Chapter Forty-Nine: The Hearts of Monarchs and Ministers Section 6 Qingfeng is unsheathed
The men and horses led by Li Zhong stopped about 20 miles away from the capital, and Fan Jun, who followed his team out of the city, took off their military uniforms.
Li Zhong let out a sigh of relief, he was ordered by Wei Rui to escort Fan Jun out of the city, this heart has been holding a sweat, Fan Jun has been by Wei Rui's side for several years, and Wei Rui and Li Zhong have been together for so long, if it is false to say that there is no emotion, it is precisely because of this life and death that such a deep relationship was established, so after Wei Rui gave the order, Li Zhong took Fan Jun out of the city without saying a word.
He looked at the talisman in his hand that Wei Rui handed over to him, and he was still a little worried in his heart, the place where Fan Jun was going would have to walk for a few days, if the emperor found out about this, not only General Wei could not be saved, but I was afraid that Fan Jun and their emperor would definitely send someone to chase and kill, and Li Zhong was very worried when he thought of what was going to happen.
"Fan Jun, it's really not good, how about I Li Zhong give you another ride?" Li Zhong asked.
Of course, Fan Jun understood what Li Zhong was thinking at this time, but he knew that after he left the city, he could no longer continue to burden these good brothers who had shared weal and butter, he shook his head lightly and said: "I understand General Li Zhong's kindness, but General Wei can't be unprotected by his side, you better rush back to take care of General Wei as soon as possible." β
"General Wei instructed the last general to see you leave safely before you can go back to resume your life, and I will give you another ride. Li Zhong said with some reluctance.
Fan Jun smiled and shook his head: "General Li, General Wei has a chronic illness that has not been cured, and he can't do without someone around him to take care of him, so it's better for you to go back early." β
Li Zhong looked at Fan Yu and Xiao Ni, who had already been ready to stop, they were all dressed in filial piety, but they were all full of energy, and he also had some comfort in his heart, so he had to order his subordinates to bring over three sturdy horses and hand the reins to Fan Jun's hand: "I don't have any good things to give you as a big brother, you can take these three good horses, you can't do it without a mount on this road." β
"Thank you, General Li!" Fan Jun took the reins and thanked him.
Just when Fan Jun and Li Zhong said goodbye, suddenly there was a burst of road sound behind him, Li Zhong looked back, surprised, chased a team of people from the direction of the capital, all dressed in black, stepped off the good horse BMW, led by Zheng Shuo under He Zheng, that Zheng Shuo caught up with Li Zhong and them, after seeing Fan Jun in front of Li Zhong, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and now he caught up with Fan Jun, or kill or capture, he can make a contribution in front of the emperor, and the future wealth and development are really limitless.
Li Zhong hurriedly waved the big pistol in his hand and crossed it in front of Fan Jun, and he shouted at Zheng Shuo: "Who are you, why are you blocking our way?"
"Hmph, General Li Zhong, don't pretend here, you have been in and out of the Pingbei General's Mansion these days, but it's hard enough, what are you busy with, I know very well. Zheng Shuo said in a weird way.
"I'm so busy with something that I don't need you to worry about. Li Zhongke is a straight-tempered person, he has never taken a killer like Zheng Shuo into his eyes, and he doesn't pay attention to his threats at all, he raised the talisman in his hand, and said loudly, "I am out of the capital on the order of General Wei, if you dare to stop it, the military law will deal with it." β
"Military law? Li Zhong, you underestimate me Zheng Shuo too much, I, Zheng Shuo, am now doing things for the emperor, the broken thing in your hand, but the emperor gave it, can the power be greater than the imperial power of this big beam?" Zheng Shuo said with a disdainful smile, "I advise General Li Zhong and Li, it is better to hand over those three people to me happily, lest your General Wei Jiawei cannot explain clearly in front of the emperor, and then end up with a punishment and dismissal." β
Although Li Zhong was anxious, he was also a veteran who had followed Wei Rui for many years, like Zheng Shuo, he didn't pay attention to it at all, Zheng Shuo was extremely dangerous, he could even betray his own master, what kind of bad things could he not do? Li Zhong thought of this, he couldn't wait to step forward and kill him, but he thought of escorting Fan Jun away, so he had to endure this breath and said loudly: " You are a thief who can only kill people, don't say big things here to scare me, I, Li Zhong, am not scared, there is a kind of you come forward, you and I will fight. β
"General Li don't!" Fan Jun hurriedly stopped Li Zhong after hearing this, "General Li, this matter started because of me, it has nothing to do with you and the brothers, please take them away!"
"No, General Wei's instructions are for me to escort you out safely, if you encounter their poisonous hands, I won't have the face to go back to recover if anything happens." β
"General Li, please listen to me, take someone away quickly, and don't care about us anymore. β
"Big brother is right, the general should take people away quickly. Fan Yu was also anxious on the side, "Our two brothers will be fine, the general please leave quickly." β
At this time, the two soldiers standing next to Li Zhong, seeing Zheng Shuo's body shaking, seemed to pounce on Li Zhong, they hurriedly stepped forward and stabbed with their guns, at this time Zheng Shuo did not want to attack Li Zhong at all, he just made a false move, testing Li Zhong's next move, he saw the two soldiers stabbing at him with a spear, and his heart couldn't help but be overjoyed, the long sword in his hand was empty and split, the sword suddenly turned in the air, and slashed to the throat of the two soldiers, the two soldiers were almost at the same time, the throat was cut by the long sword in Zheng Shuo's hand, and their bodies fell straight to the groundγ
"No------" Fan Jun saw the two soldiers die tragically in the local area in a blink of an eye, he screamed in pain, pushed Li Zhong in front of him hard, and pounced in front of the two soldiers.
Zheng Shuo looked at the blood dripping from the tip of his sword, and laughed coldly: "Those who don't measure themselves, Fan Jun, you should still be captured, with the skills of you people in the army, you can't compete with me, if you are smarter, put down your weapons and follow me back to the capital!"
Xiao Nie and Fan Yu hurriedly ran to Fan Jun's face, Fan Jun held back his tears, looked at his comrades who fought with him in the past, and passed away so quietly, anger suddenly appeared in his eyes, he slowly raised his eyes, and looked straight at Zheng Shuo, behind Zheng Shuo was a black man in black, not to mention more than 200 people, and the men and horses led by General Li Zhong were only a few hundred people, although the number was similar to the men and horses led by Zheng Shuo, but they were only good at arranging troops on the battlefield, and rarely used fists and feet when facing the enemy, mostly using spears and halberds, and rarely using long swords and other sharp weapons against the enemy in close quarters, only this one, Li Zhong's soldiers couldn't resist these killers brought by Zheng Shuo in front of him.
At this time, Xiao Ni had quietly held the short sword in her hand, and she looked at the former junior brother with indignation, how could she not have imagined that they would face each other face to face today. Zheng Shuo looked at the senior sister in front of him, although this senior sister became famous earlier than herself, but she has always been extremely low-key, she doesn't know her very well, but I have heard other senior brothers say, there is a little Ni sister is the master's favorite apprentice, her martial arts are extremely high, the master often hands over the most difficult tasks to her to do, for Xiao Ni's martial arts, Zheng Shuo has never really seen, today I am only afraid that they are the same door, and they can no longer avoid the cruel fight that is about to start.
"Zheng Shuo, you have deceived the master and destroyed the ancestors, it is an unforgivable sin! Today, I will clean up the door for the master. Xiao Ni clenched the short sword in his hand and whispered to Zheng Shuo.
"Haha------ Senior Sister, look at these people behind me, their martial arts are not below me, the master of you and me is already old and unbearable, and he can't take on the big responsibility, what else do I follow him to do? Senior sister, why don't you join me and work under General He. β
"Go to work under General He?" he deserves it!" Xiao Ni snorted, "Zheng Shuo, if I can't avenge my master today, someone will definitely avenge him in the future, and you ------ someone will kill you one day." β
"Senior sister, listen to the meaning of your words, today in the coming year will be your death taboo, hahahaha------- then I will fulfill you, what are your last words now. β
Xiao Ni was just about to speak, when suddenly a pair of strong arms pulled him back, Xiao Ni looked back and saw that it was Fan Jun who pulled him back from the front of the formation.
Fan Jun felt that Xiao Ni's hand was trembling slightly, he knew very well in his heart that Xiao Nie's body had not really recovered, she didn't have the slightest strength to fight with Zheng Shuo in front of her, she just stood up, she wanted to use her life to protect herself and Fan Yu. Since Yuan Xiang broke into his heart, his eyes were full of Yuan Xiang's voice and smile, and he never forgot Yuan Xiang's character of daring to love and hate, and he couldn't forget the unforgettable love she brought to him. And the little Nirvana in front of him, he has only passively accepted, never really understood, he only knows that Xiao Nirvana is very good to his family, and has been secretly thinking about him, if he really loves her, Fan Jun has not felt it before this, just now, after Xiao Nirvana's weak hands clenched the short sword and stepped forward, he really understood that the little Nirvana in front of him is the woman who loves herself to the bones, she can stand up without hesitation in the face of danger, and use her life to protect herself and her familyγ He finally understood why his mother insisted on marrying Xiao Ni to him, because his mother understood very well how difficult it is for a person to meet such a lover in his life who can protect him with his life. He knew that the moment he stood up from Xiao Nirvana, he could only use all his strength to protect her, and repay her deep but invisible love with all his love.
"Little Nirvana, you stand back. Fan Jun said softly.
Xiao Ni's face was slightly red, it was the first time since becoming a family that Fan Jun looked at herself with such gentle words and such warm eyes, her heart began to beat wildly, what she did just now was just a reaction of her instinct, she stood up without thinking about it, because in her eyes, Fan Jun and Fan Yu were far more important than herself, and her life's mission was to protect them.
"We can't beat them, Fan Jun, you take Yu'er and leave quickly, I'll stay and stop them." Xiao Ni whispered, "If you don't leave, it's too late." β
"Miss Ni is right, if you don't leave, I'm afraid you won't have a chance. Li Zhong was extremely sad at this time, he couldn't think of the task given to him by General Wei, he couldn't complete it at all, looking at the men who died tragically in front of him, he couldn't wait to bite Zheng Shuo in front of him to death one bite at a time.
Fan Jun shook his head gently: "We are already married, Xiao Ni, you are my wife, how can I leave my wife and run for my life alone? β
"What time is it, go quickly, I'll go to you when I get out. Xiao Ni said anxiously.
"You don't even know where we're going, how do you go to find us?" Fan Jun asked softly.
Xiao Nie kept choking, and then she remembered that Fan Jun hadn't told herself at all, where to take herself, and what she just said couldn't even be deceived by a three-year-old child, how could she fool the extremely smart Fan Gongzi in front of her.
Fan Jun gently put her hand on his lips, Xiao Nie looked at him in a panic, I don't know why he would make such an unexpected move when the enemy was in front of him.
After Fan Jun let go of her hand, he said slowly: "From today onwards, I will protect you, and I will protect the peace of your life!"
Xiao Nirvana looked at Fan Jun in a daze, she didn't expect Fan Jun to say such a thing in front of everyone. Tears flowed silently down her pale cheeks, this is the most shocking love words that Xiao Ni has ever heard in her life, since today, Fan Jun really likes herself, this is what she can hear, but the enemy is at present, her state of mind is so desolate, she doesn't know if she still has the opportunity to continue to feel Fan Jun's love for herself, she doesn't know if she can live today, she is already a person who has died twice, how can she still enjoy such a beautiful feeling in life?
"What are we going to do, how are we going to get out?" asked Nirvana painfully.
Fan Jun smiled slightly, he stretched out his thumb, wiped away the tears on Xiao Nirvana's cheeks, and said softly: "I just said, everything is at my disposal!"
Fan Jun pushed Xiao Nie behind him, and with a slight wave of his left hand, Fan Yu hurriedly stepped forward, Fan Jun looked at Zheng Shuo opposite, and shouted: "Zheng Shuo, this matter has nothing to do with General Li Zhong, don't you want my Fan Jun's life? I, Fan Jun, am not the kind of person who can be caught with my hands tied, if you want to take me back, please do it." β
Zheng Shuo couldn't imagine that Fan Jun would rather die than return to Beijing with him, so he had to say loudly: "Fan Jun, it seems that you want to come to die today, then I, Zheng Shuo, will fulfill you and return to Beijing with your head to restore my life." β
"Zheng Shuo, it's hard to say whether you have the order to bring my head back. After Fan Jun finished speaking, his right hand reached behind his back, held the scabbard of the sword that Wei Rui gave him, and pulled out the sword with force, with his movements, a long and clear sword whistle sounded, just when everyone was shocked, Fan Yu and the eldest brother stood back to back, I don't know when there was an extra sword in their hands, the sword body was flexible, with Fan Yu's body undulating, the sword in the hands of the two brothers was hard and flexible, which surprised everyone in front of the array.
Zheng Shuo didn't expect Fan Jun to suddenly draw his sword and face each other, and he was suddenly shocked in his heart, it seemed that he had really forced him to be anxious, he looked back at his subordinates, these subordinates were all murderous and vicious people, if they wanted to take the lives of the two Fan Jun brothers, it was not a problem at all, but why did he feel uneasy in his heart?
"Big brother, what are we going to do?" Fan Yu looked at the black killer on the opposite side and asked in a low voice.
"Yu'er, do you remember what your mother taught you?" Fan Jun also asked in a low voice.
"Don't dare to forget for a moment------ brother, do you remember the body technique I taught you?" Fan Yu asked with some concern.
"How could I forget that peerless light skill. Fan Jun remembered the set of body techniques he had just learned, and held the sword in his hand tighter.
"What about these people?" Fan Yu's chin furrowed, and his eyes looked at Zheng Shuo and them in front of him.
"None of them will be left!" Fan Jun replied coldly.
Almost at the same time, Yu Linwei led by He Zheng also caught up with Ling Xiao, who was slowly walking on the official road with the coffin. He Zheng couldn't have imagined that this Madame Fan would walk on the road so unhurriedly, and the coffin on the carriage seemed to be extremely important to her.
Yu Linwei's men and horses surrounded the carriage that Ling Xiao was driving, Ling Xiao had to reach out and grab the reins in his hand, and the tall horse that He Zheng was riding rushed straight to Ling Xiao who was driving.
Ling Xiao, who was sitting in front of the car, did not get out of the car, She seemed to have a premonition of He Zheng's arrival, she did not have the slightest look of surprise, facing the emperor's fierce guards, she just sat in the car and asked lightly: "General He, for some reason to block the little girl's way?"
"Somehow, Mrs. Fan is really forgetful, the emperor has repeatedly ordered you not to leave the capital casually, why do you want to leave without permission?" He Zheng asked sharply.
Ling Xiao looked up at the sky, the sky at this time was gradually covered with gray clouds, and it would be mid-autumn in a few days, she remembered the Mid-Autumn Festival in the past few years, the family had never had a moment of reunion, and from now on there would never be a moment of reunion, the origin of all this pain was caused by the general He in front of him, if he hadn't raped Miss Zhang Qifeng back then, which caused a shocking disaster, he would not have married Zhang Qifeng, he would not have met Fan Yuncheng who had worried him for his life, and he would not have affected Zhang Yuanzhi's family, causing their whole family to die tragically, and they would not have been forced to come to the capital by those wicked people, Tortured by the endless pain------ Ling Xiao sighed slightly, if time could be turned back, she would rather be a little maid in the Zhang Mansion and live the life she wanted, even if it was embroidered day after day, year after year, those lifeless patterns, it was better than the ugly face of He Zheng in front of her at this time.
Thinking of this, Ling Xiao raised her eyes, and she still had that calm face: "General He, I don't know what you want to do when you come here today?"
"Take you back to the capital!"
"What are you going to do when you go back to the capital?" asked Ling Xiao puzzled.
"Hmph------ after you go back, of course, I will punish you for your crimes, put you in prison, and behead you all over the house. He Zheng replied arrogantly.
"Listening to General He's tone, you have the right to kill and kill like the emperor, why is it that the emperor hasn't made a decision, and you have already decided my ending here?" Ling Xiao asked with a mocking smile.
He Zheng's face turned red, he would never be able to hide his heart in front of Ling Xiao, those real and ugly thoughts were displayed in front of her, making him look embarrassed in front of his subordinates.
"Mrs. Fan, don't be embarrassed!" He Zheng said through gritted teeth.
"General He, I'm afraid you didn't tell the truth to the little girl just now. Ling Xiao asked coldly, "I don't know what the emperor's edict is to you?"
He Zheng already knew that the lady Fan in front of him was a very smart person, but she asked this question so directly, he didn't know how to answer, he came out in a hurry, did not change into Yu Linwei's clothes, and followed him, most of them were Yu Linwei's soldiers, most of the killers under him were taken by Zheng Shuo, if Yu Linwei killed her on this official road, I am afraid that the news will spread quickly, and the consequence at that time is that he He Zheng can not control it, but if she is only escorted back to the capital and disposed of by the emperor, I am afraid that the emperor will spare her life, and at that time I still can't relieve the hatred in my heart, Thinking of this, He Zheng is so angry that he won't fight in one place.
"Of course, the emperor has the final say on what to do with you, hmph------ I was just ordered to take you back. He Zheng didn't want to talk to her, "Come on, bring her back to the capital." β
"Slow! Without the emperor's decree, you dare to do something to the wife of the imperial court's officials, who gave you such courage? You can arrest me and kill me, I want to see the emperor's decree. Ling Xiao stopped loudly, and the soldiers were forced to retreat by Ling Xiao's fierce eyes.
He Zheng clenched the long sword on his waist a little embarrassed, he just hurried over after asking the emperor for his instructions, at that time he just wanted to stop Ling Xiao quickly, don't be escaped by her, and didn't take into account her identity as Fan Yuncheng's wife, if this lady really wants to be more serious, I'm afraid that I can only watch her leave, thinking of this, his murderous intent suddenly rose, this Mrs. Fan had forced herself to kill her.
Thinking of this, his eyes had already begun to become murderous, and he said viciously: "Madam, don't toast or eat and drink, if you insist on refusing to go with us, then I He Zheng will have to take Madame's body back to restore the emperor's order." β
Ling Xiao looked at He Zheng's vicious eyes coldly, this sentence was He Zheng's heart, and what he wanted to do most at this time was to kill himself to prevent future troubles.
"He Zheng, I know why you have to kill me, how many innocent women have you killed for that red mole?" Ling Xiao asked.
"Hmph, this matter has nothing to do with you!" He Zheng saw Ling Xiao's eyes looking straight at him, his eyes suddenly began to dodge for some reason, the woman in front of him was so terrifying, her eyes seemed to be able to see into the depths of his heart.
Ling Xiao tilted her head sideways and thought about it, she knew that she couldn't continue to hide today's matter, she could only directly face the He Zheng in front of her, who had done evil all her life and had no humanity at all, after making up her mind, she slowly turned her head and said in a low voice: "He Zheng, if you want to kill me, I'm afraid that I can't stop you as a weak woman------ but before you kill me, I want to take back one thing from you." β
When He Zheng heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and he asked puzzledly: "Do you want to take something back from yourself?" It's really strange, I have never had anything from you. β
Ling Xiao's eyes stared at He Zheng's waist, He Zheng looked down and saw that the belt around his waist was exactly what he took from Fan Jun's hand back then, this belt has been with him for many years, and the piece of beautiful jade on the belt has exuded a shining light, he thinks that this Mrs. Fan is too disproportionate, just a belt, she still can't forget it after so many years.
Before he could ask, Ling Xiao's eyes on the carriage suddenly became extremely cold, she slapped the body with both hands, and her body suddenly flew up, in the exclamation of the soldiers, Ling Xiao's figure pounced on He Zheng like a ghost, He Zheng was shocked and hurriedly reached out to pull out the sword on his waist, at this time Ling Xiao had come to He Zheng's face, her right hand pressed on He Zheng's hand to draw the sword, and sent He Zheng's sword back into the scabbard, and at the same time Ling Xiao's left hand slapped He Zheng's chest, He Zheng felt a fierce palm wind coming, he just wanted to dodge, Ling Xiao's right hand had hooked the belt, just when He Zheng raised his hand to resist, Ling Xiao's left palm had already slapped his chest heavily, He Zheng only heard a few clucking sounds of broken bones, his sternum was already shattered, and a thick fishy sweet breath rushed out of his mouth, He Zheng opened his mouth, and blood spurted out, that Ling Xiao didn't wait for the blood to spray on his body, he had torn off the belt around He Zheng's waist, and took the belt into his hand, and He Zheng couldn't support it anymore, and immediately fell down------
Yu Linwei beside He Zheng was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly stepped forward to protect him, just when they pounced, Ling Xiao suddenly pulled out a sword from the belt, the sword body was extremely thin, and the color was slightly blue and white------