Chapter 539 Chapter 1 Difficult to overcome disadvantages

Xiaolongquan is not a city, but a small town centered on wharves and shipyards in the East Bohai Bay of Longquan. There are seven or eight watchtowers along the coast, and the sea traffic is not prosperous. There are only 20 large ships in sight, but there are dozens of fishing boats, which is really different from the important seaports in Yangzhou in Central Earth. Its defensive force is a stone fort built half a mile offshore, which can accommodate hundreds of soldiers. Son, just for warming up before attacking Longquan. In the northwest of the harbor, there is a row of military tents, with a force of thousands of people. Using them to resist the invasion of the Turks is no different from resisting the invasion of the mantis.

Xu Ziling and Yin Xianhe were in a forest to the west, observing the situation from afar. There are frequent activities at each wharf. A large ship moored at the wharf has dozens of strong men busy carrying the goods on board, as if preparing to sail out to sea. Xu Ziling thought of the Wucai stone in Mrs. Meiyan's hand, and suddenly, he clearly grasped the key of this stone.Since Wu Caishi fell into their hands, they came with the stone, and finally confiscated by the so-called beautiful wife of the original owner. Although he had thought about this stone, especially during the few days when he was in love with Shi Feixuan , everything is confused, only in the face of critical life and death moments, began to wake up from the confusion.

Now Shi Feixuan has disappeared like a cloud, and his mind has returned to its usual agility and activity as if waking up from a dream. Seeing Wu Caishi, Tuli immediately gave up chasing Xieli, and accepted Bi Xuan's proposal to make peace with Xieli, just because he saw the influence of this stone on the Mohe tribes.As long as Baiziting wears the imperial crown embedded with five quarry stones, no matter whether it is the Mohe tribe who supports him or the tribesmen who oppose him, such as Tiefuyu, they cannot but recognize his legitimacy and status as the king of the Mohe tribes .Coupled with the support of neighboring Goryeo, it will become the biggest force to challenge the Turks.

What triggered Xu Ziling's thoughts was the seaport in front of him. When this seaport develops into another sea-controlling city, Baiziting's power will increase exponentially, and resources will come from a source. At that time, Baiziting will expand its military power unscrupulously.With the mutual assistance of Longquan and Longquan, Bai Ziting, who is well aware of the Zhongtucheng battle, will be the best person outside the Great Wall to take advantage of this situation. The reason why Baiziting uses unscrupulous means to amass money is that it has no choice in this situation; on the one hand, it needs to lower taxes to attract people to do business here, and on the other hand, it needs to rapidly develop the urban seaport and construction that have begun to take shape. Large ships for trade are in need of money, and they cannot be obtained by proper means, so they have to be obtained by despicable means.

Wucai stone itself is at best a rare treasure, but its symbolic meaning dominates the fate of all ethnic groups in Northeast China. Therefore, even if Bai Ziting had five quarry stones in his hand, he would never hand them over obediently. Under careful planning, he had already made up his mind to take this big risk. Yin Xianhe said: "Zong Xianghua is here to pick up the boat, what is so important?" Zong Xianghua and his party of more than ten people came to one of the docks where no boats were moored.Three large ships appeared in the distance on the horizon and sailed towards them.

There was also a group of more than 20 Mohe soldiers on the pier, led by another general. At this moment, the general was reporting to Zong Xianghua, but Zong Xianghua still kept the cold expression and just listened silently. Suddenly another group of people got off the loading ship and ran towards Zong Xianghua. The leader was Ma Ji who announced his departure last night. Xu Ziling came to his senses, no wonder Ma Ji was so fearless, it turned out that he had already arranged a way out, that is, leaving by boat, so Jieli and Tuli could do nothing about it.He can go to Korea to take refuge temporarily, or he can go to hide anywhere. He will decide what to do when the situation here stabilizes.

Bai Ziting, Ma Ji, Fu Nanda, Han Chao'an, Shen Mohuan, Hu Tingjin, Lie Xia, Du Xing, Xu Kaishan, etc. are all adventurers.If they wanted to change the situation outside the Great Wall, change Xieli's control over the prairie, and liberate them from the Turkic tyranny, they would naturally risk being swept away by Xieli's army. The crisis was triggered because Xieli adopted the advice of Zhao Deyan and Tun Yugu, intending to kill Tuli, showing that he wanted to concentrate all the power in his own hands.Therefore, although Maji and Du Xing were Turkic people, they still helped foreigners to resist Xieli, not to mention attracting foreigners, with different degrees of participation.

Yin Xianhe stared at Zong Xianghua who was far away at the pier, with a strange look in his eyes. Xu Ziling noticed his strange expression and asked in surprise, "Does Brother Yin have friendship with Zong Xianghua?" Yin Xianhe shook his head slightly, and said coldly, "I've never spoken to her." Xu Ziling hesitated to speak, but because he understood his character, he didn't dare to get to the bottom of it, so he changed the subject and said, "Ma Ji must be the one who knows the inside story of the wolf thief. If we can catch him, it will save us a lot of trouble."

At this time, Ma Ji arrived beside Zong Xianghua, pointed out and spoke to the three big ships entering the harbor, just looking at their posture, we can know that these three ships have a lot to do with him. Yin Xianhe said: "Ma Ji has a master named Tuoba Miefu under his command, this man is loyal to Ma Ji, and it is very difficult for him to catch Ma Ji alone. With the strength of the two of us, It's better not to think about it. Besides, Magee himself is not easy to get along with." Xu Ziling remembered the young Dangxiang swordsman he met in Maji's tent that night, agreed in his heart, and was even more surprised, asking: "I didn't expect Brother Yin to be so familiar with the personnel and affairs in the Northeast beyond the Great Wall."

Yin Xianhe didn't answer him, and said: "At the moment when the great war is approaching, if Zong Xianghua and Ma Ji are so nervous to pick up the ship here, the ship must be loaded with supplies that are closely related to the survival of Longquan. Grain, weapons, bows and arrows, etc. Longquan is rich in grain, so the latter is the most likely." Xu Ziling's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "Brother Yin's conjecture is not right, but it's not far off. Could Brother Yin do me a favor and go back to Longquan immediately to find Kou Zhong and tell him what happened here."

Yin Xianhe was stunned and said, "What is Brother Xu doing here?" Xu Ziling thought to himself that this might be the only chance to catch Ma Ji, how could he miss it.Of course, you can't say it rashly, and asked Yin Xianhe to accompany him to take this big risk, and replied: "I will stay here to monitor the development of the matter, and Kou Zhong will find his own way to find my whereabouts." How could Yin Xianhe think that Xu Ziling was lying to him, so he nodded in agreement and left quietly. The place where Kou Zhong met Kou Zhong at the Ziting Pavilion was on the side of the imperial palace. The East Garden was far away from Shang Xiufang’s West Garden. It was located in the middle of the West Imperial Garden, surrounded by small grassy bridges and hot springs, and the environment was quite beautiful. The atmosphere in the palace is not different from before, it can be seen that everyone has long been psychologically prepared for the Turkic army to invade sooner or later, so there is no panic or regret. Kou Zhong knows that he and Bai Ziting are on the verge of a formal breakup, and he can disagree with each other at any time to fight to the death, because Bai Ziting is not afraid of Jieli and Tuli, let alone a mere Kou Zhong who can't do anything alone, what can he do? When he came to the white stone steps in Dongyuan, Ke Su said politely: "Your Majesty is waiting for the Young Commander in the Brahma Pavilion, please, Young Commander!" Kou Zhong smiled and said: "The storyteller in Yangzhou, Middle Earth, likes to say that there are five hundred swordsmen ambushing on both sides of the corridor, I hope your king will not even follow the plot in the story, otherwise the younger brother would rather Stay here and soak in the hot spring!" Ke Subie said embarrassingly: "Young Master really likes to joke, Your Majesty clearly said to meet Young Master alone." Kou Zhong laughed and said: "You are not joking, so don't worry, little brother." Then he glanced around and said: "The walls of this imperial garden are very thick and high, it is not suitable for ambush swordsmen, more than a hundred sharpshooters are almost enough, I am afraid I'm a bird and I can't fly out." Ke Subieyi was still not angry, he said with a dumbfounded smile: "Young commander reminds me of your majesty, every time your majesty goes to a place, he will carefully observe the situation and make comments on the art of war." Kou Zhong's heart was dark, Bai Ziting must have worked hard on the art of war, at least he is a hard-working military strategist, and he must be careful when meeting him on the battlefield. This Ke Subie is also a brilliant character, he speaks neither arrogant nor humble, and can properly resolve his own verbal offenses. Kou Zhong laughed, stepped on the stone steps, walked towards the entrance, and did not forget to turn his head and waved his hands and said with a smile: "I wonder if Master Ke will escort me out of the city later?" Don't be angry with Ke Su, and have nothing to say. Kou Zhong stepped into the hall. There are edge windows on both sides, and the sunlight and the garden are reflected, as if you are in a large garden, and the hall and the garden are no longer separated from each other. Bai Ziting, who looked like Qin Shihuang's resurrection, stood proudly at the other end of the main gate, laughed and said: "The young commander is indeed a brave man who is not afraid, robbing my bow and arrow from Bai Ziting, and whoever has the guts to come to see me alone? " Kou Zhong walked towards him with a smile, and said calmly: "You rob me, I rob you, people and people, countries and countries are the same thing. I dare to come here is not a question of courage, but depends on the situation Is there any possibility of a peaceful solution?" Bai Ziting waited for Kou Zhong to stop outside Zhang Xu, and said with a smile: "Young commander returns my bow and arrow, and I will give you a small gift." Kou Zhong groaned in dismay, what reason did Bai Ziting fall into, so he looked worried about your disobedience?Immediately thought of Yue Kepeng and his brother. With a wry smile, he said, "Your Majesty is indeed powerful, but my younger brother is willing to bow down. What kind of gift is so valuable?" With his hands behind his back, Bai Ziting walked towards the edge window facing the west and reached the window, staring at a certain place in the garden, and sighed: "Why is the young commander not my friend but my enemy? The young commander is indeed an extraordinary person." Kou Zhong moved to Tangxin's table, sat down on his butt, and said calmly: "Frankly speaking! I also appreciate your majesty's foresight. Whether it is because you are in the prairie that you can see things farther away, you can calculate it today." Years or decades from now, but will it make us ignore the situation in front of us?" Bai Ziting said proudly: "There is no need for the young commander to worry about this. Only by mastering today can we plan for tomorrow. Young commander, please move forward and come here to see the little gift I prepared for the young commander." Kou Zhong secretly felt that the other party was mocking himself with actions, teaching himself to face the cruel reality before him!Reluctantly, he stood up and moved to the Baizi Pavilion, looking out. Song Shidao, who was tied up all over his body, was escorted by two tough master guards. He appeared at a path close to the wall more than twenty feet away, under the shade of trees in a beautiful garden full of spring flowers. "Crazy Monk" Fu Nanda stared at Kou Zhong expressionlessly. Song Shidao had several blood stains on his body, and his expression was sluggish. It was obvious that he was captured after a fierce battle, and he was injured internally and externally, but he still showed a bitter smile to Kou Zhong with an arrogant and unyielding attitude. Kou Zhong's anger surged upwards, the method of worshiping Ziting was really despicable!From this, I thought that Fu Nanda had to pay Ziting's approval when he took action against the two of them last night, and set up an ambush to capture Song Shidao while he was going to the palace for a banquet. If he could kill Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, then Song Shidao would be killed And executed, all in one sweep, clean and tidy.Now because the two successfully broke through and took away the bow and arrow, they exchanged their chips with Kou Zhong. The bows and arrows that were obtained through untold hardships have to be sent back to Bai Ziting again!But in order to save Song Shidao, Kou Zhong had only this way to go. Bai Ziting laughed, and said: "It's a last resort, if you offend, please forgive me, Mr. Song." Song Shidao had a look of disdain and contempt on his lips, turned his eyes to Fu Nanda, shook his head slightly, and closed his eyes again. Kou Zhong understood what he meant, and knew that Fu Nanda personally subdued him, and said that Fu Nanda was extremely clever, and reminded Kou Zhong not to be arrogant. Kou Zhong replied calmly, and said lightly: "If there is a chance, I will definitely learn the secret technique of Tianzhu from the national teacher again, either tonight or tomorrow morning, ha! Thinking about it makes people excited." Fu Nanda did not answer, but only raised one hand to salute, with the appearance of a respected and eminent monk, this man is very rich, and he will not be offended by anyone's words. Until now Kou Zhong is still not clear about the real relationship between Bai Ziting and Fu Nanda. Bai Ziting smiled at Kou Zhong and said, "Mr. Song is alive or dead, the young commander can decide with one word." Kou Zhong shrugged and said, "Your Majesty seems to have forgotten who is Mr. Song's father? If anyone dares to kill his son, even if it is thousands of miles away, or the Heavenly King Lao Tzu, the final outcome can only be his death." Under the knife!" He was not threatening, if "Heavenly Sword" Song Que put his heart and soul into assassinating a person regardless of his own life and death, he would have a great chance of success. Bai Ziting laughed dumbly and said: "The young commander just reminded me not to focus on the future and ignore the present, but now he has this warning to pay attention to the future. Is it inconsistent? Losing those bows and arrows, my Longquan Shangjing will be destroyed right before my eyes , I have the time to think about the unpredictable things in the future? Besides, Mr. Song's life and death are not in my control, but the young commander's decision." Kou Zhong shook his head and sighed: "Up until just now, I still only regarded you as a counterparty in the transaction, but now you have become the enemy of me, Kou Zhong. Apart from Mr. Song, Ziting also handed over the 80,000 sheepskins and the debt owed by the Pingyao businessman, and everyone can still end peacefully." This is Kou Zhong's last effort. If the negotiation breaks down, everything will be resolved by force.Even without Tuli's support, Kou Zhong still has a certain destructive power against Longquan. Bai Ziting looked up to the sky and said with a long smile: "The young commander probably overestimates himself! I, Bai Ziting, will never do business at a loss. Since a life can be exchanged for a bow and arrow, I will not pay half a cent more." Kou Zhong laughed and said, "Good!" Turning to Fu Nanda, he shouted: "Can the national teacher answer a question for me, where did the people from Che Shi's diplomatic mission go?" Fu Nanda calmly replied: "Now is not the time, when it's time to let the young commander know, the young commander will know." A sense of humiliation and deep hatred for the two that could not be washed away from all corners of the world surged in Kou Zhong's heart, and he shouted coldly, "Okay! We're doing business on the plain 20 miles north of the city at the end of the day. Both sides are limited to 500 people. Hand it over, and deliver it with one hand. Otherwise, the transaction will be cancelled.” He sighed secretly in his heart, if Yue Kepeng and others could not be rescued, they would fall into the disadvantage of being completely passive and beaten. Bai Ziting said happily: "The young commander is quick to speak, that's the decision. The young commander should not play tricks, this is my land, if something happens, not only Mr. Song will be killed, but the young commander may also be spared." Kou Zhong laughed and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for reminding me, I have seen many villains! No one seems to be comparable to Your Majesty, let's wait and see!" He turned around and left with big strides, stopped at the gate, and said calmly: "I forgot to tell King Xin, Shen Mohuan has already killed him with my own hands." Bai Ziting showed a shocked expression, then returned to calmness, and said in a deep voice: "Then congratulations, you don't need to write your name upside down." Kou Zhong patted Jing Zhongyue on the back with him behind his back, and proudly said: "Why don't you come here and keep me, Kou Zhong, maybe you can exchange for more gold, silver and jewels?" Bai Ziting sighed: "If you don't want to, you can't. The young commander came here for an appointment with everyone in Xiufang. How can I not give everyone in Xiufang a little face." Kou Zhong let out a long roar, let out the grievance in his heart, and strode away. Ke Subie appeared ahead and led the way. Kou Zhong's mind returned to clarity, like the still water of the moon in the well without waves. Since his debut, he has never tried to be caught in such a complicated and absolutely passive disadvantage, but his fighting spirit has been aroused, and he must deal with Bai Ziting to the end to get back 80,000 sheepskins and Ping Yaoshang to save the friends and brothers who were in distress, and at the same time fulfill the promise to Shang Xiufang and save the lives of innocent civilians in Longquan City. How to solve these kinds of problems? How will I explain to Ou Liangcai and Luo Yi later? Time is even more difficult to solve. Once the Turkic army came under pressure, nothing could be said, and the only thing that could end was the annihilation of one of them. It would be much better if Xu Ziling was there to discuss it!