Chapter 640: Chaos in the River
Liu Ruoshui's martial arts are not weak, he is already a second-rate top strength, and he is only one step away from stepping into the realm of a first-class grandmaster. Liu Ruoshui is among the younger generation of disciples of Yonggu Palace, and his qualifications are also top-notch. It's only a matter of time before you step into the top class.
The fact that the Yonggu Palace Lord was able to send Liu Ruoshui to monitor Li Fengyun and Su Yunong also showed that the Yonggu Palace Master attached great importance to them. It is impossible to directly shoot first-class masters to monitor Li Fengyun and Su Yunong, not to mention the first-class masters of Yonggu Palace, there are only more than ten in total, and it is difficult to draw out manpower when the situation is turbulent now, and these first-class masters, in addition to the Yonggu Palace Master himself, the youngest of the others is also in his forties. You can't send a first-class master in his forties to be a nanny for Li Fengyun and Su Yunong! A first-class master also has the dignity of a first-class master.
Moreover, the Yonggu Palace Master can see clearly that Li Fengyun has already lit the heart lamp, and there is not much difference between sending a first-class master or a second-rate master. If Li Fengyun really wants to make a move on Liu Ruoshui or get rid of Liu Ruoshui, even if he sends a first-class master, the result will be the same.
Li Fengyun and Su Yunong tacitly understood Liu Ruoshui's purpose, and along the way, Liu Ruoshui did take good care of them, saving them a lot of trouble.
The three of them traveled day and night, and after passing Luoyang in a few days, they saw that they were about to come to the territory of the river.
"Dodge, dodge! Those who block the court's report will be punished as those who are in trouble!" The three of them were walking all the way north along the post road this day, and suddenly saw a commotion ahead, only to see a group of seven or eight cavalry rushing away the pedestrians on the post road, without the slightest intention of slowing down, all the way dust, rushing towards them.
Li Fengyun frowned, in the Central Plains, the Hezhong region was a small place affected by the war, and the merchants on the post road were not as prosperous as they were at the beginning, but there were also many people. The cavalry was so rampage that it was easy to stomp and bump into pedestrians. More than 100 zhang ahead, Li Fengyun saw an ox cart, because he wanted to dodge the cavalry, it overturned on the side of the post road, and the goods on the ox cart were scattered on the ground.
Seeing this scene, Li Fengyun felt a little unhappy in his heart. When he saw the cavalry approaching, and was about to pass by on the wrong horse, he suddenly struck, jumped up and jumped on the horse of the general who was at the head, poked his finger at the waist of the cavalryman, and with lightning speed, took the cavalryman, reined in the horse, and led the horse to the side of the road.
"Ah!" Seeing this, several cavalrymen who followed behind were shocked, drew their swords one after another, surrounded them, and scolded loudly: "Where are you a thief, you dare to kidnap the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, do you want to die?"
Li Fengyun snorted coldly, took out the general's token from his arms, and shouted: "I am Li Fengyun, the envoy of the Yiwu Army, are you so unscrupulously riding horses on the post road, aren't you worried about stepping on pedestrians?"
Li ...... Li Fengyun?"The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, Li Fengyun is famous all over the world, how could those officers and soldiers not have heard of it, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak.
"General Li!" The general who was captured by Li Fengyun forcibly endured the soreness on his body and said, "General Li, the last general Zhao Cheng, is ordered by the Tongguan garrison, eight hundred miles to expedit, and there is an important military situation to report to His Majesty Kaifeng." If it's too late, I'm afraid that Tongguan will be lost!"
Li Fengyun was stunned for a moment, easily untied the acupoints on Zhao Cheng's body, helped him up and asked, "Tongguan is lost, what happened in Tongguan?"
Zhao Cheng's face was flushed, and he secretly said in his heart: "There is no vanity under the fame, this Li Fengyun is so powerful, his reputation is well deserved, and he is worthy of being a bloody demon, I was still a little dissatisfied with him at the beginning, I didn't believe in those rumors, but now it seems that I am too far away from him."
Thinking that I, Zhao Cheng, have some courage in the army, and I can be regarded as a second-rate master in the late stage, he actually restrained me with one move, and I almost couldn't react. If he wants to kill me, how can I live?"
Turning his head and glaring, Zhao Cheng shouted to several relatives: "Why don't you put away your blades quickly?" How can you be rude to General Li?" and then clasped his fists and said to Li Fengyun: "Originally, it was a confidential military information, but since General Li asked, it must be okay, Li Shouzhen's thief, he reversed, called himself the King of Qin, and is leading the thieves to rush towards Tongguan! The major generals of Tongguan are outnumbered, and they are afraid that they will not be able to hold it for a few days, so the garrison will be the last night and night, so be sure to return to the imperial court as soon as possible and invite the rescue!"
"What? Li Shouzhen rebelled?" Li Fengyun was also a little surprised, Li Shouzhen rebelled against him, he was not surprised, this person was ambitious, and claimed to be a descendant of the Li family in the Later Tang Dynasty, and he had already colluded with Yonggu Palace, and sooner or later he would rebel. It's just that Li Shouzhen didn't rebel when Du Chongwei raised troops last year, but now he is the opposite, but he taught Li Fengyun to be confused.
Thinking about it, Li Fengyun understands that Li Shouzhen did not rebel last year, there should be two reasons:
On the one hand, he had an enmity with Du Chongwei and was unwilling to rebel when Du Chongwei raised troops, so Du Chongwei benefited in vain and relieved Du Chongwei's siege. At that time, he was only afraid that Du Chongwei and Liu Zhiyuan would fight for both sides, and he planned to profit from it.
On the other hand, when he first arrived in the river, he was not well prepared, and the relationship between all aspects was not clear, so rashly raising troops would not only share the pressure of Du Chongwei and attract Liu Zhiyuan's expedition, but also the internal instability, so he might not be able to settle down in the river.
Now, Liu Zhiyuan died, Liu Chengyou succeeded to the throne, Liu Chengyou has no prestige for many veterans in the army, and the foundation is unstable, Li Shouzhen raised troops at this time, as long as he can fight a few decent victories, tell the world that this world is not necessarily the Liu family, but I am afraid that the heroes in the world will immediately flock to the world, and the worst will be a cold bystander, at that time, it is his opportunity for Li Shouzhen to take the world.
Li Fengyun looked back at Liu Ruoshui beside him. Li Shouzhen raised troops, Li Fengyun did not believe that the master of Yonggu Palace would not know, Yonggu Palace has always had a close relationship with Li Shouzhen, and Li Shouzhen claimed to be Li Congzhong, the fifth son of Li Siyuan. Li Shouzhen raised troops, and Yonggu Palace must have corresponding actions.
Thinking of this, Li Fengyun asked again: "Is it only Li Shouzhen who is opposed?"
Zhao Cheng shook his head and said: "Not only that, I heard that the Yongxing Festival made Zhao Siwan (Note 1), and the Fengxiang Festival made Wang Jingchong (Note 2) also reversed." Damn these two thieves, these two people should have watched Li Shouzhen, but I didn't expect them to rebel!"
Li Fengyun knew very well in his heart that Zhao Siwan and Wang Jingchong followed Li Shouzhen to rebel, and they were afraid that they would not be able to get rid of the Yonggu Palace Master. Otherwise, Li Shouzhen, who had only been in the river for a few months, would not have been able to convince these two people to accompany him in the rebellion so quickly.
Can the so-called heroes in this world, who only care about their own interests but do not care about the lives and deaths of the common people, really be called so-called heroes and heroes? Or are heroes and heroes just a synonym for heroes and heroes? Is there really no one in this world who serves the country and the people?
Suddenly, Li Fengyun thought of another question, why did Liu Ruoshui lead them down this road, which may not be without hidden secrets. If Li Fengyun happened to appear in Hedong during the chaos in Hedong, he happened to meet Li Shouzhen...... And this news happened to be discovered by the spies of the imperial court, so what would the situation be?
Li Fengyun's heart shrank, and his gaze when he looked at Liu Ruoshui was already much colder.
Note 1: Zhao Siwan (?-949), a native of Weizhou, Hebei. Five generations later, the Han Dynasty served as the envoy of the Yongxing Festival, and he was brutal by nature and famous for cannibalism.
Note 2: Wang Jingchong (?-950), a native of Xingzhou, Hebei Province. Five generations later, the Han Dynasty served as the Fengxiang inspection envoy and the festival envoy, and was killed for rebellion.