Chapter 440: The Guardian of Su County
The bright overlord halberd slashed down in the air, carrying the momentum of a thousand jun, which can open the mountain and crack the rock, not to mention the mortal head?
The leader of the Japanese people was intimidated by Li Hao's awe-inspiring murderous aura, and his heart was shocked for a while, and his fear was beyond measure.
But just at the last moment, a soft shout came from the back of the crowd.
"Lord Wang, slow down!"
The sound is like a yellow warbler, pleasant and moving. But between the tactful tones, there was an awe-inspiring and irresistible momentum, and Li Hao couldn't help but stop when he heard this.
Li Ziyin was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly looked back, only to see the crowd separated left and right, and Li Mingda walked over quickly with the awe-inspiring majesty of the royal family, escorted by four falcon warriors.
"Princess Jinyang!"
The Li family in Longxi and the Li family of the Tang Dynasty royal family are originally the same clan, so many people in the Li family in Longxi know this little princess who is most favored by Li Shimin.
"Li Ziyin of the Li family in Longxi, welcome Princess Sheng'an of Jinyang!" Li Ziyin knelt in front of everyone and said loudly.
Li Mingda smiled at Yan Yan: "Miss Li has a bright mind and cares about the people, so hurry up and be free of courtesy!" ”
"Thank you, princess!" The group got up and stepped aside.
Li Hao looked at Li Mingda at this moment, and there was a little doubt in his tone: "This thief disturbed the peace of the Tang Dynasty, killed countless Tang people, and everyone was punished, why did the princess stop me from killing the thief?" ”
Li Mingda took a step forward and gave Li Hao a slight blessing: "Lord Wang, the crimes committed by this thief are too numerous to mention, and this palace can't wait to be able to dismantle him personally." But now that the plague has not been eliminated, it is better to leave him alive and interrogate him. ”
"What the princess said is reasonable, but this king is abrupt!" Li Hao didn't say much, and raised his foot to kick the leader of the Japanese people to the side.
"This gang of bandits is so bold that they dare to act recklessly on the land of the Tang Dynasty, and today they are still burning and looting in Suzhou City, and the palace orders that everyone enter Suzhou City, gather troops, and annihilate these Japanese bandits in one fell swoop!"
"Follow the princess's orders!"
Everyone responded in unison, and the people retreated in the direction of Suzhou City under the protection of the guards of the Li family in Longxi, and the little falcon warriors were divided into two teams, one team escorted the Japanese leaders into the city, and the other team dispersed and guarded the surroundings.
The crowd dispersed, and only Li Hao and the three were left in the woods.
"Sister Ziyin, is it okay not to see you for a year?"
After the crowd dispersed, Li Mingda immediately removed the princess's shelf, took Li Ziyin's hand and asked for warmth.
The two were originally in the same sect, but they were still cousins.
"With the help of Your Majesty and Prince Li, how can I be bad?"
Li Ziyin replied with a smile.
Li Mingda looked at the more than 100 corpses lying on the ground around him, and couldn't help frowning.
"Sister Ziyin, Suzhou is raging, you are the daughter of the head of the Li family in Longxi, how can you go to the battlefield in person? These gangsters are extremely vicious, and if you make a mistake, some of them will probably be sad! ”
As he spoke, Li Mingda glanced back at Li Hao.
Li Ziyin's face flushed slightly when she heard this, and she took a sip: "Mingda, what are you talking about!" ”
As he spoke, he also glanced at Li Hao, and his tone suddenly became mournful.
"The battlefield is vicious, how could I be willing to come, it's just that some people always make trouble for me, and I can't help myself, sister!"
"What do you mean?" Li Hao was stunned and hurriedly asked.
Li Ziyin smiled bitterly: "In the past few days, the prince, you have led the falcon team to intercept and kill the Japanese bandits, and wherever you pass, let the people come to Suzhou City for refuge. I couldn't bear to see them die at the hands of thieves, so I had to escort them into the city. ”
"I don't want to encounter an accident today, in Suzhou City, there is such a large group of Japanese ambushes, one is not careful, I was tripped by them, fortunately, Sister Mingda and the prince made a timely move, otherwise I would be in danger!"
"What!"
Li Hao's face showed a little anger: "The Suzhou County Guard is a parent official, and it should be his duty to receive the people into the city, how can he let you do it for you?" ”
Li Ziyin's face sank suddenly, and without the taste of laughing, she suddenly lowered her voice.
"Brother Li, Sister Mingda, Suzhou City...... Maybe something has changed! ”
Li Hao and the two looked at each other.
Li Ziyin arrived more than half a month earlier than them, with her talent, the recent situation in Suzhou City must be well understood, she said that there must be something terrible when there is a change!
"There are falcon warriors around, it's impossible for anyone to eavesdrop, talk about it!"
Li Hao's tone became solemn and asked in a deep voice.
Li Ziyin nodded, and the three of them casually found a place to sit down, and Li Ziyin told the two of them what they had seen and heard in the past half a month.
The name of the county guard of Suzhou is Wen Muke, who has been in charge of the county guard of Suzhou for many years and has been unknown. Half a year ago, in order to assist the Linghui Army in its expedition to Tuyuhun, Li Shimin transferred all the troops of the whole country to the border to guard the generals, and the city of Suzhou was empty, giving the Japanese a chance to take advantage of.
Li Ziyin heard that Li Hao was going to meddle in the affair, so she rushed here first half a month ago.
But unexpectedly, in the past half a month, she faintly found some strange things.
Although most of the troops in Suzhou City have been transferred, there are still thousands of troops in the city, and it is not without the strength to fight the Japanese invaders.
But in the past half a month, no matter how big the bandits outside are, Venmuko just ordered his soldiers to guard the city, regardless of the lives of the affected people.
Seeing that he was so cold-blooded and ruthless, Li Ziyin had to put herself in danger and personally took her servants out of the city to rescue the refugees.
"What a bastard! As a county guard, he was greedy for life and afraid of death, regardless of the safety of the people! When I return to Chang'an, I must ask my father for a copy of him! Li Mingda said angrily.
After the anger, he looked puzzled again: "It's not right! In the past few days, Brother Li has repeatedly thwarted the atrocities of the Japanese in Suzhou, and hundreds of people have gathered in Suzhou City. Zhen'an Wang Yi Bo Yuntian is known to the world! Wen Muke is still guarding the city, aren't you afraid that Brother Li will condemn him? ”
"I'm afraid it's fearless!" Li Hao looked at Li Ziyin and asked.
Li Ziyin said with a calm face: "I also feel this way, in the past half a month, I have met with Wen Muke many times, and I have talked about Brother Li's affairs on the side, and I want him to send troops to fight against you." But Wen Muko has prevaricated many times, and he doesn't seem to care that you will settle accounts with him! ”
"Does this Wenmuko have any backers?"
"I also suspected so, but I sent someone to secretly visit for a long time, this Wen Muke has nothing to do with it, besides, one of you is the king of Zhen'an, and the other is the princess of Jinyang. No matter how big his backer is, it is impossible to be bigger than the emperor. ”
"Anything else weird?" Li Hao continued to ask.
"Another thing, I heard that Suzhou bandits were raging in Longxi, and I originally thought that there were too many troops and materials to mobilize, which caused Suzhou City to be poor and weak, and it was unable to fight against the Japanese invaders. So I also brought a batch of money and materials over. But in the past few days, I have found that this Venmuko seems to be short of money or quantity, but is just unwilling to go to war. ”
"How so?"
"Although Venmuko does not show any financial resources on the surface, he has a group of private soldiers under his command, all of whom are well-trained elites, and their armor and weapons are of the highest quality, even my family's guards are inferior. There is only one Suzhou county guard, and every year it is not enough to support so many private soldiers, so I suspect that there must be something inside! ”