Chapter 347: Mongolian Retreat (To be continued in the evening)

Lü Wenhuan quickly asked for details, and Guo Jing quickly told him the details. Lü Wenhuan looked at Yin Zhiping and said, "Master Yin, did you really come up with this idea on a whim?"

Yin Zhiping looked at Guo Jing, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Now that you ask, it seems that I didn't do this on impulse..."

Guo Jing was stunned and asked quickly, "How come Senior Brother Yin had planned this?"

Yin Zhiping smiled bitterly and said, “That’s not the case, but it seems that my disciple planned it.

When we were in the mountains, my disciple would always talk about Kublai Khan whenever he talked to me. If we could kill him, the Quanzhen Sect's activities in the north would be much more convenient. I guess he heard this so many times that when I killed Kublai Khan tonight, I didn't hesitate at all. "

Guo Jing was puzzled and said, "That can't be called a plan. Kublai Khan is a talented man, so it's normal for Guo'er to be afraid of him."

Yin Zhiping smiled bitterly and said, "I was originally in Shanxi to carry out some tasks, but Guoer asked me to rush over here to assist, and even said vaguely, if you, Mr. Guo, ask me for help again, I must agree without hesitation."

Guo Jing thought of the matter of the big and small Wu, but he was still unsure, and said: "Guo'er asked you to come here to help defend Xiangyang, so it should be normal to say so."

Yin Zhiping shook his head and said, "I don't know. Guo'er has many plans, and I don't quite understand them, but I always feel that he has deep intentions."

After all, Lu Wenhuan was an official, so his focus was somewhat different. He asked, "What does your disciple think of Kublai Khan?"

Guo Jing listened attentively, he also wanted to hear Yang Guo's evaluation of Kublai Khan.

Yin Zhiping said: "Guo'er said that in the current Mongolian court, Genghis Khan is an outstanding leader, but he is short-lived. After his death, Mongolia will inevitably fall into civil strife and may even split.

Kublai Khan has been leading the affairs of the Central Plains for a long time, and his strategy of sinicization has been very effective. If he dies, the Mongols will send new people, who will definitely be far inferior to Kublai Khan. Then the Quanzhen Sect will have a great future in the Central Plains."

Lu Wenhuan nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. This conclusion was common in the Song court, but it would be a bit far-fetched to say that Yang Guo had some plan.

The three of them didn't talk for long before they quickly prepared to defend the city.

It was fine for Lü Wenhuan and Guo Jing, but Yin Zhiping felt that he had been tricked by Xin Zhen and decided to question him when he got back.

Yin Zhiping was not needed to defend the city, so he returned to his residence, but saw Shi Qinggong running around in a panic. When he saw Yin Zhiping coming back, he was overjoyed and came over: "Master, are you okay?"

Yin Zhiping smiled and said, "Master, I have nothing to worry about."

Shi Qinggong said, "We heard that you were invited by the hero Guo and have not returned for a long time, so we were a little worried. We hurried to ask Mrs. Guo, but she just said that there was something important. The soldiers in the city were deploying defenses, so we felt that something must have happened, so we were quite worried."

Yin Zhiping nodded and whispered the matter. Shi Qinggong exclaimed, "So that's how it is. Oh, Master, my junior brother secretly gave me a superstition and asked me to give it to you when Hero Guo asked for your help. I forgot about this."

Shi Qinggong quickly took out the secret letter. Yin Zhiping took it out and saw a sentence written inside - there is a chance to kill Kublai Khan.

Yin Zhiping's heart was suddenly filled with shock.

His guess was right!
As expected, Guoer had expected this!

But how could he have predicted what would happen today?
Yin Zhiping thought for half the night and fell asleep at dawn. Suddenly, he heard a commotion in the city. He thought it was the Mongolian army attacking the city, so he got up quickly. He saw his disciples Shi Qinggong and others coming over happily. Sang Qingzhao shouted, "Retreat, retreat, Master, the Mongolian army has run away!"

When Yin Zhiping went out to take a look, he saw that the Mongolian army had indeed moved out and was slowly retreating.

The whole city of Xiangyang was in a frenzy. Yin Zhiping quietly watched the retreating Mongolian army, fell into deep thought, and then said goodbye to Guo Jing and his wife. He had some questions in his mind, so he quickly returned to Zhongnan Mountain with his disciples to find Xin Zhen as soon as possible.

Yin Zhiping asked: "Guo'er, how did you know that I had the opportunity to kill Kublai Khan?"

Xin Zhen raised his eyebrows, looked at Yin Zhiping with sharp eyes and said, "Kill him?"

Yin Zhiping nodded and said, "Cut off his head on the spot. He will die as dead as can be."

Upon hearing this, Xin Zhen put his hands on the table and quickly stood up, with a look of joy on his face, saying, "Great! Zhongyuan is now the Quanzhen Sect's!"

Yin Zhiping asked: "Guo'er, did you plan this?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "How could this be planned? Can you meet Kublai Khan? Can I still interfere in this matter?"

This is also something that Yin Zhiping couldn't figure out. For example, the two Wu brothers were jealous of each other and went to assassinate and were caught. Later, Kublai Khan invited Guo Jing, and then he followed him. Guo'er had no way to interfere with these things.

Yin Zhiping asked: "What about the secret letter you gave me?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "I just think that even though Kublai Khan won't be able to take down Xiangyang this time, he will definitely find a way to deal with Uncle Guo and will try every possible means to create an opportunity to frame Uncle Guo.

This might be an opportunity. Master, follow Uncle Guo. Their attention might be on Uncle Guo. You might have a chance to kill Kublai Khan."

Yin Zhiping sighed and said, "Is Kublai Khan really that important to Mongolia?"

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "Kublai Khan was one of the few Mongolian rulers who valued Han culture and respected Confucianism. With his death, it will not be so easy for the Mongols to control the Central Plains. This is our opportunity.

If a foreign race wants to rule the Han people, it cannot achieve its goal by killing them. Only by assimilating themselves into the Han people and winning over the Han scholars and officials can they truly secure their rule. Kublai Khan was the only Mongols who had this understanding and ability.

Now that he is dead, his successor will be even more brutal. As a result, the people in the north will suffer, and more people will rise up in rebellion. The Mongols' plan to use the power of the Central Plains to destroy the Song court will become a fantasy. "

Xin Zhen smiled and said to Yin Zhiping: "It still has to be you, Master. You are worth two for one."

Yin Zhiping smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't think much about it at the time. I wanted to leave, but Kublai Khan didn't follow the moral code of the army and surrounded me and Hero Guo with his army. I was furious and rushed in to cut off Kublai Khan's head..."

Xin Zhen: “…”

Kublai Khan: “…”

Well, I guess Kublai Khan didn’t know that he would die like this. If he knew about this, he would probably regret it so much that he would slap himself in the face.

However, this was indeed a good thing for Xin Zhen, and it gave him more confidence.

It's time to put a lot of arrangements into action.

"Master..."

(End of this chapter)