The next day, Yang Chong's team set off from Fufeng as soon as dawn and arrived in Xianyang, when they unexpectedly saw the 2,000 cavalry of the Zuotun Guard Army and the officials of Xianyang County waiting on the avenue. Duhu Yanshou is now riding Cao Shen in the military on behalf of the Wangfu, and when he asked if it was Yang Chong's team, he immediately rode to the carriage and saluted: "I have seen Yang Junshou." ”

Yang Chong lifted the curtain of the carriage, stretched out his head to look at the posture opposite, and asked Duhu Yanshou seriously: "Are you going to take me?" ”

"It's not." Duhu Yanshou was startled, is there such a joke, and hurriedly explained: "Xiaguan was ordered to come to receive the horses and welcome the adults to Chang'an. ”

Yang Chong pondered: "Accepting war horses in Xianyang means that the soldiers I brought can't enter Chang'an, right?" ”

Yang Chong's final tone was a little harsh, and Duhu Yanshou had no choice but to play his rogue style and say: "Xiaguan is just ordered to bring a thousand copper coins from the labor army. It is estimated that Chang'an has been in chaos recently, and the above is afraid that the adult's subordinates will not be familiar with the situation and will be taken advantage of. ”

Yang Chong squinted his eyes and sneered, "Really? ”

It's definitely not true, Duhu Yanshou gritted his teeth and didn't speak, the weird thing is that no one came up to help Duhu Yanshou speak, it seems that coming to Xianyang today is a formality. Yang Chong nodded, shouted over Bailitao, and ordered: "Give the two thousand Turkic horses to General Duhu, and give the brothers two yuan of hard money each, and the rest of the money will be placed on you; After the handover, he took the brothers back to Fufeng to rest for a day, and then went to rendezvous with the caravan. ”

"Your Excellency." Bailitao shouted, Yang Chong waved his hand and said, "Don't say anything, tell Gaobei and Tiedi that when you arrive in Hexi, you can play in Wuwei or Zhangye for a few more days, and the cost is mine." Xianyang is only a few dozen miles away from Chang'an, Meng Kunpeng and they are all here, it will be fine, I will wait for you to finish the handover before leaving. ”

Baili Tao immediately followed Duhu Yanshou to arrange for someone to hand over the war horse and copper coins, and then distributed them to the people below; Duhu Yanshou looked around and asked Bailitao: "What about Yang Chong's caravan?" ”

Bai Litao said expressionlessly: "I went to deliver the goods, and I left alone from Fufeng in the morning, and I didn't come to Chang'an." ”

Duhu Yanshou put a snack, and turned around to inform Zuo Tunwei and the others that they didn't have to worry about the war horses, and escorting Yang Chong into Chang'an was the most important; Several generals of Zuo Tunwei secretly told Duhu Yanshou that Yang Chong's soldiers and horsemen were all people who had been on the battlefield and had experienced life and death battles, whether they were people or war horses, they were very leisurely from beginning to end, without the slightest nervousness.

Duhu Yanshou couldn't help but think of his eldest brother's explanation to himself, the reason why Wei Xuan arranged for himself and the Zuotun Guards to accept war horses in Xianyang was to refuse Yang Chong's subordinates outside Chang'an. Now that Yang Xuan is in rebellion, Wei Xuan has arrested a large number of Hongnong Yang's people, so he can only think of no accidents; Sending Duhu to extend his life is to consider the personal relationship between Duhu Yanshou and Yang Chong, at least there is a sense of trust.

Bai Litao and the others rode away, and the Yuan family guards scattered next to Yang Chong's carriage also went to Chang'an first. Yang Chong's carriage followed Duhu's horse team to the east, and when it arrived at the foot of Chang'an City, the sun was almost in the middle of the day, and countless men, women, and children rushed towards the direction of the execution ground, talking about it; Yang Chong motioned to the groom to stop and asked Duhu Yanshou to say, "Who killed in the execution ground today?" ”

Duhu Yanshou suddenly felt a headache, and said, "A group of prisoners." ”

Yang Chong's eyes were like needles, and he asked, "What kind of prisoners, how many people?" ”

Duhu Yanshou knew that he couldn't hide it, and said in a low voice: "Yang Xuangan's comrades, killed the first batch today, more than 600 people, and asked for beheading at three o'clock in the afternoon. ”

The Great Sui people were as superstitious as the ancients, believing that murder was a shady matter, and that the ghost of the deceased would always come to haunt the judge who sentenced him, the officials who beheaded him, the executioner, and those associated with his execution, regardless of whether the person who was killed deserved it. In order to suppress the yin energy, it is necessary to choose the time when the yang energy is at its peak and execute at three o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, Chang'an has implemented the 100-minute system, the leakage of the timekeeping is filled with water in a copper kettle, engraved with a mark, a day and night of 100 minutes, each moment is about 14 minutes and 24 seconds, and the third day of noon is equivalent to 12:45 p.m. later.

The corners of Yang Chong's mouth showed a playful smile and said: "Chang'an's efficiency is really high, so many comrades were arrested at once, and so many people did not resist?" When I went to the execution ground, it was rare to come back and meet such a big scene, which opened my eyes. ”

Duhu Yanshou was embarrassed and said, "Duke Wei wants you to wait at the post house." ”

Yang Chong pretended to be puzzled and asked: "I have a family and a villa in Chang'an, why do I want to live in a post house, the imperial court doesn't seem to have such rules." Duhu Yanshou, you make it clear, are you planning to detain me, or is there any case involving me? ”

Duhu Yanshou knew that he and Yang Chong would definitely lose, and said in a horizontal heart: "Among the more than 2,000 people arrested by Wei Gong, most of them are the clansmen and protégés of the Hongnong Yang family, and you are also a member of the Hongnong Yang family, Wei Gong hopes that you can avoid suspicion, and it is best to stay in the post house and wait for the meeting when you return to Chang'an, like the officials from other places." ”

The nearby officers are all happy, General Duhu, you can be regarded as selling Wei Xuan; Is Yang Chong such a good talker, he was demoted when he made great achievements, isn't he angry? Yang Chong disagreed, and said disdainfully: "Wei Xuan is only the first official left behind in Chang'an, not the Son of Heaven, what he said cannot be regarded as a holy decree." The country is in an eventful time, and they are still killing each other, this is a deliberate weakening of the national strength, and it should not happen, you get out of the way, I must go to the execution ground. ”

Yang Chongxin said, I came back on time, risking my life, isn't it just for this matter, how can I give up halfway, Yang Chong ordered the carriage to go to the execution ground; Duhu Yanshou did not stop him, Wei Xuan and Yin Shishi had already ordered officials not to go at will, and now the road was full of people joining in the fun, and Yang Chong couldn't squeeze in when he got there. Duhu Yanshou followed the carriage with thirty horsemen, and let the others go back to the camp to rest.

But something happened that made Duhu Yanshou dumbfounded, after Yang Chong's carriage arrived, he immediately ran to two chiefs who maintained order, asked Yang Chong's name, and then called the soldiers to line up the crowd, and the carriage was in a squeezed passage, slowly driving towards the execution ground. Duhu Yanshou wanted to squeeze over to stop him, but found that the thirty horsemen were all holding their horses, and an officer said: "General Duhu, it has nothing to do with us when Yang Jun guards in, but if we come hard, it will be a big sin to hurt people." ”

When Duhu Yanshou heard this, he was so anxious that he wanted to stomp his feet, so he heard Yang Chong's coachman shout: "Yiwu County guards Yang Chong." ”

(End of chapter)