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Liu Qingye originally thought that Emperor Shunzhi would use the "Seven Captures and Seven Releases" to show his eagerness to recruit talents and lure Mr. Li to surrender. But when he heard "water carries the boat", he was confused: water carries the boat? It means winning the hearts of the people and winning the world. Even Fu Chatao has always said that the people are more important than the emperor. According to his description, Mr. Li must be one of the best masters in Songqiao Academy, and a tough man. He was able to break into the palace several times, so I'm afraid he must be very smart. But he actually surrendered to the Qing Dynasty like this? If Shunzhi was just talking nonsense, Mr. Li had been by his side for many years, so it's impossible for him not to notice... Could it be...
Fu Cha Tao said, "After Mr. Li became my teacher, he always taught me that personal grudges are no longer grudges when placed in the context of the country. You see, Uncle Mang Keshan always suspected that Mr. Li had two hearts, but Mr. Li didn't bother with him. Isn't that what he said? Mr. Li also said, 'The grudges of the country are no longer grudges when placed in the context of the people of the world.' This is what I admire the most."
Liu Qingye was already full of thoughts, and after hearing this, he was even more confused: Isn't it a grudge? Then why do we need to restore the former Ming Dynasty? Master, uncle, and everyone in the Lantern Festival, is everything you have done meaningless? This...
He was feeling upset, and Fu Cha Tao continued, "Being obsessed with those grudges is the most harmful thing - Liu Qingye, I don't care whether you believe it or not, but my father and I really came here on the emperor's order to help the Uyghur and Kazakh people resist the Dzungars. That night, when you ambushed me, I really wasn't tracking you, but I received a report from a spy saying that Galdan's troops were attacking Satamong, so I led my troops to support them..."
"What?" Liu Qingye felt as if he was struck by lightning - did Fu Chatao lead troops to support the Uyghurs that day? Then didn't their elaborate ambush harm the Tashan tribe leader? Harmed Dan Ying? If it were in the past, he would never believe Fu Chatao's words, but today, he sacrificed his life to repel the enemy, and then helped to heal his wounds... How could he doubt Fu Chatao's words?
Fu Chatao did not notice Liu Qingye's expression, but continued: "My father has a quick temper, but even if he knew that I stayed in the Ale tribe, he would not send troops to harm the Ale tribe - my father also values the country and the people... and Mr. Li went to persuade him... but Uncle Mangkeshan..."
Liu Qingye didn't care what Fu Chatao said, but a voice in his heart kept questioning: What is the purpose of anti-Qing? For what? How many people died by blindly opposing the court, and how many innocent Uyghur people were harmed... and Dan Ying... Why are you obsessed with those grudges... Why!
At this time, there was a commotion outside. Liu Qingye and Fu Chatao turned their heads at the same time and heard a "bang". The door was knocked open and it was Mr. Li who had returned.
Both of them were startled, and Mr. Li had already approached - Liu Qingye saw that the "X" on his face was particularly conspicuous.
Fu Chatao asked, "Sir, has Miss Li been rescued?"
Mr. Li nodded as a reply, and then said, "Master, let's go back now."
Fu Chatao was stunned for a moment and asked, "Where is Uncle Mang Keshan? Will he cause trouble again?"
Before Mr. Li could answer, Li Mingxin jumped in from outside and punched him twice without saying a word.
Fu Chatao asked in surprise: "Miss Li, what are you doing?"
Li Mingxin ignored him and just kicked Mr. Li in the face.
Mr. Li frowned, swung his left hand, and hit Li Mingxin's knee lightly, pushing her out steadily, then pulled Fu Chatao and said, "Master, let's go." As he spoke, he had already carried Fu Chatao out of the door. When Li Mingxin saw the two of them leave, she shouted angrily and followed them.
When Liu Qingye went out, he saw Mr. Li and Fu Chatao walking out of the venue. Li Mingxin followed them relentlessly, but her lightness skills were far from being Mr. Li's match, so she fell far behind. In a hurry, she threw a copper coin dart out of her hand.
Mr. Li didn't care about this little trick. He threw his sleeves without looking back and shot down all the copper coin darts without slowing down his pace. But at this moment, Wu Shuiqing suddenly jumped out from the side and stabbed with his sword. Mr. Li had to split himself to dismantle it - Liu Qingye saw clearly that the move Mr. Li used to dissolve it was the "willow catkins without roots" in the flying flower palm.
Wu Shuiqing said, "Well... you... you finally can't pretend anymore... you even used this trick... you still don't admit it?"
But Mr. Li did not answer. He quickly used the "Begonia Tearful Eyes" move to force Wu Shuiqing and her daughter to retreat a few steps, and then carried Fu Chatao out of the village.
But at this moment, a cloud of dust rolled up the road, and a group of people and horses galloped in. They were the people from the Lantern Festival and Dan Ying and others who had returned. Cheng Anren had suffered at the hands of Mr. Li before, so he recognized him at a glance and shouted, "You traitor Li, if I don't avenge you, you come to my house to die!" As he said that, he jumped up from the saddle, drew out his machete, and chopped at Mr. Li's head.
Mr. Li knew the situation here, and he would inevitably fight with a small number of people, but he did not dare to leave Fu Chatao for a step, and continued to fight with one hand. Cheng Anren was so angry that he yelled, "You dog traitor, do you look down on me?" Swish, swish, swish, he attacked with his machete several times.
Liu Qingye was originally paying full attention to the fight, but when he saw Dan Ying appear, his attention was inevitably divided. Dan Ying also smiled slightly, turned his horse's head slightly, went around half of the field, came to him, and said: "Liu Qingye...you...are you okay with your wound?"
"Okay... okay..." Liu Qingye blushed, thinking: With her gentle question, even if I get hit by eight or ten arrows, what's the big deal? But as soon as he thought about it, the wound started to hurt, and he cursed himself: Liu Qingye, Liu Qingye, are you a hero? If you get hit by eight or ten arrows, you'll die anyway, how can you see Dan Ying again? Thinking about it, he secretly glanced at Dan Ying.
Dan Ying smiled slightly and changed the subject, saying, "Who is that person? Why are Sister Mingxin, Aunt Wu and Uncle Cheng fighting with him?"
This time, Liu Qingye was stumped: Who is Mr. Li? Although he had just shown a few moves of Songqiao Academy's martial arts, it seemed that he was undoubtedly from this school, but after the people from the Lantern Festival came back, Mr. Li's moves were weird again, and it was impossible to tell his family's style at all. Just as he was hesitating, he saw Yan Tiebi also jumped down from the battle group.
Yan Tiebi uses a pair of fine steel judge's pens. In the early Ming Dynasty, he was a disciple of the great scholar Qian Qianyi. Later, he joined the army because he was dissatisfied with his teacher's surrender to the Qing Dynasty. His moves are mostly changed from calligraphy, and he writes different poems with his left and right hands. At this time, he wrote with his left hand: "Huo She is so happy, Liu Hou is so affectionate." But with his right hand, he wrote: "The sword seeks one person, and the cup is filled with worries."Mr. Li had to protect Fu Cha Tao and deal with Cheng Anren at the same time, which was already difficult. Now there was another enemy, so he had to let go of Fu Cha Tao and use one hand to fight. At this time, Monk Liaoyuan immediately threw the Buddhist beads and was about to capture Fu Cha Tao.
Liu Qingye suddenly had an urge to step forward and help - thinking about how Fu Chatao had risked his life to protect the safety of the Ale people just now, and now, the people in the Lantern Festival did not ask any questions at all...
Just as he was thinking, he saw Mr. Li leap into the air, swinging the rosary of Le Yuan with his sleeves, and with the momentum of falling, he pressed Cheng Anren's sword, pushed and pushed, and threw Cheng Anren out, then turned around, stretched out both arms, stretched out his fingers and flicked, and only heard two "ding ding" sounds, and Yan Tiebi's judge's pen flew out. These actions were done in one go, which was really amazing!
Liu Qingye was stunned and wanted to applaud, but he saw Wang Chunshan tucked in the hem of his robe, clasped his fists and jumped off the horse, saying: "Mr. Li, you helped me in Shanshan City that day, but my fifth brother was killed by you in Adaler. Wang Chunshan has always been clear about gratitude and resentment - but he hates the Manchu Tartars the most. Since Mr. Li wants to be a traitor, Wang Chunshan and you will only have hatred. Please -"
Mr. Li glanced at him, his face expressionless, and said, "Okay, if you have a grudge against me, go ahead and attack me, but I must escort my young master back today. This is related to the Uyghurs and the Qing Dynasty's alliance to fight against the Dzungars, so we must not delay. After I escort the young master back, I will come to learn from your tricks."
He said this very politely, and while he was saying this, he pulled Fu Chatao to bypass the Lantern Festival and leave the village. Wang Chunshan had originally been politely inviting him to fight, but when he heard this, he immediately got angry and suddenly jumped up to block his way, saying, "Wait, you traitor, can you come and go as you please?"
Mr. Li's body tilted as if he was about to fall, but when he was close to the ground, he suddenly slid forward and passed Wang Chunshan. Wang Chunshan was startled and turned around to slap him. At this time, Cao Mengsheng suddenly shouted, "Wait!" and jumped off his horse.
"You——" He stared at Mr. Li, "That move 'Lonely Village Grass', you are..."
Mr. Li didn't look at him and still pulled Fu Chatao away.
"Li Yunsheng!" Wu Shuiqing suddenly shouted, "How long are you going to pretend?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Cao Mengsheng also took several steps back and said, "Big Brother...it's really you...you...you actually surrendered to the Manchu Tartars..."
Mr. Li was stunned. He reached out and touched the scar on his face. He sighed and said, "Li Yunsheng is dead. I am just an aide to Master Fucha."
"Yes, he is indeed dead!" Li Mingxin interrupted coldly, "Mother, just now in front of that bastard Mang Keshan, you wanted to recognize him, but he said you recognized the wrong person. This man has no conscience at all, he has abandoned his wife and daughter, and joined the Tartars. It's really right--" She turned to Mr. Li and said, "My father was a great hero who was irreconcilable with the Tartars. He died in the battle of Songqiao Academy. You are not my father... Anyone who has a father like you might as well die!"
When Liu Qingye saw the expressions of Wu Shuiqing and Cao Mengsheng, she knew that they had not made a mistake - she had not expected that Mr. Li was actually her great uncle... and she remembered what Li Mingxin had said, that Wu Shuiqing refused to accept Wang Chunshan's friendship because she had never forgotten her husband Li Yunsheng. Now that the couple had reunited, it was like this - how could she feel!
Li Yunsheng seemed to have not heard his daughter's ridicule at all, and even ignored the surprise in Fu Chatao's eyes. He just said lightly: "Master, let's go."
"Haha, good... it's really good!" A loud voice like a bell rang out in the field, and Mang Keshan walked in with a big laugh. "Mr. Li, congratulations, really congratulations!" He bowed as if no one was around, "So this woman is really your wife... Well, you just acknowledged her, isn't that great? I would have returned my daughter to you immediately, and there would have been no need for us to fight!"
Li Yunsheng didn't say anything, but Fu Chatao looked at the entrance of the village. When he didn't see any soldiers, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Uncle Mang Keshan, why did you come back? Mr. Li and I will go back now."
Mang Keshan said: "My lord, at this point, are you still with this Li? Look at what he does. His wife is a traitor, his daughter is also a traitor, and his gang of cronies are all traitors! What he usually says to you about the mess of the Manchus and the Han being one family is just a lie..."
"Shut up!" Fu Chatao shouted, "Mr. Li really cares about the world..."
Before he finished speaking, Cheng Anren shouted, "Nonsense! Who is on the same side with this traitor? Damn it! Traitors are what I hate the most!"
Mang Keshan laughed loudly: "Oh, Mr. Li, are you a traitor or a traitor? You've almost confused me!"
"No matter what it is!" Chi Yunzi waved his whisk, "Don't even think about leaving here today!"
"Yes!" Chen Luohui said, "We must avenge Fifth Brother! Let's all fight together!"
The people of the Lantern Festival had long hated Mangkeshan and Li Yunsheng because of the battle of Adaler and Shanshan. They just saw that Wang Chunshan was determined to fight alone according to the rules of the underworld, so they did not move. At this time, someone shouted and they responded one after another. More than 40 people attacked Li Yunsheng and others.
The tribesmen of the Ale tribe and the temporary Kazakh herdsmen had been watching for a long time. At first, they didn't understand what they were arguing about, but they had been rescued by Fu Chatao before, and now they saw Fu Chatao was also involved in the battle, so they all told Dan Ying about what happened in the afternoon. Dan Ying was stunned and said, "Really?"
Liu Qingye nodded and said, "That's true."
Dan Ying said: "Then he is the benefactor of our tribe, we must not hurt him!" Then he shouted to the people of the Lantern Festival: "Wait, don't kill Fu Cha Tao——"
But how could the people in the Lantern Festival care? Chen Luohui even said, "Little girl, don't talk too much. We Han people's affairs are none of your business!"
Dan Ying was stunned and was about to explode, but he heard Mang Keshan sneer: "Your death is approaching! Humph!" He jumped out of the battle group for about ten feet and let out a long roar towards the sky. Suddenly, deafening shouts of killing rang out around the village, and all the Qing soldiers rushed in on their horses.
Dan Ying stamped his feet and said, "Mole! Asu! Release the arrows!" He also grabbed the bow, put the arrow on it and shot.
However, the Qing soldiers were numerous and came suddenly. How could they be stopped by just a few arrows? In the blink of an eye, they had surrounded the Ale tribe's field, and several screams were heard from the edge of the field - three or five Kazakh civilians who ran a little slower had become the souls of the Qing soldiers.
This change came suddenly. Cao Mengsheng shouted and jumped out of the battle group. He turned in the air, picked up a Qing soldier holding a long sword, and swung his arm to hit another Qing soldier who was bending his bow and arrow. Cheng Anren rushed out next, slashing the horse leg of a Qing soldier next to him. The third person to escape from the fierce fight was Li Yunsheng. He jumped onto the horse's head of a Qing soldier, stretched out his hand to pull him off the horse, and then stepped on the horse's head all the way, knocking all the soldiers off their horses.
In the battle, Mang Keshan was heard cursing: "Mr. Li, you are really a traitor!" But he only cursed once and then concentrated on dealing with many masters such as Wang Chunshan. It seemed that the fight had reached a critical juncture and was difficult to resolve.
The next person to come out of the crowd was Fu Cha Tao. His face and body were covered with wounds, but as soon as he escaped from danger, he immediately snatched the sword of a Qing soldier in front of him and shouted, "Retreat!" The Qing soldier was startled, but Fu Cha Tao had already jumped away and chopped off the head of a soldier next to him with his sword, shouting angrily as he chopped, "Who dares to kill ordinary people?"
Liu Qingye also grabbed a long sword at this time. He was too weak to move or jump, so he just chopped the Qing army's mounts with his sword. He didn't know how many times he chopped. His arms were numb and the wound on his chest was cracked. When he was about to fall, his back hit Fu Chatao. Fu Chatao smiled, suddenly turned the long sword around, handed the hilt to him, and said, "Liu Qingye, let's do that scene again!"
Liu Qingye looked at him and saw that he looked anxious and serious. He nodded and said, "Okay!" He pulled him over and shouted, "Get out of here! Otherwise I will kill your master!"
He shouted this with all his might, and everyone in the place stopped moving for a moment. Then, Mang Keshan laughed and said, "Young Master, why are you still playing this trick? I know you have made friends with this guy, and he won't kill you."
Except for Wu Shuiqing and her daughter, no one in the Lantern Festival knew that this was a repeat of the old trick. They all said happily, "Qingye, well done!" Someone else shouted, "Force these traitors and Qing dogs to end their lives!" Someone else shouted, "Make all these Tartar soldiers end their lives!"
"End your own lives!" Mang Keshan laughed loudly, "You are the ones who should end your own lives!" He took out the token from his waist and said, "Catch all these rebels. This kid doesn't dare to kill you, Master!"
"You dare!" Fu Chatao grabbed the sword with both hands and pretended to cut his neck. "If he doesn't kill me, won't I commit suicide? If you dare to tell the soldiers to take a step forward, I will die in front of you immediately!"
"This..." Mang Keshan was actually threatened by Fu Chatao with this trick twice in one day, and he couldn't help but be furious. But he didn't have any other plan. If it was in the afternoon, he would still have a chance to take Li Mingxin hostage, but at this time, all the members of the Chuan Deng Society were present, and Li Yunsheng was not on good terms with him. If he started fighting, he would not have any advantage. He could only stare unwillingly - he didn't know who to stare at, and said angrily: "Okay, wait and see!" With that, he waved his hand, turned around and led the troops away. Liu Qingye and Fu Chatao were afraid that he would come up with another trick, so they kept staring at him until he walked out of the village, and then they suddenly discovered that a series of footprints about an inch deep had been left on the dry and hard ground!
Seeing Mangkeshan go away, the people in the Lantern Festival finally came to their senses and paid attention to Li Yunsheng. Wang Chunshan said, "Mr. Li, you killed the Qing soldiers to save Uyghur civilians. Don't you want to give up the dark and join the light to restore our Ming Dynasty for a little bit of glory and wealth?"
"Civilians." Li Yunsheng said calmly, "I only do this for the civilians."
Wang Chunshan didn't understand his riddle and said, "Mr. Li should know how many civilians the Manchus killed. And my fourth sister, your wife, often talks to us about Mr. Li, saying that you are a chivalrous man who serves the country and the people. Don't the word chivalrous mean loyalty to the emperor and the people?"
"Loyal to the emperor and for the people?" Li Yunsheng repeated, and then said, "Loyal to the emperor and for the people."
Wang Chunshan said: "What's the difference? Whether it's being loyal to the emperor and the people or being loyal to the people, Mr. Li shouldn't serve the Tartar court and help the tyrant to commit atrocities."
"No..." Li Yunsheng said solemnly, "When loyalty to the emperor and serving the people cannot be achieved at the same time, I believe that the people are the most important... I am loyal to the emperor who serves the people. I don't care what his name is."
"You--" Cao Mengsheng took a step forward and stared into Li Yunsheng's eyes, but there was no wavering in his eyes. "Aren't you afraid of being cursed for generations to come? Aren't you afraid that even in the underworld, your master and mistress won't forgive you? You--you have brought shame upon Songqiao Academy! Today... I should clean up the mess for Songqiao Academy--If you still have some shame, then commit suicide to thank the spirits of your master and mistress in heaven!"
"Songqiao Academy, 'I don't care about life or death, but I care about humiliation'... Alas, if I really abandon life and death, why should I care about humiliation?" Li Yunsheng murmured, "However, I am no longer Li Yunsheng, nor am I a member of Songqiao Academy - but today, I must not die here. Emperor Shizu and General Fucha have saved my life. If I don't send Master Fucha back safely, it will inevitably affect the plan to fight against Galdan. You want me to commit suicide, but I can't obey your order!"
"After all, it's all about this little Tartar!" Cao Mengsheng said, "I'll kill this little Tartar, what do you think?" Then he turned to Liu Qingye and said, "Qingye, kill this little Tartar!"
"Ah?" Liu Qingye was stunned - he would never disobey his master's words, but today, he could never kill Fu Cha Tao! He was in a dilemma for a long time, and heard Fu Cha Tao say: "Mr. Li, don't worry about me, just go by yourself! But you must do it before Uncle Mangkeshan, don't make my father angry... Otherwise..." Liu Qingye couldn't help but feel excited: Fu Cha Tao was still thinking about forming an alliance to fight against Junggar at this time. If I killed him, all his efforts would be in vain... What's more, with Dan Ying and the others, in addition to Junggar, there will be another enemy, Fu Cha Kang... No, I can't kill him!
Thinking of this, he took Fu Cha Tao hostage and took two steps towards Li Yunsheng. Then he pretended to be seriously injured and his legs were weak. Suddenly he stumbled and let go of Fu Cha Tao. He whispered in his ear, "Go!" Then he pretended to fall and stabbed the sword into his calf.
Li Yunsheng took this opportunity, picked up Fu Chatao, jumped up, and flew away. Liu Qingye just watched him leave, and Wang Chunshan and others followed him in a daze. He felt cold and gradually lost consciousness.
