Chapter 66: Entering the city to pass the three gates
Duke Cheng's troops are indeed extraordinary.
The soldiers formed a formation, their movements were uniform, and even the sound of horse hooves was heard.
What's even more terrifying is their bloody smell.
Countless people moved back like the wind blowing through the rice waves. Everyone's face was earth-colored and their breathing was stagnant.
No, no, they don't dare.
The man blocking the road screamed in his heart.
Do you really want to kill people in public?
The officers and soldiers standing nearby looked frightened.
One step, two steps, three steps, progress.
The expressions of the spearmen here remained unchanged.
One step, two steps, three steps, retreat.
The people crowded on the road here looked frightened and many of them could no longer stand.
It looks like they really can kill people.
No, they really know how to kill and have killed countless people.
I heard that after killing too many people, they become bloodthirsty and don't differentiate between people at all.
They are just asking for money, is it possible that they are also risking their lives?
Who said that Duke Cheng was vain and greedy for fame?
Why did he forget how his reputation came from? He was born from mountains of blood and seas of blood. One general's achievements can lead to thousands of bones being withered. He is not a kind person.
"Run quickly!"
I don't know who shouted first, and suddenly the whole crowd collapsed, running backwards to both sides, crying so hard that some lost their shoes and were hit, but they were still crawling on their own.
Accompanied by this chaos, the spearmen marching in formation rolled over like giant chariots without stopping at all.
"receive!"
With a clear shout, the spears were put away, and the formation changed again. The crossbowmen came forward, the shield soldiers on both sides, and the spearmen in the center.
There was no trace of chaos in the formation changes during the march, which was in sharp contrast to the shouting and chaotic crowds on both sides.
This solemnity, this change in uniformity and motion, brought with it a dazzling beauty. The noisy crowd fell silent, and everyone couldn't help but feel numb.
This is the military formation, these are the brave generals and brave soldiers who can kill the golden thieves and seek peace.
The military formation rolled forward, as if it had not been hindered in the slightest before. Cheers sounded again in the distance, and they were more awe-inspiring than the previous cheers.
The man who fell to the ground, lost one of his shoes, and was hit again, with his hair disheveled, raised his head in embarrassment, looking at the military formation in the distance with a still frightened expression.
how so?
How dare they use swords and guns on the people!
How terrible! How terrible!
This is the tiger and wolf division! This is a bloodthirsty thug!
The soldiers on duty could not hide their awe and envy.
This is a soldier, a warrior who has experienced many battles.
So awesome.
So awesome.
Chen Qi, who was standing in the crowd, lowered his hand to his mouth.
"I'm so awesome. I can scare the crap out of these people with just my voice." He said with a low smile, "Jinxiu should really come and see me."
One of Deshengchang's stewards laughed.
"Master Qi, please stop making trouble." He smiled.
Chen Qi looked at the embarrassed and frightened people on both sides.
"The Duke of the country is mighty, the Qingshan army is mighty." He clasped his hands and shouted loudly, raising his hands, "Congratulations on the prosperity of virtue."
The waiter over there had already prepared it, and upon hearing the sound, he immediately brought another bucket full of money.
Money is always the most attractive.
The originally panicked people suddenly came to their senses and rushed towards this place in chaos.
This caused the group of people who had just stood up to block the road to stagger around under the impact, and started shouting and howling again.
The noise from behind has been drowned out by the cheers from the front.
The soldiers also regained their solemn expressions. Since they were rioters, they didn't care much.
They come from the most dangerous Northland, where the insurgents can be treated as enemies. Of course, there is no surprise or sadness in the enemy's attacks.
Zhao Hanqing walked through the queue and came to the center.
The generals here are surrounding Duke Cheng with solemn expressions.
Unlike the soldiers, they knew in advance that someone would cause trouble.
Of course it is impossible for Duke Cheng to be unaware of these undercurrents in the city.
Seeing Zhao Hanqing coming over, the generals nodded warmly to her.
"Good soldiers." Cheng Guogong said with a smile.
"I don't know which annoying guy shouted and let these people run away." Zhao Hanqing said, feeling a little regretful.
Duke Cheng Guo's order was to make way for him and not care about it, otherwise Zhao Hanqing would have dared to kill a few of them.
"Kill the chicken and show it to the monkey. It will shock you and prevent others from causing trouble," she said.
Duke Cheng Guo smiled gently.
"Some people can be intimidated, and some people can't." He said, not being perfunctory because of Zhao Hanqing's childish words, "It cannot be generalized, and it cannot be solved with one kill."
Zhao Hanqing said.
"Then will this happen next?" she asked.
Duke Cheng Guo nodded with a smile, and Zhao Hanqing turned the horse's head and drove forward.
"My lord, is there anything else coming next?" a general asked in a low voice.
Duke Cheng Guo looked ahead. The city in the distance was entrenched like a giant beast.
"It's not easy to live in the capital, and it's not easy to enter either," he said.
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There was loud music coming from the imperial city, which meant that the emperor had walked out of the palace and was about to climb the tower.
The officials standing outside the imperial city gate were busy adjusting their clothes, stopped talking and joking, and were about to line up to the city gate, when they saw a group of people running towards the imperial street.
Everyone looked a little surprised when they saw this man and horse.
"Look, are they coming back again?" an official whispered to Ning Yunzhao.
Otherwise, according to this time, it would be impossible to solve the problem and then come back.
So it seems that the matter over there has been resolved?
Did Duke Cheng Guo really solve the problem himself?
Ning Yunzhao looked calm and a little happy.
"Your Majesty is truly a wise king, blessed by God." He said, full of sincerity.
The official looked at him and thought that what he said made sense, but he didn't know how to answer the question.
"Hail, Your Majesty." He could only nod and said.
The music was getting closer and closer, but Huang Cheng, who was standing at the head of the queue, did not greet the emperor anxiously, but listened calmly to the whispers of the people around him.
His expression was neither impatient nor impatient, and he had a gentle smile.
"Sure enough, Duke Cheng Guo is a Bodhisattva who has a thunderous reputation." He said in a low voice.
The visitor's expression was not so peaceful.
"These people are really useless, so unintimidated." He whispered with a bit of anxiety.
Huang Cheng smiled with compassion after experiencing vicissitudes of life.
"You are just a small businessman who is looking for money and has no integrity. Don't be harsh." He said in a low voice.
"Then Duke Cheng is so cruel, what happens next..." The visitor looked a little uneasy.
Huang Cheng smiled.
"No, no, you have to believe that many people in this world still have character." He said, with a solemn and sincere expression. "Read the books of sages and understand the truth, and you will have your own way and not be afraid of death."
He said and smiled again.
"What's more, Duke Cheng Guo loves his people like a son, how can you say he is cruel?"
He really wanted to see how cruel Cheng Guogong was forced to be, and how reluctant he was to give up his good reputation.
The visitor looked relieved, bowed his head and backed away without saying anything.
Huang Cheng seemed to turn his head and look aside.
"I suddenly want to hear a play." He whispered to his colleagues beside him.
Colleagues didn't think there was anything frivolous about this, it seemed like they had been talking about this topic all the time.
"Today is a happy event. Let's celebrate together. After the celebration for Duke Cheng is over, we will listen to the play with Huang Xueshi." He laughed in a low voice, with respect.
Huang Cheng smiled slightly.
"...I am like Sima Shi besieged in front of the Iron Cage Mountain, I am like a tiger descending from the mountain and standing on the flat ground, and I am like a dragon trapped in shallow water on the beach..." He hummed softly, while walking quickly to greet the emperor's guard of honor who came out of the palace.
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At this time, the marching Chengguo Army stopped again.
The capital gate is faintly visible ahead, but the wide official road is blocked again.
This time there were still more than a hundred people. There were no women or children. They were all men, old and young. There was no noise, noisy and crying. They sat quietly and upright in the middle of the road.
They all wore Confucian shirts and looked solemn and distinguished.
Sitting together in such silence, they actually had a majestic aura that was not inferior to that of Cheng Guogong's military formation.
These were the great Confucian students from the Zijian in the city and the scholars who came from study tours. Although they had no official titles, they were respected and respected, and they had a reputation that even the high-ranking officials, emperors, and relatives did not have.
At this time, they all had sackcloth tied on their heads, and a big flag stood in the middle of the team.
The white flag with blood characters fluttered in the summer wind, revealing the big characters on it to everyone's sight.
The soldiers of the country’s subjugation.
The white flag is like mourning, the blood is like crying, and the four characters are like scolding. (To be continued)