Chapter 22: The Catastrophe of the Moon Lake
The king of Xian in the town soon got the news, and the secret guards who went to check judged that Gu Quan had fled along the road towards the outside of the mountain, and they chased them out for several miles, but they couldn't see a trace, until they found that the horseshoe prints had disappeared by a small river, and then they returned in a huff.
Xianwang suspected that someone had laid it out, but he couldn't find any evidence.
Indignantly, he whipped the secret guard who returned more than a dozen times, but he still couldn't get angry. Ten of the fourteen brocade guards who followed him out this time died, and in addition, the guards in the palace also broke several. Fortunately, Liu Er has already been on the case, and he can explain it on the surface.
"Jin Yiwei is also a fool!" King Xian gritted his teeth and said: "Otherwise, Hou Zhengxiong sent a group of people who swept the floor and poured night incense to this king, he would have lived to the end!" ”
Zuo Qing said: "Xu is too light of our enemies, over the years, many of the people who have been traitors have fled to Lingnan, maybe this Yuehu Town is a place to hide filth and dirt." We know how we act, and we have the weapons to do it. ”
Zuo Qing's words were in the middle of the king's arms, he nodded thoughtfully, then leaned back in the chair, and said slowly: "There are imperial court criminals hidden in Yuehu Town...... Several! Jin Yiwei was killed by a traitor. In order to encircle and eradicate this gang of traitors and not let go of a fugitive, this king had to slaughter the town! ”
King Xian has already thought about it, the task handed over by Concubine Ji can't be done no matter what, burn this town, and no one can find out Gu Quan's whereabouts, it's a hundred.
"Zuo Chi, after returning to Beijing, you go and copy the names of the Qin prisoners who have escaped without clues, and let them 'die' in Yuehu Town!" King Xian walked out of the inn with his hands behind his back.
After counting the remaining manpower, King Xian prepared to escort Liu Er back to Beijing. Only Zuo Qing and others were left to set fire to kill.
How could Zuo Qing and Zuo Chi's horses keep straining, and they can't stand no matter how they hurry. Several people were sweating profusely, and they were delayed for a long time.
"The prince should be in a hurry! Gu Quan ran away, and the prince's temper was not very good. Well, anyway, there are no real fugitives in Lake Town this month, and we can't be serious, so it's only serious to catch up with the team. Zuo Qing discussed with Zuo Chi.
Zuo Chi doesn't have any opinions, if it drags on any longer, the whip that the prince draws on the dark guards will fall on their heads. So they hastily ordered a few houses around, and hurriedly urged the exhausted horses to catch up with the king and cover up the matter.
Seeing the smoke rising from Yuehu Town from a distance, Prince Xian got into the carriage and hurried back to Beijing.
Xie San went around, watched the fourth child's convoy go away on the mountain, and returned to Yuehu Town with Ling Xue and Ming Ze. Li Zheng was already directing everyone to extinguish the fire, and the people who were cut were also gathered in the temple for treatment, and Haitang, Ji'er and the doctors in the other two towns were busy rescuing the injured.
Xie San and Haitang only took a picture from a distance.
At that time, Xie San was in a silver shirt and a white horse, and immediately stared at Begonia, who straightened up and looked out as if he was sensitive. I saw Xie San's right hand clenched into a fist, and the heart of the fist was facing the heart. Haitang also slowly raised his right hand and followed Xie San to do the same. Silence is better than sound.
Duan Wang smiled and turned his horse's head and ran towards the Moon Ridge.
On the ridge, the old people and children hiding in the cave have returned home one after another, and some of their homes have been burned down, and they are still in the cave for the time being. Feng Mingze used to help people and carry things, while Feng Tingxiao was comforting those who stayed.
Duan Wang and Ling Xue were not suitable to show up, they returned to Gu Quan's house and told Gu Quan in detail. Gu Quan stood for a long time and sighed, although the loss of Moon Lake Town was not large, it was also because of him that he suffered a flying disaster. He was even more determined to leave Yueling, since he had no direction, following Feng Tingxiao and his wife to Yunnan was one more care.
Night fell, but Moon Lake had no sleep. Although they escaped the catastrophe this time, there were still more than a dozen dead and wounded. Begonia: They can't leave until midnight.
Xie San and Ling Xue had been waiting in the shadows of the trees, watching them enter the path up the mountain, Xie San rode over and stretched out his hand to her. When he got on the horse, Haitang suddenly found that Xie San's saddle was equipped with an extra pair of pedals. This is after riding back last time, Xie San asked Ming Ze to pretend for him.
"Thank you," Haitang said with a smile, "If it weren't for your proposal to let the old and the young hide first, there would have been more dead and wounded." ”
Xie San smiled and said, "Thank you for the poison ball, so that I didn't even encounter a close enemy." ”
"Is it so powerful?" Haitang laughed out loud and turned her head to look at him: "Probably there is no wind today, and there are few people." If the wind is strong, the effect will be much smaller. ”
Haitang paused and said, "The master may be going to Yunnan with Uncle Feng and Aunt Feng......"
"Do you want to go back to the capital with me?" Xie San asked in a low voice.
Haitang shook his head and said, "Wherever the master goes, I will go." ”
Xie San deliberately said: "Feng Mingze wants to go with me." ”
Haitang smiled: "Although we want to be good, he is him, and I am me." He will go as soon as he goes, and of course his sister hopes that his brother will have a good future. ”
Hearing her words, Xie San secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, not to mention how happy he was.
Seeing that he was about to get home, Xie San rubbed the top of Begonia's head, and asked with a smile, "What are you going to do for me tomorrow?" ”
"You remember what you said you were eating!" Begonia pursed her lips and smiled.
Xie San lowered his head, his lips were close to Haitang's ear and whispered, "I remember every word you said clearly. If you say, 'You have my life', are you 'my heart'? ”
Haitang, who was sitting on the horse, couldn't run and couldn't run, couldn't help blushing and heartbeat, and didn't know how to answer for a while.
On a bright moonlit night, the wind at the bottom of the veins and sleeves. Suddenly, I saw Tan Lang riding a horse, like in a dream.