Chapter 8: Identity Crisis (Ask for Recommendation Votes)
The next day, when Xie Tong woke up, it was already three poles in the sun, Shang Caiwei tickled him with a goose feather, and finally woke him up from his sweet dream, Xie Tong said, "My eldest lady, can't you stop the meeting? Let me sleep beautifully." ”
Shang Caiwei seemed to be in a happy mood and said with a smile, "It's not that I won't let you sleep, but someone won't let you sleep!"
Xie Tong asked, "Who else can there be!"
Shang Caiwei said: "Your Chu Chu, I'm waiting for you in my room at the moment!"
Xie Tong was completely sleepy, and hurriedly said, "What is she doing here!"
Shang Caiwei saw his panicked appearance, and said unhappily in her heart, "I didn't sing and play the piano for you, how can I know what I'm looking for you?"
Xie Tong was speechless, not knowing how to answer her.
Shang Caiwei glanced at her and said, "Let's go, don't let Miss Chu Chu wait in a hurry," Xie Tong ********, walking out slowly, Shang Caiwei muttered, "This little girl, she looks beautiful and sings well, even me, a little girl, can't help it!"
Xie Tong couldn't stand Shang Caiwei's sneer anymore and left the room as if flying.
Chu Chu sat quietly in Cai Wei's room, and when he saw Xie Tong walking into the room, he hurriedly stood up and said, "Gongzi Xie."
Xie Tong said, "Miss Chu Chu has anything important to do with me?"
Chu Chu suddenly knelt down and said, "Meng Gongzi came with Chu Chu, and I invited Gongzi Xie to see him in Zuixiang Building."
The last thing Xie Tong wants to see at this moment is Meng Peng's father and son, the two of them really have ghosts in their hearts, and there will be nothing good to find him, he said unhappily, "Presumably the girl also knows that Xie Mou was selected into the Tianzi Camp, and now Xie Mou is entangled in the world, please ask the girl to tell Meng Gongzi on her behalf, saying that Xie Mou has something important to go to the camp in the north of the city, and please forgive Brother Meng."
Chu Chu cried and said, "Please also ask Gongzi Xie to save me, if Gongzi Xie can't go to the meeting, they will kill Chu Chu." ”
Xie Tong is really soft-hearted towards women, especially Chu Chu is the first woman in his life, he really can't bear to see her Wu Nong's soft crying, and he said with a heart, "Then I'll accompany the girl on a trip!"
Shang Caiwei didn't know when she walked in the door and said, "Xie Tong, you can't go!"
Chu Chu looked at Shang Caiwei with wide eyes, Xie Tong shook his head, and went straight without making a sound.
Meng Peng was still waiting for him in the room last time, but there was one more person in the room, and it was His Holiness Dato.
Hurriedly hugged his fists and said, "Venerable, Brother Xie, Xie Tong is sleepy, let you wait for a long time."
Datuk smiled and said, "It's okay, Xie Xian's nephew has been promoted to the commander of the Tianzi Battalion, and the deity has not been congratulated yet!"
Xie Tong said respectfully, "This time I was able to sit in the position of battalion commander, thanks to His Holiness for Xie Mou's kind words, Xie Mou is grateful." ”
Meng Peng said: "From now on, we will be a family." ”
Xie Tong was very disgusted in his heart, but he threw a forced smile on his face.
His Holiness Datuk said, "Since we are a family, there are some things that we can't hide from our virtuous nephews. ”
Xie Tong said in his heart.
Venerable Natun said, "I am equivalent to being born and dying for the general, but there are some people who can't tolerate us, and the leader is Commander Zhu Wen Zhu, who believes that they have followed the general early and have military merits, so they really don't take us seriously." You also saw last night, Zhu Wen Yingzhou was defeated, but all the responsibility was put on Peng'er, if it weren't for the general's wisdom and decisiveness, Zhu Wen and other military factions would have waited for us to deal with it quickly, Zhu Wen had great influence in the army, and it could be said that he was the second commander of the righteous army. At present, he commands tens of thousands of troops of the rebel army, and he has a different heart. ”
Xie Tong listened quietly and did not make a sound.
His Holiness Datuk added, "This time, the general set up the Tianzi Battalion to curb Zhu Wen's influence in the army, so that he could not act rashly. As the commander of the Tianzi Battalion, you must know how to recognize the reality and follow in the footsteps of the general. ”
Xie Tong said, "This is natural."
His Holiness Datuk said, "After yesterday's banquet, the general came to me to discuss the removal of Zhu Wen, but others do not have full opportunities and grasps, only you are in the army, and you are the best candidate to master the Tianzi Battalion." ”
Xie Tong said in his heart, it turned out that he was playing such a wishful thinking, he hurriedly said, "Zhu Wen has such a great influence in the army, the Tianzi Battalion is equivalent to having no combat effectiveness, so fighting with him, Xie Tong's death is small, doesn't it expose our target?" He pretended not to see through the conspiracy, but thought about Datuk everywhere, and even regarded himself as us, showing that he was on their side.
Datuk Haha laughed and said, "People are not as good as heaven, Zhu Wen's army will be divided into half of the march into Yangzhou, when the sword conference, he will be responsible for the city defense, no conference, then the deity is in the plan to transfer the tiger from the mountain, you are personally responsible for the shot, the deity and the lord of Lu Zhuang for you to press the formation, keep it foolproof." ”
Xie Tong felt a chill in his heart, this Datuk is really vicious, fortunately he is not a real descendant of the South China Sea faction, otherwise I don't know how he died, Datuk said that he was with Lu Li to press the battle for him, in fact, whether he succeeds or not, it has nothing to do with them, and at that time, neither Zhu Wen nor Datuk Venerable can let him leave Yangzhou alive, this plan is indeed vicious.
Xie Tong said, "What if it fails!"
Meng Peng also laughed and said, "With Brother Xie's ability to break the iron cloth shirt, it's not a problem to clean up a Zhu Wen." ”
Xie Tong said in his heart that he would promise you first, and in the future, when he was waiting for the Sword Worship Conference, he would steal the Qingyu Sword and leave Yangzhou directly, without giving them a chance to take revenge.
Xie Tongxu said to the snake, "This is very good, everything will be subject to the Venerable One's arrangement at that time!"
Xie Tong returned to the inn, Shang Caiwei was gone, he was shocked, and hurriedly asked the shopkeeper, it turned out that he went out with Ning Qiangrose, and Xie Tong was relieved.
Thinking that he would go to the barracks tomorrow to report, his heart was mixed, the current tension in Yangzhou was far more complicated than in Chengdu, where he could have fled desperately, and here, he had to steal the Qinggang sword back before the sword ceremony, otherwise His Holiness Datuk would inevitably launch a tidal offensive against him.
For Zhu Wen, he has a good impression on him, although the political direction is different, but he is a soldier with a straight standard, which is very worthy of admiration.
Xie Tong instructed that he should find Cai Wei now and tell her the current situation, in Yangzhou, he could only trust Cai Wei and not allow Cai Wei to be harmed in any way.
Thinking of this, he immediately got up and left the inn, but he had to go there to find Cai Wei!
The first thing that came to his mind was the Liuli Factory, because it was really attractive.
The Liuli Factory was not far from the inn, and when he arrived at the Liuli Factory, Cai Wei was shopping with Ning Qiangrose. He stepped forward and grabbed Cai Wei and said, "Let's go back to the inn, I have something important to discuss with you."
Shang Caiwei said unhappily: "Senior brother, don't you have to accompany Miss Chu Chu?"
Xie Tong wanted to explain the matter to her immediately, but because Ning Qiang Rose was by her side, she really couldn't say some words. He looked at Cai Wei pleadingly, hoping that she would pay attention to what he meant.
Ning Qiangrose saw Xie Tong's arrival, which disrupted the wonderful world between the two just now, and said unhappily, "Gongzi Xie will take up his post in the military camp tomorrow, is he so free?"
Xie Tong looked at the two of them in surprise, could it be that they were in love, he didn't dare to think about it, but the matter was serious, he ignored the displeasure of the two and said, "Senior brother, in the name of the senior brother of this sect, I order you to follow me back to the inn immediately."
Ning Qiang Rose didn't look at him and said, "Gongzi Xie doesn't want to be a senior brother and wants to go crazy, I just received the news that the senior brother of your faction, Pei Xiangru, has led all the senior brothers to Yangzhou, and is now visiting the courtyard of the owner of the village, Gongzi Xie betrayed the master, aren't you afraid that the real senior brother will come to clean up the door." In this era, joining other organizations without the consent of the master, if you betray the master, this is a taboo in the rivers and lakes, and you will be spurned by all martial arts colleagues, if the division cleans up the portal, no one or any gang will interfere, this is an unswerving law, and it is also the law of the rivers and lakes that everyone abides by, no wonder Ning Qiangrose will be so sneering at Xie Tong.
Both shouted at the same time, "What?"
Xie Tong's surprise was definitely not pretended, when he set off for Yangzhou, he appointed himself as a disciple of the Hainan Sword Sect, but he didn't expect that the Hainan Sword Sect would really travel thousands of miles to participate in the Sword Worship Conference, if this matter was known to Zhu Wen or Huang Chao, his fake identity would be self-defeating, and the other party would definitely suspect his identity and the purpose of coming to Yangzhou, including the Datuk Venerable, and would never show mercy to his subordinates.
Shang Caiwei realized the seriousness of the situation, and she hurriedly said, "Why didn't Rose tell me earlier?"
Ning Qiangrose glared at Xie Tong and said, "The trouble he caused by himself won't affect you, don't worry! With our Tianxiang Pavilion protection, the Hainan Sword Sect won't do anything to you!"
Shang Caiwei knew that the matter was imminent, and said, "Rose, you go back first, I want to go back with my senior brother to discuss." ”
Ning Qiang Rose thought that Xie Tong was scared, and wanted to slip away, so she hurriedly said, "Senior Brother Xie Wei, don't forget me in an emergency, Rose will advance and retreat with you." After that, he blushed and went to his own place.
Shang Caiwei said, "What should we do? Why don't we get away immediately!" At the beginning, she insisted on choosing the Hainan Sword Sect to cover up her identity, but she didn't expect to bring so much danger to the two of them, and she felt very guilty.
Xie Tong said: "Caiwei, you must leave Yangzhou immediately, this place is too dangerous." After leaving Yangzhou, you change back into women's clothes and wait for me in the casino in Jiankangcheng, I need to go back to the inn immediately to pack up my things and look for you. Xie Tong said in his heart, if he returned to the inn and showed up publicly, he would be able to buy Cai Wei time to escape.
Shang Caiwei knew that he was obsessed with the Qinggang Sword, and he would never give up if he didn't reach the goal, she bit her lip and said, "Xie Tong, I know that you are good for me, but we are Yangzhou together, I won't watch you jump into the fire pit, the gentleman will take revenge, ten years is not too late, let's go! I'm not afraid of death, but I think it's not worth it to you." ”
Xie Tong shook his head violently, and said, "Cai Wei, you are my savior, I can't put you in danger anymore, the situation has not developed to the point of no return, and I have the ability to protect myself, if you are here, I will be restrained." His eyes revealed a resolute look, and he pushed Cai Wei violently, not giving her time to hesitate, and strode forward.
From behind him, Cai Wei's faint voice "Be careful".
Xie Tong returned to the inn, he didn't plan to leave, if his identity was really revealed, he would fight the enemy to the death at all costs, and he didn't want Cai Wei to leave Yangzhou safely. This is also his only reward for this beautiful savior.
When he walked into the room, Xie Tong was still taken aback, it was not someone else waiting for him in the room, but Huang Chao's henchman, Zhu Wen, the commander.
Zhu Wen sat at the table, drinking tea slowly, and when he saw him walk in, he took a sip and said, "Sit, this tea is the best West Lake Longjing, don't waste it."
Xie Tong secretly said that the enemy came so quickly, but he didn't know what medicine was sold in Zhu Wen's gourd, but if the other party dared to sit alone in his room, there must be some arrangement, which would make it difficult for him to escape.
Xie Tong sat down slowly, at this moment he no longer cared about his life and death, he only hoped that Cai Wei would run as far as he could, and never come back.
Xie Tong didn't make a sound, and tasted the tea as carefully as Zhu Wen, although it was a good tea, but when he drank it in his mouth, it tasted nothing.
Zhu Wen was taking a sip of tea, and said without raising his head, "I really didn't expect you to dare to come back instead of running away immediately, it seems that my vision is not bad." ”。
Xie Tong said, "People are inherently dead, instead of lingering, it is better to do a vigorous fight, I Xie Tong is afraid of who will come." At this moment, his heart swelled with sky-high pride, and he no longer took the dangerous situation in front of him seriously.
Zhu Wen said lightly, "Okay, good, your personality is similar to me." When I was very young, my brother once warned me that people should live up to the heavens and the earth, and they should take the people of the world as their own responsibility, and if they live by doing nothing, it is better to die."
Xie Tong didn't understand why General Zhu Wen talked about the matter of the master, but he hoped that he would keep talking, the longer the delay, the greater the chance of Cai Wei escaping, he followed Zhu Wen's words and said, "Senior Brother Ling's words are very reasonable, if you can say such reasonable words, you must not be a person who does nothing, dare to ask Commander Zhu, who is Senior Brother Ling?"
Zhu Wen sighed and said, "Hey, I haven't seen my senior brother for many years, I don't know what happened to him!" He took a sip of tea lightly, and said, "Xie Tong, if you run away immediately after knowing the news, I dare to guarantee that you can't leave Yangzhou alive, and you come back to prove that I, Zhu Wen, have my own ambitions, since you have chosen, you have to face it bravely, I still appreciate you very much." Get up, I'll go with you to see Datuk and Lu Li, I don't believe that these martial arts people on the rivers and lakes can play any tricks! Even if they enter my military camp, they are not restricted by any martial arts sects, they are just clowns. ”
Xie Tong's heart was filled with an indescribable feeling, and Zhu Wen's domineering spirit shook his soul and made him unable to calm down for a long time. What's even happier is that Zhu Wen thinks that his crisis is to betray the sect and join the rebel army, and with the support of Zhu Wen, a military general, he can completely deal with the enemy. looked at Zhu Wen gratefully.
Zhu Wen scolded, "What are you still doing in a daze, don't let the situation become serious, come here, carry the horse."
Xie Tong and Zhu Wen went to Lu Li's courtyard, he was in a state of apprehension along the way, after all, he was really not a disciple of the Hainan Sword Sect, if that Pei Xiangru exposed him, he would definitely die silently. But he still went with his chest up, not wanting to be disappointed by the proud soldier next to him.
When he arrived at Lu Li's courtyard, without waiting for the family to report, Zhu Wen led the soldiers to break in.
Lu Li was meeting guests in the hall, and the guest was Pei Xiangru of the Hainan Sword Sect. More than 30 people from the Hainan Sword Sect came with him, showing the majesty of the big faction.
Lu Li was very unhappy when he saw Zhu Wen leading a team of men and horses into his courtyard. But he still smiled and said, "Commander Zhu came just in time, let me introduce you, this is Pei Xiangru, the eldest disciple of the Hainan Sword Sect, who made a special trip from Hainan to participate in the general's sword worship conference." ”
Pei Xiangru got up and hugged his fists and said, "The younger Pei Xiangru has seen Commander Zhu, as early as when he was in Hainan, he heard about the name of the commander, the commander fought against the Tang army in the Hebei generation, and won more with less many times, which made the family teacher extremely admired. ”
Lu Li couldn't imagine that Pei Xiangru was so respectful to Zhu Wen, and he was displeased in his heart, and said coldly, "What is the so-called matter of Commander Zhu bringing so many people to the cold house."
Zhu Wen snorted coldly and said, "Dare to ask Pei Gongzi, how do you want to deal with Xie Tong's matter", he was aggressive and did not give the other party any room for buffer.
Pei Xiangru is Sima Xiangru, he traveled thousands of miles from Chang'an to Hainan, in the Xu Xu north, in order to hide people's eyes, but just arrived in Yangzhou encountered such a thorny problem, he has learned from Lu Li's mouth that the South China Sea sent Xie Tong as the commander of the Tianzi Battalion, but the Hainan Sword Sect has been destroyed, his identity is fake, but I don't know whether Xie Tong is the remnant of the Hainan Sword Sect. He had already made up his mind, no matter how Xie Tong trembled the lotus flower, he insisted that Xie Tong was a traitor to the Hainan Sword Sect, because of Xie Tong's rebellion, not recognizing his identity as a senior brother would betray his relatives, so that he could keep his identity, and he could also make Xie Tong infamous and disturb Huang Chao's military heart, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Pei Xiangru said lightly, "Of course, it is done in accordance with the rules of the martial arts rivers and lakes!" He pinned his hopes on doing things according to the rules of the martial arts, so that no one could interfere, and in the name of cleaning up the division, he would fight with Xie Tong alone, and it would be best to kill him, so that his identity as a Hainan Sword Sect would be seamless.
Zhu Wen snorted coldly: "What are the rules of the rivers and lakes! Please make Pei Gongzi clearer." "He's still so domineering and arrogant.
Pei Xiangru looked directly at Xie Tong, and said, "It's not that Pei doesn't know etiquette, Xie Tong is a disciple of my Hainan Sword Sect, and he joined the righteous army without the permission of his master, and committed the taboo of martial arts. The generous statement he said was really not giving Xie Tong any other choice.
Xie Tong smiled secretly in his heart, he was almost sure that the other party was not a disciple of the Hainan Sword Sect, because his identity was also fake, and the other party's repeated Senior Brother Xie was really covering up their identity, but he couldn't expose the other party, because his betrayal of the Hainan Sword Sect could not be changed, and everyone had preconceived notions about this matter, and no matter how much he trembled, he couldn't change the established facts. He can only hide it and then make the next step, the other party claims to fight with him alone, and he has no choice, which shows that the other party is clever, if he can get rid of him, a traitor who is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, he will kill two birds with one stone, and he is famous.
Xie Tong stepped forward and walked in front of Pei Xiangru and said, "Xie has nothing to say, and he is willing to compete with Senior Brother Pei."
Everything went according to Pei Xiangru's expectations, Pei Xiangru was secretly happy in his heart, this Xie Tong was quite wise, he really didn't dare to reveal his identity, he secretly made up his mind, he would not be merciful when he moved, all the people he led were good at the forbidden army, and if he could bring them out alive, he had to go back alive.
Xie Tong was already ready, since the other party dared to challenge openly, his kung fu must be very hard, he really couldn't think of a young man with such an outstanding young man, first-class wisdom and martial arts. The other party, like him, must have a plan to participate in the sword worship conference in another capacity, could it be that he is also a Qingyu sword! Since the Qingyu sword was robbed, he has abandoned the sword and does not use it, and it seems that it is necessary to show the Qingyu sword technique.
Suddenly, Zhu Wen was in the middle of the two, he looked directly at Pei Xiangru and said, "Jianghu, what are the rivers and lakes, there are rivers and lakes in the world, and now the world is in chaos, tell me, where are the rivers and lakes? What is this place, it is Yangzhou, it is the base camp of the righteous army, not the rivers and lakes, the set of rivers and lakes, wait for the righteous army to capture Chang'an and then come and reason with me! Xie Tong, let's go!"
He ignored Pei Xiangru and the others at all, and strode towards the outside of the courtyard.
Xie Tong didn't expect Zhu Wen to be so domineering, his statement was generous and powerful, he didn't give Pei Xiangru face at all, and he didn't even care about the morality of the rivers and lakes, he didn't think much about it, and followed Zhu Wen out.
Everyone was stunned on the spot, Pei Xiangru's face turned pale, he didn't expect Zhu Wen to be so unconventional, and even more to throw away worldly things, no wonder he could turn evil into good fortune everywhere on the battlefield in Hebei, and won many battles, Zhu Wen's fierce and domineering momentum really shocked him.