There are many martial arts houses, wine houses, and inns in Chunpeng Lane. The main group of people is the outsiders. Among these people, there is a mix of dragons and snakes, and they have all kinds of things.
Among them are not only the young people who croak and rob, but also the desperados who rob homes, kill people and set fires.
These people either fled to Luoyang, or fled to Luoyang to avoid being hunted down by local officials. Regardless of the reason, after arriving in Luoyang, they all settled here in Chunpeng Lane.
On weekdays, they seek shelter from Xu Zheng, and Xu Zheng is willing to help them, but he also has conditions. He can protect them, but they can no longer do evil as before. As long as they are willing to behave themselves, he can help them find a job.
, give them a bite to eat.
The district chief was aware of these situations, but these people were indeed willing to listen to Xu Zheng and no longer engage in robbing houses or petty theft in Luoyang. The district chief just turned a blind eye and pretended to be nothing.
knew.
However, the identities of these people cannot withstand investigation. A detailed investigation will more or less reveal a shady past.
When the scandals and evil deeds in the past are discovered, can these people just sit back and wait for them to be caught? Of course they will fight with the government for their lives.
The actual situation is indeed like this. The first person to clash with the county soldiers was Feihu Wushe.
The appearance of Xu Zheng stopped the melee at the scene. The people of Feihu Martial Arts House seemed to have found a backbone. People ran to Xu Zheng one after another. The round-faced man panted and said: "Brother Zheng, you came just in time. We
One of Wushe's brothers was killed by them!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at the body that was dragged to the roadside. Xu Zheng glanced at it and hummed expressionlessly. He put his hands behind his back, walked a few steps forward, and asked loudly: "What's going on here?"
thing?"
The village chief looked Xu Zheng up and down, frowned and asked, "Who are you?"
Xu Zheng's eyes fell on the village chief, he chuckled and said, "I am Xu Zheng, the shopkeeper of Yuanchun Tower."
Yuanchunlou? The village chief was stunned for a moment. When he realized what he was doing, he looked up and smiled and said, "Who am I? It turns out to be an old bustard from a brothel!"
The capital army and county soldiers present laughed out loud. The people on Xu Zheng's side had gloomy faces and glared at the village commander.
Xu Zheng shrugged and was not angry at the village chief's remarks. He said slowly: "Although I am just a brothel owner, the brothers in Chunpeng Lane usually give me some thin noodles and call me
"Brother Zheng, if anyone dares to bully them, I won't agree."
The village chief sneered, raised his finger and pointed at Xu Zheng, laughing and scolding: "You don't even piss and take a picture, what kind of thing are you!"
"I say, your Excellency, you'd better keep your mouth clean, be careful of trouble coming from your mouth!" A skinny man behind Xu Zheng took a step forward, tilted his head, and said to the village chief with a half-smile.
When the village chief heard this, he laughed angrily and said, "I want to see how you let me get into trouble!" As he spoke, he walked straight towards Xu Zheng and others.
The round-faced man was about to step forward, but the skinny man took the lead and took the initiative to meet the commander. To be able to be the commander of the army in the capital, and to be in charge of more than two hundred people, is not an ordinary person.
Seeing the skinny man approaching him, the village commander roared angrily, drew out his sword, and slashed at the man's head with one strike.
Phew! The village chief watched helplessly as his sword struck the opponent, but suddenly, the opponent unexpectedly turned into a ball of white mist.
The village chief subconsciously took a step forward, waved his hand, and dispersed the white mist. He looked again, where was the figure of the other party?
Before he could realize what was going on, he suddenly felt someone tap him on the shoulder, and a smiling voice came from behind: "Stop looking, I'm here!"
The commander of the village was shaken, and turned around quickly, only to see the skinny man standing behind him. He was frightened and angry, roared, and swept across with his sword.
Just like the situation just now, he clearly saw his sword slashing at the opponent, but the opponent's body suddenly turned into a ball of white smoke and disappeared.
"Giggle--" Laughter suddenly came from his side. He turned around and saw that the man was already ten feet away from him.
At this moment, the commander's expression suddenly changed. As a veteran of the capital army, he followed the emperor to defeat Wang Lang, suppressed the rebels, pacified Hanoi, and attacked Luoyang. It can be said that he has experienced hundreds of battles and crawled from the dead.
from.
But he had never encountered such a strange opponent. He couldn't help but blurted out: "Are you a human or a ghost?"
The skinny man threw his head back and laughed loudly. Seeing this, the village commander became even more angry and roared: "Brothers, come with me!"
He gave the order, and his soldiers swarmed up and rushed towards the skinny man. When the people came to him, they surrounded him and stabbed the skinny man with more than ten halberds.
Vital injuries all over.
The skinny man suddenly raised his hand, and a rope shot out from his cuff and flew straight into the air.
What shocked people was that the rope hung straight in the air, as if something solid was suspended in the air and one end of the rope was firmly tied.
The skinny man grabbed the rope with both hands, like a monkey, and quickly climbed up along the rope. More than a dozen halberds were all pierced into the air. At this time, the soldiers who besieged him were stunned, and the village commander on the side also
Also shocked.
They subconsciously looked up and saw that the sky was so dark that people could not see where the end of the rope was. Likewise, the figure of the skinny man also disappeared from people's sight.
"God... is the Immortal Suo!" Li Bi, the head of the village, was the first to exclaim.
Immortal Cord is one of the well-known illusions. To put it bluntly, it is a trick. However, the secret of Immortal Cord has always been very secret and no one has ever spread it. It was popular for a period of time in ancient times, and then gradually disappeared.
Before people could react, the rope suspended in the air suddenly fell down. Immediately afterwards, laughter came from Xu Zheng's side again: "You are too violent. The common people are just walking around in the world, relying on performing arts."
How can you, a small person who makes a living, shout and kill a small person like me?"
The village chief and others turned around and saw that the skinny man who had disappeared out of thin air had returned to Xu Zheng at some point. At this time, everyone present was even more dumbfounded.
In the past, they had only heard rumors about the Immortal Cable, which was said to be so magical that they didn't quite believe it. But now that they saw it with their own eyes, the shock it brought was really too great.
Xu Zheng smiled indifferently, patted the skinny man next to him, and said, "My brother's name is Zhong Fu. He's just a small trick, which makes everyone laugh."
The village chief came to his senses first, and when he looked at Xu Zheng and others, he no longer had any intention of looking down upon him, and said with full vigilance: "You all, please bring out the household editions!"
Xu Zheng said seriously: "Brother, I, Xu Zheng, can guarantee with my life that there is absolutely no one you are looking for in Chunpeng Lane..."
Before he could finish his words, the village chief shouted sharply: "I say it again, hand over all your household records!"
Xu Zheng frowned and said, "The person you are looking for..."
Seeing that the other party still refused to take out the household version, the village commander took two steps back, suddenly waved his hand forward, and shouted: "Fire the arrow——"
The capital troops present were stunned for a moment, then they all picked up their crossbows and fired crossbow arrows at Xu Zheng and others opposite.
This sudden arrow shot shocked everyone on Xu Zheng's side. Almost at the same time, people showed their weapons and fired arrows.
"Brother Zheng, it looks like you can't be nice today. There's nothing more to say to them. Let's do it!" A strong man said angrily.
While he was talking, he walked to the alley and grabbed a door panel next to him. He didn't see that he was using any force. He just pulled back his hand and heard a crisp click, and the door panel was pulled off by him.
He held the door panel with one hand, using it as a shield, and then ran forward quickly. Seeing this, the others followed the strong man and rushed towards the soldiers on the opposite side.
Bang, bang, bang! Round after round of crossbow arrows were nailed to the door panel. After a short time, the door panel almost turned into a hedgehog.
At this time, the strong man had already rushed to the capital's army, and the door panel was thrown out. There was a muffled bang, and the two soldiers were knocked to the ground.
The people behind took advantage of the opportunity and got into a melee with the soldiers. The capital army and county soldiers combined were less than a hundred people, while Xu Zheng had more than a hundred soldiers, and all of them were very skilled.
There are no strangers like a skinny man.
The battle between the two sides did not last long, but the soldiers could no longer withstand it. During the chaotic battle, the leader of the camp was punched twice by someone, and one of his eyes was so black that he could not open it.
opened.
He staggered back a long way, raised his eyes to look around, and saw that many of his brothers had been knocked to the ground, or were beaten so hard that they were running away. He shouted: "Retreat! Retreat first."
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Under the command of the commander, the capital army and the county soldiers gave up the fight, picked up their injured companions who fell to the ground, and ran to the rear.
The people in Chunpeng Lane refused to give up and continued to pursue them. Xu Zheng waved his hand and shouted to stop everyone.
There is no point in chasing them, and these soldiers must have gone to find helpers. It is estimated that they will come back soon, but by then, there may not be just such a few people.
Everyone walked up to Xu Zheng, looked at him with wide eyes, and asked in all directions: "Brother Zheng, what should we do now?"
"The soldiers will not give up. They will definitely find helpers to come back!" "In the worst case, we will fight them! The head will fall off and the bowl will be big and scarred!"
People said everything. Xu Zheng narrowed his eyes and said, "Didn't all the county officials go to Qiwanlou?"
Everyone was startled at first, then their eyes lit up, and they all said, "Brother Zheng means that we go to Qiwanlou and capture all the county officials?"
"This is a good idea! As long as we win over the county officials first, we can negotiate terms with the county government!"
"I'm afraid the county government may not have the final say in this matter." Seeing everyone looking at him in surprise, Xu Zheng said solemnly: "How can the county government mobilize the capital army? Now even the capital army has been mobilized.
Yes, it means that the identity of the person in charge must be far above the county government."
"What are you afraid of? Let's go to Qiwanlou and arrest all the people in the county first. If we can reduce the big issue to a trivial matter, then naturally it would be best. If the government refuses to let them go, we will fight with them!"
Yes! Fight with them!"
Xu Zheng smiled bitterly. Among the brothers around him, there were indeed swordsmen and knights with strong martial arts skills, as well as strangers who were good at illusions and tricks. However, it was okay to fight in a small way, but if they really wanted to go against the imperial court, it would undoubtedly be an egg against a stone.
How was the Qingdu Army back then? It was so powerful and had so many troops, but in front of Liu Xiu, it was not wiped out in the blink of an eye.
His face darkened and he warned: "When we go to Qiwanlou, we are only allowed to use our words, and we are not allowed to hurt anyone with our hands. If anyone can't control his temper, don't go as soon as possible!"
His words made the indignant people around him wilt. People looked at each other, and finally nodded in response: "Brother Zheng, don't worry, we all listen to you!"