69. When the cold wind rises
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Confusion.
If you have to use one word to describe the current Chang'an City, then this word should be the most suitable one.
Not long after Lu Zhizhi's assassination, his extremely terrifying-looking corpse was revealed-a little maid carrying the sobering soup made from the kitchen according to Du Ji's request and planning to send it to Lu Zhi's bedroom.
It's just that I didn't expect to see a lump of uncomfortable things suddenly appear at the door of Lu Zhi's bedroom far away, although the maid's nerves were still quite strong, and she didn't scream or panic to let the decanting soup spill, but she still immediately found Du Yi and Li Kang, who hadn't left immediately.
As a result, the entire Lu Zhi's mansion fell into great sorrow and chaos.
It was really like a bolt from the blue.
Although Lu Zhi treats his subordinates and subordinates strictly, he is not strict, in fact, this kind-tempered old man has won the admiration and love of the upper and lower levels of the mansion, and everyone feels lucky that this mansion can have such an owner.
I never thought about it, but here, it can even be said that it is under the noses of Li Dang and Du Yi......
Under the impact of great grief, both Du Ji and Li Kang fell into a state of madness, they really couldn't believe the fact that they had been born in front of them, but the terrifying corpse in front of them continued to stimulate their already fragile nerves, especially the pair of eyes that could not be closed no matter what, and the strong unwillingness and anger of the body owner who remained in the eyes at the last moment. In the eyes of the two, it is an indictment of their incompetence.
Obviously in this mansion that they think is extremely safe, obviously both of them are protecting the person they admire in this mansion, and it is clear that the most loyal warrior has been arranged by that person's side, Mingming......
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault......"
The mournful wails were mixed with the mournful weeping of the whole house, drifting farther and farther, up to the heavens, and down to the earth.
The bleak autumn rain suddenly fell from the sky, and it seemed that they were saddened by the loss of such a respected old minister by the Great Han.
The icy raindrops accompanied by the gloomy wind sprinkled into the Taiwei Mansion, which was already shrouded in sorrow, and hit the faces, hands, bodies, and legs of a group of people who were already in pain.
But these people seemed to be unaware. Even if the rain is so cold.
Maybe. For these people, their hearts have long since become colder than ice from the moment they saw the corpse, compared to the bitter coldness. How can the rain understand their suffering?
No. Maybe the rain isn't useless.
One. two, three, four, five, six...... Figures continued to rush into the rain. Then they knelt quietly on the cold bluestone slabs, letting the rain wash over their bodies, from the top of their heads to their knees.
His face was covered with traces of water, and he couldn't tell whether it was tears or rain.
Then one fell, two fell, and three fell...... Many fell on the bluestone slabs mixed with rain, tears, and blood, and with self-reproach and relief, they went to chase after the man who had left in a hurry.
Not all of them fell, though.
After a long time......
"Duke Lu can't just die so inexplicably, I want to avenge Duke Lu!"
His head slammed into the cold bluestone slab, leaving white smoke behind and adding red marks to his face, which merged with the rain and tears into a power called the oath.
This is not only the cry of the living for justice for the dead, but also the reason for the living to continue to live in the world.
From that moment on, no matter what kind of strength he had before, what kind of attitude he had towards life, Du Yi, Li Kang, Du Chang, Zuo Wei, and Zhang Hong...... This group of people who choose to continue to live has only one goal left, and their future is only for one thing.
They will be a bunch of Avengers.
So, with blood-red eyes and an awe-inspiring fearless momentum like the dead, they set out on that path.
It was a road of no return, but they did not hesitate.
Communicating with a group of madmen with anger and revenge in their heads is undoubtedly an extremely difficult thing to do.
They won't reason with you, no, maybe they won't believe the facts you put forward, the truth you tell, they only believe the facts and the truth that they have discovered.
On the surface, they are not the kind of crazy butchers who "would rather kill a thousand by mistake than spare one", they have always been careful to verify and finally act accordingly based on the evidence they have obtained.
But in fact, in the process of investigation, they don't care at all what the mood of the respondent is, and the person who cooperates may be fine, but if they do not cooperate with their investigation, then they don't mind using any method to carry out the investigation, including using human lives to pile up a path to the evidence they need.
And it is precisely because of the unscrupulousness or deliberate style of this group of people that Chang'an City, which was already in a rumor, has completely turned into a pot of porridge, and the contradictions and hatreds that were originally hidden were completely detonated because of this earthquake.
It is not difficult to make Shen Xiu the direct suspect of the whole incident, or it is certain that he is the murderer of Lu Zhi, because when Du Ji and Li Dang and the others calm down, it is easy to miss this guy with a strange face that makes it difficult to remember at first sight.
Although Shen Xiu, who had been prepared for a long time, had destroyed most of the evidence, especially the evidence related to why he wanted to assassinate Lu Zhi, the fact that he had found the same highly toxic substance as the poison in Lu Zhi's body from the garbage he had not destroyed a few days ago was enough to prove his identity as the murderer, not to mention the eyewitness evidence that the people in the palace saw him heading in the direction of Lu Zhi's bedroom.
The murderer has been found, but where is the murderer now?
This is the most important question on the minds of all Avengers.
Of course, there is another question that makes them puzzled and gritted their teeth: Why did Shen Xiu assassinate Lu Zhi?!
You must know that he was the first person to be influenced by Lu Zhi among the servants left by Dong Zhuo in the mansion. It was his cover that allowed Lu Zhi to plan a series of actions to kill Dong Zhuo with other courtiers. Even though some of Dong Zhuo's actions before his death are still confusing, it cannot be denied the efforts made by the courtiers for that day.
But such a person is now using such cruel means to murder Lu Zhi, who gave him a "new life".
Although the Avengers are eager to sleep on their skin and eat their flesh, they also believe that there should be a mastermind behind Shen Xiu.
Otherwise, it is really impossible to explain his motive for committing the crime, a question that the Avengers are puzzled by.
In fact, the first target of the avengers was Lu Zhi's biggest political enemy, and the man with the most motives for committing the crime - Situ Wang Yun, Lu Zhi's former friend and comrade-in-arms, and now he is almost an undying political enemy.
After Dong Zhuo's death, Wang Yun desperately excluded Lu Zhi, who was also a hero of Dong Zhuo, in order to monopolize power, and at the same time changed the law to cut off Lu Zhi's "wings". But when he was about to succeed, he was attacked by the Shuozhou army, which had been suppressed to the extreme. Not only are the previous achievements about to be lost. even had to face the counteroffensive of the Shuozhou army.
In addition, Wang Yun was also a short-tempered and ranger man in his early years, and even planned to assassinate corrupt officials and mediocre officials because he appointed a person with insufficient ability to be a county official for corrupt officials, so it is not surprising if he chooses to assassinate Lu Zhi, who has become the biggest stumbling block in front of him, for the sake of his ideals.
It's just that it seems to have a heart.
Not long after the news of Lu Zhi's assassination broke. The news of Wang Yun's assassination began to circulate in Chang'an City.
It's just that it seems that luck is better than Lu Zhi. Wang Yun was only slightly injured. But there is no fear for life.
As for the assassins, they were servants from Situ Mansion, and they were the same as Shen Xiu. The servant who is said to have assassinated Wang Yun is also Dong Zhuo's "inheritance" left in Situ's mansion.
It seems that Lu Zhi should have died from Dong Zhuo's remnants' counterattack.
It's just that the avengers seem to be a little hesitant about this conclusion, although the "legacy" that Dong Zhuo left to the Taiwei Mansion for this reason or resources may have been voluntarily buried for Lu Zhi, but they don't seem to have any intention of stopping.
After all, there are also rumors that Yizhou Mu Liu Yan is also suspected of being heavy.
Compared with other rumors, the Avengers seem to have a higher degree of agreement with this message, in fact, Lu Zhi has repeatedly revealed to Du Ji, Li Kang and others before his death that he is worried about Liu Yan's irrepressible ambition, thinking that Wang Yun's alliance with him is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger, which is a very dangerous move. Even if Dong Zhuo was killed, in addition to protecting Li Shushi, he restricted Liu Yan's power to Wang Yunjian to curb his ambitions, it can be said that for the ambitious Liu Yan, Lu Zhi is also a figure that he hates.
As a result, the Yizhou army once again became the target of the Shuozhou army, and this time the result seemed to make them even more desperate - not only did there not exist one in ten ordinary soldiers, but even those high-ranking generals were killed in battle, and the rest of the generals who escaped from Chang'an were all wounded, and several of them were in a state of serious injury and weakness.
Almost overnight, the Shuozhou Army became a terrifying existence that was even more talked about than the Xiliang Army.
In fact, many officials and civilians believed that the Shuozhou army, which had been carried away by hatred, would become a political force even more brutal than Dong Zhuo, and that Chang'an, under their rule, would become a real dead city.
Even, the rumors in Chang'an City that "the Shuozhou Army wants to use the people of Chang'an to accompany Lu Zhi for the funeral" have become more and more outrageous, and another new round of displaced people will explode directly without brewing.
After all, after turning around, the avengers appeared, except for killing a bunch of people who "must have grievances when they cut them one by one, and there should probably be fish that slipped through the net every other time", but none of the most important purposes have been completed.
The mastermind behind the scenes is naturally still in a fog, and Shen Xiu, as the direct murderer, is also alive and dead.
This undoubtedly made the Avengers feel a sense of annoyance.
And this feeling also seems to confirm the thoughts of the people who have begun to flee and leave Chang'an.
Shuozhou Army: This is the rhythm of cannibalism!
God knows what kind of bad appearance the "demon kings" of the Shuozhou army have been rumored to become.
The only concern of the officials and people who remain in Chang'an with apprehension is who the Shuozhou army will regard as a "serious suspect" tomorrow.
This feeling of having a sword of Damocles hanging overhead is something that no one will like.
But. Fate played a big joke on these people.
September 23 of the third year of the first peace.
It's another bleak day of autumn rain.
Chang'an City, which had been living in the "noisy" city, suddenly became "deserted" today.
Early in the morning, the sky was still gray, cloudy and cold.
The Xuanping Gate on the east side of Chang'an City was crowded with men, women and children.
There are a lot of people, and even with the tallness and majesty of Chang'an City, it has become small under the crowded heads. There are so many people that you can't see the end when you look west, and you can't see the end when you look east. There are a lot of people, even if you wave the white flag in your hand casually, you can set off a gray-white storm.
These people seem to be waiting for something.
An old man with a silver head waited anxiously and patiently with the crutch that the court had given him to represent the power of the "village elder", leaning against a withered willow. A young couple. The husband is holding his young daughter. The wife led her six or seven-year-old son, leaning out slightly from time to time to look around. A group of tear-stained cranes held each other's shoulders and stood on tiptoe. Looking at the ......
Although the number of people is large enough that most people in this day and age will be stunned just by seeing what they see in front of them. But it was very orderly. The soldiers who had been guarding on both sides of the official road from the city gate became a useless ornament.
No, perhaps the soldiers had long forgotten their mission, and their eyes were all in the same direction at this time.
It was exactly the same direction as the people's line of sight.
It's dawning.
After a few military vehicles as a pilot passed. A hearse crossed the city gate and slowly appeared in sight.
The hearse is surrounded by white banners, decorated with white flowers, solemn, solemn, and a bit of sacred and noble taste.
People were in heavy moods, and their eyes moved with the hearse, as if someone was silently commanding. The elderly, the middle-aged, the young, the civil officials, the military generals, and the common people all stood up straight, took off their crowns, and looked at the hearse quietly, crying, not bothering to wipe away the tears on their cheeks.
It's just that no one notices that the man in the hearse, the man hidden in the hood, has tears in his eyes, and he is trying to suppress his deep anger.
However, today is such a special day that even the Avengers do not want their ferocity to tarnish this important day. So, he could only endure.
Moreover, he knew very well that there were many people who thought the same way as him, many more......
Behind the slow-moving hearse was a group of courtiers dressed in court robes with solemn faces. It can also be regarded as the most honorable group of people in Chang'an City except for the emperor at the moment.
It's just that they feel a little out of place with the atmosphere here.
Although his face was solemn, there was not much sadness. Although the movement is slow, it exudes a bit of lightness.
It is not so much that they are saying goodbye to their former colleagues, but that they are cheering for the lack of a mountain above their heads, after all, whether it is the pressure from Bingzhou or the madness of the Shuozhou army inside and outside Chang'an, these courtiers who have just escaped from Dong Zhuo's clutches have once again felt that kind of frightened life.
Maybe if it weren't for Lu Zhi's reputation being almost impeccable, maybe these people would have raised their glasses at this time.
Of course, you will never see the clues on their faces, even if they are quite festive in their hearts, the expressions on their faces will definitely not be frivolous, and they can live from the shadow of Dong Zhuo to the present, and the acting skills of these courtiers have long been perfected.
Even when someone thinks of the tragic situation of Lu Zhi's death, they can't help but feel sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox in their hearts, and their faces will show a little sadness, after all, the question of who instructed Shen Xiu to kill Lu Zhi is still a mystery, and it can even be said that the whole thing makes people feel confusing, so no one dares to guarantee that they will have Wang Yun's luck and escape the control of that black hand.
What's more, they didn't even know whether Wang Yun would suffer a second assassination.
Speaking of which, these courtiers are really enough cups, and they have never seen much light on the top of their heads, from eunuchs to warlords, from big-headed soldiers to weird assassinations, it can really be said that "the road is long", and they have to search up and down.
Finally, there is a group of soldiers who are dressed in plain clothes.
A group of soldiers who are trying to suppress the anger in their hearts.
A group of soldiers who have suppressed their hearts and become extremely dangerous.
Walk at the end of the line.
It was as if it was the team that escorted the ministers in front of them, and the team that made those courtiers look solemn.
Lu Zhi is gone and is going home.
Outside the city, by the bridge, the autumn rain and willows withered.
It's already a bumpy single branch, but it makes the birds jealous.
Return to Xi for 3,000 miles, inch by inch.
I only hope that you know my heart, and the fragrance left is the same.
The top brass of the Shuozhou army will escort Lu Zhi's body back to Lu Zhi's hometown of Zhuo County for burial, and those ordinary soldiers will also return to their hometowns - Lu Zhi's death has left this team without a backbone, although because of a common purpose to make this team not break up for the time being, but it can be said that it can be maintained to the limit now.
Not to mention that several high-ranking figures in the Shuozhou army didn't have the heart to manage these, so it was better to let them return to their hometown than to be co-opted by those courtiers they hated, after all, even if there was no direct evidence, what the courtiers had done before still made Shuozhou lack much favor towards them.
If you add to this the fact that Song Xian, Wei Xu, and other former Northern Army generals from Bingzhou, who also did not have much affection for the courtiers, stationed their troops in the Chencang area west of Sanfu, Hongnong's Duan Xuan shrank to protect himself, and almost overnight, the Sanfu area became a very beautiful-looking raw egg - a pulpy liquid and a delicious and essence egg yolk wrapped under the fragile shell.
The fragrance is mouth-watering.
Pan Sen: Last night, my head was a mess, and the whole person was confused, please forgive me for forgetting to update...... (To be continued......)