The two came to the inner hall, and Xin Hui continued: "Captain Qiao, look, if we attract the refugees from Guanghan and let them capture Deyang County, Xi Wei and others will die in the hands of the refugees.
It was not our fault. In this way, our lives have been saved, the lives of our family members have been saved, and your Lord Gao no longer has to take responsibility for this matter."
"But we managed to kill the refugees with great difficulty. We are enemies with them." Qiao Feng couldn't accept it for a moment.
"Tch, there is no enemy without enemies." Xin Hui continued: "At that time, we will make an agreement with the refugees and let them occupy Deyang City, and then we will flee to Jingzhou together. When talking to outsiders, they say that Xi Wei has
The Western Army colluded with the refugees and opened the gates of Deyang City at night, but we were unable to fight and retreated."
Seeing Qiao Feng walking around the inner hall with his head in pain after hearing his words, Xin Hui couldn't help but admire his father's plan. Under such circumstances, Qiao Feng could only follow the route designed by his father.
If they leave, they can only follow the Xin family. The Xin family is like getting such a powerful slave for free. Even if they go to Jingzhou in the future, with the protection of these people, ordinary people will not dare to bully them.
"The refugees have taken over Deyang, where are we going?" Qiao Feng looked up again with confusion in his eyes.
"We have decided to flee to Jingzhou, where my father's old family is. Captain Qiao, you should also go with us. Otherwise, if the news leaks out, you will not only harm yourself and your family, but also harm your family."
Gao Junhou."
In the jail in Deyang County, Huo Yan sat on the damp ground with his feet and hands shackled, his hair disheveled. The inside of the cell exuded a smell of feces and urine mixed with mold and decay, which made people nauseous.
Since they were defeated and captured that day, some of the prisoners were handed over to Xin Ran by Zhou Xing at Xin Ran's request, while the other part was taken to Wuyang County, and then escorted by Wang Zhan to the station and the cell.
Naturally, the food provided in the prison was very poor. There was only one meal a day, so he could not starve to death. Huo Yan, a strong man weighing nearly 200 pounds, had only been locked up in the cell for a month, and he was already starving and skinny. He was hungry every day.
It looks weak.
But three days ago, he was surprised to find that his meals had become much richer since early in the morning. The white rice was filling and the dishes came with three portions.
"Is it time to be beheaded in public?" Huo Yan thought in his heart, but after being hungry for so many days, how can he care about this? Eat a full meal first, and you can't go there and starve to death.
.
After eating like this for three consecutive days, Huo Yan finally felt that he had regained five or six points of his previous strength, and his face became rosy and no longer as yellow as it was a few days ago. In the same state as he was a few days ago,
He couldn't beat an ordinary jailer. Let's say a monk, who has been hungry for so many days and has no strength at all, is almost the same as an ordinary person who has been hungry for so many days.
There was no difference between day and night in the prison. He had just finished eating today and was about to curl up in the corner to sleep as usual. Suddenly he heard the sound of footsteps coming from outside. He opened his eyes and looked over there.
There was a light of fire, and then several figures appeared and walked directly towards him.
After spending a long time in the darkness, he suddenly couldn't bear the bright light of the torch and couldn't help but squint his eyes. Although he didn't recognize the leader, judging from his clothes, he also knew that this person was Xin, the prefect of Guanghan County.
Ran.
“Mr.
Xin Ran smiled slightly, waved his hand to keep those who were following him away, and then said: "Huo Yan, you were originally a sergeant of the imperial court, but you had to follow Jian Shuo to join the refugees when you encountered Zhao Min's rebellion.
Deep in my heart, I feel very sorry for you."
"So Mr. Xinfu wants to surrender me?" Huo Yan's heart moved slightly when he heard this, but there was no change on his face, and he said coldly.
"It's not about surrendering." Xin Ran shook her finger at Huo Yan and said, "It's about giving Deyang to you."
"What?" Huo Yan was used to seeing all kinds of bizarre things in the world, so after hearing this, his face turned pale with shock.
"To tell you the truth, the elite soldiers of the Bo Dao people in Deyang City caused a big disaster for me. They killed Xi Wei, the military commander of Liang Yi and the Second Prefecture, who came to inspect. I can't bear this responsibility, just like you at that time. Could it be that
Do you still have to wait for death?" Xin Ran's face had already changed into a heavy look at this time, "Then we can only escape overnight."
"What about the elite troops of the people of Bo Dao?" Huo Yan couldn't help but ask.
"They are still in the city." Xin Ran said: "I have calmed them down for the time being due to their strength."
"What does this have to do with me?" Huo Yan's mind was spinning rapidly. He knew in his heart that pie would not suddenly fall from the sky. Xin Ran came to him, naturally wanting to take advantage of him.
Seeing the other party's uninterested expression, Xin Ran sneered and said: "To tell you the truth, I will leave Deyang immediately after leaving this cell. Before leaving, I felt that you and I are in a similar situation, so I said
Kindly release you and so on. To tell you the truth, today is the only chance for you prisoners. The more than 100 people from the elite army of Bodao people are sleeping soundly at the moment, and there are already piles of flammable materials outside their courtyard walls.
But if they are not burned to death, I will not take action. If you, Huo Yan, are willing, then take your people out to burn them to death and occupy Deyang City. If you are not willing, haha."
After hearing this, Huo Yan's face finally changed and he said, "Do you have any weapons, bows and arrows?"
"It's ready for you."
"Okay." Huo Yan loudly said: "Although I, Mr. Huo, don't know what your majestic Mr. Xin Mansion is planning, but both of you will die, so I did it."
Having said this, Huo Yan stared at Xin Ran for a moment, and then said: "Today I know why I can't be an official. You officials are really sinister and don't pay for your life. How about the fine soldiers of the common people of Bodao?"
I came here to help you defend Deyang City, but you have to end up like this. I, Old Huo, can't understand it."
"Hahahaha," Xin Ran laughed a few times and said, "You just need to understand that I will give you Deyang City for free." After saying that, under Huo Yan's complicated eyes, Xin Ran strode out.
Two hours later, outside Deyang City, the sky was already a little brighter. Xin Ran, riding on a black horse, stopped and looked at the tall and majestic Deyang City, with an indescribable look in his eyes.
There was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and a group of people came to Xin Ran from the city, led by Xin Hui.
"Has everything been done?" Xin Ran asked calmly.
"Everything has been done. No one from Qiao Feng or the others has escaped from the flames." Xin Hui replied, with an unbearable look on his face, "Father, I don't understand, why do you want to kill them all like this?"
"As long as they are alive, the news will always leak out. Only dead people can keep secrets."
There was a fight with Xi Wei over your sister Xin Wan. Qiao Feng lured the refugees into the city without authorization to kill Xi Wei and his party. We were unable to fight and had to escape from Deyang. In the end, we still let that person kill us.
Go and carry the national thief Shen Xiu, the great hero. Bring my letter of resignation along with the Grand Seal of the Grand Administrator to Ambassador Xu. Let’s leave Shu and leave this chaotic place.”
Yufu County, Badong County, also known as Baidi City, is the location of Qutang Gorge, the first gorge of the Three Gorges. It has been the natural dividing point between Yizhou and Jingzhou since ancient times. The mighty rivers converge in Bajun with tributaries such as the Fujiang River and the Jialing River
After that, the water became even more powerful. When we arrived at Qutang Gorge, the river suddenly narrowed, making the water of the river roaring and roaring in waves, which was intimidating.
The poet has a poem saying: Bai Di Gao was the Three Gorges Town, and Qutang narrowly crossed Bailao Pass.
Xin Ran and his group of more than 100 people arrived at Baidi City after a five-day journey. They reunited with the more than 400 people who came here earlier. They rested in the city for a night and then contacted a large ship that could pass through the Qutang Gorge.
We arrived at the riverside ferry early in the morning and waited to board the boat.
"It takes less than one day to take a boat from Baidi City to reach Wushan County, which is the border of Jianping County in Jingzhou. It takes another two days from Wushan County to reach Yiling County in Yidu County, which is where the Shu merchants were born.
The place where the Lord was defeated by the Soochow general Lu Yi is the destination of our trip. The prefect of Yidu was a county magistrate under my father when he was the prefect of Jincheng County, Liangzhou. The magistrate of Yiling County is also yours.
My cousin. With the two of them taking care of us, it won't be a problem for us to settle there." Xin Ran stood on the riverside, watching the people accompanying him busy carrying things onto the boat one after another, while talking to Xin Hui and others beside him.
"At the end of the Shang Dynasty, Dong Zhuo was in chaos, and Emperor Xuan's brother also led his family to leave Wen County, Hanoi, and go to Liyang. Although we are far away from our homeland, things in this world are interdependent, and we don't know that this move is not a good thing...
"
"Good thing? Xin Ran, you have done such evil and you still want to get away?" Just as Xin Ran was talking to the people around him, a voice came from the upper reaches of the river.
Everyone's expressions changed when they heard the sound. They looked in the direction of the sound and saw a bamboo raft on the river in the distance coming from upstream at high speed. There was a man standing on the bamboo raft, holding a bamboo pole.
Peng, you can't see the person's face clearly from a distance, but from such a long distance, even when the wind in the valley is roaring and the waves on the river are turbulent, it can still be clearly heard in everyone's ears, which shows how deep this person's cultivation is.
"It's Gao Junhou." A look of surprise appeared on Xin Wan's face. She had been arranged to leave Deyang City early that day, and she had no idea what happened in the city later. As soon as she said these words, Xin Ran and Xin Ran
Hui and Hui's faces suddenly turned pale.
"Xin Hui, take your sister on board first." Xin Ran said immediately: "The others are ready to meet the enemy."
When he learned that the Deyang City was occupied by the refugees, but not even one of the elite soldiers of the Bo Dao people in the city escaped, although Zhou Xing knew that there must be something wrong internally, but there was no relevant information, although he was anxious,
But there was nothing that could be done. It was not until two days ago, when Duan Yu, whose arrow wound had not healed, returned to their camp in Jiangyang on horseback that he knew what had happened in Deyang City.
After Xin Hui left, Huo Yan quickly put out the fire, but the elite army of the people of Bodao had almost been wiped out at this time. Only the heavy ones who were shot over by bows and arrows who were the first to rush out in the fire were left.
The wounded man, Duan Yu, had an extraordinary physique and managed to survive despite being hit by five arrows. After two days of rest, he was able to get out of bed and walk around. Huo Yan immediately sent him back to where Zhou Xing was.
Camp.
After hearing Duan Yu explain what happened, Zhou Xing was furious. He would never have expected that people's hearts could be so bad. Just to avoid punishment, he would kill so many innocent people.
Even those who rescued and helped him were framed to death together.
He was so angry that he vowed to go to the ends of the earth to kill Xin Ran and seek justice for Qiao Feng and the others.
Xin Ran looked at the small bamboo raft that was coming as fast as an arrow, and felt puzzled and horrified. From the momentum of the other party coming forward, he could feel the other party's determination to never return. He didn't know that it was Huo
Something went wrong at Yan'ri and Zhou Xing knew so quickly that he was the one who directed all this behind the scenes. He didn't have time to think about it now. What he wondered was, how could a dignified Marquis Yi Jie Ting dare to stand alone for the sake of hundreds of subordinates?
Come for revenge.
These days, human life is worthless, let alone the lives of civilians.
The lives of common people are not valuable, but the life of Tinghou is valuable. He is not only a great hero who killed the national traitor Shen Xiu, but also the son-in-law of the Jinyang royal family. And the governor of Jingzhou is also a member of the Jinyang royal family.
Because of such hesitation, he did not immediately order the surrounding monks to shoot at Zhou Xing, but watched helplessly as Zhou Xing jumped off the bamboo raft and rushed towards him.
"Marquis Zhou," Xin Ran frowned and said loudly: "You and I have noble status, why should we have to fight to the death for some common people? I, Xin, made a mistake in this matter, and I am here to apologize to you. You
If you have any conditions, just ask, Xin will never say anything."
"Apologise?" Zhou Xing looked at the other party's matter-of-fact look, and the anger in his heart burned even more. He didn't understand why something that related to so many lives was so insignificant to the other party. "Apologies are useful.
If so, then why do you need swords? Xinran, go underground and apologize to them in person."
"You surnamed Zhou, don't use your power to bully others." Xin Ran also said angrily at this time: "Don't think that because you are the son-in-law of the Wang family in Jinyang, I dare not touch you. Are there so many of us afraid of you? I advise you.
You'd better think twice before acting and don't act impulsively, otherwise we will hurt each other and lose face."
"Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Zhou Xing sneered, took a step forward, and stabbed Xin Ran with the three-foot-long bamboo pole in his hand.
The pennies came so quickly!
Xin Ran hurriedly stepped sideways and turned around. At the same time, she hurriedly waved her sword and slashed towards Zhu Penny. At the same time, she shouted: "Shoot the arrow, just don't shoot him to death."