Chapter Ninety-Six: The Poisoner Jia Xu
Luoyang Palace, Deyang Palace, bells and drums are ringing, the three princes and nine qing, civil and military hundred officials and fish penetrate into the court, three long live, divided into two shifts, and Zhang Rang, the regular servant, shouted loudly: "The emperor has a will, there is something to play early, and there is nothing to retreat from the court~~"
Zhang Rang's voice fell, Yuan Feng made a look, and the waiter Cai Yong had already come out of the queue and knelt on top of the Danqi, holding his teeth and bowing to the ground, and said loudly: "The minister~~ has a play." ”
Emperor Ling said listlessly: "Speak~"
Cai Yong said: "Dongjun is too guarded by Cao Ying, he is cunning, and there are many tigers and wolves around him, and he has not been subordinate for a long time!" The minister asked the emperor to escort him back to Beijing and issue it to the court lieutenant for a thorough investigation. ”
The sudden attack of the He Jin Party caught the officials who were attached to the Ten Standing Servants and One Party off guard, and they all asked Zhang Rang who stood on the golden ladder with their eyes, and Zhang Rang couldn't figure out what the purpose of He Jin's party was for a while? Then he gestured to the court officials who were attached to the ten permanent servants with his eyes and watched the changes.
When Emperor Ling heard this, Long Yan was furious and shouted, "Want to rebel? That's got it, check! Cao Ying was immediately escorted back to Beijing and handed over to the Imperial Lieutenant Office for thorough investigation. ”
At the end of the Han Dynasty, the court lieutenant was the most feared yamen of the hundred officials, and every court lieutenant was a cool official. Some officials sighed, but when they entered the court office, they were not guilty and had to be tried for the great crime of destroying the nine clans.
Emperor Ling's voice fell, and the sound of hurried footsteps sounded from outside the Golden Palace, and the hundred officials turned back one after another, only to see Yuan Shao, the captain of the school, looking panicked and running, and he wanted to break into the Golden Palace before he could untie the sword on his body.
Yuan Shao hurriedly untied his sword, took off the thick clogs under his feet, ran into the golden hall with only cloth socks, bowed down at the end of the danqi, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Yingchuan is urgent!" ”
Zhang Rang's heart jumped, and he suddenly felt a little bad, he thought that why would the party temporarily keep the Yingchuan war a secret, after all, Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song surrounded and did not suppress, which was equivalent to arsoning with the enemy in disguise, so that the eight hundred Liukou conquered the Tiger Prison Pass in one fell swoop and threatened Luoyang, which was a big crime to exterminate the nine clans.
Emperor Ling asked indifferently: "Speak~~"
Yuan Shao secretly exchanged glances with He Jin, and said loudly: "Zhu Jun will be the left Zhonglang, Huang Fu Song will be the right Zhonglang, Yuzhou Mu Yuan Shu and Dongjun Taishou Cao Ying, a total of four army will enter the Yingchuan thieves, and the thieves have been trapped in the lonely city of Changshe, and they can not be broken. I never thought that Cao Ying, the Taishou of Dongjun, would fornicate with the thieves and let go of the thieves at night~~"
Emperor Ling was furious, slapped the case, and roared: "Cao Ying, it's Cao Ying again!" Sure enough, he intended to rebel, and passed on the decree, immediately passed the decree, immediately escorted Cao Ying back to Beijing, and immediately handed over to the Imperial Lieutenant Office for thorough investigation! ”
"Obey."
At the bottom of the stairs, Tingwei Zhou Mi went out to lead the order.
Zhang Rang's lowered eyelids suddenly jumped, and he glanced at Yuan Feng under the solemn stairs with compassion, He Butcher has no courage and no strategy, it is impossible to come up with such a poisonous plan, or is it a huge slippery old man Yuan Feng. actually took the lead and dragged Dongjun Taishou Cao Ying out as a scapegoat!
Today, he was robbed by He Butcher, Yuan Feng cleverly set up a situation, ordered Cai Yong to impeach Cao Ying, and ordered Yuan Shao to submit an urgent report from Yingchuan, which is really well-intentioned! His Majesty has a preconceived idea, and he has already decided in his heart that Cao Ying is a traitor, it was Cao Ying who let go of the eight hundred liukou, and the defeat of Yingchuan has nothing to do with Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song?
It seems that if you want to take away the military power in the hands of Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song today, you can't do it, and now Your Majesty Long Yan is angry, and mentioning this matter again can only touch the mold! Zhang Rang, who knew Emperor Ling's spleen surname, dispelled the idea of taking the opportunity to make trouble and deprive him of his military power. Let's make He Butcher proud for the time being!
Emperor Ling was furious, Yuan Shao added fuel to the fire, and then played: "Your Majesty, Cao Ying's crime is unforgivable, because of his personal indulgence, now eight hundred Liukou have already conquered the Tiger Prison Pass, and the soldiers are coming straight to Luoyang~~"
"What!?" Emperor Ling was taken aback at first when he heard this, and then he smiled dumbly, "Qing said that it is a joke, the tiger is a strong pass in the world, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are elite soldiers to guard, even if there are millions of thieves flocking to attack, what are you afraid of?" How can there be a loss, this must be joking, this must be joking, hahaha~~"
Yuan Shao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it's not a joke, eight hundred Liukou are already close at hand!" ”
"Woo~Woo~~Woo~~Woo~~"
Yuan Shao's voice fell, and the sound of horns outside the city rushed into the sky, three short and one long, murderous and heavy, and all the officials changed color when they heard it. Luoyang has not encountered a military disaster for a hundred years, and after a long time, he suddenly heard the sound of the horn, and the civil and military officials were extremely panicked.
Emperor Ling lost his voice and asked, "He~ Where is the sound of the horn?" ”
When the hundred officials were shocked and couldn't answer, Wu Qiong, the captain of the city gate, rushed over, knelt outside the hall and shouted: "Your Majesty, eight hundred Liukou iron riders and three thousand have been killed to Luoyang Dongxiao!" ”
The Spirit Emperor's face turned pale for a moment, and he said in a trembling voice: "Eight~~ Eight hundred Liukou? But ~ but the eight hundred Liukou who have hijacked the country? ”
A minister at the bottom of the stairs replied, "This is exactly the case." ”
Emperor Ling hurriedly said to He Jin: "General, eight hundred Liukou is the best, how can this be good?" ”
He went in and out of the class and said: "Your Majesty don't need to panic, there are still three thousand feather forests in Luoyang City, and the thieves don't dare to attack the city." ”
Emperor Ling shook his head again and again and said: "Eight hundred Liukou are all tigers and wolves, and nearly 10,000 Nanyang elite soldiers are invincible to their 800 people, so that the national ruler was taken captive, and his life and death are still unknown!" Now he has 3,000 iron horsemen to attack Luoyang, and 3,000 feather forests are too few, too few! You can quickly order the new army of Xiyuan to save the king of Qin, and then order Sili, Jing, Yu, Yan, and Liang Zhuzhou to do their best, and rush to Luoyang Qinwang, as well as Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song, and return to Luoyang as soon as possible, and I will be in danger ~~"
When Emperor Ling was at a loss, Yuan Shao, a step down, said proudly: "Your Majesty, why should you be frightened, the ministers only need to be subordinate to the headquarters of the elite soldiers, and swear to break the eight hundred liukou outside the city!" ”
"Oh?" Emperor Ling seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, and looked at Yuan Shao with a blank eye, "Can you retreat from the thief soldiers?" ”
Yuan Shao's blood was surging, and he said excitedly: "Please Your Majesty and hundreds of officials to climb the enemy tower, and see how Weichen can defeat the thieves." ”
As soon as he heard that he was going to go to the city to supervise the battle in person, Emperor Ling couldn't help but tremble with his legs, and said, "This~~"
He went in and out of the squad and said: "Please Your Majesty go to the city to supervise the battle and strengthen the prestige of our army, then the officers and soldiers of the three armies will fight to the death, and the thieves will be killed." ”
Yuan Feng and Yuan Kui took the lead, and He Jin's party officials knelt down on the Danqi one after another, and said in unison: "Please Your Majesty go to the city to supervise the battle~~"
Seeing that the Spirit Emperor was riding a tiger, he didn't allow it, so he had to say helplessly: "I ~ played by Zhun Qing." ”
…… Luoyang is in the east, and the rogue elite riders are swept all over the mountains.
"Ha~"
"Sigh Rhythm ~~"
Zhou Cang shouted, his legs slammed the horse's belly, the war horse raised his head in pain and let out a long neigh, and began to accelerate, not far ahead, the lively street market had already been in chaos, the vendors were dumping, chickens and dogs were jumping, pedestrians were running and signing, and extreme happiness was boiling in the hearts of Zhou Cang and the eight hundred Liukou.
"Brethren!" Zhou Cang raised his saber, straightened up from the horse, turned around and shouted, "Listen carefully to Lao Tzu, the big boss said, this time only robbery is allowed, no killing is allowed, do you hear it?" ”
"I heard it~~"
The rogues responded.
"Ha~~"
Zhou Cang turned around, waved the saber in his hand forward, and rushed into the town like a whirlwind in the midst of a loud shout, this town is located in the east of Luoyang, it is the most famous horse market in the Han Empire, and merchants from the north and south set up shops here, and there are more than 100 horses sold in each day, and the number of horses stored in the pen is huge.
"Whew~~"
In the deafening sound of horses' hooves, a thousand elite soldiers flocked to the city, and the majestic sound of iron hooves almost wanted to smash the empty streets, and the Gyeonggi land, which had not suffered from military disasters for a hundred years, was finally harassed by the thieves, and from then on, it will never be able to return to the peace of the past, and the prelude to the troubled times ~~ finally unveiled ~~...... The enemy tower at the east gate of Luoyang City, Emperor Ling ascended the enemy tower surrounded by hundreds of civil and military officials, hundreds of Jin Wuwei with iron armor and majestic Jin Wuwei holding Jin Ge and Sen Liecheng Tower, Jin Wuwei top helmet, a feather dyed cherry red swaying in the wind, Xiao Su's killing machine was endlessly diffused in the air ~~ Eight hundred Liukou had not arrived, but the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had their own hearts.
He Jin stood next to the Spirit Emperor at the head of the city, his eyes were gloomy and his mood was complicated.
For the eight hundred Liukou, He Jin can be said to hate to the bone, the previous time in Nanyang to kidnap his father He Zhen, actually extorted people to extort 2,000 military horses, and also publicized it all the way, almost ruined his reputation, this time he defeated Cao Ying in Yingchuan, successfully slipped away from Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song's army, and then unbelievably captured the Tiger Prison Pass, almost killing him!
If it weren't for Yuan Feng's old scheming, offering a poisonous plan to blame others, and pulling Cao Ying out as a substitute for the dead ghost, this time it is very likely that he would have been planted in the hands of eight hundred rogues!
Thinking of this, He Jin gritted his teeth even more.
But hate to hate, for the soldiers of the eight hundred liukou, He Jin has an inexplicable fear! Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song are both world-famous generals, and they are powerful all over the world, and thousands of people from 800 Liukou can escape safely under the heavy soldiers of the two, but this ability is enough to make people sleep uneasy! What kind of person is this Ma Yue~~?
Suddenly, He Jin really wanted to see Ma Yue, the leader of the eight hundred liukou, what kind of person was he who created such a terrifying army of tigers and wolves?
Yuan Feng was hidden behind Emperor Ling and He Jin, and his expression was also solemn, not that he was worried that the eight hundred Liukou would really enter Luoyang City and destroy the Zongmiao Sheji of the Han Empire, but Yuan Feng still trusted Luoyang's city defense and the combat power of the Yulin Army, and he could not attack Luoyang with only three thousand light cavalry of the Eight Hundred Liukou.
Yuan Feng was worried about another thing.
Eight hundred Liukou soldiers are approaching Luoyang, which will be a blow to the prestige of the Han Empire! The majestic city, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, the center of the Han Empire, and the important land of Gyeonggi, is allowed to allow 800 rogues to come and go freely, riding and plundering, so where does the prestige of the imperial court exist? Where is dignity?
How will the people of the world and the people of Li think of it?
What is even more worrying is that at this time, there are many thieves in all states in the world, and they must be greatly encouraged when they hear this news, and they will no longer take the majesty of the Han Dynasty in their eyes, and their will to challenge the imperial court will inevitably become more firm. This ~~ is what Yuan Feng is most worried about, once things evolve to such a situation, the Han Dynasty will soon fall apart, the country will not be a country, even if Emperor Wu is reincarnated, there is nothing to be done.
Emperor Ling ordered Sili, Jing, Yu, and, Yan, Liang and other states to send out the king of Qin, I am afraid that it will further fuel the arrogance of banditry in various places, the rebellion of Boyu in the north palace of Liangzhou, the rebellion of Zhang Chun in Youji, the rebellion of Yanmen and Qianghu in the north, and the rebellion of Xing in Changsha County, Jingzhou, will only intensify and become more and more difficult to clean up~~ Is it true that the national situation of the Han Empire is irreparable?
Could it be that the national fortunes of the Han Empire were really going to be buried in the hands of the eight hundred rogues?
Yuan Feng's eyes showed deep sorrow, looking at the eastern sky silently.
"Woo~Woo~Woo~Woo~~"
The sound of three short and one long horns sounded leisurely from afar, which made the civil and military officials on the city tower frightened, and the Spirit Emperor was suddenly taken aback, and he almost sat on the ground with a blank slump under his feet. Since Emperor Ling ascended the throne, he never thought about state affairs, only knew that he was playing with the harem concubines, and there were ten permanent servants who each offered rare and strange things, so that his playthings were demoralized, and he had become a waste early.
The eyes of He Jin, Yuan Feng and other ministers of civil and military affairs suddenly tightened, staring straight to the east.
On the eastern horizon, there was a sudden rise of billowing smoke and dust, gradually rising, wanting to confuse half of the sky, in the suffocating silence and waiting, finally, a faint thunder came from afar, and there were black spots like ant colonies rushing out of the billowing smoke and dust, along the empty field, towards Luoyang City.
At the front of the black pressure ant colony, a blood-colored banner is hunting in the wind, embroidered with the word "horse" of the bucket, like a heavenly horse, ready to rise into the air.
Since the capture of the Tiger Prison, Ma Yue ordered Zou Yuniang to remove the words "Eight Hundred Liukou" on the banner and embroider the word "Ma".
Witnessing the rolling of the Liukou Iron Cavalry, the city tower suddenly sounded the sound of "hissing" inhalation, many civil officials were immediately frightened to the face of dirt, body like chaff, among all the civil and military officials, except for a few military generals from the army, who has ever seen real swords and smoke? Most of them will only talk about it in the court.
Suddenly, the faint sound of thunder gradually resounded, and finally became a suffocating rumble, overwhelming the sky, threatening to fill the entire heavens.
Under the gaze of the civil and military officials of the Han Empire or trembling, or cold, or fearful, or desperate, the rogue iron cavalry swept all over the mountains began to move closer to the middle, and lined up into a strict and neat cavalry between the extremely fast marches, surging towards Luoyang City, and the rows of sharp sabers reflected the cold sky~~ Hundreds of steps away from Luoyang City, the raging rogue cavalry formation began to slow down, and then slowly unfolded towards the two wings with the blood-colored flag as the marking, As if deliberately trying to demonstrate to Emperor Ling of Han and the hundred civil and military officials on the city tower, the cavalry formation spread out to the two wings until it was several miles long.
The deafening sound of hooves finally dissipated, but the billowing smoke and dust kept rolling over, rising with the wind and crossing the head of Luoyang City, looking out through the hazy smoke and dust, the Liukou riding array became more and more weather-dense and endless~~ For a while, it was impossible to tell how many iron horses there were in the Liukou, only to feel that the black pressure outside the city was overwhelming, filling the heaven and earth.
"Wow~~"
Suddenly, a loud howl sounded leisurely.
"Whoa~~"
A thousand liukou howled in unison, and raised the saber in his hand above the top, and the sharp cold flame instantly confused the eyes of all the officials on the city tower, and at that time, more than a dozen old and frail civil officials could not withstand such a fright, and fainted on the spot, and Emperor Han Ling was also frightened enough.
"Knock knock~~"
"Woo woo~~"
Outside the city the howl of the flow of the Kou endlessly, the horn and the war drums in the city sounded in unison, the fierce killing atmosphere filled the inside and outside of the city in an instant, the majestic city gate Huo Ran opened, the high hanging suspension bridge also slowly descended, Yuan Shao, the captain of the Si Li, was fully equipped and took the lead, leading five thousand Si Li elite soldiers to cover out from the main gate, and lined up at a distance from the city.
When the elite of the Han army was exhausted and the formation was completed, it was also quite impressive, and the civil and military officials on the city tower couldn't help but feel refreshed, and the complexion of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was also much better.
In front of the Liukou array, Zhou Cang snorted coldly and said to Pei Yuanshao beside him: "Leader Pei, there seems to be no archers in the Han army out of the city, please allow Zhou Cang to lead three hundred elite cavalry to charge the formation!" ”
Pei Yuanshao snorted and said in a deep voice: "Remember not to engage him head-on, but follow the battle method of the big boss, ride diagonally and stab him with a spear." ”
Zhou Cang put his hands together on the horse's back and said loudly: "Obey!" ”
When the words fell, Zhou Cang pulled the reins of the horse fiercely, and came out of the line to the front of the formation, the eyes of a thousand Liukou suddenly focused on Zhou Cang, Zhou Cang slowly raised the saber, and suddenly waved it in the direction of Luoyang, and the poignant long howl resounded in the sky in an instant.
"Rush into battle~~"
"Ha~"
In the continuous shouting, three hundred elite horsemen stood out from the formation, followed closely behind Zhou Cang, and covered the Sili Han army like a tide after the formation.
Yuan Shaosu stood up in front of the formation, full of ambition.
Although all the archers had been transferred to the castle tower to assist in defending the city, and Yuan Shao had heavy infantry soldiers, pikemen and halberd soldiers under his command, Yuan Shao was not afraid, and he never paid attention to the light cavalry in front of him. Yuan Shaojiu fought with Zhu Jun, but before Zhu Jun entered Yingchuan, Yuan Shao was transferred to Beijing, and the official residence was subordinate to the school captain, so he had never learned the power of 800 Liukou.
Eight hundred rogues are by no means yellow turban thieves! Many people always equate the two until they find out that they are wrong, but they have already suffered a big loss under the hands of the eight hundred rogues, and even took their own lives. Many people have made such mistakes, and now, Yuan Shao is repeating their mistakes.
The deafening sound of iron hooves, hundreds of Liukou light horses swept like the wind and clouds.
"Horse rejection~~"
Yuan Shao gave an order, two thousand pikemen stepped forward ten steps, put one end of the extended spear in their hands on the ground, and the end of the spear tied to the tip of the spear was raised obliquely at a 45-degree angle, and immediately formed a cold and strict anti-horse gun array.
"Hey, hey~~" Zhou Cang looked up to the sky and smiled, put the knife in the sheath, reached out from the saddle and took out a sharp three-edged throwing gun in his hand, and then stepped on the horse's pedal with both legs, and the whole person straightened up from the horse's back, controlling the reins with one hand and holding the throwing gun with the other, and his body was extremely backward, it was really worrying that he would fall off the horse~~ Behind Zhou Cang, the three hundred Liukou also returned the knife to the sheath, and they all got up to throw the gun in their right hand and straightened up from the horse, but few people can stretch their bodies extremely like Zhou Cang.
"Huh!?"
In front of the Han army, Yuan Shao's sharp eyes tightened suddenly, and the strange posture of the rogue made him confused, especially the rogue was able to stand upright on horseback, which surprised him a lot, how did these rogue do it? Even the barbarians of the north had never heard of being able to stand upright on horseback.
"Ha~"
Zhou Cang shouted, gently pulled the reins of the horse, and the mount under the crotch immediately turned direction, obliquely cutting the upper right corner of the Han army, before the Han army was able to cut through the front of the Han army, Zhou Cang's extremely stretched body suddenly bounced back like a bowstring, and at the same time, the right arm that leaned back vigorously also leaned forward like lightning, and the three-edged throwing gun shot out of his hand ~~ "Huh~"
The sharp blade of the spear sliced through the air in an instant, emitting a sharp screech.
"Puff~"
"Uh~"
In the terrible howl, the two unlucky Han soldiers have been pierced by the sharp throwing guns, and the two people are like a string of grasshoppers being strung on the same throwing gun, and the sharp blade of the spear is especially from the back of the Han soldier behind, and there is red blood dripping down the sharp tip of the spear~~"Instigation~~"
Three hundred Liukou rode by, cutting diagonally from the corner of the Han army with smoke and dust, but three hundred throwing guns pierced into the dense Han army formation with a piercing scream.
"Ahh
"Oh~"
"Oh my God, my legs~~"
"Eyes, my eyes, uh~"
The continuous miserable howl rushed into the sky, and the Emperor Han Ling and the civil and military officials on the city tower had not even seen what was going on, and the Han army under the city tower had been in a big formation, and many loyal and brave Han soldiers had fallen in a pool of blood with wailing~~"Ahh~"
On the city tower, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty witnessed that Yuan Shaosi's elite soldiers were defeated so easily, and he couldn't help but be depressed and anxious, a salty smell suddenly surged from the depths of his throat, and he suddenly snorted, and his body fell backwards.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty?"
"Imperial Doctor, pass on Imperial Doctor!"
"What are you doing? Carry the emperor back to the palace~"
The city tower exploded in an instant, and the dignified man was so frightened by the thieves' soldiers that he fainted, isn't this how to get it?
"Hahaha~" Zhou Cang rode over, circled around and returned to the Liukou formation, and said to Pei Yuanshao: "Leader Pei, be happy, these Han soldiers are really stupid as pigs, they will stand and wait for death, haha!" ”
Pei Yuanshao smiled and nodded, and said to Zhou Cang: "Zhou Cang, the task assigned by the big leader has been completed, you and I can divide the troops into two routes, and plunder Taicang and arsenal in the north and south of the city, and then meet in the west of the city." ”
Zhou Cang put his hands together and said proudly: "Obey." ”
…… Luoyang Xixiao, a dilapidated carriage is slowly moving west along the official road, the driver riding on the wheel looks back at the carriage from time to time and looks at the carriage worriedly, there is a tight coughing sound in the carriage, listening to the fierce coughing sound, it seems that the people inside may lose their breath at any time.
"Phew~"
The coachman drank the horses, turned around and lifted the curtain, and said anxiously: "Guest officer, can your old body support Liangzhou, you have to travel thousands of miles from here!" But don't die in the villain's car, when the government investigates it, the villain can't afford it? ”
The curtain was lifted, revealing a middle-aged scribe in the carriage, the scribe's face was yellow, wearing a green cloth robe, described as thin, about thirty years old, at this time he was leaning weakly on the cushion, shook his head at the coachman, and said: "Big brother, the lower body can still hold on, don't worry, let's continue to hurry." ”
This middle-aged scribe's surname is Jia Mingxu, and he is a native of Wuwei, Liangzhou.
Jia Xu was only weak in his year, and he was promoted as filial piety by Yan Zhong, a famous man in Liangzhou at that time, and entered the court as a Lang official. But because there is no one in the court, and because the family is poor and has no money to bribe Shangguan, coupled with the fact that his surname is cold and his reputation is not good, he does not like Shangguan, so he is only a small Langguan after more than ten years in Luoyang.
At the end of last year, Jia Xu occasionally contracted a cold and got a serious illness, lingering on the sickbed for several months, and his meager salary could not even afford to hire a doctor. After holding out for several months and not getting better, Jia Xu had no choice but to resign and plan to return home to recuperate. Although the family is poor, they will eventually be taken care of by their relatives, and they will be able to survive with a few acres of thin fields.
The coachman sighed, lowered the curtain, and was about to beat his horse forward, when a faint thunder sounded from behind him. The coachman was stunned for a moment, could it be thundering and raining on this sunny day? Looking back, I saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance, rushing into the sky, trying to cover the majestic city outline of Luoyang.
"Oh no, something seems to have happened?"
The coachman traveled north and south, saw a lot of the world, and immediately realized that the situation was not right.
"Huh!?"
When Jia Xu heard this, he lifted the curtain on the back wall of the carriage and looked at it, only to see the smoke and dust billowing in the direction of Luoyang, and a faint cold light flickering from the smoke and dust. I'm afraid that I will be victimized by thieves~~"
"Thieves?" The coachman was stunned when he heard this, and said in confusion, "Outside Luoyang City, in the important land of Gyeonggi, where are the thieves?" I'm afraid it's the new army of the West Garden of the imperial court? ”
The coachman's voice fell, and suddenly a faint call sounded from a distance, and then ant-like pedestrians fled from the official road, some helped the old and the young, some drove ox carts, and some drove horse-drawn carriages, but more people ran along the fields on both sides of the official road.
"Run, eight hundred rogues are coming~~"
"Eight hundred Liukou is here, if you don't run, you'll die~~"
As soon as a fast horse galloped past the carriage, the knight on horseback kindly turned around and shouted to the coachman: "Big brother, abandon the carriage and run, if you don't run, the cavalry of the eight hundred Liukou will be killed, these thieves will kill people when they see them, and they will rob them of things~ If you don't leave, you won't even die." ”
"Huh!?"
The coachman was stunned for a moment, and finally reacted, but he was really reluctant to throw off the carriage. Then he struck the horse on the horse's stock, and the carriage began to gallop forward again, but the speed was really anxious.
"Ahem, cough, cough~~"
The cough in the carriage was even more anxious, and soon, cold sweat flowed down the driver's forehead like rain.
Soon, the deafening sound of horses' hooves sounded from behind him, and the coachman turned back sharply, only to see a large group of black-pressed cavalry sweeping in, the steel knife with a handle held high above the top, flashing with a suffocating cold, the coachman was dead, shouted, jumped off the carriage, and lay down in the small ditch next to the official road, and pretended to be dead.
This trick is a trick he has earned all year round, and he saved his life several times when he was in the border town.
The rogue iron horsemen roared towards them, and more than a dozen horsemen galloped out of the brigade of iron horsemen and galloped towards the carriage.
"Ha~"
One of the rogues shouted, galloped forward, stretched out his hand to grab the reins of the galloping horse, turned around and laughed: "Chief, I grabbed another horse, hahaha, it's just fucking thin." ”
"If you lose weight, you have to do it, and you can't ride and slaughter it, and you can eat meat."
"Okay." Liukou agreed, lifted the curtain with his hand, and saw a middle-aged man with a yellow face lying inside, and asked in a loud voice, "Leader, there is still a person sitting in the car, what should I do?" ”
"Those who can afford to use carriages are rich people, old rules, kill!"
"Yes!"
Liukou shouted, a trace of cruel murder flashed in his eyes, and he showed the sharp waist knife in his hand, poking at the heart of the middle-aged scribe.
"Wait!" The middle-aged scribe was sweating coldly on his forehead, and he didn't know where the strength came from, so he shouted loudly, "I am the same townsman as your big leader Ma Yue!" ”
"Uh~"
Liukou snorted, and forcibly stopped the knife momentum, the sharp tip of the knife was only a little distance from the middle-aged scribe's chest, and the cold blade pierced through his clothes, stabbing the middle-aged scribe's muscles through pain.
"Leader, this guy said that he is the same villager as the big boss, did the big boss say that his fellow townsman can be killed?"
Liukou was stunned, and raised his head again and asked in a loud voice.
The little leader of the Rogue leaned over and asked suspiciously, "The big leader said that he couldn't kill his fellow countrymen, right?" ”
The murderous intent in Liukou's eyes reappeared, and he said in a deep voice: "Then kill." ”
The middle-aged scribe was in a hurry and shouted: "I am not only a fellow villager with your big leader, but also an old friend!" ”
"Friends?" The little leader scratched his head and asked, "What is a friend?" ”
Liukou shook his head, confused.
"Uh~" The middle-aged scribe took a breath, wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and said in a trembling voice, "Old friends are to know each other, they are good friends, and they are brothers." I know your big leader, your big leader's surname is Ma Mingyue, the name is Boqi, a person from Liangzhou, and a descendant of the famous general Ma Yuan, right? ”
Liukou turned his head to look at the little leader and asked, "Chief, he said that he is the brother of the big leader, this is not a big deal." ”
The little leader thought for a while and said, "Since he is the brother of the big leader, he naturally can't be killed, okay, then let him go, return the horse to him, and let's go." ”
Liukou sighed, let go of the reins of the horse, and was about to ride away, when suddenly the middle-aged scribe coughed violently, and then a few traces of dirty blood spilled from his mouth and nostrils at the same time, and the whole person also collapsed softly.
"The leader is not good, the brother of the big boss has passed out, what should I do?"
The little leader rode his horse back, whipped the rogue on his back, and scolded viciously: "Pig brain! Since you are the brother of the big leader, of course you can't see death without help, you, drive the carriage and follow the baggage team behind you slowly. ”
After being whipped by the leader, there was no anger on his face, as if he had become accustomed to such treatment, and immediately jumped from his horse to the carriage, and drove away, but his vacant mount had already been led away by the little leader.
"Ha~"
Liukou shouted, and whipped on the horse's stock, and the carriage began to gallop again, at this time, not far behind Liukou, there was a long line of convoys on the official road, including ox carts, donkey carts, horse-drawn carts, and a large group of unsaddled horses, and dozens of fat pigs in the middle.
The two small teams of Liukou light cavalry were divided into two rows, protecting the entire convoy in the middle, and slowly marched towards Luoyang Xixiao.
…… Imperial Palace, the dormitory of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
The menacing 800 Liukou did not attack Luoyang, which made the civil and military officials in the city panic, but Emperor Han Ling was frightened, and he was unconscious at the time. Emperor Han Ling woke up from the blur, only to see Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong groveling and serving in front of the bed~
(To be continued)