Chapter 100 The stars can't sleep this night
Pingshui downstairs, Shen Mansion.
The bloody breath finally gradually blew away in the wind, and the Xiang army had already dispersed, and more people were sent over to help extinguish the fire, but the discerning people knew in their hearts that although more and more people were sent over, the fire that almost enveloped the entire Pingshui Building and some low-rise buildings around it had no possibility of extinguishing, just like this once prosperous Shen Mansion, buried in the ashes together, and I am afraid that no one will remember it after many years.
And Ye Yingwu has been standing under the corridor in the backyard of the Shen Mansion, quietly looking at the surrounding paintings and carved beams, maybe Ye Yingwu came too fast, so the assassins of the Imperial City Division did not have time to set fire, otherwise Ye Yingwu did not believe that these people who have always cut the grass and eradicated the roots will completely leave the Shen Mansion after the entire bloody case.
There are fewer bodies in the backyard, and there are fewer people who fall into the water. Fortunately, the Tianwu soldiers and the more than a dozen soldiers left behind were able to clean the bloody ground with a wooden bucket scooping water after collecting the corpses. Looking at the busy soldiers, Ye Yingwu just clenched his fists slightly and slowly released them, no one knew what this distracted young man was thinking, but all the soldiers of the Tianwu Army, including Yang Xu, understood that there would inevitably be another bloody storm after this.
The sound of crying came from afar, and Ye Yingwu turned his head sharply and looked at the end of the corridor. Yang Xu was holding a five or six-year-old boy in his hand, and his pretty face was full of sadness and joy. The Tianwu soldiers who came and went also subconsciously stopped the movements in their hands and looked at the child whose face was still stained with blood.
The boy's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and his nephrite-like cheeks were covered with tears and blood, but it was obvious that there were no wounds on his body. Rao is Ye Yingwu also seemed to be touched to the softest place in his heart, and couldn't help but squat down and look at this child, and even said with a little reproach: "What's the matter with this child, why don't you dry his cheeks for him?" ”
I didn't expect Ye Yingwu to have such a gentle side, Yang Xu was also stunned, and immediately a smile appeared in his heart, but he still bowed down and gently smoothed the boy's messy hair with his hand, and said respectfully: "Qiyu Envoy, this was found from a firewood room in the backyard, and the longevity lock around his neck was engraved with the word 'Junfeng', which is the third son of the head of Shen Fei's family." Because the Shen family has always been a big family living together, there is no such thing as separation, so ······"
Yang Xu's voice became lower and lower, but Ye Yingwu already understood what she meant.
This is already the only survivor of the Shen family, and the only Miao descendant.
"It's a blessing in misfortune." Ye Yingwu sighed softly, "How did such a little child survive······"
Perhaps touched by the warm smile on Ye Yingwu's face, Shen Junfeng sobbed while subconsciously pulling Ye Yingwu's sleeve with his small hand, which was also stained with blood, and the children's voice, which was a little hoarse because of being frightened and crying, said: "Brother····· Grandma······ Grandma is gone······ Brother, they killed ······"
Every word is like a hammer smashed into Ye Yingwu's heart, and although Yang Xu has seen a lot of this kind of tragedy of family ruin, when he saw a boy's whole family killed, it was not a drop of blood in his heart. A man and a woman were silent for a long time, and Yang Xu stood up and held on to the pillar behind him, and said softly: "It was the child's mother and several servants who protected him in the middle, and then the child's mother's hand covered the child's mouth to prevent him from making a sound." The Assassins did not notice that there was such a child among the corpses. ”
Ye Yingwu nodded silently, there have been many loyal martyrs since ancient times, but what he saw and heard with his own eyes and ears today is still shocking. Ye Yingwu stretched out his sleeve and just wanted to wipe the blood on the boy's face and hands, but was held by another hand, Yang Xu had already squatted down a few steps away from him, took out a handkerchief with body temperature and a faint fragrance from his arms and handed it to Ye Yingwu, and did not forget to glance at Ye Yingwu fiercely, no matter how gentle this man is, he can't change his temperament, and he really looked at him just now.
took the champa casually, but Ye Yingwu still wiped the blood on the boy's face directly with his sleeve, and Yang Xu was stunned, but he didn't dare to say anything. It wasn't until all the blood was stained on Ye Yingwu's sleeves that the young man in black said lightly:
"Thank you for your kindness, it's just that the brothers of the Tianwu Army, after the bloody battle, they will always use their sleeves to wipe the blood off the brothers who died and were injured in the battle."
The boy just stared at him and didn't know what was going on, but Yang Xu smiled bitterly: "The envoy has already decided the future of this child." ”
didn't seem to hear what Yang Su said, Ye Yingwu looked at the handkerchief that was also stained with blood between the wipes, and said with a little shame: "This handkerchief is dirty, go back and let someone wash it and then return it to Su Niang, Su Niang don't be surprised." ”
"You!" Seeing Ye Yingwu answer the question, and directly put his handkerchief into his arms, Yang Xu frowned, and couldn't help but snort coldly.
Ye Yingwu's gaze stayed on the boy, and said lightly: "This child, after all, still has the surname Shen, but a certain person accepts him as a righteous son, and his father and Qin'er will not object if they want to." Over the years, he was fostered in Yefu, and when he grew up, he became a pillar of the Tianwu Army. ”
Maybe this is his best future, Yang Xu muttered in his heart, Ye Yingwu had already picked up the child, maybe he had experienced too much killing and panic overnight, and it was too quiet around him, the child had already fallen asleep after a while, and I don't know when saliva had flowed down Ye Yingwu's clothes.
Looking at Ye Yingwu's somewhat embarrassed expression, Yang Xu sighed softly, but he still made up his mind to reach Ye Yingwu's ear with some guilt and whispered: "The child's mother was covering her hands too tightly at that time, and her subordinates had no choice but to use a knife to saw off their fingers one by one. ”
Ye Yingwu was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "There is no need to blame yourself, maybe this is what this small and great person wants you to do before he dies." ”
Yang Xu was slightly stunned, for her, this may be the most unintentional and unforgettable thing tonight, after all, the moment she swung the knife in person, she felt like she was blaspheming this great woman, but Ye Yingwu said this, and her heart was finally better.
Footsteps rang out again, breaking the rare silence.
Zhang Cheng and Ma Tingyou came together, looking at the sleeping child in Ye Yingwu's arms, and the girl who whispered, they were all stunned, but then they also knew that the two people with blood stains on their bodies and extremely serious expressions were obviously not flirting.
Yang Xu saw that the faces of the two people were a little weird, and he was afraid that they would misunderstand, so he hurriedly dodged and retreated. Ye Yingwu gently patted the child in his arms, glanced at the two of them, and said softly: "It's not appropriate to talk for a long time here, if there is nothing to do, let's get drunk with the spring breeze." ”
"Well, Ye Xianggong, Wang Xianggong, Daddy and Pickaxe have already rushed over first." Zhang Cheng also knew that Ye Yingwu was afraid of disturbing the rest of the child in his arms, and he also tried his best to lower his voice. It seems that they don't know if there are any ghosts in their mansion, so Ye Mengding and the others would rather go to the land of fireworks to negotiate than take risks.
Looking around the city, only the drunken spring breeze under the heavy protection of the Tianwu Army was the safest. In an instant, everyone realized the embarrassment faced by Jiang Wanli and his party in the entire Jiangnan West Road. It's no wonder that Jia Yidao reluctantly threw Jiangnan West Road to these dissident political enemies who were difficult to completely suppress, because he or Weng Yinglong and Liao Yingzhong knew very well that Jiangnan West Road, which had been infiltrated by the Imperial City Division and looked down upon by the Mongolian army, was the best place of exile!
Even if the officials of the Jiang Wanli faction gather, even if the world is clear, the entire Jiangnan West Road is still in the hands of Jia Nidao, as long as Jia Nidao is willing, the entire Jiangnan West Road can fall into the real people's misery and panic!
But all this is not without a solution. At least in Jiang Wanli's hands, there is also Ye Yingwu, who has risen like a comet, and Ye Yingwu has single-handedly created the Tianwu Army that shocks the Quartet. With this Tianwu Army, Jia Nidao didn't dare to really do it, because without the elite of the Tianwu Army to contain him, the 150,000 troops of the Xiangyang Lu family loyal to him were undoubtedly dead, which Jia Nidao did not want to see.
This may also be the only place where Wang Yao, Ye Mengding and others are comfortable, at least they still have an army loyal to them. Although the Song Dynasty emphasized literature over military force, but in the Southern Song Dynasty, as the flames of war burned more fiercely, civilian officials have realized the importance of the army, even if they still look down on military attaches from the bottom of their hearts, but it does not mean that they will ignore the military power in the hands of these five big and three rough people who know how to shout and kill.
Xiucai met the soldiers, and it was unreasonable to explain, and the civilian officials were still very clear about this.
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The flower street of the entire Longxing Mansion is no longer as lively as it was just now.
The van army of the brigade drove in, and the streets and alleys were patrolled in groups of van troops with lanterns and sharp blades in hand. And the Hundred Battles, Six Doors and Jinyi Wei joined forces to seal off the entire Drunken Spring Breeze vicinity. Although these soldiers have tried their best not to disturb the people, the pillar of smoke rising into the sky on the bank of Ganshui and the sound of killing in the distance have made most of the Fang seekers honestly shrink into the Qinglou Chu Pavilion and dare not probe.
The sound of horses' hooves was as dense as a summer rainstorm, and all the patrolling troops subconsciously dodged. Before the snow bright saber could retract its scabbard, drops of blood flowed down the blade to the knight's armor and then to the ground, exuding a faint smell of blood. A big red flag dances violently in the wind, and the big "leaf" character iron hook and silver mark on the banner are displayed.
In this Longxing Mansion, the only one who can discharge such a battle is that Ye Envoy. It's just that I don't know how many people in the Tianwu Army, who once made the Mongolian general Ashu deflated, become the souls of their swords this night.
In the center of the street ahead, there was a sentry post, and more than a dozen soldiers with bows and crossbows pointed directly at the comers. And after them, several cavalry of the Tianwu Army were waiting for a hundred battles. Hearing the sound of horses' hooves, the leading ten generals of the Hundred Battles shouted loudly: "The one coming ahead is the envoy?!" ”
The first light rider quickened his pace and came out of the crowd, and the person stood up in front of the sentry post, and the token in his hand was shining with silver: "Make you here, get out of the way quickly!" ”
"Obey!" The ten generals didn't dare to hesitate, in fact, he didn't need a token and he recognized that the person who came was Jiang Tie, the commander of the Hundred Battles Capital, who was able to let this commander, who was very popular with the soldiers on weekdays, come forward to show the token in person, and then it was only possible that the envoy would come in person.
The sentry post had been quickly pushed away without an order, and the ten generals found that except for a few hundred battle cavalrymen behind him, who were still solemn and straight, the other Xiang soldiers had already trembled their legs and seemed to be ready to flee at any time.
laughed at himself, even if he didn't push the checkpoint away, these robes should be able to break through. Tonight is enough to see how unbearable the Xiang army and the township soldiers are in this place, when the Anji Army was commanded by the four compartments, General Su was able to take such a group of people to guard Macheng, and finally fought and retreated to Ye Yingwu's assistance, which is already thankful.
Jiang Tie nodded at his subordinates, and rushed straight ahead, and more than a hundred cavalry behind him rushed in, and among them were a few black-clothed people, it was Ye Yingwu, who was escorted by Yang Xu with six doors and the elite of the Jinyi Guard.
This time, even the unworthy Xiang Jun subconsciously cast envious and reverent glances at these people, and his posture subconsciously straightened up a little. In this era of war, every weak person must worship the strong from the bottom of their hearts.
The drunken spring breeze that had once been sparse because of the dispersal of the guests was once again lively, but there was a rolling murderous and solemn atmosphere in this excitement.
More than 100 cavalry stopped in the wide square in front of the drunken spring breeze, and Yang Bao hurriedly greeted him with a few hundred battle soldiers: "Qiyu envoy, several ministers have been waiting in the main building of the drunken spring breeze, and there is nothing abnormal here after the envoy leaves." ”
Although Ye Yingwu hurriedly went to Guo Mansion and later went to Pingshui Tower, the hundred battles left for Yang Bao to guard the drunken spring breeze, as well as the other six doors and brocade guards, were not transferred, perhaps because he found that there was no gap in the defense here, otherwise with the sophistication of the Imperial City Division, how could he let go of this place that was the easiest to start because of the chaos around.
It's good to be drunk and spring breeze is okay after all, Ye Yingwu breathed a sigh of relief.
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No singing and dancing, no laughter.
The whole drunken spring breeze main building is deserted and frightening, but fortunately, the bright lights illuminate every corner, even if there is no dancer dancing, after all, she has not lost that luxurious atmosphere. Aya Luo shook in the wind, and everyone who came and went subconsciously held their breath.
The soldiers of the hundred battles have protected this place to the fullest, and at this time, perhaps the greatest wish of Jia Rudao's party is to rain down from the sky and turn the entire drunken spring breeze into ashes!
Ye Yingwu walked up the steps, Wang Yao in the middle of the main hall, Ye Mengding in his left hand, Zhang Jian in his right hand, and Jiang Hao walked back and forth below with his sword in his hand, unable to hide his anxiety. Seeing Ye Yingwu, Ma Tingyou and Zhang Cheng coming together, there were even a little blood stains on the three of them, but at least with a smile on their faces, a few people in the hall finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yuanlie, Xiangji, what's the situation?" Wang Yao leaned over slightly and asked. Among the three, only Zhang Cheng did not add the crown to give the word, the ancients disrespected the name directly, although Zhang Cheng is Wang Cheng's junior and is also a close nephew, but after all, he can be regarded as a court official, so Wang Yao, who has always been very particular, just called Ye Yingwu and Ma Tingyou.
"The chaotic party in the city has basically been taken, but the killer of the Shen family's extermination case under Pingshui Tower is still missing, and now Baizhan and the Xiang army are still in the city," Ye Yingwu said softly, Rao is voice is still echoing back and forth in the empty hall, "What is the reason for this chaos······ The little nephew wants to come to the uncles to know in their hearts, but the Shen family was wiped out This matter is really important, how to deal with the aftermath and ask a few uncles and fathers to show it. ”
Subconsciously looked at the east, at the end of the starry night, Lin'an City, Jia Rudao, really vicious. This time he killed the Shen family, undoubtedly to demonstrate to all the officials and businessmen who fell to Jiang Wanli's side, and the lynching of the Great Song Dynasty was not a sergeant, and the bottom line was still clear, so he even made a monk to kidnap Guo Huai, which was interlocking, making the already overstretched Baizhan Capital, Liumen and Jinyiwei exhausted.
Even if Ye Yingwu has more than 700 years of experience, he can only be helpless about this, after all, he rushed to Pingshui Tower fast enough, and he also suffered an assassination in the middle, but I think that the assassination should be for the purpose of blocking, otherwise the killer would not have retreated in a hurry without even showing his face.
"Let's sit down first." Sighing softly, Wang Yao beckoned a few people to sit down first, "This time it can be regarded as the one in the court who gave a few old bones a dismount, the destruction of the Shen family is definitely not a trivial matter, and all the killers who have been caught do not need to be sentenced, and all of them are beheaded on the street It is also cheap for them, but it can't be so, if you only kill a few people, it will inevitably make people look down on you." ”
Listening to Wang Yao's slow words, Rao is Ye Yingwu also took a breath of cool air. It seems that this time these three old foxes are really angry, otherwise this kind of thing is the best way to endure even if it is their own side, the Southern Song Dynasty is already in a weak position, if the two factions are still attacking like this, wouldn't it be even more difficult to form a joint force.
Ye Mengding said unhurriedly: "In the name of arresting the killer, block the entire Jiangnan West Road leading to Jiangnan East Road and Liangzhejiang, cut off the news, and cut off the business route." Then all the officials of Jiangnan West Road jointly played the ······"
"Even if you impeach that person if you play it jointly, I'm afraid it won't have much effect." Ye Yingwu frowned slightly.
Shaking his head with a smile, Ye Mengding calmly stroked his beard: "It's not the one who is impeached by the joint name, you and I can't find any charges that can impeach him, if you let the old man in turn impeach the old man The prison is not strict, wouldn't it be impossible to eat and walk around." Therefore, for the sake of stability here, and for the stability of the rear of Xiangyang and Lianghuai, a new army should be formed in the Longxing Mansion generation in case of emergency. ”
It's really vicious! Ye Yingwu, Jiang Hao and other younger generations glanced at each other, Jiang was still old and spicy, and it was not okay to be unconvinced. Although the destruction of the Shen family this time is a heavy blow to the morale of his side, if he can obtain another qualification to form a new army out of thin air due to a blessing in disguise, it will really be thankful. Because although it seems to be a small title, it actually represents the will of the imperial court. As for how many people there are in this army, it is not up to Jia Yidao to decide.
Didn't the Tianwu Army originally swell from 6,000 to 20,000 at once, and Jia Rudao was also bitter but couldn't say anything, because the imperial court had no detailed and clear regulations on the specific number of this kind of border army, and the original 6,000 people were just an invisible rule that everyone often abided by.
As for the other point, by closing the business road, it is undoubtedly breaking the connection between Jia Nidao and Jiangnan West Road and even Xiangyang. In this way, it is equivalent to separating Jia Nidao from the most powerful descendant in his hands, the elite of the Lu family and Xiangyang, so that Jia Nidao can experience what it means to be a government decree.
This left hook and right hook will definitely make Jia Yidao feel pain.
Originally, I was a little disappointed with these old foxes who had not performed well in history because they were suppressed by Jia Nidao, but this was suddenly the two hands that were estimated to make Jia Nidao, who was a light enemy, unforgettable.
After hesitating for a moment, Ye Yingwu raised his head: "What about Luzhou?" ”
Glancing at each other, the corners of the three old foxes' mouths flashed with a sneer at the same time, and Zhang Jian, who had not spoken, cherished the words like gold: "Do it!" ”
Ye Yingwu subconsciously shuddered, and if he repelled Liu Quan, it meant that the reinforcements in both directions of Xiangyang were Tianwu Army, and for the sake of Xiangyang's lineage, Jia Yidao was afraid that he could only continue to show favor to Jiangnan West Road with a bitter face.
And Jiang Hao, Zhang Cheng and others also subconsciously smiled bitterly, and they could only be glad that these were the elders of the family and not opponents who were enemies of themselves.
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