Chapter 663: Avoid the Reality
In the morning, in the meeting hall of Hengshan Village.

Today, Jin Fu Yu not only has eight great masters working together under his command, but also has an army of 100,000 ready to fight. He can be said to have a strong army and a solid financial foundation.

However, his strong family background is both the capital for him to achieve his hegemony, but it can also turn into a disaster that causes him to die without a burial place.

Since ancient times, fortune and misfortune have been interdependent, success and failure have gone hand in hand. Jin Fu Yu is well aware of this.

Right now, the news of Luo Tianjin's death has already spread throughout Hengshan Village. It goes without saying that the disciples of Jinjianwu are very happy. Just look at Ding Ao, Dong Xiaoer, Ji Hou, and Fu Yin today, they are all beaming with joy.

As everyone knows, the destruction of Tianshan Jade Dragon Palace and Peach Blossom Sword Island were all related to Luo Tianjin, so the four of them and the old subordinates of the two families regarded Luo Tianjin as their sworn enemy.

Today, their revenge has been achieved and their previous humiliation has been wiped out. How can they not cheer?
Therefore, when Jin Fuyu slowly walked into the lobby accompanied by Ai Mi, they were chatting and laughing with each other in great spirits.

"The owner of the dock is here!"

Upon seeing Jin Fu Yu, Song Yu greeted him hurriedly, and the others stopped making noise and stood up to bow to Jin Fu Yu.

"Greetings to the owner of the dock!"

"We are all family, there is no need to be so formal." Jin Fuyu said with a calm smile, "I heard the excitement here from far away, I wonder what you are talking about? Can you tell me, so that I can also share in your excitement?"

Dong Xiaoer's beautiful eyes turned, and she floated to Jin Fuyu's side like a gust of wind, took Jin Fuyu's arm, and said flatteringly: "Master, we were just talking about the farce of Luo Tianjin being betrayed by Liu Xunyi."

Seeing Dong Xiaoer behaving improperly, Ai Mi, who was following behind Jin Fuyu, couldn't help but change his eyes, and a hint of displeasure emerged between his brows, but he didn't say much, and walked aside and sat down.

"Yes!" Jin Fuyu smiled mysteriously, "Now that Luo Tianjin is dead, your revenge has been avenged. I wonder what your plans are for the future?"

"Need I say more?" Before Ding Ao and the others could reply, Dong Xiao'er could not wait to express her position, "I am willing to follow the master till death, and in the future I will fight for him and conquer the world. I will do my best and die with no regrets."

"If you have such a heart, I, Jin, would be more than happy to meet you." After saying this, Jin Fu Yu cast a meaningful look at Ding Ao, Ji Hou and Fu Yin who were looking at each other in bewilderment. Although he did not speak a word, his eyes already contained thousands of words.

Seeing this, Ding Ao and the other two changed their expressions, and they knelt down on the ground together, clasping their hands and saying, "We are willing to swear allegiance to the master until death, and we will go through fire and water and die without hesitation!"

"Good!" Jin Fuyu nodded with satisfaction, "With your help, why should I worry about not accomplishing my great cause?"

After the greetings, everyone sat down in the positions of leader and subordinate. Jin Fuyu glanced at the eight people and said with a faint smile, "I suddenly summoned you here. Do you know why?"

Except for Song Yu who knew a thing or two about this, everyone else looked confused.

"I will tell you three pieces of news first, and then we can discuss it." Jin Fuyu said calmly, "The first piece of news is that many people in the martial arts world already know about our hiding of soldiers in Hengshan Village. Among them, people like Teng Sanshi and Tang Yuan were very close to Luo Tianjin. I guess they are very likely to tell Luo Tianjin the secret of Hengshan Village in order to curry favor with him. More importantly, Liu Xunyi was once regarded as a confidant by Luo Tianjin, so he may also know our secret. You all know the current situation. Liu Xunyi's real identity is a lackey of the Song Dynasty court. In this case... the court is also very likely to know that Hengshan Village hides 100,000 soldiers."

"This……"

As soon as Jin Fu Yu said this, it immediately caused an uproar in the hearts of Song Yu and the other eight people.

"Master, this matter..."

"Don't be impatient! I haven't finished yet." Jin Fuyu interrupted Dong Xiaoer's question and continued, "The second news is that Xu Ziming, the governor of Yongzhou, and I have an 'old relationship', and all the officials at all levels in Yongzhou have received benefits from me. According to his secret report, the Lin'an court sent an imperial envoy to patrol the southwest last month. It was just a routine investigation, but the strange thing is that this imperial envoy does not follow common sense and the arrangements of the local prefecture. He likes to make decisions on his own and act on impulse. In just one month, he has been to Yongping Village, Taiping Village, and Guwan Village, and these places... the imperial envoys who patrolled in the past never went there. Xu Ziming guessed that the next target of this imperial envoy... is very likely to be our Hengshan Village."

"hiss!"

At this point, Song Yu and the other eight finally heard a clue and gradually understood the key point.

If it was just Liu Xunyi who knew the secret of Hengshan Village, or if the imperial envoy to pacify the people went south to inspect, it would not be enough to attract Jin Fuyu's attention. But now, these two things unexpectedly happened together, which inevitably aroused everyone's suspicion.

"Just think about it, why did this imperial envoy come here?" Jin Fuyu looked around at the eight people with different expressions and said word by word, "Is he here to patrol and comfort the people? Or is he here to...find out the true situation of the soldiers hidden in Hengshan Village?"

"This..." Song Yu frowned, worried, "What the owner said is absolutely right. This incident is too coincidental. I think it is very likely that Liu Xunyi told the court the secret of Hengshan Village, and then the court sent an imperial envoy to come and find out the truth in the name of comforting the people."

"No way?" Wen Lian speculated, "Right now, the Mongolian army is lurking at the border, and the Song Dynasty is in crisis. The country is in danger of being destroyed at any time. They are now busy with military affairs at the border, so how can they have the energy to deal with us?"

"This is the third piece of news." Jin Fuyu said calmly, "According to reports, the 200,000 Mongolian troops originally stationed in the camp in the north of Beijing were planning to invade the south in the early spring of this year and directly attack the Song Dynasty. However, for some unknown reason, they suddenly withdrew to the north half a month ago."

"What?" At this time, Song Yu and others could no longer remain calm. They stared at Jin Fu Yu with frightened eyes. For a moment, they were overwhelmed with thoughts and didn't know where to start.

"Is this... true or false?" Shi Zhenshan asked in a deep voice, "The Mongolian Khan has clearly ordered the army to prepare for war, so why would he suddenly withdraw his troops?"

"I have sent people to confirm this again and again, it is absolutely true." Jin Fuyu said in a serious tone, "As for the reason for the withdrawal... Some people say that the Mongolian army on the westward expedition is in danger and urgently needs the Mongolian Khan to send troops to support it. Some people say that the Song court has decided to open the city and surrender, and submit to Mongolia. Some people say that the Mongolian Khan is critically ill, so the plan to invade the south is temporarily shelved... In short, there are many different opinions. But no matter what the reason is, the result is that the Song-Mongol war that was originally scheduled to break out this year ended in vain. When will their next confrontation be delayed?"

Song Yu was surprised and said, "If the Song and Mongolian armies stop fighting, the plan of the owner of the fortress to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight will be in vain and fail!"

"It's not just a failure, it's a matter of days." Ding Ao said in a deep voice, "If Song and Mongolia don't fight, we will be imprisoned and our lives will be in danger."

Dong Xiaoer asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

"It's very simple. If the Song court has no external threats, it will definitely devote its energy to solving internal problems." Leng Yiyi continued, "Now, they have eliminated Luo Tianjin in Luoyang City, which can be said to be a strong military force. If the court wants to make a concerted effort and wipe us out completely, it is not impossible."

"That's right!" Wen Lian thought, "First, Liu Xunyi revealed our secret, then Mongolia suddenly withdrew its troops, and now there is an inexplicable imperial envoy who is sneaking around in Yongzhou and plotting something bad. If we connect these three things together, everything can be explained smoothly."

"You mean... the Song court wants to take action against us?" Ji Hou said.

"How can I allow others to snore beside my bed?" Jin Fuyu waved his hand to interrupt the discussion of several people, and said to himself, "If I were the emperor of the Song Dynasty, I would never tolerate someone hiding 100,000 soldiers and horses in my territory. In comparison, Luo Tianjin is just a minor problem, and we are the real threat. Therefore, taking advantage of the respite of the Mongolian withdrawal, the Song court must wipe us out even if it devotes all its national strength, so as not to raise a tiger to cause trouble, which will cause changes later."

Jin Fu Yu was not exaggerating at all. Song Yu and the other eight knew the truth very well, so they became more and more worried.

"What should we do?" Wen Lian asked worriedly, "Should we start an attack on Song Dynasty in advance?"

"So what?" Shi Zhenshan said nonchalantly, "We will have to start a rebellion sooner or later anyway, so it's better to start early than later to avoid being worried and having many nightmares at night. Master, I am willing to lead 20,000 elite soldiers to attack Lin'an directly and chop off the head of the dog emperor..."

"No!" Song Yu was shocked and tried to dissuade them. "Although a hundred thousand troops may sound like a lot, at least half of them are new soldiers with insufficient training. If we really send them to the battlefield, their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with that of the official army. Moreover, although the Song Dynasty is in a remote corner, its foundation is still there. Now that there is no threat from the Mongols, they can at least mobilize two or even three times the troops to deal with us. Our chances of winning before were based on the situation that both sides would suffer losses in the war, but now that there is no Mongol army to lead the charge for us, we can only rely on our own strength to fight the Song Dynasty head-on. I am afraid... not only will we not have a chance of winning, but we will fall into an irreversible situation and never be able to turn things around."

"That's right!" Leng Yiyi agreed, "We have worked hard for decades and it is not easy to accumulate these people. We must not give up all our efforts because of our impulsiveness."

"Now that they have come to kill us, are we going to die if we don't fight back?" Shi Zhenshan said angrily.

"Not necessarily!" Ding Ao said cunningly, "In my opinion, the Song court did not completely believe Liu Xunyi's words. Otherwise, they would not have sent only a small imperial envoy to investigate. They could have directly dispatched troops to surround Hengshan Village and kill us by surprise. Why would they alert the enemy and give us a chance to catch our breath?"

"You mean... Song Ting is not sure now that Hengshan Village really has troops hidden there?" Leng Yiyi's eyes lit up.

"Exactly!" Ding Ao said jokingly, "After all, sending out a large army to fight is no joke. At the least, it will cost the people money and labor, and at worst, it will damage the foundation of the country. Therefore, the court will never dare to dispatch troops without full confidence. In this way, as long as we can make this imperial envoy return empty-handed, we can naturally avoid a catastrophe."

After saying that, Ding Ao turned his flattering gaze towards Jin Fuyu, who was smiling but not saying anything, and said with a cupped hand, "I believe the owner of the dock has already thought of the whole plan, and he was just testing us on purpose just now."

"Good!" Jin Fuyu praised, "If we confront the Song court head-on now, our chances of winning are less than 30%, so there's no need to take risks. Ding Ao is right. If we want to avoid this catastrophe, it's easy. We just need to deceive the court."

Wen Lian probed, "Master, do you mean... to bribe the imperial envoy?"

"No!" Jin Fuyu shook his head and said, "The person who can be sent by the court to investigate the truth must be a trusted minister of the Great Song Emperor, and we will never bribe him easily. If we act rashly, we will incriminate ourselves and achieve the opposite effect. Therefore, we don't need to bribe this imperial envoy, we just need to unite with officials at all levels in Yongzhou and put on a good show."

"What the owner of the dock means is..."

"I have discussed with Xu Ziming and we will set off in three days. One hundred thousand troops will leave Hengshan Village in batches and go to Yizhou, Wuzhou, Yongzhou, Shaozhou, and Yuanzhou to settle down. They will continue to recruit soldiers and train secretly in anticipation of changes. In this way, when the imperial envoy inspects Hengshan Village and finds that there is no soldier, officials at all levels in Yongzhou will also be able to escape."

"Yizhou, Wuzhou, Yongzhou, Shaozhou, Yuanzhou..." Song Yu seemed to be thinking about something, "and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said in disbelief, "These places are all surrounding Jingjiang Prefecture, could it be..."

"That's right!" Jin Fuyu said bluntly, "We also have to leave Hengshan Village and return to Jiumo Cliff in Jingjiang Prefecture. Assuming that the court only believes 70% of Liu Xunyi's revelations now, after we deceive the imperial envoy and deceive the court's eyes and ears, we can at least reduce 40%. But even so, the court still has 30% doubts about us, what should we do? Only by returning to Jingjiang Prefecture and Jiumo Cliff will the court believe that we are just a group of Jianghu ruffians with no ambitions. Jinjianwu is just like Wudang and Shaolin, which is just a Jianghu force. In this way, they can completely dispel their concerns and believe that we have no intention of hiding troops, let alone the ability to hide troops. I have thought about this matter again and again. The great cause of restoring the country cannot be achieved overnight. We know the truth that 'haste makes waste'. It is too risky to start an army rashly. The only way is to follow our original plan, establish a foothold in the Jianghu, look at the world, sharpen our troops, and make progress slowly. This is the most stable and best strategy."

"Return to Jingjiang Prefecture?" Leng Yiyi said with difficulty, "But Jinjianwu has been burned to ashes by Xunzhen..."

"Wildfires cannot be extinguished, spring breezes will bring new life. As long as you and I are alive, hundreds or thousands of Golden Sword Docks will be in our pockets, within easy reach. In the past, Luo Tianjin was the leader of the martial arts world, but God was on his side and not on ours, so we had no choice but to endure humiliation and hide in Hengshan Village to raise troops. Now, the general situation has changed, and it is better to delay the dispatch of troops. Luo Tianjin has passed away again. Although Qingfeng usurped the throne and enjoyed a glorious moment, he does not have Luo Tianjin's means, and I am afraid he will not be able to suppress the martial arts heroes. Sooner or later, the martial arts world will be in chaos. And this..." At this point, Jin Fuyu's tone suddenly stagnated, and a hint of confidence flashed in the depths of his eyes. He said in a loud voice, "This is a godsend opportunity for us to regroup and unify the martial arts world!"

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(End of this chapter)