Although he can come up with many clever tricks, he does not use them lightly and does not use the world as pawns.
The master of the Sheng Sect, the master who brought Liu Xin to the mountain, was the figure he wanted to emulate.
It can be said that the leader of the Holy Sect still protected Liu Xin very well...
Just before entering the city gate, Liu Xin was suddenly attracted by something on the side of the official road.
"Xiaoqi..."
Liu Xin whispered subconsciously.
Luo Bei, who was beside him, vaguely heard Liu Xin's murmur. He leaned against him strangely and asked:
"What’s wrong with you?"
"Yeah! It's okay, I just remembered something."
"Me too, I really want to return to the king as soon as possible.
There are not many guards around the county king, in case I mean if the imperial capital is breached.
I have to protect my county prince and escape from here. "
"Don't say such things, it's impossible for the Imperial City to be broken!"
Huangfu Rongjiang came to the two of them without knowing when.
He looked at Luo Bei with evil eyes.
In his eyes, Luo Bei was just the commander of the commander's bodyguard.
It is understandable that his horizons are smaller.
But he couldn't let Luo Bei lead Liu Xin astray.
"Brother Liu, the Imperial City is not afraid of these mere 100,000 rebels.
And everyone just saw this so-called rebel bandit.
If the Imperial City could be destroyed with such fighting power, then how could the Imperial City resist the Northern Barbarians for hundreds of years! "
Huangfu Rongjiang spoke with a strong sense of confidence.
“But in the past six months, the Northern Barbarians have never come to the Imperial Capital City.
What really intercepted the Northern Barbarians were the soldiers at the border gates and the seemingly dilapidated border fortresses. "
Luo Bei retorted that the fiefdom of Yongzhou County Prince was at the border.
The Yongzhou Guards are also an army that guards the borders.
And Robben is determined to become the commander-in-chief of this army.
In his heart, the Imperial City may have lost its original defense power in the peace and comfort of the first half of the year.
"I know your ambition.
The Yongzhou Guards are indeed good, but the imperial army and pro-army troops in the imperial capital are not vegetarians either! "
Huangfu Rongjiang did not say much. As a general, everything must be told with facts.
After returning to the imperial capital, he will ask his father to let him lead the army into battle.
Huangfu Rongjiang is the commander of the Yulin Guards, and may have the opportunity to go out of the city to fight.
As for Luo Bei, since he wants to protect his Yongzhou County Prince, let him do it.
As long as you can go to the battlefield and kill the enemy.
Huangfu Rongjiang was able to slap Luo Bei in the face with his actual record.
Luo Bei also knew Huangfu Rongjiang's plan.
There is still a fighting heart in his heart.
But the battle he wanted was never to fight against his own people.
What he wanted to kill was the grass barbarian from the Northern Barbarians.
Only by killing those people can he be worthy of his ancestors.
His whole family and even his ancestors stayed on the battlefield. Because of this, he grew up in the Yongzhou County Prince's Mansion.
The father of the Yongzhou County King was once a fierce general. He died young because of the serious injuries sustained in the battle with the Northern Barbarians.
Having lost his father's protection since he was a child, the Yongzhou County King became a little timid.
And Luo Bei, who considered himself the eldest brother of Yongzhou County Prince, always wanted to make some achievements for Yongzhou County Prince.
But naturally he would not say these words to Huangfu Rongjiang.
The two of them were having a cold war, and it was hard for Liu Xin to say anything as he was sandwiched between them.
And he also has his own concerns.
Xiao Qi has arrived near the imperial capital.
And the signal left for him was a distress signal.
He must learn the specific situation outside the imperial capital from Senior Brother Cheng as soon as possible.
He is going to save Xiao Qi!
Soon they arrived in the imperial capital city, and everyone went back to their homes to find their mothers.
Liu Xin returned directly to Liu Mansion. It was already evening.
There was a little panic in the outer city of the imperial capital, but on the whole these commotions were caused by the refugees outside.
The people in the outer city seemed extremely calm.
Regarding this point, Liu Xin felt that it was probably influenced by the inner city.
Because the inner city seems completely immune to the outside world.
The four major flower buildings were still full of guests and friends, with laughter and laughter.
Even before night falls, the lanterns are already on, rendering the entire interior of the building as if it were a prosperous place.
And this is actually a reflection of the inner feelings of the big shots in the imperial capital.
They need to appease the hearts and minds of the people in the entire city through their own personal actions.
In fact, they don't need to do much. As long as they maintain their luxurious life and even be more extravagant than before, this will make the people's hearts more stable.
I have to say that the effect of such an action is very good.
At least Liu Xin walked on the streets on that level.
You can even hear the laughter and laughter of the host and guests behind the walled courtyard.
Mother's strict teachings to her children.
All of this was in huge contrast to the expressions on the faces of the refugees he saw in the outer city.
Liu Xin's heart was complicated, but he didn't have time to think about it now.
He returned to Liu Mansion, and his aunt naturally came out to meet him.
Described some of his worries.
Now Liu Xin has been promoted to Jinyiwei Qianshi, and someone has even come to act as a matchmaker for his aunt.
But my aunt rejected all those matchmakers.
Although she is not old now and has never given birth, Liu Xin can definitely find a good match with her current status.
And Liu Xin didn't seem to care about this kind of thing.
But my aunt never let go.
After appeasing his aunt, Liu Xin came outside Senior Brother Cheng's courtyard.
Liu Xin learned from his aunt that Senior Brother Cheng had only just returned.
Auntie has her own intelligence channels. As Liu Xin's aunt, she only needs to send her maid to inquire about Jin Yiwei, and she can get a lot of information.
This was also the main reason why she was visited by countless matchmakers.
Even these days when she returned to her parents' home, she straightened her waist again.
Once upon a time, when her husband Lao Liu Baihu passed away, none of his natal family came to attend the funeral.
Although my aunt is not a righteous person, she always makes the right choice.
Liu Xin came to Senior Brother Cheng's courtyard.
Senior Brother Cheng no longer has to be on duty at Jinyiwei, but he has set up a study room in his yard and put many books there.
He locked himself in his study all day long.
My aunt thought that the uncle, the housekeeper, had changed his mind and really wanted to be a scholar.
Of course Auntie knew that Butler Cheng was not as ordinary as he appeared.
At least he is not a real housekeeper, nor is he a real junior official.
In the past, his husband-in-law's attitude towards Senior Brother Cheng was not right. It was not the same attitude towards his subordinates at all.
And now Liu Xin has even more respect for Senior Brother Cheng.
Still undisguised.
Therefore, no matter what Senior Brother Cheng does in the house, she will not care about it.
"Senior Brother Cheng! I'm back!"
Liu Xin opened the door directly and entered Senior Brother Cheng's study.
Senior Brother Cheng was looking at something carefully behind the desk.
He was not surprised by Liu Xin's return.
"When you come back, I know you will come back first.
And I also know what you want to ask most. "
Senior Brother Cheng looked up at Liu Xin, held a piece of paper in his hand, and handed it forward.
Without saying anything, Liu Xin stepped forward to take the note, opened it and saw that it was indeed written about Xiao Qi.
"He actually led five hundred people and became the leader of this group of bandits!"
Liu Xin looked at the information on the note in surprise. He didn't expect that the junior brother who had been following him and asking his senior brother to pester him so that he could protect him could now take on his own responsibility.
"Of course, he is an inner disciple of our Holy Sect.
Isn't it normal to have such ability? "
Senior Brother Cheng's expression and tone made people think that what he said was taken for granted.
"And you look closely at the end."
After being reminded by Senior Brother Cheng, Liu Xin focused on the end of the note.
There are two nicknames written on it.
"Master Scar, black knife?"
Liu Xin didn't quite understand the meaning of these two nicknames.
"Master Scar, whose real name is Liu Biao, is a big bandit in the Taihang Mountains.
He is now over sixty years old.
A few years ago, he sealed his sword, washed his hands and left Taihang Mountain.
However, he once had thousands of bandits gathered in his hands.
Even those heroes in Liangshan have to call him Master Scar.
It is said that his nickname came from his battle with a high-level Dacheng realm warrior.
Of course, this does not mean that he has the combat power of a high-grade Dacheng realm.
But he was able to escape with his life in the opponent's hands. Although he left an obvious scar, he was able to escape after all, which is enough to show his strength! "
After listening to Senior Brother Cheng's words, Liu Xin's face showed obvious shock.
He was not shocked by the strength of Mr. Scar, but he was shocked that such a person had become Xiao Qi's subordinate.
But that can't be said entirely.
Because on the note, the name Scar is followed by a line of small words:
Suspected to be the second in command of the team.
Thinking of Xiao Qi's character of seeking death, Liu Xin really couldn't figure out how he could gather such a great master under his command.
And since this Scar Master is so powerful, what kind of strong man is the Black Sword who can stand alongside him?
Liu Xin immediately raised his head, looking like Senior Brother Cheng.
Senior Brother Cheng immediately understood what Liu Xin meant. He smiled and said:
"If we say Mr. Scar is an old-timer in the bandit world.
That Black Sword is a man of the hour in today's bandit world.
He has no mountains, no power of his own, and no subordinates of his own.
Each person has a black knife, but he can do things that 90% of the bandits can't do.
He once robbed an army of official provisions by himself, which was guarded by a hundred officers and soldiers.
After he killed these hundreds of people, he only took away five measures of rice.
What made him famous in the bandit world, even in the martial arts world, was because he successfully stole the escort of a red-sleeved escort from the Yuanwei Escort Agency.
You should know the gold content here. "
Liu Xin nodded subconsciously.
With Shansi's cultivation level, if he wanted to be a dart, he would be at most a black-sleeved dart master.
The Red Sleeve Bodyguard is a higher level existence.
This also shows that the strength of this black knife can definitely crush the singles and four!
"How could such a person become Xiao Qi's subordinate?"
There is no longer the word "suspicious" behind Heidao's name, but...
Xiao Qi is attached!
In other words, according to the information discovered by the covert investigation team, Black Knife has become Xiao Qi's subordinate.
"The Xiao Qi you are talking about is now a Dacheng realm warrior.
You guys are growing up faster than the others. "
Hearing what Senior Brother Cheng said, Liu Xin's eyes were full of surprise.
He didn't expect that Xiao Qi had already broken through.
There are seven brothers among them, and Xiao Qi is the youngest. According to everyone's expectations, Xiao Qi still needs an opportunity to break through.
But he was so stubborn that he hid behind Liu Xin whenever he might encounter danger.
This also led to his lack of experience and his inability to break through.
In fact, his cultivation talent is the best among his brothers.
He was born with a strange vein [spiritual vein], which allowed him to practice much faster than others.
"Sure enough, the hard work outside makes people grow quickly."
Liu Xin sighed, maybe he really delayed Xiao Qi in the past.
"How is Xiao Qi doing now?"
Liu Xin asked.
"They are now hiding in a mountain range forty miles north of the imperial capital, but there should be no problem.
But the imperial military must have noticed these people.
But since there are only 500 people, we haven’t really taken it seriously yet.
However, if they wait until the imperial court has almost solved the rebel bandits, Xiaoqi and the others will encounter a purge sooner or later.
It's really that time. There's nothing you can do to help.
Because you are not from the military after all.
The status of Jinyiwei is not easy to use in the military. "
Liu Xin nodded, he was most worried about this situation.
"What is the situation outside the imperial capital?
How could one hundred thousand rebel bandits suddenly appear? "
What Liu Xin was most puzzled about was where these 100,000 rebel bandits came from.
If there were such a large number of rebels, it was impossible for the court to be unaware of them.
So he vaguely believed that someone high up in the imperial court must be secretly behind this matter.
"Looking at your expression, I should have guessed something.
I'll tell you directly the conclusions I've come up with from my investigations these days.
Even the covert investigation team did not notice the gathering of this hundred thousand rebel bandits at first.
Because most of their people are really refugees. "
After a pause, Senior Brother Cheng had a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
“You also know that countless places in the country have suffered various disasters this year.
The floods and locust plagues alone are comparable to those in the past three years combined.
Millions of people on the land of Zhengyang are suffering from catastrophe.
Countless refugees appeared on the land.
Some wealthy places may still be able to hold on.
But in some areas in the north, countless refugees have begun to exchange their children for food.
All these situations were brought to my desk through the covert investigation team.
All I see are numbers. "
Senior Brother Cheng couldn't help but pause, lowered his head and let out a long sigh.
"This gathering of rebel bandits is, to put it bluntly, a counterattack by Liangshan.
The imperial court was ready to take action against Liangshan.
Liangshan, with the help of some people, promoted this action.
This is not so much a war to attack the imperial capital,
It would be better to say that this is Liang Shan showing his strength to the court again.
One hundred thousand rebel bandits, most of whom were bandits gathered in Liangshan and led some bewitched refugees. "
“How could Liangshan gather so many refugees?
There is a man named Zhi Duoxing above Liangshan, but his ability is not enough to gather so many refugees.
Although his resourcefulness is pretty good, he can't stand up to other people on Liangshan who are holding him back.
How could a group of big bosses have such ability! "
"You are right, there is someone else who confuses the people.
White Lotus Sect! "
"White Lotus Sect!"
Almost at the same time, Liu Xin and Senior Brother Cheng said these three words in unison.
"It seems you have thought of it too."
Senior Brother Cheng was once again impressed by Liu Xin's wit.
“This is because I know that three missionaries from the White Lotus Sect gathered in the imperial capital.
If they weren't plotting something big, they wouldn't be able to deploy such a powerful force in the imperial capital. "
"Yes, that's exactly it.
The White Lotus Sect also dispatched a lot of manpower this time.
But I think their purpose is definitely not just to help Liangshan.
Perhaps Liangshan paid some price to get the White Lotus Sect to take action.
But the White Lotus Sect definitely has another purpose.
Some of our spies in the imperial capital noticed some rumors.
However, this operation of the White Lotus Sect is extremely secretive.
And there are people behind the scenes helping them and covering up for them, so it will take some time to find out.
This is where my focus will be these two days. "
"This is not possible, I have to find a way to rescue Xiao Qi and the others.
I have to get out of town. "
“I can’t help you with leaving the city.
But I have an idea.
Although the city is now peaceful, many veterans of the military are already proposing to let them lead the imperial army or their own troops to go out of the city to kill the enemy.
But the emperor has been suppressing them and not letting them take action.
Even Qin Guogong and Wu Guogong stood on the same front with the emperor.
This is enough to show that these old foxes have already had a plan among themselves.
It is absolutely impossible to leave the city to surrender the bandits now, unless the emperor relents.
But you have a reason to get out of town. "
"What reason?"
Liu Xin didn't expect that he couldn't think of any way to get a clue.
From what Senior Brother Cheng said, he seemed to have a solution.
"Don't forget who you are!"
Senior Brother Cheng gave Liu Xin a meaningful smile.
Liu Xin seemed to have caught something.
"You mean Jin Yiwei's identity?"
"That's right."
Senior Brother Cheng nodded and continued:
"The Jinyi Guards are originally responsible for conducting investigations on behalf of the emperor.
If you feel that there is something fishy about this banditry outside the city, as a member of the Imperial Guard, you have enough reasons to go out of the city to investigate.
And because there is chaos outside, there will definitely be a military horse guarding you.
After all, Jin Yiwei is not an army, and their combat effectiveness on the battlefield is not worth mentioning. "
"Senior Brother Cheng, what you said earlier makes sense.
But I beg to differ with the last sentence.
The Jin Yiwei under me are all good. "
"But are you willing to let them die?
Although Guo Yong and the others have been kept in the dark, they are still working for you loyally.
With your temperament, are you willing to let them go through this mountain of swords and sea of fire? "
Liu Xin suddenly fell silent. He had been thoroughly figured out by Senior Brother Cheng.
Senior Brother Cheng is truly a cunning person.
