The Shadow Guard is the second important force outside Dongchang to protect Ouchi. It belongs directly to the royal family and has a special status.
Liu Zhenyuan had written before and warned that the person in front of him would be his personal bodyguard to protect him for a period of time in the future, to prevent those two factions (Ji family, Murong family, Xingzong), the devil or Zhejiang official circles from jumping over the wall.
This person was carefully selected by Lu Fu. He is powerful and has no second thoughts. He is one of the three deputy commanders secretly cultivated by the inner court. His internal strength has reached the peak of You, and he has condensed the illusion and can be used for a short period of time.
With the power of Dharma image, although his position is low, he cannot be treated like an idle guard.
Cao Jinxing picked the man up and said, "During this period, I'd like to thank Deputy Commander Yang."
Cao Jinxing was approachable, and Yang Xi looked much softer and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, you are too polite. I have heard about your deeds for a long time. Your Excellency is so powerful that I can't help you much, but I will do my best to protect you!"
Yang Xi bowed and saluted.
——Don’t care if you can’t help me later, these words are pleasant to your ears.
Satisfied, Cao Jinxing helped him up, then looked at Lu Yi, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
It has been some time since we parted ways in the Wild Ghost Village. When friends meet, it is as usual. There is no difference in martial arts or reputation. Lu Yi smiled and said: "Master Cao's reputation is getting louder and louder, and his courage is also getting better and better."
When I came to Da Da, the Governor specially asked me to give a message: You kid, please hold back, don’t keep jumping up and down on the tip of the knife, making me nervous..."
Lu Yi said that he couldn't help but laugh first.
"..."
Cao Jinxing felt warm in his heart and said: "This kind of thing should not happen again in a short time. With Third Young Master Lu here, what are you afraid of?"
Lu Yi rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Master Zhenfu is very concerned about you, and so are the other Taibao. A trip to Huashan Mountain and a trip to Tianmu Mountain. You are more dangerous this time. They are very excited after hearing the news about you.
I've been worried for a while. Now I'm waiting for you to come back to Beijing to treat me, so be prepared for bleeding!"
Cao Jinxing laughed loudly: "Please, you must."
Lu Yi let him go and looked at Qin Xuanji behind him. He was about to ask, "How is Miss Huang's injury..." Before he could say anything, he suddenly realized that the person was wrong. This person was not Huang Fanling!
Lu Yi was stunned for a moment.
He and Huang Fanling met once in the Wild Ghost Village, and he was quite impressed by the ghost market lady who was so ruthless that she cut off her patella just to transplant the keel bone to help fight against powerful enemies.
The sequelae of transplanting the keel bone were very serious. He was still wondering how Huang Fanling recovered so quickly. When he took a closer look, he found that it was not her, but another beauty whose appearance was not inferior to hers... There was something wrong with the girl's eyes just now, Lao Cao
What a blessing!
Lu Yi had not been friends with Cao Jinxing for a long time, but they hit it off immediately and had a good understanding of his temperament after sharing hardships together.
In his opinion, Cao Jinxing's temperament is a bit "weird".
In today's world, it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, but Cao Jinxing is different from ordinary people in this regard - he is very restrained.
Although he doesn't know the reason, Cao Jinxing must know that he is deeply in love with the other party, and he is probably also struggling...
One didn't want to make it clear, and the other pretended to be confused.
Lu Yi smiled secretly, interesting...
"You are so beautiful. Let's see how long you can last..."
Lu Yi coughed, put away his thoughts, raised his eyebrows and said: "Brother Cao, this is..."
"The daughter of the owner of Wuliu Island in the East China Sea, Qin Xuanji."
Cao Jinxing introduced several people: "Xuanji, this is Lu Yi, the third son of the left governor Lu Bing, a senior disciple of the school."
Several people greeted each other.
Lu Yi started talking about the main topic, took off the long box from behind, and said seriously to Cao Jinxing: "Huashan and his party, you stopped the Demon Sect from taking the [Chunyang Stone Carving], and killed the three masters, the ten elders of the Taiping Sect, and then fought against the soul boy. , Crazy Amitabha, helped the second Taibao kill the bandits, and the Holy Heart was very comforted. This is the reward from Zhenfu Si and the Holy One: three 'elixirs', ten thousand taels of silver, and a chance to enter the Dayan Pansi Cave..."
At the end, even Lu Yi couldn't help showing a look of envy.
Immortal elixir, gold and silver are next, Dayan Pansi Cave? What is that place?
Cao Jinxing frowned slightly.
He had never been interested in the secrets of the royal family, and he did not do much to inquire about it, so as not to cause misunderstandings. The name was unfamiliar to him.
Lu Yi explained: "This cave is one of the three most precious treasures in the entire Forbidden City. It was founded by Dao Yan, the prime minister in black. He took the meaning of Dayan numbers, integrated the wisdom of sages from past generations into it, and integrated the yin and yang and the five elements into the number technique. The Dayan Pansi Cave is constructed from arithmetic and is used to perform the methods of heaven.
If a person with extraordinary wisdom enters the cave, he or she will be able to gain some understanding and improve his or her martial arts skills to a higher level. However, if a person who is stubborn and unintelligent enters the cave to study based solely on strength, he or she will most likely be trapped by hallucinations until they die... This is a precious place to increase your understanding and break through obstacles. The Holy Spirit has arranged it this way, which shows that he loves you more."
Without Jiajing's nod, Lu Bing and Liu Zhenyuan should not be able to send him in so easily to such a treasured place.
To put it simply, this place is designed to increase the chances of breaking through the "Tongyou" and "Dharma Symbol".
Qin Xuanji was amazed when she heard that there was such a place - it was not found in such royal secret books.
In addition, I was even more surprised by how favored Cao Jinxing was - Emperor Jiajing trusted him very much.
Cao Jinxing himself somewhat admired Jiajing's courage. This boss is so interesting!
Lu Yi presented pills and banknotes.
Cao Jinxing pretended to hold his hand towards the north and said, "I would like to thank you for your reward." Then he put the reward into the Qiankun bag without any politeness.
"..."
Shadow Guard Yang Xi's mouth twitched when he saw such a big reward. Mr. Cao was calm and not respectful to the Holy One. If he didn't know him well, it would be easy to misunderstand him. Then he took off the [Tenglong Armor] from his back. .
Comparatively speaking, this thing is not as attractive as the Dayan Pansi Cave. Although the defensive attribute is very strong, Cao Jinxing is not a serious officer after all. There is no way and no need to wear this armor all day long. It can basically only be used for this period of time. .
But he didn't mind it either, so he took it and asked someone to prepare two more pairs of bowls and chopsticks. He invited Lu Yi and Yang Xi to the table, and they talked and exchanged information while eating.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In order to arrive as early as possible, Lu Yi rode the strange beast Fanyunju from the capital to kill him. Yang Xi was one step behind him, and worked non-stop, traveling day and night.
When they were about to arrive in Shaoxing, they met up with Lu Yi, and the two of them rushed to the prefect's Yamen together.
Therefore, they knew the military situation well before yesterday, but they did not know what happened after yesterday.
The four of them were eating when suddenly the door to the backyard banged open, and the prefect Fan Zikun burst in with his soldiers, sweating profusely.
He also held a piece of paper in his hand, which contained the latest urgent military information, as well as an order from Hu Zongxian, the governor-general of Zhejiang Province: "No... it's not good! The Japanese pirates have assembled 300 warships and hoarded Xiangshan Haikou.
The tiger is watching with eager eyes and seems to be planning to land from Xifengling and plunder the counties of Fenghua! The governor ordered each garrison to send troops for reinforcements... The situation is not good!"
The four of them were startled and stood up.
Fan Zikun rushed over quickly and handed the information to Cao Jinxing.
He had already followed the order and ordered the guards to lead reinforcements, but it would not work without the generals, so he hurried over to tell Cao Jinxing that he might be able to think of other solutions from the perspective of a martial artist.
Cao Jinxing spread the paper flat on the table and the four of them looked at it together.
Sure enough, it was the military situation of the Japanese pirates' massive invasion, and before that, there were simple causes and consequences: Qi Jiguang wore the [Shenyin Cloak] last night and passed through the Zhoushan Islands, fought to the rear, severely damaged the [Niu Gui], and allowed Wang Zhi and others to plan and destroy it for several months.
As soon as...it's hard to say that this encirclement and suppression didn't mean he was desperate.
Lu Yi and Yang Xi looked at Cao Jinxing together: The reason why the news about [Niu Gui] was leaked seems to be this guy...
Now that the strategy of luring the enemy deeper and killing them all in one fell swoop was no longer possible, and his trump card was exposed, Wang Zhi simply sent a large force to suppress the situation, using strength to overcome cleverness, and also buy time for Niu Gui's injury to recover - as long as it recovers, it will be difficult to defeat the Japanese pirates in the sea battle!
"Let's reinforce."
After reading it, Cao Jinxing said directly: "There are a lot of Japanese pirates, and they have guns and artillery. This time the treacherous plan failed, but the troops are well-organized. It will be a tough battle if we really want to attack! The reinforcements of the army are slow, so without further delay, let's go there first!"
"Um."
Lu Yi and Yang Xi nodded.
"You ride on the cloud horse, and Xuanji and I ride on the spiritual vulture, each of us should be careful."
"good!"
Lu Yi and Yang Xi rushed out.
Cao Jinxing put his little finger to his lips and whistled. Yinghuo turned into a ball of red light, fell from the sky, instantly grew in size, and landed in front of Cao Jinxing.
Cao Jinxing climbed onto the bird's back first, followed by Qin Xuanji.
"Sir Fan, it's rare that you still have some desire to serve the country. Now that you've handed in the certificate of surrender and are out of the sea of misery, don't get into trouble again."
Before Fan Zikun could reply, Yinghuo flew into the sky and killed Fenghua. The two of them were getting further and further apart.
Fan Zikun wiped the cold sweat from his head, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at their backs, his eyes gradually becoming firmer.
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Fenghua and Xiangshan are both important towns under the jurisdiction of Ningbo Prefecture in Zhejiang Province, and Ningbo borders Taizhou. Hu Zongxian did not mobilize the main force of Qi's army in Taizhou for reinforcements, but chose to mobilize troops from other state capitals because he was worried that the Japanese pirates would attack from the east to the west.
Taizhou is located in the east of Zhejiang, and governs six counties: Ninghai, Linhai, Huangyan, Tiantai, Xianju, and Taiping. It is blocked by mountains on three sides and coastal on one side. It stretches from Wenzhou in the south to Ningbo in the north. It has a coastline of more than 700 miles. It has always been a key area invaded by Japanese pirates.
!
This time I suddenly abandoned Taizhou and stationed troops in Xiangshan and Fenghua. I am afraid there is another reason...
Cao Jinxing stood on Yinghuo's back, and various thoughts quickly passed through his mind - those military reports were not for nothing, he quickly analyzed the troop deployment trends of both the enemy and ourselves.
"It's strange. The higher-ups just issued an order to clean up Zhejiang's officialdom, and the Japanese pirates came here... It's a coincidence... The Japanese pirates are stationing troops in Fenghua on a large scale. It is indeed possible to attack the east and west, but if it is combined with this clearing operation...
…not good!"
Cao Jinxing's eyes narrowed, and a thought flashed through his mind: Could it be that instead of attacking in the east and attacking in the west, he should be cooperating with the inside and outside?
Could it be that their goal is Ningbo?!
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At three o'clock in the afternoon.
Hu Zongxian was based in Hangzhou and had just received an order to clean up Zhejiang's officialdom and eliminate corrupt officials. However, in Xiangshan and Fenghua counties in Ningbo, a large number of Japanese pirates began to land ashore. The official army and Japanese pirates started a war, and the undercurrent of the times began to surge forward.
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The state is really not good, and I was slapped in the face again... Forgive me, brothers, I will make do with more than 3,000, and I will make some adjustments.