Chapter 61: Guo Yi's execution, the torrent is undercurrent, Zixu descends the mountain, and regrets the saint

The next morning, Li Yunhan rode a fast horse to Jiulian Peak. After entering the Yuhua Temple, he presented the confession of the rebel to Zixu Zhenren, telling how Guo Yi was framed by Chu Mohan and Ji Wen and asked about beheading after the autumn.

Zixu was silent for a long time after hearing this, and asked him what he was going to do?

Li Yunhan said that if it really doesn't work, then there is only one way to go.

"Which way?"

"Robbery Field!"

"What a spontaneous action!" Zixu looked angry when he heard this, "Once you take this step, no matter whether you succeed or fail, you will no longer be able to clear his grievances." ”

"Master—"

"It's always been shallow, but the love is deep." Zixu smiled slightly, "Speaking of which, the teacher and he are also old acquaintances; Now that he is in trouble, why don't you want to save him as a teacher! It turned out that more than 20 years ago, Guo Yi served under Pei Min, and at that time he believed that Guo Yi was a rare general and valued him very much. Since Pei Min resigned and went into hiding, although the two have never met again, they have always missed each other.

Zixu said, put away the confession, and asked where the saint is now?

Li Yunhan said that if there is no accident, he should stay in Qinghua Palace.

"Well, the matter has come to this, and the poor road has to go down the mountain to try." Zi Xu frowned, "As for whether you can convince Your Majesty, it depends on his creation!" ”

When Li Yunhan heard that his master was going down the mountain to help, a warm current suddenly surged in his heart, "What about me?" ”

"The world is impermanent, very good." Zixu paused, "You go down the mountain and try to drag them down to torture; After surviving tomorrow, God will manifest itself. ”

"Yes, Master;" Li Yunhan was refreshed, relieved and asked, "It's just that the disciple still has a question, I don't know if I can talk about it?" ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

Li Yunhan said that it is rumored that there is a secret treasure of martial virtue hidden under the Nine Lotus Peak, I don't know if it is true or not?

Zi Xu glanced at the jade pendant on Li Yunhan's waist and smiled indifferently, and said meaningfully: "Didn't you send Wu Qi to pass the word last time......

Li Yunhan understood when he heard it, "Yes, the disciple understands." ”

Zixu said again: "There was indeed a cave explorer that day, although he was hit by my Five Elements Palm, but unfortunately he still let him escape. ”

"This ...... It can't be Yuan Chong, right? ”

"Yuan Chong ......"

"Yes." Li Yunhan's tone was solemn, "This person is the leader of the Hedong Gang, and he is good at using a five-element thunderbolt knife, and his kung fu is very good, and his disciple was almost injured when he fought with him. ”

"What does this person look like?" Zixu pondered for a moment and asked.

"Yuan Chong has a lion nose and thick lips, a leopard's head and eyes, and a black scar under his left ear; He is called the leader of the Cao Gang, and he is actually Chu Mohan's confidant, responsible for reselling grain, salt and other goods, and raising food and wages for the soldiers and horses of the three towns of Yuyang. ”

"Hmph, it's him!" Zixu sighed lightly, "It's been nine years, and I didn't expect this evil obstacle to take refuge in Chu Mohan." ”

"Master knows him......"

"It's more than awareness. This person was originally called Yuan Mo, who once worshipped the poor road as a teacher, but was expelled from the mountain gate by me because he broke the precepts. ”

Seeing Li Yunhan's confused eyes, Zixu told him about the old days: nine years ago, when he went into the mountains to collect medicine, he suddenly saw a young man fighting with a black bear; The boy was bruised by the bear, and his body was covered in bruises and bleeding, and I hurried to my aid and drove the black bear away. Afterwards, I cured his injuries and saw his intelligence and bravery, so I accepted him as an apprentice to practice martial arts.

After three years, I noticed that he was not practicing so hard. It turned out that he stole my martial arts secret book "Five Elements True Scripture" and practiced secretly behind my back. In a fit of rage, I expelled him from the division.

"Oh, I see." Li Yunhan sighed lightly, and when he looked up, he saw a golden feather harrier rushing towards him. When he arrived in front of Zixu's real person, the harrier circled, landed lightly on his shoulder, and cooed non-stop.

"Okay, let's not talk about it, you better hurry down the mountain." Zixu glanced at the sky, and his voice was low and eager.

Li Yunhan said a word, and then left.

In the past few days, Mintae has not been idle for a moment. After returning to Beijing, he secretly contacted several old subordinates who had previously served under his father, hid in Shangqingguan outside the city, and plotted how to rob the Dharma field to rescue Guo Yi.

Mintai pointed to a map of Chang'an City, discussed it carefully with everyone, and finally decided on a plan to save people and escape routes. After the confession, he was about to take everyone away, but saw Cen Shen arrive in a hurry. It turned out that the prince was worried that Mintai would act without permission, which would affect the overall situation, so he sent Cen Shen to persuade him.

Cen Shen said that the current resumption had persuaded Chu Yanzhong to pardon Guo Yi with some generals in Beijing, such as Ge Changfeng and Gao Xianzhi.

Min Tai pondered for a moment and asked, "Then, what if His Majesty doesn't agree?" ”

"This," Cen Shen hesitated and straightened his face, "No matter what the result of the performance is, the general must not move lightly!" ”

"Hmph, then there's no need to wait for them," Mintai sneered, "I'll do it myself." ”

"No, you can't. The prince has an order to cancel your operation! ”

"Cancel ......," Mintai pulled his face, "No, I've already arranged it." ”

"You really want to rob the Dharma Field?"

"Yes." Mintai's face darkened, "Please tell the prince that I will do things by myself; Even if I lose, I'll carry it alone......"

Cen Shen persuaded him a few more words, but seeing that it was difficult to convince for a while, he had to leave in a huff.

On this morning, the autumn air was crisp and the breeze was cool.

King Jing went to Qinghua Palace under the pretext of greeting him, and sat down to chat with Emperor Xuan for a while. Because he was thinking about Guo Yi's case, but he didn't know where to start, he was uneasy for a while.

While the father and son were talking, a small yellow door came to report and presented a piece of music to Emperor Xuan, saying that it was submitted by Chu Yanzhong, the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu.

Emperor Xuan opened it and saw that it was a joint letter from Chu Yanzhong, Ge Changfeng and several other generals in Beijing, asking for pardon for Guo Yi's death penalty.

Emperor Xuan was disgusted when he saw it, threw the letter aside casually, and said: "These border generals are really good, when are they coming, and they are interceding for Guo Yi." ”

Seeing this opportunity, King Jing hurriedly said: "Forgive Erchen bluntly, Guo Yi's confession is not enough to believe. ”

Emperor Xuan was stunned: "Oh? ”

"Erchen has been to check the prison, Guo Yi was indeed tortured......"

"Lin'er, why don't you know the general situation?" Emperor Xuan said coldly, "Is it because my father wants to kill him?" No, it was Lin Fu, Ji Wen, Chu Mohan and their gang who forced it! ”

"In that case, why did my father kill him?"

"It's for my country, forever."

"The son is puzzled, please ask my father to speak clearly."

Emperor Xuan said gloomily: "These people have their own words to point out and attack each other, and there are many flaws in the process.

At the beginning, I thought that a few important ministers could stand up and say a few words for Guo Yi, but I didn't expect that except for one Dafu, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were surprisingly one-sided, and even Yang Silang was silent......

By the way, there is also that dragon standard, I don't know each other at all, I have to talk about Chu Mohan's old bottom when I first became a secretary, and my words are fierce, and I don't give me face at all.

Alas, at that time, my father was also embarrassed, but after thinking about it, I couldn't offend Lin Fu and Chu Mohan, important ministers and border generals, for Guo Yi alone! ”

"But in this way, no one in the DPRK and China will dare to tell the truth in the future." King Jing stared at Emperor Xuan, "Since my father is aware of it, then take back his fate and pardon him." ”

Emperor Xuan sighed: "It's late; How can the king's order be changed overnight! ”

"This ......"

"Lin'er, you're too stupid; To put it bluntly, my father doesn't want you to offend those courtiers! ”

"Oh?"

"Even if Guo Yi is wronged, you shouldn't come forward to intercede." Emperor Xuan was worried, "The crown prince is incompetent, one day in the future, my father will be old, without the full assistance of these people, how can you sit firmly in this great treasure!?" ”

"Yes, Erchen understands." King Jing listened to it for a while, and said respectfully.

The father and son chatted casually about some court and political affairs, and were talking happily with each other, when they hurriedly came to a small yellow door, saying that Zixu Zhenren was asking to see him outside the palace.

"This old man, what is the matter with him?" Emperor Xuan coughed twice in the wind, "Just say that I am not feeling well, let him come back another day." ”

King Jing saw that the wind was blowing, and he was busy reminding Emperor Xuan to be careful of the cold, and persuaded him to go back to the inner palace to rest quickly.

Emperor Xuan stood up straight with a "hmm" sound, and slowly left with Gao Jun's support.

Li Yunhan returned to Zhiyuan, and as soon as he entered the courtyard, he was stopped by Mama Buckwheat, saying that Miaojin and a strange man were waiting for him in the hall.

Li Yunhan entered the living room, and when he saw that the man was Kong Candle, he couldn't help but be surprised, exchanged a few words, and asked him how he escaped to the capital?

Kong Zhu said that that night in Xiongwu City, he and his co-workers burned grain and grass, and was chased and killed by officers and soldiers all the way. Thanks to the desperate resistance of his co-workers to cover his escape, he took advantage of the chaos to jump into the moat and lurked in the water all night before escaping.

Li Yunhan sighed: "What a strong man." ”

"Later, in order to avoid the officers and soldiers, I rushed to Chang'an day and night, and was introduced to Zhiyuan by Miss Luo, but unfortunately I caught up with my husband to go out."

"As for me, in order to save an old friend, I went to Nine Lotus Peak to see Master."

"This ...... I don't know who Mr. wants to save? ”

"General Guo Yi."

"General Guo, he ......"

Li Yunhan then told him in detail about Guo Yi being framed by a traitor and being beheaded tomorrow. Kong Candle drooped his face after hearing this, and was silent for a long time.

At dusk, Li Yunhan, Kong Candle, Miaojin and others were sitting in the living room for dinner, when they suddenly saw Cen Shen walking in in with a panicked expression.

Cen Shen said that Min Tai wanted to rob the Dharma field, but he didn't listen to any persuasion.

"Min Tai is eager to save people's hearts, I understand that." Li Yunhan put down his chopsticks, "But once he makes a move, not only will he not be able to save Brother Guo, but he is afraid that he will not even be able to save his own life." ”

"That's right, that's exactly what the prince is worried about." Cen Shen's tone was eager, "Otherwise, Brother Li will persuade him again......"

"Since Min Tae has made up his mind, it's useless for me to persuade him."

Cen Shen was very disappointed when he heard it: "This ......"

"Brother Cen don't worry," Li Yunhan saw his thoughts, "Let Wu Qi go to see him, just say that I sent him to help." ”

Cen Shen was shocked when he heard this: "You want to help him ......"

"No," Li Yunhan smiled, "Stabilize him first, and then see the opportunity to act." ”

Cen Shen suddenly realized when he heard this, and his hanging heart suddenly put down, thought about it and asked, "What about General Guo?" ”

"Tomorrow I'll try to hold them down;" Li Yunhan's face was light: "As long as you survive tomorrow, General Guo can be saved." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Don't ask, you'll understand." Li Yunhan walked out of the living room as he spoke, called Wu Qi, and whispered in his ear for a while.

After sending Cen Shen and Wu Qi away, Li Yunhan had no intention of eating anymore, he wandered in the garden for a while, looking up at the vast and deep starry sky and sighing softly.

Kong Zhu walked closer and said that he had something to say.

"Say it." Li Yunhan's tone was soft.

Kong Candle fell to his knees with a thud and said, "General Guo's death was all caused by me; I will die for him! “

"Brother, you ......" Li Yunhan was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly helped him up, and comforted him with kind words.

But Kong Zhu still insisted on his opinion, saying that as long as he could save Guo Yi's life, he was willing to go to the soup and die without regrets!

Li Yunhan listened to tears in his eyes, was silent for a while, and saw Kong Candle's resolute attitude, so he had to nod and agree. Then the two went indoors, discussed it with Miaojin again, and then decided on a plan to save people.

The next day on the autumn equinox, it was another sunny day, the sun was shining, and there was no cloud in the sky. In front of the Xishikou Execution Ground, it was crowded and bustling. With the sound of horses' hooves, a team of heavily armed officers and soldiers escorted Guo Yi to the front.

Ji Wen dismounted and strode onto the high platform. He glanced around with an arrogant expression, then sat down in his chair and raised his teacup leisurely.

While drinking tea, a spy arrived on a fast horse, saying that King Jing had left the palace and was rushing to the execution ground.

Ji Wen nodded slightly when he heard this, and ordered his subordinates to wipe Guo Yi's face and clean it up.

Chu Qing had already arrived at the West Market. At this moment, he was sitting on the second floor of Chaotian Pavilion opposite the execution ground, half-closed eyes, listening to Meidai playing the pipa.

Suddenly, when Chu Qing looked up, he saw Yuan Chong hurriedly entering the house and said loudly to him: "As expected by the son, Li Yunhan and they have all arrived; There was also a group of unidentified people, all with sharp knives hanging from their waists, who slipped into the Omani warehouse. ”

Chu Qing said "um", got up and walked to the window, looked at it for a while, and then turned around and said, "Yuan Gang Master, it's up to you today." Remember, as soon as they make a move, they will be arrested immediately. ”

Yuan Chong said: "Childe, don't worry, I have ambushed dozens of martial arts masters around, forgive them for their wings!" ”

It turned out that those who entered the Omani warehouse were Mintai's gang.

Mintai stood on the third floor of the warehouse, looking at the Dharma field from the window, while contemplating something.

At this time, a subordinate walked in and said that he had already inspected it, and there were only more than 20 officers guarding the court, and the guard was very lax; It's better to take advantage of the unpreparedness and do it right away.

"Okay." Mintae was very excited when he heard this, and immediately ordered him to deal with the two executioners; After Wu Qi broke off, others took advantage of the chaos to rescue Guo Yi. As long as you go out of the south city gate and enter Heilongyu, you will be safe.

Confess that Bi Mintai was about to go downstairs, but was stopped by Wu Qi, saying that he had not seen Mr. Li's signal, and asked him to wait a little longer!

"Okay, then wait a little longer." Seeing that it was still early, Mintae waved his hand and ordered everyone to stay on standby.

At this moment, Miaojin, Li Yunhan, Lou Yue and others were mixed in the crowd of onlookers; She looked around for a moment and asked when to do it?

Li Yunhan picked up the water bladder, took a few sips of wine, and said with a smile that he was not in a hurry. Before the words fell, Anal squeezed to the front and said that Mintai and Wu Qi had arrived at the warehouse. Li Yunhan was a little relieved when he heard this, and whispered a few words to her.

Anal hurried away after hearing this.

At this time, Wang Jie rushed to the West Market in a panic. It turned out that Jia Sheng was dissatisfied with Wang Jie's frequent absenteeism, and ordered him to personally rehearse the new song and dance to celebrate the Shangyuan Festival - "Flying Song in the Pear Garden", which made him unbearable. Wang Jie was worried about rescuing Guo Yi, so he had the heart to practice, so he took an opportunity to sneak out of the Taile Department.

Wang Jie squeezed around in the crowd, and finally found Li Yunhan with great effort. He said that when he entered the north city gate, he found that there were two or three times more officers and soldiers guarding the gate than usual, and the inspection was extremely careful......

"Looks like Gynven has been on guard." Wang Jie sighed lightly, and pleaded with Li Yunhan, "It's too late to stop now......

Li Yunhan categorically refused when he heard this, and said, "People, I am saved!" ”

Emperor Xuan got up early in the morning and saw that the sun was shining outside and the autumn breeze was warm, so he gently took Concubine Yi to stroll in the garden and whisper. Along the way, I saw the rippling blue waves of the dragon pond, the ducks frolicking in pairs, and the birds flew low among the maple leaves under the willows and came with a crisp cry.

While wandering, suddenly a small yellow door came to report, saying that Zixu was a real person asking to see him.

"It's really a disappointment, I got interested, and he came again." Emperor Xuan complained.

Gao Jun reminded him on the side, saying that Pei Daochang had not entered the palace for many years, and this time he asked to see him twice in succession, so there must be something urgent.

Emperor Xuan pondered for a moment, and then announced his audience.

After a while, Zixu Zhenren entered the palace and met Emperor Xuan.

After the greetings, Emperor Xuan looked at him carefully and sighed: "I haven't seen him for many years, but the Taoist is still magnificent, with a light gait, and he is as powerful as he was back then." ”

Zixu hurriedly bowed and replied: "Your Majesty is smiling, poor and old, old." ”

"The Taoist is too humble. The Taoist has always been lying in the cloud forest, and he came to see him in a hurry today, I don't know what happened? ”

"The old minister is deeply favored by His Majesty, and he can see His Majesty again before he dies, and the minister is blind when he dies."

"The Tao is long." Emperor Xuan stroked his silver beard, and the past of more than 20 years ago appeared in front of him, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "The years are ruthless, and I have become old." I think you and I were high-spirited back then, and the monarchs and ministers joined hands to create this immortal industry, how magnificent! It's a pity, it's been more than 20 years since I ascended the throne, and now only you and General Chen Xingjia are left. ”

"Your Majesty, fame is a thing of the past, and the red dust is as light as a cloud. Over the years, the poor Dao has been obsessed with the art of Lao Zhuang, concentrating on cultivation, and only seeking to attain the Tao and ascend to immortality. ”

Emperor Xuan felt a little guilty in his heart when he heard this, and said softly: "The Taoist is ethereal and free, and I am envious." ”

"Oh?"

"It's not easy to sit here. seems to be at ease, but there is often a trace of anxiety and panic in my heart. ”

Zixu listened with a solemn face: "Forgive the poor Dao, it is because His Majesty is too obsessed with the throne of the king and can't extricate himself." ”

Emperor Xuan was displeased when he heard this, and his eyes were a little indifferent, staring at him.

"Your Majesty, the government is very big, and loyalty is the most important; The people are great, and filial piety is the first. If Your Majesty can govern the country with loyalty and righteousness, and eliminate evil, then the officials will rule clearly and the country will be prosperous; With filial piety as the priority, the people of the world will respect and love and enjoy peace; In this case, how can Your Majesty be haunted by confusion? ”

Emperor Xuan was a little angry when he heard this, and said: "Since I ascended the throne, I have been thinking about the common people every day, the Tang Dynasty has worked hard to govern the country, and the people have come to the court in peace, can I not do enough?" ”

"Your Majesty has misunderstood," Zi Xu smiled indifferently, "When the old minister tells an old story, Your Majesty will naturally understand." ”

Emperor Xuan nodded and motioned for him to continue.

Zixu said slowly: "Back then, the minister was stationed in Fenyang, and he liked hunting, and he once shot eleven evil tigers in one winter. Once, when he went into the mountains to hunt, he was about to shoot an elk, but he saw that the elk had gone to the skin and turned into a strong man. Seeing this, the minister was shocked, hurriedly abandoned his bow and arrow, and stepped forward to inquire.

It turned out that the mother of the strong man was sick with both eyes and was in urgent need of deer milk treatment; The elk was timid and frightened, so the man wore a deer skin and mixed in with the herd, squeezing the deer's milk every day and offering it to his mother. After hearing this, the minister was moved by his filial piety, and since then he has stopped hunting. ”

"Well, what a rare filial son." Emperor Xuan sighed, "What about later?" ”

"If there is a god to help, the mother of the strong man will see the light again after half a year."

"Strange, is it really God's protection?" Emperor Xuan shook his head, and said with a little sadness on his face, "I think I passed away before I was twenty years old, but unfortunately I couldn't do my filial piety for her; Now that I am old, whenever I think of it at night, I feel a faint pain in my heart......"

"Filial piety is boundless, Your Majesty still has time."

"What do you mean by that?"

"If you can always have the common people in mind and spread benevolence and righteousness, this is the great filial piety of the king."

"The Taoist chief uses this as a metaphor for the widow, and the intention is not shallow." Emperor Xuan seemed to have an understanding, frowned, and asked, "I don't know who that strong man is?" ”

"Your Majesty, I can't hide it, this person is Guo Yi."

Emperor Xuan was taken aback when he heard this, and was silent for a long time......

Xishikou, execution ground.

Ji Wen was a little uneasy, he got up and paced a few steps, looked at the noisy crowd under the stage, looked up and watched the sky for a while, and complained: "Really, noon is approaching, why haven't ......you seen him yet?"

As soon as the words fell, I saw King Jing walking out of the crowd in a simple costume and shaking a silk fan, and said loudly to him: "Lord Ji, I'm complaining about this king again." ”

"Don't dare." Ji Wen hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "It's past noon, please order the execution." ”

"What's the hurry. This king has just arrived, and he will breathe a sigh of relief. King Jing sat down with a big grin, looking up at the crowd below. When his eyes suddenly met with Li Yunhan, he couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart......

Mintai waited in the Omani warehouse for a while, becoming more and more restless. He saw that noon had arrived, and was about to lead someone to rush downstairs, but was stopped by Wu Qi again. Min Taiden was furious, pulled out his waist knife and aimed it at his chest, and shouted: "If you dare to stop it again, don't blame me for being ruthless." ”

"General, I haven't seen Mr. Li's signal, so don't move lightly!" Wu Qi's tone was solemn.

Mintae picked off his corset with the tip of his knife and told him to get out of the way! Wu Qi still refused to agree, took half a step back and then drew his sword, and said, "Don't want to take half a step out of this house." ”

Mintai snorted and swung his knife and slashed, and Wu Qi gently separated it with his sword and fought against it.

Because of the small room, it was difficult for the two to show their skills for a while, but neither of them would stop first; Just as the fight was inseparable, I saw Anal quickly enter the house and ordered the two to stop!

Mintae put away the knife and asked her what was the matter?

"Of course I saved you." Anar was a little anxious, saying that the officers and soldiers had secretly set up many ambushes around the court, just waiting for him to do it.

"This," Mintae was still skeptical, and went to the window to examine it carefully, and saw that there were indeed some suspicious people around the execution ground, hiding knives and weapons swimming...... After seeing it, he took a breath and said to himself: "Damn, there are really ambushes." ”

Wu Qi said that the officers and soldiers had already laid a net to arrest him everywhere, and it would be too late if he didn't leave.

Min Tai hesitated for a moment and asked, "What about General Guo?" ”

"The general goes, and the matter will be handed over to Mr. Li." Wu Qi looked confident and persuaded.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a violent knock on the door downstairs, mixed with some shouting. It turned out that Yuan Chong rushed into the warehouse with his subordinates, wanting to arrest Mintai and others.

"Well, that's fine." Seeing that the situation was critical, Min Tae stomped his feet hatefully, and then took a few of his subordinates and Wu Qi out of the house, climbed to the roof next door, and quietly fled.

After a while, Yuan Chong led someone to knock open the door on the second floor.

Anal stopped him and asked him why he had trespassed into the house.

"Ordered to arrest the suspect." Yuan Chong said that Bi waved his knife at him, forced Anar to get out of the way, and ordered his men to search the house carefully. But after checking the whole thing, I still found nothing......