Chapter 183: Internal and external collusion
Feiyun knew that Wu Zetian wanted to take the responsibility, so it was inconvenient for Wu Wei to say anything. Feiyun felt that the responsibility was his own, and he had to bear it, and he couldn't let others carry the black pot for him.
Feiyun immediately stood up, bowed to everyone, and said, "It is indeed my responsibility to cause so many people to donate their lives and be injured this time. I was too underestimated and overconfident, and I didn't make proper arrangements, so please punish you. ”
Liangchen hurriedly explained to Feiyun, saying that this group of people had never appeared before, and when they suddenly appeared today, it was indeed an accident, and Feiyun couldn't be blamed.
Tianxiang, Liu Qiong, Lu Ying and others all expressed their understanding, and they also knew that this matter had nothing to do with Feiyun, and they could only blame the black-clothed masked people.
Everyone advised Feiyun not to be depressed and lose his self-confidence. Everyone expressed their confidence in Feiyun's ability and asked him to continue to preside over the overall situation. Wu Wei saw that no one supported him, so he had to remain silent.
Wu Zetian did not immediately accept Wu Wei's suggestion to wait for reinforcements, but only said that when he arrived at the inn in the evening, he would discuss it together and make a final decision. Then Wu Zetian asked Feiyun to continue to command everyone, and especially told Wu Wei to fully cooperate.
After Feiyun thanked everyone, he suggested leaving the land immediately, in case the enemy killed another one. Everyone agreed in unison, got up one after another, and prepared to go.
At this time, Lian'er, with the assistance of auspiciousness and Ruyi, finished treating the injured person. Since Jixiang and Ruyi were left by Feiyun by Wu Zetian's side, they are very well-behaved.
The two rarely spoke, just silently served Wu Zetian, and never caused trouble to Feiyun and Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian was extremely satisfied, and praised Feiyun several times for his auspiciousness and ingenuity.
Feiyun immediately asked Wu Zetian and the others to get into the carriage, and arranged the wounded in the carriage behind. Wu Zetian was afraid that Lian'er would not be able to take care of her alone, so he asked Furong, Jixiang and Ruyi to assist Lian'er.
Feiyun was also worried that Lian'er was working too hard, and thought that Liangchen's medical skills were also good, so he asked Liangchen and Furong to fully assist Lian'er, and at the same time take care of Meijing and Jinding. Liangchen immediately agreed, turned around and went to take care of the two.
After a while, the convoy left the valley and slowly headed north. Feiyun and Liu Qiong walked in the front, vigilantly observing both sides of the road.
Tianxiang and Zheng Yu followed, followed by the carriages of Wu Zetian, Shangguan Wan'er and Zhang Changzong, and Wu Wei and Wu Yuan guarded left and right. In the second carriage, the injured Meijing and Jin Ding were lying on the side, and Liangchen and Lian'er were taking care of them.
Inside the third carriage are the injured dart masters, as well as the auspiciousness and wishful thinking that take care of them. Lu Ying and Zheng Song followed behind, although Zheng Song was also injured, he was very tough this time and couldn't stick to the carriage. Lu Ying and Zheng Yu couldn't resist him, so they had to follow him.
At dusk, the group came to the big leopard town at the foot of Matou Mountain. Feiyun saw that the Male Leopard Inn was relatively independent, facing the street on one side and a vegetable garden on three sides, which was convenient for defense, so he took everyone to live in the Male Leopard Inn.
Everyone settled down, and Shangguan Wan'er invited Feiyun and Liangchen to Wu Zetian's guest room. Feiyun saw that Wu Wei was also there, and knew that Wu Zetian wanted to discuss tomorrow's behavior.
Feiyun and Liangchen bowed to Wu Zetian, Wu Zetian bowed slightly, and asked the two to sit down. Then Wu Zetian said straight to the point: "Lin Shaoxia, Liangchen girl, the old man is looking for you, do I want to ask you whether you will continue to go north and return to Beijing tomorrow, or just wait here for reinforcements." ”
Feiyun glanced at Wu Wei and said, "Mrs. Li, please decide this, I don't have any opinions." If you want to go north, I will do my best to protect you north. You have to stay here and wait for reinforcements, and I have no problem with that. ”
Feiyun didn't want to upset Wu Wei anymore, so he didn't make a clear statement and threw the problem back to Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian also knew Feiyun's thoughts, so he was no longer reluctant.
Then Wu Zetian turned his head and looked at Liangchen: "Girl, you will not be like your eldest brother, ambiguous and unassertive." ”
Liangchen smiled slightly and said, "Madam, I think I should accept Master Wu's suggestion and wait for reinforcements here." Don't venture north anymore and be safe as well. ”
Liangchen's answer was completely unexpected by Wu Zetian, which made her very dissatisfied. In Wu Zetian's view, Liangchen has always been unable to get along with Wuwei, as long as it is Wuwei's suggestion, Liangchen will definitely oppose it. Today, Liangchen actually agreed with Wu Wei's suggestion,
Wu Zetian said unhappily: "Girl, are you Xiaoxiang three heroes afraid of that group of black-clothed people, so you agree to wait for reinforcements here?" ”
Liangchen naturally knew that Wu Zetian was using the method of agitation, so he smiled slightly: "Mrs. Li, don't bother, we won't fall for your agitation plan." ”
Wu Zetian sighed and said, "Girl, I'm very worried about Luoyang now. I felt that I had to rush back as soon as possible, otherwise something would definitely happen. ”
Liangchen thought that Wu Zetian was alarmist, and wanted to scare himself and force himself to compromise. Liangchen just looked at Wu Zetian with a smile and didn't answer. Feiyun felt that there must be a reason for it, so he asked Wu Zetian to make it clear.
Wu Zetian told Feiyun that she had thought it through and thought that these black-clothed people today must be Turkic. The Turks obviously did not want to return to Luoyang, indicating that they must have malicious intentions in the capital.
Wu Zetian also said that these black-clothed people knew their whereabouts well, and they obviously had internal responses in the imperial court. In this way, the imperial court will be in danger.
Feiyun, Liangchen and Wu Wei couldn't help but be shocked when they heard this. When it comes to major affairs in the imperial court, Feiyun and Liangchen don't dare to express their opinions casually. Wu Wei showed a suspicious look, but he didn't dare to ask Wu Zetian directly.
Wu Zetian knew that Wu Wei, Feiyun, and Liangchen didn't trust their judgment, so he said: "Actually, if you think about it carefully, you will understand. As soon as this group of men in black came up, they were indiscriminately ruthless, and there was no nonsense. The other Assassins would have counted my mistakes and acted in a measured manner. It can be seen that these black-clothed people are not the style of the Central Plains martial arts people, but they are similar to the murderous and domineering personalities of the Turks. ”
Feiyun and the three of them thought about it carefully, and felt that it was like that. Wu Wei hurriedly asked Wu Zetian how to deal with it. Wu Zetian thought that since these people wanted to prevent them from returning to Beijing, he couldn't let them get their wish, and he must return to the capital as soon as possible.
Wu Wei was worried that this group of people on the road would be unfavorable to Wu Zetian, and there were still a few groups of assassins, who were still ghostly and would be killed at any time. Wu Wei thought that the reinforcements would arrive in a few days, and they should not miss anything.
Wu Zetian shook his head, thinking that since there were people in the court who colluded with the Turks, the matter of reinforcements would be blocked, and it was not so easy. Besides, this group of men in black probably also knew the news, and they must have arranged countermeasures.
Wu Zetian immediately decided that no matter how dangerous the road back to Beijing was, he would break through. As the empress of the Great Zhou, she cannot put the country in danger. If the interests of the country are damaged and the people suffer because of her mistakes, she will be sorry for the people, and she will be ashamed, and she will have no shame to see the first emperor.
Feiyun was greatly moved, and hurriedly said that he would do his best to protect her to reach Luoyang safely, so that the Turks' plans would be frustrated and the interests of the country and the people would be guaranteed.
Wu Wei saw that Feiyun was so impassioned and resolute, and he was not to be outdone, and also said that he would go all out and follow Wu Zetian to thwart the enemy's conspiracy.
Wu Zetian was naturally overjoyed when he saw that Feiyun and Wu Wei both expressed their support for him. She then asked Feiyun and Wu Wei to go back and prepare, and continue to move forward early tomorrow morning. The three of Feiyun agreed in unison and said goodbye.
At this moment, Furong ran over to Feiyun and said, "Brother Lin, Sister Liangchen, come here, Sister Meijing's injuries have suddenly become serious." ”
Ma Chu was shocked and hurriedly rushed over to see the beautiful scenery. When I entered the room, I saw Lian'er taking the pulse of the beautiful scenery. But when he saw the beautiful scenery, his face was crimson and groggy. After Lian'er took the pulse, she touched Meijing's forehead again and carefully examined it.
Lian'er glanced at Feiyun and said softly: "The beautiful scenery has been infected with wind and cold, and I can't go out these days, so I can only stay in the inn for a few more days." ”
Feiyun asked in surprise, "How can this be?" You said it was okay in the afternoon, huh? ”
Lian'er sighed and said, "People often say that the spring is cold and the bones are young. On the way here just now, I may have accidentally caught a cold in the beautiful scenery. Now one is that the spring cold can freeze her bones, and the other is that she is injured and has lost her vitality. As a result of the two, she was unable to fight against each other, resulting in a high fever that did not go away, and her injuries worsened. ”
Feiyun hurriedly asked, "Lian'er, is there any way?" Your pills don't work either? ”
Lian'er shook her head and said, "The pill is mainly used to treat external injuries, and it does not help internal strength. Now I can only let her slowly recuperate. At the same time, wait for the weather to be good before going out to avoid the cold. ”
Feiyun said hesitantly, "This will be very slow, but we just don't have time right now. Tomorrow must be set off without delay. Sister Lian'er, can you think of a better way to make the third sister get better as soon as possible? ”
Lian'er hesitated for a moment before she said in a hurry: "There is one who is just ......" Lian'er's face turned red and she couldn't say any more.
When Feiyun heard this, he knew that Lian'er had a way, so he hurriedly said, "Since there is, you can say it." ”
Lian'er said softly: "Big brother, let's go next door and talk about it." He walked to Feiyun's room next door.
Feiyun hurriedly asked Liangchen and Furong to take care of the beautiful scenery, and followed Lian'er back to the room.
Lian'er said to Feiyun: "Big brother, if you want the beautiful scenery to expel the cold quickly, you can help her." ”
Feiyun was overjoyed and said, "Do you want me to lose internal strength to her?" This is naturally no problem. Feiyun was very anxious when he saw that Lian'er wanted to speak and stopped.
Lian'er gritted her teeth and said softly, "You can channel your own yang qi into her body." After speaking, his face suddenly turned crimson.
Feiyun hurriedly said: "This is simple, I will directly convey the internal force to her." ”
Lian'er shook her head and said, "If she wasn't injured, it would be natural for the cold to invade her body." But she was seriously injured now. The internal force is used too little and cannot be input. If the internal force is used too much, it may crack the wound. ”
Feiyun hesitated for a moment and asked hesitantly, "Then how do you input yang energy?" ”
Lian'er said softly: "Someone needs to slowly pass yang energy into her mouth, and at the same time grasp the rhythm and strength." Too fast, too slow, too strong, too weak. ”