Liu Ziguang came out of the palace wearing a python robe. The python robe is similar to the dragon dress worn by the emperor. It is not among the official uniforms, but the clothes given to the eunuchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty for their special rewards. Obtaining such clothes is considered to be extremely important.
It is a great honor. In the previous dynasty, there were very few people who were qualified to wear the python robe. However, since the palace seizure ten years ago, the value of the python robe has dropped. The Queen Mother rewarded it, and the nine thousand years old also rewarded it. In the end, it became a mortal
Anyone with a bit of power can be a slave to the python. Senior officers from the Jinyi Weidong Factory, small bosses of internal affairs, and high-level and high-level officials from the party who are attached to the eunuch party can basically get along.
Even the python robes have three, six or nine grades. The princes and princes use apricot and nine pythons, the kings and kings use purple and eight pythons, the first and second-rank officials use red and five pythons, and the officials further down use blue and stone.
Cyan, five pythons. Liu Ziguang is wearing the relatively low-level blue five python robes.
, with a black gauze on its head, a jade belt around its waist, and a golden python woven with gold threads on its body. At first glance, it looks no different from a dragon. Only after careful inspection can you see that one of its claws is missing. The dragon has five claws and the python has four claws.
It's really hard to wear this kind of clothes. In summer, wearing gold and silver, you look like an opera singer. But when you walk on the street, the eyes of passers-by are different. Even though they are low-level blue five pythons, they are still respected.
It symbolizes that ordinary people can only hide away when they see it.
Liu Ziguang rode on horseback on the street, followed by eight guards. Seeing their demeanor, the people on the street gave way. The priest of Dongchang, who was standing by the second-floor window of the restaurant facing the street, looked back and asked the three brothers behind him: "According to you,
Look, are the snitch last night and this person the same person?"
"The figure looks very similar, but I just observed him beside his horse. There is no real energy flowing in this person. If he is not well hidden, he should be just an ordinary warrior, with more brute force than ordinary generals.
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"Whether it is the snitch or not, this person is always a serious problem in Dongchang. Now that we brothers have come out, we might as well solve this problem for the Governor, and it will not be in vain for the kindness that the Governor has given us over the years."
"Even if it's not the snitch, there must be a great relationship between the two. If we move him, we don't have to worry about the unparalleled snitch not showing up."
"Okay, today we will get rid of this harm for the governor." After listening to the discussion of the three brothers, the great minister made up his mind. The peerless light kung fu "Flying Immortal from Heaven" he saw last night strongly stimulated the four brothers, and they had no sleep all night.
After that, they decided to find these two thieves no matter what, firstly to get back the stolen Dongchang roster, and secondly, they were coveting the secret book of Qinggong from this flying immortal.
Liu Ziguang was walking majestically when he suddenly saw four figures jumping down from the restaurant in front of him. They landed on the ground as lightly as feathers. After landing, they naturally formed a diamond formation. The heat at noon in summer was unbearable, and there was no
There was not even a trace of wind, but the gray cloth clothes and gray beards of these four people were not affected by the wind. An inexplicable and palpitating aura permeated the surroundings. The pedestrians passing by and the small vendors doing business all hid far away.
Afraid of harming myself.
Liu Ziguang's horse also felt this murderous intent, and it leapt into the air and neighed several times. Liu Ziguang was furious, got off his horse, and shouted to the four worshipers: "Why are you four old men blocking me? Aren't you afraid of punishment by the government?"
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The great priest waved the whisk, and the horses of Liu Ziguang and the guards became even more panicked. They stamped restlessly on the spot and almost knocked the knights down. But they didn't know that in addition to steel wires and horsetails, there were more than a dozen strands in the whisk.
The whiskers of the South China tiger, ordinary war horses will naturally be frightened when they smell the tiger's scent.
"Immeasurable Buddha, a poor Taoist has paid his respects. Is this Mr. Liu from a thousand households in Nanchang?" Dachangfeng came from the Quanshi sect in his early years. Although he was later expelled from the sect, he still maintained some Taoist traditions.
"It's this governor. If you have any grievances, old man, you can wait until the Yamen is built to file a petition. I won't accept it if you redress your grievances on the street." In fact, Liu Ziguang had long recognized that these four old guys were the four who worshiped last night, but
Of course he had to pretend he didn't know him.
"That's fine. Let me ask you, was the person who broke into the Dongchang library building last night under your command?"
"What are you talking about? The governor doesn't understand. Quickly get out of the way. Good dogs don't block the road. Why are you old people worse than dogs?"
Seeing Liu Ziguang's nonsense, the four priests stopped talking to him and surrounded him with weapons. The four of them had extremely high martial arts skills, strange figures, and unpredictable moves, which were beyond the reach of ordinary martial arts masters. Liu Ziguang couldn't help but feel a little flustered.
Qiang Zi said: "Don't all the great masters in the world use the big to bully the small, and use the numbers to defeat the weak?"
"Hmph, we brothers will attack one person with four people together, and we brothers will fight with four people together to deal with one hundred people. We will risk our lives!"
"How shameless! Today I will let you see what it means to be an enemy of ten thousand people!" They have been bullied to the point of being bullied, so of course they cannot back down. The guards behind them are definitely no match for them. They will only die if they come forward. Liu Ziguang waved his hand to stop them from stepping forward to help in the battle.
, he drew his sword and faced him alone.
The people who were watching from a distance could only see four gray shadows circling around a blue-gold shadow. The sound of weapons clashing could be heard constantly. A fierce fight was going on in broad daylight.
It has to be said that the four major worshipers are the strongest enemies Liu Ziguang has ever encountered. Although they are not as imposing as the Qing army's thousands of troops, they have superb martial arts, exquisite moves, and deep internal strength. They are difficult to deal with. Liu Ziguang's modified body
It can provide observation and reaction speed that are far beyond ordinary people. As the saying goes, everything is invincible, but speed can't break it. The word "quick" makes up for his shortcomings of not having learned any advanced martial arts. A few simple moves he learned when he was a fighter can actually block the four major sacrifices.
joint attack.
The more the four worshipers are beaten, the more unsure they become. Often the exquisite tricks they have been using for half their lives are resolved by their opponents with a simple, almost childish action. And no matter how fast their movements are or how deep their internal strength is, their opponents can always defeat them.
After being able to parry, after dozens of moves, Si Zongfeng was convinced that the snitch last night must be this young man in a python robe. Judging from his unchanging expression, I'm afraid it will be fine if he takes hundreds of moves. This is how masters fight.
, If you can't win within ten moves, then I'm afraid you can only determine the outcome by practicing for a few days and nights. The sound of rapid footsteps and the sound of armor blades rubbing against each other came from the streets. It seemed that the people from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division had arrived. Four
The worshipers winked at each other, each made a feint, stood up from the ground, and walked away on the roof tiles of the building facing the street.
The soldiers and horses that came for reinforcements were the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Patrol Team called over by Liu Ziguang's guards. Since this group of Shandong soldiers arrived, the hard work of patrolling the streets and keeping vigil has been left to them. The former Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Patrol Team
The city soldiers and horsemen are famous for their idle work. They never wear armor because they are too tired and too heavy. They occasionally wander around the streets just to collect protection fees and bully the people. Now this group of people is doing well. Not only are their armors and uniforms meticulous, but they also perform night patrols.
They are also very serious. Since they came, street fights have basically disappeared. Such capable and obedient subordinates are of course lovable, but there is one disadvantage. This group of Shandong soldiers are not well-educated, except for normal
In addition to orders, suggestions for complicity were always ignored. He also kept talking about Marshal Liu, which made the heads of the various yamen of the Military and Horse Division very unhappy. Are these our soldiers or Liu Ziguang's soldiers?
Today's incident is very typical. The soldiers were in the yamen receiving instructions from the commander of the Dongcheng Army and Horses Division, or brainwashing. Before the brainwashing was halfway through, a guy ran in and shouted: "Master Liu has met
Ambush." These soldiers jumped up like cats whose tails were stepped on, grabbed their weapons and ran out, unable to stop them or their subordinates.
The new commander of the Dongcheng Army and Horses Division, Li Hongjie, is Empress Dowager Li's cousin. He usually regards himself as the Li family's thousand-mile horse. When he first became the commander, he was preparing to recruit a new officer to take office. How could he know that these new recruits are so disrespectful?
Being a top-notch official, he despised military discipline and even ran out of meetings, which really made Li Hongjie angry.
The more than a thousand soldiers Liu Ziguang transferred from Shandong this time were divided into five military and horse divisions. Each military and horse division had about 200 people. The leader of these troops assigned to Li Hongjie was Liu Ziguang's
The old subordinate, the Guizhou cook, was asking Liu Ziguang with concern at this moment: "Is the commander injured? Who dares to do harm to you? I will lead people to overthrow their lair."
"It's okay, it's just a few thieves. You all ran away as soon as you arrived. Haha, it's Little Guizhou, and it has two stars." Liu Ziguang patted Little Guizhou on the shoulder and said. Although they changed into the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division
The armor is the honor of the red shirt regiment, and the Sun, Moon and Star military rank is not willing to be taken, and it is proudly worn on the left chest.
"Bold Lu Ying, he mobilized troops without the general's orders. Do you still have your own general in mind?" Li Hongjie came angrily, followed by a group of ruffians who also looked at him coldly.
"The situation is critical and Biaoxia has no choice but to punish Biaoxia without any complaints." Little Guizhou Lu Ying simply took all the responsibility on himself.
"I don't care what you did before or what military exploits you had, as long as you are a soldier under me, Li Hongjie, you must obey! According to the military law of the Ming Dynasty, anyone who mobilizes more than twenty soldiers without authorization must be beheaded. Since you admit your fault, I
It’s not difficult for others, come on, take Lu Ying and behead him in the street!”
Li Hongjie was filled with anger, and his mind was filled with the thoughts of "establishing his power and killing one person as a warning to others." As for Liu Ziguang next to him, he just pretended not to see him.
"It must be Commander Li. Lu Ying and the others acted so recklessly to save my governor. You should give me some face and send him his head for the time being, so that you can atone for your sins in the future." To be fair, Lu Ying said
This is indeed the wrong thing to do. No matter what, you have to save some face for your superiors. However, he is his old subordinate. If he is beheaded for saving himself, Liu Ziguang will never allow it. He only hopes that Li Hongjie can sell
Just to save face, you can get off the donkey along the steps and get a few beatings. After all, everyone now belongs to the rear-party camp.
"Who are you? I am here in the correctional department and it is not the outsider's turn to interfere." Li Hongjie turned his face towards Liu Ziguang and said disdainfully.
Liu Ziguang's reputation could only be so famous recently. This guy actually pretended not to know me. It seemed that he was sincerely trying to go against me. Liu Ziguang's face immediately dropped.
"My general is the new admiral of the Nanji Office. He was given a python robe and a jade belt and was allowed to walk in the palace. These soldiers are all my general's old troops, so how can they be considered outsiders?" Liu Ziguang didn't need to move his mouth. These words were naturally spoken by the guards behind him.
"Who did I think it was? It turned out to be Liu Qianhu. He became an admiral in a blink of an eye. The speed of promotion was dizzying. Humph, what happened to the admiral of Nanchang? What happened to the old department? As long as you don't become the fifth
The soldiers and horses in the city are all in command, so it is not your turn to take care of this beach! After entering my army and horses in the east city, there is no talk of the old department. They are all soldiers of the imperial court. I, Li, am a soldier. I say I can kill him.
Kill it! Come on! Take action!"
Let's not mention the admiral of Nanchang. The mention of this aroused Li Hongjie's jealousy even more. He returned the python robe and jade belt and walked around in the palace. All of these should have belonged to me, Li Hongjie, but this outsider actually snatched them away!
Li Hongjie's followers are all gangsters who have been with him for many years. They all know that their younger brother's cousin is the current Queen Mother. It goes without saying that the Li family is extremely powerful. If the people who are having a conflict here today are from Dongchang,
They might have given in, but since it was a system, they had no scruples. Who could do anything to the Queen Mother's cousin? So when they heard Li Hongjie's order, they immediately pounced on him, wiping their shoulders and raising their arms.
Lu Ying was tied up, pushed to the side of the road, and kicked at the base of his knees, knocking Lu Ying to his knees, and he was about to be executed.
Two hundred soldiers stood aside motionless. Their nominal boss Li Hongjie and actual boss Liu Ziguang were both here. It was not their turn to speak. They just looked at Liu Ziguang with anxious eyes, hoping that Marshal Liu could save Lu.
A British life.
Liu Ziguang looked at all this with cold eyes, thinking rapidly in his mind. He knew very well that Li Hongjie was the cousin of the Queen Mother. Now was the time when he was prospering. It would be very detrimental to him to have a conflict with him rashly. He chose
Later, the wedding was imminent, and a competition between the three parties was about to begin. A breakup now would affect the Queen Mother's trust in herself, and all previous efforts would be in vain.
Li Hongjie's follower drew out his saber, made a gesture on Lu Ying's neck, and raised it high. Just as he was about to chop it down, Liu Ziguang suddenly took action, and with lightning speed, he drew his saber to hold the chopped saber down.
The hand holding the knife was shaken to the point of numbness. If the knife rope hadn't been wrapped around his wrist, the knife would have flown out of his hand. Liu Ziguang's stern eyes swept over the several followers who were holding Lu Ying down, and they couldn't help but retreat.
He took a few steps back and watched numbly as Liu Ziguang walked toward Li Hongjie step by step with a steel knife in hand.
"What are you going to do?" Li Hongjie asked aggressively. Several followers behind him immediately drew their sabers to protect him. Seeing them draw their sabers, Liu Ziguang's eight guards also unsheathed their sabers, and the two hundred Shandong soldiers even
He pulled out the accompanying knife in unison.
The onlookers were so frightened that they disappeared. The empty streets were filled with murderous armed soldiers. There was silence for a while, and the only sound could be heard as Liu Ziguang walked slowly towards Li Hongjie.
Li Hongjie also wanted to draw his sword, but his wrist would not obey his command. The swords of the followers beside him were also trembling slightly. If they were not surrounded, they might have run away long ago.
Liu Ziguang walked up to Li Hongjie. The violent aura emanating from his body made him unable to breathe. His fierce eyes made him dare not look directly. All the rumors he had heard in the past suddenly appeared in Li Hongjie's mind. The young man in white robe broke through.
The Qing army had a chain of horses, killed the most powerful Tatar general in front of the battle, captured Dorgon alive on a single horse, and had thirteen men to defeat 500 Dongchang Fanzi. If such a fierce general really wanted to start a fight, he would be ten more tall.
There are not enough heads for him to chop off!
"You...you..." Li Hongjie didn't say a complete sentence for a long time. Liu Ziguang stared at him for a while and said: "I, Liu Ziguang, worked hard from a slave to the admiral of Nanchang today, all because of these brothers.
Help me, Lu Ying is my brother who has been with me from the iron factory to life and death. I will never watch him be beheaded and turn a blind eye. What happened today is my fault. I did not manage the army strictly and did not teach them well. I will give it to Li
My lord, I apologize." After saying that, he threw away the knife, lifted up his python robe and knelt down in front of Li Hongjie.
"How can this happen?" Li Hongjie was so frightened that he hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him. As the newly promoted admiral of the South Factory, he actually knelt down to apologize for a soldier. If he really accepted this worship, then this matter would be a big deal, no.
Even the Queen Mother would scold her for being ignorant. As a son of an official, Li Hongjie still has some good intentions. Since he has sold out such a big face, he doesn't know how to accept it if he doesn't get good results.
He was lifted up. While supporting Liu Ziguang, he ordered his followers: "Hurry up and untie Lu Ying's rope!"
Liu Ziguang just made a gesture to kneel down. Before Li Hongjie's hand could reach him, he got up. His face changed and he laughed and said: "Master Li is really generous. I accept your love. Gone with the Wind tonight
I’m treating you to a treat, and we won’t come home until we get drunk.”
"Thank you, well, I have something to do tonight, let's change it some other time, haha." Li Hongjie declined with a dry smile, which made him break into a cold sweat. In the evening, let alone go to Gone with the Wind, he would go to the Queen Mother's peach banquet.
I don’t even have the guts.”
"That being the case, let's get together another day." Liu Ziguang's friendly smile was as bright as the sunshine in June, and there was no trace of the ruthlessness that he was about to kill with a knife just now.
The two groups were pretending to be polite, bowed their hands and went their separate ways. On the way back, Li Hongjie wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and took a long breath and said, "It was really dangerous just now."