Just when the atmosphere in the hall was about to explode, the man in black suddenly laughed and said, "Good Lord Qing, the prince must have doubts in his heart, but if he said it too early, he was worried that there would be a rift in Huo's heart, not good. Let’s talk about it, and Huo will follow his orders.”
Li Kang smiled slightly. There was another reason why he didn't ask until now. If an agreement is reached, then as long as it's not too much, Huo Jicheng won't hold grudges too much, but this matter is very important. Huo Jicheng hasn't shown up for many years. Not seeing his face, Li Kang was always a little worried.
The man in black took off his hat with his right hand, and the blue gauze fluttered, revealing a thin and sturdy face. Although he had a hawk-like nose, people felt that he was ruthless at first sight, but his appearance was also extraordinary, especially the cold and cold double Eyes, it is terrifying at first sight. Li Kang compared this man's appearance with the portraits kept by Dayong's military, and determined that this man is Huo Jicheng, Fang Xinran said: "Huo Mengzhu really has an extraordinary bearing. "
Huo Jicheng smiled slightly and said, "Your lord's words are too bad, how dare I say that the Jinxiu Alliance has formed an alliance with the lord, it is the lord who never gave up and took in Huo and his brothers to eat and eat. The title has been set, the prince is not welcome, but there are inevitably some stubborn allies in our alliance, so I also ask the prince not to disclose this matter for the time being. When Huo Mou cleans up the alliance, the prince must have raised troops by then, Huo must be sure Come and serve under the prince's account."
Li Kang smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay, there is deputy leader Chen, just like leader Huo."
The two sides chatted for a while, the atmosphere in the hall gradually calmed down, and the murderous aura outside the hall disappeared. Only then did Huo Jicheng and Chen Zhen find an opportunity to retire.
It was not until twenty miles away from the ancient temple that Chen Zhen said in a low voice, "Mr. Dong, thanks to your thoughtful thinking, you prepared this mask in advance, otherwise we are afraid that our strategy will fail."
"Huo Jicheng" smiled and said, "Actually, it's not that Brother Chen didn't think of it. It's just that this technique of disguising has long since been lost, so it's no wonder that Brother Chen can't do anything about it. Fortunately, my son and I have studied it carefully in the past few years. Although it can't last, it's very vivid. After the first meeting, basically Huo Jicheng doesn't need to appear, Brother Chen can rest assured." As he spoke, the man in black took off his hat and rubbed a medicine on his face, but after a while, the skin on his face seemed to be dry. The ground generally began to crack, but after a while, some gray-white thin skin peeled off, revealing a handsome and fair face, the stars and the moon were heavy, and the dim light shone on his face. It was Jiang Zhe's order to come to Dongchuan. Dong Que. He put on the bamboo hat and smiled: "This mask is a little airtight. In the future, my son and I will study it carefully and find a way to make a better and more durable mask."
Chen Zhen said: "Young Master is really good at it. The technique of disguise that is occasionally spread in the world is just to change the appearance. The technique of disguising, like the son, can imitate another person's appearance, but it has long been lost."
Dong Que said: "Young Master is still regretting it. He said that it would have been much more convenient if he had killed Huo Jicheng and made a mask by peeling off his skin. Unfortunately, this technique was only developed in recent years, and it was very immature. , Young Master only made it twice using the faces of several prisoners, although the effect is better, but the production method still needs to be refined, but unfortunately Young Master can't bear to continue researching."
Chen Zhen jokingly said: "Young master can't bear it, can Director Dong study it carefully in the future? After all, Director Dong has put a lot of thought into this."
The two walked slowly while gossiping. Today, the two reached an agreement with Li Kang, and they were very happy. The two were confident that no one could approach within a hundred meters. In a circle, the two walked to an ancient tomb until midnight. The two walked around to make sure that no one was following them. Chen Zhen walked to the stone tablet in front of the tomb and tapped a few palms behind the stone tablet. The stone tablet moved away silently, revealing a secret passage. close again. This ancient tomb was learned by Chen Zhen from a tomb robber the year before. There are dozens of tomb chambers in this tomb. Shanzi, one of the Eight Horsemen who followed Chen Zhen, was very proficient in the organization. Everyone spent a lot of time and spent several months clearing this ancient tomb. He became the helm of the Splendid League, and the people who can enter here. Apart from Chen Zhen and everyone in the secret camp, there are only some important figures in the Splendid League and a few confidants of Chen Zhen in the Splendid League.
The two walked out of the secret room, and it was Bai Yi who was in charge of welcoming the two. He was not tall, his complexion was slightly dark, and his appearance was a little honest, but he was the number one expert in the secret camp, and his fighting skills surpassed everyone else. He assisted Chen Zhen in controlling the Splendid Alliance, and he had a lot of credit. Of course, his identity here was Huo Yi, the adopted son of Huo Jicheng. Dong Que took off his hat, took a grimace mask handed over by Bai Yi, and put it on his face. Here, he is still Huo Jicheng. Although there are some Jinxiu League disciples who are Chen Zhen's confidants, they don't know that Huo Jicheng has already died. things, so Dong Que still has to appear as Huo Jicheng.
The two walked into the largest tomb, which was the meeting room of the Jinxiu Alliance. There were more than a dozen people with different appearances standing on both sides. Dong Que sat proudly in the middle seat, and Chen Zhen sat beside him. Bai Yi stood behind Dong Que and acted as a guard. Dong Que said in a cold voice, "Everyone, please take a seat."
After those people bowed to Dong Que, they sat down cautiously. Most of them were from Shu. "Huo Jicheng" rarely met with them. Most of them conveyed various orders through Chen Zhen or messengers. Fear, whether it is Huo Jicheng's viciousness and cruelty in the past, or the secret and viciousness now, makes them dare not give birth to the heart of betrayal.
Dong Que said coldly: "This seat has reached an agreement with King Qing. We will take over King Qing's espionage and supervision organization. On the contrary, we must also support King Qing in restoring the kingdom of Shu. I wonder what you think?"
A heroic-looking middle-aged man stood up and said, "Leader, this is a must. Li Kang is the Prince of Dayong, and it is not his turn to restore the kingdom of Shu."
Dong Que snorted coldly: "Hufa Luo, think about it more clearly, with the strength of our Splendid Alliance, is it possible to restore the Kingdom of Shu? Without King Qing's army, it would be nothing but a mirror, as long as we help King Qing Separately occupy Dongchuan, and then look for opportunities to send troops to pass, and when the power of our State of Shu has the upper hand in the forces of King Qing, are you still afraid that his heart will be different?"
The middle-aged man sat down, but he wouldn't be worried because the leader scolded him. Huo Jicheng's temperament has changed a lot in the past few years. When he asked everyone's opinion, everyone could speak freely, but if he had already made a decision , that is, no one is allowed to disobey his orders.
Everyone discussed how to better control King Qing for a long time. The atmosphere was very enthusiastic. After all, this was the best chance to restore the country over the years. Dong Que's eyes flashed, and he snickered in his heart. The son's strategy is really clever. To control these people who are eager to restore the country, eliminate those who are too fanatical, and restrain the remaining people, and now they can take advantage of their return to the country. Enthusiasm to dispel King Qing's doubts. But when Dong Que's eyes fell on a silent middle-aged man, he frowned. That middle-aged man was called Gu Ning. He had a very high reputation in the Jinxiu Alliance and was one of the founders of the alliance. The original Huo Jicheng was very different from him, and he almost framed him to death. After Chen Zhen took over the Jinxiu Alliance, he was released, because this person was very determined to restore the country, and his talent was quite extraordinary, and he was not that kind of fanatic, so he still allowed him to be a high-ranking person and used him to recruit those. Of course, the real patriotic fighters will monitor him more closely. Fortunately, he and Huo Jicheng are not very close, and it is not difficult to hide from him, otherwise he would have to kill him, which would be a heavy loss. Seeing that his expression was wrong, Dong Que said coldly, "Gu Hufa, do you have any opinion?"
Gu Ning's heart froze. He almost died at the hands of Huo Jicheng. Fortunately, after Chen Zhen joined, he persuaded Huo Jicheng to pardon him. In recent years, Huo Jicheng has matured a lot, and the strategies he arranged are very careful and thoughtful. Steady rise, except for the temporary hopelessness of restoring the country, there is nothing wrong with it. But Gu Ning couldn't tell the bitterness in his heart. He was surrounded by almost all the people Chen Zhen sent to monitor him. His wife and children were all in the hands of these people. He had no other choice but to act as ordered. Without Chen Zhen's permission, his orders could not be conveyed at all. Although many of his strategies were used, the shadow of death at any time still forced him to breathe.
He does not agree with the cooperation with King Qing. If the people of Shu want to restore the country, they should not rely on other people's power. In Gu Ning's mind, if they cannot successfully restore the country, they would rather maintain this state, as long as the country is restored. If the fire is passed on, then one day it will be fulfilled. He does not agree with this kind of quick success. But he knows Huo Jicheng's attitude, so this decision can't actually be resisted. But seeing the people of Shu innocently caught in the flames of war, he was really reluctant and turned his head to avoid the cold eyes, he said solemnly: "King Qing rebelled, that is their Dayong family matter, no matter who wins or loses, we It is impossible to really restore the country, why go to this muddy water, I am afraid that many allies have been killed in vain."
A cold light flashed in Chen Zhen's eyes. If Gu Ning had such thoughts, it would inevitably cause everyone in the alliance to be distracted. After all, Gu Ning's reputation was here, and the Jinxiu Alliance could only have one thought from top to bottom. Chen Zhen didn't want to. Leaving the aftermath of the split of the Splendid League. It is the iron law set by Jiang Zhe that the Shu people who are committed to restoring the country cannot be separated from the Splendid Alliance. He stood up, and he said coldly: "Alliance leader, there is something that your subordinates wanted to report for a long time, but before the time came, two disciples in our alliance had different opinions. They were tired of restoring the country and wanted to retire. Alliance, please let the sect master decide how to deal with it.”
Dong Que understood what Chen Zhen meant, pretended to be furious, and said sternly: "There's no reason, is the Jinxiu Alliance a place where you can come and go as you please, who are these two people? Pass the order of this seat and give me these two disciples. Executed, the family sits together."
Chen Zhen glanced at the people below, and everyone who came into contact with his eyes couldn't help but bow their heads. The past few years in Shu have been good, and King Qing's governance adhered to the will of the Dayong court, which was considered quite successful. Living and working in peace and contentment, even some young disciples in the Splendid League have the idea of not wanting to return to the country. After all, they are less attached to their home country. They know that Chen Zhen is going to take the opportunity to attack someone, and they also know that most of the target is not themselves, but everyone is still uneasy. .
A gleam of coldness flashed in Chen Zhen's eyes, and he said respectfully: "It's Xiong Bao and Shangguan Yan under Gu Hufa." When he said these words, most people let out a sigh of relief, but some people expressed concern. Looking, Xiong Bao is Gu Ning's nephew, Shangguan Yan is Gu Ning's adopted son, Gu Ning has a high status in the hearts of everyone in the alliance, but everyone is more afraid of Huo Jicheng and Chen Zhen's tricks, so no one dares to support Gu Ning.
Gu Ning was shocked and his face turned pale. Both of them are his close relatives, and they are also young Yingjie. Gu Ning's first thought was that Chen Zhen wanted to take the opportunity to weaken his own strength, but after thinking about it, Gu Ning felt that Weak, Xiong Bao and Shangguan Yan did have some complaints these days. They pointed out that in fact, the trend of Dayong's domination of the world was irreversible. Gu Ning felt the same in his heart, so he just warned them not to speak out, but Chen Zhen still knew it.
In any case, Gu Ning couldn't see the two young people being executed like this, not to mention the fact that the family members were sitting together, then he would also be affected, so he got up and bowed down: "Alliance leader, these two juniors just said a few words indiscriminately. , they are loyal to the alliance, never betrayal, and ask the alliance leader to forgive them for being confused for a while, please forgive them for their contribution to the Splendid Alliance. Gu is willing to bear the guilt on their behalf."
Gu Ning begged in a low voice, and when he looked around, he saw that the right fingers of the leader's right hand on the armrest of the Grand Master's chair trembled slightly. At this time, the leader raised his right hand, preventing Gu Ning from continuing to speak, saying: "Since Gu Hufa pleads for mercy, then this seat will open the door. This seat has decided to send Huo Yi to serve in front of King Qing, and let them follow Huo. Let's go with Yi, can Gu Hufa have any objection to this matter?"
After hesitating for a while, Gu Ning finally said sullenly: "I have no objection." Thinking of his family, he finally compromised. For the great cause of restoring the country, he could sacrifice everything, but it was not necessary to sacrifice his family for this kind of thing. For a few years, Huo Jicheng had no choice but to at least retreat, Gu Ning thought.
Chen Zhen and Dong Que exchanged glances, and deliberately imitated Huo Jicheng's habitual movements, which made Gu Ning believe that the alliance took the initiative to kill, and the silent threat made Gu Ning quickly surrender. They will sympathize when they meet, but Chen Zhen and Dong Que are both hard-hearted and unmoved. Dong Que said loudly: "That's how things have been decided, but this alliance can't come out in full force, and it is necessary to guard against others. The deputy leader Chen leads a group of people to cooperate with King Qing, and this seat is still secretly manipulating the overall situation. "The crowd agreed in unison. Chen Zhen and Dong Que looked at each other again. The two of them had already planned in their hearts to arrange those allies who were eager to restore the country to King Qing and let them sacrifice everything. It is true that the two of them appreciate it, and Jiang Zhe's ultimate goal is to make the people in the Jinxiu Alliance forget the idea of returning the country, so Gu Ning does not have to go. As for Xiong Bao and Shangguanyan following Bai Yi to King Qing's command, it is for the sake of Looking for opportunities to control them and prevent Gu Ning from acting without authorization.
After dispersing the crowd, Dong Que said in a low voice, "How is that person?"
Chen Zhen knew that Dong Que was asking about the captured spy of Mingjian Division, and whispered: "Still in custody, this person has been restless recently and tried to escape many times. If he hadn't been from Mingjian Division, he would have died ten times. It's gone." Dong Que said: "This person should be released. The son said that Mingjian Division and Jinxiu League would have a fight. We can also eliminate some stubborn people who cannot be educated. As for the loss of Mingjian Division, Qingjian Division will be let go. Wang believes our sincerity, but what the son said should not go too far, after all, the Mingjian Division belongs to Dayong, although some of the people there are from murder and arson, and the son does not want to offend Xiahou Yuanfeng, this person is not easy to mess with."
Chen Zhen sneered and said, "Xiahou Yuanfeng won't be heartbroken, but what you said makes sense, and you still have to keep a tacit understanding with him, but in this case, I'm afraid you have to go."
Dong Quehui nodded and said, "I think so too, but I can't be too hasty. Your son's intention is that the Splendid Alliance will be retained in the future. Let the person from Mingjian Division be released first, and let him go back and spread the news. Xiahou Yuanfeng is also in his heart. There should be some numbers."
Chen Zhen said: "Don't worry, even during the interrogation, I went there with a mask on. He would never know what this place is, and he has never heard the three words of the Splendid Alliance." Dong Que said with a smile: "It's time to let him go. He knows a little bit, this man is a good man, he has been sleepy for so many days, and he has not given in yet, since he wants to let him go, let him know a little bit, and Xiahou said it too."
Dong Kuai nodded, and followed Chen Zhen to the depths of the ancient tomb, where there were several tombs densely covered with organs, which served as prisons, and Qiu Shan, an undercover detective from the Mingjian Division who had been under house arrest for more than a month, was currently the only prisoner.
Qiu Shan sat on the stone couch with an expressionless face. The cell was very clean. The stone couch was covered with straw and the bedding was complete. Although the mysterious people who imprisoned him initially used torture to extract a confession from him, they stopped within a few days. Now, he stopped asking him for a confession, and tried his best to heal his wounds, but this did not make Qiu Shan feel any gratitude. He couldn't see the light of the moon and the stars, so he could only count the time based on three meals. More than a month was wasted like this. When he thought of not being able to send the information out of Dongchuan, Qiu Shan was extremely angry. If it wasn't for his strong-mindedness, he would have been driven mad by this seemingly endless imprisonment. He couldn't help but feel the whip marks on his body. This was the last time he stunned the guards and tried to escape from being captured. Those mysterious people seemed to order him to hit him with 30 whips, but they didn't hit hard. Forget about getting up.
Shimen opened the door, but Qiu Shan didn't lift his eyes. Although according to his hunger level, it should not be time to eat, but this kind of inexplicable captivity and a strong sense of powerlessness made him lose interest in many things. .
A clear voice said: "Why, brother Qiu doesn't want to leave this place?"
Qiu Shanteng stood up abruptly, but his face turned red. He felt that he was acting too eagerly. He looked up and saw two men in black standing in front of him, both wearing ghost masks, one stood with his hands behind his back, the other But standing at the door, hearing this voice, Qiu Shan felt a little unfamiliar, and said shyly: "What's your name?"
The man in black standing at the door said, "This is our elder Huo."
Qiu Shan's heart froze. He was shrewd and knew the situation in Dongchuan. He had the ability to imprison him for a month. There were not many organizations that didn't show any news. When he heard the word "Huo Ye", he blurted out and made his debut. : "Splendid Alliance." A look of vigilance and doubt flashed in his eyes immediately. He was very clear about the hostility between Jingxiu Alliance and Dayong, and some doubts could explain why these people neither released themselves nor handed themselves over to Qing. Wang, but another question arises, why do these people treat themselves so politely
Dong Que said with a smile: "Brother Qiu has such a quick mind, he is indeed a member of Mingjian Division, and in Xia Huo Jicheng, he is the leader of the Splendid Alliance."
Qiu Shan said with an icy look on his face: "So it is, the leader of the alliance came to meet you today to expose the fog, and I already know the end of myself. For many days, Qiu Shan is grateful for the courtesy of your alliance to me, but I didn't. If you have anything to say, please ask the lord to give you the next happy thing."
Dong Que said playfully, "It seems that you think I'm going to kill you?"
Qiu Shan sneered: "I know in my heart what the Jinxiu Alliance is. The leader of the alliance is famous, and I have heard of it. However, considering the care of your alliance over the past few days, I might as well persuade the leader that it is the general trend that Dayong unifies the world. It is better to give up the hope of restoring the country.”
Chen Zhen smiled and said: "You are kind, but King Qing rebelled, I'm afraid Dayong's future is uncertain, how do you know we don't have a chance."
Qiu Shan heard that this was the person who had come to visit and interrogate him many times, and said coldly: "Your Majesty Shengming Shenwu, I Dayong bring a million armors, King Qing will definitely not succeed." Looking at him with a smile, he thought in his heart that this person was really determined, so it would be the most appropriate for him to go back.
"The building boat goes across the city with snow in the night, and the iron horse is scattered in the autumn wind." Sanguan is one of the four famous passes in Guanzhong. It has been the throat of Qin and Shu since ancient times. It starts from Longshou in the east and ends at Zhongnan in the west. Before the state of Shu died, this was Dayong's fortress to block the state of Shu. Although the status of Sanguan has decreased a lot since Yangping Pass and Jiameng Pass fell into Dayong's hands, Dayong still stationed enough in Sanguan. The military strength, and Li Yuan and Li Zhi were a little wary at the beginning, so King Qing could not intervene at the Sanguan. The general who guarded the Sanguan was called Li Zongxun, and he was also a child of the Li royal family, but his bloodline was remote. He was good at defending the city and loyal. There was no problem, so he was specially chosen to guard the Sanguan. Xiahou Yuanfeng also came to Sanguan a few days ago to preside over the spying of Shuzhong. He brought in the staff of Siwen Cao's Southwest Commandery and Mingjian Department to arrange for the infiltration of Dongchuan, but Dongchuan was almost impossible to splash. Jin, Xiahou Yuanfeng didn't know that this was the result of the Splendid League secretly assisting King Qing, and he took a high look at King Qing's ability, and became more and more distressed in his heart. Therefore, when Xiahou Yuanfeng learned that Qiu Shan asked to see him, he was almost stunned. The subordinate who had thought he had died a long time ago reappeared. This incident was enough to shock him, and this time he was brought to help by Xiahou Yuanfeng. He knows his own Hua Liu. Although he no longer has the opportunity to contact Jiang Zhe's forces in recent years, he can still know some things. The Jinxiu League is secretly controlled by Jiang Zhe. He knows this, so Qiu Shan suddenly survived, and Hua Liu quickly thought of the possible reason. Xiahou Yuanfeng was very thoughtful. Seeing the smile on Hua Liu's mouth, he immediately remembered what Li Zhi had vaguely said, and his heart widened, and he ordered Qiu Shan to be brought in.