Linque

The name "Ji Wuyue" came from Chu Heng, and more importantly, from the mouth of the imperial servant Mo. Even the well-informed Duke Ying, who was in command of the three armies, could hardly hide his shock and astonishment.

After a few breaths, Su Que came back to his senses, and still looked at Chu Heng with some doubts, "... Lishan Dongjun?"

Chu Heng smiled and nodded: "It's the junior."

"..." Su Que was silent for a moment.

He could guess that Chu Heng's background was extraordinary, but this kind of extraordinary could not reach "Chu Heng is the Lord of Lishan Mountain".

It's not just the youngness of the person in front of me—Yinghai Su's family has a pivotal position in Dayin Kyushu's aristocratic family. As the current head of the family, Su Que's thoughts are naturally much deeper—Chu Heng, no , Ji Wuyue is the imperial servant Mo.

This is the most chilling thing.

Su Que remembers very clearly that Chu Heng came to the imperial capital three years ago. Not long after he entered the Hall of Martial Arts, he was personally selected by His Majesty Jinkou Yuyan to sit in front of the imperial court. The reason why he made an exception was that he offended His Majesty, and instead of being punished, it was a blessing in disguise.

At that time, all the big aristocratic families searched this imperial servant Mo who turned out to be born out of nowhere, but naturally found nothing. Apart from Chu Heng's apprenticeship from Lishan Mountain, he was exceptionally good-looking, so he couldn't pick out any other outstanding features!

Although Su Que was not in Beijing at that time, he also heard some news. It is said that serving Mo in front of the imperial court was not a favorite of the Emperor, and His Majesty treated him harshly.

Gradually, no one paid any more attention to the imperial servant Mo who was not worthy of the Sacred Heart.Chu Heng's situation gradually improved. It was Lishan Junji Wuyue who rescued the prince in the suburbs of Beijing, and later helped the emperor's shadow guard to eradicate Qiannuolou, which made Chu Heng, the "junior brother", a little bit of honor.

——The entire imperial capital, from the princes and generals down to the ninth-rank officials, all think so.Su Que is no exception.

But now, the person in front of him told him that Chu Heng was Ji Wuyue and Dong Jun himself.

So in the past, all kinds of things in front of the imperial court, not being happy for the emperor, treating him harshly, gaining glory... No matter how you look at it, it looks like a big drama performed by His Majesty and Dong Jun.

Under Su Que's careful thinking, he couldn't help feeling a little chill down his spine.The majestic Mahayana Dongjun, if he really wants to become an official, as long as he nods his head and agrees, he will be appointed as a marquis and in command. Why would he go to the Hall of Martial Heroes just to be a guard?You have to pretend to be useless and be looked down upon.

To make Ji Wuyue make such an unreasonable move, Su Que thought about it. The only possibility is that His Majesty and Li Shan have already agreed on the terms and stood on the same side, so Chu Heng will not leave home for 16 years. He came to Beijing suddenly without warning, so His Majesty made an exception and appointed Chu Heng as the imperial servant, and then pretended to be displeased, and even last year, Ye Xinghui, the young master of Lishan Mountain, followed the national law and joined the Martial Arts Hall... All of this It makes perfect sense.

——This game of chess has been arranged since three years ago.

As for the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, no one from the aristocratic family noticed it!

Su Que settled down, looked at the young man in front of him again, nodded his head and said: "This trip is due to Mr. Dong, Su will thank you in advance."

Chu Heng smiled: "I don't dare to take the words of thanks. It is my duty to come here according to His Majesty's order. The Duke is being polite. Just call me 'Chu Heng'."

By decree, within the portion.

Su Que captured these two words again, and it is natural to put them on other people, and there is no room for error, but the person in front of him is Lishan Dongjun, Mahayana Realm.

Kyushu Martial Arts has been passed down for thousands of years, even longer than Dayin’s founding of the country. It has formed a customary rule that the Mahayana realm is not allowed to enter the imperial capital unless it is requested by the government. ; but the royal family has no way to ask the Mahayana realm to bow down to himself-this is relative respect and concession to the Kyushu martial arts powerhouse.

When he pretended to be Chu Heng and Chu Shimo, he said "the minister obeys the order" one by one, that is to put on a big show.But now that he is Ji Wuyue, but he is still willing to do this outside, the meaning is quite different.

The most powerful power often implies the most important danger.Dayin's founding emperors were all in the Mahayana realm, and the Taizu emperor became famous at a young age, which can be said to be unprecedented.The royal family they have inherited does have a way to suppress the Mahayana realm, but it is not necessary. The emperor will not easily use Yongzhen mountains and rivers.Killing the enemy and self-injury is not worthwhile.

Mahayana realm is not cabbage on the side of the road. Going back thousands of years, those who can have such martial arts attainments can be written on a piece of paper. It is said that it is rare, and there is no one out of millions of people. It is not an exaggeration at all. .

There are only so few people in total. For a long time, most of the Mahayana realm and the current royal family have maintained a distant and polite relationship with each other.A typical example is Ye Jianwei, the leader of the Eastern Capital. In terms of his status in the court, he is the head of the Ye family in Lishan Mountain, and he has a decent marquis inherited from his father.As the lord of Yiye Gucheng, he is in charge of the city's government affairs and taxes. According to the law of Dayin, he should go to Beijing to see and report on his work at least once every three years.

But the last time Ye Jianwei invited an order to come to the imperial capital was 11 years ago, when His Majesty was enthroned.Yiye Gucheng's debriefing has always been written by Ye Jianwei, and other people from Lishan will come to Beijing to face the saint on his behalf.

Because the Mahayana environment is inconvenient.

The royal family naturally has the highest stature, but the Mahayana realm also has its own pride. Unless he is a royal himself, or is born to be loyal to the imperial power, he can do his own thing in his own territory and revitalize the family. We are good to each other.

Like Cangwu Martial Venerable Fang Hongzhen, those who clearly live in one side, but are directly involved in the dispute between the emperor and King King, are considered a minority.On the way from Qingzhou, Tianzi Yingwei and Su Que got some information. Fang Hongzhen came from a wrong way. He entered the Mahayana using a crooked technique and needed regular blessings. The method was quite sinister.Presumably King Jing reached a deal with Fang Hongzhen on this too.

As for the Lishan Mountain Lord in front of him, Su Que didn't know what conditions His Majesty had negotiated with Lishan Mountain, so that Ji Wuyue could say the words "according to the order" again and again, and it was still "duty".

Su Que couldn't figure it out, but it was obviously not suitable for him to open his mouth. He said a few irrelevant gossips, and then went to rest.

Time does not wait, they do not plan to stay in Ningzhou for too long.Early the next morning, under the escort of the emperor's shadow guards, Duke Ying set off for the border of Ningchang.

Chu Heng changed into a bodyguard uniform identical to that of the Son of Heaven's Shadow Guard, covered his face with a face scarf, and followed Su Que on horseback in a low-key way for half a step.

Ming Ji twirled in Chu Heng's hand, and was pinned by his side.All the Shadow Guards of the Son of Heaven are top-notch masters, plus Su Que himself, there is no one in the group with low martial arts skills.

Before setting off, Chu Heng scanned the faces of all the shadow guards, and suddenly said solemnly: "I don't care what orders your majesty gave you before, if the people who come to intercept and kill are at most only Gui Yijing, then why not?" Everything is fine. But if Cangwu Martial Venerable Fang Hongzhen comes personally, other than him, you can deal with it. But Fang Hongzhen, you don’t want to fight him, you may die.”

"The purpose of this trip is to escort Ying Guogong to Yinghai safely. After you have dealt with the others, you can directly escort Ying Guogong to move on. Don't let anyone stay behind, and don't bother me and Fang Hongzhen, let alone try to help me. I know that the Shadow Guard of the Son of Heaven will act according to His Majesty's will, but I have fought against Fang Hongzhen once, and I know how much strength he has than His Majesty, so nothing will happen to him, so listen to me this time."

——Fang Hongzhen, this old thief, Chu Heng has been displeased with him for a long time.King Jing can have today, it is inseparable from Cangwu Martial Venerable behind the scenes, especially the rebel forces in Yunzhou, rather than following King Jing, it is better to follow the lead of Cangwu City.

Fang Hongzhen's conduct is not upright, and he is doomed to be restless.Dayin Kyushu is Ling Ye's country, and the people of Yunzhou are also His Majesty's subjects. Whether it is for Ling Ye or for those innocent lives who died under Fang Hongzhen's hands and were used by him to refine bones to strengthen his own realm, Fang Hongzhen always It must be cut!

Chu Heng did not forget what Yan Xiang told him about his mother two years ago on the eve of his death.Ji Wusu complained that she was reduced from the established Dongjun to the sinful slave of Yeyou, and she was unable to return to Lishan Mountain until her death. Her tragic life was inseparable from the evil deeds of the Fang clan of Cangwu.

Chu Heng knew that before coming here, Ling Ye must have told the shadow guard that he would not let him forcefully kill Fang Hongzhen to avoid injury.But if the old thief doesn't come today, that's all. If he bumps into his hands, it will be his own fault.

Of course it would be best if he could be captured alive and sent to the imperial capital to discuss the crime. If not, he would be killed directly!

——Chu Heng was thinking like this in his heart, but his face was still calm, not revealing anything.

After hearing Chu Heng's words, the leading shadow guard hesitated a little, but after thinking about the realm of the person in front of him and his actual status in the palace, he hesitated for a moment and decided to claim it.

Su Que frowned slightly when he saw the shadow guard of the Son of Heaven responding, a little surprised.I don't know if it was an illusion, but as soon as Chu Heng said "listen to me this time", Su Que faintly felt that there seemed to be something wrong. Chu Heng's words seemed...too proficient.

The journey was smooth and smooth, and soon passed the border of Ningchang.

As soon as they set foot in Changzhou, the group unconsciously raised their vigilance.

Respecting the king raised the flag to rebel, now there are wars and turmoil in Kyushu, especially Changzhou, the official road is empty and there are no people, only the woods on both sides of the road can occasionally hear the chirping of cicadas and birds.

In such a quiet time, a little noise is enough to arouse everyone's vigilance.For example, at this moment, the sudden sound of a sharp arrow piercing the wind suddenly sounded in my ears——

The Tianzi Shadow Guard on Su Que's left reacted very quickly. The horizontal sword spun around in mid-air. The moment the sharp arrow was deflected by the scabbard, his right hand immediately drew the sword out. It was cut into two pieces and landed next to the horse's hoof.

As if it was a signal to attack, at the same time that the broken arrow landed, a group of warriors dressed in short combat clothes suddenly sprang out from the woods on both sides of the official road, without any cover on their faces, and flew towards Su Que's direction together.

A group of shadow guards immediately unsheathed their swords and soldiers, and surrounded Duke Ying, fighting with the assassin.

Chu Heng restrained himself and sat on the horse, and casually dealt with the two assassins who approached him, not in a hurry to draw his sword.He raised his eyes and glanced around the assassins who came to intercept and kill them. They were all top-notch experts. In order to kill Duke Ying, King Jing really did a great job.It's just that these are not enough, the real assassin has not yet appeared, Chu Heng is waiting.

The time for a cup of tea passed in an instant, the sound of swords and soldiers clashing one after another, and blood splattered all over the ground.Chu Heng deliberately restrained his true energy and blended in with all the people in the melee, without any apparent abruptness.

After all, they are the emperor's swordsman, and the emperor's shadow guard has a significant advantage, and gradually begins to control the situation of the battle, and the assassins are beheaded on the spot one after another.And at this moment, the person Chu Heng had been waiting for finally appeared.

Fang Hongzhen didn't attack from the side, and a generation of masters who have been in the martial arts for many years didn't bother to do it. His figure suddenly appeared in front of everyone like a ghost without any warning. Ming.

What arrived in front of everyone together with the clanging sound was the vast saber intent brought out by the long saber, thick as the sea, as mountainous as the abyss, forcing everyone standing in front of Su Que to step back three steps to both sides .

It was as if the river was split by the knife and poured towards the two banks. There was no one in front of Fang Hongzhen blocking him. He looked directly into Su Que's eyes and smiled coldly.Ming Hong made another clank, and at the same time as the knife light flashed, Fang Hongzhen had already arrived in front of Su Que.

This knife came too fast, with a one-hit-killing aura, Su Que had no time to react, the knife tip had already hit the face very close at hand, only an inch away from his neck——

A pitch-black sword painted with gold blocked Minghong's blade, preventing him from taking another step forward.

Bright silence.

Fang Hongzhen recognized the sword at a glance.

His pupils shrank suddenly, his figure flipped and jumped in mid-air, and he retreated ten feet away and landed firmly on the ground.The Minghong knife made a faint clang, and Fang Hongzhen's body tensed unconsciously. He squinted his eyes and looked at the masked young man in front of Su Que, and said slowly after a long while: "Lishan Dongjun Ji Wuyue."

What responded to him was the sound of Ming Ji unsheathing, and the next moment, Fang Hongzhen read the undisguised murderous intent from Chu Heng's eyes, as if Chu Heng was the assassin, and the tip of Ming Ji's sword shone coldly. The light hit him directly at an elusive speed.Fang Hongzhen clenched the saber in his hand, and Ming Hong Dao let out a bloodthirsty clang again. When Ming Ji was still a few feet away from him, his saber finally moved.

The light of Ming Hong Dao was facing the tip of Ming Ji Sword impartially.Fang Hongzhen let out a low laugh, sparks burst out where the swords met, and what burst out together with the sparks was Fang Hongzhen's majestic true energy, which swept away like a stormy wave, and the shadow guards and assassins who were close had no time to make a move. Response, all were repelled several feet away.

In the blink of an eye, Chu Heng flipped his left hand and swung it behind him, reaching Su Que faster than Fang Hongzhen's killing intent. All his killing intent was blocked outside.

At the same time, Chu Heng suddenly changed his tactics, Ming Ji pressed Ming Hong's knife and stabbed towards Fang Hongzhen's heart, Fang Hongzhen immediately blocked it with a horizontal knife.Chu Heng refused to let go, and stabbed forward with all his strength against Minghong's back with the sword that inherited the true energy of the Mahayana. This sword used enough internal force, and the piercing sound of metal and stone hitting each other was accompanied by the energy rippling from the explosion of internal force , he forced Fang Hongzhen back ten feet with his sword.

Fang Hongzhen stopped on his back, and the Minghong knife lying on his chest made a wrong move, and immediately turned sideways. The moment Mingji's sword brushed past him, he turned from defense to attack, and swung the knife with his right hand, slashing towards Chu Heng's waist .Chu Heng withdrew the Ming Ji sword in a breath, and took three steps in a row, but did not retreat in the direction of Su Que behind him, but turned sideways to avoid the edge of Ming Hong's blade, and then followed up with the sword without leaving any room , forcing Fang Hongzhen to the woods beside the official road.

Fang Hongzhen could see that he wanted to divide the battlefield to keep himself, but he also knew that with Ji Wuyue here today, Duke Ying Su Que's life would be lost.

No one knows how powerful this young Mahayana is. Lishan Mountain Junji Wuyue has always been a mystery, and he has never formally fought anyone outside of Lishan.

The sword energy as thin as cicada's wings was reflected in Fang Hongzhen's slightly constricted pupils, and he suddenly felt a slight tingling in the palm of his hand holding the knife, just like when he was discussing martial arts in Shanglinyuan, but the difference was that last time it was shocking. , but this time——

lore.

Fang Hongzhen suddenly came back to his senses, and swiped away the edge of Ming Ji's sword that was close at hand, and the blade swept across to force Chu Heng back.He clenched the handle of the knife tightly, the killing intent in his eyes was overwhelming, a gleam of light gathered on the tip of Ming Hong's knife, and the sound of cicadas and birds could no longer be heard in the woods, only the fallen leaves were blown up by the wind within ten feet, Flying in the air around Ming Hong Dao.

The zhenqi, which was as vast as the river and the sea, exploded, Fang Hongzhen let out a yell, and swung out a sharp knife, and the fallen leaves flew towards Chu Heng from all directions with the light of the knife.Every fallen leaf is now a part of the knife, engulfed with ten-tenths of killing intent and knife energy, sweeping towards it like a net, the warriors tens of feet away subconsciously retreated in unison, and the surrounding trees were pierced by the leaves, Crackling broke all over the ground.

The knife net made of leaves was already approaching, Chu Heng did not dodge or dodge, the Mingji in his hand went straight forward to meet the destructive light of Ming Hong, breaking through everything.The leaves brushed past him quickly, and the cloth towel that covered his face slipped down, revealing a calm face, his lips were tightly pursed into a line, and his eyes revealed a cold killing intent.

Everyone, including Fang Hongzhen himself, realized very clearly at this moment that Lord Lishan Dong did not just come to escort Ying Guogong, he came to kill Fang Hongzhen.

Changzhou, Jindu.

An extremely secret private banquet was held in the back flower hall of the State Shepherd's Mansion. Several city lords from the twelve cities in the south of the Yangtze River who were watching the fire secretly were invited, accompanied by several families closely related to these families. Chief of Garrison.

Ying Hai was unable to attack for a long time, Jiang Di sent a letter of pleading for help, accompanied by King Jing's warrant, to Murui Hesi's residence in Changzhou Prefecture, asking the family behind him to send troops.The transfer of the garrison is no small matter, once agreed, there is no turning back, almost betting on their lives and lives, several family heads and military leaders must come to discuss in person.

After drinking for three rounds, the host and guest chatted happily, and the enchanting dancers retreated from both sides, leaving only a pipa girl in the hall to pluck the strings.

Murui He Si of Changzhou State was blushing, stood up and was about to toast, but several family heads looked at each other, and the one sitting in the middle cupped his hands, he was Qi Ling, one of the sixteen families The person in charge of the Wen family, with the most important status, said: "Brother Rui, don't blame it. Since everyone chooses to sit here today, it is a fateful friendship. If the family doesn't talk about the two families, the foolish brother will speak bluntly."

"Admiral Jiang's army is not small, and King Jing has made complete preparations before planning a big event. The few of us are just curious. We have always heard that Ying Hai is trapped by the plague, but why can't he be attacked? Admiral Jiang is now We are in a hurry to get reinforcements, maybe something happened..."

——Jiang Di led the left division of the water army to besiege Yinghai, and his people were all in the south of the city for a hundred miles. The movements in Yinghai city could not be spread to the south of the Yangtze River so quickly.The arrival of Yan Zhefei, the lord of Qianyong Realm, has eased the news of Yinghai's epidemic. Even in the East China Sea Navy, only Jiang Di and his cronies know about it, let alone the major families thousands of miles away.

Of course, Rui Hesi couldn't tell the truth right now, these old foxes were used to seeing the wind turn their backs, talking about surrendering, but they didn't want to take a real step forward.But now it is a critical moment to take advantage of the garrison in Changzhou, and they must be completely boarded and cut off.

Rui Hesi held the wine glass firmly in his hand, looked at Marquis Wen, smiled inexplicably, and said, "Brother Wen, haven't you heard? The masters of the epidemic in the Imperial Capital Hospital gathered in Yinghai, but everyone saw it -"

Rui Hesi spread his hands, "The epidemic has not been slowed down at all. If that boy Su Lang has a way, how did his grandfather, the old Duke, get infected? Let me explain to you, there is a big way in this plague." , if the prince doesn't nod his head to show kindness, Ying Hai won't get well for a day!"

"Admiral Jiang wants reinforcements?" Rui Hesi waved his hand, and said indifferently, "He didn't want it. Yinghai will be a dead city sooner or later, but now it's just relying on the family to resist! Can't attack? Then you are too underestimated The method of the prince and the ability of Admiral Jiang."

He leaned slightly and stared at Wen Hou who was sitting in the middle, lowered his voice, and said word by word: "This soldier is what the prince wants."

"Everyone has seen the methods of the prince. Yinghai - a sick city, Yichong - can't take care of himself. The governor of Changzhou even cooled Songcheng's body! This Changzhou and this Jiangnan will be in the bag sooner or later. The garrison Whether or not to reinforce Admiral Jiang is not important to the battle situation, and what the prince really wants is not the strength itself. But since the brothers have stated that they will follow, the prince wants to see your true sincerity! Brother Wen? Do you think this is the case? Reason?" Rui Hesi laughed a few times, raised his head to drink the wine in the glass, and sat back on the chair again.

The untimely thunder outside the hall rolls behind the clouds, and the showers come suddenly, but the hall is still as pleasant as spring. In the corner, the pipa girl gathers and twitters slowly, and has changed a song inadvertently. The sound of Lingling piano turns sharply, and the sound is urgent But Zhengran.

Wenhou and the others looked at each other a few times, breathed a sigh of relief, and there seemed to be some excitement on their faces.

Rui Hesi didn't seem to notice their eye contact, and warmly greeted them with drinks and food, as if Ying Hai's battle situation was really not at all urgent.

After another round of drinking, Rui Hesi smiled, and changed his tone of emotion, and said sincerely: "In the past few years, everyone has also seen that we are very big-hearted now! "

Rui Hesi shook his head: "The transfer of Lian Songcheng, who was born in the northern border, to Changzhou as the governor, isn't it just because you and I don't like you and me? Pushing the imperial examination and stopping the examination papers is a clear statement not to put the ancestral system on the In my eyes, I want to copy the bottom line of our old family!"

These words pierced straight into the hearts of several family heads.

Rui Hesi immediately sighed again: "It was Yan Mao's bastard who helped the emperor do it. His son Yan Yunfei heard that he is now in the Qingzhou army like a fish in water. Duke Ying is trying to make military achievements on this kid. , are not afraid to support him to death! What is it for? Help out a powerful general who has a vendetta against the old family, and save it for the purpose!"

"On the other hand, Yan's family, Duke Yan Yu of the Qing Dynasty is still worrying about Ding You! The emperor seized the opportunity and went to death! I dare say that the suspension of the roll is still the beginning, just wait and see, as long as you are on the throne It's him, Yan Chuan's today is the tomorrow of the Twelve Cities in the South of the Yangtze River!"

Lightning pierced the sky, and dazzling white light entered the flower hall, making the complexions of the several family heads present as dark as clouds.

Rui Hesi said to himself: "Yuyang Han family is happy to take the imperial examination, it is a treasure land for scholars. Yinghai occupies the largest open sea and trading port in Kyushu, and is very rich. Su Lang used to be the prince's companion to study. Just in time to take over his father's class. These two families are doing well, who cares about the life and death of other people in Jiangnan Twelve Cities? We are not Yichong here. We have to pave the way for future generations! I remember that when Her Highness the Queen Mother was in power, not to mention the suspension of examinations, even the imperial examination was not held! This is the family law of the ancestors!"

The faces of the several family heads were a little pale, that's right, King Jing is the empress dowager's own son, known for his filial piety, and he had already stated his position during the discussion before - the family is the cornerstone of the dynasty.

Rui Hesi took a sip of wine, glanced around, and knew that it was almost done.He smacked his lips, sighed and said again: "This one, don't say that the previous court did not follow the ancestral system, even in the harem, I am afraid that the ancestral law has been thrown to Java! Otherwise, why do you think he is unwilling to draft? "

The emperor's delay in marrying and refusing to accept concubines has always made the great aristocratic families anxious. Wen Houdang even asked: "Brother Rui, do you know the reason?"

A look of disgust appeared on Rui Hesi's face, as if he didn't know where to start, he paused and said: "This is what Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother told the lord, serving Mo in front of the imperial court, do you all know? Our Majesty will bring you Arrived at the Summer Palace."

It's nothing to spoil a man, but the Summer Palace is the place where the emperor gets married and the emperor and empress live together!Is this delusional!Several family heads immediately put down their chopsticks.

Rui Hesi said: "Marriage between the royal family is the bond of stability of the empire. Today, it has become a joke! The previous dynasty pushed the imperial examination, and the harem did not accept concubines. How much does the emperor want to cut off from the old family? Yes. , there is already a crown prince, and Jiazhao Xu’s mother-in-law family is only two breaths away. When the crown prince takes over the country in the future, he will not remember to support the family. It’s really a good idea. Luckily, a male favorite? Okay, Then let's see if this imperial servant Mo can go into battle or kill the enemy, how many nails can he twist with one hand?"

Rui Hesi laughed, his face was full of sarcasm, Shi Shiran drank another sip of wine, glanced at the several family heads whose faces were sinking like water from the corner of his eyes, and knew that it was almost done.Only the last straw remains—

He waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "Look at me, I'm getting too far. Brother Wen, just now you asked me what happened to Ying Hai, I think about it, there is really a case—"

Wen Hou heard the words and raised his head: "Brother Rui said it directly."

As if it was an insignificant hour, Rui Hesi said lightly: "Ying Guogong Su Que is rushing to Yinghai, and I think he has already reached the border of Changzhou."

The prestige of Su Que in the Changzhou Army was clear to the several family heads and the accompanying generals of the garrison, and they felt tense at the moment, and before they could make a sound, they heard Rui Hesi speak again——

"However, he is destined not to reach Yinghai." Rui Hesi raised his wine glass with confidence, and slowed down his voice, "Cangwu Martial Venerable Fang Hongzhen is already waiting for him, and today next year will be Su Que's. Memorial Day. We are all in Changzhou, and if we don’t see each other when we look up, why don’t we have a drink and see off our old friend at the bar together!”

The four strings of the female pipa in the corner suddenly retracted between the fingers, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, it happened to coincide with the thunder that fell from the sky outside the hall, the four strings resounded together, and the sound of the pipa echoed throughout the flower hall, and the lingering sound lasted for a long time.

When Rui Hesi's words fell to the ground, he drank it first.

"Yinghai is bound to win, please send troops to the garrison under the brothers' hands. In the final analysis, it is the prince who wants to see our sincerity."

Several family heads exchanged glances with each other.

In the Twelve Military Regions of Kyushu, all military power belongs to the emperor in name, but how many generals can only be produced by the direct line of the emperor?The forces in Changzhou are intertwined, and over time, which one of the generals in the army does not have the surnames of the twelve cities in the south of the Yangtze River?In the Changzhou garrison, the emperor's direct lineage is at most no more than [-]%, and now that Lian Songcheng is dead, these people can't do anything without a leader.As for the remaining [-]% of the garrison, their surname has long since ceased to be Ling.

The emperor has used the hands of the Su family of Yinghai and the Han family of Yuyang to test Changzhou many times over the years, making it clear that he is going to start to clean up the forces of the twelve cities in the south of the Yangtze River. If these old guys stay still, they will still be talking in the court tomorrow. portion?

If the emperor is not benevolent, then someone else will be in charge.

Rui Hesi toasted with several aristocratic family heads and garrison generals, and immediately made a decision to support Jiang Di.

The big plan has been decided, the pipa girl in the hall is playing the piano slowly, and everyone is pushing cups and changing glasses, and when they are smiling, there is a sudden noise from outside the flower hall. This banquet is held in an extremely secret way, and the outside is heavily guarded, so there should be no noise .

Rui Hesi frowned, and the guard standing beside him immediately strode over, pushed open the door with both hands, the word "what's the noise" had already reached his lips, and suddenly swallowed it back——

A sword with a glint of cold light was pressed against his throat.

The guard's pupils shrank suddenly, and he subconsciously fell silent. The sword pressed against his throat, forcing him to step back.

Rui Hesi, who was sitting inside, saw that the commotion was still going on outside, and just as he said the word "come", the guard who had just walked out staggered back step by step.

As soon as Rui Hesi and the other masters raised their heads, their faces changed instantly. Several generals stood up with sullen faces and hurriedly stood up. They were about to take down the sword-bearer, but they saw another person walking in from the flower hall.

Everyone seemed to be choked by the throat at the same time, and they all froze in place, with cold sweat running down their backs. There was a deathly silence in the flower hall, only the violent heartbeat echoed in their ears.Rui Hesi's complexion was even paler, he stared at the person with wide eyes, his heart was filled with fear, his lips moved, and it took him a long time before he managed to utter a single word: "Lian..."

Lian Songcheng, the governor of Changzhou, "the body is completely cold", stood in front of them alive.

Lian Songcheng's sharp gaze slowly swept across the faces of the family heads and generals stationed in the flower hall, and finally stayed on Rui Hesi's terrified face, and uttered the unspeakable three words for him : "Lian Songcheng."

Rui Hesi directly fell to the ground.

The expressions of the several aristocratic masters changed drastically, and finally Wen Hou, who was still standing in the middle, took a step forward and asked calmly, "What does Governor Lian mean?"

Lian Songcheng glanced at him, sneered, and stopped talking nonsense with him: "Take it."

As soon as the order came out, a group of well-dressed warriors with swords poured into the flower hall, and within a short while, the swords were placed on the necks of everyone in the hall.

"Lian Songcheng, you—come here!" Wen Hou's eyes were about to burst, and he yelled out the door. These people are the heads of aristocratic families, and they are surrounded by heavy guards. He doesn't believe that Lian Songcheng's people can simultaneously All the masters outside restrained them.

The person who responded to his walk in was an old man with gray temples, his eyes shrank when he heard Hou's eyes, and he suddenly lost his voice.

Not to mention the twelve cities in the south of the Yangtze River, but looking at the entire Dayin Kyushu, there is no patriarch who does not recognize this——the current dean of Yishan Academy, and the last Marquis of Yong'an, Xiao Mingting, a peerless master who is only a thin line away from the Mahayana realm .

Lian Songcheng's people can't, but Yishan Academy is more than enough.

"Old Xiao, what do you mean?" After a long while, Wen Hou still didn't give up, gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words.

Xiao Mingting raised his eyes and glanced at him, then retracted his eyes and straightened his cuffs, and said slowly: "King Jing Goulian Nanyang Zeguo, when he attacked Yichong at night, he should have thought of today. This is Dayin, not his own garden for you to play wild with. .”

Changzhouzhou Murui He Si, who fell on the ground, seemed to have just recovered, staring at Lian Songcheng, and said sharply: "Impossible, you have already..."

"Already dead?" Lian Songcheng took his words, glanced at the faces of several family heads and military generals in the garrison, and said with a sneer: "If I don't 'die' once, how can I kill you guys? Where did the old fox get caught?"

At the same time as the shocking changes in Jindu, the turmoil on the border of Changzhou had just stopped.

In front of the post station, Ye Jianwei, the lord of the Eastern Capital, sent away Ying Guogong Su Que and his party, and followed Chu Heng into the post station room. He closed the door and looked at Chu Heng, seeing that Chu Heng still did not respond. , After a while, he said slowly: "Okay, Ling Qidu escorted Su Que away, don't bear it, spit it out."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Heng choked up a mouthful of blood, and his complexion turned pale.

Ye Jianwei caressed his back, used his internal energy to adjust his breath, shook his head and said, "I know you have the ability to kill Fang Hongzhen, but no matter how improper Fang Hongzhen's standing is, he can be considered Mahayana. Before I came, I said you It’s impossible to be unscathed.”

This battle was indeed thrilling, and at the end of the fight, Chu Heng knew that it would be difficult to capture him alive, so he directly changed to forceful killing.But Fang Hongzhen's reputation is not in vain. At the critical moment of life and death, if Chu Heng took his life, he would have to suffer twice.Fortunately, Ye Jianwei and Ling Qi arrived in time in the end, and the three of them worked together to capture the old thief alive.

Before that, Chu Heng also suffered some internal injuries, but now he was pointed out by the master, the apprentice could only watch his nose and heart, and kept his eyes down in silence.

The expression on Ye Jianwei's face gradually became serious: "You can hide it from Ling Qi, but you still want to hide it from your master? This virtue has been practiced since childhood."

Chu Heng bit his lip, not daring to refute at all.

Seeing his guilty look, Ye Jianwei had a rough idea, and said in a deep voice, "You can shut up the other emperor's shadow guards, but you can't control Ling Qi, and you are afraid that he will know that you are injured. It seems that today you have to force Your Majesty didn't know about the killing of Fang Hongzhen?"

Chu Heng's heart suddenly rang an alarm bell, and as expected, Ye Jianwei noticed that his back was tense under his palm, and the next sentence was: "I said that he is unlikely to rest assured that you will kill Mahayana alone, he just wants you to shock Fang Hongzhen , give Su Que a ride?"

Chu Heng looked away a little guilty.

"Okay, I still have a lot of opinions, you can hide the injury from Ling Qi, then I will tell..."

Chu Heng hurriedly turned around and grabbed Ye Jianwei's sleeve: "Master, don't! It will be fine after a few days of breath adjustment, don't tell Your Majesty!"

Ye Jianwei glanced at him lightly, noncommittal.

……

After adjusting Chu Heng's breath, Ye Jianwei felt relieved when he saw that he was fine.After resting in the station overnight, in the morning of the next day, Chu Heng and the rest of the emperor's shadow guards escorted Fang Hongzhen, whose inner strength was locked by the formation, back to the imperial capital. Ye Jianwei did not go with them, saying that he was going to Cangwu City, Yunzhou , see the female city lord Fang Jingci.

"Cangwu City?" Chu Heng froze for a moment, Ye Jianwei didn't seem to be disgusted or resentful when he talked about this place, but the expression between his brows was rather perplexed.

Fang Hongzhen is not the lord of Cangwu City, the real patriarch of the Cangwu Fang clan is actually Fang Jingci, his childhood sweetheart wife.It's just that the female city lord is not in good health, and she has been obsessed with Buddhist affairs all year round. She has not stepped out of Cangwu City for many years, and Fang Hongzhen has all the government affairs in the city.Even, members of the Cangwufang clan rarely see the female city lord.

It is said that many years ago, Lishan, Cangwu, and Erfei were still family friends, but later, the Erfei Medicine Sect was destroyed, and everything could not go back.

Chu Heng didn't know much about this past, Ye Jianwei and Mu Xiyun kept it secret, and they didn't want to talk about it with the juniors, but from Ye Jianwei's tone, Fang Jingci seemed to be an old friend.

But Chu Heng didn't ask again, no matter what Fang Jingci thought, at least in the past, her Fang family was responsible for the destruction of Er Fei, and today, her Fang family is also responsible for King Jing's rebellion.

Reincarnation of cause and effect, what kind of cause will reap what kind of fruit, it should be.

……

In a day, Changzhou has changed.

Zhou Murui He Si colluded with foreign enemies and cooperated with King Jing in the rebellion, and has been imprisoned.The ginseng headed by Qiling Wenhou