A cold spring, so that the weather becomes extraordinarily cold, the thick snow will be the majestic Luoyang City dressed in silver, after the snow at the first glance, brilliance, extraordinarily enchanting. However, even if the weather is cold, it is difficult to stop people's interest in the festival. The custom of appreciating lanterns in Shangyuan has been prevalent in the world since the beginning of Emperor Ming, in addition to hanging peach charm lanterns in every household, the government and the wealthy families also have large-scale lantern festivals for the people to enjoy. Although it is not yet time to light up, the street is already bustling with people, shoulder to shoulder, a scene of peace and prosperity.

In the crowd, a big man nine feet long was particularly eye-catching, his body was as strong as an ox, his skin was like black charcoal, his eyes were like copper bells, and his face was full of short beards and roots upside down, just like a fierce god, in such a crowded street, people actually avoided one after another. Walking with the man was a young gentleman, with a crown and a broad belt, and a light coat. Looking at the outfit, the gentleman should be the master, and the man should be the bodyguard, but what is surprising is that the two walk side by side, regardless of dignity and inferiority, so that everyone looks sideways.

The big man complained again and again: "This ghost weather, why is it so cold, and there are still people who have the leisure to come out to enjoy the lanterns, they are really full." ”

The young scholar smiled leisurely and said: "The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is lit up in the snow, although it is just like burning the piano and boiling the crane, and the scenery is ruined, but it is also interesting to walk on the snow to find plum blossoms, watch the lanterns and admire the moon." ”

The black man said: "Big brother, this cold day that freezes to death, what's interesting, it's better to let me go home and warm up a jar of wine and drink a good time." ”

The young scholar smiled and said, "Yide, apart from drinking, I really don't know what other hobbies you have. ”

The big black man laughed and said: "Of course, my old Zhang has this hobby left, if there is no wine, it is better to die happily!" ”

"Then let's go quickly, Yun Changwen and Xian and they are probably in a hurry."

At this moment, there was the sound of gongs opening the way, and the forbidden army of the brigade appeared on the street with bright armor and bright swords and guns. In the prison van was a man unkempt and covered in blood, apparently tortured. The forbidden army in front of the team shouted loudly, and the common people dodged the forbidden army as if they were avoiding the plague god. The forbidden army was accustomed to flying in Luoyang City, and the common people dared to provoke it, although it was bustling with people on the streets in the Shangyuan Dynasty, but it did not hinder the march of the forbidden army at all.

The big black man was speechless: "It's such a big show, and I don't know what kind of court felons have been caught." ”

The young scholar said lightly: "If my expectations are correct, the person in this prisoner car must be Zhang Jiao's eldest disciple Ma Yuanyi." ”

"Ma Yuanyi?" The big black man muttered about this unfamiliar name and said in surprise, "Who is he?" Big brother, how do you know? ”

"I ...... Hehehe...... "The young scholar is naturally Liu Ze, how could he not know about the earth-shattering event that was about to happen." He smiled at Zhang Fei, but didn't answer him.

Sure enough, the forbidden army stopped when it reached the downtown entrance, and someone in the army beat the gong and shouted: "By the holy decree, the Taiping Dao traitor Ma Yuanyi committed a rebellion, intending to rebel, and was sentenced to the punishment of car splitting, in order to set an example!" ”

Then, a sergeant opened the cage and prepared to help Ma Yuanyi out of the carriage. Ma Yuanyi snorted coldly, broke free from the sergeant's hand, and proudly stepped out of the cage, although the torture he had just suffered made his movements extremely staggering, he still gritted his teeth, dragged a half-crippled leg, with dozens of pounds of handcuffs and leg irons, stood on the entrance of the downtown with difficulty, and proudly straightened his back.

More than a dozen forbidden soldiers were busy, removing Ma Yuanyi's handcuffs and shackles, and tying five thick and long iron chains around his neck and limbs, Ma Yuanyi stood there straight, letting the forbidden army fiddle, not moving, his face was covered with scars and bloodstains, his beard was all open, and he looked very hideous and terrifying. But his eyes were surprisingly bright, and he slowly scanned the crowd.

Suddenly, he saw Liu Ze from the crowd, his eyes became strange, and there was a trace of contemptuous ridicule on the corner of his mouth, as if it was not him who was sentenced to death, but all the people in Luoyang City in front of him.

Ma Yuanyi is Zhang Jiao's chief disciple and Jing Yang's generous Qu Shuai, who brought Jing Yang's tens of thousands of horses to Jizhou at the end of last year to meet Zhang Jiao's main force, preparing to start an incident on the fifth day of March. Appointed by Zhang Jiao as a "divine envoy", he came to Luoyang and secretly met with Xu Feng Xu and others, and then connected a large number of Taiping Taoist believers inside and outside Luoyang City, preparing to start an incident at the same time on the fifth day of the first month. Ma Yuanyi's mission was very clear, to contact the Zhongchang servants and the believers in the forbidden army, and on the day of Zhang Jiao's uprising in Jizhou, he suddenly launched a rebellion in Luoyang, surrounded the imperial palace, and killed the emperor and hundreds of civil and military officials.

Liu Ze secretly thought, this trick is really powerful, under the emperor's nose, it is difficult for the officers and soldiers to deal with the surprise attack of the Yellow Turban Army. Perhaps Zhang Jiao did not have the confidence to fight a protracted war with the officers and soldiers, and at the beginning of the incident, he sent Ma Yuanyi to carry out the "beheading operation", using the Zhongchang servant Feng Xu Feng and a large number of forbidden troops to make internal responses, and killed Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and hundreds of civil and military officials in one fell swoop.

However, he did a lot of calculations, but he didn't expect that a traitor named Tang Zhou came out of his disciples, and he denounced Zhang Jiao to the court, and soon Ma Yuanyi and more than 1,000 of his men were arrested in Luoyang, and Zhang Jiao's "beheading operation" was declared bankrupt.

However, Ma Yuanyi is also a tough guy, he didn't say a word under torture, and the court didn't have the patience to force a confession again, so he sent envoys to Jizhou to arrest Zhang Jiao, and on the other hand, Ma Yuanyi's car was split in the city, and all those who participated in the rebellion were punished on the spot to set an example.

Zhang Fei was also full of admiration, and said, "Big brother, who is this Ma Yuanyi?" Before he died, he didn't frown half-frowning, but he was a man. ”

Liu Ze lowered his voice and said: "This Ma Yuanyi is a disciple of Zhang Jiao of Taiping Dao, I remember that we also had a relationship when we were in Julu, he was obviously sent by Zhang Jiao to Luoyang to launch a rebellion, if it wasn't for the traitor in Taiping Dao, Ma Yuanyi would not necessarily be arrested, maybe their rebellion would be successful." ”

Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment and said, "With a few little thieves, can you shake the court of the Han Dynasty?" ”

"Zhang Jiao gathered millions of people, like a flood beast, if it weren't for his lewd disciple Tang Zhou to denounce it, I'm afraid the world will really change hands."

Zhang Fei swallowed his saliva in confusion and said, "Big brother, you said before that troubled times are coming, is it true?" ”

Liu Ze smiled slightly and said, "When have I ever lied to you, within ten days, the world will be in chaos." ”

The conversation between the two was said in a low voice, and the eyes of the people around them were on the death row prisoner, and no one paid attention to Liu Ze and Zhang Fei's "rebellious" remarks.

Five chariots appeared majestically at the entrance of the city, one to the east, one to the west, one to the north, and two to the south. The sergeant of the forbidden army tied the long iron chain to the rear of the chariot, the chariot to the north tied Ma Yuanyi's head, the left and right hands were tied to the chariot in the east and west directions, and the two legs were tied to the two chariots to the south.

The executioner waved his hand slightly, and the five carriages moved forward slowly, and the iron chains coiled on the ground swished and moved, like five black giant snakes, which were straightened in an instant, and Ma Yuanyi's body was also suspended in the air, stretched straight, and the iron chain around his neck seemed to be looser, obviously the executioner was unwilling to strangle him to death, but the thick chain was also embedded in the flesh, and his face was flushed. Ma Yuanyi exerted all the strength of his body and shouted loudly: "The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, the age is in Jiazi, and the world is auspicious!" ”

There was a commotion in the crowd, a life about to end tragically, and people knew whether it was fear or anticipation.

The executioner gave the order with a blank face: "Execution!" The grooms of the five chariots swung their whips vigorously and struck them so the buttocks of the horses that they were in pain, and with a neighing sound, they raised their hooves and galloped forward like a fly.

At that moment, there was a terrible scream at the entrance of the city, followed by the sound of broken bones, blood splattered, and a living person was torn into five pieces alive, and the ground was covered with internal organs, shredded flesh and skin flakes, and the white bones of Sensen, splashed blood, and the strong smell of blood and feces diffused over the downtown area. Seeing such a tragic scene, most of the people vomited on the spot, and many timid people fainted to death.

Although Liu Ze had killed countless enemies on the battlefield, such a shocking picture appeared in front of him, which also made his throat itch and almost vomit. Liu Ze patted his chest, forcibly suppressed the urge to vomit, and Fei also pulled Zhang Fei and ran out.

When he walked to the door of the Yangwei Dart Bureau, Liu Ze barely suppressed his breath, Zhang Fei was hehe, it seemed that he was not affected at all, but praised Ma Yuanyi as a man one by one.

As soon as he entered the gate of the dart game, Guan Yu greeted him, hugged his fists and said with a smile: "Big brother, why is it late?" ”

Behind him, Jia Xu and Jian Yong saluted together and said, "Xu (Yong) has seen the lord." The two of them performed a formal salute, pressing their left hand against their right hand, hiding their hands in their sleeves, raising their hands to increase their foreheads, bowing 90 degrees, and then getting up, and then lowering their eyebrows with their hands again.

Liu Ze didn't like it, waved his hand and said: "Wenhe, Xianhe, how many times have I told you, this kind of red tape is exempt." Hey, Yun Chang, Yide and I are here to fight the autumn breeze today, you can't hide your personal selfishness, Yide is waiting for your good wine to drink. ”

Zhang Fei also said: "Second brother, I heard that you passed through the Phoenix Valley on a dart a year ago, but you brought back several jars of good wine, and I hooked out all the gluttonous worms for you." ”

Guan Yu said with a smile: "Third brother, knowing that you are good, how can you not drink without your wine?" I've already made you pepper and cypress wine. Big brother, today Pan Feng came early in the morning to inform you that you are coming, and specially prepared your favorite mutton shabu, just waiting for you to come to the banquet. ”