On the afternoon of the ninth day of the fifth month of the fourteenth year of Jinghan, around the clock, on the post road south of Zhuxian Town, carriages and crowds were running north.

Running in front of the line, is a stocky-looking, named Tian Donghan warrior, the rear there are old and young, the prisoner named Qin Siyuan and his wife, concubine has already gotten into the carriage, Ji Kun waved a whip in front of the carriage, pulled a thirteen-year-old Qin family disciple into the car, the rest of the front and back, there are six or seven young Qin family children, the same bamboo mark of the warrior and the Qin family's guards during the run.

The two officials who escorted Qin Siyuan to the south were almost dragged behind.

Before and after the post road, except for a few sporadic travelers, there were no other pedestrians. The sun shone down from the sky, and the surrounding fields were empty, and there was a hint of weirdness.

In the second half of last year, the Jurchens attacked and laid siege to Bianliang, and almost all of the residents north of Bianliang to the Yellow River valley were evacuated – and those who refused to do so were almost all killed later. Although the area south of Bianliang is slightly better, the place that extends for dozens of miles is still affected, in the clear wilderness of the strong wall, the crowd migrates, the village is burned, and later the Jurchen cavalry also came to this side, and the post road riverbed has been destroyed a lot.

After the Jurchens went, a large number of merchants traveled south, but not all post roads had been repaired for a while. There are several roads to the south of Zhuxian Town, separated by a river, and the road to the west has not yet been smoothed. When going south, according to the route set by the Criminal Department, the convict tried to take the road with few people, so as not to have friction with pedestrians and accidents. However, in the afternoon, a bulletin from Zhuji hurriedly came. The knights of the rivers and lakes who wanted to intercept and kill Qin Lao had already gathered, and they were outflanking this side at this time, and they were the leaders. It is likely to be Lin Zongwu, the leader of the Great Light Sect.

Qin Siyuan's way southward was followed by Old Lady Qin, Concubine Yunniang, Ji Kun, several young Qin family disciples, and seven Zhuji guards led by Tian Donghan. Of course, there were also carriages to follow, but before they left the border of the capital, the two officials watched it very strictly, and just shackled the old man, so that everyone could live better. I have to leave the capital area before I talk about it. It may be that he is nostalgic for this part of the capital, but the old man doesn't mind walking slowly - he is already this age, leaving the circle of power. If you want to go to Lingnan, I'm afraid there will be no more things to do.

When the news came, everyone found out about the embarrassment of this place, and Tian Donghan and others immediately pressed the two officials to the ground. Drink and ask them if they are complicit. The two only said that this is the rule of the Criminal Department. At this time, it was naturally impossible to strictly interrogate, and the messenger had previously released carrier pigeons in the capital, and at this time he rode quickly to find help, Tian Donghan and others helped the old man into the carriage, and then rushed back. Under the sun, everyone unsheathed their swords and wound their crossbows, vigilantly watching everyone in their field of vision.

After a while, a dilapidated inn appeared in front of me. When I passed by before, I remembered that there were two soldiers stationed inside.

Tian Donghan looked at the door. Bloody qi came out from inside, and sword light came out from the darkness. Tian Donghan's sword was slanted, and there was a loud shout in the air: "hoe and rape dog-" There were figures up and down, but behind Tian Donghan, the fishing net flew out, and it was set towards the sword-maker, followed by spears, hooks, sickles, and crossbow brushes. The swordsman was highly skilled, rushed into the crowd and took a turn, the dust was flying, the sword blade and several Zhuji guards fought one after another, and then his left foot was hooked, and his body was tilted, and his head was split with a knife, and blood spilled out.

On the front, a warrior was hit by a crossbow arrow in the head, and the other person fought two knives with Tian Donghan, was slashed in the chest by a knife, and was hit by another kick, and his body hit the earthen wall behind him, stumbled a few times, and fell softly.

The rest of the assassins were frightened behind the wall and behind the house, shouting, "You can't escape!" "Death to the dog officer!" Don't dare to come out again.

Tian Donghan stood with a heavy sword, stared at it for a moment, and said, "Let's go-" and began to stride back, and the rest of the people also began to retreat. Someone behind the earthen wall suddenly shot out, threw out a few hidden weapons, flying locusts, two crossbow arrows swished past, the person who threw the hidden weapon hurriedly retracted, one of them was wiped on the arm, and said continuously: "The idea is piercing, everyone be careful!" Ideas ...... hands"

The scorching sun scorched the earth, and in the capital, the incident had begun to spread and ferment.

As everyone rushed out of the main mansion of Ningfu, the emergency teams in various parts of Beijing were also alarmed, and several chief arresters led the team out one after another, fearing that the matter would be expanded too much, and with Ning Yi and others going out of the city. Several other mansions in and around the capital have also moved, and the guards are running south.

At the same time, well-informed people in the green forest have learned about the situation and have begun to rush to the south, either to participate in the grand event or to join in the fun. At this time, around Zhuxian Town, a lot of Green Forest people had already gathered, some of them belonged to the Great Light Sect, and some even belonged to some big families in Beijing, and they had already moved. In between, there are even several groups of teams that were once unexpected......

In the northwest of the capital, the unexpected situation really appeared at this time.

The camp where the Wurui camp was temporarily stationed was settled next to the original big village, and at this time, with the crowd coming and going, the surrounding area was already lively, and there were also several simple restaurants and tea shops around it. This camp is now the most high-profile military garrison near the capital. After the meritorious deeds, not to mention the officials, the gold and silver issued alone are enough to make the officers and soldiers squander for several years, the merchants live for profit, and even the Qinglou has been secretly opened, but the conditions are simple, but the women in it are not ugly.

In the afternoon, although it is not luxurious, on the second floor of the cool and airy tea shop, Li Bingwen is occupying the best position, sitting opposite his guests to enjoy tea, and occasionally chatting a few words of homely things. His current guest is named Han Jing, and the two have been in a lot of contacts recently.

After the Jurchens went to the Wurui camp, there were now two forces, on one side were more than 10,000 soldiers of the original Wu Dynasty, and on the other side was the Luliangshan Righteous Army, which numbered nearly 1,800 people.

First of all, the more than 10,000 people who accounted for the majority alone were a little unruly, before Li Bingwen took over. Wu Zhuangyuan Luo Shengzhou came over and wanted to take advantage of the majesty, and he won a big victory than his fists and feet, and when he was competing with a knife. was defeated and left in disgrace. Li Bingwen has more means than Luo Shengzhou, and he also has dozens of high-level and powerful soldiers to suppress the formation, but in a month's time, the mastery of the army is not too deep.

Of course, this is also related to Zhou Zhe and Tong Guan's strategy, Zhou Zhe wants the heart of the army. During the inspection, the middle-level generals among the generals praised them greatly, and they wanted to take their hearts for their own use. Tong Guan has led the army for many years, and he is older than anyone else. This Guangyang County King knew the shortcomings in the army, and because of this, he was extremely concerned about the main reason why the Wurui Battalion could support its combat effectiveness, which indirectly led to Li Bingwen's inability to drastically change this army - for the time being, he could only watch and pinch. But this is already Tong Wangye's personal soldier. Other things, and you can take your time.

The Luliangshan rebels were even more troublesome.

On the surface, more than 1,800 people are under Li Bingwen's control, but the actual controllers are still Han Jing and the woman named Lu Hongti. Because this army is all cavalry, and there are more than 100 heavily armored black horsemen, the capital has been praised by word of mouth, and even has the title of "Iron Floating Massacre". For that woman, Li Bingwen couldn't catch up. He could only contact Han Jing - but when Zhou Zhe inspected the Wurui camp, he gave him various titles and seals. Now theoretically speaking, Han Jing already has the military position of a commander on his head, which is fundamentally the same level as Li Bingwen.

Fortunately, Han Jing is not difficult to speak, Li Bingwen has been in a relationship with him for a long time, which is enough to put his heart into his heart and call him a brother. Although Han Jing is a military general, and he is the leader who came out of Luliang Mountain, he is a little gangster, but when he arrives in the capital, he becomes more and more calm, he doesn't like to drink, only loves tea, Li Bingwen invites him out from time to time to prepare some good tea for entertainment.

After noon, the two drank tea while chatting for a long time about the military system and military spirit of the Wu Dynasty. In Li Bingwen's opinion, Han Jing was born in a bandit, and every time he has deviant words, which is different from the truth of the Wu Dynasty, some ideas are shallow after all, but it doesn't matter, he just listens, occasionally analyzes a few words, and Han Jing also nods convincingly. I don't know when, there are soldiers downstairs galloping on horseback, dismounting at the door, galloping up, it is a Luliangshan cavalry.

The soldier looked hurried and angry, rushed over, handed Han Jing a note, and stood next to him without speaking.

Han Jing read the strip again, frowned, and then he raised his head slightly, his face condensed with anger. Li Bingwen said: "Brother Han, what's the matter? ”

"Gather all the brethren!" Han Jing said this to the soldier next to him, and the soldier said, "Yes." "I'm already running down. Li Bingwen was terrified in his heart and stood up: "Brother Han, but what military affairs are there!?" Han Jing on the other side had already taken it up, slapped it on the table, and after a while, he probably felt that this was not good, so he arched his hand and said in a rough voice: "General, my Lu Liang has a private matter!" ”

"No." Li Bingwen hurriedly stopped, "You are already a soldier, how can you have a private ......?"

"There are still armed fights in the army, and I am just a righteous army when I wait to come, so I can't be selfish!"

"No, no, Brother Han, in the land of the capital, if you have any personal affairs, you might as well say it, brother naturally has a way to deal with it for you, but who is there friction with? If you don't say this kind of thing, don't you treat Li as your own, do you think Li will still turn his elbow out......

Han Jing's gaze softened slightly, and he arched his hand again: "The general is full of fists, Han knows it, but this matter does not need to be dispatched by the whole army of the Wurui battalion." He then lowered his voice slightly, and a hint of ferocity flashed in his eyes, "Hmph, a personal grudge has not been resolved, and that person dares to come to the capital at this time, thinking that I will let him go!" ”

"What is the enemy that Brother Han is talking about......

"Around, there is a great Sect of Light, has the general heard of it?"

"The Great Bright Sect ......" Li Bingwen is still recalling.

"Hmph, the leader of this sect is named Lin Zongwu, who used to have an old relationship with me and other big bosses, he used despicable means in Luliang Mountain, injured the big boss, and later escaped with injuries. General Li, I don't want to embarrass you, but the big boss can bear this matter, I can't bear it, and none of the brothers below can bear it! If he dares to appear, I will kill him! I'm sorry, this matter makes you embarrassed, Han Mou will come again to ask for guilt in the future! ”

"Brother Han, why did he say this...... Wait, wait, Brother Han, what Li means is that it's just seeking revenge, why do you need all the brothers to go out, Brother Han-"

After he said this, his tone was also anxious, and his face was fierce. But even if the voice is loud, what is the use, when Han Jing and him rushed back to the military camp not far away, 1,800 horsemen had already gathered on the school field, and these men who came down from Luliang Mountain showed a fierce face, wielding knives and slapping the saddle. Han Jing turned over and got on his horse: "All light horses-"

Around, a group of generals and soldiers of the Wurui battalion also gathered, asking what happened, some of them proposed weapons to charge, and after the acquaintances briefly stated the purpose of seeking revenge, everyone shouted: "Kill him-" "Go together, go together-"

Li Bingwen shouted: "Wait and go back!" "Nobody paid any attention to him.

Han Jing only appeased the generals of the Wurui battalion for a few words, and then the camp gate was pushed open, and the war horse rushed out like a long dragon, running faster and faster, the ground shook and began to roar. The iron hooves of nearly 2,000 cavalry were startled, and they swept around Bianliang City and swept towards the south - Li Bingwen was dumbfounded, speechless, he wanted to ask Kuaima to notify other barracks checkpoints to stop this team, but it was impossible at all, after the Jurchens went, the cavalry's charge outside Bianliang City was invincible for the time being.

He then could only suppress the other people in the Wurui camp who were about to move, and quickly called someone to spread the situation into the city, and quickly reported Tong Guan......

In the south of Bianliang City, Ning Yi and the others were running fast, and there were also Zhuji's guards running nearby, and they received the message and took the initiative to go in different directions. The people of the green forest are riding horses and running away, their cheeks flushed with excitement, and sometimes they meet their companions, and they are still discussing whether to participate in great things together and eliminate the traitorous party.

Several chief arresters of the criminal department led their catchers out of the city from different directions, these catchers are not faster than arrests, and most of them are martial arts masters, who are used to participating in cases related to green forests and life and death, which are not the same as those in ordinary places. Several catchers were riding horses while still giving orders.

"When you meet these people, first of all, persuade me to quit, if they really dare to fight at will, they will take people for me, and there must be no such perversion of the law in the important land of Gyeonggi. Wait a minute—especially keep an eye on Zhuji—and let them know who has the final say in the capital! ”

Halfway through the Shen period, the fight has begun.

On the road and field southwest of Zhuxian Town, there were occasional screams, which were the manifestations of nearby pedestrians when they found dead bodies, and specks of blood occasionally appeared and spread in the field. At the edge of a field, a group of people were galloping, led by a tall, monk, who stopped and looked at the footprints and weeds around him, and there were blood stains in the weeds.

The warrior behind the side followed and said, "Boss Swallowing Clouds, there seem to be marks on both sides, where to go?" ”

The corner of the monk's mouth hooked up a smile: "Hmph, if you want to be famous, follow me-" After speaking, his body was like the wind, and he rushed to the side, and the rest of the people hurriedly followed.

On a hill more than two miles away from the post road, the bloody qi spread out, and the carriage had stopped in front of a dangerous cliff above the hill, Tian Donghan and others guarded the rear, and by virtue of the terrain, they resisted several waves of pursuit by the assassins who were chasing after them. The people of the green forest below gathered a little more, but after a few rushes, they were also more cautious. They are waiting for more people to come.

"Hold it for me!" Hiding behind a big rock, Tian Donghan coughed up a mouthful of blood, but his eyes were firm, "When the owner comes, they will all die!" ”

The people nearby just nodded slightly, and they all had the same gaze when they had been on the battlefield!

However, when the sun was slanting to the west, and the sun was showing the first signs of sunset in the sky, Ning Yi and the others were rushing down from the post road, approaching the small post station where they had met for the first time.

Under the hill, a figure wearing a yellow monk's robe appeared in Tian Donghan's field of vision, the figure was tall, fat but strong, and every part of the body seemed to have accumulated strength, like Maitreya appearing.

"Amitabha."

In the sunshine, the Buddha horn came out like a tidal wave.

Far and near, hundreds of people have gathered in this field. The sound of iron hooves came faintly...... (To be continued......)