Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 332 The Whereabouts of Nu Zu

By the time Xu Zhiqiong returned to Ziquan Pavilion, the battle had already ended.

Three hundred and forty-one Taoist members of Nufu Sect, three hundred and twenty-three were killed, eleven were captured, and only seven escaped.

In the Qingyi Pavilion, seventeen people were injured and no one was killed.

Through this battle, Xu Zhiqiong came to two important conclusions.

One is whether it is a single fight or a group fight, as long as the 梼杌 cultivator does not get the upper hand, Kill Dao still has an absolute advantage.

The second is that Confucianism is very important. Even if the 梼杌 cultivators take the lead, with Confucianism, there is still a chance to turn the tables.

Xu Zhiqiong ordered everyone to clean up the battlefield and interrogate the prisoners.

The shopkeeper of Ziquan Pavilion was terrified, and persuaded Xu Zhiqiong to change places with tears in his eyes: "Master, you can go, I don't want your soup money, shop money, and meal money these days, I beg you to change places." The place, the small shop can't afford to greet you."

Xu Zhiqiong took out two fifty taels of silver ingots and stuffed them into the hands of the shopkeeper: "I just fell in love with your place. I will serve you delicious food and drinks. When the traitors are wiped out in the future, I will give you some credit." !"

Xu Zhiqiong won a complete victory here, but did the Nufu Sect lose?
It depends on how it is calculated.

Lin Tianzheng led the Wuche Battalion, and was still in Qingquan County to suppress the insiders of the Nufu. They were raided last night, killing more than [-] people in the battle and killing more than [-] enemies. It was barely a tie.

Liang Xianchun's Canglongwei was also attacked last night. More than [-] soldiers were killed, and three of them were killed. The enemy quickly retreated. Won.

Thirty people may not seem like much, but Canglongwei and Wuche Academy each have more than one hundred people. This battle is equivalent to losing one-third of their combat power.

The worst was the Red Clothes Pavilion. Liang Yuyao's Red Clothes Envoys killed more than a hundred people in battle, nearly half of them lost their camp and did not kill the enemy.

Before the expedition, this was one of Xu Zhiqiong's biggest worries. Liang Yuyao had never fought a war, and Hongyi Pavilion was only a secret service agency, so they were not suitable to act alone.

But Liang Xianchun didn't listen to Xu Zhiqiong's advice, and insisted on letting Liang Yuyao attack Fuqu County alone, which resulted in this disastrous defeat.

Liang Yuyao, who was covered in bruises and bruises, gritted her teeth and shed tears in the central army tent, while Liang Xianchun yelled: "You still cry, how can you have the face to cry, if it weren't for you being my niece, I would have beheaded you in front of the battle!

Just look at the people from all walks of life, how can any one lose as badly as you?Look at Captain Zuo's big victory, how much prestige our army has gained! "

It was not only Xu Zhiqiong who won the big victory, but also Zuo Chuxian. Zuo Chuxian's Haoran battalion killed [-] people and killed [-] enemies. The record is second only to Xu Zhiqiong.

On the same day Liang Xianchun sent a letter requesting the battalion officials from all walks of life to gather in Fuqu County to discuss matters, Zuo Chuxian frowned and said: "If you want to gather, gather the whole army together, and only let the battalion officials go there?

The battalion officer is not here, but the sergeant is left here. Do you think the enemy is not fighting hard? "

Complaints are complaints, Zuo Chuxian still has to go to Fuqu County.

Lin Tianzheng can fly, is a fourth-rank killer, and has the ability to grow wings from a tiger.

Xu Zhiqiong was able to use the yin-yang magic circle, so the journey was not too hard.

Zuo Chuxian felt very uncomfortable. He changed horses but did not change people all the way, and he came here alive. When he arrived in Fuqu County, he was full of complaints. Seeing the tragedy of the Red Clothes Camp, he didn't say anything more.

In the tent of the Chinese army, the battalion officers sat down. Liang Xianchun first reported yesterday's battle report. Even though he was reluctant, he had to rank Xu Zhiqiong first, after all, his results were the most impressive.

Liang Yuyao needless to say, the result of the battle was at the end, and she was scolded by Liang Xianchun in public.

"How to deal with Liang Yuyao today, let's listen to the wishes of the battalion officers!"

Liang Xianchun really didn't want to punish Liang Yuyao, but after such a miserable defeat, it was unjustifiable not to punish her.

Lin Tianzheng shook his head and said: "This old man has not won this battle. If Princess Yuyao is punished, this old man will inevitably be held accountable."

Zuo Chuxian said: "Although Zuo has won a battle, the result is no match for Colonel Xu. Let Captain Xu take care of this matter."

Xu Zhiqiong said slowly: "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Princess Yuyao was ambushed by the enemy, but in the end she saved half of her troops. If the general must punish her, she will be fined to collect food and grass in Huazhou, and inquire about the enemy's news by the way."

This is what Hongyi Pavilion is really good at.

"Forget it!" Liang Xianchun felt a stone fall to the ground, "Yuyao, today, according to Captain Xu's intention, I will punish you to collect five thousand shi of grain within five days. There must be no mistakes."

Liang Yuyao saluted Liang Xianchun, "Thank you General for your generosity."

Then he clasped his fists to Xu Zhiqiong again: "Thank you Captain Xu!"

Then it was time for Liang Xianchun to show off the results of the battle. Before the surprise attack last night, the Suppression Army had been in a state of victory across the board, and thousands of Nufus were captured by each battalion. If they were all counted As a prisoner, the record is indeed extraordinary.

But people with a discerning eye know in their hearts that until last night, it was the Nufu Cult's first counterattack, and this counterattack was accurate and ruthless.

Liang Xianchun also realized the problem: "The thieves are rampant and dare to openly confront our army. Now we must smash their lairs and destroy their heads, so as to dampen their arrogance. I don't know what good strategy you have?"

From Liang Xianchun's words, Xu Zhiqiong heard her position on this war.

She never regarded the Nufu Cult as an enemy army, but as a thief. She understood the whole war as an action of the government and the army to catch the thief.

She was worried that the thief would slip through the net, and that the thief would occasionally counterattack, but she was never worried about defeat.

After all, in the process of catching thieves, the only problem is to catch more and catch less, and there is absolutely no possibility of defeat.

But Xu Zhiqiong didn't think so.

Xu Zhiqiong felt that if he didn't make adjustments according to this trend, if he fought a few more battles, the Nie Suppression Army would suffer a fiasco, a fiasco that would never be restored.

"General, Yuling City is approaching, and the bandits will be at the end of the road. They will definitely counterattack with all their strength. If we divide our troops, we are afraid that the battle situation will be unfavorable. Now we should join forces, concentrate our forces, and go straight to Yuling to wipe out the bandits!"

Xu Zhiqiong suggested to gather the troops and go directly to Yuling City, where they took over the Nufu Cult's lair.

Lin Tianzheng and Zuo Chuxian agreed, but Liang Xianchun disagreed.

She said the reasons for her disapproval, for example, it was inconvenient for the army to move, and it was inconvenient to allocate food, grass and supplies...

But she didn't say the real reason. There was only one reason why she didn't want to gather the army together. Gathering the army to fight would affect her record.

Five groups swept across the counties and arrested thousands of people within a few days. This kind of record and efficiency sounds very pleasing to the ear.

The army gathered together, dawdled, and wiped out county by county. Such a record does not sound smooth.

It's just catching thieves, do we have to get together to catch them together?Liang Xianchun didn't believe in this evil.

She is a general, after all, she is still in charge. At the end of the meeting, she gave two conclusions:
One is that bandits are rampant, and all battalions should be more careful.

The second is that the Red Clothes Camp is really not suitable to act alone, and will act together with Liang Xianchun's Canglongwei from now on.

Xu Zhiqiong pressed his eyebrows. He didn't think Liang Xianchun was much better than Liang Yuyao. Liang Xianchun didn't suffer a disastrous defeat last night, mainly because she was lucky.

That night, the battalion officers of various ministries stayed overnight in the camp, Xu Zhiqiong went to Liang Yuyao's camp, but saw Liang Yuyao was in a daze, her eyes were red and she curled up on the couch without saying a word.

"Why did you come to see me? Are you here to laugh at me?" Liang Yuyao turned around, still huddled on the couch, with her back to Xu Zhiqiong.

Looking at her posture, it is suitable to stuff a Shunqi pill.

Forget it, this time he was wronged, and without teasing her, Xu Zhiqiong took out a jar of lamb wine: "Princess, shall we have two glasses?"

"Don't drink! This wine is too strong!"

Xu Zhiqiong took out another leg of lamb: "Then shall we have two bites?"

"Don't eat! Isn't this meat more stinky!"

"I took a golden step and put it on for the princess?"

Liang Yuyao sat up: "Do you think I lack jewelry?"

Xu Zhiqiong sighed and said, "Forget it, since there is no shortage, I'll just give it to someone else."

He got up to leave, Liang Yuyao shouted from behind: "Since you brought it, put it on for me!"

Xu Zhiqiong went around behind the princess, and put an exquisitely crafted butterfly gold bracelet on the princess's head.

The princess touched Bu Yao, walked to the dressing table, and looked at the bronze mirror for a long time, with a smile on her face.

In fact, this Bu Yao looks nothing special, especially for Liang Yuyao, she has too many kinds of expensive jewelry.

But as long as it is a gift from Xu Zhiqiong, she likes it.

"Zhipi, is this really for me? Could it be that it was prepared for some bitch, and it was just stuffed into me?"

Xu Zhiqiong moved the butterfly's wings, and Liang Yuyao vaguely saw the word "Yuyao" amidst the golden light.

Liang Yuyao was taken aback, the technique of engraving on jewelry was not new, but these two characters seemed to come alive on the wings of a butterfly.

Staring at the butterfly, the words will move with the wings of the butterfly, staring at the two words, the butterfly seems to be flying in the hair.

Liang Yuyao was pleasantly surprised: "Which famous craftsman did you find to make this step?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Li Fusheng, a famous craftsman in the northern region."

"Li Fusheng?" Liang Yuyao was startled, "Li Fusheng has lived in seclusion for many years, and no one knows his whereabouts."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "During the battle in the northern border, I was fortunate enough to meet Li Fusheng once, and we had a good chat with him, so he agreed to give me something.
You also know the days of war. With today, it’s hard to say tomorrow, and I don’t know how many days I can live, so I asked him for a step, with the name of the princess engraved on it. "

Liang Yuyao blushed and said, "Why do you want to engrave my name?"

Xu Zhiqiong looked at Liang Yuyao affectionately: "Because at that time, all I thought of was the princess."

"Thief Pi! Who will believe your words!" Liang Yuyao stroked Bu Yao carefully, her face getting more and more flushed.

She believed it, really believed it.

This Bu Yao was really made by Li Fusheng?

After thinking too much, why is Li Fusheng so easy to find?

This Bu Yao was bought by Xu Zhiqiong at Chihuan County Jewelry Store. Xu Zhiqiong planned to give it to Zhuo Linger as a thank you gift for taking care of Xia Hu, but seeing that Liang Yuyao had been wronged, he bought the Bu Yao. gave it to her.

Those two words were engraved by Xu Zhiqiong just now.

How could Xu Zhiqiong have such a technique?

He doesn't have it, but the mandarin duck blade does!
Xu Zhiqiong injected all the judge's qi and the yin and yang into the mandarin duck blade, using the power of imagery to stimulate the spirituality of the mandarin duck blade, and carved a yin and yang phantom formation on the butterfly's wings.

Liang Yuyao saw the word "Yuyao" because she was under the illusion.

Why did Xu Zhiqiong care so much about Liang Yuyao?

It is natural to ask for something from others.

Liang Yuyao looked at a pair of butterfly wings, laughed for a long time, her eyes turned red, her nose sore, she coughed twice, and suddenly burst into tears.

She couldn't bear it any longer, and sat in front of the mirror, crying loudly: "I'm just a worthless piece of trash, that's all, I'm just a piece of trash, and I'm hurting people, killing Sister Yedo!"

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said, "Do you feel so depressed after losing a battle? You can ask Chu Xin, the general of chariots, how many battles he has lost in his life? He doesn't know how many times he will die like you are so hard-pressed. !"

Liang Yuyao burst into tears: "Don't talk about Chu Xin, I can't compare with him! Let's talk about our five-way army, who lost as badly as me!"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "It is said that victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. The princess was defeated in this battle, but she also won the glory in the previous battle. You defeated three Nufu County altars in succession in the east of Huazhou. This matter , I also know."

Liang Yuyao wiped away her tears and said, "What's the use of you knowing? Others only remember that I lost the battle. Who else remembers the previous victories?"

"I remember! I will never forget this matter! When our class teacher returns to Beijing, I have to tell others that our Princess Yuyao won three battles and three victories,
By the way, princess, I forgot to ask you something, have you seen the scriptures taught by Nufu in the three county altars? "

Liang Yuyao nodded and said, "I saw a lot of scriptures, but only a few inner Taoist scriptures remained. They said that these things are very rare, and the other outsider scriptures were burned."

"Inner Dao scriptures!" Xu Zhiqiong's eyes lit up, "Can you show me?"

If Xu Zhiqiong wanted scriptures as soon as he came in, he would definitely be kicked out by Liang Yuyao.

But after delivering Bu Yao, Liang Yuyao didn't even ask the reason, and directly handed over the scriptures to Xu Zhiqiong.

This is the strength of the secret service agency. Liang Yuyao may not be able to fight a war, but her ability to collect information is absolutely top-notch.

She collected a total of six internal Taoist scriptures. Xu Zhiqiong opened the first scripture and found that the useful words were still the same paragraph: A son knows filial piety in blood, and a woman knows obedience in blood.

The symbols on the scriptures are exactly the same as what Xu Zhiqiong has seen.

The second scripture, there is no difference.

The same is true for the third and fourth books. Xu Zhiqiong's eyes lit up after reading the fifth book.

He saw different symbols, and compared them with different scriptures.

"Fu Liwei is in the world, there should be three impermanences,

One is the impermanence of mood, the other is the impermanence of good and evil, and the third is the impermanence of right and wrong.
With these three impermanences, ordering wives, concubines, children, and servants to obey them, and killing them if they don't obey them, is the way to establish prestige! "

The scriptures are new, and the symbols are also new. Xu Zhiqiong compared the encrypted text with the translation, and quickly found a new deciphering method.

Applying this deciphering method directly to "Nuzulu", can it be deciphered?
No!

There are still changes in the translations. The translation of the second half of "Nuzulu" is different from the two known translations.

However, Xu Zhiqiong deduced the law of changes in translation methods through two sets of translation methods.

"In the final analysis, it's still linear algebra, just a few more unknowns..." Xu Zhiqiong spent the whole night pondering in the camp, and until dawn, he finally translated two more sentences:

The first sentence: The emperor and the Confucian stars will defeat their ancestors again.

The second sentence: The emperor kills the ancestors, divides and eats with the Confucian stars, and they both live together.

(End of this chapter)