Wu Huaiyu quickly lay down in the carriage. He did not expect that he would be attacked in Lingzhou City. As soon as he came out of the Governor's Mansion, someone ambushed him halfway.
Wu Huaiyu, who was lying in the carriage, had to wonder whether this matter had something to do with Li Daozong.
"Shijun, are you okay?" Chen Sheng called outside.
Huaiyu looked at the crossbow arrows fired from the carriage, but luckily he avoided them in time.
"I'm fine, just be careful."
After Wu Huaiyu finished speaking, he kicked open the carriage door and jumped out of the carriage. The carriage had a bigger target at the moment, and he couldn't see clearly what was going on outside even if he was hiding inside.
The driver who was driving the carriage had already been hit by several arrows and fell there.
The horses pulling the cart were hit by arrows and fell to their knees.
He quickly scanned the surroundings and found that there were many intruders, and judging from their appearance, with broad faces and big eyes, and large gold rings on their ears, they were obviously mountain beards.
Upon closer inspection, we found that there were many people with braided hair behind these mountain beards, who must be Turks.
The mountain beards, wearing fur coats and fur robes, strode forward with copper hammers and iron whips, while the Turks wearing leather armor were behind with bows and crossbows.
A strong man with a barbarian roared and swung a huge hammer and threw it away. Huaiyu rolled quickly, and the next moment, his carriage was hit.
The carriage was hit and half of the carriage disintegrated into pieces.
One of the soldiers was stabbed in the neck by flying debris and fell to the ground, with blood gushing out from his mouth and nose. Seeing that he was hopeless, Wu Huaiyu quickly picked up his shield and knife without caring about anything else.
Jihu, the Turks have already rushed forward.
On the contrary, the Dou slaves were at the front and were the first to fight with them in close quarters. These Dou slaves had no weapons, but they were still fierce.
Wu Huaiyu did not retreat.
Carrying swords and shields, shouting orders, fighting in groups of three or three, and at the same time asking people to break through to report news and ask for help.
This is inside Lingzhou City. As long as we can hold on for a while, reinforcements will arrive.
Several injured maids fled in panic.
Chen Sheng shouted at them, "Get out of the way."
But they were like frightened sheep, rushing into them regardless, as if they could find some sense of security in this way.
A maidservant's white dress was stained red with blood. I didn't know whether it was someone else's blood or her own blood. She ran over with a look of horror on her face. When she was about to pass by Wu Huaiyu,
A sudden change.
The frightened woman suddenly slipped out a short knife from her sleeve, and then rushed towards Huaiyu with gritted teeth. She didn't look frightened and helpless at all. Her flying movements were very vigorous, and she was obviously skilled in martial arts.
"Dog Officer, take your life!"
Huaiyu raised his shield and sword.
Chen Sheng swooped over from the side and knocked the woman away. Huaiyu followed up with a shield collision. The woman was hit twice in succession and fell heavily to the ground.
But she rolled over, got up again, and rushed towards Huaiyu again with the short knife in hand.
"Dog officer."
There was a sandstorm in the city, and the sky was filled with wind and sand. The sun in the sky was covered by the wind and sand, making it gray and dark. The woman looked forward to death, her mouth was bleeding, her white dress was stained with blood, but she still rushed towards her with a knife.
Huaiyu swung the horizontal knife.
Is this woman one of the maids given to him by Li Daozong, or did she sneak in temporarily? He couldn't figure it out for a while. This woman was very tall and young, and even looked a little weak in appearance. He couldn't even tell whether she was a Jihu or a Han woman.
Who would have thought that this woman is also an assassin.
Huaiyu looked at her coldly.
"I have no grudge against you, so why did you assassinate me?"
"You all deserve to die!" the woman shouted coldly, shouting and rushing.
But Wu Huaiyu would not give him another chance.
The woman rushed closer, Huaiyu struck her with a shield, blocked her with all his strength, and then cut her with a few more swords until she was unstable. He took the opportunity and kicked her down. Before she could get up, Huaiyu directly knocked her down.
The knife was held to her neck.
But he didn't kill her.
He wanted to know who they were and why they wanted to assassinate him.
Is there someone behind this?
Chen Sheng tied up the woman with a cowhide rope, and the woman kept cursing.
Fighting continues in the streets.
Those assassins are very fierce.
Wu Huaiyu's soldiers are also very elite. The streets are narrow and surrounded by walls on both sides. Both sides fight in close combat. Wu Huaiyu has more people on his side.
They fought fiercely for a long time, and many people fell down.
The assassins were very anxious.
If they can't succeed, the longer they delay, the worse it will be for them.
Sure enough, soon the footsteps of the brigade were heard, and Wu Junwei had arrived with a team of troops from Yanzhou Yamen, "Erlang, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Wu Huaiyu stepped on the female assassin and was not hurt at all.
"We have sent people outside the city to ask Su Sima to lead troops into the city,"
Although Wu Junwei brought not many people, they were all armored warriors. They fired a volley of bows and crossbows as soon as they arrived, and then they lined up to kill with shields and spears. The fierce assassins only had some leather armor.
He was also holding a sword, a mace, a bow and a crossbow, and he was already exhausted. He would be killed by another charge and would immediately die.
The assassin leader roared, and they began to retreat.
Wu Junwei asked Chen Sheng to stay with his original people and continue to protect Wu Huaiyu, while he led his people to pursue him.
"Stop chasing!"
Wu Huaiyu stopped.
"They can't escape," Wu Junwei said.
"This is Lingzhou City. These assassins should be handed over to the Lingzhou Governor's Office for arrest."
Wu Huaiyu didn't want to be passive here. If it would be more dangerous if he was transferred away from the mountain again, he would not go back to the Yanzhou Yamen in the city. He would directly escort some of the captured assassins, injured subordinates, and those who died in the battle.
The corpse went directly to the military camp outside the city.
Since it is suspected that Li Daozong may be involved, this place is no longer safe.
Even if Li Daozong is unlikely to take action openly, a rich man cannot sit down in the hall, and a gentleman cannot stand under a dangerous wall.
Get out of town quickly.
Wu Huaiyu breathed a sigh of relief after entering the Yanzhou Army Camp.
Today's inexplicable attack made him understand more and more that the water in Shuofang was very deep and dangerous.
Hearing that there was an attack on the governor's city, Su Lieniu in the camp was very angry when he saw Wu and others, and came to ask questions one after another.
Huaiyu sent someone to the Governor's Mansion to inform Li Daozong.
The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, now we have to be more careful every step we take.
He thought silently, saying that he had basically agreed to cooperate with Li Daozong in the Governor's Mansion, and even accepted the three thousand acres of land he gave, as well as the slaves, maids, etc., although he had not yet discussed the details of the cooperation.
The distribution of benefits has not been discussed in detail, but normally, Li Daozong has no reason to attack him again.
But when he was attacked in Lingzhou City, he had just come out of the Governor's Mansion. He knew the time so well and even positioned the ambush so well. It was impossible to say that it didn't matter.
This made him confused.
After thinking for a long time, he decided to be careful and see what Li Daozong said first.
Wu Huaiyu went to interrogate the female assassin.
The woman was tied up with many kinds of cowhide ropes, and her tall body was tightened to become tighter and more attractive.
Even though her dress was stained with blood, it still couldn't hide the beauty of this woman.
"Who are you and why did you assassinate me?"
The woman looked down upon Wu Huaiyu and said, "If you want to kill him or chop him into pieces, don't talk nonsense."
"If you want to kill me, you have to give me a reason. I'm new here and I don't think I've offended anyone yet."
"I am Shanhu and you are Han. Isn't this enough?"
"I heard that Jihu was originally a remnant of the Xiongnu. Since the Han and Wei dynasties, they have lived together with the Han people in Shaanxi and Jin Dynasties for hundreds of years. What hatred or grievances do they have?"
"Girl, if you really have any grudges or grievances, why don't you come and listen to them."
The woman who was tied up by the Five Flowers had long been prepared to die. Now she saw that the young Han governor was only asking questions, not torture or humiliation, so she was no longer so hostile.
A sandstorm was raging outside the military tent, the wind was howling, and the wind was carrying sand and hitting the tent, as if it was about to pull up the tent and sweep it away at any time.
It was quite quiet in the tent.
There is a kettle sitting on the stove with water boiling in it.
When the water is boiling, Huaiyu is still calmly roasting and making tea. This action is calm and skillful, and reveals a bit of elegance.
The fragrance of tea overflows.
"Do you need to add salt and milk?"
The woman didn't expect him to make tea for her, so she shook her head disdainfully, "It's not rare."
"You have been tied up and haven't drank any water since then. You have been yelling and scolding for a long time. I guess you are very thirsty now. This tea is the best Jiannan tribute tea and Mengdingshi tea group tea. Although
It’s last year’s tea, but the tea cakes that have been there for a year are actually more fragrant.”
"Do you Shanhu have the habit of drinking tea?"
The woman said angrily, "Do you think we Bu Luoji are savages in the mountains?"
"That's right. You have moved to the capital for hundreds of years. You have lived with the Han people for so many years. You have already become Chinese. You are cultivating mulberry silkworms in the mountains, and there is almost no difference between you and the Han people. The leader of the tribe should also have the habit of drinking tea."
Huaiyu added salt to him, added some milk, and finally sprinkled some sugar, then added slices of ginger and some chopped green onion.
Place the tea in front of the woman.
"I'll untie it for you. Don't mess around. You have seen my martial arts just now. You are no match for me. There are my soldiers outside the tent. Don't ask for trouble."
Huaiyu untied the ropes that bound the woman's hands, but still did not untie the ropes that bound her legs and feet.
"Now tell me carefully, what is going on? Where are you from, what is your name, and why do you want to assassinate me?"
The woman may be really thirsty.
The tea in front of her was fragrant, and she finally couldn't help it, so she picked up the teacup and drank it.
After finishing the cup of tea, Huaiyu gave her another cup.
The woman didn't immediately take another cup of tea. She sat there, squinting her eyes, as if she was lost in memories.
"My family used to be in Lishi on the east bank of the Yellow River. The Han people called us Lishihu," she said slowly,
"According to the elders of the tribe, our ancestors were a branch of the Southern Xiongnu attached to the Han Dynasty. After the decline of the former Zhao Dynasty, they moved to the 800-mile valley in the northeast of the river, formed a family with the local Han women, and lived a lonely life.
And the days of peace,
But there would be oppression from the imperial court from time to time, and there would always be people in the clan who couldn't bear it and resisted. It is said that from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the present Tang Dynasty, our clan had several rebellions against the emperor, but they all failed in the end.
During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, the imperial court also conscripted Jihu to build the Great Wall, but it was not a hardship. Later, when Yang Guang came to the throne, he imposed exorbitant levies and became more and more oppressive to Jihu. Liu Longer, the leader of Lishihu, called on everyone to rise up and resist.
When the Sui Dynasty broke out, tens of thousands of people responded, and even many Han people followed.
Not long after Liu Longer became emperor, he was defeated and killed by the imperial court. His son Liu Jizhen later joined forces with Liu Wuzhou and the Turks and claimed to be the emperor. Later, he was defeated by the Tang Dynasty and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
His uncle Liu Liuer continued to call on everyone to resist the Han court, and he continued to claim the title of emperor, and captured Shizhou, but was eventually defeated and had no choice but to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
After Liu Jizhen surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he became the general manager of Shizhou, and Liu Liuer became the general manager of Lanzhou. Liu Jizhen was even given a national surname and the title of county king.
But they still had rebellious blood flowing in their bones, and the Tang people did not really trust them. The two sides were suspicious of each other, and soon they met in war. Liu Jizhen and Liu Liuer were defeated one after another, and many Li Shihu were killed.
But in the fourth year of Wude, Liu Gencheng, the leader of Jihu on the west bank of the Yellow River, gathered his troops to rebel against the Tang Dynasty and invaded Yanzhou. Later, the Tang Dynasty sent Prince Li Jiancheng to lead an army to conquer. After Li Jiancheng defeated Liu Gencheng, he sent people to surrender. After Liu and others surrendered, Li Jiancheng was
He broke his promise and pretended to send troops to build a city and resettle Jihu, but instead killed six thousand Jihu soldiers. Liu Gencheng and other remaining troops had to flee to Liangshidu, but Liangshidu pretended to accept it, but instead looked for an opportunity to kill Liu Gencheng.
Then they sold us Jihu to the Tang Dynasty as slaves..."
In the early Tang Dynasty, Jihu fought with the Tang army several times, and the scale was not small. One was Liu Longer, Liu Jizhen and his son, and Liu Liuer. They were from Lishihu in Hedong. They also had tens of thousands of people and captured several states in the Tang Dynasty.
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There is also the Jihu in northern Shaanxi on the west coast. Under the leadership of Liu Gencheng and others, they invaded Fu, Yan and other places several times, and reached the vicinity of Guanzhong. They even formed an army of 50,000 Jihu and defeated Dou Gui.
But in the end, several of Jihu's coalition armies were defeated. Today, Jihu no longer has a leader who can resist the banner, and a large number of Jihu have become slaves to be plundered and sold by all parties.
"Today's Eight Hundred Mile Valley, once our home, has now become almost a hell. We are hiding here and there, evading pursuit, just like ghosts. These are the sins of you Han people, which prevent us from having a home."
Return, even the family members are separated, the family is destroyed, they become slaves, and become a lonely ghost in a foreign land..."
Wu Huaiyu also sighed after hearing this.
But he still had to remind this woman.
"You said that the 800-mile valley of Shanxi and Shaanxi is your home. There is a problem with this. If you have read books, you will know that the Huns were originally nomadic tribes living on the grasslands outside the Great Wall. Later, the southern Huns surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty
I feel sorry for you, so I allowed you to move inland and resettled you in Daibei and other places.
But instead of being grateful for this, you later joined Jie Di and others in causing chaos in China, starting the darkest period of our Chinese history.
You almost destroyed Chinese civilization.
Later, after the former Zhao State established by the Huns fell, you settled down in this eight-hundred-mile valley, but you never felt stable. You rebelled constantly and looted from time to time..."
"Oh, you Hans are the victors. You can say whatever you want," the woman said unconvinced.
From her childhood, they were pitiful, weak people who were constantly oppressed, forced to be homeless, and even reduced to slaves, and the culprits for all this were the Han people.
But now Wu Huaiyu says that they almost destroyed the Chinese Han civilization. Isn't this a slap in the face?
Huaiyu let out a long sigh, "You are telling the truth, and what I am telling is not a lie. Over the past hundreds of years, there have been many disturbances, fights and killings. It is not possible to tell the truth in one or two sentences, let alone distinguish what is going on."
Right or wrong.
What's your name? Let's talk about your situation. You were a maid in the palace of Prince Rencheng, but how did you become an assassin and attack me?"
