Chapter Forty-Eight
Lu Yunzhi was also very excited when he saw Gao Huai, who had transformed into Cao Jixiang, he always thought that Gao Huai was captured and died, and he didn't expect to see him again today, although the relationship between the two was not very good when they were in the same vein, but after all, they grew up together since childhood, where can this love of the same pulse be clear in one sentence or two,
However, Lu Yunzhi was a little puzzled that he had calculated before, if it was said that the fate of Murong Yunfei and Qu Xiangtian was within three times of his own, it was a certain thing, but even Gao Huai was within three times, which means that Gao Huai's practice has not stopped in the past few years, Lu Yunzhi, who has experienced the people of the Wind Valley, understood the truth that there are mountain people outside the mountain, and he didn't dare to underestimate Gao Huai, and asked: "Where have you been in the past few years, why didn't you recognize us earlier." ”
Cao Jixiang asked rhetorically: "Where has Cao Jixiang gone all these years?" Lu Yunyi was stunned and said: "Cao Jixiang's suppression of the rebellion in the southwest and northwest is mainly a foreign war, the merit of defending, and there is no war with our internal strife in the past few years, the battle of Luchuan, the conquest of Wuliangha, the attack on Deng Maoqi, and the battle with Meng Yang have outstanding military merits, you mean that these are all done by you, and you are now serving the imperial court." ”
Cao Jixiang shook his head and said: "Lu Yunzhi has really improved, and the affairs of officialdom are like a few treasures, some of them are really done by Cao Jixiang, and some are done by me, I don't dare to be greedy, but I am not working for the imperial court, but for Yu Qian, I am already Yu Qian's canine." ”
When everyone heard this, they were shocked, obviously they didn't know, until Lu Yunzhi came, Cao Jixiang explained, Qu Xiangtian said with a sinking face: "Why do you do this, there is a gap between Yu Qian and us, and they are enemies who fight openly and secretly." ”
Cao Jixiang shook his head helplessly and said: "After I was caught by Yu Qian, I was castrated by him, and I replaced Cao Jixiang with Yi Rong, and he gave me a strange technique, I can only obey his orders, if there is disobedience, then the pain is unbearable, and the liver and gallbladder are broken and died, in fact, in the battle between you and Yu Qian before, it is said that Yu Qian should win, but he is indeed a loyal minister, worried that because of the war between you, the frontier will be broken, and the foreign invasion will poison the people, so even in the final duel, He didn't call in a single soldier of the main force of the frontier, of course, I think these are all within your plan, but you are using his loyalty, and the winner of the war is the king and the loser is the loser, and it is difficult to say whether you are right or wrong to do so. ”
"I'm not defending Yu Qian, it's just that I'm in it and understand the truth of it, so I always say that Yu Qian's plan is more poisonous than Lu Yun, politics is farther than Zhu's knowledge, and the hero's heart is bigger than Qu Xiangtian, and defeat is above loyalty, and Yu Qian is loyal and righteous." Although Cao Jixiang's voice was as sharp as that of a eunuch, after this remark, it deeply shocked everyone present.
Everyone was silent, and Lu Yunzhi said: "It makes sense, Yu Qian is indeed a loyal minister, but he wants to force us to die for the dream of a loyal minister, I am not convinced, so naturally we have to resist, in fact, what we do is not despicable, just to save our lives, and Yu Qian's failure is not only because the frontier soldiers and horses were not transferred back in time and were used by us, the fundamental reason is that he is in a hurry, if we slowly wear away our Zhongzheng line, we are not his opponent." ”
"What a Lu Yunzhi, you can evaluate your opponent so pertinently, this courage is destined for you and Yu Qian to be called heroes in the world." Cao Jixiang clapped his hands and praised, and said in a slight voice: "I am fighting abroad to protect the family and defend the country, and the other is because of the strange art in my body, I must obey Yu Qian's orders, and the other point is that Yu Qian is worried that I will fight to the death, and I will join forces with you, so I don't want to fight with you. ”
Fang Qingze opened his mouth at this time and said: "Then you don't hate Yu Qian at all, after all, he made you lose your male body, and let you be subject to him, you can only exist like a puppet." ”
"Hate, how can you not hate, but follow him for more and longer, I love and hate, hate naturally needless to say, love is his patriotic heart, every time I want to assassinate him, I will think of what he paid for the Ming Dynasty, this kind of patriotic emotion moves heaven and earth, heaven and earth can be learned, I am not a stone man, how can I not be moved by it." Cao Jixiang said that he was very entangled, and his heart has always been very uncertain.
Lu Yunzhi smiled slightly and said: "Yu Qian is a rich child, and he has talked to me several times, I naturally know his loyalty and righteousness, but serving the country and taking righteousness for the people does not look at the purpose, only the result, since you are now Yu Qian's wing, you naturally know a lot of secrets, I have three questions to ask,
"We're each our own master now, as long as it doesn't involve mutual interest, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Cao Jixiang said, saying beautifully, but I think it was because he was ordered not to leak secrets, and he didn't dare to disobey himself.
Lu Yunzhi asked: "First, I could have brought troops into the customs and combined the forces of many countries to win the great future, why didn't I do this, and even when we were besieging the capital and the two sides were in full swing, Timur sent me a message asking me if I wanted to send troops to help, and I categorically refused why." ”
Cao Jixiang shook his head and said, "I don't know, please make it clear." ”
Lu Yunzhi replied: "My original intention may not be as great as Yu Qian, but I still keep in mind the teachings of the master since I was a child, save the people and the dire situation, and maintain the peace of the world. ”
Everyone was puzzled, only Qu Xiangtian seemed to know about this, and said: "Only me and the third brother know about this matter, even the second brother and Yun Fei don't know, many people from foreign clans sent envoys or letters to us, saying that they would discuss the Ming together, but they were rejected by the third brother one by one, and said that if they dare to move the army, they will definitely unite with Yu Qian and exterminate them together, so that we have been fighting for so long, and the frontier has been safe and sound, Gao Huai, do you really think that it is caused by the emperor's grace and the loyalty and patriotism of the emperor." ”
Cao Jixiang stood up, clasped his fists at Lu Yunyi and said, "Please accept my Cao someone's worship for the people of the world." ”