The Grandmaster Strategist Chapter 20: Surprised Mixin

Let go of the information in his hand, and Li Kang looked at Huo Yi with satisfaction. Although this ordinary-looking and simple-minded ordinary young man seemed to be an honest man with no scheming, who would have thought that he was one of the best in the Fairview League? These days, I followed Li Kang by his side, did a lot of things for Li Kang, and eliminated many officials who were inclined to the court. Although he was still a little wary of the Splendid League, Li Kang already trusted Huo Yi.

Huo Yi, or perhaps Bai Yi, stood at the lower head respectfully. Seeing that Li Kang had read the information, he said: "His Royal Highness, your subordinates have already received the news, Xiahou Yuanfeng may have reached the Sanguan, these Days, His Royal Highness intercepted the imperial envoys and documents of the court, and blocked the road leading from Sanguan to Dongchuan on the grounds of the presence of thieves. Although there were no flaws on the surface, the Dayong court was busy fighting the Northern Han Dynasty and was unavoidable to Dongchuan. Slack, but Li Zhi and his courtiers are not waiting for idlers. They have already discovered the clues. If they don't want to oppose the prince at this time, I am afraid that the Yong army has already entered Sichuan. However, Xiahou Yuanfeng has personally taken action, and the near-Japanese alliance is dispersing A dozen secret spies from the Mingjian Division were seized outside the pass. I don’t know when the prince is going to do it. It shouldn’t be too late. If we wait until the Dayong court vacates, I’m afraid we won’t have a chance."

Li Kang smiled and said: "You don't have to worry, now Li Zhi never dare to turn my face with me, and although I put on a pattern of supporting soldiers and self-respect, in Li Zhi's view, I am at best fighting for power, who I would think that my grand prince Dayong would deliberately let Dayong fall apart? So the court must try to reassure him. Li Zhi successively issued a few edicts to commend the king. Isn’t he just not wanting this king to blatantly act right with the court? After the Northern Han Dynasty was defeated, he came back to deal with me with a great victory. Wouldn’t it be strange if Xiahou Yuanfeng didn’t come to the king? But now the time has not come, Li Xian is first defeated, and his strength has not been greatly damaged. With Long Ting The ability to fly, and the right place and harmony, will surely cause Li Xian to suffer a miserable defeat. I won’t be too late to wait until then."

Huo Yi hesitantly said: "But it was Qi Wang Li Xian who played against the Northern Han Dynasty. He is a famous general in the world, and he is assisted by Hou Jiangzhe from the township of Chu. What if the Northern Han Dynasty loses?"

Li Kang shook his head and said: "No matter how smart Jiang Zhe is, Long Tingfei just can't resist it. As long as one city and one city retreat, he can hold King Qi together. When the time is too long, I will buy The minister of the Korean Central Committee said, accusing Qi Wangkong of consuming his troops, and at that time the internal and external troubles, and that Li Zhi may not be overwhelmed. Regardless of the recent agreement between Dayong and Nanchu, at that time, even Shang Weijun will fall into trouble no matter how stupid he is. In fact, if I were Li Zhi , The most important thing is not to attack the Northern Han Dynasty, but to stabilize Dongchuan first. To fight foreigners, you must settle down first. This is the ultimate principle."

Huo Yishen thought: "Perhaps the Dayong court is forced to wait and see now. Although the prince has a rebellious intention, it is not clear. Li Zhi must hope that the Northern Han Dynasty will be defeated by lightning. They can deal with us calmly, but they didn't expect that the Northern Han Army, which was defeated in Zezhou, would still have such combat power."

Li Kang nodded and said: "You are careful. The timing of our launch is very important. By the way, we have set up numerous ambushes outside the Sanguan, and we must not allow Ming Jiansi's spies to enter Dongchuan." /

Huo Yi said with confidence: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the horse guardian of this league will take the place personally, and he will never let Ming Jiansi succeed." Li Kang nodded slightly, he also has his own confidant, naturally knowing that outside the Sanguan, the beautiful The alliance has either killed or captured many imperial agents. The methods are very brutal and fierce, and its own losses are not small. This shows the sincerity and loyalty of the Splendid Alliance.

After resigning and walking outside the hall, Huo Yi's mouth showed a faint smile. Waiting for him outside were two young people, one gentle and elegant, the other brave and tough, both at the age of twenty-five and sixteen. These two people are Shangguanyan and Xiong Bao. Their faces are very indifferent. A few days ago, after they were reprimanded, they followed Huo Yi into the Palace of Qing Dynasty in the name of guilty and meritorious service. Yi is very respectful and does not dare to offend. After all, Huo Yi is Huo Jicheng’s righteous son, Chen Zhen’s confidant, and their elder family members are still in the hands of Jinxiumeng, but the rejection in his heart continues unabated, even though Huo Yi always treats them. Being polite can't change their mood. Seeing their expressions, Huo Yi sighed slightly in his heart, pretending not to see him, and ordered: "Send a letter to the guardian Ma, strengthen the monitoring of the Sanguan, and definitely not allow a great spy to enter Dongchuan." /

Splendid Alliance’s principal responsible for intercepting Mingjian’s secret spies outside of Sanguan, Ma Cheng, is over 40 years old this year. He is the backbone of the rejuvenation of the country. This time Chen Zhen specially sent him to preside over this matter because He has a deep hatred of Dayong, and the manpower handed over to him is also a good player in the Splendid League. Of course, these people have one characteristic, that is, they are very keen to fight against Dayong, because in the past few years, the Splendid League was quite a bit of a low profile. If they are dissatisfied, letting them shoot this time is like a tiger coming out of the basket, so they have achieved great results during this period.

Although two people in Sanguan also participated in this operation, they did not achieve any success. One of them is Gu Ying, the only son of Gu Ning, the guardian of the Splendid Alliance. The Splendid Alliance Lord Huo Jicheng decided to cooperate with King Qing a few days ago. , Gu Ning was stripped of the few remaining powers because he angered Huo Jicheng, allowing everyone in the Splendid Alliance to see once again the powerful methods of the leader to eliminate dissidents. Gu Ning was worried about his situation, so he asked his friend Ma Cheng to take care of his only son. Although Ma Cheng is not Huo Jicheng's direct line, he has always been more valued by Huo Jicheng and Chen Zhen. Only when he protects Gu Ying can Gu Ning feel relieved. And Ma became Gu Ying's safety consideration. Even if he took on such an important task, he still brought Gu Ying to go out, but he was not allowed to take action. After all, although Gu Ying was good at martial arts, he was only seventeen years old. So Gu Ying could only watch others do it.

The other person is different. He is Luo Jianfei, Chen Zhen's henchman. Speaking of it, since Chen Zhen was in charge of the daily affairs of the Fairview League, most of the power of the elderly in the League has been left behind. Today, the sons Huo Yi and Huo Shan of the leader of Chen Zhen's most use. Huo Yi is shrewd and capable, with high martial arts skills, Huo Shan is proficient in organ news, and is best at arranging ambushes. Although these two people are young, they hold great powers and make decisions in killing and cutting, and everyone in the alliance is in awe. It is said that the leader also has a righteous son, Huo Li, who once made great contributions to the world, but now has disappeared. There are rumors that he has died young, but no one dares to pursue it. In addition, there is a mysterious guard next to Chen Zhen. This guard is composed of guards of similar ages. Each guard is a talented man with both civil and military. The number of them is uncertain and their whereabouts are secret. I am afraid that no one except Chen Zhen can make it. Knowing their strength and organization, once something major happens in the alliance, these guards are often the ones in charge, so no one dares to despise them. There have long been rumors in the league that these guards are similar in age and temperament to Huo Yi and Huo Shan. I am afraid that they were all trained by Huo Jicheng himself. Most of them are the eyes and ears of the trusted friends who Huo Jicheng sent to Chen Zhen to control the affairs of the league, and this Luo Jianfei Is one of them.

Luo Jianfei is a guard who is familiar with the allies of the Fairview Alliance. He has participated in important affairs many times and has cooperated with Ma Cheng many times. This person has a beautiful appearance, but is cruel and cruel. The place where he appears is often bloody. People are not only cruel to the enemy, but also to their own people. Except for Chen Zhen's, they will never obey other people's orders. Even Huo Yi and Huo Shan dare not direct him casually. This time Chen Zhen sent him to disperse. Just want to use his harsh methods. Ma Cheng faintly knew that he was holding Chen Zhen’s secret order in his hand and could take over his power at any time, so he treated him as a supervising army, and he did not dare to offend him at all. This man had a strange temper, and he covered his head in the secret rudder during the day. He slept, and walked outside alone at night. When he came back several times, he was **** and even scarred, but no one saw his captive, not even a head. Know how his victory is.

You must know that the Splendid Alliance has deployed a defense line to intercept the secret spy that is scattered. After all, it is not easy. The Great Yong's secret spy is very good, and whether it has the ability to hide. If it's fine in daylight, as long as you send your eyeliner to pay attention to the heights, you can discover their whereabouts, and use various methods to send letters to inform the experts of the alliance to intercept and kill. If it is night and the line of sight is not wide, you can only send masters to stand by at some important points. Anyway, there is a line of defense behind it. It is not easy for those secret spies to get into Dongchuan after passing this level. However, most of the people who participated in the hunt at night were groups of several people, and only Luo Jianfei liked to be alone.

That night, the moon was dark and the stars were sinking. Gu Ying quietly left the camp, and followed Luo Jianfei to see what he did at night? He knew that his martial arts was not as good as Luo Jianfei, so he followed from a distance. Fortunately, Luo Jianfei did not hide his figure, so Gu Ying actually followed Luo Jian all the way to a valley. This valley is a small road from Sanguan to Dongchuan. Because the road is rugged, there are few pedestrians, but it is an important way for secret spies to travel. If it is daytime, overlooking the valley from the cliffs, no one can hide, if it is night, it will be pitch black and nothing can be seen, and there is no suitable hiding place in the valley, so it is not a suitable interception place, Gu Ying felt strange. , Why Luo Jianfei chose this place, doubts gradually arise. Under his gaze, Luo Jianfei ascended the cliffs on both sides, without the intention of staying in the valley and waiting for a hunting opportunity.

Gu Ying hesitated for a moment, and then secretly followed up the cliff. On the top of the cliff is a bamboo forest. The bamboo forest surrounds a dilapidated mountain temple. Behind the mountain temple is a flat boulder protruding from the cliff. Gu Ying knows this well. The terrain, he followed Ma Cheng to patrol here. From a distance, I saw the flames shining in the ruined temple and passing away in the darkness. Gu Ying knew that Luo Jianfei had lit a bonfire, and then closed the temple door to cover the leaking flames. So courageously dived up the cliff, went around behind the ruined temple, wanted to see if there was a chance to go in, but would not be seen by Luo Jianfei. Although the moonlight was dim, Gu Ying could still vaguely see the scenery in front of him. Not long after, he found that the wall behind a clump of grass in the corner seemed to have broken a big hole. He smoothly pushed aside the dead grass. The big hole was barely enough. Let him go in, he went in lightly. It was dark and there was no fire. According to the location, he could guess that it was the altar for the mountain god. As for the fire, it seemed to be on the altar table. Jinman still has not been stolen. Curled up in a small space, Gu Ying did not dare to move.

In fact, Luo Jianfei's high martial arts skills, he would not have been so unprepared, he didn't realize that because Gu Ying was careful on the road, and he was eager to meet people, so he didn't pay attention. After all, no one in the Fairview League has the courage to target He, who would have thought that Gu Ying would not be afraid of tigers when he was born with a calf? After he entered the ruined temple, he was busy lighting a bonfire and cleaning the hall. When Gu Ying sneaked under the altar table, it was when Luo Jian flew out to search for dry wood. So it was a mistake that made Gu Ying sneak to this place. . Although Gu Ying was young, his martial arts was the true inheritance of the inner family. Although Luo Jianfei was a high-powered martial artist, he was only first-rate after all, and could not be seen clearly, so he did not discover the existence of Gu Ying.

Gently exposing a small slit in the cloth curtain, Gu Ying carefully looked at the extinguishing fire and the gloomy and cold-looking black boy. Luo Jianfei was sitting cross-legged by the fire, closing his eyes to rest his mind. Although young and handsome, the gloomy look and the faint murderous aura from all around made him full of deterrence, although the fire light illuminated him like a knife. Normally handsome face, but it gives the impression that he will disappear into the darkness dispelled by the fire at any time. Gu Ying remembered that Hufa Ma had said to him that Luo Jianfei had been a killer nine out of ten. At this moment, he really understood what Uncle Ma meant. Such a murderous aura, such a gloom, is it not a killer to blame?

Just as Gu Ying felt a little paralyzed in her limbs, a slight footstep suddenly came from outside the temple. Gu Ying was shocked and held her breath. The gate of the temple was pushed open, and the cold wind poured in. Gu Ying fought a cold war. There was a tall figure standing at the gate of the temple. The man was wearing a large gray cloak and a shading hat on his head. , I couldn't see his appearance, I saw the hilt of the sword on his left waist, and I knew that this man was also a figure in the world. The man stood in front of the temple, stood still for a moment, stretched out his hand and gently took off the hat, revealing a delicate and smiling face, eyes bright as cold stars in the night sky with tears, fixedly looking at Luo Jian with a calm expression. Fly, it seems to be excited to see relatives not long ago.

Gu Ying's heart was wide, and she said, could it be Luo Jianfei's deceased, so he didn't make it clear, after all, although he doesn't like Chen Zhen's family, he doesn't want to fight inwardly. Unexpectedly, he just breathed out, but saw the light of the sword flash, the gray-clothed young man actually fitted himself, swung the cloak, and put out the bonfire with a huge wind and waves. Gu Ying only felt black before his eyes, and then heard from her ears. Gu Ying held down the hilt of the weapon and listened carefully. Her eyes were pitch black, and the stars and moon were dark outside. He could only listen to the two people fighting hard in the hall, not to mention that he was secretly flying with Luo Jian. Jian Fei died, he didn't dare to take it lightly. After a while, Gu Ying's eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness, and through the gaps in the curtain, he could faintly see the two fighting in the hall. Both of them seemed to be good at fighting hard in the dark, with their sword aura in all directions, as if they were swaying freely in the daytime, Gu Ying could only see the sword light and the two faint figures. But he couldn't distinguish that Luo Jianfei. The strange young man who had later left the cloak did not know when. Both of them were dressed up, and their figures were similar. Even swordsmanship and martial arts had many similarities. The apprentices of the first division competed there, but Gu Ying clearly felt that the two of them were fierce and fierce, and there was no mercy at all. The two had probably fought a hundred moves. One of them steadily gained the upper hand, while the other was only able to parry. Gu Ying was worried about who was the winner.

At this moment, the person who fell into the wind flew back and smiled: "Fine, I'm convinced. You have made great progress in martial arts in the past few years. You must have gained the true biography of Li Ye again?" Gu Ying listened to this person. The voice was unfamiliar, knowing that Luo Jianfei had the upper hand, and when his heart widened, he couldn't help but feel doubts. It seems that these two people are really old acquaintances, but why are they fighting in the dark, so ruthless?

At this moment, the man in the firelight clothes, the man in gray lit the fire fold, lit the bonfire, and picked up the cloak thrown on the ground. Luo Jianfei sat back to the original position and motioned the man to sit Beside him, a warm smile appeared on his cold face and said: "Huahua, you haven't seen you for many years, now you are a high-ranking authority, you still remember our old people?"

The man in gray sighed: "If it were not for fate, I would still like to work for the son like you. Now Chi Ji works for the son in Northern Xinjiang, Pirate Li is operating in the East China Sea, and Lu's business is spread all over the world. Bai Yi and Shanzi are in the middle of Shu, Yulun and Quhuang are in Southern Chu, and the other brothers are under the wings of the son no matter where they are. Only I, although I am an official and close to the emperor, can’t help. The son is busy, alas!"

Luo Jianfei smiled and said: "What are you talking about? If you didn't help the son to control General Qin, I'm afraid the prince has become the emperor. Now you are following Xiahou Yuanfeng in the Mingjian Division, it is also very important If Xiahou Yuanfeng intends to be unfavorable to the son, can you also find out immediately? Ye Li said, if the emperor wants to kill the son, Xiahou Yuanfeng must be the first to know, so as long as you stare at Xiahou, it is equivalent to staring The emperor. Besides, are you willing to leave your righteous mother and brother now?"

Although Gu Ying is not well-informed, I was shocked to hear this. This Luo Jianfei is the backbone of the Splendid League. I didn't expect it to be Dayong's secret spy. Of course, Gu Ying would not have thought that Chen Zhen was among them. One party, only thinking that if this matter is exposed, then Chen Zhen will have no place to show himself, can't help but smile on her lips, and then think that this person is undercover in the Splendid League, I am afraid that I don’t know how many Da Yongming Jiansi was released. The espionage of the man went in, but he had to report to the horse protector quickly. He was young after all, and his heart was very anxious, and he even breathed a little bit harder before he knew it. Fortunately, the two men gathered together and whispered, their expressions focused, seemingly unaware, Gu Ying quickly took a breath and tried to listen. However, the two voices were very low, and Gu Ying could only vaguely hear some fragmentary sentences, except that the two men mentioned the words "Qing Wang" and "Jinxiu Meng" from time to time. After a long time, the two finally stopped talking and smiled at each other. Luo Jianfei stood up and said: "Okay, the matter is over, you can go back. If it's dawn, it will be difficult to act."

The man in gray seemed to hesitate, and said: "There is one thing that Master Xiahou asked me to tell. He hoped that the son would think about it. After Dongchuan Ping, he will hand the Splendid Alliance to his hands."

Luo Jianfei's movements seemed to froze. After a while, he said coldly: "What do you mean by Lord Xiahou? Splendid Alliance is a weapon for the sons. How can we give it to people casually, let alone let Xiahou Yuanfeng occupy it? Is this cheap?"

The gray-clothed man sighed and said, "Master Xiahou said, in the world, is it Wangtu? Dongchuan is also the territory of Da Yong. The Splendid Alliance is also rebellious anyway. He is in charge of Mingjian Division and cannot tolerate such power. It is beyond the control of the court. Moreover, the son has now been entrusted and will continue to rise higher in the future. It is better to leave these unbright things to him. If the Splendid Alliance still has value, then it should be controlled by Master Xiahou." /

Luo Jianfei sneered a few times, and said: "You are not ashamed of your words. You should know what is going on with Splendid Alliance. If it was two years ago, if the son wanted to hand over Splendid Alliance, I absolutely agree, but now Splendid Alliance The alliance controls 50% of our business in Dongchuan and Xishu, and cooperates with the Tianji Pavilion and the remnants of Fengyimen in Nanchu. You should be very clear about the importance of the Splendid Alliance to the son. This time, the son will sacrifice Splendid for Dayong. With a strength of more than 70% of the league, I would never have thought that Xiahou Yuanfeng was so greedy that he would not let go of the remaining 30%. You even spoke for him, Huali, do you remember who made you the glory and wealth you are today? "

The gray-clothed man's delicate face no longer smiled. He raised his right hand and said: "I swear to the sky, if there is malice in sorry for the son, I will die and be incomplete."

Luo Jianfei's expression was a little relieved after hearing his words, but he was still angry, and said: "Well, I will let you explain why you are speaking for Xiahou Yuanfeng?"

Huahua sighed and said: "I just heard Master Xiahou say this, and I have spoken and blamed him, but Master Xiahou said that in the past Dongchuan was in the control of King Qing, so it is not wrong for the son to master the Splendid League, but Dong After Chuanping was settled, if the son is close to the Splendid Alliance who intends to rejuvenate the country, I am afraid that the emperor will be more attentive. The son's talent is a gift from heaven, and his hands are huge. If he protects himself, it would be too much. If you come out of the Splendid Alliance, then you can confess your loyalty, and you can also separate your relationship with the rebellion. Compared with a trivial loss, it is not wrong to get the emperor’s heartfelt trust and remove the power that may suffer suspicion. I also think Lord Xiahou To put it politely, and even if you give up the Splendid Alliance, the son still has enough strength to protect himself, we can get out of the Splendid Alliance and concentrate on defending him, so I hope you can explain this to Lord Chen and them~IndoMTL.com~ Then the transfer to the son knows that Lord Xiahou does not want to discuss directly with the son, so that if it fails, there will be no suspicion. You think I am right?"

Luo Jianfei's expression changed, and it took a long time to say: "I will explain this to Lord Chen, but the final decision depends on what the son means."

Huahua said: "If the son disagrees, I will try my best to discourage Lord Xiahou."

Luo Jianfei nodded slightly, turned around and walked out of the temple gate. After a while, the man in gray also followed out. Gu Ying realized that she had almost forgotten to breathe. How could this be possible? The Splendid Alliance turned out to be someone else's pawn. The young man they said had no idea what his identity was. He controlled the Splendid Alliance with one hand, but had something to do with Da Yongming Jiansi. Gu Ying didn't know much about the current situation. If he changed his father or his righteous brother Shang Guanyan, he would surely be able to guess something, but he didn't know how terrifying what he heard was. After a while, he estimated that the two of them should have already gone far, and then they got out of the confession table, ready to return to Ma Cheng to explain to him the Mixin he heard today. Who knew that when he walked out of the temple gate, he felt his vest numb, thumped and fell to the ground, and then someone stepped on his back and said, "Sure enough, there is someone lurking in the temple, sword flying, you can recognize this person. Gu Ying only felt cold all over. He was not afraid of death. At his age, if he was a few years older, he would have experienced the joys of life, or would be greedy for life and fear of death, but now he is young and energetic. In Fang Gang's time, life and death were the easiest to throw away. What he was worried about was his father and other uncles and relatives. If he died, they would never have the chance to escape. The grey-clothed man turned him over with one foot, and Gu Ying's pale face fell in Luo Jianfei's eyes. His pupils suddenly shrank and his right hand was pressed on the hilt. But soon, a struggling expression drifted across Luo Jianfei's face. After all, the long sword was not drawn out.