Ninety-two

History only says that Wei Zhongxian's name before his career was Li Jinzhong, but after Yue Xiang experienced the initial shock, he quickly calmed down.

The eunuch in front of him who is close to himself is really the peerless eunuch who will cause trouble in the Ming court in history in the future? As soon as he heard that the other party had reported to his home just now, he subconsciously almost pulled out a knife and cut the chattering eunuch on the spot. If it was really Wei Zhongxian, as long as he was killed here, the situation of the Ming Dynasty might be much better in the future. But considering the martial arts that the other party showed just now, he is not his opponent with injuries on his body, and I am afraid that he will suffer if he misses a blow.

Second, no one can say for sure the name of Li Jinzhong, but there are many records in the history of the wilderness, and Yue Xiang is not sure whether it is or not. And "Jin Zhong" is obviously quite common among eunuchs with a flattering name, don't you be a person with the same name and surname?

But this person admitted that he was on an errand in the prince's east palace, and the current crown prince Zhu Changluo was the Mingguangzong who was eaten to death by the red pill after only one month as the emperor, and his son was the famous Emperor Tianqi. Wei Zhongxian later became a nurse who made his fortune in the Apocalypse, which shows that Wei Zhongxian belonged to the faction of the crown prince Zhu Changluo at least before he became a climate.

This is in line with his identity as an errand in the East Palace.

So is this person the future Wei Zhongxian? Yue Xiang is difficult to judge, even if it is, now that Shenzong is still in power, the crown prince Zhu Changluo is still trembling all day long, he doesn't know that one day his father will find trouble with him again, his people will definitely not dare to be arrogant, Wei Zhongxian should not have the same destructive energy as in the future.

Perhaps he did not yet think that he would become the de facto ruler of the Ming Dynasty in a few years.

This person is a master in the Hongyang Sect, could it be that this Hongyang Sect will have anything to do with Wei Zhongxian in the future? When Wei Zhongxian's power reached its peak, he organized thousands of eunuchs in the inner palace, that is, eunuchs who knew martial arts. The eunuch is a castrated person, his body is thin and lacks arm strength, where can he practice martial arts. Where did Wei Zhongxian find so many eunuchs who knew martial arts, but there is no clear record in history.

When Yue Xiang thought of this, he was shocked in his heart, could it be that those martial eunuchs were all the instructors of the Hongyang Sect? Li Jinzhong himself is a eunuch, but he has such a martial arts, and there may be many such people in the Hongyang Sect.

Just find an opportunity to kill him, if this person is really Wei Zhongxian in the future, he must not sit idly by. He and I met for the first time, and it would never have occurred to me that I wanted to kill him, because there was no reason for it, and surprise was my advantage.

But Yue Xiang dispelled the idea of doing it immediately, not to mention that this person's martial arts are strong and difficult to be sure, even if he kills him now, the people around him will not agree, he is now an envoy sent by the prison army.

Do you tell people that I am going to do all the heinous evil deeds that this person will commit in a few years, so that I can prevent them from happening? It's strange that this kind of reasoning is reasonable. The name of the envoy of the prison army is not a joke, and killing him now is tantamount to murdering his superiors, which is tantamount to rebellion, and will be beheaded all over the house.

Yue Xiang decided to attack secretly, as long as his body recovered, he felt that with his own strength, he was about sixty or seventy percent sure that he would be killed with one blow in a surprise situation. Moreover, Yue Xiang had already discovered that his physical strength did not know if it was a special system, and his strength and injuries had recovered much faster than ordinary people, and he himself didn't know what was going on. Maybe after his soul was reborn in Yue Xiang's body, his body was also washed by Yi Jin?

However, the person concerned is no longer surprised by this, on the contrary, after experiencing so many strange things, this little thing has been regarded as a normal phenomenon.

Since he had decided to kill the wrong person rather than let it go, Yue Xiang made up his mind to win his trust for the time being, and only after getting acquainted with him would he start in the future. So he also began to respond warmly to Li Jinzhong's greetings, praising him again and again for his superb martial arts, and asking him for advice in the future.

Li Jinzhong originally saw that Yue Xiang was lukewarm and just maintained a polite attitude, so he was a little anxious in his heart. This trip was originally to hide from Yang Hao and prepare to take the lead first, but he didn't expect Yang Hao to be unexpectedly shrewd, and he actually saw through their plan and secretly sent someone to blend into the team.

Now that the overseer has arrived in Shenyang, this soldier and horse are now obeying the general orders of Jinglu, and he is incapable of bringing this Yue Xiang to Shenyang Mansion. At present, if you can win the favor of this person, you must try your best to dig up as much news as possible from his mouth, because once you get to Qinghe, there is no room for your own interference.

The Jinyi Guard, the Ghost Tiger and the Dark Dragon next to him were deeply dissatisfied with this. But the identity of the other party is not lower than his own, and there is nothing to interfere with chatting and farting with each other. As Jinyi Guard, they usually talk and do things horizontally, and now they follow Yang Hao to do things, and they have the momentum of seeing the official level, and Yue Xiang can't help but bring out this kind of commanding tone, which makes Yue Xiang very unhappy, so the conversation with them often ends in choking.

And this Li Jinzhong is a eunuch, and walking in the palace is a basic skill, so what he said with Yue Xiang turned out to be a harmonious atmosphere and a very happy conversation, as if Yue Xiang was his boss. The two brocade guards who watched it were extremely unhappy, and their faces were revealed.

"This kid is so uninteresting, Lao Tzu saved his life, and now he runs to mix with the eunuch. Hum! Do you think you can fly by relying on that eunuch? I don't want to think about the fact that Lord Yang is now the strategy of Liaodong, and one sentence can determine his life and death, what can those eunuchs do? Such knowledge, hmph, it is estimated that he can find Gao Huai Zangjin is also a blind cat touching a dead mouse. ”

"Hmph, that Eunuch Li is an internal eunuch, but he has made friends with foreign officials, I think his ambition is not small. As an errand officer of the East Palace, he thought that Yue Xiang had taken a fancy to his identity, and wanted to climb up with this dragon's tail when the crown prince succeeded to the throne in the future. I thought this Yue Xiang was a man, but I didn't expect that he was also a man who tended to be inflammatory. ”

"Don't put Lao Tzu in your eyes? Hmph, this is to be reported clearly to Master Jinglu, and then you will know what will happen if you follow those eunuchs. ”

The two whispered, glaring at Yue Xiang and Li Jinzhong as they walked, gritting their teeth and whispering their dissatisfaction. But the two of them didn't seem to notice it at all, and whether they should laugh or laugh, seemed quite intimate.

They know Yue Xiang's character, they don't eat hard and soft, and they don't take their official position in their eyes at all. If he had met such a person who dared to defy authority, they would have given him some powerful looks, but this person was the person Yang Hao named to meet, at least until they met, they couldn't scoop him up.

The remnants of the brigade will march through the mountain roads for fear of being attacked by the Jurchen cavalry again, and they will take the remote roads. However, fortunately, the Hoi An Fort garrison is relatively close to here, and the road is not too unfamiliar. Moreover, the professional scout sentries in the team have not yet died, and they have carefully distributed sentry sentries along the way, fortunately no enemy troops have appeared since then, and it was not until the sun went down that these thousands of people returned to Hoi An Fort.

Hoi An Fort, also known as Huiyuan Fort in the mouth of the border people, also called Hunyuan Fort by some people, is the first castle of the Ming Army's Liaodong Great Wall defense line from the Hunhe River to the north, about 30 miles to the south on the Guanling Mountain, Fushun Pass is built on it.

The entire castle wall is made of brick, which is much stronger than the earthen walls of a normal fortress. The circumference is four miles, there are two gates in the east and west, the city defense is relatively strong, and the garrison is perfect. And also connected with the Great Wall that stretches from the direction of Sancha'er Fort as a barrier, to the south there is the Great Wall of Fushun Pass generation to connect, there are trenches outside the city wall, these trenches are all artificially split mountains for ditches, the width is more than ten meters, there are several meters deep, it is not easy to cross.

The more than 200 people who stayed in the city were worried for a whole day, and finally received a report that the main force had returned safely, and they hurriedly lowered the drawbridge and opened and closed the door to welcome the brigade into the city.

Yue Xiang and others suffered a vicious battle, and after the war, they hurriedly left the battlefield without resting, and they hurried away from the battlefield, and they were full of wounded soldiers. When they entered the city, many people sat on the ground on the spot, humming and complaining.

When the guards saw these compatriots in such a mess, they knew that something must have happened. When I went out, there were a lot of carriages and horses, and the guns and cannons were ready, but now that I have returned, all the heavy equipment is gone, and there are so many wounded soldiers, and the number seems to be much less, and I am wondering whether I am fighting with the Jurchens.

These people who stayed behind were basically the routs who dispersed to Hoi An Fort after the defeat of Fushun last time, and they had already recognized the power of the Jurchens, and they were secretly glad that they were not sent out this time.

Yue Xiang is also very tired, since he appeared here, there has not been a time when he has been able to live easily.

He found a corner to help Xiao Wan sit down, scooped out the water bladder and poured a mouthful, and then fed Xiao Wan a few more mouthfuls, Xiao Wan recovered from the semi-numb state, she showed shocking perseverance along the way, and actually managed to walk the whole way. It seems that the experience of these days has also changed for her, and women are really able to endure when they are strong.

"Hurry, hurry! Hurry up and scoop it up! In his own land, Li Guangrong restored the authority of the governor, and shouted loudly to his subordinates to make food, and the city was suddenly busy.

Hoi An Fort is close to Fushun Pass, and when the Jurchens did not turn their faces in the past, merchants from Kaiyuan Tieling and other places basically had to pass through the vicinity of Hoi An Fort when they went to Fushun Ma City. The so-called building near the water is the first to get the moon, and there is naturally a lot of light near this golden trade route, and the money and food in the city are still relatively sufficient, and it is really no problem to supply meals for thousands of people. Last time, Nurhachi didn't rob Hoi An Fort by the way, and it was really an outlier.

"I also invite Gonggong Li and the two adults to go to the office for dinner, and the lower officials will prepare a little thin wine, which is not a respect, and please appreciate your face." Li Guangrong came to the front and bowed. As a deputy general, he was originally the head of everyone present, but the people in front of him couldn't afford to offend, so he called him a lower official.

What he meant was that he wanted to take the opportunity to bribe, and he fought like this and suffered heavy losses. If these people are allowed to go back and talk in front of the warlords and the prison army, their black gauze hats will be in danger. Therefore, we must seize this last opportunity and give up the blood money we usually embezzle and loot to see if we can save the situation.

"Well, there is Lord Lao Li......" Li Jinzhong and the Dark Dragon Ghost Tiger have special identities, and it is impossible for them to find a place to sit casually like other ordinary soldiers. Although his legs were tired and numb and trembling, he still stood and maintained the prestige of the Jingguan. Yue Xiang originally thought that after taking such a long road, they must be going to put on a big show of Beijing officials, calling and drinking and making all kinds of excessive demands, but he didn't expect that none of these three people complained about being tired, and the Buddha guest accepted the arrangement as if he were the master.

"Oh, the three lords are the people around the Jinglu and the prison army, and they have come to our poor country without tirelessness, which shows that they are loyal to the country, how can the lower officials not show a little admiration? This is all within the subordinate officials' duties, and they are within their own affairs. The three adults, please ...... here" Li Guangrong nodded, but saw that the three of them looked different.

"Oh, Mr. Yue has also worked hard along the way, General Zou of Qinghe Fort and I are colleagues, since Mr. Yue is on an errand in Qinghe Fort, everyone is not an outsider. Come and come, go and go. ”

Yue Xiang thought about it and stood up. He really wants to get rid of these dog skin plasters around him, but obviously people won't give you a chance. In that case, it's better to go for a big meal to replenish your energy. I have injuries on my body, although my body's recovery ability is far beyond ordinary people, but if there is no nutritional supplement, who knows if I will maintain the same self-healing speed as before. He himself hasn't figured out whether this ability is innate or acquired, and this kind of unsafe thing should not be pressed too much leverage.

Who knows one day if this special ability suddenly disappears, if you rely too much on it, it will definitely have bad consequences.

"Since it is Lord Li's order, the last general will obey the order." Yue Xiang ignored the other three and just gave Li Guangrong a salute. For the first time, he saw the Ming army dare to confront the Jurchen elite troops head-on and fight decently, although the casualties were much higher than the other party, but at least this kind of morale that dared to fight was worthy of praise, which showed that the main general usually led the troops well. In the face of such a person, Yue Xiang respects him from the bottom of his heart.

If there were more such troops, it is estimated that the Ming army's battle in Liaodong would not be so difficult.

This kind of border fortress is purely for military use, except for the garrison is the military family and a small number of merchants and peddlers who are not afraid of death, so there is no civil official yamen in the city, only in the northwest city area there is a reserve office, Yue Xiang and others arrived at the inner hall of the office, but saw a table of wine and meat has been prepared.

Everyone was tired and hungry, and after sitting down, they each said a few polite words, and began to munch.

"Hmph, that rebel bandit of the Xiangxiang Sect dares to collude with the Jurchen Tartars, it is really a crime that cannot be punished. Wang Sen has always been flying in Beijing, and this time he has a good show. Li Jinzhong took a sip of wine, and the duck's throat began again.

Yue Xiang's heart moved, thinking that Li Guoyong and Wang Haoxian had suffered such a big loss this time, and they would definitely not give up after they went back, these people were all snakes and rats of the White Lotus Sect anyway, why not take the opportunity to ask him about the situation of this Smelling Fragrance Sect, and make some preparations in the future.