The Grandmaster Strategist - Chapter 93

[Chapter 35]

Today I modified the details of some of the previous chapters, or I forgot to write it, or I think there is a bug, so I have finished posting a new article. If you have time, you can read it again.

Chapters 24 to 34 of the third volume, although the revisions are not particularly large, but I think they can solve the doubts in the hearts of many readers.

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In Xiaoshuang Hall, when the negotiation was at a stalemate, Xiao Shunzi, who was standing on the side of the dragon chair to protect Emperor Yong, frowned slightly, and flew up without warning. Everyone in Fengyi Sect only said that he was going to make a sneak attack. At the same time, taking a step forward, they were about to launch an attack, and the guards and martial arts masters who protected Emperor Yong complained in their hearts that Xiao Shunzi was reckless and impetuous, so they had to retreat slightly and narrowed the protection circle. He rushed to the splendid screen behind the dragon chair with the geographical map of mountains and rivers painted on it. Behind the screen was the palace gate leading to the warm pavilion. Qin Yi had already ordered the palace gate to be locked. The Temple of Frost was surrounded by many, so no one paid attention to the movement there.

But just as Xiao Shunzi rushed there, a dazzling sword light flashed, the splendid screen was torn apart by the sword energy, and a cyan figure shot out, which was intercepted by Xiao Shunzi, and the two fought in the air. It was like a goshawk and a night falcon, circling and reciprocating, the man in Tsing Yi was already sluggish after a few moves, and was hit by Xiao Shunzi with a palm, only to hear the man groan and fall from the air, at this moment, Concubine Ji’s eyes flashed She did a flying kick with her slender feet, and she kicked a single sword that fell to the ground under the man. The man turned over in the air, placed his right foot on the single sword, and took advantage of his strength to fly up and land on the sword formation at Fengyi Gate. On the other side, the man in Tsing Yi looked at Xiao Shunzi coldly, and said coldly, “I can’t believe that Wei Ying’s painstaking efforts have been destroyed by your eunuch slave.”

However, it turned out that when Wei Ying found out that King Yong was attacking the Hunting Palace, he came directly to Xiaoshuang Palace without any hesitation, but after arriving, he found that Li Hanyou and others were storming the main hall.

Wei Ying was sensitive and knew that it would be useless to join him, so he circled behind the main hall.

Originally, in order to prevent someone from being assassinated from behind, there were organs everywhere behind the main hall, and all the entrances and exits were closed.

If there is no way for others to enter in a half an hour.

However, Wei Ying came from a family of prime ministers, and he was a high-ranking official. He used to work in the Ministry of Engineering, and he had secretly read the architectural plans of various royal palaces, and he was quite experienced in palace building.

So it took two incense sticks to enter the palace.

When he gently destroyed the palace gate with the iron-sharp sword on his body and hid behind the screen closest to Li Yuanlong’s chair, he was distressed to find that Fengyimen hadn’t rushed into the main hall, and there was Leng Chuan beside Li Yuan. Protected by a few guards with good martial arts, if he takes action, there is absolutely no way to succeed in one fell swoop, so he has to endure it temporarily.

It was only when King Yong and others came, and almost all the surviving people of Fengyimen were trapped in the hall, so Leng Chuan and others were all focused on guarding against these Fengyimen disciples taking risks. He felt that he had found a good opportunity and was ready to Emperor Yong was captured in one fell swoop.

Unexpectedly, he only moved with murderous intentions, and was discovered by Xiao Shunzi, and he shot first, forcing him out.

Wei Ying was trained by the master of Fengyi, and he was quite good at assassination. He once assassinated Zheng Xia, the servant in front of Suzakumen, but he was not a top assassin who had experienced many battles. A faint murderous aura was detected by Xiao Shunzi, who was highly skilled and sensitive.

At this moment, his Xiuya’s face was full of hideous expressions. If Li Yuan was held hostage, no matter what conditions he put forward, Li Zhi would have to succumb.

Seeing this scene, King Yong and the others were both surprised and delighted. If Li Yuan was held hostage, then as long as the demands made by Fengyimen were not too excessive, they would have to accept them, otherwise King Yong would inevitably be left behind to kill people with a knife. , This is absolutely intolerable now that King Yong has the righteous name, so the eyes that look at Xiao Shunzi are all grateful.

Xiao Shunzi turned a blind eye to the grateful eyes of everyone, and only thought that the hunting palace had been settled, so why there was no news from the son.

While he was thinking about it, there was a loud noise outside.

A general hurried in and said, “His Majesty Qi Zuo, His Royal Highness King Yong, His Highness King Qi and Lord Sima Jiang Zhejiang of Tiance Commander’s Mansion are asking to see you.”

Li Zhi and Xiao Shunzi were both overjoyed, and Li Zhi didn’t care how King Qi appeared, and said, “Quickly announce them to come in.” As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered that his father was also there, and hurriedly bowed to him to express his apology.

At this moment, Li Yuan was also very happy. Although he did not agree with Jiang Zhe and Princess Changle, it was Jiang Zhe’s strategy that summoned the army of King Qin. He was rescued by Xiao Shunzi just now, so he He was not dissatisfied with King Yong’s behavior, but happily said: “Exactly, let them come in quickly.”

Not long after, King Qi walked in with heavy footsteps, and two guards followed Jiang Zhe behind him.

Although he didn’t get off the sedan chair until in front of Xiaoshuang Palace, Jiang Zhe’s face was as pale as paper after walking less than a hundred paces.

King Yong felt a great pain in his heart when he saw it, but he didn’t see him for two or three days, but Jiang Zhe was already ill, and his temples were covered with frost.

Li Zhi hurriedly stepped forward and reached out to help each other, with tears in his eyes: “Suiyun, it was this king who harmed you like this, you, you—” He couldn’t speak, and he couldn’t say it any more.

I naturally know why King Yong is so hurt. In fact, I was surprised when I saw my face in the bronze mirror yesterday. Now I believe the story of the white hair overnight, but fortunately, I just added a few strands of white hair. That’s it.

On the other hand, when Xiao Shunzi saw me so haggard, his face turned ashen, and he no longer cared about the emperor and Fengyimen, and flew to my side to diagnose my pulse.

For more than a year, he has begun to learn medical skills. Although he can’t prescribe alone, his pulse diagnosis and acupuncture have already gained some enthusiasm. This may be related to his high internal strength and careful thinking.

I didn’t dare to look at his increasingly frowning brows, and when I looked forward, I saw Princess Changle’s face was full of horror, and her eyes were full of regret and concern. Concubine Changsun gently pulled on her sleeve, afraid that she couldn’t help walking down the royal steps.

I showed a gentle smile and gave Princess Changle a comforting look.

He saluted upwards and said, “Chen Jiang Zhe greets His Majesty.”

At this time, King Qi, who looked a little dazed, stepped forward and gave a salute at the reminder of the guards beside him: “My son, I meet the father and emperor.”

Li Yuan glanced at King Qi, his eyes fell on Qin Zheng, and he frowned slightly. At this time, Concubine Yan looked at Li Yuan in panic, Li Yuan sighed and said: “Xian’er, the truth of what happened today is not clear, you should retreat to On the other hand, if you didn’t do anything against you, your second brother probably wouldn’t blame you either.”

Li Zhi glanced at Li Xian, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, and said, “Sixth brother, go to the side to rest first, and talk to you slowly after I calm down the chaos.” While speaking, Li Zhi made a gesture, a The smart guard hurriedly moved a chair over and put it beside me. I looked up with a requesting look, and Emperor Yong nodded, indicating that I should sit down.

I gave another salute, then sat down, wiped the cold sweat on my head, and said with a smile, “This minister is frail and sickly, and the emperor has laughed at me, so don’t worry, your highness, I am fortunate to have received medical treatment from His Royal Highness King Qi, and my life is no longer in danger. ”

Li Zhi’s heart moved, and his gaze towards Li Xian was a little softer, but Li Xian’s eyes were blank and he just looked at Qin Zheng, but Qin Zheng lowered his head and couldn’t see how he looked, but there were only a few drops of crystal clear from time to time. droplets of water fell to the ground.

Li Zhi said with a graceful expression: “Royal father, let’s talk about these things slowly. It is better to capture these rebellions first. Wei Ying, Li Hanyou, if you commit riots, the crime will not be forgiven. For the sake of it, maybe you can give extrajudicial grace, otherwise you all have relatives and friends, aren’t you afraid of the calamity of the clan?”

Hearing King Yong’s words, I smiled slightly, turned my eyes, and saw Xiahou Yuanfeng standing beside Emperor Yong with a loyal face and Princess Changle’s side, although he was holding a sword, his expression was blank. Qin Qing, I couldn’t help but think of the feast I attended when I first entered the Dayong court. These three people were also called young heroes, but after going through the big waves, they became the situation they are today.

Wei Ying was troubled when Jiang Zhe came in. He valued Jiang Zhe’s intelligence more than the women with eyes above the top of Fengyimen, so he would rather offend Princess Changle and search Hanxiangyuan. I don’t know why this person came in. He had an ominous premonition in his heart, and in order to get rid of this feeling, he said coldly: “Why does His Highness King Yong say that it is high-sounding, His Highness has been trying to seize the throne for more than a day, who does not know that this Jiang Sima is His Highness’s think tank and military advisor. , His Royal Highness is the prince of the crown prince. If it wasn’t for King Yong you being aggressive, why would the crown prince do such a last resort. In the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a Ming master, only because he had the intention of abolishing the establishment, so that the prince had to rebel with the assistance of loyal ministers. Although the prince died in the end, Emperor Wu was thinking about his womb and his return to the platform to miss the prince. Although we are defeated today, doesn’t His Highness also want to seize the opportunity to seize the imperial power? I am afraid that after today, the emperor will be defeated by you. In the house under house arrest, if you don’t kill us, I’m afraid His Highness will be worried that it will be difficult to block the mouths of the world, right?”

I saw that Wei Ying’s words were sharp, and Emperor Yong and everyone among them had a hesitant look on their faces, so he raised his voice and said, “Mr. Wei’s remarks really confuse right and wrong. Although His Royal Highness is the esteemed prince, he has failed in morality. No one in the court and the public knows that His Royal Highness King Yong is of great merit. Although he cannot inherit the great lineage because of the orderly age, His Highness has never been jealous. Instead, he is exhausted and devoted himself to Dayong Sheji. He originally expected His Royal Highness to be generous and benevolent. Treating the brothers and sisters of meritorious servants kindly, my highness is willing to be a minister. But His Royal Highness only knows that he is jealous of the virtuous, and he has repeatedly harmed His Royal Highness King Yong. I committed chaos, and there is no relationship between the father and son of the ruler and the minister. It is even more pretentious and called to harm my highness. If it were not for the kindness of His Highness, the generals and chivalrous men would have given up their lives and would have died in the hunting palace. Now His Highness serves His Majesty. Secret decree, lead the army to come to King Qin, this is a matter of obeying the heaven and the people, you and other rebellious ministers, do not want to repent, but intend to alienate His Majesty’s father and son, it is really hard to atone for their sins.”

Wei Ying said angrily: “Jiang Sima, although you are the favorite minister of King Yong, but your official position is humble, there is no place for you to speak in this hall. I think you were the champion of Southern Chu, the bachelor of Hanlin, the two generations of Southern Chu, and the moral Prince Zhao Jue treats you with deep kindness, but you read the book of sages in vain. In order to save your life, you surrendered to the traitor king, made plans for him, and set up countless tricks. A disloyal and unrighteous thief like you, who dares to speak in front of people, I will raise the flag of righteousness, and the Qingjun side, although defeated, is not a villain like you who can slander and humiliate.”

With a sneering look on my face, I waved my hand to stop the anger that King Yong wanted to say, and said, “Master Wei, when Jiang was favored by Nanchu Jun, but surrendered to Dayong, I recognize the title of two ministers. Since ancient times, the ruler is not upright, and the ministers go abroad. The so-called good birds choose the wood to live, and the good ministers choose the master to serve. Jiang also made a small contribution in Southern Chu, and he also wrote a letter of direct remonstrance. Unfortunately, the master did not accept the faithful advice and dismissed me as a People, after I returned to Dayong, Nanchu sent assassins to attack. Speaking of which, Nanchu abandoned me first. His Royal Highness King Yong does not dislike Jiang Zhe’s incompetence, he unpacks clothes and pushes food, Zhe Zong has a heart of stone. How can he ignore it. Zhe entered His Highness’s curtain and was sick all the year round. He couldn’t help His Highness, but His Highness never disliked it. His Highness King Yong has a heart of Bole and treats the wise men in the world with respect. Jiang is just a horse’s bone. In general, the king still treats him with high courtesy and preferential treatment, so Jiang is willing to be named as the second minister, and he will die without regrets. However, Jiang is ashamed of the word thief. Mr. Wei, your honor is the prime minister and the leader of the group. Mr. Wei, you were raised in the middle of your youth, you moved three times a day, the speed of promotion is rare in the world, you are already in the center before you reach the age of standing, and the position of the prime minister will sooner or later be the thing in the pocket of the adults, but the adults do not think about the great kindness of Jun, Collusion and rebellion, inciting the prince to disregard the difference between the ruler and the minister, the relationship between the father and the son, and committing chaos, the word thief, besides you, Mr. Wei, who else can take it.”

As soon as my voice fell, there were cheers in the hall, and Cheng Shu, the Duke of Wei, said loudly: “Master Jiang, you are really happy to say it, Lao Cheng is a rude person, and I wanted to scold this little thief for a long time, but it’s just vulgar slang. Don’t dare to disrespect before the emperor, Wei Ying, you thief who has betrayed the emperor’s grace, you should have been cut with a thousand swords, and you are not worthy to speak in this hall.”

Wei Ying’s face was ashen for a while, and flushed for a while. He regretted in his heart that he should not forget Jiang Zhe’s words were like swords. Back then, this man made a new song in Shu, forcing the king of Shu to commit suicide. After turning Qin Qing’s criticism to nothing, how could he be so confused and arguing with him.

He took a deep breath and was about to go around the talk and continue the negotiation when Xie Xiaotong’s delicate body suddenly began to shake, followed by Qin Zheng, Li Hanyou and others, all the disciples of Fengyi Sect began to sway and collapse, only Xiao Lan and Feng Fei Although Feifei looked panicked, he did not fall down. Wei Ying was shocked, he knew that if something went wrong with the helpers like Fengyimen, then he would definitely not have the ability to hold the emperor hostage, and without the fear of throwing a rat, he would die immediately. Burial place.

Although the people in the hall, apart from Dayong Junchen, were soldiers with strict military orders and martial arts masters with profound skills, no one screamed in panic, but there were inexplicable expressions in their eyes, and some people who were not deep enough also showed shock on their faces and looked at each other in dismay.

But I said tiredly, “Your Highness, the big thing is done, and we can start.”

King Yong glanced at me, his eyes were full of shock, but he didn’t care to ask me, he waved his hand and ordered all the rebels to be captured.

Since Li Xian stood aside, his eyes have been staring at Qin Zheng, but Qin Zheng has never been willing to look up. The two of them completely forgot everything around them, until Qin Zheng also fell to the ground, and Li Xian cried out in surprise. He was about to step forward, but was stopped by the confidant guard beside him. The guard whispered, “Your Highness must not teach others.” Li Xian had to stop his steps.

Just as King Yong waved his order and led by Leng Chuan, more than a dozen guards rushed towards Wei Ying and the three of them, when suddenly there was a loud noise, mud, sand, wood and golden-green glazed tiles descended one after another. After passing through a big hole, the white shadow flickered and fell straight down, accompanied by a soft whistle like Fengming Jiutian, and rushed towards Emperor Yong Li Yuan.

Most of the people were shaken by the whistling sound, and they only felt that they were powerless and had no power to stop them.

Only Leng Chuan and Xiao Shunzi shouted angrily at the same time, and flew to intercept them. Both of them were like lightning, and they attacked with all their strength. Who would have guessed that the man in white flicked his sleeves, and both Leng Chuan and Xiao Shunzi were shaken by the strong wind and staggered back. .

However, both Leng Chuan and Xiao Shunzi were among the top masters. Although that man pushed the two back in one fell swoop, his speed slowed down a bit. In this instant, the guards around Emperor Yong and the martial arts masters all went their separate ways. He performed a stunt to stop him, but there was a dragon roar, and the man had a long sword in his hand, and only a dozen crisp sounds were heard. Going to the first level, blood splattered everywhere, and the ninth-level imperial order became a bloody slaughterhouse.

In an instant, that person had already arrived in front of King Yong.

Concubine Changsun and Concubine Yan were so frightened they couldn’t move, but when the man used his sword to kill the guards, they didn’t know where the courage came from, and they rushed towards Li Yuan together. On her body, she blocked his key points. Although Concubine Yan was a little slower, she opened her hands to block in front of Concubine Li Yuan and Concubine Changsun. The man seemed to be slightly stunned. The long sword pointed at Concubine Yan’s chest, but did not stab.

At this time, Princess Changle and Li Xian exclaimed at the same time, “Imperial Father, Concubine Mother!”

It was only then that everyone reacted and looked at the man. The man was graceful in shape, dressed in snow, blue silk like ink, and a snow-white silk scarf covered most of his face. But they all felt that as long as she stabbed with a sword, the emperor and the two noble concubines would not want to save their lives, and they would not dare to breathe.

At this moment, a violent coughing sound suddenly sounded in the hall. Although the man in snow clothes was as powerful as before, everyone felt that her murderous intention seemed to be a little less, and they couldn’t help but feel relieved. Seeing who came up with this method to get rid of the deadlock just now, everyone who saw it couldn’t help but exclaimed.

I saw Jiang Zhe covered his mouth with a white silk handkerchief, coughing non-stop, and in an instant, the silk handkerchief had oozing red blood.

However, Jiang Zhe was injured by the internal force contained in the whistle of the assassin, and was coughing up blood.

A cold light flashed in Xiao Shunzi’s eyes, and the frost on his face became even more dignified. He flew back to Jiang Zhe, took out a yellow wax pill, peeled off the wax clothes, and revealed a snow-white pill the size of a longan. Immediately, the whole hall was filled with a refreshing medicinal fragrance.

Xiao Shunzi stuffed the pill into Jiang Zhe’s mouth. After a while, Jiang Zhe’s expression gradually calmed down and he stopped coughing blood. He tried to wipe the blood from his lips with a silk handkerchief, but the silk handkerchief was already soaked with blood. It can no longer be used.

At this time, Princess Changle, who was standing on the imperial steps, slowly walked down. If she wanted to walk down the imperial steps, she would have to pass by the snow-clothed woman, so Li Yuan and Concubine Changsun exclaimed at the same time: ” Zhen’er, don’t fool around.”

But Princess Changle didn’t seem to hear it, and walked slowly past the snow-clothed woman. The worry and insomnia for the past two days made Princess Changle’s flowery face a little haggard, but at this moment, she looked lost. But so endearing.

She walked slowly to Jiang Zhe’s side, knelt down on one knee, picked up the silk handkerchief in her hand and wanted to wipe the blood for Jiang Zhe, but when she picked it up, she realized that the silk handkerchief had been torn apart by her anxiety.

Her eyes blinked slightly, and crystal tears fell on Yuebai’s phoenix skirt. Her eyes lit up, and she tore the skirt with all her might, and the sound of tearing silk could clearly be heard in the hall.

Finally, she tore a piece of moon-white brocade, and then gently wiped the blood from Jiang Zhe’s face.

Then, Princess Changle lowered her head, crouched on Jiang Zhe’s lap, and wept softly. For a while, there was silence in the hall, only Princess Changle’s self-suppressed sobbing was heard.

I ingested the “Jiuzhuan Heart Protection Pill” that Mr. Sang told Xiao Shunzi to entrust, and knew that my life was finally saved again, but Princess Changle’s actions made me completely stunned. For a long time, I have more pity for Princess Changle than love, but at this moment, I really feel that Princess Changle is infatuated with me, and I can’t help but feel tenderness in my heart.

I also don’t care about the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, the difference between men and women, and I stretch out my hand to gently stroke her hair. It has never been like this before. I clearly know that this woman has occupied an important position in my heart.

Everyone in the hall took a deep breath of air. After Princess Changle rejected Emperor Yong’s choice of consort, no one guessed that she might have someone she liked. Fengyimen and the Crown Prince also spread rumors, but no one heard of it. There are rumors that Jiang Zhe and Princess Changle are in love with each other.

But these two people, one is reclusive, the other is chaste and self-absorbed, and almost never met, so most of them just regarded it as rumors.

But the scene in front of them made them believe the rumor for the first time, but it was strange that everyone did not feel that the two violated the etiquette, but had strong sympathy and pity in their hearts.

At this moment, the snow-clothed woman put away her long sword and turned around slowly. On top of the white veil, those dazzling eyes like cold stars turned slightly. Everyone in the hall felt that the woman was looking at him. The icy cold eyes seemed to hit the heart with a heavy hammer, and he couldn’t help but take a few steps back.

Li Zhi took a deep breath and said, “The sect master of Fengyi has arrived here. This king is very honored, but I don’t know what advice the sect master has.”

[End of this Chapter]