Yue Buqun treated Linghu Chong like his own son. If he had a choice, he would do everything possible to protect Linghu Chong.
Chu Yi had sent someone to give him a message before. Chu Yi didn't care about Linghu Chong's life or death at all, leaving everything to him.
Yue Buqun had no doubt about this. With Chu Yi's status, if he really wanted to kill Linghu Chong, it would only be a matter of one sentence. Chu Yi would not take Linghu Chong seriously.
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So if he really wanted to save Linghu Chong, it wasn't impossible.
A few days have passed since Yue Buqun first met Linghu Chong. During this period, he came to see Linghu Chong twice. On the one hand, he came to see Linghu Chong, and on the other hand, it was because of his inner struggle.
Linghu Chong is now the leader of the Huashan Sect, but Linghu Chong participated in Prince Ning's rebellion and even helped Prince Ning deal with Chu Yi. This is definitely an unforgivable crime.
It is precisely because of this that the Huashan Sect suffered a great disaster. If he had not made great contributions and fought desperately for help, the Huashan Sect would have been completely extinct like the Qingcheng Sect.
He could protect the rest of the Huashan sect, but only Linghu Chong could not. Linghu Chong was the leader of the Huashan sect, and his actions represented the Huashan sect, so he participated in King Ning's rebellion, and the consequence was the destruction of the Huashan sect.
Even if Chu Yi doesn't care about Linghu Chong's life or death, others may not care.
Yue Buqun knew very well that Qi Hu, Fang Li and others around Chu Yi were not ordinary people. If he really saved Linghu Chong this time, then Fang Li and others might not say it in their mouths, but they would definitely know it in their hearts.
have opinions.
Being worried about these people would make even Yue Buqun restless.
It could even be said that Linghu Chong was immortal, so the twenty disciples of the Huashan Sect that he had tried so hard to get from the imperial court would inevitably be targeted.
As the head of the Huashan Sect, Yue Buqun knew very well that Linghu Chong's death would be the most beneficial to the Huashan Sect.
After all, hundreds of Huashan Sect disciples died, and it can be said that many of them were very innocent. If Linghu Chong, who caused all this, survived, wouldn't it be unfair to these innocent Huashan Sect disciples?
Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and he struggled for several days. It was not until this moment that Yue Buqun finally made up his mind.
When Yue Buqun's hand fell on Linghu Chong's head and his eyes were weeping, Linghu Chong, who was lying there with a drunken look, had a line of tears rolling down from his slightly closed eyes. It can be seen from his reaction that, in fact,
Linghu Chong was not drunk, everything was just an act.
Yue Buqun's voice came to Linghu Chong's ears. His lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he said nothing.
A powerful force poured into Linghu Chong's head, and in an instant, blood was seen flowing out of Linghu Chong's seven orifices.
Looking at the lifeless Linghu Chong, Yue Buqun couldn't help but shed tears. He sat there for a long time before letting out a sigh.
Step forward, slowly bend down to pick up Linghu Chong and lay him flat on the bed covered with a layer of thatch. Then he slowly helps Linghu Chong tidy up his messy hair and scattered clothes, just like he did with Ning back then.
In the middle, Linghu Chong, who was still a child, was brought back to Huashan to take good care of him.
The morning sun was rising, but everything in the camp was in good order, and the soldiers of the camp were conducting drills.
A figure walked into the tent, it was Yue Buqun with a look of vicissitudes of life on his face.
As the night passed, Yue Buqun seemed to have aged several years suddenly, and his whole person looked very vicissitudes of life.
When Chu Yi heard the footsteps, he raised his head and glanced at Yue Buqun. Seeing Yue Buqun's vicissitudes of life, he couldn't help but show a bit of surprise. He slowly put down the book in his hand and looked at Yue Buqun who was saluting him.
Said: "Master Yue, there is no need to be formal, just sit down and talk!"
After saluting, Yue Buqun sat aside and looked at Chu Yi and said: "General Manager, I am here to apologize to the General Manager!"
Chu Yi couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this: "Oh, what do you mean by Master Yue's words?"
Taking a deep breath, Yue Buqun said slowly: "Chong'er is dead!"
Hearing what Yue Buqun said, Chu Yi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, looked at Yue Buqun in surprise and said, "Linghu Chong is dead?"
Originally, Chu Yi thought that Yue Buqun would most likely save Linghu Chong's life. After all, Yue Buqun's feelings for Linghu Chong were true. He left Linghu Chong to Yue Buqun, but he didn't care about Linghu Chong's life or death.
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To be honest, Chu Yi really didn't care about Linghu Chong.
Yue Buqun nodded slightly and said: "Linghu Chong, as the leader of the Huashan Sect, actually colluded with Prince Ning to rebel. This crime cannot be forgiven. I received a great favor from you, and promised the lives of twenty people of the Huashan Sect, but other
People can survive, but Linghu Chong alone can't, so I have the courage to send Chong'er off in person, without asking the chief manager for instructions, so please forgive me!"
Although he had expected that Yue Buqun might have killed Linghu Chong himself, otherwise Yue Buqun would never have experienced such vicissitudes, Chu Yi was still very surprised when he heard what Yue Buqun said.
But it soon became clear to Chu Yi that from Yue Buqun's point of view, he didn't have many choices at all.
Compared to the future of the Huashan Sect, no matter how much he treated Linghu Chong as his own son, he would still be ruthless and kill Linghu Chong.
For the sake of the revival of the Huashan Sect, Yue Buqun was even cruel to himself. Now it is reasonable to reluctantly abandon Linghu Chong. After all, no matter how important Linghu Chong is, it is not more important than the future of the Huashan Sect.
After glancing at Yue Buqun, Chu Yi nodded calmly and said: "That's all, since Linghu Chong is dead, you can bury him alive!"
Yue Buqun breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, stood up and saluted Chu Yi: "I would like to thank you, Chief Manager!"
Lin Pingzhi, who was standing on Chu Yi's side as he watched Yue Buqun leave, couldn't help but whisper: "Master Yue is really ruthless..."
Chu Yi shook his head slightly. Even though Lin Pingzhi had experienced Yu Canghai's disaster, he had not experienced too many facts after all, so how could he possibly understand Yue Buqun's choice.
Yangzhou
Since King Ning raised his troops and occupied Nanjing City, and even ascended the throne, Yangzhou City has changed its flag.
Regardless of whether the governor of Yangzhou Prefecture was willing or was forced by the wealthy families in the city headed by the Xie family, he wrote to Prince Ning and surrendered, which represented that Yangzhou Prefecture had joined Prince Ning's camp.
From the moment Yangzhou Mansion surrendered to Prince Ning and openly rebelled against the imperial court, all the wealthy families headed by the Xie family heaved a sigh of relief.
You must know that not long ago, the Jin Yiwei who came south from Beijing City were only a few days away from Yangzhou City. Once these Jin Yiwei entered Yangzhou City, it would be the end of several of their families who participated in the imperial concubine.
Xie Mingyu, the head of the Xie family, Mo De, the head of the Mo family, and others spent a lot of grain and silver to support King Ning in raising the army, and now their support has finally been rewarded.
Yangzhou City surrendered to King Ning, and the imperial guards sent by the emperor naturally stopped. How could they dare to enter Yangzhou City to punish them for their crimes?
But not long ago, bad news came from Jiangxi and Nanjing. The generals under King Ning were defeated several times, and even the gate of Nanjing was blocked by Chu Yi and his army.
In the elegant and quiet garden, there are still the dozen or so family heads from before, but these family heads are no longer what they used to be.
In the past, Yangzhou Prefecture was still nominally under the control of the Ming Dynasty. Although they were said to be the wealthy gentry of Yangzhou City and secretly controlled most of the lifeblood of Yangzhou Prefecture, they did not dare to do anything drastic on the surface.
But things are different now. Yangzhou City has openly rebelled against the imperial court and sided with King Ning. As those who supported King Ning, they naturally turned from darkness to light and completely divided Yangzhou City.
Rather than saying that Yangzhou City belongs to King Ning, it is better to say that Yangzhou City belongs to more than a dozen large and small families headed by the Xie family.
At this moment, Xie Mingyu and others looked excitedly at the edict of King Ning that came from Nanjing City.
King Ning issued an edict, allowing local gentry to recruit volunteers on their own to form King Qin's army and march to King Qin in Nanjing.
In the eyes of Xie Mingyu and others, this is naturally great news.
These aristocratic families have great influence in the local area. There are at least thousands of tenant households dependent on them, and they have hundreds or even thousands of servants in their households.
However, they do not have military power in their hands. Even if they divide the power of Yangzhou City, they can only control a certain amount of troops through the government of Yangzhou City.
But now King Ning actually issued an edict directly to them, allowing them to recruit volunteers on their own to form King Qin's Army, without even limiting the number of volunteers they could recruit.
In other words, if they are willing, they can take King Ning's edict and form thousands or even tens of thousands of troops on their own.
No one is a fool. If they can control tens of thousands of troops, they will definitely have a great say in this land south of the Yangtze River. Even Prince Ning and even the court will look at them differently.
Xie Mingyu coughed lightly, knocked on the table gently, looked around at the crowd and said: "Everyone, everyone has seen the edict sent by King Ning to spread to various places. I wonder what you think about it?"
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one took the initiative to express an opinion.
Maud, who was sitting next to him, slowly said: "King Ning has even issued such a decree. It can be seen that the situation in Nanjing City is very bad at this time. If he is not forced to have no choice, I believe that King Ning will not do it."
Will give such a decree!"
In fact, everyone knows this very well. What are the consequences of allowing local wealthy families to recruit soldiers on their own? We are all scholars. Who hasn’t read the history books?
Once military power spreads, it will inevitably lead to the rise of local heroes, and the first threat will be the imperial power. Therefore, as long as the superiors have some sense, they will not easily release such fierce tigers.
This strategy is to drink poison to quench thirst. It may save your life in the short term, but the consequences are unpredictable.
A wealthy official stroking his beard outside said with a smile: "We were previously worried that the three thousand soldiers and horses in Yangzhou City alone would not be enough to protect our safety. Now that King Ning has issued an edict, we should respond to it, even if it is not for the sake of
Leading the army to relieve the siege of Nanjing City, at least with a large army in hand, everyone has some confidence!"
"Yes, yes, that's the truth!"
"Don't worry about anything. Let's form volunteers first. With soldiers and horses in hand, no matter what happens, we have room for change, right?"
Being able to become the head of the family, everyone present was not a fool, and everyone unanimously agreed.
Xie Mingyu glanced at everyone, nodded with satisfaction and said: "Since everyone has the same opinion, let's listen to what Xie has to say."
Everyone's eyes fell on Xie Mingyu, and they heard Xie Mingyu's expression straighten and said: "Everyone, we can be said to be grasshoppers on a rope. Once King Ning loses, the imperial army will definitely not let those of us who support King Ning go.
People who raise armies, so we must find ways to protect ourselves, and if we want to protect ourselves, we must have enough strength. As long as we can unite as one, even the court and Prince Ning will not dare to underestimate us."
Xie Mingyu said slowly: "So Xie proposed that the thirteen of us join forces and do our best to form an army of volunteers."
When the heads of the families present heard this, some looked happy, while others frowned.
Maud coughed slightly and said: "Everyone, as the saying goes, a snake cannot survive without a head. If our thirteen families want to join forces, we must choose a leader. In my opinion, Xie Family Master Wen Tao and Wu Lue,
But it’s the most suitable!”
Hearing this, Xie Mingyu waved his hands and said: "Xie has little talent and little knowledge, so how can he be able to take on such an important task? We should choose other talents..."
Everyone looked at the performance of Maude and Xie Mingyu, and looked at each other like a mirror in their hearts.
Among the dozen or so families present, when it comes to power and influence, the Xie family is naturally the leader. The Mo family is also powerful enough to rank among the top few. Now it is obvious that the Xie family has joined forces with the Mo family, what else can they say.
Unless civil strife breaks out, they have no other choice.
Regardless of whether he was willing or not, it was just a matter of time, and Xie Mingyu became the leader of the thirteen coalition forces with an attitude that he could not push back.
Xie Mingyu said with a serious look on his face: "Everyone, since we have decided to form a coalition army, let's discuss the food, gold, silver and even weapons needed to form the coalition army."
Maude took the lead and said: "My Mo family is willing to donate 100,000 stones of grain and 100,000 taels of silver! We will also select thousands of strong men among the tenants to meet the needs of the coalition forces."
Many people's faces became a little ugly when they heard this. What Maude donated was not a lot at all, which meant that they couldn't have too little.
Whether it is grain, gold, silver, or young men among the tenants, they have all accumulated it with great difficulty, and now they have to take it out, which is really like cutting meat.
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