Chapter 21 Chapter Twenty

Chapter 20 of the First Southern Chu Champion When I heard that Shuzhong and Xiangyang were attacked at the same time, it was not surprising. According to my thinking, to attack Southern Chu, a two-pronged approach is essential. The south is not fair, so when I heard that King Yong was going straight to Jianye with 20,000 Qingqi, I was stunned at that time, and immediately turned out the map and looked at it for a long time. The more I looked, the more confused I became. In this way, although Jianye can be captured for a while, it will definitely be lost soon. Even if the Southern Chu monarch and his subjects fall into his hands, someone will inevitably establish a new monarch, or even simply replace him. , If you want to pacify, you have to fight one city at a time. In this way, Jiangnan will never be pacified in less than twenty years.After thinking hard for a long time, I still don't understand Li Zhi's intention.

If I look at it from another angle, it suddenly occurred to me that the war is just a continuation of politics, so what benefits can Li Zhi get, but after thinking about it, it is just a chaotic Southern Chu that will make the prince Li An dare not make things difficult for Li Zhi, but, If Li Zhi breaks the truth in one fell swoop, what does it have to do with Li An really turning his face? I don't believe that Li Zhi can't beat Li An. It was a surprise to me, but I could take the opportunity to implement my plan. Thinking of this, I said lightly: "Chi Ji." Chi Ji who was organizing the map for me raised his head and looked at me.I ordered: "Send a letter to your master, I want to see him tonight." Chiji said "yes", then turned and left.

In the evening, Xiao Shunzi came very quickly. I sat behind the desk, and the secret camp Eight Horses, that is, Chi Ji, stood on the left and right sides respectively. Chen Zhen and Han Wuji stood on the left and right respectively. The chief, Xiao Shunzi As soon as he came in, he walked behind me, that was his position. Now, the commander of the secret camp is Chen Zhen, and the manager of Tianji Pavilion is Han Wuji. Although Xiao Shunzi has no clear identity, everyone knows that he is me. Xiao Shunzi can give orders for me, and Xiao Shunzi is the martial arts master of the disciples in the secret camp. The disciples in the secret camp respect Xiao Shunzi very much, which makes Xiao Shunzi's lofty and detached status, but he always treats me As before, willing to be my servant and attendant.

When I saw that everyone had arrived, I said, "Everyone, what I have been waiting for is today when I set up the secret camp and the Tianji Pavilion. The time has come. Today I ask you all to work together and help me complete my great cause of revenge." Chen Zhen said: "My lord, just tell me, if you didn't insist on waiting, we would have killed Liang Wan if we risked our lives." The others just listened quietly. According to my rules, they are not allowed to speak casually until it is their turn. Chen Zhen is the commander of the secret camp. Except for Xiao Shunzi and Han Wuji, everyone is his subordinate. Well, Xiao Shunzi can't speak without necessity, and Han Wuji's status is below Chen Zhen's, so he won't interrupt casually.

I looked at Han Wuji and asked, "Is everything in Tianji Pavilion ready?" Han Wuji bowed and said, "Don't worry, my lord. Although many businessmen have started to flee because of the news that the Yong army is coming, the parts that you ordered in advance are under control." I nodded and said: "I have been waiting for this opportunity before. Only when Nanchu and Dayong completely tore apart, will I have the opportunity I want. That is Princess Changle, Queen of Nanchu. From the very beginning, I felt that Dayong The emperor really loved this princess very much. You can see that he sent so many beautiful palace maids to marry him, and you can see that Princess Changle has always been aloof from the lord for many years. It can be seen that Princess Changle only needs to be in Nanchu. I think for the future To avoid embarrassment for the princess, Emperor Dayong didn't want the princess to have too much affection with the king at all."

After hearing my words, Xiao Shunzi and the others were puzzled and suspicious at first, and then their expressions gradually became clear. Xiao Shunzi said: "Young master is right, I know in the palace that the queen basically does not get along with the king, except when necessary. The queen always tries to stay in the palace as much as possible, even if she stays in the palace, she is always unhappy and never competes for favor. I used to think that the queen is virtuous, but now it seems that it is exactly what the young master said. She and Ben have no intention of staying in Nanchu. ."

I clapped the case and said: "Yes, if Emperor Dayong didn't cherish this daughter, he could completely ignore her feelings and let her win over the lord, so that he would have a better harvest. Since he loves Princess Changle so much, then in Dayong and the South Before Chu turned his face, he must rescue the princess, and Liang Wan must be the one who presides over this matter. Even though Liang Wan is not afraid of death, if Princess Changle makes a mistake, I am afraid that she will be more sad than death, so as long as we take advantage of their escape from the palace Time to trap them, for the safety of Princess Changle, even if Liang Wan wants to confess, it is impossible. As long as she confesses, her life and death are no longer important, and I can enjoy my grievances, but the master who protects Princess Changle must No less, we must be foolproof in everything we do, and we must not let them escape, Xiao Shunzi, you are my main force this time, are you sure?"

Xiao Shunzi thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, my lord, with my current martial arts, it may take a lot of effort to catch them, but it doesn't take much effort to kill them. As long as you plan carefully, I can guarantee that I will not let them go." escape." I said happily: "Okay, okay, Hualiu and Luer, you two lead the Yin group, you must control their every move, Bai Yi, Yu Lun, Shan Zi, Qu Huang, you four lead the Hu group, An The team is the main force to besiege them. You, Chi Ji and Bandao Li, lead the Long team to coordinate and deal with the aftermath. The specific matters are under the command of Chen Zhen and Han Wuji, so act now. Xiao Shunzi, you go to follow the queen first, just hurry up There is no way Liang Wan can escape."

When I read all kinds of information nervously to determine which strategy to adopt, the DPRK and China were already in chaos.The lord Zhao Jia's eyes were full of red silk, and he said angrily: "I always listen to what you say every day. Our soldiers in Southern Chu have enough food, but Dayong just passed through the defense line. In three hours, Yong's army will approach the city. What do you say, what to do." Prime Minister Shang Weijun said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. The Yong army has ridden thousands of miles away. It is already at the end of its strength. Although Jianye is empty, there are still 50,000 forbidden troops. As long as we defend for a period of time, Qin Wang's army will arrive."

At this time, a minister said: "Your Majesty, although Prime Minister Shang's words are polite, but the elite of the Yong army, if we can't keep Jianye, wouldn't it mean that the country is in danger? In my opinion, Your Majesty should temporarily move to a safe place." Take refuge temporarily, wait until the enemy army retreats, and then return to Jianye to reorganize. Your majesty is rich in gold, so don't take risks lightly." As soon as the words came out, the courtiers agreed. , most of the virtuous ministers are alienated, but there are more and more villains. Last time, because of the matter of proclaiming the emperor, a lot of virtuous ministers were berated, so now the matter is urgent, but there are no ministers who can discuss state affairs together. Although Wei Jun is usually mediocre, this time it is more sensible, but public outrage is hard to offend, and finally he had to compromise: "In this case, your majesty might as well go to another place for the time being, and let the old minister lead the forbidden army to guard Jianye, please allow your majesty." The prince supervises the country." Zhao Jia repeatedly agreed: "Okay, Jianye will entrust the prime minister, but the prince is only four years old, I am afraid it will be useless to stay." Shang Weijun thought to himself, if there is no prince here, how can he resist Yong Jun, I had to ask again and again, Zhao Jia didn't have deep feelings for his prince, but now he found that the only concubine other than Yong Nu who gave birth to a prince was Concubine Shang, so he naturally paid more attention, but seeing that Yong Jun was about to Arriving, Zhao Jia finally didn't want to waste time, hurriedly brought some trusted ministers, concubines and thousands of imperial troops and fled half an hour before the arrival of the Yong army.Before Zhao Jia left the city, Shang Weijun ordered the imperial army to raid the Mingyue Tower, and then sent the imperial army to surround the central palace and put Princess Changle, who was still in the harem, under house arrest. The aftermath of the battle between Yong and Southern Chu has not stopped, so the queen has not been promoted to the queen. Since Li Xian attacked Xiangyang for the first time, Zhao Jia sent people to take the queen back to the palace, but he was afraid of Dayong's strength and did not dare to put her under house arrest. On the contrary, Princess Changle is very knowledgeable, her footprints do not leave the palace gate, and the current house arrest is just for show. Who knows that the imperial army replied that Mingyue Tower is empty, and Princess Changle has disappeared, and all the maids are locked up. In a room, Shang Weijun was shocked. He knew that he had lost the amulet, and he didn't care about checking the defense. He ordered his trusted warriors to go to the harem to protect the concubine Shang and the prince in disguise, and fled immediately. .Then Shang Weijun immediately went to the city to preside over the defense.

At the same time, in a farm in the northern suburbs of Jianye, there was a scene of blood splattered with white blades. Liang Wan was dressed in blue cloth and held a dagger in her hand. Khan, on the chair behind her, has a haggard and beautiful face. She is also dressed in common clothes. Behind her stands a beautiful maid with a dagger in her hand. On the left and right sides stand a dozen Da Yong in farmer attire. The spies were all wounded, and some bloody crossbow arrows were scattered on the ground. In any case, Liang Wan did not expect that just after she brought Princess Changle to the hidden farmhouse that she had chosen in advance, she would be attacked by someone. They were tied tightly, both of their feet were cut, and then they were dealt with properly. Liang Wan led people to break through several times but was blocked by crossbow arrows. The gate of the courtyard was blocked by four masked men holding long knives. In Liang Wan's opinion, these masked men's martial arts were only second-rate, but they were brave and good at fighting, and their sword skills were fierce. She was trapped for a while, seeing the arrows coming, she had no choice but to rush back desperately, if she hadn't responded properly, her life might have been left outside.If it wasn't for Princess Changle, she would naturally be able to arrange to break out of the encirclement. With her martial arts, she might escape, but now she is in a dilemma. The more she thinks about it, the more confused she becomes. The people who besiege her are very elite soldiers. At least it is not much worse than Dayong's most elite army, and those masters who stop him can't be taken out casually. In today's Southern Chu, how can there be such an elite army near Jianye, even if it is really a secret spy of Southern Chu. Why do you only do it here? You can do it when you rescue the princess from the palace.Liang Wan still couldn't figure out what was outside, but she knew very well that she had to guard it. For safety's sake, she didn't notify Yong Jun of this location. If she didn't wait for Yong Jun to arrive, not only her life would be lost, but the princess would also be finished. However, if something happens to the princess, even if he dies, it will be difficult to appease Emperor Yong's anger. At that time, Fengyimen will bear the anger. Liang Wan was thinking, when a person whispered: "Miss Liang, they are awake." Liang Wan was overjoyed. Although the injuries of the people they stayed here were treated and they did not die, they were unconscious all the time. They must have taken some kind of medicine.She walked over and asked hastily, "What's going on, who attacked you by surprise." A person licked his chapped lips, and said: "Miss, it is a person who came here, covered his face in black, did not speak, his martial arts skills are amazing, he hurt both of us with just one move, that person wanted to kill us, but We were stopped by a later man who probably didn't know martial arts because his feet were weak and he lacked energy, so he ordered to cut our legs, and then we fell into a coma." Liang Wan listened to what they said, but it was of no help. At this time, a cold voice came from outside and said: "Listen, people in the room, we are getting impatient. If you don't come out, after a stick of incense, we will Just attack with fire." Liang Wan said loudly: "If you use fire to attack, aren't you afraid of attracting others' attention?" She wanted to test the person's position. There was silence outside for a while, then the man said again: "Nan Chu can't take care of himself, Dayong will arrive in half an hour, time is enough, the longer you think about it, the stricter our punishment will be in the future, if you surrender now, we will It can be guaranteed that at least you will not die too painfully." Liang Wan was in a cold sweat. For the first time, she regretted that she didn't bring more people here.While she was hesitating, a few bundles of straw were thrown at the door, and a fire bag was thrown over. The flames rose, and Liang Wan had no choice but to shout: "We surrender." Two rakes scraped away the straw, and a masked man in black appeared at the door. His hands were empty and he didn't have any weapons. However, Liang Wan felt a faint pressure coming from the man. The flying knife was held at his waist, but he lost the courage to use it. The man in black said in a soft and charming voice: "You all come out one by one with your hands tied." Liang Wan was startled, she had heard this kind of voice before. , That's the tone of an eunuch, but they shouldn't be from Nanchu.She mustered up her courage, dropped the dagger, straightened her messy hair with her hand, and walked towards the man gracefully. She knew that this man was probably a eunuch. It will also have a vicious character, so she dare not use beauty to seduce people, but try her best to show a kind of submissive obedience. She put her hands behind her back and walked towards that person. When she passed by that person, she His body twisted and slid like a poisonous snake, and the flying knife in his right hand stabbed at the man's throat. It was an unprepared knife, but when the man's right hand was drawn lightly, Liang Wan only felt a numbness in his wrist, and then the pale The cold hand pinched her throat, Liang Wan only felt that the hand was as disgusting and terrifying as a poisonous snake, and then she lost consciousness. When Liang Wan woke up, she realized that she was in the darkness. She listened carefully, but she didn't feel anyone beside her. She twisted her body and found that her hands were tightly tied behind her back by tendons. There was nothing unusual, she let out a sigh of relief, she didn't continue to move, after all, she didn't want to attract possible attention, at this moment a cold voice said: "You are awake, the young master wants to see you." Then the lights came on, Liang Wan involuntarily closed her eyes, and then two people came over and dragged her up. Judging from the feeling, these two people were both young people, Liang Wan thought instinctively.Those two people didn't want her to walk at all, so they dragged her into a spacious room with no windows in sight, it was a secret room, with torches burning everywhere, and on a chair in the middle of the room sat a man in black The masked man in a Confucian shirt, and on the four walls, all his subordinates are locked on the wall by five iron rings, and there is no trace of torture on their bodies. Besides, Liang Wan saw that the man in black There was a person standing beside him, and he could recognize from his hands that that person was the master who captured him alive. Besides, there were six men in black standing in the corners of the room.Liang Wan was dragged all the way to the wall opposite the man in black. Those two men skillfully bound Liang Wan's wrists and ankles with iron rings, and then tied an iron chain around her waist, tightening it. Feeling that she couldn't move at all, another man in black brought a bucket of cold water and poured it on her body. Liang Wan's body was completely soaked, revealing the outline of a delicate and mature body. She was ashamed and angry, even though she was already twenty She is seven years old, but she is still a virgin, how can she endure such humiliation, those men in black looked at her unscrupulously, even her subordinates also peeked at her. Liang Wan said angrily: "Who the hell are you? Why are you making trouble with me, Dayong?" The black-clothed Confucian scholar said indifferently: "I'm not trying to make things difficult for Dayong, Liang Wan, what I want is you, and the others are just a disaster." Liang Wan's heart trembled, she thought, I've been working for Dayong these past few years, how could someone seek revenge on me, seeing the hesitant eyes of her subordinates, she was a little ashamed, and said: "You take the other two girls How's it going?" She didn't dare to reveal the identity of Princess Changle, but the man in black said: "You mean Her Royal Highness Princess Changle, Her Royal Highness has nothing to do with this matter, and I sympathize with Princess Changle very much, so I arranged her in another wing Here, her maid's martial arts are very similar to yours, she wanted to take the opportunity to sneak attack, but was accidentally killed by my subordinates." Liang Wan felt sad in her heart, and said: "You are really vicious, my junior sister is only nineteen years old this year, I didn't expect you to be so ruthless." The black-clothed scholar didn't speak, and the person standing behind him said in a soft voice: "What does it matter if we kill someone by mistake, if you refuse to answer our questions, I will make your life worse than death." Liang Wan said angrily: "Who are you, and what enmity do you have with me?" The black-clothed Confucian student said coldly: "I just want to ask you one thing, did you kill Liu Piaoxiang?" Liang Wan was stunned for a moment, she never expected that someone would ask her this question.