Chapter 16 Hiding the empty coffin from the sea and burying it
So, according to the plan that had been decided, a few days later, Yu Qigu set off to visit his old friend in the East China Sea Mirage Palace......
Half a month later, when Yu Qigu returned to Shangluowu, the sea boat he was on had just left Cinderella Island, and he accidentally fell into the sea and died!
Of course, all of this was planned in advance in Wei She's "clever plan"! In fact, it can be said that what happened was just a vivid "performance"!
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Suddenly hearing this earth-shattering bad news, the three Yu brothers were heartbroken and grieved! According to the etiquette, they hurriedly dressed themselves in linen and filial piety, and led a group of servants in the dock to rush on the road to Cinderella Island in the East China Sea to welcome back their father's coffin.
In fact, all they welcomed back was an empty coffin!
Let Shang Luowu's whole family mourn, cry bitterly and welcome back the empty coffin - and then bury it quite ceremoniously, such a link is the core part of the entire "death fraud plan". Its real purpose is to hide from the world and make the evil demons of the Western Regions lose their name for violating Shang Luowu!
And if they continue to act recklessly in disregard of the rules of the rivers and lakes, it will inevitably arouse the public anger of the martial arts people - then I am afraid that in the end, what they will have to fight against will be the entire martial arts in the world!
Such a clever plan can only be devised by a resourceful person like Wei She!
Sure enough, the next development of things was exactly as Wei Shi had expected. The Chiyou Cult dispelled the idea of attacking Shang Luowu on a large scale, and as time went on, they seemed to have gradually forgotten about this once famous martial arts family......
In fact, Yu Qigu, who is still alive, has already sneaked back into the Mirage Palace in great secrecy, and since then he has been incognito and temporarily hidden......
The eldest Yu Hong and the third Yu Fei who stayed at home have been closed to customers for the past three years after Zhang Luo's father's funeral, living a simple life.
Only the second Yu Xun, because of his special relationship with Yutai Hongmou, has often been running around the Western Regions in the past few years, and has been constantly working for the military affairs of the Middle Earth Holy Dynasty......
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Since the establishment of the new dynasty of the Middle-earth Dragon Kingdom, the northern frontier has been very unstable.
The Donghu State, which was founded earlier in the north, has been quite strong in military strength for more than 20 years. Especially in the recent decade or so, as the shrewd and capable Empress Dowager Tulu has become the de facto ruler, the domestic situation in Donghu has become more stable, and its national strength has also flourished.
The internal affairs are stable, the country is rich and the people are strong, such a good situation makes the political strongman Empress Dowager Tulu incomparably inflated, and she can't help but covet the vast fertile fields in the south.
As a result, the Donghu cavalry, which was strong in soldiers and horses, and had strong combat power, repeatedly attacked the Middle-earth Shenlong Kingdom in the south......
In the past two years, the Eastern Hu cavalry advanced strongly, sweeping through the vast area north of Taiyuan and Zhendingfu, causing a large area of Middle-earth to fall into the hands of the Hu people.
Seeing that the imperial army was unable to recover the lost territory, the people of Middle-earth in the north were unwilling to be slaves of the country, so the rebel armies who rebelled against the rule of the Hu people rose up one after another!
Among the various righteous armies, the "six-character army" stationed in Taihang Mountain is the most loyal and heroic. Each member of the Six-Character Army had the words "Destroy Hulu and Rejuvenate the Middle Earth" tattooed on their faces, expressing their strong desire to bravely kill the enemy and recover the old land.
The leader of this rebel army, Ling Huxin, was previously under the command of Taiyuan Mansion. Two years ago, in order to resist the invasion of the Donghu soldiers, he led his troops out of the city to meet the enemy, and after a fierce battle. Later, due to the fact that the retreat route was cut off, Ling Huxin was forced to lead the six-character army to fight in many places, and finally stood on Taihang Mountain.
Due to the complex terrain of Taihang Mountain, it was difficult for the Hu cavalry to give full play to the advantages of charging and killing, so that the Huxin Department finally gained a firm foothold, and later fought several battles.
Several militias from nearby areas who were encouraged also rushed to converge, and from then on the momentum of the Six-Character Army became even greater! Since then, because of the far-reaching reputation of Linghuxin's Six-Character Army, the outside world has called this righteous army "Taihang Righteous Army."
Yu Hong, who had been closing his doors in Shangluowu, suddenly received a letter from Taihang Mountain one day. This letter was written by Ling Huxin, a former friend who earnestly hoped that Yu Hong would come up the mountain to help.
As the only one of the three brothers who knows his father's secrets, Yu Hong has been bored in the dock for three years in accordance with his father's instructions, silently guarding this Yu family business. In fact, his ambition was the same as that of his father when he was young: he hoped to become a eunuch by establishing military merits.
Therefore, Linghu Xin's invitation once again ignited in Yu Hong's heart to serve the country in the army.
After seeking his father's consent, Yu Hong and his third brother Yu Fei led all the dock soldiers in Shang Luowu to embark on the road to the north to report to China......
In order to keep in touch with his father hiding in the mirage palace at any time, Yu Hong also took away all the spirit pigeons in the family. Before leaving, he did not forget to send his second brother Yu Xun, who went to the Western Regions, to send a signal with a spirit pigeon that was not only implicitly a message of peace, but also a clear warning!
On the short note that Yu Hong sent to Yu Xun through the spirit pigeon, the content was as follows: There will be a great disaster in the dock quickly. That meaning is obvious, just like saying: Second brother, you don't have to rush back to Shangluowu, otherwise you will encounter danger.
The implicit meaning in Yu Hong's letter is: Yu Xun, you don't have to worry about your relatives at home, we are all fine, if you come back too early - but it is not good!
Originally, in the situation of being surrounded by strong enemies from time to time, it was appropriate for Yu Hong to send a message to his younger brother like this. Because in the case of a high probability that the short note sent out will be intercepted by the enemy, it can only be said in this way, and its true meaning can only be pinned on the good interpretation of the person who reads the letter.
So, when Yu Xun received the short note, why did the content of the letter change to "The dock will suffer a catastrophe and return quickly"?