Chapter 105: Please leave (1)
"What's going on?" Shi Xuanying asked.
Xiao Hongfan was silent and said, "It was Lu Xi's hand."
The archmaster who was inexplicably scapegoated made a life-and-death decision and came to search for the murderer for more than a month without success. He was cornered and took advantage of the Southwest Army's attack on Jiaozhou to shoot the leading general.
This grand master had a very simple idea: Didn't a general of the Xu State die? Then wouldn't it be even if he killed the general of the Qu State?
The approach is simple and crude, but it really captures the pain point.
How can there be undead in war?
Emperor Xu's anger was not because of Cen Bu's death, but because Cen Bu's death caused Xu's good situation to be broken and the situation to be reversed instantly.
It would have been fine if he died during the battle between the two armies, but due to the intervention of several great masters, Cen Bu died quietly, making everyone in the Xu Kingdom feel extremely aggrieved.
Now that the connection between the southwestern part of Qu State and the imperial court was almost cut off by the rebels, Lu Xi's big thing was just to make things worse.
The Southwest Army and the Huanglong Army led by Xiao Hongfan were surrounded, which meant that Qu State was unable to control one of its arms.
Shi Xuanying felt that the death of the general of the Southwest Army was a bad thing for Qu Guo, but not necessarily for her, but there were some things she couldn't say.
Yan Chen already understood Shi Xuanying's intention and said: "General, take charge of the Southwest Army!"
Now the Huanglong Army led by Xiao Hongfan is trapped in the southwest together with the Southwest Army. One of them is heading west to attack Xu, and the other is heading northeast to quell the National Army.
Xiao Hongfan's temporary official position was a fourth-rank general, which was on the same level as several generals under the general. However, she jumped out to lead the Southwest Army and had a huge advantage - she was originally supposed to take over the Northwest Army (Xiao Family Army) and was a full-rank third-rank general. However, due to various reasons, Emperor Qu temporarily arranged to come to the southwest.
Although she was able to take over the Northwest Army because of the merits accumulated by her ancestors and the "general star" prophecy, and was rejected by many generals who worked hard based on their actual performance, she had the imperial edict of appointment in her hand and had an absolute advantage. Even if she returned to the court in the future, she would not be able to take over. No one can question it.
"I'm just worried that... Lu Xi's action will lead to uncontrollable consequences." Xiao Hongfan sighed, "That's all, let's not think about those first!"
Xiao Hongfan summoned his lieutenants to discuss taking charge of the southwest.
The others looked at each other, and two of them glanced at Shi Xuanying and others, with mocking expressions on their faces and unkind words: "General Xiao, you brought your family and your mouth to take office. My brothers didn't say anything, and now we haven't done anything serious yet. Woolen cloth……"
Bang!
With a loud noise, the table in front of them shattered into powder, leaving a deep knife mark on the ground. The tip of the knife was just less than half an inch in front of the general's toes.
The big knife in Jiang Chuixing's hand disappeared: "Why are you glaring? You are worthy of glaring at my uncle?!"
These days, after hearing about war plans and national affairs, he felt like his head was swollen. He was already suppressing his temper, but these two people dared to despise them. This was really unbearable!
Shi Xuanying held her forehead.
She didn't intend to expose her identity prematurely. With Jiang Chuixing's knife slashing, anyone with a brain would have to wonder whether Cen Bu's murder had anything to do with them.
Shi Xuanying simply regarded this accident as a test of Xiao Hongfan's temperament and bottom line. She smiled and said to break the dead silence: "The children at home are not sensible, so don't panic. If you have any opinions, feel free to raise them."
"..."
Everyone noticed that although her tone was gentle, her attitude was very strong. She had no intention of apologizing and explaining, but instead made a naked threat.
Xiao Hongfan frowned slightly, but did not say anything. Naturally, Shi Xuanying did not miss her expression, so she stopped as she saw fit and consciously led a few people out, leaving only Yan Chu and Xiao Hongfan to discuss with several lieutenants inside.
"Xiao, General Xiao, they are..."
The sword strike just now was so murderous that it forced these battle-hardened people to stiffen up like weak animals. In the end, it only caused this little damage, which showed that the opponent was restrained.
Xiao Hongfan weighed the pros and cons and said vaguely: "They are all strange people and some have normal tempers. Don't take them to heart."
Yan Chu suddenly felt his throat itchy, and immediately took out the handkerchief and covered his mouth, coughing violently. When he put the handkerchief away, he saw a trace of blood on it, and couldn't help but feel a slight shiver in his heart.
His physical illness has been cured, so why would he vomit blood?
The other soldiers looked at this weak but cold woman and thought to themselves, these strange people are not very strong!
Outside the tent, Shi Xuanying stopped and turned around.
Bai Shuangxing quickly calculated: "Someone put a curse on Mrs. Cong."
"Who?" Shi Xuanying asked.
"I don't know." Bai Shuangxing looked to the north, "It should be in Qudu City."
Qushan is the leader of the mystic sorcerers of Qu State. If he is in the capital, there is a high probability that he is related to him.
Guan Xiang asked anxiously: "Sister, has something happened to my mother?"
Shi Xuanying did not answer, but looked at Bai Shuangxing: "Can it be solved?"
Seeing him nodding, she felt relieved a little, and did not hide anything from Guan Xiang: "Someone is plotting against your mother, but don't worry, the Taoist priest can solve it, and everything will be fine."
Guan Xiang didn't cry when he heard this, but looked back at the main tent worriedly, and finally left with them.
This kind of performance made Shi Xuanying quite appreciate it.
In the next few days, Yan Jie ordered people to spread the news that the magician predicted that Xiao Hongfan was a "general star". Within a few days, the entire southwest knew that the general star would descend to earth and save all people from disaster.
With this small foreshadowing, and the fact that Xiao Hongfan held the imperial edict to appoint a third-grade general, she temporarily commanded the entire Southwest Army without much resistance, but the generals below still had a wait-and-see attitude towards her abilities.
This is not something that Shi Xuanying needs to worry about. As long as Xiao Hongfan wins a few victories that boost the morale of the army, everything will be solved.
After Xiao Hongfan finished his work, Shi Xuanying told her her plan: "There are several counties below Huazhou that are ungovernable. I asked myself to temporarily act as the county magistrate."
"This... is not impossible." The general has the right to temporarily appoint officials, but Xiao Hongfan always felt that there was something strange about the girl in front of him, and deep down he did not completely trust her, "Do you know how to do local government affairs?"
The first time Shi Xuanying sat down to have a serious conversation with Xiao Hongfan, she did not answer the question directly: "It is not convenient for a few of us to get involved in the war, and wasting time here is not our original intention in joining the world."
During the heyday of the Sword Sect, the area under its jurisdiction was extremely wide. Shi Xuanying had been the leader of the Sword Sect for so many years, so she had some experience, but she was not comfortable admitting it.
Shi Xuanying imitated the expression of the Great Elder when he deceived her, and sighed quietly: "The Taoist Master predicted that the world will be devastated, how can we sit back and ignore it? I know that the general has doubts in his heart, but the general also knows very well, as for me and others If you want to do something with your strength, you don’t need to make such roundabout plans. I can tell the general honestly that I am not loyal to any country. I just want to save the poor people who are trapped in the war."
The first element of the great elder's deception theory is that it doesn't matter whether the other party believes it or not, but it must make people feel that everything makes sense.
