Chapter 118: Chaos and Fortune
Jingshi, the secret room of Cao Jixiang's private residence.
The bloated Cao Jixiang sat in the center, and more than ten people sat in the left and right columns, namely the Cao clan headed by Cao Qin and the henchmen with the surname Yang Yuxuan.
Cao Jixiang's eyes flashing with a cold light like poisonous snakes looked at the people on both sides, and said in a deep voice: "Our family got the news that Shi Heng's useless guy has died in prison, and he claims to be sick and dead, but everyone should know what is going on. Hey, the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the bird is hidden, this is a trick that his Zhu family is used to. Let's talk about it, how should this matter be handled?"
Yang Yuxuan got up suddenly, bowed to Cao Jixiang and bowed deeply, and said with a sincere face: "When the interruption continues, but it is chaotic, now that Shi Heng has been eliminated, there is no one else except Cao Gong for the next target." If you advance, you can expect the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and if you retreat, your life will be difficult to protect, and I hope that Cao Gong will make a decision as soon as possible. We are all willing to follow and help Cao Gong create a great cause!"
Cao Jixiang's eyes flashed with a hint of emotion, but he shook his head and said: "Our family is just a person who has been sentenced to death, how dare we think of the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, Lord Yang don't tell jokes!"
Yang Yuxuan seemed to be a little anxious, took a step forward, and said loudly: "Cao Gong's words are fallacious! Cao Gong now has sons and nephews, how can he not be the founder of a generation?"
As soon as these words came out, Cao Jixiang just smiled and said nothing, and the eyes of several of his nephews Cao Xuan, Cao Duo and others were lit with blazing flames, and they scrambled to get up and shouted: "Uncle, what Lord Yang said is really a good word, since the Dog Emperor has made it clear that he wants to deal with you, if we don't want to be killed, we can only let go and fight back!"
Cao Jixiang was still noncommittal, turned his head to look at Cao Qin, who had been silent, and said, "What does my son think about this matter?"
For Cao Jixiang, who was only many years older than him, calling himself a "son", Cao Qin's face did not change in the slightest. He smiled faintly, got up and arched his hand: "Father-in-law, since ancient times, it is not easy to strike first, and it is not easy to be controlled by others. Please don't hesitate anymore, if you do something big, Cao Qin is willing to be a pioneer!"
Cao Jixiang finally laughed: "Since you are willing to do this great thing with our family, our family will let go and fight with that Zhu Qizhen." If God bless our family to succeed, you are all the founding fathers!"
An undercurrent spread from this small secret room to the entire Jingshi. Cao Jixiang accepted Yang Yuxuan's suggestion, first used a few chess pieces from the border army to provoke disputes on the border, and then frequently sent urgent documents to the Beijing division. Zhu Qizhen, who had experienced the Tumubao Incident, was the most sensitive to this matter, and immediately ordered his most trusted general, Sun Bo, to send elite troops from the three major battalions of the Beijing Division to lead the army westward.
Cao Jixiang, who successfully transferred the tiger away from the mountain, used his maximum authority to strengthen the defense of the Beijing division under the pretext of frequently mobilizing the remaining men and horses of the Beijing division, and on the surface guarded the Beijing division like an iron bucket, but secretly arranged a nail in the East Chang'an Gate. One thing left to do was to send an elite army from the East Chang'an Gate into the palace, capture the thief and capture the king, and take Zhu Qizhen. And the only person who can bear this heavy responsibility is Cao Qin, who has outstanding martial arts and a group of outlaws under him.
That night, Cao Qin was lined with soft armor, and carried a divine weapon "White Dragon Sword" that Cao Jixiang took from the treasure house of Ouchi, and led the three hundred strongest masters of Dongchang to come to the East Chang'an Gate.
Seeing that the heavy palace gate was still closed, he looked at the dark and quiet gatehouse, and instructed one of his subordinates: "Go and call someone to open the door, remember to report the order - 'The world is peaceful'." ”
The man took the order, walked quickly to the door, and whispered to the top: "'The world is peaceful', open the door quickly!"
The answer was a sharp arrow, and the mighty arrow shot from above. The man was on his back and exhaled, and arrows shot through his open mouth, and the force of force drove him to fall on his back, and the cluster of arrows piercing the back of his head drove deep into the ground.
"Hugh is gone!" An earth-shattering cry came from the castle tower and the palace wall at the same time, and countless torches lit up, illuminating the front of the palace gate as bright as day.
A heroic young man with a strong bow stood on the city tower and shouted, "Traitor, do you know Zhou Huai'an?"
"It's really Zhou Huai'an, it's terrible!" Cao Qin's mind turned very quickly, and when he saw that Zhou Huai'an, who was said to have broken with Yang Yuxuan and abandoned his official position, he appeared here, and immediately thought of many things.
But as soon as his thoughts arose, the shouts of killing in all directions had already become one, and a large number of soldiers dressed in the armor of the three major battalions of the Beijing Division outflanked them from the rear, cutting off their rear path.
"The general trend has gone, go is the best policy!" Cao Qin quickly made a decision in his heart, since Zhou Huai'an was here, it showed that Yang Yuxuan, who had become Cao Jixiang's henchman, was cheating, that is, the conspiracy of Cao Jixiang's rebellion had already been leaked out, and the imperial court must have laid a net, just waiting for Cao Jixiang to launch a rebellion tonight. Although he and Cao Jixiang are commensurate with father and son, they are pure friends of interest, and there is no trace of affection in them, so they naturally have no interest in staying and being martyred for him.
"It's just a pity that I paid too much for this inheritance...... he acted very decisively, and he was still lamenting in his heart, the person had already flown through the air with the unsheathed "White Dragon Sword", the sword light flashed, and the Ming soldiers who came up around had more than a dozen heads in different places, and the nearby Ming soldiers hesitated a little in horror, and Cao Qin had already broken out of the fleeting gap.
Zhou Huai'an didn't expect this person to be so clever and resolute, and he directly abandoned all his subordinates and broke through alone. Surprised, he sneered and whispered, "Don't think that you can escape like this, someone has already targeted you to death this time!"
After that, he ignored the fleeing Cao Qin, and concentrated on commanding the Ming soldiers to strangle the people in Dongchang who were under siege.
After Cao Qin broke through the siege, he exerted his light skills to the extreme, and swept all the way to the outside of the city. Before escaping from the inner city, he suddenly felt that he had been targeted, and those people had been outflanked in three directions, as if they had the intention of trapping themselves.
But he didn't care too much, since he cultivated the Ouchi Martial Arts Secret Treasure that Cao Jixiang used to win him over, his speed of sword and body technique had reached the point where he was like a demon. No matter who came after him, he was sure to get rid of it.
However, just as he was able to shake off the pursuers and approach the city wall of the capital division, a person suddenly appeared in front of him to block the way.
Cao Qin didn't have the slightest intention of entanglement with someone at the moment, so he wanted to use his tricks to bypass this person at that time. Unbeknownst to him, this person's body suddenly erupted with an incomparable sword intent, and he firmly locked himself in the air. He himself is the best swordsman in the world, and he knows very well that if he flees without a fight, he will definitely be chased and killed by the other party with the help of a trace of mysterious qi contained in the sword intent, and he will not die.
The body he had just unfolded stopped suddenly, and the five-foot-long "White Dragon Sword" in his hand slowly raised and pointed forward, and a sword intent that was not weak to the other party at all and revealed a bit of evil flavor erupted, and shouted in a sharp voice: "Yu Tianlai, this governor knows that this battle between you and me is inevitable after all!"
The people from the opposite side gradually approached, and it was Yu Tianlai, who had been cultivating in the Tianshan Mountains for several years.