Outside the city gate of Laiwu County, Xu Cheng, Xu Keqing and others stopped after fleeing from the city lord's mansion.

They were deeply puzzled by Tian Xuanzi's sudden appearance to break the siege, and they didn't quite believe that Tian Xuanzi appeared by coincidence.

"Hey.... It's dangerous, it's dangerous. It was a fluke that he was able to escape his life this time. Xu Keqing patted his chest and sighed, and then said to Tian Yuanzi: "Fellow Daoist, this time we can escape from death, all thanks to the timely help of Daoyou." Such a great grace, I Tianyang Mountain will never forget. ”

Xu Cheng also said: "I didn't expect that Li Qidao's strength to be so powerful, this time I blamed me for misjudging the other party's strength and acting hastily, otherwise I wouldn't have done it like this." Tianxuanzi Daoyou, this time I am fortunate that you have taken action to break the siege, otherwise my people will definitely be wiped out. I apologize to you for what happened in Tianyang Mountain earlier. ”

"It's okay, that Li Qidao is so powerful that even I was surprised." Tian Xuanzi said: "If you hadn't challenged him, maybe we wouldn't have been able to see his true strength." Now that his details have been investigated, when you return to the Holy Mountain, your mountain master will definitely have a countermeasure to deal with it, and you don't have to suffer this kind of loss again.

Of course, there are times when it is good to suffer some losses, such as this time. It is precisely because of the losses that they have figured out their strength, which is conducive to arranging plans in the future. ”

"Perhaps." Xu Cheng smiled bitterly: "This time, we led seventy-eight masters to challenge, but less than half of them came back." And they didn't lose much on their side, ashamed, ashamed. I can't imagine that a small barbarian country has such magical powers, hey.

But then again, Tianxuanzi Daoist, why were you able to show up in time to break the siege? I don't believe your rhetoric, I think there must be something else. ”

"Well...," Tianxuanzi said: "The reason why I appeared in time is not a coincidence, it is indeed deliberate. After your mountain lord Xu Yangtian got the information you fed back and learned of your plan. He suddenly had a sense of foreboding in his heart, that you must be in serious trouble on this trip.

With this warning, he sent many masters down the mountain, wanting to secretly help you in case of accidents. Unexpectedly, these people fell for Li Qidao's trick and were intercepted halfway, unable to come to help.

Xu Yangtian was even more worried after learning the news, and he was even more sure that your party would definitely be in trouble, but at this time, he didn't have many people to dispatch, and he needed to guard Tianyang Mountain. So he sent someone to find me and asked me to do it. ”

"I see!" Xu Chengdao: "The mountain lord is really clever, and even these things can be predicted in advance. However, that Li Qidao is really powerful, he can actually calculate my Tianyang Mountain headquarters and send people to intercept the rescue force while dealing with us and others. It can be seen how profound his plan is, and how strong his strength is. ”

"This is true, this Li Qidao is strategizing and good at arranging, and we really have to deal with it carefully. This time we were able to get away with it, and that was luck. If he still has any extra strength in his hands, we will surely be wiped out.

This time, it was precisely because he sent other forces out that we had an opportunity. Of course, it also has something to do with the fact that he thinks he can hold us down. If I hadn't shown up, he would have succeeded. Okay fellow Daoists, let's say goodbye. ”

"Okay, fellow Daoist, stay here." Xu Cheng and Xu Keqing gave another gift of salvation to Tian Yuanzi, and then led everyone to rush in another direction.

When they walked away, Tian Xuanzi smiled faintly: "With this good fate, I think they will also help Wang Mang in their free time in the future." In this way, Wang Mang will also have an easier time dealing with the soldiers and horses of the Juli Kingdom. ”

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Enshi County, Jingzhou!

Let's say that after some of the core disciples of the Ji family fled Kunlun Mountain with Yuan Qiong from the secret passage, they rushed all the way to this place and settled down.

Liu Yan was overjoyed to see that so many masters of the Ji family had come to help.

These Ji family forces may not be a climate for Wang Mang at this moment, but they are a strong force for Liu Yan, whose foundation is not strong.

Liu Yan accepted many members of the Ji family as commanders in one breath, and asked them to help him train soldiers and horses and enhance their strength.

These core disciples of the Ji family sensed a strong true dragon aura from Liu Yan when they came into contact with Liu Yan, and they were even more sure that Liu Yan was definitely the most important person around Purple Pole Emperor Wei Mingjun even if he was not the Purple Pole Emperor Wei Mingjun he was looking for.

With this relationship, they also put down their figures, let go of their arrogance, and truly integrated into Liu Yan's forces, hiding and acting as surprise soldiers.

On this day, Liu Xuan, the leader of the alliance, sent an invitation letter and invited Liu Yan to discuss things together.

After receiving the invitation, Liu Yan was afraid that Liu Xuan would deceive, so he urgently convened a meeting to discuss the matter.

In the secret room, there were five people. One is Liu Yan, one is Wu Yazi, the other is Yuan Qiong, and the other two are all masters of the Ji family, one is named Ji Wen, and the other is named Ji Wu, who is the leader of the Ji family who came to help Liu Yan this time.

Liu Yan showed everyone the invitation letter sent by Liu Xuan, and then said: "Everyone, this time I am fortunate to have many masters of the Ji family to help train soldiers and horses, which has greatly enhanced the strength of our army. However, although the increase in the strength of our army was very secretive, the news finally leaked out and was learned by Liu Xuan. This time, Liu Xuan invited me to discuss the matter, I am afraid that the drunkard did not mean to drink, and wanted to plot the power in my hands. ”

"The general's words are not bad!" Ji Wendao: "Liu Xuan, my Ji family has also studied, and his ability is there, but he has a small belly and chicken intestines, he is cunning and insidious, and he must not be deeply acquainted." The previous general united with him for the sake of the overall situation, and there was no way to do it. This time, under the pretext of the matter of the Giant Beauty, he invited the general to discuss the matter, which was categorically uneasy and kind.

Although the story of the invasion of the Juli Kingdom is kept secret, we finally learned about it. And this matter does not have much impact on us, because that Wang Mang is still there, and he will arrive in the imperial capital soon. Once he successfully arrived at the imperial capital and presided over the government, then he would definitely have to carry out an all-round attack on the affairs of the Juli Kingdom. Therefore, in my opinion, there is no need for you to see Liu Xuan, general, so as not to be misheard. ”

"I agree with General Ji's statement." Yuan Qiong said: "Liu Xuan issued an invitation at this time, he was definitely uneasy and kind, and wanted to get rid of the general, and then take over the general's hands to enhance his strength and fight against Wang Mang." I expected that he was thinking about Wang Mang and Juli Kingdom when he was fighting from the side, wanting to make a profit. We can't get involved in this kind of thing.

"Yes, yes, we really can't get involved in this."

Ji Wudao: "Liu Xuantie must want to pull out his teeth, and suddenly make a move when Wang Mang and Ju Liguo are inseparable, and want to annex the two sides in one fell swoop, this idea is simply whimsical." If what I expected was true, he should have planned to kill the general first, and then obtain all the soldiers and horses under the general's command, and then use these soldiers and horses as the lead for the dead ghosts.

However, although Wang Mang has a disagreement with my Ji family, and also has a common enmity with your royal family, he is a person from Kyushu after all, although he has had a relationship with the Han Dynasty, but he has merit with the people. Once the battle between him and the Juli Kingdom is lost, then the hearts and minds of our Kyushu people will be lost, which will be beneficial for the Juli Kingdom to annex the whole of Kyushu.

Where can we do such a harmful thing in Kyushu? Therefore, my suggestion is that on the premise of not helping Wang Mang, we must not rush into it, so as not to indirectly help Juli Kingdom, so as not to leave a stench for 10,000 years. A barbarian is a barbarian after all, and a personal grudge is a personal grudge after all, and the two cannot be confused. For now, we'd better wait and see what happens.

If Wang Mang finally wins the victory and defeats the Juli Kingdom, and loses ninety percent of his strength, then we can go to crusade against Wang Mang and regain control of Kyushu. If Wang Mang is defeated, then we must also take desperate action to crusade against the Great Beauty. All in all, between Wang Mang and Ju Liguo, we should not interfere, and we should not unite with others, so as not to make a bad deal. ”

"General Ji, I heard that your younger brother Liu Xiu is very strategic, I wonder when he will be able to return from the imperial capital? If he had been there for advice, maybe it would have been easier for us to deal with it. ”

"My brother? He won't be coming back from the imperial capital anytime soon, and I still want to gain fame. And I'm not going to let him get involved. But since everyone said not to go to the appointment, I also have a plan. Liu Yan responded.

Wu Yazi, who had been sitting silently without speaking, suddenly opened his eyes, frowned and said, "It's not proper, it's inappropriate, it's not proper." ”

"What's wrong?" Ji Wen and Ji Wu now also know the status of Wuyazi in the hearts of the two Liu Yan brothers, and only the two Liu Yan brothers have today's achievements, all of which are supported by Wuyazi, so the two of them also have some admiration for Wuyazi.

Wu Yazi said: "Liu Xuan sent someone to ask Liu Yan to discuss things, and we all know about Liu Xuan's uneasy and kind invitation. His approach is just like Xiang Yu invited Gaozu Liu Bang to a banquet, but Gaozu Liu Bang went to the appointment, why is this? It's nothing more than for a name.

General Liu Yan was forced to become a brother with Liu Xuan due to the situation that day, and handed over the command of some of his soldiers and horses to show his loyalty. Wouldn't it be ridiculous to get his invitation at this moment and not show up? Besides, on the surface, his invitation said that he still wanted to join forces to deal with the giant country. If this matter spreads, how will Liu Yan revive the royal family in the future? How to revive the Han?

There are things that a generation of emperors can do, but there are things that can never be done. We need to think about it for the future. If you don't go now, the people will definitely say that General Liu Yan has no benevolence and no loyalty, which is very detrimental to the future development, so I think I still have to go. ”

"Well..... this"

Ji Wu was speechless for a while, because Wuyazi's words did make sense.

A righteous brother asked for an invitation to discuss with his righteous brother for the sake of major events in the world, but the righteous brother was greedy for life and afraid of dying.

Ji Wen frowned and said: "According to the information I have obtained, this time the arrival of the Juli Kingdom is not trivial, even the Tianyang Mountain side has been involved, and it is said that the masters of the Juli Kingdom have suppressed the Tianyang Mountain to the point that it is difficult to breathe."

This time, Liu Xuan sent someone to invite General Liu Yan, even if he would not kill General Liu Yan at the banquet, he would use means to persecute General Liu Yan and let General Liu Yan go to the front line to take the lead as a substitute for the dead. Then as soon as General Liu Yan died, he smoothly took over the remaining soldiers and horses. His move is very vicious and difficult to deal with. ”

"That being said, the cost of going and not going is greater. Although he can survive if he doesn't go, he loses the opportunity to win the world in the future, and even affects his younger brother Liu Xiu. ”

Wu Yazi pondered and said: "In the opinion of the poor road, Liu Yan must go this time." Of course, this Liu Xuan has a vicious mind, and we can't guard against it, so I plan to accompany Liu Yan in person, go with him, and protect him thoroughly. ”

"No, never." Liu Yan exclaimed: "How can the seniors go with me? This is a no-no. If there is any negligence on the part of my seniors, how can I be worthy of my brother? How can you be worthy of the Yin family? ”

"It's okay, I haven't taken it to heart yet. If this person is not good, Poor Dao doesn't mind giving him a ride. Wu Yazi said coldly.

"I don't think it's better to be like this, you are still sitting here, and I will accompany General Liu with Ji Wu." Ji Wen said with a smile: "Although the foundation of my Ji family is gone, the face is still there. Thinking about it, Ji Xuan just offended my Ji family rashly. ”

"It's not right for you to go." Wu Yazi said: "If the foundation of your Ji family is still there, Liu Xuan will definitely not mess around." But the foundation of your Ji family is gone, so I expect that Ji Xuan must have a plan and want to plot the remaining strength of your Ji family. Therefore, if the two of you go, he will intensify his persecution of Liu Yan. Well, that's it. ”

"It's... All right! Liu Yan nodded and said, "Then Senior Lao will accompany me for a while." ”

"Hmm." Wu Yazi nodded and said, "General, I asked you to withdraw the newly trained soldiers and horses to Zhuzhou, has this matter been done?" ”

"It's done."

"That's very good." Wu Yazi smiled: "Liu Xuan peeped at the remaining half of the soldiers and horses in your hand, so what does it matter if you give it to him?" This time, the elite soldiers and horses that the Ji family cultivated for us are not established, and they are nominally not under our control, if he mentions the military power at the banquet, you will give him the tiger talisman, and then we will leave Jingzhou to go to Zhuzhou, and reopen the foundation with the hands of the Yin family. ”

"Senior, you're saying we just need to keep the elite?"

"Yes, that's what I mean. This Liu Xuan is too vicious, and the conspiracy is constant, if he doesn't cut off the entanglement with him, he will definitely be in trouble in the future. This time, perhaps we can take the opportunity to dissociate ourselves from him. "No cliff road.

When Ji Wen Ji Wu heard this, he sighed secretly, but there was no way to reverse the situation.

Liu Yan's foundation is insufficient, and if he hands over the remaining half of the military power on the surface this time, it will be even more difficult in the future. But if you don't hand it over, you will definitely be peeped at by Liu Xuan every day, which is very inappropriate.

Seeing that everyone showed regret, Wu Yazi said loudly: "The sage Yuntian will descend to the great task of the Si people, and he must first work his muscles and bones to starve his body and skin, and empty his body. If Liu Yan wants to achieve great things, hardships must be indispensable. This time we will just take it as an ordeal, as long as our lives are still there, as long as our people are still alive, we will not have no opportunities in the future. ”

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