Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Feast of the Hung Gate

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In the dead of night, there was a slight knock on the door outside Li Xiao's room.

At this time, Li Xiao had not yet set up a personal guard, so when his subordinates came to him, they could directly knock on the door to enter.

"Who?"

"It's me, Master Li, and Feng Shi, the deputy head of the water division." A low, eager answer came from outside the door.

Li Xiao opened the door in his clothes, Feng Shi hurriedly entered the house, and then hurriedly plugged in the door bolt.

"Feng Shi, why are you here so late?" In the dim light, Li Xiao's expression could not be seen clearly.

Feng Shi's eyes suddenly moistened, he brushed the ground and knelt on the ground, and told Li Xiao intermittently that Jiang Zun and the others wanted to set up a Hongmen banquet tomorrow and kill Li Xiao.

After Feng Shi finished speaking, he suddenly slapped his face left and right, while scolding himself for being greedy for money and gambling, which was the poisonous plan of Cui Yu, the shopkeeper of Yuhua Restaurant, so that he embarked on the road of rebellion.

"Li Qianhu, after thinking about it, he really can't pass the threshold of his own conscience, and he is like a pig and a dog if he is favored by others and backs up on his benefactor! I hereby ask for guilt, if you want to kill or behead, please deal with it! ”

Feng Shi bowed his head and finished speaking, and bowed to the ground again.

The strange thing is that the scene that Feng Shi imagined in his heart, Li Xiao, who was out of anger, would scold and beat him like a storm, did not appear. But I only heard Li Xiao's faint voice in my ears: "Feng Shi, you can get lost and know that you are not bad." The officer will spare you from the sin of being on the thief ship by mistake, and you will get up and speak. ”

Feng Shi answered, then got up, and he was suddenly surprised to find that there was suddenly one more person next to Li Xiao.

This person is Huang Bao, the captain of the first team of spearmen, and I don't know when this person appeared in Li Xiao's room like a ghost.

Huang Bao looked at Feng Shi, who was stunned, with an unpredictable smile on his face.

"Huang Bao, you, how are you also in Master Li?"

Huang Bao didn't answer, Li Xiao said on the side: "Feng Shi, so far, this official is not afraid to tell you that this Huang Bao is obviously the captain of the first team of spearmen, and secretly he is the director of the security department of our army." What you are talking about secretly tonight, Director Huang has sent people to hear all of them, and they have all been explained to this official. ”

"Feng Jiachang, Huang told you in detail. Huang was originally a member of the Jinyi Guard of Guangning City, and after the city of Guangning was broken, the local Jinyi Guard of Guangning was also destroyed. At the end of last year, Fang found an opportunity to flee south, mixed with those displaced people, and wanted to flee to the end of the world, but was fortunate to be photographed by Captain Tian, Fang joined Li Xiaojun, and was first appointed as the captain of the spear by Lord Li, and later after Huang's old identity was learned by Lord Li, Fang was secretly appointed as the director of the Security Department. ”

Huang Bao smiled and explained to the confused Feng Shi.

Feng Shi was shocked, cold sweat oozed from his back, it turned out that Jiang Zun's conspiracy, which they thought was quite secret, had already been secretly mastered by Li Xiao, and the kung fu behind this Master Li was ruthless!

He couldn't help but rejoice in his heart, fortunately he didn't have a bad conscience, so he came to report this matter to Li Qianhu, otherwise he would have gone all the way to the dark and would have no way to live.

"Feng Shi, you can know what is happening today, and you must not tell anyone. You go back, tomorrow according to Jiang Zun's words, go to the Yuhua Restaurant, Jiang Zun will set up this Hongmen banquet, and the official will go. Li Xiao said coldly, his eyes were already cold.

Feng Shi shuddered unconsciously and hurriedly retreated.

Time flies, and before you know it, it's noon the next day.

On this day, the sky was full of heavy clouds, and although the fields outside the fort had returned to green, it was only in the early spring weather that the cold wind was howling non-stop, so that the heaven and earth were still full of gloom.

Jiang Zun took Hou Dao, Dai Qingshao and others, and stood in front of Yuhua Restaurant with a smile on his face to welcome Li Xiao's arrival.

Jiang Zun wore a brand-new silk robe, and laughed with everyone with a smile on his face, looking extremely happy.

Not long after, Li Xiao, who was smiling, arrived with Tian Wei and Wang Yishou, and then, under the leadership of Jiang Zun and others, they entered the private room that had already been packaged.

"Chief Jiang, your family's Bao'er is one year old, this is a little caution from the official." After everyone sat down, Li Xiao smiled, took out a small bag from his arms, and handed it to Jiang Zun.

Jiang Zun took it with a flattered look, and said continuously: "Xiao'er is just a year old, Lord Li is so polite, how can he bear such a heavy gift." ”

"How unbearable. Sentry Commander Jiang is also an old man in our army, as long as Sentry Jiang serves our army loyally, what is it to receive this gift, if you follow this officer well, there will be a greater future in the future. ”

Li Xiao's tone was calm, but Jiang Zun's face trembled suddenly.

What's going on?

Listening to Li Xiao talk like this, it seems that he is hiding a needle in the cotton, and there is a faint intention to target me Jiang.

Jiang Zun subconsciously glanced at Tian Wei and Wang Yishou, who were sitting next to Li Xiao on the left and right, but the two of them didn't look at him, just sat with calm faces.

"Lord Li, in the next adult, I am inexplicable, I must follow the adult closely, how dare I have another thought." Jiang Zun rolled his eyes, squeezed out a smile on his face and said.

"That's good, I hope Captain Jiang will do what he says." Li Xiao smiled faintly.

"Little Er, serve the food quickly." Jiang Zun didn't dare to look at Li Xiao, and hurriedly shouted at the guys on the side.

The little two sang a promise, and after a while, a sumptuous banquet was placed on the table.

"My lord, this is the best white cloud roast in Laizhou City, with a sweet and mellow entrance and a long aftertaste. Adult, please try it. Jiang Zun respectfully poured a glass of crystal clear soju into Li Xiao's cup.

Li Xiao played with the wine glass and looked at Jiang Zun with a smile, but he didn't drink it.

Hou Dao and the others next to him tried to keep their faces calm, but Jiang Zun saw that their faces seemed to be trembling slightly.

Tian Wei and Wang Yishou were still as calm as Fang Cai, and they didn't say or move.

The whole banquet suddenly fell into a suffocating silence.

"Master Li, this wine is still warm, and it won't taste good when it's cold." Jiang Zun was seen by Li Xiao as weak-hearted, he hurriedly got up, raised his wine glass and persuaded Li Xiao to drink.

Li Xiao laughed, waved his hand, and motioned for him to sit down first, and then he looked around at the crowd and said calmly: "Everyone, before drinking, Li suddenly remembered a story. ”

"Oh, the story of the adults must be wonderful, but I have to listen to it below." Jiang Zun was so anxious, but he had to make a look of great interest on his face.

With a weird smile on his face, Li Xiao began to speak slowly.

"During the Jin Dynasty, there was a person named Zhou, who was arrogant and strong, and was a big scourge in the local area. At that time, there was a dragon in the river and a white-fronted tiger on the mountain, and these three plagued the people together. The local people call them the three major evils, and among the three evils, the surrounding area is the most troubled. β€œ

Jiang Zun blinked, not knowing what Li Xiao's intention was in telling this story, but he could only pretend to be listening attentively.

Later, Zhou heard the persuasion of others, first killed the tiger, and then went to kill Jiao, after three days and three nights of tracking and fighting, Zhou finally killed Jiaolong. The local people, seeing that he had not returned for three days, thought that Zhou was dead, and they were all overjoyed, and congratulated him. ”

The smile on Jiang Zun's face began to solidify, and he seemed to hear a little taste, but he couldn't say it clearly for a while.

As a result, Zhou killed the dragon and came out of the water. Later, when he heard that the villagers were celebrating each other because they thought they were dead, he realized that they were actually seeing themselves as a great scourge, so he repented. ”

When Jiang Zun heard this, his heart shrank suddenly. He glanced at Hou Dao and the others, and found that everyone's faces were pale or red, but they still managed to keep their composure.

So Zhou went to Wu County to find Lu Yun, a celebrity at that time. After seeing Lu Yun, he told Lu Yun the whole situation, and said: "I want to correct my mistakes, but it's too late, is it too late to correct now?" Lu Yun said: "A gentleman cherishes morality, but he is afraid that he will not repent, so why is it too late?" The ancients said that they could die at night. Besides, you are still young and courageous, as long as you are determined to make amends and reform the evils of the past, why worry about not being able to establish meritorious deeds and spread a good reputation? "After listening to the teachings everywhere, he has since reformed and finally become a loyal and good general."

Jiang Zun lowered his head and clenched his teeth secretly, he finally understood the story told by Li Xiao.

The crowd next to him also had strange expressions on their faces, and they were embarrassed.

What to do?

Jiang Zun asked himself nervously.

There was silence in the banquet, and Jiang Zun weighed it repeatedly in his heart.

Master Li, I know that you are using this story to persuade me at the end, but I am poor in the twilight, and I Jiang Zun can't turn back.

Jiang Zun raised his head suddenly, and his eyes were already full of determination. He and Li Xiao looked directly at each other, and the shining eyes of the two were like yin electricity against yang electricity.

"Master Li's story is wonderful, come, please drink this cup." Jiang Zun stood up and toasted to Li Xiao again.

Li Xiao slowly picked up the wine glass, but he didn't look at him, he muttered: "Chief Jiang Whistle, you must know that the prodigal son will not change his money." ”

"Master Li, I understand, and I also invited my lord to drink this cup." Jiang Zun's face was cold, he tilted his neck, drank all the wine in his cup, and then revealed the bottom of the cup to Li Xiao, making a gesture of respect.

On Li Xiao's face, that weird smile appeared again.

He slowly leaned the cup towards Jiang Zun, stared straight into Jiang Zun's eyes, and said softly: "This official is not feeling well today, how about asking Jiang Whistle to drink this cup for this official?" ”

Jiang Zun's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly said: "How dare you be so presumptuous, please 。。。。。。 ”

Before Jiang Zun finished speaking, Li Xiao shook his right hand, and the wine glass in his hand was spilled, and the entire glass of wine was sprinkled on Jiang Zun's left face.

"Ahh

Jiang Zun screamed, and everyone was horrified to see that Jiang Zun, who couldn't dodge, was splashed with Li Xiao's left eye, and the white bubbles rolled, instantly blinding Jiang Zun's left eye.

"Bang!"

Jiang Zun endured the great pain and slammed the wine glass to the ground.

"If you don't do it yet, when will you stay!" Jiang Zun roared and pulled out the knife at his waist, and slashed at Li Xiao with a gesture.

Hou Dao, Dai Qingshao and the others trembled all over, and subconsciously pulled out their swords one after another, and slashed at Li Xiao and the others.

Li Xiao drank coldly, the wine glass in his right hand was thrown towards Jiang Zun, Jiang Zun slashed the knife in his hand, knocked the wine glass off, and was about to cut again, Li Xiao had a cold and shining knife in his hand, he shouted loudly, and slashed at Jiang Zun.

At this time, Tian Wei and Wang Yishou drew their swords in their hands, and they also fought with Hou Dao, Dai Qingshao, Chen Xing and others.

Hou Dao caught a glimpse of his subordinate, Feng Shi, the deputy commander of the water division, still sitting on the chair, like a puppet.

"Feng Shi, what the hell are you still doing in a daze! Quickly kill Li Xiao and others! Hou Dao roared at him.

As if he had suddenly woken up, Feng Shi drew his waist knife from the ground and rushed forward shouting.

Hou Dao, who was focused on fighting against Wang Yishou, only felt a huge pain in his back, and then looked at his chest, and the tip of a blood-dripping sword had leaked out of his chest.

Hou Dao turned his head to look at Feng Shi with an incredulous look, Feng Shi's face was hideous, and the Ling knife in his hand took advantage of the situation to stir up again.

A mouthful of dirty blood spurted out of Hou Dao's mouth, Feng Shi pulled the knife, Hou Dao fell to the ground silently, he twitched a few times, and then he didn't move.

The sword in Li Xiao's hand danced with great brilliance and fierce coercion, Jiang Zun couldn't parry, and retreated step by step.

"Poof!"

Li Xiao stabbed with his backhand, and the sharp tip of the knife pierced Jiang Zun's chest in an instant.

Blood spurted out wildly, Jiang Zun staggered a step, leaned against the wall, and slowly slid down.

Jiang Zun's mouth was soaked with blood bubbles, and his eyes did not look at Li Xiao in front of him, but stared diagonally at the door of the room that entered the private room.

Soon, there was a loud sound of footsteps outside the door.

The spearmen of the brigade Li Xiaojun entered in full arms, and the leader of the team was Huang Bao, the captain of the first squad of spearmen.

"Yu Qianhu, the thirty sword and axe men outside, together with the shopkeeper Cui Yu and a group of men, have all been taken down by our army, please show me." Huang Bao, who was wearing iron armor and a tasseled helmet, bowed his hand to Li Xiao.

Jiang Zun's eyes were dying but full of anticipation, and suddenly dimmed, his mouth opened and closed twice, his head tilted, and he didn't move again.

At this time, the battle between Tian Wei and Wang Yishou also stopped.

Chen Xing, the captain of the third spear team, had been killed, and there was only a trace of flesh and skin on his head and neck. Dai Qingshao, the deputy captain of the second shield team, had his abdomen cut open, his dark blue belly turned out, and he struggled and wailed in the large blood stains on the ground, seeing that it was already difficult to live. And Fan Zhi, the spearman commander, saw that the general situation was gone, and hurriedly threw away his sword and surrendered on his knees.

Li Xiao immediately ordered Fan Zhi to be tied up and taken down to Wu Liang, Xu Xiuqing and others for strict interrogation, and at the same time, he ordered Huang Bao to lead a group of spearmen to arrest the families of the rebel generals.

"After arresting these family members, they will also be handed over to Wu Liang and Xu Xiuqing for interrogation, and then, you will quickly lead the team back and act according to the plan set yesterday." Li Xiao admonished.

Huang Bao agreed, and then took the spearmen, escorted the group of swordsmen and axes and the guys in the store to leave the store.

And Cui Yu, the hotel shopkeeper, was left by Li Xiao.

"Master Li, I have something to say. Don't kill me, don't kill me, below is Lord Li Huajing's cousin, you are rebelling, and you want to punish the nine clans。。。。。。 Don't kill me, just stay for the next life! Li Xiao, Master Li, I know that you are a good man, and it is a last resort to do this。。。。。。 Don't do it, don't do it, Li Xiao, I guarantee that you will be the president of Qian, and it is always a matter of my cousin Li Huajing's words to be a thousand......"

Looking at Li Xiao holding a blood-dripping knife and approaching him step by step, Cui Yu's face turned pale, and while retreating, he begged Li Xiao incoherently.

When Li Xiao, whose face was gloomy and full of murder and blood, finally forced him into a corner, Cui Yu, who was almost frightened, chattered endlessly, and promised again and again that he would protect Li Xiao all the way to the garrison, guerrillas, and even the deputy general of the staff.

Li Xiao laughed, shook the sword in his hand, and rested on Cui Yu's neck.

"Say! How did you get in touch with that Zheng Longfang? ”

Li Xiao said coldly, and with a little force under his hands, the blood on Cui Yu's neck suddenly crawled out like a small snake.

"Master Li, don't use your strength! I say! I say! I have made an agreement with General Zheng Shen, no, with Zheng Longfang, once the matter is completed here, it will be convenient for the roof to ignite black smoke, and after Zheng Longfang, who was in ambush a mile away, saw it, he knew that I was waiting for it, so he immediately led three thousand elites to take the fort. If Master Li doesn't believe me, you can ask me and a bunch of fellows! Cui Yu endured the pain and shouted urgently.

Li Xiao sneered, put away the sword, and then said to him in a deep voice: "If you want to believe you, but it is easy, you go to the roof to light a fire, and lead that Zheng Longfang to come, if he leads the crowd to come, he can spare your life temporarily." If you dare to play tricks, this official will cut off your dog's head immediately! ”