Text Season 7: The Battle of the Capital _ "Phantom Spear (7)" Chapter 74: Success and Failure

Last time, Fang Yan proposed a strategy of "quick victory" to the emperor, but the emperor hesitated, he didn't want to take risks, and if he wanted to do it, he must have full confidence to win a big victory. On the other hand, Liu Shichen took Zhao Pingyuan to the 'gate' of the dead place on foot and chatted with Wan Xingyun.

Liu Shichen asked how he and Wan Xingyun met, Wan Xingyun paused, and then said: "More than 20 years ago, when I first came to the capital, I founded the 'Gate' of Death. Although there are some forces, after all, they are not as large as they are now. It is precisely after helping the Prime Minister to complete a thing, and getting your help from our financial and official resources, that I have become the only one I am today. The great kindness of the Prime Minister to our 'gate' of death, I will never forget it in my life. Wan Xingyun thought that Liu Shichen would be very happy after hearing it, after all, Liu Shichen must have wanted to hear Wan Xingyun's words when he asked this. Unexpectedly, Liu Shichen brought up the past and asked, "Then what did you help me accomplish back then?" Wan Xingyun saw the abnormality in Liu Shichen's eyes, after all, this matter was very involved, he put away his smile, ordered everyone to retreat, and then walked to Liu Shichen's side, and whispered: "Prime Minister, you are really a noble person who forgets things." I didn't want to mention this matter again, but since you asked, Prime Minister, I should have answered. Back then, your brother Liu Shiqian, because he was beheaded by Jiang Cheng, the prefect of Hangzhou, was shown to the public, so you asked me to inform me to rob and kill Jiang Cheng on the way to the capital. Then, he also personally went to the Hangzhou Mansion to destroy the Jiang family. The reason why I didn't alarm the officers and soldiers was that you greeted me well in advance, so that I was able to successfully get the 'door' of death. Liu Shichen nodded slightly, recalled the bits and pieces of the year, and said: "Yes, the official let you not leave a living mouth, but did you really do it?" Wan Xingyun was suspicious in his heart, he knew that with Liu Shichen being such a smart person, it was absolutely impossible to ask about irrelevant things, what must have happened in the past few days had something to do with that year, he said truthfully: "Back to the Prime Minister, I did slaughter more than 30 people in the Jiang Mansion back then. However, among the corpses, only the housekeeper Lei Jin was not seen, in my opinion, that guy must be greedy for life and afraid of death, and at a critical moment, he abandoned the Jiang Mansion and fled for his life. For so many years, I have not heard of his name on the rivers and lakes, I am afraid that he has long been incognito, or his body has long been exposed to the wilderness. Liu Shichen said in a deep voice: "I see, you still left a living mouth back then." Wan Xingyun said embarrassedly: "Prime Minister, what happened?" Liu Shichen pointed at Wan Xingyun and said, "Do you know that because of your ignorance at the beginning, there is an enemy standing in front of us today." With that, he put down his teacup and stood up. Wan Xingyun asked puzzledly: "Prime Minister, I have many eyes and ears in the capital, and I have never heard the news that Lei Jin came to the capital to seek revenge, where did I start?"

Liu Shichen saw that Wan Xingyun hadn't reacted yet, so he reminded him and asked, "Have you ever thought about whether Jiang Cheng and his wife had children?" Wan Xingyun was suddenly shocked in his heart, don't say that he didn't think about this back then, even now, Wan Xingyun hurriedly asked: "Prime Minister, could it be that Jiang Cheng still has orphans in this world?" Liu Shichen nodded affirmatively and sighed: "And this person, you and I have known each other for a long time." Wan Xingyun tried to recall the 'attendant' guard masters around him during the World Martial Arts Conference, and everyone's figures passed through in his mind. Suddenly, Jiang Feng's figure stayed in his mind, and he asked in surprise: "Could it be that the kid named Jiang Feng is Jiang Cheng's orphan?" Liu Shichen snorted coldly: "You still think about it." Wan Xingyun was puzzled and said: "This is impossible, when Jiang Cheng 'fought' with me back then, the weapon he carried with him was a ring knife, not a silver spear in Jiang Feng's hand, besides, that kid is not similar to Jiang Cheng at all, how can it be Jiang Cheng's son?" Liu Shichen saw that Wan Xingyun still didn't believe it, and emphasized: "If this official didn't have conclusive evidence, how could he come to your 'door' to tell you the news." Wan Xingyun was really taken aback, he really didn't expect that because he was overjoyed back then, he didn't pay attention to whether Jiang Cheng knew whether he still had children. From this point of view, Lei Jin did not leave the Jiang Mansion and flee alone, but secretly took away the son-in-law of the Jiang family to raise him, and escaped the pursuit of himself and Liu Shichen.

Liu Shichen turned his head, stared at Wan Xingyun, and said unhappily: "It was because of your negligence back then that a series of things that shouldn't have happened happened one after another. Hmph, Wan Xingyun, tell me, what crime should you be guilty of?" Wan Xingyun also heard Wan Tianba talk about the matter between Liu Bingbing and Jiang Feng, and he guessed in his heart that Liu Shichen must have been angry with himself because of the matter of the pearl in his palm. In fact, then again, even if Jiang Feng was killed at the beginning, maybe Liu Bingbing would meet other men at the martial arts conference, and in this way, the result would remain the same. But for the current Liu Shichen, he has forcibly pressed the charge of the 'daughter' being heartbroken on Wan Xingyun's head. Wan Xingyun knew that Liu Shichen was about to achieve hegemony, and only Liu Shichen could help him become the leader of the martial arts alliance, and when the 'gate' of the dead place became the number one 'gate' faction in the rivers and lakes, he must not quarrel with Liu Shichen at this moment, once there was internal strife, it would be harmful to the 'gate' of the dead place or the prime minister's mansion.

Wan Xingyun smiled apologetically and persuaded him: "Prime Minister, this matter is ineffective in handling things, so it has brought you a lot of trouble, and I hope that Prime Minister Haihan." The big war is imminent, and the Zhaoxian Pavilion is already gearing up to fight to the death with my 'door'. In this way, Jiang Feng and we will definitely have a vicious fight, and at that time, I will definitely let Tianba kill Jiang Feng with my own hands, and then eradicate the Zhaoxian Pavilion in one fell swoop, so that you can gain an advantage in the struggle between the rivers and lakes, and at the same time make up for the mistakes you made in the next year. "Although Liu Shichen is angry in his heart, after all, he is also a person who wants to achieve great things, and now the critical moment is the time to employ people, if he scolds Wan Xingyun excessively, he is afraid that it will cause his disgust. He waved his sleeves and said lightly: "That's it, since it's all in the past, don't mention it! What should come will always come, and the cause planted before will definitely have a result now." As long as we cut the grass and eradicate the roots this time, there will be no more trouble. Wan Xingyun saw that Liu Shichen's tone also became softened, and knew that he was no longer angry, so he said: "Prime Minister, you can rest assured of this. No matter how many talented people he has in the Recruitment Hall, he is just a group of rabble, and he can't be compared with the dead 'door' that I have been painstakingly operating for decades. Moreover, there are many organs in the 'gate' of my death, and I have joined forces with Tianba father and son to fight against the enemy, but I am afraid that there is no one on this river and lake who can deal with it. Therefore, if they dare to enter Beijing and come to the 'gate' of my death, I will definitely let them stand up and come in. Seeing that he had such self-confidence, Liu Shichen originally had a little less worry in his heart, and he said contemplatively: "It's a good thing to have self-confidence, and I also believe that our 'door' will definitely not lose to their temporary establishment of the Zhaoxian Pavilion." But don't be careless in everything, there are also a few masters in the recruitment hall. Their martial arts officials have seen it in the northern suburbs, and when it comes to fighting alone, they may not be as good as your father and son. But as the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat four hands, so be careful with their wheel tactics. Wan Xingyun didn't care, and said with a smile: "What the Prime Minister said is naturally correct, but what you are worried about is not to worry. You must know that the decisive battle is not a competition like the World Martial Arts Conference. The right time, place and people are all indispensable. Although there are many of them on the surface, they do not cooperate with each other, and once they are ambushed by the organs, they are afraid that they will panic and 'mess' their hands and feet, and at that time, once their morale is low, they will be defeated without a fight. When the time comes, I will let these boys who don't know the height of the sky know what the real horror of the 'gate' of death is. Liu Shichen said again: "There is one more thing, you must send people to pay more attention to the actions of the defenders of the capital." If there is any abnormal behavior, let Tianba hurry up and notify me. Wan Xingyun knew Liu Shichen's worries, after all, the Imperial Forest Army around the emperor was not something that could be easily dealt with.

After talking about these recent deployment arrangements, Liu Shichen and Wan Xingyun chatted back to their daily routines and asked, "Tianba's nephew's internal injuries should have healed, right?" Wan Xingyun said with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, Tianba's internal injuries have long been healed, and the last time I escorted you to the prison, there was no major problem." With his current physical condition, he has no problem even beheading dozens of people. It's Miss Bingbing, what's wrong with your body?" Liu Shichen's expression suddenly dimmed, and he said faintly: "It's okay, the imperial doctor said, rest more, and slowly recuperate and it will return to the same as before." But Liu Shichen knew that this was clearly deceiving Wan Xingyun, and even more so deceiving himself......

How about 'wanting' to know what's going on?

Let's see the next breakdown.