Liang Xingyang couldn't make up his mind whether to go north to help guard Yuping Pass or go south to help defeat the Ecstasy Pass. He felt that what Xiao Wanling said was more reasonable. Once Yuping Pass was lost, a large number of white-bone demon thieves would flood in. Come in, Yupingzhou can't be saved, and there's no point in taking the Ecstasy Pass. But he didn't want to just listen to one side of the story, and he had already agreed to Bai Langqi first, so he decided to listen to Bai Langqi's statement again.
After sending Xiao Wanling and Lu Wenbiao away, he came to Bai Langqi again and told them what they meant.
Bai Langqi jumped in anger after hearing this: "These two thieves have selfish motives! Yue Long gained the emperor's trust, gave Shang Fang the sword, and led ten general soldiers, each with 10,000 Tao soldiers, plus the total number of troops from various prefectures and counties. No less than a million, and a Hunyuan Qi formation was deployed to wipe out the Bone Demon Thief. Xiao Wanling and Lu Wenbiao were both in the same party with him, so they had to go to Yuping Pass for fear of something going wrong!
Little Master, do you know that the only 10,000 soldiers in Yuping Prefecture who can fight now are Lu Wenbiao. If they are all taken to guard Yuping Pass, and the Bone Thief comes back and attacks Yuping City again, can he come to rescue them? He must not come! When the time comes, Yuping City is broken by the demon thieves, and all the people fall into the hands of the thieves. All the blame will be placed on me. As long as they cooperate with Yue Longpan to encircle and eliminate the main force of the Bone Thieves behind them, they will not only be innocent, but also have merit! "
After hearing this, Liang Xingyang slapped his forehead with his hand and said to himself, you officials are so good at playing, I want to go back to the mountains!
He has practiced Taoism for two lifetimes and has a simple mind. He has never thought about these twists and turns.
But now the question is before us, either side with Governor Bai and go south to defeat the Soul Pass, or side with Xiao Fucheng and Mr. Lu and go north to defend Yuping Pass.
No matter what choice you make, you will offend the other party.
He proposed: "I will help you defeat the Ecstasy Pass first, and then go to guard the Yuping Pass. Anyway, the Bone Thief behind you didn't come back this time."
After hearing this, Bai Langqi frowned and said, "I don't have a problem. As long as the little master is willing to help, guard Yuping Prefecture, and protect the people's safety, I will thank you very much. I'm just afraid that the person named Lu won't."
Liang Xingyang came to Lu Wenbiao again and told him his proposal. Lu Wenbiao also frowned and said: "I have no objection, so that's it. I will lead my headquarters to guard Yuping Pass first, and Xiao Zhenren will help the Governor to conquer the Ecstasy Pass." Come and help us in the future, so we can take care of both ends.”
Liang Xingyang told Bai Langqi again, and Bai Langqi jumped angrily: "Now the regular army in the six Kunyuan states is the more than 10,000 people under his command. He took them all to Yuping Pass. I have to rely on the newly recruited militiamen. Are you going to fight against the Bone Demon?"
Liang Xingyang felt really annoyed!
These officials don't say what they say openly, they cover it up, and they dig holes for others! Moreover, they keep saying that they are doing it for the people and the country, but in fact they are all calculating for their own wealth and interests!
After being fucked like this, his state of mind that he had completed self-refinement also caused some ripples, and he almost became angry!
He waved his hand: "Forget it, you can do whatever you want. You can go to any level you want. I can't control it, and I don't want to. I'll do my own thing. I'll go to the south first and have a look. It's best if I can Kill that Bone General, and kill as many of the remaining leaders as you can."
When both parties saw that he was not following the "routine", they became anxious and tried their best to persuade him to help them. Such a person who was always willing to give up his hand was the most disgraceful in the officialdom and was extremely disliked by the leaders.
Liang Xingyang made up his mind not to get involved in the party struggle between them, and made two lantern talismans and gave them to Bai Langqi and Lu Wenbiao respectively: "Whenever you need me, such as the Bone God and Demon attacking the city, or the Bone Thief from the north blocking the pass, I will Burn the talisman and I will come over immediately."
He stayed in Yuping City for more than ten days, refined the sword pill, sewed a small purse and tied it with a rope for Lingbao to hang on his chest, and taught him to cast spells and refine the sword every day at noon, Mao and You four times.
During this period, Bai Langqi came again several times, cursing the Mirror Party for harming the country: "I have received news that the White Bone Bandits are in chaos and killing each other. Qiu, the commander-in-chief of Yongning who rebelled at the beginning, seized the Ecstasy Pass and broke the The main force of the Bone Thieves is returning to dominate the five states. Now the two sides are fighting on Hungry Ghost Slope. If we can send troops, we can definitely wipe out all of them while they are both losing, report it to the country, and save the people... What a shame! That beast Lu Wenbiao..."
Through inquiries in the past few days, Liang Xingyang also roughly understood the current situation in the Daxia court. It is mainly divided into two factions. One faction is the Qingliu bachelor in the court. Their purpose is to "hang a high mirror" and "judge right from wrong" and carry a mirror with them. Bronze Mirror is called the Mirror Sect. The Yuelu Mr. Yue Longpan, the Prime Minister Xiao Wanling, and the Guchang Commander Lu Wenbiao whom he won over all belong to this sect, as does the former Yuping Prefect, and so does Xue Lingfeng’s father, Xue Dinglan. The mainstream figures are all civil servants in the DPRK.
The other faction is mainly composed of the guards around the emperor, most of whom are close ministers of the emperor. Due to the support of the emperor, they have developed rapidly in recent years. The Yushi Yuan is already full of their people, and they have sent governors to various places to win over officers.
Because this sect claimed to "address current ills" and "serve as the emperor's military governor", with needles as its representative object, it was called the Needle sect. The boss of the Needle Sect, who holds many official positions such as the Chief of the Ouchi Tianxi and the Admiral of the Habayashi Guards, possesses a set of "Tianmang Divine Needles", which are said to be extremely powerful and can assassinate all kinds of souls and dharma bodies. Over the years, countless people have been killed. The demons and ghosts who tried to disrupt the capital were all gone. He also controlled the heavenly prison and hell, and had friendship with the ghost king, the judge of the underworld. Even the ministers in the court were afraid of him when he mentioned him.
Bai Langqi, the governor of Kunyuan, is a member of the Acupuncture sect. The Acupuncture sect does not have deep roots in the local area. He was sent to the southwest and ran the business for several years. He finally hooked up with the general soldiers of the two states. During the war, they were all swayed by the White Bone Sect. lamp.
Liang Xingyang didn't want to get involved in the fight between them: "It's just the right time for them to be in chaos. I went alone with my sword. The target was small, and I was unaware of the enemy. I beheaded them in the chaos. You can save your effort." .”
He left the Lingbao in Yuping City, entrusted it to Bai Langqi and Xiao Wanling to take care of him, and then left Yuping City alone.
After traveling south for more than a hundred miles, I saw several empty cities in succession. They were all county towns under the jurisdiction of Yuping Prefecture. They had long been deserted. Some city walls collapsed, some were burned by fire, and when the rebels passed by, they were all destroyed by fighting. Smashed to pieces, full of mess.
Outside the town of Qiaoshan County, Liang Xingyang saw an old woman. She was as skinny as a stick, with dark and dry skin that was tightly tied to the bones. She had no teeth. She was hunched over and wearing a tattered cloth. His clothes, arms and legs were all exposed.
There had been a killing outside the county town a few days ago, and it was the most brutal outside the city gate. Many corpses were spread out on the ground, and the blood dyed the soil red.
The old woman trembled among the corpses, groping one by one. Her hands were like dry branches. She moved slowly and carefully, expecting to touch something from the corpse.
Liang Xingyang was born in a wealthy family, and Jiuzhou in Liyuan was rich in products. Although there were poor people, they were still prosperous. After coming to the west, the villages he encountered first were relatively poor. They could live well by relying on hunting and planting. Yuping City was originally a wealthy city. The land has not been ravaged by war, and there are many people with food on the street, but it is not so difficult!
He dropped his escaping light and came behind the old woman: "Grandma, what are you doing?"
The old woman was frightened and trembled. She turned around and saw that it was a child, fair and clean. Then she felt relieved and said with a leaky mouth: "I'm very hungry. I came out to find something to eat."
