Chapter 12: Stealing the Throne
Yuan Richeng said with a smile: "Sect Leader Xiao is willing to assist the Great Khan in his southern expedition, and Shi Shuai is very happy. In the future, you will be a minister in the same hall, please take care of it. ”
In the crowd below, a hall master suddenly stood up and said: "According to the canons of this sect, the succession of the sect leader must be approved by the Holy Maiden and approved by the Mingzun. If King Xiao wants to be the leader of the sect, if there is no Mingzun's approval, how can hundreds of thousands of sect members in the north and south of the river be convinced? ”
As soon as this remark came out, many people in the hall whispered, revealing their agreement. After all, Mingjiao is a sect, and most of the people in high positions in the sect have seen the Holy Goddess Technique, and they are all in awe of Mingzun in their hearts. Even Xiao Tianqing's subordinates will inevitably fluctuate.
Xiao Tianqing saw the demeanor of the people below, and was a little disappointed in his subordinates, and then he was angry.
In Xiao Tianqing's opinion, Han Qing must be unwilling to submit to the imperial court. Even if Han Qing could forget the revenge of killing his father and cooperate with him to be crowned the sect leader, Xiao Tianqing didn't want to have one more saintess who could communicate with Mingzun. This Mingjiao should be respected by him alone!
Xiao Tianqing's eyes were blazing, and he slowly spoke: "In this way, are you dissatisfied with me?" ”
was lightly questioned by this, and everyone below was suddenly startled, and the discussion immediately stopped.
The master of the hall was neither humble nor arrogant, and said loudly to everyone: "On the day we enter the church, we are determined to take refuge in Mingzun and eliminate evil for good." King Xiao Fa is in the same room, and now even Mingzun dares to surpass. You are all disciples of Mingzun, and today you are traitorous and rebellious, stealing the position of the sect leader, you are worthy of it! ”
After speaking, he pointed his hand and scolded: "You despise Mingzun, steal the position of the sect leader, see how long you can have!" ”
After drinking this, the torch in front of the hall shook for it!
Everyone was ashamed to be drunk by this, but most of them didn't dare to move.
There were a few people who believed in Mingzun devoutly, and they were infected by this fierce aura, hesitated for a moment, and also stood up, and echoed: "If King Xiao wants to be the leader of the sect, he should still follow the canons and ask the Holy Maiden to give permission to Mingzun." ”
Yuan Richeng sneered beside him: "Sect Leader Xiao, there are so many rules in your sect. In Ben's opinion, it still needs to be cleaned up. Do you want Ben to serve? ”
Xiao Tianqing smiled fiercely: "What General Yuan said is extremely true! ”
He suddenly jumped up from his seat, killed the hall master with a single palm, and threw the body into the sacred fire pool where Mingzun was enshrined at the Bright Peak. I saw the fire suddenly rise, and the smell of burning filled the entire hall.
"Since you believe in Mingzun so much, this sect leader will send you to see Mingzun!"
Everyone was stunned by this scene.
"This sect leader is here, if Ming Zun is dissatisfied with this sect master, naturally there should be divine punishment. Since there is none, then the sect leader has been approved by Mingzun! Whoever dares to make noise again, this is the case! ”
Xiao Tianqing returned to the Sect Master's throne, sat down, and looked at the people below with a sneer.
Everyone in the hall was silent.
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Shen Lei took the lead and led seven hundred elite horsemen in hot pursuit.
He and Yuan Richeng are both Shi Tianze's subordinates, and both of them have official positions as deputy thousand households.
In the last decisive battle on the shore of Qinghai Lake, although Shi Tianze completely wiped out the elite of the Ming Sect, it was also a tragic victory. The one who commanded the vanguard was killed by Han Zhen himself. There were dozens of deputy 1,000 households and 100 households. This also prompted Shi Tianze to make up his mind to recruit Mingjiao.
After Xiao Tianqing surrendered, Shi Tianze took a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, Yuan Richeng was sent to lead troops into Guangmingding, which was called assistance, but it was actually surveillance. On the one hand, Shen Lei was sent to strangle Han Qing, the saint of Mingjiao, and fundamentally broke off the faith of Mingjiao. Both of them are full of energy, because there is only one vacancy in a thousand households.
On the way for Han Qing to enter the Guangming Peak, Shen Lei prepared two insurances.
The first is the assassination in the pergola on the side of the road. He selected scouts in the army, and according to the drawings provided by Xiao Tianqing, he prepared a number of strongholds on the side of the main road into the city. If you find a team with similar looks and behavior, you will immediately kill all of them. These days, hundreds of innocent travelers have been killed.
The second is the 700 iron horsemen led by him himself. According to Xiao Tianqing, the Holy Maiden of the Ming Sect has extraordinary powers. In the event of an assassination attempt at the stronghold, it will be his turn to play with seven hundred elites. He firmly believed that no matter how strong a sorcerer was, he would not be able to withstand the rain of arrows and the impact of hundreds of iron horsemen.
"Kill! Kill! Killed the Holy Maiden of the Ming Sect, the official was promoted to the third level, and the reward was a thousand taels of silver! ”
Under the guidance of the scouts, seven hundred iron horsemen followed closely behind Han Qing and the others.
A river appeared in front of it.
The Heihe River originates from Kunlun Mountain, is west to east, several zhang wide, and is the main water source of Ganzhou City. In early spring, the river withers, but it is also several meters wide.
On the other side of the river, there were more than a dozen Mingjiao disciples. They used camels as shields to form a simple chariot formation, apparently to use the river to stop their pursuers.
Shen Lei whistled, and the cavalry behind him took off the horn bow in unison, leaned on the horse's back, and began to accelerate.
"A dozen people, trying to stop my iron horseman...... Should we praise them for their courage, or mock them for their stupidity? Shen Lei thought like this, stepped forward, stretched out his big hand, separated his thumb and index finger, put it in front of his eyes, raised one eye, pouted and looked at it, and shouted loudly: "The first three teams!" Three-stage shot! ”
The knights beside him raised their bows and arrows in unison, leaned back slightly, and as soon as their right hands were loosened, a hundred sharp arrows with black shafts roared towards the opposite bank. Such a rain of arrows covered three rounds in a row.
The camels on the other side let out a terrible wail. The rain of arrows that fell from the sky pierced through their bodies, taking away their blood and lives. However, those Mingjiao disciples hid behind camels and successfully dodged the continuous fire of the Mongol cavalry.
"The first three teams, free scatter! Team 4, cross the river! Shen Lei stopped in Hebei and gave an order.
The knights of the fourth team dismounted and pulled their horses into the Black River. The muddy water could not see the depth clearly, so it could only swim slowly under the cover of friendly forces.
One of the knights suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and when he reached out and touched it, even his intestines flowed out. With the last of his strength, he shouted, "There are people underwater!" ”
As he spoke, several more knights were disemboweled by the enemy underwater. The Mongol knights who went into the water slashed in horror, but the river was so muddy that nothing could be seen. In fact, not many people were actually killed, but this fear began to spread rapidly. The whole fourth team is a little chaotic.
Shen Lei clenched his fists, and suddenly shouted angrily: "Fourth team, cross the river at full speed!" I counted thirty times, and after thirty times, the last three teams shot at the river! 30. Twenty-nine......"
When the cavalry of the fourth team heard this, their faces changed greatly. They all know that Shen Lei is cruel by nature and will do what he says. If you fail to cross the river after thirty sounds, it will definitely be the end of a random arrow piercing your heart. Everyone couldn't care about the killers in the river anymore, and they swam forward desperately.