Chapter 643: The agency was too clever and cost Qingqing's life
When Zhang Heling gradually changed from a state of disillusionment to a state of panic, he found that Xu Liang, who had just thrown him off the horse, was no longer around, and instead was in front of him from left and right, so that he could not see clearly what was going on in front of him.
Supporting him to sit up, he saw that the two of them looked majestic, but in fact, they were all fighting in two strands, and they were angry and funny for a while. When he finally stood up, he was about to reach out to push the two of them apart, but when his hand was halfway out, he suddenly came back to his senses. Even the archery shooters came out just now, but he still let them stand in the way, he is not as agile as Xu Liang...... Having said that, Xu Xun's martial arts are said to be half-baked, and Xu Liang is older than him, why does it look like he has two hits?
Zhang Heling, who couldn't see the situation in this small teahouse, naturally didn't know that Xu Liang not only had two strokes, but was very good at two strokes. He was born in a fierce and fierce family, and later in Nanjing, he did not fight in the three sects and nine streams, so he found that the flash of the crossbow arrow immediately swooped down Zhang Heling, and then took advantage of this opportunity to install it again, so he took the lead in killing it, and did not forget to shout a rich reward.
Taking advantage of the fact that some of the little minions below were helping him to send it away, he rushed upstairs with a few arrows, and when he saw that the person at the window suddenly turned around and rushed towards him, he did not hesitate to block it with a horizontal knife, and then crossed a few steps between the two, and raised his knife to slash down. When it was too late, the man raised his crossbow arrow to block it, but then he let out a scream, and was kicked straight down from the window by the heavy force of the kick below. At this time, Xu Liang didn't care whether the person fell on the street dead or alive, and immediately looked at the other figure he saw when he entered the house.
He didn't care about it, but he found that the man was holding a small porcelain vase in his hand. Suddenly, my heart chuckled. However, thinking that the queen mother's secret decree did not say that it was caught alive, he immediately raised his eyebrows, and after the horizontal knife was in front of him, he said lightly: "The lower head has been firmly guarded." Even if you have wings, you can't fly, so just grab it. ”
Roddick was powerless, and he had already moved out of the Jiangxi Guild Hall, in order to avoid being dazzled, that is, the shopkeeper and buddy of the pair of martial arts at the bottom, and the old horseman who had followed him for so many years. He thought to himself that he couldn't use his wits and that he hadn't had any accidents in years, so this time was the same. Yet in the face of this attack without warning. When he saw the old groom kicked out of the window by Xu Liang, he had to admit that he had taken it up.
"Xing'an Hou Xu Liang, it turned out to be you."
Just thinking that Xu Xun is the most difficult to deal with with his scheming. He is just an idler who doesn't care about anything. But he forgot that he was able to save Xu Xun's life in Jinling, and he was a martial arts person! And such a person who is recognized as useless by the government and the opposition would play such a surprise move!
"It's me, son hero. Lao Tzu is always a good man, isn't he? Xu Liang raised his eyebrows with a smile, but the person calculated the distance between him and Roddick, but said step by step, "The good sect knows that the other dark lines of Ning Wangfu in the capital should be pulled up one by one at this time, if you want to die, I won't stop you." Just hurry, please! ”
"Ha, hahaha!" After a few extremely ugly laughs, Roddick said with a hideous face, "Don't be too happy, King Ning Chitose has already launched in Jiangxi, no matter how capable your son is." The strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, just rely on his little man. There must be only a dead end! ”
In the face of such news, Xu Liang only showed an expected smile, and immediately took advantage of the relaxation of people's hearts to leap forward, turned the handle of the knife and smashed it on Roddick's chest, and then kicked over the small porcelain bottle in the person's hand. After probing the pulse of the person's snort, he saw that he had only fainted, and it was obvious that he had not yet taken the poison, so he sneered and kicked the person aside: "People who have read a few books just love to nag, and they don't know if they take poison as soon as possible, and they deserve to suffer a thousand knives in the future!" My son is better than a ghost, since he dares to coax Liu Jin to go with him, will this situation not be counted? ”
After muttering these two sentences, thinking of Empress Dowager Zhang's somewhat abrupt secret decree, thinking that the dust on the Jiangxi side was very likely to have settled, Xu Liang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although he will not have any opportunities to move his muscles and bones in his life, it feels really not bad to see his son become famous all over the world!
Standing in the Xuanchang Gathering General Hall, Qian Ning held the saber tightly with one hand, and his eyes scanned around for a long time, and finally determined that under the watchful eyes of the dozen or so guards on both sides, unless he could recover to the level when he explored the traces of the Tartars after leaving Yutai Ridge in the west, and the courage to take the enemy's head in the chaotic army, it would be impossible to succeed by martial arts. For this realization, he couldn't help but feel a little deep remorse.
In the past two years, he has been spending less and less time practicing martial arts, and he has spent too much time soaking in women's bellies! However, Shenying has been knighted and the frame is getting longer, and he dares to make him, the person holding the edict of the Queen Mother, wait for so long!
"Uncle Jingyang has arrived!"
Hearing this voice, Qian Ning immediately came back to his senses. Seeing that Jingyang Bo Shenying was dressed in formal armor, wearing a treasure knife at his waist, and surrounded by generals in front of and behind him, his last bit of luck was also dispelled, knowing that he could only outwit him, not the enemy. Therefore, when Shenying sat down on the main seat in the center, he held the scroll of things tied with red silk in both hands and said: "Uncle Jingyang, I am humbled by the edict of the Queen Mother, and 10,000 elites from the official hall of the twelve regiments and battalions are requisitioned to Jiangxi!" ”
"Oh?" Jingyang Bo Shenying raised his eyebrows, and then said lightly, "Where is the military department transferring troops to investigate?" Where is the Emperor's warrant? ”
Liu Yu and Cao Yuan were all anxious because Liu Jin and Xu Xun and his entourage had a mistake in Jiangxi, and at this moment they heard that Jingyang Bo Shenying was still prevaricating with those rules and systems, Liu Yu suddenly couldn't help it, and took a step forward and said sharply: "It happened suddenly, Jingyang Bo Mo has to disobey the Queen Mother's decree?" ”
"The Queen Mother is the mother of the emperor and the master of Renshou Palace, how dare I disobey? It's just that when the emperor entrusted me with military power, the Marquis of Pingbei once said when he left Beijing that the forbidden army was privately transferred without the cabinet and the treasure seal without the order of the emperor, it was to cause chaos! Liu Ge Lao should have heard about the fact that someone had privately transferred the forbidden army to block the imperial city, so he also wanted to learn from what this chaotic minister and thief did? ”
Liu Yu was choked by Shenying's words and was almost speechless. And Cao Yuan saw that the situation was not good. I could only turn my heart sideways and say in a deep voice: "Uncle Jingyang, the stakes are very high, if it is not a last resort." The Queen Mother would never make such a will! I heard that Pingbei Hou, Liu Gonggong and others were attacked on Poyang Lake, but now there is no news. Thinking that Uncle Jingyang could get the title at the beginning, the Marquis of Pingbei can be said to have spared no effort, but now that he is in danger, could it be that Uncle Jingyang has to ignore it? ”
Hearing that Xu Xun was in distress, Shenying saw that most of the people in the hall showed expressions of surprise and worry. Knowing this, this is not only because Xu Xun, like him, is also the chief official of this land, but more importantly, Xu Xun's subordinates have always been rewarded and punished heavily. As long as you can stay, you will get countless benefits. Therefore, he took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice: "The whereabouts of Pingbei Marquis, Liu Gonggong and others are all unknown. Is this true? ”
"Naturally, take it seriously. This is the news found out by the inner factory! Qian Ning saw that Shenying's tone was obviously loose, and he was secretly glad that he had turned Liu Yu and Cao Yuan, the two pavilion elders, over, and then said in an aggravated tone, "What's more." Now that the emperor has not been in court for many days, people's hearts are fluctuating, and the situation can no longer be allowed to go on like this! ”
Shenying thought of Xu Xun's secret letter he had just received, and his face frowned deeply, but he couldn't help but think about what action was the most appropriate to take now. In order to delay time, he looked at Liu Yu and Cao Yuan and said, "If it's just the information of the inner factory." Without other corroborating evidence, it is still inappropriate to hastily transfer troops. The two cabinet elders are people who have been up and down in officialdom for many years, so they don't even know this truth. What's more, with the Empress Dowager's edict to transfer troops, there is no precedent for our dynasty......"
Since Liu Yuda learned the news, he has been worried that Liu Jin's backer will collapse. What will happen to him, listening to Shenying at this moment is playing Tai Chi back and forth to prevaricate. He couldn't help but be furious for a while, and immediately reprimanded angrily: "Shenying, the queen mother's edict, you don't kneel, don't take it, you just shirk vigorously, you have bad intentions!" Generals, Shenying obviously has a different heart, if you still have a heart of loyalty, you will be ordered by the Queen Mother, take him down, and immediately bring the soldiers and horses back to Beijing to prepare for departure, otherwise you will have to bear the charge of rebellion! ”
This suddenly suppressed the charge of rebellion, and Shenying couldn't help but change color. Although most of the generals on the left and right were only slightly hesitant and were not instigated by Liu Yu's words, he knew that he couldn't hesitate any longer at this time, so he immediately stood up and sneered: "Rebellion? I think it's you who is plotting rebellion! Why Pingbei Hou and Liu Gonggong and his party were in distress in Poyang Lake, thinking that I was a three-year-old child! If I hadn't tried to trap you, I wouldn't have bothered to see you three criminals. Come on, read this letter from Pingbei Hou to them! Let them listen to King Ning's rebellion, how Gonggong Liu sacrificed his life to assassinate, and how the Marquis of Pingbei led his army to be pacified in less than a day and night! ”
As soon as these words came out, Liu Yu and Cao Yuan changed color for a while, and although Qian Ning's face was calm, there were already turbulent waves in his heart. Seeing a young officer step forward to take a piece of paper from Shenying's hand to read, he turned his heart sideways, and suddenly pulled out his knife and rushed straight towards Shenying, however, seeing that Shenying's soldiers on the left and right saw the opportunity to surround him very quickly, he immediately retreated at a speed that was several times faster than before, and when he reached Liu Yu Cao Yuan's side, he kicked the two pavilion elders as a shield, and finally succeeded in leaving the lobby with lightning speed. Seeing a horse leading a bareback horse over, he didn't care about anything else, stepped forward and kicked the man away, so he jumped on the horse's back and shook the reins and galloped out.
This whole process was just a few breaths, and when the officer who reacted the fastest chased out, what he saw was already Qian Ning's figure gone. At this time, Shenying didn't care about Liu Yu and Cao Yuan, who were stunned, and walked out of the general hall quickly surrounded by a group of guards, and then said in a deep voice: "Quick, send someone to chase ......."
Before he could finish his words, he saw two sergeants in front of the door carrying a middle-aged eunuch wearing a big red crewneck shirt coming in. Before the eunuch could stand firmly, he trembled and took out a roll of things from his arms, and shouted weakly: "Ding Banshan, the steward of our Renshou Palace, was ordered to pass on the Empress Dowager's decree and take down the three chaotic ministers and thieves of Qian Ning, Liu Yu, and Cao Yuan!" ”
In the face of the four words of this chaotic minister and thief, Liu Yu and Cao Yuan, who were especially in the general hall, were suddenly struck by lightning, and almost fell to the ground one after another. Why don't they understand, how can they become chaotic ministers and thieves after such a short period of effort?
When Qian Ning escaped along Xishan Avenue, he knew in his heart that with his bare back and only a bridle and stirrups, he would sooner or later be caught up by the pursuers behind. At this point, he didn't want to think about whether the person who seemed to be the steward of Renshou Palace, Ding Banshan, who had just passed by, brought the queen mother's will to arrest him, whether the letter written by Xu Xun in Shenying's hand was true or false, whether Liu Jin's assassination of King Ning was true, and whether the rebellion of Ning Fan was extinguished just after it got up...... He's just desperately trying to figure out how he can make a way out! However, an irrepressible remorse still spread across the limbs.
If he knew this, he shouldn't have had anything to do with King Ning, he was too anxious!
Knowing that the mountain road was not conducive to the pursuers to give full play to their numerical superiority, he naturally tried his best to get off the horse, and when he reached the flat place, he immediately dismounted, and struck the back of the knife on the horse's stock, and when it ran away with a neigh, he dragged two legs that had been worn out between the two strands by galloping all the way along the ridge, and walked towards several farmhouses over there. But after a while, he came out of it, but he was dressed in a hat and cloth robe. After these days of immersion in the factory guards, he knew the methods of tracking, so he did not kill people, but left all the money on them, and watched them burn their clothes and so on in the fire.
These people are most afraid of the government, and after taking their own benefits, they will definitely not confide in his stay here!
Knowing that others would inevitably guard the various land and waterway arteries around the capital, and the things accumulated over the years were hidden in the capital, Qian Ning did the opposite, not only did not go elsewhere, but mixed into a coal yard day and night, and it took more than ten days to mix in the coal car that transported coal to Fuchengmen to the capital. Seeing that going out of the city was really more rigorous than entering the city, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and quietly wiped two handfuls of soot on his face. When he found his way, he tried his best to pass the road he had obtained from a coolie in the most natural manner, and when he saw that he had swept it away, he waved his hand and let him go, and was secretly overjoyed. However, as he was pushing the coal cart forward, he suddenly stabbed him with a thick and large stick under his feet. Almost instinctively, he quickly dodged it.
"This guy is not right, take it down!"
Seeing that the wolf-like guards at the city gate rushed towards him, Qian Ning's face suddenly turned to ashes, but he hadn't eaten enough for the past few days, and he was pressed to the ground by people just after a little resistance. Faintly, he heard someone talking on the other side.
"Li Qianhu, I caught another spy! This is the fourth one, and it's a shame that you've come up with a good idea! ”
"That is, the Marquis of Xing'an personally went to the city gates everywhere to give strict orders, we have also eaten the invitation of the Marquis of Pingbei before, how can we do it now if we don't do our best? If you find that something is wrong with your strong body, then stab him with a stick, if you can't avoid wrestling, even if you don't have a spy, it doesn't matter if you don't have martial arts, but if you can dodge, there is probably a problem! What's more, this guy can't make money with such good skills, and he is naturally ill-intentioned in the coolies who transport coal! ”
Speaking of this, Li Ziyang rubbed his chin proudly, as if he saw Xu Xun once again serving wine in Fuqing Building to celebrate the achievements of his subordinates after returning to Beijing. At this moment, a cry of surprise reached his ears.
"Li Qianhu is a fish that can't be bigger, it's Qian Ning from the Admiral's Inner Factory!"