Chapter 14 Mortals and Making Claims (6,000 words)
"Stop it!"
Chen Feng's low, slightly weak voice sounded, immediately giving a slap in the face to a group of armored warriors who were besieging the martial arts people.
The next moment, there was only the sound of the clash of mails. The armored warriors glanced coldly at the rather embarrassed martial artist, immediately put away their spears, reined in their horses and stepped back a few steps.
The martial artist grasped the scar left by the spear on his arm with one hand, and blood spilled from between his fingers.
The muscles on his face were tense, his whole body was trembling, his eyes were red, and he stared at Chen Feng who emerged from the frame, gritted his teeth and said:
"Chen Feng, don't think that your hypocrisy today will make me think of your kindness! You are harsh on the outside and arrogant on the inside, bewitching the emperor, and being humble to the Yun State and not dare to disobey. In fact, you are a traitor to the country and should be respected by both the government and the public.
Contempt and scorn..."
When the armored warriors on the side saw that he still dared to speak rudely, they immediately became furious and roared in unison:
"You are seriously seeking death!"
But Chen Feng, who was scolded by this person, did not look angry. He just looked indifferent, his eyes were downcast, and his whole body was aura. He no longer had the fierceness he had when he commanded an army.
"What's your name?" Chen Feng asked in a deep voice.
The man scratched his neck and shouted:
"I, Rong Yichun, come to me if anything happens!"
Chen Feng nodded slightly, waved to the soldiers around him, and said:
"Give him my token!"
"Captain!" When the soldier heard this, he frowned and couldn't help but say.
Chen Feng shook his head and said no more.
When the soldiers around him saw this, they had no choice but to slap their horses with a cold face. They pulled off the token from their waist and threw it in front of the martial artist named Rong Yichun.
"Since you are loyal and brave, you should join the army! With my badge, you can join any army in the country!" Chen Feng's deep voice sounded.
"I have the intention to join the army and serve the country, but I don't want to hold your belt..."
At this time, Chen Feng was no longer in the mood to listen to Rong Yichun's words. He leisurely closed the car window and whispered:
"Let's go!"
After giving the order, the armored warriors immediately started to move. A group of armored warriors snorted coldly, ignored the man, and followed the carriage with their horses.
The vast honor guard convoy passed by Rong Yichun and returned.
No matter Rong Yichun uttered wild words, the extremely brave armored warriors on both sides of the carriage just passed by without even taking a second look at Rong Yichun on the roadside.
However, the martial arts people who are full of passion, have average martial arts skills, and have no brains are not enough for them, the Taiwei's personal soldiers, to deal with them normally.
Rong Yichun watched the guard of honor pass by without paying him any attention, and could not help but tremble with anger.
He gritted his teeth suddenly and slashed down with the long knife in his hand, immediately cutting the lieutenant's waistband that the soldier had just thrown down into two halves.
"I will join the army today! But I, Rong Yichun, am a descendant of the former Ailao tribe and serve in the army. I just don't want to see my family and country perish. I will submit and be a coward in front of the Yun Kingdom. I will never be willing to serve under Chen Feng!"
"good!"
The people on the side watched Chen Feng's carriage go away, and they didn't know who was the first to cheer.
Immediately, the surrounding crowd cheered in response and looked at Rong Yichun with admiration, the hero who had the courage to insult Chen Feng in person.
The people are simple and rarely have the ability to distinguish right from wrong. Therefore, public opinion is so easily incited.
Rong Yichun pushed away the crowd, carried the sword and left angrily, leaving only a group of Li Dynasty people talking about it.
"Ailao tribe? It sounds familiar!"
"Perhaps you don't know that hundreds of years ago, there was a country in the world called Ailao Country. It occupied the entire territory of our Da'an Kingdom and spanned the two countries of Yun and Xia. It dominated the south of the sky and was one of the best in the world.
As a powerful country, even the Central Plains had to give in three points!"
These remarks immediately caused a crowd of people to exclaim in surprise.
"So, we are all descendants of the Ailao Kingdom? I didn't expect our ancestors to be so powerful!"
For hundreds of years, the Li Dynasty has been sandwiched between Yunxia and Xia. Most of the time, it was the weakest existence, unable to influence the world's situation and take the initiative.
Therefore, the people of Li Dynasty naturally lacked some sense of security.
When they heard that their ancestors were so powerful, the atmosphere suddenly became high. At this time, they had automatically brought into the perspective of Ailao Country. They imagined that their country was dominating the south of the sky, and no one dared to touch it.
Edge.
In fact, these common people had no idea that the territory of the Li Dynasty was also the border of the Ailao Kingdom at that time. If we really talk about blood, they are just the descendants of some small countries that conquered and incorporated the Ailao Kingdom into the territory during the heyday of the Ailao Kingdom.
Well, I have no intention of touching Bangzi Country...
At this time, obviously no one will mention this matter.
I only heard someone among the crowd suddenly mention:
"I heard that the concubine of the current Emperor of Yun Kingdom is said to be the last direct descendant of the royal family of Ailao Kingdom..."
"If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten! At that time, the Yun State was also the territory of the Ailao State. The founding emperor of the Yun State took over the country from the emperor of the Ailao State."
"Huh? So, the people of Yun Kingdom and we are supposed to be one family!"
"Tsk, why did the imperial court fight before? They were all members of the family!"
"..."
Just a few words made the people of the Li Dynasty, who were still mired in the illusion of the former power of the Ailao Kingdom, suddenly calm down.
Everyone subconsciously looked around, wanting to see who was saying such things.
But I looked and looked, but I couldn't find the people talking.
After a moment of silence, the people dispersed in a tacit understanding.
Just those few crazy words that were spoken casually were already subconsciously remembered in the hearts of these people.
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In the carriage in the distance, Chen Feng didn't know what the people were discussing behind him. He only heard the cheers coming from behind.
His face was quite calm, but from his slightly absent-minded eyes, it could be seen that he was not as calm as he appeared.
Opposite Chen Feng, a thin, dark-faced young man sat cross-legged and suddenly said:
"Alas, the Taiwei is like this. In the eyes of those of us who know the truth, I really feel unworthy of the Taiwei!"
Hearing this young man speak, Chen Feng came back to his senses and said with a cold face:
"You, Dongchang, have spent so much energy trying to see me, if it's just to say these words, then there's no need! Your Majesty is the king whom I, Chen Feng, will loyally serve to the death, and I am willing to bear the infamy for him!"
Hearing Chen Feng's words, the dark-skinned man nodded repeatedly and praised:
"The loyalty of Taiwei Chen is something that even His Majesty always thinks about and regrets..."
Before he finished speaking, Chen Feng immediately frowned and shouted:
"Come here, give me this..."
Chen Feng's sudden change of attitude caught the dark-skinned man off guard.
"Hey, hey, don't worry, Lieutenant. Do you really don't want to know about that?" the dark-skinned man said quickly.
When Chen Feng heard this, he snorted coldly, changed the topic, looked at the soldiers who had already opened the car door, waved his hands, and said:
"Back off first!"
In fact, what Chen Feng did just now was just to bluff someone to prevent him from continuing to talk nonsense.
The Dongchang fan in front of me has made it clear that he wants to see Chen Feng. Now that the Li Dynasty is nominally affiliated with the Yun Kingdom, the Dongchang fan, especially someone who directly shows his identity and comes to the door, really can't do anything to him.
!
Moreover, the secret letter that Dongchang secretly handed to him before involved something that he had to figure out!
It was because of this that Chen Feng was willing to take such a big risk and secretly meet people from Dongchang.
When the swarthy man saw Chen Feng acting like this, he couldn't stop playing riddles and said directly:
"Guo Yuanzhong, the second commander of the Lower East Factory, is now in charge of Li Chao's Yiying Dongchang fanzi..."
The sergeant is also called the head guard. Each sergeant in the East Factory is subordinated to members of the Twelve Branches of Chou Yin Mao, who are in charge of the affairs of one party.
This man named Guo Yuanzhong is the second stall of Dongchang. He is now responsible for all the personnel of Dongchang in Li Dynasty.
Upon hearing this person's identity, Chen Feng's eyes suddenly wrinkled and he said in a deep voice:
"The second gear of Dongchang?"
"Exactly!"
Chen Feng pondered for a moment and then spoke again:
"You said in the secret letter that Dongchang sent you before that you wanted to tell me the truth about the defeat of Yongzhou?"
Guo Yuanzhong nodded, with a solemn expression. He took out the letter he had prepared, placed it in front of Chen Feng with both hands, and said solemnly:
"Of course it won't be false! It's just that Chen Taiwei still needs to be prepared before accepting this letter."
After hearing Guo Yuanzhong's words, Chen Feng's hand stretched out to the letter froze slightly and hung in the air for a long time.
There was silence in the carriage for a long time, and then Chen Feng said quietly:
"Perhaps, it is to alleviate the guilt of the subordinates who died in the battle. Or perhaps, it is to prove that the defeat was not due to my poor command of the troops... In short, no matter who this matter concerns, I can't just do this
never mind!"
After saying that, Chen Feng took the letter from Guo Yuanzhong's hand.
At this time, Guo Yuanzhong, who was opposite him, was slightly startled when he heard Chen Feng's words.
Listening to his words, it seems that he has already guessed something...
This envelope is very thick and contains two files.
A dossier tells how Wang Xiao, the Grand Master at the time, "unintentionally" learned about where the Li Dynasty's army was hoarding supplies during the Yongzhou battle between Yun and Li; how he learned about the Li Dynasty's domestic spies.
The army's front line defense plan; and how did it "coincidentally" discover the Li army's strategy of luring the enemy deep into the army, and then used the plan to defeat 80% of the elite soldiers accumulated by the Li Dynasty in one fell swoop.
If we only look at this file, all the coincidences and layouts in it can only make people sigh how well prepared Wang Xiao was at the beginning, and what kind of destiny he had.
Another dossier in the trustworthy letter made Chen Feng's face change from white to red, from red to black, and then to a look of despair and death.
This file contains the confession of Li Xing, the ancestor of the Li Dynasty, and the secrets that he is closely connected with the destiny of the Li Dynasty; there are also secrets investigated during the Yun State. Wang Xiao's spy at the time was not qualified to have access to such secrets as the Li army's defense.
.
As for the battle in Xiushan County, Yun State also knew about the Li army's attack in advance through a group of merchants. Dongchang's secret agents conducted a thorough investigation, but only found this group of merchants, and finally disappeared in Thang Long Mansion of the Li Dynasty...
…
In fact, there is no clear answer in the two files. But between the lines, it is revealed that several major defeats of the Li Dynasty were all related to the high-level officials of the Li Dynasty.
Chen Feng put down the letter in his hand tremblingly, and murmured in a hoarse voice:
"It's true... I had doubts when I first learned about the ancestral temple. It's true, it's the king..."
At this time, Guo Yuanzhong couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Today, Chen Feng has experienced many setbacks and is responsible for the two defeats of the Li Dynasty. The king of Li Dynasty, Li Weining, bowed his knees and accepted the imperial decree of canonization from the Yun Kingdom, and he also took the blame for it.
The prestige accumulated during a lifetime of serving in the army was lost. There were all kinds of abuses in the government and the public.
If he were to know at this moment that all of this was inseparable from the king he swore allegiance to, the blow to the collapse of faith in his heart would probably make his body, which was almost exhausted, unable to sustain it.
Got it!
Chen Feng cannot die! At least, while Guo Yuanzhong is still here, Chen Feng cannot die!
Thinking of this, Guo Yuanzhong sat up subconsciously and looked at Chen Feng nervously and worriedly.
"Lieutenant, are you okay..."
To Guo Yuanzhong's surprise, although Chen Feng's face at this time was not very good-looking, his expression was not too ugly, nor did he look like he had suffered a huge blow.
Chen Feng smiled reluctantly and said:
"I see... If you can know the truth before you die, even though you feel unwilling to do so, you won't end up being a fool!"
Seeing him like this, Guo Yuanzhong felt slightly relieved.
He hesitated for a moment, remembered the task assigned by his superiors, gritted his teeth suddenly, and continued:
"To be honest, Lieutenant, the reason why I, Dongchang, told you the truth is to help you get revenge!"
"Prince An, Li Weining, is humble and courteous on the outside, but harbors evil intentions inside. His Majesty is very dissatisfied today. The Taiwei is loyal and loyal, which is highly valued by Your Majesty. Before leaving the capital, he once signaled to us that if the Taiwei is interested, Your Majesty can issue a decree to confer the title of Taiwei.
As the king, Wei will help you overthrow King An and revive the imperial court!"
Hearing this, Chen Feng suddenly laughed twice, nodded and said:
"That's it!"
When Guo Yuanzhong heard this, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help but say:
"The Lieutenant agrees? No, if so, I should call you the king..."
Chen Feng shook his head and whispered:
"If you don't leave, I will order someone to capture you and bring you to the king to prove your innocence!"
When Guo Yuanzhong heard this, he was suddenly startled, and then he laughed sarcastically and said:
"It still doesn't work. I forgot to mention that before I came down, I had already handed over my errand and was transferred back to a junior high school. Many of the arrangements of the East Factory in Shenglong Mansion must have been replaced by this time..."
He paused and then continued:
"Besides, the Lieutenant already knows the truth of these things. Even if I are tied up in front of Prince An, His Highness Prince An will not believe in your loyalty!"
Chen Feng nodded casually, didn't say anything more, and just replied in a low voice:
"Um!"
Li Weining was able to personally kill hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers who were the foundation of the Li Dynasty in order to eradicate the ancestor Li Xing above his head. With this cold and ruthless emperor's mentality, he would never let Chen Feng, who knew the secrets, go.
alive.
When Chen Feng insisted on exploring the truth behind his defeat, his fate was already doomed!
Seeing him like this, Guo Yuanzhong shook his head slightly, then opened the door generously and signaled the carriage to stop. After it stopped, he jumped out.
Standing on the ground, Guo Yuanzhong had no intention of shying away, and with a solemn expression, he bowed extremely respectfully to Chen Feng and said loudly:
"Chen Taiwei, this is the farewell, we will never see you again!"
For someone who handles the affairs of the Li Dynasty and knows a lot about Chen Feng, it is inevitable that he will have respect for this person. This salute is an expression of respect.
Beside the bicycle frame, Chen Liyan frowned, pointed at Guo Yuanzhong and said angrily:
"you……"
He was so generous and generous, and did not shy away from spies. He obviously wanted to let the news of the former Taiwei's private meeting with Yun Guodongchang fan reach the ears of the current King of Li.
This intention is quite vicious!
Guo Yuanzhong saluted Chen Liyan, then turned and left in a smart manner.
Chen Liyan tightened his grip on the riding whip, his face turning ugly.
After standing still for a long time, Chen Liyan immediately dismounted his horse, turned around and got into the carriage, and said with some complaints in his mouth:
"Father, why didn't you listen to my child's dissuasion and insist on meeting these Dongchang fans who harbor evil intentions..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Liyan saw Chen Feng standing upright in the carriage, his eyes were gray, and there was a lot of blood in his mouth, which dyed his beard red, and his gorgeous court uniform was also stained with large blood stains.
"Father..." Chen Liyan exclaimed and rushed forward.
Chen Feng got more energy, grabbed Chen Liyan's sleeve, gritted his teeth and said:
"Don't do it, don't make any noise!"
His life's thoughts were destroyed, and he was betrayed by the king who swore allegiance to the death. The energy and spirit that maintained this body that was about to dry up were suddenly drained. He was holding on in front of Guo Yuanzhong, and it was all he could do to hold on!
Chen Liyan's eyes suddenly turned red. Looking at his father who was withered and exhausted in his arms, his voice trembled and he said:
"Father……"
"There is a school official around, let's talk after we get back, go back, go back..." Chen Feng leaned close to Chen Liyan's ear and lowered his voice.
When Chen Liyan heard this, he was suddenly shocked.
The Dianxiao School Officer was a secret service agency of the Li Dynasty, specializing in supervising all officials on behalf of the kings of the Li Dynasty.
Chen Liyan obviously couldn't believe that his father and son had never had any second thoughts and were so loyal that they were even scolded by the government and the public for taking the blame for Li Weining. Even so, there was such a secret school official around him.
At this time, Chen Liyan felt as if he had made a big mistake when he was a child, and all he felt was panic.
But seeing the look of his father in his arms, he forced himself to calm down and replied in a trembling voice:
"Yes, yes!"
After that, he suddenly shouted to the outside of the car:
"Go home quickly!"
"yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the honor guard convoy suddenly picked up speed.
Not long after, the motorcade arrived in front of Chen's mansion.
The tall plaque, with the words "Wanrong Hou Mansion" written by Li Weining himself, is extremely glorious. However, the simple gate of Chen Mansion is incompatible with this extremely honorable plaque.
Chen Feng's face was rosy, energetic, and he was even sweating slightly on his forehead. He took off the court clothes he was wearing and handed it to Chen Liyan to hold in his hands. There were still large water stains on his beard and chest, which seemed to be
Leftover from drinking too much tea.
No one who saw it would think that Chen Feng in front of him looked like he was dead just now.
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Yun Kingdom, in the Yangxin Palace.
Xiao Cheng listened to Feng Bao's report and was silent for a long time. Suddenly he sighed quietly and said:
"Serving the king with all his heart can be said to be loyal. Being strong but failing to fulfill his talents can be said to be strong."
When Feng Bao heard this, his heart changed slightly, and he knew what Xiao Cheng meant, and he quickly agreed:
"The Li Dynasty is now a vassal of my Dayun vassal. It is only natural that your majesty bestows Chen Feng with the posthumous title..."
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he interrupted:
"What I mean is, how about taking 'Zhongzhuang' as your posthumous title?"
"Your Majesty bestows you with a beautiful posthumous title!" Feng Bao said flatteringly.
Although there was still definite news from Li Chao at this time, the two people who were in Yangxin Hall had already chosen Chen Feng's posthumous title. Obviously, in their hearts, Chen Feng was already a dead person.
Got it!
It was nothing else but Xiao Cheng's plan that had already put Chen Feng into a desperate situation with no intention of turning back!
A person like Chen Feng, who fought his way up through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, naturally has an extremely tough mind. Perhaps just relying on the evidence handed over by Dongchang may not necessarily make him lose heart and die.
But Guo Yuanzhong, as the second-level head of Dongchang who was in charge of all the secret agents of the Li Dynasty, met with Lieutenant Chen Feng openly and openly, obviously with the intention of deliberately instigating him. Even if he could not be killed at once, the suspicion between the emperor and his ministers was planted.
It’s enough to make Chen Feng die without a burial place!
"After we went to Chen Feng, although the Li Dynasty's army was large, they were just a bunch of sluggish things, and there was nothing to worry about!" Xiao Cheng said solemnly.
The previous two major defeats had already frightened the Li Dynasty's army. Facing Yun's generals, they were already timid before fighting. Among the upper and lower armies, only the generals under Chen Feng were still willing to fight.
Li Weining seems to have great ambitions and achievements, but in the end he only plays some political tricks and dark methods.
After Chen Feng's death, Xiao Cheng did not believe that he had the confidence to control Chen Feng's old troops. He was afraid that the few generals in the Li Dynasty army who dared to fight and kill would have the best outcome of being disarmed and returning home.
The last trace of energy and spirit of Li Chao's army was thus drawn out, and it no longer had the power to resist Yun Guo's army.
It was because of this that Xiao Chengcai had to use this method to force Chen Feng to death.
At this time, Feng Bao asked for instructions again:
"Then Your Majesty, what should Dongchang Fanzi do next?"
Xiao Cheng covered up the sigh on his face, moved his brows again, looked at Feng Bao, and said:
"I shouldn't need to say more about the affairs of Ailao Kingdom... Well, you know the visions and prophecies coming from the sky!"
When Feng Bao heard this, he hesitated for a moment and then said:
"Your Majesty, please make it clear!"
Xiao Cheng pondered for a moment and said:
"I think you can't do anything else... just get some people to imitate the barking of foxes in the wild; maybe the beams accidentally fall down and break open the ground to reveal golden knives and seals; or a yellow dragon appears in a well."
"By the way, after a while, when the monk named Dao Yan returns to the capital from Xia Kingdom, let him take charge of this matter. He will be very good at it!"
Having said this, Xiao Cheng raised his head slightly, looked at Feng Bao, and asked:
"Do you know who I asked you to use these methods on?"
When Feng Bao heard this, he pursed his lips and smiled and said:
"This slave is stupid, but she still knows this kind of thing! Your Majesty is talking about Aohou Lihu?"
Xiao Cheng smiled slightly when he heard this, saying nothing.