Paper Maker: This is the end of the Ming Dynasty in Liaozhai

Chapter 211 The Tragic Yuan Chonghuan
"Just a fluke."

Tang Xiangjin said modestly with a smile, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He didn't expect that he could be promoted to a martial arts master in such a short period of time. In his mid-fifties, he was actually in his mid-fifties.

At the age of 35, he broke through the first-class realm and became a hundred households of Jinyiwei, which can be regarded as a genius, but because he had taken a lot of various tonics before, after reaching the first-class realm, he did not dare to continue taking medicine. After all, for him For this kind of ambitious martial artist who wants to go further, poisoning is a difficult hurdle.

As a member of Jinyiwei, he can afford ordinary precious medicines, but he dare not use them. After all, every time he takes a little more, the poison will accumulate by one point. He didn't have the life to enjoy the things.

And following Su Hao to raise the flag to rebel may be the most correct decision he has ever made in his life. Before ten years of being a Jin Yiwei hundred households, he didn't even get a thousand-year-old medicine, but after following Su Hao to raise troops, When he was in Dongchang Mansion alone, those wealthy families honored him with two thousand-year-old precious medicines.

Moreover, after Su Hao searched Dewang Mansion, Heng Wang Mansion and other rich and powerful families, he gave a large part of the precious medicines to them. It was because of these precious medicines that he was able to spread even in such a short period of time. Break through the three veins and become a master of martial arts.

Others also came forward to congratulate, with a bit of sincerity, but also with a bit of envy. Everyone who can be promoted to the first-class realm can be called a genius. They also desire the realm of martial arts masters. For them, there is little hope.

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Jinan Fucheng.

Daqi Palace, side hall.

Time passed bit by bit, Su Hao's eyes were fixed on the huge alchemy furnace in the hall, and Yun Anzi and his third junior brother Yun Leizi surrounded the alchemy furnace, from time to time they would form a spell with their hands and enter into the alchemy furnace middle.

After another full hour, strands of strange fragrance wafted from the alchemy furnace. Seeing this, Yun Anzi and Yun Leizi formed seals with both hands at the same time, and one after another mana poured into the alchemy furnace. Mana seems to be free of money, one after another poured into the alchemy furnace, and the strange fragrance in the alchemy furnace is getting stronger and stronger.

Soon, the faces of both Yun Anzi and Yun Leizi turned pale, and beads of sweat dripped from their foreheads like water. At this moment, Yun Anzi suddenly shouted: "Junior Brother, Cheng Dan!"

"it is good!"

Yun Leizi responded loudly, the two formed seals at the same time, and then slapped the alchemy furnace with a palm, and the furnace cover immediately exploded.

At the same time, five plump, red and blue pills also flew up from the pill furnace, and Yun Anzi picked up the tray on the side and took them all.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, Xiaodao has lived up to expectations, and the elixir has been refined."

Yun Anzi came to Su Hao's side with the tray in his hand, bowed and saluted.

"Thank you, the two priests."

After taking the tray, Su Hao picked up one of the elixirs, and a strange fragrance came out of his nostrils. After just smelling it, Su Hao could feel that the flow of his own internal force was a little more energetic.

After putting the five elixirs into the jade bottle, Su Hao looked at Yun Anzi and the two of them, "This time, I will thank the two Taoist priests for alchemy. I have said something beforehand, and there will be a big reward. I wonder what the two Taoist priests want?"

Hearing Su Hao's words, Yun Anzi and Yun Leizi looked at each other, their eyes were full of helplessness. This time, Su Hao really tied him into a pirate ship. When the news spread that they made alchemy for Su Hao, Daming would There is no place for their Laoshan faction anymore, and now their Laoshan faction can't stand with Daqi if they want to.

After a moment of silence, Yun Anzi bowed to him and said, "Thunder, rain and dew are all divine grace, please Your Majesty's Sacred Heart to rule."

"Since this is the case, I will give the [-] mu of land at the foot of Laoshan Mountain to the Laoshan sect as a real estate."

After thinking about it for a while, Su Hao said, this is what he decided after thinking for a long time. Although he can reward the Laoshan faction with gold and silver medicines, his original intention is to win over the Laoshan faction. Abandon the sect and flee to the sea.

If they gave the land, Yun Anzi and the others couldn't take it away, and the [-] mu of land was a great wealth, already equivalent to nearly half of the wealth of the Laoshan School. The Laoshan School is different from other Taoist sects that have been passed down for thousands of years. , apart from being not weak in Taoism, he didn't have much background, he thought Yun Anzi and the others should be reluctant to give up such a fortune.

"Xiaodao represents the Laoshan faction, thanking Shengen!"

Hearing Su Hao's words, Yun Anzi and Yun Leizi fell to the ground and made a big salute.

"The two priests don't need to be polite."

Su Hao stretched out his hands and said, "The two Taoist priests are seriously depleted in alchemy, so I won't bother the two Taoist priests to recuperate."

After finishing speaking, Su Hao took the alchemy and left the side hall.

Watching Su Hao go away, Yun Anzi and Yun Leizi didn't speak, until Su Hao's figure completely disappeared at the end of the palace, Yun Leizi sighed and said: "Brother, is it right or wrong for us to do this? "

After making this pill for Su Hao, the number of masters representing Da Qi will increase dramatically, it will be more difficult for Da Ming to suppress the rebellion, and they will be hated even more by Da Ming.

"let it go."

Yun Anzi sighed, there was nothing he could do. If he didn't make alchemy for Su Hao, the Laoshan faction would have disappeared. It can only be said that people have to bow their heads under the eaves. It's a pity that their master has passed away, otherwise there would be such a master. With a strong person in the innate realm, Su Hao would not dare to bully him like this.

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On the other side, after returning to Zichen Hall, someone invited Fang Haichuan over.

"Brother Fang, the Laoshan faction has already refined the elixir."

Su Hao handed Fang Haichuan a jade bottle containing a pill.

Looking at the elixir in Su Hao's hand, Fang Haichuan showed a tangled look on his face. If he said he didn't want it, he was completely deceiving himself. Now that he has comprehended the palm, it is only short of the accumulation of internal strength from the innate realm. This elixir The medicine can completely save him three to five years of penance. Now that he is in his fifties, three to five years of penance may be his last chance.

But this time he didn't do anything. If Su Hao didn't do it himself, Jiang Lan would have taken the demon pill. He really had no face to take this pill.

After being silent for a long time, Fang Haichuan gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Su, I haven't accomplished an inch this time, and I really have no face to ask for this elixir!"

"Brother Fang, as the saying goes, you have no jokes. I have already agreed to you before. If you refuse now, how can you put me in a place where you have no promises?"

Seeing Fang Haichuan's refusal, Su Hao also knew what he was thinking, so he said with a smile.

Hearing Su Hao's words, Fang Haichuan shook his head and said: "Brother Su, even if you say so, I still can't take it. Taking this elixir makes me feel uneasy and it's not good for my practice."

At the level of a martial arts master, one is no longer simply cultivating internal strength, but also begins to pay attention to the cultivation of the mind. If the mind is restless, it will be detrimental to one's own cultivation.

"Brother Fang, don't you make me lose my trust by doing this?"

After thinking about it for a while, Su Hao said: "Why don't Brother Fang try the pill for me? It just so happens that I don't trust the people from the Laoshan School. After all, they were forced by me to make pills for me. .”

"Since you have said so, Brother Su, then I will try the medicine for you."

Seeing that Su Hao's words have reached this point, Fang Haichuan could only nod his head in response. As for the test of medicine, it was all because Su Hao gave him a step down. After all, everyone in the Laoshan faction is in Su Hao's Under control, Yun Anzi and the others will not poison Su Hao even if their brains are flooded.

After all, doing this kind of thing is of no benefit to the Laoshan faction, and it is not easy to poison a martial arts master. At their level, they have already controlled all the meridians in the body. Easily block the meridians of the whole body, prevent the flow of the poison, and then expel the poison.

Therefore, no matter how stupid Yun Anzi and the others were, they would not tamper with the pills, otherwise the only thing waiting for the Laoshan faction would be Miemen.

After receiving the elixir, Fang Haichuan came down to a practice room and began to retreat under the leadership of his servant. It is not an easy task to refine a elixir. It must be refined and absorbed slowly. This process requires at least Two or three months.

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Guangning Acropolis.

Looking at the imperial decree on the case, Yuan Chonghuan and Guo Qin only felt that their heads were big. Now the Jurchens and Mongols would break into Guangning Guard from time to time and harass them. Youjian actually wanted them to continue to attack.

"Jinglue, what should we do now?"

After being silent for a long time, Guo Qin asked. According to Yuan Chonghuan's previous plan, he was looking for an opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the Mongols, so that the Mongols would not dare to continue to collude with the Jurchens. After the logistics supply stabilized, they would continue to take back Liaodong's territory. The site, but now Zhu Youjian's imperial decree has disrupted Yuan Chonghuan's plan.

"Follow the officer's previous plan first."

Hearing this, Yuan Chonghuan shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I will play an explanation."

He is also quite dissatisfied with Zhu Youjian's behavior of laymen commanding experts, but Zhu Youjian is a king and he is a minister. No matter how many complaints he has, he has no choice but to swallow them in his stomach.

"But those people in the court..."

Hearing Yuan Chonghuan's words, Guo Qin frowned. Although he was not in the court, he was still very clear about the mess in the court. If Yuan Chonghuan didn't follow orders, those people in the court would definitely not make Yuan Chonghuan feel better. Those people are nothing The ability to govern the country, but the ability to do bad things is second to none. I don't know how many capable ministers were pulled down by them.

Yuan Chonghuan said with a firm expression: "Your Majesty will not be deceived by them."

Seeing this, Guo Qin didn't say anything more. Although he was the chief soldier, generals like them really didn't have a chance to speak in the hall.

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As time passed day by day, as Liaodong’s achievements were not seen for a long time, some rumors began to spread, saying that Yuan Chonghuan used the excuse that the Mongols refused to attack for a long time, but he was actually supporting himself. Please Zhu Youjian's authority to restrain and supervise the army has also been taken up to speak out.

For a while, news about Yuan Chonghuan's self-respect in the army continued to circulate in the streets and alleys of the capital. At the same time, a series of impeachment memorabilia also appeared on Zhu Youjian's desk.

Looking at the memorabilia on the case, Zhu Youjian looked dignified. Although he didn't think Yuan Chonghuan would really object, the memos presented by the ministers were all convincing, and Yuan Chonghuan had one record in a row in the past three months. None, he couldn't help but doubt it.

"Wang Daban, do you think Yuan Chonghuan is really supporting himself?"

Looking at the memorial book on the case, Zhu Youjian's eyes were full of confusion. Now, he didn't know who to trust. He thought that Wei Zhongxian and his eunuchs were eradicated, and after recalling the virtuous officials who were excluded by Wei Zhongxian, the court The court can bring order out of chaos, but now the court still forms cliques, and factional disputes continue.

As for Yuan Chonghuan, he believes that Yuan Chonghuan has no objection, but for more than three months, Yuan Chonghuan has always said that he is trying to solve the problem of the Mongol invasion, but he has not seen any achievements. He does not know whether he should continue to trust Yuan Chonghuan up.

"My lord, this servant feels that Yuan Jinglue should have no objection."

Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Wang Chengen couldn't help being taken aback, but he still bowed to answer. He has been with Zhu Youjian for a long time, and he has thought about Zhu Youjian's thoughts very thoroughly, although Zhu Youjian seems to be Ask him, in fact, I still trust Yuan Chonghuan in my heart.

"Is that so?"

Zhu Youjian murmured in a low voice, staring at the memorial, and didn't know what he was thinking. After a long time, Zhu Youjian said: "Let the cabinet draw up an order to urge Yuan Chonghuan to attack Jiannu as soon as possible and take back Liaodong."

"The slave is going here."

After Wang Chengen responded, he turned and left.

As the news from the palace came out, the rumors in the capital gradually fell silent, but everyone knew that this was just the calm before the storm. If Yuan Chonghuan could successfully defeat the Jurchens and regain Liaodong, it would be fine. If he failed, Then what awaits Yuan Chonghuan will be even bigger storms.

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Guangning Acropolis.

With the arrival of Zhu Youjian's imperial decree, the entire Guangning Acropolis fell into a dead silence. Everyone knew that Zhu Youjian had lost patience with Yuan Chonghuan.

In the lobby, Zu Dashou, He Kegang, and Zhao Lijiao all looked at the imperial decree on the case with gloomy expressions. As generals stationed in Liaodong for a long time, they knew the current situation better than anyone else.

Don't look at how easy it is for them to take back Guangningwei. The main reason is that the Jurchens were defeated for the first time and their morale was low. In addition, Guangningwei built a large number of fortresses during the Ningjin defense line a few years ago. The Jurchens are not good at To defend the city, naturally, one can only abandon Guangningwei.

But after passing the Guangning Guard, there are not many fortresses for them to defend in the hundreds of miles to Shenyang City, and the logistics and food cannot be guaranteed. The previous strategy of steady and steady attack cannot be implemented at all. Logistical food and fodder, collapse is in sight.

(End of this chapter)