Chapter 404: Falling Apart (Twenty-four) Overt and Covert Struggles Zhao Zhijing originally planned to go with the army, because he thought of the previous proposals from his Quanzhen sect and comrades in the world to make peace with the Mongols. He was dismissive, even contemptuous and disrespectful in his words and deeds, which made him very angry. He is a person who has always been very narrow-minded. Now that he has been humiliated like this, how can he let it go so easily? What's more, he has now apostatized and left the mountain, and has completely lost face with Quanzhen's fellow disciples, so he wants to take advantage of the Mongol army to attack the mountain and re-enter the Chongyang Palace as a winner. The Mongolian soldiers are well-armed and well-trained. They are far more than the Quanzhen Religion can defeat if they gather a bunch of rabble. Once the two sides fight, there will be no suspense about the outcome. Zhao Zhijing is very confident about this. By that time, people like Li Zhichang, Wang Zhitan and Yu Jingmin must have become prisoners of the Mongols, and they will no longer have any power to resist. At that time, after the situation is settled, he will be able to stand out from the crowd and humiliate these people well, so that they can also taste the various grievances he has suffered before. When he thought of this, Zhao Zhijing felt a sense of relief in his chest. But when he thought about it, the decision-making power on these matters still rested with Ah Shu, and Ah Shu still had trouble letting go of Zhao Zhijing. Although he was very convinced of Xiao Yao, who was also a Han, he had no good impression of Zhao Zhijing at all. The Mongolians on the grasslands are very open-minded by nature, and they often deal with things directly. Even if they play some conspiracies and tricks in the struggle for power, their purpose is limited to this. If they succeed afterwards, they will never deliberately want to do so. If you go and humiliate your opponent, you will most likely be buried well and your family will be treated kindly. But during the banquet, Ah Shu could hear from Zhao Zhijing's words some resentment towards his Quanzhen sect members whom he had fought alongside a few days ago. If someone else were to look at this, even if they were still doubtful about Zhao Zhijing's sudden surrender, they would be able to feel at ease now that they realize it. But Ah Shu didn't think so. In his view, although Zhao Zhijing was determined to join his side, his motives were still questionable, because firstly, the Quanzhen Sect was not some vicious heretic, and apostasy had nothing to do with integrity; secondly, he was a member of the Third The leader among the three generations of disciples, his status in the sect is not low, regardless of the unfair treatment he will receive. These two points alone are enough to conclude that Zhao Zhijing chose to apostatize purely because of his personal calculations. And since this is the case, then this person deserves to be treated with caution by Ah Shu. At this time, Xiao Yao had left the army, and A Shu was the vanguard, and Ba Tong and others supported him quite a lot. All important military matters were decided by him on his behalf. The relationship between the superiors and subordinates was very close, which meant that A Shu had the full control of the army. Military power, the 50,000 soldiers and horses in the army are all under his control at this time. As for taking on this important task, he had to consider some things more. For example, Zhao Zhijing did not have enough motives before, but he still chose to stab the Quanzhen Sect in the back, regardless of his former friendship, when the Quanzhen Sect was in its most difficult time. Now that I have this person by my side, how should I place him? However, thinking about this, Ah Shu was quite embarrassed. After all, Zhao Zhijing is a chess piece arranged directly by Xiao Yao. If he handles it improperly, even if the final result is still very satisfactory, the process may cause Xiao Yao, the real coach, and Xiao Yao to suffer in the future due to various reasons. Those in charge are dissatisfied. Thinking of this, Ah Shu thought for a moment and thought to himself: "Instead of taking Zhao Zhijing with me and letting him go to Zhongnan Mountain with my army, and I have to worry about being on guard, it is better to just let him stay in the camp and let Ba Tong Haosheng will take care of it, and I will ask him again when I find it useful. In this way, I will not lose etiquette, but also make the best use of everyone's talents. If General Xiao asks, it will not cause trouble. This is a safe and sound policy. ¡± With this thought, Ah Shu no longer has any worries. At this time, the troops and horses he had ordered were already ready outside the tent, with bright clothes and angry horses, and the noise blinded their eyes. He quickly came to the front of the team, got on his horse, turned his head, and said to Zhao Zhijing, who was standing aside and ordered his disciples to bring their horses over and prepare to accompany him: "Just now, Taoist Master Zhao has made it clear that the Quanzhen Sect has deployed its defenses and other information." I said it in vain, I will keep it in mind and never forget it. Since ancient times, the Central Plains has a saying that soldiers must be quick. No matter how amazing the Quanzhen Sect is, it will be difficult to achieve anything in such a short period of time. So, then. Taking this opportunity to catch them off guard is the best strategy. However, the battlefield is ruthless and the sword has no eyesight. Daozhang Zhao has a special status. There is no need to go there in person this time. Just rest in the camp and wait for the good news! Before it fell, he raised his whip in his hand, and the Mongolian cavalry behind him who had been ready to go suddenly felt like a flood coming out of the gate. Zhao Zhijing, who looked stunned and was about to speak, was submerged in the yellow sand in the sky. On the top of Zhongnan Mountain, in the Chongyang Palace. At this time, the heads of various sects and Quanzhen disciples gathered in the main hall and were discussing. Wang Zhitan, Li Zhichang and others frowned, but said nothing.? ? Suddenly, a disciple in green robe hurriedly opened the door and walked into the main hall. Upon seeing this, Cui Zhifang hurriedly went up to him and asked, "How is it? Have you found it?" The disciple was about to speak, but when he raised his eyes, he glanced around at the leaders and gang leaders of various factions who were standing closely around him. and so on, but tightly shut her mouth. Guo Sanquan saw this, and before the Quanzhen Cult member could open his mouth, he had already said: "Taoist Cui, we are just grasshoppers on a rope now. Once the Mongolian Tatars come, none of us can escape. This time, Taoist Zhao After leading the crowd down the mountain privately, it has been two hours, but their whereabouts are still unclear. It's not that I said someone's words were unpleasant, but it was because of the current situation that I had to guard against the possibility of Daozhang Zhao really bowing down. "Go to" Just as he said this, Wang Zhitan, who was standing aside, snorted and interrupted abruptly: "Sir, before everything has been decided, isn't it a little too early for you to say these things?" I wonder if Master Guo has any other motives for talking about this?" Guo Sanquan's face flashed with anger, but then his face turned cold, and he said with a smile on his face: "More than a hundred years ago, Gui Sanquan said The founder of the sect, Chongyang Zhenren, held high the banner of righteousness, swore to resist the Jin Dynasty, and established a vigorous cause in the Central Plains. Because of this, various sects in the world jointly promoted the Quanzhen sect as the orthodox Taoist religion and the best martial arts in the world. , The purpose is to hope that once the Central Plains martial arts is devastated by war again, the Quanzhen Sect can save our fellow martial arts fellows in times of crisis. " "Now the Mongolian Tatars have invaded our Song Dynasty and committed evil acts. The inferiority is even worse than that of the Jin soldiers back then. I originally thought that after more than a hundred years, although Zhenren Chongyang had already passed away, his character still remained. At this time of national crisis, Quanzhen Sect, There must still be heroes like the Chongyang Master back then. Unexpectedly, not only is there no one who can step forward to turn the tide, but there are also people who surrender to the Tatars. This is really unexpected. !¡± Hearing this, all the Quanzhen disciples in the hall changed their expressions and glared at Guo San Punch, but Guo San Punch seemed to be indifferent, while other people in the hall looked at each other. The needle drop could be heard in the hall, and the atmosphere suddenly changed. The stagnation reached the extreme.