Wulin martial arts hegemony record

Chapter 226

The old eunuch was silent.

Emperor Taixiang didn't expect him to respond, but picked up the teacup on the table, drank the tea in one gulp, and calmed down a little, then said again: "Mr. Cao, Xu Aiqing said in the secret agreement that Ye Ziqiong After making the oath, He Hongwei suddenly appeared..."

The old eunuch's face changed slightly: "He Hongwei, the sword god of the East China Sea? He has long fled to the East China Sea, and has not been in the Central Plains for nearly 30 years. It is hard to say whether he is still alive. Master Xu, are you sure that it is the traitor He Hongwei?"

"Xu Aiqing said that the man may be seven or eighty years old, wearing white clothes and wielding a long sword. Fan Yanghou recognized him first. easily escaped under the siege of..."

"From this point of view, it is really the rebellion from the previous dynasty." The old eunuch looked a little more serious, and he asked: "Your Majesty, I wonder why this rebellion came to the Iron Blood Changhe Gate for what?"

Emperor Taixiang stared at him, and said in a deep voice: "He persuaded Iron-Blooded Changhemen to leave our dynasty and return to the Western Regions, and accused the death of Lord Protector and the dismissal of Iron-Blooded Changhemen as deliberate actions of the emperor..."

Facing Emperor Taixiang's direct gaze, the old eunuch did not dodge, but said lightly: "The Wei Dynasty has long since vanished, but this He Hongwei has always been stubborn and has always been against the court. Trying to drive apart the intimate relationship between the late emperor and Duke Protector is just repeating the old trick—"

"But the grandfather did have conflicts with the Duke Protector because of this." Emperor Taixiang frowned.

The old eunuch shook his head: "The reason why the late emperor had a disagreement with Duke Protector was not because of He Hongwei's rebellion, but because of whether he wanted to continue fighting the Northern Man."

"If I will definitely agree with the Lord Protector to continue to attack the north!" Emperor Taixiang realized that he had made a mistake as soon as he spoke, coughed a few times, and said instead: "I value the Iron-Blooded Changhe Gate, but I don't want it to be because of He Hongwei. But something went wrong, Mr. Cao, you have to send someone to show me."

"Yes."

"There is also this He Hongwei. Since he escaped from the Jagged Changhe Gate, Xu Aiqing said that he asked the Xiangyang Martial Arts Inspection Division to mobilize most of the martial arts people in Jinghu to track down his whereabouts, but so far nothing has been found. This He Hongwei has not been in the Central Plains for decades. Is it just because of the iron-blooded Changhe Gate? Could it be for the martial arts conference?" Emperor Taixiang said sharply with a serious expression: "Longwei must strengthen its vigilance and guard the entire capital for me. Once found If he appears in the Gyeonggi area, I will arrest him immediately! He will never be allowed to destroy my plan!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, after the old minister returned, he immediately ordered his subordinates to investigate the matter."

Emperor Taixiang asked again: "If you fight him, how sure is Longwei that he will take it down?"

The old eunuch hesitated for a while: "If Longwei concentrates his strength, he can defeat this rebel, but this person is not only good at swordsmanship, but also has very high lightness kungfu, if he wants to escape, Longwei... may not be able to stop him. "

"Think of a way, if someone can catch him, no matter whether he lives or dies, I will reward you with a knighthood!" Although Emperor Taixiang had never practiced martial arts, he knew a lot about martial arts, so he didn't force him, he could only act This incentive.

"The emperor's golden words, the dragon guards will all fight to be the first, so as to relieve the emperor's worries."

Emperor Tai Xiang nodded lightly, and asked instead: "Old Cao, what is the situation in Qingluo recently?"

The old eunuch was taken aback for a moment, although he would forward the important information obtained by Longwei to Emperor Taixiang every day, including a lot of news about Qingluo, but since Emperor Taixiang asked the question, he still thought about it seriously, and then Said: "According to the latest information, since Qingluo Zanpu successively conquered Niboluo, Sun Boru and Domi and other vassal states, other Qingluo princes have expressed their surrender to him, and are willing to accept the officials sent by Luoxie to govern their territories , so far, it seems that only the Qingluo feudal kingdoms on the northern border, headed by King Liang, have not expressed anything..."

"The lands of Longyou and Liangzhou used to be our Han family's country, and most of the people living there were our Han family's people. They were lost in the hands of the previous dynasty, and they have not been recovered for more than a hundred years. They have become a barbarian place. It is a disgrace to the Central Plains!" When Emperor Taixiang said this, he didn't feel too much indignation, instead he patted the secret booklet in his hand, and looked at the old eunuch with a little excitement: "Xu Aiqing also mentioned a very important thing in the letter. The disciples of the Kunlun School not only went to Jiangling to seek marriage, they also quietly contacted Xu Aiqing with the help of Iron Blood Changhemen, saying that they represented Qingluoliang King Ma Siyuan and wanted to have a secret discussion with me, Dazhou..."

No matter how hard it was to keep calm, the old eunuch asked emotionally, "Ma Siyuan from Liangzhou wants to return to the Central Plains?!"

"It's very possible!" Emperor Taixiang nodded heavily, and said in a deep thought: "In the past, Longyou and Liangzhou belonged to Qingluo, but Qingluo adopted a system of enfeoffment, and the princes of various places have great power. Wanting to centralize power, he is in a hurry to persecute the princes from all over the country. Ma Siyuan is also panicked. Since he is going to kneel down and proclaim himself a vassal, maybe he thinks it is more appropriate to belong to the Zhou Dynasty. On the one hand, everyone is Han, so he will not be allowed to change Abandon the service; on the other hand, the imperial court does not understand the situation in Liangzhou, considering its importance, it may allow him to continue to govern this important area...

Of course, this is just my guess. What exactly Ma Siyuan is asking for can only be found out after discussions between officials from Honglu Temple and people sent by Kunlun.The reason why Xu Aiqing is still stranded in Jiangling is to track down He Hongwei's whereabouts. The most important thing is to ensure the safety of the Kunlun envoys. The appearance of lamas in Jiangling City must arouse vigilance!So he will return to Kyoto with the envoy from Liangzhou, the team following Jagged Changhemen and several other Jinghu sects. "

"Master Xu is still very cautious." The old eunuch said.

"En." Emperor Taixiang responded casually, and started pacing back and forth again, his expression gradually becoming serious: "If Ma Siyuan really wants to return, once my Dazhou accepts it, he will definitely have an enemy with Qingluo, and may even break out of war. ...But now the Lord of Northern Yan is also ambitious, will he take the opportunity to join forces with Qingluo and invade from the north? ... Although the lands of Liangzhou and Longyou are good, they are also hard nuts to crack! One move If you are not careful, you may cause big trouble..."

The old eunuch saw that Emperor Taixiang looked worried and walked faster and faster, so he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, you might as well ask Mr. Zhao to come over to discuss and see if he has any good suggestions."

"Yes! Yes! Hurry up and ask him to come!" Emperor Taixiang said impatiently after being reminded.

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After the knighting ceremony, Iron Blood Changhe Sect seemed to become even busier. Even Shangguan Yi, who had always been sloppy, couldn't see each other for a few days, let alone the sect master Ye Ziqiong.

However, the Iron Blood Changhe Sect did not forget Xue Chang and others who stayed in the mansion, on the contrary, they valued them more, not only entertained with good wine and meat every day, but also the disciples in the sect would come to ask for advice from time to time, and they were very respectful.

But Xue Chang saw that the days were about to enter May, and after only staying for three more days, he couldn't stay any longer, and wanted to say goodbye and leave.

Ye Ziqiong didn't try to keep her, she just made an appointment to meet again in Luoyang.

Han Yeqiu originally wanted to leave with the Xiaoyao faction and continue to Luoyang, but the old leader Fei of the Dongting water gang repeatedly invited him to lead the Feiyu gang to Dongting Lake for a reunion. The reason was: the two gangs have cooperated for many years and have a close relationship. It is rare for high-level executives to come to Jinghu Lake. If the Dongting Water Gang does not invite guests to be the host, it would be shameless to gain a foothold in Dongting.

When it came to this point, Han Yeqiu had no choice but to obey. Even though his son Han Shaojie was desperately unwilling to temporarily part with the Xiaoyao faction, as the leader of the younger generation of the Flying Fish Gang, he could only follow the warm invitation of the Dongting Water Gang. Went to Dongting Lake.

The head of the Danshan Gang, Li Changle, also led the gang to Dengjiabao, Hankou. This time, Deng Buyan kindly invited him. He and the father of the head of Li Changle were both captains of the iron-blooded Changhemen infantry. They were comrades in arms and brothers. , He spoke, how dare Li Changle not listen.

As a result, Xue Chang had no choice but to lead his disciples to the north alone, but under Han Yeqiu's repeated reminders, the head of the Dongting water gang Fei realized that the young head of the Xiaoyao faction was extraordinary, so he specially asked Pan Zhaoxin, the leader of the Xiangyang sub-rudder, to accompany the Xiaoyao faction Going north, we must send it to the Gyeonggi area smoothly.

Xue Chang couldn't refuse, so he could only write down this kindness.

A group of people left Jiangling and headed north all the way.

It was the rainy season in the Jinghu area at this time. Jianghanping was originally full of rivers and lakes. During the rainy season, the rivers were flooded and the roads were muddy, making it very difficult to travel.Thanks to Pan Zhaoxin leading the way, he is familiar with the terrain and roads in the Jinghu area, and the members of the Dongting Water Gang are stationed in the large rivers and lakes in the Jinghu area, so Xue Chang and his party spent most of their time crossing the Jianghan Plain. It was by boat, without any surprises, and relatively quickly arrived at Qianjiang Town on the banks of the upper reaches of the Han River.

When he arrived in Hanshui, this was Pan Zhaoxin's world. He quickly rushed to the Xiangyang sub-rudder stationed in Qianjiang Town, gathered the best sailors, found the best boat, and carried six Xue Changs to the Hanshui River. , upstream, passing Yingzhou, passing Yicheng, and finally arrived at Xiangyang.

When the boat approached the pier, Pan Zhaoxin said to Xue Chang with emotion: "Master Xue, I still remember that when we left Jiangling and headed north, you mentioned, 'If there is a sect in the rivers and lakes passing by, I hope to let you know.' I haven't told you all this time, that's because although the Jingbei area is vast and beautiful, it is a good place to practice martial arts, but there are really no sects here now. There were quite a few decades ago, but none of them can stand the Wudang sect. The only sect that has not moved is the Shennong Gang, they are just west of Xiangyang—"

Xue Chang looked in the direction of Pan Zhaoxin's finger, and what he saw were vast mountains.

(End of this chapter)