The Bandit’s Strategy

[Chapter 81-King Daming Decades ago] Is it right or evil?

Decades ago, the southeastern waters were turbulent and banditry was rampant. The people were not talking about sailing to the ocean. Even if they were just fishing offshore, they were always in fear for fear of being looted. Later, the gangs intensified their efforts and combined with Japanese pirates to land and burn, kill, and looting, trying to invade inland. At that time, the southeastern part of the Chu Kingdom was weakly deployed, and suffered a lot at the beginning of the war. Three important coastal towns fell one after another. Seeing that the war is getting more and more fierce, it is a bit about to start a prairie fire. At the critical moment, fortunately, the emperor of Chu sent his troops south to drive the pirates out of the country, and left 30,000 troops stationed in the southeast to protect the people and Le Ankang.

The history books use extremely detailed pen and ink to record the time and place of each battle, as well as the tragic situation of the battle at that time. The name of every general who died in the war was carved on a stone pillar, standing by the sea forever, looking into the boundless ocean that was once watched in the distance.

It's just that even if you go through all the historical books, you won't see the word "Cloud Broken Soul". The famous King Daming can only be mentioned occasionally in the mouths of street historians and old fishermen.

"Cloud Broken Soul?" Zhao Yue shook his head, "Never heard of it."

"What happened decades ago, the court has been secretive about it, and it is only natural that I don't know it." Wen Liunian said, "I also read a lot of wild history and learned the name from it."

"Are you from the martial arts?" Zhao Yue asked.

"When I was in Yunlan City, I asked Palace Master Qin whether he was a martial artist." Wen Liunian said, "His origin is not mentioned in the wild history, only that the first emperor fought against pirates. At that time, thanks to his help, Chu Jun was able to achieve great victories one after another."

"If this is the case, then it should be regarded as a kindness to the first emperor." Zhao Yue said, "Why do you want to completely erase King Daming from the history books?"

"I don't know about this, and I haven't paid special attention to it before." Wen Liunian said, lowering his voice a bit, "but the imperial family cares so much, mostly because the imperial power is threatened."

"Rebellion?" Zhao Yue said, "In this way, it can match Xiang Xun's reaction when he saw the Tiger Head Gang tonight."

"Yeah." Wen Liunian nodded, looking thoughtful.

"What are you thinking about?" Zhao Yue asked him.

"I heard you mentioned earlier, and my first reaction was the same. I felt that the head of the tiger head gang was the king of the Ming Dynasty." Wen Liunian said, "I thought about it when I spoke just now, but it didn't seem to be right."

"Why?" Seeing that his mouth was a little dry, Zhao Yue helped him pour a cup of tea and handed it over.

"If King Daming really intends to rebel, the court can take it openly, there is no need to cover it up like this." Wen Liunian said, "After all, any dynasty will be severely punished for conspiracy. It shouldn't be an accident."

Zhao Yue nodded, "It is true."

"But the Emperor Xian has suppressed the matter without making a sound." Wen Liunian said, "The King Daming disappeared almost overnight, leaving countless glorious stories in the coastal area. "

"The people didn't have any doubts back then?" Zhao Yue was a little puzzled.

"Naturally there are, not only there, but there should be a lot of them." Wen Liunian said, "After all, he is a brave general who has protected his homeland. Suddenly there is no news. Anyone who does it will have doubts in his heart. Can explain why it was only three or four years after the disappearance of King Daming that all kinds of small notebooks suddenly became popular among the people, describing him as an extremely unbearable person."

"You mean that after the naval battle, the King of Ming Gong was very powerful, so the first emperor of the Chu family set up a plan to make him disappear forever. Previously, he only wanted this page to be turned over silently, but he didn't expect that Yun Broken Soul was here. The prestige of the coastal people is very high, and rumors have been everywhere for a while." Zhao Yue followed his meaning and rationalized, "In order to block the mouth of the long, the Emperor Xiancai sent people to spread rumors among the people and deliberately discredit King Daming. Explain what you did back then?"

Wen Liunian nodded, "It's just my guess, but it probably means that."

"That's not right." Zhao Yue said, "I didn't understand before, why can I suddenly remember so much?"

"Is it weird?" Wen Liunian scratched his face. "I have never forgotten since I was a child. Some books may not be remembered for a while, but when I need to use them, I can remember them all after a little thought, one word You can't be wrong."

Zhao Yue:...

"Don't believe it?" Wen Liunian said when he didn't speak, "There are so many books on the shelf, otherwise you just ask me a copy."

"I believe it naturally." Zhao Yue said, "I was just thinking that the person who participated in the imperial examination in the same session as you is really unlucky." I actually met such an opponent.

Wen Liunian smiled, "The teacher said the same thing back then."

"Just now I haven't finished talking." Zhao Yue said, "About the relationship between the Tiger Head Gang and King Daming."

"Actually, I think it's very simple." Wen Liunian said, "A person's nature is hard to change. Back then, even if he was persecuted by the first emperor's design, he wouldn't become boundless. The cruel and gloomy bandit leader in the mountains. In other words, if there is resentment in the heart, it is also wronged and indebted. I definitely should not take the lives of innocent people as victims. That's why I feel that the leader of the tiger head gang is unlikely. It's King Daming."

Zhao Yue nodded, "The same is true."

"But why there is a totem of King Daming in the mountains, and who the Qingqiu mentioned earlier is, I probably need to think about it." Wen Liunian was a little upset, "I knew that. I've looked for some wild history about Yun Duan's soul." Maybe there are more clues that can be found.

Zhao Yue rubbed his temples, "Isn't my head hurt when I read so many books?"

Wen Liunian shook his head, "It hurts if you don't look at it."

Zhao Yue smiled and touched his forehead lightly.

"Cough cough." Xiang Yu coughed in the hospital. Although it does not seem good to interrupt the lover's solitude, after all, there are still important matters to discuss. It is also good to save the rest for the night, and I will definitely not rush!

"You don't need to talk about King Daming first." Wen Liunian patted him on the chest. "Although Commander Xiang is also an upright man, he is a person next to the emperor. Some things are hard to say, so just listen."

"I know." Zhao Yue nodded, turned and opened the study door.

A yard full of people.

Master Zhao:...

Xiang Yu glanced at the study, "My lord..." Don't say that you are tired and sleeping.

"Come in." Wen Liunian brightened the lights again.

Xiang Commander suddenly let out a big sigh of relief.

Mu Qingshan put the plate pastry in his hand into his mouth and patted the scum on his hand.

"What's the hurry?" Shang Yunze looked funny, "No one is robbing you." He was still gnawing slowly before, but this time he was eating quite a bit.

"If you want to discuss business matters, how can you eat in the study?" Mu Qingshan swallowed hard, feeling a little choked.

Shang Yunze entered the room to help him pour a cup of tea, tried not to burn it before handing it to his hand, and helped pull the chair away.

The dark guards watched Zhao Yue collectively, and learned that they didn't. This is the correct way to talk about love.

Zhao Yue:...

Previously, when the two of them were alone in the study, Xiang Xi had already been outside and probably told the others about the totem and King Daming. Same as Zhao Yue’s reaction, not many people knew what the sacred King Daming was. There is only one ancestral home from a dark guard in a seaside fishing village. He has vaguely heard some rumors, but most of them are passed down from the mouths of old people, which are more like fairy tales.

"What the **** is going on?" Huatang asked, "Daming Wang Yun has broken his soul. I have never heard of this person in the rivers and lakes."

"Yun Duanhun has always been a royal forbidden sentence." Xiang Xin said, "I have also been protecting the emperor personally, so I learned something."

"Can you tell me something?" Wen Liunian asked.

"Naturally." Xiang Yu nodded, "According to legend, when the Emperor Xian led his troops to fight in the East China Sea, he was surrounded by pirates, and he was about to lose. However, at the critical moment, he killed a team in the deep sea and not only saved it. The Emperor Xian also hacked and killed all the pirates, which was also the first victory of the Chu army."

"The one leading the team is Yun Duanhun?" Wen Liunian guessed.

Xiang Yu nodded, "Then Yun Duanhun followed the first emperor all the time, and later he was canonized as the King of Ming until the final victory of the Chu army."

"And then?" Wen Liunian asked.

Xiang Xun hesitated slightly before saying, "After the naval battle, King Daming took credit for his pride, and later became even more rebellious. He set up a banquet and tried to assassinate the emperor. After the plan failed, he led a troop to flee in a hurry. His whereabouts are still unknown. "

Wen Liunian and Zhao Yue looked at each other and did not speak.

"Although Yun Duan Hun is rebellious and unruly, the emperor has never made the matter public because he thought he had made great military exploits." Xiang Li said, "It's just that the royal family has been secretly investigating Yun Duanhun for so many years. Whereabouts, but so far there is no news."

"So the totem of Hutougang in the vast mountains is the first clue?" Wen Liunian said.

Xiang Li nodded, "Exactly."

"That really matters." Wen Liunian frowned slightly.

"My lord, don't worry, I will deploy the army overnight and guard every exit of Cangmang Mountain." Xiang Xun said, "I will also revise a letter 800 miles and send it to the emperor to make it clear."

Wen Liunian nodded, but his heart began to lose ground.

A person who has a relationship with King Daming is tracing Zhao Yue's life experience, plus what Mu Wanlei said when he fell off the cliff, always felt that there seemed to be a big secret in it. As for whether it is good or bad, I'm afraid no one can say for sure until the whole truth is revealed.

Zhao Yue stretched out his hand to cover his shoulder and patted gently.

Wen Liunian turned to look at him.

Zhao Yue smiled, "Don't bother to discuss matters, are you hungry after eating?"

"Yeah." Wen Liunian said, "a little bit."

"Then let's eat first." Huatang said, "It's never too late to discuss the rest of the matter. Don't rush to this moment."