Later on, Guo Jing was even described as a failed version of Saint Joan of Arc.

But what were the facts?

At that time, there was Zhang Shuye in the city, Zong Ze's army was on the way, and at the very least, there was also Li Gang.

Judging by the weapons distributed to the city's residents later and their effectiveness, holding out until Zong Ze came to the rescue wasn't that difficult.

Yet, the peculiar Sun Fu and Prime Minister He Li, two civil servants, along with Emperor Huizong's council, insisted on choosing Guo Jing.

Furthermore, the Six Jia Divine Soldiers did indeed fight the Jin Army's main force, but the problem was all four armies at the city gate were the main force.....

Just think about it, who would block auxiliary troops outside the gate at such a critical moment?

Moreover, aside from the Song History, Jin History also recorded this battle:

"Song General Guo Jing led tens of thousands of soldiers, approached Lou Room's camp, the active girl struck from the side, causing chaos among the enemy, which was then defeated, the king dispatched the active girl to lead elite troops to cut across, further causing chaos among the enemy, the king then directed the armies to advance for battle, with arrows flying by his hand, managing the reins, wielded a spear and rode to fight without concern, leading to a great defeat of the enemy, who fled to the city."

In other words.

When the group of Six Jia Divine Soldiers charged out, they headed straight for the Jin Army, and their momentum was probably quite ferocious.

Hence Lou Room slightly retreated, giving up the front of the main camp,

Letting them rush into the encirclement, then ordered the active girl to strike from the sides.

This simple bait and ambush tactic was turned into capturing a Jin Army big camp by those whitewashing factions.

Lou Room got injured by an arrow, turning him into the severely injured first general of the Jin Army Lou Room...

What can be said about this?

Some historical clowns, shameful to the nation, must be whitewashed against all odds, while some national heroes are held onto for nonexistent or trivial faults.

So seriously, sometimes you just have to question the intentions of those people.

Alright.

Back to the main topic.

Guo Jing, though a complete charlatan, was an excellent pick to fool Emperor Huizong:

Xu Zhichang was very laid-back, rarely interfering in political affairs, so he lived to 94 years old.

As for Lin Lingsu...

He wasn't in Bianjing, currently wandering elsewhere.

Besides, he was a legitimate patriarch in the Daoist School, making him a scapegoat would easily risk unavoidable backlash.

So after careful consideration.

Xu Yun eventually chose Guo Jing as his target. (The bounty ends, too bad no one guessed it right, though someone guessed Lin Lingsu which was gratifying)

The focus returned to reality.

Then Xu Yun paused, changed the subject, and asked Old Su:

"Sir, when you were inquiring for information, did you ever hear of this Master's abilities?"

By this time, Old Su's anger had mostly dissipated, replaced more by curiosity and doubt, so upon hearing this, he pondered:

"I once wrote to inquire through friends and was told that Master Guo possessed extraordinary abilities, far beyond the ordinary trickster."

"For example, retrieving objects from boiling oil, Celestial God Seizing Ghosts, burning ghost corpses with fire and so on....."

"If not for this, he couldn't have been so quickly appointed as Master by the officials."

What can be said?

Truly worthy of being a dynasty that reveres the supernatural to a historic extent in the top three.

Even a master of the era like Old Su carried strong personal emotions when mentioning divine anomalies.

Xu Yun looked around for a while and then took out a yellow paper from his sleeve, handing it to Old Su:

"Sir, take a look at this yellow paper, is there anything special about it?"

Old Su took the yellow paper, felt it, and shook his head:

"Seems like ordinary talisman paper?"

Xu Yun smiled mysteriously, took back the yellow paper, and pointed to a corner:

"Sir, may I use the study's lamp?"

Old Su nodded:

"By all means, go ahead."

After receiving Old Su's approval.

Xu Yun walked to the kerosene lamp near the desk, stood sideways, enabling Old Su's line of sight to fully view his actions.

Then he placed the yellow paper above the flame, gently shaking it a few times.

In no time at all.

The yellow paper started to heat up and burn.

At first, Old Su's expression was puzzled, not understanding the significance of Xu Yun's actions.

But as he watched.

His expression gradually became somewhat horrified:

He saw the dark flame on the paper slowly burn inward, not spreading over the entire paper, but burning out a peculiar shape!

It looked like...

A demon's shadow!

After a while.

Xu Yun placed the burned yellow paper in front of Old Su, respectfully saying:

"Sir, please take a look."

In truth, without Xu Yun's reminder, Old Su's attention was wholly captured by the yellow paper:

He saw on the yellow paper before him, the burned-out trace was a one-foot-long centipede!

Carefully, Old Su picked up a corner of the yellow paper, ensuring it was merely an empty pattern before softly exhaling in relief.

Then he turned to Xu Yun, eagerly asking:

"This..... what on earth is going on?"

Xu Yun gave him a small bear-like shrug and smiled:

"This is the so-called Celestial God Seizing Ghosts, in reality, just a simple trick."

Speaking, he tore a small opening in the yellow paper, pointing to some cotton-like material:

"The edges of this yellow paper are composed of asbestos netting, which can resist dark flames, whereas the centipede area is just ordinary yellow paper."

"Meanwhile, I also pre-coated the centipede area with a potassium nitrate solution using a clean brush."

"Potassium nitrate is colorless or slightly yellow, leaving no trace on the yellow paper either way."

"When the time is right, just pretend to catch ghosts, perform a mock combat between humans and spirits, and seize an opportunity to say the ghost is about to escape."

"Then perform the Gang Step, set up formations and rituals, wield a peach wood sword, putting on a show of fiercely battling the demon spirit."

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