The Grandmaster Strategist - Chapter 208

[Chapter 40]

When Gongnan returned, he knew that it was inevitable that he would send all the generals of his heart and mind, but they still wanted to reassure the hearts of the generals and men, so they were less involved.

When the Duke died, the snow was flying all over the sky. It was like the solitary loyalty of Zhang Gong. He was still fearful of people. After all, this sincerity cannot be tolerated.

After the Duke died, he was still uneasy, so he ordered Tiqi to cut Yun to the prison, and the messenger went to the Heavenly Prison. Seeing that the prison guards and soldiers were all at a loss as if in a dream, and staring at the prison, Yun was gone.

The public’s beloved wife, young son, and servants and servants, with a total of forty-six members, will relocate south the next day.

——”The Southern Dynasties Chu History Zhongwu Gongzhuan”

In the 14th year of Tongtai, Duke Zhongwu died in Jianye, and he was in charge of the military in Huaidong. When Yang Xiu joined the army, he heard the bad news and set up a sacrificial tent in the army.

When Zhe heard about it, he was grief-stricken and said, “It’s all my fault.” He wore plain clothes and crossed the Huai River to sacrifice to him. All the generals knew that he planned to kill Duke Zhongwu and wanted to kill him. Zhe wanted to sacrifice and then died. Generals are promised.

Before Zhe played the qin spirit, all the generals wept when they heard it, unable to raise the sword, Zhe returned to Chuzhou.

—— “The History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties Jiang Suiyun Biography”

Ding Ming and the others left the Qiao Family Garden, and someone secretly helped them escape from the city. A few miles outside the city, a group of figures appeared in the wind and snow, but there were more than 100 knights guarding a carriage. These knights were wearing unmarked clothes. He was sturdy and mighty. He was obviously a warrior who had survived a hundred battles. The leader was a green-robed general with a green gauze covering his face. When he saw Ding Ming’s figure, his eyes flashed with joy at first, but when he turned his eyes, Without seeing the familiar figure, the joy turned to disappointment.

Ding Ming stepped forward quickly, bowed to his green-robed general, and said sadly, “The general will not follow me out of the city, I’m afraid it’s already…” Before he finished speaking, he was already in tears.

The Qingpao general was silent when he heard the words, and it took a long time to say: “I have always known the general’s temperament, but I can’t help but hold the idea of just in case. Now that the matter has come to this point, you have done your best, I can’t leave the army for too long, only You can go back immediately.”

Ding Ming leaned over and said: “Brother Shi is Gao Yi, Ding admires it, and Huaixi Shanglai is guarding, so please ask Shi brother to hurry. If there is an order in the future, Ding will never refuse, even if the general martyrs, Nan Chu Jiangshan also cannot allow Yong Jun to rampage.”

The Qingpao general sighed: “Brother Ding’s loyalty and righteousness, Shi Mou is deeply remembered in the five years, I have the general’s love, but I can’t save his life. There are other ways to atone for it.”

After that, the Qingpao general said goodbye and left. The group rode their horses away in the wind and snow. Ding Ming looked at the vigorous back of the Qingpao general, and his heart filled with sadness. Because of Lu Can, he also knew this person. It has been a long time, and the two are quite close at first sight, and they are confidants of each other.

Originally, he also hated this person for being righteous, and just for the sake of his status and official position, he even gave up all his beloved son-in-law, but this person sent an envoy to ask him to go to Jianye to rescue Lu Can, and he did everything to meet him personally. There are still doubts, but after meeting outside Jianye City, Ding Ming believes that this person is not false.

Leaving the Central Army without authorization is not a minor crime. If Shang Weijun knew about it, the best outcome would be to be dismissed from the military, but this man didn’t care about it, so he had no choice but to act in a wrongful way that day.

Shi Guan galloped his horse through the snow, and I don’t know when, the tears had already fallen. Even though he cruelly abandoned his daughter that day, he did not cry. Before Lu Can was recalled to Jianye, he and Lu Yun knew that the situation was not good, and the two secretly When discussing how to deal with this situation, Shi Guan had been worried about this situation a few years ago, and he advised Lu Can. At that time, Lu Can asked him that even if there were any changes, he should not disturb the overall situation of the military for personal friendship, and Lu Yun even more. Not willing to sacrifice his father’s loyalty and righteousness at the risk of death, the two share the same heart, but they are both most worried about Shixiu.

With Shixiu’s steadfastness, even if Shiguan could keep her safe, she would not hesitate to die.

In desperation, Shi Guan discussed with Lu Yun, Shi Guan deliberately forced Shi Xiu to protect Lu Mei to escape, and then let Lu Yun take care of her weak sister and unborn child. In this way, Shi Xiu could only survive. Don’t die easily.

Do this,

It can keep Lu’s line of cigarettes, and it can also make Shi Guan gain Shang Weijun’s trust.

Unexpectedly, Shi Xiu disappeared on the way to Zhongli, and his life and death were unknown. Shi Guan was secretly looking for him, but his daughter was never seen. This has made Shi Guan heartache.

Now he goes against Lu Can’s wishes and joins Ding Ming to save Lu Can from danger, but his success is in vain. When he thinks that his love-in-law can’t save his life, why not let Shi Guan be grief-stricken.

The group of people rode their horses and ran wildly, their sight was blocked by the wind and snow, and they heard the bad news at first glance. They were all staggered, and the tightly guarded cavalry formation revealed a gap. At this moment, the snow piled up into mounds suddenly scattered and flew in all directions. A white figure rose up into the sky, and a cold light suddenly appeared in his hand. It was as radiant as a galaxy in the sky, and it pierced into the back of Shi Guan’s heart. Shi Guan shouted angrily and threw his fist away. The wind in his palm was like thunder. Say, take advantage of the situation to swept into the snow, the guards behind all shouted in horror, almost at the same time shooting deadly arrows. Extremely fast, dozens of arrows that were as fast as meteors and lightning shot deeply into the ground behind the man. The second and third rounds of arrows were almost chasing the figure of the man, but they were all shot with a millimeter. The difference was missed, and in an instant, the figure of that person disappeared without a trace.

At this time, Shi Guan’s body slowly fell down, and was hugged tightly by two guards who threw off the saddle and rolled off the horse. One of them was trembling and stretched out his hand to visit, sweating and tearing down, unable to bear the pain. shouted: “The general is dead, the general is dead.”

These sergeants all felt like five thunders hit the top. The general died here, not to mention that he couldn’t explain it to his comrades in the army, even to the court. After all, Shi Guan should not have appeared outside Jianye City.

His eyes full of murderous intent turned to the direction the assassin had fled, and one of the leading guards said: “Half of the people sent the general back to Shouchun, and immediately sent a letter to Yang Canjun, asking him to try to go to Huaixi to preside over the overall situation, and the other half followed me. Go after that assassin, don’t take revenge, and never return to Shouchun.” The guards brazenly agreed, and quickly divided into two groups, and even separated the two of them and went straight to Huaidong. Collapse, in their hearts at this moment, the one who can’t wait to die is themselves.

At this moment, Shi Guan’s body was lying quietly in the arms of the guards, and the flying snow fell on his face with anger and grief, as if mourning the sudden death of the Huaixi army general, and also mourning for Nan Chu. Another general was lost.

After breaking up with Ding Ming and others, the “Tianji Pavilion Master” in Ding Ming’s mind did not leave the city, but returned to the secret residence of Tianji Pavilion in Jianye City. It was created separately to be the secret rudder of Tianji Pavilion.

Walking into the warm, spring-like pavilion, the man in white sighed lightly, changed out of his embarrassed clothes, and walked into the screen, where there were already fragrant bathing soup and brand-new clothes.

Not long after, the man in white had changed into a light black brocade robe and came out, with a hint of tiredness on his handsome and gloomy face. He leaned on the soft couch and picked up a piano score and slowly read it, but his eyes were a little sluggish. It doesn’t seem to be paying attention to the sheet music.

This man in white, the so-called Heavenly Secret Pavilion Master, is Qiu Yufei, the direct disciple of the Demon Sect.

On the same day, he got a letter from Jiang Zhe and asked him to come to Jingxiang for a while. Qiu Yufei knew that Jiang Zhe had something to ask for. Although he could agree or not agree to Jiang Zhe’s request, but thinking of the friendship between the two, Qiu said Yufei naturally would not refuse, not to mention that he went to see Jing Wuji on the way. When he asked him for advice, Jing Wuji also intended to let him go to Jiangnan, so Qiu Yufei came happily.

After the meeting in Gucheng, Qiu Yufei learned that Jiang Zhe actually asked him to pretend to be the master of Tianji Pavilion, but this made Qiu Yufei suddenly enlightened, and immediately wanted to understand why Jiang Zhe would see through his identity in the first place. Jiang Zhe’s potential power is great.

In order to explore the depth of Tianji Pavilion, Qiu Yufei was willing to be Jiang Zhe’s stand-in and killer.

However, it is a pity that the first thing Jiang Zhe entrusted did not succeed, Lu Can still generously died, and his dignified disciple of the Demon Sect actually fell behind in front of Lu Can, which made Qiu Yufei very depressed. , not to mention seeing the fall of a famous general like Lu Can, Qiu Yufei felt uncomfortable in his heart, thinking of what he saw in the Northern Han Dynasty, he was even more deeply moved.

Putting down the sheet music, I can’t help but sigh, Jiang Zhe’s methods are too sinister, I don’t know what method he used to make the people in the martial arts in Jiangnan kill each other. Confused.

I don’t know how long it took, Ling Duan came in, his face was full of joy, and when he saw Qiu Yufei, he said: “Fourth Master, I succeeded, probably all the masters have gone to Qiao’s Garden, and there is almost nothing in the prison. And we also used ‘Dream’, this drug is really powerful, those jailers and sergeants are clearly still conscious, but they are ignorant, like sleepwalking.”

Qiu Yufei said lightly: “Has Lu Yun embarrassed you? You don’t want to leave the prison, do you?”

Ling Duan giggled and said, “I forgot to ask him. Anyway, he was addicted to drugs, so Bai Yi and I took him out directly.”

Qiu Yufei smiled bitterly and said, “I think you should tell Bai Yi that he was stunned directly, and it would not be too late to hand him over to Suiyun to wake him up, so as to avoid troubles.”

Ling Duan said in surprise: “Fourth Master really has foresight, when I came, I heard Bai Yi ask people to get the prepared ‘Thousand Day Drunk’, which is a good thing that can make people sleep for three years, I think Bai Yi is I won’t let that kid wake up and make a noise.” Then he asked with some doubts: “But how does the fourth master know that this kid will not obey, maybe he has already experienced it, oh, didn’t the fourth master rescue Lu Can? Didn’t the fourth master say that if he didn’t agree, he would be knocked unconscious?”

Qiu Yufei glared at Ling Duan and said with a sneer, “Your martial arts are not bad now. If you see your General Tan now, would you have the courage to stun him to save him?”

Ling Duan shuddered and said, “How dare I do this? General Tan’s eyes will feel cold from the outside as long as he looks at you.”

Qiu Yufei didn’t bother to talk to him, and said: “It is said that loyal and righteous people dare not approach ghosts and gods. I am just an ordinary Jianghu person, but I don’t have the power of ghosts and gods. General Lu is loyal to the whole festival, and this sincerity is admired by the world. It’s just that if Suiyun learns this news, I’m afraid it will still be very sad.”

When Ling Duan saw Qiu Yufei sighing like this, he sneered in his heart. Although his resentment towards Jiang Zhe has dissipated a lot, it does not mean that he has forgiven what that person has done in the past.

Perhaps feeling upset, Qiu Yufei stood up suddenly, dropped the piano score and said, “I’m going out for a walk, you don’t want to make trouble outside.” After saying that, he walked out without waiting for Ling Duan to complain. Deep, the snow is getting bigger and bigger, but there are figures of the forbidden army everywhere on the street. Qiu Yufei wears luxurious clothes and walks slowly in the snow. He even deliberately avoids the forbidden army. He saw the chaotic situation in Yecheng, and he couldn’t help but marvel at Jiang Zhe’s means. Although he failed to rescue Lu Can, the hatred between Ding Ming and others, Shang Weijun and Fengyimen was impossible to resolve. open.

As the night fell, the snow gradually became much smaller, and it was already possible to see people across a few meters. Qiu Yufei was a little tired, and was about to go back to rest. His eyes flashed, but he saw a light and graceful figure in the snow in the night sky. Yue, couldn’t help but move in his heart, and quietly followed.

Almost half of Jianye City passed by. He saw the figure immersed in a gorgeous courtyard with brilliant lights. He heard the music and singing from the courtyard, the hustle and bustle of people, and the scene of busy traffic in front of the door. Qiu Yu Fei frowned and guessed the identity of the figure.

But he didn’t need to do anything extra, just as he was about to turn around and leave, a string of piano sounds came from a pavilion.

Qiu Yufei’s footsteps condensed, and it was a common thing for a woman to play the qin to welcome guests, but the sound of the qin was very unusual.

Qiu Yufei savoured it carefully, the person playing the qin was gentle, and the meaning of self-pity in the song was like pandan born in the wilderness. No matter the fingering or state of mind, he interprets this song perfectly.

Qiu Yufei was originally the person who loved the rhythm the most. He heard a strange light, and regardless of the fact that this place was a stronghold of the enemy, he walked into the door of the Yueying Xuan like a feast of seekers.

Without much fuss, with Qiu Yufei’s good looks and a lot of money, he easily walked into Lingyu’s boudoir of Yueying Xuan. Just after performing in the front hall, Lingyu, who needs to entertain guests, has a gentle expression and a graceful and moving appearance. , Chu Chu’s pitiful temperament is dazzling, and he will never regret spending a lot of money, but he can only drink a cup of tea and say a few words.

But Qiu Yufei could feel the indifference and tiredness hidden in Lingyu’s eyes. This woman is not as domineering as the power represented by her identity. Do white lotus.

With such an idea in mind, Qiu Yufei completely threw away the information about this woman that he had seen before coming to Jianye, and smiled, “Miss Lingyu can be said to be one of the best musicians in the world, I don’t know if I can listen to it again. What about the girl playing a song?”

A hint of surprise flashed in Lingyu’s eyes, and her face became vivid almost immediately, she really looked at Qiu Yufei carefully, her heart moved, and said, “The fourth son must have heard everyone play the piano, but he doesn’t know the little girl’s piano skills. What’s wrong with that?”

Qiu Yufei asked Lingyu about the rhythm as soon as she opened her mouth, and she felt more and more that this woman was not bad. If it comes to the rhythm, no one in the world can beat him. Although Lingyu’s piano skills are outstanding, in his opinion there are also Where it can be scrutinized, I immediately took the Lingyu Guqin and played the song “Yi Lan Cao” just now.

With the sound of the piano, Lingyu was invigorated. He listened intently to the changes of the piano sound, but did not know that Qiu Yufei had isolated the sound of the piano with his infuriating energy. Except for her, no one in Yueyingxuan could hear the sound of the piano. After all, Qiu Yufei didn’t want to attract Fengyimen’s attention.

At the end of the song, Lingyu was already ecstatic, so he retrieved the guqin and played it again. Qiu Yufei was even more overjoyed when she saw that she was so obsessed, so she simply stood behind her and pointed her fingering and skills from time to time.

After the Lingyu is completely connected, it is already near the child. If it was normal, someone would have come to urge the car, but Lingyu did not imply that the guests were driven away, and the Fengyi Gate was busy with the tragic loss, so no one came. Excuse me, of course, Qiu Yufei didn’t need to isolate the sound anymore. Anyway, only Lingyu was practicing the piano. If he did that, it would easily arouse suspicion.

Ling Yu was not finished, and was about to continue to ask for advice, when he suddenly saw Qiu Yufei’s faint smile, he remembered that he had completely forgotten that this person was his guest, and couldn’t help but blushed, and bowed gracefully: “Ling Yu I neglected the fourth son, the son is proficient in rhythm, Lingyu really wants to learn the piano with the son, but unfortunately he can’t help himself, do you know if the son will come tomorrow?”

Qiu Yufei’s eyes were like torches, seeing that this girl Lingyu was purely asking for advice, she couldn’t help but sighed: “The girl is so painstakingly and solitary, no wonder she has such a skill in the piano, but she is about to leave Jianye, it’s a pity that I can’t be with the girl again. Discuss the art of piano.”

Lingyu heard the words, flashes of light flashed in her eyes, thinking that she was originally a young lady from a scholarly family, but she had no choice but to lose her family and fall into the dust, and unfortunately she became a disciple of Fengyi Sect. There is no other idea other than the rhythm, that is, the master taught her martial arts. Apart from practicing her internal skills so as to enhance her strength in playing the qin, she does not pay much attention to the qinggong swordsmanship. Outstanding, I am afraid that the master will not continue to keep himself under the door, right?

Originally fortunate to be able to get rid of the bad luck of innocence and contamination, now Lingyu wants to be an ordinary woman and can ask for redemption. With the departure of the fourth son who is better than himself, he can learn and play the piano freely.

Unable to hold back the tears, she pulled Qiu Yufei’s sleeve with one hand, choked up and said, “Since the fourth son is leaving, let Lingyu play the piano for the son again.”

After all, Lingyu wiped away the tears and stroked the strings again, but this time it was a song “High Mountains and Flowing Water”. This song was originally meant to be confidants and sympathy, but when Lingyu played, it was a little more sad. Sadness, and even the hatred that the bosom friend left in a hurry, but he couldn’t follow him, Lingyu concentrated on playing a song, and when he looked up, he saw that the handsome and talented young master had disappeared, only on the piano stage. One more jade pendant.

Lingyu picked up the jade pendant, but it was a piece of suet beautiful jade carved into the shape of a guqin. She felt a little pain in her heart. She pressed the jade pendant to her heart, closed her eyes lightly, and tears rolled down.

He didn’t know that when Qiu Yufei left, he secretly said in his heart that I would stay for a few more days just for this Lingyu girl.

Originally, Qiu Yufei was ready to leave immediately to return to the East China Sea, but at this moment he made up his mind to help Jiang Zhe complete the plan to eradicate Fengyi Sect. With his cleverness, he could naturally see that Lingyu was forced to stay in Fengyi Sect. , there is no choice.

I sat in front of the chess flat, looking at the black and white chess game, and said lightly: “Shi Guan is already dead? Who made the move? Who took over the Huaixi army?”

Huo Cong felt a chill in his heart when he heard the words. Ever since his husband learned about Lu Can’s death, he has always been so indifferent. It seemed that only an unknown outsider died, and there was no trace of sadness, but for some reason, Huo Cong Cong felt more and more strange, Mr. was by no means a cold person, and logically he would never be unmoved, but Jiang Zhe’s appearance made Huo Cong more worried than crying.

At this time, Jiang Zhe’s eyes were already on him, as if urging him to answer. Looking at those deep and indifferent eyes, Huo Cong couldn’t help lowering his head and said in a low voice, “Mr. So he asked Si Wencao to pay attention to Shi Guan’s whereabouts, but it was not the Dayong assassin who started the attack, but Yan Wushuang of Fengyimen. Either set up an ambush in advance, or follow Ding Ming to find Shiguan, but Yan Wushuang actually attacked Shiguan on the way home, killing Shiguan in one fell swoop. Wushuang defeated them one by one, but Yan Wushuang was also seriously injured. After returning to Jianye City, he fell ill. As for the new commander of the Huaixi Army, it was Cai Qun, the elder brother of the Queen of Southern Chu, who was a relative of the state and was a senior Wei Jun trusted that, most importantly, he had a close relationship with Fengyi Sect, and this person coveted Ji Xia’s first disciple Lingyu for a long time. It is said that Ji Xia had promised that after Cai Qun established a foothold in Huaixi, he would send his disciple Lingyu to him. Give it to Cai Qun as a concubine.”

I said thoughtfully: “How can Cai Qun be like this, has he ever led an army to fight?”

Huo Cong said: “Although Cai Qun is a son of an aristocratic family, he can barely be considered to be both civil and military. The Cai family has indeed produced some good sons. This man is quite arrogant. Competent, but arrogant and romantic, after Zhao Long took charge of the government, he was sent back to Jianye as the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard because he was the uncle of the state. ”

I asked again: “Shang Weijun didn’t take this opportunity to purge the Huaixi Army?”

Huo Cong said: “Shang Weijun must not know about the assassination of Shiguan. According to the information obtained by Si Wencao, after Shiguan’s body was brought back to Huaixi by his personal guards, Yang Xiu’s messenger arrived in Huaixi. It means that the Huaixi army reported to the Southern Chu court in the name of Shi Guan’s death from a serious illness, and Shang Weijun didn’t want to disturb the army’s heart, and would have many troubles.

I sighed: “That’s fine, if General Shi died at the hands of Si Wencao’s secret spy, if he saw Yun’er and his wife in the future, it wouldn’t be easy to explain, but Yan Wushuang was really ruthless, she was the only one except Wen Zi then. Besides Yan, the one who is best at assassinating among the disciples of Fengyi Sect, now it seems that her martial arts are advancing and not retreating. Fortunately, she is seriously injured now, so it will be much easier for us to eradicate Fengyi Sect. By the way, How about the casualties in the battle of Qiao’s Garden?”

Huo Cong glanced at Jiang Zhe secretly, and saw that the husband was still as if nothing had happened, but Xiao Shunzi, who was standing on the side, had a rare dignified expression. Sir, except for the fourth son, our people are only secretly assisting. This has been understood by Ding Ming and others, so we have no casualties. Fengyimen Xiao Lan and Xie Xiaotong were killed in battle. More than half of the swordsmen who participated in the battle were killed or injured. Shang Weijun’s forces also suffered heavy losses. The purpose has been achieved. Afterwards, Shang Weijun was furious. Fengyimen took the opportunity to use the opportunity of Mrs. Lu, Lu Ting and others to move south, and deliberately let out rumors that they wanted to kill Lu’s family on the way. The people in the rivers and lakes who sympathized with the Lu family were lured into the net, and then they were all caught, but Senior Brother Bai Yi originally wanted Senior Brother Yu Lun to speak to Shang Chengye, but Senior Senior Brother Yu Lun refused.”

Jiang Zhe nodded and said, “If I didn’t save Lu’s family that day, firstly, there were too many people and it was difficult to save them, and secondly, I was afraid that Mrs. Lu was as loyal and fierce as Lu Can, which would cause our people to fall into the quagmire. Thirdly, so did I. It is determined that Fengyimen will do this. This time Fengyimen has lost three masters successively, which must be painful. If they do not take advantage of the opportunity to weaken Jiangnan martial arts, they will not be Fengyimen. I said beforehand that they must kill them. There are one or two experts in Fengyimen, but they have done more than I expected. By the way, let them leak this news to Wei Ying, no matter whether he continues to join forces with Fengyimen, or change his ways and continue to be loyal to the Lu family, he can’t Keep him out of the way.”

Huo Cong asked suspiciously, “Sir, this disciple doesn’t understand why they are dealing with the Fengyi Sect at this time. The Fengyi Sect has not been able to achieve success, but has more than a few failures. The disciple thinks that if they do what they do, it will be beneficial to our army’s southern expedition.”

I said coldly: “In the past, Southern Chu had Lu Can alone to support the overall situation, so the existence of Fengyi Sect is naturally the best help for our army. Now that Lu Can has passed away, Shang Weijun has the power in one hand, if Fengyi Sect can help , you can control the general and eradicate dissidents. Although Lu Can is dead, but he is still there when he arrives. The generals respect his loyalty and do not dare to rebel, and Shang Weijun can smoothly take over the power. , Shang Weijun’s strength has been greatly reduced, and he cannot threaten the safety of the generals of Nanchu. Lu Can’s old army and other generals will reserve their strengths for their own protection, so that our army can sweep across Jiangnan, so Fengyimen should no longer exist in this world. Order Chen Zhen, let him try to make the cannibalism of Jiangnan martial arts intensify, and then cooperate with Si Wencao to kill them all, especially Fengyimen, but those who uphold loyalty and righteousness may wish to give them Leaving a way to survive will also prevent Jiangnan martial arts from slumping. This goes against my intention of preserving Jiangnan’s vitality. After all, there are many talented people in the wild. By the way, Mingjian Division has already reached out to Jiangnan, although it is a division in the enemy country. If you hear about Cao’s jurisdiction, don’t take advantage of Xiahou Yuanfeng, pull him into the water together, dare to take the lead in impeaching me, and don’t even think about sitting idly by.”

Huo Cong only complied with his promise and asked, “Director Dong Zong has sent a message to ask Mr. Xiang about Huaixi, and Lu’s family should be brought back to Dayong for resettlement?”

I thought about it and said, “Huaixi is relatively safe. Shi Yujin is about to give birth, so let her wait for labor in Huaixi. Don’t tell her about the outside world, let Dong Que take good care of her and Lu Mei. Wait until our army goes to Huai. When I was in the west, I asked Jing Chi to send them to me. The Lu family’s affairs depended on their meaning. If Mrs. Lu insisted on the order to move south, let the Yue family settle them well, otherwise they would be sent to Dayong. Come on. And Lu Feng, his whereabouts are unknown now, he should be under the protection of Wei Ying, this matter cannot be relaxed, we must find him, I have already killed Lu Can, and he must not let his family fail. .”

Huo Cong’s heart was shocked. This was the only time that the husband had mentioned his feelings after hearing the news of Lu Can’s death. Looking at it, Jiang Zhe’s expression was still so calm and indifferent, as if these words were not what he said. It’s okay, the thinking is clear, and the strategy is as ruthless as before. He should have been relieved, but Huo Cong suddenly felt a strong unease in his heart.

Then, Jiang Zhe’s firm voice came from his ear: “I heard that Yang Xiu was not afraid of the censure of the Southern Chu court, and set up a sacrifice tent for Lu Can in Guangling, is there such a thing?”

Huo Cong was startled, and just wanted to say no, but found that Jiang Zhe’s eyes were piercingly cold. He glanced at Xiao Shunzi, who looked blank, and finally said helplessly: “This, I heard yes, Si Wencao reported, Bajun, Jiangxia, Jiujiang, Shouchun, Guangling, Yuhang, all the armies set up sacrificial tents, even the Southern Chu court did not dare to stop it. .”

I heard the words and said with relief: “That’s right, if these people dare not even set up a sacrifice tent, it will also be a waste of Lu Can’s loyalty and good intentions. Xiao Shunzi, I want to go to Guangling tomorrow to worship Can’er, what do you think? how?”

Huo Cong was startled, and quickly looked at Xiao Shunzi, hoping that he would stop her husband’s inappropriate actions as before, but Xiao Shunzi’s eyes flashed a look of struggle, and after a long time he said: “Yes, I will protect the young master to Guangling, there is absolutely nothing. One can stand in the way of Mr.

Hearing Xiao Shunzi’s affirmative answer, I smiled reassuringly and said, “Yeah, how could I not worship Can’er? It’s a pity that his body is in Jianye. It would be great if I could meet him.”

Xiao Shunzi said without hesitation: “Young master, rest assured, after the capture of Nanchu, I will accompany you to Jianye to rebuild the tomb for the general, and then the son can pay homage to the general’s coffin.”

I nodded with a smile, and said, “Okay, you can arrange it, Huyanshou will definitely follow, and if anyone else can avoid it, you can avoid it. By the way, I like Du Lingfeng next to Pei Yun. If he is interested, let him Let him go with him.”

Xiao Shunzi agreed: “Yes, I will make arrangements. It’s better for you to have a good rest. You have to hurry tomorrow, but you can’t be tired.”

Hearing this, I nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll go and lie down.”

Xiao Shunzi carefully helped me to the bed, I couldn’t help laughing at how busy he was, as if I was a porcelain man who was easily broken. Lying on the bed, I almost immediately fell asleep, as if I saw him in my dream. The long-lost Lu Can Yinrong, sigh, what is this kid so worried about, am I going to pay homage to you soon?

You don’t have to ask me for a dream so soon, don’t worry, I will take good care of your family.

But I didn’t know it at all. After walking out of the room, Huo Cong grabbed Xiao Shunzi with a livid face and said, “Sir, something is wrong, Shun Shu, you can’t go to Guangling, and you can’t hide your plan of alienation from the people of Nanchu for so long, Yang Xiu. I’m afraid that he will sacrifice his life in front of General Lu’s spirit.”

Xiao Shunzi’s eyes showed rare fear and grief, and it took a long time to say: “Young Master is going, no one can stop him, go, go with me to see His Royal Highness the Prince and General Pei, when the son goes to Guangling, let General Pei’s army be in Huai Shui. We are ready to fight, if there is something wrong with the son, let General Pei cross the Huai River, slaughter all the Huaidong army, and avenge the son, but even if the son will die in Guangling, he can’t stop him this time, and no one can. There is one more thing, you have to remember, if you dare to betray the son, I will cut you into tens of thousands of pieces, so that you will die without a place to be buried.” After saying that, Xiao Shunzi showed a stern look and shook off Huo Cong. , walked away, Huo Cong only felt a chill surge from the bottom of his heart, he suddenly understood everything, understood why Xiao Shunzi disregarded the safety of his husband, and agreed to put him in danger, but after understanding, the weight in his heart almost made him He couldn’t breathe, couldn’t think, and Xiao Shunzi’s threat made him understand that no matter what, the husband would not hurt himself for no reason, just because for the husband, if he hurt his beloved disciple, it would be the same as hurting himself. Painful, unable to hold back the tears, Huo Cong moved his steps with difficulty, before walking to Jiang Zhe’s bedroom, kneeling on the ground, Jiang Zhe’s even breathing could be heard from the room, obviously he was sound asleep, but Huo Cong Cong was getting more and more sad, and in an instant, he was unable to cry.

The south bank of the Huai River is now a piece of grass. After learning of Lu Can’s death, Yang Xiu could no longer suppress the grief in her heart even though she had obeyed Lu Can’s death. Jun’s suspicion set up a sacrificial tent in Guangling. If he wanted to come to the law, he would not blame the public. Shang Weijun could not use this reason to embarrass the Huaidong Army.

The soldiers in the army were all dressed in white and wearing filial piety, with black veils wrapped around their arms, and everyone was grief-stricken.

But at this moment, there was a report from the scouts. The Yong army gathered on the north bank of the Huai River, in front of the city of Sizhou. It has been an act of injustice since then, and all the soldiers were also furious, and they raised their arms and shouted, wanting to fight the Yong army bloody.

Unexpectedly, the Yong Army sent an envoy to cross the water to communicate. The Hou Jiangzhe of Chu Township in Dayong wanted to go to Guangling to hang a sacrifice. Intention to stand on his own, this Jiang Zhe is really the culprit who killed the general. At the moment, the crowd is angry, and they all claim to kill Jiang Zhe in the mourning hall to sacrifice Lu Can’s heroic spirit.

All the officers and men can rejoice in their grievances, but Yang Xiu cannot make decisions easily. If Jiang Zhe really came to sacrifice to the spirit, he would not be able to kill the envoy of Dayong’s sacrifice, but if Jiang Zhe was allowed to come and go freely, he would be afraid of the army. His resentment will be concentrated on himself. There are already complaints in the army, just because he has never raised troops to save the general. He was originally from Shu. Without Lu Can’s support, it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the army. In the East Army, most of Lu Can, Yuwei and himself have been operating in the past few years. If it hurts the heart of the army, I am afraid that even if Shang Weijun does not do it, he will not be able to control the Huaidong army.

What’s more, the Yong Army was on the north bank of the Huai River. Why did they come? You don’t need to ask. Once Jiang Zhe died in Guangling, the Yong Army would definitely cross the river to fight. Now is not a good time to fight against the Yong Army.

So after thinking about it again and again, Yang Xiuwan refused Jiang Zhe’s request to come to the funeral.

But the young messenger said solemnly: “Yang Canjun, although our two countries are hostile, they are respected by loyal ministers and righteous people. General Lu and the Marquis of Chu Xiang are even more acquaintances of young people. Although unfortunately the middle way is separated, each has its own master, so that they meet each other in life and death, but the personal relationship does not harm the public. I also ask the general not to reject the sincerity of the Chu Xianghou. I think that even if the general has knowledge under the spring, he will be happy to meet the Hou Ye. If you come to hang the sacrifice in person, people will die like a lamp, and if you want to come to the general, you will not hold grudges against your former teacher.”

Yang Xiu thought about it again and again, and finally sighed: “Jianghou Lord actually has this intention, if I refuse, it will make the world think that I am a narrow-minded soldier in Nanchu, but I might as well say bluntly, if Jianghou came here lightly, there would be Yang is not sure what the consequences will be, but Yang will definitely try his best to prevent Huaidong soldiers from seeking revenge.”

The young messenger said solemnly: “I, Dayong, all believe that the soldiers of Southern Chu will not take anger on my family Marquis. If there is an accident, it must have nothing to do with the general, but my highness, the Prince Dayong, is also in the Chuzhou army. Order, if the Marquis has any shortcomings, you must wash Huaidong with blood before you can explain it to your majesty, please Yang Canjun keep this in mind, don’t wait until the swordsmen are together, thinking that our army does not teach and will be executed.”

A sharp look flashed in Yang Xiu’s eyes, and she said coldly, “Is the messenger threatening Yang?”

The young messenger said calmly, “Even if I don’t explain it here, could it be that the general can’t think of why our army is supporting Sizhou city? I have always acted in an upright and upright manner, so the Prince’s Highness ordered me to speak clearly to the soldiers who joined the army, but it was not intentional. Threat, the battle between our two countries is an endless situation, even if there is no war today, there will be a war in the future, His Royal Highness does not think that the Huaishui can threaten the general.”

A strange look flashed in Yang Xiu’s eyes when she heard the words, and said, “What a great Prince Dayong, I have heard that His Royal Highness the Prince of your country has been known as a virtuous and filial one since he was a child, and he never imagined that he would act so resolutely and decisively. Come to sacrifice to the spirit, but it doesn’t guarantee his safety.”

The messenger didn’t show any signs of anger, just salutes and wanted to retire, but Yang Xiu stopped him, his eyes fixed on the ordinary-looking young messenger for a moment, and asked, “Have you not asked your honorable ambassador yet? ”

The messenger’s expression was still cold and indifferent, and said, “Huo Cong is under.”

Yang Xiu’s eyes froze, and it took a long time before she said, “So it’s you, okay, see off the guest.”

After Huo Cong left the big tent, Wei Ying walked out of the inner tent. Although it was only a few months, Wei Ying’s description was a lot haggard, especially after Lu Can’s death, he even had two temples in just a few days. With the star cream, Wei Ying, who was originally very good at maintenance, seemed to be a few years old.

His eyes were cold and authentic: “Yang Canjun, do you want to avenge the general?”

Yang Xiu knew his intentions, and said lightly: “If a man wants revenge, he can’t use this method.”

Wei Ying sneered and said: “Do you think that person will come to hang the sacrifice sincerely? I’m afraid that when he leaves, it’s when Shang Weijun makes his move. Aren’t you afraid that Shang Weijun will use this as an excuse to embarrass you?”

Yang Xiu calmly said: “The two armies are fighting, and they don’t kill the envoy, let alone the envoy who came to pay tribute? That’s how I report to the Ming court. , I am grateful for your kindness to the general, but this time I can’t let you do it.”

Wei Ying heard what Yang Xiu meant, but suspected that he wanted to take revenge. In fact, although he may not have taken the opportunity to take revenge, he really wanted to avenge Jiang Zhe’s revenge for Lu Can, but he looked at Yang Xiu’s indifferent expression, but did not say any more, turned around and left the tent sadly, thinking, there is only one general in this world who dares to believe me, he is dead now, and the Nanchu army is not my place for long.

Not far from walking out of the tent, Li Ming came in a hurry, his eyes were full of disbelief, Wei Ying saw his strange look, and was about to ask, he had already walked over to Wei Ying and whispered a few words to him , Wei Ying’s eyes also flashed an unbelievable look, Li Ming saw this and whispered: “Cui Wei has received news that the sect master has agreed to attack Lu, and the sect master has promised to let go of the past.” Wei Ying’s eyes sank. After condensing, it took a long time to say: “After I have seen Jiang Zhe, we will go back.” After that, he sneered: “How can you not watch this good show of cats crying and mice?”

The next day, the chariots and horses that Dayong came to hang for the sacrifice crossed the Huai River, all of them dressed in plain clothes, and came to Guangling Camp under the eye of Southern Chu soldiers.

I was sitting on the carriage, quietly thinking about my thoughts. Apart from Xiao Shunzi and Huyanshou, Hu Benwei came along with him. I didn’t want to take them with me. There are so many master warriors. Isn’t it provocative? It’s a pity that they said that if they can’t protect me and violate the emperor’s will, I have to admit it.

In addition, Huo Cong and Du Lingfeng were also with him. Huo Cong just asked for an envoy yesterday, but he wants to come with me this time. That’s all, if this kid is not afraid of death, let him follow him. As for Du Lingfeng, I really thought it was very interesting that he was sitting on pins and needles in front of me. Originally, it was just a mention, and I didn’t plan to let him follow. Who would have thought that this kid would actually follow him with his teeth gritted. Thinking about it, it’s funny.

But I don’t know how Xiao Shunzi persuaded Li Jun and Pei Yun. I was worried that Xiao Shunzi would carry me to Guangling.

The carriage stopped, Xiao Shunzi asked me to get off the car outside, I stretched my waist, this road is really tossing people, the road is not easy to walk, after years of fighting, the road is damaged, after winning Huaidong, we should rectify it Get off the road.

When I got off the carriage, I felt that the sunlight outside was a little strong, and I couldn’t help but be fascinated by the dazzling eyes. The snow on the ground and the swords in the hands of Nanchu sergeants all reflected bright rays of light, which made me almost open my eyes. Do not open your eyes.

Huo Cong had already stood beside me, tugged at my sleeve, stepped forward and introduced him, “Sir, this is Mr. Yang Canjunjun.”

I glanced at Yang Xiu, I still remember this person, so I stepped forward and said: “Yang joined the army, I haven’t seen him for many years, but his demeanor is the same as before, do you still remember Jiang?”

Yang Xiu stared at Jiang Zhe for a long time. The last time we met, Jiang Zhe was recovering from a serious injury. His expression was haggard and completely dull. He actually didn’t see anything strange about this person. He hadn’t seen him for more than ten years. I feel that this person has a calm expression, deep eyes, gray hair and frosty temples. The passage of time has made this person more and more condensed, but there is always a little distraction between his eyebrows. What makes Yang Xiu puzzled is that Jiang Zhe’s face has no trace. There is no sadness, and when Yang Xiu wants to come, whether this person is real or not, he should have a look on his face.

After hesitating for a moment, feeling the commotion and dissatisfaction of the generals behind him, Yang Xiu said coldly, “The Marquis of Chu Xiang came to pay tribute, and it can be seen that our army deeply hates Your Excellency, and I am afraid that Your Excellency will not be able to come or go!”

Hearing his threatening words, Huyanshou, Du Lingfeng and Hu Benwei all showed anger, Huyanshou stepped forward and said, “If you want to hurt the life of the Marquis, it depends on whether we agree or not.”

Huo Cong was silent, but there was only a little more worry in his eyes, while Xiao Shunzi’s face was frosty, even the angry Nanchu sergeant could feel a little more chill in the air, and he had not yet consecrated. The tent was stagnant.

Yang Xiu looked at Jiang Zhe, wanting to see how he would deal with this situation. If the Duke of Chu Township of Dayong could be frustrated here, it would be the most inspirational thing for the army, but if he didn’t kill him, it wouldn’t be unreasonable.

I frowned in annoyance, what is going on with these people, what are they arguing about here, and wasting my time, I wanted to come to Can’er to wait for me for a long time, and said coldly: “I have to wait for Jiang to pay tribute. “After that, I ignored the crowd and walked towards the sacrifice tent.

Yang Xiu was stunned for a moment, and made a gesture secretly. The two lines of white-clothed and white-armored sergeants standing in front of the sacrifice tent shouted in unison, “The Marquis of Chu Xiang enters the tent and pays respect to the general!” Intersect, hold it above the head, and set up a knife array in front of the tent to welcome guests.

The bright single sword reflected the sunlight and snow, and the plain silk tied on the handle of the sword fluttered in the wind. Every sergeant had a dazzling murderous intent in his eyes.

I saw that these sergeants of Nan Chu who were blocking the way finally gave up the passage, smiled with satisfaction, and walked towards the sacrifice tent, but why is there always some snow-colored silk flicking on the face in front of me, frowning impatiently, too lazy to reach out I went to remove these plain silks, walked straight into the tent, walked into the snow-colored sacrifice tent, and at a glance I saw the coffin of Sheng Lucan and the spiritual tablet placed on it. I only felt that all my strength seemed to have disappeared. Before walking to the coffin, his legs were a little weak, and he didn’t care about etiquette, so he hugged his knees and sat on the futon used for kneeling in front of the coffin.

Staring at the spirit card for a long time, I groaned aloud:

“Remember to greet each other with a smile, cut candles and talk at the west window at night.

The deep bond wins over flesh and blood, and does not deceive the hotel guests because of loneliness.

Helpless frost destroys Tinglan, Detention Chengen detains Xianyun.

There are many divergent paths in the north and the south in life, you are to Xiaoxiang and I are to Qin.

”

After finishing the poem, You felt that it was not enough, and without thinking, recited again:

“Twenty years of exercising dust is like a dream, and looking at the north of the Central Plains is like a mountain.

Talent and civil and military have no sons, and if the merit is magnificent, it is a crime.

Taixi turned against his eyes and became an enemy, and cut his robes and violated the middle way.

Jungui Huangquan has nothing to hate, who can the sky sue for tears?

”

After reciting the two poems, I felt a lot more relaxed in my heart. I seemed to see Lu Can’s voice and smile in front of my eyes. I also remembered the biography of Qiu Yufei and Yu Lun. He still wanted to thank me before he died. If he can kill me, he will not let it go lightly, but I know that he has never forgotten the old love, but the personal friendship cannot match the hatred between the two countries, so there is today’s ending.

But after staying there for a long time, I caught a glimpse of the guqin that Huo Cong was holding in his arms. With a wave of his hand, Huo Cong handed it over. I sat down with my knees crossed and flicked the strings, thinking of the time I spent in Jiangxia when I was young. It was the happiest day in my life. The piano sounded without knowing it. I only thought about those peaceful and happy days, and I remembered sleeping with Lu Can. I remembered that he practiced archery on the school ground, and forced me to accompany him too. I was sweating under the scorching sun, remembering that I faked his homework for him, and remembering the embarrassment of sneaking out with him for a spring tour, but being caught by Lord Lu Houye, and thinking about it, a smile appeared on my lips, and the sound of the piano became more lively. nimble.

Yang Xiu stood outside the sacrificial tent, staring solemnly at the thin figure behind the almost transparent white tent reflected by the sun, and set up a knife array to welcome the guest. Originally, he wanted to destroy Jiang Zhe’s courage, but this weak scholar didn’t even blink his eyes. He walked into the sacrificial tent, and several times the steel knife on his head moved downward, but he didn’t pay any attention. At this moment, Yang Xiu really believed the rumor that this man was brave.

Hearing the two eulogy recited aloud by the man, Yang Xiu felt that this man must be hypocritical, but he couldn’t help but hear it. Thinking of the great general’s great military exploits and loyalty, he died in a civil war instead of a battlefield. He couldn’t even wrap a corpse in horse leather, so he couldn’t help but hurt himself.

But when the qin played together, Yang Xiu’s expression changed greatly. There was no trace of sadness in the qin sound, but full of joy. Not to mention Yang Xiu’s rhythm, even those soldiers who had been watching and delaying, also felt annoyed at first. But after just listening for a moment, the murderous aura gradually subsided, and instead, he recalled the playmates he made when he was young, and the friendship that was engraved in his heart and had no stake.

The sound of the piano became more and more peaceful and joyful, but at some point, Yang Xiu felt that her cheeks were moistened, as if she was trapped in a dream that she did not want to wake up. Qin Yin, but no one felt grief from their hearts. At this moment, Yang Xiu really believed that Jiang Zhe came to worship with sincerity.

When the sound of the piano stopped, Jiang Zhe walked out of the sacrifice tent with an indifferent expression. He hurriedly bowed and walked away. At this time, no one in the Huaidong Army wanted to make trouble for him. They had forgotten the identity of this person. , I just remember that he is the general’s young friend, that’s all.

Xiao Shunzi and the others guarded Jiang Zhe’s carriage and horses, and they crossed Huai Shui almost without stopping. Many people could not imagine that when they saw the banner of Yong Jun, even if they were brave, they were not afraid of death. The guard Hu Ben also couldn’t help cheering in a low voice, only Xiao Shunzi, Hu Yanshou and Huo Cong were all worried and paid attention to Jiang Zhe’s expression from time to time.

I saw Li Jun, who came to greet me by riding a horse. For some reason, something seemed to be broken in my heart. I stretched out my hand and pulled Xiao Shunzi, UU reading www.

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Xiao Shunzi ignored the astonished eyes from everyone, with a determined look in his eyes, and said ruthlessly, “Yes, Lu Can is already dead.” I just felt that the sky was dark. In the past few days, although the news of Lu Can’s death has entered My ears, but never entered my heart. Until this moment, I suddenly realized that Lu Can was really dead. He died in my hands. A piercing pain hit me out of nowhere, and I only felt a sweetness in my throat. A mouthful of blood has been spit on Xiao Shunzi’s sleeve, the blood on the plain shirt is getting more and more dazzling, I look up to see Xiao Shunzi’s worried eyes, I only feel that my eyes are dark, and I fall down, only to feel that someone is supporting I, shouted in my ear, but I didn’t want to hear anything, just let the tears fall, and my consciousness gradually sank into the darkness.

Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, Li Jun had already rushed to Jiang Zhe’s side, only to see that Jiang Zhe had passed out, there was no blood on his pale face, but tears flowed from his closed eyes, and the tears were actually a touch of red. Li Jun exclaimed, “What’s the matter, sir?”

Xiao Shunzi, who had been gloomy for the past few days, let out a long sigh and said, “Okay, okay, I’m finally crying, now you can rest assured. Your Highness, immediately send the son back to Chuzhou and call for a military doctor. Diagnosis and treatment.” But he was afraid for a while, thinking of Jiang Zhe’s abnormal calmness after hearing the bad news, he worried that Jiang Zhe was too sad, although Jiang Zhe seemed to be very clear-headed after that, but Xiao Shunzi noticed from the clues. Unusually, in order to let Jiang Zhe release his heartache, he desperately indulged Jiang Zhe to go to Guangling to worship, and finally made Jiang Zhe sober. Even if he was injured, it was okay.

Huo Cong was stunned, seeing Xiao Shunzi’s relieved expression, two emotions of joy and sadness attacked at the same time, he exchanged tears and tears, and quickly wiped away with his robe sleeves, followed the footsteps of everyone and hurried to Chuzhou.

[End of this Chapter]