The night was deep, and the full moon rose over the mist of the Far West Canyon, shining through the swaying leaves, and the moonlight was also sprinkled in the Western Surrender City, mixed with the fog, and the roofs and streets were paved with a hazy gray-white.

On the street, a group of patrolling soldiers walked around, the footsteps gradually faded away, there were tens of thousands of residents in the city of Xishou, most of them were family members of the army, after the Hui people occupied the city of Xishou, some of the residents in the city fled, some were captured as slaves, now there are less than 10,000 people left, and most of the houses are empty.

Since the 80,000 Tang troops were besieged, the originally sparsely populated city of the West Surrender City immediately became crowded, the residents of the city were driven to a corner to live, and the 80,000 troops were divided into 20 districts to be stationed, Duan Xiushi and Emperor Li lived in the fifteenth district, which was exactly the center of the military camp, and Zhu Xicai and the Tang envoys lived in the eighth district, which was about three miles apart.

Since the emperor moved to Daijun, the guard of the 15th district was immediately relaxed, and the soldiers blew out the lamps early and went to sleep, and the houses and tents were pitch black.

Only Duan Xiushi's residence was heavily guarded, the room was brightly lit, Duan Xiushi was leaning on the side of the bed reading a book, and several pro-soldiers stood aside, the atmosphere was very calm, no different from usual.

Time gradually came to a watch, a dark cloud drifted from the west, covering half of the full moon, and the wild wolves in the Yin Mountain began to howl at the moon, which looked very strange in the silent night.

At this time, a patrol of more than 100 people slowly approached Duan Xiushi's residence, and at the same time, patrols from all directions walked towards here, as if it was a coincidence.

Another army of about 2,000 men was ready to go a mile away, and Zhu Xicai was wearing armor and riding on a horse, and he stared coldly into the distance.

Those five hundred people are just a bait for him, he is the yellow finch behind, the real hands-on person, as long as he shouts to kill, he will immediately kill and save the driver.

When the time came, Zhu Xicai waved his hand lightly, and a soldier ignited the rocket in his hand......

A hundred paces away from Duan Xiushi's residence, a patrol of five hundred people finally converged, and at this moment, a rocket suddenly rose from the west, streaking across the dark night sky, appearing bright and dazzling.

The signal to move had been issued, and with a wave of his hand, General Ma, who was the leader, rushed towards Duan Xiushi's residence like a flood draining the embankment, and all drew their knives and rushed towards Duan Xiushi's residence, shouting and killing suddenly, shattering the silent night.

The sound of killing had risen, and Zhu Xicai's sharp war knife was slowly unsheathed, and his eyes became sharper than the war knife.

"Kill!" Zhu Xicai shouted in a low voice, and 2,000 people shot like arrows from the string to the place where the killing was shouted.

The gate of Duan Xiushi's residence was already a casualty pillow, and the layers of corpses almost blocked the gate, but the shouts of killing in the house were still there, and it was obvious that Duan Xiushi had not been killed.

"Rush in, no matter who it is, shoot and kill!" As soon as Zhu Xicai's order fell, another rocket suddenly rose into the sky, drawing a beautiful arc in the air.

But Zhu Xicai's heart sank into the abyss, this rocket was not arranged by him, that is, there was a yellow finch behind him, and a muffled thunderous sound was faintly heard in the distance.

It was the sound of footsteps, the footsteps of no less than five thousand people, Zhu Xicai's war horse slowly began to retreat, at this moment he already knew that Duan Xiushi was not in the house at all, and Li did not know where to hide?

He fell for it.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, Zhu Xicai turned his horse's head and galloped towards his residence, the eighth district was mainly the garrison of his own troops, as long as he escaped there, at least his life could be saved.

The war horse ran faster and faster, Zhu Xicai hugged the horse's head tightly, in addition to the whirring wind in his ears, there were also the wails and begs for mercy of the two thousand soldiers behind him.

Zhu Xicai whipped the war horse desperately, the sound of hooves was like thunder, and in an instant, he had run out of more than three miles, the lights in the barracks and rooms on both sides had been lit, and the continuous shouting of killing woke up every sleeping soldier.

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Sweat was already soaking Zhu Xicai's back, he finally fled into his control area, the horse's speed began to slow down, and a hundred steps ahead was his residence, until this moment, Zhu Xicai's heart quietly fell.

He led his horse into the small courtyard, which was surprisingly quiet, and the two soldiers stood upright at the door, not moving.

"Take my horse away, do you hear me!" Zhu Xicai ordered unhappily.

But the two pro-soldiers remained motionless, as if they had not heard his order at all, "Not good! Zhu Xicai took a sharp step back, he already realized that something was wrong.

He was about to draw his sword, but it was too late, and four sabers suddenly appeared in front and back, left and right, all pointing at him, less than an inch, Zhu Xicai slowly raised his hand, and the knife on his body was immediately taken away by a soldier.

"General Zhu don't need to panic, the emperor has no intention of killing you!"

The door of his room opened, and a person walked out of it, it was Zhang Huan, who went to Daijun to collect grain a few days ago, and he saluted Zhu Xicai with a smile, "General Zhu, Your Majesty doesn't want to turn against Xiangguo because of you, as long as you know the current affairs and hand back the military power in your hands, Your Majesty can let you go back to Chang'an." ”

Zhu Xicai stared at Zhang Huan tightly and said coldly: "It turns out that you are making trouble behind!" ”

"Each other! Each other! Didn't General Zhu go out of the city in the afternoon? ”

Zhang Huan smiled faintly, "Time is running out, Your Majesty is still waiting for your reply, I only counted to three." ”

"One!" Zhang Huan narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhu Xicai coldly.

"Two!" Zhang Huan's smile was still amiable, as if he was joking with his friends, Zhu Xicai gritted his teeth, he didn't believe that the Li family dared to risk the infighting of the Tang army to kill him, he already had 20,000 people in his hands, even if he couldn't get all the troops, but the part that had been in his hands couldn't be lost, otherwise how could he explain to Cui Yuan.

"I can negotiate with the emperor and give him what he wants."

Zhang Huan's smile disappeared suddenly, and a word stretched out in his stiff lip line, "Three!" ”

When the words fell, a sharp saber stabbed into Zhu Xicai's back in an instant, piercing out of his lower abdomen, Zhu Xicai's eyes widened suddenly, he looked at Zhang Huan incredulously, pointed at him, and couldn't say a word.

Zhang Huan slowly walked to his side and smiled in a low voice: "You are right, the emperor doesn't want to kill you, but I want to kill you!" ”

He grabbed the handle of the knife and jerked it away, Zhu Xicai's eyes were dark for a while, and he fell softly, and at the moment when his life disappeared, he only heard a sneer in his ears, "If you are alive, how can Cui Qinggong's fool have a bright future?" ”

This is the last sentence Zhu Xicai heard in his life.

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"He's dead?" Li stood up, "Why did you kill him!" ”

Zhu Xicai is Cui Yuan's number one confidant, and he is also the general Jin Wuwei who holds military power in the DPRK and China, his death, the contradiction between himself and Cui Yuan will inevitably intensify, and now his power is still weak, it is not the time to turn his face with him, and the future will become difficult.

"The minister was forced to do so, the situation was critical at that time, and if he was not killed, there would inevitably be large-scale infighting."

Zhang Huan stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, "The minister has the grace of the saint, please punish Your Majesty." ”

"Forget it, since you have no choice but to do so, I don't blame you."

Li Department waved his hand helplessly, he lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and then asked Zhang Huan: "The key is how to deal with the aftermath, what can you do to cover up this matter?" ”

Zhang Huan had already made a bamboo in his chest, and he smiled slightly: "There was a rebellion in the city of Xishou because of the fight for food, and General Zhu was unfortunately killed in order to protect His Majesty, please give your Majesty mercy!" ”

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