The moon is as cool as water.
Fan Xian squinted his eyes and looked at the distant mountain, the distant sea, and the small boat gently sinking and floating in the ink-like sea water.
His inner strength is domineering and his eyesight is astonishing. In fact, he still can't see the situation on the boat clearly, but it's strange that he seems to be able to see the old man on the boat, the hat, and the beard from such a distance.
Among the four great masters in the world, he has only met Ye Liuyun.
Once when I was a teenager, once in Suzhou City, amazing every time. Ye Liuyun is a chic, very chic person, he came here tonight by boat and holding a sword, his demeanor has already made people extremely heart-wrenching.
At this time, Fan Xian saw the boat in the ocean, and thought of the great master who was floating on the independent boat and headed straight to Dadongshan. Although there were thousands of people, he couldn't help being deeply moved, and a trace of admiration arose in his heart for no reason. .
The boat seemed to be very close, but in fact it was very far away, so it was bathed in moonlight on the seaside of an antenna, walking slowly towards this side, it seemed that it would never be able to approach this shore.
However, Fan Xian knows... the furthest distance in the world is not the distance between life and death, so this boat that will determine the fate of countless lives will eventually land the moment.
At the foot of the mountain, on the side facing away from the coastline, dots of fire suddenly appeared. Although they are dots, the light is enough to reach the top of the mountain. One can imagine the powerful rebels emerging like ghosts on the battlefield there. , was fighting to the death against the line of defense of two thousand imperial troops, and the fire during the burning of the camp had become so large that it could not be controlled.
Fortunately, there is a lot of rain in summer, and the sea breeze is blowing, and the mountain is very humid. Unexpectedly, this fire will directly burn Dadong Mountain into a charred pillar, and burn all the people on the mountain to death.
A few more shrill trumpet arrows soared into the sky, but they only rushed to the halfway up the mountain, and then fell miserably, slumped and powerless, just like this. I can't stand it anymore.
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At this time, the small boat had not yet arrived, and the powerful enemy had already reached the foot of the mountain. With their backs facing the sea, the Emperor Qing and his party stood in front of the viewing stone railing in front of the mountain, silently watching the movement at the foot of the mountain, watching those time-burning Put out the fire, listening to the faintly audible sounds of fighting. It's just that the distance was too far, and when the sound of fighting reached the top of the mountain, it was blown by the wind and moved by the trees, and it turned into a somewhat distorted rhythm.
There is no killing intent, at least the people on the top of the mountain can't feel this kind of atmosphere. Compared with the small boat that is slowly floating on the sea behind Dadong Mountain, the tension it brings to people is even greater. a bit more.
At this time, the Minister of Rites and the officials of the Taichang Temple who should offer sacrifices to heaven had already walked out of the room, and followed behind the silent emperor, each of them was extremely shocked and terrified, but no one dared to say anything.
The vice-commander of the forbidden army had already rushed down the mountain, ready to die on the front line, but I was afraid that before he arrived, the two thousand soldiers of the forbidden army had already turned into wandering spirits in the night, dead bodies in the mountains and forests.
Fan Xian felt a bit bitter in his mouth, subconsciously stretched out his tongue and licked his dry lips, he couldn't help feeling a little shocked in his heart—where did this army at the foot of the mountain come from? Why didn't the Overwatch Council's network on Shandong Road detect any rumors in advance? Why didn't the five hundred black cavalry placed in the Xiaoshan area play any role? If the other party can sneak to the foot of Dadongshan without anyone noticing
What shocked him the most was the situation at the foot of the mountain at this time. Watching the retreat of the fire, listening to the ups and downs of the fighting, and judging from the arrows, he knew that the imperial army could no longer hold back—two thousand imperial troops were so fast! It's about to collapse!
The Kingdom of Qing ruled the world with force. Although the Forbidden Army is permanently stationed in the capital, it is definitely not as good as the Dingzhou Army and the Seventh Route Army in the North Camp in terms of field combat capabilities. With many key generals, the strength of the forbidden army has been effectively supplemented. Even if they are not the opponents of those large armies, they will not be... defeated so quickly.
While Fan Xian was shocked, he felt a bit of doubt, whose family's descendant was the attacking army
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"It's the camp of Yan Xiaoyi's personal soldiers." His Majesty the Emperor stood by the stone railing, looking in the direction of the foot of the mountain. Although it was obvious that he couldn't see what was going on below, it was also controlled by Fan Xian and Old Eunuch Hong. There was a trace of uneasiness in his eyes, and he said indifferently: "The imperial army is not their opponent."
"Yan Xiaoyi's personal army camp?" Fan Xian frowned, and immediately thought of those weird Cangzhou victories between Cangzhou and Yanjing a month ago, although he still didn't know how Yan Xiaoyi sent these soldiers away. To the foot of Dadongshan, but since the enemy has already arrived, it is a waste of time to think about these at this time.
"You are the commissioner of the Overwatch Council. What crime should you be responsible for when an army raids for thousands of miles and penetrates into the country?" The emperor looked at Fan Xian and asked with a smile.
Fan Xian gave a wry smile, knowing that His Majesty was joking, but the situation at the foot of the mountain was so dangerous at this time, he had no intention of joking, and replied: "Even if there is a secret road in the north of Danzhou, the Overwatch Council should have heard of it, so The minister thought that someone in the courtyard was helping him."
The emperor smiled and didn't say anything, but there was a hint of self-mockery in his smile.
When Fan Xian said that there was a problem in the courtyard, he was honest and probing. He wanted to test whether the elite troops at the foot of the mountain, Yan Xiaoyi's personal camp, were deliberately let go by the emperor. Just looking at the emperor's confident expression and calm posture at this time, Fan Xian believed in this inference deep in his heart, but the emperor's smile seemed very helpless...
"I want to know the specific situation at the foot of the mountain." The emperor suddenly said indifferently, "I don't want to be a blind man."
The emperor personally led the army in the southern and northern wars, and made outstanding military exploits. He was called the number one general in the mainland. It was only in the past twenty years that he hadn't personally conquered the army, so that the northern Qi's resistance to the barbarians gradually overshadowed the military glory of the king.
And like the situation where Yujia was besieged tonight, if the emperor could personally command the imperial army, the imperial army at the foot of the mountain would not be defeated so badly. It's just... at this time in the night mountain, even if there is a bright moon hanging high, going up and down the mountain, you will eventually be defeated. It's not as happy as singing folk songs, it takes a very long time to deliver orders, let alone directing them personally.
Therefore, the emperor's complexion was a little cold, and his tone was a little unfriendly.
This little innocence did not scare the people around the emperor to death. In this situation, His Majesty did not get angry and chopped off the heads of the officials around him, which was calm enough.
Fan Xian lowered his head slowly, lightly touched the index finger and ring finger of both hands, and built a bridge of intentions. In an instant, he mobilized the domineering Qi in his whole body, urging the two Zhou Tian in his body, which were different from everyone else, to circulate rapidly. , forcing his six senses to the clearest state.
In an instant, his body was full of momentum, causing a gust of wind to blow up on the top of the mountain, and the sand and rocks moved slightly!
The tiger guards guarding the emperor were startled, and at such a sensitive moment, they took defensive actions one after another. Only the old eunuch Hong was still half asleep, standing behind the emperor.
A moment later, Fan Xian respectfully reported, "Your Majesty, it's a little strange. The other party seems to have retreated."
Hearing this, the emperor frowned, and after a while he said quietly: "How many people did he bring here, how dare he intend to seal the whole mountain and not let anyone out. Yan Xiaoyi... so big Appetite!"
When the rebel army was in full swing, they retreated temporarily, giving the imperial army a little respite. The officials on the top of the mountain, including Fan Xian, were a little confused, but only the emperor clearly judged the intention of the rebel army... It was time for the imperial army to regroup. Opportunity, the fear is that the two sides will fight and end up in chaos, and if some people are left out of this big net, the rebels at the foot of the mountain...are actually planning to prevent anyone from escaping from Dadongshan and report to the states and counties in the four fields!
"Impossible." Fan Xian said. He knew that according to the Overwatch Council's procedures, the six swordsmen who were mixed with the Imperial Army at this time should find an opportunity to break out of the encirclement and notify the Dongshan Road government as soon as possible. Call the state army and the nearest army to help.
With the ability of the six swordsmen of the Overwatch Council to walk in the dark, even if thousands of horses arrived at the foot of the mountain, it would be impossible to kill or capture all of these swordsmen at night like this, and there would always be a few people missing. .
But at this moment, a shadow-like man in gray floated up from the 10,000-level climbing ladder. This man's lightness kung fu is excellent, but his posture is extremely weird, as if a certain machine spring is installed on his knee joints. Yes, every time it touches the ground, it bounces up lightly... Although the posture is not as delicate as that of the peerless powerhouse, it is better in speed and quietness.
Before the man in gray reached the top of the mountain, countless snowflakes had already bloomed in the night sky. The tiger guards lurking around the emperor raised their long knives and slashed at them. The brilliance of the moon.
The man in gray didn't make a move, but just held up a token. Under the moonlight and the light of the knife, the token was very obvious. It was the waist badge of the Overwatch Council.
Eunuch Yao waved his hand, and the tiger guards returned their sabers, but they still showed their figures, surrounding the man in gray, with more than a dozen long sabers directed at them, imposing.
Fan Xian believed that even if he was among these dozens of long knives, he had no choice but to run for his life. But he took a step closer to the man in gray, with a questioning and worried expression on his face.
The man in gray is Wang Qinian, one of the wings of the Overwatch Council, Fan Xian's absolute confidant. Today, when there was a sudden change, he led the people of the Overwatch Council to set up defenses at the foot of the mountain. What did you say? Kneeling in front of the Emperor and Fan Xian in the midst of the confrontation between the swordsmen, he said in a deep voice, "Five thousand rebels, armed with crossbows, all of them are archers..."
All the people on the top of the mountain fell silent at the same time because of this news. First of all, this news proved the emperor's judgment that the rebels who attacked were Yan Xiaoyi's personal camp, and only Yan Xiaoyi, the arrow god, Only in this way can he train all his personal soldiers to become one in a thousand archers.
Although the range of the arrow is not as far as that of the crossbow, it is faster than the speed of the crossbow. In the dark night, five thousand archers attacked. It is said that Yan Xiaoyi's personal camp is full of longbowmen... No wonder the imperial army and surveillance at the foot of the mountain The people in the courtyard resisted so hard.
The emperor looked at Wang Qinian who was kneeling in front of him, and asked in a deep voice, "How is the battle going?"
Wang Qinian's tone was suffocated, and he immediately responded: "When I was attacked, I went up the mountain. I don't know the current situation of the battle."
The emperor snorted coldly, but did not continue to express his dissatisfaction. The time since the attack was extremely short, and the distance up and down the mountain was extremely long. Apart from the few command arrows to call the police, Wang Qinian was the first official to rush to the top of the mountain to report the news. Looking at his pale face, he knew that he had gone up the mountain in such a short period of time. Sprinting has consumed most of his mental energy.
"Five thousand longbowmen..." the emperor suddenly sneered, "I just wanted to wipe out the two thousand imperial troops. Xiao Yi doesn't have such ambitious means. I'm really curious who is the master commanding at the foot of the mountain at this time."
The rebel army sealed off the mountain and did not attack at this time. The situation was a little strange. Fan Xian looked at Wang Qinian and asked directly, "Is it protruding?"
The Overwatch Council acted according to the rules. When the superiors asked questions, the subordinates naturally knew what they were asking. Wang Qinian's complexion changed slightly, and he reported to Fan Xian: "The seventeen members of the Six Divisions all died."
Fan Xian's expression remained unchanged, and he asked, "Confirm?"
"Confirmed..." Wang Qinian bowed his head and reported: "When I was on the mountainside, I turned my head back. There were encounters on the two quiet paths in the southwest and northwest directions, and there were masters lurking."
Fan Xian's eyes and pupils narrowed slightly, his heart ached, and he forced himself to suppress the growing anger and sorrow. Six places have been walking in the dark. In the camp of Yan Xiaoyi's personal soldiers, how can there be such a swordsman who is accustomed to assassination? ? Being able to kill all his subordinates in the dark proved that the level of those assassins was much higher than that of the six swordsmen!
He then took a deep look at Wang Qinian.
Wang Qinian didn't nod or shake his head, but moved his right hand on the ground slightly.
Fan Xian sighed in his heart. Knowing that Wang Shisanlang was still in peace, he relaxed a little, turned back to look at the emperor, and said calmly without thinking:
"Your Majesty, the people from Dongyi City are also here."
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Hearing this sentence, the emperor didn't react at all, as if he was waiting for something. After a while, eunuch Yao came back from the stone steps and whispered something in the emperor's ear, the emperor's face gradually became gloomy.
Only now did Fan Xian know that when the first police arrow was raised, Eunuch Yao had arranged for Tiger Guards to break out of the siege, but at this time he was rewarded, confirming that the breakout had failed.
The swordsmen and the powerful tiger guards from the Sixth Office of the Overwatch Council broke through the siege twice at night, but both ended in failure. How many masters did Dongyi city lend to the eldest princess? Could it be that the world's most ninth-rank masters produced in that sword hut... all gathered at the foot of Dadongshan today
Is the Sigu sword here
The night wind was blowing on the top of the mountain again, the small boat on the sea in the distance was still as far as it was near, the sound of fighting at the foot of the mountain gradually died down, the moonlight shone on the mountain forest, but the darkness in the mountain forest could not be wiped away, I don’t know how many hidden killing intentions, Waiting for these people on the top of the mountain.
The emperor suddenly thought of the previous scene of Fan Xian's kung fu, and asked indifferently: "Your kung fu is getting better and better. Has the old disease from last year recurred?"
Fan Xian didn't understand why the emperor would suddenly ask such an out-of-bounds question at this moment, and replied, "There has never been a recurrence."
"Very good." The emperor quietly looked at the vast land under the moonlight, "Then I will leave this matter to you with peace of mind."
"Get out!" The emperor roared sullenly.
Except for the emperor, Fan Xian, the old eunuch Hong, and the tiger guard hidden in the darkness on the top of the mountain, everyone obeyed the order and rolled back to the temple and residence, leaving this area empty for His Majesty and the Mr. Si, this pair... Poor father and son.
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"My trip to sacrifice to the sky is a gamble. What I sacrifice to is the sky, and what I gamble... is also the sky."
A trace of heaviness flashed between the emperor's brows, and he said: "I don't want to wait any longer, so I want to gamble my life. I am betting on the outcome of my destiny...whether I succeed or fail, it is all in the calculation. If it succeeds, my Daqing Dynasty will never be able to return." Internal worries, within three years, the sword will point to the world, and no one will dare to slow down my pace."
However, he didn't say what would happen if he failed, and said indifferently: "I may have miscalculated a bit. To lure Uncle Liuyun up the mountain tonight, I thought those two people would not intervene... After all, this is my act of breaking the pillar by myself in Daqing. If In the past, they should have stood by and watched."
Fan Xian was silent at the side. He was sure that the ninth-rank masters from Dongyi City must be among the rebels at the foot of the mountain, but no one could guess whether Si Gu Jian would come or not.
"So what if that idiot comes? But..." the emperor slowly closed his eyes and sighed, "I have to consider the next thing, so you go down the mountain."
Fan Xian raised his head in a daze, not knowing how to respond. He thought for a long time how to persuade the emperor to let him go down the mountain, but he didn't expect that it was the emperor himself who came up with this idea—it's just that all the roads down the mountain were blocked at this time, and the five thousand longbows plus East How did those terrifying rank-9 swordsmen in Yicheng get down the mountain by themselves
The emperor smiled mockingly and said, "Did you think I would drag you by my side and force the fifth brother to take action?"
Fan Xian smiled helplessly.
The emperor took a deep breath, as if he wanted to inhale all the moonlight on the top of the mountain into his chest, and said in a cold voice after a while: "Whether I succeed or not, the capital will definitely say that I am dead...so I want to You go down the mountain, I want you to go back."
He quietly looked into Fan Xian's eyes, and said, "My four sons have produced two things that are not as good as pigs and dogs. You go back to Beijing to teach me a lesson on my behalf, don't... let me down."
The emotions in Fan Xian's heart were very complicated, and then he heard a sentence from the emperor who was more gentle than Haifeng: "There is no need to stay here and bet your life with me, go back to Beijing, if the outcome of the matter is not what I imagined, you can do whatever you want , who wants to sit in that chair, you decide for yourself."
Fan Xian was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
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