The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 460
The sky and the earth screamed alone, and the horses were westerly.

——Excerpt from Fang Yue (Song Dynasty) of "Water Tune Getou Pingshan Hall with Dongpo Rhyme"
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The truth of the whole case, whether it is speculation or not, has finally come to an end.

Tang Kui said: "According to the portraits of assassins provided by Brother Fu, we have basically locked the identities and activation methods of the 88 secret agents lurking in Chang'an. What should we do next?"

Fang Shuliu said: "I will face the Holy Spirit immediately, and report this matter to the Holy Majesty in person, and His Majesty will make a decision."

Bai Fu said: "In my opinion, it's best not to startle the enemy, just keep these people under surveillance. An Qingxu of the Puppet Yan is still there, and Shi Siming is ambitious. Keeping these spies may become a move for us to wipe out the rebels in the future. .”

Fang Shuliu said: "Brother Bai's words are very true, I will enter the palace to face the saint."

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At dusk, Fang Shuliu returned to the Bashu Guild Hall.

"What does Your Majesty say?" Tang Kui asked impatiently.

Fang Shuliu's expression was complicated, and he said slowly: "Your Majesty believes in the identity of the secret agent, but not completely. For example, Bian Lingcheng and others, His Majesty believes it so deeply that he gnashes his teeth with hatred. It is precisely because Bian Lingcheng is Anlushan That's why they framed Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing, and let the Supreme Emperor kill his generals and destroy the Great Wall himself.

As for Yu Chaoen and others, His Majesty did not take it seriously and firmly believed in his own judgment. "

Tang Kui was very angry and said, "Your Majesty actually took the list that we exhausted to find out?"

Fang Shuliu didn't answer, but looked at Bai Fu.

Bai Fu smiled lightly, and said, "Fifth Brother, it's not surprising, Your Majesty is also afraid that we will carry private goods with us.

How much His Majesty trusts and relies on Mr. Li Mi, but he does not fully accept Mr. Li Mi's opinions.Therefore, don't pay too much attention to it, at least it serves as a reminder to His Majesty.

On the contrary, as an emperor, it is terrible to trust a person wholeheartedly. For example, the infinite favor of the Supreme Emperor to An Lushan and Yang Guozhong caused a catastrophe.

Mr. Fang, what instructions does His Majesty have for these spies? "

Fang Shuliu said: "His Majesty has ordered the arrest of the spies who are confirmed to be An Lushan lurking in Chang'an."

Tang Kui said: "Why don't you take Fu Ge'er's opinion and don't startle the snake?"

Fang Shuliu said: "Your Majesty is afraid of long nights and dreams, and worried that the inner ghost will leak the news and let the spies escape."

Bai Fu said: "In this case, let's help the government arrest the fugitives. If there are no spies who are wanted, we will follow the original plan and monitor them in private."

Tang Kui said, "Brother Fu, aren't you angry at this point in the matter?"

As soon as this remark came out, even Fang Shuguang looked at Bai Fu with great interest to see how Bai Fu would answer.

Bai Fu smiled and said: "To speak of rebellion, from the very beginning, I didn't have high expectations for the imperial court. In terms of intelligence, which one of the imperial court officials is well-read in poetry and books, fought in the officialdom, and experienced, but the process of suppressing the rebellion was full of twists and turns , The strategic deployment is full of loopholes, why?
Everything in the world is intertwined and entangled, and their interests are intertwined, but they are not as clear as us ordinary people.

Of course, it is the same if we are in our position.

From another perspective, no matter what, we have found out these potential spies, and this is the biggest gain.

My master often said that when Taoists act, they follow the trend and put their heart into it. "

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At three o'clock, the night was as black as ink, and the heavy rain was pouring.In such weather, not to mention watchmen, even civet cats are curled up in their nests, unwilling to move.

In a deserted courtyard near the city wall, there is a large stove in the kitchen.A wandering porter moved the firewood piled up in the hearth.A hole the size of an iron pan was exposed under the stove.More than thirty masked men in black with weapons came out of the cave.

The porter said to the leader in black: "General Cui, turn left at the gate of the temple and you will see the city wall. This section of the city wall is relatively loosely guarded, so we can climb over the wall from here. I have all the climbing tools, such as flying tiger claws. "

The leading man in black nodded and said: "Leopard three, you did a good job."

Another man in black looked reluctantly at the rows of magnificent courtyards in the distance, and sighed, "Brother, are we leaving just like that? Are we giving up all the wealth we have accumulated over the years?"

The leader of the man in black glared at him viciously, and said: "I said, old cow, look at your worthless appearance. Money and wealth are things outside your body. If you save your life, you can earn it back.

That kid Bai Fu, it's not like you don't know that you have all eyes and hands, and you will get revenge.It is said that he assisted the Shenwu Army and the Yingwu Army and captured many spies lurking in Chang'an.

The matter of us lurking in the Jinwu Guard will be discovered by him sooner or later.If you leave late, your life will be in Chang'an. "

The person who spoke was really Bai Fu's old acquaintance - Cui Han, the former county captain of Wannian County.

At that time, Li Musheng, the son of Li Linfu, was almost hanged and beaten by Bai Fu in the street for "Denghai Fishing".The one who rescued Li Musheng from Bai Fu was Cui Han, the county captain of Wannian County.Afterwards, according to the instructions of Li Linfu and Ji Wen, Bai Fu and the prince were framed.

After clinging to Prime Minister Li, Cui Han made great achievements, from a small county captain to a general of the Jinwu Guard.

Lao Niu, a man in black, used to be Niu Zhao, the chief swordsman in Li Xiang's mansion. Back then, he led people to surround the Bashu Guild Hall and arrest Bai Fu.In the fight, he was defeated by Huang Zhen.

After Li Xiang's death, both of them were implicated.In order to keep his prosperity and wealth, he secretly defected to Anlu Mountain and became An Lushan's two officers in the Jinwu Guard.

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Baosan, a traveling porter, opened the courtyard door a crack and poked his head out.Seeing that there was no one around, Leopard San turned around and waved, and more than thirty masked men in black, wearing bamboo hats and coir raincoats, lined up in two teams and filed out.

These people are all soldiers of the Jinwu Guard, with high martial arts skills and quick movements, they walked through the alleys in the rain and approached the city wall.

Suddenly hearing a sound of plucking strings, everyone was scared out of their wits.

Looking up, there is a gazebo at the end of the long street and at the foot of the city wall.On weekdays, it is used for people to rest their feet, shelter from rain and sun.

Incense is wafting in the pavilion, and a rosewood table is placed in the center.

A young boy, with a golden crown and hair, and a gold and white robe, kneeling on the couch, stroking the guzheng, playing a melodious tune, and looking very contented.

Leopard San drew out his long knife, and shouted in a low voice: "My kid, I'm tired of working, and I come out in the middle of the night to play tricks!
The young man in white didn't even raise his head, he just played by himself.

Leopard San let out a roar, swung his knife, and rushed out first.

The boy in white, without raising his head or body, twirled and picked three fingers first, and plucked the three strings.Three ancient seal rhythms shot out.

The rhythm of the ancient seal script passed by the rain, and the air trembled slightly.Several rain wires instantly turned into sharp steel wires.

Leopard three rushed through the rain in front of him, like tofu passing through a sieve, cut into several sections by a murderous steel wire.The internal organs flow all over the place.

　The autumn rain is Hebi, and the mountains are leaning against the clear sky.Jiangnan and Jiangbei are sad, and they pay wine and snail red.There are thousands of canopy boats with reed leaves, and a dream of soup with wild rice and water shield, which I send back to Hong without words.The drunken eyes are indistinct, and the regret is in the setting sun.

　　Outside Pingzhou, the mountain is about to darken, and the eyebrow peak is drawn.The world looks up at the old traces and sighs at the two immortals.I don't see the willows at that time, but the misty rain in the past wiped out a few heroes.The sky and the earth screamed alone, and the horses were westerly.

　　—— "Water Tune Getou Pingshan Hall with Dongpo Rhyme" Fang Yue (Song Dynasty)
　　
　
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