Li Qiufeng took off his helmet and said loudly to the man at the head of the city: "It's a strong autumn wind, do you remember Mr. Liu?"

The man at the head of the city was silent for a moment, and then said, "It turned out that Li Shaoxia had arrived, where did you come from?"

Li Qiufeng knew that Liu Yong was afraid that he was cheating, so he put the long knife back into its sheath, raised his hands above his head, and motioned for Murong Danyan to stay where he was, and then said while walking towards the city wall: "Li crossed the rebel barracks and came to meet Mr. Liu, and there is an important military situation to discuss. ”

At this time, he had walked not far from the city wall, Liu Yong saw Li Qiufeng's face clearly in the city, his heart was overjoyed, and he hurriedly ordered the soldiers not to release arrows, and then said to Li Qiufeng: "The rebels are now camped outside the city, if I open the city gate, I am afraid that the rebels will take the opportunity to storm the city." When I put down the rope, Li Shaoxia can climb the rope and go up to the city. ”

Soon after he had finished speaking, several sergeants approached with a bundle of ropes the thickness of an arm. Liu Yong and several Huashan sect disciples lowered the end of the rope. Li Qiufeng called Murong Danyan and asked her to climb the city wall first. Murong Danyan pursed his lips and said, "This city wall is only three zhang, you can go up by stepping on the wall bricks, what are you doing with this Laoshizi?"

Li Qiufeng said in a low voice: "Miss Murong, this is the battlefield of the two armies against the enemy, and we are here in a hurry. If you go to the city with light skills, I am afraid that the people in the city will be suspicious. Climb the rope to the city, and the people on the city can observe us and judge whether we have other plans. Since you have arrived at the battlefield, you must act according to the rules of the battlefield, and you must not be brave for a while. ”

Only then did Murong Danyan understand, nodded, grabbed the rope with both hands, and immediately climbed towards the city. Li Qiufeng saw that she had gone up for more than a zhang, so he grabbed the rope with his left hand, stepped on the city bricks with both feet, and slowly climbed towards the city.

The two went up to the city one after the other, Liu Yong greeted them, and said: "I didn't expect Li Shaoxia to be in this dangerous city, Liu is grateful." ”

Li Qiufeng waved his hand and said: "I have something important to discuss with Mr. Liu, it is related to the safety of Daming, and Li cannot help but come." ”

The two walked to a deserted corner of the city wall, and Li Qiufeng told Liu Yong the origin of Liu Sheng Zongyan, and told this person's plan as it was. In the end, Li Qiufeng said: "Liu Sheng Zongyan has been planning this matter for more than ten years, and many ministers in the DPRK and China are afraid that they will also participate in this rebellion. Now that the rebels are attacking in a big way, I am afraid that after the reinforcements of Duoyan Sanwei arrive, they will attack the city with all their might. ”

Liu Yong couldn't imagine that Liu Zongyan had already died thousands of miles overseas, and Liu Zongyan, who was haunting in the rivers and lakes, turned out to be an impostor. He was stunned for a moment before he said: "Since this person is from Fusang, I am afraid that he is also related to the Japanese who are ravaging the southeast." These people are plotting against the Ming Dynasty, we actually think it is a fight and killing in the martial arts, it is really stupid. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "The rebels arrived in the city yesterday, I don't know what the current battle situation is?"

Liu Yong said: "We arrived at Yong'an City at noon yesterday. The guard is only a thousand households, and the soldiers in this city are no more than 800 people. After Liu Ge arrived, he immediately asked us to help the guards defend the city. These thousand households were a man, but they did not run away, but first took out more than 2,000 taels of silver from the treasury of the city and distributed them to the soldiers who defended the city, promising that if they held the city, they would have more silver rewards to be distributed to everyone. Although the eight or nine hundred sergeants in the city were all veterans, after seeing the money, everyone cheered, and their morale was greatly boosted. The rebels arrived at the city in the middle of the night, and originally wanted to sneak into the city, so they sent more than a dozen people to earn the city gate. We were on guard and set up an archer at the top of the wall, intending to shoot the rebel leader to death when he entered the city. When the rebel vanguard reached the city, an archer let go of his hand in a panic and fired an arrow by mistake. The arrow did not hit the rebels, but it alarmed them. The forward troops of the rebels immediately tried to seize the city gate, but we desperately blocked it. Their forward force only had more than 100 men, and many of them were killed by the archers in ambush, and finally had to retreat. It's just that in this battle, we attacked more than 100 people, and we still lost more than 100 people. The rebels advanced and retreated in an orderly manner and did not suffer much damage. Then the rebel brigade arrived, but did not immediately attack the city, but only set up a large camp outside the city. At present, the rebels have deployed troops and horses at all the gates of Yong'an City, and the main force is outside the east gate. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "Sang Liangtian is good at using troops, but his troops are limited, and he will attack in a big way after waiting for the reinforcements of the three guards of Duoyan to arrive." Speaking of this, he paused and then asked, "Can Liu Ge be in the city?"

Liu Yong nodded and said, "Liu Ge lives in the Gu family's old shop. Before the rebels arrived, we persuaded the elder to leave Yong'an, but he said that since he brought everyone to this city, he would die here. When all the friends in the rivers and lakes saw the old man like this, the morale of the army was greatly boosted......"

Li Qiufeng said: "I'm going to see him, I have something important to discuss." Please Mr. Liu take me there. ”

Liu Yong said: "Veteran Liu Ge handed over the important task of defending the city in Dongcheng to Liu, so that Liu could not leave this place without permission. I'll send someone to take Li Shaoxia over. ”

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said, "I have lived in the Gu family's old store and know how to get there. Since Mr. Liu has the important task of defending the city, he will not bother you. After I meet Mr. Ge, I will come to fight side by side with Mr. Liu. ”

At this time, there were many martial arts experts from various gangs on the city to help the soldiers defend the city, but after three watches and one battle, they saw the strength of the rebels with their own eyes, and everyone was terrified. When they saw Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan breaking through the rebel camp as if they were walking on the ground, and saw Li Qiufeng's martial arts in the imperial tomb, they knew that this person was extremely good, so they let go of a hanging heart a little.

After Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan said goodbye to Liu Yong, they took off the armor on their bodies before walking down the city tower. At this time, Liu Yong chased after him and handed the two wooden cards to the two of them: "The city has been under martial law, and there are sergeants everywhere to check it, and you must carry a token to pass, so you must be careful." ”

Sure enough, the two encountered many interrogations along the way, and they could only pass after showing their tokens. When I walked to the front of the Gu family's old shop, it was already completely dark. I saw two dead wind lamps hanging in front of the store, constantly shaking in the wind. Li Qiufeng thought of the scene in the store with the people of the Five Tigers Villa a few days ago, and at this time, it was as if he was in a different world.

There were two servants in Tsing Yi standing at the door, and when they saw Li Qiufeng, they only arched slightly. Li Qiufeng was surprised when he saw that the two of them did not stop him, and was about to ask, but he heard a servant say: "The master has ordered, if Master Li arrives, please come in and talk." ”

Li Qiufeng smiled bitterly: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from him." ”

Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan walked into the store, but saw that the hall was brightly lit, and Liu Kang was sitting on the Taishi chair, playing chess with a gray-clothed Taoist.

When Li Qiufeng saw that person, he was shocked and couldn't help but be stunned.

Liu Kang smiled: "Lord Li, you are still here." ”

The man pushed the chessboard and said with a smile: "The old man is clever, and the old man loses convincingly." ”

Liu Kang shook his head and said, "Master Li is my nephew, I knew him six years ago, I know his temper, and I guessed that he would come to this Yong'an City. This is uncountable, and the Taoist chief did not lose. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "I didn't expect that Zhiyi Zhenren would also be here, but it was a big surprise to Li." ”

That person was Shao Yuanjie, the palace master of the Qing Palace on Longhu Mountain, who was enshrined by Emperor Jiajing as a real person. This person is proficient in channel skills, and he is also skilled in martial arts, and he is a world-famous Taoist master. Li Qiufeng once saw Shao Yuanjie begging for rain on the emperor's orders, and it was extremely effective. Although he doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, he admires Shao Yuanjie's Taoism.

Shao Yuanjie smiled: "I arrived here three days ago. Yong'an is small, but now it has become the key. I'm afraid that there are still many big people who will rush here one after another. ”

Li Qiufeng told the story of Liu Sheng Zongyan again, and finally said to Liu Kang: "Lord Liu, where were you when the first emperor fell into the water in Nanjing?"

Liu Kang said: "I followed the first emperor to Nanjing, and when the first emperor fell into the water, I stood on the shore. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "Why didn't your lord order the guards to go into the water to rescue the first emperor?"

Liu Kang said: "Because I didn't expect them to dare to really do it." After the first emperor fell into the water, I called on the guards left behind in Nanjing to save the emperor, these people shouted and shouted, but none of them really wanted to save the emperor. I realized that something was wrong, and when the brocade guards guarding the door rushed in, the emperor had been in the water for a long time. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "Liu Sheng Zongyan colluded with the Xingxian Palace, and there are ministers of the DPRK and China behind the back, I don't know the names of these ministers, does Lord Liu know?"

Liu Kang shook his head and said, "I am one of the cabinet scholars of the first emperor, without evidence, how can I testify against my colleagues indiscriminately?"

(End of chapter)