The June sun was like fire, and the acquaintances in the trees were humming endlessly, listening to the drowsiness of the people who were hurrying. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In a tavern thirty miles away on the outskirts of Chuzhou, the dozen or so tables were full of guests resting. At this time, no one can see the pipeline. It seems that everyone is avoiding the noon sun and looking for a place to rest.

Two men on tall horses surrounded the place with more than 400 officers and soldiers.

A middle-aged sturdy man riding a white horse, I saw him wearing armor and carrying a treasure sword. The bearded middle-aged strong man pointed at the shopkeeper with a horsewhip and said, "I am a thousand households of the forbidden army, and I want to rest here for a while." You get rid of all the idlers at once. ”

After saying that, he jumped off his horse, kicked away some of the guests who were sitting there eating and drinking, and beat them with his horsewhip, saying, "Get out of here, or I will greet you with a knife in a few moments." You old man, get out. With that, he kicked away a few guests who were still eating there.

The shopkeeper had never seen such a formation, and hurriedly persuaded the dozens of guests with a few guys to leave, and these guests were also a little tough, but when they saw hundreds of officers and soldiers holding firearms and majestic manners, how dare they say a word. I had to think I was unlucky, drank all the wine in the bowl, and scattered.

The bearded general was Tao Liuzhi, he picked up half a pot of wine on the table and poured it into his mouth. Then he shouted, "Cool, cool." ”

Riding a red high-headed horse was His Royal Highness King Gao, who jumped off the horse handsomely, dusted off his body, and straightened his clothes. Then I found a fairly clean table and sat there.

The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion who had marched all the way were standing there in line at the moment, on guard everywhere.

King Gao couldn't help but admire the quality of the forbidden army of the Ming Dynasty, he stood up and said, "All the soldiers, rest in place." ”

After hearing this order, all the soldiers took a breath, a dozen captains with higher ranks, and the heads of hundreds of households sat on the tables, and the remaining soldiers sat on the ground.

King Gao called the shopkeeper over, and saw that the shopkeeper was in his fifties, of medium stature, and he looked like an honest man.

"What's the shopkeeper's surname?" King Gao opened the incense fan and shook it gently.

The shopkeeper had never seen such a scene, and said, "My lord has worked hard all the way. The villain's surname is Wang, you can just call me Lao Wang. “

Tao Liuzhi picked up a cup and threw it at him, "When you see my family, you don't kneel." “

The shopkeeper was so frightened that he quickly knelt down. King Gao stopped Tao Liu, who was about to continue beating and scolding, and said, "Shopkeeper Wang, my brothers have worked hard all the way. I want to have a glass of celebration wine here today, but I don't know if you have enough drinks at home. “

The king's shopkeeper raised his head and said, "Returning to your lordship." The small shop also has more than ten jars of fine wine of ten catties and one jar. I'm afraid it's not enough for you to get drunk, but a big bowl per person is more than enough. “

King Gao closed the incense fan, "Okay, let your buddies bring all the good wine." “

After a while, a few guys moved the dozen jars of good wine to the courtyard, and as soon as the wine was opened, the smell of wine wafted over, only scratching the ears and cheeks of the soldiers.

King Gao stood on a table and said, "Brothers, this time you will go with me on the expedition and win the first battle. Although there were 100 casualties, it was a great success. It is still a hundred and ten miles away from Nanjing, and it should be able to return to the capital tomorrow. When the soldiers heard this, they shouted that King Gao was wise, and swore to follow King Gao and others.

King Gao and the others quieted down and said, "Come, everyone go and pour a bowl." Today, all the soldiers and soldiers are here to drink a glass of celebration wine. and also to pay tribute to the dead brothers. ”

The soldiers took out their bowls from their marching bags and made a bowl of wine each. The crowd had been running all morning, and they were already hungry.

King Gao raised his small silver cup, he saluted the soldiers, and shouted with full anger: "All the soldiers, when you arrive in the capital tomorrow." I went to the court to add officials to the knighthood. Come, let's make this celebration wine. “

After speaking, King Gao drank the wine.

All the soldiers drank this glass of celebration wine together.

"Brother Feng, why don't you swallow this wine?" asked Da Fat Xu strangely.

King Gao did not answer him, but put down the cup, and tears in his eyes gently slid down his cheeks......

All the soldiers are smiling, seeing that they will be rewarded tomorrow, maybe there will be a few dozen taels of Ming treasure banknotes, give this reward to the mother-in-law, and definitely let the mother-in-law serve herself. (The Ming Dynasty has basically begun to use paper money, and one or two treasure banknotes are equivalent to one or two silver)

Suddenly, a sergeant clutched his stomach in pain and sat on the ground, blood and foam coming from his mouth. Before everyone could react, they fell down one by one in the same pain, some immediately lost consciousness, some struggled on the ground in pain, and some had to pull out their swords, and they fell down without taking two steps.

The hundreds of soldiers who were still alive just now instantly turned into a wailing purgatory on earth.

"Brother Feng, this wine is poisonous, this is a black shop. Big Fat Xu exclaimed.

King Gao spit out poisoned wine and said, "I know, because I arranged it." ”

Da Fat Xu was stunned, and he roared angrily: "You...... Brother Feng, why did you kill so many people? Why did you kill them? ”

"For what? for secrecy. Do you think Zhu Yuanzhang will let so many people know that he has obtained the elixir?" said King Gao, who couldn't bear to look at it more.

"Then Zhu Yuanzhang killed them, he killed them. You kill them, you kill them. Can this be the same?" Fat Xu questioned him.

King Gao dropped the cup in his hand, and he said angrily: "If I kill them, I may be able to save my life." Zhu Yuanzhang killed, won't he kill me together?"

Da Fat Xu listened and fell into deep thought.

Then, it was him who cried in a low voice: "Brother Feng, you have changed, you have really changed." ”

King Gao looked at his hands, which seemed to be stained with blood. He sighed, "I've changed. Power can turn anyone into a demon, right, it is the demon in Pandora's box, even Zeus and other gods are afraid of it, let alone mortals such as me. But I have no regrets, and I am willing to give my soul for the supreme right. Ha ha. After saying that, King Gao laughed like crazy.

Tao Liuzhi also fell to the ground, he covered his stomach in pain, grabbed King Gao's riding boots tightly, and asked painfully: "Why, why did you kill us?"

King Gao kicked his hand away and said, "I won't kill you, and the emperor won't keep you." Don't worry, I will report to the emperor and say that you all died in the line of duty, and I believe that the emperor will treat your family members well. ”

Hearing this, Tao Liuzhi had long since lost his voice, but his angry eyes were full of unwillingness......