Feng Wu gritted her teeth and walked to the window, the sunlight outside had begun to become intense, and there was a trace of grief in her eyes: "Sky Wolf, one day, you will regret today's events!" With a pause on both feet, her figure disappeared without a trace, and the faint fragrance of chrysanthemums still lingered on the wolf's nose.

Li Cangxing gently closed the wooden board on the window opening, sighed, sat back in front of the small wooden table, poured himself a bowl of wine, picked up another bowl upside down on the wine jar, filled it with a bowl of wine, put it on the opposite side, and said quietly: "Liu Shengjun, after listening to it for so long, don't you come in?" ”

The wooden door opened with a "squeak", Yanagi Xiongba held the village demon knife in his hand, walked in slowly, and did not see how he moved, as soon as the person walked in, the wooden door behind him closed itself, he sat on the opposite side of the wolf, a pair of clear and bright eyes stared at the wolf's face tightly, and only sighed for a while: "I haven't seen you for ten years, why are there more and more women in you?" ”

Li Cangxing smiled slightly: "She is not my woman, and I am the same as you now, without a woman." Brother Yanagi, a few years ago, I heard an Oriental friend say that in order to pursue the supreme realm of sword skills, you did not hesitate to withdraw from the marriage contract, and then went to get the village demon knife, why did you have a family later? ”

There was a trace of pain in Yanagi's eyes, and he drank the bowl of wine in front of him, he shook his head and said: "Cangxing, I won't lie in front of you, I have always had a favorite woman in the East, named Yukihime, but she is a ninja in Koga, you know, we Oriental swordsmen and ninjas have always been mortal enemies, just like the good and evil in your Central Plains." So when I came to the Central Plains to travel, I also had a thought, thinking that I could stay in the Central Plains for a long time in the future. Bring Yukihime to this place and get away from the worldly strife of the East. ”

Li Cangxing nodded, and filled the wine bowl in front of Liu Shengxiongba: "Actually, I got along with Liu Shengjun at the bottom of the valley that year, and I knew that you were not a ruthless person, so in this way, the so-called going to get the demon knife Muramasa is also an excuse to reject the daughter of the Miyoshi family?" ”

Liu Sheng Xiongba said in a deep voice: "Sanhao Changqing wants me to go to their house. I'm not interested in that, but after all, our Yagyu family is ruled by the Miyoshi family in Yamato, so I thought of this solution. The power of the demon knife village is quite jealous even of the three good families, and after I control this demon knife, they don't dare to come to me for trouble, and then I just want to marry Xue Ji. I'm afraid that no one will object. That's exactly the case.,I barely controlled this demon knife with my life's work.,Make a contract with the resentful spirit in the knife.,But I don't want to really rely on this knife to live this life.,Afterwards, I used the excuse that I wanted to pursue the mystery of the sword.,And live in seclusion in Mt. Fuji.,Secretly combined with Yukihime there.,And the Yanagi family.。 I gave it to my younger brother Half-Guard. ”

Li Cangxing sighed: "Presumably, the place that Brother Liu Sheng is looking for is very secretive. And with the high level of your martial arts, how could you be attacked by this traitor Nobuyuki Izumi? ”

Yanagi Yuba closed his eyes in pain: "It's all my fault, although I have lived in seclusion, but I still can't let go of my competitive heart, after two years with Yukihime, Yukihime gave birth to a son for me, but at this time I heard that the Shimazu family's Marume Nagaku practiced the two-knife knife technique, and I toured Japan for a year, and I didn't meet an opponent, even my younger brother Hanbei, was defeated under his hands, so I couldn't hold it back, and left my wife and children to compete with that Marume Nagaku." ”

Li Cangxing shook his head: "That Marume Nagaku is the swordsman of the Shimazu family, this news must have been revealed by the traitor Nobuyuki Izumi, just to lure you out, and then to harm your family, this Nobuyuki Kamizumi's heart is vicious, and he didn't take him out of the encirclement when you competed with me back then, so he has been haunted by the fact that he was a prisoner, so he wants to take the opportunity to seek revenge on you." ”

Yanagi Yuba gritted his teeth and said: "Cangxing, you are right, I only found out after I came out of the mountain, this person who is Marume Nagakura does not exist at all, that letter is fake, it was Kamiizumi Nobuyuki who forged my brother's letter, and bribed a traitor of our Yanagi family, and passed the letter to me, I went out of the mountain for three months, and only after arriving at the Shimazu Domain did I know that there was no Marume Nagaku, and then I realized that it was not good, and when I returned to Mt. Fuji, I saw it, but I saw my Yukihime, and my child, all dead!" Nobuyuki Kamizumi's dog thing left a handwriting, saying that he did it, so that I have the ability to come to the Central Plains to seek revenge against him, I recognize his words, and there will be no fakes. ”

When he said this, Yanagi Xiongba's eyes were red, although there were no tears, but the circles under his eyes were already red, and he, who was usually as steady as Mount Tai, was trembling slightly at this moment, which showed how angry and excited he was.

Li Cangxing was silent, and after a while, he sighed softly: "I'm afraid that I hurt Liu Shengjun." ”

Yanagi Xiongba was slightly stunned: "What's the situation?" What does our Oriental affair have to do with you? ”

Li Cangxing sighed: "Listening to what Liu Shengjun said, did you receive a letter from me asking for help from you before you left home?" ”

Yanagi Xiongba nodded: "Yes, more than a month earlier than that fake letter, I didn't make up my mind to help you at that time, if you want to come to the Central Plains, I also want to bring my wife and children with me, let them see the scenery of Middle-earth, what, is this matter also related to your letter?" ”

Li Cangxing nodded: "Very likely, I don't think it's that simple, then Shangquan Nobuyuki has been making enemies with you for many years, why did he attack you at this time?" I think it was because they knew that I was going to ask you for help, so they stopped you from joining me in this way in advance. ”

Yanagi Xiongba's eyes seemed to be about to erupt with fire, and the knuckles of his fists were pinched: "Cangxing, what kind of enmity do you have with this Shangquan Shinyuki, why does he want to deal with you like this?" ”

Li Cangxing said: "This Shangquan Xinzhi was under Wang Zhi back then, I once joined the Jinyi Guard to deal with Wang Zhi, and went to the island to promote the recruitment of Wang Zhi and Xu Hai's gang, but this Shangquan Xinzhi was bought by Yan Shifan, the son of a traitorous minister, and betrayed Wang Zhi, and it was I who helped Wang Zhi capture him, so this person and the Yan Shifan behind him are not the same hatred with me, this time I am looking for helpers everywhere with Lu Bing of the Jinyi Guard, and I want to start a gang to build a faction, but I am afraid that they are precisely because of this." I want to attack you in advance to stop our rendezvous! ”

Yanagi Xiongba gritted his teeth and said, "I see, hum." However, I did this to some extent, and instead of taking the traditional route from Kyushu to Ningbo, I went out to sea from Chugoku (the western part of Japan's island of this week, the territory of the Mori family), and passed through Mongolia directly from Korea, which I think also caused them to ambush me. ”

Li Cangxing sighed: "Liu Shengjun, I can't stop you." It's hurting your whole family. ”

Liu Sheng Xiongba took a sip of wine: "No, Cangxing, I don't blame you for this." Even without your letter, our ten-year covenant has expired, and I will come to you for a meeting anyway. It is too vicious to hate the traitor. My agreement with you remains the same, this time I came to the Central Plains to take the head of Shangquan Xinzhi and Yan Shifan to pay tribute to my wife and children! ”

Li Cangxing nodded, and his expression became resolute: "With the help of Brother Liu Sheng, why worry about revenge!" ”

Yanagi glanced at the wooden plank on the window and muttered, "That woman just now." Is it the one of the brocade guards? I don't like Jinyiwei, Cangxing. Have you joined Jinyiwei in the past few years? ”

Li Cangxing smiled slightly: "Back then, I also believed in the rhetoric of Lu Bing, the commander-in-chief of Jinyiwei, and wanted to protect the country and protect the people. ”

Liu Sheng Xiongba frowned: "What's wrong with the woman in your heart, I think Pei Wenyuan and they just mention it, you will turn your face." ”

Li Cangxing sighed: "That person was originally my childhood sweetheart's junior sister, and he had already fallen in love with this life, when you and I came out of the valley that year, I originally wanted to marry her, but what I waited for was the news that she and my junior brother were married, my heart was broken, and when I went to Wudang to question her, I was ruthlessly rejected by her, Brother Liu Sheng, how much I loved her before, how deeply she hurt me, I have no chance with her in this life, and I don't want anyone to mention her again." ”

Yanagi Xiongba shook his head: "Now your knife skills are more decisive and ruthless, so I don't think I'm your opponent, it seems that you really hurt this woman a lot, but that's okay, a man can only achieve something great if he lets go of the shackles in his heart, we can also be regarded as, in your original words, it's called sympathy, but my wife is no longer alive, your woman is still alive, if you really love her, after doing a big thing, you can let her go with you." ”

Li Cangxing smiled bitterly and drank all the wine in front of him: "She rejected me back then, so many years have passed, she and my junior brother are already husband and wife, how can they go with me, Brother Liu Sheng, don't comfort me, there are still many fierce battles in the future, we can't be like this." ”

Yanagi nodded: "Yes, there are still many things you have to do, what are your plans and intentions next?" ”

Li Cangxing smiled slightly and lowered his voice: "Liu Sheng, do you know who our enemy is, I want to build a gang, and what is it for?" ”

Liu Sheng Xiongba shook his head: "You said before at the bottom of the valley that you want to seek revenge on the Demon Sect, and that Yan Shifan is the backing of the Demon Sect and should be your mortal enemy, in addition, Lu Bing's Jinyi Guard may also become your enemy, right?" ”

Li Cangxing said with a straight face: "The Demon Sect is just a Jianghu sect, the more I have fought with them over the years, the more clear one thing I will be, only by eliminating Yan Shifan behind them can we truly eradicate the Demon Sect, otherwise you will have an advantage in the rivers and lakes, and it is impossible to truly eradicate them." ”

Liu Shengxiong's thick eyebrows raised, and the scar on his face jumped: "So you established a sect, not to fight for hegemony in the rivers and lakes, but to get rid of that Yan Shifan?" ”

Li Cangxing's eyes were murderous: "What I really want to get rid of is the one-man thief who sits on the throne!" ”

Yanagi Xiongba gasped, and he couldn't help but change his complexion when he had always been calm: "Are you going to rebel?" ”

Li Cangxing's expression became extremely stern: "Brother Liu Sheng, I will only tell you about this matter, because among all my friends, except for Pei Wenyuan and I have been in the same door for two years, only you and I have really had a heart-to-heart relationship that year, and you have seen me take the dragon slaying knife, you almost froze that time, but I finally got the knife, do you know what the reason is?" ”

Liu Sheng's eyes were blazing: "I haven't been able to figure out this question, it is said that my martial arts were a little higher than you at that time, why did that sword spirit recognize you?" Is your identity special? ”

Li Cangxing said with a straight face: "Yes, I only found out about it two years ago. My true identity is the widow of Emperor Zhengde, the previous emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and my mother is a Mongolian princess, and I have the blood of two generations of emperors of the Ming Dynasty and the Mongolian Golden Family. That is, he has dragon blood, so the sword spirit in the dragon slaying knife will obey me. ”

Yanagi Xiongba let out a sigh: "I see, then do you want to overthrow the emperor and establish yourself as the emperor?" ”

Li Cangxing shook his head: "No, I raised troops only to eliminate violence and peace, not to covet the throne." It's just that we have a Taizu bag here, which is said to be open only by royal descendants with dragon blood. Then you can ascend to the throne with the edict of the founding emperor inside. ”

Yanagi Xiongba's brows furrowed and he shook his head: "You Central Plains people will listen to the words of a founding emperor who has been dead for two hundred years?" I'm in Japan. Those big names from all walks of life can even kill their own fathers, how can they care about a dead person two hundred years ago, Cangxing, don't be too naïve. Confronting power. No one will give up. ”

Li Cangxing smiled: "What Liu Sheng said is extremely true, of course I won't really pin my hopes on a testament, otherwise I will go directly to get the bag, and I still need to ask everyone to come over to help?" To seize the world, we must always rely on soldiers, horses, money and food, not just a piece of paper. ”

Yanagi nodded with satisfaction: "But it's just us, calling all our friends and disciples over, and the total is only more than a thousand people." As a martial arts sect, this force is not weak. But if you want to seize the world, it's still a lot worse, do you want to fight for hegemony in the martial arts to expand your power? ”

Li Cangxing said with a straight face: "No, it's not that simple, I just said that if we don't get rid of Yan Shifan behind the Demon Sect, we can't destroy the Demon Sect just in the martial arts, so our purpose is not to martial arts, but to take the opportunity to master the army, and when the time is ripe, we can raise troops and seize the position!" ”

Yanagi shook his head suspiciously: "How can the army be so easy to master?" I heard that your army in the Ming Dynasty is hereditary, and the generals are not able to take charge of the army, and the salary of the army in peacetime is allocated by the political envoys of the provinces, and there is no food and salary, how do you control the army? ”

Li Cangxing smiled slightly: "When I was in Zhejiang to pacify the Japanese invaders, I already knew this kind of thing very well, and now there is rampant chaos in Zhejiang, and the imperial court recruited warriors and warriors from all over the world to exterminate them, and when I was in Zhejiang, the relationship with the two generals there now, Taizhou General Qi Congguang and Ningbo General Yu Dayou can be called irreversible, if I take these more than 1,000 people to serve them and help them pacify the Japanese Invaders, I can naturally get closer to the relationship, and when the time is right, show them the Taizu tips, You can take control of the army. ”

Yanagi Xiongba's brows widened, but he shook his head again: "Even if you win over the generals, will their soldiers listen to these generals, and how will you solve the food and logistics of the troops?" ”

Li Cangxing's eyes flashed with coldness: "Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang are different from other generals, their soldiers are not the kind of hereditary military guards, but recruited, after a few years of conquest, they have already established a very high prestige in the army, as long as I can help them pacify the Japanese invaders, I will definitely be able to convince the army, when the time is ripe, I will play the banner of Taizu's tips, which is naturally a response." ”

"As for the logistical supply, I also thought about it, the current sea trade is blocked by the Japanese pirates, if we can successfully pacify the Japanese and open up the trade routes at sea, then just by relying on the commercial trade at sea, the annual income can reach tens of millions of taels of silver, which is also the reason why Wang Zhi, Xu Hai and others were able to maintain such a huge pirate group by robbery back then."

Yanagi was suspicious: "Could it be that after eliminating the Japanese Kou, you can let the army monopolize the income from those overseas trades without handing it over to the imperial court?" It is impossible for any court to allow such behavior. ”

Li Cangxing smiled slightly: "I can almost be sure that the rebellion in the southeast must be Yan Shifan's ghost behind him, killing Wang Zhi and Xu Hai back then, it was his conspiracy and tricks, now the southeast is in chaos, but the officials he sent in the southeast can guarantee the annual tax and silver income of the imperial court, obviously privately have all kinds of unseemly transactions with those Japanese robbers, once the Japanese are pacified, the evidence of the collusion between the Japanese and Yan Shifan will be found, and then he can be forced to take out two silver salaries, and with this money, he can quickly expand the army, When the time is ripe, you can officially pull the flag. ”

Liu Sheng Xiongba sighed: "It seems that you have already counted all the qiē, but you are so sure, will Yan Shifan be fooled so lightly?" ”

Li Cangxing's eyes flashed with coldness: "When the time comes, we will not fight alone, and someone will help us succeed." ”

Liu Shengxiongba's eyes lit up: "Do you mean Lu Bing and Jin Yiwei?" ”

Li Cangxing sneered: "Lu Bing will only be loyal to the emperor himself, if he detects my intentions, he will definitely stop it, the help I am talking about is a mysterious master called the black robe, this person also has an antipathy, even Yan Shifan does not know this, when the time comes, with his secret help, Yan Shifan and Lu Bing will not be able to harm our affairs, and when we are strong, we don't have to worry about being controlled by anyone." ”

Yanagi Yuba laughed: "Cangxing, so many confidential things, why do you want to sue me all today?" ”

Li Cangxing put away his smile and said: "Because of Brother Liu Sheng, I know that you are not only outstanding in martial arts, but also have military talent, then you read Liu Yu's military book back then, and in the future, you will need a lot of help from you in marching and fighting, attacking cities and plundering land, and commanding thousands of troops and horses." (To be continued......)