Five miles outside the city of Pingluo, go west to the side of the main road.

In the midst of the blood flowing on the ground, there were six corpses, each with their eyes wide open, looking frightened, as if they had died very unexpectedly. The corpses are all dressed in military uniforms, which are the color of the Blackwater Army, and their status is not low, and there are even first-class people who can govern thousands of people.

In the air, the smell of blood lingered, and for most people, it was a very uncomfortable smell, but the person who had just created these smells with his own hands seemed to enjoy the smell very much, standing in the middle of the pool of blood, opening his arms wide, and breathing deeply.

"Sister, I haven't eaten yet..."

In the breeze, the red golden eyes seemed to be closed, the red hair vibrated and fluttered in the wind, like a burning golden flame, and the slightly thin arms were greatly extended, hugging the sky, and the momentum had the meaning of embracing everything within the reach of the eye.

"I want to eat more..."

Talking like a dream, intermittent, and the voice was weak, just like an ordinary child begging for food or toys from the elders, listening to the ears of the purple-clothed girl with her hands on her side, just smiling bitterly.

"That's enough, Red Thunder."

"I can't eat more today, or I'll be in even more trouble."

As she spoke, the girl dropped some things on the ground, all of which were fragments of the clothes and weapons of the Yinshan Wolf Army, and there was something hidden under the leader, but it was a fragment of the robe of the first-level general of the Blackwater Army.

"These guys from the Blackwater Army will have to clean them up one day, but now is not the time, these people will be handed over to Daddy to deal with in the future."

"Our mission is to take the first step in the plan of 'coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes'..."

"Bastard thing!"

A heavy punch slammed on the table, shattering the large table made of the whole giant wood from the middle, and Heishui Tuoba, one of the generals of the Blackwater Army, was furious, eager to bite the soldier in front of him and eat it.

"What do you say, six people, six people! Including Er's speed, they are all dead?! ”

"Exactly."

The calm answer was not from the mouth of the soldier, but from outside the door, hearing this voice, Heishui Tuoba's expression began to calm down a little, stared at the door and said, "Have you been to see it?" ”

"Just came back."

The person who walked in from the door with a smile was less than seven feet tall, with a face like a crown of jade, wearing a Taoist robe, and a dust whisk in his hand, his appearance was really very refined, only his eyes were very small, and there was a greedy image between his eyebrows, which made his expression a little insufficient.

… If it weren't for the word "greed", he was born in Longhu Mountain and had studied the Tao for 30 years, and he would not have gone far to the Western Regions, and became a warlock with the Black Water Army, supervising the history of the army, and Qi Zhiming.

As he spoke, he removed a small bag from his shoulder, and dumped the contents of the contents - by this time the messenger had already withdrawn from the opportunity - and smiled: "General, please see." ”

Heishui Tuoba was stunned for a moment and said, "Impossible?" How could those people not be able to kill here? ”

Qi Zhiming smiled: "Exactly." As he spoke, he pulled out another piece of fragment and said, "General, please take a look." ”

Heishui Tuoba Dingqing looked at it for a while, his face changed suddenly, and he said in a low voice: "This..."

Smiling, Qi Zhiming finished making up for what he had not said:

"The matter here, it's better to go to Xingqing as soon as possible, and let the Guigu military division deal with it..."

Heishui Tuoba was stunned for a while, nodded, but gritted his teeth, and said hatefully: "But let that liar go, Lao Tzu really can't swallow this breath!" ”

Suddenly, he said, "Look, will that bastard..."

Qi Zhiming shook his head with a smile and said confidently: "No." ”

"That guy is just an ordinary liar, how could it be... Is it someone 'over there'? It's just a coincidence. ”

After a pause, he said: "Forgive him how good his foot strength is, at this time, he is only walking fifty or sixty miles, and later the lower officer will take three junior disciples to chase him personally, and he will definitely capture that guy back and send it to the general." ”

Heishui Tuoba looked wide, and said with a smile: "Then there will be a long history of Laoqi." As he spoke, he slapped him on the shoulder a few times, and picked up the fragment of the robe and squeezed it out of his side.

About half an hour later, four fast horses galloped out of the west gate of Pingluo City, and when they were out of sight, a man in a ragged shirt and a straw hat over his face began to turn over and sit up, put his hand on his forehead, and looked in the direction where they had gone.

(Qi Zhi and the Master brothers joined forces, what is so important?) ）

After a moment of silence, the man walked slowly back into the city, and after a while, another strong horse galloped out of the west gate, and immediately the man was a man with broad shoulders and a fashionable coat on his back, and no one would have recognized him as the poor man of the wall without looking closely.

On the post road, two thin horses were walking slowly, the sun had sunk in the west, and the shadows were being pulled longer and longer, jumping on the ground, looking very strange.

In the silence, the red-haired young man holding on to the left suddenly grabbed the horse and looked at the girl beside him, his eyes were already full of longing.

(Alas...) ）

Silently shaking her head in her heart, the girl wanted to open her mouth to tell the young man, saying that she had successfully led Qi Zhengming and the others away from the direction where Ziyun Chongbo was going, and that there was no need to do anything superfluous... However, I can't say it.

In her eyes, the image of the young man seemed to be suddenly blurred, and he was reunited with a thin boy with round eyes, but he did not cry or cry.

Her eyes flickered, and she seemed to see how the boy was taken away from the side of the beautiful orchid who died young, how he was carried back by the man who had never smiled at him, how he was sent into the deep Dao Mountain before he knew a few words, how he followed the side of the Taoist who would not have gossiped a few words that year, how he was placed in the medicine pod, smelted day and night...

(Brother, you are indeed a child who has never had a child...) ）

Nodding slightly, the girl then deliberately turned her head away, unwilling to look at the joy in the young man's eyes.

(Alas...) ）

"Your Excellency is the disciple of that sect, why don't you make it clear?!"

Shocked and angry, Qi Zhiming shook the dust to block the rocket in front of him, and asked sharply, but of course he couldn't get any answer.

Hehe smiled, his eyes flashed with blazing golden flames, Liu Chilei flew with both hands, and took out one flame arrow after another in his empty hand, sniping the four of them more than ten steps away, unable to move forward.

"In the lower Ming, it is also the same vein of the dragon and tiger, and the Taoist friends are the disciples of that sect, don't hurt your own harmony!"

As he spoke, Zhi Ming would not be beaten all the time, shook off the belt around his waist, flew into a ring in the air, and included more than fifty percent of the rockets in the ring to extinguish it, but Liu Chilei shot too quickly, although he tried his best, he could only barely maintain the situation, and he couldn't take a step beyond the thunder pool, and his heart became more and more shocked.

Although the world's Taoism is a vein, but thousands of years have evolved separately, there have been hundreds of thousands of sects, each with its own unique secret method, different from the rest, Liu Chilei learned from the "Taoist" Zhang Yuanhe, the use of nature is the purest dragon and tiger Taoism, in the eyes of this person who has studied the Tao in Longhu Mountain for 30 years, of course, he can't hide it, but he doesn't know who this red-haired young man is, and his heart is naturally more and more shocked.

As early as many years ago, Qi Zhiming had the mana close to the peak of the seventh level, although later he lost his Taoist heart because of his greed for earthly wealth and wealth, and failed to improve again, but relying on this sub-cultivation, he was already one of the strongest thirty people on Longhu Mountain at that time, after many years, although the strength has not been promoted, but the intensive skills are becoming more and more proficient, every time he examines himself, he often thinks that he may not be defeated against the eighth-level person, at least he can save his life, and the three junior disciples are not mediocre hands, except for one who is slightly weaker, the rest have more than seven level cultivation, It's unbelievable that they can't pick up a thin boy who hasn't passed the weak crown together.

(I can't say it clearly, so I have to use it, this kid consumes a lot of mana like this, I don't believe he can last long...) ）

The dense circle in his heart, Qi Zhiming remained silent, the belt in his hand flew more and more urgently, and gradually took over more than seventy percent of the offensive of Liuchi Lei.

After fighting for a while, as Qi Zhiming expected, Liu Chilei's move gradually slowed down, Qi Zhiming sneered in his heart, and suddenly his tongue bloomed with spring thunder, and he said: "Brave junior, see the Taoist master accept you!" Saying that, the figure was in a hurry to retreat, standing with both feet in a fight, interlocking his fingers, forming a Eight Powers and Five Victory Talismans, reciting a mantra loudly, and said: "Heaven kills Huanghuang, the earth kills a thousand directions, thousands of ghosts and gods, who dares to hide, a leap forward, a hundred ghosts perish." Haste as a law!"

At the same time as him, the youngest of the four flew up, stepped on Qi Zhiming's shoulder, flew to a high place, and clasped his hands, pinched into an emperor's bamboo talisman, bit the tip of his tongue and spat blood, and said sharply: "Liujia and Liuyi, before and after me, Liubing and Liuding, list the left and right, who dares to be, who dares to go, and the cut is as urgent as the law!" ”

The sound of chanting spells sounded, and there was an invisible mana force that crossed the space, and before Liu Chilei could change his moves, he had already buckled all his limbs, and he couldn't move!

(This is, the secret curse killing method of the True Martial Sect: True Martial Heavenly Dao - Feng Shen You Kill the Seal?!) ）

He is familiar with the Dao method of Longhu Mountain, and he knows that Zhiming cultivated the sect branch when he was studying at Longhu Mountain, and in just a moment, Liu Chilei has judged the spell used by the other party, and he has also noticed the shortcomings in the use, and he has recalled several spells that can cancel out its effect... It's a pity, but it's useless.

His hands can't be sealed, his mouth can't recite a mantra, and at the same time, he only has a mana cultivation that is slightly better than Qi Ming's, and after a while, Liu Chilei understands that to break the blockade of this spell seal, he needs more than twelve fingers, but, this time, will the opponent give it?

(If it's really the Seal of the Gods, they're just using the original "Gods" now, and the other two guys are probably the ones who are preparing to launch the "Breaking God Style", right?) ）

When he saw the movements of the other two Taoist priests, Liu Chilei knew that his judgment was completely correct.

"One painting into a lake, and then painting into a sea, beheading the old head of Huang Ma, urgent as a law!"

"The divine master punishes and does not avoid the strong. Kill the little ghost first, then kill You Guang, as urgent as the law!"

They drew in the air in the shape of imaginary swords and broadswords with both hands, and at the same time recited the incantation quickly, and at the same time the incantation was completed, a huge weapon condensed by the spell aura and emitted a faint light appeared in the hands of the two people.

"Kill!"

With a roar, the two of them rushed forward together, swords intersected, and slashed towards Liu Chilei's waist!

Red light!

Without seeing what was happening clearly, the two people who launched the "Broken God Style" were already like touching a touchstone, and they were like being struck by lightning, rolling backwards in embarrassment, not to mention the swords, but they felt that their arms were also sore, and they couldn't even support their bodies for a while.

Looking back in fright, but I couldn't see anything, the red light was still diffuse, only a swishing sound was heard, the sound of breaking the wind started, as if something heavy was flying, and then I heard a loud bang, and then there was a miserable cry and fell down, but it was the young Taoist priest who jumped in the air to seal the spell.

The four of them had the upper hand, but they suddenly reversed the situation, and they were all shocked, and they gathered together in one place early, but they didn't know what they were thinking, and they didn't take the opportunity to attack.

At this time, the red light was still strong, and there was a lot of dust, and for a while nothing could be seen clearly, and the four of them suffered a loss, and they did not dare to make a mistake, only fighting and competing, and beating the spirit to twelve percent in careful defense.

In the dust and mist, the sound of flowing red thunder was still coming out slowly, but it seemed very strange, as if something was missing.

"I heard a saying from Confucianism, saying: 'When you hear the Tao, you can die at night.'" ”

"Since you are an authentic disciple of the Dao Sect, then, if you die like this, you shouldn't feel unwilling, right?"

The dust and fog gradually fell, and the vision gradually became visible.

"You... You! ”

The halberd pointed forward, and Qi Zhiming's voice and body fell into a great tremor born of "fear".

In front of him, Liuchi Thunder had already floated in the air.

It is still red hair flying, but the roots are upside down like a "angry hair rushing to the crown" appearance, the clothes on the body have been torn, revealing a red silk wrapped under the clothes, dense layers, chest, abdomen and arms, I don't know how long, but also flying up at the shoulders, if the life is creeping endlessly, the thick red light is from the silk, and there are two white lights under the feet, which are still slowly turning, but they are different: one is like the wind, the other is plundering like fire, and there is something in it that is roaring and low, as if sealing 100,000 thunderbolts.

Liuchi Thunder is still Liuchi Thunder, and what frightens Qi Zhiming is the two "things" on him.

Those two, although his three junior disciples were dumbfounded, but he had studied Taoism in Longhu Mountain for thirty years, and once entered its inner circle, he had definitely heard of it, and absolutely understood what it was.

"Ten zhang red silk, both offensive and defensive, wind and fire wheels, a thousand miles a day..."

With a trembling voice, Qi Zhiming slowly adjusted his memory with difficulty and said it slowly.

"You can bring out the magic weapons 'Chaotian Aya' and 'Hot Wheels' behind the Sanqing Palace, Daoist Zhang, he is Your Excellency's..."

"It's the family teacher."

The cold answer completely shattered the hopes of the four.

"Taoist Master" Zhang Yuanhe, and at the same time, he also has the title of "Heavenly Master", he lives on Longhu Mountain, for any cultivator, he is also the same existence as a god, and for Qi Zhiming and other disciples of Longhu Mountain, it is a name that will make it difficult to breathe even if you think about it.

And now, he wants to be an enemy of his own disciples?

"No, I'm quitting!"

In the dead silence, there was a heart-rending and terrifying scream, and the youngest Taoist priest seemed to be unable to stand the huge mental pressure, and let out a sharp scream, turned his head and ran wildly.

"Don't! …”

It was too late to remind, the harsh wind sounded, and before everyone could see clearly, the young Taoist priest's head had been shattered by something, and blood splattered and fell.

"Three gold bricks, a hundred steps to chase the soul..."

His eyes were dull, Qi Zhiming muttered, and in front of him, three pieces of small golden light that had just flown out of the hands of the artesian red thunder and killed the young Taoist priest were flying back upside down, dancing into a golden ring, flying slowly around the right wrist of the red thunder, shining in the sun, brilliant and very good-looking.

"The ten magic weapons in the Sanqing Palace, you can carry three of them alone, the Taoist master's weight and trust in you is really unimaginable..."

Slowly saying words that seemed to be desperate, Qi Zhiming's voice became lower and lower, and his body gradually became rickety.

Liuchilei floated in the air, expressionless, and did not answer, the red silk on his shoulders tumbled and rolled, as if he couldn't help but swell with thousands of heavy sea breezes and waves.

"So..."

The lower the voice, the lower the body, as if he wanted to worship Qi Zhiming, who was trying to survive, but the voice suddenly turned fierce!

"I'm going to kill you!"

Killing the word exit, Qi Zhi Ming stood like a knife, struck his left wrist, and saw a large canopy of blood splashing out, as if a beautiful and very bloody flower, and then peeled off and opened, illusion into many strange glyphs, floating uncertain.

"Wind, clouds, thunder, rain, hidden, one!"

did not hesitate to use this "essence blood talisman method" to make a spell that would damage at least half a year's longevity, Qi Zhiming went all out to launch the "Wind and Rain Sword" that he had worked hard for more than ten years, and sure enough, the scene was magnificent, and there was a sudden wind and rain in the clear sky, combined with his blood to write the spell, condensed into the shape of a big sword, and slashed towards the flowing red thunder! His two junior disciples woke up in shock at this moment, and they were busy with all their strength to help them attack.

(I don't know what is high or low...) ）

With a sneer in his heart, Liu Chilei's right arm shook suddenly, and the red silk suddenly woke up like a sleeping snake, and suddenly burst out of Zhangyu, stiff and motionless, and it turned out to be a huge chopping knife for more than a long time!

"Phew!"

If the thunder was shocked, the "Chaotian Silk Knife" of the red thunder slashed out obliquely, facing Qi Zhiming's "Storm Sword!" ”

One knife and two cuts, blood * day!

In the face of this wonderful offensive and defensive, but there are all kinds of changing Dao Gate magic weapon "Chaotian Aya", Qi Zhiming's two juniors and disciples didn't even have a chance to resist, so they were slashed from the middle, turned into four pieces of flesh and blood, and flew away in all directions.

When they flew away, their faces were still filled with fear, shock, and... Wrath!

It's anger!

Although the ayatos are strong, they are not going to die!

If it weren't for Qi Zhiming's sudden staggered hands and shattering his "Storm Sword", so that Liuchilei's silk sword would have slashed into their bodies without any hindrance, they would not have died!

The corpse flew in the air, and all four eyes were wide open, it was a dead rage!

At this time, Qi Zhiming had already reflexively grabbed the horse and whipped away!

(Want to go?!) ）

Sneering and angry, Liu Chilei exerted his strength with both feet, wanting to launch the "Hot Wheels" under his feet to catch up with the opponent he had "despised" and kill him, but when he did that, he found that the magic weapon under his feet that could already be operated by his own mental strength did not come with any response.

Stunned and bowed his head, Liuchi Lei Fang found that there were a few points of blood drawn by Qi Zhiming on the two wheels.

(Seal the wheel with a blood curse and a blood lock?) What a quick response... ）

Finally understood the true intention of the opponent, Liu Chilei frowned at the same time, but also felt funny, in him, this is the first time to really see the various methods that these old rivers and lakes will use to save their lives, but the question that has appeared in his heart more than once since then also appeared for the first time at this time.

(In order to escape, he could force himself out of such scheming and tactics, but, in that case, why would he not spend such energy trying to win the first chance...) ）

As a person who is arrogant and attaches great importance to the enjoyment of battle, Liufeng Lei can't find an answer for himself now, and in the end, he just smiled indifferently, opened his hands slightly, and recited a few spells in a low voice, and then saw several magic weapons on his body tremble lightly and disappear.

"Sister, come out, the battle is over."

"Ugh..."

Sighing softly, the flowing wind seemed to appear suddenly, the clothes on his body were not messy, and there was still that calm smile on his face.

Unlike Naidi, she was raised by the wise Yuan Hao since she was a child, and she did not have the "power" to suppress others, so she would not help Naidi's battle, but used some strange spells and some runes made by several top magicians to watch with peace of mind.

"If you are careful, that person will not be able to escape."

Faced with this seemingly reprimanding speech, Liu Chilei bowed slightly and said, "I know." ”

And he said, "He is wounded, and he cannot go." ”

Liufeng shook his head slightly and said, "There's no need." ”

"Let them think that the core people of Longhu Mountain have come to Jinzhou, which will only make everything more interesting, and make them wonder who is secretly cooperating with Longhu Mountain, and they will become more and more suspicious of each other."

"Get on the road, Ray."

"After observing for so long, it's time to get in touch with that young lady head-on..."

Of course, Qi Zhiming had no way of knowing the decisions of Liuchilei and Liufeng, and he was terrified and unspeakable, and he had forced out every bit of potential in his body, and he was desperately fleeing.

(Actually offended the disciple of the Taoist master, here... There's no way to stay here! ）

It has been more than three years since he was hired by the Yan family, and the silver accumulated by Qi Zhiming is enough for him to spend the rest of his life in peace, although he is still a little unwilling, but when he thinks of the Longhu Mountain, which has been locked in smoke and fog for many years, and seems to be a fairyland on earth, his heart will tremble uninterruptedly.

(Staying alive is the most important thing!) ）

Rushing into the city, ignoring the dirty blood on his body and the astonished eyes of passers-by, Qi Zhiming rushed to his apartment, and entered directly over the wall without even pushing the door, and galloped straight into his study.

… It's a pity, but there are still people who arrive first.

When he entered over the wall, he panicked and did not hear the sound of Sisuo coming from the study, until he pushed the door and entered, and saw the tall back of the tall figure who was facing away from the door, slowly flipping through the papers, and he stopped in shock.

(Why, wasn't there a flying newspaper yesterday that he had just passed the Yumen Pass...) ）

After a moment of surprise, Qi Zhiming suddenly became vigilant and realized that with his own position, he should immediately retreat and inform Heishui Tuoba, but this time, the opponent he faced was far superior to Liuchilei in terms of being old and treacherous and leaving no room for error.

"There's two of them."

He didn't even look back, he just said lightly.

“… Good. ”

The calm tone did not look like the subordinates talking, and at the same time, there was a low murmur in the room.

“… Tie up the gold rope, forbidden! ”

Suddenly, seeing the golden snake dancing in the dark room, Qi Zhiming didn't have time to react, he was firmly bound by a thin golden rope from nowhere, and fell to the ground.

(This, this is the magic weapon?) But it's not a magic weapon refined in the Dragon and Tiger Mountain, is it... ）

Qi Zhiming's train of thought was suddenly cut off, because the tall figure in front of him had slowly turned back, and the deep and unfathomable gaze had already stared deeply into Qi Zhiming's eyes.

"I saw something very interesting in the document just now, I don't know, would you like to explain it to me?"

A moment later, a voice that seemed to have completely collapsed sounded in the dark room.

"Subordinate, obey the order of the Great Sima."

Yun Chongbo and the other three, who didn't know that many things had happened behind him, had already left Pingluo far away.

In front of the horse, Yun Chongbo at this moment has the best mood since the separation with Yundongxian, in his eyes, even the sky is pleasing to the eye, even the earth is moving, a grass and a tree, a bird and a beast, all are so vibrant, joyful.

(I'll just say, daddy, it's impossible for them to have anything to do, just somewhere else, here in Golden State, they walked sideways twenty years ago, what's the big deal...) ）

I was so happy that I wanted to sing a song, Yun Chongbo unconsciously turned his head and glanced at Hua Shengrong again, and said in his heart: "Actually, the uncle is not bad, he saved me once when we met for the first time, and this time I was fortunate that he pointed me out..."

Looking at Yun Chongbo's grateful smile, Hua Shengrong, who has always been brazen, and doesn't know what "sorry" or "ashamed" is, actually shrank a little, of course, that thing has nothing to do with Yun Chongbo.

Full of suspicion, cold and ruthless eyes, is slowly patrolling on Hua Shengrong's back, Rao is Hua Shengrong has always believed in "there is no class" and "people can be deceived in the past", but for the owner of this look, he has no courage to try the "professional skills" that he has always been very confident in.

(Stinky little girl, one day the master will have to find a way to entertain you...) ）

(Don't even dare to look at me, this guy, there must be something wrong...) ）

Looking at Hua Shengrong's back coldly, Xiao Wenshuang was expressionless, and secretly thought about it in his heart.

Shicai, when Yun Chongbo asked Hua Shengrong about the situation of Yun Dongxian and the others with great apprehension, Hua Shengrong was only stunned for a while, and then suddenly his face was happy, laughing, and said that it was fortunate that the two of them asked him, otherwise it would be in vain to go around here. Then he knocked his head for a long time, rubbed his temples for a long time, and waited until Yun Chongbo's anxious eyes were about to erupt fire, Fang Xu said, saying that he had only heard the news of Yun Dongxian and others after returning to Jinzhou from the Xiangren realm, and then deliberately inquired, Fang knew that the Heishui army had chased and killed five people with thousands of troops, but somehow, then there was suddenly no follow-up, and then he studied it again and again, only to know that the five people were really worthy of a hundred fierce generals, fighting hard for seven days, killing hundreds of enemies, and finally breaking the formation and leaving, Missing, the head of the Blackwater Army felt that this was too faceless, so he kept it secret, only saying that the five people had been ambushed, and then the matter was over.

"Speaking of which, those five gentlemen are really powerful, thousands of people chased them and surrounded them, and they were forced to break out of the encirclement once or twice, and they killed bloody people along the way, that person, dead old nose, many old Jinzhou residents said that since the two old generals fought that battle, Jinzhou has not seen such a hero for many years, amazing, really powerful..."

The wonderful narration made Yun Chongbo's eyebrows flutter and dance, and he was elated, but in Xiao Wenshuang's ears, there were really a lot of flaws: he had been in Jinzhou for many years, and Xiao Wenshuang was really clear about the terrible things about the Blackwater army, if they said that the people they declared to kill could finally escape...

(Hmph.) ）

However, seeing the clouds rushing with spring breeze on her face, Xiao Wenshuang's heart twitched slightly, and she finally remained silent.

(Let him first, knowing the truth one day later should also be a kind of happiness...) ）

Three days later, in the afternoon, along a slightly remote post road, the three arrived at the periphery of a small town, according to the introduction of Hua Shengrong, the town is called Wuqi, but the approximate direction is not purely westward, but in the southwest of Pingluo more than 100 miles, has almost reached the boundary of Qingzhou.

Originally, after knowing the "good news" that the five people were fine, Yun Chongbo decided to leave Jin and go south with Xiao Wenshuang immediately, as far as he was concerned, as long as he knew Yun Dongxian's safety, he was satisfied, after that, he was really not so eager to return to his hometown to see if Yun Dongxian had gone home, in his heart, there was still such a thought: "As long as Dad is fine, go back... I will definitely miss him like this, miss me like that, it's better to be happy with Wenshuang to walk around like this..."

Although the idea is good, as soon as he said it, Hua Shengrong's face changed greatly, and after repeated discussions, he finally admitted that he had actually done something in Pingluo, and if he went back like this, he was afraid that it would be very bad. And after he couldn't bear Yun Chongbo's questioning, and admitted that the object he provoked this time was Heishui Tuoba, the general of the Heishui Army who was holding the army at the moment and protecting Donglai Avenue in Pingluo City, Yun Chongbo, who had already "admired him very much", was even more dumbfounded, and he was speechless for a while.

"Dare to deceive the big man of the Black Water Army like this in Jinzhou, uncle, you really want money and don't want your life!"

"Nonsense, if you don't have money, what does uncle want this life for?!"

With a hint of pride, Hua Shengrong admitted how he had deceived Kurosui Tuoba with some boastful words and a well-handled fake, and when he spoke, his eyebrows fluttered, and he was not ashamed at all, as if he was showing off some proud work among painters and artists.

"That idiot doesn't want to think about it, can you buy a killing knife for a thousand taels of silver? That's the famous world's first murder weapon, speaking of which is actually more valuable than the uncle's hand of this love bow for ten days, this kind of thing can also be believed, it can be seen that his mother didn't teach him well at the beginning, I now point out to them that this guy can't be too greedy, can't be too gullible to trust others, it will be of great benefit to his future growth, only charged him a thousand taels of silver, it's really cheap for him, I should have given him a discount, and I should have given him a discount for ten days, and I sold it to him for ten days..."

"Can you stop calling that your 'Ten Days'!"

After getting Xiao Wenshuang's rapid training, Yun Chongbo's current knowledge of the rivers and lakes is far better than when he first entered Jinzhou, and he knows some terms such as ten days and what no forgiveness, and he is very disdainful, Xiao Wenshuang on the side pursed his lips and sneered: "What is the world's number one murder weapon, why have I never heard of it, your set of things, that is, to deceive those fools who have never read books..." But no one paid any attention to him.

The basic characteristics of the geography of Jinzhou are that the land is vast and sparsely populated, there are often thousands of miles of continuous desert grassland, only in the two sides of the road that runs through it, there are some small cities in Xingluo, the south side is relatively better, the water and grass are slightly abundant, but it is also the loess mountains with ravines and ravines, and then go down to the south, the terrain is gradually higher, and the climate is gradually *, it is the boundary of Qingzhou, where the mountains are high and dense, the big rivers are parallel to the state, the tide is spicy, the birds and beasts are multiplied, and the terroir of Jinzhou is very different, Yun Chongbo has naturally never been to, only people have heard of it, The food is spicy and beautiful, the mountains are steep, the river is urgent and dangerous, and it is quite a visit, at least it is much more interesting than that of Jinzhou.

"Yes, yes, I went to that place a few years ago, although the dishes are spicy, but they are indeed very delicious, much better than these savages-like barbecue here, and you don't know yet, Qingzhou also has general benefits, the most suitable for a young man like you..."

Squinting at the smiling eyes that can be said to be "obscene", Hua Shengrong leaned over to Yun Chongbo's side and said in a low voice: "That place, it's hot and damp, if you don't eat something spicy every day, it's just impossible, so regardless of age and gender, everyone eats spicy food, maybe that's the reason, the girls in that place are all very tender, and the arms can be twisted out of the water with a handful... Tut-tut, and the people are bold, a character like you is a good nephew, when you get there, alas..."

Alas, there is no way to know, because, the cold cloud chongbo on his body can no longer listen to it, and he takes Hua Shengrong off the horse with one foot, and he is in the dust, wah-wow-wow, he lifts the reins forward, and walks side by side with Xiao Wenshuang, while peeking at Xiao Wenshuang's face, seeing that she is still nothing, and does not seem to be displeased because of Hua Shengrong's chatter, she is relieved.

In the territory of Jinzhou, more than ninety percent of the so-called towns are relying on the side of the river to gather the city, through the winding shuttle in the desert hills of the avenue road connected together, the town in front of you is also one of them, three sides are blocked by mountains, only the north to the hole open, there is a big river through, around the city half a circle, and flow eastward, the three people are along the river at the moment, has arrived at the periphery of the town, and then go forward about 100 steps into the town portal,

The landforms of this area are all loess hills, three people ride horses on the waist of the hills, the left wall and the right cliff, there are still four or five zhang high from the water surface, although the water is dry in winter at this time, there are also waves rolling, the cold is upwell, and the water surface is not narrow. The town is built on the water, much lower than here, and when you look down from afar, you can see the whole picture: there are only dozens of houses, a radius of a few hundred steps, and it is a very bad place. But according to Hua Shengrong said, although there is no way to go east, there is a boat wharf, the big river goes east for more than 100 miles and then turns south and goes down, merging into the big river in Qingzhou, Xiao Wenshuang thinks about it, and feels that since the two of them plan to go south, this is also a convenient way, so they come here according to his words, otherwise, she has always looked down on Hua Shengrong and his people, so she took him on the surface of Yun Chongbo, and took him away from the Pingluo boundary is also the end of benevolence and righteousness, and he has already been left behind, where will he walk with him for many days?

The three of them went down the mountain, and walked through the fish, Xiao Wenshuang has always been cautious about the safety of Yun Chongbo, naturally taking the lead, teaching Yun Chongbo to follow behind him, Hua Shengrong is also interesting, obediently attached to Jiwei, and soon approached the town, but there was a young shepherd who beat a flock of sheep down the mountain along the path, Xiao Wenshuang frowned, took a few steps back from the horse, let the man go first, but was still very careful, Jiaoyun Chongbo stood against the mountain wall, he stood in front, his eyes were blazing, and he didn't dare to be a little careful, and waited for the sheep to go away, Fang slowly advanced again.

Although Xiao Wenshuang is alert and smart, she is not a fairy after all, and she can't see people's minds, at this moment, she didn't see that when the shepherd drove the sheep in front of the three, Hua Shengrong was a little afraid in his chest, and he couldn't see through the shepherd's whip in front, and she said to herself in surprise:

(How could it be them?) See, he hasn't been debunked, but... That's too much of a coincidence, isn't it? ）

I don't know whether it is providence or accident, since the original emperor Shaojing was defeated in the battle of Feng Chan and returned, the sky of the imperial capital has never been clear, when it rains and snows, or it is the gray and heavy clouds densely gathered, covering the sky above the imperial capital, although the people in the streets and alleys do not know the general trend of the world, do not understand the number of changes, but they also have some shadows in their hearts, very uncomfortable, some of the old people, who have seen the world, but also look at the sky and shake their heads and sigh, although this is the foot of the Son of Heaven, no one dares to say some forbidden words, But that gloomy and depressing feeling still sneaked into the hearts of the people all over the city with this shaking sigh.

When it was the afternoon of February 8 of the 11th year of Emperor Shaojing, the morning had some sunny meaning, but after the afternoon, the sky gradually became gloomy, a piece of iron in the clouds, there were fluttering snowflakes falling, but after all, the season has gradually entered the spring, the earth has been warm, the snowflakes are gradually falling and melting, the rain and snow are combined, sticky and sticky fall on the roof, make the ground muddy, it is difficult to walk, only those who are awe-inspiring and fearless, are still fresh clothes and angry horses and red cars in the rampant street, the wheels and hooves fly in the mud everywhere, and they have exchanged a lot of bitter sighs and scolding.

"It's cloudy again..."

Moved a big chair and sat under the eaves of the Dehe Palace, Emperor Shaojing gently pounded his chest with his fist, and took a sip of the still steaming tribute tea from his right hand, frowned slightly, but didn't say anything, just raised his head, and looked at the sky that had been gray for an unknown amount of time from the slowly falling rain curtain between the eaves.

Although this tea is the best, but it is the tribute of the year, although this water is a famous spring, but it is drawn by the day before yesterday, when the entrance is in, there is no part of the refreshing heart and lungs, so that people have wind under the armpits, and the fragrance and high taste that float away.

There is no new tea in winter, but the land under the jurisdiction of the Taizheng Dynasty has thousands of miles in the southeast and northwest, the southern Songming Prefectures are humid and hot, there is no ice and snow all year round, spring comes very early, there is a new tea spit buds before ten years, the original court system, has its own thousands of miles of post riding tribute new tea, but recently the spring rain in the south has been raining, even to the flood, several roads are broken by the water, the post road is blocked, the new tea that was originally scheduled to be sent yesterday has not been able to be stopped, as for the spring water used to cook tea, it has always been taken from the jade spring outside the west city, but in recent days the rain and snow have continued, the soil and stone have shaken, and finally the mountain and stone collapsed yesterday, If the spring water is polluted, although the spring is not damaged and will be fine for a long time, there is no clean water to take for three or five days.

Silently raising his glass, taking another sip of tea, Emperor Shaojing slowly put the teacup back on the armchair, and said slowly: "Mu Feng?" Come on in. ”

"The retainers obey."

In a gentle and calm voice, a young man in white turned in from outside the Dehe Palace, solemnly walking, his posture was beautiful, although it was raining and snowing, but if he was bathing in the spring breeze, he walked calmly, not slowly, and there was no shrinkage at all, and he couldn't find fault with the word "ceremony".

The third son of Emperor Shaojing, Emperor Mufeng, was 19 years old at the time, had no title, and had always studied in the Hanlin Academy, was proficient in poetry and painting, could interpret the scriptures and history, and was quite proficient.

Walking to five steps in front of Emperor Shaojing, Emperor Mufeng stopped.

This place is still outside the eaves, the rain and snow are endless, but the emperor Mufeng is indifferent, and said respectfully: "The son sees his father." As he spoke, he lifted his shirt and knelt down.

Emperor Shaojing held his jaw with his hand, stared at him, and did not speak.

The wind was suddenly urgent, the rain was getting stronger, whistling into tens of millions of waterlines, blown by the turbulent wind, torn into a gray curtain mixed with crystals, and the mess of splitting his head and face was covered down, and the emperor Mufeng knelt silently, and his clothes were wet in a short time, but his shoulders were still straight and straight, and there was no trace of trembling.

Xu Yi, the rain gradually decreased, the dark clouds on the horizon swayed, and a few clear skies faintly appeared, Emperor Shaojing bowed slightly, and suddenly said: "Mu Feng, I intend to remove all the six battalions and eight guards of the forbidden army, what do you think?" ”

His words were like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, and he had always been like heaven and earth, and the calm emperor Mu Feng actually lost his color, and exclaimed: "Father, what are you talking about?!" ”

The so-called forbidden army, is to protect the imperial capital, stationed in the imperial capital around the royal forest elite soldiers, because it is the emperor can directly grasp, but also the closest to the emperor of the troops, so people than it is "the side of the couch Taia, can not be held upside down" to metaphor its weight, all dynasties have attached great importance to each other, each has a set of methods and systems to ensure its strength and loyalty, the founding ancestor of the Zhao family in Beijing is the general of the Praetorian Guard, and his subordinates support and take the royal Huan, so this road attaches more importance to it, as soon as the foundation is built, it is impatient to exhaust the military power of the former forbidden army generals, and the forbidden army is divided into six battalions, divided into the inside and outside of the imperial capital, is for the charge, trapping, cavalry, guards, Jianrui, shooting sound six battalions, tens of thousands of soldiers under each jurisdiction, guarding the inside and outside of the imperial capital, and then still feel uneasy, then set up another eight guards, three inside and five outside, is for the left and right guards, left and right feather guards, left and right Xun Wei this "inner three guards" and left and right military guards, left and right Wei Wei, left and right Jinwu guards, left and right prison guards, left and right thousand Niu Wei this "outer five guards", each has thousands of establishments, the inner three guards guard the imperial palace, the outer five guards Gong guard Jinggi, the six battalions of the forbidden army are still stationed in the imperial capital, but the establishment has been cut down a lot, There are not tens of thousands of sergeants, and their status has been reduced to below the eight guards, but the equipment is fine, the training is strict, and the sergeants are strong, which is still far better than the local garrison. Although the Yamen of the Imperial General was later built, and there were about 20,000 troops and horses under its jurisdiction, the long-term system has been established, and the quality of the horses led by the Yamen is much worse than that of the above two armies, and it is far less than the trust and reliance of the generals of the two armies.

For hundreds of years, the six battalions of the forbidden army and the eight guards of the two forces contain each other, but also help each other, has always been the opening of the capital Zhao family to master the imperial capital, deterring the four fields of the palm of the weapon, such as today's shake, the four fields are stupid, the emperor is also a day of surprise, there are eight spies intersecting, it is when the world is showing, when the blade is shining, the emperor Shaojing suddenly said that the two armies will be cut out, the emperor Mufeng is naturally shocked, and even the gift of the monarch and the father and son is also lost.

Seeing him like this, Emperor Shaojing only smiled coldly and said, "My son has lost his manners." ”

Emperor Mufeng's body was shocked, and he hurriedly turned over and knelt down, and said, "The son is a capital crime." ”

Emperor Shaojing waved his hand and said lightly: "Forgive you for your innocence." ”

He also said: "The six battalions and eight guards were made in the founding ancestors, which has a long history, and is no longer suitable for the present world, such as today's chaos, Sun can not jump in the north, and the Taiping Road is in the south, if there is no reaction, the world is in chaos, and the thief army is forced into the realm of Sangtang, and then there will be a million heroes, what is the use?" ”

He said slowly: "I intend to withdraw and merge the six battalions of the forbidden army and merge them into a brigade, named the 'Tiance Army', and then merge the two guards of Yu and Xun into the outer five guards, and also make an army, named the 'Shenwu Army', and each of the two armies has four captains to take charge of the military, but they have no right to send them." ”

"In my calculation, at the same time as the army is formed, it should also be supplemented, and it is inconvenient to rush into a hurry, but in the long run, the two armies can each set 100,000 soldiers, and now they should be cut and merged, and each should have 60,000 or 70,000 elite soldiers to drive away the former enemy, which can help Han Qin's urgency."

"Above the two armies, there is one guard general, who holds the authority of the two armies, and the eighth lieutenant only respects the order of one of them, and is not subject to the orders of the military department."

As he spoke, Di Shaojing raised his eyes, slowly looked at Di Mufeng, paused for a while, and finally said the words that made Di Mufeng's heart break.

"And, who else can be a person who is worthy of this position, except for you, my son?"

"Father!"

Exclaimed, Emperor Mufeng kowtowed to the ground, and burst out of blood!

"Erchen deeply feels the trust of his father, but Erchen has always been good at literature and light martial arts, not long in military affairs, afraid of misleading the country's affairs, the second brother is strong in martial arts, skilled in military strategy, and deeply respected in the army, why not make him take on this great responsibility?"

Emperor Shaojing bowed slightly, and said, "It's good to know how to be virtuous." ”

He also said: "Don't be suspicious, don't hide anymore, now that the country is in danger, and your father is in this state, if you don't share the burden for your father, you will not be able to hold on for your father." He coughed a few more times, looking a little tired.

Although his tone is mild, the meaning is quite unkind, such as "suspicious", "hide again" Yunyun, listen to the ears of the emperor who is familiar with the annals of history, so there is a reason not to sweat? I was busy and couldn't stop pausing, but I didn't dare to speak.

Emperor Shaojing smiled bitterly and said, "Don't knock, get up." Emperor Mufeng promised to thank him, and Emperor Shaojing said gently: "It's raining heavily, come and take shelter under the eaves." When the emperor Mufeng entered the eaves and served in front of him, Fang grabbed one of his left hands and sighed: "I am not a god, there will always be a day when these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are entrusted to people." ”

Emperor Mufeng's body trembled, and he didn't dare to answer, but Emperor Shaojing sighed again: "Don't think about it anymore, your second brother has been ordered by me to leave Beijing to do something, so you haven't seen him in the past few days, of course I have another appointment after he comes back, and I don't know if I will come down for you at that time, so you just have to do it well, don't think about it anymore." ”

Emperor Mufeng took a deep breath, knelt on the ground again, and said respectfully: "Erchen accepts the order." ”

Emperor Shaojing smiled, stroked the top of his head, and said, "Very good." ”

Emperor Mufeng said respectfully: "Please ask my father to show the candidate for the eighth captain." ”

Emperor Shaojing nodded, but said: "The original old man has worked hard for the court for many years, what I mean is that there should be a reward, this time the army will be formed, there will be a bloody battle soon, so don't teach them to play with their heads again, as for how to appoint them... There is only one, Xu Sheng is not allowed to fall, you can discuss it with a few adults, and draw up a strategy for me to see. ”

Fang said: "Wang Jian'er, Bi Tiepenny has been a general in the forbidden army for many years, strong in martial arts, loyal, I have always intended to be of great use, this is the right time, the black tooth Changzhi, the sea dog, Ge Maozhong The three have been attached for a long time, and they have been cautious, not courtiers, it is very good, and they can also be reused, as for the rest..." He looked at Emperor Mufeng and said with a smile: "Your subordinates, I am not good or not, all advocate for you, you can decide for yourself." ”

As he spoke, Emperor Mufeng had already weighed it in his heart: Wang Bi and the others started from the reckless army, and had no family background, but they were the pawns of the vassals when Emperor Shaojing Longqian was submerged, and the three people such as Hei Ya Chang were all attached to the generals, not Xia Chong, and they had never had much contact with the ministers in the court.

Emperor Shaojing has suspected the surname of Liu Sunzhu!

This is not a small surprise! Emperor Mufeng's heart trembled, but he didn't dare to bring it out, he thought about it in his stomach, and said with a smile: "Erchen really doesn't know what rookies in the army can lead troops, oh, now the Cao Wenyuan general who is signing the imperial capital general Yamen Cao heard that he has the ability to govern the army, why not simply transfer him to the Shence army, tie the original charge, trap the old pawns in the camp, and they have always practiced together on weekdays..." The previous time the son had accompanied his father to the western suburbs of Wu, and he saw that the general Yun of the right Qianniuwei was very good, and he seemed to be very popular with the army, I don't know how the performance is on weekdays, and whether it can be of great use..."While praying to God in his heart.

The name of "General Yun" is Yun Zhi, and he is Liu Zongliang's confidant and protégé, and everyone in the court knows it.

Emperor Shaojingguo was stunned for a moment, slightly disappointed, and waved his hand and said: "The survival of the country cannot be determined so easily, since you don't know, take a moment to think about it and then decide." ”

And he said, "Go ahead." ”

Emperor Mufeng secretly shouted luck, thanked him and retreated, but when he was about to go, he suddenly remembered something, and stopped and said: "Back to my father, my son still has something to inquire." ”

Emperor Shaojing said lightly: "After the eighth lieutenant is decided, I hope that you can lead the army to the east, and Sun will not be able to suffer some hardships." ”

Emperor Mufeng paused for a moment, and then said, "Then who will guard the imperial capital?" ”

To know the heart of the emperor in the world, it is not trivial, although the Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire have their own amazing skills, but to appease the hearts of the people in Beijing and detect the entry and exit of pedestrians, it will not be better than a few teams of well-trained and capable soldiers.

Emperor Shaojing smiled and said, "Good question." ”

"Three days ago, I have sent a decree to southern Xinjiang, teaching your second uncle to lead the nine military horses back to the court, the vanguard military horses are known for their fast marching Vietnamese cavalry, it is expected that they can arrive in the imperial capital in two decades, and at that time the two armies of Shenwu Tiance should have been arranged, and they can go north."

Emperor Mufeng said in horror: "Second uncle is coming back?!" Seeing that Emperor Shaojing nodded slightly, he bowed down and said: "The father's temple is thousands of miles, and the sons and ministers are stupid, and they are deeply ashamed." Fang got up and resigned, but Emperor Shaojing said, "Stay." Emperor Mufeng stopped in response, turned around and said, "Erchen is here." ”

Emperor Shaojing looked him up and down, and Fang said slowly: "I heard a few Taixue doctors say, you are proficient in scripture and history, and you also have some attainments in the ancient Yi turtle tree, can you make a hexagram for me and calculate the success or failure of this time?" ”

Emperor Mufeng's face changed, and he bowed to the underground and said: "The change is ethereal, the turtle is empty, you can use it, you can't doubt it, at this time, the sons dare not speak and mess with the hearts of the father, please ask the sons to resist the decree." ”

Emperor Shaojing frowned and said, "I forgive you for your innocence, just say it." The voice was already a little displeased.

Emperor Mufeng got up and bowed again, and said, "The son obeys the order." He silently closed his eyes, muttered for a while, and slowly opened his eyes and said: "Back to my father, but it is an auspicious hexagram." ”

"The rain and snow are drenched, it is the water in the sky, the high base here, it is the phase of Gen Mountain, it is the Gan lower hill, it is called the Jian also, the southwest is good, not conducive to the northeast, the king is stumbling, can be Zhengbang, in this way, Sun can not reverse the northeast, there will be no luck, the king will go to the merit."

looked at Emperor Shaojing's face, and said: "The son has already said that the change is ethereal, and it cannot be relied on, and I hope that the father and the emperor will have the intention of despising the enemy because of the false words of the son, which is the blessing of the son." ”

Emperor Shaojing groaned, and waved his hand gloomily: "You go." But there was no anger or joy on his face, as if it were made of mud.

At the same time, the rain and snow gradually stopped, and a ray of sunshine miraculously seeped out of the sky, although it was fleeting, but for the people of Dijing who had not seen the light of day for nearly a month, it was still a thing worth rejoicing, at least, for them who were afraid of fighting and chaos, this seemed to be a sign, a sign that could reassure them, let them rest assured, and for a while, many people had poured into the streets, pointing at the sky.

At the same time, in the Dehe Palace, the emperor who embraced the world in his hand, but was destined to be lonely because of this, moved his body and silently drank the bitter tea that had been cold.

"Old friend... What do you think of my son? ”

"He's smart."

In the midst of the gentle words, the man who had been standing in the temple walked out slowly, but did not come under the eaves, and stood sideways behind the door, looking through the door of the temple, and could not see his face.

"Clever... Is it? ”

Raising his eyebrows slightly, Emperor Shaojing said slowly: "Then, aren't you also good at Ibu?" Maybe a fortune for me? ”

The man said lightly, "Yes." ”

"Kanshui is in the sky, Qianyuan is in the temple, it is the shape of the Qianxia Kanshang, according to the innate easy number, when the need hexagram should be taken."

Emperor Shaojing increased his forehead with his hand, as if to block the faint sunlight in the clouds, and said slowly: "... Do you need it? ”

"It's dangerous, it's strong and not sinking...", looking at the muddy ground in front of him, he said, "The ground is very dirty." ”

The man: "Exactly." ”

"Yi Youyun: 'Need to be in the mud, to Kou Zhi', like to say: 'Disasters are outside, self-inflicted'."

"And..."With a cold smile, the man said slowly: "The hexagram needs to be opened with a clear meaning, saying: 'Lishu Dachuan'." ”

In the silence, both of them seemed to see the army of a hundred battles that was coming from the south and wading across the river, and the iron face that had firmly controlled this army for many years...

"Ahem, ahem..."

After coughing a few times, Emperor Shaojing said: "So, old friend, do you think the hexagram is unlucky?" ”

The man: "Yes. The voice was categorical, and there was no hesitation.

Emperor Shaojing smiled bitterly, and said with a little self-defeat: "After so many years, you still can't speak." ”

The man said: "If you want to be able to speak, you have countless people in the court, why don't you lack one of me..." paused, and said coldly: "Isn't your son also very good at talking?" ”

Emperor Shaojing frowned slightly, waved his hand, and said, "Don't mention him." ”

And said: "Old friend, I have always wanted to ask you, which side do you want to be on this time?" ”

The man silently said, "I am only on the side of the people." ”

Emperor Shaojing chuckled: "That is to say, you will only support the side that can win quickly?" ”

The man: "Yes. ”

He also said: "Since the new surname was founded, there will be a lenient government to help the people, and if it is prosperous, it will also sympathize with the people, and the people are no different. ”

Emperor Shaojing nodded lightly and said, "You said well." ”

And said: "Then, this time, the matter of the west, you..."

The man: "I'll go, don't worry"

Emperor Shaojing nodded, raised his right hand slightly, and said, "Thank you." ”