Chapter 16: Kill
In the early morning in Luoyang, smoke rises.
The crystal dewdrops, slightly supported by the morning breeze, shimmered with a faint luster. The fish belly white in the east, and the dark red Xia Yi has shown a corner in the distant mountains. The early birds, hovering and chirping high in the sky.
On the spacious main street, the sound of galloping horses' hooves shattered the silence of the sky. The people, who were still asleep, opened their sleepy eyes, whispered and complained a few times, and then fell into a deep sleep, and several fierce hounds roared for a while in the direction of the horses' hooves, and the sound gradually fell silent.
The Luoyang Imperial Palace in Kyoto is divided into the South Palace and the North Palace, which are located in the north and south of Luoyang City. The two palaces are connected by a roofed compound road, which is seven miles long from north to south. The so-called compound road is three roads side by side, the middle one is the emperor's exclusive royal road, and the two sides are the roads taken by ministers and attendants.
There are four gates of the same name in the south and north of the palace city, and the two sides of the gate are expected to be the Suzaku Gate, the east is the Canglong Gate, the north is the Xuanwu Gate, and the west is the White Tiger Gate. The Xuanwu Gate of the South Palace and the Suzaku Gate of the North Palace are connected by the double road, and the Suzaku Gate of the South Palace is connected to the Pingcheng Gate as the south main gate of the Imperial Palace and goes directly to the outside of the city. Because the emperor went in and out through the Suzaku Gate, so the gate is the most noble, the building is also particularly majestic and magnificent, the Yanshi who is far away 45 miles away looks at the Suzaku Gate from afar, and it seems to be connected with the sky, which can be called the wonder of Kyoto.
At this time, He Chen and Huang Zhong had already come to the Vermilion Bird Gate.
Yuan Shao led a group of guards and waited at the door of Suzaku, looking a little anxious. Seeing He Chen leading dozens of horses galloping over, his face became a little gloomy, but in the blink of an eye, he smiled like a spring breeze: "Why is Qingyang here?" Why don't you wait for news at the house? ”
He Chen didn't get off the horse, but just stared at Yuan Shao coldly and said, "Captain Yuan, what about General He?" ”
Yuan Shao heard the chill in He Chen's voice, his face changed suddenly, his head fluctuated violently a few times, and then he said coldly: "The general went into the palace to meet the Queen Mother." Qingyang, although you are the general's brother-in-law, but this is the foot of the Son of Heaven, please pay more attention to your words. ”
"Captain Yuan, didn't General He go to see the Queen Mother in the early days? Why did you enter the palace for the second time? He Chen's heart was cold, and his voice faintly revealed anger.
"Presumptuous, what is your identity? How dare you question the captain like this? General He was ordered by the Queen Mother, what does it have to do with you? Yuan Shao was not a stupid person after all, and he faintly felt that He Chen's words were pointing directly at him, and he said angrily.
"What? General Ho was too called in? He Chen said in shock.
"Exactly." Yuan Shao waved his sleeves, turned his face away, raised his head arrogantly, with a look of disdain, and the corners of his mouth sneered. As if laughing at He Chen's inadequacy.
"Drive." "Tick."
"How dare a thief?"
"Be bold, don't lay down your arms yet."
"Brush" sounded one after another with the sound of swords unsheathed.
"He Chen, what do you want to do?" The horse's hooves sounded, and Yuan Shao's panicked screams also sounded. It's just that in the blink of an eye, He Chen suddenly burst out and drove the horse, the spear was already pointed at Yuan Shao's throat for only a few inches, and the cold spear blade flashed with the deadly aura of the king of Hades.
"Yuan Shao, don't think that you have any conspiracy hidden in your heart, this city order doesn't know, if General He has a little mistake, don't try to keep your head, even if you escape to the ends of the earth, this city order will chase you over the mountains and seas, forever." In anger, He Chen's already somewhat hideous face was full of fierce light, and the two sword eyebrows were even connected, and a powerful murderous aura rose to the sky, instantly making Yuan Shao's cold sweat flow.
Tian Feng behind He Chen, Xun Youxiao was so resourceful, he didn't expect He Chen to break out at this time, and there was no way for a while.
"Yuan Hao, now I'm afraid that the general is in prison, and the situation is in danger, please go to the general's mansion quickly, tell Chen Zhubo, and let him quickly let Wu Kuang lead the troops to come to support. At the same time, let Captain Feng and Captain Zhao lead the two Yulin armies to suppress Xia Mu and Bao Hongbu, and don't let them have any changes, otherwise Kyoto will be in chaos. ”
Tian Feng's face turned pale, and when he heard He Chen's words, he glared at Yuan Shao with hatred, and hurried away.
"Xiang Qi, you immediately go and inform Wen Ping, let him travel lightly, and be sure to rush to the Suzaku Gate in the shortest possible time."
"It's a city order."
"City Order, this matter still needs to be followed. If things are really bad to this point, I am afraid that your army will not be able to get rid of the entanglement in a short time and get here. At this time, Xun You, who had been silent, finally spoke up.
"What do you mean?" He Chen was a little puzzled.
"If things really come to the point where the city order guesses, I'm afraid that the eunuchs have already made arrangements to plant cronies at the city gate, and it is extremely normal for the order to be delayed." Xun You's face, which was inconspicuous and unsinkable, finally began to reveal the magnificent methods of the ministers in history.
He Chen's face was shocked, and cold sweat flowed down his back, and he still missed Yuan Shao's move. In order to remove He Jin from being in charge, he sent a message to Zhang Rang and others to prepare early. If you want to hold off the clerical support for a short period of time, it's not a problem at all.
"Yan Ming, Yu She, don't come out yet." He Chen, who came to his senses, was burning with anger, and suddenly raised his head to the sky and shouted, the sound was like thunder.
"Here we are." With the sound of a thunder duck coming out of thin air, the sound of various iron tools colliding with each other sounded from all directions. Hundreds of meters away, the three hundred dead soldiers arranged by He Chen appeared in various identities, some dressed as beggars, some shaped like woodcutters, some dressed as ordinary people, etc., and drilled out of the houses, corners, under the overpass, and even from the dog holes at the side gate of the compound
, all of them with standard weapons, roaring, shouting, and galloping.
In just an instant, Yuan Shao and the others were already surrounded, and Tian Feng and Xun Youzhen, who were about to leave, were stunned. also frightened the dozen or so Praetorian guards guarding the Suzaku Gate into not daring to step forward.
"Brothers, the moment of history has come. What are we standing here here today? And why? The city decree now tells you: The reason why you are standing here with weapons is because the eunuchs in this palace only know how to extort and extort money, sell official positions, reverse black and white to eliminate dissent, and kill courtiers on fabricated charges, and their men are rampant in the countryside and plague the people. The brothers are unbearable for exploitation, have no land to cultivate, and no land to cultivate. Today, as long as you still have blood in your heart, as long as you still have a little conscience, as long as you are willing to give up this humble body, then please hold the sword in your hand, follow the pace of the anxious brother, and fight bravely to kill the enemy. Today, I He Chen swear here: I will not be eunuchized, and I will not be a person. He Chen's passionate and surging voice sounded in the air, and it couldn't be retreated for a long time.
"If you don't punish the eunuch party, you swear not to be a person." Three hundred dead soldiers, He Chen's slogan should be sounded, and the earth-shaking sound rang out for several miles.
"Yan Ming, leave some people behind, take care of Yuan Shao, and the other brothers will enter the Vermilion Bird Gate with the order of the city."
"Kill."
"Kill."