Pei Shiqing's clothes were rotten, as if they had been torn, his forehead seemed to have been punched, a wound appeared, his hat had long been gone, his long hair was scattered, if it weren't for the brocade material, he looked like an old beggar who walked the streets and alleys and begged along the streets.

Yuan Shangyu's gaze swept over, and his body shook suddenly.

I saw that among the prisoners, there was Ning Zhifeng.

Ning Zhifeng is Yuwen Chengchao's confidant, and he has also worked with Yuan Shangyu in the White Tiger Camp, so he is naturally very familiar.

"This person killed four swordsmen in the Hou Mansion last night." Mo Cangxing naturally saw Yuan Shangyu's gaze fixed on Ning Zhifeng, and said lightly: "The crime is extremely evil, I know that Commander Yuan is very familiar with him, but he must not save the kindness of a woman." ”

Ning Zhifeng spat at the mouth and scolded: "The Yuwen family is as kind to you as a mountain, and the eldest prince has always trusted you, but you actually betrayed the eldest prince." Yuan Shangyu, you can't die well. He raised his neck and said, "Since Lao Tzu has been arrested by you, I am really not afraid of being stabbed in the neck, so hurry up." ”

Mo Cangxing said behind him: "Commander Yuan, since he doesn't appreciate it, why do you want to talk to him?" ”

"Did you hear that?" Yuan Shangyu didn't look back, just looked at Ning Zhifeng and said, "I gave you a chance, you don't know what to do, don't blame me." ”

Yuan Shangyu didn't answer either, and walked in front of Ning Zhifeng.

Ning Zhifeng was held down by two soldiers, kneeling on the ground, unable to move, he had a knife wound on his shoulder, his face was covered with blood, he looked up and saw Yuan Shangyu standing in front of him, sneered, and said, "Yuan Shangyu, have you taken refuge in Fan Lao Thief?" ”

"Those who know the times are handsome." Yuan Shangyu said calmly: "I want to think about hundreds of brothers. Moreover, the demon queen usurped the throne, the real Tang bloodline is in Xiling, I am a Tang person, so I naturally have to be loyal to the real Li Tang. Marquis Fan promised to guarantee our future, Ning Zhifeng, I am an acquaintance with you, for the sake of the past friendship, I can give you a way to live, as long as you promise to be loyal to the prince of the camel, I can intercede with Commander Mo and Hou Ye, leaving you a way to live. ”

Yuan Shangyu ignored Ning Zhifeng's corpse, walked up to Pei Shiqing, and sneered: "Lord Shiqing, if it weren't for you, things wouldn't have come to this point. The demon queen is unconscious, how many dirty things have you eunuchs done for her, the Hou Ye has given the name of the Loyal Righteous Army, and today I will sacrifice the battle flag with your blood. Without hesitation, he cut off Pei Shiqing's head with a knife.

Killing the two, Yuan Shangyu did not stop, and cut off several heads in a row.

These prisoners, except for Pei Shiqing and Ning Zhifeng, the rest of the people were either the night crows who were poisoned last night and were powerless to fight, or the tiger cavalry of Yuan Shangyu's previous subordinates, he shot fiercely, without hesitation, and cut off half of the heads in the blink of an eye.

Ning Zhifeng closed his eyes and said lightly: "Don't worry, if I die in my hands today, you will definitely die in the hands of the eldest prince in the end." He raised his head, looked at the morning sky, and muttered, "It's a pity that I didn't die on the battlefield, it's a pity." ”

Yuan Shangyu pulled out the saber at his waist, his eyes were cold, and he suddenly slashed down with the knife, and it was slashing at Ning Zhifeng's neck.

With this knife, Pei Shiqing on the side changed color in horror, and said in a lost voice: "Spare your life......!" ”

Although the two tiger cavalry who were pointed out were unwilling to execute their former comrades, they were like a mountain of military orders, and they knew that if they disobeyed the order, Yuan Shangyu would be very murderous, and I was afraid that he would not even be able to save his own life, so he could only step forward and kill the rest of the people.

Yuan Shangyu then ordered someone to drag the corpse down, walked in front of Mo Cangxing, and arched his hand: "Commander Mo, I don't know if you are satisfied with my name?" ”

Mo Cangxing bowed slightly: "I think His Royal Highness and the Hou Ye will be very satisfied." General Yuan, from today onwards, this loyal army will be handed over to you. He said loudly: "Tang Wuxian!" ”

"Someone." Yuan Shangyu turned around, pointed at the two subordinates, and said in a cold voice: "Cut down all the remaining people." ”

The soldiers watching on both sides had many tiger cavalry, and these tiger cavalry may not all know Ning Zhifeng, but the few tiger cavalry who were cut down were their companions, and they could see Yuan Shangyu

When they killed people, they didn't blink, and many tiger cavalrymen felt a trace of anger in their hearts, and many more turned their heads, not daring to see their former companions being executed in public.

"You are the deputy commander of the wolf cavalry, and there are many old wolf cavalry troops in the loyal army." Yuan Shangyu said with a smile: "With the help of Deputy General Tang, the loyal and righteous army must be united from top to bottom." ”

The changes in Heiyang City, ordinary people really don't know what happened for a while.

On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, there was a fight in the city, and the people nearby naturally closed the door and huddled at home to avoid harming the pond fish.

I saw a person walking out of the crowd quickly, and when he arrived in front of Mo Cangxing, he bowed and saluted: "Commander Mo!" ”

"General Yuan, I wonder if you know him?" Mo Cangxing said: "He is Tang Wuxian, he was originally the deputy commander of the wolf horse, and he was valued by the camel prince, and he was willing to swear allegiance to the camel prince." Deputy Commander Tang is very talented, and His Highness has transferred him to the Loyal and Righteous Army as your arm. ”

Tang Wuxian immediately bowed to Yuan Shangyu: "The humble general will pay a visit to the general, and ask the general to take care of it in the future." ”

"This man's luck has been good." Bai Jingzhai sat in a wheelchair, his legs covered with blankets, and his face was quite ruddy: "But he can't change the overall situation, just an inconspicuous chess piece on the chessboard." After a pause, he sighed lightly: "The fifth child is affectionate, and you don't have to blame him too much for what happened last night." He had been with Qin Xiao in Turtle City, and Qin Xiao took good care of him, and it was not surprising that he let Qin Xiao leave. Since he can be affectionate to Qin Xiao, he is naturally loyal to you, and such a person will never betray you. ”

Li Huo bowed slightly, and there was a hint of annoyance between his eyebrows: "It's just that everyone died in Qin Xiao's hands and broke one of my arms, it's really hateful." ”

"Your Highness, although you have been with you for the longest time and have helped you a lot, in my heart, he is not a general." Bai Jingzhai's voice was calm: "Of the seven close ministers under you, only the third and fifth are the third and fifth who can really take charge of the generals alone. Although everyone is leaving, it is a pity, but it is just right to hand over Deathwing to the third child. After a pause, thoughtfully, he said after a while: "Transfer the third child from the Turtle City side back to Fengganfu City, and send the fifth child to guard the Turtle City, he has been in the Turtle City for many years, and he knows the situation over there best. ”

When they came out again the next day, the streets were already empty, except for bloodstains, and there was not even a single corpse.

As the sun set, in the Fanjun County Guard's Mansion, Li Huo was strolling in the backyard with Bai Jingzhai's wheelchair.

"I've already reprimanded the fifth." Li Huo was obviously very respectful to Bai Jingzhai: "Last night, the kid surnamed Qin suddenly appeared, according to Lao Wu, his sword skills are unpredictable, even the Deathwing Cavalry can't get close to him at all. ”

Li Huo frowned and said, "In that case, why does Mr. want me to hand over the Loyal and Righteous Army to him?" ”

"Because he is the most suitable person to lead the loyal army at the moment." Bai Jingzhai said: "Although he can't be trusted, there is no other way to go. He killed the people in the North Courtyard, Ning Zhifeng, who had followed Yuwen Chengchao for many years, also died in his hands, and the night crow, this matter will soon be known to the world, and it may be expedient for him to take refuge in us, but since this letter of surrender has been handed over, his back road has been blocked. He had no choice now, whether he wanted to or not, he knew to follow His Highness. ”

Li Huo looked around, lowered his voice and said, "It's just that Mo Cangxing is credible?" Last night, he could have killed Su Changyu, but he showed mercy to his subordinates, and watched Su Changyu escape by taking advantage of the chaos, sir, Su Changyu escaped, which can be regarded as a trouble. ”

Li Huo smiled: "Sir, as I thought. I have already told Lao Wu that he will lead a team of men to Turtle City in the past few days. "I thought about it for a moment

, and said: "Sir, is Yuan Shangyu really credible?" ”

"Of course not." Bai Jingzhai did not hesitate, stroked his beard and smiled: "This person is loyal to the Yuwen family, and has always admired Hei Yu, we killed Hei Yu, and the Yuwen family also collapsed because of us, he will always know about this." ”

"Then Mo Cangxing let Su Changyu go, could it be that he just wanted him to go to the Immortal Army alive?" Li Huo asked.

Bai Jingzhai shook his head and said, "I can't see through what he is thinking." He narrowed his eyes, looked at a rockery in the courtyard with interest, and said softly: "This person doesn't have to see through, his purpose needs to be with our hands, he has never been our servant, just our collaborator." ”

"I know what you mean, sir." Li Huo's eyebrows were still with a hint of worry: "But if this person doesn't follow our orders when it is critical, will he cause us big trouble in the future?" ”

Bai Jingzhai groaned slightly, and then said: "Although Su Changyu also has some prestige in the Immortal Army, he is far from being comparable to Black Feather. ”

"After he escapes, will he mobilize the Immortal Army out of the customs?"

"If the Immortal Army wants to be mobilized, it still needs an order from Kyoto, and Su Changyu is not qualified to mobilize the Immortal Army." Bai Jingzhai smiled and said: "But if he really brings the Immortal Army to take revenge, it is not a bad thing, we just wait for the Immortal Army to fall into the net." ”

"Don't worry, although he has a strange temperament, he knows the depths." Bai Jingzhai comforted: "As long as the demon queen does not die, he will do his best to assist us, and when it is critical, he will also take care of the overall situation." He sighed lightly, but his expression was full of relief: "We have spent so many years of hard work, and finally took the first step, Your Highness, everything has just begun, and the road ahead will be even more difficult, but as long as I have a breath of air, I will definitely do my best to assist His Highness in entering Kyoto." ”

Li Huo lightly placed one hand on Bai Jingzhai's shoulder, and there was a trace of gratitude in his eyes: "If it weren't for Mr., I wouldn't have today, Mr.'s kindness .....!"

"That's not what you say." Bai Jingzhai's expression became serious: "You are the prince of the Tang Dynasty, it is your duty to restore Li Tang Jiangshan, and all the people who will be loyal to you and help restore the Tang Dynasty in the future are their responsibilities, and you don't have to be grateful to anyone, including me." You don't have to think about owing favors to anyone, because this will make your judgment and choices wrong in the future, Your Highness, the old minister will say again at the end, this road to Kyoto must be paved with bones, no matter who dies, it doesn't matter who dies, the important thing is that the person who finally walks into the gate of Kyoto must be you! ”