A knife in love

Chapter 1401

Li Qiufeng leaned against the stone wall, heard the roar of the heavy rain hitting the bridge deck, and thought to himself that all things in the world follow the way of heaven.Such a violent storm, no matter how high your martial arts are, you can't resist it at all.Those in the world who try to go against the sky will inevitably fail in the end.

At this moment, amidst the thunderous rain, there was a faint strange sound coming down from the bridge.Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, his body straightened suddenly, and his arms were secretly accumulating strength.After a while, the strange sound suddenly disappeared.Although there was still darkness in front of Li Qiufeng's eyes, he had already noticed someone turning over and jumping off the wooden bridge.

Li Qiufeng was fully on guard when he suddenly heard someone from the opposite side say, "Is brother Li there?"

Li Qiufeng recognized that it was Qi Jiu's voice, and admired secretly in his heart, thinking that this person was thoughtful and thoughtful, which was not suitable for his age.Presumably he didn't see him on the wooden bridge, so he judged that he was hiding under the bridge, so after turning over and jumping under the bridge, he immediately asked.This kind of scheming, I am also quite inferior.

Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng said in a deep voice: "Li is here. Is Brother Qi here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a fire suddenly lit up a few feet away, but it was Qi Jiuhuang who lit the fire.With the light of the fire, Li Qiufeng saw Qi Jiu grasping the bottom of the wooden bridge with his left hand, holding the fire fold with his right hand, and hanging under the bridge, which was almost exactly the same as Li Qiufeng's posture when he jumped off the bridge just now.

Li Qiufeng also took out the fire folder from his arms and shook Liang, and said to Qi Jiu: "Brother Qi, please come and talk."

Qi Jiu's left hand suddenly loosened from the wooden plank under the bridge. Before his body fell, his left hand turned into a claw and hit the wooden plank at the bottom of the bridge with a "slap".Hearing only a "hoo", Qi Jiu jumped to Li Qiufeng's side with the power of this palm.It's just that the stone slope protection is extremely steep, and it's dark all around. Although Li Qiufeng held up a torch to illuminate him, Qi Jiu didn't see the situation of the stone wall clearly.Therefore, with one leap, even though his body was in front of the stone wall, he couldn't find a place to stay in a hurry, so he slammed straight into the stone wall.When he realized that there was a stone wall in front of him, it was too late to avoid it, and he couldn't help regretting it.

It turned out that when Qi Jiufei leaped, he had more or less a desire to show off his martial arts skills, unlike Li Qiufeng who just grabbed the bottom of the wooden bridge and slowly moved to the bridge head.This is a teenager's heart, but he can't be blamed.

Fortunately, Li Qiufeng had sharp eyes and quick hands, and when he saw Qi Jiu hit the stone wall, he stretched out his left hand, and lightly supported Qi Jiu's ribs, dispelling Qi Jiu's force of hitting the stone wall.Qi Jiu's body turned around in a circle, and finally leaned on the stone wall.Although it hurt my back, it was much better than hitting my head on a stone wall.

Qi Jiu felt ashamed and was about to say thanks when Li Qiufeng whispered, "Although it's raining heavily, we still need to put out the fire to prevent people from prying eyes."

Qi Jiu nodded, and Li Qiufeng and Li Qiufeng blew out the fire pocket one after another, and the surroundings were plunged into darkness.The heavy rain hit the bridge deck fiercely, shaking the wooden bridge trembling uncontrollably.

Amidst the loud rumbling noise, Qi Jiu said in a deep voice: "Brother Li, don't gossip little brother. The building of the temple on Motianling is probably a big conspiracy."

Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, and he said, "Brother Qi, why did you say that?"

Qi Jiu said: "I didn't take this matter to heart at first. I thought that the county magistrate built the Zhongkui Temple on Motian Ridge just to suppress the evil spirits and calm the hearts of the people. But today I went to Motian Ridge and carefully inspected the temple. It is only then that we know that the construction of the temple is absolutely extraordinary.”

When Qi Jiu said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "Motianling lies in the north of Dongliao County, stretching two to three hundred miles from east to west. Its west end enters the sea. The mountain road is rugged and extremely difficult. Although Motian Ridge is high and steep, it is the closest official road from Liaoyang Mansion to Dongliao County. If a city is built on the top of the ridge, it can be said that one man guards the gate, and ten thousand men cannot open it. If the enemy comes from the sea, they only need to defend Motian Ridge, and Liaoyang Mansion can sit back and relax. They can mobilize troops and horses to try to counterattack. If the enemy troops rush to Dongliao County from Guannei or Liaoyang Mansion, they only need to defend the city on Motian Ridge. The soldiers and horses retreating to Dongliao County can linger on and try to fight back. Even if they are unable to fight back, they can retreat from the sea so that the entire army will not be wiped out. Therefore, once there is a war in Liaodong, as long as they seize Motianling, they will be able to attack , a place to retreat and defend. When my younger brother was in Dengzhouwei, he had read the documents recording the wars of Liaodong in the past dynasties. Only then did he know that in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there was a city built on Motianling. Until the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the officers and soldiers After the Tazi soldiers were defeated on Motian Ridge, the city was demolished, and there was no more property here. There was no war for more than a hundred years, and the world gradually forgot that there was a city on Motian Ridge in the first place."

The more Li Qiufeng listened, the more frightened he became. Looking back on the topography of Motian Ridge, it was indeed as Qi Jiu said.All you need is to garrison a single army, no matter if the enemy is attacking from the south or from the north, it will be more difficult to cross the Motian Ridge than ascending to the sky.At present, the magistrate's yamen is urging Wangjiazhuang to build the Zhongkui Temple on the top of the mountain, forcing the owner of Wangzhuang to buy bricks, tiles and wood everywhere.If someone tampered with it, in the name of building Zhongkui Temple, a fortress was built on the top of Motianling.Once the world changes, even if the imperial court mobilizes a large army, it will not be easy to take back Motianling.

Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng said in a trembling voice: "Brother Qi is saying that someone intends to use the name of building the Zhongkui Temple to rebuild the city on Motian Ridge. Is it possible to plot a rebellion?"

Qi Jiu said in a deep voice: "Nine times out of ten, this is the case. At present, the situation in the Ming Dynasty is still stable. Although the people cannot be said to have enough food and clothing, there are no natural or man-made disasters, so the only thing to worry about is foreign troubles. In recent years The Tartars were in civil strife and attacked each other. Although a small group of Tartar soldiers harassed the nine sides, they were unable to make a large-scale southward attack. And the Japanese pirates became more and more fierce on the southeast coast, which has become a serious problem for the Ming Dynasty. It is ridiculous that the big men in the court are still I thought the Japanese pirates were a small problem and nothing to worry about, but I didn’t know that the Japanese pirates are very different from before, they not only want to plunder property and people, but also have the ambition to win the Central Plains and seize the great Ming Dynasty.”

Li Qiufeng said: "Brother Qi, what is the basis for saying that?"

Qi Jiu pondered for a moment, and then said: "Brother Li works in Jinyiwei, didn't you hear the news?"

Li Qiufeng was taken aback, wondering if Qi Jiu could see that his identity was suspicious, otherwise why would he ask this question?It's just that he thought about it again, he and Qi Jiu had only met a few times, although this person was shrewd, he definitely couldn't guess his true identity.Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng felt relieved, and said, "Brother Qi, I am on duty at the Fusi of Jinyiwei South Town, and I am not in charge of the investigation and spies. If there is dereliction of duty, otherwise there is no need to report to Nansi. Therefore, I don't know much about these confidential military information."

(End of this chapter)