Hongdu Gate Learning.

In the rebellion in Luoyang City tonight, in addition to the rebels launched by Yuan Kui, there are also a considerable number of rebels who want to fish in troubled waters.

These people are not Yuan Kui's group, and they don't know about Yuan Kui's actions in advance. It's just that I saw chaos in the city and took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

These people did not target the officials close to Liu Wei like the rebels, they targeted the low-level civilians or some public places that were easy to attack.

For example, an imperial school like Hongdumenxue.

Ren Hongchang stood on the ladder, leaning on the wall and looking at the noisy people outside the academy, and a drop of sweat couldn't help but flow from his forehead.

Thinking back to what happened just now, it is also very dangerous.

The incident happened suddenly, when this group of rebels wanted to rush into the academy, Ren Hongchang decisively snatched the crossbow of the guard next to him and shot one of the rioters on the spot, all the rioters were shocked for a while, and then there was an opportunity for the students of the academy to block the gate and isolate these mobs from the outside.

Hongdu Gate School is just a Taixue and does not have any property, but Ren Hongchang knows in his heart what these chaotic people want when they come here.

Hongdu Gate School is different from other Taixue in that it is the only Taixue that admits women.

Here, female students live on campus separately from male students, and they are mainly taught subjects such as home economics and drama performance.

Looking at the excited shouts of the chaotic people outside and the obscene laughter from time to time, Ren Hongchang's heart was pinched.

These brutes will never be allowed to harm their students! Ren Hongchang secretly swore in his heart.

Dong Bai, who was also lying on the wall beside her, was also anxious, and he couldn't hold back several times and wanted to jump down and fight with the chaotic people, but fortunately he was stopped by Ren Hongchang.

At this time, impulsiveness did not do any good, Ren Hongchang calmed Dong Bai's emotions, and he was nervous to think about countermeasures.

These rioters won't rush in for a while, but it's hard to say after a long time.

The decisive arrow of his own killing just now shocked these rioters who just wanted to come over and get some cheap, but once the ** in their hearts reached the peak, they would still rush in regardless of it.

And Hongdu Gate School is just a Taixue, the strength of the guards is not very strong, only a few guards around Ren Hongchang are still strong in martial arts, they are unwilling to obey Liu Bian's arrangement to move into the Dragon Garden tonight, Liu Bian had to send guards to protect her. The teachers and students of the other schools are a group of helpless readers, and it is better to use them to fight than to rush out the back door and run away en masse, and the loss will not be so great.

If he escaped, relying on the guards sent by Liu Bian, Ren Hongchang could still guarantee that he was safe and sound. It's just that the other students who escaped were left to their fates in the chaos tonight. Therefore, unless it is a last resort, Ren Hongchang does not want to take this step.

Coming down the ladder, other teachers and students gathered around to inquire about the situation outside. Ren Hongchang replied with a solemn face: "The thieves are very anxious. ”

"When will the officers and soldiers come to help?" A teacher asked anxiously.

Ren Hongchang was a little slanderous, how would she know when the army would come? However, after thinking about it, they also understood that their husband Zhang Fei was the captain of the Northern Army, and he was guarding this area, so it was understandable for them to subconsciously ask themselves.

Ren Hongchang understood that at this time, the rebels were in chaos everywhere, and the army of the imperial court should be overwhelmed, and they might not necessarily take care of it right away. And in her opinion, if her husband Zhang Fei abandons the others who came here first, he may be impeached by others for his fake public benefit.

Ren Hongchang said to the other teachers and students truthfully: "The thieves are in chaos, and the imperial court can't take care of it for a while. ”

Ren Hongchang's words caused great panic, and some people couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice. One of them even asked sharply: "What is the countermeasure of Ren Saijiu at this time?" ”

Ren Hongchang glanced at him and replied, "We should stay here for the time being and wait for rescue." ”

When the man heard this, he was immediately furious and shouted: "The lives of the teachers and students of the academy are in danger, how can they sit here and wait for death, Ren Saijiu should immediately open the back door and lead the students to rush out." ”

Hearing this person's words, Ren Hongchang was quite dissatisfied in his heart. The situation outside is chaotic, and it will be very dangerous for them to go out rashly, once they are scattered. This is only considered as a last resort. The person who roared loudly was named Mao Hong, who was originally a student of Hongdu Men School, and stayed here to teach after leaving school, and was originally a popular candidate for the Hongdu Gate Doctor to sacrifice wine, but Ren Hongchang parachuted in, first became a doctor for a few days, and then immediately became a doctor of wine, robbing him of the position he should have.

Mao Hong must still be dissatisfied in his heart, especially it is even more difficult to accept a woman in charge of Hongdu Menxue, so he usually has some constraints on Ren Hongchang. At this time, he said these words with accusations, which made people feel as if they were taking the opportunity to make trouble.

Ren Hongchang, who was dissatisfied, was just about to retort, but Mao Hong's next words made Ren Hongchang a little moved, and he couldn't help but be in awe.

"I'll be here to resist for a while, to buy you time. The students of the college are all the pillars of the country that we have worked hard to cultivate, and we must ensure that they do not miss anything. ”

Mao Hong said resolutely, and others also nodded in agreement, and even a few students stood up and said that they were not good at studying, so it was better to stay and cover the departure of other classmates.

Ren Hongchang's eyes were red, and he was extremely moved in his heart. Usually, when listening to her husband talk about these literati with her uncle Liu Bei and second uncle Guan Yu, Guan Yu always sneered at these literati, thinking that they were all a group of cowardly people who were as timid as mice. Liu Bei smiled and said nothing, as if he felt that it didn't matter what kind of people those scribes were, as long as they could be used for themselves. Only her husband Zhang Fei respects these scholars, and the reason for this is that Zhang Fei once told her that the first unforgettable word taught to him by the gentleman invited by the private school at home when he was a child was integrity.

These people in front of them are either contemptuous of literati, or look down on women, and have such and such problems, but this does not prevent them from having their own persistence and beliefs. knew that he would stay and die for a lifetime, but he still had no hesitation.

Ren Hongchang choked up a little, but he also knew in his heart that it was indeed not time to flee at this time, so he dissuaded Mao Hong and others: "The time has not yet come, we should wait patiently, if it really comes to that time, Hongchang is also willing to stay and die with the princes." ”

When Ren Hongchang said this, everyone felt a little at ease. However, at Mao Hong's suggestion, he was still prepared to let the students retreat at any time.

The mob outside never rushed in. On the contrary, Dong Bai, who stayed on the wall to monitor, suddenly shouted: "It's fighting, it's fighting!" Reinforcements are coming! ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, Ren Hongchang hurriedly climbed the ladder again and looked out of the wall, and found that there was indeed an army fighting against the chaotic people outside, but in terms of equipment and personnel, it was not the imperial court's government soldiers, but-

"It's the militia." Ren Hongchang said with some confusion and surprise.

As the wife of a military man, she certainly knows what kind of organization the militia is. It's just that the militia has just been established, and most people don't have a concept of this military unit, even Ren Hongchang, who knows what kind of military organization they are, has no expectations for them about tonight's chaos.

The sudden appearance of the militia did surprise Ren Hongchang for a while, but looking at the state of the militia and the chaotic people fighting below, Ren Hongchang couldn't help but shake his head.

As a new type of military organization, the militia has only been established for a short time, is poorly trained, and has very poor weapons due to its own characteristics. This is evident from the fact that the militia below each armed with a wooden stick as a weapon.

Moreover, the number of these militia who came to the rescue was not large, and they should belong to the armor guards among the militia, and the militia of more than 20 people attacked the chaotic people of nearly 100 people, and when the two sides were equal in force, they only relied on temporary blood and bravery.

Due to the huge disparity in numbers, they are not able to really repel the rebels, and I am afraid that they themselves will not be able to sustain themselves for long.

"Yikes! Isn't that Hanzhu? Dong Bai suddenly pointed to one of the militia men and said.

Ren Hongchang looked in the direction she was pointing, and a burly man was wielding a wooden stick to fight four or five rebels. His forehead was already colored, and half of his face was red with blood, but he still fought hard.

This man named Hanzhu is named Wang Zhu, and he is the elder brother of a female student in the college. Originally, the brother and sister depended on each other for their lives, relying on their elder brother to live on a part-time job in the city. Later, Ren Hongchang met his sister by chance, and saw that she had a talent for singing, so he accepted her into Hongdu.

The school includes food and accommodation, my sister can get a scholarship if she excels in her studies, and she can also get a stipend if she has the opportunity to perform outside, which not only pays off the tuition fees but also subsidizes the family. Recently, Liu Wei put forward the idea of establishing a national professional performance team, called the Art Troupe. For condolence performances and large-scale national celebrations, Ren Hongchang is ready to recommend his sister who is about to graduate to join the art troupe, and at that time, in Liu Wei's words, he is a national first-class actor and enjoys government allowances.

Brother Hanzhu has also started to do some small business now, after Liu Wei implemented the militia system, his brother was also conscripted as a security soldier because of Kong Wu's strength, and recently became a chief. Thinking that this time he was not afraid of life and death and organized people to come to the rescue. After all, his sister was also in the academy, and Ren Hongchang couldn't help but think of what Liu Wei said to her:

"Man is fearless only when he protects what he cherishes."

Ren Hongchang thought of his husband Zhang Fei from this, although he knew that he might not appear here, but he still couldn't help but think about his husband's desperate attempt to save him.

The more I thought about it, the stronger it became, until it became a reality soon after.

And the first sound was the sound of horses' hooves like thunder.

At this time, Han Zhu had been forced into a corner by the rebels, and the appearance of Han Zhu also stimulated the ferocity of the rebels, and four or five rebels began to bang on the gate of the academy.

As the sound of horses' hooves approached, more than a dozen horsemen galloped through the night.

Immediately afterward, a thunderclap seemed to sound in the night sky.

"Dog thief An dare?"

With the roar of the spear, the wind broke through, and the crowd swept through the four or five chaotic people who had slammed into the door, and blood splattered, and in an instant four or five corpses lay on the ground without breath.

The spear bounced into the air and fell deep into the dirt in front of the academy. The spear was still vibrating, making a distinctly audible humming sound.

Ren Hongchang's hand, who was standing at the head of the wall, clenched instantly, and her husband Zhang Fei led a cavalry to rush into the chaos like a bloody arrow. ran all the way without mercy, and when he came to the gate of the academy, he was left behind with blood and the corpses of the rioters.

He finally came.

Under the impact of the cavalry led by Zhang Fei, the rebels besieging the academy automatically retreated to the eaves across the street, and the cavalry came to the gate and stopped their horses and lined up, there were not many people, only thirteen horsemen.

Ren Hongchang took a deep breath, thirteen people were a big disadvantage in terms of numbers to nearly a hundred chaotic people, but it was another matter for thirteen well-trained and battle-hardened soldiers to deal with a group of rabble.

Ren Hongchang's heart was warm and worried at this time. The husband is not only in charge of Hongdu Menxue, there are also many official eunuchs in the area he protects, and these families will inevitably be affected by the rebellion tonight, plus those scholars have always been very dissatisfied with Hongdumenxue, a college that does not teach Confucian scriptures, I am afraid that my husband will be impeached and attacked by others after this incident.

Knowing Ren Hongchang's worries on the wall, Zhang Fei outside the door pulled out the Zhangba snake spear and roared like thunder: "I am Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide, the captain of the Northern Military Academy, and other traitors are plotting to make trouble, and their crimes should be punished!" If you obediently lead the neck to die now, you can still keep a whole corpse, and it will not harm your parents and wives. ”

The charge just now had already frightened these chaotic people, and the bloody aura of the killing battlefield exuded by Zhang Fei and the other thirteen horsemen was not something that these chaotic people could withstand.

Han Zhu and other militiamen also dragged their injured bodies to Zhang Fei's side, although they were still inferior in numbers, they had completely overwhelmed the other party in terms of momentum.

The twelve cavalry led by Zhang Fei have been by his side since the beginning of Zhuoxian, and they are all strong in martial arts and have been on the battlefield for a long time. Originally, there were eighteen people, known as Yan Zhao Eighteen Cavalry, and later six people died in battle, but they were as close as brothers and did not want to change their names, and still inherited the name of Yan Zhao Eighteen Cavalry.

Strictly speaking, these twelve cavalrymen belonged to Zhang Fei's private soldiers, Zhang Fei only brought them over, and Ren Hongchang knew that he was also preventing someone from impeaching him for public and private use, only saving his own people, and disregarding the lives of others. Although her husband is sometimes impatient and impulsive, he is actually sometimes wise and foolish, and he is not lacking in political wisdom.

Some of the mobs have already begun to retreat, after all, this group of people just wants to fish in troubled waters to reap some benefits, and when they encounter Zhang Fei, a bad star, they naturally consider themselves unlucky and are ready to run away.

But there are also outlaws among them who are still unwilling, seeing that Zhang Fei has few people, a giant man with an iron rod rushed over, and shouted to the others: "There are few of them, everyone go up and kill them together!" ”

Before the words fell, the spear in Zhang Fei's hand had already flown over, and the spear pierced the giant man's abdomen and pinned him to the ground.

The giant man was still alive, and let out a miserable cry, and in vain he grasped the spear with his hand, trying to pull the spear from his body.

The screams of the giant man finally overwhelmed the psychological defenses of the group of chaotic people, and I don't know who let out a cry of fear, and the crowd scattered and fled.

Zhang Fei didn't chase after him, after all, there were few people on his side, and there was nothing he could do about the scattered chaos people, so he could only drive them away. In fact, in the face of tonight's chaos, Zhang Fei also adopted this method.

Although the area he is responsible for is not as many dignitaries and dignitaries in Buguangli and Yongheli that Zhang Zhang is responsible for, there are also a considerable number of families, and the pressure on Zhang Fei's guards is not small. However, Zhang Fei did not constantly dilute his forces like Zhang Zhang, but divided his troops into three groups, and crumbled in various parts of the garrison.

Many wealthy families originally had some defensive forces, and Zhang Fei didn't take care of them immediately, but concentrated his forces on some national facilities that had lost their guarding power.

After dispersing the chaotic people besieging Hongdu Gate School, the teachers and students in the academy breathed a sigh of relief, and each of them escaped with a bullet crown. Ren Hongchang did not open the door to welcome her husband in, but leaned on the wall and shouted at her husband below; "Thank you Zhang for helping the needy."

Zhang Fei also said solemnly: "Hongdumen School is a national institution, and Fei has the responsibility of guarding, and there is no need to thank him for sacrificial wine." ”

The two of them are capable husband and wife, but they speak so differently, everyone thinks it is strange, only Mao Hong tilted his head and glanced at Ren Hongchang, and blinked playfully.

Ren Hongchang's attitude naturally wanted to show that Zhang Fei came out of public intentions, although Hongdu Gate School is not an official office of the imperial court, but it is also a national institution of higher learning, which belongs to public facilities and is also within the scope of Zhang Fei's responsibilities. Zhang Fei also understood that Ren Hongchang wanted him to avoid impeachment in the future, and he also replied with cooperation.

Ren Hongchang walked down the ladder, Mao Hong stepped forward and said with a smile; "Congratulations to Princess Heyang, Zhang Juma has made a great contribution this time, and the Son of Heaven will be rewarded."

Ren Hongchang thought that Mao Hong's words were sarcastic, but it can be seen that there was no mockery on his face, and after thinking about it carefully, he finally suddenly understood what Mao Hong meant.

What I have always ignored is that I am the identity of the princess of the Han Dynasty. And in an era of imperial supremacy, what could be more important than the safety of the royal family? What scholar official would accuse her husband of saving the Han princess and not himself?

My constant worries and actions have become a little redundant. Ren Hongchang looked ashamed, Mao Hong saw his worries, and pointed out another direction to himself. Although this person has many problems, he is enthusiastic about the college.

If you want Hongdu Sect to develop, you not only need a hot-blooded teacher, but also a person like Mao Hong who knows how to use power and can deal with the attacks of scholars. Just like Jia Xu next to Liu Wei, there is always one who does "dirty work".

Ren Hongchang thought of this pair of Mao Hongshen and said, "Thank you Dr. Mao, I will ask Dr. Mao to bother more about the affairs of the academy in the future." ”

Mao Hong was stunned for a moment, looked at Ren Hongchang's expectant eyes, and finally nodded solemnly.

Zhang Fei outside the door was already preparing to leave, in order to prevent those chaotic people from going and returning, Zhang Fei inserted the Zhangba snake spear in front of the door of the academy, and the militia of Hanzhu was not very seriously injured, and was simply bandaged by the military doctor, and also stayed in Hongdu Gate to guard.

Zhang Fei praised Han Zhu and others for their performance tonight, but for tonight's chaos, neither Zhang Fei nor Liu Wei paid enough attention to the use of the militia.

It wasn't until another night in another city many years later, in the hands of that glorious minister, that the militia finally played a huge role and shined!

(To be continued, stay tuned for the next chapter.) ）