Chapter 12: Guo Jing reveals the truth and his opponent spreads false news. Huang Rong saves her husband
Last time, it was mentioned that the Mongols used counterintuitive tactics to make Guo Jing wrongly accused and imprisoned. Huang Rong took Guo Xiang to visit the prison. Huang Yaoshi ran away in anger, and everyone in the Guo family was in panic. Huang Rong was in a dilemma.
Let's also say that Huang Rong saw her father running away in anger, and now she couldn't leave to look for him. He hurriedly asked Yeluqi to spread the news to the world with the disciples of the Beggar Clan. As soon as there was any news about Huang Yaoshi, he would report back immediately. She worked hard to collect the treasures, jade toys, famous calligraphy and paintings that she planned to give to her father. Before she could show them to her father to appreciate, his father disappeared without a trace. Later, she heard that the evangelist from Lin'an also liked these things, so Huang Rong asked someone to recommend them and reluctantly selected a few valuable ones and gave them to him. After getting the promise from the edict to try his best to exonerate Guo Jing, he sent Yeluqi to lead the Beggar Gang around.
In the past few days, there have been more and more requests from Xiangyang City for the release of Guo Jing. Many soldiers and civilians have gone to the Commander's Mansion to petition Guo Jing, demanding that Guo Jing be released and that he be vindicated and meritorious. The commander-in-chief's residence was busy. The messenger hid in the inner hall and did not dare to come out. Everything outside was taken care of by Lu Wenhuan and others. This made Lu Wenhuan complain endlessly. It was originally the decree of the court, but now it was Lu Wenhuan who wanted to send Guo Jing to death row.
Lu Wenhuan asked the envoy:
"Public opinion cannot be violated. Many soldiers believe that the imperial edict requiring the detention of Guo Jing is unfair. Guo Jing only led the martial arts warriors to help defend the city and had no other intentions. If he is put on death row, this will chill the hearts of the anti-Yuan soldiers. Now The Mongolian soldiers are pressing down on the territory, and it is the right time for Xiangyang City to hire people. The last general is willing to use his head to guarantee that Guo Yishi will not commit rebellion."
Other soldiers were also willing to pledge their lives and property. When the envoy saw that he was alone, he raised his body, pointed his halberd and cursed:
"Bold, you dare to say that the imperial edict is against justice. Don't you want to resist the edict? I have long seen that you people are colluding with gangsters like Guo Jing. Sooner or later, Xiangyang City will be given as a gift by you people. Mongol."
Lu Wenhuan knelt on the ground and said pleadingly:
"My lord, please forgive me. The people in Xiangyang City are currently very angry and the situation is difficult to control. Please deal with it on your behalf."
The emissary opened the window and saw that the street in front of the commander's residence was filled with petitioners, and the people surrounded the commander's residence. In front of the gate of the Marshal's Mansion, a crowd of people knelt in a dark crowd, begging for Guo Jing's release. Some soldiers also joined the petition.
The emissary sneered and said:
"These unscrupulous people must have been instigated by others. Let Guo Jing live in prison for a few more days. The proposal of execution in Lingchi can be postponed for a while. When these unscrupulous people disperse, it will not be too late to execute him."
Huang Rong heard that the edict was determined not to let Guo Jing out, and she had no good solution, so she ordered Yeluqi to lead the Beggar Clan to wait around the prison day and night, and report immediately if there was any movement. He also ordered his subordinates to bribe the jailer and make strict arrangements for the meals given to Guo Jing. In this way, Guo Jing was prevented from being secretly executed and poisoned.
Besides, Guo Jing has been in prison for four days. He thought that Huang Rong would be released without charge soon as he moved around. Unexpectedly, Huang Rong could not make the envoy change his mind through both black and white methods. I was worried about the safety of my family and couldn't help but become anxious. By the evening of the fifth day, Guo Jing had finished practicing and was about to take a rest. Suddenly he heard a noise and saw a lama rushing in and tapping the jailer's mute point with a very fast technique. Guo Jing had fought against him before and recognized this man as the master of the Five Demons of Tibet. I saw him find the prison where the Three Tibetan Demons were imprisoned, and forcefully opened the prison door. There was a clanging sound of iron chains, as if the shackles on the Three Tibetan Demons were being torn apart. They were chattering in Tibetan and their voices were clearly audible, but I couldn't understand a word of it.
After a while, the three Tibetan demons accompanied the master and ran to the prison where Guo Jing was imprisoned. The lama stretched out his palms and pulled hard, and the iron gate opened with a sound.
Seeing this, Guo Jing stood up and concentrated on responding to the enemy. The lama laughed loudly, and the laughter was like an owl's call at night, which was very harsh. He said loudly:
"You are the Guo Jing who escaped from the sneak attack that night, right? The coach said he would reward you with one hundred thousand taels of gold for your head. Hahaha, Ba Si will make a fortune in my class tonight."
After saying that, he held his chin with his left hand, put his right hand around his chest, looked around Guo Jing, and said:
"The coach has a good idea. As long as you send some property to the Zhao and Song court, you can be thrown into death row. The Nanman people are really not straightforward in doing things. They have been imprisoned for several days and have not executed you. They have to wait for me to perform meritorious service. Guo Jing Guo Jing, in vain did you, a great hero of your generation, die in prison without any explanation. Forget it, let you know clearly that the person who killed you was the invincible Tibetan Buddhist Zen Master Panpa Siye."
After saying that, he waved his fist and bullied Guo Jing. After Guo Jing understood the truth about being sent to death row, his veins burst out, hatred arose in his heart, and his anger grew to the brim. He did not answer anything, and stared at the incoming enemy intently. But the chains that tied his hands and feet were firmly connected to the wall, making his movement greatly reduced. Even if this was the case, Ban Basi was secretly frightened: If Guo Jing could move freely, he would really not be his opponent.
Ban Basi was eager to kill Guo Jing, so he used all his strength to kill Guo Jing with every move, and every move was fatal. Guo Jing secretly complained that the power of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms could not be exerted, and the technique of fighting with both hands was useless. He could only parry and had no chance to fight back. Ban Basi saw several killing attempts but Guo Jing dodged them, so he could not take Guo Jing's life. Then he changed the direction of his attack and directly attacked Guo Jing's lower body. Guo Jing had difficulty moving, his legs were severely injured by the wind of his palm, and his acupuncture points were sealed by the wind of his palm, making him unable to move. When Ban Basi saw that he succeeded in attacking Guo Jing's lower body, he slapped Guo Jing's Tianling Gai with his palms together. Guo Jing had no choice but to close his eyes and said to himself:
"My life is at an end."
He couldn't help but sadly think of Ronger and Xiang'er running for him. The thought of survival arose in his heart. He concentrated all his energy on his head, preparing to take over Ba Si's fatal blow.
Seeing that Guo Jing had no resistance and was preparing to resist his iron palms with his flesh and blood, Ban Basi couldn't help but sneered, moved his palms like the wind, and used his palm force to slap Guo Jing's head down.
Suddenly, a person flew from a distance, and Ban Basi's palms hit him firmly, and his body suddenly broke into four parts.
Ban Basi's palm power stagnated for a moment, and he immediately swung his palm to strike again. Suddenly he heard a strong palm force catching his palms, and another palm suddenly hit his left shoulder. Ban Basi was so frightened that he seemed to be surrounded by several masters. In a panic, he hurriedly ran away and saw a fat old man protecting Guo Jing with his body and said:
"Hahaha, don't compete with me for the credit, these 100,000 taels of gold are mine."
While he was talking, his hands were not idle, and he broke the iron chain that was tied to Guo Jing's body in just a few strokes. Seeing that Guo Jing had been freed from his restraints and that a stronger opponent had arrived, Ban Basi knew that he would not get any benefits if he fought again, so he hurriedly grabbed his disciple and ran away. Among his disciples, only Jiu Moyi and Jiu Mozhi followed. Jiu Moli was used as a shield by the man who was trying to save Guo Jing, and was shattered into four pieces by the force of his palm.
The man unchained Guo Jing, put him on his shoulders, and ran out behind Ban Basi.
All of this was like lightning, and in less than a moment of burning incense, peace returned to the prison.
After all the trouble last night, where could Lu Wenhuan, Xiangyang city administrator, still sleep? When I heard that the jailer came to report, I was already in a state of despair. When I heard the news that the three demons from the Tibetan border had escaped from prison and Guo Jing was missing, I couldn't help but be shocked. He hurriedly got up and summoned all the generals to the government office to discuss matters overnight. The generals were noisy, but they couldn't come up with anything to discuss, and the hall was full of yawns, complaints, and curses. Lu Wenhuan had no choice but to lead various generals to the prison to inspect, but he could not figure out why. Those jailers who had experienced the danger had their mute points tapped and stayed there, motionless. Lu Wenhuan and others did not know how to tap acupoints, so they could only do nothing to the jailers who had their mute acupoints tapped.
Early the next morning, Huang Rong took Guo Xiang to visit the prison again. When Lu Wenhuan heard about Huang Rong's arrival, he was even more nervous. I had no choice but to take all the generals and bravely welcome him to the government office. He said carefully:
"Huang—Nvxia Huang, there was something going on in the city last night, and I was just about to invite you to come and discuss the details together. You came just in time..."
After saying that, he ordered people to carry the injured jailer up. Huang Rong looked at it and said in surprise:
"Oh, this acupuncture technique is very weird. It doesn't seem to be the work of Chinese martial arts."
Lu Wenhuan nodded, with a mournful face, and said yes again and again, mumbling that a lama had robbed the prison last night, leaving several corpses behind, and his whereabouts are now unknown. When Huang Rong heard this, she was shocked and said:
"Lama? Are you talking about that Tibetan monk? Oops, this man's name is Pan Pasi, he is a Buddhist Zen master in Tibet. He is said to have great martial arts skills and was hired by the Mongols. He is my husband's old enemy. General, may I ask, I wonder how my husband is doing now?"
Lu Wenhuan did not dare to answer directly, but just excused himself and said:
"This -, this -, everything is still under investigation. The acupuncture points of these jailers have not been unlocked, and we don't know the situation very well!"
Huang Rong said harshly:
"If there is anything wrong with my husband, Peach Blossom Island and the Beggar Clan will have nothing to do with you."
After saying that, he stood up. Lu Wenhuan hurried forward to apologize and bow, and said:
"Huang Nuxia, before the matter is clarified, please don't be impulsive!"
Huang Rong said angrily:
"Then you, mother and daughter, go visit my husband! Our whole government and the people in Xiangyang City are all worried about his safety."
Lu Wenhuan hesitated and said:
"Yes——, please rest assured Huang Nuxia, we will respectfully invite Huang Nuxia to visit the prison soon."
After getting Lu Wenhuan's reply, Huang Rong walked out with Guo Xiang. Lu Wenhuan was so anxious that he was like an ant on a hot pot, and he hurriedly summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures.
It turned out that Lu Wenhuan got the news early in the morning and was shocked for a long time. When his subordinates came back to report the situation, he still didn't believe it. I had no choice but to take people to the prison to inspect it myself, and saw the jailer standing there blankly, with the acupuncture points still not clearing. The doors of the two prisons where the Three Tibetan Demons and Guo Jing were imprisoned were opened. The prison where Guo Jing was imprisoned was even more horrific. A lama was beaten into four pieces, and Guo Jing was nowhere to be seen. They also found a headless corpse in the grass in front of the prison. The corpse was beaten to a bloody pulp. Only the clothes and the figure of the corpse could vaguely identify it as Guo Jing. When Lu Wenhuan saw this tragic scene, he felt confused and uneasy. When Huang Rong came to ask him for help early in the morning, he was even more in a dilemma.
At this time, another soldier came to report that the Mongolian army had obtained Guo Jing's head and hung him on the flagpole for public display. When Guo Polu heard that his father had been killed, he fell to the ground crying and led his troops back to Xiangyang City. Fangzhou City was empty, so Zhang Rou led the Mongolian army to capture Fangzhou City in one go, and would soon attack Xiangyang. Lu Wenhuan, the prefect of Xiangyang City who was beleaguered internally and externally, could not help but feel anxious and secretly complaining.
It's exactly this: unjustly accusing loyal ministers and arousing public anger, and the troops approaching the city are in danger. It is unknown whether Xiangyang City can be defended. If you want to know the outcome, please listen to the next chapter.
