Chapter 359 How well can I hide?
Murong Qi wiped the dust off his face, his mouth corners stiff.
He knew that if he ran a little further he would reach the South Gate.
Outside the South City Gate was Dayu's army.
Some of them were the Black Mountain Army from Lingnan.
Oh, the army from Lingnan.
He didn't need to think to know what the third brother Murong Di had done in Lingnan over the years.
He guessed that Murong Di had been pretending to be crazy and stupid all these years.
He even helped to cover up Murong Di.
But at that time he was not doing it for Murong Di, but wanted to create a stumbling block for his mother and Murong Zhen.
He never had a happy day while in the palace.
The queen mother forced him into unspeakable pain and then kicked him away.
Since he was having a hard time, he would never let his mother have an easy time.
He would not let his mother watch his younger brother Murong Zhen ascend the throne.
He wanted to see these people unable to get what they wanted, and be as hopeless as a trapped beast as he was before.
But Murong Qi did not expect that the evil monk in the palace would kill people and the Hu people would invade.
All of a sudden, everyone in the palace disappeared.
His second brother, who slept all day, left the capital, the crown prince died, and the rest of his younger brothers were either missing or dead, and were of no consequence.
Now only he and Murong Di are left.
Murong Qi became interested.
The Murong family's rule is to be passed on, and he has more legitimate rights than Murong Di.
Therefore, when others fled the capital, he returned secretly.
Murong Qi looked like a dandy in the capital, but under this guise, he secretly accepted many people.
Others were busy forming cliques in official circles or secretly raising private armies.
The people under Murong Qi's command were all kinds of people.
The gamblers, gangsters, prostitutes in the capital... formed a network in his hands.
Among his subordinates were even many Hu people who had fled to the Central Plains for various reasons in their early years.
Therefore, this time many of his men were able to take advantage of the chaos and sneak into the Hu people's team.
It’s not that Murong Qi doesn’t want to have his own army and court power, but his ability is limited and he can’t do it.
Not every dormant person can develop a huge force like the Black Bandit Mountain or the Black Mountain Army.
Murong Qi had no soldiers or countless wealth, but he had an uneasy heart.
After he heard that Murong Ming was killed, he tentatively contacted He Tingfang.
Unexpectedly, He Tingfang readily agreed to cooperate with him.
They now have no soldiers, so they can only fight back and kill the Hu people to gain merit in order to clear their previous reputation.
At the same time, he took the opportunity of saving people to win over officials in the court.
After Dayu's army drives the Hu people out of Chang'an City and everything calms down, they will then take their time to act.
So shortly after Helian Shuchi left the city today, Murong Qi sent people to spread the word in the city that Helian Shuchi had been captured, which led Helian Bozhi to leave with the palace troops.
He could then take the opportunity to go in and rescue some court officials.
As a result, they killed the Hu soldiers in the palace and just as they reached the palace gate, the gunpowder exploded and burned everywhere.
This crazy woman Helian Shuchi actually buried so much gunpowder in the capital, and most of it was buried in the north of the city near the imperial palace.
The fire blocked the roads to the north, east and west, so they could only escape to the southern city gate.
He spent so much manpower and effort to rescue the people from the Hall of Eternal Life, but more than half of them died during the escape.
When they finally reached the South Gate, only a few people were left.
It is true that man proposes, God disposes.
I can’t calculate it. I can’t calculate it.
The hundreds of thousands of troops outside the South City Gate had not anticipated the current situation.
As Yin Li led his men to fight, they saw the Hu people roaring a few words and then scattered like birds and beasts.
He sent a group of people to pursue the victory, and the rest of the people entered Chang'an City.
The huge army had not gone far when they saw the fire coming rapidly and the gunpowder exploding, forcing them to retreat again and again.
Shortly after they left the city gate, they heard the sound of horse hooves and thought that the Hu people had returned.
Looking closely, they were several Dayu people.
Yin Li shouted, "Who is coming?"
Someone on the other side replied, "This is an official appointed by the King of Chu and the imperial court."
The appearance of Murong Qi and his group as they rushed out of the city gate was not at all impressive.
Their faces were black and their clothes were burned with holes by flying sparks.
Yin Li looked closer, but couldn't recognize who was Murong Qi.
Only after several people introduced themselves did Yin Li recognize their identities.
It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t admit it. Once he did, Yin Li swung the knife in his hand.
He cursed:
"Don't think I don't know just because I'm far away in Jiannan Road. You bastards are all selling out your country for personal gain!"
"Others have either fled or fought against the Hu people, but you dogs are living comfortably under the Hu people's control. You must have been colluding with the Hu people for a long time!"
"Especially you, He Tingfang, you old dog!"
Yin Li glared at He Tingfang and swung the knife in his hand towards He Tingfang.
He Tingfang got off his horse, panting:
"If General Yin mistakenly kills He, no one will know the truth."
Yin Li frowned and paused his movements:
"What the hell is the truth? What else can you say?"
He Tingfang took a few deep breaths, and his breathing became smoother.
"He is not a traitor seeking personal gain. He was abducted by the barbarians and was forced into a desperate situation. However, everything He did was for Dayu's sake.
"He and the King of Chu endured humiliation and painstaking planning in Chang'an, all in the hope of striking a fatal blow to the Hu people. Now, Helian Borri has been killed by the Princess of Hengyang, and Jiang Gan and Jia Kun, who feigned surrender, have also led their armies to counterattack the Hu people."
"If General Yin mistakenly kills us, it will only chill people's hearts. If General Yin doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate the situation and find out."
Yin Li's knife was on He Tingfang's neck, but He Tingfang spoke calmly, as if he was not afraid of life or death.
This made Yin Li stunned.
Yin Li removed the knife from He Tingfang's neck, but immediately ordered his men to take Murong Qi, He Tingfang and the others away:
"If I don't try you, someone else will!"
The fire in Chang'an City is still burning.
There was heavy snow outside the city and a raging fire inside.
As absurd and strange as a dream.
The soldiers put out the fire near the south gate and finally prevented the fire from spreading to the south city wall.
General Yin Li and others took a short rest in the corner tower on the city wall, waiting for others to join them.
Murong Qi, He Tingfang and others were detained in another corner tower and heavily guarded.
Murong Qi asked He Tingfang:
"Have you thought about what to say when you see Murong Di later?"
He Tingfang: "Your Highness, don't worry. I know what's going on."
Their initial reaction was the same as Yin Li's, they all believed that the person behind this was Murong Di.
He Tingfang knew Murong Di's past situation. He had endured for many years, and once he turned things around, he must have ambitions.
He was confident that he could convince Murong Di to use him.
squeak--
The door opened.
A line of soldiers came in and took He Tingfang away.
He was taken to the second floor of the corner tower.
"Go in!" The escorting soldiers tied He Tingfang's hands with ropes and pushed him in.
The room was empty, with only him in it.
There were three elm crossbow beds at the arrow raft. The cowhide strings on the capstans were loose, and the bed boards were covered with crooked "正" characters engraved on them.
The wind and snow blew in from outside, and there was no charcoal fire inside.
He Tingfang felt a little cold.
He is old and cannot stand the cold.
The bone-chilling coldness penetrated into his bones again, and his body ached slightly.
This pain was mixed with a strange sense of unease.
He Tingfang clenched his bound hands into fists.
That bad intuition, that sense of crisis suddenly appeared again.
The intense uneasiness made it difficult for him to concentrate, and it felt like a knife was about to pierce his heart.
There were very light footsteps outside the door.
A moving figure was reflected on the doors and windows.
Every time the figure took a step, the tip of the knife in He Tingfang's heart would poke out a little bit.
He closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and didn't look at the figure.
After hearing the sound of the door opening and closing, he said:
"Your Highness, the King of Yue, you are truly well hidden. I admire you."
The door is closed.
A pair of thick cloth shoes walked up to He Tingfang.
A voice as gentle as jade sounded in He Tingfang's ears:
"Master He, do you still recognize who I am?"
He Tingfang opened his eyes suddenly when he heard the voice.
In front of him was Hao Ren's face.
He Tingfang sneered: "You are from Lingnan, and it turns out that you have secretly surrendered to the new master a long time ago."
Hao Ren didn't answer, but raised his hand to his forehead, digging down with his fingertips slightly.
He picked up a thin layer of skin between his fingers and tore it off inch by inch.
Just like an actor on the stage taking off his painted mask to reveal his true face.
He Tingfang couldn't sneer anymore.
A very handsome face came into his eyes.
A face he hadn't seen in years.
Familiar yet strange.
The wind and snow outside the window were hitting the doors and windows wildly.
The knife in He Tingfang's heart was completely pierced out at this moment.
His calm expression finally shattered, revealing an expression of disbelief.
After a long while, he uttered two words with pale lips:
"Is it you?"
Hao Ren's eyes were cold:
"Master He, do you think I'm hiding well?"
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