As the light and shadow flew around, Wu Daozi and Zhongnan Mountain in front of Hu Xiuwu dispersed like clouds and smoke, and then the clouds and smoke gathered together and transformed into a new scene.
What appeared in front of Hu Xiuwu this time was a capital city that had once been visited by all nations.
Chang'an.
In June of Tianbao's fifteenth year, Chang'an was no longer as lively and prosperous as before. An Lushan's army had just breached the gate of Chang'an.
Most of the pedestrians on the road in Chang'an were carrying luggage, walking in a hurry, and looking panicked. Chang'an has been at peace for a long time, and the people of Chang'an have not experienced the taste of war for a long time.
Suddenly, news came that the rebel army had breached the city gate. The ordinary people were all panicked. They packed up their belongings and wanted to escape for their lives.
But the sad thing is that after escaping to the main road, he could only follow the crowd like a headless fly and flee in a direction away from the rebels.
Among the people fleeing the famine, there was an old man with a long beard walking backwards with a bamboo stick. When passing by a market, he suddenly stopped and looked at the small shop in the distance that even the signboard had fallen to the ground. Faces of memories.
"Aman, have you seen it? That's the best noodle shop in Chang'an. It was when I was eating noodles here that day that I learned that I had passed the martial arts examination." "It was also after that that I entered the palace to meet the Master. At that time, I met the saint who was still the prince for the first time."
"At that time, he was so wise, courageous, and good at judging people. He still thought that one day he would be able to recreate the great achievements of the Tang Dynasty after ascending to Dabao."
"But, why is he like this now?"
Pei Min squeezed the Zhegui in his hand and said sadly.
A jade rabbit jumped out of the bamboo stick and chirped to comfort Pei Min.
In the fifteenth year of Tianbao, Pei Min was already over seventy years old and had grown a long beard. For a foreigner, this age was far from being considered old. His sword was still the best in the world, but his heart was already cold.
After news of the Anlu Mountain Rebellion reached Chang'an, Pei Min, who had been idle at home for a long time, settled down with his family for the sake of peace in the world. He went deep into the military camp of Anlu Mountain alone, hoping to carry out Zhuanzhu and Jing Ke's affairs.
Pei Min went deep into the barracks several times to assassinate An Lushan. However, An Lushan was cautious and always had strangers guarding him. Although these guards were far less advanced than Pei Min, with the assistance of tens of thousands of troops, they were able to force him several times. Retired Pei Min.
Although the assassination was not a complete success, An Lushan did not dare to leave the camp for even half a step. As long as there was any disturbance, he would not be able to sleep peacefully all night.
As time passed, An Lushan's original eye disease became more and more serious, almost to the point where he could no longer see. His temper became more and more irritable, and he would often get angry for no reason, and then kill his closest slaves with a stick to vent his anger.
Although several assassinations failed, Pei Min was not discouraged and still hid near Anlushan's army, trying to find an opportunity to assassinate Anlushan again. However, he was shocked to hear that the saint far away in Chang'an ordered the killing of General Gao Xianzhi of Youjin Wuwei.
Pei Min went deep into the war, and naturally knew that if it were not for Gao Xianzhi, Anlu Mountain would have marched straight into Chang'an and suppressed Chang'an. But now the saint actually executed his own general. Isn't this self-destruction of the Great Wall?
Sure enough, after Gao Xianzhi's death, Tongguan, Chang'an's last barrier, was breached.
It was too late to look for another opportunity to assassinate An Lushan, so Pei Min rushed back to Chang'an day and night, hoping to give advice to the saint, hoping that the saint would not believe the slander.
As a result, when he arrived in Chang'an, he discovered that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty had abandoned his people and ran away!
Ran! ! !
In the vast Chang'an, who can understand the desolation and sorrow in Pei Min's heart at this time.
"Fortunately, Brother Wu has passed away, otherwise he would be furious if he saw Chang'an in such a state of desolation and without energy."
Pei Min sighed and continued to rush towards An Lushan's army. He seemed to be strolling leisurely, but in fact he could stride more than ten feet in one stride, which was faster than the best war horse in the army.
By the time he arrived near Lanlingfang on Zhuque Street, Pei Min could already see scattered vanguard soldiers under An Lushan.
Since ancient times, after the city was broken, there has been a habit of burning, killing and looting to appease the morale of the army. These rebels were no exception. This group of bandits kicked open the doors of every house along the way and searched for gold and silver.
Some soldiers who were already red-blooded killed the civilians who had not had time to escape, and stabbed them in the head.
In one room, An Lushan's Hu Bing had a lewd look in his eyes, dragging a girl with messy hair and ragged clothes, and was about to do something inappropriate; in another room, there was a Hu Bing who was searching for gold and silver and accidentally... He accidentally discovered the child hiding in the rice vat. The child's cry made him raise the knife in his hand.
Pei Min heard the girl's cry and the child's cry, but he did not stop.
Just when these Hu soldiers were about to kill them, there was a flash of silver strings in the air, and the heads of these Hu soldiers slipped from their necks, blood spurted out like a fountain, and the only sound left in the room was the cry of the rest of their lives.
The sword master walked by outside the house, and the thief and bandit leader inside the house.
Pei Min walked along the way and killed all the thieves he could sense who were doing evil. His swordsmanship was more exquisite than when he was in Zhongnan Mountain decades ago. His moves left no trace, and he had returned to his original nature.
When he finally arrived at Kaimingfang, Pei Min saw the troops under An Lushan's command.
A tribe that can still maintain its ranks after the city is broken can already be regarded as an elite soldier.
An Lushan's vanguard general saw an old man with a bamboo stick. Everyone else ran outside, but this old man came towards them. There must be a reason for the abnormality. He took out the bow and arrow hanging on the side, bent the bow and aimed it. Pei Min shouted loudly:
"Then don't come forward, old man! Otherwise, don't blame my arrow for killing me!"
Pei Min seemed unaware. When he got closer, the pioneer recognized him and shouted in panic:
"Pei Min!"
The bow string in his hand was also strained out of fear, and the arrows on the bow flew to no one knows where.
Not only was the vanguard general afraid, but the generals on his left and right were also very frightened. There was a general on a horse who even subconsciously tilted his horse slightly downward and did not dare to point his weapon at Pei Min for fear of causing Pei Min to suffer. of attention.
"It's former Zuo Jinwu Guard General Pei Min!"
"Is this the same Pei Min who rushed into battle and assassinated His Majesty several times before? When did he return to Chang'an!"
(On the first day of the first lunar month of the fifteenth year of Tianbao, An Lushan was proclaimed Emperor of Dayan in Luoyang and changed his name to Yuan Shengwu)
The shadow of a person and the name of a tree. Even though Pei Min failed to assassinate An Lushan, he was still safe and sound after several failed assassinations. He could move freely among the army and was not afraid of anyone.
The pioneer general held the reins hard with his left hand, his palms were moist, and he shouted at Pei Min with a stern expression:
"Pei Min, your Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has escaped, so what's the use of blocking him here."
Pei Min finally stopped, raised his head and looked at the general who had lost his courage on the horse, his expression unchanged:
"Who said I was doing it for the emperor? Since he left Chang'an and fled, he is no longer a saint in my heart."
"I come here for the people of Chang'an."
"If I stop you for a moment, Chang'an will have peace for a moment; if I kill one of you, it is possible for a family to avoid the disaster of war!"
Without speculation, Pei Min drew his sword and stood up, guarding his mind. The sword's intention filled the heaven and earth, and the sword's energy traveled around. The sword's light divided into thousands and turned into a majestic heavy rain, destroying illusions and washing away the filth of the world.
Youyue Sword Technique·Cold Mirror Breaks Mountains and Rivers
The rain of swords fell from the sky, piercing through the group of soldiers and generals, including men and horses. Then Pei Min was not satisfied, poured his life-long cultivation into Zhegui, and inserted it into the green bricks of Zhuque Street.
Turning the surrounding four square areas into his sword domain, and with the continuous injection of Pei Min's cultivation, the sword domain continued to expand until it included the entire Chang'an.
On the way to Chang'an, Pei Min met a Taoist who stopped him.
The Taoist told him that if he went to Chang'an, he would probably die. Pei Min thanked the Taoist for his outspokenness, but still chose to return to Chang'an.
"As a soldier, Pei is lucky enough to die in battle!"
The Taoist sighed and knew that he could not persuade Pei Min, so he could only carve his own unique skill, Di Gang Ling, on the Gui Gui before he left, hoping to help Pei Min.
The seven-star pattern and cloud pattern on Zhegui's sword body echo each other. The sword tip absorbs the energy of Geng metal from the underground of Chang'an, which is used to maintain the sword domain and transform the sword energy in the sword domain into more ferocious Geng. Golden evil spirit.
"Ha, thank you so much, senior!"
Even though he knew he was about to die, Pei Min could still laugh out loud. He called out Aman, the sword spirit who had won the title, and said to her gently:
"Aman, help me guard this city as long as you can! Guard until the world returns to peace!"
Aman stared at his big round eyes with tears in his eyes, trying to stop Pei Min, but Pei Min's lifelong cultivation was transferred to Zhegui, and his body turned into little stardust and dissipated between the sky and the earth.
Since Li Longji escaped from Chang'an, Pei Min has been completely disappointed with him. He knows in his heart that even if he kills An Lushan, so what. With such a saint around, if An Lushan dies, there will be another An Lu. Mountain stands out.
So he no longer wanted to dance the sword for the saint. His last sword was for the people of Chang'an. Pei Min turned Chang'an into his cold mirror of the sword realm.
Within the cold mirror, Pei Min must abide by his rules!
The hands of thieves will be beheaded, and the heads of those who will be burned and plundered will be beheaded, regardless of which prince is the one who ends up in Chang'an.
Do not use weapons rashly in Chang'an.
Aman obeyed Pei Min's last order and maintained order in Hanjing for two years. Although she failed to prevent An Lushan from taking control of Chang'an during these two years, she also saved the people of Chang'an from military disasters. .
In the second year of his reign, An Lushan was killed by his son An Qingxu, and Suzong of the Tang Dynasty finally wanted to take back Chang'an.
Before the arrival of the Tang Army, someone entered Chang'an at night. The moment he stepped into the Hanjing Sword Domain, Aman noticed him, but since he did not violate Hanjing's rules, he ignored the man.
Aman maintained the cold mirror for two years. Even with the blessing of Pei Min's lifelong cultivation and the Qi of Geng Jin underground in Chang'an, she was already exhausted mentally and physically and had no energy to care about other things.
Unexpectedly, this man walked straight towards Zhegui. Ah Man opened his eyes. The Gengjin evil energy in the sword domain was ready to move. If this man had evil intentions, Ah Man would control the sword domain to kill him.
Unexpectedly, when he was ten steps away from Zhegui, the man suddenly stopped and saluted solemnly towards Zhegui:
"I'm here to meet with General Pei, the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard, Chao Heng. The King's Division will retake Chang'an in the near future. General Pei can rest in peace."
Aman was hiding in Zhegui and couldn't help but blinked when he heard Chao Heng's words.
What did he mean? Is my mission accomplished?
Ah Man relaxed his mind for a moment, then couldn't hold on any longer and fell into a deep sleep.
Chao Heng saw Zhegui flickering in and out. After flickering for a few times, he fell into complete silence. The sword domain also dispersed with the night wind.
Chao Heng straightened his clothes, put down the horizontal sword in his hand, kowtowed to Zhejiang with a solemn expression, and shouted:
"Chao Heng, send General Pei off!"
