Sima Xiuzhi said, pointing to a young and heroic young general beside him: "This Fu Hongzhi is a famous warrior in the original Chu army. He was deceived by Huan Xuan in the past, and later abandoned the dark and turned to the light. Today, these righteous soldiers are his
Old Ministry, please Your Majesty remember General Fu's contribution."
Sima Dewen nodded with satisfaction: "General Fu used to be a palace guard. His Majesty and Gu both know him. Very good. I have recorded your contribution. Mr. Tao, could you please make a trip and inform Liu Guanjun?
He Fuguo and the others come quickly to see you, your Majesty does not want them to be any slower this time."
Tao Yuanming gritted his teeth, stood up, saluted with Mao Xiuzhi and others, and sent Sima Dezong and others back to the palace. A trace of hatred and helplessness flashed in his eyes, and he turned around. Suddenly, he found that
Outside the palace gate, on a courtyard wall, stood a man wrapped in a black cloak. The bronze mask shone under the moonlight. The moment his eyes met, he jumped down.
The courtyard wall is hidden in the boundless night.
Tao Yuanming reacted immediately. He said to Mao Xiuzhi in a deep voice: "Captain Mao, guard the palace gate here and protect His Majesty's safety. I will go and inform Liu Guanjun and the others to come and see the saint."
Mao Xiuzhi also had a look of annoyance on his face. He sighed: "I didn't expect that this guy Fu Hongzhi would take the lead. It's not as good as God. Oh, by the way, I will send someone to escort you back now."
Tao Yuanming waved his hand and walked straight out: "It's important to escort me. I'm familiar with the roads in Jiangling City. Now I want to be alone without following you."
After turning six or seven street corners and alleys, Tao Yuanming stopped in front of a remote abandoned courtyard, pushed open the door and walked in. Standing beside a dry well, a long black robe stood alone, and the moonlight illuminated his figure, dragging down on the ground.
A long shadow exuded something strange, and the white beard and hair behind his mask were like the spider webs spread everywhere in this long-abandoned old house, fluttering gently in the wind.
Tao Yuanming turned around and closed the courtyard door, stepped forward to salute, and whispered: "Senior, I'm sorry, I couldn't complete your instructions this time."
The black robe's eyes flashed coldly: "I don't blame you, it was your master who did the good deeds."
Tao Yuanming was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "How is this possible? He didn't let me..."
The black robe raised his hand: "That's enough, there's no need to ask anymore. You've been doing very well recently. Such an accident happened today. I need to think carefully about what to do next. You go back first and wait for your lord to come next."
The command."
Tao Yuanming gritted his teeth: "Senior, please make it clear who I will take orders from next."
Heipao said coldly: "This is not something you should ask. After I discuss it with your lord, I will give you a clear explanation. Now you go to Liu Yi quickly and don't make people suspicious."
Tao Yuanming nodded, turned around and walked out of the courtyard. Soon, his footsteps disappeared outside the alley.
A trace of irresistible anger flashed in the black robe's eyes, and he said solemnly to the dry well: "What do you mean?"
There was a sound of clothes breaking through the air, and a man in a white cloak floated out and stood opposite the black robe. He smiled slightly: "It seems that you are good at nourishing qi. If it had been twenty years ago, I'm afraid
You can’t help but take action yourself.”
Heipao gritted his teeth: "We agreed that Yuan Ming would rescue him and then use his credit to get into Liu Yu's side. Why did you change it without even saying hello to me? Do you still have any respect for me?
Respect and cooperation?”
Doupeng said coldly: "It's because of the problem with the people you chose. According to our plan, Huan Zhen and Bian Fanzhi were supposed to kidnap Sima Dezong and go to the Later Qin Dynasty, but neither of them did it.
Regarding this matter, if Sima Dezong cannot become a puppet in the hands of the Hu people, he will not be able to bring peace to Jingzhou. What your good disciple wants is to go to Jiankang and seize power, not to work for us in Jingzhou. In this case,
I have to find another way."
The black robe said in a deep voice: "I let Tao Yuanming and Liu Yi get this great achievement, so that Liu Yi can go out to control Jingzhou. With him here, he can also fight against Liu Yu. Why did you choose Sima Xiuzhi?"
Doupeng smiled slightly: "Unless Liu Yi is completely defeated by Liu Yu, he will not be willing to leave Jingzhou to become a vassal town. Like Tao Yuanming, all he can think about now is to return to Jiankang and continue to fight for power with Liu Yu.
,So, here in Jingzhou, I have to find someone else to take charge of it."
A trace of anger flashed in the black robe's eyes: "You are dreaming. How could Sima Xiuzhi be able to go against Liu Yu and his Jingba Party now? Do you think you can manipulate Sima Zun to give Sima Xiuzhi the title of Jingzhou Governor?
Now, can he sit here securely? Without Liu Yi's troops, I'm afraid Sima Xiuzhi won't even be able to suppress Jingzhou!"
Doupeng smiled and nodded: "You are right, it is because he cannot control Jingzhou, so he is the most suitable candidate. A Jingzhou that is powerful and is not under the control of the generals of the Beifu Army can only
It will make Liu Yu and Liu Yi unite to fight against the outside world, just like sending troops to eliminate Huan Xuan this time. But if Jingzhou makes them feel that it is nothing to worry about, then the two Liu will compete in Jiankang. Isn't this what we want?
Something to do?”
The black robe's eyes were shining with light, as if he was thinking. After a long time, he sighed: "Instead of doing this, it would be better for Huan Zhen to take Sima Dezong and flee to the Later Qin Dynasty."
Doupeng sneered and said: "This is the person you have entrusted. You actually left this matter to Yuan Ming. Do you think he will still obey you and me obediently? What he wants is to become independent as soon as possible.
I just used Liu Yu's power to get rid of you and me. If you personally take action this time and let Bian Fanzhi take Sima Dezong and Huan Zhen to fight Lu Zongzhi, then why should I arrange this?"
The black robe gritted his teeth: "That's all, the matter is at this point, and it's useless to say more. However, I hope that next time you make such a decision, you will inform me first. This is the minimum respect."
Doupeng said coldly: "Do you think it's easy for me to come out now? I gave you full authority to handle this matter, but you ended up like this. In the end, I had to activate Sima Xiuzhi's backup
Plan to recover the losses, my old friend, if you continue to coddle Yuan Ming like this, I'm afraid our long-term peace plan may fail."
Heipao shook his head, turned around and walked out of the courtyard: "I know what to do next. Just feel free to continue being yourself. Yuan Ming and Mingyue, you can take care of yourself from now on. I don't need to."
Doupeng looked at the departing figure in black robe, a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and murmured to himself: "Jiang Ling, your surname is no longer Huan, I like it." He turned around and jumped back to the dry well.
In the middle, the moonlight is like water, shining in this quiet courtyard, and everything is peaceful.
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This chapter has been completed!