The gods began by supporting Guo Jing to become emperor

Chapter 118: Hasty Escape
It is impossible to surrender. The Song Dynasty is famous for being weak externally and tough internally. Many people in the martial arts world know the reason for the decline of the powerful Iron Palm Gang. With so many people coming today, it is impossible to let them go easily.

So Lu Chengfeng pretended to be friendly with him and delayed time to avoid hinting his men to retreat. After a while, several people from powerful local families came out and wanted to make connections.

However, the order to mobilize the imperial guards was issued personally by Prime Minister Shi Miyuan. How dare these people disobey the order? Even if these people came forward, it would be useless. Under the premise that the official Song Dynasty wanted to negotiate peace, peaceful relations between Jin and Song were politically correct, and the Anti-Jin Conference undoubtedly violated the taboo of the court. How could a mere gangster want to put on an eye-opener for the court?

No matter what, Guiyun Manor is doomed today.

"kill!"

Soon, the soldiers broke into the gate. Lu Chengfeng spent a lot of effort to build Guiyun Villa according to the layout of Qimen Bagua. Relying on the terrain, the people of the martial arts world fought back and forth with the soldiers.

You can hold on for a while, but as a last resort you can set fire to it. Fire and water are merciless and can destroy everything.

But setting fire would mean that Guiyun Manor would be reduced to a wasteland. Although the manor was so large and magnificent, the government officials were reluctant to do so because it meant that no one from top to bottom would make any money.

The money and grain in Guiyun Manor are not the most valuable; the people inside are more valuable. Once they are captured, they will extort ransom from the local tyrants. They have to execute the prime minister's orders, but it does not affect their ability to make money while executing them.

If you don't take it and I don't take it, how can the adults take it? How can we get merit and get promotion?

The Prime Minister only said that he would wipe out the rebels and calm down the disturbances, but he did not say that all the people should be killed. Whether they should be killed or not is not up to the Prime Minister to decide, but theirs to decide.

In the darkness of night, Lu Chengfeng listened to the shouts and screams coming from not far away, his face was very calm. The people around the hall broke out one after another, and the three leaders and seven protectors elected at the Anti-Jin Conference were retreating one after another.

He looked at the bright moon in the sky, a hint of bitterness appeared on the corners of his mouth, and he thought to himself, "I was determined to fight against the Jin, and wanted to share the worries of the country, but I died before I could achieve my goal, and instead brought disaster to Guiyun Manor. No wonder nephew Guo said that the government of the Song Dynasty is unreliable."

Thinking of this, he felt disheartened. The betrayal from the imperial court dealt a heavy blow to the new alliance. After tonight, the anti-Jin cause would no longer exist. His passion was extinguished, and those who survived would have nothing left except disappointment.

Just as he was feeling sad, Lu Guanying walked in and said in a deep voice, "Dad, I have arranged everything."

Lu Chengfeng slid his wheelchair in front of Lu Guanying and gave him a sincere exhortation, "Okay, you should go too. Don't go with them to the south. Go and join Guo Jing. Don't be fooled by his plain appearance. He is a man of great talent. As long as you follow him, the Lu family will surely prosper again in the future. Just give up the foundation here."

Lu Guanying frowned and gritted his teeth and said, "Dad, come with us. We will have a long way to go. We must settle this account with the court when we have the chance!"

Lu Chengfeng shook his head and replied calmly, "You all can leave, but I can't. I sent out invitations to heroes in my name and relied on the reputation of your master. If I leave, the court will not let it go."

"But……"

Lu Chengfeng interrupted him directly and said in a very stern tone, "No need to say more, let's go quickly. Remember, you can't go wrong if you join Guo Jing and follow him closely!"

Lu Guanying was stunned for a moment, said no more, knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times, and left without saying a word. He couldn't take his father away by force, so he could only do as he said.

A quarter of an hour later, a huge fire broke out in Guiyun Manor. The flames shot up into the sky, illuminating the sky red. It was clearly visible from ten miles away. Although the soldiers surrounded the place, the people in Guiyun Manor were not vegetarians. They broke through without caring about casualties and finally escaped from the dangerous place. "Huh~"

At this moment, Lu Guanying only felt a burning pain in his chest. After breaking out, he kept running wildly until he could not run anymore. He looked back in the direction of Guiyun Villa, but only saw burning flames.

The firelight reflected on his face, but his eyes shone with hatred. At this moment, he felt unprecedented hatred for the Song Dynasty government. If he was surrounded and killed because of the Taihu Lake bandits, he would have no complaints, because they violated the government laws.

However, Guiyun Manor was surrounded and suppressed by the Song government because of its resistance to the Jin Dynasty. This was not only against morality, but also a stab in the back. At this time, more than a dozen wounded men looked in the direction of the manor, crying and crying in a low voice.

……

"What? Guiyun Manor was surrounded by government officials?"

In the darkness of night, Guo Jing was hurriedly called by Dahu. He arranged for Dahu to return the food, but he didn't know that he got this news.

He suppressed the shock in his heart, and after repeated confirmation, he was shocked beyond words.

We were clearly fighting against the Jin army, so why were we suddenly surrounded by government troops?

After a long pause, he finally reacted and walked around the room twice, frowning tightly, "Da Hu, quickly notify the brothers to move, it's not safe here!"

After learning the news, Guo Jing's first reaction was to rescue people, but he forced himself to calm down and ordered everyone to evacuate. There were nearly a thousand people on the island, as well as a variety of weapons and supplies. If they were all wiped out by the government, the losses would be too great. He didn't want to see his hard work go to waste.

"As ordered!"

Before he could leave, Guo Jing stopped him and continued to instruct him, "Remember, the wealth and people should go first, and the food and supplies should be transferred later."

"Da Hu understands."

After a while, the sound of gongs was heard on the island, and everyone was woken up from their sleep and moved away in a daze. Guo Jing arranged small boats to transport people one after another, and he only breathed a sigh of relief when most people had left.

At this moment, he couldn't help but be grateful for his teacher's teachings. He should consider failure before victory and think twice before acting. He had prepared a retreat when he was recruiting people to the island, but he didn't expect that he would actually use it.

After they left, Guo Jing asked everyone to take the money and food away but he did not go with them. Instead, he sailed alone in a small boat to Guiyun Manor. No matter what, the father and son of the Lu family had done him a favor, so he had to go and see them.

The lake was rippling, and Guo Jing was looking at the fire in the distance with a look of loss on his face. There were several official ships parked by the lake, so he could only approach them cautiously and use his lightness skills to sneak into the ship.

He wanted to know why Guiyun Manor was surrounded and attacked by government troops. Since he couldn't save people, he would avenge them. The father and son of the Lu family gave him a lot of help, and he always kept this kindness in his heart. Unfortunately, it seemed that he would never have the chance to repay them.

(End of this chapter)