Xiao Fuzi wrapped his fur coat tightly around him and exhaled a breath of hot breath. The two slightly nervous Qingshan Camp soldiers behind him looked around, secretly on guard.
Xiao Fuzi shook his head: "Why are you panicking? I have thousands of brothers in Qingshan Camp. Lang Jun is the one who makes the decision, and his brothers are guarding him below... When you go out to do things, don't hesitate to feel guilty. Be benevolent and righteous and do justice for heaven! Lang Jun is still here.
We are traveling thousands of miles south of the Yangtze River to do big things, and we still carry the badges of the Palace Commander's Palace, we are just picking up people...be calm!"
"Yes, Captain!"
Not far away, there were dozens of Qingshan camp soldiers disguised as quacks and traders, each pretending to be resting travelers, but their eyes were all observing the movement on the dock side intentionally or unintentionally.
This is the wharf on the upper reaches of the Bian River. Some official and merchant ships coming from the Jiangnan Canal will branch off to the small wharf here to unload their goods. Although it is a bit far away, it is not noisy and crowded.
A large maple cargo ship came slowly, with a long peace lantern hanging on the stern, with the word "王" clearly written on it!
"The team is correct, it seems to be this ship! The cargo ship of the Wang family of Yingtian Mansion."
Xiao Fuzi took a deep breath, looking forward to the guests on the boat... When he and his husband Song Wen were driven out of Bianliang in misery and embarrassment, how many little turtles from Wazi Street did not escape?
Were they liquidated by Zixuan Tower? Those who were beaten to death and crippled, and those who were sold out to do hard labor! This lady Lan even tried to kill her husband Song Wen several times...
"Smelly woman... Lang Jun spares your life, but I don't want to let you go! I will take your life when I rescue Sister Green Slave!"
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Jinling City, Jiangning Prefecture.
Li Huo spit out a mouthful of dark black blood and fell precariously on the bed. The second brother Li Wei beside him sighed, helped his brother up and gently fed him a sip of tea soup.
Li Huo grabbed his younger brother's wrist and said with red eyes: "The immortal master is really missing? And he also captured Lan'er?"
Li Wei nodded: "Brother... we were deceived. That demon is a liar!"
"But his elixirs, his elixirs really make people strong and energetic! I haven't been so healthy in more than ten years... He, why did he take Lan'er away?"
Li Wei shook his head: "I don't know, maybe there is a bigger background behind him, maybe..."
Li Huo fell slumped on the pillow and gasped: "It can't be the Taoist sect! No, although the Taoist sect is valued by Emperor Zhao and Song, it is unwilling to get involved in these things! The Si Han Tianshi Mansion in Jiangnan is also unwilling to get involved in the world.
Too deep, they are avoiding it! They also see that the country of the Song Dynasty is unstable...it cannot be the Taoist Sect! The Quanzhen Sect of the Longmen Sect...impossible...impossible..."
Li Wei thought about it again and again, but couldn't help but ask: "Brother, could it be...could it be someone from Bianliang who is causing trouble behind this?"
"Who do you suspect? Cai Jing? Gao Qiu? Wang Fu? They all want to have power and leave a name in history. They only care about the emperor's trust. Who would be interested in this secret treasure of the Southern Tang Dynasty?"
Li Wei frowned and said softly: "Could it be Song Wen?"
Li Huo was stunned for a moment and curled his lips: "A lowly Turtle Lord takes shelter under Gao Qiu's family and becomes a village soldier! Even if his business is quite big, how can he send someone like Yunlong Immortal Master to plan for him?
?Also... those Manichae soldiers who took away the secret treasure gold were obviously Fang La's work! How could a turtle man be so capable of instructing Fang La's men?"
Li Wei whispered: "That's true, but Xu Hu... has guarded his military camp heavily since the secret treasure was lost, as if he wants to break with us... If it is really Fang La who stole the treasure, he should immediately
Attack us, or let Xu Hu show favor to us! Xu Hu's behavior makes people feel very strange..."
Li Huo gritted his teeth and said: "Don't talk about this piece of shit, you are eating the inside and outside... You actually took refuge in that charlatan and liar Fang La! Manichaeism... King of Light Buddha, bah! If there is really any god Buddha who comes to the world, how can he be allowed to die?
Did that eunuch Tong Guan kill him all the way?"
Li Wei nodded... "Brother, what should we... do now? Should we continue to confront Xu Hu in Jinling? Or should we try to bribe him again?"
Li Huo took a breath and shook his head: "No, it's not necessary! As soon as the treasure was lost, we and Fang La were completely at odds... Xu Hu chose Fang La, and he knew that I would never let him go! You immediately
Let our Li family's private soldiers mobilize, let that bitch Xu Hu be a coward, and then quietly evacuate our Li family members and elites from Jinling City... as well as property, fine food, grass, salt, all
Transport them quietly to the north! Scattered and hidden in Yangzhou, Chuzhou and Haizhou, ready to go north by sea to support the Jurchen army!"
Without Gongsun Sheng's elixir, although Li Huo's body collapsed quickly, his calmness and wisdom reappeared in him.
Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and cupped his hands and replied: "I obey the master's instructions! But...brother, that girl Lan'er..."
Li Huo snorted: "Whether it was Taoist Yunlong who kidnapped Lan'er or not, whoever did it wanted to make a deal with my Li family! However, a mere girl is like forcing me to submit, no matter who it is.
Wrong calculation... I, the Li family, will never give up on the great cause of restoring the country, even if my whole family is killed!"
Li Wei sighed, cupped his hands and said, "Then just wait and see what happens and wait for the other party to make an offer!"
"Well, you should leave immediately and go to Yingtian Mansion! Then hide your whereabouts... I will stay here in Jinling City to stabilize guys like Fang La and Xu Hu. If Xu Hu or Fang La attacks me, no rescue or participation in the battle is allowed. Save me.
Li’s vitality is the most important! Remember?”
Li Wei was shocked and fell to his knees... "Brother, how is this possible? If you want to stay, it's me, Li Wei, who will stay. You have devoted your whole life to the Li family's great cause of restoring the country! You even lost two sons, eldest brother...
Li Shi can’t live without you!”
Li Huo chuckled and said: "My brother, don't panic, the eldest brother knows what you are thinking...but the eldest brother is old and his body and bones are no longer good! During this period of time, I still have to rely on you to support..."
"Brother, even if you go to Yingtian Mansion to recuperate, there are younger brothers here in Jinling who will take the responsibility...disciplining Fang La and Xu Hu will not be an advantage! Also, news has come back from Tong Guan...many Jiangnan gentry are sending letters to express their opinions.
Well, there are still many ships secretly transporting a lot of grain, grass, gold and silver to Tong Guan, saying that he is in the bandit camp and has the Song Dynasty in mind, and hopes that the king of the Song Dynasty will regain Jiangnan as soon as possible and save the gentry and people of Jiangnan from the fire..."
Li Huo sneered: "What a group of despicable people who are only interested in profit. What families do they have?"
"Huizhou, Jianzhou, Quanzhou... Those dignitaries and local wealthy families who respectfully provided food, grass and military pay to Fang La were all loyal to the imperial court! In Shezhou, Mingzhou and Taizhou, many powerful nobles also began to secretly move their children and property...
Either flee south to Leizhou or Yazhou, or run north by sea!"
"These bastards are just profit-seeking and opportunistic! Back then, how lenient and generous were our rulers in the Southern Tang Dynasty to them? When the Zhao and Song armies invaded the country, these gentry and wealthy families were the first to hide their military information and only knew how to beg for mercy from the Song people... Now they secretly
Encouraging support for Fang La to fight against the imperial court, but once Fang La was defeated, he immediately flirted with the imperial court and knelt down to flatter him... They are really a group of despicable and shameless people!"
Li Wei sighed: "People in the south of the Yangtze River are like this, how can they be one dynasty after another? Those who have been in the south of the Yangtze River since ancient times are all rich and peaceful, but there has never been a dynasty to dominate the Kyushu..."
Li Huo said with crazy eyes: "So we only need to stay in a corner. The Jurchens are as strong as dragons and tigers, and the Khitans are not opponents. How can those thieves of the Song people resist? They rule by crossing the river. The Jurchens are not used to water.
If we can’t capture the hinterland south of the Yangtze River, we still have to bet on the northern land..."
Li Wei frowned, but didn't say anything... Suddenly, one of Li Huo's confidants stood outside the door and loudly reported: "To the head of the family, something happened in Hangzhou!"
Li Huo's eyes widened and he asked: "But that Fang La definitely used troops against me in Jinling?"
"Go home, Lord, no! Fang La was worshiping Buddha at the Mani Temple outside Hangzhou City. Suddenly, divine punishment came from the sky. Thunder and fire exploded the Great Buddha Hall. Fang La and a group of confidants suffered heavy casualties. It is said that Fang La was assassinated again on his way back to Hangzhou City! There are also
The punishment of the God of Thunder came down... The city of Hangzhou was also burned down by fire, and Fang La's mansion was burned down! Dozens of people were killed by the thunder and fire, and the Manichaeans were in panic and chaos! Legend has it that Fang La... was seriously injured and dying! Fang Qi
The Buddha has led his army from the real axis to Hangzhou to suppress the chaos!"
Li Huo and Li Wei looked at each other... Li Huo suddenly laughed and said: "Retribution, it is really retribution... Hahaha... Hahaha... Fang La, this bastard, deceived nature and disobeyed me to seize the treasure of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so I went to the Southern Tang Dynasty."
The heroic souls of the Tang dynasties brought down retribution on him, ruining his reputation and dying without a burial place... Hahaha..."
Li Wei frowned, raised his head and said to Li's confidant outside the door: "Let's talk again... we need accurate information on whether Fang La is dead or alive! Also, we must pay attention to the movements of Fang Qifu's army. Huangzhou's generation of court boys
We need to find out whether Guan's army has moved!"
Li's confidants outside the door waited for a while, and when they saw only a burst of laughter and coughing coming from the head of the family, Li Huo, they immediately bowed and saluted: "You take the order, I'm going to tell my men to continue to inquire about the news!"