Chapter 1250: Before the Mourning Hall
The cavalry of Zhengxi slammed into the gap between the two camps on the left and right of Biqiuxing that burst open, and the war horses neighed and fought hard, knocking the Biqiuxing soldiers into the air. Swords and guns were raised, all kinds of blades were stirred, and in an instant, flesh and blood flew sideways. Frightened by the sound of the explosion, the Mengquan Biqiuxing soldiers did not have any decent resistance structure at all, shouting and screaming one after another, and were beaten by the cavalry of Zhengxi to be powerless, and then they were followed by the foot soldiers, further expanding the gap in the camp, and were beaten out of a bloody road.
Zhang Xiu and others who rushed into the camp, completely let go of their hands and feet, and the cavalry with the armor charge has been killing into the depths of the Biqiu Xing camp, but whenever they see the appearance of the Biqiu Xing soldiers assembling resistance, they will lead the troops to strangle, after plowing a few times, the camp is already a big bad, as the door of the camp is opened by the west foot soldiers, the Biqiu Xing soldiers have turned around and fled, and the cry sounded from the ground.
The soldiers of Biqiu Xing were either cut down in the camp, or were surrounded and chased by the cavalry after escaping from the camp, or they were desperate and planted headlong into the Fenshui, and the load was carried down by the Fenshui.
You must know that although this time is not a harsh winter, the river is still cold, and in the north, many people are not waterproof at all, once they fall into the water, they are like a scale, and they can't struggle a few times, and they are swallowed by Fenshui.
Seeing this situation, Fei Qian did not have the slightest intention of gathering his soldiers and horses, and continued to let his cavalry and foot soldiers scatter to encircle and suppress the rout of Biqiu Xing, and even the personal guards around Fei Qian, if they didn't have the duty of guarding Fei Qian, maybe they couldn't hold back and wanted to rush up. Seeing that Pingyang suffered a military disaster, the city and the city were ruined, and learned that Cai Yong was killed, these soldiers came all the way from the north, almost everyone wanted to fight fiercely, so that no one of the military horses of Biqiu Xing could survive!
In the central camp and the like, Zheng Tai looked at the banner of Zhengxi, and only felt cold all over his body.
In fact, he had a moment before, looking at the wall of the camp and the soldiers and horses in the camp, he once thought that he could resist the attack of Zhengxi, at least he could hold on until it was dark, at least not to collapse at the first touch, but he didn't expect that the general of Zhengxi could actually attract thunder!
No! This is not a thunderbolt!
Zheng Tai jumped up, and was about to say something, but found that the Biqiu Xing soldiers who were frightened by the huge explosion and ran away naturally caused an avalanche-like reaction, and the resistance of the two camps on the left and right collapsed in an instant, and when the soldiers rushed in, they didn't even have a decent resistance, and they were crushed in a blink of an eye, drowning under the battle flag of the west.
Zheng Tai shouted something, but in the noisy environment, even he couldn't hear what he was shouting, let alone the soldiers of Biqiu Xing who were already panicked and out of control......
Under Yang Biao, such an army in the Northern Expedition to Pingyang led by Biqiu Xing was completely defeated so far!
Yang's Northern Expedition, if at the beginning, it was more or less a comedy, then now, it has evolved into an out-and-out tragedy!
Hongnong Yang is already the power of the nest, united many aspects, still unable to shake the foundation of the expedition to the west, if this war is over, the expedition to the west to free up his hands, concentrate on attacking Hongnong, how can it be possible to resist such a strong, such a fierce opponent?
So will the sky held up by Hongnong Yang be irretrievably collapsed?
I only hate myself for not having the power to return to heaven.
No, in the face of such a fierce soldier who conquered the west, who can have the power to return to heaven?
Run......
Anyway, it must be unstoppable, so why sit back and wait?
Zheng Tai secretly aimed left and right, his footsteps gradually retreated, and he was about to greet his own personal guards, and when he wanted to escape quietly, he bumped into several Biqiu Xing's personal soldiers......
"Zheng Langjun, where do you want to go?" Biqiu Xing's personal soldier said in a non-yin and non-yang manner, and then changed his face, pointed his hand, and shouted, "Take it!" Immediately, several soldiers rushed up and pressed Zheng Tai to the ground.
Zheng Tai was still struggling, but he was punched in the abdomen by someone who didn't know, and he curled up in pain, and then saw that his own guards were also cut down by several other soldiers, and he couldn't help but be shocked: "Ahem...... You...... How dare you do the following as you want? ”
Biqiu Xing's personal soldiers stepped forward and spitted, too lazy to tremble with Zheng Tai, and sneered: "Idiot! If you didn't encourage my generals, how could you be defeated? Take! "Biqiu Xing is seriously injured, and even if he wants to escape, he can't escape, so it's better to throw Zheng Tai out and survive in death!
………………………………
The gate and courtyard wall of Taoshan Cai's small courtyard are already covered with linen and filial piety, and even the two lanterns at the original door have been replaced with a miserable white color.
Fei Qian stood in front of Cai's mansion, glanced at Xun Chen who was standing with his head bowed on the side, paused for a moment, stopped the soldiers who were preparing to pass at the gate of the courtyard, slightly adjusted the clothes and armor on his body, and did not speak, but raised his feet and walked inside.
Linghu Shao followed Fei Qian, and saw Fei sneaking into Cai's mansion, and Xun Chen was still standing still, so he stepped forward and pulled Xun Chen's sleeve and signaled. Xun Chen glanced at Linghu Shao, sighed slightly, no longer insisted, nodded, and entered Cai's mansion with Linghu Shao.
Before he reached the lobby, he heard a slightly sharp man's voice from the lobby: "Brother Cai is famous all over the world, and he has served as an important position in the imperial court, how can he be so humble and engaged!" Wouldn't it make the whole world laugh at it! ”
“…… Uncle...... This is what my father wished when he was alive......"
Cai Yan's slightly hoarse voice came softly.
"Joke! You are the daughter of Brother Cai, and you should have read the Book of Filial Piety! The man with a sharp voice covered his big hat and said, "As a child, you should be filial!" How can funeral events be simple? Also, Brother Cai is a famous person in the world, how can he use this thin coffin? It's ridiculous! When the soul returns to his hometown, choose a day to bury it! Do you want to respect filial piety? ”
In the Han Dynasty, like the pre-Qin Dynasty, most people still believed that the soul was immortal, and that after death, people would continue to live in another world, so in order to allow the deceased to still live a comfortable and stable life, not only in the tomb according to the original living house structure, but also a large number of items need to be buried for the deceased to use in another world.
Along with the custom of ancestor sacrifice, many Han Dynasty people believed that there were evil ghosts, and there were also blessing spirits, so in order to seek the protection and protection of the dead for the living, especially the blessing of the ancestors, and also to further strengthen the centripetal force between the clans, especially to advocate filial piety, known as the Han Dynasty, which ruled the world with filial piety, attached more importance to funerals.
In the Han Dynasty, it was not uncommon to go bankrupt to bury the dead old man in the family, and even many people did not hesitate to borrow money to carry out the funeral. Just like when Fei Qian's parents were buried before, he almost spent all the entire family money, if it wasn't for Fei Qian's crossing, maybe it would have been the same defeat.
Fei Qian frowned, slowed down, and stood in the verandah.
In the lobby, the sound of conversation can be heard......
"My niece doesn't dare to ......," Cai Yan said, "My father loves Momoyama and has told my niece many times...... If you want to support the body in this mountain, you can observe the spring blossoms and autumn fruits on the left, and you can listen to the sound of reading on the right, with green mountains and green tiles, green leaves and red flowers as the companion......"
"This ...... Cannot! The man's voice with a sharp voice became even more sharp, piercing his eardrums a little painful, "Nonsense! The people of the Cai family should return to the Cai Ancestral Hall! There is no reason to be outcast! Don't make mistakes and damage the reputation of the Cai family! ”
Cai Yan's voice was not loud, but he still insisted: "This is my father's last wish, what does it have to do with Cai's reputation?" ”
"Hmph, hum, ......hum," the sharp-voiced man sneered and said, "It's not that you've done a good thing!" If it weren't for the fact that you had a personal relationship with Zhengxi, how could Brother Cai have suffered such a catastrophe! A certain person who did not punish Yu Ru with Cai's family law is already in the face of Brother Cai, and he is ridiculed by the deceased! You dare to be wise in a certain way, clever words! ”
Cai Yan was obviously stunned for a moment, "Why did uncle say this......"
Fei Qian frowned, threw off his cloak, and strode forward, between the scales and armor, accompanied by a sonorous footsteps, suddenly breaking the tranquility of the front yard.
"Who?!" A shrill voice sounded.
"The Great Han Expedition to the West General is here! Don't hurry up yet! Huang Xu shouted in a deep voice, and the sound spread in the front yard, shaking the spirit flags in front of the hall.
The iron armor was solemn, Fei Qian didn't have time to freshen up and bathe or anything, and returned here directly from the battlefield, under the uniform, with a heavy smell of blood, a middle-aged man who almost choked hurriedly came to greet him!
"Oh, no...... Ahh I don't know that the general of the Han Zhengxi is here, and he will miss the distance to welcome ......" The middle-aged man endured the smell emitted by Fei Qian and others, controlled the urge to turn around and cover his nose, and stepped forward to meet him.
In the Han Dynasty, there was naturally no perfume to cover the smell, Fei Qian followed the large army, all the way to the dust, dust and sweat mixed together, plus a long time, fermented between the robes and iron armor, and then inevitably contaminated with the smell of human blood and horse blood, this smell should not be too sour.
Fei Qian and Huang Xu are naturally like Yu Yu who have been in abalone for a long time, and they don't smell its smell, anyway, in the military, most of them are like this, and even sometimes it is normal to not be able to take a bath once a month or two, and they have long been used to it, and Xun Chen and Ling Hu Shao are not pure squeamish scholars, and they will not feel unbearable for this smell, but for middle-aged men, the lethality is too strong, and after just a while, middle-aged men even feel a little dizzy......
Fei Qian didn't speak, nor did he move, so he asked the middle-aged man to bend over and worship there. Linghu Shao, who followed Fei Qian, naturally stood silent, and Xun Chen himself was also considered to be in the midst of the crime, so he didn't speak, let alone move, so the whole scene cooled down all of a sudden.
If Fei Qian didn't know the middle-aged man's intention, or didn't hear the middle-aged man's words, it would be for the sake of Cai Yong's Cai clan to give some face, but now, Fei Qian has just finished the battle after a long journey, both physically and mentally exhausted, coupled with the middle-aged man's rude words before, it made Fei Qian's heart unhappy, and he didn't bother to cover it up, so he showed it directly.
“…… This ......" middle-aged man was so embarrassed that he was naturally angry in his heart, but the smell of blood that was so thick that it seemed to have a quality on his face, coupled with the official position of Fei Qian, the general of Zhengxi, made him not dare to be angry at Fei Qian, so he could only find the bottom of the stairs by himself, and turned his head to Cai Yan and said, "An is rude!" The noble man is here, and you have to sit in peace? Don't hurry up yet! ”
The middle-aged man seemed to be scolding Cai Yan, but in fact, he was naturally talking to Fei Qian. But the problem is that this is the place where Cai Yong's spirit stops, as Cai Yong's children, at this time should serve in front of the spirit, every time someone mourns, they must kneel and kowtow, and perform the ritual of filial piety and funeral.
When Cai Yan heard this, he was naturally stunned, and he was suddenly a little at a loss.
"Someone!"
Fei Qian suddenly shouted, shaking the spirit flags for a while, startling the middle-aged man, his face pale took a step back, and he almost sat on the ground, "Bring the thief up!" ”
"Yui!"
The soldiers outside the courtyard responded, and dragged a person in like a dead dog, it was Zheng Tai, who was tied up and gagged by five flowers.
Zheng Tai was as embarrassed as he wanted, writhing his body on the ground, struggling hard, his eyes almost split, and he seemed to say something, but because he was gagged, no one could hear it clearly.
Fei Qian grabbed Zheng Tai's hair, pulled it up, then pulled out the Zhongxing sword hanging from his waist, looked up at Cai Yong's coffin and said, "Master, look at it, this is the thief who led the troops to besiege the Xue Palace!" The disciple is not filial, and he should use the head of this thief to comfort the master's spirit in the sky! ”
After finishing speaking, Fei Qian stepped on Zheng Tai's back with one foot, and with a force on his hand, he tore out his neck, and then the Zhongxing sword was cut down, and Zheng Tai's throat was cut with a "poof", and suddenly the blood sprayed forward with a "bang", staining the stone steps in front of the mourning hall, and also splashing a lot on the hem of the middle-aged man's long-distance running!
"Ahh The middle-aged man let out a high-octave tone, staggered back a few steps, stumbled on the steps, stood unsteadily, and fell on his back to the sky.
In the tooth-squeaking sound, Fei Qian cut the Zhongxing sword into the bone joint gap of Zheng Tai's cervical vertebrae, and after a while, the whole head was cut off, bloodily lifted in his hand, and put it on the stone steps in front of the hall, "Today, when the master is buried, pour copper juice and cast it in front of the tomb!" ”
The middle-aged man was frightened by Fei Qian's murder on the spot before, and he couldn't get up for a long time, and just turned over and supported the stone steps in front of the hall to stand up, but suddenly saw a bloody head smashed on the side of his face, and a few drops of viscous blood splashed on his cheeks, like a qualitative bloody gas, and then on Zheng Taiqing's gray dead fish-like eyes that looked distorted by the pain before death, the middle-aged man suddenly rolled his eyes, his soul was scattered, and he almost passed out......