After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 81 Half a month of ups and downs

   Of course, there is still a small problem: there is no mount.

  Wherever the heroic spirit passed by, alienated creatures also shunned. The Blackwater City Army could no longer catch sand monsters as horses as before, and could only take one step at a time.

   It took more than ten days to walk like this, until the water and food were almost exhausted, and the team finally reached the end of Hongya Road.

  Going there, the Gale Army no longer escorted them, and simply turned around and left, regardless of the friendship of half a month.

   Along the way, they are all silent partners. From the commander to the soldier, He Lingchuan never heard a word from them.

   After taking a shower, He Lingchuan changed his clothes and rushed to the dining room.

  The family of three had already been seated. He Chunhua was telling his second son about his trip to the Panlong Desert. Mrs. Ying was listening and eating with a smile on her face, with a big appetite.

  He Lingchuan sat down and took a big white steamed bun: "Father, didn't you say that I saved everyone?"

  Madam Ying couldn't help laughing: "What a thick skin!"

  The family returned safely, and she was in a great mood. She personally brought a large piece of marinated pork belly to He Lingchuan, asked him to put it in the steamed bun, and stuffed it with two slices of pickled radish.

  He Lingchuan's mouth was full of oil, and he mumbled: "I am in the desert, and this is what I think about day and night!"

  The He family members are used to his eating like a hungry ghost, He Yue said: "Where is the broken knife, let me have a look."

  He Lingchuan drew a knife casually and laid it across the table: "Be careful of cuts."

  He Yue caressed the blade carefully, his hands were cold, and felt a tingling pain. He couldn't help but let out an "oh", put his fingers into his mouth and sucked twice.

  He Lingchuan stared: "Clumsy!"

  He Yue is innocent: "I didn't touch the edge at all, and I was cut."

  He Lingchuan rubbed his fingers back and forth on the knife, even flicked the blade, and there was a clang, but the fingers were still intact: "You are more delicate than a mother-in-law."

  Over the years, He Yue has long been immune to his cynicism, and took the initiative to change the subject: "Brother, Panlong City is so big, how did you find out that this knife is the lifeblood of the Black Dragon?"

  He Lingchuan was in high spirits. While exaggerating his memory and meticulousness, he swung his knife and slashed the hall.

   Clap, the clay pot four feet away shattered, and clear water flowed all over the ground.

  He Lingchuan didn't use any real strength.

   Mrs. Ying's face turned pale: "Stop it, this is a place to eat, you shouldn't be playing with weapons!"

   This knife is too fierce!

  He Lingchuan shrugged and put away his knife, and hurriedly asked his second brother: "By the way, you said that the traitors at Woling Pass have been suppressed?"

"Exactly." He Yue has already reported it to his father, and he doesn't mind telling his brother again, "Actually, Nian Songyu and Sun Fuping are talking nonsense. Before they arrived in Heishui City, the bandits at Woling Pass were captured by Wu Di and Ke Jihai. It is impossible for a general to lead his troops to make peace, and it is impossible to cut down trees to build a boat and move eastward with the current!"

  He Lingchuan was stunned: "Then 'Iron Barrel General' Zhao Ronglue...?"

  Because of Sun Fuping's false report on the military situation, He Chunhua decided to follow them to Panlong City, looking for the legendary Dafang Pot that can defeat the enemy, so as to help the officers and soldiers put down the bandits and defend the capital.

  In the end, He Yue told him, did the rebels fail to get out of Woling Pass at all?

  Then why did Xunzhou Mu and Sun Fuping seek the Dafang Pot?

"General Tie Tong was indeed killed in battle. When Wu and Ke arrived with 100,000 elite soldiers, the bandits were fighting among themselves and their strength was reduced by themselves. If so, there were several fierce battles before and after. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, and we narrowly won. He Yue smiled wryly, "Sun Fuping only told a small part of the truth. The mixture of truth and falsehood makes it difficult for people to tell the difference. Even my father got the point."

   "No wonder!" He Lingchuan hissed lightly: "No wonder Sun Fuping and Nian Songyu urged us to leave as soon as they arrived in Heishui City. It turned out that they were worried that the east road would suddenly be clear and the real news would come."

   "The situation is very unfavorable to Da Sima. If they want to use us, they have to make a time difference. Otherwise, once the news from the capital comes, they will become wanted criminals from guests."

   "Then what happened to Da Sima?" Intuition told He Lingchuan that this was the highlight.

"All the best soldiers and good generals were sent to the south, and the capital city was empty. Da Sima Donghaoming thought there was an opportunity to take advantage of, and sent people into the palace to assassinate, with the intention of rebelling!" He Yue continued, "He probably planned for a long time, and divided the possession of 1,600 Elite soldiers were in several Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city, some of which were not under the name of Donglai Mansion, and did not attract attention. The incident happened early in the morning, and the Nancheng Guards directly opened the door to let Donglai Mansion troops enter the city. The two underlings will enter the palace and assassinate the king!"

  Just do it so hard? Da Sima is also a ruthless person. He Lingchuan wanted to give a thumbs up, but this action was inappropriate.

He Chunhua nodded: "The Great Sima has a high position and authority, and the king is often sick. If he succeeds in killing the lord, he may be said to have died of illness. Several internal historians forged the will and ordered the Great Sima to assist the new lord and lead all the officials. At that time, he will coerce the new master to order the princes, and the matter is a foregone conclusion, and the generals may not dare to make any changes."

   The struggle between the heroes is nothing more than luck and potential. When the general trend is gone, nothing can be done.

  He Lingchuan didn't understand, so he asked, "Why didn't you poison? White swords go in and red swords come out, it's not like dying from illness."

   "The king has a pharmacist by his side, with profound moral skills, poisoning is not feasible."

   "The monarch is his son-in-law, won't the country still belong to his grandson in the future? Why is Da Sima so eager to usurp power himself?"

He Chunhua was silent for a while before he said: "I heard that the relationship between Weng and son-in-law is not good. The reason must be very complicated. It seems that there have been conflicts recently: the northern demon kingdom has repeatedly violated our borders, and the king demanded to resolutely fight back, but Da Sima thought that the power of the country Weakness and flames of war are everywhere, it is not advisable to use more wars, it is best to negotiate and appease. According to the information I got, the king and Da Sima had an open argument at the court for at least four times. Afterwards, the king was so angry that he didn’t even eat. Then he called Queen Dong and scolded her harshly, punishing her to kneel in the imperial garden for half the night."

   If you can't win the father-in-law, you can scold your wife. Our king is really a man on the kang. He Lingchuan scratched his head: "It's not a big deal, it's worth Da Sima's rebellion."

  He Yue shook his head: "Great Sima is dissatisfied with the current situation in the country, and thinks that the king's administration is ineffective and full of evils, so he wants to replace him."

   "Understood, I just don't want to wait." He Lingchuan sighed deeply, "If you want to rebel, why not? By the way, did he succeed?"

"No. Your Majesty happened to go out that day and stayed overnight at Duke Puwen's house. He kept it secret. Da Sima should not have known that he was in the palace, so he brought people in to assassinate him according to the original plan, but he missed it. His Majesty got the news and fled overnight. Cough, withdraw from the capital, retreat to Xiaoxi Mountain, and return all the troops to King Duqin."

"The matter of Da Sima's rebellion came to the fore. Wei Ao, the general manager of Xuanzhou, was the fastest to return to help. He repelled Da Sima's attack twice in Xiaoxishan, and persisted until Ke Jihai led the army to arrive. Seeing that there was no hope of success, Da Sima led the army back west and retreated to Wu State."

  (end of this chapter)