The continuous sound of the piano came from a Huaxuan in the Longtingfei Mansion. The sound of the piano was like the sound of nature, reverberating in the still cold breeze. Xiao Tong hurried over and saw the black figure through the window lattice. Sigh. More than a month ago, he inadvertently found some long-term information that was almost annihilated, and found that Qingdai had disappeared in the Northern Han for a long time. Feeling uncomfortable, he immediately returned to prepare to detain Qingdai. However, they learned that Duan Wudi took Qingdai out, and the whereabouts of the two were unknown. When he was busy, Ling Duan told the overheard news, Xiao Tong felt uneasy, and asked Qiu Yufei to go with him to find Duan Wudi and Qingdai. In front of the quartz tomb, the two saw the killed guard and the unconscious Duan Wudi. Duan Wudi was poisoned by a poison specially made by Dayong Secret Spy. Although this poison is not strong enough to kill people immediately, it is very difficult to cure. The poisoned person is difficult to recover within a month or two. Health is often used by Dayong spies to capture targets alive. After Duan Wudi woke up, he said what Qingdai had done. Xiao Tong was greatly stimulated, who made him not realize that Qingdai was actually a secret spy of Dayong
In order to make up for his mistakes, Xiao Tong asked Qiu Yufei to go after Qingdai. After all, he could see that Qiu Yufei had advanced in martial arts. But Qiu Yufei actually declined his request. Xiao Tong always knew that this junior brother had no interest in war and power, and was almost never involved in it, but this time Qiu Yu flew to Dayong to assassinate Jiang Zhe and the fact that he came forward to take care of Duan Wudi made Xiao Tong forget this. . Therefore, there was an unpleasant conflict between the two, but in the end, Qiu Yufei went out in person because of the friendship between the brothers and sisters. Moreover, during the hundreds of miles of pursuit, Qiu Yufei personally killed and wounded most of the secret spies. If it wasn't for the timely response of Dayong's military, I am afraid that even Qingdai, whose martial arts surpassed everyone's expectations, would not have returned alive. And Qiu Yufei, who returned to Qinzhou, was very unhappy, and even wanted to return to Jinyang immediately. If Long Tingfei had not tried his best to persuade him to stay temporarily, I am afraid that Qiu Yufei would have left long ago. Xiao Tong faintly felt that in addition to being unwilling to get involved in military affairs, the younger brother was more likely to resent him for forcing him to hunt down Qingdai, because he learned from Ling Kong that Qiu Yufei seemed to like Qingdai quite a bit.
Thinking of Qingdai, Xiao Tong gritted his teeth with hatred. After many years of hunting wild geese, he was pecked at the eyes by the wild geese. This woman took on the attitude of hating the Northern Han court, but she did not doubt that she was really a secret spy of Dayong. From what Duan Wudi saw, the identity of this woman was extremely important. She was able to take over a hundred moves from her younger brother. Such martial arts scheming was most likely Dayong's chief outpost in the Beihan Intelligence Network. It was a pity for her to escape. Although Long Tingfei did not blame himself, Xiao Tong felt uneasy in his heart, so he wanted to keep Qiu Yufei behind. This junior brother's martial arts made rapid progress. If he helped, he could let go and do it.
The sound of the piano finally stopped, Xiao Tong coughed lightly, and walked into Huaxuan, Qiu Yufei stroked the strings lightly, but did not get up to greet the senior brothers. There was no obvious identity between them. , martial arts and talent determine many things, Qiu Yufei, who has now entered the innate realm, is fully qualified to snub Xiao Tong, even if Xiao Tong is his senior brother.
Xiao Tong hesitated for a moment and said, "The general needs to go to the East China Sea alone to prevent the Duke of East China Sea from surrendering to Dayong in the near future."
Qiu Yufei said lightly: "How to stop it, Donghai Hou is originally a relative of Dayong, and Jiang Zhe has been in Donghai for several years. I think it is only a matter of time before Donghai returns to Dayong."
Xiao Tong said helplessly: "You are right, but we need supplies from the East China Sea. Although we have tried our best to hoard supplies in the past few months, it is still not enough. If the East China Sea returns to Dayong, it will be a huge blow to us. I hope the East China Sea can still remain neutral."
Qiu Yufei raised her eyebrows and said, "I'm afraid it's not easy. Does the general have any countermeasures?"
Xiao Tong said coldly: "Donghai and Dayong were enemies back then, if there was no secret support from our country, they would have been dead. Now we don't ask him to support us, as long as he remains neutral, if they don't agree to this, then Jiang The father and son are ungrateful and deserve to be sent by heaven."
Qiu Yufei said coldly: "Do you want me to threaten them with assassination? The East China Sea is their sphere of influence, are you not afraid that I will die at sea?"
Xiao Tong said: "With your current martial arts, you can at least escape from the East China Sea, and with the master as the backing, the East China Sea will never dare to embarrass you easily. Our request is not excessive, I think they will agree."
Qiu Yufei stroked the strings lightly and seemed to be hesitant. Xiao Tong knew that Qiu Yufei was not worried about danger, but was hesitating whether he wanted to intervene in these matters. Xiao Tong was not sure how he would answer, and felt uneasy in his heart. At this time, Ling Duan, who was standing aside to serve, said in a low voice, "Fourth Master, under the nest, how can there be any eggs left? Does Dayong still regard Fourth Master as a harmless person now?" Qiu Yufei thought aloud Rin, remembering the assassination of Wanfo Temple, remembering her own pursuit of Qingdai, finally sighed and said, "Okay, I'll go."
Xiao Tong was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, junior brother, for understanding the difficulties of the foolish brother. This is also the meaning of the master, and I hope that junior brother will be more attentive."
Qiu Yufei was indifferent, looking at the sheet music beside the qin, and couldn't help thinking of the man in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple's love for him, and his grief and indignation when he learned that he was an assassin. Thinking of the beautiful and elegant, but gray-haired and frosty temples, Qiu Yufei's heart filled with unspeakable sadness. It is rare to have a confidant in life, but I can only meet him in life and death.
Above the handsome mansion, Long Tingfei faced his generals and said coldly: "You don't need to say anymore, I know that the army is unstable now, but now is not the time to be soft, King Dayong Qi is already eyeing the tiger, and he will attack Qin at any time. State. The generals and soldiers under Quartz must be reorganized without leaving any hidden dangers. Now my Northern Han Dynasty is imminent. If we don’t need extraordinary measures and don’t wait for Dayong to enter Qinzhou, we will be finished. Pass my order, Qinzhou Men over the age of 15 are all recruited into the army, and after this battle, I will naturally give generous rewards and pensions.
After waving his hand and repelling his generals, Long Tingfei leaned on the handsome chair tiredly. He had worked too hard these days. Quartz committed suicide, Duan Wudi was poisoned, he lost his arms, and news of Quartz's betrayal and Duan Wudi's smuggling spread like wildfire. Even so, Duan Wudi was demoted to a first-level official position. Quartz was also implicated in the old army. Long Tingfei was forced to clean it up. Now, facing the generals below, Long Tingfei always felt that they were silent with dissatisfaction and resistance. , but to no avail. It takes an opportunity to reunite the separated military hearts.
His eyes fell on a document on the Shuai case, which recorded all the information of the Hou Jiangzhe of Chu Township, Dayong. Long Tingfei picked up the document and read it again. At the end, Long Tingfei felt hatred in his heart. Since he appeared in the East China Sea, all his plans have encountered setbacks. He couldn't help tearing the document to shreds. Long Tingfei sighed weakly. Could it be that this person is my nemesis? ? Depressed in his heart, Long Tingfei returned to the back house, ordered his servants to bring the wine and vegetables, and drank it alone. The wine was so sad that he was even more worried. Long Tingfei drank it for a long time. .
"Hey." When Long Tingfei woke up from his worsening headache, it was already noon, and the guards brought hot water towels, and one guard cautiously said: "General, General Duan has been waiting outside for a long time. "
Long Tingfei was startled, did not care about his appearance, walked out of the bedroom, and saw Duan Wudi in a military uniform at a glance, standing under the steps, with a grim expression and pale face, Long Tingfei hurried forward a few steps and said eagerly: "Wudi, you What are you doing here, your injuries haven't healed yet." Then he scolded the guards: "You don't know that General Duan is poisoned, so why don't you invite him to rest in the flower hall next to you, what a waste."
The few guards were as cold as cicadas, and Na Na did not dare to argue, but Duan Wudi said calmly: "General, don't blame them, it is the last general who insists on waiting here."
Long Tingfei said guiltily: "Invincible, it was all my drunken mistake, I'm sorry, hurry up and sit down in my room." A gleam of light flashed in Duan Wudi's eyes, and he said, "The last general has something to do with the general. discuss."
Long Tingfei personally led Duan Wudi into the bedroom, chased the guard out, washed his face indiscriminately, and said, "Wudi, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Duan Wudi stood up and said sternly: "The last general came to tell the general about military affairs today, but the general did not appear. After the last general asked, the guards found out that the general was drunk, so the last general came to advise each other. , Now that the Northern Han Dynasty is in danger, the general is the heart of the army, how can I be greedy for a cup and make mistakes, if it spreads out at this time, wouldn’t it be chilling, the general is arrogant and blunt, please don’t take offense to the general.”
Long Tingfei blushed, then sat down and said: "Invincible, you are my confidant, I will not hide from you, I really feel powerless in the current situation, in terms of military strength, Dayong is several times more than me, in terms of money and food. , Dayong can fight for years and months. If we fight for a few months, I am afraid that the baggage will be exhausted. When it comes to generals, one of Dayong is a famous general, but the generals I trust most are dead to death. Even you have been poisoned, I really can't stand it anymore. Dayong has a wise man like Li Zhi, a general like Li Xian, and a strategist like Jiang Zhe, can you understand the pressure on me?"
Duan Wudi said solemnly: "The general has confidence in Wudi, so Wudi does not dare to hide it. The situation of our army, Wudi is not clear in his heart, but no matter what the general can't show such a heart, now in the army, apart from the general, there is no more No one can control the morale of the army. If the generals give up, then how will the soldiers under their command be confident? General, if you have this in mind, then we might as well not fight well, so as not to let the soldiers die in vain."
Long Tingfei was blushed by Duan Wudi's words. He looked at Duan Wudi, who was pale and sweaty on his forehead. Now Duan Wudi is responsible for stigma and is in a difficult situation in the army. Quartz's subordinates are very incomprehensible to him. , many junior sergeants did not understand the sacrifice he made, but he remained so steadfast. Looking at Duan Wudi like this, Long Tingfei's arrogance gradually rose in his heart. There are such heroes in the Northern Han army. Even if Dayong is strong, what can he do? Long Tingfei bowed respectfully to Duan Wudi, Duan Wudi hurriedly avoided him, and Long Tingfei said loudly, "General Duan's words, Tingfei keep in mind, even if you are smashed to pieces, you can't be so disheartened."
Duan Wudi saw that Long Tingfei had regained his former splendor, and was delighted, and said: "The general is unparalleled in the army. Our Qinzhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the general does not need to worry too much." Long Tingfei has regained his confidence and said: " General Duan can rest assured that unless Ting Fei is killed in battle, he will never let Dayong's army capture Qinzhou."
Looking at the high-spirited Long Tingfei, Duan Wudi was relieved and said, "General, please change your clothes first, the last will retire."
Long Tingfei said with a smile: "Wait for me first, see that you can get up already, I have to discuss some things with you, if you can't hold it, just rest in my mansion and let you lie down and recuperate. Pity."
Duan Wudi warmed his heart and said, "I will obey the order at the end."
At the same time, in an ancient temple in the eastern suburbs of Nanzheng, Li Kang stood in the Daxiong Hall, looking at the solemn Buddha statue, lost in thought.
Although it's not yet February, Chang'an is still very cold, but Nanzheng is much warmer than Chang'an. Dongchuan is a prosperous place, and Li Kang can be said to be covering the sky here, not to mention that he has now swept away the secret agents of the generals arranged by the court. Kong, let alone someone who has no restraints. It stands to reason that Li Kang should be very happy, but Li Kang's heart is burning with anger.
Just now, Emperor Yong Li Zhi's imperial decree arrived, but it was not sent by the imperial envoy. Before the envoy entered Dongchuan, Li Kang dispatched his capable men to pretend to be bandits to kill the envoy, but he still took the imperial decree. come. The imperial decree ordered him to strictly guard Jiameng Pass and not slack off. After reading the imperial decree, Li Kang should have rejoiced, because it seemed that the court still didn't know that Dongchuan had been completely controlled by him, but Li Kang was still very annoyed, why Li Zhi could yell at him.
Li Kang has always felt that he is unfortunate. He came from a humble background and was not favored by his father since he was a child. Except for his mother, Li Kang has never received any warmth. How many times he watched Li An, Li Zhi, and even Li Xian and Li Zhen wantonly invite favor in front of his father. If that were the case, Li Kang might have tolerated it, but the only mother who loved him was killed by that bitch Ji Xia, and the royal father just pursued the matter, and Li Kang fled the palace in a rage.
But after escaping from the palace, Li Kang realized that his life has been a dream for many people. It is not easy for a prince who does not understand anything to survive in a chaotic world. Ruthless, he finally survived, but revenge is a long way off. How many times he couldn't bear the suffering outside and wanted to give in and go back to the palace, but the scene before his mother's death made him finally persevere. And it wasn't until he met the mysterious man who changed his destiny that Li Kang felt for the first time that God treated him well. After that, he practiced advanced martial arts and went back to assassinate Ji Xia, but he was defeated and captured. If it wasn't for Zheng Xia's righteous words, I was afraid that his prince would be convicted and imprisoned. If so, that's fine, but Li Yuan sent him there Dongchuan was not allowed to return to the DPRK without an edict. This act of denunciation and protection made Li Kang even more injustice. Even though he was the flesh and blood of the Heavenly family, he wanted to bow his head to Fengyimen. Li Zhi was not openly opposed to Fengyimen, but with his army, who would dare to embarrass him. With this feeling in mind, Li Kang worked hard to organize the army in Dongchuan, and finally mastered a considerable force, but even so, Li Kang did not have the slightest chance to participate in the battle for the succession of Dayong Sheji. The Crown Prince, King Yong, and King Qi seemed to have the same opinion on this point, so Li Kang's forces could not stand in Yongdu at all. Even the most gentle Li Zhi once wrote a letter to prevent himself from intervening in Chang'an. Am I not a member of the royal family? This humiliation made Li Kang make up his mind that even if Dayong subverts, he cannot be allowed to dominate and oppress. Therefore, beyond the expectations of the Northern Han Demon Sect, Li Kang decided to rebel, and the first step in the rebellion was to clear the spies around him.
For a few years in Dongchuan, Li Kang has successfully gained his own power, and the remnants of the Shu Kingdom have also boarded their own boats for the illusory restoration of the country. Coupled with the secret support of the Northern Han Demon Sect, they have finally eradicated the spies beside them in one fell swoop. And undercover, these people have been monitored by Li Kang for a long time, and now that they have been captured, Li Kang finally feels an unprecedented ease. Then the lieutenant generals were replaced, and the officers were replaced. Li Kang's plan for many years was finally implemented. Dongchuan was already his Dongchuan, and as long as the right time was found, he could go out of the inclined valley and attack Chang'an. The Yong Dynasty was in his control. Of course, the timing of dispatching troops should be carefully chosen. Only after the troops around Chang'an are transferred by Li Zhi to rescue the Zezhou frontline and the Jingxiang Yangtze River area, can he directly pierce Dayong's heart like a dagger. Li Kang knew in his heart that although he had 100,000 soldiers and horses now, these soldiers and horses were Dayong's army after all. If the Dayong court found out that he had rebelled, then this army would probably be divided and surrendered by the court. Cutting off the connection between Chang'an and Dongchuan and concealing the fact of his betrayal became the most important thing. And if you want to achieve your goal, it is very difficult to rely on your own strength. If you can't get the support of the original Shu Kingdom, you can only succeed. In addition to those old families who wanted to restore their former glory, the forces of the original Shu Kingdom, the Jinxiu Alliance who still secretly resisted Dayong, became the force he wanted to recruit the most. In those days, Huo Jicheng's prudence was very admirable to Li Kang. He traveled many times before he finally learned that he would meet Huo Jicheng here. For safety, except for Ye Tianxiu and a few trusted guards, Li Kang did not bring many people. I believe that Huo Jicheng is also very sincere. The Splendid Alliance has assisted itself in cutting off the Chang'an and Nanzheng roads recently. This is a proof of sincerity.
Nearly dusk, the door of the Daxiong Hall suddenly opened without wind. Two men in black stood in front of the door. One of them was Chen Zhen, who had met with King Qing many times, while the other was wearing a sunshade hat. The yarn hangs low, and you can't see how it looks. Li Kang happily stepped forward and said, "Deputy leader Chen, this is the leader Huo. Xiao Wang has been famous for a long time. It's a blessing to see him today."
The black-clothed masked man stepped forward and gave a salute, "Your Highness is a corporal, and Huo has been famous for a long time. Huo is not talented, and he only has the idea of restoring the country. He has been mediocre for many years. I am really ashamed. Listening to Chen Zhen, His Royal Highness The identity of the bequeathed son of the King of Shu has been verified and correct, the kindness of His Highness, the people of Shu Kingdom are all grateful, and Huo came today, in addition to expressing gratitude, he also wants to discuss cooperation matters with His Royal Highness."
Li Kangdao: "The leader of the alliance is too modest. When the leader of the alliance assassinated the Lord of Southern Chu and caused Li An's family affairs to leak, even Fengyimen was severely beaten by the leader of the alliance. Such great achievements, Xiao Wang But I don't dare to forget, especially the Luoyang incident. Yingjie, a young boy of the alliance, turned the two great families of Luoyang upside down with one person, and the influence of Fengyimen in Luoyang was also weakened to the extreme. And sigh, I wonder if I will have a chance to meet this young hero."
The man in black laughed softly: "The kid's family's nonsense made the prince laugh, Huo Li is my confidant, and my adopted son. I love him, but unfortunately this son cannot escape because of his heavy responsibility. The lord likes young heroes, and his other adopted son, Huo Yi, is highly skilled in martial arts, so he can do things with confidence, if the lord does not give up, please allow him to serve for the lord."
Li Kang said with a smile: "Okay, your alliance has so many talents, this king is really envious, let Huo Yi come to me as a personal guard, if he has extraordinary talents, this king will naturally reuse him, Huo Mengzhu, about us cooperation, I don’t know what the alliance intends to do?”
The man in black was silent for a moment, then said: "Your Highness is right, this is the right thing to do, I watched from the sidelines, and Your Highness was resolute, so Huo did not fear the possibility of a trap and came to Nanzheng to meet His Highness, but after all His Highness is Prince Dayong, how can I believe that the prince will restore the kingdom of Shu? Although there is no problem with the identity of the prince of Shu, this kind of trick of using puppets is also very common. In the past, the overlord Xiang Yu did not also support the king of Huai, but in the end, the king was Huai. He died at the hands of Xiang Yu. Why does the lord make his followers believe that the State of Shu will really be restored?"
Li Kang was well prepared and said calmly: "Xiao Wang doesn't say anything grandiose, there will be no such good things in the world, this king raised an army to fight, but let Xiao Er take the throne, so this power must be in the hands of Xiao Wang, The King of Shu is just a pretense. He wants the remnants of Shu to support Xiao Wang's strategy, but this king can also guarantee that he will not cross the river and demolish the bridge. After all, without the support of the people of Shu, this king will not be able to separate one side. So I will definitely be the king of Shu. Preservation, even this king can be changed to the ancestral temple of the king of Shu, but if this king can achieve something, I will be the king of Shu. What you want is nothing but glory and wealth, so I can't give you Li Kang. Well, the leader of the alliance is not a foolish and loyal person, and the throne of the king of Shu is not something of his family."
Although the man in black could not see his expression clearly, he saw his body trembling slightly, and he knew that he was excited. After a long time, the man in black said, "Your Highness is right, the king of Shu is a powerful man, and Your Highness needs to rely on the people of Shu. , so as long as you plan carefully, after 20 years, the people of Shu will regard the prince as one of their own. Huo is very grateful for the prince so trusting. If Ken promises Huo one more condition, the covenant between you and me will be fulfilled today."
Li Kang was overjoyed. After careful consideration, the Splendid Alliance Leader who was able to do such incredible things is definitely not someone who can't change the past, so he expected that Huo Jicheng would not hold close to the prince of Shu, and as he expected, he felt a little relieved and said: " The leader of the alliance, please say that as long as it is reasonable and reasonable, this king will definitely agree."
The man in black said resolutely: "The next thing you need is power."
Li Kang is a little strange, he wants to form an alliance with Jinxiu Alliance, and this power and wealth is naturally to be given, why Huo Jicheng will specifically ask, just about to ask. The man in black waved his hand to tell him not to speak, and said loudly: "There are so many kinds of power, but there are only two powers that cannot be easily seized, namely military power and supervision power. The reason why imperial power is supreme is because the imperial family has the power to suppress everything We have no interest in military power, nor do we have the ability to master it, so I want the power of spying, and the Jinxiu Alliance can become the eyes, eyes and killers of the prince. Only in this way can the Jingxiu Alliance form a stable relationship with the prince. Alliance. If the prince refuses to agree to this condition, then the Splendid Alliance will never cooperate with the prince."
Li Kang's heart froze, Huo Jicheng was really powerful, although he was intent on absorbing the power of the Splendid Alliance, but if he let them go and let them take charge of the supervisory power, then he would not be able to separate from them. Although he was a little hesitant, Li Kang thought about it. Didn't he just like the ability of the Splendid Alliance in this regard, but Huo Jicheng asked for more power. After all, the military power was in his own hands. As long as he had the military power, then the Splendid Alliance would not be afraid. And in this way, the covenant between the two sides is indestructible. For him, it is possible to realize the purpose of completely controlling the remnants of the Shu Kingdom. So Li Kang stretched out his palm and said, "A word is settled."
An excited look flashed in the eyes of the man in black. After the high five, the man in black was about to leave, saying: "My reputation is a bit bad, it's better not to show up openly, the lord doesn't want to attract too many people's attention now, Chen Zhen is my close confidant, so let him discuss with the lord The details of the collaboration."
A cold light flashed in Li Kang's eyes, and said: "That's fine, but this king has a ruthless request. This king has long admired the leader of the alliance. When we meet today, the leader of the alliance refuses to reveal the true face of Mount Lu, I don't know if it is possible Take off your hat and meet you frankly?"
The man in black was silent, and Chen Zhen had been standing behind him. At this moment, his body seemed to be moving, and he was a little uneasy, but there were footsteps outside the hall door, and a faint murderous aura penetrated in, and Li Kang's body was even more disturbed. Standing like a mountain, the bloody murderous aura rose into the sky, showing that Li Kang was not just a military general, but a master of all corners with blood on his hands. The atmosphere in the hall became cold and solemn in an instant, and the murderous intention was hidden.