Chapter 673 The battle situation that reverses common sense
Chapter 673 A battle situation that reverses common sense
Returning to Zhonglang Courtyard, Xu Zhiqiong looked at everyone for a long time.
When the previous battle was reviewed, everyone lowered their heads and remained silent.
Before the war started, the tactics were very clear. Everyone stepped forward and directly besieged King Lu, ignoring his subordinates.
During the actual battle, when everyone took action, they were indeed heading towards King Lu.
Xu Zhiqiong felt that the fastest runner was King Lu.
Bai Yueshan felt that King Lu was the one with special Qi.
Chang Decai felt that the one with the highest cultivation level was King Lu.
Hong Huaxiao went directly to King Lu based on his intuition.
Did you do something wrong?
Nothing wrong.
They are all trying their best to make the most of their combat experience.
But the result of the battle was so absurd. They killed all of King Lu's men, but they never saw King Lu.
King Lu was in the sedan chair and used a Yin-Yang magic circle that was not very clever to escape calmly.
where is the problem?
Faced with such a fierce battle, is it wrong to use experience to fight?
After thinking for a while, everyone finally understood the crux of the problem.
It's right to use experience, but everyone has overlooked the most striking feature of King Lu.
Appearance, body shape, clothes, these are such simple characteristics.
Chang Decai had never met King Lu, so he could be forgiven for admitting his mistake.
But Xu Zhiqiong, Hong Huaxiao and Bai Yueshan should not admit their mistakes.
In the main hall of Xingxiu Corridor, they looked in the mirror and saw King Lu's face.
Especially for Hong Huaxiao, King Lu was his uncle. Even though he had not seen each other for many years and his appearance had changed, Hong Huaxiao should not have been so wrong as to mistake a guard for King Lu.
Seeing everyone's sad and puzzled expressions, Hong Huaxiao comforted everyone: "Judge Ma is right. The appearance of this cultivator of the impermanent Tao changes at a moment's notice, and he can't tell the difference for a while, which is reasonable."
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "It takes a long time for a Taoist cultivator of Impermanence to change his appearance using pretentious techniques. King Lu appeared in front of Jiang Shengqun before, and his appearance has not changed. It is impossible for him to become another person so quickly. appearance."
Hong Huaxiao lowered his head and said nothing.
Of the five men who participated in the war, only one made no mistakes, and that man was Yang Wu.
He had been using magic circles and paper figures to hold back King Lu's men, and strictly implemented Xu Zhiqiong's tactics.
Why didn't he make a mistake?
Is it because he has a high IQ?
Yang Wu agreed with this: "If we talk about cultivation, you are above me. If we talk about mind, I will forgive Yang for speaking frankly, but none of you here can see it."
"Bah!" Chang Decai spat at Yang Wu.
Yang Wu wiped his face and said, "Aren't you convinced? Do you think being handsome is a big deal? Do things like fighting depend on whether you are handsome or not?"
Chang Decai was speechless, and Xu Zhiqiong came up with some mystery.
The reason why Yang Wu made no mistakes was not because of his superior intelligence, but because he was far away.
"This is a technique, a technique of the chaotic and impermanent way. I don't know what it is."
Yang Wu was the furthest away from the battlefield and escaped King Lu's technique.
Bai Yueshan shook his head repeatedly: "What kind of techniques can turn us into fools? Bai has seen a lot of Taoism, and has seen a lot of techniques that disturb the mind. It can make all of us turn into fools, but he can't even listen to it. Have not heard."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Doctor Bai, You and Miss Hong will go to the Xingxiu Corridor again and use the evil mirror stand in the main hall to take another look at the previous battle and see if there are any signs when King Lu used his technique."
Bai Yueshan shook his head and said, "I don't have your skills. I don't know how to use that mirror. If you didn't lead the way, I wouldn't even be able to enter the main hall."
No wonder when Xu Zhiqiong brought Bai Yueshan into the main hall, Bai Yueshan hesitated for a long time. Entering the main hall and using the evil mirror stand were all privileges given to Xu Zhiqiong by his master.
Hong Huaxiao said to Xu Zhiqiong: "You go with us. If the three of us watch together, we might be able to see some mysteries."
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "It's too late, I have important matters, and King Lu will never give up."
Bai Yueshan sighed and said: "Forget it, Miss Hong will go to the Xingxiu Corridor first and wait. If we wait for the Patriarch and ask him about the origin of this technique, Brother Yang and I, as well as Miss Chang, will secretly assist Brother Ma."
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King Lu returned to his mansion and sat in the study for a long time, quietly sorting out his complicated thoughts.
I went to find Jiang Shengqun, and the Charming Demon showed up. Xu Zhiqiong, the Marquis of Xuan Guo Yun, also showed up, and brought two unknown masters with him.
I expected that Sui Yao and Shen Ji Si would join forces, and Xuan Guo was also involved, but that was beyond my expectation.
This matter must be investigated.
Shan Zhongming's temperament changed drastically, and he must have entered the path of the succubus.
If there is only a relationship between Shan Zhongming and Charming Demon, just kill Shan Zhongming and a few of his confidants.
But why did Xu Zhiqiong come to rescue Jiang Shengqun?
If the Shenji Division has any dealings with Xuan Guo, it needs to be cleaned up properly. It is also appropriate to kill 20 to 30% of them!
King Lu immediately sent his subordinate Sun Qinggong to Shenji Division and asked him to bring Jiang Shengqun.
Sun Qinggong was King Lu's most capable subordinate and a fifth-grade Confucian cultivator. His slender and thin face always had a slight smile on it. It was impossible to tell whether this smile was kind or sinister.
He came to the Shenji Division without explaining his purpose. He gave two hundred coins to the sergeant guarding the door, saying only that he was here to pay a visit to General Sun.
The sergeant hurried in and announced that Sun Qinggong was coming. Jiang Shengqun, who had just escaped the disaster, was so frightened that his whole body became numb.
Sun Qinggong is a close aide of King Lu. Why did King Lu come to see me again?
How long will he continue to struggle?
Jiang Shengqun only knew that Wang Shicai had left in a hurry, but he did not know that a bloody battle took place across the street.
After hesitating for a while, Jiang Shengqun said to the sergeant: "Go out and answer the question. Just say that I am not in the Shenji Department at the moment."
The sergeant obeyed. Sun Qinggong nodded after hearing this, took out a whole bucket of money and stuffed it into the sergeant's hand.
The sergeant was in a dilemma: "Master Sun, it is true that General Jiang is not in the Shenji Department, but I dare not accept this money from you."
Sun Qinggong smiled and said: "I'm not asking you to go find General Jiang. I'm asking you to go find Vice President Ge. Besides, my old friend Sun Qinggong is here."
The sergeant took the money and went to pass the message.
Ge Junxin did not usually live in Shenjisi, but "Shan Zhongming" was on duty at Shenjisi every day these days. Ge Junxin did not dare to be vague and stayed temporarily in the main building.
It was late at night, and Ge Junxin had been sleeping for a long time. Hearing that Sun Qinggong asked for an audience, Ge Junxin quickly got up, straightened his clothes, and ordered people to invite Sun Qinggong into the main building.
Sun Qinggong was a close confidant of King Lu, so Ge Junxin naturally knew what was right and prepared wine and tea to welcome him warmly.
After two drinks and a few words of greetings, Sun Qinggong got to the point; "His Royal Highness, King Lu, wanted to invite General Jiang Shengqun to his residence for a chat, but General Jiang kept refusing. Now His Highness is angry and says that he will invite General Jiang to his residence tonight no matter what."
superior,
I wanted to see General Jiang just now, but I was turned down. I don't think Sun will be able to do this job. I hope General Jiang can give me some advice."
When he heard that it was Jiang Shengqun's matter, Ge Junxin didn't want to take care of it at first.
But when Sun Qinggong spoke, it was equivalent to King Lu speaking. If Ge Junxin kept evading it, he would be suspected of protecting his own shortcomings.
Ge Junxin and Jiang Shengqun usually had little friendship, so they would naturally not offend King Lu because of him.
After pondering for a moment, Ge Junxin thought of a plan for his own interests: "I called Jiang Shengqun and asked him face to face what his intentions were."
When Sun Qinggong heard this, he saluted and thanked him.
Ge Junxin sent a lieutenant under his command to Jiang Shengqun's hut. Not long after he left, the lieutenant returned without success: "Your Majesty, General Jiang said that he has been working hard for days and days, and he accidentally contracted the wind and cold, so it is inconvenient to see you."
Ge Junxin slammed the case: "This guy is really arrogant! Go and ask him to come again. If he doesn't come, tell him never to see me again in the future!"
He said this fiercely, but he was actually acting for Sun Qinggong to see.
If Jiang Shengqun didn't come, Ge Junxin could only say that he didn't have enough authority and was powerless, and Sun Qinggong naturally couldn't find fault.
If Jiang Shengqun is willing to come, let's see if Sun Qinggong can persuade him. If he can't be persuaded, this is not Ge Junxin's problem.
The captain went to Jiang Shengqun's cabin again. After the original message was conveyed, sweat dropped from Jiang Shengqun's face like rain.
If we go to see Ge Junxin, we must go to the palace tonight. After entering the palace, there is no telling whether we can come out alive.
If he hadn't gone to meet Ge Junxin, how would he have survived in the Shenji Division in the future?
In the moment of dilemma, Jiang Shengqun suddenly heard the wind chimes ringing continuously by the window.
This was the secret code sent to him by his capable subordinate, Mohist cultivator Bao Huailuo.
You can’t go, you must not go!
Jiang Shengqun plucked up the courage and said to Ge Junxin's subordinates: "Excuse me, please go and send another message, saying that Jiang is in unbearable pain and can't get out of bed. He really can't go to see Mr. Ge."
The captain sighed: "General Jiang, I would like to remind you that I have really offended Mr. Ge. I'm afraid the general will have a hard time in the future."
Jiang Shengqun coughed twice and said, "The illness is coming quickly, and there is nothing I can do about it."
"That's all, I'll finish it here."
The captain left, and not long after, Bao Huailuo entered the hut: "General Jiang, I heard what happened just now. You can't go to see Chief Ge. You must not go. The entire Shenji Division, except Chief Shan
, none of us can believe it.”
Jiang Shengqun lowered his head and said nothing, but beads of sweat continued to flow.
Ge Junxin called Jiang Shengqun twice, but failed. He really couldn't blame him for this matter.
Sun Qinggong stood up and saluted: "Excuse me, Your Excellency, I will leave for now. I will make a decision after discussing with the prince."
After seeing off Sun Qinggong, Ge Junxin sighed secretly, then cheered up, waiting to see Shan Zhongming's joke.
Sun Qinggong did not leave Shenji Division, but went directly to Shan Zhongming.
This is where Sun Qinggong excels in his work. He found all the people he needed to find and asked all the questions he needed to ask. Even if he couldn't bring back Jiang Shengqun, he could still find out the attitudes of several important people.
When they arrived at Shan Zhongming's office, Sun Qinggong gave Li Jie five taels of silver and asked him to go in and pass the news.
Li Jie took the money and went to the fourth floor to take a look. Seeing that the Lord Priest had not said anything yet, he told the matter.
Judging from Li Jie's tone, this Sun Qinggong is a great person under King Lu.
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said: "Go and invite him, and also invite Jiang Shengqun."
Li Jie invited Sun Qinggong into the pivot building, and then went to Jiang Shengqun's cabin.
Hearing that Chief Shan Shu asked him to come over, Jiang Shengqun closed his eyes, knowing that he was in doom.
Bao Huailuo was right, in the entire Shenji Division, the only one he could trust was Shan Zhongming.
If even Shan Zhongming can't protect himself, he can only resign himself to fate.
Jiang Shengqun put on his shirt and went to the pivot building.
Seeing Lord Shushou, Jiang Shengqun said with a strong nasal voice: "My subordinate has contracted the wind and cold, so he came late."
Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Shengqun, His Highness King Lu is looking for you, why do you not know?"
Jiang Shengqun shook his head and said, "I really don't know."
Xu Zhiqiong asked Sun Qinggong again, and Sun Qinggong shook his head and said, "This is the prince's order. I dare not ask anything."
There was nothing wrong with what he said, but Xu Zhiqiong sneered: "You can't tell me a reason, so you come to me to ask for someone. Where do you want to be a magic machine driver?"
Sun Qinggong was stunned and did not dare to reply.
Xu Zhiqiong lowered his face and said, "Go and report to the king. Jiang Shengqun is ill. Please allow me to visit my house another day."
Sun Qinggong left the pivot building without saying a word.
Jiang Shengqun kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, Lord Priest, for your protection."
Xu Zhiqiong helped him up: "Sheng Qun, don't be afraid. As long as I'm here, no one can touch you. I'll go to the Shenyan Pavilion, and you go to the prison."
Jiang Shengqun was shocked: "What are you going to do in the prison?"
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "Invite me."
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Sun Qinggong replied truthfully, and King Lu nodded slightly.
"Shan Zhongming is so arrogant and his intention to rebel is obvious."
After a moment of silence, King Lu ordered Sun Qinggong: "Gather your troops and surround the Shenji Division tomorrow night! Send a message to Ge Junxin and ask him to prepare to take over the position of chief minister and kill Shan Zhongming and his gang in one fell swoop."
Xu Zhiqiong looked at King Lu's lip shape in the eyes of Shenji, and combined with the mobilization of the power of imagery, he basically understood King Lu's meaning.
If you want to send troops, send troops. Don't you have to ask your god?
Even if you just send troops to intimidate, it would be too arrogant for you to be so self-centered.
Since you are so arrogant, I will help you and let you be mad to the end!