Chapter 125: Sudden Bad News
Thorn Shi glanced at the green calyx, glanced at Tianlin, and saw Liu Chengzhi putting on a solemn look, he was full of suspicion for a while, waved his hand and said, "Brother come with me!" As he spoke, he led Liu Lu and the others through the courtyard to the living room, and he hurriedly instructed the servants to serve tea and dinner. After Liu Lu and Li Tianlin had finished eating, he hurriedly asked, "Brother Liu, what happened, who is this child?" ”
Liu Chengzhi gave Lu Calyx a look and asked her to take Tianlin to rest. After Lu Calyx left with Tianlin, he recounted in detail the tragic destruction of the Li family and the Zhang brothers who chased and killed him all the way.
Shangguan Baoqing was frightened when he heard this, he was dumbfounded, and after calming down, he cried sadly, stayed for a long time, and hurriedly stood up and closed the door tightly, saying: "In this way, Zhang Yun still wants to kill all the orphans of the Li family?" ”
Cheng Zhi said: "Not only that, but now I'm afraid that even Brother Shangguan, Sister-in-law and Mrs. Bai Nuxia, as well as Xie Hualan and Hu Fenglian are in their calculations. ”
"It seems that this matter is not optimistic, and we need to discuss with Brother Xie how to retreat from the enemy!" Shangguan Baoqing stood up as he spoke, walked to the door, opened a door, and went out to say to an attendant: "Quickly go to the other courtyard and invite Xie Sima and his wife to come here to talk." When he saw that his attendant was gone, he said to the servant, "Let the lady come to the parlor to meet the guest quickly." ”
After a tea time, Bai Yu'e, Hu Fenglian, and Xie Hualan came to the living room one after another. But I saw Bai Yu'e with a dragon bun on her head, a golden phoenix hairpin in her bun, her skin was white and snowy, she was as beautiful as a fairy, her posture was graceful, her body was covered with a plain white gown, she was stepping on red embroidered shoes, holding a beauty fan, and her feminine breath was extremely heavy; Hu Fenglian has her hair in a bun, her complexion is dark, her appearance is not good, she is covered with a purple shirt, she is wearing leather boots, and she is very heroic; Xie Hualan wore a square scarf on her head, a strong man's suit, and a scimitar hanging from her waist. Although he is also dark-skinned and not good-looking, he is tall and broad, majestic and upright, and has an extraordinary bearing. The three of them exchanged salutes with Liu Chengzhi, and all five of them sat down.
Xie Hualan saw that Liu Chengzhi's clothes were tattered and scarred, and asked, "Why did Brother Liu end up in such a situation?" ”
Liu Chengzhi repeated the incident of the Li family's unjust annihilation.
When Xie, Bai, and Hu heard it at first glance, they were shocked at first, and then they seemed to believe it or not. However, when he heard Liu Chengzhi's tone was very sincere and sad, he knew that there was no falsehood in this matter. Xie Hualan was extremely sad and burst into tears, Yu'e and Fenglian were so sad that they cried heartbreakingly for a while, and their liver and intestines were broken. recalled that the five heroines went east and west together, fighting in the south and the north, how majestic, but now only her two daughters are left. Feng Lian and Yu'e said that they couldn't accept such a cruel and sad reality. Then the room was filled with a sad and desolate atmosphere for a while.
The five of them were sad for a long time, Hu Fenglian was full of anger, and suddenly slammed her palm on the table of the Eight Immortals, saying, "This dog emperor is really loyal and treacherous. There is no distinction between good and evil. In my opinion, it is better for us to go into Beijing and capture the dog emperor, kill the thief Zhang Yun, and avenge the eldest sister, the second sister, the third sister and the Li family. She didn't finish. But he saw the table "Karala" collapse to the ground.
It turned out that she secretly added fifty percent of the internal force to this palm, and the table legs were shattered several times. However, everyone expected her to slap the table, and they also saw that she secretly used internal force. No one looked surprised.
Shangguan Baoqing said: "Sister-in-law can't be rash, the Beijing Praetorian Guard and the Imperial Forest Army are extremely tightly controlled, and Zhangfu is also as skilled as a cloud, if we venture into Beijing to assassinate and unfortunately be captured or killed, wouldn't it be worth the loss and give up our lives in vain?" ”
Yu'e said indignantly: "Do you want to let the three sisters and the Li family die unjustly and tragically in vain and ignore them? ”
Baoqing said: "At present, protecting the young prince is the top priority. As long as Tianlin is sound and the roots of the Li family are still there, why not take revenge? According to me, let's quickly retreat from the enemy, and then consider the matter of revenge in the long run, what do you think? ”
Everyone agreed.
A messenger ran into the hall, and in a panic, he lowered his hand and said to the assassin: "Report to your lordship, there is a group of ironclad cavalry outside the door, saying that they have come to arrest the important criminals of the imperial court by holy order, and ask your lord to go and assist in it quickly!" ”
Liu Chengzhi stood up and said, "They came so fast!" ”
Xie Hualan said: "Everyone hurry up and get ready, set up your weapons, and swear to fight to the death against those thieves today." ”
After half a cup of tea, everyone changed into tights, put on protective armor, took their respective weapons, and met again in the compound of the Assassin's Mansion. Lu Calyx was responsible for protecting the young prince Li Tianlin, and Liu Chengzhi was responsible for setting up an ambush with the officers and soldiers around the compound to guard the family members in the Assassin's Mansion. After the arrangements were made, Shangguan Baoqing and Xie Hualan came to the gate, looked up, but saw Zhang Chenglong and Zhang Wenhu riding on horses, full of arrogance, behind them more than 30 iron cavalry lined up in a majestic manner, and behind the cavalry there were 200 officers and soldiers lined up in a phalanx, ready to be dispatched at any time.
It turned out that the Zhang brothers knew that Nanyang City was a master like a forest, and they were afraid that they would not be able to assassinate the orphans of the Li family, so they transferred 200 officers and soldiers to the Neixiang County Order. The officers and soldiers guarding the city in Nanyang saw a huge group of people outside the city, and they just wanted to report the history of Shangguan's assassination, but they were stopped by Zhang Chenglong. Zhang Chenglong explained his identity and intentions, and ordered the city guards to open the city gate. They entered the city and soon came to the outside of the Assassin's Mansion.
Zhang Chenglong saw that the four people from the Assassin Mansion came out, all of them were dressed in armor and holding weapons, and they had no intention of greeting him, so he said proudly on the horse: "Shangguan Baoqing, are you the attitude of the Assassin of Yizhou to receive the officials of Jingzhao Mansion?" ”
Shangguan Baoqing smiled slightly and said: "I'm sorry, Dengzhou has completed the construction of the new Assassin Mansion, and the new Assassin Chen Junbin is about to take office, and he is about to resign from the office, so I can't treat Your Excellency politely." ”
Zhang Chenglong said: "Then Xie Hualan is a state Sima, there should always be a little courtesy, right?" ”
Hua Lan said: "A mere Sima, neither a general nor a lieutenant, is very good, and he will resign in the next step." ”
Zhang Wenhu's face sank and said, "Since you and the others are all ordinary people, please flash aside, and don't delay the imperial court officials to enter the palace to arrest the Qin criminals." ”
Shangguan Baoqing stood aside and waved his hand to the Assassin's Mansion and said, "Please!" ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. Xie Hualan, Bai Yu'e, and Hu Fenglian looked at each other, all of them puzzled, but when they thought that there must be something strange inside, they all let it aside.
Zhang Chenglong said in his heart: "They were so rude just now, but now they are so obedient, it's too unreasonable." Could it be that these people are too afraid of the power of my lord, so they dare not stop it? No, if they were really afraid of my power, they wouldn't have spoken out in a disrespectful way just now, and there must be something strange in them. ”
saw Zhang Wenhu wave his hand and say to the two catchers of the Neixiang County Ya: "Since Lord Assassin Shi has spoken, then everyone can go into the mansion and get people." (To be continued...... )