The Grandmaster Strategist

In the twenty-fourth year of Dayong Wuwei and three years after Xinwei, Huo used his own power to disrupt the Dayong River and lakes, and blood flowed into rivers. Among them, most of the successful people are unknown, and only one person named Huo Li, Huo's adopted son, Famous in Dayong. At that time, it was not even a year since Huo Mou assassinated the King of Chu.

——"History of Shu·Ji Cheng Biography"

After thinking about it for a moment, I felt relieved. In any case, Li Hanyou has this status now. Regardless of any collusion between Fengyi Sect and King Jingjiang, these are all things in the past. Let's see how this information can help. It's a pity that Xia Jinyi's The testimony is not weighty enough, otherwise the emperor will definitely be able to deprive Li Hanyou of her princess status and confuse the royal bloodline. The crime is not a light one, but it doesn't matter. As long as General Qin believes this news, it can't be revealed easily. It has to wait until the appropriate time to expose it. Li Hanyou’s true identity.

But why didn't Li Hanyou recognize Xia Jinyi? Logically speaking, Li Hanyou's appearance should have changed more than Xia Jinyi's. I raised the question.

Xia Jinyi lowered his head, tears falling to the dust, and said: "Li Hanyou has been naturally beautiful since she was a child, and her appearance has not changed much. Moreover, the name Hanyou was originally given by herself. When we were studying together, she thought her name was rustic. , I chose this name myself, just because I was afraid that my parents would blame me, so only she and I knew about it. So when I heard this name, I felt a little suspicious in my heart, but I just didn’t dare to think that such a thing would happen, so After seeing her, the villain was sure of her identity. As for the reason why she did not recognize the villain, it was because before the age of sixteen, the villain had a dull temperament, slightly dark complexion, and a stout figure. It was completely opposite to now. Now she can have such a personality. The appearance is from when the villain followed the second master. He used secret medicine to change the skin color of the villain. He also prohibited the villain from practicing external martial arts and practiced internal martial arts instead. However, he still had the appearance he has today. Even the villain didn’t expect it.”

I couldn't help but laugh after hearing this: "Why does Master Ling Shimeng pay so much attention to his disciple's appearance?"

Xia Jinyi did not ask how Jiang Zhe knew the identity of his second mentor. In fact, he would be surprised if Jiang Zhe didn't know. He replied: "Well, the master said that his disciples can be good at martial arts, but they must be suave. At that time, the villain had given up the hope of revenge and was not willing to work hard to learn martial arts, so he was happy to learn from him. Those little tricks."

I took a deep look at Xia Jinyi and said nothing. Maybe his master had another deep meaning, but I have to investigate this in detail before I can be sure. Back to the subject, I said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness King Yong and the Crown Prince are in a life-or-death situation. Since the Fengyi Sect is affiliated with the Crown Prince, it will naturally be eradicated. Don't worry, no matter whether you have the possibility of surviving to that day, Li Hanyou It will definitely not end well. Over the past year, I didn’t want you to reveal your identity, so I never saw you. Today I only have a few moments. I know a lot about you. I will definitely not treat you poorly when you are done. , now there is something for you to do. This matter is very dangerous, and your life may be in danger. Originally, I was not prepared to let you do it, but only you can do it without knowing it. You can Be willing to take risks.”

Xia Jinyi looked calm and said: "The villain has long disregarded life and death. The prince is tyrannical. The villain knows very well that if one day he ascends the throne and becomes emperor, I am afraid that the people in the world will suffer. Although I am not a benevolent person, if I can do my best, With my meager strength, I can help His Highness King Yong seize the throne, and I will be willing to die even if I am a villain."

I looked at him deeply and handed him an emerald green silk handkerchief. Xia Jinyi took it and looked at it, his expression changed drastically, but he said nothing. I explained the arrangement in detail, and Xia Jinyi looked at me with fear and admiration at the same time, and asked: "How do you know about this, sir? I believe that everything is done strictly and no outsiders will know about it."

I just smiled and said nothing, thinking about it, I didn’t need to tell him that Xiao Shunzi sneaked into the forbidden palace and took in two disciples. Although the two poor children were still weak in martial arts, their hands and feet were nimble, and with their clever minds, they actually found out. This big secret.

Xia Jinyi didn't say anything when he saw me,

He had to put away the silk handkerchief with great care and said: "A villain can only do his best."

Seeing that he agreed, I took out a porcelain bottle and said: "There are two pills in here. When that day comes, you first take the pill wrapped in green wax. It is a heart-protecting pill. I hope that day comes." I'm afraid you will be the one who is offended, but the person ordered to kill you cannot use weapons. It is disrespectful to kill people with blood in front of the emperor. If you use fists and palms, I dare say you can save your life, and then you If you secretly take the pill inside the black wax coat, you will be cut off from life and become like a dead person. In this way, I will have a way to rescue you. Although I can't show my face from now on, I thought that you should not want to be here again today. Let the turbid officialdom go on, if you still want a future, I will definitely not treat you badly in the future."

A trace of gratitude flashed in Xia Jinyi's eyes, and he said: "Thank you, sir, for taking care of the little man's life. If the little man can avenge himself, he would not be interested in any glory or wealth. It's just that the little man hopes to see Li Hanyou's retribution in person."

I smiled lightly and said: "What's the difficulty? After the incident is completed, you get out, and I will arrange for you to hide, and you can naturally get your long-cherished wish in the future. However, things may not reach this point. If the prince refuses to take the bait, or Your life is not in danger, so you can continue to serve the prince. Remember, no matter what, you must be loyal and don't show snobbishness. If you can still stay with the prince, you can still decide how to act on your own in the future. Just remember, If you have the chance, you might as well try to drive a wedge between the prince and Lu Jingzhong."

Xia Jinyi said hesitantly: "Now that the prince has a grudge against Fengyimen and Prince Qi, it is at a time when he relies heavily on Young Master Lu. I am afraid it will not be easy to sow discord between them."

I smiled and said: "It's not that rare. Generally, talented people can't help but be arrogant. Lu Jingzhong has a sinister mind, and the prince is a narrow-minded person. As long as you praise Mr. Lu a few times for his cleverness, the prince will have something in his heart." Jealousy."

Xia Jinyi said dubiously: "The villain understands and will definitely act according to orders."

After talking about the matter, Xia Jinyi left quietly. I knew in my heart that he didn't quite believe in my judgment, but he wouldn't go against it. After all, my estrangement method did no harm to him, and a few words of praise to Lu Jingzhong would do him no harm. Woolen cloth.

Xiao Shunzi looked at my expression and said, "It's late at night. Master, should you rest here for the night, or should you go back now?"

I said tiredly: "Go back now. I don't like this place. The room is filled with the greasy smell of makeup and powder, which makes people feel uncomfortable."

Xiao Shunzi took the cloak, and after I put it on, I took the gauze, walked out of the room, and passed through the side door. There was an ordinary-looking carriage parked in the dark alley outside. Xiao Shunzi helped me get into the car. , I followed in, lowered the car curtain, and then the car started. I knew that I was protected by my guards around me. The person leading the team was Jing Chi. In the past year, he has been by my side almost every time except in the military camp. He was all rushing to follow me, and he didn't know if he was confused because I punished him by copying books.

The carriage turned left and right for a long time. It was late at night and there was almost no one on the street, so the carriage gradually picked up speed. I opened the curtains and saw the trees on the streets on both sides receding rapidly. There were six guards on horseback following closely on both sides. Knowing that Jing Chi must be behind, although they are not familiar with Chang'an Street, they also know that this place is far away from the place where I secretly met Xia Jinyi, so they can rest assured and rush on their way. For today's matter, the one who is following me is my guard. The most favored people, but they didn’t know why I was there. In fact, in order to prevent anyone from discovering my presence there, I specially arranged to meet with another person. Of course, that person had a good reason to be with me. Secret meeting. If the prince's people found out about that person, they would definitely have a headache. That person is the famous "Huo Jicheng" who has been missing for the past year.

A year ago, I ordered people to kill Huo Jicheng to silence him, but I also faked the illusion that he was still alive. This year, "Huo Jicheng" only did two things, but it caused Fengyi Sect a lot of headaches.

The first thing was that Fengyi Sect used the remnants of the Jinxiu Alliance to set up a trap, just waiting for him to fall into the trap. However, although Huo Jicheng fell into the trap as they expected, it was Fengyi who used the trick to get involved. The disciples and the masters they invited were all caught in one fell swoop. As for the tactics used, no one knew, because all that was left was a lime-pickled head, which was hung on the roadside for public display. From then on, the remaining elite members of the Jinxiu Alliance disappeared without a trace, no one was seen, and no corpse was found. Until the second thing happened two months later.

That was a very strange thing. Luoyang is a big city, and the black and white lines in the city are naturally complicated. The two aristocratic families, the Luo family and the Ding family, appear to be harmonious on the surface. They are both well-known and decent sects who respect the banner of Fengyi Clan. Secretly, But there was fierce competition, and there were also some small gangs begging for food in the cracks between the two houses. The two aristocratic families did not want to lose both sides, so they fought through these small gangs. Unexpectedly, a sudden storm shook the city of Luoyang, and the power of a small gang Suddenly it expanded rapidly and annexed a lot of those small gangs. Now the two aristocratic families could not sit idly by. They joined forces to suppress it. Who knew that the small gang would immediately defect to the Luo family. Now the Ding family was worried that the Luo family would become more powerful. If it was not good for them, they would inevitably do something secretly, but before they could take action, several important figures of the Luo family were assassinated. Naturally, the Luo family was unwilling to give up, and the Ding family only wanted the Luo family to take advantage of the opportunity. To expand their power, the two sides fought a series of bloody battles, and the second leader of the small gang was bribed by the Ding family. Luoyang City suddenly became bloody, and all industries were unrest. The seventh girl, "Furong Sword" Xie Xiaotong, arrived in Luoyang, and they were trying to resolve the issue. After everyone sat down and talked in detail, they realized that someone was instigating it, and the small gang became the target of public criticism. It was discovered that the gang leader had been assassinated in the bedroom. After careful interrogation, it was discovered that only a young man named Huo Li was missing. The gang members only knew that this boy was the gang leader's new guard. Since he came to the gang, this small gang has It has just begun to develop vigorously, and some people suspect that this young man is the strategist of the gang leader, but he is young and it is difficult for people to believe this fact.

If the matter ends like this, although it is full of doubts, we can only forget it like this. The most we can do is trace the origin of that boy. But the problem is that a secret letter was found among the gang leader's correspondence, but it was written by Huo Jicheng The letter to him contained just a few nonsensical words, and at the end, he said that he was sending his adopted son Huo Li to come and help. This letter made everyone look at each other in shock. Who would have thought that a fish that slipped through the net would have such ruthless methods?

Since then, Fengyi Sect's orders have been out in force, looking for Huo Jicheng everywhere. However, although the government and Fengyi Sect have issued strict orders to arrest Huo Jicheng, there is no news about Huo Jicheng. However, after this incident, Huo Jicheng has become a scourge second only to the Demon Sect to the Central Plains Wulin. The most frightening thing is that after he reorganized the Jinxiu Alliance, the Jinxiu Alliance is still looming, although in the Fengyi Sect and the Dayong Court, Some people will still be arrested during the pursuit, but if these people are unfortunately caught, they will either die together or kill themselves on the spot, or they can capture one or two alive, but most of these people are very confused and do not know what to do. I don’t know how to contact others. They all act according to the written instructions they received from certain places, but once they get here, they can no longer check. However, from the information that has been obtained, it can be seen that the Jinxiu Alliance has become a mysterious and terrifying organization. Therefore, Wen Ziyan, the eldest disciple of Fengyi Sect Master, appeared in the world again and was responsible for hunting down people in the Jinxiu Alliance. Fengyi Sect sent an order to the world to kill everyone in the Jinxiu Alliance without mercy. From then on, although Huo Jicheng's whereabouts occasionally appeared, he always disappeared quickly. However, wherever the "Blood Hand Rakshasa" smelled the purple smoke, blood flowed into rivers. Because Huo Jicheng was deeply scheming, he always disappeared. Leaving some clues of "collusion" with martial arts leaders from various places, Wen Ziyan, who would rather kill the wrong person than let him go, became the executioner. Later, Dayong Jianghu had already changed its color when hearing Huo Jicheng's name. It wasn't until various sects sent letters to Fengyi Sect Master and tactful persuasion that Fengyi Sect Master recruited Wen Ziyan back, and this matter that lasted for more than half a year gradually came to an end. If we knew that "Huo Jicheng" had arrived in Chang'an, I wonder what kind of panic would cause it?

I smiled proudly, who knew that I planned this Huo Jicheng? At first, I thought that Huo Jicheng's identity could be used, so I asked Han Wuji to take the risk to silence him, and then asked Xiao Shunzi to cooperate with Chen Zhen and Han Wuji to kill all the masters from Fengyi Sect who came to trap Huo Jicheng. Shunzi is very powerful in martial arts, but the grown-up young men in the secret camp are the main force. With his near-first-class martial arts and the military formations I trained, plus assassinations and assassinations, he was able to wipe out all these masters who were working independently, and because Huo Jicheng had previously Being too cautious, most people in the Jinxiu League were not very familiar with his physical characteristics. With the token he left behind, Chen Zhen took over the Jinxiu League and dismissed all those who were good-natured and were forced to join the Jinxiu League. Subdue some ferocious allies, then use thunderous means to completely subdue them, and give them instructions to lurk in various places in Dayong. In fact, these tasks are unfounded tasks. In order to complete these tasks, they must restrain their ferocity and hide themselves. In the market, they neither dared to do evil nor escape, because Chen Zhen had poisoned them with the poison I provided. In order to get the antidote once a month, they would never dare to escape. In this way, these murderers were placed under "house arrest" "Get up, and you can also use their force.

Then I started the second step of the plan. Although the Luo family and the Ding family in Luoyang City were at odds with each other, they were both accomplices and supporters of the Fengyi Sect. Thief Li was ordered to call himself Huo Li and infiltrated into a small gang. , with my teachings and Chen Zhenhan's clueless command, I successfully provoked their disputes, which not only left the impression that Huo Jicheng was waiting in the dark, but also successfully weakened the two major families in Luoyang City. A few days ago, I received news from His Highness King Yong that the current General Luoyang is from King Yong and has successfully taken control of Luoyang. However, I did not tell King Yong the truth about Huo Jicheng, otherwise I, King Yong Sima, would He is the person behind the rebellious organization Splendid Alliance. What the hell is that? And then he led the bloody Rakshasa to kill people everywhere. Although the people who died were all people from the world or tyrants from aristocratic families in various places, King Yong could not help but feel that it was too much. However, Fengyi Sect and I both gained something from this killing. I successfully reduced the power of Fengyi Sect, and it also gradually transformed Fengyi Sect from a noble image into a bloody symbol, reminding them of Fengyi Sect. I started my career by assassination and bloodshed, but Fengyi Sect has also successfully wiped out the opposition forces that are gradually emerging in the world. If the master of Fengyi Sect had not cooperated like this, it would be impossible for me to achieve my goal like this, King Yong. I once told me that I was worried that the masters of martial arts would suffer too much, for fear of damaging the military's combat effectiveness. After all, many masters in the army came from martial arts. I took the opportunity to ask King Yong to signal the military to start recruiting experts, and declared that if he joined the military, those Jianghu people would not be allowed to come to harass him. As a result, many Jianghu people joined the army to avoid the storm. This matter was discussed by General Qin and With the support of King Qi, no one wants to take the opportunity to strengthen their own force. In the end, it seems that no one takes advantage, but no one suffers. If we say that they are pitiful, they are probably those who get involved in the dispute for no reason, but they are not desperate. Even the local tyrants died more frequently and were not bad to the common people, so I forgot about my compassion.

If the news of Huo Jicheng's arrival in Beijing spreads, I wonder if the prince will be frightened?

I was thinking about my upcoming plan, when suddenly there came from the front of the carriage the scolding of Zhou Wu who was opening the way, followed by a cry of surprise, and then the carriage suddenly stopped. Unprepared, I rushed forward, and I was about to I hit the car door, but fortunately Xiao Shunzi had quick hands and eyes and grabbed me. I calmed down my panic, looked at Xiao Shunzi and said, "What's going on?"