In the fortieth section, the eunuch who announced the decree did not hear the coldness in Li Zhong's words, thinking that the other party had relented, and proudly took the holy decree that had been prepared long ago from the hand of a small eunuch behind him, spread it, and read: "The Empress Dowager Xianzhuang edict said: Now the emperor has died, and His Royal Highness's southern expedition has also fallen into the hands of Xiaoxiao. The palace was grief-stricken, and it was glad to hear that the captain was at this critical moment, turning the tide of the tide. Punish the evil and promote the good, clean up the demonic atmosphere, and return our society to a bright and prosperous world. The mourning family was very fortunate, and now Wu Ming, the commander of the guard battalion, was sent as a representative to discuss the aftermath with the Taiwei. ”

This edict was handed over to the eunuch by Tao Yu when he was leaving. Wu Ming came to avoid suspicion, and secondly, he was really not interested in the above content, so he never asked the eunuch to take a look. At this time, I could hear the content, but I almost laughed out loud. This edict sounds righteous and awe-inspiring, and Li Tie has also transformed into a hero who "clears the demonic atmosphere" and quells the chaos. It's just that as soon as this 'demonic atmosphere' came down, Tao Yu's entire family, a large number of old and young people all died, caught, and disappeared. The sarcasm in it is extremely obvious.

It's just that at the end of the edict, it was mentioned ambiguously. The "aftermath" is extremely vague, presumably Tao Yu also has no hope for this so-called peace talks.

Li Zhong didn't seem to hear the smell of this holy decree at all, or didn't hear it at all. His face was still wooden, and when the eunuch finished reading, he waved his hand behind him and said sharply: "Li Hu." ”

Li Hu slapped the horse out from behind him, bowed down and said, "Li Hu is here." ”

"You go, bring the things in the father-in-law's hand and I'll take a look."

This is the real disrespect, dozens of family guards behind him have been kept in captivity by the Li family since childhood, and their belonging to the Eastern Han Dynasty is naturally not as strong as the Li family, and they suddenly let out a burst of laughter. Wu Ming was also taken aback, he didn't expect Li Zhong to be so narrow-minded. It's almost a matter of disregard. In the midst of laughter, he saw that the eunuchs and officials of the Ministry of Rites were shaking like chaff, and they were obviously extremely angry. And the knights of the strong bow battalion of the Northern Army, although they were still motionless, almost all turned their heads and couldn't bear to look at it. Presumably, these soldiers who fought day and night on the frontier couldn't bear to witness the imperial power being humiliated like this.

Li Hu responded happily, and ran over to this side. Stretching out his hand to snatch the edict from the eunuch's hand, Wu Ming suddenly shouted: "Slow." ”

This sound was made by him with anger, and it was filled with true qi, which can almost be described as earth-shattering. The war horses under everyone's crotch were frightened and restless. A few of the poor horsemen were unable to collect the frantic war horses and almost fell down.

Wu Ming looked at the south, motionless. When all the commotion stopped, he unhurriedly untied the Chixiao Sword from his waist. Put his hands in the palms of his hands, and then said loudly: "Everyone, this sword is called Chixiao, and it was made by Emperor Gaozu who used his natal true yuan to take the pure yang true fire from the ground for seven seven and forty-nine days. Accompanied Gaozu to fight, and it was also equipped with swords by the emperors of previous dynasties. ”

Everyone was stunned, looking at the red night in Wu Ming's hand, and was speechless. Li Hu was stunned for a moment, but then he didn't care, sneered, and went straight to grab the edict in the hand of the eunuch. Wu Mingli shouted: "Seeing Chixiao is like seeing Gaozu, looking for death!" ”

As soon as the word dead came out, Chixiao suddenly jumped in his hand as if he came to life. I could only hear a crisp sound of "choking", and Chixiao was already out of the sheath. At this time, the sky is clear and clear, the clouds are not stained, and the red night is dazzling in the snow, like a scorching sun with a cold feeling.

Li Hu's right hand could touch the edict at this time, and he was about to snatch it with all his might. Suddenly, he felt that the golden light in front of him was dazzling, and Chixiao had turned into a streamer, cutting at him horizontally. He was taken aback, and in a panic, he had to twist his waist and stagger, and suddenly rolled to the side. The thought came to mind, and his body suddenly flew up like a cloud. He couldn't help but be stunned, "When did your light body kung fu become so good?" ”

The people below let out an exclamation at this time. He looked down, but saw that his lower body was sitting on the back of the horse, and the blood was rushing outwards like a tide, and he immediately screamed and fell from mid-air.

Wu Ming beheaded Li Hu with his hand, but Chixiao still didn't return the sheath, held it with both hands, and shouted again: "Seeing Chixiao is like seeing Gaozu, Li Zhong, don't you kneel down to accept the order?" Chixiao had just beheaded Li Hu, and the aftermath was lingering, adding a little more power, and the entire sword body was full of golden light. Under the sun, it is more like a small sun, as if the Son of Heaven is enforcing the law on behalf of heaven. Although the sword body looks dazzling with golden light, it is chilling, and it is actually chilling.

Wu Ming held Chixiao in both hands, only to feel that his chest was also full of pride. After shouting this sentence, he couldn't help but let out a long howl again. This time it was enough to pierce the golden cracked stone, and many war horses were in a commotion again. Li Zhong sat on horseback, and was first robbed of his soul by the sword of Chixiao. I only felt that the power of heaven was like water ripples on the red night, spreading out wave by wave. Like a giant Lang lapping reef, stretching endlessly. Don't knock yourself down alive, and vow not to give up. I heard Wu Ming's long howl again, and when I looked up, I saw Wu Ming holding the red night high and stepping down the "Jade Flower Skull", as if the ancestor was reborn. I couldn't help but tremble all over my body, and my legs and stomach cramped. Still sitting there, he fell from his horse.

"Plop" sounded, with Li Zhong's kneeling, it seemed to be contagious, first of all, the entourage behind him, involuntarily, all kneeling. Then everyone around Wu Ming knelt down, and in the end, all the soldiers of the strong bow battalion of the Northern Army turned over and dismounted, kneeling down in a large area.

It's noon, but the whole south gate is only a cold north wind howling. In the silence, Wu Ming turned over and dismounted, returned Chixiao to the sheath, and then took the edict from the hand of the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground, held it in both hands, and said, "Li Zhong, take the order." ”

Li Zhong only felt that the pressure was relaxed, but his heart was still a little dazed, and he was in a daze, and he didn't know how to take this edict.

The walls of Kyoto are not only high, but also thick. The average thickness even reaches twenty meters. With such a thickness, even the road with the city gate is more than ten meters long.

"Gotcha, gotta gotcha!"

Looking south, the big horse's hooves are in the deep hole of the city gate, which looks particularly crisp. With such a few steps, it takes less than a minute for Shenjun's Nanwang to pass through guò. But Wu Ming was still in a trance.

Kyoto, I'm back.

※※※When you enter through the South Gate, the whole world seems to come alive at once. At this time, the snow clears, and the snow on both sides of the avenue is swept up and piled up at the intersection, forming small hills. Although there were not many people on the streets, many of the city's citizens still poked their heads out of the windows or through the cracks in the doors, looking curiously at this special team. It seems that Li Zhong can ban the traffic at the south gate, but he still can't stop people's hearts.

Wu Ming let out a long breath, then looked up into the distance. Although the road surface has been cleaned up, the roof branches are still covered with thick snow. In the middle of nowhere, the building seems to be as straight as a knife. He turned his head and said to Lin Wu: "Let's go home and go to the Guards Palace." ”

From this official of the Ministry of Rites, I learned that Li Zhong really came to greet Wu Ming. It's just that Li Tie sent Li Zhong to "greet", I'm afraid he doesn't have any good intentions. As the largest city in the world, Kyoto has almost everything, and inns are indispensable. Wu Ming refused the arrangement of the officials of the Ministry of Rites and asked him to take the others to live in the post house, while he led Lin Wu towards the Guard Palace.

Konoe Palace is located near the Imperial Castle, but it is not located in the Imperial Castle. Wu Ming led Lin Wu and the others to gallop all the way. It's just snowing now, and there are very few pedestrians on the road. Even if there are people, when they see the costumes of this group of people, they don't dare to provoke them. The horses crossed several streets, and the towering buildings of the Konoe Palace were in sight. A warrior in front of him suddenly cheered.

Wu Ming shouted: "Be quiet, it's almost time to arrive at the Imperial City, what kind of system is this." ”

The soldier turned his head and pointed ahead, but his tone was excited: "My lord, my lord, the thunder team is bringing someone to pick us up." ”

Wu Ming was taken aback, fixed his mind, and looked at it with great eyes. I saw a large group of soldiers of the Guards Battalion standing at the gate of the Guards Palace, cheering like a tide. First of all, it was a woman with a fiery red body. Red fur coat, red trousers, and a red cape. He was holding a long sword in one hand, smiling and waving to everyone.

That's Rayfair, Wu Ming used to be in the Xuanwu team, and Xiahou Fei and Zhao Fei had a lot of disagreements. Being able to get along peacefully, Wu Ming's indifferent personality is one thing, but Yan Hou and Lei Fei are also very contributional. In his impression, this woman who likes to wear red women's clothes, although she is not very beautiful. But just like his position, like a red bird, it always exudes light and heat, and people can't help but feel close.

Getting closer, Refel waited for everyone to fight steadily, and then smiled bitterly: "Wu Teamzheng, you are finally back." Alas! This sentence sounds extremely contradictory, but everyone understands it. The previous sentence was naturally to congratulate Wu Ming and the others for crawling out of the pile of dead people in the Southern Expedition team, and the last long sigh was for most of the Guards Battalion brothers, including Yan Hou.

Wu Ming turned over and looked south, walked to Refel and stood still, and sighed: "Yes, I'm finally back." His heart was also sour, and when he looked up, he saw that there were tears in Refel's eyes.

At this time, Lin Wu and more than a dozen other people and the soldiers of the Vermilion Bird Team had already hugged each other, crying and screaming. More than 200 Suzaku warriors almost all arrived. They surrounded these dozen warriors, asking this and that.

The Suzaku Team of the Guards Battalion is a very special brigade, in addition to male warriors, there are also more than 100 female warriors. These people are more or less influenced by Reiffel's personality and are very easy-going. In the past, Xiahou Fei and Zhao Fei didn't make trouble with the Suzaku team. Rayfair's identity background may be one aspect, but the most important thing is probably to look at the faces of these hundred or so female warriors.