Chapter 52: I Live for My Righteousness
The sword light and sword shadow, Xiang Qing and Shi Hua fought together, and it was difficult to part for a while, and the other side seemed to be one-sided, no killer escaped Xiang Xu's cold sword alive, and there was almost no enemy with a move, the sword shadow flashed, and one person fell to the ground in response.
He was born a swordsman, Xiang Qing is not worried about his safety at all, on the contrary, if these assassins simply think that they are bullying more and less, it is a big mistake, Xiang Xu alone can be worth a hundred horses!
A soft whip wanted to wrap around Xiang Xu's ankle and restrict his movements, but Xiang Xu didn't even look at it, the longitudinal sword flickered, and the soft whip had already broken into several sections, and he collapsed on the ground like a dead snake, and the throat of the whip was bleeding like an infusion, covering his neck and falling in a pool of blood.
The powerful meteor hammer fell from the sky, smashing at Xiang Xu with the momentum of Mount Tai, but it smashed into the clearing, Xiang Xu's speed has exceeded the limit of the human body, and before he died, he saw a pair of eyes without the slightest emotion, and he died with hatred.
Wang Shu and Shan Fu, who were watching the battle in the back, were already stunned, compared to Xiang Qing, Xiang Xu shocked them even more, Wang Shu didn't know martial arts, but Shan Fu was also an expert in swords, even he couldn't see Xiang Xu's movements, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this is the realm of the real unity of man and sword, I'm afraid that in the way of the sword, I am afraid that I will not be able to reach such a height after exhausting my life.
Xiang Qing took the time to glance at Xiang Xu, and after confirming that all the black-clothed assassins were not Xiao Xu's opponents, he concentrated on dealing with Shi Hua, although he knew that Xiang Xu's martial arts were no one to compare with him at that time, but he was still worried that Xiao Xu would be injured, Xiang Xu's injury was more painful than his own injury, and he had already regarded Xiang Xu as his own brother.
After taking two breaths, Shi Hua was depressed, he had done his best, but Xiang Qing still looked at ease, and he still had time to check on the child's situation, although he was very angry, he still had to admit that he was still much worse than the person opposite.
The green tendons in both hands burst out, holding the handle of the long knife tightly, the blade has a few more gaps, and he is helpless against Xiang Qing's thundering sword, this sword is too sharp, and after a few more moves, the knife will break.
Both of them were looking for each other's flaws, trying to decide the winner with one move, Shi Hua opened his mouth and said: "With your martial arts, you are willing to be a lackey of the imperial court!" Do you really want to be loyal to that dog emperor! ”
Xiang Qingping raised the thunderous sword and said calmly: "I only live for the justice in my own heart, waiting for the cholera to be cold, the people are displaced, and there is no food, even if you take the world, it is impossible for the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and I am inseparable from you!" ”
Sweat soaked Shi Hua's face towel, the scorching summer temperature seemed to bake the air, Shi Hua's hoarse voice shouted: "My teacher, Mr. Mei, you killed it!" ”
Hearing Mr. Mei's three words, Xiang Qing's face finally had a trace of emotion, and he remembered the Yangzhou assassin Shi Meiqian who generously went to death, the famous man who dared to be the first in the world and was not afraid of life and death, and he was also the first person Xiang Qing admired.
"Although Mr. Mei did not die at my hands, but I am also one of the people who sabotaged his plan, his death made Dahan lose a good official who really is the master of the people, but there are many ways to fight for peace for the people, he just chose the most unlikely one, I respect him as a person, but I dare not agree with his thoughts."
Shi Hua asked aggressively: "The people of the world are in dire straits, the Lord of the Yan League is to save the world, and you are just a thug who helps the abuse!" ”
Xiang Qing's eyes gradually became cold, and he replied: "I keep saying that I am for the people of the world, but why don't the people of Yongliang support you, you and I know these things, it is useless to talk more, the next sword, not only the superior, but also life and death!" ”
Shi Hua laughed: "Hahaha, good! A good sentence is not only high and low, but also life and death! Today I want to see if you die or if I die! ”
The thundering sword trembled and let out a dissatisfied buzz, as if he was blaming Xiang Qing for talking nonsense to his opponent, but Xiang Qing knew that the lion and the rabbit also used all his strength, and he didn't dare to be careless when dealing with Shi Hua.
Shi Hua's hand turned a few times on the hilt, grinding the sweat of his palm, walking like flying under his feet, rushing towards Xiang Qing, Xiang Qing's eyes flashed, and the tip of the thundering sword slashed across the ground, carrying a spark all the way on the bluestone slab.
said that it was too late, the two of them staggered, their bodies were motionless, and the bluestone slab on the ground slowly cracked a gap, extending to the farthest point, and even affected Xiang Xu's side.
Xiang Qing let out a sigh, stood up straight, the corners of his mouth raised, and said with a smile: "An anti-thief is an anti-thief, you can't represent justice, so you are defeated." ”
After that, Shi Hua's body suddenly knelt down, and then lay on the ground, the long knife smashed on the ground and made a crisp sound, the whole body couldn't see where the wound was, blood flowed out from under the corpse, Shi Hua, defeated!
Xiang Qing also had a small wound on his arm, but this small injury was not worth mentioning to him at all, and every scar on his body was much more terrifying than this knife wound.
He didn't stop, he rushed directly into the crowd of black-clothed killers, fighting side by side with Xiang Xu, combining his swords, and even more without opponents, tigers into the flock, no matter how elite these black-clothed killers were, they were just lambs to be slaughtered.
At this time, Wang Shu also drew his sword, and Shan Fu grabbed him and asked, "What are you doing?" ”
Wang Shu broke free of Shan Fu's hand and replied impatiently: "Do you still need to ask!" The powerful ones were all killed by the second master and the little eighth master, and it was a good time to beat the water dog! ”
After that, Wang Shu also rushed into the crowd first, and Shan Fu patted his head: "Oh yes, the thief looks at the sword!" ”
In a short time, the black-clothed killers in the field were all ambushed, and the corpses were everywhere in the field, and the bloody breath that came from the nose made those pampered gentry vomit, and the bile was about to be vomited, in their eyes, these four people were like bulls and horses from hell, black and white impermanence, and the cold eyes of the forest were like Shura death, which made them shudder and tremble.
As soon as this side ended, I heard the sound of armor colliding outside the door, the sound of iron horses stepping on the ground, the majestic Han army soldiers, lined up in a neat line, had controlled the entire Xiangwu County, the Chinese character military flag and the Xiangzi general flag at the city gate swayed with the wind, Liu Hu and the guards, had escorted all the ambush soldiers to report to Xiang Qing.
Xiang Qing walked up to the frightened Li Jian and asked, "Do you have any other means?" ”
Li Jian trembled and said, "General, beg the general not to kill me!" General, you can't kill me! I will give you all my possessions, and you will take my life! I was also forced to be helpless, they forced me to do it! General ......"
Xiang Qing didn't want to listen to an old man talking crookedly here, so he called Liu Hu over.
"Order, this person rebelled, assassinated the court officials, obstructed the counterinsurgency war, etc., and punished several crimes, so that the people of Xiangwu County watched and killed on the spot to set an example!"
"No!"
Liu Hu, who has a big waist and a round waist, is like carrying a little chicken, grabbing Li Jian's collar and walking out, Li Jian was still begging for mercy at first, but later saw that there was no hope, so he turned to scolding, Xiang Qing also turned a deaf ear, this Li Jian is a waste who is strong and strong outside, and it is not in his eyes at all.
Because the Han army surrounded the county government, those gentry had nowhere to go, so they could only stand in place in fear, they didn't dare to move, in case the Qing Dynasty also gave them a charge of rebellion, then they were really wronged, they really didn't know about Li Jian.
Lei Mingjian retracted the scabbard, Xiang Qing casually found a strip of cloth and wiped his hands briefly, and then sat back in his original position, Wang Shu, Xiang Xu, and Danfu also sat back in place like no one, and the Han soldiers carried out the corpses of the black-clothed killers one by one, such a scene really made the gentry at a loss.
Xiang Qing beckoned: "What are you doing in a daze, sit down quickly, such a good wine and food, don't waste it, the most hated behavior of this general is to waste food!" There are a lot of people in Yongliang who still can't eat, so let's eat. ”
How dare they not listen to Xiang Qing's words, and they can't care about the image and face, so they grabbed the dishes on the plate and stuffed them into their mouths, but the strong smell of blood in the air did not dissipate at all, and as soon as they stuffed it in, they couldn't help but spit it out.
Shan Fu snorted disdainfully: "Hmph! Timid as a mouse! ”
Wang Shu slapped him on the head: "Do you scold them or me!" ”
Shan Fu gave Wang Shu a roll of his eyes, and he didn't fight back, his mouth was broken, he didn't know what to mutter, turned his grief and anger into appetite, and ate with his head bored.
The fattest representative of the gentry wiped his mouth clean and stood up again, knelt on the ground and arched his hand and said: "General Xiang, this matter has nothing to do with us, and I ask General Xiang to find out!" ”
The other gentry also knelt tremblingly, shouting in their mouths to ask the general to take a clear look, Xiang Qing's face was even more ugly, just now, these gentry of the world regarded themselves as corrupt officials who came to ask for bribes, and now, they saw him as the prince of Yama, he thought to himself, am I so terrifying?
"General Ben forgives you for not having the courage to rebel, but you just fooled General Ben, you can't just forget it!"
The gentry raised their heads and saw Xiang Qing's eyes staring directly at the box full of gold, silver and jewelry, of course they understood what it meant.
Xiang Qing didn't know how many belongings this group of guys had, so he simply opened his mouth and asked for a price, and the gentry didn't dare to bargain, after all, money is something outside the body, or his own life matters.
Unexpectedly, only a day later, these guys rushed to the Han army camp with their respective families, pushing carts and small carts, grain, grass, gold and silver, and clothes are everything, these guys scolded Xiang Qing in their hearts, and almost emptied their family funds, but they still smiled on their faces and greeted Xiang Qing.
Xiang Qing took all the orders, and gave an order, let Shan Fu count all the things and distribute them to all the soldiers, and to ensure fairness, justice and openness, Shan Fu's actions were also very quick, coupled with his talent in this area, the statistics were quickly completed, and in the evening, the soldiers received new clothes and money.
However, Xiang Qing still left a large part of the gold and silver, and he told the soldiers that he did not want any of the gold and silver, and that there would be brave men under the heavy reward, and he would take these gold and silver as a reward for meritorious service, and according to the size of the military merit, he would make a detailed list and post it to the whole army, so that the whole army could supervise and put an end to corruption.
These measures made Xiang Qing receive more enthusiastic support and love, and it was really rare for a general to be so generous, and the morale of the 5,000 Han army suddenly returned to its peak.
Late at night, Xiang Qing was staying up late to read the book on the art of war given to him by Cao Cao, the light was a little dim, he rubbed his eyes, and heard Liu Hu calling him outside.
As soon as Xiang Qing went out, he saw a soldier covered in blood, and the military uniform on his body was not his 5,000 Han army, but should be the military uniform of Xiliang's garrison.
"General! The war in Jincheng County is tight, ask for reinforcements! ”