The residents of Xinhui who went out of the city to worship had already returned to the city one after another, and the crowd was as silent as when they left the city, only the tears on their faces that had not yet dried up. During intervals, one or two choked voices can be heard occasionally.

No more paper money fell in the wind, no sacrifices were missing from the procession, and most of the white silk clothes had gone, but the desolate mourning had not diminished at all. The breeze blows, and it only makes people feel that the sky and the earth are dark.

Looking at the people who returned to the city, all the errands breathed a sigh of relief, and it was good that nothing had happened. They were afraid not that the Ming army would go and return, but that someone would make trouble with the Qing army because of the death of their relatives. Before leaving the city, Huang Zhixian repeatedly told them that nothing would happen, otherwise, their errand would come to an end. Now that there is nothing to do, the errands are naturally relaxed, and it is a good errand to be able to eat food in the county office, and no one wants to lose this job in vain.

Seeing that he was about to enter the city, Huang Si was still not at ease, so he deliberately took a few errand soldiers to observe before and after, and confirmed that no one would be born, so he brought people to the front.

When he was about to reach the city gate, he saw a group of Qing soldiers surrounded by a general on horseback coming out of the city, and Huang Si knew at a glance that this person was You Yunlong, a general under the command of King Pingnan.

Speaking of this by Yunlong, the identity can be noble, it is the Han military banner of the Eight Classics, is the dragon who followed the king of Pingnan when his old man was in Taizong in Liaodong, and he was praised by the master of Taizong, Shunzhi five years with the king of Pingnan after going south all the way to capture the flag, stunned from a small total jumped to a general, in the heart of the king of Pingnan can be used. In terms of closeness, Wu Jinzhong, the right-wing general of the Green Battalion who was stationed in Xinhui together, was far inferior to You Yunlong, so the old thieves besieged the city, and the Qing army defending the city was mainly based on Yunlong, a general, supplemented by Wu Jinzhong, the general soldier.

Where is this going out of the city?

Huang Si muttered quietly, how could he, a humble person, dare to ask about the Han Army Banner and the generals, and was thinking about whether to enter the city to report to the county, but saw Huang County Commander with the county and a clerk hurriedly running out of the city gate.

trotted all the way from the county office, Huang Zhizheng was really tired enough, but if he could ask the general to say to the prince of Pingnan that Xinhui would be exempted from paying taxes for three years, it would be worth it no matter how hard he was. I didn't hear that Yunlong wanted to go back to Guangzhou to meet the king of Pingnan, so he hurried over, for fear that he would be too late and delay the matter.

On the way, I have been worried that You Yunlong has left, and now seeing that the people have not left, Huang Zhizheng suddenly felt happy, breathed a sigh of relief, and walked to the horse of Youyunlong in three steps and two steps.

After listening to a few words, you Yunlong nodded his head, raised his horsewhip, and said sympathetically: "Xinhui is broken, the people are hard, and the general is also in his eyes, no matter what, it is rare for the Huangxian order to be so for the people, and this exemption will be handed over to the general, and the general will fulfill your wish after seeing the prince, otherwise, the general will not have the face to come to this Xinhui City again." ”

"Thank you to the general, and thank the general for his great kindness on behalf of the people of Xinhui!"

Hearing that Yunlong promised this, Huang Zhizheng was immediately overjoyed, and when he saw that Yunlong wanted to leave, he hurriedly bowed down and said, "Xiaguan sends the general!" ”

You Yunlong laughed, and he was about to run forward, but he saw that the people who had gone out of the city to worship and sweep had already arrived at the city gate, and somehow, when he saw those people who were like lost their souls, the general who killed people without blinking an eye actually sent the horse whip down, and the people did not leave, but only stood there.

Seeing this, Huang Zhizheng knew the reason, but he didn't dare to speak, and carefully stood aside. All of You Yunlong's personal soldiers also stood there silently, and there was obviously a bit of guilt in the eyes of a few people looking at those people

The people who returned to the city went to the city one after another under the watchful eyes of the Qing army, and no one spoke at the city head and city gate, and the silence was suffocating.

Seeing that the people were almost about to enter the city, suddenly, a young man dressed in a beautiful dress jumped out of the crowd and walked briskly in the direction where Yunlong was.

This person's actions immediately attracted the attention of the Qing soldiers, and the pro-soldiers behind Yunlong were about to intercept them, but Yunlong waved them back, in his opinion, he was so nervous about a powerless Xiucai, and it was really his joke by Yunlong to spread it.

Seeing that Xiucai stumbled straight over, it seemed to be very anxious from a distance, and there was something big, Yunlong was strange in his heart, groaned slightly, and turned his head to ask Huang Zhizheng under the horse: "Huang County Order, do you know this Xiucai?" ”

Huang Zhizheng was also a little surprised, he didn't know what that Xiucai was doing here, he listened to Yunlong's question, and hurriedly looked at it, and then said: "Back to the general's words, the lower official knows this person, this person is Zhou Shixiang, a talented man in this county." The county man next to him also knew Zhou Shixiang, and he also nodded to indicate that it was indeed this person.

Hearing that he was indeed a showman, Yunlong was even more relieved, and the horsewhip pointed at Zhou Shixiang, who had already arrived, and asked in a loud voice: "What are you going to do with this show?" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that Zhou Shixiang suddenly knelt down a foot away from him, and then bowed to himself.

This sudden scene surprised Youyunlong, someone came to worship him in broad daylight, which really made him very curious, and he turned over from the horse in confusion, took a few steps forward with a horsewhip, and asked Zhou Shixiang, who was kneeling on the ground, "What are you doing to worship me in a good manner?" ”

But this week, the minister did not answer, and after bowing a few times, he raised his head and slowly said to You Yunlong: "Back to the general's words, the student's parents, wife and children are in the general's belly, and the cold food is approaching today, and the student has nowhere to sacrifice. After saying that, I knocked a few more songs.

When these words came out of Zhou Shixiang's mouth, all of You Yunlong's personal soldiers and Huang Zhizheng and others were stunned, and You Yunlong's face was even more red, full of shame and embarrassment. As for whether he has this person's parents, wife and children in his belly, but he doesn't dare to verify it anyway, he has been guarding the city for several months, and there are many people in Xinhui who he ate by Yunlong, and at night, it is not that he has not been awakened by nightmares, and now that he thinks about it, he is indeed ashamed, and he can't live with the tens of thousands of people in this Xinhui City.

"You're a talent, it's really true"

Shameful and ashamed You Yunlong scolded not, not scolded either, simply turned his head and ignored this Xiucai, so many people watched, he was not really thick-skinned by the general, and he couldn't really see this sour Xiucai who died his parents, wife and children.

Just as he was about to raise his feet and leave, he heard Zhou Shixiang call out again: "The general walks slowly, can you allow the student to step forward and say a word?" ”

"What do you and I have to say?" Yun Long instinctively wanted to refuse this Xiucai, but he could see that the other party looked at him with a pleading face, so he sighed and said, "That's it, you come forward, I will listen to what you say." "If the secret path is in great difficulty for himself in this show, he must help him a thing or two, so it can be regarded as a little compensation.

"Thank you, General!"

Zhou Shixiang got up and walked in front of You Yunlong when he heard this, his body lowered slightly, and said quietly: "General, what the student wants to say is" After a pause, he said with a little sadness, "The student's parents, wife and children all died at your hands, dare to ask the general, should the student take revenge?" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw that Zhou Shixiang's right hand had an extra kitchen knife coming out at some point, but the kitchen knife had long been pinned under the robe around his waist!

"You!"

Xiucai suddenly pulled out the knife, and under the sudden change, Yunlong was shocked, and before he could react, the kitchen knife in Zhou Shixiang's hand had already slashed at his neck, the action was so fast, the strength was great, and the accuracy was accurate, so that he could not hide from the martial artist who had gone south and killed countless people.

Listening to the sound of "swish", the soft flesh between Yunlong's neck was instantly cut in half by a kitchen knife, the red meat turned up, and a stream of blood splattered out.

The kitchen knife thought that it was too hard, and it was stuck on the bone, but where did the vengeful Zhou Shixiang still have a showy appearance, gritted his teeth and lifted the kitchen knife again, not waiting for the scream of Yunlong to sound, the blade entered the neck again, this time, but it really cut Yunlong's neck thoroughly, but listening to the sound of "grunt", the head of the general and the top of the top had already rolled to the ground.

Everyone was stunned, and the headless corpse of Yunlong was full of blood mist, and it actually stood tall.

"Go!"

Zhou Shixiang struck a blow, without hesitation, snatched the waist knife worn by Yunlong's corpse, raised his leg and kicked the headless body to the ground, without waiting for Yunlong's group of personal soldiers to react, rushed to the side of Yunlong's mount with lightning speed, skillfully jumped, clamped his legs, and dragged the saddle rope violently, the horse hissed and rushed forward.

"The general is dead, the general is dead!"

"Rake, there's a rake!"

"Quick, quick, stop him!"

“”

It wasn't until Zhou Shilian rushed out of the horse more than ten zhang away, Yunlong's personal soldiers and the Qing soldiers at the city gate reacted, and they went to chase Zhou Shixiang one by one with a fuss, but the horse by Yunlong was a first-class Mongolian horse, and Zhou Shixiang's equestrian skills were exquisite, and when they chased out, Zhou Shixiang had already disappeared in front of everyone.

Ride far away, where to chase!

When the shock abruptly rose, Huang Zhizheng was still unconscious, and waited until You Yunlong's head hit the ground and Zhou Shixiang ran away, then he came back to his senses, looked at You Yunlong's head on the ground in a daze, and muttered to himself: "How is this good, how is this good!" ”

The county man behind him was also frightened, his body couldn't stop trembling, but his mouth was muttering: "How is Zhou Xiucai so brave, how is he so brave?"

The clerk was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, his teeth chattering up and down, and where could he speak. Looking at the people in front of the city gate, everyone was also panicked, and the city gate was a mess, so anxious that the Qing army stomped their feet

Author's note: King Pingnan, Shang Kexi. King of Jingnan, Geng Jimao (son of Geng Zhongming)