Chapter 154: Foresight
Although Luo Tianjin decided to make a move against Wang Xutong, after the discussion, he did not issue any more orders for a whole day.
The disciples of the Xianwang Mansion all gritted their teeth with hatred for the General's Mansion, and they were already gearing up and ready to go. But the strange thing is that Luo Tianjin, who has the deepest grudge with Wang Xutong, has no movement at this time.
Lin Fangda, who had an impatient temperament, asked Luo Tianjin for his life more than a dozen times in a row, wanting to be the vanguard of the killing, but he was blocked by Ling Xiaoxiao. As for Luo Tianjin, he was playing tea with Xie Xuan in the study without hurrying, and the two seemed to be waiting for something.
In the blink of an eye, it was almost dusk, and as the sun set, everything in the study became darker. Xie Xuan lit a candlestick and put it on the table, looking at the black and white chess pieces on the chessboard, his eyes couldn't help but flash an indescribably complicated color, and he said in a low voice: "Mansion Master, is it really decided?"
"Murong Bai has a saying that is very right, there is no turning back when he opens the bow. Luo Tianjin gently dropped a white child. On the chessboard, more than a dozen white pieces have formed a semi-encirclement of the middle few black pieces, he stared at the chess game expressionlessly, and said lightly without raising his head: "Now that the arrow is on the string, I have to send it." ”
"But if there is a mistake, the Xianwang Mansion will definitely fall into a place of no return!" Xie Xuan said with worried eyes, "Now I'm only afraid of ......"
"Then don't let it slip through the cracks. Luo Tianjin interrupted Xie Xuan's words and said with a light smile, "Either you don't do it, or you can do it seamlessly, how about it?"
After that, Luo Tianjin raised his eyes to look at Xie Xuan, who was frowning, and teased with a smile: "Brother Xie, what's wrong with you today? Could it be that the older the rivers and lakes, the less timid they become? Do you remember how many vigorous things you and I have done together in the rivers and lakes? At that time, you and I were just two nobodies, but in the face of many strong rivers and lakes, we never had the slightest timidity. For decades, you and I have been through ups and downs together, born and died, and every day I put my head on my belt and worked hard to build today's family business, and I have never seen you afraid of anything. Hehe......"
Hearing this, Xie Xuan's eyes couldn't help but show a touch of memory, and he laughed at himself: "Yes! I really miss that time, we can do whatever we want without scruples." ”
"Brother Xie, do you remember?" Luo Tianjin reminded, "More than 20 years ago, I was trapped in Miao Jiang, and at that time, you broke into Xiangxi single-handedly, fought many masters of the Teng clan in Xiangxi with your own strength, and sacrificed your life to rescue me in the sea of swords and fires. If it wasn't for you Xie Xuan back then, how could there be today's Luo Tianjin?"
As for this, Luo Tianjin's eyes couldn't help but swell with a touch of gratitude. For that incident, to this day, Luo Tianjin still remembers it vividly. I'm afraid that he will never forget the days when he was in Miaojiang and the past scenes that happened in Miaojiang.
"Huh!" Xie Xuan waved his hand again and again, "It's all in the past, why should you mention those old sesame seeds and rotten grains?" Although Xie Xuan was disgusted, he was very happy in his heart. After all, Luo Tianjin can still clearly remember his kindness back then, which makes Xie Xuan deeply gratified.
Xie Xuan Zhengse said: "Back then, we were poor and white, there was only one life left, the barefoot were not afraid to wear shoes, and they naturally had no scruples when they started to do things. But now it's different from the past, the lord of the mansion is no longer the nobody he was back then, and now in addition to your own life, you also have thousands of disciples in the Xianwang Mansion, as well as ladies, sons, and young ladies...... If something happens to you again, what will happen to them?"
Luo Tianjin let out a long sigh from his mouth and said with a wry smile: "The more you get, the more you can't give up." But it is precisely because of this that I have to get rid of Wang Xu as soon as possible, and there can be no disaster. You must not forget the truth that 'after letting the tiger return to the mountain, there will be endless troubles'. ”
"I naturally understand this verse, and I agree with the decision of the lord of the house, but ...... It's just a hint of anxiety. Xie Xuan nodded in response, "After all, we haven't fought for our lives for too long." ”
"Bang, bang!"
A sudden knock on the door interrupted the conversation between the two, Luo Tianjin coughed lightly, and Deng Changchuan, who was excited, quickly pushed the door in. Seeing this, Luo Tianjin's expression was straight, and he asked softly, "Is the arrangement ready?"
"The lord of the mansion really had the foresight, and the dead soldiers gathered from the White Horse Hall, Qingfeng Village, and Happy Forest had been mixed with the guests who had come to visit them years ago, and now they were all hidden in various parts of the city without realizing it. Deng Changchuan replied, "A few hours ago, I was ordered to secretly summon them to Wuzhuang Temple in the south of the city, and uniformly distribute the costumes, official swords, bows, crossbows and arrows of the Song army. Now these people seem to have become a Great Song Righteous Army. Haha......"
Xie Xuan was stunned for a moment, hurriedly looked at Luo Tianjin, and said in surprise: "What do you mean? What dead soldiers? What righteous army? Could it be that the mansion master has already planned to attack Wang Xutong?"
"I did have a plan, but I have not made up my mind. Luo Tianjin smiled lightly, "After all, Wang Xutong is a Mongolian magnate, and the General's Mansion is the official residence of the Mongolian court in Luoyang, so how can I fight against them openly? So as early as a few years ago, I wrote to the three masters of Baimatang, Qingfeng Village and Happy Forest, they were all my brothers who were born and died back then, and now they have secretly helped me recruit a group of dead soldiers, and arranged for them to enter Luoyang among all kinds of guests and friends. Brother Xie, don't you notice that there are more guests visiting this year than in previous years......?
"I see. Xie Xuan suddenly realized, "No wonder the Mansion Master ignored Lin Fangda and Ling Qing's repeated requests for orders, it turns out that if you want to deal with Wang Xutong, it is not the disciples of the Xianwang Mansion that you use, but the newly recruited dead soldiers from outside." The lord of the mansion asked them to disguise themselves as civilian rebels, and then attacked the general's mansion with great fanfare, so that no matter how big the matter was, the Mongolian court would not blame us for the crime, and only thought that it was done by the civilian rebels who hated the Mongolian people. ”
"That's good!" Luo Tianjin sneered, "Wang Xutong has only a thousand soldiers and horses in the city. But the dead soldiers I gathered were enough to 3,000, and all of them were fresh faces who had never been to Luoyang, and they would shout the slogan of 'Beiding the Central Plains, recovering the rivers and mountains', in order to cover people's eyes and ears and fight a quick victory. As for the disciples in the house, none of them are used. This attack on the General's Mansion will inevitably alarm the people in the city, and most of the disciples in my Mansion are familiar faces in the city, and they are very easy to be recognized. In addition, the key to this battle is that no fish can be left behind, from Wang Xutong to the general's mansion, all of them must be killed!"
"Exactly. Xie Xuan nodded again and again, "Especially Wang Xutong and his cronies, if they let them escape back to Saibei, they will definitely think of us in the future, and we will inevitably be in a catastrophe at that time." After saying that, Xie Xuan hurriedly got up and bowed respectfully to Luo Tianjin, and said with admiration in his eyes: "It turns out that the mansion master has already thought of a perfect plan, but I am too worried!"
Luo Tianjin smiled and said nothing, but slowly dropped the last white piece on the chessboard. At this time, the white seeds had formed an encirclement of the middle few sunspots, and Luo Tianjin reached out to pick up all the sunspots, and finally threw them all out of the chessboard with a "crackle".
"One more thing. Deng Changchuan said suddenly, "Wang Xutong seems to have a premonition, after he went back yesterday, he strengthened the vigilance of the General's Mansion, and it was brightly lit day and night." Inside and outside the general's mansion, there is a post in three steps, and a post in five steps. I heard that the sergeants guarding the general's mansion didn't even remove their swords and armor when they slept. ”
"Wang Xutong is not a fool, he knows that he and I have fallen out of control, and he has to be strictly guarded against me. Luo Tianjin muttered thoughtfully, "The nearest post station to Luoyang City is only one day away, last night he sent a fast horse out of the city, normally, he can arrive at the post station early this morning, and then the post station will send back the news to the general's mansion in the evening...... In other words, if Wang Xutong does not receive a reply within two hours, it is very likely that he will guess that the messenger he sent has been captured by us. ”
"In this way, Wang Xutong can guess that we have secretly sealed the city. Xie Xuan frowned, and said quickly, "He will definitely not sit still, maybe he will lead his troops out of the city." At that time, thousands of soldiers scattered in a hurry, and we wanted to kill them all, but we were afraid that it would be difficult to climb to the sky......"
"So you have to be fast, you can't wait any longer!" Hearing this, Luo Tianjin's eyes suddenly became ruthless, and he immediately made a decision, "Changchuan, you go to Wuzhuang Guan now to pass on the order, and let them leave for the General's Mansion immediately." The 3,000 dead soldiers were divided into two groups, one group of 2,000 people directly attacked and killed the General's Mansion, and the other 1,000 people formed a joint encirclement outside the General's Mansion, killing the fish that escaped from the Mansion, and must not leave any of them!"
"Yes!" Deng Changchuan quickly received the order, and then left the study quickly.
Looking at Deng Changchuan in the distance, Luo Tianjin still tightened his eyebrows, as if he was worried.
"Don't worry, the lord of the mansion has become a turtle in the urn tonight, and it will be difficult to fly with wings!" Xie Xuan seemed to see Luo Tianjin's thoughts, and hurriedly spoke to appease.
Luo Tianjin stood at the table, staring at the chessboard on the table with deep eyes, this chessboard quietly turned into a brightly lit general's mansion in his eyes, and the starry black and white chess pieces also turned into three thousand dead soldiers and Mongolian soldiers and horses facing each other.
Suddenly, the sound of a golden iron horse sounded in the silent study. The flames soared into the sky, the four fields of mourning, the swords and swords, the stumps and broken arms, the corpses were piled up like mountains, and the blood flowed like rivers...... Everything seemed to be vividly displayed in front of Luo Tianjin.
In the chaotic battle, Luo Tianjin's eyes suddenly froze, and he seemed to see Wang Xutong, who was being protected by a group of guards, and was scolding angrily with a blue face at the moment. Faced with the bloody swords coming from all sides, Wang Xutong couldn't help but show panic, and then under the desperate cover of the guards, he hurriedly hugged his head and scurried, and also swore that in the future, Luo Tianjin's body would be broken into thousands of pieces, and his bones would be scattered.
"Smack!"
Suddenly, a sunspot fell from the table and fell to the ground, making a crisp sound, which instantly interrupted Luo Tianjin's thoughts, and dragged him back to the quiet and silent study with the fragrance of tea from the "General's Mansion" where the ruts were chaotic and people turned over on their backs.
Luo Tianjin looked at the sunspot on the ground hesitantly, and slowly stepped forward to pick it up in his hand, his face was cloudy, as if he was hesitating about something.
"The ...... of the Lord"
"I'm still not at ease. Luo Tianjin suddenly spoke, his voice sounded so solemn that Xie Xuan's heart sank, "Wang Xutong is not a busy person, on the first day he arrived in Luoyang City, he knew in his heart that once he offended me, he would definitely not have a good life." In order to deal with him, I will secretly gather the dead in advance. And what about him...... Will it be fortified in advance?"
"What does the lord mean...... Is it possible that Wang Xutong will slip through the net?" Xie Xuan said in surprise.
"I don't know. Luo Tianjin suddenly changed his words, turned to look at Xie Xuan with a gloomy face, and said, "This matter is related to the net worth and life of the Xianwang Mansion, I can't take the slightest risk, let alone tolerate it." Brother Xie, I don't worry about handing this matter over to anyone, so you should go there yourself!"
After that, Luo Tianjin slowly handed the chess pieces in his hand to Xie Xuan, and said solemnly: "You don't need to pay attention to other people, just solve him!"
Xie Xuan stared at Luo Tianjin with a solemn gaze, and nodded with a resolute expression. He stretched out his hand to pick up the chess pieces, and then with a "snap", he slapped the chess pieces on the table, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, the lord of the mansion!"
After that, Xie Xuan left the study quickly without looking back. When Luo Tianjin cast his eyes on the table again, the chess piece just now had turned into a handful of powder at this moment.
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