Chapter 7 is cloudy

The sound of the piano flowing like water came from a Huaxuan in the Longting Fei Mansion, the sound of the piano was like a heavenly sound, echoing in the still cold breeze, Xiao Tong hurriedly walked over, saw the black figure through the window lattice, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. More than a month ago, he inadvertently found some information that was almost annihilated for a long time, and found that Qing Dai had lost his trace in the Northern Han Dynasty for a long time, and he immediately came back to prepare to detain Qing Dai with a feeling of inappropriateness. However, he learned that Duan Wudi had gone out with Qing Dai, and he didn't know where the two of them went. When he was in a hurry, Ling Duan told the news he had overheard, Xiao Tong felt uneasy, and asked Qiu Yufei to go with him to find Duan Wuyi and Qing Dai. In front of the quartz tomb, the two saw the slain guard and the unconscious Duan Wuving. Duan Wushu was hit by a kind of poison specially made by the Great Yongmi Spy, although this poison was not strong enough to make people die immediately, but it was difficult to cure, and it was difficult for the poisoned person to recover his health within a month or two, and it was often used by the Great Yongmi Spy to capture the target alive. And after Duan Wushu sobered up, he said what Qing Dai did. Xiao Tong was greatly stimulated, who didn't let him realize that Qingdai was actually a spy of Dayong?

In order to make up for his mistake, Xiao Tong asked Qiu Yufei to go after Qing Dai, after all, he could see that Qiu Yufei's martial arts had made great progress. But Qiu Yufei actually declined his request. Xiao Tong had always known that this junior disciple had no interest in war and power, and almost never got involved, but this time Qiu Yu flew to Dayong to assassinate Jiang Zhe and the fact that he came forward to relieve Duan Invincible's cheeks made Xiao Tong forget this. Therefore, there was a not very pleasant conflict between the two, but in the end, for the sake of the love of the senior brothers, Qiu Yufei still went out in person. And in the process of chasing and killing for hundreds of miles, Qiu Yufei personally killed and injured most of the secret spies, if it weren't for the timely response of the Dayong military, I'm afraid that even the Qing Dai, whose martial arts exceeded everyone's expectations, would not go back alive. And Qiu Yufei, who returned to Qinzhou, was very unhappy, and even wanted to return to Jinyang immediately, if it weren't for Long Tingfei doing everything possible to persuade him to stay temporarily, I'm afraid Qiu Yufei would have left long ago. Xiao Tong faintly felt that in addition to being unwilling to get involved in military affairs, his junior brother was more likely to resent him and forced him to hunt down Qing Dai, because he learned from Ling Kou that Qiu Yufei seemed to be quite fond of Qing Dai.

Thinking of Qing Dai, Xiao Tong gritted his teeth with hatred, he had been fighting geese for many years, but he was pecked in the eyes by the geese, this woman put on a posture of hating the Northern Han court, but she did not suspect that she was really a secret spy of Dayong, according to Duan Wuving's eyes, this woman's identity is extremely important, she can take over the hundred moves of her junior brother, such a martial arts scheming is likely to be the general post of Dayong in the Northern Han intelligence network, it is a pity to let her escape. Although Long Tingfei didn't blame himself, Xiao Tong felt uneasy, so he wanted to think of leaving Qiu Yufei, this junior brother's martial arts have improved by leaps and bounds, if he helps, he can let go.

The sound of the piano finally stopped, Xiao Tong coughed lightly, and walked into Huaxuan, Qiu Yufei stroked the strings lightly, and did not get up to greet his senior brother, there was no obvious identity between them and brothers, in the Demon Gate, martial arts and talent determine a lot of things, and now Qiu Yufei, who has entered the innate realm, is fully qualified to snub Xiao Tong, even if Xiao Tong is his senior brother.

Xiao Tong hesitated for a moment and said, "The general needs to go to the East China Sea alone to prevent the Hou of the East China Sea from returning to Dayong in the near future." ”

Qiu Yufei said lightly: "How to stop it, the Marquis of the East China Sea is a relative of Dayong, and Jiang Zhe has been in the East China Sea for several years, I think it is only a matter of time before the East China Sea returns to Dayong." ”

Xiao Tong said helplessly: "You are right, but we need supplies from the East China Sea, although we have tried to hoard supplies as much as possible in the past few months, but it is still not enough, if the East China Sea returns to Dayong, it will be too big a blow for us, and we hope that the East China Sea can still remain neutral." ”

Qiu Yufei raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm afraid this is not easy, does the general have any countermeasures?" ”

Xiao Tong said coldly: "Back then, the East China Sea and Dayong were enemies, if there was no secret support from our country, they would have been finished a long time ago, and now we don't ask him to support us, as long as he remains neutral, if they don't agree to this, then the Jiang family and his son are ungrateful and deserve to be sent by heaven." ”

Qiu Yufei said coldly: "Do you want me to threaten them with assassination?" The East China Sea is their sphere of influence, aren't you afraid that I will die at sea? ”

Xiao Tong said: "With your current martial arts, you can at least escape from the East China Sea, and with the backing of your master, the East China Sea will definitely not dare to embarrass you easily, our request is not too much, I think they will agree." ”

Qiu Yufei stroked the strings, seemingly a little hesitant, Xiao Tong knew that Qiu Yufei was not worried about danger, but hesitating whether he wanted to intervene in these matters. Xiao Tong wasn't sure how he would reply, and he was uneasy. At this time, Ling Duan, who was standing aside and serving, said in a low voice: "Fourth Master, under the nest, there are no eggs, is it possible that Dayong will still treat the Fourth Master as a harmless person now?" Qiu Yufei's heart sank, thinking of the assassination of the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple, remembering his pursuit of Qing Dai, and finally sighed and said, "Okay, I'll go." ”

Xiao Tong was overjoyed and said: "Thank you senior brother for understanding the difficulties of the foolish brother." This is also the meaning of the master, and I hope that the junior brother will be more attentive. ”

Qiu Yufei was indifferent, looking at the sheet music by the piano, and couldn't help but think of the great love that the person in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple had for him, and the sad and angry look he had after learning that he was an assassin. Thinking of the delicate and elegant, but the description of gray hair and frosty sideburns, Qiu Yufei's heart swelled with indescribable sadness. It's rare to have a confidant in life, but I can only see him in life and death.

Above the Shuaifu Festival, Long Tingfei looked at the generals under his command and said coldly: "You don't need to say it anymore, I know that the army is unstable now, but now is not the time to be soft, the king of Dayongqi is already eyeing the tiger, and he will raise troops to attack Qinzhou at any time." The generals and soldiers under the command of Quartz must be reorganized, and no hidden dangers can be left, and now that my Northern Han Dynasty is in danger, if we don't use extraordinary means, we will be finished without waiting for Dayong's iron hooves to enter Qinzhou. Passed on my edict, Qinzhou men over the age of fifteen are called into the army, after this battle, I will naturally reward and compensate, if this war is lost, the community does not exist, what to talk about living and working in peace and contentment. ”

Waving his hand to rebuke the generals under his command, Long Tingfei leaned on the handsome chair tiredly, saying that he was too hard at this time. Quartz committed suicide, Duan Wuving was poisoned, he lost his arm, and the news of Quartz's betrayal and Duan Wuving's smuggling spread far and wide, in order to appease the army and deal with the imperial court, Long Tingfei spent almost all his efforts. Despite this, Duan Wushu was demoted to an official position, Quartz was also implicated in the old department of the army, Long Tingfei was forced to purge, and now facing the generals below, Long Tingfei always felt that they were silent with dissatisfaction and resistance, but they were helpless. If you want to reunite the scattered military hearts, you need an opportunity.

His eyes fell on a document scroll on the Shuai case, which recorded all the information of Hou Jiangzhe of Dayong Chu Township, Long Tingfei picked up the document scroll and read it again, and at the end of the reading, Long Tingfei's heart gradually resented it, it was this person, since he appeared in the East China Sea, all his plans had suffered setbacks, and he couldn't help but tear the scroll to pieces, Long Tingfei sighed weakly, could it be that this person is my nemesis? In his heart, Long Tingfei returned to the back house, instructed his subordinates to bring wine and food, and drank it alone.

"Hey." When Long Tingfei woke up from the worsening headache, it was already noon, and the guards sent hot water towels, and one of the guards said cautiously: "General, General Duan has been waiting outside for a long time. ”

Long Tingfei was startled, he didn't care about tidying up his appearance, walked out of the bedroom, and saw Duan Wuyi in military uniform, standing at the bottom of the stairs, with a cold expression and a pale face, Long Tingfei hurriedly took a few steps forward and said eagerly: "Invincible, what are you doing here, your injuries have not healed yet." Then he rebuked the guard: "You don't know that General Duan is injured, why don't you invite him to rest in the flower hall next to him, it's really a waste." ”

Several guards were as cold as cicadas, and they didn't dare to defend themselves, but Duan Wushu said calmly: "Don't blame them, the general, it's the last general who insists on waiting here." ”

Long Tingfei said guiltily: "Invincible, it's all my drunkenness and mistakes, I'm sorry for you, hurry, go to my room and sit down." A glimmer of light flashed in Duan Wuyi's eyes, and he said, "The last general is having something to discuss with the general. ”

Long Tingfei personally led Duan Invincible into the bedroom, drove the guards out, washed his face indiscriminately, and said, "Invincible, just say something you have." ”

Duan Wushu stood up and said: "The last general came to explain the military affairs to the general today, but the general did not appear, and the last general asked before the guard knew that the general was drunk, so the general came to admonish him, and now my Northern Han is in danger, the general is the heart of the army, how can he be greedy for a cup and misbehave, if it is spread at this time, isn't it chilling, the last general is arrogant and outspoken, please don't be surprised by the general." ”

Long Tingfei's face turned red, and then he sat down dejectedly, and said: "Invincible, you are my confidant, I don't hide it from you, I really feel powerless in the current situation, in terms of military strength, Dayong is several times that of me, in terms of money and food, Dayong can fight for many years, if we fight for a few months, I am afraid that we will run out of weight, in terms of generals, Dayong is a famous general, but my most trusted general is dead to death, betrayal, even you are poisoned, I really can't support it." Dayong has a Ming Jun like Li Zhen, a general like Li Xian, and a strategist like Jiang Zhe, do you understand the pressure on me? ”

Duan Invincible said solemnly: "The general is invincible, so the invincible does not dare to hide it, our army's embarrassment, the invincible is not clear in his heart, but in any case, the general can not reveal such a mind, now in the army except for the general, no one can control the morale of the army, if the generals give up, then how to let the soldiers under his command build confidence?" General, if you have this in mind, then we might as well not fight, lest the soldiers die in vain. ”

Long Tingfei was so excited by Duan Invincible's words that his face turned red, and he looked at Duan Invincible with a pale expression and sweat on his forehead, now Duan Invincible is responsible for stigmatization, and he is also in a difficult situation in the army, Quartz's subordinates are very incomprehensible to him, and many junior sergeants do not understand the sacrifices he has made, but he is still so determined. Looking at such an invincible section, Long Tingfei's heart gradually became arrogant, there are such heroes in the Northern Han Army, how can Dayong be strong? Long Tingfei respectfully saluted Duan Wuyi, Duan Wushu hurriedly avoided it, and Long Tingfei said loudly: "General Duan's advice, Tingfei remembers, even if you are crushed, you can't be so discouraged anymore." ”

Duan Wushu saw that Long Tingfei had regained his former vigor, and he was happy in his heart, and said: "The general's army is slightly unparalleled, our Qinzhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the general doesn't have to worry too much." Long Tingfei had already regained his confidence and said, "General Duan, rest assured, unless Tingfei dies on the battlefield, he will never let the Dayong army capture Qinzhou." ”

Looking at Long Tingfei, who was full of energy, Duan Wushu relieved himself and said, "General, please change your clothes first, the last general has retired." ”

Long Tingfei smiled: "You wait for me first, see that you can already get up, there are some things I still have to discuss with you, if you can't hold on, just rest in my house, it would be a pity to let you lie down and recuperate." ”

Duan Wudi's heart warmed up: "The last general will obey the order." ”

At the same time, in an ancient temple in the eastern suburbs of Nanzheng, Li Kang stood in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, looking at the solemn Buddha statue and falling into contemplation.

Although it is not yet February, Chang'an is still very cold, but Nanzheng is much warmer than Chang'an, Dongchuan is a rich place, Li Kang can be said to cover the sky with one hand here, not to mention that he has now swept away the generals arranged by the imperial court, and he is a person who has no constraints, it stands to reason that Li Kang should be very happy and proud, but Li Kang's heart is burning with rage.

Just now, the holy decree of Emperor Yong Li Zhen arrived, but it was not sent by the imperial envoys, Li Kang sent his right-hand men to pretend to be thieves and kill the envoys before the envoys entered Dongchuan, but they still took the holy decree. The holy decree ordered him to strictly guard the Jiameng Pass and not slack off. After reading the holy decree, Li Kang should have been happy, because it seemed that the imperial court did not know that Dongchuan had been completely controlled by him, but Li Kang was still very angry, why could Li Zhen call him around.

Li Kang has always felt that he is unlucky, from a humble background, he has not been favored by his father since he was a child, except for his mother, Li Kang has never received any warmth. How many times has he watched Li An, Li Zhen, and even Li Xian and Li Zhen wantonly invite favor in front of his father, he is obviously the third prince, but he does not dare to step forward because his mother is just a concubine with a low status. If this was the case, Li Kang might have tolerated it, but the only mother who loved him was killed by Ji Xia's slut, and his father just chased the matter, and Li Kang fled the palace in a fit of anger.

But after escaping from the palace, Li Kang realized that his life was already a dream of many people, how easy it was for a prince who didn't know anything to survive in the troubled times, how many times he was abused and beaten, how many times he was hungry, with a little martial arts and ruthlessness, he finally lived, but revenge was a distant thing. How many times he couldn't bear the suffering outside and wanted to give in and go back to the palace, but the scene before his mother's death made him finally persevere. And it wasn't until he met the mysterious man who changed his fate that Li Kang felt that God treated him well for the first time. Then he practiced advanced martial arts, went back to assassinate Ji Xia, but was defeated and captured, if it weren't for Zheng Xuan's righteous insistence, I was afraid that he, the prince, would be asked to be imprisoned, if so, it would be enough, but Li Yuan sent him to Dongchuan, and he could not return to the dynasty without an edict, this kind of clear derogatory and secretly protective move made Li Kang even more unfair. Obviously, he is the flesh and blood of the Heavenly Family, but he wants to bow his head to Fengyimen, Li Zhen is not blatantly against Fengyimen, but with his army, who dares to embarrass him. With this mood, Li Kang did his best to organize the army in Dongchuan, and finally mastered a small force, but even so, Li Kang did not have the slightest chance to participate in the battle for the succession of Dayong Sheji, the emperor, the crown prince, the king of Yong, and the king of Qi seemed to have the same opinion on this point, so Li Kang's forces could not gain a foothold in Yongdu at all, and even the most moderate Li Zhen also wrote a letter to prevent him from intervening in the affairs of Chang'an. Am I not a royal person, this kind of humiliation made Li Kang make up his mind, even if Dayong is subverted, he can't let people dominate and oppress. Therefore, beyond the expectations of the Northern Han Demon Sect, Li Kang decided to rebel, and the first step in the rebellion was to eliminate the secret agents around him.

In the past few years in Dongchuan, Li Kang has successfully had his own strength, and the remnants of Shu have also gotten on their own ships for the illusory restoration of the country, coupled with the secret support of the Northern Han Demon Sect, they finally eradicated the secret agents and undercover agents around him in one fell swoop, these people have long been monitored by Li Kang, and now they are captured, Li Kang finally feels unprecedented ease. Then replace the generals in the army, change the officials, Li Kang's plan for many years was finally put into practice, Dongchuan is already his Dongchuan alone, and as long as he finds the right time, he can go out of the valley to attack Chang'an, and then the Dayong court will be in his hands. Of course, the timing of sending troops should be carefully chosen, and only after the military forces around Chang'an were transferred by Li Zhen to rescue the front line of Zezhou and the area of the Jingxiang Yangtze River, he could directly pierce Dayong's heart like a dagger. Li Kang knew in his heart that although he now had 100,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, these soldiers and horses were Dayong's army after all, and if Dayong's court found out about his rebellion, then this army was likely to be divided and surrendered by the imperial court, so cutting off the connection between Chang'an and Dongchuan and concealing the fact of his betrayal became the most important thing. And if you want to achieve your own goals, it is very difficult to rely on your own strength, if you can't get the support of the original Shu forces, you can only succeed. And the original Shu forces in addition to those who want to restore the glory of the old family, still secretly rebel against Dayong's splendid alliance has become the force he wants to recruit the most, after many negotiations and consultations, today is the leader of the splendid alliance and his own meeting, Huo Jicheng's cautiousness is very impressive Li Kang, he has been tossing and turning many times, only to finally learn that he met Huo Jicheng here, for safety, except for Ye Tianxiu and a few cronies and guards, Li Kang did not bring more people, he believes that Huo Jicheng is also very sincere, Recently, the Splendid Alliance said that it helped itself to cut off the road between Chang'an and Nanzheng, which is a proof of sincerity.

At nearly dusk, the door of the Daxiong Treasure Hall suddenly opened without wind, and two black-clothed people stood in front of the door, one of them was Chen Zhen, who had met with King Qing many times, and the other person was wearing a hat with a sunshade, and the green yarn hung low, and he couldn't see what the shape was. Li Kang happily stepped forward and said: "Deputy Alliance Leader Chen, this is the Huo League Master, Xiao Wang has been famous for a long time, and it is really a blessing to see him today." ”

The black-clothed masked man stepped forward and saluted and said: "Your Highness Corporal Lixian, Huo is also famous for a long time, Huo is not talented, he only has the idea of recovering the country in his heart, and he has been doing nothing for many years, I am really ashamed, I heard Chen Zhi say that the identity of the widow of the king of Shu in His Royal Highness's house has been verified, His Royal Highness's kindness, the remnants of Shu are all grateful, Huo Mou came today, in addition to thanking, he also wants to discuss cooperation with His Royal Highness." ”

Li Kang said: "The leader of the alliance is too humble, when the leader of the alliance assassinated the lord of Southern Chu and caused Li Anhu to leak, even Fengyimen was not also hit hard by the leader of the alliance on the rivers and lakes, this kind of great achievements, Xiao Wang dare not forget, especially the matter of Luoyang, the young Yingjie of the alliance, with the power of one person, the two major families in Luoyang were almost turned upside down, and the influence of Fengyimen in Luoyang was also weakened to the extreme. ”

The man in black laughed softly: "The child's nonsense made the prince laugh, Huo Li is my confidant and beloved general, and my righteous son, I love it, but unfortunately this son can't get out of the heavy responsibility, if the prince likes young heroes, Huo Yi, another righteous son, is strong in martial arts, don't worry, if the prince doesn't give up, please allow him to work for the prince." ”

Li Kang said with a smile: "Okay, your alliance is full of talents, this king is really envious, let Huo Yi come to my side as a personal guard, if the talent is extraordinary, this king will naturally reuse him, Huo Meng, about our cooperation, I don't know what the alliance idea?" ”

The man in black was silent for a moment, and said: "The prince is right, this is the right thing, watching from the sidelines, the prince is resolute, so Huo is not afraid of the possibility of traps, and came to Nanzheng to meet the prince, but after all, the prince is the prince of Dayong, so how can I believe that the prince will restore the kingdom of Shu, although there is no problem with the identity of the widow of the king of Shu, but this kind of trick of using puppets is also very common. Why did the prince let Zai Xia believe that the Shu Kingdom was really restored? ”

Li Kang was prepared, and said calmly: "Xiao Wang doesn't say anything high-sounding, there will be no such good thing in the world, this king raised troops to fight, but let Xiao'er inherit the throne, so this power must be in the hands of Xiao Wang, supporting the King of Shu is just a disguise, to let the remnants of Shu support Xiao Wang's strategy, but this king can also guarantee that he will not cross the river and tear down the bridge, after all, if there is no support from the Shu people, this king will not be able to divide one side." Therefore, I will definitely protect the Shu clan, and even this king can change to the temple of the Shu king, but if this king can achieve something, I will determine the position of the king of Shu. All you want is glory and wealth, don't I Li Kang have anything to give you, the leader of the alliance is not a foolish and loyal person, and the position of the king of Shu is not his family's thing. ”

Although the man in black couldn't see his expression clearly, he saw that his body shook slightly, and he knew that he was excited, and after a long time, the black-clothed man said: "The prince is right, the position of the king of Shu is capable, and the prince needs to rely on the Shu people, so as long as you plan carefully, after twenty years, the Shu people will treat the prince as their own." The prince is so heart-to-hearted, Huo is grateful, if the prince says that there is no second heart, let Huo look down on it, okay, if the prince is willing to agree to Huo's certain condition again, the covenant between you and me will be reached today. ”

Li Kang was overjoyed, after careful consideration, the leader of the Splendid Alliance who can do such unthinkable things is definitely not a person who eats the ancients, so it is expected that Huo Jicheng will not be concerned with the widow of the King of Shu, and sure enough, as he expected, he was a little relieved, and said: "The leader of the alliance, please say, as long as it is reasonable, this king will definitely agree." ”

The man in black said categorically: "You have to be powerful below." ”

Li Kang was a little strange, he wanted to form an alliance with the Splendid Alliance, this power and wealth were naturally to be given, why did Huo Jicheng deliberately propose it, and he was about to ask. The man in black waved his hand to him not to speak, and said loudly: "The so-called power is diverse, but there are only two kinds of power that cannot be easily seized, that is, the power of the army and the power of supervision, the reason why the imperial power is supreme is because the royal family holds the military power to suppress everything and the secret agents under the supervision of the subordinates, and we have no interest in the military power, nor do we have the ability to grasp it, so I want the power of the secret agent, the Splendid Alliance can become the eyes and ears of the prince and the killer, only in this way, the Splendid Alliance can form a solid alliance with the prince." If the prince refuses to agree to this condition, then the Splendid Alliance will never cooperate with the prince. ”

Li Kang's heart sank, Huo Jicheng is really powerful, although he has the intention to absorb the power of the Splendid Alliance, but if he lets them take charge of the supervision power, then it is impossible for him to be separated from them, although he is a little hesitant, but Li Kang thought about it, didn't he just fancy the ability of the Splendid Alliance in this regard, but Huo Jicheng asked for more power, after all, the military power is in his own hands, as long as he has the military power, then the Splendid Alliance is not afraid. And in this way, the alliance between the two sides is indestructible, and for himself, the goal of completely controlling the remnants of Shu can be realized. So Li Kang stretched out his palm and said, "A word is a certainty." ”

A look of excitement flashed in the eyes of the man in black, and the two high-fived and swore an oath to make a covenant. After the high-five, the man in black was about to say goodbye, and said: "The reputation of the lower is a little bad, it is safer not to appear openly, the prince doesn't want to attract too many people's attention now, Chen Zhi is my confidant, let him discuss the details of the cooperation with the prince." ”

Li Kang's eyes flashed with coldness, and said: "That's fine, but this king has a reluctant request, this king has long admired the alliance leader, and now we see each other, but the alliance leader refuses to show the true face of Lushan, I don't know if I can take off the hat and see each other honestly?" ”

The man in black was silent, Chen Zhi had been standing behind him, and at this moment his body seemed to be moving, a little uneasy, but outside the palace gate, there was a sound of unhurried footsteps, and a faint murderous aura penetrated in, and Li Kang's body stood like a mountain, and the bloody murderous aura rose to the sky, showing that Li Kang was not just a general, but the identity of a master of the rivers and lakes with blood on his hands. The atmosphere in the hall became cold and cold in an instant, and the murderous intent was hidden.

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