Chapter 163 Jin丨Exclusively published by Jiang Wenxue (35,000 nutrient solution plus additional updates)

When Gong Jiu regained consciousness, he discovered that this was not his residence, but his brother's own yard.

His eldest brother came out from there and appeared in front of everyone without hesitation.

He had just been injured, and his brother was distressed and was particularly talkative.

Gong Jiu naturally couldn't say something to spoil the fun and make his brother unhappy at this time. He glanced at Xiao He and found that Xiao He had been absent-minded today and was obviously worried.

Could it be that his eldest brother made things difficult for her?

His eldest brother has always been considerate of his servants and would never do such a thing.

It was Xiao He herself who was guilty.

After changing clothes, Gong Jiu looked at his elder brother: "How long have I been unconscious?"

Yu Qi: "From the time Xiao Mian chased me out to now, it has been about two hours." Gong Jiu

nodded.

Yu Qi seemed to have something to say, but was afraid of hurting his brother's feelings, so he hesitated: "Lian'er."

Gong Jiu and his brother had a tacit understanding, and he knew what he was going to say without having to say it.

His expression turned cold, then softened, and he said aggrievedly: "Brother, are you going to speak for Pei Rui again?"

Yu Qi: "Xiao Mian was too heavy-handed, which was wrong, but he did it for me, so how can I blame him too much?"

Gong Jiu finally figured out the cause and effect.

In addition to Xiao He, only Xie Heng knew that he and his elder brother had exchanged identities. But Pei Rui and Xie Heng came together at that time. Pei Rui did not notice anything wrong that day, and it is very likely that he realized it later.

He went to check on his brother and saw his imprisoned brother. He intended to let his brother out, which is why he was so hostile when he showed up.

In his brother's eyes, he was not wronged at all, and everything was his own fault.

Thanks to Pei Rui's heavy attack, which made him look seriously injured, he was able to get his brother's mercy at this time.

Gong Jiu did not refuse to give in, he said obediently: "I know."

System: [Your brother seems to have become a different person, could it be someone else who is pretending to be him?]

Xue Chen: [Stupid.]

System: [This is a very reasonable guess! Can't you just talk nicely and not attack me right away? 】

【Sorry, it's a conditioned reflex. 】 Xue Chen, 【My brother's attitude has changed, not because he has suddenly become considerate, but because he is out of ideas and has no other tricks, so he can only give in. 】

Gong Jiu was reluctant to hurt Xue Chen, the only thing he could do was to lock him up.

But Xue Chen had made a lot of friends, even if Pei Rui hadn't taken action, someone else would have taken him away from that small courtyard.

System: 【He can still go crazy in front of you and beg you to whip him. 】

Xue Chen sneered: 【If he really dared to do that, I would still look up to him. How could I have such a cowardly brother? I really can't stand him. 】

After saying that, Yu Qi smiled and said to Gong Jiu: "With my current body, what difference does it make where I live? You have gotten what you wished for."

Gong Jiu: "No! I have absolutely no intention of harming Big Brother!"

Yu Qi: "I'm not blaming you, I just don't want you to worry so much."

Gong Jiu suddenly panicked: "Don't you care about me anymore?"

Yu Qi shook his head: "I don't have the energy anymore."

Xue Chen: [I'm really impressed by this bastard. He is unhappy when I usually care about him, and he locked me up in return. Now that I don't care about him, he is still unhappy.]

System: [You really don't care about him anymore?]

Xue Chen: [How is that possible? Yu Qi said this, what does it have to do with Xue Chen? Didn't Xiao Qi and I exchange identities just to catch him ourselves?]

System: [Catch whom? 】

Xue Chen: [My brother.]

System: [Isn’t your brother at home?]

Xue Chen: [He will be gone in a few days. I will follow him as soon as he comes out.]

System: [Is that so... Isn’t it too much that you have been pretending to be sick these days? Your brother is scared to death. Your father must be worried too.]

Xue Chen: [It’s okay. I will be fine after my brother leaves.]

System: […]

Xue Chen: [Are you cursing me in your heart again?]

System aggrieved: [Don’t slander me. What can I curse you for?]

Xue Chen: [You are cursing me for having a brother complex.]

System: [Is brother complex an insulting word? Didn’t you admit that you have a brother complex a long time ago?]

Xue Chen: [That’s true.]

System: [Then why are you willing to be locked up by your brother? You had guessed that this would happen before. At that time, you said that it would never come to this. How come you are so perverted now? 】

Xue Chen: [You said you didn't scold me! ]

System: [...]

Xue Chen: [I am perverted. I like being locked up by him. What can you do? ]

System: [...]

Xue Chen: [And I am giving him a chance. I have given him the power to choose. He can withdraw at any time and stop hurting me, but he didn't. ]

System: [Then you must be very tired. ]

The system knows how much he cares about Gong Jiu. Although he keeps scolding Gong Jiu, everything the vests do is to win back his brother.

But Gong Jiu has disappointed him again and again.

It suddenly realized that the emotions that Xue Chen "performed" might not all be acting.

He would also feel sad and frustrated, but Xue Chen doesn't like to complain and never expresses this emotion.

Xue Chen: [I've already said that I expected this. Sometimes I persecute him too badly, and I still feel a little psychologically burdened. He does such excessive things, and I can bully him openly. I feel happy just thinking about it.] System:

[……]

Abnormal thinking is indeed different from that of ordinary people.

Xue Chen: [Who can be trapped in my brother's yard? That is to say, I am willing to cooperate with him. If I hadn't pretended to be sick, it would be unreasonable for him to successfully lock me up.]

System: [……]

You've worked so hard. You pretended to be sick just to be imprisoned by him.

System: [Then why did you get out?]

Xue Chen: [I'm tired of it. This kind of thing is fine for a few days, but it gets boring after a while.]

System: [……]

Gong Jiu is confused!

What do you mean by twins' telepathy? Your brother has played you like this, and you haven't even noticed it yet!

The filter of the best brother in the world is too thick!

The longer Xue Chen talked to the system, the longer Yu Qi and Gong Jiu remained silent.

Gong Jiu didn't know how to respond, because he knew very well that his brother was telling the truth, and his brother was calm and frank, and didn't need his comfort at all.

Yu Qi said to Xiao He, "Go call Xiao Mian over."

Xiao He: "Yes."

After a while, Pei Rui followed Xiao He in from outside.

He did not take a day off today, he just came back to bring food to Xue Chen.

Because he injured Gong Jiu, he stayed in the mansion instead of returning to the Shenhou Mansion.

Pei Rui tilted his head and quickly came to Gong Jiu: "Second brother."

Gong Jiu was silent.

Yu Qi said softly: "Xiao Mian, did you hurt Ren'er?"

Pei Rui: "He was hiding beside, like an assassin, secretly watching the eldest brother. I didn't know it was him, so I hit him harder."

Gong Jiu sneered: "If you knew it was me, would you show mercy?"

Pei Rui: "Yes, when you were beaten..."

Gong Jiu: "Pei Rui!"

Yu Qi noticed something strange and glanced at Gong Jiu: "Xiao Mian, don't If you are not afraid of him, finish your words.

Pei Rui: "He screamed miserably when he was beaten."

Gong Jiu secretly gritted his teeth. He knew very well that Pei Rui did it on purpose, but in front of his elder brother, he could not refute and could only admit: "He is right. I am afraid of pain. I have no grace when I was beaten. I don't want to be seen by my elder brother."

System: [You two are really brothers. His words are too much like yours when you are fooling people.]

Xue Chen: [After all, he is the child I taught hand in hand.]

System: [... Where is your bottom line! How can you say anything!]

Xue Chen: [I just thought about it in my heart, but I didn't really say it, and I didn't really do it. Is this not okay? You are really nosy.]

System: [...] You only harmed me, right?

Yu Qi thought of the grievances he suffered on the Nameless Island. He felt a little distressed, but more helpless. "Since you are afraid of pain, why do you do those things? You don't have to endure some pain."

Gong Jiu: "Brother, I can listen to you on other things, but not on this one."

Pei Rui: "What is it?"

Gong Jiu: "It has nothing to do with you."

Yu Qi: "Xiao Mian, you didn't recognize the second brother and hurt him accidentally. This is not your fault, but you shouldn't have knocked him unconscious and left him in the grass by the roadside. It's cold now. If it weren't for Ren'er's deep internal strength, if it were anyone else, they would be lying there covered in wounds and would probably be half dead. You were wrong in this matter, you should apologize to the second brother."

Pei Rui: "I'm sorry, second brother."

System: [You are so perfunctory. Gong Jiu must be very angry. 】

Xue Chen: [Of course I know, he hopes that I can make things difficult for Xiao Mian, but Xiao Mian is me, and I am not sick, and I am not looking for trouble for myself. It is his blessing to be treated perfunctorily by me. Others can't have it even if they want it. 】

System: [……] Who wants this!

Gong Jiu looked indifferent, glanced at his brother's expression, and restrained the idea of ​​​​making things difficult for Pei Rui: "We are all brothers, I will forgive you this time. I just hope there won't be a next time."

He has been knocked unconscious by Pei Rui several times!

Pei Rui: "We'll talk about next time next time."

"You..." Gong Jiu suppressed the anger in his heart and looked at his brother, "Brother, look at him."

Yu Qi: "Xiao Mian, how can you talk to your brother like this?"

Pei Rui: "I'm sorry, second brother."

Gong Jiu: "..."

The "I'm sorry" in front is actually a verb, right?

Yu Qi spent a long time dealing with his two younger brothers, and the conflict between them became more serious.

He was satisfied and let Pei Rui and Gong Jiu leave.

Gong Jiu and Pei Rui walked out of the room and glared at him.

The blind boy was very sharp and tilted his head: "Don't force me to hit you."

Gong Jiu: "You should let your brother see your face now."

Pei Rui: "No matter what I do, my brother will like me."

Gong Jiu: "Then don't pretend in front of your brother in the future."

Pei Rui: "No."

Gong Jiu sneered: "You obviously don't dare."

Pei Rui: "It's not that I don't dare, it's that will make you more angry. I'm not happy if you cause trouble for me. I'm happy if you get angry."

Gong Jiu : "Pei Rui! You'd better know that this is my home!"

Pei Rui: "I have joined this family."

Gong Jiu: "In this case, you should abide by the rules. As a younger brother, you should respect your elder brother. I advise you to be more respectful."

Pei Rui: "Do you respect your elder brother?"

Gong Jiu: "Of course."

Pei Rui: "Then why did you lock up my elder brother? And feed him some harmful medicine."

Gong Jiu clenched his fist and swung it hard at Pei Rui's cheek.

Pei Rui didn't know Qinggong, and even though he was intuitive and retreated in time, he still couldn't completely avoid it and was hit by this punch.

He was stunned, and felt Gong Jiu's second punch. He quickly stepped back, pushed the door open, and ran to Yu Qi: "Second brother hit me!"

Gong Jiu was furious: "Pei Rui! Don't hide if you dare!"

Pei Rui touched his cheek: "Brother, it hurts."

Yu Qi looked at the wound on his face, "Go get some medicine."

Xue Chen: [My brother is too easy to be teased.]

System: [Are you asking too much of him?]

Xue Chen: [He is the overlord of a region, the prince of Taiping, and my brother. He is a perverted villain who is more powerful than the protagonist. Of course, I have to ask a little more of him.]

System: […]

Xiao He brought the medicine over. Yu Qi rubbed the plaster in her palm and wiped Pei Rui's face. Seeing the change in Pei Rui's expression, she said with emotion: [These eyes really helped a lot in playing the role of a nuclear idiot. Although Xiao Mian's heart was calm, her pupils would still change a little when she was stimulated by the outside world. She looked confused and cute.]

System: [Xiao Mian is already very cute. Pei

Rui grabbed Yu Qi's sleeve: "Brother, it itches."

Yu Qi: "Just bear with it."

System: [Haven't you been acting perfunctorily? Why are you in the mood to add drama?

Xue Chen: [Didn't you notice? I'm giving my brother a hint.]

System: [What hint?]

Xue Chen: [When Xiao Mian first came, he went to my brother after entering the house and only greeted my brother. And he never called me "big brother". When he mentioned "big brother" in the conversation, he was referring to the past. Facing Yu Qi, Xiao Mian called him "brother".]

System: [Didn't you say you would tell him after the original body came back?]

Xue Chen: [Don't worry, my brother won't find out. He will only think that Xiao Mian has become more of a green tea. 】

System: [……]

Xue Chen: [Xiao Mian didn't lie to him. How good was she to him? Why didn't he like Xiao Mian?]

System: [……]

Gong Jiu was very angry: "Brother, why did you attack him without even asking me?"

Yu Qi said calmly: "It's just that matter."

Gong Jiu was stunned: "He was the first to speak rudely."

Yu Qi: "Did he speak rudely, or was he standing up for me?"

Gong Jiu was speechless.

In the final analysis, it was because he was reluctant to give up the Nameless Island. All the conflicts came from this. This was a matter between him and his brother, and Pei Rui should not be dragged into it.

Gong Jiu looked at Yu Qi deeply: "I understand. After I have dealt with the things outside, I will come to apologize to big brother in person. Big brother, take care of yourself, I'm leaving."

Yu Qi: "Do you have to go?"

"Yes." Gong Jiu smiled, "If Pei Rui hadn't broken my plan, I would find Yu Qi and ask him to pretend to be you and take you away. But now, it seems unnecessary. Maybe now is the best situation. At least after we part, big brother won't be angry with me anymore."

Yu Qi looked cold: "How do you know that after leaving this time, I will still want to see you again?"

Gong Jiu: "Because I know that big brother cares about me very much. Even if he says he doesn't want to, he still misses you in his heart. Just like me to big brother."

Yu Qi lowered his eyes: "Go."

Gong Jiu bent down, saluted him deeply, turned around and left the courtyard.

At the same time, Xue Chen, who was sitting with Xie Heng and eating melon seeds, threw the melon seed shells in his hand into the brazier, picked up the cloak on the hanger, wrapped himself up, put on the hood of the cloak, and only half of his pale face was exposed.

He opened the door and walked out into the north wind.

Gong Jiu realized that continuing to get along with his brother would only deepen their contradictions. Without stopping for a moment, he notified his men, prepared the carriage, and left from the side door of the palace.

Xue Chen kept a distance from them and followed along the wheel prints.

Qingtan, holding the unsold paintings, set out from the city gate, walked in the middle of the road, and occupied most of the road.

Not long after, Gong Jiu's carriage came from behind, and the driver shouted: "Monk in front, make way!"

Qingtan hid on the side of the road, clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha, benefactor, we meet again."

His voice was neither loud nor soft, and Gong Jiu just heard it.

Gong Jiu opened the curtain and saw the calm monk in white. He said lightly: "Stop."

The carriage slowed down and slowly stopped.

Gong Jiu looked at the monk: "How do you know it's me?"

Qingtan said calmly and gently: "Except for the donor, no one else is entangled in such sins."

Gong Jiu: "Where are you going?"

Qingtan: "I travel around everywhere, I have no fixed place, and no end."

Gong Jiu: "It's freezing cold, Master, you are wearing so thin, aren't you afraid of catching a cold? Since you said we are predestined, why don't I give you a ride?"

Qingtan: "Thank you."

Qingtan was invited by Gong Jiu to get on the carriage.

He put the painting aside, took out a painting from it, and handed it to Gong Jiu with both hands: "This is for you."

Gong Jiu took it, untied the ribbon wrapped around the scroll, opened the rolled horizontal scroll, and saw a night scene, just like when they met.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, illuminating the ground. A young man in red stands under the moon, with endless black behind him, as if he came from the abyss, making his red robe look like it was stained with blood.

The night is sad and beautiful, and the artistic conception of this painting also has a different kind of beauty.

Unlike the bustling world, this beauty is lonely and cold.

Gong Jiu likes this painting very much. He admired it for a long time and put it away cherishingly: "Thank you, Master."

Qingtan smiled: "I am the one who should thank you."

Gong Jiu thought he was talking about the fact that he was inspired to create this painting. He smiled politely and said nothing.

Xue Chen wrapped in a black cloak went out of the city alone: ​​[The ward was successfully placed. I am no longer afraid that my brother will get lost.]

System: [I was wondering why you were always so slow, it turns out you were already prepared. 】

Xue Chen:【If I have to chase after you all the time, you might as well just kill me. It’s good now. With Qingtan watching, I won’t miss my brother’s actions, and I can also grasp the opportunity, so that I can show up at the right time.】

System:【The enemy is in the open, and I am in the dark. Smart.】

-

The army was stationed at the border of Xingguo. Liu Yixuan set up a few tents and sat beside them to rest, exhausted.

Tong Guan arranged several guards for him to protect his safety and take care of his daily life.

One of them was Wei Shaoning, a general on the side of King Taiping. Although his individual combat capability was not high, he was good at responding to emergencies and had great leadership talent. He was the leader of the guards. Liu Yixuan usually had more contact with him. With his deliberate approach, their relationship had become closer after a few days of marching.

Wei Shaoning brought a bowl of hot water over: "Lord Liu, drink some water to warm yourself up."

Liu Yixuan smiled at him and took the bowl.

Wei Shaoning said, "It's so cold, there's a layer of frost on the armor. I wonder if this battle can be over before the New Year."

Liu Yixuan thought for a moment, picked up a stone from the ground, and wrote: Yes.

Wei Shaoning: "The battle hasn't started yet, how did you know?"

Liu Yixuan smiled and shook his head.

At this moment, the sound of drums suddenly rang not far away, and the drumbeats were quite rapid.

Wei Shaoning turned his face away and protected Liu Yixuan behind him: "Enemy attack! Prepare to fight!"

The soldiers on the battlefield were all very alert. They had been prepared since they left the capital. Although they were a little panicked at this time, no one retreated. The soldiers gathered from all directions with weapons in hand.

Tong Guan also came out of the tent, quickly selected several generals, and ordered them to lead the troops to meet the enemy.

The military flags waved, and the formations changed, and soon the small enemy army was repelled.

Tong Guan ordered people to be alert all around, and said angrily: "Why are there Jin people here? Let Xu Guang come to see me!"

Several people entered the tent.

After a while, a soldier came out from inside, looked around, and when he saw Liu Yixuan, he hurried over and said: "Master Liu, the secret envoy asks you to come over."

Liu Yixuan stood up and entered the tent, saluted to several generals, and stood aside.

Tong Guan: "Say what you just said again."

A middle-aged man said: "The spies reported that there are a total of three Jin armies within a radius of 200 miles. The left side has the least number of people, about 3,000 people, the right side has about 5,000 people, and the middle has about 10,000 people. They form a circle and surround our army."

Tong Guan: "The Jin Kingdom is obviously well prepared, but how did they know that we would station troops here?"

Xu Guang: "Could it be that someone in the court leaked the news?"

Tong Guan: "Yixuan, you have dealt with the Jin people, you should know them better. What do you think is going on?"

Liu Yixuan glanced at Xu Guang and pointed at him.

Tong Guan: "You also think someone leaked the news? Could it be Prime Minister Cai?"

Liu Yixuan shook his head.

Xue Chen: [It's my unlucky brother.]

System: [It's him again? Didn't he just go out? Could they have made a mistake?]

Xue Chen: [Do you remember what Qingtan heard when he followed my brother?]

System: [I don't remember.]

Xue Chen asked concernedly: [Are you okay? Do you want to see a doctor? Could it be that your brain is shrinking?]

System: [...]

Xue Chen: [My brother was dealing with the people of Jin and promised them to show some appreciation. Most of the people in this army are my father's people. Who can guarantee that there are no people from my brother?]

System: [He is so bad.]

Xue Chen: [So, we can no longer ignore it. Tong Guan

: "In winter, the Jin people often burn, kill, plunder, and invade the border. They can gather so many people, they must have been transferred from other places. The Jin cavalry is brave, and the terrain around here is flat, without much shelter. This battle will be difficult."

Liu Yixuan lowered his head and thought.

Tong Guan: "Pass the order down, retreat twenty miles!"

Liu Yixuan looked at Tong Guan.

Tong Guan: "There is paper and pen in the back. There is no need to be polite when marching and fighting. If you want to say anything, just go over and write it."

Liu Yixuan sat on Tong Guan's main seat, picked up the paper and pen and wrote: The Jin people are two hundred miles away from here, and retreating twenty miles seems to make no difference. It is better to stay here and take the initiative to attack.

Tong Guan: "It's easy to say, but do you know that the Jurchens are absolutely impossible to defeat? Even if we stay here, it will only increase casualties. It is better to join forces with the troops stationed in the rear to have the strength to fight."

Liu Yixuan shook his head: We can set traps and wait for them.

Tong Guan: "Trap?"

Liu Yixuan: No matter how brave the enemy is, there are no more than 18,000 people. As long as we set traps near us, it will be enough to kill these sneaking enemy troops.

Tong Guan: "What kind of trap is so powerful?"

Liu Yixuan: The newly developed firearms in the Taiping King's army.

Tong Guan: "Is there such a thing? But we didn't bring firearms when we set out. Do we have to dispatch them from the rear?"

Liu Yixuan shook his head: Just make it now, it's not difficult.

Tong Guan looked at him steadily: "I'll leave this task to you. Are you sure you can complete it?"

Liu Yixuan nodded.

Tong Guan's eyes were sharp: "If you don't do it well, many people will die. Even if Eunuch Xu pleads for you, your life will be hard to save."

Liu Yixuan cupped his hands. Although he was small in stature and had a gentle face, he was very courageous. He looked at Tong Guan and did not retreat at all.

Tong Guan smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll leave it to you. But just in case, other things should be prepared as well."

As he spoke, he discussed with others how to withdraw the troops and request reinforcements from King Taiping.

Liu Yixuan listened for a while and roughly understood their plan.

System: [Why do I feel like there's something weird going on? Xue Chen :

The more elaborate the retreat plan is, the less aggressive the offensive will be. The generals are like this, and the soldiers are not stupid, who is willing to fight for them? But it is not Tong Guan's fault. We could have pushed forward and directly attacked the city ahead before facing the enemy. Now we are exhausted and can't even sleep well.

System: It's all your brother's fault.

Xue Chen: Right!

Gong Jiu had no intention of surrendering to the Jin Kingdom. He just wanted to take the opportunity to deal with King Taiping.

The Jin Kingdom wanted him to show his sincerity, so he had no choice but to do this.

Strictly speaking, Tong Guan was one of the "Six Thieves" and an enemy of King Taiping. Gong Jiu did this to eliminate harm for the people.

But he shouldn't have taken action at this time, and he shouldn't have used the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers as bargaining chips.

Xue Chen: [I really want to beat him to death.]

System: [I support you!]

Liu Yixuan returned to his tent and wrote down the materials he would need.

He didn't know how to make explosives, but Xie Heng did. With Xie Heng's help, Liu Yixuan only needed to follow the steps and generally wouldn't make mistakes.

The sulfur, saltpeter and other items needed were also easy to find. Liu Yixuan had already confirmed before coming that these resources were nearby and could be bought at a low price in the city.

It always takes less time for one person to go back to the city to buy materials than for hundreds of thousands of people to retreat together.

After writing down the materials, Liu Yixuan wrote a list of names, all of which were soldiers who had done blasting experiments with Xie Heng.

He handed the list to Wei Shaoning and asked him to find these people.

Wei Shaoning took a look and said, "Master Liu, do you know Young Master Xie?"

Liu Yixuan nodded.

Wei Shaoning said, "By the way, you and the eldest young master are friends, no wonder you know Young Master Xie. I'll go find someone now. Do you want to make explosives? With these people here, as long as there are enough materials, it can be made quickly."

About a quarter of an hour later, the people on the list came one after another.

Liu Yixuan had already written down what he was going to do, and showed them the paper directly. After these people finished reading one by one, they looked at Liu Yixuan with a friendly look, promising to make explosives as soon as possible.

Before the materials were delivered, Liu Yixuan asked them to dig a pit nearby. The pit had to be not only deep, but also wider, just right to block the Jin cavalry.

After the last sneak attack by the Jin people, they passed a few days in peace.

The spies kept reporting that the Jin army was marching slowly forward. It was estimated that they were not sure whether the information provided by Gong Jiu was true, and they were also waiting for the Daxing to respond, so they did not dare to move forward rashly.

The power of Xie Heng's improved explosives was still not very strong, but they were easy to manufacture and could be mass-produced. Moreover, they could burn and emit thick smoke.

Liu Yixuan made chevaux de frise and placed them behind the trap, and buried the explosives in front.

Tong Guan couldn't sit still anymore, so he sent a vanguard army to test it. After encountering the enemy, the whole army was wiped out and no one came back.

The Jin people seemed to have discovered that the Xingguo people were vulnerable. Tong Guan's reputation had always been bad. As a general, there were many rumors that he was greedy and afraid of death, which was completely different from the reputation of King Taiping. The Jin people

's momentum increased greatly, and they attacked from three directions, marched rapidly, and surrounded the Xingguo army.

Tong Guan refused to fight, only the archers hid in the back and shot and killed several cavalrymen.

The Jin people were enraged by them and rushed forward, ready to catch them all.

At this time, Liu Yixuan sent people out to harass the Jin army, pretending to flee, and lured the enemy into the trap.

When they approached the deep pit, the explosives were ignited, which were more powerful than the thunder bombs and burst into a strong light.

A row of explosives was ignited, and the Jin people were about to withdraw their troops, but they were surrounded by the Xingguo people from the rear, shooting bows and crossbows at people or horses through the thick smoke, and they couldn't even tell the location of the enemy.

The horses turned around several times after being frightened, and they couldn't even tell which direction they were facing, let alone which direction to flee.

They couldn't even tell the enemy from the friend. Some were shot off their horses and trampled by their companions' horses. Some fell into the ditch with their horses and were burned by the flames behind them.

There were wailing everywhere, the marching momentum increased greatly, and the arrows were shot more fiercely.

Liu Yixuan sat in Tong Guan's tent, leisurely burning incense and drinking tea. Tong Guan was very anxious and paced back and forth in the room.

Finally someone came in to report, Tong Guan asked anxiously: "How is the battle going?"

The man showed a happy face: "Great victory! Half of the Jin people were killed or injured, and the rest have retreated!"

Tong Guan: "Good, good."

He went outside and saw thick smoke in the distance. He ordered people to pull his horse and go to various places to check.

System: [Xiao Xie's smoke bomb is really useful.]

Xue Chen: [It's because you are too useless and can't break through the world consciousness, otherwise I would have created powerful weapons long ago.]

System: [But it's also good now.]

Xue Chen: [I have paid so much, and I deserve it.]

System: [Who would have thought that Xiao Liu, such a beautiful person, would be like this in her heart.]

Xue Chen: [Are you discriminating against me?]

System: [How dare I.]

Xue Chen: [It's better.

When Tong Guan came back, his body was dusty and his beard was also dusty. He was full of joy and walked briskly. He returned to the tent with other generals, chatting and laughing. Liu

Yixuan smiled at him.

Tong Guan said, "Yixuan, you are the first to achieve success this time. You have made an indispensable contribution to the successful repulsion of the enemy."

Liu Yixuan shook his head.

Tong Guan: "I plan to send troops to pursue the victory. What do you think?"

Liu Yixuan nodded.

Tong Guan: "Okay!"

He immediately ordered the generals to lead the troops to pursue the enemy. They must not let the enemy gather together and try their best to separate and destroy them.

Liu Yixuan did not need to participate in the march and battle. His position here was just a staff officer, responsible only for giving advice and not doing physical work.

After the generals left, Liu Yixuan went to see the situation outside.

The soldiers were busy cleaning up the bodies. After the flames burned, the air was filled with a disgusting smell. Liu Yixuan returned to his tent with a pale face.

-

"Master Jiu, the Jin people have lost."

Gong Jiu's face changed when he received the news: "Didn't we tell them in advance? How could they lose?"

The messenger said: "It is said that the Xingguo army set up an ambush specifically targeting their horses. After the cavalry broke in, they could not see anything and could only be slaughtered. Only a few people escaped."

Realizing that it had nothing to do with him, Gong Jiu relaxed: "The information I gave them was all true. Even after knowing the number of enemy troops, generals, food, and positions, they still lost. They could only be careless and underestimated the enemy."

The messenger said: "But..."

Gong Jiu: "Just say it." "

Wanyan Honglie said that you deliberately concealed the key information and deliberately revealed the weak parts, which made them misjudge the enemy's strength and end up defeated. He said that your position was uncertain and he didn't want to meet you."

Gong Jiu: "Go and tell him that I know what the Xingguo army used and I intend to sell the information. He said he wanted to buy it, and it would be better if he could offer a price that satisfies me."

The messenger left and ran into Qingtan.

Qingtan performed a Buddhist salute, watched him leave, and came to Gong Jiu.

His eyes were full of compassion: "Donor,

why do you have to be so stubborn?" Gong Jiu: "How do you know that I am so stubborn? I will definitely win. As long as I succeed, I can even become the master of the world. No matter how big the sin is, it will be a merit.

" Qingtan: "Donor, do you really think so?"

Gong Jiu: "Of course."

Qingtan: "May I ask, donor, do you still remember your original intention?"

Gong Jiu was stunned for a moment: "Of course."

Qingtan sighed: "I am afraid that in the end, even if you become the master of the world, it will still be boring. Someone is still waiting for you to go back, but the donor has already lost his way."

Gong Jiu: "What do you know?"

Qingtan: "I know that the eldest son and the prince of Taiping Palace are the best friends."

Gong Jiu: "Since you know my identity, you should know that this is my secret. Master Qingtan is a high monk, and "You have a friendship with me, it would be a pity to kill you just like that. I heard that you monks do not tell lies, and I believe that a monk like you will definitely abide by the precepts."

Qingtan smiled: "Donor, you are not a murderer."

Gong Jiu: "But there are some people that I have to kill."

Qingtan: "Donor, have you ever heard a saying?"

Gong Jiu: "What?"

Qingtan: "If all sentient beings have accumulated evil karma, I will bear all the extremely heavy sufferings they feel; so that all sentient beings can be liberated and ultimately achieve the supreme Bodhi." (Note)

Gong Jiu: "There is no Buddha in this world, let alone cause and effect. It is useless for you to tell me these things."

Qingtan: "The enlightened one is the Buddha. The prince is still lost. The reason why you know nothing is just because someone has taken on your evil karma for you."

Gong Jiu's face changed.

He has always had a good memory. When Qingtan read out this sentence, he recalled that his elder brother had also read this scripture.

He didn't believe it then, and he doesn't believe it now.

But when he heard Qingtan say this, he felt fear.

Qingtan is just an ordinary wandering monk. He didn't stay in Beijing for a long time, and he didn't have the opportunity to contact his brother. To his brother, he is just a stranger, but at this time, he said the same words as his brother did!

Is there really a will of heaven?

Xue Chen: [This fool has no understanding at all!]

System: [Ah?]

Xue Chen: [Look at his expression. He must think that I have to bear the consequences of his evil deeds. I said this to him when I was bored before. That was what I meant at that time, but he didn't believe it at all. Now Qingtan doesn't mean that anymore, but my brother actually believed it. 】

System: 【Will he stop? 】

Xue Chen: 【It depends on his worldview. It's a headache, I don't want to train him to be a Buddhist! 】

System: 【Raising a child is so difficult. 】