Chapter 30 Chapter Four: Copper Pot Pill Tribulation

Yan Fei raised his breath and dashed along a tributary of the Sui River to the east, and suddenly stopped. In the grass beside his feet, a broken sword was reflecting the light of the sunset in front of the western mountain. The long sword was broken from it, and in the grass was the part connected to the hilt, and there was dried blood on the handshake. Although Yan Fei is young, he is an old man. He speculates that the broken sword probably belonged to Rong Zhi. on blood.Because if this happened to Lu Xun, the one on the handle should be fresh blood that hasn't dried up. There is no sign of a fight nearby, so it seems that Rong Zhi escaped here while his subordinates were fighting fiercely with Lu Xun in order to avoid Lu Xun. Unfortunately, the internal injury finally broke out, and he couldn't even hold the broken sword, so he fell to the ground .Such glory and wisdom should still be not far away.

Yan Fei's eyes scanned the distance, and there was nothing missing. The traces of Rong Zhi's footprints on the grassy slopes along the bank immediately appeared in front of him, extending straight to the dense forest not far from the bank.The dense branches and leaves of several dwarf trees protrude out of the river surface, covering the river surface that is nearly ten feet long, and the sound of wood and stone rubbing and bumping with the water flow can be faintly heard in the branches and leaves.Yan Fei stepped down the grassy slope and reached the river. Looking at the river from the gap between the branches and leaves, a medium-sized fish boat about three feet long was fastened to a tree trunk on the bank with ropes. It was very concealed. , will definitely be missed.With the undulations of the river, the hull of the boat kept bumping into a big rock on the bank, making the sound he heard just now.

Yan Feiteng landed at the stern of the ship, looked in through the open cabin door, and suddenly saw Rong Zhi half-sitting and half-lying against the corner of the bulkhead, his face was as pale as a dead man, his eyes were closed, his left hand was holding the cabin floor, The body, with the other hand holding an object tightly, was placed on the lap, and seemed to want to lift his hand, but he was unable to do so. His chest rose and fell rapidly, and he had difficulty breathing, and he seemed to be on the verge of death. Although Yan Fei didn't like this kind of monster at all, seeing that his life was in danger, he felt compassionate and entered the cabin.

Rong Zhi is a master in the end, still able to be vigilant, he tried his best to open his eyes, showing a horrified expression, and then realized that it was not Lu Xun and Ren Yao, so he calmed down, and said hard: "Who are you?" Yan Fei squatted down in front of him, scrutinized his complexion, and knew that his life was lost, and Da Luo Jinxian couldn't save him, if he tried to infuse his true energy, it would only speed up his death.He sighed and said: I am just a desolate person passing by here, what is the last word of the Taoist priest? Rong Zhi spread out his right hand.

With a ding, a small copper bottle that could be hidden in the palm fell on the deck and rolled to Yan Fei's feet. Yan Fei took a look, and saw that the mouth of the bottle was sealed with copper cork wax, and with the pigment of the wax, the copper bottle had been sealed for at least many years.Thinking that the bottle might be something like a holy medicine for healing, it was strange why Rong Zhi took it out and tried to take it before he died, and not when he fled Ningjia Town. Surprised, he looked at Rong Zhi, and asked, "Does the Taoist priest want to take the medicine in the copper pot?"

Rong Zhi leaned his head back against the bulkhead feebly, breathing his last few breaths with difficulty. Yan Fei knew that he was about to die, so without any hesitation, he stretched out all ten fingers of his right hand, and tapped on the main points on his chest, sending in real qi, the moment the real qi dissipated, Rong Zhi would die. Rong Zhi's face turned rosy immediately, and he managed to sit still a little, looked at Yan Fei with surprised eyes, and said hoarsely: You are a good person, alas! Yan Fei thought to himself that this may be a person who is about to die, and his words are also good.Dao: If the Taoist priest has any last wishes, please tell them immediately.Rong Zhi tremblingly said: Don't unplug the pot, throw it into Hanoi immediately.

Yan Fei was stunned, and then thought that Rong Zhi was afraid of being returned by Lu Xun and getting the contents of the copper bottle, so he was relieved.Nodding and saying: All right!The probe picked up the copper bottle from the ground, the bottle was flat, and something that looked like metal was rolling inside, and it felt strange to hold it. Yan Fei didn't even look at it, and raised his hand to throw it out of the cabin window, letting it sink to the bottom of the river forever. Rong Zhi suddenly stopped in time and said: No! Yan Fei looked at him, although the latter was breathing hard, but his eyes shot an unconcealable joy.

Yan Fei was extremely intelligent, and with a move in his heart, he had already figured out the reason for his joy, and couldn't help feeling contemptuous.A monster is a monster after all, Rong Zhi didn't really want to throw the small copper bottle into the river, but used it to test whether he was greedy when he saw a treasure. Now that he realizes what kind of person he is, of course he will use him to do something for him. However, if he wanted to hand this thing over to Jiang Lingxu, his leader, Yan Fei would never do so, and would throw it into the river at once.He has no interest in monster things at all.

Sure enough, Rong Zhi encouraged his remaining vitality, and continued: There is a man named Dusou in Neiyangchun Lane, Ping'an Li, Jiankang City. don't uncork the pot, i On the side of the head, he finally swallowed his last breath, and kept his eyes open. Yan Fei wiped his eyelids for him, and sat down slumped. For some reason, he suddenly felt disheartened.Life can be so fragile, last night Rong Zhi was still majestic when he stopped the car, but now he has become a lifeless corpse.Death is irreversible and unavoidable, like the passing of a mother. Slowly raise your hand and spread your palms.

The small copper pot is in front of me, and the copper body is shining brightly in the afterglow of the setting sun. I don't know if it is because it is a thing of honor and wisdom, but it always has a slightly evil feeling. Yan Fei turned over to the other side of the pot, and two lines of tiny characters came into view, which read: Dan Jie Ge Hong Weeping System The six characters are chiseled point by point on the body of the pot with tools such as pointed cones. If you don't look closely, you will miss it due to the reflection of the pot body. Yan Fei was so shocked that he almost threw the pot to the ground with his hands.Ge Hong is no ordinary person, but a great alchemist who spanned the two Jin Dynasties. He wrote the famous book "Baopuzi", which is regarded as a classic of alchemy.The 20-volume inner part discusses the immortal prescriptions, the mutation of ghosts, the yellow and white golden elixir, health preservation and prolongation, and the art of eliminating evil and disasters.

If this pot is really related to him, the contents of the pot will definitely shake the world and make ghosts and gods weep. But why there is such a chilling name as Dan Jie, we have to say weeping system. There are still many things that I can't figure out. Why did this bottle fall into Rong Zhi's hands?Why didn't he take it immediately after he was injured?Only when I can't hold on anymore can I have the intention of taking it, but it may not be to take it but to throw it into the river or have other intentions. Should I pull out the copper plug to see what happened? His eyes fell on the face of Rong Zhi, who was sitting dead, and he sighed secretly. Although he, Yan Fei, was curious, he couldn't do such a thing when the other party's bones were still cold, and the word "Dan Jie" was indeed shocking.If it was really a good treasure, Ge Hong, who made it, would have swallowed it in one gulp, instead of hiding it in a secret pot. He carefully hid the small pot close to his body, and was about to bury Rong Zhi properly, when the sound of breaking wind came from the shore. Yan Fei no longer has the heart to win, and is afraid that even if he is not injured, he is still no match for Lu Xun, let alone suffering internal injuries at this time?What is even more scruples is that if the copper pot falls into Lu Xun's hands, there will be terrible consequences.Thinking of this, he quietly skimmed out of the cabin and slid into the cold river water. Compared with Xie Shi, and even Liu Yu, everyone was dressed in armored military uniforms, Xie Xuan's white robes and scarves showed his unrestrained and unrestrained demeanor. Liu Yu has a deeper feeling for Xie Xuan than anyone present here. Others just hope that under his leadership, they can win this decisive battle that is related to the life and death of the Southern Jin Dynasty with his ingenuity, but he Liu Yu wants to learn from Xie Xuan. Learn the secret of becoming a commander.Xie Xuan showed up to preach, and Liu Yu benefited a lot.Xie Xuan asked him to participate in this meeting, precisely to demonstrate to him how to convince everyone to act according to the plan he set. None of Xie Xuan's words were nonsense, and his words implied cleverness, leading everyone by the nose, and with his outstanding image and demeanor, no one could not be convincing. Xie Xuan smiled slightly, and said calmly: The key to our victory in this battle lies in whether we can win the battle quickly.If Fu Jian stayed in the rear, although we have the heart to fight quickly, we can only sigh in vain.Therefore, in my preface letter to Zhu, I asked him to encourage Fu Jiannan to preside over the battle. If Fu Jian can be defeated in one fell swoop, the outcome will be clear. Except for Liu Yu, everyone understood why Xie Xuan was not worried about Fu Jian's presence on the battlefield, but it was only now that Xie Shi and others figured out one of the reasons why Xie Xuan insisted on rebelling against Zhu Xu.You must know that Fu Jian is the master of the unification of the north, and his prestige is extremely high. His policy of unifying the whole world has made many Hu people feel grateful or awed. It will never collapse because of one or two defeats. At most, the two sides will fall into a confrontational and bitter battle.Under such circumstances, due to the disparity in the strength of the north and the south, the final defeat must be the Southern Jin rather than Di Qin. However, if the army commanded by Fu Jian could be defeated in one fell swoop, Fu Jian's prestige would be ruined, the clans would be torn apart, and the Di Qin Empire would also come to an end. So Xie Xuan's work is indeed very powerful. Everyone praised him one after another, because Xie Xuan's ingenious plan boosted morale, and they further understood the decisiveness of defeating Liang Chengjun in one fell swoop. Xie Shi stroked his beard and said with a smile: I heard that Fu Jian had never been to the front line to direct a large-scale decisive battle. This is the first time he took a personal risk, and it will probably be the last time he took a personal risk! Everyone burst into laughter, and the tense atmosphere was completely relaxed. Liu Yu secretly thought that Xie Xuan's work could kill two birds with one stone, because Fu Jian's personality was subjective and he insisted on going his own way in everything. On the contrary, his younger brother Fu Rong was shrewd and formidable, and he had been fighting for a long time. One's own side has everything to gain but no harm. Xie Yan spoke for the first time, saying: The enemy's vanguard army crossing the Huai River is about 300,000 people, and now Liang Cheng's 50,000 people have more than half of the casualties.Murong Chui's 30,000 Xianbei cavalry have already entered Yuncheng, so the enemy army in Shouyang should be around 200,000. Adding Fu Jian's personal soldiers, the number should be no more than 250,000, but it is still our 80,000 Beifu soldiers. three times.The number of attackers must be more than twice that of the defenders. Therefore, if we hold the gorge firmly and use the danger of Bagong Mountain to consume a large amount of enemy troops, and when they are exhausted, we can break them in one fell swoop. This is a victory. There is no way to lose. Half of the crowd nodded in agreement, including Xie Shi, only Liu Laozhi, He Qian and others knew Xie Xuan's intentions and did not express their views.Hu Bin, who has always been in charge, did not agree, not because he disagreed with Xie Yan's strategy, but because he knew that Xie Xuan had a completely different strategy like Liu Laozhi and others.He did a good job this time! Liu Yu sneered in his heart, he couldn't get used to the face of a noble family who thought he was superior to others, and Xie Yan was exactly this kind of person.What he said just shows that he is a person who has read the art of war and does not know how to adapt to the situation and adapt to the situation on the battlefield.Although he didn't get to interject, Xie Xuan would definitely denounce him.When everyone's eyes were on Xie Xuan, this outstanding figure who was called the number one master of military art and swordsmanship master in the Southern Dynasties shook his head dumbly and laughed: Murong Chui would be very disappointed in that way! Everyone was stunned again, only Liu Laozhi and Hu Bin nodded to express their understanding. Liu Yu didn't dare to say anything, and at the same time felt ashamed secretly.In his heart, he hoped that Xie Xuan's reprimanding his cousin was just for a short time, and it would be detrimental to internal unity.And Xie Xuanqifeng's outstanding words immediately led everyone's thinking to another direction. Even if Xie Yan's proposal was overturned, Xie Yan would not feel sad. If Liu Yu was replaced by Xie Xuan, he would point out that Xie Yan was naive and only considered his own advantages, while ignoring the enemy's countermeasures.Since this battle must be resolved quickly, of course the opponent should not be given a chance to breathe, such as gathering more powerful troops, or sending another army to cross the Huai River downstream and so on. After Xie Xuan briefly explained the delicate relationship with Murong Chui, he said lightly: If we stand still and lose this battle, Murong Chui and Yao Chang, two of the most important foreign generals under Fu Jian's command, will not dare to openly betray Fu Jian. Under the current situation, we will not be able to maintain the delaying strategy of standing still. When they send troops to assist, we will miss the opportunity and miss the only chance to win this battle in vain. Xie Shi took a breath and said: The enemy's strength is three times that of ours, if we face it head-on, how can we be lucky? Xie Xuan smiled and said: Third uncle, don't forget how Liang Cheng lost that battle. The success or failure of the war is determined by the use of strategy, tactics and morale. Then he said to Hu Bin: Is the setting of the fake soldiers complete? Hu Bin replied respectfully: Everything was done according to Xuan Shuai's orders. Xie Xuan stared at Pan Shenghui with his eyes and said calmly: I want to make Fu Jian feel as if he is a soldier, so everyone have a good rest tonight.tomorrow!it is tomorrow!I want Fu Jian to experience his worst defeat, a defeat that will never allow him to recover.Tonight I will also receive a distinguished guest from Shouyang. Everyone was stunned for a while, including Liu Yu, no one knew why. Xie Shi looked at his nephew in surprise. Xie Xuanhuo stood up, and said as a matter of course: Who else is it not Zhu Xu? Liu Yu was overwhelmed by it. From the beginning to the end of the meeting, Xie Xuan completely controlled the meeting.He even felt that after this meeting, he grew up as if he had been enlightened by Xie Xuan. There was never a moment when he grasped the tricks of becoming a commander better than this moment. After the sun sank into Bagong Mountain, the sky gradually darkened, replaced by the dim lights of Xiashi City.Compared with the brightly lit city and camp on the other side of Shouyang, the other side of Feishui is like another world. Fu Jian stood at the head of Shouyang City with a gloomy expression, observing the situation on the other side.He was accompanied by his younger brother Fu Rong, Qifu Guoren, Murong Yong, Lu Guang, Juqu Mengxun, bald Wugu, Zhu Xu and other generals. There are crowds of people everywhere on Bagong Mountain, with the momentum of a full lineup and ready to fight. Fu Jian said in a deep voice: Have we miscalculated the enemy's strength? Fu Rong replied: That only means that Xie Xuan has a guilty conscience and is afraid that we will cross the river and attack at night.According to our information, the Beifu army can only mobilize 80,000 troops, mainly infantry, and certainly not more than 10,000 cavalry. If we fight on the plains, we can definitely defeat them in a few encounters. Fu Jian's face softened a little, and his gaze was cast down to the Feishui that came from the North River across the front. Lu Guang said wisely: "I have just probed the water of the river, and the deepest part is immersed in the belly of the horse, which is not conducive to crossing the river. We must wait for the establishment of a pontoon bridge before we can attack aggressively." Qi Fu Guoren nodded in agreement and said: "This water separates the east and the west, which is also not good for the enemy. We just need to stick to the river and wait for the army to gather, and then attack in multiple ways, and we will be able to overcome the rocks." Juqu Mengxun said with a sinister smile, "I'm sorry, boy Xuan didn't dare to take the initiative to provoke. Fu Rong said: "Although we have lost Liang Cheng's troops, we have not lost much in our strength. Now that the enemy's army is restrained by us, the situation is against us.Suppose we replace Liang Chengjun with General Murong's 30,000 fine cavalry, and then cross the river from the lower reaches, and Yuncheng will be guarded by General Yao. The day when the transfer is completed will be the time when Xie Xuan died. Fu Jian nodded and said: Do everything like this. Zhu Xu said: We can set up wooden barriers overnight on the Huaishui River section downstream of Yingkou to prevent the Southern Jin Navy from blocking the river or attacking grain ships, so as to ensure that grain resources can be transported from the frontier to Shouyang continuously. .At the same time, repair the Shouyang City Gate and re-dig the moat, so that we can remain invincible. Including Fu Jian, everyone nodded their heads in praise. Zhu Xu laughed secretly in his heart, this was the strategy of exhausting the army taught by Xie Xuanxin, saying it would make Fu Jian more convinced that he was thinking of him.Dao: I have another suggestion. If the Lord approves, I can cross the river to lobby Xie Xuan. In this way, the gorge stone can be taken down without a single soldier, and Sima Yao will be finished immediately. Fu Jian was stunned and said: Is Zhu Qing confident in persuading Xie Xuan?Zhu Xudao: I understand the mentality of Jiang Zuo's great clan best. The object of their loyalty is the family, not the Sima royal family.Xie An and Xie Xuan are more aware of Sima's intention to hide their bows. As long as the Lord allows them to be high-ranking officials and nobles, their family status will remain as before, and they also know that resisting our Southern Expedition with tens of thousands of soldiers from the Northern Prefecture is tantamount to blocking a car with a mantis' arms. Maybe the minister can win him over.Even if he refuses, Weichen will give it a try. Fu Rong frowned and said: If he not only refuses, but also detains you, wouldn't it be worth the loss for us? Since the infantry was dominated by Han Chinese, it was under Zhu Xu's command, and he was also the best at infantry combat among Fu Jian's generals. Among the infantry soldiers were many of Zhu Xu's former subordinates, who surrendered with him.Therefore, if Zhu Xu is lost, it will deal a serious blow to Fu Jian. Zhu Xu replied: You can rest assured in this regard, if Xie Xuan dares to do this, it will cause a serious blow to his reputation as a famous scholar.There are rules of war in wars, we are the ones who give courtesy first and soldiers later, Xie Xuan will not ignore this. Fu Jian made up his mind and said: Let's do it like this!Xie Xuan should be aware of my reputation of being kind to surrendered generals. Zhu Xu was overjoyed, and suddenly agreed.