"General."
Ye Wujiang rode towards the city without looking back: "The brothers who died in the battle will be buried nearby, and then return to the city to wait for orders."
"General, I obey!" The man bowed and saluted Ye Wujiang's back. It wasn't until Ye Wujiang was far away that he stood up straight again and looked back at the devastation.
Lifting a corpse, a river surges in my heart, and my eyes become misty at some point.
Since the beginning of the war with the Mo people, every time they faced the enemy, casualties were inevitable. Although Ji Fang had never been defeated once, each time he was beaten, the silent troops fled in panic.
But this is the first time we have cleared the battlefield.
It’s not that it’s troublesome, and I didn’t say anything about conserving energy. It’s just that soon after the silent army retreated, the next team would come to sweep them away, and I had to leave.
Otherwise, why would you not collect the bodies of brothers who have known each other for many years? What's more, you can recycle things like arrows to reduce consumption.
Maybe this was the first and last time to collect the bodies for the brothers. It was only because General Ye went out to fight in person that he could shock the opponent for a while and get this chance.
Seeing the corpses of those rebellious Kang people again, I couldn't figure out why they would help outsiders deal with me.
With a long sigh, he saw the stars and the moon getting brighter, and saw his brother lying on the ground. He stopped thinking and sped up.
In the silent army tent.
"My lord, how did you convince those Kang people to obey us?"
Gou Ba played with the wine glass in his hand, raised his eyes to look at the person sitting down, and raised the corners of his mouth: "General Gou Gui, I can't tell you this. No one can guarantee that we don't have spies from Kang State here. I hope the general understands." His eyes became sharp.
Gou Gui took a step back, a little angry: "Your Majesty, do you mean to say that I am a spy? I have devoted myself to the royal family for so many years, but I can't earn your trust! The emperor's family is indeed ruthless!"
"General, I didn't talk about you." Gou Ba's color became calm again. He raised the wine glass to his mouth and looked at the wine in the glass.
"Humph, there are only two of us here, don't you mean me?" Gou Gui flicked his hand, his armor creaked, took off the sword from his waist, held the sword in his right hand and said, "Since the prince doesn't believe me, then I will take it off." Return the position of general to military power!"
Gou Ba swallowed the drink, put down the glass, stood up, came to Gou Gui, and took the sword he handed over.
Gou Gui's hand was empty, and his mood felt as if he had fallen into an abyss. This was a gift from His Majesty, and it was a symbol of his identity. I just said this because I was dissatisfied that Gou Ba was hiding something from me. I didn't expect that he would take it back as soon as he said it.
But he also has this right. Goubuda said that he has the right half a year ago, and Gouba is the same. Although everyone knows that His Majesty is just talking, his subordinates still cannot underestimate him too much.
I was relying on His Majesty's favor and wanted to ask for an answer. I didn't expect Gou Ba to slap his nose directly on his face, but now I dare not speak out in anger.
Gou Ba turned his back and pulled out the sword a little. The sword reflected bursts of light under the firelight: "General Gou Gui, this sword is really a good sword, don't you think so."
Gou Gui snorted coldly and said nothing.
Gou Ba pretended not to hear, sheathed the sword with a clang, turned around, and handed it back to Gou Gui with a smile: "How can I not trust the general? I'm just afraid that walls have ears!"
Just as Gou Gui's hand touched Bao Jian, Gou Ba suddenly pulled out the sword fiercely. Gou Gui was shocked and picked up the scabbard to block it.
The long sword passed by Gou Gui's ear, pierced the tent, and flew straight away. There was a low groan outside the tent, and Gou Ba chased him out. A man fell half a meter away from the tent with a long sword on his back.
Gou Gui was still in fear. After seeing Gou Ba disappear, he also hurried over. When he saw the man lying on the ground, he looked at Gou Ba: "Your Majesty, what is this?"
"This man is a spy of Kang State, drag him away." Gou Ba took back his sword and called two people to tell them to drag the body away.
He wiped off the blood on the sword with his sleeve robe and handed it to Gou Gui again: "General Gou Gui, this sword was given by Your Majesty as a trust in you. You must not let down His Majesty's wishes."
Gou Gui took back the sword and said, "What the prince said is true, I will definitely keep it in mind. I will be careful to guard against spies from the Kang state."
"Then I'll leave first."
"Your Majesty, please go slowly. I have something important to do with His Majesty's instructions, so I won't see you off." Gou Guipi said with a smile. After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the tent with a cold face.
"Hey, I still have something to ask the general."
Before Gou Gui took two steps, Gou Ba stopped him again. He turned around and greeted him with a smile: "Your Majesty, please speak."
"It's not a big deal, I just want to ask, Your Majesty, doesn't he know that I'm back?" Gou Ba smiled and asked.
"Don't worry, Prince, I will keep the secret for you."
"Okay, thank you General."
Gouba left, his expression becoming ugly. The person he killed was not a spy from Kang State, but he had needs and didn't want to tell Gou Gui. Such a person became his soul under the sword.
snort! I don't know what is good or bad, I have turned to this point, and I still want to pursue you. If I didn't keep you useful, I would have killed you just now!
A group of people treat me with respect on the surface, but secretly don't take me seriously. Do you think I don't know?
The more Gou Ba thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, so he punched a tree next to him. The trunk of the tree was dented, the tree shook, and some leaves fell.
"Prince Gouba, there is no need to get so angry over trivial matters." Four figures walked out of nowhere.
Gou Ba Xunyin looked at it, took back his hand, and returned to his usual smile: "The Imperial Master is laughing, what kind of wind brings you here?" Although he has a contract with them, these four people are not attracted by him. Control, they are not people who like trouble, and they will not go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything.
"Didn't the Crown Prince ask the four of us to investigate the matter of Song Zhengjing before?" The man in green robe stepped out and said with a smile.
"Then what do you know from listening to the Imperial Master?" Gou Ba also became interested after hearing this. After all, this matter has a lot to do with him.
"That's natural." The green-robed man's facial features looked very elegant, and his eyebrows were full of smiles.
"It seems that when we cast the spell, we mistakenly only stripped away his heaven and earth souls, but not his 'life soul', allowing him to reach the state of separation of souls and pure mind."
"Separating the soul and clearing the mind? You are ignorant and ignorant. Please ask the national master to explain in more detail." Goba asked after thinking about what his successor had not thought of.
"A person, a teacher, an outstanding person, who escapes from the mortal world, turns into dust, becomes an immortal, an earthly immortal, a true immortal, a Taiyi Golden Immortal, a Daluo Golden Immortal, an Immortal Emperor. The so-called separation of souls and pure spirits is something that can only be touched by the true immortal realm, and the prince will not It's normal to know." The man in green robe explained calmly.
"The effect of this is to calm your mind and make it easier to practice. That's why Song Zhengjing practiced so fast and reached the perfection of Tianwaitian in five years."
Gou Ba nodded. Because there were Qi practitioners in his ancestors, he accidentally found the relics left by them, obtained the Qi cultivation method, and embarked on the path of Qi refinement. His realm was also recorded in a book. Although it ended abruptly when he entered immortality due to the lack of the second half, he didn't care at the moment.
Now that he knows the cause of the matter, he only cares about one thing: "Now that the National Preceptor has investigated clearly, has this matter been resolved?"
The man in green robe also knew that Gou Ba was asking whether he had killed Song Mingxing, so he shook his head: "Actually, this is just our guess. We have not verified it, but it should be close to ten."
Gou Ba frowned, a little unhappy.
"Your Majesty, you also know that I have explained before that there is a very powerful person watching us in Kang State. Even when we came to bring you back that day, we took a huge risk." The man in green robe still responded. Peace of mind.
"Even the four national masters are afraid of them, so don't we have no chance of winning?" Gou Ba broke into a cold sweat at the thought and was frightened.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. We people have a common rule, that is, we will not interfere too much in these mundane matters."
Gou Ba nodded and said, "I've got the national master Lao." He didn't want to talk to the four of them anymore.
The four sons of Taixu did not stay any longer and turned around to leave.
The four people left, and Gou Ba punched the tree again. This time, it was different from before, it was almost full force. The big tree shook suddenly, and the leaves rustled like a strong wind.
The house leaked and it rained all night, so everything went wrong. Gou Ba took a deep breath and turned to leave. The big tree broke from it and fell down.
More than a month ago.
"Guo Xingjian, a humble minister, pays homage to Your Majesty." As soon as Guo Xingjian arrived in the imperial city and saw Jiang Jiang and others making arrangements, he hurriedly entered the palace to pay homage to Emperor Yanqing.
"Please get up quickly." Emperor Yanqing said, "Guo Aiqing is not feeling well. Please cover the doors and windows."
As soon as he finished speaking, several people came over.
After the doors and windows were closed, Guo Xingjian's discomfort immediately eased a lot: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
"I think Guo Aiqing will not come to the imperial city for nothing. If you have anything to do, just say it." The candlelight in the palace was lit, reflecting on the beaded curtain in front of Emperor Yanqing's forehead.
"The humble minister is incompetent and Chiyang City has been lost. Please, Your Majesty, convict me!" Guo Xingjian knelt down as he spoke.
"My dearest words, since you took office, the people's livelihood in Chiyang County has improved a lot. The fall of Chiyang County was also caused by the traitors. If you want to blame them, you can only blame them for their cowardice. I blame my virtue for not being able to convince the public. If I blame you, wouldn’t I be making trouble unreasonably?”
Emperor Yanqing's voice changed and his expression became majestic: "How much do you know about the traitors?"
Guo Xingjian revealed everything he knew.
Emperor Yanqing frowned slightly and said, "Did Aiqing feel anything strange?"
"I am ignorant, Your Majesty, please tell me clearly." Guo Xingjian shook his head, not knowing what Emperor Yanqing was referring to.
"You reported the disappearance case in Chiyang County before. Do you still remember?"
"Weichen remembers."
"Then why did you immediately report that the matter has been resolved?"
Guo Xingjian was shocked. He had never done this before, but there was no need for Emperor Yanqing to lie to him.
Seeing that Guo Xingjian was deep in thought, Emperor Yanqing did not disturb him and waited quietly.
The more he thought about it, the uglier Guo Xingjian's expression became. He hadn't paid attention to it before, but now he realized that many of his memories were blurry. He had a splitting headache when he tried to go deeper.
I seem to have experienced this pain myself.
"Ah!" Guo Xingjian held his head in his hands and let out a scream. Then his whole body itched and his right arm began to hurt.
He remembered the bell. A person was holding a bell. The appearance of the bell became clearer, but he could not remember the face anyway. Guo Xingjian gritted his teeth and endured the discomfort: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid I have already been poisoned by a thief. Bug, that’s why so many things happen and I don’t know about it.”
After saying that, he retreated out of the palace: "I have been poisoned for a long time and cannot be cured. It has also caused a big mistake. I have no choice but to die to apologize!" Guo Xingjian took away the long sword from the waist of the guard in front of the palace.
"Stop him quickly!" Emperor Yanqing shouted urgently when he saw this.
The guard also reacted very quickly, but still couldn't catch up. The long sword had already passed through Guo Xingjian's throat, and a bright red color overflowed.
Emperor Yanqing was filled with grief, and after a long time he said again: "A generous burial!"
Now that Guo Xingjian, whom he could control, was dead, and all the Mo people in Kang were almost arrested, Emperor Yanqing was still alive, and there were already several enemy generals who were difficult enough to deal with, but now there is another person who is perfect in the world. ...
Gougui camp.
"What's the sound? What happened?" Not far away, Gou Gui was startled by the sound and hurriedly went out of the tent to check the situation. He was afraid of a night attack by Kang's army. After seeing nothing happened for a long time, he called someone: "Pass on the order. There will be strict patrols tonight!" After saying that, he went back to his tent.
moment.
"Come here." Gou Gui called.
"What's the matter? General." A man hurriedly entered the tent.
"Send this letter to Your Majesty." Gou Gui looked at the envelope on the table.
"I obey!" The man bowed, took the envelope and left.
Although he came out in full force, His Majesty also followed. However, he is a forward force, and His Majesty is at the rear, still some distance away from him. Naturally, he needs someone to deliver the letter.
"You asked me not to tell His Majesty, but I will listen to you?" Gou Gui looked at the curtain and said with a sinister smile: "Who doesn't know that you want to usurp the throne? If you don't tell His Majesty, are you afraid that you will assassinate him?"
"I'm sorry you don't dare!"
