"Tell me, why didn't you use a knife to chop him?" Xu Zhiqiong looked at the scene of Taibu's assassination and gritted his teeth in anxiety. "Tell me, if his head is cut off with this knife, he can still live?"
If it were Xu Zhiqiong who committed the assassination, given such a good opportunity, he would definitely choose to chop off Emperor Zhaoxing's head.
After cutting it, fight the queen again. With the cultivation of Ether Divination, there will definitely be no problem in dealing with the queen. If you knock down the queen and then escape calmly, wouldn't the ending be perfect?
Taibu said nothing, and any excuses made at the moment seemed pale.
The reason why he chose to kill Emperor Zhaoxing with poison was not to show off his means, but for long-term considerations.
Regardless of the reason, regicide will leave a bad reputation, which will not only be borne by Taibu, but also by the entire Yin Yang Division. When the liquidation comes in the future, the entire Yin Yang Division may be eradicated by the royal family.
It is much more prudent to use poison. If things go well, Emperor Zhaoxing will die without knowing it. Anyway, he was already seriously ill, so if he died so naturally, no one would doubt it.
Taibu had made so many preparations and wanted to get a safe result, but he didn't expect that he wanted to be too safe and ended up in this situation.
Emperor Zhaoxing failed to kill him, and his identity was exposed!
When anger and resentment overlapped, Li Shabai reminded him: "I predict that the Hunjun will not let the Onmyoji go, so Taifu should have made plans in advance."
Taibu waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about Yin Yang Division, I have already taken care of it."
He made the most complete plan and prepared for the worst. He moved the entire Onmyoji Department away.
Taibu said to Xu Zhiqiong: "Kuansheng, tell my apprentice Tao Huayuan that when the war here is over, let her go to Silk City, the capital of Huazhou, and someone there will tell her the location of the Yin and Yang Division.
Let Tong Qingqiu return to the capital with you. He is your sworn brother. You should be able to keep him safe. If he still cares about this master-disciple relationship, let him wait for me in the capital.
I also tell Han Chen that he is not my disciple, so if he is willing to stay in the Onmyoji Division from now on, it will be a good thing. If he is not willing to stay, I will not force him."
Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "Why don't you say these words to them yourself?"
"Tell me personally?" Taibu smiled bitterly, until he burst into tears. "I thought I could conquer the mortal world, but now I have lost so embarrassingly. How can I have the face to see them?"
The Taibu took out a token from his arms and handed it to Xu Zhiqiong, saying: "This is the Yin-Yang Taidivination token. Give it to Tao Huayuan. She will be in charge of the Yin-Yang Department from now on.
Kuangsheng, you have always refused to join me, but my disciple treats you sincerely. I still say the same thing, whether it is your wife or concubine, you should treat her well and help her."
Xu Zhiqiong took the divination order and put it in his arms: "These things are easy to talk about, but what should we do now?"
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Li Shabai's paintings, and the "Yunwo Heshu" from ten years ago was vividly in his mind.
Emperor Zhaoxing is alive, and he will definitely make peace with Tunu again.
Is this battle really in vain?
Do you have to call Tunu uncle again?
"Thousands of soldiers left their lives here, there must be an explanation!"
Taibu sighed: "This is my fault. I am willing to do my best to help the army capture this city."
Xu Zhiqiong left Li Qi Teahouse and went to an inn, where a Tunu soldier was interrogating him in an upper room on the second floor.
"Where did you propaganda dogs come from?" The soldier pulled Meng Shizhen's collar and shouted, "Who let you enter the city?"
Meng Shizhen lowered his head and said nothing. He could not speak because he did not understand Tunu dialect.
Wang Zhennan replied in Tunu language: "Master officer, we are here to do business in the city. We will stay for one night and leave tomorrow."
"What's the business?"
"In the porcelain business!"
The Tunu soldier shouted: "I think you are not businessmen, you are spies sent by Xuan Dog. Come with me to see the lord of the feudal lord. Go quickly, or I will kill you now!"
While he was talking, he kept holding Meng Shizhen's collar in his hand, which made Meng Shizhen's throat burn.
Wang Zhennan took out a dozen Tunu silver coins and stuffed them into the soldier's hands: "Sir, officer, we will hand over the goods to the guests early tomorrow morning, and we will leave after handing over the goods."
The soldier looked at the silver coins in his hand and said to Wang Zhennan: "I'll come back tomorrow, don't let me see you dogs again!"
After the soldiers left, Meng Shizhen straightened his collar and spat towards the door.
Ma Guangli let go of the dagger in his arms and said angrily: "I'm going to the toilet!"
Li Pu'an smiled and said, "Why, are you scared?"
"I'm so angry about your mother's fault!"
Xu Zhiqiong appeared from the darkness and stopped Ma Guangli: "Brother Ma, I'll go to the toilet later."
He used a magic circle to isolate the entire room, came to Wang Zhennan and said: "Brother Wang, thank you for your sharpness."
Wang Zhennan laughed and said: "What kind of cleverness is this? It's just a little angry. If these bastards fall into my hands in the future, I have to let them know what it means to feel uncomfortable."
"No need to change the date, tonight is the right time."
Everyone said happily: "The army has arrived?"
Xu Zhiqiong nodded: "The army is less than a hundred miles away from Lansuo City. With the help of Onmyoji, we can kill Dao City tonight."
Meng Shizhen said: "That shouldn't be the case. Why is there no movement at all in this city?"
"What does our lantern man do?" Xu Zhiqiong said with a proud look on his face, "Qiao Qianhu took the lead and scanned along the main roads, killing sentries when they encountered them, and killing scouts when they encountered them.
, I killed the person delivering the message when I encountered him, and didn’t let any information leak out!”
Li Pu'an quickly praised: "Qiao Qianhu is so capable!"
"What kind of skill is this? Isn't it just killing a few undercover people? It was the same business I was used to doing when I was in the capital!" Meng Shizhen said with a smile, "Old Qiao killed his mother with ease. Wait until tonight, let's
Kill your brothers too!"
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "The important thing tonight is not to kill the enemy. Are you familiar with the road?"
Ma Guangli said: "We are familiar with it a long time ago. Tonight, our brothers will go to the city wall to guard, and one of us will lead the way. We can't make mistakes."
These lantern-carrying men sneaked into Lansuo City in order to lead the army to the feudal lord's castle.
The urban structure of Tunu Kingdom is very different from that of Daxuan.
Lansuo City is the largest city in the southern part of the Tunu Kingdom, and it is also a typical Tunu city. The city is divided into an inner city and an outer city.
From the city wall to the lord's castle, it is called the outer city. There are a large number of civilians living in the outer city. The roads are narrow and complicated. If the army bumps around like headless flies in the outer city and starts a street fight with Tunu, the losses will be huge.
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The task of Wang Zhennan and others was to find out the roads in the city, lead the army into four groups, and rush to the inner city, which was the feudal lord's castle, as quickly as possible.
Wang Zhennan said: "We have been around the inner city several times. The Tunu castle is not easy to attack. Zhiqiong, why don't we send a few more people to sneak into the castle and kill the Bird Lord?"
Meng Shizhen nodded and said, "That's what I planned too!"
The feudal lord is the great lord of a place. The feudal lord of Lansuo City is the master of Lansuo City and the controller of Nanyuxing Province. He has a very high status in Tunu Country. He is a second-class noble, which is converted to Daxuan. In terms of title, he can be regarded as a marquis.
Xu Zhiqiong waved his hands repeatedly: "We don't need to worry about the feudal lord's affairs, and we don't need to worry about the castle's affairs. Someone can take action."
Taibu agreed to take action. He could not kill the emperor, but it should be more than enough to kill a feudal lord.
Xu Zhiqiong looked at all the good brothers and said with a smile: "They are all homesick. After this battle is over, it's time to return to the capital."
Wang Zhennan's smile froze: "What are you going back to the capital for?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "We have returned in triumph. It's time to get promoted to a higher rank when we return."
Meng Shizhen said with a smile: "I'm scared to death. I thought this battle was over! Why are you so anxious about getting promoted to a higher position? After finishing the battle in Lanshicheng, we can continue to fight north. I haven't fought enough yet!"
Li Pu'an said: "That's right, wait until we chop off a few more heads and bring them back so that we can gain merit!"
Ma Guangli gritted his teeth and said: "We will attack the capital of Maosha in one go and wipe out these idiotic Maoshas!"
"Okay, okay!" Xu Zhiqiong laughed so embarrassingly!
If this battle is really in vain, how can I tell them?
After leaving the inn, Xu Zhiqiong went to a tavern and ordered a glass of wine.
Not to mention, Tunu's wine tastes pretty good.
Just after taking a few sips, a Tu Nu Liuying came over to solicit business.
This woman was blond and handsome, and there were many customers around her who took out their wallets, but she just fell in love with Xu Zhiqiong.
She stood next to Xu Zhiqiong and pulled Xu Zhiqiong's lapel. Xu Zhiqiong took out two silver coins and shook them in his hand.
Liuying's smile froze for a moment, but she still nodded shyly.
There were guest rooms on the second floor of the tavern. Xu Zhiqiong took the girl upstairs and entered the room.
The girl immediately set up a magic circle and shouted at Xu Zhiqiong: "Is this worth two silver coins?"
"This is the market here in Tunu."
Tao Huayuan pretended to be a Tunu girl. Not to mention that she looked exactly like her. There was no difference in figure or appearance.
Xu Zhiqiong kissed Tao Huayuan's face: "I have given you all the money, should we do business?"
Tao Huayuan pushed Xu Zhiqiong gently, just once.
Xu Zhiqiong put his hand into the lapel of his clothes, as if he wanted to take off his clothes.
Tao Huayuan's heart beat violently.
Just follow him...
Isn’t this place a little...
There's no need to pick any place, as long as it's him.
Xu Zhiqiong did not take off his clothes, he took out the yin and yang divination order.
Tao Huayuan's heart beat even more violently.
"Master...what's wrong with him?"
Xu Zhiqiong told Tao Huayuan what happened.
Tao Huayuan sat beside the bed like a clay sculpture and remained silent for a while.
"Don't blame Taibu," Xu Zhiqiong comforted, "He played a good game of chess, but he just made this wrong move."
Tao Huayuan shook her head and said: "I don't blame Master, but I just don't understand. Since Li Shabai knows the truth, why doesn't he remind Master?"
"Taibu wanted to kill the emperor, but he didn't tell Painter Li in advance. Why did Painter Li help him?"
"Doesn't he want that Hunjun to die?"
"I really don't know what his intentions are, but he saved your master. This is a favor after all."
"Why did he come to Lansuo City? If he doesn't want to help us, why did he come here?"
Xu Zhiqiong did not answer, but hugged Tao Huayuan, letting her cry in his arms.
Taibu, Yin Yang Division.
The most sacred place in her heart collapsed.
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Late at night, a group of Tunu cavalry came to Lansuo City, led by General Kegu Chan.
Kegu Chan shouted to the city: "I am General Kegu Chan, open the city gate quickly."
The sergeant at Chengtou refused to open the door.
Although he did not receive any concrete information, Mo Jialai, the leader of Lansuo Domain, also heard some rumors.
What's more, the scouts and sentinels sent out never returned, so it was impossible for Mo Jialai not to be suspicious.
He issued an order to the soldiers at the top of the city. No soldiers were allowed to enter the city, no matter which country they were from.
Seeing that the city gate was not open, Kegu Chan immediately ordered an attack on the city.
A general hesitated: "General, this is Lansuo City, our Lansuo City!"
Keguchan looked at the general and said, "We have been poisoned, and Xuanren's wizard won't give us the antidote. Do you really want to die that much?"
The general was helpless and led his soldiers to attack the city gate.
The defenders at the top of the city were dumbfounded: "Isn't this our army?"
Another sergeant said: "I recognize that, that's General Ke Guchan. What's wrong with him?"
The commander at the top of the city shouted: "Fight back, fight back quickly!"
On top of the city, rocks were lost like rain, and the two armies fought fiercely.
At a corner of the city wall, Li Shabai picked up the inkstone and splashed ink on the city wall. The ink automatically traveled and drew two city gates on the city wall.
After a while, a cloud of smoke rose from the city wall, and the two painted city gates opened.
Li Shabai and He Fang jumped up to the top of the city and waved their brushes.
Several stunned sergeants had ink stains on their faces.
The ink stains continued to spread, and several soldiers turned completely black and died silently.
A cloud of dust rose in the distance, and the Daxuan army poured into Lansuo City like a tide.
He Fang said from the side: "You are willing to help Xuan Jun, why don't you help Taibu kill the emperor?"
Li Shabai silently stared at the city, smiled and said: "I am a propaganda person, and this move is only for propaganda."