Gu Yun lowered his head slightly, and as soon as he thought about it, he knew who this trip to the south was for.

To a certain extent, Gu Yun, who grew up in a palace, actually understood Li Feng better than Chang Geng.

If a person is too ambitious and has little ambition, he can easily end up in Li Feng's situation. Emperor Long'an knew the ways of power, but no matter how powerful a shepherd dog is, it can only herd sheep, even if it has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth.

Even if you can kill a wolf when fighting alone, you won't be able to become the wolf king - the same principle applies.

Gu Yun didn't need to ask about the different factions in the court and what political views each held. No matter what the purpose of Xu Ling's visit, no matter which sect or faction he belonged to, he was actually Li Feng's man.

Li Feng liked this kind of stickman who did not fawn over, did not form cliques, had no identity or background, and spent his whole life pursuing the word "pure minister".

Regardless of what the concept of "pure minister" should be, in the eyes of Emperor Long'an, these two words contain two meanings: first, he must be promoted by the emperor himself, without any powerful officials from aristocratic families behind him to add fuel to the fire, and his background is clean enough; secondly, the emperor must be promoted

I feel safe and controllable.

This was the route that Yan King Li Min took at the beginning. At that time, he had no foundation in the court, no one to rely on, no power, and only a little bit of royal blood in his body - he was still a suspicious mixed-race, almost ignorant.

He fearlessly took up the responsibility of the Military Aircraft Department, just like a "pure minister" in Li Feng's eyes.

But later Li Feng discovered that King Yan was not an "ignorant". He had too many tricks, big and small. The emperor was manipulated by him and no longer dared to believe in his "purity", so Emperor Long'an sent a more pure person to contain him.

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Through the swallow-like eyes on Mr. Xu's face, an emperor is peeping out. It's a pity that these "clairvoyances" still have an innocent heart. Presumably, King Yan has not had time to use many of his tricks before he has already done it himself.

Taken the bait.

Nowadays, Daliang cannot tolerate truly upright, pure and loyal people. Although Gu Yun has avoided suspicion and stayed out of internal affairs for many years, he also knows the virtues of those people.

Even though he was far away in the frontier, he had heard about what Chang Geng did after he entered the court. However, knowing and hearing were one thing, and seeing them with his own eyes was another matter. In fact, until this moment, in Gu Yun's heart

, Chang Geng has always been the kind and pure young man he was back then. He may be talented, but he is never arrogant. He may have a little temper, but he doesn't get angry easily. Even when he does, he does so in a measured manner, just to tell the people who offended him.

It's just "I'm angry". Those who are retaliated against will probably feel like they were scratched lightly by a friendly little animal, leaving a white mark without breaking the skin.

It can hurt to the core.

So real and warm... so real that even though Gu Yun knew it in his heart, he could not emotionally connect him with the decisive killing goose Prince Li Min.

Now, under the miserable wind and rain in the south of the Yangtze River, these two seemingly unrelated images have finally gradually merged into one, and for a while, both of them seemed strange.

Gu Yun's chest, which had been out of breath just now, became even more painful.

But being in the enemy's , the coach couldn't hurt Chun Beiqiu, so he had no choice but to bear the pain silently with a relaxed look that was almost frivolous.

The group of people quickly followed the Western prisoners to the nearest guard post. According to the Western prisoners, the people at their guard post were divided into two groups and patrolled in rotation. Patrolling the no-man's land was very simple, and over time, this group of Western cavalry also became more capable.

He was so careless that he didn't notice that he was sneaked in by the enemy.

"That guy said there are only two heavy armors in the sentry post," Xu Ling whispered, "there are no others that we can use. Commander, can the heavy armors help us cross the river?"

"Yes," Gu Yun replied, "it will sink when you go down, faster than a pig cage. It specializes in treating all kinds of adulterous women."

Xu Ling: "..."

Fortunately, he had thought that Marquis Anding was serious for a while, but now it seemed that it was indeed an illusion.

Gu Yun wiped his face, wiped away the fatigue on his face, and pretended to be energetic: "Don't be busy, let's use these sentry furs to sneak into the front line by the river and wait for opportunities.

Get one of their extremely fast-moving short dragons, Mr. Xu, don't worry, I have just informed General Zhong that there will be support over there when we reach the river."

Xu Lingzhi frowned and said, "Gu Shuai has already met up with General Zhong? When did he meet up?"

Gu Yun said seriously: "If you have a clear understanding of your heart, you will understand."

...started talking nonsense again.

Deputy Inspector Xu, who had been fooled time and time again, finally learned to shut up in front of Gu Yun, and from this he deduced where Prince Yan's calm demeanor came from.

Chang Geng was severely shocked - he had indeed informed General Zhong, but he used Linyuan Pavilion's method. It was really inconvenient to tell Xu Ling, and he had prepared another show to show to Lord Xu.

, but Gu Yun silently took the blame for him in a few words.

Gu Yun holds the Black Iron Tiger Talisman and mobilizes all directions during the war. It is not uncommon for him to have inhumane communication methods with the border garrison. No matter how hard the person is, they will have the sense not to ask further questions after hearing his preamble. If they encounter reinforcements later,

, Xu Ling will not be suspicious again.

Chang Geng's wet palms suddenly broke out in a layer of cold sweat.

"He knows." Chang Geng thought for a moment and sank coldly.

People make plans, and God makes things happen. No matter how interlocking the plan is, there will inevitably be twists and surprises in the middle. For Chang Geng, the first surprise he encountered was that he failed to make an impassioned speech when he invited himself to the south that day.

Before he could speak, Gu Yun, who unexpectedly stood up, gave the final word.

The arrow had to be fired when it was on the string, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go down, making his many arrangements more and more hidden.

When it comes to Gu Yun, King Yan, who has no plans left, always has to be confused for a moment - it's not that he doesn't have enough brains, it's that he really can't figure out what his plan is.

On the one hand, he really wanted to hide it from Gu Yun just like Xu Ling. After all, the conspiracy was carried out openly and he was in trouble. He didn't want Gu Yun to see how he had used all the tricks, and he didn't dare at all.

Think about how Gu Yun would view this matter.

On the other hand, he secretly hoped that Gu Yun would be able to see clearly in his heart. It was almost a coquettish mentality of making unreasonable troubles with someone very close to him - he wanted that person to know that he was this kind of thing.

He was so conflicted, he was afraid of running into Gu Yun's hard bottom line, but he couldn't help but want to test it.

Perhaps the most unpredictable thing in the world is not the danger of the enemy, but the sincere intentions of the sweetheart that always make people feel erratic.

Gu Yun glanced back at him, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally. Chang Geng's eyelids moved uncontrollably, as if he wanted to dodge, and then he looked straight into Gu Yun's eyes, trying to pull them out like hooks.

A little clue.

But at this time, Ge Chen came over without blinking and said in Gu Yun's ear: "Commander, I suspect that foreigners' heavy armor has special craftsmanship and saves more money than ours. Either you deal with them first,

I'm going to take apart this heavy armor and take a look and steal it!"

Ge Chen's sudden appearance just diverted Gu Yun's attention. In a hurry, Chang Geng couldn't figure out any meaning from that glance, and there were all unsightly outsiders around him. He couldn't go up to ask clearly, so he had to stay silent from Qishang.

Eight times.

Hearing this, Gu Yun pointed to one of his guards and followed Ge Chen, and said, "If you can't steal it back, I'll treat you as lazy. Go back and deal with it through military law. Let's go -"

He gave the order, and more than twenty black crows silently surrounded the small Western sentry post. They quietly picked up the few Western soldiers inside who were still dreaming, and collected some weapons from the sentry post.

A set of garrison prevention and control maps and several sets of light armor were produced. The group of people each put on the light fur armor. As long as the mask was lowered, no one could tell that the person inside was not the original one.

Gu Yun pointed at the trembling captive of the Western soldiers: "Put him in light armor, put a lead in the gold box, and blow him into dumplings if he dares to cause trouble - By the way, where is Xiao Ge?"

Ge Chen hurriedly trotted over and said, "Hey, Commander, I'm here!"

Gu Yun took a look, and in just a short time, this man not only dismantled the foreigner's heavy armor, but also removed the entire core power of the heavy armor by plucking the hair, and tied it around his waist like a miser and refused to put it down.

, his eyes were as bright as a mouse that fell into a rice vat, and he ran over and said: "Gu Shuai, do I also want to pretend to be a Western soldier? I want to take this away, as long as there is someone with a bigger belly."

A?"

Gu Yun looked at him for a moment without meaning, then ordered his soldiers to tie up Ge Lingshu. He suddenly smiled and said: "What kind of light armor are you wearing? It weighs dozens of kilograms. I have a more suitable role for you, so you don't have to."

How about wearing casual clothes and pretending to be a spy who came to the enemy's to sneak around and was caught? If we are interrogated, we can have an excuse - by the way, it just so happens that you are carrying this thing with you and it will look like someone who has stolen the goods, so tie it up!"

With a look of shock on his face, Ge Chen replaced the foreign captives who had just been captured, and was caught and tied into a ball by two ruthless guards. His hands and feet were hung on a long pole, and he was carried away unsteadily. Ge Chen was not stupid.

, vaguely feeling that he might have offended the general in some way, Gu Yun deliberately teased him, and quickly turned his eyes to Chang Geng for help: "King..."

"What are you doing?" Gu Yun lowered his iron mask, and his voice came out from behind the cold mask, as if coated with frost. "Stop his mouth. The prisoner is not allowed to scream."

Prince Yan, who was still in a state of confusion, did not dare to speak out. With his acquiescence, Ge Lingshu's entire body turned into a herringbone-shaped mass of grievances and was picked away by a long pole.

The group of people carried the "prisoners" swaggeringly to the location of the Western garrison. As dawn approached, they had passed through a large no-man's land in the south of the Yangtze River and were approaching the enemy's position.

At this time, through clairvoyance, Gu Yun and others could already see the terrifying Western water monster lying on the river, and those Western water dragons that came and went like the wind like tigers and sharks. This was the first time they had faced these whirlwind-like Western monsters.

Jiao, Xu Ling was a little dizzy when he saw it. The Westerners' defense line was too tight. His hands were covered in cold sweat. He didn't know how these people managed to still be so arrogant in the enemy's formation.

Before they could get close to the station, the muzzles of several cannons moved over, facing them in the dark.

Xu Ling swallowed hard. At this time, someone held down one of his shoulders. Xu Ling heard King Yan's voice saying in his ear: "When you are afraid, don't think that we will die if someone finds out."

Well, you have to think about it, these are what we have to take care of. If we don’t kill them today, we will have to deal with them one by one tomorrow. We are here to kill, not to be killed."

Xu Ling heard the murderous intention of a hunter from King Yan's clear and calm voice. He shuddered slightly. The murderous intention seemed to be transmitted to him in a shudder. Xu Ling took a deep breath and thought of the people in the ancestral hall.

With so many bones and bones, I closed my eyes tightly, and as expected, my fear was reduced.

King Yan said again: "Pull the lead of the person who is leading the way. We don't understand Fanbang very well, so we can only rely on Mr. Xu. If he moves even a little...does Mr. Xu dare to kill someone?"

Deputy Inspector Xu has been studying since he was a child and has never killed a chicken. The hand holding the lead trembled involuntarily. It didn't matter that he was trembling. The Western prisoner felt that his life was hanging by a thread and trembled too. King Yan pressed

The hand on Xu Ling's shoulder pressed down, and it penetrated the steel armor, like a pair of iron pincers, forcibly stabilizing Xu Ling.

Xu Lingyi gritted his teeth and said: "Dare you, my lord, don't worry, I will definitely live up to my command."

Chang Geng slowly withdrew his hand, feeling that Gu Yun was looking at him, hiding behind the iron mask and not daring to look back, quietly wiping the cold sweat from his palms.

He could tell everyone what to do, but no one would show him the ropes.

At this time, the Western guard spoke something in Chinese through Tonghou, to the general effect of asking them what they were doing.

Xu Ling cleared his throat and replied: "While patrolling the , I caught a spy from the Central Plains and brought him here to see how he will be punished."

The station guard poked his head in confusion, and Gu Yun silently tapped their prisoner's back with the hilt of his Western sword: "Be more knowledgeable."

Xu Ling did not translate, but the Western captives already understood what Gu Yun meant, and tremblingly lifted up his lightly armored helmet. A familiar tuft of yellow hair dispelled the guard's doubts, and the guard glanced at the man hanging on the pole.
To be continued...