As the shouts fell, a group of cavalry appeared from the pass. There were about a hundred people. In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the peace negotiation place. The expressions of everyone present changed. The Xixia soldiers behind the second prince had already rushed in immediately.
He came over to protect his master.
However, the cavalry team did not pay attention to the Xixia people. Instead, they spread out and surrounded Wen Chengyan and others. The long swords in their hands were unsheathed, and their faces were cold and murderous, but none of them were soldiers from Lanzhou Prefecture.
Xu Zizhen's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously felt that something was wrong. The imperial edict had come sooner or later, but it had come at this juncture. Needless to say, there was an imperial envoy behind him. It goes without saying that this posture was aimed at Wen Chengyan, to grab the credit.
Even guilty.
The Xixia soldiers did not dare to slack off, and all drew their swords to warn them, but the cavalry team did not even look at them. The middle suddenly split to both sides, leaving a path open. Several more cavalry came out of the pass and passed through the crowd.
When he arrived in front of Wen Chengyan, the leader was about mid-year-old. He had a face as thin as mung beans and a wretched appearance. A few sparse goatees under his chin were blowing in the wind. Xu Zizhen knew at a glance that this guy was not a good guy.
"Brother Wen, I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing?" Goatee narrowed his eyes and smiled at Wen Chengyan.
Wen Chengyan was obviously startled, but then he bowed deeply and said, "I'm here to see Mr. Xu!"
The seed master lowered his voice in Xu Zizhen's ear and said, "This is Xu Bingzhe, the governor of Qinzhou, who is a confidant of the right prime minister Wang Fu."
When Xu Zizhen heard the name Wang Fu, his heart skipped a beat and he gritted his teeth and said, "It's that old bastard again. How come he has something to do with him everywhere?"
The seed master said: "Don't be impatient, just listen to what he says."
Xu Zizhen took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. The Qinzhou Prefecture commanded the various prefectures on Qinfeng Road. Naturally, Wen Chengyan was under the direct jurisdiction of Xu Bingzhe. Moreover, he had even brought his own soldiers. Now he would not be able to step out.
No benefit at all.
"Oh, brother Wen, what are you doing? Do you and I still have to be so polite?" Xu Bingzhe pretended to stretch out his hand to help Wen Chengyan, but he still sat on the horse without moving at all. After Wen Chengyan finished the ceremony, he suddenly turned his hand and showed a smile.
Wearing a piece of yellow silk, with a solemn expression on his face, he shouted loudly, "Wen Chengyan, the prefect of Lanzhou, accepts the order!"
As soon as Wen Chengyan stood up straight, he immediately lifted his robe and knelt down on the ground after hearing this, shouting long live the mountain. Everyone onlookers also knelt down. Xu Zizhen was not willing to kneel down to such a person, but now was not the time to be impulsive, so he had to
He endured it and knelt down.
Xu Bingzhe read the imperial edict loudly while riding on his horse. They were all words of Parallel Four and Liliu. Xu Zizhen could not understand a word of it, but he still had to kneel down. When he was impatient, he heard Xu Bingzhe recite: "... Wen Chengyan protects the city thoroughly.
To protect the people's safety, he is dedicated to his work and his achievements are commendable. He will go to Beijing to report on his duties and promote others..."
Xu Zizhen was shocked. This was a sentence that he could barely understand, but it was not a good thing, at least in his opinion. Wen Chengyan had only known about Lanzhou Prefecture's affairs for only a few months, and suddenly he was transferred to him without any warning.
Returning to Beijing was completely inconsistent with the Song Dynasty's tenure system and common sense.
Moreover, Xu Bingzhe is the dog of the old thief Wang Fu, and the imperial edict he came to read must also have the meaning of the old thief. Wen Chengyan severely offended an old thief during the Suzhou Mansion incident, so transferring him back now would definitely
Nothing good will happen.
The imperial edict had been recited, and Wen Chengyan thanked him for accepting the edict without any change in the expression on his face. It seemed that this unexpected incident had been anticipated by him.
"I don't know what to call this strong man?"
Xu Zizhen was still thinking wildly when he suddenly heard Xu Bingzhe calling him. He was upset and subconsciously said: "Old... I'm Xu Zizhen."
An inexplicable smile suddenly appeared on Xu Bingzhe's face: "Oh? So you are Xu Zizhen? I have admired you for a long time, I have admired you for a long time!"
not good!
Xu Zizhen caught a glimpse of the smile on Xu Bingzhe's face, and his heart suddenly trembled. Before he had time to react, the cavalry team next to him suddenly flew out dozens of long ropes. Xu Zizhen was caught off guard and was immediately tied up, unable to stand firmly.
He fell headlong to the ground, and several people came over on horseback to pick him up and tie him up tightly.
Wen Chengyan and the seed master were shocked and shouted at the same time: "Master Xu, what do you mean?"
Xu Bingzhe changed his smile from a moment ago and his face became extremely gloomy, but he ignored them and walked straight to the people of Xixia. He put his hands behind his back and said with an arrogant expression: "You can leave the silver horses and go.
I have important matters at hand, so I won't send you far away." With a wave of his hand, several of his personal guards escorted the three prisoners over from the Lanzhou garrison.
The three of them had different looks in their eyes when they passed by Xu Zizhen. Yuan Size frowned and glanced at Xu Zizhen, Eunuch Xie had a look of gloating on his face, while Xiao Xuan's eyes flickered and he didn't know what he was thinking.
The Xixia people picked them up, but did not leave immediately. Instead, they stood aside and watched the excitement. Xu Bingzhe ignored them, turned around, walked to Xu Zizhen, and shouted: "You are so bold Xu Zizhen, do you know your guilt?"
Xu Zizhen looked angry: "What crime am I guilty of? Is it guilty of defending Lanzhou or guilty of attacking Xixia?"
Xu Bingzhe smiled coldly and did not answer him. Wen Chengyan and Zhong Shizhong couldn't hold it anymore. They were about to go forward to argue, but they were separated by Xu Bingzhe's personal guards. This place was not far from Jinchengguan. Xu Zizhen was tied up and all
The soldiers in the pass saw it, and today was the handover of the Xixia peace talks. Many people even crowded into the pass to watch the excitement. Xu Zizhen was a hero in their hearts. His kidnapping immediately caused a commotion in the pass.
"Ahem! I will tell you what your crime is." Xu Bingzhe coughed, raised his head and glanced at everyone, then looked back at Xu Zizhen, and said coldly, "The traitor Xu Zizhen sneaked into our Song Dynasty as a spy from another country.
He spied on secrets and stole military information within the country, and even killed an official of the Song Dynasty. This is a heinous crime of insidiousness and cunning!"
Wow!
These words floated clearly into the ears of everyone in the direction of the wind. There was a commotion and shouting after closing the door. Is Xu Zizhen a craftsman? This is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world. Whose craftsman would ride alone into the opponent's tens of thousands of troops?
Who will take the leader of the vanguard? Whose craftsman will risk their lives to sneak into the enemy's lair and capture the enemy's commander?
If nothing else, everyone in Lanzhou City now regards Xu Zizhen as a hero, and Xu Bingzhe's words sound like farts to them.
"Bah! Fuck your mother!" Xu Zizhen was already yelling, killing the imperial official? Wasn't he just killing the nephew of the old thief Wang Fu?
His face was full of anger, but his eyes swept across Xiao Ye not far away without leaving any trace, and his mind started spinning rapidly. This change was beyond his plan and would bring better results.
, but the biggest problem right now is how to escape?
One of the guards who was escorting him hit him in the face with the hilt of a knife, and blood immediately burst out of the corner of his eye. Xu Zizhen didn't even frown and said with an angry smile: "I fought to the death to defend the city, but you said it was a trick."
, OK, OK, don’t you just want to kill me? Come on!”
Xu Bingzhe sneered and said: "Then it will be as you wish!" After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "No need to escort, execution on the spot, beheading!"