Chapter Eighty-Four: The Mysterious Horn
Zhang Jiao smiled and said nothing, which deepened Xiang Qing's doubts, according to Zhang Jiao's words and way of speaking, Xiang Qing had a very obvious feeling that this Zhang Jiao didn't seem to be from the Eastern Han Dynasty!
It seems that he knows everything well, and even Xiang Qing saw from his eyes the realization that he knew everything, and in Zhang Jiao's eyes, there was a burning banner with the two big characters "Yellow Sky" on it, and finally turned into ashes.
At the end of the chat, Liu Hu was responsible for escorting Zhang Jiao to leave the Bafang Inn safely, and when he left, Xiang Qing saw the corner of Zhang Jiao's smiling mouth, as if to tell him, I am the same kind of person as you.
After Zhang Jiao left, Cao Chun told his doubts, and Xiang Qing didn't hide it from him, and had a showdown with Cao Chun about everything.
Zhang Jiao was about to rebel, and three years later, Xiang Qing had changed this history, and the time of the Yellow Turban Uprising was changed by him, but the essence of the Yellow Turban Uprising still did not change.
This is a huge peasant uprising, rebelling against the mediocre Emperor Han Ling, to establish a world that belongs to Zhang Jiao's heart, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the officials are honest and honest, Xiang Qing clearly told Cao Chun that this uprising will definitely end in failure, as for why it failed, Xiang Qing didn't say it too clearly, just told Cao Chun that time will prove everything.
In terms of vital interests, in this uprising, all the charges on Xiang Qing's body will be washed away, he will become a temporary speaker, or a temporary person in power, and he will make all the opponents who have hurt him and the people around him pay a painful price.
Cao Chun looked at Xiang Qing in a daze, this second brother who has always been happy and optimistic, behind him, there is a raging flame burning, representing revenge, representing his disgust with this world, representing sympathy for all the toiling people, he suddenly felt that his second brother had changed, and he was no longer what he had just met.
The second brother, who has changed, seems to have become more charismatic than before, so that when Xiang Qing spoke, Cao Chun didn't understand what Xiang Qing said at all, and he had already made up his mind to follow Xiang Qing and his brother to complete these careers together.
After the conversation with Zhang Jiao, Xiang Qing's whole temperament has changed dramatically, he began to change from a person who had just come to this dynasty, confused and confused, and just wanted to go home, to a leader, a leader, he wanted to use his own hands, and a strong martial arts given to him by God, try it, change the world.
His connection with this world deepened step by step, he had his own friends, Wang Shu and Shan Fu, who died at the hands of Dong Zhuo and Ma Teng, and he wanted to avenge them! He needs an army! That lovely little sister who learned swordsmanship with him, Cao Lan, died at the hands of the current Empress He and those pickled eunuchs, he wanted to kill them, he needed monstrous power, and a unique position!
Xiang Qing sat cross-legged, closed his eyes gently, Cao Chun also learned from him, the two of them sat motionless until dawn, when Xiang Qing opened his eyes again, his aura had completely changed, and he was no longer as bad as before, stubborn, happy and optimistic.
An indescribable domineering aura permeated Xiang Qing's side, Cao Chun opened his eyes and saw Xiang Qing's back, although his figure was not burly, but he saw indescribable power.
Xiang Qing turned around and said, "I want to go against the sky, what if he is the emperor?" ”
Cao Chun's heart was agitated, and he hugged his fists and said: "What does the second brother want to do, swear to the death!" ”
At this time, Liu Hu also pushed the door in, and happened to hear Xiang Qing's words against the sky, only to feel that his blood was about to be ignited.
"Liu Hu is willing to lead the horse for the lord to fall and kick, go to the soup and fight the fire, and never give up!"
Whether it is Cao Chun or Liu Hu, they do not have any sense of belonging to the Han family, Cao Chun has never been a leader, he is still young, full of enthusiasm, and he practices swordsmanship every day, just to be able to make contributions.
This kind of world, anyone can see that the troubled times are coming, that is the era of heroes, he doesn't want to do nothing for a lifetime, he wants to be in the picture, and the eldest brother Cao Cao has always treated him as a child, and he doesn't let him interfere in anything, Xiang Qing is different, he can see his own value, he can let himself play to his strengths, he has always been eager to be recognized, and now he has it, maybe this is the grace of knowing it.
Liu Hu was originally a small servant in Luoyang Beicheng, not to mention those big families, even the slaves of those big people, they never put him in the eyes of this sesame-sized official, and he can only live a messy life every day, and the biggest meaning of his life is to support his mother.
Xiang Qing avenged him and made him from an unknown little person to the marquis of the mighty Xiliang! This allowed him to find his purpose in life and let himself know that he was living a worthwhile life.
Don't look at Liu Hu and Wang Shu often bickering and calling each other nicknames, one is called Tiger and the other is called Mouse, but in Liu Hu's heart, Wang Shu has always been his best friend! He hated Dong Zhuo Ma Teng deep into his bone marrow, and he made an oath in his heart that he must follow Xiang Qing and avenge Wang Shu!
The two knelt on the ground, Xiang Qing helped them up one by one and patted them on the shoulder, the road ahead is a long way to go, all of which are difficult and dangerous, but a group of young people are so fearless.
Xiang Xu, who had slept all night, had already gotten up, and he was not moved at all when he saw the scene in front of him, he quietly folded the futon, smoothed every wrinkle, dressed his clothes neatly, combed his hair meticulously, carefully tied the necklace, and picked up the cold sword.
Xiang Qing touched Xiang Xu's hair that he had just combed, smiled with him, and said softly: "Let's go, go back to Luoyang." ”
Cao Chun suddenly raised his hand: "Second brother, wait a minute!" ”
Everyone looked at Cao Chun, he took out something from his arms, which looked like a mask, and handed it to Xiang Xu.
"Eighth brother! This is what I made for you after staying up all night, you see this item, I carved it with a sword and a sword, although it is a little rough, but you can't dislike it, this is given to you by the seventh brother! Put it away! ”
Xiang Xu glanced at the white sword spike on the hilt of the Zong Han Sword in his right hand, although there were a lot of blood stains on the sword spike after the big battles, but Xiang Xu still carefully washed the sword spike.
"Thank you."
Taking the mask handed over by Cao Chun, Xiang Xu put on the mask, his skin was already very fair, like a delicate porcelain doll, and there was no sense of disobedience when he wore this mask.
Cao Chun crossed his arms and looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "Well, it looks like this, you have the demeanor of a peerless master, you look so handsome, wearing this mask, there is a little more mystery." ”
Xiang Xu, this kid is very simple, you have to tell if he likes something or not, you just see if he moves him or not, he doesn't like anything, he won't touch him, let alone put him on his face, obviously, he likes this mask very much.
Just as the four of them walked out of the Bafang Inn, the four of them suddenly turned around in unison, and in a dark alley, they saw several familiar figures.
"Two... Second master! This way! We are in... Over here! ”
The four of them hurried over, and although these people were ragged and unkempt like beggars, they still recognized Yun Cheng and Yun Yu at a glance.
"Promise promise! You're still alive! Cao Chun said excitedly.
That's right, this is Yun Cheng and Yun Yu, who pretended to be Dong Zhuo's soldiers and escaped alive, these two people, dressed in tatters, the weather was very cold, they shivered from the cold, their skin was exposed, and the chilblains were one after another, looking extremely miserable.
Xiang Qing hurriedly shouted: "Promise and promise!" That's great! You're still alive! ”
Promise replied tremblingly, "We were lucky that the soldiers pretending to be Dong Zhuo escaped. ”
Yun Cheng sighed and said, "Alas, it's a pity that of our more than 20 brothers, only the two of us came out alive, and the others were all caught by Dong Zhuo and cut off their heads. ”
Xiang Qing pursed his lips, patted the promised shoulder gently, and said, "It's okay, you two can come out alive, I'm already very happy." ”
Yun Cheng smiled bitterly: "We fled all the way, we don't know where we fled, and then a Taoist priest gave us a bowl of rice to eat, we survived, and told us that the second master is here, and we found you, it is really an endless road." ”
Cao Chun clenched his teeth and said, "Dong Zhuo, I must break him into ten thousand pieces!" I can't wait to eat its flesh and sleep its skin! ”
Xiang Qing said: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this, promise and promise, since you have all escaped, have you seen Wang Shu and Shan Fu?" ”
While speaking, Xiang Qing did not forget to untie the cloak on his body and put it on Yun Cheng's body, Cao Chun also immediately took off his coat and draped it on Yun Cheng's body, and Liu Hu gave his cloak to Xiang Qing.
Yun Cheng wrapped the cloak tightly around his body, his lips were purple, and he couldn't speak very clearly, he pointed to the back of the alley and said, "Second master, he ...... He's inside, so you'd better see for yourself. ”
Looking at Yun Cheng's hesitant appearance, Xiang Qing had a bad premonition in his heart, he took a step towards the alley, and saw a person lying there trembling.
The ground was covered with weeds and his body was covered with a torn military uniform, but he was still swaying all over, and his face was covered with blood, and he couldn't see it clearly.
Xiang Qing called softly: "Mouse, mouse." ”
He didn't have any response, his eyes were closed, and his breath was like nothing, and he couldn't feel his breathing at all, Xiang Qing's heart immediately became anxious.
"Mouse! Wang Shu! You wake up Lao Tzu! ”
Hearing Xiang Qing's eager call, Wang Shu finally regained a trace of consciousness, he barely opened his eyes, and saw a familiar face.
"Second Master...... That's great...... I finally saw you......" Wang Shu's face was pale, without a trace of blood at all, but when he saw Xiang Qing, he still reluctantly squeezed out a smiling face.
"Second Master...... I'm sorry for you...... I couldn't get Shan Fu out of that kid......"
"Second Master...... I can see you before I die...... My Wang Shu has no regrets in this life. ”