Chapter Ninety-Three: The Stubborn Cloud

After dinner, it was very late.

The generals rectify and restrain military discipline, and they are very busy, although it is late, Wancheng is open and open

Yun Lu was treated very politely, without restraint, and his diet was treated according to the treatment of the generals, but he was very arrogant, did not drink or eat, and was escorted to the overseer's table to meet Qi Xu, which was also a disdainful style.

Ziche re-entered the door, looking at the solemn atmosphere of these three people, Qi Xu threw him a look, Ziche Chong laughed and said, "Young General, the last general has just come from Picheng, General Wu Qi of Picheng understands the righteousness, and has changed his course to join the righteous army, General Yun has read the book of sages, he should be more sensible than General Wu, come, General Yun, you and I have made this glass of wine, let's work together to save the king from Kyoto and suppress the traitors......" He picked up a jue of wine and walked to Yun Lu, Yun Lu turned his face and snorted, " The traitor and thief will also have the face to persuade the general to surrender. ”

Zichezhong smiled awkwardly, "General Yun said ...... this"

Ding Yan said with a smile, "This General Yun has a very hard temper, and he scolded the young general harshly, and this sentence of scolding General Ziche is light." ”

Yun Lu snorted and said, "The guard of Picheng was originally Wu Xian, but you only mentioned Wu Qi, so was Wu Xian killed by you?"

Ziche replayed the wine lord, "General Yun, that Wu Xian is indeed stubborn, and he has already colluded with Fei Ling, he is surrendered, and this general can't tolerate him." ”

Yun Lu said angrily, "General Ben and the traitors swear not to stand together, kill me quickly!"

Qi Xu looked at Yun Lu, "You are a traitor and disturb my army's heart, it's not that I don't dare to kill you, but I read that the Yun clan in Zhangtai is indeed loyal to the king, and he is unwilling to do that painful and hateful thing." ”

Yun Lu laughed loudly, "Qi Xu, you finally tell the truth, you just don't dare to kill me, if you kill me, everyone in the world can see your traitorous nature!"

Qi Xu smiled and said, "You only believe General Yun Wei's words, but you don't know that General Yun Wei is deeply deceived in the bureau, and you don't think about whether it is contrary to the rules and regulations for the power of the national teacher to suppress the ministers over the years, and whether the government of the imperial court is reasonable, but the king's order is obeyed, is it too stupid and loyal?"

Yun Lu's eyes wandered, and he frowned: "Most of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty praise the king's new policy, even if there is a slight inappropriateness, the king and the national teacher naturally have a way to correct it, not to mention that the new policy has achieved outstanding results......"

Ziche Chongweng said angrily, "I thought that General Yun had read a lot of books and must have extraordinary insight, but I didn't expect that I couldn't compare to such a rough person." ”

Qi Xu smiled faintly, "Sometimes I read too many books and stick to the form. A leaf blinds the eyes, but the righteousness is not visible, and only the small sections are emphasized. ”

Yun Lu said angrily, "Zhongjun has become a small section, what is the righteousness of you?"

"The king's new policy seems to be benevolent to the world, if it is really implemented like this for 20 years, General Yun really can't see the drawbacks? Or is it that he hopes for the correction of the king's national teacher?"

Yun Lu's mind moved slightly.

Ziche said heavily, "In the past, the wolf fierce city broke through the Xitaizhou country and only three cities remained, although the country did not die, but it is no different from the country, how easy is it for Xitaizhou to want to make a comeback?

Qi Xu said, "I Dongyu Zhou country is merciful and virtuous, gentle temperament, has never been as brave and warlike as Xitaizhou, although taking advantage of the victory to occupy the land of Xitaizhou, but often attacked and plundered by rogues, can not be long-term peace and stability, since the retreat is advanced, give up the dangerous place and choose some strong city strategy, although there is the ambition of virtue to cover the world, but can not be in a hurry." ”

Ziche said heavily, "Even a certain rough person knows that no matter how domineering the king is, it is inhabited by the strong." It is not benevolent but foolish to be weak and strong. ”

Qi Xu said again: "If it is for the world, one of my Dongyuzhou should make preparations as soon as possible, expand my army, and implement combat readiness drills." The two divide the royal power of the nobility of Western Taizhou and support the nouveau riche. Third, the local officials should clear the stream for a long time and run good churches, so as not to make the displacement of refugees in Xitaizhou unable to survive. Fourth, he issued a conscription order, so that the youth of Xitaizhou were strong and strong, and the temple and temple were built to reduce the atmosphere of being a thief and a bandit, and the household registration was checked, and the people of Xitaizhou were strictly forbidden to enter and leave our Kyoto. ”

Yun Lu groaned, although the new deal has a price, after all, it has gained something, is it really as Qi Xu said, there is another hidden secret, hidden danger?

Qi Xu paused for a moment, Yun Lu was still silent in thought, and the three of them exchanged glances.

Qi Xu said, "General Yun, the war between the two countries is blood for blood, life is filled, killing is an unstoppable national hatred and family feud, what kind of benevolence do you think can be in just a few years, these are purged? The smoke of war may have faded, and hatred will always be remembered, it is hidden in the depths of people's hearts, covered by smiles and sweet words, this kind of latent hatred is the most poisonous!"

"No......" Yun Lu raised his eyes, and his face returned to stubbornness, "Even if the new policy is wrong, as a courtier, you should be a dead admonition, how can it be reasonable to rebel!"

"In those years, there were still few people who died and admonished me? Even I, a distant minister, have heard a lot, can General Yun close his eyes and listen with peace of mind?"

"Yunlu, why are you so stubborn? Why do you refuse to believe that it is the traitorous party who is dancing to the court and controlling the royal power?" Ziche is very angry, "You are so self-deceiving, refusing to face the truth, what kind of loyalty to the monarch and the country?"

Yun Lu's mind is shaking, Qi Xu is good at scheming, but Ziche is upright, could it be that he and Yun Yu are wrong?

Huan Min suddenly reported in, "Young General, Daoist Ran asks to see you!"

"Oh~" Qi Xu and Ding Yan were overjoyed, Qi Xu hurriedly said, "Please come in!"

"Yes" Huan Min was ordered, and after a short time, Ran Lingling entered.

I saw him in the dust, with a white cloth on his forehead, a sad face, and bloodshot eyes.

Ding Yan frowned, "Dao Chief, what's wrong with you?"

Ran Lingling and everyone met the salute slightly, "General Qi, the family teacher passed away, and before he died, he asked Xiaodao to serve in front of the general's tent, because Xiaodao kept the spirit of the family teacher for seven days, so he came late." ”

Qi Xu held Ran Lingling's arm, "Taide is a real person...... Unexpectedly...... Well, what's going on?"

Ran Lingling lowered his eyes and said, his voice was quite hoarse, "That day, I cast a spell in the palace to exorcise evil spirits, but the family teacher was victimized by the evil law, and I almost lost my mind...... Self-extrication. ”

Qi Xu was silent when he heard this, and gently patted his arm to show comfort.

Ding Yan glanced at Yun Lu, and turned to Ran Lingdao, "Dao Chief, since this evil law is so powerful, can anyone in your Xuanmen break it?"

Ran Yiling shook his head, "My Bai Kui's mental method can already restrain the evil law, but all the helplessness at the moment is due to insufficient cultivation, this is ...... The evil law is not invincible, and only by borrowing the artifacts can we win......"

Qi Xu's heart sank, even the Xuanmen Bai Kui Daoist said this, it seems that even if there is such a victory in front of him, the road ahead is still dangerous and unpredictable.

"Artifact!" Ding Yan's heart moved slightly, secretly thinking about the fierce sword obtained on Liufeng Island, which the female kite had used to force the emperor to retreat, and it seemed to be quite powerful.

Ran Yiling sighed softly, "Most of the artifacts in the Xuanmen are legends, and the few high-quality artifacts handed down from my Bai Kui Sect have also been lost or destroyed in several evil wars, and the artifacts ...... General Qi may go to Yunshu Mountain to ask for it. ”

"Yunshu Mountain?" Qi Xu frowned, "It seems to be in a very distant realm! Xiaoyan, have you been there?"

Yan said suspiciously, "Yunshu Mountain, it seems to be a mountain range full of miasma and rare people, there is an artifact in that place, what is it?"

"I heard that Yunshu Mountain was the place where Xuanmen was founded, and it had a grand scene of five hundred years, and then it disappeared somehow, although the name is unknown, but there are many artifacts hidden in the mountain. ”

Yan shook his head and sighed: "This kind of rumor doesn't even have some reliable clues, how can I find it!"

Qi Xu also had some sadness on his face, "Ethereal legends can only be taken by chance, not by force." ”

Ran Lingling smiled bitterly, "General Qi, if there is no artifact to suppress the evil demons, it is useless to capture more cities, even if you can take Kyoto, it will still be a disaster and a situation of misery." ”

Qi Xu's heart was even heavier.

"Leave the matter of the artifact to me to figure it out!" Yan frowned with a slight hesitation, although he had a few ways to ask for help, but he was really a little reluctant to do so, but the current situation was really beyond his control, and the heavy responsibilities of the country's fortune and human life could not be balanced with his will.

"Hehe, artifact!" Yun Lu suddenly laughed, and there was a lot of ridicule in his laughter.

"Who is this?" asked Ran Lingling, surprised.

Yun Lu didn't wait for others to speak, and said to himself, "I am a dignified four-grade general, and Yun Lu, the main general who guards Wancheng. If you don't play any more painstaking acts, what kind of Xuanmen evil artifact, we are mortals, we can't perceive it, only to be loyal to our duties is our duty!"

"What do you mean?"

"Hmph, don't you understand?" General Ben was almost impressed by your rhetoric. Yun Lu looked at Qi Xu with blazing eyes, "The soldiers will report the country's difficulties, but they will die for themselves." ”

"Yun Lu, you ......" Ziche took two steps angrily, Qi Xu stretched out his hand to stop him, looking at Yun Lu's face, "The general refuses to think about it again!"

Yun Lu said angrily, "I will make up my mind!" He turned his eyes and said proudly, "If you want to kill, kill it!"

Ziche said angrily, "Yunlu, you are clearly stupid and stubborn, but you prefer to think of yourself as a loyal martyr, you want to die......"

"General Ziche!" Qi Xu stopped Ziche's impulse, and said after a moment's silence, "You send General Yun out of the city!"

The car was shocked, "the young general ......"

Qi Xu said, "Since General Yun refuses to ally with our army, I can't kill the loyal and brave man in vain, let him go!"

Yun Lu was also very surprised, "Qi Xu, are you willing to let me go?" Aren't you afraid that I will go to Kyoto to report your truth?"

Qi Xu smiled and said, "The Qing government and righteous army are all brave and loyal warriors, General Yun can go to Kyoto on behalf of our army to declare, Qi Xu can't ask for it!"

Yun Lu snorted heavily.

Ziche was angry for a while, but he still didn't say in a good voice, "Please! General Yun!"

After the two of them went out, Ding Yan let out a leisurely breath and said, "Young General, it's easy for you to let him go, but I'm afraid that those captives are even more unwilling to submit, and something will happen." ”

Qi Xu sighed, "Yun Lu values the reputation of loyalty and bravery, let's fulfill him first, the traitor will eventually show his evil form in the court, I have been persuading him for a long time, I hope he can wake up in the future." As for these captives in Wancheng, let Qiu Liyue go and subdue them!"