Chapter 9: Fortitude
The spring sun is in the sky, and the breeze is blowing.
In the city of Jiangjin, the long street of Suzaku runs through the whole city with the water of Jinjin, the whole length of the north and south is 15 miles, there are many shops along the street, restaurants, tea houses, cake houses, clothing shops, gold shops, jade shops, dark ware shops, etc., there are everything, and so on. On the bank of Jinshui, the stone steps are as smooth as jade, the weeping willow branches, and the new green is pleasant. Tie to the long steps, hundreds of flower boats gathered, and the sails were covered.
This is the moment when the people are full of voices, bustling, the silk and bamboo in the flower boat, and the tourists make a bright debut, however, the soldiers on the long street are like a forest, their hands are pressed with swords, their eyes are tiger-eyed, and they are stranded in Jiangjin City. There was a faint smell of burning in the air. The pedestrians hurried, their faces frightened, and they were silent.
In the middle of the long street, in front of the Yongning Governor's Mansion, more than 100 elite guards lined up left and right, all holding long knives, such as a dense forest, under the sunshine, the silver light is dazzling, and there is an awe-inspiring majestic momentum.
Between the two bluestone giant lions, the vermilion gate was suddenly closed, preventing a trace of breath from leaking out of the mansion.
In front of the door, a young general stood by his sword, and he stood close to his age, with a long face and a handsome appearance. He is the second son of Yi Fengchen, the head of the Yi family in Jiangjin, and is known as the "Fenglong Sword". He forcibly suppressed the curiosity of turning back into the courtyard to take a look, and kept his expression solemn, his eyes sparkling, meticulously examining everyone who passed by. From yesterday to the present, except for a few family heads who came in secret, even if others stayed in front of the door for a moment, they would be stared away by him.
In the yard behind him, two peerless masters who had set off monstrous waves were on the spot, one of them was Zhang Dong, who had ruled Yongning County for twelve years. However, Yi Xingzhi's expression was firm, and his eyes were bright, faintly showing that he was in the midst of excitement.
Xu Ruyu went downstairs in despair, stumbled by the threshold, and rushed to the center of the street.
The Yi family Jingwei was like a great enemy, the long knife was pointed horizontally, and his eyes were locked on him. Xu Ruyu stood still, his eyes were dizzy, and he was shocked, and then he came back to his senses. Forced to press the grief in his heart, he stood quietly in the middle of the street, his eyes narrowed, but he did not avoid the snow knife.
"Kid go away, this is not a place for you to stay." Yi Xingzhi said pleasantly, Zhong Jingwei was so like a big enemy to a child who almost fell out of the teahouse, which made him very unimpressed. I thought: It seems that since last night, everyone's nerves have been too tense.
Xu Ruyu is already a fourteen-year-old boy, however, he is thin and feels like a child in his early tens. Instead of avoiding it immediately, the child in front of him stood in the middle of the street and looked at himself with a calm expression, and only then did he become vigilant, stepped forward, and said with a hint of impatience: "Child, go away, this is not a place to play." ”
Xu Ruyu waited for him to approach, and made up his mind in his heart, and said: "I am the righteous son of Wu Chu, and my father instructed me yesterday to say a few words to Lord Yi Fengchen today. ”
Yi Xingzhi was shocked at first glance, and looked at the weak and shoulder-tall child with a suspicious face.
"My father once said that if he died, it would definitely bring great disaster to Jiangjin City, so he left an arrangement and asked me to tell Lord Yi, who has always loved the people like a son, and he also said that if you can't find Lord Yi, tell the second son who is decisive, Lord Yi Xing."
Yi Xingzhi was obviously very satisfied with the last sentence, and said humbly: "I can't say anything decisively, I am Yi Xingzhi, if you have anything to say, say it." ”
Xu Ruyu looked surprised, looked puzzled, lowered his head and thought for a while, shook his head and said: "You lie to me, the second son of Yi should discuss the plan to avoid trouble in the mansion, how can he guard the door here?" ”
Yi Xingzhi was a little annoyed, but he smiled helplessly: "Then I'll take you to Lord Yi Xingzhi." ”
The inner courtyard was a mess, full of branches and leaves, and a huge tree in the court had been broken by lightning lightning, and the isolated half of the trunk was charred black, and the breeze swept by, and the ashes were constantly scattered on the top. The hall had completely collapsed, and most of the two compartments had collapsed, and rubble had piled up on the ground, and from time to time bursts of black smoke rose from the ground.
Xu Ruyu followed Yi Xingzhi through the wall and walked towards the inner courtyard, the burning smell became more and more serious, and he thought: What is said in the teahouse to lead to thunder and strike seems to be not false. Walking through the corridor, Xu Ruyu stood on the spot.
Yi Fengchen and a group of people stood in front of the ruins, staring at the two corpses lying and kneeling on the court, their expressions solemn and silent. Yi Fengchen's face was even more gloomy, and he also showed a trace of tiredness, showing that he had discussed with the heads of various families in the city until now, but he had not made a decision. He saw the second son standing in the cloister door with an irrelevant child, raised his eyebrows, and said sharply: "Okay, who is he, didn't he let you guard the door?" ”
Yi Xingzhi walked over and whispered for a moment. Yi Fengchen raised his eyebrows and asked loudly: "He is the righteous son of Prince Wu?" ”
Of course, Yi Fengchen would not hear clearly, and hereby asked to let everyone present understand: At this extraordinary moment, the Yi family will not deceive them.
Yi Xing's heart comprehended, so he bluntly said: "He said that Prince Wu ordered him to come and say a few words to his father today before leaving yesterday. ”
"Oh." Yi Fengchen stepped in front of Xu Ruyu and said, "What are the last words of Prince Wu?" ”
Xu Ruyu couldn't contain his sadness, his father-in-law knelt down and inserted two short knots into his body, a pool of blood flowing from his body had solidified and blackened, his face had been ruined, his eyes were slightly open, and there was no brilliance in it. Of course, Xu Ruyu knew that his father-in-law had a peaceful and innocent look in the end, and used this humiliating death to free himself from endless regret. Xu Ruyu can still know: The father-in-law disfigured his face because he was afraid that the Zhang Dong people would find out about him through his face. Xu Ruyu sat on the ground until Yi Fengchen put his hands on his shoulders and raised his head sluggishly.
Easy to seal the dust blue shirt slim, thin face, but does not hide the chic posture, sideburns are frosty, haggard face, but the eyes are still sharp, and the body is transparent.
Xu Ruyu looked tired, he had been worried until last night, and he suffered from the night cold, and he collapsed without saying a word.
Yi Fengchen hurriedly pressed his back, entered a breath of true qi, and couldn't help but let out a surprised sound in his mouth.
"Father, what?"
"It's okay, he's a person who can't understand the Great Zhoutian, it's a little strange." Everyone secretly thought to themselves: Wu Chu finally accepted the son, and he should leave a legacy, but the child in front of him is not suitable for martial arts. At the moment, everyone has doubts in their hearts.
Xu Ruyu opened his eyes leisurely and saw that there was care in the eyes of the Yi father and son in front of him. Gathering strength and saying: "My father once said that if he dies, the anger of the Zhang Dong clan will not be vented, and it will be inflicted on Jiangjin, he asked me to tell Lord Yi that if the families in the city cannot defend the city with all their might, I hope you understand the truth that it is difficult to support it alone, and immediately lead the clansmen to avoid disaster Qinghe." ”
Although Yi Fengchen knew that there were many doubts in his words, he did not ask in detail. His eyes swept over the heads of the family behind him and watched quietly. From last night to now, everyone has gathered here when they heard the news, and they have been discussing whether to defend the city or not. Although the Yi family is powerful, without the support of other families in the city, it still does not have the ability to possess the big city of Jiangjin, let alone the various cities under its rule. During Zhang Dong's reign, he vigorously squeezed out dissidents and strengthened the strength of his own clan. Although Zhang Dong died, the power of the Zhang clan was not eliminated, and there were still 40,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 elite cavalry on the Zhongliu front. In Jiangjin City, plus the private soldiers of each family, there were less than 15,000 foot soldiers, and there was no cavalry. Although it is difficult to find a good opportunity at this time, how can everyone not hesitate to resist such force. Yi Fengchen also said: The people of Zhang Dong will be angry and still slaughter the city. The heads of the families are still uncertain, but they are suspicious and selfish. Jiangjin is self-reliant, the Yi family replaces the Zhang family as the first family in Jiangjin, and Yi Fengchen is the master of Jiangjin.
Now, Wu Chu said the same thing with the young son in front of him, but everyone believed it. During the reign of Zhang Dong, the children of each family who died under Wu Chuge are unknown. The families hated and feared Wu Chu, but the judgment made by such an enemy was the most convincing to them. Especially when Prince Wu finally regretted killing himself, his words would not have ulterior motives, the child in front of him, the grief was sincere and unpretentious, and it should not be the Yi family looking for a show. Everyone thought about it, and they didn't hesitate, they looked at Yi Fengchen together, and said, "Everything depends on General Yi's decision." ”
"Master Yi, my father once said that leaving his body in the city would be an excuse for the Zhangdong people to attack the city, and he asked me to take the body out of Jiangjin City after his death."
Yi Fengchen knew that this was the condition for the child in front of him to say the previous words, and after glancing at everyone, he wanted to allow it.
"Wait." One man lined up and stopped.
"Since I, Ling Zhanwei, have separated from the Zhang family, I am naturally not afraid of him attacking. I think that I and the children of each family died at the hands of Wu Chu, so how can you easily bring his body back. ”
Yi Fengchen and the rest of the heads of the families are uncertain, and Prince Wu has already apologized for his crimes, so he still can't whip the corpse. Wu Chu is a master of martial arts after all, and he has the spirit of a grandmaster in the last battle, and he will eventually become more famous because of this battle. If you want to whip the corpse, you must not offend the people who practice martial arts in the world. However, because of the great calamity, everyone could not bear to hurt each other's harmony because of a little child, and they did not say anything to consol them.
Yi Fengchen saw that everyone was silent, and sighed: "Boy, your father has apologized for his sins, and we will definitely find a good place to bury him, so you better go." ”
Xu Ruyu insisted very much: "If the grievance has been resolved, why can't you let me take my father's body to guard his spirit?" ”
Yi Fengchen was speechless, and he couldn't help but blame him for not knowing what to do, but he still needed to preside over this matter, so he looked at Ling Zhanwei to see how he responded.
"Past grievances can be eliminated. But he slapped me yesterday, what about this revenge? "It turned out that his youngest son Ling Tianyu died under Wu Chu Ge, yesterday he and Yi Fengchen rushed to hear the sound first, and when they saw that it was Wu Chu, they didn't judge their own strength, they rushed to attack, and were put down by Wu Chu with a merciful palm.
Xu Ruyu's eyes were cracked, his anger filled his chest, and he didn't understand it for a moment, and screamed sharply: "Do you want to leave my father to repay your grievances, or do you want to stay under the city of the Zhang Dong clan army and sacrifice it to avoid trouble?" ”
This was said very politely, and everyone shook their heads. If Ling Zhanwei let him go, there would definitely be rumors in the city: Ling Zhan was afraid of children. If someone has ulterior motives, saying that his intention to sacrifice his body to save his body has been exposed, and he has to give in to his child, he will not be able to defend himself.
Ling Zhan was so angry that he trembled all over, his fingers Xu Ruyu was trembling, and he couldn't say a word.
Xu Ru was foolish and continued to say sharply: "If I accept your palm on behalf of my father, will the grievances be eliminated?" ”
Everyone was stunned when they heard it, and at first they felt that the child in front of them was extremely harsh, but they had to admire his fierceness and unyieldingness. Ling Zhantian let out a long sigh, deeply regretting that he was narrow-minded and caused this tiger riding situation, could he really kill this young child in front of everyone. turned around and looked at everyone in a daze, at a loss.
Yi Xingzhi frowned, counted his thoughts, pointed to a half-human high lake stone next to him, and said, "As long as you move this stone to your father-in-law, I think Lord Ling will definitely not stop you again." After speaking, the inquiry looked at Ling Zhanwei. Ling Zhanwei nodded gratefully, and responded: "That's right." ”
Everyone also praised it greatly, thinking: It is rare and easy to have such a quick wisdom, and it is worthy of its name. The lake stone is the hardest, although it is only half a height, but it is not less than three or four hundred catties, the young child in front of him will not be able to move, and when he retreats, Ling Zhanwei also saved face.
Xu Ruyu walked to the stone without hesitation and picked up the boulder, but his body couldn't stop trembling, and moved to Wu Chu's side step by step, bleeding from his mouth and nose. He swept over everyone viciously, picked up Wu Chu's body, and walked out. It's just that the green jacket on his body is constantly soaked red, and it turns out that blood is constantly oozing from his body up and down, and the jacket is dyed red.
Everyone was stunned and lost their minds for a while. I don't want this toddler to be so strong that his belief is so strong that he stimulates his potential and lifts a boulder. However, the meridians all over his body were shattered, and his skin was oozing blood.
I don't know who exhaled first, and everyone came back to their senses slightly.
Ling Zhanwei twitched his ear and cried sadly: "I actually asked you to force such a strong child to death." After saying that, he turned to the easy way: "Virtuous nephew, why do you need to take care of my old face, just point to a stone." After saying that, he ignored everyone and staggered out of the house.
The face of Yi Xing is like ashes, and he still hasn't come back to his senses.
Yi Fengchen saw it, sighed secretly, and said in a warning voice: "Okay, it's not suitable for you to lead the troops now, hand over the talismans, and go home to reflect." ”
Yi Xingzhi Mu Ran handed over the talisman and walked out of the inner courtyard with a sigh.
Ling Zhanwei and Yi Xing went to find Xu Ruyu afterwards, and found the tomb of Prince Wu and the grass house under Fengling Peak. I don't see Xu Ruyu. Limited to Jiangjin, the defense was tight, so I had to give up. Later, a number of clothes in the grass house were taken, and a clothing mound was built for Xu Ruyu, and the tree tablet was called "Yi'er Tomb". Ling Zhan is a book to make it known to the world.
After the remaining five sons of Bayang City got free, they surrendered to Chen Ang and said that Bayang City was going to do something. Chen Ang guessed that Xu Ruyu's vitality was still alive, so people pursued Wu Chu's whereabouts in the southeastern counties for a long time. Later, the Jiangjin matter spread, and he personally went to Jiangjin City to inquire. Find the Dongli Teahouse, study its appearance carefully, and know that when the child is his own son Xu Ruyu, Chen Ang attached his matter to his father Xu Xingchuan, and the biography attributed the matter of Wu Chu's self-apocalyptic apology to him, and went to the grave of Jiangjin Yi'er with his wife and daughter every year to worship.
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