In the fourth year of Qingguan, the Chu and Hunan troops on the border of Chen Bing raised 200,000 troops to attack the imperial troops of Daqi in the name of "Qingjun side". When the two armies fought, the Chu and Xiang armies all shouted "For Daqi" and charged bravely without fear of death. In order to fight Daqi, the Yulin army was confused and was driven back. The imperial court lost three important towns: Sucheng, Taicheng and Qiancheng. The Chu Xiang army's troops pointed directly at Wancheng.
Tang Xingchang led the Yulin Army to camp on the mountain in the north of Wancheng. He was as anxious as ants on a hot pot: "Where is Ge Cifeng! Where is Ge Cifeng! Send people to Wancheng to find him! Ge Cifeng must be killed." Find me the wind!"
No wonder Tang Xingchang was so angry. Zhao Yi ordered him to garrison Wancheng, but he lost three important towns in a row. In addition, Zhao Yizhi also ordered him to secretly guard Ge Cifeng and prevent him from returning to Chuxiang. Now that the Chuxiang army has invaded, there is a high probability that Ge Cifeng has sneaked back to Chuxiang.
Daqi's army and horses searched everywhere in the city. Everyone in Anhui City was interrogated four or five times, but Ge Cifeng was naturally not found.
The news spread back to the capital, and the whole city was in an uproar. Although the vassal kings from various places have gradually disrespected the imperial court in recent years, no one has dared to openly rebel. Chu Xiang created something that had not been done for six hundred years. How can people not be amazed?
The discussion in the temple became even louder.
After Zhao Yizhi left the morning court, he returned to the imperial study and looked at the report on the table for a long time.
The door of the imperial study room was suddenly pushed open, and Zhou Ziru entered the room with excitement on his face: "Your Majesty! Chu Xiang brazenly launched an army to attack Wancheng. How should we deal with this matter?"
Zhao Yi looked at Zhou Ziru and couldn't help but feel a little funny: "Hasn't this matter been judged a long time ago? It's just that you have worked hard for Zhou Wenxiang."
Zhou Ziru suppressed the excitement on his face, and bowed deeply to Zhao Yizhi with a serious face: "Everything done by the Zhou family is Daqi, and it is all Zhao family! It was like this for our ancestors, and it is like this for today's Ziru!"
"Okay, then I'll leave everything to Prime Minister Zhou Wen!" Zhao Yizhi stood up and bowed to Zhou Ziru.
"Your Majesty! How can the emperor salute his ministers?" Zhou Ziru hurriedly knelt on the ground: "My long-cherished wish is that the mountains and rivers of Daqi will be forever consolidated, and the country and the people will be safe!"
In the late spring of the fourth year of Qingguan, Zhou Ziru, the Minister of Literature of Daqi, rushed to Wancheng with one hundred thousand troops to replace Tang Xingchang as the commander-in-chief of the Daqi army. The combined forces of the two places totaled 300,000. The 300,000 Daqi army faced off against the 200,000 Chu and Hunan troops. After Zhou Ziru rushed to the front line, the Chu Xiang army's offensive finally slowed down, and the two sides reached a stalemate.
Beijing, Jinshan.
Fang Qianlong punched a large tree as thick as a bowl and broke it in half. The tree fell down and was kicked in two by Fang Qianlong.
"Cough cough cough." Fang Qianlong fell to the ground and coughed.
"Does the number one leader of the Beggar Clan only have so much ability?" A girl grabbed a branch from the mountainside, climbed left and right, flew to Fang Qianlong's side, and mocked. The weather is still slightly cold, but this girl is already dressed in short clothes, revealing a large amount of skin on her body.
The girl's name is Du Ling'er, and she is the daughter of Du Fangzong, the guardian elder of the Beggar Clan. Under her father's careful instruction, her martial arts skills are also the best among the younger generation of disciples of the Beggar Clan.
"Why is it you? Where is Elder Du?" Fang Qianlong glanced at the visitor, ignored her ridicule, and asked aloud.
As soon as Fang Qianlong finished speaking, another twenty or thirty people, like young girls, climbed up on the branches. They were a group of elders and disciples of the Beggar Clan.
"Long'er, are you injured?" Du Fangzong had just stood still. When he saw Fang Qianlong's appearance, he quickly stepped forward to help him.
"Master..." When Fang Qianlong saw Du Fangzong, he stood up and saluted with his hands in hand. When Fang Qianlong was captured to the Beggar Clan, the entire Beggar Clan was very indifferent to him. Only Du Fang Zong taught martial arts and showed great care. Even Xian'er became his personal disciple from a "Zhe Ren", which was also the intention of Du Fang Zong. . Therefore, apart from Xian'er, Fang Qianlong is the closest to Du Fang Sect in the Beggar Clan.
"How's the injury? Where do you feel uncomfortable?" Du Fangzong asked with concern about Fang Qianlong's injuries.
"Hey, boy, are there many masters in the capital? Or have you been too lazy to practice martial arts recently?" Du Ling'er curled her lips and asked about the situation in the capital.
Fang Qianlong glanced at Du Ling'er, ignored him, and said to Du Fangzong: "Master, Chen Congwei in the capital is well-deserved. With only four people, I have no power to fight back. They seemed to intend to capture me alive, and then I was I ran away. If you really wanted to keep me, there would be no possibility of my escape."
"Come on, sit down quickly. Master has brought the Beggar Clan's secret medicine, Fu Long Wan, which was given by the leader himself. Take it quickly and use your energy to heal your injuries." Fang Qianlong took out a box from his arms. After opening it, there was a A red pill, a faint medicinal fragrance comes out, refreshing the heart and mind.
Fang Qianlong didn't say thank you, took out the elixir, opened his mouth and threw it into his mouth, then sat on the ground to heal his wounds. Du Linger looked at her father with dissatisfaction in her eyes.
Everyone sat around and waited for about half an hour. Du Ling'er couldn't sit still anymore, stood up with a "scratch" and walked towards Fang Qianlong.
"Ling'er, what are you doing?" Du Fangzong noticed his daughter's movement and asked.
Fang Qianlong suddenly opened his eyes, punched the ground, and used the force to rise up. A stream of true energy emitted from Fang Qianlong's fist seal. The other elders and disciples of the Beggar Clan used their skills to control their bodies to resist the true energy. In the end, a few people were shaken around.
"Long'er, how do you feel?" Du Fangzong asked with concern.
"The injuries have all healed. Thank you Master!" Fang Qianlong felt his whole body, and the pain was gone. There was a steady flow of power from all parts of his body. Fang Qianlong liked this feeling of power filling his whole body.
"Good! What a man! He is truly a dragon among men!" Du Fangzong praised him.
"Dad, since he has recovered, when will we go to the capital to kill the little emperor?" Du Ling'er asked from the side.
Du Fangzong said: "It is rumored that there are ten people in Chen Congwei in the capital, and everyone has superb martial arts. Elder Wang and others were defeated by Chen Congwei before. Now we only have twenty or thirty people, we can't force it. , it needs to be considered in the long term.”
"Elder Du, this is very easy. There are only ten people on the other side. We will use a strategy to divert the tiger away from the mountain and divert Chen from the guard. Then won't it be easy to capture the emperor?" An elder said at the side.
When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up, and someone immediately echoed: "Elder Feng's plan is brilliant!"
"I think it can work! It can work!"
"Then the little emperor will be able to capture him."
Everyone praised him, and Du Ling'er asked: "Then...who will mobilize Chen Congwei?"
The disciples of the Beggar Clan looked at me and I looked at you, but no one said anything.
Fang Qianlong glanced at everyone's faces one by one and sneered: "There are many disciples of the Beggar Clan, but there are not many who can be used. Master, Fang Qianlong is willing to go!"
When everyone heard this, their expressions varied. Some were angry, some were surprised, and some were looking down in thought.
"Long'er, this is no joke! You can't resist four people, how can you provoke ten people?" Du Fangzong stopped him.
"Master, don't worry. Since I dare to speak out, I have a certain degree of confidence! Here is the list of officials from various ministries in the capital. As long as I kill a few officials, they will come out to chase me. At that time, Master, you can rush into the palace and kill The emperor! Great things can be accomplished!" Fang Qianlong was confident.
When Du Fangzong was about to speak, Du Ling'er shouted from the side: "No!" Everyone looked at Du Ling'er, puzzled.
"He...with his little skill, can he be Chen Congwei's opponent? What if he is caught and reveals our plan?" Du Ling'er said with a frown.
Fang Qianlong glanced at her lightly. Although the relationship between the two was not usually good, it was not too bad either. Why is this girl making things so difficult for me today?
"You should worry about yourself." Fang Qianlong said indifferently, and raised his hands to Du Fangzong: "Master, my disciple is willing to go!"
Du Fangzong hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed helplessly and said with a smile: "Oh, okay. Then you can go. Haha, we old guys are not as good as you, a handsome young man. We will sneak into the city immediately and guard outside the palace. , as soon as Chen Congwei leaves, we will rush into the palace and kill the little emperor!"
Fang Qianlong nodded, said nothing, jumped from the top of the mountain, climbed onto the tree trunk, and headed down the mountain.
When Du Fangzong saw Fang Qianlong walking away, he put away the smile on his face and shouted coldly at Du Ling'er: "You girl, what did I tell you? I interrupted you at the critical moment, and you almost ruined the plan. Got it!"
"Dad, Fang Qianlong will die if he goes here, why do you still let him go?" Du Ling'er was confused.
Du Fangzong looked at Fang Qianlong's retreating back and sighed: "After all, this person's heart is elsewhere and does not belong to the Beggar Clan. Moreover, his martial arts has improved so fast. In a few years, no one in the Clan will be able to control him." He is dead. The Beggar Gang will be destroyed by him!"
"father!"
"Ling'er, dad knows you like him, but we are not the same person after all. After two years, dad will find a good family for you, just forget about him." Du Fangzong said sincerely.
Du Ling'er looked at Fang Qianlong who was gradually going away, and with a heartbeat, he knelt down to Du Fangzong and said, "Dad, please forgive my daughter for being unfilial!" After saying that, he stood up, jumped out, and chased in the direction of Fang Qianlong.
"Ling'er, come back! Come back!" Du Fangzong shouted quickly, but he couldn't call Du Ling'er back.
"Elder Du, I'm going to catch Ling'er back." A young man stepped forward and said, it was Jiang Ziran who had participated in the killing of Li Yaoyang at the Poyang Lake.
"That's all, let her go." Du Fangzong sighed: "There is no way for a female university to stay..."
The group of people, led by Du Fangzong, went down the mountain and rushed towards the capital.
Du Ling'er caught up with Fang Qianlong at the city gate: "Hey, wait for me."
"What are you doing here?" Fang Qianlong asked with a frown.
"My dad told me that he was afraid that if you were too impulsive and would cause trouble, he asked me to keep an eye on you!" Du Ling'er lied casually.
Fang Qianlong looked at her suspiciously, but did not ask any more questions. He just said, "Be careful with yourself." Du Ling'er felt sweet after hearing this. He was quite concerned about herself.
When they arrived at the city gate, the guards guarding the city asked: "Who are you? What is your relationship? Where do you come from? Register."
"us…"
"We are husband and wife, coming to Beijing from Ancheng to visit relatives!" Before Fang Qianlong could answer, Du Ling'er took the initiative to take Fang Qianlong's hand and spoke first.
