Zhao Wusheng cupped his fists and saluted Hu Xiaotian and said, "Then go and wait outside, general!" He knew that Hu Xiaotian and Huo Shengnan must have something to say alone, so he gave them space to communicate alone.
After Zhao Wusheng left, Hu Xiaotian told Huo Shengnan what he had just said.
Huo Shengnan also had the same suspicion as Hu Xiaotian. Can Zhao Wusheng be trusted? After all, he is the nephew of Navy Admiral Zhao Dengyun. Why would he betray his uncle and help these two outsiders?
Hu Xiaotian frowned and said: "We seem to have no other choice. Only by capturing Zhao Dengyun can we force these defenders to give in." He decided to trust Zhao Wusheng. Although Zhao Wusheng and Zhao Dengyun were uncles and nephews, judging from the shipwreck incident
, Zhao Wusheng obviously did not consider the interests of this close uncle, and even did not hesitate to let him take responsibility. Hu Xiaotian was keenly aware that there might be an unknown secret between the uncle and nephew.
Hu Xiaotian asked Huo Shengnan to stay here and wait. After all, if she brought too many things there, it would easily arouse Zhao Dengyun's vigilance. With Huo Shengnan's martial arts, there was no problem in protecting herself. As long as she captured Zhao Dengyun, she could escape from the encirclement of these sergeants.
not easy.
Hu Xiaotian held the princess's urn and walked towards the temporary mourning hall, escorted by Zhao Wusheng and several soldiers. The mourning hall was not far from where Hu Xiaotian lived. It took more than fifty steps to reach the place. Of course, it was the Navy Admiral's Mansion.
It's not that big. The rules of an ordinary local government office are naturally very different from those of an imperial palace. As Hu Xiaotian walked, he quietly observed the surrounding environment and kept it in mind so that he could evacuate later.
Before arriving at the courtyard where the mourning hall was set up, Zhao Wusheng said to Hu Xiaotian via secret transmission: "Master Hu must promise me one thing. You must not hurt his life."
Hu Xiaotian glanced at Zhao Wusheng. After all, they were uncle-nephew, and he still couldn't bear to put Zhao Dengyun to death.
As expected, Zhao Dengyun was waiting inside. When he saw Hu Xiaotian coming alone, he was secretly happy. Thinking that his plan had succeeded, he pointed to the confession table and said: "Let's place the princess's ashes here." There was also an inexplicable sadness on his face.
expression.
Hu Xiaotian did not place the ashes on the altar, but handed them to Zhao Dengyun with both hands.
Zhao Dengyun was startled, but he did not doubt Hu Xiaotian's motives. Facing the princess's urn, he had to accept it. He hurriedly stretched out his hands to take it. The original plan was for Hu Xiaotian to put the urn on the altar and unfold it immediately.
Action, but I didn't expect that he actually handed the urn directly to me.
Hu Xiaotian handed the urn halfway but did not rush to put it in Zhao Dengyun's hands. He said sincerely: "Master Zhao,
The Zajia family has entrusted the princess's ashes to you, and you must protect it well. If there is even the slightest mistake, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to the court."
Zhao Dengyun said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hu. I asked the princess's ashes to come here just because I want to guard the princess's body and fulfill my duty as a well-off official. In Zhao's eyes, the princess's ashes are more important than my life."
Hu Xiaotian said: "The Za family admires your lord for your high righteousness. You would even give up your life for the princess's ashes."
Zhao Dengyun didn't understand what he meant, and was chewing on its meaning when he saw Hu Xiaotian suddenly stuffing the urn into his hand. Zhao Dengyun hurriedly caught it, and just as he held the urn with both hands, he saw Hu Xiaotian's wrist move. From the ashes
A gleaming dagger appeared under the box.
Zhao Dengyun never expected that such a change would happen. In panic, he threw the urn aside, which proved that what he just said was all nonsense. The ashes of the princess were more important than his life. Nothing in this world was more important than his own.
life is more important.
The urn fell to the ground with a crunching sound and fell to pieces. The black ash inside was scattered all over the floor. Of course it was not ashes. It was coal ash. Hu Xiaotian had already dumped the things in advance. Although Zhao Dengyun did not react slowly, Hu Xiaotian moved faster.
By the time this guy escaped from him, he had already grabbed him by the collar and put the dagger at his throat.
Because the scene changed so quickly, the warriors hidden behind the curtain had no time to react. They discovered that Zhao Dengyun had been restrained and rushed out of their hiding places one by one.
Hu Xiaotian twisted Zhao Dengyun's body and blocked him in front of him. He placed the dagger on his carotid artery and said with a smile: "Master Zhao, this is such a grand occasion. He really went to great lengths to welcome the princess's ashes."
After all, Zhao Dengyun has the demeanor of a general. Although he fell into the hands of Hu Xiaotian, he did not show any panic on the surface. He said calmly: "Hu Xiaotian, you destroyed the princess's ashes and held the border guard hostage. Are you worthy of His Majesty and the court?"
Hu Xiaotian nodded, turned the dagger and struck Zhao Dengyun's right cheek. The sharp edge passed by, and blood gurgled out. Zhao Dengyun smelled the strong smell of blood and suddenly felt frightened. How could this kid be so cruel and ruthless even though he was young?
Hu Xiaotian said: "You were the one who broke the princess's urn, and you were the one who wanted to cause trouble and be disrespectful to the princess. The Zajia are the imperial ministers personally appointed by the emperor. You are disrespectful to me and conspired to frame me. This is disrespectful to the emperor and the court."
Disrespect, tell your people to get out of my way, or I will kill you now."
Zhao Wusheng pretended to say: "Hu Xiaotian, don't mess around. If you dare to hurt my uncle's hair, I will let you die without a burial place!" In fact, after saying this, Hu Xiaotian had already slashed Zhao Dengyun's face.
. But Zhao Wusheng was right. Hu Xiaotian did not touch a hair on his uncle's head.
Hu Xiaotian laughed and said: "Zhao Wusheng, you dare to threaten me, but it's a pity that it's not you who is giving the orders now!" He raised the dagger, and with a pop! it was inserted into Zhao Dengyun's shoulder. Although it was measured, the dagger also penetrated Zhao Dengyun's shoulder.
There was more than half an inch of flesh and blood, and Zhao Dengyun grimaced in pain, but he was a man, and he actually endured the pain without saying a word.
Zhao Wusheng pulled out the sword from his waist with a clang!
Hu Xiaotian put the blood-stained dagger against Zhao Dengyun's throat again: "Now let your people get out of here, get out of the way immediately, and open the south gate of Wuxing County. Whoever dares to block my way, I will kill this old thief."
life."
Zhao Dengyun said angrily: "Why are you all standing there stupidly? Why don't you take down this eunuch for me..." Before he could finish his words, his throat hurt again, but it was Hu Xiaotian who cut his skin open with a dagger.
Zhao Wusheng waved his hand and motioned for everyone to step aside and clear a path.
Hu Xiaotian escorted Zhao Dengyun outside. Although Zhao Dengyun was stabbed in many places by Hu Xiaotian, he still did not show too much fear. After all, he was a veteran of the battlefield. He knew that although he was controlled by Hu Xiaotian, if Hu Xiaotian did not want to die,
He would never dare to harm his own life easily. He wanted to use himself to blackmail these soldiers and escape from Wuxing County. Zhao Dengyun also knew that these men would not dare to take action. So he simply behaved more heroically to avoid being laughed at.
When Hu Xiaotian came to the intersection, Huo Shengnan also rode a bay-red horse and led Xiao Hui out of the yard to meet him. Because Zhao Dengyun was controlled by Hu Xiaotian, no one among the hundreds of soldiers in the Admiral's Mansion dared to act rashly.
Hu Xiaotian handed Zhao Dengyun to Huo Shengnan, and Huo Shengnan tapped Zhao Dengyun's acupuncture points and laid him on the horse. Hu Xiaotian got on the horse, pulled out the big sword hidden in the little gray saddle, and coldly snorted: "You guys better not do anything.
, when I leave Wuxing County, I will naturally let this old thief go. If you dare to follow me, I will cut off his eggs first! Then I will cut off enough of his hands and feet to feed the dogs!" After saying that, he whipped his horse and shouted.
Huo Shengnan rushed towards the door together.
As expected, the gate of the Admiral's Mansion opened, and the soldiers followed their horses and chased him out. When they came to the gate, Zhao Wusheng said: "Keep your distance. Don't offend him or hurt your life."
The kidnapping of Zhao Dengyun alarmed all the defenders in Wuxing County. Zhao Wusheng had previously said that there were fifty thousand defenders here, and there was no exaggeration in this. Wherever Hu Xiaotian and Huo Shengnan passed by, people on both sides of the road heard the news.
The soldiers who arrived, but despite the large number of garrison troops, did not dare to act rashly. They all watched as Hu Xiaotian and the two men took Zhao Dengyun hostage and headed straight towards the south gate.
The two arrived at the south gate of Wuxing County and saw that the gate was still closed and hundreds of archers were waiting on the gate tower.
Hu Xiaotian grabbed Zhao Dengyun's body and shouted to the top of the city tower: "Quickly open the city gate and lower the suspension bridge, or I will kill Zhao Dengyun."
Zhao Dengyun hissed: "Hu Xiaotian is an accomplice of the eunuch Ji Feihua. He forms a clique for personal gain and intends to overthrow the well-off society. You cannot let this person go. "
Hu Xiaotian sneered at Zhao Dengyun and said: "Admiral, it's enough to perform the show. We all know that you are brave and fearless, and you are not afraid of danger. But if you continue like this and anger the Zajia family, the Zajia family will slap you several times in public. Look at you.
How can a navy admiral have the dignity to lead the navy in the future?"
Zhao Dengyun couldn't help but shudder when he heard his threat. Although it was only his first time dealing with Hu Xiaotian, judging from Hu Xiaotian's methods today, this guy is definitely an unscrupulous guy. If he is really angered, he will not rule out that he will humiliate him in public.
, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated, not to mention that Zhao Dengyun himself does not want to die.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Why don't we make a deal? You let them open the city gate. As long as we successfully leave Wuxing County and confirm safety, we will let you go. What do you think?"
Zhao Dengyun secretly hesitated in his heart. If he ordered the city gate to be opened, wouldn't it be equivalent to publicly announcing that he was afraid of death? What's more, if they left Wuxing County, who knew if they would harm him?
At this moment, Zhao Wusheng led a group of soldiers to catch up and shouted: "Everyone must not act rashly, don't accidentally injure the master!"
