As soon as Chahan Timur died, the situation in Yuanting was over.
Chahan Timur, who was loyal to the emperor, patriotic, and ambitious, had the highest prestige among the generals who fought against the rebel army in Yuanting because of his great military exploits. He was able to convince the people, and all the generals followed his lead. Every time Yuanting had a strategy,
Chahan Timur took the lead in following the instructions and promoted the overall offensive and defensive situation in the north.
After the death of Chahan Timur, his adopted son Wang Baobao succeeded to the throne. Li Siqi and other generals who formed the rural army with Chahan Timur first relied on their seniority and refused to accept the assignment. However, Polo Timur was so jealous of talents.
The noble nobleman who was able to do so directly cut his skin off and faced each other with swords and guns. Originally, I failed to answer Badulu and was suppressed by you. Now, sir, do I still have to be suppressed by your yellow-tongued kid?
As a result, the various armies of Yuanting fell into internal strife and fought with each other. The strategic advantage they had barely gained during Chahan Timur's reign was completely lost.
The south is already beyond reach.
At the same time, because the Red Army of Liu Futong's East Route was in the three-pronged Northern Expedition, it directly fought with Chahan Timur and the Yuan army of Badulu. In the 22nd year of Zhengzheng, Chahan Timur died.
In the year of the 19th, the troops of Chahan Timur were defeated in Bianliang and suffered heavy losses. The wife of Xiao Ming Wang Han Lin'er, five thousand officials at all levels of the East Route Red Army, and tens of thousands of their family members were all captured by the Yuan army.
As a result, the Dragon and Phoenix Song Dynasty existed in name only. The East-West Red Army, which originally relied on the Bailian Uprising, and Zhu Yuanzhang's army, which was nominally attached to the Dragon and Phoenix Song Dynasty, were in danger of seeming unity or balance.
After the pressure from the north disappeared, the various rebel armies in the south not only stopped thinking about the Northern Expedition, but instead had frequent frictions with each other, and the atmosphere gradually became tense.
Both the south and the north gradually fell into warlord melee.
People say: There are no loyal and patriotic people in the north, and there are no people in the south who can do justice for heaven.
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In a harem in the Chengtian Hall of Pingjiang Prefecture, Wuxu was sitting beside the desk, looking through densely packed information slips written in small regular script. When he saw Liu Futong's defeat, he embraced Xiao Ming Wang Han Lin'er and retreated to An.
Feng couldn't help but sigh, "Liu Futong is in danger, the Dragon and Phoenix Song Dynasty has become yesterday's clouds."
Pan Ruoxue, who was next to her, smiled and said, "Why, could it be that Master Zhiyue and Liu Futong have an old relationship?"
Wuxu smiled bitterly and said, "How could the young monk know such a great hero? I just heard his name for a long time. He was a White Lotus believer. He ran around and took the lead in raising the banner of anti-Yuan. Later, he established the Dragon and Phoenix Song Dynasty and launched the three-pronged Northern Expedition, which greatly shaken the world.
The foundation of Yuanting's rule was established. Followed closely by Peng Yuying, Guo Zixing, Zhu Yuanzhang, etc."
Pan Ruoxue asked suspiciously, "You admire Liu Futong so much, who is as frightened as a bereaved dog. How come the master doesn't even mention my family, King Wu?"
Zhang Shicheng had pretended to surrender to Yuanting some time ago. After seeing Han Timur's death and the chaos in the north, he took the opportunity to establish himself as the King of Wu in Pingjiang Prefecture.
Wuxu replied, "The King of Wu was indeed the first person to rebel, and he once dragged down the Tuotuo army. But when the King of Wu rebelled, it was for his own selfish interests and did not raise the banner of resisting the Yuan Dynasty. In addition, he surrendered several times.
Yuan, after all, is just the king of the mountain."
Pan Ruoxue was not annoyed and sighed, "So, Master is not optimistic about King Wu anymore?"
Wuxu rolled his eyes at the calm Pan Ruoxue and asked, "Fairy Wintersweet, are you optimistic about King Wu?"
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After Pan Ruoxue fascinated Wuxu that day, she kidnapped him to Pingjiang Chengtian Palace and forced Wuxu to refine pure Netherworld Qi for him. However, it was difficult for Wuxu to reproduce the effect of that day. Occasionally, there was some Netherworld Water in the Nine Netherworld Water Realm.
The Qi was transformed into Netherworld Qi, and most of it was neutralized by Wu Xu's Buddhist spiritual power. What was left was very little, and the Buddhist breath remained, which basically could not be absorbed.
On the contrary, there were several times when Pan Ruoxue could not suppress the demonic energy in her body. Wuxu was at the side and used the Mandala Dharma Realm to absorb the demonic energy overflowing in her body and refine it. In this way, the two parties reached an agreement: Wuxu
Temporarily staying with Pan Ruoxue to suppress the evil spirits; Pan Ruoxue declared to the outside world that he was a worshiper in the palace, and not only could he walk freely in most areas of the palace, but he also enjoyed various privileges.
The reason Wuxu agreed to stay here temporarily was because he planned to hide in the palace. With Pan Ruoxue's cover and resources, he could raise his cultivation level to the ninth level of the mortal world as soon as possible. Some of the things he received as offerings in the palace
Not to mention the elixirs, Wuxu also benefited a lot from just absorbing and refining Pan Ruoxue's soaring demonic energy every once in a while.
Because Wuxu discovered that this uncontrollable and leaked demonic energy has no murderous intention. After being refined in the Mandala Dharma Realm, it will turn into the pure Buddhist breath in the Dharma Realm Buddhist Hall. Wuxu vaguely felt,
According to the Qi Refining Technique, it can be converted into the so-called Xuan Qi, but despite many attempts, it has never been possible to achieve non-Buddha nature.
As for the Qi Condensation Technique, Wuxu practiced it with the Buddhist mind without dwelling, but it made great progress. Now, in the eyes of ordinary monks, Wuxu is just a frail young monk, with no spiritual power in his body, and a breath as thin as
Black silk.
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During this period of time, Wuxu and Pan Ruoxue got along quite happily, and he also had a general understanding of Pan Ruoxue's thoughts. That's why he asked "Fairy Wintersweet, are you optimistic about King Wu?"
Pan Ruoxue frowned slightly and was about to speak when she saw a palace maid outside coming in to report that the King of Wu had something important to discuss.
When Wuxu heard the message from the palace maid, he closed his eyes and meditated.
When Pan Ruoxue came back, it was getting late. Wu Xu saw Pan Ruoxue looking at him apologetically, and then said, "There is no other way. This time the military situation is urgent, I have to go out."
The two had an agreement before that Wuxu must be with Pan Ruoxue at all times.
Wuxu stood up, patted his butt and said, "No problem, just prepare the carriage." Then he asked, "I don't know where we are going, is it far?"
Pan Ruoxue admired Wuxu's trustworthiness. She brushed the silk yarn on the animal skin map hanging on the side wall with her sleeves, walked over, stretched out a jade finger, pointed at a place on the map, "We will arrive first tomorrow, and the army will come later."
Arrive soon."
Wuxu took a closer look and exclaimed, "An Feng!? What do you want to do?"
Pan Ruoxue gathered her fingers together into a pink fist and said in a deep voice, "Capture Liu Futong and Xiao Ming Wang Han Lin'er alive!"
Wu Xu, his heart sank. Zhang Shicheng actually took advantage of Liu Futong's defeat to plan to do such an unjust thing! Although the Dragon and Phoenix Song Dynasty supported by Liu Futong was now vulnerable and at the end of the road, after all, it was a
A flag of the Yuan Dynasty. Now that Chahan Timur is dead, there is no threat from the north. Liu Futong and Han Lin'er are in Anfeng. They could have rested and recuperated, and Xu Tu made a comeback. Who would have expected that Zhang Shicheng behind the scenes would take advantage of his illness to kill him!
Wuxu was stunned for a moment and said, "Is this your idea or Zhang Shicheng's?"
Pan Ruoxue turned her head and looked at Wuxu with a strange look on her face, "So that you know, I never talk too much about big political strategies, I am just the executor."
"So that's it." Wuxu is also a smart man, so why can't he understand Pan Ruoxue's hints, "It turns out that this is the big political strategy of Dongji Island!"
Wuxu walked slowly to the side wall, looked at the red and black arrows on the map, suddenly turned his back to Pan Ruoxue, and asked, "The big island master of Dongji Island, True Lord Haoran, Zhao Haoran, was originally the queen of the Song Dynasty royal family.
Would he also make such a decision if he is a Confucian scholar?"
"Oh, I didn't expect Master Zhiyue to know our big island master so well. It seems that the master is not an ordinary person. He just showed sympathy for Liu Futong. Could it be that the master is also a high-ranking member of the White Lotus Sect?" Pan Ruoxue asked from behind.
Wuxu turned around and looked at the expressionless Pan Ruoxue, "If the young monk is a White Lotus cultist, will the fairy kill him?"
Pan Ruoxue stared at the indignant Wuxu for a while, then suddenly raised her head and laughed, "If the master is a White Lotus believer, what does it have to do with me? You and I are cultivators. What's more, the master has never been involved in secular affairs.
After saying this, he looked at Wuxu with a smile on his face, "Even if you know Liu Futong, I can protect you."
At this time, Wuxu was still pretending to be on the third or fourth level of the mortal world. Pan Ruoxue's words were full of coercion and inducement.
Wuxu put his palms together and said, "The young monk would like to thank Fairy Dongji Island and Princess Wu for not killing her."
Pan Ruoxue, who hated the Taoist cultivator the most, called her Princess Wu. At this moment, when she saw that Wuxu was knowingly sarcastic, her face changed. She waved her sleeves with both hands and put them behind her back. She said coldly, "You humans are so deceitful and double-dealing.
, betrayal, fighting among each other! I can’t understand it. Once again, I am just an executor.”
Wuxu was silent for a moment and couldn't help but say, "Executor. Speaking of this, it seems that the fairy also knows the unique effect of the three-star shining moon jade pendant on her chest."
Pan Ruoxue's expression suddenly changed. She raised her hands behind her back in front of her and fired a series of spells, strengthening the restrictions placed inside and outside the palace one after another. Then she said through her spiritual consciousness, "What do you know?"
Although it was the voice transmitted by the divine consciousness, Wuxu Spiritual Consciousness Enterprise seemed to hear Pan Ruoxue hissing like a poisonous snake. He knew that his observation was correct, and said through the spiritual consciousness, "It seems that the young monk was not mistaken. This three-star shining moon
In addition to the general functions of gathering the power of the moon and yin and manifesting illusions, the Yushan Pendant also has a restriction, which is a restriction placed on the fairy. The person who imposes the restriction can make the fairy's soul fly away at any time!"
Pan Ruoxue stood there quietly for a while before saying, "How do you say this?"
Wuxu smiled and said, "What's this?" After a pause, "The fairy's true body is a snow-forged snake, originally a demon body, but this three-star shining moon jade pendant is a great human monk, with Confucianism skills
Refined by magic. The fairy refined it
, shed blood to recognize the master, but the Confucian sect's awe-inspiring righteousness is planted in the body. If the Confucian sect's great cultivator refines this three-star shining moon jade pendant, and stimulates the Confucian sect's awe-inspiring righteousness in the fairy's body, the fairy will definitely go crazy, and live a worse life.
die."
Pan Ruoxue's face turned pale after speaking for a long time, and then she said quietly, "Ruoxue was originally a little snake from the East China Sea. She was taken in by the master and taught Taoism. How could she betray the master?"
When Wuxu heard this, he sighed secretly in his heart, "As expected."
You must know that formal and pure Buddhist aura or Confucian aura are somewhat repulsive to evil spirits.
Previously, I was still guessing which island master was behind it. It seemed that it was Pan Ruoxue's master who hated Sanren Lu Zixu; only he, who first cultivated Confucianism and then entered Taoism with hatred, could be so artificial, and also
Only then can the Confucian sect's awe-inspiring righteousness be integrated into Pan Ruoxue's Snake Cultivation body in the form of sadness and resentment without any obvious rejection.
"Amitabha," Wuxu suddenly felt that Pan Ruoxue was very pitiful. Human life was rare, so Pan Ruoxue worshiped in Dongji Island and barely cultivated a human body. She was also ordered by her master to commit herself to Zhang Shicheng. As a result, the master secretly planted a killer. She transformed from a snake to a human.
, it seems that I have escaped fate, and my destiny is not up to me. But in the end, fate is still there, and my fate is still in the hands of the Master who helped me transform into a human body.
Not only that, this master who was once forced to jump off a cliff by the Yuan army actually wanted to capture alive Liu Futong and Xiao Ming Wang who were fighting against the Yuan army and retreating to Anfeng!
Snake-hearted seems to be a word that really describes human beings.
As the saying goes
The north and the south were busy fighting each other, and the dragon and the phoenix were trapped next to Anfeng.
My destiny is determined by me and not by God, but I have never encountered a snake heart.