Chapter 26, Cold Silver Gun
With a woman's roar outside, the officials around the county order made way for a passage. Zu Zhao looked up and saw a woman in purple clothes striding in. At first glance, her body shape is quite plump, and when she looks at her face again, although the lines are also elegant, but the starry lights on her face are really flattering.
"Chen Youzhi, last time your brother was killed by this vixen, you didn't pursue it, and now my brother died because of her, you still don't pursue it, what kind of reason do you have, could it be that you have an unusual relationship with this little vixen?" The woman scolded as she came to the county magistrate's side, waving her hand and pointing at her fingers.
The servants pressed their swords and bowed their heads, not daring to speak or look at her. Zu Zhao was amused in his heart, knowing that women in the Three Kingdoms period actually had no status, and most of them were playthings in the hands of men. This woman actually dares to shout and point at the county magistrate, it is really not simple, looking at the appearance of this county magistrate, is she afraid that her wife will not succeed?
"Madame, don't talk nonsense. I'll even go home and talk about it. The county commander Chen Youzhi still has the same complexion, and there is no ripple on the side of the flat lake.
The woman didn't comply, her voice was a little louder, and she said, "I'm just going to say it here." Why are you so columstrious in this county order? Now the DPRK and the central government have sent people down to collect taxes, and you can't collect this or that, and you can't pay the silver taels when the time comes, see how you can keep your head? ”
"Listen to Madame, there have been many evil things in the city in the past two days, could it be that you sent someone to do it?" The county commander asked coldly.
The woman sat down on a stool and said, "Yes, I sent someone to collect taxes." I'm also thinking about you, you keep saying that you're for the people, but when the time comes, you can't hand over the money, and the blame is down, how many heads can you have to lose? ”
"This place has been repeatedly invaded by yellow turban thieves, and the lives of the people are already in dire straits, so how can there be any silver taels to pay taxes now? I am applying for the tax exemption of the people, so that they can cultivate themselves and recuperate for a while, and when their lives are better, they will naturally contribute to the country. Now that many people can't even eat, aren't you pushing them to a dead end by making them pay taxes frequently? Now thieves are everywhere, and the people blindly follow them, because the officials do not care about the lives of the people. Shall I be like them? Chen Youzhi said righteously. His words were heard in the ears of everyone, and there was a burst of admiration, and the people applauded and cheered.
Zu Zhao said to Chen Zong beside him: "It seems that your county order is very popular with the people." ”
Chen Zong nodded and said: "Lord Chen is indeed thinking about the people, but his wife is a greedy woman, and the most important thing is that one of her Tang brothers works in Luoyang, and I heard that he is a celebrity around the ten permanent servants, so she has not put the county commander in her eyes, and she is shouting at any time." ”
"I don't think this county magistrate is an ordinary person, why is he so afraid of his wife?" Zu Zhao asked puzzled.
Chen Zong smiled and said: "Why, I don't dare to take a closer look at Xiaomin, but I heard that because his wife had saved his life before, he has always respected his wife, although he disagrees with his wife's style, but he can't do anything to her." ”
"If you are really a person with affection and righteousness, such a talent, nesting here to be a mere county order, is indeed a waste of talent." Zu Zhao couldn't help but sigh. After listening to Chen Zong's words, Zu Zhao had an appreciation for this county order Chen Youzhi in his heart, and wanted to see how he would deal with the chaos at the moment.
I saw that the woman listened to Chen Youzhi's words, and her face was even more angry, and she said, "Chen Youzhi, if it weren't for me, would you be where you are today?" If it weren't for my cousin to protect you, you would have fallen to the ground, and now he wants you to collect some taxes, and you will push back and go. Don't forget, he is doing things for Lord Song now, and if he offends Lord Song, no one will be able to protect you. ”
Listening to this woman's words, Zu Zhao secretly thought to himself, isn't the Lord Song in her mouth Song Dian, one of the ten permanent attendants? Hmph, it's really a person who has attained the Tao of the chicken dog to ascend to heaven, the ten permanent servants are a few eunuchs, and they have won the favor of the mediocre emperor, and the small eunuchs around them have also begun to become proud.
"Hugh's eunuchs who brought disaster to the country and the people are on a par with me, they do many injustices, and sooner or later they will end up in a place where there is no place to be buried." Chen Xian ordered this picture to suddenly flick his sleeve robe and scolded sharply.
The woman probably didn't expect her husband to suddenly get angry like this, she was stunned for a while, and then her eyes widened, and she directly pointed at Chen Xianling's forehead and scolded: "Okay, you Chen Youzhi, you dare to insult my cousin, if it weren't for us, would you be where you are today?" You ungrateful, what kind of good old man are you pretending to be here who loves the people? Are you trying to kill our whole family? As he spoke, he covered his face and wiped the corners of his eyes.
Seeing the woman like this, Chen Xianling's face softened, helped her sit down, and said, "Madame's kindness to me will never be forgotten." But Chen Yuanyuan's matter is indeed not responsible for them, what do you want me to do? ”
"What's so difficult about this, sell her to the Qinglou, she has a good life, and we can also receive money, isn't this a matter of killing two birds with one stone?" The woman said immediately.
"As a local parent, how can you do such a hurtful thing to force good people into prostitution? This matter is over, and Madame should not worry about it anymore. Come on, take the lady back to rest. Chen Xianling shouted at the surrounding officials.
As soon as she had finished speaking, four or five servants came out and stood beside the woman, trying to invite her back. But the woman didn't look like she was leaving, but looked at Chen Yuanyuan coldly and said, "If you don't dispose of this little fox spirit today, I won't leave." If you can't bear it, then you can leave it to me. ”
"No, I'll take care of her affairs, Madame should go back and rest first." Chen County Ling said.
The woman waved her hand and said, "No, either I dispose of her, or you dispose of her in front of me, or the fate of you and I will end here?" ”
As soon as she said this, the audience was amazed. Even Su De, who was beside Zu Zhao, couldn't help but say: "This woman is so unreasonable. ”
"He's trying to force his husband to leave her rhythm, if it's me, I'll fan her big mouths and leave, this kind of bullshit county order, don't do it." Zu Zhao said.
Ma Yuan also leaned over and said, "With such a lady riding on her head, she is really alive." I think that Chen County Ling is a kind and righteous person, why don't I go out and slap his wife to death with one palm, and let him go with us, I think his friend is worth befriending. ”
Zu Zhao raised his hand to stop it, and said with a smile: "Don't come nonsense, let's wait and see how he handles it." It is difficult for Qing officials to decide common things, but I really look like I am looking at how this Chen County Order solves this matter. ”
In the face of Madame's coercion, Chen Xianling showed a little helplessness on his face and said, "Madam, for this little thing, how can you talk about our husband and wife." I'll take care of this, so please go back and rest. After speaking, he turned to the officials and said, "What are you still doing?" Why don't you ask Madame to go back and rest? ”
"Whoa!"
Several officials replied, walked up to the woman, and said, "Madam, please wait with me to go back to the county government to rest?" ”
"Spread them all out for me." The woman roared loudly: "If I just don't leave, I will sell that little vixen into the Qinglou today, and find some people to wait for her every day." ”
"Bring him back to me." Chen Xianling shouted angrily.
Several officials didn't dare to do anything, just looked at the woman, and then looked at the county order, and the expression on their faces was very helpless.
"Take it away, and forgive you for your innocence." Chen County Ling knew what the officials were worried about, so he added such a sentence.
"Whoa!" The four officials agreed in unison, bowed down to the woman, and said, "Madam, I have offended. After saying that, he forcibly pulled her out. Unexpectedly, the woman writhed her fat body and struggled, and shouted: "Qingshu, kill these four guys who don't know what to do for me." ”
Before the words fell, I don't know where a person flashed, only to see a flash of knife, a few clicks, a burst of flesh and blood, a few screams, when everyone looked again, the four people who pulled the woman's depression are now all in a different place, falling in a pool of blood.
Zu Zhao was shocked in his heart, who shot so quickly, it was simply killing people invisibly, and his speed was no less than Feng Luoxue. Ma Yuan also looked straight at the moment, and praised faintly in his mouth: "The knife technique is so fast, I almost didn't see it clearly." ”
"So you still see it?" Zu Zhao asked.
Ma Yuan nodded and said: "See, what a handsome sword technique, that person's skills are only afraid that he is not under me, if it is a weapon competition, I will be inferior." ”
Listening to Ma Yuan's words, Zu Zhao felt a little uneasy in his heart, there were such masters around the woman, and now I don't know how many are hidden, if he really makes a move, he can barely escape, Ma Yuan is naturally fine, but Su Dejie is a literati, he is afraid that he can't escape, and there are old and young Chen, and he is afraid that he will not have time to take care of them when the time comes, how can this be good.
Seeing the four officials fall in a pool of blood in an instant, the onlookers all screamed, and couldn't help but take a few steps back, hiding in a corner where they thought they were safe, and secretly peeking at the movement outside. And the officials around the county commander also retreated a few steps, drew their knives with a few clicks, and gathered around the county commander.
I saw Chen Xianling gritting his teeth, frowning, and a look of resentment. He quietly squatted down and looked at the official lying in a pool of blood, grieving. In the face of the sudden attack, those officials were unprepared, and they didn't have time to close their eyes when they died. Chen Xianling was very sad and stroked their eyes and made them squint. got up and said quietly: "A few of them have followed me for many years, killing thieves together, except for the yellow scarf, they have no fear in the face of the enemy, they can't be killed by the enemy after several fierce battles, and they can't imagine that they will die in their own hands now." Madame, you are so ruthless. ”
The woman looked coldly at the servants in the pool of blood, and said disdainfully: "I don't know how to do a few slaves, they deserve to die." ”
Chen Xianli glared at her fiercely, turned his head to look at the man named Qingshu, and said quietly: "Qingshu, I didn't expect you to hide so deeply, who are you?" ”
The woman snatched the words and said, "He is the master of protection for me selected by my cousin from the Son of Heaven's guards when the Yellow Turban Thieves were in rebellion. I kept him from showing his skills just to better protect me. ”
"But they didn't want to hurt you." Chen Youzhi said loudly.
"Hmph, if you dare to touch me, you are looking for death. I don't even look at my identity, but I dare to touch me. Chen Youzhi, are you going to send someone to catch that vixen now, or are you going to continue to fight against me? The woman said coldly.
Chen Xianling looked at her resentfully, and said coldly: "If you want me to hurt my people, I can't do it." ”
"Okay, if you can't do it, I'll do it." The woman pointed at Chen Yuanyuan coldly and said, "Qingshu, go, bring that little fox spirit to me, if you are willing, play around and sell her into the Qinglou." ”
The man named Qing Shu nodded slightly, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and slowly walked towards Zu Zhao and them with a knife. When Chen Yuanyuan saw the man coming, his face was frightened, and he hid behind his grandfather Chen Zong, while Ma Yuan and Zu Zhao consciously blocked in front of them. I was thinking in my heart, if that Qingshu wanted to come hard, I was afraid that he wouldn't be able to bargain easily, and they would not be able to beat him if they were two against one.
Seeing that Qingshu was approaching step by step, although Chen Yuanyuan was hiding behind everyone, he was trembling with fright, and his face was pale. She had been scared before, and now that such a powerful enemy was coming directly to her, how could she not be afraid. Zu Zhao glanced back and saw her trembling like chaff, he couldn't help but feel some pity in his heart, and whispered comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, I won't let you be hurt before I fall." ”
Although this was comfort, Chen Yuanyuan was even more uneasy in his heart, if he affected Zu Zhao and them because of himself, wouldn't his sin be even greater, but when she thought that she was going to be sold into a prostitute in the Qinglou, she couldn't control her nervousness.
Qing Shu walked up to Ma Yuan, glanced at them, and finally saw that there was still a little blood on Ma Yuan's fingers, Qing Shu asked coldly, "You are the one who killed the county lieutenant?" ”
"That's right, it's me, how are you doing?" Ma Yuan was not afraid at all, and straightened his chest a little straighter.
Qing Shu said: "I have been working with the county lieutenant for a long time, and I know that he has some kung fu skills, and you can actually kill him in one round, it seems that your skills are very good." ”
"A little carving insect skill can't get on the scene, but it's enough to kill such unscrupulous thieves. I see that Your Excellency is a quick shot, he should be a first-class swordsman, and since I met it today, I really want to ask for a few tricks. Ma Yuan said.
"I see you're still a little bold, haven't you asked?"
"The surname is Ma Mingyuan, and the words are straight. Chaotic for half a life, not famous, and no one can afford it. Ma Yuan said.
Qing Shu smiled coldly and said, "It's true that I'm a nobody, but I'm not a famous person. I see that you have a righteous heart, and I don't want you to die under my sword like this, if you hand over that little lady, we may be able to be friends. ”
Ma Yuan laughed and said: "It seems that we can only be enemies, and if I want to hand her over, I will never be able to do it." ”
Qingxiao nodded and smiled, but did not continue to negotiate with Ma Yuan, but looked at Zu Zhao, looked at it carefully for a while, and said: "Your Excellency looks so familiar, it seems that you have seen it somewhere." ”
Zu Zhao said: "I don't remember seeing you. Since you are the sword of the Son of Heaven's guard, why did you stoop down to be an unscrupulous woman's bodyguard in this small county? ”
"Bodyguards?" Qing Xiao frowned suspiciously, obviously not knowing what the word bodyguard meant in Zu Zhao's mouth.
Zu Zhao smiled faintly and said, "That's what it means to be a guard." ”
He nodded clearly, but did not answer, but turned his eyes to look at Su De, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said: "Su Shide, the first strategist under the command of Zhang Jiao's powerful general Han Yi?" I can't believe you're not dead yet? When I met today, did God want me to make such a great achievement? ”
Su De was also shocked when he saw that this young man knew him, but on the surface, he was still unfazed, and asked, "I am really surprised that no one else can recognize me." That's right, I'm Sude, but I've long since broken away from the Yellow Turban Rebellion. ”
Qing Shu said with a smile: "The Yellow Turban Thief is afraid to make trouble, and everyone in the world will be punished, one day is a Yellow Turban Thief, and the next life is a Yellow Turban Thief." At the beginning, the reward for you was lower than that of Zhang Liang and others. If I can capture you back at this moment, I will be able to get ahead, and I don't need to do anything with a knife to guard. ”
"Listen to you, you are also the one who wants to lead the troops to gallop on the battlefield?" Zu Zhao asked.
"I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and naturally I hope to do a great job, but later before I could be promoted, I was selected to enter the palace to protect the Son of Heaven, and I can't show my hands and feet. Later, he was sent here to protect the county magistrate's wife. Lord Song has a life-saving grace for me, so naturally I can only obey. Qing Shu said.
Zu Zhao thought to himself, although Song Dian said that he was sending people to protect the Son of Heaven, he was actually monitoring the Son of Heaven, and no one in the world knew about the battle between them and He Jin. Whoever can control the Son of Heaven can intimidate the Quartet, and the person who uses this kind of coercion of the Son of Heaven to make the princes use it to the point of perfection is naturally Cao Cao, but this is all later. The current Cao Cao is a snake that has not yet turned into a dragon.
"In that case, why do you want to live here, why don't you show your talent in another way?" Zu Zhao said. He really doesn't want to fight with this young man, and when the time comes, he is afraid that he will end up with a lose-lose ending, which will not be good for everyone.
Without waiting for Qing Shu to answer, the county magistrate in the back scolded loudly: "What are you talking to them there?" Do you want to do the opposite? Get me that little vixen. ”
Hearing this, Qing Shu squinted the corners of his eyes, glanced back, and his face immediately became indifferent and abnormal, as if ice slag was about to roll down from the corners of his eyes, which was really scary.
"Are you going to hand them over of yourself or do you want me to do it myself?" Qing Shu said coldly.
Zu Zhao clenched his fists, pushed Chen Yuanyuan and her grandfather back a little, and said, "You want us to hand her over, unless you step over our corpse." ”
"Good backbone, good courage, then I will give you a good time." As he spoke, he flashed his big sword and made a posture to attack.
Zu Zhao and Ma Yuan also opened up their posture, ready to fight with this Qingshu for hundreds of rounds. Who knew that before they could make a move, Chen Xianling suddenly shouted and said, "Stop." Qingshu, you killed my brother who lived and died with me, let's settle this account first. ”
"Chen Youzhi, are you crazy? If you continue to go crazy like this, this is really the end of our husband and wife. As she spoke, she took out a pair of scissors from her bosom, and then pulled up a tuft of hair to cut it.
"One night husband and wife, do you really want to be like this?" Chen Youzhi asked coldly.
"It's not that I'm going to do this, it's that you're going to force me to do this." Madame said coldly.
Chen Youzhi looked at him for a while, and shouted, "Come on, bring me a gun." When the sound stopped, a man came up from behind, carrying an eight-foot spear, the head of which was shining like silver. He took the spear and danced casually, actually putting on a very handsome and domineering pose. Zu Zhao entered, his heart was overjoyed, he had seen Zhao Yun play with a gun, and felt that Zhao Yun's marksmanship was really superb, but it was a pity that he couldn't dance at all when he held Zhao Yun's gun.
Now seeing that Chen Xianling's gun looks much more erect than Zhao Yun's one, I don't know what his strength is, and I can't help but look forward to it a little more.
"Chen Youzhi, do you really want to break off my husband and wife?" The woman asked aloud.
Chen Youzhi ignored it, put the spear up, and approached Qingshu. The pace is like the wind, it is really a man like the wind. Seeing Chen Youzhi attacking with a spear, Qing Shu abandoned Zu Zhao and the others, brandishing a knife to greet him. The two men met like lightning and flint, and the two weapons collided in the air, splashing sparks and making a piercing sound.
"Cold-faced silver gun?" Su De suddenly came out with such a sentence, pulling back the thoughts of Zu Zhao, who was watching the battle situation wholeheartedly, and asked, "What did you say?" ”
Su De pointed at Chen County's order and said, "He is a cold-faced silver gun." When I was with the Yellow Turban Army before, I was going all the way forward, but then the army encountered a man who played with a silver gun, and under his attack, the Yellow Turban Army was defeated again and again, and I was forced to leave the Yellow Turban Army at that time. ”
"Have you seen him?" Zu Zhao was puzzled, if he had seen Chen Xianling, he would have recognized it a long time ago, so he would have recognized it at this time. Su De told Zu Zhao that he was only commanding the battle in a high and distant place, so he did not see the face of the spearman clearly, and every time he fought, the man never reported his name, and rushed when he saw someone, which caught the Yellow Turban striker off guard, and many masters were stabbed to death by him. Since he refused to report his name, the Yellow Turban Army could not find out about him, so they called him a cold-faced silver gun. Now that I saw him with such marksmanship, I realized that this Chen County Order was the cold-faced silver gun that defeated Zhang Liang's main force at that time.
When Zu Zhao heard this, he was surprised and delighted in his heart, he couldn't imagine that there were such excellent people in the Three Kingdoms, maybe because of his personality problems, he was buried in the history of the Three Kingdoms, and now that he came to this world, he must dig out such talents and use them for his own use, and he can't let them be buried anymore.
"Whatever I do, I'm going to bring him to me. It is impossible for Zhao Yun to follow me, so I will accept this cold-faced silver gun Chen County Order, and one day when I meet Zhao Yun, let them learn from each other to see who is more powerful. Zu Zhao secretly had a plan in his heart.
And by this time, the battle has entered a white-hot state!