"Prime Minister Zhou, why did Meng Mulie really leave?" On the way back to the city, Fang Qianlong couldn't help but ask Zhou Ziru.
Of the few people left, only Fang Qianlong and Zhou Ziru have a relatively good relationship. After all, in the Chuxiang incident, Zhou Ziru authorized Fang Qianlong to take action and incorporated the Beggar Gang, which can be regarded as a little bit of friendship.
Li Dingxing deliberately distanced himself and avoided Zhou Ziru.
"Do you think, if we really take action, we can protect Duke Wu Dinggong?"
"No guarantee." Fang Qianlong didn't even think about it.
"Then... can you do it by delaying time?"
"That's okay!" Protecting someone is different from killing someone. You want to protect someone sincerely. Others just put their lives on the line and take the attack, which can delay it for a long time.
Zhou Ziru nodded: "That's it. He is the Khan of Beiyi, not a reckless man fighting on the battlefield. If we are delayed here, even if we fail to protect Duke Wu Ding, the Central Plains will only lose a Duke. ."
"But Beiyi, if the food and grass in Dazhai are burned down, the lives of millions of people in Beiyi will be in danger. He will not trade the entire Beiyi for a Yi Xiaodao."
Fang Qianlong seemed to understand: "Prime Minister Zhou has already made two preparations, both of which are indispensable."
No one went to sneak attack on the grain and grass, and Meng Mulie had plenty of time to waste with them; without these soldiers and horses, even if Meng Mulie was pressed for time, killing Yi Xiaodao would only be a matter of one punch.
"Prime Minister Zhou, are it really just eight of the Yin and Yang Eight Sons who went to raid the grain and grass?" Fang Qianlong was a little amazed at Zhou Ziru's courage. If these eight people were left there, the Zhou family would surely decline further.
Zhou Ziru smiled slyly: "Oh, except for Luo Wei, the other seven people were indeed sent out, but they were not to rob or burn food and grass."
"That is?"
Zhou Ziru didn't answer. He glanced at Yi Xiaodao on the horse and said, "Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were used this time just to protect him. I hope he is safe and sound..."
Back in Juyi City, Yi Xiaoling gathered a large group of military doctors to examine Yi Xiaodao carefully, but no one could find the lesion on Yi Xiaodao. All I know is that everything is fine with him, but he just can't wake up.
Pushing the door open, He Yue'er came up anxiously: "Xiao Ling, how are you? Is the knife seriously injured?"
Yi Xiaoling shook his head and said: "Brother is not injured, but for some reason, he just can't wake up."
"Ah...my father-in-law, this is a nightmare..."
"What's the nightmare? I tell you to stop talking. Talking nonsense here will cause your head to fall!" Two military doctors passed by Yi Xiaoling and He Yue'er and muttered.
Yi Xiaoling immediately shouted: "Stop, what's the nightmare? Please speak clearly!"
"Reply to Madam, my uncle is old and his mind is a little confused. Please don't blame me!" the young military doctor quickly begged.
"You said it's okay, I don't blame you!" He Yue'er stepped forward, she would not give up any hope now.
The older military doctor was also a little panicked, knowing that he had spoken too much, but he calmed down after seeing He Yue'er speaking softly.
"Madam...this nightmare is...is..."
"Second uncle, please tell me! I already told you that I don't blame you anymore!" The young military doctor was afraid that his uncle's timid appearance would make the two ladies unhappy, so he couldn't help but urge.
"Forgive me for talking too much, sir... This is because you have inner demons... The inner demons are quite powerful!"
"The inner demon must have been suppressed by the father-in-law before, and everything was fine. But this time, the inner demon somehow broke through the defense and took over the spiritual orifice. Coincidentally, just after he took over, he met the great Khan of Beiyi again. , was beaten back all of a sudden.”
Yi Xiaoling frowned and asked, "What will happen?"
"The inner demon is causing trouble and the Lord God is suppressed. Naturally, it won't happen in a short while. If you want the Lord God to recover, you have to wait...no one knows how long it will take. It depends on whether the Lord's Lord God is stronger..."
"The inner demon was hit by an external force and was knocked unconscious. Now... naturally, the body is without a master and passed out..."
Yi Xiaoling was anxious. He stepped forward and grabbed the old military doctor's clothes and asked, "It's as if you haven't said it for a long time! What do you mean by waiting? Honestly, is there any way to make him wake up now?" come over?"
He Yue'er stopped Yi Xiaoling and rescued the old military doctor: "If there is a way, I hope the old man can tell me."
The old military doctor nodded and said: "There is a way, that is, pick a big event and stimulate the father-in-law like this. The Lord God will be stimulated and maybe he can come back..."
"What's the big deal?" Yi Xiaoling asked.
The old military doctor spread his hands and wondered: "This... the young man and the father-in-law have never met each other, so I don't know..."
He Yue'er nodded: "Thank you, old man. Please keep it for your kindness." After saying that, he took out a silver coin and stuffed it into the old military doctor's hand.
The two military doctors left with great gratitude.
"Sister-in-law, this is obviously a quack, why are you giving him money?" Yi Xiaoling said energetically.
He Yue'er shook her head and signaled Yi Xiaoling to stop talking. She looked at the sleepy Yi Xiaodao in the room and sighed softly.
…
Late at night, Fengcheng.
A figure was walking in the street. As soon as he reached the corner, a group of patrolling soldiers walked towards him.
The soldiers turned the corner and found nothing unusual, and continued to patrol along the planned route. On the roof, figures were running quickly, their footsteps as light as water, without causing a single sound.
The direction he was going was to Prince Anxi's Mansion.
The land outside the Great Wall is no more beautiful than the places south of the Yangtze River. As the night gets darker, there are not many people coming and going. If it weren't for wartime, even the Anxi Prince's Mansion would have locked its gates late at night.
The old housekeeper stretched his head and looked around, but there was nothing unusual, so he asked his servants to guard the courtyard door and prepare to go back to his room to rest.
Suddenly, there was a strange movement above his head. The old housekeeper's heart tightened, and he jumped up to the roof.
"Meow~" A black cat glanced at the old housekeeper, then turned and left.
"Heh, cat..." The old housekeeper ignored it, jumped off the roof, stretched himself and went back to his room.
In the room, Anxi Wang Zhang Lizheng had not yet fallen asleep and was pacing back and forth in the room.
"Beiyi is so powerful that they have repeatedly attacked Anxi. Now Beidi and Dingliao have their own agendas... I don't know if what I did is right or wrong..."
"Ancestors, if there is knowledge under the spring, I wonder if they will blame me..."
A figure pushed the door open and walked in: "The majestic prince actually knelt down to Beiyi, which really brings shame on all our ancestors! He even said that I don't know if I will blame you, it's really ridiculous!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Lizheng immediately turned around and stared at the person. No one in Prince Anxi's palace dared to talk to him like this.
"who are you?"
"Duan Tong!"
Duan Tong didn't hide him, he had already seen the real master, so there was no point in hiding him.
"Duan Tong? Ah, it's you!" After Zhang Lizheng saw the appearance of the visitor, he suddenly remembered: "You are the one from back then..."
"Yes, my Duan family was slaughtered by that dog emperor, and I fled to the north alone. But King Anxi wanted to hunt me down so that I could be taken to the capital to receive merit. It has been so long, have you received the merit?" Duan Tong said. Recalling the past, his eyes were unkind.
Zhang Lizheng suddenly flicked his sleeves: "I am an imperial prisoner. Do you want me to treat you with delicious food and drinks?"
Duan Tong laughed and said sarcastically: "Oh? I didn't expect King Anxi to be so loyal to the court, so why did he defect to Beiyi now?"
Zhang Lizheng smiled instead of getting angry: "Ah, I, Anxi, have been fighting with Beiyi for six hundred years, and I know that Beiyi is too powerful to be defeated. There is nothing we can do about it. The soldiers and civilians of Anxi have tried their best! Unlike some people, They only wag their tails and beg for mercy, can the four mastiffs sit comfortably in their positions?"
Zhang Lizheng had long known that among the four northern Yi mastiffs, there was a person from the Central Plains. Only today did I realize that this guy was the criminal he wanted to arrest in the first place. At that time, he was not called Duan Tong, but Duan Zhong.
Obviously, the word "loyalty" has been changed by Duan Tong.
"The Dog Emperor killed my whole Duan family, how can I not take revenge! I want to watch the war horses of Beiyi trample thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in the Central Plains with my own eyes, let the Dog Emperor kneel in front of me and kowtow to admit his mistake, and then kill all the Zhao royal family, then I can understand The hatred in my heart!”
Duan Tong roared excitedly, and the veins on his neck popped out.
"What you think is your business. Anyway, the Great Khan of Beiyi has promised me not to hurt the Zhao royal family even a hair!" Zhang Lizheng ignored this crazy lunatic.
"Really? What the Great Khan promised was Anxi's surrender, but if Anxi doesn't surrender..." Duan Tong grinned, revealing his white teeth.
"Wow!"
The window shattered, and a figure rushed in and stopped in front of Zhang Lizheng: "Humph, you want to sneak in with a cat? It's an old trick, right?"
It turned out that the old housekeeper did not go to bed, but had discovered Duan Tong a long time ago and followed him all the way.
"Isn't it good for an old man to enjoy his old age in peace?" Duan Tong looked at the old housekeeper indifferently. It didn't matter if he was discovered. Anyway, he had found King Anxi now.
"Huh, I'm old, but my sword is not old!" The old housekeeper pulled out a short knife from his robe, stepped forward, and started fighting with Duan Tong.
Hearing the sound of fighting, all the guards and servants of the palace rushed over and surrounded King Anxi's room.
"You are throwing yourself into a trap." King Anxi sneered. As a prince of a place, how could he not be prepared at all?
Duan Tong was shocked, he didn't expect these reinforcements to come so quickly. Someone who wasn't paying attention was approached by the old butler, and he slashed hard with his short knife...
A huge gash was opened on Duan Tong's neck, and blood spurted out. He covered the wound with both hands weakly, but to no avail, blood slowly flowed out from between his fingers.
"Your Majesty, I didn't keep my hand..." the old housekeeper lowered his head and said with some shame.
Zhang Lizheng looked at Duan Tong, who was gradually falling down, and frowned: "It's none of your business. It's just that the four mastiffs of Beiyi were killed after they just surrendered. How can I explain this?"
"Oh? How are you sure that it is me who is being killed?" Duan Tong's voice sounded from behind Zhang Lizheng.
Just when Zhang Lizheng was about to look back, he felt a sudden chill in his neck and blood gushing out like a fountain.
Duan Tong played with the bloody dagger in his hand and said with a smile: "I don't know whether you are really surrendering or pretending to surrender. Just in case, the Great Khan ordered me to kill you. Now even if you are pretending to surrender, you should really surrender, right?"
After saying that, without waiting for everyone to surround him, he jumped out through the window that the old housekeeper just broke. The old housekeeper wanted to chase after him, but Zhang Lizheng grabbed his trousers tightly.
"Are you still waiting for death? Go call the doctor!" the old housekeeper shouted angrily.
Zhang Lizheng held on to the old housekeeper tightly, dipped his hand in blood and wrote the word "surrender" on the ground...
