The rebels fled back to the palace and reported to Fang La that Bai Suzhen led an army of hundreds of thousands and robbed Xu Xian with a thunderous force.
Although Bai Suzhen only brought more than ten thousand Red Shadow Army, with the blessing of the Eight Formations, which was twice as powerful as the monks, and coupled with the exaggeration of the rebels, it turned into hundreds of thousands of troops.
Hearing that the Xu Mansion actually had hundreds of thousands of troops, Fang La finally understood what the lame Taoist said: "Xu Xian from the south of the Yangtze River has the talent of Qilin, and he can conquer the world if he can get it".
Then I thought about it, if Xu Xian really had hundreds of thousands of troops, how could they be used by him?
Fang Baihua was also in the palace, discussing marriage matters with Fang La, Queen Shao, and the Minister of Rites.
Although Fang La said that everything should be kept simple, he could not tolerate Fang Baihua. Everything had to be done according to the etiquette of the eldest princess.
Fang La didn't point it out. Fang Baihua didn't know Xu Xian's true identity and thought Xu Xian was just Chen San from Chenjiagou.
After hearing the report of the rebels, Fang Baihua, who was originally pretty but not showing off her power, couldn't help but became furious and said:
"Didn't Bai Suzhen have Xu Xian? Why did he steal my Chen San?"
After hearing what Fang Baihua said, Fang La remembered that in order to avoid Fang Baihua's psychological burden, he did not tell Fang Baihua that Chen San was Xu Xian.
When Fang La couldn't decide whether to tell Fang Baihua the truth, Fang Baihua stepped forward and said:
"Brother Emperor, please give me 20,000 soldiers and horses. I will kill Xu Mansion and ask Bai Suzhen for answers.
Is it not enough for Bai Suzhen to have Xu Xian? Is there any reason to steal someone else's husband? "
Fang La saw that the matter was getting serious, and when he was about to explain, a sinister voice sounded, saying:
"Bai Suzhen has indeed gone too far. Pindao is willing to help the princess seek justice from Bai Suzhen."
The person who spoke was the lame Taoist.
The lame Taoist was full of wit and prevented Fang La from telling the truth. There must be a reason. Fang La asked:
"Does the military advisor have any solution to Chen San's abduction by Bai Suzhen?"
The lame Taoist said:
"Bai Suzhen was unjust first. We just used the consort's capture as an excuse to surround the Xu Mansion with our troops and force Bai Suzhen to hand over the consort."
Fang La asked:
"What if Bai Suzhen refuses to hand over the consort?"
The lame Taoist said:
"We can call on the people of Hangzhou City to attack the Xu Mansion together."
It is impossible to call for help. The people of Hangzhou deeply hate the evil deeds of the rebels, so they can only use the rebels to drive them away.
In this way, it violates the agreement with Xu Xian, and Xu Xian may snipe at the rebels again.
The lame Taoist must understand this truth. The reason why he doesn't say it may be because Fang Baihua is around and it is inconvenient to say it.
Fang La said:
"Just follow what the military advisor said, and send your troops to seek justice from Bai Suzhen."
After speaking, Fang La drafted the imperial edict and asked Fang Baihua to mobilize his troops.
After Fang Baihua left, Fang La asked:
"Military advisor, can you speak now?"
In fact, the lame Taoist suspected that Hongjun gave his ninth-grade lotus platform to Xu Xian, and just wanted to verify it.
Therefore, the lame Taoist didn't have any sure-win strategy. He just wanted to have Fang Baihua fight Xu Xian's Red Shadow Army to the death in a rage, and then he would find another opportunity to test his idea.
Therefore, the lame Taoist said inexplicably:
"According to Pindao's deduction, this is an opportunity to conquer Xu Xian and let him join our side.
It's just that the secret of heaven is so obscure that even a poor man can't see it clearly.
If you can successfully conquer Xu Xian this time, your Majesty will really be able to overthrow Da Chu and become the founding king of the country. "
The lame Taoist Fang La liked to hear what he said, and he also knew that the secrets of heaven were not something that ordinary people could pry into. The lame Taoist could see a glimmer of hope and help the rebels survive the desperate situation. Fang La must not miss this opportunity.
Therefore, Fang La said:
"Military Advisor, since this operation is related to the thousand-year foundation of the Yongle Dynasty, I want to lead the expedition myself. Do you think it is okay, Military Advisor?"
"No!"
If Fang La also went, even if Fang Baihua wanted to fight impulsively, Fang La would still be watching with cold eyes, so he might not be able to fight.
The lame Taoist would never allow this to happen, saying:
"Your Majesty, the eldest princess and Xu Xian have a delicate relationship, and it takes the eldest princess to arouse the love in Xu Xian's heart.
Even if there is a conflict between the two parties, they can definitely be resolved by talking behind closed doors.
If Your Majesty goes, the eldest princess will no longer be the commander-in-chief. What Xu Xian will face is not the considerate eldest princess, but His Majesty's army.
If Xu Xian mistakenly thought that His Majesty was going to take action against the Xu family, and the two sides really fought, there would be casualties, and a grudge would be forged, which would in turn delay the eldest princess's relationship. "
After hearing what the lame Taoist said, Fang La felt that it was indeed inconvenient for him to get involved and said:
"In this case, I will wait for the good news from the military advisor in the palace."
After Fang Baihua ordered all the soldiers and horses, she, Fang Qifu and the lame Taoist attacked the Xu Mansion.
Fang Qifu is Fang La's cousin and Fang La's most trusted person. Since Fang Baihua could not stand what the rebels did in Hangzhou City and led his men to leave, Fang La's pro-army forces were led by Fang Qifu.
Fang Qifu stayed in the military camp all day and was not interested in court affairs. He had no chance to know that Chen San was Xu Xian.
There were many rebel factions, each with their own agenda. Fang La was afraid of causing misunderstanding, so he did not mobilize the troops of the four marshals, the eight hussars, the twenty-four generals and others.
Fang Baihua mobilized mainly Fang La's pro-army troops this time.
Fang La had 30,000 personal troops, leaving 10,000 to guard the palace. Fang Baihua took away 20,000, plus more than 9,000 of his own troops, for a total of almost 30,000 troops.
Fang Qifu and Xu Xian cherish each other and are afraid that the two sides will really fight. He came here to mediate the conflict between the two parties.
Fang Baihua wanted to be polite first and then attack, but she also besieged Xu Mansion instead of attacking it.
After the arrangement was completed, Fang Baihua took Fang Qifu and the lame Taoist to the gate of Xu Mansion.
Before several people knocked on the door, the door opened silently, and the gentle and charming Qiao Xiaodie appeared at the door. Fang Baihua said:
"Madam, please invite Miss Baihua into the house for a chat."
Fang Qifu said:
"I haven't seen Mr. Xu for a long time. I would like to catch up with him. Isn't it convenient?"
Qiao Xiaodie said:
"Xu Xian is in trouble now. This is not the time to reminisce about the past. General Fang wants to see Xu Xian. Please come back another day."
Fang Qifu said it was to reminisce about the past, but actually he wanted to find an opportunity to resolve the conflict between the two parties. Since Qiao Xiaodie said it was inconvenient, there must have been a solution. He didn't need to worry about it, so he didn't force it. He handed over his hand and said:
"In this case, Fang will visit you another day."
"Wait!"
The lame Taoist said:
"The eldest princess has a body of ten thousand gold, how can she step into danger lightly?"
Although Fang Baihua was in Liangyi County some time ago, she was still concerned about the situation in Hangzhou City and was very aware of what was happening in Hangzhou City.
Xu Xian helped the living people and took part in the creation. In order to prevent the rebels from killing innocent people indiscriminately, he hunted and killed the evil rebels, forcing the rebels not to dare to mess around in Hangzhou City.
Fang Baihua admires Xu Xian very much, and even worships her a little. Bai Suzhen is Xu Xian's wife, and she must be a kind person.
Fang Baihua has never done anything that goes against her conscience. She looks up to heaven, bows down to the earth, behaves in a manner that is worthy of others, and behaves in a manner that is worthy of her heart.
She believed that everything was just a misunderstanding, and Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian would definitely not do anything to her.
Because good people will not hurt good people.
Therefore, Fang Baihua said:
"I believe in Bai Suzhen's character, there won't be any danger during this trip, you just need to stay where you are.
Brother Qifu, you cannot use troops against Xu Mansion without my order. "
Fang Qifu believed that it was safe for Fang Baihua to enter the Xu Mansion, so he held his hands and said:
"The last general takes orders."
Seeing that he could not convince Fang Baihua, the lame Taoist turned to Qiao Xiaodie and said:
"I want to go in too, so I'd like to ask the girl to make it easier for me."
Qiao Xiaodie said:
"Madam only wants to see Miss Baihua. There are no other people waiting, so there is no need to go in."
The lame Taoist was furious and cursed:
"You're a rip-off beast, aren't you afraid that I'll reveal your secret to the world?"
Qiao Xiaodie said lightly:
"Then you're going to make it public?"
Qiao Xiaodie really wanted to tell Xu Xian her secret, but she couldn't tell it because of the oath.
She has sworn an oath of allegiance to Xu Xian and cannot do anything detrimental to Xu Xian. She is not afraid even if Xu Xian knows her secret.
As for Qiao Xiaodie's tribe, Qiao Xiaodie heard from Xu Xian that the entire Piaomiao Realm was sealed by Heaven, and the lame Taoist could no longer contact the outside world.
The lame Taoist was so angry that he wanted to kill Qiao Xiaodie immediately.
However, Qiao Xiaodie was inside the gate and was protected by the formation. The lame Taoist was afraid of following in the footsteps of the 30,000 mighty army and did not dare to take a step further. He was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead and his teeth clenched.
Although Fang Baihua despised the lame Taoist's bloodthirsty and murderous nature, because Fang La still needed to rely on him, she had no choice but to smooth things over:
"Commander, please sit in the army first. There will not be any danger in the Xu Mansion. Please rest assured, Military Counselor."
