Chapter 145: Peach and Plum Exchange
In this incident, everyone ignored one person, and that was the lotus leaf.
After she invited Mu Qingjue to the imperial study, she disappeared, and everyone was immersed in the shock of Qingfei Niangniang's arson, and no one noticed where she went.
Lotus Leaf is the person who Xiao Yi inserted when he was hostage in the Heavenly Star Country, and he is also a member of the organization that belongs to the East.
On the surface, Donglaike seems to be a tavern that buys and sells wine for a living, but in fact, Xiao Yi arranged a stronghold in the Tianxing Kingdom to help him collect information about the Tianxing Kingdom and monitor Mu Qingjue's movements in case of emergency.
The leader of the East Guest is called the Pavilion Master, and Lotus Leaf is the subordinate of the Pavilion Owner, she notified the Hall Owner of the Palace in her own way, and told the others of the East Guest that the Qing Concubine Niangniang was desperate and stabbed the emperor, just to buy time for the Lou family.
And this news was soon delivered to Xiao Yi with a message from thousands of miles, and when Xiao Yi received the news, he gave it to Qingchen to make her feel at ease.
"We have three more days to go, and those three days are our turnaround. Xiao Yi handed the note to Qingchen's hand and spoke.
"Three days...... Mu Qingjue has already asked Xu Ming to hand over the talisman, and everyone in the Lou family has also been tied to the execution ground, once Xu Ming exceeds the time limit given by Mu Qingjue, and has not handed over the talisman, everyone in the Lou family will die in Huangquan. Qingchen said, "But even if Xu Ming hands over the talisman, Mu Qingjue will not let go of the Lou family." ”
Qingchen once again hated his own powerlessness, just like when he was in the Longchen Palace, he heard the people below tell Xiao Ling that the Ye clan's more than 200 people and 3,000 hidden guards were all assisted, and they couldn't do anything.
Thinking of the corpse pit in the Night Crying Mountain, the corpses of her parents and clansmen, and the bloody scenes, countless sorrows surged in her heart, could it be ...... Whether it is in the past life or in this life, can such a thing never change? Is the Ye family or the Lou family destined to not escape such an ending?
"You are too worried, Mu Qingjue is unconscious now, which means that the will to execute the Lou family will not come down for a while, and the people of the Lou family will kneel in the cold wind for a few days at most, if we find a way to rescue the Lou family within these three days, then ...... It's still too late. Xiao Yi said.
He knew that Qingchen was concerned about chaos, and he couldn't think about many things clearly, in fact, since the appearance of the man in black, Qingchen has involuntarily trapped himself in the situation, he used to be a bystander, and now he is a fan of the authorities.
"Do you have a way?" Qingchen asked with some surprise, raising his eyebrows.
"If you believe me, I will have a way. Xiao Yi said, "But there is one more thing, no matter what Mu Qingjue's will is, no matter what the people of the Lou family are now, let Xu Ming definitely not hand over the talisman." On the surface, Xu Ming seems to be in a passive position, because his behavior seems to confirm Lou Xiyu's charge of collaborating with the enemy and treason, but once the soldiers of the Lou family army are handed over, the Lou family will really lose their last support, and when the time comes, they can only be lambs on the board, to be slaughtered. ”
"I understand this, the Lou family army is the hard work of General Lou's life, and it is also the elite division who survived from the battlefield with Lou Xiyu, they are a whole, they are brothers who are inseparable from life and death, once they are dismantled, the Lou family army will cease to exist, and in this world, there is one less admirable legend, which is why I stopped Yu Han from absorbing the Lou family army at that time. Qingchen nodded and said, "I'm more curious, what can you do to save everyone in the Lou family? ”
"Li Dai Tao stiffened. Xiao Yi only said these four words, and then refused to speak.
In fact, with Qingchen's wisdom, she couldn't have thought of such an idea, but because she was too anxious and thought about things too complicated, she missed the easiest way.
"So...... The affairs of the Lou family will be handed over to you, I am going to meet Xu Ming, I am afraid that he will impulsively agree to Mu Qingjue's request and hand over the talisman. Qingchen said.
"Okay, let's go together, I'll go to Kyoto in the Celestial Star Country. Xiao Yi also nodded and said, "Let's leave now, and in three days, I will definitely give you an intact Lou family." ”
"But ...... your injury" Qingchen suddenly seemed to remember something, and asked.
"After recuperating for so many days, my injuries have long been healed, and besides, this time I went to the Heavenly Star Country, I don't need to come forward in person, you don't have to worry about me. Xiao Yi said, his tone was relaxed.
Qingchen knew that Xiao Yi was comforting himself and asking him not to think too much, so he nodded obediently and didn't ask anything more.
Because the time was urgent, so the two of them did not delay, Qingchen handed over the 100,000 troops that originally belonged to Han to Zhao Yun to command, and Xiao Yi also instructed the different surname Hou to pay attention to containing the 100,000 troops, so he and Qingchen left Nanjun together, and went in the direction of Tianxing Country non-stop.
Qingchen only took half a day's work to reach the city where Xu Ming was, and when she revealed her identity and appeared in front of everyone with that unique iconic silver mask, everyone knew that this was the young military advisor of the Heavenly Star Kingdom, Mu Ye.
As soon as Xu Ming heard that it was Mu Qingchen's arrival, he immediately came out to greet him, he was anxious about Mu Qingjue's holy decree, and he didn't know what to do, it just so happened that Mu Qingchen's arrival made him see hope.
"Military Division, the three cities that are captured now are all because the generals defending the city are the protégés of General Lou, they were brought out by General Lou, and they were once members of the Lou family's army, so these three cities will be so easy to take, but now ......" As soon as Xu Ming saw Qingchen, he couldn't wait to say everything again.
"Now you are throwing a rat bogey, thinking that Lou Xiyu and the Lou family are all in Mu Qingjue's hands, so you are stagnant, you are afraid of bringing some trouble to the Lou family, isn't it?" Qingchen didn't wait for Xu Ming to finish speaking, and then asked.
"Yes, the emperor asked me to hand over the talisman, and use the talisman in exchange for the life of the Lou family, I think...... If I can, I'm willing to exchange the talisman for General Lou and the old general. If the army is gone, it can be rebuilt, but if the life is gone, there is nothing. Xu Ming said what he thought.
"But have you ever thought that all of this is a bureau against the Lou family and Lou Xiyu, and now whether you hand over the military talisman or not, the Lou family and Lou Xiyu will definitely die. Qingchen turned his head and looked at Xu Ming who was following her, his eyes burst out with a sharp light, and asked.
She was glad that Xu Ming was not an impulsive person, and she was also glad that she had rushed here before Xu Ming made a decision, otherwise...... The consequences are unimaginable.
"Then what should I do? I can't just watch the tragic death of the Lou family and be ......indifferent," Xu Ming asked indignantly, slamming his fist on the table in front of him, as if he was very powerless about the predicament in front of him.
Qingchen looked at Xu Ming, and his heart swelled with comfort, at least, no matter what happened, the Lou family still had such a group of loyal soldiers to follow, believing it, like this...... That's enough.
"Vice General Xu, do you believe me?" Qingchen asked.
"The words of the military advisor, I naturally believe it, if the military advisor has any good ideas, he can have the best of both worlds, he can save the lives of the Lou family, and he can protect the Lou family's army, no matter what I want me to do, I am willing, even if it is to give me Xu Ming's life, I will not say a word. Xu Ming swore a promise.
"Okay, with your words, then I'm relieved. Qingchen said, "There is really something for you to do now, what you have to do is to take the brothers of the Lou family army and continue to advance towards the capital of the Tianxing Kingdom." I believe that many of the generals who defend the city are protégés of General Lou, or loyal people, and they will definitely understand your purpose for doing this. You only have one task now, that is, to protect Lou Xiyu's army for him before he comes out safely, and there can be no mistakes. ”
"Then the Lou family ......," Xu Ming asked with some anxiety.
"Lou family, you don't have to worry, someone has already gone to the capital of the Heavenly Star Kingdom to save them, if nothing happens, after three days, they will be safe. Qingchen's words were conclusive, and he assured Xu Ming.
In fact, she didn't know what the final result of the Lou family was, and the reason why she said this was just because she believed in Xiao Yi. Since Xiao Yat said that she would be given an intact Lou family in three days, then she believed it.
It is probably because Mu Qingchen has a very important position in Xu Ming's heart, or it may be because Mu Qingchen has exhausted his last resort in the past wars, which makes Xu Ming very impressed, in short, after listening to Qingchen's words, Xu Ming did not have any doubts, and only followed Qingchen's instructions, so that all the soldiers could not act rashly, but he did not intend to surrender to Mu Qingjue like this.
At the same time, Xiao Yi also arrived at the capital of the Tianxing Kingdom in the early morning of the next day, when it was almost dawn, and hurried around the clock, running and killing eight horses along the way, not sleeping, eating or drinking, so as to arrive at the capital in the shortest possible time.
Because he knew that he only had three days, because Lu Qiao could only hide it for three days, after these three days, Mu Qingjue would wake up, and the Lou family would be beheaded, even if he had great ability, he would not be able to bring everyone in the Lou family back to life.
After Xiao Yi arrived at the capital of the Heavenly Star Kingdom, he rushed towards the Donglaike Tavern non-stop. The owner of the tavern was very surprised to see that Xiao Yat had arrived in person, but he instantly regained his composure and greeted Xiao Yat respectfully.
"Master, why are you here?" the hall owner said, "The subordinates of the Lou family are always watching the affairs, and they have not yet found a suitable opportunity, and it is a dereliction of duty for the subordinates to bother the master." ”
"It's not your fault, it's complicated. Xiao Yi said, "Has Lou Xiyu settled down over there?"
"General Lou has settled down, and now it is more difficult to protect the entire Lou family in full view, after all, the Lou family is full of people, and now they are all on the execution ground, and there are forbidden guards around them, even if you have to do it, it is not easy. The owner said, as if asking Xiao Yi to take an idea.
"Gather the manpower and do what I say," Xiao Yi commanded in a cold voice, and a series ......of words came out of his mouth, leaving the pavilion owner dumbfounded.
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(Tianjin)