People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 424 The appearance of a famous general, the assassin committed suicide

The moonlight is whirling, and the summer wind is slightly cold.

In the depths of the roadside ruins, the trees are sparse.

Zhang Wanyu sat on a flat stone, and Chen Zhong, the servant, stood on the left, bowed and praised: "That Nanchang king is indeed quite capable."

After a short pause, Chen Zhong bowed slightly to the saintess Ye Wanwan on the other side, and then continued: "The old slave heard that the young master and the saintess were trapped in Meiling Pass, and they happened to be in Muzhou at that time. Tang, that's why I came here to take a look, I never thought that the king of Nanchang really had three heads and six arms, and Luo Yongjie, who was able to defend the city, was wiped out with more than a thousand soldiers..."

"I'm worried about the manager, Wan'er and the saint are fine, it's just..." Zhang Wanyu paused for a while, with a trace of worry on her face, she looked at Chen Zhong and said, "Boss, although every time I lose, I have my own For the sake of waiting, but the King of Nanchang can always catch our mistakes, or in other words, he can always force or lure us out of our loopholes, how should we deal with such an enemy?"

"Oh, does the young master feel that way?" Chen Zhong's face suddenly became solemn, and Zhang Wanyu's personal feelings made Chen Zhong quite surprised.

"Hall Master is right, Wanwan feels the same way." Ye Wanwan nodded in agreement, looked up at Meiling Pass, and said worriedly: "Sometimes Wanwan always feels that the King of Nanchang is It's like a vortex, whether it's Shendu, Yangzhou, Wuzhou, or Meiling Pass, it's the same, no matter how much power we put in, in the end, we will always be defeated."

In Shendu, Yangzhou, and Hangzhou, several planning mistakes were made, all of which were the participation of the King of Nanchang.

This is especially true in Wuzhou, where the direct loss of manpower is still higher than the previous few times.

From the six hundred black soldiers who sneaked into Wuzhou at the beginning, to the three hundred aided by Muzhou, and later, the one thousand led by Luo Yongjie, almost all of them died in Wuzhou.

In addition, there are the staff of the Wuzhou branch in Dongyang, and the three hundred faithful recruited by Tianyin Sect from Lanxi.

Five hundred reinforcements who were scattered on the mountain road before.

Before and after, there were 3000 Tianyin believers who were lost in Li Xuan's hands.

If it continues like this, no matter how many people there are in the Tianyin Sect, it won't be enough to lose.

"This king of Nanchang has the appearance of a famous general. This old slave is at the right time." Chen Zhong's expression flickered, and he paused for a while. The current group of people, as well as craftsmen crossbow machines and catapults dispatched from various counties will also be sent to the mountain one after another, and then sent to Meiling Pass."

"Send it to Meiling Pass?" Zhang Wanyu's face was stunned, and she said in surprise: "This mountain road is difficult, and I have to be afraid for several days to reach it."

"It's okay, the old slave issued a strict order that they must arrive at Meiling Pass within three days." Chen Zhong's face was calm and stern, and then he said: "After arriving in three days, repair the ordnance, and then attack the city with all your strength. Fight down."

"It's about to cause trouble." Zhang Wanyu immediately understood what was going on.

"Five days later, Muzhou changed flags. Before that, the young master captured Meiling Pass and killed the king of Nanchang to sacrifice the flag!"

With Chen Zhong's calm words, the bloody smell of killing immediately entered Li Xuan's eyes through Ye Wanwan's line of sight.

500 people, plus catapults, crossbows, and all kinds of weapons such as well rails and battering rams that may be built after arrival.

It can be said that the Tianyin sect really mobilized to break through the Meiling pass this time.

Also, the strength of 3000 people, if gathered together, is enough to fight a large-scale battle.

But these people were all eaten by Li Xuan in small bites.

Anyone should be treated with caution.

"The Holy Queen said that in other places in the future, it is inevitable that we will encounter similar difficulties and strong opponents, so it is better to adapt one step ahead of time, so as not to be hindered by encountering similar things at the critical moment." Chen Zhong spoke so calmly that Zhang Wanyu and Ye Wanwan could even faintly pass through Chen Zhong's face and see Empress Dowager's cold and stern face.

"It was Wanyu who disappointed the Holy Queen." Zhang Wanyu's face suddenly filled with infinite guilt.

Standing up, she bowed deeply in the direction of the Northwest Mountain General Altar.

Ye Wanwan on the side hurriedly saluted.

Lowering her head, Ye Wanwan felt a little puzzled, the current situation is not suitable for her to be present at all.

In fact, Ye Wanwan had already asked to avoid her before, but Chen Zhong insisted on letting her listen in, which made Ye Wanwan a little restless.

Ye Wanwan knew in her heart that although she herself was a saint of the Tianyin Sect, she was never the real core of the Tianyin Sect.

She is not allowed to hear about many confidential affairs.

Even many times, those hall masters of Tianyin Sect dared to regard her as a pawn to use.

Regarding her own status, Ye Wanwan was very clear about her status, so she always knew the rules, knew how to advance and retreat, and never asked about many things that she shouldn't know, but what happened today.

"The Holy Empress asked the old slave to come this time, to let the old slave tell the saint and the young master that the attack on Meiling Pass this time will be dominated by the saint and supplemented by the young master." Chen Zhong suddenly looked at Ye with a pair of cold eyes. Wan Wan.

Ye Wanwan reacted instantly, saluted Chen Zhong and Zhang Wanyu respectfully, and said, "Wanwan knows what to do."

It was nothing more than using her name as a saint as a cover, and it was Zhang Wanyu who was actually making the move.

Ye Wanwan is a character who takes the blame.

Chen Zhong nodded in satisfaction, and then said to Ye Wanwan, "Since the Holy Maiden understands, please trouble the Holy Maiden to make arrangements for He Jin."

"Here!" Ye Wanwan cupped her hands immediately, then turned and walked towards the crowd in the distance.

At this time, people are camping here, with no intention of retreating, nor of moving forward.

They need a break.

Li Xuan, who saw all this behind Ye Wanwan's line of sight, couldn't help frowning slightly.

The reason why Yan Tao and the others met these Tianyin believers was because they tried their best to destroy the mountain road while robbing and killing the Tianyin believers as much as possible.

Once these people from Tianyin Sect blocked the road, the mountain road could not be destroyed immediately.

but……

In the darkness, a sneer flickered on the corner of Li Xuan's mouth.

Take your time.

……

Seeing Ye Wanwan's leaving back and making sure that she can no longer eavesdrop on their conversation, Chen Zhong became solemn, looked at Ye Wanwan and said, "Young master, this old slave didn't say something just now."

Zhang Wanyu's face became serious at the same time, she looked at Chen Zhong and said, "I can tell, the reason why Uncle Zhong is here must be something else."

Who is Chen Zhong? He is the most powerful confidant around Chen Shuozhen.

Moreover, he never intervened in the affairs of Tianyin Sect, and was only responsible for the general affairs related to the main hall and the empress, and ignored everything else.

Even if someone begged him for something, he would remain silent.

Such a character has no effect on the entire Tianyin Sect.

For the vast majority of people in Tianyin Sect, his existence doesn't mean anything, so most of them have ignored him for a long time.

Not many people know that he is also one of the best masters in the entire Tianyin sect.

"Shi Xu is dead." Chen Zhong's words rang in Zhang Wanyu's ears like a bolt from the blue.

But she quickly reacted, and hurriedly asked: "How did he die, and what is the church going to do with it?"

"Hanging himself." Chen Zhong couldn't help but shook his head, and said, "After he dies, we will continue to use his name to make public announcements. Internally, Sima Yuan Chao will be responsible for all internal and external affairs on his behalf until we take Yuezhou... ...Compared to Shi Xu, Yuan Chao is more obedient."

Zhang Wanyu knew Yuan Chao, he was the former Muzhou soldier Cao Canjun.

During the process of Tianyin Sect's control of Muzhou, a group of people refused to agree with them, so they had to send those people to the region, including Sima of Qianren Muzhou.

So in order to deal with the situation, Tianyin Sect raised Yuan Chao up.

"This person seemed to be dormant for a while before, and he didn't really agree with my teaching." Zhang Wanyu suddenly remembered something and frowned and looked at Chen Zhong.

"So, after Shi Xu's death, the old slave sent Shi Xu's concubine to Yuan Chao's bed." Chen Zhong's voice was very soft, but the intention was very sinister.

Shi Xu died, and his concubine appeared on Yuan Chao's bed.

These things are not well explained.

It didn't take much for the imperial court to think that Yuan Chao had killed Shi Xu and robbed his concubine.

Yuan Chao had no way out, and could only go the same way as the Tianyin Sect until the dark.

"Yuan Chao is the Sima of Muzhou, so the soldiers of Muzhou can also be controlled by my sect." Zhang Wanyu was keenly aware of another benefit in this matter.

Although the Tianyin Sect has controlled Muzhou, there are still many people who are unwilling to join them.

Some of these people are hiding in the countryside, some are hiding in the mountains, and some have already been thrown into prison...

There are not a few of these people, and the Tianyin Sect has been sending people to watch them before.

If Yuan Chao reversed his position, then the positions of these people would also be affected.

At this time, the power of the Tianyin Sect to stare at these people can be drawn out, and these people can also join the camp of the Tianyin Sect.

As one ebbs and the other rises, the power possessed by the Tianyin Sect suddenly increases a lot.

"Of course, this old slave promised Yuan Chao that after taking Wuzhou, Shi Xu would die of illness, and Yuan Chao would become the governor of Muzhou, and maybe we would let him be the emperor. After a while, your eldest brother will take over. Him. In this way, the inheritance can be considered orderly, at least internally and externally, it can be explained to the past." Chen Zhong's words revealed the plan of Tianyin Sect.

Zhang Wanyu nodded slightly, looked at Chen Zhong, and asked with some uncertainty: "I'm afraid this Yuan Chao is not an ambitious guy. If he refuses at that time... we must be careful of his power expanding too fast."

"Young master, this is the last thing to worry about. Once there is an incident, he will lead his troops to issue certificates..."

……

In a dark room, Li Xuan sat alone in the room.

The windows are open, and the crescent moon is like a hook.

A cup of tea was placed on the side table.

Li Xuan raised her head and looked out of the window, there was Qianniuwei guarding the gate of the courtyard.

But in the courtyard, there are many hidden Nanchang Fuwei that people can't see.

Li Xuan's safety is definitely not a problem.

Chen Zhong.

Li Xuan thought about this person lightly.

I have to admit that when Li Xuan captured Meiling Pass, he killed and wounded nearly [-] Tianyin followers.

But very few of these people actually died in his hands.

But many of them died in Wuzhou because of his layout.

So much so that until now, the existence of Tianyin Sect in Wuzhou has been weakened to the limit.

Now, Li Xuan took down Meiling Pass again, choking the vital point of Tianyin Sect's southward movement.

He has now become a thorn in the side of the empress.

After pondering for a while, Li Xuan suddenly said, "Come here..."

……

At six quarters of Yin time, Li Xuan, who was asleep, suddenly opened his eyes.

In an instant, a soft hey suddenly sounded in the corner of the room.

In an instant, a sword light shot straight out from the bed and fiercely shot into the corner.

With a soft "ding", the long sword flew upside down in a blink of an eye, and shot straight at Li Xuan who was on the bed.

But at this moment, Li Xuan seemed to have predicted it in advance.

The whole person sat calmly and indifferently, and the long sword had already flashed past his ear.

With a sound of "Duo", it pierced the sword behind Li Xuan.

"Choke!" The sword blade like autumn water was pulled out three inches, reflecting Li Xuan's cold eyes.

"interesting!"

(End of this chapter)