"What? Laowu...Wu Sangui actually wants to retreat?" Li Yuanzhi suddenly regained consciousness and looked at Murong Fu in shock and confusion. She fell asleep last night and had no idea what happened.
Murong Fu shrugged, "We've lost the fight, what will we do if we don't retreat?"
"Can the Golden Snake Camp defeat Wu Sangui? Am I dreaming?" Li Yuanzhi looked in disbelief.
Murong Fu rolled his eyes at her, "Miss Li, please don't look down on others. Look at what's going on outside. The Golden Snake Camp has already won, okay?"
"Bah, you have dog eyes." Li Yuanzhi spat and looked up, but there was smoke all over the place and dark clouds in the sky. He couldn't see the situation outside at all. He could only hear the shouts of killing and golden gongs.
The sound of iron crossing.
Murong Fu didn't say much. In fact, he knew in his heart that even if the reinforcements were destroyed, the old fox was not completely incapable of fighting. At least the main army in front of him had not been defeated, and the army on the right had not appeared. The outcome of the battle was still unknown.
Therefore, he ordered the troops to retreat so decisively because he was afraid that Murong Fu would interfere with it.
Unfortunately, what Wu Sangui didn't know was that Murong Fu had no intention of continuing to take action. Without him, he would only be able to kill Wu Sangui if he did not help. However, this was not in the interests of the Murong family.
"Sir, that is where the prisoners of the Golden Snake Camp are kept." After everyone walked for a while, Xia Guoxiang suddenly stopped and pointed to the tent not far away and said.
Murong Fu's eyes flashed slightly and he said to Liu Shenghuaqi, "Take them both to the front and wait for me."
Yagyu Shenghuaqi was a little confused, but she didn't ask any more questions. She nodded and took Zhou Qi, turned around and left.
"It's mysterious. I don't know what the hell is going on." Li Yuanzhi muttered and followed suit consciously.
After the two girls left, Murong Fu looked at Xia Guoxiang.
Xia Guoxiang's face was a little stern. He glanced around and saw that no sergeant noticed him. He knelt on the ground with a thud and said, "I'm sorry to see you, Master."
"General Xia... oh no, I should call you Commander Xia now. One person is worth more than ten thousand people. Wu Sangui thinks very highly of you." Murong Fu said with a half-smile.
Xia Guoxiang heard what he meant and immediately expressed his loyalty, saying, "No matter how much Wu Sangui thinks highly of the humble post, the humble post will always be loyal to his master without any second thoughts."
"Really?" Murong Fu chuckled and reached out to help him up, "It doesn't matter whether you are loyal or not. As a human being, the most important thing is to know how to assess the situation. I allow you to have both sides, but don't be on the wrong team. You know
Wu Sangui can give you glory and wealth, but he can never give you the antidote to the talisman of life and death."
When Xia Guoxiang heard the last sentence, his face immediately turned pale, his body trembled slightly, and he said incoherently, "This is a humble position... I swear to God, if I show any disloyalty to my master, I will be struck by five thunderbolts."
, you will not die a good death, you will die without a burial place..."
Murong Fu waved his hand and said, "There is no need to swear. I am a practical person and always only look at actions. If your actions are loyal to me, I will naturally give you the antidote. If you are only loyal with your words, then there is no need for thunder and lightning."
, you must not have a good piece of meat on your body when you die."
Recalling the incident of the life and death talisman a few months ago, Xia Guoxiangqing couldn't help but shudder, his face turned pale and bloodless, and he said in a trembling voice, "Ignorant, I'm the same on the outside, I don't dare..."
When Murong Fu saw that he was almost done, he chuckled and interrupted, "Okay, don't be so nervous, I'm just saying casually, as long as you sincerely work for me, I can give you ten times a hundred times what Wu Sangui can give you in the future.
You, as for the issue of the life and death talisman, you don’t have to worry, it’s just a temporary measure, and when the time comes to reward you for your merits in the future, I will definitely eliminate this problem for you.”
"Thank you Master for your kindness. From now on, I will follow my master to the death, go through fire and water, and never give up, in order to repay my master for his great kindness!" Xia Guoxiang immediately said with tears of gratitude. Regardless of how sincere he was, his expression and tone were indeed on point.
Murong Fu hummed and said thoughtfully, "Let's get down to business, do you know why Wu Sangui left the capital so close at hand and went all the way south to attack the Golden Snake Camp?"
Hearing this, Xia Guoxiang showed a "deeply sympathetic" doubt on his face, and said with a wry smile, "Master..."
"You should call me 'Master'." Murong Fu reminded him lightly when he saw a soldier passing by.
Naturally, Xia Guoxiang had no objection, and took advantage of the situation and changed his words, "I am dissatisfied with the young master's saying that this is a low-level job and I am confused."
"Oh? You are Wu Sangui's confidant, how could you not know about this?" Murong Fu's face suddenly darkened as he said this, "Is it possible that you are deliberately deceiving me?"
"No, no, no, how dare you humble your position," Xia Guolian waved his hands and explained, "Master may not understand that the prince is extremely suspicious. On the surface, he relies on his humble position as his confidant, but in fact he does not trust anyone, not even his son.
"
Murong Fu's face softened slightly and he said noncommittally, "Then please tell me, what exactly is going on?"
"Yes, for more than ten years, a few of us who can be regarded as the prince's confidants have been planning the route of sending troops from Shanhaiguan to the capital, and how to attack the capital as quickly as possible. Even at the beginning of the uprising, we carried out the plan according to the plan.
It was not until after Baoding was captured that the prince suddenly proposed to send troops southward. We tried to persuade him again and again, but the prince still persisted. In the end, he overcame all objections and decided to go south to attack the Golden Snake Camp."
Xia Guoxiang spoke slowly.
Murong Fu saw that his expression did not seem to be hypocritical, so he reluctantly believed it, and then asked in his mind, "Then what is the reason he gave?"
"The prince said that after we left Shanhaiguan, we had divided the Qing Dynasty into two parts. There was only one capital in the north and it was extremely difficult to fight, but the large and wealthy land in the south was within easy reach. In addition, most of the Han people in the pre-Ming Dynasty lived in
Jinling, Suzhou and Hangzhou, regardless of whether Suhang is in the hands of the Song court, if we occupy Jinling first, we will definitely win the hearts of the people, and then we can counterattack the Qing court and it will be like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, unstoppable." Xia Guoxiang said everything he knew in one breath.
Murong Fu couldn't help but fell into deep thought after hearing what he said. At first glance, this was indeed a very good reason. Not only had he won the hearts of the people, but also a large and prosperous land, and if he spent some time to manage it well, the Qing government would really be unable to save the day with only one capital.
, but the problem remains, Wu Sangui definitely does not have such a big picture and such a long-term vision. The most important thing is that he is really not young!
Every hero hopes to achieve hegemony in his own hands. Temujin was no exception, and Wu Sangui is no exception now, because he can't afford it.
"He must have other purposes!" Murong Fu thought for a while and became more and more determined in this idea, but no matter how hard he thought about it, he still couldn't figure out what Wu Sangui was trying to do...
At this time, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Xia Guoxiang, who was hesitant to speak, and said angrily, "What do you want to say?"
"This... humble position..."
"Stop hesitating and speak quickly."
"Yes, I remember that one time when the prince was drunk, he mentioned something to his humble position, saying that an expert had given him a divination, telling him that it was difficult for a dragon to go out to sea because of the bad weather, and that he needed to find a place for a real dragon to grow it.
Only with the spirit of a true dragon can one jump over the dragon gate."
After Xia Guoxiang finished speaking, he looked at Murong Fu cautiously. Seeing his frown, he hurriedly added with a smile, "It may be that the prince is drunk and talking nonsense, or the villain has remembered it wrong. How can there be such a mysterious master in the world?"
people."
"Master..." Murong Fu murmured and asked, "Is this so-called master that Yu Zhenzi?"
"I don't know this little guy," Xia Guolian shook his head, "but as far as I know, Yu Zhenzi deceived the world and stole his reputation, and committed many crimes, but when it comes to divination, I have never seen him show off his skills.
."
Murong Fu was silent. People in this era were very superstitious about fortune-telling, especially the upper-class dignitaries. Suppose Wu Sangui was about to start an uprising, and someone suddenly told him: Judging from your appearance, you must be doing this.
If it fails, the only way to succeed is to find a treasure place and borrow some true dragon energy. Then it is not impossible that Wu Sangui will be poked in the weak spot immediately...
"Am I just overthinking it? Is Wu Sangui really going south just for a so-called hexagram?"
"Sir, this little person only knows so much. Do you think you should take the people from the Golden Snake Camp away first? After all..."
"Well, also..." Murong Fu was about to agree when he suddenly remembered something, "By the way, I still have something to do. Please take me to Yu Zhenzi's residence."
Xia Guoxiang's heart skipped a beat. What are you trying to do? Kill Yu Zhenzi?
He didn't dare to ask any more questions and immediately made a gesture of invitation, leading Murong Fu to walk in another direction.
After a while, the two came to a tent. Murong Fu raised his eyebrows slightly, remembering that this was not the place where he rescued Zhou Qi last night. Although the decoration was quite luxurious, it was really heavenly compared to the luxurious tent last night.
Different places.
"Does Tamako Mako live here?"
"Yes, sir."
"Does he have another place to live?"
"No more. The prince did reward him with several mansions, but they were all in Shanhaiguan and Zhending Mansion. He only had this residence in the army."
Before Murong Fu could speak, an angry and dissatisfied voice came from the tent, "Who is outside? Is it Xia Dutong?"
Prime Minister Xia did not answer and looked towards Murong Fu.
Murong Fu waved his hand to signal him to wait outside, and then ducked into the tent.
The tent was in a mess and was very slovenly. Yu Zhenzi was sitting cross-legged on a soft couch, with his palms clasped in front of his abdomen. The top of his head was surrounded by real energy. He was obviously practicing his martial arts. He had changed into a set of clean and intact clothes.
Shangjun was completely charred black, not even a single hair was left, and there were large patches of redness and swelling on his face, which showed that the fire last night had severely burned him.
"It's you!" When Yu Zhenzi saw Murong Fu come in, and looked at the long sword hanging on his waist, he was so frightened that he almost lost his temper.
Murong Fu glanced around, frowned and said, "Listen up, I'm only going to say this once, hand over the iron sword from the Iron Sword Gate, and I will spare your life."
"What, you want my iron sword?" Yu Zhenzi was shocked, "Did old man Musang ask you to come and ask for it?"
The swelling on his face trembled as he spoke, looking very hideous and ugly.
"Noisy!" Murong Fu turned away in disgust, and with a clang, half of Chixiao automatically popped out.
Yu Zhenzi was startled and said quickly, "No, no, no, I have something to say. What price did old man Musang pay you? Pindao is willing to pay double."
"Oh, why do some people always think that I can be bought with money?" Murong Fu said mockingly, and a ray of sword energy came out of his body and slashed towards Yu Zhenzi's neck.