The eleventh year of Xuyang, July 15th
Governor of Sichuan, three hundred miles west of Jincheng
"Mr. Governor, our current location is west of the Changhe River. Three hundred miles to the east is Jincheng, the capital of the governor of Sichuan in the Eastern Kingdom!"
At the edge of a vast primitive jungle-like forest, a team of hundreds of warriors covered in armor appeared.
This is a group of warriors whose armor shapes are completely different from those of the Zhengyang Empire. They also wear helmets on their heads and a half-face armor on their faces that only exposes their eyes. Behind the visor are pairs of blue eyes.
This is a group of aliens!
This group of armored warriors were all burly and powerful, tall and strong. When they left the dense forest, although their heavy breathing showed that they had consumed a lot of physical strength, they still stood there like green pines.
At the front of the team was a man over seven feet tall, as burly as a mountain god, and with curly brown hair. He was not wearing a helmet or visor. He had a pair of blue eyes as deep as the ocean, a high bridge of nose, and only a few fine wrinkles on his face. He looked like a thirty-year-old who had gone through vicissitudes of life, and he seemed to be a weather-beaten man. Ten years old, or fifty years old that contains wisdom. He was wearing thick, slightly rusty armor. There is a beautiful iron box about six feet long behind his back, which is firmly fixed to his armor with a golden silk rope.
The person who spoke before was a tall blonde woman, wearing silver light armor and carrying a huge and exquisite bow behind her back.
The silver light armor on her body was very slim and bulged high on her chest, showing off her graceful figure. This kind of armor shape would never appear in Zhengyang.
The woman has a delicate face, a high nose, three-dimensional facial features, and a delicate cherry mouth. Traveling through the vast dense forest made her look a little embarrassed, but it also added some unique charm to her.
"Leslie, as the Secretary-General of the Far Eastern Army, you are competent. As a warrior, you are qualified. Now that we have set foot on the land of the Eastern Kingdom, our team must rely on your knowledge."
The burly brown curly-haired man said with a smile, looking towards the east with a curious look in his eyes.
The blond woman Leslie performed a Western etiquette, pressing her right chest with her left hand and nodding in greeting.
"Leslie thanked the Governor for his praise. This is Leslie's job. But there is one thing that Leslie has been wondering about. Why did we listen to Earl An's words and travel thousands of miles to come to the Eastern Kingdom? . This place is too far away from our country!"
The burly man with brown curly hair is the deputy envoy of this Far Eastern Army from the west, which can also be called the envoy team, Adolf Sauerland. He also had the title of Duke and Governor of the Province of Vienna.
The governor-general was equivalent to a governor in that western country, and was in charge of the military and political power of a province.
Adolf Sauerland smiled and retracted his gaze, with a trace of worry flashing between his eyebrows: "An is the only new nobleman in the Holy Empire in the past ten years. His appearance made Augustus (the king of the Western Kingdom) discover it. A way to eliminate the internal unrest factors that have emerged. Unlike the previous Earl Liu, what he brings is not goods or money, but the possibility of the Holy Empire's continued expansion!"
Confusion flashed in Leslie's eyes. After all, she was still too young. Although she was extremely intelligent, she was still not keen enough on some politics.
Just as the two were communicating in front of the team, there was a commotion in the dense forest behind them, and then a roaring black bear got on all fours and rushed out crazily.
The black bear's head was covered with blood, one eye was blind, and red and white stains oozed from the blood hole. Its body was covered with fine blood holes, and black-red blood was gurgling.
Behind the black bear, followed a warrior whose armor was stained with blood. Behind his visor were a pair of sharp eyes like a falcon, and he was holding a thin sword with a very narrow blade in his hand. His steps were light and he followed the black bear leisurely. The black bear looked like it was obviously running for its life!
"Gust, when facing the enemy, don't have distracting thoughts, do less teasing, end the battle quickly, and secure victory!"
The soldier holding the rapier heard the voice coming from behind and immediately accelerated his steps. Although the movement was clearly detectable, the speed was unexpectedly astonishing. The distance between him and the black bear was more than ten meters, but he crossed it in one breath. After reaching this distance, the thin sword in his hand thrust out, like a flash of lightning.
puff
With a soft sound, the rapier pierced through the black bear's head with blood drops, as easily as piercing tofu with a needle.
puff
The rapier warrior withdrew the rapier, and the rapier slid in a perfect arc and fell to his side. The blood beads were swung out, and the blade of the rapier was as clean as new, without a trace of blood stain.
The rapier warrior stood there like a peerless master. The black bear continued to stagger forward two steps and fell suddenly.
Behind the rapier warrior, a skinny old man wearing a red and white robe instead of armor walked forward slowly with his back hunched over. There were many wrinkles on his face, probably because he was too thin. A huge aquiline nose made his face look extremely sharp. His eyes were slightly narrowed, and frightening light occasionally flashed from the slits.
On the back of the red and white robe, there is a cross embroidered with gold thread, and a sword embroidered with silver thread, lying on the cross.
The rapier warrior took off his helmet, revealing long hair as golden as the sun. He was an extremely young Westerner with a handsome face, and his facial features were as delicate as sculptures.
"Teacher, my sword drawing speed is a bit faster than at home!"
The rapier warrior sounded proud, as if he was showing off to his teacher.
The skinny old man walked directly past him and walked towards the front of the team, ignoring the rapier warrior.
The rapier warrior Sunshine smiled, didn't take it seriously, and walked forward. He covered his face with the visor, and his eyes became sharp again in an instant.
Adolf Sauerland turned to look at the two people with a smile, and nodded to the skinny old man.
Leslie bowed ninety degrees, put her right hand on her chest, and said respectfully: "Captain William, you are back."
Just as she stood up, she saw the rapier warrior behind her again. A bright smile appeared on Leslie's face, and she saluted again: "Your Highness Gust!"
The rapier warrior Gust waved his hand and said in a cold voice: "Don't call me your highness. When you set foot on the land of the Eastern Kingdom, I am the envoy of the envoy."
Adolf Sauerland smiled and nodded. His Highness Gust was the grandson of Augustus, one of the most talented heirs, and the envoy of this mission, and he assisted him. Deputy envoy.
He is very satisfied with Gust, who also firmly supports him and will support him to sit on the throne of Caesar (Prince).
"Hurry up and go to that eastern city. I can't remember what it's called! But if the Holy Knights don't have mounts, they won't be the Holy Knights!" The skinny old man William Barksdale looked at Rice unceremoniously. Li.
Leslie replied respectfully: "Three hundred miles to the east is the first capital of the Kingdom of the East. According to the map given by Count An, the second city to the east from this city is where our knights can equip The best war horse ever!"
William Barksdale dismissed the so-called best war horses: "The best war horses are in the grasslands. Although the country of the East is vast and rich in resources, it is too loud!"
Gust let others wipe his armor clean, and then walked forward two steps: "Teacher, should we go to the grasslands in the north to see? I heard from Count An that the cavalry there is very famous."
William Barksdale turned his head and looked to the north: "There are no true heroes under the reputation. This is what people in the Eastern Kingdom like to say. If you have the chance, you must go and see it. If you can challenge it, that would be the best. , the spears of my Holy Knights are almost rotten, and there are no more enemies for us in the west. I hope to find them in the east!"
As soon as he finished speaking, William Barksdale turned his head back and looked into the distance, his ears moving slightly.
Adolf Sauerland also looked into the distance with a solemn expression.
"Cavalry, the number is no more than a hundred!" William Barksdale listened for a moment and said.
There was a fighting spirit in Gust's eyes. He glanced at the soldiers lined up behind him, turned back to look at Adolf Sauerland and whispered softly: "Governor Adolf, let's attack!"
Gust's fiery fighting spirit affected the soldiers behind him. There was a slight sound of armor patches rubbing against the originally silent team, but the next moment, a basin of cold water extinguished their enthusiasm.
"It's just a bunch of rabble. Our soldiers don't need to deal with garbage. As the Orientals often say, killing a chicken with a bull's knives is useless! Carter!" William Barksdale said contemptuously, and finally shouted loudly.
Among the warriors behind him, a tall warrior, as tall as Adolf Sauerland, stepped out and came to the front of the team. He was the deputy leader of the Holy Knights, Carter Kerr.
Behind the visor is a pair of green eyes. His bloodline is somewhat impure, but being able to join the Holy Knights shows that he has been recognized by the Holy See.
"Captain!" Carter Kerr hammered his breastplate and shouted loudly.
William Barksdale's gaze fell into the distance, where the dust was flying and the smoke gathered in the air, like a small dark cloud.
"Win a mount for our knight!"
Under the attention of the regiment leader, Carter Kerr, who was not too old, burst into a low roar. William Barksdale was not only his regiment leader, but also had a relationship with him as both a teacher and a father. If he had not met him, , he is still struggling to survive in the slave camp.
Carter Kerr's armor weighs more than a hundred kilograms, and a heavy sword weighs more than fifty kilograms. It is dark blue in color. The sword is one foot wide, five feet long, and three inches thick. It is like a door panel.
Carrying such heavy equipment, Carter Kerr was as fast as a cheetah, rushing towards the cavalry that could already be seen.
"Senior Brother Carter was promoted to a fourth-level heavy knight years ago. This is the first time he has taken full action!" Gust was an extremely proud person, but he respected his senior brother very much. He respected the strong.
The cavalrymen in the distance saw a man charging toward them, with mocking looks on their faces. Whistles, whistling, scoldings, and laughter resounded throughout the sky.
They are a group of horse thieves in the governor (province) of Sichuan. They were originally a small and medium-sized rivers and lakes force. After Emperor Wu unified the rivers and lakes, they were half black and half white and became horse thieves. They only dared to operate on the border of Sichuan and plundered some Caravan.
They noticed a group of strange people appearing here from a distance. There were quite a few people, more than 300 people, but they were all on foot. And they have more than sixty cavalry. When the cavalry faces the infantry, even if there is a ten times strength gap, the cavalry still has an absolute advantage.
They started charging when they were about five hundred meters away from the group of people, so that their momentum could be maximized.
The horse thief was led by a bearded man with exposed heart hair on his chest and a ferocious scar on his face. As the horse thief's second master, he led the team today. As soon as he came out, he met a group of fat sheep. He was overjoyed and said nothing. Don't say anything, lead the team to attack.
This is the border, inaccessible, and three hundred miles away from the nearest Jincheng. Here they can kill at will.
"Second Master, there seems to be someone in front of you!" A horse thief said to the bearded man.
The second master, who was rising and falling on the horse, only heard half of the scattered sentences, and the rest were blown away by the strong wind, but he knew what his subordinates said, because he was not blind, and he also saw the man who was rushing towards them. madman.
Yes, in his mind, the one rushing towards them was a madman.
In the face of a cavalry charge, there is no reason for an infantry countercharge. Who do you think you are!
"Kill!" The distance between the two sides narrowed to 100 meters. For the cavalry, this distance only lasted a moment. The second master roared, drew out his sword, laid it horizontally on the horse's back, and relied on the impact of the horse. A blow that is comparable to the pinnacle of Xiao Cheng Realm!
Carter Kerr ran wildly, his heavy sword dragging the ground. He raised his head and looked at the cavalry charging ahead. In addition to the smoke, there was strong disdain in his eyes.
The cavalry's charge was so sparse, and the formation was not maintained. The front and rear queues were too spread out, and the weapons in their hands were all kinds of, and some even held short knives. The cavalry's weapons could only be heavy guns or... Heavy sword!
The distance between the two sides is fifty meters!
The second master saw clearly the man in front of him. He was a man wrapped in an iron shell, holding an iron plate. What was that?
The distance between the two sides is twenty meters!
Hey, why is he so fast? Even with such thick armor, he can still be so fast, but it doesn't matter, there is nothing that can't be cut with my sword.
The distance between the two sides is five meters!
Um? He actually jumped up. Are you afraid of being hit by my horse? You idiot!
The distance between the two sides is minus one meter!
At the last moment, the second master passed by Carter Kerr on horseback. Carter Kerr jumped up high, his body was almost higher than the horse's head, and the heavy sword spun and struck at the second master. The second master had no time to react.
After Carter Kerr landed, the second master's body was still galloping forward on his horse, but his head flew in the air for a while, and then fell into the dust.
Carter Kerr seemed to have springs under his feet, leaping up and down again. He was constantly looking for gaps in the sparse cavalry charge, and every time he jumped, he would knock someone away or kill someone.
As the entire cavalry passed him, Carter Kerr had dismounted at least six of them.
Only then did the horse thieves realize that their second-in-command was gone, and a group of people fell into a panic without a leader. Carter Kerr didn't give them any time to breathe or react. He was like a tireless machine, reflexively He rushed into the cavalry team again, wielding a fifty-pound heavy sword with one hand like lifting a wooden sword in a child's hand, as easy as a breeze!
Not long after, half of the horse thieves fell off their horses, and the cavalry queue was completely scattered. The horses without their owners were running around, and knights in armor appeared in all directions, and each horse was comforted by a knight.
Only then did the remaining twenty or thirty horse thieves realize that they had hit the muzzle of the gun. One of the older horse thieves shouted in shock: "The wind is tight and pulling! The wind is tight and pulling! The wind... uh"
His exclamation stopped abruptly. He looked at the long-tailed arrow in front of him in surprise. He covered his throat with both hands, and warm liquid flowed from between his fingers. After struggling twice, he fell down from his horse weakly.
In the distance, Leslie was holding a huge bow, smiling and looking relaxed. People who didn't know would not even think that it was her who had just shot the accurate arrow that passed through the throat.
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Jian Fangliang, a bachelor's degree student.
Yuan Dongxiang looked at the name in the entry and exit list. He had only a very faint impression of this person. He was a proper civil servant, which was very different from the image of the mastermind behind a case that aroused the anger of His Majesty the Emperor.
But reason told him that Jian Fangliang was indeed very suspicious.
Just now, he had made a rational decision and sent someone to arrest Jian Fangliang.
Jian Fangliang left the Imperial City early this morning and his whereabouts are unknown now, but his home, his relatives and friends, and his old friends, these places will all be the direction of Dongchang's investigation.
He glanced at Liu Xin, who was sitting at the bottom. The latter had already changed his clothes. Yuan Dongxiang disliked everything on his body, so he asked him to change everything.
Liu Xin was also a bachelor, so he actually went to an unoccupied check-in room and changed out of a full set of clothes. As for his previous set, Yuan Dongxiang ordered him to take it out and burn it.
Don't worry about Liu Xin taking action to arrest people. If he catches people, Liu Licheng may have to argue with Dongchang.
Liu Xin is now wholeheartedly helping Dongchang, because Liu Licheng can't tolerate him, and it seems that Dongchang is the only one who can help him now. Within Jinyiwei, half of Nanzhen Fusi was in the hands of the Dongchang admiral.
If he could gain that person's favor and be transferred to Nanzhen Fusi, it would be a good thing for him.
Mi Yusong, the admiral of Dongchang, is extremely famous, whether in the world or in the court. After all, this is one of the top master-level warriors known today.
In today's Dongchang, no one would say that they are eunuchs, and no one dares to say so. All this is because of Mi Yusong.
Therefore, Liu Xin looked for Yuan Dongxiang to cooperate without any psychological burden. Moreover, he also asked Senior Brother Cheng for his opinion before making this decision.
Senior Brother Cheng had an indifferent attitude and allowed Liu Xin to develop freely.
The two of them sat idle in the check-in room for an hour. No, Yuan Dongxiang had been reviewing documents, and Liu Xin was the only one who was really doing nothing.
The arrest has been arranged. In order not to alert the snake, of course, it must be carefully arranged, so it cannot be completed in a short time.
Liu Xin had no choice but to stay here because all the staff at the Baihu Office had been transferred and he had no place to go.
"Qianhu!"
Someone suddenly came to report outside. Yuan Dongxiang stopped the pen in his hand, placed it firmly on the pen holder, and carefully straightened it to align it with the other pens, and then looked up.
A Dongchang fan came in, glanced at Liu Xin, then stopped talking, just handed a note to Yuan Dongxiang, and then respectfully withdrew.
Yuan Dongxiang picked up the note and took a look at it, with joy in his eyes.
"What's wrong?" Liu Xin asked curiously. He didn't realize that he shouldn't ask this, but in front of Yuan Dongxiang, he could not help but relax.
Yuan Dongxiang's reaction was even stranger. He handed the note directly to Liu Xin, as if Liu Xin was not a Jin Yiwei, but a close subordinate of his.
"The whereabouts of the northern barbarian have been found!"
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Imperial Capital, Inner City, Taipingfang
Jian Fangliang's house is here, and the place where the banner guard wanted to go after escaping was also Taipingfang. For this reason, his suspicion became even greater.
Jian Fangliang's house is a small house with two rooms. It is only the smallest house in the inner city, but it is quiet and quiet, and all the civil servants of Qingliu like to live here.
Just a moment ago, the number of pedestrians around the house gradually increased, and there were also a few more sellers carrying burdens.
In a small alley on the opposite side of the house, under a pile of rubbish, a pair of eyes slowly opened from the tattered bamboo basket. The eyes turned, taking in all the scenes around the house, and then again Slowly close your eyes.
A moment later, two streets away from the east side of Jian Fangliang's house, a beggar staggered out of the alley and came to a tall mansion. He fell to the ground with a thud. There were two small children at the door of the mansion. The boy was lazing around when he saw a beggar suddenly collapsed at the door of his house. He immediately picked up the broom and walked forward.
The beggar turned over vigorously and looked up at the sky. His eyes continued to move upward and he saw the plaque of this mansion:
Qi Mansion
"Pray for blessings..." Beggar repeated these two words. When the two young men who came up to drive people away heard the word "pray for blessings", their expressions suddenly changed. They looked at each other and took action together. They joined Beggar and went to the house. Walk inside.
When passers-by on the street saw this scene, they thought it was a beggar who was about to starve to death and was saved by this family. Then they looked at the plaque and said:
"It turns out it's Shilang Qi's family. It's no wonder if it's him. He's a well-known philanthropist in the imperial capital!"
