Chapter 125 Killing the Power and Traitor (Part 1)
Leading a snake out of its hole requires some patience. As a human being in two lifetimes, what Han Qing lacks most is probably patience.
Walking along the East Market, taking a leisurely stroll, he soon found another scroll in his hand that was said to be written by "the sixth grandson of Liu Gongquan", as well as a box of Duan inkstones produced in Danzhou. (Note:
Duan inkstone is a specialty of Duanzhou, and was the best in inkstones in the Song Dynasty. Danzhou is located in Shaanxi.)
Seeing that the East Market was coming to an end, the flow of people around it quickly became sparse. The things sold in the shops facing the street became more and more friendly to the people.
From long whips for driving carts, to shoulder poles and baskets, to headscarves, cloth shoes, rice, flour, oil and salt, etc., the prices are all staggeringly low!
The Changpingcang on Yongxing Military Road, used to provide relief to the people and balance food prices, is located at the exit of Dongshi. The courtyard wall is one foot and four feet high, the door is tightly closed, and the copper-plated nails on the door panel shine brightly.
"It's so spacious here!" Han Qing was afraid that she had wandered for too long, and Dou Rong and Dou Sha did not listen to Zhang Fan's dissuasion and insisted on rushing over to join him. So, he quietly made a gesture to Wu Er and smiled.
said.
"Yes, Judge, our Yamen is not as bright as this!" Wu Er agreed naively, stepping forward to take the lantern from Han Qing's hand, "Would you like to go in and have a rest, I will hold the lantern for you.
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While he was talking, he forgot to look at his feet, and stumbled over a brick on the ground. He quickly reached out to help the willow tree on the roadside. As a result, he accidentally touched the scabbard on his waist again, and there was a "ding" sound, and he carried it with him.
The Tang Dao jumped out more than half a foot. When it was illuminated by the sun, it shone with cold light! Everyone around could see it clearly.
"Zi Ziyan" and his companions, who had been secretly following Han Qing, looking for an opportunity to assassinate him, were immediately frightened. They instinctively raised the thing in their hands.
However, the personal guard Wu Er suddenly raised his hand and pushed the Tang sword back into its sheath. He stood in front of Han Qing and apologized repeatedly, "Judge, don't blame me. Don't blame me. It was my first time visiting Chang'an. I was a bit dazzled just now.
I didn’t pay attention to my steps.”
Wu Er's stiff acting made him shake his head and laugh. However, Han Qing had to follow him and continue acting together, "It doesn't matter, you can hold this thing for me. Let's go back quickly. If we don't go back, I'm afraid my wife will want to
in a hurry!"
After saying that, he turned the lantern handle over and handed it to Wu Er. He turned around while playing with the wooden box containing the Duan inkstone.
If he was allowed to return to a crowded place, it would be inconvenient for the assassins to attack. Therefore, "Zi Ziyan" decisively made a gesture to his companions, divided into three directions, and quickly moved towards him.
The rest of the assassins who pretended to be ordinary people and followed quietly were automatically divided into three groups. Those who drew daggers took out daggers, and those who drew daggers drew their knives.
Before they could start taking action, a cry suddenly came from the street, "Inspector Han, be careful—"
Immediately afterwards, a woman wearing a lavender sarong hat threw away her companion and rushed towards Han Qing. While rushing, she waved her hands with all her strength, "They are plotting against you. The Lotus Class is the Red Lotus Sect."
Their lair. Run away, run away, they are all around here!"
"Zi Ling——" Han Qing's eyes widened in shock, and she blurted out in response, "Stop, don't come over! I saw them!"
As the saying goes, a wise man will make a mistake every time he thinks.
When setting up the trap, he made countless calculations and took into account almost every detail before taking action. Even the most convenient place for his opponent to assassinate was circled by him on a simplified street map of Chang'an City and sent out in advance.
Wu Er and Li Yu quietly investigated more than once.
However, he never imagined that Xu Ziling, who had only met him once, through four or five letters, and mainly talked about poetry and gossip, risked his life to warn him at a critical moment.
Now, not only was he caught off guard. The veterans of the Suppression Army who had disguised themselves as shopping people and hid in various grocery stores suddenly didn't know what to do with this beautiful woman who had just rushed out.
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Wu Er's hint just now was very clear, telling them to prepare to protect Judge Han.
However, Wu Er did not tell them, should they protect the woman who had just rushed out and risked her life to warn Judge Han?
While he was in shock and doubt, he heard the assassins such as "Zi Zi Yan" shouting in unison, "Kill the powerful traitors and eliminate harm for the people!" Immediately, a fourth group of people was separated, and they went straight to Xu Ziling and raised their swords to chop him into pieces.
"Be careful-" Han Qing wanted to rush forward to save people, but it was too late. He had no choice but to take the inkstone out of the box and throw it at the head of the assassin closest to Xu Ziling.
"Bang!" A counterfeit granite inkstone weighing more than a kilogram hit the assassin's forehead in the air, instantly smashing the assassin into a bloody mess. He screamed and fell on his back.
"Ah——" Xu Ziling finally realized that she had become someone else's assassination target. She was so frightened that she stopped and screamed at the top of her lungs.
The other assassins who rushed towards her didn't care who she was. They hesitated for a moment and then raised the steel knife above their heads again.
"Kill the powerful traitor -" More assassins shouted and rushed towards Han Qing, wanting to cut him into pieces immediately.
"Zi Ling, run quickly, run towards the store!" Han Qing was in a hurry, waving the scroll in his hand and shouting a reminder.
"Protect the judge!"
"Stay away if you don't care!"
"Hide in the store and don't come out if you don't care about others!"
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In several nearby grocery stores, the veterans of the Zhenrong Army no longer thought about it, and swarmed out with shouts. They raised the weapons hidden in baskets, poles, and chicken carts, and formed a human wall in front of Han Qing.
Fight with the assassins.
"Whoosh whoosh-" Several feather arrows suddenly flew out of a window and went straight to Han Qing's chest.
Wu Er, who was well prepared, took the cloak on his back and rolled it up with all his strength. Like a big flag, he rolled up all the arrows that were fired at him.
"Judge, enter the granary, leave this place to me!" Worried about Han Qing's safety, Wu Er waved his cloak to block the arrows and shouted without looking back.
This was the step in their original plan to lure the snake out of its cave. As soon as the assassins started to take action, Han Qing hid directly in the courtyard of Changpingcang and closed the door tightly.
Then Wu Er and Li Yu led the old brothers who came from the Zhenrong Army and blocked the door to stop the assassins.
Zhe Weizhong, on the other hand, led a team of masters from Kaifeng Prefecture who came quietly and completely blocked the nearby streets and squares, killing all the assassins in one fell swoop.
So far, every step of the plan to lure the snake out of the cave has been executed perfectly. However, what Wu Er neither expected nor understood was that Han Qing actually changed his mind at a critical moment.
Not only did he not immediately flee into Chang Pingcang, but he felt that the cloak in mid-air was blocking his sight. He actually took a few steps horizontally, took the scroll written by Liu Gongquan's sixth grandson as a weapon, and held it high
He raised it above his head and said, "Don't hurt her, it's me you are looking for."
"Han, tell your people to put down their weapons, otherwise, this little bitch will die in front of you." Someone threatened loudly, as if victory was already certain.
"Judge, be careful!" Wu Ercai didn't believe that Han Qing would sacrifice his own life and that of all his brothers for a woman. He shouted and blocked Han Qing within the protection of his cloak while quickly turning his head.
A woman who fell down on the long street and was covered in blood immediately came into his sight.
It turned out that just when he and Han Qing were parrying the cold arrows, this woman who had no idea what she had to do with Han Qing had been struck by the assassin.
Just because my clothes were thick in winter, the injury was not fatal immediately.
The assassins who slashed her also realized that Han Qing seemed to have been prepared. So they decisively changed their minds and threatened Han Qing to surrender at the risk of her life.
