyes feel breathtaking. He has three strands of clear beard, and his long hair is tied casually behind his back, but it is mixed with a few gray hairs, which not only gives people the impression that he is quite young, but also makes people feel that his eyes are full of vicissitudes. He also carried his hands behind his back, and he was caged in long sleeves. This person's whole person feels unfathomable and profound, and it is faintly difficult to capture.

"Ahem, ahem!" Guo Rong, who seemed to be healthy and normal, suddenly coughed, and his body shook violently. And with the cough, his face turned red and terrifying.

"Your Majesty is still serious! But it can react, at least it is on the surface of the body! The man in Tsing Yi said lightly: "What a powerful soul-snatcher!" He actually sighed, looked at Guo Rong's painful expression, and couldn't help but put his right hand on Guo Rong's large vertebral point on the back of his neck, Guo Rong actually didn't move in the slightest. Sure enough, within a few minutes, Guo Rong's expression eased, and the person slowly regained his momentum.

"This medicine is really powerful, if it weren't for Mr. Dong Zhen's help, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to persist until now!" Guo Rong let out a long sigh of relief, as if he had experienced a long period of torture. There was a trace of gray condensation in the center of his eyebrows, thinking of the torture he had suffered, his eyes were actually a little more angry.

But I saw that the palm of the Tsing Yi man's right hand exerted force, slapped it on the big vertebral acupoint, and with a pop, a mouthful of black blood spurted out of Guo Rong's mouth. Guo Rong didn't wipe it either, and when the second sip came out, the blood had turned red.

Guo Rong not only did not move, but looked more relaxed. The man in Tsing Yi slowly withdrew his hand, and a faint light smoke actually floated from the top of his head, and his forehead was a little sweaty. And the gloom between Guo Rong's eyebrows seems to look much lighter.

"They may not have thought that there is an old Taoist by His Majesty's side!" The man in Tsing Yi said lightly, although he was dressed in regular clothes, he actually claimed to be a cultivator.

He was even more proud in his eyes and said: "Because Luhu has always been a frequent visitor in the palace, it makes people unguarded." He is a Buddhist Gaode, and he is also the master of Zhao Kuangyin under you. Therefore, they did not dare to deal with His Majesty too strong and too obvious. ”

The man in Tsing Yi frowned, and said lightly: "However, if it hadn't been for Lao Dao's early discovery, I'm afraid Your Majesty would have been spared." Now, although this kind of treatment will damage His Majesty's Holy Body and Shouyuan, Lao Dao is sure that he is desperate to lose some of his cultivation, and he will eradicate the residual poison in His Majesty's body in a few days. However, Your Majesty must remember that you must not use force in these days, and naturally the matter of the northern expedition will be delayed. And Lao Dao really wants to find out this person to see who will use the most poisonous medicine in the world! ”

Guo Rong was silent, closed his eyes and pondered for a while, suddenly opened his eyes, looked at the man in green clothes beside him and said, "Mr. Dong Zhen concluded that it was not the Ten Thousand Saints Sect, then who else in this world is so skilled in using this medicine!" Especially who will want my life! His tone had cooled, and he expected that anyone would have a grudge against anyone who wanted his own life.

"There are countless poisonous methods in the world, if you want to say that the means are naturally the first to recommend the Ten Thousand Saints Sect, Lao Dao knows a lot about the Ten Thousand Saints Fairy, and she will definitely not make a move, so although she is famous for using poison, she is still named a fairy in the rivers and lakes!"

He said carefully: "She is in the Yungui area, her identity is transcendent, and she will not participate in the affairs of the Central Plains, so she should be able to rule it out!" What's more, with her current skills, even if she sneaks into His Majesty's inner palace, even if she is an old man, it will be extremely difficult to find! The people in Tsing Yi seem to recall the past, imagine that with the means and skills of the Ten Thousand Saints Fairy, it is not easy to poison the ordinary people in this world.

Seeing that the sky outside the hall was already dark, his eyes were smart, and he suddenly said: "Your Majesty's reminder just now reminded Lao Dao of something!" ”

"Oh!" Seeing that this man in Tsing Yi was so surprised, Guo Rong was a little moved, you must know that this person is a famous figure in the rivers and lakes in the past, who once turned clouds and rain in Fujian, and was known as Mr. Dongzhen Chen Shouyuan.

It is the most respected Xiuzhen of the lord of Fujian Wang Yanjun and Wang Jipeng father and son, and he was extremely discordant with Tan Qiao, a drunken immortal who was also famous, and later disappeared because of the destruction of Fujian, and no one knew where he went.

After unintentionally appearing in the Central Plains, he was helped by Guo Rong himself by occasional encounters, and since then he has practiced and followed by his side. He can get the treasure of Zhou Guo, and he has also made a lot of efforts, which is really a good chess piece and help for himself.

"In the past, Liu Yan of the Southern Han Kingdom of Lingnan passed away, and his son succeeded to the throne successively, causing turmoil in Lingnan due to retrograde and no way. Lao Dao was extremely curious about the four heavenly kings of the rebellious Zhongtian Eight Kingdoms in Luofu Mountain, and wanted to meet them, but who knew that they were driven out of Lingnan by the Liu family. ”

"Later, I learned that they ran to the Southern Tang Dynasty, and then they were annihilated in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Lao Dao happened to pass by the Xingwang Mansion when he was disappointing, who knew that he actually met Liu Yan's two sons fighting for the throne, and they entered the palace to visit when they were curious." Chen Shouyuan paused, as if recalling something.

"I actually saw that Liu Sheng, who grabbed the position, was a little strange, and later because the infighting in the Lingnan Palace was complicated at that time, and there were many masters personally trained by Liu Yan that day to protect him on the side, several forces were struggling to survive in the palace, and Lao Dao withdrew. But he clearly remembers that Liu Sheng has a good kung fu, just imagine that his son Liu Yan is ranked first on the Qiyi list. But Your Majesty didn't expect that he was actually poisoned by the same as His Majesty! ”

"Could it be that he also fell for this Soul Snatcher?" Guo Rong said with a moving face.

"Almost!!" Chen Shouyuan, a man in Tsing Yi, said quietly: "That is also a colorless and tasteless poison, Lao Dao thought about it later!" Because this kind of poison is not usually toxic, it usually has to be encountered with something to react! It is conceivable that the poisoner must have a perfect grasp of all the poisons in the world! ”

He stared at Guo Rong's surprised expression, and suddenly said word by word: "Therefore, Lao Dao suddenly thought that this person has a unique style of poisoning, and he may not be a person who is usually famous for poisoning!" ”

Guo Rong suddenly felt a chill in his back, looked at Chen Shouyuan and said softly: "Although there are a few people in my heart, some people now say that I suspect Zhang Yongde, but he is my brother-in-law, and there is no way to do it!" ”

He suddenly turned his head to look out of the hall, and said leisurely: "Since he has paid the price, I will make some compensation for him!" The Jiuyang faction has always been in the Central Plains, and Li Jixun, as a disciple of the Jiuyang faction, is also considered to be a good wind in the court, but now he is the garrison appointed by me personally, not only does not restrain the disciples in the sect, but instead intensifies his public actions. I should teach them a little lesson this time! ”

"Your Majesty's move kills three birds with one stone!" Chen Shouyuan said quietly.

Jiuyang faction

Three large gold characters, shining in the sun.

Zhaozhou Mansion, where the largest mansion is located, is several times larger than Zhaozhou Thorn Mansion. But no one dared to question its existence, and no one dared to enter it without being invited.

There may not be many people who know what this Jiuyang Sect does, that is, the swordsman monks on the rivers and lakes, and not many people know the true details of this Jiuyang Sect. However, its prestige in the Central Plains region comes from the original founding patriarch.

The Central Plains region has always been where the centralized power is, that is, there are many divisions in the world, but there are still many forces that recognize centralized power, such as Jingnan and Chudi, which are all forces that serve the Central Plains court as the right power. Therefore, challenging the rights of the Central Plains government is like death.

However, it is such a majestic existence, and it is in the Central Plains, whether it is the Later Liang of the day or even the Later Han Dynasty today, or the Later Zhou of the transition to Guo Wei's hands, it still stands in Zhaozhou. Not only is it unique, but it is not too far from Kaifeng Mansion.

The Jiuyang faction is famous, because its founding patriarch is famous!

Sea toad, Daomen North Sect Daozi Liu Hai Toad! He is the founding patriarch of the Jiuyang Sect!

The characters who called for wind and rain in Yan Country that day did not support Liu Shouguang, who became the emperor, for a long time, but he was famous in the Central Plains Daomen and the rivers and lakes.

Although, now that he is hidden in the Happy Valley of Zhongnan Mountain, he no longer asks about the world at all. But now in charge of the Jiuyang faction is Cui Shaoyang, a disciple who has followed him for many years.

This is a figure who has been in charge of the Northern Daomen for nearly twenty years. Cui Shaoyang, the real head of the Jiuyang faction, is not only the head of the largest faction in the north, but also the descendant of the Boling Cui clan, so no one dares to touch the Jiuyang faction.