Section 194 Beheading
These words caused a commotion among the Xuan family. They looked at each other one after another www.biquge.info and saw horror and panic in each other's eyes.
Things seem to go beyond the usual logical concepts and cognitions.
Commanders have always been vulgar people. When facing them, civil officials have always had arrogance and contempt from above. The reason why Xuan Guangjing dared to lead his clan to attack the Xuanhuo Army garrison was because of this unwritten distinction between the high and low identities between civil ministers and military generals. The waiter of the Ministry of Rites is the third grade, and Yang Tianhong, as a general of Pingnan, has the same grade as Xuan Guangjing. As for the Lord of Courage and Courage in him, it is superb. In comparison, Xuan Guangjing's identity is even lower than Yang Tianhong. However, things are so strange, even in the face of generals with higher ranks than themselves, the ministers always have indescribable arrogance and contempt. Even the generals of the imperial court above the third grade, when they saw the local seven-grade county order, they had to be respectful and accompanied by a smiling face.
Well, Yang Tianhong didn't show up from beginning to end, and it didn't mean anything to say about him at this time. Surrounded by a dense crowd of Xuanhuo officers and soldiers, thick and solid shields lined up in steel walls, with cold and sharp spears sticking out of them, the knives in their hands were fast and sharp, obviously just polished, and maybe even had to be maintained every day. Just looking at this kind of scene makes people's scalp tingle. Moreover, these officers and soldiers have fierce expressions, even with bloodthirsty cruel expressions. No matter which one of them, it is not comparable to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division or the Shuntian Mansion Officials. They're the ones who have really seen blood and killed people. This kind of fierce person will definitely not be afraid of fighting, but will feel that killing people has an indescribable heartiness. Xuan Guangjing has more knowledge than other clansmen, and knows that this kind of thug will not give face to any civil minister at all. As long as the Lord gives the order, the sword in their hands will be slashed without hesitation.
After all, the Xuan family is used to domineering. Staying in the bustling and peaceful capital for too long, both vision and thinking are confined to this city made of heavy bricks and stones.
"You dare!"
A beard with white hair. Wearing a Confucian robe, a tall and thin old man stood up, pointed at Xue Jinbiao and scolded angrily: "A mere martial artist doesn't know etiquette at all, and he is vulgar. Even if it's not for me to seek justice for the matter of Xuan's family and nephew today, it's to see the old man on weekdays. You also have to get off your horse and kneel. It is a well-known axiom in the world that literati are noble and martial artists are inferior. Dog thief, if you know each other, quickly roll over and kowtow to the old man to admit his mistake. If you have a sincere attitude, for the sake of Master Confucius and Mencius, maybe the old man will just punish you a little bit, and then let it go gently. If you are still stubborn, the old man will definitely go to Shuntianfu to accuse you of the crime of disrespect. When the time comes. Either the great crime of killing the head or being exiled for 3,000 miles. ”
I have to admit that the old man's words did have an extremely powerful deterrent effect on Xue Jinbiao. The arm he had just raised shook slightly, and his fierce expression was a little hesitant. After the first battle in southern Xinjiang, Xue Jinbiao no longer had any concept of the word "killing". It is a physical activity of picking up a knife and cutting off someone's head. However, cutting off the head of a barbarian and cutting off the head of one's own are two different concepts. Xue Jinbiao is a Chu man after all, although the law has never stipulated that military generals must kneel and bow when they see literati, but everyone ******** about this. And it forms the norm. At this time, the concept of morality has transcended the law. Facing the angry old man, Xue Jinbiao felt overwhelmed for a while. Instinctively a little afraid, his mind was full of humiliation and anger.
Damn! When Lao Tzu fought bloody battles in southern Xinjiang and killed the Yue barbarians, where were the two saints of Confucius and Mencius in your **** mouth? You are full of poems and articles, can you say that a Yue barbarian put down his knife and respectfully respect the naturalized saint?
Hesitation and anger. The two kinds of thinking were repeatedly entangled in Xue Jinbiao's mind. He felt a lot of blood rush into his brain, as fierce as a tsunami. On the one hand, it is his duty as the deputy general of the Xuanhuo Army, and on the other hand, it is the constraints and restrictions imposed on him by the secular moral framework. Xue Jinbiao really wanted to open his mouth and order to kill all the people in front of him, but he also had an instinctive fear, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while. Some panicked, some dazed.
Xue Jinbiao instinctively remembered Yang Tianhong. As the chief general of the Xuanhuo Army, Yang Tianhong has always been strict in orders. No matter what happens, he will stand up as soon as possible. It has been a long time since Xuan Guangjing led his people to rush into the Xuanhuo Army barracks. Yang Tianhong had already entered the camp yesterday and never left. Even if he was far away, he should have heard the news at this moment. However, it was quiet and he was nowhere to be seen.
Thinking of this, Xue Jinbiao couldn't help but shudder suddenly, and there was a burst of excitement on his body.
No, Lord General is definitely not the kind of mediocre person. Yang Tianhong is a monk and has a cold and stern style. He, he, he must have known the news, maybe he was watching from afar. Of course, General Yang will not be afraid of Xuan Guangjing, let alone any Xuan family members. He was testing himself to see if I would obey military orders and deal with these trespassers in the barracks according to military regulations.
At this time, the Xuan family members on the opposite side shouted with great fanfare: "You damned thieves, get out of the way quickly." If not, you will be crushed to pieces, and you will die without a place to bury. ”
The old man of the Xuan family who stood up before was full of pride, standing there with his head held high. It is like the great man described in the book of poetry with many praiseful words, who is not afraid in the face of the evil and dark forces, refuses to retreat at all, and stands up to stop the ******** no matter what.
Xue Jinbiao had no hesitation in his heart. He took the bow from the hand of the soldier next to him, pulled out the arrow from the quiver on his back with his backhand, and aimed at the face of the old man of the Xuan family who was full of justice. While pulling the bowstring hard, Xue Jinbiao's mouth also let out a long-suppressed roar, full of cold and incomparably cruel: "The Great Chu Law has long stipulated that anyone who dares to storm the military camp will be punished for the crime of rebellion. Kill!"
With a "whoosh", the feather arrow was like a white lightning bolt that pierced the air, and with a swift and uncontrollable rapidity, it was inserted into the left eye of the old man of the Xuan family. This force was so powerful that the triangular steel arrow instantly broke through the old man's skull and pierced through the back of his head. The arrows were stained with blood and brains, and the tail feathers were still shaking violently in the air, making a slight "buzzing" vibration.
With a face full of disbelief shock and surprise, the old man of the Xuan family fell down on his back to the sky. Died on the spot.
The Xuanhuo officers and soldiers standing around immediately pounced.
A member of the Xuan family who was standing in front suddenly found that his gaze had been deflected. Instinctively lowered his head, horrified to find that at some point, two steel knives had cut off his body from different directions. One cut the waist from the side, and the other slashed the neck from the front. It's so fast, it's so fast that it's too dizzying to react. He wanted to reach out and grab the Xuanhuo sergeant standing in front of him with a fierce face. But he lost his balance, and his hands did not obey. A moment later, the head that had fallen to the ground saw the final image that came into view. It was a dozen human heads rolling down from various positions. Those faces are very familiar, with their own cousins, uncles, and uncles......
Xuan Guangjing stood slightly forward in the center of the crowd. He heard screams and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground. The sun had risen, the swords and spears reflected a metallic sheen, and the scattered human blood had turned everything red. Close at hand, a member of the Xuan family wanted to turn around and run away, but was stabbed through the waist by two spears stabbing from different directions. The gun-wielding Xuanhuo sergeant is simply an extremely efficient killing machine. They lifted the screaming members of the Xuan family into the air. This moment. Xuan Guangjing suddenly remembered the kebabs sold by Hu Ren in the market. Those Hu people always skewered pieces of mutton on iron skewers, sprinkled with salt and pepper, and roasted them over a hot fire.
People are afraid of death and have an instinct to survive.
Xuan Guangjing mechanically opened his legs and feet, trying to escape. Fools know that the Xuan family is definitely not the opponent of the Xuanhuo soldiers. Although the literati are arrogant, if they pick up the knife and cut people, they are far inferior to professional soldiers in terms of efficiency and speed. Before he turned around, Xuan Guangjing didn't know what he stepped on. Soft and round. Losing his balance in an instant, he raised his hands and staggered, falling to the ground heavily. When I looked up, I realized that the object I had just stepped on was an arm that had just been cut off from a person. Blood was oozing from the neat and smooth fracture, and the owner of the arm was lying on the ground a few meters away. It was a clan uncle he was familiar with. It's just that a big hole has been cut in his stomach now, and his intestines are dragging his liver and other messy things out. The wound on the abdomen was flat and straight, like a big fish bought at the festival and handed over to the cook to clean up. They are always very skillful in their movements, first scraping off the scales and then dissecting the belly of the fish in the same way.
Another member of the Xuan family had his legs cut off. Lying in a pool of blood struggling desperately. Xuan Guangjing saw him stretch out his hands towards him, blood gushing out of his mouth. Those eyes were full of fear and despair, judging from the shape of their mouth, they should be shouting "help". However, Xuan Guangjing could not protect himself, so how could he take care of others? While hesitating, a Xuanhuo army officer with a face full of flesh ran over, smiled fiercely, picked up the steel axe in his hand, and with a majestic momentum as heavy as a thousand pounds, split the dying Xuan family's head in half.
Xuan Guangjing heard the crisp sound of bone cracking, and the warm brain splattered his face. A lump of soft, creamy white pulp even flew into his mouth. Subconsciously tasted it with my tongue, there was a strong fishy smell, a faint sweetness, and a full smell of death.
Confusion and fear filled Xuan Guangjing's body. He completely lost his consciousness of thinking, his hands and feet were numb, and he didn't know what to do. He only felt that he was being lifted high by a force, and when his eyes met with the person behind him, he realized that the big hand that grabbed his back came from Xue Jinbiao. He was covered in blood and shredded flesh, and on the back of the steel blade he held in his other hand hung a lone eyeball. Xue Jinbiao stared at Xuan Guangjing with a very cruel gaze, and it could be seen that he really wanted to pick up the knife and cut off Xuan Guangjing's skull. After being silent for a few seconds, Xue Jinbiao still let go of his hand and threw Xuan Guangjing to several pro-soldiers standing next to him, and ordered angrily: "Tie him up and keep him under strict care." ”
After all, Xuan Guangjing's identity is different from that of other members of the Xuan family. Although everyone is equal before the law, the three members of the court are not said to be killed. Ordered to kill the relatives of the Xuan family, Xue Jinbiao had already done what he had to do. As for Xuan Guangjing's stay and detention, Yang Tianhong must be allowed to decide.
The Xuanhuo soldiers were highly trained, and they had also killed the Yue barbarians in southern Xinjiang who were more fierce than any enemy. A few hundred Xuan family relatives are not a problem for them at all. Within a few minutes, the vicinity of the camp gate was already full of scattered corpses. A few spears lifted the corpse high, and scattered limbs, hands and feet were scattered everywhere. The ground inside the camp was particularly compacted with loess, and it was difficult for blood to penetrate for a while, so it overflowed along the smooth and solid surface. In some low-lying locations. Soon puddles formed. Human skin and fat cut off by indiscriminate knives float on the surface of the water. Although it is winter, there are no flies and mosquitoes, but ants are heaping blood, and the smell is particularly sensitive. First, a few pathfinder ants went back and forth to find their targets, and soon a huge colony of tens of millions of ants appeared. They began to carry the minced meat they could carry, and they were also interested in the heavier human stumps.
The surrounding Xuanhuo sergeants gasped as they regrouped in a very short time. The lined up teams quickly separated. A tall, handsome young man with a face full of indifference and arrogance, and a cold expression walked in. He wore a bright silver standard armor, his hair was neatly tied, the clothes under the armor were delicately embroidered, and the long leather boots on his feet were shiny. Around him, there were more than a dozen guards. Although Xuan Guangjing was not a monk, he had heard rumors about monks. It can be seen that these guards around the young man are all monks, and they are powerful. Ordinary people are not opponents at all.
Xuan Guangjing's body was trembling. Not because of fear, but because of anger. He stared at the young man with bloodshot eyes, and roared three words in his mouth: "Yang, Tian, Hong." ”
The officers and men of Xuanhuo lowered their heads one after another, put their left hands across their chests, and saluted to the chief general in the army. Xue Jinbiao put away his long knife and saluted Yang Tianhong with a fist. Said respectfully: "General Qiyu, these murderers dare to storm the barracks. Sin is unforgivable. The last general has ordered them to be killed. ”
After speaking, Xue Jinbiao bent lower, silently waiting for orders.
Yang Tianhong didn't even glance at the bloody killing field. From the moment he walked into the crowd, his eyes were fixed on Xuan Guangjing, who was firmly grasped by the arms of the two Xuanhuo sergeants and tied with leather ropes.
"Master Xuan, don't come unharmed. ”
Yang Tianhong made a sarcastic voice in his mouth: "It's a big New Year." Why don't you stay at home and come to my Xuanhuo army to do something? Is it possible that I have a lion dance here? Or do you have a beautiful lantern for guessing riddles?"
Xuan Guangjing's body was completely uncontrollable and trembled violently. He straightened his neck, his Adam's apple and blood vessels bulging high under his skin, and roared hoarsely, "You allowed your men to hurt my boy." He also brutally killed hundreds of people from up and down my Xuan family. What is your intention? You deserve to die!"
"Hmph! I'm afraid you're the one who deserves death!"
Yang Tianhong walked over, stretched out his right hand and pinched Xuan Guangjing's cheek, tugged hard, then let go, gently patted Xuan Guangjing's red face with his palm, and snorted coldly: "Trespassing on the barracks is equivalent to the crime of treason." As a member of the third rank of the imperial court and a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, you should know this truth better than me. Don't say that it is a few hundred people in your Xuan family, even if there are tens of thousands of royal nobles, as long as you don't walk into this door with the talisman given by Your Majesty, you will die. ”
His tone was unmistakable, full of ferocity and coldness. Without waiting for Xuan Guangjing to answer, Yang Tianhong continued: "As for your unsuccessful son...... Hmph, since you did the first year of junior high school, don't blame me for doing the fifteenth. Is there any reason in the world that you are only allowed to beat people with your hands, but not to be beaten by others?"
These words were a little vague, and Xuan Guangjing didn't understand the reason. For a while, he couldn't help frowning, and opened his mouth with anger to ask, "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean?"
Yang Tianhong thought about it and understood it for a moment. He smiled and shook his head: "It seems that your precious son is causing trouble outside, and he won't explain everything to you when he comes home." Let Ben make it clear to you in his place. Last time the Guozi Prison Examination was released, your son injured my cousin in the pine forest in the back mountain. Xuan Junde is a cultivator, but he attacks an ordinary ordinary person. My cousin was beaten so badly that he couldn't get out of bed for months. Guangping Hou and Ben Jiang are in the same vein, and Ben Jiang will come forward to seek justice in this matter no matter what. It is just and fair to kill people to pay for their lives and to repay debts. Since your son hurt people with heavy hands, then don't blame me for using the same means against him. Master Xuan, now you know what's going on, right?"
The Xuanhuo Army went out to practice, which was originally arranged by Yang Tianhong. He secretly sent people to inquire about the news near the Xuan family, and bribed the servants and maids of the Xuan family with a lot of money. Hantan Temple Meihua has a long reputation, and it is the most gorgeous in the New Year's season, and this news is also passed on through the servants of the Xuan family. Generally speaking, after staying at home for a long time during the Chinese New Year, they want to go out for a walk. In addition to Hantan Temple, Yang Tianhong also prepared several scenic spots such as Fushan Mountain and Yuyuan Pond. As a little guy who follows the master, he is very clear about the owner's preferences. As long as the information is accurate, it is not difficult to make corresponding arrangements.
Xuan Junde and the nephews of the Xuan family had just left Xuanfu, and the people who were watching here released carrier pigeons to send a message. The Xuanhuo sergeants also lined up in line according to Yang Tianhong's order, and ran along the official road, shouting the trumpet. (To be continued.) )