Two hundred and twentieth eight chapters of the country (16)
On the hillside, after Jin Gefuzi Zhang Bofeng left, Cao Lin, the great uncle of the Wei Dynasty, gradually put away his original expression of wisdom and became confused and lonely.
Yes, he is the Grand Master. Until now, even though the Wei Dynasty has actually collapsed and it is difficult for him to make progress in his own path, he is still a Grand Master and the top master of violence in the world.
But as a leader, Cao Lin failed too much.
The most obvious one is that even Li Qingchen betrayed him.
To put it bluntly, for example, if he had a misunderstanding about Zhang Bofeng's attitude, it seemed that Emperor Cao could have asked about it if he wanted to, but why didn't he ask? Why did he believe Li Qingchen's words?
In the early stage, it was naturally because the situation was not that serious, or the separation of positions between the two sides seemed to be tacit, and it was not necessary or worth asking at that time; but later, the fig leaf of the Wei Dynasty was suddenly lifted, and the situation
After a collapse of decline, at this time, I didn’t dare to ask.
However, these are not the real reasons. The really sad thing is that he has no one he can trust to take on this task.
Who should come?
The Great Wei was based on Guanlong, so it did not hesitate to exploit other places in order to enrich Guanlong. However, after the collapse of the Great Wei, the nobles of Guanlong did not hesitate to choose alienation and betrayal. As soon as the Bai family came forward, everyone flocked to it.
They came up and gathered around him impatiently... It was Zhang Bofeng who had the demeanor of a great master and did not easily become a tool for others. But as the first generation of the Jin Dynasty, didn't the Zhang family actually join him politically?
Otherwise, how could I have misjudged it?
Of course, even so, Cao Zhongcheng did not expect that people from Jingantai, the young Guanlong generation whom he single-handedly promoted, would actually betray him.
This setback hit Cao Lin so hard that he was not even willing to admit that it was a betrayal.
As a bystander and a high-ranking person who has met too many people, Uncle Cao actually understands some of Li Twelve Lang's actions. Regardless of what the other party said at the time, it seems to be some kind of ideological dispute, but in fact, who is to blame?
Having been stabbed in the waist, ending his cultivation prospects, and being captured alive and thrown into prison, he will never let go. Especially Li Qingchen, who was born into a noble family, but he has a character that cannot afford to lose.
It has already been revealed... If Cao Lin remembers correctly, Li Qingchen lost to Zhang Xing that time, and then he broke the rules and asked the elders of the family to come forward to make peace and bribed Zhu Shou, who was in charge of personnel in Taichung.
Such is his nature, not to mention that things in the world are hard to avoid, but there is no such thing as noble or vulgar.
However, this is still not the reason for Li Qingchenhu to do something to himself.
Cao Lin asked himself, maybe any commoner in the world could stand up and accuse him of being immoral, maybe any Guanlong noble could confidently engage in political confrontation with him, but for the young talents in Jing'antai, he would really do everything
To a certain extent... If someone is from a good family background, he will not treat him equally just because his family is politically opposed to his. He is also willing to promote someone from a poor family background. Even Zhang San has thought about adopting him as his adopted son, and even Qin
He even saved his life.
If Li Qingchen hadn't told him, would he have believed it?
But Li Qingchen still deceived him, even Li Qingchen deceived him!
Back to Cao Lin, the great master actually knew very well that the reason why he just followed the other party's ideas and immediately accepted some discussion meeting was of course because he saw a new way to solve the problem or saw the application of the method.
I had a new chance to make a final blow because I didn't want to offend a great master who had no worries and wasted my last blow... But it was more than that... At the same time, after learning about Li Qingchen's deception, Emperor Cao's uncle
For a moment, he felt a sense of uneasiness and fear. He was afraid that if he continued to lead this unit into the depths of Hebei, chasing each other and escaping with the gang, it would be full of flaws and torn apart as it went. When the time came, he would still be there, but this
An army has turned into a pile of powder.
And abandoning everyone, and being a great master alone in Hebei, isn't it also the result of running out of gas?
"As soon as the river opens in a few days, let Li Twelve Lang cross the river." When Cao Lin returned to the camp, the weather had turned from cloudy to overcast, and then it began to drizzle. Obviously, the continuous southerly wind made the spring
The recovery is coming very quickly, and this year's cold flood will probably end soon. Cao Zhongcheng issued the military order in the spring rain. "Also, order the whole army to camp here with peace of mind, continue to stand still, wait for the opportunity of war, and focus on appeasing Dong Dong."
All the soldiers and horses...where is Duan Shangshu?"
"In the back camp." Luo Fang faced him with his hands in hand, but stopped talking.
"Ask him to come to the center and share the tent with me." Cao Lin ordered, and then asked again, "What do you want to say?"
Luo Fang paused and spoke carefully: "It's no big deal. All major matters are decided by the adoptive father. I think that if the adoptive father feels that Duan Shangshu is inappropriate, he will kill him directly, or destroy him like he did with Qin Er, and then
The child can be looked after for his adoptive father, so why bother to take care of it personally and waste so much effort?"
In the drizzle, Cao Lin looked at the other party, feeling both frustrated and relieved.
What is frustrating is that the other party is still so arrogant and does not know how to unite people. After going out to experience a county, the world situation has become like this. He is still so ignorant of the overall situation. This is probably what he will do in this life. What is gratifying is that regardless of the other party,
What's wrong with this, this adopted son with obvious character flaws and the upper limit of his abilities still has a simple sense of loyalty and filial piety to himself... At this point, what else do you want?
"What nonsense are you talking about?" At this thought, Cao Lin was not angry. Instead, he smiled as if he were facing Zhang Bofeng on the hillside. "Duan Shangshu is the chief officer of the Ministry of War, and one of the left-behind guards in the eastern capital designated by the saint before he left. How can he shout
Fighting and shouting to kill? The worse the situation is, the more people must unite."
Luo Fang nodded as if he understood. Seeing that his adoptive father had no extra requirements, he went straight to deliver the order.
On the other side, another great master Zhang Bofeng, who was in a completely different mood, left Jijun at noon and walked diagonally through the mountains. In the evening of the same day, he appeared in Yecheng, Weijun, and then disclosed his identity and contacted the gang who had already had some suspicions.
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Hearing that Old Master Zhang had arrived, Fan Wang, the leader of the left-behind city defense dressed as an ordinary team member, took the initiative to greet him, bowed respectfully, and then informed the other party of Zhang Xing's current location as instructed - the small town of Hanling in the southwest of Yecheng.
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Like many small towns next to big cities, this is an independent military city built on the back of mountains and rivers, with a single function.
Obviously, under the pressure of the Grand Master, especially after the two Grand Masters appeared in Hebei, the gang immediately implemented corresponding preparations to ensure the personal safety of the leaders.
Of course, Zhang Bofeng understood very well, so he thanked him immediately, then directly encouraged his energy and went straight to Hanling Mountain to see Zhang Xing.
In the evening, the spring rain continued, but still did not wet the ground. At this time, I saw a specific fire lit in the distance on the Chengtou Mountain in Yecheng, and another stream of golden light arrived unhurriedly and grandly. Zhang in Hanling small town.
The leaders of the gang and gang naturally knew the reason, so they waited early in the small school ground in the city.
The Grand Master landed calmly, and there was no formal meeting when the two sides met. It was just a normal greeting and farewell. The so-called gang chief Zhang Xing took the lead, and the leaders slightly bowed their hands, while Liaocheng Xingtai Commander Wei Xuanding, who had just come from Wuyang, paid homage alone.
Old Master Zhang was a little surprised and asked the whole story. When he learned that he was Wang Huaitong's student, he immediately woke up and didn't say anything.
"Master, since you are willing to do the Dharma in person, please come in and sit down." Zhang Xing extended his hand to signal.
"That's what I meant." Seeing this situation, Zhang Bofeng just twirled his beard and smiled in the drizzle, not moving at all. "But now the situation has changed..."
With that said, he calmly explained the results of his discussion with Cao Lin.
"On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, Hongshan? Regardless of cultivation, origin, or position, anyone who wants to go can go. Uncle Cao will also go, and is he willing to cease fighting for this purpose and no longer pursue? Master Zhang is willing to guarantee the safety of the members of this association?"
"Zhang Xing repeated it for a while, and then made an immediate decision. "Of course I will go, and so will King Xiongtian, and our gang will immediately publicize Master Zhang and inform Hebei Province, so as to attract as many people as possible to participate in the meeting."
Xiong Bonan also nodded.
Zhang Bofeng naturally nodded: "In that case, we can see you on the 25th."
As he spoke, the stream of light rolled up and flew straight up. It is said that he came by the wind and left by the wind without any delay.
Everyone watched the stream of light heading north and remained silent for a long time before returning to the hall in the small city.
No one questions Zhang Xing's promise. This is for sure. Even if Zhang Xing doesn't go in the end, he will agree at this time. The seven-day truce period is to help those who need it most at the moment. It is a big surprise. In order to transfer more supplies
, including the large amount of storage here in Yecheng, and for the safe withdrawal and deployment of more troops, and for the overall situation in Hebei, he and Zhang and Cao had to compromise.
In fact, when they returned to the small town hall, everyone immediately summoned the staff and documents, and quickly revised the retreat plan in order to use these seven days to further transport supplies, and just then began to discuss Zhang Bofeng's appearance.
"Old Master Zhang is indeed not standing on the opposite side." Xie Minghe, who had just returned from Li Ding, was a little confused. "But the question is, why did Cao Lin agree? Did he give us a chance to breathe for nothing? Did he know that the British Duke was openly in Jin?
Is it a matter of seizing power and gathering troops? According to Old Master Zhang’s words, we also need to invite the British Duke, will we take the opportunity to deal with it? "
"Maybe you know, maybe you don't know, but the main reason is that Cao Lin suddenly lost the confidence to defeat us." Zhang Xing blurted out. "Cao Lin's attack has a great chance of winning, but it is mainly because of his absolute strength.
, can break the overall situation and win. In addition, Dongdu's army itself does not have an advantage against us, especially since we have made it clear that we will not waste the battle, but will retreat immediately. In this way, the front will be lengthened, and the disadvantage of Dongdu's soldiers and horses will be
It’s even more obvious... At this time, another great master comes to stop him, so of course he will lose confidence."
"Yes, that should be the truth." Wei Xuanding nodded at the side. For some reason, he seemed to be a little emotional at this time, so much so that he was restless.
"If that's the case, it would be more reasonable for him to turn to deal with the British Duke." Xie Minghe continued to frown.
"But we can't relax just because of this." Zhang Xing continued. "We still have to be careful. Who knows if Cao Lin is using Master Zhang to paralyze us and suddenly surprise us... We will continue to move tomorrow...
This time it is Xu Dalang who is here to make the decision. Don’t tell anyone else and let you know the destination after setting off tomorrow.”
Xu Shiying nodded.
Xie Minghe continued: "In any case, this Red Mountain meeting is an opportunity. Can our gang take advantage of the opportunity to escape, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and then make profits from the chaos?"
Wei Xuanding finally couldn't hold himself back: "Let's not talk about this, does the chief really want to go to Hongshan?"
As soon as these two people spoke, the hall became restless.
It's one thing to agree, there is a consensus from top to bottom, and if you don't get it cheap, you won't get it in vain, but what to do next, especially how to profit from the chaos between two grand masters or even three grand masters, is very difficult.
But this is exactly the problem that we must face now.
"What do you think?" Zhang Xing was silent for a while and carefully asked for opinions.
"I think it may be difficult to make profits out of chaos." Xu Shiying rarely took the initiative to speak. "First of all, we lack the proactive means to deal with the Grand Master. We are passive in everything and depend on people's faces; secondly, after capturing Li Yang, we have actually
The world is in shock, otherwise Cao Lin wouldn't have come... At this time, the surrounding forces with imperial backgrounds will more or less regard us as a thorn in their flesh, and they won't avert their eyes even a little bit. How can we make profits out of chaos?
To put it bluntly, if someone really takes the opportunity to deal with someone, we will definitely be the target."
Zhang Xing burst out laughing when he heard this.
Seeing this, Xu Shiying frowned slightly: "Chief, what did I say wrong?"
"No." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "On the contrary, I think what Xu Dalang said is very good, but precisely because he said it so appropriately, there is no need to worry about some things..."
The brows of the people around him became tighter and tighter.
"It's very simple." Zhang Xing continued with a smile. "Since Li Yang's one action has made us completely lost to everyone, why should we hide? Since we lack active means to deal with the Grand Master, it depends on the person's face. Isn't that right?
If you don’t have any worries or worries, can you just go ahead and do it?”
Everyone woke up, but felt a little weird, because this truth is absolutely correct, but it can't help but make people feel that something is broken.
"This is not a broken jar." Zhang Xing was sitting at the top of the hall, and drizzle was falling outside the wide-open hall door. However, this drizzle did not affect the south wind calmly blowing in in front of his face, stirring up the candlelight beside him.
"Because first of all we have to think clearly about a question, that is, is it worth beating Li Yang? Right? If it is, if it is worth it, then the consequences should be accepted openly, rather than being broken... And
In my opinion, even if I consider the worst outcome, that is, Hebei is eradicated by some great master leading powerful soldiers, I have no regrets, and even this matter is still considered the joy of my life. Of course, I wish to
Please promise me that I will do my best not to let things get to this point, and even if things get to this point, they will happen again."
"I don't regret it either." Xiong Bonan said simply.
"No matter what, it is right to attack Liyang and then release grain." Dou Lide, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up. "If you say you want to go back to Gaojibo again for this, I will admit it. Besides, I will go back to Gaojibo this time.
Bo, is it the same thing as in the past? Now the hearts of the people in Hebei are with us. If we are weak, the great masters will inevitably fight among themselves. Then when we come out again, just by raising our arms and shouting, the whole of Hebei will belong to us!"
Zhang Xing glanced at Dou Lide and said nothing, but looked at Xu Shiying.
But Xu Shiying didn't say anything.
So, he looked at Xie Minghe again.
Xie Minghe nodded: "If this is the case, we should do our best to obey fate. Let's try our best to tell them. We here at the Foreign Affairs Department will also try our best to contact Li Ding, Xue Changxiong, and Luo Shu. But if it fails by then, you can't blame us.
Foreign affairs are rubbish.”
Everyone finally laughed together.
After laughing, Zhang Xing looked at Wei Xuanding, who also spoke again: "What I mean is, if the chief is worried about safety, I can go to Hongshan on his behalf, so as not to lose face."
"Okay." Zhang Xing thought for a while. "But it's not necessary. If there is really danger, I won't go. And why would Duke Wei take the risk? We just don't go."
Wei Xuanding immediately couldn't help but defend: "If we don't go, wouldn't we let them collude in Hongshan? And according to what we just said, we are confident that even if they are destined to collude in Hongshan, we should also use our reasoning
If you tell the truth to everyone in the world, you should scold them face to face and tell those people who is righteous and who is deviant."
Zhang Xing looked serious and nodded seriously.
Wei Xuanding hesitated for a moment and then laughed: "Actually, this matter also has my own selfish motives. No matter when I was studying in Taiyuan or wandering around in Hebei, everyone looked down on me, and not only because I was poor and my family was humble, but the key is
Even because I am poor and my family is humble, they say that my knowledge is wrong, and my principles and methods are inferior... If this Hongshan Conference goes according to the previous words, there will be two or three great masters, masters from Jin and Hebei.
, the knowledgeable people have also arrived, even if the world knows it with one word, how can I be willing to give up this meeting? Especially Old Master Zhang, who is my teacher after all, if I can say in front of him that I have done a good job,
If you do it right, it will not make my previous decades of poverty in vain. If I can use our help to directly refute Old Master Zhang, I will be willing to die on the spot."
Zhang Xing could only nod, and the others also nodded. No one thought there was anything wrong with Wei Xuanding's selfishness. Zhang Xing was even a little relieved, because Wei Xuanding had unconsciously regarded the gang's career as his own achievement in his words.
His selfishness is also to help his cause be recognized by the people of the world.
This is even considered public-spirited.
"I want to go too." When the hall became quiet again, Xiong Bonan couldn't help it. "I also have selfish motives. I just want to see, why do those people think that we deserve to die when we attack Liyang for food? Why do we do this?
This kind of thing benefits the whole of Hebei, and even the whole world, but makes them restless and thinks that we are rebellious?! If this is the case, it is better to set a mark to know who is destined to be different from us, and who can still fight for it?
, when the time comes, you will be able to act unscrupulously.”
These words were more direct and left Zhang Xing speechless.
Finally, after everyone discussed for a while, Zhang Xing also came to a conclusion:
"I actually think I can go. After all, I agreed and I have the Grand Master as my guarantee, and the words of King Xiongtian and Duke Wei are also my original intention. However, we are the core of the gang, and we are responsible for the death of the gang. Or should we?"
We need to be as cautious as possible, so we now divide the matter into three parts... One is to continue to transfer supplies. Not only the inventory here in Yecheng, but also our field soldiers in Liyang, we can still continue to transport food, and we must make good use of it.
This seven-day opportunity... the Duke of Wei and Chief Dou are still responsible for this matter. Chief Cao will continue to be responsible, but the soldiers will not participate in the transfer."
Wei Xuanding, Dou Lide, and Cao Xi, who had been silent and just listened to everyone's words, immediately nodded.
"The second thing is military preparation, assembling troops and combat power, and making a military transfer plan. Ma Wei has already made preparations for this matter, and has gone to communicate with Deputy Commander Chen. King Xiongtian is here with
Xu Dalang is going to take over... Generally speaking, as mentioned before, the main threat is still Cao Lin and his troops. Therefore, the entire army should try to withdraw to the Qingzhangshui line and follow the troops that had stayed on the northern line to defend Xue Changxiong.
Contact the Qingzhang River and retreat at any time to prevent a surprise attack." Zhang Xing continued to give instructions. "At the same time, we must continue to contact Henan to ensure cooperation."
Naturally, Xiong and Xu were speechless.
"The third thing is about the Hongshan meeting." Zhang Xing thought for a while and said simply. "What I mean is that if all parties really gather and everyone has different positions, we really can't give up on this meeting, because
We should neither push Zhang Bofeng to the other side, nor should we push other forces in Hebei to the other side... But if we encounter any variables or dangers during this period, we must give up immediately... As the saying goes, go if you can, but safety comes first
one."
At this point, Zhang Xing paused and explained: "I actually think that if the British Duke comes, even if he is opposed to Cao Lin, he will be opposed to us. To put it more loosely, at this time
Old Master Zhang's safety guarantee seems insufficient, so we can't send all the core members of the gang to Hongshan District. I have to think about it again... However, if there is another grandmaster or someone who is willing to follow
We have guaranteed safety. It’s not that we can’t go. I can go too, together with Duke Wei and King Xiongtian. Of course, in the end, we have to refer to the opinions of the big leaders in Hebei and have a chat with Mr. Chen.
Everyone just raised their hands, and they all objected and refused to go."
Everyone was relieved regardless of their stance.
Xu Shiying, who was slightly relaxed, thought about it and took the initiative to add: "Actually, although we are drawing the dividing line along the Qingzhang River, several counties in the west have control areas north and west of the Qingzhang River. If
If we really plan to go to Hongshan, for the sake of safety, we can let some of the elite troops... preferably five battalions, that is, the soldiers and horses required by our two Xingtai directly to prepare a defensive Zhenqi army formation...
Send them to the north of Qingzhang River and assemble along the northern line of Wuyang County and Wei County. This will not delay the overall military layout and can provide support when necessary."
Zhang Xing nodded immediately.
At this point, the meeting should end.
Chief Zhang thought about it for a while, but then gave special instructions: "There is one more thing that cannot be stopped. We cannot take it for granted that we have done good things. Everyone in the world will recognize it. We still have to persist in publicity. We must persist in the current situation and must tell everyone."
For the people of Hebei, we help put food in, and we help to ensure that they can have enough to eat... The four counties in the east will continue to work with Jiang Ling through Deputy Commander Chen. The two counties in the west, including Ji County, still need to continue to talk and pass.
Let’s talk about all aspects.”
This is Chief Zhang's own characteristic, and everyone above and below is used to it, so no one refutes it.
Just like that, after Zhang Xing ordered the disbandment, he specifically called Dou Lide and his wife to stay, and no one had anything to say.
"Chief, do you have any advice?" Dou Lide asked seriously.
"There is something." Zhang Xing was silent for a moment and responded seriously. "I wanted to talk about it before, but one thing happened one after another, and the situation seemed to have reversed... But after thinking about it today, I still should say...
... Chief Dou, Chief Cao, have you two thought about it, if the situation really comes to its worst, that is, someone really shovels us away from Hebei, and we have to board a ship and go to sea to take refuge, then Hebei
Do you want someone to stay behind?"
"Yes, and I'm here to stay behind." Dou Lide didn't hesitate for a moment. "Of course I'm here to stay behind. If I get into a high chicken moor, wearing linen clothes, the Grand Master can find me?"
Zhang Xing nodded and sighed: "I think so too. Only you can do this, and I have a grudge."
"Chief, say it directly." Dou Lide urged instead.
"If by any chance it comes to that kind of situation, not even to this point, and only to the point of abandoning Qinghe and Pingyuan, then it is impossible to say that some members of the gang have done something unavoidable but cannot be easily forgiven due to the situation.
Things, and when we finally come back... and we will definitely come back, you and your wife will be evil people, protect them, contradict me and King Xiongtian, and protect these people." Zhang Xing said seriously. "
It’s just a rough idea, just be prepared in case something happens, and you just have to know what’s going on.”
Dou Lide was stunned for a long time, and then nodded, more than a beat slower than his wife.
Enough chatter. Eighteen days later, as the first spring rain of the new year fell, the situation in Hebei suddenly changed from the cold winter ice to the spring drizzle. The core military operations finally stopped, and the raids stopped.
It's over... But at the same time, uneasiness and chaos are still spreading according to objective laws.
On the Henan side, Dongdu was the first to notice the problem. The fact that Cao Lin led the main force to Hebei could not be hidden from anyone. When everyone in Dongdu knew that his reinforcements had gone to Hebei together with Cao Lin's main force, the whole city became confused.
I fell into a state of panic mixed with anger.
It is natural to be fearful. If nothing else, if the main force of Help Henan and Jianghuai attack together at this time, you will only have a shell of Longqiaoguan led by teachers and students in Dongdu. Wouldn't it be like an egg against a stone?
When the shell is removed, it will flow all over the ground?
The anger was directed at Cao Lin, including Li Qingchen and others who stayed in the city at this time, because they deliberately concealed the relevant plans.
So, in panic, Dongdu simply closed all the gates to prevent the news from leaking out, and even blocked access to Longqiao Pass.
However, the effect of this action is almost non-existent, because even without Wu Jingfeng, the gang quickly learned the relevant news. After all, Hebei will naturally have information delivered - the river has entered the ice age and cannot pass people. Ordinary Condensation Pill
, it is very dangerous for Cheng Dan to come here, and even for large groups of troops, it does not mean that communication between the two sides will be cut off. There are always ways.
For example, some rivers have Hejianzhou, where Dan Cheng and Dan Condensation masters have a stable support point, so they can still travel back and forth calmly.
There are also some places where pontoons have been pre-installed, or large buoys have been piled up specifically for this period of ice. The principle is the same as in Hejian Island, and it can also allow practitioners with the Ningdan upward direction to come and go.
Even if it is not possible, they can still use flags, golden drums, or birds to carry letters to transmit information.
In a word, the basic situation is still interoperable.
In fact, as a Jiyin native, as early as the second day after the troops began to retreat, that is, as early as the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, the leader of Hebei Xingtai, Zhang Shanxiang, who had just condensed his elixir, followed the military order and used an ice layer to make it more stable.
area, ventured to Henan, and then informed Li Shu and others of the situation in Hebei, and conveyed the relevant order documents signed by Zhang Xing.
After hearing the news, the first reaction of Li Shu and the leaders of Jiyinxingtai was nervousness.
Because Cao Lin, as a great master, could forcibly change the conditions of the river against the weather to achieve a surprise attack by the troops, it was beyond everyone's expectations and almost like a god. At this time, no one had any extra thoughts, because they themselves were also in danger
, since Cao Lin can go from Henan to Hebei, he can also suddenly go from Hebei to Henan, and the grain warehouse in Henan has just been opened.
After two days, they heard that Zhang Bofeng was suddenly going to hold a Hongshan Conference, and they did not relax, because at this time, they just realized that Wu Jingfeng, the top master of Jiyin Xingtai, had disappeared.
Gone out of thin air!
Are there some people who have unnecessary thoughts when they are nervous? There are definitely some, but they are not the mainstream.
The capital in the east is frightened, Henan is nervous, and Hebei is also panic-stricken.
Not to mention anything else, let’s just talk about Li Ding. He was first confused by Zhang Xing and his gang who raided Liyang, and then he was fooled by Cao Lin’s raid on Hebei. Soon, he was raised by the British Duke Taiyuan and openly took over ten Jin lands.
The news that nearly 70,000 to 80,000 troops had been gathered in the county was breathtaking.
It’s not Li Ding’s fault, because from Li Laosi’s point of view, each of these pieces of news may directly lead to the destruction of his little warlord regime.
There was nothing he could do about it. After Zhang Xing's raid on Liyang shocked the hearts of the entire Hebei Province, he realized that this kind of separatist regime after the world was in chaos was not a simple military confrontation at all, but a battle for people's hearts. Whether it was Zhang Xing's "
"The benefit of the world" or the British public trying to seize the leader of Guanlong, both can affect people's hearts. He has nothing similar and it is impossible to compete with him.
Otherwise, why would the first deputy captain of Wu'an County and his own students come up with their own agendas?
By the way, is it useful to have strong soldiers and strong horses? Of course it is.
But without some things, you can't really be strong.
Li Ding completely woke up.
And when the news of the British army raising troops and the news of Cao Lin's arrival in Hebei began to spread in Hebei, Li Ding received another letter from a man claiming to be Zhang Bofeng, saying that he wanted to borrow the Hongshan Mountain in his territory.
As a place to discuss Taoism, Li Ding was invited to attend at the same time, and the time was set on the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month.
Just kidding, can Li Si refuse?
Especially when he soon learned that Cao Lin had stopped marching and Zhang Xing also responded to the invitation.
On the twentieth day of the first lunar month, Chen Bin's letter was sent to Wei County. Neither he nor Cheng Zhili, who was left behind, approved of Zhang Xing's participation in the Hongshan meeting. However, Cui Suchen, who also stayed in Jiangling, proposed that he wanted to participate in the meeting.
Under this situation, Zhang Xing also began to hesitate whether to participate in this conference or not.
But soon, on the twenty-second day of the first lunar month, three days before the start of the conference, Zhang Xing, who was in Cheng'an, Wei County, suddenly received an intelligence and a person... The intelligence was that the British Duke decided not to participate in the Hongshan Conference and instead
Taiyuan local master Wang Huaitong was asked to come and join the meeting on his behalf, and the person who sent this information was none other than Wang Huaitong's younger brother, Wang Huaiji, the man he met.
"You guarantee my safety?" Outside Cheng'an City, Zhang Xing, who had been pounding ice on the shore of Qingzhangshui, put away the letter, then held on to the bamboo pole, looked at the clear-eyed man in front of him, and asked seriously.
"I promise." Wang Huaiji held the mirror and answered seriously. "Although my cultivation level is not high, I always keep my word. Since I agreed, I will risk my life to send you and the people you help back to your military camp.
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"But why?" Zhang Xing continued to ask seriously. "Why do you want to help us?"
"I'm not specifically helping you." Wang Huaiji replied sternly, stroking the precious mirror in his arms. "After I heard the news, I suddenly felt that Old Master Zhang's meeting was quite interesting. I also wanted to go, so the more people there, the better.
Okay, and your gang and your Chief Zhang are clearly one of the guests of honor at this conference."
Zhang Xing nodded, this statement is correct: "Then what kind of cultivation level do you have?"
"Not very high. With this mirror, I can barely get close to the master." Wang Huaiji answered frankly.
Zhang Xing was slightly disappointed, but he felt that it didn't matter, because if the British master couldn't come, the other grandmaster would still be Wang Huaiji's biological brother, and coupled with Wang Huaiji's statement, there would still be no big problem with safety this time. Besides, others might not
Just expressing my opinion for myself.
In other words, Chief Zhang already has a score in mind.
"Is there anything else you want to ask?" Wang Huaiji saw this and couldn't rush him. "Although we have other agreements and we are in a hurry, this is a rare opportunity. If you ask three simple questions, I will give you accurate answers before leaving.
"
"Of course I have something to ask!"
Zhang Xing was speechless. After thinking about it for a while, he realized that he couldn't explore the sea of stars in depth today, so he asked seriously: "Who are you?"
"I am Wang Huaiji." The other party said with a wry smile. "It's just that my cultivation level was too low in my early years and I couldn't hold up this mirror. Gradually I had some difficulties, so I specially divided myself into two people who couldn't remember well. One is for relaxation, and the other is for the mirror.
Explore.”
I dare to look in the mirror and see that I am schizophrenic.
Zhang Xing nodded and continued to ask: "What is your relationship with Emperor Bai?"
"The old man often asks me to do some things." Wang Huaiji continued with a wry smile. "As time goes by, our ideas can communicate with each other... I know what you mean, but I am not Bai Emperor, and Bai Emperor is not Wang Huaji, but
Perhaps in the future, if things continue like this, Emperor Bai will still not be Wang Huaji, but Wang Huaiji will be Emperor Bai."
"That's too much." Zhang Xing looked at the other person and immediately realized what was going on. "Mr. Bai Di shouldn't have done this unethical thing. Wang Huaiji is also a living person, and he has not committed any crime."
"I did it voluntarily." Wang Huaiji quickly shook his head and explained. "Besides, it's not Bai Diye's family who did this. You will know in the future. Even Bai Diye is the most particular one among the four emperors."
"I know, so people don't know it." Zhang Xing said jokingly.
"There is one last question." Wang Huaiji was also a little uneasy and just held the mirror to urge him.
"Who wrote "The Legend of Liyue"?" Zhang Xing blurted out. "I have been wondering about it for five or six years!"
Wang Huaiji was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "It was me...it was written by Emperor Bai."
Zhang Xing couldn't help laughing. After laughing, he shook his head again: "I will explain the situation to the gang leaders in Hebei now, and then let them vote on the matter... If they generally agree, I will go to Hongshan to see you all.