Chapter 161 Chapter Twenty-Nine

Chapter 29: A Strong Man Severes His Wrist On April 15th, Emperor Taizong came out of Tongguan. Wherever the flag pointed, everyone fled looking forward to the wind, and the momentum was like a broken bamboo. On the same day, King Qing raised troops in Nanzheng and made Meng Xu, the posthumous son of the King of Shu, the lord of the country. On April 16th, King Qing broke through Sanguan Pass, and the world shook. ——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian".Yongji III On Sanguan City, King Qing Li Kang looked at the sergeants with bright armor in the city, and couldn't help but smile from the bottom of his heart. After years of management, plus coercion and temptation, he finally firmly controlled this Dayong's army in his hands. The 50,000-strong army assembled by the wealthy families in Sichuan, Dongchuan with 150,000 troops, is enough to occupy the foundation of Dayong——Guanzhong. In the past, Dayong chose to attack Shu because the Kingdom of Shu occupied Hanzhong. , According to Yangping Pass, you only need to break through Sanguan to enter Guanzhong.Such a threat made Dayong's court always feel that there was a sharp sword hanging over its head. Although the royal family of Shu was determined to be safe, it could not dispel Dayong's fear. Now he has easily obtained Sanguan. Guan, grasp the fertile land of Dongchuan, win Guanzhong, lay the foundation of the empire, lose, retreat to Dongchuan, and watch the disputes of the princes with a cold eye. Compared with being a Prince Dayong who is always insulated from the throne, this is what I dream of. Achievement.

When Li Kang was thinking about it, a soft and sweet voice came from behind and said: "My lord, the spring is cold, why don't you put on the cloak I gave you." Li Kang's heart warmed up, and when he turned around, he saw a young woman in plain clothes walking towards him, although because of being in the army, the young woman's clothes were very simple and elegant, and her green black silk was tied up in a cloud snail bun , tied at the bottom with only a gold ring, she has a graceful figure, moves like a willow, and has a beautiful face, like a lotus in a pond, her natural beauty is enough to overwhelm the country.The young woman smiled sweetly and gave her a bow. Li Kang stretched out his hand to help her up, and said with a smile: "Qing is too careful. This king is strong. This little Chunhan, why does he need a cloak?" The young woman said angrily: "Your Majesty The military affairs are busy, and the concubine is unable to help, so naturally I can only do my best to take care of the prince's body, the prince is a body of gold, if he suffers from the wind and cold, it will not hinder the great cause." After finishing speaking, he pretended to be from behind The maid took a white Sichuan brocade cloak and tied it on for Li Kang herself. The cloak was embroidered with golden wild animals, which was lifelike. Li Kang smiled and let the woman do whatever she wanted.The woman fastened her cloak, looked up inadvertently, and saw the tenderness in Li Kang's eyes, her face was flushed, she bowed her head and said, "I'm leaving, please take care of your body." After saying that, she turned and left, although Li Kang missed her very much He is by his side, but now that he is on military affairs, and it is already quite inappropriate to take his concubine with him, if he loves his sons and daughters, it may hinder the morale of the army, so he just watched his concubine leave.

Just when the young woman was about to step down the tower, a young man with an ordinary appearance hurried up, saw the young woman, the young man avoided the side and gave a salute, the young woman smiled and nodded, and walked down with the maid, the young man finally came to the celebration In front of the king, he reported: "Your Majesty, all of Sanguan has been controlled by our army, and all captured Yongjun have been imprisoned, but after interrogation by the last general, it was learned that Li Zongxun, the guard of Sanguan, had escaped when the pass was broken. , and there is no trace of Ming Jiansi, may I ask the prince if he needs to send troops to hunt him down, the deputy general Sanguan has made meritorious deeds, and is still waiting for the prince to summon him."

A look of regret flashed in Li Kang's eyes, and he said: "It's a pity, Li Zongxun is also a good general, and he knows Sanguan very well. If you kill him, you can save a lot of trouble. Mingjian is the best at avoiding disadvantages." , escape is not unusual, but this time you bought the internal response, the internal response and the external combination broke the customs clearance, Ming Jiansi must be severely punished, and that is enough." Li Kang was very satisfied with the achievements of the Splendid League, and first cut off the passages between Guanzhong and Dongchuan , so that he could firmly control the power of Dongchuan in his hands, and through coercion and lure, he bought the deputy general of Sanguan, so that he could get Sanguan without any effort. wary.

At this time, Ye Tianxiu came in a hurry. He was Li Kang's confidant. This time, he was appointed by Li Kang as the assassin, and he was in charge of supervising the generals in the army. Now the army under King Qing is composed of the private soldiers of the old Shu giants and the Dayong army. , there were many conflicts, and the morale of the army was quite unstable, so Ye Tianxiu was very busy. Almost all of King Qing's original secret agents were used on this. It can make the Splendid League believe in Li Kang's sincerity and be more dedicated. Besides, foreign intelligence detection is the strength of the Splendid League. Of course, Li Kang also retains a secret intelligence force targeting Chang'an.In addition, Li Kang knew that in this troubled world, only by holding military power could he be as stable as Mount Tai, so he tried his best to control the army. As long as the military power was stable, he would not worry about the old Shu forces and the Splendid League.

After Li Kang listened to General Ye Tianxiu's report on the situation, he said with satisfaction: "Tianxiu, you have worked hard. I am afraid that the information about our uprising has already reached Chang'an. Guo, Shi Yu is in charge of the government, and veterans such as Qin Yi and Cheng Shu are in Chang'an. Our army can only fight steadily. I have decided to personally lead the army to attack Chencang. Now the situation in the Northern Han Dynasty is not good for Dayong. I want to see How does Yong Ting face the enemy on both sides." Ye Tianxiu heard that Li Kang referred to the Dayong court as Yongting, and knew that the prince was completely unrequited with Dayong. In fact, Ye Tianxiu didn't want Li Kang to do this in her heart. As the prince of Dayong, power and wealth are rare in the world. He wanted to raise troops to rebel, but he was deeply favored by Li Kang, so he didn't care about any righteousness. As soon as Li Kang's voice fell, Ye Tianxiu said: "Chen Cang guarding the prison is Li Zhi's confidant and favorite general. He uses troops cautiously and is good at To defend the city, Chencang may be difficult to attack."

Li Kang said with a smile: "It's okay, the assassins from the Jinxiu League have already infiltrated Chen Cang, as long as Chen Cang is exhausted by our attack, we can find a gap to assassinate Yin Jail, when Chen Cang will be chaotic, we can break through the strong city. Let's talk now Perhaps most of Yong Ting's thoughts are on the Northern Han Dynasty, and I'm afraid he can't take care of it here, but after we capture Chencang and march into Weinan, the hundreds of thousands of troops defending the Three Qin Dynasty will probably overwhelm us." Ye Tianxiu said: "I'm afraid the Duke of Xin, Old General Qin, will come with the army. Old General Qin has experienced many battles, and he has the morale of the army. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to win."

Li Kang said with a sneer, "Qin Yi is already old. Since Qin Qing's death, this person's spirit has completely disappeared, so there is no need to worry about it. Besides, Long Tingfei used his soldiers like a god, and took Li Xian lightly. Li Zhi has gone. How can he still be able to turn the tide? We only need to spend a few more days, and we will surely gain something, even if we have to return to the old warehouse in the end, it is enough consolation." After hearing Shangguan Yan's secret report, Huo Yi felt a slight sarcasm in his heart. Li Kang played as he wished, mantis catching cicadas, but he didn't know that the oriole was behind him. How could he know that everything around him had been infiltrated by us? Cut off the information from Jinyang and Dongchuan. Even if some news came by chance, it was intercepted by him with the power of Jinxiu League beside King Qing. The constant false information made King Qing feel a little overwhelmed, completely forgetting how terrifying his opponent is.

Looking at Huo Yi's mocking smile, Shangguan Yan felt a chill in his heart. A few days ago, he received news from his adoptive father that his adoptive brother Gu Ying had suddenly disappeared. He fell into the control of Chen Zhen and others. The so-called disappearance was just to control Gu Ning's power more closely. He once asked Huo Yi on the sidelines, but he only got a meaningful smile. In desperation, he dared not Violate Huo Yi's order.The adoptive father only has this one dear son, if there is any damage, how can he feel at ease, so no matter how weird Huo Yi's order is, he and Xiong Bao dare not disobey, even if he is asked to monitor King Qing when he is serving as a guard move.Looking at Huo Yi's thoughtful face, Shangguan Yan only felt that his mind was gradually sinking into sadness. When would he be able to get rid of these terrible characters, when would he be able to restore a peaceful life, and why should such a spectacle as Fuguo be done by himself? Giving up everything, the so-called restoration of the country now is nothing more than tying the Shu people to the chariot of Dayong's internal strife. He doesn't know what it means.

Huo Yiqian walked up to Shangguanyan, and his face became gloomy again. Although everything is going well now, thinking of the news from Chen Zhen, he couldn't help feeling murderous in his heart. Why did Xiahou Yuanfeng make this request? There is no Splendid League, Can Ming Jiansi go so smoothly in Dongchuan? Fortunately, he actually wants to cross the river and demolish the bridge. If he didn't know what the young master wanted, he would have wanted to quarrel with Xiahou Yuanfeng a long time ago.Suppressing the anger in his heart, Huo Yi once again put his mind on King Qing, his eyes flashed inadvertently, and he saw a plain shadow walking towards the top of the city. It must be that Mrs. Song who went to invite King Qing to have dinner.

Thinking of Mrs. Song, Huo Yi felt irritated. In fact, Mrs. Song is virtuous and gentle, and has excellent embroidery skills. King Qing loves her very much. Although Mrs. Song has no children and no Jin She was a side concubine, but King Qing kept Mrs. Song with him all the time, even when he sent troops, so he knew how much King Qing loved her.Moreover, this Mrs. Song has no affectation of ordinary women, and treats them, King Qing's subordinates, with courtesy and grace, but Huo Yi always feels that this woman brings him a heavy pressure.When her bright eyes like autumn water looked at herself, she always had trust and pleading, as if she hoped that she would do her best to assist King Qing, but her every word and smile were so charming, but it made Huo Yi feel a sense of innocence. Dangerous feeling.If it is time to act, it is necessary to kill Mrs. Song first. This is the decision in Huo Yi's heart. He always feels that Mrs. Song will be his biggest obstacle. Song Ying looked up at the top of the city and saw Li Kang's radiant appearance, so she couldn't help but stop. Although he was already forty years old, because of learning martial arts, Li Kang still looked like thirty people, just more A bit of the vicissitudes of life, the handsome appearance is even more admirable.Never thought that she would fall in love with a man, a faint smile appeared on Song Ying's lips.At the age of fifteen and Ji, she was selected into the Shu palace as a female official because of her outstanding embroidery skills. The king of Shu doted on Mrs. Jinlian and had no interest in himself, and he also looked down on the despondent King of Shu, just like water Time flies by.Originally, I thought I would spend my life like this, but who knew that when the Kingdom of Shu was destroyed, King Yong ordered the palace maids of Shu to be dismissed, and he was able to return home.Lumei has passed away, and she doesn't want to be a wife and concubine for ordinary people, so she chooses to be alone, but at her uncle's feast, she meets King Qing Li Kang.To this day, I still remember Li Kang's burning eyes when we first met, and after that, Li Kang tried every means to meet him, just to get his promise to marry.As soon as he saw him, he agreed with his heart, and this kind of cherishing finally moved his heart and love. Although Li Kang was inconvenient to make himself a side concubine due to the situation, so as not to fall into the argument of marrying the Dongchuan family, but countless times Confiding her heartfelt feelings in front of the pillow made her even more intoxicated. Looking at the tall figure, Song Ying secretly said in his heart, such a person should stand above thousands of people, even if the road ahead is dangerous, he should walk with him and never leave.Seeing Li Kang turned his head and smiled at herself, Song Ying also showed a sweet smile, and walked towards her beloved husband-in-law. Li Kang seemed to feel something and looked up. At this moment in Chencang City, the atmosphere is tense and hot. After hearing the news of King Qing’s rebellion, the soldiers here are all furious from the bottom of their hearts. Who is King Qing? Iron cavalry, but actually rebelled at this time, and now the news of the unfavorable war in the Northern Han Dynasty has faintly spread to Chen Cang's army, the emperor's personal conquest, Chang'an is empty, King Qing's rebellion is like adding insult to injury, which makes all soldiers have unstoppable hatred Therefore, we must rely on Chen Cang to strengthen the city and prevent traitors and thieves from going further. This is the wish of all soldiers. Compared with the nervousness and anger of the Chen Cang soldiers, it was a calm scene in the back house of the Chen Cang Prefect's Mansion, which had long been requisitioned by the Mingjian Division and became the place where Xia Hou Yuanfeng gave orders. In a flower hall, Xiahou Yuanfeng stood in front of the window, looking at the new Liu Bitao with a smile on his face. Behind him, a scribe in gray was writing a book and dealing with some official documents. The room was full of tension and tension. And calm contradictory atmosphere.After a while, the gray-clothed scribe came over holding the document and said, "My lord, please read it over." Xia Hou Yuanfeng took the document, browsed it, and returned to the book case to sign and seal it.The gray-clothed scribe handed over the documents and returned to the hall. Seeing that Xiahou Yuanfeng was still out of his mind, he couldn't help asking: "My lord, I don't understand something about my humble position, can I ask for advice?" Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled slightly and said, "Please tell me, Ziyue." This gray-clothed scribe is his confidant and aide, so naturally he will not have any scruples, and said calmly: "My lord, the Jinxiu League is a force in the hands of Lord Jiang. Judging from the information we have now, this organization is powerful and controls The territory is also very vast, no matter what, Lord Jiang must attach great importance to it, and the Lord took the opportunity to claim the control of the Splendid League, wouldn't he offend Lord Jiang greatly. In the eyes of the emperor, Lord Hou is more important than Lord It's much more important, isn't your lord worried that Master Jiang will make trouble for this?" Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled and said: "Ziyue, there are some things you don't understand. This son-in-law's method is best at taking advantage of the situation. It can be seen from the Splendid League that he made his confidantes control the core of the Splendid League, but Most of the power of the Splendid League is still made up of rebellious Shu people. I have to admire his means to allow such a Splendid League to be used by him. But there is also a disadvantage in this way. Once the situation is revealed, Splendid The alliance will inevitably be out of control, and Lord Jiang can certainly destroy it, but it is not good for anyone to burn both jades and rocks. Therefore, if you want to completely control such an organization, the powerful Mingjian Division is more suitable than Lord Jiang. He will know it well. And this time the Splendid League cooperates with us to put down the Dongchuan rebellion. There are only two ways to go in the future. First, the news that the Splendid League is under our control leaks out. Second, the Splendid League has successfully retired, but after this time, the Splendid League’s rebellion has become obvious to the world, and it is necessary to fight against Dayong to the end. I think Lord Jiang means to continue to control the Splendid League, let him become a hostile force, attract All the Shu people who are dissatisfied with Dayong can control them, and they can also use the traffic information in Xishu controlled by Jinxiu League and Nanchu. This is also a good idea. In the past, Dongchuan was under the control of King Qing, so the emperor would naturally not mind the existence of the Splendid League. After all, this would allow the emperor to better control the situation in Dongchuan, but once Dongchuan was completely under the emperor's control, then such a The existence of a powerful rebel organization is not conducive to Dayong's rule in Dongchuan, and it is easy to arouse the emperor's suspicion. Moreover, military strategy can use power and tactics, but governance can only follow the right path, so this time the Jinxiu League must cooperate with Qing Wang disappeared together. Of course, Jiang Houye’s own power can retreat completely, but the rest of the power can only fall into our control. I would rather spend more time trying to rebuild the underground forces controlled by us and invade Xishu, but I can’t let the counterattack The well-marked Splendid League has become a hero in the hearts of Shu people and continues to exist.” The gray-clothed scribe frowned and said: "What your lord said is very true, but Lord Jiang may understand your lord's painstaking efforts, and his lowly position sees his tricks, making people enter the game without knowing it, but he is often conspiratorial and ruthless." , if he hates the Lord because of this, what should we do?" Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled and said: "You are overthinking, although this person is vicious, he doesn't like to be troublesome, and he is born to know everything, as long as he knows my request, he will understand the deep meaning. This person Acting very decisively, once he realizes that the Fairview League has become a hidden danger for him, his methods will be more violent than mine, if he does it himself, the Fairview League may become like a cloud of yesterday. That's why I asked to take over, Of course, I am also reluctant to part with the intelligence network and strength controlled by Splendid Embroidery League. If there is no benefit, why should I stand out? Just watch, Liu Hua will come to see me in these two days and convey the decision of Lord Jianghou." Since After Xiahou Yuanfeng proposed to accept the Jinxiu League, Liu Hua avoided almost every meeting with Xiahou Yuanfeng, and even sent his subordinates to discuss with Xiahou Yuanfeng even on the important matter of abandoning customs clearance and retreating. The gray-clothed scribe nodded and was about to speak when someone knocked on the door, the gray-clothed scribe pushed the door out and walked in after a while, his eyes full of surprise, and said: "Lord Liu, please see me." Walking into the flower hall, Hualiu felt slightly dissatisfied in his heart, but since the young master had already made a decision, he had no choice but to come and see Lord Xiahou, suppressing the anger in his heart, Hualiu performed the ceremony of audience.Xiahou Yuanfeng didn't show any complacency, on the contrary, he was so polite that Hualiu couldn't express any more complaints. After calming down his emotions, Hualiu said lightly: "Master Xiahou, this is the list of the allies of the Splendid League and all the industries. Some of them have been specially marked as those who can be recruited. My son ordered me to tell my lord. After the matter is over, the Splendid League will be disposed of by the adults at will." Xiahou Yuanfeng's pupils contracted suddenly, and he felt a slight chill from the bottom of his heart. Although he said just now that Jiang Zhe would be very decisive if he acted, he also thought that Jiang Zhe just handed over the list of Jinxiu allies. , but the property controlled by Jinxiu League will be included in his pocket. Regarding this point, Xiahou Yuanfeng has already decided not to intervene. Owning these industries, then Xiahou Yuanfeng can be sure that he can get the list of most of the industries in the Fairview League through the confessions of people in the Fairview League. Then by monitoring these industries, Jiang Zhe's real strength can be monitored. It was Xiahou Yuanfeng who deliberately made things difficult for Jiang Zhe, but was concerned about possible future needs. Xiahou Yuanfeng did not want any forces in Dayong to escape his eyes.However, he never imagined that Jiang Zhe would give up all his property, bees gnawed into his bosom to solve it individually, poisonous snakes devoured arms and strong men cut off their wrists, and he did not leave any gaps for himself to infiltrate.Such a decisive decision made Xia Hou Yuanfeng even regret his previous decision. Could it be that Jiang Zhe has seen through his selfish intentions but not his own good intentions? Wouldn't that have resulted in an invincible hatred for nothing? Inside the secret rudder of Jinxiu League, Chen Zhen and Dong Que were drinking tea leisurely, Chen Zhen said: "Xiahou Yuanfeng must be very surprised by the young master's decision." Dong Que said: "Young master sent a letter saying that Xiahou Yuanfeng reminded him that it is really inconvenient to keep the Splendid League in his hands. What the young master means is that we take away all the cash that can be turned around in all industries. As for the manpower of the Splendid League, Let us filter it and leave it to Xiahou Yuanfeng to dispose of, but I am not willing to take advantage of Xiahou Yuanfeng like this, and I have to give him some trouble to compensate for our losses." Chen Zhen said slowly: "Our own people in the Splendid League will naturally be withdrawn, and those stubborn allies can also be loyal, but what about people like Gu Ning? Although they also have objections, they are relatively Gentle, with their presence, they can better control the rebellious forces in the Shu Kingdom, and several of his juniors also have the intention of giving up the restoration of the country. If they are killed together, it may be self-defeating. You want to give Xiahou Yuanfeng Leave some trouble, do you have any ideas, can you agree?" Dong Que laughed and said, "Young Master, how could you disagree? I saw that although the tone of the young master's words was extremely light, there was dissatisfaction. He must have wanted to teach Xiahou Yuanfeng some lessons. The young master doesn't like being threatened the most. As for the means of retaliation, do I have an idea?" At this point, Dong Que lowered his voice and said something, Chen Zhen's eyes shone coldly, and he said after a long while: "Good idea, this kills two birds with one stone. It can tie down those restoration forces so that they don't dare to stand out, and secondly, it can cause some troubles for Xia Hou Yuanfeng, and these things will have to fall on him in the future." The two of them had already made up their minds, Chen Zhen smiled and said, "Chencang needs me to take charge of the overall situation, and I will do it tonight. As for Nanzheng, it depends on your means?" Dong Que said lightly: "Don't worry, I will take care of myself." Just as Chen Zhen was about to speak, a cold voice came from outside the door and said, "Gu Ning begs to see the leader and deputy leader." Chen Zhen and Dong Que smiled at each other, with the same meaning in their eyes. Doesn't this mean that Cao Cao will be there soon? Dong Que quickly picked up a ghost mask and put it on, revealing only a pair of cold eyes. Seeing that he was ready, Chen Zhen asked, "What's the matter with Guardian Gu?" The stone door opened, Gu Ning strode in, his face was as pale as snow, and he didn't salute, he looked at the two people coldly and said: "Gu is here, no matter how you two deal with him, he has no complaints, just let me go The child has a way out." Dong Que knew in his heart that the news of his son Gu Ying's disappearance had finally reached Gu Ning's ears. After all, Gu Ning was deeply entrenched in the Splendid League. Chen Zhen had ordered the news to be concealed, but Gu Ning still got wind of it. .He and Chen Zhen met each other's eyes, and both felt that this was the best time to intimidate.Chen Zhen pretended to be puzzled and said: "Why did Hufa Gu say this? Your son disappeared for no reason. I also ordered a careful search, but there is no news. Ling nephew and Gu Hufa's adopted son are safe and sound by the side of Huo Yi, the leader of the alliance. Worry, what does Gu Hufa mean by saying that?" Gu Ning was completely hopeless, he bowed down, his tone was lifeless, and said: "Why does the deputy leader still say this, Gu knows it well, the leader has been dissatisfied with Gu since the beginning, but he just remembers the past Gu Mou tried his best to prevent the leader from controlling the power. Gu had no selfishness at all that day, but saw that the leader's actions were too aggressive and hurt innocent people, so he repeatedly stopped the leader's actions. Although the leader detained Gu Ning and was about to execute him, Gu Ning There is also nothing to say. Later, when the leader returned from Dayong, he spared Gu. The whole family of Gu was very grateful. Later, seeing that the leader planned well and the Splendid League was flourishing, Gu was also sincerely happy. Gu is also willing to let Gu go idle. A few days ago, I did not agree with the alliance leader and King Qing to cooperate, and it was not selfish. I lost my mother since I was a child, and I was the only one who raised him. This time the lord will attack him, and he will definitely not let Yan'er and Bao'er go. Gu Ning is willing to die on their behalf, and only asks the lord to show mercy and let them die on their own. Bar." Chen Zhen smiled faintly, and thought to himself, how do you know that Gu Yingnai heard something that he shouldn't have heard, if I hadn't ordered Luo Jianfei to let him pay attention to Gu Ying, and couldn't let him get out of control, and couldn't let him die, Luo Jianfei had no choice but to Jian Xia spared his life mercilessly, it is too late for you to intercede now, but you can use this opportunity to force him to do one thing.He winked at Dong Que and signaled him to speak, Dong Que understood, and said coldly: "Gu Hufa, you have made things difficult for me many times, and I don't blame you. If you can do one thing, I will forgive you." killed some of your children." Gu Ning smiled bitterly and said, "Leader, please give me instructions." Dong Que said: "You also know that now King Qing respects Meng Xu, the posthumous son of the King of Shu, as the master, and he himself serves as the regent. Don't see that puppet again, lest you be called a regicide, I will arrange for you to get close to Meng Xu, and then kill him, I can guarantee that your juniors will live well." Gu Ning was stunned, the expression on his face became gloomy, his veins twitched, his eyes flashed with a struggling look, and he said after a while: "Your subordinate obeys." After sending Gu Ning away, Chen Zhen smiled and said, "Do you think a loyal person who is dedicated to restoring the country would do something like killing the king?" Dong Que said indifferently: "What does it matter, no matter what he does, what does it have to do with us?" The two looked at each other and smiled, both showing expressions of successful plots.