Buguangli.

In the middle of the night, there was silence in the Buguang of Luoyang City.

Compared with the industrial and commercial areas of the gold market, where a large number of merchants and craftsmen gathered, Buguangli and Yongheli in Luoyang were residential areas for high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

Many mid-level and even high-level officials of the Han Empire lived here. Because of this, Buguangli does not have the glitz and noise of the gold market, but more shows a kind of depth and elegance unique to the scholar class.

Tonight, this chic tranquility in Buguangli seemed to be broken by some kind of restlessness lurking in the darkness that was about to erupt, and the first person to feel this restlessness was Lu Xing, who was the deacon of the Elephant Division of the Taishi Academy at the time.

During the Huan Ling period, the situation was turbulent, and most of the official eunuchs in Luoyang maintained a high degree of political vigilance. So when the servant of the Lu Xing family heard the movement of the Zhou Yu family next door, he immediately called Lu Xing, who was still asleep.

The sleepy-eyed Lu Xing led people to the wall separated from Zhou Bi's house, and found that the end of the wall was already brightly lit and full of people.

In fact, it wasn't just Zhou Yu's family, Lu Xing seemed to feel that the entire Buguangli was beginning to stir.

On the other side of the wall, there were faint words of "great things can be done" and "the same wealth", Lu Xing is not a fool, he has been practicing in the Han Dynasty for so many years, and he immediately understood what happened to Zhou Yu's family.

Lu Xing trembled with fright.

He is just a petty official of the Taishi Academy, and he barely has a little to do with the Yuan Party, but he is not a sworn friend like Zhou Yu. For the confrontation between the Yuan family and the Son of Heaven, sooner or later there will be a life-and-death battle between the two sides, which is already something that all the officials in the court know, but now that such a thing has really come to his side, Lu Xing's first feeling is still boundless fear.

This kind of thing of rebellion requires a certain psychological quality, whether it is a participant or a bystander. Lu Xing obviously didn't have such courage, his body suddenly jerked, and he fainted on the back of the servant.

After fainting, Lu Xing didn't know that the most far-reaching palace change in the history of the Han Dynasty had kicked off at this moment.

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Arsenal. Taicang.

As the capital of the Han Empire, Luoyang has always had the armed forces of two government armies.

The Northern Army and the Xiyuan Army are both very strong combat units, in Luoyang City is divided into east and west regions, the West Garden Army is responsible for guarding the Dragon Garden, the Golden Market, the Xia Gate, the West Gate, the Yongmen, the Guangyang Gate and other places. The Northern Army was responsible for the Beigong, Yong'an Palace, Taicang, Arsenal, Buguangli, Yongheli, the Three Princes' Mansions and the Mingtang Lingtai outside Luoyang City, and controlled the Upper East Gate, Kaiyang Gate, Pingcheng Gate and other places.

Among them, the Yuecai battalion of the Northern Army was responsible for garrisoning the Taicang arsenal, and the captain of the Yuecai battalion was Zhang Xiu, the nephew of the Liangzhou general Zhang Ji.

As a general of Xiliang, his uncle Zhang Ji served as a high-ranking official in Liangzhou, and Zhang Xiu's identity in Luoyang is actually of a proton nature. However, Liu Wei, the Son of Heaven, did not neglect him because of this, not only appointed him to the Northern Army, but also put him in charge of guarding such a national important place as the Taicang Arsenal.

You must know that the Taicang arsenal is full of the country's food and weapons reserves, and as a proton general, Liu Wenneng put Zhang Xiu in this place, which fully shows his trust in him.

On Zhang Xiu's side, it is natural that "the gentleman treats me as a national soldier, and I will repay him as a national soldier", and he has been conscientious and conscientious since he became the captain of the Yueqi battalion, and he did not dare to slack off at all, and he would inspect the Taicang arsenal every night before going to sleep.

Late tonight, after inspecting the station, Zhang Xiu, who missed his uncle and did not fall asleep as usual, chatted with his subordinates on duty at night. But without saying a word, he heard the sound of hooves in the distance, and led people out to take a look, and two fast horses galloped towards him.

The soldiers of the Yue Cavalry Battalion had already stepped forward to intercept the two fast horses, and two black-armored sergeants sat on the horse, and after a little interrogation, they brought the two horses over.

Zhang Xiu was shocked in his heart: There is still a fast horse coming at such a late hour, it is some kind of emergency military situation.

The visitor quickly confirmed Zhang Xiu's suspicions.

"We are members of the Unified Investigation Society, and we have an urgent military situation to report to Captain Zhang."

Zhang Xiu was slightly stunned. The actions of the unified investigation agency have always been mysterious, Zhang Xiu rarely interacts with them, and their boss, Shi Jiaxu, the president of the unified investigation agency, avoids them.

Although they both belonged to the Xiliang generals, Jia Xu did not have a good reputation among them who surrendered to the Xiliang officials. Because Liu Wei originally ordered Jia Xu to cut off from the Xiliang Army, he issued an edict saying that Jia Xu was an undercover agent who broke into the Xiliang Army, and it was all up to Jia Xu to destroy the Xiliang rebels.

The Xiliang soldiers are the most righteous, and Jia Xu betrayed them in exchange for wealth, which naturally made them hate them to the core. Although they also surrendered to the imperial court and did not do anything to Jia Xu, they were still dissatisfied in their hearts.

Now the Xiliang generals in the court are still scattered, and Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu's uncles and nephews intend to integrate this force to form the Xiliang faction. They didn't do this to break away from the imperial court and stand on their own, Zhang Ji didn't have that much courage and ambition. I just want to form a force around me above the court.

Although Zhang Ji himself also has a history of being a traitor in the Xiliang Army, compared with Jia Xu's post-incident fanfare, Zhang Ji's handling of this history is relatively low-key, and it is not very disgusting, so he still gradually has a certain prestige in the Xiliang system, and of course he doesn't want to have anything to do with people like Jia Xu.

Although he didn't have much contact, Zhang Xiu didn't dare to slack off on the people of the unified investigation agency, not to mention that the other party also said that there was an emergency military situation. The people invited them to the tent, and then they asked what the emergency military situation was.

The member of the unified investigation agency took out a lacquered envelope from his arms and handed it to Zhang Xiu.

Tearing open the envelope, Zhang Xiu took out an edict from the Son of Heaven and a copy of the intelligence and counterinsurgency instructions provided by the unified investigation agency for the Yuan family's rebellion tonight.

The edict is very simple, that is, let Zhang Xiu act according to the instructions provided by the Unified Investigation Agency and guard the Taicang arsenal tonight.

The edict is simple, but rebellion is a major event after all, Zhang Xiu's expression inevitably changed after reading it, and then said with some dissatisfaction: "Why don't you notify such a rebellion early, and your subordinates can also make more preparations in advance." ”

The member of the Unified Investigation Agency replied: "Your Majesty is afraid that there will be a leak that will alarm the traitor, so I will inform Captain Zhang at this time. ”

"Did Wu Beijun (Wu Kuang) ever know?" Zhang Xiu asked.

"Wu Zhonglang already knows that if Captain Zhang feels that there is any difficulty, he can inform His Majesty or Wu Zhonglang to send someone to support."

Zhang Xiu shook his head and said: "It is the duty of our soldiers to serve the country and eliminate thieves, what difficulties can I sue!" Then I will put the whole camp on guard and prepare to meet the enemy. ”

"So I will take my leave." After saying that, the two members of the coordination agency rode away at a gallop, apparently to inform the others.

Zhang Xiu immediately gathered the whole battalion of soldiers and horses, and just after the preparation was completed, a subordinate reported that a group of soldiers were rushing here.

Almost the same as the information provided by the Coordination Agency, Zhang Xiu had a bottom in his heart, and ordered his subordinates to prepare to meet the enemy, and he led a team of men and horses to meet him first.

The group of people who came over were all wearing the costumes of the Yulin Army, and the team was chaotic, but they were all holding bright weapons in their hands.

Zhang Xiu stopped them and shouted: "Taicang is an important place in the country, and it is not allowed to trespass at will." What is the reason for the crowd to make trouble? ”

A leading general in the Yulin army said: "Your Majesty is mean, our military salaries and rewards are worse than those of other troops, and I have come here to ask for military salaries." ”

Zhang Xiu nodded, and said calmly: "The country is an important place, you can't enter it with weapons, and when you put down your weapons, you can go into Taicang with me to get grain." ”

The general choked for a moment. When he said that, he thought that the other party would refute him and then take the opportunity to make trouble, but he didn't expect that the young lieutenant really agreed, but it was obviously ill-intentioned to let them lay down their weapons, but they didn't know what to say for a while.

The general was in a dilemma, and Zheng Tai, a member of the Yuan clan who was hiding in the crowd, was the first to react and shouted: "They have already prepared, hurry up!" ”

The general woke up in shock, followed by an angry roar, and led his troops to rush towards Zhang Xiu.

There was a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides, and after a little contact, Zhang Xiu led the troops to retreat slowly and unhurriedly. At this time, the soldiers and horses behind also rushed to support, and after Zhang Xiu joined the army, he immediately commanded the whole battalion of soldiers and horses to fight with the rebellious Yulin army.

The numbers of the two sides were equal, but in terms of combat effectiveness, the Northern Army was many times higher than the Yulin Army. The general who commanded the Yulin Army was even more mediocre, while Mrs. Zheng was a literati who could give advice, and he was also a layman in commanding the army. Therefore, as soon as the armies of the two sides fought, they quickly showed a one-sided trend.

Zhang Xiu took the lead in the battle formation. The Yulin army has been sparse for a long time, and the training is insufficient, and the martial arts are so low that they are completely training Zhang Xiu and his subordinates.

However, in the Yulin Army, there were a few masters who obviously had the number of rivers and lakes, and the sudden attack really scared Zhang Xiu.

But fortunately, Zhang Xiu's martial arts were personally taught by the contemporary grandmaster Gun Prodigy Yuan, and the other party was a little panicked at first, but then immediately calmed down and concentrated on it.

These rebels were obviously used to behead the generals on the side of the imperial court. Several people specially surrounded Zhang Xiu to attack, but Zhang Xiu's martial arts were not weak, and he was in the army, so he couldn't take Zhang Xiu in a hurry. Soon one of them was killed by a crossbow arrow, and the other was pierced in the throat by Zhang Xiu.

The overall trend of defeat and retreat of the Yulin Army is that no matter how brave these people are, they can't save the situation. In the end, he lost his fighting spirit, and was forced to retreat into a dead alley with the Yulin army.

"Rebellion is a big crime for the Nine Clans, and we have no way to live, so it's better to fight to the death." Mrs. Zheng shouted in despair.

However, the Xiyuan Army, including the leading generals, had long lost the courage to fight to the death, and one by one they were gray-faced, and some even cried.

Zhang Xiu at the mouth of the alley sneered. He didn't have the idea of sending people to rush in hand-to-hand combat, and his soldiers were all very expensive. The bed crossbow that had been brought in was lit with a rocket and fired a few arrows into the alley.

Immediately, there were soldiers of the Yulin Army who were pierced by crossbow arrows, or someone who was ignited by a rocket, did not die, and howled miserably.

Seeing this situation, the Yulin Army in the alley couldn't care much anymore, and shouted and surrendered.

"Capture the leader and save him from death!" Zhang Xiu shouted.

As soon as Zhang Xiu's words came out, the leading general immediately knelt on the ground.

"Don't listen...... everyone" Mrs. Zheng still wanted to struggle, but before she finished speaking, the back of her head was hit hard, and she lost consciousness when it was dark in front of her.

Zhang Xiu looked at the Yulin Army prisoners who came out of the alley with their hands raised, and smiled with satisfaction. The credit is that it will definitely not be able to run, and it is simply too easy to deal with this bunch of crumbs.

He didn't know yet that his seemingly simple battle here was only the most inconspicuous part of this noisy night.

The real showdown has just begun.

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