At this moment, Chen Chong deeply realized what it means to have unparalleled blessings and misfortune come alone. But time was no longer enough for him to complain. Human life was at stake. After listening to Qin Yilu's words, he immediately whipped his mount and rushed into the city along the driveway.
The residence of Dong Zhuo's family was arranged by Chen Chong himself. It was a Taiping Taoist temple located in the south corner of the city. It was also the base camp of the Yellow Turban believers in Xihe. Most of the White Wave bandits had been here. However, after the Yellow Turban Uprising, this Taoist temple
It should be abandoned as it should be, but the Yellow Turban believers who revolted never thought that they would never be able to return here.
The former prefect Xing Ji also neglected to improve the market affairs, neither destroying nor rebuilding the Taoist temples, and still left cobwebs all over the city corners. However, this was not done deliberately. After Chen Chong took office, there were ten rooms and five buildings in Shicheng.
It was empty, and people fled for years. It was not until this year that things got better. Lishi City has barely recovered to the scene when it was built.
Chen Chong did not demolish this Taoist temple, but instead sent people to clean it up. When the Taoist temple was built, it could accommodate 600 people, so Taiping Taoist priests preached to the masses here. Chen Chong liked the temple very much, so he renovated it.
It is the county academic office, where the children of officials in the county can copy books. As a literary director, Liu Yan also gave lectures here to the children of the county.
It's just that Xihe County is a small county after all, and there are only a few students who come to study in the county school. On the contrary, after the descendants of the wealthy families in Taiyuan County heard that Chen Chong took office, many people came to Lishi to see the style and teachings of "Xiping Longshou", but in the end
Not even half of the rooms in the view are occupied.
Chen Chong placed Dong Zhuo's family in a sub-monastery in the temple. After all, the location was quiet and popular, and Chen Chong was known for his knowledge. This arrangement also showed that Chen Chong paid enough attention to it. Unexpectedly, an assassination and abduction of high-ranking officials of the imperial court took place here.
A major case involving relatives.
When Chen Chong rushed to the Taoist temple, the rest of the people in the Taoist temple had been expelled. Duan Xuan's thousands of soldiers and horses surrounded the Taoist temple. Unlike the Xihe County soldiers, Duan Xuan's men were all wearing iron armor, and the soldiers faced expressionlessly.
In the view, the Taoist temple seems to be surrounded by golden waves under the sunlight.
Qin Yilu then rushed to clear the way for Chen Chong. The soldiers looked back and said nothing the whole time. They voluntarily made way for Chen Chong to a path leading directly to the Guanmen. From the end of the path, Duan Yan could be seen standing at the Guanmen, confronting people.
Chen Chong walked silently through the indifferent and depressed crowd. He walked to the temple. Inside the Taoist gate stood two boulders from the Taiping Road. On the left was written "According to the response, the changes will follow the direction", and on the right was written "If the success is achieved, the person will live in seclusion forever". Duan
Xuan stands among the boulders.
Facing him about ten feet away, in front of the side view where they lived, Mrs. Dong was lying on the ground trembling. The assassin put his foot on the old lady's spine, and held a knife against her neck.
It was revealed that three fingers were missing from his mutilated palm, but he still held the knife firmly and smiled like a lone wolf at Duan Xuan.
Duan Yan obviously had nothing to say to the assassin at this time. When he saw Chen Chong arriving, he introduced the situation to him in a low voice: "They are the remnants of the thieves. There are four of them, one is here and three are in the house. Ting Jian
, I have tried to persuade you with my life, gold, silver, official salary, etc., but I can’t do it. Do you have any other ideas?”
Chen Chong did not reply, but looked up and down at the assassin who broke into the county and openly robbed and killed the family members of high-ranking imperial officials. In broad daylight, he did not wear a mask and showed two hideous scars on his cheeks. One of them even penetrated the corner of his mouth. It was very difficult to find him.
Imagine how he survived such a serious injury.
Now that only four people have done such a shocking thing, they don't want gold, silver or official salary, which means they are determined to die. But contrary to common sense, he should have killed Dong Zhuo's family on the spot, and then fought to the death with Duan Xuan
, but he was still stalling for time in front of him. Thinking of the word "moth thief" mentioned by Duan Xuan, Chen Chong felt a chill in his heart. He probably already knew what was going on in the room. He whispered: "Leave it all to me.
, I'm here to talk to them, Zhongming, please exit first and wait for my news."
Duan Xuan looked stern when he heard this, and asked in a low voice: "Doesn't it matter? These are all desperadoes, and they are not afraid of death. Without my protection, Ting Jian, you may not be able to protect yourself."
Chen Chong stood up against the assassin who was like a clay sculpture, took a deep breath, and answered Duan Xuan loudly: "The situation can't get any worse, Zhongming! If all members of Dong Gong's family die here, does it matter whether you or I live or die? You
Please retreat and I will have a good discussion with these righteous men."
Duan Xuan was silent for a moment and said to him: "You take it seriously." Then he turned around and strode out of the view.
The door closed with a loud creak, and the inside of the temple instantly became silent. In the huge front yard, only the assassin and Chen Chong were left looking at each other silently. Chen Chong looked at the assassin and greeted with a wry smile: "Peng Shuai, I haven't seen you in several years.
, you add a bit more prestige."
The assassin put away the blade, touched the scars on his face, and smiled at Chen Chong: "Are Longshou talking about these scars? Thieves and bandits live among the blades, and it is a blessing to be able to survive in this world.
, this scar is insignificant."
Having said this, he released his step on the old lady's back, took two steps forward, looked at Chen Chong carefully and said, "Longsou, you have not changed at all, you are still as radiant as before. It's just that I, Peng Tuo, really couldn't have imagined that you would be the same in Qianqiu Pavilion."
Let me leave Hebei privately, and when we meet again, we will be like this."
Upon seeing this, Chen Chong bypassed Peng Tuo and went directly to visit the old lady. The old lady was so frightened that she fainted and could not even tremble. Fortunately, she was not seriously ill. Chen Chong breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at Peng Tuo, who was watching coldly.
, he let out a sigh of relief in his heart and then said: "It turns out that Peng Shuai is here, but Chen knows nothing about it. I am confused."
Peng Tuo didn't care at all and said with a smile: "There are more than tens of millions of thieves in the world now. It is the easiest for me to get here. But it is my honor that a little thief like me can still be cared about by the dragon head." Then his expression changed.
He changed and said seriously to Chen Chong: "If Longshou wants me to stop right now, that is absolutely impossible."
"Of course I know." Chen Chong carried the old lady on his back and said to Peng Tuoyan: "Go in, let's go in and talk."
Peng Tuo was convinced, and the two of them entered the side view together. Although they were already prepared, as soon as they entered the view, a strong smell of blood and stench made Chen Chong almost vomit on the spot. But then he saw enough
A scene that he will remember for the rest of his life.
Under the three-foot-high statue of Huang Taiyi in the hall, a man's hands were stabbed through the bones of his hands, and he was nailed to a pedestal. His body was stripped naked, and a white cloth was stuffed in his mouth. However, Chen Chong could not tell who he was at all.
I saw another man sitting next to him holding a small knife. There was a wooden basin next to the knife. As usual, he dipped the small knife in the basin and washed it with water. He slashed at his ribs and skillfully cut off the skin and flesh into slices. At his feet, there was a mass of bloody flesh. From the appearance, it was vaguely evident that he had once been an ordinary person. There was a wooden barrel behind the hall, and the stench came from here. Chen Chong knew what it looked like without even looking.
There were two more people standing in the corner of the hall holding knives. They tied more than ten women and children into a ball with ropes. When they saw Dong Qi and Dong Cen being chopped alive, they had no thoughts at all. But when they saw Chen Chong walking into the hall, they all
Everyone shouted for help, and the knife wielder immediately knocked them unconscious with the back of the knife, and then silence returned to the palace.
Chen Chong took a deep breath, placed the old lady on the ground, stood up and asked Peng Tuo: "Why is Commander Peng like this?"
Peng Tuo shrugged, leaned in front of the door, and asked Chen Chong with a smile: "Back then in Qianqiu Pavilion, Thirty Thousands of my followers were massacred by Dong, regardless of age or widow. As a disciple of Daliang Xianshi, why couldn't I do this?"
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Chen Chong suppressed his anger and said to Peng Tuo: "The fault of Qianqiu Pavilion is mine! The fault is Dong Zhuo! The fault is Chang Shi! The fault is the emperor! What does it have to do with them? Peng Shuai, what do you do?
What does Dong Zhuo have to do with it? As a disciple of Zhang Tianshi, you should know how Huang Tian came to this scene!"
Peng Tuo was unmoved and said to Chen Chong in a cold voice: "The father's debt must be paid by the son! The great righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period can be repaid in the ninth generation. This is a truth I have heard in the county school in the past. How can the dragon head say something about me?"
You don't understand." He walked towards the palace, bent down and grabbed the ball of flesh and blood, and then threw it down. He turned around to show off the blood in his hand to Chen Chong and said: "Look at the dragon head, I am so happy that I can't describe it at this moment!
Thinking of Thief Dong's expression, it's worth dying for me right now!"
Chen Chong finally couldn't stand it anymore. He rushed forward and grabbed Peng Tuo by the collar. He punched Peng Tuo on the bridge of his nose and angrily shouted: "What kind of morality do you have now? How can you be considered a human being like this? You are a Han family.
Man! A promise is worth a thousand pieces of money, life or death! Is this what you were going to do when you swore an oath in front of Huang Taiyi?"
Peng Tuo was dizzy for a moment, then he smiled at Chen Chong and said: "Who wants to be the son of the Han family! I just wish I could kill all the ministers in the world! Don't pretend to be a good person, Longshou. No matter how much you talk about the government in your mouth, it is just anger and ambition.
That’s all, how do you want to live and die with moth thieves like us? I won’t kill you, it’s just because the great wise master asked us to leave you alive.”
Chen Chong said nothing and turned around and walked directly towards the two knife-holders in the corner. The two knife-holders were at a loss when they saw Chen Chong. Chen Chong said nothing to them and squatted down to untie the ropes that bound several children. p>
Most of Dong Zhuo's family members were pampered and had never seen such a scene before. At this time, most of them were so frightened that they were unconscious and did not dare to move after being untied. When it was Dong Bai's turn, the graceful girl felt a warm breath, as if it was this cold
The only thing with warmth in the palace. She couldn't help but press herself into Chen Chong's broad arms. When she realized that the person in front of her was Chen Chong, a sadness filled her eyes, and tears burst out, making her feel helpless in Chen Chong's arms.
I cried loudly without worrying about the image.
Chen Chong hesitated for a moment, but finally stretched out his arms to hug Dong Bai, gently touched the girl's back with his four-fingered palm, and murmured in a low voice: "It will all pass."
At this moment, a chill came from his spine, and then he heard Peng Tuo laugh and say: "Longshou, do you really think I will be soft-hearted?"