Chapter 155: Soldiers' Dissolution? (Additional Chapter for New and Old Leaders)

"Everyone was upset after the escape, but General Lu didn't take it seriously. A dozen people took advantage of his drunkenness to mutiny and seize power, but they failed and ended up in a miserable way." The captive swallowed his saliva, "General Lu is at the end of his rope. Maybe some brothers will support him to the end, but I, I don't want to die."

"You are a stray dog!" Zhao Qinghe kicked him, "Report to my master the itinerary of Lu Yao and other rebels after they escaped from Woling Pass."

The captive nodded his head: "Please show mercy, Lord He!" He told all the information obediently.

After listening to it, He Chunhua and his son realized that after Woling Pass was recaptured by Yuan Wangting, the rebels lost their backbone, and seven or eight people gathered their remnants and fled. Lu Yao was able to gather more than a thousand people, which was the result of annexation. This time, he responded to Pei Xinyong's proposal to join forces in Xianling Village. Of course, he wanted to take the position of the commander-in-chief, and then go to the west to occupy a piece of land near Shuitou, and slowly become stronger and bigger.

He Lingchuan was still puzzled: "How is that different from Wu Shaoyi's original intention?" Lu Yao also laughed at Wu Shaoyi for only wanting to be a self-made king, but didn't he also intend to occupy the mountain as a king?

"It's different." The captive explained, "General Lu hopes to use Shuitou as a base to slowly swallow up the surrounding states and counties. He believes that Yuan State is weak and has to deal with troubles in the north, so the control over the west will inevitably be relaxed. We, no, he has a good chance. By then, his prestige will be so great that the Yuan Royal Court will have to recognize him. Maybe he will even be granted a title and beg us to send troops."

"Maybe, maybe he can even be crowned king and given nine gifts." He said dryly: "General Lu said that many powerful people in the past made achievements in this way."

He Chunhua couldn't help but sneer: "Is he worthy of being given nine gifts?"

The father and son understood that Lu Yao's idea was to secede and force the central government.

In fact, Lu Yao saw clearly that when the country's fortune declined, local powerful people often rose up. They had soldiers and food in their hands, and their power increased dramatically, forming a trend of one rising and the other falling with the royal court. When the latter is unable to move it, they can only appease it with kind words, either by giving it a title or a reward. Even so, they may not be satisfied, and they will establish a country and become king when they are tempted.

He Yue nodded: "People like Lu Yao, once they have tasted the taste of power, they can never go back, and they can only go all the way."

He Lingchuan chose a big wooden stool to sit down, and said leisurely: "This guy is really lawless."

He Chunhua looked at him, why did this kid sound a little envious?

The captive said again: "In fact, after meeting the county governor in Xianling Village, General Lu was very happy and planned to take away your seal and the order of the state and go to Xiazhou as the general manager himself."

When these words came out, the father and son were all surprised. He Yue despised: "What a wishful thinking, how can he be blessed by the Lord of Yuanli?"

The captive hesitated: "General Lu said he has his own way to take away Lord He's horoscope and identity, so as to replace his official position and use Yuanli." He saw the faces of He Chunhua and the other two, and quickly continued, "As for how to do it, we don't know, General Lu refused to say."

He Lingchuan slapped the wooden block: "No wonder Lu Yao pursued us relentlessly, as if we set fire to his whole family, it turns out that he has the intention of a monkey in a human costume!"

It turned out that Lu Yao had been eyeing his father since he entered Xianling Village, and He Yue was also scared.

Zhao Qinghe urged the captive on the side: "What else? Tell the Lord about what you said about the Saint Master again!"

The captive asked for a glass of water, moistened his cracked lips and said: "We don't know the real process of the Saint Master. But before Tianwangdui was breached, the Saint Master went to General Lu for a secret talk."

Tianwangdui was the last fortress of the bandit army in Woling Pass, and it was as solid as a rock. He Chunhua had read the battle report and knew that Wang Tingjun had spent a lot of money to capture this place.

"The four or five people brought by General Lu, including me, were waiting two meters outside the room. We couldn't hear a word of what was said inside. The battle situation outside was getting more and more critical. Tianwangdui was crumbling. The front line had sent urgent reports four or five times, but due to the order of the Holy Master, they could not enter the door."

"About an hour later, General Lu pushed the door open and walked out, announcing with red eyes that the Holy Master had died."

"Everyone was stunned. Several generals rushed to the room after hearing the news and wanted to find out what was going on, but Lu Yao took all his men to guard the Jingshe and did not allow others to step in. General Wu Shaoyi even fought with Lu Yao because of this. Suddenly, the city was broken, and Wang Tingjun rushed into Tianwangdui. The generals knew that the situation was over and turned around and left."

When the army was at the end of its rope, it was looking forward to the pillars coming out to save the situation, but who knew that the beams broke first, and could not support you, but would crush you first. He Lingchuan could understand the rebels' frustrated mood.

He couldn't help asking, "From what I heard, could it be that Hong Xiangqian is not dead, but just spreading false information?"

"He is dead. Lord Ke Jihai sent Hong Xiangqian's head to the capital, and it was circulated countless times, and everyone pointed out that it was Hong Xiangqian himself." He Chunhua tapped the woodpile with his fingertips a few times, "Unless he has a substitute who looks exactly like him."

He Lingchuan said carelessly, "What's so strange about a substitute? I know that many people like to raise substitutes, and they can be useful at critical moments."

"Oh?" He Chunhua looked deeply, "Then who are they?"

"Uh..." He Lingchuan choked and quickly turned to the captive, "I can ask other rebels about what you said. Is there any more useful information?"

"Yes, yes." The captive swallowed his saliva, "In fact, General Lu led his team to surround the Jingshe, and I went into the secret room with him, and I also saw the body of the Saint Master lying on the ground, with his head and body separated!"

He Chunhua couldn't believe it: "Lu Yao killed Hong Xiangqian?!"

Hong Xiangqian had a high status in the bandit army. According to the intelligence he had collected in the past, Lu Yao was originally a rough man in the city. When he was a boy, he killed seven people in the street and injured nine others and was arrested. After trial, he was supposed to be put to death for questioning, but Hong Looking forward to his talent, he rescued him personally, and taught him martial arts and tactics, which can be said to be a gift of reinvention.

Why did Lu Yao suddenly rebel?

"But, there is no blood on the ground, not even a speck of blood, it's clean. Although the Holy Master only has his head left, the expression on his face is very peaceful, and he looks like he is sleeping. The objects in the secret room are also completely clean. It’s not messy, and there are no traces of fighting or struggle at all.” The prisoner swallowed, “General Lu just asked us to go in and clean up the secret room, so I don’t think he had cleaned it before.”

He Chunhua listened with rapt attention: "Then what?"

"At that time, the Tianwangdui had been destroyed, and a large number of officers and soldiers poured in. We didn't have much time, so we had to follow General Lu's request, wrap up the headless body of the Holy Master tightly, and sink it into the Mingtai River with a few big rocks. As for the Holy Master I don’t know what General Lu will do with his head.”

He Chunhua said slowly: "Two adults, Wu Di and Ke Jihai, found Hong Xiangqian's hiding place. There was no heavy guard there. Instead, there was a brocade box on the table. When he opened it, it contained Hong Xiangqian's head. There was also a brocade box in the box. There is a personal letter from him, saying that he has revealed himself as the culprit to thank the world, and asks the officers and soldiers not to embarrass the people of Woling Pass. "

When He Lingchuan heard this, he said: "It turns out that they did not cut off the head with their own hands, so the authenticity is doubtful."

He Yue shook his head: "Although the two adults were surprised, they used many methods to determine that it was really Hong Xiang Xiang's head, so they sent it to the capital. In fact, as long as it is announced to the world that Hong Xiang Xiang was defeated and died, he In fact, there is no big difference between life and death. He and his rebels are no longer the same."

He Chunhua looked solemn and said slowly, "I heard what this person said, and I have an idea. Maybe Chuan'er is not completely wrong."

He Lingchuan suddenly felt proud: "So I'm right? Ah ha, but right is right and wrong is wrong. What does it mean to not be completely wrong?"

"Hong Xiangqian may not be dead, but he can't be considered alive." He Chunhua hesitated obviously and said cautiously, "I suspect that he asked Lu Yao to go into the secret room and practice military solutions for him!"

"Dissolve the troops?" This was the second time He Lingchuan heard this word, and he immediately thought of the old turtle demon.

Monsters can be dismembered. People agree with this, but they just change their names?

"Use weapons to free yourself and help the soul to escape from the body." He Chunhua said word by word, "To put it simply, ask people to behead you to free the soul!"

He Lingchuan turned around to see his second brother's brows furrowed, and he knew that this knowledge was probably too far-fetched, and even a small scholar had not dabbled in it.

"That is to say, Hong Qianqian's soul has escaped? The so-called 'military liberation' should not be a simple beheading, right?"

"Of course not. He has to concentrate all the essence, energy, spirit and blood of his whole body on his head, so that Lu Yao cuts it off with one strike and Hong Xiangqian has a chance to escape from the shackles of the skin. Timing is very important. If it's too early, if it's too late, it's just a matter of time. It's just murder." He Chunhua explained, "This process should be successful, because there is no blood on the ground, indicating that all the blood essence in the body has been condensed to the head. Hong Qianqian could not move. Only Lu Yao swung the knife. The most important thing is that corpse dissection cannot be completed by oneself, it must be done with the help of others."

"So, Lu Yao is Hong Xiangqian's true confidant?" He Lingchuan was curious, "Can the soul do anything after it leaves the body?"

What he was thinking about was, if the old turtle demon's corpse dissection was so troublesome and couldn't be completed by himself, could it have relied on the power of the crocodile god?

Although the risk is not small, there is no room for advancement in that skin, right?

If so, that's a good plan.

"Seize the body." This time it was He Yue who answered, "I heard that the soul cannot be exposed to the wild for a long time. It is necessary to find a body to settle down as soon as possible. The unborn fetus is the best."

He Lingchuan shrugged: "So, at least Hong Xiangqian won't be able to act like a monster for ten years."

"Not necessarily. Mr. Ke said that Hong Xiangqian has the power of ghosts and gods, not inferior to the national master. Maybe he has already prepared a suitable body in case of unexpected events." He Chunhua asked the prisoner, "After Lu Yao left Woling Pass, Did he come into contact with pregnant women or children under three years old?”