Cui Hongsheng, the assassin of Bingzhou, was on the way to Pei's house, and he also saw the fireworks, and immediately urged his subordinates to speed up the march; rushed to the gate of Cui's mansion, but saw a strange scene. Pei Zhen grabbed the holy decree and faced a young man with cold eyebrows, and a sergeant was opening the gift and presenting it to Pei Zhen; Seeing Cui Hongsheng coming over, Pei Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "Master Cui, you are a witness, Pei Mou is grateful to the Son of Heaven for Longen." ”

After Pei Zhen finished speaking, he went in with the gift box, and Yang Chong saluted Cui Hongsheng and said, "Xiaguan Yang Chong has seen Lord Thorn Shi. ”

Cui Hongsheng asked in surprise, "Do you know me?" ”

Yang Chong's mouth opened and vomited for a long time before he stopped and explained: "Xia Guan only met the Cui family master a few days ago, and the adult looks very similar to the Cui family master. ”

Cui Hongsheng understood that Yang Chong should be the first time to kill someone, and he didn't vomit because he was highly nervous, but now that he saw himself, he relaxed. Cui Hongsheng didn't speak, walked over and squatted down, carefully looked at the crossbow arrows of Pei Yuan's corpse, stood up and said, "It turns out that you are a disciple of Zhuge He, I don't know if you accept the mantle?" ”

Cui Hongsheng can ask about the mantle, he must have a good relationship with the Zhuge family, Yang Chonggong replied respectfully: "The younger generation only made a piece of spring, and the Zhuge crossbow and the Qin Wang umbrella have not yet been figured out." ”

In fact, Yang Chong has already cracked the secret of Zhuge crossbow, and the mystery is still in the materials of the shrapnel and various accessories, but the book with the nest reminded Yang Chong, Yu Wenkai and Zhuge Quan, as well as the second senior brother Feng Qiquan who has not met, are all talented people, and they may not be able to study it. They don't study it, and there is probably a reason, that is, they are afraid of harboring their guilt and causing others to peep, and some things need strength if they want to hold them in their hands.

After Mozi's death, it was only because of their lack of strength that they would consider serving a certain prince, and they would have differences with Suichaozi and others, and what those princes valued was not Mozi's concept, but Mozi's art of war and mechanical skills. In the late Warring States period, Qin, Chu, and Qi were all rampant with inkers, but they had never heard of a monarch adopting inkers as their phase, so Yang Chong had decided not to let anyone know his progress when his own strength was not enough.

Cui Hongsheng nodded and said: "It's not simple, you have been in the master for less than half a year, and over the years, Yu Wenkai and they haven't made it." ”

Yang Chong said with a smile: "The two senior brothers are not here. ”

Cui Hongsheng asked with a blank face: "You are also a very reasonable person, why did you kill people on the day of Pei Zhen's birthday banquet?" ”

Yang Chong smiled helplessly: "The younger generation knows the truth that the king and the horse share the world, but Pei Zhen is just a head of the Pei family's fifth room, and the servants under him dare to beat the court officials who pass on the holy decree in broad daylight, does this still have the taste of the world?" The Pei family simply sat in the world by themselves. The younger generation is actually for the good of the Pei family, Buyi is angry, bleeding ten steps, the Son of Heaven is angry, and the land is thousands of miles; No matter how capable the Pei family is, they can't treat everything as a dog, and casually ruin the future of an official. ”

Cui Hongsheng was speechless, Yang Chong's words were very sharp, his words were not rough, and even the Cui family was insinuated in it, but the wealthy family was used to not taking others seriously, and he felt very normal, and the people next to him didn't react when they saw it. Yang Chong is one of the few people who reacted, Cui Hongsheng didn't know what was wrong with him, at this moment, he moved his heart to cherish his talents, and asked: "Do you know that your future road will be very difficult?" ”

Yang Chong smiled indifferently and said, "My surname is Yang, so I should be the Yang family's eagle dog." Tai Shi Gong said that people are inherently dead, or heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather; The death of a big man is heavier than Mount Tai, and I am a small person, so it is lighter than a feather. But if I die, some people will have to pay the price. ”

Meng Kunpeng and the five of them heard it clearly, and they couldn't help but admire Yang Chong a little, don't look at Yang Chong as a weak scholar, but in the face of the five surnames and seven hopes, they talked and laughed freely, without the slightest timidity. Cui Hongsheng asked, "What are you going to do next?" ”

Yang Chong said lightly: "Xiaguan has completed the emperor's order, and he should go back to Chang'an to make a business. ”

Cui Hongsheng proposed: "You might as well stay in the Assassin's Mansion for a few days, and then return to Chang'an when there are troops with you." ”

Cui Hongsheng is well-intentioned, as the top figure of the wealthy family, Cui Hongsheng knows too well what the wealthy family does, as long as the Pei family spreads the news, there is no need to say it explicitly, he is willing to die for the Pei family, and the person who killed Yang Chong can crowd half of Taiyuan City. In the final analysis, Yang Chong is a small official, without a family background, and if he kills him, he will not set off stormy waves; And the Pei family will definitely accept this favor, and the benefits in the future are immeasurable.

Yang Chong thought for a moment and refused: "Thank you for your kindness, it's better for Xia Guan to set off immediately." Meng Kunpeng, it is rare for the five of you to come to Taiyuan, play for a few days and then leave. ”

Meng Kunpeng pouted and said, "Lord Yang, what are you talking about?" Meng is also a lieutenant colonel in the army, and he is in the position of Jiupin, can he delay the business for fun? What about you, Were? ”

Wei Lei arched his hand and said: "Yuwen Shangshu has an order, we must not leave Lord Yang along the way, and those who violate the order will be killed." ”

This is an obvious refusal, Cui Hongsheng let out a burst of laughter, and said categorically: "Okay, then the official will not be forced to stay, I wish Lord Yang a smooth journey." ”

Before Cui Hongsheng's words fell, there was a neat running sound and fragmentary horse hooves on the street in the distance, the speed was very fast, and it didn't take long to reach the gate of Pei's mansion, there were six or seven hundred cavalry soldiers, with bright armor. One of the generals led by him was Yuan Min, the lieutenant general of the Taiyuan Fat Cavalry Military Mansion, tall and long, with a hawk nose and eyes, and walked up the steps surrounded by several generals, and after seeing Cui Hongsheng, he asked, "Who set off the fireworks signal?" ”

Meng Kunpeng stepped forward and saluted: "I have seen General Yuan, he is the last general." ”

Yuan Min looked at Meng Kunpeng for a while, and said with a smile: "Kunpeng, I can't even recognize you in this dress." This is Yang Chong, sure enough, it is a young Yingjie, I received the documents from the Ministry of War two days ago, and I am still wondering, today I know Yuan Min, it turns out that there are really bold people. ”

Before Yang Chong came, he had studied the list of Taiyuan officials, and knew that this Yuan Min was the son of Taifu Qing Yuanshou, and he was the vanguard of Yang Guang's reform faction, so he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Xiaguan has seen General Yuan. ”

Yuan Min asked, "Can the head of the Pei family receive the holy decree?" ”

Yang Chong replied: "Yes, just outside the gate of this mansion, Master Cui can testify." ”

Yuan Min said happily: "Okay, Lord Yang has worked hard, I already know about Pei Yuan's affairs, this guy is just a bodyguard of Pei Mansion, I don't know how to take on the responsibility of reception today." The military department is going to transfer a hundred horses to Chang'an to change the defense, just with Lord Yang, let me introduce, this is the leader of the army Mai Mengcai. ”

Mai Mengcai has a great figure, a tiger-backed ape waist, and at first glance he is a fierce general. Yang Chong only felt that there was a chill behind his back, the Pei family was ready to harm himself, and he had to make a decision immediately; The actor Yang Guang is even more terrifying, the reactions of himself and Pei Zhen are all within his expectations, while letting himself give gifts, he is ready to treat the Pei family as a fugitive from the state merger incident, once he is captured and ready to be decided, even if there is no Meng Kunpeng signal, there are Yuan Min's spies in the crowd. Yang Chong remained silent on the surface, and saluted Mai Mengcai: "There is General Lao Mai." ”

After the officials and soldiers left, the people of Pei's Mansion collected Pei Yuan's body, the gift-givers regathered at the door, and most of the people left in a hurry after putting down the gifts, busy going back to report what happened today; The Pei family's face was beaten, which is definitely not a trivial matter. Cui Hongsheng didn't leave, and after everything was restored to the original at the door, he entered Pei's mansion under the greeting of Pei Zhen and others; Cui Hongsheng has no choice, as the leader of the Shandong Shi clan, as a member of the five surnames and seven hopes, he can't drop the chain at this time.

Yang Chong, escorted by Mai Mengcai, passed through Fenzhou, Hedong, and Jiangxian all the way back to Chang'an. Along the way, Yang Chongcai learned that Meng Kunpeng was originally a generation of rangers, famous in Chang'an, and later became the general of his friend Yu Wenkai because of his gratitude. Mai Mengcai is the son of the famous general Mai Tiecane, Mai Mengcai admires Yang Chong's crossbow, Pei Yuan's kung fu Mai Mengcai has seen, in front of this small crossbow, there is no chance to escape. Yang Chong promised to make a crossbow to give Mai Mengcai one in the future, and at the same time secretly wondered to himself, this feudal society is too cruel, should he make some explosives for backup.