Lu Bing nodded heavily: "But at that time, for me, I would never admit that it was the heir of the Martial Sect, it was just a pawn made up by traitors to use."

Yang Tinghe had repeatedly told the two uncles that the matter should be stopped and not mentioned again. Unexpectedly, the two of them secretly prepared manpower, and finally did it. ”

Lu Yi was puzzled: "They only brought two hundred people, even if they are all strong in martial arts and find the heirs of the Martial Sect, what can they do?" Do you want to bring it back to the capital? ”

Lu Bing shook his head: "Because they didn't succeed, no one knows what they planned." But I don't think they'll be that stupid.

The army in the capital is in the hands of Long Live , they just came back with people, if there is no Yang Tinghe's cooperation, he will not be able to set off waves in the court.

It is likely that he wanted to take people and evidence and go directly to Datong, or defect to the Mongols, or defect to some ambitious general. ”

Lu Yi thought for a while: "It was Yang Tinghe who told Banzai about this, so Banzai sent his father with Jinyiwei to assassinate him first?" ”

Lu Bing shook his head: "It's not as simple as you think." As I said, Yang Tinghe is a good person, and although he has no good impression of the two uncles, he has a good relationship with the Empress Dowager Zhang.

Yang Tinghe is a proprietor, and he is very dissatisfied with Banzai's behavior of supporting his biological mother and suppressing Empress Dowager Zhang. He didn't want to make Empress Dowager Zhang's situation worse because of the behavior of these two people.

Therefore, he took a risk, and without asking for an order, in the name of the chief assistant of the cabinet, he ordered someone to quickly inform the governor of Xuanda, saying that there were bandits who wanted to kill and plunder the town of Meron, and ordered him to send troops to protect it. ”

Lu Yi hesitated: "Yang Tinghe is very clever." The normal transfer of troops is to ask for orders, but if the transit bandits disturb the people, the local governor can send troops on his own to maintain law and order. ”

Lu Bing sighed: "Of course Yang Tinghe is smart, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, which one is a fuel-efficient lamp?"

If his plan succeeds, it will be a foolproof strategy. There were officers and soldiers patrolling Meilong Town, and the two uncles naturally learned of the difficulty and retreated. If you miss the opportunity, it will be difficult to do it later.

Governor Xuanda didn't know what he was patrolling for, he just sent a subordinate to protect a town that might be attacked by bandits.

And Banzai won't know what happened, Empress Dowager Zhang is still safe, and even the descendants of the Martial Sect in Meilong Town can live an ordinary life. ”

Lu Yi knew that there must have been a problem in some link that made Yang Tinghe's clever operation go wrong, leading to the final tragedy.

"Father, how did Banzai find out about this?"

Lu Bing smiled bitterly: "A wise man has a thousand thoughts, and there must be a mistake." Yang Tinghe made the most common mistake that scholars make, that is, to be too cautious and too cautious.

Although he made a clever move, he was still worried that things would go awry, so he set up a second line of defense.

But this second line of defense unexpectedly made a big mistake.

Yang Tinghe found his most trusted friend Xia Yan and asked him to help prepare for the rebellion of the two uncles, and to have a plan for the garrisons in various places.

On the other hand, it is also necessary to pay close attention to the movements of the princes in various places to prevent the two uncles from quietly escaping into the prince's mansion with people.

And the most important thing is that Yang Tinghe knows that if the heir of the Wu Sect is true, even if he is covered up by himself this time, he will be exposed one day.

Yang Tinghe wanted to quietly transfer people away, if there was no dragon and phoenix shop in the world, there would naturally not be so much trouble. But this cannot be done with the army.

Yang Tinghe knew that Xia Yan was from a military family, and when he was young, his family had a lot of contacts with people in the rivers and lakes, so he asked Xia Yan to help him find a way to do this.

At this point, it didn't matter, but unfortunately Xia Yan was not three-headed and six-armed, and he also needed the most trusted person to help him.

Dealing with the Zongren Mansion was a matter of Yan Song, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites at that time. Yang Tinghe did not believe Xia Yan wrong, but Xia Yan believed Yan Song wrong.

Although Xia Yan didn't tell Yan Song the inside story, he just asked Yan Song to communicate with the Zongren Mansion and spy on the princes in various places.

Here's what happened, I'm guessing, because no one has told me about the process.

Yan Song should have told Yan Shifan about this, and Yan Shifan combined his two uncles to meet with Empress Dowager Zhang, and from Yang Tinghe and Xia Yan's actions, he felt that something was wrong.

With Yan Shifan's mind, I don't know how many things he guessed. But later, Yan Song asked to see Banzai, and told Banzai that the two uncles took people out of Beijing and Yang Tinghe privately transferred troops.

Long live the envoys and commanders who crossed the Jinyi Guard, found me directly, and asked me to lead people to surround the palace of the Empress Dowager Zhang.

Then Banzai and Empress Dowager Zhang talked for a long time in the palace, and after Banzai came out, he immediately asked me to take my most confidant Jinyiwei to Datong with a warrant. ”

Lu Yi's eyes flashed: "Father, why does Xia Yan trust Yan Song so much?" ”

Lu Bing said lightly: "The people who fought side by side with Yang Tinghe in the main hall back then, and confronted Banzai many times in the first Great Rite Conference, one was Xia Yan, and the other was Yan Song. ”

Lu Yi was surprised, Xia Yan is not difficult to guess, he is supported by Yang Tinghe, and he has a tough temperament, which is quite similar to Yang Tinghe. But Yan Song ......

Lu Bing saw his thoughts: "People change, and Yan Song is not what you know from the beginning."

However, this incident is likely to be the watershed moment of his change. It's just that this matter, Banzai did not tell anyone.

Xia Yan didn't know that Yan Song was telling the secret at that time, just like Yan Song didn't know what Xia Yan did at that time. ”

Lu Yi was stunned: "Xia Yan really used the forces of the rivers and lakes to do things?" ”

Lu Bing nodded: "Xia Yan secretly contacted the forces of the rivers and lakes, hoping to transfer the people of the Dragon and Phoenix Shop before everyone else.

No one knew about this at the time. It wasn't until many years later that Banzai and Xia Yan had a conflict and asked Jinyiwei to secretly investigate Xia Yan.

I accidentally discovered that one of the people who died in Meilong Town was actually Xia Yan's people. So I reported Banzai, and Banzai made up my mind to get rid of Xia Yan. ”

Lu Yi opened his mouth and wanted to ask for details, but he finally held back. He knew that getting rid of Xia Yan was the last thing his father wanted to mention.

Lu Bing glanced at Lu Yi and said lightly: "Xia Yan's death is the most disgraceful thing in my life, but I can't help it."

Xia Yan has me and Yan Song in his hands, if he doesn't die, it will be our two families who die. I'm not pedantic enough to risk my family's life for the sake of my conscience. ”

Lu Yi nodded and said: "The son understands that his father bears the honor and disgrace of the Lu family, and he deserves to be like this. ”

Lu Bing sighed, his expression did not become any lighter because of his son's comfort.

"When I arrived at the scene with Jinyiwei, the scene was actually in chaos. The soldiers and horses from Datong and the people brought by the two uncles have already started a scuffle.

There was also a group of people who were also involved in the scuffle, I didn't know it at the time, but later I learned that it was the people from the rivers and lakes invited by Xia Yan, and everyone was in a mess in Meilong Town. ”

Lu Bing's eyes were in a trance, as if he had returned to the dark night of the year, and people from all walks of life formed a whirlpool of death in that small town, centered on Longfeng Shop.

Lu Bing's goal was clear, he took fifty brocade guards, desperately looking for an opportunity to enter the store.

But Uncle Guo's men and horses desperately stopped them, obviously knowing what they were going to do. And the Datong defenders didn't know if they were real Jinyi guards or bandits pretending to be bandits, and they refused to let them in.

The group of people from the rivers and lakes that Xia Yan found couldn't tell the difference between friend and foe, so as long as they weren't their own people, they would kill them all, desperately guarding the dragon and phoenix shop.

In the chaos, after paying a heavy price, Lu Bing finally took the remaining ten brocade guards into the dragon and phoenix shop.

There were two people standing in the shop, a man and a woman, both in their twenties, both holding a knife in their hands, obviously both of whom were skilled in martial arts.

Lu Bing asked: "This dragon and phoenix shop, is it yours?" Who are you Li Feng'er? ”

The man sneered: "Sister, I said to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible, looking at today's battle, the two of us are in a catastrophe." ”

The woman wiped away her tears: "Big brother, I hurt you." I shouldn't be so stubborn. I just can't bear to leave this home where my mother stays. ”

Lu Bing gritted his teeth: "I am also acting on orders, I'm sorry." Kill! ”

For a while, the sword and sword shadow, flesh and blood flying! Inside and outside the Dragon and Phoenix store, it has become a hellish scene.

Lu Yi watched the corners of his father's mouth twitch slightly, and sighed in his heart, this is the fate of Jinyiwei, Jinyiwei is the knife in the emperor's hand.

"Father, these two brothers and sisters, facing ten brocade guards, should be difficult to resist......"

Lu Bing shook his head: "Women's kung fu is weak, but men's kung fu is very strong, I personally fight the enemy, and it is only a draw."

The woman couldn't hold it up at first and was killed by the brocade guard. Under the man's rage, he made desperate moves, and I was a little defeated!

Fortunately, there are many people on our side, and the man is also injured, so he can be killed as well.

At this moment, in the melee crowd outside, a person suddenly broke in, with pale beard, tall and mighty, and extremely high kung fu. Kill two brocade guards as soon as you make a move! ”

Lu Yi looked at his father in surprise, he knew that his father's kung fu was much higher than his own, and in this capital, there were only a handful of people who could beat his father.

Although his father rarely fights with people, Lu Yi privately believes that his father's kung fu must be higher than Zhanyu, and it should also be higher than An Qingyue.

As for Zhan Feiyun, at this level, with Lu Yi's level, it is no longer possible to tell who is higher and who is lower. But his father definitely couldn't beat Zhang Wuxin.

The kung fu of the heirs of the martial arts sect can be equal to that of their father, which is already very surprising, how high is the kung fu of the person in his father's mouth?

Lu Bing smiled bitterly: "You don't have to be so surprised, I was young at that time, and my kung fu was not as good as now." That person I only learned recently was Xiao Wuji. ”

Lu Yi raised his head in surprise, thought about it, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Could it be that Yan Shifan colluded with the White Lotus Sect at that time?" ”

Lu Bing nodded with satisfaction: "At that time, Yan Shifan was as young as me, but he was already ambitious and ruthless.

He speculated that this matter was very important, and in order to obtain a detailed situation, he also spent a lot of money to invite people from the White Lotus Sect to follow the people of the two uncles.

After Xia Yan's death, I had a showdown with Yan Shifan, and he refused to admit it. It wasn't until he was beheaded that he was locked up in prison and the two of us drank that he acquiesced. ”

Lu Yi was surprised: "Since the people of the White Lotus Sect were found by Yan Shifan in order to obtain inside information, why did they suddenly make a move?" ”

Lu Bing sighed: "At that time, I didn't know that he was a member of the White Lotus Sect, and I didn't know why he made a move, I only knew that his kung fu was extremely high, and I was afraid that it would be difficult to complete the task."

So I ordered the Jinyi guards to rush up and trap Xiao Wuji, and I pounced on the man to kill him.

The man was already injured, and he was heartbroken by the death of his sister, and it was completely desperate.

I also used a desperate style of play, because I knew that this mission could not be completed, and there would be endless troubles in the future. Even if you don't kill me when you go back, I'm afraid you'll die at the hands of this mysterious master in front of you.

I could tell that he wanted to protect the man, and as long as the man died, he had no target to protect, and he might not be entangled.

I exchanged knives with the man, and in the end I stabbed him in the right place, and he actually smiled at me.

"It's a hard bone, it's better to die in your hands than to die under the knives of a group of people," he fell to the ground.

Xiao Wuji had already killed all the ten brocade guards at this time, rushed over and leaned down to probe the man's snort, knowing that the man was dead, and in a fit of rage, he knocked me away with a palm. ”

Lu Yi let out an "ah" in horror, although he knew that his father must not be dead, he couldn't help but be frightened.

Lu Bing smiled bitterly: "I flew out of the Longfeng store directly, fell into the ditch outside the store, vomited blood, and couldn't move."

Xiao Wuji fumbled around the male and female for a while and found a piece of paper.

He looked at me, as if to give me one more, but listened, turned and flew away, disappearing into the darkness.

At this time, I heard the sound of a large group of people rushing over, and before I fell unconscious, I looked into the distance, it was the forbidden army, about a few thousand people, surrounded the town of Meron.

Later, I learned that after I left Beijing, Banzai quickly ordered the direct takeover of the promotion of the capital's defense, and the entire capital entered a state of martial law.

At the same time, Banzai also dispatched the cavalry of the forbidden army as quickly as possible and rushed to Meilong Town. They didn't know anything, only that they had come to suppress the bandits.

In the will of Long Live said, Meilong Town was entrenched by the White Lotus Sect, and the entire town was full of people from the White Lotus Sect, and not a single one remained.

I was so badly wounded that I could neither move nor scream. Hehe, in that situation, even if it is shouting, they can't hear it.

They only care about killing people and setting fires. I watched as the entire town of Meron was slaughtered, and I watched the whole town of Weston burned to the ground, and finally I fainted.

When I woke up, the fire was gone. The dragon and phoenix shop also collapsed, and the corpses were charred, and I was spared because I was slapped into that ditch by Xiao Wuji.

At this time, it was dawn, and people came one after another, presumably all of them were going to Meilong Town to do business. When they saw the tragic situation in front of them, they were so frightened that they turned around and ran.

I desperately cried for help, but maybe they couldn't hear it, and even if they did, they didn't dare to come in and join in the fun. I fainted again.

When I woke up again, it was in a carriage. A man about my age, driving a carriage, was walking towards Datong City.

My wounds were all bandaged, and my mouth smelled of internal wound medicine, which he must have turned out of me.

I was so badly injured that if I hadn't been treated in time, I was afraid that if I had been soaking in the ditch for another half a day, I would not have survived.

The man told me that he came to Meilong Town from Datong City to deliver wine, and when he arrived at the place, he found that Meilong Town was gone!

He was so bold that he went a little inside, and when he heard someone crying for help, he rescued me. When he asked me what was going on, I didn't dare tell the truth.

At this time, when I arrived at the gate of Datong City, I saw that a notice had been posted on the city gate. The town of Meron has been exterminated because of banditry.

In order to prevent the plague, the government set fires, and in the future, there will be no Meilong Town, and the Yizhuang will be rebuilt, and the business travelers need to take a detour.

As soon as I read the notice, I knew Banzai's intentions, so I followed the word that a group of White Lotus Cultists had entered Meilong Town and held the whole town hostage.

I was ordered to take the Jinyi Guard to investigate, but it was discovered, and the officers and soldiers arrived during the death fight and exterminated the White Lotus Cultists, but Meilong Town also suffered from the pond fish.

My words are very convincing, because in addition to the corpses of the Jinyi guards and officers and soldiers, the remaining hundreds of people are all people from the rivers and lakes, very much like the White Lotus Sect.

Slowly, people forgot that there used to be a place called Meilong Town in Datong, and only knew that there was a Meiling Yizhuang there. ”

Lu Yi's eyes flickered, and he spoke for a long time: "Father, the person who saved you is ......"

Lu Bing smiled, with warmth and guilt in his smile, as if he remembered a distant old friend.

"It's Xiao Wannian. At that time, he was a small wine merchant in Datong City, and he went to deliver wine to Meilong Town that day.

His wife was pregnant, and she helped him watch the liquor store at home. She is also very familiar with the brothers and sisters in the dragon and phoenix shop, and she also cried when she heard that they were all dead.

Xiao Wannian can see it, knowing that his wife is very weak, and persuades his wife that everyone will die, and there is no need to be too sad, it is not good for the children.

Xiao Wannian's liquor shop business is also average. Meilong Town was originally his big customer, but now that Meilong Town is gone, I think life will be more difficult in the future.

When I was recuperating from my injuries at his house, there were officials from Datong Mansion who came to urge taxes, which was very domineering, and he had to do it, Xiao Wannian parried a few times, obviously his kung fu was not weak, but he didn't want to cause trouble and refused to fight back.

I revealed my identity and sent them away. Then I persuaded Xiao Wannian to follow me to the capital. In this battle, the Jinyi guard masters in the capital suffered heavy casualties, and they urgently needed to replenish capable people.

He has saved my life, and I will be able to recommend and promote him. His wife is in weak health, and it is more convenient to recuperate in the capital.

Xiao Wannian thought about it for a long time, agreed to me, folded the wine shop, and followed me back to the capital. ”

Lu Yi suddenly said: "My father almost died, long live...... Have you ever looked for your father? ”

Lu Bing glanced at his son: "I know you will ask about this." When I returned to Beijing, I was very surprised to see me.

He told me that the Praetorian army sent that night was so numerous that he could not say anything but let them kill people and set fires.

He then sent people to Meilong Town to secretly look for me, but all the corpses everywhere were searched, and I was not found. At that time, I had already been rescued by Xiao Wannian.

I recommended Xiao Wannian to Banzai to be the brocade guard, Banzai agreed without saying a word, and directly gave Xiao Wannian a position as the general flag. ”

Lu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, from Jiajing's arrangement in front of him, he vaguely felt that Jiajing's game of chess did not think too much about his father's life and death.

But my father's answer was actually a clear telling him not to think like that, to believe that Banzai has feelings for me, you have to think like this.

People's feelings are so wonderful, the more my father believes that Banzai has feelings for him, and is grateful for Banzai's feelings for him, then Banzai is more likely to really have feelings for him.

On the other hand, if the father had doubts about Banzai's feelings because of this incident. No matter how much he pretends to be like, with Banzai's sensitivity, he will definitely detect it, and then he will really be emotionless.

Lu Yi suddenly understood why among so many people, only a few people such as his father, Huang Jin, Yan Song, and Xiao Feng could become half of Jiajing's friends.

Not only because of their super ability, but also because of their former companionship, the biggest reason is that they really regard Jiajing as half a friend in their hearts.

Lu Bing looked at the white belly of the fish on the horizon, and said with a wry smile: "This matter, you know so much, it's enough." Again, I don't know what to do.

Keep checking, I don't know how much Yan Shifan guessed, and I don't know how much Xiao Qin could guess after listening to Xiao Wuji's description.

I don't know if Yan Shifan and Xiao Qin have discussed and speculated about this matter, and what they have hidden from each other.

But once this matter is leaked, it will not only be detrimental to the Lu family, but also to Long Live and Daming!

That's why I said that finding out about this matter and putting an end to hidden dangers is also true loyalty to Banzai! ”

Lu Yi always felt that his father had something that he didn't say, but he saw that his father didn't want to say anything more, so he nodded.

On the horizon, the first rays of sunlight pierced the clouds and pierced the darkness in the palace, but there were always dark corners that could never be dispelled by the sunlight.