Changle Floating Life

Chapter 32 Brothers Fighting Against Xiao Qiang

The cold rain in the early winter was pattering down, and the fire was getting bigger and bigger with the help of the wind.An eunuch rushed out, dancing and shouting: "I found it, I found it..." Before he could finish his words, his torso was torn apart, his head, left and right arms were taken off, and the gushing blood burst into the flames. Make a sizzling sound.

What flew out with the residual arm was a black object.Ye Jianqing saw four or five people jumping up out of thin air to grab that thing, because the fighting was so intense that the thing changed hands several times.Cranes and clams compete, and the fisherman benefits.Suddenly a jasper fishing rod smashed in through the air, and the thing was easily hooked into the hands of a man squatting on the fence. The man stood up, and it turned out to be someone he knew.

Xiao Lanshan kicked the things in his arms and shouted at Ye Jianqing: "Little Ye Zi, follow me!" Ye Jianqing didn't have time to think about it, and followed her figure down the wall.At that time, the palm wind came towards him, and a figure came in obliquely, raised his palm and patted Xiaolanshan's back. "Be careful!" Ye Jianqing didn't have time to draw his sword, and stabbed with the sword and sheath.The man dodged in a flash, but still pursued closely.Lan Shan jumped onto a horse, and desperately turned the horse's head, the man slapped the standing horse's belly, only to hear a loud bang, and the horse fell to the ground.

Everyone in Dali Temple is either working hard to put out the fire, or hunting down the eunuchs.The alley was too narrow, so Ye Jianqing rushed to Lanshan's side in a few steps, and looked at Zuo Fengmian on the opposite side side by side. "Bring it!" Zuo Fengmian stretched out his hand and said coldly.Lan Shan stuck out his tongue: "Are you begging for help?" Ye Jianqing stepped forward, with a rather begging tone: "Zuo Shaoqing, lend this thing to me first, and I will return it to you in a few days." Zuo Fengmian narrowed his eyes slightly: "You want to overturn the case for Princess Zhenguo's mansion, and you want to threaten Duan Wang and me with something like this?"

Under the raging flames, Ye Jianqing's face was extremely pale: "Zuo Shaoqing, Jingzhao Mansion is counting on you..." Lan Shan kicked the horse corpse on the ground towards Zuo Fengmian, and pulled Ye Jianqing away. Paolu: "What nonsense, run!"

The two moved around on the ridge of the house, and Lanshan saw a simple carriage tied up in the nearby alley, so he jumped on it and untied the rope that tied the horse.The two rode on the same horse and ran out of the alley. The dark road was eerily quiet, and there was a sound of killing from nowhere.The two ran for a while, and suddenly a black horse ran out from the alley ahead, and a person was riding on it.

When the man ran to the next turning, he stumbled into something in the dark, and he and his horse fell to the ground.At this moment, Lan Shan and Ye Jianqing rode past, and Ye Jianqing turned around and saw his frightened and help-seeking eyes in the dark night, which were too bright.A few black shadows quickly appeared from the alleys on both sides, and someone said in a dark voice, "Hand over the money."

Ye Jianqing whispered in Lan Shan's ear: "You go to Gu Jiaozhu, I'll be there soon." "Don't meddle in other people's business..." Lan Shan felt a light behind him, and Ye Jianqing had already dismounted to save the person behind up.

Several hooligans surrounded the man on the ground, and one of them groped him: "The horse you ride looks so good, it must be a nobleman, first pay the toll." The man couldn't stop rolling and howling.Ye Jianqing kicked a few people down from behind without warning, and stretched out his hand to pull the people on the ground up: "Under the feet of the emperor, can you rob them blatantly? Is there any law?"

"Wang Fa?" Several people reacted, and laughed with their arms folded: "After tonight, the sky will change, so why do you care about Wang Fa?" Ye Jianqing gasped, his pupils constricted and murderous intent suddenly appeared: "Who are you guys?" What are you going to do?" Those people talked and surrounded the two of them, and one of them said in a sly way: "There are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are called kings. The higher ups are jealous and go to war, and the lower ones have to take advantage of the fire to get some benefits, right?"

Ye Jianqing felt pain and hatred, and said loudly: "You are not allowed to hurt innocent people!" He forgot that the country is unstable and the dragons have no leader, and the first to hurt is the powerless Li Shu.

One person suddenly hesitated and said, "You look familiar. Is your surname Ye?" Ye Jianqing was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.Suddenly someone picked up the glazed wind lantern that fell off the horse on the ground, took a look at Ye Jianqing, and said in a low voice, "It's you! Lord Ye Xiaohou from Princess Zhenguo's Mansion! I saw you when I was on a job!"

Lord Ye Xiaohou of Princess Zhenguo's Mansion, this is like a muffled thunder on the flat ground.The man shrinking behind Ye Jianqing also trembled unconsciously.Ye Jianqing raised his neck and said, "I'm Ye Jianqing, what's the matter?" Several people around showed their weapons one after another, and the person who asked the question smashed the glazed lantern on the ground, and said viciously: "Xiao Hou Lord, have you ever heard such a sentence: There are two evils in the world today, the salt merchants and the Zhenguo princess's mansion."

There are two evils in the world, the salt merchant and the Zhen Guo Princess Mansion?Ye Jianqing was in a trance for a moment. He had been living in the market for so long and was closely guarded by Pei Zhaoye. This was the first time he heard such comments.When the Princess Mansion was in power, the whole world was full of praise and compliments, but when his grandma died and her family was destroyed, he became the biggest evil in the world?It turns out that if you don't experience it yourself, you really don't know what the world is.

It was during this trance that those people had already besieged him.Ye Jianqing was out of his mind. Although he tried to parry, he couldn't protect the people behind him.At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from the road, and Lanshan turned back on horseback.She shouted on the horse: "The crow fell to the phoenix group, I don't know where the king is and where is the minister?"

"There is a flower hanging in the sky in the northwest, and the green forests in the world are one family." One person answered the question correctly.Seeing the situation, the rest stopped their hands.Lan Shan galloped up to him, clasped his fists and said, "Northwest, I'm a brother of the Cao Gang. I'm a little girl from Si Hai Gambling House. These two are the ones that shopkeeper Li wants. I implore everyone to raise your hands high." She threw it as she spoke. An ingot of ingots passed by: "That's all I have on me, the gambling shop will open soon, everyone come and play when you have time."

Many of these robbers often visit the Four Seas Casino, and they all have an impression of her, so they wink at the leader.The elder brother who took the lead put on a cunning and snobbish look, and hurriedly said: "So it's Miss Lan, who is still walking in the street so late?" The name of the square is already fearful, and when they heard about Suxin Pavilion, they all flinched.The elder brother who took the lead took the initiative to put away his weapon, stepped out of a narrow path, and said flatteringly: "Master Ye..."

"Call me Ye Shuren, there is no peace in this world." Ye Jianqing walked over alertly, dragging the people behind him.

"Ye, cough, Mr. Ye, I'm sorry, the water rushed into the Dragon King Temple." The elder brother who took the lead instructed his subordinates to let go of the horse, and a group of people disappeared quietly into the bottomless alley of the capital.

The three of them walked side by side for a while, and Ye Jianqing never heard the person say a word of thanks from the beginning to the end. At this time, his blood was cold, and he bowed his hands and said goodbye to him: "We met by chance, so let's say goodbye." The man suddenly said sharply: "Wait Wait." Pulling off the hood, revealing a relaxed and beardless face, this person turned out to be an eunuch!

"You are?" Ye Jianqing didn't recognize him.But the man showed eager eyes, and said in a low voice: "Young Lord, I am from Queen Minhui's palace. Can you take me to meet Prince Duan?" The queen didn't have any impression, so she shook her head and said: "The prince is out of the city, and I can't see him." The man did not give up, and continued: "The prince will have a conspiracy, I beg the prince to take me out of the city."

Lan Shan had a look of disbelief, and Ye Jianqing's heart suddenly moved.He jumped off the saddle and whispered a few words to Lan Shan, who had a troubled expression on his face, Ye Jianqing slapped the horse's butt suddenly, the horse neighed and took dozens of steps.Lan Shan looked back at him, he shook his arm, and took the man's rein to go in another direction.

At this time, Suxin Pavilion was closed, and Lanshan returned to the former sub-helm of the Beggar Clan. Gu Su, Li Sihai, and Shen Wei were all waiting there.Lanshan handed the iron box in his arms to Gu Su, and said it all over again.When it comes to the incidents on the road, Gu Su's face is gloomy. "Young Master Ye said that if the gates of the city are not opened tomorrow, some youngsters may take the opportunity to do evil. It is not easy to build the capital, and I hope that Master Gu, shopkeeper Li and all the elders can help maintain the situation and save the drowning."

Li Sihai glanced at the old head of the Beggar Gang, Shi Lao, who stroked his beard and said, "I heard that the salt merchants and the Cao Gang had fallen out a long time ago, but I don't know it's such an incompatible situation. It’s not surprising that gangsters are mixed together.” As expected of a treacherous and cunning man, he seemed to be evasive and evasive when he said this.This old man cherishes feathers, but his heart is quite ruthless.Xiao Lanshan commented in his heart.

Li Sihai looked up at the crowd and said: "I know that you have established your own sphere of influence, and you don't want to meddle in other people's affairs easily. If there is a dispute between the wall and the wall in a country, the people are so unfortunate. The superiors are fighting for power and profit, and disrupting the world, but the subordinates can't do it together. The evildoers and the gluttons are rampant, and we can't just stand by and watch, otherwise the world will become worse and worse."

Xiao Lanshan's eyes lit up immediately, and he secretly praised: "As expected of our shopkeeper, he has the demeanor of a general!"Shen Wei looked at the words and expressions, and said at this time: "That's right. The crown prince is the first to cause chaos, and the war will be rampant. The sky will not be with the leader of the chaos. Being in a high position without benevolence is spreading his evil to the people. You should do your part to bring order out of chaos. Power." This person still had such a treacherous appearance with ulterior motives, Xiao Lanshan secretly poohed: "It stinks!"

Gu Su, who had been silent all this time, walked to the middle of the room, flicked his sleeves, put his hands on his forehead, and saluted everyone.There was a moment of silence in the room.Gu Su straightened up, and said expressionlessly, "Please forgive Gu Su for being incompetent. My predecessor has taught me not to interfere in court affairs. Gu Su will leave now." After he finished speaking, he turned and walked out the door.Li Sihai hurriedly shouted: "Amei, where are you going, the city gates are closed..." This stupid shopkeeper praised him just now.Lan Shan hastily grabbed the hem of his clothes, winking desperately.

Shen Wei had already guessed that Gu Su took the opportunity to find Ye Jianqing, and he was very upset in his heart, but there was no abnormality on his face, and he cupped his hands and said: "Everyone, it is said that a snake can't do without a head. The capital needs to elect one for self-government." A venerable knight..."

The dark city gate was in front of him, Ye Jianqing and the father-in-law surnamed Wang looked at each other, both of them were extremely nervous.When he got to the bottom of the city, a guard with a sword came to question him.Eunuch Wang said that he was ordered by the prince to deliver the letter to the southern suburbs.After checking the talisman with him, the soldier asked doubtfully, "Didn't the prince's people just leave? Has there been a new order?" While speaking, a general in armor came out from the small shabby mansion next to the city gate. Claiming to be a group training envoy, the sharp eagle eyes scanned the two of them all over the body: "After the envoy in front returns, the two of you will leave the city."

Eunuch Wang took a step forward and begged: "This general, you are in a hurry. It will be too late for the people in front to see Yu Jia." The general was unmoved, his facial features tense.Ye Jianqing added a question: "Will that allow us to climb up the tower and wait, so that we can see the return messenger in time?" He figured in his mind that as long as he got to the top of the tower, he might be able to fall down at night while others were unprepared. city.But that would lose the power of the horse as a foot, so it had to be used as a last resort.

Unexpectedly, the regiment trainer said coldly: "No! The female wall is locked, and the military law night cannot be opened."

Ye Jianqing also became annoyed at being so ruthless: "Your Majesty presented a gift in the southern suburbs, and entrusted the prince to stay behind. Who can take responsibility for missing the crown prince's important affairs?"

The trainer lifted his cloak, exposed the white blade at his waist, bared his teeth and said: "You can't tell right from wrong at night, even if His Highness is here, you are not allowed to go to the city, you two have to talk more..." A white light flashed across his neck, making people His voice stopped abruptly.The warm liquid sprayed onto Ye Jianqing's face, blurring his eyes.Tuan Lianshi's body fell slowly, splashing muddy water on the ground.The person standing behind him is... Gu Su!

The soldiers watching from a distance on the tower rang the warning gong.Gu Su strode towards the city gate, broke the latch with one palm, and pushed the bronze gate weighing a thousand gold with both hands.The smell from outside the city poured in through the crack of the door that only allowed one horse to pass through, it was cold and fresh.

"Go and come back quickly." Gu Su's expression was not very serious: "I will clean up here for you."

Ye Jianqing bit her lip, and pulled Eunuch Wang who was about to paralyze from fright, and the two got on the horse together.The steed leaped through the gap in the door, Ye Jianqing turned around immediately, and the city gate slowly closed again.

The two of them galloped into the boundless darkness of the wilderness.I couldn't tell the direction on a rainy night, so I could only guess and head south.After walking for about ten miles, they ran into a team heading north with open flames. The two had no choice but to go forward.But the leader shouted in surprise: "Young Master Ye, why are you here?" It turned out to be Xu Shicheng, the guard of Prince Duan's residence. This person often followed Pei Zhaoye, so he was naturally familiar with Ye Jianqing.

Ye Jianqing was drenched all over, dismounted as if seeing a savior, and led Eunuch Wang to Xu Shicheng.Eunuch Wang explained his purpose.Xu Shicheng was very annoyed, he patted his head and said: "What a coincidence, my lord hastened to Tianxuan and the second camp of Tianshu Camp." He spoke vaguely.Ye Jianqing understood immediately, looked up at him and said, "Your Majesty has already..." Xu Shicheng nodded, and said in a low voice: "The suburban sacrifice is over, and the royal driver has entered Changyang Palace to avoid the rain." It's time to prepare for the return journey, not to the Changyang Palace further west.Pei Zhan must have prepared for the worst.

Ye Jianqing said: "General Xu, please find someone to take Eunuch Wang to see the lord." "Wait a minute." Eunuch Wang struggled and rolled off his horse, came to the two of them, and took out a package from his arms: "This old slave has bad legs and feet." , I'm afraid it will delay the important matter, so let's entrust the young master to pass it on." Xu Shicheng called for people to come and settle down for Eunuch Wang.After some discussion, Ye Jianqing and Xu Shicheng headed north in light clothes to chase Pei Zhaoye.

Knowing that he is one of the most important retainers of Prince Duan's Mansion, Xu Shicheng briefly recounted everything that happened in the Zhai Palace on the way.Among the second battalion, Tianxuan was the closest, so the two of them ran for nearly fifty miles before seeing the faint lights.When they got to the front, someone stopped the way to ask questions, but it was the subordinate Pei Zhaoye brought earlier.

King Duan's Xingyuan was set up in an ancestral hall in a small village, tens of miles away from the camp.Because it was dark and it was inconvenient to storm the gate, for fear of causing a mutiny, he sent an envoy to report the news first, and Pei Zhaoye waited here for the time being.

Pei Zhaoye never imagined that Xu Shicheng, who stayed at the south gate of the capital to monitor the enemy's situation, would leave his post without authorization and come here.What's more, he didn't expect that there was a person he was dreaming of coming with him.When he saw Ye Jianqing for the first time, his heart almost stopped.Ye Jianqing's face was covered with blood, and even his pores were dripping with water.

"Where did you get hurt?" He couldn't bear it anymore, pulled him into his arms, and asked repeatedly.Xu Shicheng and the others hurriedly retreated and became a mess. "I'm fine, it's someone else's blood." Ye Jianqing took out the package.

There is no time to go into detail here and now.The package was opened, and inside was a letter wrapped in oiled paper and a jade belt.There are a total of eight rectangular white jade cups with dragon patterns, carved with different dragon shapes.The buckle in the middle is round, and one is obviously missing.Pei Zhaoye opened the letter and looked closely at the candlelight. After reading it, his face was as hard as a stone.He handed the letter to Ye Jianqing, Ye Jianqing took the letter suspiciously, looked at the signature first, and was shocked: "Why did the Crown Princess write to you?"

He didn't get an answer, because Pei Zhaoye didn't know it himself.Ye Jianqing read the ten lines at a glance, his heart skipped a beat, and he felt that something had collapsed.

Pei Zhaoye resealed the letter with oiled paper, the veins on his head popped out, and he clenched the jade belt tightly in his hand.Ye Jianqing sneezed untimely at this time.Pei Zhaoye hurriedly called someone to take him to drink ginger soup and change his clothes.Halfway through the clothes change, Ye Jianqing hurried back to the front hall when he heard the sound of horseshoes in the distance. There seemed to be hundreds of people.

The commander-in-chief of Tianxuan Battalion is Luo Chenshui. Because the swords and armors used by his soldiers are unified in silver, he is also known as "Silver Sword Guard". division.The advance team of one hundred riders galloped forward and was stopped immediately.The two sides shouted and asked each other, "Silver Sword Guard" against "Habayashi Army".The visitor reported himself as Luo Chenshui's subordinate, Zhonglang General surnamed Huang.

This person was then brought into the ancestral hall, and there were only three or five people in the hall, so King Duan sat on the bed in uniform and asked, "My king asked someone to send a letter to General Luo, asking him to come to receive your majesty's order, why didn't he come in person?" ? How rebellious and slow!"

General Huang Zhonglang had a swollen face, and while looking around, he replied cautiously: "Shuai Luo has injured his waist in military training these few days, and he really can't get out of bed. He will send 100 people from humble positions to fetch the lord far away. Please deign to go to the camp to tell the lord."

"Can't get out of bed?" Pei Zhaoye sneered a few times: "He doesn't care about the imperial decree?"

Zhong Lang held the scabbard in his hand and stood slightly sideways, showing his blade in the hall. He spoke to plead for the commander, but his attitude was quite arrogant, as if he didn't even pay attention to King Duan.Pei Zhaoye looked angry, and suddenly said: "Your boss's illness can be cured, do you believe it or not?" Seeing that he was changing the subject quickly, Zhong Lang didn't know how to answer.Pei Zhaoye pulled something out of his sleeve, and said with a sneer, "The medicine for your boss is this jade belt, isn't it?"

That Zhonglang general turned pale with fright, the moment he was shaken, Xu Shicheng and Ye Jianqing rushed forward from left and right respectively and grabbed the man.The man was suppressed to the ground, but he did not forget to look up at the jade belt.Pei Zhaoye leaned over and put the jade belt in front of him, pointed to the white jade with the dragon pattern representing Tianxuan and said, "Luo Chenshui sent you here to inquire about the news, you must know a lot of inside information. This is an agreement between the crown prince and Luo Chenshui Is the tiger amulet right? If I don’t see this jade lock tonight, Luo Chenshui swears not to send troops, right? If he is in a hurry, he will kill the messenger, right? "

"The last general doesn't know anything. Luo Shuai didn't say these words. He just wanted to impose a crime!" General Huang Zhonglang tried his best to distinguish.Pei Zhaoye straightened up, looked up at the boundless night rain outside the ancestral hall, and sighed: "Luo Chenshui really shouldn't have asked you to test me!" He waved his hand suddenly: "Kill!"

Xu Shicheng dragged this person out of the ancestral hall, and saw that under the raging torch, people were splashing loess to pave the way.Under the loess are fresh bloodstains. "You guys, have been prepared!" The men and horses he led had been cut down in front of the tent without a sound.

When Xu Shicheng turned back to the ancestral hall, Pei Zhaoye had already put on the armor with Ye Jianqing's help. "My lord wants to seize the camp by force?"

"Yes." Pei Zhaoye turned around, saw Xu Shicheng's blood boiled, and smiled wryly, "My crime has deepened by fighting in the same room." Ye Jianqing's forehead twitched wildly, and Pei Zhaoye took his hand and comforted him: "You stay here." Ye Jianqing shook his head frequently: "No, I will go to Tianshu camp with General Xu to buy time for His Highness." Pei Zhaoye stared at him for a while, and said heartily: "Okay. You and Shicheng want to Be careful. Your Majesty has granted me the right to kill, if the commander of the Tianshu camp has the slightest hesitation, he can kill him on the spot."

After the winter solstice in the last year of Taiping, when the people in Ganjing woke up, the sky changed drastically.The facades of all kinds of markets have been sealed, and the streets are full of Habayashi soldiers with halberds, and people are not allowed to walk around at will.Black smoke rose from every corner of the city, and the sound of horseshoes and various shouts and questions sounded from time to time on the royal road, endlessly.For a moment, Gan Jing's heart fluttered, and the wind and rain were precarious.

Zuo Fengmian of Dali Temple stayed up all night. After suppressing the rebellion of Du Xian, the defender of the capital, he initially calmed down the situation in the capital.Jingzhaoyin Du Chao put himself in prison in Dali Temple for fear of crime, which saved him a lot of trouble.After killing Du Xian, several of the Nine Gates of the capital have been controlled by Dali Temple.The only thing left is the imperial city, but that is not within his reach.

"Shaoqing, Nanmen..." Someone flew to report.Zuo Fengmian, who was storming the small east gate, impatiently wiped off the rain on his face, got on his horse and said, "I'll follow you to the south gate."

At the beginning of the construction of Ganjing, there were nine gates, and the largest gate in the south used to be called "Changle Gate".Because the south is dominated by education, Emperor Taizongren changed its name to "Nanxunmen" when he was alive, and the common people call it "Zhengnanmen".The south gate is the only place that Dajia must pass through when returning to Luan, and it is guarded by heavy soldiers.Therefore, Zuo Fengmian wanted to avoid this problem, and opened the north and east passages first.

Strangely, when the Habayashi Army arrived at the south gate at dawn, they found corpses strewn all over the field, blood flowing in the oars. It turned out that all the soldiers guarding the city had died.But when the Habayashi Army wanted to take over the South Gate, they were hit hard.The messenger said that there was only one person on the other side.

From far away, I heard a melodious flute sound, like weeping and complaining, singing and sighing three times.There were corpses everywhere near the city gate, and only a dozen or so people were patrolling outside the furthest encirclement.Zuo Fengmian rushed to the front, and the crowd gathered around in frustration, saying that there is a strange person on the tower, and no one is allowed to climb the wall.No one who does not heed the warning will live.

The flute song "Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms" is the best melody he has ever heard in his life.Zuo Feng slept on the ground, only seeing the flying sleeves of the city.It's funny to say, after this extremely tragic night, listening to such a divine comedy, my mood is immediately relieved, and I feel like I am reborn as a human being.

He walked up the female wall alone.A man stood against a wall, looking out of the city.Hearing the sound of footsteps, he put away the flute, frowned and said, "Didn't you say that you are not allowed to come up?"

"Who are you waiting for?" Zuo Fengmian blurted out.

The man turned his head when he heard the sound, and in his early twenties, if he realized something, he said: "You are also waiting for someone."

Zuo Fengmian was so exhausted that he collapsed slowly against the wall: "Can I wait together?"

The man turned his eyes to the outside of the city again, and said calmly: "You are bleeding profusely, and your heart is exhausted. If you don't get treatment, you will be plagued by chronic diseases in the future."

Zuo Fengmian had already put life and death aside, and said with a desolate smile: "Who are you? At least a thousand people are stationed at the South Gate. You were here last night? It was a great help." The man snorted coldly and stopped talking.Zuo Fengmian was on guard at first, but finally couldn't resist the serious injury and fell into a coma.

In a daze, he heard the faint thunder, which was the sound of thousands of troops and horses trampling rivers and mountains.

On the morning of the second day of the winter solstice, the prince was startled by the sound of chaotic footsteps in the East Palace.Someone came in to report: "Your Highness, there are troops surrounding the imperial city." The crown prince got up from the throne, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and asked, "Is the father back? .”

The man knelt down on the ground with a plop, and said tremblingly: "No, it's not the Holy One who came back, it's King Duan!"

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