After Yuan Chonghuan gained power, he once again built the Guanningjin defense line, connecting Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, and Jinzhou into a line, and consolidating the western Liaoning corridor.

Bai Cao's internal injuries were serious, and it took two months to recover. Zheng Hengzhou remembered that this palm was for himself, and he accepted his feelings very much. During Bai Caozhi's injury, Zheng Hengzhou was in charge of Jinyi's affairs, and everything was taken care of in an orderly manner. Yuan Chonghuan wanted to report to the imperial court and promote Zheng Hengzhou to a thousand households. Bai Caozhi told him that Zheng Hengzhou's hundred households were all fake, so he said that he would think about it again.

In the months that followed, Nurhachi did not raise any more troops. Jinyiwei continued to listen to the military situation, and it was reported that Nurhachi had suffered an unprecedented defeat in Ningyuan, and he was depressed, and he had no countermeasures to deal with the Hongyi cannon, so he sent troops to Mongolia to find an opponent who was good to bully to vent his anger. Outside the pass is quiet and quiet, the garrison continues to build, and the masters of the brocade clothes and guards are also happy to be idle.

In a blink of an eye, at the end of April, Zheng Hengzhou and Mao Duxin had no errands on this day, and they were learning swordsmanship on the school field. When the two of them were young, they often dismantled the Cangsong swordsmanship in Diancang Mountain, and now that they are older and their kung fu is higher, the dismantling is much more exciting than before. Just watched the two of them fight more and more vigorously, and every move was displayed to the fullest, and they were dazzled by the officers and soldiers who were practicing on the side. After the fight, both of them felt that they had never used such a skilled swordsmanship in their lives. Zheng Hengzhou practiced and shouted: "Cangsong Thirteen Tribulations! Mao Duxin agreed, and the two of them performed tricks at the same time.

According to the rules of the Cang faction, the Thirteen Tribulations of Cangsong have always practiced by themselves, and they are not dismantled with the same sect. The reason is that this sword move is very powerful, and every sword and sword is cut down from an unbelievable direction, and it must be used to use internal force to be used. If you are a little careless when dismantling, the internal force is not enough to retract and release, and it is likely to hurt the same door. Now Zheng and Mao both have internal strength, so they will not make such mistakes. Zheng Hengzhou wants to dismantle this sword move, and he also has the intention to try the skills of his junior and younger brothers. Just look at the sword qi of the two people, sweeping the sand and rocks all around, and the sound of the long sword clashing is even louder than the musket, and the officers and soldiers who are training nearby have fled. After dismantling the thirteen moves, the two of them each floated backwards, landed gently, and laughed in unison.

Zheng Hengzhou said: "Happy, believe." Your strength is so fast. ”

Mao Duxin returned the sword into the sheath, looked at his palm, shook his head and said: "Senior brother, happy and happy, my hand can tremble badly." If you want to say that the internal force enters the realm, how can it compare to your dragon descending divine palm? ”

Zheng Hengzhou said: "Jin Cangjue is also powerful. Do you think it's really hard to do it, how deep is it? He didn't practice for a few more years. ”

Mao Duxin sighed lightly: "How can I compare with the second senior brother?" ”

Speaking of Liu Ganzhen, the two naturally remembered the events of the night of the Wuchang Conference, and their mood went to the bottom. For more than a year, the two brothers have never talked much about Liu Ganzhen and Liu Chengfeng. They were busy with brocade guards all day long, partly so that they didn't think too much about sad things. Now that the war outside the border has eased, there is not so much to do, Zheng Hengzhou accidentally evoked this sad incident again.

Mao Duxin poured two large bowls of tea into the big tea barrel next to him, and the two walked to the wall and sat on the ground in the shade. Mao Duxin drank tea for a while and said, "Senior brother, it has been more than a year since the master and the second senior brother passed away. Shouldn't we...... Take care of the affairs of the division? ”

"Okay." Zheng Hengzhou said. "You will succeed you."

Mao Duxin hurriedly shook his hand: "How can I succeed to the head?" Of course, it's the elder brother who will do it. ”

Zheng Hengzhou smiled bitterly: "There are only two of us left in the Diancang faction, what else is not in charge?" ”

Mao Du believes in the right color: "Senior brother can't say that. Twenty years ago, there was only one master left in the Diancang Sect, didn't he also support us over? Let's inherit the legacy of Master and Second Senior Brother. ”

Zheng Hengzhou said: "You have learned the orthodox Diancang martial arts, and it is best for you to inherit the Diancang master." My martial arts have been deeply influenced by the beggar gang dragon descending divine palm, and the methods of internal strength and luck are very different from those of Diancang. If I come to teach my disciples, do you think they want to learn a little Cangwu or the Dragon Descending Divine Palm? The Dragon Gang Leader has already violated the ancestral teachings by passing on this set of palm techniques to me, an outsider, and I can't pass on this set of palm techniques privately. ”

"Senior brother makes sense to say that, it's just ......" Mao Duxin sighed. I can't match you and the second senior brother everywhere, and I never thought of taking over the Dian Cang Portal. ”

"The martial arts are so chaotic, our brothers and sisters have offended Wei Zhongxian again. A few years later, it is impossible to say whether there is still a Cang faction in the martial arts. Zheng Hengzhou spoke seriously. I firmly believe that the senior brother is a little selfish and wants the Diancang faction to be passed on. When the big thing is over, after we return to the Central Plains, I hope you can go back to Cangshan and stop getting involved in the affairs between the martial arts and the imperial court. ”

"Senior Brother......

"It's really that kid in Fengyang Mansion, you also take him up the mountain, just regard him as your founding disciple." Zheng Hengzhou continued. "He was alone with you that day, and you only saw him in a hurry when you passed by Fengyang. The boy has no father, and your uncle can't afford not to go back. ”

"And what about your uncle?"

At this time, Bai Caozhi happened to walk into the school grounds, and when he saw them sitting and resting, he greeted the two brothers. Zheng Hengzhou pointed to the way of the white grass: "Brother Bai's favor to our senior brother cannot be said in a few words. I let him pick it up. When I woke up in Yingyan Tower that day, I only wanted revenge wholeheartedly, and I couldn't care about anything, and I even thought about going from the palace to practice that Peiyuan Divine Skill. If he hadn't taken us out of the customs and given us goals, we don't know how long it would have been depressing to get out of the haze of mourning. I have decided to follow him until he completes his wish, eradicates evil spirits, and straightens the way. ”

Mao Duxin wanted to say something more, but Bai Caozhi had already come to him. He shook his head and said, "I didn't expect that Senior Brother would arrange the rest of my life in just a few words." ”

Bai Caozhi smiled, sat on the ground, and said: "The scout came to report that Cang Erxia was practicing swords in the teaching field, which is very interesting, but it will be out of sight when it comes late." I didn't expect to come in a hurry, but I was still a step too late. ”

Mao Duxin said: "Brother Bai is interested, brother has accompanied you through two moves?" ”

"Don't be busy, let's gossip first." The Way of White Grass. "Recently, there has been nothing to do outside the gate, so I paid attention to the situation inside the gate. During this year, the number of beggar disciples increased greatly, and the Fan gang leader seemed to be annoyed by Wei Zhongxian because of the martial arts conference, and sent gangs everywhere to oppose Dongchang. I heard that Wei Zhongxian cleared the streets in Jingshi and wanted to drive all the beggars out of Shuntian Mansion. The dignitaries and nobles in the court were very supportive of his move. ”

Zheng Hengzhou said angrily: "If Lord Zuo and they are still here, they will definitely not let him mess around like this." ”

Bai Caozhi shook his head: "Lord Zuo, they are no longer there." ”

The three were silent for a moment. Zheng Hengzhou asked: "Brother Bai, a year ago, you said that you would stay outside the gate until Nurhachi died. However, in my opinion, the Ming Dynasty took a defensive position, except for General Mao Wenlong, who would privately lead troops to attack Houjin from time to time, we never took the initiative to attack at all. Waiting for Nurhachi to come and fight us, when will we be able to kill him? ”

Bai Caozhi sighed: "The frontier war is like this. When the national strength is strong, we will send troops to attack others. When the national strength is weak, we have to strictly defend the Great Wall. The cost of maintaining the frontier army is very large. It's not that we don't fight, we really don't have the strength to fight. ”

"However, if you can't kill Nurhachi, let's just spend it with him outside the gate?"

"Brother Zheng thinks the same way as that group of brothers?" The smile of the white grass. "As soon as the troops are idle, the officers and men have more ideas. Sometimes these thoughts can be dangerous. ”

Mao Duxin didn't know what they were talking about, and asked, "What do you think?" ”

The way of the white grass: "Our brothers are idle, and they plan to go to Shengjing to assassinate Nurhachi. ”

Mao Duxin was shocked: "There is such a thing? ”

Bai Caozhi said with a smile: "Ning Yuan is a great victory, and the master of the Black Dragon Gate also let us kill him." The brothers were so motivated that they came to plan for this great task. However, stealing into Shengjing to assassinate Nurhachi is like running to the capital to assassinate the emperor, and it is impossible to retreat with his whole body. They knew that I would never say yes, and they never dared to mention it to me. ”

Zheng Hengzhou said: "This matter is naturally difficult, but it may not be impossible. ”

"That's not how wars are fought, Brother Zheng." Bai Caozhi shook his head slightly. "Kung Fu has been practiced to the point of being like the female Xi Lieyan, and we have failed to assassinate General Yuan, so with our kung fu, how can we assassinate Nurhachi?"

Zheng Hengzhou thought for a while: "It does make sense to say this. ”

"So be it," said the white grass, "go and tell the brothers, that we can send a team of men to investigate Nurhachi's daily life, guarding the schedule, and daily schedules. As long as they can come up with a comprehensive and feasible plan, I will consider approving the action. But as long as there is anything inadequate in the plan, we must not act rashly. ”

As he was talking, a brocade guard soldier rushed into the school field and came to the three of them. "Excuse me, a Black Dragon Gate spy was caught at the city gate. Lin Baihu asked you to go over and command the yamen. ”

Bai Caozhi and the other three people were in good spirits, and immediately got up and went to the Jinyi Guard to command the yamen. The battle of Ningyuan has been more than three months ago, and this is the first Black Dragon Gate spy caught in Ningyuan City. After rushing to the command yamen, Lin Hongyue greeted him and said: "My lord, the spy is not weak in martial arts, and he tried to break out of the city after his identity was revealed at the city gate, and our three brothers took action at the same time to subdue him. This picture was found on him. ”

Bai Caozhi spread out the picture on the table, and watched it with Zheng Hengzhou and others. The picture shows a map of the building layout of a certain place, which is divided into several areas, isolated from each other, and seems to be a warehouse or something. Bai Caozhi's brows furrowed, he stretched out his hand to compare the picture, and muttered, "I've been to this place, but I have to think about it......"