Chapter 55
Although Wendu has a waist card that allows him to enter and leave the palace at will, it is now the middle of the night, and he is still stopped outside the gate by the eunuch guarding the door. Wen Du argued with him, "Father-in-law, you can take a good look, this is a waist card given by the emperor who can enter and exit the palace at will!" ”
"The slave family saw it. But when is this coming? In the inner palace, except for the mother, the palace maid, what are you doing in there? Something happened, but the old slave couldn't afford it. The old eunuch on duty yawned and said angrily.
"I have an urgent matter to meet the emperor!"
"Yo, the emperor has long been resting this time, how can you see the emperor?"
"Usually the emperor must be resting, but today is different, the emperor will definitely wait for my news! My father-in-law went to the imperial study to help me take a look. ”
"This ......" the old eunuch looked at Wen Du and hesitated.
Wen Du was so anxious that he had always disdained the sophistication of officialdom, so he had to give all the silver and valuable things on his body to the old eunuch, "Father-in-law, you are doing well, go and help me see if the emperor is still in the study and has not rested?" Trouble father-in-law! ”
The old man received the money, and immediately smiled, "Your Excellency is polite, the old slave will go and have a look." ”
In the upper study, Wendu knelt on the ground and told the truth of the matter. The emperor turned his back to him, leaned forward slightly, pinched the armrests of the dragon chair with both hands, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was blue and white......
Wen Du finished his thoughts, and was eager to get the emperor's reply, "Your Majesty! ”
The emperor closed his eyes to calm his emotions, then gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "If he wants to die, let him die!" Plans to go ahead as usual! ”
"Your Majesty!" Wen Du slammed his head on the ground, "Please think twice." We can change our plans, or we can redeploy, and he can't die! ”
"It's all at this time, how to redeploy? This is his own death, what can I do! The emperor turned his face and glared at him.
"But when a man dies, there is nothing left, and all his love-hate entanglements become meaningless. He literally disappeared from this world from then on! Wen Du said with a sad face.
The emperor sat on the dragon chair dejectedly, "But now this time, what do you want me to do?" ”
"Your Majesty, I have an idea......," Wen Du took a few steps forward and said, "After he killed the 'Marquis of Qingyuan', he brought him back and detained him in Beizhen Fusi, and when the time comes, according to the change of the situation, he will be replaced by a death row prisoner in due course." ”
The emperor thought seriously for a moment before saying, "What you said is simple, many details here may go wrong!" How could the people of the 'Marquis of Qingyuan' let you bring people back casually? Everyone knows that you are my person now, if you go to help Ye Xun, their people will think that the 'Marquis of Qingyuan' is what I want to kill? And many more...... It is difficult to save his life, regain military power and eradicate their power as planned! ”
Wen Du said earnestly, "Your Majesty, the plan can never catch up with the changes, we can adapt according to the situation." I also thought about how to resolve the issue of how I would appear on the scene and take Ye Xun away. Your Majesty, you can stage a bitter trick with the lowly position, that is, the lowly position is because of the relationship with Ye Xun's former guest and host, and it is also in consideration of the national program that he often wants to bring people back and let the national law judge him, so he did this act. You will chastise me in their presence. At that time, the 'Marquis of Qingyuan' died, and his sons and nephews and cronies could not become a big climate, and they would not dare to continue to entangle when they looked at your face, so they could only point the finger at Ye Xun. ”
The emperor sneered, "What if they don't give me face and let me beat you to death?" ”
"That'...... It is the life of the humble duty, and the humble duty has no regrets! Wendu said in a firm tone.
The emperor squinted and sneered, "I can't see it, Shen Wendu!" You're quite affectionate. It turns out that you used to lie to me. ”
Wen Du said in a panic, "Your Majesty! Don't dare to deceive the emperor! The hatred for him before the humiliation was true, but now I don't want him to die, it's also true! ”
The emperor stared at him, could feel the sincerity in his words, and said, "You let me think again." ”
Then, the hall was surprisingly quiet. Wen Du knelt on the cold stone floor, but his forehead was still oozing sweat because of the hurry, he peeked at the emperor, and every subtle change in expression on his face made his heart beat in horror......
I don't know how long it took, Wen Du squinted and saw that the sky outside the hall was already glowing with white light, and finally couldn't help but kowtow, "Your Majesty, the sky will light up soon." If you have to hurry back to the Hou Mansion, it will be too late if you don't make a decision! ”
The emperor's voice was a little weak, "You go!" ”
Wen Du kowtowed to the emperor again, "Thank you, Emperor." With that, he galloped out......
Ye Xun drank the rest of the wine, then leaned against the corner and closed his eyes for a while. I don't know how long it took for him to feel someone and a car passing by, so he opened his eyes, and it was already dawn. There were more people rushing around and vendors setting up stalls, and some people passed by him and saw him dressed in black and holding a knife on his chest, and they all cast surprised eyes...... Ye Xun stood up, patted the soil on his body, and moved the joints on his body. Then he took off his night clothes, wrapped the wine jar and the garbage on the ground, and threw it into a nearby bucket where he threw the debris. Then he picked up his steel knife and walked towards the gate of the 'Marquis of Qingyuan' with firm steps......
Ye Xun turned the hesitation in his heart into anger, he slammed the door hard, and kicked the door with his foot. After a while, a shouting voice came from inside, "It's early in the morning! Who's so bold is this! This is the Marquis of Qingyuan's mansion! Enough has you lived! A sleepy-eyed man opened the door and looked Ye Xun up and down, and asked unceremoniously, "Who are you?" Come and pound on the door early in the morning, do you know where this is? ”
"Go and report to your Hou Ye, and say that Ye Xun and Ye Tianyu have come to compete with him! Let him pack up and come out! Ye Xun said with a cold face.
"You're insane, aren't you? The marquis didn't get up so early, what kind of martial arts is it? As he spoke, he was about to close the door. Ye Xun raised his leg towards the door and kicked it, and the subordinate stumbled and almost fell, "You...... Do you want to do it! ”
"Tell the story!" Ye Xun shook the knife in his hand and glared angrily.
And the man threw his legs and ran in.
Not long after, 'Marquis Qingyuan' came out in a suit of pajamas, and when he saw Ye Xun standing at the door, he smiled and said, "It's really you!" When he approached and saw the frost on Ye Xun's face and bloodshot eyes, he said mockingly, "I haven't slept all night, right?" Kicked out by his daughter-in-law? I was angry with my daughter-in-law, and I ran here early in the morning to go crazy! ”
"Don't you clamoring to compete with me every day? Am I not here? I'm going to have a fair fight with you today. Ye Xun had an uninhibited smile on the corner of his mouth.
'Qingyuan Hou' looked at him again, like looking at someone he didn't know, "Are you okay today?" Let's go back and get some sleep! Let's try again another day! "Saying that, 'Marquis Qingyuan' turned around to go back.
Ye Xun stepped forward and stretched out his hand to stop him, "Aren't you afraid?" Don't dare to compare with me? ”
Today's state of Ye Xun did make the 'Marquis of Qingyuan' quite suspicious, and when Ye Xun approached him, he smelled a strong smell of wine, "What? Still drinking? Did you make a bet with someone to beat me while drinking? ”
Ye Xun didn't answer, and said to himself, "Is it still comparable?" Seeing that the 'Marquis of Qingyuan' was a little hesitant, he deliberately provoked him and said, "Why can't you afford to lose?" Although the sword has no eyes, I will try to point it so as not to hurt your life! ”
'Marquis Qingyuan' was enraged, "You kid dares to speak wildly!" You wait here, Ben Hou goes in to change his clothes, bring his weapons, and come out to clean up your uneducated rabbit cub for your father! ”
"I'll wait! Don't hide inside! There are so many people watching the excitement here, don't let people say that the dignified Qingyuan Hou is actually a turtle with a shrunken head! Ye Xun said provocatively.
'Marquis of Qingyuan' swept around, seeing that the lively people had gathered more and more, he glared at Ye Xun fiercely, "Rampant child, just don't run away!" Wait for Ben Hou to come out and unload you, so that you are how high the sky is! How thick the ground is! ”
The housekeeper changed the clothes of 'Qingyuan Hou' and said worriedly, "Master Hou, that kid outside is a drunk, drunk, lawless, and deliberately provoked." Why should Hou Ye pay attention to him? In case there is a fraud...... The second young master, the third young master, and the nephew are not in the house, do you need to let people hurry up and call them back? ”
"Just a big little bastard, why do you need to make such a big fuss? You get breakfast ready, I'll go out and get this kid out, and I'll come back to eat, and you don't need to worry too much. "Although 'Marquis Qingyuan' said this, he always felt that Ye Xun was a little strange today.
'Qingyuan Marquis' was fully armed, with his big knife weighing to 100 catties, and dozens of guards went out of the gate, Ye Xun was already standing on the square outside the gate of the Hou Mansion waiting for him.
"Yo, is Master Hou here to fight in a group with so many people?" Ye Xun looked at the people behind the 'Marquis of Qingyuan' and joked with a smile.
"They? Ben Hou wants them to learn a long time, and how to teach those juniors who are not ashamed to teach. "'Qingyuan Hou' sneered, "Don't worry! You don't need them to do it, it's more than enough for Benhou to clean you up. ”
Ye Xun raised his eyebrows and smiled, but did not speak.
When the Marquis of Qingyuan saw that he was holding a steel knife in his hand, he asked, "Haven't you always been good at using swords?" Why did you come to the competition with Ben Hou today?
Ye Xun jokingly said, "Everyone calls it 'Junzi Sword', look at where you are worthy of the word 'Junzi'." Therefore, to compete with you, you are only worthy of using this broken knife! ”
"You! Ben Hou let you be here for a while, and Ben Hou will send you to Yama to brag about it! "'Marquis of Qingyuan' raised the big knife in his hand and said.
"Master Hou, you don't want to kill me, do you? We've got the point to go. Ye Xun said deliberately.
"Scared? It's too late to beg for mercy! Ben Hou will consider sparing your life. ”
Ye Xun hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled contemptuously, "Come on!" ”
'Qingyuan Hou' swung his knife and slashed at Ye Xun, Ye Xun didn't dare to confront him head-on, but just dodged left and right lightly, sometimes running behind him, looking at the gap, and stabbing him. 'Qingyuan Hou' is very fast and has a lot of strength. The knife he used had a long handle, which was much longer than Ye Xun's knife, so Ye Xun's knife could barely get close to him. Ye Xun was only tempted every time, and he didn't intend to really stab him. Ye Xun jumped up and down, left and right to dodge, and the 'Marquis of Qingyuan' bit him and chased after him...... After more than a dozen moves, 'Qingyuan Hou' breathed a little unevenly. The guards around him were all on standby, looking at the two of them nervously......
Ye Xun dodged up and down like a swimming dragon while swinging his knife. A knife that is just ordinary is danced by him like lightning, and he is used to the style. The person next to him couldn't see the blade of the knife, only the cold light. And Ye Xun, who was wrapped in white by this cold light, was smooth and graceful in every move, and although his movements were fast, he swayed freely. When jumping and turning in circles, the hair and placket fly, like a fairy outside the nine heavens, which is pleasing to the eye. The people who watched the excitement cheered uncomfortably. These are people who live or do business in the neighborhood, and they are people who have seen the world. Because there are often reckless and impulsive descendants, they want to challenge this first warrior of the dynasty. The results can be imagined, and they are all tragic. At first, people thought that Ye Xun was also humiliating, but after watching it for a while, everyone felt that this young man was extraordinary, and they couldn't help but praise him. Even some of the guards of the Marquis of Qingyuan whispered, "This kid's kung fu is good!" "Uh-huh. And it's still very beautiful and ornamental! ”
As soon as the Marquis of Qingyuan and Ye Xun fought, they discovered the strength of this kid, and it was not easy to win him. And he felt that he was getting harder and harder to swing the knife, and he had to end the contest as soon as possible. Before, out of love for talent, the Marquis of Qingyuan still wanted to spare his life, but now it seems that if he doesn't make a death move, he is likely to lose to him. With so many people watching, doesn't it make him lose face? The Marquis of Qingyuan made up his mind to win this game at all costs.
Although the Marquis of Qingyuan attacked fiercely, Ye Xun dodged effortlessly. He could have dragged the Marquis of Qingyuan to exhaustion and found another opportunity to kill him, but Ye Xun was worried that the longer the time passed, the more likely it would be troublesome, so he didn't want to fight. In the process of passing the move, Ye Xun pretended not to stand firmly, stumbled under his feet, and almost fell...... The people watching the excitement couldn't help but sweat for Ye Xun, and shouted with Ye Xun's body, "Ah! ”
Seeing that the opportunity had come, the Marquis of Qingyuan held the handle of the knife with both hands and slashed towards Ye Xun with all his strength. Ye Xun tilted his body to dodge the knife, but he still seemed to be unsteady on his feet. He used the knife to prop up the ground. The knife was bent by his body, and then the knife bounced Ye Xun's whole person. Ye Xun took advantage of the situation and flipped somersault again, and rushed to the top of Qingyuan Hou's head. Then, while the Marquis of Qingyuan was recovering the knife, Ye Xun rushed down from a high place and stabbed the knife straight from the top of the head of the 'Marquis of Qingyuan'. The knife stabbed down the back of the 'Marquis of Qingyuan' neck and into his chest...... Except for Ye Xun, everyone was stunned...... Ye Xun flipped down, knelt on the ground on one leg, and saw that the 'Marquis of Qingyuan' was still staring, standing there in a daze, Ye Xun was worried that he was not dead, so he quickly flew forward and pulled out the knife, and slashed his neck with a thunderous knife......
Seeing this scene, the people watching the excitement were stunned at first, and then scattered in horror, "Murder!" Killed! ”
At this time, the guards and family members of the 'Marquis of Qingyuan' Mansion 'woke up' from the fright, "He...... Kill Master Hou! They swarmed up and surrounded Ye Xuntuan. Ye Xun didn't pay attention to them at all, but stared at the 'Marquis of Qingyuan' without blinking, frowning at him with a complicated expression, and then fell to the ground with a bang...... Ye Xun breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face. He casually threw away the knife in his hand, ready to die calmly...... Ye Xun raised his face and looked at the sky, he was about to leave this world for a moment, but there was some indescribable reluctance and melancholy, he closed his eyes and waited for that moment to come......
Suddenly, Shen Wendu rolled over to his side with a somersault, Ye Xun heard his uneven breath and knew that he was rushing here. Wen Du shielded Ye Xun with his sword and shouted to the people who came up, "Everyone stand back!" I am Shen Wendu, the deputy commander of Jinyiwei, this person killed the Hou Ye, I want to take him back to the emperor and let the law of the country rule on him! ”
Several leaders looked at each other, and one of them stood up and said, "People must not let you take them!" Hou Ye was killed in such a big matter, I'm afraid that our brother's lives will not be able to be saved! How can they deliver a prisoner to you? Several young masters of the Hou Mansion were in important positions all over the capital, and they came immediately. Ask them for someone in a moment! ”
"Then don't blame us for being rude!" Wen Du put on a posture, but saw that Ye Xun was still in place. Wen Du shouted at Ye Xun, "Pick up the weapon!" Otherwise, I will perish with you here! ”
Ye Xun was very embarrassed, "Why are you suffering?" Have you thought about the consequences? ”
"Less nonsense! Take the knife! Wen Du kicked the knife on the ground with his foot, and the knife flew towards Ye Xun, and Ye Xun caught it. Do you hear that? A large number of men are coming, we need to fight our way out as soon as possible! ”
"Bloodpath?" Ye Xun was startled, and the knife immediately fell to the ground, he shook his head and said, "I don't want to kill anymore!" Wendu, don't worry about me, let's go! I have a way to get you out! ”
"Do you want me to die here with you?" Wen Du said angrily.
Ye Xun shook his head painfully, "Wendu! Don't push me! ”
"There are only two paths in front of the two of us now! One is to die here together; And there is a piece to escape! ”
The guards next to him were a little impatient, "Are you finished?" Is the bottom to be played, or is it to be caught? ”
"Hit!" As he spoke, Wen Du swung his sword and stabbed at the people surrounding him, and more than a dozen people quickly made a mess.
Ye Xun was afraid that Wendu would suffer, so he swept the people surrounding him and saw a person holding a spear in his hand. He snatched it with his bare hands. The person who was robbed of his weapon was frightened and hurriedly retreated. Everyone has seen Ye Xun's martial arts, and no one dares to act rashly. Ye Xun looked at the spear in his hand, and still felt that the metal spearhead on the wooden stick was too sharp, so he broke it with his hand, but it was not broken, and seeing that Wendu seemed to be a little unable to parry, he was in a hurry, and with that spearhead, he knocked it on the ground hard, and the tip of the spear flew out, and Ye Xun only had a stick left in his hand. He swept his stick sideways, jumped into Wendu's encirclement, and swept it at the men, who fell to the ground in response.
Wen Du smiled, "I knew you wouldn't leave me alone!" ”
"Shen Wendu! I'm going to be miserable by you! Ye Xun gritted his teeth. But Ye Xun couldn't say more, another group of people came up, and Ye Xun blocked in front of Wendu, swept and slashed with the stick in his hand, and constantly expanded their encirclement......
There was a dense sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and Ye Xun knew that if he didn't escape, he really couldn't escape. He deliberately approached the horse that Wendu was riding not far away. Then he grabbed Wendu's arm, jumped over the crowd, jumped to the horse, and galloped away......