Liu Futong sighed at this time and said, "Not long after Your Majesty traveled west. In the Jiangnan epidemic, Guo Dashuai unfortunately contracted the disease and died. Later, his son Guo Tianxu inherited the throne under our arrangement. ”

"Guo Tianxu is grateful for His Majesty's kindness in the past, although he doesn't dare to say that he obeys us. But it also showed reverence for His Majesty. Although Guo Tianxu had led troops to King Qin before, in order to consolidate the outer front, he led his troops to meet the detachment. In the end, the army was defeated and died in the battle at Heishiji. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Futong snorted coldly, and he couldn't help but scold at this time: "That Zhu Yuanzhang is a wolf, Guo Zixing treated him well before his death, and even married his righteous daughter Ma Xiuying to him as his wife, and accepted him as a righteous son, and the official worshiped the deputy marshal." But he had stood by and watched Guo Tianxu's Black Stone Rock Siege before. At that time, if our three parties were united, they would definitely be able to repel the attack of the Yuan army. However, Guo Tianxu sent more than a dozen letters to Zhu Yuanzhang asking for help, but Zhu Yuanzhang still did not move. ”

"Our army was newly defeated before, morale was low, and its combat effectiveness was not very strong. The morale of the Yuan army was high, and it was waiting for work with ease, and our army was invincible. And Guo Tianxu's department was heavily surrounded, and in the end, we failed to break the siege and rescue Guo Tianxu. In the end, his body was found on the mass grave, and he was brought back and buried next to Guo Zixing. ”

Yang Xiao added at this time: "After Guo Shaoshuai died, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Xu Da to the rescue in a fake way. After the Yuan army was defeated, he monopolized all the ordnance and materials on the battlefield. And with the support of Ma Xiuying, he took over Guo Zixing's original territory and soldiers and horses as Guo Zixing's righteous son. ”

Yang Xiao looked at Zhang Wuji and said, "Sect Master, such troubled heroes must be eliminated. ”

Zhang Wuji came back to his senses when he heard the words and said: "Except is to be removed, but not now." At present, our army is newly defeated, morale is low, and people are sleepy. It's time to recuperate. However, although the Hu soldiers in the Western Regions were strong and strong, they were far away on the front line of Yumen and could not drive straight into the Central Plains. We can't deal with him now, even if we want to. ”

Liu Futong heard Zhang Wuji mention "Hu Bing in the Western Regions" at this time. I can't help but be interested.

Yang Xiao had told Liu Futong before that Fan Yao, the right prime minister, was still operating a vast territory based on Guangmingding in the Western Regions. It's just that this matter is a matter within the Mingjiao Sect. Although Liu Futong was a close minister of Emperor Longfeng, he was not a Mingjiao. Therefore, Yang Xiao did not mention these things too much to Liu Futong.

Liu Futong saw that Zhang Wuji proposed it himself, so he asked casually: "Oh? So we still have reinforcements outside? I just don't know how geometrically this soldier and horse are? ”

Liu Futong also wanted to take the opportunity to ask about leaving a way back for himself.

Although Liu Futong is still under Zhang Wuji, he is also a close minister who donated his land.

But Yingzhou and Shou County are the only remaining territories of him, and this is not a place to stay for a long time. And the rest of the soldiers and horses were also his subordinates.

Before he greeted Zhang Wuji, he really wanted to "serve the Son of Heaven and order not to be subordinate". He wants to reach a cooperation with Zhang Wuji and strengthen his power through the banner of the Son of Heaven.

Before the Yuan court did not attack, Liu Futong did get all kinds of benefits from the "Son of Heaven". But now that he was beaten by the Yuan court, he lost his armor and abandoned his armor, and the territory was only left with the land of the cone. And the "Son of Heaven" has also been snatched away by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Today's Liu Futong has not much capital left. It's also time for him to think about his own future. If Zhang Wuji and others have no value in cooperation, or even only bring trouble and danger to themselves, Liu Futong is ready to take refuge in Zhu Yuanzhang, and then issue an expulsion order to Yang Xiao and others.

However, the "lion of the Western Regions" mentioned by Zhang Wuji piqued his interest. I can't help but ask.

Zhang Wuji saw Liu Futong's slightly cloudy eyes, as if he saw his calculation.

So Zhang Wuji said with mixed truths and falsehoods: "This trip to the Western Regions has gained a lot. The Persian Patriarchate has completely surrendered to us. Huo Jia, the head of the Persian Sect, was also brought back to the Central Plains by me, and now she is heading to Zhongnan Mountain with her sister and others. Moreover, the Chagatai Khanate has been completely annexed by us, and with the painstaking management of Fan You's envoys for many years, our lion of the Western Regions can be described as a soldier with enough food. There are 130,000 elite iron cavalry, and more than 300,000 infantry soldiers. ”

"Before, I wanted to lead the soldiers of Bianzhou to take Chang'an and other places, and then open up Hexi from the east and west, and finally lead the soldiers and horses of the Western Regions into the Central Plains. In the end, the two armies merged and swept the Eight Wildernesses and unified the Central Plains. But I didn't expect it to backfire, and our foundation in the Central Plains was lost. It seems that this plan is no longer feasible. But don't worry, although we have been defeated in the Central Plains, if we lose all our foothold, we can still withdraw to the Western Regions in order to make a comeback. ”

Hearing Zhang Wuji's words, Liu Futong's loyalty to Zhang Wuji was instantly full again. It doesn't matter if there are many soldiers or horses. The important thing is that they also have extraterritorial places to maneuver. And there is the basic plate of Mingjiao, and there is Zhang Wuji's core sphere of influence.

Liu Futong said happily: "It turns out that we still have such strength. No wonder the emperor said, 'Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers'. ”

Zhang Wuji also smiled and said, "Yes." It's just that now far water can't quench the thirst of the near. The distance in the Western Regions was long, and it was difficult to transfer materials during the period. And I have issued a strict decree that it is strictly forbidden to plunder the people. Therefore, it is difficult for our army in the Western Regions to invade the interior without foreign aid. Otherwise, this time I would not have come here alone, but I would have led the Xiongshi to attack Guanzhong. ”

After calming everyone's hearts, Zhang Wuji stood up at this time and said, "Okay! Now that everyone is safe. Then I'm relieved. Yang Zuo, Lord Liu, you have worked hard this time. Let's take a break here for a while. You can only shrink to protect yourself, and you can't take the initiative to attack the enemy. ”

Liu Futong and Yang Xiao received the order together.

Seeing that Zhang Wuji was about to get up and leave, Yang Xiao asked, "Where is the sect leader?" ”

Zhang Wuji turned around and said, "Naturally, I went to rescue Jiuzhen and the others." ”

Hearing this, Yang Xiao admonished: "Sect Master, the top priority at the moment is to tell the world that the Sect Leader is still here, so let's calm down the rumors and regroup." ”

Zhang Wuji let out a sigh of relief, and then said: "Yang Zuo, the current situation, it doesn't matter if I'm here or not. Even if I give an edict, others will say that we forged it. Now, if you want to rebuild the authority of Mingzun, you must show the absolute strength that day at the foot of Shaomuro Mountain. I'll take care of it. ”

Zhang Wuji turned his body on his back, and said as he left: "Okay, the most important thing for a courtier is to obey the king's orders." I order you to rest and recuperate, and just obey your orders. No need to be noisy! ”

As he spoke, Zhang Wuji walked to the shadow wall in the courtyard, and with his own strong and incomparable internal force, combined with the power of the powerful King Kong finger and the power of the Yang finger, he left a prescription on the shadow wall with his bare hands.

After Zhang Wuji finished writing, he flew away, and Zhang Wuji's echo echoed in the air: "Take the good medicine on time, and you will be cured after half a month." ”

Liu Futong stepped forward and carefully touched the rounded fingerprints on the shadow wall. It was rumored that Zhang Wuji was a god before, and Liu Futong felt a bit exaggerated. Now I see it with my own eyes, and it lives up to its name.

He was also a little glad that he was on the right side when he was in line. With such an enemy, Zhu Yuanzhang is afraid that he will live to the end.

(End of chapter)