Chapter 705: Cruise, Intercept
In front of the gate of Xi'an, a large group of people and horses roared out, waving flags, mighty and majestic, passers-by in the distance all stopped to watch the excitement, especially when the first two were women with good eyesight, it was even more discussed. So, on the way from Xi'anmen Street to Fuchengmen Street, people who heard the news watched on both sides of the road, and Zhu Ying was quickly recognized.
And Yuquan, which has been out of the palace very few times, is not recognized. And Ah Liu, who was dressed differently from everyone else, was also discovered at the first time. However, he ignored the various stares, and just concentrated on riding his horse. When he finally left Fuchengmen, he wanted to speak and stopped, but Zhu Ying suddenly turned around and smiled at him.
"Just send it here! Ah Liu, you hurry back, and say to Ah Shou, I have Aunt Yuquan by my side, and there are so many elite soldiers, so he doesn't have to worry! Besides, I'm not weak, I can fight better than him! ”
Seeing that Zhu Ying deliberately touched the sword on her side, Ah Liu hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "Then the eldest lady take care all the way." ”
"Okay, let's go, Ah Shou may still be waiting for you!" Zhu Ying unceremoniously began to pick up people, until Ah Liu said goodbye again, turned the horse away, galloped out for more than a dozen steps, and even glanced back, she waved her hand lightly, and when the people disappeared from sight, she gritted her teeth and said, "It's all the eldest prince's troublemaker...... Let's go, let's go early and come back early! ”
When Jiuzhangtang got out of class on this day, Zhang Shou learned from Ah Liu's mouth about the "adventure" in Zhao Guogong's mansion when he went to visit Zhu Tingfang, and then when he went to pick up Zhu Ying, he bumped into the eldest lady who was leading the army to pick up the eldest prince in Huairou Huangzhuang in person, Rao is he expected that Zhu Tingfang's assassination might lead to a series of changes, and he couldn't help but have an extremely ridiculous feeling.
You must know that now it is no more than ten years of Yongchen where he and Zhu Ying were "born", the emperor's throne is unshakable, and even the entry of the third prince who is not the eldest prince into the East Palace has not caused much turmoil - after all, the eldest prince has stirred up a popular uprising in Cangzhou, the absurd reputation of the second prince, coupled with the abolition of the queen, most officials are aware of the opposition to abandoning Chang Liyu, which is a mantis arm as a car.
In this case, if someone stirs up any rebellion, isn't it a donkey kicking in the brain?
However, in the case of rebellion and rebellion, many times the person concerned is indeed kicked in the head by a donkey. For example, he still remembers that during the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty in the past, when Li Longji, who was still a Ming monarch at that time, was patrolling the eastern capital, there was a rebellion in Chang'an, the capital of his own backyard - this was not a rebellion by three or two people, and the rebels even rushed into the outer imperial city for a time, which is just jaw-dropping to think about.
Having said that, thinking that Zhu Ying had a full two hundred elite cavalry, and he shouldn't have encountered any problems, Zhang Shou let it go, as for the emperor, if he was reduced to worrying, the emperor would be too much of a failure.
However, when this happened, before he left the public school, he still called the four princes and Little Peanut to the front together, first to the bear child to talk about the face, and then to the little peanut thousand instructions, in a word, do not cause trouble, otherwise the bear child will not want to leave the palace in the future, and the little peanut will not want to sing any more plays.
Whether it is the fourth prince who is active by nature and refuses to be bored in the palace, or Xiao Peanut, who regards singing as one of the greatest meanings of life, in the face of Zhang Shou's warning, it is not something that can be taken lightly. So, I no longer have the novelty of living outside, but I miss my third brother's fourth prince more and more, or the little peanut who is helpless about the extra roommates, so I can only nod desperately.
Bluffed the two little guys, and on the way back from the public school, Zhang Shou originally planned to ask Ah Liu to get in the car together, but the young man stubbornly shook his head. He really couldn't resist people, so he had to give up, and after boarding the car, he habitually squinted and slept for a while.
Ah Liu's thoughts in his heart were very simple, the forbidden object of the crossbow still appeared in the capital, so if he sat in the car, the degree of his feeling of danger would be much different. Wouldn't it be bad if an arrow hit and he didn't react in time?
The young man tensed his nerves all the way, and he was slightly relieved until the carriage arrived outside Zhang Yuan's gate all the way safely. Seeing that there were still those people who had been transferred here to guard the place before, he did not go to the carriage and wait for Zhang Shou to get off, but walked straight towards one of them.
There are almost no people in the Rui Cavalry Camp who don't recognize Ah Liu, and the team with an extra red medal on the robe is even more so. Although the military regulations are strict and you are not allowed to be distracted when standing sentry, Ah Liu has already arrived in front of him, and it is clear that he has something to say to him, so he still hurriedly bows his hand.
"You don't have to stay here." After saying this, Ah Liu saw that the other party's complexion changed, and he said lightly, "It's useless to just stand here to deter. You should move. ”
The team's heart just mentioned that it fell back to its original place, and then it tentatively said: "Little Sixth Master means to say, let us patrol under the wall of Zhang Yuan?" ”
"Hmm." Ah Liu nodded, and then added, "It's the same as the Red Shop Forbidden Army patrolling under the Inner and Outer Imperial Cities." ”
With such a clear reminder, the team is suddenly clear. In this kind of weather, it is naturally more difficult to stand guard than to patrol, although this is a shift sentry, but because there are few people, the emperor has sent guards to many important ministers, so the rotation of people is really not sent, everyone has to take turns to stand for six hours a day.
Moreover, according to his previous experience, most dignitaries preferred to stand guards, because the guards in the Rui cavalry camp were all one in a hundred, and standing tall was the bare minimum, so that a row of people standing in front of their own doors or under the walls could obviously highlight their status in the emperor's mind.
As for the cruise, others can only occasionally see them walking around the mansion, but they do not show their numbers and training, nor can they let the guarded mansion receive countless envious, jealous and hateful glances.
Therefore, he immediately opened his mouth and agreed: "Then according to your wishes, Little Sixth Master, I will order everyone to patrol and move around in a while." It's just that this garden covers a huge area, and it may take a long time for only ten people to complete a circle. There was probably no one in the vicinity for a while. And, even so, we're afraid we won't be foolproof. ”
"You can't be foolproof standing here."
If others said this, they would have offended these people in the Rui Cavalry Camp a long time ago, but Ah Liu had been the head of the Rui Cavalry Camp for a long time after all, and he could speak in front of the emperor, as soon as he said this, the team was embarrassed, but they didn't dare to defend.
And Ah Liu seemed to realize that this seemed to be a bit of a speech, so he explained lightly: "Because you don't have enough people." ”
The team suddenly had only a wry smile. For example, if a mansion as large as Zhang Yuan really wants to stand guard, there will be at least fifty people, and they will guard the area at the door like this, and if someone wants to climb over the other walls, they will not be able to detect it at all. Therefore, Ah Liu's words are polite enough, if you are really not polite, people will definitely say it...... They're just putting on a show!
And Ah Liu saw that the team was silent, so he said in a deep voice: "I won't say any gossip, you remember three articles." First, pass the token cruise; Second, you can rest in the gatehouse for two quarters of an hour every hour; Third, notify the person who changes the shift to handle it accordingly. ”
When he had to say something, he turned around and left. But after walking out a few steps, he suddenly remembered something, and said without looking back: "I will personally go to the two commanders of the Rui Cavalry Battalion to talk about this matter." ”
With such a promise, the last bit of worry that the team had was gone. Thinking that Zhang Yuan had also sent someone to deliver tea and snacks before, but they didn't dare to agree because of military regulations, now the sentry has been changed to patrol, and they can rest in the gatehouse, which is indeed much better than before.
Therefore, seeing Ah Liu leave, he hurriedly conveyed the matter to all his subordinates, and everyone was overjoyed for a while. This kind of day station is okay, if the weather is a little colder, even if they are elite, they can't bear it!
And Ah Liu did what he said, and he took advantage of the fact that it was not yet dark, and personally dressed up and ran to the Rui Cavalry Camp. The commanders of the left and right battalions were originally busy assigning people to Xiyuan, and when they finally managed to squeeze out the time to receive them, they were still a little unhappy.
But when Ah Six broke through the cold weather now, and only ten people stood guard against malicious people, the faces of the two coaches were still not so good-looking.
Although he didn't think too much about the world, Ah Liu certainly knew that the reason why people were reluctant to be polite to him was that he was stuffed by the emperor into the Rui Cavalry Camp to teach martial arts, so he didn't bother to stay here longer.
Thinking about his family, he arched his hand and said goodbye, and said solemnly before leaving: "The eldest prince of Zhu will still be assassinated, if the other family obviously has the guards of the Rui cavalry camp but makes a mistake, it will be too late at that time." ”
It's rare for Ah Liu to say so many things in front of irrelevant outsiders, but the weight of these words is really extraordinary. As soon as he left, the two commanders who had been fighting openly and secretly in the past glanced at each other, and immediately decided to change the sentry posts in front of the gates of each prefecture into patrols, and in order to save trouble, they had changed their shifts to two shifts a day, but also changed to three shifts a day, so as not to turn back and rotate for too long and cause fatigue and slackness.
After all, the life and death of the second prince was unknown before, which does not necessarily mean that someone intends to be unfavorable to these important ministers in the court, but the assassination of Zhu Tingfang is different, which shows that there are really people with bad intentions!
But after re-deploying personnel, the two of them invariably thought of a question - if there are any fish that have slipped through the net in the capital, then Zhang Shou should be the biggest target. But at this time, Ah Liu was still able to leave Zhang Yuan here, and people were so confident about Zhang Yuan's garrison?
Ah Liu, who was felt to be full of confidence, was a little absent-minded when he got on the horse when he got out of the barracks block where the Rui Cavalry Camp was located, and he was full of worries about whether there would be anything at home and whether An Lu, who had been instructed when he went out, had arranged all the defenses. Fortunately, although his riding skills are not as good as Zhu Tingfang, who has often dealt with horses since he was a child, he is also quite good.
There were no pedestrians on the streets by this time, so he unconsciously allowed his running mount to gradually increase its speed. I don't know how long it took, but he suddenly became aware of it, and then he caught a glimpse of a figure rushing out not far away.
Saying that it was too late, he almost didn't think about it, so he suddenly grabbed the horse's belly, and then shouted: "Jump! ”
Although this mount was not tamed by him for many years, it was a royal horse from the palace, and it was originally well-trained, and after becoming his mount, he trained again and again, to the point where he could call it by his voice and go when it was waved. Therefore, under his shout, the mount that was originally galloping suddenly accelerated, and its four hooves soared into the air.
This leap was extremely high, and then it jumped several feet away, and the figure that came out of the diagonal before narrowly escaped the disaster of the horse's stepping. However, instead of glad that he had escaped, he cursed angrily, and then tried to slip back into the shadows of the building in the night with his hands on the ground, but he didn't want to hear a sharp blow suddenly.
Almost at the moment of the loud sound, the black shadow subconsciously made a roll, however, just as the talent rolled out, an arrow was directly driven into his thigh. Horrified, he didn't even care about crying out in pain, and waved his hand fiercely, but it was a cold light that cut off the shaft of the arrow that was exposed outside his thigh and affected the escape. But before he could make the next move, it was two strings again.
This time, two arrows drove into the man's left shoulder and right wrist almost in no particular order. As the dagger in his hand landed, he saw a black shadow rushing down from the sky, but it was Ah Liu who went and returned. At this time, his left bow had not yet been retracted, but his right hand picked up the dagger that his opponent had dropped, and the short dagger was like a wolf's kiss, and in an instant, the hideous fangs showed on the side of the opponent's neck.
Feeling the cold blade pressing against his skin, the visitor who had previously intercepted Ah Shou alone and unsuccessfully shouted, "Don't kill me, I surrender!" ”
Ah Liu didn't seem to expect the other party to be able to say the word surrender so boldly, and after hesitating for a moment, the dagger in his right hand was still slightly pressed down, leaving a distinct blood mark on the person's neck. And the man seemed to feel the stinging pain, and raised his voice again: "Sixth Master, I was hired by someone, and I am just a knife in someone else's hand!" ”
"People just asked me to try if I could intercept you, I just wanted to hurt the horse, and I didn't mean to hurt anyone!"
Ah Liu suddenly laughed twice without any warmth. No hurtful intentions? Even if I lose my mind, will you be hurt? He lowered his eyelids slightly, then suddenly whistled.
As the horse that had just been ignored trotted back in front of him, he suddenly withdrew the dagger in his right hand, but just as the opponent was relieved, his left hand, which had just been freed from the bow on his back, struck again and slammed into the opponent's neck. Seeing that the person snorted and fell immediately, he stood up, and immediately hooked his toes on the side of the person's waist, and suddenly turned around and forced.
I saw that the human body, which was more than 100 catties, suddenly rose into the air, and as he put it with his hand, the person was like a sack in front of the saddle, and then Ah Liu himself jumped on the horse's back. Carrying a double weight all of a sudden, the mount suddenly let out a low hiss, but it was immediately calmed down by Ah Liu.
"Okay, go home, work hard first, and go back and feed you double the beans!"
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