Linghu Chong cupped his hands and said, "Brother Song, please say it."
Song Qingshu came to the window and opened it. He looked at the surging river in the distance and said, "Mountains and rivers are far away. Falling flowers and wind hurt spring. Why not take pity on those in front of you?"
Linghu Chong was moved. He opened his mouth but didn't say anything.
Song QingShu continued, "I know you've always been in love with Junior Sister, but she only treats you as an older brother, and she likes someone else. On the other hand, Yi Lin has always been by your side and protected you … "
Linghu Chong smiled bitterly and said, "I have always treated Yi Lin as a younger sister. Moreover, she is a Buddhist. How can I ruin her cultivation?"
Song Qingshu shook his head and said, "You don't have to lie to yourself. Yi Lin's fate in the secular world is not over. If you say the word, she would have returned to secular life ten times."
Linghu Chong didn't say anything for a long time. Finally, he sighed and said, "Feelings can't be forced. The person you like may not like you." Obviously, what Song Qingshu said to Tian Boguang resonated with him.
When Song Qingshu left the room, he said lightly, "This is human nature. If you don't cherish what you have, you will regret it when you lose it."
Linghu Chong sat by the window and suddenly thought of the time when he was with Yingying, he couldn't forget about his junior apprentice-sister. In the end, Yingying was snatched away by Song QingShu. Only then did he understand what it meant to be heartbroken. Now that Yi Lin is taking care of me, I'm also thinking about my junior apprentice-sister. If she gets snatched away by someone else, would I regret it again?
Early the next morning, Linghu Chong bid farewell to Song QingShu and the others. Because he was going to save his master's wife and junior sister, it was not good for them to keep him. However, because he had not fully recovered from his injuries, Yi Lin suggested that they go with him to take care of him. Everyone thought that with his usual temperament, he would refuse, but unexpectedly, he readily agreed.
Compared to Yi Lin, who was overjoyed, Tian Boguang, who was at the side, was naturally dejected. Disheartened, he rejected Linghu Chong's invitation and decided to return to Mount Heng.
Watching the three of them leave, Ren Yingying faintly sighed, "I hope they can have a happy ending."
Song Qingshu naturally knew that she didn't mean the pervert Tian Boguang. He smiled and said, "Are you trying to make it up to Linghu Chong out of guilt?"
Ren Yingying didn't deny it and said, "After all, it's our fault. If he can be with Yi Lin, I will feel less guilty." As she spoke, she couldn't help but raise her head and glare at him. "Speaking of which, isn't it all because of you?"
Song QingShu chuckled and pulled her into his arms. He was quite pleased with himself for snatching her away.
"Cough, cough ~" At this moment, a light cough came from not far away. Ruan Xingzhu said with a faint smile, "The two of you are so affectionate. It's really enviable."
Ren Yingying was used to Xingzhu's teasing. She smiled and said, "If you like it, you can hug him. I don't mind."
Xingzhu blushed. She was usually the one teasing Xingzhu. She didn't expect Xingzhu to fight back like this. She was caught unprepared and quickly changed the topic. "There's new information in the city."
"Oh?" Song Qingshu was also very concerned about this. Xingzhu was half a local here, so she was usually the one going around to gather information.
Xingzhu continued, "Murong Fu announced that Wu Xi is dead and the court appointed him as the Deputy Proclamation Commissioner of Sichuan." Previously, Yang Junyu and the others forged an imperial edict to appoint him as the Proclamation Commissioner. Now that the official imperial edict had been issued, it was changed to the higher-ranked Deputy Proclamation Commissioner. The reason why it was called Deputy Proclamation Commissioner was because the Song court had to have ministers of the prime minister rank. Although Murong Fu had made great contributions, he still lacked experience, so he could only be the Deputy Proclamation Commissioner.
However, Song QingShu frowned deeply, "Isn't this imperial edict a little too fast?" It had been less than ten days since they raided the Shu palace, and Sichuan was thousands of miles away from Lin 'an. By the time the news reached Lin' an, Lin 'an would have to react, and then the news would come back. No matter how fast it was, it would still take about a month. However, the reality was that the official edict would arrive almost immediately.
Xingzhu nodded and said, "I also think it's a bit strange. The whole thing is going so smoothly as if it's all planned."
Song Qingshu thought of what Linghu Chong had said and suddenly realized, "Jia Shidao must have prepared everything and was ready to close the net in a few days. Shen Xiaolong and the other local mid-level officers were also planning to kill Wu Xi, so they ran into each other."
"That's right. I heard Yang Juyuan mention that he seemed to be on Jia Shidao's side." Xingzhu crossed her arms in front of her chest. She was the best spy under Han Xingzhou, so she was good at analyzing information. "And judging from the whole thing, Murong Fu probably knew about it long ago. I'm afraid only Shen Xiaolong, Yang Junyu, and the others were kept in the dark. They were hot-blooded, but they unknowingly became Jia Shidao's pawns."
Ren Yingying sighed and said, "I thought the disturbances in Jianghu were strange enough, but compared to these political veterans, they are nothing." No wonder she had such a feeling. Zuo Lenchan, who was so cunning, could be considered a big threat to the Sun Moon Sect, but now he was just a dog of Jia Shidao.
"Those who steal will be killed, and those who steal the country will be marquis. This has been the case since ancient times." Xingzhu smiled bitterly and continued, "After dealing with the remnants of Wu Xi's party a few days ago, Shen Xiaolong, the Three Emotions Taoist, led the generals to take advantage of the situation and recover the four states. Murong Fu quickly agreed, and then Shen Xiaolong sent troops to recover the Xihe State, Zhang Lin and Li Jian recovered the Cheng State, Liu Changguo recovered the Jie State, Zhang Yi recovered the Feng State, and Sun Zhongrui recovered the Da San Guan. Now Shen Xiaolong's troops have entered Du Tou Ling and joined the local militia to attack the Jin army. The Jin General Wanyan Qin escaped, and Shen Xiaolong's troops entered the city. The soldiers and civilians cheered, and he asked to take advantage of the victory to attack Qinlong to contain the Jin army. " The people mentioned were all mid-level officers in Sichuan. They had been holding back their anger for a long time, and now that they had been released, they were all like fierce tigers.
"What!" Song QingShu was startled. Previously, his biggest headache in the Jin court was being surrounded by enemies on all sides. Fortunately, Wu Xi's betrayal led to the end of the northern expedition in Sichuan. He sent the Loyal Army to the west and won a series of victories, holding all the passes leading out of Sichuan. Only then could he calmly mobilize the main force of the Jin to Huainan to deal with the main force of the Song army in the northern expedition.
Unexpectedly, the Jin army in the west was defeated. If the war spread to Qinlong, the Jin defense in the west would collapse, and the main force in the east would be transferred over. Then, a series of chain reactions would occur, and the east might be counterattacked by the Southern Song, especially now that the Jin army could be considered to have penetrated deep into the Southern Song territory. If the Southern Song court could not maintain the supply of soldiers and continue to pressure them, the main force of the Jin Kingdom would not be able to retreat when the Southern Song court launched a siege.
Of course, Song Qingshu did not want to see this happen. He thought for a while and said, "Do you want to avenge your husband?" He planned to uncover Wu Xi's treason plot and cause chaos in Sichuan. However, he did not have any evidence, so he decided to start with Yang Juyuan.
To his surprise, Ruan Xingzhu shook her head and said, "Of course I want to avenge my husband, but not now. First, the time is not ripe, and I don't have enough evidence. Second, they are attacking the Jin Kingdom in the north, which can relieve the pressure on Minister Han."
Only then did Song QingShu realize that all of Yang Juyuan's actions represented Han Xingzhou's interests. Although she hated Yang Juyuan to the core, she was happy to see the Sichuan army marching north to attack the Jin Kingdom.
Song Qingshu did not say anything else. After all, he could not tell her about his relationship with the Jin Kingdom. After a casual chat, he returned to his room with Ren Yingying.
"It seems that we have to find a way ourselves. But now we have no foundation in Sichuan, so we can't intervene," Ren Yingying said worriedly.
Song Qingshu smiled confidently and said, "In fact, the way is very simple. Facing a complicated and sophisticated plot, the most direct way is to break it with force."
"Break it with force?" Ren Yingying was confused.
"What's the use of your husband's extraordinary abilities?" Song Qingshu said proudly. "If worst comes to worst, I can imitate what they did to Linghu Chong and put Murong Fu under house arrest. Then, I can do things according to his orders." Before, Jia Shidao's plot was completed with the help of many of his trusted subordinates. Although he was alone now, it was not difficult for him to achieve the same effect with his absolute martial arts.
"Look at how smug you are." Although Ren Yingying said that, her eyes were full of admiration and love …
After nightfall, Song Qingshu quietly left the Mirror Lake and sneaked into Chengdu City. He went all the way to Murong Fu's mansion. During this time, he had already investigated all the relevant information, so he naturally knew where Murong Fu's mansion was.
After Wu Xi's rebellion, the entire Chengdu City seemed to be covered with a layer of a murderous atmosphere. At night, there was a curfew, but that could only stop ordinary people. It was impossible to stop the martial arts masters who came and went.
When he arrived at Murong Fu's mansion, Song Qingshu couldn't help but be cautious. Now that Murong Fu was the Deputy Xuan Fu, he could almost be regarded as the top military and political person in Sichuan, so the mansion was naturally heavily guarded.
Song Qingshu carefully sneaked all the way to his study, thinking that he had to subdue Murong Fu in the shortest time possible. Otherwise, if other people were alerted, his next plan would not work.
If people in Jianghu knew that someone planned to subdue the famous Murong Fu with one move, they would subconsciously think it was a fantasy. However, Song Qingshu now had great abilities, and he was in the dark while the enemy was in the light, so he was very confident.
"Hey, why is there someone else in the study?" The candlelight in the room reflected the shadows of the two people. Song Qingshu slightly frowned and quietly hid under the eaves by the window, planning to figure out the situation first.
Soon, Murong Fu's angry roar came from inside. Obviously, he was very emotional. "Now the situation is good. Why did you ask them to retreat?"
Another voice sounded, and it was Yang Juyuan! "It's useless to shout at me. This is the Prime Minister's order."
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