Chapter 1544

When Yagyu Soyan said this, he sighed and continued: "I received the secret report, and I couldn't believe it at first. Because we have been hiding in Dongliao County for more than ten years. There are sparsely populated areas here, and it is beyond the reach of the imperial court, the government, and the wealthy gentry.

No matter, most of them are under the control of my Yagyu clan. Those bachelors have already retired to the official position, Dongchang and Jinyiwei have no power outside the customs, and the various sects in the Jianghu rarely set foot here. How could they notice that we are hiding here?

But later I discovered that there were mysterious people inside and outside the city of Dongliao County, and they seemed to be looking for someone. These people were not only skilled in martial arts, but also extremely cunning. I sent people to find out the news, and they turned out to be like meat buns beating dogs.

Go back..."

When Yagyu Zongyan said this, Murong Danyan sneered and said: "It's really strange! Only you, the assassins of the Yagyu clan, have always assassinated others. How could someone secretly get rid of your members?"

Yagyu Soyan said: "The strange thing is here. I am confident that the disciples I have personally trained will not be so stupid, but they will fall into the enemy's hands silently. But this is indeed the case, I can't help but feel

I believe. Later, the informants of Liaoyang Prefecture also sent back the news. For some unknown reason, the Shanhaiguan General Soldier sent two thousand troops to Liaoyang Prefecture quietly and was placed under the command of the Liaodong General Soldier. The Liaodong General Soldier's name was Zhang Gui.

He was the proud disciple of Liu Kang, a great scholar during the reign of Emperor Zhengde."

When Li Qiufeng heard Liu Sheng Zongyan mention the names of Zhang Gui and Liu Kang, his heart shuddered. The scenes he saw at the Gu family's old store in Yong'an City that day flashed before his eyes. He remembered Liu Kang's instructions to several officers to remind Zhang

You must be careful outside the customs, not only to prevent the Tatar soldiers from harassing Liaodong, but also to be careful of the Japanese pirates heading north. Li Qiufeng thought to himself, could it be that this old thief Yagyu Sogan is not deceiving me, but that he is really frustrated?

He felt cold and wanted to return to Liaodong. He was just worried that Liu Kang, Yang Tinghe and others would not let him go, so he was causing trouble in Dongliao County?

While he was thinking about it, he only heard Yagyu Sogan say: "In the past, I was forced by political enemies in Fuso, so I had to leave my hometown and fled with my clan members to the Ming Dynasty. This time I return to Fuso, I must be well prepared to avoid being attacked.

We have to take away a lot of things from the enemy. We need to count and pack them, and we also need to prepare carriages, horses and ships. It cannot be done overnight. If the imperial court sends troops to encircle and suppress the people at this time, the Yagyu clan will be in danger of overthrowing. I have thought about it again and again.

We had to make preparations in advance. The local guardsmen and soldiers in Dongliao County were not afraid. If the Liaodong General Army sent a large army to encircle and suppress them, there were only two roads to take. The east road would detour three to four hundred miles and pass through several kilometers along the way.

There are a huge mountain and more than a dozen large rivers. If the officers and soldiers want to make a surprise attack on Dongliao County, they will not choose this road. The south road leads from Liaoyang Mansion all the way south, crossing Motian Ridge, and then they can go straight to Dongliao County. If the Liaodong General Soldier wants to take action,

I will definitely choose this path. So I sent people to create a mystery on Motian Ridge and spread rumors. They only said that Motian Ridge was haunted and that Zhong Kui Temple had to be built to suppress the evil spirits. I think both Li Shaoxia and Miss Murong knew what happened next.

Already."

When Yagyu Sogan said this, he held the oil umbrella on the ground with his left hand and said solemnly: "Compared with Fusang, the Ming Dynasty is like the eagle in the sky and the small reptile on the ground. They are not the same. But no matter how small a reptile is, in order to be able to

To survive, sometimes you have to fight tooth and nail. The Yagyu clan is now far from what it used to be. If the officers and soldiers encircle and suppress them in large numbers, they will only end up exterminating the clan. For the sake of the lives of more than a thousand members of the clan, I have to fight against the trapped beasts.

Li Shaoxia, although you are young, your knowledge is extraordinary, do you think there is anything wrong with what I am doing?"

Li Qiufeng listened to Yagyu Soyan's talk, and felt a little confused for a moment. He thought to himself that if it was true as Yagyu Soyan said, he would take the Yagyu clan to leave the Ming Dynasty, which would be the best thing for the Ming court and people.

thing. And when Yagyu Soyan said the words "No matter how small a reptile is, sometimes it will fight to the death in order to survive," Li Qiufeng actually felt pity. He has lived in a village in central Sichuan since he was a child.

, was oppressed by the government, and his parents worked hard every day, but still had no guarantee of survival. In the end, the village was destroyed. If his master hadn't happened to pass by, Li Qiufeng would have been killed by the sword. Since then, he has been following his master.

I heard Master say that everything in the world has a reason to exist in this world. Whether it is a tiger or a poisonous insect, in order to survive, it is inevitable to kill the weak. Just now, Yagyu Sogan's words were extremely angry, but Li Qiufeng had no words to refute.

Although Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan did not speak, Qi Jiu sneered and said: "You keep saying that you want to protect yourself, but why did you invite the Japanese pirates from the southeast coast to go north to Liaodong? Don't you want to seize Liaodong first and then attack the pass in a big way?

"

Liu Sheng Zongyan glanced at Qi Jiu and said proudly: "Boy, you look down on the Ming court too much. Although I am not a Han, I have read many books after arriving in the Ming Dynasty. I know that at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu

He regarded the remnant soldiers of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty as a serious threat and refused to ignore the enemy on the northern grasslands for a moment. Especially when Xu Da led the army to march north and was defeated by Wang Baobao, Emperor Taizu thought that he should not be underestimated and retreated to Mobei.

The Mongolian Yuan forces. He placed heavy troops on the northern border, commanded the troops with princes, and assisted by famous generals. He would never allow the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty to resurrect and move south. After Emperor Yongle succeeded to the throne, he personally conquered Mobei many times, plowing the court and sweeping holes.

Chasing and suppressing the Mongolian soldiers, they finally died on the way to the expedition. It can be said that until Emperor Yingzong carried out the Tumubao Incident, the Ming Dynasty had heavy troops stationed in the north, and the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry only harassed the border, how could they dare to go south with all their strength? After the Tumubao Incident

, the Ming Dynasty lost the spirit of the Northern Expedition, but paid more and more attention to the defense of the north. From Hetao in the west to Liaodong in the east, there were strong generals and strong soldiers stationed there. My Liu Sheng clan has only two to three thousand people in total, and most of them are old, weak, women and children.

There were only a few hundred warriors. I was worried that the officers and soldiers would go south and invade Dongliao County, so I spent ten thousand taels of silver to invite the troops and horses of Gao Island owner of Wufeng Island in the southeast sea to come as a guard. Even if these hundreds of reinforcements were not included,

Under the banner of the Yagyu Clan, with more than a thousand Fuso people, can we break through Liaoyang Prefecture, then march to Shanhaiguan, and attack all the way to Beijing City?!"

Qi Jiu didn't expect that Yagyu Soyan would say such words. Although he felt that Yagyu Soyan was trying to make excuses, he couldn't refute it for a while.

Lie. Yagyu Zongyan glanced at Qi Jiu, ignored him, turned to Li Qiufeng and said: "I asked Lord Gao Dao to send someone to help. There is another reason. I have received a secret report, and the Ming court has already

I am writing to the shogunate of the Fuso Kingdom, asking him to send troops to assist and slaughter our Yagyu clan. If I want to return to Fuso safely, the current manpower alone is far from enough. I must find additional reinforcements to keep the whole clan safe. These hundreds of reinforcements

I definitely didn’t come to Liaodong to deal with the Ming Dynasty, so don’t worry, Shaoxia Li.”
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