The two of them were ordered to go down the mountain, and Xiang Yan felt quite unhappy: "I just wanted to find a place to survive, so why did I join the anti-Yuan rebels for no reason? Alas, how many people in the rebels have survived since ancient times? Otherwise, Just go and join Zhu Yuanzhang."
When Xiang Yan was feeling sorry for himself, he suddenly remembered something and asked Zhou Zhiruo, "Sister, should we bring some thunderbolts and fire bombs to Chongqing?" Zhou Zhiruo said, "Why should we bring those?" Xiang Yan said, "Master didn't let us go. Assassinate Hamatu and Wan Zhedu? It is easier for us to kill him with thunderbolt fire bombs from a distance than to rush close and stab him to death with a sword."
Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said: "Let's go to Senior Brother Yang's army first and discuss with him before making a decision." Then he said: "Since Patriarch Guo founded Emei, our sect has been stocking up on weapons and food to prepare for the rebellion. This time, everyone When senior brother came down the mountain, he had already brought all the ordnance in reserve down the mountain, and there are no more thunderbolts and fire bombs on the mountain."
The two of them ate and slept all the way until they arrived at Yang Han's army. Zhou Zhiruo said: "Senior Brother Yang, master sent us to assassinate Hamatu and Wan Zhedu to cooperate with you in conquering Chongqing. Do you have any suggestions for us regarding the assassination of Hamatu and Wan Zhedu?" Yang Han said with a smile: "Junior Sister Zhou, Junior Brother Xiang, please don't be anxious. You are new here. You should rest for a few days before taking action."
In the next few days, Yang Han only entertained Zhou Zhiruo and Xiang Yan, but kept silent about the assassination of Hamatu and Wan Zhedu, making Xiang Yandao very suspicious.
Xiang Yan said: "Senior sister, what do you think Senior Brother Yang is waiting for? Why don't you let us assassinate Hamatu and Wanzhedu?" Zhou Zhiruo said: "Are you anxious?" Xiang Yan said: "Of course you are. The Sichuan Tatars have little defense. As long as Senior Brother Yang conquers Chongqing and unites with other senior brothers, there is a good chance of regaining Sichuan Province. In this way, our sect will be the first sect to regain a province and will definitely shine. Now that Senior Brother Yang has been delayed for a long time, It would be bad if other sects take the lead."
Zhou Zhiruo waved to Xiang Yan, and Xiang Yan came to Zhou Zhiruo's side. Zhou Zhiruo stretched her head in front of Xiang Yan and lowered her voice: "I'm afraid something has changed. As soon as we entered the military camp, we were monitored." Xiang Yan's voice trembled. "Senior Brother Yang sent people to monitor us? What does he want to do?" Zhou Zhiruo said, "I guess Yang Han wants to surrender to the Tatars. He should be negotiating surrender terms with the Tatars in the past few days."
Xiang Yan became even more panicked and asked: "Then why did he write to Master asking for help? Did he deceive us two as a meeting gift for surrendering to the Tatars?" Zhou Zhiruo said: "No. We The two are unknown people, not qualified to be a meeting gift to the Tatars. He must have had other intentions in deceiving us, but I didn't understand it at the moment."
At this time, Yang Han sent his personal guards over again and said, "Miss Zhou, Xiang Shaoxia and the Marshal invite you two to a banquet." Xiang Yan and Zhou Zhiruo looked at each other and said, "Okay, please lead the way." The four personal guards were divided into three. He moved forward, backward, left, and right, surrounding Zhou Zhiruo and Xiang Yan in the middle, and Xiang Yan's heart sank.
Zhou Zhiruo and Xiang Yan came to Yang Han's commander's tent. The banquet had been prepared. In addition to Yang Han, there were many military generals accompanying them. Yang Han enthusiastically welcomed Zhou Zhiruo and Xiang Yan to the table, and suddenly asked: "Junior sister Zhou, junior brother Xiang, what do you think of the general trend of the world?" Xiang Yan suddenly felt as confused as the second monk, and looked at Zhou Zhiruo suspiciously. . Zhou Zhiruo said: "Senior Brother Yang is joking. How can I, a little girl, know the general trend of the world?" Xiang Yan also said: "I don't know. I have never learned this, so I can't see the general trend of the world."
Yang Han said patiently: "Then what do you think is the chance of success if we rebel against the Yuan Dynasty?" Xiang Yan felt even more uneasy: "Why did he ask this?" Xiang Yan thought of Zhou Zhiruo's words before and thought: "Is it true that, as Senior Sister Zhou said, Yang Han has no confidence in the anti-Yuan Dynasty and wants to surrender?" Xiang Yan glanced at Zhou Zhiruo, who lowered his head and said nothing. Xiang Yan bit the bullet and said: "The Tatars are powerful and the chance of success is slim."
Historically, when all the heroes came together at the end of a dynasty, only one had the last laugh, and all the others were the pioneers of the king. Xiang Yan was not familiar with the history of the late Yuan Dynasty, but he still remembered that it was Zhu Yuanzhang who finally conquered the world. If Yang Han did not surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang in the future, there would be no happy ending.
A general said: "Not only is there a slim chance, there is simply no chance of winning. The court is so powerful, how can we, the mud-legged ones, be able to shake it? Brother, instead of our rebellion being defeated and then being annihilated, we might as well surrender now. In the court, raise the flag anyway, assist the court in suppressing rebellion, and gain a wife and a cute son."
Xiang Yan's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold Zhou Zhiruo's little hand: "Is this Yang Han really going to surrender to the Tatars? Then this meal will be the Hongmen Banquet. Zhou Zhiruo must not jump out and conflict with them! Otherwise we will The two of them won’t be able to get out of this big tent.”
Another general said: "Third brother, what you said is wrong. We are the rebels who protect the country and the people, and we are not rebels. What do you mean by surrendering anyway?" Others agreed: "Yes. We ourselves are the protectors." The rebels who live in peace and security should help the court to suppress the rebellion and get a wife and a cute son." Yang Han looked at Zhou Zhiruo and Xiang Yan and said with troubled faces: "Junior Sister Zhou, Junior Brother Xiang, what do you think I should choose?"
