Li Zhuang was only a dozen miles away from the rebel camp on Mishen Mountain, and the three of them arrived in the evening under the leadership of Wang Bao's disciples, and entered the camp smoothly. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The rebels had only 3,000 men when they received the order to go to the Daling River, but now they have grown to more than 10,000, of which more than 2,000 are prisoners, scoundrels, and bandits along the way, and the other few thousand are strong men who were forcibly pulled during the attack on the prefecture and county. The camp occupies a large area, and dense firelight fills the hillside, drawing a thin halo in the night sky.

Under the gaze of the soldiers wearing mandarin duck robes and the strong men wearing the costumes of the common people, the three masters and apprentices walked through the camp and were led to a tent. Soon, a general dressed in mountain armor came in, stared at the three of them with unkind eyes, and asked, "You are the people sent by the White Lotus Sect?" ”

This man was taller than the average soldier, and his face showed a rebelliousness. Judging from what he was wearing and the tone of his voice, Xia Nan guessed that he might be the leader of the rebels, and he had to deal with it well, so he said before the White Lotus: "This general, we are the people of the White Lotus Sect, and this is the Guardian Saintess of the General Altar, the White Lotus." ”

Seeing the appearance of the White Lotus master and apprentice, a trace of greed flashed in the general's eyes. He said: "I'm Li Jiucheng, wasn't it Wang Bao who contacted me before?" Why did it change to you again? ”

He is Li Jiucheng! Xia Nan was shocked, but he didn't expect to meet one of the biggest leaders of the rebels like this. There are more records of Kong Youde in history than Li Jiucheng, but in fact, the real leader of the rebels is Li Jiucheng, because he single-handedly instigated the mutiny of the Liaodong Army and commanded large and small siege operations, making the rebels full of money, and his prestige in the rebels is far higher than that of Kong Youde.

Xia Nan immediately replied: "Back to General Li, Wang Bao is developing believers everywhere, and he can't get out, so the general altar will send the holy woman to come and help the general with the power of our sect lurking everywhere." ”

Li Jiucheng said disdainfully: "You people are on the sidelines, asking for some news, and doing some sabotage, and when it comes to fighting and attacking the city, it is not up to us to rely on ourselves." Thinking that the White Lotus Sect has members all over Shandong, and it is all over the three sects and nine streams, maybe it can come in handy, so he agreed to cooperate with Wang Bao, but in his heart, he doesn't look down on these demons who can only be abducted.

Bai Lian was angry when she heard this, and was about to refute it, but she was pulled by Xia Nan. Xia Nan said with a smile on his face: "The general is right, we can only cooperate in secret, and the real war still depends on the tens of thousands of troops of the general." However, our congregants are all over the place, and it is also convenient for us to inquire about the news, and when the general talks about appeasement with the government, if he knows the hole cards of the government, it will naturally be more convenient to talk. ”

"Oh?" Li Jiucheng was puzzled, only he and Kong Youde, his son Li Yingyuan, and several generals above the rank of a thousand knew about the appeasement, how did this demon of the White Lotus Sect know?

Xia Nan saw his doubts and explained, "It's just speculation in the next place. Even if you take Dengzhou City and use a city to contend with the imperial court's million-strong army, it is impossible to reap the benefits and accept the appeasement. ”

This explanation is also reasonable, Li Jiucheng believes that no one has leaked secrets, but he doesn't like to be seen too thoroughly, he reached out and patted Xia Nan's cheek, and said with a cruel smile: "Sometimes, don't be too smart, our business doesn't need to worry about you sect people!" Then he turned and left the tent, and said nothing else.

Bai Lian stared coldly at the back of him leaving, and after a while, he spit out a sentence: "This person has repeatedly slandered my White Lotus Sect, and if he has the opportunity, he will definitely seek justice!" ”

Xia Nan said helplessly: "He is Li Jiucheng, the leader of the rebel army!" Fairy Gu, people are under the eaves, they have to bow their heads, we are now in the rebel camp, we must be cautious in our words and deeds, if we accidentally offend this person, it will be a catastrophe, no matter how strong you and the white girl are in martial arts, in the tens of thousands of chaotic troops, they will still be cut into pulp. ”

Bai Xiaoxian exclaimed, touched his face, and said to Xia Nan: "Being chopped into meat is not ugly and dead, you are not allowed to talk nonsense!" ”

"White girl, how can I talk nonsense. The rebels had the courage to disobey the orders of the army, launched a mutiny, broke through several cities on the way back, killed people like hemp, and cut down a few demons of the White Lotus Sect. ”

Bai Lian scolded: "Why do you even look down on the White Lotus Sect, we are worshipping the lifeless old mother, and we have never harmed others, how can we be some kind of demon?" ”

Xia Nanxin said, the White Lotus Sect was originally a cult that deceived the public, but you just refused to face the reality. But in front of the White Lotus, he couldn't say that, so he could only sigh and say: "Immortal Gu, there is a scum like Wang Bao, the people always have a lot of misunderstandings about the White Lotus Sect, many people call the White Lotus Sect a demon, and the White Lotus Sect still has a long way to go if it wants to carry it forward!" ”

Bai Lian sighed: "The White Lotus Sect is originally a sect that believes in Buddhism and holds precepts, and does not kill, steal, commit adultery, lie, or drink. It's just that today, there are many people like Wang Bao who have joined the sect, but just for their own selfishness, they used the power of the sect to ruin the reputation of the White Lotus Sect, so that they fell into the ranks, so that they were regarded as demons. ”

A few people sat down for a while, and when they saw that Li Jiucheng was gone, they wanted to go out of the tent to have a look, but a few soldiers blocked them at the door: "General Li asked you to stay here, and you are not allowed to go anywhere without his order." ”

Bai Lian wanted to have a seizure, but was pulled by Xia Nan and returned to the tent: "Fairy Gu, in the chaos of the army, don't make sense, let's wait for the opportunity slowly." ”

Entering the tent, Bai Lian asked, "Tiannan, how is this good?" We're here to take advantage of the rebels, we're here all day, what's the difference between coming and not coming? ”

In the summer, Nan secretly slandered himself, without himself, the White Lotus master and apprentice couldn't even enter the rebel camp, so how could he talk about attracting the rebels as apologists? Looking at Li Jiucheng's appearance, even if Wang Bao came, it was just an idle move by the rebels, dispensable.

But in order to achieve his own goal, the name of the White Lotus Sect still has use value for the time being, and the White Lotus still needs to be appeased, so he said: "Immortal Gu, don't worry, anyway, the rebels are going to attack Dengzhou City, and when the time comes, all the officials will be killed, and it will be easier for the White Lotus Sect to develop believers and expand its power, no matter who the rebels are under their command and control, the goal will be achieved!" We're here for now, looking for opportunities. ”

Although the White Lotus's martial arts are high, it belongs to the Xiaobai level in terms of strategic struggle, otherwise it would not have only one title of Guardian Saintess without any real power, in contrast, Wang Bao, who is the protector of the Inner Dharma Hall, is mediocre in martial arts, and he is a down-and-out Taoist priest, but because he can deceive and scheming, he has climbed to the high position in the sect. For the current situation, she has no better way but to listen to Xia Nan's words. To be continued.

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