Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 489: False False True True False

Yang Yuan and others got off their horses and began to wade forward.

Because many of the branches are pressed very low, it is difficult to pass through on horseback.

The ambush troops rushing over from the flank, under the fire and smoke, rushed out from time to time and fought with Yang Yuan and others who broke through, so their progress was very slow.

Sheyema was old after all. He had lived a life of luxury over the years and rarely went into battle. Wading quickly was very physically demanding, and coupled with his nervousness, he soon became out of breath and could not hold on any longer.

Seeing this, Yang Yuan hurriedly supported him.

This surprised Sheyema.

As he is the strongest competitor, or even the only competitor, for the King of Yue, there is no need for Hongkang to add insult to injury. All he needs to do is watch him die without helping him. Moreover, it is understandable that he is only concerned with protecting himself at this time.

As long as I die here, the Holy Mountain Conference will really become a confirmation sent by the King of Yue, but he would rather be dragged down than save me.

Yang Yuan didn't care what he was thinking. He just held the knife in one hand and supported Sheye Ma with the other, and moved quickly towards the avenue.

It would be a good thing if Ye Ma was willing to surrender and allow him to strengthen the power of the King of Yue to compete with Wanyan Liang.

If Shema is ambitious, he is confident that he can seize the position of leader of the alliance now. As for the future...

If Ye Ma still covets the supreme position in the future, that would be great.

Anyway, Yang Yuan has been laying mines all the time during his stay in Beijing.

He used hatred and interests to lay mines between the tribes.

This bomb will not explode for now because they have a common enemy, Wanyan Liang, but it is hard to say what will happen in the future.

He also planted a mine between Grandpa Li and Fourth Aunt.

Also because we now have a common powerful external enemy, this contradiction is not prominent yet.

However, once this external contradiction disappears or eases, this contradiction will become prominent.

He also planted a bomb in the hearts of Wanyan Hongkang and Shangguan Luo. Life in "Mongolli" would probably not be easy in the future.

Once the Mongolian tribes had the possibility of forming an alliance, the Jin Dynasty would no longer turn a blind eye as it had done in history.

He also planted a bomb in Wuda Youzhuzhu's heart.

When Shamanism, which has a broad mass base, is truly transformed and Zhuzhu is transformed into the Jurchen version of Tang Sai'er, they will be in big trouble no matter whether Wanyan Liang or Wanyan Luti is in power.

Yang Yuan also took advantage of foreign aid for military supplies to devour the wealth of the Jin Dynasty and threw shiploads of consumables at them.

In fact, in the process of internal strife between the two major power groups in the Jin Dynasty, corresponding production relations can be adjusted and improved.

However, because we are now completely dependent on external military aid, this kind of evolution will not occur.

This dependence will make them miss the opportunity to become self-reliant and transform themselves.

In the silence, there is a sudden thunder.

Do you really think that our Grand Secretary Yang has been just eating, drinking, and flirting with women these days and has not done anything serious?
Everyone sees the world differently. The world you see is determined by who you are.

"Xuan Ce, stop them quickly!"

The ambush troops on the other side crossed the path and rushed into the river on this side. Someone here immediately started shouting in panic.

Yang Yuan was stunned when he heard this. Xuan Ce? Is this name so common in the Northeast? It makes sense if you say this name is widely spread in the Western Regions...

The ambush troops on the other side rushed over and started fighting with Sheyema's men.

A killer holding a knife rushed towards Sheyema who was supported by Yang Yuan and shouted, "King Zhenzhu is here, Fengxian, let's work together to kill him!"

On the other side, a killer and several of his men immediately broke away from the fight and rushed towards Yang Yuan and She Ye Ma.

Fengxian?

Hearing a familiar name again, Yang Yuan seemed to suddenly understand something.

Yang Yuan suddenly let go of his horse and rushed towards several soldiers from both sides who were fighting on the side.

As the knife flashed, several enemies screamed and fell into the stream, staining the water red with blood.

Yang Yuan said: "Hold the king."

The warriors who had lost their opponents gasped for breath and rushed to Sheyema, who was already unsteady on his feet, to support him.

Yang Yuan immediately rushed towards the man called "Fengxian".

The stream was not very deep, the deepest part was only knee-deep, and as the two sides fought, water splashed everywhere.

Yang Yuan swung the knife, and the fire rising from the side reflected the steel knife, and on the river channel above his head that was like a dark dome, it cast a series of light red rays of light, reaping one life after another.

"Lang Jun!"

Yingge and Xiaoman arrived, but they only rushed a few dozen steps along the path before they were forced into the river by the thick smoke and high heat.

It’s worth mentioning that there is nothing growing on the river itself, so it can be considered a relatively smooth natural channel.

Above it, there is a "shed" built with bushes on both sides, which temporarily blocks out the thick smoke and high heat.

They waded through the water and finally arrived. Seeing that Yang Yuan was safe, Yingge felt relieved.

She immediately rushed over with her knife in hand, and Ah Man followed closely with his dagger in hand.

"Young Prince!" Shangguan Luo followed closely behind. When he saw Yang Yuan displaying his prowess, he burst into laughter.

He could tell at a glance that Yang Yuan still had some strength left, and the enemy he was facing was no match for the young prince.

Therefore, Shangguan Luo did not rush forward to protect like Yingge and A'man, but stopped where he was and swung his sword to kill the enemy.

"Xuan Ce, let's retreat!" Reinforcements were pouring out along the river, and the assassins felt something was wrong.

The man called "Fengxian" shouted to the other man called "Xuan Ce" and then ran away.

However, it was precisely because of their actions that Yang Yuan completely confirmed his guess.

This is a wild and low-lying area, which is prone to waterlogging during the rainy season, resulting in overgrowth of weeds and shrubs.

Logically speaking, with the fire and smoke nearby and the environment being so complicated, it would be enough for the ambushed party to thwart the other party's conspiracy.

That "Fengxian" never thought that Yang Yuan would chase him.

He was about to escape to the river bank and into the bushes with two people when Yang Yuan rushed over with a surge of river water.

Yang Yuan intentionally stirred up the river water, and as he waded through it, a large splash of water rushed towards the "Fengxian" and his two followers.

As the knife flashed, two followers who had just turned around were hit on the shoulder and hip respectively.

Yang Yuan reached out, grabbed the "Fengxian" and threw him backwards.

That "Fengxian" shouted and flew into the air dancing.

When he fell, he landed right in front of Wanyan Sheyema and sat down in the water with his butt. The water splashed and Sheyema could not stand, so he also sat down in the water with his butt.

The old prince was both ashamed and angry. He raised the knife in his hand and smashed the scabbard hard on "Fengxian"'s forehead.

"Fengxian" felt dizzy and fell into the water again.

Yang Yuan wanted to catch that "Xuan Ce" again, but during this gap, that "Xuan Ce" had already dived into the bushes.

Although Yang Yuan was skilled and courageous, he did not want to really chase him in the bushes. If he was careless and failed, it would backfire.

Yang Yuan didn't really want to fight for the Jin people. Anyway, since "Xuan Ce" had escaped and "Fengxian" had been captured, he could also perform "White Gate Tower".

When Yang Yuan saw Shangguan Luo, Wanyan Hongkang and others risking their lives to rescue him, he was a little surprised and felt a little touched.

It is indeed not easy to be an undercover agent, especially when someone treats you sincerely.

Fortunately, he did not plan to stay in the Jin Kingdom for too long, otherwise, if he became too emotionally attached, he would be asking for trouble.

The group returned to the main road and watched the wildfire rolling away in the wilderness. The heat wave was still coming and everyone's faces looked ugly.

If Zheng Xiaobu had not deliberately made things difficult for Wuda Youzhuzhu, but instead told Lang Jingchou in advance that there was a carriage behind the team that could not pass through this small road, and asked Lang Jingchou to send someone to lead the carriage to the main road, the consequences would have been disastrous.

At that time, everyone will go deeper into this country road. Suddenly, the enemy will cut off the head and tail with rockets and then attack the middle. I am afraid that not many people can escape alive.

The "Fengxian" with a big swelling on his forehead and looking like an old centenarian was brought in front of everyone in a daze.

"Are you from the Lang family tired of living? How dare you ambush me." Wanyan Hongkang kicked "Fengxian" to the ground and shouted angrily.

Wanyan Sheyema's face was covered in black and white, and even his nostrils were filled with dust.

With a gloomy face, he said in a cold voice: "Who did your tribe rely on? Who ordered you to do this?"

Wanyan Sheye Ma didn't believe that this tribe would dare to attack his ambush with its strength, unless they had already surrendered to some powerful force and became someone else's lackey.

That "Fengxian" had a wandering look in his eyes and did not answer for a while.

Yang Yuan walked forward, and Wanyan Sheyema, who was about to speak, stopped talking. Seeing this, Wanyan Hongkang also took a step back.

Yang Yuan stared at the man and asked slowly, "Just now, I heard your accomplice calling you Fengxian?"

If this man had not had a big tumor on his forehead caused by the back of the knife from King Zhenzhu, and had not been dizzy at this time, he would have noticed that King Zhenzhu Sheyema shut up when Yang Yuan stepped forward to speak, and thus realized that the identity of the person in front of him was not simple.

But now, he just thought that Yang Yuan was a leader of the Sheyema tribe and didn't think too much about it.

He raised his head and said loudly: "So what?"

Yang Yuan asked, "When we were fighting just now, I heard you calling another person 'Xuan Ce'?"

At this time, Wanyan Hongkang and Shangguan Luo both came to their senses and looked at Yang Yuan together.

Without waiting for the man to think, Yang Yuan asked again, "As far as I know, there are two brave generals in the Yuewang Mansion on Huanxi Ridge, one is called 'Yu Fengxian' and the other is called 'Yang Xuance', right?"

The man was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed out loud and said proudly, "Since you've seen through me, I won't pretend anymore.

That’s right, I am Yu Fengxian, a general under the King of Yue! The other one is my good friend Yang Xuance!”

Yang Yuan showed a half-smile on his face and said, "'Yu Fengxian'? Your prince sent you to murder my king just to seize Du Bojilie's position?"

"Yu Fengxian" said viciously: "What do you mean by plotting to seize? My king is fighting against Wanyan Liang's army in Liaodong, so the position of Du Bojilie should be occupied by our king."

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "You are right, I think so too."

Yang Yuan turned to look at Wanyan Sheyema and said with a smile, "Uncle, you should judge the rest."

Yang Yuan walked back to Yingge and saw that both she and Ah Man had faces like little cats, so he gently pinched her face.

Yingge felt his tenderness and smiled at him.

How could Sheyema not understand what had happened after hearing this? He just couldn't figure out who was trying to use this kind of alienation tactic against him.

Sheyema stared at that "Yu Fengxian" and said in a deep voice: "Zheng Xiaobu, tie him up and beat him hard for me."

Zheng Xiaobu fell into a vicious plot and nearly killed his own king, and he was now in a state of panic.

Upon hearing the king's order, Zheng Xiaobu did not dare to neglect it and immediately ordered people to tie up "Yu Fengxian" tightly. "Yu Fengxian" was stunned and said, "You torture me without asking me anything?"

Sheyema grinned and said, "No hurry, no hurry, just fight first and talk later."

The confused "Yu Fengxian" was tied up, and Zheng Xiaobu grabbed the whip and whipped him until his skin was torn and flesh was exposed.

It was not until he was in so much pain that he almost fainted that he realized that the young man who had just asked him the question was actually Wanyan Hongkang, the prince of the Yue Palace on Huanxi Ridge.

He couldn't understand how Wanyan Sheyema and Wanyan Hongkang, who were rivals, could come together and live in harmony.

At this point, there was no possibility of pretending to be Yu Fengxian. The whip dipped in water was really painful, so he could only confess dejectedly.

He was sent by Wanyan Zheng from Xianzhou.

Wanyan Zheng sent out three groups of troops in total, and this was just one of them.

These troops roam around the various roads leading to the Holy Mountain. Once they discover troops heading to the Holy Mountain, they will first send scouts to find out the details, and then determine whether to set up an ambush directly or lure them into an encirclement based on the opponent's strength and the route they have passed.

Each of these cavalry units has a limited number of people, so it is impossible for them to annihilate the enemy together. They just want to pretend to be the competing party to attack the other party and create conflicts and contradictions between the two sides.

Two days ago, they ambushed another tribe that was going to the holy mountain. At that time, his identity was "Zheng Xiaobu" from the Sheyema tribe.

Zheng Xiaobu was furious when he heard this, and without saying anything, he whipped him again.

Amid the crisp sound of whip cracking, Sheyema sighed and said to Yang Yuan with emotion: "If I hadn't been with you, I would have been fooled."

For a moment, I lost interest.

Although the old prince was also dissatisfied with the unfair treatment his family suffered, he had no intention of rebelling.

It was many tribes, including his own, who wanted to seize an opportunity in the troubled times and forcibly dragged him out of the tribe.

But along the way, he lost all his confidence in talking about Taoism after being hit by his juniors.

Now he was in danger of being ambushed, and he had to rely on others' help to escape. Sheye Ma couldn't help but think that he was getting old.

At this point, he had already begun to think about quitting.

Yang Yuan looked at the person writhing in pain like a maggot under Zheng Xiaobu's whip, and thought to himself that Wanyan Zheng was Wanyan Yong's man.

Since Wanyan Yong wanted to support Wanyan Yuanyun to take the throne, there was no need to stir up hatred between Huanxiling and other tribes.

But now not only did they do this, but they also used the names of two brave generals, Yu Fengxian and Yang Xuance, who were brought back to Huanxiling by Li Taigong.

This means that Wanyan Yong already knows what is happening in Huanxi Ridge?
Why did he know the news so quickly? Could it be that Wanyan Yong had not only the Shangguan Luo siblings but also other people in the north?
Or maybe the person who tipped him off was Shangguan Mingyue?

In fact, Yang Yuan was really overthinking it.

In fact, Wanyan Zheng sent out three groups of people to sow discord and divide the people, but he did it on his own initiative and did not discuss it with Wanyan Yong.

Wanyan Yong's plan was to have the Shangguan siblings use their status as celebrities to maneuver among the wealthy and powerful in the capital, win over the various tribes, and support a puppet.

So that after he officially raises the banner of rebellion, he can take advantage of this force.

At the same time, Wanyan Yong asked the Ugun family, with which he was deeply bound, to send a team to pretend to be a tribe attending a meeting, infiltrate the holy mountain, and wait for the opportunity to act.

If the "Dubojilie" conference does not develop as they expected and the throne of the leader of the alliance is taken away by other uncontrolled forces, then the people from the Ugur family who have infiltrated will be left to act according to the circumstances.

For example, do something that Wanyan Yuanyun is not convenient to do: suddenly kill the newly born leader of the alliance, or eliminate the leader of the opposing tribe.

Doing so might cause division among the various tribes in the Shangjing area.

But for Wanyan Yong, it is better to keep them divided than to let them clench into a fist which is not in his own hands.

Because Wanyan Zheng was stationed in Xianzhou, which was closer to Shangjing Huining Prefecture, he already knew that Li Taigong and others had returned to Huanxiling in time, expelled Wanyan Yuanyun, and regained control of Hubudagang.

Wanyan Zheng immediately understood that this meant that the one who would represent the Yue Palace to attend the Holy Mountain Conference would be Wanyan Hongkang, not the puppet Wanyan Yuanyun they supported.

But he had just received the news and had no time to report it to Wanyan Yong and come up with a solution.

Therefore, Wanyan Zhengcai acted on his own initiative and hastily sent out several groups of troops to intercept and kill the tribes going to the meeting in the holy mountain along the way, thereby provoking hatred and confrontation among them.

Since it is impossible for the leader of the alliance to fall into our hands, we must completely destroy this alliance.

From this, we can also see the different personalities and ways of dealing with things of Wanyan Yong of Dongjing, Wanyan Zheng of Xianzhou and Wanyan Yan of Shangjing.

Wanyan Yan was a pure soldier. He wanted to destroy the alliance between the tribes, so he sent a large group of troops to attack and obstruct them openly.

Wanyan Yong and Wanyan Zheng were better at strategies and calculations, among which Wanyan Yong was particularly good at planning.

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The sacred mountain of the Jurchens was Changbai Mountain, but they chose the location of their temple on this mountain in Huining County, Shangjing Hailan Road.

This temple on the mountain is not large in scale, with only three main halls.

In its original history, it was through continuous expansion and renovation that its scale gradually expanded.

At this moment, the temple standing on the mountain seems much simpler, but the solemn and majestic atmosphere can still be felt.

At the foot of the long steps, halfway up the mountain, there are tents provided by nearby tribes for the leaders of the tribes attending the meeting to live in.

Their subordinates cut down trees and built huts nearby as temporary residences.

In their minds, the White Mountains and the Black Waters are the parents who gave them life.

Everything on this mountain and everything in the water are the wealth bestowed by the gods and parents for their survival.

Therefore, they did not say that they could not touch even a blade of grass or a tree on the sacred mountain.

Most of the tribes attending the meeting have already arrived.

Every tribe that arrives will choose to form alliances with other tribes that share the same stance as it does.

Therefore, with the wide stone steps of the holy mountain temple as the limit, each tribe set up camp on both sides of the mountain road, appearing to be clearly separated.

On the left side of the mountain path is a tribe that has clearly stated its intention to support King Wanyan Luti of Yue.

On the right side of the mountain path is the tribe that supports the Pearl King Sheyema.

Of course, there are still some tribes whose positions are unclear, so in order to avoid being misunderstood, they choose to camp at the foot of the mountain.

Among them is the tribe of "Lai Guanfu".

Wugulun Yuanyi, Yingge's younger brother, after killing Lai Guanfu and his entourage, he transformed himself into Lai Guanfu, the tribal leader of Liaodong.

The younger brother Yuan Yi loves Ying Ge more than the older brother Yuan Zhong, and the relationship between the siblings is better.

The family sent Yuan Yi this time to either assist Wanyan Yong in taking the position of leader of the alliance or to destroy the alliance.

On the other hand, there was the task his mother assigned to him: wait for an opportunity to capture an important figure from the Yue royal family and use him as a hostage to exchange for Ying Ge.

Yuan Yi loves his younger sister Ying Ge very much. He is not like his older brother Yuan Zhong, who has to think so much, be rational and restrained, and consider the overall situation.

After receiving the task, he came here eagerly.

Capture an important figure from the Yue King faction in exchange for Yingge, right?

Who is the most important person in the Yue Wang family? Of course, it’s the Crown Prince!

Yuan Yi sharpened his knife.

The place Yuanyi chose to set up camp was at the outermost part of each tribe.

Very few of the tribes that attended the meeting came from Liaodong, and given the transportation conditions of that era, tribes that were too far apart usually had little contact with each other.

Therefore, it is very reasonable that he is not "gregarious".

Yuan Yi set up camp here, which made it very convenient for him to quickly lead his men away from here once he captured Wanyan Hongkang.

But precisely because he camped at the outermost point, any tribe that arrived after him had to pass by his camp first.

Last night, Wanyan Dari’s tribe from Longquan Prefecture in Shangjing sent people here.

Yuan Yi planned to pay a visit in the identity of "Lai Guanfu".

Wanyan Darui is one of the two main forces resisting the imperial court in Liaodong today. Perhaps we can get some useful information from them.

When Yuan Yi reached the camp gate, he saw a soldier arguing with a peasant woman.

Wu Gulun Yuanyi's face suddenly darkened and he shouted, "What's wrong with this woman?"

The soldier saw that it was his leader who came and hurriedly explained: "Sir, this peasant woman said she wanted to cook for us, but she only asked for a bite to eat."

Yuan Yi took a look at the peasant woman. She should be young, her clothes were a bit tattered, and her face...

Even though she covered most of it with a piece of rag, the scars exposed at the edges could still be seen.

Those scars must have been caused not long ago. The wounds have just healed and the muscles are still tender and red.

Yuan Yi asked in confusion: "What's wrong with your face?"

The peasant woman replied sadly, “My hometown was hit by war and the village was destroyed. I wanted to seek refuge with my relatives and friends, but I met a villain on the way who wanted to bully me.

The woman refused to obey and bit his ear in the struggle. He was so angry that he scratched her face.

Hearing this, Yuan Yi couldn't help but sigh.

Liaodong is in great chaos nowadays, and there are countless people who are more miserable than this peasant woman.

It would be fine if he couldn't see it, but now that he had encountered it, Yuan Yi really couldn't bear to ignore it.

He ordered the soldier, "Okay, bring her into the camp and let her cook for us.

With your cooking skills, I have had enough. When we leave, leave some money for her."

After hearing this, the peasant woman thanked the soldier profusely and was taken away.

At this time, a scout came riding in. When he saw his master in front of the camp, he immediately dismounted and hurried forward to report:

"My lord, the Zhenzhu King Sheyema and the Yue King's son Wanyan Hongkang have arrived at the same time. They are still ten miles away from here."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing that his target Wanyan Hongkang had appeared, Wugu Lun Yuanyi's eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light, and he subconsciously raised his eyes to look into the distance.

The Holy Mountain Temple can be seen ten miles away.

Yang Yuan and Sheyema's teams distanced themselves from each other and raised the flag of the King of Yue.

If Yu Fengxian had his hands tied behind his back, he would be taken into his team.

Fake Wanyan Hongkang, fake Yu Fengxian, fake Lai Guanfu, and a fake civilian woman...

But the drama on the Holy Mountain is real.

(End of this chapter)