Chapter 167 Chapter Thirty-Fifth: Set to End (Part 2)

Chapter 35 of the fifth part of the vertical and horizontal struggle (Part 2) Taking advantage of the chaotic timing when the army attacking Chen Cang was returning to the camp one after another as it was getting late, after meeting with Zhang Han in private, Shangguan Yan returned to the tent shared with Xiong Bao anxiously, even though the two were actually hostages now, But Huo Yi didn't treat them badly, let them live together, and he didn't humiliate them at all on weekdays. If it weren't for the sharp sword hanging over his head, Shangguan Yan would be grateful and respectful to the shrewd and capable Huo Yi.It's a pity that he knew very well that with just one command, this young man who seemed to take good care of them both would execute them without hesitation, so Shangguan Yan never dared to take it lightly.Especially when Zhang Han told him about the changes in the current situation, he and Xiong Bao had to escape immediately, and he was even more worried.Although Huo Yi didn't say it clearly, there must be one of himself and Xiong Bao who is listening to him at all times, and can't leave his sight. How can they both escape safely, Shangguan Yan thought hard.But no matter what, now he needs to explain this matter to Xiong Bao. It is the rest time before dinner in the army. Xiong Bao should have left Huo Yi and returned to the camp, and he has to go to Huo Yi to listen to him after dinner. , although only half an hour, but I believe you can make it clear to Xiong Bao, so that if things change, Xiong Bao will not fall into someone else's trap casually.

Entering the tent, Shangguan Yan only felt a shock in his heart. He saw Huo Yi standing in the tent with his hands behind his back, but he didn't see Xiong Bao. Could it be that the news of his adoptive father and others coming here has been revealed? Shangguan Yan thought in his heart, but he couldn't He didn't go forward to salute and said: "This subordinate has seen the young master, why did the young master come here, could it be that there is something urgent?" A icy smile appeared on Huo Yi's plain face, and said: "The lord has an order, and you all need to stay here tonight. If you violate it, not only you will be punished, but your family will also be affected." Said Come on, the right hand began to play with a piece of jade pendant, and there was a strong sense of threat in the eyes.Shangguan Yan took a closer look and felt a chill in his heart. He recognized that jade pendant, which belonged to Zhang Han who just broke up with him. This jade pendant was a congratulatory gift from Shangguan Yan on Zhang Han's 40th birthday. .Because Zhang Han usually favors Shangguan Yan a lot, Shangguan Yan specially bought a piece of Hanyu that is said to be able to ward off evil spirits to express his gratitude. Shangguan Yan also saw this jade hanging around his waist.Now that the jade is actually in Huo Yi's hands, could it be that Zhang Han has already fallen into the tiger's mouth in just a moment, and Xiong Bao has also been imprisoned presumably.He couldn't help but press the hilt of the sword at his waist, and his blood rushed to his heart.

Huo Yi seemed unaware of the change in his heart, and still smiled and said: "By the way, we have already found your younger brother. After all, he is young, so he went to intercept and kill the secret agent of Mingjian Division, but was captured by others. Fortunately, Mingjian Division wanted to escape from him." He asked our secrets out of his mouth, so he didn't kill Lingdi. This time Luo Jianfei led people to destroy a secret rudder in Mingjian Division, and finally rescued Lingdi. Although he suffered some grievances, he was in good spirits. The two Don't worry, your family will be reunited in a few days."

These words seemed to be poured over his head by a bucket of ice water. Shangguanyan regained his composure, feeling a sense of sadness in his heart. Unexpectedly, he and others would not be able to escape the control of the Splendid League after all. The will that he had been struggling for for many days finally collapsed. He said dejectedly : "Young Master, if you have any instructions, please speak directly, but it's really chilling for the lord to treat us allies like this." Huo Yi smiled lightly, his simple face seemed a little more cunning, he said to the aggrieved Shangguan Yan: "Actually, you have always been unwilling to obey orders, if you don't have hostility in your heart, why should the leader and deputy leader have trouble with you?" , now your adoptive father and others are also under our surveillance, just give an order, and they can be arrested without a fight, by the way, they hijacked the king and queen mother, even if I kill them, no one will complain for them."

Shangguan Yan said angrily: "If you hadn't forced my adoptive father to kill the king, how could my adoptive father rescue the king and queen mother? If you want to kill them, kill them, why bother to frame my adoptive father." Huo Yi chuckled, and said: "So you have seen Zhang Han, it seems that I guessed correctly." Shangguan Yan was taken aback, what's going on, isn't Second Uncle Zhang already caught by them?Suddenly, he suddenly realized that he looked at the jade pendant in Huo Yi's hand. Huo Yi smiled and threw the jade pendant over. Shangguan Yan caught the jade pendant and took a closer look. It was indeed a piece of imitation jade pendant. The slight discrepancy shows that this is not the genuine product, and he was only in a hurry to see through it just now.After seeing through the mechanism, Shangguan Yan did not relax much. Judging from this imitation jade pendant, Huo Yi and even Chen Zhen and Huo Jicheng were wary of himself and others. If not, how could this jade pendant be imitated.Now that Huo Yi is being interviewed in person, he must be well prepared.At such a time, Shangguan Yan felt relieved. He knew in his heart that Huo Yi would never waste his efforts on useless people. Since he used means against him, there was still room for change.Shangguan Yan is not a person who refuses to admit defeat, he sighed, and said dejectedly: "Regardless of resourcefulness and force, we are willing to bow down, please let Mr. Huo make it clear that no matter what, as long as Shangguan Yan can do what he can, he will do his best. You can be merciful and let my adoptive father and two uncles go."

Seeing him like this, Huo Yi smiled slightly. Shangguan Yan was really smart, but unfortunately he was not cruel enough. This is why he came to him. Such a person is easier to control. Although he wants to indulge the family members, he can't let them out of control, so It is necessary to arrange a nail in the Gu family, and Shangguan Yan is the best candidate. He is smart enough and knows the current affairs. As long as the lives of the Gu family are saved, he will bow his head and obey orders. If he wants to hide it from Gu Ning and others, he will Only Shangguan Yan has this ability, Xiong Bao is rude, and Gu Ying is hot-blooded, they are not good candidates.

Huo Yi pulled Shangguan Yan, let him sit aside, and said: "Actually, the lord of the alliance will not embarrass your Gu family. This time, the Jinxiu League will disappear in smoke after the old warehouse is over, and your Gu family can also go back to the mountains and forests without being exposed to the world." However, the Gu family took away the remnants of the Shu king's family, which is a disaster after all, so the leader's intention is to ask you to monitor at any time. It will not hurt your Gu family alone." Hearing this, Shangguan Yan's heart was shocked. Although he had some complaints about Huo Jicheng and others in Jinxiu League, he never thought that Huo Jicheng and others would have any collusion with Dayong, but listening to Huo Yi's words, he even faintly revealed this He looked at Huo Yi in amazement at the unbelievable information, not knowing what to say.

Huo Yi smiled lightly and said: "You don't have to think too much about these things. If we are determined to wipe out the remnants of the old Shu, we won't leave Meng Xu alone. As long as your Gu family stays safe from now on, you can keep safe. How can you contact me in the future? I will inform you in detail, now you and I will do a major event first, and when this is completed, you can escape with Xiong Bao. As for Gu Ying, I will tell you where to save him. If you don’t follow my order, you will be The whole family will die. If you follow my orders, in the worst case, you can die a few years later. Don't worry, I won't let you do unnecessary things, let alone use you to lure those patriots into the trap. We There is an order from the Lord, we will not ask about the Splendid League in the future, and I left you this clue just to be on guard. You can ask Gu Ying about the specific situation in the future, but you can’t let others know about it.”

Shangguan Yan was confused. Naturally, he didn't know what Chen Zhen and others were thinking. Handing Jinxiu League into Xiahou Yuanfeng's hands, Ming Jiansi could use this to control all the resistance forces in Old Shu. In order not to let Xiahou Yuanfeng get too complacent, Chen Zhen and Dong Que designed Gu Ning to kill Meng Xu. In fact, both of them had already guessed that it would be difficult for Gu Ning to kill Meng Xu, and saving the mother and son of the Queen of Shu became the only choice.In this way, although Xiahou Yuanfeng achieved the goal of suppressing King Qing's rebellion, he let the remnants of King Shu escape.Although Xiahou Yuanfeng has mastered the Jinxiu League, he has also taken on the burden of tracking down the remnants of the King of Shu. Chen Zhen and others believe that Gu Ning has a way to escape Xiahou Yuanfeng's pursuit. After all, Gu Ning has a very high status in the Jinxiu League , well-connected, with a deep foundation in Old Shu, coupled with the secret assistance of Chen Zhen and others, there is a great possibility that Gu Ning will get away with it.Of course, just in case, they decided to leave a pawn beside Gu Ning, and Shangguan Yan was the best candidate.Although it is also possible that Shangguan Yan will try his best to get out of their control in the future, but this is irrelevant. As time goes by, Meng Xu's importance will gradually decrease, and Shangguan Yan and others have no intention of restoring the country. So Chen Zhen and others are not worried that it will be difficult to control the Gu family in the future.As for Gu Ying, it was because he already knew the truth and it was inconvenient to kill him, so he was simply included.

As Huo Yi walked out of the camp, Shangguan Yan was at a loss. He naturally didn't know that at this moment, dozens of miles away, Gu Ying was being persuaded by Liu Hua earnestly and persuasively, and became the second pawn in controlling the Gu family.This is not difficult, ever since Gu Ying was placed under house arrest by Liu Hua, Liu Hua has used various methods to tame this vigorous young man.The threat of death, coupled with the fact that Liu Hua was originally the leader of the hidden group of Eight Juns, and he was the most friendly, made it easy for Gu Ying to regard him as his brother's confidant, and after Liu Hua tactfully explained his good intentions to protect the Gu family, how could Gu Ying Will it make money?

Sitting in the tent, King Qing recalled that today's attack on Chencang had returned in vain, and he was completely devoid of emotion. Although the Splendid League agreed to wait for an opportunity to assassinate the defender of Chencang, there was no movement for several days. He has a lot of confidants and soldiers, and he is quite dissatisfied, but it is a pity that Ye Tianxiu was left by him to guard Sanguan, otherwise Li Kang really wanted Ye Tianxiu to come and secretly check whether the Splendid Embroidery League intentionally delays, so as to make some excessive demands.However, Sanguan had just been obtained. Although the deputy general surrendered, he still needed to be careful. If he didn't want to leave a reputation for killing and surrender, and he didn't want to shake the morale of the army, Li Kang wanted to kill the deputy general just to be on the safe side.When Li Kang was worrying and thinking wildly, someone outside the tent said: "My lord, there is good news from Chencang." When King Qing looked up, he saw Huo Yi walking in hurriedly, followed by Shangguan Yan, holding a round blue satin package still dripping blood in his hand.Li Kang was overjoyed and said in disbelief, "But the event has been accomplished." Huo Yi stepped forward and bowed down: "My lord, the lord has personally taken action and taken the head of Chen Cang's guard, Yin Jail. Now Chen Cang City is in chaos. Please ask your lord to order troops immediately to attack Chen Cang. It will definitely be taken down in one fell swoop." Li Kang suppressed the joy in his heart and said: "Bring me the head to see, I can recognize the prison." Huo Yi stepped forward on his knees, holding the head and handing it over, his face full of joy and excitement. Li Kang thought that he must be excited because he was about to capture Chen Cang. In the covenant with the Splendid League, if the Splendid League succeeds in assassinating the guard of Chen Cang , then the power that Fairview League will reap is no small matter, and Huo Yi is one of the people who will benefit the most.However, Li Kang still remained calm, and when he got up to take the head, he still maintained a vague vigilance, just like usual.At this moment, a trusted general of Li Kang rushed into the tent and said excitedly: "My lord, Chencang City is brightly lit and in chaos." Li Kang arranged for him to monitor the situation in Chencang City at any time, and now that he came to report in person, it is even more confirmed. Sure enough, Jinxiu League successfully assassinated Yin Jail. Only then did Li Kang feel relieved, took the package with both hands, held it with one hand, and unwrapped it with the other. When he saw the head with disheveled hair, he didn't feel disgusted at all, but stretched out his hand to brush the messy hair covering his face. , that face with closed eyes and ferocious expression is exactly the prison in his memory, Li Kang was overjoyed.Just when he was relieved, Huo Yi, who was kneeling on the ground on one knee, jumped up violently.Li Kang instinctively hit the head in his hand towards Huo Yi, and stepped back, his hands suddenly turned golden. A thin line of difference.When Huo Yi pierced Li Kang's lower abdomen with the dagger, Li Kang's right hand had already firmly grasped the sharp blade, and the sound was like gold and iron. Although Li Kang was bare-handed, there was no trace of blood on his hands. Li Kang's eyes were cold. In a flash, he punched out with his left hand, forcing Huo Yi to drop the dagger and retreat.I saw a projectile shot out from Huo Yi's hand, the projectile made a slight cracking sound, and smoke billowed in the tent immediately, Li Kang was startled, fearing that the smoke would be poisonous, he retreated quickly, swiped his left hand backhand, standing like a knife, He broke a big hole in the tent about an inch later, and stepped back out.Although his sight was obscured by the green smoke, he still noticed that Huo Yi did not come after him. Instead, he heard a muffled groan in his ears. He could hear the sound that his love was about to be killed. Not even a scream came out.Li Kang felt a pain in his heart, he knew Huo Yi and Shangguan Yan's martial arts quite well, and knew that neither of them could kill that general with one move, they must be working together.Although Li Kang didn't have much experience in fighting, he immediately thought that if Huo Yi didn't pursue him, there must be another ambush. Otherwise, if he summoned guards, they would surely die without a place to die. This idea is a long story, but in fact it was just a flash of inspiration. Li Kang was about to move away when a sharp object pierced into a key point on his back. Before falling to the ground, one person flew past the ground, caught him, walked through the cracked tent, and sent him back to the tent.Li Kang felt that his body was stiff and he could no longer move an inch. He couldn't help but let out a soft sigh, and was about to cry out for help when the person who was holding him had already cut his throat with a palm. Li Kang felt a sharp pain and could no longer move. Shout out.At this time, the green smoke had gradually dissipated, and Li Kang watched with his eyes, only to see that his confidant general had fallen to the ground, his right hand was still pressed on the hilt of his sword, blood was pouring from his ribs, and Shangguan Yan was standing at the tent door, The saber in his hand was dripping with blood, and there were obvious finger marks on the general's throat, and someone had cut his throat with the palm of his hand.At this time, the person behind Li Kang put him on a chair and walked up to him. That person was Chen Zhen. Li Kang only felt bitterness in his mouth, although he knew it was useless to ask, he still asked reluctantly, "Why?" This time Chen Zhen didn't stop him from speaking, because he knew that Li Kang would not shout loudly this time, so he smiled slightly and said, "Huo Yi, take the prince's command arrow and summon all the generals in the army to wait for orders." .” Huo Yi smiled slightly, went to the desk, picked up a golden commanding arrow, turned around and walked out, Shangguan Yan's eyes flashed an inexplicable look, he glanced at Chen Zhen, and calmly wiped the blood on the sword on the dead general He wiped off the shirt and followed Huo Yi out. Chen Zhen dragged a chair and sat opposite Li Kang, took out a jade bottle from his arms, poured out a pill from it, and stuffed it into Li Kang's mouth. Li Kang was powerless to resist. True Qi gradually disappeared like spring snow melting.He cut off the idea of ​​forcing out the hidden weapon on his back with his dark luck, his eyes flashed with pain, and he asked again: "Why?" Chen Zhen smiled faintly, and said: "Your Highness, why bother to ask more questions? Those who want to come to Dayong also want to ask His Highness, why a good prince does not want to be a good prince, but wants to rebel against him." Li Kang didn't seem to have heard Chen Zhen's rebuttal, and continued to ask: "I ask myself that I will do my best to you, the Splendid League. If it weren't for this, how could you let me be so easily restrained? If I fail, what good will the Splendid League do? Don't you want to return to the country?" Sarcasm flashed in Chen Zhen's eyes, and he said: "Reviving the country is something that you princes and nobles like to talk about. Chen is just an ordinary Jianghu person. If there is peace and happiness, who would want to do those big things that are wasted effort? Yong ruled the world, and his power is unstoppable. If you succeed in rebellion, it is good for you, and it may be good for the royal family of Shu, but what good is it for us people? For those who are struggling to survive, it is nothing but a mirror image." Li Kang said angrily: "No, what you Jinxiumeng did is not for the restoration of the country, it must be in collusion with Li Zhi, otherwise why should it be so, only what Li Zhi can give you, the king can also give, why do you want to betray My king." Chen Zhen listened to the gradually noisy voices in the camp, and said, "My lord, why bother to get to the bottom of it? After today, you and I will never see each other again. My lord is the flesh and blood of the heavenly family. Whether it is life or death or a villain can make a difference." Lord, if the prince still saves his life, it will be troublesome if the villain talks too much." Li Kang said sadly: "Why do you have to be so cautious, if you don't want to say it, I will eventually know, Li Zhi will always make me understand, but what are you going to do to my subordinates, can you explain clearly." Chen Zhen smiled and said: "Being idle is also idle. Since the prince wants to know, the villain will talk more. The guards outside the prince's tent are all because I gave the secret medicine to the food. When I sneaked into the tent just now , it was when their medicinal properties were onset, and without an antidote, they would never be able to wake up, so they would not be able to protect the prince. That human head used a disguise technique, and the real Yin general is naturally still waiting in front of Chen Cang Just now Huo Yi went to summon the generals in the army, and then Master Xiahou, the commander of Mingjian, will personally attack the prince's confidantes and generals. As for the generals in the army, they are the children of Dayong. They only need to be appeased, and they can be submissive. By the way, Mingjian Master Si Liu will start at Sanguan, and cooperate with the lieutenant general who offered the pass, and after Sanguan is completed, Mingjian Division will wipe out Dongchuan's rebellion with thunderous force, and Dongchuan can be pacified in just ten days." Li Kang only felt a sharp pain in his heart, his mouth was sweet, and a mouthful of blood was spurted out. He said harshly: "You Splendid League are actually Li Zhi's lackeys, okay, okay, I didn't expect that the Splendid League, which is supposed to restore the country in name, is actually a big Yong's eagle dog, Huo Jicheng must be Li Zhi's confidant, otherwise how could the Jinxiu League be ruined? I understand that Huo Jicheng must have been instructed by Li Zhi in the past, so he deliberately colluded with Li An and killed the prince. Li Zhi is very cruel He has such a cruel heart, what a Huo Jicheng, but it's a pity that his achievements like this can't be announced to the world. Isn't Huo Jicheng afraid that the rabbit will die and the dog will be killed, and the bird will be hidden? I am afraid that in the future, people in the world will laugh at Huo, saying that he is short-sighted .” Chen Zhen's expression remained unchanged, and he said with a smile: "Your Highness is too worried. First, this matter has nothing to do with the emperor. Second, Huo Jicheng is already a dead man, and there is no need to cook like a rabbit. As for leaving a bad name behind him, I am speechless." Huo Jicheng is also the one who saw the person, so what does he have to do with Chen." Li Kang misunderstood Chen Zhen's meaning, and said sharply: "So you are the one who caused trouble. Could it be that you killed Huo Jicheng and secretly joined Dayong?" Chen Zhen was too lazy to talk to him, so he said calmly: "Maybe it's like this, Your Highness should think more about yourself, I don't know how the emperor will deal with you, a brother who has fallen into trouble, by the way, there is something that the prince may not know yet. The defeat of the army is just a rumor, His Royal Highness King Qi besieged and wiped out the main force of the Northern Han army in the Ji clan, Longting flew into the water, and now the Northern Han Dynasty is already fading away, only waiting for the emperor to personally conquer Jinyang, he will be able to win the battle." Hearing this, Li Kang only felt dark in front of his eyes, and he was so angry that he fainted. He has always been conceited, and he only lives in Dongchuan because his father is partial. If he has a chance to become the crown prince, he will definitely beat Li An , Li Zhi, unexpectedly being played by these reckless people in the palm of his hand, he was so out of breath that he fell into a coma. Chen Zhen smiled coldly. At this time, someone came into the tent and said with a smile: "Brother Chen is really powerful. His tongue is as sharp as a knife and his heart is deep. If Brother Chen is interested, there is still a vacancy in the Department of Mingjian. I will wait for you." Come in The person in question was Xiahou Yuanfeng, who was wearing a light robe with ribbons, but his plain clothes were stained with a few dark red bloodstains, which gave his handsome face a faint murderous intent.Chen Zhen glanced at him and said, "Lord Xiahou must have controlled the overall situation in the army. If there is nothing else, I will retire." Xiahou Yuanfeng stepped forward and said, "Brother Chen, although the glory and wealth are like floating clouds, a man should not be powerless for a while. Are you really willing to let go of Hubainuo's power? Now the Jinxiu League has become a passing cloud, Brother Chen From now on, I will just be an attendant by Lord Jiang's side, cold and indifferent, what's the fun in it, if I don't serve the royal family and win a wife and son, my life is not in vain." Chen Zhen looked indifferent and remained silent. Ever since Jiang Zhe handed over the secret camp to him, he had given his only loyalty to that person. He has a bright future, but Chen Zhen was already tired of being a secret agent in the past, and under Jiang Zhe, as long as he can complete the tasks assigned by Jiang Zhe, he can do whatever he wants. A better master, so he is not interested in Xiahou Yuanfeng's words at all. Seeing him like this, Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled helplessly, and said: "The next thing will be taken over by me, brother Chen can do whatever he wants, if you have anything to explain, you might as well speak up now." Chen Zhen glanced at Xiahou Yuanfeng, he knew that this person was deeply scheming, and if he showed any concern, he was afraid that it would be difficult to escape in the future, so he didn't want to say much, but said indifferently: "Your Excellency, you can do it as much as you want, and my subordinates are coming tomorrow morning." Leave Dongchuan." After saying that, he walked out, never looking at Xiahou Yuanfeng again, for Xiahou Yuanfeng's coercion of Jiang Zhe, he was still brooding. In the early morning of the second day, Chen Zhen, Dong Que, Bai Yi (Huo Yi), and Shan Zi (Huo Shan) rode their horses and stood outside Chencang City, watching Yong Jun purge King Dongchuan Qing's army. Seeing this, Shan Zi smiled and asked, "Bai Yi, what's the matter, are you reluctant to part with the Splendid League?" Bai Yi said: "Why can't I be reluctant, but I am worried about one thing. There is news from Hualiu that he actually let Ye Tianxiu escape with Mrs. Song. After all, there will be endless troubles." Shanzi said: "It's just a weak woman and a swordsman. In the whole world, is it the king's land? Where can they escape? At most, you can ask Hualiu to send more people to arrest them and bring them to justice. It's the Jinxiu League. Over there, I am worried that there will be remnants of sin slipping through the net." Dong Que said indifferently: "What are you afraid of? With the list and your organization map about the secret rudder, Xiahou Yuanfeng is enough to wipe out all the important figures of the Splendid League. Even if a few lucky people escape, can he still find us? Right? By the way, how is Jianfei's affairs going?" Chen Zhen said: "Jianfei's affairs are going well. Shangguan Yan and Xiong Bao have rescued Gu Ying. Gu's family has hidden in the mountains. Jianfei can grasp their movements, but when they settle down, Jianfei will leave After all, Xiahou Yuanfeng is not a vegetarian, if he finds the Gu family through Jianfei, our plan will be in vain." Everyone looked at each other and smiled, feeling satisfied, they all rode away together, their direction was Chang'an, where they would wait for Jiang Zhe's arrival. At the end of April in the first year of Longsheng, under the city of Chencang, King Qing's rebel army suddenly disappeared. At this time, King Liqing vowed to restore the Kingdom of Shu. In just ten days, King Qing tied his hands and all the rebel generals were captured. In Nanzheng City, the Kingdom of Shu All the survivors were beheaded, blood flowed like rivers, and the Jinxiu League, the restoration force of the Shu Kingdom, was also wiped out.All these great changes made Da Yong Mingjian, who presided over the matter, shock the world, and Xia Hou Yuanfeng, who suppressed the rebellion with one hand, became the target of public criticism.This farce of restoring the country and seeking rebellion ended in such a hurry.However, to the relief of the Shu people, the new king of Shu, Meng Xu, also disappeared without a trace.In the midst of all these chaos, naturally no one would notice that Mrs. Song, a concubine of King Qing, had disappeared without a trace, but Ye Tianxiu, a confidant of King Qing who disappeared at the same time, was rewarded with a hundred taels of gold. Naturally, no one would have noticed that at the same time, there was a secret cleansing in the Empress Palace of Yongzheng. Not to mention the trivial things like the execution of a few maids, Huang Chongai of Zhaotai Pavilion was beaten because his father's family was involved in the rebellion. Such things as being in the cold palace are nothing more than wind and no trace, and no one cares about it in a blink of an eye.