After thinking for a while, he asked again: "Why are you so anxious for the court to take action against you at this time?"
Niu Youdao has walked to the desk and sat down, preparing to draft a letter to the Shang Dynasty. This time it is not just as simple as attacking Dingzhou, but also having to defend it. Some matters involving fine operations require Shang's attention. Chaozong warned clearly, and couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, "You seem to be interested in things here."
Guan Fangyi, who was following behind, was very conscious and took the initiative to drip water and grind the ink. He seemed calm, but in fact he listened to the conversation between the two with his ears pricked up.
Man in colorful clothes: "I'm not interested at all. Why, can't you tell me?"
Niu Youdao smiled and said: "It's a bit strange. You don't seem like someone who likes to ask about these things."
"You and I have only met for the second time. How much do you know about me?"
"That's true. I thought you weren't a talkative person."
"Can you tell me?"
Niu Youdao took the paper and spread it out in front of him, and said: "The matter has passed, and there is nothing that can't be said. There are many reasons. First, I know very well that Shang Jianxiong will attack me sooner or later. I hid. For a while, I can't hide for long, I will run into him sooner or later, and I am also waiting for an opportunity to face this problem."
"Second, in order to deal with the threat from Zhao and Yan to Jinzhou and Nanzhou, Nanzhou's men, horses and materials have been assembled. If they are disbanded and then regrouped, it will be too laborious for people and money. We can take advantage of this opportunity. .”
"Third, the situation has changed. The armies of South Korea and Song Dynasty are pressing down on the border. The court's hands and feet have been tied. It is also a good opportunity to take advantage of it."
"Fourth, you also saw those masked men. I asked someone to borrow them. They can't always keep them by my side at my disposal. They were lent to me for emergencies. They can't stay with me for a long time." , I have to hurry up and put it to use."
"Fifth, to sum up, after the imperial court failed to assassinate me in Jinzhou, since they will not let it go, I must take advantage of the time when I can gather strong strength, when the situation is most beneficial to me, and when Take action when the situation is not conducive to the court!"
"For these reasons, am I honest enough with you?" Niu Youdao spread his hands.
Guan Fangyi rolled her eyes when she heard this. She was quite honest. She had never been so honest with my mother.
Although she had experienced the incident, most of the time it was in the clouds, but she still clearly understood Niu Youdao's intentions for the first time, and all the unknown things suddenly became clear.
The man in colorful clothes thought slowly and said: "It not only gives the court time to prepare, but also prevents the court from fully preparing. This not only prevents you from being overwhelmed, but also shows your strength to shock the court and make the court dare not act rashly against you in the future. !”
Suddenly he raised his eyes and stared at him and asked, "Did you kill the Song envoy?"
Niu Youdao smiled but did not answer. He took a pen and removed the stray hairs on the tip of the pen, which was equivalent to acquiescence. He would not admit this kind of thing to anyone, and did not want to deceive the other person. Let the other person understand it on his own.
The man in colorful clothes suddenly looked at him with complicated eyes.
Everything is clear. This guy took the opportunity to instigate the situation where Han and Song were pressing against the Yan army.
After contacting him in advance to protect him, it means that this guy knew in advance that the court was going to touch him, and he had already tied the hands and feet of the court and waited for the court to touch him.
The so-called second point of this guy, the so-called Nanzhou people and materials have been assembled to facilitate the use of ready-made materials, which shows that this guy has long been prepared to counterattack.
He really didn't know how to describe this junior, and said slowly: "It seems that you won't stop until you take two bites of meat from the imperial court this time."
Niu Youdao dipped his pen in his hand and shook his head, "I have no choice but to reach this point. I have no choice but to give up Nanzhou, but there are still a group of brothers outside who trust me and follow me. I If we give up easily and have no way to explain to them, the Nanzhou Business Department will also face a bloodbath."
"But the court's hand is restless and always wants to stir things up here a few times. If he doesn't hurt him and teach him a long lesson, his hand refuses to be withdrawn. He punches away to avoid hundreds of punches. Come on, after this, as long as no major changes occur, no one will dare to touch my thatched cottage for a long time!"
The man in colorful clothes was silent and suddenly said, "How could Dong Guo Haoran accept such a cunning and cunning disciple like you?"
Niu Youdao spread out the paper, dipped his pen in ink and wrote, "Since you are a master, I will pretend that I didn't hear you."
The man in colorful clothes suddenly sighed again, "To them, you are more useful than me! I deserved to be kicked out of the school, but they shouldn't have kicked you out, you are so confused!"
What are you, me and theirs? Niu Youdao didn't know if he understood the meaning of his words. As he said just now, he pretended not to hear, said nothing, and wrote his own thing.
The man in colorful clothes wandered around the room with a deep, indescribable and inexplicable emotion, sighing from time to time.
…
In the Nanzhou Governor's Mansion, two personal guards lit the lights in Yingwu Hall and retreated.
Later, Shang Chaozong and others who received the summons from Maolu Villa rushed in. Lan Ruoting pushed Meng Shanming, who was sitting in a wheelchair, in front of the map.
Shang Chaozong pointed at the map, told the current location of the troops, and then said: "Now the imperial court is heavily guarding South Korea and the Song Dynasty, and the internal troops are empty. Our food, grass, baggage, troops and horses have been assembled. It can be said that it is a matter of time. It is a good opportunity to use troops. But I, the king I am a little worried that if Dazenshan does not cooperate, this battle will not be fought. There are also three major factions. Once they intervene, our work will be in vain."
Meng Shanming twisted his beard and said: "Master Dao will not fail to consider this. Since Master Dao has said this, he must have had a plan in advance, and the prince can feel free to send troops."
"Okay!" Shang Chaozong fisted his hands and was very excited. He was very interested in expanding his territory. After being excited, he asked for advice again, "The meaning in Master Dao's letter is very obvious. The imperial court is a imperial court after all. We, Nanzhou, want to send troops in a legitimate manner. What excuse can we use to provoke?"
Lan Ruoting already had a countermeasure, "You can order a caravan to expose the wealth in the border area, hire a few beauties in the caravan, and lure the Dingzhou defenders to steal the wealth when passing by. If they see the beauties, the Dingzhou defenders will rob them. Once The other party fell into the trap, and the prince immediately launched an army to attack, but the beauty was the concubine that the prince planned to marry. Robbing the prince's woman is not a trivial matter, it is intolerable. If the court ordered the prince to stop the attack, the prince would implicat Xue Xiao and insist that If no one dares to do this without Xue Xiao in charge, the court should demote Xue Xiao and give an account to the prince. Xue Xiao is a prince, and there are forces in the court to protect him. He also knows that we are plotting, so the court will not give in easily. The prince can take advantage of this gap. Massively attack the city and plunder the territory!"
Shang Chaozong nodded repeatedly and asked Meng Shanming, "What do you think, Uncle Meng?"
Meng Shanming nodded: "It's feasible!"
Shang Chaozong looked happy, and immediately handed over the provocation and seduction to Lan Ruoting, while he himself discussed the use of troops with Meng Shanming.
About half an hour later, Lan Ruoting returned and brought another letter, "Your Majesty, the princess has received news, saying that the master has canceled the move to Fucheng."
cancelled? In front of the map, the two of them turned around and were stunned. They were all ready to welcome you, so you won't come
Shang Chaozong frowned and said, "But we didn't do well here, making Master Tao dissatisfied?"
Lan Ruoting shook his head and gave him the letter.
"Fake the real thing with the fake, a trick?" Shang Chaozong looked suspicious after reading the letter, "What do you mean?"
There was no explanation in the letter, and Lan Ruoting was also muttering, "The blinding method has been abandoned, which means that it has nothing to do with what happens next. If anything happened in front of me, it means that the Maolu Villa was attacked... It should be the encounter with the Maolu Villa. It’s related to the attack.”
In fact, what we know here is limited. We don't even know that Niu Youdao was attacked in Jinzhou, so we have no basis for making judgments.
Meng Shanming took the letter and stared at its contents, but couldn't figure out the intention. He raised the letter in his hand and said: "The Princess's letter has made it very clear. The Taoist Master has forced Dachanshan to agree to assist in the attack on Dingzhou. Your Majesty, you can rest assured to deploy your troops. As for the deception and the like, it is not important to us. We just have to do our best, and other Taoist masters have their own sense of proportion."
Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting looked at each other, and they were surprised that Dachanshan was actually forced to agree by the Taoist master.
Lan Ruoting finally smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Master Tao's methods are cunning and changeable, and they are becoming more and more unfathomable. The imperial court has angered Master Dao, and Master Tao has made it clear this time that he wants to fight back and give the court some color. Look, Taoist Master has helped us clear up the troubles ahead, and it’s up to us how to fight harder as Taoist said.”
Meng Shanming nodded and looked at the map, "Your Majesty, this is a good thing for us. Since Master Tao wants to see our appetite, let's fight freely!"
…
In the darkness before dawn, the surrounding mountains and forests are silent.
There were no moon butterflies in the courtyard, and Niu Youdao looked up at the stars with his sword in the sky. Yuan Gang came from the darkness, approached and whispered: "We have arranged for them to leave secretly. Everything goes well."
They refer to the group of people in Xiaoyue Pavilion. They should not stay here for a long time after being exposed. If they stay for a long time, they will be targeted by others. This is not what Xiaoyue Pavilion wants to see.
With so many people there, it’s not suitable to leave during the day, so we can only leave when it’s dark.
Niu Youdao nodded, turned around and went to the house. He found the man in colorful clothes sitting in the house drinking, and said with a smile: "Actually, you don't have to leave. The good wine and food here are not as good as yours in Demon Ridge, right?"
The man in colorful clothes looked up and said, "Do you really think of me as your thug?"
Niu Youdao laughed, waved his hand and said: "How dare you, how dare you, I think your identity may have been exposed."
The man in colorful clothes was silent for a moment, "Did I get you into trouble?"
Niu Youdao shook his head: "In the past, if I didn't have the stomach, it would be easy to get strangled to death by you. But it's different now. On the ground in Nanzhou, I can't be moved by anyone. Don't worry, I can handle it. Otherwise, I wouldn’t come forward to you.”
The man in colorful clothes pulled off the disguise on his face, revealing his true appearance. He rubbed his face with his hands, took off his colorful clothes, threw it aside with a look of disgust, and hugged a large wine jar given to him here.
"Let's go." He dropped the words and walked away.
"There's no rush." Niu Youdao stretched out his hand to stop her, then raised his hand to ask for advice: "You have also seen Princess Shang Shuqing, what do you think?"