Chapter 188: Them
The next morning, King Liang did not come forward in person, the person who came was his general Pan Kai, it is said that King Liang was ready to leave the camp, but he encountered a mutiny in the military camp before dawn, which made him temporarily change his mind and let Pan Kai solemnly convey his apology.
Xu Ji comforted him, saying that he had also been attacked, and then sent Pan Kai to the gate of the barracks, that is, the gate of the Guangling Palace, to express his hatred and hatred again.
Seeing off the guests, Xu Ji immediately found Lei Dajun, and he still had many things he didn't understand.
Lei Dajun had been interrogating the captives and had just clarified some facts.
Nearly five watches, a group of soldiers of the Descendants Army rushed out of the barracks, claiming to seek revenge on King Liang, but they jumped around the camp and asked others to join.
Lei Dajun and Dai Pohu led the troops to suppress, grabbed more than a dozen leaders led by them, and just stabilized the situation, but found that someone seemed to have broken into King Wu's barracks, so they went in to check, and sure enough, the bed was a mess, the tables and chairs were all overturned, and the gifts sent by the generals were scattered all over the place, and the assassin did not find the target, obviously very angry, and used a sharp blade to draw a crooked "death" word on the wall.
The battalion had all seen the mutiny, and only a handful of them knew that the Assassins had arrived.
Xu Ji stared at the word "death" and couldn't help but sneer.
Lei Dajun happened to come in, sweating profusely, interrogation was a hard work, he finally asked something, "I can't find the main messenger, everyone's rhetoric is the same: I heard rumors that the incarnation army has a heart of revenge, as long as someone starts to call for it, the servant is like a cloud, and the person who kills the king of Liang with his own hands is the new king of the incarnation." β
"There's always a origin to the rumors."
"I asked in detail, the rumors are only in the middle of the descending army, you say I listen, some people laugh at it, some people take it seriously, I follow the line forward, and finally point to the side of the king of Shu."
Gan Zhao's subordinates are all descended into the world, and the rumors generated from there don't explain anything.
"There were not many people involved in the mutiny, and it seems that not many people really wanted to avenge the incarnation."
"The number is not much, less than a hundred, but the trouble caused is not small, General Dai and I used nearly 1,000 people to suppress it, and what is even more troublesome is that although the mutiny was unsuccessful, the rumors are even more prevalent. Now even Wu Bing said that the incarnation king's soul was not gone, and he was wandering around the city to see who was willing to avenge him and who gloated over his death, and wrote them down in the book one by one. β
"Rumors?" Xu Ji frowned slightly.
"On the way to see the ruling party, someone came to me and said that they wanted me to admonish King Wu, at least to take revenge, and not to get too close to King Liang."
Xu Ji smiled, he had just sent away the envoy of King Liang, and it was not unapproachable, after thinking for a while, he asked, "Does General Lei believe the rumors?" β
"Me? Of course I don't believe it, this is nonsense, if the incarnation king had such ability, he would not have been killed at that time. I saw with my own eyes in the palace that the cronies of the incarnation king, one by one, died like cattle, and wept and begged for mercy, without the slightest miracle. But ......"
"But what?"
"Some people believe it, and there are a lot of them, and you have to pay attention to it, otherwise, it will really cause big trouble."
"What General Lei said is extremely true."
"I'm a stupid person, I can only work hard for the ruling and run errands, and I'll go out and make rounds again to make them chew their tongues less."
"Wait a minute." Xu Ji pondered for a long time, "The generals sent me gifts, and they were all received by General Lei, right?" β
"Yes, it's almost all the leaders of the Incarnation Army, and the things sent are messy, I said you guys should pile them up in the house first, leave a note, write your name, I can't remember those many people."
"General Lei, lo and behold, the note is gone."
Lei Dajun was stunned for a moment, and when he looked carefully, the note attached to the gift was really gone, and there was not a single one left, "It was taken by the assassin?" What does he want this for? β
"There is a leader in the Descendant Army named Li Qiao'er, and General Laurel invited him to come to my place."
"Could it be that Li Qiao'er ......?"
"General Lei, don't think about it, Li Qiao'er has nothing to do with assassins, I have something else to do with him."
"Okay." Lei Dajun retired, and after a long time, he brought Li Qiao'er with a face that was not very happy, and as soon as he entered the house, he said to King Wu: "Leader Li is very busy, and it is not easy to find time to meet the ruler." β
Li Qiao'er was in her forties, thin and small, she looked neither like a woodcutter nor a general, and she was wearing ill-fitting armor, but like a vendor selling these armor pieces everywhere.
As soon as she saw King Wu, Li Qiao'er immediately nodded and smiled: "General Lei misunderstood, I'm either busy, or ...... It's just a little nervous, I'm a small leader, how can I be qualified to meet King Wu alone? Really, if you don't believe it, please ask General Lei to inquire, I have always been afraid of officials, and in the past, even a servant could bully me. Follow...... Over the years since joining the World Army, I have become more bold and dare to kill officers and soldiers, but I am still afraid of my superiors. And I'm stupid and can't speak, I don't know anything, because I have many relatives, so I am a small leader, in charge of more than 100 people. King Wu is really in trouble, look for Liu Shuanggun above me......"
Xu Ji had to raise his hand to stop Li Qiao'er, otherwise, he might keep talking, and he didn't know where it would go.
Lei Dajun wanted to stay and protect the government, but seeing that Li Qiao'er was really thin and had no weapons on his body, he gave up.
Before the room was cleaned up, Xu Ji picked up a chair, stretched out his hand and said, "Please sit." β
Li Qiao'er took a step back instead, "I'll just stand, King Wu sits." β
Xu Ji was no longer polite, sat on the chair, and stared at Li Qiao'er.
Li Qiao'er was furious when she saw it, and when she saw the word "death" on the wall, her smile became more and more stiff, "King Wu...... Looking for me? β
"Well, thank you for the gifts, a golden furnace and ten silver cups."
Li Qiao'er blinked in confusion, he did send a gift, but it was not the most valuable, nor the most special, it was really not worthy of King Wu's personal thanks, "Ah...... It should be, a little courtesy, not a respect...... Many people have sent it, Liu Shuanggun sent a box of jewelry, which is ...... than me."
Xu Ji smiled: "I know that everyone's gifts are very good, and I can't thank them one by one, so I will find Leader Li and thank you, that is, thank everyone." β
"Huh? King Wu thinks too highly of me. β
"Not high. I don't have anything else to do, Boss Li, please come back, if anyone asks, you will say that I like the Golden Furnace, so I am looking for you to thank you. β
"Nothing else?"
"No, after Leader Li goes back, he will motivate the soldiers a lot, and when the officers and soldiers attack the city, there will be a tough battle to be fought."
"Yes, yes, that's for sure, everyone says that King Wu is clever and will win this battle. Then I'...... Went back. β
"I'll send Leader Li out."
"Don't you, King Wu is too polite, Mo will ruin the villain's lifespan ......"
Xu Ji had to be polite, got up and came to Li Qiao'er, stretched out his hand to hold one of his arms, and said with a smile: "Since Leader Li has joined the Wu Army, he is my family, how can there be a 'polite' word?" I have to give a ride and let the whole army see ......"
Seeing that she couldn't refuse, Li Qiao'er suddenly weakened, knelt at King Wu's feet, and begged with a sad face: "King Wu spare me." β
"Huh? What does Boss Li mean by this? Do you blame me for only talking about false gifts and not giving back gifts? β
Xu Ji let go of his hand, Li Qiao'er kowtowed, raised his head and said, "That's not what I mean, King Wu is too good to me, I'm just afraid of ...... I'm afraid it's going to kill me. β
"Leader Li said that I am getting more and more confused, I am good to you, how can I kill you?"
"The Incarnation King...... The Ancestral King's ghost was wandering nearby, and he didn't like to see itβ" Li Qiao'er suppressed his voice, "We people are too close to the kings, not just King Wu. β
Xu Ji made a sudden realization, and untied the incarnation stick on his waist, "I have the magic rod in my hand, but it was given by the incarnation king himself before his death, is it useless?" β
Li Qiao'er kowtowed to the incarnation stick again, still with a sad face, "I don't know, I can't explain the reason with those people, they recognize that the kings are responsible for the death of the ancestral king, and whoever gets too close to the kings is a traitor." β
"The Descendant Army has joined the army of kings, aren't they all traitors?"
"That's different, joining the army of kings is because there is no other way out, and there are officers and soldiers outside the city...... It's another thing to get too close, like King Wu ...... me If you get too close, they will suspect me of telling King Wu, but in fact, I have no secret to tell at all......"
"Who are 'they'?"
"They are who they are."
"The people who made trouble last night and were arrested?"
Li Qiao'er shook her head, "No, they weren't involved in last night's incident, but they are everywhere." Li Qiao'er lowered her voice again, "Even if you can drill into people's hearts, you know everything, and none of the people they want to kill can escape." β
"Can 'they' help the rebels defeat the officers and soldiers?"
"Yes, but they don't want to, because the kings killed the ancestors, and the rebels have no longer been blessed by Maitreya Buddha." Li Qiao'er said it seriously, and it seems that she really believes this set of loopholes.
Xu Ji stared at Li Qiao'er, but it was not him, it was just an accident that Li Qiao'er was recruited, because Guo Shifeng happened to read his name last night, and because of this, Xu Ji believed that Li Qiao'er's idea was almost the general idea of the Descending Army.
Ma Wei killed Xue Liujia and caused more trouble than expected.
Li Qiao'er didn't know what King Wu was thinking, and she was stared at again, so she said carefully: "King Wu wants to see them?" β
Xu Ji came back to his senses, "What? Will 'they' come forward? β
"Ordinary people want to see it, of course they won't show up, King Wu is not an ordinary person, but the son-in-law of the ancestor king, a disciple of the closed door, holding a magic stick, having to pass on the mantle, and the son of the general and the princess of Wu, who assassinated the emperor of all things...... Maitreya Buddha must have taken a fancy to King Wu. Therefore, King Wu can recruit them to come into the world, but it is not possible to replace them with others. β
"Incarnation...... Are they in heaven? β
"That's right."
Xu Ji almost wanted to laugh, but forcibly held back, and said, "Okay, then recruit them to come to the world, let's start now." β
Li Qiao'er shook her head again and again, "It's not okay here, you have to go to the place where the ancestor was killed, and his soul is still there." β
"I thought the soul of the ancestral king was roaming the city."
"People have three souls and seven spirits, the soul stays in place and does not move, and the soul can wander around, and the so-called wandering soul actually refers to the seven spirits. The soul is more important, so go to the place where the soul is and ask the god to come into the world. β
Xu Ji wanted to ask Li Qiao'er how Maitreya Buddha could accept Taoist rituals, thinking about it, it was better not to talk too much, "Then go to the main hall." β
"I have to find a few mages, this is easy to do, I can find them, they are all in our camp."
Xu Ji remembered Guo Shifeng's reminder that all the kings had murderous intentions and had the ambition to be kings alone, and the more careful they were in the city, the better.
"When will you be able to summon a god into the world?"
"It has to be midnight."
Xu Ji nodded, he had to seize every opportunity, not blindly act carefully.