Dakang Empire, winter of the fifth year of Tongkang.
On the second day of the winter solstice, a heavy snowfall came unexpectedly and lasted for four days. The entire Langxian Town became a world covered in snow. The ice skates hanging from the eaves almost reached the ground. The cold wind blew, and it was biting. .
A group of half-grown children ignored the scoldings of their elders and ran to the street shouting, making snowmen and having snowball fights. Their little faces were red from the cold, but they were extremely happy.
At this time, you chased me and ran to the door of the drug store, and you couldn't help but stop.
There is a deck chair in front of the door, and Grandpa Xin from the drug store is lying on it, holding a fishing rod and leisurely fishing in a water tank.
Grandpa Xin had a very bad temper, but he never got angry with his children, and a group of half-grown children were not afraid of him. They approached him with smiles and looked inside, only to see that the water tank was crystal clear and there was no fish at all.
A little fat man grinned, showing a mouth of jagged teeth: "Grandpa Xin, what are you fishing for if there are no fish?"
Another girl with sharp eyes blinked and said: "Not only are there no fish, there are also no fishhooks."
The little fat man muttered: "Grandpa Xin, have you been fishing here for a long time? My father and second uncle told me that if you want to eat fish, we will catch it for you, so you don't want to fish anymore."
Xin Zhuo chuckled and patted his head: "Who said I can't catch fish? Look!"
Shaking the fishing rod gently, the water surface swayed, and a big koi suddenly flew from the west of the town, threw itself into the net, bit the fishing line without a hook, and fell into the water tank with a "splat".
A group of half-grown children were dumbfounded and made no sound for a long time.
"Da da da……"
At this moment, the eldest son of the pavilion chief drove a donkey cart back from the provincial capital. He was panicked and the carriage crashed into chaos.
Neighbors along the way heard the noise and ran out one after another, asking in all directions: "Daya, what happened?"
Da Ya trembled and said: "His Royal Highness Prince Liang... that is Uncle Agou, lost, lost, defeated by the thirteen princes, it seems that he has come to our town."
"ah……"
The simple neighbors didn't know what this meant. After thinking for a long time, they didn't know why.
Na Da Ya looked in the direction of Xin Zhuo for help and found that Grandpa Xin, who had been fishing just now, had entered the house. He had to sigh heavily and hurried home anxiously.
…
"Da da da……"
A large and luxurious motorcade hurried from the imperial capital of Dakang to Jiyang Mansion, the capital of Langxian Town, and then headed south from Jiyang Mansion to Qiuwei City in the south. Without entering the city, they headed straight to Langxian Town.
The carriages are luxurious and elegant with nine horses for the princes and kings, nine horses for the eldest princess, thirty-two horses for the emperor's jade chariot and a large number of scholar-bureaucrats' chariots. They have a golden throne, five umbrella covers, four round fans, feather fans, sunshades, and shades. All ceremonial items, such as dust and so on, are all available.
Surrounded by a large number of maids and eunuchs.
Farther away were tens of thousands of Guards cavalry in iron armor and silver helmets.
Behind the Imperial Guards were hundreds of warriors flying high in the sky, all with wide robes and long sleeves, holding swords and knives with a formidable aura.
Although the motorcade was majestic and majestic, the guard of honor was tilted at this moment, the soldiers had a look of fear on their faces, the eunuch Gong'e was frightened, and even the captain who was driving the motorcade was in a daze.
From time to time, many people glanced at the nine-horse chariot driven by princes at the front. The curtains of the car were swinging in the wind. Inside, sat a tall, majestic man wearing a four-clawed royal robe. He was less than fifty years old and had a beard. , eyes like daggers, not angry but powerful.
He is the one who intimidates all the countries in the four directions, including the great king of Liang, the great prime minister, and the powerful hero Xin Chengzhi.
This man has been through three dynasties. Whether he is fighting abroad or serving as prime minister in the dynasty, he is an iron-blooded man. He is known for killing people with ease, and no one is afraid of him.
The reason why the thirteen princes' crusade failed this time was because they were too impatient, which led to the suspicion of the emperor and his ministers and the loss of justice.
"Master Prime Minister!"
At this time, an old official with white beard leaped forward on his horse and said with cupped hands: "Langxian Town is thirty miles ahead. I don't know how to place the carriage?"
Xin Chengzhi glanced at him indifferently, and was so frightened that the man quickly lowered his head, and then said: "The sons and daughters are settled outside the town. My father, Duke Hu, has an old house that is big enough for His Majesty and all the ministers to live in."
"Here!" The official saluted again.
Xin Chengzhi asked: "How is your Majesty?"
The official sighed and said, "I haven't had any water or rice for three days, and I haven't spoken a word."
Xin Chengzhi sneered: "Go tell that kid, the thirteen princes are persecuting too much, and Gu has no choice but to use the emperor to frighten the princes. If he doesn't listen, he will not be a wise king to stabilize the country, and Gu will inevitably have to establish a new king!"
The official was startled and said quickly: "Prime Minister, think twice, the minister will persuade your Majesty!"
Xin Chengzhi waved his hand and the official left in a hurry. He silently looked ahead. There was a majestic mountain. Behind the mountain was Langxian Town. The place where he was born and raised was Uncle Xin.
How old is Uncle Xin this year? Eighty already? Still alive?
While he was immersed in trance, a eunuch with extremely high martial arts skills flew over: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, the vanguard has arrived at Langxian Town!"
"Report!"
Just at this moment, another eunuch came from behind and reported hurriedly: "Three hundred thousand soldiers and horses from the thirteen princes and martial immortals from ten sects have been chasing us. The distance is... four hundred miles!"
Xin Chengzhi was silent for a long time before waving his long sleeves: "Zhao Heishui, Beiwo Mountain, Longquan Yinmen, Bailang Cave Sky, Master Jiu Niao, Ancestor Xisha, Lao Wanchao Kui and others will enter Langxian Town as soon as possible to protect me. If you follow me into the town!"
"Here!"
"Into town, in town!"
A mighty motorcade entered the long street of the town from the east of the town. The imperial guards had already maintained order and did not allow the people to take to the streets at will. Then officials from the Ministry of Rites entered the lavish old residence of Daliang and hurriedly ordered the expansion and asked the surrounding residents to vacate a large number of houses. .
The neighbors had never seen such a battle, and the teams delivering imperial decrees in the past few times were not so intimidating. They couldn't help but panic, and they all ran to the medicine shop of Grandpa Xin, the oldest and most senior person in the town, and surrounded him one floor after another. layer.
Then I discovered that Grandpa Xin was just sitting cross-legged on the recliner just inside the door of the room. There was no emotion in his turbid old eyes, no fear, no fear, just sitting like that.
This gave them some peace of mind.
Unexpectedly, at this time, a group of young men in bright clothes and angry horses came running wildly. The leader was a handsome boy of seventeen or eighteen years old. He glanced at the crowd and shouted angrily: "You bitches, gather around here. What do you want? To rebel?"
The neighbors were trembling and at a loss. Liang Laogai, as the head of the pavilion, had no choice but to step forward: "So that the nobles will know that we..."
"Snapped!"
Before he could finish his words, he received a heavy whip on his face, and a bloody gash flowed out with blood. The leading young man cursed: "No need to say more, get out!"
Liang Laogai covered his face, breathing rapidly, and said, "Who are you?"
The young man sneered and said: "His Royal Highness Prince Liang and the eldest son of Princess Changping, Dihou Xinwei!"
"I know you!"
Liang Laogai didn't know which muscle was cramped, so he was willing to give up: "Your father, Agou, and I have played together since we were young. Even if he came, he would not do this to me. Also, do you know where this is? This is Uncle Xin drugstore, go and ask your father where he got his skills and where did your last name come from?"
Xin Wei was startled for a moment. He sat upright on his horse and looked at the old man with white hair, age spots on his face, stooped back, and rotting body lying in the door of the drug store. He couldn't help but said in disgust: "What nonsense are you talking about? I've heard of this old man. , what my father’s teacher is, he is just following what others say, my father is as upright as he is..."
Before he finished speaking, the man and his horse suddenly flew out heavily and fell to the ground with a "bang". He didn't regain his breath for a long time.
The boys, girls and neighbors riding horses around were startled when they saw that at some point, a group of people came in front, led by a middle-aged noble couple wearing silk royal robes and phoenix robes.
It was the middle-aged man who took action.
(End of chapter)
