Li Hongxin's voice was calm, but Qi Ning had already seen blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, and instantly understood what was going on, his heart sank, and he got up slightly, but halfway up, he still sat down slowly.

Of course, Li Hongxin already knew that he had reached the point of exhaustion.

If the operation fails tonight, it is doomed that there will be no chance to turn over.

As he said, he used to be the king of Xichuan, and he forbears for many years and lets go, even if he fails, he will not let the court decide his life and death.

Qi Ning knew that Li Hongxin should have taken the poison, but when exactly when he took it, he really didn't see it.

However, Li Hongxin made a desperate bet tonight, and naturally prepared for the worst, he should have prepared the poison a long time ago, and seeing that he was powerless, he took the poison while he was not paying attention.

Such a result is not necessarily a bad thing, to escort Li Hongxin to Beijing, the court to try and deal with it, but it is a troublesome matter, since he committed suicide, it can be regarded as saving a lot of trouble.

And after all, this person is a generation of heroes in Xichuan, and leaving in such a way still maintains a trace of his face after all.

Qi Ning was willing to give him one last shred of face.

Ximen Hengye's whole person was already dying, his skin was as red as blood, and Qi Ning knew that he was feeling now, as if he was being burned by the fire of hell.

He knew the power of the Yanyang Divine Palm, but it was still beyond Qi Ning's estimate to torture a person like this.

"Lord Wang, subordinates...... Subordinates go first! Obviously unable to bear the pain of burning his heart, Ximen Yokono's eyes were red, he raised his hand, and slapped his head with a slap, he was bent on death to relieve the pain, this time he hit with all his strength, a palm fell on his head, and suddenly his brain burst, and then he fell to the ground.

Li Hongxin just glanced at it, his face did not change, he turned to look at Qi Ning, and said, "Is Longtai going to attack the northwest?" ”

The corners of Qi Ning's eyes jumped, and Wei Shutong on the side immediately showed a look of surprise.

"To force this king to make a move is to set a trap to get rid of this king." A strange smile appeared on Li Hongxin's face: "The State of Chu has endured this king for twenty years, why is it suddenly in a hurry to get rid of this king?" It's nothing more than a big move here, but I'm afraid that this king will take advantage of the opportunity. The corners of his mouth were bleeding, but the whole person was still calm, raised his hand and stroked his beard and said: "If there is just any action in Xichuan, this king has been under your surveillance, you don't have to rush to deal with this king, since you are so impatient, you can only take advantage of the weakness to enter and attack the northwest." ”

The attack on the northwest was a secret military plan of the Chu State, and it was not known to Xichuan Assassin Shi Wei Shutong to this day.

Li Hongxin broke through the key with one word, Qi Ning was really a little surprised in his heart, he was silent for a while, and finally said: "Back then, the Chu army spent a lot of effort to attack Shu, and today it seems that it really makes sense, and the prince does have outstanding talents." ”

"It's not your turn to evaluate how this king is." More and more blood flowed from the corners of Li Hongxin's mouth, but he reluctantly allowed himself to sit upright in the chair and muttered: "Such a result will ..... after all It's a little ......unwilling! After that, there was no more sound.

Wei Shutong saw Li Hongxin's head tilted slightly, glanced at Qi Ning, walked lightly to Li Hongxin's side, saw that Li Hongxin was motionless, and couldn't feel his breathing, he reached out to the tip of Li Hongxin's nose and probed his nose, then turned to Qi Ning and said, "Sir, he ..... He's dead! ”

Qi Ning glanced at Li Hongxin, finally stood up, put his hands behind his back, walked out of the door, walked a few steps, stopped and said: "The whole city has announced that Li Hongxin attacked the assassination of Shifu at night, intending to rebel, and was exterminated by the government, and the people who conspired with the rebellion ......!" After a pause, he said, "All the Fa-rectification on the spot!" ”

At dawn, the smell of blood wafted and spread in the air of Chengdu City.

Duan Canghai killed Dai Ling, and led hundreds of people under his command to be killed, and Wei Shu's colleagues had already deployed to detain all the Li clansmen, and the Yiwei Dart Bureau, which transported weapons into the city, was also raided overnight, and at dawn, the murderous atmosphere in the city was somewhat restrained, and notices of Li Hongxin's rebellion were posted everywhere in the streets and alleys.

Most of the people in the city were naturally ignorant of the thrilling night, and it was not until they saw the notices posted in the streets and alleys that people knew that a big thing had happened overnight.

The Li family, which used to call for wind and rain in Xichuan, disappeared overnight.

If it was twenty years ago, there might be many people who were not adaptable, after all, the people of Xichuan have always known that it is the Li clan that controls their fate, but since the Chu army defeated Xichuan, Li Hongxin seems to have changed from the king of Xichuan to the family man for many years, and people have gradually adapted to the existence of the Li clan, so although the Shu king clan disappeared overnight, people did not have much emotion in their hearts except for being surprised.

In the Assassin's Mansion, Qi Ning and Wei Shutong sat opposite each other, were silent for a while, and finally said, "If what Li Hongxin said is true, can it guarantee that we don't have to worry about the future?" ”

Wei Shu was stunned, but immediately understood what Qi Ning meant, he got up, walked to Qi Ning's side, thought for a while, and then asked: "Sir, the lower official dares to ask, is it really ...... Want to attack the northwest? ”

"You haven't answered my question yet." Qi Ning did not answer Wei Shutong's question.

Wei Shutong pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Li Hongxin has been executed, and the clansmen have all been detained on death row, according to the will of the lord, just waiting for the imperial court to decide how to deal with it. If the people who are involved in the Li family have also been controlled, the lower officials can guarantee that Chengdu Mansion will never give birth to any chaos under our control. ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly.

Wei Shutong's words are a promise, and he dares to make such a promise, of course, because he has enough understanding of Chengdu Fucheng.

"Li Hongxin is not wrong." Qi Ning said slowly: "The meaning of the imperial court, I will gather troops and horses in Xichuan, and when the Northwest Army under Beitang Huan enters Tongguan, we can quickly go north, take Xianyang as quickly as possible, and control Tongguan, as long as these two places are taken, Beitang Huan wants to return to the division to rescue, but there is nothing he can do, all he can do is to take Luoyang with all his might." ”

Wei Shutong let out a long breath and said, "The emperor and the lord are far-sighted, Beitang Huan would never have thought that we would attack Xianyang from Xichuan. ”

Previously, Qi Ning told him that the purpose of gathering soldiers and horses was to exterminate Jizang, and he really didn't have any doubts, at this time, he knew that Qi Ning's target was not Jizang at all, but Xianyang in the northwest, if he couldn't even think of Qi Ning's goal, how could others think of it?

Li Hongxin saw through Qi Ning's intentions before he died, although it was amazing, but Li Hongxin was a veteran of the battlefield, and he was even more in the land of Xichuan with the old marquis in Jinyi, and it was not an unbelievable thing to be able to see through Qi Ning's thoughts.

"It's an adventure." Qi Ning said solemnly: "Whether it is successful or not, no one knows." ”

Wei Shutong also knows that soldiers are impermanent, and there is no perfect plan in this world.

"What can the lower officials do, just ask the lord." Wei Shutong's expression also became serious.

Of course, he understands that the surprise attack on Xianyang is certainly full of danger, but it is also an unprecedented opportunity for himself.

If Qi Ning wants to attack Xianyang's soldiers and horses, he can only mobilize from Xichuan, and the logistics can only be supplied by Xichuan, and he may not be able to lead the soldiers to charge into battle, but if he can ensure that Qi Ning's plan is worry-free and provide sufficient manpower and material support in the rear, then once this military adventure is successful, he will definitely become an indispensable one in the merit book.

After the fall of Sima Lan, Longtai was actively controlling the situation, and naturally had to use many confidants and ministers, if he could make meritorious contributions in this operation, of course, it would have a non-negligible impact on his future career.

"Who is stationed in Hanzhong now?" Qi Ning thought for a moment before asking softly, "Is it reliable?" ”

Sima Lan said: "Returning to the lord, the Taishou of Hanzhong is Banyun, there are 3,000 soldiers and horses stationed there, but there are not many defenders in Nanzheng, and the 3,000 soldiers and horses are mainly used to guard several key roads in the Qinling Mountains to prevent the Northern Han people from sneaking south." He lowered his voice and said, "If you want to go north, you have to pass through the Qinling Mountains, but there are four roads that can be crossed, but ..... If the lord wants to attack Xianyang as quickly as possible, then the old road and the Bao slope road cannot be taken. ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly, and said, "You go and call Duan Canghai over." ”

Wei Shutong knew that since Xiaoguo Gong had solved the problem of Li Hongxin, the king of Shu, and ensured that the rear was worry-free, then the next step was naturally to devote his energy to the combat strategy of attacking Xianyang.

When Duan Canghai saw Qi Ning, Qi Ning had already spread out the map of Xichuan that Wei Shutong had presented on the table, he naturally didn't know anything about the plan to attack Xianyang, and when he entered the house, Qi Ning didn't wait for him to salute, so he beckoned to him, Duan Canghai approached the past, saw the map on the table, and was suspicious, Qi Ning beckoned to Wei Shutong who was following Duan Canghai, Wei Shutong also approached the past, the two stood on Qi Ning's left and right, Qi Ning glanced at Duan Canghai, pointed to Qinling on the map, and asked Duan Canghai: " If you were given a troop and asked to raid Xianyang as quickly as possible, what would you choose? ”

Duan Canghai's face changed suddenly, and he lost his voice: "Sir, is it .....?" ”

"I ask you what you would choose to do?"

Duan Canghai's expression became solemn, his body leaned down slightly, stared at the map for a while, and finally raised his head and said: "Sir, absorbing Xianyang, it is inevitable to pass through the Qinling Mountains, four roads, you can only choose Fu Luo Road or Meridian Road, in comparison, Fu Luo Road is smoother, and the march will be a lot faster, and the Meridian Road road is rugged, and narrow and difficult to walk, once the Northern Han people have ambushes on the Meridian Road, the consequences are unimaginable, but if you can cross the Meridian Road, you can come to Xianyang City within two days, and kill the Northern Han people by surprise." He clenched his fists and said, "Since it is a surprise attack, it is natural to take risks, if you let your subordinates choose .....!" Stretch out a finger and point on the map: "Take the meridian road!" ”