Chapter 41. guilt

Sunset! On the official road! Five hundred horsemen roared by!

The bright yellow armor looks stunning in the afterglow of the setting sun. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 The pedestrians on the official road, seeing the bright yellow armor, avoided it in panic.

Hou Guoxing tightly clamped the war horse, followed the team, and rushed in the direction of Houfu.

He had just learned to ride a horse, and he only felt like his legs were on fire. Fortunately, a few cavalrymen around him took care of him many times along the way, so he didn't fall off his horse.

At this time, Hou Guoxing was anxious and full of anxiety. He was forced to make this decision in desperation, hoping to use the power of the peasants to resist the attack from the scholars, but if the honest tenants of the Hou family were hurt because of this, it was not his wish.

It turned out that after Luo Sigong brought Hou Guoxing back to the courtyard in the morning, he thought that as long as he hid it for a few days, and when the limelight passed, he would be able to give the emperor an errand without offending the world's scholars.

Just when Luo Sigong was secretly complacent about his old plan, the Jinyi Wei spy suddenly reported that the soldiers who marched had razed the Hou Mansion to the ground, and the Hou Mansion housekeeper Keguang did not know whether he was alive or dead.

Hearing this, Luo Sigong was taken aback. Why are these gentlemen so bold? Dare to raze the Hou Mansion to the ground? And that guest light is also honored by the Jinyi Wei Qianhu, and now he actually knows his life and death, isn't this the old face of beating him, the commander of the Jinyi Guard?

Just as Luo Sigong was anxious in the courtyard and thinking about how to deal with this matter, the little eunuch in the palace had already sent Zhu Youxiao's decree and angrily scolded Luo Sigong for not doing things well. Led to the destruction of the Houfu.

Dressed in brocade clothes, he hurried to the Hou Mansion to assist the Jingshi Forbidden Army, and arrested all the troublemakers, and if there was a mistake, Luo Sigong would be directly imprisoned for the crime of disobeying the order.

Hearing that the emperor's tone was so heavy, Luo Sigong didn't dare to start and tail. With a heart, he quickly mobilized the only regular military force of Jinyiwei, and the Han general, who was in charge of the palace, went straight to the front.

And Hou Guoxing, who was on the side, heard that the Hou Mansion was destroyed, and his uncle didn't know whether he was alive or dead, so he naturally wanted to go back together to see what was going on.

Just when Hou Guoxing was pondering, the cavalry team on the side rode to Hou Guoxing's side from the (deputy) thousand households, and said flatteringly:

"Wait for thousands of households, don't stop!"

For Jin Yiwei, as the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, it is enough to be able to be in the emperor's heart.

The emperor almost turned his face with the cabinet for the sake of Hou Guoxing's mother and son, and everyone in the court knew about it. As the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven, Jin Yiwei is naturally clear. However, unlike those civil officials, the Jinyi Guards are very envious.

Hou Guoxing shook his head and signaled to hurry to the Hou Mansion.

Soon, the cavalry team rushed to the Houfu, which was already in ruins, and saw the forbidden army that was preparing to make a move against the tenants of the Hou family.

Looking at the wooden ploughs that had been burned, the stove and the tenants of the Hou family who had been pressed to the ground, Hou Guoxing was furious, ignoring the pain in his whole body, waving his horsewhip and galloping towards the forbidden army.

The cavalry team behind him looked at Hou Guoxing who rushed into the forbidden army from Qianhu and frowned. I thought that Commander Luo would explain before he and the others left, and try not to offend the scholar. But now......

Whatever, if Hou Guoxing, who is in the heart of the emperor, dies here, it is estimated that the first person to lose his life is not others, but himself.

Thinking of this, Cong (deputy) Qianhu gritted his teeth, whistled violently, and motioned for the two hundred households behind him to follow him and rushed to the front of Hou Guoxing. The other cavalry also quickly followed, protecting Hou Guoxing in the center, forming a triangular front formation and inserting it towards the center of the forbidden army.

The forbidden army and the onlookers who were preparing to make a move here heard the sound of the ground shaking and looked back one after another. Seeing hundreds of cavalrymen wearing bright yellow armor, they rushed over like arrows, screaming for a while, and fled left and right in embarrassment.

The camp of the Han generals, the army under the Jinyi Guard is specially responsible for the emperor's guards, "the soldiers under his command are collectively known as the Han generals."

The 1,500 soldiers are the elites selected by the guards and the sons of the nobles of each family, and these 500 cavalry are specially responsible for opening the road in advance and guarding the surrounding area when the emperor travels for major events.

Wherever the Han general went, the idle people and others must be avoided, otherwise they will be punished as a conspiracy for the crime of colliding with the holy driver.

Five hundred horsemen burst through the crowd and stopped neatly in front of the burning flames. Looking at the more than 30 men of the Hou family's tenants, the forbidden army tied their hands and knelt on the ground, preparing to be punished with a cane. Hou Guoxing was furious, pointed to the forbidden troops behind the tenants, and said coldly to the cavalry behind him:

"Unload their weapons for me!"

The scene was very quiet, and the shock of the five hundred yellow-armored cavalry made the forbidden army, the soldiers, and the tenants on the side all quiet down.

The movement was very fast, and without waiting for the cavalry to go up and collect their weapons, these forbidden soldiers themselves put down their weapons one after another and retreated.

Jinyiwei! Make them fearful of existence!

General Han! An existence that makes them envious!

Jinyi Wei Han General Camp, in charge of the front of the palace, responsible for the palace battle, etc. Select the elite wrestlers of each army to serve.

This elite is the existence that the Ming soldiers yearn for, but this elite belongs to the Jinyi Guard that makes the entire Ming Dynasty fearful.

"Wait... Young Master Hou! ”

Just when there was silence around me, a crying voice came!

"Young Master Hou, my father... Dad, he can't do it! ”

Lao Zhangtou's scarred son moved to Hou Guoxing's side with his weak old Zhang head in his arms, crawling.

The whole venue became more and more eerily quiet, only the sound of Lao Zhangtou's son crying and the soft cry of Lao Zhangtou's mouth remained.

Hou Guoxing, who was sitting on a war horse, turned his head. Looking at the old man who stretched out his hand and pointed at himself, the corners of his mouth slowly overflowed with blood. Suddenly, one was unsteady and fell off the horse.

Suddenly pushed away the cavalry who came to help him, forcibly suppressed the tremor in his heart, walked quickly to the side of Lao Zhangtou's father and son, and held Lao Zhangtou's hand tightly with both hands, but these hands were still trembling.

Is it anger? Is it guilt? Is it unbearable? Still is?

It's too late after all! The corners of Hou Guoxing's eyes slowly turned red.

"Wait... Young Master Hou! ”

Seeing Hou Guoxing, who was faintly trembling, the old man who had run out of oil and the lamp laughed softly, and a trace of relief and relief flashed in his eyes.

"Uncle... I'm here! I'm here! Hou Guoxing took Lao Zhangtou from Lao Zhangtou's son, hugged him in his arms and put his ear to Lao Zhang's mouth to listen to the faint voice.

"Young Master Hou! Since you came back from your injury two months ago, the whole person has changed, everyone says that you are blessed by the ancestors of the Hou family, and you have opened the spiritual aura, according to the little old man, you are the Bodhisattva who blesses us poor people and sends you to save us people......"

Lao Zhangtou intermittently talked about Hou Guoxing's wooden ploughs, stoves, and the farming methods he taught them, as well as the expensive wages he gave them when they came over to make these things.

Every time Lao Zhangtou said a word, Hou Guoxing's heart was like letting a sharp sword pierce him once.

O poor man! He died because of himself! If it weren't for his deliberate guidance, this group of scholars would not have come, and he would not have died!

But this person, in the current situation, has no complaints about himself. At this time, in the words. It's all about deep gratitude.

Poor tenants! Now that his family is ruined, there is only deep dependence in his eyes when he looks at him.

Hou Guoxing closed his eyes and hugged Lao Zhang's head. He didn't dare to look at Lao Zhangtou, and he didn't dare to look at the tenants around him. He blamed himself for being so selfish. What the hell is this group of people doing wrong. To suffer the end of the present.

"Wait... Young Master Hou! When the little old man goes, I hope you can take our family to Houfu as a subordinate. The Hou family is now starting to grow bigger, and they have to... Get... Find a few more people......"

Just when Hou Guoxing felt guilty in his heart, he suddenly felt that the old Zhangtou's hands slowly softened.

Hou Guoxing's body trembled violently, slowly opened his eyes, looked down at Lao Zhangtou, and looked at Lao Zhangtou, who had closed his eyes.

"Old... Uncle, uncle! Hou Guoxing gritted his teeth and shouted slowly and softly, only feeling that something was blocked in his throat.

"Daddy! Daddy! The son of the old man on the side knelt on the side and cried loudly!

Lao Zhangtou's daughter-in-law and two children also rushed over from the farmer's side, knelt beside Lao Zhangtou and cried.

The five-year-old girl was actually beside Hou Guoxing, holding her grandfather's hand, and sobbing and said:

"Grandpa, grandpa. Hurry up! Listen to your words and go to Master Zhang's house to be a maid, so that my brother will have the money to study!"

The tenants of the Hou family knelt on the ground and cried! The younger generation of nearby farmers also knelt on the ground.

The sunset slowly fell, and the cold wind of late autumn struck, making it more and more cold and biting. The flame of the wooden plough lit up the weeping people here, and also illuminated the group of forbidden soldiers who secretly shook their heads, and the cavalry who sighed. There is also a group of soldiers who are full of guilt and stunned.

Perhaps at this time, this group of scholars may realize that they may have made a slight mistake.

The flames illuminated the ruins around them, the ruined crops, and the ruined farmers.

"Who! Whose hand did it! "There was a loud roar in the midst of the crying!

What a roar of hatred!

At this time, Hou Guoxing was already wearing a brocade Wei Feiyu suit, holding an embroidered spring knife, his words were blood-red, his face was twisted together, and he was matched with the scar on his face. Under the light of this flame, like the evil ghost that locked his life, he slowly walked towards the scholar. It only frightened the surrounding forbidden soldiers and soldiers to retreat again and again.

"Who! Who the hell is it! ”

Hou Guoxing trembled violently, gritted his teeth and roared angrily! It's just that why that figure, in this bright night sky, looks so bleak.

The scholars slowly retreated! Is it fear? Is it guilt? Still is?

The scene was surprisingly quiet, and the crying around them had stopped, leaving only the sound of footsteps between advance and retreat.

Suddenly, a figure stood in front of the soldiers, and shouted:

"Jin Yiwei! What a majesty! ”

"Hou Qianhu! What a heavy! ”

(Note: General of the Han Dynasty: In charge of the emperor's guards, the display of honor guards, the transmission of the emperor's orders, and the official court staff, etc., it can be said that it is no different from the general Praetorian Guard (only the official court staff is unique to the Jinyi Guard).