Horse on the World

Chapter 688 Betrayal
Sitting on the high balcony of the Imperial City Guest House, Shang Haibo's lonely shadow was elongated by the moonlight. It was already the third day of living here. Shang Haibo believed that he was the only one living in the entire Guest House, and The others are either guarding imperial guards from the Imperial City, or staff members dressed as various people.In the past few days, Yuan Fang was the only one who came to the guest house every day.

Footsteps sounded behind him, there was no need to turn around, it must be Yuan Fang.

The strange thing is that when Yuan Fang came in today, he didn't greet warmly, but walked a bit heavily, and stopped behind Shang Haibo.

Shang Haibo didn't look back, nor did he speak.But in my heart, I was thinking about what the other party would say today?These days, every time Yuan Fang came here, he would repeat over and over again how much Emperor Tianqi valued him, that's why he went out of his way to kidnap him from Dingzhou, etc. Shang Haibo couldn't blame himself for being able to memorize it. Yuan Fang is a good spy chief, but not a good lobbyist, Shang Haibo sneered in his heart.

"Mr. Shang, I'm sorry!" Yuan Fang's voice behind him was low.

Shang Haibo's heart skipped a beat, apologizing, what is there to be sorry for, an ominous premonition suddenly surfaced in his heart, he turned his head abruptly, "What's wrong with Huan'er?" The purpose is self-evident, it is to use the old wife and only son to divert the followers from Dingzhou. Shang Haibo is not worried about the safety of his son and wife. In his opinion, they are not in great danger. Luoyang Tianqi wants to use his own , will not harm them, and the fact that I have a strong relationship with Dingzhou will not be detrimental to them.

Shang Haibo silently handed him a stack of mansion newspapers, Shang Haibo took it with some doubts, the Dingzhou mansion newspaper was actually a Dingzhou mansion newspaper.

"We got this from Dingzhou and sent it through a secret channel. It's been a few days, and there was some delay on the way, so it's only here now. After I saw it, I sent it to Mr. Shang as soon as possible. Mr. Shang, I'm sorry. I never imagined that things would turn out the way they are now."

Shang Haibo's hands trembled slightly, of course he recognized the residence newspaper in Dingzhou, after only reading a few lines, his heart almost stopped beating, and the residence newspaper in his hand fell to the ground.

The old wife died, the only son died, and the loyal old servant also died. He was the only one left in the Shang family.

Shang Haibo sat down on the chair, crying, "Son, I killed you! Ma'am, you have been wandering with me for half your life, and you just went like this after a few days of good times. Since then, I have followed myself, and I didn't end up well."

Hearing Shang Haibo's muttering, Yuan Fang retreated silently.

In the Qianqing Palace, after Yuan Fang kowtowed, he lowered his hands and stood at the lower head of Tianqi.

"Well, how is he feeling?"

Yuan Fang smiled slightly and said, "Today I went to light the last fire. The entire Shang family was killed by Dingzhou. I believe it will touch Shang Haibo."

The corner of Tian Qi's mouth turned up, "Shang Haibo is an extremely smart person, so it's not impossible that he can't guess that it was you who did it!"

Yuan Fang nodded, "He is very intelligent, of course he can think about all kinds of possibilities, but Dingzhou has been making footnotes for this matter for a while, which saves us a lot of trouble. After Yan revealed his whereabouts, along the way, Shang suffered at least dozens of assassinations, and the many methods were eye-opening for the old minister. The fierce battle in Beijing three days ago showed that Dingzhou did not take its place. His life is not going to stop, I think Shang Haibo's psychological defense line has become very weak, and if he gets the news of the death of the Shang family today, his mentality is very likely to collapse. As long as he bows to His Majesty Head, it won't be a problem in the future."

Tian Qi laughed, "You're right, as long as he bows his head to me now and is willing to do things for the court, then even if he finds out that it was you who did it, he will only put the blame on you, not I will go back to Dingzhou again.”

"What Your Majesty said is very true. Shang Haibo is a person who is eager to make a big mark in the history books. Such a person is indeed extremely talented, but it is also their biggest weakness, that is, they will never be lonely. Once If there is an opportunity, they will definitely seize it, and now his persistence is nothing more than some moral constraints, and what we are doing now is to take off his coat one by one, and let him stand naked in the world."

"Shang Haibo like this will be even more terrifying." Tian Qi smiled and said, "Because he has already taken the last step."

Yuan Fang nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty, you need such a person now."

Eunuch Huang walked in, "Your Majesty, General Qu please see me!"

Yuan Fang quickly stood up and was about to say goodbye, Tian Qi waved his hand, "Sit down and listen, I invited Qu Yongjie to discuss the war in Xingzhou, and Li Qing became furious and fought in Xingzhou."

"Your Majesty, Zhou Tong sent an urgent message from Xingzhou. The Qinling defense line Xiaoaihe has fallen. The Dingzhou Army's Guan Xinglong Department has protruded from Xingzhou for nearly a hundred miles. The Qinling defense line is in danger!" Qu Yongjie's face was a little anxious. Huge military pressure, if there is another problem in Xingzhou, it will be a lot of fun.

"Guan Xinglong, is that one-armed general praised by Li Qing as the one-armed general who is the only general of Guan?" Tian Qi was quite interested, "How did he break through the defense line of Xiaoai River? Now, the Xiaoaihe line of defense is Zhou Tong's own direct line of troops, the combat power is extremely strong, and the two sides were evenly numbered, how could they be broken by the opponent so quickly?"

Qu Yongjie reported the details of Xiaoaihe's battle one by one with a wry smile, and sighed: "This Guan Xinglong's calculations are not revealing, even if the last general is there, if the number of the two sides is equal, maybe he will be fooled. Definitely Zhou Zuxun, the guard of Xiaoaihe, was desperate, and led the remaining [-] Qinzhou soldiers to surrender."

Tian Qi's face was gloomy, "We have so many troops, but we are bound everywhere. Zhou Tong has gathered nearly 20 troops in Xingzhou. Could it be that there are more than [-] people in Guan Xinglong, so he panicked?"

Qu Yongjie had to explain for Zhou Tong, "Your Majesty, although Zhou Tong has more than [-] troops, they are really inferior. Apart from the Qinzhou soldiers and the troops of the capital battalion, the local troops in other states used to be a little bit Unbearable, in a short period of time, it was very difficult for Zhou Tong to complete the integration and achieve the prohibition. In order to match Quanguan Xinglong's offensive in Xiaoaihe, Guo Shanfeng also put on a large-scale offensive in several other directions. We basically judged that it was a bluff, but the problem is that Zhou Tong had to take precautions, otherwise, once the other party's bluff saw our flaws, it would definitely change from false to real. As a difficult general, Zhou Tong has to be careful!"

"There are many famous generals in Dingzhou. Is Li Qing really a bit of a stone face? Before this time, they were just bandits, and Wang Qinian and others were just soldiers. But why, our army met these people. Are you tied up everywhere and passively beaten?" Tian Qi looked up to the sky and sighed.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing that Qu Yongjie was embarrassed, Yuan Fang uttered a voice to relieve him, "It's not that our generals are incapable, but that there is indeed a gap in military strength between the two sides. Effectively integrated into a whole, it is inevitable that there will be problems when fighting. First, and second, Dingzhou military equipment is indeed incomparable to us. Their armor, weapons, and heavy military equipment are so sharp that people Thirdly, the Dingzhou army has been fighting non-stop over the years. Do you still remember what Li Qing said when he entered the capital? The real elite soldiers are not trained, but fought. Their generals , as His Majesty said, Wang Qinian and others were honed from the blood of countless soldiers on the battlefield. This is very different from most of our generals who read military books. Books are dead, but they are From the real-life experience learned on the battlefield, we will naturally suffer when we fight against each other in the first day of junior high school, but after a long time, once our generals adapt to their style of play, the situation will inevitably reverse, Your Majesty need not worry."

"The question is, when will our generals really be able to practice? Could it be that they will learn how to deal with their opponents when Li Qing is under the city of Luoyang? At that time, what else do I need them to do?" Tian Qi said angrily.

"Your Majesty, calm down!" Qu Yongjie and Yuan Fang bowed together and said, "The Battle of Xingzhou was nothing but Li Qing's act of revenge. The prohibition policy implemented in Dingzhou has achieved initial results, and this time King Ning of the South has rarely stood with us and implemented various restrictive policies in Dingzhou. Li Qing's top priority now is to solve the economic and people's livelihood problems in the area under his jurisdiction. It is impossible to start a war inside."

"I'm very worried that Li Qing will take advantage of the autumn harvest to start a war and use war to support war. You must know that the barbarians he conquered are very familiar with the way the barbarians used to be." Tian Qi said worriedly.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, General Zhou Tong of Xingzhou will definitely take precautions, Xiao Aihe will be lost, but the Dingzhou army will only stop after advancing for more than a hundred miles. If it is perfect, it will definitely be able to defend against the enemy outside of Xingzhou. If Your Majesty is worried, I will go to Xingzhou myself!"

Tian Qi waved his hand, "Let Zhou Tong deal with it by himself, Yongjie, you must pay close attention to the expansion of the capital camp, first select the elite from all over the country, and then form the capital camps around the capital, once formed, they will be sent to Youyan, we will be like Li Clearly, let them see the blood!"

"Yes!" Qu Yongjie bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Qiu is progressing smoothly in the land of Youyan. Now all the strongholds around Xiegu have fallen into our hands. Lord Qiu surrounded Xiegu and forced Xiao Yuanshan to dispatch all the main forces. Entering the inclined valley, and the people in the area under its jurisdiction are in dire straits, civil strife is frequent, and it is already crumbling."

"When can we take the Inclined Valley?" Tianqi asked.

"I can't tell!" Qu Yongjie hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth, "Qiu Houye wrote a letter the day before yesterday, saying that he found that Youyan had obtained a large amount of Dingzhou military equipment. If he attacked by force, the loss would be too great. Therefore, he I want to guess the long-term siege and drag down the opponent."

Yuan Fang added: "That's right, Xiao Yuanshan exchanged the support of a large number of military equipment in Dingzhou with the Xiangshan Mansion. If we attack Xiegu hard, we may lose too much. The Xiegu itself is extremely dangerous, and Xiegu City is also very dangerous. The new fort built by the Dingzhou Army is extremely difficult to attack."

"It's Li Qing again!" Tian Qi thumped his seat in hatred, "If this son is not eliminated, the world will be restless!"

In the guest house, Shang Haibo had been sitting on the balcony for a whole night, completely motionless.He hates it in his heart!Running around for half his life, accomplishing nothing, suddenly met Hualong, his abilities were brought into full play, and he became famous all over the world, but he made a wrong step and lost everything. In the end, he ended up as an old man in a rural area, in a private school in the country. I thought that was the end of it After spending the rest of her life, she didn't expect that she would still be missed by others, so that her family was destroyed, her family was destroyed, and her wife and children were separated.

Is this his destined ending?Shang Haibo hates, he hates why Tian Qi misses him, he hates why Li Qing is so ignorant of his old love, he is so desperate to kill him, he hates the sky, the earth, and people.Two lines of tears, wet clothes, dew has already soaked the whole body, but he is still like a sculpture, sitting on the terrace, looking in the direction of Dingzhou, the body of the old wife's only son and loyal servant should have been hastily buried at this time In the mass grave, right?The Dingzhou people must be gnashing their teeth and scolding themselves as a traitor now.

A round of morning sun rises, thousands of rays of sunlight fall down, and the crystal dew drops turn into water one after another, and suddenly disappear under the sunlight. Four strong men carried a soft couch and walked onto the terrace of the guest house , gently placed the soft couch beside Shang Haibo, the people on the soft couch waved their hands, and the strong men on all sides retreated silently.

"Your heart, I understand!" The visitor looked at the scorching sun that had just jumped into the sky, and said softly.

Shang Haibo turned his head slowly, with a hint of surprise on his face, "Chen Xiyan?"

"It's the old man!" Chen Xiyan leaned halfway on the soft couch, his face was sallow, and he looked like he was not recovering from a serious illness.

"I suggest to His Majesty that it is my attention to get you to Luoyang." Chen Xiyan said slowly.

Shang Haibo's eyebrows slowly stood up, and his eyes began to burn with anger. Chen Xiyan was not afraid, and looked directly at his opponent, "I thought that my broken body would not be able to drag you into Beijing, but I didn't expect Commander Yuan to be really extraordinary. , invited you here so soon, so that I can meet you." Chen Xiyan turned his eyes back from Shang Haibo's face, looked at the sky, and under the sunlight, the mist that shrouded Luoyang It was dissipating at an extremely fast speed, and the magnificent panorama of Luoyang was gradually presented in front of the two of them.

"Look, what a beautiful city, what a majestic river and mountain. It's a pity that this magnificent mountain and river is being ravaged and the people are living in dire straits. Mr. Shang, we are all people who read the books of sages and sages. Have you ever felt it?"

Shang Haibo said coldly: "The mountains and rivers are broken, and the people are in dire straits. It is because the king has no virtue and the ruler is incompetent."

Chen Xiyan smiled bitterly, "I admit that the prime minister is incompetent. I have been in power for more than ten years, and I have seen that the great Chu is in decline, and there is nothing I can do. Mr. Shang's censure is not unreasonable, but the king is virtuous. Mr. Shang, since His Majesty took the throne, what has happened Where there is no virtue, I should ask Mr. Shang to teach me a thing or two!"

Shang Haibo opened his mouth, and was suddenly speechless. At the beginning of Tianqi's accession to the throne, the world was already in chaos. Aristocratic families and powerful families each dominated one side, and the central government's orders could not travel hundreds of miles from Luoyang. I really can't say anything, but on the contrary, Tianqi is still a very diligent emperor. The current appearance of Dachu is just hard to return. All kinds of conflicts have accumulated, and there has been a total outbreak.

"You brought me to Luoyang and ruined my family, are you satisfied now?" Shang Haibo stared at him and said.

"I don't want to kill Boren. Boren died because of me. In this matter, I have no shirkable responsibility. But Mr. Shang, I don't have a few days to live. When I am under the Nine Springs, I will naturally ask Ling Madame and Young Master apologized in person, and Mr. Shang, you should know what I mean by asking you to come to Luoyang?"

"To persuade you to surrender?" Shang Haibo laughed.

"No!" Chen Xiyan shook his head, "You were demoted in Dingzhou, a commoner, and now you have severed your friendship with Li Qing. You entered the court, not a betrayal, but Li Qing who gave up on you first. Yu Gong, you I don’t owe him anything for helping Li Qing conquer such a great country. For selfishness, he ordered to kill your family members. During this journey, he even wanted to kill you several times. I think you have also felt it. I have written a letter to Your Majesty, Mr. Rushang Interestingly, Da Chu's next Chief Assistant will be you, Mr. Shang."

Shang Haibo suddenly turned his head and looked at Chen Xiyan.

"Learn the dragon slaying technique and sell it to the emperor's family. Mr. Shang, isn't that what you and I dreamed when we were young? Although Da Chu is in turmoil now, his luck is not over. His Majesty gave up his fame and position, hid behind the scenes, and successfully served Da Chu. Chu earned a slight advantage. From the time when the rich and powerful families dominated each side, to the current three-point world, Luoyang is the strongest. Mr. Shang can assist Li Qing from scratch to become one of the three great powers. Now Luoyang is The foundation is strong, with the help of Mr. Shang, it will be reborn, the world will be ruled, the world will be restored, and the people will be restored. Mr. Shang, why are you still hesitating?"

In the afternoon, outside the guest house, Yuan Fang hurried over, "Master Chen is inside?"

An official at the Guest House nodded yes. "Master Chen is seriously ill, how can he still go out here? If Shang Haibo speaks rudely, wouldn't it make Master Chen even more sick?" Yuan Fang complained, while speeding up his pace.Just when he walked in, he saw that Chen Xiyan had already been carried out by four attendants.

"Master Chen!" Yuan Fang hurried up to greet Chen Xiyan.

Chen Xiyan waved his hand vigorously, "Lord Yuan, there is no need to be too polite. You don't have to go in, let him be quiet for a while!"

Hearing Chen Xiyan's words, Yuan Fang's face immediately brightened with joy, "Master Chen, you're done? You are worthy of being the chief assistant of my Great Chu, and you will succeed soon."

Chen Xiyan grinned silently, and whispered to Yuan Fang: "Master Yuan, if there is no accident, I predict that Shang Haibo will definitely join His Majesty, but this is not a good thing for you."

Yuan Fang was stunned, and Chen Xiyan continued: "Shang Haibo is a very smart person, after a long time, he will definitely guess something, you should be careful at that time."

Yuan Fang immediately understood what Chen Xiyan was talking about, and he couldn't hide what he was doing from the old man, so he gave a long bow and said, "Mr. Even if something unexpected happens to Yuan in the future, there is nothing to regret. Besides, Yuan is not a kind person, so how could he take it lightly."

Chen Xiyan nodded, patted the soft couch lightly, and the four big men strode away.

In the guest house, Shang Haibo was still sitting on the chair blankly. Seeing the sun slanting to the west and gradually sinking into the mountains in the distance, Shang Haibo stood up abruptly, straightened his clothes, and knelt down facing the west. And Longzhi performed three kneeling and nine knocking salutes, then stood up and strode into the hall.

"From today on, Dingzhou is my worst enemy!" Shang Haibo shouted in his heart.
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Some book friends have been talking about the plot before. In fact, as important figures in the rise of Dingzhou, whether it is Shang Haibo, Qingfeng, or Lu Yiming, how can these important figures be as shown in the previous books? Just sink like that?They will burst out more intense sparks in the future.Shang Haibo's defection will cause a huge change in the structure of the three powerhouses in Chu. How will Li Qing in Dingzhou respond?The following plot will enter the last volume of this book.

(End of this chapter)