On the official road, dust was raised.

With the sound of hooves, several carriages galloped on the official road, but not far behind them were countless people running wildly.

The flood of victims struggled to catch up with a few wagons not far away, and everyone gritted their teeth and cursed in their hearts. These damn coachmen, always driving their cars dozens of paces ahead, are just not able to catch up.

And the hateful coachmen, who seemed to see that although there were many people behind them, they were not afraid of being overtaken, and from time to time they looked back a few times and let out a giggle.

The victims finally ran out, and the line grew longer and longer, stretching out for miles. The old and weak women and children have almost given up the chase and walked lazily behind, anyway, the young and strong people in the family are chasing ahead, and there will always be a bite to eat.

The three or four thousand young men chasing in front were not having a good time, although they were hanging dead behind the carriage, they were a little unable to support it, if it were not for the dozen or so baskets of bread in those carts, they were afraid that they would have stopped long ago. After all, everyone has been hungry for almost a day, and no one is cast from iron to steel.

Their steps grew heavier and heavier, sweat rolled down their heads, and the sound of breathing in their throats was as thick as bellows. Many people really couldn't hold on, so they could only flash out of the crowd and fall on the muddy ground by the official road, desperately watching the flow of people surging by.

The speed of the carriage continued unabated, dragging the crowd farther and farther away, and many people shouted unwillingly as they saw that they were about to leave people's field of vision.

Suddenly, the carriage stopped in front of a hillside, and the coachmen jumped out of the carriage and carried the basket of bread down.

Everyone burst out with renewed hope for their lost gains, and they forged ahead as if they were dead.

"Woo --------" a long horn sounded, and the sound of dense footsteps came from behind the hillside. Soon, a group of about 500 soldiers strode out with shiny halberds.

Facing the direction of the victims, they lined up in several neat horizontal rows and slowly pressed over.

The young and strong victims who ran at the front seemed to have been pushed hard and stopped the momentum in shock. What's going on? How could there be a Han army ambushed here in advance? Is it going to kill on a killing spree?

In normal times, the victims were not afraid. Hundreds of soldiers can't frighten them at all, they are tens of thousands! But now the situation has changed, and tens of thousands of people have sprinkled thousands of miles like a string of beads, and they have not yet formed a group. Losing the advantage of numbers, this made the thousands of young men who rushed to the front feel a lot of pressure when facing the five hundred soldiers, and many of them had slowly retreated.

The most terrible thing is that after a long-distance run, they are all weak in their hands and feet, not to mention resistance, even if they are afraid of running for their lives, they will not be able to squeeze out any strength.

A military general rushed out on horseback, and the roar of thunder shook the ears of the victims: "Everyone heard it!" Line up and come forward to verify your identity, distribute road guides on the spot, and return to your hometown immediately! Those who dare to make trouble and confront will be killed! ”

The victims looked at each other, and their eyes flashed with relief and doubt, not to kill us, but to distribute road guides on the spot? That's new!

Dozens of small officials emerged from behind the hillside, they carried the desk, trotted all the way to the back of the soldier formation, and quickly set up the frame.

Then, the big basket of dough was also carried over, and stacked together with the dough unloaded from the previous wagons, and soon, a high hill was piled up.

The officers ran out of the passage out of the soldiers' way, shouting loudly.

"Come on, come on, it's a family, come here and line up! Single-mouthed go over there! ”

"Hurry up, come first and go, each person can receive five days' rations!"

"Whoever receives the guide and the food, go home immediately! No extension of stay! Violators will be punished as homeless people! ”

"Listen, take your way, and when you go to the local county government, you can ask your county magistrate and county magistrate to help you rebuild your house!"

When the victims heard this, their eyes straightened. Five-day rations? Can the government help build a house? It's not going to be a dream, is it?

In the face of the bright knives and guns, they forcibly suppressed the restlessness in their hearts, and honestly lined up in a neat long queue and slowly walked over.

The military general and several officials led by him breathed a sigh of relief. That's tens of thousands! If it hadn't dragged them apart and exhausted their physical strength, would these hundreds of soldiers be able to suppress these hungry and red-eyed victims? God knows what drastic things they're going to do!

A subordinate of Taiping Dao stared blankly at the deserted long street, and suddenly felt a palpitation, which was a sense of fear that could not be hidden. Just an hour ago, he was still hidden among the thousands of victims on this long street, and he successfully gathered hundreds of subordinates by means of code.

But soon, a sudden change of events made him completely sluggish. It was just a few pieces of bread that a kid took out, and it made a huge group of victims chase after them like crazy. Almost instantly, the congested streets were scattered, and except for his own men, only a few old people and children who could not run were left.

What made him want to cry the most was that the more than 100 companions he had finally gathered together were swept away by the flow of people like a wave, and many Taiping Taoist people were involuntarily coerced away, and now, there are only thirty or forty people around him, how can this be good?

And the faces of these people obviously had a panicked look, staring at them together, as if waiting for their decision.

He sighed in his heart, in fact, it was no wonder that they were not to blame, who would have guessed that a seamless infiltration would be such a result? Fortunately, everyone is naked in broad daylight.

There was a trace of remorse in his heart, he knew that this was the case, it was better to continue to mix in the victims together, at least there would be no danger of revealing his identity, but it happened suddenly, and before he could react, the situation had already formed.

He coughed heavily, and just as he was about to open his mouth to give an order, his face suddenly changed.

A large number of Han soldiers appeared at both ends of the long street at the same time, and they sealed the mouth silently, with spearmen in front and archers behind, forming an encirclement.

A loud voice shouted: "The people on the street listened, and immediately lay down facing the ground, with their hands behind their backs, waiting for their identities to be verified!" ”

The leader of the Taiping Dao couldn't bear it any longer, stretched out his hand and pulled out the weapon hidden in the cover, and said sharply: "Brothers, kill me with me!" ”

The Taiping Dao people rushed together in a hurry, and what awaited them was a dense rain of arrows.

At the same time, in Luoyang City, where all the gates were closed, all the guards, city guards, the Northern Army and the armor soldiers under the captain of Si Li almost poured out of the nest and officially started a military operation to catch turtles in the urn.

Most of them numbered in the thousands, and as few as dozens of people, distributed in the streets and alleys of Luoyang, and smashed the Taiping Taoist congregations that had not yet completed the assembly one by one.

Obviously, the recent mass exodus of the victims of the disaster has dealt a fatal blow to the already scattered Taiping Dao, and it is almost difficult for them to reach the size of hundreds of people, many of them are only in groups of three or five. In the face of the encirclement of the Han army, they were at a loss, and even many smart people simply gave up resistance, saving a lot of strength for the Han army.

A Han army commander grabbed a young man with a panicked look and sneered: "Boy, what do you see the military master running!" ”

The young man was alone, and when he saw more than a dozen soldiers like wolves and tigers, he was already frightened, and said with a smile: "Master Jun, the villain is not intentionally trying to run, but is naturally timid!" ”

The chief didn't pay any attention to his pitiful appearance, and while ordering his subordinates to search his body, he continued to interrogate: "What's your name?" Where? What are you here for? ”

The young man knew that something was wrong, and he covered himself up: "The villain Zhang Wu, a native of Luoyang, goes out and slips!" ”

With a "dang bang", a short knife slipped from the young man's thick clothes and fell to the ground, and the young man's face immediately turned to ashes.

Shi Chang's eyes were cold, and he slapped the young man in the face heavily, and shouted, "Fuck you!" Did anyone go out on the street with a knife? Come on, tie up this mess for me! ”

The young man was beaten with blood gushing from his mouth, but he didn't dare to resist at all, so he let the soldiers viciously cut off his hands and escorted him back.

As the latent forces of Taiping Dao were continuously broken one by one, the leaders of Taiping Dao finally sensed the crisis, and they began to take the initiative to attack and accumulate men. After some rushing and killing, they successfully gathered a group of stragglers outside the North Palace, numbering as many as 2,000 people.

But the good times did not last long, and the elite of the Han army, which had already been ready to go, then rushed over, five hundred horses charged in front, and one thousand forbidden troops covered and killed in the rear, and in less than an hour, this farcical battle was resolved. The situation in Luoyang has finally settled.

Nan Ying, Gao Shun and the others looked at Jia Xu in front of them with strange expressions, this great hero of this rebellion was grinning and rubbing his shoulder that was almost smashed by the Spirit Emperor, but he didn't dare to show the slightest emotion, and tried to put on a flattered expression.

Emperor Ling smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth, he could completely solve the crisis of the imperial capital in such a short time and at such a small price, which even he never dared to imagine in advance.

He was obviously a little out of shape, and rubbed his hands again and again: "Okay! Good! Jia Qing turned the tide and helped the community to fall immediately, which is really a great achievement! I want to give you an official and a knight! Well, as well as Brother Nan and Mr. Gao, even Xiao Ma Jun has made miraculous achievements, haha! I'm afraid that there will be several more Hou masters! ”

Nan Ying smiled bitterly and shook his head, what he is most afraid of now is this, once he is too high-profile, he is afraid that if he does not have a stable foothold, he will lead to unwarranted disasters. He said cautiously: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the previous agreement?" At present, it is still not suitable for the courtiers to enter the office openly, but to share the worries of His Majesty as a doctor! ”

Emperor Ling's laughter stopped abruptly, he glanced at Nan Ying with some disgust, and finally said helplessly: "Okay! It's just that I have already spoken, and there is no reason to take it back, and the reward is certain! Well, don't give an edict for the time being! ”

He thought for a while and said, "What do you want, as long as I can do it, I won't allow it!" ”

Jia Xu looked at Nanying's face, and finally spoke: "If the people have something to do, please ask Your Majesty for permission, please bury the more than 3,000 victims who died innocently in the chaos of the people, and give them mercy!" ”

"Accurate!" Emperor Ling was very interested, he turned his head and turned to Zhang Rang behind him and said, "Jia Xu is reasonable, this matter can also show my intention of being close to the people and loving the people, and you will do it yourself!" ”

A thought suddenly flashed in Nan Ying's heart, and he said slowly: "Brother Chen, please go and arrest Ma Yuanyi in person........."

Emperor Ling was overjoyed in his heart, and just wanted to readily agree, only to hear Nan Ying continue: "I have to take down this person, and the younger brother will dispose of Ma Yuanyi by himself!" ”

The Spirit Emperor was stunned for a moment, and said, "Why? I wanted to try it myself! ”

He hesitated for a moment before saying, "You don't want to let him go privately, do you?" Is it because of Ma Jun's relationship? ”

Nan Ying smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty is too careful, how dare your brother abolish the public for personal reasons?" However, if he can successfully take down this person, the younger brother doesn't want him to die! ”

Emperor Ling nodded and said, "I understand what you mean!" If he will, then you will be the one to control it. This Ma Yuanyi is a talent, as long as he is loyal to my big man, I will give him wealth and wealth for life! This is also a favor from me to the ponies! ”

"But!" Emperor Ling's voice turned cold, "What if he insists on hitting the stone with an egg against the power of the court?" ”

Nan Ying was not in a hurry, he owed a debt and said: "Your Majesty just rest assured, whether he surrenders or not, the younger brother dares to promise His Majesty one thing!" ”

He smiled and said: "From now on, there will be no one in the world!" ”

The Spirit Emperor was silent for a long time, and finally spoke: "I am also allowed to do this!" But there is one condition, you must promise me one thing! ”

An unfathomable smile appeared on his lips: "As long as you agree, I will give you full authority to dispose of Ma Yuanyi!" ”

Nan Ying felt that he had fallen into a trap in his heart, and said with difficulty: "Your Majesty, please speak!" The brother agreed! ”

"Oh?" Emperor Ling leaned his face forward, looked at Nan Ying's embarrassed expression with interest, and said, "Why don't you ask me, what is the matter?" ”

Nan Ying smiled bitterly: "The order of the Son of Heaven, is there anyone in the world who dares to disobey it?" No matter what the request is, the subordinate can only agree! Isn't there a saying: The king lets the minister die, and the minister has to die! ”

The Spirit Emperor looked up to the sky and laughed, "Good! If I order you to be a eunuch, will you dare to agree? ”

Nan Ying's face was no longer colorless, and he said in shock: "Your Majesty is joking, right?" ”

Gao Shun and Jia Xu struggled to hold back the smile on their faces, and the muscles on their faces couldn't help writhing.

Even Zhang Rang couldn't help but raise his sleeves to cover a blooming smiling face.

Emperor Ling smiled and said seriously: "Of course it's a joke!" Who made Nanqing always refuse my request for Zhishi! ”

"Actually," he sighed, "my request is very simple, Nanqing can't refuse me thousands of miles away this time!" ”