In Qingliang Mountain in the west of Jiangning City, the night is shrouded like a monster.
Qingliang Temple on Banpo is hidden among trees, with an avenue leading directly to the bottom of the mountain.
Qingliang Temple was built in the Southern Dynasties. There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasties, and there are many towers in the mist.
During the Southern Tang Dynasty, the monk Fayan gave a lecture at Qingliang Temple and asked the monks in the temple: "Who can untie the golden bell tied around the tiger's neck?"
The monks thought about it again and again, but could not come up with an answer. At this moment, the monk Fa Deng happened to come over and said: "The man who tied the golden bell around the tiger's neck can untie the golden bell."
To untie the bell, the person who tied it must come from here.
Qingliang Mountain is more than ten miles away from Jiangning. There are thirty or fifty monks in Qingliang Temple, but tonight there are not any of them. Even the Buddha statue in the main hall is gone. Instead, there is a statue of Mingzun carved in bluestone with light patterns all around. .
Wu Song wears a golden hoop on his head, his long hair is disheveled, and he wears a blue-gray monk's robe with his chest half exposed. He is standing under the statue of Ming Zun.
He was holding a book in his hand and reading. Luo Jinshui was muttering something next to him. He kept nodding and mumbling something along the way.
After a while, the night got darker, and someone suddenly came outside the palace door to report something. After hearing this, the two looked at each other and walked out quickly.
There were more than a hundred people at the foot of Qingliang Mountain. They were all burly and strong men, holding simple knives, spears and other weapons. They were dressed in ordinary people's clothes. After seeing the two people, they immediately performed Mingjiao rituals and shouted: "The only good thing in the world is light. How joyful is life, and how painful is death.”
Luo Jinshui nodded at these people. These were the believers of Green Willow Village. They were the refugees who were brought to Tokyo from Huaixi by Zhao Tao last year but had not yet been included in the Xiang army.
After these people were taken into Zhuangzi by Zhao Tong, they simply gave up the idea of joining the army. They were secretly the villagers of Luliu Village, secretly learned martial arts, worshiped Mingzun, and secretly spread Mingjiao around the suburbs of Tokyo.
Zhao Tong brought these people out and handed them over to Luo Jinshui's men. Luo Jinshui told them that they were going to do a big thing on their way south. There was no need to ask anything else. They just remembered that the envoy on the right and the envoy holding the flag were all here. They just followed the command. good.
These believers naturally obeyed the orders. They believed in the Ming Zun and the Right Envoy. After all, without the Right Envoy of the Light, they would have died in Luzhou long ago. How could they live such a life without worrying about food and drink.
As for the identity of the right envoy, they vaguely knew that he was an official, but they did not know the specific official. But these were not important, as long as they could live a good life by following the right envoy.
Luo Jinshui looked at these people. He knew that what Zhao Tong was doing was a big deal, but he was not as flustered as Yao Pingzhong. The nobles and gentry were too far away from the lower levels of the Forbidden Army like him, so he would kill them. How about waiting?
Besides, this was done in the name of Mingjiao. Now that Mingjiao is in full swing, wouldn't it be more appropriate to kill these big dogs?
Luo Jinshui felt no pressure about killing the nobles. He was worried about the next thing. That thing was really daring to do with his head on his belt.
Zhao Tong only let people from Luliu Village come, and also sent Wu Song and Shi Qian to help, because the subsequent matter was so important that there was no room for any mistakes.
The believers in Green Willow Village did not join the Song Army. They did not have the aura of a military camp and could not see any flaws.
Wu Song and Shi Qian were both from the Green Forest and had a strong sense of gangsterism. Now Huoxian has joined the teachings and learned some scriptures, but there is nothing wrong with them.
The real loophole is Luo Jinshui himself. He has been in the army for many years, and it can be said that he has learned all the problems of the Forbidden Army. As long as you have a little understanding of the Forbidden Army, you will see his true identity.
But fortunately, in Zhao Tong's plan, his identity does not need to be concealed, but he must be extremely careful when speaking and not talk nonsense or make any mistakes.
Zhao Tong also told him that if what happens next is revealed, he will die without a burial place. Let’s not talk about how miserable it will be when the time comes. In short, if the mother-in-law remarries and the son changes his surname, his lineage will be gone. .
This is what Luo Jinshui is most afraid of. For the sake of his mother-in-law and son, he has to think carefully and plan carefully, and he has to get it done even if he grits his teeth!
He looked at the believers in front of him and shouted loudly: "Can the matter assigned by the right envoy be completed?"
These believers don't have many thoughts in their minds. They just want to kill those evil gentry first and then contact the Jiangnan Mingjiao. At this moment, they all shouted loudly: "The sun and the moon are bright, the light bless your right envoy!"
Hearing this, Luo Jinshui glanced at Wu Song next to him. Wu Song nodded and gave an order. More than a hundred people took advantage of the quiet night and headed straight to the west city of Jiangning...
The middle gate of Jiangning Xicheng opened at this time, and Yao Pingzhong looked at the two teams going out with a complicated face from the top of the city.
Both teams had a large number of people, one was in the dozens and the other was in the hundreds. They were each protecting a dozen large vehicles. It was unknown what was inside, but there was a "crunching" sound coming from the wheels pressing against the ground. It was obvious that It was extremely heavy and could be heard clearly and harshly at this night.
The two teams belonged to two noble families, and the main families were not in Jiangning, so they were anxious to leave even though they knew it might be dangerous.
Wang Congying and other local nobles were eager for someone to take the lead, so they agreed to leave first for the two families, and then sent servants to follow on horseback to investigate. Once no trace of the rebels was found, they immediately returned to the city to report the news, and they all left Jiangning together.
Zhao Tong naturally did not stop this, and generously ordered Yao Pingzhong to open the west gate and let the two families out. Then he sat in the Xuanfu Division and waited for the news with the nobles.
The two families who left the city gate knew that they could not cross the Yangtze River because there were no boats, and the things they brought were heavy and drafty, and even medium-sized boats may not be able to carry them. There were also many people following them.
And it is impossible for Zhao Tong to give them a ship. This is already a military matter. Maybe they spend money to bribe one or two families secretly. Zhao Tong may still be open to them, but there are more than a hundred waiting behind them. How can there be so many? Ship to give?
What's more, if the ship is to be transported, the carriages and horses must also be transported. Not to mention this night, I'm afraid it will be difficult to transport it in one day including tomorrow. There will be chaos if the rebel army comes here at this time, it will be a big deal. What a disaster.
Therefore, these two families were very conscious and decided to go southwest to Hongzhou. After all, there was really no other place to go. To the east was the Suzhou line, where a war was going on. To the south, the Xuanzhou bandit army was advancing north, and the river could not be crossed, so they had to Go west.
The two families went out of the city together, and the vehicles were heavy so that they could take the official road. There were almost no soft goods on the side of each of the dozen or so vehicles. They were all filled with gold, silver and jewelry. Originally, there were countless valuables in the house, but Fang La went down to the state to seize the government, and the bandit army After searching everything, it is estimated that there is nothing left, and it is very likely that even the house will be burned down.
Apart from family members, the rest of the two noble clans' teams were all guards, and they all had weapons. There was no shortage of swords and guns, and there were even bows and arrows hidden in the cars.
They were very powerful in the south of the Yangtze River, and there were even private soldiers below. They just fled all the way and couldn't bring so many people with them. They could only pick up some strong ones to follow them as guards.
The team walked all the way, and when they were about seven or eight miles away, they saw dense forests on both sides, a cool wind howling, and it looked a bit dangerous.
The guards with experience in martial arts frowned and told the people below to hold their swords and guns tightly and be careful.
The few servants who came to explore the way for the nobles in the city hurriedly hid behind them, shrinking back and not daring to come forward.
At this time, a carriage in the middle opened the curtain, and a heavy voice asked: "What happened?"
The leader of the guard reported: "Master, I think this place is dangerous, so I want you to be more careful."
The voice was silent for a moment when he heard the words: "Guard Cao, hurry up and hurry up. Don't show mercy to the carriages and horses. If you can reach Hongzhou safely, I will be generously rewarded."
The guard clasped his fists on the horse and said gratefully: "Don't worry, my lord, I will protect you safely to Jiangxi, and I will fight to the death!"
There was a "hmm" in the car without saying anything, and the team continued to move forward for another two miles. When they arrived at the corner of Guan Road, there were some rolling hills blocking the view ahead.
The moonlight in the sky was very white at the moment, but because the hillock blocked the view, Guard Cao was just about to order everyone to be careful when he heard a loud "rumbling" sound, and many rocks and trees rolled down from the hillock, and suddenly crashed into There was a scream in the team.
"The sun and the moon do not fall, there is only light, so how joyful is life and how painful is death!" Suddenly a loud voice sounded from the hilltop,
"Ah, the Demonic Cult's bandit army!" The two teams of the nobles immediately became confused. Both the nobles in the car and the surrounding guards were all familiar with these slogans. This was the signal that the Mingjiao was about to launch an attack.
"Hurry, protect the lord!" Cao Weiwei's expression changed drastically. Even though he had been prepared in advance, he still couldn't help but panic when he encountered the rebel army.
The leader of the noble clan in the carriage opened his mouth wide at this moment, and his face, which was originally as strong as Mount Tai, suddenly turned pale, and his intestines turned green with regret at this moment. He did not expect that the bandit army would actually attack and be so close to Jiang Ning!
But it was too late to say anything at this time. He immediately shouted: "Go back, go back to the city quickly..."
But both of their teams had a large number of chariots and horses, and there were many gold and silver heavy objects in the chariots. How easy was it to turn around? Although the name of the official road sounds nice, it is actually not that spacious. It is just a slightly flat dirt road. At this time, horses neighed and people shouted, and chaos suddenly began.
The rocks and trees on the hill rolled into the team, not only injuring some people, but also tripping the horses and blocking the road. Guard Cao's expression became more and more ugly, and he hurriedly shouted again: "Protect the lord, retreat!"
These noble guards had also undergone some training, and they immediately formed a circle, wrapped the driver in it, and waited for the horses to turn around.
But at this moment, there was a sudden sound of clappers, and arrows were shot down from the hillock. Although there were not many, the official and Taoist people below were gathered together like living targets. Even a blind man could hit a few.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh," screams pierced the night sky one after another. Cao Weiwei's eyes were red. Now he didn't even see the shadow of the rebel army, and he didn't know how many people there were, or whether they were just scouts. He felt fierce in his heart. , just wanted to shout a few more words to stabilize people's hearts.
If they are just some scouts, then the two guards can gather more than a hundred people. They may not be unable to deal with them, at least they can fight and retreat at the same time.
But at this time, the few servants who followed the team to explore the city had turned their horses. They didn't care whether they were protecting their master or not. The life and death of the two noble clans in front of them had nothing to do with them. They still had to save their lives.
Seeing that these servants were about to run away, the guards all made plans and tried to flee back. But at this moment, under the cover of feather arrows, a sentry shot out of the forest on the hill. People and horses are coming.
The sentry men and horses didn't have any flags. They just shouted "The light is supreme, equal to the sky, kill all the darkness, and the dawn will emerge." Then they rushed over with gleaming weapons and shouts.
The leader of these people was dressed like a Tutuo. He was tall and murderous, holding two swords. His feet were faster than those on horseback, and he headed straight for the circle surrounded by guards.
Guard Cao was riding on a horse, holding a steel gun in his hand. When he saw more than a hundred people rushing down from the hill, he immediately knew that these must be the scouts of the rebel army. They were not many, and they could be one. war.
He glanced around and saw the fierce Toutuo running towards him with two swords. He couldn't help but snorted coldly. A dragon came out of the water with a steel gun in his hand and stabbed forward quickly. He shouted: "The dog thief is so brave!"
Toutuo was none other than Wu Song, who had previously occupied Qingliang Temple according to Zhao Tong's orders. He was thick on the outside and fine on the inside. In order to make things more realistic, he dressed up like a traveler. When he saw the gun coming, he didn't dodge and struck him with a knife.
The steel gun was so heavy and fierce that it was difficult to block it with a single sword, but Wu Song had such strength in his arms that he shouted "open" and actually used his single sword to bounce the steel gun up. Then he stepped forward with a strong step, and the knife seemed to cut lard. With a swipe like a piece of tofu, Cao Weibei's head was wiped off.
Shocked, one of Guard Cao's heads flew out and hit the carriage. Blood spurted out from his neck, pouring hot water over the carriage.
When Wu Song heard the screams in the car, he couldn't help but slashed with his knife, splitting the car open, and saw a man in his fifties sitting inside, looking at him with a look of horror.
Wu Song sneered, raised the steel knife in his hand, and the man shouted in panic: "The Holy Army spares my life, and I will give you all those gold, silver and jewels..."
Before he could finish his words, Wu Song stabbed him in the chest with a knife, and with just one twist, he was dead.
At this time, the Green Willow Village believers had already killed the noble guards and threw off their armor. It was not that these believers were highly skilled in martial arts, it was because the guards were desperately trying to escape. Few of them had the guts to attack first like Guard Cao. While resisting, they fled in the direction of Jiangning. As for the owner's family in the carriage, as well as the gold and silver belongings, they didn't care.
Although the believers were originally refugees, since the establishment of Zhuangzi, they have been exercising their strength every day, dancing with spears and sticks. Zhao Tong also found several sword and gun manuals for them to practice. No matter what, these people are still in Luzhou. He has been on the battlefield, and now he is killing like a wolf and a tiger.
For a time, there were endless sounds of killing on the official road. Many guards were cut off from their horses, and the soldiers came and hacked them all to death. The remaining ones ran in a hurry, and the believers chased them one after another.
Wu Song led a few people and pulled out all the family members of the noble families in the cars. They stabbed them one by one, leaving no one alive. They killed dead bodies all over the ground and blood flowed like streams.
When they arrived in front of an exquisite carriage, the sound of sobbing could be heard from inside. When they pulled it out, they saw that it was a beautiful girl with willow-shaped eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and a small cherry mouth. She looked at Wu Song and others with panic on her face, and her tears seemed to be broken. Threads flow down like pearls.
Wu Erlang didn't frown or blink, he just slashed his sword and killed the girl, and then killed all the nobles in the carriage!
At this time, the believers who were chasing the guards came back and reported that ten or twenty of them had escaped. Luo Jinshui remembered Zhao Tao's instructions that they needed to be released alive, so he said "Okay" and then had the body of the gentry leader removed. After bowing his head, he took the gold and silver chariots and horses and headed straight back to Qingliang Mountain.
After arriving at Qingliang Mountain, he left two carts of gold and silver and hid them in the temple, and sent the rest to Niutou Mountain in the southwest...
But those guards who were lucky enough to escape were like frightened birds, running madly towards Jiangning City. Before they could reach the city, they started shouting at the top of the city in the distance: "It's not good, it's not good, the demon sect's thieves are here." Killed..."
(End of chapter)
