Text Chapter 14 The Fiery Lantern Festival (3)

Zhu Pingjin rushed to the head of Duanli Gate, drank tea and ate snacks to suppress the wine, chatted with his mother for a while, and watched a folk art performance for a while, and finally remembered that tonight was a good opportunity, and he had to report the matter of finding a girlfriend quickly.

In Zhu Pingjian's mouth, Luo Yuhong is naturally a rare first-class beautiful girl in the sky and a rare one on the earth. Innocent family background, filial piety to parents, gentle and virtuous, knowledgeable, thrifty, hard-working, etc., it is estimated that my mother likes to listen, Zhu Pingjin searched his stomach and said that he would come. Considering that my mother asked about my girlfriend not long ago, I replied that I was still looking for it, and now only a few days later, I said that I would get married immediately after finding it, and the time interval was too short, so Zhu Pingjin emphasized that he was not love at first sight, but after repeated consideration and careful choice, he finally made up his mind.

When the princess heard that her son had found her sweetheart, she was naturally happy, so she carefully asked Luo Yuhong about herself and the situation at home. Zhu Pingjin reported it carefully, saying that her father was a miracle doctor and had a lot of money; I have a younger brother who is a scholar and is eager to learn. At the end of the introduction, Zhu Pingjin thought about her mother's preferences, and added another sentence, she is very good at making money.

Sure enough, when she heard that her son was going to marry a snail girl who turned stones into gold, the princess was immediately interested, her head was no longer dizzy, her waist was not sore, her eyes were bright, and she kept asking Zhu Pingjin to talk about how to make money. It seems that there is a door to this matter, and the joyful Zhu Pingjin was organizing the language, and suddenly saw a large group of people gathered not far downstairs, and the noise was getting louder and louder, and he couldn't even hear the speech upstairs, so he hurriedly called Cao Sanbao and told him to take someone down to disperse the crowd. Cao Sanbao hurriedly responded, and as soon as he walked to the staircase, he heard the screams of the prince and so on.

Zhu Pingjin instructed Cao Sanbao and turned back to his seat. At this moment of turning, Zhu Pingjin inadvertently glanced at the crowd downstairs again, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat: Why is the figure of the tall woman in the crowd so familiar? Zhu Pingjin hurriedly rubbed his eyes, and the uneasiness and doubts in his heart increased a little, so he reported to the princess: "It's too unpleasant downstairs, I don't know what the officials of Chengdu County and Huayang County are eating!" The mother concubine can go back to the palace first, and the son will go down to have a look. ”

The princess sat still and said to Zhu Pingjin: "A few people are making trouble, why do you need my palace to come forward?" Cao Sanbao can inform the county and dispatch officials to disperse the matter. ”

As soon as Zhu Pingjin heard the princess's words, cold sweat and hot sweat came down together. He was busy saying to the princess: "These people are making trouble, and they have all made trouble at the gate of my palace." If they don't leave as soon as possible, the court officials should take the opportunity to talk about things and persuade the palace to say that 'the palace is not quiet'! My son goes down, and he will come back! ”

After Zhu Pingjin finished speaking, he didn't wait for his mother to reply, so in the suspicious eyes of the princess, he took Cao Sanbao and a few guards downstairs quickly.

It's a great feeling to be bullying!

Xiao Hong was proud and announced Luo Yuhong's identity to the onlookers. She has been in the palace since she was a child, and there are few opportunities to leave the house, how can she usually bully people like this? Looking at the enthusiasm of the scholar in front of him and the people around him, he suddenly shook his head, Xiaohong crossed his hands and held his head high, and his excited eyes shone around.

"Lao Tzu, I'm phew! What a bullshit mother! Humpty Dumpty Street Ruffian suddenly came out of nowhere and shouted loudly to the surroundings: "Where did the wild girl come from, dare to pretend to be from the palace?" Brothers, go on, twist this wild girl who pretends to be the palace to the government! ”

Hmph, Xiaohong smiled contemptuously. She quickly took off a wooden card on her waist and held it high, "Everyone can see clearly, what is this, forgive you for not recognizing it, this is the waist card for entering and leaving the palace!" ”

It seems that these three people are really in the palace, and the trick of the imperial city tyrant does not work. Su Xiucai reacted quickly, and when he saw that his voice was low, he was very passive, and immediately followed the words of the short and fat street ruffian: "Whether you are real or fake, even if it is true, what? Could it be that the people in the palace don't talk about the king's law? The sage said: 'The prince breaks the law and sin the same as the common people', can the people in the palace beat and hurt people at will? I ask you: Is there justice in this world? Is there still justice? ”

Seeing Su Xiucai's few words to reverse the unfavorable battle situation, he immediately added fuel to the fire, and shouted loudly and rhythmically: "We want justice, we want justice!" We want justice, we want justice! ……”

There were more and more onlookers, and many people who did not know the truth also joined in.

"We want justice, we want justice! We want justice, we want justice! The sound followed the raised fists, wave after wave.

Three poor people were beaten to death, but I didn't expect this ending in the end. Xiaohong's face was pale, and her eyes were full of tears. And Luo Jingyun, the half-eldest son, used his fist as a hammer and his body as a shield, posing a posture of fighting to the death.

It didn't seem to be long before the crowd spiraled out of control and drowned out the small spot in the middle where they stood! How can the two officials who are willing to stand by and watch can stop it, Luo Yuhong is already desperate.

"Where are the bold fanatics who dare to incite the people to make trouble and confront the imperial court?" As soon as the words fell, a young man turned out from behind the two officials.

The young man is dressed in a golden crown, and he has a knife hand to protect the two ribs, and it seems that his status is not low. The short and fat street ruffian Imperial City tyrant was used to seeing the big scene, and under the surrounding sounds, he felt that he couldn't take the initiative to fall behind, so he took the initiative to appear, walked to the young man, and hummed twice from his nose: "A little kid hasn't been cleaned up just now, and now there's another kid, Lao Tzu ...... today."

Unexpectedly, when the young man waited for the Imperial City Tyrant to approach, he immediately jumped back, and at the same time pulled the clothes on his chest fiercely, pointing at the Imperial City Tyrant and shouting: "Bold gangster, dare to assassinate this son!" Who would dare to kill me?! ”

For about a second or two, there was no expected response behind Zhu Pingjian. This second or two of waiting seemed like a century long to him. knew that the guards of the palace were unreliable, but they were lucky to bring them out, but as soon as they appeared, they immediately showed their original form. Zhu Pingjin's face was calm, and his heart was anxious, just when his cold sweat and hot sweat were flowing down his hair, a voice was like a thunderstorm, and it sounded behind him: "A certain dare!" ”。 Then there was the clanging sound of a sword coming out of its sheath, and then a figure passed by Zhu Pingjian, bringing a cold wind.

Only a scream was heard, and the buzz in the crowd immediately disappeared, replaced by a loud scream: "Murder!" ”

The crowd of onlookers scattered and fled, running clean in an instant.

The murderous guard was young, but he was calm and not excited.

"The last general will return to the world! The rest of the scholars and hooligans were taken down by the last general! ”

"You've ever killed someone?" Zhu Pingjin asked as he stared at the guard's face.

"The last general fought with the thieves in Qinzhou (today's Water City) and killed dozens of them." The murderous guards answered clearly and briefly.

One person kills dozens?

"Report your name and position!" Zhu Pingjin ordered.

"The last general, Song Zhenzong, the deputy Qianhu of the left guard of Chengdu, and the master of honor guard!"

Zhu Pingjin remembered, wasn't the escort who went to pick up Luo Yuhong that night this person? At that time, I felt that this person was very stubborn and a little unruly. Now it seems that this person is clearly an iron-blooded soldier. Dare to kill, can kill, is exactly what Zhu Pingjin needs.

"Military orders are like mountains, and orders are forbidden. Good, good! Zhu Pingjin said two very good things in a row, and ordered: "Song Zhenzong, you take two people and escort Miss Luo home." Then I kept it for fifteen days until the Lantern Festival was over! Here you listen to Miss Luo's orders! ”

Sending Luo Yuhong away, Zhu Pingjin then ordered his subordinates to hang the gangster's head on the fireworks stand, escort those scholars and hooligans back to the Shizi Mansion together, and try them tonight, and make sure that they confess before dawn, and then immediately send them to the trial department.

The Trial Division is an institution in charge of torture in the Shu Palace, and is under the jurisdiction of the Chief Shi of Changshi.

Cao Sanbao came over and complained: "Lord Shizi, we haven't tried anyone guilty." ”

Zhu Pingjin gritted his teeth and said, "Go to the tiger chair first, and then pour chili water!" The book is hammered in the stomach, and there is no trace of torture on the body! Lao Tzu has all the means, not afraid that they will not recruit! ”

Cao Sanbao asked again what is tiger chair and chili water. Zhu Pingjin was a little impatient: "Then strip these bastards naked, and don't leave socks or pants!" Standing in the courtyard, Lao Tzu will see how long they can stand in the wax moon! Remember, separate the scholar from these rascals! ”

Luo Yuhong and the other three were sent home by Song Zhenzong. Although she has always been very strong in her relationship with Zhu Pingjin, she can see that Zhu Pingjin is really angry today. That blue face couldn't hide it at all. Along the way, Luo Yuhong pursed her lips on the way. She was not angry because Zhu Pingjin was embarrassed in public, but worried that her marriage might change.

Because everyone in Chengdu Mansion knows a stinky thing about her: the future princess of Shu Wangfu actually fought on the street with a group of men of unknown origin in front of the public!

After Zhu Pingjin went downstairs, the princess did not get up. The disturbing drama downstairs fell into her eyes without leaking, and it was not until the fat head was hung on the fireworks stand with a bamboo pole that the princess blinked her eyes and drove back to the palace with a cry. The princess was already angry in her heart, what ladies were beautiful, what virtuous and virtuous, and what knowledgeable, all of them were caused by her troublesome son to deceive her mother. She coldly beckoned Cao Yicheng and told him to quietly understand the details of the girl, and take her into the house to have a look when he was free. However, although the princess was angry that her son lied to her, she did not feel any uneasy about him killing people in the street. Joke! The prince of the feudal lord killed a hooligan on the street, not just pinching a bedbug to death! On the contrary, she was also a little proud of her son's sudden determination to kill.

"After all, I was born, not like his useless father, like me!" The princess thought proudly.

Also on this Chinese New Year's Eve, under the city of Bazhou (Note 1) in the mountains, several cavalry dressed as officers and soldiers rushed in. The cavalry claimed to have been sent by the Yang Pavilion Department to deliver a message to Lord Lu of Zhizhou. The confused officers and soldiers on the city wall, first, did not check the messenger's credentials, and second, did not use the hanging basket of the master, and even opened the city gate directly. So several horsemen drew their swords and horses, rushed in, hacked the guards, and held the city gate, and then there were ambushes near the city gate, and they rushed straight forward. Almost instantly, Bazhou, an important town in northern Sichuan, fell into the hands of Zhang Xianzhong. Zhizhou Luerdun (DUN), Tongzhi Zhang Lianyao and the co-office officials refused to surrender and died tragically (Note 2).

Easily conquered Bazhou, Zhang Xianzhong planned to reorganize the whole army here, rest for three or four days, replenish supplies, and then go east to Huguang along the old road when entering Sichuan. Now the nearest pursuers, Mo Chongwen and Jia Deng's joint division in Chu Town, and the fierce tiger division in Henan, are all more than five days' journey, and they are all weak and tired divisions.

An ambush battle that will turn the tide of the war is ready to go.

Note 1: present-day Bazhong City, Sichuan.

Note 2: Mr. Gu Cheng said that the time when Zhang Xianzhong earned Kaiba Prefecture was the night of the 29th of the lunar month.