In mid-April, there was a continuous spring rain in Bianliang City.
The refugees all sought shelter from the rain; and in order to satisfy the claims of the Red Husbands, Kaifeng Prefecture (Gyeonggi Province) set up a gold search bureau, set up checkpoints at various transportation points in the city to check passers-by, and confiscated gold and silver, leaving only a few people.
The streets and alleys are even more deserted.
Bianliang City seems to be deserted, but under the continuous spring rain, it gives people a sense of tranquility and absurdity after washing.
At the north end of Yushou Bridge, there is Qingye Alley, which is very short and less than 200 steps deep.
Except for the Wang family's mansion on the innermost side of the lane, most of the houses on both sides are ordinary homes. Some of them have high-rise walls and deep courtyards. Most of the houses are built right next to the lane. Rain drips from the eaves and falls in a steady patter.
On the bluestone board.
There are some roofs extending out into the alley on both sides, and they have become many corners in the city that can provide shelter for the hungry people. Under the eaves of almost every house, there are dozens of hungry people with yellow skin and thin skin, their eyes are numb and hollow, looking at the haze.
There is a sky.
Logically speaking, there are plants and trees in the city that have already sprouted new leaves by this time, but the elm and jujube trees in the alley are not sprouting new leaves at this time. Even the bark of the trees has been peeled off, revealing the green and yellow tree body.
Qingye Lane is close to the Yushou Bridge. The Gold Search Bureau has set up a checkpoint at the entrance of the alley. A dozen soldiers belonging to the Kaifeng Prefecture's Military and Horse Supervisory Department are sitting in a hut at the entrance of the alley to protect themselves from the rain and stare at the Yushou Bridge.
Avenue.
A group of seven people dressed in black raincoats walked hurriedly from the other end of Yushou Bridge. Their faces were covered by bamboo hats, but these seven people were all tall and strong. They were walking in the rain, holding sabers wrapped in linen in their hands.
, he didn’t want to show off his sharpness, but on the deserted bridge, the leader looked around with his head held high, but he couldn’t tell that he was sharp.
Seeing that these people carry their baggage with them, and the leader's eyes are bright as he takes shelter from the rain under the thatched hut at the checkpoint, he doesn't care about these people's extraordinary popularity and carries knives with them. He doesn't look like someone to be trifled with.
However, in order to raise gold and silver, the Holy Emperor decreed that all the princes and ministers in Bianliang City must hand over a certain amount of gold and silver within a limited time. Those who were sneaky and sneaky did not want to hand over the gold and silver, so they were dragged to the Chongwen Hall and used a stick.
I don’t know how many ministers have been beaten until they were bloody and bloody in the past few days.
They set up a checkpoint here. In addition to having the right to interrogate passers-by, princes and ministers are not exempt. If necessary or someone reports, they have the right to break into any house at will and conduct searches, regardless of officials or civilians.
With such authority, who dares to bully others in front of them?
"Stop." He saw a group of seven people walking straight towards Qingye Lane. A dozen soldiers walked loosely into the rain and blocked the way. "Take out your identity cards. Where are you going? What's in your baggage?"
Open it!"
"We, the Xuanwu Army, have been ordered to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion in Qingye Lane for a business trip. Please forgive me, brothers." The middle-aged man on the left showed his cast iron waistband.
"Don't get too close! According to the Holy Emperor's decree, anyone who passes by here will be subject to interrogation. Even if Wang Xiangda passes by here, there will be no exception..." The leader of the Yamen is also a strong man, holding a knife on his waist, and he is arrogant.
someone shouted.
"Fuck you!" The young man in charge flexed his back slightly and then suddenly stretched it out and shook several times. He heard the bones of his body creaking slightly at this moment. His right foot quickly bent and kicked out, like a heavy hammer hitting it hard.
Yamen's chest.
The hatred in the head of the young man's heart was completely gone.
Although the yamen officer was also a martial arts practitioner, and he even found a piece of armor to wear in order to show off his skills, but before he could react, Peiran Moyu had already rushed towards his chest with huge force, and he heard a "click" in his chest.
"There was a sound, and it was unclear how the sternum was broken, and the whole person was involuntarily flew out.
Dozens of soldiers from the army watched as the leading officer was kicked four feet away and hit a wall before falling into puddles of water. They were so shocked that they didn't realize how terrifying the young man's kick was.
, I just saw the yamen servant twitching and struggling in the water. He couldn't get up for a while, and he didn't know if he was dead.
The young man drew his sword, stared at the other soldiers like a tiger's eyes, and cursed
"Grandpas are guarding the west wall of the city. The swords of the soldiers can't even make grandpa frown. What the hell are you doing? You are hiding in the city and pretending to be uncles. How dare you make grandpa angry? When will Kaifeng Mansion take care of it?
It’s our Xuanwu Army’s fault, so get the fuck out of my way, grandpa, or else don’t blame grandpa for venting his anger on you!”
Except for the leading young man and another short and tall boy, the other five people drew their knives.
Looking at the six people in this group, their eyes were piercing and fierce, and the blades were glowing coldly in the rain. How could dozens of soldiers dare to step forward to intercept them?
The soldiers dispersed hurriedly, watching eagerly as a group of six people walked towards Qingye Alley. After a while, they went to help the government servant who fell into the water, but saw that his body was limp and full of pain.
Feeling strong, I stretched out my hand and touched my nostrils, but there was no hot air left.
These days were not peaceful. Wang Kong would climb up the ladder from time to time to see if there was any movement outside the yard, and he happened to catch this scene.
Wang Kong walked down the ladder, quickly asked someone to open the door of the house, and welcomed Xu Huai and the others in, shouting with joy and resentment.
"How did you get to Bianliang? Nowadays, the city is full of policemen who set up cards and search for gold and silver. Everyone is not surprised. Now you have kicked someone to death in the street. Kaifeng Mansion will not let it go. It's another crime.
It’s troublesome!”
"What can happen to Kaifeng Mansion? They dare to go to Xuanwu Army to search for the murderer at this time?" Xu Huaihun said indifferently, "These grandsons don't know how to kill the captives, but they work very hard to search for gold and silver for the captives in the city. I
If I don’t kick one or two people to death, there will be anger in my chest that won’t be released!”
"well!"
Wang Kong still felt that Xu Huai was too wanton and too violent, and wanted to argue with him. However, thinking of many things that had happened these days, he felt really panicked in his chest. He sighed and followed Xu Huai.
Xu Wuqi, Yan Xiaoyi, Zhu Chengjun, Zhou Jing, Niu Er and others raised their hands to say hello.
Just seeing a short young man behind Xu Huai who looked familiar, Wang Kong couldn't remember who it was for a moment. His heart felt strangely tight, and the next moment he suddenly shouted:
"Miss Xuan, you are dressed like this, I almost didn't recognize you!"
"How is my grandfather doing now?" Wang Xuan asked anxiously.
Wang Xuan heard in Qingyi Lingzhai that the court was so groveling and begging for peace from the Chihu people. She was worried that her grandfather Wang Zhen, who had a strong temperament, could not bear this anger, so she wanted to return to Bianliang.
Xu Huai also considered that the Chihu people would withdraw this time and capture the three towns of Taiyuan, Dingzhou and Xiongzhou first. It was unlikely that they would engage in a major war on their way back to Bianliang. Furthermore, he wanted to persuade Wang Zhen to
It might be easier to talk about some things if Wang Xuan was with him, so he took Wang Xuan back to Bianliang City.
Although Bianliang City is now under strict defense and control in addition to the prisoner soldiers blocking the perimeter, Xu Huai and the others found Liu Yan directly, and it was still convenient to enter the city from the defensive area Liu Yan was responsible for.
Xu Huai and the others entered the city early in the morning and met up with Zhou Jing, who ran a stronghold in the city. They learned from Zhou Jing that Wang Zhen had opposed the humble begging for peace and had sent troops to attack the enemy without authorization. Emperor Tianxuan had ordered that the four walls (Gyeonggi) be taken away.
He serves as the defense envoy of the capital and participates in political affairs and other duties.
However, Emperor Tianxuan was worried about angering the soldiers and people of Bianliang, so he did not dare to punish Wang Chen for his guilt. He also gave Wang Chen a promotion and worship concept, but he had no authority and no time to spare.
Wang Zhen himself did not need to be deposed. After Chen Yuan's troops went out to attack the enemy and were annihilated, he became ill after seeing that he could no longer turn the tide.
Xu Huai didn't even bother to take a breath, so he hurried to Qingye Lane with Zhou Jing and others to visit Wang Zhen.
When Wang Xuan asked about Wang Zhen's health, Wang Kong sighed and didn't know what to say. He just said, "You will know when Miss Xuan goes in and meets your husband!"
There were guards in the Wang family's mansion. Most of them were like Wang Kong. They had recruited many powerful people from Lanzhou. They all recognized Xu Huai, Xu Wuqi, Yan Xiaoyi and others. When they saw Wang Kong leading Xu Huai through the house to transfer the property, they all felt anxious.
I was surprised and happy to say hello.
When they reached the inner courtyard, Wang Kong thought of something and asked Xu Huai, "Come here and inform Mr. Zhu Hang. Do you want to send someone to tell him?"
"Zhu Zhi is also returning to Bianliang with us this time. He has already gone to Zangjin Bridge to meet Mr. Zhu Hang." Xu Huai said.
"Xu Huai!" Lu Xiong walked quickly from the side courtyard with a bowl of soup in his hand. When he saw Xu Huai's face clearly, he shouted happily, "The person just came and said you came to Bianliang. I thought
That boy is talking nonsense!"
"Xu Huai? Is it Xu Huai who came to Bianliang? Help me up quickly!" Wang Zhen's extremely weak cry came from the side room.
Xu Huai, Wang Xuan hurriedly walked into the room with Wang Kong and Lu Xiong. They saw that their life was almost squeezed out, and only a handful of dead bones were left. Wang Zhen was trembling and struggling to get out of the hospital bed.
He got up, with tears in his eyes, and stepped forward to salute, "Xu Huai has met Wang Xianggong!"
"Help me up. I'm so useless that I can't sit up." Wang Xun lost his temper and said to Wang Fan, struggling to sit up from the hospital bed...