Sealing Sword

Eunuch Zheng wrote twelve letters overnight and sent them to the six cities of Xichuan respectively. He sent two groups of people, one for his confidantes and one for Ye Fusheng's Hundred Ghosts.

The first group of confidantes rode fast horses to sneak into the patrol army and leave the city at night. After the second group got their trust, they scattered in the city and waited for the curfew. If one letter can be received smoothly, the rest must be destroyed in time without leaking any news.

Ye Fusheng breathed a sigh of relief when the last believer left his sight.

Still wearing the rough clothes of the servants, Ye Fusheng stood under the eaves like a gray shadow, inconspicuous at all, he reached out his hand and gestured to the hands of the people who were still in the yard, then turned and went back to the house.

Taishou Zheng finished writing the letter, but he still had a lot to say to him, but unfortunately, when Ye Fusheng returned to the room, he was already lying on the table and fell into a deep sleep, as if the drunkenness that had been suppressed before surged up again. It seems that the drowsiness swept through and couldn't hold on.

Ye Fusheng's eyes fell on the ground, there was a pearl the size of a grain of rice at Zheng Taishou's feet, shimmering in the dim light of the candle.

Squinting his eyes, Ye Fusheng walked towards the bed, just as he stretched out his hand to lift the brocade bed curtain, suddenly there was a strong wind blowing from behind.This hand was quick and swift, and it directly grabbed Ye Fusheng's vest. The latter bent down, supported the bed with his left hand, avoided the blow by his side, clasped the opponent's arm with his right hand, and folded and pulled hard.The man was led to fall on the bed by him, but he bent his knees and pressed against Ye Fusheng's abdomen, at the same time he stabbed him in the eye with a murder weapon, but he stopped short of it.

A wave of internal force rushed into the meridians along her clenched left hand, and immediately exploded between the acupuncture points of the joints. If it wasn't for her extraordinary endurance, she would have screamed out!

Ye Fusheng got up slowly, snatched the weapon from her hand to play with, it was a sharp peony hairpin, and swept the opponent's body again, there was indeed a pearl missing from the belt, and the thread when pulling it was still left on the embroidery pattern superior.

"Madam Zheng has endured it for so long, why can't she hold her breath now?" Ye Fusheng threw the golden hairpin back without looking at it, and inserted it into the gap between the jade handles on the cabinet. A golden flower bloomed.

The person who knocked Taishou Zheng unconscious and attacked Ye Fusheng was Mrs. Huang, Mrs. Zheng who was supposed to be unconscious.

Huang looked at him sullenly: "You knew from the beginning that I was awake, and what you said just now...was also intentional for me?"

Ye Fusheng smiled slightly: "It is true that the fewer people know the secret, the better, but some things cannot be turned back with one hand."

Huang's boudoir name is Xiangyue, she was originally the daughter of a merchant, she passed by here four years ago when she was doing business with her parents.Judging from these information, this is just an ordinary woman, even Ying Xiu has no more information about her.

But Ye Fusheng had seen her before.

At that time, her name was not Huang Xiangyue, she was just a nameless Lve Ying, bearing the cold title of "Dry Twelve", and under his hands she was a knife with a hidden front and a restrained edge.

She is the only woman in Lve Shadow Guard's camp, and she is also the one who is best at camouflaging and lurking. She can be tender and tender at one moment, and can steal letters and seize things to seal her throat and kill her at the next moment.

Although King Jing's old department has been suppressed up to this point, they are still guarding the important area of ​​Xichuan after all. Unless Chu Ziyu has a big heart, he can't rest assured that they will escape his grasp.Therefore, in the past ten years, under Ruan Feiyu's guidance, Chu Ziyu laid a lot of stakes in Xichuan overtly and secretly. Under Ye Fusheng's instruction, Lve Yingwei selected a dozen people from the Eighth Battalion, and each led his men to disperse in the seven cities of Xichuan. The most lurking chess piece is only waiting for one day to become a bargaining chip to change the game.

Qian Twelve, Ye Fusheng personally picked out her subordinates from Qianziying, and he also arranged her identity, sent her away from Tianjing to Xichuan, and never saw each other again for four years, only a secret letter every month. Xin went directly to Tianjing from a dark road, reporting Zheng Taishou's every move and the situation of Jialan City.

See you again four years later, Ye Fusheng saw that the neat and cold woman has now become a dignified and beautiful official wife, and he could see that although the prefect Zheng was ruthless, he did not treat her badly, and he deepened the edge that was already well hidden , It was not out of the sheath until this moment, revealing a sharpness that has not been seen for a long time.

Feeling relieved, Ye Fusheng stretched out his hand to open her right sleeve, wiped his finger on the smooth arm, and tore off the skin as thin as a cicada's wing, revealing the swan goose tattoo underneath.

He imitated Chu Xiwei's disgusted tone, and said in a cold voice: "It really is...the minions of the Tian family."

While speaking, Ye Fusheng let go of his hands and took three steps back, and pointed to Zheng Taishou's sleeping point to make sure that he slept more deeply, then imitated Chu Xiwei's appearance and stood with his hands behind his back. His eyes are full of sarcasm and arrogance: "You Lie Ying Wei Shijun Zhilu is worried about the king's worries, and you claim to be born and die for the country and the people, so now that the enemy is at hand, how can you not let you know?"

Huang stood up on the bed with one hand, staring at him intently, even though his hands were unarmed, Ye Fusheng did not dare to belittle him.

He raised his eyelids, and said ambiguously, "As Lve Shadow Guard's hidden stake here, it's impossible that you didn't get news about me from Tianjing."

This sentence is half probing and half inducing, firstly it is the special status of Xichuan Jingwang's old department in Tianjing, and secondly it is Ye Fusheng's speculation about Chu Ziyu.

Having had a hasty conversation with Chu Xiwei before, Ye Fusheng knew that he had been to Tianjing and even met Chu Ziyu. Although he hadn't confessed the details, he could guess that the two must have reached a deal in some way.

Chu Xiwei can get a lot from Chu Ziyu, but there are not many things that make Chu Ziyu's heart move.No matter which one, after the transaction starts, Chu Ziyu will definitely write to Xichuan to inform the hidden pile, and keep an eye on Jing Wang's old department to prevent accidents.

Sure enough, when he said this, a cold light flashed in Huang's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Because of this, I don't understand...Since you have reached an agreement with His Majesty to 'use chivalry to uphold martial arts', why don't you ask?" Chanshan took advantage of the martial arts conference to wait for an opportunity, but instead spied on the prefect's mansion at night for a secret plot?"

She was called out by "Chu Xiwei", and she thought that the other party got her own secret channel after communicating with the emperor, but she didn't know that the person in front of her was actually her former commander.

When Ye Fusheng heard her words, his heart sank, and he said coldly: "It's a lot of nonsense, what you said just now, did you grow a pair of ears for nothing?"

He spoke bluntly, and Huang Shi was not angry, she bowed slightly, and said: "It's not that I'm pretending to be deaf and stupid, it's just that the matter is so important that I dare not believe it."

Ye Fusheng sneered: "The killer of the Burial Soul Palace lurks in the city to collude with the dignitaries, people from other races spied on the situation and waited for the opportunity to move, but you, as a spy, didn't send the information to the top in time. I don't know if it's negligence or...collaboration with the enemy?"

Hearing this, Huang's complexion changed: "The concubine's letter has been sent, but it's not the time to get a reply every month, could it be..."

Ye Fusheng frowned: "What did you write?"

Huang said: "As the young master said, the movements of foreign races, the hidden killers in the Burial Palace, the attitudes of the rich and powerful, and the changes in people's livelihood and business, I dare not conceal, and all of them are presented above."

The Lve Ying secret letter sent from Jialan City to Tianjing is through the secret passage of the border, mixed with the frontier military newspaper to conceal the truth, if the situation is urgent, the red seal will be used as the police, and the guards there will send people to carry it out in advance. Xin rushed up the waterway to Tianjing.

It is the first time for Mrs. Huang to use the red seal, and all the details are her first experience, but Ye Fusheng understands it all too well—the red-sealed secret letter rushed from the waterway, it should have arrived at Shengting long ago, and the reply should have fallen into her hands. inside.

However, she sent that letter, but there has been no reply so far. I'm afraid... that letter never reached Tianjing.

He thought about it in his mind, but he couldn't reveal the clues. He just said: "Since you know that things have changed, you should prepare for the worst. Otherwise, delaying the news is one thing, and it would be even more stupid to expose yourself."

As soon as Ye Fusheng came to an end, Huang immediately realized that there must be an accident, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

"You mean..." Mrs. Huang raised her head, "Is there a ghost in the direction of the border?"

"The big tree of Cen Tian is rotten from the inside. It is a truth that all fools know. If the border gate is like an iron barrel, how can these alien races have the opportunity to go deep into Jialan City to be a demon?" Ye Fusheng snorted coldly, "The border gate is full of ghosts. If we say we will lose, we will suffer great losses, and now that the situation is delayed, even if we urgently send people to Tianjing for help, we will not be able to quench our thirst, and if we want to survive the first battle, we have to find another backup."

Huang's eyes fell on Zheng Taishou: "This is the reason why you risked your exposure to contact Mr. Zheng?"

"Ten years of life and death, my cousin was very kind to me and loyal to my father and king back then, but no one can tell now." Ye Fusheng curled his lips, "Fortunately, he still remembers that he is an official of Dachu , is from the Central Plains.”

Mrs. Huang has been with Governor Zheng day and night for four years, so she understands each other better than Ye Fusheng. She silently nodded and said, "However, this may not be the case with the other six cities. In his own name, he reconvened the old Ministry of King Jing. If Cheng could indeed support the frontier against the aliens, he would last until Tianjing's backup arrived. .”

"Scraping bones to heal poison, that's all." Ye Fusheng turned his eyes on Zheng Taishou, "Back then, my father worked so hard to train this army, but he failed to make a name for himself on the battlefield. Dou, not to mention them, even I am not reconciled."

After a pause, he looked at Mrs. Huang: "I'd rather return them in horse leather shrouds, than spend the rest of their lives in debauchery and wealth, or even be traitors... No one would have done anything wrong with my royal father's wrong step." Will repeat the same mistakes."

Ye Fusheng's words had a murderous intent, which made "Chu Xiwei" even more indignant and resentful. Huang was caught by his momentum, and slowly lowered her head.

She lowered her figure, and her tone softened, but she refused to give up an inch: "However, even if the old troops of King Jijing work together to survive this calamity, if they rebel against you in your name, it will only be useless for all their previous hard work, and it will cause trouble for Xiao Qiang." There will be endless troubles."

"Mrs. Zheng, these words are not so much your concerns, but... Chu Ziyu's concerns." Ye Fusheng gathered his five fingers together, and then slowly released them, "A sword has two blades, and it hurts others and yourself. I understand, even if I am disgusted, I understand your position."

Huang said warmly: "Then, what is your good strategy for this hidden danger?"

"Why do you need a good strategy? A name needs to exist to be useful." Ye Fusheng pulled the corner of his mouth, "With Chu Yao, we can summon the old troops of King Jing, eliminate dissidents, and unify the outside world... But, if after this battle,' Chu Yao' no longer exists, what delusions can they have? Even if they do, what else can they do?"

Huang suddenly raised her head and looked at him in astonishment.

"The one who came to see Mr. Zheng tonight was Chu Yao, the son of Prince Jing who survived the catastrophe. It was also Chu Yao who went to Xinliucheng to contact the old army. It was still Chu Yao who led the advance army to support the border in the Ming Dynasty as 'Lie Ying'." Ye Fusheng lowered his eyes, "However, I have become Chu Xiwei."

A few sentences, half lonely and half self-deprecating, Ye Fusheng suddenly thought at this moment——When Chu Yao left Tianjing and went to Baiguimen, how did he accept the name Shen Wudu changed for him?

God's will is tossed and turned, and I advise you to cherish a mote of dust.It is because of God's will that people lose too much, so they have to fight for their lives even a little bit, lest they will end up with nothing, wishing to embrace with both arms, cherish and keep everything they can get.

Yingxiu's original intention was to contact Chu Xiwei, because she knew that the other party would not let the matter of King Jing go lightly. No matter what Chu Xiwei thought, those old ministries who had lived and died for their family, and the great Chu country under their feet, were all he let go. No less responsibility.

However, as Huang said, to do this, Chu Yao's identity must be exposed. Even if he survives the war of alien races, it will become the root cause of Xiao Qiang's disaster. At that time, Chu Yao's existence will be unacceptable.

Unless Chu Yao disappeared forever in front of King Jing's old troops after the alien war, and there is no other way to make them give up except death in this world.

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the power behind it is turbulent. If Chu Xiwei really took the jade pendant and fell into it, where would there be life?Even the Hundred Ghosts Sect may be doomed forever.

No matter what deal Chu Ziyu made with Chu Xiwei, it couldn't compare to Guozuo Genji.Ye Fusheng has been with Chu Ziyu for ten years, and he understands this new emperor's temperament better than anyone else - he can be tolerant, tolerant, and ruthless.

If Chu Xiwei remains Chu Xiwei for a day, Chu Ziyu can tolerate him; but once he changes back to Chu Yao, Chu Ziyu will definitely not tolerate him.

Yingxiu was able to take out the jade pendant, which meant that Chu Ziyu had already made a choice - he could change the chivalrous chess pieces, but Chu Yao was the only one who summoned the old troops of King Jing.

Ye Fusheng doesn't blame him, many things have nothing to do with right or wrong, in the final analysis, it is in his position to seek his own government, each has its own position and responsibility.

But he couldn't bear to part with Chu Xiwei, whether he was in debt or having an affair, Ye Fusheng couldn't bear to touch Chu Xiwei's finger, and he couldn't allow others to plot against him.

Personal love and the overall situation, family and country, Ye Fusheng has always been in a dilemma. He once did not respond to Chu Xiwei, fearing that when the decision comes, he will let him down again.

Now that the matter is imminent, Ye Fusheng calmed down instead.

"Send your confidantes, divert to Tianjing, and report the situation to Chu Ziyu. Don't keep your eyes on the area in northern Xinjiang, it's just a cover..." Ye Fusheng took a deep breath, and said every word to Huang. Said calmly, "Wait a while and you warn me, I will take the opportunity to lure Wei Changyun, use the power of Hundred Ghosts to clean up the minions in the hidden city of Buried Soul Palace, Master Zheng can also take the opportunity to clean up the unruly people in the city, as for you..."

Prefect Zheng took root in Jialan City for these years under the name of fatuousness. His appearance was hollowed out by wine, sex and wealth, but he was actually clear about all kinds of forces, not to mention loyalty and traitors at a glance. kill people.

Mrs. Huang knew the elegant meaning when she heard the string song, and said softly: "The concubine will send people to follow the messenger to the six cities, and unite with the hidden posts in the six cities to observe his attitude and understand his movements, and eliminate dissidents in the shortest time. Those who betray the country are contaminated with war."

"Remember your promise, if Lve Ying can't even do this, Chu Ziyu might as well give up the throne to someone else." Ye Fusheng sneered, "Send me a team of Lve Ying, including Governor Zheng. I will take them to the border tomorrow, and after this battle... they will never be seen again."

Huang said softly: "After this battle, I will report to His Majesty to revisit King Jing's old department. The villain who steals the country must not be left behind, and the loyal one must not be abandoned. You... Take care."

"Chu Xiwei" snorted lightly, turned around and left the room without comment.

The expression on Huang's face was changing, and her eyes were fixed on his back, until the people outside the courtyard dragged out the other attendants who had been knocked unconscious from the grass, and followed Ye Fusheng over the wall, her eyes finally settled down and froze. Become resolute and firm.

After holding her breath and waiting for a while, Huang messed up her bun, threw away one of the embroidered shoes, pretended to be panic-stricken and rushed to the yard, shouting loudly: "Come here! There is an assassin!"

The woman's voice was sharp, and when Huang yelled, the nearby yard was alarmed, and the guards surrounded them with knives and torches, and some rushed out to chase the thief.

Ye Fusheng and the others also heard this movement, but they are all good at lightness kung fu, and they are two streets away.

There was a soft sound from the tiles under his feet, and Ye Fusheng suddenly turned over and landed in the middle of the street. This is a deserted and secluded ancient street, except for them, there was no one else, not even a few lights were turned on.

However, Ye Fusheng saw a shadow, standing at the exit of the long street, with the dim sky behind his back, he could vaguely see a medium figure and the wide heavy sword behind him.

The visitor bowed his hands to him, and said softly and politely: "Master Chu is here, and Wei is far away to welcome you."

Ye Fusheng sneered, his eyes turned cold, and he sneered like Chu Xiwei: "The Buried Soul Palace is preconceived. It's not wrong to enter without being invited, but... the watchdog is not a good watchdog. I don't know if the master knows it. , will the dog be skinned and slaughtered?"

Wei Changyun was ridiculed by him as a watchdog who was not good at handling things, but he was not angry, but smiled slightly: "In that case, of course Wei must make up for his mistakes, and ask Master Chu... to take care of him!"

Aoyama Arakuzuka said:

Cangyang Gyatso once said: "The world is safe with the Dharma of both perfections, and you will not fail the Tathagata or your Qing."

In the affairs of the world, it is often difficult to have both, especially Lao Ye's standpoint, he has always been the one who is in a dilemma between personal affairs and the overall situation.

Before, the little angel was worried that when he made another choice, Chuchu would still be the one who was let down, because from Lao Ye's standpoint, there was nothing wrong with his choice of the overall situation.

But ten years later, he is no longer the Gu Xiao who had no choice back then, but the Ye Fusheng who has gone through vicissitudes.

The frivolous edges and corners that belonged to Gu Xiao were polished by ten years, and became Ye Fusheng's sleek and sophisticated.

He no longer believed in the so-called "Shuangquan Law", he tried his best to support the overall situation, and he would do anything to keep Chu Chu.

Lao Ye can go through life and death for these two, this is the best he can do.