The torrent of people fleeing kept washing away the wedding procession. Now only the immediate family members of the Wang and Cao families were left in Shili Hongzhuang, surrounding the sedan chair, guarding the bride.
Suddenly, a figure in red with disheveled hair rode up against the torrent on a white horse.
"Erlang!"
Wang Fu neighed and shouted behind the white horse, but was ruthlessly covered under the torrent.
"Be bold!"
The spear-wielding armored man pointed at the charging man in red and angrily shouted: "The county king didn't give way quickly before he drove, and he hit the county..."
Before the soldier could finish speaking, the spear in his hand had already fallen into the hands of the man in red, and he was immediately knocked off his horse by a spear. He didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
At this time, the cavalry team also saw this man in red who looked like a madman. The soldiers did not dare to be careless and swarmed up, about to stab this audacious madman under their horses.
For a moment, sparks flew everywhere, and the harsh sound of weapons rubbing was heard endlessly. When the harsh sound cooled down, the soldiers were no longer around, and the figure in red had already broken through the layers of armor and rushed to the old man who was surrounded by soldiers. before.
The old man is also riding a horse. He is seventy years old. His beard and hair are white but he is still burly. He wears a crown on his head and is very majestic.
At this time, his eyes widened, looking at the scene in front of him in disbelief, looking at the man in red whose eyes were full of him.
Of course Wang Zhi could recognize this most noble king with a different surname in the Song Dynasty, the greatest eunuch in history, but how could anyone not recognize a eunuch with a beard that everyone envied.
Wang Zhi appeared in front of him like a ghost, then raised his spear high and threw it fiercely amidst the old man's screams. The spear instantly penetrated his breastplate and sank into his chest. The powerful force pushed him away, and finally he was nailed to a pork stall on the street...
The old man's pupils gradually expanded, and he used his last bit of strength to point at the man in red on the white horse, "King...King..."
No one could hear the old man's words before he died, and everyone around him opened their mouths. Whether it was the old man's personal guards or the people who were fleeing, they were stunned after seeing this scene, and their heads stopped thinking.
Mr. Tong...is dead?
The Prince of Guangyang County is dead?
The sky is falling!
Some weak-willed soldiers had collapsed on the ground.
They are soldiers of the county prince's palace, and their lives have long been bound to Tong Guan. No matter what the reason is, as long as he does not die of natural old age, Tong Guan's death will be their death. This is a fate they cannot escape, just because they are Tong Guan. soldiers.
"Kill him!" A soldier pointed at Wang Zhi and shouted.
"kill him!!"
More soldiers responded and rushed towards Wang Zhi like crazy.
At this time, another spear appeared in Wang Zhi's hand. After the great revenge was avenged, he became a little more awake. After understanding his situation, he turned around and looked back, and saw the man who had escaped from Fengguan and ran away. The bride, whose hair was messed up and her green dress was messed up, fell to the ground but still got up and ran towards him...
"Wait for me..." He opened his mouth slightly and wanted to speak, but blood filled his mouth and flowed down the corners of his mouth.
He broke off the long arrow on his chest, which had been shot into his chest before killing Tongguan. Regardless of the severe pain, he waved his spear, struggled to open a gap, and rushed towards the city gate.
That was the North City Gate, where the Jin army was chasing, and also the direction where his father and brother were.
He is leaving the city and going to Taiyuan.
You want to see people when you are alive, and you want to see corpses when you are dead.
The soldiers all chased him. Finally, the two Fugui brothers and Qin Xiucai had no one to stop them, and they also chased after the soldiers.
Seeing the red-clothed figure disappear from her eyes, Miss Cao finally lost all her strength and collapsed to the ground. Two lines of clear tears fell silently. She looked at the direction where he disappeared and murmured in confusion, "How could...how?" Will...why...why..."
The street leading to the North City Gate was already empty. The autumn wind swept the fallen leaves and stopped at the place where countless people had walked just now.
The Cao family's dowry, which made others envious, was scattered on the street and no one cared about it.
Xiaoru held the still absent-minded Lady Cao and cried loudly.
The old man's crown in front of the pork stall had fallen off, and his blood flowed into the sewer. He died with his eyes open.
If he hadn't single-handedly caused the disgrace of Jingkang, this great eunuch would never have had a good reputation in history. After all, in this country, military merit is always the first criterion for measuring good or bad.
Taking a detailed look at his life, he conquered Tibet, regained Qingtang, and expanded three thousand miles of territory for the Song Dynasty.
Then they fought against Xixia again, until Xixia stopped their troops and sued for peace, and paid money to apologize.
Finally, Fangla was conquered, the rebellion in the southeast was quelled, and the people in the southeast were pacified.
These achievements were already unique in the Northern Song Dynasty, when the military power was weakened. As for the recovery of Yanyun, merits and demerits are not discussed, and benevolent people have different opinions.
All of these things can be filled with good ink in the history books, but it is a pity that he lived too long and lived until the Jin army went south.
He is old and has just become a king. He has not yet fully enjoyed his blessings, and he does not want to die yet.
So for the first time in his life, he abandoned the city and ran away...
In the original time and space, he only had one year to live. Unfortunately, he met Wang Erlang, a stupid young man who never did anything based on his preference but his brain, so he ended his life of ups and downs a year early.
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The fallen leaves were blown up by the wind and slapped on Wang's little head's face. She raised her head in a daze, rubbed her eyes, and then shouted in surprise: "Auntie, Auntie, the sun has set on the eaves in the west. I’m bringing my bride back!”
Mrs. Zhong really thought that her son had come back from the wedding. When she came out with all her relatives and friends, she saw nothing. She couldn't help scolding him: "What are you yelling about? Where did your second brother come from?"
Xiao Ling'er pointed at the sun and said unconvinced: "Second brother said that he will come back when the sun sets on the eaves in the west. Second brother will not lie to me."
Zhong raised his eyes and saw that the sun had indeed reached the west eaves. He calculated that it was time to come back. If it was too late, he would not be able to catch up with the "evening ceremony". So he called Wang Xiaoer and said: "Xiaoer, go out and take a look. Go there." Welcome to the north and see where the wedding team is."
"Why!"
Wang Xiaoer responded, turned around and left, but before he could go out, he was bumped into by someone.
Wang Xiaoer helped the man up and saw that he was a long-term worker in the government, so he asked: "Didn't you accompany your second brother to get married? Why did you come back alone?"
The long-term worker pressed his knees with his hands and gasped, "Quick...quick...go call madam, something serious is going to happen..."
Wang Xiaoer was shocked when he heard this, "What's going on?"
After taking a few breaths, the long-term worker pushed him aside, staggered into the courtyard and shouted, "Madam, Madam, it's not good, something serious is going to happen!"
This loud shout called out all the relatives of the Wang family. Mrs. Zhong hurriedly came over with her clothes and skirts. When she saw this, she hurriedly asked, "What's the matter? What's the matter? Don't be in a hurry. Speak slowly."
"Erlang killed Mr. Tong and ran away!"
What!
The long-term worker's cry of pain shocked everyone in the courtyard.
Mr. Zhong was stunned for a moment, then suppressed his strong uneasiness and asked him again, "What is Mr. Tong? Why did he run away? Please make it clearer."
"Oh, madam!" Changgong slapped his thigh and said anxiously, "When we came back from welcoming the bride, we met the people who were in chaos. When we asked, we learned that the Jin army had already attacked Kaifeng Mansion. Erlang learned that it was Mr. Tong Guantong. He abandoned the city and fled, letting the Jin people go south, and left the master and Dalang behind in Taiyuan. In a fit of anger, he directly found Tong Guan and...killed him!"
"lady?"
"lady!"
"lady……"
Everyone hurriedly supported Zhong who was about to collapse to the ground. When Xiao Wanghang saw his eldest mother like this, he was so frightened that he crawled into his mother's arms and started crying.
"Where did Erlang go?" Zhong asked with a pale face, barely standing up straight.
"Erlang ran away. The last thing I saw was that he was out of the city. He was injured and there were pursuers behind him. Alas!"
After finishing speaking, the long-term worker sat down on the ground, wiping his tears and said in a broken voice: "It was just a moment, everything was fine, but just a moment, why did this happen..."
"Ling'er! Where are you going?" A little girl with red flowers ran past behind everyone. When a relative saw her, she quickly shouted, "Quick, stop her!"
Wang Xiaoer's quick eyes and hands quickly caught Xiao Wang Ling before she was about to go out.
"Don't stop me, I'm going to find my second brother, don't stop me!"
Xiao Ling'er used her hands and feet, and even bit her teeth, but she was tightly held in Wang Xiaoer's arms, "My dear, there is a lot of chaos outside. You stay at home, and I will go find your second brother for you." "
Mr. Zhong seemed to have come to his senses now, "Yes... go... to find Erlang..."
Just after he finished speaking, he hurriedly said: "No...don't go...don't look for it...wait for him to come back on his own..."
"Yes... wait until he comes back on his own... no one should look for him... he will know when he is good enough to come back..."
As Zhong said, he actually turned around and went back to the hall, but after taking only two steps, he collapsed to the ground and fell unconscious.
"What should I do? Madam fainted!" Huan'er yelled anxiously while supporting Zhong.
"Don't worry, you take Madam back to have a rest, and go find the doctor yourself. Xiao Er, lock Ling'er in the room first, and wait until Madam wakes up. You go and find Erlang. You must find Erlang."
The master of the house was not here, and the old butler Wang Zhong was the backbone of the Wang family. He had just finished giving orders, and when Wang Xiaoer was about to leave, he called out to him again, "Xiaoer, don't leave yet, wait for me."
After he finished speaking, he cupped his hands and cupped his fists at the surrounding relatives and friends and said, "I'm sorry, all relatives and friends, Erlang's evening ceremony cannot continue today. The Jin man has gone south. All relatives and friends should return home as soon as possible to make arrangements. I will inform you of any news. "
Of course, all the relatives and friends couldn't stay any longer, but they just left because of the bad feelings. As soon as they heard this, they left one after another, and soon no one was left.
Wang Zhong saw that the palace, which was bustling and full of joy just now, was suddenly filled with people leaving and the tea was cold. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh and turned around to go back to the house.
After a while, he walked out, holding a money bag and handed it to Wang Xiaoer, who was still waiting for him. "If you can find Erlang, give him the money and tell him not to come back. Go find the old man. When you have it, Find a safe place and then find a way to contact your family.”
Wang Zhong said, pulling Wang Xiaoer over and whispering in his ear: "If... if he is in trouble, you can simply settle him down first, then when you come back, say you haven't found him, just talk to me alone. "
Wang Xiaoer nodded and said, "Yeah, Uncle Zhong, I understand."
Wang Zhong waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go."
