I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 245 Chen Xiucheng's Madness
Qu Lingxu naturally understood that Baili Haochen's words were referring to Ling Yun, but he didn't show it. He only slightly raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you talking about, Your Highness?"

Baili Haochen didn't want to play tricks on Qu Lingxu, so he simply said straightforwardly, "You are really capable of following to the Northern Li harem quietly."

If the information he obtained from his investigation is correct, in the past 15 years, although Qu Lingxu was a legitimate daughter, he had been ignored by Qu Liancheng. It was not until a few months ago that the plague spreading in Beijing was cured that he gradually emerged.

However, someone who has such an identity and is good at hiding must be a high-level secret guard. As we all know, training a secret guard requires a lot of manpower and material resources, ranging from a few years to more than ten years. It is definitely not something that can be completed overnight. Therefore, the hidden guard must not be Qu Lingxu's person, and looking at the Xia Dynasty, apart from Leng Yuanxun, there probably would not be another person who could send a dark guard to protect Qu Lingxu.

In other words, Leng Yuanxun knew that the Qu Lingxu he rescued that day was a fake, but he kept silent. Instead, he quietly sent people to Beili to protect him all the way.

That being the case, why didn't he let the dark guard take the opportunity to rescue Qu Lingxu, but defaulted to her staying in Beili?If there was no conspiracy, Baili Haochen would not believe it anyway.

If Qu Lingxu was not in danger today, and the dark guard was willing to reveal his identity to save her, it would take some time before he would be aware of the other party's existence.

He was careless, or in other words, he underestimated the power behind Qu Lingxu.

"His Royal Highness, the crown prince has won the award." As time went by, the temperature of the water in the bathtub gradually increased, and thin beads of sweat appeared on Qu Lingxu's forehead and nose. She raised her hand to wipe her face, lightly Said: "If there is no Lingyun, I am afraid that I would be dead right now. It can be seen that at critical times, my own people are the most useful."

"Are you blaming me for not protecting you well?" Baili Haochen's eyes were low, making it impossible to see happiness or anger for a while.

"I have never made any demands on His Highness the Crown Prince. If I have no demands, how can I blame them?" Qu Lingxu had a faint smile on his face, but his tone showed no room for concessions, "Ling Yun is my man, and I must not Suffer any harm, otherwise..." She didn't continue, but took it easy: "His Royal Highness is magnanimous, and he won't be as knowledgeable as a little guard."

After this accident, Baili Haochen will definitely step up his guard. It may be impossible for Ling Yun to stay by her side, but she must save Ling Yun's life.

As Qu Lingxu said, Baili Haochen doesn't care whether a hidden guard is alive or dead, and to a certain extent, Ling Yun is more useful alive than dead, because he will definitely get in touch with the capital, In this way, their people can follow the vines and grasp everything behind them.

"Qu Lingxu, don't try to challenge the bottom line of this palace." Baili Haochen thought for a moment, then paused word by word.

To outsiders, this is a completely irrelevant statement, but Qu Lingxu knows that the other party has accepted her conditions, and it also means that from now on, she will live under the surveillance of more people .

However, this was nothing to Qu Lingxu, because she had a premonition that she would leave Beili soon.

Needless to say, Qu Lingxu was in danger several times in Beili. Compared with her, Murongli, who led troops to Jiangling to encircle the Red Lotus Sect, was in a more difficult situation. Facts have proved that Chen Xiucheng was able to defeat the Red Lotus Sect by himself It has grown to its current scale, and almost wiped out Qu Liancheng's [-] troops, not by luck, but by real strength.

In all fairness, Murong Li is not an idiot who has been able to fight against the Queen's party for many years, but fighting on the battlefield is completely different from the intrigue in the court. It's all based on experience from military books, if you meet ordinary people, it's fine, but unfortunately, he met Chen Xiucheng, a military genius who didn't follow the routine at all, so, except After the first surprise sneak attack at night and won a small victory, in the subsequent confrontation, he suffered losses everywhere, which made Murong Li very broken.

In such anxiety, Murong Li received an urgent report from the capital, and got the news that Murong Jing had failed in the rebellion and was deposed and executed. Such good news was undoubtedly a great encouragement to Murong Li. They were all the biggest obstacles on his way to the throne. Now that this obstacle is gone, as long as he wins the war and successfully wipes out the Red Lotus Sect, the emperor will definitely appoint him as the prince if he is happy!

Facts have proved that the allure of the throne is infinite. With such a strong motivation, Murong Li cheered up. Driven by him, the morale of the army was once high, sweeping away the previous decline, and winning several battles one after another In a daze, the main force of the Red Lotus Sect led by Chen Xiucheng was forced into an isolated city. As long as the army captured the city and killed or captured Chen Xiucheng, the Red Lotus Sect, which had lost its backbone, would surely become a mess and there would be no more battles. ability!

However, although Murong Li's idea is good, it is not so easy to implement it. Firstly, that city is not a shabby project, but impregnable, absolutely easy to defend and difficult to attack. Sufficient, there is no problem supporting the last month, whether it is long or short, the Red Lotus Sect can afford it, but Murong Li can't afford it, because according to Chen Xiucheng's temperament, he will never Sitting still, if he is given enough time to come up with a way to crack it, the challenge Murong Li will face will definitely be several times that of today.

Just as Murong Li expected, Chen Xiucheng, who was trapped in the city, was always thinking about how to get out of trouble. For the war, the number of people is naturally important, but the most important thing is morale. Raising Murong Li's social status greatly stimulated the morale of the opponent's army, but there is no way to solve this, because he already learned about Xu Guifei's adultery with Qu Liancheng through secret channels, and was executed by the emperor.

It's a big scandal for a concubine to commit adultery, not to mention, Concubine Xu can commit adultery with Qu Liancheng at this time, who can guarantee that she hasn't done similar things before?If it is deduced in this way, it is hard to say whether Murong Li, the so-called prince, was born by the emperor himself.

Is not it?
Thinking in this way, Chen Xiucheng immediately ordered people to spread the news. Although the two armies are in the period of war, they are not inseparable from each other. In addition, Chen Xiucheng deliberately did it, and within three days, the imperial army's side I also got the news, although they didn't dare to mention it in front of Murong Li, but they spread it quickly in private, so the atmosphere in the army became weird.

"The leader has a good plan. If this continues, the hearts of Murongli's army will definitely be shaken, and we can take the opportunity to take the initiative to attack and break out of the city!" A hall leader who was sent by Chen Xiucheng to investigate the news hurried back, his brows beaming with joy.

"This was expected." Chen Xiucheng lightly fiddled with the emerald agate string in his hand, and said with a blank expression, "I will pass on the order of the leader, go to the city to capture some ordinary people, and control them in the army."

Forehead?
The hall master didn't expect Chen Xiucheng to issue such an order suddenly, he was slightly stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and asked tentatively: "Master, do you want to use the lives of the people in the city to threaten Murong Li?"

Chen Xiucheng didn't intend to hide his thoughts, nodded lightly and said: "These common people are all court subjects, since Murong Li is the second prince of the dynasty, he should cherish the lives of the common people, otherwise..."

It has always been Chen Xiucheng's principle of life to exchange the smallest cost for the greatest benefit. As for what he will sacrifice for this, it has never been in his consideration.

Chen Xiucheng's stern expression made the hall master shiver, but he still cautiously probed: "Master, those common people are innocent after all, and our Red Lotus Sect has never harmed the common people since its establishment. life, if you do this now, will it..."

Hearing this, Chen Xiucheng raised his head to look at the sect master, and said with a half-smile: "When did the sect master say that he wanted to take their lives, even if they died, they would die in Murong Li's hands. What does it have to do with us?"

He just used the people to threaten Murong Li, as for whether the people will die or not, it all depends on Murong Li's mood.

Not to mention, Chen Xiucheng's move is really... ruthless.

"But……"

"Why, do you sympathize with them?" This time, before the hall master finished speaking, Chen Xiucheng interrupted first.

Seeing Chen Xiucheng's bad tone, the hall master hurriedly knelt down and said in a low voice: "This subordinate is not related to them, so why would he sympathize with them? Master, rest assured, this subordinate will definitely handle this matter well."

Although Chen Xiucheng had a scholarly face, he had the most ruthless temper. The hall master who had been with him the longest knew this best, so he dared to say more.

"Let the word out, as long as Murong Li voluntarily withdraws from Shili, the leader will consider letting those people go." Chen Xiucheng thought for a while and continued to add.

How cruel, how poisonous, on the battlefield, there is only winning or losing, there is no right or wrong. As for the so-called history books, they are all written by the victors, without exception.

People like Chen Xiucheng have never believed in the reincarnation of destiny. What he has to do is to rely on his own efforts to seize this piece of land that should belong to him as quickly as possible, even if he bears a lifetime of infamy for it. No hesitation!

When the hall master conveyed Chen Xiucheng's order to the core members of the Red Lotus Sect, everyone expressed their agreement. For them, they have reached this point, and there is absolutely no possibility of turning back. What is life for?
(End of this chapter)