Yishui out of Yishan (Linle Mountain), water has two sources: the south source is guided, the world is called Zuoquan; The north water originates, commonly known as the fish poor spring, all flow from the southeast to the northwest, merge into Yishui, and flow into Surabaya. Yizhou is located on the bank of Yishui, more than 600 miles away from Wanling, is the seat of Yizhou Mansion of Qingzhou County, and the households in the city are only 80,000 ding, far less than Yongyang, Jiangjin and other famous capitals.

When Xu Ruyu arrived in Yizhou City, it was already half a month later. In the past half a month, in order to avoid encountering enemy ranger scouts, Xu Ru foolishly lay in the wilderness day and night, studying the books handed over to him by Xiao Wuye, and gained a lot; Hurrying at night, using a sense of hearing that is far sharper than ordinary people, he can always be one step ahead of the enemy riding and dodge it.

Donghai County's passage document has been banned in Qingzhou for a long time, fortunately Yizhou is far away from the East China Sea war, the city is not very tightly guarded, Xu Ruyu sneaked to the city wall at night, under the slight moonlight, only to see a sergeant standing behind the battlement wall at an interval of five or six zhang on the city wall, from time to time there are columns of patrol sergeants on the city wall to inspect the past, in the dead of night, at this time people are the most sleepy, Xu Ruyu clearly heard the yawn of the city head sergeant under the city.

Xu Ruyu swam to climb the wall, and when the wall was stacked, when the dark clouds covered the crescent moon, Xu Ruyu waved his hand and waved a gust of wind, and several wind lamps in the vicinity were all extinguished. ”

Xu Ruyu walked high along the wall of the fang, like a bird falcon rushing towards the west of the city. As early as when Xu Ruyu was in Wanling, he had studied the various situations in Yizhou City clearly, and knew that the west of the city was a slum area, and there were mixed fish and dragons, and it was most appropriate to mix in the hidden identities.

Yizhou City is far away from the war situation in the East China Sea, and has not implemented a curfew like the cities of Ji'an Prefecture, although it has been night for a long time, there are still many pedestrians in the narrow streets and alleys of Xicheng.

Xu Ruyu had already changed into clean clothes when he was in Ji'an, his beard was twisted, his hair was tied into a bun, and a copper hairpin was crossed, revealing a clear and thin face. He walked slowly along the alley of Xicheng in Yizhou, and from time to time saw the crimson light shadow in the half-hidden door on the side of the road.

There are many people curled up in the open air along the street to sleep, torn and exposed, not blocking the night cold, and shivering in their dreams, and even worse, covering their bodies with single clothes, two or three people huddle together to block the cold current, for fear that once they fall asleep, they will freeze to death on the street, strengthen their spirits, and indifferently watch pedestrians walk by.

Xu Ruyu saw the tragic situation, secretly sad, suddenly a thin figure hit him, and unconsciously hit him in the middle, seeing that it was a child, for fear of accidentally hurting him, he hurriedly dispersed the spontaneous gathering of Danxi, but felt that the man reached into his arms and grabbed his wrist, only to see a pair of bright eyes flashing on his dirty face.

The man pleaded in a mournful voice: "Uncle spare me, I don't dare anymore." Listening to his coquettish voice, suspected of being a female voice, and then looked closely, I saw that his lips were red and his teeth were white, his neck was clean, his skin was greasy and smooth, and he had a luster like warm jade, and he was really a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl.

Xu Ruyu said, "What's your name?" ”

The man said, "My name is Taiheiro." ”

Xu Ruyu laughed out loud and said, "I see that you are a girl, if you want me to let you go, you have to answer me honestly." ”

The man said, "Shao Ruyan." Don't look over your head after speaking, look arrogant and look in the empty space.

Xu Ruyu said: "Take me to the restaurant, I haven't eaten dinner yet." ”

Along the way, the homeless people sleeping in the streets and alleys all looked at Xu Ruyu angrily, and from time to time someone followed them.

Xu Ruyu laughed and said, "You are very popular here, they are all partial to you." ”

Although Shao Ruyan was grabbed by Xu Ruyu's wrist, she knew that the reinforcements would come soon after hearing the news, so she was fearless, and she no longer made a pitiful appearance, looked at Xu Ruyu coldly, and did not continue to answer his words.

The two went to a restaurant on the street and went in to sit on the side of the street window. Xu Ruyu asked the shopkeeper to warm a pot of wine first, looked at Shao Ruyan, and asked her, "What do you want to eat?" Seeing that she didn't answer, he took care of himself and ordered two ordinary dishes.

Thirty or forty sturdy men had gathered at the door of the store, their eyes were full of hostility, as if they were going to spit Xu Ruyu alive, Shao Ruyan and the group of people secretly signed language, Xu Ruyu pretended not to see it, and drank the wine in the cup by himself, and the half pot of wine was already in his stomach in a moment.

"Smack." One person pulled over a bench next to him, and sat down in front of Xu Ruyu. Xu Ruyu raised his eyebrows, but saw that the person in front of him was thirty-one or twelve years old, his skin was dark, as if he had been evenly smeared with a layer of ink, his eyes were bright, his body was calm and well-proportioned, and his knuckles were thick, and he sat there with a domineering momentum.

The man said: "In Xia Yi Prefecture, Ye Pianhong, can you invite Your Excellency to a gathering in the house?" ”

Xu Ruyu knew that he was the dragon snake of Yizhou, and most of the underground forces in Yizhou Xicheng were controlled by him, and he thought: This girl is very heavy, and she can work Ye Pianhong to go out in person. smiled indifferently and said, "The wine here is good, if Brother Ye doesn't dislike it, why don't you have a drink?" ”

A strong man behind Ye Pianhong scolded: "You are toasting and not eating and drinking." ”

Ye Pianhong stopped talking angrily, changed his smile in a blink of an eye, and said to Xu Ruyu: "If Yan has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, she offended your guests, this wine is counted as my Ye someone's invitation to compensate her." ”

Shao Ruyan didn't know why Ye Pianhong was so low-voiced, and she was aggrieved in her heart, and said, "Brother Ye..."

Ye Pianhong shouted: "Don't say more, I'll clean you up when I go back." ”

Shao Ruyan's tears rolled in her eyes, she lowered her head, swallowed silently, and looked lovable.

Xu Ruyu said lightly: "I'm just not familiar with Xicheng, so I'm just bothering to ask Miss Ruyan to lead the way." With that, let go of Ruyan's wrist and drank to herself.

Shao Ruyan had never been able to break free of his palm before, only feeling that there was a soft rope clasping his wrist, the more he struggled, the tighter the pain became, and when he let go of himself, he looked at his sleeves, but he couldn't even see a red mark. How could he have suffered this kind of grievance, there were occasional misses in the past, and the bitter master was confused by her pitiful appearance, and did not pursue it, but now he was detained by Xu Ruyu and visited most of the Xicheng, and most of the people who knew him saw his embarrassment and lost face. turned his hand into a palm, and attacked Xu Ruyu.

Ye Pianhong couldn't stop it, and he knew that it was not good, so he had to bend his fingers into a tiger's mouth and grab Xu Ruyu, hoping that he would have no time to return the hand to Shao Ruyan.

Xu Ruyu waved his sleeves and pulled Ruyan in front of him to block Ye Pianhong's attack, Ye Pianhong hurriedly retracted his fist, his face was pale, obviously caused by the backlash of his Dan breath. Xu Ruyu held Shao Ruyan's shoulder, pressed her body and made her squat in front of her knees, and said, "Your temper is not small. ”

Thirty or forty men waiting outside the door poured in together, surrounding Xu Ruyu to the ground. There were no diners in the restaurant, but the shopkeeper closed the door and surrounded him with two fellows.

Xu Ruyu said: "Look at this posture, Brother Ye is really the boss of Xicheng? ”

Ye Pianhong threw a mouse bogey, waved his hand to let his subordinates scatter aside, and only six men who were the most outstanding were standing behind him, forming a terrifying momentum to intimidate Xu Ruyu. Thirty or forty men sat scattered everywhere, but they happened to seal the direction where Xu Ruyu had fled.

Ye Pianhong said coldly: "Brother Tai really came prepared. ”

Xu Ruyu said: "Is my explanation useful? It seems that you care a lot about Miss Ruyan, and you are. After that, a palm slammed into Shao Ruyan's armpit, and with a force, Shao Ruyan's body rushed straight to Ye Pianhong, the momentum was terrifying, and the wind brought the candle flame to sway, almost extinguished.

Ye Pianhong and the others were like a great enemy, and they were busy using a posture to pick up Shao Ruyan. Shao Ruyan rushed to the front of her in an instant, and with a dash of momentum, she landed leisurely and stood up unharmed.

Ye Pianhong arched his hand and said: "Thank you brother Tai for your mercy." ”

Xu Ruyu said: "I have no malice, you prefer me to be a wicked person, is Brother Ye meeting a great enemy?" ”

Ye Pianhong said: "There are rumors that we want to be unfavorable to Ruyan, so we were too careful and offended my brother. ”

Xu Ruyu whispered: "Shao Ruyan? After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Shao Ruyan is Shao Haitang's daughter?" ”

Ye Pianhong was shocked, protected in front of Shao Ruyan, looked at Xu Ruyu with a vigilant face, and asked, "Who are you?" "Shao Haitang's name, even if the brothers in the meeting are not known, the person in front of him not only said the name of Shao Junshi, but also revealed the identity of the young lady, wouldn't it make people suspicious.

Xu Ruyu smiled: "It doesn't matter who I am, but seeing that Miss Ruyan is sheltered in Yizhou, I know that Xiangfan will have a bad time." ”

Xiangfan will be the largest underground organization in Fen County, the first to rise in Fen County's Xiangzhou, Fanchuan two prefectures, by the Xiangzhou Xiang Gang and Fan Chuan Fan faction reorganized into a super assembly society, in the past ten years the power is even bigger, expanded to the whole territory of Fen County, Jinyang, Qingzhou, Youji and Fen County are also within the scope of its influence radiation, has threatened the Fen County Jining Xun family rule over Fen County, by Xun Shiqing severely suppressed. Although several riots were organized, they were easily crushed by Jining's elite soldiers, and Xiangfan would be forced to hide in the surrounding county capitals to escape the pursuit of the Xun family.

Xu Ruyu saw that they looked like they were facing a great enemy, and smiled indifferently: "I and your association are harmless, so it's better to go our separate ways and treat them as if they have never seen them." ”

Although Ye Pianhong was very suspicious of Xu Ruyu's intentions, he felt that his suggestion was the safest, and motioned to the six masters behind him to escort Shao Ruyan to leave first.

Xu Ruyu said: "Qingzhou invaded the East China Sea, at this time, it is most necessary to make friends with the Xun family, Miss Shao's whereabouts are exposed, and it will immediately attract the round-up of the Yi family. ”

Ye Pianhong saw that he was alluding to Shao Haitang in Yizhou City, how could he not be surprised, and thought that it would be good to kill him. Xu Ruyu saw the fierce light in his eyes, secretly scolded the stupid talent, didn't want to entangle with him, and walked a hundred remains, and suddenly had a strong and domineering momentum, the green robe swelled, and the candles everywhere were about to be extinguished.

Ye Pianhong was just his qi, only to feel that his breath was suffocated, and the gathered Dan Xi was suddenly suppressed by his strong momentum, knowing that he was far from the opponent of the person in front of him, he gave up in despair, and let it be disposed of.

Xu Ru's foolish anger was dispersed, and he said: "Brother Ye still explained this matter to Shao Junshi as soon as possible, and asked him to arrange it as soon as possible, so as not to waste time trying to find out my identity." ”

Ye Pianhong believed Xu Ruyu's kindness at this time, hugged his fists and said, "Thank you." With that, he led his men and left quickly.

After Xu Ruyu had eaten, he went to the Qingzhou Governor's Mansion. Although Yi Zhouwu said that he was in Yizhou, but the Yi family's real estate in Yizhou did not know how many, if he did not know the rules of Yi Zhouwu's life and arranged it calmly, it would naturally be impossible to talk about the assassination.

Xu Ruyu squatted on the high crest of the Governor's Mansion Hall overlooking the situation near and far, like a big bird resting. More than 100 houses are covered with shiny three-color glazed tiles, under the moonlight, the refraction of the slight light, row upon row under the body extends into the distant night, like the ethereal lake, rippling in the moonlight.

Xu Ruyu had a headache, and thought: Yi Zhouwu has sixteen wives and concubines, and he thought that as long as he found sixteen places, he didn't want to find these sixteen rooms from the Yijia Garden, the family house, the mansion, and the villa. Thinking of the ability of his father-in-law back then, it took more than half a year to prepare for the assassination of Zhang Dong, so that he could save himself from despising this operation a little, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to complete the assassination task on his own.

Although Xu Ruyu knew that someone in Wanling must have infiltrated Yizhou City, he was unwilling to face the old one, so he couldn't help but be arrogant and unwilling to join forces with him to assassinate Yi Zhouwu.

Xu Ruyu knew that the assassination still needed to be considered in the long run, so he quietly withdrew from the Qingzhou Governor's Mansion, and the next day he bought a Xinghua Mansion pass document that was almost fake, and found a private house in the north of the city near the Governor's Mansion to live. Xu Ruyu is originally from Xinghua, the local pronunciation has not changed, and he is not afraid of any flaws when he holds the Xinghua common documents. During the day, he went around to find out the situation in the governor's mansion, and at night he sneaked into the private houses of the Yi family to explore the terrain.

In the past three days, it was the end of the first month, the light clouds were shrouded, the starlight was faint, and the vision was difficult and far, but it had little impact on Xu Ruyu, and now his five senses were all sharp and abnormal, and with only a little glimmer of light, he would see nothing for him as bright as day.

Xu Ruyu said that he almost figured out the situation of the main room in the governor's mansion in three times, for fear that there would be something missing, so he would explore it again tonight. Suddenly, the door of the house in the distance opened heavily, and the sound of horses' hooves faintly stepped on. Xu Ruyu's heart moved, very strange, and said secretly: When you enter the middle of the night and need to open the middle door to greet you, the identity of the visitor is not low, maybe Yi Zhouwu will greet you upside down.

Xu Ruyu explored the terrain in the Governor's Mansion, deliberately avoided the heavily guarded places, and knew that Yi Zhou's martial arts cultivation was extremely high, so he rashly sneaked to his side, which was very easy to be discovered by him.

Xu Ruyu's mind suddenly mentioned to the realm of "five senses returning to the heart", constricted the overflowing essence, entered the realm of internal breath, delayed physiological functions, dived into the front hall like a ghostly nocturnal, and swam up to a giant locust tree in front of the side hall. Xu Ruyu cultivated the Panmu Fist, and the realm of the Imperial God was the closest to the essence of the Ancient Wood Cangjin Knot, and he had already dissolved into one with the giant locust at this time, unless someone opened their eyes and saw his existence, they would not want to detect him from his qi machine.

The vermilion mansion door is extended on both sides, and the wind lamps are hung high, reflecting the inside and outside of the foyer. More than 30 people lined up to wait in the foyer, the leader of the team was short and fat, looking into the distance, unable to see the front, but the back gave people a mountain-like feeling. Xu Ruyu heard about Yi Zhouwu's appearance, and knew that the short and fat man was him, so he couldn't help but guess the identity of the visitor, and actually asked Yi Zhouwu to welcome him out of the mansion by himself.

was blocked by the tall archway, and I couldn't see the situation outside the house. I only heard the horse's hooves trampling, as if more than ten people turned over and dismounted, Yi Zhouwu greeted him and said: "Xun Hou is here, so that my Qingzhou Peng is shining." As he spoke, he took the lead in walking into the house with a middle-aged man with an ancient and clumsy appearance and a grim expression.

Xu Ruyu only then glimpsed the front of Yi Zhouwu, saw his broad face, his facial features were piled up but gave people the feeling of urgency, deep eyes and eagle nose, and Yi Hanwen had three or four phases, and thought: He has cultivated so high or such a disgusting temperament, I am afraid that he has practiced weird martial arts.

The Xun family in Fenjun has a king and five marquis, Xu Ruyu couldn't see the identity of that person, but when he saw his domineering appearance, he looked like a tiger, and he knew that he was Xun Da, the Wei Hou of the Xun family, and the third brother of Xun Qutai, the head of the Xun family.

Xun Da said loudly: "Yingda has not seen the envoy for many years, and the appearance of the envoy has changed a lot, is there something wrong with practicing the Huaxu Sutra?" With that, there was a burst of laughter unbridledly.

Although Yi Zhouwu said that he was not as good as Xun Da, he was really the prince of the ripping soil, the lord of Qingzhou, how could Xun Da be so teased, and the officials and subordinates of Qingzhou who accompanied him were all unashamed.

Yi Zhouwu smiled slightly and said, "It's rare that Xunhou still remembers Zhou Wu's previous appearance. Zhou Wuzhi was preparing for the banquet and Xun Hou Ming said, why did Xun Hou come in the middle of the night with a burning heart? ”

Xun Dafang remembered that he wanted to ask someone for something, and his arrogance was a little restrained, and he said: "It is convenient to talk in the hall? ”

Yi Zhouwu motioned for the officials and subordinates to retreat, and the two of them each walked towards the side hall with six Jingwei.

Xu Ruyu secretly complained, the new leaves of the giant acacia were beginning to appear, sparse and scattered without the slightest cover, under the light of the light, just look up slightly, you can notice the abnormality. Yi Zhouwu and Xun Da naturally don't need to say, just the twelve guards of the two, just listening to their breathing, they know how much they are not weak, if they fall into the circle of these fourteen people, even Chen Ang has no confidence to escape the sky.

Fortunately, Yi and Xun had their own thoughts, and the Jingwei on their sides looked at each other, wary of each other, and they never thought of looking up. As soon as the fourteen people entered the side hall, Xun Da's voice came: "Xun Da heard that Shao Haitang, one of the 'six jun', was sheltered in Yizhou, so that you can know about it?" ”

Yi Zhouwu said: "The envoy of Xunhou is not to conclude an alliance with my Qingzhou, why bother with such a trivial matter? ”

Xu Ruyu guessed that Xun Da must have hated it at this time, Xiangfan would threaten the rule of the Xun family in Fen County, how could it be said that it was a trivial matter, Yi Zhouwu ate that Xun Da must beg himself to help him detain Shao Haitang, the core figure of the Xiangfan Society.

The Qingzhou army invaded the East China Sea, and the king of Beiye County of Youji made friends with the Chen clan of Wanling, and pressed the northern border of Qingzhou with heavy troops, threatening the cities along the Jishui coast of Qingzhou. This time, Xun Da sent an envoy to Qingzhou to discuss the alliance between the two families with Yi Zhouwu, and traveled to the Yimeng Mountains, and the Qingzhou secret agent sent an urgent letter to Shao Haitang hiding in Yizhou. Shao Haitang is the military advisor of the Xiangfan Society, since Xu Naiji, the big boss of the Xiangfan Society, was set up and killed by the Xun family in Xiangzhou City, Shao Haitang is the soul of the Xiangfan Society, as long as he is removed, the turmoil caused by the Xiangfan Society can naturally be easily quelled.

Although Xun Da is one of the few masters in Fen County, but his mind is far less clever than Yi Zhouwu's ghost, listening to him lightly not mention this matter, his heart is secretly anxious, knowing that if Yi Zhouwu does not send troops to help, he only relies on the dozens of people he led to round up Shao Haitang without thinking about it, and he can't help but say in a hurry: "I don't know, in recent years, Shao Haitang has made waves in my Fen County, which has made my Xun family very uneasy." ”

Yi Zhou Wu said: "Oh, it turns out that Shao Haitang has such a heavy weight in the eyes of Xun Hou, Zhou Wu knew that he was a little involved with Longxing in Xicheng, Yizhou, and he didn't care too much, so he only sent more than 100 children of the clan to scatter in Xicheng to monitor Shao Haitang's movements. ”

Xun Da said: "I hope that the envoy will deploy quickly, I will wait for the news of the starry night galloping into Yizhou, and I will not be able to hide Shao Haitang for long." ”

Xu Ruyu thought to herself: Shao Haitang leaked his whereabouts, I am afraid that he will be affected by his unintentional bump into Shao Ruyan.

Xiangfan will rise among the people, three years ago in Xiangzhou gathered 100,000 riots, killed all the children of Xiangzhou Gaomen, self-organized the power of the Liuchu government, but was deeply surrounded by the family, did not get sufficient supplies, the soldiers did not have complete training, the combat strength was weak, only relying on the high fortress and deep wall of Xiangzhou to barely confront the Xun family. Xun family surrendered, Xu Naiji and Xun to Tai each will 10,000 soldiers will be on the bank of Fanshui, Xu Naiji went to the city for ten miles and was attacked by Xun to Tai, Xun to Tai led 10,000 people is the Daimyo army camp army, is one of the top ten elite soldiers with the same name as the "Qingzhou ghost horse" that year, Xu Naiji led the crowd to resist and withdrew to Xiangzhou City. The Daimyo battalion army clenched on, Xu Naiji's retreat gradually became a rout, and countless casualties were trampled at the city gate, and the Daimyo battalion army took the opportunity to open the city gate of Xiangzhou and break the Xiangfan Society.

Xu Ruyu had the heart to go to Longxing to report the news, but Juhuai was too close to the side hall, and if he made a slight move, Yi and Xun would be alert. Just as he was thinking about it, there was a stirring in the west city, and several flames were rising, burning the night sky red in the west, and there was a faint sound of blades connecting each other.

Yi Zhouwu and Xun Da walked out of the side hall when they heard the voice, and the Qingzhou generals also walked to the front of the court, looking at the sky above the Xicheng that was red by the firelight.

Yi Zhouwu said: "Shao Haitang, this fox smells it. Mu Da, Deyu, you two quickly led a thousand Xuanjia guards to reinforce and recover. "One long, one less, two generals were ordered to go.

The bigger the fire in Xicheng, the more numerous the fires gradually became a sea of fire.

A middle-aged man in Confucian costume walked out of the crowd and said: "The fire in Xicheng is very big, I'm afraid that Shao Haitang did it on purpose, the fire is spreading, and the residents have to go out of the city to avoid the fire, Shao Haitang will also take advantage of the chaos to go out of the city?" ”

Another said, "The gates are closed." ”

The Confucian scholar said: "There are 50,000 households in the western city, and if they can't go out of the city, they will wander around the city, and it will be more difficult to hold Shao Haitang if they make a pot of porridge in the city." ”

Yi Zhouwu said: "Wei Jiong, what do you say?" ”

Xu Ru knew that he was Zheng Weijiong, the head of Qingzhou, and saw that he had a slight beard and a white face, thirty-six or seven years old, and a little hunchbacked, thinking that it was because of the long-term bowing of the book, his father Xu Xing spoke highly of him, saying that he was well-read and strong-minded, and had quick wisdom. But if he sees through Shao Haitang's intentions in a moment, you can know a thing or two. Xu Ruyu crouched on the branch of the tree to see what he had to say.

Zheng Weijiong said: "Strictly prevent the fire from spreading to other urban areas, open the gate of Xicheng, rely on the people to avoid the fire outside the city, and defend all parts of Xicheng with elite soldiers. ”

The people who went out of the city to avoid the fire were Yizhou residents, and when the fire subsided, they would return to their residences and would not stay away from the west city gate.

Yi Zhouwu thought for a moment and understood his intentions, nodded in agreement, and said, "This matter has Lao Weijiong." He turned his head to Xun Da and said, "Xun Hou is willing to go to Xicheng with me to see what is going on?" ”

Xun Da was worried that he couldn't arrest Shao Haitang in person, how could he not be willing. When Yi Zhouwu ordered more than 100 Jingwei, he and Xun Da and his people went to Xicheng.

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