Fang Jie suddenly found that he had said goodbye to many friends who did not die.
For example, Puhu, he will not die, but I don't know if there is a chance to see him again. For example, Mr. Zhuo, he will not die, and he may not have the chance to meet again.
Of course, Fang Jie also bid farewell to many dead friends, such as the copper stick, such as... the big dog.
On the way back, Xiang Qingniu couldn't lift his spirits up. The sadness on this sentimental fat man's face was so clear. Fang Xie felt that people like fat man should have an easier life. suppress their emotions. And Fang Jie... seemed to be suppressing his emotions.
The lives of the two are different.
Back on the big boat, Xiang Qingniu was still unhappy. When Fang Jie took a secret report from Chen Xiaoru, his expression became serious.
"What exactly is Luo Tu thinking?"
He looked at the secret report and didn't understand what Luo Tu was planning for making such an earth-shattering move suddenly at this time. According to the logic, Yang Jian's Iron Armored Army had already forced him to be helpless. Under such circumstances, he dared not make any more enemies. But his decision is obviously to make an enemy of the whole world.
"The news of this incident was a little slow to spread. Our people were unable to get out because of the war."
Chen Xiaoru explained: "Half a month ago, Luo Tu was going to let Jin Shiduo announce to the world, but Jin Shiduo has always opposed it. The Jin family is now tied to Luo Tu, and Jin Shiduo dare not take risks. Luo Tu simply ignored the objections of his subordinates, Willing to go his own way. Ten days ago, Luo Tu proclaimed himself emperor in Liuzhou... the country was named Dasheng, and the reign was Hengchang."
Chen Xiaoru took a look at Fang Jie, and continued: "He had already changed his name to Tu, but on the day he ascended the throne, he linked the country name with his name and changed his name to Shengtu."
Fang Jie was silent, and read the secret report in his hand carefully again: "Now I know why Jin Shixiong went crazy and kept attacking the tiger-hunters. He wants to go south in a hurry to pull his brother Jin Shiduo out. If Jin Shiduo is allowed to follow Luo Tu to go crazy, the Jin family will be enemies of the world, he dare not. Even if Jin Shixiong rebelled, he has always used the banner of the Qing Dynasty, and has always used the title of the Great Sui... Now Jin Shiduo is pulled into it by Luo Tu It's no wonder that Jin Shixiong is not crazy."
Wu Yidao nodded beside him: "My lord is right, the Jin family and Luo Tu teamed up as a last resort. Back then, Tongu Academy pushed the Jin family out because the Jin family was already weak. The Jin family wanted to protect themselves. That’s why I went to Luo Tu. Now, Tonggu Academy no longer exists, and it failed to drag the Jin family down to death. But Luo Tu’s decision will drag the Jin family into a situation of doom, and Jin Shixiong must be going crazy.”
"No matter how chaotic the Sui Dynasty is now, no one dares to be the first to stand up and proclaim the emperor. Whoever proclaims the emperor will immediately besieged by others. Luo Tu killed himself, and the Jin family will be buried with him."
Fang Jie thought for a while and ordered: "Let the boatman hurry up and go back to the camp as soon as possible."
He unfolded the map and looked at it, pointing to the south of the Yangtze River and said: "Pu Hu intends to leave the camp. Once he leaves, the court troops in Jiangbei will collapse immediately without command. Jin Shixiong will go south. After joining Jin Shiduo, he will definitely fight Luo Tu , Luo Tu and the Jin family will have a battle at that time. And Yang Jian will never miss this opportunity. The decisive battle in the south of the Yangtze River is coming. I will go back as soon as possible to deploy troops and set up defenses on the front line of Xinyang. No matter who is defeated, the rout may attack the southwest .”
Wu Yiyi nodded: "I have to guard against it."
"in addition… "
Fang Jie thought for a while and said: "Tell the people in Huotong Tianxia, don't spend this time on the waterway of the Yangtze River. Although the closure of the commercial bank has a great impact on Daying, I don't want the commercial bank to suffer losses."
"Here."
Wu Yiyi bowed his head: "The subordinates will turn around and order others to pass on the master's order. All branches of Huotong Tianxia will bypass the Yangtze River waterway. It's good to stop for a while, and let the people of the firm focus on Dongjiang. move."
After a moment of silence, Fang Jie said: "Speaking of Dongjiang, there is something I have always wanted to discuss with you. I planned to talk about it after returning to the camp. Since we have to suspend operations for a while now, we should discuss things about Dongjiang in advance. That's okay... If the people of the Opulu Empire really mobilize troops against the Eastern Border, no one knows how long the Mu Mansion's army can last. I mean, Lord Hou can order Huotong Tianxia to go to various places in the Eastern Border Commercial houses, once the Mu family goes to war with the foreigners... all the commercial houses will do their best to provide some support for the Mu family."
Wu Yidao was stunned for a moment, and then understood Fang Jie's meaning: "This subordinate understands, since the lord has already made up his mind, this subordinate will follow suit."
It doesn't seem right to try to support an enemy that is bound to be faced in the future. However, based on Wu Yiyi's understanding of Fang Jie, he knew that he couldn't change Fang Jie's mind.
"That's good."
Fang Jie nodded: "Chen Xiaoru, send more people in Jiangnan to find out the news. I want to know how the situation in Jiangnan is at any time. If these three parties really fight, then we probably don't have a year to correct it."
"Here!"
Chen Xiaoru clasped his fists together: "Subordinates go to select personnel as soon as possible."
Fang Jie stood up, walked to the bow of the big boat, looked at the direction of home, and said: "I always want to be more fully prepared, more fully, but time is not my own decision. I have no ability to change others. Control, but now that this time has come, the Black Banner Army doesn't have to think about anything, and it's time to fight."
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wudang mountain
The disciples of the Sanqing Temple looked at the highest point of the mountain curiously. There were three people sitting in the pavilion built on the top of the mountain. One was the master of the Sanqing Temple, their patriarch Daoist Zhang. Although they didn't know another old man wearing a Taoist robe, they could deduce his identity from the different Taoist robe on his body. Only the young man in a white gown, no one could have guessed who it was.
Looking at the entire Jianghu, it seems that there is not a single young man who is qualified to sit with the two highest-ranking people in the Taoist sect, Zhang Zhenren and Xiao Zhenren. Although most of these disciples of the Sanqing Temple do not care about worldly affairs, they are not hermits with no information. They are still in the rivers and lakes, how could they not know what is going on in the rivers and lakes.
Just because they knew the status of Master Zhang and Master Xiao, they were even more curious about the man in white.
"Who is that person? This is the second time. Last time, the patriarch personally greeted him to the backyard. This time, he was accompanied by a respectful Daoist Xiao. It's a big deal."
"As long as he's not here to make trouble, whoever he is."
A young Taoist said indifferently: "However, in this world, who would dare to come to our Sanqing Temple to make trouble? The master's cultivation has reached that level, and no one in the world can match it."
His voice was not loud, and he was still far away from the top of the mountain. It was just chatting among a few brothers in the same sect. Who would have thought that before he finished speaking, he heard someone curse: "Fart!"
These words reached everyone's ears so clearly, but no one knew who said them. Several young Taoists looked at me and I looked at you, their faces changed color in fright. At this time, I heard Zhang Zhenren's voice drifting over from afar: "Go back and do your homework, and you will be punished by your master! What kind of skill is bragging behind your back? You can walk on the rivers and lakes and brag in front of others to force me!" Just happy!"
The young Taoists were so frightened that they hurriedly bowed towards the gazebo, then turned and ran away. They couldn't believe that they were heard from such a distance.
Xiao Yijiu looked down the mountain, then looked at Zhang Yiyang and said: "The current disciples are so bad-natured... I thought the Taoist orthodoxy was still in the Sanqing Temple, and my broken view was just to cater to the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. It’s just what came out. Taoists, cloth and shoes ask the world, this is the right way. The people in my temple, including myself, are well-clothed and well-fed, so they can’t cultivate the natural way.”
"But looking at it now, whether it's the Three Cleans concept or the One Qi concept, they are all the same with no successors."
He let out a long sigh as a gesture, and then tilted his mouth proudly: "But I'm better than you... Although Yiqiguan seems to have fallen, there is a Zhuo Buyi who popped up halfway, believe it or not So many disciples, big and small, are counted, and none of them can match him?"
Zhang Yiyang snorted: "That's not the kind of person you think of."
Xiao Yijiu said: "Why not? If you enter the door of my one-spirited concept, it's really a person of my one-spirited concept!"
The man in white couldn't help but smiled: "We're two hundred years old together, and we can still fight over such a trivial matter..."
Zhang Yiyang and Xiao Yijiu said in unison: "The sum is smaller than you!"
The man in white was startled, shook his head and remained silent.
"I still don't quite agree with you."
Xiao Yijiu looked at the man in white, and said these words to him: "You said that you have a cultivation level above the sky, and you are already detached, so everything is good to watch, the changes in the world, the reincarnation of Chao Gang, these are all external affairs. At first I thought it made sense, what are we going to get involved in? Let them fight and fight by themselves, after the incident in Chang'an City, I have thought through many things... But when I think about it carefully, it's not right."
"What's wrong?"
the man in white asked.
Xiao Yijiu said: "You also said just now that in order to find that different road, you set up a Tonggu academy to control the court and start a war. Isn't this meddling?"
The man in white said: "That's what I was looking for, but now this road has come out by itself. Only after such a big battle will the situation of practitioners dominating the world change. Ordinary people will become the real leaders. Instead of looking at the faces of the great practitioners. After this battle, it is unknown how many practitioners will die. This is the age of the end of the Dharma. Since then, ordinary people will become the masters of the world without the influence of theocracy."
"Then why did you practice in the first place?"
Zhang Yiyang asked.
"Because of seeking change."
The man in white replied.
Zhang Yiyang sighed: "You regard yourself as a god."
"For normal people, I am."
The man in white said indifferently: "You too, you too."
"Still wrong."
Xiao Yijiu shook his head: "You said that you don't have to worry about the battles of ordinary people when you reach the sky, but if it's true that foreigners have the weapons to kill practitioners as you said, why should I look at myself? People being bullied? Lord Dao, I will go down the mountain to Dongchu now, and kill that Lao Shizi, the Emperor Laiman, and there will be no more battles."
"For example..."
He looked at the man in white and said: "There is a group of sheep living here, and some of the sheep are particularly strong and different. At this time, a group of goats came to grab the territory. The reason why they dared to come was because the goats had changed into sharp ones horns, and the sheep are definitely no match. The powerful sheep don’t care about this, because they are too powerful to meddle in the affairs of ordinary sheep... What’s the reason for that?”
The man in white took a look at Xiao Yijiu: "Are you going?"
Xiao Yijiu said: "I'm afraid it won't be my turn to go, and someone from Dongjiang is already going."
The man in white sighed slightly: "Eastern Chu also has practitioners, why didn't the practitioners of Eastern Chu think that killing Emperor Laiman would solve everything so directly?"
Xiao Yijiu froze for a moment: "What do you mean?"